Latest bit: S3 variant will run Windows 8.
LOL who comes up with this stuff. Windows Phone 8? Sure. Windows 8? No.
Latest bit: S3 variant will run Windows 8.
You would quite gullible if you thought the rumor was that the S3 would actually run the desktop version of W8.
LOL who comes up with this stuff. Windows Phone 8? Sure. Windows 8? No.
Last night, I received an email from a trusted source with a tip about Samsungs plans for their first Windows Phone 8 device. It looks like Samsung is going to be milking their upcoming Galaxy S III for all its worth, as the Korean smartphone maker plans to use Galaxy S III (hardware and design) as the basis for its new Windows Phone 8 device, currently dubbed, the Samsung Focus S II. Samsung is supposedly going to make the Focus S line the Galaxy S of Windows Phones.
My source tells me that because of the drastic changes in the Windows Phone 8 OS, Samsung will be able to use the Galaxy S IIIs faster processor, bigger and higher resolution display and of course, LTE, which will make swapping over specs into a Windows Phone device, easy as pie. Here are some of the bullet points I was given:
Faster dual/quad core processor (depending on region)
4.7-inch HD display
12-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front-facing camera
NFC capabilities
Dedicated camera button
Samsung Cloud Support
Improved Photo Studio
LTE support
I was told that the overall design of the next Focus S II, will be very similar to the Galaxy S III, but with Windows Phone branding, a dedicated camera button and a slight difference on how the buttons would be laid out (it was not made clear if this meant positioning or if they meant physical vs capacitive). The phone will be coming to AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, with a TBD for T-Mobile, as they will not have an LTE network when the Focus S II goes on sale, this October.
The idea of porting over the Galaxy S III is not that far fetched, as the Samsung Focus S is basically a modified Galaxy S II, but from why my source is saying, the Focus S II will resemble the Galaxy S III much more than the Focus S did to the Galaxy S II.
We are currently trying to get more details and well post anything as soon as we get it.
(My source originally contacted me at TechHog, but we decided to break the story on WP Life first.)
The iPhone 5 will probably be a substantial upgrade this time around, so the S3 (like the S2 before it) really needs to be ahead of the curve to stay relevant and maintain it's prowess.
LOL who comes up with this stuff. Windows Phone 8? Sure. Windows 8? No.
The text of the guys post and title of the linked article said Windows 8. The PC advisor site got it wrong from the original source, which actually stated WP8.Serious post? They obviously are talking about Windows Phone 8.
The text of the guys post and title of the linked article said Windows 8. The PC advisor site got it wrong from the original source, which actually stated WP8.
that's not right. They have the same design language, but they won't have the same interface. Phones vs tablets. Apps from the WP marketplace don't even run on Windows 8.Seeing how both Desktop Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 have the words Windows and 8 in the name I fully expect people to just call both Windows 8, not to mention the metro UI is very similiar. It's a odd thing to be picky about.
that's not right. They have the same design language, but they won't have the same interface. Phones vs tablets. Apps from the WP marketplace don't even run on Windows 8.
I don't really care about the similarity of the names. I care about differentiating the two because the platforms are separate. Windows 8 has features that won't come to WP8, and vice versa. Calling them the same thing is confusing.I don't get why it bothers you. Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 are close enough in name that for regular people it will be a interchangable term.
I don't get why it bothers you. Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 are close enough in name that for regular people it will be a interchangable term.
…ok? Me not having the power to change what tech blogs say is irrelevant to the point that I'm making. Telling people that their desktop runs the same OS as their phone is completely inaccurate. I don't like misleading people.People will call them "Windows 8" Phones whether you want them to or not. I already see that term thrown around constantly on blogs and podcasts.
That rounded screen looks bad. I hope that's not real.New shots, Engadget is not convinced it's the real deal.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/alleged-galaxy-s-iii-pops-up-again/
Hopefully yeah. If the phone is the rounded rectangle, and the weird edges are some case, then I'm okay with that. Just as long as the phone isn't a rectangle and the screen a rounded rectangle.Looks like the real shape of the phone is placed inside that rectangular shell. It is all but confirmed at this point.
Looks like the real shape of the phone is placed inside that rectangular shell. It is all but confirmed at this point.
Looks like the real shape of the phone is placed inside that rectangular shell. It is all but confirmed at this point.
Looks like it has the one thing I miss from my GS2: a LED. I don't know why but it really bugs me that I have to wake my phone up to see if I have any notifications.
One X seems like the better designed phone if this is the case. The Samsung will have the better specs tho. UGH... I'm suppose to recommend a phone to my best friend who wants to move to LTE on Verzion (he's currently on a Droid 3). I'll still probably tell him to get the GSIII, but I do wish it looked a little snazzier going by the way all the signs are pointing.
Hope you're right, but to me that looks like one of the sensors, not a LED.
It looks like the sensors are to the right next to the camera and it appears to be glowing red which would suggest it is being charged (and the phone is plugged in) so really hope it is a LED, will be disappointing if not!
I doubt Verizon will get GSIII. ( I just like to say it to see the Samsung fans rage over it.)
Looks like the real shape of the phone is placed inside that rectangular shell. It is all but confirmed at this point.
I doubt Verizon will get GSIII. ( I just like to say it to see the Samsung fans rage over it.)
Well this just became an infinitely harder sell when Anandtech releasing the benchmarks of the AT&T HTC OneX. HTC really delivered this time. Like for real for real. Im looking forward to the S3 as much as anyone, but they are going to have one hell of a time outdoing HTC this go-round.
I hope they have the balls to make it actually blue instead of that black/blue thing they have on the note.
Verizon gonna wait for the Samsung Nexus Trinity this fall... 4K Screen, Octocore A15
Nah. Verizon need an over sized phone. They will order a SGSIII with 5.3 inch screen, and call it.. Verizon GuyThing. Truly the best galaxy.
well, if they end up using the same SoC in the US anyway, does it really matter unless you hate AMOLED and possibly removable batteries and microsd cards?
Blue and white, like the amorphous blobs in the "new galaxy" ads.
Blue and white, like the amorphous blobs in the "new galaxy" ads.
When is this thing happening?