Android thread V-garychencool finally rooted his phone and got ICS edition - Hardware & Software

doubt it

Wild guess it's not compatible.

[QUOTE=iCole;37924841]I still don't see what do people complain about when it comes to Samsung's build quality. My only gripe (ok it's kindof a big one, but still, one) is that the Galaxy S2 has a little gap all around the screen, where dust has it's own damned ghetto. The S3/Note 2 looks cheap, I'll give you that, but what else is a problem? "It's plastic" is not a problem.[/QUOTE] They break really easily.

Using BlueStacks, not bad but I can't seem to download anything off the Amazon Appstore...

I dislike bluestacks, it puts all this shit on my computer that I don't want, and it doesn't even really work for what I wanted to use it for (whatsapp on pc).

I still wish Nokia made Android devices They would be unbreakable

[QUOTE=FlashFireSix;37925431]I still wish Nokia made Android devices They would be unbreakable[/QUOTE] You can install ICS on the N9.

[QUOTE=SolubleShoe;37925474]You can install ICS on the N9.[/QUOTE] From what I've seen its more for messing around, not to be actually usuable [editline]5th October 2012[/editline] but if I had an N9 I'd be on that in a flash

[QUOTE=FlashFireSix;37925526]From what I've seen its more for messing around, not to be actually usuable[/QUOTE] The current builds seem to be usable as daily drivers. [video=youtube;M5GrRGM7xDg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5GrRGM7xDg[/video] [URL]http://forum.nitdroid.com/index.php?topic=601.msg5088#new[/URL] The biggest issue is that calling isn't 100% working.

[QUOTE=SolubleShoe;37925567]The current builds seem to be usable as daily drivers. [video=youtube;M5GrRGM7xDg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5GrRGM7xDg[/video] [URL]http://forum.nitdroid.com/index.php?topic=601.msg5088#new[/URL] The biggest issue is that calling isn't 100% working.[/QUOTE] I know most people use phones for data and texts now, but calling issues might be a problem considering it's a phone.

[QUOTE=SolubleShoe;37925567]The current builds seem to be usable as daily drivers. [video=youtube;M5GrRGM7xDg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5GrRGM7xDg[/video] [URL]http://forum.nitdroid.com/index.php?topic=601.msg5088#new[/URL] The biggest issue is that calling isn't 100% working.[/QUOTE] its fucking smoother than my s2

Calling issues That basically writes it off for me completely, other than that it looks amazing :v:

[QUOTE=TippZ;37925592]its fucking smoother than my s2[/QUOTE] How can you tell? The only real UI animation was the recent apps menu, and it looked worse than Jellybean ROMs on the original SGS, and it wasn't the camera because fruit ninja looked great.

For people who disagreed with my claim that Samsung phones break easily: Drop Test (this is from Android Authority so don't tell me it's biased) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M5q5TRuAsY[/media] Another drop test [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4zQKeAEqsQ&feature=related[/media] Another drop test [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36U-hOhTNIw&feature=related[/media] Another drop test [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuwD7pdxxyo&feature=related[/media] Disregard the iPhone in those tests; it just so happens that the vast majority of drop tests compare it with the iPhone. You get the idea. Samsung needs to stop using cheap plastic for their phones.

That isn't build quality, thats a poor design on the phone meaning the glass is way to close to the edge the phone is strong but the glass is too open

There's something odd with how they're designed. Every time I've seen someone bring in a Galaxy device for repairs it's always cracked near the home button for some reason, even if it was dropped pretty much horizontally. It happened to my S1 too, and I don't know why it occurs.

someone give me useful apps to add [url]http://db.tt/uKBxQ2rD[/url]

[QUOTE=garrynohome;37925701]There's something odd with how they're designed. Every time I've seen someone bring in a Galaxy device for repairs it's always cracked near the home button for some reason, even if it was dropped pretty much horizontally. It happened to my S1 too, and I don't know why it occurs.[/QUOTE] The edge is always the major weakness in these drop tests. The fact that to accomodate for the home button there needs to be a big hole in the glass probably adds to the weakness.

The first time I held the SGSIII I absolutely hated it because of the rubber-plastic feel it had. It's the complete opposite with the Razr phones from Motorola, that carbon fiber/kevlar makes you orgasm from touching it.

[QUOTE=SA Spyder;37925739]The edge is always the major weakness in these drop tests. The fact that to accomodate for the home button there needs to be a big hole in the glass probably adds to the weakness.[/QUOTE] But iPhones don't have that spot where the glass seems to always crack, and they have a button too.

[QUOTE=garrynohome;37925762]But iPhones don't have that spot where the glass seems to always crack, and they have a button too.[/QUOTE] The fact that the frame is made out of aluminum helps. At this point, most of the time it just cracks at whichever corner it landed on.

I love how S2/3/Note II are built. They don't feel plastic at all.

Just wanted to cross-post this here. [url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miniclip.plagueinc]Plague Inc. owns.[/url] That is all. [editline]5th October 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=SA Spyder;37925643]For people who disagreed with my claim that Samsung phones break easily: Disregard the iPhone in those tests; it just so happens that the vast majority of drop tests compare it with the iPhone. You get the idea. Samsung needs to stop using cheap plastic for their phones.[/QUOTE] This is interesting to me, because I remember the S1 and the S2 doing very well in drop tests.

[QUOTE=fairy;37925729]someone give me useful apps to add [url]http://db.tt/uKBxQ2rD[/url][/QUOTE]

handycalc

[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;37926327]handycalc[/QUOTE] thanks but the only calculator I need is in my locker

i would tell you to get some nice webapps but you already have a computer i would tell you to get some neat note taking apps but you already have a pencil and paper i would tell you to get some news apps but you already have a radio i would tell you to get some weather apps but you can already look outside why did you buy a smartphone again?

[QUOTE=fairy;37926436]thanks but the only calculator I need is in my locker[/QUOTE] You've obviously never used handyCalc then.

[QUOTE=lavacano;37926505]You've obviously never used handyCalc then.[/QUOTE] I never calculate things

Currently trying to restrain myself from throwing my One X out the window.