http://www.droid-life.com/2012/09/1...l-the-new-galaxy-s4-in-february-you-dont-say/
Wow this is so soon for a new S line phone
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So who's gonna make another bounty bootloeader unlock for that device?
I'm willing to bet its gonna be locked on verizon only again.....
Any themes available for this phone yet? When can we expect an update? What kernel should I use to OC and UV?
JK
You don't expect them to start designing the next phone a month or two before it is released do you?
It's not like it is being released then
The mockup in that picture is awful - a Galaxy iPhone 5, essentially. And, the info is generic, too.
Happy with my phone, regardless of unsubstantiated rumors for the next generation.
- ooofest
I like this mockup better. LOL!
http://phandroid.com/2012/09/17/sam...t-mwc-2013-launching-globally-in-march-rumor/
I'm pretty sure they'd just be announcing it. Not releasing it in february.
Gs3
Noooooo Just bought the S3 and now I'm locked into a 2-year contract.
My Smartphone addiction must be getting bad as I cant wait for another new phone already
Bring on the S4 sammy.
my hopes for the S4:
Flexable OLED 1080p screen (no pentile) possibly the addition of a Yellow sub pixel
quad core with beefed up GPU
32/64GB with expandable SD
better speaker with Bose style wave guide technology (let me dream people)
no buttons
Ear piece using bone vibration technology (may be a little much)
f1.8 12MP camera with glass optics and 12,800 ISO with dedicated noise reduction plus 120fps high speed recording
(this phone should focus on camera and screen technology)
less rounded edges so the screen can reach the corners better
guess i could go on for a while but these were my top picks
All I want is my hardware keyboard back. Not having it makes using the device a chore I grow less and less fond of each time.
For as wildly obsessed with android I became, the S3 is fast dragging me to the point of not even wanting to charge my android.
No hate on the S3 specifically, just happens to be the first smartphone i've had without keyboard shortcuts and is my introduction to this on-screen keyboard mess.
Just not for me...
Blue6IX said:
All I want is my hardware keyboard back. Not having it makes using the device a chore I grow less and less fond of each time.
For as wildly obsessed with android I became, the S3 is fast dragging me to the point of not even wanting to charge my android.
No hate on the S3 specifically, just happens to be the first smartphone i've had without keyboard shortcuts and is my introduction to this on-screen keyboard mess.
Just not for me...
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Then switch to the Droid 1-2-3-4 line...not sure why you have this phone if you hate on-screen keyboards...
Blue6IX said:
All I want is my hardware keyboard back. Not having it makes using the device a chore I grow less and less fond of each time.
For as wildly obsessed with android I became, the S3 is fast dragging me to the point of not even wanting to charge my android.
No hate on the S3 specifically, just happens to be the first smartphone i've had without keyboard shortcuts and is my introduction to this on-screen keyboard mess.
Just not for me...
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The thing is, hardware keyboards are going the way of the dinosaur. Best available is the photon q which compared to flagships is not that great. (Still great though)
About the S4 in February rumor... probably not true. That's way too soon to announce or release it
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I kinda like that lock screen.
If it looks like that, im buying it
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Noooooo Just bought the S3 and now I'm locked into a 2-year contract.
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Well if you would have waited till the S4 came out, when the next new thing comes out 30 seconds later you would be saying the same thing. You have to just be happy with what you have.
i would love to see a 6mm thick phone with less edges next to the screen. i hope the shape will be a little different from the galaxy s series, although they look great so far
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Lets be honest guys. Samsung is a publicly traded company, and as such their value is dictated by people's opinions of them, and anything they sell is really just gravy. Announcements come fast and furious, because its really the only way to stay above water, especially when it comes to technology.
Picture this, you just sold 20 million units and still boast one of the most sought after products in the market. Yet people are more concerned that Apple, your largest rival, just took a billion dollars out of your pocket. More so, this 20 million unit jewel is currently being targeted for discontinuation by the company that won this judgement. Whats the best way to keep your value up? Announce a replacement of course!
I'll concede that anyone who bought this phone on release will probably have to sit out the s4 if they refuse to pay full price for a phone, but to say its going to be on shelves anytime before the s3 drops off the top selling units page is just bat crazy. Its just bad business, and Samsung is way too smart a company for that.
This is about the 20th thread about this on XDA already
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Well it's time to let's talk about the next Google Experience Device successor of the great Samsung Google Nexus S and it seems Google reconfirm Samsung for this year.
Probably the name is Google Nexus Prime (rumor)
http://www.bgr.com/2011/06/27/googl...tured-by-samsung-possibly-dubbed-nexus-prime/
Those are the possible SPECS
OS : Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Display : Super Amoled HD 1280x720 720P
CPU Dual-Core : TI OMAP 4460 1.5 Ghz
What do you think?
Are you waiting to buy the best device at moment (Galaxy S II)?
Waiting for the iPhone5 (WTF LOL)?
Upgrade the "old" NEXUS S for this BEAST?
You don't ****ing cares?
Let's the war/dream begin
You might want to check out this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1143668
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i made up my mind to upgrade to the new nexus every 2yrs when i bought the nexus s.
so i will skip this and probably get the next nexus
kanariya said:
i made up my mind to upgrade to the new nexus every 2yrs when i bought the nexus s.
so i will skip this and probably get the next nexus
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That's what I said when I got my Nexus One about 6 months after it's release (gave it time for the price to drop a bit). But a year later, here I am buying a Nexus S (once again, 6 months after it's release).
Originally, I wasn't impressed with the NS at launch as compared to the N1 at launch, because it really didn't seem like the difference was big enough. N1 was a monster, with very few devices living up to its specs at the time. With the NS, however, processor speed was the same (although the difference between Snapdragon and Hummingbird is a little bigger than it appears on paper). NFC wasn't too important to me. The screen was only a third of an inch bigger - same resolution. And not being made by HTC left a tiny bit of heartbreak, but I can understand that Google is trying to give everyone a chance (or so it seems).
When it comes right down to it, and as much as the development community is still going strong, I started getting bored of the N1 and ultimately decided to upgrade. And now, less than a month after getting the NS, I am very happy with that decision. Sure, I had a couple issues along the way (NS radios are horrible) but I've overcome this little weakness. And yes, I do miss my little N1 though, but it's been put in a good home for another tech-lover to enjoy while I move on up.
So while it may sound a bit redundant to say I may skip the next Nexus device, I've already proven that the original intention doesn't always live up to what happens in reality. While I may say right now that I'm willing to skip a version, only time will tell.
In my opinion, the Nexus devices are the benchmark of Android and that's what the Nexus brand is all about. Upgrade or not, be happy knowing you're a part of the Nexus family. They're all great phones, and always will be.
TLDR version: Loved my N1. Love my NS. Will love the next Nexus too. Google knows what they're doing, and I'm sure we'll be happy with whatever makes it to market
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Well it's time to let's talk about the next Google Experience Device successor of the great Samsung Google Nexus S and it seems Google reconfirm Samsung for this year.
Probably the name is Google Nexus Prime (rumor)
http://www.bgr.com/2011/06/27/googl...tured-by-samsung-possibly-dubbed-nexus-prime/
Those are the possible SPECS
OS : Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Display : Super Amoled HD 1280x720 720P
CPU Dual-Core : TI OMAP 4460 1.5 Ghz
What do you think?
Are you waiting to buy the best device at moment (Galaxy S II)?
Waiting for the iPhone5 (WTF LOL)?
Upgrade the "old" NEXUS S for this BEAST?
You don't ****ing cares?
Let's the war/dream begin
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Bloodflame said:
That's what I said when I got my Nexus One about 6 months after it's release (gave it time for the price to drop a bit). But a year later, here I am buying a Nexus S (once again, 6 months after it's release).
Originally, I wasn't impressed with the NS at launch as compared to the N1 at launch, because it really didn't seem like the difference was big enough. N1 was a monster, with very few devices living up to its specs at the time. With the NS, however, processor speed was the same (although the difference between Snapdragon and Hummingbird is a little bigger than it appears on paper). NFC wasn't too important to me. The screen was only a third of an inch bigger - same resolution. And not being made by HTC left a tiny bit of heartbreak, but I can understand that Google is trying to give everyone a chance (or so it seems).
When it comes right down to it, and as much as the development community is still going strong, I started getting bored of the N1 and ultimately decided to upgrade. And now, less than a month after getting the NS, I am very happy with that decision. Sure, I had a couple issues along the way (NS radios are horrible) but I've overcome this little weakness. And yes, I do miss my little N1 though, but it's been put in a good home for another tech-lover to enjoy while I move on up.
So while it may sound a bit redundant to say I may skip the next Nexus device, I've already proven that the original intention doesn't always live up to what happens in reality. While I may say right now that I'm willing to skip a version, only time will tell.
In my opinion, the Nexus devices are the benchmark of Android and that's what the Nexus brand is all about. Upgrade or not, be happy knowing you're a part of the Nexus family. They're all great phones, and always will be.
TLDR version: Loved my N1. Love my NS. Will love the next Nexus too. Google knows what they're doing, and I'm sure we'll be happy with whatever makes it to market
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Exactly the same story here. Just upgraded to the Nexus S from the N1, and only because I got bored with it and its touchscreen. Miss the trackball notifications, but nothing else.
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im gonna buy nexus prime or watever its name bcoz it is PURE GOOGLE..hehe
If these specs are right the CPU will use the same GPU but clocked much higher. There was a similar OMAP 4 used in the LG 3d that had our GPU but clock higher and that one was a bit faster, this one is clocked even higher..
What's interesting is that its the same GPU. I'm guessing that they did this to make the hw acceleration a easy job for the NS and nexus prime. Only one set of.drivers would need to be baked in.
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I'm a little bit confused... SuperAmoled HD make me think it will be another Samsung device but "Prime" is more LG style :/
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I'm a little bit confused... SuperAmoled HD make me think it will be another Samsung device but "Prime" is more LG style :/
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+1 to that. It's all speculated rumors anyway.
hard to swallow that samsung would make the device and use anything but their newest dual core which has been beating the competition hands down
I hope they are all running vanilla Android. I'll probably stick with the Nexus line though since they get updates first.
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Think ill have to miss out as I signed a 2 year contract last december for the NS. No doubt tho I'm excited about it.
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I hope it's available on all the major carriers. Even better is release them at the same time in whatever country so that some of us won't miss out on all the fun and have to wait. I hope sprint starts going to lte and it has that on board too. Nfc, pfft! I could care less about that. I turn it off or disable it anyway.
How about the next one having infrared and rf remote control capabilities built in. Instead of having that obnoxious ass camera led, why not infrared led? Oh wait, that's only good for monochrome pictures, right? I'm trying to think of widely useful hardware features that most other phones don't have.
How about infrastructure wireless tether mode? I think the evo was one of the few that had that.
Give us back our damned micro sd slot and put it on the side of the phone, not under the battery or require to remove the battery cover.
Try to put the power and volume buttons in a spot that won't make an accidental button push on the opposite side of the phone happen because of the natural way people hold a phone and where their fingers rest. A top power button would be fine.
If it's Samsung making the next phone, QUIT MOVING THE GOD DAMNED BACK, MENU, SEARCH AND HOME KEY PLACEMENT AROUND!!! Almost every Samsung device has those buttons playing musical chairs. When you get used to the button placement of one device, the next one has them moved around. How many of you hit the wrong buttons when using different Samsung devices?
How about put multi colored leds as the bottom buttons illumination? You can set them to whatever color you want for different kinds of notifications. You don't need a separate notifications light, think of the track ball of the HTC nexus.
How about a video camera that can do 720p @ 30fps no sweat or hiccups?
How about a lanyard loop at the top center of the side of the phone. Not on a corner. Incognito filming mode...
Extended life battery that will get you all day of heavy usage on a single charge and let it be the battery that comes with the phone, not extra. You can't find decent cases when you have an extended life battery. I don't care if the phone is a little bit thicker, I want substantially more battery life.
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If it's Samsung making the next phone, QUIT MOVING THE GOD DAMNED BACK, MENU, SEARCH AND HOME KEY PLACEMENT AROUND!!! Almost every Samsung device has those buttons playing musical chairs. When you get used to the button placement of one device, the next one has them moved around. How many of you hit the wrong buttons when using different Samsung devices?
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+1 yeah, like when you go to the shop and they've moved the bloody gherkins again? Above the freezers? No. The coffee aisle? No. Near the soup? I've walked all over the place. What a waste of time. Still, I wouldn't have spotted those frozen raspberries otherwise. Clever bastards.
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I hope it's available on all the major carriers. Even better is release them at the same time in whatever country so that some of us won't miss out on all the fun and have to wait. I hope sprint starts going to lte and it has that on board too. Nfc, pfft! I could care less about that. I turn it off or disable it anyway.
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Would love to see a phone that would work on any carrier. Alas, our CDMA brethren (Sprint and Verizon) make that really difficult
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Give us back our damned micro sd slot and put it on the side of the phone, not under the battery or require to remove the battery cover.
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I personally don't care about an SD card. I doubt Google does either. Their entire philosophy is built around moving everything to the cloud. This is a company that killed their G-Drive "Dropbox-like" service before it started because "files are so 1990's."
oscarthegrouch said:
Try to put the power and volume buttons in a spot that won't make an accidental button push on the opposite side of the phone happen because of the natural way people hold a phone and where their fingers rest. A top power button would be fine.
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I don't mind them on the sides, but I think they should be on opposite sides. If I'm holding in my right hand, I would like volume up/down by my thumb, and power on/off either by my index finger or as you said, up top. With volume on the other side, you can use volume button as camera shutter button with phone in correct orientation
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If it's Samsung making the next phone, QUIT MOVING THE GOD DAMNED BACK, MENU, SEARCH AND HOME KEY PLACEMENT AROUND!!! Almost every Samsung device has those buttons playing musical chairs. When you get used to the button placement of one device, the next one has them moved around. How many of you hit the wrong buttons when using different Samsung devices?
How about put multi colored leds as the bottom buttons illumination? You can set them to whatever color you want for different kinds of notifications. You don't need a separate notifications light, think of the track ball of the HTC nexus.
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I don't think either of these will be a problem since all indication is that the next release of Android will not require hardware buttons, and the next generation mobile devices will not have them.
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How about a video camera that can do 720p @ 30fps no sweat or hiccups?
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I honestly think people expect too much here. Filming good HD video is tough even on dedicated equipment. The amount of processing power required to encode that on the fly (or alternatively, the amount of storage space required to store unencoded HD video) is prohibitive on a mobile device with today's technology. You'll either get lower resolution and better performance, or higher resolution with ****ty compression and lower framerates. Hopefully technology in this area improves in the near future.
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How about a lanyard loop at the top center of the side of the phone. Not on a corner. Incognito filming mode...
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Gross. No thanks.
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Extended life battery that will get you all day of heavy usage on a single charge and let it be the battery that comes with the phone, not extra. You can't find decent cases when you have an extended life battery. I don't care if the phone is a little bit thicker, I want substantially more battery life.
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My Nexus lasts all day no problem. Some people use GPS all day, use their mobile as their main media device, etc. and they don't make it all day. I dunno. These phones today are as powerful as laptops. You seen any laptop batteries that fit the mobile profile lately? Science just aint there yet. Hopefully with Li-Ion and other batteries being used in EVs these days (an exploding industry) major breakthroughs will occur in battery technology.
Thanks for your post. Just my 2 cents!
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I personally don't care about an SD card. I doubt Google does either. Their entire philosophy is built around moving everything to the cloud. This is a company that killed their G-Drive "Dropbox-like" service before it started because "files are so 1990's."
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The cloud can eat a **** as long as carriers have "unlimited" data, caps and throttling. 16GB built in is more than enough for normal stuff, but I want to be able to toss in large sd cards to indiscriminately hold music and movies without having to pick and choose.
If Samsung makes it, I hope they put more effort into it than this one. I get the impression that some things about the ns were done half assed.
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If Samsung makes it, I hope they put more effort into it than this one. I get the impression that some things about the ns were done half assed.
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No LED is the one thing that pi**ed me off. No keys must mean more screen space. 4.3" is perfect IMO. Gonna skip the prime and wait for Nexus 4. Gonna get ice cream on the NS anyway.
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A multi color led like the n1
If anyone is wondering
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I already have one
http://www.thenextgalaxy.com/
They are having a live stream. I think it's 2:00 EST not 3 but not sure. So only a couple minutes away I believe.
Just a suggestion but you should update your OP to include the link for the live stream so no more threads about this are made.
It's actually happening right now.
I know. I feel giddy.
Gizmodo and Engadget already have little reviews on it. I'm kind of disappointed.
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watch it live http://www.technobuffalo.com/companies/samsung/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-liveblog/
IEatKittys! said:
Gizmodo and Engadget already have little reviews on it. I'm kind of disappointed.
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Same here...
I'm surprised they didn't bump the camera specs by at least a bit. I get that MegaPixels aren't everything. But in the world of tech, megapixel numbers do actually make a difference to the general public.
I was also expecting a little bit more ground breaking design. Or ground breaking something.
This phone feels drastically short on some key areas.
No Plus screen?
Camera is more software upgrade than hardware.
Not only lack of software buttons...but PHYSICAL home button? At least go full capacitive like the Skyrocket.
The "Siri-like" features already feel like they are old news. They shouldn't be a major draw. And as somebody who had Siri, it gets old fast.
This just really isn't a pretty phone...looks almost plain and boring...or just generally unoriginal. A little Galaxy, a little Nexus, that's about it.
I have to say it...I think they left the door wide open for Apple to amaze people with the next iPhone keynote. This announcement felt like a lot of smoke and mirrors to cover up that there really is barely anything new with this phone at all.
In one bit of news though...I noticed Touchwiz had some new looks to it. Didn't look like enough to call it Touchwiz 5, but more like a 4.1. Interested if we will get it at some point.
Ground breaking news would be .. 12mp + camera .. whether or not they are able to keep the quad-core for 4G/LTE (unlike HTC's flop) .. don't really care about the rest.
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Agreed. I am also disappointed.
Although that new touchwiz looks nice. Hopefully we can get it ported over or something
Nothing really new that isn't already out. The international one x is very similar in spec wise except for memory. Sammy failed to amaze this time.
thanks samsung. you made my decision to stick with the skyrocket a lot easier =)
dakpluto said:
This phone feels drastically short on some key areas.
No Plus screen?
Camera is more software upgrade than hardware.
Not only lack of software buttons...but PHYSICAL home button? At least go full capacitive like the Skyrocket.
The "Siri-like" features already feel like they are old news. They shouldn't be a major draw. And as somebody who had Siri, it gets old fast.
This just really isn't a pretty phone...looks almost plain and boring...or just generally unoriginal. A little Galaxy, a little Nexus, that's about it.
I have to say it...I think they left the door wide open for Apple to amaze people with the next iPhone keynote. This announcement felt like a lot of smoke and mirrors to cover up that there really is barely anything new with this phone at all.
In one bit of news though...I noticed Touchwiz had some new looks to it. Didn't look like enough to call it Touchwiz 5, but more like a 4.1. Interested if we will get it at some point.
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I'll 2nd that.
I think iPhone will dazzle once again.
I don't understand why other companies can NOT innovate like Apple can.
Jamolah said:
I don't understand why other companies can NOT innovate like Apple can.
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Especially when a lot of the hardware that goes into Apple is manufactured by Samsung, lol.
Samsung really pulled an Apple here..didn't they!? All the hype, and then a huge disappointment.. man is this thing just plain UGLY
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Especially when a lot of the hardware that goes into Apple is manufactured by Samsung, lol.
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Well, honestly this is probably part of it. There is probably quite a bit of non-competing clauses and patent issues mingled in there. And the Apple load keeps them so busy it's probably harder than it seems to work on their own unique stuff. They make a wonderful CPU or screen for Apple...and then probably lock themselves out of doing any of that on their own products. So they have to find ways around it. I can tell you my company deals with similar type issues sometimes. Making money off your competition isn't always as wonderful as it sounds.
Well .. the GOODNESS just disappeared from my point of view.
Found the full specs up on PhoneArena (http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III_id6330).. confirmed what I feared .. nothing new at all, same as the HTC One series.
Quad-Core yes .. NO LTE SUPPORT !!!!!!
12MP + camera NO .. same ole 8MP and 1.9MP !!!!!! I thought Samsung was one of the pioners of cameras !!!!!! Well, they certainly ain't showing it.
Sticking with my Skyrocket .. until something REALLY IMPRESSIVE is released.
Also, I doubt the home button would be there when it comes over seas to the US. It always turns into full capacitive when it hits here. So atleast it won't be nearly as ugly as the international version. But still.. nothing made me want to go out and buy the s3 at all
When buying a phone its not all about the numbers, if the software behind the camera improves the camera over the S2, then who cares if its an 8 or 12 or 41 megapixel camera? If it has DOUBLE the processing and graphics power of the S2 how is that disappointing? If it makes a huge improvement over google voice actions to make it MUCH more user friendly, again how is this disappointing? I'd say it is the best android phone, and definitely better than the iphone. So for at least the next 2-3 months until the iPhone 5 is released this is the undisputed champ of smartphones. And all people can say is disappointment because there isn't a 5 ghz processor and a 50mp camera? From the reviews i've read of people ACTUALLY USING THE PHONE instead of looking over spec sheets, they all love it. Spec sheets mean nothing when your phone is in use, they are just talking points. If the phone works beautifully (all indications are that it does) then why are we disappointed?
So the Galaxy S III has been unveiled.
My PRO's= Screen Resolution, processor, GPU, RAM, memory.
My CON's= Screen type (SAMOLED -_-)
I can't really think of anything else. Comment on your pro's and con's if you would like!
Pros
1. Its Samsung
2. The screen. Any HD screen is better than our cappys lol and I like black being black
3. MicroSD and Removable battery
4. Multitasking = WOW
5. Embrace of NFC
Cons
1. $$$$$ for international version
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Oh and if you guys are going to purchase this beast, what color would you choose:
Marble** white or pebble blue?
And if you're going for a case or leave it as is?
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Yeah. Its amazing. I can't believe the mass amounts of people that say its ugly, garbage, the same.
Granted that 2GHz quad core A-15 would've been worth waiting long but its nice.
HD SAmoled.
Up to 64GB plus up to 64GB card. 2100MAH battery
So well integrated and intuitive.
I hope to obtain one in the near future.
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Def blue
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Guys, I read some comments on another site that US/Canadian would have a lower CPU to accommodate LTE? I didn't understand that, could someone clarify
I didn't use my upgrade on the SII so I'll be planning on picking this one up in the Pebble Blue. I just can't do white devices. Maybe it reminds me of my childhood with all the Beige/White systems.
Performance seems to be pretty good, a good setup from my Captivate so I am all for that.
So while I would have loved a A15 quad or even better GPU, well, we always want more so I think I will be happy with it. It does not seem as the Nvidia thing is catching up so I hope the whole Tegra exclusive crap is over otherwise, having a super GPU when the games are getting better features only for Tegra wont help me much.
Not sure why someone cannot be happy with the screen. Black is black and everything is punchy. I have a HD projector calibrated so I can be picky but I love Samsung screens.
Now the Q is..how long before stupid ATT brings it here.
USA releases are slotted for June. More info, as always, pending carrier announcements. Those will probably come when their world tour stops off in NYC, from what I'd guess.
man I am way behind
How can one hate that curved metal finish on the side. It's very sexy.
The whole camera-design thing: who actually looks at their camera lens on a daily basis? Its always behind the phone where you'll rarely ever see it. People these days...
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How can one hate that curved metal finish on the side. It's very sexy.
The whole camera-design thing: who actually looks at their camera lens on a daily basis? Its always behind the phone where you'll rarely ever see it. People these days...
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Seriously when I read people cons...being about looks I feel the same way...come on now.
Definitely looking forward to upgrade.
There's been speculation that to accommodate LTE in the North American release, they might go with an S4 instead of the Exynos, which is also an excellent processor (though I would have liked to experience the Exynos).
Still, it's almost time to upgrade for me. It'll be nice to experience LTE.
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I'm totally in love with this beast. Its hardware and features are awesome.
As soon as I could get one, my beloved Cappy could then take a step back and be my backup
My Captivate has served me well. It has never failed me. Hate to retire it, but I want the GS3.
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My Captivate has served me well. It has never failed me. Hate to retire it, but I want the GS3.
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I agree. Never had a phone that lasted this long without me wanting to upgrade..and the way new Roms and OCing kept extending its life its pretty awesome.
Was anxiously awaiting this thing since even though my cappy is beyond amazing, it's begun to feel its age a bit and I'm totally looking forward to a new phone.
I am totally not disappointed and can't wait to finally get my upgrade when it comes out.
The screen is awesome, and since I never got to see super amoled + I can't say I'm going to miss it. I just hope the GS3 is anywhere near as good to me as my cappy has been - although I'm going to miss the build of this phone cause it was awesome.
I love the specs...but I'm a tad disappointed by its aesthetics... I mean it looks like a cheaper quality phone with all that plastic...on the other hand HTC one x looks like sex
Same here didn't use my upgrade yet but will wait to see what the US versions specs are. Might be changing from AT&T to Sprint soon as wife contract is up.
I was really disappointed with the Galaxy S3. I will most likely be upgrading to the HTC One X. In almost every situation the One X beats or is a tie with the S3.
Screen: Most reviews say that the One X has a better screen then the Galaxy Nexus, so I believe that with the S3 having essentially the same screen as the nexus the One X's will be better.
Processor/SOC: The S3 will likely have an S4 in Canada so in that case it is a tie. If the S3 does have the quad core in Canada it will probably not be that noticeable of a difference.
Software: Both will likely have great Rom development, but in a worst case scenario, I can live with Sense 4.0, I cannot live with that hideous touchwiz.
Hardware: (IMO) The One X is gorgeous. The S3 is meh. Also, the S3 has a menu button, what were you thinking Samsung! I don't care about a removable battery or sd card slot.
Camera: I'm guessing it will be about the same (Don't care much about camera).
If this thing is real, wow.... hope I can pull 500 for the s3 on ebay
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/ph...e-1080p-smartphone-leaked-for-verizon-1088987
updated info (09-07)
http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTCs-monster-1080p-mystery-device-gets-Bluetooth-certified_id34222
and another (09-04)
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57505476-85/leaked-htc-phone-could-flaunt-1080p-hd-display/
A new HTC smartphone has been revealed via GLBenchmark, a well-known site for device benchmarking.
The mystery device appears to be headed to Verizon to connect with the carrier's 4G LTE network.
More importantly, it packs a full-HD 1080p display and a new quad-core Snapdragon CPU capable of speeds that have never been achieved by the existing S4.
What is the DLX?
According to the GLBenchmark report, the new HTC phone could carry the code name "DLX."
Based on its model number HTC6435, though, it's likely to be a successor to the Verizon HTC Rezound model number HTC6425.
The Rezound was one of the first HTC smartphones with an HD display, so a follow-up with a full 1080p screen would be appropriate.
In fact, the HTC DLX (if that is its name) is equipped with a 1794x1080 display that - even if it includes space for on-screen buttons like other Android devices - could prove dazzling.
Besides the impressive screen resolution, the HTC DLX is powered by a quad core Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 chip with an Adreno 320 GPU, clocking in at 1.5 GHz, but this doesn't appear to be the standard S4 present in many other smartphones.
One source speculates that the new HTC Verizon phone could even be equipped with the new S4 MSM8960T chip due to the considerable power it displayed in Benchmark tests.
In the Egypt off-screen and pro off-screen tests, it scored well over 100 (121.1 and 110.5 FPS respectively), numbers that other phones can't come close to.
The new HTC DLX for Verizon and possible Rezound successor runs Android 4.0.4, according to the benchmark reports, and along with the gorgeous screen and impressive quad-core processor, those are all the known details.
Watch out for more updates on the mystery HTC Verizon phone as the companies prepare to reveal whatever it is.
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That's the S4 Pro. There's always something better coming, if you're happy with your phone there's no reason to sell it
ECrispy said:
That's the S4 Pro. There's always something better coming, if you're happy with your phone there's no reason to sell it
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Im always getting the newest phone. I love the s3, but im one of those "got to have the newest phone" guys. I find that its much easier to keep on top of the current tech if you are constantly switching out devices, of you wait a year, or 2 years, your device is worth nothing, and upgrading is expensive. I almost always make money when changing phones out.. so. ya.
anyway,
you are saying that article is about the galaxy s4? not the HTC?
nm, google is my friend.
Ironically, I'm kinda with you on that one. I usually have about a 3-6 month turn around on my phones. I don't mind having middle of the line or bottom of the line, but having SECOND frome top just makes me want the one on top that much more.
If that bootloader gets unlocked and the battery doesn't suck... I'll bite. This gs3 was a penny for me.
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blestsol said:
If that bootloader gets unlocked and the battery doesn't suck... I'll bite.
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I agree 100%
If it's unlocked s3 is gone in a heartbeat!!! Sense and quad core speed and hopefully 2 gb of ram this thing will blow s3 out of water!!
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I'm done with HTC phones. Never again. And I'm sick of having the newest toy. The GS3 with CM10 is the happiest I've ever been using a phone.
Htc needs to step up their overall build quality and batteries before ill consider another one of their phones.
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Htc needs to step up their overall build quality and batteries before ill consider another one of their phones.
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Really? HTC phones have always seemed much more solid devices to me. The s3 is plastic thin and cheap feeling. (it doesn't look cheap, just feels like it) the rezound feels like a solid chunk of phone.
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Serinety said:
Really? HTC phones have always seemed much more solid devices to me. The s3 is plastic thin and cheap feeling. (it doesn't look cheap, just feels like it) the rezound feels like a solid chunk of phone.
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Yeah, it's a chunk of phone. As in, a brick. With a creaky plastic battery door, godawful flush buttons, dismal battery life, and a terrible update track record. Nice screen and camera though. I've owned 4 HTC phones (HTC Touch, Eris, Thunderbolt, Rezound) and they've all had certain advantages, and they've all had such enormous problems that I'm just not interested anymore--HTC is off the trusted list until they get their sh*t together with updates and kernel sources. And Sense just straight-up sucks. I don't love Touchwiz either, but at least it's footprint isn't so heavy.
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Yeah, it's a chunk of phone. As in, a brick. With a creaky plastic battery door, godawful flush buttons, dismal battery life, and a terrible update track record. Nice screen and camera though. I've owned 4 HTC phones (HTC Touch, Eris, Thunderbolt, Rezound) and they've all had certain advantages, and they've all had such enormous problems that I'm just not interested anymore--HTC is off the trusted list until they get their sh*t together with updates and kernel sources. And Sense just straight-up sucks. I don't love Touchwiz either, but at least it's footprint isn't so heavy.
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Ya, there seem to be people on both sides. much like ford vs chevy. I personally think the build quality of HTC is incredible, i love the flush buttons, the red glow, seemed like a very fine and quality slab of technology. I think sense is amazing, sense 4.5 is incredible. The radios on HTC phones are top notch, my wife still has her rezound and she always has 4g where I don't. Our house has very poor 4g service, my s3 cannot hold a data connection at all. We use our phones to tether our laptops (we dont pay for cable.. ) and after switching from the rezound to the s3, I can no longer tether reliably. When its getting its 1 bar of 4g, it works fine, but after a few min it drops to 3g or 1x or nothing at all, I spend more time fiddling with airplane mode to try and get 4g back then I do getting any work done. So I have had to use her phones wifi tether to get anything important done.
The GPS on the s3 works kinda. We were in San Francisco a few weeks ago, I have a mount on my dash that holds my phone (not a dock, just an adjustable mount) and my phone is always in it for navigation. We had to swap phones because the s3 kept dropping the gps lock, and telling me to turn on streets that were either not near me, or in the wrong direction because the phone though I was pointing a differnt direction than I was, or that I was not moving when I was. Put her rezound in there and it worked flawlessly, even on the lower deck of the bay bridge.
Don't get me wrong, I think the s3 is a great device, (which is why I own one) But I also switch phones A LOT. I have had almost every flagship device on VZW. My experience overall with quality and reliability have always been HTC, where I think samsung always wins in the sexiness department.
At the end of the day, I jsut want my phone to work when I need it to work, being in a big city and needing to get from point A to point B, and having your 600 dollar device fail to provide that basic functionality in a reliable manner is something I have come to expect from Samsung.
I have had the all of the major Samsung devices on VZW, and all of the HTC phones. My opinion is based on using those phones every day while I had them.. just this last year alone (since sep last year) I have had the incredible 2, droid charge, rezound, nexus, and s3, and soon the new HTC.. I am the only one I know who gets a new phone ever 2 months or so
Isn't that artical quite a bit old? If we haven't seen anything more current about it i doubt its real. Either way there is no way i could afford to upgrade again.
fr8cture said:
Isn't that artical quite a bit old? If we haven't seen anything more current about it i doubt its real. Either way there is no way i could afford to upgrade again.
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ya it is..
here ya go!
http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTCs-monster-1080p-mystery-device-gets-Bluetooth-certified_id34222
After having burned through 16 replacement rezounds I think I'll stick with Samsung for a while...
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After having burned through 16 replacement rezounds I think I'll stick with Samsung for a while...
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That sucks.. Depending on when you got the phone and when you got the s3.. Isn't that 1 phone every week? Factor in shipping time.. You would have had to be calling to get a replacement every 4 to 5 days since you purchased the original phone..
I smell bs
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Serinety said:
That sucks.. Depending on when you got the phone and when you got the s3.. Isn't that 1 phone every week? Factor in shipping time.. You would have had to be calling to get a replacement every 4 to 5 days since you purchased the original phone..
I smell bs
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I had like 6. And how can you factor in anything if you don't know his circumstances? I had two phones that had issues right away. from them and they overnight my phones to me every time.
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I prefer samsung and I'm so happy with the SIII, most probably i'll just wait till the S IV is out
True story, but it was two of my lines that both had rezounds. I bought them both back in November and had nonstop issues out the gate. Eventually I was able to convince Verizon to upgrade me to the gs3 though.
Edit: when I say I... I really mean my wife! I LOL
Here's my thread on it if you want more detail.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833875
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Ive always been a huge fan of Motorola phones. I got a Fascinate for my mom, but kept it till my Droid X came in. Samsung impressed me back then. I took a leap of faith on the S3 and I'm loving every minute of it. But with HTCs piss poor track record *ahem Thunderbolt, Rezound* pre-ordering that would be like jumping off a cliff. I'm still waiting for Moto's next big thing, but as good as the S3 has been... I might give the Moto to mommy
Is it just me, or is the Galaxy S IV the phone that everyone was expecting right before the Galaxy S III was announced one year ago?
When I saw the specs and first photos of the S IV my first thought was "Wow!! It's the phone I wished for one year ago but Samsung gave me the damn S III."
Don't get me wrong, the SIII was good, not better than the One X if you take raw speed out of the equation, but a great device overall, a best seller and the phone everyone is trying to sell now to either get a Note 2, an Iphone 5, a S IV or the HTC One. But if the SIII was the S4 (again not speaking about raw speed or the octa core cpu) most of them wouldn't bother.
It's like Samsung IS trying to screw us out of our money just as they did with the SIII, they said a Pentile Matrix is more resilient to time but they went with RGB on the Note 2. They knew everyone was gonna buy it so they said "****'em, they'll eat it up anyway". Very Apple-like technique if you don't mind me saying so.
Oh, and I'm really not trolling or trying to be trolled at, I honestly want to know what people and not fanboys have to say and think about it, and when I say fanboys I mean all of them, no matter if it's Samsung, HTC, Apple (I don't think there's any other kind of brand-fanboy in the mobile world out there)
75 views and not even one comment???
Is my english that bad that I'm not making sense?
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Re: [Q] Is the S4 what the S3 should have been?
This is normal. Manufacturers always offer some incremental specs & features. If they offered S4's spec last year, what do you want them to offer this year? 16cores processor, 16mp camera, 3500mAh battery and 500ppi screen? You will still keep asking the same question : why they can't offer this last year?
It happens to all kind of gadgets. You as the consumer should decide to buy or not to buy. Nobody force you to buy if you don't like what they offered.
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well technically it is the Samsung S3S except they put a 4 in order not to be sued by Apple
niiice
n1ggyn1ce said:
well technically it is the Samsung S3S except they put a 4 in order not to be sued by Apple
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tru dat
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Re: [Q] Is the S4 what the S3 should have been?
No. I am liking what I see. I already enjoy my GS3. And I am almost certainly going to enjoy the Galaxy S4.
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The camera, screen, battery tech and big.LITTLE CPU weren't possible back then, at least not enough to meet demand or at any reasonable cost to consumers. Android 4.2.2 also wasn't released yet. I'm not really sure what you mean, since the S3 was already better than the One X in many ways. The only thing I could see the S3 launching with were the different design and the floating touch tech, but at least the remaining apps and software features will come to the S3 as well.
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well technically it is the Samsung S3S except they put a 4 in order not to be sued by Apple
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Are you high? Everytime i see this i cringe... The 4 to 4s or 3g to 3gs had same screen same design... Exactly the same.... This has nee camera cpu thats a lot better way better screen with new matrix... Improved speaker ui and better design... This isnt as incremental as u think..
The battery is also loads better lol
trolol and awayyy!! Expect typos this is my phone.
Arsaw said:
This is normal. Manufacturers always offer some incremental specs & features. If they offered S4's spec last year, what do you want them to offer this year? 16cores processor, 16mp camera, 3500mAh battery and 500ppi screen? You will still keep asking the same question : why they can't offer this last year?
It happens to all kind of gadgets. You as the consumer should decide to buy or not to buy. Nobody force you to buy if you don't like what they offered.
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this is not what I asked, I said that it's the device everyone thought that was coming last year, and I did specify that I am NOT talking about the CPU or raw power of the device, I was talking about features and innovation, and even the actuall ppi of the screen since the matrix is pentile on the s3 and with 65% of really visible pixels the display no matter how good is still not the flagship display you'd expect.
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Are you high? Everytime i see this i cringe... The 4 to 4s or 3g to 3gs had same screen same design... Exactly the same.... This has nee camera cpu thats a lot better way better screen with new matrix... Improved speaker ui and better design... This isnt as incremental as u think..
The battery is also loads better lol
trolol and awayyy!! Expect typos this is my phone.
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oh and I'm not saying that either device is bad or even close, I'm saying that after the i9000 moved to the i9100 it was a huge step forward and a true game-changer, that is not the case so much with the i9100 to i9300 or the i9300 to i9500.
I was expecting both posts to merge
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The pentile phobia is ridiculous at 440ppi. The human eye can't see it. Are you walking around with your microscope?
I also cringe when I read misleading post like "the S4 is like the S3". This comes from HTC CEO who said after the S4 launch "It's more of the same". This was clearly said in an intent to discredit Samsung and was said early after HTC declare war on Samsung.
The fact that Samsung has slowly but steadily climbed the top rung and has developed a strong fan following is not lost out on other phone makers. Almost every other phone maker is now looking at Samsung as a threat and their actions are spurred by Samsung releases
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SOURCE->http://www.indiatimes.com/technology/enterprise/phone-makers-declare-war-against-samsung-66939.html
It's too bad that people react like this. There is place for all kinds of phones(even iphone, my 80 years old mom needs a non-customizable phone).
You can try to degrade it as much as youwant. The FACTS remains that the S4 is differrent in every single aspect thus making it a new generation.
HTC fans should be happy that the S4 is not what the S3 should have been. Can you imagine much far behind the competition would be?
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Re: [Q] Is the S4 what the S3 should have been?
Well the imaginary phone that u sre talking about is certainly not the s3 but the original note. Because next year when note 2 came nobody felt the need of changing their note and we got all the functionality of a note 2.
S4 really has a tough competition. So going leaps away is what tuey needed to do. They didnt put their octa out yet. They will tweak it to outrun the google X phone. Then maybe release it with KLP. so one flagship will compete twice like HOX.
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oh and I'm not saying that either device is bad or even close, I'm saying that after the i9000 moved to the i9100 it was a huge step forward and a true game-changer, that is not the case so much with the i9100 to i9300 or the i9300 to i9500.
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Hahahaha. I love this reply. SO true! :angel:
Considering that the GS4 blows everything else out of the water in terms of hardware, it's highly unrealistic to expect Samsung to have produced it a year back.
Seriously let's stop with all this GS3 S crap which is the product of silly tech journalists who apparently can't see beyond the surface. Undeneath the hood the GS4 is a big upgrade over the GS3 which itself was a pretty big upgrade over the GS2.
I have posted this list of improvements elsehwere but let me post it again:
Octacore processor
Better GPU
1080P screen
2GB RAM
2600 mAh battery
Gorilla Glass 3
13 MP camera
infra red
thermometer sensor
humidity sensor
How is this not an impressive upgrade? And I didn't even mention the 1080 60FPS video capability. And all this in a smaller, lighter device than the GS3.
Re: [Q] Is the S4 what the S3 should have been?
No.
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Strategist said:
Considering that the GS4 blows everything else out of the water in terms of hardware, it's highly unrealistic to expect Samsung to have produced it a year back.
Seriously let's stop with all this GS3 S crap which is the product of silly tech journalists who apparently can't see beyond the surface. Undeneath the hood the GS4 is a big upgrade over the GS3 which itself was a pretty big upgrade over the GS2.
I have posted this list of improvements elsehwere but let me post it again:
Octacore processor
Better GPU
1080P screen
2GB RAM
2600 mAh battery
Gorilla Glass 3
13 MP camera
infra red
thermometer sensor
humidity sensor
How is this not an impressive upgrade? And I didn't even mention the 1080 60FPS video capability. And all this in a smaller, lighter device than the GS3.
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All these S4=S3+ claimers always repeat the same thing like a bunch of blind sheeps but never bring any reasoning to their statements.
Here is a logical statement
If S4 = S3+ then HTC One = HTC One X+
Lol, you are trying to bring future in present which is not possible. Samsung has made gradual improvements in both software and hardware department which is quite good. I love the work done by their R&D department. Even with these specs, these are miles ahead of competitors and it seems like there is no end to samsung's innovation.
First they introduced smart stay. It was a kinda gimmeck, but they improved it and brought more changes into it in the next phone. Same goes with the air view. They are improving and improving. If all the features they showcased on GS4 worked well, just imagine the number of enhancement it will bring to note 3 and S5. No competitor is working at this pace, so hats off to Samsung.
Kremata said:
All these S4=S3+ claimers always repeat the same thing like a bunch of blind sheeps but never bring any reasoning to their statements.
Here is a logical statement
If S4 = S3+ then HTC One = HTC One X+
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You statement never been logic.
Which part show HTC one = HTC One X++ (suppose ++ as already got + version at market).
People said S4 = S3+ because the design was too identical to differentiate it.
sohebq said:
Lol, you are trying to bring future in present which is not possible. Samsung has made gradual improvements in both software and hardware department which is quite good. I love the work done by their R&D department. Even with these specs, these are miles ahead of competitors and it seems like there is no end to samsung's innovation.
First they introduced smart stay. It was a kinda gimmeck, but they improved it and brought more changes into it in the next phone. Same goes with the air view. They are improving and improving. If all the features they showcased on GS4 worked well, just imagine the number of enhancement it will bring to note 3 and S5. No competitor is working at this pace, so hats off to Samsung.
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I often said that I was a fan of the Power/capability of the phone but not necessarily Samsung. In fact the first thing I was doing when having a new phone was to remove all Samsung apps. But now I think Samsung features have grown to a point where it's nearly futuristic. I mean, I started a thread where I ask people "What specs or features the SGS4 Should've had? " and nobody can come up with features as awesome as what the S4 already have.
I think those features will be the decision makers for Mr. and Mrs. everybody. Yes the HTC One looks a bit more premium with it's alumium chassis but if I show the two phones and show how I can just tell my phone "Play music" or I can put the phone on the table and take a picture of myself just by saying "Shoot"(no need to use the front camera anymore), it creates a big wow factor. The best HTC One could come up with is Blinkfeed(which is Flipboard-like).
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Andrewtst said:
You statement never been logic.
Which part show HTC one = HTC One X++ (suppose ++ as already got + version at market).
People said S4 = S3+ because the design was too identical to differentiate it.
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So by your logic they could've keep the same cpu/gpu/screen/ram etc.. but change the design, then the phone would've been a big update?
Wow ok, nice talking with you.