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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blob754:
Well might as well put my two cents in on this. as i spent today thinking about selling my phone on ebay and buying it as well. But then i realized alot of things about the phone that i dislike that i never knew until i dug deeper. Just a few things, that helped me in my final decision to wait till official jelly bean for sgs2. It will improve our phone quite a bit i believe. :D

1. no wifi calling, other then some free app that gives you a different phone number... worthless in my eyes.

2. the battery isn't removable, so when the battery dies so does your phone.

3. the glass backing is extreme fragile one slight drop and its cracked, front is durable.

4. heard poor battery performance, i know this is still debatable (firmware, usage) but, with no option to switch it out... risky.

5. washy colors on the display, even tho the resolution is very great.

6. no sd card expansion, i mean who are you apple?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] style154:
Skype and wifi calling are way different...

Sent From a Jedi Knight far far away... using Jedi Kernel :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rymanh:
The nexus 4 looks like a great phone and the price is right too.. But no expandable storage is a downer..looks like another nexus phone that I won't be buying
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PikkonX:
My Galaxy S II is up on eBay now as well. I loved the phone for the year I had it (longest I've ever kept any phone) and it's even more awesome now that I put CM10 on it, but I'm going Nexus only from now on. Can't beat that $350 price tag. While I would prefer a 32GB version, I've never gotten close to using 16GB on any of my phones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DigitaL BlisS:
Yup same here.

I think everyone who goes from a Nexus device to one that's locked down with carrier bloat ends up regretting that decision.

It'll be amazing getting updates as soon as they're out again. Not to mention the crazy dev support it'll have. This phone will make a great paperweight/desk ornament or backup in case I break another phone, lol.

The lack of an SD slot isn't an issue for me. All my music is on GMusic, and I don't really store anything on my phone but ROMs and ROM related things... so 16GB will be plenty. What does everyone store on their phones that needs so much space anyway? Even if I wanted to store my entire music collection, that's 150GB+... cloud storage sort of gets rid of the need for that. With 16GB, you can even store a few seasons of TV shows... so again, what are you guys doing with your phones? Torrenting?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Z-Man™:
Already sold mine for 250 on craigslist.can't wait for the 13th. Tho im stuck using this mytouch till then :eek:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] safeplayer22:
the N4 loos really nice. but I think since I will be sticking with t-mobile (especially since it was working fine during and after Sandy), I rather go with the Galaxy Note 2 as it will be good for at least 1 year and not to mention the software can be upgraded to use the tmobile LTE when it goes live.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rekzer:
I guess the price of the nexus justifies the lack of SD...but i store alot of music/work stuff on my phone. A nandroid backup is 2 gigs on its own.

I could probably get by on a nexus 4, my carrier(telus) is dead silent about it though, and theyre CDMA...so i dont even think I can buy one for telus from google.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rymanh:
I've honestly never filled up my phones memory either. But I don't like the idea of having to be careful how much I put on it.... I don't use cloud storage for music. I store it locally on my sd.. That plus pictures and stuff to do with roms and a few high graphic games from gameloft and you'll be close to your limit.. it depends on what you use it for I guess.. The price tag on it is sure nice though
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] safeplayer22:
Oh, I forgot to mention to you guys one thing about the n4 (just a reminder to some)...its made by LG!!!!

Anyone here had any good experience with LG? lol

The price and specs definitely sounds nice. Hopefully this is the phone that would put LG on the smartphone map.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rymanh:
It's the lg software that I'd be worried about but since it's vanilla android on there that's not an issue ... Their hardware has been impeccable in my experience
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eefo:
++1 :p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
Yea I did really well with my 16gb NS4g. If you just transfer the albums you're actually listening to at the moment, and only the games you actually play (which aren't much for me at all. I have an awesome PC and an Xbox 360 I do my gaming on ;) ) anyone should be able to make do with 16gb. I can't wait for this phone!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
I cant wait either! Fuughk this phone! Im glad my first nexus is gonna be this upcoming one. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ZombieUsr:
I am trading up for the N4. But I am waiting till Christmas. Wife says to wait and see if I get it from her. So I smell Christmas gift...wooo. As for the storage. I will be moving my music and other non essential apps to my 32GB N7. Since everything is linked...why not just use my tab as the storage on the go if need be. Plus with a 100GB DB account, not to worried about files or pics. So 16GB N4 sounds great to me. Means I can give my wife my 32GB microSD from the S2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zealtor:
My experience with LG has been very good. I had an optimus one (that's pretty much as entery level as you can get) for over a year and had absolutely no problems with it. The LG software sucked so I installed CM and never looked back. That little phone really impressed me with its build quality (esp. because I paid only $60 for it new). So, I have no problem with this nexus being an LG (although I would have preferred it to be made by Moto or HTC).

Having said that, I'm really torn about upgrading. Ever since I installed AOKP milestone 1, this phone has been amazing and I don't really feel the NEED to upgrade, but since I've always wanted to own a nexus phone and looking at the amazing specs/price, I don't think I can resist. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zander145:
Im in the same boat as you. I've never had a Nexus, but Im gonna sell this galaxy s2 on craigslist or ebay probably for 200, and get the N4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mistamikel:
Telus uses NAM 3g with there sim cards so your good to go as the N4 is a penta band.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DigitaL BlisS:
Beat me to it. I'm with Telus as well. I think if they still needed CDMA phones then I'd still be with Rogers despite them being the devil.

I'm also looking forward to having a better camera with the N4. I think that's probably my biggest gripe with the T989 (other than it being subjected to Samsung's software obviously). So looking forward to being able to take decent pics again.

And the price! I'm still amazed by it... $349 for an unlocked phone that's packing some serious h/w. Almost unbelievable. I'm thinking about getting an upgrade from my carrier (if I qualify, on a business account so think it's yearly? May have to wait till Dec/Jan), then selling it, picking up the N4, and then I'd be left with some pocket cash that could go towards a much needed graphics card :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Alarmmy:
Same here. I use my phone to film my kids, and my 16gb sd card already filled up easily after 3 months.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rymanh:
How long before apple tries to get a ban on this!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eleeo037037:
I will be getting the Nexus 4. LG makes really good products although they suck at software. Google has control of that with this phone so I'm not worried. The storage space doesn't face me either. If you learn to used all the cloud services we have available to us, even 8 Gigs are more than enough. I have over 2000 songs and over 2000 pictures and videos. I have a 32GB micro SD and I only use about 1GB (Most of it nigthlies I don't erase).

Video are uploaded on YouTube Private. Music is uploaded on Google music (Music I regularly listen to is offline). Pictures are uploaded and organized on Picasa. Google Drive for anything else. I believe Google doesn't include SD card slot because they want to encourage the users to use these services. That is were technology is head as sad as it is to admit.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rymanh:
There's no doubt that it's a step up from this phone.. If they come out with a 32GB version I'm jumping ship too!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Strelok1987i:
I listed my phone on ebay last night for $250 buy it now and amazingly it already sold this morning! Nexus 4 here I come! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Koragg618:
Meh, probably will hold out till the Nexus 5 or 6, I just got this, and personally I don't think dual cores are that far back, since people are still releasing single-cores, so we might be good for another 1-2 years, or maybe even 3. Many phones, ex. S3 has a dual-core LTE, so no problem with me. I also got the phone recently :P. I am hoping that the future Nexus devices have an SD slot, or maybe a 32GB version.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
IMO the snapdragon s3 is a boat and probably the slowest of all the dual cores. Intel's single core Medfield stomps it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ascar1s:
I was planning on getting the Nexus 4, until I read the full reviews. :(

Call quality, battery life, shattered rear glass....

And so I ordered a prepaid S2 from Walmart. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jtroye32:
It comes down to who is buying the phone and their needs to determine if the phone is good or not for that person. For example, I'm on T-Mobile and can't make use of LTE, so that's a non issue. As much as I would like the option of an SD card slot, I can tell from my useage of an 8GB card in conjuction with my 16GB of internal storage on my T989 that I don't need more than the 16GB internal. 8 GB is cutting it too short and IMO they shouldn't even have an 8GB version.. but again it's up to the user. If anything, I fill up my internal storage and I'm forced to transfer off on to external storage, which I do anyways every so often since there's always a chance of my phone being stolen and then I lose the things I don't want to back up to the cloud. I don't think you can deny that apart from those two aspects, on paper the Nexus 4 is a pretty significant upgrade from the t989, and they priced it beautifully.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] vck11:
I would have if there was a SD card slot :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djxcee:
I have a 64gb micro with my music collection and videos since I have limited data for emails and etc.

Stop it with the assumptions please. Everyone use their phone differently.

I won't be getting the nexus because of the non removable battery and sd slot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rekzer:
:o i read it was either cdma or gsm. Ill wait for its release and make a decision then...see if other telus users can use it unlocked. Ive found myself mostly listening to streaming music more anyways..so i could adjust my usage in favor of insane rom dev.

Im looking at a Onex + though to...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jtroye32:
I'm thinking of ways that might make a makeshift sd card slot plausible, and I'm wondering if it would be possible to have a case that has one built in and then it plugs into the USB slot when you put the case on and just overlays it so you can still plug in your charger and such as usual?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] vck11:
That would be amazing :P
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DigitaL BlisS:
What was my assumption? That you torrented? I simply asked out of curiosity. Try not to get so defensive... I was mainly curious and fully aware that there are people that use their phones differently. But hey, only a few years back 16GB was the most we could get. Talk about first world problems.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] linye:
Those hoping that a future Nexus will have sd card slot will be disappointed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PJcastaldo:
No SD card slot did bug me till I realized I have multiple cloud accounts with over 10gb among them and then I realized its not a biggie to me..

I personally think the Nexus 4 is sexy and has some amazing specs. Ill be getting one that's for sure. I mean its a real power house ..

most people will give lists of reasons why they don't want a device (not just the N4) because they are Héloise and don't have the abilities to get a new device ...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rymanh:
Get a case for it.. The back breaks easily.. So I have heard
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PJcastaldo:
See.. case point.. so many excuses
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
I'm getting one. Because I can and I want to. Of course the t989 is good enough for my needs and in reality I don't need an upgrade but honestly any flagship phone released in the last year is so to me that argument is ridiculous. I get bored and tired of my devices very quickly and I'm dying to dump this thing for something new and exciting. It's a miracle I've had it for this long actually lol. I'm not gonna look for reasons to defend this phone and stay on it because frankly.. there aren't many. The Nexus 4 stomps this phone in every conceivable way. Stop looking for excuses people. Either get it or don't. Simple as that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pyfviperx:
Just sold my t989 on ebay for 250. Im jumping to the nexus 4 bandwagon as soon they ship. Vanilla android = my thingny.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
That's exactly what I'm doing :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] papabear:
Sounds simliar to what Apple said about the new iPHAIL.. :laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Slimgym20:
I'll be jumping ship to the N4 as well. But I have really enjoyed my SGII so I'll be a bit sad to see it leave.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rymanh:
I watch a review of it and in the video the back had a crack in it from sliding off a table ..also the reviewer said that a representative from Google had a crack in his too.. glass looks and feels nice on a phone but its not practical
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] safeplayer22:
Just saw some reviews and this is what I read:

Pros:

1. Pure Android

2. Good specs

3. Great Display

4. Great price

Cons:

1. Terrible battery life

2. Non-removable battery

3. No sdcard

4. could be easily damaged (case will help)

5. no LTE
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rymanh:
I think the main selling feature is it will always receive the latest software for as long as the hardware supports it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Spitfire:
Some of those reviews had old software on the device, I think things like overheating and battery life will be solved by the time the phone ships.

I want one :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kentfor:
Honestly, I can't see how my phone could get any more useful.

I was thinking about the Nexus 4 earlier today. My phones are free because of my job. But still, why bother?

XDA and the Devs are so F'ing awesome that I likely won't change any hardware for another full generation. Waiting to see what's out there in another year.

T989

AOKP JB MS1

KKO.12 kernel

Badass/sio

V6 SuperCharged 100%

LG3 radio
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AznDud333:
def getting it, although listing on ebay isnt that smart..a lot of sellers get scammed..better off selling it directly to ebay
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Koragg618:
Yep, and that's why people in my school fail to make me jealous with their laggy S3s. Even Hill Climb Racing lags for them. Epic Fail. Its either that they're complete idiots when it comes to Androids :P (ex. don't know how to remove an app from the recents) or the S3 LTE is just fail :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rod3:
Think you are a bit confused. The GS3 has a Qualcomm S4 chip in it, which is better then the Qualcomm S3 chip in our GS2's.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
Yea dude I meant the snapdragon s3 CPU, not the s3 as in Galaxy S3. The dual core GS3 definitely isn't a boat. Pocket now has a video pitting both the dual core GS3 and the quad core exynos GS3 against each other and the quad core is faster by only a few seconds. Although the blame for that lays in Android and its inability to make use of 4 cores correctly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anomy13:
I think as long as I have xda the software upgrade from Google is not much of a deal for me. Also I love my extended battery as well as my 64 GB SD card. So I'll pass. :cool:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
I bet you barely use any of that stuff you got packed into that SD card. These things are mobile devices, you're not supposed to carry your life with you.16 GB is enough for any games and media you are CURRENTLY using. Not your whole damn library. That's what you get a 120GB iPod or PMP for.. I don't get people lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Chochiwpg:
I will be ordering the N4 day #1. I keep pressing the refresh button on the play store each day to see when a pre order will be available.

Don't get me wrong, I love the S2 and always will, I am actually going to keep it as a backup phone.

But with the N4, you get a far superior processor, not to mention a far superior display as well. Best of all it comes Vanilla Android with no Bloat whatsoever, you get all the updates right away and the updates are made for your phone. On top of that, it's unlocked and can be used anywhere in the world.

Really I see no reason why you wouldn't want the N4. For what you get and the price you pay? It's unbeatable.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] _atlien_:
I REALLY want an N4 but I'm absolutely forcing myself to be real about what no expandable storage, no removable battery and that glass back mean in the real world.

It truly pains me to know I can't buy it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jesamyn:
I was going to jump on it, as I've wanted one of the Nexus phones for ages. I'm not really concerned about the lack of sd slot, but the reports of that glass back breaking easily really worry me. I flashed CM10 this weekend, and I'm pretty happy with the result. I think I'm going to keep my phone for a bit and see what the next gen looks like.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jeikazou:
i think i'll wait a couple weeks till after it comes out and wait on reviews from users here on xda =D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] acerkumar:
I am also decided to wait and see reviews then to buy or not.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VoiD_Dweller:
I'm torn. I love the Touchwiz on our phones. I still think I'm going to buy a nexus 4 anyway and just sell my phone, its not like I can't theme it to Touchwiz style anyway.

I have a feeling the development will be rocking on the N4 too. Lots better than here. Not that there aren't any good developers (you know who you are) but we definitely have had a wave or two of some garbage floating around for a while.. I won't name any names.

Can't wait for the n4 release. I'm on it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] _atlien_:
Folks know that's a big deal but they're trying to downplay it because they have decided to buy. It's fine to buy but don't pretend that the same things you scorn iphone lovers for (no expansion slot and no removable battery options) are suddenly 'upgrades'.

Just buy your phone and be happy. But stop making asses of yourselves with the dumb hypocrisy.

I wish I could buy it! Who the he k doesn't want four cores and that camera!

But I have a photography business that demands I have more than 12gb that will be usable on the N4. If it were LTE I would still spring for it despite the drawbacks cuz the data speeds would make cloud usage for large data transfer feasible. For people like me who actually use our storage in an active manner thus phone is a fail.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
Speak for yourself. I came to this phone from a 16gb Nexus S. It's nowhere near a deal breaker for me. Some of us actually use our mobile devices.. as mobile devices and don't need to carry 1000 jiggabytes of crap around that we're never even going to use.

Not talking down on those that want to carry all that stuff around but realistically? C'mon... give me one instance where carrying around your entire music or movie library makes sense.

Also if you have a photography business, why the hell are you using your mobile device for pictures?? Even a cheap sub $100 point and shoot take better snapshots than the best phone camera.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] _atlien_:
You quote me but assiduously avoid the very real world example I made. Others may use there phone similar to me. Maybe not. The larger point is that many people saying that these specs are great attack the same specs when listed for the iphone. This is obvious fact.

Editing to respond to your final comment about me using my camera phone for my business. Having said that I must apologize for my earlier response as I realize now that you are a child. The phone is used as a device to make quick and basic edits to images and more importantly to send photos to clients from the field without having to carry a tablet or a laptop.

I use an Eye-Fi card to get the images from my business work cameras to the phone. I assumed you and others would understand I wasn't running a photography business with an Android camera.

I must remember that these discussions are usually mostly teenagers.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
Actually, I'm a 25 year old male you stuck up ****. As you stated YOU didn't clarify on what you were referring to when you said you rely on your PHONE for your photography business.

We're not professional photographers so how in the world would we guess exactly what you do with your phone??

Next time make yourself clearer and elaborate on what your saying before someone else makes a literal reply to your vague words.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mbrinker96:
I was planning on selling my s2. They sell really good on craigslist where I live, easily $250, but I sold it to my sister for $240 as a second phone. I don't mind spending an extra $100 on a better phone that's a top of the line nexus and quad-core. Now just counting the days till it comes out
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gary93:
I just got myself this gs2 like 2 weeks. Jump from the virgin mobile evo v 4g (3d) because the constant error and signal drops. By far, although this is an year old phone, I still like it. Price of this and the N4 is the same, but I do have a 32gb card, found no reason for me to dump it. Screen res does not go to my mine at all cause I use my phone as a "phone", not watching movies or playing games crazy if I am just on the bus for like 20 mins.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] _atlien_:
Jabs about me running a business with a camera phone will get you jabbed back. If you cant take the heat... But crying victim (and hiding with silly excuses about literal replies) after the fact is lame.

About the phone. If they decide to do this phone with LTE, which seems ****ing unlikely according to this TechCrunch article, I would chomp on it. I need access to more than the usable 12GB of data. But then with LTE comes the issue of the embedded battery. All this just makes me sad. Nexuses are the best phones. Why they made these hardware decisions, I will never understand. Congrats to those of you who can grab it. I envy you!