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[Galaxy S II General] lgkahn:
off topic.. i luv you.. a woman, phone geek who loves beagles (i assume from picture), are you a computer geek too?

will you marry me.. oh sorry i'm already married..

here is my baby..
[Galaxy S II General] shorty083:
Haha yes I'm also a computer geek, or just a self proclaimed gadget nerd.

Not a beagle, although they are adorable also.

This is my baby, cross between a Berner Sennen (75%) and a Golden Retriever (25%).

Picture from my avatar was when she was a little pup.
[Galaxy S II General] shorty083:
Possibly something for the tegra 2 lovers out there.

http://www.gsmarena.com/does_samsung_have_a_tegra_2_galaxy_s_ii_i9103_in_line_too-news-2335.php
[Galaxy S II General] uppon2:
Can you tell me exactly what went wrong for you. I have only heard stories about the data corruption.
[Galaxy S II General] SS2006:
ya basically sd card dies and u gotta replace...pain

so whats the release date on this, i heard in asia/europe THIS month

if so, we can get it here and itll work in Canada/ATandT

anyone have info?
[Galaxy S II General] erahk64:
The only Samsung site that seems to have release date info is Samsungs swedish site, it says it will be released in may.

http://www.samsung.com/se/news/newsRead.do?news_group=productnews&news_ctgry=&news_seq=24275
[Galaxy S II General] krazykat:
It will work as long as it matches the standard GSM networks in Canada. 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900. Actually, my galaxy s is from europe... so i dont have that sd card problem canadian galaxy s has. Runs great on Fido. Friend bought it and it works for Rogers.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Is there a solid release date already for Asia ?
[Galaxy S II General] alsheron:
Galaxy S2 heads up info - Tegra 2

I'm soon (as possible) moving to the Galaxy S2. Utterly broken GPS on my Galaxy S means I simply have to get rid of it. Some might say I'm a sucker for choosing Samsung again but in most other ways I love the Galaxy S and especially the Super Amoled.

Anyways - after following the news and announcements etc, reading up and noticing that the new chip in the S2 (Exynos) is slightly underpowered compared to Tegra 2 - I noticed an article on Anandtech that says there IS a Tegra 2 version coming out.

Given the choice, I'd always go with Tegra 2. Thought some here might like to know:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4182/samsungs-tegra-2-superphone-the-gti9103
[Galaxy S II General] bornwilder:
sadly with all that tech the android gaming capabilities are still in the slum. loving the android,only wishing we had awesome games as the ios
[Galaxy S II General] marvinloess:
OMG i dont like Tegra 2... prefer Exynos more.. :)

be different than other phones
[Galaxy S II General] madpete:
Orion was suppossed to be a monster, at the moment its not showing in benchmarks for some reason (although its roughly on a par with Tegra 2).

It could be drivers, Samsung still have a little time to sort that out...

It could be it just not as fast as Samung hoped...

Or it could be that benchmarks dont mean anything :-)

I personally will still be going with the Orion based SGS2.
[Galaxy S II General] TexUs:
Well, the same as everyone and then some.

1) GPS sucks

2) The lag/quality control issues (I'm not entirely convinced it's not hardware- I've been using stock the last week and find it just as laggy as the lag-fixed ROMs)

3) Crashing. Constantly. As I said, I'm on 100% stock, not even rooted, right now, and the stupid thing still crashes, I'm warranty'ing the thing out (again).

4) Samsung CS- sorry but give the freaking update directly to XDA or something- not ATT. I realize ATT is the one dragging their feet but shoot... It's your device, support it.

*Could* all these be fixed in SGS II? Yes. Will they? Who knows. If they don't feel compelled to fix any of the SGS issues, why would they be compelled to fix anything in a new device? People still buy them, what's the motivation?

Before I bought the SGS I was warned that Samsung doesn't support their stuff if anything is wrong. Going against historical truth... I bought one and regret it.

Someone tell me why we're to expect the SGS II to be any better?
[Galaxy S II General] alsheron:
I don't think many do expect much better from Samsung. I myself will buy the SGS2 because a) It has a Super Amoled Plus screen and once you've gone oled you can't go back. and b) If the GPS is still broken or there are other issues such as lag etc I will send it back for a full refund.

I really wish Samsung wasn't such a corporate entity and acknowledged issues with it's devices (GPS issues on many of their android handsets apparently). It's actually good business sense as far as I'm concerned to treat customers well i.e. it actually makes them money in the long run. Maybe they're not in it for the long run? Maybe they don't give a sh*t? Their loss.
[Galaxy S II General] oggy059:
Samsung Nexus S with Gingerbread = approx. 1900

Motorola Atrix 4G with tegra-2(froyo) = approx. 2700

SGS2 with exynos + gingerbread = >3000?

hope they will solve the heavy battery drainage first...I'd bet they solved the rfs files since they're using Gingerbread...so no lag, supposedly....
[Galaxy S II General] TexUs:
I think I could give up the OLED... But no doubt that Super AMOLED Plus will be the best screen that's ever been on a handheld I think.

Part of the problem is release pricing.

I can get the Atrix next week.

Deal with the Captivate issues for another few months- or be done with it now and go Atrix. Questions, questions.
[Galaxy S II General] TexUs:
I just can't forget about the display this sucker will have, the thin and light specs, the improved camera, and the GPU...

The Atrix lacks this stuff.

I think more than anything I'd miss the screen?
[Galaxy S II General] vcosmin:
i've noticed that a lot of you guys are complaining about GPS.

I am using a js3 rom now, a stock one, with igo and in Bucharest i have no problem at all with gps. is working as it's suppose to work.

sorry for the offtopic...
[Galaxy S II General] TexUs:
What's iGo? Isn't that just a charger?

A minority of users has had great luck with GPS. Everyone I know in real life with one doesn't. The majority on here don't.

I just can't ignore the fantastic specs this SGS II has :P I'm a flip flopper. I just hope May release isn't true, I don't know if I can stand that long of a wait.

This GPS spectacle has me coming close to buying one of those 5" Lifetime Garmin or TomTom units to keep in my one vehicle that doesn't have GPS...
[Galaxy S II General] why_999:
It another GPS program, just like Garmin, TomTom etc..
[Galaxy S II General] ceno666:
Where is the I9100 section on this board?
[Galaxy S II General] Ok_Kaleidoscope5109:
The SGS was fine overseas. It was slow in getting Froyo, but the slowest is the US phones.

for all AT&T users, I recommend you to get the unlocked one.

Knowing US carriers and idiotic US consumers, we need our carriers to bring the SGS phones here and then rename them something stupid, then make 4 variants for it for 4 carriers with bloatware and locked down crap. That's why Samsung struggles with updates with those carrier customizations and the fact that they need 4 different versions of the phone for the US.

If you're an AT&T user, just get the unlocked version. Join the rest of the Euro/Asia crowd. That way when we ROM away our phones, at least the BULK of the stuff here can be applied directly, without a specific small little community. For the rest of the carriers? Tough.

As a Milestone user, after seeing the Atrix's new horrible screen, I've decided. SGS II it is. Plus the fact that we can get this unlocked with 850/1900 AND get most likely get away with the MediaNet plan makes me drool. I'll give it a few months for the modding community to get a head start and then evaluate the iP5 when it comes out too.
[Galaxy S II General] marvinloess:
guys, the price :(

http://www.expansys.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-s-ii-16gb-209114/

doesnt make sense
[Galaxy S II General] jaapschaap:
To me it DOES make sense :) expansys real name is expensive. (Almost) always way overpriced!
[Galaxy S II General] Hero Yu:
I'll get mine on my free upgrade.
[Galaxy S II General] iammodo:
Ill get a broken one of ebay so I don't have to pay networks crazy amounts of money each month.

Sent from my GTI-9000 Using that XDA app thingy
[Galaxy S II General] madpete:
I just pre-ordered mine for £515 from Handtec which I didnt think was too bad....well compared to everywhere else.
[Galaxy S II General] kokkykRAO:
How come Samsung manages to make the worst commercials I have ever seen for a product :/
[Galaxy S II General] vido.ardes:
Handtec price the 32GB at what Expansys price the 16GB, I'd like the 32GB but depends if I can afford it... I wanna see what contracts come out for this, I don't mind keeping it for 2 years I just don't wanna be paying £45+ every month!
[Galaxy S II General] AllGamer:
i'll be getting the 32GB version for sure :D
[Galaxy S II General] betoNL:
I have a SGS and I never had the issues you mentioned.

Gps was good since Eclair ( see my old videos on my signature) and it only got better with the 2.2.1 firmwares.

And I never needed to use any lagfix

If you prefer to listen to trolls, well, that's your problem.

And for those asking about iGo ( the best navigation program out there) , you can see it in action on my first video
[Galaxy S II General] lauslein:
Is there an official commercial for the SGS2? Where to find it? :)
[Galaxy S II General] cba1986:
I think that its gonna be only one version of the SGS II due to that the phone is 3G/GSM quad band.

Check here:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s2-3621.php

So its seems thats is gonna be the same phone for europe and for the states. (I hope)
[Galaxy S II General] martino2k6:
Seems like a good price. I'll wait until it becomes available at more shops and hopefully the price will come down.

I'd also like to know about the Exynos/Tegra issue before I decide to buy :)
[Galaxy S II General] bufodill:
Second that. Looking forward to hearing what people in different markets are receiving.

My guess is that the tegra2 is production ready, so the first markets get that model, whilst the exynos will ship later.
[Galaxy S II General] infst:
Man I really hope that Sammy fixes some of the Issues of the first Galaxy S...
[Galaxy S II General] ghazi.urfali:
No Matter how amazing this phone is spec-wise, i would hold off until no lag is confirmed and most importantly.........customer support from samsung starts updating their software.....i was tired of waiting around for froyo on my SGS and if samsungs follows the same pattern they did with the SGS for the SGS2 then im totally out....rather go HTC with proper support and OS upgrades
[Galaxy S II General] returnVoid:
isn't the release some where around first week of march ?
[Galaxy S II General] alsheron:
Drivers!

I read a comment somewhere about the Exynos/Tegra issue that said that one of the main reasons to go for Tegra will be far more likely driver support in custom roms. Apparently Samsung still havent released sources for their Hummingbird proc. Just what I read - and if true, along with the markedly better graphics performance over Exynos (according to Anandtech) - you'd need a very good reason to go for the Exynos if you want to install a custom ROM at any point or if you value graphics performance.

By the way - apparently the Tegra 2 one is the GT-I9103 - It's the one I'm waiting for.

As for software support - forget it. Samsung will probably never change (would be nice if they did though) and especially because they're selling so many phones they have no incentive to do so. Heck, even Motorola who was on the verge of business death has locked down their bootloader instead of embracing the modding community so they don't seem to be interested in anything but shipping phones that are up-to-date on the day of delivery. Windows Phone 7 seem to be getting more love from Microsoft with the support/dev acceptance af far as I can tell.
[Galaxy S II General] TexUs:
I wish Samsung would grow some balls and tell ATT to suck it, and not let them make special hardware changes to their device.
[Galaxy S II General] martino2k6:
According to the benchmarks Tegra was quicker, however you have to remember that Tegra has been around for a while and therefore it is very likely that the drivers have been optimised quite well already. I read somewhere that the Exynos will go into production in March, so I'm hoping that the benchmarks were done on early versions of drivers that haven't been optimised so well.

After all, Samsung claimed that their new SoC will deliver a lot more power than their Hummingbird so I think the title for the "winner" is still in the air. But you are right that the Tegra version will probably get more tweaks by modders given how many devices will be coming out with it.

Still, I'll wait until someone manages to compare those two on the SGS2.
[Galaxy S II General] AllGamer:
you don't have to worry about that

because Gingerbread 2.3/2.4 is not RFS compatible

so Samsung had to drop their lagging file system to use 2.3

and as any current SGS owners know, once you remove the RFS the phone is really fast and no laggy
[Galaxy S II General] betoNL:
And what about that LG Optimus 3 D?

http://modcool.com/techradar-samsung-galaxy-s2-vs-lg-optimus-3d/

Is the SGS2 so much better, to the point of possibly costing almost 200 dolars more??

If you doubt about which is the best phone, what about going for the best buy??

Just a hunch
[Galaxy S II General] tomppi:
ZTE Blade? :P
[Galaxy S II General] martino2k6:
It's a damn good device for the price :)
[Galaxy S II General] betoNL:
And what is the price (for the ZTE Blade)?

Somebody wrote it will possibly cost around 200 euros here in Holland
[Galaxy S II General] madpete:
Optimus 3D looks like a decent phone, its strong in the benchies and not too badly priced...it was a choice between SGS2 and Optimus 3D for me.

I have picked the SGS2 for a few reasons:

Not sure if its just me but every time I have looked at a 3d screen it hasn't impressed me and I have had a headache straight after. I heard a guy from pocket now say 10mins after using the Optimus 3D his head / eyes hurt, so maybe its not just me?

All that power and a 1500mah battery, I reckon you'll be lucky to make it through the day...have to wait and see on that one though.

Optimus 3D has a 5mp camera (ok 2 of them, but for photos only 1), SGS2 has 8mp...this is important to me.

The screen on the SGS2 SHOULD be awesome, I also think Orion will come good in the benchies on final hardware / sw (again this is just my own hunch).

Both should be great phones, I bet LG will sell a lot of Optimus 3D's...its just not for me.
[Galaxy S II General] TexUs:
Apparently many Atrix owners are disappointed in their qHD (some of them came from the Captivate):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=963581

Another big plus for the SGSII. Always has been, the screen.

As for the Optimus 3D surely it has the option to display in 2D mode...

(EDIT- I was right: "The alternate user interface is engaged with a long press of a side key marked "3D", but it is quite hard on the eyes after long usage, and it is much easier to use the classic two-dimensional Android OS user interface.")

The question is can it run on ATT's bands???
[Galaxy S II General] silverwolf0:
For some people it is better, just for the WOW factor, but visually the colors are so saturated they crush detail and slight color changes. Just looking at the sky in most videos shown on the galaxy s makes me queasy. Definitely not a normal sky. More like an animated cartoon sky, and everything else an animated cartoon. No art professional would touch it. The Atrix screen is an LCD and doesn't have the deep blacks or contrast, but that is intrinsic to the technology and it is a good display from what I can tell.
[Galaxy S II General] cribeiro:
Again the same error - G S II has no FM radio!!!!

I don't believe; again the same error as HTC phones. Galaxy S II, in official spec, has no FM radio with RDS.

Without FM radio I don't buy it.
[Galaxy S II General] betoNL:
You mean no RDS or no FM radio at all?

Anyway, listening to Streaming FM Radio via apps like TuneIn radio sounds always better (hifi)
[Galaxy S II General] HappyBallz:
That is unconfirmed, as many early release testers/websites listed it as being there.

cribeiro, stop going around and spreading rumors. You already posted this in other thread without any solid proof.

It is however possible that some versions depending on region will not have it, like for example att's galaxy s (captivate) not havign the FM radio while euro versions did.

We will wait and see, no need to ring the red alert horn and spread rumors, not like samsung is going to hear it even though it is a nice feature to have.

Personally though I much rather have MHL-tv out and perfect GPS then FM radio.
[Galaxy S II General] ajftl:
its cool.. u probably the ONLY one that listen to FM radio....buy htc
[Galaxy S II General] fluke2k:
The SGS2 has FM RDS Radio...

Don't remember where I read it, but it was on more than one site...

(edit)

Here is one source:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_2-3621.php[Stereo FM radio with RDS]
[Galaxy S II General] soraxd:
it most definitely does

love me~
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
No, can't love you.... You pinched my post... see here:D
[Galaxy S II General] betoNL:
Funny I started only this thread but there is another thread on my name that I didnt start: Here
[Galaxy S II General] AllGamer:
it was merged

both topics were talking about the SGS v2.0
[Galaxy S II General] waltibaba:
Even if this is real, Motorola Atrix already has all that in a working demo device:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWIe8wQBqS0

and there's many more good previews
[Galaxy S II General] Chad_Petree:
motorola doesnt have super amoled plus ;)

I think the galaxy s 2 will have all i want, 8 mp camera 720p recording, tegra 2 but i think samsung is gonna stick with 480 x 800 resolution instead of 540 x 960 :(
[Galaxy S II General] KLoNe1:
No-way, Samsung is gonna go all-out with the SGS2. I just don't think they're gonna pull it out 'just yet' eg. At the upcoming Samsung event.
[Galaxy S II General] Virtualsk:
The Next Galaxy S Teaser is out now ... :D

www.samsungunpacked.com ... looks very nice....and similar to our SGS >>> :D
[Galaxy S II General] haloimplant:
This is from the end of the vid at samsungunpacked.com. Could it really be as thin as it looks here? If so wow.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Haha, dont expect anything higher than 2.2 on the Galaxy S if we get 2.3 then its god sent
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Where did you get confirmed specs for the SGS2 and IP5?
[Galaxy S II General] Jeshter2000:
Ohhh my god im so really going to get this one ... Just jizzed my pants

. Cant believw how thin this is . When yall think it is going to be available in europe ?
[Galaxy S II General] hiraj_panosian:
I can't wait either :O I'm sacrificing my motor drivers license for this.
[Galaxy S II General] Rytkonen:
Seems so that Samsung answered my prayers. I don't want it to be a chunky and fat like iPhone 4. :D I want it to be thin and lightweight like SGS.
[Galaxy S II General] leoon:
I think that the SGS (especially if it receives CM7) is good enough for the time being..

I will wait for the next gen smartphones (maybe quad-core?)
[Galaxy S II General] cottino:
some rumors:

Android 2.3 GingerBread

Interfaccia proprietaria TouchWiz 3.X

Dimensioni di 123.7 x 64.2 x 8.9 mm

Display da 4.5” SuperAMOLED Plus con risoluzione di qHD 960×540 16,7 Milioni di colori

Processore Orion Dual-Core da 1GHz; GPU Power-VR SGX543 120 Mtriangoli/s

1GB di RAM

Memoria interna da 16GB (2GB riservati alle applicazioni) + slot per microSD fino a 32GB

Fotocamera da 8Mpixel con autofocus e flash LED

Fotocamera secondaria anteriore da 1.3Mpixel

Registrazione Video in FullHD (1920×1080) @30fps in formato .mp4

Supporto alla visualizzazione DivX

Ingresso jack da 3.5mm e HDMI (1080p)

Sensore di prossimità, GPS, Accelerometro, Bussola, Giroscopio a 3 assi

Bluetooth 3.0

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Supporto DLNA

Batteria da 1650 mAh

Read more: http://www.mobilegeek.it/2011/02/an...axy-s-2-ecco-la-scheda-tecnica/#ixzz1D0VgI8Vb
[Galaxy S II General] iammodo:
hope it doesnt have a 1ghz processor
[Galaxy S II General] kotsos44:
why?

btw i hate your avatar
[Galaxy S II General] iammodo:
cus it should have a dual or at least a 1.5 ghz.

And why do you "hate" my avatar its only a picture of my android earrings.
[Galaxy S II General] rmanaudio:
You need to learn how to read...it says dual core Orion CPU at 1.0 Ghz! I also hate your avatar!
[Galaxy S II General] iammodo:
hold up whats with the hate?

Also was skim reading and just missed the dual core no need to flame geeezzzz.
[Galaxy S II General] Crysis21:
dual core it will be fine, if it means that every core runs at 1 ghz. It means I will buy a new sgs this year? =)). after i cursed samsung 5 months? :))

btw, I hate your avatar too

P.S- I'm joking :P :)
[Galaxy S II General] betoNL:
Android earings....cool...but .... looks painfull

A even cooler avatar? Make another pic with a close-up of your ear....

The way it is, Android is not good visible
[Galaxy S II General] iammodo:
Next time I'm the PC ill change It so you can see the android.

Didn't hurt as much as bricking a phone.

Sent from my GTI-9000 Using that XDA app thingy
[Galaxy S II General] ChrisSBG:
I can't wait to see where this is going with all the talented ppl in these forums. Samsungs stock software didn't do the hardware justice on the sgs and I hated it at first after coming from HTC. Then all the talented ppl here made it a device I hardly ever put down......

Sent from my GT-I9000 powered Bay darky
[Galaxy S II General] betoNL:
It's always nicer to tweak your phone because you want to, not because you need too...

Anyway, the Devs. over here got to be more than happy with Samsung...

Donations plenty....
[Galaxy S II General] iammodo:
slightly better pic now but its hard to get a 28mm plug plus a bit of ear onto a 80X80 avatar
[Galaxy S II General] sOt0nGx:
Dual Core on Galaxy S2!

I thought I had no choice but to go with LG Optimus 2X!

Guess I no longer need to :D Never liked LG

Do we really need that much RAM? cause I never managed to finish mine even now
[Galaxy S II General] xmsnx:
Hell yes!!! Can never have too much RAM :D
[Galaxy S II General] kotsos44:
i am in pain right now :p . Come on , why it had to be so big ?

I wont get a new phone now so i am waiting for quad cores with 2Gb ram :p
[Galaxy S II General] ChrisSBG:
I seriously doubt that Apple will change the design this year. It will just be an internal upgrade this time around judging by all the previous model/changes
[Galaxy S II General] crypticc:
cross-linked post in another thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11145805&postcount=13
[Galaxy S II General] Madrenergic:
Which tells us nothing more than what the teaser already does...

It's rectangular.

Shocker! :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] betoNL:
Memory and memory management is poorly implemented on the sgs.

More RAM and better implementation makes any device run smoother even in a less optimized fyle system (and no lagfix)

I certainly can use more ram, to run heavy programs like iGo navigation as smooth as possible while listening to music at the same time, for instance....

But that's me, a typical "no lagfix" user
[Galaxy S II General] betoNL:
C'mon.

If you can stick that, into your earlobe, you certainly can do a better job on the avatar.

Working progress
[Galaxy S II General] iammodo:
I am using a sgs camera that can't focus on things to close lol. Its a little android that's all that matters.

Sent from my GTI-9000 Using that XDA app thingy
[Galaxy S II General] -A-P-M-:
4.5' display?? Thats too big, I dont want to have laptop in pocket.. 4" display is perfect size..
[Galaxy S II General] lgkahn:
try macro mode in settings
[Galaxy S II General] peachpuff:
If the size of the phone is kept the same then what does it matter?