Official AT&T SGS II Anticipation Thread

[eep2378]

Ok guys, the time is almost upon us. Who's gonna be getting the SGS II on ATT this weekend? I plan on calling my local B&M stores to see who has it(possibly for a lower price)

I posted here, because the Captivate is a Galaxy S phone and there is no dedicated forum for the ATT SGS II yet

 

[bulletproof1013]

Ide like to get it. But I don't know how much its gonna be off contract

sent from my unbrickable modded captivate.

 

[KreepyKen]

They took too long to get it out. The Nexus Prime is just around the corner and there are already rumblings about a quad-core SGS III for the first half of next year. I'm going to wait and see what the Prime is all about and if there are any problems with it. If not, I may jump on the Prime. If the GPS sucks or something else is wrong with it, I'll wait for the SGS III.

Plus, it looks like the SGS2 won't have LTE. If I'm going to be locked into a phone for 18 to 24 months, I'll want LTE capability for when it starts rolling out.

I guarantee if I buy an HSPA phone, they'll put an LTE tower in my back yard a week later.

 

[joeybear23]

[raises hand]

I'll be getting it.

Dual core HSPA+ is fine with me, and the by the time a quad-core with LTE is available through AT&T I will be able to get the discount again. No point in waiting since AT&T is the only carrier that reaches my house.

 

[nybmx]

They took too long to get it out. The Nexus Prime is just around the corner and there are already rumblings about a quad-core SGS III for the first half of next year. I'm going to wait and see what the Prime is all about and if there are any problems with it. If not, I may jump on the Prime. If the GPS sucks or something else is wrong with it, I'll wait for the SGS III.

Plus, it looks like the SGS2 won't have LTE. If I'm going to be locked into a phone for 18 to 24 months, I'll want LTE capability for when it starts rolling out.

I guarantee if I buy an HSPA phone, they'll put an LTE tower in my back yard a week later.

This was my thinking for a little while but a few things swayed me back. The prime is rumored to have a 4.65" or bigger display. This is just way to big for me. The only way I could see this feeling nice is if the screen took up more space on the front, meaning closer to the edges. For example if it was the entire phone was the same size as the infuse it might not be too bad. As for LTE that doesn't matter to me because by the time they have a decent and functional network this phone will be long gone. Also rumors suggest that once you get an LTE phone you automatically get switched to a 2gb plan. No more unlimited .
Another thing to consider is that we don't know when this phone will launch on at&t. Verizon could easily have an exclusivity period and we could be left waiting and drooling for months.
But the real icing on the cake for me is I'm using a family members upgrade for this. My line is due for an upgrade in May so we'll see what happens then.

 

[Hurricane Andrew]

I'm torn. I love my Captivate, it's rooted and running great, except for a few GPS quirks. As awesome as the GSII looks, I may hold off for a little bit anyway to get some feedback, especially with respect to GPS, rooting, and battery life. Plus, I'll need a good case like my Body Glove TPU Case...

 

[eep2378]

I'm torn. I love my Captivate, it's rooted and running great, except for a few GPS quirks. As awesome as the GSII looks, I may hold off for a little bit anyway to get some feedback, especially with respect to GPS, rooting, and battery life. Plus, I'll need a good case like my Body Glove TPU Case...

Yeah I love my Captivate too. Its been super smooth on GB 2.3.5! Much more than I ever imagined when I first got it. I'm hoping the SGS II will be the same way. With little time there will be safe rooting methods and some really stable Roms

 

[krips2003]

I'm getting one. The way my plan is setup I can upgrade every year (my wife gets the old phone) . So no issue here. Also, there's always a new and best just around the corner as soon as something awesome is available in the market.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using xda premium

 

[Nerz]

Let's just hope we don't get a bunch of "goodbye I got another phone" threads.

Sent from my I897 using XDA App

 

[Captain_Nero]

Not me cappy works just fine, no need to replace it.

Silence will Fall

 

[axis01]

I'm torn. I love my Captivate, it's rooted and running great, except for a few GPS quirks. As awesome as the GSII looks, I may hold off for a little bit anyway to get some feedback, especially with respect to GPS, rooting, and battery life. Plus, I'll need a good case like my Body Glove TPU Case...

Go cruise the SGSII section to answer your questions. Apparently they are getting pretty good battery life out of them. Haven't seen a single bad GPS thread, and there are several ROMS available. Now that the US is starting to get these, i'd expect the developement to get even heavier. I guess that answers most of your questions.

You gotta remember that this phone has been out for several months already and is the number one selling phone in Europe and Asia. It's just now hitting here.

 

[Sledutah]

I'm getting one. The way my plan is setup I can upgrade every year (my wife gets the old phone) . So no issue here. Also, there's always a new and best just around the corner as soon as something awesome is available in the market.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using xda premium

Same here. Planning on picking one up next Monday morning, going to be coming home from GABF on Sunday.


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[joeybear23]

Same here. Planning on picking one up next Monday morning, going to be coming home from GABF on Sunday.


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Make sure you are lucid Monday morning, otherwise you might come home with an Infuse...

 

[roadrash7]

Gettin one for sure. Been waiting forever. I cant wait around for quadcore or lte. Single core has been fast enough. With 8mp camera, 1080p record, super amoled +, and dual core, how could it get better. Maybe the specs of the next best phones can say its better but how could you tell. I think i can live with SGS2 specs for two years

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[jivy26]

Just sold my captivate on Ebay for 200 which will go directly to my sgs2.

 

[sifulee]

<----- Is getting one ! LOVE my captivate but it's time to pass her down to my daughter who is just as excited about getting my captivate!

I must say I completely get why some are staying with the captivate. It's a wonderful phone after putting one of the many many excellent roms on it.

 

[krips2003]

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I must say I completely get why some are staying with the captivate. It's a wonderful phone after putting one of the many many excellent roms on it.

That's quite true. Captivate will always be like the 'first car', where most of us are emotionally attached.

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[kletiz]

The anticipation should probably be moved here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1301

 

[eep2378]

The anticipation should probably be moved here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1301

Nice! I knew dedicated forums weren't far away

Edit: Mod please move to appropriate forum, thanks.

 

[shadow65781]

I'm torn now. I ordered the Kindle fire. And in 4months I'm confident that something as good or better will be out. Do I want to spend another 200 bucks?

sent from my Infuse at Tranquility Base.