Guest castab Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 Help! I'm about to upgrade my phone but cant decide between the LG Optimus 2X and the Samsung Galaxy S II. What would be your preference and why? All opinions welcome, cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dagrim1 Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) Help! I'm about to upgrade my phone but cant decide between the LG Optimus 2X and the Samsung Galaxy S II. What would be your preference and why? All opinions welcome, cheers. Lets turn it around... what would be YOUR preference and why. Why would and wouldn't you pick one or the other. Please put in some effort. I now have the 2x, why? It's available, it wasn't too expensive, smaller then sgs2 and it's fast and good. Differences between sgs2 and 2x: * Size * Price * Ram (double in sgs2) * Screen (samoled+xxlv3 or something, at least... in some regions) even though the LG screen suits me just fine * Samsung vs LG... * Gingerbread on sgs2 as mentioned below (but should be out soon on 2x as well) * 16GB (SGS2) internal storage vs 8GB (2x) * Samsung dualcore (sometimes) vs tegra2 Owned a SGS before the 2x btw, and the screen on the 2x certainly doesn't feel as a step backwards. Edited April 2, 2011 by dagrim1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PhilNelwyn Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 Differences between sgs2 and 2x: * Size * Price * Ram (double in sgs2) * Screen (samoled+xxlv3 or something, at least... in some regions) even though the LG screen suits me just fine * Samsung vs LG... Owned a SGS before the 2x btw, and the screen on the 2x certainly doesn't feel as a step backwards. * Gingerbread ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dagrim1 Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 * Gingerbread ? Good one, but by the time the SGS2 is out the LG should have gingerbread as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wapz Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 Most important one is the size. What are the differences in dimensions? I bought the Optimus 2x because it was the smallest uber-high-spec phone available. 4+ inch is crazy since it hardly fits in my jeans pockets anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Piter1225 Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 Help! I'm about to upgrade my phone but cant decide between the LG Optimus 2X and the Samsung Galaxy S II. What would be your preference and why? All opinions welcome, cheers. I've made short article, about why buying O2X was a good decission, maybe it will help you :D http://mobileboard.blogspot.com/2011/04/wh...x-was-good.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PhilNelwyn Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 I've made short article, about why buying O2X was a good decission, maybe it will help you :D http://mobileboard.blogspot.com/2011/04/wh...x-was-good.html It helped : I'm ordering an O2X tonight. Gingerbread via Cyanogenmod convinced me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thedicemaster Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) the LG Optimus 2X actually has some tiny things that make it worth buying, but are so small they aren't worth advertising. like LG on-screen phone, which let's you use your phone from a PC through usb or bluetooth. the built-in screenshot app, that lets you take a screenshot without any hacking by pressing home and power. a power control widget in the notification bar, so you can easily turn on wifi in the middle of a browsing session or bluetooth while within the music app. an(optional) music widget in the notification bar, so you can control your music from within any app/game that doesn't run fullscreen. feature-rich camera app, with fullHD support. at least 10 touchpoints(nobody found yet with enough fingers to test for more touch points) tap-gestures(tap side/top/bottom of phone) for music(next/previous) and keyboard(cursor control in all 4 directions) optional phone-position based behaviour(upside down=no calls/pause video, next to ear=screen off, etc.) speed-boosted gallery(no, it's not just the tegra2 doing that) down(portrait)/side(landscape) facing stereo speakers for louder sound (speakers tend to be facing the rear, or up which usually is straight away from you) virtual surround and more equalizer settings in the stock music app curved screen edges that make sideways swiping more comfortable key-proof screen and something that might be part of later froyo builds, but is new for me(coming from an acer liquid with froyo): an option to switch keyboard from within the keyboard settings screen(so no need to find a textbox and long-press it) Edited April 2, 2011 by thedicemaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cometer Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Optimus 2x vs Galaxy S II. For now I would pick the Optimus 2X. The community has already been able to unlock the bootloader and root the device. So even if LG sucks at delivering updates you'll soon have custom ROMs like Cyanogenmod and Paul's Custom ROMS available. We have no idea if Samsung will let people mess with the Galaxy S II. For now everything they're saying is pure marketing talk. Second. Samsung and carriers support of the Galaxy S was simply awful. A top of the line phone like the Galaxy S took more than 6 months to get Froyo, meanwhile less powerful Android phones from other companies took only one month to get it. What carriers and phone makers need to understand is that if I'm satisfied by their products and support I'm more likely to pick them again when I decide to buy another smarthphone. With their actions they're loosing the high income customers that don't mind buying a new smarthphone once an year or at least once each two years and the contract is over. If you want to be safe. For now go with the Optimus 2X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest macsbac Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I will never buy Samsung again. Their support and upgrades are really slow. Promises that never come like fairy dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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