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Can the SGS2 still hold its own?

Retroglide said:
Megapixels are a very small part in the equation of taking digital pictures. I have two Nikon DSLR's that have the same resolution but one takes better pics due to the size of the sensor.


I'm still liking the SGS2 and have a feeling that's gonna be my choice.
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I never meant that megapixels are everything. A 5MP DSLR would take better photos than a 10MP handphone anytime. What I meant is that when phones are tying to place higher MP cameras to get better resolution pictures, the Nexus is going the other way. Even IPhone4s uses 8MP camera. Of course if the lens is top notch, it might not matter.

Haven't you notice that when viewing a lower MP picture, it gets a little pixated. I used a ASUS smartphone with 3MP camera last time. After transferring the photos to the SGS2, I noticed the difference. Larger megapixels helps with larger imaging/screen/photos.

Besides, if this is meant to be the top notch phone, why not use a "better" camera?

Cheers
 
How well does SGS2 stand up against to LG Optimus 2x? I was thinking of getting the LG cause it had tegra but not sure if the small screen is really worth it, especially when the spacin between the led buttons and the screen is so big. Looks a bit odd looking.
 
Intercrew said:
How well does SGS2 stand up against to LG Optimus 2x? I was thinking of getting the LG cause it had tegra but not sure if the small screen is really worth it, especially when the spacin between the led buttons and the screen is so big. Looks a bit odd looking.
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The difference between Exynos and Tegra 2 in terms of performance (both gaming and otherwise) is negligible.

The SGS2 has an absolutely amazing, bright, vibrant screen that's perfect for gaming and viewing movies. THIS is what you should be looking at rather than considering the LG because of Tegra 2, which has an ever so slight advantage in the graphics processing department (it really is small).
 
Intercrew said:
How well does SGS2 stand up against to LG Optimus 2x? I was thinking of getting the LG cause it had tegra but not sure if the small screen is really worth it, especially when the spacin between the led buttons and the screen is so big. Looks a bit odd looking.
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The GS II is much faster and a LOT smoother than the LG. I am coming from an iPhone 4 and the performance of the GS II is on par with the iPhone's fluidity. Can't say the same about the LG and Tegra.
 
Baldilocks said:
The GS II is much faster and a LOT smoother than the LG. I am coming from an iPhone 4 and the performance of the GS II is on par with the iPhone's fluidity. Can't say the same about the LG and Tegra.
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The Tegra 2 SoC has the same CPU as the Exynos, so I guess it's the software that is slow on the LG.
 
Aight that finally puts away all the competition stuff I've been thinking about. SGS2 it is, too bad it's not offered in Telus for Canada. Telus is getting the SGS2 LTE version (T-Mobile variant), and it looks freaken ugly, display too big for the resolution, hardware is a let down as wel T.T

Bell I assume is the best I guess, btw are there any apps out there that offers Caller ID? I'm a iphone user and wanted to switch to android mostly because of the widgets and customization support behind it. I don't want to pay almost $12 just for caller ID.

EDIT: Is True Caller any good? Pros and Cons? Any better apps out there?

http://www.truecaller.com/
 
Intercrew said:
Aight that finally puts away all the competition stuff I've been thinking about. SGS2 it is, too bad it's not offered in Telus for Canada. Telus is getting the SGS2 LTE version (T-Mobile variant), and it looks freaken ugly, display too big for the resolution, hardware is a let down as wel T.T

Bell I assume is the best I guess, btw are there any apps out there that offers Caller ID? I'm a iphone user and wanted to switch to android mostly because of the widgets and customization support behind it. I don't want to pay almost $12 just for caller ID.

EDIT: Is True Caller any good? Pros and Cons? Any better apps out there?

TrueCaller - Caller ID for your mobile with TrueCaller
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Caller ID, as in being able to see who's calling? That's a standard feature..
 
Retroglide said:
Well, decision made. I'm looking forward to hopefully picking up my SGS2 tomorrow and joining the Android community.
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Probably a good choice, Galaxy Nexus has a great screen but otherwise theres really not much in it, plus it's going to take time for developers to catch up, I doubt many games will support he new HD resolutions unless there versions designed for tablets.

Also, Galaxy Note is being launched next month.

It's a little bigger than the Galaxy Nexus, it's bascially a Galaxy S II with 5.3" screen, 1280*800 resolution and CPU clocked at 1.4GHz.

No ICS though.
 
lutin said:
Come on man, you don't honestly believe that a 5mp camera can't take take better pictures than a 8mp camera, do you?

I have the camera on my s2 set to take pictures at 6.2mp. Do you think the pictures at this resolution are worse than the ones I take with the s2 at 8mp? Of course not, they just have fewer pixels, which doesn't matter a damn unless you're gonna be printing big posters.
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The Megapixel Myth


mega pixels are all marketing that the general public have fallen for,,

sensor with less pixels will do a much better job
 
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