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I'm trying to decide between Galaxy S II or the Nexus S. Any insights? I like the screen size of Galaxy S II. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
There is no comparison between those two phones, GSII wins all the way. In fact it's the best one out there, I don't see any reason for the Nexus.
Go for the SGSII or wait for the Nexus Prime
if you can afford both then go with the gs2. while the nexus s is actually really fast and works well, it is last years tech and we are already more than half way through this year. the gs2 is very powerful and should provide you with a longer life due to its higher end specs being more compatible with future versions of android.
i personally like the bigger screen and overall feel of the gs2 and have found that the battery lasts longer as well
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I'm trying to decide between Galaxy S II or the Nexus S. Any insights? I like the screen size of Galaxy S II. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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I have both ))) And both of them perfect ! But ... SGSII is the winner !
I can tell you now the GS2 is the best as it stands now. I've had the Sensation and LG 2X and both don't put a mark on the GS2, so compared to the Nexus S its a no brainer
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Nexus S is still based off the SGS1 specs so there is no contest.
If you want the Google experience just install CM7 to the SGS2.
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Nexus S is still based off the SGS1 specs so there is no contest.
If you want the Google experience just install CM7 to the SGS2.
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And build 13 of CW7 is good for daily use as that's what I'm on now
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I had a Nexus S and switched to SGS2, there is no contest, the GS2 is better in every way!
i have sgs2 and would love to get Nexus S soon. both will get ice cream for sure! so no sweat which one to get. but sgs2 pawns ever phone atm.
Had this dilemma for a few days before getting SGS2.
Nexus S - super nice body, slick curved LCD; NO HDvideo recording and NO SD card slot !
SGS2 - 1080p video rec, amazing camera, powerhouse, hdmi+otg option, most powerful phone on the market; BUT a bit big (lol), battery lasts only 14hrs moderate use, firmware is a bit wet.
The SGS2 has gotten better in terms of battery usage with the 2.3.4 stock roms so it's not that bad anymore. Light use I can get 4 days on a full charge.
I moved from a Nexus S to an SGS2.
I loved the look and feel of the Nexus S but no removeable storage and no hardware video decoding made me move.
If you are worried about size the SGS2 actually feels smaller and lighter when in your pocket.
I actually find the SGS2 can be a bit awkward to hold depending on how big your hand is. Those with bigger hands will be fine but those with small hands.. the SGS2 is awkward to hold and use with 1 hand.
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SGS2 is awkward to hold and use with 1 hand.
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That's the price you have to pay for a larger display. I do miss the Nexus S' curves
The only phone that can potentially best the SGS II is a new Nexus at the end of this year.
The Nexus S is on the level of (and bests) the i9000.
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I actually find the SGS2 can be a bit awkward to hold depending on how big your hand is. Those with bigger hands will be fine but those with small hands.. the SGS2 is awkward to hold and use with 1 hand.
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Try holding an Infuse. Whoever thought 4.5" was a good idea is retarded.
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Mike I miss your amazing Captivate roms! You gonna jump ship to the SGSII??
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The only phone that can potentially best the SGS II is a new Nexus at the end of this year.
The Nexus S is on the level of (and bests) the i9000.
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Potentially. Although looking at the Nexus S... that came out a number of months after the Galaxy S... it still lacks some features that the Galaxy S has. Otherwise it's pretty much the same device.
If they follow the same trend we could be looking at a near SGS2 device as the 3rd Nexus.
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Try holding an Infuse. Whoever thought 4.5" was a good idea is retarded.
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The person who posted above u sent his post using an infuse, so he must be knowing how difficult it is!
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4124&idPhone2=3621
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4135&idPhone2=3621
What is your opinions about those new phones?
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why did they change the processor ?!?!!
aren't they slapping early adopters in the face with that move ?
or is it the same processor just overclocked to 1.5 ...
the phone came out about 4 months ago why bump the specs SO early....
anyways great phones, Samsung is really aiming high with these
look at the weight... galaxy s2 is still the lightest of them
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why did they change the processor ?!?!!
aren't they slapping early adopters in the face with that move ?
or is it the same processor just overclocked to 1.5 ...
the phone came out about 4 months ago why bump the specs SO early....
anyways great phones, Samsung is really aiming high with these
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I'm guessing their going with Qualcomm because atm, their chip is the only one that supports LTE (at least in the US). Samsung might be working on an Exynos chip that can handle LTE but that hasn't been announced yet.
The Note is sporting a 1.4Ghz Exynos processor. Sexy beast w/ the Super Amoled HD screen! 5.3in. Screen, gorgeous!
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I'm guessing their going with Qualcomm because atm, their chip is the only one that supports LTE (at least in the US). Samsung might be working on an Exynos chip that can handle LTE but that hasn't been announced yet.
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I did read somewhere Note comes with Exynos chip clocked at 1.4 ghz and surely has LTE
http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote/note/spec.html
I mind says choose S II LTE while the heart says its got to be Note.
All three are the best in class smartphones. May be I could keep all three
I hope it will be a Galaxy S III
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Hmm, i don't feel like hitting the like button. My GS2 running at [email protected] with the official Samsung extended battery feels no envy at all
The soc is still the same afaik, this sounds like a cheap screen size buff to me. Anyway i'm pretty sure this will sell well in the US: it seems like people don't mind carrying a desktop pc in their pockets there
My galaxy s2 probably still in my pocket.
If Galaxy Note has stereo mic with noise reduction and can be installed voodoo control and it's super amoled hd plus i can sell my gs2 and buy it.
But i don't think it has all of them.. maybe none.
Hope for Nexus Prime...
The Samsung Note has me won over by the 2500 mah battery.
I'll keep my s2, not only because its new but more into my needs of the device.
Its a different things with an improvement from the 7 to 7'7gtab
Its an art of technology development
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As you undoubtedly know, samsung has said Note will not be released in the US
Sgs2 screen is big enough and I cant see development being anywhere near as big for the others. Android runs smooth as butter with the sgs2 anyways. Cant see any reason in the near future for an upgrade
How about having a Wolfson audio chip inside Galaxy Note !!! with 5.3 inch screen it looks gorgeous. Well my biggest question is SUPER AMOLED PLUS vs SUPER AMOLED HD. I am sure letters are more readable with 285 ppi on the HD screen but what about the colors are they as bright as PLUS on HD screen. I hope so.
With a Wolfson audio chip and Super saturated HD screen i would go for the Galaxy Note. I love big screen's.
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The Samsung Note has me won over by the 2500 mah battery.
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Be aware that there'se an official 2000mah battery for the GS2: it's doesn't even add bulk, it just makes the phone all thick as it already is at its bottom. I got it today and it rocks. Too bad the phone doesn't fit anymore in the case now...
GSG2 LTE sounds good. I can't wait til its released. I hoping it works on ATT. Didn't get SGS2 but kind of glad now. We have LTE launched in Houston but i don't know how good it is. Anyways still going to try it out once released.
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all three size comparison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLlciuWyj6k
Seriously,if Note is better anyway, I will probably wait for nexus Prime
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Im looking forward to NOTE, if i like it (and its size) when i take it in my hands, its very likely that ill give my SGS2 to my girl and take NOTE for me
dont forget the note has a higher resoloution and bigger screen to power and its also overclocked to 1.4ghz with probably quite high voltages
i would say you may get equal battery life out of the sgs2 with 2000mah battery and overclocking and undervolting
of course that only matters if you want the note for the battery i can see the appeal of the device it would make so many things even better like media viewing , web browsing , sat nav etc but at the same time it may be just to big for my pockets i would have to hold it before making that judgement though saying that i am happy with my sgs2 and dont see the point in upgrading , its just a sideways step there will be much better coming real soon and they will be forwards steps like quad core etc
i dont think with that screen the battery will be much different to the 2000mah genuine one that you can buy for the sgs2 this device will rock for people who want an even bigger sgs2 though good too see samsung covering all aspects of the market
So it's here... dun dun DUN! I've put a poll up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXdhrSlCKEY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy64uoC-CyA
What do you guys think? Just some friendly opinions, no need to get fired up!
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Honestly... what a beast!! Looks awsome, but I'll stick to my Note for some time.
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ThereS a gs3 forum you know.
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ThereS a gs3 forum you know.
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He wanted the opinion of Note users.
Back to topic. The S3 is great but will stick to my Note. Note screen > Sg3 screen.
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He wanted the opinion of Note users.
Back to topic. The S3 is great but will stick to my Note. Note screen > Sg3 screen.
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Yea for me, it's all about the larger screen and S-Pen. I'll probably only swich once the Note 2 comes out, and even then, that's just a maybe.
S3 looks good and is packed with good hardware by not worth upgrading from Note
The only problem I have with the S3 is the screen. It was never meant to be 5.5 though otherwise it would have been called Note II rather, my next phone that is! Can't go even an inch smaller now..
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This phone is Meh and the apps for it is meh, Nothing new or ground breaking.
The looks are meh and the screen is meh.
I rather keep my note for the next gen with better display.
Though the 64gb memory with a 64 gb external would be nice.
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Though the 64gb memory with a 64 gb external would be nice.
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Definitely - the S3 won't be my next phone, but please let's have a 64GB version with microsd expansion in the next Note. Native ability to use filesystems that can support files bigger than 4GB would be a big plus too, I want to be able to take my blu-ray rips with me.
I don't like it's shape, it looks a bit girly. Usually I am an early adopter of all the newest phones but after the Note, I won't go for anything less. S pen for me has also become an essential criteria, can't wait for premium suite apps!
I really dont like the design...the rest is fine. This whole "nature" thing is a bit misplaced i guess...big galaxy event, nebulaes etc. in the announcements - and the phone looks like a pebble...
I was afraid of this to be honest. The specifications are not that appealing for current owners of Note.
I think as far as design is concerned, its not any worse or better than what we are used to from Samsung. I just think that HTC caught everyone by surprise this time around with overall design aspect of their One series. Including Samsung.
But I do like the other non performance related improvement that SGS3 brings like wireless charging and streaming accessories (I know DLNA is there but not everyone is setup for that ). I also like the slight changes made to the UI. But I guess the real bang would come with Note 2 in the future. Its slightly underwhelming upgrade for current Note users. I honestly did not expect non RGB panel on flagship even with such high PPI count. It just feels like Samsung took little conservative approach with SGS3. Its still a beast of a phone, but it wont be carrying the WOW factor that SGS2 and Note had.
See the attached file
Nice phone. If the Note didn't exist, I would be all over it.
Don't care for the shape.
Specs wise it is nice, but not nearly enough to tempt me away from the note.
I go for Nokia Lumia 800...
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I don't like it's shape, it looks a bit girly. Usually I am an early adopter of all the newest phones but after the Note, I won't go for anything less.
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the note is very professional looking with only the chrome bezel for bling
the gs3 is to shiny and rounded, it looks like a phone for a young girl
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I go for Nokia Lumia 800...
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Are you lost?...
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Are you lost?...
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haha he might be on crack but let him have his opinion S2 made me a big fan of samsung hardware and after that moving on to note I really cannot imagine going back to s2 in my wildest dreams.. kinda sad actually how the evolution of smartphones spoils our tastes at such fast rate.. i still reminisce about my old 8850 which cost more than these suckers and was the sexiest thing that time but having used the note for few weeks and seeing the launch of s3 I am very happy that I wont have urges to upgrade anytime soon..With all the big bucks samsung earned since Q1 2011 I really had higher expectations for s3 design and build material.. what was all hype about being waterproof, rado material blah blah its quite disappointing but atleast I know now I made the best choice to get note instead.. Maybe next year if samsung does learn about the blunder they made with 2012 unpacked event we might see more innovative products as the note for 2013 lineup.. keeping fingers crossed!
ps. I always hated apple products not because everyone loves them but I just have better experiences with other products such as creative for mp3, alienware of laptop, samsung for phones but I can never bash on their product designs because thats only thing i think they should be acknowledged for.. having said that i must say as of today for design, id lean more towards the htc one X having held it when buying my note it really is of great build quality.. If HTC can improve their vision and focus on design and quality, then samsung should really be inspired to innovate not immitate and instead of being immature going after apple fanboys, focus more on better QC as i thinkg its one of their biggest problems due to so many manufacturing facilities.. everyone is entitled to their preferences, one should not look to be better by insulting others but instead win them over genuinely by developing superior products and through positive WOM.. Next to watch out for would be NOTE2!!
Intersting article. May be this is why it's so ugly?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...irst-smartphone-designed-entirely-by-lawyers/
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Im do for an upgrade and have been wanting the note for sometime now and was going to get it this weekend because of its large screen and my interest of reading on my phone but I just read the article in laptop mag about the SIII and now im split between the two.
Right now I'm using tmobiles s2 and i outgrew this screen already, how long b4 i outgrow the sIII.
IM running official ics now and i know both will come with it so that's not a factor
Question is should i suck it up with the extra half an inch diff and go for the iphone killer, or buy the note?
I really need some opinions. Thanks
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Im do for an upgrade and have been wanting the note for sometime now and was going to get it this weekend because of its large screen and my interest of reading on my phone but I just read the article in laptop mag about the SIII and now im split between the two.
Right now I'm using tmobiles s2 and i outgrew this screen already, how long b4 i outgrow the sIII.
IM running official ics now and i know both will come with it so that's not a factor
Question is should i suck it up with the extra half an inch diff and go for the iphone killer, or buy the note?
I really need some opinions. Thanks
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This was a tough decision for me as well, but I ultimately went with the S3 over the Note because:
The Note was released in November of 2011 (February 2012 in the U.S.) and is now "old". It's basically a Galaxy S2 with a bigger screen and a stylus.
The Note 2 is due out in only a few more months (October if the rumors are correct), and will have SGS3 guts with a possibly even larger display than 5.3" (and smaller bezels hopefully). It'll also share the SGS3's design whether or not you like/hate it.
The S3 has a 4.8" 720p screen which is still very large, coming the closest to the Note's 5.3" (though not 1280x800).
I couldn't upgrade until May anyway; it was just one more month to wait for the S3.
The Note's display exhibits a black crush problem where there's a huge jump in contrast between black and the next darkest greys.
The international Note gets way more developer love than the U.S. variant, but that won't be the case with the insanely popular and very similar S3s.
My next decision is whether or not to trade up my S3 up for an international Note 2 in October. The next Nexus' in November should also be nice, but not as enticing in my eyes.
I decided to exchange my Note for the Galaxy S III. Some of my reasons were personal preferences so they may or may not apply:
1) I felt the screen on the Galaxy note was ever so slightly too big. When I was in the store that was my initial impression. I hoped I would warm up to it a bit better. I did, but it still wished it were slightly smaller. I wanted something in between the Skyrocket and the Note, and the S3 is right there.
2) I was not impressed with the S-Pen. I found it to be inaccurate most of the time. There was no way to calibrate it and it was often inconsistent. Maybe there was a problem with my unit, but I think I just expected too much out of the pen-based input. Even if it did work better, the only time I used it was playing Draw Something. I'm not the artsy type, so I never used it for drawings or taking notes. There were very few applications built in that took advantage of the S-Pen or even the large screen size. Perhaps there will be when Samsung finally releases the Premium Suite, but at this time they still haven't and there's no telling when that or the ICS update will finally arrive.
3) The internals. Qualcomm S4 is better than S3. Adreno 225 is better than Adreno 220. 2GB of RAM is better than 1GB. Since I was going to be stuck with it for the next two years, I wanted the best hardware I could get.
4) Random extra features, such as the better camera, gesture controls, S voice, etc. While they were not dealbrakers they were certainly intriguing.
5) Better updates (hopefully). Since there is much more uniformity among the S3 models in the US they should be updated quicker without as long of a wait from the carriers. This of course remains to be seen.
The Note was definitely the best choice for me when I first got it. I had no desire for the One X without external storage and a removable battery. However I was never expecting the Galaxy S3 to come out as soon as it did! I'm glad that I was able to exchange it within 90 days. Costco is awesome.
Thanks for the info. I'll be getting the SIII. Hopefully it comes out on my birthday 28th. That would be a nice treat to my self.
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I just moved from the Note to the S3. I don't miss the larger display, but I really appreciate the ergonomics of the
S3. Perfect for an everyday phone, in my opinion. Better battery life and camera are icing on the cake.
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I started a thread like this today in the General forum. It got moved to Q&A tonight. Didn't think about looking over here first. My bad.
How is the picture quality on the S III compared to the Note? I heard or read somewhere that the picture quality on the S III isn't as good because of the zero shutter lag.
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I don't see that much of a difference in camera quality from Hercules sII to the SIII.
The phone is bad ass though. Glad i went with this and not the note. SWYPE is not standard you have to dwnld SWYPE beta.
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I had the note,I got over it, the screen was awesome but, it got old and needed something new.got the one s and didn't like it that much.Sold it and bought the s3 pebble blue for t mobile..best phone out so far..top of the line, saying Apple in the ass..Lol
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Hoping to get my SIII tomorrow, I loved my Note, so I'm definitely hoping the SIII will make me have no regrets. The development for the US Note was actually starting to get a lot better. I will definitely be getting the Note 2 whenever it does get released, hopefully without having to give up the SIII
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I think the SGS3 is better, if you really want the note just wait for the note 2
The note isn't pocketable and the build quality is way cheaper. My opinion. It has a cool built in pen though.
I got the note when I switched to at&t last month. I loved it at first but after a week I decided it was just too big. I didn't find the S-pen very useful and I had to contort my body in weird ways just to get it out of my pocket.
It's really a phone you won't know about until you try it at least for a few days. I knew I had 30 days to exchange it, so I preordered the galaxy s3 and couldn't be happier.
I never had any problems with pocketing my Note, but the S4 and 2GB of RAM made up my mind pretty quickly. I will probably wind up with the Note 2 when it comes out.
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We had two notes....black and white....now we have two gsiii's....never looked back!
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The note isn't pocketable and the build quality is way cheaper. My opinion. It has a cool built in pen though.
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Either your a midget or you've never used a Note, granted the phone is huge, it fits easily into "normal" pockets. And the Note is the only phone in the galaxy series that didn't feel like it was one drop away from being shattered.
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Either your a midget or you've never used a Note, granted the phone is huge, it fits easily into "normal" pockets. And the Note is the only phone in the galaxy series that didn't feel like it was one drop away from being shattered.
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Ive been a galaxy user since the i9000, and even that was a quality phone, ive since played with the GSII, the note, and have had the GSIII since opening morning in canada.....dont underestimate samsung and their 'plasticy' feel....they know how to make quality stuff...
I bought the galaxy S3 on the release date.
First i was quite happy with the new exciting features but soon been dispaointed with a lot of manufacturing processes issues.
Overheating, black spots on screen, feeling in hand so-so because of the rounded corners and we can easily drop it on the floor, call quality problems and some lack of real developpement on our North America Device because of the International version who takes the lead ...
I kept my Galaxy S2 ( international one that almost everyone have fortunately. Not LTE but it is ok ) that i have for 8 months and when i returned to it I felt very comfortable and sell the GS3 at the same time.
I do not want to start a troll or something it is just a personnal opinion that I want to share with the community and I would like to know if other people feels scammed with the SGS3 or if I make a big mistake.
At first the phone is cool. But after a few weeks the magic really disapears ..
I have the same opinion too... I have a black i777 ATT and a white international... I prefer them to the S3. They have reasonable screen size and way better design. The S3 is too big for my taste and I cant stand the design that made for woman ( with a big hands of course). Even though the S3 comes with new features but the ATT S3 still uses dual core so its not really a big improvement.
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I have the same opinion too... I have a black i777 ATT and a white international... I prefer them to the S3. They have reasonable screen size and way better design. The S3 is too big for my taste and I cant stand the design that made for woman ( with a big hands of course). Even though the S3 comes with new features but the ATT S3 still uses dual core so its not really a big improvement.
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So I'm not the only one that thinks the S3 looks girly! It does have some nice features but just looks like it would prefer to live in a handbag.
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So I'm not the only one that thinks the S3 looks girly! It does have some nice features but just looks like it would prefer to live in a handbag.
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You are right about that fact
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I don't need a S3 as long as I get Android 4.1 JellyBean on my S2
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I don't need a S3 as long as I get Android 4.1 JellyBean on my S2
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I totally agree. currently I am running a cm10 based rom and I am very satisfied.
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The S3 is blazing fast though. Maybe my comparisons of CM9 versus stock SGS3 are unfair but my gf's SGS3 feels so fast. Just laucnhing the app launcher hers beats mine. You'd think a simple task like that shouldn't matter much. It's like playing Doom 2 on a Core i7 versus a Intel Pentium 4. The load times are like 1 seconds versus 0.9 seconds or something. But maybe it's because of TouchWiz.
I realize that the Sgs3 is uglier and stuff, but honestly get it. Things like BLN matter for me and unless they get BLNWW I don't think I'll be 100% satisfied with my phone. Plus the screen is gorgeous on the SGS3.
As for development, the Exynos SOC is well developed for. you can credit hte SGs2 for being the guinea pig because remember CM7? we had issues even AFTER CM7.1 release with market crashing left and right and outstanding issues. It was never fully working til post CM7.1. Heck I think we had issues into December/January.
But as a result of our struggles on the SGS2 and other devices like the Note, I think SGS3 benefitted greatly. Look at where we were in CM7 at this point last year. Meanwhile the SGS3 has ICS running beautifully. The progress in CM10 is about the same as that on the SGS2.
Yeah it's not the most beautiful device, and there's still probably more SGS2 than SGS3 users, but look at 6 months down the road, The SGS3 will shine more. Our SGS2s only have room to fall more and more behind as newer devices come out. I'm itching to buy but at the same time I'm telling myself just to wait for the next Nexus....
At first I think I will change my S2 to S3. But I think when I don't feel S2 fast or few during use than why sould I change? Maybe next year, and maybe Note 2
I feel no need for S3 too....why? Even I have JB on my S2
You can check the benchmark reviews for an idea of the differences.And you could have visited a phone shop and see how it fitted in your hand etc before you bought one.
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You can check the benchmark reviews for an idea of the differences.And you could have visited a phone shop and see how it fitted in your hand etc before you bought one.
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Ya seriously instead of wasting money on just to try it u could hav done that,,, I prefer S2 still because of two reasons, one is financial my salary is only half of the price of S3 second one is S3 s far too big too handle(Not tooooo much ) like I m rider I keep checking mails for professional purpose even some times stopping on side of roads if phone slips gone .. I started saving for s2 from one year I m happy with this Beast.. Also Sammy confirmed JB for s2.. Atleast can draw upto 1 1.5 years more
Don't get me wrong, I agree that in terms of specification, the S3 is superb device, in terms of speed, screen resolution etc. It offers a greater degree of future proofing than the S2 but would I spend money to upgrade at this stage? No, it's just not enough of a step up to make me consider it. And I have had a good play around with a couple of them.
I will wait for the S4 or possibly a future Nexus before moving by which time my S2 will be very well used. And I still think the S3 is just too feminine in design for my personal taste. Kind of like how the original VW Beetle morphed from a car that transcended class and gender barriers into the recreated one that doesn't.
That said, if I owned an S3, I would just stick it in a decent case and be as happy as Larry.
heres my rant, I've been thinking about this since it came out, I can't justify the upgrade, mostly for the 720p screen and dpi so I got a tablet for browsing
I don't mind the quad core as dual is more than enough power, one thing I was not sure about is the quality control on amoled screen and design, I wouldn't want to root it and risk warranty.
been looking at my local listing site and I see many s3 with broken screens from being dropped and knowing how many times I dropped my s2 I know the s3 design wont be any better
and last, the size and shape, other than it being feminine, it will be too big to use it with one hand, its not designed for most humans I find the s2 hard as it is reaching the other side with my thumb
Hmmm I have a question, is it worth fixing my cracked screen on the s2 and continue using it or should I trade it in for a S3? Hmmm... I might rather go for the Note 2...
Sgs3 or note2 are only for them, those hands are larger to fits in hands comfortably....plus you have to maintain them properly and you have big pockets to fit in.
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I'll probably skip S3 and wait for S4.. it might be next year but at least it will be equipped with Exynos 5 Dual Chip.
http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-exynos-5-dual-specs-features-106609/
mzone1510 said:
Hmmm I have a question, is it worth fixing my cracked screen on the s2 and continue using it or should I trade it in for a S3? Hmmm... I might rather go for the Note 2...
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You could sell it as is on eBay.You could get around £160 for it.A screen can cost around £100 but it could be tricky to replace.
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I like my s2 very much :fingers-crossed: especially with aluminium bumper + 2000mah battery :good: and also siyah kernel + miui v4
I have a GS2 running CM9 stable.
While GS3 is blazing fast, for everyday activities GS2 is more than sufficient.
Also, GS2 being 800 x 480 resolution has a comparable or even better frame rates than GS3 running at 720P when running games.
So, I will stick with GS2 for another year and may be look at GS4 or if something more awesome comes in.