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So I bought a Galaxy Nexus earlier today...

...and I might return it. I really am not terribly impressed with it. ICS is cool and all but I would much rather have a bone stock ICS ROM running on my Epic Touch. My biggest complaint about it, besides how narrow the screen is, is that games just don't run nearly as smooth on it as they do on the E4GT. I know it has a weaker GPU, but I didn't realize it wasn't powerful enough to run Riptide GP without dropping frames all the time. Pretty disappointing, TBQH. Verizon has an extended buyers remorse period because of the holidays. I am going to hang on to it till Jan 14th and give it a serious chance but so far it's not looking good.
edit: Oh yeah, I HATE how the home/back/tasks soft keys persist even when playing games. That's the main reason why I returned my Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus, and I can't tell you how disappointed I am that they are still there in ICS.

Such a shame that the Galaxy Nexus is such a let down. My friend has one so I played around with his for an hour or so. There was some choppiness during transitions here and there. Only reason I'd pick it over an Epic Touch is because it's a Nexus device. But since it's not available for Sprint it's not a phone I'd buy.

It has the gpu of the galaxy s1, that may explain why it doesn't hum like our phone. The ti processor is very good, perhaps >= exynos but the gpu kills it.
Only thing I love is the screen (except that the on screen buttons can't be toggled) and ICS, seems like the colors are more real. In every other aspect, I have to go with the S2 (minus the tmo and skyrocket variants)
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I just got my gf a nexus s for cheap and I am using her phone more than mine it run ics well right now. Our phone with a a sop ics from will be freak in amazing.
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bbedward said:
It has the gpu of the galaxy s1, that may explain why it doesn't hum like our phone. The ti processor is very good, perhaps >= exynos but the gpu kills it.
Only thing I love is the screen (except that the on screen buttons can't be toggled) and ICS, seems like the colors are more real. In every other aspect, I have to go with the S2 (minus the tmo and skyrocket variants)
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It's the gpu of the original galaxy s, clocked almost twice as fast. But it's still not as fast as the mali in the s2.
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abhaxus said:
It's the gpu of the original galaxy s, clocked almost twice as fast. But it's still not as fast as the mali in the s2.
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Higher clock speed can only improve speed so much. Look at the Pentium 4 lol.
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I played around with my coworker's GNex and I think its nice and all, but......
I can't stand the lack of search button and the lack of a menu button. I felt like I was using a Pre or iPhone, I couldn't find out where the flippin' options were easily (I know that most have a little menu button in the top corner, but that's not apparent to me). Try to get to settings quickly? you can't without finding that app for settings. I also found it pretty laggy compared to my E4GT.
I do like the core app GUI changes, however. Very nice. The phone itself though....meh.

mmark27 said:
I played around with my coworker's GNex and I think its nice and all, but......
I can't stand the lack of search button and the lack of a menu button. I felt like I was using a Pre or iPhone, I couldn't find out where the flippin' options were easily (I know that most have a little menu button in the top corner, but that's not apparent to me). Try to get to settings quickly? you can't without finding that app for settings. I also found it pretty laggy compared to my E4GT.
I do like the core app GUI changes, however. Very nice. The phone itself though....meh.
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Just can't understand why Samsung is putting diffrent specs in the same model line phone on different carriers. Why does the T-Mobile version of the s2 have a different processor? That's ****ing retarded.
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paniro187 said:
Just can't understand why Samsung is putting diffrent specs in the same model line phone on different carriers. Why does the T-Mobile version of the s2 have a different processor? That's ****ing retarded.
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It has to do with wireless capabilities (or lack thereof) of the chip sets...same for the GNx.
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daneurysm said:
It has to do with wireless capabilities (or lack thereof) of the chip sets...same for the GNx.
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I'm speaking of the galaxy s2 models why nit just have the same specs on all carriers. Why does on carrier get one with one dual processor and the next gets a different brand. Why not stay uniform. And honestly imho the galaxy s line should be THE Google phone
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paniro187 said:
I'm speaking of the galaxy s2 models why nit just have the same specs on all carriers. Why does on carrier get one with one dual processor and the next gets a different brand. Why not stay uniform. And honestly imho the galaxy s line should be THE Google phone
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Compatability. For example, T-Mobile's 42 Mbit/s HSPA+ network is not compatible with exynos which is why they have a different processor.
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bbedward said:
It has the gpu of the galaxy s1, that may explain why it doesn't hum like our phone. The ti processor is very good, perhaps >= exynos but the gpu kills it.
Only thing I love is the screen (except that the on screen buttons can't be toggled) and ICS, seems like the colors are more real. In every other aspect, I have to go with the S2 (minus the tmo and skyrocket variants)
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The downside if exynos is Android does not natively support it. So every time Google releases an os, Samsung has to port it which is no small task.
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eao1991 said:
Compatability. For example, T-Mobile's 42 Mbit/s HSPA+ network is not compatible with exynos which is why they have a different processor.
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Why not not make a chip that is compatible for both
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paniro187 said:
Why not not make a chip that is compatible for both
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Probably for the same reasons car manufacturers don't make cars that run on gas and diesel

bobturismo said:
Probably for the same reasons car manufacturers don't make cars that run on gas and diesel
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I'm only asking cause it just seems like its not cost efficient. Plus if they all run the same hardware the you can have a one patch fix all type stuff
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That is a good question. They should beable to use same Chipset in each version of the GSII.
Look at the iPhone 4/4S. It has the same exact chipset / cpu on Verizon / ATT / Sprint "I Think"

hypersonicx said:
That is a good question. They should beable to use same Chipset in each version of the GSII.
Look at the iPhone 4/4S. It has the same exact chipset / cpu on Verizon / ATT / Sprint "I Think"
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Exactly. While I am not a apple fan I love the uniform manner in their devices.
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paniro187 said:
Exactly. While I am not a apple fan I love the uniform manner in their devices.
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You guys do realize the iphone does not utilize 4G so the processor can be the same across the board. However, android phones do use 4G and not all networks are created equal (ex: HSPA+ FOR T-mo). Hence, the different specs.
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eao1991 said:
You guys do realize the iphone does not utilize 4G so the processor can be the same across the board. However, android phones do use 4G and not all networks are created equal (ex: HSPA+ FOR T-mo). Hence, the different specs.
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They can make a chip that can utilize both. Its called research and development. Cost more at first but then its less to manufacturer one chip.
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hypersonicx said:
That is a good question. They should beable to use same Chipset in each version of the GSII.
Look at the iPhone 4/4S. It has the same exact chipset / cpu on Verizon / ATT / Sprint "I Think"
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The 4 is an A2 CPU and idk what gpu its running. The 4s is running an A3, is dual core, and beefier gpu. The iPad 1 and iPhone 4 use the same CPU, that's why there are jailbreaks available for them. IPad 2 and iPhone 4s share the same CPU. Its speculated its clocked higher on the pad. There also isn't a jailbreak for the A3 powered devices. There's no difference in hardware between the carriers of the same model phone. All 4 are the same and all 4S are the same.
I had a 4S for a couple of months on sprint before coming back to Android. I did some homework before and during owning the phone too.
I understand aosp is different than touchwiz. One alternative I could suggest is to get the et4g. Root, recovery and no ciq it after updating to ek02. After that, run sprint id and choose the clean pack. That is a bare bones setup, stockish launcher, and no touchwiz. Then go into the system/app directory and do something like add ".old" to the end of the apk of the bloatware and touchwiz crap. Now you have a pseudo asop looking ROM with the bloat rem'd out.

Sprint to get 1.5ghz dual core.

Are they just overclocking the Sprint version? http://www.technobuffalo.com/tag/galaxy-nexus/

i really hope they get a qualcomm version and just took a higher advertised clock speed over real life performance, i will never be using a snapdragon processor again, at least if their still using adreno

Its an ad, and its probably wrong.

Guess well find out soon enough. I won't be going back to Sprint till LTE is in my area.

I agree, I think its the ad that's wrong
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its all marketing to get customers back on thier junk network!

cordell507 said:
i really hope they get a qualcomm version and just took a higher advertised clock speed over real life performance, i will never be using a snapdragon processor again, at least if their still using adreno
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What do you have against adreno?
My grandma beat me down and took my nexus. Sent from a jitterbug with beats by dre.

I don't think their LTE is launching until Q2 and by that time it'd be rather foolish it buy it considering the SGS3 should be out by then and a new Nexus would probably be less than 6 months away.
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I wonder what they would call it ... Lol
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Epic Touch 4G LTE
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Our CPU is rated for 1.5 but Google decided to UV the clock for battery life. Different carriers pay for different options so its not surprising that sprint would try and be different. They have to because there network is like a big long turd that wraps around the toilet
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Does anyone have a guess on why they went with Texas instruments processor over samsungs exynos processor? Thanks in advance
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They used OMAP4460 in the VZW version as Exynos doesn't like LTE at all. That's why the US version of the SGS2 is Snapdragon instead of Exynos. As for the GSM version, I'm guessing because they couldn't be bothered using anything better.

Thanks bud! So our verizon version has a different and better chip set?
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kirdroid said:
I wonder what they would call it ... Lol
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Epic Touch 4G LTE
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No. Samsung Galaxy Nexus touch 4G LTE epic fail.
My grandma beat me down and took my nexus. Sent from a jitterbug with beats by dre.

mike216 said:
Thanks bud! So our verizon version has a different and better chip set?
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No? They all have the same chipset.

cordell507 said:
i really hope they get a qualcomm version and just took a higher advertised clock speed over real life performance, i will never be using a snapdragon processor again, at least if their still using adreno
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Whats wrong with Adreno, you do know that adreno 220 is faster than gpu used in GN right?

mike216 said:
Does anyone have a guess on why they went with Texas instruments processor over samsungs exynos processor? Thanks in advance
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Being a Nexus device, Google likes spreading the love. Nexus One had Snapdragon, Nexus S had Hummingbird, Xoom (not Nexus, but closely supported by Google) had Tegra, GNex has TI. Next up, who knows... But they certainly seem to like broadening the amount of chipsets they support more than they're focusing on raw performance.

Here sprint has some serious data issues. So bad tha AT&T is faster on edge much of the time. They could release a 2ghz version and i still wouldn't go back to them. I'm sure that it is likely worse now with the iphone.

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Our CPU is rated for 1.5 but Google decided to UV the clock for battery life. Different carriers pay for different options so its not surprising that sprint would try and be different. They have to because there network is like a big long turd that wraps around the toilet
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Just to set your story straight....
The SoC is rated for UP to 1.5 GHz. This doesn't mean that our chips are in fact rated for operation at 1.5 GHz. Take some time and search the dev threads about this. It's a pretty big misconception regarding the 4460. Not all 4460's are in fact the same (apparently). Did Samsung/Google underclock these chips? Slightly, but as you will see, these chips will not in fact (generally) hit clockrates higher than 1.4 GHz. The general thought is that there is an issue with the clock generator for 1.5 GHz and higher, which causes the problem.
The GN for Sprint will have the same problems, and will probably be a PR nightmare now.....especially when users find out that their GN only runs at 1.2 GHz.

Sprint version probably has different SoC.
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International or US?

Sorry guys, but i just wanted to know which one is ACTUALLY better. I have a cinnect to get me the international version for $200, but ive had my US S3 for 2 months and love it. The thing is, im oustide of houston and dont have lte, but i game alot on my phone and the international version has quad core, but i am also hearing that android right now doesnt take advantage of the extra cores. Im new to this from the 4S and im not all tge way there yet with this S3. Would you guys help me out?? Thanks in advance
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pguillory said:
Sorry guys, but i just wanted to know which one is ACTUALLY better. I have a cinnect to get me the international version for $200, but ive had my US S3 for 2 months and love it. The thing is, im oustide of houston and dont have lte, but i game alot on my phone and the international version has quad core, but i am also hearing that android right now doesnt take advantage of the extra cores. Im new to this from the 4S and im not all tge way there yet with this S3. Would you guys help me out?? Thanks in advance
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I own both and switch between the two. If you're in an area with no LTE and you are a gamer then I would say it's better for you to get the international as it has a better GPU for games.
As far as Android not using all cores, it does. When I do something CPU intensive I see all 4 cores active.
Both are great phones and are very close performance wise. I do notice the intl is a bit more smooth and fluid though. I have been using the US version the past few days more and love the speeds I get on LTE and honestly I could only tell the international was smoother when I had them side by side. I was thinking of carrying both with me and using the US version for my normal phone stuff and using the intl as a media player/gaming device which would then also extend my battery life

I am curious about the performance of E4gT vs sgh-i957

Ok, I have been given a sgh-i957 Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE on AT&T for work and it's Nvidia Tegra 2 or Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core at 1.5 GHz with Honeycomb and TouchWiz is ungodly laggy and slow. First off, I know I am comparing a tablet to a phone but I am curious how the S4gT with current release and its 1.2 GHz Samsung Exynos C210 dual-core compares. I am very worried it is just the in-efficiency of Android and I am wondering if I should wait for a quad core phone like the LG Optimus G. Or if the versions of the Operating Systems are to blame. I know most of us here have customized one way or another but I am hoping someone can remember how it was before they made their device awesome. The Wimax vs. LTE issue doesn't bother me because even though Sprint swears they have LTE here in Houston a lot of people are reporting their LTE phone's are on 3g more. This will help me determine if I sign a contract today for a new phone or wait until the LG Optimus G comes out. On a side note I can do nothing custom to the work supplied tablet, LOL.

The Exynos SoC in the S2's is very fast and the Mali graphics are generally equal to that in the USA S3's. This phone shows little to no lag in any situation that I've found.
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This phone destroys the competition... until recently.
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Mattix724 said:
This phone destroys the competition... until recently.
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lol, how?

This phone is just super fast, smooth, and out performs almost every other phone on the market.
The Exynos chip is just awesome.
Only the newest phones can out perform this phone. In my opinion this is better than the Galaxy Tab, better then every other S2 variant, better than the iPhone 4S...
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I myself haven't experienced the ungodly lag you speak of sir, and I usually go back to stock every once in a while. You could wait, LG has made some awesome improvements to their devices to actually call them smartphones. I lover this phone but I am going nexus myself but that's just me

Mattix724 said:
This phone is just super fast, smooth, and out performs almost every other phone on the market.
The Exynos chip is just awesome.
Only the newest phones can out perform this phone. In my opinion this is better than the Galaxy Tab, better then every other S2 variant, better than the iPhone 4S...
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The OG i9100 and the i777 might have a word with you as they also have the same chip set as us but also includes NFC. But typically it's pretty much acknowledged that the GS2 roflstomped all the competition last year upon its release in terms of raw power. Other manufacturers came close to it though with 720p displays and sped up S3 soc's.
The reign of the GS2 only truly ended upon the release of the HTC 1x with it's S4 / Tegra 3 which was last april. So in essence. The S2 ruled the landscape for almost a year and was in a completely different class of performance. The Tegra 2 / S3 were far behind the 4210.

asd87 said:
I myself haven't experienced the ungodly lag you speak of sir, and I usually go back to stock every once in a while. You could wait, LG has made some awesome improvements to their devices to actually call them smartphones. I lover this phone but I am going nexus myself but that's just me
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The lag is on my tablet, I am asking if the phone has the same problem, Sorry if there was any confusion.

Yeah I guess the I777 and I9100 both have the Exynos chip also...
I'll change what I said to include those devices.
Any Galaxy S II that comes with the Exynos CPU is a beast and there was no competition until the international S3 and the OX was released.
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Thanks guys, you have been really helpful.

How would you compare the Galaxy Nexus to the Epic 4g Touch performance wise? It looks like the price for the upgrade is 49.96 not .96 cents and I can get the Galaxy Nexus for the same price so I was just curious.

I would say the Epic 4G Touch is better specs wise, but the Galaxy Nexus is better software wise.
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How would you compare the camera on the E4gT and the SGS3?

I never used the camera on the S3 but they are both 8MP. So I imagine the quality is the same.
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jonny4 said:
How would you compare the camera on the E4gT and the SGS3?
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Sgs3 has better low light performance, less shutter lag, and it works overall a lot better. Not to say the s2 has a bad camera, it's amazing. Just not quite where the s3 is. You were asking about the gnex versus the s2? Obviously a
being a nexus the gnex gets better software updates, but speed wise it's a joke. Worse processor. Worse gpu, terrible camera, terrible battery life, pentile screen, etc etc. However if I had a choice I would STILL go with the gnex because I really do value software that much
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jonny4 said:
Ok, I have been given a sgh-i957 Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE on AT&T for work and it's Nvidia Tegra 2 or Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core at 1.5 GHz with Honeycomb and TouchWiz is ungodly laggy and slow. First off, I know I am comparing a tablet to a phone but I am curious how the S4gT with current release and its 1.2 GHz Samsung Exynos C210 dual-core compares. I am very worried it is just the in-efficiency of Android and I am wondering if I should wait for a quad core phone like the LG Optimus G. Or if the versions of the Operating Systems are to blame. I know most of us here have customized one way or another but I am hoping someone can remember how it was before they made their device awesome. The Wimax vs. LTE issue doesn't bother me because even though Sprint swears they have LTE here in Houston a lot of people are reporting their LTE phone's are on 3g more. This will help me determine if I sign a contract today for a new phone or wait until the LG Optimus G comes out. On a side note I can do nothing custom to the work supplied tablet, LOL.
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The E4GT is very smooth and not laggy, unlike the Galaxy 8.9 Tab. I used that Tablet several times when working on it for my friend and its lagginess and slow responses were really irritating.

Getting a galaxy s3

Trading galaxy s2 along with an old nexus s 4g and 80 dollars for a galaxy s3 on craigslist tomorrow
Just wondering, how much of an upgrade is the s3 and will I be able to transfer my account to it, along with the insurance..
The s3 takes a mirco sim :0
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I don't think that trade is worth it. The s3 is not that much different from s2, their both dual core,fast and smooth and do pretty much the same damn thing. Correct me if I'm wrong but the s2 has more support and roms than the s3. If I were you I would hold off until the contract expires then get the s4 or s5 when it comes. I have played with my friends s3 and its not that different accept the screen size and display.Go to a Tmobile store and play with it for 10 minutes and see if I'm right.
Two great phones plus $80 for 1 similar phone is nuts.

dspain28 said:
Trading galaxy s2 along with an old nexus s 4g and 80 dollars for a galaxy s3 on craigslist tomorrow
Just wondering, how much of an upgrade is the s3 and will I be able to transfer my account to it, along with the insurance..
The s3 takes a mirco sim :0
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You're probably going to lose the insurance if it's the tmobile one.
I am pretty sure it's billed specific for the t989 they have on file that you 'own'.
Micro sims aren't an issue, you can probably get this free if you are slick enough with CS/store people.
As for if the trade is worth it or not..
I guess that's really up for you to decide.
Let's just say the price is 400 on ebay.
t989 is about 200.
Nexus S is about 100..
Seems about fair.

I work at T-Mobile... no you're not.going to lose your warranty. As long as you're paying for the php bundle, your covered no matter what phone you have as long as it's a T-Mobile branded phone.
As far as the phone being an upgrade? The T-Mobile GSIII already has official jelly bean, which this phone won't get for awhile. As far as the CPU goes, you'd have to clock the t989 s3 SoC to 1.8+ GHz to accomplish what the s4 SoC does at stock 1.5 GHz. Also, the GPU (adreno 225) is the same as the adreno 220 in this phone, except it's on a smaller manufacturing process allowing for clocks 400 MHz and above versus the max 320 MHz our GPU hits.
Also let's not forget you'd be upgrading to slightly bigger, much better 720p display.
The battery life is also MUCH better on the GSIII. Everyone at work has one and no matter what tweaking I do, what ROM I run, they always wreck my battery life.
Also the radio on the GSIII is much better. No matter what radio I flash, they consistently get higher download/upload speeds.
The camera and speaker are also better.
So yes, the GSIII is a worthy upgrade from the GSII. Especially since you're not paying much out of pocket for it.
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RushAOZ said:
I work at T-Mobile... no you're not.going to lose your warranty. As long as you're paying for the php bundle, your covered no matter what phone you have as long as it's a T-Mobile branded phone.
As far as the phone being an upgrade? The T-Mobile GSIII already has official jelly bean, which this phone won't get for awhile. As far as the CPU goes, you'd have to clock the t989 s3 SoC to 1.8+ GHz to accomplish what the s4 SoC does at stock 1.5 GHz. Also, the GPU (adreno 225) is the same as the adreno 220 in this phone, except it's on a smaller manufacturing process allowing for clocks 400 MHz and above versus the max 320 MHz our GPU hits.
Also let's not forget you'd be upgrading to slightly bigger, much better 720p display.
The battery life is also MUCH better on the GSIII. Everyone at work has one and no matter what tweaking I do, what ROM I run, they always wreck my battery life.
Also the radio on the GSIII is much better. No matter what radio I flash, they consistently get higher download/upload speeds.
The camera and speaker are also better.
So yes, the GSIII is a worthy upgrade from the GSII. Especially since you're not paying much out of pocket for it.
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I'm with you on this. My wife got the S3 and I wish I had her phone since I get to see both up close and compare the size, speed, and how great the screen looks.
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The GSII does everything as the GSIII. It offers a nicer screen, but it's also a bigger phone. I've held the GSIII and personally felt it offered nothing better over my GSII. Besides, I don't like the size.

cipsaz said:
The GSII does everything as the GSIII. It offers a nicer screen, but it's also a bigger phone. I've held the GSIII and personally felt it offered nothing better over my GSII. Besides, I don't like the size.
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Comparing the skyrocket to the s3 or a normal s2 to s3, I prefer the s3. It's thinner, faster and has better battery life. Slightly larger screen is also a plus for me.
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RushAOZ said:
I work at T-Mobile... no you're not.going to lose your warranty. As long as you're paying for the php bundle, your covered no matter what phone you have as long as it's a T-Mobile branded phone.
As far as the phone being an upgrade? The T-Mobile GSIII already has official jelly bean, which this phone won't get for awhile. As far as the CPU goes, you'd have to clock the t989 s3 SoC to 1.8+ GHz to accomplish what the s4 SoC does at stock 1.5 GHz. Also, the GPU (adreno 225) is the same as the adreno 220 in this phone, except it's on a smaller manufacturing process allowing for clocks 400 MHz and above versus the max 320 MHz our GPU hits.
Also let's not forget you'd be upgrading to slightly bigger, much better 720p display.
The battery life is also MUCH better on the GSIII. Everyone at work has one and no matter what tweaking I do, what ROM I run, they always wreck my battery life.
Also the radio on the GSIII is much better. No matter what radio I flash, they consistently get higher download/upload speeds.
The camera and speaker are also better.
So yes, the GSIII is a worthy upgrade from the GSII. Especially since you're not paying much out of pocket for it.
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You in the phoenix area?! Have u had any issues with phones bought off Google play store, mainly nexus phones? I love my gs2 just flashed the liquidsmooth rc9 and its like a new phone! Better performance, better battery!
my wife has the gs3 and she loves it. She doesn't need or want to root her device. I wouldn't mind a gs3 but will wait for the next galaxy phone. The note 2 is just to dam big!
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I'm getting a s3 with broken glass for $100 today. LCD and everything else works fine. I'm gonna replace the glass so not bad. Can't wait,plus I'm gonna sell my s2 for $200 so I think I came up.
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Not bad for $100
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Well, hope the operation goes smoothly for ya bro! Make sure to come back and post pics. I'm curious to see how this is going to turn out.
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jrocks213 said:
I'm getting a s3 with broken glass for $100 today. LCD and everything else works fine. I'm gonna replace the glass so not bad. Can't wait,plus I'm gonna sell my s2 for $200 so I think I came up.
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jrocks213 said:
Not bad for $100
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Damn that's a nice deal there. I'm guessing that you can replace the glass for a cheap price (don't ask me how much). But that's nice!
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Can i upgrate to a S3 if i still have 11 months remains in my contract. I paid off the s2. Do i gonna get full price or i can get the promotion price?
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