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[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Nope, it's running on a single core Hummingbird CPU, so not even close to that, so I expect it to be slow and laggy.

The RAM is only 512mb as well, I cannot run multiple apps, or its simply too slow, I have to frequently close apps.

I personally am happy with Android, just want a larger, more powerful device.
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
1st gen Galaxy Tab? With so many tab iterations I assumed you must have having tab 2 ;)

Initially when I got my S2 I thought 1GB RAM is way more than enough but due to my constant multi tasking & hardcore usage these days I came to realize 2GB is what I need now.

I don't know if it's android to blame or what but since iOS 7 has multitasking now I'm gonna see how iPhone is gonna stand now with RAM available on the iPhone 5

These specs wars in the Android world is getting me tired & I wanna try something different now. May be Windows phone from Nokia but all apps which I bought in Play store needs to be bought again or I need to hunt for an alternative :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Yep, indeed 1st gen. :(

Wow, 1GB isn't enough?! How do you get on with the N7 then?

I've never seen the appeal with WP8, I did used to use WM6, but after that I jumped over to Android. I always thought iOS was pretty boring, but the new version does look appealing.

Thought you were getting the S4?
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
My Nexus 7 order got auto cancelled since seller on Ebay wasn't able to ship the tablet due to stock and ultimately I didn't bother ordering it again. I'm back in the wait game for a 2nd gen Nexus 7 now :D as most of tablets with 2GB RAM seem to be expensive .I thought it happened for good reasons and 1GB of RAM on the N7 wouldn't have been sufficient for my usage anyway.Also I'm guessing 2nd gen N7 most likely will come with Tegra 4 and 2GB RAM so it might be worth the wait :victory:

I like app store of iOS which is the only plus point in Apple ecosystem but I hate apple products as they are not so open and use a lot of proprietary stuff. Android play store is catching up but sad irony is most of the Google apps (Gmail, Google plus etc) on iOS are way better than their Android counterparts The new iOS7 is catching up on the other side with Android in terms of features and functions (toggles, live wallpaper, Wifi direct etc) but Apple has never been truly innovative. They are able to present or the polish the existing stuff already available to consumers and market it really well. I would rather switch to Windows phone than iOS anyday as I'm a "secret" Nokia fan :P

I had plans of getting an S4 but snapdragon variant never released here and I needed a 32GB model which was also not made available by Samsung. Also after announcement of the Google edition S4 I'm back in the wait game for a replacement phone for my S2 to see what's coming down the line :D

Damn all this wait sucks :crying::o:mad:
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Ah, I see. I can't be bothered waiting for the 2nd N7, as there will be delays, faults etc, and I'd like a new toy to play with to take on holiday. :D

True, Apple has never really invented anything, but they sure do market it well. I think Samsung is doing quite well from what Apple are doing, they are learning well, but HTC still haven't got the message.

Don't you like the Exynos version of the S4? I know people here in the UK who are desperate to get that octa-core variant rather then the Snapdragon one we are stuck with.

Yeah, I still think S2 is very capable if what I want to do with it. If this phone got KLP officially, I would continue to keep the phone, until there are no more updates.

My dad will be getting the S4 soon (I expect) so he'll probably hand down the S3 to me, which will be a nice upgrade, its certain to get KLP and still very capable.

Just waiting to get my Galaxy Tab sold now. I've never sold anything online before, so in going to try and get a friend to do it. I will have enough money from the sale of the Tab to buy the Ployer beast!

Hope it all goes to plan! :p
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
I thought UK and few other regions had both variants been sold.? My country has only Exynos variant and it's plagued with problems (esp. Overheating) and Big. LITTLE implementation on the Exynos is not really complete so no point in getting it.

KLP on the SII is too much to ask for as I'm glad we have got this far in terms of updates.

It's so creepy as we're the only ones who seem to be hanging out here :D
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Ah, I didn't know that about the Exynos version. I don't usually keep up to date with tech as much now.

Nope AFAIK, its only Snapdragon here, as the specs in phone stores say.

Yeah I guess you're right, we should be pretty grateful for JB already. But that would just be perfect. I love this phone, does everything I want, just to be on top of software updates would be fantastic.

Yeah it is. :( I thought there'd be loads of S2 users joining here, and we'd get to know each other well and chat.

I did this in the Desire S forum and have met loads of people and made great friends with fellow DS users over the past year and a half. We still post in the DS thread too.
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
People move on to the Note & S3/S4 here. I rarely see an S2 these days in the real world :(

Edit :

Ordered N7 again :p
[Galaxy S II General] King_Rat:
Yeah... Most of the lemmings have jumped off the cliff, follow along why don't ya :p

PS - what's up with all the neo-nazi thread locking? :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] MStevie:
That what technology about to ;) , moving forward :angel:
[Galaxy S II General] doctor_droid:
I purchased a s2 plus bt now got it changed for a 3 month used s2...finally got the best phone ...

Will soon run official cm10.1
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
So much for "S2+" :)

After using a Nexus device(N7) , I so hate those onscreen buttons as it takes unnecessary screen space and I sometimes accidentally press them while using an app/game :-\..... and it lags which which made me finally realize it's not a myth but a bitter reality
[Galaxy S II General] doctor_droid:
U share my dad's name ;)

Very new to samsung...will not modify stock unless I figure out how to download large sammy stock rom from non resumable hotfile wid my slow internet :/ pathetic I knw..
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
So my Ployer Momo arrived today.

Quite impressed so far, too early to tell overall though. Will have to wait till tomorrow night to get another good play on it.
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
How much did you pay? Also where did you buy it from?
[Galaxy S II General] blurryd:
SGS2 extended battery

Does anyone knows where I can get the extended battery for Galaxy S2, you know the original one that come with a cover?

Do let me know thanks. my location is in Malaysia.
[Galaxy S II General] ArchTrivium:
Moving to S3/S4? Oh but I wish =( I live in Brazil and it's a real deal to change your phone... I bought the SII when it's price got way low last year (and still, paid a lot, if compared to the American price...). now I'm looking for a different device, maybe a Windows Phone, wich doesn't have that much hardware but the system doesn't require a quad core lol the only thing that kept me from buying it was the Store, as mentioned before, I would have to pay everything again. So I though of yet another phone: HTC One Google Play Edition, but is it possible to buy it from anywhere else than Play Store? Since there is no way to buy a phone through Play Store here, but do they sell no-contract phone on B&H (or some equivalent store)? For that would be easy easier than having to order it from Play Store...

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I know that Samsung has a 2000 mAh battery for the SII... Maybe you can find it in some tech-mall, those that are dedicated to computers & other types of tech stuff.
[Galaxy S II General] King_Rat:
Shops in Australia sell em ^^

I got mine via international mail... took a while to arrive, but was worth every penny :angel:
[Galaxy S II General] blurryd:
Hmm okay.. do you have a picture and the product code. i will get someone to buy one for me..

Thanks a bunch mate..
[Galaxy S II General] King_Rat:
lazy much? :p

CLICKY
[Galaxy S II General] ennis911:
That's exactly what i mean. Thanks man.
[Galaxy S II General] shaunnicho:
I really hope this thread gets noticed and used as intended. Xda can be very harsh on new members and those that only use the mobile app which hasn't got a search in thread button which I think would be a HUGE help
[Galaxy S II General] ArmorD:
Gosh I hate this xda premium app. Paid my ass off for this yet it doesn't even work, doesn't show the effing pics... :mad:

Sent from my premium potato
[Galaxy S II General] ccrows:
^ Not at all it was on the nightstand.

Every time I plugged in the charger it went from like 20 to +45c. It was an OEM charger too, that I had for a year too. Just a good charger fine bad.

Plugged in a different OEM charger, and everything worked fine. IDK the whole thing was just weird...
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Same, i switched to Tapatalk, which seems more reliable + supports other forums :)
[Galaxy S II General] HANDSY:
Can't quote question for some reason, but it is possible to be in aeroplane mode and have wifi on. Simply activate aeroplane mode then turn wifi on. I use this frequently. Running CM10 latest
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
I do this for all my devices, all the time :) Rarely ever have the phone and WiFi on at the same time! I feel like I'm draining double the battery.
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
This is now a meme post...
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Just wondering, is it possible to set a live wallpaper on the lock screen for the stock (touchwiz) ROM?
[Galaxy S II General] shaunnicho:
I agree the premium app sucks it always hangs. I spend most of my time using Tapatalk. I really wish they'd update the xda app with a search in thread function. It would be a really useful feature.
[Galaxy S II General] ArmorD:
Generally it does suck, and I often prefer the browser version(even though I'm on phone). However I found out that the image problem only exists when using Sammy roms... But yeah, it's not the only bug :mad:

Sent from my premium potato
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Would be a bit hard to reply to post then, wouldnt it? :D
[Galaxy S II General] loop4444:
What do you mean? I have no probs using WIFI on airplane mode. i turn on airplane and then just turn back wifi on.

Airplane stays on (no phone fuctions) but wifi wakes up. Just be sure to tick "always on" on settings->WiFi

Im on Paranoid 2.21 with Dorimanx 7.10
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Just wondering, are S2's still being manufactured by Samsung? Or did they stop after the S3, and the ones sold one are left over?
[Galaxy S II General] ennis911:
While the operators are still offering the phone, at least in Spain, guess Samsung are still manufacturing it...Do not forget that it is still a great phone...
[Galaxy S II General] loop4444:
Yes i think also its still prodced.. almost all carriers offer it here still
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
Until the S2 becomes redundant they won't stop making and selling them. That's a long way off yet though :D
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Yay! Good news then :)

I just thought that with the arrival of the S3 Mini it will replace the S2 (its kinda targeted at the same consumers, similar specs for the price etc)
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
Not a chance in my opinion. The s3 mini's specs don't even compare to the s2. The only thing it's got is official jellybean out the box. It's specs will be more similar to the galaxy S lol
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Really? Thought it had almost all the S2 has, bar the smaller screen and worse camera?

I haven't checked the RAM and ROm storage though!
[Galaxy S II General] blurryd:
Thanks you so much. The exact thing i am looking for.
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
50 AUD for that OEM battery even after 2yrs? Long live Galaxy S2 :D
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
£148.99. But I bought a case for £6.99 as well.

From Amazon.

Compared to a iPad here, which costs £399, this is a steal.
[Galaxy S II General] King_Rat:
Is ok when work pays for it ;)

Sent from my GT-I9100 V4A, 2x headed Hydra
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
No updates from Google like N4,Missing features, Lack of AOSP, Crippled hardware and Now poor battery life

http://blog.gsmarena.com/battery-te...e-play-edition-are-done-here-are-the-results/

This has FAIL all over it and no idea why would someone still want it?

Can someone tell me what's this madness about?
[Galaxy S II General] biepurity:
Over 2 years using Galaxy SII, never wanted to change my phone. This device still can do a lot of amazing stuff..;)
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
So I want to try out an AOSP 4.2 ROM. I want to use one where it is stable, lightweight, and decent support without being updated too much (nightly ones for example).

I found mr2 AOKP. Anyone have thoughts on that? I'm about to flash it now.

Any kernel recommendations?
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
CM is the most clean, not as light as slim bean but not as heavy as aokp
[Galaxy S II General] cvexkeks:
Rootbox, latest Dori:)
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
Thinking of upgrading to Note 2 as I got good deal for my S2 but still thinking twice about getting another Exynos phone

Hear lots of praises regarding battery life on Note 2 on XDA hence the choice. I'm heavy user and this appears to be my only option
[Galaxy S II General] simplyanin:
Hey guyz need an help..I had visited samsung service centre and when they had searched my imei number, they found that country showing as unknown..and they told me samsung wont service any phone with unknown imei..is there any way to change the country by editing any file? I want to show them that my gs2 is from india.
[Galaxy S II General] ddoma:
did you lose your EFS?
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
So guys, its been a nice ride, I've really enjoyed this forum and device for the last few months, but i couldn't resist the Nexus 4. I'm awaiting one for delivery, and in the mean time I've put my dear S2 up on eBay.

Thanks for the fun, I'll still stick around. :)
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
That new price is so tempting. :D

B/w how much are you selling your S2 for? I'm also planning to move on to something better (not marginally but something even more) & Note series seems to be my choice.

Only downside with the SGS2 is battery life & Notification LED
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
It really is too good a deal to miss out on. But will that price come to your country?

The phone is still on eBay at the moment, the starting bid is £100 along with all my accessories.

I find battery life alright for my S2, I have the anker battery. The lack of the LED is annoying, but just a minor one. My main gripe with the phone is the lack of software updates. True, this phone already has ahead so much support, but I like to be on the latest OS, which the Nexus will grant me. Of course I could still use CM on the S2 etc, but its never as bug free as the stock Sammy ROMs. Also, the screen is quite outdated, and performance isn't that great anymore.

If you've got the time and the money, I suggest holding out for the next Note, that will be a killer!
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
Battery life is not pathetic but average on the S2. I'm still using the stock battery and not the 2000mah one. N4 price is only reduced on play store but not where I live. I can manage to get one from US but I'm sure battery life will not be sufficient for me.

I'm waiting for next Note to see what deal breaking stuff it has and may pick up Note 2 considering the price which is what I did when I bought the S2 after the S3 launch
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
So my friend, the new Note has arrived! Any thoughts/decisions?
[Galaxy S II General] rakeshishere:
The Note 3 design seems to be going back to S2/Note1 era. That soapy design and hyper glaze finish on the S3 was nonsense . The S4 tried to fix it but still wasn't there but looking at Note 3 I'm impressed

Will pick up Snapdragon variant once Android 4.4 kitkat is released :)
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
It's specs may show as being similar, but experience is what matters. And the specs will feel outdated even if they're nearly the same.
[Galaxy S II General] Xeon3D:
Oh Hi. Been browsing the S2 forums for a while now but dunno why I just noticed this thread now. I'm a grumpy 29-ish year old from the land of the mobile phones (Portugal).

I've been here for a while, ever since the WM days but I hardly say (post) anything as you can see from my post count, so I dunno if you should count me in as a noob or as a nerd. Just almost at the same time I got my GT-I9100P (yes, NFC!! :P) I got a DHD and even tho the Sammy has a nice big scratch on the screen, I did keep it instead of the DHD.

I suffer from the Flashing Fever (what was the correct name?) so I keep changing the rom I have installed in it (which reminds me I guess it's time to update my signature, no?) but strangely I keep PA for the biggest amount of time. :P

Also, the S2 allows for HDMI output correct? if so, any place (preferably in Europe as to avoid customs/taxes) where to get cheap S2 -> HDMI cables/adapters?
[Galaxy S II General] schtiven:
Hello all of you SGII users :)

I bought the phone about 2 months ago and have been loving the experience ( I had an iPhone 4 before) and decided to give android a try for a change.

Just wanted to say hello :)
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
I guess that would make you a nooby-nerd :p

And your Flashing Fever is more commonly known as Obsessive Rom-Flashing Disorder (or ORD for short) :D

''Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver''
[Galaxy S II General] ennis911:
:laugh::laugh:

I'm afraid I "suffer" that disorder too. Been flashing phones since HTC Typhoon (wm2003)...Never thought it was a disorder...:silly::D:angel:
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
There's a thread for your disorder here :D
[Galaxy S II General] ennis911:
:eek: Unbelievable...hahahha. Never thought there were people like me...:p My friends and wife think i'm crazy...

My son (2 years old) knows how to unlock my S2 and my wife's blackberry...not a joke...

Tomorrow I will join formally...
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
Haha my friends and family are the same. There's only 2 people I know who know anything other than just using there phones and that's one of my mates and my brother (both of which are on XDA) :D

Other than those 2, the only friends who know about "hacking" their phones are a few of the isheeps I know :cool:

''Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver''
[Galaxy S II General] loop4444:
if s3 mini specs are correct here,here is a full comparison:

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone2=3621
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Do we have face detection on the camera? Can't seem to find it!
[Galaxy S II General] Xeon3D:
Haha that was it thanks!

Also, on my ORD sessions, I've found out that some roms (PA) detect 896MB of ram and others the full 1GB (cMIUI)... what gives?

:)
[Galaxy S II General] loop4444:
i quess it must be 4.0 and 4.1 differences. i mean jelly seems to "reserve" more RAM to operate more smooth but thats bout it
[Galaxy S II General] KidCarter93:
This threads been dead :eek:

I figured it would be booming by now.
[Galaxy S II General] Xeon3D:
Nah, that's not it. Both PA and cMIUI are Jelly Bean based (4.1.2 to be exact).
[Galaxy S II General] shaunnicho:
I'm thinking a lot of people don't realise there's somewhere you can ask stuff without getting flamed

Sent from my I9100 using the latest cm10 nightly
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
I thought the same too :p

I thought this community was HUGE!? :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] loop4444:
ppls are too busy flashing i suppose :D
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
cMIUI shows 1GB ram but doesn't use and cannot use the whole 1GB.

Both cMIUI and paranoid(all CM based rom with stock CM kernel) will have same amount of ram to be used by the system and the remaining RAM will be used by the GPU.
[Galaxy S II General] Xeon3D:
I see. So the GPU on it uses shared memory to work. I'm wondering why didn't I think about that in the first place. :)

Many thanks sahib :)
[Galaxy S II General] widita:
I think it's normal to get around 3 hours..

I am now using the samsung original extended battery 2000 mAh, and on average I get around 4 hours of screen on time per day.

I bought my extended battery after I used my original one 15 months with daily overnight charging, however I think that the condition of my old battery is still reasonably within spec (not much degraded).

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I think that S2 is still so much better than S3 mini, specially due to the very big user base and developer base, and most importantly due to the very beautiful Super AMOLED plus display.

I think this beautiful display still offer better small text sharpness compared to S3's screen when I use it to read ebooks.

viva Galaxy S 2 ;)
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
Why i have to dig for this topic?:crying:
[Galaxy S II General] Redsandro:
I also hear that there is an interesting amount of battery savings you can get out of an SGS2 with custom kernel.

I have never tried this, I read a lot of issues about compatibility and I am happy with the CM10 since my battery lasts about a day and I have it charging every night anyway, but when batteries won't make a day anymore, I'd invest more time in understanding the kernel flashing business.

Who doesn't like a software fix to the battery problem? :)
[Galaxy S II General] theunderling:
Most of the flaming Ive seen has been justified.The amount of people that just dive in without reading rules or searching is getting to be a joke.

And Id like to see a report button on the premium app.
[Galaxy S II General] jebuchanan:
It would be great to see a lot of enhancements on the premium app
[Galaxy S II General] ArmorD:
Exactly my thoughts! I hate all these bugs, they drive me crazy...

Anyone tried the new TouchPal keyboard? I did, and I was expecting a Swype keyboard as smart as Swift but it wasn't.... I still have to jump between Swype and SwiftKey... :(

Sent from my premium potato
[Galaxy S II General] shaunnicho:
I bought the premium app but very rarely use it...I find tapatalk more reliable

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Oh and about touchpal, tried it but have gone back to Swype and swiftkey like you
[Galaxy S II General] Xeon3D:
Why use two different keyboards? Swift key does everything I need it to.

Also does anyone use or can recommend a nice old style (and by that I mean old phones style) keyboard?
[Galaxy S II General] ArmorD:
Unfortunately it doesn't have the swipe feature. That's the only major con in Swift.

Sent from my premium potato
[Galaxy S II General] Xeon3D:
Yeah. But my question is: do you alternate between the two keyboards for what? To me, its like swapping a mechanical keyboard with a bubble gum type one. I particularly don't like the swype thingy...

Maybe a better analogy is having two different but equally working keyboards attached to a computer. I choose one of them and then use it. I won't be swapping between them...
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Anyone reccomend to Note 10.1?
[Galaxy S II General] zankuru:
Swipe and Switkey have different pros and cons. Both are nice though.
[Galaxy S II General] Eclipse_Droid:
I'm holding off to see what exciting things are announced on the 29th;)
[Galaxy S II General] Xeon3D:
I'm 100% with you. What I don't get is why use both?

On another note... I wonder if there is (and if not, why) a CWM Touch Recovery where you can click the option with your finger as opposed to clicking the arrows on the bottom for our beloved device...

I've seen some threads with some CWM Touch, but I'm not sure if they'll work with JB as most of them just mention ICS...