Very true... plus I think the GS2 looks to be a better phone than the rumored Bionic, 4G or 3G.
Just based on specs alone, the SGS2 is superior to the Bionic in virtually every way (other than LTE and we've already established that LTE isn't super important -right now - for many of us).
No way. It isn't important to you only if you don't have 4g service, which will likely happen in the near future. Those of us that have that option, 4g is huge. I don't care how good the specs are, if its stuck on older, slower technology its not even an option. If the SG2 is only 3g,its competition will be the D3, not the Bionic!
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Very true... plus I think the GS2 looks to be a better phone than the rumored Bionic, 4G or 3G.
Just based on specs alone, the SGS2 is superior to the Bionic in virtually every way (other than LTE and we've already established that LTE isn't super important -right now - for many of us).
No way. It isn't important to you only if you don't have 4g service, which will likely happen in the near future. Those of us that have that option, 4g is huge. I don't care how good the specs are, if its stuck on older, slower technology its not even an option. If the SG2 is only 3g,its competition will be the D3, not the Bionic!
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No way. It isn't important to you only if you don't have 4g service, which will likely happen in the near future. Those of us that have that option, 4g is huge. I don't care how good the specs are, if its stuck on older, slower technology its not even an option. If the SG2 is only 3g,its competition will be the D3, not the Bionic!
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Just based on specs alone, the SGS2 is superior to the Bionic in virtually every way (other than LTE and we've already established that LTE isn't super important -right now - for many of us).
Well Sk, looks like you've been shown wrong. Even people in big 4G cities are saying they don't need it yet. I'll have to agree with them as well.Very true... plus I think the GS2 looks to be a better phone than the rumored Bionic, 4G or 3G.
Just based on specs alone, the SGS2 is superior to the Bionic in virtually every way (other than LTE and we've already established that LTE isn't super important -right now - for many of us).
No way. It isn't important to you only if you don't have 4g service, which will likely happen in the near future. Those of us that have that option, 4g is huge. I don't care how good the specs are, if its stuck on older, slower technology its not even an option. If the SG2 is only 3g,its competition will be the D3, not the Bionic!
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No way. It isn't important to you only if you don't have 4g service, which will likely happen in the near future. Those of us that have that option, 4g is huge. I don't care how good the specs are, if its stuck on older, slower technology its not even an option. If the SG2 is only 3g,its competition will be the D3, not the Bionic!
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I have 4g area and it isn't that important to me. So by your logic you would rather have a pentium 4 with 256 ram and a fiber optic connection, than a core i7 with 4gb ram and dsl. You do realize that the gs2 processor will handle JavaScript much better making the pages load quicker even with the same connection speed right? App opening speeds and day to day operation, I guarantee will be a quicker smoother operation on the gs2. This is more important than lagginess, locked boot loaders, and 4g to a lot of people.
Just based on specs alone, the SGS2 is superior to the Bionic in virtually every way (other than LTE and we've already established that LTE isn't super important -right now - for many of us).
I don't see why people are so confident of this. What do they base this on? I will leave LTE out of this, because that alone ends the argument, but assuming a person doesn't have LTE coverage or assuming the SGSII has it, let's look at this closer:
1) We still don't have a final spec list on either device. To say one beats the other confidently is sort of presumptuous. We don't know yet.
2) One of the most important confirmation specs we need on the SGSII variant is whether it's going to retain the Exynos chip or whether it's going to end up with Tegra2. If it has the Exynos chip it will be comparable to the OMAP4 in the Bionic, if it has Tegra2 it will be inferior.
3) If we assume most other specs, we know that the Bionic will have a higher resolution screen, but it won't be S-AMOLED+, so that is a trade-off by preference. I prefer the resolution and energy savings of the Bionic screen (assuming it's like the D3). The Bionic is rumored to have a bigger battery, but not by much, and the SGSII appears to have more built-in storage.
4) Everything else seems pretty much the same: 1GB RAM (is the SGSII DDR3 memory like the Bionic?), 8MP rear cameras, 1080p video capture.
Again, though, I go back to point #1: we don't know anything for sure. American carriers have a knack for importing phones and mucking up the international version somehow. The specs for the SGSII international version may not be exactly the same as what ends up on Verizon. And we still don't have final confirmation on a lot of the Bionic specs.
Brandon
Samsung Galaxy S 2 beats the Bionic in ever category, save one: no 4g. Everyone seems to think it will roll out just as it did in Europe, same specs and no 4g. If you live in a 4g area and the speed is important to you, then you have a tougher decision, however if pure performance, hardware superiority, and display are more important, then the S2 is a no brainer head and shoulders above winner.
I HOPE this is FINALLY a true release!!!!!
Why would anyone get into a 2 year contract with a 3g phone?
No way. It isn't important to you only if you don't have 4g service, which will likely happen in the near future. Those of us that have that option, 4g is huge. I don't care how good the specs are, if its stuck on older, slower technology its not even an option. If the SG2 is only 3g,its competition will be the D3, not the Bionic!
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I have 4g area and it isn't that important to me. So by your logic you would rather have a pentium 4 with 256 ram and a fiber optic connection, than a core i7 with 4gb ram and dsl. You do realize that the gs2 processor will handle JavaScript much better making the pages load quicker even with the same connection speed right? App opening speeds and day to day operation, I guarantee will be a quicker smoother operation on the gs2. Thi is more important than lagginess, locked boot loaders, and 4g to a lot of people.
Are you comparing a 4g original droid? That's not even a close comparison for the Bionic. Both the SG2 and the Bionic will have current-gen processors and comparable ram, although the bionic will likely have ddr2.
Look, both phones have their appeal. I think the SG2 looks sexier. But to say that the Bionic is the equivalent to a pentium4 and the SG2 a core i7 is way off. It's more like a core i7 vs a core i7. Or at best a phenom II quadcore vs a core i5.
