Too expensive , samsung repair - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok here is the deal , my phone got hardbricked by this stupid 4.0.4 thing , so i gave to samsung and i was out of warranty , after 3 days they called me and told me it will cost about half of the phone to replace the motherboard
Now what should i do , get a new gs2 or get my old made in korea samsung repaired
Or just wait for the gs3 to get cheaper then buy it

Sucks man. How much is the repair? Maybe get a Galaxy Nexus. They are pretty cheap now and you will get the latest updates fast, no more rooting BS. I'm thinking of trading my S2 for the nexus. Brickbug has scared me too much

666fff said:
Sucks man. How much is the repair? Maybe get a Galaxy Nexus. They are pretty cheap now and you will get the latest updates fast, no more rooting BS. I'm thinking of trading my S2 for the nexus. Brickbug has scared me too much
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If you know what you are doing or can even read, then the brick bug can never affect you.
And even if you have galaxy nexus, you will still eventually root the device.
Unmodified Aosp ICS Android build has it's own obvious limitations too.
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
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Tefanym said:
Ok here is the deal , my phone got hardbricked by this stupid 4.0.4 thing , so i gave to samsung and i was out of warranty , after 3 days they called me and told me it will cost about half of the phone to replace the motherboard
Now what should i do , get a new gs2 or get my old made in korea samsung repaired
Or just wait for the gs3 to get cheaper then buy it
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Motherboard is the most expensive part of almost any electronic device.
Getting it via official source will even be more expensive.
My advise:
1. Change your motherboard via unofficial route. It's will be cheaper
2. Buy used Galaxy SII or nexus while you wait for the price of galaxy Siii to drop significantly.
Swyped from my Galaxy SII

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As you may be aware, the Galaxy S2 Plus is coming to the MWC. Currently the price for the standard S2 is US$579. Do you think that the S2 Plus will cost more than US$579? Or do you think that the standard S2 will decrease its price to something like US$499 while the S2 Plus will be sold at US$579?
Im interested in buying a S2, should I wait until MWC? Do you think that after the MWC the standard S2 will cost US$499?
imthebest said:
As you may be aware, the Galaxy S2 Plus is coming to the MWC. Currently the price for the standard S2 is US$579. Do you think that the S2 Plus will cost more than US$579? Or do you think that the standard S2 will decrease its price to something like US$499 while the S2 Plus will be sold at US$579?
Im interested in buying a S2, should I wait until MWC? Do you think that after the MWC the standard S2 will cost US$499?
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And where the fu** did you get the info about Galaxy S2 Plus? I'm really wondering how the rest of the world didn't find out yet.
imthebest said:
As you may be aware, the Galaxy S2 Plus is coming to the MWC. Currently the price for the standard S2 is US$579. Do you think that the S2 Plus will cost more than US$579? Or do you think that the standard S2 will decrease its price to something like US$499 while the S2 Plus will be sold at US$579?
Im interested in buying a S2, should I wait until MWC? Do you think that after the MWC the standard S2 will cost US$499?
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You should wait... Either the plus or 3 will be announced hopefully
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[Q] Galaxy s3 alpha is cheaper?

The s3 in my country costs $500 but the nttDocomo samsung galaxy s3 alpha sc03e costs onle $430
I agree its not the biggest difference but given that the specs of the S3 alpha is better, any idea why its cheaper?
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The s3 in my country costs $500 but the nttDocomo samsung galaxy s3 alpha sc03e costs onle $430
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I wouldn't question them mate... either they have too much stock of the alpha or it's a mistake!
Either way, bite their hand off!
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[Q] Selling My Ace-i

Hi all,
I have a samsung galaxy ace-i, which i've been using for quite a while now.
Its unlocked to any network, and has got a custom rom on it. There are no scratches.
I've looked online, to see how much others are selling it, but there are no people selling the ace-i (only the ace, ace II, and Ace III).
How much would you say I can sell the phone for? Got the original box, but not the charger and headphones?
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hopeless_guy103 said:
Hi all,
I have a samsung galaxy ace-i, which i've been using for quite a while now.
Its unlocked to any network, and has got a custom rom on it. There are no scratches.
I've looked online, to see how much others are selling it, but there are no people selling the ace-i (only the ace, ace II, and Ace III).
How much would you say I can sell the phone for? Got the original box, but not the charger and headphones?
Thanks
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My friend also sold his Ace-i , it get sold for only 1500 Rs
Their is no value for these phone.
Hitesh2626 said:
My friend also sold his Ace-i , it get sold for only 1500 Rs
Their is no value for these phone.
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yes, better to keep it as a backup phone instead of selling it for nothing.
or maybe you can give it to family or friend
wallsras said:
yes, better to keep it as a backup phone instead of selling it for nothing.
or maybe you can give it to family or friend
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:good: Agreed

Gonna buy second hand GALAXY S2

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Is the phone still manufactured?

Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
There are vendors selling the phone as new. Is the phone still being manufactored? Can you tell how old a phone is, not relying on pieces of information from a seller?
thmmht said:
Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
There are vendors selling the phone as new. Is the phone still being manufactored? Can you tell how old a phone is, not relying on pieces of information from a seller?
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No the phone isn't being manufactured anymore.
The phone the seller is selling may be new, but it was stored for a long time and wasn't used before.

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