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My first hand impressions with the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2.
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All phones have quirks/bugs or issues. But I agree many iPhone users act like the phone is flawless. Free bumpers anyone?
I own mine since 9th of May, that is close to 5 month now.
And damnit, there is still no lag, do you think its broken??
Should I send it in for warranty?
Please give me a hint!!
Exactly, iTunes is a major turnoff to me, the phone shouldn't require to have to be connected to iTunes to sync.
And keep the Galaxy S II for a few more weeks, it will grow on you, and then you will not even want to go back to the dated iPhone, and boring iOS.
You are correct the SG2 is a phone that can only be bested by an iPhone 5. If they release a 4s it would be second best to the SG2.
I enjoy the humor on this forum. The sarcasm is also quite entertaining.
Those who "get it" know what I'm talking about.
Those who don't, may never. They'll live on in sheer bliss.
Or...
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100% agree.
It must be hard beeing an Apple fanboy these days.
You have to search for arguments against other OS, and pro IOS.
The difference between me and all this fanboys:
I can chose whatever phone i like (screensize, amoled, lcd, processor, brand, IOS, Android, WP7,......).
For the fanboys Steve makes the choises
.Really funny to read the forums, seeing them begging for bigger screen, better camera, more RAM,..... but in the end they will get, what Steve decides.
If they get dissapointed, they have to wait another 1 - 1,5 years.
Good luck guys
Exactly. So it annoys me when people say that X on Y platform is "laggy" and then say the iPhone has no lag. It's simply not true.
All phones have their quirks. And no machine is infallible.
No I think apple is losing it's appeal because other devices are getting much much better that the only appeal becomes the fact it's apple. Specs, there have been better phones out for a long time.
This is going to be my only comment on this phone from now on. People bash android because they make so many phones and distribute them to all the carriers. But what other options do they have? Android phones in the last year have made huge leaps and honestly I don't think the iphone is the best phone out there anymore. Verizon has several very nice android phones and now the s2 is by far the best android phone we have seen to date. You already have cloud with android, you have two app stores, amazon sells the same stuff that itunes does and most of the time its cheaper and you can use it on anything. So in the big picture, android is winning and if the new nexus is as good as some are saying it will leap frog everything out there hands down. So for apple's and for the consumers sake I hope they do drop a great new redesigned phone tomorrow because that keeps everyone on their toes and keeps the innovation coming and if they don't and I owned apple stock I think I would consider parting ways with it!! I think IF there is only a 4s released tomorrow, I think apple stock will fall at least 50 bucks before the weeks over. That's my opinion.
Im a dihard iPhone fan but picked up the GS2 at BB and am impressed. I love the speed and bigger screen. I was able to place my iphone 4 sim in it no problem. If the iPhone 5 comes out I will return the G2. If all they do is release an iphone 4S I will sell mine and keep the G2.
I am going to check it out today as well on my lunch break. Assuming the little AT&T store near where I work has one. Apple is going to have to bring me a redesign tomorrow or I will walk down to that same store and probably buy the S2.
I have been able to upgrade since June and have been eagerly awaiting the announcement of a new iPhone. I am starting to think I am going to be horribly disappointed.
With people liking the s2 so much it makes me wonder what the Nexus prime is going offer. I have to switch to Verizon soon so I'm left with their choices. It's between an iPhone 5 that might not come out and the prime. Even then there's this rumor that it might have rev. 2 LTE...I don't know, but it sounds like even an iPhone 5 would have it's hands full. I want to hold both phones in my hand before I go ahead and make an order. I could absolutely hate the feel the of the nexus and be forced onto something else. Who knows now, but the 4s is probably a distant third.
I just want to point out that while I sometimes hate iTunes for crashing my computer, I also do rely on it the best when it comes to how I organize my music. There is a certain way I organize and iTunes simply has the most options of filtering things I want to see. And how I view my music is becoming more important each day as my library grows. So iTunes might be one of the things I will most if I leave iOS even if I have a love/hate relationship with the program. When it comes to multimedia content, iPhone really is the best at it all-around.
Alot of the negs on Android is what I expect. Some I can probably live with it. I still enjoyed the very honest and fair review. I hear the Galaxy Note is heading to Korea this month and the UK on Nov 17th. I hope it comes to the U.S. soon after but we will see. Whatever is in the guts of the GSII is what I expect in the Note (mostly) but in a bigger package. So anytime I hear fairly good reviews for the smaller cousin, I get excited for the Note.
Any ever notice that only the SGS II seems to be held up repeatedly as iPhone's main competitor available now. I guess Windows phones are not quite yet in the running... In any case who'd have thought that a phone - a communication device used for sending and receiving sounds - would be judged so much by its screen.
That is because its not just a phone. If it was just a phone, with a keypad and no "smart" attached to it we wouldn't care. To be honest, I plan on using my "phone" as a phone maybe 5% of the time.
I've had every iphone except 2G as well. recently tried the infuse for a few months and I liked it and grew used to it. I then tried the thrill 4G 3D for about a week and it was cool but horrible battery life. Overall I like android but it simply isn't as polished and is too hard to use and is really frustrating!
I got an offer of a 2 week old white iphone 4 for my thrill so i took it. This is my first week back on iOS after about 3 months and it is better than i remember.... makes me realize how much better it is than android
I got an offer of a 2 week old white iphone 4 for my thrill so i took it. This is my first week back on iOS after about 3 months and it is better than i remember.... makes me realize how much better it is than android
I'm in the exact same boat as you...except I've been due an upgrade a little longer. Checked out the Sprint version a couple of days after it came out..definitely a nice handset. Going to check out the ATT version here shortly.
Also going to give Apple their shot to impress me tomorrow before I make a decision....but also going to wait til next Tuesday to see what the Google and Samsung event brings us. I hate waiting and waiting...but I've waited this long, and if the Prime is going to be released this month, it'd be silly to not wait a couple of extra weeks. Unless of course the GS2 really blows you away or the Prime is too big for your tastes.
The one problem I find with the SG2 and most Samsung smart phones is that blueish tint on the screen. The whites are just not white.
See and the problem I have with apple is they are so far behind its unreal. The announce cut and paste and that is suppose to be revolutionary. Everyone cheers like that is a major break through.
I might wait till then as well. But, it looks like the Prime will only be available on Verizon to start. I have AT&T and can't switch to Verizon for various reasons. I am not about to wait another 6 months for a phone even if it is a lot better than the iPhone 5 or GS2.