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cant decide s2 or nexus

Hi,
Ive owned the s2 and a sensation xe , i liked the s2 however all the ones i tested had a pink spot on camera and yellow tint on screen left side, this was a month ago.
Anyhow i can get this phone on a super deal the lack of micro sd does not bother me and tbh im i dont think im to bothered about the camera either. That being said im eager to know if anyones upgraded over the s2 and what there views might be in relation to size and the new screen. Also iw as curious how much of the 16gb memory you have free for to actually use upon first boot ?
Im sorry if these questions have been asked but i have searched here and been watching endless youtube vids as well as reading various reviews. And would appreciate the feedback of people here

Depends how much you can get the Galaxy Nexus for?
The $700+ price tag is what drove me off and i just opted for the white Galaxy S II for about $400+ and saved the money to fund a future purchase.
The Galaxy Nexus is more of a side upgrade than a full upgrade, the Galaxy S III will be the full upgrade.
If you can get it cheap, then go for it. If not, its not really worth upgrading from an SGS II. Considering we should get ICS stable port soon hopefully with the great dev community we have and it would run better than on the GN in terms of plain hardware speed.
The GN screen can't be matched though, its beautiful

GN SGSII
I just got my GN a few days ago and my impressions are:
The phone feels slightly bigger, but only because it's thicker. But it feels much better in your hand.
the screen clarity is insane. I thought SGSII was amazing, but this is really something else.
I think having had a lot of time using a SGSI, I can totally tell that the screen is pentile/super AMOLED, not PLUS. But the resolution more than makes up for it.
Camera is acceptable. It's definitely no SGSII but it's not totally dismal either.
1080p is awesome. And the funny distortions that you get with google talk/video recording is a fun feature.

QUOTE=fade1d;19778180]I just got my GN a few days ago and my impressions are:
The phone feels slightly bigger, but only because it's thicker. But it feels much better in your hand.
the screen clarity is insane. I thought SGSII was amazing, but this is really something else.
I think having had a lot of time using a SGSI, I can totally tell that the screen is pentile/super AMOLED, not PLUS. But the resolution more than makes up for it.
Camera is acceptable. It's definitely no SGSII but it's not totally dismal either.
1080p is awesome. And the funny distortions that you get with google talk/video recording is a fun feature.[/QUOTE]
pewpewbangbang said:
Depends how much you can get the Galaxy Nexus for?
The $700+ price tag is what drove me off and i just opted for the white Galaxy S II for about $400+ and saved the money to fund a future purchase.
The Galaxy Nexus is more of a side upgrade than a full upgrade, the Galaxy S III will be the full upgrade.
If you can get it cheap, then go for it. If not, its not really worth upgrading from an SGS II. Considering we should get ICS stable port soon hopefully with the great dev community we have and it would run better than on the GN in terms of plain hardware speed.
The GN screen can't be matched though, its beautiful
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Really appreciate the feedback thanks , i can get this phone for free same as sII with no increase to my line rental or contract , the main thing thats doing it for me on this phone is the resolution i wasent to keen on the gsII previously due to the yellow tint screen issues and pink spot. That being said im sure if you can get a working one it would be great.
fade1d can i ask you please how much memory you have free of the 16gb when you first boot ...

you have around 13gb on first boot.
If you can get either one free with your contract, go for the Galaxy Nexus.
Simple choice when you put it that way.
Camera won't be a problem, you should be using a point and shoot or DSLR if you want to take real photos anyway.

Since this is the Galaxy Nexus Forum, I'm going to say go with the Galaxy S II

I'm going for the GNex because of the awesome screen and it's on Verizon.
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pewpewbangbang said:
Depends how much you can get the Galaxy Nexus for?
The $700+ price tag is what drove me off and i just opted for the white Galaxy S II for about $400+ and saved the money to fund a future purchase.
The Galaxy Nexus is more of a side upgrade than a full upgrade, the Galaxy S III will be the full upgrade.
If you can get it cheap, then go for it. If not, its not really worth upgrading from an SGS II. Considering we should get ICS stable port soon hopefully with the great dev community we have and it would run better than on the GN in terms of plain hardware speed.
The GN screen can't be matched though, its beautiful
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That more than likely won't be the US retail price, that's only through Best Buy, and usually they're around 200 over verizon price.
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lol....your on verizon. Im pretty sure we're talking about the GSM version as the OP states he had the SII and Sensation.
To get the GSM version, you have to import it and the cheapest price is from handtec which is $700

How the hell are you getting a Nexus for free?

I have the SGS II and for me it was clear the Galaxy Nexus was for me. The camera is the only thing I will really miss for the extra details but will love the zero shutter lag from the Nexus.
Don't play that much games on the phone so nothing major there either for me.
I'm going to love the faster updates and all the small details of what the Nexus really is.
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pewpewbangbang said:
Depends how much you can get the Galaxy Nexus for?
The $700+ price tag is what drove me off and i just opted for the white Galaxy S II for about $400+ and saved the money to fund a future purchase.
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how did you get the gs2 for around 400? last I checked it was selling closer to 550
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pewpewbangbang said:
you have around 13gb on first boot.
If you can get either one free with your contract, go for the Galaxy Nexus.
Simple choice when you put it that way.
Camera won't be a problem, you should be using a point and shoot or DSLR if you want to take real photos anyway.
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Russellmania said:
How the hell are you getting a Nexus for free?
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again thanks for replys all 13 GB first boot is a bit of a wounder most my mp3 from other phone would fill that so i will have to think about that point and how important that could be be. On another note i can get samsung nexus for free becouse i have been given extra allowance in my upgrade due to getting messed around by my current phone providor they sent me 4 sII all refurbished when they was supposed to be brand new (it was a massive mess about).

Reason I would go for the GN is updates direct from Google and not having to wait for Samsung to get them and integrate them with there touchwiz crap.
Hated touchwiz on my GS2 and for me this is the first version of android you don't need a different launcher and stock Android is the dogs.

I got one off someone in the selling section of this forum.
And as for touchwiz..............thats why your on XDA developers, to root the phone and put custom roms on etc so you don't have touchwiz. But the thing i will say is, the reason why the GS II was so fast and still it when it came out was because of touchwiz and all the hardware acceleration samsung implemented.
The browser is probably one of the smoothest if not the best out there right now.

pewpewbangbang said:
I got one off someone in the selling section of this forum.
And as for touchwiz..............thats why your on XDA developers, to root the phone and put custom roms on etc so you don't have touchwiz. But the thing i will say is, the reason why the GS II was so fast and still it when it came out was because of touchwiz and all the hardware acceleration samsung implemented.
The browser is probably one of the smoothest if not the best out there right now.
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You didn't have to root though did you just install launcher pro or Go launcher for example, my point is I don't need those launchers with ICS.
I can't say I come across any problems with the browser on this phone, its fast and smooth and I never used Flash anyway always disabled it.

Jabbypants said:
You didn't have to root though did you just install launcher pro or Go launcher for example, my point is I don't need those launchers with ICS.
I can't say I come across any problems with the browser on this phone, its fast and smooth and I never used Flash anyway always disabled it.
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lol...whats the fun of not putting customs roms on. They usually make the phone run better anyway. People with Nexus phones still root and put custom roms on their phones.
I never said the galaxy nexus browser was slow. It's definitely smooth and fast because ICS implemented hardware acceleration finally and the ICS framework totally reworked the browser so that its loads better than the old ones. In terms of speed and loading, it's the fastest out there, it has the lowest sunspider scores of any phone right now and in terms of smoothness, its probably on par with the GS II but i haven't used one.
Reviews said ICS in terms of perceived speed its a tad slower than the GS II and galaxy note

pewpewbangbang said:
I got one off someone in the selling section of this forum.
And as for touchwiz..............thats why your on XDA developers, to root the phone and put custom roms on etc so you don't have touchwiz. But the thing i will say is, the reason why the GS II was so fast and still it when it came out was because of touchwiz and all the hardware acceleration samsung implemented.
The browser is probably one of the smoothest if not the best out there right now.
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The custom hardware acceleration was one of the reasons for SGSII being so fast, but ICS brings this natively, so both the GN and SGSII are the same.
I'd pick the GN just for the beautiful HD screen. Outside of that, there isn't much difference.

I recently had to make this choice and went GN.
I haven't seen comparison pics but at the end of the day bumping up the megapixles doesn't equal better photos.
Yes there are custom roms and what not but I know from having my SG1 that the amount of closed source things samsung include in the phone makes it more difficult for people to get things like cyanogen running (of course thanks to awesome people they did it anyway )
Its just looks a really polished device and i heard so many people say if you hand tried a pure android device you should... so I am

well as i've said......galaxy nexus is the way to go if your upgrading from something thats not an SGS II. Otherwise its more of a sidegrade than an upgrade. And doesn't seem worth the money as of right now (it will get cheaper of course)
Just note many people get this wrong, even though the Galaxy Nexus is a pure android phone.....doesn't mean all the things are open sourced. Some of the hardware in it may still be closed source like audio or something. The Galaxy S phones are open sourced but some of the parts in the hardware aren't which is why it's not always easy to do AOSP on the phones. Just a note

[Q] should I buy Galaxy Nexus?

Hi everyone,
I am thinking to buy either Galaxy S2X or Galaxy Nexus,
which one would you pick? reasons?
Thanks.

Nexus. Direct support from google. Enough said.

Galaxy s 2!
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shishilok said:
Hi everyone,
I am thinking to buy either Galaxy S2X or Galaxy Nexus,
which one would you pick? reasons?
Thanks.
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Go with the Nexus, supporters of the GSII have ONLY GPU performance to back them up. But so far, my Nexus plays every game I throw at it BEAUTIFULLY. We might have the older SGX540 GPU, but it IS overclocked and is not the same one found in older phones. The SGX540 in the GNex runs at a higher frequency, and the performance boost is very noticeable. What do you need an overperforming GPU for when this one performs just as well on the user end?
Not to mention the beautiful 720p HD display on the Nexus. Do you want to be stuck on that ****ty 480x800 display of the SGSII? Not to mention, the GNex is outputting more pixels AND performs exceptionally. Our 'weak' GPU is a beast.
Lol. It's a Nexus. 'Nuff said
EDIT: Even our OMAP4460 outclasses that exynox garbage: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1378551
So, GSII, do you feel special with your useless, overzealous GPU?

SGS2 is a solid phone. Great hardware and beautiful screen. Great battery life. No software updates like Nexus line of phone. Hence the reason its officially still at GB 2.3.5
GN is a solid phone. Great hardware and mind-blowing screen. Great battery life. Software updates arrive as soon as Google releases them. Currently running ICS 4.0.1
Its ur decision which way you want to go. I have both. Handed unlocked SGS2 to my wife. I am using GN and am very happy with it. Even though my cedit card still has a big dent in it. Lol
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but do you guys think Galaxy Nexus has a lot of drawbacks?

Will Galaxy S2X be upgraded to ICS???

Buy the Nexus and don't look back stock is where its at.

daleski75 said:
Buy the Nexus and don't look back stock is where its at.
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what do you mean???

I am in the same boat. I have been putting off upgrading to a new phone for quite some time now (i dont upgrade every few months due to student reasons).. lol.. but the new parade of phones is tempting me a lot!
I am still stuck on an ancient Nokia E72 with its 600mhz of glory!
I am deciding between GNex, SGS2 or the Iphone 4s. My primary usage is texting and calling, camera is not a very big deal breaker for me (i have a dslr and a small point and shoot, but all of these phones have a decent enough camera for those impromptu moments).
I decided against the iphone 4s since the design is still the same as the previous, IE, its made of glass and is very very delicate (accidents can happen).
So im left with S2 and GN. I kind of decided to go with the GN since its got a bigger and higher res screen (i do like the screen to look nice!) and the pure android does seem like a better choice.. Even ICS is only GN, S2 would be getting it soon, bt it will have the touchwiz etc on it.. id rather stay clear of the 'advancements' made by the individual companies and have pure android with me..
the only thing that is bugging me now is the battery life. i understand that its a smartphone with a ginormous screen so im not expecting 3-4 days battery (the type i get with my E72 with moderate to heavy usage), but i would like to get by the entire day with moderate usage and charge the phone at night while i sleep.. the forums have many people claiming really good battery or really bad battery (for me, really good battery is the ability to go without ur charger for the entire week, something that i have done on my fone, albeit with sending less than 20 texts and a phone call the whole day). but ya, i wouldnt mind if i have to charge the phone at the end of everyday..
What would you guys do??

shishilok said:
Will Galaxy S2X be upgraded to ICS???
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Samsung's PR announced a planned ICS upgrade for Galaxy S2. But it is yet to be seen when that will actually be ready, and when or if carriers actually allow it to be released to devices.

Stock Android is the best, that's what he means.
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Tommebaas said:
Stock Android is the best, that's what he means.
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Precisely and you get updates as soon as google release them and no waiting for carriers to get their act together.

shishilok said:
Hi everyone,
I am thinking to buy either Galaxy S2X or Galaxy Nexus,
which one would you pick? reasons?
Thanks.
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What do you want to do with the phone?

AllGamer said:
What do you want to do with the phone?
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play games, whatsapp, take pictures

Galaxy nexus is better and smoother then i could imagine.
A friend of mine got a S II hand its a nice phone but The nexus is beyond that.
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shishilok said:
play games, whatsapp, take pictures
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then get the SGS2 i9100
GN will not get you what you want
here's another reason why it might not be such a great idea to get the GN http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389430

AllGamer said:
then get the SGS2 i9100
GN will not get you what you want
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so, what purposes is GN for?

Phone, Text, Web, Some games (not all games work in GN), 720p screen (which is also a double edged blade), Development
ICS4, Google music, Face Unlock, etc, all these also available on other phones
GN only represents "guaranteed" OS upgrade by Google, which doesn't seems to be holding true anymore from what we've seen already on the latest OTA upgrade

I love Google products with all their drawbacks, currently owning a Nexus S and this is a great phone, so Galaxy Nexus would be my pick for sure.

How is the S II?

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).

2hvy4grvty said:
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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casperi said:
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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Own a Galaxy Note but..

I'm a click away from buying this phone.
Anyone come from the Note? The One X worth it.

I have both since last week.
Note has bigger screen, which is better for e-reading, browsing, games.
One X fits better to the hand ('cause it's smaller); is faster in some very specific tasks (like indexing a stardict DICT to Fora dictionary), but overall in normal games and browsing, it's the same as Note; handle 1080p videos better than Note.
My One X has a yellowish screen, so take this thread I created yesterday with a grain of sault, since many One X's have normal white screens.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1606636

myself11 said:
I have both since last week.
Note has bigger screen, which is better for e-reading, browsing, games.
One X fits better to the hand ('cause it's smaller); is faster in some very specific tasks (like indexing a stardict DICT to Fora dictionary), but overall in normal games and browsing, it's the same as Note; handle 1080p videos better than Note.
My One X has a yellowish screen, so take this thread I created yesterday with a grain of sault, since many One X's have normal white screens.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1606636
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Thanks mate, sounds like I'm sticking to my Note then. Its only the size now and again that bothers me with the Note. Very tempted to buy the One X but the GSIII is around the corner but still fancy the One X :-/

recklesslife85 said:
Thanks mate, sounds like I'm sticking to my Note then. Its only the size now and again that bothers me with the Note. Very tempted to buy the One X but the GSIII is around the corner but still fancy the One X :-/
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stick with the note mate and then just sell that and go for the galaxy s3..one x is a gorgeous phone, beautiful screen and all round one hell of a beast of a phone. but my first android phone was the s2. for me was easier to root and basically i could do anything i wanted with my eyes shut..so far with the HOX is like running a marathon...probs would get easier when there is a one click root procedure but for now to many problems and hassles with warranty if you unlock and etc..
anyways wait till the s3 comes out and then compare and go for the one you want...i know which one i would be looking at though

NoobTerminator said:
stick with the note mate and then just sell that and go for the galaxy s3..one x is a gorgeous phone, beautiful screen and all round one hell of a beast of a phone. but my first android phone was the s2. for me was easier to root and basically i could do anything i wanted with my eyes shut..so far with the HOX is like running a marathon...probs would get easier when there is a one click root procedure but for now to many problems and hassles with warranty if you unlock and etc..
anyways wait till the s3 comes out and then compare and go for the one you want...i know which one i would be looking at though
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Sound advice. Thanks guys.

recklesslife85 said:
Sound advice. Thanks guys.
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I've had the one x since release and about 2 days later my wife got a galaxy note. To be perfectly honest, in the current state of both devices (both latest available releases) I can't find anything remotely better about the one x over the note. In fact I am quite embarrased to show my device to my wife after the build up I gave to her about it.
The only possible reason that I can think of for you to chose the one x right now is if all your trowsers have small pockets.

bobsie41 said:
I've had the one x since release and about 2 days later my wife got a galaxy note. To be perfectly honest, in the current state of both devices (both latest available releases) I can't find anything remotely better about the one x over the note. In fact I am quite embarrased to show my device to my wife after the build up I gave to her about it.
The only possible reason that I can think of for you to chose the one x right now is if all your trowsers have small pockets.
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Sell up and get the Note lol

Had the note which I was very happy with and now own the one x. I do prefer the one x over the note even with the issues because it suits my needs better. Also I hate tw and plastic feel to note. Personally if i were you i would wait for gs3 and then make a decision.
So I

recklesslife85 said:
Sell up and get the Note lol
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I'll swap with you!!
Second thoughts....I can't admit that my wife has a better device than me. I'll just have to pretend for the time being and hope things improve.

As others have said, stick with the Note and wait to see what the SGS3 has to offer, or for HTC to iron out all the software/build issues the One X has right now.

Yeah will stick to the Note. I'm running Stunner rom anyways so its near enough stock android. I'll check the Galaxy S3 and see if that's worth jumping ship.
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Gave my note to my son but am contemplating switching with him. Great device but the battery life simply is pathetic. Hopefully an update will solve the battery life issue but if it doesn't am going back to the note with the bigger screen and decent battery life.
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Get the HOX best phone I've had, no problems at all, had several android phones and tablets and this just obliterated all of them.
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Stick with the Note
recklesslife,
Stick with the Note and wait for the SGIII. Your a Samsung user and use to the TW. Further, its in the heads of the general public that Android's best phone is from Samsung (SGII). Therefore, the anticipation for the SGIII to best all smartphones including the IPhone is given. Even though HTC fans won't like it. The marketing Samsung has put into the SG line is great all over the world. HTC needs a more complete package in terms of marketing and reliability of their phones.

Most of you say keep the Note. So I guess that's what I'll do. Was tempted to buy the One X. Can't knock the note really so don't know why I want to get a different phone. One X does look nice..
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I owned a Note but as of about 5 mins ago I don't have it anymore but I would say go with the One X. I find the One X is far superior to the Note in every area except for pure screen size. For me I would rather have a better screen than a bigger screen. Oh and touchwiz isn't as heavy as sense nor as buggy as sense 4.0

Hate Touchwiz and hate phones with an overly plasticy finish. Why I ended up switching from a GSII to a Sensation.
I you plan to root though, doesn't really make much difference what phone you go for.

I was considering the G-Note also. I wanted something with a larger screen coming from a SGS2. My first choice was actually the Eluga Power. It has a much more modern processor, runs ICS out of the box, and has a smaller form factor than the G-Note. Unfortunately (for me), it only supports EU HSPA bands. But at the end of the day the G-Note really is older tech and just a gigantic SGS2 with S-Pen.
Here's a dimensions comparison:
Samsung Galaxy Note - 146.9x83x9.7mm, 178g
Panasonic Eluga Power - 136x70x9.6mm, 133g
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/comparisons/1328692/samsung_galaxy_note_vs_panasonic_eluga_power.html
No offence to G-Note fans, but they look ridiculous when you hold them to your ear and you can't constantly wear a BT headset to avoid having to use it that way. I also have a 3G tablet so decided that 4.7ish" (HOX, GN, SGS3) was just more practical. Also, Samsung's release of ICS for the SGS2 has been a cluster so I can't imagine the G-Note's being any better.
Just some food for thought…

BarryH_GEG said:
I was considering the G-Note also. I wanted something with a larger screen coming from a SGS2. My first choice was actually the Eluga Power. It has a much more modern processor, runs ICS out of the box, and has a smaller form factor than the G-Note. Unfortunately (for me), it only supports EU HSPA bands. But at the end of the day the G-Note really is older tech and just a gigantic SGS2 with S-Pen.
Here's a dimensions comparison:
Samsung Galaxy Note - 146.9x83x9.7mm, 178g
Panasonic Eluga Power - 136x70x9.6mm, 133g
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/comparisons/1328692/samsung_galaxy_note_vs_panasonic_eluga_power.html
No offence to G-Note fans, but they look ridiculous when you hold them to your ear and you can't constantly wear a BT headset to avoid having to use it that way. I also have a 3G tablet so decided that 4.7ish" (HOX, GN, SGS3) was just more practical. Also, Samsung's release of ICS for the SGS2 has been a cluster so I can't imagine the G-Note's being any better.
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Note was launched on Oct. Obviously it will be outdated in terms of specs. Were you expecting otherwise?
GN is even more outdated. HOX can't even better iP4s in terms of GPU (forget about new iPad). We have no clue SGS3 -- is it called SGS3 or something else??
Which company have been any better in terms of ICS update? How many HTC/Moto/SE phones have been updated? Most people here don't prefer OEM skins anyway. So if someone is going to root and ROM, why bother about OEM release? You are not going to use it anyway. I can understand for the general mass, but for most people in the XDA, I don't think it's a valid argument.
I would say stick to what you think is best for you. No point in forcing my views and preferences. I have seen people happier with their dumb phones compared to other guys with expensive smart phones.

You need to tell us what experiences you want from a mobile before we can advise one way or the other. I have both so can give you a realistic idea about how each stack up in the areas of importance for your use.
I'm going to be writing a review for the One X for the Telecom Tech blog, and will compare it a lot to the Note, which I already reviewed at my site here (the most comprehensive review on the internet at 17,000 words, well worth reading and a good backdrop to the incoming One X review).

htc one x + coming to tmobile? better than s III?

has anyone heard if the htc one X+ is coming to tmobile and if so do u guys think it will be better than the s3?

I think htc is better in many ways but s3 is good too as a starting dev i would prefer htc - it's more free to tweak but s3 has much "'cool" things as floating touch, it reacts when you close your eyes etc.
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I thought everyone was pissed at htc for tying the hands of the devs and refusing to allow them to gain soff and all?
Htc was great, 2 or 3 years ago. Not so sure anymore. I still like their hardware and design, but to keep it so locked down is an epic fail in my book.
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DocHoliday77 said:
I thought everyone was pissed at htc for tying the hands of the devs and refusing to allow them to gain soff and all?
Htc was great, 2 or 3 years ago. Not so sure anymore. I still like their hardware and design, but to keep it so locked down is an epic fail in my book.
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why yes... yes they were.. Amaze and so on has been complicated. That was the downfall of htc popularity. everybody went to the gs2 knowing this and tore that baby up.
And amaze had crappy battery... probably mostly about the crappy battery lol.

I like HTC's designs, but they are buggy as hell. I've had the PPC-6601, SDA, Shadow 2, HD2, and the One S, and as usability goes the S3 beats em all. The HTC One aluminum unibody would be a winner if it didn't limit expandability so severely.

The htc one x + is an at&t exclusive only. We wont have it:thumbdown:
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I am sure T-Mobile will get a variant of this phone, but may be watered down like the one S was/is.
I love the build quality on the HTC devices, from the unibody to the overall build really. Just awesome looking/feeling devices.
Not fond of the horrendous battery life's or the screen always seeming it pales in comparison to Sammy.
I loved my Amaze, wife currently has one and kinda liked the one S till I realized it was no different than my Amaze and really almost a step down.
Real happy with my S3. I don't see me going back to HTC anytime soon.
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Even though phones are becoming more power efficient, I personally dont think we are at a point were having a non-removable battery is justified. Screens are becoming bigger and brighter which just offsets any power optimization implemented, and we are left with the same horrible battery life. This is the main reason I believe the S3 is superior.

I had the HTC inspire and then the sensation and the Amaze 4G. All where great phones....HTC lost my money when they made the HTC one x without expandable memory and with the built in battery!! Which I hate a lot...remind me of an iPhone concept in a way...but at this point I have 0% regret that I switched to the s3....I believe it was a good move for me because it is a great phone all the way around.
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The best thing in the phone is the screen is just amazing how good it looks, comparison to the gs3 and iPhone 5 you can tell the one x got a beautiful screen, I would get it no problem but I ma have a hard time selling the gs3 plus I already have spare battery and a 64 micro sd card so is hard for me, other then that I think is a great phone. And for those that think htc is down in sales because of developer friendly.. That's a lie... The reason why half of my family go to a gs3(there is like 6 of them) id because of the aggressive Samsung ads (crazy everywhere) and I got at least 6 Co workers too, if htc would have done what Samsung did in releasing on all carriers the one x brand would have been recognized, is one of my favorites phones and if I could I would use as my secondary device
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Htc will never be better than sammy and i will never give those midgets my money in exchange of their crappy way of dealing with open source and deving. Looking forward to the day they go bankrupt.

Better spec wise? Maybe, but I love my s3. The best HTC phone I've ever owned was the HTC hd2. I think I'm the only person that hated the sensation.

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Htc will never be better than sammy and i will never give those midgets my money in exchange of their crappy way of dealing with open source and deving. Looking forward to the day they go bankrupt.
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Harsh! lol
I have nothing against HTC, but their devices lack features I am looking for which is why I didn't originally choose the One X over my GS3. There is no denying that the One series of phones looks great though!

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Htc will never be better than sammy and i will never give those midgets my money in exchange of their crappy way of dealing with open source and deving. Looking forward to the day they go bankrupt.
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HTC build quality/sense over cheap plastic and ios rip off tw anyday all day ! Only problem with htc is they lock their shet.

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HTC build quality/sense over cheap plastic and ios rip off tw anyday all day ! Only problem with htc is they lock their shet.
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What about non removable battery and no extra storage? Those taiwanese midgets try to be like apple and impose their customers what they want but they do forget they are not apple and they only have a small market share so screw them and their locked bootloaders and their startegy which is new phone every 2 months. Poor htc one x owners paying 200 for their lovely hox and twonkonths later amazon has it for .01$

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What about non removable battery and no extra storage? Those taiwanese midgets try to be like apple and impose their customers what they want but they do forget they are not apple and they only have a small market share so screw them and their locked bootloaders and their startegy which is new phone every 2 months. Poor htc one x owners paying 200 for their lovely hox and twonkonths later amazon has it for .01$
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One x has great battery life. Ive never used an extra battery for any phone ive owned. Ive always bought an external battery/case like the mophie when i had my 4s and i have one for the sg3. As far as storage 16GB is fine for me as i dont use my phone for anything else than calling/txting which is its purpose. Unlimited data = spotify = no need for 32,64,etc. Only reason I buy more than 16GB of storage when i purchase a phone is for reselling value . Im not hating on samsung as i love my sg3 but they need to learn from other companies like apple, htc, motorola and stop making cheap feeling fragile phones.

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One x has great battery life. Ive never used an extra battery for any phone ive owned. Ive always bought an external battery/case like the mophie when i had my 4s and i have one for the sg3. As far as storage 16GB is fine for me as i dont use my phone for anything else than calling/txting which is its purpose. Unlimited data = spotify = no need for 32,64,etc. Only reason I buy more than 16GB of storage when i purchase a phone is for reselling value . Im not hating on samsung as i love my sg3 but they need to learn from other companies like apple, htc, motorola and stop making cheap feeling fragile phones.
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Not fragile at all actually. Go drop the hox and u will see. Anyway this thread is stupid and should be locked. 1. Belongs to q&a 2. Is about htc device . Yes op wonders if it is coming to tmobile, but this is not the tmobile thread.

I've had a G1, Galaxy S, HTC Amaze 4g, and now my S3. Not to mention I work for a company that makes IPhone apps so I have an iPhone 4 paid by them which I keep in a box and I play with iPhone 4S, 5 a lot. I loved my G1. Hated my Galaxy S. Loved my Amaze 4g for a bit till December update ruined it, and liked a lot again with ICS update, though it just felt lagging stock and they look worn fast.
My Galaxy S3 is my favorite phone. I just does everything I need splendidly with no lag and I'm on a stock Rom with no root and no alterations. Personally, I just love the phone. Plus I also prefer it over any iPhone.
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What's the point of this thread when it's been purportedly canceled? (Not even counting the fact that it's an AT&T exclusive...)
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Stay away from tegra 3!!!! Nothing but issues (storage especially)
Dealt with that for months with my transformer prime.. Maybe the issues are all gone now. I would sift through the forums to see if others are still having major issues before buying. Great battery life though...
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