SGS2 - Black or White? - Galaxy S II General

This may seem a bit odd but I'd still like to hear your opinions please...
I've had a black sgs2 for a couple of months, rooted and custom ROM etc.
My other half has just received a white sgs2 upgrade but she rather keep he old Nokia and has given me the opportunity to keep it and sell my black one...
Which one do i keep (without considering white one may sell for more etc)?
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why does she want to keep an old nokia and throw away the best phone ever build?
I think the white one sells for alot more because its newer and not rooted/custom roms.
But its all personal preference, if you like the white one more, then keep the black one

Wouldn't have thought it would be worth more cause of the colour. If it does make more I would definitely trade that few pound for the classy white look. I've got the white one and bought some skins for it. My favourite being white sgs2 with a black vented cover. Looks really smart with the white showing thru the black vent wholes. Just my opinion and preference, but hope this helps mate!
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prefer the black one, white phone gets messy in time

i think i prefer the look of the black one, but ultimately the white one would sell for a little more! (blame apple)

i prefer the black one too..........the back of the white phone is flat and slippery.......

Black definitely.
I was really really disappointed in Samsungs galaxy S II white version. The colour and feel with the silver aluminium on the phone looks tacky and cheap. They did an awesone job with the Galaxy S white version. That one was actually called i9000 ceramic white.....whereas the sgsII really doesn't look like a 500pound phone ....
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The black one is a lot better looking
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I've done some research and the white one does sell for more especially on Ebay...
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Dont forget you will need a white rom .
jje

i would prefer black.
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I went for the white one cos ma galaxy s 1 was black...no regrets.
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xfade23 said:
I went for the white one cos ma galaxy s 1 was black...no regrets.
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Good choice. As you can see by the posts, everyone likes black! Why not be a but different lol
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I think I'll stick with my black one then!

OP find out if its has NFC, and if you fancy such a device then sell yours.
One other thing is it the 16GB or 32GB?.
Blacks best any how

I personally bought a white one as I always wanted a white phone
I'll suggest you to keep which ever color you like.

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OP find out if its has NFC, and if you fancy such a device then sell yours.
One other thing is it the 16GB or 32GB?.
Blacks best any how
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Its a UK phone from 3 network - 16GB...I don't think it has NFC! Is it likely to be locked? Can I unlock without rooting?

i have the Black one, and my Brother has the white i don't like the battery cover the black one comes with.. if anyone would like to supply me a source for a plastic gloss back cover as on the white one ill be very grateful

I went with the white, looks awesome

My friend bought a white unit about the time i bought a black one a few months ago. His phone looks off-white now..
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White Nexus S

New white Nexus S pics leaked. what do you think? i copied this over from AndroidCommunity.com http://bit.ly/hS1z34
It appears that the BestBoyZ are at it again. Over in Germany there's been a leak of a supposed white-backed Samsung Nexus S. This Google phone has been the firecracker of the past few weeks as far as speed and overall fun factor go here in the states, now it's in white? Man, it's like they're in there own little world, these Google phones.
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Is white the new white? Case color offerings seem to be all the rage these past few weeks, with several phones leaking the idea that their battery covers, back cases, and entire cases would be offered in more than just black. This Nexus S appears to have only a white back with a black front, giving it a rather unique look for such an already-wild device.
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My wife will like it
Looks like a zebra
Slap that battery cover on our phone would look the same
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demo23019 said:
Slap that battery cover on our phone would look the same
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Beat me to it lol. If they sell the battle cover a new one will do the trick.
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This phones looks cool.
scratches + dirty hands/dirt = not a good look.
eeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
I like it!!
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Beat me to it lol. If they sell the battle cover a new one will do the trick.
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Me too. I hope they start selling battery covers. If someone started selling different colors on eBay, they would make a killing.
god no
+10omgwtfcharacters
well looks to me that just the back cover is white not the whollee phone but still im definitely grabbing it
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well looks to me that just the back cover is white not the whollee phone but still im definitely grabbing it
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The power button and the volume rocker (Im assuming) is white as well. I will be grabbing one as well as soon as it becomes available.
Don't like it. Love the sleek all black look of the current NS.
I think it would be cool to put a black back on this, so you have a black NS with white buttons. Panda Edition.
lmao
panda edition lol would make millionsjust off of that lol with a save the pandas on the box lol...
but i love white phones and wished the whole thing was white , i think they left the front black so that way when u have the dark wallpapers you cant see the differnce in screen and phone witch i love... if it was all white i would be down to trade no problemo... long live the nexus one still best all around i think...
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I think it would be cool to put a black back on this, so you have a black NS with white buttons. Panda Edition.
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Can you order "replacement" white back for a black phone?
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Definitely loving the white back! It's like a yin-yang sorta thing.
i took some time to think about it, but i prefer it all black.
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I think it would be cool to put a black back on this, so you have a black NS with white buttons. Panda Edition.
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Wouldn't "Panda Edition" be all white with black buttons?
Not a fan of white phones but it would look better if the whole phone was white.

[POLL] XPERIA Z: Who's getting it? Which color looks better?

Hi guys n girls, just wondering who else will be jumpin' into the new flagship
I hope to see many developers and contributors interested on this beauty
Which color will you pick? Black, white or purple?
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Assuming it makes it to the US, black for me.
This phone is growing on me. I may get one, definitely black.
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Girls would buy purple, I prefer white, but phone looks superb in every color
Not sure if I am getting it yet but I voted black.
M confused between BLACK n WHITE !!!
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If ders a crack, white would look aweful. Black looks damn good with the glassy appearance. So black all d way!
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STrider90 said:
Girls would buy purple, I prefer white, but phone looks superb in every color
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Not only girls.
This is thee same purple tone Sony has been using on their slim premium VAIO laptops for a while and it just looks amazing in person.
It takes the laptop out of the bunch. I've had 3 or 4 purple VAIOs (N505 and a couple of Z series).
White is cool but black is just amazing, elegant and glassy. I can't maake up my mind
Black offcourse
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white looks good for me, its nice and shiny and is really glossy, and despite it being dragontail glass, i shall always live in fear, so will probably buy a case and screen protector with it o_0!!
I'd love to have a black one for developing roms and kernels, but I'm a student so I don't think I'll be able to upgrade...
I already needed to let the Xperia T & V go by because of that
So I'm going to try to save some extra money, but I can't say that I'll be able to buy it
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Black
Black looks really classy. And dare I say it, compared to other phones, This phone seems to suit white really well too (besides the iPhone).. I'd like take black though..
Black looks hot! going for the black, wow
xiFIL said:
white looks good for me, its nice and shiny and is really glossy, and despite it being dragontail glass, i shall always live in fear, so will probably buy a case and screen protector with it o_0!!
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dragontail no good?
There's just something about the black version that makes it stand out. Very sleek and classy looking it is in black. Yes, it's a fingerprint magnet for sure, but I can forgive that in such a sexy looking phone.
I was in two minds as to whether to go for the black or the white. But after much deliberation I have plumped for the black.
xiFIL said:
white looks good for me, its nice and shiny and is really glossy, and despite it being dragontail glass, i shall always live in fear, so will probably buy a case and screen protector with it o_0!!
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Video: Xperia Z hard beating and sand rubbing
http://youtu.be/6ekOrlQjqoY?t=44s
Black, for sure. Looks so elegant and classy, also makes it look sleak, and if something's on it, it'll be less able to see than with the white/purple version.
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Pre-ordered one already, black
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Want to buy a black one for development, but too expensive for me
so just using a half working xperia p for now
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Want to buy a black one for development, but too expensive for me
so just using a half working xperia p for now
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Same here, too expensive I think, so I'll stick with my XS for now
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Silver to Black attempt

I bought the HTC One in silver since it was the only colour stocked by O2. But i do really prefer my phones in black so tried making a sticker for the front and back. Here's my attempt, its not perfect but what do you guys think?
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Wow!!! That looks amazing!
What did you use to do it? And how?
Really how did you do it??!!!
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Black and silver combo looks cool why don't HTC doesn't think about it? This could be a possibly a 4th colour option maybe?
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photoshop ???
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photoshop ???
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I don't think so. You can see some air bubbles under the sticker and the seams from the white dividers on the top and bottom
Sell This
Can you describe how you did this and or sell a kit? This would make me feel better about pre-ordering a silver One.
Surely OP will deliver!
Im a part time graphics designer and have access to a vinyl plotter and endless types of vinyl. So i got to work by creating a template of the front/back for the plotter, loaded the matt black vinyl and let the plotter do the rest.
The hard part was measuring every aspect of the fone, as you can see for the front camera n sensors I got the measurements slightly wrong.
In the future i would love to try carbon fiber vinyl on this.
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Im gonna plasti-dip mine since i got the silver. Gives you color options, adds some protection and gives it a nice grippy surface... :beer:
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i willingly could buy your silver device if you dont like it even its not announced yet offcialy in my country. just checkin' picks
I don't care about black or silver.
The main thing is, the surface is not shiny.
That's why I always liked the phones from HTC (my One is on the way )
would you be willing to start making more of these and selling them?!
I think a matte sky blue...a la Volvo's blue in their performance line...but matte or satin would look amazing on the One.
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omg i want that..........
That's seriously nice. Gives me faith that someone will make skins ala Nexus 4. Also makes me reconsider waiting for black.
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Now if only the battery didnt suck.
Have To Charge
baberswallet said:
Now if only the battery didnt suck.
Have To Charge
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At least you stayed on topic.
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At least you stayed on topic.
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LOL...Made me giggle!
Phone looks pretty awesome in the pics. Nice work!!
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kasa7 said:
Im a part time graphics designer and have access to a vinyl plotter and endless types of vinyl. So i got to work by creating a template of the front/back for the plotter, loaded the matt black vinyl and let the plotter do the rest.
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So. Jealous. I wish I could convince my boss that we need to get one, unfortunately we have no use for one so....:crying:
Awesome work Kasa! Any chance you'd be willing to share the plotter file so we could hit up a local shop and get our own vinyl cut?

BLACK OR WHITE s4?

Hello everyone....Galaxy S4 is now almost available everywhere and most of you have must have pre-odered and received your new S4 by now!
I wanted to know...which color did you get or which color will you prefer and why
Black Mist or White Frost?!?
I always thought black phones looked better.
It just seems classier. I definitely thought so here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaOcycocR0Y
Same here BLACK MIST
always thought white phones look like toys.
Yeah I think the same...Black seems to be more sexy And also the texture is more visible on the Black, which I kind of like
i feel like the white s3 was so popular because none of the other choices were black. lol
now that there's a black, more people will want that.
Agree
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i feel like the white s3 was so popular because none of the other choices were black. lol
now that there's a black, more people will want that.
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Yeah when Black is available then more people will be inclined towards it...atleast boys Just kidding
I has the white s3 and hated it. Looks cheap and tacky. The darker colours are so much better
I think samsung itself prefers white as all accessories included in the box are allways white no matter the phone is white or black also I noticed that if you remove the back cover the phone is covered with white internal
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White is really cool. Love it.
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Black. Any other colour distracts me.I haven't completely got used to the blue on my s3 XD
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white makes cheap looks even cheaper
I like black also bcoz the screen looks much more vivid and sharp with black bezel. And when the screen is turned off, it kind of merges with a the black bezel around it and the phone looks much more beautiful
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MiG123 said:
white makes cheap looks even cheaper
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:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
Ok better jump off a cliff now
An available black one pretty much sold me on getting the S4. I was disappointed in the color choices for the S3. I always prefer black.
Sexy black
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Sexy black
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Agreed :good:
I had the white SIII which I loved, but I'm getting the black S4 this time
the white just looks so good too though :/ it was a hard choice
I'm thinking about going black with the white case that shows part of the screen.
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I'm thinking about going black with the white case that shows part of the screen.
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Yah...I think you are talking about the S-View cover. White S-view cover on black S4 will make it look like an inverted Oreo
I think its a good idea to enjoy best of both worlds:good:
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Yah...I think you are talking about the S-View cover. White S-view cover on black S4 will make it look like an inverted Oreo
I think its a good idea to enjoy best of both worlds:good:
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Yes! That's what it's called. Yeah, and if I change my mind and get the white phone, I'm going with the black S-View cover. I'm all about equality.

HTC One in Glamour Red

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This thing is gorgeous! What do you think guys? Based from the tweets this will be only available in the UK
Much better than the green one that has been posted in another thread.
I want, I want, I want. It looks nice, too bad it is UK only (gotta love exclusives)
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Absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!
it looks awesome
I wonder if it's that coated paint like on the black that can chip or like the silver.
seen this in person, it looks A LOT better IRL than it does in photos... might be coming to Canada
anodized i'm sure... I wonder if we could get our aluminum anodized and make our own colors.... Of course it would have to be taken apart but hey, it could probably be done. I know a guy who anodizes, hmmm.
Red with a red bumpers would be hot!
That would have been nice to have. I wish HTC had offered the Developer Edition in special colors instead of the same silver and black. That would have been nice way to differentiate.
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anodized i'm sure... I wonder if we could get our aluminum anodized and make our own colors.... Of course it would have to be taken apart but hey, it could probably be done. I know a guy who anodizes, hmmm.
Red with a red bumpers would be hot!
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I'd get black on the back and red speaker grills.. that'd be sweet
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i was thrilled to read about 64gb version being offered in red by phones4u but to my great dismay, it's still a 32gb version on the pre-order.
why is it so hard to get a htc one 64gb or s4 32gb ?
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seen this in person, it looks A LOT better IRL than it does in photos... might be coming to Canada
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Coming to Canada? SOURCE!
I love the red.. it's gorgeous.
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i was thrilled to read about 64gb version being offered in red by phones4u but to my great dismay, it's still a 32gb version on the pre-order.
why is it so hard to get a htc one 64gb or s4 32gb ?
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The demand isn't there. (At least much less than the cheaper lower memory versions)
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It's operator exclusive, not UK
Would much prefer it black, with red injection moulded sides.
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Would much prefer it black, with red injection moulded sides.
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This.
Im from Canada so when a client came by my work with the Verizon HTC DNA I loved it. If the One came with that option it would have been the one I got.
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On the topic of custom colours: if the phone *could* be taken apart safely I would already have mine Tonsixers anodized, but it's a sure fail plan
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I'd get black on the back and red speaker grills.. that'd be sweet
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Isn't there a company that sells HTC One parts including speaker grills? Maybe you can get your wish soon.
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I really like it. I hated the mock-ups from a few months ago but this thing definitely looks beautiful. Still prefer my raw aluminum look, but this is very nice.
If you add some gold trim, it might as well be called Iron Man Red lol
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