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Upgrading

Hi guys! I would like to ask you something about upgrading from S1 to S2. What do you think? Does it worth it? I mean what would the advantages and disadvantages of each other? I assume that it's faster due to the processor and graphics but I'm not a "gamer" so... What do you guys think?
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gigeaky said:
Hi guys! I would like to ask you something about upgrading from S1 to S2. What do you think? Does it worth it? I mean what would the advantages and disadvantages of each other? I assume that it's faster due to the processor and graphics but I'm not a "gamer" so... What do you guys think?
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Performance wise, yes you would greatly benefit from the S2. Playing videos and multitasking will be super smooth, although our sgs 1 can do that too.
But if you are contented with your current phone, I suggest you wait for the next installment that is Galaxy S3 due out this year if rumors are true.
S1 is a great phone, it still has years before it gets really outdated. IF money is not an issue then definitely get S2 or wait for the S3.
Just my 2 cents.

well the fact is i won't afford an SIII when it will come out so for the upgrade to SII i need about 100€... so in fact is the SII worth 100€ over SI?

gigeaky said:
well the fact is i won't afford an SIII when it will come out so for the upgrade to SII i need about 100€... so in fact is the SII worth 100€ over SI?
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Consider this, Sammy has stopped support for S1 and continues to roll out updates for the S2. If you are content with flashing the latest roms to get your S1 updated then it would be advisable you stick with what you currently have.
Since you said you were a non-gamer, I reckon S1 would suit your needs just fine.
I'd rather save up that extra 100 for another more awesome phone in the future.

To get the gs3 or not to get the gs3?

Lately I've been wondering, as ics roms continue to improve for the galaxy s, whether I'm going to get the gs3 after all. I was pretty decided, but now I'm in doubt. Seeing how that cm9 project aims to bring the gs3 features like putting the phone next to your ear to call a contact automatically, to our phones, there's really less and less reason for me to switch. Of course a led would be nice, and the increased performance, but I'm starting to wonder if its really worth it.
Anybody else who share these thoughts?
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GSIII is way too OP . Maybe in two years, you can really need the CPU. Sammy's already putting useless features into it to make the CPU a bit busy. Nobody needs that phone. I'd stay here.

SGS still a good smartphone, at least in my opinion, and development teams are doing a good job with the ICS roms
The community is also great, one of the best

I was thinking the same. Especially as A15 based processors and 2gb ram are round the corner. GS3 isn't as big of an improvement over the GS2 as I hoped.
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I will buy SGS3 for sure
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I used my friend's SGS3 for a day. Obvious features like LCD, OS and speed caught my attention. That apart, I'm happy with my i9000. Will wait for my i9000 to break.

vinu_h said:
I used my friend's SGS3 for a day. Obvious features like LCD, OS and speed caught my attention. That apart, I'm happy with my i9000. Will wait for my i9000 to break.
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Lol! "A friend's SGS3"?? And LCD, seriously?? Its an Amoled display.

I was disappointed with Galaxy S3...going to stay with my galaxy S

Vertron said:
I was thinking the same. Especially as A15 based processors and 2gb ram are round the corner. GS3 isn't as big of an improvement over the GS2 as I hoped.
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yeah....I was hoping for something better, S3 design is OK but not too impressive, I would say S2 was better looking.....but S4 is definitely going to take another 1.5-2 years for sure

I might even go for the gs2 if the right offer comes up. I really want a torch..
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SGS has a great community. If I could guarantee that SGS3 had even half the community that SGS has, I'd say switch.

Antyman said:
SGS has a great community. If I could guarantee that SGS3 had even half the community that SGS has, I'd say switch.
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I agree with that. Obviously it's only a question of time before the dev community emerges for the gs3, but this is certainly an awesome community for the gs1!
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adytum said:
I might even go for the gs2 if the right offer comes up. I really want a torch..
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torch? go to the hardware store... buy a torch there its only 5 bucks!.

Galaxy S III is too expensive and you can do the same with an i9000 than with a i9300. I would only change my Galaxy S for a Galaxy SII because now that sIII is out sII will be a lot cheaper.
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Zikor said:
torch? go to the hardware store... buy a torch there its only 5 bucks!.
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If only it worked as a phone too..
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Lol! "A friend's SGS3"?? And LCD, seriously?? Its an Amoled display.
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Yes, LCD seriously. The technology used in both are similar. Although, the clarity/quality is a lot better in SGS3. Your opinion of the two might change after you've seen/compared the specifications.
i9000 - Super Amoled, 480x800, 4.0" at ~233ppi pixel density
i9300 - Super Amoled, 720x1280, 4.8" at ~ 306ppi pixel density

vinu_h said:
Yes, LCD seriously. The technology used in both are similar. Although, the clarity/quality is a lot better in SGS3. Your opinion of the two might change after you've seen/compared the specifications.
i9000 - Super Amoled, 480x800, 4.0" at ~233ppi pixel density
i9300 - Super Amoled, 720x1280, 4.8" at ~ 306ppi pixel density
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He means that the technology used is not LCD. It's AMOLED (ActiveMatrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode).
I will also first look in the store if there's really a big benefit in the new resolution on such a "small" screen. It's not like I will be looking at individual pixels when I'm reading my e-mails, browsing the web or playing sudoku...
What does interest me the most about this phone is the extra hardware such as NFC. There's a thousand things you can do with that to simplify the daily use of the phone but it will not come quickly (modders will need time to investigate the capabilities and write custom code for it).
I too was sold when I saw the launch event, but now that I see a lot of features coming to the SGS, I have my doubts about spending so much money for what could be a small upgrade (I know for some it's a big upgrade, but for my usage maybe not really).

^ I've taken a look at nfc threads for phones that support it now, and it does look like everything is way in the future.
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Pierreken said:
He means that the technology used is not LCD. It's AMOLED (ActiveMatrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode).
I will also first look in the store if there's really a big benefit in the new resolution on such a "small" screen. It's not like I will be looking at individual pixels when I'm reading my e-mails, browsing the web or playing sudoku...
What does interest me the most about this phone is the extra hardware such as NFC. There's a thousand things you can do with that to simplify the daily use of the phone but it will not come quickly (modders will need time to investigate the capabilities and write custom code for it).
I too was sold when I saw the launch event, but now that I see a lot of features coming to the SGS, I have my doubts about spending so much money for what could be a small upgrade (I know for some it's a big upgrade, but for my usage maybe not really).
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Oops. Mea culpa.

I'll change my Galaxy S with SII, thanks to lower price and because SIII is too big for my pocket. I even don't like its shape

Should i go for galaxy nexus or htc one S? help guys.

hey!
I need your help i am really confused between these two devices htc one S and galaxy nexus?
Htc one s = snapdragon S3 (asia)
Galaxy nexus = cortax A9
Which is better?
Give me an review about these two devices if you can.
Thank you.
Evil_penguin.

Lol awkward... you're actually asking for gnex and one s review on ace forum where people use ace and those two device are still a dream to them :/
Theres boatloads of gnex and one s review on google, youtube, blogs etc

an0nym0us_ said:
Lol awkward... you're actually asking for gnex and one s review on ace forum where people use ace and those two device are still a dream to them :/
Theres boatloads of gnex and one s review on google, youtube, blogs etc
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Haha ya ;-)
Ya i am seeing reviews, blogs, youtube.
I am really confused :-\
What i think is that i should go for gnex
More developers support
Google phone
Cheap
Vanilla android.
Fast updates.
What do think?
Snapdragon S3 or cortax A9??
Thanks

I'd definitely go for gnex, or the one s with s4. Heard terrible things about one s with s3. Overheat, battery drain etc.

an0nym0us_ said:
I'd definitely go for gnex, or the one s with s4. Heard terrible things about one s with s3. Overheat, battery drain etc.
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Ok now i feel better, most probably i will buy nexus now.
Snapdragon S3 is outdated :-/ and its issues.
Sadly, htc one s with snapdragon S4 is not avavilable in asia only for US.
Thanks!

evil_penguin said:
What do think?
Snapdragon S3 or cortax A9??
Thanks
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buddy you don't know much of chipsets A9 is architecture of cpu and not some processor..
now come to point S3 is out of date as launched in 2010 and nexus sports TI-OMAP which is considered to be most developer friendly chipset.. so i would go for OMAP and if you can get S4 then definitely S4

madman said:
buddy you don't know much of chipsets A9 is architecture of cpu and not some processor..
now come to point S3 is out of date as launched in 2010 and nexus sports TI-OMAP which is considered to be most developer friendly chipset.. so i would go for OMAP and if you can get S4 then definitely S4
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Ok great!
Thanks for sharing this information!
No S4 are avavilable for asia only outdated S3 :-/
that's it most probably going for galaxy nexus.
Thanks again buddy

But gnex is insanely huge I've held it for around 30 minutes and feels like holding a tablet already. Those above 4 inch phone were created for american with their huge hand in mind, not us asian with our puny hand :/

One S is not small either and i don't think now sizes will come down ever they are competing for no reason on screen sizes..
SGA is of good size (as iPh4)..

Yup! Main reason i was looking htc one s was because of size.
Galaxy nexus is too big :-/

madman said:
One S is not small either and i don't think now sizes will come down ever they are competing for no reason on screen sizes..
SGA is of good size (as iPh4)..
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frankly for me sga too is too big to comfortably hold in one hand. thats why i grab lww with 3.2 inch. mini with 3 inch is too small. but lww with 3.2 just feels perfect for me. will hold on to this lww for as long as possible. but by that time newer phone would need a dedicated slingbag to carry :/

Galaxy S2..if you have problem with gnex being larger..

side_effect said:
Galaxy S2..if you have problem with gnex being larger..
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Y U NO BUY SGS2 ?
ohh wait a sec !! its made by sammy ....hmmm....so no android updates...

I already have samsung galaxy s2 (my mother's phone )

Why don't you try the S Advance ?
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CallMeVentus said:
Why don't you try the S Advance ?
This was sent from a Galaxy Ace. Problem?
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Well, it always be stuck on gingerbread :-/
Thanks for the sugesstion!

evil_penguin said:
Well, it always be stuck on gingerbread :-/
Thanks for the sugesstion!
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I heard someone say it has ICS.....
This was sent from a Galaxy Ace. Problem?

CallMeVentus said:
I heard someone say it has ICS.....
This was sent from a Galaxy Ace. Problem?
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it does not even have a thread in xda
n i dont like the specs

Well go for gnex buddy. Htc disappinted with s3 for asia. Why not s3/ xperia s/ one x? Budget problem?
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Better to go for HTC one s. It has dualcore processor with 1.5GHz. powerful battery. 1GB RAM. Its better than google nexus in these aspects.
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[Q] Development

in addition to the mini galaxy s3 are also a holder of a galaxy w, and this section of the galaxy w I noticed that even came CyanogenMod 10.1 amazing, however the mini galaxy s3 has not yet reached even the CyanogenMod 10, but when you give more consideration to this phone? we are growing day by day we owners of mini galaxy s3 but no one considers
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CM10 is being worked on but it takes time without cource for NovaThor U8500 soc. S3 mini is a pretty new model compared to the Wonder and Arco is still in alpha stage with it for W. Just imagine how many hours he must have put in on that project. Just give the devs some time, and i'm sure we'll se an alpha when most things work. :good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39699781&postcount=55

R: [Q] Development
everything you say but s3 is a new model, however, there is a serious development. S3 .. do not tell me it is an old model?
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You complain too much bro..Give the devs some time..do you think its easy to make a rom without the proper sources?they'll have to write all those codes from scratch..
and if you want..why not make your own?so you wont complain about the slow development here.
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ponemania82 said:
everything you say but s3 is a new model, however, there is a serious development. S3 .. do not tell me it is an old model?
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First of all it's not an s3, it's an s3 mini. Can't be compared to s3 when it comes to hardware.
i8190 was released in november 2012 I think and that wasn't a worldwide release. Of course things gets slowed down. Security was also tightned on this one so we didn't get a working custom recovery untill end of januari.
if you really need CM for your device you should pick an older one with official support from CM team.

The normal target date for official CM support is about a year. This means that there's usually a working-ish port ready about six months after the device launched, and this phone launched just five months ago. Give Maclaw time to work on it.

Sorry if this question has been already asked.. I'm not quite sure: Some state that source codes are released, others say they're not. Being on a SGS2 without proper source code, I'd like to know if SGS3 mini documentation is fully available (= developer-friendly).
Thanks in advance,
experience7

Nobody?

experience7 said:
Nobody?
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Try to ask in the CM10 dev thread, there Oliver or other devs working on it will answer your question

Is it worth swapping my S3 for an xperia Z

Hi guys
I'm currently a owner if an S3 and slightly peed off with the lack of sources, battery life on AOSP and etc.... So is it worth swapping my non dev friendly S3 for the dev friendly Xperia Z?
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elspanish88 said:
Hi guys
I'm currently a owner if an S3 and slightly peed off with the lack of sources, battery life on AOSP and etc.... So is it worth swapping my non dev friendly S3 for the dev friendly Xperia Z?
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Just went from S3 LTE to an Xperia Z and couldn't be happier!

WHAT....... are you crazy. S3 has some of the best development. I don't know what ur talking bout. And if u like the xperia try jovy23's xtremeperia ROM. Its flawless and is as close to xperia as u can get on an S3. Also good on battery.
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Its the i9300 just to be clear... To be fair there is a lot if development but I've tried all the ROMs on the s3 stock and AOSP and stock is well terrible and AOSP isn't great for battery life and still has other issues due to Samsung being tight with their sources
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Cant speak for international S3 but from US S3 to XZ is not a big upgrade if any...

See this is the thing the US S3 is better (development wise) than the international.
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elspanish88 said:
See this is the thing the US S3 is better (development wise) than the international.
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if you looking for developement the XZ is not the place to go...there is like 5 stock rom, 1 kernel, and 5-6 AOSP, AOKP CM10.1 rom...

Get the Xperia Z!
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Upgraded from an S3 to the XZ, only because I managed to drop the S3 and cracked its front glass.
Otherwise, I'd still be happy to stay with the S3.
User experience wise, it's not much different with the XZ, the S3 was fast and quick as well. The increased ppi, you can tell if you look for it..but in reality, it doesn't affect your overall experience very much at all.

The Xperia Z is supposed to be getting stock Android and will be sold in the Google Play Store. That I presume will lead to better development of this phone. :good:
http://www.androidcentral.com/google-edition-sony-xperia-z-coming-soon

zac68 said:
The Xperia Z is supposed to be getting stock Android and will be sold in the Google Play Store. That I presume will lead to better development of this phone. :good:
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anyone pay for that will be a fool, i'm sure sony will charge ridiculous price for it...the Dev can copy the system and post it on here.

That's pretty much what I meant. Our phone will benefit from this...if it happens.

G1_enthusiast said:
if you looking for developement the XZ is not the place to go...there is like 5 stock rom, 1 kernel, and 5-6 AOSP, AOKP CM10.1 rom...
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As long as there is stable AOSP I am a happy chappy, and this is something that just isn't available for the Galaxy S3, neither I9300 nor I9305, and it literally never will be either. Mark my words. S4? Sure. S3? No. Don't buy an S3 if you are interested in ROM development... unless you are talking about ROM cooking I guess, but that isn't really "development".
Also there are like 2 usable custom kernels for I9300/I9305, neither of which run on AOSP.
While we're on the subject, you'll notice -if you look- that the actual developers that own an Exynos-based S3 all seriously hate it and have vowed not to buy any more pure-Samsung devices because of it. Speak to codeworkx on IRC about it if you're interested in hearing more about why the S3 sucks. Suffice to say that I am certainly not purchasing any more Samsung products without first seeing some sources for the device.

Rekoil said:
As long as there is stable AOSP I am a happy chappy, and this is something that just isn't available for the Galaxy S3, neither I9300 nor I9305, and it literally never will be either. Mark my words. S4? Sure. S3? No. Don't buy an S3 if you are interested in ROM development... unless you are talking about ROM cooking I guess, but that isn't really "development".
Also there are like 2 usable custom kernels for I9300/I9305, neither of which run on AOSP.
While we're on the subject, you'll notice -if you look- that the actual developers that own an Exynos-based S3 all seriously hate it and have vowed not to buy any more pure-Samsung devices because of it. Speak to codeworkx on IRC about it if you're interested in hearing more about why the S3 sucks. Suffice to say that I am certainly not purchasing any more Samsung products without first seeing some sources for the device.
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Agree with you. Owner of a exynos s3 and the major problem is they lie to costumers telling that s3 will be upgraded and are delaying this not to damage s4 sales. S3 is a unfinished phone. Samsung never get this beast to fully working. Lags overall do bad memory management. Even s2 sometimes works better. And if you have the chanxe buy instead a n4.
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I'd love the N4 and I completely understand why the S3 sucks due to sources not being released properly, I've already spoke to codeworx and his answer was "every Sony runs AOSP better"
So I'm going for it!! Good bye S3 and hello XZ
Thanks for your input guys!
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elspanish88 said:
I'd love the N4 and I completely understand why the S3 sucks due to sources not being released properly, I've already spoke to codeworx and his answer was "every Sony runs AOSP better"
So I'm going for it!! Good bye S3 and hello XZ
Thanks for your input guys!
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No worries mate, and welcome to the family! :good:

Rekoil said:
As long as there is stable AOSP I am a happy chappy, and this is something that just isn't available for the Galaxy S3, neither I9300 nor I9305, and it literally never will be either. Mark my words. S4? Sure. S3? No. Don't buy an S3 if you are interested in ROM development... unless you are talking about ROM cooking I guess, but that isn't really "development".
Also there are like 2 usable custom kernels for I9300/I9305, neither of which run on AOSP.
While we're on the subject, you'll notice -if you look- that the actual developers that own an Exynos-based S3 all seriously hate it and have vowed not to buy any more pure-Samsung devices because of it. Speak to codeworkx on IRC about it if you're interested in hearing more about why the S3 sucks. Suffice to say that I am certainly not purchasing any more Samsung products without first seeing some sources for the device.
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S3 international version may suck but U.S version is hard to beat...its what reviewer classify as an Iphone De-throner... and I was using AOKP on my S3...I still missed my S3. My main developer that I like are Faux and Task 650, any other Developer I am grateful for their work but I wont choose them over the two i have. Simply put they are the best at what they do and they are currently rocking Samsung and Nexus device.
THe only reason I am not using AOKP or CM10.1 on this device because A2DP sounds sucks (little bass or detail in sound, it sound like there is too much mid or treble)...I had to switch back to stock rom, not everything on CM10.1 here is fixed, but I imagine it would be soon, hopefully. again I would not advise anyone to buy this phone again, I gave it a try and I dint like it, never again. I remember using the Sony K850i and that was awesome quality stuff from Sony, I missed that phone too.

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S3 international version may suck but U.S version is hard to beat...its what reviewer classify as an Iphone De-throner... and I was using AOKP on my S3...I still missed my S3. My main developer that I like are Faux and Task 650, any other Developer I am grateful for their work but I wont choose them over the two i have. Simply put they are the best at what they do and they are currently rocking Samsung and Nexus device.
THe only reason I am not using AOKP or CM10.1 on this device because A2DP sounds sucks (little bass or detail in sound, it sound like there is too much mid or treble)...I had to switch back to stock rom, not everything on CM10.1 here is fixed, but I imagine it would be soon, hopefully. again I would not advise anyone to buy this phone again, I gave it a try and I dint like it, never again. I remember using the Sony K850i and that was awesome quality stuff from Sony, I missed that phone too.
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Well, we were specifically discussing the international version so I don't really see how a comparison to the US version (which is a completely different device) is useful.
Also K850i was a SonyEricsson device! (very important because Ericsson <3)

G1_enthusiast said:
S3 international version may suck but U.S version is hard to beat...its what reviewer classify as an Iphone De-throner... and I was using AOKP on my S3...I still missed my S3. My main developer that I like are Faux and Task 650, any other Developer I am grateful for their work but I wont choose them over the two i have. Simply put they are the best at what they do and they are currently rocking Samsung and Nexus device.
THe only reason I am not using AOKP or CM10.1 on this device because A2DP sounds sucks (little bass or detail in sound, it sound like there is too much mid or treble)...I had to switch back to stock rom, not everything on CM10.1 here is fixed, but I imagine it would be soon, hopefully. again I would not advise anyone to buy this phone again, I gave it a try and I dint like it, never again. I remember using the Sony K850i and that was awesome quality stuff from Sony, I missed that phone too.
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US galaxy s3 is dual core. It never get further oficial 4.2.2. And its slower then exynos.
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testadeferro said:
US galaxy s3 is dual core. It never get further oficial 4.2.2. And its slower then exynos.
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Krait dual-core, big difference. And yes, it is roughly on par with Exynos S3.