Ladies and gents, say hello to my little friend:

Pro "version" is just and unlock key. You need the free one to "unlock" lol.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 24 2011, 05:01 PM

More photos for those interested in the powah pack.







The good:
1) It's 1320mah of extra power.
2) Cutouts are all super.
3) Well built.

The bad:
1) It's morphie priced.
2) MHL accessories CANNOT be used.
3) It charges slowly and THAT IS NOT RECONFIGURABLE.
4) It's made out of smooth, easy to scratch plastic.
5) Crap front protection (ala Exogear batt cases).

The ugly:
1) THERE IS NO "OFF" BUTTON.

Seriously Samsung, I'm using this because PowerSkin has nothing for the SGS2 yet. But you're practically screwed if they do and it's 2000mah - for less.

Well, only the SGS2 can fool chickens and slide under doors lol.

*Props to anyone who spots the very obvious references*

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 24 2011, 10:19 PM

User experience overall is still smoother and more uniform on the i4, I gotta admit. Plus the market and some stuff you can get from JBing that even Android lacks (uhm Activatorrrrrrrrr!), and theming was easier too.

But yes, it's overpriced, main reason I didn't get another one after I lost mine. Plus I initially wanted to try Android so I could diss it, turns out life in the green camp is not so bad after all - so I'm staying put for now.

Unless the i5 is UBER magical lol.

You want an MHL cable? I can help...

But about the i4, there are really only 6 things I really miss:

1) Retina display - Yea it's small, but you can use it to chop onions. Colour is crap in comparison to SAMOLED+ though.

2) Activator - OH COME ON ANDROID DEVS? How hard can it be to have an app that actively remaps your gestures and button long presses? Android is a multitasking OS lah woi.

3) Sound Quality - Say what you will, but SQ wise (though headphones) the SGS 2 is just another phone, not up to par.

4) Air Freaking Video - UNTIL Qloud Media can actually play something through 3G or VLC direct gains auto-auth, they're crap compared to AV.

5) The battery life - bla bla bla EDGE, bla bla bla JuiceDefender. Truth is it just doesn't compare. To be fair though, it's an underclocked single core (i4) vs an adjustable to whatever you want dual-core, so I'm just gonna b**** about Sammy's idiot decision to try to make the phone "svelte" rather then throw in a REAL (say, 2000mah) battery. I MEAN, I'm using the freaking battery pack and ONLY NOW does it feel normal in my hands, thickness wise. WHAT IN THE BLAZES WERE YOU THINKING SAMSUNG.

6) The backlit sensor - Yes we can take 1080i vids. Yes we can take a picture and print a banner out of it. But unlike the i4 (and the Arc), the SGS2 pisses in low light conditions.

Besides these 5, Samsung spanks Apple's ass real good. And that's a fact. DO I REGRET GETTING THE SGS2? Never.

Maybe it's using a custom kernel that doesn't support tegrak (like Ninpo's). I myself use SETCPU for UVs now.

It's official, the battery pack adds about 3 hours of screen on heavy use time. Which translates to 5-6 hours extra on medium use.

Okayyyy lah. Now where's the PowerSkin 2000mah case?

Say twice as thick, still thinner then the Sensation.



My profiles and settings for those interested. WARNING: what works for me might not for you, especially my screen off profile.

Somehow I've managed to escape sleep death at 200mhz.

Heavily modded Zeebug only. Trying to build an orange black theme to match my new watch (haha), maybe I'll release my current mod when that one is done.

But really, you can do your own in the UOT Kitchen what?

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Added on July 25, 2011, 11:50 amOh, I've also ordered a few sets of SGP glas protectors. Will review when they arrive.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 25 2011, 11:50 AM

Power case? Shah Alam, only place in the world besides korea which has it.

STRANGE BUT TRUE. Fellers at XDA were surprised too.

No link, one of the shops in Shah Alam mall, basement.

Baru flash the new kg3 modem. Impressive performance as of yet.

Ehh? That's strange, really.

No idea, BUT Samsung seems to be planning an official 2000mah INTERNAL battery pack for the phone (with a freakin full flat back), so it must be supported either inherently or through a future OS upgrade.

MAYBE.

Besides, I say again how in terms of batteries, I trust nobody besides Momax, Sedio and Mugen. And I've been having this battery discussion since my N900 days (Sunpower BL5J +400mah batteries with the same size - unless some Chinese factory have found out how to shrink electrons, pfft yeah right).

Yeah, flat and level with the hump at the bottom back, ALTHOUGH, it has also come to my attention that this WAS mentioned on Mobile-Review as one of the projects that Samsung CONSIDERED IN THE PAST before giving birth to the battery case monstrosity that I have right now.

So right now the ball is entirely in their court. Myself I'm hoping more that the SGS2 would appear in the US ALREADY so that PowerSkin can finally out a PROPER battery case for us.

It's either that or a bulge 3000mah battery + modded tpu case for me.

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Added on July 26, 2011, 5:10 amI'm also getting considerably better WIFI performance with the KG3 modem compared to the KE4 I was using before.

Which is strange, as the modem isn't supposed to have ANYTHING to do with wifi performance.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 26 2011, 05:10 AM

Have been chain flashing Modems to test, seems that for me, best modem is a tie between KE4 (best 3G performance, slightly bad wifi) and KF2 (good 3G, good WIFI).

Both KG1 and KG2 were really bad at holding on to 3G in low coverage areas. WIFI on KG2 was the best tested so far tho.

What's strange is actually the Modem files should only influence the performance of the cellular comms, not WIFI. Maybe it comes with different sets of base net configs (TCP whatever) as well.

@Nicregi: Anything that kills logcat and mods the way the system takes stats for "performance" is dubious in my book.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 26 2011, 03:35 PM

I'm still stuck at VR2.0 (KG1) for the lack of anything substantially better on KG3. Plus, my fave theme is no longer being made for VR anyway, and I'm actually waiting for the RomKitchen to open.

Yeah, random apps FCs from one rare occasion to another, but no reboots, no quirky SYSTEM behaviour, nothing. So, unless KG4 brings magical fixes, I see no reason to upgrade lol.

With the pack, I'm already getting a full day's work use from VR2.0 + SetCPU Profiles and UC/UV + KF2 Modem (tested everything, sticking to this one now) + Nymph Kernel 2.0.2 + JD. So now very malas to upgrade to anything lol, except maybe flashing the latest Nymph when it's available.

I guess I'm just not a serial flasher haha.

Still figuring out how to make my own themes though, I have a hankering for Orange right now.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 27 2011, 10:10 AM

Fridge method? LMAO, what's that?

I have a spare + anymode battery charger/stand I got from exportprive. I use one, keep one in the charger/stand and slip into my pocket, change and charge both as necessary at the end of the day (I have a boatload of MicroUSB chargers, mostly Nokia AC10X high output ones, best 1200ma charger I know).

Also, this allows me to charge one at my desk while using the other. The Anymode charger/stand is a GREAT accessory because of this and the fact that it's compact enough to be pocketable, also there's space in the case's batt compartment for me to carry a small guitar pick too (I have NO nails, so opening the SGS2 battery compartment is TORTURE for me without the guitar pick).

Not having nails is also the reason why I use a battery case, rather then just using 4 packs of spare batteries. It's undoubtedly an expensive solution, but a solution nonetheless.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 27 2011, 10:21 AM

Flash KE4/KF2/KG1 modem. Problem should go away.

@john: Read the above. Also, you're on stock ROM right? If not check your kernel. Speedmod has wifi issues. Nymph seems fine on KF2.

Also:

After 5 hours of medium use,

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Added on July 27, 2011, 12:43 pmAnd no, I'm not on a charger

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 27 2011, 12:43 PM