Hi all, first i am a user of Galaxy Ace, and i'm quite active in Galaxy Ace forums, and till now i'm a bit bored with my galaxy ace, and minding to sell it and buy a replacement..
After some searches and comparations, i saw Galaxy R (i9103) and seems quite cheaper than SGSII which is very expensive in my country... :crying:
And as Galaxy R doesnt sold in my country (indonesia) so i think i will buy it from other countries.. so i really need your opinions when buying this phone..
and after seeing the specs in this phone, i was a bit amazed of it.. and the battery performance of course.. 9H in 3G, is that true ? in reviews said that my galaxy ace last 6 hours 30 mins in 3G..
I wanna ask, Could i overclock or undervolt or even underclock Galaxy R ?
does it lag while using it at times ?
are there many choices of custom roms / custom kernels / mods/ tweaks available ?
and lastly, are you overall happy for buying and having Galaxy R ?
Thank you for reading this..
Hey dude
First of all im very happi with this phone
Custom rom support is here and you can look in development section.
Cm is under development right now and there are kernals too
But its a small community and we aRe happy with every new user
Undervolting,overclocking, is also available on some keenals!
But there are the typical tegra 2 problems... like ics support,nvidia drivers..
But all in all im verry happy with the R its a very good phone!
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KnockNuckle said:
Hey dude
First of all im very happi with this phone
Custom rom support is here and you can look in development section.
Cm is under development right now and there are kernals too
But its a small community and we aRe happy with every new user
Undervolting,overclocking, is also available on some keenals!
But there are the typical tegra 2 problems... like ics support,nvidia drivers..
But all in all im verry happy with the R its a very good phone!
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Thanks for quick reply, and thanks also for the review..
CM is under development ? so that means the available custom roms are still based on stock ?
and.. how about the phone's performance ? is it laggy on touchwiz ? thanks again
kevintangi said:
Hi all, first i am a user of Galaxy Ace, and i'm quite active in Galaxy Ace forums, and till now i'm a bit bored with my galaxy ace, and minding to sell it and buy a replacement..
After some searches and comparations, i saw Galaxy R (i9103) and seems quite cheaper than SGSII which is very expensive in my country... :crying:
And as Galaxy R doesnt sold in my country (indonesia) so i think i will buy it from other countries.. so i really need your opinions when buying this phone..
and after seeing the specs in this phone, i was a bit amazed of it.. and the battery performance of course.. 9H in 3G, is that true ? in reviews said that my galaxy ace last 6 hours 30 mins in 3G..
I wanna ask, Could i overclock or undervolt or even underclock Galaxy R ?
does it lag while using it at times ?
are there many choices of custom roms / custom kernels / mods/ tweaks available ?
and lastly, are you overall happy for buying and having Galaxy R ?
Thank you for reading this..
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More than 9 h 30 min in 3G.
You can overclock or undervolt or even underclock Galaxy R.
Lags happens sometimes but mostly when Lwp are used.
Each day increases the base of custom roms / custom kernels...
I personally use it more than 4 months, so far I have not found any major problems and phone is too good, if you buy it you will not be wrong
pudup said:
Touch-wiz is ****. Very little to no people use it and have switched to better launchers. So even if it did lag with touchwiz, it wouldn't be a problem. But it doesn't lag with touchwiz anyway so that should tell you something :3
Phone is great anyway. Although some models are defected and so if you're unlucky, you'll be stuck with an expensive paperweight since Samsung has discontinued production and support for SGR.
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well so you're touchwiz hater , LOL . what ? samsung has discontinued this ? omg so i'll be very difficult to buy and find this phone the battery seems very good too . if we tweak it here and there, can it go through 2 days ? LOL
The phone in one word is AWESOME! TOTALLY worth the money!
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The phone in one word is AWESOME! TOTALLY worth the money!
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hmm. this word is veeery RARE in galaxy ace forums, bcoz, you know, Sammy didnt release ICS for ace, and ace stuck at old ARMv6 CPU with adreno 200 GPU, (omg that's too awful)
Oh yes people, i read that Galaxy S Advance (i9070) is available at my country and the specs seems a bit similar to Galaxy R, so what do yu guys think about that phone ? just asking btw
S advance uses ericson SoC, if uvr interested u can buy this phone.
Pros of S advance (vs SGR)
-lil bit fast cpu (it delivers better performence than tegra2)
-better gpu (MALI400)
Cons of S advance (vs SGR)
-develepoment support is likely zero
-no official ics announcment
-small and crappier screen
-dim screen compared to brightness of sgr
-don't have official cm announcment
-don't have bigger user base
-small ram (768MB vs 1GB)
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@Op get something else..
Seriously tegra2 is dead platform and don't expect future support for chipset..at the price it may be good but Samsung recently removed this phone from market and productions
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@Op get something else..
Seriously tegra2 is dead platform and don't expect future support for chipset..at the price it may be good but Samsung recently removed this phone from market and productions
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FYI tegra is the platform who gave first dual and quad core devices. Its not dead platform and it delivers best performence out there. But yes there are some problems with platform and ics but u should not forget that there devices running on tegra is having official ics with hw accl. like sony tablet etc. Few devices like galaxy r and captivate glide doesn't have dev support that doesn't means the soc is crap. Btw I don't think that galaxy r should be considered as having no dev support. Galaxy r is having official cm (wip). And other devs are making best roms here and emo is compiling JB that days are probably gone when we used to cry that our device lacks dev support
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There are very few fones with this kinda spec.. which is eye popping....also it delivers right... Go for it man..
Tegra2 dual core + wolfsons audio codec + slcd scratch proof super colors + 1GB ram.. all at a steal price...
Only hiccup for you would be that it lacks a high-end camera with 1080p record capability with hdmi support.
Apart from this.. custom rom support is really going big guns.. (considering we had none 8 months ago..)..
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FYI tegra is the platform who gave first dual and quad core devices. Its not dead platform and it delivers best performence out there. But yes there are some problems with platform and ics but u should not forget that there devices running on tegra is having official ics with hw accl. like sony tablet etc. Few devices like galaxy r and captivate glide doesn't have dev support that doesn't means the soc is crap. Btw I don't think that galaxy r should be considered as having no dev support. Galaxy r is having official cm (wip). And other devs are making best roms here and emo is compiling JB that days are probably gone when we used to cry that our device lacks dev support
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Rightly said....
Royale is truly royal..... Its not found in common hands like s2.. only smarter geeks pick this device...
And, this now has much better support than it used to have earlier... which is more than enough...
I mean what is the use of 1000s of roms .... insted have 100 and of good quality... right now we don't have 100 roms..Ha ha...
But sooner or a bit later... we will have.... once CM becomes fully functional...
and the day is not too far away....
Thank u...
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FYI tegra is the platform who gave first dual and quad core devices. Its not dead platform and it delivers best performence out there. But yes there are some problems with platform and ics but u should not forget that there devices running on tegra is having official ics with hw accl. like sony tablet etc. Few devices like galaxy r and captivate glide doesn't have dev support that doesn't means the soc is crap. Btw I don't think that galaxy r should be considered as having no dev support. Galaxy r is having official cm (wip). And other devs are making best roms here and emo is compiling JB that days are probably gone when we used to cry that our device lacks dev support
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Getting sgr at this moment is not worth...and without nVidia support tegra2 is pretty much dead..no phone with t2 has ics at this moment and cm devs themselves know how good bad is
madman said:
Getting sgr at this moment is not worth...and without nVidia support tegra2 is pretty much dead..no phone with t2 has ics at this moment and cm devs themselves know how good bad is
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There are devices with tegra platform running ics. And sgr still one of the cheap but best smartphone according to specs. In market very few dual core with this features are available at 20,000/- INR.
And buddy no one is pointing gun at ur head and forcing to get sgr its totally up to u to what to buy. U can guy gs3 or nokia 1100 all up to u
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kevintangi it depends what your priority is. That's SGR forum so 90% answers will be: go for it As a former user I want to say: If you are after a solid device the way it is out of the box and don't care much about fw-upgrades and devs' support go for it. Otherwise choose something else. If you want best FW-updates go for Nexus, if you want best HW and devs support go for one of Samsung's flagships, if you don't care much about best HW but you still want a decent devs' support go for HTC phone.
The way Samsung treats its non-flagship models is a dark zone and it's especially evident here. SGR is not even officially listed on the majority of samsung's websites. I've never seen more ridiculous update policy than the one here. Dev's support is better than at the beginning and the fact that CM7 is on his way sounds really promising, but it's still below the average, and it is rather doubtful it's gonna be much better, when the very best developers migrates from one flagship to another (from previous to the current one. (For example devs like: codeworxx, chainfire, gokhanmoral etc that worked on S2 now are working on S3...).
Hi buddy,
To answer some of your questions.
Is it worth it ? It's completely Value for Money handset ! At the price point it is currently available it's the best if you want a Samsung mobile which is easy to flash & also keep the warranty.
It even has some features which even the S2 doesn't have, Wolfson WM8994 DAC which is better than the DAC on S2& even on the S3. Some of my friends who listen to music & use high quality IEMs (headset) sold their SGS2 after they checked it's sound quality & they found it to be inadequate.
Though the AMOLED screens have good contrast they don't have the best visibility on bright sunny days. They are not as bright when compared to the SLCD on the Galaxy R & some guys have also suffer from screen burn-in issues on AMOLED displays. SLCD also gives much better battery backup when you are browsing the internet but has lower screen on time if you are watching videos all day long.
About the development scenario, if you are someone who wants to keep on flashing new ROMs & MODs daily then this handset isn't for you. However if you want a stable bug free handset which has most of the top quality features & which has a good amount of ROM & kernel options then go ahead & buy this handset.
CM ROM development has been started by CM Dev 'Epsylon3' who has developed CM9 for Defy which has much more lower specs. We already have nightly builds which some guys are using as a daily ROM to test it out completely. We'll soon have CM 9 / 10 once we have a stable base of CM 7 to upgrade.
This handset also has support from all the top game developers as it has Tegra 2 SOC, especially from Rockstar games. The Galaxy S Advance doesn't have any dev support as of now & it also has a smaller screen (which is a bit curved), the battery capacity / battery backup is also lower & moreover like S2 it doesn't have support for Tegra 2 games out of the box.
About the ICS update, the time given by Samsung is just around the corner & if you possible you can wait for approx 2 - 3 weeks to see whether it gets an update or not. Then decide on that basis which handset you are going to buy.
I hope this'll help you get a clear picture. You can go ahead & buy this handset right away or wait for sometime till it gets an update but it's much better than the Galaxy Ace for sure.
But if you can get a Galaxy Nexus then go ahead and buy that. I would surely recommend it over others because it gets the fastest updates & has pretty good developer support.
Hope this helps.
Cheers !
Thanks for responses everybody !! can't hit thanks bcuz limit (sorry)
so i'm buying this device next month ! yay , and gonna sell my galaxy ace for it..
galaxy ace has many superb devs and themers, y'know.. and i didnt think i needed CM ROMs, bcus, y'know, CM ROMs arent battery friendly :| .. i will rather go to stock rom with everything modded and tweaked
kevintangi said:
Thanks for responses everybody !! can't hit thanks bcuz limit (sorry)
so i'm buying this device next month ! yay , and gonna sell my galaxy ace for it..
galaxy ace has many superb devs and themers, y'know.. and i didnt think i needed CM ROMs, bcus, y'know, CM ROMs arent battery friendly :| .. i will rather go to stock rom with everything modded and tweaked
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i would truly agree with m.kochan...he has given the best response...
See if you are buying sgr with the intent of getting ICS..den i would say wait for next couple of weeks...
Yes the hardware seems to be eye popping but when it comes in getting updates from samsung they are really poor...
Nexus costs less than sgr and has even better hardware...
And i dont see much future with this phone (personel opinion).
Also i have learnt that, if you are buying a samsung device..then it should be a flagship or a some popular product..the high-ends..!!
vipul12389mehta said:
i would truly agree with m.kochan...he has given the best response...
See if you are buying sgr with the intent of getting ICS..den i would say wait for next couple of weeks...
Yes the hardware seems to be eye popping but when it comes in getting updates from samsung they are really poor...
Nexus costs less than sgr and has even better hardware...
And i dont see much future with this phone (personel opinion).
Also i have learnt that, if you are buying a samsung device..then it should be a flagship or a some popular product..the high-ends..!!
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i dont mind with ICS, actually.. i am open to any bases, really. and i dont mind with updates, i believe devs can overcome that.. nexus ? really ? i hate soft buttons on the screen... and one thing. i dont like high end devices bcuz their price will FALL after several months or years..
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Hey, I've been using winmo for almost 4 years now. I want to switch to Android now. But I see so many reviews and specs war each day. I'm actually confused on which one to buy. =|
So as for your experience please suggest me.
My requirements good gaming must support games from gameloft.
Full web browsing experience.
Good ROMS support, Overclocking support without burning (lol), CM7 support and most updated on XDA-Forums. (Like winmo's HD2 is most updated and feature full phone till date.)
It's not possible for me to goto each phone's thread and read the whole day lol. So please advise from your experience.
Thanks.
Ps. no 4G phones yet in my country. Just 3G.
Galaxy S2
That's my 2nd Android phone right after Nexus one and I am undoubtedly MEGA HAPPY
It all depends on country and carrier.
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thanks you both.. =)
well carrier doesn't matter to me. I want to buy a GSM model.
I was planning for Xperia Play but the 400mb ram and the heavy UI by SE is holding me back.
Atm the GS2 and HTC Sensation are the 2 high end phones out there. As they both house a dual core processor.
The sensation has higher resolution, de GS2 more memory.
in my opinion they are equal, but you might want to read into them a bit.
if you have money sgs2, if you dont have money sgs1.
I agree and samsung galaxy s II or I are really tough competitors especially when you inject them with voodoo!
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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
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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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Check this out now.
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_gti9070_galaxy_s_advance_shows_up_in_photos_and_video-news-3737.php
I really dont understand if there is some internal conflict within samsung as to what devices they would launch? WTF is the point of this phone??
It's only going to cause more competition between samsung's own devices, if they think superamoled is so important they shouldnt have released the galaxy R in the first place.
Now because of the "galaxy S" name it's probably going to sell alot more than galaxy R and will end being a better phone I think.
And I actually love superamoled even the pentile one but I still think the timing of this phone is just wrong, they should have instead marketed the galaxy R which has perfect hardware with beautiful LCD and only needs more dev support to be a better phone.
Its closer to S plus than to the R, only four inch and prob not having one gig of ram so this is NOT an R2 imo, R is a royal class and the next R Should b an r2 not an S, s class.
Anyway this would make angry to the s users if they updTe to ics and not their s,
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Google86 said:
Its closer to S plus than to the R, only four inch and prob not having one gig of ram so this is NOT an R2 imo, R is a royal class and the next R Should b an r2 not an S, s class.
Anyway this would make angry to the s users if they updTe to ics and not their s,
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It has mali-400 MP GPU, I really really doubt it will have 512MB RAM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js_tKyE0nzU&feature=related
The screen might be a bit smaller but it's superamoled.
This phone is on a completely different level than the original galaxy S and S plus.
I am absolutely not saying this is a much better phone than the R, it's about on the same level so I am not saying it's R2. What I am saying is that it's going to further cannibalize the already average sales of the galaxy R.
Anyone with the budget of this range will definitely go for the Galaxy R. It's meaner and sexier.
Moreover, by the time this device hits a price drop, gets into the hands of many and finds a home in xda, our device will be well off. We'll have plenty of Dev support. People will still want a Galaxy R.
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People who knew about phones never bought Galaxy S plus. This device probably just brings in more fragmentation. The Galaxy S is still a good device. You'll never have shortage of dev support or desserts from android as long as you are in xda.
And talking about our device, there's nothing to worry about until a few months passes after the release of Samsung Galaxy S III. Untill then we are boasting around one of the most powerful devices. (Ours' is not the most powerful phone but comparable to the top of the range devices. Benchmarks may speak differently, but for all practical purposes, the performance is more or less the same)
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Our device is moderately future proof too. But once the Cortex A-15 based chipsets make their way into smartphones, the scene will differ.
The Exynos 5250 (32nm architecture with Mali-T604) and other chipsets sporting PowerVR Series6 GPU has multiple times the power of current gen chips.(2x processing power and 5x graphics processing power and much better power efficiency).
But these wont bother us probably until 2013. All you Galaxy R owners, you have made one if the best choices as of now in deciding to choose this phone.
Interesting post dh33r4j!
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Gambler_3 I do really doubt it about 512RAM , if samsung denied ICS to S1 with 512 they need a need argument in terms of ram, could be 768mb or i dont know maybe 1GB in this case S advance would be closer to R, but also to the flagship S2... i dont see that happening.... What would be the point having S2 1gb ram dual core and a S1 adv with 1gb ram dual core? ...
S advance is much better than S plus but still worse than R, the amoled screen is not better than our SLCD they are diferent, ask S2 owners about greenish screens (very common in S2) and Tegra2 is inside in a big variety of devices like LG, tablets... so I think like dh33r4j , our chip is more future proof in terms of supporting games of course all this is only my hummble opinion and I can be so wrong.
BTW, the tiers of samsung are, Y, M , W, R and S. so i expect they follow that scale and the next R , is the R2 something like i-9xx3 , in other words a S3 downgraded like R is for the S2 and de SCL (is for S)
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What would be the point having S2 1gb ram dual core and a S1 adv with 1gb ram dual core?
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It's samsung, many things they do dont make sense.
I prefer superamoled but ya the display of R is also very good. I also prefer 4" over 4.2" as I find the S2 and galaxy R to be a bit too big so thats another possible reason for this phone to provide a more portable dual core phone.
I was thinking of getting the R, I am not quite sure now.
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It's samsung, many things they do dont make sense.
I prefer superamoled but ya the display of R is also very good. I also prefer 4" over 4.2" as I find the S2 and galaxy R to be a bit too big so thats another possible reason for this phone to provide a more portable dual core phone.
I was thinking of getting the R, I am not quite sure now.
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hahha completely agree with you, "its samsung" no more words to add LOL.
I think that i'll change brand for the next android.
What's the alternative? Motorola and HTC with locked bootloaders? Trust me HTC technical support is much worse than Sammy's. They can really act ridiculous sometimes.
Actually....I'm pretty much satisfied with Samsung both with HW and SF. (HTC devices are not that reliable as sammies in terms of both FW and HW nowadays) The only thing tat pisses me off is marketing (lack of support for some devices...ours ?) and the update policy. While in Southeast Asia people has been enjoying android 2.3.6 since november...we still "enjoy" android 2.3.4 in Sweden..WTF?
yeah, you never know when they will update in each country, if they ever do LOL.
Still dont know which brand will I go for, I have time to look the behaviour of the market's brands. maybe a nexus
Nexus is a good choice. Samsung's HW + google FW which means the freshest updates!
http://www.sammobile.com/2012/01/30/samsung-announces-galaxy-s-advance/
these are de specs its 768MB ram
so, 1ghz dual core 758MB ram 4" clearly not that good as de R.
Very wise movement of samsung they include +256mb ram extra so they can include ICS ( not confirmed yet thou) so S1 users cant complain... and if you want an S with ICS get this new S adv good job Samy!
R tegra2 dual core 1ghz 1GB 4.19" 21Mbps
S advance :dual core 1ghz 768MB 4" 14.4 Mbps
so R is better imo and ICS will take advance of our 1gb or ram for sure.
Well mali is more powerful GPU isnt it? But it isnt that well supported so I would still take geforce ULP over it.
It is probably going to be pentile display so the superamoled is not very big advantage as you get lower resolution. But in all honestly I would still rather have galaxy S display than R display and it seems like the display of the advance will be identical to the original S.
One detail missing is if it will have gorilla glass which I strongly presume it will which levels the playing field somewhat in my opinion.
Many people are reporting samsung has stopped manufacturing the R which would really be an unfortunate thing, I dont think they already produced buck loads of it so we cant expect many devs to have the R.
Well according to gsmarena it does have gorilla glass. There have been alot of reports of the galaxy R screen being not very scratch resistant so thats a real advantage I think.
Ive seen SGS scratched and it includes gorilla.... I'm happy with R's screen , it travells always in a pouch and happy, in regard of GPU maybe mali is better dont know, but in terms of tegra games compatibility for this 2012 I think our Nvidia would stand better chances to play more games without any plug-ins at all.
SLCD is great IMO, and about discontinuity issue, dont have info here in spain but, anyway I dont like to flash alot, all I want is a bug free ICS ASAP, I think is all I expect in exchange for what I paid for, If I were interested 100% in scene I would have gone for the S2 instead, so I dont mind the R not beeing a flagship all i want as i said is to get a decent bugfree ICS.
And another definite plus for the galaxy R is the half aluminum back, it's so nice to touch and doesnt add too much heft to the phone unlike HTC phones which go completely overboard on metal and it ends up being a brick.
I have been looking for Galaxy R from a week now. It is not available on Flupkart,Letsbuy,Sulekha, Ebay.in, and even at websites like Indiaplaza.
Went into a Samsung flagship sotore, they said it is not available now, went to India's leading mobile store chain, Mobile Store, they said, it is not available, we havnt got a piece from Samsung!
What now?
GM(sales India) told me tat they will be dumping galaxy R very soon
He also said Galaxy S III will be released very soon..there must be some business strategy
Pretty Lame Strategy.
It appears as if they are desperate to float in the "S" legacy.... They should have worked on Galaxy R ,for its next release instead...
yea..they will also be launching "Galaxy S advance"...but they have promised ICS update to galaxy R..
EDIT: forgot that this is actually the name of the thread ..my bad
Guys I am planning to buy a new phone. I want your suggestions about choosing the right one. I am relying on good battery life and phone which has a good amount of development going on (custom roms, kernels, miui, cyanogenmod, ics etc.) coz I love to fiddle with devices a lot. My current choices are :
Samsung galaxy R
Samsung galaxy S plus
HTC Desire S
HTC Incredible S
These are my options but senior members can suggest me phone in range of 23000 INR ($475).
Thanks in advance guys
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No brainer ! Its Galaxy R.
I had gone through the same list of phones before I got my R, so I am suggesting you on that basis.
It's battery life is better than the others, you can yourself check out gsmarena's battery test for this handset then you'll understand better.
SGR is a class better device. It's like to compare BMW and VW. As a former HTC IS user I must discourage you from buying this handset. Although development base for SGR is still not equally impressive as for HTC phones i would definitely choose it. Single core is an obsolete solution now.
By the time you buy the R , I'm sure CM7 would be here XD
Herpderp Defy.
I have been saving some money to buy a new android phone and right now I can buy a Samsung I9003, is it worth to buy? A friend told me to ask here, so i hope your help .
I would be using it to play games and I know that that phone cant afford good graphics but i dont care, I just wanna know if it is stable and if it will be useful in these times.
Thank you very much
In a word - no.there are more disadvantages than advantages in buying this device.but I will list a few -
1. Phased out device.
2.official Samsung support stopped at ginger bread.
3.no official cm/miui support
4.the main- lots of device at the same/lower price with preloaded jb or Atleast ics.
This is a gone and done device my friend.
Advantages-
1.a few very dedicated devs.
2.some very beautiful gb themes.
3.ginger bread had been thoroughly utilised to it's best.
4.cm9/10 ports.
Frankly,I got this device before I knew what xda/android really is .
"...The child is grown, the dream is gone..." - Pink Floyd.
If development doesnt really concern you at all. Well its kinda fine. Gaming is good in GB roms. We got many perfect GB roms here. ICS, JB is also good. But again, there are many devices with its price range that is better. Lol for me i like the looks of SL.
dont buy this device its outdated samsung doesnt cooperate in SL
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what is ur budget we can give u suggestions if u want.
a big no for me
just buy a newer phone with official ics or jb
i9003 is still AED 1299 (355 USD) here at my area, there are better phones out there on that price
Go for galaxy s duos. It has ics n jb is coming very soon.
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I also say no. If you want galaxy s, i prefer galaxy s advance. it's much better and i think it has dual core processor.
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+1 for Galaxy S Duos.
Looks like the S3.
Adreno 200 GPU, that means good for gaming.
Qualcomm chipset, means more support from developers.
1 Ghz Processor. :laugh:
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NO
buy a i9003????
alwayspunk said:
I have been saving some money to buy a new android phone and right now I can buy a Samsung I9003, is it worth to buy? A friend told me to ask here, so i hope your help .
I would be using it to play games and I know that that phone cant afford good graphics but i dont care, I just wanna know if it is stable and if it will be useful in these times.
Thank you very much
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Hey look i must say that i play shadowgun and nfs without problems, but in a galaxy s 9100 its much better and you dont have to root it or break your brain thinking how to install gameloft games etc etc.
there are several developers, all greats at their hobby of develope, and actually you can run android 4.1.2 in this galaxy sl i9003, and its smooth, stable and works perfectly, but maybe its a little bit late to buy this phone, samsung doesnt support beyond GB 2.3.6, so ...you know.
Hope this helps bye!!!