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The S3 feels like the "core 2 duo" of smartphones. Clearly not as fast as new phones, but still good enough.

nevi-me 11y ago
Talking about Core 2 Duo, you remind me of my slow desktop that I haven't turned on in a few months. I have an S5. I can understand the move back to USB2 in S6 and above, and I don't know if USB3 is the cause, but my S5 battery goes from empty to full in a good short space of time, so I'm not missing out that much on the super charging goodness. Battery life is still good too. I'm also lucky to be in a country where Samsung have 2 free screen repairs over 2 years. Hopefully I'll be able to wait for the S8 or 9. I'm impressed with the S7 on paper, and I'm glad they brought back the things that made me dislike the S6. Now for hoping for better Android upgrades from Samsung :)
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icefo 11y ago
I feel the same with my S2. Spend some time on xda and you have android 6 running on it. It's not even slow except when you're switching between big apps because android have to kill them when they are not in use thanks to the 800mb of ram. I also bought a 3500mha battery and it lasts the day.
pmontra 11y ago
I share your opinion. I'm sticking with the S2, the first Samsung phone good enough to buy (the S was too limited). It still works, it's small and light, I can mount it as a true USB disk, no need to change it. I'll buy some other 4" phone when it eventually dies, maybe a Sony Z* Compact.
- vram22 11y ago
  Does your S2 even shut down on its own? I have seen that happen, and a phone dealer I told this to, said it was a known hardware issue.
  - pmontra 11y ago
    Sometimes it reboots, not often, less than once per month. No shutdowns without reboots. It's one of the first phones, May 2011.
    - vram22 11y ago
      Interesting. Mine does the opposite - shuts down. Sometimes even pressing the on-off switch does not turn it back on. I found that if I remove and replace the battery, it starts again.
pjmlp 11y ago
Same here, specially since there are hardly any NDK changes since Android 4.3, so not much to wish for in newer Android versions. Of course it would be nice if Samsung at least cared to provide security updates.

Talking about Core 2 Duo, you remind me of my slow desktop that I haven't turned on in a few months. I have an S5. I can understand the move back to USB2 in S6 and above, and I don't know if USB3 is the cause, but my S5 battery goes from empty to full in a good short space of time, so I'm not missing out that much on the super charging goodness. Battery life is still good too. I'm also lucky to be in a country where Samsung have 2 free screen repairs over 2 years. Hopefully I'll be able to wait for the S8 or 9. I'm impressed with the S7 on paper, and I'm glad they brought back the things that made me dislike the S6. Now for hoping for better Android upgrades from Samsung :)

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icefo 11y ago

I feel the same with my S2. Spend some time on xda and you have android 6 running on it. It's not even slow except when you're switching between big apps because android have to kill them when they are not in use thanks to the 800mb of ram. I also bought a 3500mha battery and it lasts the day.

pmontra 11y ago

I share your opinion. I'm sticking with the S2, the first Samsung phone good enough to buy (the S was too limited). It still works, it's small and light, I can mount it as a true USB disk, no need to change it. I'll buy some other 4" phone when it eventually dies, maybe a Sony Z* Compact.

vram22 11y ago
Does your S2 even shut down on its own? I have seen that happen, and a phone dealer I told this to, said it was a known hardware issue.
- pmontra 11y ago
  Sometimes it reboots, not often, less than once per month. No shutdowns without reboots. It's one of the first phones, May 2011.
  - vram22 11y ago
    Interesting. Mine does the opposite - shuts down. Sometimes even pressing the on-off switch does not turn it back on. I found that if I remove and replace the battery, it starts again.

pjmlp 11y ago

Same here, specially since there are hardly any NDK changes since Android 4.3, so not much to wish for in newer Android versions. Of course it would be nice if Samsung at least cared to provide security updates.