I don't understand why Sammy is not preparing dual core/LTE combo like Bionic. Maybe they have that in the works for next year?
Of course, this is assuming Stealth is single core 4G LTE and SGS2 is dual core 3G phone. If that's the case, I will go for SGS2 for its screen, dual core+1Gb DDR2, slim body. Oh, I should check out Bionic, LG revolution too before passing all the LTE phones.
I'm sure they've fixed the file system on the Stealth ... well, I would hope, anyways. But even with the improvements devs have made on non-stock ROMs for the Fascinate, there are still times when there's a bit of lag here, a bit of stutter there. If you keep it bone stock with the 2.2 leaks or stock 2.1, the phone is very noticeably laggy.
I did a personal comparison between the Atrix and the Fascinate streaming Flash video. The Atrix was much smoother, and I'm going to attribute it to the dual core processor it has. Adobe has been trying to enhance their multi-core support on all flash-enabled platforms. The Atrix was actually choppier and more laggy than my Fascinate in most normal operation, mind you, but flash video was much smoother. I thought that it might be because the atrix was on AT&T's HSPAA+ or whatever it's called, and my VZ phone was merely on 3G EVDO. So I repeated the test at home on my speedy wireless N, not 15 feet of open space from the router.
The results were almost identical.
I SHUDDER to see how the
last generation Hummingbird is going to handle 1080p video capture, an 8MP camera, a front facing camera, an HDMI port, and Verizon's new LTE radio ...
I think android went to sh** on Verizon, post iPhone. I apologize for writing language I almost never use, but as I see the Atrix, the Optimus 3D (dual core PLUS 3D), the Samsung Galaxy S II (dual core), the LG Optimus X (dual core) and other bestly phones headed to other networks, while we get the dual core but otherwised much reduced spec Bionic, and the single core Revolution (with the same CPU as the Thunderbolt, just months later...)
I really wish I could go to another carrier, but I'm stuck. I am glad that some of you live in areas where you can choose, and frequent areas that have coverage from your favorite provider, but VZ is still king in Wyoming & Montana, and I spend too much time in those states to be able to change.
Having a previous generation single core processor in the "Stealth" will destroy its market appeal. It's a phone that simply shouldn't exist, and a waste of an FCC approval. If you're going to do something, do it right. The Stealth has so much "win" about it, and so much potential, but when you give it a relatively inferior CPU you're pissing it all away. I was really hoping for this to be the device. I'm not impressed with the TB's battery life, the Atrix's screen was a surprising disappointment (I did extensive comparing of photos, video, games, and web browsing between the Inspire/TB, Atrix, and Fascinate). In addition, I couldn't believe how choppy it felt compared to my single core Fascinate, although I run a clean setup with the smooth ADW.Launcher, and could run that on any android phone. The screen, however, was a big let down. That's another phone that had so much going for it - gobs of RAM, monster CPU, fingerprint reader, fantastic form factor ... but they locked third party apps at the carrier level (rooting bypasses this, but for non-root users they are denied apps such as Amazon's marketplace), and still skinned it with blur. Even if it's a limited blur, it's still blur. And the pentile and washed out colors are no fun to look at at all.
The Thunderbolt and Desire, however, have excellent, bright, clear and punchy screens.
Now, if it's some kind of much improved hummingbird, like what the Thunderbolt has in the way of its much improved Qualcomm CPU, then it will still be a good phone to consider. The Thunderbolt is quite speedy, and the CPU, even thought it's single core, is as good as it gets for single core CPUs in phones right now. (edit - removed)
We'll see. I still have the gut feeling that it's only single core, and the latest rumor releases only say the same thing - that it's going to be a regular ol' hummingbird. That makes NO SENSE for a device with exceptionally advanced HD content capture and viewing capabilities. No sense at all.
