I have 5 more days before to return my GS2. i have LOVED it, but im just thinking if i should just return it and get the new skyrocket? any help would be Very much appreciated. thank you
Should i return my Gs2 to get a Skyrocket?
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Depends on what is important to you. Personally getting the Skyrocket was easy for me. I love the 4.5" screen.
If you care about benchmark stats, then the S2/exynos win.(the Skyrocket is still smooth as butter)
If you care about DPI then S2 wins, the Skyrocket has stretched the same res to 4.5", that said I came from the Infuse so it looks just as great as what made me purchase the Infuse in the first place.
If you have/will soon have (1-6months) LTE, then Skyrocket for sure.
Personally I also believe the Skyrocket will have a better resell value, due to LTE being upgraded over the next year. Anyone in an LTE city is not going to want someones S2 while the Skyrocket will likely still hold some value.
If you care about benchmark stats, then the S2/exynos win.(the Skyrocket is still smooth as butter)
If you care about DPI then S2 wins, the Skyrocket has stretched the same res to 4.5", that said I came from the Infuse so it looks just as great as what made me purchase the Infuse in the first place.
If you have/will soon have (1-6months) LTE, then Skyrocket for sure.
Personally I also believe the Skyrocket will have a better resell value, due to LTE being upgraded over the next year. Anyone in an LTE city is not going to want someones S2 while the Skyrocket will likely still hold some value.
I don't know if it's just me, but going from a 4in screen (Captivate) to a 4.3in screen with the same resolution is not something I'm really liking. It's just everything becoming bigger on the screen. Going to 4.5in while keeping an 800x480 resolution is quite annoying.
I'm shocked Samsung didn't up the resolution for the GSGII line. Or atleast the Skyrocket.
I'm shocked Samsung didn't up the resolution for the GSGII line. Or atleast the Skyrocket.
qwertyaas
I agree. I wanted a bigger screen, not bigger buttons. Oh well. I'm still very happy with the ogsgs II.
Make a phone with a higher resolution and I'll be tempted.
But still the compatibility we have with the international version is awesome. One of the main points to appreciate about a phone is the dev support. Ogsgs II now has 'worldwide' support.
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I agree. I wanted a bigger screen, not bigger buttons. Oh well. I'm still very happy with the ogsgs II.
Make a phone with a higher resolution and I'll be tempted.
But still the compatibility we have with the international version is awesome. One of the main points to appreciate about a phone is the dev support. Ogsgs II now has 'worldwide' support.
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The Dev support is the major reason I picked up a SGSII on Sunday and not the Skyrocket. Coming from the Captivate, I know how Samsung and AT&T work. Firmware releases are lagged months behind the International version. Meaning, the SGSII will be getting i9100 ports while the Skyrocket might be waiting on AT&T or Tmobile to throw out ICS.
LTE is nice and all, but with my 2GB data I don't really stream videos at all. And the screen size is just getting too big for that resolution. It's one major reason I was considering the Vivid (until I held it in my hand).
The LCD Density can always be changed but it sometimes causes more issues than it fixes.
Samsung DOES have an HD version of LTE - AT&T too cheap to order it...?
Samsung did come out with an LTE version that has higher resolution, but AT&T didn't bother to order that unit in. In internation market it's known as the Samsung Galaxy SII LTE HD (720 X 1280 @ 720P)
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that AT&T wanted to keep the prices down for the initial offering of their LTE phones to compete with the iphone. Think $200 range and my guess is that the HD version will be priced too high to be competitive.
At any rate here are the specs on the HD version, please try not to salivate!
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_hd_lte-4198.php
Hey Qwerty...
Samsung did come out with an LTE version that has higher resolution, but AT&T didn't bother to order that unit in. In internation market it's known as the Samsung Galaxy SII LTE HD (720 X 1280 @ 720P)
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that AT&T wanted to keep the prices down for the initial offering of their LTE phones to compete with the iphone. Think $200 range and my guess is that the HD version will be priced too high to be competitive.
At any rate here are the specs on the HD version, please try not to salivate!
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_hd_lte-4198.php
I saw that a while ago and was really hoping it would be released here. Sadly it's not, and I'm surely not willing to spend $600 on a phone off-contract!Hey Qwerty...
Samsung did come out with an LTE version that has higher resolution, but AT&T didn't bother to order that unit in. In internation market it's known as the Samsung Galaxy SII LTE HD (720 X 1280 @ 720P)
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that AT&T wanted to keep the prices down for the initial offering of their LTE phones to compete with the iphone. Think $200 range and my guess is that the HD version will be priced too high to be competitive.
At any rate here are the specs on the HD version, please try not to salivate!
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_hd_lte-4198.php
If you have LTE in your area it's well worth the jump, data speeds are just insane. If you are expecting LTE sometime next year, I would assume there will be a better LTE phone available, probably with the higher res screen and possibly quadcore come summer of 2012
It's the same processor and size but higher density screen. But isn't it SAMOLED Plus so it is Pentile and not RGB I assume?
Anyone know where I can get it?
Anyone know where I can get it?
I was just at the AT&T store picking up a Skyrocket and noticed that the OG SGS2 isn't even out on display any more. It appears that they are pulling them already? Anyone else notice this? Did they decide to completely replace it already?
Some are pulling it temporarily to boast the Skyrocket.
And to the poster above, the SR and SGSII don't have the same processor if that's what you were referring to.
yea i think im gonna stick with my GS2 just on pure dev support. i just wish i would know if google nexus s was gonna come to att. and if so, when? then i could wait for that. that 1280x720 screen just is my golden ticket. i dont have lte network here and i doubt i will get it in the next 2-3 years.
Get the Skyrocket trust me you wont regret it, I didn't
There are just to many reasons on why you should get it, the LTE network is amazing. You may not have it but you will eventually. NFC is a great feature that once it gets going you will love it.
The screen is a really good as in the size, color, and everything compared to the ogsgs2 A large factor on the reason I think you should get it is the resell value, the phone is going to have a way greater resale value and once a better phone comes out that you absolutely want to get, you could easily sell the skyrocket for alot more than you would get for the ogsgs2.
There are just to many reasons on why you should get it, the LTE network is amazing. You may not have it but you will eventually. NFC is a great feature that once it gets going you will love it.
The screen is a really good as in the size, color, and everything compared to the ogsgs2 A large factor on the reason I think you should get it is the resell value, the phone is going to have a way greater resale value and once a better phone comes out that you absolutely want to get, you could easily sell the skyrocket for alot more than you would get for the ogsgs2.
Will this Galaxy SII LTE HD (720 X 1280 @ 720P) work on AT&T?I saw that a while ago and was really hoping it would be released here. Sadly it's not, and I'm surely not willing to spend $600 on a phone off-contract!
Thanks for the quick answer! Thinking I might go with the HTC Vivid. HTC seems well supported by more Devs.
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