@DestEx & Ryutaro: No prob. And touch feels nice, not crystal/glas smooth, but not UltraOptics rough either.

Addendum to the Estoc QuickReview: It has FINALLY started to pick up fingerprints and smears, but (provided you have a good clean microfibre cloth, cotton sleeve or some tissue paper handy) it's easy to clean. Nice.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 11 2011, 02:01 AM

Settings -> about -> battery usage.

I only use stock and fire up BBS only to measure wakelocks. Gave up "seriously" trying to strip things off the SGS2 to make it run faster as it was also compromising performance, usability and stability.

It's like running a BMW M3 with all the nice comfort bits dumped out to maximize fuel mileage. I would like my air conditioning, soundproofing, airbags, ABS, stereo and leather bucket seats thank you.

YMMV, however, and I know some would happily run the lightened M3 and enjoy better miles per gallon (while others would make it light and stick NOS and turbos in the engine to make it run like a freaking rocket). Android is open like that and it's great.

But still, I DO watch out for sudden "OMG it's dead in 6 hours kthxbye" batt drops due to errant apps - a big issue stemming from the openness and multitasking nature of android (and the market).

At least it's better nowadays. I mean, a dual core phone dead in 5-6 hours of 3G heavy use? My Axim x51v used to die after an hour or two of wifi surfing lol. Even my N900 died after 3-4 hours of 3G use. Don't forget the scare stories that used to go around about how long the old Desire used to run under heavy use lol.

Things are getting better, really.

And with the Momax, I seem to have FINALLY regained the 12-14 hours a day of heavy activity that I used to get with my external battery case equipped iPhone 4, so I'm happy.

As an added bonus, it's still a bit thinner (and somewhat lighter) too.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 11 2011, 03:52 AM

Yep. They get mad when a single core, fake multitasking and push notification running i4 gets better battery life then a dual core phone running REAL background daemons that pull FRESH data in REAL TIME.

And really, once you JB the i4 and add winterboard, activator, sbsettings, hapticpro, backgrounder to It, it gets 6-7 hours tops of straight heavy use anyway lol.

With a 3.5 inch screen. And crappy reception. And a bluish patch in the middle of pictures. And heat issues. And EXTREME slowness while surfing on EDGE.

People REALLY only see what they want to see lol.

The i4 still tops my list in sound quality and low light photography though, and NOBODY HAS GIVEN ME A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO AIRVIDEO FOR 3G STREAMING, CAMERA+ FOR SPLIT TOUCH FOCUS AND METERING (even if Camera+ doesn't really "meter" anything, it just applies a fake gamma boost to pictures) AND PHOTOMATIC FOR RANDOM LOMOGRAPHY YET DARNIT.

Other than that (and my quickly dying blue OLEDs + extremely soft earpiece volume, sometimes) I'm actually more then happy with the SGS2 right now.

Tho if the Nexus/Galaxy prime DOES come with SGX graphics and SAMOLED+ HD, I will run off lol. I mean, HD resolution on a mobile? Who wouldn't?

*ehem*

Wokay, enough ranting lol.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 11 2011, 04:30 AM

My cellular connection has somehow fried itself. No more 3G, 2G connection. Just wifi. Damnit.

Reflashed, rewiped. Nothing. Time to go SSC lol.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 11 2011, 03:04 PM

You mean the EFS folder? Thank god I did, tar and img backup. Now to restore.

Wtf, really.

Firstly, to uncle benny and rawat (from XDA) many thanks for the EFS backup and restore guides.

Anyhows, I'm back from the dead, pure terminal typing, no computer needed.

Crazy EFS wipe it was, no idea how it happened also, except I wiped batt stats right before it happened.

Now need to reflash everything back lol, as out of sheer desperation I rolled back to a previous, really old NAND backup running VR1.4. Lol.

Also, out of the same sheer desperation (and the fact I had NO decent back up phones AT ALL), I bought myself a nice 1 month old second hand Avaxx Nokia E6 lol.

It's a nice phone (SQ's better then our SGS2, and going back to a hw keyboard was nice too), but it's no replacement for my beloved Siie-Tan. Returning to Symbian (even though it's Anna), a single core 625mhz proc and 256mb RAM was like driving an Inspira around while your beloved M3 is being serviced.

I guess it's true, Symbian HAS fallen THAT far behind.

Good time to run up to VR 2.4.2 too lol, after putting it off for so long. Wipe wipe wipe.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 12 2011, 05:50 AM

I backed up using a terminal script, and restored from a tarball (efs-backup.tar.gz) from terminal as well, no app involved.

Okay, finished tweaking VR 2.4.2 to my orange liking, next up, clearing bloatware.

Okay, finished tweaking VR 2.4.2 to my orange liking, next up, clearing bloatware with TiBu. Mmmmmm fun.

@sorethroat: welcome to the club buddy. Enjoice.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 12 2011, 03:16 PM

Long press volume while screen off to switch tracks in ANY music player:

http://is.gd/LQWP1C

Working well with PowerAmp + VR 2.4.2 /w EDT tweaks + Ninpo 2.1.3.

Original Samsung MHL connector -> no lag, at least in all the instances I've used it.

However, it needs external power to even work and.drains the batt (slowly) with the ori Samsung charger. Might try with my Nokia chargers one day.

Exportprive sells for RM90-ish only what.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 13 2011, 02:39 AM

I won't chastise those who buy android superphones and use them w/o a decent 3G data account, but I do feel that it's a little limiting, considering that - like the iPhone - Android was designed with constant access to "the cloud" in mind.

And considering that not everyone lives in an area where free, overlappingly bountiful WIFI is available, I think a basic data plan is advisable.

Having lived with CONSTANT access with the cloud since, what, 2008; I know I for one, CANNOT live without it any more. In jamban ka, or in forest ka, on the road ka.

But then, my cure might be somebody else's poison. YMMV.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 13 2011, 02:53 AM

Well, the player pro implementation needs an deamon to run to detect keypreses = battery drain and uses RAM.

This is more built in, like in CM7/BB.

Besides, not everyone uses/likes Player Pro heh.

EDIT: It WILL NOT work if you have APM installed. Which is sad.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 13 2011, 03:22 AM

Took me almost an hour to read through, darnit. Anyways, it looks THE review to be referenced when anybody asks about the SGS2.

I mean, teardowns... wow.

I moved from the N900 -> E71 + N810 -> iP4 -> SGS2, so it's been a looong journey indeed. So how's the SGS2? In one word, awesome.

But really, it's a dual core device with a SAMOLED+ screen and the latest android. Other then some small niggles (low relative reso and yellow-ish screen at times, some pinkspot weirdness with the cam, not so good music playback quality, low earpiece volume), how can it NOT be awesome? Most of the niggles I used to have with android has been either fixed or augmented with proper apps.

It's pretty much the most well rounded mobile device I've owned to date, with the iP4 in close second. True, mobile OS based devices like these two pale in raw computing ability compared to Maemo, but it makes up in speed of use and convenience, which arguably is much more important in "mobile" use.

The better mobile computer is still the N900 tho, all things considered. But like I repeatedly said back in my N900 days, it sucked as a "phone".

But if there's one thing I miss from Maemo, it's "true" multitasking, coupled with REAL system wide cut, paste and undo/redo. Android's multitasking is nice, but it's still not as "real" as it was on Maemo. Surprisingly, when properly hacked, iOS 4 "feels" more "real" (with backgrounder and multifl0w), though it still pales in comparison to the real thing (especially considering how badly iOS handles power with daemons and background processes that are hacked into the system post JB).

Conversely, Maemo sucked power like no tomorrow, so.I guess the trade off made is well worth it for mobile OSes.

One thing I surprisingly DID not miss, however, is a hardware keyboard. Sure, it's nice to have, but for me nowadays, it's become much less of a requirement.

As for the N9 and Meego (while we're on the subject) well, while it MIGHT turn out to be wonderful device in its own right, by now a superior device on its own means jack shit if it doesn't come with a good app ecosystem; one area in which Meego is sadly lacking as of now.

Apps turned out to be pretty useful after all lol.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 13 2011, 05:11 AM

Thanks for clearing that up man.

Guys... *deep breath*

GSM/EDGE DOES NOT SUPPORT SIMULTANEOUS DATA AND VOICE.

Go google. It either drops ACTIVE data when calls come in, or holds ACTIVE data and drops calls (depending on the mode it's running on).

E being displayed on the status bar and whatsapp running (for instance) DOES NOT MEAN IT'S DOWNLOADING/UPLOADING ALL THE TIME.

To try, download something big on EDGE. Then call yourself. Voila.

ONLY WCDMA and above (HSPA) supports simultaneous data and voice. Oh, and WIFI obviously.

As a solution to the jumping issue, try this: type *#301279# in the dialer, select HSPA revision, and select no 2. Now press on your menu button and select END. Lastly, turn flightmode on and off to refresh.

Now HSUPA is off, and it jumps less. You WILL NEVER EVER SEE H OR H+ in the status bar any more (as HSUPA - the upload part - has been turned off), but download speeds shouldn't be effected by much (HSDPA is still on), EVEN if it ONLY shows 3G.

To return to your normal config, redo the whole thing but select number 3 in HSPA revision menu. Or you can go hardcore 3G only and select 1 to turn off both HSDPA and HSUPA off.

Have fun.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 13 2011, 11:57 AM

@newbie: You have JuiceDefender/Green power installed? Otherwise it has never really happened to me so no idea.

I also think it's a SIM/Network issue. Just pray that your EFS partition is safe, or else there won't even be a cellular portion of the phone at all (no calls no nothing).

But seriously guys, root JUST to back up your EFS. It will save your ass one day, like it did mine.

Also, turn OFF fast dormancy. Dialer - *#9900# - Disable fast dormancy. Should be quite a bit more stable, though I have no idea if our carriers ACTUALLY support FD or not.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 13 2011, 12:16 PM

I guessed as much. Anyway, glad to have you on board SEA. Have always enjoyed the company of you and the other N900 hardcores back in me Meamo days.

Anybody else defecting? I've gone through both the "evil" platforms (like we used to call iOS and Android) this year alone lol.

Thankfully RIM couldn't steal any part of my soul at all.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 13 2011, 12:21 PM

He's waiting for his SGS2 it seems.