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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Android_Guy:
I have them both right now...added a line (and a SG2 on Valentine's day...

"every phone is free" said T-mo, ended up paying 250 and will get it back in 6 weeks on a frickin gift card :rolleyes::mad:)

I really have to lean towards T989. I like that the Sensation has more dev support, but thats about it.

My Sensation had GPS issues, had an overclocked kernel and ICS, but my underclocked SG2 was still snappier! Unless your on ICS, battery life outright SUCKS

on Sensation...and on ICS battery is only tolerable at best. Resolution is indeed sharper, but colors are so very bland as well...

Sensation does feel sturdier...but with D30 case on SG2, its about even.

Side note: I strongly advise people to avoid LG phones regardless of carrier. Had G2x for a week, random reboots and power offs. Returned for Sensation (update came out a month later that supposedly fixed these issues...too little too late IMO.) Sister has LG Esteem for Metro POS, same random reboots / power offs...totally stock phone...LG customer support couldn't care less! Friend has LG mytouch 4g. same issues plus texts not coming through...0-3 with LG

As nice as SG2 and Sensation are...I plan on ditching them both before the year is up...;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hompsar:
I have had both (and so has my dad) and love both. Love the T989 because of the screen, ram and size (have big hands). It's really a tough call. It comes down to preference. End of story.

Angstig gepost van mijn T989.

Juggernaut ROM

Faux kernel

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Gamertag: hompsar

PSN: OGhomp
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blchff04:
Galaxy S2 is my pick, i had the sensation before my S2 as well, rooted and s-0ffed for the sensation but had only flashed a couple of roms before i sold it (in october) although i would like it back because they have ICS out now and we dont I would still perfer my S2 because i know when we get it ICS it wont matter. I had volume problems with the sensation right out of the box which was the biggest stickler the other was internal memory which sucked for the sensation, like the camera but i think they are too similar to really notice. overall sensation is an ok phone out of box with some custom roms its a good phone but the galaxy s2 still blows it out of the water. especially when we get ICS
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dgwphotography:
I have to give my 2 cents here (and might get change back ;) )...

I was an early adopter for the Sensation - I was able to get it at Walmart a few days before it official release, and had it up until its untimely demise last week (I don't care how tough Gorilla Glass is, gravity and concrete will usually win that battle).

When I put in my insurance claim, I was disappointed that I couldn't get another Sensation, because I truly loved that phone. I was given a choice between an amaze and an SGS II. I naturally chose the Samsung.

Now, before I say why I think the SGS II is a much better phone, let me say this: TouchWiz sucks. No, not just sucks, it really sucks. the fact that I can put go locker on my phone, and that lock screen has no lag, while the TW lock screen lags some fierce speaks volumes about the poor code in TW.

That being said, using Go locker and go launcher, this phone is really snappy. There is no lag at all - I didn't realize just how much bloat there was in the Sense UI - I'm looking forward to rooting this and putting on a vanilla ICS ROM as soon as they are available.

Download speeds - Are you kidding me? I would average between 5 and 6 mbps on the Sensation, which I thought was fast enough for me. In the same place (my home), I now average between 13 and 15 mbps with my highest reading being over 19...

I think the camera is better on the SGS II - I get less grain and sharper results when I have used it, and the single flash on the SGS II seems to be more powerful than the dual LEDs on the Sensation.

While I do somewhat miss the higher resolution of the Sensation, the viewing angles are much better on the SGS II...

Battery life - The battery life on the sensation is horrible - I can't believe that they shipped that phone with a 1650 mah battery. I bought the Anker batter for it, and that improved life enough where I could get through a work day with it, but the SGS II atter still lasts longer.

I'm not even getting into the 16gb of onboard memory, or the faster processor, or that there is more RAM...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dark_intel:
I'm an HTC guy myself. I hate touchwiz severely coming from my Galaxy tab that I immediately sold for asus trans prime. I use the Dewizzed Rom with adw ex. Reminds me of my cm7 HD2 or LG G2x. Non of this Samsung crap, I love the device but hate the bloat and extra UI they put on to try to prove that they can develop too(no they can't).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jordanishere:
This is my first experience with touchwiz. my last phone was a samsung admire schr720 which came with aosp gingerbread.

Touchwiz is definitely better than asop gingerbread. more features, pulldown toggles, better dialer, mms, 4 icon dock... Its much better than aosp.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] qdochemistry:
Agree! Anything is better than GB AOSP ... but I miss the sense UI on the sensation and I entirely agree that TW is pretty awful. With the leaked info it seems that TW on ICS would be equally awful as well.

IMO for the OP, I had dust under my screen and not to mention the annoying wifi death grip on sensation. Sense ui also eat up most of your RAM whereas I typically get over 400 mb with stock s2. That might also explain the poor battery life on sensation which I cannot last for a day. The only thing I really like about the sensation over sgs2 is the fact that it will get the promised ics in march. Jz my opinion :-P
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Fiasco:
I had a Sensation before getting the SII, and I'm so glad I got rid of the Sensation.

It would reboot at random no matter what rom I put on it.

My first one had visible grains of dust under the screen after a week. Second one made it a few weeks before it too had dust under the screen, and the 3rd one, same thing. I gave up replacing it after the 3rd one.

Sometimes it would work fine for a few weeks then out of nowhere it would reboot itself one day and get stuck on a black screen after the bootanimation. This would even happen while I wasn't using it, once it happened while in my pocket and I didn't realize it until I felt heat from the battery.

Which brings me to my next problem with the Sensation. The battery would get abnormally hot for no feasible reason.

I picked up the Galaxy SII after going in to the T-Mo store again to rant about the Sensation, and it's been smooth sailing since.

Now running Juggernaut 5.0 with ICS theme. Still looking for a kernel that is to my liking, but I digress.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xFrozen:
I had both phones, and I will say that the T989 over is much faster and slimmer, and overall looks better. However, the Sensation had a much higher pixel density.

And I had ICS on it, which I really loved and now can't have because I have the T989. Oh well, I love this phone too.

I would suggest the HTC Amaze, since it looks like an upgraded Sensation.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AJ26T:
I would not suggest amaze I had that after my sensation n I wanted sensation back after 2 weeks of having my amaze.

Phone was heavy (which isn't a bad thing)

No good Roms for it

sensation has ics amaze doesn't

Even though gs2 doesn't have ics I'm loving it more then my amaze
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Spike760:
I've had both phones before. This is an easy choice for me and it's the T989. The Sensation is a pretty nice phone, I probably even like the design more. The battery life on the Sensation is HORRIBLE I could probably only get about 8 hours of battery life out of it before it needed to be charged; on average with my T989 I'll probably get 15 hours. The T989 is a lot more responsive as well. The volume on the Sensation is VERY low. Also a lot of times when you hit the home button it'll show the HTC boot logo for a couple seconds before taking you. And my Sensation also messed up where half the screen went black quite often.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] s10shane:
i have to agree with u 100%. i had the sensation and everything u said about it was the same for me. i love the t989 way more and im a big htc fan but the sgs2 is the best phone for tmobile right now. yeah touchwiz sucks but that can be fixed. i bought my phone for the hardware and the size and screen not the software since that can be fixed flashing roms or cm9. we just gotta wait it out till they get what they need to finish off ics.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] natehoch96:
I ended up sticking with the Sensation. It came down to the screen (resolution and 4.3 inch is better for me) and having sense. For me, battery is amazing, just gotta know how to make it amazing :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sgtmedeiros:
Screen has higher pixel density, but smudges like mad and dissappears in sunlight.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dspain28:
You should trade the one u decide to get rid of.. ill trade either my epic touch or my HTC flyer pm me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Locksmith81:
You didn't even use you phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] solracarevir:
I changed my sensation a week ago and got the Galaxy S 2.

the phone had streaks and blobs all over the place, got it exchanged for another unit.

So far I still miss my Sensation. the T989 is a nice phone, screen colors are awesome but sensation's screen have better resolution. I also like the size of the sensation better.

It was somewhat of a let down to jump here on XDA in the T989 forums and see we got no ICS rom yet while I was running ICS on my Sensation since december :(

Anyway, the only reason I would go back to the Sensation is for their awesome comunity
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheGman125:
Has anyone tried the new chrome beta running a21?
[Motorola Photon 4G] techniq35:
I have. Will open but not render any webpages unless using the 2d accelerated version (tested on alpha21 2d accel and non-accel). I get a lot of crashs, but I did do a full wipe and I'm getting more crashes on the accel than I remember (regular android browser as well)
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheGman125:
Who out there can help with getting chrome?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Dev Named Josh:
a20 doesn't render web pages. I'll wait until joker fixes the keyboard for 23
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheGman125:
That is what 0.23 stands for.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Ludacon:
Chrome doesnt render on alpha 1.1.2 either :(
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheGman125:
I know but the action bubbles move now and before they didn't. So we are really close on using that.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Ludacon:
But chrome does render?

So we just need to wait for a 2d accelerate version 1.1.2 it seems?
[Motorola Photon 4G] olegfusion:
Works fine in beta
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheGman125:
I know it is working. But still having issue. I was hoping that a dev would look in to this and try to make it better then google.

Is there anyone well to do that?
[Motorola Photon 4G] poisinshell:
not working

i am on jokersax beta 0.0.2 most of the gapps work including maps etc but chrome beta hav issues

sometimes pages loads but fc after about 20 mins or so

fc on new tab

random fc
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheGman125:
Out of the people who have view and post on this thread. Which developer can pull a part that chrome.apk and get working on the cm9 beta for the photon or anything devices
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheGman125:
Has anyone been able to fixed the problem with looking or close tabs in the browsers. Would a developer know how to fix that problem?
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheGman125:
Does anyone want to get this app working fully on the beta ics for Motorola photon?
[Motorola Photon 4G] dcowboys2184:
2D isn't fully working .. that's why the browser is half ass .. I'm hoping to take some 2d libs from the xoom and bionic if there's a stable build out.. And do some testing since i have 2 photons
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheGman125:
See now that is what I am talking about. Thank you a help. Let me know what u got working and I will be a tester for you.
[Motorola Photon 4G] R2DeeTard:
Does Chrome beta work on stock?
[Motorola Photon 4G] magui43212:
No; it's exclusive to ics.
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheGman125:
Can some tear apart this app to see if we can get this working correctly in the photon?
[Motorola Photon 4G] craby1925:
Well, see, I don't know if its the app or if 2d acceleration is only quasi functioning
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Just use another browser for now. Geeze
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheGman125:
Well we need to tear it apart and find out because if we can manipulate it to see that we have everything in place then it should starting working correctly.
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheGman125:
Does no one want to figure out how to get this app to work fully on the photon?
[Motorola Photon 4G] zhangjingl02:
I don't kown
[Motorola Photon 4G] fallen-stas:
not put?:(
[Motorola Photon 4G] snoopy1e11:
Stock browser is pretty good in ics I kno with gingerbread/froyo/eclair etc. I always had to download Dolphin Browser with Ics there is no need. I tried Chrome it kept on cutting off while I was tryin to browse pretty good browser tho
[Nexus S General] al.prime:
Hello my friends

I just had bought a new Samsung Nexus S i9023 and i love it. But i have this problem with updates; when i go to settings-about phone-system updates it says 'Your system is currently up to date' but in About Phone section it tell'd that Android version is 2.3.1 (and i don't think that this is really an up to date phone).

However, i tried to update my phone manually from 2.3.1 to 2.3.2 or to 2.3.4 but it still don't get updated ... every time i try it gets me errors.

For example when i try to update from 2.3.1 to 2.3.2

CWM-based Recovery v5.0.2.3

-- Installing: /sdcard/update.zip
Finding update package+++
Opening update package+++
Installing update...
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "
crespe" || getprop("re.build.product")==
"crespo"
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted

Or when i try to update from 2.3.1 to 2.3.4 it shows me this:

CWM-based Recovery v5.0.2.3

-- Installing: /sdcard/update.zip
Finding update package+++
Opening update package+++
Installing update...
assert fauked: file_getprop("/system/build.prop"
, "ro.build.fingerprint") == "google/soju/crespo
:2.3.3GRI40/102588:user/release-keys" )|
file_getprop("system/build.prop", "ro.build.fin
gerprint") == "google/soju/crespo:2.3.4/GRJ22/12
1341:user/release-keys"
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.

When i tried to update to ICS it give'd me a similar error. I really hope somebody will know how to fix this thing and help me.

Other phones info that you might need are:

Baseband version: I9020XXJKB

Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-g7f638a

android-build@apa28 #1

Build number: GRH78

Thanks a lot for you time

ar.prime
[Nexus S General] murfi:
google has stopped ALL updates for the nexus s. usually, you should be able to update to at least 2.3.6.

but after google stopped the rollout of 4.0.x, they also stopped all other regular updates. at least it seems they did. you're not the only one with the problem. you have to do it by ourself or wait and hope.
[Nexus S General] al.prime:
But even when i try to update my phone from 2.3.1 to 2.3.2 for example manually i can't do it :( ... do you know why?
[Nexus S General] DarkhShadow:
You defiantly sure you using the right version for your model?

Sent from my ice cream powered Nexus S
[Nexus S General] nodstuff:
^^^^^^ This.

Also try flash clockwork mod recovery again.

It doesn't matter what version you are on if you wanna update to 4.0 so its provably a problem with your recovery.

OK on second look you are using stock recovery.

You are using the wrong update version for your phone.

Flash clockwork mod recovery and make your life a bit easier.
[Nexus S General] doa4ever:
Had nearly the same problem with my i9023 cause Samsung shipped it out with 2.3.4 firmware for the 9020 and the ICS OTA stopped after a few seconds (OTA workded flawless for my son with the i9023 2.3.4 firmware :mad:).

Download the ROM of choice. Factory reset and flash it.

I'm now using GummyNex0.7.0 and the rom works perfect.

Thanks to Gummy Team for the best ROM.:D
[Nexus S General] nodstuff:
You need to format system and boot partitions too.

Factory reset only formats data and cache partitions.
[Nexus S General] pitozko:
So first of all as i see you dont have i9023 but i9020t so if you are tring to use updates for i9023 you will not success. So to be sure of version you have just remote battery and there read exact model name. After that choose right type of update :)
[Nexus S General] al.prime:
You we're right, i don't have i9023 but an i9020t nexus s. What should i do now to get me prb. resolved?

Sorry for the late reply, but i was very busy those weeks.
[Nexus S General] KSHITIJ DHIMAN:
i am also having the same problem with nexus s ...:(
[Omnia 7 Windows Phone 7 Development] Cotulla:
The main thread about this release is here :

[DFT] Sammy Rainbow - custom roms for Samsungs 1st generation
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nspin:
Hi all,

My LTE galaxy nexus phone had a bottle of water spill next to it; it then sat in the puddle for several hours overnight (god damn cat...). The next morning I was a bit confused as to why it wouldn't turn on/charge so I removed the battery cover to reveal wet internals. Taking the battery in/out causes the camera flash to turn on but nothing else.

I put it in white rice for the next two days but when I put the battery in, the flash came on again.

Is it safe to say this phone is doomed and I need to hit up my insurance?

Thanks ahead of time for the advice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cwoggon:
Assuming the phone is completely dry (inside and out) then you're probably best off making an insurance claim. Though it may be possible to repair the device if it is something simple (i.e. 'gunk' causing a non-volatile short) doing so may void your insurance and probably isn't worth your time since you have insurance...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] s1977:
You can proceed with the insurance claim, but if it is not totally busted, I'd use a hairdryer or something to drive warm air at it keeping it warm for some time. It was only last week that the Mrs' HTC Sensation got soaking wet as the phone was in the purse with a water bottle... all the water damage stickers are red now and the phone was soaking wet...On top of that the Mrs actually connected the phone to the charger in that condition to check if it was charging....duh... :( It flashed funny as if it was about to die... ;)

Anyways, I took the battery out and blasted hot air for at least 30 mins through all crevices on the phone, then kept it for a few hours on the radiator and finally in with rice on the radiator for two days...After all that effort, the phone now works as good as it did before....Just stating that it might still be worth trying to fix it yourself in the interim...
[Sony Tablet S] ps3taker:
Has anyone tried it on tablet and with netflix? Would it split the screen for two apps making two smaller landscape views on one portrait screen.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.myboyfriendisageek.stickit
[Sony Tablet S] dtaylorr:
Not yet

I have yet to download it as I am away from my tablet , but looking forward to trying this.

I email the developer and asked about future projects.

His response, "I'm working on more :-) "
[Sony Tablet S] ps3taker:
Thanks
[Sony Tablet S] SWFlyerUK:
Fantastic idea but got a refund after 5minutes. Very laggy video and device use when on screen, shame as it's a good invention.
[Motorola Atrix 2] Droid_Boi86:
There's a prompt popping up asking me to update..but I'm not sure what its gonna do to my device since I have it rooted...
[Motorola Atrix 2] cryhavok13:
Please use the search function there are already many posts about this
[Motorola Atrix 2] farshad525hou:
Not to sound rude but, we have had at least 10 threads posted about the update, please use the search function. And first and for most you should be looking at the beginners thread.

If you are still wondering if you apply the OTA update you will have to do the 4ever root mod to maintain root through update. Or you could wait until v5 of lfaber06's SC ROM, which includes the update, is released.

WE DO NOT WANT another person asking about what to do because they lost root after applying the OTA.

PS. I'm not always this harsh... I'm just in a really bad mood :mad:
[Motorola Atrix 2] Droid_Boi86:
hahaha, kinda funny how you try to sound mean. but anyway, i did find what i was looking for and found someone who pointed me in the right direction.
[HTC Desire S] mOh19973:
Hey

Can anyone upload the HTC Mirror apk file ?

Please no roms to download and unzip just the apk
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] Maryushi3:
I quite like the anime (Madoka Magica) and I decided to search for a game based on it. And I found an Android one :) But the problem is it won't run on MDPI (or armv6, I don't know). Is it possible to port it or force to run on an Ace?

Here is the link: http://stealth80.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tomoe-mami-android-game-her-destiny-has-changed/
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mishans:
When I plug headphones the icon does not appear in the notification, next to the clock and other things.

Everything is working normally only the icon is not displayed.

I tried different headphones and factory reset.

Does anyone know why and how to fix?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thering1975:
i dont think i have ever seen that icon tbh not much help is it on headsets i.e with mic or headphones only?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mishans:
i'm using original headset from the box, and from HD2
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] almakana:
hi

I have samsung note and I use the orgenal headset from the box

Everything is oK but the icon diappear

I changed the firmwere and the problem is same

I reset to factory setting but in vain

Is it a hardwere problem or softwere
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calvincarlos:
I think that's the firmware's problem.

Anyway, you can listen from your headphone no matter the icon appears or not right?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onehundredbullets:
Only ever noticed the headphone icon when using Google Music app (or CM9 variant). Different apps will have different icons.