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Why does the Epic test 'significantly faster data speeds than the Evo'? Can't see any featured that would account for that.
http://www.kevinism.com/?p=2588
Well, it has a keyboard, some people like the slightly smaller size, it has a keyboard and supports Bluetooth 3.0. If these are important to you, you're likely to think it better than the Evo.
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Why does the Epic test 'significantly faster data speeds than the Evo'? Can't see any featured that would account for that.
http://www.kevinism.com/?p=2588
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i think you read it wrong:
"Sprint’s version of the Galaxy S sports numerous advantages over its T-Mobile “Vibrant” brethren. First, it adds support for Sprint’s 4G WiMAX network, which has already spread across numerous urban areas in the U.S. In testing with HTC EVO 4G, Sprint’s next-gen network showcased significantly higher data transfer speeds (especially useful while tethering) and the ability to simultaneously make voice calls while transmitting data (not possible using Sprint’s traditional 3G CDMA)."
I believe its saying that testing done on the Evo 4g's 4g network shows significantly higher data transfer speeds than the T-Mobile Vibrant (which the author assumes will be the case on the Epic as well).
poor word choice by the author, but thats his intent. not saying Epic's 4g is faster than Evo's.
Ah... I think your right.... my bad.
The Epic just isn't sexy enough for me. It looks so cheap and old. The EVO is beautiful.
Completely agree.
Gorgeous hardware.
Along with the Iphone its easily the best looking smartphone on earth right now.....although. Ill take the Evo...most out pundits go with the Iphone in the aesthetic dept.
Not really a review as much as breathless fanboy anticipation. For all the vaunted prowess of the Hummingbird processor, all of the Galaxy S phones routinely display lagginess not usually seen on the Evo and the battery life claims as way overstated -- most reviews of the Vibrant and Captivate peg the battery life on par with the Evo and nowhere near double.
I don't think it looks cheap. I just thinks it's too round, I like the Evo's over all shape alot better.
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I don't think it looks cheap. I just thinks it's too round, I like the Evo's over all shape alot better.
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Same. It's definitely not an "ugly" phone exactly... But it definitely doesn't scream "high end" like the EVO, iPhone 4 or the other Galaxy S devices. The keyboard could have something to do with it as well as the roundess. Honestly, I think the best looking Galaxy S device so far is the Captivate. I love the hard edges with the curved top/bottom. It looks very elegant and original and less like an iPhone knockoff like the Vibrant and the regular Galaxy S.
Its Samsung.. like the old saying goes "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me."
I had a Moment. That was my one and only Samsung phone. Even if the Epic handed out BJs, I wouldnt buy one.
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its samsung.. Like the old saying goes "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me."
i had a moment. That was my one and only samsung phone. Even if the epic handed out bjs, i wouldnt buy one.
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lol lol
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lol lol
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Couldn't agree more. The moment was the absolute worst phone I ever owned. Traded it for a Hero and couldn't have been happier.
That is, until I upgraded to my Evo
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the evo is too sexy for the epic.
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Couldn't agree more. The moment was the absolute worst phone I ever owned. Traded it for a Hero and couldn't have been happier.
That is, until I upgraded to my Evo
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I agree, samsung moment, the worst phone, I went back to htc hero. IMO htc knows android better
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Thats classic!
2 words come to mind..."Samsung Instinct"...need I say more?
Granted the A900 Blade was a good phone, it wasn't a smartphone.
Meh, I'm not a fan of samsungs hardware. I'll keep my Evo thnx. Btw my sister inlaw got the intercept, It really feels cheap and toyish IMO.
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2 words come to mind..."Samsung Instinct"...need I say more?
Granted the A900 Blade was a good phone, it wasn't a smartphone.
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I don't think its fair to compare the Epic with the Instinct They are way too different and from the looks of it, The Epic looks really nice.
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I don't think its fair to compare the Epic with the Instinct They are way too different and from the looks of it, The Epic looks really nice.
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You remember all the hype and millions of dollars that was spent marketing it?
look how fast it took for HTC to send out a OTA for the sdcard etc..
Samsung hasn't changed a bit..have they fixed GPS yet? on any version? No!!
Well as of last night my phone had survived about 200 drops on the ground. Shattered the screen last night and am now looking for replacement options. I am pretty loyal to htc as their products have been outstanding for me so that narrows it down a bit. Also, I am staying with Verizon so that also narrows it down much more. I was look at the Incredible 2 and the Thunderbolt as my 2 options. My concern is that it's not really worth it to get a new phone at this point. The development doesn't seem as "robust" as I am used to at the Incredible forums. I know thats partially due to it being a newer device, but I also know that some phones don't take off development wise like others do and development is pretty important for me.
Just thinking out loud. Any input would be appreciated
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Well as of last night my phone had survived about 200 drops on the ground. Shattered the screen last night and am now looking for replacement options. I am pretty loyal to htc as their products have been outstanding for me so that narrows it down a bit. Also, I am staying with Verizon so that also narrows it down much more. I was look at the Incredible 2 and the Thunderbolt as my 2 options. My concern is that it's not really worth it to get a new phone at this point. The development doesn't seem as "robust" as I am used to at the Incredible forums. I know thats partially due to it being a newer device, but I also know that some phones don't take off development wise like others do and development is pretty important for me.
Just thinking out loud. Any input would be appreciated
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Don't get a TBolt. If you can, wait for the Vigor. It'll blow the TBolt out of the water.
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Don't get a TBolt. If you can, wait for the Vigor. It'll blow the TBolt out of the water.
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I've never heard of that device...I'll do some research
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I've never heard of that device...I'll do some research
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haha research returned very little info
on droid-life there is a leaked list of phones if you are interested:
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/08/0...dates-for-stratosphere-vigor-bionic-and-more/
says the vigor is coming on 10/6. I would agree waiting for the vigor if you can hold out that long
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haha research returned very little info
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Haha yeah. HTC's keeping this bad boy close to their chest. Should be pretty awesome though.
The Tbolt has many of the same shortcomings as the dInc. Like torpid battery life. I'm a little skeptical newer 4G devices will improve battery life. The dInc2 is a great device if you don't care or won't be getting 4G any time soon. As for development, the Tbolt is going to be where its at for quite a while yet. The reason the dInc has so much development is because its very similar to the EVO. They can even share radios. You're not likely to see that again soon. Even with the huge screen, the Tbolt is better on the battery on 3G than the dInc, generally speaking. I still play with both and know this well. But if your dInc is dead and you need a new device, and you have 4G, get the Tbolt. No 4G, dInc2. I promise you'll love both, especially the battery life on the dInc2.
To me, it doesn't make sense to upgrade right now when dual cores are only a couple months away. It blows my mind how relevant and up to date the Incredible has remained. That's the only reason I haven't upgraded yet. Usually I get bored with phones after 3 months. This is going to be the first time I can actually use my upgrade discount from verizon in quite a while.
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Well as of last night my phone had survived about 200 drops on the ground. Shattered the screen last night and am now looking for replacement options. I am pretty loyal to htc as their products have been outstanding for me so that narrows it down a bit. Also, I am staying with Verizon so that also narrows it down much more. I was look at the Incredible 2 and the Thunderbolt as my 2 options. My concern is that it's not really worth it to get a new phone at this point. The development doesn't seem as "robust" as I am used to at the Incredible forums. I know thats partially due to it being a newer device, but I also know that some phones don't take off development wise like others do and development is pretty important for me.
Just thinking out loud. Any input would be appreciated
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If you don't want to upgrade yet just buy a new screen and replace it. You can get them on Amazon. I've replaced my twice. Just take your time.
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The Tbolt has many of the same shortcomings as the dInc. Like torpid battery life. I'm a little skeptical newer 4G devices will improve battery life. The dInc2 is a great device if you don't care or won't be getting 4G any time soon. As for development, the Tbolt is going to be where its at for quite a while yet. The reason the dInc has so much development is because its very similar to the EVO. They can even share radios. You're not likely to see that again soon. Even with the huge screen, the Tbolt is better on the battery on 3G than the dInc, generally speaking. I still play with both and know this well. But if your dInc is dead and you need a new device, and you have 4G, get the Tbolt. No 4G, dInc2. I promise you'll love both, especially the battery life on the dInc2.
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most higher end android phones have poor battery life from experience, even my blackberry had bad battery life if i used it in as little as 1 to 2 hour shots (streaming media nommed the battery like an anorexic cat) then again, bb isn't known for having great batteries.
and on phones, my mom had a fascinate, all stock, still had bloat, non-rooted (she doesn't want to, and i'm not going to force the issue) and every so often, it will be just sitting on her desk and the samsung warning tones will play, and she hasn't even been touching it.
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most higher end android phones have poor battery life from experience, even my blackberry had bad battery life if i used it in as little as 1 to 2 hour shots (streaming media nommed the battery like an anorexic cat) then again, bb isn't known for having great batteries.
and on phones, my mom had a fascinate, all stock, still had bloat, non-rooted (she doesn't want to, and i'm not going to force the issue) and every so often, it will be just sitting on her desk and the samsung warning tones will play, and she hasn't even been touching it.
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That's the real beauty of the dInc2. It's not the bleeding edge. It's just the same old dInc with nothing added by a front facing camera (for whatever reason I don't understand [skepticism: all the new HTC use FFCs as proximity and light sensors; just cheaper?]). It's just been made a LOT more efficient. I tried this last night. I parked my Tbolt on the table overnight on 3G for about 9 hours... lost 21% battery the whole time. For comparison, 4G in that time frame would have chomped down 50% to 60% of the battery in that time frame. That 21% is actually better than the dInc running CM7, which is more around 35% to 40%.
My Tbolt set up is Gingeritus3D V1.0 Beta6 Sense 3.0 with Ziggy's kernel running freq_min 122MHz freq_max 1.44GHz, smartass gov. MR2 1.70 radio. That's just for reference if anyone wants to compare. I NEVER use WiFi, so I can't tell you about that.
How the hell are you dropping 35%-40% overnight? My incredible on the stock battery will drop around 10% in ~10 hours of idle time. Are you getting poor to no reception? I'm not saying the battery life on my phone is great, it drains pretty quickly when the screen is on, but sips power when idle.
10/6 is a long way to wait, and there's still possibility that the date will be delayed even longer.
Vigor does look pretty sweet, as long as the price isn't too ridiculous that'll be where I'm upgrading to. Though I'd probably wait until it's rooted too.
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10/6 is a long way to wait, and there's still possibility that the date will be delayed even longer.
Vigor does look pretty sweet, as long as the price isn't too ridiculous that'll be where I'm upgrading to. Though I'd probably wait until it's rooted too.
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Yeah. I just want something that's 4G and HTC. The TBolt has been out for too long and hasn't even gotten Gingerbread yet. Hopefully the Vigor will get Ice Cream Sandwich with those snazzy specs it has. Lol
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I love the Incredible and I consider it a crime to hear about one that has been killed. I would be kinda lost in your position as well but you might consider taking a minor upgrade to the INC2. I hear of people coming into them pretty cheaply here lately. On a personal note, I'm with everyone else on the Vigor upgrade in October. I believe thats gonna be one bad machine to own.
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I love the Incredible and I consider it a crime to hear about one that has been killed. I would be kinda lost in your position as well but you might consider taking a minor upgrade to the INC2. I hear of people coming into them pretty cheaply here lately. On a personal note, I'm with everyone else on the Vigor upgrade in October. I believe thats gonna be one bad machine to own.
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Yeah I heard that Asurion is replacing original incredibles with incredible 2's...not sure if its true though...
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Yeah I heard that Asurion is replacing original incredibles with incredible 2's...not sure if its true though...
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From what I understand some ppl get inc2s but others get incs I believe its hit or miss or whatever they have in stock
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From what I understand some ppl get inc2s but others get incs I believe its hit or miss or whatever they have in stock
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Yeah I just called and filed a claim. The broken screen really started to bother me over the weekend and I figured it would be a more wise to shell out the $50 to the insurance company and save my upgrade from verizion for a phone that I actually want(Vigor). They had the original Incredible's in stock so that's what I'm getting. Plus I get another home charger now hah.
Does anyone know if I have to return to stock before sending the device back? Will they charge me if I keep the battery?
Yes, return to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786436&highlight=return+to+stock
They probably will send the replacement phone without a battery and you are supposed to keep yours.
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on droid-life there is a leaked list of phones if you are interested:
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/08/0...dates-for-stratosphere-vigor-bionic-and-more/
says the vigor is coming on 10/6. I would agree waiting for the vigor if you can hold out that long
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I am also waiting for the Vigor, knowing Verizon and how they seem to push back all their big phones, that 10/6 is not realistic to me. So If SGSII lands first then that will get my money first....
Do you guys think I made the right choice of ordering the sgs2 instead of the Amaze?
How's dev so far for this phone? Any recommendations you guys can give as far rooting, custom rom & kernel?
So excited to get this new phone!
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Do you guys think I made the right choice of ordering the sgs2 instead of the Amaze?
How's dev so far for this phone? Any recommendations you guys can give as far rooting, custom rom & kernel?
So excited to get this new phone!
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Yes you did make the right chose indeed! The development is kinda slow at the moment. People wasting so much time deciding between the amaze and sgsii. Once we get root, expect the development to kick off and some goodies!
It's all waiting on the root, then it's on!
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Theres not much deving cause i mean.. Cmon we just got it.
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Theres not much deving cause i mean.. Cmon we just got it.
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You said the best answer. Why are people expecting MIRACLES on 34th Street? This phone is about a week old. I hope you guys don't expect a newborn to walk.
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YES! I'm loving it even without root, which I'm confident we will have within a week!
I'm planning on rooting, removing the bloat, adding google talk with video, unrooting, then leaving it alone for a month or so.
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You did make the right choice, this is a great phone!
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Do you guys think I made the right choice of ordering the sgs2 instead of the Amaze?
How's dev so far for this phone? Any recommendations you guys can give as far rooting, custom rom & kernel?
So excited to get this new phone!
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which SGS2 model did you order?
I just decided to read the reviews for the phone on t-mo.com (sort of the final step before I buy one after work today just to make sure there aren't any massive issues people have been reporting that I've missed) and I have to say, and I apologize allgamer because this is sort of off-topic, they were ****ing hilarious.
One guy claimed this phone should not be advertised as a non-LTE phone because it is a LTE device (huh? HSPA+ is definitely the same as LTE...waaaaait...). Another claimed that because there was no wifi calling, you couldn't surf the web on wifi! OH EM GEE GAIZ U CNT SUFR TEH WEBZ! Wait no...My Nexus S can't do Wifi calling and I can (and do) use it on WiFi all the time. Same with my Epic 4G. Same with my Evo 4G. Same with my MT3G. Same with my wife's Evo Shift 4G. Same with my Wife's Nexus S. Wow, I guess samsung must have really screwed the pooch or something to make it so that wifi calling was linked to all wifi use. Yikes! They better fix that soon! (That was sarcasm, FYI).
On a serious note though, I've done the reading, compared to the Amaze and watched the Galaxy Nexus launch and I'm not convinced any of them are or will be better than this phone on t-mo. The only real huge selling points of the GN (compared to the SGS2) are the HD screen and ICS; we'll get ICS and .15in diagonally larger isn't really that much so oh well. As for the Amaze? Its really only got better resolution which I couldn't find an issue with in store and I have pretty discerning eyes. Yes, I could see the difference but I couldn't see it making an impact on my daily life.
In summation, and as a non-owner of the SGS2 I'd have to tell the OP that yes, you did in fact make the right choice!
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I just decided to read the reviews for the phone on t-mo.com (sort of the final step before I buy one after work today just to make sure there aren't any massive issues people have been reporting that I've missed) and I have to say, and I apologize allgamer because this is sort of off-topic, they were ****ing hilarious.
One guy claimed this phone should not be advertised as a non-LTE phone because it is a LTE device (huh? HSPA+ is definitely the same as LTE...waaaaait...). Another claimed that because there was no wifi calling, you couldn't surf the web on wifi! OH EM GEE GAIZ U CNT SUFR TEH WEBZ! Wait no...My Nexus S can't do Wifi calling and I can (and do) use it on WiFi all the time. Same with my Epic 4G. Same with my Evo 4G. Same with my MT3G. Same with my wife's Evo Shift 4G. Same with my Wife's Nexus S. Wow, I guess samsung must have really screwed the pooch or something to make it so that wifi calling was linked to all wifi use. Yikes! They better fix that soon! (That was sarcasm, FYI).
On a serious note though, I've done the reading, compared to the Amaze and watched the Galaxy Nexus launch and I'm not convinced any of them are or will be better than this phone on t-mo. The only real huge selling points of the GN (compared to the SGS2) are the HD screen and ICS; we'll get ICS and .15in diagonally larger isn't really that much so oh well. As for the Amaze? Its really only got better resolution which I couldn't find an issue with in store and I have pretty discerning eyes. Yes, I could see the difference but I couldn't see it making an impact on my daily life.
In summation, and as a non-owner of the SGS2 I'd have to tell the OP that yes, you did in fact make the right choice!
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I am getting the Galaxy Nexus just because it has no buttons. To tell the truth our phone is bigger because the virtual buttons take of space on the screen. Other than that the galaxy nexus has no real selling factor besides icecream sandwich.
I just realized one thing I don't know about the S2...does it come with a mSD and if so what size is it?
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There's different models? I ordered mine from the Tmobile website. I got the overnight shipping so it should be in by tomorrow.
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I just decided to read the reviews for the phone on t-mo.com (sort of the final step before I buy one after work today just to make sure there aren't any massive issues people have been reporting that I've missed) and I have to say, and I apologize allgamer because this is sort of off-topic, they were ****ing hilarious.
One guy claimed this phone should not be advertised as a non-LTE phone because it is a LTE device (huh? HSPA+ is definitely the same as LTE...waaaaait...). Another claimed that because there was no wifi calling, you couldn't surf the web on wifi! OH EM GEE GAIZ U CNT SUFR TEH WEBZ! Wait no...My Nexus S can't do Wifi calling and I can (and do) use it on WiFi all the time. Same with my Epic 4G. Same with my Evo 4G. Same with my MT3G. Same with my wife's Evo Shift 4G. Same with my Wife's Nexus S. Wow, I guess samsung must have really screwed the pooch or something to make it so that wifi calling was linked to all wifi use. Yikes! They better fix that soon! (That was sarcasm, FYI).
On a serious note though, I've done the reading, compared to the Amaze and watched the Galaxy Nexus launch and I'm not convinced any of them are or will be better than this phone on t-mo. The only real huge selling points of the GN (compared to the SGS2) are the HD screen and ICS; we'll get ICS and .15in diagonally larger isn't really that much so oh well. As for the Amaze? Its really only got better resolution which I couldn't find an issue with in store and I have pretty discerning eyes. Yes, I could see the difference but I couldn't see it making an impact on my daily life.
In summation, and as a non-owner of the SGS2 I'd have to tell the OP that yes, you did in fact make the right choice!
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Thanks...this really reassured me
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There's different models? I ordered mine from the Tmobile website. I got the overnight shipping so it should be in by tomorrow.
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Tmobile USA or Tmobile UK ?
yes there are different models of the SGS2
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Tmobile USA or Tmobile UK ?
yes there are different models of the SGS2
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Oic...definitely the Tmo US version...i believe it's the SGH-T989 IIRC.
then you are in the right forum
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then you are in the right forum
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Lmao...cool i passed the test
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I just realized one thing I don't know about the S2...does it come with a mSD and if so what size is it?
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mine from the T-Mobile store had no mSD.
I ordered a class 10- from Amazon. 16gb Amazonbasic was $33.
no, samsung never shipped phones with free external microSD included.
it was always purchased separately
only Motorola ships 8 GB microSD included
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no, samsung never shipped phones with free external microSD included.
it was always purchased separately
only Motorola ships 8 GB microSD included
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And htc .
I need galaxy s 2 now ..
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Coming from a HTC Sensation here.. Was a bit worried with some of the initial previews and complaints, but damn I'm happy with my GN!
Major pros from my perspective:
- Absolutely stunning screen.
- ICS is the bomb. No need for a Sense-like skin to get a fantastic user experience.
- Pleased with battery life (ALOT better than my sensation)
- Software buttons IMHO are perfect. Not wasting space for HW buttons with basically less functionality. Have to admit tho that when I bad flash the framework I'm a bit crippled but this is a minor disadvantage imo.
- Awesome development already! Even tho ICS is in early release status.
- No crappy/broken & late sourcecode releases
Just a small cry of happiness. Nothing major in this topic. :d
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Oh. And the camera produces brilliant pictures for a phone. With lightning quick focus & zero shutter lag.
Oh 2. Its fast as hell. Haven't seen any other phone other than an iPhone being this smooth.
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Oh. And the camera produces brilliant pictures for a phone. With lightning quick focus & zero shutter lag.
Oh 2. Its fast as hell. Haven't seen any other phone other than an iPhone being this smooth.
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welcome to the crew
Are you going to do the happy nerd dance?
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Are you going to do the happy nerd dance?
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Already done! :d
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Oh. And the camera produces brilliant pictures for a phone. With lightning quick focus & zero shutter lag.
Oh 2. Its fast as hell. Haven't seen any other phone other than an iPhone being this smooth.
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A faster smoother phone is a Galaxy Nexus with 4.0.3 <3
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Are you going to do the happy nerd dance?
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Man when I got this phone I ran around my house screaming and yelling. Canceled all my appointments and conquered the couch.
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Yeah, I got mine yesterday and it has been great. Light years faster than my old x10 and pretty stable considering that it is new software. Looking forward to see how ics will evolve.
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Add me to the list of happy customers.
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Man when I got this phone I ran around my house screaming and yelling. Canceled all my appointments and conquered the couch.
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Haha that's awesome!
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Already done! :d
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Sweet!
I'm very happy with my GNex as well. Coming from a fascinate it's like having my phone but more solidly built, with 4G, and full google support. I'm really pretty impressed that verizion got 4G out here to my little town and got this phone for us. I'm way more impressed with all the good devs out there that are working on this phone.
I know it's going to be a run ride!
I just wanna say that I'm extremely pleased with my Verizon branded galaxy nexus, I know the battery life is crap, I know the launch was all screwed up, I know it has those vertical lines that everyone seems to Really notice, I know it has a two dollar plastic backing that They feels cheap, I see that it doesn't say Google on the back but verizon 4g lte, I realize that my update my come a week or two later after verizon approves it, I see that the camera is five megs and not eight like everyone else..... Tell me something I don't know.
I love this Phone. Best thus far. Its a benchmark device. No phone that I've seen has these very responsive buttons on the bottom. Love em!! Hey, they just work. Ain't that what they say about their product? Screen makes you wanna google something, don't it? Mostly everything is integrated into the software design of the phone. I understand the problems we are experiencing but cmon, no device is without this or that. Besides it will be fixed very shortly. Patience!! Best phone out. Benchmark Android.!!
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I couldn't be happier with this phone. I don't see any vertical banding,the phone is very snappy and responsive (then again I had an OG droid and a droid eris). The only issue I have yet to have is maybe not so great LTE connectivity, but the guy at Verizon told me it wasn't too great in this area yet and should leave it in CDMA mode unless I am near philly. When I did get a 4g signal it was great, but not a full signal. I got downloads of 18mbps, 13 mbps, 10mbps and the lowest being 6mbps in no order and at different times and places. The camera take AMAZING pictures outside and with great light, however it becomes slow(blurry) and grainy in low light (this makes sense). The first brand new phone I bought was the first Storm blackberry that actually served me well until it killed itself. What I liked about the storm, or blackberries in general, is how the received email. Neither of my droids did this so well, I would get old mail notifications, it would double up on mail, and mail would come in late to the phone even if I had it to receive every 15mins or less. This phone, however, is great! I receive everything promptly.
In addition, I just got the extended battery... I know its not a lot but it helps. Also, as reported by other users, it makes the phone much nicer to feel in your hand. The added weight and curvature of the backing makes it fit really nice. Since I use the phone quite a bit, i was hoping the battery will help it last through the day (I am not expecting this phone to last me days) but so far it has been much better than my OG droid has been to me. The large screen may eat battery but its hard not to look at .
I am glad many other people seem to like it after listening to a lot of complaints that seem to be largely unfounded anecdotal evidence or from bloated demo phones in stores that probably have had 10 programs open all day at once. (I will agree though that the phone can get hot, but I don't think to the point that I couldn't hold it anymore... just sweaty palms.)
PSS: also, lag??? what lag?
I'm happy as well. However, I came from an OG Droid and almost anything is a step up from that.
I did mess with the Samsung Galaxy S II, Droid RAZR, and a few other high end phones, but the feel of the Galaxy Nexus takes the cake in my opinion.
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Coming from a HTC Sensation here.. Was a bit worried with some of the initial previews and complaints, but damn I'm happy with my GN!
Major pros from my perspective:
- Absolutely stunning screen.
- ICS is the bomb. No need for a Sense-like skin to get a fantastic user experience.
- Pleased with battery life (ALOT better than my sensation)
- Software buttons IMHO are perfect. Not wasting space for HW buttons with basically less functionality. Have to admit tho that when I bad flash the framework I'm a bit crippled but this is a minor disadvantage imo.
- Awesome development already! Even tho ICS is in early release status.
- No crappy/broken & late sourcecode releases
Just a small cry of happiness. Nothing major in this topic. :d
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really love your review. Hope I will be as happy with mine. I am coming from the D1, and I loved it a lot, rooted with GB. I got my GN yesterday, but waiting until Christmas to open it. Gift from the wife, and have to keep her happy. I am making her wait to open her new White, 64gig 3g iPad2
Question: have you got any updates yet? Have read of several problems, one being a bug in the signal strength, and something about the rocker volume.
How is your reception so far. I know that depends on a lot and if you even have 4g. I live in the Washington DC area, so pretty good 4g here. I will report back when I have spend time with my GN. Can't wait!!!
BTW, Verizon has pretty good reviews there. Thanks for sharing, and glad you love yours Thanks!
Add me to the pile of happy customers. I can't seem to put it down and that is what's killing my battery. If I use it under normal circumstances, I expect it will last long enough. I ordered a secondary battery to carry with me for a quick swap.
ICS is very refined in comparison to previous releases. Only feature I miss from HTC Sense is the ability to merge contacts from multiple places (Corporate Email, Facebook, Twitter) into one entry per person. Google Wallet rocks, if only it supported my credit cards.
Viva GNex!
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melp57 said:
Question: have you got any updates yet? Have read of several problems, one being a bug in the signal strength, and something about the rocker volume.
How is your reception so far. I know that depends on a lot and if you even have 4g. I live in the Washington DC area, so pretty good 4g here. I will report back when I have spend time with my GN. Can't wait!!!
BTW, Verizon has pretty good reviews there. Thanks for sharing, and glad you love yours Thanks!
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For understanding the Signal Strength I recommend Anandtech's Investigation as a starting point. That being said, I have no complaints about signal strength but I did have an issue with the phone not routing data. It occurred on both Wifi and 4G. Had to reboot the phone to fix it. It showed a signal during the problem.
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I'm happy as well. However, I came from an OG Droid and almost anything is a step up from that.
I did mess with the Samsung Galaxy S II, Droid RAZR, and a few other high end phones, but the feel of the Galaxy Nexus takes the cake in my opinion.
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I was also looking at the Droid RAZR but got the GN instead. glad I did
I'm also extremely happy with my Nexus. Came from a Droid Charge(actually a rent-a-Rezound),and this phone feels like it's in a league of its own. It's super smooth, has an amazing development community, amazing screen, and an amazing OS. Did I mention it's amazing?
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Are you going to do the happy nerd dance?
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I'm going to do the dance. Very pleased with this phone as well. I mean really happy. The experience I’ve had with it so far is nothing less than brilliant. I sold my bionic to get this baby and i was a little apprehensive initially because I’ve been a Motorola user for so long....
But long last I can use my device and really use my device.
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I know it's going to be a run ride!
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Talk to scooby doo much?
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I was planning on upgrading to a Dinc2 sometime this summer and dropping Verizon for Page Plus, but it looks like it will happen sooner than I expected. I dropped my Kin Twom today and the digitizer spiderwebed, so it is pretty worthless. It was a pretty good phone for the 2 years I had it, but I'll finally be getting something better.
Anyway, just wanted to say hi, I'm sure I'll be around these parts a lot once I find a good price on a Dinc 2.
Welcome! I was new to smartphones and Verizon recommended this phone. Great thing they did; i love it and the community that comes along with it.
Things are a little slower than they had been.. Waiting on a source to drop from HTC with Ice Cream Sandwich and then the newer roms like AOKP and nitsuj's rom plus the rom aero is working on.. they will then be 100% ... all are daily drivers as they stand now which is amazing considering there is nothing from HTC yet... So set back, relax, grab a beer, wine, liquor, smoke.. what ever you do and wait for the real fun to begin! WELCOME!!!!
Hate to s**t on everyone's pillows here, but the Inc2 is pretty old at this point, and I would recommend going for one of the newer devices if you can. That's just my thought. I always thought this phone was fast but after using any non Moto dual core device, this thing is, as I've said before, a sedated tortoise.
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Hate to s**t on everyone's pillows here, but the Inc2 is pretty old at this point, and I would recommend going for one of the newer devices if you can. That's just my thought. I always thought this phone was fast but after using any non Moto dual core device, this thing is, as I've said before, a sedated tortoise.
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No doubt.. but to some it's new ... I still enjoy using it and will continue to enjoy it .. I don't have an upgrade until December so I've got the rest of this year and I may keep it after that, who knows.. plus who knows what's gonna be around when that time comes.. The OP is happy he's getting/got a DINC2 so don't rain on his parade ..
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Hate to s**t on everyone's pillows here, but the Inc2 is pretty old at this point, and I would recommend going for one of the newer devices if you can. That's just my thought. I always thought this phone was fast but after using any non Moto dual core device, this thing is, as I've said before, a sedated tortoise.
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Well, compared to my Motorola dual core phone, this phone runs as fast as a mad, stabbed bull! So it is all relative. Plus the OP wants to quit Verizon and go to page plus. So may be he has a particular reason to choose dinc2, or budget constraints?
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To each their own.. it's all good.. the DINC2 is a good phone and holds its own against other phones in its class.. The newer phones coming out are seriously powerful ... I can't wait to get a phone that makes me feel the way I did when I dumped the Blackberry Storm for the DINC2 ... I was blown away!!
Thanks guys. Ya I know the Dinc 2 is getting kinda old, but the new service I will be using is only for 3G phones currently and from what I have found the Dinc 2 is the top of the 3G types.
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Thanks guys. Ya I know the Dinc 2 is getting kinda old, but the new service I will be using is only for 3G phones currently and from what I have found the Dinc 2 is the top of the 3G types.
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Well that explains it. But I do believe that 4G phones can work on 3G too, unless there is some compatibility issues with the service. So, may be you can consider a 4G phone too.
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Well that explains it. But I do believe that 4G phones can work on 3G too, unless there is some compatibility issues with the service. So, may be you can consider a 4G phone too.
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4G phones are compatible with 3g (would be stupid if they weren't). He may not have 4g in his area which may be why he didn't get a 4g phone. I didn't have it in my area when I upgraded so I took this phone.
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Well that explains it. But I do believe that 4G phones can work on 3G too, unless there is some compatibility issues with the service. So, may be you can consider a 4G phone too.
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I'm using Page Plus Cellular and 4G phones do not work on it. I believe it is because of the LTE sim card.
Just sayin' andybones (a good friend of mine) went back to the inc2 after being on the Rez.
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Just sayin' andybones (a good friend of mine) went back to the inc2 after being on the Rez.
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AW hell.. I forgot about andybones!!!! SHAME ON ME!
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Just sayin' andybones (a good friend of mine) went back to the inc2 after being on the Rez.
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The thought of using the Rezound makes me want to repeatedly band my head against a wall.
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The thought of using the Rezound makes me want to repeatedly band my head against a wall.
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Is it something about the phone or about HTC in general? Because, I've been badly hit by Moto and wanna be careful next time around. So I would like to know if HTC is not so great...
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Is it something about the phone or about HTC in general? Because, I've been badly hit by Moto and wanna be careful next time around. So I would like to know if HTC is not so great...
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He just doesn't like Sense.
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He just doesn't like Sense.
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Or that the phone is fat, has terrible battery life and overheats. Ugh. Sense 4 isn't bad though. Pretty nice. That and 2.1 are cool. Everything else blows. Still like stock ICS better than both.
I think you'll be happy with the Dinc2. It's a good phone, and for a 3G phone, it would be my first choice (again) for a 3G phone. I've really enjoyed mine for almost a year now (hard to believe it's been that long). I had not had any intentions of upgrading anytime soon due to not having 4G in my area.
Well, due to my wife's job relocating her, I will know be living in a 4G area, so needless to say, I have a Galaxy Nexus on the way. The Dinc2 will still be staying in the family though, moving to the wife till the next upgrade is due. This will be her first smart phone. I think she will be really happy.
Enjoy your phone, and the community here, They're a great goup
I have had the Inc2 for almost a year as well. My mom has a charge. We have 4G EVERYWHERE where I live (about 45 min outside Boston) and someone on my plan has an unwanted upgrade that is coming in May so Gnexus time for me. Yay! The inc2 really is the best VZW 3g phone though hands down.
I just upgraded from an Eris to the Inc2. I love it and the price off Amazon was 1 cent. Plus I was able to keep my unlimited data plan. And from what I've heard 4g is still spotty around where I live.