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Hey forum. I'm switching over from my AT&T T9193 HD2 to a Sprint Evo 4G. Yup, new contract n everything. I've done alot of research on the phone. The pro's and con's etc etc... But from watching just about all the videos on youtube, google and bing. I realized that the flip clock on the home page doesn't flip as smooth or as many times as it does on the regular HD2. Also, the weather isn't as prominent on the home page. I didn't see rain drops falling gracefully but i did the windshield wiper in one video going rather choppy, not as smooth as my HD2. The weather would slow down on my HD2 but maybe for 2 seconds, tops. I can't find the video for the rain but I'll upload it as soon as I find it. It would be a such shame to take that away.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M59rt8RSkD0&feature=related
at 3:08, you see him go into the weather tab or panel w/e, but no sun rays...?!? That was one of my most favorite things on the HD2. It might seem a bit superfluous but i felt like it was a very unique and intuitive way to catch the weather and make use of the huge real-estate on the screen. I like every single thing about this phone comparing to the HD2 except that little problem that would stick out to me like a cold sore.
I don't know if any you guys who already have the Evo can give me some insight. Is it really less eye candy than the HD2 or is it just my deceiving eyes.
The difference here is that Android is completely widget based. You don't get the set number of tabs like Manila on the HD2. Because of the amount of possible variation and things the eye candy on Android sense is significantly lower honestly. After using Desire ROMs on the Nexus and using a HD2 for a while now It's actually somewhat smoother to scroll across the home screens on the HD2 with definitely fancier weather animations. But android allows limitless customization, with any widget you want anywhere.
Thanks for the info. I've never had a android device before, always Windows Mobile. I'm so familiar with the OS, i hope android is just as customizable as Windows. Even though there was a lot of research that had to be done, with every new mod or upgrade, there was never time when I bored with my phone. I hope its the same with the Evo. I really hope they can get full landscape available for android 2.1 and froyo. It can only make the phone better.
But something is telling me to wait and see what comes out by the end of this month, does anyone feel the same way? Or is anyone waiting to possibly return theirs?
I really hate the lack of support that this phone has. I think it would definitely be more popular if it was the first phone to get ICS as well, besides the Nexus of course.
The Skyrocket.......I just can't do it. LG actually updating the Nitro around the same time as the Skyrocket........I don't think it's going to happen.
I played with both phones, and the stock Nitro was a damn lag fest.
Seriously, what could be coming? A 3D screen (if so, I'm not particularly interested in them). I would imagine the 1280x720 IPS screen of the Nitro is going to be as far as the technology goes for awhile to come.
I do agree that lack of Dev/hacker interest is a bit light for the Nitro at the moment...But the phone only hit the streets Dec 5th and we've already got root, so that ain't nuttin.
You played with the Nitro and Skyrocket, where? If it was at a store, then unfortunately you saw the bloated down version of the Nitro. I assure you when you debloat the Nitro it makes quite a difference, with root and couple of tweaks it's even better still.
I've played with Skyrocket for 3 weeks and can tell you, it's garbage...for starters the screen is awful, it has very visible at some backgrounds vertical "static" lines all over (image can move, but the lines stay, which makes them extremely visible) and colors are all messed up. All that is probably because of the resolution, which is a joke at modern standards. The battery life was as bad as Nitro (yet, I've been using Nitro for just 30 hours).
Right now on Nitro with rooted stock rom I can do more then I could've done with a custom rom on Skyrocket...Now if I could figure out how to disable that damn lock screen...
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I've played with Skyrocket for 3 weeks and can tell you, it's garbage...for starters the screen is awful, it has very visible at some backgrounds vertical "static" lines all over (image can move, but the lines stay, which makes them extremely visible) and colors are all messed up. All that is probably because of the resolution, which is a joke at modern standards. The battery life was as bad as Nitro (yet, I've been using Nitro for just 30 hours).
Right now on Nitro with rooted stock rom I can do more then I could've done with a custom rom on Skyrocket...Now if I could figure out how to disable that damn lock screen...
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I agree, I went through 3 SII's before I gave up. I'm only hesitant about grabbing the Nitro because I want the Note, but maybe I should just go for it. It seems to be performing just as good as the Nexus, if not better in some stuff.
What's the reason for all the LG hate? Is it just the device support, or the build quality?
The build quality is excellent, we are just lacking dev support currently.
Root the phone and install Ram Manager from the Market and you wont even know its the same phone.
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The build quality is excellent, we are just lacking dev support currently.
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+1 on the build quality. Where some of the blogs get off on it feeling cheap I just don't get.
Its all Nexus hype which doesn't really make sense to me. The nexus series is supposed to be a development platform, not a top of the line phone...
Anyways, ram manager has made a significant difference with my phone, I absolutely recommend it.
Screen / Hardware is brilliant ,We can root it, download mode has been discovered, all we need is some custom recovery / ROM !
Just traded in my skyrocket for the nitro. Build quality is not the issue. The issues I've noticed thus far is the lack of optimizations LG has made to Android for this hardware and usability out of the box. There is zero hardware acceleration on the ui and its obvious. The overall sluggishness out of the box is making me second guess my exchange. I'm going to give it a run, but I might be returning this and waiting for the note. PS the screen is pretty sweet though
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Yep, you pretty much nailed it. The phone is lacking in overall polish that Samsung adds to their phones. Scrolling is just smoother and there's generally less "jitter" on Samsung phones. Seems finger-tracking is better as well. HTC/LG/Moto/Sony phones all seem to not bother with optimizing their phones - they just insist on bloating it up and using the fastest processor they can.
I think only ICS can really help this phone out because of the hardware acceleration, no ROM will really do much but get rid of some bloat.
If you can get your hands on a GSM Galaxy Nexus I'd recommend that if you want something similar to the Nitro - Ice Cream Sandwich is just in a different league.
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Just traded in my skyrocket for the nitro. Build quality is not the issue. The issues I've noticed thus far is the lack of optimizations LG has made to Android for this hardware and usability out of the box. There is zero hardware acceleration on the ui and its obvious. The overall sluggishness out of the box is making me second guess my exchange. I'm going to give it a run, but I might be returning this and waiting for the note. PS the screen is pretty sweet though
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rsohne said:
+1 on the build quality. Where some of the blogs get off on it feeling cheap I just don't get.
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The back cover feels cheap, the glass also feels like plastic (probably because of unusual rolled edges?).
Speaking of glass, it's dirt magnet, in day time without direct sunlight the oil from hands at certain angle makes it very hard see what's on the screen. Skyrocket doesn't have this problem.
Yeah yeah, I should wash my hands more often, I know, I know.
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Seriously, what could be coming? A 3D screen (if so, I'm not particularly interested in them). I would imagine the 1280x720 IPS screen of the Nitro is going to be as far as the technology goes for awhile to come.
I do agree that lack of Dev/hacker interest is a bit light for the Nitro at the moment...But the phone only hit the streets Dec 5th and we've already got root, so that ain't nuttin.
You played with the Nitro and Skyrocket, where? If it was at a store, then unfortunately you saw the bloated down version of the Nitro. I assure you when you debloat the Nitro it makes quite a difference, with root and couple of tweaks it's even better still.
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720p will be the limit for all of 6 months to a year. Then we're going to see full HD screens in 3d variants with ridiculous refresh rates. Marketing hype
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720p will be the limit for all of 6 months to a year. Then we're going to see full HD screens in 3d variants with ridiculous refresh rates. Marketing hype
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I don't see true HD (1080p) coming to smartphones (or at least not anything under 5"). As it is now, with the 720p on 4.5" screen, that's something like 329ppi. Supposedly that's about the limit that the naked eye can focus to.
Higher than that and not only is it moot, but adds complexity and potential roadblocks. There's already a couple of games I can't run on my Nitro, even using the helper app in the Display settings, because they can't be drawn correctly on the high rez screen.
3D, on the other hand, I agree is likely on its' way. I have a coworker that bought an Android phone recently (can't recall the model) that has the dual-cameras that shoots pics in 3D. So I can't imagine a 3D screen itself isn't too far behind.
l0lz @ the readable native font size on a 1280p <5" screen
you will need a magnifier but it will be crystal clear!
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Seriously, what could be coming?
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I didn't mean screen wise. (Imo, the screen is more than enough)
1. Not LG (Due to support/etc)
2. Better speaker, higher internal memory.
3. Something that doesn't have to be tweaked out of the box to work smoothly.
In regards to the dev Support, we recently got a hold of one of the revs that brought cwm to the Atrix and have sent him some boot files/images.
Stick around and have some hope, this phone is beyond amazing.
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I took my nitro back today for the skyrocket. It's going to take some time to get used to this screen.
I enjoyed the nitro but had an issue with it that just couldn't figure out.
Without deleting any apps other than att bloat, I let the battery run down to charge back up but after that I turned it on and it booted to the lock screen. Went to unlock it and nothing, black screen. Hard reset and same thing.
I'm going to miss that screen but if I can adjust to this 2010 display I think I'll love the skyrocket.
Best of luck to you all on getting dev support for what has the potential to be a great device. And as far as feeling cheap, I actually liked the feel of the battery cover on the nitro.
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I took my nitro back today for the skyrocket. It's going to take some time to get used to this screen.
I enjoyed the nitro but had an issue with it that just couldn't figure out.
Without deleting any apps other than att bloat, I let the battery run down to charge back up but after that I turned it on and it booted to the lock screen. Went to unlock it and nothing, black screen. Hard reset and same thing.
I'm going to miss that screen but if I can adjust to this 2010 display I think I'll love the skyrocket.
Best of luck to you all on getting dev support for what has the potential to be a great device. And as far as feeling cheap, I actually liked the feel of the battery cover on the nitro.
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Just out of curiosity, did you install a 3rd party launcher or anything that might have done that? I know, for example, that if you disable/uninstall the LG launcher you could run into that if there was no 3rd party launcher installed.
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I've played with Skyrocket for 3 weeks and can tell you, it's garbage...for starters the screen is awful, it has very visible at some backgrounds vertical "static" lines all over (image can move, but the lines stay, which makes them extremely visible) and colors are all messed up. All that is probably because of the resolution, which is a joke at modern standards. The battery life was as bad as Nitro (yet, I've been using Nitro for just 30 hours).
Right now on Nitro with rooted stock rom I can do more then I could've done with a custom rom on Skyrocket...Now if I could figure out how to disable that damn lock screen...
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Try the no lock app in the market, it should work.
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Just out of curiosity, did you install a 3rd party launcher or anything that might have done that? I know, for example, that if you disable/uninstall the LG launcher you could run into that if there was no 3rd party launcher installed.
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I was using launcher pro but that shouldn't have caused the issue it had. It was probably just a faulty device. They even tried reflasing it the att store which did nothing for it.
I do miss that display.
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I put together a little video comparing the Galaxy Nexus' browser to that of the iPhone 4S. Decided I'd share it with you guys. Hope you enjoy it.
Browser Comparison - Galaxy Nexus vs iPhone 4S - YouTube
nice video i thoroughly enjoyed it.
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nice video i thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Thanks. I appreciate it.
Great Job on the video.
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So what was the point?(edit: never mind, for some reason the first time I watched it there was no audio on the video) I didn't watch the whole thing but find the iPhone browser is still better even with the smaller screen. The scrolling is actually better on the iPhone because majority of the time when you are reading a page you don't want to accidentally scroll all the way to the bottom. I'm not sure if you did this but iOS does scroll faster the longer the page is. Also I noticed you had some issues with the double tap to zoom in on the Nexus like I do where things get formatted weirdly or it doesn't zoom in on the correct part of the page. Also, I believe the GN renders every page in Roboto font? I want the actual font that the website designer decided was the best font on their page. I'm still keeping the GN for now but the update situation is really annoying me with this phone as I was planning to stay stock.
Great video though!
I'm impressed with the 4s performance. Faster loading times, more responsive pinch to zoom and better layout of webpages when they first loaded. I'll keep my GN but it sux to see it's not as polished as iphone/ios yet. Thanks for the video.
Was this with 4.0.3 or 4.0.2?
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So what was the point?
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Point was to show the differences between usability between the two browsers and demonstrate as ICS browser being more usable than iPhone alternative.
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The scrolling is actually better on the iPhone because majority of the time when you are reading a page you don't want to accidentally scroll all the way to the bottom. I'm not sure if you did this but iOS does scroll faster the longer the page is.
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I personally prefer if the scrolling does not have a stopper like iPhone has. When I am on a website I frequently visit, I tend to know how much I need to flick to scroll to specific part of the page. It is more intuitive and doing multiple flicks in a row and is especially useful to get to comments quickly on articles and news. Same applies to tab switching, which is much better on ICS.
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Also I noticed you had some issues with the double tap to zoom in on the Nexus like I do where things get formatted weirdly or it doesn't zoom in on the correct part of the page.
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ICS browser improves zooming quite a bit. Finger-zooming and double-tap have different functionality attached. Double-tab re-formats paragraphs to fit the screen while finger-zooming does not. This is really useful for many cases in my opinion.
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Also, I believe the GN renders every page in Roboto font? I want the actual font that the website designer decided was the best font on their page. I'm still keeping the GN for now but the update situation is really annoying me with this phone as I was planning to stay stock.
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No it does not, where is that coming from? ICS has a different 'default' font than what is on Windows (where it is Times New Roman, instead of Roboto), but if designer assigns a custom font that exists on Android, it is shown as such. Of course certain Windows-only or Mac-only fonts are not supported by default (there is no Comic Sans on Android, for example), but that has been an issue with all multi-platform web's ever since browsers other than Internet Explorer gained some market share.
Also, you can't get the actual font the web designer intended unless the software that runs the website takes this into account. A lot of websites are built Windows-only and look different on Mac's. Fonts are even more different for a devices that run Android, since Android does not incorporate proprietary and copyrighted fonts by default.
But with proper web software, if the website is coded right, then ICS browser supports all the possible fonts out there.
edit: Ok I just watched the video again and getting the audio now. I'm not sure why I didn't have audio the first time.
ICS improves zooming but it's still not at the level of the iPhone. Just admit it is better on the iPhone instead of hiding behind the fact that it is better than gingerbread. I'd have to find the article but one review mentioned the page rendering was weird and when they compared to an iPhone they realized it was using Roboto which messed up the website design. It might have just been one website that had that issue so I'm not 100% sure since Roboto looks a hell of a lot like Helvetica.
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Yes the point was to show the differences but the OP never gave his own opinion unless for some reason I wasn't getting audio on the video. ICS improves zooming but it's still not at the level of the iPhone. Just admit it is better on the iPhone instead of hiding behind the fact that it is better than gingerbread. I'd have to find the article but one review mentioned the page rendering was weird and when they compared to an iPhone they realized it was using Roboto which messed up the website design. It might have just been one website that had that issue so I'm not 100% sure since Roboto looks a hell of a lot like Helvetica.
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theverge.com is an example of that - the correct font doesn't display on the GN.
back on topic, Great video.
I'd say that the overall browser experience of the GN is quite a bit better than my 4s, despite the rendering and scrolling issues et al - the 4.65 + 720p combo really is killer for the web. Fantastic experience BUT it comes at a price which sacrifices its reliability - battery life
that's why the 4s is still the go-to browsing device for me - i can browse the web for around 7-8 hours on my before the battery drains while i can barely go 2-3 hours on my GN.
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theverge.com is an example of that - the correct font doesn't display on the GN.
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This is because developers of theverge.com have not taken into account Android. They are using an OpenType format for fonts which is supported in Android, but apparently not the inline-base64-css way that The Verge does it.
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Great Job on the video.
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Thank you
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Was this with 4.0.3 or 4.0.2?
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4.0.2
Sharp75 said:
I'm impressed with the 4s performance. Faster loading times, more responsive pinch to zoom and better layout of webpages when they first loaded. I'll keep my GN but it sux to see it's not as polished as iphone/ios yet. Thanks for the video.
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I'd have to disagree with you. I've had a chance to do a lot of side by side and the Galaxy Nexus consistently loads faster than the 4s. Of course in the video I wasn't really trying to do a speed test since there are already many of those videos out. But in doing side by sides in my own time I can tell you the GNex almost always loads pages faster. It isn't a night and day type of difference. On some pages it does load significantly faster and on others just a hair faster.
As for the layout of the pages, I don't really have an issue with how either phone does the layout. I'd have to give the nod to the Galaxy Nexus however, for the fact that it shows more content, and that content is readable. On the iphone when it first loads a page, it can be very difficult to read what is on the page without squinting due to screen size issues.
Polish wise, I'm pretty impressed with the GNex's browser. I find it to be more polished and complete than that of the iphone. Yes the iphone's browser is a tad bit smoother, but that's due to it limiting what it has to render when scrolling. It doesn't allow you to scroll how you'd like. That annoys the heck out of me. I'm used to being able to manage my scrolling myself and scroll to where I want to. Instead the iphone will only allow you to scroll a predetermined amount which in turns delivers that oft mentioned "smoothness".
I own both a 4S and a Nexus.
I found stock for stock, the 4S was faster at pulling up webpages, etc. over wifi. Faster rendering on 4S basically. Scrolling mechanics are better on iPhones (as usual).
After a custom fresh rom and an overclock to the CPU at 1350mhz and the GPU oc'd to 384mhz the Nexus begins to out-speed the 4S in rendering. Scrolling mechanics still remain better on 4S of course.
It's hard for Android to compete with iOS since Apple's OS is so highly optimized for their own hardware. Google is optimized on a more global scale... Leaving not much room for an Apple-level amount of optimization.
The browser in ICS is still the best browser on Android this far. iOS' browser is amazing and hard to really topple in terms of speed and quality.
The A5 clock for clock will outright smoke the OMAP4460.
Go to any flash website, instant android win
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I own both a 4S and a Nexus.
I found stock for stock, the 4S was faster at pulling up webpages, etc. over wifi. Faster rendering on 4S basically. Scrolling mechanics are better on iPhones (as usual).
After a custom fresh rom and an overclock to the CPU at 1350mhz and the GPU oc'd to 384mhz the Nexus begins to out-speed the 4S in rendering. Scrolling mechanics still remain better on 4S of course.
It's hard for Android to compete with iOS since Apple's OS is so highly optimized for their own hardware. Google is optimized on a more global scale... Leaving not much room for an Apple-level amount of optimization.
The browser in ICS is still the best browser on Android this far. iOS' browser is amazing and hard to really topple in terms of speed and quality.
The A5 clock for clock will outright smoke the OMAP4460.
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My experiences have been almost the complete opposite of yours. 9 times out of 10 the GNex loads web pages faster than the 4S. As for the scrolling, I really am not impressed at all by the 4S' scrolling due to it being highly controlled (meaning it scrolls a predetermined distance). That is incredibly annoying to me. I hate having to swipe and swipe and swipe just to get to the bottom of a page, when on my Nexus I can get there in one swipe. Also, I don't find the iOS browser to be amazing at all. I find it to be lacking in several areas. For example, you can't even download or upload from the browser...that isn't very amazing at all. It doesn't reformat text, which means to read articles, often times you're going to have to scroll side to side in addition to vertically...that isn't very amazing either. Then of course there's the lack of flash, so you can forget about going to a site like cnn and clicking on one of the video links. All in all I find the iOS browser to be average on a good day.
How did you get the GN browser to open WITHOUT refreshing the page?? Custom rom? Having the pages reload every time I open the browser is a huge annoyance .
hahaha @ 7:58 on the video the preview image on the nexus is almost the same size as the 4s' screen . [chuckle]
To the OP, you should run this test again using the browser from 4.0.3. It has Bern further optimized and performs better.
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How did you get the GN browser to open WITHOUT refreshing the page?? Custom rom? Having the pages reload every time I open the browser is a huge annoyance .
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Mine behaves like OP's. It doesn't reload unless I've been playing a game or something in between.
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Mine behaves like OP's. It doesn't reload unless I've been playing a game or something in between.
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Could this be a difference with 4.0.2? I'm on 4.0.1 and the browser reloads no matter what... In fact all the browsers I've used do the same thing in ICS. It doesn't reload like that in Honeycomb.
Hi guys i want a smartphone just for browsing the web. i'll make an intensive use of the browser capabilities of my new smartphone. Camera? Video recording? I don't care! I just want very good browsing capabilities i.e. smooth navigation, pain free browsing...
In theory, the Nexus is the best choice due to its bigger screen however after reading some reviews it is clear to me that the S2 performs better and is more quick when it comes to page loading times and general navigation in websites is better on the S2. also reviewers said that pages with adobe flash elements will load very slow on the Nexus due to ICS issues with adobe flash but they say that there will be an update soon to fix this problem.
is this all true? or the browsing experience with the Nexus could beat the S2 with a proper ROM?
again, i just want very good browser capabilities, not really interested in GPS,camera, radio and stuff like that.
i might also wait for the s3 but maybe it doesn't worth waiting because the s3 is probably going to have a screen size very close to the nexus.
thanks.
I went from a s2 to the GNex and didn't really notice much difference between the two when browsing
Kinda so sounds like you may either want to get a tablet or a galaxy note
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Galaxy Note: too big... I'll look like a nerd holding it on my ear to make a call.
Tablets: even the upcoming GTab 7.7 is too big for me.
Guys please this thread is all about S2 vs GNex for browsing. thanks
GNEX FTW! The browser is amazing, and the higher res screen will make the text clearer.
Correct me if i am wrong, but doesn't higher resolution mean you can fit more on your screen without constantly scrolling and using zoom feature?
not in android. there its only mean u have a better quality and cant see single pixel in gnex. the rest is scaled to same size to view.
the tests i read said that the gnex is faster in browsing but bit worse in grafics.
so for me gnex is best 4 browsing
Only thing I have noticed coming to the Gnex from the S2 is that with the S2 EVERY webpage worked flawlessly (eg BBC iPlayer) with the Gnex quite a few don't work or are laggy... BUT when one does load properly, the screen is gorgeous and the browser is awesome
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I have found the GNEX to be very fast in browsing, but a lot will depend on your connectivity, background apps running, etc.
I own both phones and I find the Nexus better in/for everything...
The Nexus in my opinion is better in all regards. The S3 will probably be close to the specs that the Nexus has (screen wise).
The main thing to realize is that your smart phone use might change. If you want a phone that will be upgraded, is completely changeable, and can do anything you are willing to do to it, then get a Nexus. Think about it- Android will change to the point where hard buttons are not needed- you will already have a phone capable of accepting those changes that will most likely be present in the next overhaul of android.
If you scroll in the S2 browser, the screen movement has a delay compared to your finger movement. Imo its really noticeable and frustrating. GN doesnt have this problem. Paired with the fact that the screen has a higher resolution, Galaxy Nexus is a clear winner in this aspect.
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Correct me if i am wrong, but doesn't higher resolution mean you can fit more on your screen without constantly scrolling and using zoom feature?
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not in android. there its only mean u have a better quality and cant see single pixel in gnex. the rest is scaled to same size to view.
the tests i read said that the gnex is faster in browsing but bit worse in grafics.
so for me gnex is best 4 browsing
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I think I'd have to disagree with you on this one. Read a review cum comparison of S2 with GNex (side-by-side) on a famous Android blog, and actually compared the two for myself (colleague has S2 and I have GNex)...
If you keep the text size visually the same (i.e. say a 24pt font on one screen and same 24pt font on other screen) then yes, the extra resolution definitely means you can fit more text on the GNex. I mean, even from a layman's mindset - you're fitting in more pixels on the GNex right... so why wouldn't there be more text?
I have a stock Gnex, my partner has a rooted but stock S2.
The Gnex has a bigger screen at a much higher resolution without moving into "phablet" territory (IMO- see thread about the Gnex being "too big" for other opinions).
If you are a big fan of having multiple tabs open while browsing, you definitely will prefer the stock browser on ICS (which is currently only on the Gnex but will be on the S2 soon). The stock browser on Gingerbread only has "windows", limits the number that you can have open, and forgets what is open if you close the browser. ICS has a much improved tabbed browsing system.
IMO a stock Gnex is also faster in general than the S2 because of the lack of TouchWiz bloatware...but that's a personal preference, my partner loves TouchWiz.
But for the improved resolution alone I think the Gnex wins out as best for web browsing.
Just watched the live unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S3. What are your thoughts? I'm very impressed!
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not that,not that great
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Just watched the live unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S3. What are your thoughts? I'm very impressed!
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That's what happened when you have high expectations of anything... you get disappointed. Personally, I think they could have done a better job. Yea they have some cool new features, but there should have been more. And that siri like voice thing is a fail.. they should have copied that.
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Just watched the live unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S3. What are your thoughts? I'm very impressed!
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That's what happened when you have high expectations of anything... you get disappointed. Personally, I think they could have done a better job. Yea they have some cool new features, but there should have been more. And that siri like voice thing is a fail.. they should have copied that.
Had no expectations and I'm still disappointed.
I don't need a phone to tell me which of the captured photos is the "best"
one.
I felt certain things can be better but that eye recognition & pop out player was amazing to me (if you can do it with all videos like YouTube, etc.) I'll sell my other SII today...
But I might hold off til they get a 1080p display because I'm not jumping ship for a 720p display
I'm debating whether i should wait for the GS3 to be released and export it, or to buy the galaxy nexus now. It's kinda disappointing that its almost the same screen as the nexus, and the back of it looks like SHI*.
MrKnitty said:
I felt certain things can be better but that eye recognition & pop out player was amazing to me (if you can do it with all videos like YouTube, etc.) I'll sell my other SII today...
But I might hold off til they get a 1080p display because I'm not jumping ship for a 720p display
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On a 4.8in screen, I don't think the eye can determine the difference between 1080p and 720p. The difference is literally microscopic. On a 60inch TV you can for sure tell the difference though.
I was impressed with the eye sleep option, liked the continuous flash that determines the best photo. Like that you can pick up the phone while texting and it automatically calls someone. Also like the quad core processor. It apparently has gotten impressive benchmark scores. The ICS with touchwiz looked pretty good to me, along with the additional toggles as well. All in all I was happy with what they released.
Honestly, it would be my absolute dream phone if only it had two things: a NOTIFICATION LIGHT/LED, and of course AOSP. Fortunately, one of those can be fixed with ongoing development, but BLN just doesn't quite fill the void for me. I miss that notification light. :/ otherwise, I like the curvy simplicity of it, and the dark blue finish rather than flat black is a nice choice!
-the ultimate black dragon-
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On a 4.8in screen, I don't think the eye can determine the difference between 1080p and 720p. The difference is literally microscopic. On a 60inch TV you can for sure tell the difference though.
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Even on a 60 inch screen it is nearly impossible to tell. Its just all part of marketing and wanting to have the "best"
As far as the phone, I am honestly not that impressed, I think the GN is still the better choice, sure it may have nice specs and all, but when it cokes down to it. We need a phone that will have the latest software and this will he no different than the pickle we're in right now. We'll be behind again in about 3 months with next OS. Nexus all the way for me from now on.
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Hmmm... just got an awesome idea to make money of this phone... so I know will love this phone except of course the plastic feeling so I m about to invest in making ceramic or metal back covers... looks like I m finally gonna be rich... mwahahaha
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Chochiwpg said:
On a 4.8in screen, I don't think the eye can determine the difference between 1080p and 720p. The difference is literally microscopic. On a 60inch TV you can for sure tell the difference though.
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I know but you know its coming out and imma be first in line with a 7-11 chili dog
Not impressed..... Going to hold off for the new nexus instead.
Of course, samsung did a great job; however, i think ill just be sticking with my gs2 for now. In the US, it'll most probably get a Qualcomm dual core processor so besides a few improvements from the gs2, its nothing major. but definitely a nice phone!
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I dont feel theres nearly enough improvements to justify upgrading sure would be fun to have something new tho haha
im torn, I like alot of the new feature the phone offers, but the phone looks like a nexus/gs2, nothing drastic like we all hoped for. Kind of like a iphone 4s imo. What do you guys think about the upcoming nexus phone? that might be the game changer, since rumors has it that it will be a upgraded version of the s3.
when does google usually unveil the nexus phones? at their google io thing in june?
just my 2 cents
Disappointed
Overall - disappointing.
Great performance and features - absolutely!. 2100mA battery should = longer usage times (even with 4 faster cores). HD res is great. Improved UI. Some very nifty accessories. 8mp camera is fine as improved software & performance makes the picture - though Carl Zeiss optics would have been great.
4.8 screen getting too big for a phone. Was hoping for an ultra thin bezel hence reducing size.
But pentile matrix? Heavier? Thicker? No quality materials? Old Mali GPU? No LTE? 1Gb RAM? And featureless design? Very, very poor for a flagship phone that's meant to be setting the standard...
Heavier I understand (bigger battery weighs more). But there's HD Super Amoled plus on tab7.7 - why pentile here? Competition has phones 6.9mm thick. HTC, Sony, even Motorla & Huawei have better designs (not to mention Apple) and materials. So it's not as if any of this wasn't achievable.
I have a SGS 1 & 2. The S2 was well ahead of the competition, bar materials and uninspiring design. Was looking forward to a groundbreaking S3 on all fronts. It's very good, but good isn't good enough these days.
Samsung needed to tick more boxes to place this phone undisputably out in front leaving others to catch up & not easily surpass.
In no rush to get one now, and possibly might not. Will wait to see the competition - eg: Sony Ion, HTC, even (lord help me) Apple; or maybe wait for SGS4.
masamichi7 said:
Honestly, it would be my absolute dream phone if only it had two things: a NOTIFICATION LIGHT/LED, and of course AOSP. Fortunately, one of those can be fixed with ongoing development, but BLN just doesn't quite fill the void for me. I miss that notification light. :/ otherwise, I like the curvy simplicity of it, and the dark blue finish rather than flat black is a nice choice!
-the ultimate black dragon-
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The GS3 will have the LED Notification light.
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The GS3 will have the LED Notification light.
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The international didnt. Do you know if the US variants have a chance of getting the led?
-the ultimate black dragon-