So I just recently bought a T989 and I love it, but I don't know if I should keep it or keep my Sensation. For starters, I love the color and size of the screen on my T989, however, coming from a qHD display to a 480x800 resolution is terrible. Also, I can't stand touchwiz and I love Sense. Development also seems to be better for the sensation right now. That being said, I love the hardware on the T989. Camera is great, battery is great, and I love the feel of the phone. In an unbiased opinion (although I feel many people might pick the T989 ) which do you think I should keep?
If you don't mind an obviously Biased answer, then go for the T989
posting here it suggest so already, or perhaps you have pretty much already fallen for the T989
The T989 is way better than the sensation by far in every count, perhaps except in Development interest
I had my sensation stolen three days after i got it so its not really a good idea to listen to me, but i loved my sensation (first smartphone sicne g1) and i jsut bought a gs2 and im actually not that impressed with it. My sensation's screen jsut looked better to me and it seemed faster. Plus i loved the design
ive owned both and this phone is amazing but i think i miss the sensation =/
better camera, sharper screen, more dev for it... also doesnt it have ICS already?
itsomaryo said:
ive owned both and this phone is amazing but i think i miss the sensation =/
better camera, sharper screen, more dev for it... also doesnt it have ICS already?
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That's why I'm starting to lean towards keeping the sensation, I know I'm gonna miss it! But yes it has stock ICS and Sense's version of ICS.
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That's why I'm starting to lean towards keeping the sensation, I know I'm gonna miss it! But yes it has stock ICS and Sense's version of ICS.
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wow i miss that bad girl =/
just curious how did you get your gs2?
upgrade from t-mobile?
I got it in a trade in the marketplace. My upgrade is this August which kind of makes me want to just stick it out with the sensation until then.
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I got it in a trade in the marketplace. My upgrade is this August which kind of makes me want to just stick it out with the sensation until then.
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yeah in august there will no doubt be some new crazy phones out... maybe even quad-core
yeah maybe you could post a thread up in the market again and trade or sell her (T989) while she has a nice value
BTW i went and checked out the sensation forums and they have ICS Sense, Miui, and AOSP! im so jealous! this phone (T989) would be my dream phone with a nice ICS Miui!!
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yeah in august there will no doubt be some new crazy phones out... maybe even quad-core
yeah maybe you could post a thread up in the market again and trade or sell her (T989) while she has a nice value
BTW i went and checked out the sensation forums and they have ICS Sense, Miui, and AOSP! im so jealous! this phone (T989) would be my dream phone with a nice ICS Miui!!
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I'll probably keep it for a couple days to make sure I want the sensation then do that. Sensation is an amazing phone so its still a win.
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I'll probably keep it for a couple days to make sure I want the sensation then do that. Sensation is an amazing phone so its still a win.
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yeah man no doubt
i might try to pick up a sensation now.. or an amaze
Looks like you have invested pretty deep within the Sense infrastructure judging by your sig. It's no wonder you have attachments to it. I would keep the Sensation for now and then use your upgrade this year when new phones come out.
Personally, I had the EVO 3D, I loved and hated Sense during my ownership. The carousel animations as well as the overall bloated feeling of running Sense 3.0 eventually turned me off. Touchwiz is so much more fluid especially with Juggernaut ROM that I can't go back to any HTC phone.
So we can all agree that the GS2 beats the Amaze but he should keep the Sensation over the GS2...Makes no sense...
I have both currently and I love both for different reasons. The sensation has ICS as sense and asop. If you like sense I would flash arhd as it is a very clean and stable rom with the 1.5 kernal to top it off. Just read carefully on flashing the new firmware which is now required.
For asop in my opinion virtuous inquisition which still has some sense in it with a asop experience is the best. The true asop roms are still a little buggy.
I am glad to see development increase for the gs2 here recently.
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So we can all agree that the GS2 beats the Amaze but he should keep the Sensation over the GS2...Makes no sense...
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Right? My wife has an Amaze and she loves it. It's really a great phone. I had a Sensation before T-mo gave me a GS2 to try out and though I did find the Sensation a great phone, the GS2 just feels way better. It's faster, thinner, lighter, the screen is bigger (though I miss the qHD of the Sensation), & I think the camera quality is slightly better, IMO. In the end, I stuck with the GS2 and gave the Sensation to my brother. I don't regret my decision. Really though, you can't go wrong with either
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So we can all agree that the GS2 beats the Amaze but he should keep the Sensation over the GS2...Makes no sense...
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Gs2 beats both, but the amaze is pretty close sourced for the most part so little dev support. That's why people prefer sensation over amaze. Amaze still has the best camera but there's not much to flash over there.
I think what people are suggesting is that the sensation is a great phone and can hold it's own. If it's not necessary then don't blow your money on a gs2.
I for one need battery life so gs2 is the best for that.
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I came from the sensation to a gs2 and haven't looked back...sold the sensation 3 days after getting the gs2. Only thing I wish gs2 had from sensation is the resolution and the instant shutter on the camera. Other than that the gs2 blows it away
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Go with the Sensation...
I have the Sensation 4G and I just got an S2 when it was $79.99 after rebate a couple of weeks ago and i'm returning the S2 today.
If you do a pixel test on both and put the screens side by side, i find the Sesation white screen to be whiter. I feel the S2 screen is more light grey or even a bit bluish at times.
Also, development support is also better on the sensation. With a cooked rom, the sensation is just as fast as an S2.
Finally, I love the resolution of the Sensation over the S2. I wonder if the Blaze will be HD (T999).
Finally, the Sensation is cheaper.
There's no such thing as a perfect phone but the Sensation actually has my vote.
I have both as well and while the sensation has better res. The font is Very Small and I have a hard time seeing it. The GS2 as we all no has big font that i can see. I would trade my sensation for another GS2 anyday, even though I love sense.
got an amaze pretty good (stock)
got a sensation too, just to flash roms,and have fun.
t989 is by far the smoother phone.
kind of lost inteterest in the sensation,but its a very nice phone still.
overall the t989 is worth it.
maybe wait to upgrade in case there will be an hd screen coming out.
upgrading to an amaze?
its just about the same as sensation.
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The sensation sucks compared to the galaxy... Screen is smaller, has a major "dirt under the screen" defect, and reception issues that htc did actually do an official recall for... Also, it does not have an official release of ics yet... I just came from the sensation and it was very disapointing. The galaxy is so much better in every way, oh n if u want better then great pics then buy an actual camera lol. I buy n re-sell phones on the regular n i will say that the galaxy beats them all.
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ok ive never liked samsung phones before till i got to play with this beast in the tmo store the other day ,ive already orderded mine and will be getting it in a few days.ive always i guess you could call it "hating" on samsung because i thought their build quality was poor and they tried to be too much like iphone. Well that was then and this is now.The sgs2 won me over instantly when i started playing with it and i even forgot i was looking at a screen with a lower resolution than my sensation because it was so clear and bright. i cant wait to root this thing and install custom roms .ive heard that samsung phones have data issues and reception issues. that didnt seem to be a problem with the demo i got to mess with .any info will be appreciated
that was only with the vibrant, so far that i know! My new sgs2 is fine with all that
I can't wait for root either. Coming from sensation, which is a big phone, this feels humongous. I am sure using different launcher we can utilize the screen size with 5x5 . Love it so far.
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yeah it looks massive. i had an HD2 which also was a little bigger than my sensation screen .i guess i just missed a big ol' screen to look at.I played som HD videos on both phones right next to each other and i really could not tell a difference aside from the samsung looked a little brighter. The camera on my sensation was probably a little better but i had the Amaze camera on it and its pretty good, but the camera on the S2 looked great as well so no loss there.Phone was snappy as hell and for people who judge by quadrants i was getting over 3300 on the Demo ,any how thanks for the replies
Like many people I've been eyeing the SGSII since last winter. I wanted it more than the Sensation. It just took the phone too long to drop here. I used a family upgrade on the Sensation in June and fell in love with it. The Sensation ruined me for this phone. I checked out the SGSII today and the 800 x 480 screen is a no-go for me. It's a personal thing for me as I like very tiny text on the screen and it is much easier to read on my Sensation. Plus there is a ton of ROM development for the Sensation. That and I'm perversely attracted to the feel on the Sensation.
The next family upgrade might still be with Sammy though as I'll be eyeing the Prime and even more resolution.
Other than that the SGSII is a beast internally. TouchWiz is lame IMHO but ROMs should fix that problem soon enough. I do like the phone a lot and don't want to say the Sensation is better, I just like it better. I had the wife try out the SGSII to see if she wanted one, but she just aggravated me. I tried to explain to her what a beast of a phone it is, but it was lost on her non-technical mind. That and she knew if she got it, I would be f'ing with it all the time.
Alas Sammy you guys took too long (probably US carrier's fault) and released this badboy here right before you drop the Prime? The delay cost you possible HTC converts (like me) and maybe Sammy fans with the Prime so close.
Is it just me thinking that way?
Sorry if I sound negative against the SGSII, the phone rocks so that's not my intent.
I can't stand vanilla android or small text, so no.
no offense here. main reason i got rid of my sensation is the damn dust under the screen issue . i dont know if i just hit a homerun in the bad luck dept. or what but i sent the phone back 4 times and the last return they sent me had the problem worse than any that i had. It didnt bother me at first but i just couldnt see paying that much for a phone with a repetitive defect so i decided to give samsung a try
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no offense here. main reason i got rid of my sensation is the damn dust under the screen issue . i dont know if i just hit a homerun in the bad luck dept. or what but i sent the phone back 4 times and the last return they sent me had the problem worse than any that i had. It didnt bother me at first but i just couldnt see paying that much for a phone with a repetitive defect so i decided to give samsung a try
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I've gone through about 6 of them because of the same issue. The last one I got finally doesn't have any dust but the wifi keeps dropping no matter what rom I use
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Just out of curiosity. Has there ever been reports from older samsung phones that had dust in the screen issues?
I have a plug that I use for my aux 3.5mm but if I don't have to use it, then I rather not.
I do not know why HTC phones are so sluggish, although I love sense over everything else samsung or LG has to offer. But I will have to say, S2 is def a great pick. I got mine 2 hours ago and I was playing with it at work. Managed to do this -
now obviously its not rooted or overclocked. But getting a 3800 on quadrant on a snapdragon chip is pretty cool.
Thought i'd share it with people who are trying to make a choice between amaze and s2 like I was
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Just out of curiosity. Has there ever been reports from older samsung phones that had dust in the screen issues?
I have a plug that I use for my aux 3.5mm but if I don't have to use it, then I rather not.
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very very few compared to HTC
i have old HTC phones, and yes i do have lots of dust underneath the screen.
but in my case it's probably due the fact the phone shell cracked after too many falls
reason why plastic works better in that kind of scenario, at least it doesn't crack open like the aluminum body
Also, Samsung fuses their screens to the digitizer so there is no space for dust to get trapped in. That's also the reason why their screen seem so bright
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Very good to know and hear, Thanks guys.
I cant wait to get home and get mine. i work offshore so i wont be able to mess with it until the 26th when i get home. Dont get me wrong i liked my sensation and with custom roms and over clock i achieved over 3000 on quadrants with a sense rom, but that was over clocked at 1.78ghz and honestly it just isnt safe. seems this phone has that speed and more already stock cant wait to see where development goes for it. And honestly the stock sensation Rom was crap and it seemed like they just crammed it in the phone without any testing
Yeah I had a sensation and eventually got over it. I am not a big overclocked/root/mod person but I'd hand it to samsung for making snapdragon s3 somewhat capable in front of tegra, omap and exynos.
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I do not know why HTC phones are so sluggish, although I love sense over everything else
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It's their damn Sense that makes it sluggish. Such a resource hog. Funny how ROM developers working for no money make Sense run very well but HTC cannot. My Sensation with stock Sense was sorta "meh" but with optimized Sense ROMs it's amazing. Personally I prefer MiUi though.
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It's their damn Sense that makes it sluggish. Such a resource hog. Funny how ROM developers working for no money make Sense run very well but HTC cannot. My Sensation with stock Sense was sorta "meh" but with optimized Sense ROMs it's amazing. Personally I prefer MiUi though.
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Yeah man, so far I am very happy with my S2 I have been able to play 1080p video in the browser w/o lag/crash. And I am getting 15 Mbits down in Northern Virginia, so I am satisfied in that department aswell. I do miss the HTC Sense, but oh well.
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It's their damn Sense that makes it sluggish. Such a resource hog. Funny how ROM developers working for no money make Sense run very well but HTC cannot. My Sensation with stock Sense was sorta "meh" but with optimized Sense ROMs it's amazing. Personally I prefer MiUi though.
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yea i hear that for me NRGZ28 had the best roms for sensation and best looking . id love for him to come over here and start cooking for this phone once it gets going
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I do not know why HTC phones are so sluggish, although I love sense over everything else samsung or LG has to offer. But I will have to say, S2 is def a great pick. I got mine 2 hours ago and I was playing with it at work. Managed to do this -
now obviously its not rooted or overclocked. But getting a 3800 on quadrant on a snapdragon chip is pretty cool.
Thought i'd share it with people who are trying to make a choice between amaze and s2 like I was
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Awesome This is excellent.............
SGS2 vs Sensation
Hey tmobile brahs!
I've had my Vibrant for a good year and a half now, and have been long waiting an awesome 4g phone. For the most part, I've simply been waiting on the SG2, but only recently found out that we had another solid option, the Sensation.
I'm currently reading up reviews on both, but i figured I might as well ask you guys, since most of you I'm assuming already have the phone, and had made the decision over the Sensation for a reason/s.
According to my friend, they're both nearly identical, except the GS2 having a slightly better screen. My only worry with the GS2 is, coming from the Vibrant, Samsung not releasing drivers and all that stuff, making GPS for example damn near impossible to perfect with the latest roms (post froyo). Never had an HTC so can't speak on them as a brand.
Thanks guys!
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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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?
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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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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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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
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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!
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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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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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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
Hey guys, so I am due for an upgrade. I am currently using an Evo Shift (i've been an HTC guy for awhile) but I am *really* considering buying the Epic Touch.
Right now, I can get it from Amazon for $86.87, shipped. That is an amazing price! I just have a few questions for you guys:
1) What is your experience with the phone? Love it? Hate it?
2) What does the ROM "community" look like"? I'm currently rocking a really solid build of ICS on my shift and I absolutely love it. In my brief time perusing here, I have not seen any builds for you guys yet?
3) Does anyone have any idea what Sprint has up its sleeve? I know CES is right around the corner and I don't want to buy a phone now and regret it in three-four weeks...
4) Lastly, this device is nearly a year old (if you count it's release in the rest of the world). Even though it is arguably one of the greatest phones you can buy right now, will this last much longer? I know if I always hold out for the "next best thing" I will never end up getting my upgrade...
What are your guys' thoughts? Should I pick this up or wait a bit longer? Right now, if I sent my Shift back to Sprint, they will pay me $88 (essentially making this phone FREE!). Also, since you now have to wait 20 months for an upgrade, that would make this phone essentially three years old by the time I am ready for another upgrade. What do you guys think?
Thanks guys
I also should add that I absolutely despise Touchwiz. I strictly love the AOSP link. Is that on the way soon?
Regards
If you love Aosp, i would honestly tell you to hold off, or go for the Evo 3d.
1. Great phone! Battery life is good for me, very smooth. Signal is a tiny bit worse then my evo 3D. It Wont pick up data in the back room of where i work and the 3D does.
2. The community here, while amazing, is pretty small. We only have partially working cm 7 and mini.
(4G, Bluetooth, GPS don't work on the latest Cm build)
3. I wouldn't worry about it. Otherwise you'll forever be waiting for the next best thing.
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If you love Aosp, i would honestly tell you to hold off, or go for the Evo 3d.
1. Great phone! Battery life is good for me, very smooth. Signal is a tiny bit worse then my evo 3D. It Wont pick up data in the back room of where i work and the 3D does.
2. The community here, while amazing, is pretty small. We only have partially working cm 7 and mini.
(4G, Bluetooth, GPS don't work on the latest Cm build)
3. I wouldn't worry about it. Otherwise you'll forever be waiting for the next best thing.
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Hmm, definitely do not want the Evo 3d. Thanks for your input!
Touchwiz is more understated and with the themes available, i don't even notice. It makes sense look gaudy and old in comparison. Otherwise, Hardware - phone is a straight beast or "Major GO!"
I don't know how you feel about sense, but touchwiz is better imo because it doesn't feel as though it is as deeply integrated as sense was. But I'm with you, I love AOSP but there isn't a fully functional AOSP rom for this device YET.
Sammy will drop one for us. Then I will probably give AOSP a really good go since it would have everything i need. I used to like sense, but that was when I was rocking mattedblues
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I don't know how you feel about sense, but touchwiz is better imo because it doesn't feel as though it is as deeply integrated as sense was. But I'm with you, I love AOSP but there isn't a fully functional AOSP rom for this device YET.
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Someone has ICS on the shift :0 I need to try that.
In all honestly when you put the two side by side like I have its astonishing. The shifts screen is washed out looking and weighs so much more. Not nearly as quick as the epic either.
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Plus its got sense, which is now holding back android
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Someone has ICS on the shift :0 I need to try that.
In all honestly when you put the two side by side like I have its astonishing. The shifts screen is washed out looking and weighs so much more. Not nearly as quick as the epic either.
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Someone has ICS on the shift :0 I need to try that.
In all honestly when you put the two side by side like I have its astonishing. The shifts screen is washed out looking and weighs so much more. Not nearly as quick as the epic either.
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Yeah zenulator released a beta. Awesome stuff! As for sense, I hate it as well
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So you guys think that a fully working aosp ics will eventually happen? Minus 4G of course. I really want to ditch my Shift but I'm torn as to whether I should do it now or wait for the next big thing... Sigh
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Once sammy releases their version of ICS, i would imagine an AOSP version full supported with/without wimax? would be right around the corner.
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So you guys think that a fully working aosp ics will eventually happen? Minus 4G of course. I really want to ditch my Shift but I'm torn as to whether I should do it now or wait for the next big thing... Sigh
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Once sammy releases their version of ICS, i would imagine an AOSP version full supported with/without wimax? would be right around the corner.
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Ok. The only reason I ask is because the original Epic (my woman has one) did not even get CM7 or anything AOSP until about a *MONTH* ago.. She went over a year with no AOSP/CM love
If I were you, I'd wait until the first of the year, until after CES at least. I've tried out the Evo 3D, Nexus S, Photon, and Bionic. The E4GT, IMHO, is the best by far. It does everything I need done.....& more. However, rumors abound (& they are just that) that there are going to be some devices shown at CES that blow the E4GT out of the water. One example being the Intel-Samsung Atom powered ICS smartphone. I would at least see if you are at least interested in any devices coming out of CES, before locking yourself into another 2 year contract.
As for me, I got my E4GT for only a .01ยข from Amazon Wireless, & I am quite happy with my decision, wether we see ICS or not. I am good for 2 years, & by then, who knows, we'll probably see Android 5.0 or even 6.0.
Good luck in whatever decision you make. Happy Holidays.
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Touchwiz is a almost entirely just the launcher and a very unobtrusive set of extremely minor modifications, almoste entirely cosmetic. You can easily delete the touchwiz launcher apk and are as close to vanilla Android as you can get from one of the big handset makers.
As far as this years cycle is concerned? I think we won't see another great contender for the real next generation until June at the earliest. Though we will likely see a Sprint version of the GNx it will also likely be in that time-frame...and whether that phone is obviously better than the ET4G is highly debatable.
So far as Sprint's lineup is concerned this is the best phone of the year. The Evo4G easily took at last year. Our development community has really ramped up pace and there are tons of great ROMs, kernels, mods and hacks. We don't seem to have the merciless onslaught of developer support that the flagship HTC devices get--or any GSM devices for that matter...but...things are looking good.
I think we will definitely see ICS sooner than later. I feel the same about a stable, full function AOSP. The EVO3D didn't get a CM7 alpha until 3 months after release...and it was very alpha. We don't have 'official support' from CM (we've been told that the idea isn't off the table but don't hold your breath), but, I think we will eventually pick up it. This phone isn't the same last-minute hack-job the OG Epic was, which supposedly wasn't even intended to be Android until the last few weeks of development.
...if we don't get CM? That might suck a little, but, this phone is so goddamned fast and smooth and nearly feature-complete that I really won't be that heart broken. Contrast that with the same situation on an HTC? Bahahaha, night and day.
I had a Moment, Hero, Evo4G, NS4G and 3 (yes 3) Evo3D's...this phone, hands down, slaughters all of them in overall user experience. My ET4G also has a much better radio than all 3 of my Evo3D's....The screen is just disgustingly beautiful...battery life is the best I've had on Android.
If you can wait 6 months to use your upgrade? Of course, do that. That will provide the best bang for your buck...but...if you can't? This is the phone to get, especially if you've flatly rejected the Evo3D as a contender--and I wouldn't blame you one bit for that decision.
Im coming from an EVO 4G, and I just used my moms upgrade to get the E4GT on Amazon for $99 (now $79). I just got it Monday, and all I have to say is.....GET THIS PHONE!!!!
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Im coming from an EVO 4G, and I just used my moms upgrade to get the E4GT on Amazon for $99 (now $79). I just got it Monday, and all I have to say is.....GET THIS PHONE!!!!
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Yeah I saw the touch for that price earlier today. Do you know if it Is going to stay that price for 3-4 weeks or is this a temporary special?
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My personal opinion is that this phone and the Galaxy 2 linup is by far the best choice out there save perhaps for the Galaxy Nexus. Although the Sprint version seems to be vastly overlooked. but that is changing, people are noticing and i believe that the dev community will grow very quickly soon especially with HTC losing ground everyday so AOSP shouldnt be to far away. But give the touchwiz 4.0 a shot it might surprise you, if not go with Launcher Pro! or ADW EX, problem solved!! BTW GS2 was voted phone of the year!
To put it simply you don't have any other choice on sprint for a phone unless you an iPhone guy. Every other android phone on sprint besides the nexus s (because it has ics now runs awesome) is junk. Sense, blur, and touchwiz all suck like really suck. Touchwiz sucks the least. But it still sucks.
Now that ics is out I only suggest a nexus or don't get android unless there are a sop rooms for it.
If your on a shift this phone is like a major upgrade just get ics theme and its amazing. If you can get this phone for 86 dollars that's a np brainer
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The camera and sensor alone make this a top tier phone let alone the screen and a nice update to touchwiz. Add in a custom theme and growing development and there isn't much to like about this phone.
I've had my HTC Sensation since around the time of launch. I really like it and am enjoying it. I however have the choice to upgrade to the S II for a very nice price. A mixture of renewing my contract and a discount due to a customer service issue. My Sensation is running an ICS ROM. So I'd plan on rooting/flashing it to unlock the full potential.
I'm just wanting feedback on the device and the ROM scene for it. I checked out the ROM section and see some pretty neat ROMs.
Thanks
SII is beast but no ics yet.
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No ics just yet but my s2 is way better than my sensation was.
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If it were me, especially with the S3 "sort of" around the corner, the SII is not a worthy upgrade. Especially considering your Sensation is still one of the best phones in the market (better than the Amaze 4g imo).
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If it were me, especially with the S3 "sort of" around the corner, the SII is not a worthy upgrade. Especially considering your Sensation is still one of the best phones in the market (better than the Amaze 4g imo).
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I don't know about you but if you wanted a new phone, 6+ months is a long time to wait. Especially if you wanted it right away. I wouldn't expect US carriers to carry the phone christmas time. Heck, initially I wanted the nexus because of the larger screen, but I got fed up with waiting. Don't think T-Mo will get the nexus until Q4 either so you're in for a hell of a wait for the S III.
I don't really see the T989 as a huge upgrade from the Sensation at all. Dev support from the Sensation is honestly miles above this phone, and the processor/GPU are more or less the same. You're getting AMOLED, at the cost of resolution. Better camera sure, but that's nit picking specs imo.
T989 is a great all around phone, but the Sensation isn't exactly behind. I'm honestly completely jealous of the dev support that they have.
When you upgrade, you extend your contract, pushing your NEXT upgrade further away. Would it be an upgrade? Yeah, it would. But I just don't see it being worth it.
Plus, if you were to spend money on phones, why not actually pick up the latest? I can almost guarantee the next S3 WILL be pentaband, so expect it to work on the T-mo network (unlike the International S2). Furthermore, I'm looking at the Huawei Ascend Quad XL in complete envy. 720p screen in a 4.5" frame, 2500 mah (!) battery, and a homebrew quad-A9 offering >30% performance over Tegra 3.
I came from a sensation and I really miss the dev support. There is a good selection of roms here but all touchwiz. The lack of aosp and miui really sucks. But the phone overall is amazing. I get way better battery life than I ever got on the sensation. Currently running Juggs 5.0 and get around 24 hours of battery per charge. My speeds are are faster about 14 mbs compared to about 8 mbs on the sensation. So unless you're a flashaholic I would say go ahead and get the gs2. If you're somebody that can pick a great rom and stick with it then it's an upgrade Imo. If aosp or miui are a necessity then stay with the sensation.
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Considering I have both, I wouldn't upgrade to S2. If your dying to upgrade just wait for the S3 international version. The S2 camera sucks compared to the sensation. The larger display is fine as long as you pull it down to 200 or 180. I do love the S2 a lot and I'm not a big fan of ICS so knowing the stuff I know about the new S3 and all its awesomeness I'm going to pass since I already have a S2 and just not enough there for me to cough up 600 bucks. I'm going to wait till Q4-Q-1 for Samsungs flex displays to come out. I would recommend you root your sensation and then go play and wait. You have to rem that your new phone is the same so the only diffence is screen size.
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Considering I have both, I wouldn't upgrade to S2. If your dying to upgrade just wait for the S3 international version. The S2 camera sucks compared to the sensation. The larger display is fine as long as you pull it down to 200 or 180. I do love the S2 a lot and I'm not a big fan of ICS so knowing the stuff I know about the new S3 and all its awesomeness I'm going to pass since I already have a S2 and just not enough there for me to cough up 600 bucks. I'm going to wait till Q4-Q-1 for Samsungs flex displays to come out. I would recommend you root your sensation and then go play and wait. You have to rem that your new phone is the same so the only diffence is screen size.
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It's nowhere near the same, different screen size, NFC, HDMI Out, USB Host, lighter, slimmer, native flac support, much better front facing camera, no dust under the screen, no grip of death..........the list could go on and on.
I love my hercules. Running paradox rom with drebeats theme. Very awesome.
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Keep ur sensation
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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.