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[Galaxy S II General] bunnybash:
So my idiot brother tried taking apart his GSII the other night when drunk and slipped with a screw driver and busted the flex cable that connects the power button to the man board.

So I found a place in Germany that sells the cable, I ordered one and it has arrived.

The problem is that for the life of me I cannot figure out how to attach the new one, it's not a plug in part, but I think it's supposed to be soldered, or something, but the size of the soldering needed is beyond miniature!! I would need an iron being operated by Lilliputians!

Is there a way that this cable is supposed to be attached? I am at a loss of how it's supposed to be done. Samsung want $450 for a whole new PCBoard... screw that for a joke though!!

If I can't repair this myself I will just sell it for parts...

Here is a link to the "exploded view" of the phone... the part I am trying to replace is QVK02

http://www.scribd.com/doc/56542824/5/Cellular-phone-Exploded-View

PS Yeah my brother ordered another GSII when he was drunk and gave me this one... He should probably drink less!! :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] bunnybash:
no clues anyone??
[Galaxy S II General] Hilari0:
Do you have some sort of a picture of it? Picture of part, the busted part and the PCB where it belongs would be very helpful figuring this one out..

Maybe you can borrow your brothers new GS2 to take a picture of it with! :D
[Galaxy S II General] qsec:
I beleive it's soldered to the main board.

I can double check to night when i come home, i have a main board that i can look at.

You probably could take help from a electronic repair shop that are used to solder small things.

/qsec
[Galaxy S II General] qsec:
Yup, soldered.

/qsec
[Galaxy S II General] bunnybash:
Thanks for the help, a mate soldered it for me! As you can see the phone works, very excited to get a galaxy s2 for fifteen dollars!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] codine:
Anyone else trying to use IMAP in the default mail app and seeing that messages deleted locally are not removed from the server?

I found a lot of posts about this issue on older Android versions and devices, but nothing for the Bionic yet.

And unlike for POP accounts, there is not an option in the settings to turn this on. IMAP is all about keeping messages and folders in sync between multiple clients, so this is an annoying bug.

I have been using K-9 as a work around, but I'd rather not use two different mail programs, and don't like the look/feel of K9 as much either.
[Nexus S General] Panda_Face:
Anyone selling a GSM Nexus S? :-)
[Nexus S General] r0adki111:
I will be as soon as I know a release date for Nexus Prime. For tmobile that is.

...On a side note, I don't care about your speculations as to whether it is or is not coming out for tmobile. I DON'T CARE. We will find out later that is all anyone can say.
[Nexus S General] Panda_Face:
I sure hope it does, looks cool. I've read a couple of reviews on it. So best of luck.

I'd be looking for a tmobile nexus s btw.
[Nexus S General] tmcquake:
www.swappa.com is a great place to find used Android devices.
[Nexus S General] lazyn00b:
I suggest waiting just a few more days before buying anything, Panda. There are going to be tons of people trying to sell their Nexus S once the Prime is announced... including me!
[Nexus S General] Panda_Face:
I've already looked there, all are sold :(

Good advice. I haven't been following the Nexus Prime too closely. Release is suspected to be soon?
[Nexus S General] tech7:
I also looking for nexus s 4g sprint version
[Nexus S General] knicks235:
im willing to sell mine for $350 with everything included.
[Nexus S General] tech7:
What the damage on it
[Nexus S General] j0hnZ:
I'll be selling mind around the 12th. It's got normal wear and tear on the back cover and chipped surround on the top. I think you can get them replaced for like 11 bucks, saw it on here a while back. Where are you located?
[Nexus S General] Panda_Face:
Utah, USA
[Nexus S General] knicks235:
j just got it in august when best buy had it on sale so the only damage is my fingerprints lol
[Nexus S General] SwollenMonkey:
I'm looking to offload mine. Going back to iPhone for family reasons. Based in the UK. What's the price for an unlocked nexus s on today's market?
[Nexus S General] tech7:
Is it nexus s 4g for sprint
[Nexus S General] j0hnZ:
Was hoping you were local, but if you're interested I'm thinking 150 or something for the price, plus shipping.
[Nexus S General] Panda_Face:
Can you post some pics?
[Nexus S General] jonjon68:
As an owner of an NS since day 1 of BB release I highly recommend you spend your money on ANY non samsung smartphone. Nexus S being no exception. I've been hanging on as long as I can for an ICS device although now looking at the UI I'm strongly thinking about going Verizon and Bionic. I can't wait to relinquish my NS. What a POS.
[Nexus S General] Panda_Face:
Just for clarification the nexus s is a pure google experience, no touchwiz or htc sense. I'm all over this, that's why I like the ns.
[Nexus S General] j0hnZ:
http://onthejohn.net/nexus/nexus1.jpg

http://onthejohn.net/nexus/nexus2.jpg

http://onthejohn.net/nexus/nexus3.jpg

http://onthejohn.net/nexus/nexus3.png

Sorry for the quality, taken on a MT4G, and I'm not photographer. Last one is just a screenshot of what's on it right now. I'll be using it until I get a new phone around the 12th. I don't overclock it either, for what it's worth.

---------- Post added at 01:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:06 PM ----------

I also have the box in mint condition and the original screen cover. All the original accessories can be included, except maybe the headphones, unless you want my earwax.
[Nexus S General] Panda_Face:
Cool, looks decent. And just a tad curious, may I ask what phone you're replacing the ns with?
[Nexus S General] j0hnZ:
Galaxy S 2

It should look nice still, I have a dedicated phone pocket haha!
[Nexus S General] Panda_Face:
Definitely! Great phone, see lots of them around work.

I'll get back to you about your nexus by the twelfth. Can I pm?
[Nexus S General] j0hnZ:
Yep, it is basically ready to go as of the release of the galaxy s 2 on tmobile. I hear the 12th and I'm crossing my fingers that it actually comes out on Wednesday.
[Nexus S General] bringonblink:
How much do you think a fair price in UK to sell nexus s for?

Got the packaging but minus the headphones... was thinking 200?
[Nexus S General] madd0g:
New 9023 in Austria is 200€-220€ now, I got one in the beginning of September for 240€. Not bad for its features + it will get ICS fast.
[Nexus S General] marco.ska:
Galaxy S2 actually the best, Nexus Prime the dream
[Nexus S General] ronak47:
I beg to differ.... I think the galaxy s2 is a good phone but severely overrated.
[Nexus S General] brian6685:
Then what is a good phone?
[Nexus S General] Panda_Face:
The Nexus S :D
[Nexus S General] ronak47:
My thoughts exactly
[Nexus S General] j0hnZ:
Vanilla android is severely overrated. It was cool back when it was the only option in 2008, now it's just laughable.
[Nexus S General] kingsway8605:
The advantage is the quick, almost guaranteed updates.
[Nexus S General] Panda_Face:
Also that I don't have to deal with all the crap bloatware, as well as the easiest thing to root.
[Nexus S General] andrewjrr:
i have a GSM model BNIB.. debating keeping it or selling it.. but if someone does want it feel free to message me with an offer
[Nexus S General] j0hnZ:
My Vibrant was easier to root. The Nexus was the easiest to unlock. Bloatware is highly subjective, if I don't want to use a program I just don't use it. It doesn't annoy me that their are programs I won't use on the phone. The space they take up doesn't matter to me.
[Nexus S General] bringonblink:
They eat at your resources, constantly running in memory etc.

Sent from my Google Sexus S
[Nexus S General] j0hnZ:
Small trade off for a phone that does more.
[Nexus S General] Panda_Face:
That's what custom roms are for
[Nexus S General] j0hnZ:
They haven't added anything, MIUI actually adds a decent UI but that's about it.
[Nexus S General] Panda_Face:
All a matter of opinion. I prefer CM7 anyhow.
[Nexus S General] j0hnZ:
That's the great thing about Android, all of it is a matter of opinion and they have options for everyone.
[Nexus S General] bringonblink:
Utter nonense.

To name a few in MIUI.

Proxy Settings

Automatic Static IP addressing.

limit internet access per appllication

app access restrictions

app persistance.

I could go on.
[Nexus S General] j0hnZ:
Features I actually use...
[Nexus S General] BrianDigital:
Sense is the only good overlay since we are spouting opinion as fact
[Nexus S General] j0hnZ:
My post was in response to the quote at the top, do read more than a few posts before responding...maybe keep up with the thread and comprehend everything that's been said. It might end up making you look less like a fool.
[Nexus S General] bringonblink:
Well then you shold have said, instead of just slating the MIUI name.
[Nexus S General] jumbz55:
Don't be too hasty :P

Haha I'd wait a bit if I were you. I've had my NS for roughly 6 months and absolutely love it but with the recent release of iPhone 4S I was considering jumping ships but now with the Nexus Prime about to be announced and most likely released very soon I am even more excited for that!

I still feel Android has a bit to go in terms of streamlined features like itunes, high quality apps and other features but I love all the custom roms on here.

Will be interesting to see what comes...
[Nexus S General] j0hnZ:
Update on my Nexus and getting the SGS2:

I got the SGS2, but I didn't have to pay full price, so now I don't have to sell it to make up for the cost. Just wanted to update.
[Nexus S General] [hfm]:
You might have better luck in the marketplace forum.
[HTC Sensation] IronSheik:
i got the OEM HTC composite cable but found that no matter what i did, it clearly doesn't fit on the Sensation despite some sites like CellGuru that say its compatible or other reviews that say to remove your case (which i tried)

thoughts? im tryin 2 get this for mirroring in my car (which has composite aux-in)....i also got the MHL cable but thats obviously HDMI and i need the component connectors

HTC (ADR6300) OEM A/V

if not, will have to get an HDMI to Component adaptor (if that even works in my car)
[HTC Sensation] The Radius Kid:
That end doesn't look right at all....it looks too long and the notch doesn't look like it belongs either.:confused:
[HTC Sensation] thatguyitsme:
That's for the USB port on the HTC flyer tablets
[HTC Sensation] IronSheik:
if i cant mod the connector on this cable to get it to fit, it looks like im gonna have to buy something like this and use my MHL adaptor with it: http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Composite-S-Video-Converter-3RCA/dp/B0047PDBP0
[HTC Sensation] IronSheik:
ExtMicro USB 12pin

picked-up an Amaze over the weekend and this cable now fits in it (it has the grooves which the Sensation does not). found out this newer connector uses a different class of microUSB to charge & is a proprietary HTC design, called ExtMicro USB. It allows the device to get more power while charging, but it is also backwards compatible with microUSB cables (5 pins vs. 12)
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B RAD G 296:
NFX-Speedy Kingdom 1.0.0

is that better than supreme sense and MikShifted-G v1.6
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubs.law:
Subjective questions are subjective. Everyone likes different things in a ROM and very device is different, so ur gonna have to figure it out for yourself. One tidbit though -- if I want to use 4g, don't flash MIUI because it doesn't support 4g, otherwise it's all you.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linuxman008:
Personally, its hard to choose between supreme and Mik, but if you want 3.0, you'll get a closer experience with supreme sense than mik.

And don't use nfx kingdom yet, its a little laggy, and has many force closes. When we get our kernel, it'll be fine. Then we can overclock and nfx will remove useless apps, like mirror, since we have no front facing camera.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VICODAN:
Latest Cyanogenmod7 nightly.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qngds:
+1, always come back to CM7 nightly. (And i try them all when they pop up!) Ultimately, nothing goes the distance like this ROM. Speedy, good battery, and reliable.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
Well said ;)
[HTC Sensation] ariel123:
Is it worth getting. I never owned a Samsung phone but I'm considering it. I'm tied of htc and the craps quality jobs they do with their phones. The dust, the reception, death grip, sense slowing down the phone and also keeps reloading everytime I hit the hone screen.
[HTC Sensation] crking1980:
no dont do it!! now the prime that might be something that could draw your interest :P
[HTC Sensation] immunityx:
If you have the sensation getting the s2 is a downgrade.

Pic below is from stock tmo 2.3.4 rom rooted + faux kernal 0.21 underclocked to 1.2ghz instead of 1.5ghz
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
You're asking this question in the HTC Sensation forum because...
[HTC Sensation] Towle:
+1 ?
[HTC Sensation] ariel123:
because i own an htc sensation and im very unhappy with it and i know if i ask this in the gs2 forum their just going brag about how good the phone is. So id prefer to hear it opinions from someone who owns the sensation also
[HTC Sensation] remus82:
For your sense issue, you might want to try another launcher like launcherpro or adw
[HTC Sensation] eunkipark92:
That doesn't mean it will remove the sense from your phone.

I suggest using aosp roms from xborder or cm7.
[HTC Sensation] ariel123:
im already using launcher pro but its very upsetting that i buy htc phobes because i like sense but yet it slows down the phone and having to reload sense every tine i hit home key to get out of an app gets quiet frustrating
[HTC Sensation] moshe22:
My is not slow at all

Running stock everything 2.3.4
[HTC Sensation] moshe22:
My advice would be to go to a store and try it out for about an half hour, then take a decision once you tried it.
[HTC Sensation] babluc:
Don't get the s2 wait to see what happens with nexus prime
[HTC Sensation] ariel123:
My two previous sensations weren't but with this dust issue I have had to keep getting them replaced and now I'm stuck with this one which is slow. I wish we had gotten that 1gig of ram like the Evo 3d did
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
If you are unhappy, sell it, return it, whatever. No one should decide for you.
[HTC Sensation] Tom-Helge:
No it's not.

Going from the Sensation to the Galaxy S II is in fact a huge upgrade.

I'm not saying the Sensation is bad, i'm just pointing out that the Galaxy S II is pretty much better than the Sensation in almost everything.
[HTC Sensation] ariel123:
not asking anyone to decide just asking for opinions on the s2 and if its worth it
[HTC Sensation] hoskic:
my sensationwith ARHD 4.1.3 is running perfect. :D
[HTC Sensation] immunityx:
Please explain only upgrade is the 4.5 screen which isn't that much of a upgrade because its wvga with lower resolution then sensation qHD
[HTC Sensation] Gunkk:
The NVIDIA chip has a better video system than the Qualcomm.

The LG GX2 has faster graphics than a sensation.

Sent from my Bricked Energy ROM Sensation.
[HTC Sensation] ariel123:
its a super amoled plus screen, 1gig of ram,, 2mega pixel front facing camera, 1.5 dual core, i dont much about the phone im just going by the specs on the site but so far it seems to have better specs then the sensation.
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
Who told you this?

The processor inside the T-Mobile S2 and the Sensation are the same, it's just underclocked for the Sensation. Just thought I should clarify.
[HTC Sensation] foxmeister:
Except it isn't! I have a Sensation and an SGS2, and both are very good phones. I marginally prefer the Sensation though purely because it feels better in my hand.

Regards,

Dave
[HTC Sensation] steffanyouyi:
obviously, GSii screen is much impressive than sensation...the cpu clock is depend on ur kernel limitation...both running up to 1.2ghz in stock...in terms of phone dimention, GSii is much better, and user friendly
[HTC Sensation] steffanyouyi:
if you want to overclock GSii, it can be up to 1.6ghz...
[HTC Sensation] g1user101:
You guys compare the names and blah blah. Its how the phone actually runs that proves which is better
[HTC Sensation] zmfl:
I hated my Sensation at one point as well... I'm not sure SGS2 is better, but I am sure you can make Sensation work properly and be happy with it again.

If it feels slow, get rid of Sense. Use CM7, or something like RevolutionHD with NoSense mod.

If you still want to buy a new phone, consider waiting a little. SGS2 is old news, new super-phones are coming :)
[HTC Sensation] Five0nIt:
Wait for the next Nexus.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
What's that ringing sound?????????????????

TROLL ALERT!
[HTC Sensation] ariel123:
nexus prime probably wont be released till next year i dont think samsung and google are no longer in a rush to get ICS out now that they know what the iphone 4s has
[HTC Sensation] Gunkk:
I own both, so I ought to know ;)

Sent from my Bricked Energy ROM Sensation.
[HTC Sensation] Gunkk:
Exactly my point. Snapdragon had weaker graphics than NVIDIA right now, which I attribute to weaker video memory implementation on the Qualcomm die.

Sent from my Bricked Energy ROM Sensation.
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
This isn't true. The GeForce ULP has a similar graphical prowess as the PowerVR SGX540.

In terms of raw specs, the Adreno 220 beats it. HTC's drivers for the GPU kinda sucks, though. It has benchmarked rather well on the SGSII.

http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s-ii-benchmarks-redux
[HTC Sensation] Gunkk:
Compare specs all you want. I have both phones and the GX2 kicks Sensation's ass in smoothness all day long.

I read the XDA article touting the andreno over the Mali, but the implementation just isn't there.

I'm an avid sensation user, I love the hardware, and I hope HTC gets its act together with the drivers.

Sent from my Bricked Energy ROM Sensation.
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
All I'm saying is that there's nothing wrong with the GPU and is definitely better than the Tegra 2's. I do agree with you on the fact that they need to get their drivers in order. I mean, their last update to the Sensation essentially broke 3D gaming.
[HTC Sensation] Gunkk:
Bricked kernel = Cordy love!

Sent from my Bricked Energy ROM Sensation.
[HTC Sensation] barondebxl:
I couldn't agree more. I sold my sensation because I hated it when it was stock. The battery life was so bad, before the 2.3.4 upgrade I returned 3 sensation because of software issues. I live HTC but they did a bad job with the sensation. They need to learn how to optimize things with the CPU and GPU and all that good stuff. We can say whatever about Samsung, that their devices is plasticky or whatever but they know how to optimize and get great performance out of their devices. Now before I sold my sensation I rooted and installed the Android Revolution HD rom and that was an awesome rom, the battery life was great, the overall performance was excellent but I'm one of those people that wants a phone that works great out of the box, we shouldn't HAVE to root our devices to be satisfied. The community is doing a great job with the sensation but HTC suck with it. So long story short get the SGS 2 and if you don't like it return it and get the amaze. Or the sensation
[HTC Sensation] sakai4eva:
Alright... here's one coming from a HTC Desire going into SGS2, and helping someone root a Sensation.

1. Smoothness on stock ROM - SGS2, hands down. Sense is nice and cool, but it definitely isn't fast. Even when you use a different launcher, Sense still persists to bog the whole phone down. I have used all three phones extensively, and I love my SGS2.

2. Ease of rooting - SGS2, hands down. One warning screen is all that stands between you and freedom. S-OFF anyone?

3. Internal memory - SGS2, hands down. 2GB+ for ROM and apps? And the rest for internal memory? My sd-card is feeling lonely!
[HTC Sensation] durps:
They're both good devices. Just buy either, then when the Nexus Prime comes out, sell which ever one you bought and buy the Prime. It'll make you forget the Sensation and the GSII even exist.

I don't even care about the new UI or anything on the Prime, I'm just happy its FULLY hardware accelerated.

I'm happy with my Sensation though. It has it's issues, but none of the issues compare to having a burned-in screen on the GSII after only 3 months of using it. Yikes, Super Amoled Plus doesn't even seem worth it.
[EVO 4G General] tooill:
looks too much like iOS, any1 else feel the same way? :D
[EVO 4G General] erawtik:
it does and i said the same thing but iv been running it for a month now, switching off to new sense roms but within a hour im back it works way to good. All the sense roms out battery life sucks, it lags, and even after switching to a new kernel seems something breaks like wifi.
[EVO 4G General] dgomez720:
Personally I like savzen (: I agree that sense eats up battery life but I enjoy the Widgets but I can do without
[EVO 4G General] tooill:
love sense, but ran it for so long it got boring, went to MIUI then found out it had no app drawer like iOS, and i didnt like that experience lol, now im running an AOSP rom :D
[EVO 4G General] BGuILtY718:
Really can't stand Sense anything. I tried the MIUI for about 10 minutes. Definitely not for me. CM7 does everything I need it to.
[EVO 4G General] alaman68:
MIUI is ios if ios was designed really, really well. It may "simply" look the same, but it isn't remotely close. I highly recommend you try it before you bash it for not having an app drawer.
[EVO 4G General] tooill:
i did try it, for almost a day, but the feel was too much like iOS, i get what ur saying, but it really doesnt feel like i have an android on my hands if u kno what i mean :)
[EVO 4G General] sttony1975:
I'm using the MIUI Tim and I love it I guess my only issue is that I'm not experiencing that long battery life everyone is speaking of am I doing something wrong... help lol I have the cyotogen 7 kernel if that helps

sttonydamunsta luv my evo4g
[EVO 4G General] tempe38:
I wasn't thrilled with the lack of the app drawer but that's easily fixed by loading another launcher. When I was using MIUI it was Launcher Pro.
[EVO 4G General] plainjane:
MIUI looks like iOS after a fresh flash, but it doesn't have to. That's what I love most about it, I can theme every aspect of it. I use Alt Drawer, so I have an app drawer.

Plus it's smooth, has a lot of neat apps, and is different than any other rom I've seen. I switched to it because I was bored with CM7 and didn't like Sense. That was in April and I haven't looked back.
[EVO 4G General] tooill:
hmm never thought about doing that, thx for the idea hehe

dont get me wrong, the Rom looked super neat, and smooth, except for the keyboard, couldnt keep up with my typing but thats easily fixed

and alt drawer? never heard of it, might give it a try see how i like it :)
[EVO 4G General] a senile fungus:
Or just throw all your apps into a folder and put it on the dock.

~ I'm a fungi
[EVO 4G General] tooill:
i tried that, but the more apps i put in, the laggier it got for some reason, and it was really cramped, kind of annoying to try to find an app lol