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[Vibrant General] Anderdroid:
I've been looking at the G2. I've come from a Touch Pro 2 on WinMo to Android Port on TP2 to a Backflip to a Vibrant.

I kindof miss a hardware keyboard... but I don't know.

The Vibrant is great.

I guess all I need is some encouragement on why I should keep the Vibrant over the G2. Or vice versa. What do you think? If you could trade your Vibrant for a G2, would you?
[Vibrant General] oka1:
Screen and cpu

It is easy to get caught up in the "Latest and Greatest", but .... screen is smaller and the cpu is slower.

One thing I have always noticed is too many ppl are into perfecting the phone rather than enjoying it once it is perfected. I like the galaxy and until they come up with a real big improvement rather than incremental....... I wouldn't change

my two cents worth........
[Vibrant General] darkknight49:
If you want a hardware keyboard, get the G2. Both are great phones. I like the thin and lightness of the vibrant plus the gorgeous screen. Plus, i like the extra storage on the vibrant.

Sent from my Galaxy S using the XDA App
[Vibrant General] Anderdroid:
Is the CPU really slower? It may run at 800MHz but it is the new generation of the SnapDragon. MHz/GHz doesn't matter in some cases...
[Vibrant General] gothdroid:
I would trade my Vibrant for a G2, mainly because I really miss the physical keyboard. I didn't think I would miss it, but once I started using the Vibrant full time I really could use the keyboard to do my long drawn out posts on DailyKos and other blogging sites that I work with.
[Vibrant General] grennis:
In a month nobody is going to be talking much about the G2. Then what are you going to do? Trade your g2 for a mytouch hd just because you saw an unboxing video of it? The vibrant is a kickass phone... The g2 is going to pass like the mytouch slide.
[Vibrant General] Anderdroid:
That's the thing. Is there any good qwerty phone coming out?

The G2 has the perfect build for a qwerty phone... as does the droid 2 (somewhat).

I just don't know. The Vibrant is hot but the G2 is also hot.

And Swype isn't so accurate... typing long posts as stated above is a bit hard to do.
[Vibrant General] Master™:
Or like the G1 did..

The Vibrant is an awesome phone, Great display & processor.. Stick with the best :) Don't downgrade
[Vibrant General] SamsungVibrant:
why don't you tell us, why should you get the G2 over the vibrant
[Vibrant General] demo23019:
If you like your OLED screen you will be out of luck with G2 it only has SLCD

Also GPU is better on vibrant with up to 92M triangles/sec

when G2 GPU only has up to 41M triangles/sec

Vibrant supports more video and audio codecs

Not sure about what CPU is better in all honesty the snapdragon, scorpion CPU's high mflops scores are overrated and only benefit in benchmarking not real world use.

G2 is nice if you want qwerty keyboard

and you want on time updates

plus lot more developers in XDA focus on HTC

And HTC phones have great build quality

IDK Ive always gone with HTC but im really liking the galaxy S
[Vibrant General] Anderdroid:
G1 Pros -

Hardware Keyboard

Stock Android

Bit smaller (height/width)

HSPA+

Solid Feel

Newer (LOL I'm a new freak)

G1 Cons -

No TV Out?

Stripped Mobile AP

Vibrant Pros -

Super Amoled

Mobile AP

TV Out

Vibrant Cons -

Touchwiz

Samsung

Plasticy feel

Maybe I'm just feeling insecure and need some security in keeping the Vibrant, or maybe I just need to buy a G2... Don't know.

Or maybe I should get the G2 and compare it to my vibrant for 14 days and return it within the grace period if I don't decide I want it.
[Vibrant General] allthrottle:
I'd hang onto the Vibrant for just a little longer. I know the only reason myself and many other considered giving up the Vibrant is due to lack of support to fix issues the phone has. If Samsung/Tmobile were on it, people wouldn't have any real gripes about the Vibrant.

Forget the software issues for now. What's wrong with the Vibrant, or why should you keep it? I'd like a camera flash. That's all for me. I don't care about the slide out keyboard, I like the screen size and sleekness more than the G2, and I think it's a better looking for overall. HSPA+ would be a factor but isn't offered in the city I live in at the moment. I hear the G2 runs ultra smooth though, so I wouldn't consider the processor speed a factor. If you're n your remorse period, return it now. You don't want to take a chance on Samsung/Tmo or developers completely ridding this phone of issues. If you'd be paying full pop for the G2, just hold off for awhile longer. Vibrant could get software love, G2 could have issues arise, or another badass phone could come out and you'd have a "Should I stay with the G2 or go to XYZ phone?" thread.

Think of it this way.. People still use/support the G1, and it's still a decent phone. The Vibrant is far superior to it, despite issues. You won't have some useless old hunk of junk if you keep the Vibrant. It'll still be good for awhile.
[Vibrant General] Master™:
Touchwiz - There are other Launchers (e.g; LauncherPro)

Samsung - How is that a Con?

Plasticy feel - Okay, Sure... But a case would easily fix that..
[Vibrant General] Anderdroid:
A case for an already big phone for me... Nah

And by Touchwiz, believe me I've stripped it down more than you can imagine. I'm NOT referring to the Launcher. I'm referring to all the system deep modifications that bog down the Vibrant.

Samsung is a con because... well. Behold 2. Etc. Lack of support/timely updates.

I was expecting FroYo by sep 15. Lol. I've waited. It's October. We're on Eclair. Behind everyone. Well, I'm on JP3, but seriously. Where is it.

I know a lot of people have complained about FroYo's absence, and I didn't think I would get involved. But it's October 3rd.
[Vibrant General] lralexl:
try bionix 1.5 with launcher pro, no bog.
[Vibrant General] gunks:
If you look at the main complaints about the G2, its all about the hardware.

If you look at the complaints about the Vibrant, its mostly software.

You can change/fix software pretty easily. Hardware not so much. :(
[Vibrant General] TheSneakerWhore:
The G2's hinge system is enough to make me love my vibrant so much more--I cannot wait until I hear all the whining about broken hinges.

Such a dumb design.
[Vibrant General] bdveteran18:
Get whatever suits your needs. Our opinions can only sway your own personal decision so far. I held onto my G1 from the day I got it because I wanted to see where Android would progress to. I considered getting the mytouch slide given the keyboard then i caught wind of this device. All shortcomings aside, this is the greatest device i've ever owned and I wont be giving it up until a predecessor if any is made.

It suits my needs for my everyday use and I as well thought I would need to have a keyboard but that's definitely not the case now. So my advice to you would be to try it out and see if the G2 would be a more fitting device for you. Good luck!
[Vibrant General] DarkAgent:
If Samsung steps up its game and matches the Vibrant's great hardware with great software, than the Vibrant vs G2 will be a must more interesting battle. However, as it stands, the Vibrant may (mostly) overshadow the G2 when it comes to hardware - aside from a few select areas like camera flash and HSPA+ - but it is really bogged down by sub par software.

In other words, what I am saying is unless there is someway of knowing for sure Samsung will support this thing until at least Gingerbread, release the updates on a moderately acceptable timeframe, and fix the **** problems we are having (their track record is not encouraging)... go with the G2. Plus you said you prefer hardware keyboard anyway, so no brainier.
[Vibrant General] vapotrini:
Dude nobody can tell you how you should feel and what you should buy. If everyone here says to keep the Vibrant yet you prefer having keyboards, the choice should be easy. I wouldn't trade in for a G2 because the Vibrant suits my needs just fine... but that's me.

You need to decide.
[Vibrant General] fryingphan:
I'm trying out the G2 right now after getting my Vibrant on launch day.

Vibrant pros:

Better, bigger screen

Better loudspeaker

DNLA

Better camera/photo quality

Lighter and slimmer

G2 pros:

Just as fast as Vibrant with OCLF

GPS is good right out of the box (11/12 sats locked on in seconds)

Keyboard and trackpad takes some getting used to but I missed this after using the G1

LED flash

Notification light around trackpad

HSDPA

Better battery life

Right now, I'm still on the fence about the G2. I rely on navigation a bunch so using the Vibrant + maps was very frustrating for me. However, the G2 is not the much of an upgrade for me to give up my Vibrant, esp. with the possibility that a SW upgrade will fix GPS.. and froyo in the future.
[Vibrant General] zephiK:
G2 has better battery life? I never get the POINT of "better battery life" it depends on your usage and what settings are done.

Many people don't know how to tweak their battery by turning some settings off, and so forth. Vibrant battery is actually 1500 mAh whereas the G2 is 1300 mAh. Vibrant with OC/UV 1.1 kernel is amazing battery life.

Personally stick with the Vibrant, the Super AMOLED is pretty much exclusive to Samsung and its amazing. Once the development starts to kick in when CM 6.1 gets released, every doubt will fade away and you won't regret it (but don't ask whens it coming!). Sure, G2 may have more modding support and all that since Cyanogen is picking it up but Vibrant (and other Galaxy S Phones) have amazing developers as well!

It just sucks that T-Mobile is marketing the G2 so much and the Vibrant has barely gotten any marketing to it. What you're facing is pretty much the hype that is started by marketing. Just let it wear off for a little bit. Going from a Vibrant to a G2 is kind of a downgrade (depends on which perspective you look at it). Nevertheless, the specifications are too close to each other. Technology changes too quickly, just wait for a phone that is a SIGNIFICANT upgrade because they're just around the corner. Dual-core processor phones, etc...
[Vibrant General] fryingphan:
I haven't done much tweaking as I've only had it for 2 days. I'm a heavy user and had both of my phones on auto brightness the first few days and the G2's lasted me 14 hours after my first full charge. My vibrant only lasted that long when I would keep brightness on 0%. I understand battery life is very specific to usage and in my experience, the G2 outlasts the Vibrant.

And I definitely agree about the G2 not being a significant upgrade.
[Vibrant General] ewells30:
One word would sum up the reason not to get the g2

Froyo, Gingerbread, Honey Bun, Ice Cream, etc etc etc....Darnit, now I am hungy :)
[Vibrant General] tjhart85:
And Froyo would be a reason NOT to get a Vibrant ......... I don't know what you mean by your statement.....at least HTC upgrades their phones.

I'm sticking with my Vibrant, but I can see why people would make the switch (what I can't see is why they feel the need to make a post in the Vibrant section ..... we don't care!).
[Vibrant General] Anderdroid:
I made a post because I want to hear everything that people have to say about comparing the Vibrant and G2.

I've went ahead and preordered a G2. I get 20 days of trial and error between the 2 phones. I guess it's the best way to decide.

In the meantime, if anyone wants to see any benchmarking / comparisons I'd be glad to do it. The first thing I will be doing is directly benchmarking the CPU's.

Even then, is all-powerful even what I need right now? As you said, these dual cores are right around the corner, and I'm not broke. I just need what's better for me now until then, so true hard power isn't that important. However if the G2 is 'much weaker' than I probably won't go for it.

I'm running my Vibrant on the leaked JP3 on Launcher2 as well. Don't know what I'll decide. The Super Amoled is gorgeous... I tried to convert into a touch-only phone person with the Vibrant and I guess I just gotta see if it worked :P.
[Vibrant General] PaiPiePia:
Thank you, will be waiting for you comparison. Tell us how you like the phones. :)

Based on Videos on youtube, the G2 is a performer, and the inclusion of 2.2 right outta the box is nice. G2 has its own share of problems like the Vibrant so it all comes down to personal preference.
[Vibrant General] Anderdroid:
Wtf does this post even mean?
[Vibrant General] smashpunks:
You guys keep saying the g2s cpu must be as fast and talking about benchmarking the two, but remember, g2 is stock android and it has 2.2. So its really not even a fair comparison ...

I also have a n1 and trust me, the speed difference from 2.1 to 2.2 is amazing.... Once the vibrant gets 2.2 it will be a lot faster, faster than the g2? Not sure cause remember the g2 is stock android which makes it significantly faster.....

I hate keyboards on phones cause they always seem to have issues,i love my samoled, I love the thin light feeling, I love the multimedia I.e. xvid, so nice to never have to worry about memory, 2.1 custom roms I.e. ji2 and up fix gps for the most part, cyanogen mod is almost done for us, camera beats the g2, and I'm just sick of chasing the next phone. I'm blessed with what I got..., for real screw the g2... I love my samsung regardless of the update issue, that's what xda is for. Root, flash and fix that gps, wait for cyanogen or official 2.2 and be happy with this amazing phone.....

Lol @g2....
[Vibrant General] rUsTyRuSs:
You are asking this question in the vibrant forums. Your answer is going to be biased. Go to the g2 forum there is a post about poeple that have already made the switch, and poeple on the fence like you. You will get a better answer to your question.

Imo be a baller and get both. Switch back and forth. I love my Vibrant and get my g2 in tomorrow. I will switch between my bold, vibrant, g2, and torch (when that comes) . Having the choice on any given day is great =oP

I've gone through 9 phones since I got out of the military 2 years ago. Tony hawk sidekick, curve 8330, curve 8900, bold 9000, storm, 9700, mtslide, cliq xt, the amazing vibrant, and tomorrow the g2. =)
[Vibrant General] luis86dr:
g2 dont have avatar! +1 vibrant
[Vibrant General] PolishDude:
my sentiments exactly, I need to see if I can get a longer remorse period from t-mobile so I can play with both phones for longer. However I have a feeling it may be the new mytouch that catches my eye more then the G2 as I actually want sense and def want the ffc since I travel a lot.
[Vibrant General] Anderdroid:
I know about the topic in the g2 section. I wanted to post here because I wanted to hear from Vibrant owners 'biased' standpoint. But it doesn't seem like anyone here is biased.

As for keeping both? Dunno. That's 400$-$500 out of my pocket...
[Vibrant General] reuthermonkey:
Yes it is. At least the graphics are worse. I was watching a youtube video of the G2 running Quadrant, and it was lagging up in a couple of places that my Vibrant literally breezes right through. Specifically, the blue glowing room on the Vibrant runs at ~37fps. The G2? 12fps.

Because the G2 is on Android 2.2, the quadrant score is much higher, but in REAL WORLD results, it looks like the Vibrant is still the top performer. Just check the leaked i9000 and Captivate Quadrant results to see what Vibrants would get if we had 2.2
[Vibrant General] Gigamaster89:
The last time I checked they were getting 900s, similar to stock Vibrants. Did it go up?
[Vibrant General] lpaddikt:
No reason, I had a Vibrant and went over to buy a G2 instead and completely happy as oppose to the reservations I had about the Vibrant.
[Vibrant General] Kubernetes:
I agree with the others that you should just buy what you want. Sit down and figure out your top needs and what you can't live without and then make a decision from there. I don't know why people agonize over phone purchases or whether to go with this one or that one.

I bought a Galaxy S because I wanted the 4" SAMOLED screen and fast processor. Done. Next I had to figure out which model. No AT&T because they suck in my town. I didn't want a keyboard, so no Epic. Between the Fascinate and Vibrant, I needed more music storage space than a camera flash, so that was that.

The differences between the G2 and Vibrant are even more stark (apart from same carrier), so if the choice is close, then you still haven't figured out what you need. Seriously, this is a gadget. It's stuff. If you can't figure out what you need in this arena, you have no business buying a car, a house, or even lunch.
[Vibrant General] captirwin:
You Should Do What Makes You Happy

Do what ever makes you happy...:D
[Vibrant General] Anderdroid:
Hey just because it's hard to make a decision doesn't mean that I lose my right to have business buying a phone, a car, a house, or lunch. What's wrong with it being hard to figure out which is better for me? I made this topic to hear everyones thoughts on the vibrant and the G2, from a Vibrant owners' perspective.

The phone I live with every day is very important to me :P. More than just stuff. Since when is this a crime?
[Vibrant General] Kubernetes:
Sorry, didn't mean to bust on you too hard, but the thing is that the phones are very different, so it's not like choosing between very close items. It's just a matter of prioritizing what you want and don't want in a phone.
[Vibrant General] scootatheschool1990:
Google's new keyboard

Did you read on Cnet that Google just bought BlindType. Check it out. I think Google will release it in the next update 2.x Hopefully the vibrant gets that update
[Vibrant General] mattseg:
I like this thread. I am in a similar boat, and trying to figure it out.

One thing that I was thinking that might have stuck is

Do I want a smartphone (with a keyboard, gps, etc)

or

Do I want a media device that is a smart phone.
[Vibrant General] Yankee0750:
What ever you do, dont go to Tmobile and ask a rep wich phone is better. Go read here and there, check G2 forums to see the pros and cons and like others have said, see what phone fits you more.T-Mobile is biased. When I upgraded to the Vibrant when it first came out (when g2 didnt exist) the rep was praising the phone like if it was the greatest thing ever. They dont even advertise the phone that much anymore. Almost a month ago I went to the store to get my gf a sp for her phone and the rep tried to sell a sp for my Vibrant also. I told him that I really like my phone and I think is really great. His replied was... Yea,,, Is a decent phone. The way he said it was llike he was forced to said something nice back. My best friends gf loves my phone and she went to upgrade her phone a couple of weeks ago and the rep told her to wait for a few more days that a better phone is coming out, wich he meant the g2. I never had a problem w T-Mobile service but they are very biased when it comes to their phone just like ATT is with their iPhone. Im a former iPhone user and Im a firm believer that the Captivate is better than iPhone 4, and Im pretty sure most reps (not all of them) would try to sell you an iPhone anyday before a Captivate. Hope you make the right decision and good luck!!!
[Vibrant General] rhcp011235:
Honestly, I am saying the same thing. We are not getting 2.2. Lack of support.

It seems HTC wants to update their stuff faster and it seems its easier to work with.

Im going to give this a bit more. then prob wind up selling my vibrant or trying to return for lack of support.
[Vibrant General] Fuskand:
I went down to my local T-Mob store today. Played with the G2, compared it to my Vibrant. Honestly, I didn't see any smoothness whatsoever in the software on the G2. It also suffered from only having 1.22GB of memory. When switching homescreens, it really felt "chunky" (think DROID 1 when it first came out with 2.0). Even with a static wallpaper. All in all, not impressed in the least. But I will say that the physical keyboard redefines the term 'phone-sex'; it's simply ecstasy. But I get along rather fine with Swype/Better Keyboard.

Also, with recent builds of bionix and FrankenTwiz, the GPS on the Vibrant is actually really usable, accurate to 10 meters usually. Screen transitions are butter-smooth, even with Live wallpapers. Not to mention the G2's screen looked rather washed out compared to my Vibrant (with JAC's Colorfix applied).

Honestly, I can't understand how anyone can call GPS issues or lagging gripes when there are fixes readily available in our own development forum. If you came to this forum, I'd expect you people would know what to do in the event of having unfavourable versions of software on your device. Sheesh.
[Vibrant General] rhcp011235:
It's not that. I was one who paid $650 for my device. I expected to open it up. install my apps. and go. I did not expect to have to rip it apart. Honestly, I did not even want to root it.

Then i ran into all the problems everyone else has. and i was forced. I know most here like to hack and play around with their phones. I am one that uses it for work.

So, TMO/Samsung should have NEVER released this device without it being 100%. its been 3 months and i havent seen one real update. even the leaks are bugged to ****.

Captivates are running fryo for god sakes on a leak. Its just a big bull**** from TMO. I bet samsung has both a fix + 2.2 sitting on a dev's server ready to push.
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
I wouldn't keep telling everyone about how much of a sucker you are, paying $650 for a Vibrant.
[Vibrant General] mmalott:
Exactly how I feel. Regardless of what you paid. You probaly paid alot and that includes a contract of 2 years. I had a G1 and MyTouch for a long time and I went in buying this phone thinking this phone will be so great I wont even root it. Pie in my face.

The software sucks so hard on this phone and regardless of the nightly updates people post on here of Samsung rolling out a update... well where is it? What exactly will it fix? Will it really be 2.2 or fixed GPS on 2.1 with other minor improvements?

And I don't feel an argument for buying a Vibrant is try (put your rom here) and it works better. No one should have to go thru the trouble of rooting, flashing, and etc just to get the basic smartphone functionality out of it as compared to its direct competitors. Broken GPS!? I mean come on. How do you miss that in Q&A?

I'm not saying that the G2 is better. I don't know. But my expereince with HTC devices has been much better. And I've had a few phones. G1, Mytouch, TouchPro 2, Mogul, Omnia, and Vibrant just to name a few.

Plus if the G1 is in indication of the community support it will receive. It will be a happy little device for a very long time to come. There's still a huge G1 following more then 2 years later. In electronic age, this phone has died several times over but keeps kicking.

It boils down to what you want though. Can't say it enough to people. Don't rely solely on what others have to say. Especially on the internet. To easy to be a fan boy on the internet. Try them both out. Then in conjuction on the info you researched make a good informed purchase based on what you really like.
[Vibrant General] Anderdroid:
I also paid 650$... on a 25$/month plan :P

Either way my G2 showed up today. Ordered it late sunday night. Overnight shipping. Their serious about this device haha.

Mine has a lose hinge though, go figure. It's not terribly loose but if I shake it does go.

Either way I made a new topic with benchmarks I just did. I'm getting 10 MB/s on HSPA+