Samsung Galaxy S2

[Clannad_92]

im planning to update my s2..
which one is better?
ginger VS ice cream...

gimme your reason

[FlyinPenguin]

I don't have any person experience with ICS (I will once my S3 arrives) but from what I hear ICS really helps improve performance on the S2, and Android devices in general.

Here is a recent test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeqSz-mIaug

This is a pretty good article: http://www.androidauthority.com/android-2-3-gingerbread-vs-android-4-0-ice-cream-sandwich-37742/

[Clannad_92]

uhhh...gonna stick with GB...

i have found that MXplayer can play MKV 1080p with no lag...

btw, is there any player that can play 10bit MKV 1080p?
the player that i have tried is DICE, MOBO, MX...but all of them are laggy and one of them can play (albeit no subs shown, cant remember who)...

[Dhruv]

I used one of my friends S2 and played the same game on it what i played on mine(Temple Run)
iPhone has the best touchscreen there is
but S2 i wouldn't say so
for example it wouldn't respond when i tell it to jump almost in every run of the game(assuming you know what the game is about)
samsung may have the better processor but screen is no match yet. 

[FlyinPenguin]

iPhone has the best touchscreen there is
but S2 i wouldn't say so
for example it wouldn't respond when i tell it to jump almost in every run of the game(assuming you know what the game is about)
samsung may have the better processor but screen is no match yet. 

IPhone does not have the best touchscreen there is. Just look at some of the Android phones out there. There are many screens that far surpass the IPhone.

I would imagine there were some things going on in the background that were causing the S2 to be unresponsive.

[mrdkreka]

I used one of my friends S2 and played the same game on it what i played on mine(Temple Run)
but S2 i wouldn't say so
for example it wouldn't respond when i tell it to jump almost in every run of the game(assuming you know what the game is about)

Did you considered that the problem lies in software not hardware? From what you are saying, the problem could be in the game being ported badly, or some problem with that specific phone. Reading the reviews on Play I will say your friend have some problems with his phone.

[Clannad_92]

may i ask why is this leading to game?

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my question is about the video player for 10bit MKV 1080p(refer to my post below)

[FlyinPenguin]

may i ask why is this leading to game?

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my question is about the video player for 10bit MKV 1080p(refer to my post below)

Apple fanboys take every opportunity to make a plug

As far as your question, I am pretty sure that the players you have tried do support 10bit. I know MOBO does. I think this is just a limit of the hardware.

Is your phone rooted? I would try putting on a stripped down rom that is made for performance and overclock the device. It may help but I'm skeptical if it will be enough.

[mrdkreka]

may i ask why is this leading to game?

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my question is about the video player for 10bit MKV 1080p(refer to my post below)

Okay, why are you gonna stick with Gingerbread?

"btw, are there any player that can play 10bit MKV 1080p?"
yes mx-player (or any other player that use an updated version of ffmeg) have support for 10-bit, but it won't play 1080p unless it have the necessary cpu power, since there isn't any hardware acceleration for 10-bit yet. So you might be able to play 1080p if you overclock your device, but I won't promise it will be enough.

Why would you even want to play 1080p on a 480p screen (S2)?

[Dhruv]

nope nothing running in the background of the phone
not even a single application and i don't think there is a software problem
because the game was launched in march and there isn't an update yet so the game is okay
and tell me the name of the phone which is better in screen dept. than iPhone i might buy it if that is really the case

[Clannad_92]

Okay, why are you gonna stick with Gingerbread?

uhhh, i have heard some negative review about ICS, not sure if it is true but not taking any chances...
is migrating from GB to ICS gonna change something?

"btw, are there any player that can play 10bit MKV 1080p?"
yes mx-player (or any other player that use an updated version of ffmeg) have support for 10-bit, but it won't play 1080p unless it have the necessary cpu power, since there isn't any hardware acceleration for 10-bit yet. So you might be able to play 1080p if you overclock your device, but I won't promise it will be enough.

uhhh, overclock...sounds like a lot of power needed and overheat...
meh, gonna wait for player that can play 10bit

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now i remember, MOBO can play 10bit but no subs 

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Why would you even want to play 1080p on a 480p screen (S2)?

well, almost all of my anime is in 1080p...waste of space try to download and store it...

[mrdkreka]

nope nothing running in the background of the phone
not even a single application and i don't think there is a software problem
because the game was launched in march and there isn't an update yet so the game is okay
and tell me the name of the phone which is better in screen dept. than iPhone i might buy it if that is really the case

No there must be something wrong with your friends phone, what you are describing should not happen on any phones.
the technology used

and tell me the name of the phone which is better in screen dept. than iPhone i might buy it if that is really the case

Pretty much all of the last generation of android high end phones. But to name a few well know, htc one x and samsung s3 got the best screens on the market.

Okay, why are you gonna stick with Gingerbread?

uhhh, i have heard some negative review about ICS, not sure if it is true but not taking any chances...
is migrating from GB to ICS gonna change something?

What kind of negative reviews have you heard, I have only heard good things about.
yes upgrading to ICS is gonna change a lot of things. The speed improvement is huge, since it adds H/W accelerations to android smartphones, which means the UI gets faster, and apps too if they use the API for ICS. You can read more about ICS here

"btw, are there any player that can play 10bit MKV 1080p?"
yes mx-player (or any other player that use an updated version of ffmeg) have support for 10-bit, but it won't play 1080p unless it have the necessary cpu power, since there isn't any hardware acceleration for 10-bit yet. So you might be able to play 1080p if you overclock your device, but I won't promise it will be enough.

uhhh, overclock...sounds like a lot of power needed and overheat...
meh, gonna wait for player that can play 10bit

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now i remember, MOBO can play 10bit but no subs 

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I'm saying that you can use mx-player that also support pretty much all subs, and it also plays 10-bit

Why would you even want to play 1080p on a 480p screen (S2)?

well, almost all of my anime is in 1080p...waste of space try to download and store it...

A shame the current generations won't be enough for 1080p 10-bit then.

[Clannad_92]

What kind of negative reviews have you heard, I have only heard good things about.
yes upgrading to ICS is gonna change a lot of things. The speed improvement is huge, since it adds H/W accelerations to android smartphones, which means the UI gets faster, and apps too if they use the API for ICS. You can read more about ICS here

NICE!! uhhh, gonna go from GB to ICS~

[Clannad_92]

now im confused...some said that S2 gt-i9100/i9100g will not get JB update...
is that true? im asking this because starting next week, internet access is limited (duh, boarding school)

EDIT : my phone S2 GT-I9100G
now thinking of CM...but i dont have any knowledge in rooting and the best CM version(?) fro my phone...
so, i appreciate any help suggestion on how to root/CM version or anything else...

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and don't ask me swap/change my phone...i like S3 power but didnt like its design...S2 design is what i want...although, if for anime-10bit sake, i will think over to S3

[Slysoft]

Not sure but I wouldn't doubt it because apparently updating the OS regularly is an impossible task for anyone who isn't google

[Clannad_92]

Not sure but I wouldn't doubt it because apparently updating the OS regularly is an impossible task for anyone who isn't google

what?

[kitamesume]

Not sure but I wouldn't doubt it because apparently updating the OS regularly is an impossible task for anyone who isn't google

CyanogenMod says hi.

[FlyinPenguin]

now im confused...some said that S2 gt-i9100/i9100g will not get JB update...
is that true? im asking this because starting next week, internet access is limited (duh, boarding school)

Well, the source code has already been released for the I-9100 so we know at least the international version will get the update. I suppose it is possible your variant may be overlooked though. I don't know enough about it. You should poke around the Android Central or XDA forums.

If you want JB now, you could try out the CM10 nightlies. I run CM10 nightlies as my daily driver on my S3 and it is a relatively stable experience.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774541

[Clannad_92]

yep, already tried it and, GOD...that is my fav colour (theyre using blue!)

just some problem though (some are to me)...i list this if someone want to know
-polaris office not working (if working, got bug like the letter become some alien language)
-battery drain faster(?)...is it me or the CM itself?
-some app not working
-and of course kies air not included(?)

i also want to know what are the complete step to root and flashing

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well, i just learn that root is not, well, root and flash...root and flash are 2 different thing

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ok, i know what are you all thinking...why not join xda-something...well i would like to, but atm i have a lot of account in different pages...well, you know what i mean...

[MyonMyon]

I have a rooted S2 which I often use for watching anime. Let me just say: you won't be able to play 1080p 10bit smoothly. 480p will run smooth both 8bit and 10bit, 720p 8bit is also smooth, 720p 10bit will lag a bit but if you overclock it is watchable. But i'd recommend against overclocking because it just makes the phone really hot and it will drain your battery very fast.

Also, the phone screen is just 800x480. So if your video is over 800x450 it will be downscaled to match the screen, anyways. I've found that the best solution is just to reencode the series I want to watch into 800x450 with handbrake. You will save space and the quality will be practically the same, depending on your reencode settings. With a quality of RF19 and a few other settings I cannot even tell the difference between the original 720p and the reencoded 800x450 one. Reencoding takes about 10 minutes per episode on my 4 year old computer so it isn't such a hassle, either.

As for players, just go with MX Player. I have tried about all of them and it is the best one out there. BSPlayer gets a lot of praise but I found its settings far more limited than those in MX and the performance was mainly the same. MX has yet to fail me in displaying any softsubs, so that's also a plus.

I, myself am not yet using jelly bean, mainly because i'm lazy and partly because the ICS roms just work and are super stable. It doesn't help that JB lacks a native flash support and it doesn't have any particular performance improvements. Just run a light ICS rom and you should have maximal performance and stability.