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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pewpewbangbang:
lol every things getting so blown out of proportion.

CPU - I call it a draw between GN and GSII

GPU - GSII is a clear clear winner you can't even argue

Screen - Obviously the GN 720p 4.65 screen is ways better, but the GSII screen is still beautiful and nothing to be laughed at

Software - Obviously the Nexus but cmon this is XDA "Developers" we all root and put custom ROMS, kernels, radio bands, etc..anyway, i'd say the GN has a slight edge

Camera - GSII produces better quality shots.....in this car 8MP beats 5MP. But i don't care, DSLR or a good point and shoot will always win

Build quality? - How can you say the GN has an absolute better build quality. They're both plastic with hyper skin textured back. Only thing the GN has is an internal metal frame (at least they say so). I'd chalk it up as a tie, they both will feel good, obviously not iPhone quality or unibody status.

Overall - Nothings inferior to another, they have their pros and cons. I'd choose GN solely for the screen and ICS as well as google's updates. But both of these phones are the most popular handsets with large developer backings, hell you all know your going to root it and put on some custom ROMS. As far as i can tell, the Galnet MIUI ICS port on the GSII gets better benchmarks in sunspider etc...than the GN, i'll have to actually compare when my GSII gets here. Both phones are blazingly fast even if the GSII is on gingerbread, it can only get faster with ICS right?

Basically I'm somewhat backing the title of this post but not completely. If you already have a GSII i don't see the GN as a big enough upgrade to justify buying it for around $700 unlocked. Save the $200-300 IMO. If your coming from something else.....definitely go after the Galaxy Nexus.

Im personally gonna have the GSII hold me out till something new entices me.....maybe the next Nexus phone? Dual-core, 2nd best GPU, and hardware-acceleration should be enough for almost anything for a while.

Also, i don't play much games/apps........iOS wins that category easily anyhow.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BarryH_GEG:
This should do it...

http://androidandme.com/2011/11/new...-exynos-4412-could-power-samsung-galaxy-s-iii
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pewpewbangbang:
Haha yes...i've been looking at the quad-core exynos. GSIII should be out about the same time as the iPhone 5 which is around summer basically to go head on with each other. Quad-core is a little overkill right now, but it won't be in the near future
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] HideYoKids:
Damn. That will be a fantastic handset.

I want a GNex because its Vanilla and it will be my first vanilla handset. But I'm not opposed to switching my phone every 6 months.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Spewy1:
Lol, 6 months is usually the longest I can last with a phone, often only a couple of months (thank god for ebay)

Had my GN 3 days now, at first I thought it was the wrong decision to move from the s2 but I am liking a bit more every day. The screen is to die for.

One question, people talk about regular updates from google but on average how often do these come out? (don't worry, I am not expecting one yet.... maybe by this weekend ;-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] STi489:
I couldn't wait..I really wanted nexus but my tmo galaxy s2 is due tomorrow....Wanna trade?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Aridon:
I don't think we'll see quad cores in phones until the end of next year. Dual cores are just now hitting and they will want to get the price per unit down with mass production of those first before moving to a new chip. Don't hold your breathe for summer quad core phones. 2012 will be the year of the dual core with quads coming towards Christmas time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pewpewbangbang:
Do you really think that? cuz tegra 3 is already coming out next month with the Transformer Prime.

I also see those HTC Quad-core phones hitting before summer. I'd put my money that quad-core phones come out Q2 2012 or around that.

Only thing with GSIII is i heard it will have a dual-core but the GPU is going to be vastly improved which makes sense, HA and 2 cores is enough for almost any task.

I'd say we have to wait and see but i doubt it will be a whole year before quad-core phones come.....theyre definitely coming sooner than that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Slaguru:
Laughable.

I have a GN because is a NEXUS.

Clean android everytime, the SGII is a great phone, but will always be behind in the OS...

If you want it first it has to be Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] titooo7:
Thought that comparative of pictures would be interesting here:

http://hemorrdroids.net/samsung-galaxy-nexus-vs-samsung-galaxy-sii-s2-camera-test/

Personally I think I prefer SGS2 pictures altnough the flash on GN is more powerful.

By the way, if I had to choose the key factor would be the display.

I own a SGS and I bought/sold a SGS2 one week ago just because I really didn't like the S-Amoled Plus screen, the colours were over-saturated (too fake).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pewpewbangbang:
interesting find......seems like different comparisons yield different results. The most interesting comparisons are the night time shots. The ISO on the GSII seems to be lower which is why the shots are so much darker while the ISO on the GN is higher yielding brighter yet noisier results.

Either way, camera didn't really play a factor in if i wanted the GN over a GSII or any other phone. Just use it for those quick shots on the go to upload to Facebook.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JTECJ:
All of this which is better stuff is making me loose faith in the community...reminds me too much of Chevy vs. Ford.

I'm a tech guy. I use a GN.

My wife is not. She uses a SGSII

I wouldn't let my wife use a bad phone. Neither one is the end all be all device! Guess what, there never will be a device to beat them all!!! That's not how this works, if you don't understand this then you have some growing up and studying to do. Until then, please just cool it with the mines better opinions.

This never deserved its own thread.

The end.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] takitoes:
Heck momagic if you don't like it that much then I'll do a trade for my GSII :)

Its even a UK model bought from Handtec so you dont need to worry about warranty ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] metroidnemesis13:
As soon as I heard about the GN I was excited. I am kind of intimidated by all the people bashing it on here.. but I'm sure the criticism is valid. Was the same thought on the i9100 and the Nexus S??

If anyone wants to trade PM me. I have a GSII skyrocket and a GSII i9100 from the UK! I'll even throw in a 32 GB SD card. We can do it through swappa or paypal or via phone and mail.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pewpewbangbang:
lol there was a similar situation between the i9100 and Nexus S??? that seems like a completely diff situation. Dual-core exynos vs single core hummingbird. beastly GPU vs "was" beastly GPU. Vastly improved camera vs decent camera. Better display vs old pentile. Pretty big step up with the i9100 lol as in this situation....its mostly a vastly large improvement in software and display.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BarryH_GEG:
Part of it is that phones have gotten so sophisticated and improved so much in their performance that there really isn't that quantum leap between generations anymore. Historically, when the next "big thing" was released I was first in line. But my i9100 really does everything I want it do and does it well. As for the GN, ICS isn't a defining characteristic as by Q1 2012 most newer high-end phones already released will have it. NFC only works on Sprint and by the time it's more wide spread the quad-cores will be out and many of will be among the early adopters. The GN's h/w is on par but certainly nothing to set the world on fire. The display is the only real leap and that'll be pretty common in a couple of months. That really only leaves it's "Google-ness" as its lone differentiating point.

A lot of people are getting tablets now so the need for phones to be media consumption and streaming devices is diminishing. So next year we'll have quad-core. How much power does a phone really need? The more power and memory you throw at a developer the more they use so gaming performance and such won't be noticeably faster. I'll get rid of my i9100 when the quad-core's come out primarily to get a higher-res display. But only because I'm a gadget junky not because there's any real valid reason.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xManMythLegend:
The Gs2 Photos are almost twice the file size of the GN. But still only 2 mb.

Has anyone tried to print from both ?

Whys the compression so severe in android ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] robstunner:
I think he meant to say i9000
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zyo:
OP completely missed the point.

The Nexus serie is not about competing with existing hardware but rather setting the benchmark in design for the next 2-3 generations of Android phones.

Granted it will not please everyone (on screen button, no sd card, etc) and compromises are made for these changes.

But for most of us geeks, Nexus is one of a kind, a pure google experience that doesnt look back at what they have archived and +1 on every bit, but instead go back to the drawing board and come up with something completely new.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fleon888:
I know that reviewers have done the battery benchmark and end up around 3 hours on the Titan, but I was hoping someone else had also run the benchmark to confirm. In particular, I'd love to see a reliable comparison of the Focus, the Focus S, and the Titan- the Focus S has gotten a lot of varying results on battery from just under 3 hours to 4:40... would like to hear some real results from real people.
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greekunit690:
OK so for whatever reason there is dust in between the glass and screen of my streak. I took apart the whole phone thinking it was simply behinds the screen, blew it out and everything with no success. Has anyone ever had this problem and does anyone know if its covered under warantee?? Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mezan:
Hey! Sorry if this has been asked before. I just converted from ip4 to sgs2 and i just did cf-root and flash miui rom and i'm loving it. I tried installing titanium backup, but it says it can't access root. Any help? Miui has superuser installed though. Did i miss any steps?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chetan_mohanty:
Just update your version of superuser and busybox. I also had this problem.. But after updating everything was fine
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OrrPenn18:
Go to Superuser-app ---- Settings ---- There will be one option, allow Root Access ---- make it Yes! :) Done and Dusted!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mezan:
Thanks chetan_mohanty and katkoriaarpan.

I don't know what I did, but this time round, the installation for the titanium backup is successful and no errors.

Thanks again!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] megabeet:
I did all of this then had to reboot before it worked properly
[HTC Radar] AyanamiZer00:
So, I'm curious to know, which you guys prefer - the white theme background, or the black? My first Windows Phone, the Sammy Focus, had that beautiful Super AMOLED screen, with the most awesome blacks, so there was no question. My HD7, well, it had an awful screen, but I still liked the black.

Now, with a proper white phone (really, the only solid white smartphone other than the iPhone 4/4S), I'm torn on using the white theme, or the black theme.

I'm much more fond of the black theme, because I'm used to it. Although, obviously, the white one not only suits the color scheme of the phone, but looks quite unique.

On the other hand, what about the battery? I believe the Radar has an SLCD screen, but at the expense of sounding lazy (which I am), I have done no research into the actual screen type, and whether using a black background will save battery burn.

So, which is it folks? White or black? For preference, and for battery life?
[HTC Radar] xavierh:
T me, I d prefer the white background. I would like to tea the batter life but so far I am pretty happy with it, specially coming from an HD2.
[HTC Radar] masi0:
Black background is eating much less juice than white
[HTC Radar] theguy:
White background uses less battery than black on an lcd, although the difference is negligible.

Black backgrounds use less on AMOLED whereas a white background uses considerably more.

So for you, both backgrounds will have negligible impact, but a white one technically uses less power.
[HTC Radar] amapeen88:
I'm suing white theme for Radar 4G but I used to have black theme for my Dell Venue Pro. I like the white better than the black theme with bright neon colored case.

As for the battery consumption for SLCD which Radar 4G has, there's no difference between white and black.

For Amoled screens like on Focus or Dell Venue Pro, black drains less power because Amoled technology doesn't illuminate as much on darker colors than birght colors. Meaning very little light is emitted from the screen for darker colors, so less battery is used and shows deeper blacks and sharper contrasts.

For LCD screens, it illuminates the screen regardless of the colors being displayed. Meaning the battery consumption is the same for both black and white themed and as a result blacks look bit washed out and grey-ish because of the light compared to Amoled screens but colors are brighter and more realistic.

But really, even on Amoled screens, the difference is very little unless you have the brightness setting on max.
[HTC Radar] sayonical:
I use the white theme during the day and the black at night :D
[HTC Radar] kuntri:
Yellow Tint

I have a yellow tint on the white background and my tiles, pics colors in general are darker now. i have to hold my fold in an angle in order to get a clear colorful picture. anyone else having this issue?
[HTC Radar] nbradford:
Same here!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] novasam:
Just notice Crackle is available on the Android Market. Works fine on the GTab, had to enable ads to make it work.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] Stardate Tab 10.1:
Nice find.

sent from Tapatalk App
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] nttuananh:
I can't find it on Market
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] NyPlaya513:
https://market.android.com/details?...sMSwyLDEsImNvbS5nb3R2LmNyYWNrbGUuaGFuZHNldCJd

there it is
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] SuperYeti420:
Hmmm, the market is not allowing me to push to my Galaxy Tab 7 :(
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] bbeelzebub:
How is the quality? I notice this is a different version than the version listed for Crackle for Sony Tabs, which specifically mentions Honeycomb.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] Ireas:
Could someone share the apk? Its not listed in germany :/
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] tandfeen:
Market claims it cant find it when i press download.

Not available in my region :( (Denmark)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] acekiller910404:
Thanks for the apk, you are the man
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] tandfeen:
Thanks.

Unfortunately it does not work.

I get this message when opening

Is there a way to trick the app to think i'm in one of the right regions?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] jorisvdende:
Same problem here. :(

Anyone?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] PookiePrancer:
Virtual private network.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] gbrethen:
Crackle Not Working

Crackle hangs on my GTab 10.1? How did u enable ads?

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Got it working by clearing the data.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] Dai323:
Im pretty sure its only going to work for US users.

Let me know if you get it working though! :D
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] Sean Sounds:
I got it to work on my US 32gb Galaxy tablet 10.1. It didn't work when I installed from the internal sd card. I had to put the apk file in the (system/app) folder (which means you must be rooted) and set the permissions to match the other apk permissions in the folder.

Movies look great. :) Tap the movie once to get the feature to change to full screen.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] Jay Rock:
Watched Step Brothers :D

Froze almost at the end though. Couldn't stop the audio playback after I exited.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] Kobro:
use a vpn like surfeasy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkDvr:
Guys,

I got a charger from my new Nook Tablet, and that sucker's strong.

It's a microUSB, 5V 1.9A charger that I'm kinda scared to use to charge SGS2.

Is it too much? Will SGS2 regulate the current to what it needs? Will I burn my battery down? :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elythor:
I believe the phone regulates max charge current to 750mA anyway....so I don't think there'd be risk.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omega Frost:
1.9A is the maximum amps that the charger is able to supply, as Elythor said, who controls how much current is used is the phone itself.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b2rdetor:
its a very good

because the charger will no more overload because the phone take only 750 mA (950 max if you use script inda siyah kernel), but the charger can give much more power then even 1A.

good charger!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] F2a:
I noticed there wasn't a thread for this here. I wanted to post just in case someone is about to buy this phone. It's a great deal. I went to my local Sam's Club and confirmed the deal.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dream5hift:
I want one but sucks I'm not a member there. Hope to see more deals.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bamiao:
What price will be taxed? The full retail price? The sales price before the $.97 deal? Also does Sam's club waive off the activation fees and offer bonus accessories??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dream5hift:
Is proof of membership required to order online? I know costco doesn't.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] copualt3:
Amazon has it for 1cent right now with new contract. also the skyrocket, vivid, and more.

Sent from my GT-N7000
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] yahoowizard:
Only if you're starting a new contract, not for upgrades.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] benk016:
Actually you guys have it wrong, Sam's will have it for $0.96
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] A m a r a n t h:
Seriously? Just got my phone about 2 weeks ago. I noticed Radioshack was having a $50 price for upgrade/new contract on black friday and was already kind of annoyed by that, should have waited, oh well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AlecKyle:
I believe it is $35 for a business membership. So if you don't have a membership it will cost $35.96 for this when you upgrade with a two year contract. Correct me if I'm wrong on the price. I don't know if they wave the fee either.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] axis01:
Most times these are new activations and NOT upgrades. If you want a GSII and are not currently on ATT, this is the time to do it.

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Take it back, then buy it again on BF. You have a 30 return policy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iastonish:
Does this apply to adding a line on a family plan as well? I know it does on Amazon, but I'd like to get the phone same day on black friday if possible.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] toxickiss27:
Has anyone asked Sam's Club if this is for new lines only or do upgrades qualify?

Really looking into getting this phone, just don't want to pay $148 if I can get it for cheaper on black friday.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] la5794:
Here's the link to the ad and several others.

http://www.spoofee.com/black-friday-2011-ads

Just says 'qualifying 2 year contract'
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dream5hift:
I checked sams club online to see activation fee and it would be $36. Sucks that it's not free or $18 like other places.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] P1 Wookie:
The phone is going to be 96 cents. Even if there is 36 dollar activation, it's still cheaper than everyone else. Except amazon, but there it has to be a brand new line. We don't know about these other ones yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TM3:
I simply went to Best Buy and asked them to price match. I don't have a Sams membership. I provided them with the printed add off the pdf that Sams posted online and $.96 + tax later I had my new phone. Yes prior to Black Friday. I was adding a line.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bamiao:
What was the price being taxed on at best buy?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dream5hift:
can I upgrade for that price at bestbuy? I never upgraded from bestbuy before, but would they let me upgrade a different line and use my sim instead?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] scottwood2:
I am planning on getting this deal as an upgrade. I went to my Sam's and they said this is valid for upgrades. The activation is $18 for upgrades and $36 for new contracts. He also said that Verizon is waving the activation fee for BF and generally when one company does it the others follow suit. So he said at might be free activation as well.

For me I am not holding my breath on this free activation but it is still a great deal either way. It is available online and in store.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bamiao:
Does anyone know what price the taxes will be taxed at? This could be the deal killer...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TwinSac:
At Sams club you only pay tax on the sale price. So it would be about 7 cents.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] P1 Wookie:
Honestly, if you're upgrading, it's damn near worth getting the membership to get the phone if you have to have one. Still come out cheaper.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nerz:
Anyone have luck with this online or know if is available online

Every time I check online it says 149.00. That's after putting in zip code.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] P1 Wookie:
Considering it says it's a members only sale, I would imagine you have to be a member to get the special price.

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I got a membership to see, and with a membership it is .96
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mbze430:
just checked... $.96 is either NEW line or Upgrade Line
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nerz:
Duh, just signed in and is now .96.

Only thing is there is only option for 1400 family talk at $89.00. Which is 9 dollars more then what I'm paying now. Also is it possible to get att insurance through this? It shows insurance but if im not mistaken the insurance from att is assurian and not Mobile Device Protection Association.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] P1 Wookie:
Mine was upgrading and it said i would be keeping my current plan so I don't know what to tell you there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nerz:
according to the att website it's evidently not offered any more
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] P1 Wookie:
my 1400 minute plan only says 80 *shrugs*
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nerz:
Wierd.

wonder if i can still add insurance though
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dream5hift:
Would sams club know if I swap sim cards on new phone? I've done this after buying from costco and no charges.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] F2a:
Tried to upgrade a line online, makes you select a data plan.

Edit: Ended up getting one in the store, no problems.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cmunic8r99:
:confused:

What charge does this avoid?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dream5hift:
On their terms, it states if you transfer the phone to another line and take off the data plan on upgraded line, that would count as an deactivation. The charge would be $200.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] P1 Wookie:
I'll be swapping sims when I get mine, but the line I upgraded already has the same data plan so it won't be taken off.