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Galaxy S 4G hands on

Is this enough to make anyone change their mind?
Video here: http://androidapproved.com/item/tmobile-galaxy-s-4g-quick-handson-video/

felix.akinyemi said:
Is this enough to make anyone change their mind?
Video here: http://androidapproved.com/item/tmobile-galaxy-s-4g-quick-handson-video/
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Are you kidding?
This is what the Vibrant should have been.
If you really want the next version of the Galaxy S, you'd be stupid to buy that phone especially with all the buzz the S2 is generating.

ColorNapkin said:
Are you kidding?
This is what the Vibrant should have been.
If you really want the next version of the Galaxy S, you'd be stupid to buy that phone especially with all the buzz the S2 is generating.
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Huh..............

ColorNapkin said:
Are you kidding?
This is what the Vibrant should have been.
If you really want the next version of the Galaxy S, you'd be stupid to buy that phone especially with all the buzz the S2 is generating.
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Take a chill pill and releax he didnt say hes gonna buy that phone he was asking peoples opinion...jeez.
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Definitely going to buy this!!! Oh wait i'm not stupid. I'm getting the s2, a worthy upgrade

I actually got to play with one a few days ago....... nice phone but it really is just our phone with FFC (which I have) and a 4g modem (which i will port) with some other window dressings (which we will Hack/steal and install) The Samsung S2 NOW that is deal changer !

oka1 said:
I actually got to play with one a few days ago....... nice phone but it really is just our phone with FFC (which I have) and a 4g modem (which i will port) with some other window dressings (which we will Hack/steal and install) The Samsung S2 NOW that is deal changer !
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How exactly are you gonna port new modem hardware?

No thanks. Funny cause they are using apple's tactics here
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PDY05 said:
No thanks. Funny cause they are using apple's tactics here
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What tactics? Explain

felix.akinyemi said:
Is this enough to make anyone change their mind?
Video here: http://androidapproved.com/item/tmobile-galaxy-s-4g-quick-handson-video/
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Nahhh... I'm not gonna budge for this. I want quad core S2

Mannymal said:
How exactly are you gonna port new modem hardware?
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LOL, i'm sure he meant porting the software over our vibes and then installing a compatible 4G modem just as we've installed a i9000 cam.
I'm just curious of the cam part, if it's an actual i9000 cam or something different. If the hardware is different, then i'd find out where it came from and what not's. I've also heard that rumor has it, the handset used in the MWC, they tested the banding issues and it has NONE, whatsoever. But... It's a rumor. No credibility.

Check out anandtech for the preliminary galaxy s2 benchmarks. For some reason the tegra 2 gpu and cpu wise score higher...
Maybe the drivers just are finalized.

Does anyone know if and when tmobile is getting Galaxy S II
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VICosPhi said:
Does anyone know if and when tmobile is getting Galaxy S II
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No word yet on whether it will be released to the US or not.
As for being to be with TMO, no word. BUT, i did find out that the international version that will come out on 3rd Qrtr of this year in Europe IS compatible to the AT&T and Canada Bell's Band. Someone from AT&T can just purchase these baby and stick their sim's in, and BAM. They can use it right out of the box.
But i'm not about to switch to AT&T, well, not yet at least. LOL

S2 vs vibrant 4g... I thought they were the same.
??? And S2 is the Galaxy S II, right?
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HG! said:
S2 vs vibrant 4g... I thought they were the same.
??? And S2 is the Galaxy S II, right?
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No they are not same. Vibrant 4g have single core. s2 have dual cores with 4.3inch super amoled plus with 1gb ram and more ;p
And yes s2 is galaxy s ii.
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Mannymal said:
How exactly are you gonna port new modem hardware?
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It is not necessarily a hardware issue, a lot of phone out there are going to be converted via software only, and I suspect the Vibrant is one of those. Either way I am waiting for the S2......... my point is that taking the modem software from 850 mhz to 700 mhz or 2100 to 2200mhz does not require new hardware..........
just software

for about 40 bucks we can have the exact same phone... wow so much of a change (sarcasm). would like to see 4g though and i wonder if the back would fit on our phones cus i want to get one

I will be getting a sgs4g on release day due to my girlfriend wanting my vibrant... so I am adding a line for her getting the sgs4g and giving here my vibrant (its what she wants lol) so by the time the sgs2 comes out i will have an upgrade on my line. everyone wins.

ndwgs said:
No word yet on whether it will be released to the US or not.
As for being to be with TMO, no word. BUT, i did find out that the international version that will come out on 3rd Qrtr of this year in Europe IS compatible to the AT&T and Canada Bell's Band. Someone from AT&T can just purchase these baby and stick their sim's in, and BAM. They can use it right out of the box.
But i'm not about to switch to AT&T, well, not yet at least. LOL
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Thanks for the reply...I hope it comes to tmo soon... this reminds me of cool Nokias that were only released for UK 3G frequencies and only AT&T US has similar 3G frequencies...

Rogers Infuse to have Gingerbread

I just read that when the Rogers version of Infuse will come stock with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. This should be big news to all the devs because I'm sure they can port it to our phones.
http://www.techwafer.com/2011/06/10/samsung-galaxy-infuse-4g-heading-rogers/

Im not so sure, because i heard specs blabbed out from random sites before for the US release stating it was going to be 2.3... SO im not so sure its legit

I think they got a their info wrong...
To start it is not. Galaxy S deivce...
Second if it would run gingerbread wouldn't it have touchwiz 4???
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http://m.androidcentral.com/samsung...mpaign=Feed:+androidcentral+(Android+Central)
Android central seems to agree
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I hope this means 2.3 for AT&T launches at the same time. Probably not but I can hope.
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WHAT THE HELL!?!?!?!? why does it say Galaxy S? our phone is not a Galaxy S device, that phone better not have a label somewhere on there that says Galaxy S or i will be pretty pissed about it.
its the same phone with with the same specs, yet AT&T's version is not Galaxy S

Transformer27 said:
WHAT THE HELL!?!?!?!? why does it say Galaxy S? our phone is not a Galaxy S device, that phone better not have a label somewhere on there that says Galaxy S or i will be pretty pissed about it.
its the same phone with with the same specs, yet AT&T's version is not Galaxy S
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what the hell does a label matter? its the same damn phone

but Galaxy S sounds cool
Having a Galaxy S label on your phone makes it worth more.
let me put it this way, lets say your trying to sell it,
"Have this Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G" sounds more executive than "I have this Samsung Infuse 4G"
Galaxy S gives it the name it should deserve i high end phone, since Samsung has made it known that their galaxy s device line are high end devices...

Transformer27 said:
but Galaxy S sounds cool
Having a Galaxy S label on your phone makes it worth more.
let me put it this way, lets say your trying to sell it,
"Have this Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G" sounds more executive than "I have this Samsung Infuse 4G"
Galaxy S gives it the name it should deserve i high end phone, since Samsung has made it known that their galaxy s device line are high end devices...
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Honestly, any legitimate buyer would do his/her research and realize the specs are more important than a label. Which is why I bought an Infuse.. have you seen this screen?

ha, well yeah, i guess that true, but still! Galaxy S does sound cool, or maybe its just that i have a thing for outer space...
and no i havent seen the screen on this thing
i picked up my HD2 yesterday to mess around with it, and i was like da f#@$ this screen is so small, i think im going to screen my self over with huge screens

I've actually seen several places say it is a Galaxy S phone. To me it really doesn't matter though. I love the phone, S or not.

yeah, i should just get over it... maybe in a few weeks... months...

well to start tw4 is only for the sgs2. it has been ported to and used on other roms(may bet ported to 2.2.1 on the infuse like it was for the vibrant) the sgsi9000 has gb and it is still tw3. next it wont need any "porting" from rogers. it should flash ringht on and just work! and rogers is not known to have much bloat so there wont be too many equivelents of the att apps that you need to delete.

What's the current gingerbread version?
What's the current version of Gingerbread on the Rogers Infuse? Hope it's at least 2.3.4 (so Google Talk has video/voice support)...

maizein said:
What's the current version of Gingerbread on the Rogers Infuse? Hope it's at least 2.3.4 (so Google Talk has video/voice support)...
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JUNE dammit. This post is from JUNE.

What do you think is the Best Android phone?

Hello all, I'm starting this to get opinions of what people think is the best android phone and the reasons they think it's the best. I'm looking to get a new phone and would like other peoples input on what phone is best, since there are a lot of options available. I know everything is an opinion when it comes to a phone. Just say what you think the biggest pros are and the biggest cons are. Admin, If I started this thread in the wrong place apologize!
I've had 3 android phones, all with t mobile. The G1, nexus one and the samsung galaxy s(vibrant). I still have all of them!
Now in my opinion the nexus one has been the best for installing modified ROM'S, With the least amount of issues and ease of unlocking with all hardware working. The downside is the screen size and the flipping power button keeps breaking!
Now my second option is the samsung galaxy s. I like the dimensions of the phone and the screen size is awesome. But with modified kernels and a crappy GPS antenna you still have GPS issues.
So come one come all, leave your input let's see what phone you think is the best on the market today!
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Galaxy S2 hands down.
Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA lightspeed telepathy.

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geko95gek said:
Galaxy S2 hands down.
Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA lightspeed telepathy.
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specially the SGS2 HD version

The Galaxy Nexus.

HTC Wildfire S

I was also thinking on the same lines... tho I think people should be careful as to what their suggesting... I don't think this thread is based on "what phone do you own, hence think is the best "... because I'm sure as **** the Wildfire S is by far not even close to the best android... maybe the best cheap android phone... but definately not the best...
If you think a phone is the best... then why do you think so... you need to have a valid reason...
As far as I'm concerned I want to change phones as well... at the moment the S2 seems to be at the top of the hill... I was sure I would get the galaxy nexus but after seeing the utterly disappointing specs... a crappy camera, no expandable memory, and a TI processor rather than a exenos is just a major letdown...
Tho in the upcoming phones seems the Droid Razr is supposed to be a beast and the S2 HD seems to be awesome... but iit looks like will need to wait a while for them... not to.mention the s2 HD will only be released in Korea...??? :s
Its actually quite strange phones are getting bigger and bigger... they just wont seem to fit in pockets soon... I thought a 4 inch screen is perfect... tho 4.2 is really pushing it... but 4.6... I'm not really into wearing clothes twice my size to be able to fit my damn phone in my pocket
What does anyone suggest based on facts... wait for the nexus... or the S2 HD... or just go for the S2...
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I've favored HTC phones. I've personally owned the Droid Inc, Inc2, and the moto Droid. I've had my hands on quite a few different ones. I think the Inc Is my favorite . Samsung has good phones, but I like the HTC's better.
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Best android phone ever? As an early adopter I'd say the g1, that thing was supported for a looooong time given the average lifespan of android phones, the form factor, while thick, is still one of the coolest to date with android, and I believe you could get it all the way to gingerbread despite being a severely dated device. Next to the HD2 it is my favorite tinkering phone. The best right now, likely the gs2, I don't have much love for the current devices but the hardware on the razr is looking pretty sexy. I have a thing for thin phones. That's why my next device will be a Nokia 800 but that's a story for another thread.
Tl;dr? G1, GS2, razr droid.

For someone like you just get a Galaxy S ii and call it a day.
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I think Galaxy S II, yup! Me too, samsung has good phones, but I like the HTC's better.

AllGamer said:
specially the SGS2 HD version
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+1 for sgs 2 hd lte
but i wonder when it release
announce so long adi ><

XeactorZ said:
+1 for sgs 2 hd lte
but i wonder when it release
announce so long adi ><
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I think the OP was leaning more towards phones that are available now. Obviously, the way technology and competition works, the best phone will be the one not released yet...

Samsung Galaxy S II

Incredible 2
I know it is only single core phone and doesn't have 4G, but it is a great phone.
good size, verizon, international, supported by cm7

My one!

XeactorZ said:
+1 for sgs 2 hd lte
but i wonder when it release
announce so long adi ><
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Tapatalked from my Samsung Galaxy S Plus

DirkGently said:
My one!
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Oldskooling it

Galaxy Nexus easy.... duh.... haha
Please thank me if I helped.

well it depends upon what specs you want to have(and brag about).
IMO, there's no such thing as 'best Android phone' because having the 'best' phone is always subjective.
If you want the highest specs on a phone, you can look at the flagship phones.
If you want to be unique, choose a less well-known brand.
If you want to customise, there's plenty.
If you want to have a good-looking UI, SE arc or ray would do

mine.
lol

Hard decision help?

Ok .. so right now I have a Motorola Atrix 2 on AT&T, and quite frankly, I am NOT impressed with this phone at all .. the fact that Motorola did not learn from its mistakes from the Motorola Atrix 4G in regards to the memory issues is just pure stupidity.
I'm torn between the 2 new phones that were just released to AT&T .. the HTC Vivid and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket. Now, I have hammered theweb reading reviews about the 2 phones .. I have gone into the AT&T Store and played with both .. but for unknown reasons, I cannot make up my mind as to which one to get.
I obtained the Atrix 2 from BestBuy in the beginning of November, so I'm currently in the 30 days return policy .. so:
I'm posting this poll to see what other readers suggest as to what would be the best to get next .. please vote, let me know .. and if any questions or comments about the phones .. please post .. the more feedback, the better.
Thank you.

skyrocket, no question about it.

I would have to go with the Skyrocket i've used a raider and well... it feels like ever other HTC phone on the market... they really don't differentiate their products well. The Skyrocket, well it's a Galaxy S II so it has those in common but even though it uses a Qualcomm it's still quite a decent.
I've tried the Raider, The Razar and the SIILTE against each other once or twice already at a store and well the SIILTE beats both of them.
In all I would recommend the SIILTE, Samsung makes good products and are quite speedy in updating their products, HTC well you will get "Well your device can't support sense 4.0 "But it's on your budget device" "so..."

PERFECT .. please keep the responses coming

Well would you be willing to wait for option 3.
Get a Galaxy Nexus you'll be able to get one next week when they are released you can import one since they already come unlocked. Or they will be released on AT&T pretty soon

Dark lord me said:
Well would you be willing to wait for option 3.
Get a Galaxy Nexus you'll be able to get one next week when they are released you can import one since they already come unlocked. Or they will be released on AT&T pretty soon
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He's exchanging phones.
Not favoring Android at all right now, but out of the two definitely Skyrocket.

wow easy!
Honestly there is no question or even a contest between the both.
SKYROCKET ALL THE WAY BUD!
CHEERS

As they are saying skyrocket all the way..

I'd have to go with Samsung, gorgeous phone, and definitely a beast.

Skyrocket, Samsung makes the best phones these times
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Thank you Thank you ... This is really helping.
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He's exchanging phones.
Not favoring Android at all right now, but out of the two definitely Skyrocket.
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@Illicit Hero: Why aren't you favoring Android at this time ?

Definitely Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, the specification itself is better than HTC Vivid.
Goto GSMarena and do a comparison of these 2 phone.

Out of all previous poster prolly only couple actually own the Skyrocket. I was about to buy it but I've changed my mind inside ATT's store after playing almost an hour with both. Any sgs2 user will say "Sammy's the best" and indeed it is, but the Skyrocket has a different CPU and I actually could see the difference. Didn't like the wvga on its 4.5" screen, for some reason the screen on sgs2 looks so much better. If you don't care for 4.5" go with sgs2, otherwise I would go back to the store and play a little more.
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galaxy is my choice..its very reliable phone.......

AT&T Galaxy S II i777.
Why? Dev support on that from stemming from i9100 which the Skyrocket is not 'compatible' with.

between the 2 it's an easy choice LOL
just look at the development for each of those phones to help you decide

S II Skyrocket, Skyrocket, Skyrocket, Skyrocket, Skyrocket....

Skyrocket is the way to go mate

Samsung Galaxy S2 is the best phone on the market.

mtmerrick said:
skyrocket, no question about it.
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if you can't live without SENSE than htc vivid.. otherwise skyrocket...
No confusion at all

ATT Skyrocket HD!!!! ANOTHER ONE!! = Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120S)

Looks like at&t got another damn skyrocket....you have got to be kidding me?!?!
What you guys think of this rubbish?
http://tinyurl.com/7pxfhv5
Current-*Samsung Galaxy S2 (Gingersnap v1.1)*|*Htc Sensation (rooted w/ XE Dr. Dre Beats Technology)*|*Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant (rooted w/ cm7)*|*Mytouch 4g (stock)*|*Mytouch Slide (stock)*|*Htc G1 (stock)

yes the HD version it already exist in Japan/Korea
the Galaxy S2 HD very old news http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1277599
ATT just renamed it Skyrocket HD

Dam... I wish this phone had that res :/

retarded....
ATT has too many gs2 phones.... whats the point?

I'll be buying this one, and selling my tmobile version, I deserve a nice screen.

I wont buy a phone with the same specs as mine just better screen when at the end of the summer the Galaxy S 3 with Quad core will be in the US.
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still happy with mine

one thing is for sure
ATT customers are going to be so freaking confused with all the different models of Galaxy S2 available in store and online

I wish Samsung would spend more time taking care of it's current customers by pushing ICS. I know it's about making money but seriously, it's current customer base needs to be happy too. Three Galaxy S models on AT&T. That's just retarded and seems like overkill.

ATT gets so much love from smartphone manufacturers and they are the absolute WORST carrier EVER! EVER! When I was switching carriers I had them for less than a week and it was the worst experience I've had owning a phone since I was on Metro PCS many, many moons ago.
I had an average of 3 dropped calls per day, and they completely f*cked up my very first bill. Overcharging me for crap I did not order. Three phone calls and three visits to the ATT store and they still could not get it right. The third trip was to return everything and tell them where they can stick it, and they are STILL trying to charge me for a month's use when I didn't even have the phone 5 days.
I don't understand why they get so many good phones. It's irritating!

Damn, if I had AT&T and was one of the people to get the first SGS2 I would be BEYOND mad. You buy the latest and greatest for it to be at least relevant for 5-6 months before something else comes out, main reason why I sold my sensation once the Amaze was announced.

i wonder how many people Samsung and Motorola just pissed off with these devices....i mean seriously....Droid Razr Maxx??? Razr just frickin released...although another Skyrocket device should mean another phone where we can use their development, correct?
and yea, the skyrocket is a nice device (and the new one) but id honestly love a device with the Exynos, so if it were me, id probably get the first version

Jjday7 said:
I wish Samsung would spend more time taking care of it's current customers by pushing ICS. I know it's about making money but seriously, it's current customer base needs to be happy too. Three Galaxy S models on AT&T. That's just retarded and seems like overkill.
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technically it'll be 5
Galaxy S i9000
Galaxy S2 i9100
Galaxy S2 i727 Skyrocket
Galaxy S2 HD ? Skyrocket 2
Galaxy Notes same Galaxy S2 just super sized with fries (pen)

Unfortunately this is just the way it is and will probably get worse. Buy a phone and a month later something "newer and better" gets released. Sure you can wait for the galaxy s3 to come out but a week later the galaxy nexus ultra gets released. A month after that the galaxy s3 supreme. No wonder android is so fragmented.
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AllGamer said:
one thing is for sure
ATT customers are going to be so freaking confused with all the different models of Galaxy S2 available in store and online
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As a salesperson all I can say is that is so true
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the good thing is all these phones are the same with only a few minor differences....but these are differences that rooting solves! like how we can overclock, but when Samsung does it, its a new device! lol! we just need some CM9 love and all this will be irrelevant, as we will be having the latest and greatest SOFTWARE (more important!!!) Dual-Core is really unnecessary until ICS
oh yea, and Quad core??? why the hell do we need that many?? I dont see how playing hardcore games on a phone is better than playing on a gaming console with a controller? How much faster can these phones get?? lol

cashyftw said:
I'll be buying this one, and selling my tmobile version, I deserve a nice screen.
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And then you're going to regret buying it when the GS3 comes out. Just wait for that, that's what I'm going to do.

Exodian said:
Unfortunately this is just the way it is and will probably get worse. Buy a phone and a month later something "newer and better" gets released. Sure you can wait for the galaxy s3 to come out but a week later the galaxy nexus ultra gets released. A month after that the galaxy s3 supreme. No wonder android is so fragmented.
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+1 i wish they just slow it down a little like 6 months/1 phone

chiensibut said:
+1 i wish they just slow it down a little like 6 months/1 phone
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Android is out of control. New phones monthly and lack of support for older phones. Google seems to not care. What's even worst is all these phones all run gingerbread. You buy the newest and greatest and you get last years software.

AllGamer said:
technically it'll be 5
Galaxy S i9000
Galaxy S2 i9100
Galaxy S2 i727 Skyrocket
Galaxy S2 HD ? Skyrocket 2
Galaxy Notes same Galaxy S2 just super sized with fries (pen)
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Personally, the Snapdragon has left a sour taste. Maybe its TouchWiz's fault. Thankfully the SkyRocket, the HD and the Note are all Snapdragon - pushing more pixels with the same CPU = good luck with that. Ergo, not that disappointed.
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the good thing is all these phones are the same with only a few minor differences....but these are differences that rooting solves! like how we can overclock, but when Samsung does it, its a new device! lol! we just need some CM9 love and all this will be irrelevant, as we will be having the latest and greatest SOFTWARE (more important!!!) Dual-Core is really unnecessary until ICS
oh yea, and Quad core??? why the hell do we need that many?? I dont see how playing hardcore games on a phone is better than playing on a gaming console with a controller? How much faster can these phones get?? lol
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Have you tried Dead Space? T_T omg how can a game that looks THAT good be on a phone seriously?? Yeah 2 cores seem plenty sufficient; the PS vita (shoot I should look up the specs) has 512mb RAM afterall!