Samsung Galaxy S. User experience, The good,The bad and The ugly! (6.5MB pic warning)
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On SGS, phone changes its audio profile once it senses its connected to headphones. It gives better sound when connected through amp or even when connected to powered speakers / line in of a system.
There is a fix for this to prevent it from changing the frequency response when headphones are connected. Makes it sound much better after the fix
Its there on front page on XDA dev i9000 section.
25% of the phone's RAM is at the moment unused, there is no JIT. I/O performance is crap (fixable, but you need an additional SD card and custom kernel for that ).
Froyo should improve things a bit, but JIT wont be as optimised for A8 as it is for snapdragon. At least its not at the moment.
As I mentioned, lack of LED flash is a bummer. I dont really think flash is a needed too on phone's camera. But I think its useful to have it there. Comes in handy when you can use it as torch in the middle of night or those rare flash photography occasions.
The audio difference in wave and SGS is not because of difference in hardware.yogi7272 said:
On SGS, phone changes its audio profile once it senses its connected to headphones. It gives better sound when connected through amp or even when connected to powered speakers / line in of a system.
There is a fix for this to prevent it from changing the frequency response when headphones are connected. Makes it sound much better after the fix
Its there on front page on XDA dev i9000 section.
25% of the phone's RAM is at the moment unused, there is no JIT. I/O performance is crap (fixable, but you need an additional SD card and custom kernel for that ).
Froyo should improve things a bit, but JIT wont be as optimised for A8 as it is for snapdragon. At least its not at the moment.
As I mentioned, lack of LED flash is a bummer. I dont really think flash is a needed too on phone's camera. But I think its useful to have it there. Comes in handy when you can use it as torch in the middle of night or those rare flash photography occasions.
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^^ Another advantage they got from using flimsy plastic is the lower weight. Despite being a phone with one of the biggest displays currently in the market, its thinner and weighs lesser than most of the competition. There are people who gladly approve of this trade off, but as far as I am concerned, I would not have minded a slightly thicker and heavier phone if that meant better build quality. Captivate looks like a much better design although I can't say the same about the placement of capacitive buttons on that version.
Also regarding the point put worth by Shripad about the power button, I would like to add that while its a must to have a power/display button that does not get activated easily, I personally found it near to impossible to switch on/off the display with single handed operation. One of the free falls that my phone had happened when I was trying to power up the display. The phone simply slipped out of my hand. I would much rather have a spring loaded Silde switch (similar to what you find on the Nokia 5800 for lock/unlock) a bit towards the lower part of the phone.
^^ Another advantage they got from using flimsy plastic is the lower weight. Despite being a phone with one of the biggest displays currently in the market, its thinner and weighs lesser than most of the competition. There are people who gladly approve of this trade off, but as far as I am concerned, I would not have minded a slightly thicker and heavier phone if that meant better build quality. Captivate looks like a much better design although I can't say the same about the placement of capacitive buttons on that version.
Also regarding the point put worth by Shripad about the power button, I would like to add that while its a must to have a power/display button that does not get activated easily, I personally found it near to impossible to switch on/off the display with single handed operation. One of the free falls that my phone had happened when I was trying to power up the display. The phone simply slipped out of my hand. I would much rather have a spring loaded Silde switch (similar to what you find on the Nokia 5800 for lock/unlock) a bit towards the lower part of the phone.
PhotostarSR
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So iPhone 4 or Samsung Galaxy S ?
So iPhone 4 or Samsung Galaxy S ?
malhotraraul
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good review man, looks like i will give it a pass
good review man, looks like i will give it a pass
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@Shripad- I meant to say out of the box with same earphones Wave sound better than Galaxy S , even that can be confirmed by Gsmarena reviews of both these devices. A single led flash is useless for phone camera, its real use is for torch purpose only. You need xenon flash of N82, C905 , pixon 12, strong ones or in rare case, third gen dual led flash setup of N86, only these make some sense on a phone camera.
@Shripad- I meant to say out of the box with same earphones Wave sound better than Galaxy S , even that can be confirmed by Gsmarena reviews of both these devices. A single led flash is useless for phone camera, its real use is for torch purpose only. You need xenon flash of N82, C905 , pixon 12, strong ones or in rare case, third gen dual led flash setup of N86, only these make some sense on a phone camera.
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1. I had found that the audio quality was pretty average on a decent pair of IEMs like ultimate ears. I didnt really bother much about it since I have a pretty good pmp for music and didnt mess around with it much. Now that you bring up this point about the change in frequency response, will try giving it a try through my powered speakers tomorrow.
2. My second main complaint is that the menu and back touch-buttons are too sensitive and very easy to hit by mistake while using the phone single-handedly. It makes it very hard to do anything involving lot of typing if you are moving around a lot. But well that is a problem, though to a lesser extent, with touchscreen fones anyway.
These are my only two gripes against the phone. Yes, the build quality isn't the best, but it's light and it doesnt feel brittle. I actually like the smooth and light feel of the plastic. Yes, there are lags sometimes, especially caused by some errant apps, but nothing that a restart doesnt fix and I dont find that to be too much of a bother.
Apart from that, I just love the phone. The plus points of this phone seem to be worth much more than the negative points so far.
Good review Shripad, it must have been very helpful for people who wanted to know more about the phone. And with your above post you have perhaps eliminated one of my two main complaints about the phone (have been using it for a month now).Shripad said:The audio difference in wave and SGS is not because of difference in hardware.
On SGS, phone changes its audio profile once it senses its connected to headphones. It gives better sound when connected through amp or even when connected to powered speakers / line in of a system.
There is a fix for this to prevent it from changing the frequency response when headphones are connected. Makes it sound much better after the fix
Its there on front page on XDA dev i9000 section.
1. I had found that the audio quality was pretty average on a decent pair of IEMs like ultimate ears. I didnt really bother much about it since I have a pretty good pmp for music and didnt mess around with it much. Now that you bring up this point about the change in frequency response, will try giving it a try through my powered speakers tomorrow.
2. My second main complaint is that the menu and back touch-buttons are too sensitive and very easy to hit by mistake while using the phone single-handedly. It makes it very hard to do anything involving lot of typing if you are moving around a lot. But well that is a problem, though to a lesser extent, with touchscreen fones anyway.
These are my only two gripes against the phone. Yes, the build quality isn't the best, but it's light and it doesnt feel brittle. I actually like the smooth and light feel of the plastic. Yes, there are lags sometimes, especially caused by some errant apps, but nothing that a restart doesnt fix and I dont find that to be too much of a bother.
Apart from that, I just love the phone. The plus points of this phone seem to be worth much more than the negative points so far.
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Good review Shirpad, I have been procrastinating on the Galaxy for nearly a month now and 3 weeks ago I nearly picked it up, but every time I test it I get put off with the looks and build quality and lose the desire to spend 27.5k on this.
The specs are great, however Samsung should be ashamed of the build quality and making it look like an old iPhone. For those of us using iPhone for the last 3-4 years its too much dejavu.
But with its own forum at XDA and developer support assured, and the outstanding specs the phone is a compelling buy.
Good review Shirpad, I have been procrastinating on the Galaxy for nearly a month now and 3 weeks ago I nearly picked it up, but every time I test it I get put off with the looks and build quality and lose the desire to spend 27.5k on this.
The specs are great, however Samsung should be ashamed of the build quality and making it look like an old iPhone. For those of us using iPhone for the last 3-4 years its too much dejavu.
But with its own forum at XDA and developer support assured, and the outstanding specs the phone is a compelling buy.
luckyishere
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I tried browsing through the forum but couldn't find it. Can you please post the link? thanks in advanceShripad said:The audio difference in wave and SGS is not because of difference in hardware.
On SGS, phone changes its audio profile once it senses its connected to headphones. It gives better sound when connected through amp or even when connected to powered speakers / line in of a system.
There is a fix for this to prevent it from changing the frequency response when headphones are connected. Makes it sound much better after the fix
Its there on front page on XDA dev i9000 section.
Shripad
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[REF] Headphones sound quality fix - xda-developersluckyishere said:
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I'm using the stock firmware, i.e
Firmware version: 2.1-update1
Baseband version: I9000DDJF3
Kernel version: 2.6.29 sk78.yun@SE-S605 #2
I tried it out and well either it's a firmware issue or I'm doing something wrong but in the ServiceMode menu I dont see any option for 'audio'....anyone else facing this problem?Shripad said:
I'm using the stock firmware, i.e
Firmware version: 2.1-update1
Baseband version: I9000DDJF3
Kernel version: 2.6.29 sk78.yun@SE-S605 #2
Shripad
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The Audio option is there and it does make a difference ( using Nuforce NE6 )
I never really tried it on JF3. I am running JPJG8 which is worth flashing just for the improved smoothness of the TWUI and app launcher.cynick said:
The Audio option is there and it does make a difference ( using Nuforce NE6 )
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the video quality is good enough to reinvent the word mms
as for theme, try standard gray theme within TapaTalk settings.
TouchWiz UI sucks, i hated it on SPICA, i didnt even know it was TouchWIiz UI initially... but after using custom roms and launchers im kind of happy that i removed TouchWiz.
The phone is a great device but does not justify a flagship model at 27k with that build quality as you put it.
the video quality is good enough to reinvent the word mms
as for theme, try standard gray theme within TapaTalk settings.
TouchWiz UI sucks, i hated it on SPICA, i didnt even know it was TouchWIiz UI initially... but after using custom roms and launchers im kind of happy that i removed TouchWiz.
The phone is a great device but does not justify a flagship model at 27k with that build quality as you put it.