Thread: I am waiting for the next issue of Samsung Galaxy Players.
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Old 02-18-2013, 07:37 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan View Post
With the continued push for converged devices, standalone players are no longer as popular as they once were. The smartphone market is highly competitive and so that is where the focus is. The current Galaxy player line up is 2 years old and the specs were low-end even for devices back then.

When I was looking for a standalone Android-based pocketable device, I took many serious long looks at the Galaxy players, but couldn't justify spending the $190-$220 they still sell for new.

That's when I decided to buy a Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket smartphone... new, no contract, for $220. Overall it is a much nicer device than the Galaxy players, IMO. Better camera, replaceable battery, nicer screen, faster processor. And when put in airplane-mode and judicious use of WiFi, battery life rivals my iPod Touch 4G.

I'm running Nova Launcher on it and use it primarily as a portable music/video player. Play a few games on it. Using Moon+ can even read my epub, pdf, and cbz/cbr books.

I've hidden virtually all traces of the phone components (except for the "AT&T" stamped on the case) no one would know it was a phone.
How did you get rid of that message that pop ups at boot up?

"Make a call to AT&T to activate your phone."
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