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URGENT: should I swap my X10 for a Galaxy S?

The title is pretty self explanatory. A friend is willing to swap - one for one - my x10 for her Samsung Galaxy S. Please tell me if you think it is a good trade for me - for both long and short term. State pros and cons of the swap if possible.
Thanks a bunch!

Go for it. I say that for no reason other than that i think its a better phone
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Frolex said:
The title is pretty self explanatory. A friend is willing to swap - one for one - my x10 for her Samsung Galaxy S. Please tell me if you think it is a good trade for me - for both long and short term. State pros and cons of the swap if possible.
Thanks a bunch!
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Galaxy S is way better phone I have both.

I guess samsung galaxy S2 is coming soon !!!

Well in theory its a good swap, in terms of hardware the Galaxy S is lightly better than the X10i, the GPU in the Galaxy S is unmatched but the camera is a lot better in the X10i cos soon it will have HD recording with Continuous Autofocus which is brill, plus that beautiful screen is to die for in the Galaxy S, X10i beats the Galaxy S in terms of design, cos Galaxy S jus Looks like an iPhone wannabe, im stickin to my X10i even though i got offered a HTC Desire HD. Once it gets the 2.1 Update il be fully happy.

npk21 said:
I guess samsung galaxy S2 is coming soon !!!
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I doubt I would be able to swap my x10 for that though...without the use of money i mean.
What about the upcoming 2.1? Is that anything to hope for and any reason to hold on to the x10?

sofir786 said:
Well in theory its a good swap, in terms of hardware the Galaxy S is lightly better than the X10i, the GPU in the Galaxy S is unmatched but the camera is a lot better in the X10i cos soon it will have HD recording with Continuous Autofocus which is brill, plus that beautiful screen is to die for in the Galaxy S, X10i beats the Galaxy S in terms of design, cos Galaxy S jus Looks like an iPhone wannabe, im stickin to my X10i even though i got offered a HTC Desire HD. Once it gets the 2.1 Update il be fully happy.
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YOU WERE OFFERED A DESIRE HD?
If I could make that swap I wouldnt hesitate one second. Is there any chance I could get in contact with this person ? The Desire HD just has so much more to offer, why would you decline?

is samsung galaxy S2 a rumour?

Frolex said:
The title is pretty self explanatory. A friend is willing to swap - one for one - my x10 for her Samsung Galaxy S. Please tell me if you think it is a good trade for me - for both long and short term. State pros and cons of the swap if possible.
Thanks a bunch!
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Get a galaxy s, I have watched x10 vs galaxy s videos and most of them, galaxy wins by a mile.
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I 'd say go for it. After 5 months wait for 2.1 I would change without second thought.
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Absolutely! If you don't want to trade, I will! lol

Yeah... Agree for the SGS... I also have them both.
Only for the screen and the screen responsiveness already the SGS is way superior, not to mention the much better audio volume, audio equilizer, more memory, ability to remove the sd-card without having to remove the battery, fm radio, divx/xvid playback... and so much more...
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He must have a reason to swap.Maybe not happy with it?

if you don't mind to get GPS issues and lag within the core chip of the galaxy S go for it, the Amoled display is brighter and the photo camera is better, also there is no flashlight on the samsung
also, the amoled consumes more battery displaying the white color, keep that in mind.

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He must have a reason to swap.Maybe not happy with it?
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no that is not the case. She is not aware of the power of android and wants to sell it along with her blackberry to buy an Iphone 4. An ignorant decision according to me and probably many of you, but for the common phone user who dont quite know how to use android it looks appealing. Therefore she accepted a swap because she is selling it either way.

ellokomen said:
if you don't mind to get GPS issues and lag within the core chip of the galaxy S go for it, the Amoled display is brighter and the photo camera is better, also there is no flashlight on the samsung
also, the amoled consumes more battery displaying the white color, keep that in mind.
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i did some reading, and isnt there a lagfix or something to solve the lag problem? or is that incorrect?

I loved my x10 but ended up trading it for a HTC desire nd its the best phone I've had so far I've also had the galaxy s which is also a good phone I just think the build quality is tacky
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If that's the case, you can try...but just wait for the update if you can...
Frolex said:
no that is not the case. She is not aware of the power of android and wants to sell it along with her blackberry to buy an Iphone 4. An ignorant decision according to me and probably many of you, but for the common phone user who dont quite know how to use android it looks appealing. Therefore she accepted a swap because she is selling it either way.
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My Samsung Captivate is my first android phone and I've never handled an x10, so I can't make a direct comparison. But I'm very pleased with it and I doubt you would be disappointed. It is ridiculously simple to mod. I had mine rooted & Froyo'd the same day I got it. The xda SGS forums are *very* active, so if you are interested in trying different hacks/ROMs, the SGS is a good choice
ellokomen said:
if you don't mind to get GPS issues and lag within the core chip of the galaxy S go for it, the Amoled display is brighter and the photo camera is better, also there is no flashlight on the samsung
also, the amoled consumes more battery displaying the white color, keep that in mind.
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My phone was slow getting a sat lock (sometimes >20 secs) while it had Eclair, but now it consistently gets a lock within 5 seconds. Lag is noticeable only when there are multiple apps still running in background. This is easily remedied by killing unneeded apps. If you think it's still laggy, you can install One Click Lag Fix (OCLF) and lag disappears automagically
Yes, the screen consumes juice to show colors & white, but it uses *no* battery to show black. That is also why the contrast is awesome (black is black, not dark grey)
My phone's camera isn't the best and there's no LED flash, but it's good enough for quick shots of everyday stuff
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No.
The only thing I like about the Galaxy S is the screen, it really is better than the X10's. That's about it though -- I wouldn't be wanting to hold that - as someone already mentioned - horribly tacky looking phone. It's embarassing. Samsung's TouchWiz UI is comical. Seemingly they targeted the 8-12 year old crowd and by the looks of it, they've succeeded. The X10's UI is FAR more profesional looking.
The X10's build quality and looks are to die for, I wouldn't even dream about swapping it for anything else. I've also demonstrated the X10 to many inquisitive people, definitely much more than when I had the iPhone previously. Currently it can be modded to a decent level as you can see from the Homescreen screenshots thread -- and with 2.1 coming, I'm confident it'll address few other shortcomings the X10 initially had when it launched. Personally I don't care about 16 million colors, it doesn't seem to hinder my media experience one bit.
Ultimately, it's your choice -- all the best

Galaxy s II :)

http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...-for-mw/&category=classic&icid=eng_latest_art

Wow! wonderful. so when will it be on the U.S?
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Nero v5

Now •••That's what I'm talking about !!!•••
This will take me away from my Vibrant for sure !!
@eunkipark92---thanks for the heads up

woooow...i will either change to this or the htc pyramid....simply amazing piece of work that is...

Agree, this does look pretty bad ass! I'm like the others, still waiting to see the confirmed specs and pics for the HTC Pyramid.
Hooray for dual core phones!!!!
- Mat

Very nice indeed. However, I think overall, I'd still prefer the Atrix 4G: timelier updates (save for the cliq debacle, which seems to have been an isolated incident, all other headsets that got FroYo rather quickly considered), a more manageable screen size (4" screen is the sweet spot for me), and a higher resolution screen, despite the smaller size (higher pixel density FTW).
We still don't know how much RAM it'll have, as the Atrix 4G will have 1GB and the only other dual core phone out now has only 512MB, and how big a battery it'll have (The Atrix 4G packing a 1930mAH), and whether it'll have fingerprint reader for unlocking the phone (highly doubtful though).
Unless the Galaxy S II has another trick up its sleeve, it'll lose my business. Samsung's "whatever" attitude helps no one. While Motorola is infinitely less developer friendly, with the Tegra 2 at the core, I doubt anyone will be hurting for speed, and there's still a certain degree of customization that can take place in stock phones, so those who hate Motoblur can go with a different launcher to change things up, among other things.

Bernardos70 said:
Very nice indeed. However, I think overall, I'd still prefer the Atrix 4G: timelier updates (save for the cliq debacle, which seems to have been an isolated incident, all other headsets that got FroYo rather quickly considered), a more manageable screen size (4" screen is the sweet spot for me), and a higher resolution screen, despite the smaller size (higher pixel density FTW).
We still don't know how much RAM it'll have, as the Atrix 4G will have 1GB and the only other dual core phone out now has only 512MB, and how big a battery it'll have (The Atrix 4G packing a 1930mAH), and whether it'll have fingerprint reader for unlocking the phone (highly doubtful though).
Unless the Galaxy S II has another trick up its sleeve, it'll lose my business. Samsung's "whatever" attitude helps no one. While Motorola is infinitely less developer friendly, with the Tegra 2 at the core, I doubt anyone will be hurting for speed, and there's still a certain degree of customization that can take place in stock phones, so those who hate Motoblur can go with a different launcher to change things up, among other things.
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Atrix too expensive..
And u will be stuck with att...
I did some research for you, I'm Korean so I can get the infos from Korean website.
http://m.blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=atomkit7&logNo=120122560143&categoryNo=0&currentPage=1&sortType=recent
U probably cant read it but it days it will have, 1gb ddr2 ram, with 1970 mah battery. 8 mega pixel camera with flash, 1080p and hdmi support
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150 bucks is less than I paid for my Vibrant.

Oh ny god :-( i still have to wait 2 years.
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I will #neveragain buy a samsung phone. If you do, you're a tool.
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http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...-for-mw/&category=classic&icid=eng_latest_art
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I knew there was a reason I didn't post this link yesterday. Few conflicts it seems.
http://www.bgr.com/2011/02/11/full-specifications-of-galaxy-s-2-desire-hd2-desire-2-wildfire-2-leak/
Not sure which to follow but I highly doubt we are getting a dual core.

I'm pretty sure they're both 2core, the s2 and hd7desire2, but as for s2 I've heard 1.2 gig and now hearing 1.0 gig. Nice to have a choice between two 4.3 Android handsets for Tmo.
Don't blame me, blame my keyboard's autocorrection algorithm.

demize! said:
I'm pretty sure they're both 2core, the s2 and hd7desire2, but as for s2 I've heard 1.2 gig and now hearing 1.0 gig. Nice to have a choice between two 4.3 Android handsets for Tmo.
Don't blame me, blame my keyboard's autocorrection algorithm.
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The 1.2 says Snapdragon.
I doubt the S2 will have a snapdragon over Exynos.

They're not going to use snapdragon processor. Why would they... they just announced their dual core processor exynos.
Galaxy s2 will have dual core..
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christpuncher said:
I will #neveragain buy a samsung phone. If you do, you're a tool.
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Neither am I. First Samsung phone and I was disappointed. Oh well.

Ugh, bigger screen but same resolution? The only way this would be acceptable is if they got rid of the pentile arrangement. Otherwise, my next phone will have qHD at the very least.

Is this the samsung infuse?
-speed demon

No its galaxy s 2
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Kubernetes said:
Ugh, bigger screen but same resolution? The only way this would be acceptable is if they got rid of the pentile arrangement. Otherwise, my next phone will have qHD at the very least.
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Hehe at least it has more subpixel than atrix
bionix 1.2.1 with adw launcher ex

It looks too similar to an iphone

SGS1 or SGS2?

I never used smartphone and now decided to buy one. Obviously SGS2 is better phone but it costs like 1.7x times more than SGS1. What you guys think it's worth overpaying that much for newer version of galaxy or SGS1 is still really good phone?

SGS1 Excellent phone but this is a much better phone. Buy what you need .
jje
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Right now, yeah, you could get by pretty well with a galaxy s1. The question is, how well will it work in a year and a half? The 3 real arguments for the S2 over the S1 right now are:
1) It's a shiny new toy and I want it really bad.
2) It's somewhat more future-proof. This phone won't be the best in a year and a half, but it will still be pretty good.
3) I'm a huge power-user, and I fall into the 1% of phone users who push the hardware to the limits, and so yes, I need this phone.
Honestly, for me it was a combination of 1 and 2

I have both, and are both very good phones, but out of the two the SGS2 wins hands down, just by the slickness of it, no jerkiness when scrolling or playing HD games , and the extra size in display really does make a difference too !

Both are great phones. If you are planning to keep the phone for a while then I'd recommend the SG2 as dual core is not really being maximised at the moment but should do in the future but then hey we may get quad core phones. If audio is important to you then get the SG1 with the voodoo sound its one of the best mobile devices for audio playback the SG2 has a different sound card which is inferior.
You'll be happy with either, SG1 still has a good following, also check out the forthcoming galaxy plus.
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Right now, yeah, you could get by pretty well with a galaxy s1. The question is, how well will it work in a year and a half? The 3 real arguments for the S2 over the S1 right now are:
1) It's a shiny new toy and I want it really bad.
2) It's somewhat more future-proof. This phone won't be the best in a year and a half, but it will still be pretty good.
3) I'm a huge power-user, and I fall into the 1% of phone users who push the hardware to the limits, and so yes, I need this phone.
Honestly, for me it was a combination of 1 and 2
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I would say main reason for me would be 2). I want a device which going to be good in the following 2-3 years. But on the other hand SGS1 will be good as well I don't care about playing games.
What really makes me want buying SGS2 vs. SGS1 is the less lag and more ram - I care most about those things. People say SGS2 is much faster and less laggy.
Today I saw it and it's really huge, maybe even too huge

You can easily flash gingerbread 2.3.4 on the s1. No lag whatsover and a faster filesystem ext4. I have a 10 year old pc of similar hardware and dont see why the s1 is not goo enough for a few years. I used to have one before I lost it
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Both are great phones, but at this time the SGS2 is the better option.

Sgs2 has hspa+. And there are spots in my country where i get this. The real usefullness of this phone will happen by next year where there will be lots of accesories. I plan to keep this for 3 years.
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lol offcourse sgs2 no doubt on it !!!

I feel it's going to be a difficult decision

I have both. I wouldn't have either if Samsung didn't fix my GS1 for free, but it's clear i couldn't go back to it, it's either GS2 or nothing. The speed difference is massive and that's why my wife has the 1 and i have 2.

I came from the SGS and got the SGS II now. For me the kicker was the lag and overall smoothness. SGS II has zero lag on scrolling, browsing, and on opening apps. And it doesn't matter how many apps you have open. There is a huge huge difference in lag and smoothness between the two.
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I have a sgs1 and I did some comparison tests with my neighbour's sgs2
The sgs1 got only 2 advantages:
The sound is superior even without voodoo tweaks...actually the sgs1 got the best sound of all devices I tested including some standalone MP3 players
The second advantage is the price that is going down exactly because of the sgs2
For all other features the sgs2 is better
I think I will wait for the next sgs (3?) device, hoping that it will have the wolson sound chipset again or better, since this is one of the main features for me (the sound)
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Edit: and with sgs3 I mean Hercules ??

Thx for advices!
Now after reading about amoled screens I started to worry about possible screen burn in after some time. I buy phone for 3+ years I would be very dissapointed if the screen won't last that long..

You gotta get your information sources straight man...
It make no sense what you are talking about...

I recently got the SG2 (replacement for a broken htc desire) and the phone feels so much better. My dad has the sg1 and i'd rather have the sg2. I reckon if you bought the sg1 and a mate of yours showed you his nice new sg2 you would be jealous.

I was jealous...till I went comparing the sound quality....
Now I will wait on the Samsung hercules, hoping it is going to have the Wolfson chipset back as the sgs1 has:
http://www.androidauthority.com/sam...-hercules-coming-to-t-mobile-in-august-14441/

So the price difference where I live is exactly 2x more for SGS2 than for SGS1. Do you think it's worth paying two times more?

Kblavkalash said:
So the price difference where I live is exactly 2x more for SGS2 than for SGS1. Do you think it's worth paying two times more?
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Re-read my post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15870440&postcount=14
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[Q] Atrix or Nexus S or wait for galaxy s2?

Yeah yeah, I've seen the similar threads but they're not up to date especially with gingerbread released. I'm due for an upgrade on the 26th and want to get a new phone before college in mid August. I've posted a similar forum excluding the nexus on the gs2 forum, but I want to hear the other side. I prefer the 4" screen, but also want to root and not have motoblur, and I hear the phone lags when you do that. I realize the nexus s is single core but are dual cores that much faster with current software? I like longer battery life and an led notfier since I'm coming from a blackberry Curve. Can anyone say how the screens compare, I've heard the pentile display is terrible, but have yet to see for myself. Finally I'm told that the atrix does not have neon support, is that a difference for the average user? Thanks in advance.

Thewalrus0034 said:
Yeah yeah, I've seen the similar threads but they're not up to date especially with gingerbread released. I'm due for an upgrade on the 26th and want to get a new phone before college in mid August. I've posted a similar forum excluding the nexus on the gs2 forum, but I want to hear the other side. I prefer the 4" screen, but also want to root and not have motoblur, and I hear the phone lags when you do that. I realize the nexus s is single core but are dual cores that much faster with current software? I like longer battery life and an led notfier since I'm coming from a blackberry Curve. Can anyone say how the screens compare, I've heard the pentile display is terrible, but have yet to see for myself. Finally I'm told that the atrix does not have neon support, is that a difference for the average user? Thanks in advance.
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I've had a nexus s and it does not lag at all, neither does my atrix. Single core or dual core it doesn't seem to make a difference to me. In my experience the atrix has better battery life. As far as the screens go that's a matter of opinion, the samoled seems more vibrant but is utterly useless in sunlight. As much as I hate BLUR, I chose the atrix over the nexus s and once we have an AOSP Rom I will have no regrets whatsoever.
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Thewalrus0034 said:
Yeah yeah, I've seen the similar threads but they're not up to date especially with gingerbread released. I'm due for an upgrade on the 26th and want to get a new phone before college in mid August. I've posted a similar forum excluding the nexus on the gs2 forum, but I want to hear the other side. I prefer the 4" screen, but also want to root and not have motoblur, and I hear the phone lags when you do that. I realize the nexus s is single core but are dual cores that much faster with current software? I like longer battery life and an led notfier since I'm coming from a blackberry Curve. Can anyone say how the screens compare, I've heard the pentile display is terrible, but have yet to see for myself. Finally I'm told that the atrix does not have neon support, is that a difference for the average user? Thanks in advance.
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I had the nexus s, it wasn't much of an improvement over my custom rommed Captivate, so I took it back. I was also looking forward to the Galaxy S2's release in America, until I got Gingerbread on my Atrix. There is no way the GS2 will be a substantial improvement over my Atrix now.
The Motorola Atrix was voted as the best phone at CES, and with Gingerbread it lives up to those accolades. Froyo and the ridiculous price of the lapdock killed this phone's initial release.
Take a look at the top results on Smartbench 2011, there is a reason Samsung delayed the GS2's release and overclocked it to 1.2ghz. Once the Atrix gets overclocked to 1.5ghz, those top results will change.

Dell2 said:
Once the Atrix gets overclocked to 1.5ghz, those top results will change.
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So will the battery life lol

Also, does the lack of NEON support make a difference for the average user?
EDIT: reread my post, thought I didn't include the question, reread it again, realized I did.

Thewalrus0034 said:
Also, does the lack of NEON support make a difference for the average user?
EDIT: reread my post, thought I didn't include the question, reread it again, realized I did.
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I was worried about lack of neon. But honestly it doesn't even matter at this point in time, apps don't even come close to making neon cpu make any difference whatsoever.
By the way, just got an atrix today! Found craigslist superb deal.
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RogerPodacter said:
I was worried about lack of neon. But honestly it doesn't even matter at this point in time, apps don't even come close to making neon cpu make any difference whatsoever.
By the way, just got an atrix today! Found craigslist superb deal.
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If you want to play normal or hi profile x264 it does.
Really annoying to have to re-encode to baseline x264. For xxxx's sake this phone can push 3D pixels like Samurai Vengeance II but can't handle HD video encoding, WTF.

I had nexus so and atrix together for two weeks. There is major performance difference between the two. Nexus s's 512 mb ram was the deal breaker for me, it was not enough. I think I'm spoiled by the 1gb ram.
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If you want to play normal or hi profile x264 it does.
Really annoying to have to re-encode to baseline x264. For xxxx's sake this phone can push 3D pixels like Samurai Vengeance II but can't handle HD video encoding, WTF.
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Saw a topic where someone played it with gingerbread, so no.
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I really like my Atrix, but I would wait and see what the next Nexus phone will bring.

Atrix ftw, i think its best phone so far for me

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Saw a topic where someone played it with gingerbread, so no.
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well thats welcome news. I'll do some research. A really time consuming thing to investigate (encode, copy to phone, see if it plays, rinse and repeat)

I own both and I prefer the Atrix.
With an AOSP ROM this phone will scream.
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Thewalrus0034 said:
Yeah yeah, I've seen the similar threads but they're not up to date especially with gingerbread released. I'm due for an upgrade on the 26th and want to get a new phone before college in mid August. I've posted a similar forum excluding the nexus on the gs2 forum, but I want to hear the other side. I prefer the 4" screen, but also want to root and not have motoblur, and I hear the phone lags when you do that. I realize the nexus s is single core but are dual cores that much faster with current software? I like longer battery life and an led notfier since I'm coming from a blackberry Curve. Can anyone say how the screens compare, I've heard the pentile display is terrible, but have yet to see for myself. Finally I'm told that the atrix does not have neon support, is that a difference for the average user? Thanks in advance.
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I would stay away from the Nexus S. Ya, it's Raw Goog but the sub-par RAM, single core chip and cheap plastic construction just aren't worth it especially on a new contract.
I'm loving my Atrix on GB, rooted, de-blurred (Titanium freeze) and running Go Launcher EX. I experience no lag, web browser is lighting fast, GPS is the best I've experienced from a phone. That's my experience and opinion. Considering the timing of your upgrade I would suggest checking the SG2 out as it may be more to your liking. Some people like Sammy HW some don't (I personally hate it, especially their damn "Chin" design philosophy).
That said, you cannot go wrong with the Atrix, it's an excellent phone. I traded in my Inspire 4G at a loss and don't regret my decision one bit.
Oh, and DL/UL speed in Houston, TX I've been averaging 3.5mb down (6 max) and 1.3mb up (2.1 max). Inspire 4G never made it over 2.5 down (1 Ghz. w/ 768mb RAM). Atrix is on par with my friend's EVO 4G (Sprint WiMax, he avgs 2-3 but has a max he's gotten of 7 once) and another friend's T-Bolt (Verizon LTE, 5-6 avg and a max of 8). And yes processor and RAM do affect your up/down as it's partially determined by the amount of data your phone can process, another reason to stay away from the S at this point.

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well thats welcome news. I'll do some research. A really time consuming thing to investigate (encode, copy to phone, see if it plays, rinse and repeat)
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Might have been my thread. I apologize, but I was wrong. Even tough performance has increased substantially (from 8-10 fps to an average of 24) when playing high profile h.264, it still isnt perfectly smooth and, for some reason, the episodes of Game of Thrones were mute for me, which indicates a continuing lack of support to audio codecs. After converting it with the Handbrake method, it worked flawlessly.
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The Atrix and the SGS2 have different offerings. SGS2 has a standardly overclocked processor, a bigger, brighter screen, less weight, and a GPU accelerated browser. The Atrix has a much higher pixel density, better battery life, and a specialized game store (Nvidia Tegra Zone which, despite the lack of titles in numbers, the ones it DOES have possess highly improved graphics over standard versions).
And for many of us, it has a lapdock, which is a perfect netbook replacement if all you do is work with word, excel, and light web browsing, being lighter and having better battery life than many netbooks. Its also fun like hell to play at customizing it

I like the overall build with the Motorola Atrix, but without the GPU accelerated and NEON support, would I be at a significant hardware disadvantage for everyday use? I feel I wouldn't. Also, any complaints about the screen?

Okay. Opera provides a gpu accelerated browser that is blazing fast. The screen is really nice, but you may notice grainy greens.
Edit: oh, neon support isn't an issue, at least for me. Most of my videos can be played using moboplayer.
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The atrix also is not sized like a giant brick but weighing like a feather toy (the #1 reason I didn't go for the SGS2). Form factor wins for me. Not to mention in Australia, atrix is 150-200 dollars cheaper.
I would say though with froyo it is noticeably inferior. But that's no longer an issue, whether stock or unlock BL/custom ROM.

If you want a big screen and fast phone....sgs2, if you want sething new and try some mods atrix, if yu are a hard modder HD2
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Now that there's actual photos of the AT&T galaxy family, would anyone consider it a superior choice? I kinda like the idea of a physical keyboard but I'm used to portrait like on my blackberry.

X10 for SGS

I've convinced myself that I would like to trade my x10 for an SGS. Is anyone here going to give me a reason not to?
Only plus with x10 is 8mp camera with 720p video recording.
What do you think?
Ephumuris

The galaxy s is great, but comparing gingerbread and froyo, gingerbread runs laggier on the galaxy s occasionally either because of lack of optimization by samsung or because of lack of RAM (on froyo I'd have 180Mb of ram on boot and the phone runs smoothly for days while on gingerbread, I'd have 140Mb of ram on boot and the ram seems to get used up to 80Mb after a day's usage and the phone becomes laggy).
So, when Ice Cream Sandwich comes, my concern is that the 512Mb of RAM on the SGS might not be sufficient for it to run super smoothly.
But apart from that, the SGS is great, especially on 2.2.1 roms.
However, you might want to consider dual core phones like the SGS2 or the upcoming Nexus Prime.

Thanks for the reply. I'm just changing phones every couple of months getting a feel for different manufacturers as my upgrade is due in 6 months time.
Ephumuris

Actually, HD video recording is better on the SGS!
At least that's what I saw when comparing to my cousin's X10.

better go for sgs 2 bro u get eveything

ephumuris said:
I've convinced myself that I would like to trade my x10 for an SGS. Is anyone here going to give me a reason not to?
Only plus with x10 is 8mp camera with 720p video recording.
What do you think?
Ephumuris
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If you're only trading it like with a friend or stuff like that, just do it.
The SGS also records on 720p. Besides the CPU/GPU on the S is superior than the one embedded in the X10. At least for gaming it is.

One word for you: superamoled
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disclaimernotice said:
The galaxy s is great, but comparing gingerbread and froyo, gingerbread runs laggier on the galaxy s occasionally...
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That is one opinion! Running my SGS on XXJVS firmware with Voodoo kernel and ext4 filesystem is smooth an lag free. If you can wait a bit longer, wait for the S3....

don go for sgs....the choice is sgs2,moto droid,etc if uwana buy now but if u wanto wait abit , then wait for the 2ghz quad process......well iam waiting for one.cause my exp in using android is , like its open ground an more ghz,ram the better it b...for future proof...ive heard a hell of phones with high specs comming the end or mid 2012

I've had my SGS for a year now and I really like it. The customizations that can be done to this phone are incredible. It is fast and reliable.
I have actually watched movies on it when I had to wait for something. The screen is very nice, oh, did I say it was fast?
My only problem with my phone is the GPS is nonexistent. I have tried different fixes, but ruining stock firmware and not rooted, the GPS sucks.
I will be looking for another phone when my contract is up in a year and I do not know if I will return to Samsung.
Ian

SGS has a much better display, more ram, better multitouch technology, bigger battery, significantly better cpu/gpu, native divx support, wireless N tech and bluetooth 3.0 and prob a bunch more pros over the x10. the x10 has a slightly better camera, with flash, i kinda like the look better and thats about it.
So based on what I said, you decide

Kind of sounds like an SGS would be an improvement for now!
For the guys saying wait... I am due an upgrade soon so I'm just after trading maybe add a little money to it too. When my upgrade comes it will be whatever the latest and greatest device is in March 2012!
Ephumuris

yes do it either sgs1 or sgs2

I had an x10 and binned it for the sgs.
I am so happy that i did. The sgs is blazing fast compared to the x10 and there is tons and tons of development going on.
I dont miss anything about my x10 at all

I went from a wildfire to the sgs, I still miss the little bugger
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Did you know that the SGS graphics can elaborate up to 90 millions of triangles per second?

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Did you know that the SGS graphics can elaborate up to 90 millions of triangles per second?
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Holy ****! That's over 9000!

ephumuris said:
I've convinced myself that I would like to trade my x10 for an SGS. Is anyone here going to give me a reason not to?
Only plus with x10 is 8mp camera with 720p video recording.
What do you think?
Ephumuris
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I actually did the exact same thing after a month or 2 of using the X10...this was around same time last year. no regrets.