Well, 3 years after it's release, here we are, CM support and a great community. I love my s2 but i cant help but wonder sometimes if i should make an upgrade . I really like the performance in games cause in my eyes they are the ultimate benchmarks. Modern combat 5, flawless! yesterday though I downloaded assassins creed pirates from google play it lagged a lot more than i expected. the game is playable though and i can complete the game. What do you all think? Any speed ups that might help?
oh n im really looking forward to seeing android l on this device.
Terr20114 said:
Well, 3 years after it's release, here we are, CM support and a great community. I love my s2 but i cant help but wonder sometimes if i should make an upgrade . I really like the performance in games cause in my eyes they are the ultimate benchmarks. Modern combat 5, flawless! yesterday though I downloaded assassins creed pirates from google play it lagged a lot more than i expected. the game is playable though and i can complete the game. What do you all think? Any speed ups that might help?
oh n im really looking forward to seeing android l on this device.
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I think we will see android L in our phone but judging from the state of kit kat + all custom roms it would be unstable and laggy, without the exynos sources our device just cant be upgraded anymore, i will also upgrade when chrismas comes probably to a Lg g2. As for speedups im trying SlimSaber Reborn coming from stock and i must say its snappier and much faster at opening apps but nothing like stock in terms of battery and stable status!
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I think we will see android L in our phone but judging from the state of kit kat + all custom roms it would be unstable and laggy, without the exynos sources our device just cant be upgraded anymore, i will also upgrade when chrismas comes probably to a Lg g2. As for speedups im trying SlimSaber Reborn coming from stock and i must say its snappier and much faster at opening apps but nothing like stock in terms of battery and stable status!
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i'm thinking about it too, but i was planning to get a s4 next year, wasn't planning on upgrading until then but now i'm having crazy second thoughts
Terr20114 said:
i'm thinking about it too, but i was planning to get a s4 next year, wasn't planning on upgrading until then but now i'm having crazy second thoughts
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The apps are getting more demanding and no updates means no protection from serious bugs, i feel its getting slow and cant keep up. I mean , i compare it to my nexus 7 2013 and it feels so much snappier and the s2 feels like an old relic
Believe me, i was dreaming of getting a s2 back in 2012 when i got my first android phone but technology is moving so fast that we need upgrades constantly. (If only samsung released kitkat for this phone it would be soooooooooooo much better)
Oh btw if you are planning on rooting your new phone with roms i think it would be best not to go with exynos, i dont know if it has changed for the new phones like s4 now but i dont want my phone's development to stop again because of no sources!
Shillopellos9 said:
The apps are getting more demanding and no updates means no protection from serious bugs, i feel its getting slow and cant keep up. I mean , i compare it to my nexus 7 2013 and it feels so much snappier and the s2 feels like an old relic
Believe me, i was dreaming of getting a s2 back in 2012 when i got my first android phone but technology is moving so fast that we need upgrades constantly. (If only samsung released kitkat for this phone it would be soooooooooooo much better)
Oh btw if you are planning on rooting your new phone with roms i think it would be best not to go with exynos, i dont know if it has changed for the new phones like s4 now but i dont want my phone's development to stop again because of no sources!
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Thanks for the heads up man! currently i'm running CM11 M9 overclocked to 1.4ghz and GPU at 400mhz. I'm a huge fan of Samsung and i will be staying with them for a while. If I can hold out until next year I will but if the next few games run laggy on the s2 i will upgrade without a second thought (like i said they are my ultimate benchmark tests)
so do exynos devices like the s-series have sources to develope higher android version or not?
i'm planning to exchange my s2 to a s3 with a small extra money, but im wondering is it a good trade and do i get enough support? at least better than s2?
pipyakas said:
so do exynos devices like the s-series have sources to develope higher android version or not?
i'm planning to exchange my s2 to a s3 with a small extra money, but im wondering is it a good trade and do i get enough support? at least better than s2?
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I think the s3 is a nice device. I've checked it out and the performance is really nice. The LTE versions are even getting KitKat. I'm wondering if I should do that too, I can get a s3 at a very low price.
Terr20114 said:
I think the s3 is a nice device. I've checked it out and the performance is really nice. The LTE versions are even getting KitKat. I'm wondering if I should do that too, I can get a s3 at a very low price.
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for that i'm not so sure, since my friend's s3 cant even play minion rush after around 4 months of normal using without root, and then she has to have it get full wipe and other stuffs...
and there lies another problem: should we get a LTE version to have sammy support, or the intl version to get xda support? since im still wondering do exynos devices have sources or not?
pipyakas said:
for that i'm not so sure, since my friend's s3 cant even play minion rush after around 4 months of normal using without root, and then she has to have it get full wipe and other stuffs...
and there lies another problem: should we get a LTE version to have sammy support, or the intl version to get xda support? since im still wondering do exynos devices have sources or not?
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Lol I understand... But my s2 runs minion rush greatly (though there is lag in the menus) I'm not sure about the Sources part though but I'd go for i9300 with the XDA support. Sooner or later Samsung will drop the s3 like it did the s2 n we'll sorta be in the dust.
pipyakas said:
for that i'm not so sure, since my friend's s3 cant even play minion rush after around 4 months of normal using without root, and then she has to have it get full wipe and other stuffs...
and there lies another problem: should we get a LTE version to have sammy support, or the intl version to get xda support? since im still wondering do exynos devices have sources or not?
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Well the s3 is a nice phone but there are better alternatives but if you are getting it i highly recommend installing NeatRom if you are going to root.
Dorimanx is doing great kernel work on the g2 and the stock roms work well. Bootloader will hopefully get unlocked in next few weeks devs are working on it. Also supports slimsaber.
Battery life is good i hit a new record compared to s2 and extended battery
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the s2 is roughly 4 years old and has had 6 major android revisions (2.3, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 PS: the last 3 are not official) even though im using it as my daily driver i would not mind getting an upgrade as it is really starting to show its age
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the s2 is roughly 4 years old and has had 6 major android revisions (2.3, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 PS: the last 3 are not official) even though im using it as my daily driver i would not mind getting an upgrade as it is really starting to show its age
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Thats true, great device. I bought a mini-sim yesterday thinking about going s4 soon. Will see how fast i can get there
Terr20114 said:
i'm thinking about it too, but i was planning to get a s4 next year, wasn't planning on upgrading until then but now i'm having crazy second thoughts
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Knox is awful, yes you can disable but you can never completely disable it and you'll end up with intermittent WiFi its really annoying. Beware!
Yes even I use to brag around with my s2 and KitKat....(ppl here have very less idea about aosp),.
But lately the games started to lag a bit and details in graphic are not standard...kinda pixelated.
Also the battery is getting worse. .I barely get 2 hrs screen on time.
Also the phone shoots up to 70c temp.
And Roms lately are not stable.
I'm thinking of buying Mi3...as it is 220$ and the performance and design and battery life is top notch.
Also the sources will be released soon.
As s2 is my first android phone I don't want to sell it but currently m cashless and have no choice but to sell at 150$
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Also heads up guys never ever rely on exynos.....I suggest a Sd800 CHIPSET as it is common bow
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Yes even I use to brag around with my s2 and KitKat....(ppl here have very less idea about aosp),.
But lately the games started to lag a bit and details in graphic are not standard...kinda pixelated.
Also the battery is getting worse. .I barely get 2 hrs screen on time.
Also the phone shoots up to 70c temp.
And Roms lately are not stable.
I'm thinking of buying Mi3...as it is 220$ and the performance and design and battery life is top notch.
Also the sources will be released soon.
As s2 is my first android phone I don't want to sell it but currently m cashless and have no choice but to sell at 150$
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Also heads up guys never ever rely on exynos.....I suggest a Sd800 CHIPSET as it is common bow
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mine is having the same problems: worse batterylife, cant stand the heat, roms and kernels are not very stable with slight oc or uv...
but im planning to go for a zenfone from asus though, to see how intel cpu is doing and to see if there is any kind of future for those intel devices, since i think there are no sources for them just yet
Shahan_mik3 said:
Yes even I use to brag around with my s2 and KitKat....(ppl here have very less idea about aosp),.
But lately the games started to lag a bit and details in graphic are not standard...kinda pixelated.
Also the battery is getting worse. .I barely get 2 hrs screen on time.
Also the phone shoots up to 70c temp.
And Roms lately are not stable.
I'm thinking of buying Mi3...as it is 220$ and the performance and design and battery life is top notch.
Also the sources will be released soon.
As s2 is my first android phone I don't want to sell it but currently m cashless and have no choice but to sell at 150$
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Also heads up guys never ever rely on exynos.....I suggest a Sd800 CHIPSET as it is common bow
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I'm selling mine for 150 also. Though I keep having mixed thoughts, like "should wait out till android l" then the reality slaps me that the phone is actually aging...
pipyakas said:
mine is having the same problems: worse batterylife, cant stand the heat, roms and kernels are not very stable with slight oc or uv...
but im planning to go for a zenfone from asus though, to see how intel cpu is doing and to see if there is any kind of future for those intel devices, since i think there are no sources for them just yet
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I would rather go with Mi3....I purchased it for my friend and used it for a week and it is amazing love the build quality
2 cons
1. No kernel sources.....but will be releasing soon
(Cm and Mokee alpha builds are already started from today)
2. Phone height. It is very tall for 5" display. Could easily fit a 5.2 or 5.3" in there
Shahan_mik3 said:
I would rather go with Mi3....I purchased it for my friend and used it for a week and it is amazing love the build quality
2 cons
1. No kernel sources.....but will be releasing soon
(Cm and Mokee alpha builds are already started from today)
2. Phone height. It is very tall for 5" display. Could easily fit a 5.2 or 5.3" in there
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i dont have that much money though, and im already using miui rom on my s2
Zenfone also cost almost same price right?
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Good News
Now also confirmed from www.chip.de
ICS on Galaxy Note in First Quarter 2012
http://www.chip.de/news/Galaxy-S2-und-Note-Ice-Cream-Sandwich-bestaetigt_53434411.html
Good news !
aaand by Samsung
http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=8894
"Ice Cream Sandwich also features a new People App which lets users browse pictures, messages and social network updates from friends, family and co-workers."
Oh great, more crapware. Hey Samsung, ever heard of facebook....?
why is everyone so excited about Ice Cream Sandwich? I went to Verizon store and played vith the Nexus for an hour. I think it's the most overhyped phone and software that came from Google yet. And no flash player yet. I will stick with Gingerbread untill the ICS is polished with no bugs.
carlitos66 said:
why is everyone so excited about Ice Cream Sandwich? I went to Verizon store and played vith the Nexus for an hour. I think it's the most overhyped phone and software that came from Google yet. And no flash player yet. I will stick with Gingerbread untill the ICS is polished with no bugs.
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I did the same thing and came to the same conclusion. I'm actually not impressed since the 2.2 update that brought Flash. People complain about Apple not adding very many features with each update...and while I admit it seams the omit some just to add some and google seamed to try and get them all in right away...the updates for the past year have been a bit stagnate.
That being said I'm also very happy with the Gingerbread of my Note, and once I get a handle on it a bit more and feel like a Need a custom ROM, I'll go there when I need to. I have been ignoring the latest update on my Note just because...well I don't feel like I need it. I will most certainly not update top ICE when they first release it. I'd want to wait at least till they find their bugs and release a patch.
carlitos66 said:
why is everyone so excited about Ice Cream Sandwich? I went to Verizon store and played vith the Nexus for an hour. I think it's the most overhyped phone and software that came from Google yet. And no flash player yet. I will stick with Gingerbread untill the ICS is polished with no bugs.
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Flash just came out for it bro.
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Spartan2x said:
"Ice Cream Sandwich also features a new People App which lets users browse pictures, messages and social network updates from friends, family and co-workers."
Oh great, more crapware. Hey Samsung, ever heard of facebook....?
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Guy, did you ever Have a closer look on ics? I dont think so, because this App is a part of ics and not any bloatware by samsung.
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Great new and direct from samy
carlitos66 said:
why is everyone so excited about Ice Cream Sandwich? I think it's the most overhyped phone and software that came from Google yet.
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I agree 100% - almost everyone reviewing the phone mentions ICS far more than the actual hardware. That's why I went for the Note and was prepared to wait for most of the ICS bugs to be ironed out and the app writers to release ICS compatible versions rather than suffer "early adopter" syndrome.
The Note wins hands down over the Nexus with bigger battery, bigger screen, FM Radio, better GPS, better camera, MicroSD slot, MHL and OTG USB capability, Stylus AND a more stable OS. I'm really glad I chose the Note but luckily I live in a country where it is available. Many of the US based Android sites don't even mention the Galaxy Note in their "best phones" reviews and polls but were banging on and on about the Galaxy Nexus for months before it was available - just a few days ago. A number of "reviews" also maintain the Note is "too big" - I think they are just used to tiny phones and have not really tried the Note for an extended period in the real world. If they had, I am sure their views would change.
I hope Galaxy Nexus owners don't take this critique too personally but I think they have been blinded by all the hype of the "Pure Google Experience" and wanting to be "first" with ICS.
It will be very interesting to see how sales of the Galaxy Note with ICS compare against the Galaxy Nexus in the US next year. I think the Note will suddenly start receiving rave reviews and the Nexus will slip down the rankings very quickly.
@htc6500uk well said.
Many people just don't realise how good a phone this is.
Also you have to use it for a few days to get to used to it.
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htc6500uk said:
I agree 100% - almost everyone reviewing the phone mentions ICS far more than the actual hardware. That's why I went for the Note and was prepared to wait for most of the ICS bugs to be ironed out and the app writers to release ICS compatible versions rather than suffer "early adopter" syndrome.
The Note wins hands down over the Nexus with bigger battery, bigger screen, FM Radio, better GPS, better camera, MicroSD slot, MHL and OTG USB capability, Stylus AND a more stable OS. I'm really glad I chose the Note but luckily I live in a country where it is available. Many of the US based Android sites don't even mention the Galaxy Note in their "best phones" reviews and polls but were banging on and on about the Galaxy Nexus for months before it was available - just a few days ago. A number of "reviews" also maintain the Note is "too big" - I think they are just used to tiny phones and have not really tried the Note for an extended period in the real world. If they had, I am sure their views would change.
I hope Galaxy Nexus owners don't take this critique too personally but I think they have been blinded by all the hype of the "Pure Google Experience" and wanting to be "first" with ICS.
It will be very interesting to see how sales of the Galaxy Note with ICS compare against the Galaxy Nexus in the US next year. I think the Note will suddenly start receiving rave reviews and the Nexus will slip down the rankings very quickly.
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You forgot faster CPU and GPU
Btw, what in the hell is happening here?
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You forgot faster CPU and GPU
Btw, what in the hell is happening here?
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quadrant is worthless, the sooner it disappears from reviews and the minds of android users the better.
Spartan2x said:
"Ice Cream Sandwich also features a new People App which lets users browse pictures, messages and social network updates from friends, family and co-workers."
Oh great, more crapware. Hey Samsung, ever heard of facebook....?
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Actually that's a stock ICS app that Google made. Go look at the ICS keynote and they talk about it quite a bit in there.
crazy talk said:
quadrant is worthless, the sooner it disappears from reviews and the minds of android users the better.
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Quadrant aside. The mali-400 and 1.4ghz Exynos are far superior to the outdated 1.2ghz in the Nexus.
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LordManhattan said:
You forgot faster CPU and GPU
Btw, what in the hell is happening here?
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quadrant is junk as a benchmark for comparing phones. its only good for comparing tweaks on the same phone. if you run antutu, galaxy nexus and galaxy note are pretty much on par.
xAnimal5 said:
Quadrant aside. The mali-400 and 1.4ghz Exynos are far superior to the outdated 1.2ghz in the Nexus.
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And the 1.2 isn't exynos, its omap ... yawn! Crappy processor if there ever was one.
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Souai said:
quadrant is junk as a benchmark for comparing phones. its only good for comparing tweaks on the same phone. if you run antutu, galaxy nexus and galaxy note are pretty much on par.
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Yes, but for now, what if Note gets ICS?
carlitos66 said:
why is everyone so excited about Ice Cream Sandwich? I went to Verizon store and played vith the Nexus for an hour. I think it's the most overhyped phone and software that came from Google yet.
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Spartan2x said:
I did the same thing and came to the same conclusion. I'm actually not impressed since the 2.2 update that brought Flash. People complain about Apple not adding very many features with each update...and while I admit it seams the omit some just to add some and google seamed to try and get them all in right away...the updates for the past year have been a bit stagnate.
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IMHO, the real sweetness of Ice Cream Sandwich isn't the features that you directly see in front of you, like Face Unlock, Folders, New Launcher, People, Calendar, etc. All that stuff is just the extras. The real strengthens of ICS lie in the back-end. For the first time, Android brings GPU Acceleration to phones (For content drawn within a window). What this means is that every time you swipe through your home screen in GingerBread, all the effects are being rendered by software that's being executed by a single core of the CPU. Its the same thing every time you scroll through a list, eg Settings.
In order to get a smoother scrolling, all it boils down to is Resolution (Pixels on Screen) Vs CPU Speed (GHz). We can see this when we compare the GS2 with the Note. The screen resolution on the GS2 is 800X480 = 384,000 Pixels. These pixels were being rendered by a 1.2 GHz processor, which is easily capable of doing this at a high frame rate. That's why everything on the GS2 worked so smoothly & it became a benchmark among android phones.
Now, take the Note. Its got an even more powerful CPU clocking in at 1.4GHz. But it still feels slower than the GS2. The reason? The screen resolution is 1280X800 = 1,024,000 Pixels. This is 2.7x more than the GS2. But the CPU is just 17% more powerful. This is why the note feels choppier than the smoother GS2.
I first noticed this in my Xperia X10Mini. My little phone never felt choppy. When my colleague bought the X8 which essentially had the same hardware as my Mini, it clearly felt much more choppier. The only difference between the phones was that the X8 was running at a higher resolution.
So, the question really is: What's the point of having a Mali400 GPU, if it just sits there & watches the CPU struggle at doing basic things like scrolling through a list or swiping through the homescreens.
The biggest pain point of all Android Phones was that Android always felt choppy while the competition was always smooth. So, this is what Google tries to fix with Ice Cream Sandwich. They have also done a lot of other optimizations that makes ICS that much better.
Correct me if I am wrong, but as of today, there is no other android device on the market that is running at 720p or higher resolution & is not using either HoneyComb or ICS. Both these bring GPU Acceleration which is very important at these resolutions.
Believe me, The Note stands to benifit the most from a ICS update.
My Sources:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9S5EO7CLjo&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLAD7F4251E8DE3CB4
There were some other article by Andrew Munn & others which I also had read, but can't seem to find the links as of now.
Raghav1980 said:
IMHO, the real sweetness of Ice Cream Sandwich isn't the features that you directly see in front of you, like Face Unlock, Folders, New Launcher, People, Calendar, etc. All that stuff is just the extras. The real strengthens of ICS lie in the back-end. For the first time, Android brings GPU Acceleration to phones (For content drawn within a window). What this means is that every time you swipe through your home screen in GingerBread, all the effects are being rendered by software that's being executed by a single core of the CPU. Its the same thing every time you scroll through a list, eg Settings.
In order to get a smoother scrolling, all it boils down to is Resolution (Pixels on Screen) Vs CPU Speed (GHz). We can see this when we compare the GS2 with the Note. The screen resolution on the GS2 is 800X480 = 384,000 Pixels. These pixels were being rendered by a 1.2 GHz processor, which is easily capable of doing this at a high frame rate. That's why everything on the GS2 worked so smoothly & it became a benchmark among android phones.
Now, take the Note. Its got an even more powerful CPU clocking in at 1.4GHz. But it still feels slower than the GS2. The reason? The screen resolution is 1280X800 = 1,024,000 Pixels. This is 2.7x more than the GS2. But the CPU is just 17% more powerful. This is why the note feels choppier than the smoother GS2.
I first noticed this in my Xperia X10Mini. My little phone never felt choppy. When my colleague bought the X8 which essentially had the same hardware as my Mini, it clearly felt much more choppier. The only difference between the phones was that the X8 was running at a higher resolution.
So, the question really is: What's the point of having a Mali400 GPU, if it just sits there & watches the CPU struggle at doing basic things like scrolling through a list or swiping through the homescreens.
The biggest pain point of all Android Phones was that Android always felt choppy while the competition was always smooth. So, this is what Google tries to fix with Ice Cream Sandwich. They have also done a lot of other optimizations that makes ICS that much better.
Correct me if I am wrong, but as of today, there is no other android device on the market that is running at 720p or higher resolution & is not using either HoneyComb or ICS. Both these bring GPU Acceleration which is very important at these resolutions.
Believe me, The Note stands to benifit the most from a ICS update.
My Sources:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9S5EO7CLjo&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLAD7F4251E8DE3CB4
There were some other article by Andrew Munn & others which I also had read, but can't seem to find the links as of now.
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+1 to this.
The UI and the cosmetics are of course relevant, however it is the CORE that matters!! Indeed the REAL BENEFIT of 1.4ghz dual core shall be witnessed post ICS. GNote users can proudly boast of having smoooothest device post this update.
I know its coming, I will just sit here and wait for ubuntu roms for this phone.
Zedomax did made a port of Ubuntu to our nexus s you can check it out on YouTube
I'll wait with you mate..
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Just checking in/getting in line. Saw a demo at Engadget and the OS looks really promising. Hope a dev can optimize it for the NS.
Waiting
I just hope they can get it working for the NS4G. I might waiver an upgrade for that one.
Very interested in this as well. Looking forward to giving it a run.
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+1 on that might be nice for a an alternative to play with for a while.
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I hope that they will get it to work, but i think we might have good chances to see a rom since you can use the Android drivers (thats what i've read). So lets hope
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I think there's a good chance NS will get ubuntu, but my question is how will it run? Most likely I'll have my N4 well before we ever see an ubuntu rom for NS4G, especially. I think sprint is going to put canonical through the ringer when it comes to getting binaries integrated, and it may never happen, because sprint doesn't want us flashing our cdma device. They are perfectly happy having us stay at ota firmware for the life of the device, whether it's activated or not. Google has a hard enough time getting sprint to release timely updates, and android DOMINATES the smartphone market. Ubuntu is really going to be a crapshot with cdma, methinks
Honestly, my opinion is to get a GSM nexus device if you want ubuntu for phone and you don't already own one....otherwise you may never see a build. Not one that actually utilizes the binaries to get a functioning phone and mobile data, at least
I think I should add that I would love to run ubuntu on any/every device I can get my hands on. I'm admittedly and openly an android fanboy...I know it....but ubuntu for phone could just bea the firmware os that makes me ditch android!! The thought of all my devices, including my PC all being able to sync every single app and piece of data is enough to make this uber-nerd's knees buckle. I recently switched to ubuntu full time. I don't even have a windows 7 partition on my pc anymore, and I haven't used windows 7 for more than 5 minutes on someone else's desktop in the ~4 months since I switched. It's been the best few months of my computer-related life!! I'm actually learning how to use a computer, rather than letting the computer use me lol
looks promising... I wish this os will make battery phones much longer than android
Ubuntu.
I think they are talking about this ubuntu youtube.com/watch?v=sLtcj7FdIYA
I think I should mention the following, since it relates to whether Nexus S will get ubuntu or not.....
What we need:
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It requires an arm cortex-9 cpu.....nexus s runs arm cortex-8. looks like once again, Nexus S will be getting the shaft. Get used to it, though.....it's not going to get any better for us. Nexus S is a dead device.....people don't give a rat's ass about us anymore, it seems It's amazing to me that the N1 got such a long life of support. They got every single android version up until ICS launched.....but as soon as Nexus S falls two generations behind it gets dropped like a bad habit. You know what NS got??? About 15 GB updates, one ICS, and it barely even made it to JB by the skin of its teeth. Google didn't even comment on whether we'd be getting it or not until the last second because they didn't want to give it to us at all.
It just seems to me like all any manufacturer cares about anymore is making people buy new devices. No companies give the slightest crap about what the customer wants anymore, and it's just sad. There's absolutely no reason NS4G couldn't have at least gotten 4.2 just to keep it up to par with the gsm NS, at least.
I do not want to be a retrograde, but I think the smartphone market is faster than our money. The phones go on and you have not even finished paying for your new mobile phone that is already the most powerful. We are the victims of war competition with people who do not care about the customers. Android then lately is worse off. Mobile phones are more powerful then use that usually makes an average consumer. To run the most used applications do not need 2 gb of ram and quadcore processors. This is not to say that I do not attract smartphones like the Nexus 4 ...
I could be wrong, but I think Ubuntu os will run on Nexus s as it spins in a good Android 4.2.1 and thanks to XDA developers and Cyanogenmod.
Cannonical website do say that it's develloped for dual-core devices.... our phone having outdated (compared to minimal specs) single core processors, I fear we'll never have a trully good experience...
if you remember well, someone ported ICS on nexus 1.
it was not fast or smooth, but they done it.
I'll hope that someone could make the same "miracle" with ubuntu.
Maybe it will bot be a daily-use ROM, but, at least, we could try it.
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Cannonical website do say that it's develloped for dual-core devices.... our phone having outdated (compared to minimal specs) single core processors, I fear we'll never have a trully good experience...
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Dual core is just for the "good" devices single core arm 9 is the lowest specs a phone should have! But maybe someone will get it working on our arm 8!
Even a port would be great! I'd love to try it out
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It just seems to me like all any manufacturer cares about anymore is making people buy new devices. No companies give the slightest crap about what the customer wants anymore, and it's just sad. There's absolutely no reason NS4G couldn't have at least gotten 4.2 just to keep it up to par with the gsm NS, at least.
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There comes a point in time when a manufacture has to move on. Nexus S with 4.2 is slow as hell and laggy and trips over its own feet most of the time. 4.1.2 was pretty much the same story. Most were surprised it even got Jellybean in the first place as we were calling this phone slow and outdated on ICS. It's two years old.. In technology that equals about 20 years. I'm nearing the end of my two year contract on this phone and can't wait to move my phone plan off it. I honestly never use it except for a phone anymore as my Nexus 7 is my work horse. The only way to enjoy this handset is get something light like RasBean and don't load it up with persistant apps.. CM 10.1 is complete joke on it and I honestly think they're wasting their resources developing for this phone still. Just my opinion.
It's a legendary device and labored on far longer in active development than it should have.
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There comes a point in time when a manufacture has to move on. Nexus S with 4.2 is slow as hell and laggy and trips over its own feet most of the time. 4.1.2 was pretty much the same story. Most were surprised it even got Jellybean in the first place as we were calling this phone slow and outdated on ICS. It's two years old.. In technology that equals about 20 years. I'm nearing the end of my two year contract on this phone and can't wait to move my phone plan off it. I honestly never use it except for a phone anymore as my Nexus 7 is my work horse. The only way to enjoy this handset is get something light like RasBean and don't load it up with persistant apps.. CM 10.1 is complete joke on it and I honestly think they're wasting their resources developing for this phone still. Just my opinion.
It's a legendary device and labored on far longer in active development than it should have.
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then you need to check your settings, tweaks, kernel, etc. I'm getting amazing performance from 4.2!! ICS was a little slow, but 4.1 jb fixed all of that. I had some problems with vanilla, untouched aosp but when I started tweaking it and got a good solid kernel installed, everything was as it should be. If it can be done with roms, kernels and tweaks available to me on this website, it should be able to be done by the aosp team.....i'm just saying....
Its been a great phone and it was my first android phone. I loved it so much and is still loving it. But despite all my support to android. I have realized in the last two years that due to many OEMs and multi rage of android phones. The vendors are unable to update them regularly. Each OEM is just busy making new phones and they never focus on timely updates and keep the devices deprived from their functionality.
In the past I was not too supportive to most custom rom devs but it was only because of the stability issues. But now i have realized that it was they who actually did their best to make the devices as updated as possible.
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WOW man, note 1 is this a very good and powerfull phone, with the hardware it has it should las 2-3 year at least.... look at the galaxy s 1 that still has support for new rom's .... so If this one stop receiving support is that most devs will pass to a new phone, but that doesn't mean the end ... :victory:
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WOW man, note 1 is this a very good and powerfull phone, with the hardware it has it should las 2-3 year at least.... look at the galaxy s 1 that still has support for new rom's .... so If this one stop receiving support is that most devs will pass to a new phone, but that doesn't mean the end ... :victory:
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WOW man, note 1 is this a very good and powerfull phone, with the hardware it has it should las 2-3 year at least.... look at the galaxy s 1 that still has support for new rom's .... so If this one stop receiving support is that most devs will pass to a new phone, but that doesn't mean the end ... :victory:
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Well, that's true, with a few minor modifications. The S1 isn't using an Exynos 4 SoC, but a Hummingbird (Exynos 3) which is a friendlier SoC to work with (that I've read at least), so the S1 developers haven't had the hair pulling experience with that one, like the devs have had here. The Note is still powerful for what it is, but that doesn't mean squat when it's not even possible to get everything working right. The Note is a dog with two broken legs. It walks, but it can't run like it should do.
I'm leaving the Note on Monday for the Z Ultra (yey!), and it'll be exciting to have a brand new, just released device again! So see you, suckaz! Okay, I'm joking. I'll still hang around here for a little while.
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cool choice Lord, I will be rocking a N1. hope to see you around, maybe you can return the ultra and chill on the n1 forum lol
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Its been a great phone and it was my first android phone. I loved it so much and is still loving it. But despite all my support to android. I have realized in the last two years that due to many OEMs and multi rage of android phones. The vendors are unable to update them regularly. Each OEM is just busy making new phones and they never focus on timely updates and keep the devices deprived from their functionality.
In the past I was not too supportive to most custom rom devs but it was only because of the stability issues. But now i have realized that it was they who actually did their best to make the devices as updated as possible.
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Well eaven if all devs move to other phones we still have the guys from CM, Slimbean, HellyBean and others like them who do not develop for the note just because they have the phone, they usually buy new phones but keep older ones for development aswell, so Note users are safe, it's one of the best dual-core around
I wonder if this guy is really this braindead or if it is just another google translate fail. Shall we vote?
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Nobly said.
igorescu04 said:
WOW man, note 1 is this a very good and powerfull phone, with the hardware it has it should las 2-3 year at least.... look at the galaxy s 1 that still has support for new rom's .... so If this one stop receiving support is that most devs will pass to a new phone, but that doesn't mean the end ... :victory:
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+1
its not dead it will reach end of support from Sammy. Its the lifecycle of phones, every quarter new gimmick, to sustain that pace, support lifecycles are shortened.
Yes the product will run for a couple of years longer. Which is why opening it up for communities from the start to carry the estafette past company support is vital. lol.
glad CM is making moves to do just that
I love this Note (thx Asylum) and could happily go another year on it.
Having said that, I need to go back to the HD2 days since I last had a 'top spec' phone, and the Note 3 is looking mighty tasty...
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Oneupmanship
that's all it really boils down to one Oneupmanship, In my eyes there is not a phone to top the galaxy Note 1... it run just the way it was designed when new, you can change the rom's easy, loads of software, great people here who can help when in trouble... what more can one ask.
If you want speed then don't install crap filled with bloat wear,READ what is the best Rom's to use & I mean READ.
Just because your friends are getting the all dancing and singing new phone as seen on TV, don't mean you need the same one...
THINK for your self....... its still a PHONE in the end.:fingers-crossed:
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I'm leaving the Note on Monday for the Z Ultra (yey!), and it'll be exciting to have a brand new, just released device again
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Ya ur right crying because this phone deserved really more. Ensing it at this phase with a laggy stock rom will not be a justice to it. It can go a long way, but without official support it will slowly die. So its good to cry for what u love. I am not a new texh geek like u. I have been using this device for the last 2 years and like my older devices i have emotional stuff with it. So even if i switched, it will be with me
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Im gonna stay with the note 1. I dont game on the phone, i have an xbox for that. All the apps i use still work fine, while i understand the temptation of a new shiny phone... that feeling usually only lasts a couple months and at the end my mobile daily habbits and productivity would stay unchanged.
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I work in a phone shop and I can state personally that the Note 1 is still a decent phone. I say that using CM10.2 which really gets the most out of it but the latest TW Rom's aren't bad either.
Feature wise the Note does the main things that everything else does to a good level, not like a Galaxy Ace. If you got the new Note everything is a little bit faster and better, but apart from the IR blaster (small addition) there isn't many outstanding new features that differentiate it from its original - for example something like a built in projector
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If you got the new Note everything is a little bit faster and better, but apart from the IR blaster (small addition) there isn't many outstanding new features that differentiate it from its original - for example something like a built in projector
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What about Snapdragon>Exynos? I call that a major improvement.
"A little bit faster"... LOL
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What about Snapdragon>Exynos? I call that a major improvement.
"A little bit faster"... LOL
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Speed is open to interpretation. On paper the S600 on the HTC one or S4 in the shop are probably 4x faster (benchmarks) but in reality outside of gaming they load Facebook in 0.5 second compared to the Note's 2 second. No one is going to die because of that 1.5 seconds. Other apps on the Note load in near identical times so it's all down to whether you want the new technology rather than 'need'
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Did you know the s6 doesnt suport HDMI to TV as it is possible with s3,s4,s5 even 3d, note 3, note 4. so you need chromecast also the s5,note 3 and note 4 have longer battery on same usage.
Another fact is that the 32 bit CPU in note 4 has a slightly higher score in futuremark benchmarks as the s6 means its GPU performs worse while both devices have the same screen resolution. The antutu score is just higher because its CPU performs better. The new tegra x1 has even twice the gpu performance as the s6 and will be in some devices this year.
Its not waterproof. Supports no SD card. U cant replace its battery. People report even Rotation issues after wireless Charing. Tw gets laggy as hell. & im pretty sure nobody noticed it that the only reason note 4 had no official lollipop update to make people buy the s6. Even s4 hat the update so dont claim.
It looks good. And is well built. But you dont build a fast car that cant fit its fuel Inside. So this devices is more a test, overpower experiment of samsung. This fall we will see the note 5 with redicilous 4k resolution. And its overpower again just to show that they "can", f(_)cks not given about the consumer & shots been fired from apple. Iphone 6 still almost the same performance with 1/3 of the ram s6 has.
By the way the new TV box by nvidea tegra x1 is already 4k. And it does handle doom3, crysis 3 and unreal engine4 easily. And yes its Android and we will see it on smartphones too.
At the moment note 4 is the better choice because the images will look sharper on it/ due larger screen, you will have more fun with it.
Yeah. I've been thinking double twice before bought the s6, love it. My s5 still rock steady as my backup if my s6 runs out of juice
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Here's the thing I'm sure people read specs as well as those of us who are more technically inclined read forums for comparison, so whats the point of this thread I'm sure people who buy an S6 know what they're getting by now.
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ok....
U really think people's haven't thought through before buy a new phone?
S6 5.1" smaller size, that people's prefer than Note 4 5.7" and other things, that makes people's to choose S6.
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Tegra....what a joke!
Buy a chromecast...problem solved
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So you wrote this thread to make people feeling bad who bought one? Ever realised that people actually did their research or not? BTW your s4 has equal score with benchmarking on the same OS version and standard rom? Lel....
Normally I don't reply on these idiotic posts.
But your slanter and crying about the S6 makes me more think like you want one but can't afford it? Correct me if I'm wrong but I seriously can't find a legitimate reason why you should qq so much about something you supposedly not like.
None of the 'downsides' you listed are concerns to me. It's really up to each buyer.
What kind of archaic world do we live in that we have to do HDMI out still? Man buy a chromecast or any miracast dongle on amazon.
S6 owner here, S3 as previous devices, my wife using I9505(search it if u dont know).
my aunty and uncle use N3, my best friends N4, this listed phone are all phone that i serviced phone consistancely, regarding what i know so far, N3 had quite less lag on default TW, only lag in gallery as everyone know(only whn its a lot of photo inside) and i dont see N4 having higher score in any benchmark app comparing to my S6, yet S6 TW rom really have the light apps vs N4...
i already installed a lot apps on my phone and i still running smooth, no heat up issues, battery last long enough as only 2550mAh vs S4 2600, SoT 5hrs vs 2.3hrs, 14nm vs 28nm, 50fps(1440p) vs 38fps(1080p) on antutu benchmark test.
Yet.. google officially claim that bug on android 5.0 will be solve in android 5.1. Im living in Malaysia, S4 i9500 already on Lollipop (no doubt), N3 also already got its Lollipop update last week.
ram vs performance, did anyone say that ram mean performance, what do you mean by almost the same performance with 1/3ram they got. Comparing different platform is quite not fair as u should know its different in many point, take a window mobile n compare then?
android can play in many ways, its not like old time, 3GB of ram, multitasking is not a problem in S6. i dont think apple can do it... (jail breaken ipad can use split screen, try it and u will know why ram so big in S6). even my S3 got better ram vs ipad2.
In short, that up to everyone's point of view. i love S6 camera, the design of the phone. even i lost adcard support, but usb otg available for all android phone, i lost change able battery, but i just need to charge below 1Hour, because 1Hour give 90% Battery. With minimum 5Hours of SoT daily usage is good enough for me, including 2hours on CC or SW(both online Games).
the s6 is stop gap phone for me, waiting for the note5 because i broke my previous phone. The S6 is a very nice phone though, nicest one I ever had
could please some mod close this idiot topic that steals space to other ppl n devs, thanks
One thing you can't level at this phone is lag. TW is still perfectly snappy on mine since I ditched Nova again for it. Apps reload but as long as you have animations on default, by the time the app is on screen it's reloaded.
The screen issues I have were present on Note 4 anyway.
As for using it with a TV, not interested.
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Did you know the s6 doesnt suport HDMI to TV as it is possible with s3,s4,s5 even 3d, note 3, note 4. so you need chromecast also the s5,note 3 and note 4 have longer battery on same usage.
Another fact is that the 32 bit CPU in note 4 has a slightly higher score in futuremark benchmarks as the s6 means its GPU performs worse while both devices have the same screen resolution. The antutu score is just higher because its CPU performs better. The new tegra x1 has even twice the gpu performance as the s6 and will be in some devices this year.
Its not waterproof. Supports no SD card. U cant replace its battery. People report even Rotation issues after wireless Charing. Tw gets laggy as hell. & im pretty sure nobody noticed it that the only reason note 4 had no official lollipop update to make people buy the s6. Even s4 hat the update so dont claim.
It looks good. And is well built. But you dont build a fast car that cant fit its fuel Inside. So this devices is more a test, overpower experiment of samsung. This fall we will see the note 5 with redicilous 4k resolution. And its overpower again just to show that they "can", f(_)cks not given about the consumer & shots been fired from apple. Iphone 6 still almost the same performance with 1/3 of the ram s6 has.
By the way the new TV box by nvidea tegra x1 is already 4k. And it does handle doom3, crysis 3 and unreal engine4 easily. And yes its Android and we will see it on smartphones too.
At the moment note 4 is the better choice because the images will look sharper on it/ due larger screen, you will have more fun with it.
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The 2 things I put in bold in your message just kill your credibility.
My S6 is full of apps, rooted and customized like hell, yet I've never seen it lag (not even a bit, so the "like hell" seems completely bias).
About the benchmark, you really want to chose the single benchmark that suits what you want to say to prove your point?
What about the fact that every single other GPU benchmark (GFXBench,...) give is completely in favor of the S6 (by far)? Yeah I guess you don't really want to talk about those
What is OP trying to achieve here? Theres already a thread about things like that.
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What kind of archaic world do we live in that we have to do HDMI out still? Man buy a chromecast or any miracast dongle on amazon.
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I am absolutely not taking sides with the OP here, but I have to say that I was a bit annoyed that Samsung removed the HDMI out for the S6.
Serious question: I often go on holiday to a house which has no wifi, can I somehow still use chromecast to stream films from the S6 to the TV in the house (the TV has HDMI ports)? I used to to this all the time with the MHL cable on my other android phones and it worked incredibly well.
Move along folks, nothing to see here. Just upping my post count before this thread gets locked.
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Move along folks, nothing to see here. Just upping my post count before this thread gets locked.
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Can I take your thanks?
So, a bit of a backstory: I am still on an AT&T GS4. It is obviously years old, but still chugs along. More hangups now than earlier, but restarting fixes it. My phone is rooted, but no custom ROMs or anything, because locked boot loaders are great like that.
I use Tasker for enough things, AdAway, ClockSync (because I am anal and like "perfect" time), ES File Explorer, Light Flow, TB, and I do have some Xposed modules. Some of my Tasker profiles use Secure Settings. I really did like custom ROMs on my international GS2, and was pretty bummed that this did not have them. I also simply like having full control over my phone. It's my hardware, I want to use it how I please.
I have not purchased a Nexus 6p because it is mostly just too large for me. The S7E might be the biggest I would be comfortable with. At this point, I am looking for opinions on whether I should wait for a possibly new Nexus phone, or pick up this one. I would likely grab the 935F, and not the AT&T variant. Another thing that scares me is warranty, or lack thereof, since I would be buying it from an ebay seller. I've never had a phone with a manufacturer defect or something worth warrantying, but it would suck to have a dead phone and be out ~$700.
Any thoughts/opinions/similar conundrums?
If your really into flashing Roms then yea wait becuase the g4 is still a great phone, but if your like me, I wanted to get away from flashing Roms because it consumes too much of my life the s7e is an awesome phone, I took the plunge with no regrets but if u do buy international spend 80$ more and buy from Amazon or b&h they provide you with 1 yr warranty directly from them so if u do have issues u won't have to try to deal with Samsung
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If your really into flashing Roms then yea wait becuase the g4 is still a great phone, but if your like me, I wanted to get away from flashing Roms because it consumes too much of my life the s7e is an awesome phone, I took the plunge with no regrets but if u do buy international spend 80$ more and buy from Amazon or b&h they provide you with 1 yr warranty directly from them so if u do have issues u won't have to try to deal with Samsung
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It's a GS4, as in Galaxy S4. Or was "g4" just a typo? Either way, it still does fine. Did you happen to buy a carrier branded one or the international?
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It's a GS4, as in Galaxy S4. Or was "g4" just a typo? Either way, it still does fine. Did you happen to buy a carrier branded one or the international?
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Lol my mistake the g7e is such a vast improvement over the gs4 I personally would definitely take the plunge. I did go with the art varient as I like how cool the sd820 runs it barely even gets warm as well as I wanted volte, wifi calling, and Samsung pay, as the international ones doesn't , but im sure the exynos has a bit better battery life but my sd820 averages 7 sot so I'm not craving more battery
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Lol my mistake the g7e is such a vast improvement over the gs4 I personally would definitely take the plunge. I did go with the art varient as I like how cool the sd820 runs it barely even gets warm as well as I wanted volte, wifi calling, and Samsung pay, as the international ones doesn't , but im sure the exynos has a bit better battery life but my sd820 averages 7 sot so I'm not craving more battery
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Haha, yeah. I figured that is what you meant. I assume you don't care about root much then?
Yea surprisingly I don't care about root anymore, every Android I've owned was rooted but I'm just sick of cat and mouse with rooting flashing Roms I just want to enjoy the phone and i feel Android is finally to a point where I don't need root anymore
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Yea surprisingly I don't care about root anymore, every Android I've owned was rooted but I'm just sick of cat and mouse with rooting flashing Roms I just want to enjoy the phone and i feel Android is finally to a point where I don't need root anymore
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Hmm, interesting. Thanks for your input!
No prob best of luck on your decision
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Yea surprisingly I don't care about root anymore, every Android I've owned was rooted but I'm just sick of cat and mouse with rooting flashing Roms I just want to enjoy the phone and i feel Android is finally to a point where I don't need root anymore
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This is pretty much where I'm at. I mean, I would probably root if it were an option for adblock without a VPN, but it's not a deal breaker. OEM's have pretty much taken every cool feature that you could only get through a ROM and baked it in their own, so I have no interest in flashing ROM's anymore.
Wait for an unannounced potentially non existent phone (which is rumored to be by HTC), or get a solid option that you can touch, feel, see.
I think it's personal opinion, as far as warranty, you can get square trade warranty I believe it's called. And if it was never registered you could register it via samsung.
Lastly, depends what you want. I want best screen possible and amazing camera. That's s7 edge for me.
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With a theme and a launcher, I'm running like I'm stock. Best of both worlds.
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I am on the same boat. I am currently watching 2 auctions for the nexus 6p. Don't know if I should pull the trigger or not. My current phone is a iPhone 6 but I wanna get back into the android world as my first smartphone was a nexus. The edge looks awesome but my upgrade ain't ready till October.
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I say get the GS7E. I've been running Nexus phones side-by-side with my Galaxy phones since 2013 and the Galaxies are better for everything except timely software updates.
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I picked up the s7 edge about a week ago, the international 935f. I like the size and weight of the phone. I'm not sure if it's the exynos processor, but it's not as smooth as my Nexus 6p. The camera and battery life are better than the Nexus, not by much. I love my Nexus though and will keep it.
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Yeah, I am not sure what to do. I am sure the S7E is a badass phone, but I really want to be able to root it and screw around, if only just because I want the ability to do so.
I went from HTC One m8 (Sense rom, and also used GPE Rom for a while) + user of a Nexus 9, over to the S7 Edge.
Honestly, you can like Stock android as much as you want.. But stuff like Touchwiz (or other versions like sense, LG ui etc) have the one or other really awesome feature, that just simply don't exist on Android.
One of my Favourite features on TouchWiz right now:
Screenshot.
Honestly. After i do a Screenshot of a Screen, that is Scrollable (like Internet browser, Facebook posts, Whatsapp chatlog, etc), theres a "+" beside "share" and "delete". If i press the "+", the screenshot-function automatically scrolls down, and does another screenshot. If press + again, it does it a third time.
And it stitches them Together into a sort of "Panorama" screenshot.
In Whatsapp, you have your status bar at the Top, then 2345634 Kilometers Chatlog, and THEN just at the bottom your Text field. The Chat itself is stitched together jsut perfectly.
And if i say perfectly, i literaly mean Pixel-accuracy stitched Together.
my Whatsapp screens only look strange, because of my Background Wallpaper in Whatsapp, that will be "cut". If it were a one-color background, it would be absolutely Perfect.
Cant praise this feature enough, as someone who takes Screenshots here and there.
Stuff like this show me, that it was a right decision to NOT take a nexus. (because, i HAVE experience with Vanilla Android, and i miss NOTHING on Touchwiz. Literaly, Nothing. Not even performance. )
Darkseth said:
Stuff like this show me, that it was a right decision to NOT take a nexus. (because, i HAVE experience with Vanilla Android, and i miss NOTHING on Touchwiz. Literaly, Nothing. Not even performance. )
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Hmm, interesting. I don't know that it is super important to me to be able to take extremely long screenshots. I only ever take screenshots of the thing I am looking at directly.
True, but sometimes, it's quite handy Like for some conversations, that are 1,5 - 2 screens deep
But that's just one of many...
There is an option, to reset all Settings back, without having to do "Factory Reset" (which will delete all your data). That was handy for me once, while stock android doesnt have that.
The Camera App from Touchwiz is pretty good, and the Pro mode is nice (you can save pictures as RAW while in PRO Mode, or turn the shutter speed up to whole 10 Seconds which is useable because of the very good OIS).
Well, in the End, my Preferences won't be an Argument for YOUR preferences. If you love stock android, then waiting for the next Nexus might be worth for you.
But i think, the S7 is a damn good piece of hardware, with a really really not bad Software. You could still use Nova Launcher or something, and maybe a Material Theme, and you'll be noit that far away from a stock android experience. But still have some nice features (+ the awesome hardware)
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Well, in the End, my Preferences won't be an Argument for YOUR preferences. If you love stock android, then waiting for the next Nexus might be worth for you.
But i think, the S7 is a damn good piece of hardware, with a really really not bad Software. You could still use Nova Launcher or something, and maybe a Material Theme, and you'll be noit that far away from a stock android experience. But still have some nice features (+ the awesome hardware)
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I've never even used pure, stock Android before. Never had a Nexus. I don't have an issue with Touchwiz either, as I would already use Apex/Nova as my launcher anyway. The phone/software itself is great, I am positive. My issue is the locked down environment of it. I want to be able to tinker, and Samsung does not want that.
In a geeks opinion, if you're really into exploring and having fun with that device, I would suggest a Nexus device,it'd be first one to receive updates, Samsung series are good and eye candy, but what they lack is update, late updates and sometimes no update at all. Any ways if brand really matters I suggest go for Samsung, otherwise for full potential use Nexus
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In a geeks opinion, if you're really into exploring and having fun with that device, I would suggest a Nexus device,it'd be first one to receive updates, Samsung series are good and eye candy, but what they lack is update, late updates and sometimes no update at all. Any ways if brand really matters I suggest go for Samsung, otherwise for full potential use Nexus
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I certainly do like the idea, and would have purchased a 6p when it came out, but it is just too damned big for my hands, unfortunately. I essentially have to decide if I want to wait until November or not.