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I want to upgrade my phone, which one do you recommend?

Hi,
I have a Samsung Vibrant and want to upgrade my phone to Galaxy S II, now do you guys recommend the T-Mobile version or the international version?
Please don't consider only the phone but also the future ROM development also.
Thanks in advance

specs wise I recommend the Tmobile one because of higher process speeds. and for development, I haven't really looked into the international version but the att skyrocket is the same phone as this so whoever gets a better ROM 1st , both sides win because they are compatible with eachother
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I don't know too much about the international version but I believe you will get better data speeds with the Tmobile version depending on your area but the processor is better in the international version.

I recommend going with the international phone. If you are curious about development, check out the forums of each device and see what you like. The international version will also get official updates faster.
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Definitely the international. Especially if development is important to you. Our development is beat.
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barribow said:
Hi,
I have a Samsung Vibrant and want to upgrade my phone to Galaxy S II, now do you guys recommend the T-Mobile version or the international version?
Please don't consider only the phone but also the future ROM development also.
Thanks in advance
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I came from a Vibrant. Went GNexus then went to GS2 today.
I used the Gnexus for about a 9 days and already the GS2 seems way snappier (using the Juggernaut 4.1) Can't say about the battery life on it yet, but with the GNexus I was able to get full day with a single charge with wifi on all day.
Enterrpise email on push along with gmail and hotmail. sms/mms/listen to podcast for about 3.5 hours.
I'll have more details with the gs2 (T989) in the next couple of days.

Why would you get the international version when you would be stuck on edge speeds?
This phone is fast a you would need it to be but its true the development here is slow. I would recommended this phone to anyone in a heart beat.

I couldn't have a phone on Tmobile without wifi calling....thus the Tmobile version
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Okay heres the dealio. Non bias or anything. Internation galaxy s 2= GS2 T-mobile galaxy s 2= 989
The 989 has a larger screen to play with. Not really a necessary thing to have but its nice. The processor on gs2 is alot better. Exynos processor. The only reason the 989 has a bigger number in processor is because its a qualcomm snapdragon. Which is sucks... lol. Exynos has better gpu and cpu control. The cameras the same. And yada. The data is better for tmobile since it is true 4G. (42 mbs) but i dont see using the data a whole lot unless you tether 24/7. But the lack of development in this community is just like the SGS4G. Honestly its cause this phone doesnt really need it. Once we get CM9 then you... Devs will work there asses off cause cm9 is the best and far more developed than stock. But its slow atm. The gs2 already has ics roms i presume and if not then they will really soon! So its all about your patience...
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Thanks to all your replies
isekii said:
I came from a Vibrant. Went GNexus then went to GS2 today.
I used the Gnexus for about a 9 days and already the GS2 seems way snappier (using the Juggernaut 4.1) Can't say about the battery life on it yet, but with the GNexus I was able to get full day with a single charge with wifi on all day.
Enterrpise email on push along with gmail and hotmail. sms/mms/listen to podcast for about 3.5 hours.
I'll have more details with the gs2 (T989) in the next couple of days.
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I thought GNexus would be the best and too expensive also. So, why did you leave that one? Which GS2 did you get, international or Tmobile?
badaphooko01 said:
Why would you get the international version when you would be stuck on edge speeds?
This phone is fast a you would need it to be but its true the development here is slow. I would recommended this phone to anyone in a heart beat.
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Why only Edge? according to Samsung website it has HSPA+
http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxys2/html/specification.html
xsteven77x said:
Definitely the international. Especially if development is important to you. Our development is beat.
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Now you two guys: badaphooko01 and xsteven77x are saying two opposite things while both are in the US using Tmobile
This is the only thing I know for a fact:
International CPU: 1.2 GHz
T-Mobile CPU: 1.5 GHz

phreshjoker said:
Okay heres the dealio. Non bias or anything. Internation galaxy s 2= GS2 T-mobile galaxy s 2= 989
The 989 has a larger screen to play with. Not really a necessary thing to have but its nice. The processor on gs2 is alot better. Exynos processor. The only reason the 989 has a bigger number in processor is because its a qualcomm snapdragon. Which is sucks... lol. Exynos has better gpu and cpu control. The cameras the same. And yada. The data is better for tmobile since it is true 4G. (42 mbs) but i dont see using the data a whole lot unless you tether 24/7. But the lack of development in this community is just like the SGS4G. Honestly its cause this phone doesnt really need it. Once we get CM9 then you... Devs will work there asses off cause cm9 is the best and far more developed than stock. But its slow atm. The gs2 already has ics roms i presume and if not then they will really soon! So its all about your patience...
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Why Do you say Exynos is better? Any proof? at least gs2 is higher in GHz.

The exynos has a smoother transitions and i compared it to a sprint gs2 with an exynos processor. The game asphalt is noticeably smoother on the exynos processor. And number doesnt matter at all. Windows phones are still 1.0 ghz and not evem dula core and can do perfect with animations and games. Honeslty dual core is nonsense... But exynos is an all around better processor. If you dont believe me then go to a sprint store and play around with their gs2
barribow said:
Why Do you say Exynos is better? Any proof? at least gs2 is higher in GHz.
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T989 is a 1.5 qualcomm snapdragon processor. While the international is a 1.2 dualcore exynos processor
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Why Do you say Exynos is better? Any proof? at least gs2 is higher in GHz.
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I missed the sweet deal breaker fact that international version is way more expensive

Haha well come on board welcome to the forum wants to coffee?
barribow said:
I missed the sweet deal breaker fact that international version is way more expensive
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And its only edge it runs on different frequencies
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myunitisz said:
And its only edge it runs on different frequencies
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So, I think I got the answer then.

HTC One X VS OUR Nexus？

Anyone else think our galaxy nexus is outdated now that htc released its one x？ i couldnt help thinking how smooth vanilla ics would be one that beast.
seeing the sense speed on it made me even more impressed.....
anyone care to discuss this？
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Kevin Ma said:
Anyone else think our galaxy nexus is outdated now that htc released its one x？ i couldnt help thinking how smooth vanilla ics would be one that beast.
seeing the sense speed on it made me even more impressed.....
anyone care to discuss this？
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Is that the one that's only getting 2 cores stateside?

Kevin Ma said:
Anyone else think our galaxy nexus is outdated now that htc released its one x？ i couldnt help thinking how smooth vanilla ics would be one that beast.
seeing the sense speed on it made me even more impressed.....
anyone care to discuss this？
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No lol. Not even close to a consideration here. It has Sense. And its not a Nexus... by the time this comes out the Nexus will be 5 months old and it still isn't a consideration for me.
dmmarck said:
Is that the one that's only getting 2 cores stateside?
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Yes. Its gonna have Snapdragon S4 dual core (which should have good performance though) in order to have AT&T LTE.
Also, it only has 512mb RAM. Releasing in April... Really?

The phone hasn't been released. The quad core version might best the Nexus but still have sense.
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HTC put themselves in trouble the way I see it.. they release a few new phones that are not very impressive.. yea it has ics and a few cool features and a quad core processor which every phone will soon have but not anything to die for... I would take a gsII over this and its a year old... and now with the GSIII coming out soon, this will be outdated in know time.. I'm slightly disappointed:/ so I will defiantly be holding on to my nexus for at least a year unless Samsung really impresses me!
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Mitchmoney said:
HTC put themselves in trouble the way I see it.. they release a few new phones that are not very impressive.. yea it has ics and a few cool features but not anything to die for... I would take a gsII over this and its a year old... and now with the GSIII coming out soon, this will be outdated in know time.. I'm slightly disappointed:/ so I will defiantly be holding on to my nexus for at least a year unless Samsung really impresses me!
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The phones are quad core minus the at&t version.. how is that dated?
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joshnichols189 said:
The phones are quad core minus the at&t version.. how is that dated?
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I just realized I forgot to add that in so I modified my post but all phones will have quad core soon...dual core on my nexus is fast enough for me.. yea, a quad core wouldn't hurt but what they released is not eye opening to me..
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martonikaj said:
No lol. Not even close to a consideration here. It has Sense. And its not a Nexus... by the time this comes out the Nexus will be 5 months old and it still isn't a consideration for me.
Yes. Its gonna have Snapdragon S4 dual core (which should have good performance though) in order to have AT&T LTE.
Also, it only has 512mb RAM. Releasing in April... Really?
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Why does it matter that it has Sense? You and majority of the people on XDA have a custom rom loaded. Even though the Galaxy Nexus has pure Android, many use a custom rom.
If you were given a phone with 512mb ram and 1gb of ram, I bet you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
An April release is considered good for Android. That's a little over a month away. Android manufacturers are notorious for announcing a device well before the release date.

Device envy is such a buzz kill!
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HTC sucks. After the hd2 there hasn't been one good device from them. Our device will not be outdated. Nexus s and Galaxy Nexus will be future proof. I'm only supporting Samsung they seem to be the only consistent company as far as devices.
How about releasing a quad core hd2 with a better display and ffc. That phone will never die. Endless support.
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jekyoo_style said:
Why does it matter that it has Sense? You and majority of the people on XDA have a custom rom loaded. Even though the Galaxy Nexus has pure Android, many use a custom rom.
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Actually I don't have a custom ROM. That's why I bought a Nexus lol. And that doesn't mean I can't hate on Sense (had an Evo 4G, and I'm scarred for life). I'm glad they're making it lighter than previous versions, but its still there...
If you were given a phone with 512mb ram and 1gb of ram, I bet you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
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Thing is, its being released already behind on this spec. Phones already have 1gb RAM. It will be VERY tired with 512mb a year from now when I'm expected to still be using it. Not future proof at all with 512mb, that's my point.
An April release is considered good for Android. That's a little over a month away. Android manufacturers are notorious for launching a device well before the release date.
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I'm not hating on the release date. I'm simply pointing out that its coming out in April and at that point the GSM GNex is coming up on 5months old and I still wouldn't consider it.

dmmarck said:
Device envy is such a buzz kill!
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agree with this.
you have the money, just buy it.

Generic "OMGZ! A NEW PHONE VS OUR Nexus" answer:
No, I'm not interested, otherwise I would take part in the discussion in the proper sub-forum.
Also I'm not interested if there is any extra UI on it that I cannot disable/uninstall.
The manufacturer doesn't release the original ROM for download so I can flash it back if necessary? Not interested.
Deserved 1-star rating for the thread: applied.

Valynor said:
Generic "OMGZ! A NEW PHONE VS OUR Nexus" answer:
No, I'm not interested, otherwise I would take part in the discussion in the proper sub-forum.
Also I'm not interested if there is any extra UI on it that I cannot disable/uninstall.
The manufacturer doesn't release the original ROM for download so I can flash it back if necessary? Not interested.
Deserved 1-star rating for the thread: applied.
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Its MWC, get ready for a bunch of these threads.

Seriously?
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martonikaj said:
Its MWC, get ready for a bunch of these threads.
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That's why I went for a generic copy&paste answer! ;-)

Valynor said:
That's why I went for a generic copy&paste answer! ;-)
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Which I totally agree with, btw.

martonikaj said:
Its MWC, get ready for a bunch of these threads.
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+ 100000
Lol
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just wondering guys, lol, chill. im still in love my gnex. especially the on screen buttons

jekyoo_style said:
If you were given a phone with 512mb ram and 1gb of ram, I bet you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
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Yes you will notice, same as dual core vs single core. With 1GB of data more resources can be loaded for the launcher. I like not having my launcher not have to be reloaded all the time.
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2GB RAM Galaxy S3....

Havent seen any post yet so i believe its a good news....
http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s3-specs-ntt-docomo-86272/
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Can't let LG have the edge
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Im prying god any US variant come with something similar or better...
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Hope the Sprint version gets exynos.

Ascertion said:
Hope the Sprint version gets exynos.
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no american carrier is getting one with an exynos
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I dont think so because the 4G LTE but at least an s4 1.5 or 2.0ghz dual core 2GB ram 12 MP camera would be awsomeee....
Still dreaming....
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Ascertion said:
Hope the Sprint version gets exynos.
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I do too! that let alone will make me get the sgs3, exynos with beautiful 2GB of ram.. mmm!~

Im saving from now to get an unlocked japanese version...lol
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Am I the only one that feels like TouchWiz has gotten even worse. Granted I haven't seen much but it doesn't even look complete.
I hate to say it but I think Samsung is throwing away its lead with this device, especially when you see what HTC has coming.

Febby said:
I do too! that let alone will make me get the sgs3, exynos with beautiful 2GB of ram.. mmm!~
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did you read any of the above posts before you replied?

stumpyz9 said:
no american carrier is getting one with an exynos
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They said that all last year about the sgsii. American units were supposed to get the Tegra 2. Not basing the specs off rumors.

cnstarz said:
did you read any of the above posts before you replied?
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No I didn't because I left my phone on the reply screen via tapatalk as I typed my message. Also, no one can officially determine what might come to be within the next months.
So your point being is? We both hope the sprint version gets the 2 GB's of ram, and an exynos processor.

It won't be Exynos... as of now, those are incompatible with 4G networks. Unless some technology breakthrough occurs, then it's the S4. But the S4 isn't really even worse than the Exynos. Granted it is dual core, it still benchmarks really similar scores.
The 2GB RAM sounds like a likely possibility though. I'm sure they would include it if the Japanese get it with the same processor.

Wasn't Sony suppose to release a 12mp android soon?
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Febby said:
No I didn't because I left my phone on the reply screen via tapatalk as I typed my message. Also, no one can officially determine what might come to be within the next months.
So your point being is? We both hope the sprint version gets the 2 GB's of ram, and an exynos processor.
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i think it's fairly obvious what my point was... you may as well include time travel in your list of hopeful features.

cnstarz said:
i think it's fairly obvious what my point was... you may as well include time travel in your list of hopeful features.
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I guess being a wishful thinker is against your code or something.

Make this happen with a quadcore exynos a15
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y'all need to stop making these threads about the gs3 and evoLTE. There are enough of them already, have nothing to do with the et4g, and these phones already have their designated sections on xda. this ****s annoying

Well, all the more that a relative will be picking this up when it goes on sale. (Docomo is only giving a June-July timeframe right now)
Their website now has it listed although it's a little light on specs right now:
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/2012_summer_feature/lineup/spec_next.html
English version (from OP link)
http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/files/20120516_attachment_02.pdf

Difference of processors

Is there any difference from the processor of the note 2 from the s3 and note 10.1? Aside from it being overclocked by 200mhz of course I somewhat read before about something that says that ours has a rev.2 something. Inwas just curious for more information which is why I asked. Thanks!
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wtfshouldidonow said:
Is there any difference from the processor of the note 2 from the s3 and note 10.1? Aside from it being overclocked by 200mhz of course I somewhat read before about something that says that ours has a rev.2 something. Inwas just curious for more information which is why I asked. Thanks!
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Yes,you are correct ,they have the same processor.

leamoor said:
Yes,you are correct ,they have the same processor.
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I believe that is correct... in Europe/Asia. But I thought Samsung used a different chip for the US GS3.
Pretty sure the Note10.1 is the same though
EDIT: Nevermind! I somehow stumbled into the International GN2 forum... not sure how.

The US GS3 uses a Qualcomm dual core

DO we have a dual core or quad core?

I bought the galaxy s iii a few days ago when i came to realize the dealer had no idea what she was tlaking about. How do i go about ensuring i have a dual core or quad core? The box says dual core but i had believed it to be a quad core..... what do i have?
Thanks

US models, such as those used on AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint run of dual-core processors while the international S3 has quad-core processors.

What is your model number?
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peneoark said:
What is your model number?
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I747 how do i get the other version?

blspyro said:
I747 how do i get the other version?
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You'd have to buy the International Galaxy SIII (i9300). It has the quad core Exynos, but only 1 GB of RAM rather than 2 and no LTE radio. It's not worth it just to get more cores (which aren't by any means an end-all-be-all indicator of performance anyway).

actually, the i9305 (i think that's the model number) is an international version with 2gb of ram and lte.

hey thanks for the information guys think i will be staying with the phone. Wish the people selling the phones would not lie to my face however but after doing some research i can see i still have a great phone and it appears to be better than the international.
the 9305 has both?

blspyro said:
hey thanks for the information guys think i will be staying with the phone. Wish the people selling the phones would not lie to my face however but after doing some research i can see i still have a great phone and it appears to be better than the international.
the 9305 has both?
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yes

any idea how to get that? is it available for at&t or should i stop putting my hopes up and deal with what i have.
Thanks for the info guys.

blspyro said:
any idea how to get that? is it available for at&t?
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no, it's the international version still. try looking in the international forums for people in the us who have gotten the phone, they'd have better advice for you, as i don't own the phone. but if that doesn't help, i'd try finding cell phone sites that sell it and ship to wherever you live.

blspyro said:
any idea how to get that? is it available for at&t or should i stop putting my hopes up and deal with what i have.
Thanks for the info guys.
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Negri and new egg sell them. Stick with the us though.
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BaconStep said:
Negri and new egg sell them. Stick with the us though.
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This.
There's no reason to want more. The dual core + 2gb ram runs everything you phone can run anyway.

Dual core + 2gb RAM beats quad core + 1 GB. Trust me I have a quad core nexus 7 and I can over clock it to 1.7ghz and its still not as smooth as my gs3 at 1.5ghz. The snapdragon s4 is high end dual core, very power efficient and fast. Also can be over clocked to 2.1ghz with ktoonsez kernel.