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Your next phone?

After owning the galaxy there's no question in my mind most of us will remain with Samsung and android especially people who use custom Roms. But what's next after having this amazing phone?
It has been a year now since I've had mine, and obviously its soon time to upgrade.
For me I think ill skip the galaxy S 2... I don't think its worth the upgrade just yet.
I am waiting to see if Samsung will release a phone with 2gigs of ram and maybe a quadcore? 2ghz CPU?
That's my dream within the next year but that's unlikely so ill likely settle for 1.5 gig in each and dual core CPU.
I wonder what area will get more attention in the near future.

Galaxy S III but its not out till later next year or the Nexus Prime

Possibly a Nexus 3 or a Galaxy S III. I really wanted a Nexus One but the GS is my first Android phone and the Nexus s wasn't all that appealing to me. I don't plan on buying a new phone until early next year so right now I would say it could be either of those two.
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I'll skip the SGS2 also and wait for number three, right now with all the custom roms I am very pleased with my SGS

What do you guys believe should be the focus of future upgrades?
Battery life?
More features? 4g etc nfc .. better front facing camera?
Or performance improvement?
We know they will attempt to do it all but the likelihood of pulling off everything is very low.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5,3 Zoll

SGS II .
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Sidneymac said:
What do you guys believe should be the focus of future upgrades?
Battery life?
More features? 4g etc nfc .. better front facing camera?
Or performance improvement?
We know they will attempt to do it all but the likelihood of pulling off everything is very low.
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I think that they must give us a battery which can last for days otherwise, why do I need the phone which is on the power almost every night? What if I want to take it to the hiking or camping? Or, they can make solar cells in the back. There is nothing else that they can add to this phones , maybe altimeter, barometer. But I think they will go the pc way, programs and games will get bigger and needy, so performances will follow..
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I think that they must give us a battery which can last for days otherwise, why do I need the phone which is on the power almost every night? What if I want to take it to the hiking or camping? Or, they can make solar cells in the back. There is nothing else that they can add to this phones , maybe altimeter, barometer. But I think they will go the pc way, programs and games will get bigger and needy, so performances will follow..
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There was a rumor going around that Amazon was making a Mobile Phone. The battery cover had solar cells on the back.
I have a G2x right now, and I'm in no rush to upgrade. My phone is up to par with most devices out right now.
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I would expect when they get the 2012 quad-core

I'll wait a couple of years, when there will be a 16-core which can do me a coffee, teleport me and make me travel in time

Xiaomi M1!

Most probably the Galaxy prime, looks sexy to me. My galaxy s now feels slow after I tried a dual core.phone.
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The i9250
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Definitely not a phone bigger than the SGS.
I want a phone, not a tablet. The Prime and the SGSII are automatically eliminated.
Fortunately my SGS and Atrix will buy me time, until the right form factor comes along with the extra muscle under the hood...
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I hate my Galaxy. Most unreliable phone I have ever had: Terrible battery life, hickups and random slowdowns, poor GPS and modem, poor wifi and (happened again yesterday) random resets. I'm done with anything Samsung makes - you just never know about their products.
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Iphone 4s....... Jk something with ics gs3??
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Probably SGS III. The Galaxy S lineup is too awesome.

ckjeldmann said:
I hate my Galaxy. Most unreliable phone I have ever had: Terrible battery life, hickups and random slowdowns, poor GPS and modem, poor wifi and (happened again yesterday) random resets. I'm done with anything Samsung makes - you just never know about their products.
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Are you still running éclair 2.1 version??
Btw, I love my galaxy s, tried out a couple of dual cores but in day to day tasks my galaxy s runs perfect!! I'll wait a little too

ckjeldmann said:
I hate my Galaxy. Most unreliable phone I have ever had: Terrible battery life, hickups and random slowdowns, poor GPS and modem, poor wifi and (happened again yesterday) random resets. I'm done with anything Samsung makes - you just never know about their products.
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For anyone else not happy about battery life on the SGS, get yourself a Samsung Armani 1650Mah battery. (Same physical size as stock!)
I get a day to day and a half with no problems, and I abuse my battery. (especially with the display and browsing)
I can easily make it through the day on a full charge...
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(offtopic)s3-note 2?

i planing to buy a new phone..any suggestion? prefer note 2 or s3...but dun noe which 1 more better..
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http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4238&idPhone2=4854 you should probably go into a store and check note 2 to see if it's size suits you.

destrife said:
i planing to buy a new phone..any suggestion? prefer note 2 or s3...but dun noe which 1 more better..
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I think you should take S3 if you don't need 5.5 inch screen. The hardware is pretty same as in Note II, same gpu, processor(in Note II 1,6Ghz), chipset. Note II has better battery, but with this hardware it can last for max 2 days w/o charging. IMHO if I would change my phone I will probably take S3, I don't need big screens

but note 2 got 2gb ram n s3 jz 1gb ram...tat is what im thinking
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Personal opinion id take the S3 without hesitation.
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Note2 for 2GB
For smooth i suggest Note2.

galaxy s2 or galaxy note 1

i have question i am using supercool and the best phone mean galaxy s2 for few months now now i have offer that i can exchange it with note 1 i just saw and hold for the first time its big( i mean BIG)but camera memory are almost the same just wanna know who use both phone or atleast tell that can i change is it worth it i know that i am the one who is gonna use just wanna know from this great forum thanks
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grown ups said:
i have question i am using supercool and the best phone mean galaxy s2 for few months now now i have offer that i can exchange it with note 1 i just saw and hold for the first time its big( i mean BIG)but camera memory are almost the same just wanna know who use both phone or atleast tell that can i change is it worth it i know that i am the one who is gonna use just wanna know from this great forum thanks
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i would choose S2 just because note is too big for a smathphone
Compare this phone on GsmArena for start.

Well, Galaxy note is not a phone :/ it's a phablet Phone+Tablet , Galaxy s2 has a faster process and in the end it's up to you ! Check the comparison below :
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3621&idPhone2=4135

kiko_007 said:
Well, Galaxy note is not a phone :/ it's a phablet Phone+Tablet , Galaxy s2 has a faster process and in the end it's up to you ! Check the comparison below :
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3621&idPhone2=4135
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Galaxy s2 does not have a faster processor. They both use the exynos 4210 processor except the note is clocked at the maximum 1.4Ghz.
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I would definitely go for the Note. The HD screen for one is way better than the WVGA on the S2. You'll get used to the size in no time trust me.
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Galaxy s2 does not have a faster processor. They both use the exynos 4210 processor except the note is clocked at the maximum 1.4Ghz.
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I would definitely go for the Note. The HD screen for one is way better than the WVGA on the S2. You'll get used to the size in no time trust me.
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Ooh I thought it came with a single core processor my bad --- :angel: In this case I would recommend the Note II

Anyone downgraded from a Note 2

Will I notice much of a difference
I don't use led notifications, hardly play large 3d games, and turn off air view
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I have the original Note and one of my colleagues uses the Note 2, to be honest apart from NFC there's not a whole lot of difference when your not playing 3D games and such that you mentioned, and if you flash the latest leaked 4.1.2 firmware, you get all the features like the Nature UX, Paper Artist, Muliscreen etc.. that the Note 2 uses, so i personally don't think you will notice much of a difference if any at all

Better screen real estate, youll notice that as a benefit of note 1. May be a little more sluggish also, but probably only nano seconds. As above poster sais, the jb leaks offer all the software benefits.
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I think note2 doesnt have many differences with note1.the differences is just a quadcore procie,but that useless if you not playing intensiveb3d games right?and now almost all the software based feature of note2 can we see in leaked jb
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Adhityairvan said:
I think note2 doesnt have many differences with note1.the differences is just a quadcore procie,but that useless if you not playing intensiveb3d games right?and now almost all the software based feature of note2 can we see in leaked jb
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Plus official jb isnt that far off now.
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Adhityairvan said:
I think note2 doesnt have many differences with note1.the differences is just a quadcore procie,but that useless if you not playing intensiveb3d games right?
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Don't forget an extra Gb RAM on Note 2.
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Don't forget an extra Gb RAM on Note 2.
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That's it's O N E thing. It's it worth it for that?
Soon as we have the right kernel we can use swap 2 again to bump up ram. Plus o/c as well.I'm keeping mine and think updating every other model is plenty. It's just blogs paid to make you feel you are missing out which cause the doubts in what you have
From box 13......

Hey the note 2 has better battery management! Better than note 1 for your information. The battery last longer.
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It does have a more mah battery.
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so glad i went with my nexus ....

just watch the train wreck of unpacking that was samsungs sgs4 that i like to call the sgs 3s
VERY HAPPY I BOUGHT A NEXUS

So stupid. It's almost the same phone, so uninspired.
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CheesyNutz said:
just watch the train wreck of unpacking that was samsungs sgs4 that i like to call the sgs 3s
VERY HAPPY I BOUGHT A NEXUS
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I like my nexus too, but wouldn't be mad if we could get those camera functions on the nexus. I am sure that my wife would like the dual camera shot.

What are the specs of the s4?
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Only cool thing i liked about it was the size of it, the brilliant looking screen and the cool colours and textures of the phone
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Samsung's approach: Pack as many gimmicky features into crappy feeling hardware and crappy looking ui. yuck! Could they make the phone look anymore cheaper. And that touchwiz ui... WOW does it look crappy.

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What are the specs of the s4?
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Exynos 5 octa, 2gb ram, 16/32 ROM, 4.99 screen 1080P. Rest is on Google.
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Ace42 said:
Exynos 5 octa, 2gb ram, 16/32 ROM, 4.99 screen 1080P. Rest is on Google.
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...-the-next-big-thingcome-meet-the-galaxy-s-iv/
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-hands-on
quad only in the usa

Dismal s4. I wanted something more.
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Ace42 said:
Exynos 5 octa, 2gb ram, 16/32 ROM, 4.99 screen 1080P. Rest is on Google.
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Exynos 5 octa core wont be in any s4 if im not mistaking its only in beta stage now
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Most likely a Snapdragon 600 in the USA. Can't really see them going with the S4 Pro.

Razorblood said:
Most likely a Snapdragon 600 in the USA. Can't really see them going with the S4 Pro.
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That's right ... Europe etc getting the octa
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Either way .... Let's see what android 5.0 brings in may ...
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I don't get why all the hate for the SGS4 is starting. I mean, honestly, it looks pretty damn good. 441ppi, excellent hardware (software is fine for most people)

This is the first time I HAVEN'T wanted to upgrade. Went ape**** over the SGS3 and SGN2.... SGS4, not so much. Feeling pretty damn happy with my Nexus 4.
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Blazing angel said:
I don't get why all the hate for the SGS4 is starting. I mean, honestly, it looks pretty damn good. 441ppi, excellent hardware (software is fine for most people)
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agreed. It looks like a good phone with some cool features. I like my phone better, but this is probably going to be great for all of those sgs2 users that are about to come off contract.

Mainly camera functions. Maybe Samsung should focus more of their energy into camera.

Blazing angel said:
I don't get why all the hate for the SGS4 is starting. I mean, honestly, it looks pretty damn good. 441ppi, excellent hardware (software is fine for most people)
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Happens in every forum. Everybody loves the phone they have and will defend it ruthlessly. When another, newer phone comes out people bash it. Just how it is. The sgs4 is a nice phone. Its not a let down or disappointment. Its just not a nexus. Nexus gets first updates and amazing development. That's what matters to me the most.
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After the nightmare of dealing with Samsung and ODIN I vowed NEVER to own a Samsung Phone again. SGS4 looks like more of the same as the SGS3 and as someone called it the SGS3s That is exactly Samsung's strategy. They are copying Apple even more in this regard. They will keep the SGS3 going for another year as the more "Affordable" SGS like they were doing with the SGS2 recently. Notice all the Deep discounts for the SGS3 lately? I can't wait to get my self all on the Nexus Line (as well as my Wife). Tired of all these bad Custom UIs and Carrier Hostage crises.

saw the live event. Its nothing revolutionary as Galaxy S3 was. Most of event focused on gimmick features. It has some cool features but nothing wowed me .
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I think a lot of people were expecting something big like galaxy s3 but it felt like all over iPhone 4S when everyone was expecting iPhone 5.
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Samsung hit the nail by putting ipad 4 powervr 533mhz oc gpu and octo core on international s4 . the us version has adreno gpu same as nexus 4.This will smoked any mobile devices until tegra 4 and qualcomm 800 released.
you all know which one i am getting.