What is the Deal with the Samsung Hate?

[runawayprisoner]

You have the option of picking up Moto Droid if accurate color reproduction is that important to you. That's the beauty of having choice and option.

That's true. But being on AT&T doesn't give any choice for Droid. I could either pick the Captivate or the other phone.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

I don't know how different markets would affect GPS accuracy. :hmm: I can see how the carrier stuff would affect general UI speed and such, but a borked GPS is a borked GPS.

the borked GPS was a US issue no? it was fixed in firmware updates. granted the GPS unit on the SGS wasn't the best, but you can say that about many other phones that have trouble locking.

For example the N1 was great but the OG Droid was bad. I havent seen my Nexus S significantly worse than my Milestone, but it paled in comparison to my uncle's Droid Inc (like a N1). We tested this by using GPS Status on a train. My Milestone locked but needed to sit by the window to maintain lock. My NS locked, but could only get like 4-5 satellites. His Droid Inc locked with 10 satellites and we captured the 180mph high speed rail speeds.

 

[foghorn67]

the borked GPS was a US issue no? it was fixed in firmware updates. granted the GPS unit on the SGS wasn't the best, but you can say that about many other phones that have trouble locking.

For example the N1 was great but the OG Droid was bad. I havent seen my Nexus S significantly worse than my Milestone, but it paled in comparison to my uncle's Droid Inc (like a N1). We tested this by using GPS Status on a train. My Milestone locked but needed to sit by the window to maintain lock. My NS locked, but could only get like 4-5 satellites. His Droid Inc locked with 10 satellites and we captured the 180mph high speed rail speeds.

Dude, you got to stop saying the OG Droid was bad at GPS.
That has one of the most fastest locking GPS's ever. Maybe you had crap software that hoarded it. (weatherbug would use the GPS and not share it with other apps, I had to kill weatherbug.)

 

[Oyeve]

Dude, you got to stop saying the OG Droid was bad at GPS.
That has one of the most fastest locking GPS's ever. Maybe you had crap software that hoarded it. (weatherbug would use the GPS and not share it with other apps, I had to kill weatherbug.)

Word, even tho I detested the OG Droid for other reasons it had the fastest GPS lock of all the phones I had.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Dude, you got to stop saying the OG Droid was bad at GPS.
That has one of the most fastest locking GPS's ever. Maybe you had crap software that hoarded it. (weatherbug would use the GPS and not share it with other apps, I had to kill weatherbug.)

That's because 99% of the time you use aGPS. With aGPS, most phones lock in under 10 seconds. A fixed Galaxy S will do it too. You can't tell how good it is until you start traveling without a data plan.

My anecdote was about me having 2 phones on me using only pure GPS. My uncle's VZW phone obviously doesn't work overseas either so we were comparing using pure GPS.

I had GPS assistance data downloaded on both phones. The OG Droid just doesn't do well. I have experienced this comparing with a Nexus One too when I owned one for a month. Back then my Milestone had a broken aGPS meaning that the it connected to a Telus server behind a firewall. As a result it was operating on only GPS. The Nexus 1 was simless after I decided I don't like the phone, but it continued to lock in 30 seconds or so even in a building. The Milestone could only lock when sitting by a window.

For the record my Milestone has been on CM6 and CM7 now for months. My episode comparing against the N1 was with stock firmware (and BTW Telus doesn't bundle bloatware like other carriers), but this most recent comparison was done on CM7 on my Nexus S and Milestone.

With that said, most people will not notice GPS issues once you have aGPS enabled.


BTW maybe the OG Droid is just fine, and the Nexus 1 is just exceptional when it comes to GPS.

 

[finbarqs]

what about the new galaxy tab 10.1? You guys into that? Would you buy the xoom over that?

 

[s44]

Wouldn't buy the Xoom for anything. Expensive, heavy, inferior screen.

Tab 10.1 = lightest, easiest to hold
Transformer = cheapest, best for doing actual work (with the keyboard dock)

No other Honeycomb tablets really cut it yet. The Tab 8.9 might be the best form factor, though. Wonder if they can port Honeycomb to Exynos in time, or if it's another identical Tegra2 inside.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Wonder if they can port Honeycomb to Exynos in time, or if it's another identical Tegra2 inside.

So far Honeycomb = Tegra

I think one big issue is there isn't enough Exynos to go around- The SGS2 is going to have Tegra in some markets so North American and Europe can have all the Exynos. Plus there is the whole too many Honeycomb apps require Tegra thing.

Tab 10.1 is a no-go for me for lacking a SD Micro slot. After years in Appleland, that is something I never want to give up ever again.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Actually, after thinking about it I guess I was wrong about the Samsung hate. It seems like this forum hates LG more than any other maker. Not a single peep about the LG Revolution!

 

[mammador]

I don't believe many truly "hate" Samsung. Most smartphone users reckon they produce top quality devices. The Galaxy and Galaxy II are one of the few phones that can truly rival the iPhone.

The issue is perhaps related to tech support and other product augments.