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[Galaxy S II General] TheSniperFan:
" With the S2 using a 1.2GHz dual core Qualcomm processor..."

FAIL! At first I thought that the American version is meant, but the image on the website shows the international one and the American version has its CPU clocked at 1.5 GHz anyway.
[Galaxy S II General] Coedy:
To the 'reviewer':

I would suggest learning to read before trying to write in future ;)
[Galaxy S II General] jon.m1:
I paid £388 for my galaxy s II from Amazon Uk, including first class post. I've had an iphone but nothing can separate me from android atm. It's much more open and easy to mod.
[Galaxy S II General] seghier:
what is difference between Qualcomm processor and ARMv7 processor rev 1
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
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[Galaxy S II General] lilbrat:
Did I miss the review somewhere..:eek: oh and I paid 420 JD or 593.220 USD or 384.260 GBP..
[Galaxy S II General] THUDUK:
The sgs2 has a quad core gpu where as the iPhone 4s has a dual, IP4 has half the ram, an old fashion LCD backlit tiny screen and tremendously restricted by Apple..end of.
[Galaxy S II General] MistaBishi:
SGS2 doesn't have a quadcore...
[Galaxy S II General] seghier:
yes sg2 have dualcore
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Tortilla, melted cheese, guacamole and sour cream. Yummy.
[Galaxy S II General] odevans:
Replace the guacamole with salsa, and you may be onto something.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I ran out and couldn't be bothered to make make more.:p

It's my cheat day where I can eat anything I want so less time preparing and more time eating.

Now onto the cheesecake and donuts. Cheat day is serious business.
[Galaxy S II General] odevans:
If you ever have protein shakes or anything like that, the right flavoured cheesecake blended with the shake, can send it to new heights. Do it!
[Galaxy S II General] KennyLegend:
Qualcomm processor??? Mine has an i7 lol

FAIL
[Galaxy S II General] berbecverde:
Galaxy S2 vs. what?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I don't use any supplements apart from omega 3,6,9. Eat right, train hard and the fight will be easy.
[Galaxy S II General] Kailkti:
It's marketed as quad core but really it isn't a true quad core let alone tiple or dual. The power vr sgx 543 is the only true dual core. And even if it was a quad core, the sgx 543 still beats the mali 400 by twice its own result. No contest in that.
[Galaxy S II General] chrisjcks:
Iphone4s:

- smaller screen

- only 1400:1 contrast (SGS2 is 100000:1)

- thicker

- heavier

- easily smashed

- no hdmi slot

- no external sd

- no OS customization

- slower HSPA speeds (14mbps compared to 21mbps)

- only 0.9mp front facing camera (SGS2 is 2.0mp)

- smaller battery (with IOS battery leak problems too)

- no flash support

- choppy video recording

- only 800mhz dual core (SGS2 is 1200mhz)
[Galaxy S II General] farscope:
balanced? dun LMAO..
[Galaxy S II General] Logi_Ca1:
I went out to get an iPhone 4S a few days after it launched. My original plan was to have an iOS phone and an Android tablet (planning on ASUS Transformer Prime) so that I can have the best of both worlds. I'm completely brand agnostic and have no loyalty to brands whatsoever.

Anyway, in my few days with the 4S, this is what I noticed.

1. Display

Yes, the retina display's pixel density is nice. However, Super AMOLED Plus' colors totally outmatches the retina display's colors. Also, at the distance where you will normally be using your phone, you won't notice the pixels, or at best, they will be hard to make out. Someone once made this comparison of how pixel density needs to be taken into account with viewing distance. You can't exactly see the pixels of your 42inch TV right? Because you are sitting far away.

2. Camera

The camera was definitely fast and snappy, other then that quality is mostly on par with the SGS2. However the camera is totally devoid of options. You get to turn on HDR (and something else which I can't remember), and nothing else. No macro, exposure values, ISO etc. Very Apple-ish in that aspect, very hand-holding.

3. OS

This is my biggest beef with the iPhone. After using Android you just can't go back to iOS. I have heard some people saying that iOS is more polished. Well, to me, iOS is more like polished steel while Android is a diamond in the rough. I love how Android gave me more flexibility while with iOS I feel like Steve Jobs' ghost was constantly telling me to do this and not to do that.

4. Battery life

I found iPhone 4S' battery life to be slightly better than the SGS2, although my SGS2 might be suffering from some rogue wakelocks.

5. Audio output

This is where the 4S resounding trashes the SGS2. We are all aware that the SGS2 has a low max volume. The iPhone 4S puts out volume in excess of the SGS2 with ease, and with somewhat better sounding quality to boot.

All in all, I give the 4S 4/10, and the SGS2 9/10. Which is why I sold the 4S after 3 days.
[Galaxy S II General] Cactus42:
In the UK the SGS2 is marketed as dual core. And it is true dual core, just that Android can't cope with that just yet. That's one of the reasons we want ICS
[Galaxy S II General] tolis626:
Idiot.Why was it a fail?Mine has a v8 engine,600HP,dual-exhaust and the likes.And don't tell me I'm lying 'cause my phone will **** all over your car! :p

Anyway,an i7 in a phone...Couple that with a mobile fridge and a car battery and you got yourself one hell of a beast! :D

Yep,exactly.****ing Yamaha,why did Samsung have to do that to their own superphone? :mad:

Anyway,you are right my friend.What the iPhone offers was revolutionary for the standards of 2007-2009,but it's two-thousand-****ing-eleven!Soon to be 2012!ICS is the way to go I think,because even Android had started to look old.
[Galaxy S II General] Kailkti:
Im talking about the GPU sorry. We all know that this thing has a dual core cpu, but there is still the misconception that we are quad core gpu.

$1 gets you a reply
[Motorola Droid RAZR] icecreamsandwich:
Hey everybody, im new to this forum i watched the video and its awesome great job :D

anyway im going to get a razr anytime now, its going to be my first android device(switching from iOS). my question is kinda in the title will i be able to get the plain, stock ICS without Motos skin over it? im thinking about a custom ROM or something(ive got no experience whatsoever regarding this topic) because Moto probably wont provide something like this. Plus i want the 2 apps smart actions and motocast. Will this be possible? i know that probably no one knows this as ICS is not released yet but maybe its been done before on previous versions and with other manufacturers skins?

Sorry if this is the wrong section but i thought id would be better to specify on a device section not the general q&a....

cheers
[Motorola Droid RAZR] IP IHI II IL:
First, WELCOME TO THE LIGHT SIDE!

ROMs are amazing beasts, my friend. I feel that the official MOTO version of ICS will not be Vanilla, but there absolutely will be Vanilla ROMs available after (maybe before) it's release.

In my experience, with enough tweaking, you won't need to root (unless you plan on using root only apps). I haven't, and won't root this bad @ss mamajama after covering up Blur with Launcher Pro, and setting up my icon packs, widgets and whatnot.

Really it all depends on what you want to do/use. There will be many (maybe too many) options coming soon. Just a tip (from a recovering flashaholic), if you DO root, and flash a port ROM, be prepared for things not to work properly at first (if at all).

I don't think a vanilla ROM with Motorola apps will be available, but really, anything is possible, and if what you want isn't available, you can cook it up yourself!

Gotta love Android!

Edit: Almost forgot! If you DO switch, order your phone through Amazon (by the 28th)! They're selling it for $0. 01! I did, and got mine the next day at no extra charge.

\\Carved into this thread by my RAZR//

http://android-gz.com
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Mytchh:
Do you mind explaining this? I can get a phone for 1 cent and then activate it with Verizon?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] MrFrankfromCM:
Yes, to answer your question. I also got mine for a penny. It's actually AmazonWireless. Go to Amazon and go to the bottom of the page for their link.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] IP IHI II IL:
It's for new accounts and new lines only, though, just FYI. The only condition is that you stay current on your bill for 6 months. Even if you don't, they charge $250, which is less than retail (with a 2 yr agreement).

\\Carved into this thread by my RAZR//

http://android-gz.com
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Mytchh:
Eh. I don't really think it's worth it. Thanks anyways, guys!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] icecreamsandwich:
hey thanks for the info, i guess ill just have to wait until motorola releases ics on the razr.

anyway thanks for pointing me at the amazon offer but ill be getting it without a contract so i dont think the amazon offer works :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Z4nd4r:
If you're going to be using this phone on a Verizon contract, it is most certainly worth it. $0.01 is far better than $299; you'll have an ETF no matter what if you cancel early. With Amazon, it's an additional $250 ETF if you cancel within the first six months. If you don't, there's no extra charge.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] nkd:
dont make you purchase on if you will be able to put stock ics on it, even with custom rom. Buy it for what it is. No one knows and no one will until it is out.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Mytchh:
Pretty sure it's been confirmed a billion times that RAZR will get ICS... xD
[Motorola Droid RAZR] icecreamsandwich:
yes i know its confirmed, but from motorolas side, meaning all with motoblur and all that stuff, just asking if there will be an unofficial version without motoblur. but well have to wait and see. :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alnova1:
After having google wallet working flawlessly on NSCollab Sprint 1.0.51 I decided to try the ICS roms that were available. Everytime I went to set my account back up I would get the message "Error adding Card". So I went back to my backup of NSCollab Sprint 1.0.51 where it originally worked. So when I went to wallet it gave me a message saying that my bank had removed my card and to call this number. The man I talked to at google basically informed me that wallet doesn't support custom roms. It goes by the original stock rom ( even though NSCollab Sprint 1.0.51 wasn't stock) and the google wallet app knows its on something else. Here is the letter I received from google:

Hi Ronald,

Thank you for calling Google Wallet. You called us regarding Your Google

Pre-Paid Card not showing your balance.

Please be aware that unauthorized operating systems or rooted devices may

have limited or compromised functionality.

Such device configurations are not supported by Google Wallet and may

expose security risks. We strongly discourage use of the Google Wallet app

on such devices.

Samsung Nexus S support:

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/GT-I9020FSTTMB

It was a pleasure assisting you today. Feel free to contact us again if

you have any additional questions regarding Google Wallet or visit our

Help Center at:

http://www.google.com/support/wallet

Sincerely,

Daran

The Google Wallet Team

Maybe this is old news to some but I didn't know this. So it looks like google wallet is pretty much useless unless you stay with the same rom? It seems to me though I have seen people post that they signed back in to there original accounts fine after flashing and had there balance still there. Anyone have any idea of a way around this and have gotten there wallet working after flashing from one rom to another?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neo_x22000:
there is a thread explaining how to get it to work with icc in the themes and apps section...it works for me on ics no problems at all
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alnova1:
I have done that and it doesn't work for me. I have tried many different ways, setups..I have wiped and flashed till im blue in the face.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lazydazed:
This one works great.. But only of you read the instructions

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18576428
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattallica76:
I've been using Wallet on Bugless Beast GPA19 for some time now without issue, but from the reports I have read from other users, it can be very finicky. It seems that it has to be installed or baked into a ROM with clean data (at least to start). Some folks will get the Market updates for Wallet and others won't. If your device won't update from the Market and you try to manually update to the latest version of Wallet, it can cause Wallet to stop functioning. I actually had this happen to me and I needed to restore a Nandroid to get it working again.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alnova1:
I did this also and it does the same thing and I did read the instructions. It acts like it going to work but just get that damn error adding card.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve16:
Just done some video recording and want to transfer it onto the PC however can't find the file ..... looked through using MY FILES but it remains a mystery ! Sure this a daft question :rolleyes: but some ideas on location of filmed video would be a help.

Thanks

sr
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4038153:
/sdcard/DCIM/Camera probably
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bradspace:
So here's the deal: I got my E4GT and rooted it. Everything was fine until I let my son play a game on my phone and the USB cable became unplugged. He decided to "help" me and plug it back in. In doing so, he bent the cable end to 90 degrees and jacked up my USB port. It will charge, but the PC does not recognize it for data. I worked with another user on here to come up with any ideas to restore to stock so I could exchange it. The closest that I came was going back to a stock kernel. Unfortunately, it is now stuck in a boot loop and I can't flash anything else since I am back to stock kernel. I tried to take it to my local store for repair, figuring that I would offer the guy some cash to just get it back to booting correctly. Unfortunately, I must have the one guy at the one store where they don't bend the rules. So right now I have a paperweight. I will pay anyone who can come up with a fix a $50 bounty. I'm really hoping that I don't have to just pitch this thing.

Thanks and feel free to PM any solutions.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sunsparc:
Do you have Sprint TEP? If so, you can probably get it exchanged for no cost. If not, it would be $35.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SocialReject:
Just because you're on a stock kernel doesn't mean you can't flash in Odin. I don't understand. Can you or can you not get into download mode (Vol. Down + Power)?

Sent from the future.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Duce HD2:
Have you tried using a different USB cable than the one that got bent?

Here's the ODIN tutorial http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1274337 and this a back to stock you can use http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1282420 this will be your only way out since you said you don't have CWR any longer cause of the stock kernel that "someone":rolleyes: had you install.

"IF' you are able to get in to download mode, this TAR will get you back to stock so you can start fresh. If the USB connection is jacked up for good, then you're sol.

In that case I would odin some weird **** just to jack it up completely then call in for a warranty replacement free of charge.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cordell12:
You should be able to do a "factory reset" with stock recovery, this may stop the boot loop.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] coldblooded79:
Did you see the part where his PC won't recognize USB for data?

sent from my Epic 4g Touch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kse91holydiver:
Can you get into recovery at all? Power+volume up
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] distantneighbor:
yeah, my cable would do exactly as he said where it would charge but not do data, new cable fixed that
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Duce HD2:
Did you see the part where I said maybe trying to replace the cable??
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steindog99:
And here is the winner...I have done this with several devices and it always works:

Put it in the microwave.

Set the cook time for 2 second.

Press start.

It will completely fry the inside of your device. It will never turn on again. They will be unable to tell what caused the phone to malfunction. IT WILL NEVER TURN ON AGAIN...LOL!

Voila...return the phone as "defective"

Pm me with any questions you may have...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cordell12:
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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bradspace:
I CAN get into Odin mode, but because my USB port is jacked up the PC doesn not recognize it so Odin does not see it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bradspace:
I can get to recovery, but because I went back to stock kernel I can't flash any ROM's.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bradspace:
I don't have it and I can't add it after 30 days or so I was told at the Sprint store.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bradspace:
I've tried three or four different cables with no difference.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bradspace:
This may be a question for a Sprint rep, but would they have noted my records since I went to the store to have it repaired and admitted that it was rooted? If not then OI may take a damage route out if it'll work.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] squshy 7:
Firstly, we're not supposed to reject phones for root. Our M&P's clearly state we work on rooted phones and does NOT void any warranty with us. So either call him out on that or find a different tech.

Secondly, the microwave idea? If i see so much as any board damage, the phone's getting rejected. Then your definitely put of luck because your device will be flagged as DBR an ineligible for exchange. Not a smart idea, considering responsible techs such as my self make it a point to inspect every phone internally if it's not turning on at all.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steindog99:
I doubt they would have noted it, plus when he takes it in they would no way of knowing since phone is magically broken...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bradspace:
So how exactly do I "call him out"? My only option for a repair store is a horrible place. They are the only major store for MILES around and treat EVERY customer like ****. If I just say that he's supposed to work on it and there is nothing saying that the warranty is voided, he most likely is going to tell me to get bent.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HaiKaiDo:
is the usb port on the phone bent? Like loose or anything? you could always lookup how to open the phone and solder a replacement usb jack on. I believe its a simple 3 to 4 point solder on the edge of the board.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Amd4life:
if you can get into download mode, that means you can get to CWM, right?

cant you just take one of the various stock tar files, and turn it into a flashable zip file, so you can at least get it back to stock and clear the counter. put it on a micro sd card, and flash it that way

the only other way would be to pull it apart, and bend back the male pic inside the hdmi slot, its not that difficult, just time consuming, but it will save you $400 in buying a replacement
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] steindog99:
Where did you buy the phone at?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slixzen:
Thats good information to know. Thanks. :) Next time I head into the store and the employee that works there states that he can't do anything because it is "rooted" I will call him out. Ran into this so many times, until I eventually found an employee that would do it.

Judging by what Squshy7 just said, that probably isn't the best idea either. If you have a recovery on the phone, I would try just wiping the phone, and then flashing one of the "stock" labeled roms here.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] squshy 7:
haha you really mean to tell me your store doesn't exchange phones for broken charging ports? Geeze, we must be a bunch of pushovers :p

Seriously though, the direction given by our SRSS is that we exchange them, unless there is other clear evidence of abuse.

An absolutely mangled USB tooth might be grounds, depending on my mood to do courtesies, but just being bent is not enough grounds to declare accidental or intentional damage, as the argument can just as easily be made that the tooth was defective to begin with and wasn't strong enough to handle normal day-to-day plug-in/unplug actions.

I don't see such leniency as risking my job, considering we're rarely over our exchange rate lol

And the M&P states to continue triage and repair as normal after educating the customer about rooting, not "just" flash them back to stock...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Can't you help him out and fix this if he ships it to you Squshy? Bounty + shipping is still less than $100 isn't it? Or, can you only fix these issues in store?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bradspace:
I certainly wouldn't ask anyone to risk their job, but if this would be an option, I'd be up for discussing it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bradspace:
Ordered it from Sprint on line.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] NORCALkID:
This problem has a simple fix... You are already giving up 50 bucks to get it fixed... Why don't you add 50

more to that call sprint put insurance on it and a day or 2 later call it in as a lost phone.. Wait 3 days and bam problem fixed
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] eman3316@optonline.net:
Thanked you by accident. That thanks button is on the worst spot!

If you read through the thread the OP already stated he was over his 30 days to add it.

Question, how would one educate a person that roots their phone and has a bent USB port? Don't root your phone next time because stock software won't bend your port?

Seriously, if a phone has some sort of physical damage to it, why does any rep even care if it is rooted. Most of them just like to be dicks and piss people off. It probably just makes them feel powerful. The best part is, after they reject your phone and you leave all pissed off they wip out their rooted phone to play with.

If your car is under warranty and you bring it in because your radio speakers stopped working, does the service rep check to see if you made any modifications to the engine?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] squshy 7:
Oh of course, it had just sounded like you were saying that's ALL we do, sorry ...100, geeze that's kinda small. They give us around 130, but we end seeing 400-500 repairs a month. Our SRSS and DM care more about exchange rate rather than budget though, since we almost always exceed the projected quota of incoming repairs.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] NORCALkID:
If I could return your thanks I would...

FIRST OF ALL YOU PROBABLY WOKE UP A LITTLE TOO EARLY... First of all he bought this off of sprint online which means he could add a 7$ insurance plan to his bill. The next step is too call the insurance HE paid for and pay 100$ deductible to get a replacement...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bradspace:
I was told online by Sprint that I can't add insurance after the first 30 days. Also, doesn't the phone have to be ACTIVE in order to add/use insurance?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] NORCALkID:
I only say it because I have done it.. Call costumers service and ask to have it added on.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] eman3316@optonline.net:
Sprint's policy is you have 30 days after a new phone is activated to add insurance to it. Otherwise no one would add insurance up front and wait until something happened. Common Sense!

If Sprint does you a favor, that is something else. Also, a few months back they ran a special where any phone know matter how long you had it for could get insurance added. I believe that promo ended though.

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Where he bought the phone is irrelevant. You can ad insurance to any new phone within the 1st 30 days no matter where you purchased it from.