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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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Good Job Bob
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Galaxy S3 Hitting AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular for $200 this month!
Woot, looks like I'll be able to get my hands on one of these very soon.
Woot, looks like I'll be able to get my hands on one of these very soon.
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and US Cellular getting the SIII and the outer design remain unchanged, a first! S4 Snapdragron SoC with 2GB of RAM, just like the Canadian versions.
Good Job Bob
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Good Job Bob
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2GB of RAM is nuts, this thing should be flying.
Guns blazing, dazamn!
Opening & keeping a lot of tabs in memory is almost all I'm asking for
shinshoryuken
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Now that the 2gb ram is official for the US.
And that people seem to get lag when touchwiz loads on the international version.
The US version might actually be better than the international version.
hahaha...my friend who just got the international version is actually thinking of returning it to get the US version.
And that people seem to get lag when touchwiz loads on the international version.
The US version might actually be better than the international version.
hahaha...my friend who just got the international version is actually thinking of returning it to get the US version.
cartoon_soldier
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And I will get both! for 200$
Yay
Yay
Fuck my wirefly order for E4GLTE. Gonna get this instead.
AT&T put up their page about the device: http://www.att.com/galaxysiii/?#fbid=0apyWAfvwLf
shinshoryuken
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*beaten*
wow...seem like streamline across all models....wow the developers will be happy!
wow...seem like streamline across all models....wow the developers will be happy!
Ephemeris
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I've worked with them for far too long. Rubbing off on me
we're all suffering together!!
At least I don't have to be jealous of the superior Sprint version with hardware KB. : D
ThatCrazyGuy
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Does this mean unlocked S2 prices will go down?
Don't get too excited until we see the chipsets, it's not always that cut and dry especially since the hardware on all of these differs from the international version.
What's this about touchwiz lag?
Other than the cellular chipsets, I don't see where they'll differ.
that line of thinking didn't work out so well for the american GS1 and GS2 models, though to be fair 2 of the 3 GS2s were vastly different than the others.
If there aren't many differences, it'll be a huge win for samsung as it significantly reduces the work they have to put in rather than custom american models for each carrier.
shinshoryuken
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that's probably the reason why the US doesn't have to wait 6 months after the international release, like what happened to the gs2.
streamline model for all carrier will be awesome for the developers and for the accessory makers.
big win for everybody.
The internals of the non-european/international GS1 and GS2 varied a lot. The GSIII so far is pretty tame in comparison.
shinshoryuken
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S3.
there will be custom rom with touchwiz removed.
with the Gnex you are stuck with a gimp hardware.
might as well wait for the next nexus with jelly bean.
The Faceless Master
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c'mon Sprint, don't be a sheep!
shinshoryuken
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um...the Gnex barely got 4.0.4 officially...took them long enough.
I had the GSM Gnex and now the One X with S4 dual core....the same one that will be on the GS3, plus it will have 2gig of ram.
So if the GS3 is better than the One X...the Gnex doesn't stand a chance.
my comparison between the One X vs the Gnex on the other thread.
Yes the one x is amazing.
In my opinion compare to the gnex.
Pros vs the gnex:
Screen - big big difference, more accurate color, brighter, white is much whiter, and way sharper. The pentile of the Gnex can't compare, its like dim or something. The GS3 pentile is much improved.
Camera - HUGE improvement too. The Gnex camera is a joke, the zero shutter lag is Fake because if you use it , you'll end up with pictures that are not focused. seriously the Gnex camera is a joke. The One X camera is as good if not better than the Iphone 4s.
Battery life - I was getting better battery life with the One X even before I put custom roms on it.
Speed - no contest here again. you can't even run live wallpaper on the Gnex without it lagging. I couldn't even play some 720p videos that I had, even the GS2 were able to play them. The Gnex does have a better default browser. Fixable on the One X though.
Sound - One X win again.
Reception - I'm getting better reception on the One X...and I tried every different radio on the Gnex....it might be cause of LTE.
The only thing advantage the gnex have is AOSP/AOKP.
Its pretty much gimp hardware wise.
People who says otherwise probably never even tried a different Android phone and too caught up thinking they will get the latest update.
and remember I had both phones, and actually compared them side by side and used them heavily.
The GS3 a lil better than the One X thats why I'm getting it.....
USB is max of 500 mA I believe. Depending on the phone, they usually charge at around 1000mA, so yea, USB is definitely slower.
Opening & keeping a lot of tabs in memory is almost all I'm asking for
How many tabs are we talking? Chrome keeps about 10 tabs in memory in my GS2 at all times. Maybe more, I usually close tabs when I see that many because I have no need for them.
My BB9700 (2.5 years old) has 256MB of memory. The browser can't handle any image-intensive pages. Might be a problem with the OS, but either way it's gonna be nice to move onto such a beast.
Gonna fucking miss that physical keyboard, though. But the market has spoken. Flash over functionality.
Gonna fucking miss that physical keyboard, though. But the market has spoken. Flash over functionality.
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brain_stew
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Its the krait based CPU that is the bigger deal.
brain_stew
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My BB9700 (2.5 years old) has 256MB of memory. The browser can't handle any image-intensive pages. Might be a problem with the OS, but either way it's gonna be nice to move onto such a beast.
Gonna fucking miss that physical keyboard, though. But the market has spoken. Flash over functionality.
You won't miss it one bit after a few weeks. Swype >>> tiny physical keys.
Good Job Bob
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It's a great CPU but hard to get excited for it when it's already out in the US via the One X and the overseas GS3 has an even better CPU.
I've used an iPhone for months (was in another country). How is Swype easier?
I literally have zero experience with Android phones.
Also, "tiny physical keys"? Tiny, I guess... but not so tiny that it's a problem at all... unless you've got fat fingers. I've never struggled with BB keyboards.
The lack of carrier shell customisation is fabulous news for consumers. Same cases/docks/accessories! Everyone in Europe has always thought the states were mad for their "Epic 4g Touch whizbang phone 2x +" Variations.
Hopefully HTC can play hardball with their next launches after the One X. Which is what they originally stated they wanted to do.
Hopefully HTC can play hardball with their next launches after the One X. Which is what they originally stated they wanted to do.
It takes a while to learn but it becomes miles faster than tapping keys
yep, swype is heaps good. have been using it for a few days.
and i'm unconcerned, the australia model is only 1gb and i haven't seen it go above 700mb in ram even with majority of the apps i have open..
battery life is good, nearly 2 days with power saving on and moderate usage
and i'm unconcerned, the australia model is only 1gb and i haven't seen it go above 700mb in ram even with majority of the apps i have open..
battery life is good, nearly 2 days with power saving on and moderate usage
Without having to look at the phone? That'd be awesome.
No... you still look at the phone.
The NA or Int. version?
great video comparing the black s2 to the "pebble blue" S3 ...
http://youtu.be/Qh0cBy9QM0A
really is more a dull dark black/grey .... so those worrying about it being too blue shud settle down. looks great imo.
http://youtu.be/Qh0cBy9QM0A
really is more a dull dark black/grey .... so those worrying about it being too blue shud settle down. looks great imo.
It still has the ugly ass metal grain.