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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] narlynarwhal:
The tmobile s2 is the read headed stepchild of its variants. The tmobile s3, on the other hand, is the same as its variants. But it has had a JB leak so it has better development than the others.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] elesbb:
Which is why I'm crying :'(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonathan3579:
Your phone still has a decent resale value. Or.. It did until T-Mobile and Walmart made it available for $299.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
I would personally go for the s3. And use sms backup for your texts. Especially if you're going from one phone to a different phone, titanium message restores cause the messaging app to crash.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HeavyA:
Funny how we were saying the same thing about the tmobile vibrant (original galaxy s and only variant to not get gingerbread). For whatever reason, Samsung and t mobile have a history of treating their galaxy variants like red headed stepchildren.

Can we really be surprised if the trend continues?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ellac49:
If I could only take the S4 SoS, 2Gb of RAM, Super Amoled HD screen.......and the multi-color notification led.. cram it into my t989.. Id be set..

I really don't care for the build of the SGIII but its internal hardware packs a nice punch... exterior is garbage
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] steve adams:
I just want all the software goodies, and functionality. My s2x is fast enough. Its probably faster than the soon to be released ip5. Having my son's ip4s, my i4, and my gs2x side by side, my galaxy beat both quite easily in real world use age.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rekzer:
Im waiting to see what this fall brings. Im pretty tempted by the possibility of Wireless charging for the Lumias. The charging port on my S2 got messed up somehow and charges VERY slowly as a result.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
I uhhh.. find that very hard to believe. The CPU in the iPhone 4s and upcoming i5 run circles around the old s3 chip in this phone. Not trying to defend Apple or anything but the CPU in the t989 is a boat compared to the normal exynos 4 in the other GSIIs.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Digital1325:
S3 and don't look back!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
Please people stop calling it SGS3 or S3, because it's none, the real S3 is Quad core

Tmo USA version is Dual core, and it's called SGH-T999 or T999 for short

if you already own the T989 there's no point getting the T999

if you don't yet have a T989 then get the T999

the minor upgrade is not worth it

detailed hardware spec here http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4804&idPhone2=4129
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PJcastaldo:
But it's named an SGS 3....

I've used my buddies S3 and it destroyed my S2.. Its incredibly faster.. and i know you guys say its fragile but it felt just better than ours.. but its all personal opinion.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] BunmiHiT3k:
Hercules

Hercules, u get better roms. Its been out there for a while. u should keep ur S2 and even get her s2. Try this rom on ur S2, u won't be disappointed. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1871161
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] elesbb:
I agree. I'm pissed all us carriers went with the dual core. It is a POS compared to the I9300. But it's still a very nice phone. If the I9300 had the T-Mobile bands I'd get it. But the t999 is still a nice phone.

Three things making me want it are the notification light, the true HD screen, and the camera. Plus it's adreno 225. The processor isn't that much better than ours though. I still like it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tronmech:
Well, IIRC the reason the sgs3 went dual core was lte. The powers that be decided that going dual core would help with battery life (lte power consumption was, as I recall, the reason the iPhone 4S isn't an LTE phone).

The sgs3 as seen in the US simply isn't that much better than the sgs2. Right now, buying a phone seems to follow the same rule as buying a pc. Your best bargain is last year's top of these line model. It has just enough oomph to not be intolerably slow near the end of your contract. Yet it is usually a bunch cheaper.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
You all assume that just because the gs3 is dual core that its a minor upgrade to the gs2. Have any of you even done any side by side app loading or game playing??? I have since about 4 of my friends own one and the thing flies compared to this phone. Also its not a piece of crap compared to the quad core version. Android simply isn't optimized for quad cores and the performance gain is very small. Don't believe me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XmfQZoYqbY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

In that video the loading times and speeds or on par. The quad core is a second or 2 faster at most. That's not a quad core advantage. Back to the us gs3. You guys seem to have forgotten that the phone has a much better camera, a 720p samoled and a bigger battery. Add the hybrid a15 architecture and it hands down stomps the t989. Go to a T-Mobile store and compare them side by side. Jesus. In the 6 android phones I've owned I've never seen such infatuation and naivety as much as some of you people up here. You'll go out of your way to convince yourselves the t989 can still keep up when the thing was the gs2 runt to begin with. :-/ lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cashyftw:
No, don't get a Hercules, he doesn't need better roms, when the sgs3 runs perfectly fine on stock, even then, he still gets options of cm10, aokp, miui and of course your stock roms on the sgs3, and for a added bonus he can over clock his awesome made s4 chip to 2ghz with the appropriate kernel.

Thank you! Finally knowledge.

Sent from my JellyBean Galaxys3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
Very true. My buddy in Germany bought the international version and hasn't even bothered to flash a different rom. Says it runs perfectly and his battery life is insane. I'm dying to dump my t989 for a gs3. This thing is showing its age. I play with my buddies s3 and its buttery smooth. Not one stutter and I haven't noticed any lag whatsoever. The screen alone is to die for! Add paranoid android and you got a real winner.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jcnbama:
HOLY CRAP ! I had no idea ! That is such a freaking SCAM. I was kicking myself the whole time for not waiting on the Galaxy S3. I see a few features that are nice like the ability to capture a picture while taking video. Looks like slightly better display. TRUE Gorilla glass which the T989 does not have although I have also heard the T999 was VERY fragile and the screen breaks easily. Overall nothing to go crazy over. I am much happier with my T989 now that I am aware they have basically the same processor. If you have an opportunity to get the T999 for almost free you may as well but folks like me should be aware of this less than optimal T-Mobile S3. Thanks for that enlightening bit of info my friend !
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
Did you even read my posts? Lmfao everything you said is completely false. Even the bit about the t989 not having gorilla glass WHICH IT DOES.. I give up on this world.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RaveOnSRV:
I'm sure I've read before that the t989 does not have gorilla glass. But, I'm totally fine with that. I've dropped my phone plenty of times and accidentally kept it in my pocket with keys. It was perfectly fine (with a screen protector though, hahah).

As for the op, I'd suggest to get an s3 but you should wait a bit longer to get it. Hopefully you can snatch it up when a deal is going on. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
just in case any one missed read it

the OP already OWNS the S2 T989

He's only contemplating if he should upgrade to the S3 T999 from the S2 T989

As for the sister, with only a budget of $150 for a phone, I'll suggest a 2nd hand Nexus instead

Girls will never use the power of a S2 to its fullest, much less constantly flash ROMs and stuff like that

Girls all they ever do is phone,text, and few occasional games like Angry Birds and the sort.

So, again if money was NOT an issue for the OP, then he'd have gotten the S3 T999 already without needing a 2nd opinion

Obviously the limiting factor here is the BUDGET to get the phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jcnbama:
So, I fail to understand how you can say that everything I say is completely false. I just compared the two side by side on the GSM arena page listed in that post. I take your point though. I believe that the T999 would probably overall be a better fit if money is not an issue and taking all things into consideration. Why buy old technology, right?

I am sorry to be the one to show you the light on the whole T-Mobile Gorilla glass bit. Our phone the T-Mobile T989 version does not have Gorilla Glass. The international version does. I was pretty mad when I finally called Samsung and T-MO to get a clear answer. I thought it was terrible on their part. Anyhow, below is the posts that initially brought my attention to this fact. If you don't believe it then grab a tissue and make the call. Samsung or T-Mobile will tell you. Sorry to break the news.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1630550&highlight=gorilla+glass

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1793491&highlight=gorilla+glass
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] koudies:
I totally understand how you feel about the s2. I really enjoy mine as well until I held an s3. My suggestion is to go to T-Mobile and play with it yourself.... it'll definitely make the decision for you as long as its in your budget.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
Jesus.. I was under the impression that since the galaxy s2 is on cornings website. Guess it's just the international version... :-/ I stand corrected. Still... there's no disputing that the gs3 is the much better handset. Any gs3 owner can testify. Especially the few around here that previously owned the t989. But... if we're talking budgets.. the gs3 on tmobile is the most expensive version. Don't even know what the upgrade cost is but if its 270$ under a new contract, upgrade cost must be the same or even more expensive. The gs2 is free under new contract. At that point.. the gs2 is the clear answer. Especially for just a casual user. Decisions, decisions. I still say get the gs3. I get bored of my devices pretty quickly :-/ personally, I'm waiting for the galaxy nexus 2. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Alarmmy:
The highest data speed that i9300 can get with Tmobile is 3G or just edge?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Lol that was pretty sexist. Maybe she roots like us?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
Not sexist when its true lmao I have ONE chick friend who roots and she just learned how to on her gnex. All my other chick friends with android handsets have no idea what rooting even is lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
EDGE only

to get 3G/4G you need T999 version
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iwasblown:
I want to get the next nexus phone, but I have source on when it's coming out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
way to hijack another thread to ask a question

a little google "next nexus phone" would have shown you this http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nexus-GT-I9260-Jelly-Bean-Galaxy-S-III-Exynos,17061.html

original source http://www.sammobile.com/2012/08/21/are-these-the-specifications-of-the-new-nexus-gt-i9260/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iwasblown:
Ok thanks. I don't plan on hijacking threads I get help from them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] elesbb:
That's why you posted a totally off topic question in this thread. Right.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Max_Pain:
Hey guys. I used Zagg on my Eco 3D and it was great, so when I upgraded to the S3 I got the Zagg HD protector and it worked well with the case I bought...now I got an extended battery and the zagg is not playing well with the case for it.

I need a new protector but one that won't go to the edges so I don't have a problem with the cases.

Surprisingly all I've found locally seems to cover the whole screen. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII on MetroPCS!
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] SbXLivE:
is there any budy playing virtual tenis challange game

becoz i installed last day its not working for me black screen.......
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] maheepmaurya:
Bro Search before posting please

Here is already a discussion abut this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1745034 :good:
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Keksman98:
For me it's working perfect! ;)
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] siwy_hct:
How? Can you explain what do you have configured your phone to play this game?

If you do it you'll make me a happy man ;)

Saludos,

SiWy ;)
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Keksman98:
I don't know I installed version 4.0 and its working.

And i have ICS and the ardatat ICS kernel. :thumbup:
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] juzz86:
As stated, please use this exiting thread to discuss this application:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1745034

Thanks!

Closed.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beastmode:
Team KickAss is amazingly static(lol) to introduce AOSP rom :D

it was done from source and does carry the Alpha title because of the bugs

that will be mentioned below :D

Releasing this and uploading source mainly cus I'm getting the phone soon(seller said a week :P)

and well would love help fixing some issues, I'm not one to say i know everything, and well yea

to release my first rom from source :D

The best part is that it's built straight google code and well that

just makes me colon capital D(:D) haha

ooook on to the good stuff and will add more to this later...

Credits:

JT1134( he helped me with soo many errors)

Bhundven( he helped me with errors and just being an awesome dev for us)

Fbis251 ( he helped me set up my build environment and with source issues i had)

Hechoen( testing and being a badass friend :P)

Kyndig66( testing the hell out of the rom and logs)

Gfx.myst( for hosting our ish)

Google( for buying android and making it open source :P)

Installation(if you are on any ICS rom or cm7)

1. Wipe data

2. Flash Rom

3. Flash ICS gapps

4. Reboot

5. Let it sit for 5 mins

6. Conquer the world :P

Bugs:

No data( calls work but data doesn't)

Calls can't be hung up

SuperSU issue( no app just download supersu from market)

Bluetooth( calls not being routed automatically have to do it manually)

Google Calendar FC( when u connect you google account have to uncheck calendar sync for now)

Downloads post #2

Screenies or something cooler on post #3
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beastmode:
Downloads:

Alpha - build

Link:

I am alpha build0x1

MD5:

7C8F1381409CABAED4A0954604DC2DFD
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beastmode:
Screenies/placeholder lol
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] P06o:
Damn Erik, this makes me a little bummed for getting an S3. Awesome to see you progress to a built-from-source rom! For everyone else : logcat or it didn't happen.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] trustinhate:
i'm stoked for the possibilities with this project! respect, brother!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bhundven:
GJ! Not trying to be pushy, but you got source somewhere? I'd love to help!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beastmode:
You pushy? Lol never :) I mentioned in OP I released to get help:). I'm trying to upload it but internet speeds are slow for me so I'll leave overnight over the next few nights :)

Thanks for offering help bro :P

----------------------------------------------

If helped don't be afraid to hit the thanks button ;) it doesn't bite lol
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] HolyGhostBoy1:
You better ask them questions here:cool:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1869600
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] GFX.myst.:
Would love to give this a try, but as stated in OP, data is not working. One of the main reasons i use the phone. Once you get that worked out, I'll do some testing for you. Awesome job though. You finally graduated to building a ROM from source. Now let's get this project rolling. :D

Edit: Might wanna add this to your list of ROMs in your sig. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
I was wondering when you'd release this. Great work erik! I'm glad you got everything worked out. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
Erik, nice to see this up finally. llol Now on to some bugs.

Erik gave this to me a few days ago and I just haven't had time to test it properly. There will possibly be more bugs so if there are please log them. As far as data goes I have ATT and my data was not working with any APN I tried. The ROM also broke root for me which was fixed by flashing SuperSU. Yes I said flashing. I always keep it on the root of my scard in zip format. Here's the link to the flashable version:

SUPERSU v0.96
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Kyndig66:
I had pretty much the same experience in the short period I was checking it out. Data issue is identical with TMOB. As for root, I was using Superuser and it reported the installed binary as 3.2, while the app said 3.1.1 was the latest. Flashable zips for both can be found here:

ChainsDD Superuser

That may have the same result.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ChadBFlores:
Hey Erikmm,

Where is the Recognized Developer label lol?!?! :p;)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bhundven:
You have to apply for it. You don't just get it, you have to ask ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beastmode:
lol the RD label is with bhundven :D

me no dev...me tinkerer lol

lol wonder if it has to be asked nicely or just demanding haha jk

guys how does bhund not have over 10k thanks? hit the thanks button on his posts alot more.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
Because development for this phone is dead! Remember? LOL Where is that dude now. And Bryan should be getting a metric ton of thanks. Aries anyone?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] eollie:
Small tid bit of info. Both AdamOutler and cyanogen have less than 5000 thanks each. Bryan has about half of that. I think there is a time when people just stop hitting thanks. Not that it is right.

Ok Im not going off-topict again I promise.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] sublimespot:
Log for not hanging up

http://pastebin.com/FR3V9dWG
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] sublimespot:
Log from boot, not first boot though

http://pastebin.com/QhWHsj5s
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mataflakitas:
Thanks...:D
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ChadBFlores:
...no everything is finished except for the aries kernel, unless erik has some unknown plans... also remember this is a dev thread, not q&a
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beastmode:
Everything is alive :) update for cm10.1 to be released in 30 minutes
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mataflakitas:
exelent, erick in alive
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beastmode:
Knocked out bad but there it is it lives!!!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valkyrie743:
Hey all I ordered met nexus 7 about 2 weeks ago and I love it. I do have a slight screen lift issue thought. Not as bad as others that had posted but enough to bother me.

I was reading up on the forums and how people were saying there different models (date manufactured). So I decide to see what number I got. I thought I would at least have a c60 or c70 model but I noticed a c50. I thought c60 was the earliest model?

What do u guys suggest? I during?I'd noticed that when I got it that there was 2 things of security tape on it (very overlapping so it only looked like 1but there was 2) and that there was 2 fingerprints on the copper heat tape next to the battery.

Does anyone know if the c80 fixed the screen issue for sure. Also how is Asus return work out. I had to RMA a bad motherboard to them before and it was the worse RMA I ever did.

Thanks guys and lmk what u think
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jon565G:
Hi mate,

Well if it's got screen lift, that's a good enough reason to send it back. There is always the chance that you will shatter the screen if you tighten the screws up......

Yeah, I thought that C60 was the earliest model that they made. Obviously not. Looks like you were unlucky getting such an early model, this late on.

There are still some problems with the C80 lot, but not as common as they were in the previous versions. Can't you return it to the shop, or Google that you bought it from? You'll still be within the 28 days return. I was out and they still accepted it back without any hassle (Tesco UK)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joveezy:
I got a c5 model as well. I've had it for almost 3 weeks now. Was pretty upset at first when I got it because it was actually my second replacement from the Google store. Everything was fine until recently when I started to have the touch screen issues and the headphone out only outputs the right channel. Contacted Google again a couple days ago and they are gonna let me swap it again.

At this point, I don't care when it was made as long as it has no issues (major issues).
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mi7chy:
Getting a newer SSN doesn't guarantee that you won't have issues. The screen lift is minor compared to screen flicker, bad pixels, etc.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pxlitup:
The first part is correct. Although it seems that many units have been opened and checked for obvious cases of separation, nothing has been done to solve the problem. ASUS has been rather curiously leaving screws off the left side recently, but that has not been a permanent solution for most users.

As for your statement that screen lift is minor, I don't know why you're still spreading this misinformation.

By no means is it guaranteed to cause problems, but there have been many reports of lifted displays cracking during normal use. Although the likelihood of this happening is unclear at this point, we know for a fact that this flaw has potentially serious consequences, and that ASUS will not accept responsibility under any circumstances.

Cracked screen... will ASUS fix it?

Nexus 7 screen cracks easily

The "it's broken already" thread

I have not heard anything about Google's coverage of this issue, aside from erica_renee's screen cracking right away, seen here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1858400&page=4

They handled her case generously, but that was a freshly unboxed unit so maybe they made an exception. Also, she said that her unit didn't even have lift, so I don't mean to imply that the cause of her broken glass was screen lift. It could have been an anomaly rather than a widespread flaw.

Although it would be useful to know definitively how Google intends to handle a lifted screen cracking within warranty, it's infinitely more likely that you'll be taken care of if you purchased from the Play store. I think that if your lift is truly minor and you're going to be dealing with Google as a possible safety net, tolerating this flaw is an acceptable risk. But you'll have to make up your own mind.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
Sales of the Nexus 7 will soon reach record number for a Android tablet, and all you could find me is 3 links then call it "many reports of lifted dispalys"?

Pxlitup...I see you're up and early trying to put fear into people.