Glorious Ownage
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I agree. Going to go buy one Sunday.
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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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I agree. Going to go buy one Sunday.
It'll never win a beauty contest with seams like that!
As a US Verizon customer, all I can do is pout.
The Faceless Master
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iPhone might be your only saving grace there is thats your preference tbh. Even RIM's upcoming smartphone is like 4.4 inches or something, lol.
To me it just seems less efficient for no reason. The stock mode allows like 3 or 4 apps on screen at a time. HTC's is just one. I cannot even think of any reason why they would do that.
Bezel is much thinner though, so I doubt it's much real world size difference. Honestly, for me the size is perfect.
The Faceless Master
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the only thing that HTC has is a kickstand. everything else is better in #tgeltaayehxnx.
good thing i want an smartphone and not a dixie cup!
one more for the good guys. but hey, at least you can just flash a custom rom on the HTC to fix th...
The Faceless Master
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get a HTC One S?
it's pretty near flagship status.
wait for GPU benchmarks?
Gizmodo wraps up some of the software features nicely.
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/05/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-meet-the-new-android-emperor/
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/05/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-meet-the-new-android-emperor/
Gizmodo said:
Circle T
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Well, technically there are 3 shown. It will center on one, with two others half-shown to either side. You don't need to center the app to interact with it. Those side apps can be tapped on, or closed, just like the middle one can, albeit with only half of their screenshot showing.
That is awesome, Didn't' think I'd see the GN screen get dwarfed so easily.
(Devices for giants don't count)
Im liking the soft curves of the phone. Definitely doesn't look as utilitarian as the S2. Touchwiz isnt that bad guys and ive grown accustomed to it. That said I do wihs they had taken more design cues from Holo and ICS in general(Green is so gross plastered everywhere).
Spec wise its what I was expecting. The screen is a bit of a let down but, unless you plan to hold your phone .5" from your face, Pentile shoulndt be an issuse.
Spec wise its what I was expecting. The screen is a bit of a let down but, unless you plan to hold your phone .5" from your face, Pentile shoulndt be an issuse.
Cold blooded. Thats ok though. Ill have my LCD2 right guys?
guys...?
Really? Well now that is much better. Im giving my team 1 point for that one.
I have a GSII and love it. It's a shame that this has a pentile screen. That's a dealbreaker for me. I'll wait longer to upgrade my phone. I really don't have the upgrade itch because this GSII is awesome, but the GSIII had me excited until I saw the screen.
Bad move, Samsung.
Bad move, Samsung.
What if someone in my FB friend list looks like Rebeca Linares? Porn all over my FB account?
The Faceless Master
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seriously, DAT SCREEN DIFFERENCE
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE
Galaxy Nexus
135.5mm x 67.9mm x 8.9mm @ 135g
Galaxy S III
136.6mm x 70.6mm x 8.6mm @ 133g
barely any larger.
All this malarkey about Pentile screens, I bet most of you couldn't even tell the difference unless you actually had your eye right up close or used magnification.
If I hadn't read the Galaxy Nexus was Pentile, I wouldn't have even known the difference, and I compared it with a Note and my 4S and felt it had the best screen of all 3.
Lol wut? To be fair, in a way it's good they didn't go Apple style on design materials with glass etc. At least this way you know if you drop your phone it's not instant bye bye. The 4S/4 design whilst beautiful, is a hazard that has to be cased up for safety. At least with the S3 you can leave it un-cased.
If I hadn't read the Galaxy Nexus was Pentile, I wouldn't have even known the difference, and I compared it with a Note and my 4S and felt it had the best screen of all 3.
Lol wut? To be fair, in a way it's good they didn't go Apple style on design materials with glass etc. At least this way you know if you drop your phone it's not instant bye bye. The 4S/4 design whilst beautiful, is a hazard that has to be cased up for safety. At least with the S3 you can leave it un-cased.
Hyperbole much?
were you at the event?
I'm really sensitive to the pentile effect. Maybe it's because I have 20/15 vision, I don't know. Whatever it is, I see the difference. I'd rather have a lower res screen with S-AMOLED+ tech than go with a higher res screen using pentile.
Greyface said:
Ok, until I saw the screen tech.
The Faceless Master
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hey now, the One X isn't a bad device, i just like removable batteries, microsd cards and writable bootloaders.
Circle T
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Yep. The stock ICS multitasker will still show more apps, and more clearly, but if you're just flipping between a few apps, the HTC one isn't really a bother. I do like the stock ICS "Fade Over" presentation better though. It feels much more like a task switcher. HTC's, while functional, feels a bit like you are launching an app.... just to switch apps.
The Faceless Master
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what's the shortcut for search on the international galaxies?
BASED AMERICAN CARRIERS, SAVE US AGAIN WITH SEARCH BUTTON
f this big button iClone junk
The Faceless Master
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that was released last fall.
How so?
- Siri copied almost directly, even the microphone icon is the same style.
- Plastics instead of metal, not even a decent polycarbonate.
- TouchWiz here to ruin what was a beautiful OS
- Hardware buttons that go against the design scheme of ICS
- Pentile, enough said.
That's a presume Jellybean bullet point (the Siri killer thing). We might see something in I/O, but who knows.
Good Job Bob
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Weak sauce.
First of all, Android had voice commands before Siri was baked into iOS. This is just further evolution of it. Voice stuff kinda sucks anyway, so whatever.
Plastic? Fine with me. I've had metal and plastic phones. By far the GSII has been my favorite build.
TouchWiz can be hidden easily, as I've done on my GSII.
Hardware buttons are all over the place! I can barely see the screen!
Pentile does suck, for me anyway. For many, it's no issue at that high of a resolution.
Yea, Apple and their unique use of 50's iconic microphones.
1. Android already had it's version of Siri. Apple ripped Android off but just marketed it better and tweaked it slightly. And the icon? Really?
2. It is a polycarbonate.
3. Looks beautiful? You haven't even used it on the S3?
4. They amended the software to basically mimic it only now with more screen coverage.
5. Exaggerated point with little real world difference.
6. Your points fail miserably.
My guess is Apple fan who was never even interested in this device anyway. But who knows.
-Pyromaniac-
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maan google really needs to change the play store, so ugly.
play store is awesome. It looks a little jarring there because there is no "music" option.
Unique in its usage. I guess some people are fine the lack of creativity, but I find it lazy and sad.
-Pyromaniac-
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don't know I think it's ugly, too much clashing stuff and the way shit loads on it is kind of annoying.
Google wants to kill the dedicated menu button because hidden functionality is unintuitive. Having one on this phone gives devs one less reason to update their apps to follow the ICS guidelines.
watching the ios5 reveal must have been painful
Give me a break. That's been an overused icon on the Internet for a long, long time. Go look up a podcast directory. You'll see 100 shows using that in their logos. Apple didn't invent the usage of that style of icon.
For crying out loud, people.
It helps to know the history of the industry before engaging Smartphone GAF in things like this.
Android, copying Apples Siri microphone icon since 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIZ56bIfWzI
The horrifying lack of creativity must shock and appall you.