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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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shinshoryuken
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you act like only crappy apps don't update....
you act like everybody has a galaxy nexus.
majority of the android phone still has the menu button
same as most android phone doesn't have onscreen buttons.
crazy monkey
Banned
The reviews that I read said this is actully for better. I personally like the button as well so I might be bias.
it was a typo. they're doing it to avoid the situation copernicus just described, and I can respect that because it's annoying as hell to have to press menu in every screen to find a ~secret~ menu in some apps.
Menu button has been junk since the beginning, this is mostly LTTP bitching about it from me.
There's enough backward comparability support built into the OS to not leave those other devices behind, but Sammy launching their biggest phone with a menu button..... it's hampering the movement of having all the on screen information...on screen.
It's ironic because the initial intent of the menu button was to save on-screen space.
Ephemeris
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shinshoryuken
Member
agree to disagree.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
The look still hasn't grown on me.
the thing that bother me with the physical button is that its position so low in the bottom...it just looks odd.
Dead Prince
Banned
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Sprint will save the day? lulz.
the only thing I can think of that made them design the phone like that is carrier branding
dead @ that gif
The Faceless Master
Member
tell Google to stop relocating the fire first.
better idea... don't use shitty phones that jumped the gun
Wasn't sammy one of the first ones that change the superior back,menu,home,search order?
Ephemeris
Member
Home Menu Back Search >
Yeah and arrow pointing to the left makes more sense on the right side of the device.
Totally.
(so wrong)
I've tweaked CM9 for my GS2 so that the menu button is replaced with multitasking and the action overflow menu is shown in apps. I much prefer having the (almost) instant access to the app switcher and, as Copernicus mentioned, not having to guess whether the menu button is used or not.
The Faceless Master
Member
Samsung has best order
yeah, that extra 1/2 second to long press home is killer..
the popover for the onscreen menu button looks better than the unachored hardware menu button
Listen to Duarte {start from around the 10:45 min mark)
I sense sacarsm in you...
Listen to Duarte {start from around the 10:45 min mark)
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
It is killer. Your mind goes from clicking every thing instantly, constantly moving to having to pause before you can take your next action. Click, click, click, click, pause, hold, wait, click, click. It is mind numbingly painful.
I suppose that depends on how frequently you switch between open apps on your phone. For me, that is a very infrequent process
cartoon_soldier
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Doesn't the Intl S2 have the same key setup as S3?
Yeah it does.
They've been wrong for years. During that time the search key was king. They were wrong then and they're wrong now.
I miss my search key. =(
Holding down the menu button searches on Samsung phones I thought.
The Faceless Master
Member
multitask isn't instant anyway. the additional time spent doing a long press doesn't even double the time. maybe it would be a valid point if that shit was actually quick.
it does.
cartoon_soldier
Member
I have the Intl S2, I am good with it. Bring on the S3!
I'm pretty sure it is instant on the nexus if you disable softkey animations or have hardware as beastly as the S3
Press and hold...blah.
Good to hear though.
CM really needs to release 9 so I can finally ROM the best galaxy.
you can now get the s3 here in nz for NZ$799 ..... absolutely retardedly good deal ...is a no brainer at that price.
saw my mates white one at a party tonight, seriously the design is gorgeous.
i think a bunch of whiney reviewers expecting unibody got all miffed about it initially ... but seriously ... in hand, some how this phone with a massive 4.8" screen just disappears into yr palm.
i don't know what magic they pulled, but all the talk of infinity pools etc isn't too far off the mark, it's subtle no doubt ..but awesome design.
i have my S2 in one hand, and the s3 in the other ..and the s3 'feels' smaller ...even though i know it isn't. madness.
still holding out for the pebble blue one tho
saw my mates white one at a party tonight, seriously the design is gorgeous.
i think a bunch of whiney reviewers expecting unibody got all miffed about it initially ... but seriously ... in hand, some how this phone with a massive 4.8" screen just disappears into yr palm.
i don't know what magic they pulled, but all the talk of infinity pools etc isn't too far off the mark, it's subtle no doubt ..but awesome design.
i have my S2 in one hand, and the s3 in the other ..and the s3 'feels' smaller ...even though i know it isn't. madness.
still holding out for the pebble blue one tho
I like the hard/capacity button combo the best.
The home button should feel distinctly no matter which hand and how you hold the phone. Plus a hard button feels better than a capacity button.
The only problem I have with Samsung layout is that the back button should be on the left side. Every browser you use have the back button on the left most side, Samsung shouldn't go against the international convention.
The problem I have with modern large screen phones is that the power button is very hard to press. Google should build in a standard screen lock gesture on the notification menu.
Is there a third party gesture plugin I can install on ICS?
The home button should feel distinctly no matter which hand and how you hold the phone. Plus a hard button feels better than a capacity button.
The only problem I have with Samsung layout is that the back button should be on the left side. Every browser you use have the back button on the left most side, Samsung shouldn't go against the international convention.
The problem I have with modern large screen phones is that the power button is very hard to press. Google should build in a standard screen lock gesture on the notification menu.
Is there a third party gesture plugin I can install on ICS?
CM9 has navigation bar customization.
Verizon/Sprint pass fcc.
Verizon model will be a world phone with gsm radios inside. Verizon Galaxy Nexus cries.
http://pocketnow.com/2012/06/01/ver...&utm_campaign=Feed:+pocketnow+(pocketnow.com)
Verizon model will be a world phone with gsm radios inside. Verizon Galaxy Nexus cries.
http://pocketnow.com/2012/06/01/ver...&utm_campaign=Feed:+pocketnow+(pocketnow.com)
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Nice, but I wish we'd just get an actual release date from each carrier in NA.
The Faceless Master
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http://pocketnow.com/2012/06/01/verizon-sprint-galaxy-s-iii-models-hit-the-fcc/
so close i can taste it
so close i can taste it
HammerOfThor
Member
Wait what does that mean for Verizon peeps?
You can use it when you visit other countries, but a prepaid sim card and pay local rates.
shinshoryuken
Member
some people are having pink tint issues on the screen,... crap why does it have to be true...
Some are also saying that some reviews are inaccurate about the outdoor performance.
Some are also saying that some reviews are inaccurate about the outdoor performance.
Myoclonic Jerk
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Just got my HTC One X. I feel like a caveman!! This is my first smartphone (blackberry is not smart)
Played around a bit with it without a simcard. Now it's been updating fro 2 hours!! I hard restarted it, and still I get this update logo in the middle of the screen
Played around a bit with it without a simcard. Now it's been updating fro 2 hours!! I hard restarted it, and still I get this update logo in the middle of the screen
what thread is this, bro.
Rabbitweed
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Just got my HTC One X. I feel like a caveman!! This is my first smartphone (blackberry is not smart)
Played around a bit with it without a simcard. Now it's been updating fro 2 hours!! I hard restarted it, and still I get this update logo in the middle of the screen
Is your phone charging? If so, take the power cable off and the update should continue..
Myoclonic Jerk
Member
Where? and no contract needed?
RedBullEnergy
Member
RELEASE THE BLUE MODEL ALREADY!!! Ahhhhhh. This is driving me nuts and my provider saying "We just don't know when the blue will be in stock" is even worse.
Awful Samsung. Awful.
Awful Samsung. Awful.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
USB Charging = A LOT SLOWER
Straight into the Wall = FAST
PS: Could we finally get a Verizon release date this week? All of my friends want to know! LoL