thinking of buying this phone - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

I think the phone looks great, but since it has the different processor and the consensus seems to say it is bad, would it be better to get the htc amaze? I really like this one as its lighter and bigger screen. lack of camera button bothers me a bit but I guess I can live with that. but if its crappy dual core and not going to be much better than my single core epic 4g, that wouldn't be so great.

Processing horsepower is much higher than any single core phone. You can't even reliably run Firefox on a Hummingbird SoC, my Vibrant has issues with it on CM7 and when it's overclocked. Not so with any dual core Android phone.

robl45 said:
I think the phone looks great, but since it has the different processor and the consensus seems to say it is bad, would it be better to get the htc amaze? I really like this one as its lighter and bigger screen. lack of camera button bothers me a bit but I guess I can live with that. but if its crappy dual core and not going to be much better than my single core epic 4g, that wouldn't be so great.
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Fyi the Amaze and this both have the same exact processor and gpu. The processor on this phone isn't as great as the other Galaxy SII, but you'll never know the difference once this phone gets its software more optimized for the different processor we have. I advise you watch a few YouTube reviews, read user reviews on XDA and go in T-Mobile store to see which phone is the right choice for you.
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thanks for the info on the processor, so then this would likely be the one. what is the thought on this getting cyanogen or even ICS?
this is a big issue with the epic 4g since its so different from the other galaxy phones. I don't want to run into the issue again where i end up with the odd duck phone that doesn't get upgraded.

robl45 said:
thanks for the info on the processor, so then this would likely be the one. what is the thought on this getting cyanogen or even ICS?
this is a big issue with the epic 4g since its so different from the other galaxy phones. I don't want to run into the issue again where i end up with the odd duck phone that doesn't get upgraded.
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I think this phone would be a shoe in for Cyanogen mod especially since Cyanogen was hired by Samsung. As far as getting ICS officially I would think this phone should be one of the first Gingerbread running phone to receive the update. Would we get ICS unofficially? I definitely think so!!!
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I think this phone would be a shoe in for Cyanogen mod especially since Cyanogen was hired by Samsung. As far as getting ICS officially I would think this phone should be one of the first Gingerbread running phone to receive the update. Would we get ICS unofficially? I definitely think so!!!
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well my reference was to the fact that it uses a different processor then the main galaxy s 2. like with the epic 4g, it has the keyboard and wimax and is last for everything while the other galaxy phones are not still stuck on froyo.

robl45 said:
well my reference was to the fact that it uses a different processor then the main galaxy s 2. like with the epic 4g, it has the keyboard and wimax and is last for everything while the other galaxy phones are not still stuck on froyo.
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The chances of an official release of ICS on the T-Mobile Galaxy S II are very very good, the chances of a custom rom of ICS are about 99%

word of advice to the OP...don't even think about it, just buy the phone. Performance and battery life on this phone is amazing!

babymatteo said:
word of advice to the OP...don't even think about it, just buy the phone. Performance and battery life on this phone is amazing!
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+100 to that

OuncE718 said:
Fyi the Amaze and this both have the same exact processor and gpu. The processor on this phone isn't as great as the other Galaxy SII, but you'll never know the difference once this phone gets its software more optimized for the different processor we have. I advise you watch a few YouTube reviews, read user reviews on XDA and go in T-Mobile store to see which phone is the right choice for you.
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Lawl, and who's going to do the optimizing? Samsung?
If anything, you'd need to wait for Samsung to write the proper drivers or properly polish the TW ui to include hardware acceleration based on the A8-architecture. Something which I am going to assume is not going to happen.
To the OP, buy the phone based on what it can do now and based on how you like it after having played with it in the store.
I strongly advise you buying into this phone or signing a 2-year contract based on the hopes of other users on this forum.
Remember that. Just because people think this is XDA doesn't mean that every single problem on the phone will somehow get miraculously fixed or improved upon by developers.
I've seen too many buying a phone based on what it COULD/SHOULD be and not what it was.

Hardware acceleration would be done by the GPU no?

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Hardware acceleration would be done by the GPU no?
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Yes it would be done as you seen in the game dead space only one worth mentioning. It wont lag when we have google new os on it because of hardware acceleration. It will be very little difference between our version and galaxy s2 variants.

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Lawl, and who's going to do the optimizing? Samsung?
If anything, you'd need to wait for Samsung to write the proper drivers or properly polish the TW ui to include hardware acceleration based on the A8-architecture. Something which I am going to assume is not going to happen.
To the OP, buy the phone based on what it can do now and based on how you like it after having played with it in the store.
I strongly advise you buying into this phone or signing a 2-year contract based on the hopes of other users on this forum.
Remember that. Just because people think this is XDA doesn't mean that every single problem on the phone will somehow get miraculously fixed or improved upon by developers.
I've seen too many buying a phone based on what it COULD/SHOULD be and not what it was.
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This guy is like a roach. Smh. Just annoying. Stop bashing this phone.
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PoisonWolf said:
Lawl, and who's going to do the optimizing? Samsung?
If anything, you'd need to wait for Samsung to write the proper drivers or properly polish the TW ui to include hardware acceleration based on the A8-architecture. Something which I am going to assume is not going to happen.
To the OP, buy the phone based on what it can do now and based on how you like it after having played with it in the store.
I strongly advise you buying into this phone or signing a 2-year contract based on the hopes of other users on this forum.
Remember that. Just because people think this is XDA doesn't mean that every single problem on the phone will somehow get miraculously fixed or improved upon by developers.
I've seen too many buying a phone based on what it COULD/SHOULD be and not what it was.
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Who ever is on xda most of the time relies on developers. Because it is to hard for them to learn it themselves. For optimization wait till google new os comes out so that way every phone with a dual core will basically be the same. Touchwiz may never be hardware accelerated till google releases source till ice cream. Its not a big deal you can run bunch of other variations of android. That will be hardware accelerated which are far superior to stock rom. By the time samsung gets touch wiz working fine on this phone.
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OuncE718 said:
This guy is like a roach. Smh. Just annoying. Stop bashing this phone.
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He just wants a perfect phone that is all. He need something to take out his anger and it is this phone. He may not be satisfied with his purchase. Can't take it back so he is stuck with it. I would be pissed to if i was stuck with a phone i didn't want as well. Just ignore him. Xda becoming more and more like Engadget everyday. Nitpicking at everything.

OuncE718 said:
This guy is like a roach. Smh. Just annoying. Stop bashing this phone.
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As opposed to what? You? Hawking this phone in the Amaze forums?
Please, get over yourself. I'm sick of people like you trying to coax people into purchasing the phone based on POTENTIAL things that may or may not come.
I've seen this happen so many times when people in other sections of XDA get coaxed into getting a phone due to hopeful users who think that the phone will get all its problems fixed.
If you can't accept the technical facts, what are you doing on XDA? Preaching and selling hope and prayer for what the phone will be 3 months from now?
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Killbynature said:
Who ever is on xda most of the time relies on developers. Because it is to hard for them to learn it themselves. For optimization wait till google new os comes out so that way every phone with a dual core will basically be the same. Touchwiz may never be hardware accelerated till google releases source till ice cream. Its not a big deal you can run bunch of other variations of android. That will be hardware accelerated which are far superior to stock rom. By the time samsung gets touch wiz working fine on this phone.
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He just wants a perfect phone that is all. He need something to take out his anger and it is this phone. He may not be satisfied with his purchase. Can't take it back so he is stuck with it. I would be pissed to if i was stuck with a phone i didn't want as well. Just ignore him. Xda becoming more and more like Engadget everyday. Nitpicking at everything.
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I don't even own the phone. But please, be quick to pass judgment.
I've said numerous times that I am still planning to get this phone regardless of the drawbacks. However, I'm one to remain objective and not to hawk the phone like I have an oversupply of these phones in my warehouse.

I dont think hes out to just bash the phone, hes just pointing out its flaws (albeit in seemingly every thread lol).
This phone is amazing, easily the best phone ive ever had, but its still not perfect.
To the OP, this phone is head and shoulders better than the amaze. factor in the problems the amaze are having its an easy choice

babymatteo said:
word of advice to the OP...don't even think about it, just buy the phone. Performance and battery life on this phone is amazing!
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Also you can't beat tmobiles data speed. Sprints 4g is maybe as fast as Tmobile 3g ....and that's a big maybe!
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PoisonWolf said:
As opposed to what? You? Hawking this phone in the Amaze forums?
Please, get over yourself. I'm sick of people like you trying to coax people into purchasing the phone based on POTENTIAL things that may or may not come.
I've seen this happen so many times when people in other sections of XDA get coaxed into getting a phone due to hopeful users who think that the phone will get all its problems fixed.
If you can't accept the technical facts, what are you doing on XDA? Preaching and selling hope and prayer for what the phone will be 3 months from now?
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I don't even own the phone. But please, be quick to pass judgment.
I've said numerous times that I am still planning to get this phone regardless of the drawbacks. However, I'm one to remain objective and not to hawk the phone like I have an oversupply of these phones in my warehouse.
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Why would you even consider purchasing this phone knowing how "slow" the processor is compared to the Exynos? You lost me with that one. Maybe you should wait for something better to come out.
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Darmokk said:
I dont think hes out to just bash the phone, hes just pointing out its flaws (albeit in seemingly every thread lol).
This phone is amazing, easily the best phone ive ever had, but its still not perfect.
To the OP, this phone is head and shoulders better than the amaze. factor in the problems the amaze are having its an easy choice
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You shouldn't say that. I think he's an Amaze owner.
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OuncE718 said:
Why would you even consider purchasing this phone knowing how "slow" the processor is compared to the Exynos? You lost me with that one. Maybe you should wait for something better to come out.
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I still love the phone despite knowing these technical drawbacks. I just know the limitations.I've played with them.

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Have EVO 3D, switch to Epic Touch now or wait?

I currently have the EVO 3D and like it a lot. However, I really want to have ICS stock and no longer care about the HTC widgets. I also feel like ICS is optimized for Samsung phones.
With that, should I use my upgrade now for the Epic Touch or is there another phone that I should be waiting for? I know the Touch has only been out for a few months and when I look online, I don't see anything else coming out. If the Verizon Nexus Prime was coming to Sprint in a few months, I would absolutely wait for that.
I just don't want to use my upgrade and regret it later. I feel like phones with buttons are going to be outdated in 6 months and I hate having relics.
Thoughts?
You have a good phone, just wait for the lte phones mid next year
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Had evo 3d, switched to epic touch, now thinking about buying another evo 3d (keeping this of course)
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I have been sitting on an upgrade for nearly a year. My thing is, after a phones been out for a month or two, you can pretty much get it on craigslist for the same price you would pay for a upgrade, with no contract. I am holding off until ces in january to decide how i will use mine.
I say keep the 3d. You'll have way more rom's to flash and keep you busy till a LTE phone cames around. Not much development for the touch. Things might change once ice cream sandwich drops, but by then LTE will be the phone to get.
ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT THIS???????????????
smh!!
Success100 said:
ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT THIS???????????????
smh!!
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We aren't in the dev threads. In fact, this is the Q&A thread... Meant for this kind of conversation. If you don't want to read "ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT THIS", then don't read the thread.
As for the phone, I love my SGSII. However, if you got your hands on an Evo 3D and managed to hold on to your upgrade, I'd wait. Come October we will see the Galaxy SIII. And who knows what we will see between now and then. The PS VITA comes out in Feb with a quad core processor... I can't imagine it will take very long to see phones coming out with similar chipsets.
Plus, it's easy enough to kill Sense if you want to. With a proper root/recovery, you could do anything with that device you so choose. You may have to kill the 3d to do a whole lot with it, but would that honestly be a travesty, if you are considering getting rid of the phone in the first place?
lickarock said:
We aren't in the dev threads. In fact, this is the Q&A thread... Meant for this kind of conversation. If you don't want to read "ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT THIS", then don't read the thread.
As for the phone, I love my SGSII. However, if you got your hands on an Evo 3D and managed to hold on to your upgrade, I'd wait. Come October we will see the Galaxy SIII. And who knows what we will see between now and then. The PS VITA comes out in Feb with a quad core processor... I can't imagine it will take very long to see phones coming out with similar chipsets.
Plus, it's easy enough to kill Sense if you want to. With a proper root/recovery, you could do anything with that device you so choose. You may have to kill the 3d to do a whole lot with it, but would that honestly be a travesty, if you are considering getting rid of the phone in the first place?
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so what, there are at least 6 other active threads about the EXACT same thing that searching first would have revealed. People get sick of seeing the same threads over and over again.
Cardinal rule on forums, not just XDA...search before posting!!!
Success100 said:
so what, there are at least 6 other active threads about the EXACT same thing that searching first would have revealed. People get sick of seeing the same threads over and over again.
Cardinal rule on forums, not just XDA...search before posting!!!
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Sent from the future.
virgil1528 said:
I currently have the EVO 3D and like it a lot. However, I really want to have ICS stock and no longer care about the HTC widgets. I also feel like ICS is optimized for Samsung phones.
With that, should I use my upgrade now for the Epic Touch or is there another phone that I should be waiting for? I know the Touch has only been out for a few months and when I look online, I don't see anything else coming out. If the Verizon Nexus Prime was coming to Sprint in a few months, I would absolutely wait for that.
I just don't want to use my upgrade and regret it later. I feel like phones with buttons are going to be outdated in 6 months and I hate having relics.
Thoughts?
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Without knowing what features of a phone are important to you, it is kind of hard to give an intelligent answer. The only thing you mentioned that you want is ICS and this phone doesn't have it.
What matters more to you; screen size, screen quality, build quality, radio strength, devlopment community, etc. Than maybe someone can give you a meaningful answer.
Super AMOLED Plus is reason enough to get the Epic 4G Touch! The screen is beautiful and untouchable. Seriously it's freaking beautiful!! Do you plan on rooting your 3D? I heard there's more roms and development for that phone over the Epic Touch. All I know is that there will be better phones probably by Summer you'll start hearing real stuff about the Galaxy S3. Phones are just getting better and better. I know there will be phones are next year that will blow my phone out the water but I'm happy with what I have until I can upgrade. The Epic 4G Touch is truly a great phone and will totally satisfy your needs (most likely). It also depends on how you like to use your phone. If you depend on having a strong signal, go with the Motorola Photon. My girl has that phone and she gets signal in spots where Verizon phones get dropped calls and signal. If your into multimedia and watching stuff, the Epic Touch is awesome for that.
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There's a major announcement involving sprint Samsung and Intel January so i would wait
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IMO I like the E4GT is better but I don't think there is enough of a reason to warrant a change. Wait for a bigger badder phone.
I had evo 4g and evo3d,i even bought a 3dtv.dev is bad ass.I cross over to the dark side to match my Samsung galaxy 10.1 tablet,but after having sg2 for a month I haven't look back senses.I love the lightweight,allshare app to my leds tvs,tablets.The bigger,beautiful screen,plus all my evo3d friends admire,and the camera alot better.I have a newborn so its important. Touchwiz has grown on me lol.
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A lot more developer support on the E3D. Don't get me wrong, we have a number of amazing and dedicated devs for this phone, but you have a lot of options with the Evo
I heard the 3d pictures sucked... I had the regular Evo & I was in love with it...it had a cracked screen tho... Only reason I upgraded was because I lost my phone.
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But glad I did I love this phone... When the new photos come out next year I'll just get a2nd line
I got rid of an evo 3d for the epic touch. Its a great upgrade but I did it when it first came out. I'd wait because your phone still holds its own. Remember, the GS2 is from may.
And aosp is no more optimized for Samsung as it is HTC. The gs2 may be faster due to the faster processor and GPU, also lower resolution.
Success100 said:
so what, there are at least 6 other active threads about the EXACT same thing that searching first would have revealed. People get sick of seeing the same threads over and over again.
Cardinal rule on forums, not just XDA...search before posting!!!
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Really, does it really bother you that much?
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Wait for new nexus or get SIII now?

My contract is up and my upgrade is now in full effect. I currently have the nexus s 4G and the nexus tablet so needless to say i am a fan of the nexus line. That being said my contract is up and i am really looking at getting the SIII. Wanted to get feedback from this forum on whether or not they still love their phone after being out for several months yet or do you think it is worth waiting (for who nows how long, probably end of this year) for google to release the new nexus phone? what do you like about the SIII, what do you not like? Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much in advance.
Buy mine for a little more than you could get it for with your upgrade and keep your upgrade for the next Nexus when you call sell off the S3. Problem solved
MadFlava said:
Buy mine for a little more than you could get it for with your upgrade and keep your upgrade for the next Nexus when you call sell off the S3. Problem solved
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wat.
cnstarz said:
wat.
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Im selling my Sprint SGS3. I was saying he could buy it and keep his upgrade intact in case A) He wants to cancel or B) Something better eventually comes along.
cardsfan01 said:
My contract is up and my upgrade is now in full effect. I currently have the nexus s 4G and the nexus tablet so needless to say i am a fan of the nexus line. That being said my contract is up and i am really looking at getting the SIII. Wanted to get feedback from this forum on whether or not they still love their phone after being out for several months yet or do you think it is worth waiting (for who nows how long, probably end of this year) for google to release the new nexus phone? what do you like about the SIII, what do you not like? Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much in advance.
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I wanted to hold out for the next Nexus, but after seeing the S3 and its specs I couldn't wait any longer. Granted, I was sick of the horrid camera on my EVO 3D, but I still feel like whatever the Nexus has for specs will be pretty comparable to the S3. If you have more willpower than I do, it might be worth waiting. If you can't wait, the S3 is fantastic. (Ignore my posts about battery life - I'm pretty sure I'm at fault and I haven't figured out why. )
cardsfan01 said:
My contract is up and my upgrade is now in full effect. I currently have the nexus s 4G and the nexus tablet so needless to say i am a fan of the nexus line. That being said my contract is up and i am really looking at getting the SIII. Wanted to get feedback from this forum on whether or not they still love their phone after being out for several months yet or do you think it is worth waiting (for who nows how long, probably end of this year) for google to release the new nexus phone? what do you like about the SIII, what do you not like? Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much in advance.
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I was forced to use my upgrade when the sIII was out but I wish I had the next nexus
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MadFlava said:
Buy mine for a little more than you could get it for with your upgrade and keep your upgrade for the next Nexus when you call sell off the S3. Problem solved
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It looks like you're selling yours for $450 though... How is that "a little more than you could get it for with your upgrade"?
Depends on whether you want a Motorola nexus or not. After the lawsuit Samsung lost, they may not be making another mobile device.
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It looks like you're selling yours for $450 though... How is that "a little more than you could get it for with your upgrade"?
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Its way cheaper than walking in and buying it off contract.
Not to mention Im throwing in an SD card and it has an Invisible Shield HD on it. You couldnt walk out of Best Buy much under $300 after you add in tax. Hell, Ill pay the shipping at $450.00.
KBizzle said:
Depends on whether you want a Motorola nexus or not. After the lawsuit Samsung lost, they may not be making another mobile device.
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So you think Samsung will stop making mobile phones because of this? Good Lord, I hope you're wrong, that seems a bit much.
But to the OP, if you wait it out, your next question will be "get nexus now or wait for SGS IV" assuming what KB said isn't true of course.
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Depends on whether you want a Motorola nexus or not. After the lawsuit Samsung lost, they may not be making another mobile device.
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right.... so the number 1 selling cellphone company in the world is going to stop because of Apple.. The only thing I see coming from this is Samsung will stop help making the Iphone 6 when it comes out next year (Not the Iphone 5 coming in a few weeks).. Which I think has already been confirmed..
If you're willing to wait till the next years IO ( or possibly Q3/4 2013) then sure.
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Depends on whether you want a Motorola nexus or not. After the lawsuit Samsung lost, they may not be making another mobile device.
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You are are about as clueless as your name sounds...wake up get informed before making stupid remarks like this. The only issue that Samsung as is with a few infringements on things like snap back pinch to zoom, but all other issues were in regards to the 1st Galaxy S and trade dress, and out right copy infringement. People like you should never speak before getting your facts straight.
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You are are about as clueless as your name sounds...wake up get informed before making stupid remarks like this. The only issue that Samsung as is with a few infringements on things like snap back pinch to zoom, but all other issues were in regards to the 1st Galaxy S and trade dress, and out right copy infringement. People like you should never speak before getting your facts straight.
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Ummm dude do you know who KBizzle is??? Do you know what he has done?!?
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QWIKSTRIKE said:
You are are about as clueless as your name sounds...wake up get informed before making stupid remarks like this. The only issue that Samsung as is with a few infringements on things like snap back pinch to zoom, but all other issues were in regards to the 1st Galaxy S and trade dress, and out right copy infringement. People like you should never speak before getting your facts straight.
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Calm down man. I guess I should have put some smileys. My comment was purely sarcastic in the sense of being disgusted in the outcome of the lawsuit. Opinion is opinion, not fact. I sincerely hope it doesn't come to this but as I read somewhere, it wouldn't hurt Samsung to stop making cell devices as their profits can come from their many other products.
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I was going to wait, but jumped at the S3. I'm happy with my decision.
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the S III is a good phone. matter of fact it's a really, really good phone but nothing gets the development that a nexus gets. chances are the new nexus will have specs equal to or slightly better than the S III. you could have the best of both worlds by waiting.
Wait. Although this phone is still new to date there isn't much AOSP development. With out that this phone is nice but.... TouchWiz other than bells and whistles makes this phone, slow. I have had cm10 and aokp on this device and it's a totally different animal. I guess I understand why people like TouchWiz but it really takes away from this phones true potential. Just really depends on whether you want a phone based on performance or one based on glitz and glam. I would not be surprised to see a quad core in the next nexus with the 4G lte chips becoming available. Something else to consider.
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FL0OD said:
Wait. Although this phone is still new to date there isn't much AOSP development. With out that this phone is nice but.... TouchWiz other than bells and whistles makes this phone, slow. I have had cm10 and aokp on this device and it's a totally different animal. I guess I understand why people like TouchWiz but it really takes away from this phones true potential. Just really depends on whether you want a phone based on performance or one based on glitz and glam. I would not be surprised to see a quad core in the next nexus with the 4G lte chips becoming available. Something else to consider.
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The nice thing about TW phones is you have the choice...you can always put AOSP on here, but you couldn't go vice versa on a Nexus phone. If you despise TW that much, then you wouldn't want it anyway, but there's no question the Galaxy series phones ALWAYS have the best hardware when made. You can always change software, but you can't really change the hardware.
The biggest question in my mind is will the next Nexus have the new A15 processor. If it does, it'll be a mighty big upgrade. If not, it won't be that impressive from a hardware standpoint, maybe up to par with what the SIII already has, but six months later.
New processor tech like this only comes out maybe once every three or so years I believe. If the Nexus has a dual A15, it'll smoke anything else out without a shadow of a doubt. Then I think some people, myself included, would be a little bummed about getting the SIII when we did. Heck, I had my upgrade for a year and a half before I finally got the SIII, and I'm glad I did. This phone is freaking awesome, but my only disappointment was it didn't come with the A15.
The other thing is will they release a new Nexus without a new OS? I don't think they can possibly release another OS this fall. I think like 60 some percent of phones are still running Gingerbread which would mean those phones are running three version old software. Not exactly an ideal situation for Google in my opinion.
hayzooos said:
The nice thing about TW phones is you have the choice...you can always put AOSP on here, but you couldn't go vice versa on a Nexus phone. If you despise TW that much, then you wouldn't want it anyway, but there's no question the Galaxy series phones ALWAYS have the best hardware when made. You can always change software, but you can't really change the hardware.
The biggest question in my mind is will the next Nexus have the new A15 processor. If it does, it'll be a mighty big upgrade. If not, it won't be that impressive from a hardware standpoint, maybe up to par with what the SIII already has, but six months later.
New processor tech like this only comes out maybe once every three or so years I believe. If the Nexus has a dual A15, it'll smoke anything else out without a shadow of a doubt. Then I think some people, myself included, would be a little bummed about getting the SIII when we did. Heck, I had my upgrade for a year and a half before I finally got the SIII, and I'm glad I did. This phone is freaking awesome, but my only disappointment was it didn't come with the A15.
The other thing is will they release a new Nexus without a new OS? I don't think they can possibly release another OS this fall. I think like 60 some percent of phones are still running Gingerbread which would mean those phones are running three version old software. Not exactly an ideal situation for Google in my opinion.
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Remember there's hundreds of android products around the world from high end to low end. These things simply just take time. Remember when froyo was the majority and gingerbread was the minority? Well look it now. And also alot of older phones just dont have the right processing power/hardware to run ics properly

[Q] Back To The Future: 4.0.4 --> 2.3.* ... ?

Hi XDA users,
I have a Sprint GS3 with 4.0.4 on it, but it pales in comparison to my previous GS2 on 2.3.* ...
(calendar [Mark/Space MIssingSync] swipes from week to week are MUCH slower, 4G data NEVER connects, data seems slower in general, etc., etc.)
All in all, i'm just extremely disappointed with this phone; and although the last time I was digging into my phone's ROM seemed like it was in the Palm Pre days, I believe I'm ready to take the plunge.
The GS2 still screams on 2.3.* and I can only imagine/hope that this GS3 would see great benefit from a down-grade...
Might anyone offer any pro/con advice on this effort? Am I crazy?
I found a thread for MAC (10.6.8) users, and am getting ready to give it a go... (right after I do some massive data back-ups, etc.)
thanks, in advance, for any input.
jim
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newalker91 said:
I vote XDA requires new users to take an IQ test to register.
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a BIG +1
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No gingy for gs3, have fun building
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Yikes
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To answer your question:
It would be quite interesting to see older versions of Android run on this phone.
However, you'll need kernel building experience to make one capable of booting Gingerbread as well AOSP experience. Not sure how easy it would be to backport older software to new phone in the case of Stock TouchWiz.
freeza said:
To answer your question:
It would be quite interesting to see older versions of Android run on this phone.
However, you'll need kernel building experience to make one capable of booting Gingerbread as well AOSP experience. Not sure hot easy it would be to backport older software to new phone in the case of Stock TouchWiz.
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Don't forget proprietary library implementation for "multi core support"
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please uninstall xda-developers.com from your IE browser.
I second that. The signal-to-noise ratio on the custom ROM forums has gotten way out of hand over the past 4 years or so.
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Woooow thing is jelly bean is vastly superior but. .....yeah please for your own sake.. .....go read the technicals before you post >_<
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uh.
well hey, that's why i thought i'd ask the smart people - wasn't really needing the smart-ass answers but i guess that's what i get for thinking outside of the [fish in a monitor] box...
regardless, i still think 4.0.4 sucks, comparatively. not sure what you guys are doing that makes it so superior... i just try to make phone calls; keep a calendar current; post pictures and use the internet... seems painfully slow... even typing on it quickly seems to bog it down.
anyway - guess i'll try the ol' factory reset, with a fresh 4.0.4, and see if it snaps out of it, a bit.
happy programming guys.
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2.3.x on a GS3 .... I'm sure you could. Would take a bunch of effort and extensive knowledge .... all for the equivalent of retrofitting a 1979 dodge charger's 4 barrel Carb onto a v12 Ferrari. Hmmm.
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Some guy on here actually ports older android OS' to other phones. I forget his username though
Yeah thing is stock 4.04 sucks , but not so much when you read first then go flash, configure, maybe even write some fanciful .conf or init.d files don't take xda people's. Word on stuff Linux is a great big multiverse composed unlike those of us in it for fun of many professionals whom write books. ...whole websites and of course when coding in Linux man pages, white papers, tutorials, help files .by far the underlying traits of Android are documented perhaps more then any thing on the internet. .......subject matter i mean
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you must have a detective phone my gf gs2 is a joke compared to the speed on this phone . This isn't the fastest phone out there but it's not slow by any means.
And if you having speed problems with internet we all are. Idk if it's a gingerbread versus ics issue it could be your phone is only running one core because you flashed something. Try running some benchmark test to see how bad your phone is performing. Hope that reset help you.
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bonebeatz1234 said:
you must have a detective phone my gf gs2 is a joke compared to the speed on this phone . This isn't the fastest phone out there, but it's not slow by any means.
And if you having speed problems with internet we all are. Idk if it's a gingerbread versus ics issue it could be your phone is only running one core because you flashed something. Try running some benchmark test to see how bad your phone is performing. Hope that reset help you.
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go2car said:
Hi XDA users,
I have a Sprint GS3 with 4.0.4 on it, but it pales in comparison to my previous GS2 on 2.3.* ...
(calendar [Mark/Space MIssingSync] swipes from week to week are MUCH slower, 4G data NEVER connects, data seems slower in general, etc., etc.)
All in all, i'm just extremely disappointed with this phone; and although the last time I was digging into my phone's ROM seemed like it was in the Palm Pre days, I believe I'm ready to take the plunge.
The GS2 still screams on 2.3.* and I can only imagine/hope that this GS3 would see great benefit from a down-grade...
Might anyone offer any pro/con advice on this effort? Am I crazy?
I found a thread for MAC (10.6.8) users, and am getting ready to give it a go... (right after I do some massive data back-ups, etc.)
thanks, in advance, for any input.
jim
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If your SG3 isn't running way smoother than your old SG2 on Gingerbread, you've done something bad to your phone. ICS on my SG3 is a quantum leap smoother than Gingerbread every was, and JB will be even better. Perhaps you should look at what tweaks you've done to your phone.
go2car said:
Hi XDA users,
I have a Sprint GS3 with 4.0.4 on it, but it pales in comparison to my previous GS2 on 2.3.* ...
(calendar [Mark/Space MIssingSync] swipes from week to week are MUCH slower, 4G data NEVER connects, data seems slower in general, etc., etc.)
All in all, i'm just extremely disappointed with this phone; and although the last time I was digging into my phone's ROM seemed like it was in the Palm Pre days, I believe I'm ready to take the plunge.
The GS2 still screams on 2.3.* and I can only imagine/hope that this GS3 would see great benefit from a down-grade...
Might anyone offer any pro/con advice on this effort? Am I crazy?
I found a thread for MAC (10.6.8) users, and am getting ready to give it a go... (right after I do some massive data back-ups, etc.)
thanks, in advance, for any input.
jim
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Jim,
I am not going chime on some of the trolls who are above all but I will have to agree that your statement was a bit ludicrous. You have to take into perspective what you just said to a bunch of Galaxy S3 hackers. It's obvious that there is something wrong or we would've saw an iPhone ad bragging about the S3 'downgrade' and that didn't happen.
So, the first thing I would suggest is a factory reset. Assuming you are/were not rooted, let it run for a day and see what happens. Its possible an app could be causing your problems. There are many things you can do to slow things down but its impossible for me,us, xda to guess. Perhaps change up some applications that you are using...?
If this persist, I would suggest taking it back to Sprint and see if they can swap/fix it.
Your next option would be to root and try a different rom. However, if it is a hardware issue, I would want to replace it before I start rooting/making it my own.
As some of the people here mentioned, there might be some very useful information to achieve better 'speed'. I personally use JellyBomb specifically because of the dev and support amongst its users willing to help. You may benefit from others, each their own...
I sympathize as I myself was a webOS fan and can definitely tell you, this is not a walk in the park like webOS Internalz made it but definitely achievable considering almost every process (root, roms, themes, hacks, flashing) has a pretty thorough explanation if not a video.
Hope it works out.
JohnnyPre aka JohnnyEpic
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[Q] Getting Google Nexus phone for family member - any issues I need to be aware of?

Just a background info: I have a young family member that needs phone and I have bought her at first a "cheap" Android phone from Virgin Mobile and that was a disaster (slow, froze all the time, etc.). I replaced that with a supposedly powerful phone - Virgin Mobile Motorola Triumph. That is another disaster, as the phone was launched half-baked. If you Google this phone, there are issues from the phone ringing only once to running out of storage because the phone keep generating large alogxx files.
Anyways, she is getting tired with these issues (and so am I!!) and I want to get her a pure Google phone - the Nexus. But before I jump in and buy this, is there any issues with this phone that I need to be aware of? Keep in mind the issues I mentioned above, which made the using an Android phone really painful for her.
Thanks!
Pure Google =No Issues. It's kind of understood around here, not that I expect everyone who posts here to know that.
I would venture to say it's as good as it gets, the Galaxy S III has better specs, but a few issues and hey, you can't beat Pure Google, we'll be first to Android 4.2, whatever it's called.
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jimmyco2008 said:
Pure Google =No Issues. It's kind of understood around here, not that I expect everyone who posts here to know that.
I would venture to say it's as good as it gets, the Galaxy S III has better specs, but a few issues and hey, you can't beat Pure Google, we'll be first to Android 4.2, whatever it's called.
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Thanks for the info, I talk it you have or had the Galaxy Nexus?
Any issue on the hardware side that I need to be aware of?
nah, just don't go anal on the screen.
AMOLED screens get burn in from images that don't change over long periods of time (nav bar), but that's... eh no big deal otherwise Samsung wouldn't use AMOLED, also found in S III BTW...
You'll see a lot of threads about weird charging behavior, that's this phone's main issue. Every phone has its issues and this one is rather menial, not like a power button that tends to break...
I haven't updated my profile for the new GalNex....
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The screen is an issue look at the sticky on the top of the Q&A section.
After updating to JB, the sound is ridiculously low. Volume+ is the solution for ICS but not working on JB. That is the main issue of this phone.
Don't want to put you off but I have had issues with the hardware. The USB port is dodgy and known to fail, with lots of strange charging behavior as already mentioned in this thread. Also they are prone to dieing and you have to plug it into a USB port with no battery to revive it. Maybe I was unlucky with early versions, or have they still not fixed it?
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Don't want to put you off but I have had issues with the hardware. The USB port is dodgy and known to fail, with lots of strange charging behavior as already mentioned in this thread. Also they are prone to dieing and you have to plug it into a USB port with no battery to revive it. Maybe I was unlucky with early versions, or have they still not fixed it?
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Had my phone since December and haven't had any of these issues.
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Had my phone since December and haven't had any of these issues.
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Yup. This phone is great. But there is a new one coming soon..sooooo
Maybe. Maybe a new one is coming, but what are they going to improve, what are they going to make different that will urge us all to upgrade to yet another Pure Google phone?
That's why I call bluff, but we'll see.
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After updating to JB, the sound is ridiculously low. Volume+ is the solution for ICS but not working on JB. That is the main issue of this phone.
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Speaker sound...as in phone ring so low you can't hear it if its inside your bag?
lanwarrior said:
Speaker sound...as in phone ring so low you can't hear it if its inside your bag?
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No not that bad for me atleast. But flashing a custom rom helps...dramatically.
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jimmyco2008 said:
Maybe. Maybe a new one is coming, but what are they going to improve, what are they going to make different that will urge us all to upgrade to yet another Pure Google phone?
That's why I call bluff, but we'll see.
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Not us...people who want to get one, they should hold off. It cant be worse than the current one...that would suck. (not saying its a bad phone...just saying that they new one shouldn't be worse than the old one) :fingers-crossed:
Aside from the screen burn-ins and discoloration in low brightness, the phone is actually fantastic.
Even the relatively outdated 5MP camera is actually pretty good. Although it has less MP, the quality of the sensor is actually great.
Also, just give your daughter the pure Google experience. It's almost flawless in terms of software (IMO), so it'll be a welcome change from her previous two phones. Just treat her well with the G'nex before she gets iPoisoned and we lose another poor soul to the dark side:crying:
rice923 said:
Aside from the screen burn-ins and discoloration in low brightness, the phone is actually fantastic.
Even the relatively outdated 5MP camera is actually pretty good. Although it has less MP, the quality of the sensor is actually great.
Also, just give your daughter the pure Google experience. It's almost flawless in terms of software (IMO), so it'll be a welcome change from her previous two phones. Just treat her well with the G'nex before she gets iPoisoned and we lose another poor soul to the dark side:crying:
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EXACTLY!! She has been eyeing the iPhone 5!
But honestly, she was getting tired with the Android "experience", especially with the last 2 phones. The Motorola Triumph was $299 and it was piece of crap! This gives Android a bad name. This 3rd phone, the Nexus, HAVE to be the right one... seeing it's Google who sells them, not Virgin Mobile or some other carrier.
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No not that bad for me atleast. But flashing a custom rom helps...dramatically.
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Uh oh... not nit-picking here but its must be pretty bad that flashing a custom ROM is needed to increase the volume size... Hmmm.. I wish the Nexus is sold in a retail store so I can try it out! I believe Google charges 15% restocking fee for returning a phone?
One person complains about volume, no need to call off the bets.
I admit I have to turn it up more than my Thunderbolt, but it's always loud enough without closing in on the right side of the volume bar.
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lanwarrior said:
Uh oh... not nit-picking here but its must be pretty bad that flashing a custom ROM is needed to increase the volume size... Hmmm.. I wish the Nexus is sold in a retail store so I can try it out! I believe Google charges 15% restocking fee for returning a phone?
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Go to Verizon or a Sprint store they have them on display.
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dtokez said:
Don't want to put you off but I have had issues with the hardware. The USB port is dodgy and known to fail, with lots of strange charging behavior as already mentioned in this thread. Also they are prone to dieing and you have to plug it into a USB port with no battery to revive it. Maybe I was unlucky with early versions, or have they still not fixed it?
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Made myself a pogo dock, solved the problem.
A new nexus device will be launched very soon and the galaxy nexus will be outdated, but it still might get the rumored 4.2 update. If you can't wait, then get the note II or S3

[Q] So how many people on here actually have this phone?

I am just curious, I still have a good 9-10 days to return it and might as well if there is not going to be much dev support because even with this awesome hardware I know LG just plain sucks at software...
We should make a list, if you have one say so just so we can get a count of how many people have them.
whoamanwtf said:
I am just curious, I still have a good 9-10 days to return it and might as well if there is not going to be much dev support because even with this awesome hardware I know LG just plain sucks at software...
We should make a list, if you have one say so just so we can get a count of how many people have them.
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I have it...I am not a dev and don't really care to root my phone...just want the Jelly Bean upgrade I'll be happy with this. Dropped my GSIII the other day...the deductible on the insurance was $199....I had an upgrade was going to get a new GSIII but started reading about this phone so I decided to give a shot...LOVE IT...don't regret getting this over another GSIII...as a matter of fact I like it better. Very happy with it.
I have it. My return deadline is this Friday. Might return it for the Nexus 4. Love the device. At&t wont unlock. Still undecided for now.
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I have it. My return deadline is this Friday. Might return it for the Nexus 4. Love the device. At&t wont unlock. Still undecided for now.
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This exactly. I think my deadline is the 19th...
I'm not counting on att I'm hoping devs figure it out. But if we have to rely on LG jelly bean may never happen and this bloat is ridiculous, I'm pretty sure they never fixed the G2x only the custom roms did.
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I'm not counting on att I'm hoping devs figure it out. But if we have to rely on LG jelly bean may never happen and this bloat is ridiculous, I'm pretty sure they never fixed the G2x only the custom roms did.
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The bloat you can fix by rooting and using Titanium Backup. I'm fine with the phone, I just need to know that the bootloader will get unlocked, and there will be dev support. The entire xda section for this phone is dead. Not a good sign.
Exactly my worry, this place is a ghost town. And there is something very wrong with our stock OS. The battery usage is ridiculous and this chip should bench higher too.
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Exactly my worry, this place is a ghost town. And there is something very wrong with our stock OS. The battery usage is ridiculous and this chip should bench higher too.
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The battery has been up and down for me. Twice I've had something get stuck that killed the battery, once it was the phone, and I hadn't made any calls that day. It was fine after a reboot. The android OS seems to keep it awake a bit much, and the phone is NEVER in deep sleep as much as other devices. Try eco mode?
Also, this thing is benching fine? Same as the Korean version? I posted a bunch of bench screens in the "show homescreen" thread. The N4 was benching horribly last time I was looking at reviews...
Well I guess my only comparison were the 10k quadrants the qualcomm dev system was putting up with this chip. But yeah I mean it is blazing fast, fastest phone I've ever seen... That's why I'm having such a hard time deciding.
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Well I guess my only comparison were the 10k quadrants the qualcomm dev system was putting up with this chip. But yeah I mean it is blazing fast, fastest phone I've ever seen... That's why I'm having such a hard time deciding.
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This thing with its stock AT&T ICS rom, stock kernel, stock clocks, is benching about the same as my SGS3 was with a Jelly Bean ROM, kernel, and OCed to 1.7ghz. In some cases, its beating it. My friend has the Sprint SGS3 (krait dual core) and I'm obliterating him in benches. Browsermark is about the only thing he's even with.
As a phone, for normal people, is great. I could easily recommend this to friends. Battery life is the only thing we can debate on. For us? We need XDA dev support. I know for myself, I *have* to get back to Jelly Bean, and some form of AOSP rom. (I'm partial to AOKP)
So I have a week to see what's going to happen. Hopefully with the N4 coming out today, we'll see something. If its still a ghost town with no word by next week, I'm going to have to decided to either return it, and save my upgrade or sell it on XDA.
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Well I guess my only comparison were the 10k quadrants the qualcomm dev system was putting up with this chip. But yeah I mean it is blazing fast, fastest phone I've ever seen... That's why I'm having such a hard time deciding.
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That dev board shows what the SoC is capable of, but no way will performance be the same on this. This already has thermal throttling issues, so pushing it too much would be crazy.
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I have it. My return deadline is this Friday. Might return it for the Nexus 4. Love the device. At&t wont unlock. Still undecided for now.
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Exactly what I'm thinking, not because of dev support, but because there are many little issues I can't deal with with this phone. Either the Nexus 4 or the One X+.
Good luck getting a Nexus anytime soon, I tried AT launch this morning. Some members got some, others like myself spent 20 minutes trying over and over, getting lag and errors until the phone was removed from our carts, and is now sold out.
I tried. I have to return the LGOG by Monday... hopefully something happens by then.
This phone is brand new...you can't expect it to be PERFECT..its pretty close though lol. And all I see is people pointing out the bad. Battery life...you have 4 cores! Your phone isn't gonna get the battery life your used to..and benchmarks? Idk what you guys are pulling but I get 7500+. That's plenty fast for me. And LG is hurting. The OG is gonna make or break them. I think you need to have faith in this manufacturer. Its the first of its kind in the US. Its too big of a deal to not update. Mght be a couple months but for those of you who switch because of locked bootloader will regret with what I believe will come in the future. Jellybean will do wonders for the UI..which is not bad at all...I suggest you give this beast a chance..I don't think you will regret it.
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This phone is brand new...you can't expect it to be PERFECT..its pretty close though lol. And all I see is people pointing out the bad. Battery life...you have 4 cores! Your phone isn't gonna get the battery life your used to..and benchmarks? Idk what you guys are pulling but I get 7500+. That's plenty fast for me. And LG is hurting. The OG is gonna make or break them. I think you need to have faith in this manufacturer. Its the first of its kind in the US. Its too big of a deal to not update. Mght be a couple months but for those of you who switch because of locked bootloader will regret with what I believe will come in the future. Jellybean will do wonders for the UI..which is not bad at all...I suggest you give this beast a chance..I don't think you will regret it.
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Sure sure Mr LG employee! I do agree this phone will be the survival or death of their mobile. But my doubts come from owning prior LG devices, their problems were all software and never fixed by LG. It didn't matter though because we had a decent dev community, looked bootloaders though on an LG phone worry the hell out of me. This phone is a beast I love the build quality but I am still sceptical, I'm going to ride this ship though hopefully we steer clear of icebergs!
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I can understand your concerns. I had the same thoughts..I almost considered switching to the one x+, but I would regret it if (and I'm sure it will) upgrade to 4.1 or possibly jb and 4.2. I think this is their changing point.
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I have it
I was rooting for the nexus 4 but when it came out with no lte and no expandable memory I opted for the next best thing at the time which was LG optimus g hoping developement would be therefore it. And thankfully it seems to be the case so :good:!
I have had this device a little over a week and i love it i get way better battery life than i did oit of my atrix 2 and so far nothing i due can produce lag the phone responds as fast as i can touch the screen i love my device i think build quality is second to none and my city launched lte recently so with 40 mb plus download speeds i think this device is supurb i have rooted and installed custom roms on every device i have owned but so far with the optimus g i see no need to my only complaint is the camera i feel it could be better but hey its still a phone !
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I am loving this phone. Its incredibly fast and responsive I have only managed to lag it with Testla LED (oddly Flashlight works fine).
Not a huge fan of LG's UI choice (I would have rather had a dark theme, but its not that big of a deal.) Hopefully we get an official Cyanogen port down the road.
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I just picked up my OG yesterday. This is my first Android phone in awhile. I've previously had a G1 and Sprint HTC Hero. I'm coming from an iPhone 5 I smashed in frustration after dealing with Apple's dumb customer service reps for a week regarding a SIM not valid error after updating to iOS 6.0.1.
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