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i hope its true.. galaxy s2 will you get it?

http://www.gizmocrunch.com/android/7577-samsung-galaxy-s2-release-date

Great news! I'm personally going to jump ship to this phone. Why not?? It's getting mad amounts of hype, which is never a bad thing. After hearing someone reviewing it saying it feels like the first 100% android phone they've ever used, I think that says something about it. I'm just scared that this phone is going to be about the same build quality of Yugo, as are all of Samsung's phones

If it has 4G hell yes. I wonder if we can just swap sim cards between 4G phones just fine
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i knew sprint would mutilate this beauty with a keyboard, they always do. glad i left that company. lets hope verizon gets this beast because it's my next phone.

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It's been known for months that we are getting a variant the only question is how different will it be. The Fascinate sucked...

I don't like Samsung but a 4g lte version would be hard to resist. I'll also have to pay full retail for it so I dunno.!
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Still no release date or info about lte our not so can't say if I want this. My wife likes samsung phones, but I've always felt they have had too much plastic in them.
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be happy with the phone you have, for tomorrow, there will always be something better.
just reminded me of:
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apple

No way. After my adventure with the Captivate, I'll never have another Samsung phone.
Nice hardware. Unless it is pure Android with no Samsung software, open, and on anything but AT&T, it might not suck.
However, I'm on the TBolt, now, so no need to change.

There's a lot to like about the Galaxy S and S II phones. I was pretty happy with my Captivate, but hated AT&T's coverage. Sure the stock phones were terribly slow with the pre-installed carrier junk and RFS file system, but the developers took care of that. I believe they've had GB available for a while now since Samsung released it for the Galaxy S phones in Europe. Then you get the absurdly thin and light phones and the beautiful amoled screens.
Any Galaxy S II variants over here will likely be crudded up just as badly as the original Galaxy S phones but that's nothing the developers can't fix. You can always wait for the Galaxy S III as well.

I'm not wiling to pay full retail for any phone much less a Samsung. Seems like a sweet device internally but no thanks. I'm quite happy with the TBolt!

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I'm not wiling to pay full retail for any phone much less a Samsung. Seems like a sweet device internally but no thanks. I'm quite happy with the TBolt!
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I know a lot of people feel that way. I don't know I actually like what Samsung is doing lately. I'm also one of the few that really like that plastic feel on the phone, makes for a much lighter phone. To tell you the truth I wish I would have kept the droid charge instead of going back to the thunderbolt.
I guess everyone has their own taste.

Leo Laporte mentioned the G2S on This Week in Google podcast. He said it's a pretty sweet phone.
I am now one of the lucky Tbolt owners that now has a perfect phone. Not one issue. Even the battery life is at 16 hours with heavy use and screen at 75% all the time. Nothing will separate me from my Tbolt....unless they make a tbolt with a 4.5-5 inch screen as thin as the G2S. Thickness and weight are the only things I would change.
Crazy to think I'm to a point that a screen smaller than 4.3 is to small.

Think its time, almost decided to sell the charge

I've tried, Debated, installed, formated, reinstalled, reflashed....every different ROM / kernal / radio that I can find on the internet for this phone.
Its a great phone for a user that will NEVER want anything more than a Phone....but......
.....I turned on my INCREDIBLE today and updated it to the latest MIUI and just generally brought it back to current ROM technology and was just amazed...
...so like I said...I gave the Charge a shot, nobody got behind it like I hoped and i'll sell it...use the incredible til I decide on weather or not to get the nexus prime, or I dare say it an iPhone (highly unlikely) but i'm tired of all the fragmentation in the droid world...was WAY WAY WAY better when there were just 5 or 6 "KINGS" out there....
I really don't know what the carriers or device makers are thinking...did apple's success on ONE device not teach the industry anything? Its a better model long term...PICK ONE maybe a few...but jesus...30 phones a year is ridiculous...does nothing besided upset your customers that you captured from a very real competitor....that is dagerous.
I'm still android...I just hope the nexus prime gets a HUGE following....just want a following that my Incredible still seems to have...but it is falling.
Anyway...i'm rambling and frustrated that my year and a half old phone can outperform my 4 month old phone in EVERY category but one 4G, which I can live without.
Haven't made the decision complete yet....but I just don't know what else to do...anybody feel the same?

Definitely feel the same man. Especially with soooooo many phones being released. Quality, not quantity.
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Crazy you did this. I just traded my Charge for the Incredible 2 today to keep as my backup to the galaxy nexus. Charge got pretty pathetic.

Only outperforms because of 4g? Forgotten about our better screen, hdmi out, better camera and better audio chip, have we?
I definitely understand where you're coming from though. I used to have a fascinate which ended up getting all that good aosp stuff and for that reason (along with the form factor) part of me does regret switching the two.
I plan on doing something similar by selling the charge and using an old smartphone (Htc vogue with cm7 b*tch!) before getting the GN.
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Yup same deal. This phone has a nice screen.. thatsit. M wife has my old incredible and I keep it up to date for her. Its so much better. It is the amoled one and it rocks. Ya charge has hdmi out.. when was the last time any of you actually used it for a purpose other than showing it off? Lol.
But why the nexus? Its another samsung ..been dissapointed with all samsungs so far. Who cares about ics . We are flashers we don't care about stock software. Besides.. I like gps's that work.. u know what im talking about.
The htc rezound is what im going for... gonna go back go my htc roots. Like you said.. the incredible has a huge following. Htc sense is bad ass and 3.5 is going to be sense sweetness. Before december there will be an ics rom for it..
Im done with samdung.....
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It would be nice to see something new and refreshed come out for this phone. Seems like most of the dev support we had jumped ship to the bionic.
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I stick with this ****burglar of a phone because Ev-DO is garbage in my area whereas LTE is actually pretty easy to get ahold of. Also, I love having a Wolfson DAC and Voodoo Sound.
I got my buddy onto a DroidInc with CM and he really loves it, but it wouldn't have been the right decision for me. I'm paying Verizon prices for LTE, and it's pretty clear that being forced to tolerate a heaping helping of Samsung's incompetence is collateral damage from that choice.
In a year or whatever when this phone has finally evolved into a seasoned specimen that runs CM properly and is way out of the limelight, it will be seen positively -- people will be quick to recommend it as a solid phone with LTE, a good DAC, and a non-PenTile AMOLED screen that you can pick up on craigslist for about a hundred bucks.
"Just make sure you load CyanogenMod as soon as you get it home," they'll say. "The stock software is really a mess."
It's just too bad that most of us here voluntarily subsidized this flaming leprosy parade for $250+ and a monster contract.

The Charge is only my second Android phone. The Fascinate was my first. Although my experience is only based on Samsung, I still think Samsung offers superb phones and I will continue to buy them. I've played around with other phones. My brother had an old Eris and a buddy had an EVO off Sprint. I like the screens on Samsung better and I like how easy it is to Flash Roms. Its true that official OS releases are slow but I blame Verizon more than Samsung. Maybe I'm just lucky but I haven't had too many issues with my Charge and like it. I've enjoyed the screen, the audio, the physical buttons, and my phone runs pretty fast with lagfix. I have this phone tweaked out pretty good. Yes, it would be nice to have also but can't complain too much how it is running at present. I've experienced virtually none of the problems others report. I haven't had to turn my phone in to Verizon tech or anything .....same phone I got from the get go. I'm not oblivious to some of the complaints. I just don't have any of my own really. I like it although I will be going to the Nexus as soon as it comes out but not based on a dislike of my Charge. I just like to upgrade every year.

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I like the screens on Samsung better and I like how easy it is to Flash Roms.
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Yes screens on sammys are awesome. But easy to flash roms? No.its not hard I guess.. but compared to other phones its a *****.
Take the dinc for isntance. All roms flashes through rom manager. You have 50+ roms all instantly available to you. With the push of a single button you can load a new rom... don't like it and want your old one back? No problem push another button and go right back to what you were just running
Hell you could have a differrent rom for every day of the week if you wanted. Do a little playing with the other heavy hitting smartphones. Real playing .. buy one.. own it. Use it as your own. And you will agree.
The sole reason I got the samsung was so I could have first hand experience with one. I like to know about everything out there based on my own opinions and not others. I had friends with samsungs.. the captivate and the fascinate and one with the infuse. So I got the charge to see what the fuss was about.
The result of 6 months of ownership? Nice screen... the rest is **** tho
I've tried and tried to like it.. if there weren't so many other phones that were better, it would be a fantastic phone..
Samsung has disappointed me with their android devices. Just google "samsung gps problems". If your phone doesn't lock in <5 sec inside your house using standalone gps accurate to 3 feet.. why not? The other phones on the market do. Hell this one has actually locked on my position.. accurate to 10 feet.. and been moving with me down the road.. the only problem was it had me 500 miles away.. how is that even possible lol.
Ya.. this will be the last samsung phone I own. Will only own samsung tvs tho
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people will be quick to recommend it as a solid phone with LTE, a good DAC, and a non-PenTile AMOLED screen that you can pick up on craigslist for about a hundred bucks
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The nexus has a pentile screen...
http://www.onlykent.com/20111021/samsung-galaxy-nexus-display-is-pentile-disappointed-dont-be/
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msticlaru said:
The nexus has a pentile screen...
http://www.onlykent.com/20111021/samsung-galaxy-nexus-display-is-pentile-disappointed-dont-be/
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He's talking about the charge. No pentile here, folks.
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msticlaru said:
The nexus has a pentile screen...
http://www.onlykent.com/20111021/samsung-galaxy-nexus-display-is-pentile-disappointed-dont-be/
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He was referring to Super AMOLED Plus. And yes, Nexus has pentile, but from the reports that I've read, higher resolution at 720p seems to cover that up.

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He was referring to Super AMOLED Plus. And yes, Nexus has pentile, but from the reports that I've read, higher resolution at 720p seems to cover that up.
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You can't see a sub pixel arranment when there's more subpixels per inch than the human eye can detect. People who are fussing about it are retarded
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I simply noted it because he specifically refered to it while also saying the prime would be his next choice. I saw contradiction and called it.
I think people are blinded by ics. The hardware is crap in comparison to others.
Take a read here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284463&page=27
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Yeah the screen on the Galaxy Nexus is going to be completely fine, I was referring to the Droid Charge's non-PenTile as a perk compared to other similiarly-valued Verizon devices -- specifically, the Bionic, the X2, the Fascinate, and the first-revision DroidInc.
I have the sneaking suspicion that once the Galaxy Nexus hits you're going to be able to buy secondhand Bionics, Charges, and Thunderbolts for pretty equivalent low prices. The GN looks killer, but its existence isn't going to retroactively remove lovely hardware features (S-AMOLED+, Voodoo Sound) from the Charge. And the Charge certainly sucks now, but it's only going to get better with time.
Funny how the people who pay the highest prices get the ****tiest experience, and the ones who saunter in a year late after the wonderful development community has beaten the phone into something usable get the best experience for the lowest price.

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Funny how the people who pay the highest prices get the ****tiest experience, and the ones who saunter in a year late after the wonderful development community has beaten the phone into something usable get the best experience for the lowest price.
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That's what we get for being early adopters lol.
My phone "isn't charging very well" and I have a new one being mailed to me. So now my ebay listing will be for a "new droid charge" instead of a used one. Should pull 500 easy. Plenty to buy a rezound or prime off contract
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My phone "isn't charging very well" and I have a new one being mailed to me. So now my ebay listing will be for a "new droid charge" instead of a used one. Should pull 500 easy.
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That's adorable that you think that. You'll get $250 tops.
The **** is a sunk cost, bros.

msticlaru said:
I simply noted it because he specifically refered to it while also saying the prime would be his next choice. I saw contradiction and called it.
I think people are blinded by ics. The hardware is crap in comparison to others.
Take a read here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284463&page=27
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Hardware is crap? Lololol.
So people are disappointed it's not a quad core phone with an 8mp camera, no sd card slot, no Exynos chip, and no keyboard(Wtf?). Seriously, the specs on the Galaxy Nexus are top notch. People just complain because it's not what they dreamed of.
Let's break it down.
-Galaxy Nexus has a 5mp camera. "o noes! No super high rez 8mp shooter!!!11! " Megapixels don't mean much. Example: the iPhone 4's and Galaxy S' 5mp cameras destroyed the Droid X's and Evo's 8mp camera. What mainly matters is the sensor.
-It has a TI OMAP 4460(I think) processor with an overclocked gpu. Almost no apps on the Market are optimized for multiple core processors. Up until recently, even our OS didn't take advantage of them. I think this is plenty.
-HD Super Amoled is pentile. Big whoop. With that pixel density, no one will notice. Let's see, what would you prefer? An HD Super Amoled screen or a slightly inferior S-LCD HD screen? Both will most likely have similar pixel densities.
-No SD card slot. How many times do you remove your SD card? I thought so.
-It has a barometer. Why? To get even more accurate GPS readings.
The only thing I hope for is that it has a great DAC like the Galaxy S and Droid Charge.

kalibar said:
That's adorable that you think that. You'll get $250 tops.
The **** is a sunk cost, bros.
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Ended 3 days ago
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Box-Sam...0626667809?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item4cfae29521
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Hardware is crap? Lololol.
So people are disappointed it's not a quad core phone with an 8mp camera, no sd card slot, no Exynos chip, and no keyboard(Wtf?). Seriously, the specs on the Galaxy Nexus are top notch. People just complain because it's not what they dreamed of.
Let's break it down.
-Galaxy Nexus has a 5mp camera. "o noes! No super high rez 8mp shooter!!!11! " Megapixels don't mean much. Example: the iPhone 4's and Galaxy S' 5mp cameras destroyed the Droid X's and Evo's 8mp camera. What mainly matters is the sensor.
-It has a TI OMAP 4460(I think) processor with an overclocked gpu. Almost no apps on the Market are optimized for multiple core processors. Up until recently, even our OS didn't take advantage of them. I think this is plenty.
-HD Super Amoled is pentile. Big whoop. With that pixel density, no one will notice. Let's see, what would you prefer? An HD Super Amoled screen or a slightly inferior S-LCD HD screen? Both will most likely have similar pixel densities.
-No SD card slot. How many times do you remove your SD card? I thought so.
-It has a barometer. Why? To get even more accurate GPS readings.
The only thing I hope for is that it has a great DAC like the Galaxy S and Droid Charge.
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If it was an htc phone with the same specs id be on it.
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Sold the charge for the rezound.. wow

So I have been on these forums since the charge came out. Its too bad the rom choices were limited, but this has been a great community and I appreciate all everyone did to make the charge as good as it could be.
That being said, holy **** is the rezound a bad ass phone.
If any of you are thinking about switching, I fully support that.!
One good thing the charge had going for it was the screen, the screen on the rezound blows it out of the water. And Im saying that as the guy who always pimped to his friends how much better the charges screen was to their phones.
The screen is bright, color rich, and OMG clear with the 720p resolution. You cannot see a single pixel anywhere. Icons are clear and crisp and "pop" out of the screen.
The thing is fast as all hell. Its easily faster than the fastest rom for the charge. We need to get danalo onto the rezound for some dev
HTC sense, love it or hate it, its amazingly simple and elegant. It just works and compared to touch wiz... .. ya
oh ya. GPS WORKS! lol.. No matter where you are, when you hit google maps. your location is there instantly. No waiting for lock, no inaccurate locations, it just works.
It is a little thicker than the charge, but it feels very nice in the hand. The rubberized backing is pretty damn nice. It gives it a quality feel while at the same time giving you a better grip.
Beats audio is really 'all that'. Compared to regular audio, its loud crisp and clear with hefty bass hits.
I think the charge is still a great phone, but Im glad to move on. The rezound is a definite game changer. And with ICS just a month or so away, what more could a person want?
-cheers to all, If you are thinking of switching to the rezound, we welcome you over at the forums, if not, enjoy the charge and may we meet again

I'm actually in a debate with myself to do the same. If I sell my charge, I can get the rezound at little to no cost out of pocket since I have an early upgrade. I personally like Sense. Always have since my first port on my G1 lol. But I'm struggling with myself because it is still S-On, and when I had the Dinc2, it took quite a while to S-off, and without rom flashing, I get jittery lol. On the other hand I could wait for the Galaxy, and have many rom flashing choices from the get go. But again, on the other hand, I also get bored of AOSP roms... Decisions, decisions....

And the GNexus will blow this out of the water. Just sayin.

Of course newer dual-core phones with HD screens will be better with one of the last single core phones with non-HD screens. The Rezound looks nice and Beats audio seems like a good bonus, but from what I've read, Beats is all hype and mainly good for music with tons of bass. I've tried a Beats headset once and i wasn't too impressed.
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I would have waited and went for the Nexus.
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Galaxy Nexus is better. Stock experience is infinitely better than the garbage known as Sense. The Nexus also has guaranteed updates for a long time to come, and there will be way more devs.
Sorry to rain on your parade, but the rezound is a bad choice with the Nexus this close. Imo.
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mkarps said:
I would have waited and went for the Nexus.
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He has the option now to return it when nexus comes out verizon extended their return policy till after january
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cujo6801 said:
He has the option now to return it when nexus comes out verizon extended their return policy till after january
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Oh really? That's good to know.
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I'm still gonna go with the Nexus, it just seems all around better plus I don't want my ICS experience skinned by touchjizz or sense or *gasp* moto's blur (although sense is nice)... I also don't see the hype over beats audio, their headphones are absolute garbage for anything but bass-heavy music like hip hop so I'm gonna assume the included audio in the phone is the same
anyway that's just my .02¢, its a nice phone overall and a close second pick for me but enjoy the phone OP
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He has the option now to return it when nexus comes out verizon extended their return policy till after january
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Doing that with the Razr I just bought, haha.

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I would have waited and went for the Nexus.
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if the nexus wasn't a Samsung product, I would agree with you. ICS will be more like honeycomb is on tablets. notice that any tablet you buy with HC is not "themed".
ICS will be very similar.
The build quality on HTCs phones is, in my opinion, much better than that of samsung phones.
And the GPS is a real issue for me. I litterley got lost several times using the gps on the charge. My friend has a samsung captivate on att with the exact same issues. I know people say "thats never happend to me" and to you, i say "awesome", but just google "samsung GPS". it is not isolated to one phone, its isolated to 1 manufacturer.
The only thing Samsung had going for it were its displays. We all hate touchwiz or else we wouldn't be romming.
If i go with a nexus, i get AOSP roms, and thats it. and for many people thats awesome. I don't know what people dislike about sense, but i think its awesome as do many many others, which is why HTC sense is by far the best manufacture overlay by popular opinion. So with the RZ I get to choose between AOSP and Sense.
And as another user said, I can return this if the nexus is somehow "all that" , however, it being samsung, im willing to be that it will not be.
S-OFF is just around the corner by the way. Apparently they got it working on the amaze recently.
All of these new phones are bad ass, the only thing that makes one better than the other is personal opinion.

Hows it on battery? I'm hoping to get the 90 day exchange for my charge since I have a few dead pixels. The charge usually gets me through a full day... Engadget says this phone will last 12 hours on normal use. Is this true?
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im trying to sell my charge so i can get on the rezound too. not sure if im going to be able to get it off tho
Can anyone point me to reverting back to stock from gummycharge gbe so i can sell?

zigzackattack said:
Hows it on battery? I'm hoping to get the 90 day exchange for my charge since I have a few dead pixels. The charge usually gets me through a full day... Engadget says this phone will last 12 hours on normal use. Is this true?
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after a full charge this morning, i am now at 43% from 8am till now, 5:07pm
moderate/normal usage

SFniner415 said:
im trying to sell my charge so i can get on the rezound too. not sure if im going to be able to get it off tho
Can anyone point me to reverting back to stock from gummycharge gbe so i can sell?
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i sold mine with gummy lol, i used it as a selling point in my ebay ad

I've been toying with the idea of picking up the rezound but that requires me sselling my charge...and we all know its one of the least desirable phones on the market right now
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I would sell it with gummy but i want to sell it locally and get the cash straight up like on craigslist
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I run warranty for one of the big 4 (not saying who) and I can tell you that without a shadow of a doubt HTC has the worst reliability of any smart phone we have....
Knowing that, I won't touch an HTC. No offense.. just the truth.
The razr is a repackaged bionic
Samsung gets alot of flack for "build quality " but who cares? HtC build quality is great... but the phones blow.
You can polish a turd all day long.... but at the end of the day.... its still a turd.
Nexus anything is the way to go as its pure android. Take a look at what ics is getting on quadrant and other benchmarks.
Beats audio is Dr Dre driven and not quality at all. Beats only resonates with pop rap fans....
Conclusion : get rid of your htc
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msticlaru said:
if the nexus wasn't a Samsung product, I would agree with you. ICS will be more like honeycomb is on tablets. notice that any tablet you buy with HC is not "themed".
ICS will be very similar.
The build quality on HTCs phones is, in my opinion, much better than that of samsung phones.
And the GPS is a real issue for me. I litterley got lost several times using the gps on the charge. My friend has a samsung captivate on att with the exact same issues. I know people say "thats never happend to me" and to you, i say "awesome", but just google "samsung GPS". it is not isolated to one phone, its isolated to 1 manufacturer.
The only thing Samsung had going for it were its displays. We all hate touchwiz or else we wouldn't be romming.
If i go with a nexus, i get AOSP roms, and thats it. and for many people thats awesome. I don't know what people dislike about sense, but i think its awesome as do many many others, which is why HTC sense is by far the best manufacture overlay by popular opinion. So with the RZ I get to choose between AOSP and Sense.
And as another user said, I can return this if the nexus is somehow "all that" , however, it being samsung, im willing to be that it will not be.
S-OFF is just around the corner by the way. Apparently they got it working on the amaze recently.
All of these new phones are bad ass, the only thing that makes one better than the other is personal opinion.
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I'm new to cdma selling on eBay. Do you have to deactivate the phone before mailing? Just remove the 4g sim and call it good? What's the procedure?
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[Q] Att users

I am coming over from Verizon. I an interested in the Infuse, Galaxy, or Skyrocket, what's good, what's easy to customize?
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I would recommend NOT the Infuse. Just my 2 cents.

markapowell said:
I am coming over from Verizon. I an interested in the Infuse, Galaxy, or Skyrocket, what's good, what's easy to customize?
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If i were you, go note. If you want a skyrocket, wait theyll have the hd version very soon. Or get the ion, i may because sony releases cyanogenmod builds themselves!

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I am coming over from Verizon. I an interested in the Infuse, Galaxy, or Skyrocket, what's good, what's easy to customize?
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I'd really recommend getting the Galaxy SII (not Skyrocket).
Just. Plain. Old. Sexy. Classy. SII.
The Skyrocket has a larger screen (4.5"), but from what I hear, it seems to have a few more issues than the SII original. Regardless, I still hear it's a great phone, but I think as far as getting future updates and Samsung support, original Galaxy SII is the safest bet.
If you really want a huge phone, look at the Galaxy Note.
And... Stay away from the Infuse. It's considered really old and outdated now. Yes, it's still a perfectly usable phone and it performs everyday tasks wonderfully. But when you can get the SII now for $100 or less, I just don't see why you'd want to lock into 2 years with a phone that is already a year old.
Plus, if you're a gamer, you definitely want to go with SII and not the Infuse. The RAM difference makes some games not be "compatible" with the Infuse.

To be honest, stay away from Samsung phones. I have two, a captivate and a infuse. I'm over Samsung because of the way they shelve their phones after a couple of months and all the problems in their software. I bought an Atrix 2 and its the best phone i have ever had. At first i wasnt sure about it because its a moto phone. Now that i have had it awhile i recommend this phone to anyone. Best battery life, 4 gb of space for apps and i got an over the air update on the second day of me having the phone. Its on the list for a ics update too. I have not had one single problem with this phone. Just my opinion but i would not get a samsung.
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I also wouldn't recommend the Infuse. I love mine, but it seems to be considered "dead" in AT&T's eyes.

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I also wouldn't recommend the Infuse. I love mine, but it seems to be considered "dead" in AT&T's eyes.
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^^^ 100% agreed, but as well I do love mine too. I'm just glad we still at least have a team of Dev's that are active on ROM Updates.

tmease1 said:
To be honest, stay away from Samsung phones. I have two, a captivate and a infuse. I'm over Samsung because of the way they shelve their phones after a couple of months and all the problems in their software. I bought an Atrix 2 and its the best phone i have ever had. At first i wasnt sure about it because its a moto phone. Now that i have had it awhile i recommend this phone to anyone. Best battery life, 4 gb of space for apps and i got an over the air update on the second day of me having the phone. Its on the list for a ics update too. I have not had one single problem with this phone. Just my opinion but i would not get a samsung.
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Then why does Sammy sell more phones?
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Then why does Sammy sell more phones?
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Don't know, don't care.
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I guess I'm a Samsung fan boy. I have always had a Samsung, even before smart phones. I had a Captivate which I gave to my wife when I went with an Infuse. Really love the big screen and I would get a Note if I had the money.....Really doesn't matter if AT&t never pushes out any updates, because I am running CM7.

I recommend the Galaxy S II (i777). I like the Infuse and Skyrocket, but the i777 is perfect. I'd also recommend the Skyrocket over the Infuse, purely because of the RAM difference. The Infuse can't be my daily device, because I need more RAM. So, in my opinion . . .
Galaxy S II (i777) > Skyrocket > Infuse

Samsung may have its issues with software, but theres no denying that their products are well made. Almost everything in my house is made by Samsung. They never die.
That aside, what is your budget and requirements? If you have the money and like the size, get a Note. I've heard nothing but good things about it and developers here are already playing with it. There doesn't seem to be any love for the Skyrocket though. If you're strapped for cash, I'd definately look into the Infuse. The price fluctuates from $50 to free sometimes, so you might get a great deal on one. It's one of the best phones I've ever had. All of the software issues have already been resolved by the devs here. While it may be a little dated by 2012 standards, it handles almost everything I throw at it and you just can't brick it. That's something those ****ty HTCs and Motorolas can't claim.

MikeyFTL said:
Samsung may have its issues with software, but theres no denying that their products are well made. Almost everything in my house is made by Samsung. They never die.
That aside, what is your budget and requirements? If you have the money and like the size, get a Note. I've heard nothing but good things about it and developers here are already playing with it. There doesn't seem to be any love for the Skyrocket though. If you're strapped for cash, I'd definately look into the Infuse. The price fluctuates from $50 to free sometimes, so you might get a great deal on one. It's one of the best phones I've ever had. All of the software issues have already been resolved by the devs here. While it may be a little dated by 2012 standards, it handles almost everything I throw at it and you just can't brick it. That's something those ****ty HTCs and Motorolas can't claim.
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Well put, saving me the efforts of typing in the same.

Thank you all. Based on all you have said, and my research I think I am going to go with the Sony xperia ion. Any hints as to when it's coming out? I have seen q2, I have seen the end of March.
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Samsung is where its at and if you plan on rooting and flashing Roms sammies are 99% unbrickable. As long as you read.....and you WON'T find a more helpful community than the good folks on the skyrocket side!
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Not bad
The infuse is a nice phone from what I have experienced. Doesn't look like it will get CM9 though so I would avoid it.
The screen is absolutely beautiful despite it's pitiful resolution. The colors are stunning and viewable from all angles making pictures better looking than what you took a picture of! Also sometimes I forget I am reading off of my phone when using google books and think it's my kindle.
RAM is pitiful (512?! Really Samsung??) but the phone operates smoothly despite.
Battery life is better than anything HTC has to offer.
I am personally looking for an Atrix 4g and it's laptop dock. Pretty sweet combo.

I got the skyrocket. Nice phone.
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Sammy all the way
love both Samsung and Sony
Samsung has made great phones in my opinion its just ours is an oddball, dont get it
Sony make great all round products
I prefer sammy and sony because they are name brand companies
have an asus transformer tf101, charger broke and cant find new one

Tell Me Mates What Are You Going to Say For This Guy ???

This is CNET Top 5 : Reasons not to buy the Galaxy S4​

he is true.. except i didnt like point no 3

I don't see what's the problem, all his arguments are solid and valid.

At the end he also say. It was very heavy to find 5 arguments to not buy the Galaxy S4.

Points 4 and 2 are rather contradictory. "Don't buy an S4 because they look boring. 'Stand out from the crowd' and get an HTC One, just like EVERYONE else is. Or buy a Nexus, which looks even more boring than the S4."
Point 1 is of course spot on though.

The HTC One and Nexus doesn't have a expandable microSD slot and back cover can't be removed to replace battery

It's funny because he gives like 10 reasons to buy it before the first reason not to buy it. And if you keep waiting to buy the next phone, you'll never buy one. Phones are coming out by the month so just buy the damn phone.

Note 3? I don't need a tablet in my pocket.

lamest reasons ever
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Yeah. Let's all buy/not buy a phone because of the way it looks/doesn't look Tech journalists are imbeciles for the most part (and a surprising number, particularly US ones, are reluctant to criticise Apple's products).

and more reasons not to buy this phone:
- it lags as hell
- worst low light camera phone ever

Quit whining, just put any other rom than Touchwiz on this and it is smoother than any other phone. Ok, Touchwiz has some cool features, but you'll only use them a few times, so it isn't worth sticking with Touchwiz.
Benchmarks with aosp 4.3 outrun the LG G2 so easily, which makes it even more obvious that this phone is awesome.
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venneke93 said:
Quit whining, just put any other rom than Touchwiz on this and it is smoother than any other phone. Ok, Touchwiz has some cool features, but you'll only use them a few times, so it isn't worth sticking with Touchwiz.
Benchmarks with aosp 4.3 outrun the LG G2 so easily, which makes it even more obvious that this phone is awesome.
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exactly. and @ the guy who was whining about the low light performance of the camera: 1. you haven´t ever used a galaxy s4 - the low light performance is great 2. buy a htc one with it´s crappy 4mp sensor.
usually most photos are taken at daytime.
also i love the s4´s design and performance. everything is perfect. best screen i´ve seen till now. outstanding camera. removable battery and sd card slot and it´s very light because of the polycarbonate case. also it will outperform the htc one when getting dropped completely.

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and more reasons not to buy this phone:
- it lags as hell
- worst low light camera phone ever
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You can flash Omega ROM, it is quite smooth. You can have all the Samsung features.

Oh no he has an opinion! Video was grand, valid points for him.
HTC one is a lovely device, nexus 4 is cool. S4 is great. It's one guys opinion. Welcome it.
Tis only a phone.
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5. Underdog innovation: is just a stupid reason and yes, you will always find something else quite innovative in another phone. You should chose the innovation you will find the most useful... or maybe no software innovation at all and like me just use the plain Google Android OS with some improvements like CyanogenMod does.
4. Boring design: that's a subjective mater. I find the design awesome. It doesn't fly from your hands, it's slim, it's pleasing to the hands on cold or warm climate. I don't care at all about plastic like a lot of people do. I even despise metallic phones like iPhone or HTC. Also, why you should change a working design? I find awesome that Samasung Galaxy line design is improving on previous designs. If you're on the stupidity of getting status from your phone buy those exclusive designs for Android that costs thousands of dollars. You will be noticed then.
3. Samsung Galaxy S3: granted, there is not much a difference with it but I can talk from what I see in my country. The price difference doesn't justify buying an older phone, as they are almost priced the same and there are still some advantages from the S4. Battery is definitely better for start. The design IMO is also better, but that's just subjective you remember.
2. Google Nexus 5: I would have also added all the army of phones that are coming. You know, that's the universal "not to buy" reason for any technology?, there will always be something new. You won't end buying anything at all as Nexus 5 in six months will also be old and something better will be just around the corner. Just wait for the next big thing... eternally.
1. The next Samsung phone: idem 2
They do realize most of these reasons are stupid and they (almost) say it on the video.

LOL! That was pretty tongue in cheek. Great to see there is not a single REAL reason not to get the phone on his list. No technical issues, features missing, etc.

real reasons:
1. uber oversized crappy TW
2. cpu overheats fast
thats all i can think off.
1 is solved by a new rom
and 2 is solved by a new kernel with UV.
the rom/stock is just awful

LOL. That video obviously all subjective reasoning. We're buying phone because we like those phone, if we don't like the phone just don't buy it or sell it if already buy it.
And imo SGS4 is a great phone.
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ar216893 said:
LOL. That video obviously all subjective reasoning. We're buying phone because we like those phone, if we don't like the phone just don't buy it or sell it if already buy it.
And imo SGS4 is a great phone.
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yep I agree its all about what suits you.
Personally I'm sick of these threads they achieve little apart from people going tribal and fighting their corner. Both phones are very good and also differant but the same so instead of rubbishing either buy what suits you and be happy with it.
oh and the number one best reason for not taking any notice of the vid is that its from May so in terms of the mibile phone world its 1984 stuff.