which one is the best samsung galaxy s2 or galaxy nexus??? anyone can tell me plz...which one is more suitable for gaming and performance?
arrish4 said:
which one is the best samsung galaxy s2 or galaxy nexus??? anyone can tell me plz...which one is more suitable for gaming and performance?
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i will recommend u to buy S2.
nut also see the user rewiews abt each phone.
they might help u a lot
Galaxy S2. Why?
Galaxy S2 has a Faster CPU
Dual Core Exynos 1.2ghz is A LOT faster than Dual Core 1.2ghz TI OMAP 4460
Galaxy S2 has a Faster GPU
Not only the Galaxy Nexus has a slower/older GPU, but it is a slower GPU on a device with a lot more pixels. Bad combo. Expect noticeable difference on any moderate GPU intensive app. People are saying how the Galaxy Nexus runs graphic tests slowly because it is not optimized. This is true. Keep in mind that pretty much the Galaxy Nexus is the only phone with 1280 x 720 resolution right now, and the apps, to get the full potential of the screen will have to be optimized. Realistically all apps will not be optimized at first for the Galaxy Nexus. And slowly they might become optimized. And some may never be optimized because it is up to the developer. Also, after optimization, remember it has more pixels to process with slower hardware than the Galaxy S2.
Galaxy S2 has a better rear Camera
8MP > 5MP
Sure it is not all about megapixels, but did anyone say 8MP on the S2 was bad? Not at all, it is fantastic. 5MP sensor on the Galaxy Nexus might be a great sensor but it is a downgrade in image quality from the 8MP galaxy S2 sensor. I'm sure the Galaxy Nexus 5MP sensor is better than a lot of other 8MP sensors out there though.
Galaxy S2 has a better front facing camera
From my personal experience 1.3MP front facing cameras on the older Samsung Galaxy S has been one of the most unimpressive cameras I've ever encountered. Galaxy Nexus is most likely using the same 1.3MP camera. I can say that the Galaxy S2 front facing camera is a lot better than the older Galaxy S front facing camera by using the mirror feature on the OS.
Galaxy S2 has Super AMOLED Plus (Better than Super AMOLED (Pentile) on the Galaxy Nexus)
Might be less important because of pixel density, but take it from a user who has used a Galaxy U (a Galaxy S with a higher pixel density because of the smaller 3.7" screen...~252 PPI) and used it for a whole year. You would think with a higher pixel density like that you can't see the checkerboard pattern? Wrong, it is visible. Clearly visible when white lines are visible on the black background. Are there white lines common on black background on android devices? Duh! But you'll get used to it like you get used to scratches on your glasses. Maybe ICS will mask the ugliness with the blue glow.
Galaxy S2 has microSDHC (comfirmed to be compatible with microSDXC) slot while Galaxy Nexus has none.
So right now, you can put an additional 64GB card on the Galaxy S2 on top of the 16GB. The Galaxy Nexus will be locked to 16 or 32GB. Galaxy S2 might one day support up to 2TB, but more realistically, people will be carrying 128GB and 256GB cards during the lifecycle of the Galaxy S2 device.
Galaxy S2 has been announced to get Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS 4.0 update.
Sure if you get the Galaxy Nexus, you can have ICS for 6 months maybe. But is it worth the sacrifice of hardware? Software you can upgrade. Hardware cannot be changed.
Galaxy S2 has native DviX/XviD/MKV support. On Galaxy Nexus you will need to do software decoding which is much slower. A lot of times the HD videos are too slow for watching videos.
The Galaxy Nexus will be able to play 1080p h264 files, but it will certainly not be able to play any 1080p mkv or divxes like the Galaxy S2.
Advantages of Galaxy Nexus
Galaxy Nexus has a bigger screen. I hear it is awesome by all accounts.
Galaxy Nexus has a much higher resolution
I bet people are drooling with the thoughts of watching 720p videos natively on the device. But they are forgetting that it has to be encoded in h264. So basically you have to shoot the video yourself, or encode it yourself because 720p h264 is not as popular of a format than 720p and 1080p mkv files that Galaxy Nexus doesn't support. This will be a serious letdown for many thinking they can just download any HD content and watch it on their device.
Galaxy Nexus has a lag free camera
A lot of people are speculating ICS 4.0 will bring a lag free/near lag free camera to a lot of devices. So this may be only a short lived advantage, just like ICS being a reason to buy a Galaxy Nexus.
good and long explanation definitely desreved a thanks!
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but the s2 may lose many devs due to moving to s3 right soo i'm a little afraid of also buying an s2 maybe it'll lose support from devs in a span of a year
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good and long explanation definitely desreved a thanks!
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but the s2 may lose many devs due to moving to s3 right soo i'm a little afraid of also buying an s2 maybe it'll lose support from devs in a span of a year
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Umm..well I don't think so it will ever lose support 'because it's an evergreen phone..
S3 doesn't need any development in my opinion
SGII will keep getting plenty of attention, just compare XDA activity for something like HTC Amaze or Motorola Atrix.
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SGII will keep getting plenty of attention, just compare XDA activity for something like HTC Amaze or Motorola Atrix.
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Yea ! Just like x8/w8
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Dears,
i plan to buy galaxy note . i have SGS2 and iPhone 4. I need your inputs to decide on galaxy note. i have following questions. appreciate if users can give your thoughts. reason i like note is the size.
1. Is it as fast as SGS2
2.Will all the apps run on Note as well? if not, are they more in number or is it just odd ones.
3.i heard about browser lag. is it more noticeable or is it just a mere lag.
4. hwz overall exp compared to sgs2.
5.should ireally go for note (white)
khan.dharvesh said:
Dears,
i plan to buy galaxy note . i have SGS2 and iPhone 4. I need your inputs to decide on galaxy note. i have following questions. appreciate if users can give your thoughts. reason i like note is the size.
1. Is it as fast as SGS2
2.Will all the apps run on Note as well? if not, are they more in number or is it just odd ones.
3.i heard about browser lag. is it more noticeable or is it just a mere lag.
4. hwz overall exp compared to sgs2.
5.should ireally go for note (white)
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Funny I went from an iPhone 4 to a SGS2 to my current phone the Galaxy Note.
The iPhone 4 and 4S is the absolute smoothest experience you'll get on a smartphone bar one, but the SGS2 and Galaxy Note will give you about 90-95 percent of that fluid operation.
In real world use, the SGS2 and Note are just as fluid as the iPhone 4 in most everything, they are probably the paragon for smoothness in Android phones. In benchmarks, my Galaxy Note blows my previous SGS2 away. Stock Quadrants are around 4700 on the Note, SGS2 was around 3200. Same with Antutu and CF bench, the Note benches a lot higher than the SGS2. The 1.4GHz Exynos in the Note is a true beast.
Basically the Note is a SGS2 on steroids. Bumped up processing power, 1.4Ghz dual cores, bumped up screen to HD 1280x800 superamoled of gorgeousness! 5.3" of screen to play with, S-Pen, a big 2500mAh battery that seems to last forever! Camera is even better according to reviews which is a big deal since the SGS2 is probably one of the best cameras on a smartphone. The only negative is that not all people can handle the size comfortably.
well... the price of the note 2 in israel came down in the last few weeks down to the lvl of 3000nis ~ 790$ (yep... 34% tax makes it not cheap)
anyway, down to business...
i can not trade up my note 1 to note 2 by adding about a 260$...
should i do it? that the hard question, 260$ doesn't lay down on the street...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19930252
Hard decision ... No opinions from my side ...
Will think about it ...
I'd say stick to Note 1
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I'd say stick to Note 1
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The Note II is amazing, but there will always be a new phone on the horizon.
Get your money's worth out of what you have now. If you can sell it for a good
price, like >75% of its current value, you still lose.
I love my note 1. But having said that and going through how Samsung treated us with the emmc bug, I will be only picking up nexus devices from now on. Direct updates from Google is a boon. My opinion completely.
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iakovl said:
well... the price of the note 2 in israel came down in the last few weeks down to the lvl of 3000nis ~ 790$ (yep... 34% tax makes it not cheap)
anyway, down to business...
i can not trade up my note 1 to note 2 by adding about a 260$...
should i do it? that the hard question, 260$ doesn't lay down on the street...
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Ask yourself the following questions:
What makes the Note 2 better then Note 1?
And are those changes game breaking?
Are those changes worth "upgrading" phone?
Like someone above me said: New phones come out each day.
My opinion: Wait for "the next big thing"
Note 1 can do almost the same things as Note II
I was at a best buy today and got a chance to look at the note II up close. Honestly my galaxy notes screen looked crisp and sharper than the display model Note II. And I really liked the 16x10 screen ratio on my note. I'll wait for the Note III.
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I was at a best buy today and got a chance to look at the note II up close. Honestly my galaxy notes screen looked crisp and sharper than the display model Note II. And I really liked the 16x10 screen ratio on my note. I'll wait for the Note III.
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Do not expect note III to have 16 x10 screen ratio. It will be 16 x9 with full HD maybe.
Any way Samsung to update the Galaxy Note directly to Android 4.1.2
so stick to Note 1 have some experience, compare and then decide about upgrade to note 2
inurb said:
I was at a best buy today and got a chance to look at the note II up close. Honestly my galaxy notes screen looked crisp and sharper than the display model Note II. And I really liked the 16x10 screen ratio on my note. I'll wait for the Note III.
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I also noticed this too, but it is odd ! How can note 1 screen be sharper and brighter and note 2?
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I was eager to buy note II but when the xls2 firmware was available I decided to not spend the money because JB in note 1 its awesome.. TW UX was the what made me stay with note I... And now we even have multi windows so I see no point for upgrading until at least SGS IV.. The beast its coming in no time with the latest samsung processor/gpu and the latest screen technology.. With 5" Screen... Guess it has no physical buttons..
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yeah probably that why samsung delaying the official release of jb..
I would wait a couple of months before upgrading, they're just about to release a string of 1080p quad core phones in late Jan early Feb.
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I would wait a couple of months before upgrading, they're just about to release a string of 1080p quad core phones in late Jan early Feb.
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Agreed and as has been said before note 2 screen (in my opinion) is not game chagingly better and as Note 1 can do much of the things the 2 can wait and see what comes early next year.
If Sammy continue as they have the note 3 is less than a year away anyway.
The GNII screen seemed fuzzier and less sharp than my note. Honestly I went into the store looking to buy the Note II but when I saw how fuzzy the screen was I was turned off. My screen seemed brighter and crisper. And yes I went into the Note II display settings and jacked the brightness all the way up and picked the same dynamic screen mode that my note I used.
I feel my Note can hold me over without issue until the Note III. And 16x9 is not a huge thing to get used to, I understand that is the standard. I really enjoyed the 16x10 though...
Just got rumours on galaxy s4.... 8 core processor?!!
http://uk.appy-geek.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=4&articleid=5233147
Samsung have indeed officially announced this chip, just didn't think it would make it to market so quick.
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Many rumors are floating around that Samsung will be using the Exynos 5450 Quad-Core CPU clocked at 2.0 GHz, the Exynos 5450 is part of Samsung’s Exynos Series 5 and is based on Cortex-A15 Architecture, a 8-Core Mali-T658 GPU, 2GB of RAM and a 13 Megapixel rear facing camera. According to our Korean Insiders, Samsung will be equipping the Galaxy S IV with a stunning 4.99″ SuperAMOLED Display with a resolution of 1920×1080 (1080p Full HD) giving the display a 441PPI Pixel Density and the display is already in Mass Production.
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Many rumors are floating around that Samsung will be using the Exynos 5450 Quad-Core CPU clocked at 2.0 GHz, the Exynos 5450 is part of Samsung’s Exynos Series 5 and is based on Cortex-A15 Architecture, a 8-Core Mali-T658 GPU, 2GB of RAM and a 13 Megapixel rear facing camera. According to our Korean Insiders, Samsung will be equipping the Galaxy S IV with a stunning 4.99″ SuperAMOLED Display with a resolution of 1920×1080 (1080p Full HD) giving the display a 441PPI Pixel Density and the display is already in Mass Production.
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That's just pure sex.... Not sure I can wait for note 3 with that on offer.
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If these rumors hold true and the GSIV actually comes out with a 4.99" screen, do you think Samsung will just merge the Note functionality with the Galaxy series and just produce one single device rather than two? I mean it makes sense. One device with large screen and S Pen functionality. They seem to be making the Galaxy phone screen larger and larger, why not right?
I gave a try to Note II yesterday, compared 2 web sites side by side and to my surprise, Note I display is somehow better. Display ratio on Note I is also still better.
Smoothness in Note II was not noticeable, no reason to upgrade at the moment. There would be 1 way to get involved and it is smart dock, but that thing is not that common now and I guess with Note III it will be more polished and apps got more optimization, so it will be like Padphone I guess.
Note I is simply better, not by hardware of course, but how everything fit together.
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Hi guys, I am a proud owner of a rooted Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. And I bought it because I am a very outdoor guy and I skate, mountain bike and what not. The main reasons why I bought my device is because it's rugged. Unfortunately when I bought it, I was informed that it would support the slow motion capabilities of the original flaship device (Samsung Galaxy S4) Which is around 1/2 , 1/4 and 1/8 of the video speed.
Well my s4 active didn't support this feature and I was devastated. But upon searching about it, I knew that s4 active had the same exact 8 megapixel shooter as of the note 2 and s3. There were threads suggesting that the slow motion capabilities of note 2. (Yes, note 2 supports slow motion 1/2 1/4 and 1/8) can be ported to s3. And I've seen people do this and it supports the slow motion capabilities smoothly after the port. :fingers-crossed:
Since S4 Active has the same camera as of s3 and note 2, I ported that camera2.apk of note 2 to my s4 active see if the slow motion could work as well. It did run, and although the screen resolution was different and the camera app displayed a smaller application display than normal, it did function. However the slow motion was bad. really bad compared to those of ported to s3 from note 2. I came to a conclusion that the bit rate of video. was weak on my phone. In case of hardware and software, the s4 active is way superior of that of s3 and I believe that the slow motion feature can be really ported to s4 active somehow. First in order to do that, we have to increase the bit rate of the s4 active's video to 30mbit/s as of that of note 2. It was similarly done to s3 and this is why it supported the slow motion. I don't know how to increase the mbit/s of the device. But there are multiple ways that people do. Many mods are there are for s3 which improves it's bit rate.
If there's a developer who could help out in porting slow motion from either note 3, ported s3 or even s4 to say the least, please please help? It would be really amazing if we could get slow motion for the s4 active. :highfive:
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Ugh, I'm willing to pay a certain amount for someone who could solve this! I need this so bad.
I'm thinking that no 1 care about this phone, especially Samsung.
So I will sell my S4 or swap it to Nexus 5.
The only thing I can suggest, check the play store....there are a bunch of apps for slow motion. Unfortunately, unless the bootloader gets unlocked, there's not much you can do.
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Great feature
Hi,
I want this feature too
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The only thing I can suggest, check the play store....there are a bunch of apps for slow motion. Unfortunately, unless the bootloader gets unlocked, there's not much you can do.
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The only thing is that the S4 Active internetonal version got bootloader unlocked, so that should be easy. (I thinkso)
captaincado said:
The only thing I can suggest, check the play store....there are a bunch of apps for slow motion. Unfortunately, unless the bootloader gets unlocked, there's not much you can do.
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I've actually checked with a lot of apk's but no avail. Couldnt find a decent slow motion app. Do you know any?
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Hi guys, I am a proud owner of a rooted Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. And I bought it because I am a very outdoor guy and I skate, mountain bike and what not.
The main reasons why I bought my device is because it's rugged. Unfortunately when I bought it, I was informed that it would support the slow motion capabilities of the original flaship device (Samsung Galaxy S4) Which is around 1/2 , 1/4 and 1/8 of the video speed.
Well my s4 active didn't support this feature and I was devastated. But upon searching about it, I knew that s4 active had the same exact 8 megapixel shooter as of the note 2 and s3. There were threads suggesting that the slow motion capabilities of note 2. (Yes, note 2 supports slow motion 1/2 1/4 and 1/8) can be ported to s3. And I've seen people do this and it supports the slow motion capabilities smoothly after the port. :fingers-crossed:
Since S4 Active has the same camera as of s3 and note 2, I ported that camera2.apk of note 2 to my s4 active see if the slow motion could work as well. It did run, and although the screen resolution was different and the camera app displayed a smaller application display than normal, it did function. However the slow motion was bad. really bad compared to those of ported to s3 from note 2. I came to a conclusion that the bit rate of video. was weak on my phone. In case of hardware and software, the s4 active is way superior of that of s3 and I believe that the slow motion feature can be really ported to s4 active somehow. First in order to do that, we have to increase the bit rate of the s4 active's video to 30mbit/s as of that of note 2. It was similarly done to s3 and this is why it supported the slow motion. I don't know how to increase the mbit/s of the device. But there are multiple ways that people do. Many mods are there are for s3 which improves it's bit rate.
If there's a developer who could help out in porting slow motion from either note 3, ported s3 or even s4 to say the least, please please help? It would be really amazing if we could get slow motion for the s4 active. :highfive:
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I strongly advice (you) to read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/slow-motion-phones-device-how-to-imo-t2998500
Refty! said:
Hi guys, I am a proud owner of a rooted Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. And I bought it because I am a very outdoor guy and I skate, mountain bike and what not. The main reasons why I bought my device is because it's rugged. Unfortunately when I bought it, I was informed that it would support the slow motion capabilities of the original flaship device (Samsung Galaxy S4) Which is around 1/2 , 1/4 and 1/8 of the video speed.
Well my s4 active didn't support this feature and I was devastated. But upon searching about it, I knew that s4 active had the same exact 8 megapixel shooter as of the note 2 and s3. There were threads suggesting that the slow motion capabilities of note 2. (Yes, note 2 supports slow motion 1/2 1/4 and 1/8) can be ported to s3. And I've seen people do this and it supports the slow motion capabilities smoothly after the port. :fingers-crossed:
Since S4 Active has the same camera as of s3 and note 2, I ported that camera2.apk of note 2 to my s4 active see if the slow motion could work as well. It did run, and although the screen resolution was different and the camera app displayed a smaller application display than normal, it did function. However the slow motion was bad. really bad compared to those of ported to s3 from note 2. I came to a conclusion that the bit rate of video. was weak on my phone. In case of hardware and software, the s4 active is way superior of that of s3 and I believe that the slow motion feature can be really ported to s4 active somehow. First in order to do that, we have to increase the bit rate of the s4 active's video to 30mbit/s as of that of note 2. It was similarly done to s3 and this is why it supported the slow motion. I don't know how to increase the mbit/s of the device. But there are multiple ways that people do. Many mods are there are for s3 which improves it's bit rate.
If there's a developer who could help out in porting slow motion from either note 3, ported s3 or even s4 to say the least, please please help? It would be really amazing if we could get slow motion for the s4 active. :highfive:
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1/2: Input 60fps, Output 30fps
1/4: Input: 120fps, Output 30fps
1/8 Input:120fps, Output 15fps
Smooth Motion: Input and Output 60fps
Time Lapse x2: Viewfinder 30fps, Input 15fps, Output 30fps
Time Lapse x4 - Viewfinder 30fps, Input 7.5fps, Output 30fps
Time Lapse x8 - Viewfinder 25fps, Input 3,75 (ca.4) Fps, Output 30fps
But this is better, see this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/slow-motion-phones-device-how-to-imo-t2998500
So I am looking for a new tablet and I read that some people are not impressed with the nexus 9. I have always been a fan of the quality of samsung though. They seem to have a premium feel to it.
So my question si this? Is the Tab S 10.5" Still a very good choice? Even over the specs of the Nexus 9?
I would never get the first 64bit tablet. Let other suckers live through the year of bugs its going to cause with apps.
Tab pro: OLED screen. Also bigger screen if that's what you want.
Tab con: samsung bloat ware. Can't root without voiding warranty.
Nexus pro: it's a nexus. Pure android. Lollipop on day one. Better processor.
Nexus con: Ars and android police, the two reviews I've seen so far, are lukewarm. Built not great, lousy camera.
The tab built feels fine to me. I got it for the OLED screen. Ideal tablet would be tab body and screen with snap dragon or tegra cpu and nexus software.
Tab S with CyanogenMod, it flies...
Nexus 9.this tablet lags.
I noticed that the price of the 10.5 Tab S dipped down to $400 last night on Amazon. I was mildly tempted, but the lack of updates when I owned the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Player 4.0 burned me enough to want to avoid Samsung if I can. Also, the hardware buttons are a turn off if they stay illuminated like they did on my Galaxy Player and I would prefer a 4:3 aspect ratio.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-9/general/hot-t2929315
i would check out the link above user are reporting that there nexus 9 the back is getting hot
i was thinking about getting nexus 9 but now am passing am now planing on getting ipad air 2 or samsung S 10.5 i may get the samsung S 10.5
Yeah reading more reviews the nexus 9 is just not good for the money. Disappointing.
hi
currently i have nexus 9 tablet and it sucks big time, its so slow that is unbearable...i would like to know how would this 9.7inch exynos tab s2 compare in speed? and smoothness? i was thinking of getting something a bit usable you know...anyone who had nexus 9 could compare? thanks
it's much better i upgraded from a n9 and it's night and day difference. the biggest things are better quality screen, much smaller/lighter and no lagging. i have the s2 8" exynos stock rom btw.
I swapped it for the t813. Everything is better except the sound.
I also came from the Nexus 9 and the experience is significantly better. :highfive:
If the Nexus 9 has nothing in RAM, it is faster than the Tab S2 due to that Nvidia chip. However, in real world use, the tab S2's speed is always consistent whereas the N9's speed is a total joke as it runs out of RAM. :crying:
Everything with respect to build is in a different league on the tab S2, screen, weight, etc. :victory:
Just take the plunge, you'll not look back I promise. :angel: