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I'm in the same boat but leaning towards the Galaxy S2  Where are you getting yours from? I'm ordering mine online but it seems a little pricey.
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Galaxy S2 
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It depends on what carrier you are on and also what you're looking for in a phone. Almost all of the new phones that just came out or are coming out are REALLY good, and share similarities in their specifications. It's just pretty much all about the look and feel of the phone.
I'd suggest you to look around and try to get your hands on whatever phone. Personally, I'd go with the G2X but that's only because I'm a T-Mobile user that wants to gamble by staying with the carrier. That phone has a 4G band so I can stay connected to the 4G network if the merger falls through...
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
kore: if i get it i'll probably be extending my contract and changing my plan because i'm just using a normal crappy voice/text plan with my current phone network and upgrade to a data plan which will cover the cost of the phone.
audist : i dont' have any carrier restrictions here 
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I like pretty much everything about the phone, my only issue is that the phone might not be able to input and output Korean ... the site I use for checking out phones is www.gsmarena.com
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I have the nexus S and while it is great keep in mind you cannot expand the memory on the device. The galaxy series is by far the better line up for Samsung and I would've gone that route as well but it is not available for North america yet. It is duel core which will make multitasking alot faster as well being 4g maybe can do skype video calling. It has 8 mega pixal which is on par with the sony phone and is prolly the only reason I would recommend for the Arc is if they really like vidoes and cameras.
Forgot to mention with the galaxy phone you can swipe while nexus you cannot. I'm sure you can get an app to get swipe on nexus but it was not designed with it mind so it might not work optimally.
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Personally really dig Motorola. Very very much so. Have Moto Droid... And it isn't a big deal to root one so that way you can skip some of those restrictions... BUT, all said, the Galaxy S 2 is so amazing and I would totally go for that one.
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
On May 21 2011 17:22 TheMunkey wrote:
I have the nexus S and while it is great keep in mind you cannot expand the memory on the device. The galaxy series is by far the better line up for Samsung and I would've gone that route as well but it is not available for North america yet. It is duel core which will make multitasking alot faster as well being 4g maybe can do skype video calling. It has 8 mega pixal which is on par with the sony phone and is prolly the only reason I would recommend for the Arc is if they really like vidoes and cameras.
Forgot to mention with the galaxy phone you can swipe while nexus you cannot. I'm sure you can get an app to get swipe on nexus but it was not designed with it mind so it might not work optimally.
whats swiping? oh right is it this thing? http://swypeinc.com/product.html
sounds aweosme O_O
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swiping basically just like writing words by swiping your fingers across letters so you never have to lift a finger
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I have a galaxy S2 myself and even if it doesn't look amazing in the picture, it looks pretty damn smooth irl. The screen is gigantic and looks crystal clear. S2 is probably the best phone out there at the moment.
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South Africa4316 Posts
Galaxy S2, without doubt. The others are good, but the GS2 is the best android phone by a mile at the moment.
Review 1
Review 2
Just read the conclusions of those reviews if you don't want to read the whole thing, it should say everything you need to know :p
EDIT: Just to add, the GS2 is not the best purely because of its spces. There are multiple android phones with similar specs at the moment (LG Optimus 2, G2x, Motorola Atrix, etc) but the GS2 seems to use those specs the best. For example, it has a system for optimizing the dual core usage which makes battery life better than any other android smartphone, including single core phones.
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On May 21 2011 17:33 alffla wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2011 17:22 TheMunkey wrote:
I have the nexus S and while it is great keep in mind you cannot expand the memory on the device. The galaxy series is by far the better line up for Samsung and I would've gone that route as well but it is not available for North america yet. It is duel core which will make multitasking alot faster as well being 4g maybe can do skype video calling. It has 8 mega pixal which is on par with the sony phone and is prolly the only reason I would recommend for the Arc is if they really like vidoes and cameras.
Forgot to mention with the galaxy phone you can swipe while nexus you cannot. I'm sure you can get an app to get swipe on nexus but it was not designed with it mind so it might not work optimally. whats swiping? oh right is it this thing? http://swypeinc.com/product.htmlsounds aweosme O_O
it gets pretty anoying after a while because unless you pay attention youll keep writing the wrong words all the time and in the end its not faster than writing normal. Swype isnt near as handy as the old t9 way of fast texting. But - each for his own.
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Galaxy S2 looks sick O_O
do it alffla!
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Germany2896 Posts
Are you willing to root it so you can install a newer version of the OS without waiting for your provider to update the firmware? If not use the one where the chances of getting timely updates is highest.
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Personally I have an X10 and I would highly reccommend any Sony Ericsson phone, I've been using their phones for a very long time now and they are the best imo by a long way.
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I just canceled my order for the Arc and changed it for the S2. Only advantage Arc has over S2 is the design, all other aspects, S2 crushes Arc.
If you read reviews on the internet, every site will say the S2 is the best smartphone out right now. So I have no idea about the nexus, but it can't be better than the S2
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On May 21 2011 17:58 Daigomi wrote:Galaxy S2, without doubt. The others are good, but the GS2 is the best android phone by a mile at the moment. Review 1Review 2Just read the conclusions of those reviews if you don't want to read the whole thing, it should say everything you need to know :p EDIT: Just to add, the GS2 is not the best purely because of its spces. There are multiple android phones with similar specs at the moment (LG Optimus 2, G2x, Motorola Atrix, etc) but the GS2 seems to use those specs the best. For example, it has a system for optimizing the dual core usage which makes battery life better than any other android smartphone, including single core phones.
I'd also recommend the SGS2. Been using it for 3 weeks and I'm very happy with it.
There are a few things I don't like though, and they don't really get mentioned in the reviews:
- Battery life is terrible. Contrary to reviews and advertisement I get very short battery life. With normal usage I barely get 1 day. That's why I always have my charger at work and bring an extra battery. My 'normal' usage is: about 1 hour of video on the subway, a little bit of browsing (below 10min), some chatting (maybe 30min) and the occasional phone call. I use wi-fi when available, bluetooth and GPS always off. My gf's iPhone 4 has about double the battery life.
- Camera is not that good. 8 mega pixels sounds good but lots of pixels do not equal a good picture. Made a direct comparison with iPhone 4 and I have to say iPhone 4 wins. Camera is not bad by any means though, just not as good as I had hoped. Took these pictures here with it: here and here
- There's some transition lag when switching home screens sometimes and it really annoys me. iPhone 4 has nothing like that  From what I've read that's a general Android problem. When using Touch Wiz 4 it's not noticeable very often, with alternative launchers there was some obvious lag though.
- Sound quality is pretty bad. Thought it can replace my mp3 player but it can't. But I'm kind of picky in that regard. For most people it'll be alright probably.
- Takes a bit time to get used to the size. It's pretty big and sometimes I'm afraid it will slip out of my hand when using it on the street.
Hm that's really all I can think of. Apart from those things, the phone is perfect!
Edit:
Oh and some people here seem to think the xperia design is better than the SGS2? You can't be serious! The SGS2 is by far the sexiest phone I have ever seen.
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South Africa4316 Posts
On May 21 2011 19:16 snowbird wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2011 17:58 Daigomi wrote:Galaxy S2, without doubt. The others are good, but the GS2 is the best android phone by a mile at the moment. Review 1Review 2Just read the conclusions of those reviews if you don't want to read the whole thing, it should say everything you need to know :p EDIT: Just to add, the GS2 is not the best purely because of its spces. There are multiple android phones with similar specs at the moment (LG Optimus 2, G2x, Motorola Atrix, etc) but the GS2 seems to use those specs the best. For example, it has a system for optimizing the dual core usage which makes battery life better than any other android smartphone, including single core phones. I'd also recommend the SGS2. Been using it for 3 weeks and I'm very happy with it. There are a few things I don't like though, and they don't really get mentioned in the reviews: - Battery life is terrible. Contrary to reviews and advertisement I get very short battery life. With normal usage I barely get 1 day. That's why I always have my charger at work and bring an extra battery. My 'normal' usage is: about 1 hour of video on the subway, a little bit of browsing (below 10min), some chatting (maybe 30min) and the occasional phone call. I use wi-fi when available, bluetooth and GPS always off. My gf's iPhone 4 has about double the battery life. - Camera is not that good. 8 mega pixels sounds good but lots of pixels do not equal a good picture. Made a direct comparison with iPhone 4 and I have to say iPhone 4 wins. Camera is not bad by any means though, just not as good as I had hoped. Took these pictures here with it: here and here- There's some transition lag when switching home screens sometimes and it really annoys me. iPhone 4 has nothing like that From what I've read that's a general Android problem. When using Touch Wiz 4 it's not noticeable very often, with alternative launchers there was some obvious lag though. - Takes a bit time to get used to the size. It's pretty big and sometimes I'm afraid it will slip out of my hand when using it on the street. Hm that's really all I can think of. Apart from those things, the phone is perfect! Edit: Oh and some people here seem to think the xperia design is better than the SGS2? You can't be serious! The SGS2 is by far the sexiest phone I have ever seen.
The battery is bad compared to an iPhone, but it's pretty damn good compared to most android phones. I read an article somewhere that said that the camera is the one thing that really taxes the battery on the GS2 (since it's the only thing that uses both cores fully), so if you use the camera regularly that could explain it?
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On May 21 2011 19:16 snowbird wrote:
- Battery life is terrible. Contrary to reviews and advertisement I get very short battery life. With normal usage I barely get 1 day. That's why I always have my charger at work and bring an extra battery. My 'normal' usage is: about 1 hour of video on the subway, a little bit of browsing (below 10min), some chatting (maybe 30min) and the occasional phone call. I use wi-fi when available, bluetooth and GPS always off. My gf's iPhone 4 has about double the battery life.
I can't tell from your description, but have you tried turning WiFi off? I learned from my Kindle that keeping wifi on really drains your battery.
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