[Vibrant General] ikevinnyii:
I know theres been alot of threads like this thats been on here and im not here to start a flame war but heres my opinion on the two phones and might help ppl who are deciding between these 2 phones. Ive started it out with the vibrant returned it due to GPS issues but it was a temporary problem and i didnt know it and got my 2nd vibrant, i flashed many various type of custom roms and ended up going back to stock because the 2.2 roms based of leak froyo had some bugs with rather mms issues, mounting issues, that can be fixed but one problem was the mic sensitivty when recording a video or voice recording the volume input would be low compared to stock jfd or ji6. So I was back on stock 2.1 ji6 when my phone started to lag up and the phones vibration started bugging out the haptic keyboard would give me really weak vibrations and my whole phones vibration just felt weak when getting a call etc. so i got sick and tired of it and said im done with the vibrant and got a G2, i figured with the official froyo 2.2, flash, no GPS issues at all the phone should be better. Well I have the G2 now and i hate it and im gonna go back to the store to go back to the Vibrant.

Camera : First the G2 DOES run smoother than stock Vibrant im not going to lie, the flash is a good thing to have but the Vibrants camera is just so much better imho even though they are both 5mp and 720p hd recording the G2s camera just sucks. The vibrants tap for focus is simply amazing and even under low light the pictures look great and theres the extra scene modes (night mode, outdoors, sports etc) The G2s camera is just decent, and the auto focus isnt as good as the vibrants and theres no scene modes, in hd video recording the g2s camera especially in low light gets very blurry and boggy if you shake your hand slightly the video would come very blurry unlike the vibrant which i tested before with the same shaking doesnt look half as bad as the G2s.

UI : Like i said before the G2 does come with froyo 2.2 out the box and is stock(vanilla) android and runs smoother even with a lower clocked processer 800mhz vs 1ghz. With the touchwiz interface on the vibrant the time i would truly see the lag is when scrolling to the home pages to the feeds and update widget where it would sync your facebook updates etc, on the g2 you wouldnt feel that slowdown. Also 2.2 vs 2.1 os does have its benefits with flash player 10.1 updated markets and apps. And for the lag I know youre going to say get the one click lag fix or other lag fixes and Ive done it b4 and yes it helps and as far as quadrant goes with the vibrant no lag fix i get about 800-900 g2 1500-1600, but benchmarks doesnt equal real life performance like the g2 isnt twice as fast as the vibrant even with the score difference.

The dealbreaker : This is the main reason why I want my vibrant back, first of all the Vibrants samoled screen is unbeatable, also 4" vs 3.7". The screen size or the screens might not matter to you guys but to me it does alot since i love to watch movies shows on my phone laying down on my bed instead of in front of my computer. This is where it gets worse for me, the G2 doesnt even have a dedicated video playing program, as the Vibrant you get a "Videos" program where you can view all the videos in your sd card, I tried putting a movie into various places in the G2 but they just did not show up in the "Gallery" also the G2 doesnt have a files manager/explorer program where in the Vibrant you get a "Files" program where you can explore your sd card for media and install .apk files without downloading a seperate app from the market. So i downloaded Rockplayer from the market in an attempt to play my movie from my g2 when i find out that the G2 cant play avi files correctly, it would be horrendously slow and out of sync. My movies are 720p and in .avi and for me to play it on my G2 i would need to convert it first where converting a 2gb movie will take a long time and then wait for it copy on to my phone is a huge annoyance and waste of time where the Vibrant i just plug copy play with no hassle at all and on a overall better crisper screen. Also for music the G2s speakers just blows its straight out horrible quality at max volume when listening to music. The media player for the vibrant is also better with the interface and the option for a 5.1 surround sound option is awesome, and the speakers sound so much better.

Again just sharing my opinions with my experience with these 2 phones and in conclusion if your into performance/benchmarking, more recently updated phone seeing as the g2 will probably get gingerbread 2.3 faster than the vibrant with the 2.2 not even officially released yet, and want a phone with an average camera and a physical keyboard (mine had no EXTREME loose hinge problems btw but then again not 100% sturdy either) then the G2 is the phone for you. But if your like me and watch high res movies in multiple formats, listen to music, crisper bigger screen, files program out of the box and an above average camera the Vibrants for you.

Lol it'll be like my 4th time exchanging phones the Tmobile guys must hate me :P