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i sold my european galaxy s II , took 300 from it and just got this yesterday, because it was my only
option, i could have gone with att's version but no unlimited data.
I then realized you get throttled to edge, which in my area is just as good as no data at all.
So right now im not really sure if i should return it for the att..
I immediately noticed a choppy lagness... not in terms of performance because this phone is a beast. In comparison to the exynos, the hercules gets anhilated.
I immediately noticed just from switching screens on twiz.
The international just felt so much faster and responsive. New screens would appear and close in the blink of an eye.
I am still happy about this phone....
...but I was lagging playing dragon fly??????? What the hell is this..
I still like this phone and I have faith in it and will overclock her.....but whats up with this slowddown guys?
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Just as you said, the Exynos is simply the better processor. The Hercules definitely has a certain choppiness at times that isn't present in the AT&T/Sprint/Int. version. Hopefully, overclocking or some additional updates will help out with this though. This is using the same cpu as the Touchpad and that easily overclocks to 1.8-1.9 Ghz. Still very fast as it is though.
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yeah still vey fast i completely agree
i understand they did this to achieve the data speeds but it just doesnt feel like a galaxy s II.
Atts screen is too small for my taste i like 4.37-4.5, I have huge hands.
this is basically a rant, but i do look forward to see where development takes us
still baffled about dragon fly.....its not really a demanding game.
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Well the processor isn't use to its potential. Once we find out how to utilize both processors. It will be a beast. Also the Adreno 220 gpu is able to be overclocked. It caused screen tearing issues for the sensation I think cause of the qhd display. But I think the galaxy 2 can handle it cause of the wvga.
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Well the processor isn't use to its potential. Once we find out how to utilize both processors. It will be a beast.
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Exactly. Also get rid of TW and use launcher pro, efficient widgets and the phone flies.. Faster than my rooted MT4G and I use even more apps and widgets
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Exactly. Also get rid of TW and use launcher pro, efficient widgets and the phone flies.. Faster than my rooted MT4G and I use even more apps and widgets
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The problem is getting the cores to work normally. The fartest I seen with the sensation is one core is used as garbage and data collecting. While the other fufills the task.
If anything the game itself is not optimized for the SoC, the same thing happened with CityData on the Sensation 4G when it was released. It was very choppy. Drag Racing on my Vibrant was very choppy and that SoC has a very powerful graphics processor. It was fixed in later releases..
The choppiness is also probably do to optimization not being totally up to snuff. It's still snappy in my opinion. You also have to realize that it's loaded with roughly 15 junk apps, who knows what those are doing in the background.
So far I've had zero troubles, i'm very happy with mine. I can understand if you're coming from the international that you would be upset if you were having a different experience.
I don't worry about the throttling too much because I am using wifi when i'm using the most data. My cap is 5 GB anyway, that's a lot of data.
I am still trying to use touchwiz and am still enjoying my experience. I imagine I will try another launcher in the near future.
I come from a Motorola Defy with CM7, that is the experience that I compare to so you can imagine i'm like a pig in mud. Even Swype seems more accurate on this thing.
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Those topic is my exact feeling on this phone. I feel like i paid for a galaxy s 1.5. Still a fast phone, just doesn't quite live up to its name unfortunately
You may also notice that the sound quality isn't up to par either . Bass is almost non existent
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I have an Exhibit 4G and the difference in bass response is very small, like a few dB's on the low end. Semi fixable with Equalizer
i actually prefer the speaker on this phone compared to the international. Louder and clearer
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FWIW, the phone flies with ADW instead of Touchwiz.
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FWIW, the phone flies with ADW instead of Touchwiz.
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When i installed adw ex on this thing i literally yelled wow! Touchwiz really holds back some of the performance and remember guys they had to switch to this processor to get us the 42mbps speeds....and i think it was worth it the sprint or att versions dont hold a candle to this things data speeds (at least in nyc) my friends att version got 300kbps down on speed test! epic got 6mbps and i got 12mbps once this thing gets OC/UV and a rom without touchwiz its gonna be insane
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Man I must have gotten a rare device cause this thing ZOOMS.
I have gone through a Nexus One, Galaxy S, Photon 4G, HTC Sensation, Galaxy S2 Int and this phone and it definitely keeps up with the fastest of the bunch.
I run GoLauncher on my phone and it is beautiful, ADW is a great launcher too.
My data speeds have been decent in San Francisco....16-18Mbps down and 2-3Mbps up. So not blazing really but fastish.
Anywho....I like this device a lot. I don't see it as any better or worse than the Int one except I actually enjoy the form factor of that one more and it runs vanilla. I needed faster data speeds though.
Cheers
efenili said:
Man I must have gotten a rare device cause this thing ZOOMS.
I have gone through a Nexus One, Galaxy S, Photon 4G, HTC Sensation, Galaxy S2 Int and this phone and it definitely keeps up with the fastest of the bunch.
I run GoLauncher on my phone and it is beautiful, ADW is a great launcher too.
My data speeds have been decent in San Francisco....16-18Mbps down and 2-3Mbps up. So not blazing really but fastish.
Anywho....I like this device a lot. I don't see it as any better or worse than the Int one except I actually enjoy the form factor of that one more and it runs vanilla. I needed faster data speeds though.
Cheers
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Those are really excellent speeds, actually. I'm barely breaking 3mbps down in NYC. FML.
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Those are really excellent speeds, actually. I'm barely breaking 3mbps down in NYC. FML.
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Make sure u are using a new sim card
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Make sure u are using a new sim card
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I mean, I got the phone yesterday and am using the sim card that came with it. I wasn't previously a TMO customer. Is there some other kind of sim card that I should get?
This sgs2 is a good phone, smooth, fast, and fun
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i'll be loving it too if i had it with me
5 more days!!!! such an agony waiting for 5 more days for it to arrive...
We really, really need more posts like this that highlight the good vibes about this phone. I've been reading through this forum and most everyone is just posting about problems they are having.
Monday is when my phone will arrive. I can't wait to see how it compares to my Sensation 4G!
As I just posted in the "Would you buy it again" thread, YES! I have had none of the problems some people are complaining of. Naturally, if you are having an issue, you are more likely to post about it, whereas if everything is running smoothly, you're too busy enjoying your new phone to post about it.
So far this phone is excellent. I just picked mine up today from T-Mobile and I'm loving every minute of it. No lag, super fast (both data and OS), very decent camera, GPS locks surprisingly fast, gorgeous large screen (minus the resolution which I don't really notice) etc. I would definitely recommend this phone. I am coming from the Sensation and I do not have the wifi death grip issue and 4g signal seems excellent.
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We really, really need more posts like this that highlight the good vibes about this phone. I've been reading through this forum and most everyone is just posting about problems they are having.
Monday is when my phone will arrive. I can't wait to see how it compares to my Sensation 4G!
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+100 so true Devitek! all the complaints are gonna make this community smaller which i fear
We really haven't had a chance to test this phone out in action. I guarantee you it won't fail.
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couldn't be happier. I busted the screen on my SG1 about a month ago (crack down the screen but still operational) and have been waiting patiently for this. Can't wait for root so that i can get rid of all the bloatware.
This is my second day with this phone and I honestly love it! The last phone I really enjoyed was the MYTOUCH 4g. I had the nexus 1 (cool phone), Samsung vibrant (Boooo bad Samsung and carrier support plus lag), then the MYTOUCH 4G ( best single core phone ever hands down!) than I tried windows 7 and got the HTC HD7 (very nice experience, now with mango it should be great) , than got the sensation 4G ( very disappointing experience considering it was my first dual core phone, laggy, returned 3 phones. Thanks to the devs my experience with it was good before I sold it) and now the T-mobile Galaxy SII ( best phone I've owned so far). This phone is awesome. I took it to my job today and let my coworkers play with it ( people who have no knowledge of specs usually give you honest opinions) everyone says the screen is incredible, the phone is big, it's very fast, it's light and thin, it feels cheap ect... Bottom line is this phone is awesome. The screen resolution is not a deal breaker at all it's not even pixelated. I'm glad they got rid of the pentile.
Im ocd and ALWAYS find something i dislike about every phone. The only thing i dont like...cant change the ugly ass lockscreen image
This phone is sweet and im loving the 10+ Mbps data speeds i get now. I havent had a single issue yet and havent put it down since i got it.
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What do u mean by lockscreen image?
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Settings -> display -> screen display -> theres a lockscreen wallpaper setting
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Dude. Thank you so much. I cant believe i overlooked that.
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Settings -> display -> screen display -> theres a lockscreen wallpaper setting
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No problem was one of the first things i looked for\changed
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Absolutely. Best phone on tmobile.
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Is this phone really worth it?
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I use a lot of difference phones in my day to day and this SGS2 is my main device...I honestly think it is fantastic device.
It is fast, it feels like a solid piece of machine in your hand, it looks fantastic and all that jazz =) I am a happy camper
I have 10.5 hours of very heavy usage and just hit 15%. I love my phone!
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I love my SGSII!! I can't wait to obtain root. LCD Density should be fun to mess with on this huge screen.
I agree this phone is by far the best android I have used to date. I have no complaints at all except for the wireless tethering not working without paying but that will ne settled quickly once we have root. This phone kicks a**
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Loving this phone!!
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Here is a quick video I made with my friend's galaxy nexus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEerOPs_Zvg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Nice comparison
I also like that you did the speed test on 4G
By the way I just popped your 1st "Thanks Meter" cherry. LOL..
Thanks, I wanted to show that the speed test app isn't the end all be all of Web performance, so that's why I went to the browser and opened up some websites to show that there isn't a drastic difference.
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Nice to see the E4GT more than hold its own against the Nexus. If my eyes aren't deceiving me, I'd say the E4GT renders graphics more smoothly than the Nexus.
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Here is a quick video I made with my friend's galaxy nexus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEerOPs_Zvg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I like how my E4GT stacked up against the Nexus and I'm happy with my purchase on launch day! I just can't wait to get ICS!
BTW, I like the ending (Director: Enter Your Name Here, etc!)
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Nice to see the E4GT more than hold its own against the Nexus. If my eyes aren't deceiving me, I'd say the E4GT renders graphics more smoothly than the Nexus.
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That because the nexus rendered everything in hd while the e4gt only has to render in 800x480
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That because the nexus rendered everything in hd while the e4gt only has to render in 800x480
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Can't deny the epic touch has a better Soc then the nexus does? Epic touch is a better phone it just sucks we don't get the updates.
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Some people have complained that the ET4G screen has a yellowish tint but it looked whiter than the GN to me but I did watch the video from this phone.
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I don't see a yellowish tint, but I can tell you that we both loaded a promotional samsung video of nature and the nexus screen is brighter and seems to have more colors than our phones.
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This is awesome.
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Whoops, I didn't notice that ending. Ha!
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Some people have complained that the ET4G screen has a yellowish tint but it looked whiter than the GN to me but I did watch the video from this phone.
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there's definitely some sort of color "taint" on the SGS2 screen but you get used to it.. as for the comparison vid, looking at those screens when they had the browser loaded (around the 7:10-8:05 mark espectially), i would definitely say the GN gets the "whitest whites" award. The Epic has sort of a bluish tint.
I would definitely agree, those are the words i was looking for "bluish tint".
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I should have watched the video from this phone in the first place. I like the GN alot but the 4g Speedtest surprised me. I expected it to be double that of Sprint. I get 10Mbps where I am at so the video made me much more at ease about my service. On the other hand, the ping time is impressive. I would love to have one though because if the development is anything like it has been lately on the Nexus S 4g then it will have loads of ROMs. Hell, someone already has a version of ICS from the international SGS2 booting on the NS4G.
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Agreed. I'm pretty much settled that my next device will be a Nexus. I was holding out for the Galaxy Nexus but heard the "verizon only at launch" rumors and grew sick. After comparing the specs from the GS2 and the GN though.. I really believe from a hardware perspective the GS2 is tops (bluish tint aside). The memory card slot is a must have for me and ICS is just around the corner.
Also.. i don't anywhere NEAR 10mb/s in my area on 4g. more like... 3 or 4. :-/
Pretty cool. Thanks for the vid. I can't wait for ics on our phone.
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I was sure that the GN would smoke the E4GT...but it looks like E4GT held it's own. I'll go ahead and hold onto mine until I see something that out performs it a little more impressively. Something weird I saw though. I noticed that the E4GT in that video had some serious response lag when he tapped a link. Mine has never lagged like that....even when stock. Maybe he needed to clear cache/cookies. Lol
BTW, I get 4G download speeds of between 7-11mb....but then again, I do live half a block from a tower.
If it can keep up now imagine when we get ICS
Awsome i still want the epic touch 4g becuase its on the best network and design is beautiful plus ics is around the corner
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So GN & GS2 performance are equal.
GS2 has better battery life , better camera , louder Speaker , memory card slot & GN has better display.
I would like to know if is worth to upgrade to thr gnex. Thanks
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No. Already has inferior hardware. Go with the Evo Lte if you have to upgrade now.
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Not an HTC fan. Plus is an ugly phone ..lol. I'll wait for the gs3 then
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Well I played with the one x at att and must say it's better looking. The screen is amazing though. Our GS3 will probably have the s4 also though.
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If the sprint version had the same design as the one x j would consider it
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It's got some nice additions, ie sdcard slot, kickstand, and larger battery, but it's definitely not as sexy.
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No real point in upgrading to a sprint lte phone right now as there is no lte towers. You will be stuck with sprints slow 3g. Best to stick with the e4gt until the galaxy siii comes out.
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You are right. However in my house I have no 4G except upstairs window. When home just keep wifi on and use my own internet. Even 3G and calls iffy in house. Without my Airwave my phone would be a brick most of time. Hope so called Network Vision improves coverage. I have no idea when lte is turned on if that will be any better than my current wimax 4g.
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I would like to know if is worth to upgrade to thr gnex. Thanks
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Have you played with both phones at the same time. Also are you bored with your phone? These are reasons to upgrade and of course do YOU think its worth it to you to upgrade. I have seen I love Gnex threads and I returned my Gnex threads, at the end of the day its really your preference. Go to Best Buy and check them all out... Jus' My Opinion
or you could just search one of the other 40 threads about the exact same thing!
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or you could just search one of the other 40 threads about the exact same thing!
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Search? Does not compute
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I made a thread about this the other day too because I have an upgrade so I went down to the sprint store and played with the Gnex and I dont know if there was something wrong with that one or what but it ran like ****! Force closes everywhere, could not get facial unlock to work. I just installed ICS Hydra rom on my E4GT and it runs SOOO much better than the Gnex. I also talked to a sprint employee and they said the E4GT is far superior. I wouldn't do it!
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or you could just search one of the other 40 threads about the exact same thing!
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Now that would of been way too easy..... .Hmmm use search and find out about the phone I want to upgrade too or post a thread and let others tell me what to do.... decisions decisions....
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It's got some nice additions, ie sdcard slot, kickstand, and larger battery, but it's definitely not as sexy.
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And camera button
5mp camera and the screen is higher resolution but poor quality display, wait for better phone.
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I may have the option to trade my sister my E4GT at the time of her upgrade for a Sprint Galaxy Nexus, since that's the only phone she would be able to get and she would rather have my phone than it. I'm wondering if I should. I plan on leaving Sprint in December once my contract is up. My main question how is development and how easy is it to obtain root?
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Very easy and nice. Best Android phone out there. Just look at the Sprint section for development
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you'd be stupid not to make this trade
I made the switch on Sept 5th and don't regret it.... much. The main things I miss from my E4GT is battery life and the camera. Using Franco's kernel makes up some of the battery life though. I actually like the form factor of the Gnex more because the E4GT felt too skinny in my hand and I would actually have to have it sit on top of my pinky at times if I held it it one hand and my hand would cramp. But JB and the software buttons are nice too and THE MULTITASK UI BUG IS NOT HERE. It bugged me on my old phone and no super scroll too thank god.
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I made the switch on Sept 5th and don't regret it.... much. The main things I miss from my E4GT is battery life and the camera. Using Franco's kernel makes up some of the battery life though. I actually like the form factor of the Gnex more because the E4GT felt too skinny in my hand and I would actually have to have it sit on top of my pinky at times if I held it it one hand and my hand would cramp. But JB and the software buttons are nice too and THE MULTITASK UI BUG IS NOT HERE. It bugged me on my old phone and no super scroll too thank god.
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For battery life, sprint is having a promo online where if you enter a promote code you get a free extended battery and back cover for that. I've been running CM10 for quite a while now, and I prefer vanilla Android to Touchwiz anyways. And since it's CM10, I have no super scroll or multitask ui bug. I'm for sure going with the Sprint Nexus in October now. See you guys again around the first or second week next month!
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