New Phone - Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)

I know that the htc one s will be coming to t-mobile and the sgs3 will come later this year. I dont know if i should wait or not. Ive herd alot of crap about the htc one s and good stuff so it startles me and also the sgs3 may be to long of a wait
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There are rumors that s3 will not come with android which is bull**** if it wouldn't.
I, would just wait for s3
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JuLes' MostWanted said:
There are rumors that s3 will not come with android which is bull**** if it wouldn't.
I, would just wait for s3
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Wow it has to other whys no one would get it lol
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I wont get another Samsung until they really get something different. Maybe when they reach SGS5. I mean, take a look at Tmobiles line: Vibrant, SGS 4G, SGS2... I think they got another one "new" very alike... and what are we getting? Same phone with slightly different things. All we getting is the Vibrant, then Vibrant+, then Vibrant++ and so on. Let's not start talking about the RAM because I think 1GB is enough so a 0.5GB more doesn't make much impact. I mean, how many different things can you do at a time to consume that memory? Gmail, GTalk, Twitter, Angry Birds...? Come on!
My next phone has to be one that I could use with or as a tablet and/or computer. Maybe one with a dock or a hidden keyboard. Definitely, bigger screen and flash and better battery... wait I'm dreaming!
I suggest you take good care of the current phone and wait till something amazing comes.

JuLes' MostWanted said:
There are rumors that s3 will not come with android which is bull**** if it wouldn't.
I, would just wait for s3
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Why would Samsung not put Android on a phone that is the flagship of their Android lineup? The Galaxy lineup is kinda like Motorola's Droid lineup. It wouldnt make sense to put WP7/8 or iOS on them.

I dunno either,
it was just a rumor

JuLes' MostWanted said:
I dunno either,
it was just a rumor
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Heh those are the types of rumors that should make you go what the f*ckity f*ck? Its not entirely out of question but I would think samsung would come up with a different name for the WP7/8 phone line.

same expressions i had when i heard it first..
i was like wtf? samsung is leading the android era why wouldn't use android?
btw. they called they software twwinz or something like that...
im gonna reread the article when i get home.
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I saw samsungs ics and i cant stand it..nothing new still same old ugly green no blue anywwhere for aosp ..go look it up samsung released it for sgs2 internation ver.
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JuLes' MostWanted said:
same expressions i had when i heard it first..
i was like wtf? samsung is leading the android era why wouldn't use android?
btw. they called they software twwinz or something like that...
im gonna reread the article when i get home.
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Touchwiz? If you can link the article also I have a feeling somebody typoed and it made it past the editors haha.

Touchwiz is like htc sense but its samsungs ver. of sense but they call it touchwiz.. u must of thought it was saying it will come with 4.0.3 touchwiz ..etc.
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nope not touchwiz.
i know what is touchwiz lmfao.
im talking about samsung's Os bada
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Touch wiz
I prefer all my samsungs rooted and touchwiz free but thats just me and i would definitly hold out for the gs3 because i have had every samsung galaxy s phone yet and so far each one has been a little better then the next and the sgs2 is super fast compared to the other 2 just my oppinion but you should definitly hold out for the s3 its going to be great just like the rest!

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I prefer all my samsungs rooted and touchwiz free but thats just me and i would definitly hold out for the gs3 because i have had every samsung galaxy s phone yet and so far each one has been a little better then the next and the sgs2 is super fast compared to the other 2 just my oppinion but you should definitly hold out for the s3 its going to be great just like the rest!
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I feel the same way. I strongly dislike touchwiz. I remove it and replace with a different launcher before I even flash a rom. I am eager to check out TW5 but I do not have very high expectations for it.
I would like to have the HTC but I have really grown to love my Samsung... even though they treat the SGS4g like the bastard child. With the GS3 being the flagship device I don't imagine to run into the same problems (well, not for as long at least) as we have the the SGS4g. Plus I just do not think I would be as happy with a dual core knowing that quad cores are just around the corner. JMO

well guys start filling up your own piggy banks
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JuLes' MostWanted said:
nope not touchwiz.
i know what is touchwiz lmfao.
im talking about samsung's Os bada
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Looked at the bada website and all of those phones are called wave. So you might be correct and wrong. I just dont think they will abandon adroid for their look-a-like OS just yet.

Just start saving
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chris31jct said:
I wont get another Samsung until they really get something different. Maybe when they reach SGS5. I mean, take a look at Tmobiles line: Vibrant, SGS 4G, SGS2... I think they got another one "new" very alike... and what are we getting? Same phone with slightly different things. All we getting is the Vibrant, then Vibrant+, then Vibrant++ and so on. Let's not start talking about the RAM because I think 1GB is enough so a 0.5GB more doesn't make much impact. I mean, how many different things can you do at a time to consume that memory? Gmail, GTalk, Twitter, Angry Birds...? Come on!
My next phone has to be one that I could use with or as a tablet and/or computer. Maybe one with a dock or a hidden keyboard. Definitely, bigger screen and flash and better battery... wait I'm dreaming!
I suggest you take good care of the current phone and wait till something amazing comes.
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I am definitely going to get the SGS3....btw they aren't minor upgrades....you go from 1 processor to quad core and you call that a minor upgrade? 5mp to maybe 12mp or 15mp camera....these phones might look the same but they are very very different.

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Samsung Galaxy S 4G killer arrives! G2X

The phone has arrived here in USA:
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Phones/cell-phone-detail.aspx?cell-phone=T-Mobile-G2x-with-Google
I guess it will be 10-15 days till I can actually use it
Super sweet
I say in 7 days I'll know the price
#1..... You're about 2 weeks late on this announcement.
#2.... This is an android development forum, not a gossip forum about other phones.
#3.... I'm super stoked about the g2x too, but let's take the conversation to the thread already started on the galaxy s 4g general forum.
Thanks!
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The phone has arrived here in USA:
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Phones/cell-phone-detail.aspx?cell-phone=T-Mobile-G2x-with-Google
I guess it will be 10-15 days till I can actually use it
Super sweet
I say in 7 days I'll know the price
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I wish xda app had a report button.
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Dude...don't be a douche.
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osurshaney said:
Dude...don't be a douche.
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1. wrong section. This is the Dev section.
2. This is a Galaxy S 4G forum.
Not trying to be a **** but it gets old reading about phones that have nothing to do with what I am here for.
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I wish xda app had a report button.
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Took care of it.
NO Offense Rafa.
This phones are coming out faster than what I can count.
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Screw that phone. Ill stick with my phone which i can actually use the entire day without needing to carry around a spare battery or charger. From reading the lg optimus 2x forums apparently that phone has absolutely TERRIBLE battery life. I can understand why too, its using a 15000mah battery with hspa+ and dual core. Just look at the atrix, it has a 19000 mah battery and yet its battery life is close to our phone which is not impressive to begin with.
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Dude...don't be a douche.
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Hows he being a douche?
Plus he is right...
Why dont ya go and take your happy go lucky self over to the G2x side and get out of here ...
On a side note i did want that phone but down to basics our phone is better in many ways only thing we dont have is 2x cores and a HDMI port but our phone is from a better brand ... the SGS2 will eat the G2x alive ill bet on it...
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Wrong froum, moved.
I love that phone already
thanks for moving the thread
G2X will kill Samsung Galaxy S 4G
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Sure yall say the SGS4G is dead once the G2x comes out but with what facts?
Also if you are going to say that the G2x has 2x core fine you win that point... But you got to remember that the SGS line of blood that this phone comes from is almost a year old ... Screen wise we have a better one than the G2x... internal ram yea G2x may have more power... But i bet dev here in XDA will make magic... The final thing i got to say is beware of the SGS 2 with 1.2Ghz 2x core and there will be also a 3D version!
So G2x owners of just smack talkers ( i joke ) you may win this up coming battle but will win Wrestlemania! ( lol... )
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Sure yall say the SGS4G is dead once the G2x comes out but with what facts?
Also if you are going to say that the G2x has 2x core fine you win that point... But you got to remember that the SGS line of blood that this phone comes from is almost a year old ... Screen wise we have a better one than the G2x... internal ram yea G2x may have more power... But i bet dev here in XDA will make magic... The final thing i got to say is beware of the SGS 2 with 1.2Ghz 2x core and there will be also a 3D version!
So G2x owners of just smack talkers ( i joke ) you may win this up coming battle but will win Wrestlemania! ( lol... )
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I don't like the Samsung Galaxy S 4G
1) Bloat
2) no camera flash
3) little RAM
4) only 180 MB of internal memory
5) no custom kernels yet
The screen might be the only thing good plus the internet speed
The CPU is slow too
I don't care how good this thing is if its not amoled or better ill pass
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I don't care how good this thing is if its not amoled or better ill pass
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Is there a BIG difference between AMOLED and standard screens? I would like to go to T-Mobile, and then see the difference between two devices. Which is a good T-Mobile device that doesn't has AMOLED?
I will say it again... the sgs4g is the best untill the HTC pyramid comes out.
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I will say it again... the sgs4g is the best untill the HTC pyramid comes out.
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What about the lack of flash in the camera plus the limited RAM and the slow CPU?
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What about the lack of flash in the camera plus the limited RAM and the slow CPU?
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im pretty sure the htc will kick the G2x's ass if it had one... just sayin.
1,3,4,5 = Fixed with new rom's.
2= Have you tried taking pictures with "night mode"? I would (and have) put this camera up against any camera phone w/flash any day (or night ).
And yes, IMHO, the screen is a huge improvement over similar phones. I held mine next to a mtg4g, HD7 and a g2, no comparison. Now idk about the newer phones.
I loved my Vibrant, and the sgs4g has everything I wished the Vibrant had ( -Bionix)
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1,3,4,5 = Fixed with new rom's.
2= Have you tried taking pictures with "night mode"? I would (and have) put this camera up against any camera phone w/flash any day (or night ).
And yes, IMHO, the screen is a huge improvement over similar phones. I held mine next to a mtg4g, HD7 and a g2, no comparison. Now idk about the newer phones.
I loved my Vibrant, and the sgs4g has everything I wished the Vibrant had ( -Bionix)
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The G2X has 4.0 Inches, WVGA 16M Colors, TFT Capacitive Touchscreen I will go to T-Mobile and Verizon today and compare my phone with the other phones, see if I can see a big difference or not
Night mode sucks let's not be fanatics now, no flash = BAD PICTURES There is a reason why flash was invented there is no workaround for that
So let's keep this a matter of facts Flash is better than No Flash That's a fact

ok i think im sold..

samsung captivate display just blew me away and that phone is older then our mt4g's. Yea the mt4g owns the captivate in other areas but side 2 side while i was outside letting my kids play i couldnt read or see a damn thing on my mt4g compared to the captivates superior amoled display. Its just ridiculous and kinda embarrasing actually. I think my choice for the samsung hercules or galaxy s 2 if i go to att b4 merger happens just got easier. I love htc for there superior quality feel and looks of the phone but display while your outside plays a huge factor i think for most anyone considering a smartphone these days. If htc had amoled display i think i would be in heaven lol
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You must have the "bad" display. I'd put my "good" MT4G display up against just about anything.
actually i got a good display too and i just realized my brightness was set all the way down haha, but im still sold on amoled vs super lcd that the mt4g has. Even with brightness all the way up, side by side the amoled pwns the mt4g display wether its sunny or dark!
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You must have the "bad" display. I'd put my "good" MT4G display up against just about anything.
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I had a friend with a nexus S tell me that my screen was sharper and clearer than his. Didnt make much sense to me seeing as I came from the Vibrant running the latest voodoo kernel. Not saying the MT4G screen isnt great but super amoled is the one of the best screens that I have ever seen.
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You must have the "bad" display. I'd put my "good" MT4G display up against just about anything.
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I've been playing with a Vibrant as my spare phone and this screen is addicting, even up against my good screen mt4g which still gets compliments.
I bought the Vibrant because the dust under the screen of my mt4g pisses me off.
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Phateless said:
I've been playing with a Vibrant as my spare phone and this screen is addicting, even up against my good screen mt4g which still gets compliments.
I bought the Vibrant because the dust under the screen of my mt4g pisses me off.
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http://www.phonedog.com/2011/05/17/...oled-plus-display-1-2ghz-dual-core-processor/
old news i know but it's packing the new super amoled + screen!
d12unk13astard said:
http://www.phonedog.com/2011/05/17/...oled-plus-display-1-2ghz-dual-core-processor/
old news i know but it's packing the new super amoled + screen!
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As soon as we have cm7 for that phone I'm in!
I cant say i have anything against the hardware of the SG family, but since developement for those phones is kind of, well, shotty, i would NEVER buy a samsung android phone. i mean just look at the sick amount of roms we have to choose from here, then go to some of the SG phones' dev. forums. its a big difference.
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I cant say i have anything against the hardware of the SG family, but since developement for those phones is kind of, well, shotty, i would NEVER buy a samsung android phone. i mean just look at the sick amount of roms we have to choose from here, then go to some of the SG phones' dev. forums. its a big difference.
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I agree. I had a Vibrant 4G and I sold it because there's no sign of a good AOSP rom hitting the scene any time soon. I picked up a Vibrant 3G so I could load cm7 on it.
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I agree. I had a Vibrant 4G and I sold it because there's no sign of a good AOSP rom hitting the scene any time soon. I picked up a Vibrant 3G so I could load cm7 on it.
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Yeah I really want a Vibrant 4G as well, but they only have one person working on an AOSP ROM and it doesn't look like it's even close to coming out.
mackster248 said:
Yeah I really want a Vibrant 4G as well, but they only have one person working on an AOSP ROM and it doesn't look like it's even close to coming out.
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It was FAST! I was consistently pulling 8mb down where the mt4g is struggling to get 3. And the gps was flawless, lol.
Other than that it's identical except for the ffc and the faster connection. No flash though, which I thought was a little odd, and no internal storage, just the 16gb sdcard.
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It was FAST! I was consistently pulling 8mb down where the mt4g is struggling to get 3. And the gps was flawless, lol.
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Um what? I just got 4.8 while on 3G. I'll test 4G sometime this week when I have it.
I don't like the high white point of S-AMOLED. Everything looks very blue. Plus I feel restricted to use only dark or predominately black backgrounds in order to conserve battery, and web browsing eats battery at a prodigious rate. All that white...
I did enjoy my Vibrant, which I had before my MT4G, mainly because it was a 4" screen, which is my sweet spot, and the SGS's wonderful Wolfson DAC. Sound quality was phenomenal on that phone.
It almost makes me want to pick up a Galaxy S 4G, but the lack of CyanogenMod/AOSP ROMs really does keep me on my Glacier.
Samsung is mopping up their mess they made with the vibrant(at least with developers) when they offered cyanogenmod and team members those free galaxy s 2 phones it was like hey were sorry please hack our phones and put custom roms on it. Thats a big step forward for a company like samsung to take and win over a community, especially with their superior displays and somewhat easier methods of unlocking their phones.
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Samsung is mopping up their mess they made with the vibrant(at least with developers) when they offered cyanogenmod and team members those free galaxy s 2 phones it was like hey were sorry please hack our phones and put custom roms on it. Thats a big step forward for a company like samsung to take and win over a community, especially with their superior displays and somewhat easier methods of unlocking their phones.
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that gesture made a huge difference....NOT
JDV28 said:
that gesture made a huge difference....NOT
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you'll see in time
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you'll see in time
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Nope, i will never make the mistake of picking up one of those pieces of.....
Their hardware is fantastic, of course, but F that if there is terribad software/OS behind it.
the hercules specs havent made you twitch even a little bit? lol
i think its coming stock android 2.3.4 gb
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the hercules specs havent made you twitch even a little bit? lol
i think its coming stock android 2.3.4 gb
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Not in the slightest lol
It better be stock with GB since you cant do sh*t to it in terms of roms.
I would have hoped that GB would be an assumed spec
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Not in the slightest lol
It better be stock with GB since you cant do sh*t to it in terms of roms.
I would have hoped that GB would be an assumed spec
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Why would you say that you can't do anything to it in terms of roms?
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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?
Note
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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.
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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.
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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?
ala380 said:
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.
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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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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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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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