Oh I didn't think of that. Hmm...
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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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Oh I didn't think of that. Hmm...
I chuckled.
Verizon's July 10th date isn't looking so bad right about now.
T-Mobile info up...supposedly...with shortages out the gate...
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/06/t-mobile-breaks-up-galaxy-s-iii-launch/
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/06/t-mobile-breaks-up-galaxy-s-iii-launch/
Dead Prince
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Glad I got 16. I just hope I get it this week D;
T-Mo done lost their minds:
It better have an exynos in there if they're trying to get away with that pricing.
I'm really, really sad. I've been waiting for the t-mobile announcement, expecting it to be around $250. $320 up front is terrible. I was planning on getting two, one for me and one for the wife. I missed out on the One S deal now (and the father's day sale, which was probably their intention). This sucks. Will have to reevaluate.
Grab a GN until another deal comes along and then sell it for a couple hundred.
The Faceless Master
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Not surprising. Samsung has been on point for kernel source for the better part of two years.
Yeah customer service is brilliant at most times. I talked to a Sprint rep 2 days ago and the lady said the phone wasnt on their site to preorder yet.
Whoever is running these cell phone companies must not live in the same world we do. First Verizon with the "Charge You Anything" plan and now Tmo with this.
They know they have us over a barrel.
Onion_Relish
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Ah now I know why Bell has been marketing the hd lte, the s2 is becoming EOL Shortly. It makes sense because the nexus is currently at 30 with a 3 year term, the hd lte is 100 and the s3 will be at 150 so it creates a nice set of price points for the top android phones on the market. The inquiries into the s3 have been pretty intense at work... People are salty that we aren't really willing to drop the price, but the majority of them aren't eligible for in store reductions So it ain't my problem.
But yeah, the galaxy hd lte hasn't been as popular as I anticipated, but Bell isn't misleading anyone into anything. In fact, bell's marketing is the most honest out of all of the big 3. Some lady called in today saying she was getting unlimited everything for 35 dollars, I had to correct her, pointing out rogers has unlimited "value" plans. She told me she was looking right at the brochure and I said "no you're not Trollol"
l&r...
But yeah, the galaxy hd lte hasn't been as popular as I anticipated, but Bell isn't misleading anyone into anything. In fact, bell's marketing is the most honest out of all of the big 3. Some lady called in today saying she was getting unlimited everything for 35 dollars, I had to correct her, pointing out rogers has unlimited "value" plans. She told me she was looking right at the brochure and I said "no you're not Trollol"
l&r...
English is not my primary language, but with that said, it's a POS. So unreliable it's impossible to use. I've tried to do simple things like 'pounds to kilograms' or 'euros to dollars' and it just does not work well at all. Also half the time it's not usable at all because of network errors.
Nah. It's cool to muck around with but it hates my accent to the point where I might as well just type.
All rumours point to the iPhone5 being 136px taller than the iPhone4 and the same width.
Lazy vs Crazy
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This is samsung here. We'll be lucky if there is any update to any of the software on this thing.
Samsung is actually really good about updating their international phones. It's the US ones that lag because of the carriers. Not because of Samsung.
I'd say yes, it's still a great phone. Runs like a beast on CM9 too.
Sorry if old: Engadget review for Sprint and AT&T
Damn that blue sealed the deal for me.
Phoenix
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There are multiple variants of the Galaxy Nexus S out there in the wild. Some of the ones on ebay are better than the one Google sells, some are worse.
shinshoryuken
Member
I will be buying off contract, either the AT&T version...or go with the Roger version for I can get 32gig and use it for AT&T..
But dayam....the Engadget review makes it seem its not too far ahead of the HTC One X.
I'm planning keeping both...but if the reception is poor on the GS3, I will get rid of it.
shinshoryuken
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HUH?
Kind of off topic but what the fuck, why does the at&t one X have such high battery life? Does it have a larger battery and width than the international variant?
I almost refuse to believe it's so close to the 4S. My mind is literally blown at how well S4 android phones are faring.
Looks like the One X and SGS3 are very, very close on at&t, almost to the point where if you're going to flash custom roms, you should pick the phone based on which screen or design you like better.
The international One X uses Tegra 3 which is a 45nm chip. The AT&T One X uses the same Snapdragon S4 chip as the SGS3 which is a 28nm chip. The smaller the chip, the better the battery life.
Also I'd imagine part of the reason the SGS3's battery life wasn't as good in the browser tests is because the sites they loaded had lots of whites where the SAMOLED screen uses up most of the battery. If they loaded sites with lots of blacks I think the numbers between the SGS3 and the One X battery life would be reversed.
If you're going to flash custom roms, get the SGS3 unless you want to go through the trouble of fooling the One X into thinking it's the Canadian model just so you can unlock the bootloader.
Yeah I'm aware, but the One X has a smaller battery than the SGS3 (1800mAH) which is why I thought for a second that the at&t One XL had a larger battery like the sprint EVO 4G than the international version. Doesn't seem to be the case, and it still soars with the S4. I had no idea it was capable of lasting that long, and frankly it's thrilling that android phones can boast standby and usability times close to the 4S.
It's really a good indicator of just how power hungry AMOLED screens are, regardless of how much Samsung and blogs want to say that they consume less power*-without a theme that takes advantage of that, a good majority of websites aren't black and both 4.0 and Touchwiz have lots of light colors. Of course if you love the look of the screen, you shouldn't let that dissuade a purchase.
*when the majority of the screen is black
I don't think you can go wrong with either phone, unless you live overseas because the international One X is definitely not as good of a phone as the international SGS3.
The thing with Touchwiz where I feel like Samsung screwed up is that it's so colorful. Stock Ice Cream Sandwich seemed like it would be super friendly for AMOLED because of the color scheme.
In the end though AMOLED vs SLCD2 isn't as much of a factor for me as microSD and a removable battery.
One thing I saw about Touchwiz that I thought was silly though was that you can't put the app drawer icon as the middle icon of the dock. It's locked to the right side. I'm installing Apex Launcher on it ASAP.