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[Galaxy S II General] errolng:
yea everyone i know who use the s2 have yet to switch to the s3.

those who bought the s3 were either using bb or iphones previously
[Galaxy S II General] allopen:
S2 is still awesome~!!

:)

I am using S2 and my boss got S3 EU version couple days ago.

Finally I got S3 3G model from SK telecom.

S3 faster than S2 <---of course..I think I am idiot...lol

We compare S2(3G), Note(3G), S3(3G, LTE[still waiting])..

I will post compare chart soon, when I get S3 LTE model.

I still love my S2...:p
[Galaxy S II General] pileot:
It may have double the memory but i rarely ever use half the memory on my phone now. I have no need nor practical use for 2 gigs of ram. If the only real difference is something im never going to practically use then why bother?

Other benifits from JB will eventually make their way to the S2, there is a solid community here we will see things ported over in short order.

Maybe in a few months when the price drops and theres more roms for the S3 i might buy one but for now my S2 works wonderfully with custom roms and kernels its fast, stable, battery life is great (two days for me), and it does everything i want it to.
[Galaxy S II General] coolstory:
People! I think SGS3 isnt worth to buy. I had it in hand and i wasn't suprised. The best positive is the screen... Maybe it has better resolution of screen and components but what is the sense to own power u won't use? Tell me which musthave app except Tegra games which only run at their special devices, dont run on S2 ? I know some people have a lot of money and buy things because of one point more in the name like S3. But i'm not rich and dont see sense of buying next gen. of this phone. I'm w8ing for revolution like S2 was in 2011... I bet u that in even this year phone-revolution will be made and i will be happy owner of that.

The opinion of S3 is only my own and i want u to respect it and do not flame. Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] screen47:
No need to buy s3 om my opinion,because no more fetaures diffeeent from s2.

Almostly everything is same with s2,therefore I will not buy s3 for along time.

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[Galaxy S II General] sam razzy:
Ppl in sgsiii says that its worth upgrading from s2 bcoz s3 has got lot features...

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[Galaxy S II General] a67543210:
Just Moved

The S3 is just Epic. My S2 will go to my wife. I now have 10GB to store my apps without worrying of moving them to SD. Very fast, good battery life, S voice etc.
[Galaxy S II General] coolstory:
BTW S2 has 12 GB interal memory + i have 32 GB SDcard + Apps can be stored at SD by any program... + If u want to set good battery life flash syiah or speedmod kernel and set bettery friendly governor + S voice is already ported to S2 = S3 is only rewarmed meat from the barbecue with one positive (screen) (but only screen nothing more) Cheers.

Ah sorry S3 has better front **** wanted camera. :)

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I know its a bit better but i dont see any sense of spending new money to almost the same phone.
[Galaxy S II General] Baldilocks:
I've sold my GS3 and went back to my GS2 after two weeks.

Don't get me wrong, the GS3 is a GREAT phone, there are just a few things that made me come back to the GS2.

1. Fragility. Have to treat the GS3 with kid gloves. I've had 3 friends with cracked ones already just from very small drops.

2. Very awkward to use with one hand -- especially hitting home button. I think this is what always made me feel like I was going to drop it. It's not as balanced as the GS2 in that regard.

3. WAY too much bloatware -- even with custom ROM's and freezing apps.

Glad to be back with the GS2. Will wait to see what the GS4 has to offer. :)
[Galaxy S II General] go.george:
As many of you have already said, S2 is powerful enough, even for the next 1 or 2 years. I mean, in terms of processing power, it will handle for sure even the "heaviest" apps and it only wont support one or two games that will require a quad core device.

Buying today an S3 therefore, is not a wise move, because there is nothing that the S2 cannot handle that the S3 can. If you have to renew your contract and maybe take the S3 for only a few bucks, then it is ok. But buying an S3 while having the S2 is a waste of money.

The point is that upgrading to JB is a much better improvement that changing into S3. Even the S voice difference has been covered by the new google voice, which seems to be better.

So, IMO people who want more from their S2 should wait for JellyBean and in 1 or two years if their S2 start to crash or not support apps buy S4.
[Galaxy S II General] Declan79:
For me, start using galaxy (GT-P1000 then GT-I9100), this S3 not giving me much excitement like when Samsung launch Galaxy S2, in terms of IQ, design, feature, OS nor prosesor or even screen.

As Go.George said, "because there is nothing that the S2 cannot handle that the S3 can" and for my self the usage of this S2 is still covered up my needs, this is the main poin.

Special noted for Ice Cream, as i just having one on my GT-P1000 from 2.3.3 Ginger Bread, now that what i called improvement, absolutely strike giving me a brand new ecstasy of the joy using a tablet again:)

FOr the S2 i'll keep it running on 2.3.3 for a while, to getting know the main different between those Cream and Bread:)

Dont bother about the jelly bean on GT-P1000 or GT-I9100, i have a strong faith on those brilliant bunch of people on xda, specially CM9 for them to perform to all of us what is the main of Android (this is clearly on GT-I9000&GT-P1000) already running on ICe long time before those official one
[Galaxy S II General] pacc:
I moved on to SIII on a crazy day, I was kinda fed up with camera issues (full hd video, SCEF02), still many bugs not solved, had several screen issues, home button was making strange noise and felt it was about to break.

If you're doing fine with SII, don't upgrade to SIII, it's not worth it, at least in this early days.
[Galaxy S II General] dunners6:
I dont particularly like the Galaxy S 3, and when my contract ended (for my SGS2) I found myself unsure of what to buy. In the end I settled on the Galaxy Note. I felt it brought more to the table than the S3. A few weeks later I got to pay with a S3 and use it as an every day of a week. I tell you now I'm glad I didn't buy it, it was the same as the S2 with a few gimmicky tweaks. Really not worth the money.

Afterwards I just felt that I really missed my S2 and wished it was my every day again.
[Galaxy S II General] sam razzy:
Do u guys worth selling s2 for galaxy Nexus?

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[Galaxy S II General] Mustoura:
I have both SII and III I can tell you straight out the feel of the SII in your hand is why more comfortable and user friendly than the sIII. my SII runs smoother and quicker with lightning Rom than my stock SIII. I can't wait for some serious development on SIII to unlock its true potential and to get rid of some of the bloat.

I can not part with my SII as it is rock solid and it performs like if not better than my SIII

And again SII is why more practical to use in size as a phone with one hand.
[Galaxy S II General] XDA mark:
For me it's the screen. I bought the S3 and when I look at my S2 now I see a "small" (not saying it's tiny like the iPhone) and blurry screen. No offence, I was and still am an S2 owner, but if you ask me what the best thing about the S3 is compared to the S2, it's the amazing screen. So big, sharp and beautiful. The sound is also improved (speaker & with earbuds), the camera is better and faster, it's very very fast although the difference with the S2 is minimal.

I do agree with some of the comments here: sometimes it's hard to use with one hand. And indeed, I do have the feeling I have to be very carefull with it not to drop it. But I guess that's with every new phone, untill you get used to it or drop it for the first time xD

I had a great chance to get the S3 for not so much money (complicated situation) so I took it. I am not saying everybody with an S2 should upgrade, but the S3 is very nice!

Oh and I forgot one of the best things: the design. I can't believe all those big sites were *****in about the design... the S3 (Pebble Blue) looks AMAZING. Didn't think it would outclass the One X, but both my friend with the One X and me were amazed about how good the S3 actually looks in real life. Much much better then the S2, but this is a personal preference for each.
[Galaxy S II General] h4m74ro:
Absolutely!

I did so just 3 days ago. Galaxy Nexus is much cheaper than SGS3, the 4.65" HD screen is stunning compared to the half yellow and crappy whitebalanced SGS2 screen and I already flashed Jelly Bean. Fonts are so much crisper than on SGS2. That's how Roboto font was meant to look like :D

No Samsung bloatware and no fussing around with roms. :good:
[Galaxy S II General] Marne Jr:
FOR ALL OF YOU COMPLAINING ABOUT S3, TRY THIS:

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1710919

+

xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1728758

I would say that when I bought S3 I could just give it a

7,5

overall using expericence (including performance and battery).

After trying custom rom I can actually say that

9,5

is the minimum I can give...

Battery improved at least by 50% !!!
[Galaxy S II General] Zheiko:
So, I had the possibility of trying SGS3 vs my own SGS2, what surprised me, was the battery life, but what made my decision of not buying that phone is its size, and screen - its simply too big and not comfortable for me to use in one hand, I would be afraid all the time of it falling down, not mentioning the buttons are at very bottom. Second thing, that made me think no is the display, even with its resolution and DPI, in direct comparison of two exactly same pictures on my SGS2 and SGS3. SGS2 was looking more crispier and sharper - yes, I know, its the RGB Matrix vs RGBG pentile matrix, that makes the big difference, and even if I did believe to Samsung, that the big resolution will clear those out, it didnt, and Samoled+ with resolution of 480 × 800 looks better than Samoled with resolution of 720 × 1280

So this time, no matter how I loved SGS2, I will be getting another phone, thinking about Motorola Razr Maxx vs HTC One X and Motorola is my favorite, since its smaller, HTC One X is again probably too big and I'd be afraid to drop it...
[Galaxy S II General] KeithOYS:
Nope, not everyone. :)

Just standing up for SGSII,

Samsung Galaxy SII remains as Samsung's flagship device and still holds the specs definitions recognised as a high-end smartphone. :p

*A rooted SGSII unlocks the full potential of the device with the possibility of an Android 4.1 upgrade which an unrooted one would not receive* :p
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
Are you kidding me?

Who the **** believes in youmobile?

The reasons stated for not getting the update is just BS.
[Galaxy S II General] KeithOYS:
Exactly, dude. :good:
[Galaxy S II General] sam razzy:
I bot Galaxy nexus.. its fine refined fone... after installing jelly bean.. I felt d blazing fast experiance... but went back to aokp bcoz I love its mode n tweaks.. now I'm in paranoid ;) hehe I love my nexus

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[Galaxy S II General] ciubu:
There is allready an Alpha port of JB on GS2

I will never buy a phone who's bigger then the GS2, it's a phone and you must be able to use it with one hand and if google release something like that i will surely buy it, just for the fast UPDATES!!!
[Galaxy S II General] valentinrascu:
No. For me is too big and fat! Is better sgs2! No apps for quadcore now!

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[Galaxy S II General] sinancetinkaya:
I'm not going to move to S3 nor a samsung device

Samsung has already made a fool of us twice by intentionally not releasing new software updates to sell newer models. I won't let it be three.

My next device probably will be a google device.
[Galaxy S II General] genyagilin:
I compared my rooted aokp sgs2 v a stock gs3 and must say that its much snapier and responsive, just shows how much samsung has to learn in building roms
[Galaxy S II General] sam razzy:
Its an sdk port.. Wait for faryab... he is busy on developing aosp from the source..

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[Galaxy S II General] Rone1986:
Newer ain't always better. I've always upgraded as soon as possible with my telcos, but seriously thinking I'm gonna keep the S2. I love this thing, plus the S3 ain't all that pretty to look at. Pebble blue? What were they thinking? It looks like a toddlers toy.

LONG LIVE THE S2! :)
[Galaxy S II General] Adam Hui:
When money involved there's anything about words of forced truth.. and hi-er h/w w/ official updates is an usual tricks of marketing..

But the classic legends h/w w/ hacked s/w is the tradition of challenges & adventures of whole geeks & devs w/ our respects... somethin different...not just about money involving... the pride, glory

Go w/ your s3

I'm not part of your elite

I'm just alright..

Class structure waving colours

Bleeding from my throat...

(Credits to Greenday :D)

What d ya think about why Google released JB source codes for? ;)
[Galaxy S II General] mateo85:
Big step from s2 to s3 one thing screen is amazing hd quality is way better then s2 480/800 if you have chance check it .
[Galaxy S II General] POLO_i780:
S3 isn't enough for me to leave my S2. Don't get me wrong, the S3 is amazing, but in terms of Camera, CPU platform, and SW it just isn't the great leap i was expecting, i'd rather wait for a A15-Cortex upgrade. :)

Money certainly isn't an issue, i just gave my mom my 2012 upgrade, ive still got two upgrades next year for my tablet and primary phone.

The GS3 is more like a facelift, its like going from a 2011 Range Rover Sport to a 2012 model with newer lights, new grill and a slight bump in the interior, id rather wait for the whole new model with a whole new motor and so on.
[Galaxy S II General] heldchen:
i have a S3 sitting on my desk - but i kept the S2. i prefer its industrial look compared to the "natural" round look of the S3. also the difference from the S2 to the S3 is not large enough for me:

- the S2 already runs all my apps smooth

- the siri-clone pretty much sucks with non-english languages and is just a gimmick

- the screen disappointed me a bit (retina please!)

- the glossy backcover is a huge step backwards

- i really miss the old Calendar, the new "S Planner" sucks

- the mail client does not have split-screen mode anymore

the only really interesting features i miss on the S2 are the nfc (yet again, just a gimmick as here it will take years for the businesses/industries to catch on), the awesome camera (quick-shot, burst, hdr) and the touchwiz upgrades. at least the touchwiz launcher can be installed on the S2, so....
[Galaxy S II General] Beefheart:
I'm truly amazed there are people in the world who are this naive.
[Galaxy S II General] Prashanthme:
I bought S2 when thr was a release for S3 two weeks before.. I always wanted S2.. If ur satisfied for what u having then u need not look at S3!! Simply imagine atleast in a year or two u ll get quad core phones at the same price as i got S2 or probably less than that.

Pros of S2:

1. Compact and rigid design liked by all.

2. Battery life is ok for me.

3.DEV support is still thr.

Pros of S3:

1. Quad core CPU- Now those who develops app makes any app starting with 1Ghz never heard device specfic apps:silly:

2. Apart from CPU and screen everything s same as S2.

But end of the day its ur taste and money matters the most!!
[Galaxy S II General] deadman1007:
I love my SGS2, it's to much money for just basically bigger screen and quad core, if anything i would rather trade it for Galaxy Nexus
[Galaxy S II General] sam razzy:
Now I love my nexus.. I don't regret that I gave my nexus to my gf.. bcoz this jelly bean gave me lots of fast... ;) its like I'm using GALAXY S III... super fast... I love you project butter

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[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
While I do have a S3 now, I love my S2. It always served me well and never let me down.

Surely will NOT stop using my S2, amazing device is just amazing ;) it shall get the love (and use) it deserves :)
[Galaxy S II General] irish-sid:
the s3 is a huge upgrade. I gave my wife my s2 when i got the s3, and now whenever i do something for her on it I'm like.. eww.

The screen seems so **** on it. I can't believe how sexy the s3 screen is, seriously.

It's so fast too. I did a test with them both and after sighing with the amount of time it took to do stuff on the s2, the differences were obvious.

I was never the biggest fan of touch wiz, but they have genuinely done a top job on the s3, the features are fantastic, and believe it or not, s voice is very very handy. I wouldn't use it in the pub, but at home and in the car is so fast for texting or searching the web etc. I always thought it was a gimmick too, but in a way i think its the future.

I like the notification led.

Oh, and the sound quality compared is like night and day. I thought the speakers in my car were ****, but no joke, this phone has made my music sound brilliant.

You may crib about the design, but it's so easy to hold, the glass is slightly curved, like its in a bubble or something.

And the battery... I'm a heavy user, it lasts 24 hours for me. Can't believe it.

This is not a little incremental update, this is a next gen phone worthy of an upgrade.

The s2 was my first phone where i was happy with it for 2 years and never got jealous of other phones, but please take my word for it, is crap compared to this.

I thought of a good few other things to say while writing this but they've gone out my head. So annoying because i know they're important.
[Galaxy S II General] :
Now compare Nexus-SIII screen/performance. Nexus: better dpi, better AMOLED. Get a JellyBean + Nexus and you will see almost no change between the nexus and the S III performance. S III is pretty fast, but it's almost desnecessary, it's like getting a bigger cup to put the same quantity of water that you could put on the smaller cup.

It's better to get a nexus, it's very much supported, and will be supported even after Samsung forgets the S III. The S II will be my last non-nexus device.
[Galaxy S II General] coolstory:
Hmm so u say that Nexus is better than SII and worth a trade ye ? Please answer. Maybe Ill think about selling my.S2? Hmm..

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[Galaxy S II General] Galactus:
Better dpi o_O don't you mean ppi. Yeah the S3 has 306 ppi and the GNexus has 316.....10 ppi is not a lot. It's like saying the S3 screen TRUMPS the GNexus screen because it is 1.35 inches bigger. I would buy a GNexus if it had a SD card slot. It doesn't so S3. Better CPU and GPU. I for one will not complain about having too much power
[Galaxy S II General] :
Nexus+JB=KickSII'sAss. Totally worth the trade. Nexus has a weeker hardware, but JB makes it fly. SII's JB [officialy/CM10] will never be as good as the JB of Nexus. And the Nexus may receive more then 3 Android upgrades, besides JB, and maybe the SII won't even get JB [officialy]

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Nexus: Super AMOLED Plus HD. SIII: Super AMOLED Plus.
[Galaxy S II General] Galactus:
WRONG

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/21/the-galaxy-nexus-super-amoled-display-is-a-minus-not-a-plus/
[Galaxy S II General] coolstory:
Yep but im worried about no sd card slot. I have 11.5 GB + 32 GB memory and it is enough for me at last. So the nexus has better software cuz JB. But how do u know that s2's JB wont be as good as nexus's?
[Galaxy S II General] :
Oh. Sorry. Still, I've compared Nexus-SIII screen and Nexus won ;) Most beautiful screen I've ever seen.

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Proprietary **** [closed-source] won't let Galaxy S II's CM10 fly. Mostly that, but there are many other things... Nexus + JB will even be better than a SII with Android 10.0

btw, Nexus 5MP camera still better than SII 8MP camera. 8MP SII camera doesn't say anything about quality, Nexus' sensors are better. Nexus have also a barometer, so GPS will be a lot better.
[Galaxy S II General] coolstory:
You've made me confused now :/
[Galaxy S II General] Galactus:
No need to say sorry, just letting you know a fact :cool: I think both screens are beautiful. Comes down to personal preference but if the Nexus is super smooth now with its older CPU & GPU thanks to Jelly Bean imagine how fast the S3 will be with its improved specs when it gets the update.

Galaxy S2 has closed source drivers meaning its harder to code for it than other devices. I have no idea what the situation is with the S3
[Galaxy S II General] yogisays09:
Galaxy s2 9100g already got CM10. Bad luck 9100 this time.
[Galaxy S II General] :
OMAP is better to develop, that's why JB made Nexus fly ;) just see codeworkx, in love with his i9100G. He hates exynos. JB on SIII won't be as good as Nexus' JB. The improvement from ICS to JB on Nexus is much better than will be on SIII.

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Blame Yamaha, exynos and Samsung ;)

Look at codeworkx's twitter... how he express his love for omap... https://twitter.com/codeworkx
[Galaxy S II General] coolstory:
So its f*ckin worth to trade gs2 to nexus yep?
[Galaxy S II General] Galactus:
In terms of improvements you may be right, but only because the S3 has less of a gap to fill in terms of smoothness based on what I've seen. Fact is for me though, the Nexus lack of a SD card will always make it second place in my books. My Galaxy S2 is full already so for me, the Nexus just can't cut it. What I'd like to know is what effect does JB have on battery life. Didn't Google say that the CPU ramps up everytime the screen is touched? surely that can't be good for battery life
[Galaxy S II General] :
Yep ;)

I don't need more space ;) have my iPod 80GB to fill my 25GB music collection. Battery life may be good. CPU ramps up everytime screen is touched on SII too. But if on stock JB battery life is not good, then you can go to CM10 and it will fking FLY, battery will last much longer, I'm saying, custom ROMS/AOSP ROMs [I think it's the same on Nexus... but anyway] are so freaking great.
[Galaxy S II General] ferozfero:
The reason nexus phones dnt hav sd card slot is because theyr nt gonna bog down performance of a phone by usage of an sd card... there are high quality and low quality sd cards... this way every single nexus owner has exact same hardware... unison in developing... nedus is a develipers device.. if u hav nexus u must be rooted..otherwise dnt take a nexus..
[Galaxy S II General] screamworks:
I didn't realise the phone had been out since July 2010...

screamworks
[Galaxy S II General] Galactus:
^ LOL
[Galaxy S II General] sam razzy:
I agree with all words of marcell.. I gave my s ii to my gf and bought nexus... I feel better then sii.. I don't regret for buying nexus.. I love nexus and its screen... now nexus made more powerful then siii.. I assure it made its run... nexus is still googles flagship phone... ;) its worth trading sii for nexus

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[Galaxy S II General] sam razzy:
Its not 316dpi... nexus as 320.. so comparing to s3.. den nexus as 14dpi more den s3 :P jus wanted to make u know ... ;)

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[Galaxy S II General] voriax:
If anyone is not sure, s3 is super-smooth and in comparison to other phones it just flies to the skies,

screen size is both

- a disaster - too big for pocket

and

- a it's super advantage: clean, bright and with awesome image quality.

SD slot is a must for me so I would not choose phone without it.

I have my own SGS2 and I had both White and Blue SGS3 - I was configuring it for users - it has my definite recommendation in comparison to other phones.

Sorry if I have offended anyone, I am Samsung addicted phone user :-)
[Galaxy S II General] victorator:
Excuse me but how can anyone recommend GNex over S2?

It's camera is a ss. It's slower than gs2. It has the idiotic onscreen buttons, no microsd card and worse battery life!!! Do not trade your S2 you will regret it. If anything upgrade to the S3.