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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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join me in the owning the best galaxy. Super Amoled Plus HD, you know you want it
What the hell, is that aluminium or steel on the back? Why couldn't they just copy that design for the S3 rear...
Yeah, I can see the resemblance to Siri.
But what are you going to do about it, other than bitch like a petulant red headed step child?
In this game, people lift innovations from one another, even while sending their lawyers after one another.
World keeps spinning. Who gives a shit, except really petulant butt-hurt team supporting type.
Is the amount of detail lifted a little unnecessary? Sure. But if Apple comes out with a 4" iPhone screen, can we say that they riffed off the larger screens popularized by the Galaxy line?
dream
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Only if it's PenTile.
You're probably right. All this from a few critiques of the S3, including some pretty valid ones like PenTile and the questionable TouchWiz.
The SGS2s were all RGB... and those are the ones that really launched the line into the stratosphere.
The Faceless Master
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Conflict NZ
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Its going to be hard holding off buying this but I'm going to wait and see what the iPhone 5 is like before jumping in this time around.
The Faceless Master
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you've got it wrong... this has a full 720p 16:9 display area so videos will show the same as a GNX. however, other things like web browsers and twitter will have MORE vertical space on this compared to a GNX because 96px on that device is taken up by software buttons
if you're going to wait that long, you might as well wait for the Google Samsung Nexus Trinity this fall with octocore A15 and 1080p SUPER TRUE HD AMOLED PLUS and a quad core Mali T604
Yum. Absolutely love notification lights, especially how the S3 seems to blend into the bezel.
maybe Samsung will give the US version the wacom screen tech? That's the only thing missing (and maybe a dedicated two-stage camera button). I still believe :'[
The Faceless Master
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how is that valid when it wasn't even valid with the GNX?
Plenty of people dislike PenTile displays. It may be personal preference, but I hate the look they give.
Don't most people only upgrade once every 2 years anyway? This is a decent jump from the S2, but a massive summersault over the SGS1.
But even those upgrading from the S2 should be pleased by what should promise to be a considerably smoother UI.
One of the most common complaints from iPhone users playing with my Galaxy phones was 'lagginess' - the slight lag from touching, pinching, zooming etc.
With a faster GPU, CPU and better OS, the visual performance should be on par with the iPhone, which will make the phone experience, even if not the stat line (which really - is the only thing that matters past the purchase), top notch.
I'm looking forward to seeing what Samsung do with the next Note, but I suspect I won't be upgrading it until we hit the Note 3 as well.
Have you used a high res pentile display much?
The Faceless Master
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nice to have it 100% confirmed
Certainly not as a daily phone. I've used one for some testing, as my company ships phones around to folks to do mobile testing on various platforms.
I guess I could include my N1, but I'm not sure that qualifies as high rez anymore.
Circle T
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They won't. Assuming this is like the GSII versions, just like the lacking LTE, the Exynos doesn't support T-Mo's 42mbps HSPA+ either. So, all of the US carriers are now using networks that aren't compatible with Samsung chipsets. It's pretty much a lock that, like the original Galaxy S versions, all 4 of them will have matching chipsets, just Qualcomm this time.
RoadHazard
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Oh, sorry, though the OP was up to date with the specs (it says 1184 x 720). Well, ok, that's good then! But what about games and apps that expect the usual 15:9 aspect ratio? Will those get black bars on the top and bottom instead?
Fair enough. I just feel it's one of those overblown criticisms that get turned into a meme that get repeated continuously, irrespective of the degree of personal experience involved in the issue.
I can see the difference between RGB and a pentile display - but at the 'retina' resolution range, it's such a non-factor as to simply be something that marks a person as one that criticizes elements because its different, and a person that critiques things based on its efficacy.
It looks like a modern Motorola Pebble.
Geez. Why you gotta make it hard for me Samsung?
And I think we can stop with the "QUALCOMM'd" talk. It's a pretty amazing chip. Back in the S3 era there may have been a point, but not with that S4.
Circle T
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Yup. The AnandTech benchmarks pretty much confirm that the GSIII is a beast, but the S4 really is no slouch. Like I've mini-ranted about before, we're at a time now where we're nitpicking between really fast SoCs, and really REALLY fast SoCs. Both will make for fantastic daily drivers.
I cannot believe this news. The iPhone 5 to the rescue please...
This just made me puke and Samsung is right now taking 1 step forward and 2 steps back.
Knowing its a korean company, its quite sad knowing how there were probably people working twice as hard and long for the S3 compared to the the iPhone 4.
This is seriously, the best they could do for the successor to the success that is the S2. For once, Samsung had even NORMAL newspapers caring and this is what they came up with...
It just blows my mind, how this is what they brought....
Out of curiosity, what steps are they taking backwards?
The Faceless Master
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yesterday i would have agreed with you, but today i saw the anandtech benchmarks.
THE CHAMP IS HERE!!!
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I do not like hardware buttons. I wanted on screen buttons. It's not very forward looking or progressive to use hardware buttons. I don't care if it's more screen space.
The phone is still good. What happened with the ceramic or stylus rumors? I was looking forward to that.
Many know I have an LTE Galaxy Nexus now. I'm moving to Europe in two months. I was leaning toward the S3 for my Europe phone but I don't know... Maybe I'll just grab an unlocked pentaband GSM Galaxy Nexus.
Better performance is meaningless. Where will you even see the benefit? Barely ever. And I like Vanilla ICS, though Samsung has added some pretty cool things. Not a fan of their iOS styling.
The phone is still good. What happened with the ceramic or stylus rumors? I was looking forward to that.
Many know I have an LTE Galaxy Nexus now. I'm moving to Europe in two months. I was leaning toward the S3 for my Europe phone but I don't know... Maybe I'll just grab an unlocked pentaband GSM Galaxy Nexus.
Better performance is meaningless. Where will you even see the benefit? Barely ever. And I like Vanilla ICS, though Samsung has added some pretty cool things. Not a fan of their iOS styling.
Boogalogist
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This S3 is great! It's what I was expecting in the S3. Just take my money, damn it! I want it NAO!
The GSIII didn't retroactively make the One X any less smooth or responsive though. We're reaching diminishing returns on what these benchmarks actually mean.
No kidding, Samsung has gone from blatantly copy Apple on buttons, icons, packaging, launcher, etc etc to only slightly copy Apple in 5-10% of the new features. What's the point of complain it now. It's like a complaint that come 2 year too late.
it's nowhere near as bad as the N1-I own one and anywhere close to my face I can see the orange dots on the side of text. The pixel density is so great on these 720p screens that, as I said earlier, black text on a white background is actually sharper on the galaxy nexus than the galaxy S2's non-pentile 800x480 display.
Yeah there definitely was a time when it mattered alot for fluidity and the like. But among flagships, those days are clearly gone for Android. Can't say Im upset about that at all. Im pretty much thinking Ill go with the EvoLTE, but only because of a Pentile vs LCD2 which is a hilariously minor difference. But when its so close between the two, Im fine making a decision based on something so miniscule.
The Faceless Master
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The iPhone 5 was released on October 14, 2011.
Circle T
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GSIII's abound in a couple months....
http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/3/29...int-t-mobile-verizon-att-metropcs-us-cellular
Samsung Signup Page
http://www.samsung.com/us/register/the-next-galaxy-smartphone/
TheVerge said:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/3/29...int-t-mobile-verizon-att-metropcs-us-cellular
Samsung Signup Page
http://www.samsung.com/us/register/the-next-galaxy-smartphone/
Finally getting to look at these pictures on an actual computer.
I really appreciate the effort to not just make the typical black slab of a phone, but something about the material and color choice in these pictures looks incredibly cheap to me. Not sure why their designers decided this would be best for a flagship rather than a more midrange phone.
Of course, I'll wait to see one in person because it could just be the lighting.
I really appreciate the effort to not just make the typical black slab of a phone, but something about the material and color choice in these pictures looks incredibly cheap to me. Not sure why their designers decided this would be best for a flagship rather than a more midrange phone.
Of course, I'll wait to see one in person because it could just be the lighting.
Good Job Bob
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Not like white is ever white with these AMOLED screens anyways.
The stock launcher on my Gnex reloads quite often
No idea why they don't force that to stay in memory.
Treefingers
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Really dude? lol
As someone who hasn't (knowingly at least) used a Pentile screen, can anyone go over what the benefits/drawbacks are? I'm curious why so many people seem to hate it.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
The stock launcher on my Gnex reloads quite often
No idea why they don't force that to stay in memory.
Yep. It may be a software optimization problem but it's still a problem. I could live with never having to reload anything.
It wasn't? I mean, adding an S to cover up the lack of redesign is clever, but not all that subtle.
Good Job Bob
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Large web pages seem to "checkerboard" a lot on all of the 1GB phones I've tried.
Good Job Bob
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It's going to be called "the new iPhone" anyways.
The physical form factor of the new Sony Xperia's kick the crap out of the look of the new SGS3s.
Personally, I think a logitech styled phone would probably look pretty damn swish.