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[Galaxy S II General] dryspuri:
i sold my iphone 4, got sgs 2, absolutely loving it? i am little bit worried about battery, but i know that is the problem which will be solved!!!:D:D
[Galaxy S II General] jboy15:
i have two iphone 4 but i am trading it for a sgs2 plus $100 on his side do you guys think its worth it?

i really want the sgs2 though.
[Galaxy S II General] dreamdestiny:
sold my iphone 4 when i got this mate, an u will to. Simply put Its jus better, also for those of you who think the music quality is better on iphone downoad poweramp.. it will show you what this bad boi can do
[Galaxy S II General] THUDUK:
Wow thanks for all the replies, to be honest the only things stopping me going for the SGS2 is the android apps.

I miss the large 4.3 screen if my old hd2, I miss the widgets, I miss this place for it's amazing help and advice with lots of development, but I have to admit the quality and availability of apps and games on iTunes by far is better than the android marketplace
[Galaxy S II General] nicpol7:
iphone has a better app store ..true..

iphone i more pocket friendly...true...

iphone better build quality...true??i dont think glass is the better choice for phones.

iphone better in terms of battery life?..no..its the same..and with updates i i am sure galaxy s 2 will last more...

iphone better screen??...this is a joke..retina is good but just look at the colours..can not even compare with first galaxy s...
[Galaxy S II General] CekMTL:
I also will be selling mine soon... I've fallen in love with MY SGS2...working really well...even audio is good!
[Galaxy S II General] audino:
I swaped my 1day old white iphone 4 yesterday.

I sold my s1 a day before and the s2 wasnt avaible on the shop.

I though give the iphone a try but Im so happy to get it swaped yesterday with a new s2...

I dont know if Im to deep into android but the feeling, speed of the iphone 4 wasnt even better to my s1 therefore I would ALLWAYS again swap the iphone for an s2...
[Galaxy S II General] cmd512:
I've been a long-term Android user, but after a few of my Apple buddies played with my SGS, they were ready to jump ship and give Android a try as well. One had an 3GS and the other had an iPhone4. One of them owns their own company, constantly pushing E-mail from MANY E-mail accounts with a need for syncing multiple calendars for all his employees. Other is just a media hog and is almost always watching movies or streaming something on the go.

One month later, they are absolutely in love with the SGSII. The amount of customization, ease of access with widgets, processing power with media, and Swype... they have no interest in going back to Apple at this time. With that said, they do recognize that it isn't a perfect device... they've seen instances where some apps or games don't work given the new hardware, which is something they never had to deal with on their Apple devices. However, it's a game of gains and losses, and for them, the gains far outweigh these minor losses.
[Galaxy S II General] downwiththebanksters:
I'm gonna retire my Palm Pre when the SGSII gets to Taiwan! :cool: Anyone wanna ask why?
[Galaxy S II General] reyza:
I had iphones since the beginning all the way to iphone 4. I love em, but after switching to Android I wouldn't go back. The customization and power of Androids is impressive.

iOS is super simple though and very intuitive. And the touch responsiveness is still the best.

Androids have a steeper learning curve but once you learn it, there's no going back
[Galaxy S II General] simacca:
I have to admit, I am loving my SGS2 more and more each day. I still have my iPhone 4, but when I go back to it every now and again, I do realize that it's not the 'wow' phone it used to be.
[Galaxy S II General] Greenie-UK:
ive had an iphone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 (dont ask why!) lol. all i can say is, SGS2 absolutely obliterates any and all of the iPhones in probably every way, iphone used to win android due to having a cleaner UI etc but samsung and google have done a Great job making the UI and phone a real high end job.

Samsung Galaxy SII > iPhone.. Any day
[Galaxy S II General] LondonGemini:
As much as I love my sg2 it had to be said that the iPhone has much better sound quality and a far better app store. Also I feel the iPhone has a slightly better touch screen

The sg2 has a better screen and is better customizable. And best of, no bloody iTunes. I just hate iTunes. Its made for people who shouldn't be trusted to even tie their own shoelaces.
[Galaxy S II General] varunkumars:
Although i was never owned an iphone i have it used it. All cousins brothers own iphone, iphone 4 especially. Every thing they end up with a problem and exchange the phone. I don't believe if any one said iphone is flawless. Lately i have used iphone for a while i found it not very friendly. I am not saying its bad but its not the best as compared to SGS 2. Touch is butter smooth. Of-course we can't compare this against iphone 4 because the processors are different, dual core vs single core. I love Android market to Apple's app store. I also prefer Super Amoled to retina display. But expect anything big in iphone 5. Iphone 5 will be an extension for iphone 4. They are redesigning the whole interface for iphone 6.
[Galaxy S II General] ethridgt:
Sold my 3GS

I didn't have an iPhone 4, but I did sell my 3GS. I can't wait to get this phone.
[Galaxy S II General] THUDUK:
Amazing to receive so many comments, thanks, have Been able to try both my iphone4 and a sgs2 side by side, the sgs2 doesn't seem that much bigger physically although the screen fills the device and really does look wonderful yet, the iphone4 even though has a lot smaller screen the text is somehow clearer.

The speed of the interface and opening and closing apps on the sgs2 is superb, although gameloft and large 3d type games open faster on the iPhone also and maybe the gameloft games on the sgs2 didn't look any where near as impressive graphically as the same game on the iPhone, weird they played very well on the sgs2, actually pes2011 played and looked better on the sgs2, shame android doesn't have real racing 2 would look great on that huge screen.

Love the home screens with all those live widgets and notifications are second to none making the iPhones simple pop ups feel crap, I feel the speed of getting around the devices equal even though you have quick toggles for things like wifi and Bluetooth, nothing can beat the full device search that the iPhone allows really is fast, the sgs2 has a better choice of keyboards but the iPhones keyboard is still equally as good and text prediction seems slightly quicker and more accurate than the sgs2.

Sound quality through the same headphones has to be said the iPhone wins hands down clear, crisp, bass that just sounds full whereas the sgs2 seemed quite mediocre, I sure this can be improved.

Overall I would say the sgs2 out performs the iPhone although they are running completely different ui's the sgs2 just seemed snappier, I am that close to changing my iphone4 for a sgs2, just one thing stops me the applications Market is just not good enough, yes there are lots of apps on there, but there is just not the quality and most of the ones I use don't even exist on the android marketplace. Might hold out and see if the android Market improves
[Galaxy S II General] daivik:
Fair points, but just remember Android generally develops a lot faster than iOS does. Especially app-wise. The market is getting there. Doubt it'd be too long before developers bring their games up to scratch.
[Galaxy S II General] x.Orville.x:
just sell mi iphone to get mi first android phone that is the galaxy s2 i get bored with the iphone and the ios lets se how i adapt to Android :D
[Galaxy S II General] bela:
I still have my 32GB iPhone 4, but will go on eBay in a few days.. :)

IOS is just too boring compared to Android, you cant customize it so much.

And the SGS2 is just amazingly fast, the screen is just so much better.

I am getting older, and the 4.3" screen suits my eyes better :)
[Galaxy S II General] Digital1325:
Hated everything about my iPhone 4. The weird shape... the ****ing annoying home button. The ****ty UI. Well... I did like its loudspeaker quality... but that's about it.

Happy to be back in the Android family.
[Galaxy S II General] tameracingdriver:
What that same "****ing annoying home button" that is almost identical on the SGS2? :confused: :D
[Galaxy S II General] daivik:
Look. I think what he meant was (correct me if I'm wrong) but that was it.

No back. Just exit the app. No menu button to bring up options for apps.
[Galaxy S II General] whmcal:
... On sg2, the home button is customizable and surrounded by two additional buttons. arguably this makes it more practical than the iphone
[Galaxy S II General] :
I have both, the iPhone 4 and the SGS but to be honest I didnt touch my iPhone 4 since the day I received my SGS.

Things are different but I love Android, every day I learn new things while the iPhone was pretty much basic and not really customize-able as I like.

I am waiting for the new iOS to come out, but I think I will give my iPhone 4 to my wife who loves her current iPhone 3GS.

There are still some things I miss from the iPhone on my Android but I am sure there are some tricks to make it work on the android as well.

Right now I miss the visual voicemail and the badges on the icons on my home screen for certain apps, on Android you do have different notification systems so you just need to get used to that.

Also the keyboard is a little different but not that bad, as I said i didnt touch my iPhone 4 since the day I have it so I think I like it ;-)
[Galaxy S II General] x.Orville.x:
i really want mine to arrives this will be mi first android phone let's see how i adapt to it
[Galaxy S II General] zkyevolved:
You're going to love it. :) What are you coming from? I think the SGS2 is the first BEST phone i've had since my first blackberries. My 8300 lasted me 18 months, the longest I've ever had a phone in my life. Most of the time I change every few months, or my iphone 4 which lasted me 8 months (wow, that's a long time! Only because nothing better came along before). This is a FANTASTIC phone. I love gaming on it. I love watching movies. I love being able to download zip and rar files off my filesonic account and unzipping and unrarraring them to watch the video. I love having true multitasking. God this ia fantastic device.

Drawbacks? Battery life...

And mine gets warm on KE1.

That's it. REALLY... THATS IT
[Galaxy S II General] tameracingdriver:
Yes I appreciate that, but the home button itself is exactly the same!

He also talks about the UI which was clearly (like it or not) modelled on iOS, so much so Apple are trying to sue them!

In fairness though I do much prefer the Samsung, you can do so much more (to customise it), and screen is so much bigger and nicer... I am no fanboy one way or the other... but it does make me smile to see some of the comments :D
[Galaxy S II General] puremind:
Don't get fooled by the whole suing strategy...Apply, HTC, Samsung, they sue each other, this is part of a good marketing strategy. This has been going back and forth. Other manufacturaers had touchphones long before Apple, but they still sue HTC and the likes to give the impression of pioneering. Same thing with Pads. Archos have had fully functional pads (for reading books, playing videos, surfing the internet) years before Apple.

Apple build their success on the innovations of others, redesign and repurpose them advertisingwise with millions of dollars to back it up. They are essentially a marketing & redesign company...You bet suing serves them them well...

Because let's face it, today Asia is the world's largest technology incumbator. No amount of suing can change that. Hence the HTC phrase "Quietly brilliant". Read:

"We don't have to brag everywhere about being the best like Apple does. We do our thing in silence, people will see right through advertising deception"

Very clever marketing from HTC indeed.

Apple need to rethink their marketing strategy. It is obvious they cannot compete anymore with a single device. Android has single-handedly turned every other manufacturer into a very powerful competitor, where previously only HTC Sense was able to compete with the iPhone usability.

And Samsung may be the fiercest of them all.

The Apple argument that big is not handy doesn't hold anymore, since the SGSII is so thin and light in spite of having more screen real estate.

The use of the iPhone as an individualising factor and status symbol has been completely outdone by Android: it offers more customizability, which is what true personality is about, not having a copycat of the neighbour's phone. Also iPhones have been comoditized by the advertising, it is not a status symbol anymore.

The whole Android marketing revolves around the message: "my smartphone is smarter then yours". And if there is one thing that people in search for a status symbol hate, is being looked down as stupid or less intelligent. The whole Apple concept with their genius bars, all of this crumbles when Android makes smartphones smarter, wheread Apple make their phones idiot-proof.

So you could say Apple is stuck between a rock and a hard place right now. All the premisces of their marketing are starting to fall to pieces and turn against them. It is not even a matter of having a too long product cycle and lagging 6 months behind the market in terms of hardware, what is more worrying is that the marketing fundamentals are starting to crumble, too.
[Galaxy S II General] tameracingdriver:
I was just playing devils advocate really; nevertheless, good post, and I can't disagree with any of it, really. :)
[Galaxy S II General] Digital1325:
I meant clicking that button to exit apps or to go back was extremely annoying. The SGS2 has a touch back button instead.
[Galaxy S II General] Digital1325:
Precisely

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[Galaxy S II General] x.Orville.x:
i am coming from iphone 4 and this wild be mi first android phone it will arrives saturday :D
[Galaxy S II General] daivik:
On that note, there's a rumour circulating that Apple (due to the Fall 2011 release) will now have a product cycle of 6 months. I'd like to see the current annual marketing budget be doubled! :/
[Galaxy S II General] keijames:
iphone has far more better IOS running. which is the value of it.

sg2 has better hardware, but android OS is never near IOS quality.

e.g. iphone4 with single CPU can playing full hd video 1080p smoothly, where non of single cpu android phone can do that.

sg2 can play full hd smoothly because it is dual core.

cheers
[Galaxy S II General] daivik:
Wouldn't say that at all. iOS really isn't "far superior". The quality of games. Yes iOS wins hands down here. Quality of apps - iOS sometimes wins. But that's not hard seeing as the better ones are paid. The majority of Market apps are free and work not just with the top phones, they work with the older phones, thus you're not obliged to get a new phone each year, as Apple oblige you to do.
[Galaxy S II General] zurih:
Told my iPhone 4 last night, getting SGSII today.
[Galaxy S II General] puremind:
I know from working with them that they have been aware of this problem for at least 1 year, so it is good finally seeing them getting their act together.
[Galaxy S II General] THUDUK:
Got a few final questions:

Can you leave home connected to wifi, then instantly start using 3G when out of the wifi's range without having to do anything?

Do widgets drain more battery, are they constantly running?

Can you simply start a gps application going and within a few seconds it finds your location?

Do you miss the iOS Market, do you think android will ever have the same range and choice?

My biggest concern with the sgs2 is it's quality, it feels so cheap and plastic in your hand you feel it would snap if you had it in your pocket when you sat down, also does that plastic screen scratch easily?

Does it use a mini sim card or full?
[Galaxy S II General] keijames:
why don't you have both?
[Galaxy S II General] ravian29:
ya i am also one of those who sold iphone 4, 32gb for this awesome gadget:p
[Galaxy S II General] puremind:
I know of 5 people whose iPhone broke just falling down from their hand or their pocket. Glass broken on first or second fall.

Glass is more sensitive than "cheap plastic..." as you call it. If you fear for it, just get a protective cover.

Regarding the Android Market, not only will it catch up with Apple's App Store, but it will also overtake it this year.

Android's market share has taken over Apple's several months ago, developers go where the market is...You should get yourself an Android device as soon as possible. ;-)
[Galaxy S II General] zkyevolved:
10 char but look above
[Galaxy S II General] daivik:
True that. Although about the glass. D'you remember the ads/pictures/keynote where it showed a machine bending the glass??

http://www.geek.com/wp-content/uplo...nufacturing-process-glass-display-bending.png

I believe that ^^ is it.

OKAY. A typical example of Apple-esque marketing. OMG. Guys let's be honest...that's pretty impressive...but WHEN THE HELLL ARE YOU ACTUALLY GOING TO BEND YOUR PHONE LIKE THAT - You're not, because it's impossible (for obvious reasons) Then you drop it...force gets transferred into the antenna, possible cracking it, transferring it to the glass possible cracking it. I remember at the time - even I fell for that fact that the iPhone 4 was really strong and durable. I WAS SUCH A FOOL.
[Galaxy S II General] yaronAD:
I would wait...till next year:cool:
[Galaxy S II General] phonex1:
In my opinion, wait for a samsung ice cream sandwich device aka gs3 or one of those newer 2ghz phones possibly coming out late this year/early next year. The gap between android and ios performance is closing but OEMs started using dual cores to accomplish this. I am positive ICS will bring in massive dual core support and might as well squash iOS 5.

I jumped to SGS2 from iPhone 4 and after a month came back to the walled garden again. Not because of the phone. It is simply an awesome awesome piece of work. Kudos to samsung. It's just that the gingerbread i used felt the same as on my old arc or the nexus s but only faster. The nexus S rarely lagged except on flash it showed its weekness. SGS2 could handle flash nicely. But the battery life of the thing goes down massively during such intensive tasks.

I am betting on samsung to finally nail amazing battery life as well as wow us with an ICS based device. IMO the hardware is already there, just needs a matching software. And apple seems to finally recognize they are not the only ones leading the smartphone pack now. The fact samsung seems to copy some of the iPhone philosophies (some basic iOS functionality built in the touch wiz, nothing bad but a very good move IMO) makes it easy to believe they will keep on pushing the envelope harder.

If you like an open platform with lots of potential, get the SGS2 now. You will not be disappointed. I loved how i could download videos etc off the web and play it in native player right off the bat. And that i could use all my mkv/avi collection without conversion. But i got a galaxy tab now and since I use the smartphone extensively i switched over to iOS temporarily for basic tasks. Almost all my media consumption is on the tab :)
[Galaxy S II General] jony013:
Sold mine and truly happy with sgs2. GPS issue is not only with sgs2 but also with other android phones. Its android bug.
[Galaxy S II General] daivik:
what is this bug? :p Because on my desire and GS2, I have no problems what so ever. It gets my GPS, inside and outside, in the centre London and in the countryside of essex. (a 'suburub' that's 40 mins from the city (incase yoour american) :p

I get a lock and stay locked in about 2-3 seconds.

am i missing something?? :p
[Galaxy S II General] zurih:
I sold my iphone for sgs2, and I couldnt be happier.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II.
[Galaxy S II General] THUDUK:
Question for you converts, maybe my eyes are strange, but reading ebooks on the iPhone 4 seems easier on the eye than the sgs2, in fact most text is just that slight bit clearer.

Also how do you get the screen to dim enough for night time reading, am I doing something wrong

I am running both the iphone4 and sgs2 but one has to sell by the time I need to pay the credit card bill.

So far the only thing that stands out is the speed of flicking about the home screens and widgets

Don't use Internet much mainly apps, am trying to just use the sgs2 but keep finding myself dipping into the iphone4 because I can't find it on the android Market.

Internet on the sgs2 is a lot quicker, but not so good when you have only 3G or less.

Screen is lovely and big but the colours are wow bold, but a little bit unrealistic it makes the iPhone screen look washed out but I don't think that's the case, the iPhone colours are more accurate to what your actually looking at, also the screen is not as crisp clear (see comment above reading ) can't make my mind up on which I prefer

Perhaps I'm a dropsy person luckily I have a rubber case on the sgs2, never dropped the iPhone once but the sgs2 is so light half the time you forget it's in your pocket , again I am starting to sound like an apple fanboy but I prefer a slight feel of weight .

Video maker is wonderful a touch better than iMovie

Like the Samsung hubs a lot , but still prefer reading on iBooks or stanza

Movie watching is better on the sgs2 but I tend to review the movie on iTunes then rent them on my laptop for viewing on the big screen.

Where are all the games for android got this amazing screen and processor if it wasn't for gameloft, android needs deep space, real racing and FIFA 11, why is the FIFA so terrible, pes2011 seems ok, I could go on all day about lack of apps and games, my thoughts are things in this department will improve and they need to get some more big game teams on board quick, now these more powerful devices are here.

Overall the speed of the sgs2 is amazing but not that much more amazing than the iphone4 due to some brilliant software creation, yet one more gripe intact that's two, gosh I think I am working out which phone will go by typing this out, the gps and battery life on the sgs2 is not so good, I go out for an hours run using runkeeper and music on both devices when I return the iPhone is on 93% sgs2 is on 70%

the sgs2 seems to take a minute to find satellites yet the iphone4 almost instantly anywhere.

Oh yes and what is wrong with the external speaker it sounds like a small toys speaker you can't use the sgs2 for serious in car navigation you can't hear it, yet again the iPhones seems 80% louder and fuller

Sorry to knock such a wonderful device but these are my everyday usage findings, I could go on but I won't start going on about how anything will compete when the dreaded iPhone 5 comes out...
[Galaxy S II General] kitch9:
You went back to iPhone as Flash drained the battery........?

Wut?
[Galaxy S II General] kitch9:
Its strange but from my short time with an Iphone 4 I'd say the complete opposite. Couple that with the fact it always felt like I had Steve Jobs finger inserted in my ass telling me where to go and what I could and couldn't do with my underpowered hardware that cost me a fortune and all I can say is no thanks.....!?! Ever!
[Galaxy S II General] daivik:
Not being harsh...but he's gna be dead soon. Plus This is off topic but I really felt the need to vent.

WHY THE HELL ARE APPLE ALLOWED to patent a "transparent screen" and a "bendy circuit board" that LG AND SAMSUNG HAVE ALREADY MANUFACTURED...

And also WHY are they allowed to patent HTC's stylus/pen thing! And then take their concept/idea and then add some features and then patent that...

It's pathetic!! The US Patent "whateveritiscalled" REALLY needs to sort itself out!

Eugh...wish the un-tech-savvy people weren't so dumb. :-/
[Galaxy S II General] xp3rto:
I sold mine :-) and am a happy sII owner :-)