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Mods, what do you think about creating a Galaxy S3 forum so people can have a place to discuss rumors and what not?
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I really don't think they create device forums to "discuss rumors". Might have to wait until the device actually comes out, or gets close.
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Only coz xda members are all so knowledgeable hehe, u know you're getting the best info
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As an owner of a galaxy s2, I think that sounds like a great idea. Is interested to know how soon I will have to upgrade. I have heard the GS3 could be here as early as the summer, can anyone confirm?

I think also people searching from Google will be able to find xda that way well get an even bigger community as people join and contribute, more interest in the phone will ultimately be better for development, roms etc...any way let's see
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OOOHHHHH Yes and then create S4,5, and 6 forums cause people will want to talk about those rumors as well. Why should we use the s2 general or the off topic sections for important rumors. After all this is xda-gossipers.com is it not? we need MOAR RUMERZ!!!!!!1 I hear the s8 will have a mind control and invisibility ray lolz. The one thing this site needs is more people coming in going "when release date 4 dis?" and "Why u no cre8 awsum romz for mi fonez all these r broken an suxxorz LOLZ!!!!11" And of course the all important essential "which shuld i buy? iphone 16s or evo 5ds?'

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OOOHHHHH Yes and then create S4,5, and 6 forums cause people will want to talk about those rumors as well. Why should we use the s2 general or the off topic sections for important rumors. After all this is xda-gossipers.com is it not? we need MOAR RUMERZ!!!!!!1 I hear the s8 will have a mind control and invisibility ray lolz. The one thing this site needs is more people coming in going "when release date 4 dis?" and "Why u no cre8 awsum romz for mi fonez all these r broken an suxxorz LOLZ!!!!11" And of course the all important essential "which shuld i buy? iphone 16s or evo 5ds?'
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When is it rumored for the Galaxy S3 to come out? Galaxy S2 was wonderful

I agree this would be a good idea.

While were at it what about a HTC one X forum as well ,not rumours we have facts about the device
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I read somewhere that the president of samsung china or something like that announced that they were considering moving the release date up from may to april
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I knew I saw it somewhere

What's the point? Be happy with your S2s, and after all, it's just a phone.
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when will it be released?

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when will it be released?
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may 22nd...

Tnx.. can't wait lol
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Come on man! The rumors are for a 1,5Ghz ....... i guess i will not buy that after all. For 2GB ram it must have at least 2Ghz. Disappointed. Period!

chaki- said:
Come on man! The rumors are for a 1,5Ghz ....... i guess i will not buy that after all. For 2GB ram it must have at least 2Ghz. Disappointed. Period!
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The rumors I've seen were clocked at 1.8 GHz. That could be easily overclocked to higher I would guess. I highly doubt they'll disappoint with regard to specs. GSII was top of its class with specs.
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slapshot30 said:
The rumors I've seen were clocked at 1.8 GHz. That could be easily overclocked to higher I would guess. I highly doubt they'll disappoint with regard to specs. GSII was top of its class with specs.
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If the GS3 comes out with more then 1.8Ghz and as promised at least 2250mAh i will wait early in the morning in front of the store to buy one

chaki- said:
If the GS3 comes out with more then 1.8Ghz and as promised at least 2250mAh i will wait early in the morning in front of the store to buy one
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Same, I'm expecting a lot. I think they will deliver, Samsung has done pretty well in the past few years. The GSII was future proofed about as good as you could ask for. It was the best of the best after many many months after the initial release. I have faith.

slapshot30 said:
I really don't think they create device forums to "discuss rumors". Might have to wait until the device actually comes out, or gets close.
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This is the perfect answer.

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Changing phone this thursday, want to know if Skyrocket is worth it

Hey guys, yeah as the description says. I'm pretty much giving away my infuse. But i want to know if the Skyrocket or LTE (candian version) is even worth the purchase. And I'm definitley not getting note lol. But yeah any thoughts on if its a good purchase or not?
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the battery life on the skyrocket will not be as good.
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Nawww, he done said it! 0_o Lol, why not go bigger?
It might just be me, but every time I ponder replacing my Infuse, I check the phone's dev section first
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Nawww, he done said it! 0_o Lol, why not go bigger?
It might just be me, but every time I ponder replacing my Infuse, I check the phone's dev section first
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Lol same with me. An android might have the best specs to date but without any devs, the phone is just another paperweight.
And on topic, I wouldn't get the Skyrocket just because the battery trade off isn't worth it. I'd go with the S2 if you're in a rush for a phone now but if you're willing to wait, then I hear Samsung's going to reveal the S3 in Q2.
1. sgs3
2. ???
3. profit
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I would only goto the new galaxy if I would change phones.
Yeah un chaanging phones. But note won't be an upgrade option and only sII LTE is available for me to upgrade. Thought of nexus galaxy but lacking what I want.
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The note will crush the sgs3, which may or may not be released this year... I've already ordered my note
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I suggest giving your infuse to NunHugger. And note. Skyrocket... Properiatary pos.
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1. sgs3
2. ???
3. profit
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Screw these phones, Wait for the SGS3 as albee320 suggests being the 1st on his list..... The SGS3 is said to have a Quad Core and 2gb of Ram.......That's a Monster!
Edit: Power Hungry Much? Multitasking Monster!
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Screw these phones, Wait for the SGS3 as albee320 suggests being the 1st on his list..... The SGS3 is said to have a Quad Core and 2gb of Ram.......That's a Monster!
Edit: I hope they built a beast of a battery rated at 2200MAH at LEAST! Power Hungry Much?
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It's going to be a long wait. It's not slated for release until the end of this year.
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It's going to be a long wait. It's not slated for release until the end of this year.
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They need to wait, the wait makes it better...... Need to know if the phone will be able to Software Update to Jelly Bean OS when it arrives. Gives us plenty of time to know.
Axiomkid said:
They need to wait, the wait makes it better...... Need to know if the phone will be able to Software Update to Jelly Bean OS when it arrives. Gives us plenty of time to know.
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Oh. I thought CPU development was holding things up. Either way, I'm getting it when its released. The OP could always get a Galaxy S II i777 for the time being.
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Oh. I thought CPU development was holding things up. Either way, I'm getting it when its released. The OP could always get a Galaxy S II i777 for the time being.
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Until the next OS Jelly Bean rolls out, You Won't see any Cpu development as far as apps and games using dual core..... It's a waiting game right now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486498
u might also check the htc sensationXL ... its a better buy..
Wait a few weeks and get the Note.
While the SGS3 will have better technology (better camera, quad-core, possible curved screen) it will only be a smidgen bigger than the Infuse. Not big enough IMO. I'd have screen envy whenever I'd see someone's Note.
Note will be the true monster of the smartphones for a long time.
if you are looking at the current line up of att phones then skyrocket is best. LG nitro is a total sgs2 rip off and even with the 1.5 ghz snapdragon dual core its a pig. I used one in the store on a fresh reboot and it was laggy as hell, it was a total disappointment and I hate sense so HTC isn't even in consideration for me. if you can see if they'll order a i777 sgs2 I'd get that despite the lack of lte. otherwise wait for something with some more development or the sgs3 or something.
Definitely wait for the sgs3 I read somewhere that it might have a 4.65 in screen so I'm waiting for that and if its like the sgs2 there will be plenty of development for it.
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Returned iphone 4s...now between htc 1s and galaxy s2? cant decide.

Ok so i returned the iphone 4s that i bought for my girl cause you guys brought it to my attention that i will not get 4g on simple mobile. Now we are at a stand still in deciding between the galaxy s2 and the htc 1s. What do you guys think the better phone is? These will be tmobile phones running on simple mobile by the way. Thanks.
Or do you think we should get the galaxy s3?
I have the lg g2x right now which is rooted/unlocked/running hellfire 2.2.
My next phone is going to be the s3.
You should just get a used nexus s or something and wait for new nexuses with jb which should be here by fall if u really want a good phone
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I mean why spend like 500 bucks when the thing is gonna be obsolete in 3 months and then ur stuck waiting for jellybean again if you could just wait 3 months and get that
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Plus its a ugly phone designed by lawyers to avoid lawsuits
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buru898 said:
My next phone is going to be the s3.
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Yup mine also, can't wait for it to be released in the USA on tmobile :-D,
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HTC in one of my favorites they are very reliable phone unlike Samsung with there cheap quality built phones HTC phones are more quality built that's my opinion.
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TheKid1 said:
Ok so i returned the iphone 4s that i bought for my girl cause you guys brought it to my attention that i will not get 4g on simple mobile. Now we are at a stand still in deciding between the galaxy s2 and the htc 1s. What do you guys think the better phone is? These will be tmobile phones running on simple mobile by the way. Thanks.
Or do you think we should get the galaxy s3?
I have the lg g2x right now which is rooted/unlocked/running hellfire 2.2.
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I think you should stop wasting our time. We read your posts. We want to help. Dumb posts are inexcusable.
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Plus its a ugly phone designed by lawyers to avoid lawsuits
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What does that mean? Are you talking about the galaxy s3? How are they avoiding lawsuits by making the phone ugly?
And I was under the impression by reading about the galaxy s3 that it will be running ICS. What is JellyBean?
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I think you should stop wasting our time. We read your posts. We want to help. Dumb posts are inexcusable.
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The poor man asked a question... theres no need for arrogance......
I personnally have a SGS2 and totally love it!!!
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Jelly bean is android 5.0 its the upcoming version.
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Morngkilr said:
The poor man asked a question... theres no need for arrogance......
I personnally have a SGS2 and totally love it!!!
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Yep. I agree that was probably uncalled for. Sorry to thekid1. A better answer may be to wait until the new Samsung is released and for the old model to drop in price. Thekid1 has asked about things before that are easy to research.
I would never ask an internet forum how I should spend my hard earned money, but that is me. I wish all my clients would ask me to how to spend their money.
Like someone said before if you want to get updates get a Nexus and don't waste your money on any other android phone. I'm done with non Nexus devices I'm tired of the lack of suppose all the manufactures have for phones. You won't get much suppose from Samsung been there with the Vibrant they will release a very slightly revised S3 3 months later and forget you exist. No thanks.
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Jelly bean is android 5.0 its the upcoming version.
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Then after JB it's Key lime pie lol, so yea they just keep coming and coming with newer/ better versions, so really no matter what you get a newer version will be out shortly.
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Just get the One S. It is insanely fast and is built really well. I love it for a couple key reasons:
1. It has the new snapdragon S4 which is based off the newer smaller A15 architecture rather than the A9 which is in the Gs3 and almost all other phones right now. The A15 is more powerful and uses less energy.
2. It has a smaller 4.2" screen which in my opinion is the biggest a screen should be.
3. Build quality is really good and feels good in my hand.
That is my grain of salt for consideration.
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Just get the One S. It is insanely fast and is built really well. I love it for a couple key reasons:
1. It has the new snapdragon S4 which is based off the newer smaller A15 architecture rather than the A9 which is in the Gs3 and almost all other phones right now. The A15 is more powerful and uses less energy.
2. It has a smaller 4.2" screen which in my opinion is the biggest a screen should be.
3. Build quality is really good and feels good in my hand.
That is my grain of salt for consideration.
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^^^ one s is the way to go
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My question is why is this in the G2x forum?
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My question is why is this in the G2x forum?
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TheKid1 said:
I have the lg g2x right now which is rooted/unlocked/running hellfire 2.2.
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I'm take a stab at it...and say that's the reason...maybe I'm waaay off...
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I'm take a stab at it...and say that's the reason...maybe I'm waaay off...
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Well now...that may be a very strong argument, lol. Sorry about that I honestly missed that when I read the first post.
aliamin86 said:
HTC in one of my favorites they are very reliable phone unlike Samsung with there cheap quality built phones HTC phones are more quality built that's my opinion.
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Metal does not make a phone better I've seen HTC phones come out of the box with dust under the screen. Never witnessed that on a Samsung just look on their threads faulty cpus bad screens. That's why my brother uses my sensation and I have the g2x
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Which is better iPhone 4s or Samsung Galaxy SIII

Guys,
Please help me. I am not able to decide which one to buy. Can you people please advice so that I can zero on one of them !!!!
It is a simple choice of simplicity or features.
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To be fair mate, even if the iPhone was better than the S3 in every way, the majority on here would still say the S3 because Android kicks ass :
Personally though, I would pick the S3 because it's more powerful, more customizable and generally a better phone.
And that's not because I'm an Android fanboy, cause I'm not, it's simply because S3 performs much better. But as Allanitomwesh said, it's a choice of simplicity or features.
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To be fair mate, even if the iPhone was better than the S3 in every way, the majority on here would still say the S3 because Android kicks ass :
Personally though, I would pick the S3 because it's more powerful, more customizable and generally a better phone.
And that's not because I'm an Android fanboy, cause I'm not, it's simply because S3 performs much better. But as Allanitomwesh said, it's a choice of simplicity or features.
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Only thing is performance.
The iphone device is awesome looks goods feels good even the weight but its slow compared to s3
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liendert said:
Only thing is performance.
The iphone device is awesome looks goods feels good even the weight but its slow compared to s3
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And customization aswell. It all depends what the OP is gonna be needing the device to do really.
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ill choose the galaxy s3 coz itz android and there is lots freedom on this phone
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And customization aswell. It all depends what the OP is gonna be needing the device to do really.
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dont be so low and point me to a noob thread. there is nothing wrong here ive already read all of the terms and conditions that they want people to follow. and i accepted them and so nothing else but info and feedback is given by me correct me if im wrong. with this i have ten posts this means i can actually go and give the feedback they want on there roms. take care
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dont be so low and point me to a noob thread. there is nothing wrong here ive already read all of the terms and conditions that they want people to follow. and i accepted them and so nothing else but info and feedback is given by me correct me if im wrong. with this i have ten posts this means i can actually go and give the feedback they want on there roms. take care
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It's in my signature so wherever I post, people can see it and refer to it, if needed. So it's not aimed at you, but if the shoe fits feel free to wear it.
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And customization aswell. It all depends what the OP is gonna be needing the device to do really.
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dont be so low and point me to a noob thread. there is nothing wrong here ive already read all of the terms and conditions that they want people to follow. and i accepted them and so nothing else but info and feedback is given by me correct me if im wrong. with this i have ten posts this means i can actually go and give the feedback they want on there roms. take care
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Surely you must've noticed it appears in every post he makes.
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If you have the option of either I just don't see the point in the 4S. No phone is future proof but the SIII will give you a lot longer useable life than the 4S at this point.
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Surely you must've noticed it appears in every post he makes.
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Yep your right i guess im still in noob fase
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Yep your right i guess im still in noob fase
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We've all been there. Welcome to xda.
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I've had both and the S3 is by far better.
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Iphone 5 now in production.
Might pay to wait .
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As a user of both phones... ill say i prefer the S3... same reeason everyone is saying....
S3 is faster, very customisable lot of useless thing to do with... useless but im sure you will want to do...
Iphone is simpler. Does what iit is supous to do..
Easy answer... Android rules and is the best so pick the s3. Iphone is for follower
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A big one is price. The S3 is much newer and fuller featured than the 4S, but the 4S still costs almost as much as it did on release. So if you have to buy now the S3 is more bang for your buck (outright at least).
Still it'll be interesting to see what the ip5 is like. I'm locked into the android ecosystem enough that it'll take a lot to convert me, but it will no doubt be a great phone.
Samsung is going to unveil a new device in their Galaxy flagship - probably a 5.5 incher Note II. I can't wait for iPhone 5 but now I am confused between GS III and the to be released device. It's obvious, I think, considering we don't have to buy a phone at its outright price here in India. Buying such a high end phone is a sort of one time luxury for me. Wish it was the same as US where people switch over their older models for new one as soon as it is out in the market. So, wait for August 15th then or quickly jump on the bandwagon by buying the SIII ?
S3 is galaxies better than any of Apple's i****
If you only use it for texting maybe iprone. But why would anyone get a tiny screen? Video photos browsing all much better on s2 or s3. Beauty? Android. BUT im waiting to get s3 till 4g lte is available in my area.
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Which phone???

Hey my upgrade deal is coming up from T-Mobile and my question is, is the extra price worth it for an HTC one s vs the gs2? I've looked at reviews and stuff but I need some xda insight. I'm leaning towards the one s but the damn price difference is where the decision lies.
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Hey my upgrade deal is coming up from T-Mobile and my question is, is the extra price worth it for an HTC one s vs the gs2? I've looked at reviews and stuff but I need some xda insight. I'm leaning towards the one s but the damn price difference is where the decision lies.
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Why ask here man? I see no point asking here, instead, just consider yourself lol...if u have enough money, then just go to those OneS or GLXS2 forum to see which has the most roms and kernels and stuffs so that u won't have to wait or ask for ETA or discuss bout aries and trolling blah blah lmfao...
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Why ask here man? I see no point asking here, instead, just consider yourself lol...if u have enough money, then just go to those OneS or GLXS2 forum to see which has the most roms and kernels and stuffs so that u won't have to wait or ask for ETA or discuss bout aries and trolling blah blah lmfao...
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I've stopped trolling and I don't think the gs4g phone is worth it anymore. I'm happy that devs are still working on it but I think I need to move on instead of begging for a new update. I've almost forgotten there are other options out there.
I don't know if it's still like this but my first android phone was a mytouch 3g slide. HTC made it and that phone was the biggest pain in the butt to get rooted due to the locked boot loader. I got the s2 and have been very happy with it.
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S3 or get out of contract while you have the chance and get a gnex+$30 a month plan.
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I don't know if it's still like this but my first android phone was a mytouch 3g slide. HTC made it and that phone was the biggest pain in the butt to get rooted due to the locked boot loader. I got the s2 and have been very happy with it.
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The HTC one s has been majorly upgraded it runs ics and sense 4 ( sense 4 is infinitely better than touchwiz if for no other reason the fact that touchwiz5 can be flashed as a zip onto the one s) with no worries to the one s out of the box so you get best of both worlds) has an awesome 4.3 in 900 by 560 screen res but easily a one handed device due to the thin design. Has an amazing camera a great dual core 1.5 MHz thingy ma bob (not the most tech specific term) and i could definately see the smoothness was comparable to the one x's and the gs3 but it has no expandable memory or access to battery. Oh and a HUUUUGGGE plus is that the one s has an alpha cm10 build already. So pretty much the s one is better than the s2 in every thing except for storage, price, and nfc. Seems like a no brainer right! Its just that with a 2 yr contract the one s is $150 vs the gs2's wapping 0 dollars. I could wait for the price to drop but it was at 50$ back in April when I couldn't upgrade so I doubt the price will drop that much. I feel like this post may have answered by own question lol.
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For me the deciding factor would be the development community. Which one is strong and friendly.
SGS III by far.
The best phone humanity has today, with an external micro SD card slot, unique Sammy features and beasty specs.
I would get the galaxy s 2 (or 3 but you didn't mention it). HTC one s has a **** ton of hardware issues that even HTC has admitted
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SGS III by far.
The best phone humanity has today, with an external micro SD card slot, unique Sammy features and beasty specs.
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agreed but unfortunately the s3 isn't an option because it costs more than double my budget
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For me the deciding factor would be the development community. Which one is strong and friendly.
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I've seen both communities and because they're both popular their community is thriving. Like I said both have jb builds that are improving each day. J doubt either phone will be left behind
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I'd go for HTC One S for the looks.
I'd go for [email protected]!ing fake phones from China so that i can have a Galaxy S2 look alike phone running sense, an most unstable phone tgat can be die whenever it like and a cheap phone (just 50 usd or so) that dont have to be unlocked for carriers lmfao
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You should get HTC since apparently you have such a hard on for sense
HTC
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pisherthefisher said:
You should get HTC since apparently you have such a hard on for sense
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I've never used a sense phone ever! Change is good stop living in a bubble.
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I've never used a sense phone ever! Change is good stop living in a bubble.
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I never said sense is bad. Just that you have a hard on for it.
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The HTC one s has been majorly upgraded it runs ics and sense 4 ( sense 4 is infinitely better than touchwiz if for no other reason the fact that touchwiz5 can be flashed as a zip onto the one s) with no worries to the one s out of the box so you get best of both worlds) has an awesome 4.3 in 900 by 560 screen res but easily a one handed device due to the thin design. Has an amazing camera a great dual core 1.5 MHz thingy ma bob (not the most tech specific term) and i could definately see the smoothness was comparable to the one x's and the gs3 but it has no expandable memory or access to battery. Oh and a HUUUUGGGE plus is that the one s has an alpha cm10 build already. So pretty much the s one is better than the s2 in every thing except for storage, price, and nfc. Seems like a no brainer right! Its just that with a 2 yr contract the one s is $150 vs the gs2's wapping 0 dollars. I could wait for the price to drop but it was at 50$ back in April when I couldn't upgrade so I doubt the price will drop that much. I feel like this post may have answered by own question lol.
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Go look at the s2 forum, I'm running cm10 alpha on mine right now and it is official lol. It was up in the air for me between the one s and s2 as well. I would rather have reliable hardware
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Go look at the s2 forum, I'm running cm10 alpha on mine right now and it is official lol. It was up in the air for me between the one s and s2 as well. I would rather have reliable hardware
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How are you liking it?
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I'd wait til later in the year to see what the new Nexus device/devices will be. The GS4G, and mainly it's dev community, is more than enough to suffice until then
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How are you liking it?
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Honestly I didn't know what the big deal was when I was on this forum before I got this phone with jelly bean. And now having used it for a couple weeks I really still don't see the big deal with it. It's nice don't get me wrong but it's not leaps and bounds better than ics like gb was to ics.
All in all I'm happy with the phone. Dual core is awesome, the gig of ram also helps allot. love the bigger screen. And with the 16g internal and the 16g sd card I had from my sgs4g I don't think I will be worrying about storage problems for awhile lol
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Where to next?

I don't have an upgrade yet, but as the date draws nearer (December) I really start looking at what is coming out between now and then, and I must say I'm not feeling particularly confident about any given upgrade path.
If it's true the next Nexus will be Nexus Optimus based off the Optimus G I'd probably consider the Optimus G since having identical hardware to the galaxy S worked many wonders for the captivate.
Outside of that, the Xperia Tl looks like a pretty great device if it gets enough support to see decent long-lived dev support.
So, what upcoming phone do you think will have the best dev support? I would really like to keep getting updates long after the manufacturer officially drops support.. and Even if it's only 400$, I probably will skip the nexus since 16 gigs isn't enough without expandable memory storage..
Same. I also have an upgrade due this December and the new phones on at&t aren't interesting. I would've gone to the one x but their at&t version has ran into a wall because of a recent update that locked the boot loaders down, hard. (At&t officially does not support unlocked boot loaders for it). So, the Cappy is still moving forward
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Same. I also have an upgrade due this December and the new phones on at&t aren't interesting. I would've gone to the one x but their at&t version has ran into a wall because of a recent update that locked the boot loaders down, hard. (At&t officially does not support unlocked boot loaders for it). So, the Cappy is still moving forward
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I was looking at galaxy note 2. 2gigs of ram and quad core onix
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Same. I also have an upgrade due this December and the new phones on at&t aren't interesting. I would've gone to the one x but their at&t version has ran into a wall because of a recent update that locked the boot loaders down, hard. (At&t officially does not support unlocked boot loaders for it). So, the Cappy is still moving forward
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I'm cautiously optimistic about both the Xperia TL and the Optimus G.
I know that back mfr support can ruin otherwise great phones.. both in terms of upgrades and devs ability to make custom roms.. So I'll be looking anxiously at the LG Optimus. If the One x+ keeps the 64 gb of storage or even just 32gb of storage I would seriously consider it too assuming the dev support was adequate.
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I was looking at galaxy note 2. 2gigs of ram and quad core onix
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I am really worried the Note 2 will be far to big for my taste. The 4.7" phones already seem *huge* to have to stick in my pocket. Aside from that I'd be worried about the quad core exynos processsors which I hear make it hard to cook up custom Roms.
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I was looking at galaxy note 2. 2gigs of ram and quad core onix
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Sweet, I might consider that too. I'm not feeling the galaxy s3 for at&t at all and HTC one x is stuck on a rut with that 2.20 update.
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I'm cautiously optimistic about both the Xperia TL and the Optimus G.
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LG Optimus G looks very promising. I love its hardware design (on the same level with HTC one x or better, IMO), that quadcore Qualcomm s4 processor, and the screen is fantastic. I wish At&t included the 13 mp camera. But then again all cellphone cameras will never be perfect.
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Sweet, I might consider that too. I'm not feeling the galaxy s3 for at&t at all and HTC one x is stuck on a rut with that 2.20 update.
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LG Optimus G looks very promising. I love its hardware design (on the same level with HTC one x or better, IMO), that quadcore Qualcomm s4 processor, and the screen is fantastic. I wish At&t included the 13 mp camera. But then again all cellphone cameras will never be perfect.
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I want a decent camera but, honestly my absolute biggest concern is long term dev support. I wish there was an environment more "open" to dev with carriers. I understand they don't want to have to deal with people bricking their phones.. At the same time "voided warranty" scares off most people I talk to about custom roms in the first place.. So I don't think they are really gaining anything by locking down phones.. People either care about the warranty or they don't.
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I want a decent camera but, honestly my absolute biggest concern is long term dev support. I wish there was an environment more "open" to dev with carriers. I understand they don't want to have to deal with people bricking their phones.. At the same time "voided warranty" scares off most people I talk to about custom roms in the first place.. So I don't think they are really gaining anything by locking down phones.. People either care about the warranty or they don't.
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Well I'm guessing it's because carriers want you to buy a new phone for every upgrade date to make $$$ so they lock boot loaders (of course, that assumption could be false). For long term development support I will buy an international Samsung galaxy s_ device or a nexus.
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Well I'm guessing it's because carriers want you to buy a new phone for every upgrade date to make $$$ so they lock boot loaders (of course, that assumption could be false). For long term development support I will buy an international Samsung galaxy s_ device or a nexus.
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Unfortunately, I'm kinda tired of the SAMOLED displays.
As far as why they do it, forcing customers to buy new phones is a pretty horrible reason TBH.
There are far too many people who are angry at manufacturers for failing to update fast enough. When you remove their ability to install their own update, you're just giving them a reason to find another product.
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Unfortunately, I'm kinda tired of the SAMOLED displays.
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Me too, which is why I'm going to the One X or Nexus 4. I have a Nexus 7 and support is good. But I don't think any phone out there will be better than my captivate, development wise.
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Me too, which is why I'm going to the One X or Nexus 4. I have a Nexus 7 and support is good. But I don't think any phone out there will be better than my captivate, development wise.
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Captivate came in a golden age were on at&t when had no real android competitor. Great specs nothing locked really and almost exactly same as nexus device
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Captivate came in a golden age were on at&t when had no real android competitor. Great specs nothing locked really and almost exactly same as nexus device
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Haha, yup that's a good point. I'm glad that the cappy was my first android device and is/was filled with plenty of developers to support it. I'm kind of sad to leave it this December, TBH.
What do you think of the SGS3?
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Haha, yup that's a good point. I'm glad that the cappy was my first android device and is/was filled with plenty of developers to support it. I'm kind of sad to leave it this December, TBH.
What do you think of the SGS3?
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I left my Cappy last October after the USB port died and I got tired of switching out batteries to use it for the SGS II. My SGS II just had an unfortunate accident involving water, so I pulled out my trusty Cappy which I could not part with since it was my 1st Android device. Thank god for all of the awesome development that has and continues to unfold for this device. I am on Jelly Bean 4.1.2 and its like I never left. I do not know how much longer I am going to use it (Nexus 4 looks tempting), but it continues to be an amazing phone that I will continue to go back to whenever other phones fail on me.
Kind of off topic but I really wanted to say how much of an awesome phone this is. Props to all of you who kept it for a full two years! :good:
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Haha, yup that's a good point. I'm glad that the cappy was my first android device and is/was filled with plenty of developers to support it. I'm kind of sad to leave it this December, TBH.
What do you think of the SGS3?
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I like my galaxy s3 alot
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Nexus 4 price is hard to resist, lack of storage and lte is unfortunate but can't beat 350 for a top of the line device. And it's a nexus.
I'd consider the nexus 4 if I didn't have the nexus 7 already
Might as well go with the school of fish since the galaxy s 3 is $99 now at select stores. Cant beat that price with all the features it has. But you gotta admit the HTC one x is a nice looking phone, and dare I say, and to which nobody has mentioned yet, the Lumia 920 (in red) *gasp*
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Most major retailers will have GS3 for around $50 on black friday..if you are stateside...also Sam's club will have it for .96 cents
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One thing im wondering as I look at the nexus 4 is that there are 3 buttons back, home and multi task (which is long press home for us) one of the things i love is the dedicated options or settings key, anyone have any experience moving to no options button? One (of many) things that bother me when im using an iPhone is the stupid steps you have to take to change app settings.
I'm reconsidering this phone for that reason,(although im sure XDA can give me options to remedy this issue) am i the only one who thinks a dedicated multitasking button is a waste and long press home is a fine alternative to open up another shortcut option?
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am i the only one who thinks a dedicated multitasking button is a waste and long press home is a fine alternative to open up another shortcut option?
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+1 here. Maybe a custom ROM for the Nexus will give you the ability to do that.
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I don't have an upgrade yet, but as the date draws nearer (December) I really start looking at what is coming out between now and then, and I must say I'm not feeling particularly confident about any given upgrade path.
If it's true the next Nexus will be Nexus Optimus based off the Optimus G I'd probably consider the Optimus G since having identical hardware to the galaxy S worked many wonders for the captivate.
Outside of that, the Xperia Tl looks like a pretty great device if it gets enough support to see decent long-lived dev support.
So, what upcoming phone do you think will have the best dev support? I would really like to keep getting updates long after the manufacturer officially drops support.. and Even if it's only 400$, I probably will skip the nexus since 16 gigs isn't enough without expandable memory storage..
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Getting a Nexus is your only safe bet for long term dev support and you don't have to deal with locked bootloader and losing your warranty by unlocking it (you have no choice with Sony and HTC, because you enter your IMEI to unlock it which void your warranty, unless you do some third party unlocking method). Also for the price of the Nexus 4 and being a Nexus device, I don't see why one would get the Optimus G with locked bootloader and probably poor support, if only for the 32gb storage which is not worth it compared to all the things the Nexus offer (ie, Google updates, easy to flash, best dev support and highesst quality rom, pentaband, elitist Nexus fanboys community).
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am i the only one who thinks a dedicated multitasking button is a waste and long press home is a fine alternative to open up another shortcut option?
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Various CyanogenMod and AOKP-based rom is capable of customizing the on screen NavBar, including for the Captivate. Try AOKP rom and look for the Navigation bar settings.
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+1 here. Maybe a custom ROM for the Nexus will give you the ability to do that.
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Custom ROMs allow you to change all sorts of things about the navigation bar. You can have more buttons, different buttons, even shortcuts/widgets.
Also, I can say from experience that the three button setup is better than the four button setup.
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