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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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some nice well lit shots of it here in this clip ...the quality of the video seems to get better as it runs :/
http://cnettv.cnet.com/samsung-galaxy-iii/9742-1_53-50124155.html
edit try this instead:
http://cdn15.castfire.com/video/305/2099/7167/967067/cnet_2012-05-03-130207-4085-3-1-0.2500.mp4
http://cnettv.cnet.com/samsung-galaxy-iii/9742-1_53-50124155.html
edit try this instead:
http://cdn15.castfire.com/video/305/2099/7167/967067/cnet_2012-05-03-130207-4085-3-1-0.2500.mp4
J Tourettes
Banned
Carphone Warehouse had a great offer earlier but I missed it. £499 plus a free Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the first 1000 orders.
The Faceless Master
Member
The price has been fluctuating all day o0
TheDiabolical
I didn't read my own avatar and now everyone knows I'm not too bright. :(
nope, just a better retina display and Siri working better....maybe LTE.
Treefingers
Member
It's gotta have LTE.
Circle T
Member
Yea, they have cases just like that for the Note. Full back replacement, with cover attached.
-bakalhau-
Member
Anyone else beginning to love the design? The more I look and the more pictures I see the more I'm liking the rounded edges, I think it looks quite beautiful... if you ignore the fact the ugly middle button is there.
A bit disappointed to see Samsung focusing so much on Touch Wiz. To be quite honest it's one of the few things I dislike about the Galaxy S line. 
I prefer the new (curved edges) design over the old (S2) one. I am a little disappointed by the fact that they are still using plastic. It makes it feel cheap in my opinion.
The whole phone feels like a bummer to me.. Maybe I expected too much from it because the Galaxy S2 was a huge new improved flagship for Android.
I suppose we will have to wait a few weeks before the majority of reviews will be out... I'm really not sure whenever to wait for the new iPhone or get the S3....
I prefer the new (curved edges) design over the old (S2) one. I am a little disappointed by the fact that they are still using plastic. It makes it feel cheap in my opinion.
The whole phone feels like a bummer to me.. Maybe I expected too much from it because the Galaxy S2 was a huge new improved flagship for Android.
I suppose we will have to wait a few weeks before the majority of reviews will be out... I'm really not sure whenever to wait for the new iPhone or get the S3....
Yeah, if I'm going to get an Android phone it'd definitely be the S3. It's not the phone that worries me. It's the OS itself and the lack of App parity with iOS. :/
I love the look of that cover, and especially the fact it replaces the back plate. Wish they made that for the SII.i think the flip cover does infact replace the back cover .. i mean .. those indentations are kinda like the typical s2 cover snap on nobb things...
Speaking of the SII...
Get that US stuff away, this is a real SII:
So good...
I love the look of that cover, and especially the fact it replaces the back plate. Wish they made that for the SII.
Speaking of the SII...
Get that US stuff away, this is a real SII:
Yeah!
Still haven't decided if I will upgrade. I am pretty happy with my SII.
So good...
So it's the same price as the iPhone. I didn't realise this until now but that's kind of funny
What do you put on it? I'm actually curious. After about a year of heavy usage I got to about 18GB, but I cleaned up simply because it was messy and got down to 9GB again. I can only imagine if you like to have a lot of movies on it to watch
The Faceless Master
Member
Music alone takes up 32gb for me. I hate using streaming sites for music, waste of already limited data.
The Faceless Master
Member
i don't even have a lot of music on my phone, i have a separate 32GB mp3 player because i like music too much!
I love the look of that cover, and especially the fact it replaces the back plate. Wish they made that for the SII.
Speaking of the SII...
Get that US stuff away, this is a real SII:
So good...
You clearly had an aneurism, its the only way to explain why anyone gifted with sight would chose that hideous home button over sleek capacitive buttons.
I see, don't you put it on a PC or separate device at the end of the day?
Damn! I have maybe 4-5 GB and navigating is hell already :lol
Streaming music is definitely a waste tho
The Faceless Master
Member
yeah... that doesn't matter if i run out of space or have to stop to transfer stuff while recording!
or a secret iPhone fetish...
Bomber Bob
Banned
why US galaxy is so strange?
EDIT:not Chris Ziegler, but a random dude with a slightly more level headed post (though kinda apologetic) than that editorial vlad posted:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/4/2998912/how-samsung-renewed-my-love
regardless of whether the Galaxy Tebow III is (or isn't) ugly, it doesn't change that it's a lot of good stuff in one package*
*unless you live in the usa
http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/4/2998912/how-samsung-renewed-my-love
regardless of whether the Galaxy Tebow III is (or isn't) ugly, it doesn't change that it's a lot of good stuff in one package*
*unless you live in the usa
I like having a button (as it provides some physical feedback when I can't look at my phone). The one in the SII is small and light. Feels good.
No aneurism or fetish.
Circle T
Member
That isn't from Ziegler. That is just from some person on their forums (sooper_verge12).
Every custom ROM I have used for the last 2 years has an option for percentages next to the battery. Last 5 years if you include iPhone.
Isn't that Xperia picture showing the caller ID from when the phone is off? My GS2 does that if someone calls.
Circle T
Member
I don't remember exactly, but wasn't that added in with iOS4? I got rid of my 3G shortly after iOS4 launched, so I might be wrong.
I swear to god at some point his name was attached to the article, but that explains the overall apologist tone hahaha
I'm not sure, I never went past iOS3 before going Android, but it was always an option if you jailbroke. I was just saying that percentages are not new in the slightest, and that "custom ROM makers" do not suddenly need to take notice.
br0ken_shad0w
Member
Good thing Sprint demanded an LED notification light on their version. Feels good man.
actual results may vary
the dual colored back with that red stripe is ugly as hell.
Circle T
Member
Ahhh, gotcha.
The Faceless Master
Member
that's the point i was making... another thing that used to only happen in custom roms is now going mainstream!
it does, a tri-color one too! confirmed by several sources.
Nobody knows, but a new design does seem like a possibility.
Oh, I thought you were telling custom rom makers to follow suit lol. I don't see them going mainstream any time soon. WAAAAAY to hard for general public to flash.
Logical next step, customisable VM heap.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
The red stripe gives it character. But I don't like the different colored blacks. But I'm still getting it.
Google Music solved any worries of having all my music. I pin my favorites so I don't need to stream them but for any random song I can stream. I'm also on unlimited though so data usage hasn't scared me yet. If I don't tether I rarely ever get to 2 GB though.
Great. Getting dangerously close to pulling the trigger as I lack a smartphone right now and don't feel like waiting another 5-6 months for Apple.
Probably 4 months until Apple. Should just buy the Nexus if you can, and then resell it down the road.
Honestly I'd just go for it. International Galaxy S phones are fine when it comes to receiving updates. It's the US versions that get held up by carriers. There isn't really any reason to not get it unless you absolutely can't get over the pentile screen.
I'd expect to hear about the next iPhone in September, but probably won't be available till October.
Wow, someone who's showing a bit of common sense and logic. Lets face it, Vlad's editorial was terrible. And not because he was disappointed with the S3. It was self serving and full of concocted or exaggerated negatives that were slightly childish.
Such as dismissing all of the new software features just because they were too many, too (according to Vlad) minor, or weren't presented well enough.
Chris is showing some level headed analysis of the reveal, and argued his points and countered Vlad's in exceptional form. Kudo's. Verge needs to hire this man.
Though I don't agree with all his enthusiasm about the phone, he certainly made a much better argument for them than Vlad did. I suppose rounded corners, thin bezels and simplistic design do stray from the norm, and would be more ergonomic, in a world where rectangular and slightly complex seem to dominate.