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[Q] Samsung Galaxy i9103

Also called Samsung Galaxy Z/R,its the "little brother" of Samsung Galaxy S2,whit a 4,2" Super Clean LCD screen,Nvidia Tegra 2 at 1 Ghz,1GB of RAM,8GB of internal memory and 5mpx of camera whit recording at 720 px.
The quadrant results are about 3000,but what i want to mean whit this? I request the opening of a category exclusive por this phone,is not the best but its a powerful device.

i agree, i want a category for this beautiful phone too

+1. I agree

+1 :d:d:d

i think Galaxy R has better hardware than S2,plus there is no difference on performance, the screen has natural color good for the eye..thickness is ideal for the size, i had s2 but it seems it does not feel good in hand very lightweigth. price is good, even with 5mp camera, what count is the performance is same dual core and better looks.

+1 . A category for this model

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we all need category for this model =)

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I like this phone too, but when will we see root for it?

Why is this model still a mystery? It practically doesn't even exist on samsung's official website. I understand that there's no root tutorial or custom roms for it. No problem with that (so far though )but come on. It's really hard to believe that such great phone is so unpopular all over the world. I bought it 7 days ago, and I cannot even read what kind of issues I should expect with it. As for now I'm really satisfied, the only thing I noticed was dropped calls once or twice, but the person I was speaking to was clearly out of range (subway )
To sum up, own category is strongly needed!

+1 nice phone

Put in enough requests here and your wish might come true.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301121

thx! I haven't known it worked that way! I've just put my comment in favor for our device. I recommend other guys to do the same!

No votes = no own category
Guys what's wrong with you? Don't you want to have own category for our device?
Is it really so hard to leave a comment?

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I think it's a power machine, and should be his software very similar to galaxy2
I think would be early because samsung start sells in september.

I hope so

just have voted for our i9103 GALAXY R.

well done !

My vote for this !

just voted!

Does anyone know why the i9103 aren't on samsungs website? Think that's weird ....
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[Q] new phone advice?

hi guys n girls
looking at getting a new phone tomorrow and just wondering what u guys would recomend
ive been looking at the htc evo 3d
the galaxy s 2
and the galaxy note
really not interested in an iphone though as i hate apple
any advice would be greatly recieved,
many thanks
steve
ps current phone is the galaxy s 1

I have an Evo 3D and enjoy it, the Galaxy 2 is excellent as well. The Note is not in the US yet, but I plan on getting one soon. AT&T looks like they will have it first, though I somewhat prefer Verizon.
At the end of the day there are a lot of good phones, it depends on what the carrier has. I could go either way on AT&T and Verizon, so I'll probably go with whoever get's the Note/Journal first.

galaxy s2 if u want good performance and nice phone

Hi Steve,
Well you said it all by saying the names of the candidates. I wouldn't get the HTC because either SGS2 and Note have a really good performance (better than HTC Evo 3D i'd say), also i've known HTCs for having bad camera performances..
I have the SGS2 and it's just amazing, i love how smooth and fast it is.
If you want a bigger screen then you know the Note is for you, you can also use it to make drawings and stuff like that if you're creative or in the other way around, if you want 3D, the HTC is your phone.
In my opinion i'd get the SGS2, i don't really like HTC phones because of their UI and not really good performances overall.
EDIT: also, the SGS2's camera is really good imo, i love its quality and the videos are stunning as well. Don't forget how thin and light it is!
Good luck on your decission

Galaxy note is better if you like a big screen

thanks for the replies,
just thought are there any other phones (uk market) that anyone would recomend over these
i do like the idea of a large screen and also like the idea of 3d photos
y do they make it so hard to choose now lol
cheers
steve

Lol yeah, you could check LG phones or Sony Ericsson Experia (or future Sony only Experia), but i don't recommend LG because of their bad SO update reputation
There's a lot to choose, but my suggestion is the SGS2 or Note.

Depends on your price. I had a galaxy s 2. But the forums were full of idiots and noob questions. Plus being honest what the hell is the point in all that power when battery isn't the best.
Anyhow Bought a nexus s unlocked from cpw for 199 and put the extra 150 towards a holiday. And now I have a gorgeous looking phone with a great community behind it. And great support from Google. No UI over the the phone. So despite not being dual core. Its fast.
And don't even start about quadrant!!!!!! Lol
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forgot to mention my budget , i can get any phone i wish on contract over here for free so money is no issue

Wait for those A15 cores!

I love HTC products, but of that list the G SII is the best choice... in my opinion.

I'm assuming you're on Sprint?
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Thread moved. Would advise you to read forum rules and post in correct section.

You admins are so stressy.
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Sorry admin
Thank you all for your comments and advice
Im glad to say in the end i went for the note, reasons being
Slightly better processor
Bigger screen
And the s pen is kinda funky
Thanks again
Now to search the market for great apps, ps recommendations welcome
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Galaxy S3 concept video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dp62dN4PFs
If this is what the Samsung Galaxy S3 looks like, I like it! I think it looks very sleek and futuristic. What are your opinions?? Hopefully the link works, Ive never posted a limk on xda.

Doubt it but it looks nice to thin though probley get 3 hours of use with a screen that big lol
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yet another fake IMO

AllGamer said:
yet another fake IMO
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Agreed, plus it does not really look much different from other phones.
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"con·cept/ˈkänsept/
Noun:
An abstract idea; a general notion.
A plan or intention; a conception."
A concept does not have to be official..

so thin

For some reason the Back reminds me of the latest Nokia phones...but yea nice Concept chances of it being real are minimal though.

FAKE UGLY S**T IM STILL WAITING

i really want to buy it as soon as possible.......
my i9003 is not able to play those great HD games smoothly..

I need a upgrade from my gti9000 and i want it to be the s3 there is a leaked render on BGR and it looks sexy

Looks sweet

wll be my next phone

[Q] What phone to buy?

I want to save for a new phone, i was thinking of getting a Galaxy S ii or Galaxy Nexus. Which is better?

they are the same only nexus has a better screen. (CORRECT ME IF IM WRONG)
why dont you wait for s3 like i do?

i wiil go with nexus
i think "Galaxy Nexus" would be better. u will get a long talk time and better uploading speed here. downloading speed is also good here....

I honestly and personally would get the Galaxy Nexus. The SII seems a bit over rated to me. Also the Galaxy Nexus looks a lot better and looks like something that is fun to use

Galaxy sII

suky08 said:
they are the same only nexus has a better screen. (CORRECT ME IF IM WRONG)
why dont you wait for s3 like i do?
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Better in terms of pixel density which results in slightly sharper images. However, the s2 produces better quality images and the contrast and viewing angles are much better
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get the nexus .more updates in the future

Galaxy Nexus. Screen is really nice and it is smooth right out of the box.
Samsung also sells an extended battery which adds very minimal bulk. It makes the battery cover flush and adds a little bit of weight which feels nice.

Galaxy sII：O

i think galacy nexus is better, however if i were u i would buy an htc one s

So any way it depends what you use your phone for. If you want high resilousion pics then go with the s2 cause it has the 8mp camera compared to the 5mp camera for the nexus. So if you put the s2's photos on a big screen it will look better than the nexus's photos on the same big screen,but if you look at the nexus's photos on the phone screen it will look better than the s2's photos on the phone screen because the nexus has a higher resliousion screen.
So if you are gona put your photos onto a computer then go with the s2 but if you are gona just look at them on you phone then go with the nexus. The specs of the two phones are the same a think is 1.2 ghz dule core prossor and 202 gpu.
It should be fast enough for daily tasks and gameing alike.
PS. sorry about the spelling mistakes Iam a 13 year old boy
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Galaxy Nexus for me. Only because it's an official Google phone, I love to have the updates before everyone else

i think galaxy nexus is better.. it has more modern technology than galaxy S2

i also think that galaxy nexus is better

Well i too would suggest the nexus.. but if you are still saving.. and saving big.. wait for the s3 !!
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I think Nexus is better than S2 for performance.But You can try to another Product like HTC or Sony.

My vote is on the Nexus
However if you have that kind of cash why not consider something newer in the market?

I would definately wait for the s3! the official release is this thursday, so it's sooooo close!
there is no official picture but there are some leaked pictures based photos, check out the site of sammobile . com, there are some pics! (I can't post links..)
it supports better specs than s2 or nexus.
If you don't like this and can't wait for 2 days, I would say galaxy s2 because it has such an overwhelming development section with soo many ROMs etcetera.
GL

You should wait just a couple of days..
For sure the one currently with the most up to date software without having to root it and install one of the custom ROMs here would be the Galaxy Nexus. Although it won't be the best device in a couple of days. I suggest you to wait just at least a couple of day before choosing if your one top notch up to date kind of guy since the Galaxy SIII should be announced on May 3rd by Samsung. Also, the HTC One series are getting through many carriers these day until the end of may. The One X is definitively a much better device currently even if it's not available everywhere. Anyhow, if you want it at the end of the day, I would go with the Galaxy Nexus, if you can wait just a couple of days, I would be curious to compare it with the incoming One X or the SIII!

If your into custom rooms, definitely go for the s2 as there is more going on in the development section
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Why S4 is considered an evolutionary rather than an revolutionary upgrade

Reasons why some people consider S4 as an evolutionary upgrade
Number 1. The design- The design jump from S2 to S3 was a big jump for galaxy s devices to jump from a squarish look to a a more rounded edges look. But the S4 still retains the design of its predecessor and most likely they hate the design. Samsung somewhat thinks that because many millions of peoplebought the galaxy S3 means that the design was good. But the reason why S3 is because of the inside, not the outside.
Number 2 The OS- S2 was running 2.3.6 when galaxy s3 launched with ICS,they call it a big jump because of no lags when swiping homescreen, overall better experience and a totally new look. But the jump from 4.1.2 to 4.2.2 wasnt that massive (not samsungs fault) but the problem is its UI looks became so complicated that normal users will have harder time looking for all the new features of the galaxy S4 and UI doesnt change but it becames more complicated
Number 3 Features- More likely this is the selling feature that made the galaxy S3 famous, the addtions of features from 4.0 was the face unlock, lock screen features, and etc but most likely the features are from google itself, not samsung. And the features added by samsung are more gimmickry. Then samsung add more of them in the S4 which average might not even touch even 1 of them. And not all the features are game changing they are just for show-offs. And those camera features are utter not sensoble to be called inovation, its good to have it here but samsung must just focus on the thing that makes galaxy S4 looks like a dump of bloatware
And lastly, the lag. 4.1.2 on S3/Note 3 was already smooth but this 4.2.2 on the galaxy S4 lags, iknow this can be fix by tweaks in rooting but for average user S4 look like a mid range phone cause of lag. I know that S4 is the first 4.2.2 non-nexus device,but samsung must make android less laggy, than adding features and apps which are prior useless or sometimes considered bloatware
Im not against galaxys4 but its time for Samsung to realize to make the Note 3 a game changing device ^^

So... What's new or different from the other lot of threads that already exist about this?

Here we go again.
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I guess my S4 is bugged, cause I've never even had something that reminds me of the word lag.
But if you say so... I'm sure you know what you're saying

Which mobile do u have???
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No lag here. Ever.
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Who really cares? Either people like it and buy it, it they don't! Yeah the jump isn't huge from s4 to s3, neither was the s2 to s3! Majority of users probably won't upgrade more than once every two years or so. Provided all phones are an improvement in the ones the customers are coming from, what does it really matter if it was only an evolution rather than revolution?

Calm down OP. You'll get yours s4 finally one day. No need to depeciate the phone publicly.
You know it's an amazing device.
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For me its revolutionary as well as evolutionary..as we are about to see much on such a specification. ..n anyway whoever owns it proudly show it off..who dont for them grapes will always be sour..
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No lag even here. Don't know how conclude that, but it must be true if you say so...
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It's evolutionary because it is a touch screen phone like it's predecessors.
The first iPhone was revolutionary, but that was a long time ago.
Nevertheless it is the best, ever made!
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Yeah wots with all the lag complaints? I've got the 9505 flavour and consider myself a real heavy user. My s3 was always running low in resource and suffering lags and redraws when pushed but I can honestly say its pretty much non existant on this device.
Also remember we are on very early firmwares at the mo so things will improve as the software matures.
My favorite improvement over the s3 is defo the ir blaster, kids always stealing my remotes and hiding them so just this one new feature for me makes the s4 a revolutionary step a remote for all my home hardware that I can call if I cant locate genius
I love the vanilla android expierience on nexus but I dont think the s4 would have that wow factor without the skins features etc thay come with the s4 and samsungs tweaks.
Also the s4 is the first galaxy I haven't rooted because I havent had any need to change anything. Every other galaxy I have had and ive had 12 and 3 was rooted and touchwizless
Sview is also awesome. Just wish the case offered more protection.
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HAAAAAATIUUUU said:
Reasons why some people consider S4 as an evolutionary upgrade
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Compared to what? Do you consider the HTC One revolutionary because its metal? The iPhone's been metal for years. Are the SGS4 Active and Xperia Z revolutionary because they are waterproof? Waterproof phones have been out in Asia for years. Is there any phone currently on the market that has better h/w specs than the SGS4?
The problem is phones have advanced so quickly we're running out of "revolution." As for the design, Samsung's clearly applying a common design ethos to all their devices as every device released soon before and after the SGS4 all look the same. So you may not like Samsung's design choices but they are following in the footsteps of Apple, BMW, and M-B who all evolve their designs in the name of branding. Based on the initial sales reports I'd say it seems to be working.

HAAAAAATIUUUU said:
iknow this can be fix by tweaks in rooting but for average user S4 look like a mid range phone cause of lag.
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LOL for god sake..

BarryH_GEG said:
Compared to what? Do you consider the HTC One revolutionary because its metal? The iPhone's been metal for years. Are the SGS4 Active and Xperia Z revolutionary because they are waterproof? Waterproof phones have been out in Asia for years. Is there any phone currently on the market that has better h/w specs than the SGS4?
The problem is phones have advanced so quickly we're running out of "revolution." As for the design, Samsung's clearly applying a common design ethos to all their devices as every device released soon before and after the SGS4 all look the same. So you may not like Samsung's design choices but they are following in the footsteps of Apple, BMW, and M-B who all evolve their designs in the name of branding. Based on the initial sales reports I'd say it seems to be working.
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HTC One X -------> HTC One = huge difference
Xperia S -------> Xperia Z = huge difference
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sebarkh said:
Calm down OP. You'll get yours s4 finally one day. No need to depeciate the phone publicly.
You know it's an amazing device.
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I already have it bro, going to sell it then buy note 3

here we go again on the "gimmick" word. i bet if those features are released on iOS first they will be herald as "innovative" and "amazing" features
but yeah this is samsung so every new feature they release will be "gimmicky"
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HAAAAAATIUUUU said:
HTC One X -------> HTC One = huge difference
Xperia S -------> Xperia Z = huge difference
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and guess what SGS3 is greater than those two phones (one x and xperia s), samsung just went into "milk the market" mode and the product of that is the SGS4
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HAAAAAATIUUUU said:
HTC One X -------> HTC One = huge difference
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Huge? They both have 4.7" displays, the One X used S3 and the One uses S-600, and neither have removable batteries or expandable storage.
What's "new" on the One? Dual front speakers? Samsung started that with tablets a year ago. BlinkFeed? It's written by Mobile Republic and not HTC and download Socialife from Sony and you'll have a better version of the same thing on your SGS4. A 4MP camera with bigger photosites? First introduced by Nokia and the One's camera gets mixed reviews. Zoe? A single "scene" uploads 20 uncategorized pics to Dropbox and Flickr. The SGS4 has GG3, DDR3 RAM, and a ton of new sensors and is also thinner, lighter, and has a 5" display in a body the same size as the SGS3. So "huge" is in the eye of the beholder. People that equate design with "revolution" need to get over it. Based on all the recent devices Samsung's released looking "familiar" I wouldn't expect anything radical any time soon.

No phone released this gen appears truly "revolutionary". The software is ultimately what's driving much of the innovation in smartphones, and software is just what Samsung focused mostly on, while also providing the best hardware. The beauty of "gimmick features" is that they can be disabled, but they're also there if you want to use them. Don't want them on your phone? Just root and remove. Want to get them back? Recovery is easy.
I'm still impressed that the S4 managed to be about the same size as its predecessor, while being lighter, having a bigger screen, and getting jam packed with more sensors and better hardware, including a larger battery. In addition to its partnering with tech companies like Mobeam to altar the way you make payments or deal with physical gift/membership cards. Things like that may not be "revolutionary", but it's a damn great way to evolve.

No lag here
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