galaxy s2 or lg optimus 3d / thrill 4g

[meany105]

i will be posting this in several forums (lg optimus 3d, lg thrill 4g, samsung galaxy s2, samsung galaxy s2 attain)



I will be purchasing my first cellphone soon (NO, i'm not a 13 year old girl or an 80 year old grandpa) I have been holding out for two years (VERY VERY long wait), waiting for a dual-core beast capable of decent n64/ps1 emulation. I live in Vermont and the only carrier with service here is AT&T. the service is very limited (so LTE and/or HSPA+ doesn't matter, because there isn't even normal 3g service)

the only question i have for you is which phone (galaxy s2, or thrill 4g) will last the longest without any HARDWARE problems> after my 2-year contract is up, i plan on putting a prepaid simcard in. I am an extreme power-user (4 hours a day of 3d gaming with music streaming + email, facebook, RSS feeds, new york times, androidcentral, phandroid and many other sites )

EXTRA READING

my last device was an ipod touch 2nd generation 8gb. i used it for two years very heavily, draining the battery twice a day. then, one day i woke up and the wifi chip was broken​

Oh, and judging from my signature you can tell that IF there is a qwerty gs2 i will get that without hesitation

 

[bobert]

Both phones are powerhouses. The GSII will have a little more processing power, and the Thrill will have read read/write speeds thank to its tri-dual architecture. The resolution on the screens are the same, but the GSII is most likely more vivid. The UI will all be a matter of preference, but I prefer LG's smaller footprint to Touchwiz any day. On the Thrill, you would just give it Laucher Pro and Widget Locker to completely forget it even has a custom UI. For future proofing, Samsung will provide the updates faster. Both have Cyanogenmod coming to them if rooting is your cup of tea.
And of course, you can't forget about the 3D capabilities of the Thrill.

 

[Blastin]

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The captivate has more than enough processing power to handle PS1/N64 games with ease LOL. A samsung captivate with a good kernel/custom rom would fit your needs and save you $400....

 

[quarlow]

I played emulated games on my captivate, but couldn't do it. The controls are overlayed on top of the screen you are using. I think soecsxperia play is available on AT&T. A phone built for playing games, but specs matching the Captivate basically. If your real goal is a portable game player that also makes phone calls, the xperia is $50 and probably your best bet.