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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.
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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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hey guys,
im looking to buy a phone in the upper mid-range category and im really confused between the s2, nexus and the htc one s. the s2 was my original choice but apart from the sd card and the normal sim slot it is inferior to the htc one s. on the other hand, the nexus may not have the fastest processor of the lot but it does have the advantage of being a google phone and thus has a extremely large developer base. I am keen on getting the one s now but i've managed to confuse myself once again. there have been reports that the one s is unable to maintain its black color when scratched and that the phones have had white marks on them because of the ceramic finish . and the lack of an sd card slot is a huge turnoff plus it only takes micro-sims that make the device even more inflexible...
i am utterly clueless here, i would be really grateful if someone could help...
and btw i am very keen on loading different kernels and custom roms on my device and i will definitely be overclocking, and im looking for a phone that is future proof atleast for 2-3 years...
P.S: this will be my first android device and i want my journey with android to be a pleasant one, so guys, please help me.
and one more thing,
I am not asking which is the best phone of the lot, i am asking which phone will be the best FOR ME! so no fanboy rants and petty quarrels please...!!
I personally prefer the Galaxy Nexus due it being a google phone and yes it does have a HUGE developer base both here and inside google. One of the main advantages is that it offers a pure google android experience, so no carrier bloatware apps or overlays.
While the HTC One S is a more powerful device, it does come with the Sense UI overlay on top of Android 4.0. Some people prefer it, while others don't like it. It all depends on the person. Also, on a side note, there is no real way of completely removing the Sense UI with a new ROM without causing some problems.
The Galaxy S2 is still a good device, but will have the Samsung Touchwiz overlay. Though Touchwiz can be removed without a problem.
Both the S2 and HTC One S will have slower Android upgrades than the Galaxy Nexus, which receives almost immediately when it is available.
Overall, both the HTC One S and the Galaxy Nexus will be future-proof as they are capable of running the future Android OS like Jelly Bean. However, the only difference is that the Nexus will receive the update much earlier than the One S. This is not to say the S2 won't get the update, but it will take some time as well.
Aesthetics wise, all phones are beautifully designed and thin, so no problems there.
Have fun choosing as they are all amazing phones!
thanks for the reply. i really dont mind if the updates come slowly. but if the s2 will get them eventually, i'm gonna go for it. the nexus is extremely dificult to come around in my locality and from how much i am aware of, the only assets that the nexus has, over the s2 is a better screen and a larger developer support since its a google phone. apart form that the s2 is better in all regard. i dont really care about touch wiz or sense. I prefer the stock android UI anyway. since that can be obtained in the s2, im gonna go for it. plus by overclocking im sure one can get scores of 4000+ in quadrant on the s2. so exynos is almost as fast as the snapdragon s2 if not faster...
cool. glad I helped Good luck with the new phone!
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if the Gnexus is not available i would definately take the SII any day. While the One S has the S4 processor it doesnt have a micro SD so limited to 16GB and no removable battery. SII any day.
Go buy the Nexus. You'll have more fun with it to flash etc ...!
Galaxy Nexus for sure. I went from iPhone to HTC sensation then Evo3D but both played up. Got the Nexus and its the best mobile ive had.
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Hello Dear Viewers,
I am here to gather your opinions. This is just a discussion and not a debate. So please be nice.
I am posting this in the Galaxy S2 forum because i use it currently.
I am selling my iphone 4 and i was thinking which phone to go for next.
The features that i require are:
A fantastic camera, the iphone 4s has the best image capabilities i see.
And a call record mod which allows me to record calls. Which is not available on the iOS.
Now my question is should i buy the galaxy s3 or the htc one x or the iphone 4s.
And i already know the specs of all the phones. I just need your personal preferences.
And i know that people dont buy the iphone for its hardware , they buy it for that ease of use.
I'm choosing a s3 due to its screen resolution and the 22nm chipset, I feel comfortable with open source and the support from xda devs then ios, would like to try siyah on a s3, one x doesn't interest me, no sdcard, no removable battery and the battery drain from the lcd screen,the tegra is weaker I hear,
I'm planning to get a s3, that with paranoid android and its dpi per app would be perfect.
Bl!GhT said:
Hello Dear Viewers,
I am here to gather your opinions. This is just a discussion and not a debate. So please be nice.
I am posting this in the Galaxy S2 forum because i use it currently.
I am selling my iphone 4 and i was thinking which phone to go for next.
The features that i require are:
A fantastic camera, the iphone 4s has the best image capabilities i see.
And a call record mod which allows me to record calls. Which is not available on the iOS.
Now my question is should i buy the galaxy s3 or the htc one x or the iphone 4s.
And i already know the specs of all the phones. I just need your personal preferences.
And i know that people dont buy the iphone for its hardware , they buy it for that ease of use.
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If I were you if that's all you need from an android phone go with the s3. If you want to flash roms and stuff wait for the next nexus or buy a galaxy nexus and an slr
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Thank you for your replies, i am leaning towards the galaxy s3
The iPhone 4S, Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC One X all have excellent, fairly similar cameras
Stay with your sgs2 then wait for the next Google phone.....welcome,you made the right choice.
IN CODEWORKX WE TRUST.
S3 my friend. The sound quality and picture quality are superb. The S3 has the Same Camera chip as the 4s, but a slightly improved one of that chip. Also, zero lag shutter means you DON'T even realize when pictures are taken because it is so fast. In burst mode, 20 pictures in 3 secs. It also has HDR and other functions in the camera settings you'll probably like
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Stay with your sgs2 then wait for the next Google phone.....welcome,you made the right choice.
IN CODEWORKX WE TRUST.
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Nexus lacks good camera until now and stock Android doesn't support call recording
Go for s3
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Go for S3, Android is limitless unlike on ios...
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Out of those three devices, NONE.
Wait for the next Nexus and iPhone, then decide.
I own an iphone 4 and recently acquired sgs2. My first 6 months of iphone i was happy with it. 7month i jailbroke it. Then i was happy agaib. 8th month im looking forward to heavily tweak my iphone. After that i did some stuffs like tweaking the system.however i got bores due to the closed and restricting ios. I cant have enough so i acquired galaxy s2 first day im soo happy with it because it is fast. 2nd day i go to xda to find how to root flash etc etc. Then 5th day i flashed speedmod kernel then 6th day flashed neak. Im so happy with my droid. and o i was a wm user back in the old days of the first xperia i also tweaked and mod and flashed it.
To make it short . SGS3 FTW. ANDROID FTW HAHA
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republicano said:
I'm choosing a s3 due to its screen resolution and the 22nm chipset, I feel comfortable with open source and the support from xda devs then ios, would like to try siyah on a s3, one x doesn't interest me, no sdcard, no removable battery and the battery drain from the lcd screen,the tegra is weaker I hear,
I'm planning to get a s3, that with paranoid android and its dpi per app would be perfect.
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You meant 28nm CPU right? You are referring to the Qualcomm MSM8960 CPU? OP, you need to differentiate between the US Galaxy S3, which uses this 28nm CPU and International S3 which uses a 32nm Exynos 4.
I don't think choosing any of these phones from S2 is a good idea, better wait till the end of this year for newer nexus or Note 2 if you don't like nexus devices
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Go for S3, Android is limitless unlike on ios...
High On Android
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The TRUTH.
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Wow thank you everybody, i am staying with android. I will wait till the year end to upgrade i guess and honestly i never got bored of my galaxy s2, so many RoMs so many new features... but iOS just has cydia... and thats it. Cant even tweak it...
I'd go for the SGS3 unless you really don't like samsung's touchwiz so much that you'd rather wait for the next nexus. And you can always use other launchers. ADW EX launcher is a good one with a lot of options.
So my upgrade is in a couple of weeks. I have been deciding from The htc droid dna, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, or this phone. What are your opinions on this phone or problems you have noticed?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1716
Ooh nice choices. I've only used the s3 out of the 3 but it's really nice. I haven't had any problems with it and it has a good selection of roms / kernels.
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Since you were looking for a general opinion I edited your title
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I absolutely love this phone. Running carbon rom with it. Lots of great development here and good hardware. Perfect size for me too.
My opinion
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So my upgrade is in a couple of weeks. I have been deciding from The htc droid dna, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, or this phone. What are your opinions on this phone or problems you have noticed?
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Gnote 2 > GS3 >>>>>> Droid DNA (battery life is just putrid on the DNA)
I've owned my share of phones and the GS3 is the first phone that has cured my flashaholicism.. I am running cleanRom 4.5 and it just works. Battery life is all you can ask for and the phone has all the capabilities of any other phone. I have been 100% happy with this phone and have not had any desire to upgrade to anything else. With that being said, it is 8 months old and the S4 and HTC One are coming. At this stage, you may be best waiting for one of those two.
gs3 is good, the note 2 is great...I wont comment on the dna, waste of time and effort.
I prefer the S3. The Note 2 is nice, but it's definitely not a pocket phone. Wouldn't even consider the DNA.
The GS3 and Note 2 require cases due to their fragility. Performance wise they're both adequate. Expect occasional lags and Bluetooth routing issues when a headset is plugged in (SoundAbout paid app on the market fixes this) unless you use AOSP based ROMs which still have a litany of quirks and issues for both devices. Note 2 is a giant phone, but the added utility with the pen makes up for it.
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DNA shouldn't even be a consideration IMO. Android isn't quite ready for 1080p on the app side and the benefits of the faster hardware are lost due to the vastly increased pixel count. 16GB of non-expandable storage is a joke. Battery life is similar to the GS3 so I won't complain there. The device isn't officially supported by CM and probably won't be, unlike the GS3 and Note 2. Be prepared to love sense if you go this route.
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I would wait for the gs4
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Really after changing to android i got this S3 i cant remove my hands of it lol!
I really like my S3. I'm currently running Beans 11 and like it.
I'm happy with my s3. And if your into rooting and installing roms, it's a great one to play with. Odin makes this phone unbrickable.
The note is just too big, IMHO.
I'm a.d.d so I like to change to something new every few months, unfortunately I'm out of upgrades.. I ran stock touchwiz for the last month and installed an AOSP room last night so I'm happy again for the time being.
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Owning the S3 for a while now it really makes me wish Verizon will carry another Nexus device. I was addicted to the S3 at first but it kind of just wore off now. If the Verizon Galaxy Nexus did not have so many flaws in it I would have never left it.
There is no experience like a Nexus experience!
Between the phones you are asking about, if the size of the Note 2 does not bother you then I would go for that. If it is to big, which for me it is I would then go to the S3. Wouldn't even consider the DNA. Actually at this point in time I wouldn't really consider anything from HTC. They have really went to crap and it just seems like they are recycling their same phones over and over again.
Might as well hold out for the sg4
If you are looking to run a stock phone for awhile, I would wait for the S4, but if you want root and have pages and pages of ROMs to continually try, then the S3 is the way to go.
For the guys saying there getting great battery how many ours are you getting?
This phone is awesome! I haven't been able to put it down. I'm using liquidsmooth ROM and I love it. I just wish I could get more battery life but just like I said I haven't put it down since buying it.
The GS3 is great, I have the otterbox commuter and can still easily stick it in my pocket, the note 2 not so much however they are both great phones. If I could choose now, i;d wait and see what the specs on the Ubuntu Phone will be like and compare them to the GS4.
Love it. No real problems here.
Alright, so I'm getting a new phone this summer (or Christmas) and I can't decide between the Galaxy S3 and the Nexus 5. The Galaxy S3 is 100€ cheaper but the Nexus 5 is the newer and more supported. I'm looking for a phone that can be my daily driver and possibly take good photos and video, although I'm not really looking for amazing quality. I'm used to low end smartphones like the Galaxy Pocket (God that thing was a nightmare) and Galaxy S Duos (this one is a bit better but JESUS IT SUCKS AS WELL-- only sometimes).
I don't want TouchWiz no matter how much "faster" and "more beautiful" it is, because I know that Samsung only makes it go fast for about a month and then BOOM it's slow as heck for no reason. If I get the Galaxy S3, I'm gonna flash a KitKat ROM on it.
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Alright, so I'm getting a new phone this summer (or Christmas) and I can't decide between the Galaxy S3 and the Nexus 5. The Galaxy S3 is 100€ cheaper but the Nexus 5 is the newer and more supported. I'm looking for a phone that can be my daily driver and possibly take good photos and video, although I'm not really looking for amazing quality. I'm used to low end smartphones like the Galaxy Pocket (God that thing was a nightmare) and Galaxy S Duos (this one is a bit better but JESUS IT SUCKS AS WELL-- only sometimes).
I don't want TouchWiz no matter how much "faster" and "more beautiful" it is, because I know that Samsung only makes it go fast for about a month and then BOOM it's slow as heck for no reason. If I get the Galaxy S3, I'm gonna flash a KitKat ROM on it.
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