So the GS4 wont have an Exynos 5? - General Questions and Answers

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/144778-atom-vs-cortex-a15-vs-krait-vs-tegra-3-which-mobile-cpu-is-the-most-power-efficient
Just been reading this, are we expecting too much from the GS4 to have this chip in it?

slannmage said:
http://www.extremetech.com/computin...-which-mobile-cpu-is-the-most-power-efficient
Just been reading this, are we expecting too much from the GS4 to have this chip in it?
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Samsung does a great job keeping secrets. Tomorrow we will know for sure
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I'm looking forward to the news about the S4 tomorrow. It's only my 2nd chance at an android phone. The S3 is sweet so far, I see it everyday as my gf has the phone.
I think samsung is going to surprise everyone tomorrow or I will just go with the the Note 2 lol
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If it's a snapdragon and an adreno 320 then it's already failed because there are loads of phones like that.
They surely wouldn't advertise the octa chip if it wasn't going in the GS4. However the A7 mixed with the A15 seems like a little bit of a cheat, I bet it uses the A7 95% of the time or the A15 cores are heavily throttled because it looks like they drain battery like mad, especially in a smart phone.

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If it's a snapdragon and an adreno 320 then it's already failed because there are loads of phones like that.
They surely wouldn't advertise the octa chip if it wasn't going in the GS4. However the A7 mixed with the A15 seems like a little bit of a cheat, I bet it uses the A7 95% of the time or the A15 cores are heavily throttled because it looks like they drain battery like mad, especially in a smart phone.
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Hey its a huge step up from my current phone the HTC ThunderBolt. I just don't want to pay more than 200 for it though
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ShapesBlue said:
Hey its a huge step up from my current phone the HTC ThunderBolt. I just don't want to pay more than 200 for it though
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Well With the carriers thinking about removing the subsadised phones that may be cheap coming real soon.

zelendel said:
Well With the carriers thinking about removing the subsadised phones that may be cheap coming real soon.
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I'm hoping so. My upgrade is due late June/July.
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The international version of the S4 will have the 1.6GHz octa-core exynos processor and the US version will have a 1.9GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor
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The international version of the S4 will have the 1.6GHz octa-core exynos processor and the US version will have a 1.9GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor
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No surprise that they will have different processors.
Normally the USA tends to get the lesser or not the best available
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ShapesBlue said:
No surprise that they will have different processors.
Normally the USA tends to get the lesser or not the best available
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Yeah :l
1.9GHz quad isn't bad, but when comparing it to the octa-core, it feels like we're being left out. And i believe the exynos octa-core is supposed to be substantially more battery efficient(?)
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Yeah :l
1.9GHz quad isn't bad, but when comparing it to the octa-core, it feels like we're being left out. And i believe the exynos octa-core is supposed to be substantially more battery efficient(?)
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Haven't done my research on that. Sounds about right
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I'm not gonna bother upgrading, both HTC and Samsung aren't exciting, was just disappointed between them.
Exynos = 3G only
Snapdragon s4 pro = LTE
Only LTE isn't coming out till the end of the year in this region.......... wtf were they thinking?
The HTC One is another no micro sd, no removable battery, ****ty camera, sense mess of a boring phone. People say how good it looks........ looks like any other boring HTC phone to me, just like the GS4 looks like another boring Samsung GS3 variant.

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No Galaxy S 2 for Verizon

Just thought id share this with u guys...
http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...ter-all/&category=classic&icid=eng_latest_art
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Seeing that makes me glad I didn't hold out. Loving my charge
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I find this very hard to believe.
Yeah I'd rather have the prime so hopefully that becomes official for Verizon
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Oh well... Nexus Prime anyone?
dammit
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Glad I fight hold out!
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Meh, no big deal. NEXUS PRIME is primed up to be the bad boy coming out very very soon, forget the Bionic or the SGS2.
Nexus Prime or HTC Vigor all the way
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge
Big Red sure hates super-phones.
The Charge is nice, but it isn't a super-phone.
The iPhone 4 is far from it.
Man... Verizon fails again.
We'll have to see how the Nexus Prime goes.
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I find this very hard to believe.
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It's being confirmed by Verizon, no SGS2 for Verizon. You can email her to get confirmation:
[email protected]
Here is a response someone else got from her when they asked why Verizon was not getting the SGS2:
BBLV said:
My response from Verizon's Brenda Raney when asked why the Galaxy SII was passed up by Verizon:
"We have an exciting portfolio of devices including the 4G LTE Droid Charge by Samsung. The new Galaxy S device is a 3G device."
What a joke..
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I was pretty upset when I found out. Especially since I was planning on selling my Charge to buy the GSII, then selling the GSII to buy the Prime.
What would suck the most is of the Prime DOESN'T come to Verizon. :/
And what about the Samsung Celox? It's almost like a GSII, but with LTE and a Super Amoled HD display.
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Rememo said:
Man... Verizon faisl again.
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Lol.
Anyways, I'm pretty sure Big Red didn't want the SGS2 because the Charge isn't selling all that well(and most people were holding out for the GS2 instead of getting the Charge). Glad I didn't hold out, dual-core is OVERRATED. Only thing I envy is the 1gb ram. Oh lawd I want 1gb ram.
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Glad I didn't hold out, dual-core is OVERRATED.
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That's what people said about them when dual-cores were new for PCs.
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DirgeExtinction said:
That's what people said about them when dual-cores were new for PCs.
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Yup... dual core is the ****. Web browsing is like pure gold on a dual core.
Syn Ack said:
Yup... dual core is the ****. Web browsing is like pure gold on a dual core.
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Is it really? I've only used a single core phone before(they load perfect on the Charge with those godly 4g speeds) and if cores on phones are anything like a CPU then they are wasted. Cores are used for multi-tasking plenty of applications or single-tasking core intensive applications and as far as I know there aren't any apps that would require both cores.
blarrick said:
I'm pretty sure Big Red didn't want the SGS2 because the Charge isn't selling all that well
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Where did you get that info? I'd say that the Charge is probably the best selling 4G phone on Verizon, and if it isn't, then it is definitely the 2nd best selling 4G phone.
The Charge is selling perfectly fine. Its not a blockbuster, but its not a flop either. Its expensive, so that's one thing to consider when looking at the Tbolt. I think the extra money is worth the gorgeous screen on the Charge. Considering I spend a heafty percentage of my time staring at the screen while I use my phone, I consider the screen the second most important component of the phone nipping at the heels of the radios. Motorola has the best radios.... but they don't have an lte device on vzw... yet.
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blarrick said:
Is it really? I've only used a single core phone before(they load perfect on the Charge with those godly 4g speeds) and if cores on phones are anything like a CPU then they are wasted. Cores are used for multi-tasking plenty of applications or single-tasking core intensive applications and as far as I know there aren't any apps that would require both cores.
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Dual core makes browsing better because it can multi-load 2 things at once on web pages. For example it can load the web script on one core and flash on the other all at the same time. LTE and dual core combined make browsing spectacular. Go try the new Galaxy Tab. It's awesome.
Syn Ack said:
Dual core makes browsing better because it can multi-load 2 things at once on web pages. For example it can load the web script on one core and flash on the other all at the same time. LTE and dual core combined make browsing spectacular. Go try the new Galaxy Tab. It's awesome.
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Well, it's not EXACTLY like that, but you get the point. Dual cores just beat the crap out of single cores. My dad's X2 scores like 2500 on Quadrant bone stock with little ram left. My Charge and OG Galaxy Tab are both single core Hummingbirds...and they have NOTHING on the X2, even OC'd and with Voodoo. If you pick up a dual core device you will instantly see the difference. It's smooth as butter.
However, manufacturers had an early problem of the LTE radio toasting dual core processors. My bet is the interference of the 800mhz radio, but i'm no professional. I believe this problem is pretty much solved now.
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Galaxy s3

Who else is excited about this phone, quad core phones are coming out and my Droid charge is starting to show its age. this is going to be my upgrade what about you guys?
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Exited here. Really tempting to upgrade early. That's a lot of dough!!!
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After the radio and GPS problems with this phone (and apparently with the Fascinate) I will probably not buy a Samsung again. Either moto or HTC, and especially moto if they have something like the razr maxx (samoled and a massive battery) by the time I upgrade in 1.5 years.
juanzr1 said:
Who else is excited about this phone, quad core phones are coming out and my Droid charge is starting to show its age. this is going to be my upgrade what about you guys?
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It will be awesome. But, will Verizon choose to carry it?
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It will be awesome. But, will Verizon choose to carry it?
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Some rumors are saying yes, they already passed on the gs2,I don't think they'll miss out again
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JihadSquad said:
After the radio and GPS problems with this phone (and apparently with the Fascinate) I will probably not buy a Samsung again. Either moto or HTC, and especially moto if they have something like the razr maxx (samoled and a massive battery) by the time I upgrade in 1.5 years.
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From motto,I want a 720p amoled screen and a huge battery, I'd be satisfied with that, but Samsung is ahead of in the display department and performance department with the exynos quad core chips
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I still have another year or so with this phone. Maybe I'll see a working ICS
Anyway, I hope they figure out a way to stuff a Tegra 4 into a phone by the time my upgrade rolls around.
EDIT: or maybe ill see a sexy Intel processor in my next phone... Did you guys hear about that? Xolo x900 is rolling into India with an X86 Intel Atom Z2460.
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kvswim said:
I still have another year or so with this phone. Maybe I'll see a working ICS
Anyway, I hope they figure out a way to stuff a Tegra 4 into a phone by the time my upgrade rolls around.
EDIT: or maybe ill see a sexy Intel processor in my next phone... Did you guys hear about that? Xolo x900 is rolling into India with an X86 Intel Atom Z2460.
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Afaik Intel will be behind on the mobile processors for a while because they are just entering... But it will be interesting to see how x86 fares against arm. Who knows maybe they will be better come upgrade time.
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Do not get over excited because gs3 with lte might have snapgragon processor instead of Samsung quad core.
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Do not get over excited because gs3 with lte might have snapgragon processor instead of Samsung quad core.
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That being said,The snap dragon s4 is a beast
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either the snap dual core or the quad core.. either way it will be gobs better than the Charge.
The frustrations this phone and the Fascinate have caused, I look forward to using a phone from another manufacturer.
Supposedly HTC is coming out with a Note competitor this summer.
I'm actually quite happy how my phone has performed. I haven't had any issues besides a couple of force quits from some apps. They just had bugs in them though. I've had my phone for 7 months and I've been quite happy. Got it right around the Gingy update. I guess I would upgrade if a decent phone came out that had all of the bells and whistles.
The ReZound has almost everything but it's missing a few odds and ends. Still an awesome phone. I find myself playing with my wife's ReZound from time to time. The iPhone 5 almost sounds promising, but I want to see what is going to compete with it once it comes out. I guarantee something awesome is going to blow the iPhone out of the water. Waiting...
sprintrjm said:
either the snap dual core or the quad core..
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that would be quad sir...
jager420 said:
that would be quad sir...
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Word is that Samsung's quad core exynos is incompatible with US LTE frequencies because they don't make it in that specification or something, which is why the US version will have the s4 like the one x on at&t.
JihadSquad said:
Word is that Samsung's quad core exynos is incompatible with US LTE frequencies because they don't make it in that specification or something, which is why the US version will have the s4 like the one x on at&t.
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Gay. Why is it the states get the ****ty end of the stick when it comes to android phones? Phones have to be modified to come to the states and then the same phone that released in europe, korea, and china differs from what we get here.
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jager420 said:
Gay. Why is it the states get the ****ty end of the stick when it comes to android phones? Phones have to be modified to come to the states and then the same phone that released in europe, korea, and china differs from what we get here.
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Maybe because they aren't US based companies? Motorola is, and I am pretty sure the US moto phones are released before their international equivalents. Also, US carriers run on different frequencies from everyone else.
I am pretty excited for it. I am waiting to use it hands on before I make the dive. My plan just went up a few days ago so I am waiting to test this before upgrading if it comes to Verizon.
No lte, not exited anymore.
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sasquatch080 said:
No lte, not exited anymore.
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Wrong. It will have lte but not quad core.

Samsung Galaxy S3 revealed!

its finally revealed to the public!!
4'8 inch 720p Super Amoled HD display
1.4ghz Quad-Core
8mp Camera with LED Flash. 1080p Video Recording.
theres more but ill update later.
here is a link: http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/3/2996780/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-specs-software-pricing
HTC One X or S3? lemme know ur guys thoughts on this!!
Sounds like the US model will be lte.. probably getting the dual core kraits like the One S/X Att model. I have the One S, the only advantage to me would be removable storage of the S3. I prefer smaller screens and the One S form factor is awesome. I think this year's releases from both HTC and Samsung look promising.
I guess the last point or question would be Touchwiz or Sense? I have always prefered Sense if It's not vanilla aosp.
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What an ugly device...I'll pass.
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Dual core for the USA? Really? Sad. I was prepared to make the jump. Oh well. Better luck next time Samsung.
Its quad core for USA isn't it? It'll just use 21 mbps
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g1user101 said:
Its quad core for USA isn't it? It'll just use 21 mbps
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For tmo it might use the exynos, LTE versions might use the S4 because of qualcomm still not working with some manufacturers the do LTE on other SoC.
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Who's going to jump ship?
I'll jump ship when they release a S4 Version if ever.
4.8 on the screen!! hell no!
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Its quad core for USA isn't it? It'll just use 21 mbps
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That would make me jump ship, but I have seen multiple reports stating it will be dual core for T-mo because t-mo is more concerned with the high speed data.
I guess it is wait and see at this point. We can hope.
The tegra is the only cpu that has issues with LTE from what I've seen. Every other chip should be fine.
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jcbofkc said:
That would make me jump ship, but I have seen multiple reports stating it will be dual core for T-mo because t-mo is more concerned with the high speed data.
I guess it is wait and see at this point. We can hope.
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What does the processor have to do with internet data?
buru898 said:
What does the processor have to do with internet data?
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Take the T-Mobile Galaxy S II for example. The original Exynos processor found in the international Galaxy S II wasn't compatible with the full speed 42mbps HSPA+ that T-Mobile has, so T-Mobile opted for a Snapdragon S3 instead.
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HTC One X or S3? lemme know ur guys thoughts on this!!
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G2X
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this a hilarious video I must say, but good at the same time...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KPdmaEsRYg
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this a hilarious video I must say, but goon at the same time...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KPdmaEsRYg
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I didn't realize a phone could have much nature in it. o.o shows what I know.
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I didn't realize a phone could have much nature in it. o.o shows what I know.
Pin it to Win it.
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I watched the video the first time with no audio and didn't realize all the nature in it until I listened to the dude talk... after that I thought it was hilarious.
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mt3g said:
I watched the video the first time with no audio and didn't realize all the nature in it until I listened to the dude talk... after that I thought it was hilarious.
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Yeah that Guy is something else lol....
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"Designed for humans"
Who else is it designed for? My Car?
nitrogen618 said:
"Designed for humans"
Who else is it designed for? My Car?
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Transformers phone. XD
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I coulda swore that HSPA+ was receiving 1.4 Quad core and LTE was receiving 1.5 Dual.

SGS3 just released in 28 countries.

Just saw the breaking news on android spin. Although it's not yet released in the United States, it's good to see that Samsung is sticking to their promise of releasing the SGS3 world wide this summer. I'm thinking that the T- Mobile release date in June may actually be true.
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Ya after they **** up everything.
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dave2metz said:
I'm thinking that the T- Mobile release date in June may actually be true.
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June 20, per Tmonews
subzerold said:
Ya after they **** up everything.
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Lol, that's right, after they T-Mobilelize it
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subzerold said:
Ya after they **** up everything.
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Trolololol. I don't mind the bloat as long as I can get rid of it.
aranurea said:
Trolololol. I don't mind the bloat as long as I can get rid of it.
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let's not for get it may have the screen issues because of the processor... it won't have exynos .
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iloveandroid16 said:
let's not for get it may have the screen issues because of the processor... it won't have exynos .
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You mean, the fine ladies and gentlemen at T-Mobile will release a version of the long awaited sgs3 that's TOTALLY different from what Samsung released to the wild?
What if the [email protected]#%!
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lawalty said:
You mean, the fine ladies and gentlemen at T-Mobile will release a version of the long awaited sgs3 that's TOTALLY different from what Samsung released to the wild?
What if the [email protected]#%!
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Every big USA carrier will have it then because no one is getting the exynos pocessor. All lte versions.
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Every big USA carrier will have it then because no one is getting the exynos pocessor. All lte versions.
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Personally I'm not getting the g3 because I think it's a rip off but if I were to get one. I would get the international one...
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iloveandroid16 said:
Personally I'm not getting the g3 because I think it a rip off but if I were to get one. I would get the international one...
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Btw... what really did Samsung upgrade????? The camera.......same 8 megapixel as we have... the screen.... um it uses pentile which is horrible for clarity..... the processor... US carriers will get the quadcom s4 which is still duel core... if anyone buys a g3 I think their an idiot... I'm waiting for the iPhone 5 because Sammy has disappointed me.
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S4 krait snapdragon is a15 which has 40% more per core performance than standard a9 in exynos. The gpu in the exynos is better. But the CPU is weaker. Performance will actually be the same now unlike last year Samsung galaxy s2 fiasco. All phones will have vsync on so you will be locked at 60 fps regardless of what processor you have. Development should be unpar with the exynos since the USA will have s4 and international exynos. A15 dual core has the performance slightly Better than quadcore a9. Regardless of benchmarks.
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aranurea said:
trolololol. I don't mind the bloat as long as i can get rid of it.
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so true!! +1 to that.....
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S4 krait snapdragon is a15 which has 40% more per core performance than standard a9 in exynos. The gpu in the exynos is better. But the CPU is weaker. Performance will actually be the same now unlike last year Samsung galaxy s2 fiasco. All phones will have vsync on so you will be locked at 60 fps regardless of what processor you have. Development should be unpar with the exynos since the USA will have s4 and international exynos. A15 dual core has the performance slightly Better than quadcore a9. Regardless of benchmarks.
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Unless Samsung uses the Exynos 5 dual core. That thing is a beast. I prefer that rather than a quad core Exynos 4.
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let's not for get it may have the screen issues because of the processor... it won't have exynos .
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Who said they won't use an Exynos 4 dual core or an Exynos 5 dual core. The late problems were only with the Tegra based processors. Exynos 5 is based off the Tegra but it is vastly different and barely even resembles it.
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aranurea said:
Who said they won't use an Exynos 4 dual core or an Exynos 5 dual core. The late problems were only with the Tegra based processors. Exynos 5 is based off the Tegra but it is vastly different and barely even resembles it.
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No way it can be based of tegra because nvidia is closed source almost everything. Tmobile will have a s4 krait and 2 gigs rams Samsung Canada has confirmed it so has tmonews. The 2 gigs ram and a15 processor. Make the phone a beast.
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Then I call bullsh*t. Why would I buy a barely upgraded phonr.?
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Btw... what really did Samsung upgrade????? The camera.......same 8 megapixel as we have... the screen.... um it uses pentile which is horrible for clarity..... the processor... US carriers will get the quadcom s4 which is still duel core... if anyone buys a g3 I think their an idiot... I'm waiting for the iPhone 5 because Sammy has disappointed me.
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that's stupid. tmobile is changing their towers to include the 1900mhz spectrum, just buy the int'l version of the s3, problem solved. Cpu makes a big difference in how clear the screen is/photo quality. I had an Epic 4G Touch with Sprint (has the dual core Exynos) before coming to T-Mobile and it was a lot better than this phone in just about every way, the screen's colors were more vivid, there was less noise in photos, image quality was incredible, battery lasted longer, even images taken with the front facing camera were nicer, response times were faster. Cpu makes a big difference. Have fun with the iPhone, not that anyone cares about how Samsung disappointed you.
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Who said they won't use an Exynos 4 dual core or an Exynos 5 dual core. The late problems were only with the Tegra based processors. Exynos 5 is based off the Tegra but it is vastly different and barely even resembles it.
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because exynos cpus lack the LTE support that the qualcomm chipsets have.
Does T-Mobile plan to have LTE?
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aranurea said:
Does T-Mobile plan to have LTE?
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Eventually they will.
encrypti0n said:
that's stupid. tmobile is changing their towers to include the 1900mhz spectrum, just buy the int'l version of the s3, problem solved. Cpu makes a big difference in how clear the screen is/photo quality. I had an Epic 4G Touch with Sprint (has the dual core Exynos) before coming to T-Mobile and it was a lot better than this phone in just about every way, the screen's colors were more vivid, there was less noise in photos, image quality was incredible, battery lasted longer, even images taken with the front facing camera were nicer, response times were faster. Cpu makes a big difference. Have fun with the iPhone, not that anyone cares about how Samsung disappointed you.
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because exynos cpus lack the LTE support that the qualcomm chipsets have.
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The difference was no one seems to get this Samsung actually optimized the software around exynos. The Samsung Galaxy S2 with qualcomm processor was ported software. Not as well optimized as the exynos. Samsung was in a rush to get the phone released in the states. Samsung knowing LTE is the big thing in the USA. Will optimize both phones equally now. Especially if the phones are being released so closely towards each other. Even the developers in the Samsung Galaxy s3 forum are saying that the 2 gig krait cpu is the better phone. A9 dual core to a9 quad core is not much of an improvement. Krait actually is and it keeps up with the best with less cores. Until true a15 cores come out.
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Why different us versions

Why are there crappier us modified phones..... can't they just be all the same
Like the s3 us sucks compared to the s3 international
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grassyloki said:
Why are there crappier us modified phones..... can't they just be all the same
Like the s3 us sucks compared to the s3 international
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That's not true.
S4 is only slightly slower than Tegra 3 and it has double the RAM and LTE. Wtf how does it suck compared to international
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Quad core prosessor. More powerful GPU
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Quad core prosessor. More powerful GPU
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Quad-core A9 vs Dual-core A9/A15. Not an automatic loss, bud. Do some research.
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Quad-core A9 vs Dual-core A9/A15. Not an automatic loss, bud. Do some research.
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Also like I said before, double the RAM.
And average joes don't care about CPU and GPU. Biggest factor is data and in that US versions wins with LTE
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The Korean S3 is just a beast though, it has the quad A9 cores, better GPU wolfston DAC, the 2GB's of ram and LTE (not that it will work in North America). If you can live with 3G though... the Korean S3 is absolutely incredible. Just expect the most horrendous battery life.
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The Korean S3 is just a beast though, it has the quad A9 cores, better GPU wolfston DAC, the 2GB's of ram and LTE (not that it will work in North America). If you can live with 3G though... the Korean S3 is absolutely incredible. Just expect the most horrendous battery life.
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Quad core is not so great as it seems.
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They are different because the quad core chip used in the international version does not support LTE or HSPA +42.

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