Well, right now I have the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G.... My wife and I went into a T-Mobile store today and they informed us of a new plan they had that would save us about $100 a month. So, me, being the person I am, asks if the new plan will mess up my upgrade for my phone.... And lucky me.... Instead of waiting another 8 months for an upgrade, the new plan will actually allow me to upgrade then
So, long story not so short...
I am debating between the Samsung Galaxy S2, OR the HTC Amaze.... I was just curious as to why, if you already own the S2, you would or would not suggest it to someone? Thanks for any input in advance!
SGS2 hands down, best phone out for T-Mobile right now.
#Havingablast w/ my SGS2
You are obbviously going to get a biased answer posting it here.
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I expected biased answers... That is why I posted the same thing on the Amaze forum... What I am looking for is a more in depth on WHY people love their phone's so much... And what are the big things for them to keep them.
From a development standpoint, our SGSII has more support, kernels, roms and themes than the Amaze. Also CM has been confirmed for our phone as Cyanogen said it himself. I'm not exactly sure for the amaze as I don't visit their forums often. Imo, SII is the way to go if you like a variety of roms to choose from.
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HTC has horrible quality control, their battery life on the amaze is ****, it's ugly, bleeding key lights, it's ugly, it's a sensation in a new case overclocked to 1.5.
The galaxy s2 is beautiful and the screen is awesome. It does have the vertical lines, but I think those can be fixed with a software tweak. The battery is crazy good and the phone has no bleeding key lights. Also the amaze is ugly, did I mention the amaze is ugly?
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Nivek91 said:
From a development standpoint, our SGSII has more support, kernels, roms and themes than the Amaze. Also CM has been confirmed for our phone as Cyanogen said it himself. I'm not exactly sure for the amaze as I don't visit their forums often. Imo, SII is the way to go if you like a variety of roms to choose from.
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Well, I am known to jump ROMs every now and again... I was just happy to see they have already rooted the Amaze... I have already noticed that developmentally, the SII has a very strong backing whereas the Amaze lacks.
I see in your sig you had the mytouch... What is the pros/cons from the mytouch to SII?
The_Biz said:
HTC has horrible quality control, their battery life on the amaze is ****, it's ugly, bleeding key lights, it's ugly, it's a sensation in a new case overclocked to 1.5.
The galaxy s2 is beautiful and the screen is awesome. It does have the vertical lines, but I think those can be fixed with a software tweak. The battery is crazy good and the phone has no bleeding key lights. Also the amaze is ugly, did I mention the amaze is ugly?
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I so far have loved every single HTC device I have ever owned.... (Ok, I take that back... The HTC Shadow sucked balls... Damn Windows phones) I also don't think the Amaze is that bad of a looking phone... What vertical lines are you talking about... I had read about the screen bleed on the Amaze, but I haven't read anything about vertical lines
I went SGII for divx support. I guess it's not really a big deal though to most but to me it was.
I think the SGII will have a longer life than the Amaze because of developer support.
Plus I had heard that battery life on the amaze is pretty horrible. I wanted to make it through a day of work.
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Well, I am known to jump ROMs every now and again... I was just happy to see they have already rooted the Amaze... I have already noticed that developmentally, the SII has a very strong backing whereas the Amaze lacks.
I see in your sig you had the mytouch... What is the pros/cons from the mytouch to SII?
I so far have loved every single HTC device I have ever owned.... (Ok, I take that back... The HTC Shadow sucked balls... Damn Windows phones) I also don't think the Amaze is that bad of a looking phone... What vertical lines are you talking about... I had read about the screen bleed on the Amaze, but I haven't read anything about vertical lines
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300133
Vertical lines, blob, circles, pixelation on screen on some phones
I've had the sensation that's the same thing as the amaze but looks better and the galaxy s2 is way better.
All this thread will do as well as the one in the amaze forum, is create a fan boy type flaming. You'll see.
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jasontx said:
I went SGII for divx support. I guess it's not really a big deal though to most but to me it was.
I think the SGII will have a longer life than the Amaze because of developer support.
Plus I had heard that battery life on the amaze is pretty horrible. I wanted to make it through a day of work.
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Just being stock you've heard it was bad? Is that for heavy using, or just normal day to day stuff...? And when you say DIVX support... Do you just mean the video format, or what exactly do you mean?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300133
Vertical lines, blob, circles, pixelation on screen on some phones
I've had the sensation that's the same thing as the amaze but looks better and the galaxy s2 is way better.
All this thread will do as well as the one in the amaze forum, is create a fan boy type flaming. You'll see.
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So it's pretty much just the random things that can happen with any phone if you just happen to get the bad apple? And I really don't mean for it to become that, if it does, I apologize to the community... I should just change it to, tell me what you love about your phone, and what you think a con is, if it has any... And leave out the story behind it
sgs2 all the way!! just read both forums and u will see
LOL
way to convince yourself to get a SGS2, posting in this forum you'll know the answer will be biased
You pretty much already know you want the SGS2, but you want to reaffirm the believe by finding out if there's any issues you should know about.
if you check the sticked INDEX you'll find out most of the issues
hope that helps!
UntamedDeviance said:
Well, right now I have the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G.... My wife and I went into a T-Mobile store today and they informed us of a new plan they had that would save us about $100 a month. So, me, being the person I am, asks if the new plan will mess up my upgrade for my phone.... And lucky me.... Instead of waiting another 8 months for an upgrade, the new plan will actually allow me to upgrade then
So, long story not so short...
I am debating between the Samsung Galaxy S2, OR the HTC Amaze.... I was just curious as to why, if you already own the S2, you would or would not suggest it to someone? Thanks for any input in advance!
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You should definitely get the gs2. I came from the sensation and this is a way better phone. I know the amaze has the bump up in ram and the better camera (compared to the sensation) but I guarantee this phone will blow it out of the water. The sensation I had had no problems besides overheating so I was skeptical about the gs2 being that much better but it is. I also like the build quality of the gs2 which I didn't think I would. Oh another thing is sense is such a memory hog and the novelty of it was cool for the first week but after that I wanted aosp bad. So yea I think you should just go with the gs2 you won't regret it. And the vertical lines aren't really an issue its there but not noticeable in everyday use. I can really say that besides the vertical lines this phone has been perfect.
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UntamedDeviance said:
Well, right now I have the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G.... My wife and I went into a T-Mobile store today and they informed us of a new plan they had that would save us about $100 a month. So, me, being the person I am, asks if the new plan will mess up my upgrade for my phone.... And lucky me.... Instead of waiting another 8 months for an upgrade, the new plan will actually allow me to upgrade then
So, long story not so short...
I am debating between the Samsung Galaxy S2, OR the HTC Amaze.... I was just curious as to why, if you already own the S2, you would or would not suggest it to someone? Thanks for any input in advance!
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I had the amaze, I brought it back on the 13th day of my remorse period and got the sgs2. Best thing I've ever done! Hands down a better phone. Actually, best device I've ever had, and I come from a long line of HTC devices, but I am now a fan of Samsung, and even touch wiz if you can believe it. I'd recommend the
sgs2 all day....
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MKV
I can plug in my one gig hard drive full of 720p mkv movies and play them with out a problem what so evar! My tegra2 transformer cant do that, nor can my playstation, or my 360. Not sure about the amaze. One thing I am sure of between the two we will be getting ICS well ahead. With no crappy overlay, not that I dont like sense, just no point of it. With ICS all widgets are scrollable.
Coming from a sensation,.the sgs2 is a great improvement. The amaze to me is an ugly phone. The amaze also seemed extremely heavy. I could see chipping the elevated glass on the phone, and after going through several sensations, same as the amaze, with different problems well enough said. I'm extremely happy with the sgs2.
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You have to know what you want in a phone to make your decision. Both phones has its pros and cons.
Galaxy S II Pros vs Amaze 4g:
Longer battery life, larger screen, louder speaker, does not/barely overheats, 2 megapixel front facing camera, better video playback/audio, no death grip issue with signal (both wifi and data), lighter materials with a premium feel means you can hold the phone in your hand for long periods of time without strain.
Galaxy S II Cons vs Amaze 4g:
Screen resolution isn't as great as the Amaze, the design looks much more rich on the Amaze, the Amaze has a slightly better camera especially in low lighting, the Galaxy S II does not have hardware camera and camcorder buttons like on the Amaze, No LED notification.
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OuncE718 said:
You have to know what you want in a phone to make your decision. Both phones has its pros and cons.
Galaxy S II Pros vs Amaze 4g:
Longer battery life, larger screen, louder speaker, does not/barely overheats, 2 megapixel front facing camera, better video playback/audio, no death grip issue with signal (both wifi and data), lighter materials with a premium feel means you can hold the phone in your hand for long periods of time without strain.
Galaxy S II Cons vs Amaze 4g:
Screen resolution isn't as great as the Amaze, the design looks much more rich on the Amaze, the Amaze has a slightly better camera especially in low lighting, the Galaxy S II does not have hardware camera and camcorder buttons like on the Amaze, No LED notification.
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Exactly what i was looking for! Thank you so much!
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Exactly what i was looking for! Thank you so much!
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Your welcome. Based off of the pros and cons, which one do you think better suits your needs?
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allgamers is right. you come to sgs2 you will hear all the good things about fhis phone. because we already get it. we don't make mistake right lol
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So, I was checking out the Samsung Galaxy S2 at my local T-Mobile store, and was comparing / contrasting it very closely with the HTC Amaze "Ruby" 4G. Some of the things I noticed were:
* An odd blu-ish hue coming from the display (anyone notice this?)
* Low resolution screen compared to Amaze 4G (I could see pixelization on the SGS2)
* The AMOLED Plus display is much darker than the qHD on the Amaze 4G
* HTC's SenseUI is much smoother than Samsung TouchWiz
* The Amaze 4G has a 1280x720 front-facing camera, compared to 640x480 on SGS2
* Lack of shutter button (or video recording button) on Galaxy S2
* No wifi calling on SGS2
I'd been pretty much sold on the Samsung Galaxy S2 until I actually saw it in person today. Anyone else bothered by these things?
Definitely the wifi calling.
Add to the list that I'm seeing no tethering without updating your contract.
I've heard pros/cons about the screen resolution vs size and industry standards.
shutter button nice but not a deal breaker.
I wonder which one is going to be easier to root and rom? I dont particularly like either sense or touchwiz.
pcgeek86 said:
So, I was checking out the Samsung Galaxy S2 at my local T-Mobile store, and was comparing / contrasting it very closely with the HTC Amaze "Ruby" 4G. Some of the things I noticed were:
* An odd blu-ish hue coming from the display (anyone notice this?)
* Low resolution screen compared to Amaze 4G (I could see pixelization on the SGS2)
* The AMOLED Plus display is much darker than the qHD on the Amaze 4G
* HTC's SenseUI is much smoother than Samsung TouchWiz
* The Amaze 4G has a 1280x720 front-facing camera, compared to 640x480 on SGS2
* Lack of shutter button (or video recording button) on Galaxy S2
* No wifi calling on SGS2
I'd been pretty much sold on the Samsung Galaxy S2 until I actually saw it in person today. Anyone else bothered by these things?
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Hmmmm I was in the store for a little over an hour comparing the two and I ended up getting the SGS2.
* I didn't notice the odd blue hue coming from the display and didn't think the screen was that much darker than the Amaze. Did you try adjusting the brightness?
*I thought both UIs were pretty snappy and didn't notice any lag switching between homescreens and adding widgets on either device.
*i won't argue about the actual numbers for the front-facing camera but I didn't notice a difference between the pics I took with each camera.
* Neither device launches with wifi calling. It's supposed to be included in an ota update from t-mobile. they make you get a new special sim card and everything to make sure that it will work once they do roll it out.
*I did notice some slight pixellation on the device on some sites but it didn't bother me enough not to get the phone.
It was a really hard choice for me. The deciding factors for me was that I preferred the vibrant screen on the SGS2 and I preferred Touchwiz. I think Sense is more elegant and better-looking but in the past I've found it a little obtrusive and seems to use up more of the phone's resources than Touchwiz.
I think they're both two amazing phones. It all comes down to personal preference.
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Hmmmm I was in the store for a little over an hour comparing the two and I ended up getting the SGS2.
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Did you try tethering or hotspot?
I definitely noticed the blue-hue on the Samsung. The screen's color temperature is too cold. I noticed this in Samsung's Amoled displays.
The screen does appear a little blury, especially compared to the Amaze 4G
Both of those factors made my eyes hurt after playing with the S II for about 30min. I walked away really disappointed, because I really wanted to like the S II.
Regarding the screen brightness... For some reason unbeknownst to rationality... There are multiple brightness controls buried in multiple menus. when turned all the way up...this thing is blinding.
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Tethering doesn't work.
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NCguy said:
Definitely the wifi calling.
Add to the list that I'm seeing no tethering without updating your contract.
I've heard pros/cons about the screen resolution vs size and industry standards.
shutter button nice but not a deal breaker.
I wonder which one is going to be easier to root and rom? I dont particularly like either sense or touchwiz.
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The Galaxy S2 is going to be easier to root and has there been anywore on a lock bootloader on the Amaze?
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pcgeek86 said:
So, I was checking out the Samsung Galaxy S2 at my local T-Mobile store, and was comparing / contrasting it very closely with the HTC Amaze "Ruby" 4G. Some of the things I noticed were:
* An odd blu-ish hue coming from the display (anyone notice this?)
* Low resolution screen compared to Amaze 4G (I could see pixelization on the SGS2)
* The AMOLED Plus display is much darker than the qHD on the Amaze 4G
* HTC's SenseUI is much smoother than Samsung TouchWiz
* The Amaze 4G has a 1280x720 front-facing camera, compared to 640x480 on SGS2
* Lack of shutter button (or video recording button) on Galaxy S2
* No wifi calling on SGS2
I'd been pretty much sold on the Samsung Galaxy S2 until I actually saw it in person today. Anyone else bothered by these things?
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3 things 1) The front facing camera on the Galaxy S2 takes picks in 1600x1200. 2) There is no way I can understand how you see Sense on the Amaze being smoother then Touchwiz. 3) with the screen being darker did you make sure to adjust the backlight on the Galaxy S2 cause at full brightness you could mistaken the damn thing for a light house outside. Lol
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3 things 1) The front facing camera on the Galaxy S2 takes picks in 1600x1200. 2) There is no way I can understand how you see Sense on the Amaze being smoother then Touchwiz. 3) with the screen being darker did you make sure to adjust the backlight on the Galaxy S2 cause at full brightness you could mistaken the damn thing for a light house outside. Lol
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I think he was trying to troll about the ffc and ffc doesn't need to be better than vga its only used for video calling. We all know no matter how it is htc cant program sense properly if their life depended on it.The S3 Qualcomm processor flies on this phone compared to the sensation and amaze 4g. There will be a color editor app there is one on the samsung galaxy 2 carriers decided to set it to cool like a tv i have no reason why.
Well said.
I was the first to get the SGSII in my state (HI) this morning and before leaving the store spent a long while on the Amaze and SGSII.
I'm done with HTC. Touchwiz to me in my opinion is junk...It lags so much on simple tasks from when I had my MT4GS. Just the feel and experience of HTC annoys me now.
The Amaze having a better camera is a marketing gimmick. I took pictures with both, emailed it to myself and compared them in close detail. Being a photographer for over a decade I know that the SGSII has a kick @$$ camera.
The processor on the SGSII is noticeably more quicker than the Amaze.
Screen wise....no comparison. Obviously he didn't adjust the settings...
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I think he was trying to troll about the ffc and ffc doesn't need to be better than vga its only used for video calling. We all know no matter how it is htc cant program sense properly if their life depended on it.The S3 Qualcomm processor flies on this phone compared to the sensation and amaze 4g. There will be a color editor app there is one on the samsung galaxy 2 carriers decided to set it to cool like a tv i have no reason why.
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coming from sensation which is the Amaze basically without the better camera and the extra Ram, i sat there for 30 minutes comparing my phone to the SGS2 and i can tell you i used to be hard core hater of samsung devices and i left the store and put my Sensation on e-bay. The brighter screen and bigger screen won me over and i had a custom rom and all the goodies on my sensation and oh yeah if anyone says this phone isnt smooth and fast as hell then they really need to play with a stock sense phone for a while .although the Amaze was really snappy for a sense device it still dont hold a candle to the SGS2.
I'm a big fan of vanilla Android so I hate sense and touchwiz. But after using touchwiz for a day or so, I have to admit its much better than sense.
I love my phone. Barring any physical issues, I won't understand how anyone wouldn't like it.
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I loved the phone as well until I noticed the stretched streaky screen and noticeable lower resolution when playing dark scenes on Netflix and 720p videos off sd with brightness turned down
An example
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18372752#post18372752
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imnothimm said:
I loved the phone as well until I noticed the stretched streaky screen
An example
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18372752#post18372752
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You like to troll don't you?
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Sharing my experience with the SGS2 and warning people about obvious screen problems is trolling?
I'm sorry? I'm just trying to help people who actually want to know if there are any issues with the phone they're debating on buying.
For me it wasn't even a question of which phone to get. I bought the SGS2(566.29$} at 09:11 and played with it until about 7pm. The low resolution on a stretched screen is what did it for me.
Sad, because the SGS2handles video through the hdmi MHL adapter much more smoothly
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imnothimm said:
Sharing my experience with the SGS2 and warning people about obvious screen problems is trolling?
I'm sorry? I'm just trying to help people who actually want to know if there are any issues with the phone they're debating on buying.
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From your posts since phone came out, looks like you didn't like it so you bash it every chance you get. Referring the lines on the screen in like 3 different posts, on the amaze forum also.
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jburnette87 said:
From your posts since phone came out, looks like you didn't like it so you bash it every chance you get. Referring the lines on the screen in like 3 different posts, on the amaze forum also.
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I had the phone for 10 hours before I started posting anything bad about it.
So, clearly it wasn't since minute one of the phone coming out.
Yes, I'm clearly warning people about what was for me a definite deal breaker. I've also recommended people buy the SGS2, because they have 14 days to return it and exchange for a different phone with no 50$ restocking fee if they don't like it.
Many people are debating which one to buy and are asking about the experiences we've had. I'm telling people about my experience so they can make an informed decision and not regret it whichever phone they go with.
The sh!ttiest thing is that i'm pretty sure the SGS2 is going to have a better DEV community.
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I had the phone for 10 hours before I started posting anything bad about it.
So, clearly it wasn't since minute one of the phone coming out.
Yes, I'm clearly warning people about what was for me a definite deal breaker. I've also recommended people buy the SGS2, because they have 14 days to return it and exchange for a different phone with no 50$ restocking fee if they don't like it.
Many people are debating which one to buy and are asking about the experiences we've had. I'm telling people about my experience so they can make an informed decision and not regret it whichever phone they go with.
The sh!ttiest thing is that i'm pretty sure the SGS2 is going to have a better DEV community.
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maybe you just got a bad device, that is possible all phones arent created equal . I couldnt see getting the Amaze since i just had a sensation ,virtually the same phone now only amaze has a little more ram. i played with both phones for a while and the amaze just didnt interest me because i already had that plus HTC's build quality has gone to **** IMO, i had 4 sensations and they all went back for the same reason with the dust. I just opened my mind a little and im giving Samsung a chance
Samsung Galaxy s2 vs HTC Amaze 4g
Why did You choose SGS2 over the amaze?
This will be helpful for people who are stuck in between and need help deciding.
Hey I'm choosing a phone from my friend and I'm from (apparantly) epic 4g touch... so which phone do you like more?
Tmobile gs2 or htc amaze 4g??
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sratwars said:
Hey I'm choosing a phone from my friend and I'm from (apparantly) epic 4g touch... so which phone do you like more?
Tmobile gs2 or htc amaze 4g??
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omg are you kidding me? you post this in the gs2 forums... wtf do think the answer is going to be
In all honesty the s2 is better, in my opinion and for my needs. I had an amaze and traded it for the s2 and it was the best phone decision I ever made. Its faster with better download times. Feels better in hand. Has a better screen. I think the build quality is better and it is a lot easier to mod. But it all really comes down to personal preference.
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I'm just asking the cons and pros. I also posted this in amze forum
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Thank you for reasonable answer
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I came from a htc amaze 4g i honestly miss the phone.First thing the amaze have better resolution screen,the t989 colors look over saturated.The amaze have the captive lights bleed threw and bad battery life.With the t989 i have a d30 case and callers complain they hear themselves echo i wouldnt say its a defect in the phone id say my case is,but you never know.The t989 has better dev its a lil more popular.All in all id say the sammy because better battery life is a major plus.Also the amaze is smaller and heavier but the build quality's like a Porsche and the galaxys s2 feels like a Civic lol..
sratwars said:
Hey I'm choosing a phone from my friend and I'm from (apparantly) epic 4g touch... so which phone do you like more?
Tmobile gs2 or htc amaze 4g??
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Good Question. I wish I had the Amaze to play with for a couple of weeks. I love the way it looks and feels, but I also heard there are issues gaining root on some of those phones(I didn't dig too deep).
I love my SGS2. Love the screen, love the specs and after all is said and done it is usually cheaper and with the right case it can look very hot. I don't think the better resolution would be that noticeable on a daily basis. Super Amoled Plus is sweet and easy to see in daylight.
I wish I could have both...oh well.
At the end of the day let him decide so he doesn't blame you for the decision
Good question because this has never been discussed before
Amaze was buggy as hell for me. Browser would reset on its own, random reboots, just not that great. Gs2 smokes it in my opinion. Everything just seems quicker with the gs2.
via my bleached S2
Some things to take into consideration for both phones
The dev community
Cpu
Screen
How long ago did it come out? (Usually there's a better phone every 6 months)
What are YOU looking to do with your phone?
Do you have big hands? (Bigger screen is better for bigger handed people)
Most phones have a lot in common, so I would try and look for the problems with each phone. Here we have the lines (I have never seen them, but apparently they are there?)
Battery life.
Again, I cant stress this enough, dev support!
You chose 2 great phones. I have the sgs2 and I love it! I havent tried the amaze, but I have had 2 flagship htc phones and they usually are good. But both I had have had horrible battery life...
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Iphone jk i chose samsung because i dropped me sendation from my knee point to tje ground and screem broke. Yea it feels good in hand but the con is it makes your phone heavy due to using aluminum and etc. Amaze is even heavier than sensation. I went to the tmobile store and held the amaze and it was heavy..i felt like it would not survive any drops. So i got gs ii
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Ok he is getting gs2 thanks guys
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Ok he is getting gs2 thanks guys
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Okay I was going to add more stuff just in case others are looking.. and since there are like 2 other threads with 30+ pages of this stuff... but to narrow it down
owner of an amaze for 2 months prior to owning the gs2 for 2 months
BUILD Quality: one's preference...
They're both great build quality just depends on your preference... people consider the gs2 to be "manlier" based on the size.. the amaze is more conforming in the hands... and well I actually don't prefer one over the other except with the gs2 i can be like... look at my giant 4.5" screen *****es and its white... lol
Screen: Resolution vs Super Amoled.
Amaze's resolution makes things more eye popping and more beautiful.. the colors are actually more accurate... BUT washed out when viewing at angles... that bothered me more than having a lower resolution screen and the beauty of the s amoled screen viewing at angles makes me feel like i'm getting what i paid for.
For comparison.. it's like the older model laptops with lcd that looks horrible at angles vs the LED backlit ones we have today.
Battery life: Gs2 doubles Amaze's battery life
Before any Amaze users bashes this. Ask any former Amaze users who has converted... I'm not exaggerating.
I'm not saying Amaze's battery is HORRID.. they're decent with about 2.5 average display time on low brightness
BUT gs2 averages 4-5 hours... off stock too.
Camera: no contest: AMAZE wins this one.. plus they have a dedicated button. It's just a better built camera. I miss it. Amazing night time shots and macro shots. but I choose gs2 over Amaze because of battery.
Get both lol......I just trade My spare iPhone 4 for a HTC amaze....nor I have a sgs2 and the amaze....honestly I can't say which of better because I keep switch the phones lol
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And no flaming!!
I know I know its my choice blah blah blah.
But just wanted people opinion on the nexus and the one x.
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There's already other threads on this. Please search next time.
If you want to have jellybean as soon as its released keep gnex for now otherwise you can get one x.but keep in mind that there is nothing that one x can do and your nexus cant.atleast for now.just slower
Also you might want to see what samsung brings on the table
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I sold my AT&T note yesterday to get a unlocked Galaxy Nexus. Thought about getting a one X but I mean a almost $800 unlocked price is a bit crazy for a HTC I think.
Plus I never used a HTC and even though sense 4.0 looks cool I'm not a big fan. I Bought a nexus to get the pure ICS experience without a overlay.
If anything wait for the Galaxy S3 if your gonna drop $800. Oh and beats by Dre mehhhhhhh. I'm not 18 lol.
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I sold my AT&T note yesterday to get a unlocked Galaxy Nexus. Thought about getting a one X but I mean a almost $800 unlocked price is a bit crazy for a HTC I think.
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huh? Try mid to high $600's. Don't think they'd put their pre-order price like $150 too low. https://negrielectronics.com/htc-one-x-32gb-unlocked-white.html#.T34Bcr9WoVc
Plus I never used a HTC and even though sense 4.0 looks cool I'm not a big fan. I Bought a nexus to get the pure ICS experience without a overlay.
If anything wait for the Galaxy S3 if your gonna drop $800.
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Probably a good idea.
OP, no one can tell you what to do. And you know people here are biased to the GNex.
Two words.....Jelly Bean! But no worries, you'll get it next year! Lol
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The way I see it the cons are:
- slow updates from HTC
- no Super AMOLED screen
- Sense
- bloatware apps
- capacitive buttons (may be a - or + for you)
- power button on the top (personally I like it on the side, good for people with smaller hands too)
- non removable battery
and you don't get the awesome multicolored notification light on the Galaxy Nexus.
No Super Amoled Screen
After using a Super Amoled screen I can't use anything else!
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It's made by HTC?
(This is my reason not to get it, which is more than reason enough.)
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No Super Amoled Screen
After using a Super Amoled screen I can't use anything else!
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You shouldn't be so quick to bash the SLCD2 on the new HTC's. Its being regarded as the best screen out there right now. Laminated (no gap), better viewing angles, better colors, and almost as deep of blacks as AMOLED, but full RGB 720P.
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It's made by HTC?
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LOL. No joke. I had an Evo 4G and a G2, both of which had poor build quality (good materials shakily put together) and needed replacement (G2 once, the Evo several times over). Got my GNex and its solid and well built. I always found it funny that people regarded HTC for their build quality and I never thought they were miles ahead or anything, especially based on my experiences.
HTC has apparently stepped up its game on these models, though.
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huh? Try mid to high $600's. Don't think they'd put their pre-order price like $150 too low. https://negrielectronics.com/htc-one-x-32gb-unlocked-white.html#.T34Bcr9WoVc
My fault. When I was looking a few days back a few places had them at around $760 or something. The non removable battery is a big deal on a android device usually because of the phones power and screen. Well really with any phones now of days including the 4S. Now the iPhone 4 had awesome battery life. But that besides the point.
I'd say hold off.
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what drove u to get the gnex and remind urself
or think about waiting for gs3, when gs3 comes out then think about next nexus and stop thinking there and just buy the next nex
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And no flaming!!
I know I know its my choice blah blah blah.
But just wanted people opinion on the nexus and the one x.
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Actually, you should be our guinea pig and buy one. Then you can let us know +'s/-'s of the two.
I would get the HTC ONE because of the sexy hardware. Yeah people will say it sucks having HTC 4.0 sense but who cares. Custom roms will take care of that and alot of software issues which can always be altered. When hardware on smartphones can not.
IMO why not to get the One X, because you will regret it when the SGS3 drops.
Normally I don't like the “there is going to be something better" mentality, but the SGS3 is literally around the corner. At least hold off until we know more about the SGS3
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LOL. No joke. I had an Evo 4G and a G2, both of which had poor build quality (good materials shakily put together) and needed replacement (G2 once, the Evo several times over). Got my GNex and its solid and well built. I always found it funny that people regarded HTC for their build quality and I never thought they were miles ahead or anything, especially based on my experiences.
HTC has apparently stepped up its game on these models, though.
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I don't know about the others, but my HTC Droid Incredible was solid. Still have it and it's still a well built phone. Regardless, I'd stick with the Nexus or wait for the SIII.
the only feature i like in the ONE x is the 4 frames per second feature in the camera. but our phone camera is still quite fast.
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You shouldn't be so quick to bash the SLCD2 on the new HTC's. Its being regarded as the best screen out there right now. Laminated (no gap), better viewing angles, better colors, and almost as deep of blacks as AMOLED, but full RGB 720P.
LOL. No joke. I had an Evo 4G and a G2, both of which had poor build quality (good materials shakily put together) and needed replacement (G2 once, the Evo several times over). Got my GNex and its solid and well built. I always found it funny that people regarded HTC for their build quality and I never thought they were miles ahead or anything, especially based on my experiences.
HTC has apparently stepped up its game on these models, though.
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Ah, I guess I will have to go see the SLCD2 for myself when the One phones finally hit. Have you heard anything about the screen's drain on the battery? AMOLED is supposed to be more battery sufficient isn't it?
And I agree on the HTC build quality. The materials they use are usually excellent, but on some of their phones the actual quality of the build leaves something to be desired. The only thing I see people disliking the most on Samsung phones is the plastic they use. I haven't heard any complaints on the actual quality of the build though.
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Ah, I guess I will have to go see the SLCD2 for myself when the One phones finally hit. Have you heard anything about the screen's drain on the battery? AMOLED is supposed to be more battery sufficient isn't it?
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AMOLED is actually not always so frugal on battery. It only does well when you have a dark UI or dark background (because individual pixels can turn off). It actually drains very high when you use high brightness levels. SLCD2 isn't going to be any better or worse I don't think. It's still going to be the largest drain by far on your device, especially at 720P and 4.7".
The way I see it, if u keep waiting for the "next better phone",you're gonna be waiting infinite amount of time because you'll hear information on a phone like the One X (for example) and when that comes out there will be info on the s3 and then you'll wanna wait for that, and then when that comes around to being released, the new Nexus will be rumored and you'll wanna wait for that and so on and so forth....pointless! Just buy a phone and use it! If u want the next one, sell yours and pay the difference! IMO, the smart thing to do is stick with a nexus if you're not into bloatware and plus development will be booming with every nexus! So many factors come in to buying a new phone, it sucks but cell phones are ruling the world right now!
And yeah I know quad core is all the rage but I've said it before and I'll say it again, these phones can't get any faster in terms of transitions and such lol! Yeah you'll notice on benchmarks and hardcore games, but that's what the ps3 and 360s are for (and ps4 and 720 next year) and get real! Nobody will care that your phones scores higher on a benchmark than someone else's if their running the same damn software!
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Sold my nexus s not too long ago.
After that i have owned a G2X, HTC Sensation, and an HTC amaze.
Once u go amoled, using LCD is painful.
So my question is, would you pick the tmobile galaxy s 2 over the one s?
i am leaning toward the s2(white, screen size, samsung, removable battery/sd), but what about the phone annoys you?, and what can you tell me about the phone that i wont know until i use the phone?
thanks
The one s uses amoled as well.... Except it's a qHD super amoled. I would still go with gs2 because of expandable memory and removable battery. Tmobile is getting the gnote soon as well.. Tough decisions my friend
The main issue in the phone is the screen issues I.e. dark blob spots and screen burns pretty easily you can really only notice the blobs when the screen blacks out and the backlight is on, other than that the phone is friggin bad ass. The only reason I would get the one s would strictly befor the camera. It's prolly thebest camera that's out for any smart phone. Amazing is one word I could describe it. Especially since it records 1080 p video with 60 Fps and ours does 30 Fps
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The one s uses amoled as well.... Except it's a qHD super amoled. I would still go with gs2 because of expandable memory and removable battery. Tmobile is getting the gnote soon as well.. Tough decisions my friend
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lol real tough...the note is not an option though...its too freaking big!!! i already have a tablet.
Gs2. Definitely. I have used all those phones and this is my favorite by far.
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if you ask this question on a sgs2 forum you already know what answer your gonna tend to get.
But in all honesty get the sgs2 you can't go wrong with that. ; )
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Sold my nexus s not too long ago.
After that i have owned a G2X, HTC Sensation, and an HTC amaze.
Once u go amoled, using LCD is painful.
So my question is, would you pick the tmobile galaxy s 2 over the one s?
i am leaning toward the s2(white, screen size, samsung, removable battery/sd), but what about the phone annoys you?, and what can you tell me about the phone that i wont know until i use the phone?
thanks
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the problem with the g2x, sensation and amaze is that they started using cheap LCD screens that sucked when viewing from angles. The previous phones with LCD wasn't bad though.
Anyways if i was you, I would wait for the prices to drop just a bit more if you decide to go with the gs2. The one S,X should gain popularity soon and the s3 is nearing.
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the problem with the g2x, sensation and amaze is that they started using cheap LCD screens that sucked when viewing from angles. The previous phones with LCD wasn't bad though.
Anyways if i was you, I would wait for the prices to drop just a bit more if you decide to go with the gs2. The one S,X should gain popularity soon and the s3 is nearing.
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At least if the one X comes out on tmobile it wont be a blocked boot loader like the at&t HtC one X. Which I think is ridiculous. If the one s had at least super amoled hd and sd card slot. I would of jump shipped.
Yeah I'd probably jump ship to the one s but the no external memory is a deal breaker for me
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Gs2. Definitely. I have used all those phones and this is my favorite by far.
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+1
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All of the carrier phones suck and only work for thiet companies properly, don't expect to get smack from tmobile.
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All of the carrier phones suck and only work for thiet companies properly, don't expect to get smack from tmobile.
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No i would say htc phones have the most support on t-mobile. Look at the sensation, Htc G2 even mytouch 4g. Since hardware doesn't change much. Samsung phones on the other hand less support due to different hardware. So as long as you stick to an htc phone you will be fine on t-mobile.
OK, but does the support compensate for better experiences than Samsung roms developed by people?
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At least if the one X comes out on tmobile it wont be a blocked boot loader like the at&t HtC one X. Which I think is ridiculous. If the one s had at least super amoled hd and sd card slot. I would of jump shipped.
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Yeah I'd probably jump ship to the one s but the no external memory is a deal breaker for me
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agreed
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No i would say htc phones have the most support on t-mobile. Look at the sensation, Htc G2 even mytouch 4g. Since hardware doesn't change much. Samsung phones on the other hand less support due to different hardware. So as long as you stick to an htc phone you will be fine on t-mobile.
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OK, but does the support compensate for better experiences than Samsung roms developed by people?
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wait what? you do realize that htc devices usually gain a swarm of developers right
gs2 is my favorite phone so far after having t-mobile mda, touch pro 2, galaxy intercept, and htc hd7. one of my job responsibilities is hooking up phones to the exchange server so i get to play with lots of phones from different companies/manufacturers. the only thing i've seen that i'd currently take over my gs2 is the galaxy note but good luck with t-mobile getting that anytime soon.
If you care about removable storage and battery no contest S2, or wait for the S3 sometime in June if Samsung sticks to their word. If you want a better resolution screen and faster phone with a tiny bit smaller form factor go with the One S.
Only thing that annoyed me with the S2 hardware wise was the lower resolution screen and the blobs and streaks (edit: and that damn chrome around the phone, scratches before you even hold the phone) aside from that great phone and is now getting some great dev support. HTC One S just released so it may take a bit for support to come, but there is already a working AOKP ROM for it so I'm sure it won't be much longer til support kicks off for it. Either way you're getting a great device
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Sold my nexus s not too long ago.
After that i have owned a G2X, HTC Sensation, and an HTC amaze.
Once u go amoled, using LCD is painful.
So my question is, would you pick the tmobile galaxy s 2 over the one s?
i am leaning toward the s2(white, screen size, samsung, removable battery/sd), but what about the phone annoys you?, and what can you tell me about the phone that i wont know until i use the phone?
thanks
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I never really thought about it but this made me think...what about the S II do I not like? I couldn't think of one thing! Its just awesome! My wife has the G2X...its been warranty replaced 4 times in a year. Twice touch screen stopped working, the other 2 beacause of the overheating issues. With the last update they just released for it nothing's really gotten better. Her battery still only lasts at the most 4 hours with moderate use.
I guess this wasn't really your question I just had to vent. Galaxy S II in my opnion is the way to go.
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The main issue in the phone is the screen issues I.e. dark blob spots and screen burns pretty easily you can really only notice the blobs when the screen blacks out and the backlight is on, other than that the phone is friggin bad ass.
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Hi guys, I was thinking about to get this version of GS-II (t989), but i´ve heard so many bad things from the owners that I don´t know what to do anymore... So if anyone could help me on this, answearing these couple of questions, I´d very thankfull.
1) Is this screen issue that big deal?? does it happens only with T989 version or the others GSII were affected also?? Is there anything I could do test the screen before buying one (like putting a fully black, gray, white pics on display...)?
2) How is the audio quality on it? Are you guys satisfied?
3) About the camera, that is something I REALLY care on smartphone, I´ve heard it´s a bit different (some people would describe it a bit "worse") from the international GSII- 9100, due its Exynos chipset. However, judging by the samples i´ve seen, the only difference i could notice is that the colors tend to be yellowish on t989 -as the opposite, bluish from 9100. But how about the rest, focusing, details... are they exactly the same??
Thank you guys!!
PS: I´m coming from an Xperia Neo, and I don´t like its camera that much and the audio quality as well.
Had the One S for about a month, not a bad phone...but too many bugs. That phone cant hold a signal. I consistently have better signal on the GSII. Also when making phone calls with the One S other party always complains that m voice either sounds robotic or like i'm in a tin can. Since I primarily use my phone as a phone this is a big show stopper.
One great thing about the one s is battery life. With 3-4 hours of talk time and 3 hours of screen time, I still have 35-40% after being off the charger for 16 hours.
I don't blame you ....the one s feels cheap.
I can't believe no external memory and no removable battery....reminds me of an iphone.
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I dont believe in htc hardwares. They sucks.
I waited so long to get s 2 instead of sensation!
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Tried out a one s in store as well. Just didn't seem as nice as the sgs2. Really glad I went with the galaxy instead... Especially when i read about all the problems in the one s forums.
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I liked the design of the One S to a certain extent but, the more I looked at it the more it looked like a Sensation. Even has the same stupid, cheap cutout for the front cam, which is VGA (Yuck). I totally jumped ship, sold my One S and left T-Mobile and used to the money to buy an AT&T Note.
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I dont believe in htc hardwares. They sucks.
I waited so long to get s 2 instead of sensation!
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I had htc sensation 4g. Seriously, HTC sucks, bad signal ever. turn on wifi and phone signal is gone. thats bull ****. won't reccomended htc to anyone.
Had the itch to buy the One S on impulse.
Held back because well... didn't want to pay retail for a phone again.
I got an Amaze in the mail. I hope it doesn't disappoint.
I had mytouch 4G and only complain was ****ty battery life and speaker phone. Just sucks. Otherwise was stable.
HTC is full is like 90% good, and screw up on one piece of the phone that makes it suck. That 10%
Honestly I can say I'm pleased with GS2 overall and my minor complaint is screen resolution and placement of capacitive buttons. Its best phone I've had so far. So reliable and great battery life.
My only complaint is no CM7 Stable full support. I learned to live with Stock based ROMs. But whatever.
I had the one s for a week and went back to the SGSII I believe that the screen on the S2 is way better than the one s the camera on the one s is amazing but all in all S2 is still superior IMO
I exchanged My GSGII for a One S and I'm not coming back. The One S is faster, sleeker, sexier, and better phone overall. (IMO, I don't want to start a war.)
After Owning a SGSII for 5 weeks I was convinced it wasn't the phone I was looking for.
Looking Side By Side the T989 and the ONE S screen all of my friends concluded that the One S screen looked better (even tough the colors on the SGSII looks more saturated, the higher resolution on the One S really helps a lot)
For me choosing the One S over the SGSII was a no brainer.
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I exchanged My GSGII for a One S and I'm not coming back. The One S is faster, sleeker, sexier, and better phone overall. (IMO, I don't want to start a war.)
After Owning a SGSII for 5 weeks I was convinced it wasn't the phone I was looking for.
Looking Side By Side the T989 and the ONE S screen all of my friends concluded that the One S screen looked better (even tough the colors on the SGSII looks more saturated, the higher resolution on the One S really helps a lot)
For me choosing the One S over the SGSII was a no brainer.
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I agree with everything you said, plus the battery life on the one s is awesome. But, as a phone for me it failed. The reception is much worse on the one s (no reception in places my SGSII easily had several bars) and call audio quality is much worse. Too many people complained that they couldnt understand me when I spoke. I am not the only one to complain about this either. CNET noted the same thing as well as other users in the One S forums. So as much as I liked it, it failed for me in its core functionality thus i reverted back to the SGSII which has amazing reception and call quality.
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I dont believe in htc hardwares. They sucks.
I waited so long to get s 2 instead of sensation!
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Same here man I hate those phones.
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I agree with everything you said, plus the battery life on the one s is awesome. But, as a phone for me it failed. The reception is much worse on the one s (no reception in places my SGSII easily had several bars) and call audio quality is much worse. Too many people complained that they couldnt understand me when I spoke. I am not the only one to complain about this either. CNET noted the same thing as well as other users in the One S forums. So as much as I liked it, it failed for me in its core functionality thus i reverted back to the SGSII which has amazing reception and call quality.
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I have to agree, but that issue was fixed for me with a custom Rom, LeeDroid One Supreme (I think so far is the only one with this) have a patch that fixes the network stability Issue on Tmobile.
Anyway, the SGSII is also a great phone, and in white is a real head turner
I had the Tmobile Galaxy S2 and the international Galaxy S2. The Tmobile version is a beast to say the least. It has the best design and fast as hell. The one S is nice in black, the blue one looks like crap. But HTC has lost my trust in them. Ever since they've entered the dual core business since the sensation, they been EFFIN up.
I don't know...
To me,the one s flies.
Sense on the one s kicks ads.
Beautiful phone.but no ext sd killls it( eff the cloud).
But ummm...one s smokes this amaze and the gs2.
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So I bought the Amaze.....
I'm using it so far and its heavy, feels strange in the hand
I make way too many typing errors (wow bigger screen was better)
Speed is ok, after being away from sense i'm like .... meh....
I want CM7 or CM9 AOSP as possible
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This is only day one, and I already miss my GS2 and some of its convenience. Hell, I prefer my G2X over the Amaze's heavyness and constant error.
Battery drains fairly fast compared to GS2
Its only day 1. Maybe I'm being too demanding.
Maybe the GS2 grew on me and didn't realize it.
I'm like torn between 3 devices. I will say this, if I have to travel and go out on road and vacation like trip, GS2 HANDS DOWN. That device was beyond reliable and awesome camera for my recent vacation.