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[Q] Considering upgrading from S2, anything to worry about ?

Hello,
As the tittle already says, currently I am considering buying the Note and selling my S2. Im not a noob and consider myself as a power user. I like to tweak the sh*t out of my phone. Im currently running cyanogenmod on S2 with syiah and this is why I am writing this. I am aware that the Note is almost the same hardware as S2 and I am wondering about few things:
Is cyanogenmod 7/9 coming to the Note ?
What do you think, will developers support the note ? I mean, the S2 section is overflowing with roms, kernels etc, I wonder if there are any kernels with cpu undervolting, gpu undervolting/clocking etc.
The screen, ive seen some rumours that it uses the old amoled tech with fewer subpixels from S1, I didnt like that on S1, is that true ?
Im sorry to bother you, these are just a few questions I am having in my head before going to the store I love my S2, I dont mind the big screen, actually its the reason I want to upgrade... I would be very grateful for any replies, I am sure it will help few other undecided people too
Thanks for reading

I wouldn't buy the Note instead of your SII. It's too little of an upgrade for the $$$.
Unless the screen means everything to you (yes, it's beautiful).
CyanogenMod isn't released for the Note yet, but it probably will be pretty soon. Same goes for stock Ice Cream Sandwich.

i wasnt blown away when i upgraded from sgs2 to the note but still if u absolutely want a bigger screen than yeah go for it u wont be dissapointed in that respect.

Same as the rest of the comments. But, take into consideration that the custom launchers are not yet optimized for the Note, at least most of them. You'll need to wait for some upgrades.
The screen and resolution are...

My note will be here tomorrow, you guys are bumming me out. I have a i9100 now and thought the notes screen would be a big improvement.

The Note's screen IS a big improvement! It makes the phone. It does use the pentile subpixel layout, but the resolution is high enough and they've optimized the software to where it's the best screen you can currently buy in a mobile device. In My Humble Opinion. I literally haven't touched my tablet since the day my note arrived in the mail. I came from the GSII, also, and things like web browsing are no contest superior on the Note.

xeq544 said:
Is cyanogenmod 7/9 coming to the Note ?
What do you think, will developers support the note ? I mean, the S2 section is overflowing with roms, kernels etc, I wonder if there are any kernels with cpu undervolting, gpu undervolting/clocking etc.
The screen, ive seen some rumours that it uses the old amoled tech with fewer subpixels from S1, I didnt like that on S1, is that true ?
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yes, CM7 and 9 are being worked on.
When will they be done? Who knows.
Will developers support it? Who can tell? We have people doing ROMS already.
I'm sure you are aware that in this first gen set of kernels, the Note will be laggier than your S2. I'd suggest also browsing through the FAQ in my sig for a lot more info.
- Frank

Go for it. I went from the S2 (via a detour to the GN) to the Note and love it. My advice is think about what you want it for. it if's video and web browsing then go for it, if its more as a phone and making loads of calls then maybe not.
Also i'm seeing much better battery life with my usage when compared to the S2.

xeq544 said:
Hello,
As the tittle already says, currently I am considering buying the Note and selling my S2. Im not a noob and consider myself as a power user. I like to tweak the sh*t out of my phone. Im currently running cyanogenmod on S2 with syiah and this is why I am writing this. I am aware that the Note is almost the same hardware as S2 and I am wondering about few things:
Is cyanogenmod 7/9 coming to the Note ?
What do you think, will developers support the note ? I mean, the S2 section is overflowing with roms, kernels etc, I wonder if there are any kernels with cpu undervolting, gpu undervolting/clocking etc.
The screen, ive seen some rumours that it uses the old amoled tech with fewer subpixels from S1, I didnt like that on S1, is that true ?
Im sorry to bother you, these are just a few questions I am having in my head before going to the store I love my S2, I dont mind the big screen, actually its the reason I want to upgrade... I would be very grateful for any replies, I am sure it will help few other undecided people too
Thanks for reading
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like every new popular device, it takes time for the devs to get it & create a ROM for it.

There are some differences between the S2 and the Note... u can`t use the same Kernel and ROM. I talked to one Developer and in his opinion there will be no C 7 for Note... they´re still working on a ICS-ROM . At this time there are only a few C-ROM´s for the Note. They are almost buggy... If u come from Silya Kernel u will miss the very good performance of this Kernel and also the features ( call recording, reboot,...)
BTW u have the opinion to flash this features via CWM an mods to the Note..

maxh said:
It does use the pentile subpixel layout
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Damn, thats a VERY cheap move from samsung on such an expensive handset. I was about to order the handset today, but I will go to the shop to check out the screen more extensively. I hated it on S1. And I sure will hate it on note... Why do they do this, its pretty much FAKE HD screen, because the number of subpixels is lower than on sub-HD S2 screen...
Gonna check it out tommorow and I will decide.

xeq544 said:
Damn, thats a VERY cheap move from samsung on such an expensive handset. I was about to order the handset today, but I will go to the shop to check out the screen more extensively. I hated it on S1. And I sure will hate it on note... Why do they do this, its pretty much FAKE HD screen, because the number of subpixels is lower than on sub-HD S2 screen...
Gonna check it out tommorow and I will decide.
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By all means do check it out because of course it's a fair bit of money to drop on a new toy, but the screen density makes up for that very issue you're concerned about.
I came from a GSII and I have a mate who owns a Captivate. The difference between the two screens are immediately visible. Comparing my Note's screen to the GSII is however, a matter left to microscopes. Chances are you wont have the Note held 6 inches or less away from your face, which is where it just starts to become noticeable and that's even if you're looking for it.
Remember, the Galaxy Nexus and Droid RAZR both have (currently) higher-than-usual resolution screens using pentile SAMOLED displays. It's still slightly visible on the RAZR, but not so on the Nexus. It really truly is a great display.
As a side note, I took a bite ordering mine without ever handling one before, and I'm completely satisfied.

I sold my sgs2 in fqvour of a galaxy note, and can never go back. the sgs2 is smoother, the note has a lot of hiccups. but I can't use a regular phone anymore, everything is just to tiny.
Also, the biggest advantage besides the screen is the batterylife, it is the first phone that will last the whole day, the sgs2 was horrible in this departement!
so basically; better screen, better batterylife... but less smooth (still very fast though).

This is my first android phone, came from an iPhone 3gs, so no real comparison. I do have a few friends with the SGS2.
I agree with all the posts above. The screen is awesome, and even the Nexus seems small compared. I personally prefer having hardware buttons as further increases real-estate. Also agree with some of the lag issues, specifically with browser use. Have played around with the Nexus and ICS has some pretty significant improvements regarding speed and smoothness and i have no doubt that these will be passed down to the Note.
At the moment, this phone can,t be beaten IMHO
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Free Thinking Festival: Optimus Black

Hello to everyone!
I have open this topic to tell everyone that I admire my phone. I care about it, and you do?
This thread is about you're expectations, doubts, positive and negative feedbacks.
It's all about Optimus Black.
As for me I'm waiting now for gingerbread update.
And I'm looking for a compatible headset for my lg.
Regards
Kris
Sent from my LG-P970 using XDA App

hardware is top,
software sucks.

quyTam said:
hardware is top,
software sucks.
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+1 for this
But as they say p970 it has goot hardware

Hardware, most are good except battery is suck (software prob i think) & VGA is very old, PowerVR 530... at first i was hoping 535 or 540. But well, i barely use my phone for games.
Very like the phone design, also I love IPS panel for sure
Sent from my LG-P970 using Tapatalk

good phone with some glitches
the phone is having a very good display, a great slim streamline body, the best front facing camera, the primary camera is having rich colors too.
however, what hangs the phone down is the bad s/w support, tinny(although loud) speakers,the LG Bloatware, fingerprint prone back panel and a bad battery. i have 2 charge it every night
and oh! the GPU is not powerful enough, i bought this phone mistaking the Sgx530 as the SGX540 (the one in the SGS). although, i don't regret buying it. primarily due to the awesome display

I bought this phone the P970 to replace my older GT i9000 Galaxy S1
Hardware wise i love it but software wise its not so good
So i bought a Galaxy S 2 as main phone
Even now when i hold the P970 in my hand this phone feels better and more comfortable fit than Galaxy S2
Dont get me wrong Galaxy S2 is probably the best android phone out there but the P970 aint that far behind I love both phones just Samsung have better on time updates
Its a shame if the P970 came shipped with Android 2.3 it would have been a massive hit
even my old service provider Tmobile dont have it listed now as one of their phones now online for sale anymore
LG have a lot to learn
Was speaking to LG support yesterday according to them the update we are all waiting for is ready on their end now it is being tested by service providers and once the approval is sent back to LG then it will be ready for people to update , they say it is imminent

I live in a hostel, and i have almost all smartphones in my building under a roof.
And all i can say about Optimus Black is that it has the best display out there in market. I have compared the 720p movies hand-on-hand with Sensation XE (htc flagship), Galaxy S2 (Samsung flagship) and Arc S (SonyErricson flagship). And not only me, but the owners of those mobiles themselves frankly admitted that Optimus Black is the most fabulous while watching movie.
And also another thing, many smartphones of today, when you use outdoors in sunlight, well, i've seen too many people keeping their palms on mobile to avoid direct sunlight falling on mobile. But with Optimus Black, i can see crystal clear in daylight without slightest discomfort.
Every mobile has its goods and bads, and i'm happy with my OB for the good it brings.

pros : slim, good material, wifi direct, nice display, the only one with neutral colors and pure white (better render than AMOLED), camera is also one of the best on phones market
cons : software, battery, 1gb of ram would have been better, no TV out, not dustproof
the worst thing after all for me is that we have to keep the phone ON to use alarms (is it the case for all androphones ?)

Ilko said:
the worst thing after all for me is that we have to keep the phone ON to use alarms (is it the case for all androphones ?)
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Yes, I think so.

I've had my OB for about two months now and I can't possibly state how happy I am with it !
It's great ! Isn't it just great, you guys ?
The battery lasts a lot more than my old Blackberry's, the display is huge, shiny and the colors are vivid. Game performance is astonishing and I love the Dolby mobile option for Music and Videos.
All in all, a great phone !

Is OB a good option?

Hi OB users, I have been very tempted to buy this phone but I have a few questions that hopefully you can help me answer and decide whether or not it is a good decision to go ahead and buy it.
1.-I've heard battery life sucks, is this true? will it improve significantly if GB is ever released by LG (or maybe ICS will be the immediate update instead)?
2.-LG announced ICS will be released for OB, but I have also seen that LG has let down users many times with upgrades (e.g. GB), so do you still trust LG for keeping your HW up to date in terms of SW?
3.-If you could chose, would you chose again the OB or you would pass?
4.-Have you found HW limitations that have a direct impact over Android performance(amount of RAM, being only single core where the trend is to go dual or even quad)?
5.-Any last thoughts you could give me about your experience with this phone
Thanks in advance to everyone who took the time of reading my post, hopefully you can help me make the best decision.

Answers :
1 - battery life is normal, as any other 4" 1500mah phone, no better,no worse.
2 - Yes i trust about the release, but not the release "date".
3 - For single core, i will choose OB, my next pass is Galaxy Note at moment D), may be different when i actually changing from OB to any other device; but will wait for 3-4 months, OB meets all my need so far.
4 - 1080p video gives jerks, but 720p video runs very smoothly on OB. Haven't experienced much h/w limitations so far. [ i mean look at market, mobiles like Galaxy Y, Ace; Optimus One/Net; Defy etc occupy more than 70% of android phones, so a single core 1ghz 512mb RAM is not bad at all.. ]
5 - Display brightness and colour contrast is by far the best in whole era of smartphones, except LG PRADA 3 releasing this christmas.

It is a good option, as you may know is not the best out there, but it is a good one.
Everyone knows that smartphones are hungryphones, so it's almost the same issue to all devices. I do moderate use of it [2~3 hours calling, 2~3 hours music/gaming, about 1hour of wifi] daily and charge it every 2 days, so it's fine for me.
At the moment there is no single game that I tested and fail. Asphalt HD 6, PES 12, Fieldunners HD, GunBros [and playing online], Minigore, World of Goo, AngryBirds [all of them] and so on...
Display is a higher pro, 12pm at summer and sunniest day of the year still clearly see that display.
I'm not and android knower or anything, but in my opinion the only thing bad is SW updates or should I say no updates at all, but hey we have cm7 in good shape now and getting better

1. For me I find that the battery life of my OB can be quite erratic. Meaning sometimes it could last for 2days without charging, and sometimes the battery will just be depleted overnight (which is quite scary if you're using it as an alarm)
^Without me installing any new apps.
2. They promised, so they would have to get ICS out by hook or by crook or it will be very very bad publicity.
3&4. This I'm not too sure about myself. What I look for in a phone is it being slim and light, and a good camera. The OB is one of the thinnest phones at an affordable price. Maybe I would have gotten the Galaxy S2 or Droid Razr. So far I haven't seen it lag in heavy games like NOVA.
5. The screen is very good, colour accuracy is better than those AMOLED displays every other phone is using imo. the whites on the screen are realllllly white.

1.) Battery life definitely does not suck, it will last for 24 hours with Wi-Fi on, 3G off, 3-4 audio calls, 2 hour gaming, 3-4-5 browsing, Facebook, Messenger, Foursquare, Latitude open non stop, 30min-1h of navigation, 2-3 hours of music on the headphones, screen light on optimized (based on the light sensor ).
I know that some people wish that their Android's battery will last a week or so, but it's not 2001 anymore and these phones are not the 3310s anymore, so, IMHO, 24 hours is great, considering everything you're doing with it in that interval.
2.) Now that I've finally rooted it, I really don;t care. Yes, LG has been really delayed with the GB update, and that could possibly mean that it will delay the ICS release a lot, but that's what we have XDA for, right ?
3.) I would definitely choose the OB again. In my humble opinion it is the best price/performance ratio out there. Big screen, powerful single-core processor, enough ram to handle almost anything you throw @ it, the PowerVR GPU is a great video chipset, third best after MALI and Tegra on the market right now, all in all it's a great phone, and yes, there's always going to be a newer, better phone released, but for its price, the OB does it all.
4.)I kind of already answered that, I'll fill in additional details: There are almost no lags within the UI, the default LG Launcher is sometimes a bit laggy for half a second or so, but its just the launcher, not the phone. After replacing it with Launcher Pro for example, it performs beautifully. My Core i5 Desktop PC doesn't cycle through Windows that smooth :O The 720p playback is brilliant, no lag or other problems at all.
5.) Any last thoughts ? My personal conclusion after owning it and a SGSII for over 2 months now is this: it does 85-90% of what the SGSII does at almost half the price. Definitely a bargain !
Wish you luck with your new phone, regardless of what that will be.

Yes and no
It's like a good car with a bad driver on it... (Hardware and software) I suggest you to find a good car with a good driver Xpreia Neo V can be a good alternative...

if you want high end stuff I suggest you to wait panasonic's come back nearly april (will be presented at CES 2012)
there is also the "free thinking festival" about the OB

Thanks to everyone who read my post and dedicated some time to answer back. OB seems like a really good phone to me now, so hopefully, within the first 2 months of 2012 I might put my hands in one of those (or even sooner if I find it at a good price). Thanks again guys, you are much better than the people on the Acer tab A500 forum that I frequently check. Looking forward for more opinions

in a nutshell, if u want a brilliant 4 inch of screen estate, decent CPU nd a capable GPU,a sleek sexy and awesome looker, vivid camera and the best FRONT FACING cam,a great gesture controllable UI, go for op. Black. The software is no prob.
I had a tok wid MIUI and they confirmed immediate support for the device.also, the official GB will be available by jan latest.
If u want to hear glitches of this phone, am sorry to disappoint you....root nd delete the LG BLOATWRE,u wl hv 1day with heavy use.

I was watching this review on youtube and the guy mentions 2 issues:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1BbO5TI7Fg
1.-The phone overheats and becomes unbearable to hold
2.-Signal strenght decreases while holding it (similar to iPhone 4)
Could you guys share your experience in these 2 areas? I am thinking this guy might have received a faulty unit, but I just want to confirm. Thanks again guys.

sensei22 said:
I was watching this review on youtube and the guy mentions 2 issues:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1BbO5TI7Fg
1.-The phone overheats and becomes unbearable to hold
2.-Signal strenght decreases while holding it (similar to iPhone 4)
Could you guys share your experience in these 2 areas? I am thinking this guy might have received a faulty unit, but I just want to confirm. Thanks again guys.
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The phone may overheat when you use it while it is charging or if you're playing heavy games. My OB haven't heated up to a point thats unbearable to hold. Usually the camera area heats up. I believe that all slim phones heat up just like my friend's S2.
When it comes to signal, it's almost at par with nokia phones. With my Giorgio Armani phone, I can't even send sms inside my room, but with my OB, I can recieve and send sms anytime.

Had no such problems until now. Only heated once, but I was heavily multi-tasking atm, cooled down 2-3 minutes later. Regarding the signal, I had trouble with my old Sony Ericsson w960i and with my newer BB 8520 Curve inside this house, but the signal, even on 3G, on the OB is pure brilliancy !

Tips:
for browser use opera mobile for smooth hardware accelerated browsing.
for launcher use launcherpro. Its the smoothest launcher out there.
With all the above and CM7 the effect is my P970 is more responsive than my iphone4. Definitely worth the buy. Other good option with much tempting price is samsung galaxy W.

In my opinion its the BEST VFM out there...i m very satisfied with it!

3.-i would pass.
4.-hw is somewhat limited. gpu is weakest in competition. but games' generally working ok.
5.- sound quailty sucks. buy yourself a mp3 player with ob.

HW-wise the phone is unusable as a car navgiation. The GPS is incredibely inaccurate (50-100m difference is not a problem).
I never experienced overheating (yes, if you push it it's warm but not too much)
SW-wise the original firmware is quite buggy - there are problems with contacts associations, it happened that my phone stopped recieving SMS. There is no stable alternative, nor there is GB upgrade.
If I was considering buying the phone again, I would go for Nexus S, which costs nearly the same money, has larger community support, there is official ICS port and I can actually use it in my car.

[Q] Is galaxy note actually worth, because...

hey y'all..
I currently own a nokia n96..it used ta be the bomb a few years back before android dived out of nowhere..
I am guna buy the gnote in 1st week of june..
I just am in luv wit it, but with the galaxy s3 coming on may 3rd.
Should i go for gnote monster, or order the samsung s3 when it comes..due to the quad core reason nd rumored 12MP camera.
Still i think that the gnotes screen and the upcoming special luxury ics update coming, it cud be betr.
But plz stil heeeelp.!

Frankly, I don't see why would one actually need a quad-core, except for heavy gaming. Note's dual-core is more than capable to deal with any tasks I can think of, and then some. Also, 8mpix picture quality is more than enough for photo amateurs.
OTOH, Note's screen experience is second to none. You can even run it in tablet mode if you wish.
Note's only drawback is that you won't be able to switch to small phones once you start to use it.
SGSII feels like Toys-R-Us to me now.

chasmodo said:
Frankly, I don't see why would one actually need a quad-core, except for heavy gaming. Note's dual-core is more than capable to deal with any tasks I can think of, and then some. Also, 8mpix picture quality is more than enough for photo amateurs.
OTOH, Note's screen experience is second to none. You can even run it in tablet mode if you wish.
Note's only drawback is that you won't be able to switch to small phones once you start to use it.
SGSII feels like Toys-R-Us to me now.
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SCREEN! The Screen is amazing, and honestly after using it a while I can't use any other screen anymore. Once you used this since all other phones seems for me as they are wrong. Childish, I not understand how I used them all the years.
To the Galaxy S3, let's wait what we actually are getting. quad-core, well sounds great, but the Note is flying compared to anything I had in my hands so far. I am not saying I have no look to the S3, but still the Note is the business tool I use 24/7. I even retired my ipad. The size and weight of the Note is perfectly fitting my needs.

The only reason to go with Quad-Core S3 is that Note might be too big. If it's not - go for Note. Seriously, you won't use even 50% of this CPU, not now, probably not even in a year.

should i b scared of buyin gnote, as i throw my phone a lot!?!
duudes.., main thing..should i root it after buying 'coz i reali dnt kno how cud it make the 'gnote' any betr..
I was thnking of getin launcher like adw ex launcher and make my fone like the one on youtube..just search for 'coldfusTion' on youtube nd i luv his homescreens.
Is ther anythin betr than that, if so plz inform?
Nd any tips?
Hollâ

begimaad said:
duudes.., main thing..should i root it after buying 'coz i reali dnt kno how cud it make the 'gnote' any betr..
I was thnking of getin launcher like adw ex launcher and make my fone like the one on youtube..just search for 'coldfusTion' on youtube nd i luv his homescreens.
Is ther anythin betr than that, if so plz inform?
Nd any tips?
Hollâ
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i have adw and its great. If you do your homework you can get stock rom to your liking without flashing custom rom. Just takes a lot of time. Also remeber to backup your settings in adw.
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Well LG is coming out with a large screen phablet. And HTC seems to be working on one with one nice specs as well (1080p screen!) Who knows when they are hitting though.

as a note owner, I would say if you are going to make the jump, wait for the quad-core note to come out. Then go

if the quad-core note should ever come out.. im not going to jump to the bandwagon unless Sammy can compensate the battery performance of a quad-core device...
we all know what's going on in OneX forums.. their primary concerns are though they have a quad-core phone up on their sleeves... the battery is better left unsaid... it last for just hours, barely making it even a day...
If we have to wait for quad-core phones, Manufacturers like Sammy itself should make up their ante to put a battery that would match it's processing power.....

I'd say wait for the SIII then decide , I've used an SII and now the note ,they are both fine devices but the S2 felt that little more refined than the Note.
Samsung takes more care of it's S- flagships than other Galaxy members.
as for quad cores being not needed now ,true but what about the future?
all I'm saying is wait and see ,in the end they are both very high end devices .

just got two mails conforming 1.4ghz exynos quad core on siii.
Is adw supported on ics?nd shud i format my fone when ics comes for gnote.

the quad core exynos yields 20% in battery savings compared to the dual core, from what sammy reports
also, pin to pin, it is the same as the dual core, so if samsung ever decides to upgrade the Note, it'll be a quick and easy update.
how nice it would be if we could change processors on our mobiles just like how we do on our own PCs.....
that aside, wait for the S3 and see what kind of screen it has. Super AMOLED on the Note is vibrant, no doubt, but the S2's SA Plus looks even better.

yeaaa..that wudave been great..installing new processors..bt i dnt thnk tht wud happen fr abt 5 or 6 years lol.
May 3rd cumin closer nd closer..
Any guess that how much would the s3 cost in euros!?my budget is €500..

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as a note owner, I would say if you are going to make the jump, wait for the quad-core note to come out. Then go
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Quadcore anything would devour your battery in a couple of hours.

jeremy.chan said:
the quad core exynos yields 20% in battery savings compared to the dual core, from what sammy reports
also, pin to pin, it is the same as the dual core, so if samsung ever decides to upgrade the Note, it'll be a quick and easy update.
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+1
This means that the Note2 will be able to use LESS power for the same load - i.e. for anything when not running 100% load.
Sure, if you are running it flat out then it will eat battery faster, but then there's a good chance if you're using maximum performance (recoding a video?) it'll take the same amount of energy just use it faster!
I can't see Samsung not producing a Note2-QC/4412.
What would also be nice is a super-amoled-plus-plus-true-hd+ screen.
I have sat on the fence about buying a Note, if the Note1 was heavily discounted I would consider one, but, I would probably regret not waiting for a couple months to get a Note2 once initial prices settled below "crazy".
But then I also like the padfone, which also has a pen.

i9000 + CM11 = smooth?

Hi guys,
It's very simple question. I want to buy again i9000 (for my gf, uses Xperia J currently) and my question is: does it work well and smooth?
I have checked some videos, but I would like to know your thoughts as videos are not reliable.
Thanks!

Yes it is .Not only cm11 , almost all kitkat roms are smooth. The only problem,for me at least, is the battery and the incoming call lag...2 sec delay.

Two weeks ago it wasn't smooth enough for me while using some apps. But now it's really fast. But do not use the latest nightlies as there is a bug with vídeo playback, which is broken.

Taranis said:
Hi guys,
It's very simple question. I want to buy again i9000 (for my gf, uses Xperia J currently) and my question is: does it work well and smooth?
I have checked some videos, but I would like to know your thoughts as videos are not reliable.
Thanks!
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I think that SGS 2 is so much better choice.It is really faster with 2 cores processor,really better camera,good cpu and ram.
And it is not to expensive.

nemanja96 said:
I think that SGS 2 is so much better choice.It is really faster with 2 cores processor,really better camera,good cpu and ram.
And it is not to expensive.
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I would not buy s1 you should upgrade and buy the cheap moto g or x dont know which one is cheaper.
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Hi guys,
I understand it is weird to do such "upgrade", but me and my gf does not really have money for new phone. We don't want to spend more than about 50 USD more. SGS costs about 80 USD in Poland, used. SGS2 is much too expensive. I'll try to find a bit more expensive dual-core phone.

Our device is 4 years old. SGS is not a bad phone and I will keep using mine until it dies.
I would still recommend getting something better. Remember that if you buy used phone you might need to buy new battery($10-15) and the headphone jack might be worn. Also some (early?) SGS phones have hardware GPS flaw(Mine has it). It can be fixed at home with some effort(search XDA for the final fix). The AMOLED screen is also a little worn(4 years...). In gray backgrounds you can see how the different subpixel colours have worn at different rate. It doesn't affect anything though just cosmetic stuff.

Galaxy S Advance bought! CM11 should be rock-solid and fast. Thanks!