Apple users quote specs when it helps, ignore them in favor of "user experience" when it doesn't. Interesting..
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Engadet galaxy s2 review
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Don't buy it unless it has stock Android. I'm serious. I had the first Galaxy S and the touchwiz was so bad I wanted to throw my phone constantly. Stock Android is "beta" enough as it is, then you throw in touchwiz. I also had the Nexus S too, great Android experience, not that good of battery life though. I imagine battery life is awful too. I now stick with HTC until I get an iPhone.
One more small factor going to an Android from an iphone is the retina display. Galaxy S phones have beautiful screens, but nothing matches the crispness of the text on retina. This is very important on a small screen.
One more small factor going to an Android from an iphone is the retina display. Galaxy S phones have beautiful screens, but nothing matches the crispness of the text on retina. This is very important on a small screen.
Nope. I'm all for specs (i'm a geek afterall)...as long as it matches equally with/enhances user experience.
Specs that are 'just because we can' or read well for a press release make not one iota of a difference to me.
480x800 on 4.3" screen in 2011 is pretty unremarkable to say the least. Especially from a company who goes on and on about their display tech prowess. To me it feels like you're putting 1440x900 (or 1680x1050) on a 17" screen when there's 1920x1200 available. Then it feels like the 17" aspect is just for bragging rights. Cool but could've been better.
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you sound very ignorant.
don't call yourself a geek, that's just too much for you.
looking at reviews comparing nexus s's screen (which has higher ppi) to galaxy s ii's screen, reviews say there's no apparent discrepancy. (hard to notice any pixel DOTS)
in fact, they really enjoy super amoled+ on GS II despite its lower resolution.
thus you are citing specs of GSII that is lower than Apple's and saying that GSII's resolution is behind and 'poor' when you don't know its 'user experience' or didn't even bother to search anyone's user experience of the screen.
(== iFanboy.)
ps: i personally prefer bigger screen with smaller bezel to smaller screen with bigger bezel.
There is nothing stunning in the galaxy 2 that will have any impact on improving my life. Not worth spending extra money on.
I think it's pretty funny hearing from people complain about the plastic body of the Galaxy S2, calling it cheap and weak. I bet dollars to donuts these people owned an iPhone 3G or 3G.
50+ relevant comments in less than a day suggest people here are more interested in this topic than yet another thread on when the next iPhone will be released, or what it will be called.
The plastic isn't necessarily bad, as Apple showed us with the 3G model. It is the way the components interact and the overall feeling you get when using a device. I had many HTC devices and while the specs were great, they all felt cheap. The buttons, the overall design and even the thickness of the materials used gave me that impression. I haven't had a Galaxy in my hands, but from what I can tell from the pictures, it does seem cheap. Even the Engadget editor, who loved the phone said that the build quality could be better.
lol...aww. Did i hurt your feelings by opining somewhat negatively on your beloved product. Also...what? The S2 has specs superior to the iPhone (and some other smartphones) in almost every department including the screen. SAMOLED+>Regular IPS LCD.
I'm simply criticizing arguably the most important part of any smartphone...it's display. Reviewers/'anyone' aren't the ones who will be stuck with the phone for a year, i am. I like SAMOLED (wasn't criticizing that) but i want more pixels too and at this point in time i don't think thats too much to ask. End of story.
Why because i didn't 'ooh and aah' about your baby? If calling me that makes you feel better...
I own phones from RIM, Palm, Google/HTC and have owned Nokia, Samsung and SE devices recently as well.
Fanboy? in your dreams maybe.
Thats why i said to each their own. I prefer high pixel density to match well with large screen sizes
Also, really? so you're entitled to state your preference and when i do the same i'm a iFanboy who doesn't deserve to call himself a geek?
Arrogant much
I really should start avoiding threads like this. It's always the same paradigm.
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you noticed that to, eh?
+1. you have to have plastic on a cell phone. the other option is glass that shatters when it takes a bump. if the next iphone has a plastic back, you'll hear praise from the mountain tops that "apple did it right".
Then you must've been extremely unimpressed by the iPhone's 480x320 screen during 2007-2010, while other high end phones were VGA+.
All you non iSheeps: the fanbois are slowly entering this thread, so enjoy being openminded and be able to get the best of all worlds.
Dont discuss with the hardcore apple lovers, because like Einstein said:
"It is harder to crack a prejudice than an atom."
Dont discuss with the hardcore apple lovers, because like Einstein said:
"It is harder to crack a prejudice than an atom."
Well, I used to own the original Galaxy S, but I had to sell it few month after I purchased it because to the usability problems. The phone hardware was great, no question here, but it was rather buggy and the UI was subpar. Also, my experience with Samsung user service was not very satisfying. I'd be very cautious with Samsung products. If I had to choose an Android phone right now, I'd take the Nexus 2.
P.S. I got a Palm Pre after I sold the Galaxy S and I've been rather happy with it. WebOS is a great concept, unfortunately, it seems it is not going anywhere. I'm getting a iPhone next week.
P.S. I got a Palm Pre after I sold the Galaxy S and I've been rather happy with it. WebOS is a great concept, unfortunately, it seems it is not going anywhere. I'm getting a iPhone next week.
You mean the Nexus S, the successor to the Nexus 1? You realize that the Nexus S is made my Samsung, right? And is not much more than the Galaxy S phone you had, with the addition of NFC and a front facing camera.
does This seem like a good plan. I am already a T-Mo customer. I know how they price their phones and this will likely cost 600 off contract and 200 on contract. So my plan is to cancel contract paying 200$ Then getting it for 200$ on contract two minutes later. Does that seem like a reasonable way of doing it I would pay 400 +tax as opposed to 600+ tax
You didn't read the article did you. Typical fanbois.
Now you don't have to go to a non apple fan site.
You didn't read the article did you. Typical fanbois.
Now you don't have to go to a non apple fan site.
I don't know exactly how T-Mobile does it, but with most carriers, when you early terminate a contract, you can't get a new contract with that same company for "x" amount of days/months (usually around 60-90 days, I think). They (the carriers) put this in place to keep people from doing exactly what you said above.
Some of the replies in this forum only confirm further that MacRumors has turned from an Apple fan forum into a forum where those who live to have (childish) digs at Apple, flock to for their chuckles.
And yet, ironically, despite these people turning MacRumors into the proverbial dump it has become, they still moan when anyone "pro Apple" turns up in their threads and act like they're a minority. The truth is that there's as many, if not more, anti-Apple folk on here looking for a laugh than there are genuine Apple fans.
And yet, ironically, despite these people turning MacRumors into the proverbial dump it has become, they still moan when anyone "pro Apple" turns up in their threads and act like they're a minority. The truth is that there's as many, if not more, anti-Apple folk on here looking for a laugh than there are genuine Apple fans.
Digs at apple are childish but digs at other brands or os are not? This is an apple forum but everyone doesn't love every apple product. I personally love ipads, iphones, and macbooks but I don't praise them blindly. Nothing is perfect, especially tech gadgets.
50+ relevant comments in less than a day suggest people here are more interested in this topic than yet another thread on when the next iPhone will be released, or what it will be called.
You should join an android forum. You'll get praised more there than you will here.