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SGS2 vs iPhone4

tigress666 said:
Well I certainly hope it's better than your ipod touch since the touch has neither a GPS chip nor any way to triangulate using cellphone towers but has to use Wi-Fi and info from wi-fi connections to tell.

And shutter speed as in you press click and it actually clicks right after you press it nor does the shutter take a few seconds before it opens again (basically it takes the image pretty much as you see it vs. a second or two or more after you see it? I know the EVO I tested was horrible at this).
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lol silly me thought the new ones had gps :p either way, i just tested it against my partners ip4 both disconnected from wifi and his showed as being over the road, while my sgs2 showed as in the back garden, so tiny bit better but i find both fluctuate by a few meters so 6 and 2 threes really, the shutter speed is faster than iphone 4 as in, when i click to take a pic, it takes instantly and is a tiny tiny bit faster than iphone 4, though with flash a second longer due to the red eye thing, i agree sort of regarding android market, there are a lot of crappy looking apps, but to be honest, all the decent ones, ones i actually used on my iphone 4 regularly, are available on android, plus as im finding out a lot of cool add ons like the widgets and live wallpapers (really cool) my favourite thing though is the battery life, realised i dont have to even think about it now as its not let me down yet!

all in all id say its a fantastic phone, and if you want something a little different or a change of scenery id fully recommend it :) just one niggle for me is the music app, its annoying as hell and i still havent got my library properly organised on it, nothing seems to sync it correctly from my mac though i suppose there is the option of just dragging and dropping the folders into the music folder. Hate leaving itunes, loved its ease and simplicity, and doubletwist just doesnt compare.
 
ARGH what to do.

Do I wait six months for the Nexus 3.
Get an Iphone 5 is four months
Or get the SGS2 now.
 
jboy123 said:
Do I wait six months for the Nexus 3.
Get an Iphone 5 is fout months
Or get the SGS2 now.
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SGS2 unlocked now then if you like the iPhone 5 when it comes out you sell it and buy the iPhone 5 on contract (for the discounted price). In the end you should break about even.
 
gimmeiphone said:
i agree sort of regarding android market, there are a lot of crappy looking apps, but to be honest, all the decent ones, ones i actually used on my iphone 4 regularly, are available on android, plus as im finding out a lot of cool add ons like the widgets and live wallpapers (really cool) my favourite thing though is the battery life, realised i dont have to even think about it now as its not let me down yet!
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I get the impression with the android market (not that I have personal experience) that it's like the macintosh application market, you may not get everything but the really good stuff does in general tend to get ported over (least I've noticed my favorite games tend to have an Android equivalent though I have also noticed usually it comes on iphone first. Except Squaresoft it seems. I had assumed they made the final fantasies for android but a co-worker with Android was surprised (and a bit jealous) that I had final fantasy on my phone. So I just did a quick google search and it seems I can't find any link that shows Squaresoft supports Android. And sorry, for that alone I'd pick the iphone first. Squaresoft has made some of my favorite rpgs and while there are emulators I suppose it's nice to have the one actually designed for use on the phone. But I am jealous of emulating FFVII since I don't jailbrake my phone though it seems Squaresoft is working their way up the Final Fantasys for the phone, they're going to make IV this year for the iphone!).

Anyways, I'm pretty happy overall with my phone, I already have a large collection of apps, it has the advantage with the app store, so I really don't see that I'd be swayed to another phone anyways. The only thing I really care about when I upgrade it when my contract runs out is faster processor, app store is still well supported by developers, and more storage space (disappointment in the 4 honestly on that one). At this point it would have to take some super awesome phone or more likely Apple really ******** up the iphone to get me to change. I'm pretty entrenched and I don't see anything worth it to scrapp all my accessories/apps I have for my phone. I don't need anything extra in my phone (or rather no one has introduced anything the iphone doesn't have that I find all that exciting and sometimes I find it bad, like I actually don't want a bigger screen and therefore bigger phone) and the stuff I hear Android lets you do (like animated backgrounds and widgets) sound neat but they're not something I'd buy or not buy a phone over honestly. Even without having entrenched myself with Apple (good or bad idea, too late now, it's already happened), I'm not sure I'd switch to Android cause the choice is phone I know I really like and I know my way around vs. a phone I may like better or I may wish I'd not gotten. So I could go with what I know I like, or take the risk. And the iphone doesn't have anything that annoys me enough that I really want fixed to take the risk on something different (I really do like my phone *shrug*). My opinion is if it isn't broken, don't fix it unless you know it will be improved.
 
El3ctronics said:
Samsung just postponed their NYC press event that was scheduled for May 24th. This probably was the event to introduce the Galaxy S2 in the US. We'll have to wait a little while longer...

http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/16/samsung-postpones-may-24th-new-york-city-press-event/
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I kind of want to know why but I would not be surprised if it was because of one of the 4 big carriers said they could not be ready for it yet. Safe to say Samsung plans on making sure that the Galaxy S lines stay being released on all 4 carriers at the same time because it did work really well last time.
 
tigress666 said:
I get the impression with the android market (not that I have personal experience) that it's like the macintosh application market, you may not get everything but the really good stuff does in general tend to get ported over (least I've noticed my favorite games tend to have an Android equivalent though I have also noticed usually it comes on iphone first. Except Squaresoft it seems. I had assumed they made the final fantasies for android but a co-worker with Android was surprised (and a bit jealous) that I had final fantasy on my phone. So I just did a quick google search and it seems I can't find any link that shows Squaresoft supports Android. And sorry, for that alone I'd pick the iphone first. Squaresoft has made some of my favorite rpgs and while there are emulators I suppose it's nice to have the one actually designed for use on the phone. But I am jealous of emulating FFVII since I don't jailbrake my phone though it seems Squaresoft is working their way up the Final Fantasys for the phone, they're going to make IV this year for the iphone!).

Anyways, I'm pretty happy overall with my phone, I already have a large collection of apps, it has the advantage with the app store, so I really don't see that I'd be swayed to another phone anyways. The only thing I really care about when I upgrade it when my contract runs out is faster processor, app store is still well supported by developers, and more storage space (disappointment in the 4 honestly on that one). At this point it would have to take some super awesome phone or more likely Apple really ******** up the iphone to get me to change. I'm pretty entrenched and I don't see anything worth it to scrapp all my accessories/apps I have for my phone. I don't need anything extra in my phone (or rather no one has introduced anything the iphone doesn't have that I find all that exciting and sometimes I find it bad, like I actually don't want a bigger screen and therefore bigger phone) and the stuff I hear Android lets you do (like animated backgrounds and widgets) sound neat but they're not something I'd buy or not buy a phone over honestly. Even without having entrenched myself with Apple (good or bad idea, too late now, it's already happened), I'm not sure I'd switch to Android cause the choice is phone I know I really like and I know my way around vs. a phone I may like better or I may wish I'd not gotten. So I could go with what I know I like, or take the risk. And the iphone doesn't have anything that annoys me enough that I really want fixed to take the risk on something different (I really do like my phone *shrug*). My opinion is if it isn't broken, don't fix it unless you know it will be improved.
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I purchased my android for the app Gameboid. Now i play most of the final fantasies on it. I am currently playing VI and it has just replaced VII as my favorite. I am thinking about getting the Xperia play if Square officially supports it. If not I'll continue to pirate their games. Besides they owe me after the crap they sold me labeled Final Fantasy XIII
 
tigress666 said:
I get the impression with the android market (not that I have personal experience) that it's like the macintosh application market, you may not get everything but the really good stuff does in general tend to get ported over (least I've noticed my favorite games tend to have an Android equivalent though I have also noticed usually it comes on iphone first. Except Squaresoft it seems. I had assumed they made the final fantasies for android but a co-worker with Android was surprised (and a bit jealous) that I had final fantasy on my phone. So I just did a quick google search and it seems I can't find any link that shows Squaresoft supports Android. And sorry, for that alone I'd pick the iphone first. Squaresoft has made some of my favorite rpgs and while there are emulators I suppose it's nice to have the one actually designed for use on the phone. But I am jealous of emulating FFVII since I don't jailbrake my phone though it seems Squaresoft is working their way up the Final Fantasys for the phone, they're going to make IV this year for the iphone!).

Anyways, I'm pretty happy overall with my phone, I already have a large collection of apps, it has the advantage with the app store, so I really don't see that I'd be swayed to another phone anyways. The only thing I really care about when I upgrade it when my contract runs out is faster processor, app store is still well supported by developers, and more storage space (disappointment in the 4 honestly on that one). At this point it would have to take some super awesome phone or more likely Apple really ******** up the iphone to get me to change. I'm pretty entrenched and I don't see anything worth it to scrapp all my accessories/apps I have for my phone. I don't need anything extra in my phone (or rather no one has introduced anything the iphone doesn't have that I find all that exciting and sometimes I find it bad, like I actually don't want a bigger screen and therefore bigger phone) and the stuff I hear Android lets you do (like animated backgrounds and widgets) sound neat but they're not something I'd buy or not buy a phone over honestly. Even without having entrenched myself with Apple (good or bad idea, too late now, it's already happened), I'm not sure I'd switch to Android cause the choice is phone I know I really like and I know my way around vs. a phone I may like better or I may wish I'd not gotten. So I could go with what I know I like, or take the risk. And the iphone doesn't have anything that annoys me enough that I really want fixed to take the risk on something different (I really do like my phone *shrug*). My opinion is if it isn't broken, don't fix it unless you know it will be improved.
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I purchased my android for the app Gameboid. Now i play most of the final fantasies on it. I am currently playing VI and it has just replaced VII as my favorite. I am thinking about getting the Xperia play if Square officially supports it. If not I'll continue to pirate their games. Besides they owe me after the POS they sold me labeled Final Fantasy XIII
 
I actually would love to see comparisons between Samsung Galaxy S II vs iPad 2. I know the latter is a tablet but the next iPhone likely will carry the same A5 chip. I think my money is on Sammy in that battle. SGSII could be the best non-Apple smartphone since the Nokia N95.
 
I went to the AT&T store and took a look how Android has matured since I owned the first Droid on Motorola.

And wow - the touchscreens got a lot more accurate, colors got better, and responsiveness on the keyboard was highly noticeable. I was happy. I don't even know what phone I was looking at, some HTC phone that was $499 without a 2 year. And a Samsung too.

I want to know when the Galaxy S II will release for AT&T. Does anyone have any confirmed dates or any idea? I really think it's going to be the phone to pull me away from Apple, at least until I go back in a few years or so once they completely redesign the phone. They'll go to 4 inch+ screens eventually, with AMOLED or something other than LCD to save battery power etc. It'll just be once EVERYONE ELSE is doing it. I can't wait that long right now.

As it stands I am just tired of the same notification system, the same screen size, the same OS interface for 4 years. It's just stale. And the specs from the 4S refresh that are rumored are STILL behind the phones coming out now. And once this 4S comes out, that's it for ANOTHER year...so, yeah, I think I want to switch.

Didn't mean for this to come off sounding as a rant. I am a huge Apple fanboy...but I an unbiased one.
 
jboy123 said:
I purchased my android for the app Gameboid. Now i play most of the final fantasies on it. I am currently playing VI and it has just replaced VII as my favorite. I am thinking about getting the Xperia play if Square officially supports it. If not I'll continue to pirate their games. Besides they owe me after the crap they sold me labeled Final Fantasy XIII
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Yeah, but my point is Squaresoft isn't actually supporting Android. You're just using an emulator some one else came up with.

Though I have to agree with you about the crap they sold you labeled Final Fantasy XIII (so far of the Final Fantasy's I've played, and I haven't played near them all to be fair, the only one I disliked).
 
Bawstun said:
I went to the AT&T store and took a look how Android has matured since I owned the first Droid on Motorola.

And wow - the touchscreens got a lot more accurate, colors got better, and responsiveness on the keyboard was highly noticeable. I was happy. I don't even know what phone I was looking at, some HTC phone that was $499 without a 2 year. And a Samsung too.

I want to know when the Galaxy S II will release for AT&T. Does anyone have any confirmed dates or any idea? I really think it's going to be the phone to pull me away from Apple, at least until I go back in a few years or so once they completely redesign the phone. They'll go to 4 inch+ screens eventually, with AMOLED or something other than LCD to save battery power etc. It'll just be once EVERYONE ELSE is doing it. I can't wait that long right now.

As it stands I am just tired of the same notification system, the same screen size, the same OS interface for 4 years. It's just stale. And the specs from the 4S refresh that are rumored are STILL behind the phones coming out now. And once this 4S comes out, that's it for ANOTHER year...so, yeah, I think I want to switch.

Didn't mean for this to come off sounding as a rant. I am a huge Apple fanboy...but I an unbiased one.
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Sometime in Q3 so earliest is July.
 
annk said:
I just ordered the S2 - will have around June 8th or so. Am really looking forward to having it in my hands. :D

I love my Apple products, but was just too curious about Android last year. Got an HTC instead of an iPhone, thinking I might end up with an iPhone eventually at any rate. But then this one came along...

As far as I'm concerned, it's just a matter of finding out what's right for you at any given time. For me, it's Android right now because I think it's fun to learn a new platform. *shrug*
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How are you liking your S2? You made the right choice. Every iPhone user should upgrade to Android. Better platform, open source and much better and friendlier userbase.

I also take this opportunity to thank you for being the best moderator on this site. Seems you are the only pro Android moderator. The rest consider evrything people post on Android as trolling and censor free information.
 
MacosLover said:
Every iPhone user should upgrade to Android. Better platform, open source and much better and friendlier userbase.
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How's life under your bridge?
Why do you have such a difficult time accepting that not everyone likes what you do, and your opinion is just that - YOUR opinion. It's not mine and I don't share it. Android doesn't run iOS, Android doesn't have the Apple Remote app, Android doesn't integrate seamlessly with iTunes or Garage Band, Android doesn't have iMovie, etc. These are the reason -I- stick with my iPhone. It's the better platform for me and countless other users.

Seriously. Go scream from the rooftops how much you love your phone, but grow up and stop worrying so much about everyone else.
 
MacosLover said:
How are you liking your S2? You made the right choice. Every iPhone user should upgrade to Android. Better platform, open source and much better and friendlier userbase.
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I don't have it yet, but am really looking forward to it. But I'm not sure "upgrade" is the word, heh. Seems to me both platforms are interesting (I f ex might well end up with an iPhone someday). Diversity and competition is good for the consumer IMO. :cool:

MacosLover said:
I also take this opportunity to thank you for being the best moderator on this site. Seems you are the only pro Android moderator. The rest consider evrything people post on Android as trolling and censor free information.
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Thanks, :p but you're wrong about the other mods. We don't judge trolling on the basis of a member's preference about hardware. There are constructive posts, about Android or anything else on Macrumors, and then there are posts designed to rile people up. Doesn't have so much to do with brand loyalty as it does with immaturity, I think.

Just report trolling where ever you see it and we'll weed it out.
 
iPhone 4 > SGS 2 > iPhone 4.

Been there done that, whilst it was fun for a few weeks it's nice to be home again.
 
ammcfc said:
Samsung Galaxy S2 vs iPad2 vs iPhone4 - Browser benchmark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCf0-MQswCo
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Interesting results. I've just run the Peacekeeper benchmark on my iPod touch, Nexus S and Xoom.

SGS II: 964 - Yours
Xoom: 859
iPad II : 692 - Yours
iPhone 4: 560 - Yours
iPod Touch: 555
Nexus S: 488

To judge a whole device on a single benchmark would be flawed IMO but the numbers are interesting.
 

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annk said:
What did you miss about the iPhone? And was there anything you preferred about the S2?
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need to know this too. coz im tempted buying the galaxy s2. i think it's because the apps in apple's appstore is much better than in android.
 
I am so sick and tired of these benchmark numbers.

They are plain useless.

90% of the people don't know thing about if their phone have dual core or 1GB or ram. They don't care if the phone runs a 3d graphic test sequence at 60fps, or that phones with the same OS sells 18,000 per day. They don't want to need to hack their phones to make it look good. People don't want to download an app to close apps because it will eat the battery quicker.

What people want is, a huge selection of great apps ad games without even guessing if it will be compatible with their phone or not. Download and run. simple. People want to switch app while having a smooth animation on their screen. People likes to listen to music with the best portable music playing program. They also like to be able to choose from more than 2,000 cases for their phone.

I used to be an android user when HTC started to release phones like crazy and got myself a Desire/G7.

An android phone screams out: "HEY LOOK, IM DIFFERENT, IM NOT A FANBOY!!" But you know what? Deep inside, I was jealous because while my friends were playing Starfront collision, I was stuck with Robo defense -And this is one of the top rated games in the market, are you ***** kidding me?. And while they were buying exotic alluminium cases for their phone, I had to wait 2 months for a cheap silicone case to appear in ebay. Having to download 6 different apps to manage my processes, and watching minute by minute how much ram if left. Yet I lived 8 months with it.

So what I try to explain here is.. most people myself included, don't care about what's in the process, they care about the result. I never took a look at the benchmark numbers of my iPhone 4. I don't need to know it neither, I just know it will run EVERY SINGLE APP smoothly.

People need a phone that get things done the easy way, a phone that makes their life easier, not more complicated, the way a smart phone should be.
 
TEHi said:
90% of the people don't know thing about if their phone have dual core or 1GB or ram. They don't care if the phone runs a 3d graphic test sequence at 60fps, or that phones with the same OS sells 18,000 per day. They don't want to need to hack their phones to make it look good. People don't want to download an app to close apps because it will eat the battery quicker.

What people want is, a huge selection of great apps ad games without even guessing if it will be compatible with their phone or not. Download and run. simple. People want to switch app while having a smooth animation on their screen. People likes to listen to music with the best portable music playing program. They also like to be able to choose from more than 2,000 cases for their phone.
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These are quite stark requirements. Got any sources/proof that this is true?

EDIT: And if that 90% statistic is true, why isn't the iPhone at 90% marketshare penetration?
 
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