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is the s3 worth it?

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You'll love it
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Definately
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No. Going from galaxy s 2 to 3 doesn't justify the price jump.
The phone I use is nice... But soon there is a cool new model...
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No. Going from galaxy s 2 to 3 doesn't justify the price jump.
The phone I use is nice... But soon there is a cool new model...
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I cane from an s2 and I feel the s3 is a much better phone, if you have extra money def worth it
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I miss my Amaze. That being said... it is taking some time for me to have the S3 feel like an extension of myself. The way my Amaze did. I honestly don't miss this phone when I leave it at home or in the car. Plus the whole issue with not being able to move apps to the external sd (grrrr)!
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Yeah, the question wasn't if it's cooler, it was if it's worth it.
I mean, don't be blind, you add so and so money and you get less than so and so value. That was my intention. To tell the truth.
It is cooler, but it's more breakable, my phone has similar features, bla bla bla.
Don't get all "Appley" on me but with Samsung, it's also wrong to be blinded by one company... Even if it's not Apple...
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Absolutely I think its worth it! I was skeptical because I loved my old htc, but I am so glad I moved up to the GS3.
If it were me looking for a new device, I would check out the Note 2 before making a decision. I think itll be out soon.
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No. Get the I phone. Any version, doesn't matter they all pwn so hard!
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Moved to the S3 from the s2, and I'm loving it, and my sister got my old phone. Wins for both of us.

Best phone I over owned and I have owned just about every one of the heavy hitters.
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YES! Im coming from an S2 that was running Jedi Mind tricks rom, and i loved it, but my S3 was pretty much perfect out the box. havent had a problem yet which is why im not in any rush to root and throw a rom on it yet.

Can't go wrong with this phone!
Apsolutely worth it. The S3 is the best smarty phone I've ever had! I just paid $177. to have my screen repaired after I dropped and cracked it. I love this device. Love it.
Did I mention how much I love it?

Well I came from the Gnex and I really like this phone. Touchwiz wasn't too bad but I needed that AOSP back. After flashing Paranoid Android I'm loving this phone a little more than my Gnex. It was with the switch to me. Don't get me wrong though, having the nexus was awesome!
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stacio88 said:
Well I came from the Gnex and I really like this phone. Touchwiz wasn't too bad but I needed that AOSP back. After flashing Paranoid Android I'm loving this phone a little more than my Gnex. It was with the switch to me. Don't get me wrong though, having the nexus was awesome!
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Same boat as you love the phone it is worth it
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stacio88 said:
Well I came from the Gnex and I really like this phone. Touchwiz wasn't too bad but I needed that AOSP back. After flashing Paranoid Android I'm loving this phone a little more than my Gnex. It was with the switch to me. Don't get me wrong though, having the nexus was awesome!
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+1. Got the S3 and slapped ParanoidAndroid on it with faux's Ultimate kernel. Hybrid mode on the size of this screen is wonderful. With the dual core S4, and PA with faux's kernel, I can't think of a better phone to have right now.

stacio88 said:
Well I came from the Gnex and I really like this phone. Touchwiz wasn't too bad but I needed that AOSP back. After flashing Paranoid Android I'm loving this phone a little more than my Gnex. It was with the switch to me. Don't get me wrong though, having the nexus was awesome!
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Same as you. I haven't made the paraniod jump yet but I will in the near future
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Coming from a stock and ****ty G2x, definitely!

Refurb E4GT with bad esn

So I switched from Sprint to vzw a few months ago. I still haven't paid off sprint so my e4gt has a bad ESN. Sprint just send me a letter with a padded envelope offering me $100 to recycle my phone. Worth it or no?
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erasable said:
So I switched from Sprint to vzw a few months ago. I still haven't paid off sprint so my e4gt has a bad ESN. Sprint just send me a letter with a padded envelope offering me $100 to recycle my phone. Worth it or no?
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If it will go against the bill, why not?

garwynn said:
If it will go against the bill, why not?
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And if he owes them money, good luck getting that check.
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erasable said:
.......offering me $100 to recycle my phone. Worth it or no?
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100 is about right if it is in good condition, ebay is also about 100+/- for a bad esn phone, I bought a et2 for a spare boost phone for 125

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And if he owes them money, good luck getting that check.
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True, but then it's $100 less on that bill.

I might try it out. It would save the headache of selling it on eBay.
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I might try it out. It would save the headache of selling it on eBay.
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If you're not looking to make $$ on it you could also see if a dev needs it. Just an idea.

garwynn said:
If you're not looking to make $$ on it you could also see if a dev needs it. Just an idea.
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I have two of them laying around. I may sell the one and donate the other. I'm hurting for cash tho, so I have to think about it. But I would like to do something for the xda community at some point.
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Wait a couple months and then activate it. I did that with a phone given to my aunt. It wouldn't work when I first tried then a couple months later I tried again and it worked and got activated. I guess after a certain period the esn gets cleared out the system. Hmm maybe when the account is sent to the credit collectors the phone gets cleared out.
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There is also swappa.com.
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RayTrue04 said:
Wait a couple months and then activate it. I did that with a phone given to my aunt. It wouldn't work when I first tried then a couple months later I tried again and it worked and got activated. I guess after a certain period the esn gets cleared out the system. Hmm maybe when the account is sent to the credit collectors the phone gets cleared out.
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Thanks for the advice. I just checked them on an ESN checking site and they are clean. I agree with the debt collectors theory.
This kind of changes things. Sprint definitely isn't getting them. Not sure what my next move will be. Probably sell them.
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No problem glad I could help. I was surprised at that finding. Now when someone hands me a phone they have a debt on I wait it out 2-3 months and try. No issues as of yet =)
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erasable said:
I have two of them laying around. I may sell the one and donate the other. I'm hurting for cash tho, so I have to think about it. But I would like to do something for the xda community at some point.
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There is a guy making a sense themed ROM who had to get rid of his phone, i believe he would be worthy....
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fryingpan0613 said:
There is a guy making a sense themed ROM who had to get rid of his phone, i believe he would be worthy....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894022
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+1 for this idea. He had to sell his E4GT to pay for his daughter to go see a doctor.
He's still working in the theme but doesn't have a device to test it on.
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erasable said:
Thanks for the advice. I just checked them on an ESN checking site and they are clean. I agree with the debt collectors theory.
This kind of changes things. Sprint definitely isn't getting them. Not sure what my next move will be. Probably sell them.
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It may have a clean ESN but if you sold it the person couldn't activate it until the bill has been paid to clear the phone from the account.. I had to learn that the hard way when I sold a phone a while back
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Should be cleared once has gone to collections though, yeah?
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Should be cleared once has gone to collections though, yeah?
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Mine wasn't.. I had sold my phone some time after collections.. unless somethings changed
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evol4g said:
Mine wasn't.. I had sold my phone some time after collections.. unless somethings changed
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Oh trust me it clears. I've already done it with a Samsung Transform, and OG Epic. Both had a previous balance. Took about 2-3 months before I was able to do an esn swap without rejection but it went through eventually.
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RayTrue04 said:
Oh trust me it clears. I've already done it with a Samsung Transform, and OG Epic. Both had a previous balance. Took about 2-3 months before I was able to do an esn swap without rejection but it went through eventually.
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Mine was with Verizon so maybe they're different
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Mine was with Verizon so maybe they're different
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Verizon hardly ever clears esn's. I lost a blackberry I had on vzw and swapped to a flip phone, found the blackberry and they still wouldn't clear the esn, even tho I was the original owner and it was only swapped, I never even officially reported it lost/stolen. I had just called and said I needed to swap phones cuz id misplaced the active one, never filed a claim or anything. That stupid blackberry is still blacklisted and that was like 5 yyears ago
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GS3 and $250 for a Galaxy Note 2

One of my friends has a Galaxy Note 2 which I want, but he wants $250 and my Galaxy S3 phone for it? Good deal or pass?
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I'd pass, its not that much of an upgrade.
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I'd pass, its not that much of an upgrade.
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I second this, that's too much, his Note 2 is used as well.
I have found deals on craigslist that have people trading their GS3 for Note 2's plus $100 cash.
The Note 2 is not much of an upgrade honestly, sure it has the quad core CPU, larger screen, the stylus and such, but it's not much over the GS3 IMO.
If you can get him to bump it down to $100-150 cash, then I think it would be worth it.
If his is not rooted and yours is, use it as a bargaining chip.

I'm with Spartan on this one...
Yes, you do get 2 extra cores (Same Speed), little bigger screen and a "magical" stylus, but with all that brings faster battery drain as well.
Also, don't forget to use cases, screen protectors and such as extra bargaining chips.
Good Luck Brother
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The quad core isn't even utilized correctly by most things... not even our os lol.. I'll wait a couple more releases.. remember the first few dual core phones? Ehhhhh
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I'll wait a couple more releases.. remember the first few dual core phones? Ehhhhh
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Ah yes! Almost forgot about that.
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i read the title of your thread, and immediately this question came to my head.... "why?"
meaning why is your friend a drug addict trying to squeeze every penny off you to feed his addiction for a smaller device that does everything the note does.... except dual view. except that.
also, hate to say it, the note 2 is FUGLY....... freaking-huge-and-ugly
it is already gigantic. hope you have big pockets.
it is heavy. pretty much say goodnight if you drop that thing without a case.
oh ok yeah put a case on it!!!.... hope you have even bigger pockets.
sorry, just not an appealing device to me compared to what the s3 is and does. like somebody else mentioned, hardly an updrade... besides that s4 and and 300 class GPU...
if you are PURELY looking for hardware updrade, then tell him the s3 plus 100... both devices are used. there is no reason to give him a $300 device + $200 cash.
sounds like he doesn't like the product he is trying to sell you, to be quite honest.
BOOOOMMM!!!! -cb out... rofl

Short answer, 250 plus the s3 is way too much in my mind. I I wouldn't give more than 75 plus the s3. But then again I love my s3 and prolly wouldn't trade at all.
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Pointless. Enjoy the S3 and save your money for the S4

Well long story short, I didn't go through with the trade. Thought about it day and I just couldn't justify giving my GS3 with a stack of cash on top of it for the Note 2. He actually got some guy to trade him a Note 1 and $250 for the Note 2 on CL. O well...
Thanks again for the advice everyone. A "Thanks" will be added to all! Haha
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lol what a rip off, the note 2 in my opinion is inferior as an everyday phone because of its enormous size, you could land a plane on that thing

Pass on that... tell your friend to pull out a gun next time he plans on robbing you bro
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Just like she said. Pass !!!!
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x1tyme said:
Just like she said. Pass !!!!
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I'm sorry..
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x1tyme said:
Just like she said. Pass !!!!
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I'm sorry..
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Ahh I got it now!! :good:
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x1tyme said:
Just like she said. Pass !!!!
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Man im slow tonight took me like 3 read overs to get that one....
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Tegrak

Hey guys. I've got a gs2 and I'm thinking about this device but I might just wait until the s4 comes out. Undecided at this point. Anyway the reason for this thread is because I didn't see any others about the fact that we can now overclock the stock kernel with tegrak overclock, as long as you're rooted, from the play store. Most of you probably already know this and if there is a thread on this topic then just delete this but I didn't see one so I thought I would share the info.
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Why don't you just buy the phone used on Craig list they go for about 200/250 in Chicago I seen one sold for 150 and save your upgrade. This is a good phone but better things are already popping up. I say get this on Craig list is because it would at least give you 4g lte, wimax don't compare on speeds. And where I live wimax is not availbe my girl friend hates sprint with 3g but. Love using my phone 4g lte because I can tether my net to her phone.
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Why don't you just buy the phone used on Craig list they go for about 200/250 in Chicago I seen one sold for 150 and save your upgrade. This is a good phone but better things are already popping up. I say get this on Craig list is because it would at least give you 4g lte, wimax don't compare on speeds. And where I live wimax is not availbe my girl friend hates sprint with 3g but. Love using my phone 4g lte because I can tether my net to her phone.View attachment 1700869
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Yeah most likely where I live I'll never see lte. Never saw wimax so that I definitely won't see either lol. I mostly use wifi because I can't stand 3G either. I'll have to check out Craigslist though. You can get one for $119.00 on Amazon wireless. But then again you are burning an upgrade on last year's device. The gs2 with stock jellybean is pretty cool though. It'll be even better once we get source but who knows how long we'll have to wait for that. Hopefully soon.
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I haven't been able to get tegrak working with stock jb.... Sucks. I miss it
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cas8180 said:
I haven't been able to get tegrak working with stock jb.... Sucks. I miss it
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Hmmm wonder why. Are you using any other cpu apps. I'm using it without issues atm.
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t4d73 said:
Hmmm wonder why. Are you using any other cpu apps. I'm using it without issues atm.
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It not compatible with the s3 and sprints jb see the comments in the store
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cas8180 said:
It not compatible with the s3 and sprints jb see the comments in the store
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Damn that sucks. I wonder if it will get fixed. Didn't you or someone you knew know the developer or something? I remember you trying to convince people it worked on stock kernel lol.
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Yeah tegrak is cool a very good app for stock.
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Damn that sucks. I wonder if it will get fixed. Didn't you or someone you knew know the developer or something? I remember you trying to convince people it worked on stock kernel lol.
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Ya I sent multiple emails no response and he hasn't touched it since DEC 19th
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Yeah most likely where I live I'll never see lte. Never saw wimax so that I definitely won't see either lol. I mostly use wifi because I can't stand 3G either. I'll have to check out Craigslist though. You can get one for $119.00 on Amazon wireless. But then again you are burning an upgrade on last year's device. The gs2 with stock jellybean is pretty cool though. It'll be even better once we get source but who knows how long we'll have to wait for that. Hopefully soon.
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They are on sale at best buy for 99.99 at least they were yesterday
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My personal opinion would be to hold off for the s4 I LIKE me s3 but with the s2 also running JB it can do for most part all that the s3 can do minus NFC. If you look at them on paper you will see a minor all around spec jump. However you look at the s2 on paper and what people are guessing the s4 will have that should be a major jump. Plus samsung is really neck and neck with apple right now at least by wall streets anaylists so I am sure the s4 is going to be just a beast of a phone and hopefully put that final nail in apples coffin. The s3 almost did it
Made leaps and bounds more than any other android hand set to date so that should say something so it will be very exciting to see what the s4 will look like. And also done forget Google is working on the x phone. I imagine that will be a beast of a phone as well. As it will be Motorola and googles first tight collaboration since the acquisition.
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My personal opinion would be to hold off for the s4 I LIKE me s3 but with the s2 also running JB it can do for most part all that the s3 can do minus NFC. If you look at them on paper you will see a minor all around spec jump. However you look at the s2 on paper and what people are guessing the s4 will have that should be a major jump. Plus samsung is really neck and neck with apple right now at least by wall streets anaylists so I am sure the s4 is going to be just a beast of a phone and hopefully put that final nail in apples coffin. The s3 almost did it
Made leaps and bounds more than any other android hand set to date so that should say something so it will be very exciting to see what the s4 will look like. And also done forget Google is working on the x phone. I imagine that will be a beast of a phone as well. As it will be Motorola and googles first tight collaboration since the acquisition.
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Yeah 99 bucks is a great deal but I don't to burn the upgrade just yet. I was so close to doing it too but I'm going to just wait for the s4. Besides other than the leaks for the s2 I've been running, which have been really great, we still haven't seen the final build or source yet so it's only going to get better.
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Yeah go with crigslist. 200
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Tegrak isn't meant for Snapdragon Processors.
Tegra-k lol
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TxJ0k3r said:
Tegrak isn't meant for Snapdragon Processors.
Tegra-k lol
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Why not?? It works just fine. That statement makes no sense.
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Here's even better proof. Almost like you guys lol! On stock obviously.
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Replacement from Asurion

Does anybody know if get a galaxy s2 as a replacement for damaged or lost phone , or they send u S3...Anyone?
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You will more then likely get a refurbished s2. any phone i have had replaces has beeen the same model.

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Does anybody know if get a galaxy s2 as a replacement for damaged or lost phone , or they send u S3...Anyone?
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Unless u have had multiple issues with the same model phone they will never just give u the next model up, u could try being an ass about it, some ppl get positive results like that, but to be honest, besides screen size the difference in the two phones is very small, the s2 is a little aged but if u look it still has the most recent os, still gets plenty of love from devs, and though aging still is considered a flagship phone I love my Hercules, wouldn't hope for a s3 as replacement
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Unless u have had multiple issues with the same model phone they will never just give u the next model up, u could try being an ass about it, some ppl get positive results like that, but to be honest, besides screen size the difference in the two phones is very small, the s2 is a little aged but if u look it still has the most recent os, still gets plenty of love from devs, and though aging still is considered a flagship phone I love my Hercules, wouldn't hope for a s3 as replacement
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That's not entirely true...
When my vibrant bit the dust, the exchange ended up being my hercules because they no longer had any of the vibrants. I had a choice between the HTC Amaze and the GS2, and I like to think I made the right choice.
To the OP: Since they still offer the GS2, it is what you'll get in an exchange fit your GS2.
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Unless u have had multiple issues with the same model phone they will never just give u the next model up, u could try being an ass about it, some ppl get positive results like that, but to be honest, besides screen size the difference in the two phones is very small, the s2 is a little aged but if u look it still has the most recent os, still gets plenty of love from devs, and though aging still is considered a flagship phone I love my Hercules, wouldn't hope for a s3 as replacement
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I don't understand how people can still be infatuated with this phone. It's a good phone, but it's outdated. Don't know why I haven't upgraded yet, but I'm beyond sick of this device. The Snapdragon s3 chip is showing it's age. I'd take an GS3 any over this phone.
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H3adru5H said:
I don't understand how people can still be infatuated with this phone. It's a good phone, but it's outdated. Don't know why I haven't upgraded yet, but I'm beyond sick of this device. The Snapdragon s3 chip is showing it's age. I'd take an GS3 any over this phone.
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So update then, the Hercules may be 2yrs old but its far from outdated, the reason ppl love this phone is sammy still takes care of it, still has latest software, still has lots of development going on, and if u look at it the s3 isn't that much better than the s2 beside the .3in of screen size, the Hercules had been and will continue to be around, and oh it will continue to get updates until 4.2.2 where it will stop, along with the s3, note, note 2, and us version of current s4, so no this phone does not suck and it's not going anywhere, go update to an s3 and see how little difference there really is, why do ppl leave comments like this?
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So update then, the Hercules may be 2yrs old but its far from outdated, the reason ppl love this phone is sammy still takes care of it, still has latest software, still has lots of development going on, and if u look at it the s3 isn't that much better than the s2 beside the .3in of screen size, the Hercules had been and will continue to be around, and oh it will continue to get updates until 4.2.2 where it will stop, along with the s3, note, note 2, and us version of current s4, so no this phone does not suck and it's not going anywhere, go update to an s3 and see how little difference there really is, why do ppl leave comments like this?
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Not much of a difference? Let me list some for you...
Bigger, 720p screen
The s4 CPU is about 30% faster along with 2gb of ram plus the Adreno 320 GPU is worlds ahead of the adreno chip in t989.
MUCH better battery life
And a MUCH better camera to list a few facts.
It is a upgrade and an all around better device. Don't kid yourself. This phone is good, not denying that, but don't be a fanboy and deny the obvious.
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H3adru5H said:
Not much of a difference? Let me list some for you...
Bigger, 720p screen
The s4 CPU is about 30% faster along with 2gb of ram
MUCH better battery life
MUCH better camera to list a few. It is a upgrade and an all around better device. Don't kid yourself. This phone is good, not denying that, but don't be a fanboy and deny the obvious.
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The t989 also has 2gb of ram, yes the screen isn't as nice but it's not that much smaller either at 4.52in, the processor is only about 17% faster not 30 and I get amazing battery life, so no it's not that much better, if u look at the difference between the s and the s2 its phenomenal, the s2 to s3, not so much, now I'm no fanboy and I wasn't dissrepecting anyone with my comment but just wondering why if u dislike the device u would post about it in a forum dedicated to the Hercules, that's all, is the s3 a great device, absolutely, but so is the s2 and it nobody here cares how much u dislike it, we love it because we do, and that's why we, along with the entire development base for the phone, are still infatuated with it, if u aren't then upgrade
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soupysoup said:
H3adru5H said:
Not much of a difference? Let me list some for you...
Bigger, 720p screen
The s4 CPU is about 30% faster along with 2gb of ram
MUCH better battery life
MUCH better camera to list a few. It is a upgrade and an all around better device. Don't kid yourself. This phone is good, not denying that, but don't be a fanboy and deny the obvious.
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The t989 also has 2gb of ram, yes the screen isn't as nice but it's not that much smaller either at 4.52in, the processor is only about 17% faster not 30 and I get amazing battery life, so no it's not that much better, if u look at the difference between the s and the s2 its phenomenal, the s2 to s3, not so much, now I'm no fanboy and I wasn't dissrepecting anyone with my comment but just wondering why if u dislike the device u would post about it in a forum dedicated to the Hercules, that's all, is the s3 a great device, absolutely, but so is the s2 and it nobody here cares how much u dislike it, we love it because we do, and that's why we, along with the entire development base for the phone, are still infatuated with it, if u aren't then upgrade
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The t989 also has 2gb of ram? You sure about that? Because mine sure as hell doesn't along with the ton of t989s I sold working for T-Mobile..
You're argument is invalid.
Any who back to topic, you get a refurb t989. T-Mobile is still selling the t989 in store so that's not going to change for a long time. Matter of fact before I left T-Mobile, they had just released the steel grey version.
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soupysoup said:
The t989 also has 2gb of ram? You sure about that? Because mine sure as hell doesn't along with the ton of t989s I sold working for T-Mobile..
You're argument is invalid.
Any who back to topic, you get a refurb t989. T-Mobile is still selling the t989 in store so that's not going to change for a long time. Matter of fact before I left T-Mobile, they had just released the steel grey version.
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You know what, your right, soo to avoid all the back and forth how bout u go update and I'll keep hacking my wonderfully up to date herc, sorry if I have offended ur opinion with my not knowing what I'm talking about, u have itself a great time with whatever device u choose
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Yes I'm very sure, would u like the exact spec list or does the ss show enough? Stock come with 16gb-64gb storage, 2gb ram, before ICS, when it was still packaged with GB u are right, it had 1gb ram but since ICS and jb it has been increased, and why are u getting such an attitude, I'm not saying anything bad to u, just stating that u are wrong on your specs, I've been hacking for 10+ yrs and I've come to know android in and out, and this specific device even better, so yes I'm sure lol
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My god...
The T989 along with every other variant of the Galaxy S2 has always had only ONE GB of physical RAM. What you're looking at is STORAGE.
I'm done here lol.
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H3adru5H said:
soupysoup said:
The t989 also has 2gb of ram? You sure about that? Because mine sure as hell doesn't along with the ton of t989s I sold working for T-Mobile..
You're argument is invalid.
Any who back to topic, you get a refurb t989. T-Mobile is still selling the t989 in store so that's not going to change for a long time. Matter of fact before I left T-Mobile, they had just released the steel grey version.
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So be done and stop trolling, u don't like the herc get out the forum, have a nice time with whatever device u so choose to upgrade to, I'll keep my nice t989
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wrong
Mines died a few days ago also, they offered me a refurbished s2, a lumia or a mytouch q. Obviously I stuck with a refurbished s2 as the other choices both suck. The lumia has the same/ worse specs in some areas then the s2.

soupysoup said:
H3adru5H said:
So be done and stop trolling, u don't like the herc get out the forum, have a nice time with whatever device u so choose to upgrade to, I'll keep my nice t989
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No need to get butthurt lol. I was only stating facts. Not only that I clearly stated that this is a good device, so I'm not trolling, or starting a fanboy war.
When you become this infatuated with a device, you grow ignorant to everything else that's out there. To the point where you and others like yourself will talk down the GS3 to make the GS2 seem like it's a dream when in reality, your opinions are far from the truth. This makes you no better than an iPhone fanboy.
This is completely off topic, but the fact is the GS3 is a worthy upgrade to the GS2.
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H3adru5H said:
soupysoup said:
No need to get butthurt lol. I was only stating facts. Not only that I clearly stated that this is a good device, so I'm not trolling, or starting a fanboy war.
When you become this infatuated with a device, you grow ignorant to everything else that's out there. To the point where you and others like yourself will talk down the GS3 to make the GS2 seem like it's a dream when in reality, your opinions are far from the truth. This makes you no better than an iPhone fanboy.
This is completely off topic, but the fact is the GS3 is a worthy upgrade to the GS2.
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Free upgrade maybe. If I had to shell out a penny, it would be for a newer model...S4 or N4....definitely not paying for a phone that is a "bit" better, yes it is a bit better.....if I'm paying anything, it would be for something a lot better!
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kj2112 said:
H3adru5H said:
Free upgrade maybe. If I had to shell out a penny, it would be for a newer model...S4 or N4....definitely not paying for a phone that is a "bit" better, yes it is a bit better.....if I'm paying anything, it would be for something a lot better!
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Oh yea of course lol Why get a GS3 when the GS4 is out. Too many good phones. Moto X looks like a real winner though. That device is sexy.
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kj2112 said:
Oh yea of course lol Why get a GS3 when the GS4 is out. Too many good phones. Moto X looks like a real winner though. That device is sexy.
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After my experience with the galaxy S and now S2....I'm probably gonna stick with Nexus phones. Probably the one after the N4 now. I like speedy updates, plus the dev section is busy busy. Well, can only speak for my N7 so far.
I do like my S2, and have a year and half left on contract. It handles anything I need it for just fine. So no hurry to upgrade. Maybe if I was hooked on the latest and greatest 3d games....but I don't play many games on my phone.
Don't use the sd slot either.....so I think I'll go nexus when I do get a new one.
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kj2112 said:
H3adru5H said:
After my experience with the galaxy S and now S2....I'm probably gonna stick with Nexus phones. Probably the one after the N4 now. I like speedy updates, plus the dev section is busy busy. Well, can only speak for my N7 so far.
I do like my S2, and have a year and half left on contract. It handles anything I need it for just fine. So no hurry to upgrade. Maybe if I was hooked on the latest and greatest 3d games....but I don't play many games on my phone.
Don't use the sd slot either.....so I think I'll go nexus when I do get a new one.
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Same here. Honestly, all I want is the smoothest experience possible. I'm tired of the missing frames, general choppiness lag that I experience sometimes with my GS2. I considered a Nexus, but I'm not the biggest LG fan. Though their Optimus G2 is one sexy ass device.
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H3adru5H said:
I don't understand how people can still be infatuated with this phone. It's a good phone, but it's outdated. Don't know why I haven't upgraded yet, but I'm beyond sick of this device. The Snapdragon s3 chip is showing it's age. I'd take an GS3 any over this phone.
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I feel the exact way, for me its the money, If i had enough I would have gotten the galaxy note 2 months ago, same situation with the S4. I don't have a job right now so I can't even afford the extra 20. I wouldn't have any phone service if it weren't for my dad helping me out.

I already ordered an HTC One yesterday which I'll be picking up tomorrow but I might hold back on actually using the new phone. I'm pretty surprised that the Galaxy SII, despite its age still has an abundance of developer support (not to mention the ROM ports with Linaro available)