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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sully6789:
Thats what I meant. Even if I owned a 4S, I would see it as a letdown. At some point, even the Apple fanboys have to realize they're being ripped off by what Apple is doing. And thats basically taking products that are already on the market in other, better devices and re-packaging them, and charging more for them because of the logo. I think the 5 is proof that Apple is in a downward spiral. The iPhone is basically becoming Android phones with iOS and an Apple logo on them. They can't keep up anymore.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] XeLLaR*:
Maybe LTE is a new revolutionary thing for them, but not for us.

Apple? My ass!

Next year there will be a iphone 5s for sure again with the same Upgrades or how i call them "lamegrades".

Steve Jobs + dead = Apple dead

My dad told me that when i was ten.

Long time before Androids and iphones
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aycockonxion:
OH and you can post to Facebook with Siri. Kind of a neat trick..

Yes it's a far cry from a Skyrocket / S3 / GNote killer. But, it's a better product than the 4S. Probably a better improvement than the S3 was over the S2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] androidsc:
Whats interesting is the noise cancellation technology which is owned by Moto (Google) and how that will pan out if Google goes for the death blow. With the patents they acquired, Google could team with Sammy and HTC and surely take down the evil fruit!

Besides, its like a slow Skyrocket that hit its head, forgot who it was, and got fat. No competition.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] XeLLaR*:
Sometimes i am like:

"Whats so revolutionary, to just stretch a Picture with Paint to a new shape?"

Happy bashing day :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sully6789:
HAHA. Nice.

Yeah, the 5 is DOA.

The king is dead. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whosgotlag:
That's what Apple is paid for. That's what consumers want from them.

Apple makes extremely polished products. They take what's available and refine the **** out of them until they're damn near perfect. When you buy an Apple product you're not going to them as innovators, you're going to them as a company that makes easy to use, beautiful, integrated and polished products

Take panorama mode. Yes, we can do it. Can you do it with 28 megapixels? Hell no, not even close.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sly-tendencies:
Not gonna lie, that's good logic. But the iPhone 4s kind of sucked (which is apple's fault because they chose not to put LTE in) and this one just catches it up to speed with popular androids. I'm honestly afraid to buy Samsung phones now because they're always upgrading lol. With my luck, I'll buy the S3 and 2 days later they'll announce an S3 HD or S3 Skyrocket or something.

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The lame grades are taking something from Android and changing a small thing and calling it their own.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aycockonxion:
THIS.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sly-tendencies:
It's funny how Apple adds being able to have one more app on a tray to a list of improvements to gloat about. The deciding factor is the 4G, because if a 4S owner upgrades to the new iOS they'll have virtually every new feature for free.

On a side note, I question why Samsung made an S3. Besides Quad core for intl. versions, it's hardly a step up from the S2 LTE series in the US. I was hoping for at least an improved camera.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] UZ7:
Well on general paper its not much of a step up but specwise its better. In the computer world we see quad core quad core quad core quad core CPUs... to a regular person they wont see it as an upgrade but it could have a smaller die size that can give faster clock for clock performance, better efficiency for battery usage and less heat. Extra ram helps as well and the 720p screen looks nice... so its not like they were boasting about a feature that could have been easily done through software updates (iPhone's siri). Since many phone companies will go after that LTE, they had to put something in the phone that can support it so that was the case here. Now even though Korea made an S3 Quad + LTE, they're LTE is a little different than ours and the phone has an external modem for that (little thicker than standard international). But if you put an S2 LTE on side with an S3 LTE, yes you can see the difference in all aspects to make it considered an "upgrade" but thats not to say the S2 LTE is lacking because it can very well run things fine so.. while it could have waited... they released it at the right time (when people were ending their iphone 4 contracts).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lnfound:
I believe they should have made the 4S with a bigger screen seeing as that was underwhelming as well. I agree LTE is important, but with the huge influx of devices coming in a week I would not be surprised to see H+ and LTE speeds narrow the gap as H+ clears up and LTE saturates.

Itll still sell like hot cakes and I think those looking to buy a nexus and have an upgrade can use this opportunity to flip and fund it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] CEOGUY:
By the end of this year apple will patent the letter " i " lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] iandr0idos:
Aahhhhh.... It's been so long. A year's passed with me holding back my extremist anti-Apple statements.

It feels so good to smash iSheep to pulp on Facebook. :)

I'll be back to normal tomorrow, but for now:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] TheSocalGuy79:
Not for nothing. But a buddy of mine works for sprint store in Newport Beach and he has confirmed that they are getting shipments to there store of the iPhone 5. So I doubt HTC or Samsung can stop Apple from selling in the US.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jyazzie110:
Every apple product is a piece of sh*t!!!!

Nuff said......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sly-tendencies:
Maybe not by release date, but if they can get it done by the end of the year they'll still stop new iPhone 5 phones from being shipped here, which is still good.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aycockonxion:
Some unusual perspective on the new connector.. which is clearly complete nonsense.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-5...onnector-change-is-awful-dont-kid-yourselves/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whosgotlag:
:p

Ah I don't know about nonsense. There's no reason for them to try a new adapter, the author is right. A microUSB is that exact same size (not reversible though =[). It's not faster, every consumer is going to have to buy an adapter for it (which costs 30 bucks, which is ridiculous), there's literally no benefit except for the fact that it's reversible.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sly-tendencies:
It's just Apple squeezing money out of its customers like always. Truth be told, the new charger is the only 100% new thing the iPhone 5 has. At this point the 5 is on the same level as the SR. But devoted apple fans will still line up for hours no matter how many times you point things like this out.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cyanogendroid:
To all the people hating on the iPhone. Let them buy it if they want, don't bark your head off if they do. It's a personal preference what phone you get for Christ's sake. Not saying I like the iPhone at all, because I absolutely ADORE my S3. We, the the people of XDA, are greater than the low level trolls of anti Apple.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sly-tendencies:
People on here bag on new members for number of posts and thanks. Apple trolling is certainly not above them.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] specter07:
Watch this video, IPhone 5 is just small upgrades. Just like any other iPhones all they do is upgrade little features.

The fact that is coming out with a 4 inch screen, doesn't even have NFC, doesn't even have HD resolution, and lastly is barely coming out with LTE. These are all things android has had for years, all Apple is doing is playing catch up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk9Lui29q5A&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Edit

http://m.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_5-4910.php

Look at the specs, our found has better specs and it's been out over a year. Shouldn't the iPhone have way better specs than our phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lovepump:
If I jump ship for anything it will be for the Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] AlonB.:
+1 on that
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mryasir:
Take an S2, put a bigger screen on it, give it a faster processor, call it an S3. ZOMG, BESTEST PHONE EVER!!!

Take a 4S, put a bigger screen on it, give it a faster processer, better battery, and LTE. What a disappointment, right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sly-tendencies:
We already had LTE and a bunch of features that put us over the iPhone. The S3 just got Samsung back on the map. The SR is still a better phone than the iPhone 5.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mryasir:
Ok, I'll bite. What makes the skyrocket better than an iPhone? I went from an iPhone to the skyrocket mainly for the lte. So far my experience has been less than stellar. I have repeated battery life issues with the custom roms. The stock ics rom is slow. It loses lte coverage and won't reconnect to it unless I go in and out of airplane mode. Besides being able to make aesthetic changes, my wife can run the same apps I can on her iPhone. All I hear is how Android is for "power users" but what does that mean? Are you guys rendering feature films or 3d models on your phones?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xavier6303:
Wow, coming from an android user since my pre-ordered T-mo G1 and general anti-apple anything, I think this iphone hate is getting a bit ridiculous. The Iphone is a solid phone and the IPhone 5 will be as well no doubt. Sure the 5 has "predictable" upgrades that bring it inline with the rest of the competition but those users already in the apple ecosystem will likely upgrade to it because its an upgraded phone for them. I realize that I've been using all these new iphone features in my SR for several months now but that doesnt make the iphone bad. It just makes it behind on feature competitiveness. I have these dark lines on my SR in low backlight low light conditions and it bugs me when Im watching movies in a dark room... Does that make my SR a piece? I dont think so but it is a flaw or defect with my phone (and many others ive heard). I deal with it because of all the other features it has that I wanted. I doubt that the IPhone will have any screen problems..

I, for one, am a bit depressed by the incremental upgrades with the Iphone because the day the Iphone is no longer competition is the day other manufacturers will slow innovation. Competition drives innovation and the Iphone has been the benchmark and driving force for Sammy, HTC, and Moto to innovate to their current level.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lnfound:
This only started happening recently. In the past couple of years iPhone went from innovation to basically playing catch up to android features. I do agree on the polishing aspect though.

I will be very impressed of the battery claims are true though. RAZR maxx battery life with half the battery size? Very impressive, but remains to be seen. If claims are true then that's a very strong point.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whosgotlag:
It's not better. It's only better if you like ****ing with your phone.

For the average person an iPhone is way better.

Specs don't really matter at this point because nothing an iPhone user or android user is going to do well take their phone to the limit
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
User error
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lyndone58:
Agree. Iphone is better out-of-the box.

I loved my skyrocket only after flashing a custom rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Element515:
Originally the iPhone was ground breaking, but I think smartphones are in a boring stage of life right now. They get thinner and lighter and have bigger screens and more power. But that's all stuff we expect from technology advancing. It's nothing like what it was to have a touchscreen or gps in your phone. The iPhone 5 will allow apple to keep up for the next year at least, it's a cool looking phone and as others said, apple makes things that run real smooth. I miss the battery life and smoothness of my iPhone but I have more fun in some ways on my sensation.

Even recent android phones, anything really make you think damn... That's awesome, never thought a phone would have that.

I don't understand why there's no NFC in the iPhone though. Asia has been using NFC chips of years and here we still think its new tech blah...

It'll be interesting to see what happens to apple in a few more years when all projects have no Steve influence anymore.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droidbabyxda:
lol for this.

as for the answer, ever thougt maybe you have a defective SR? I run stock ICS and it is awesome already. I imagine custom ROM will be much more amazing. Return to stock and head to ATT for replacement.

PS: my SR is a refurb when I bouggt.it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whosgotlag:
Steve was not the most innovative person in the world. Sure, he was good but there's are thousands like him. Probably a good 30/40 in R+D @ Apple. They'll get there soon I think.

Innovation has just haltered a little bit.. I don't know what you mean with Android iterations having jaw-dropping features. Expanded notifications are sweet, and Google Now is pretty damn cool, but Siri has more functionality at the moment.

I want Task+Gnow/Voice Action integration and an iMessage type deal. It's ridiculous that G+ messenger, Hangouts, Google Talk, SMS and Google Voice are all seperate.

I may be wrong, but the aluminum body of the iPhone makes NFC contact a ***** to work with.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] liquidzoo:
I have no problem with the iPhone in itself. It's not a bad phone. I've owned one and I liked it a lot; but when it came time to upgrade I preferred the features and improvements that the Skyrocket provided.

Apple really does take features and refine the hell out of them until anyone can use it (even my 3 year old likes playing Angry Birds on my wife's iPhone), but I prefer the freedom that Android provides.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] MaxCarnage:
In the grand scheme of things, I don't think it was innovation so much as it was an innate ability to appeal to the interests of consumers that made Jobs such a success. The original iPhone was so limited in function as to almost be a joke; I had gone through two 3G smartphones (Windows Mobile) before I got my iPhone and had to accept going back to EDGE. There were three things that the iPhone did extraordinarily well: render webpages in mobile Safari, IM-like text messaging, and email. The rest was just simple (pretty, elegant, but simple) stock apps like weather. Jobs originally rejected the idea of installable third-party apps, something that older smartphones like Palm and WinMo could do for years.

His ability to not only roll with the punches and accept change and make those changes seem like his idea even when only months prior he had rejected those very same changes is what made him so successful. I mean, I was buying mobile apps from online "app stores" years ago.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mryasir:
Is that the android version of "You're holding it wrong?"

Seriously though, this is my THIRD SR and I've followed the exact instructions as provided by the rom creator. I had less trouble with the Dell Streak 5 and that thing was just a pain in the ass.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sly-tendencies:
I haven't even thought about rooting my SR, and I like it better than when I had my JB'd iPhone. This is just an almost 100% better phone to me.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aycockonxion:
Sounds more like the Android version of "you can't figure out how to properly use your phone, so you should probably get an iPhone since it is built for children and idiots."
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] UZ7:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
I just saw that a bit ago lmao I got a 4s this is def faster a bit lighter... Derp
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whosgotlag:
Funny, but this would happen for any gadget and most were just being polite. If you come to me and say look at this cool thing I'm going to tell you how nice and xyz it is
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
I'm a douche lol if someone tells me it's xyz and I know it's not ill call them an idiot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aycockonxion:
No way. I don't believe that. LOL
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sly-tendencies:
On a personal note, I notice that the same little spoiled 12 year olds that wave around their iPhones like they're the coolest ever also are huge COD fans, which I hate. I'm a BF and Gears buff, but I guess that's besides the point...

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] specter07:
Here's a funny picture about the iPhone 5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whosgotlag:
Ahem. Halo. But let's not get OT
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] BaconStep:
Why isn't this closed
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Locoman_:
Not a fan of heavy moderation. Rather see conversations develop organically. And if you don't like what's said, then move on... or contribute and change the direction or tone of the conversation.

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Indeed. But blaming the phone is way easier than blaming....

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] prbassplayer:
Common guys this isn't relevant to Skyrocket. Locked
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ishan.cool8:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1410262:D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] samisax:
You really should post a description.

But it's a cool app, yes.
[HTC Rezound] busbina:
Hey Everyone.

Ive seen a few threads about this but not much help. I've been trying to flash CM9 to my Rezound and it just gets stuck at the HTC white loading screen. It's been there for about 18 mins now. I can flash Venom just fine and I have been using that with no problems. I should be S-OFF, I did the PH98IMG zip at the bootloader. Just wondering if anyone has any reasons why Venom works great but CM9/le noob wont boot. :confused:

Thanks for your help and time.
[HTC Rezound] mjones73:
If you're s-off, you shouldn't be flashing anything in the bootloader, my guess is you have a kernel from a different rom sitting on your SD card, the CM9 installs don't create a PH98IMG.zip file.

Try removing the file off your SD card and flash the rom again without flashing anything additional in the bootloader.
[HTC Rezound] busbina:
I wiped everything off my SD card but the image. Wiped everything off my phone, the I flashed the ROM. Still on the HTC screen. Next im going to try and flash the RUU and try again after that.
[HTC Rezound] busbina:
I guess I am not S-OFF, I though I flash something that did that. But upon further reading I have not done the "wire trick". I CM9 possible with S-ON?
[HTC Rezound] mjones73:
Someone packaged up the latest kernel to go along with Gray's 9/12 build here - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31460595&postcount=57

Copy that as PH98IMG.zip on your sd card and flash it in the bootloader after you install the rom.
[HTC Rezound] busbina:
Ive tried this a few times and it is just freezing at "Parsing...[PH98IMG.zip]".

I'm going to let is sit on this for about 10 mins. I got some other new ROMS to Work today, just not CM9.
[HTC Rezound] busbina:
OK, it got done parsing. Still just sits on the White HTC Screen, ill prolly just go back to Viper until CM9 is more stable.
[HTC Rezound] GrayBoltWolf:
Do a full wipe.

Install CM9 in recovery, then immediately go to boot loader to flash the PH98IMG.
[HTC Rezound] mjones73:
CM9 isn't the problem, I highly suggest you s-off your phone to make installing all roms in general easier.
[HTC Rezound] fatmumuhomer:
Hey, guys!

So, I'm trying to get CM9 running on my Rezound. I had CM7 on my Droid and I have an HP TouchPad and I can't live with CM. :)

Anyway, I had previously installed the leaked ICS build back in March or April and that included flashing a PH98IMG.ZIP. (I think it was CleanRom that I installed, but I have to double check).

Anyway, I have Amon Ra installed and I went ahead and wiped data, cache, and Dalvik-cache, and installed the CM9 zip and gapps and I am also stuck on the white HTC screen. I'm guessing it's because I have a different kernel than what CM9 needs.

Should I flash the PH98IMG.ZIP linked above (the one for devices with S-ON) or is there another option?

Don't mean to hijack this thread or anything so if I should post a new one just let me know. I just saw that I'm having the same problem so I thought I'd post here.

Thanks!!!
[HTC Rezound] darkghost568:
Wipe everything

Wipe EVERYTHING! INCLUDING /SYSTEM & /BOOT then flash CM9, reboot to HBOOT if S-On and install the included PH98IMG.ZIP from HBOOT volume up to confirm. Then Reboot. PROFIT?
[HTC Rezound] fatmumuhomer:
Thanks for the reply!

When you say the "included PH98IMG.ZIP", do you mean the boot.img that is inside cm-9-20120910-UNOFFICIAL-len00b-vigor.zip (obviously with storing it inside a PH98IMG.ZIP) or do you mean the AOSP-GrayTheWolf_Build-9-12-2012-PH98IMG.zip?
[HTC Rezound] darkghost568:
No I mean GrayTheWolf_Build and rename that file to PH98IMG. Place on the root of external sd card. First wipe everything. Then flash CM9 Le noob from recovery and reboot to bootloader to flash PH98IMG. (Volume up to confirm the flash once in the bootloader.)

Hit thanks if I helped!
[HTC Rezound] fatmumuhomer:
Still didn't work for me. Here's what I did:

In Recovery, wiped data, cache, dalvik cache, system, boot, and did a factory reset. I then installed the CM9 zip.

From there, I did a reboot to bootloader. It picks up that there is a PH98IMG.ZIP sitting there and it says it is parsing it, but then it doesn't do anything else. In other words, it never gives me the option to confirm the flash or anything.

I rebooted and it hangs on the white HTC screen still. If it makes a difference, when I am in bootloader my phone says "unlocked" at the top.

Any thoughts?
[HTC Rezound] darkghost568:
Well, that's a tough one. I think the reason it won't be finish parsing is because either: 1.) you didn't wait long enough or 2.) it's a bad build for the PH98IMG. My best advice is to go S-Off Your phone!
[HTC Rezound] fatmumuhomer:
You mean maybe I didn't wait long enough on the white HTC screen? I can let it go longer this morning. I was getting ready for bed when I was going this last night. :)

If that doesn't work then, yeah, I guess I'll have to go S-OFF. I'm guessing I can find a guide somewhere for that. I also have the All in One Rezound tool so I'll see if that has anything to help.

Thanks for all the help so far!
[HTC Rezound] cslingerland:
Doing some reading it seems that people are being confused by the kernel file they are supposed to flash. I think the easiest way to flash the kernel is in fast boot. Extract the boot.img file from the build you are installing and place it in your directory that has adb and fastboot installed. Then in fastboot type "fastboot flash boot boot.img" (there is no need to put the boot.img file on your sdcard if you are s-on)
[HTC Rezound] fatmumuhomer:
I'll give that a shot when I get to work. Thanks.