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So here we are approaching the 30 day window for returns with ATT.
I previously had a ATT Galaxy 2 and returned it for the SkyRocket because I am in an LTE area. Well I love the LTE Speeds but I have some negatives with the SR and would like some input not flames.
Concerns:
1. Processor is not as fast as the Exynos and the benchmarks support the statement. As a result video's can get choppy.
2. Kernel Development is limited and moving slow.
3. ROM Development is limited and moving slow.
I could live with issue 1 since I think with development 2 and 3 will be resolved.
I am not taking potshots at the development members. I personally have made donations to several members in hopes of stimulating the development and I appreciate all that has been done but it's not moving very well. Each and every ROM has issues whether its MMS or LTE Support or SoD on the kernel development.
So do I stay or go? What are your thoughts are you staying or going?
Does anyone see any solid development on the horizon?
Overall I believe the device is not being adopted a a high enough rate and this is definitely caused by Samsung segmenting the market by morphing this device to each and every carrier. Which has hindered the development efforts for each of these mutated devices.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Earthsdog said:
So here we are approaching the 30 day window for returns with ATT.
I previously had a ATT Galaxy 2 and returned it for the SkyRocket because I am in an LTE area. Well I love the LTE Speeds but I have some negatives with the SR and would like some input not flames.
Concerns:
1. Processor is not as fast as the Exynos and the benchmarks support the statement. As a result video's can get choppy.
2. Kernel Development is limited and moving slow.
3. ROM Development is limited and moving slow.
I could live with issue 1 since I think with development 2 and 3 will be resolved.
I am not taking potshots at the development members. I personally have made donations to several members in hopes of stimulating the development and I appreciate all that has been done but it's not moving very well. Each and every ROM has issues whether its MMS or LTE Support or SoD on the kernel development.
So do I stay or go? What are your thoughts are you staying or going?
Does anyone see any solid development on the horizon?
Overall I believe the device is not being adopted a a high enough rate and this is definitely caused by Samsung segmenting the market by morphing this device to each and every carrier. Which has hindered the development efforts for each of these mutated devices.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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The sprint and at&t og sgs2 are the most similiar to the International one.
The ****rocket and tmo sgs2 are the mutated ones.
I was planning to get a ****rocket, but after reading about the LTE throttling, bad ppi, and snapdragon chipset, I decided to sell my og SGSII and go with the Note.
Lets just say, once you use the note, you will not be able to use small phones anymore.
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The sprint and at&t og sgs2 are the most similiar to the International one.
The ****rocket and tmo sgs2 are the mutated ones.
I was planning to get a ****rocket, but after reading about the LTE throttling, bad ppi, and snapdragon chipset, I decided to sell my og SGSII and go with the Note.
Lets just say, once you use the note, you will not be able to use small phones anymore.
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i would agree, but the note is not LTE ready if you buy it overseas so you can keep it. once it hits the US with LTE i will buy it and will not look back.
for now i am very happy with the rocket, i dont notice this lag in videos or ****rocket talk. i had the sgs2 for a week and was not blown away buy any means in the comparison. do what you will - ITS YOUR phone and you have to live with it. i plan on upgrading to either the nexus if it hits or the Note once it hits anyway so the rocket is just a short stop for 4 months or so till one of thoes drops anyway.
Quadcores are just around the corner. Its pointless upgrading to a dual core. I will gladly keep my skyrocket until i pick up my quadcore sammy device. 4 cores mabye 2 gigs ram and a big super amoled with lte is what im waiting for
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Quadcores are just around the corner. Its pointless upgrading to a dual core. I will gladly keep my skyrocket until i pick up my quadcore sammy device. 4 cores mabye 2 gigs ram and a big super amoled with lte is what im waiting for
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+1.............
Only time will tell as far as the development goes. I don't have a skyrocket cause no lte for me. Also now reading about the throttling going on I'm not sure if I care about lte anymore. Now another question for all you lte guys is who is going to return the skyrocket for the lg nitro hd lte coming out in about a week.
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nuwayman said:
Only time will tell as far as the development goes. I don't have a skyrocket cause no lte for me. Also now reading about the throttling going on I'm not sure if I care about lte anymore. Now another question for all you lte guys is who is going to return the skyrocket for the lg nitro hd lte coming out in about a week.
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if its not samsung, im not switching<<<
and it seems ilke it has the same specs as the skyrocket less the screen.
Earthsdog said:
So here we are approaching the 30 day window for returns with ATT.
I previously had a ATT Galaxy 2 and returned it for the SkyRocket because I am in an LTE area. Well I love the LTE Speeds but I have some negatives with the SR and would like some input not flames.
Concerns:
1. Processor is not as fast as the Exynos and the benchmarks support the statement. As a result video's can get choppy.
2. Kernel Development is limited and moving slow.
3. ROM Development is limited and moving slow.
I could live with issue 1 since I think with development 2 and 3 will be resolved.
I am not taking potshots at the development members. I personally have made donations to several members in hopes of stimulating the development and I appreciate all that has been done but it's not moving very well. Each and every ROM has issues whether its MMS or LTE Support or SoD on the kernel development.
So do I stay or go? What are your thoughts are you staying or going?
Does anyone see any solid development on the horizon?
Overall I believe the device is not being adopted a a high enough rate and this is definitely caused by Samsung segmenting the market by morphing this device to each and every carrier. Which has hindered the development efforts for each of these mutated devices.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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My quad score on here (stock) is way better than my infuse. Idc about lte. My phone is always connected to wifi so its whatever. Phones take awhile to get custom roms. Give it some time to settle
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if its not samsung, im not switching<<<
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+100...... ive owned htc hero. Htc evo shift.htc evo. Lg g2x. Htc mytouch 4g. Sammy epic. Sammy epic 4g touch. Sammy sgs2. Sammy sgs2 skyrockrt. Sammy moment.. Moto atrix. Kyocera echo.. and definately sammy is much better then moto or htc or lg or kyocera.
Returned my Skyrocket, ordered the Galaxy Nexus and not looking back...
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Returned my Skyrocket, ordered the Galaxy Nexus and not looking back...
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ordered from at&t?
is it available for at&t?
Only thing I don't like is the Nexus has no expandable storage.
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Returned my Skyrocket, ordered the Galaxy Nexus and not looking back...
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Nexus Prime or Original Nexus? If not prime then I see it as a downgrade instead of an upgrade.
Note is on my radar and that is one of the reason why I switched to blood sucking AT&T from Tmobile....... just so that I can use International phones.
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ordered from at&t?
is it available for at&t?
Only thing I don't like is the Nexus has no expandable storage.
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The "Galaxy Nexus".
Not the Nexus One or the Nexus S. I ordered it from Expansys-usa should be here sometime this week. Nexus Prime was just a name they used when the phone was being developed. Cost me $729.99 with a -$20 coupon code for the site. The no SD card thing kinda bummed me out and thats originally why I bought the SR over it but after using google music during beta and now that its out and free. I have realized that 16gb will be enough storage for me since I can stream all of my music through google music. The SR was nice but I really want that stock android experience and not to have to wait for updates from AT&T or samsung. I got burnt out on waiting when using the Infuse. How many times did AT&T promise Gingerbread for the infuse...
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Skyrocket is a nice device and we'll start seeing roms for it soon. Just give it a month or so.
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Skyrocket is a nice device and we'll start seeing roms for it soon. Just give it a month or so.
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I think so too, if all I was worried about was ROMs I would of kept my Nexus S but I love the LTE speeds......
I can wait,
Yeah LTE speeds are nice. But where I live there is no LTE. So The Galaxy Nexus was the right choice for me. Don't get me wrong the SR was a very nice device but I think i'm gonna like my Nexus better.
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i would agree, but the note is not LTE ready if you buy it overseas so you can keep it. once it hits the US with LTE i will buy it and will not look back.
for now i am very happy with the rocket, i dont notice this lag in videos or ****rocket talk. i had the sgs2 for a week and was not blown away buy any means in the comparison. do what you will - ITS YOUR phone and you have to live with it. i plan on upgrading to either the nexus if it hits or the Note once it hits anyway so the rocket is just a short stop for 4 months or so till one of thoes drops anyway.
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Exactly..I tried the SGS2 orig because of this Exynos talk..well it was slower than the Skyrocket. In terms of ROM, I have it working complete with 14 toggle mod, camera hack to use power button to click, 3200-3500+ quadrant (if it means anything really) without any special kernels no overclocking etc, no random reboots, no locks to freeze and take out battery etc., NO! SODs, no video lags (whatever folks talk of..have downloaded many videos and play them directly), no MMS issue at all !...Vis Voicemail etc all work..even modified the dialer so that have the Tmob type dialer with extra button for voicemail along side the button for the phone on one side and the messaging button on the other side.
only miss in-dialer video chat (3G direct..not talking of Google talk) that is there in I9000 (orig SGS not SGS2) ROMs and the Infuse (modified dialer there too for direct video chat)..the ROM for the Sky and the T989 do not support this (maybe trying to move folks to Google Talk..do not need that)..neither does the orig
SGS2 anyway
Even have a TMob rom set up for this device with all the above except Vis Vmail..even fixed in-call volume using I727 library files..
wonder what folks are complaining about..do not care 4G LTE all that stuff..it is fast no matter what..
however .lost 70$ because of this Exynos nonsense (in my opinion)..35 restocking fee to return and 35 to change from Sky to org SGS2 back to Sky..my loss the hard way.
I am not sure why everyone is freaking out on throttling. The SR is a nice device and I have seen no problems with the chipset other than some graphics like the default homescreen image and the boot image being slower than normal. This is no different than when new GPUs come out and all the benchmark apps and drivers have to be updated/optimized for the new hardware. Throttling only comes into play IF you are on an UNLIMITED data plan and you hit the top 5% of all other users on an unlimited data plan. For me around here, the throttling SMS came in last month at at about 6.5GB of usage but I never was throttled after using about another 1GB.
The SR is a nice device that I plan on sticking with until the quads hit.
My only complaint with Samsung in general is their damn bootloader code. But then again the laughs will be on those GS II owners as well once they update. hehehe. That would be a mute point if carriers listened to customers and actually gave them what they want or actually use vs. trying to force things down our throats. In my opinion custom ROMs beat carrier ROMs for one main reason - flexibility. Those authors usually remove the crapola and add back features the carriers like to remove.
Ill never return mine unless it breaks. Phone is too nice
justanothernoob said:
The "Galaxy Nexus".
Not the Nexus One or the Nexus S. I ordered it from Expansys-usa should be here sometime this week. Nexus Prime was just a name they used when the phone was being developed. Cost me $729.99 with a -$20 coupon code for the site. The no SD card thing kinda bummed me out and thats originally why I bought the SR over it but after using google music during beta and now that its out and free. I have realized that 16gb will be enough storage for me since I can stream all of my music through google music. The SR was nice but I really want that stock android experience and not to have to wait for updates from AT&T or samsung. I got burnt out on waiting when using the Infuse. How many times did AT&T promise Gingerbread for the infuse...
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Personally, I find spending $749 vs. $0.01 for something very marginal a little over the top, to be honest. In fact, I would not even consider getting a phone locked to 3G speeds even a marginal gain considering that it does not have any storage expansion. I would regard this as a downgrade. But different strokes for different folks, I guess. Yes, it runs ICS but the Skyrocket would be running this in a few months. In addition, as this is not a phone supported by a major carrier, it would not sell into millions and it would not create the accessory and development support that carrier phones would definitely have.
Now, regarding Android 4.0 vs 2.6.6. ICS is nice but not that nice. It really would not affect much of the functionality of the phone. What does one want to do that cannot be accomplished well in 2.6.6? I cannot think of much. Wow, now you would get to customize the bottom row of the icons and have resizeable gadgets and few more goodies. You would be bored with this in a day or two. Not worth the hassle. I simply concentrate on the functionality that I need.
Now, what I need is good OS-based voice dialing. That is not available even on ICS.
can you tell me what is the best phone good call quality features fast so on im looking into dumping tmobile ive had it with the g2x thank you
Would help to post which carrier you are interested in switching to, since some phones are carrier specific.
I've heard a lot of great things about the Galaxy Nexus from numerous users. ****, another forum I frequent changed the "Android Users" thread to "Galaxy Nexus Owners" thread as a joke since so many switched to it.
But I'd recommend checking it out at the VZW store near you.
Motorola Photon 4G on Sprint. Won't regret it.
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thank you im not sure im so fed up i just want a phone that works as a phone yes i do want cool and features i was looking at att and sprint
if youre looking for a phone with the best phone radio(signals, calls, messages, data) i would recoment a motorola phone (photon in my case cause im on sprint) if you want a phone full of features and incredible specs go for a galaxy s2 (display, processor, lightness, slimness) but kinda regular signal (not so bad but not the best) or if you want a phone full with dev and roms and mods go for a galaxy nexus(no the best spec phone but still great)...hope it helps
here are my ¢2 cents
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thank you so much it does help
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-ics/
Looks like its coming pretty soon. Maybe some awesome devs can work some magic and get us ICS before AT&T does.
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That's Awesome
So the original s2 and international only? Hope the skyrocket international comes along beside it so someone can port it to att for us.
Was really hoping for this to be att news. But I guess I should have less faith in them.
We have a different processor and gpu in our Skyrockets than the international version. Not sure if ICS for that device would help a lot for rom development on ours, but then again we have some amazing devs here on XDA
Or not...
They updated their article:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-ics/
Update: Samsung's just tweeted that March 10th date is (sadly) wrong. It added that once the upgrade schedule is concrete, it'll confirm through its dedicated Twitter account.
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Really is anybody here going to buy a Galaxy III or IV or XX after this.
I am sick of Samsung.
I am sure they will do well 99% of the people have no clue, but me I am getting only Nexus Devices go forward.
Is it me or is samsung acting like a bunch of monkey flinging poo
AstroDigital said:
Really is anybody here going to buy a Galaxy III or IV or XX after this.
I am sick of Samsung.
I am sure they will do well 99% of the people have no clue, but me I am getting only Nexus Devices go forward.
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Ditto. My Skyrocket is only a few months old and it's going to be 'old tech' as soon as the HD hits.
Update recalled. Or delayed which ever you prefer.
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My next device is going to be the next Nexus device. I'm tired of this carrier and OEM bull****.
AstroDigital said:
Really is anybody here going to buy a Galaxy III or IV or XX after this.
I am sick of Samsung.
I am sure they will do well 99% of the people have no clue, but me I am getting only Nexus Devices go forward.
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As long as LG isn't the one to get it.....my wife's (after I pawned it off on her) Thrill is still yet to be updated to Gingerbread.
Comparing Samsung to others like Motorola and HTC, they are all the same. At least they have been pushing updates for bug fixes and such. The Thrill has yet to get even ONE update and they have major rebooting issues along with others. I would buy another Samsung. Would prefer they were the ones to get the next Nexus phone again.
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As long as LG isn't the one to get it.....my wife's (after I pawned it off on her) Thrill is still yet to be updated to Gingerbread.
Comparing Samsung to others like Motorola and HTC, they are all the same. At least they have been pushing updates for bug fixes and such. The Thrill has yet to get even ONE update and they have major rebooting issues along with others. I would buy another Samsung. Would prefer they were the ones to get the next Nexus phone again.
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I traded my Thrill for the Skyrocket because of this. SO glad I don't have that paper weight anymore. At least we know ICS is coming, and it's about ready. LG was just playing with our emotions.
I said the same thing about only getting Nexus, but I was unimpressed with the specs of this last one and my NS4G had horrible reception issues because of a ****ty antenna.
Add to this the fact that they omit an SD card slot <--That is the biggest deal breaker by far! I like being able to take all of my files with me from phone to phone and not have to spend hours transferring files when I get a new phone.
Its basically just the carriers, if you want to get updates and have an amazing phone get the international version! I would speend 300 bucks more to pick up a of gs2 when it first came out. But I get a free phone anyway. Same thing for the gs3 the galaxy devices are pretty dang good! I mean the gs2 is still on of the best IMO. Or at least just got past after a year of it being out. So grab that extra. Money and go for it
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Same here, I'm getting a nexus device, I'm done playng the waiting game with Samsuck
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It sucks that they're taking so long. But, if you want to stay w/ GSM, I think the SR is still the best game in town ICS or not. Battery life on the Nitro and Vivid aren't nearly as good. And when I played w/ them at the store, they weren't nearly as responsive as the S2 (i777 or SR). The Nitro's screen was nicer, but wasn't so much nicer that I'd give up battery life and performance (and LG doesn't do much better w/ updates either). Nexus is cool, but if you don't wanna pay $6-700, value external storage, and LTE, that's off the table, too.
Samsung should've been happy w/ the original S2 (still one of the best phones available right now). They didn't need to release so many versions. I had in mind before buying this phone that the i777 will get ICS before the SR (either thru XDA or official) since the hardware is nearly identical to the international version. But, LTE was more important to me than ICS.
We can keep waiting for that perfect phone, or be happy that we have an awesome phone right now.
nexus devices are always inferior then the latest phone of that year...For example...Nexus S was inferior then SGS and now Galaxy Nexus in inferior then SG2....
I agree with above poster...with so many devs working for our phones, I think I would always go for a better hardware then the one which will get updated quickly.
I am using Samsung Captivate now, I am already running ICS (almost stable). it was one of best smartphone hardware wise 2 yrs ago..so its still getting development really good.
Waiting for official updates is dumb. The devs is where the good stuff comes from. ICS will be on our SR's from our devs loooooooong before Samung or ATT gets it to us. Standby for the good stuff. It's coming.
Sent from low Earth orbit with my SkyRocket.
So there's no XDA release of ICS yet for Skyrocket?
Not a fully functional or stable one.
Now, I'm not exactly dissatisfied with the Infuse itself as a phone, as the development here has been phenomenal, especially with getting us ICS.
The Galaxy Nexus came into consideration with the price drop that I believe only lasts till July 12th. With the Galaxy Nexus I'd get 4G LTE (or would I?), an off contract phone (which is an advantage in some ways despite the cost), "pure google" and long term software support (essentially avoiding fragmentation). I'd also get all the new hardware, yatta yatta yatta... I would essentially be switching to the Nexus line, as this is obviously not an upgrade.
What do you all think, is this worth the $350 for software support and new goodies coming from the Infuse? Would I need to pay for a new SIM card if I get LTE? I'd plan on keeping this phone as long as it's supported. Once my parents dump me off the family plan I was planning on getting as much data as possible and as little of everything else and switching to Google voice.
Thanks for any input, I always like to get some feedback on "major" purchase decisions.
the $350 play store galaxy nexus does not have lte. youll get the same hspa+ speeds you do on your infuse. the camera is not as good, but the screen is better. the battery life is not as good, but the performance is better. its the best phone you can buy off-contract. youll get android updates first, and you can even run jelly bean right now. and if you have the money and want to buy it, its a good phone.
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Now, I'm not exactly dissatisfied with the Infuse itself as a phone, as the development here has been phenomenal, especially with getting us ICS.
The Galaxy Nexus came into consideration with the price drop that I believe only lasts till July 12th. With the Galaxy Nexus I'd get 4G LTE (or would I?), an off contract phone (which is an advantage in some ways despite the cost), "pure google" and long term software support (essentially avoiding fragmentation). I'd also get all the new hardware, yatta yatta yatta... I would essentially be switching to the Nexus line, as this is obviously not an upgrade.
What do you all think, is this worth the $350 for software support and new goodies coming from the Infuse? Would I need to pay for a new SIM card if I get LTE? I'd plan on keeping this phone as long as it's supported. Once my parents dump me off the family plan I was planning on getting as much data as possible and as little of everything else and switching to Google voice.
Thanks for any input, I always like to get some feedback on "major" purchase decisions.
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I went from Infuse to GNex and absolutely love it; granted, this was almost 6 months ago. You can bet the farm that Google will have their next Nexus device out in the near future.
Things to consider:
If you stay on At&t, no, you won't have LTE b/c you will need to buy the GSM version of the GNex
Hardware isn't all that new, but it is pretty solid.
Screen size IS smaller than the Infuse b/c of virtual softkeys.
Honestly, it is a decision you will have to make; asking here will get you a bunch of "the infuse is an awesome phone, keep ittt!!!" If you ask the same question over on the GNex forums you will get "You still own a single core phone!? trololol"
Its all up to what you want, not the often biased opinions of others
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I went from Infuse to GNex and absolutely love it; granted, this was almost 6 months ago. You can bet the farm that Google will have their next Nexus device out in the near future.
Things to consider:
If you stay on At&t, no, you won't have LTE b/c you will need to buy the GSM version of the GNex
Hardware isn't all that new, but it is pretty solid.
Screen size IS smaller than the Infuse b/c of virtual softkeys.
Honestly, it is a decision you will have to make; asking here will get you a bunch of "the infuse is an awesome phone, keep ittt!!!" If you ask the same question over on the GNex forums you will get "You still own a single core phone!? trololol"
Its all up to what you want, not the often biased opinions of others
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How is the screen compared to the Infuse with the Pentile matrix and all? Also, how is the signal (I've been having signal issues lately and have been trying all sorts of modems)?
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How is the screen compared to the Infuse with the Pentile matrix and all? Also, how is the signal (I've been having signal issues lately and have been trying all sorts of modems)?
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I've had two Galaxy Nexus, the first had a great screen, little more blue than the Infuse's but xhdpi looks amazing. My second has a slightly grainy screen w/ a slight screen burn for like 2 seconds any time I spend too long on one page.
As for signal issues; stock 4.0.4 OTA from Verizon solved all my signal issues and w/ the GNex, the radios stick when flashing roms.
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I've had two Galaxy Nexus, the first had a great screen, little more blue than the Infuse's but xhdpi looks amazing. My second has a slightly grainy screen w/ a slight screen burn for like 2 seconds any time I spend too long on one page.
As for signal issues; stock 4.0.4 OTA from Verizon solved all my signal issues and w/ the GNex, the radios stick when flashing roms.
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Are there any build quality issues I need to worry about? Just seems like a good question to ask after you mentioned having a second.
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Are there any build quality issues I need to worry about? Just seems like a good question to ask after you mentioned having a second.
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Not at all; the only thing you really need to watch out for is if you flash a lot of roms. (Also no PIT file available for LTE Nexus)
The only reason I am on my second is b/c nand writing completely stopped working and essentially the phone stopped booting. So just be careful what you flash and make sure you always wipe everything correctly yadah yadah..
So yeah NAND is the only issue I have encountered. The GNex doesn't have gorilla glass, but I've been rocking mine w/o a screen protector since I got it and no scratches here.
Having said all of that; I've had the same Infuse since mid-2011 and it is basically my development phone, so it gets soft bricked several times a week lol and it is still running smooth...
If you ever do get an LTE phone, you can pick up an LTE sim for free from att store (although the one in he infuse is actually the same as the LTE sims...trust me I'm using my infuse sim on LTE)
You will need to have hem switch you over to the LTE towers or whatever though which is also free and doesn't effect your plan/bill... I just called them and told them I bought a used vivid and needed to enable lte...they did it free of charge....
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If you ever do get an LTE phone, you can pick up an LTE sim for free from att store (although the one in he infuse is actually the same as the LTE sims...trust me I'm using my infuse sim on LTE)
You will need to have hem switch you over to the LTE towers or whatever though which is also free and doesn't effect your plan/bill... I just called them and told them I bought a used vivid and needed to enable lte...they did it free of charge....
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Seems like a lot of trouble since the infuse doesn't support LTE lol
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Seems like a lot of trouble since the infuse doesn't support LTE lol
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Haha...it may be a little work, but once you expiernce the speeds of LTE it will be worth it...I get 23mb down and like 10mb up on LTE...only problem is that I'm on the smallest data plan so I can't fully enjoy it :/
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Haha...it may be a little work, but once you expiernce the speeds of LTE it will be worth it...I get 23mb down and like 10mb up on LTE...only problem is that I'm on the smallest data plan so I can't fully enjoy it :/
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Oh yeah, I couldn't go back to 3G.
I bought my Galaxy Nexus when verizon was doing double to data, so I have smallest data plan... just doubled to 4GB
neither the galaxy nexus or infuse have lte support so going on about lte isnt helping anything.
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neither the galaxy nexus or infuse have lte support so going on about lte isnt helping anything.
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He asked a question on if he would need to pay for an LTE sim card...I answered that part of the question...alhough I will agree its getting off topic
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neither the galaxy nexus or infuse have lte support so going on about lte isnt helping anything.
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You. Out of the pool. Lol
Wrong chief, the Toro (Verizon) and Toroplus (Sprint) versions of the Galaxy Nexus BOTH have LTE support. Now, the Maguro (GSM) version of the Galaxy Nexus does not have LTE. (Which is the version that would work on AT&T)
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mg2195 said:
He asked a question on if he would need to pay for an LTE sim card...I answered that part of the question...alhough I will agree its getting off topic
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You're right I might have jumped the gun on that. I'm sorry.
xIC-MACIx said:
You. Out of the pool. Lol
Wrong chief, the Toro (Verizon) and Toroplus (Sprint) versions of the Galaxy Nexus BOTH have LTE support. Now, the Maguro (GSM) version of the Galaxy Nexus does not have LTE. (Which is the version that would work on AT&T)
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I debated for a second if I should put "gsm galaxy nexus" but I thought no one would be stupid enough to argue the cdma versions had lte since that had nothing to do with att and the $350 galaxy nexus from the play store in question. But alas, I was proven wrong and will be careful of my wording around people like you.
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The Jack of Clubs said:
You're right I might have jumped the gun on that. I'm sorry.
I debated for a second if I should put "gsm galaxy nexus" but I thought no one would be stupid enough to argue the cdma versions had lte since that had nothing to do with att and the $350 galaxy nexus from the play store in question. But alas, I was proven wrong and will be careful of my wording around people like you.
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Wonderful idea! Your earlier post wasn't necessary, so I returned the favor.
The majority of the people here are well aware the Infuse and GSM GNex don't have LTE, see where I am going with this?
Have a good one!
xIC-MACIx said:
Not at all; the only thing you really need to watch out for is if you flash a lot of roms. (Also no PIT file available for LTE Nexus)
The only reason I am on my second is b/c nand writing completely stopped working and essentially the phone stopped booting. So just be careful what you flash and make sure you always wipe everything correctly yadah yadah..
So yeah NAND is the only issue I have encountered. The GNex doesn't have gorilla glass, but I've been rocking mine w/o a screen protector since I got it and no scratches here.
Having said all of that; I've had the same Infuse since mid-2011 and it is basically my development phone, so it gets soft bricked several times a week lol and it is still running smooth...
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Same here
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I looked at some of the similar threads but they are old and devices change so rapidly so I am starting a new one.
I am looking for some thoughts, opinions, etc on a new device. I have to buy my device on Craigslist, eBay or somewhere because I have an old Verizon plan with unlimited data and can't upgrade without losing my plan and paying their upgrade fee.
I have been using a Toro Nexus on Verizon for about a year. I have been running CM10 and making updates as they are released. Recently my phone took a header out of my truck and now the screen is cracked. So, it is probably time to get something more up to date.
A couple things I am looking at evaluating are:
ROMS and development love available for devices. Which ones get the most love?
If I get something unlocked as in straight from Google like the Maguro would I be able to get a radio which works on Verizon?
Cost is a consideraton as well. For example I like the price of the S3 right now compared to the S4 on CL.
Any thoughts, opinions, facts, guidance, etc would be awesome!
Oldtymehockey said:
I looked at some of the similar threads but they are old and devices change so rapidly so I am starting a new one.
I am looking for some thoughts, opinions, etc on a new device. I have to buy my device on Craigslist, eBay or somewhere because I have an old Verizon plan with unlimited data and can't upgrade without losing my plan and paying their upgrade fee.
I have been using a Toro Nexus on Verizon for about a year. I have been running CM10 and making updates as they are released. Recently my phone took a header out of my truck and now the screen is cracked. So, it is probably time to get something more up to date.
A couple things I am looking at evaluating are:
ROMS and development love available for devices. Which ones get the most love?
If I get something unlocked as in straight from Google like the Maguro would I be able to get a radio which works on Verizon?
Cost is a consideraton as well. For example I like the price of the S3 right now compared to the S4 on CL.
Any thoughts, opinions, facts, guidance, etc would be awesome!
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the Galaxy nexus is a great phone it saddens me to see that you would like another phone. but im not you so lets get start with phone shopping shall we?
Google
I can see that you like all the rom and development for devices i happy for that!, most of the time you would want one of googles flagship phones that is plain ol stock android (nexus s, galaxy nexus, nexus 4 etc..) googles is so great to us since its stock android its much easyer to flash roms and put other goodies on our phones! i have heard the nexus 4 is one of the best phones around right now (not to mention the new white nexus 4 thats coming out soon with Android 4.3!) so if its on your provider i would recomend that from google!
Samsung
So from what you said you want a phone around the price of a S3, from that right there i would recomend a S3! Samsung does a great job with their phones its not the same stock android like the galaxy nexus they have spiced android up to what they call touchwiz which is a very smooth version for their launchers. a S2 might sound old but even that would be a great phone (i dont know about the specs galaxy neuxs might be a little newer so S3 might be better to get). rooting should be very simple all i had to do for my S2 was to flash a pda file from odin so its again easy to be able to join in on all the development. i think i have heard that the S3 (and maby S2) is getting alot of Goodies from the S4.
LG
i have only had some LG phones and in the past they werent so good but their newest flagship the Optimus G Pro is sposed to be aso good as the HTC one and S4 i dont think LG has their own type of launcher such as samsungs touchwiz, htcs Sense, or motorolas motor blur. so that probably means stock android and pretty easy to root and flash stuff.
HTC
the HTC dream was the first android phone, all of their phones are amazing i have had many of their devices, sense is a very smooth, sense 4.0 and up is sposed to be great. the One and its new blinkfeed feature i have heard can get old within a month or two so im not sure. about rooting with htc phones can be a pain. its different between each phone my droid incredible i had to unlock the bootloader turn s-on off downgrade just to be able to get root and cwm and its all a big pain, htc just dosent want us to screw with it maby. for my htc inspire 4g i had to just only unlock the bootloader and could flash a root from there but still was a pain, so if you can deal with some of the fears of easily bricking your phone you can try these phones!
there are alot of (im just going to call them third party but they arent really) third party phones such as huawei, ZTE, kyocera that some are deff better phones from these people that are better than the galaxy nexus just ask if you would like me to explain them!
Trozzul said:
the Galaxy nexus is a great phone it saddens me to see that you would like another phone. but im not you so lets get start with phone shopping shall we?
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Thank you for all the info. Much appreciated. The Galaxy Nexus (Toro) is a wonderful phone. I believe it is the longest running in my pocket. It broke my heart when it took a swan dive out of my truck Sunday. I would absolutely go with another of these. The question on that topic is could a guy get the Maguro to work on Verizon's CDMA network? I don't know that much about the hardware but I'd LOVE to try Ubuntu Touch.
There is a local guy who has an S3 advertised on CL for $175. I'd have to evaluate that guy first though. Would I be as happy with the development on the S3 as I have been on the Toro?
Oldtymehockey said:
Thank you for all the info. Much appreciated. The Galaxy Nexus (Toro) is a wonderful phone. I believe it is the longest running in my pocket. It broke my heart when it took a swan dive out of my truck Sunday. I would absolutely go with another of these. The question on that topic is could a guy get the Maguro to work on Verizon's CDMA network? I don't know that much about the hardware but I'd LOVE to try Ubuntu Touch.
There is a local guy who has an S3 advertised on CL for $175. I'd have to evaluate that guy first though. Would I be as happy with the development on the S3 as I have been on the Toro?
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i googled a way for it to work on verizon, dosent look like there is any way unless its unlocked. as for the s3 im sure you will be happy with all the development as much as the toro i have seen the s4 at some networks for $149 with a 2yr.