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[Q]Should I upgrade or wait?

Hey guys. I bring greetings from the vibrant forums. I was wanting some opinions from s2 owners. Currently I have a vibrant and I'm very familiar with some of the devs here. I have an upgrade available to me. My question is, is this phone worth an upgrade.? Of course I'd root and install a new rom. So with the new rooms, how's the overall performance of the phone? Smoothness and speed? I'm not that worried about benchmark scores. Or would you guys suggest holding off til next year and wait for the next big thing? Thanks.

It's dual 1.5Ghz, what do you think it'll feel like? A droid Eris?
Upgrade, because there's always going to be something new and you'll just post this question 6 months from now
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It's nice phone I love it. I had a Sensation but this is pure awesome. just be careful when you choose it and read the issues article and how to look to a good one have a good screen. good luck

Don't upgrade. Something new and better will come out eventually.

GreggoryD502 said:
Hey guys. I bring greetings from the vibrant forums. I was wanting some opinions from s2 owners. Currently I have a vibrant and I'm very familiar with some of the devs here. I have an upgrade available to me. My question is, is this phone worth an upgrade.? Of course I'd root and install a new rom. So with the new rooms, how's the overall performance of the phone? Smoothness and speed? I'm not that worried about benchmark scores. Or would you guys suggest holding off til next year and wait for the next big thing? Thanks.
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Galaxy S II vs Galaxy S (Vibrant)
4.52 inch screen vs 4 inch
Super Amoled + vs Super Amoled
1.5ghz dual core vs 1ghz single
8mp camera vs 5 MP (no flash)
1080p video recording vs 720p
2mp front camera vs ............
4g data speeds vs 3g speeds
NFC vs .............
1850 mah battery vs 1500 (I think)
Dual mic vs single (I think)
Louder speaker vs loud speaker
Excellent GPS vs ...........
The Galaxy S II is definitely worth the upgrade over the Vibrant. The only part where the Vibrant shine is that it has excellent development compared to the GSII and that is mainly because the GSII is a newer device.
I've owned 2 Vibrants in the past and I can honestly say that after owning the GSII I do not miss the Vibrant not even for a second although it was a great phone at the time minus the GPS issues and lack of a camera flash.
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*chuckle* ask a question in this forum and your ensured to get at least one honest answer and at least one smart assed answer.
I also came from the Vibrant and within minutes of using the SGSII felt that it is the phone that Samnsung should have made the Vibrant be. The SGSII is much snappier, the GPS works reliably and the screen is just enough bigger that I don't mind using it to do some light web surfing.
Am sure there are some issues (there's a long thread on how bad the screen sucks but I really don't find that issue very noticeable on mine) and there is Samsung/TMobile's history of not being very quick to release updates (we're still waiting on the WiFi calling app which I believe was promised to be available at launch).
Bottom line - it's a hell of a phone and, imho, the best one available on TMobile. The only other phone I might choose over it is the Galaxy Nexus and I'm not going to jump ship to get one...
...whew. Now, go forth and by an SGSII, use it and if you like it, keep it. If not then take it back in the first 14 days and exchange it for something else

OuncE718 said:
Galaxy S II vs Galaxy S (Vibrant)
4.52 inch screen vs 4 inch
Super Amoled + vs Super Amoled
1.5ghz dual core vs 1ghz single
8mp camera vs 5 MP (no flash)
1080p video recording vs 720p
2mp front camera vs ............
4g data speeds vs 3g speeds
NFC vs .............
1850 mah battery vs 1500 (I think)
Dual mic vs single (I think)
Louder speaker vs loud speaker
Excellent GPS vs ...........
The Galaxy S II is definitely worth the upgrade over the Vibrant.
I've owned 2 Vibrants in the past and I can honestly say that after owning the GSII I do not miss the Vibrant not even for a second although it was a great phone at the time minus the GPS issues and lack of a camera flash.
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+1000
10 char

Don't wait. This phone is the next big thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVkH9Hgvda4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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shehrammajid said:
Don't wait. This phone is the next big thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVkH9Hgvda4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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great commercial!!
almost as good as this one..............
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2klgdHMrRbg
haha

Lol
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OuncE718 said:
Galaxy S II vs Galaxy S (Vibrant)
4.52 inch screen vs 4 inch
Super Amoled + vs Super Amoled
1.5ghz dual core vs 1ghz single
8mp camera vs 5 MP (no flash)
1080p video recording vs 720p
2mp front camera vs ............
4g data speeds vs 3g speeds
NFC vs .............
1850 mah battery vs 1500 (I think)
Dual mic vs single (I think)
Louder speaker vs loud speaker
Excellent GPS vs ...........
The Galaxy S II is definitely worth the upgrade over the Vibrant. The only part where the Vibrant shine is that it has excellent development compared to the GSII and that is mainly because the GSII is a newer device.
I've owned 2 Vibrants in the past and I can honestly say that after owning the GSII I do not miss the Vibrant not even for a second although it was a great phone at the time minus the GPS issues and lack of a camera flash.
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correction
Super Amoled Plus vs Super Amoled

clninja said:
correction
Super Amoled Plus vs Super Amoled
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I said "Super Amoled +" to be exact.
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TheSeanTeam said:
Don't upgrade. Something new and better will come out eventually.
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If that's the case then you should never upgrade! I say check our the phone at the store and decide for your self..
its a great phone and you can't go wrong! Get it

tiguy99 said:
If that's the case then you should never upgrade! I say check our the phone at the store and decide for your self..
its a great phone and you can't go wrong! Get it
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I think that was the joke they were making. Although I hate how that is always peoples' response. It's a legitimate question if you haven't been keeping up on what else is about to come out. Not that people knew it was going to happen, but a lot of us were upset when the SGS4g came out right after the Vibrant, when it was announced if someone asked if they should get the phone I think most would agree to hold off.
However in this case I doubt we will see a SGS3 for close to a year since it hasn't been released over seas yet and then we get to wait another 6 months before they finally grace us with it. I am currently trying to talk myself out of waiting or ordering the GN from over seas.

Best Buy has it on sale for $149.99 no rebate!!!!

Very happy with this phone. i previously had a Samsung admire from metropcs which turned out to be totally inadequate .
The admire ran stock gingerbread with no touchwiz which was really its only nice feature. personally, i don't see why everyone complains about touchwiz.. There's no way it slows down the phone to a greater extent than HTC sense with all its bloated animations, and it does have a few useful tweaks.
Id suggest purchasing an sgs2.
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Thanks for all the responses guy's. I appreciate the input.

Galaxy s III now or wait it out?

I want to upgrade my phone soon but I can't make up my mind as to what to get. I like the gs3, but I don't know if it is good enough. I have read some rumors about a new lg device at the end of the year, the ls970. It is rumored to have a quad core snapdragon s4 processor and everything. What do you guys think?
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I'm on the G S III now...and its pure love. You couldn't ask for a better device, personally.

Any other opinions? I'm in the same boat. I've pretty much decided against the Evo 4G LTE - it just isn't great enough. I'm leaning towards the S III but am wondering if I should wait for the next best thing.

The Evo 4G lte is right out for me too. The non removable battery is a no go for rom switchers. The s3 seems really nice but the plastic body and dual core are a little questionable. That LG LS970 has everything. I a better display, quad core s4, and a 13 mp camera.
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I'm not due for an upgrade for about a year, so for me it's going to be a waiting game regardless.
I personally would wait, only because the US was shafted on the specs by getting a dual core processor instead of the quad core that it has overseas. The EVO LTE looks nice but as others have said, there is no removable battery so that takes away a bit from flash-aholics.
If you're trying to get a new feel for the S3's OS, I've heard good things about Mazdarider's remICS ROM (I have yet to try it, but plan to soon).

Get Mazdarider's remICS ROM
I was about to post the same thing Jaxp3r said, so I'll just reiterate...
If you aren't sure whether or not you want the gs3, just try out Mazdarider's remICS rom in the development threads.
I have been using it for almost a week now....LOVE it.
Depends on all you want to use, as I know HBO GO/Netflix/Hulu Plus aren't working on it.
But most everything else is...and it's so smooth.
Definitely recommend it for people who are considering the GS3.

Thanks! Does anyone know if the US gs3 is any slower than the international one? I want the quad core s4 but I also want to upgrade as soon as possible. Is LG any good at making phones now?
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Really? I haven't heard about that before. I will have to look into that! Thanks!
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HappyDuck13 said:
Thanks! Does anyone know if the US gs3 is any slower than the international one? I want the quad core s4 but I also want to upgrade as soon as possible. Is LG any good at making phones now?
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The G S III is lagless; I've had mine since 21 June, and its still flying. The quad and dual core version handle roughly the same, but the quad does have the slight advantage in the gpu department due to the exynos chip.

I wasn't planning on upgrading, but my 1 year old shattered the screen on my EVO, so I got a SIII. It's very snappy and easy to root, although development as far as ROM's ect is just starting. The 3G is defiantly alot faster and the thing reboots almost as fast as it would take my EVO just to get going again after turning off airplane mode. Good luck whatever u decide.

HappyDuck13 said:
Thanks! Does anyone know if the US gs3 is any slower than the international one? I want the quad core s4 but I also want to upgrade as soon as possible. Is LG any good at making phones now?
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I would hold off if I were you. Samsung phones or cheap made. Feels like fisher price made it. Lg isn't much better. Unless they changed something, lte networks don't work well with quad-core CPUs which is why we only get the dual-core models. Not to mention the gs3 is just plain ugly.
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Evocm7 said:
I would hold off if I were you. Samsung phones or cheap made. Feels like fisher price made it. Lg isn't much better. Unless they changed something, lte networks don't work well with quad-core CPUs which is why we only get the dual-core models. Not to mention the gs3 is just plain ugly.
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The GS3 is solidly built, despite looks. Actually like the polycarbonate body, it keeps the weight down, and still solid. In my opinion, the GSIII looks more refined, and it was designed for the the screen to be the focal point, and it is. In addition, one reason besides weight reduction for the polycarbonate body was to reduce signal loss.

teh roxxorz said:
The GS3 is solidly built, despite looks. Actually like the polycarbonate body, it keeps the weight down, and still solid. In my opinion, the GSIII looks more refined, and it was designed for the the screen to be the focal point, and it is. In addition, one reason besides weight reduction for the polycarbonate body was to reduce signal loss.
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That's good. Maybe they learned after that horrible nexus toy. Hopefully Samsung steps up their **** because I may be forced to get one if the communist assholes at Apple keep filing BS lawsuits against htc. I'll keep my fingers crossed so I never have to buy a Samsung phone
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Evocm7 said:
I would hold off if I were you. Samsung phones or cheap made. Feels like fisher price made it. Lg isn't much better. Unless they changed something, lte networks don't work well with quad-core CPUs which is why we only get the dual-core models. Not to mention the gs3 is just plain ugly.
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Lte works with qualcomm's quad core because it has the integrated lte radio, like the dual core s4.
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teh roxxorz said:
The GS3 is solidly built, despite looks. Actually like the polycarbonate body, it keeps the weight down, and still solid. In my opinion, the GSIII looks more refined, and it was designed for the the screen to be the focal point, and it is. In addition, one reason besides weight reduction for the polycarbonate body was to reduce signal loss.
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so i'm assuming your replacement phone arrived? anyway, what's the word on the ROM development over there on the SGIII? was looking for AOKP or CM9 and don't set them. are their plans that you know of?

Had to return the S3
I pre-ordered the S3 and had to return it because of poor signal quality. I was upgrading from an Evo 4g and the S3 wouldn't work in some of the places I live and work. The S3 is phenomenal, but it constantly dropped calls or was roaming where I never had issues before. The FTC has mandated that phone manufacturers limit the antennae strength, so I couldn't see how this would improve. So I am back to my Evo and sorry I couldn't make the S3 work for me...

I've read good reviews about the Samsung Galaxy S 3,i was thinking of upgrading to the LTE,but i'm not hearing anything good about it,so i might be going for the Galaxy myself.

Yah the LTE is no good for chronic rom flashers, as the battery is non- removable. The s3 sounds really good and the reviews back that up. I am just wondering if I buy the s3 if it will have as much rom support at the og evo. Also the plastic, no matter how high quality(polycarbonate), is just a little cheap looking.
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US galaxy s3 vs HTC ONE XL

I basically wanted to see what are people opinion on this because both phones have qualcoms snapdragon s4, dual core, lte, really the only difference is that the s3 has 2gigs of ram. And as I'm a big gamer I'm going to choose the s3 because the extra gig will help performance, any thoughts?

yotorogo said:
I basically wanted to see what are people opinion on this because both phones have qualcoms snapdragon s4, dual core, lte, really the only difference is that the s3 has 2gigs of ram. And as I'm a big gamer I'm going to choose the s3 because the extra gig will help performance, any thoughts?
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I say it like this,if you want Amoled go with Samsung.If you dont care about Amoled then there are plenty of other choices out there with equal power.
I play games too but my ram never went beyond 1GB,regardless i would still go with GS3.I had 3 gs phones and never found anything that could rival them.
But i do think extra ram does increase performance because sometimes android it self uses over 700mb of ram.

RAM doesn't affect performance unless you have too little. Even the Nexus 7 has 1GB of RAM. The 2GB is there just because they were making up for swapping out the processors. As an i9300 owner, I'll say this: The One X looks and feels better, but it's nothing a case can't take care of. Now, between the One XL and the S3, I'd choose the S3 for a few important reasons:
1. One XL only has like 9GB of usable storage. No memory card slot.
2. No removable battery - if you swap batteries or just wanna replace it after two years, you can't.
3. ROMs - You need to give your IMEI to HTC to get a partial bootloader unlock, and it voids your warranty.

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RAM doesn't affect performance unless you have too little. Even the Nexus 7 has 1GB of RAM. The 2GB is there just because they were making up for swapping out the processors. As an i9300 owner, I'll say this: The One X looks and feels better, but it's nothing a case can't take care of. Now, between the One XL and the S3, I'd choose the S3 for a few important reasons:
1. One XL only has like 9GB of usable storage. No memory card slot.
2. No removable battery - if you swap batteries or just wanna replace it after two years, you can't.
3. ROMs - You need to give your IMEI to HTC to get a partial bootloader unlock, and it voids your warranty.
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Agreed, One XL is nice. But the SGS3 is a better choice!

I have the one x and the gs3 and its not even close the gs3 smokes the one x its not even close
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I have and use both on a daily basis and the OneX wins in my book it's has a waaay better screen (can barely see the screen on my s3 when its sunny out), build quality, camera, sound, and did I mention build quality I was very disappointed when I unboxed my s3 my first words was Damn this feels cheap I threw on the otterbox and wouldn't dream of leaving the house without it. The s3 does have good multitasking, on the onex it gets very annoying when you go back to what you were doing only to have to start over again
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thanks for all your reply's, im going to be getting the gs3, and personally i don't understand why people say the build quality on the gs3 feels cheap. My friends has one and he lets me use every now and then, and i like how it feels. Don't get me wrong the HTC ONE X has a better build quality but i don't think the gs3 is as bad as people are describing it. Because im going to be signing a 2 year contract with att, i think the gs3 would be a good choice because in a year from now when newer better phones are out the extra ram will help the gs3 be on par with the new phones in terms of performance

yotorogo said:
thanks for all your reply's, im going to be getting the gs3, and personally i don't understand why people say the build quality on the gs3 feels cheap. My friends has one and he lets me use every now and then, and i like how it feels. Don't get me wrong the HTC ONE X has a better build quality but i don't think the gs3 is as bad as people are describing it. Because im going to be signing a 2 year contract with att, i think the gs3 would be a good choice because in a year from now when newer better phones are out the extra ram will help the gs3 be on par with the new phones in terms of performance
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I second that motion
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yotorogo said:
thanks for all your reply's, im going to be getting the gs3, and personally i don't understand why people say the build quality on the gs3 feels cheap. My friends has one and he lets me use every now and then, and i like how it feels. Don't get me wrong the HTC ONE X has a better build quality but i don't think the gs3 is as bad as people are describing it. Because im going to be signing a 2 year contract with att, i think the gs3 would be a good choice because in a year from now when newer better phones are out the extra ram will help the gs3 be on par with the new phones in terms of performance
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The S2, in comparison felt cheap even though it was as high end as you could get. HTC always builds sturdier phones. But the S3 is different; even though it feels plasticky, its clearly a huge improvement in build quality.

I love how misinformed people are. The extra gigabyte isn't going to improve performance noticeably, if at all. As someone above me said even the nexus 7 uses 1gig of ram. Now you could argue that it was for pricing purposes, but android runs similarly to Linux. The more ram being used the better. You're never going to have a problem multitasking, even with only one gig of ram. If you really want to see improvement use an aosp rom. While there's no hardware acceleration on third party launchers as there is touchwiz, touchwiz itself uses more ram than anything
Swyped from a Galaxy S2

Dunno why people keep saying that the 2GBs of Ram won't make a difference. As someone who has used several Android devices with only 1GB of Ram, the S3 has kept many more apps in memory than my previous phones. And keeping the apps in memory means not having to reload them = faster multitasking and better user experience (being able to zip through apps is such a wonderful feeling).

My other friend got an HTC one XL and I have been using it for a while and I'm thinking of getting, because both of them are preety good phones and honestly is the extra gig of ram really going to make a difference while playing a game or making a call, or browsing the web, I don't think so , the and there both are going to be using 4g lte so I have a week to decide and I ask on xda because I actually value your opinion
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Get the SG3, read though the One X forum, so many defects!
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GS3
Definitely the Galaxy S3 is way better.

Yeah Im going for the s3, and so far I'm seeing the s3 has better android delevopement so that's another win
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I love when people ask these questions in a device specific forum. Lol. Obviously we all chose the s3,so our opinion is gonna lean that way.
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option94 said:
I love when people ask these questions in a device specific forum. Lol. Obviously we all chose the s3,so our opinion is gonna lean that way.
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Haha very true. The guy just needs to compare specs and what he likes about both phones. Remember its not going to matter what we told u because ultimately u could go for a totally different phone after seeing these two in person u might hate them. Anyways i think the besr way to go about this is to go to store and play with both phones for 20 minutes and go through all the settings. I think this is the best way to see which one u like the best

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Haha very true. The guy just needs to compare specs and what he likes about both phones. Remember its not going to matter what we told u because ultimately u could go for a totally different phone after seeing these two in person u might hate them. Anyways i think the besr way to go about this is to go to store and play with both phones for 20 minutes and go through all the settings. I think this is the best way to see which one u like the best
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+1 then only thing that matted, especially when comparing two very high end devices, is your own opinion.
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Haha very true. The guy just needs to compare specs and what he likes about both phones. Remember its not going to matter what we told u because ultimately u could go for a totally different phone after seeing these two in person u might hate them. Anyways i think the besr way to go about this is to go to store and play with both phones for 20 minutes and go through all the settings. I think this is the best way to see which one u like the best
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I have gone tried out both phones and I like the s3 better, and the s3 has better specs, heck its better than my current computer. I think my only probable will be using it in the sunlight but otherwise I like it. I even like touchwize and the s3 has more developers so that's a win. So far the s3 comustom kernels can get you to 1.9 Ghz while hox custom kernel can get you 1.8, not that bog of a difference but I want the faster phone and the s3 wins, plus I need lots of storage and no expandable storage is another reason why the s3 is better
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Then we'll be glad tobhabr you around here long term. Congrats.
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N4 vs GS3 vs Note 2

Have the GS3. I love it. Best phone I've ever had. I'm getting the itch though. I was seriously considering N4. Reviews dont seem to be as positive as I hoped, particularly from those coming from GS3. Which made me look at the Note 2. I love that phone. But is it too big? I don't think it is but I also have the N7, so do I even need the bigger screen? I rarely use my GS3 for anything other than phone calls and texts. Am I wasting my money? I'm thinking I am...but not sure. Anyone else considering either of these phones?
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IMO it's either the s3 or note2. The nexus only has 16 gb of storage with no chance of increasing, has a fragile back that will crack if dropped, and is made by lg which hasn't made many great phones. The camera is only average and also has a halo haze and its not that much faster in real world tests. As for the note, only you can decide if its too big, other than that its actually a little better than the s3.

I've pretty much ruled out the N4 at this point. I'm going to check out the Note 2 tomorrow. If I get the note would that replace my N7? Enough to give me an excuse for getting N10??
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IMO it's either the s3 or note2. The nexus only has 16 gb of storage with no chance of increasing, has a fragile back that will crack if dropped, and is made by lg which hasn't made many great phones. The camera is only average and also has a halo haze and its not that much faster in real world tests. As for the note, only you can decide if its too big, other than that its actually a little better than the s3.
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I don't wanna start a flame war and I'm not trying to diss you but I'm just curious as to were you've been getting your info from. From all the people that have gotten the phone I haven't heard them say anything of what you just posted.
From all the reviews I have read, they say it's very smooth, the camera is very good, but not as good as the S3. The back is fragile but not as fragile as people seem to believe. The hardware is very good even though its by LG (it's pretty much an Optimus G) which is a very good phone by the way.
Oh yeah and the screen on that is much better than the S3. I believe the NOTE 2 has the same screen type as the S3 (correct me if I'm wrong)
The only thing that I really see as a downside is the damn storage. I just can't believe Google thinks that 16gb is enough now days. Even though there is the cloud, carriers restrict you on data.
Overall if you just use your phone for text and call I would go with the N4, since storage isn't a priority for you. I'm sure everyone prefers the pure Google experience with timely updates. Plus it's cheap without a contract.
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You bring up some valid points...especially that I'm only using my phone for calls and texts...N4 would be perfect for that. Pure Google...would love that. I guess I was hoping I'd use my phone for a little more. Hence Note 2. As far as the screen, I hear the AMOLED is too saturated with "fake" color. I love that screen to be honest. Fake colors or not, i think they are beautiful. I've yet to see N4 in person...or Note 2. Tomorrow I'm going to the T-Mobile store..hopefully they have both. Note 2 and GS3 both have AMOLED screens.
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I'm actually getting ready to switch to a Note 2 on Verizon as soon as it comes out. I love my S3, but I really want that huge screen, and extra battery life.
I've been with T Mobile for over 10 years, and their customer service is great, but I really want more reliable and consistent coverage. I'm actually rolling the dice on not being able to flash custom ROMs(or just having limited development) in exchange for a better network and LTE.
There's no way I would go with an N4, and that's only because of the 16 gigs of storage. I have a 16 gig S3 and had a 16 gig external SD card, and I still ended up having to upgrade to a 64 gig card. But if your not big into music, movies or games, then you probably don't have to worry about that.
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Why would custom ROMS be limited? Is it Verizon or the Note 2 in general?
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Warrior1975 said:
Why would custom ROMS be limited? Is it Verizon or the Note 2 in general?
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I heard VZW has locked bootloader and possibly hasn't been unlocked yet, could be wrong though
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N4 is a great device in my opinion. I love the vanilla Android and assurance of updates.
However, a lack of a removable battery and expandable storage is a big grippe to me. I like having the option to increase my storage capacities.
If you're worried about the size of the Note II, simply pick one up at the T-Mobile store or anywhere they would carry one. It's definitely a large device, it felt kind of awkward to me, but then again so did the GS3 when I first got it.
The N4 has the best price to performance ratio of any phone out there today, I believe.
That's a huge sweet spot to me.
I think that you'd be happy either way. All of these phones are great and should last you a while.

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Why would custom ROMS be limited? Is it Verizon or the Note 2 in general?
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Locked bootloader and even if it gets unlocked, my understanding is that there is less development on Verizon LTE phones. Might just have to do some research on porting my own ROM's, but I really think I could get used to running TW and just using a different launcher. Once we get root, we can at least do a few mods and use root apps.
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I like the note 2, its a very nice phone very fast, my coworker bought it and he loves it, I wish the s3 had the quad core processor like the euro did, that would make it even better. I kinda feel as if I got a gs2 with a bigger screen. If all you are going to do is calls and text then the note 2 is overdoing it. I would stick with the s3. I love the phone and can't wait to see what's next from samsung.
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I presume you have the money to upgrade. But let be honest, the N4 and Note 2 is not that different in term of overall quality compare to S3. I think you should wait till summer or so since by then something beastly and different will come out.

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I like the note 2, its a very nice phone very fast, my coworker bought it and he loves it, I wish the s3 had the quad core processor like the euro did, that would make it even better. I kinda feel as if I got a gs2 with a bigger screen. If all you are going to do is calls and text then the note 2 is overdoing it. I would stick with the s3. I love the phone and can't wait to see what's next from samsung.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but very few apps take advantage of dual core processing at the moment (let alone quad core) and the 2 cores on the US version are pretty fast (faster IIRC 1 for 1).
Hell tons of applications still come out for Windows that aren't multithreaded and multicore/multiprocessor systems have been around for many years now.

hardware wise
note 2>s3>n4
reality wise
s3>note 2>n4

Sticking with S3

After reading the reviews on the S4 camera, I'm quite happy to stick with the S3 until the next update cycle.
I guess it's finally time to root this puppy. Hopefully the last ota didn't lock me out.
Sprint replaced my HTC 4g Lte with the S3, so I'm pretty late to the game.

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After the not so stellar reviews on the S4 camera, I'm quite happy to stick with the S3 until the next update cycle.
I guess it's finally time to root this puppy. Hopefully the last ota didn't lock me out.
Sprint replaced my HTC 4g Lte with the S3, so I'm pretty late to the game.
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Not sure what reviews u read but all the ones I read praised the s4 camera. Its a notable upgrade if u dont have a s3. But the s3 will be getting all the s4 features so really no point in upgrading.
My s3 is running find with no lag and I doubt I would see that much of a performance gain in the s4 besides benchmarks
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Just played with one here at work, it's low light abilities are much better than my S3, not had time to do a real comparison yet though.
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In most reviews, it finished behind the new HTC, LG and even the iPhone (in some categories).
It's a big bump pixel-wise, but it's not over overall game changer.

Me personally I like to skip a generation of phones. I'll pass on the S4 and get the S5.
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In most reviews, it finished behind the new HTC, LG and even the iPhone (in some categories).
It's a big bump pixel-wise, but it's not over overall game changer.
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Not sure what reviews you are reading but CNET did a camera shoot off between the s4 iPhone 5 and HTC one and the HTC one finished last.
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babyschmoof said:
After the not so stellar reviews on the S4 camera, I'm quite happy to stick with the S3 until the next update cycle.
I guess it's finally time to root this puppy. Hopefully the last ota didn't lock me out.
Sprint replaced my HTC 4g Lte with the S3, so I'm pretty late to the game.
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Sprint replaced my EVO lte with an S3 as well and I have been lovvvving it. I have an upgrade coming up in August and pondered the thought of getting the S4 but after seeing the review videos (especially those comparing it to the HTC One), Ive decided that it would be a waste of money to upgrade to that....especially when we're going to see 75% of the S4 features in future ROM builds.
Side question...what was specifically being said about the camera?

Just one of hundreds of article's
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57581522-85/samsung-galaxy-s4-shootout-versus-htc-one-iphone-5/
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There are plenty of reviews that say the opposite, especially in low light situations.
However, some of you are not getting the point of the thread... Even if the camera was a game changer, is that really enough to upgrade?
I personally feel the changes/upgrades are not worth using an upgrade. The S3 was made well, and I can hold out until the S5.

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There are plenty of reviews that say the opposite, especially in low light situations.
However, some of you are not getting the point of the thread... Even if the camera was a game changer, is that really enough to upgrade?
I personally feel the changes/upgrades are not worth using an upgrade. The S3 was made well, and I can hold out until the S5.
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Have you considered the HTC One at all? Im kind of stuck on what to do for my next upgrade. Im not a huge fan of there Sense UI but I must say the design of the phone and some of its features are def tempting.
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Have you considered the HTC One at all? Im kind of stuck on what to do for my next upgrade. Im not a huge fan of there Sense UI but I must say the design of the phone and some of its features are def tempting.
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Also to add to that...im kind of fearful that Samsung is going to get in the habit of coming out with their next model but only to make minimal upgrades to software/hardware and keep their design the same...almost like apple...I know this is me speculating and looking WAYYYY too far ahead but does anyone else feel the same?

I have a rooted and heavily modded s3 I really love, but I'd upgrade for the screen alone.
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tylerjames09 said:
Have you considered the HTC One at all? Im kind of stuck on what to do for my next upgrade. Im not a huge fan of there Sense UI but I must say the design of the phone and some of its features are def tempting.
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Also to add to that...im kind of fearful that Samsung is going to get in the habit of coming out with their next model but only to make minimal upgrades to software/hardware and keep their design the same...almost like apple...I know this is me speculating and looking WAYYYY too far ahead but does anyone else feel the same?
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As a previous owner of the HTC Lte 4g, I can tell you they are very developer unfriendly. They play games with releasing the source only when the next update comes out; leaving the developers with outdated source.
I do think HTC's photo chip is superior (not sensor). Their overlay is smoother and less memory intensive than touchwiz. If HTC can market properly and can get back in the good graces with vendors, they have potential.
I only wish Samsung spent as much time on the hardware as software. Actually, most of it is worthless. I have most of it disabled.

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I only wish Samsung spent as much time on the hardware as software. Actually, most of it is worthless. I have most of it disabled.
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What do you mean by this?

Slomodrop said:
I have a rooted and heavily modded s3 I really love, but I'd upgrade for the screen alone.
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I work for US Cellular and we just got our demo model...and I must say the screen is absolutely gorgeous. I wish I could see the value in upgrading for a better screen you know?? Difficault decissions lol

Just got my s3 about a month ago so I shall be sticking with it and not to mention I am extremely satisfied with this device!
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I personally feel the changes/upgrades are not worth using an upgrade. The S3 was made well, and I can hold out until the S5.
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This. I just used my upgrade for the S3. Yeah, I was impatient to get a new phone, but I did a lot of reading on the S4 and while it looks great I think the S3 is going to be relevant for quite a while longer. I don't know much about the S2, but my Epic was running real good up until the time I shattered the glass and the charge port went out. I have TEP, but didn't have the $100 for a new phone.
Another reason to go with the S3, I saved $200 buying it....
I still have my Epic, thinking about using that as a learning device and take it apart.

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What do you mean by this?
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I know what he means. I just went to my application manager to check how many apps I have disabled and I have 67 stock apps disabled on md4. There's probably a couple more in there that I wish I could disable too. I don't like using tb to freeze.
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I feel like I am the only one that noticed this and I have to see anyone else mention it. But the s2 to s3 was such a little upgrade if you do a side by side comparison both in software and especially hardware! Yet it was a massive game changer and I also jumped on that band wagon. Maybe I bought into the hype but oh well. Now if you you compare the s3 to the s4 specifically hardware alone! Its a massive change way more significant than the s2 to s3 was. Points to consider.
720p vs 1080p
3xx PPI vs 4xx PPI
Corning glass 2 vs 3
8mp shooter vs 13mp (with arguable better lowlight)
Dual core snap dragon vs quad core snap dragon
No ir port vs ir port
No true world phone vs true world phone
2100mah battery vs 2600mah
These are high level non finely grained specs and hardware only as there is speculation the s3 will get a lot of the same features software wise. But you can see there are major changes all around.
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cas8180 said:
I feel like I am the only one that noticed this and I have to see anyone else mention it. But the s2 to s3 was such a little upgrade if you do a side by side comparison both in software and especially hardware! Yet it was a massive game changer and I also jumped on that band wagon. Maybe I bought into the hype but oh well. Now if you you compare the s3 to the s4 specifically hardware alone! Its a massive change way more significant than the s2 to s3 was. Points to consider.
720p vs 1080p
3xx PPI vs 4xx PPI
Corning glass 2 vs 3
8mp shooter vs 13mp (with arguable better lowlight)
Dual core snap dragon vs quad core snap dragon
No ir port vs ir port
No true world phone vs true world phone
2100mah battery vs 2600mah
These are high level non finely grained specs and hardware only as there is speculation the s3 will get a lot of the same features software wise. But you can see there are major changes all around.
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When you mention it that way, it seems like a big upgrade.

I can't since my contract isn't up till July 1st ill have plenty of time to wait and see what the next big thing will be.
Most likely ill be getting the s4 but if there is rumors of the note 3 with a snap Dragon 800 I might just wait
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