yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] owz206:
No mate, you'll need a separate screen protector for it. I'm not bothering, I have faith in the gorilla glass screen :o
[Galaxy S II General] darkninja157:
Really liking that case :) , any chance you might be able to list the full name (ie manufacturer and model) of the case? I live in the US and will be getting that phone, but I won't be able to just walk in a store and pick one up.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] HumanoidTalking:
is there any way to verify what processor SGS2 uk release has, we know it is advertised Exynos.. but did someone check? dual core 1.2 ghz?
[Galaxy S II General] EleCtrOx666:
On the box it is written, 1.2 Ghz Dual core.
[Galaxy S II General] owz206:
Here's the eBay uk link mate.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLUE-S-LINE-G...s=63&clkid=8757098630829837897#ht_1257wt_1001
[Galaxy S II General] HumanoidTalking:
Fine its written, what about Exynos or Tegra 2? and do you want to believe Samsung's word as they have been advertising NFC for months and now we know its not there :)
[Galaxy S II General] nikzDHD:
Looks good got my case today as well but waiting on the phone!

Swyped from my Desire HD using XDA App
[Galaxy S II General] cottino:
Is there unlook face recognition?

(under location and security > set up screen look)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To7QqybjLfI&feature=player_embedded#at=108
[Galaxy S II General] owz206:
No, not on my handset anyway.
[Galaxy S II General] diablos991:
Can you post a quadrant score please?
[Galaxy S II General] owz206:
I'm getting 3125 at the moment, fresh boot, cleared tasks with task killer.
[Galaxy S II General] intruda119:
r u ok?

.............
[Galaxy S II General] Bilhouse:
This phone is disgustingly quick. It eats Flash sites for breakfast.
[Galaxy S II General] EleCtrOx666:
If it's written on the box, everyone could attack Samsung, they won't risk that. And it's 1.2Ghz it's Exynos(it's obviously not the Tegra 250 3D).
[Galaxy S II General] diablos991:
The fact that it doesn't play Tegra 2 games makes me a sad panda.

My G2x gets the same quadrant scores, plays Tegra 2 games, no samsung bloatware, and has an unmolested version of android, and crazy developer support since Cyanogen himself bought one.

I think I will pass on the sgs2.
[Galaxy S II General] EleCtrOx666:
G2x got a non-GPU enhanced browser, no MHL, no USB OTG, no Super Amoled+, Mali-400 > ULP GeForce, camera(front and rear) is not as good(1080p@24fps instead of 30fps), stock still on froyo, fatter.

I hate Nvidia for making Tegra-only games. Though I'm happy there are so few.

Have a good time with your g2x.
[Galaxy S II General] Eclair~:
The Exynos really can't play Tegra games? I don't know why I didn't expect that.. I thought "Tegra" optimized simply meant an increase in resolution. Not that the processor itself was required. Then again... there would be no point in calling it Tegra optimized, lol. >.>

I could care less about all your other points (I don't use CyanogenMod on my Nexus), the G2X doesn't have the video support the Exynos does, the SGS2 is thiner, has a much better screen, looks better (subjective), has all the other pluses listed by the above poster and I seem to be one of rare few that hates stock Android.

The G2X has developer support... like most of the popular Android phones on this site, Tegra games, and stock Android. Amazing
[Galaxy S II General] HumanoidTalking:
on the box Dual core is only mentioned. nothing about Exynos or Tegra2.. even 1.2 is not mentioned on the box
[Galaxy S II General] owz206:
My uk version actually says 1.2ghz on the box, but doesn't mention exynos or tegra 2, but im assuming it's exynos as nvidia don't make a 1.2ghz tegra2
[Galaxy S II General] EleCtrOx666:
Well yeah that's basically what I said^^. 1.2 Ghz is mentioned.
[Galaxy S II General] HumanoidTalking:
i spoke to Samsung here in dubai and he surprised me that sgs2 is coming with dual core TI Omap processor here. release date 1st week June.

now i am just curious how to find wts in it? as they didnt mentioned. any way to actually find out ourselves?
[Galaxy S II General] ph00ny:
They make tegra2 only games now? since when?
[Galaxy S II General] EleCtrOx666:
Since always... :/ Though there are only like 6 with 3 Tegra-exclusive ATM.
[Galaxy S II General] diablos991:
There are 8 released currently in Tegra Zone, with 4 more coming out next month.

NVIDIA is extremely strong on the gaming front and since this processor is so widely used in the mobile market, the gap between Tegra and non Tegra will only grow.

Hopefully you guys can find a workaround so you can get the same benefits.
[Galaxy S II General] EleCtrOx666:
If Tegra-Only games are really expanding(what I don't think) I'm leaving Android, no need for more fragmentation.

If galaxy S2 gets popular I think Game developers will not continue to produce Tegra-exclusive games.
[Galaxy S II General] silverwolf0:
OMG not this Tegra BS again. The only Tegra games are the ones Nvidia pays for out of their own pocket. The list of standout Tegra handsets and devices is nil, especially Honeycomb tablets. The Atrix and Xoom both have poor sales, the G2x underwhelming in performance, etc. etc. The standout devices this year will be the HTC Sensation (Qualcomm) and Samsung Galaxy S II (Samsung's own) and possibly the LG Optimus 3D (TI), NONE of which have Tegra.
[Galaxy S II General] EleCtrOx666:
I do agree.
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
Well Said.

Switching from an iOS to Android to see only see more fragmentation is not my idea of an "upgrade". NVidia is strong with games but unless they start selling 10 phones with Tegra in them, I don't see it picking up much this year.
[Galaxy S II General] wendellc:
Don't play much games on my phone here so don't matter to me. Got my PC and Xbox for that.
[Galaxy S II General] a3ads:
Just showing CPU, GPU and RAM
[Galaxy S II General] ankydu:
can any sgs2 owner confirm if full hd (1080p) youtube videos play fine in this device, in the youtube app as well as in the browser ?
[Galaxy S II General] sajadkhan806:
best answer 1 can get ,well said, fully agree with u.
[Galaxy S II General] sajadkhan806:
same here, my ps3 can do this job for me dnt care about tegra or exynos.
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
And its expected that the games like Angry Birds will run smooth as butter with that Mali 400. For the rest, the PS3 can do the job. :)
[Galaxy S II General] Funkym0nkey:
The Dungeon defender has one of the ****tiest installation process ever.

It has problems installing on half the handsets out there.

Even on DHD, I had to delete and reinstall 2-3 times before the damn thing started working right.

So if anyone is having problems, I suggest you try it couple of times. But personally I would have preferred 1 big download from android market than ****ty post installation download which sometimes does not work properly.
[Galaxy S II General] bobloblawsum:
I see that the photo states it has an ARM A7 processor, i thought the sgs2 would have an ARM A9? or is some kind of version name magic
[Galaxy S II General] HumanoidTalking:
ARM A7 is the ARM Architecture, ARM Core is Cortex-A9, see this link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture

But Can someone still tell me how you check what processor SGS2 got.. Both Tegra and Exynos use ARM A7 architecture and Cortex A9 Core.. Both Tegra and Exynos are modified to suit different needs.. but forgetting its mentioned on the "SGS2 box" or advertised specs.. how you check it? any program, I have searched around. cant find any app doing that for me?.. Quardant standard tells me Architecture, dual core and Frequency in MHz.
[Galaxy S II General] android_master:
Yup Install Quick system Info from the market

then go to view properties,then to Open GL & here you have all the info

Quick System
[Galaxy S II General] recklesslife:
Why does everyone think Dungeon Defender doesn't work? It works on my GS2 installed it from the Game Hub.
[Galaxy S II General] WagTwo:
Are u sure?

Can u please make a video and upload it on YouTube. Pretty please :)
[Galaxy S II General] recklesslife:
In work at the moment and yes I will do when I get home. It deffinetly works I was playing it this morning. :)
[Galaxy S II General] ziggazee:
Lol dungeon defenders isnt on the game hub. Thats dungeon hunter.. I also cant get dungeon defenders working.
[Galaxy S II General] recklesslife:
Oops my bad hahaha!
[Galaxy S II General] ziggazee:
Dont worry, i also thought i was downloading dungeon defenders until i got to the install page lol. Which other game would showcase the power of this device? not many decent 3d games on the market. Hope they start making games that take advantage of the gpu.
[Galaxy S II General] ziggazee:
This is what is displayed on the screen before it closes the game
[Galaxy S II General] .Arkham:
Did you try installing it with only the wireless connection on? I installed it fine on my wife's Captivate, but had to turn off data packets/3G. I read about that quirk somewhere else on here, I think.
[Galaxy S II General] kratos123:
Have any of u that have dungeon defenders tried restarting the device after you have installed it?

many of u might already done it, but im jus askin to make sure.
[Galaxy S II General] xspyda:
Taken from the slashgear review...

http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-review-26148446/
[Galaxy S II General] xspyda:
Also very interested to learn about sound quality of this device if anyone can comment.
[Galaxy S II General] netnerd:
thanks!

it looks like desire hd screen is bigger. wait, S2 screen is actually 4.27", not 4.3" like on desire hd.
[Galaxy S II General] vygi:
From ENGADGET:

The loudspeaker is surprisingly passable, hell, it's more than passable. We're probably being swayed by the gorgeous screen on this phone, but playing back video without relying on headphones feels just fine, unlike the usual grinding chore that it is on most current phones. That being said, Tinie Tempah's Pass Out -- a song that starts out dominated by deep bass -- sounds like a hilarious remix of the original on the GSII owing to the speaker's inability to dip down low enough to sound out the track's bassline. Bass deprivation is a typical shortcoming of smartphones, which isn't looking likely to find a fix any time soon. You still won't be forced to abandon your dubstep addiction while on the move, however, as Samsung bundles a solid pair of in-ear headphones that do a very respectable job of both isolating external noise and delivering audio to your cranium. Including an in-line mic that doubles as a music play / pause button is no bad thing either. We'd be remiss not to point out that the Galaxy S II's loudspeaker is positioned rather poorly -- it and the two slits cut into the phone's rump for its output face the rear. Laying the handset down on a flat surface immediately alters the sound and a stray finger - a single fleshy finger -- can mute almost everything.
[Galaxy S II General] xspyda:
I think its hard to tell from that picture with the different reflections caused by the lighting. Isn't .03 of an inch splitting hairs a little though if this is the case? ;-)

Thanks, the shortcomings of the speaker as pointed out by that snippet are to be expected of a smartphone. I'm not expecting hi fidelity but something along the lines of what Nokia are able to achieve with their xpressmusic line would be nice.

Sounds like Samsung have done a good job here and with the exception of the cheap glossy plastics Samsung seem to favour over some manufacturers this is starting to tick my boxes and gain my interest!
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
You got such a great deal! £150 for your SGS?!?!?!

How long did you have your sgs for?
[Galaxy S II General] UncleScar:
I've just grabbed my S2 and compared to my aging milestone it's absolutely fantastic.

I can forgive the cheap feeling back as well as the lack of hardware keyboard

If I had to complain about anything it would be the lack of hardware camera button.
[Galaxy S II General] rwc3b:
Is there some sort of ROM or software that can utilize the home button (long press or whatever) as a camera button?
[Galaxy S II General] Arron123:
Done a sort of review in a new thread if you want to check it
[Galaxy S II General] UncleScar:
Oh I don't think it'll take long for someone to sort that out.
[Galaxy S II General] androph:
Please post gtalk.apk when you get the update (if rooted...if that possible yet)
[Galaxy S II General] pn18:
Hey guys.

Even though I've read quite a few reviews, not a single one was mentioning if the SII has haptic feedback? So does it have this particular feature?

Also has anyone confirmed the lack of NFC yet? The press release of t-mobile Austria mentioned NFC as one of the main features as of last week.
[Galaxy S II General] kampf:
Great feedback from an actual user. Very cool.

Had a G2x for a week and returned it. LG is doing it all wrong.

Sensation is tempting, but the SGS2 does trump it in almost every category. If one is available before the other, I'm probably going to purchase, test, return, then make a decision.

On the games front, there's going to be a bit of fragmentation for sure. Guess it's good for me that for gaming I have what is probably the best handheld game platform available on the planet: iPad2.

Please keep posting these nuggets of info.
[Galaxy S II General] Xdenwarrior:
I wouldn't consider it that great if u look at it this way..:

They have so much potential and best tech in screens, internal storage, cameras, processors, and good design builds in past YET lately they rush everything (unfinished drivers, bad gps, same 16GB internal but they could have 64 and average camera and cheap plastic to save on costs) so that they can copy iphone because they want some of their success. i personally hate iphone, but every other company copying them just drives apple to think they r the best.. and personally they did make the right choice on A5 to use powerVR543 because even dual VR 543 is faster than quad-core mali400, (big mistake for Samsung as mali400 alone is almost twice weaker than PowerVR 540 used in previous galaxy, which confirms in benchmarks) and NO 3D in galaxy S2 which puts LG optimus 3d and HTC evo 3D in front. and 3D is the future with more and more 3d movies out. and same wvga res that has been since winmo 6.0. sure u don't need the very highest res in a phone, but when u connect it to HDTV via hdmi u will have to rethink that, but then again does galaxy s2 even have HDMI?? On this site: http://www.samsung.com/global/micros...tmldoesn't doesn't list hdmi or anything...

Here where things become worse building a phone with large surface area due to 4.27inch screen and full plastic yet copy iphone in trying to make as slim as possible makes it extremely breakable as the phone will slowly start bending over months as u keep it in ur pocket tightly while playing sports etc. This used to happen with motorola razer

And to top this off Android 2.3 DOES NOT fully support multiple cores, well it supports but doesn't take advantage till 3.0 honeycomb (or 3.1 for phones), so if samsung doesn't give u an update AGAIN, or rushes it out full of bugs like they did for galaxy s, ur phone will never see it's potential

And i also got a bit of info from a tweeter a few month back where it was said that samsung is working on quad-core processor for next year and chances are the next one will also be 3D. This goes well in line with guad-core Tegra 3 to be out this fall, and sony NGP already running quad-core.

Point is unlike galaxy S which had at least the best GPU on the market, Galaxy S2 doesn't have anything that stands out. Sure u have super amoled plus, but others will have higher res, and dual-core is MAINSTREAM now. And it will only be a matter of month before this phone be obliterated by it's succesor.

Also from the lawsuit that apple has recently put on samsung might force them to restart making innovative designs like they did prior "galaxy"
[Galaxy S II General] android_master:
Haptic feedback is there just like in SGS.

UK unfortunately is not getting NFC{atleast the current batch}. Koreans do,not sure about rest of the world.
[Galaxy S II General] ankydu:
Can any SGS II owner please confirm if it has OTA updates enabled ?
[Galaxy S II General] android_master:
Samsung has kies software for that & kies sucks big time
[Galaxy S II General] netnerd:
sure you can have 64gb internal memory, are you willing to pay 2000$ (1200GBP) ?

cheap plastic? i rather have cheap plastic that makes the phone lightweight and more comfortable to hold then other HEAVY materials like in htc phones!

the only reason i replacing htc inspire (desire hd) cus it' too freaking heavy!

and dont give me this BS about if it' too heavy, go lift some weight!

that is like wearing a 2LB shoes or 5LB jacket, tell me how comfortable is that!

plastic = lighter = more comfortable to hold.
[Captivate General] g35dw888:
I was on continuum4 rom. I tried flashing another rom using rom manager. Now my phone wont boot past the samsung screen. I tried installing any rom manually through onix v.2.5.1 and it keeps telling me this: E: Failure at line 21 copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM: installation aborted. I wiped all cache and all the settings. How do i at least get this phone to function again? Lol im so frustrated with it.
[Captivate General] TRusselo:
well this is why you dont use rom manager and the cwm update.zip when its built into your kernel already...

use advanced options in cwm to reboot to download mode. then flash to stock.
[Captivate General] g35dw888:
Thank you very much.
[Captivate General] Mr. Clown:
Moved to proper forum.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prince_72:
Does anyone know if Galaxy S II has a lock bootloader?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dehem333:
Bootloaders are not locked :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryude:
Unlocked and ready to rock!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaxReality:
You have done well young jedi's. Only 1 month to go to break free from the dark side of the force (Vodafone 500MB).

To infinity and beyond (3mobile AYCE).

:D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrap:
this is fantastic news!

this is a big part of my purchasing decision
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amtrakcn:
Glad to hear:D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chalup:
Well, my decision has been made. Goodbye Motorola and HTC.
[Desire General] reaper7881:
How do i get scores of 70. The max i ever got was 41 at 1.2ghz
[Desire General] EddyOS:
Run a custom ROM and overclock the CPU - as shown on that picture
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kangxi:
Meaning you go into your settings and you see HSPA? I'm thinking I may need a new sim card because I never see it and my connection keeps dropping. But even on my modded Vibrant, I saw HSPA in the settings when it switched. I dunno... I love the phone though, this connection thing is just really bothering me..

And Rom Manager isn't downloading the recovery, can someone post the update.zip?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dougstoner:
I went to tmobile a week ago, and told him I wasn't getting any decent data speeds, and he looked at my sim card, (it was old), and said I had a 2g sim card. He swapped it out, and I've been getting better speeds. I didn't know there was such a thing as 2g sim cards, but mine was about 2 years old, so who knows. It's worth a shot regardless.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jankyboy:
I'd like to know, too - I've seen a number of conflicting statements regarding T-Mobile's 4G, i.e., is 4G UMTS or HSPA, etc. T-Mobile's site shows that my area has 4G coverage, I have the 4G icon showing on my phone, but the network type shows as UMTS. The data speeds I'm seeing appear more aligned with that I'd expect on 3G as opposed to 4G; however, I'm far from unhappy.

I'd also like to know if there really is a 4G SIM card that's required. My current SIM came from my G2, which I purchased at release (no 4G in my area at that time, though). The G2 demonstrates the same 4G behavior: 3G-type data speeds and a network type of UMTS.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mysterioustko:
I can confirm that your phone WILL NOT display HSPA in the settings. Mine only shows UMTS even when I am getting 4G speeds. Last night I hit 10.7megs on my downstream using the speedtest app and when I checked the settings menu, it still showed "UMTS". I have been running a lot of speed tests all over Atlanta and I get speeds ranging from 3-10 megs (usually between 5-8 megs) and I have NEVER seen anything other than UMTS. I don't believe you will ever see anything different in the settings menu as long as you are on 3g or 4g.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] j2eubank:
I notice the same UTMS is a constant for me however when I get in a known hspa+ area. I get a little better speeds than I did on my n1. I wonder if its the way lg/the radio interface is reporting. my icon in my status bar never shows 3g just 4g or 2g. something is inconsistent in what the device shows vs what it is actually doing.

my. 2 cents
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mysterioustko:
Here's a screenshot (as you can see, the speeds are "4G" but never once did it ever say anything other than UMTS in the settings menu.)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Mac33:
It will always say umts unless you're using data. The only time it will display hspa is when you are using data. I get 4g speeds.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dakidhurricane:
I see it on mines

Not sure if its because I am signed on to Gochat or not.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] legoman666:
I'm getting hspa showing in my settings.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kangxi:
See that just complicates things even further. He is shoe HSPA... also I AK using the mobile signal widget and it still doesn't show an H.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Diceman4:
Ok people - hspa and hspa+ are both umts. You will ALWAYS be on umts until TMobile converts to a true 4G network. Then they will probably call that 5g...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jankyboy:
Deleted... comment above makes sense to me.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kangxi:
We know that. At least I know that. I am referring to it specifically saying HSPA in the settings, which other phones do.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kangxi:
And can someone tackle the second part of my question? Uploading the update.zip from rom manager. It would take like two seconds.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dabajan:
This is absolutely correct. GSM 4G is LTE not HSPA/HSUPA/HSDPA or HSPA+ All of the carriers talking about 4G in the USA it is simply a marketing point.

The GSMA allowed the carriers to redefine the definition of 4G is, thus allowing them to brand 3G networks as 4G. :eek: Sad really.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] amlaria:
This is correct, a tmo rep was in the store when i bought my g2x and he was talking about the new network tmo is working on setting up, he was showing 40mb/s speeds on his test device. true 4g will be able to go up to ~70mb/s in larger cities like wash dc
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dougstoner:
I think this is what you are looking for. Navigated to sdcard/clockworkmod/recovery-update.zip. Hope this helps.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kangxi:
Thank you. But I guess clockwork was just having some issues with their server. It worked after like the 50th attempt.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] PatrickGilmore:
What part of Atlanta? I'm in Buckhead and I'm lucky to hit 1Mbps.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mysterioustko:
I've run speed tests in the following areas: College Park, East Point, Hapeville, Fayetteville (today), Smyrna, Cobb County area (near the perimeter), Doraville, North Druid Hills area, Buford hwy (both Gwinnett and Dekalb side), Snellville, Stone Mountain, and Decatur.

In short, I've pretty much tested all over the city. On the low end I'll get about 4 megs and the highest I've gotten is 10.7megs (in College Park near the airport).
[T-Mobile LG G2x] PatrickGilmore:
Thanks for the reply.

I've tried also in East Point. Got the same speeds I get in Buckhead. MT4G got better speeds. Guess I should take it in to T-Mobile. Thanks again for the input!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jlevy73:
I'm in Los Angeles, and hitting 2mb is a miracle which makes no sense since my Nexus S hit 5-6mb consistently.