Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II

[NOS4EVER]

Expected in May with around 500 pound
Compared with the apple 4 Samsung has more features but with less weight
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3621&idPhone2=3275


What do you think?:crazy:

[Phoenix]

iOS > Android

[NOS4EVER]

1GP for the sam 512 banana

[Ottoman]

iOS > Android

That's a negative sir,

Android>iOS x10

i've used both plenty.. IMO apples restrictiveness and "apple way" mentality will be it's downfall


Android market is in a major boom right now and growing very rapidly..

and in many ways has reached and surpassed the apple devices... both hardware and software wise...


as for the Galaxy 2 it looks very promising.. it has absolutely destroyed the benchmarks and the performance looks outstanding...

my only concern is with all this mobile crunching power with dual core proc. etc.. how will it effect battery life? I hope they have some very good power management Software...

[NOS4EVER]

1650 mAh for the sam vs 1420mAh

So should be good and more than the tifa7ah.

[Phoenix]

That's a negative sir,

Android>iOS x10

i've used both plenty.. IMO apples restrictiveness and "apple way" mentality will be it's downfall


Android market is in a major boom right now and growing very rapidly..

and in many ways has reached and surpassed the apple devices... both hardware and software wise...


as for the Galaxy 2 it looks very promising.. it has absolutely destroyed the benchmarks and the performance looks outstanding...

my only concern is with all this mobile crunching power with dual core proc. etc.. how will it effect battery life? I hope they have some very good power management Software...

meh

still iOS > Android

[Ottoman]

lol.. I was hoping to spark more of a debate then Meh from you abood :p

common we're trying to wake up the forum here remember!

[Phoenix]

lol.. I was hoping to spark more of a debate then Meh from you abood :p

common we're trying to wake up the forum here remember!

what good is performance if u dont have a proper app store to provide a wide variety of apps to implement the "performance" you have from a "cell" phone?

i mean seriously, i've compared both neck-to-neck i used my iPhone and my friends Galaxy and its utterly gibberish! im not kidding you cant even create a contact without going through a dozen steps. not to forget that u have to press the damn thing a million times for it to realize that u gave it a command !

and besides, what restrictivness? what do u want to do IN A CELL PHONE ? create a webpage? build a house maybe? this is a cell phone not a job :p

[Ottoman]

I can't argue with you about the apps.. Hands down apple store has more.. (I think it's approx 3x as much) but to me a cell phone isn't supposed to be another gameboy.. when I first got my iphone I installed tons of apps and whatever.. a few days later they were all Meh... so what I can pour a fake beer, or play a flute with my butt, or watch a jiggly man bounce around or make light saber noises etc.. I ended up deleting all but maybe 5 of them... other games like resident evil and stuff were graphically good.. but a touch interface for first and third person shooters is TERRIBLE... i don't remember how many times I died in Assasins creed cuz my thumbs slip too far away from the virtual joystick and stop working...

but u don't need an iphone for that, u might as well go buy an iPod touch for 1/3 the price and have a pocket app machine thats thinner and lighter with the same screen...

as for the usage of the of the phone, its more about what ur used to.. I find the iOS too dumbed down for me, with no advanced features or info.. and often times things are buried 3-4-5 menus deep...
pressing a million times thing..
the galaxy is more of an "advanced" users phone.. for those that love putting custom roms and firmwares and stuff like that... my phone is day and night different from when I got it outta the box...
the community encourages open source and home brew and experimentation, they're not constantly in a battle with dev team and apple dev to block and attack each other and limit what u can do..
and my phone is 100x better cuz of it.. so much snappier responsive and quadrant scores have doubled...

what I meant by restrictions.. its more about you have to do it the Apple way or buzz off...

to use and manage my galaxy I don't need any samsung software bloating up my machine...

with iPhone my pet peeves are:
No Avi/divx support.. LAZIM u convert to MP4/MOV lame unsupported formats...
no flash support in a world where everyone uses flash
I'm paired with 1 "home" machine.. for all my media management music etc etc
Apple doesn't let you use your device as a removable storage ON PURPOSE, I have a 32GB phone or 64GB touch, and I wanna plug it in and use it as flash memory.. can I? noooooooo they don't want u to
you can only copy content ONTO the device, not OFF of the device.. (hey man that's a cool song/movie/etc let me copy them on to my PC, sorry NCD)
Non standard cable connector
non user replacable battery
no memory card slot
bluetooth blows (on purpose)
Apple has to a very strict and limited Approval list for app developers... and the apps u develop cannot compete with apples native apps.. (u can't make an email program better then Mail, etc)
which then means you have to jailbreak/hack your phone if you want things that you should of always had, like a file manager, command line, ssh support, quick drop menu, I remember when I had to jailbreak my phone just to put a background on the bloody thing, even ring tones require bloody work arounds!

as with many apple products.. their marketing engine is so powerful, they convince ppl they NEED it..so many ppl run out and buy one cuz its cool and hip and trendy... a month later they realize what a mistake they made, or they don't know how to use it..


with the galaxy:
Many apps are multi platform now.. and many times Apps that are paid for on iphone, are FREE for droid.. e.g. Angry birds.. fruit ninja etc

Standard connector, (I carry 1 cable for my BB and Galaxy and my car charger and wall charger works for them both)
FLASH SUPPORT (you have no idea how nice this is) I have a REAL browser on my phone, embedded youtube vids work, banners, flash sites, I can even stream tv shows from my fave sites on my phone

my media management is as follows: plug in my universal micro USB cable.. open my computer, drag and drop the movies and music and pics into the folders I want, unplug and walk away.. if my friend wants my songs, or I see songs on his PC that I like, and want to add to my list, I just plug it in, repeat the process... I don't need to Download 150mb iTunes and pair my device and then lose my content and stuff...

so what happens when i'm sitting in a car with a friend and there are several large files on his Galaxy that i want on mine? NOT A PROBLEM, we open the file manager on his phone, copy it to the external memory card, pull it out, stick it in mine, copy it to my internal memory using my file manager, and hand it back to him.. no reboots required. simple.


I Admit I used to be an iPhone fanboy as well.. I had a 3GS for over a year... it bricked on me 1 times too many.. and I sold it for peanuts, and bought the galaxy...
my GF has a iphone 4 cuz she got brain washed by all the hype.. and hates the phone with a passion.. she sees all the things I can do with my phone, and asks me to do it for her.. and I can't..

when she goes to the gym, she likes to watch TV shows... she used to have a galaxy tab, and would drag and drop them, and then take them with her while doing cardio...

U know what I had to do to get that for her on Iphone?

1.) jail break it
2.) install VLC (cuz apple banned it from apple store since Jan)
3.)install openSSH on the phone (also banned)
4.)install WinSCP on PC
5.)SSH INTO THE PHONE OVER WIRELESS!
6.)Browse thru all the hidden folders to find the media folder
7.)copy the files

and guess what? because of all the encryption over head with SSH, it copies at 1MB per sec... thats right.. it takes ~12 mins to copy 1 movie across :S

FAWK THAT ISH!

Now you understand what I mean by restricted? :p


don't get me wrong.. apple OSX is great and I see it's merits.. and im looking at buying a new MBP and am very curious to try Lion on it but when it comes to their hand helds and iOS... *GROAANNN*



oh and p.s. sorry for the rant :D (can you feel the harra?)

[Phoenix]

I understand ur point of view, but there's a solution to everything.

There are a million replacment apps for standard Apple built-in applications. For example, i dont use Safari to browse on my iPad, i use a free app called Perfect Browser cuz it allows me to use the tabs feature which Safari lacks. I use cinXplayer to watch my transferred movies, free as well.

Cant play flash embeds? no problem. There is another browser app which converts it to HTML5. (cant recall the name)

U do stuff the old fashioned way, while there are other solutions to ur issues which doesnt require u to jailbreak it.


Im a bit sleepy and tired now... I'll be back later with more :p

[ZOSicK]

another apple wanna be honestly sheeeesh they could have atleast changed the looks of it :pat:

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

i went from iphone to androind (Nexus one) more than a year ago! there's no way i'm going back to iphone and will be buying the Galaxy S2. I agree with everything Ottoman says, but to me the worst IOS feature is its STUPID STUPID notification system! To me it's worth going to android for its notification system alone.

[Phoenix]

i went from iphone to androind (Nexus one) more than a year ago! there's no way i'm going back to iphone and will be buying the Galaxy S2. I agree with everything Ottoman says, but to me the worst IOS feature is its STUPID STUPID notification system! To me it's worth going to android for its notification system alone.

you do know that u can turn it off, do u? or on for certain apps and off for the rest?

[Kayman]

Woaaaaaaaaaaah! Chill Onour!!

hahaha nice write up.

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

you do know that u can turn it off, do u? or on for certain apps and off for the rest?
I need the notification! but it's done very wrong in iOS that forces ppl to disable it or move to other platforms! Use an android and u'll know the difference

[Phoenix]

I need the notification! but it's done very wrong in iOS that forces ppl to disable it or move to other platforms! Use an android and u'll know the difference

as i mentioned before, i have compared both side-by-side.


ooh, another question for you Otto..

does the Galaxy have a Wifi Hotspot feature?

[The One]

u boys we need to decide............r we comparing iOS with Driod, Device with Device or extra requirements........





If u know anything about OS's you'll stop right there.......................



Just in case no one has figured this out (Before Phoenix buy's something, its the bloody bad product, it's the crappiest thing ever made, but once he gets one.....nothing on earth beats it, it's amazing, its the way of the future etc...)




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[Ottoman]

I understand ur point of view, but there's a solution to everything.

There are a million replacment apps for standard Apple built-in applications. For example, i dont use Safari to browse on my iPad, i use a free app called Perfect Browser cuz it allows me to use the tabs feature which Safari lacks. I use cinXplayer to watch my transferred movies, free as well.

Cant play flash embeds? no problem. There is another browser app which converts it to HTML5. (cant recall the name)

U do stuff the old fashioned way, while there are other solutions to ur issues which doesnt require u to jailbreak it.


Im a bit sleepy and tired now... I'll be back later with more :p


I looked for the cinXplayer on Appstore and Cydia, I couldn't find anything of the sort, I'm still divxless... where did you get it?


as i mentioned before, i have compared both side-by-side.


ooh, another question for you Otto..

does the Galaxy have a Wifi Hotspot feature?


yeah man, out of the box, it has internet tethering, as well as hotspot

Settings-->wireless and network--> then u can choose tethering, or Mobile AP

no need for 3rd party app for either

[Ottoman]

u boys we need to decide............r we comparing iOS with Driod, Device with Device or extra requirements........



agreed, I'm fine with an OS only comparison as well

but reason I chose Galaxy S vs iphone4 is because they're hardware is VERY similar, and it evens the playing field.. since droid is so multiplatform, it's not fair comparing a low end el cheapo hand held with poor hardware, to iphone

[grafix143]

hummmm Otto u r making me leaning toward samsung and get rid of my iphone

[ZOSicK]

Otto i play divx using vlcstreamer and yxplayer2 since the 3g buddy where were u all this time lol :bounce:

[Ottoman]

how do u copy movies to the phone? and how fast do u copy files to it?

[Phoenix]

I looked for the cinXplayer on Appstore and Cydia, I couldn't find anything of the sort, I'm still divxless... where did you get it?

CineXPlayer.. it costs 1.99 for the iPhone version


yeah man, out of the box, it has internet tethering, as well as hotspot

Settings-->wireless and network--> then u can choose tethering, or Mobile AP

no need for 3rd party app for either

yea iPhone doesnt need 3rd party app. its built-in.


how do u copy movies to the phone? and how fast do u copy files to it?

in iTunes, select your device > Apps > Scroll down and find CineXPlayer > drag and drop/browse

[grafix143]

Otto , tell me more reasons to get samsung
other than movie part , any special apps or stuff ?

[Ottoman]

CineXPlayer.. it costs 1.99 for the iPhone version



first you told me it was free, (which I was skeptical of btw) now you're telling me I have to pay for it?

and secondly, when I searched the app store, it wasn't listed at all.. I'll have to check again, unless apple removed it as well like they did VLC


yea iPhone doesnt need 3rd party app. its built-in.




in iTunes, select your device > Apps > Scroll down and find CineXPlayer > drag and drop/browse

so u launch CineX within iTunes, and then drop the files into it?

[Ottoman]

Otto , tell me more reasons to get samsung
other than movie part , any special apps or stuff ?

like I said, the droid in general and the galaxy S community specifically.. love home brewing and cooking up stuff..

what I mean by that is, ur not bound to OEM software, many developers out there make custom roms, custom firmwares, combining the best of diff versions and putting them together... for example I was using the Gingerbread keyboard (ver 2.3) on my 2.2 OS for a long time now,

because it is a linux based platform, ppl even manipulate the way it fetches and caches data in the memory, and have found ways to make it faster and snappier...

there is entire forums dedicated to it's development, and it's all open source and free...

there's full blown games like Real football 11 that is 100's of megabytes.. to worms and angry birds etc..
to little apps that make the button lights snooze and glow when u have a prompt...

we have animated backgrounds that u can interact with..

for example behind your icons u can have an acquarium with 3D fish.. when u tap on the glass u can feed them and they will swim to the top of the tank for food..
or you can have a scenery view, that changes from sunrise to morning to sunset to night depending the time of day it is..

honestly there's so much to it..

I know ppl who were unhappy with their experience because they didn't know WHAT to do with their device... and the potential it has.. then sold it...
Apple is great and dumbing down everything for u and making it a very linear experience...

apple is like playing Devil may cry or god of war.. there's usually only one path to follow, you can see big fancy backgrounds but u can't go there...

Droid is like Fallout 3 or Morrowind... you can wander where ever u want whenever u want. and do as much or as little as u like..

some ppl like that kind of experience.. some ppl don't...

it depends on what kinda user you like to be...

it has alot of "neat" built in features that are like "ahhh why didn't anyone think of that before" and stuff as well...

but so far i've converted alot of ppl to droid and they're very happy with their experience too...

next time I bump into you i'd be happy to give u a walk thru

[Phoenix]

first you told me it was free, (which I was skeptical of btw) now you're telling me I have to pay for it?

and secondly, when I searched the app store, it wasn't listed at all.. I'll have to check again, unless apple removed it as well like they did VLC


yea iPhone doesnt need 3rd party app. its built-in.




so u launch CineX within iTunes, and then drop the files into it?

i thought it was free cuz i dont remember that i bought it :p i had it for quite some time haha

i've just done a search in the app store and found it.. search again


launch cineX within iTunes? no it doesnt launch ,, it just has a sub-folder type of thingie on the right when u select the CineX app

[NOS4EVER]

Otto , tell me more reasons to get samsung
other than movie part , any special apps or stuff ?

For a simple answer it’s just an I phone 4 with a turbo and lots of CF parts :)

Already in the UAE but no Arabic, dealer says I weak and we will have the Arabic
No price yet

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

Device by Device comparison, between the Galaxy S2 and the iphone , there's no comparison at all!
Dual Core 1.2 Ghz 1GB RAM, amazing Graphics Processor unit!
Latest android OS, full office suite! free NAV (turn by turn nav), latest google maps, latest youtube. Full voice command feature! eg, you can send a text msg to a contact wihout pushing ANY button! Using your phone as a flash drive. Full flash, html5, divx, etc.
Data speed upto 21mbps for HSPDA (this is to me is a killer feature when i compare it with other dual core androids)
DLNA support for multimedia sharing to any DLNA device (most tvs have DLNA).
HDMI output for full HD mirroring of all contents in your phone.
lots of shortcuts, gestures, and motion commands.
thinnist phone in the market, very lightweight and 4.3" AMOLED 2 plus (best screen in the market and very bright)

iphone 4 is very outdated compared to this, there's a rumor of iphone 4S that's basically iphone 4 with larger screen and a faster processor.

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

This is a quick video for the Galaxy S2 UI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYrA7VQTQto&feature=player_embedded#at=327


Please check the full review by GSMArena
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_ii-review-588.php

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

For a simple answer it’s just an I phone 4 with a turbo and lots of CF parts :)

Already in the UAE but no Arabic, dealer says I weak and we will have the Arabic
No price yet
Can you tell me where in UAE? i'm looking for it.

[grafix143]

ok i have one issue that i really hate in iphone
when i get a missed call or txt and i did not check it out , there is no led to notify me about it , i have to be busy clicking on home botton to see
dose the samsung has a led to notify if screen if off
like BB or nokia;s ?

[Ottoman]

ok i have one issue that i really hate in iphone
when i get a missed call or txt and i did not check it out , there is no led to notify me about it , i have to be busy clicking on home botton to see
dose the samsung has a led to notify if screen if off
like BB or nokia;s ?
Yes the keys arebacklit on the phone and can glow on and off if u like. Or the msg beep can repeat itself in intervals until u Ck it as well as other ways. The phone can be customized as u like.

[Phoenix]

Or the msg beep can repeat itself in intervals until u Ck it as well as other ways.

the iPhone has that

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

Yes the keys arebacklit on the phone and can glow on and off if u like. Or the msg beep can repeat itself in intervals until u Ck it as well as other ways. The phone can be customized as u like.

yes that and there are apps for having notification icons coming in the screen but it's only recommended for AMOLED screens like the one in the samsung. If its an LCD the battery will drain.

[grafix143]

my iphone only beep for msg and only twice or three times then nothing .

glowing is good even for miss calls , at least u know u have somthing
hummm

[Ottoman]

This is a quick video for the Galaxy S2 UI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYrA7VQTQto&feature=player_embedded#at=327


Please check the full review by GSMArena
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_ii-review-588.php



thats a cool video, thanks for sharing...

I look fwd to installing gingerbread on my phone even more now

[Phoenix]

thats a cool video, thanks for sharing...

I look fwd to installing gingerbread on my phone even more now

http://www.unwiredview.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/gingerbread1.jpg

??

[Ottoman]

technically that's a Gingerbread man :P

but yeah each compilation has a nickname,

just like Apple has with their OS's Panther snow leapord lion etc.

google has froyo gingerbread honeycomb etc

[Rashdi]

Soooo when is this coming out in Bahrain?

[Ottoman]

carrefour told me end of the month but I don't know how reliable the salesman is

[tyrant]

i enjoyed my galaxy tab so much that i was gonna get the galaxy S.. now just gonna wait for this to come out to replace my old Xperia.

As for the longish discussion of iphone Vs galaxy well some like simple and some like sophistacted. IMO it just boils down to that!

[NOS4EVER]

Some Iphone owners get very angry if you say this phone
Is better and more ADVANCE.

[Ottoman]

Some Iphone owners get very angry if you say this phone
Is better and more ADVANCE.

that's because they paid close to $1,000 for the device..
and then have to spent even more on the apps and accessories and stuff too

[Shihaby]

that's because they paid close to $1,000 for the device..
and then have to spent even more on the apps and accessories and stuff too

You could always jailbreak and get free apps...

But as Tyrant mentioned, it all boils down to personal preference. I haven't tried the Samsung but it does look like a decent, versatile phone! I'm happy with my iPhone, my only complaint would be that it's too fragile... I chipped a corner of it a week after I got it!

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

that's because they paid close to $1,000 for the device..
and then have to spent even more on the apps and accessories and stuff too

Exactly number of free apps for android is more than free apps for iphone (not talking ratio here)

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

latest review by engadget

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-review/
best smartphone period!

[BLOODLINE]

Such a wrong time to purchase an Iphone eh? :p

[NOS4EVER]

This what was worrying me and hate in the I phone

Battery life :)

The story of the Galaxy S II's battery life cannot be told without returning to its luscious screen. Being an OLED panel, the 4.3-inch display here doesn't use one single backlight as LCD screens do, and instead only illuminates the pixels that are needed to actively display content. This is the reason why it can generate truer blacks than any backlit panel, but it also permits the user to optimize battery life by doing such things as switching to a darker wallpaper or reading ebooks against a black background. We didn't actually bother with such tweaks, we were too busy exploring every one of the myriad features and options on this phone, but the option's there as an extra dimension of obsessive control if you care for it. As to the Galaxy S II's actual endurance, we found it highly competitive with the latest batch of Android phones. After 20 hours, half of which were filled with the above tinkering and exploration, we managed to drag the Galaxy S II down to 15 percent of its original charge. This was with our usual push notification suppliers, Gmail and Twitter, running in the background and while constantly connected to our WiFi network.


thanks greep el dar

[BLOODLINE]

This what was worrying me and hate in the I phone

Battery life :)

How bad is it?

[NOS4EVER]

It's like a viper in full throttle.

[Phoenix]

that's because they paid close to $1,000 for the device..


thats a negative sir, i paid $715 when i purchased it back in July '10


and then have to spent even more on the apps and accessories and stuff too

its like you're saying "simsim prepaid can be bought for 2bd.. and then have to spends thousands more to make phone calls and keep the SIM active"

[Ottoman]

thats a negative sir, i paid $715 when i purchased it back in July '10



its like you're saying "simsim prepaid can be bought for 2bd.. and then have to spends thousands more to make phone calls and keep the SIM active"


last i checked 4 days ago.. it was 310 bd($820) for the 16gb and 360($950) for the 32GB... and this is after they've been out a year.. they used to cost much more...


a sim sim costs 2bd.. not 400... the initial investment is negligable... apples and oranges

if u lose your sim sim number u wont care, u'll go out and buy another one.. no loss..

now lose your iphone on the other hand.... pwwnnddddd

when my 3GS got bricked the last time and i couldn't use it anymore I was a very unhappy camper to say the least...

[NOS4EVER]

thats a negative sir, i paid $715 when i purchased it back in July '10
ma-maat bas emba6at 3ynh :)

Bahrain agent says he is waiting for the 3rbic version deu
Second weak of May.

When it's in our hands we will race your apple :)

[NOS4EVER]

The phone is already on sale in the UK and S. Korea and will launch in another 118 countries soon, with a total of 140 operators.
You can snatch up the Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II from a number of UK retailers for £500.
Now what's left is to best the 10+ million sales of the original Galaxy S. :)

[coolioo]

hmmm .....being an iphone user my self, looking at the reviews i have a feeling that the new sammy would be a better overall experience than the iphone 4 ,

now i wonder what the next gen iphone would have to offer,

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

The one released now doesn't have arabic, UAE will officially have it in May

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXvFf1Kt1JM

[Phoenix]

last i checked 4 days ago.. it was 310 bd($820) for the 16gb and 360($950) for the 32GB... and this is after they've been out a year.. they used to cost much more...


a sim sim costs 2bd.. not 400... the initial investment is negligable... apples and oranges

if u lose your sim sim number u wont care, u'll go out and buy another one.. no loss..

now lose your iphone on the other hand.... pwwnnddddd

when my 3GS got bricked the last time and i couldn't use it anymore I was a very unhappy camper to say the least...

well i didnt get mine from Bahrain :p got it on its launch date when i was in Geneva last summer. bahrain agents are ... well u know what they are :p

anyhow, what im trying to point here is that if u have a simsim number since its launch in bahrain and kept topping it up every now and then till-date, you would end up paying more than you can imagine. its not the case of investments in devices, im talking about a concept here which is very similar. and topping up ur iTunes account doesnt have anything to do with a device's loss. now on the other hand if u lose a simsim number which u just refilled with 30BD... pwwwwwwnd ... all ur money is lost :) see what i mean?

[Phoenix]

ma-maat bas emba6at 3ynh :)

Bahrain agent says he is waiting for the 3rbic version deu
Second weak of May.

When it's in our hands we will race your apple :)

arabic version? cant u just update Andriod and get the arabic compatibility just like Apple did? :lol: now im starting to see the downsides of Andriod.

[coolioo]

I love everything about the Samsung Galaxy S II except for the plastic body , I might opt for this, similar specs + a higher resolution screen


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGRRkv0nS5U


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGw8BA98bgg&feature=player_detailpage#t=21s

[Ottoman]

arabic version? cant u just update Andriod and get the arabic compatibility just like Apple did? :lol: now im starting to see the downsides of Andriod.

Ahhhhh of course! u can, when I bought my galaxy it didn't have arabic support either... (the market demographic is small in comparison, so they usually rush to get the hardware out and then add arabic later)


i'm telling you the phone can be modded in a million ways, u don't think arabic language support is one of em? :P

what they mean is "outta the box khaleeji spec" will be may...

but if you want a english version you can get it sooner

[Ottoman]

I love everything about the Samsung Galaxy S II except for the plastic body , I might opt for this, similar specs + a higher resolution screen

I used to think the same as you, going from the iphone to galaxy, u think it feels Cheap... but after awhile you appreciate how much lighter it is...and easier to carry around..

weight reduction is a big convenience.. plus makes it much easier to make the battery replaceable and external memory, plus swapping out covers etc.

and I'd rather cut costs on the plastic body, if it means better hardware where it matters...

my galaxy was 240bd.. 50% less then the iphone... when I saw how much money I was saving..I wasn't complaining it had a plastic back after that :p

[NOS4EVER]

arabic version? cant u just update Andriod and get the arabic compatibility just like Apple did? :lol: now im starting to see the downsides of Andriod.

That’s like telling a Ferrari owner that his car
Cheap because he has a flat tire.

[Kayman]

my iphone brings all the andriod boys to the yard!

[coolioo]

I used to think the same as you, going from the iphone to galaxy, u think it feels Cheap... but after awhile you appreciate how much lighter it is...and easier to carry around..

weight reduction is a big convenience.. plus makes it much easier to make the battery replaceable and external memory, plus swapping out covers etc.

and I'd rather cut costs on the plastic body, if it means better hardware where it matters...

my galaxy was 240bd.. 50% less then the iphone... when I saw how much money I was saving..I wasn't complaining it had a plastic back after that :p

Plastic body - this is why the HTC sensation gets my approval , hence the videos in my previous post

[The One]

Have some questions..

1. How easy is backing up and restoring a Droid device?
2. After a restore, at what state would the device be? (e.g on the iPhone it's a 100% restore, including a half written message, emails and all)
3. What's the battery life like on the devices? (usage in hours)
4. Steps needed to conduct an OS upgrade?
5. How stable is the OS? (how often does it hang, And Yes it does hang)
6. Is the OS open to SSH?
7. Does the OS support application / folder management?


FYI, iPhone is Android OS compliant





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[NOS4EVER]

^^^ reeddddddd then compare :)

http://www.engadget.com/tag/galaxy+s+ii

[Ottoman]

Have some questions..

1. How easy is backing up and restoring a Droid device?
2. After a restore, at what state would the device be? (e.g on the iPhone it's a 100% restore, including a half written message, emails and all)
3. What's the battery life like on the devices? (usage in hours)
4. Steps needed to conduct an OS upgrade?
5. How stable is the OS? (how often does it hang, And Yes it does hang)
6. Is the OS open to SSH?
7. Does the OS support application / folder management?


FYI, iPhone is Android OS compliant





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1 and 2.) an app called Titanium backup (free of course) lets you do a full bkp/restore.. the backup is done on the device it self and backed up to the mem card, letting u format/partition/etc your main as u see fit, after u install the OS, re-install TiBkp and then restore ur save state

3.) I charge my phone every 2 days out of convience.. but I've had it go 55+hrs on me.. ( I never killed it) YMMV of course.. Blue tooth,wifi,3g,brigthness,gaming etc, all factor in... if I turn Data off, and goto bed, in the morning the batt only loses 1% or so..

4.) you DL the Image of choice.. whether u want official release, homebrew, leaked beta etc (about half the size and less.. of iphone's current os's I dled 4.3.2 and it was 666mb :O) and you boot your phone in Download mode, plug in the microUSB cable and use an app to push the OS onto your phone.

5.)Depends on your version, apps occasionaly crash, but the actual OS freezing and requiring a hardreboot, VERY rare)

6.)yes
7.)yes the OS has a bundled File manager, that lets you cut/copy/create/del/rename etc etc as you like (I used it in my file sharing example earlier) of course the market place has other alternatives as well...


note: by default Root access is disabled on the phone so n00bs dont go breaking it and complaining.. once root access is enabled(easy) then the phones capabilities are hugely widened (advanced users of course)

[NOS4EVER]

Have some questions

So do you believe in Samsung?
http://www.advancedtechnologykorea.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/samsung_apple_1.jpg

[The One]

So do you believe in Samsung?
http://www.advancedtechnologykorea.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/samsung_apple_1.jpg

bro to answer your question.............. i believe in Droid, its a great OS...... my questions were legit ("just to clear matters": meaning i wasn't trying to find points of weakness)


Samsung have nothing to do with this ma8, its all thanks Google......Droid has device portability, LG devices also run Droid ma8..........








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[The One]

1 and 2.) an app called Titanium backup (free of course) lets you do a full bkp/restore.. the backup is done on the device it self and backed up to the mem card, letting u format/partition/etc your main as u see fit, after u install the OS, re-install TiBkp and then restore ur save state

3.) I charge my phone every 2 days out of convience.. but I've had it go 55+hrs on me.. ( I never killed it) YMMV of course.. Blue tooth,wifi,3g,brigthness,gaming etc, all factor in... if I turn Data off, and goto bed, in the morning the batt only loses 1% or so..

4.) you DL the Image of choice.. whether u want official release, homebrew, leaked beta etc (about half the size and less.. of iphone's current os's I dled 4.3.2 and it was 666mb :O) and you boot your phone in Download mode, plug in the microUSB cable and use an app to push the OS onto your phone.

5.)Depends on your version, apps occasionaly crash, but the actual OS freezing and requiring a hardreboot, VERY rare)

6.)yes
7.)yes the OS has a bundled File manager, that lets you cut/copy/create/del/rename etc etc as you like (I used it in my file sharing example earlier) of course the market place has other alternatives as well...


note: by default Root access is disabled on the phone so n00bs dont go breaking it and complaining.. once root access is enabled(easy) then the phones capabilities are hugely widened (advanced users of course)



cool stuff..................... I've been trying to get my hands on a Droid HTC (desire, thunderbolt etc) for some time know...............any ideas of where on this island one can be found.............




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[NOS4EVER]

cool stuff..................... I've been trying to get my hands on a Droid HTC (desire, thunderbolt etc) for some time know...............any ideas of where on this island one can be found.............


Check you p.m

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[The One]

ok...GUYS


just got the Galaxy S.....OS is cool, still a lot to learn.........

as a device build, got to admit quality isn't sooooooo great......

speaker is a Big Fail
Body...to plasticly
Screen..... not an actual touch screen


Still more to come




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[The One]

Love the top slide down menu................

Driod doesn't see my iPad when used as a hotspot using MyWi.................




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[Ottoman]

what OS are you running?

goto dialpad and type *#1234#

if it old do urself a favor and join the XDA forums.. and install darky rom 9.5 or something similar and watch ur whole droid experience change..

build quality is arguable.. some ppl like the lightness.. other ppl feel it's "Cheap".. but hey i'd rather they cut cost on the enclosure rather then the hardware..(amoled screen >>> TFT lameness)

U didn't like the speaker? odd.. I thought it was pretty loud.. as long as u don't cover it with ur hand..

[NOS4EVER]

ok...GUYS


just got the Galaxy S.....OS is cool, still a lot to learn.........

as a device build, got to admit quality isn't sooooooo great......

speaker is a Big Fail
Body...to plasticly
Screen..... not an actual touch screen


Still more to come


S II or the old S ?



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[The One]

Its a galaxy S and not an S 2



Love the pull up menu when recivobg a call, allowing auto reply text

Hate the way OS reacts while in an app and i receive a call (e.g in youtube receive a call after ending the call the device has to reloads the clip. It doesent cashed)

The OS allowes u to enjoy fast browsing on 3g.

The OS is very very data hungry (used up 56mb of my data package in one day, without app downloads)......Ottoman is this why u switch data off while sleeping?????? (yes that is a solution)



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[Ottoman]

FYI OS 2.3.3 with the new touch wiz 4.0 is out.. (basically the S2 OS)

you can download and install it on your phone... before you get too deep into the old OS for nothing..

better to start with a new clean slate...

[Ottoman]

Oh I forgot to mention another cool feature..

something the iphone guys can only dream of..

the phone allows you to talk on the phone AND browse the internet over 3G at the SAME TIME!! (I feel like rahzel saying that lol)

[Ottoman]

Hate the way OS reacts while in an app and i receive a call (e.g in youtube receive a call after ending the call the device has to reloads the clip. It doesent cashed)

The OS is very very data hungry (used up 56mb of my data package in one day, without app downloads)......Ottoman is this why u switch data off while sleeping?????? (yes that is a solution)




the youtube thing is annoying.. I agree... I believe it has to do with memory management.. it doesn't keep it cached in the memory and even with browsing.. if u leave ur last page open and kill the browser.. if u open it 5-10mins later its ok.. but come back to the page after several hours.. it'll remember the URL, but it will refetch the page...

as for Data.. if your watching Youtube in HQ it will suck hella bandwidth... I believe the vids are in 480p (sure feels like it) ... I also found that out the hardway..
I usually reserve HQ for WiFi.. and use normal quality for my poor data plan...

you can also check in the settings.. to only update apps on wifi

[Phoenix]

Oh I forgot to mention another cool feature..

something the iphone guys can only dream of..

the phone allows you to talk on the phone AND browse the internet over 3G at the SAME TIME!! (I feel like rahzel saying that lol)

Why would i want to make a call and browse the net on the phone at the SAME TIME?? if im in a car, i would talk on the phone ONLY. u know, so i wont crash :p .. if im home, i would talk on the phone, and browse the internet through my PC, Laptop, or iPad.y3ni why would i want to browse the net on my phone at home?

if im checking the internet on the phone if i dont have any other more convenient device to browse from, it means im checking my email, or watching some clips on youtube, or browsing through some forums. which, obviously, dont fall in the category "IMPORTANT" to do a call and surf in the same time :)

[Phoenix]

you can also check in the settings.. to only update apps on wifi

you do know that u can update apps in the iPhone whenever u want? it does not update ur apps automatically. it just CHECKS for updates whenever YOU launch the app store and then informs u of available updates. and its up to YOU whether u want to update using 3G or WiFi.

[Phoenix]

U didn't like the speaker? odd.. I thought it was pretty loud.. as long as u don't cover it with ur hand..

there's a different between LOUD and NOISY. i think faisal meant NOISY :p

[The One]

the youtube thing is annoying.. I agree... I believe it has to do with memory management.. it doesn't keep it cached in the memory and even with browsing.. if u leave ur last page open and kill the browser.. if u open it 5-10mins later its ok.. but come back to the page after several hours.. it'll remember the URL, but it will refetch the page...

as for Data.. if your watching Youtube in HQ it will suck hella bandwidth... I believe the vids are in 480p (sure feels like it) ... I also found that out the hardway..
I usually reserve HQ for WiFi.. and use normal quality for my poor data plan...

you can also check in the settings.. to only update apps on wifi


Agree about the browser........dont have to worry about my data package, i have a 5gb package

FYI: iOS handles this when using 3g

FYI: as im typing this post the device is acting up big time, very sluggish............

Love the wigets idea on multiple screens...thats soo cool

i find the home/wake button slow in response......

Is therr a way to easly switch between running apps???????




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[The One]

My last post stating data usage was about an hour and a half ago.....

Usage update: 69.96mb
Time: 12:56pm
24 hours from device activation.
Date: 04-05-2011 (dd-mm-yyyy)





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[tyrant]

Love the top slide down menu................

Driod doesn't see my iPad when used as a hotspot using MyWi.................


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This is an issue with some droid phones, basically they dont support device to device sharing or Adhoc connections / networks.

their is a workaround which basically involves rooting your phone (droids version of jail break) and then replacing one of the system files related to the wireless function of the phone.



Phoenix, for as to why you want to browse the internet and talk on the phone and the same time,...i cant speak for Otto but for me this function is good coz i use my phone as a modem alot, so while hooked up and downloading i have 2 issues:
1. i want to be able to receive my calls
2. i dont want my connection to break (if i'm downloading for example)
But this feature is nothing new tho, my old xperia x1 has this function.

[Ottoman]

you do know that u can update apps in the iPhone whenever u want? it does not update ur apps automatically. it just CHECKS for updates whenever YOU launch the app store and then informs u of available updates. and its up to YOU whether u want to update using 3G or WiFi.
It does that too.. Notification only is an option of course.. I'm just asking him to check when its set on


Why would i want to make a call and browse the net on the phone at the SAME TIME?? if im in a car, i would talk on the phone ONLY. u know, so i wont crash :p .. if im home, i would talk on the phone, and browse the internet through my PC, Laptop, or iPad.y3ni why would i want to browse the net on my phone at home?

if im checking the internet on the phone if i dont have any other more convenient device to browse from, it means im checking my email, or watching some clips on youtube, or browsing through some forums. which, obviously, dont fall in the category "IMPORTANT" to do a call and surf in the same time :)

I have friends who talk alot.. sometimes I zone out and surf the net etc..

but I mentioned as a point of being an impressive technological feat... how you want to apply it is up to u


Agree about the browser........dont have to worry about my data package, i have a 5gb package

FYI: iOS handles this when using 3g

FYI: as im typing this post the device is acting up big time, very sluggish............

Love the wigets idea on multiple screens...thats soo cool

i find the home/wake button slow in response......

Is therr a way to easly switch between running apps???????



U still didn't tell me what version you're running...

i'm telling you to get 2.3.3 and all ur complaints and stuff will be gone..

or you can do what we did before, only reversed.. this time you give me your phone overnight and then I give it back to you, it'll be a whole diff beast..

5 unlock screens, diff dialpad, circular batt icon, Touch wiz 4.0 (like the youtube demo above) and a bunch of other cool ish... and NO lag...



asfor the task manager press and hold the Home button... it will pop up

[Kayman]

I have friends who talk alot.. sometimes I zone out and surf the net etc..



Just hope your gf doesn't read that Onour :lol:

[Ottoman]

shhhhh! :p


ohh Faisal,

I forgot to tell you...

goto www.applanet.net and download the app (.apk)

download it on your PC, copy it the phone, and use the filemanager...and install it on your phone..

it's like cydia equivilant..

lotsa free games and apps and stuff.. that u don't have to pay for

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

Why would i want to make a call and browse the net on the phone at the SAME TIME?? if im in a car, i would talk on the phone ONLY. u know, so i wont crash :p .. if im home, i would talk on the phone, and browse the internet through my PC, Laptop, or iPad.y3ni why would i want to browse the net on my phone at home?

if im checking the internet on the phone if i dont have any other more convenient device to browse from, it means im checking my email, or watching some clips on youtube, or browsing through some forums. which, obviously, dont fall in the category "IMPORTANT" to do a call and surf in the same time :)

Just one scenario which I experience alot. Being felgahwa and using my phone to wifi tether to my laptop, I'd hate if my connection goes off every time i talk on the phone :P

[Phoenix]

Just one scenario which I experience alot. Being felgahwa and using my phone to wifi tether to my laptop, I'd hate if my connection goes off every time i talk on the phone :P

thats why u showed get urself a brand new iPad2 WiFi+3G for the gahwa along with Viva package. download speeds up to 5Mbps (iPad limited to 7.2Mbps) and upload up to 1.8Mbps. Plus, you wont be limited to the data package with your Mobile.

btw, dont all gahwa's have free wifi now? :p its strange that u have to tether.

[Phoenix]

It does that too.. Notification only is an option of course.. I'm just asking him to check when its set on

the way u said it souded like the iPhone updates the device automatically without your command. does the Droid do that?


I have friends who talk alot.. sometimes I zone out and surf the net etc..

but I mentioned as a point of being an impressive technological feat... how you want to apply it is up to u

its not impressive, its deadly :p

as a technological feature, yes ... but as usage, no.

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

thats why u showed get urself a brand new iPad2 WiFi+3G for the gahwa along with Viva package. download speeds up to 5Mbps (iPad limited to 7.2Mbps) and upload up to 1.8Mbps. Plus, you wont be limited to the data package with your Mobile.

btw, dont all gahwa's have free wifi now? :p its strange that u have to tether.
Lol so ur solution is to get ipad eh? Not all have wifi and if they do, then its so slow that its close to unusable.
Anyway i told u a case from my personal experience and u might not face it.

[The One]

Ok guys another update / finding:


driod does not apply push notication instead it applies pull. This explains why the device is so data hungry



Ottoman: device running 2.2.1, hoping to upgrading this weekend



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[Ottoman]

I have 500mb plan.. and it lasts me till the end of the month...

how many apps are u using that require data?

I use FB and Gtalk, gmail, and the market/applanet.. thats about it..

the OS supports push, it depends on the what the developer wants..

but since the OS uses real time multi tasking, and not "fake" multitasking like on iOS.. I think developers prefer Pull, as it is real time, and not delayed

[Ottoman]

Oh and btw..

DL ATK.. "Advanced Task Killer"
it comes in Handy.

[grafix143]

ok now , am considering the Samsung tab

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

ok now , am considering the Samsung tab

dont get the crappy 7 inch one.. wait for the 10.1 or the 8.9, they should be out soon

[grafix143]

dont get the crappy 7 inch one.. wait for the 10.1 or the 8.9, they should be out soon


oh oh i didnt know

[BLOODLINE]

And I just got my self an iphone :nono2:

[VIPER]

And I just got my self an iphone :nono2:

:( I5tarabt :p lol

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

I got myself the Galaxy S II today, it's amazing!! It made my family's iphone 4 and my Nexus One look stone age!
Whoever is fancing a new phone, please don't look anywhere else!

[Ottoman]

where did u get it? and how much?

[NOS4EVER]

I got myself the Galaxy S II today, it's amazing!! It made my family's iphone 4 and my Nexus One look stone age!
Whoever is fancing a new phone, please don't look anywhere else!


nezal?????????

wayn and arabic?

[NOS4EVER]

relod!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

I got it from Dubai, it's here since few days back but from a guy who gets it from UK. All shopping websites of UAE has them ie, dubizzle , alshop.com , souq.com

I paid 330BD for it which is abit steep but considering its sold between 500-600 pounds in UK sim free then this price is not so bad.. plus it has samsung's international warrenty.

About arabic, it doesn't have proper arabic but i don't care since once the arabic version is out, the firmware will be available :)

[NOS4EVER]

330 is a reasonable price but we asked the local agent
And he said no warranty if imported from out side!

But if it's written international guarantee then he can't refuse.

and 1000 mabrook :)

[Rashdi]

Any news on availability in Bahrain?

[NOS4EVER]

Mid of May and might be with 3rbi with no price.

[The One]

Trying to locate a valid / verified Droid 2.3.3 working Download link....................its like trying to find a nail in a hay stack

Links and one...........






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[Ottoman]

R the links all down? I dled mine no prob.

It was Mega upload hosted.

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

The one. Go to xda developers forum and download cyanogenmod 7.0.3 .. Its the best rom and was using it in my nexus one. Ull love it

[The One]

R the links all down? I dled mine no prob.

It was Mega upload hosted.


all files r password protected.....no one knows the passwords





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[The One]

The one. Go to xda developers forum and download cyanogenmod 7.0.3 .. Its the best rom and was using it in my nexus one. Ull love it


Only After a fresh flash m8.......



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[Ottoman]

DL this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037584

and then mod it with this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964672

[The One]

DL this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037584

and then mod it with this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964672


thanks ma8.....question:

link shows .tar file and no .md5 file extension after uncompressing ...is that normal..........




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[designo]

Just got mine for 479 pounds!

I will sell it for BD300 flat!

[Ottoman]

thanks ma8.....question:

link shows .tar file and no .md5 file extension after uncompressing ...is that normal..........




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Yeah just do the file WITH bootloader and misidentified there I'll find the PDA csc and phone filess


Just got mine for 479 pounds!

I will sell it for BD300 flat!

Oh yeah? Do you have it with u now? Or is it on the way?

I'm interested!

[designo]

Oh yeah? Do you have it with u now? Or is it on the way?

I'm interested!

It's with me right now, but I change my mind! I think I'm gonna give it away.

[Ottoman]

ana maskeen! give it to me!:(

[NOS4EVER]

Loool pleas read

http://www.alwatannews.net/news.aspx?id=S/bmV3qIUbvT0HD1ncjBTA==

[Phoenix]

Ok i admit i didnt read the specs of the phone in full. Seems promising... And i want one!!!

[Ottoman]

faisal..

I just thought of something

are you sure you bought an i9000? or did u accidently buy an i9003??

[The One]

faisal..

I just thought of something

are you sure you bought an i9000? or did u accidently buy an i9003??


i'm sure its the Samsung Galaxy S i9003.............





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[Phoenix]

^^^ so u have the Froyo?

[Ottoman]

oh ish! pwnd :(

[The One]

^^^ so u have the Froyo?



yup..................... no bread at the moment







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[The One]

OK here we go...................some people might not like what i'm about to say, but I’ve had my fair shear of this device……….


When compared to other OS’s besides the iOS then yes its way up there on the charts, but when compared to the iOS it’s a completely different matter.

Droid:
1. OS unstable (crashes and multiple daily re-boots required)
2. High Vulnerability to data loss (encountered data loss e.g messages, call log, contacts in another words everything)
3. Battery life is good with 3g turned On.
4. Love the built in slide up menu when receiving calls
5. Supports OS update wirelessly from device, without the need for a Computer connection.
6. Backend OS structure / code is a mess (spaghetti code, down side of open source)
7. Updating OS is a nightmare (good luck trying to find a good working copy of OS files)
8. Love the widgets.
9. Every re-boot, app icons change locations of main screens.
10. Very Very Very Very Very Very data hungry. (it just eats away at your data package like a starving animal)
11. Anti Virus is a must have app.
12. Love the top built in pull down menu (just like the add-on SB settings on the iPhone)


Over all I personally don’t recommend





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[Ottoman]

U know you bought the wrong phone right faisal? 9000 stuff doesn't work properly on the 9003.. (hence why I said pwnd earlier in the thread)

I think that's the cause of most of your problems when u were trying to push new 9000 stuff on it..

I have 4-5 friends with 9000's we don't have any of the issues.. (1,2,7,9)

sorry to hear u had such a bad experience

[The One]

U know you bought the wrong phone right faisal? 9000 stuff doesn't work properly on the 9003.. (hence why I said pwnd earlier in the thread)

I think that's the cause of most of your problems when u were trying to push new 9000 stuff on it..

I have 4-5 friends with 9000's we don't have any of the issues.. (1,2,7,9)

sorry to hear u had such a bad experience


by the way...... I took it down to the agent and got them to reflash it....so it has nothing to do with 9000 OS files


Im not Compared devices but OS's...


Incase u wana know: Stock Driod 2.2.1 running on i9003 with iOS 4.1 running on Iphone 3gs (unlocked)


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[Ottoman]

ah ok..

I just meant as a platform the 9003 can't run the gingerbread cooked roms and Touchwizz 4 stuff outta the box...

next time we bump into each other, check out my phone and see what u think.. (or try to replicate the same problems uve been facing)

[The One]

Ok guys.......

From what i c is..... We need to invest on the latest device in order to meet (note: not even exceed) a 2 year old iDevice features / functionality.



guys galaxy S i9003 for sale ..... PM me if you're interested...... Device is less then a week old.....




If anyone is interested in experiencing the Droid world, this device would be a great starting point. You wouldn’t want to spend 340BD on a Samsung Galaxy SII and then regretting the investment.




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[The One]

here we go again......................Droid testing with respect to iOS

Droid 2.2.1 running on Samsung Galaxy s i9003 (stock OS, not even rooted)
iOS 4.1 running on iPhone 3gs (jailbreak applied / unlock)

Conducted another test between the Droid and iOS

Pre Test setup:
1. Managed to get both devices at 40% battery juice (ok fine, iOS had 38% and Drois was 41%)
2. Both OS's had a batelco sim plugged in with data configured
3. Both had 3g switched on.
4. Both had WiFi switched on.
5. Both had Facebook running
6. Placed the devices side by side (locked, standby, sleep mode. Whatever you want to call it)
7. Went to sleep for an hour.
8. OOOppppssss missed to mention, Alarm was set on the iOS.

Outcome:
1. An hour later Alarm rings. (don't forget, been pre set on iOS)
2. Snooze was clicked.
3. 10 Min's later Alarm goes of again.
4. Snooze was clicked.
5. 10 Min's later Alarm goes of again.
7. Deside to wake up.
8. Unlocked the 2 devices.
9. Guess what.......take a guess........come on u think ..... cant be too hard......U CAN DO IT
10. Droid Shows battery percentage at 9% (in fact, the device is re-charging as we speak)
11. iOS battery life was still at 38%.
12. Droid WiFi data usage increased form 1571 to 1580 (an increase of 9MB's) while 3g data usage was idling at 389MB's showing no signs of increase.
13. iOS showed zero increase to WiFi / 3g data usage.





Can u guy's figure out what this means / the purpose of this test.










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[designo]

Nice copy paste fays!

[The One]

Nice copy paste fays!

Can u provide the Link of the copy and paste source please



oooooooooooooooo i c..... i get it now.............is this what u normally do............copy / past





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[Phoenix]

^^ stop blocking other peroples paths when they want to pass u :nono:

back to topic... will this be the same case with the gingerbread?

[The One]

^^ stop blocking other peroples paths when they want to pass u :nono:

back to topic... will this be the same case with the gingerbread?


To answer your question:
Yes this also applies to gingerbread......u c the OS doesn't Handle idli connections, u as a user have to manually manage the running apps and the connections....which means if u forget something running your data package is buy buy......






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[Phoenix]

To answer your question:
Yes this also applies to gingerbread......u c the OS doesn't Handle idli connections, u as a user have to manually manage the running apps and the connections....which means if u forget something running your data package is buy buy......






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bye bye*

[tyrant]

here we go again......................Droid testing with respect to iOS

Droid 2.2.1 running on Samsung Galaxy s i9003 (stock OS, not even rooted)
iOS 4.1 running on iPhone 3gs (jailbreak applied / unlock)

Conducted another test between the Droid and iOS

Pre Test setup:
1. Managed to get both devices at 40% battery juice (ok fine, iOS had 38% and Drois was 41%)
2. Both OS's had a batelco sim plugged in with data configured
3. Both had 3g switched on.
4. Both had WiFi switched on.
5. Both had Facebook running
6. Placed the devices side by side (locked, standby, sleep mode. Whatever you want to call it)
7. Went to sleep for an hour.
8. OOOppppssss missed to mention, Alarm was set on the iOS.

Outcome:
1. An hour later Alarm rings. (don't forget, been pre set on iOS)
2. Snooze was clicked.
3. 10 Min's later Alarm goes of again.
4. Snooze was clicked.
5. 10 Min's later Alarm goes of again.
7. Deside to wake up.
8. Unlocked the 2 devices.
9. Guess what.......take a guess........come on u think ..... cant be too hard......U CAN DO IT
10. Droid Shows battery percentage at 9% (in fact, the device is re-charging as we speak)
11. iOS battery life was still at 38%.
12. Droid WiFi data usage increased form 1571 to 1580 (an increase of 9MB's) while 3g data usage was idling at 389MB's showing no signs of increase.
13. iOS showed zero increase to WiFi / 3g data usage.





Can u guy's figure out what this means / the purpose of this test.










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this point i have to totally agree with, droid phones consume battery power with a vengence.. i left my tab yesterday with data mode on and waking this morning it went down from 91% to 73%.

honestly at this point, i think i'm gonna skip on the galaxy 2 and just go for the VIVA iphone 4 (30BD package).. the way i see it i get the package i want and the phone is tossed in for free, and should i get the knack to buy the galaxy 2 later down the road it still is doable.

[Ottoman]

To answer your question:
Yes this also applies to gingerbread......u c the OS doesn't Handle idli connections, u as a user have to manually manage the running apps and the connections....which means if u forget something running your data package is buy buy......

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what you forget is android supports all sorts of connection types..

1.) its upto the developers of the specific app to decide how they wanna fetch or push data... not the OS's fault.. (nor is it nazi about it like iOS is) so basically you proved Facebook for iOS is better then Facebook for android (on 2.2)

2.) ur using a version of android thats completely out of date now, u might as well compare 2.2 to iOS 3.x


3.) when u turn wifi on. the droid disables the 3G data connection, (u'll see the icon disapear), dunno about iOS

i have FB and gtalk and what not, my battery lasts 48hrs.. (i recharge end of second night)

even when I kill FB app, the push notifications still prompt me for FB chat or status updates 3adi...

[zilfi]

Salam all,
Ottoman, Now that the iphone 5 will probably be hitting the markets around Eid time in September, will the Galaxy s2 still have a win on the iphone 5?

[Ottoman]

no one knows for sure..

but rumours say the iphone 5 will be like the 3GS.. not much of a change, just a little bit better faster smoother etc... like when it went for 3g>3gs not a revolution like going from 3gs>4

[The One]

bye bye*

no i meant Buy Buy.......think outa the box ma8......





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[Phoenix]

no i meant Buy Buy.......think outa the box ma8......





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although i already knew what ur reaction would be to my correction.. but i know that u didnt think "out of the box" and actually wrote buy buy instead of bye bye.

its ok bro .... we all make mistakes ... but takes a bravery to admit it. which, i think, you lack ......







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[The One]

what you forget is android supports all sorts of connection types..

1.) its upto the developers of the specific app to decide how they wanna fetch or push data... not the OS's fault.. (nor is it nazi about it like iOS is) so basically you proved Facebook for iOS is better then Facebook for android (on 2.2)

2.) ur using a version of android thats completely out of date now, u might as well compare 2.2 to iOS 3.x


3.) when u turn wifi on. the droid disables the 3G data connection, (u'll see the icon disapear), dunno about iOS

i have FB and gtalk and what not, my battery lasts 48hrs.. (i recharge end of second night)

even when I kill FB app, the push notifications still prompt me for FB chat or status updates 3adi...

To clarify your points: (points replied within the same sequence of the above post)

--------Start of reply

Don’t recall referencing the handling of different connections

1. E.g Have u heard of the Garbage collector? With mobile devices this is OS controlled and invoked when OS is at idle state. iOS handles that.

2. Have to disagree on that.....Droid is still within the same version like iOS (e.g Droid 2.2.1, 2.3.3 or iOS 4.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.3 as u can see all r the same versions but with different patches / fixes)

3. That is true. I was only equalizing device.

Push / Notification is handled in a completely different manner within the Code.

--------End of reply


Clarification, this was a controlled environment test and those were the findings (that’s all, nothing more nothing less bro).







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[The One]

although i already knew what ur reaction would be to my correction.. but i know that u didnt think "out of the box" and actually wrote buy buy instead of bye bye.

its ok bro .... we all make mistakes ... but takes a bravery to admit it. which, i think, you lack ......







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u creack me up bro...............................:smilelol::smile lol::smilelol::smilelol::smilelol::smilelol:


Bro i have a question: Why r u always mad at people??
Plus we r trying to have a useful productive thread for once……………


Its ok bro no one is trying to put u down, attaching or is making u feel bad.




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[The One]

no one knows for sure..

but rumours say the iphone 5 will be like the 3GS.. not much of a change, just a little bit better faster smoother etc... like when it went for 3g>3gs not a revolution like going from 3gs>4


ooooooo yaaaaaaa got to agree there.......................

Apple's way of marketing i guess, they do it all the time (don’t u think?)





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[The One]

by the way guys......................3g browsing on the droid is fast




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[Phoenix]

u creack me up bro...............................:smilelol::smile lol::smilelol::smilelol::smilelol::smilelol:


Bro i have a question: Why r u always mad at people??
Plus we r trying to have a useful productive thread for once……………


Its ok bro no one is trying to put u down, attaching or is making u feel bad.




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what made u think im mad? oh wait ... are u?

and i agree .. this thread is useful once someone starts talking in public and not addressing people to contact him via PM to get answeres and opinions ;) dont u think?

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

Great news.. An arabic rom is out by an xda-developer member and is rooted as well... U just flash it right away and wont lose any data or settings (no wipe required)

[The One]

My droit has been soled...... Back to the good old perfected iPhone by our good friend Apple.....




Virus free, bug free, with data handling and well fed...... No hunger involved, no redraft needed, no data loss and the list just goes on..... That sounds really bad I guess, why go to a buggy device when I have a batter choice for the same price...... U know what I mean

Note: doid does have some cool fancy stuff


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[The One]

Great news.. An arabic rom is out by an xda-developer member and is rooted as well... U just flash it right away and wont lose any data or settings (no wipe required)

From experience, good luck trying to find a working ROM






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[NOS4EVER]

My droit has been soled...... Back to the good old perfected iPhone by our good friend Apple.....
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No phone is perfect

[Ghareeb_ilDar]

From experience, good luck trying to find a working ROM
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Dude i jumped from iphone 2g to droids long time back and never looked back.. Before going to the sgs2 i had a nexus 1 and was using cyanogenmod 7.0.3 stable release which was GR8.. better than the stock gingerbread 2.3.3


Anyway the rom im using for SGS2 is the originial samsungs 2.3.3 with touchwiz 4.0 (KE2 lastest) but the guy only added RTL arabic to it and root.

[The One]

Dude i jumped from iphone 2g to droids long time back and never looked back.. Before going to the sgs2 i had a nexus 1 and was using cyanogenmod 7.0.3 stable release which was GR8.. better than the stock gingerbread 2.3.3


Anyway the rom im using for SGS2 is the originial samsungs 2.3.3 with touchwiz 4.0 (KE2 lastest) but the guy only added RTL arabic to it and root.


From what i c here, u r comparing apples to oranges..............

- iPhone 2g release was Jun 11 2007
- HTC Nexus 1 release date was Jan 5 2010
Thats a huge gap right there.............






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[The One]

No phone is perfect

Agree Bro, this is why i mentioned "Perfected" and not "Perfect"






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[The One]

here u go guys.........................

brand new device vs nearly a Year old device .......

Talk about Copy Past..............

when speeds come into play, the SGS2 is fast (well its new, with higher specs, it better be faster)



Video Link (enjoy):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BXWqkOexiU&feature=player_embedded#at=910



Ottoman:

do u still have the Rogers sim......if so can i borrow it bro


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[The One]

watch out guys.....................


Read link:

http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/18/technology/android_security/?hpt=P1&iref=NS1





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[Ottoman]

here u go guys.........................

brand new device vs nearly a Year old device .......

Talk about Copy Past..............

when speeds come into play, the SGS2 is fast (well its new, with higher specs, it better be faster)



Video Link (enjoy):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BXWqkOexiU&feature=player_embedded#at=910



Ottoman:

do u still have the Rogers sim......if so can i borrow it bro


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sorry I missed this post the other day mate,

wasn't on purpose.. I still have it.. u can borrow it of course

[NOS4EVER]

all of them :(

http://gizmodo.com/5042332/huge-iphone-security-flaw-puts-all-private-information-at-risk

shkla i will stick with my SE dum phone :)

[Ottoman]

that article is 3yrs old buddy :p

[NOS4EVER]

Yes my point they both can be hacked :)

[The One]

OOOOOOOO my god.............guy's why do i have the feeling that people r getting defensive………..


Guys just to clarify matter…………..i was just doing some research, came across that article and thought "nice to shear" for knowledge purposes


Hope that I haven’t offended anyone



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[designo]

I just think you're full of useless contributions The One.

Oh sorry... I hope I didn't offend you?

[The One]

I just think you're full of useless contributions The One.

Oh sorry... I hope I didn't offend you?




Lets play a game.......

Watch your mouth or.................. i'll post The Pic



Say sorry



ooooppppsssssss, did i just mention The Pic out loud



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[The One]

that article is 3yrs old buddy :p

That’s interesting,

- The article is dated May 18 2011.
- That would also mean Android OS 2.3.3 (code named GingerBread) is 3 years
old. Almost all Droid devices today are running version 2.3.3






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[The One]

Yes my point they both can be hacked :)


allow me to shead some light on this matter........................











95% if not all technology related stuff is Hacek able






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[coolioo]

^^^ True , looks like the iOS just got decrypted by the Russians http://gizmodo.com/5805316/russian-security-firm-breaks-ios-encryption

[The One]

^^^ True , looks like the iOS just got decrypted by the Russians http://gizmodo.com/5805316/russian-security-firm-breaks-ios-encryption


cool............more russian porn for iOS................

Plus Droid is open Source, u know what means right guys....................no Security, No hack required, its all out in the open................







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[Ottoman]

That’s interesting,

- The article is dated May 18 2011.
- That would also mean Android OS 2.3.3 (code named GingerBread) is 3 years
old. Almost all Droid devices today are running version 2.3.3



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I meant nossy's article bro, not the one u posted..

i didn't quote him cuz i posted right after him..

sorry for the confusion

[The One]

I meant nossy's article bro, not the one u posted..

i didn't quote him cuz i posted right after him..

sorry for the confusion


All good ma8..............

Just a misunderstanding is guess...............





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[The One]

guys, u might be leaft standing in the cold..............




http://modmyi.com/content/4454-samsung-ordered-hand-over-specs-prototypes-wives-apple.html









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[designo]

allow me to shead some light on this matter........................

95% if not all technology related stuff is Hacek able


All good ma8..............

Just a misunderstanding is guess...............


guys, u might be leaft standing in the cold..............

:pat:

[The One]

:pat:


Agree........










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[Ottoman]

this sums the whole article well:


It seems somewhat absurd to me that this even has to happen. Yes the Galaxy S2 looks an awful lot like a 3GS, and yes Samsung went back to the drawing board when the iPad 2 was released, but honestly, how many form factors for these devices are there? Hell they're all almost candybar phones now. Tablets by definition look like a slab. It's all a matter of how thick, what color, and screen size you want to implement in the devices. Even most of the processors, and other components in these devices are the same.

Which brings us to the only real defining, and differing aspect of all smartphones, and tablet devices, the software. Unless Samsung is running a copy of iOS then this shouldn't really matter. Obviously, Samsung isn't playing copy-cat like the Chinese factory variants that appear in droves over seas, so whats the big deal?

At the end of the day Apple is still going to be one of Samsung's largest customers, and Samsung one of Apple's largest component suppliers. The best of frenemies.


better not to bite the hand that feeds u I say..

and apple is famous for suing anybody that even farts in their direction..

the question is will they win?

[coolioo]

awesomeness on the Android 3 Honeycomb tablets with Nvidia Tegra processor !


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBvaDtshLY8&feature=player_embedded#at=104

[coolioo]

here's the road map


http://d2omthbq56rzfx.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/NVDA_T20_25_30-670x386.jpg

[Rashdi]

Is this phone out in BH yet?

[NOS4EVER]

NO
But some say in Saudi I looked for it in some hyper markets but did not fine it :(

[The One]

NO
But some say in Saudi I looked for it in some hyper markets but did not fine it :(


Why don't u save yourself the hassle and order on-line







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[Striker]

I just used the phone a couple of days back..

Man, it's huge and thin and it's very very light.. I really loved the phone and it's for 260BD, I think or 360 lol.. can't recall the correct number!!

I'm considering getting it!!

[Phoenix]

^^^ where??

[Striker]

A friend ordered it and it arrived in 4 days and the shipping costs 10BD.

[Rashdi]

I have this 100BD Handset voucher i got since February that expires in august. Being the thrifty (cheap) bastard that i am im waiting for batelco to get their stock of this phone so i can get it 100BD off

[NOS4EVER]

Why don't u save yourself the hassle and order on-line


I’m hoping my wife find it before me :)




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[NOS4EVER]

In the market for 275BD but still no Arabic my brother in law has 1
Can't wait to see it.

[Ottoman]

270 at Bin Hindi

[NOS4EVER]

@ gosi bilding in 7ora @ 196 store.

[The One]

Thats a lot of money for a tacky device......................







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[NOS4EVER]

The S II is like a ZO6 cheep and fast and the I phone
Is like a 7 series BMW with a 14 inch wheels and 2.0 6 banger
Y3ni 720i.

Some like performance over looks.

Ohhh they look the same loool

[Ottoman]

Thats a lot of money for a tacky device......................

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u call it cheap, some ppl call it light and modular... glass half empty idea

ppl are crazy enough to pay 400+ for an iPhone..

this seems like a bargain!

and the Galaxies price doesn't fluctuate like a stock market

I bought my Galaxy when it was just released for 240.. and it was still 240 until the end.. I know my money wasn't wated on silly mark ups and crazy profit margins

iphones start 450 and trickle down further and further.. till theyre like 320..

and now u can get em thru viva for like 180

[NOS4EVER]

Already VIVA Kuwait
Otto you can change the language in the top left bar


http://www.alanba.com.kw/AbsoluteNMNEW/templates/economy2010.aspx?articleid=205443&zoneid=17&m=0

[Rashdi]

Available now in Sharaf DG for 250BD

[NOS4EVER]

^^^ thanks :)

Lool in'6rab el nseeb 20 BD

[Blue_k24a4]

Looking for this phone for the last couple of days without luck
Seems all stores got cleaned

Expedition road Bin hindi price 265 ( you have to reserve )
Isa Town Bin hindi 255 ( you have to reserve )
Taminat Expedition road stores selling for 270-275 b.d

Big stores - Sharaf DG - Jeant - LULU hypermarket - 265 b.d (they get cleaned in less than 5 hours on same day of shipment )

Will have to wait for another 1-2 weeks tell it's available on shelves

[Ottoman]

i've seen it sell as low as 247bd at some places...

but like u said, they keep selling out very fast....

in the old days when I used to look for one, I couldn't find it anywhere

the store owners kept telling me "samsung kechra, droid kechra! why do u want this bad phone?! buy an Iphone!" etc

i'm like no I want Galaxy S keyfee...

now a year later, ppl have realized that its a good phone.. and they are flying off the shelves

[The One]

i've seen it sell as low as 247bd at some places...

but like u said, they keep selling out very fast....

in the old days when I used to look for one, I couldn't find it anywhere

the store owners kept telling me "samsung kechra, droid kechra! why do u want this bad phone?! buy an Iphone!" etc

i'm like no I want Galaxy S keyfee...

now a year later, ppl have realized that its a good phone.. and they are flying off the shelves

agreeeeee........ its a great but buggy device................




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[The One]

i've seen it sell as low as 247bd at some places...

but like u said, they keep selling out very fast....

in the old days when I used to look for one, I couldn't find it anywhere

the store owners kept telling me "samsung kechra, droid kechra! why do u want this bad phone?! buy an Iphone!" etc

i'm like no I want Galaxy S keyfee...

now a year later, ppl have realized that its a good phone.. and they are flying off the shelves

agreeeeee........ its a great but buggy device................




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[Blue_k24a4]

Was searching for obd2 professional logger and monitor on android found only basic obd2 tool which works on android
Samsung announced they will release windows based galaxy 2 with higher specs on September without doubt good obd2 tools for windows are available

will hold for now
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-s-2-to-come-in-windows-phone-flavour-50004305/

Huge touch screen and OBD2 will rocks in car dash

[zilfi]

I'm on the waiting list at Bin Hindi for the arabic version coming next week.

[Blue_k24a4]

any luck ? anyone ?
still no stock

[NOS4EVER]

Still out of stock every where

Here is a pic of the inside of the i-phone
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/1682/iphone2zy5.jpg

[NOS4EVER]

http://onlygizmos.com/content/2011/07/galaxys21-350x237.jpg


Samsung’s Galaxy SII is all over the blogs for achieving the sales numbers of 3 million in 55 days. So we decided to do a quick look up of the sales that iPhone 4 garnered in the last year.
As announced by Jobs in a press conference, Apple’s iPhone had managed to breach the mark of 3 million sales just under a month. Add to it the interesting fact that the iPhone 4 has been ruling the charts for the highest smartphone sales in the UK since its release. If you do the math, it comes to about 11 months on the top. Its only this month that the Samsung Galaxy SII has managed to dethrone the iPhone 4 in sales.

Apple had managed 1.7 million sales in a weekend and the sales were only 3 million in a month. That was certainly a sharp drop in the sales, which was attributed to the supply constraints. So it would be very interesting to see how long the Galaxy SII can reign at the top of the charts.

[zilfi]

I take that back.
I'll wait for the iphone 5. It will probably come around eid time before the launch of Samsung galaxy s3 early 2012.
iPhone5 will be launched to compete with Samsung Galaxy S3, the Galaxy S2 is for iphone4.
Agree?

[VIPER]

Got mine 2 days ago from lulu in Aali for 259 bd 16 gigs

The user interface and the market needs time to catch up with what apple got to offer

I really wish if my iphone got some of what the galaxy features as amoled screen+same processor or better and a full hd cam+ some cool things from the android user interface.

After all the galaxy is very light & Nice phone to be honest and I'm loving it can't wait until I update it to support arabic.

[Blue_k24a4]

VIPER any more stock they have ?!

[VIPER]

Can't confirm bro cause all I know is as soon as they bring up new stock, its gone within few hours

Call aali branch and ask' em Inshallah they got some

[coolioo]

^^^ so ur saying that both the iphone and the Galaxy S II are more or less equally good ?

[zilfi]

From what I have read, the Galaxy s2 uses up battery like crazy and it barely lasts you a day and if you want to save up battery power you have to remove the screen brightness, live wallpaper, wifi etc. There goes your Super Amoled screen!
They say that the iphone will have better battery power.
I need a phone that I can enjoy without having to plug it in the charger all the time.

[NOS4EVER]

^^My brother in-law has the SII and I’ve asked him
About the battery life, he says heavy usage with
Everything ON will last a full day.

[tyrant]

wow talking of battery life.. the iphone 4 sucks battery like a ho on the job unless you turn everything off as well, that means 3g, wifi, push notifications etc...

hell i once left it with wifi and push on, it went from 98% TO 13% in 5 hours while it was on standby lol

[NOS4EVER]

My wife don’t leave the house without a car/home charger
So if any weight comparison with the SII you have to include
The charger weight loool

[Night Crawler]

what we need now with these phones is included in their shells solar power panels, so the phones would keep charging on there own under heavy usage. just an idea with these stupid smartphones not keeping up on power

[coolioo]

^^ here you go


http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2010/03/nt01-m_green-01-244x300.jpg

Source :http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/solar-powered-iphone-battery-case-apple-approves/

[Night Crawler]

they are pretty expensive compared to wired chargers

[GhOsT RiDeR]

iphone or no phone....

[VIPER]

^^^ so ur saying that both the iphone and the Galaxy S II are more or less equally good ?

Again cant say they are equal

The iphone does everything better except for the device weight and the price range + the stupid apple restrections about UI unless you jailbreak it and thats a big hassle (some times)

[Ottoman]

thats enough reason not to get an iphone IMO

[coolioo]

Again cant say they are equal

The iphone does everything better except for the device weight and the price range + the stupid apple restrections about UI unless you jailbreak it and thats a big hassle (some times)

so are you saying that if a user had his iphone jai-broken and had no problems down the line (with enhanced notifications etc.), he would be having if not the best, at least one of the best smart phone experience the market has to offer ? :thinking2

[tyrant]

Again cant say they are equal

The iphone does everything better except for the device weight and the price range + the stupid apple restrections about UI unless you jailbreak it and thats a big hassle (some times)
better depends on perspective, i've had ample play time with the iphone4, galaxy, galaxy tab, BB etc.. each has it's stong and weak points but to say the iphone is teh roxX0rs my b0xXoRs just isnt right.
the biggest advantage of the iphone is that its simple, its a simple phone for simple people..

[coolioo]

Still out of stock every where

Here is a pic of the inside of the i-phone
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/1682/iphone2zy5.jpg

Is Apple slitting Samsung’s throat with orders stoppage?

Samsung Mobile’s chief technology office Omar Khan is leaving the company for greener pastures, it was revealed yesterday. Khan is leaving for Citi where he will be responsible for their mobile initiatives. The unexpected departure arrives at a time when Samsung is chasing Nokia to become the world’s leading phone vendor and fighting Apple’s copycat accusations of stealing the design of iPhone’s hardware, software, packaging and even marketing communications.

As it turns out, Samsung may have already lost orders from Apple, its biggest buyer, as a result of the growing rift. The Globe and Mail reports that Apple might end its relationship with Samsung by taking their five billion dollar a year in electronics parts orders elsewhere. For example, Apple could order NAND flash from Toshiba, Micron and Hynix Semiconductor and mobile processors from Intel and TSMC. Samsung also supplies Apple with LCDs for computers and iPads. Samsung’s financial filings provide clues to its relationship with Apple.

Source : http://9to5mac.com/2011/07/11/is-apple-slitting-samsungs-throat-with-orders-stoppage/

[Phoenix]

i'll wait for the iphone 5 or maybe iOS5 then i'll decide which is better

[NOS4EVER]

Is Apple slitting Samsung’s throat with orders stoppage?

Samsung Mobile’s chief technology office Omar Khan is leaving the company for greener pastures, it was revealed yesterday. Khan is leaving for Citi where he will be responsible for their mobile initiatives. The unexpected departure arrives at a time when Samsung is chasing Nokia to become the world’s leading phone vendor and fighting Apple’s copycat accusations of stealing the design of iPhone’s hardware, software, packaging and even marketing communications.

As it turns out, Samsung may have already lost orders from Apple, its biggest buyer, as a result of the growing rift. The Globe and Mail reports that Apple might end its relationship with Samsung by taking their five billion dollar a year in electronics parts orders elsewhere. For example, Apple could order NAND flash from Toshiba, Micron and Hynix Semiconductor and mobile processors from Intel and TSMC. Samsung also supplies Apple with LCDs for computers and iPads. Samsung’s financial filings provide clues to its relationship with Apple.

Source : http://9to5mac.com/2011/07/11/is-apple-slitting-samsungs-throat-with-orders-stoppage/

Baaal so apple is Samsung based

[The One]

Samsung Pulls iPad Smart Cover Clone From Stores



talk about copy cat's








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[NOS4EVER]

Finally got my S2 (:

[VIPER]

Mabrook plz share your opinion about it :D

btw where you got it from and for how much?

[The One]

Finally got my S2 (:

congrats bro..............how does it feel owning a smart phone.............

enjoy the smart phone world, which u where missing out on bro







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[NOS4EVER]

Thanks
Got it from kondor in seaf mall for 259BD

The phone is light fast and battery lasts for a day with heavy (met5are3)
Usage and downloading is fast I think it's as fast as my laptop if not faster.
Camera and screen are 100% clear.
Only problem is getting it to connect to my car (it disconnects as I make a call)
Might need an app.

Face
I am a certified I phone charger with a master deg (my wife phone)

Very demanding and takes your time and it's getting
Ridiculous with the watsup but very help full app's :)

[GhOsT RiDeR]

So the battery is better than the iphone? I hope so

What about the camera? And the app.. New to andy :p

[NOS4EVER]

The camera is awesome min galp, apps well im new to smart phones
But apps are too many :shocked:

[NOS4EVER]

Surfing with the S2 and inserting the pic
A bit triky but its my fitst time (:

http://www.gulfgt.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3687&d=1311972252

[coolioo]

^^^ hmm below is a nice recommendation

http://media.soundonsound.com/sos/mar08/images/pcnotes02_l.jpg

[NOS4EVER]

Ybelah bass I posted to show alaa the quality of the S2

[NOS4EVER]

Now 4 hours of almost continues from a full charge and it's 37% .

[GhOsT RiDeR]

Ybelah bass I posted to show alaa the quality of the S2

thanx bro

can't wait to get mine

it's out of stock :(

[NOS4EVER]

ive got it from kondor in seef for 259 bd.

[GhOsT RiDeR]

i called him when i saw ur post yesterday morning.. they will receive the new stock after few days

[NOS4EVER]

any luck alaa?

[GhOsT RiDeR]

ya bro.. got it from kondor before 3 days

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G :)

[NOS4EVER]

Cool my laptop is colecting dust since i got the S2

[GhOsT RiDeR]

looool and u will not need it anymore

[Shihaby]

I love it when companies compete! The result would only mean better things for the consumer :grin:

[NOS4EVER]

I only wish it comes with a mouse and a keyboard :)

[coolioo]

^^^ already Available, connects with your S2 via Bluetooth

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41fSasIKR8L.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Pro-Wireless-Bluetooth-Keyboard-TouchPad/dp/B003ZJEUBI/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1312545529&sr=1-8

Supports iPad (3.2, 4.0)/iPhone/iPhone 3G/iPhone 3GS (4.0+)/Smart Mobile System/Nokia Symbian S60 System/Android System/Windows Mobile 6.0

[NOS4EVER]

el s3odeyah ma 5alow shay :)

[GhOsT RiDeR]

Hahaha allah e5aly el mandi wel ma9'bi

[NOS4EVER]

laaaaaaaaa 5alna 9aymeeeen y3ni lasim itnazel el 3o9arah el ma3deyah :)

[coolioo]

for those who are interested, I just came across this on expatriates.com


brand new, sealed box , not opened
Samsung Galaxy SII

one year warranty, from the Agent " BIN HINDI "
+hard plastic cover+leather cover

Price : 260 BD
contact : 36671679

[NOS4EVER]

New / used
Grate price.

[GhOsT RiDeR]

Nosy this is for u

http://db.tt/7i5YOfE