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[nib95]

I prefer AMOLED (need those blacks!) so that's great news to me. Hopefully this diamond matrix is similar to the white levels of the Note II's RGB Amoled screen. Perfect balance really. Fantastic blacks, great whites.

 

[Genesis Knight]

I think the back of the phone actually looks very nice in those shots above. The "CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP PLASTIC" crowd needs to give it a rest considering no one here will hold the thing for a few months.

I thought the release date would be sooner than that?

 

[SirMossyBloke]

I'm more interested in seeing if the screen is less prone to cracks like the S3. The casing seemed strong enough but the screen wasn't.

Gorilla glass 3 I'm assuming.

 

[nib95]

I'm more interested in seeing if the screen is less prone to cracks like the S3. The casing seemed strong enough but the screen wasn't.

Gorilla glass 3 I'm assuming.

I just cracked mine, so yea I want to know this too. I think part of the problem was the plastic surrounding bezel. Once that cracks, so does the screen. Looking at the pics it looks like it has a metal bezel now, and one that sticks out a little bit more from the front, so hopefully that will rectify some of the issues, coupled with stronger overall glass.

 

[LeleSocho]

If they started using Red and Green PHOLED it might be better than you think.

Yeah i don't care how good it looks and how much power saves if it haves image retention, burn in, discoloration and whatnot the OLED have.

 

[Futureman]

yea my GNex has a nice healthy scratch and it's cracking in the top left corner (not on the actual screen though). Battery life and better scratch resistant screens would be at the top of my list.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

From sammobile about the leaked pics/video floating around:

UPDATE: According to our insider who gave us the first info on the Octa-Core and the PHOLED screen this is not the real deal. This is just one of the prototypes flying around and we know there are a few flying around of those. He told us to trust him. We will know if he was right tonight!

 

[.GqueB.]

From sammobile about the leaked pics/video floating around:

Well this just got interesting.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Well it could still be mostly right, but yeah it should be interesting to see what's different. I mean sammobile has pretty much been right about almost every rumour so far so their insider is obviously someone who knows. Guess we see soon.

 

[VoxPop]

From sammobile about the leaked pics/video floating around:

Awesome. I didn't see how they were expecting to get away with that plastic garbage again with its gimmicky features. Excited to let Samsung prove me wrong and bust out a beautiful piece of tech.

 

[kehs]

What is EDT?

Is that east coast time?

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Awesome. I didn't see how they were expecting to get away with that plastic garbage again with its gimmicky features. Excited to let Samsung prove me wrong and bust out a beautiful piece of tech.

well the plastic part I still bet is right lol. It might just be the shape of the phone, the pattern on it, etc... things like that which is wrong.

What is EDT?

Is that east coast time?

yes

 

[Divvy]

What is EDT?

Is that east coast time?

yep

 

[CrankyJay]

What is EDT?

Is that east coast time?

EDT = Eastern Daylight Time
EST = Eastern Standard Time

Since daylight savings just started, it's EDT.

 

[VoxPop]

well the plastic part I still bet is right lol. It might just be the shape of the phone, the pattern on it, etc... things like that which is wrong.


yes

Don't get why they're doing this event so late. Isn't it like 10PM PST? Should bust it out around noon like Apple to get the buzz going.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

7pm eastern is 4pm pacific.

 

[kehs]

EDT = Eastern Daylight Time
EST = Eastern Standard Time

Since daylight savings just started, it's EDT.

Ah ok.


I hate daylight savings.

 

[VoxPop]

7pm eastern is 4pm pacific.

Oh yeah stupid me..

 

[.GqueB.]

EDT = Eastern Daylight Time
EST = Eastern Standard Time

Since daylight savings just started, it's EDT.

I...

I never realized that.

Fuck...

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I actually knew that already. Learned it from TV!

 

[DieH@rd]

Midnight CET?

 

[Pctx]

Ah ok.


I hate daylight savings.

Then you hate America. Every other developed nation should definitely not use DST but we're different.

 

[Qvoth]

From sammobile about the leaked pics/video floating around:

hope that guy's right, because the design was disappointing
i mean come on, 99% similarity with s3?

 

[Ken Masters]

hope that guy's right, because the design was disappointing
i mean come on, 99% similarity with s3?

Worked with iPhone

iPhone4 to iPhone4S 100% similar exterior

 

[jts]

Worked with iPhone

iPhone4 to iPhone4S 100% similar exterior

99,5%

People don't remember iPhone 3G to 3GS? That was 99,9%

 

[VoxPop]

Worked with iPhone

iPhone4 to iPhone4S 100% similar exterior

But the iPhone 4's aesthetics stood the test of time and was one of if not the highest selling smartphone of all time. Can't say the same for the GS3.

 

[.GqueB.]

hope that guy's right, because the design was disappointing
i mean come on, 99% similarity with s3?

The S3 came out last year. This isn't some two year old phone. Even if it did look exactly the same and they only increased the size of the screen they'd still be doing more aesthetically than other companies do year over year, no?

 

[shwimpy]

No livestreams I'm guessing? That's a bummer since I'll be home.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

No livestreams I'm guessing? That's a bummer since I'll be home.

yes there will be

stream link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IDXILsX7_QI

 

[shwimpy]

Nice! the link should be added to the OP.

whoops, it's on the banner. I'm blind. :/

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I agree, faceless man, what a horrible OP.

 

[zedge]

But the iPhone 4's aesthetics stood the test of time and was one of if not the highest selling smartphone of all time. Can't say the same for the GS3.

Cmon man.. The s3 sells more than all the other Android flagships combined. The S4 will likely even sell more.

 

[3N16MA]

Worked with iPhone

iPhone4 to iPhone4S 100% similar exterior

Only the iPhone 4 had one of the sleekest designs of any smartphone. I'm sure Samsung can do better than what they have done so far.

 

[JCizzle]

I agree they can improve the shape a bit, but I still want plastic. Removable battery >>>>>> slight aesthetic improvement

 

[The Faceless Master]

I think the back of the phone actually looks very nice in those shots above. The "CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP PLASTIC" crowd needs to give it a rest considering no one here will hold the thing for a few months.

S3 and Note 2 released under a month after their unveilings.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

I agree they can improve the shape a bit, but I still want plastic. Removable battery >>>>>> slight aesthetic improvement

Sturdier phone >>>> removing a battery

 

[jts]

Removing batteries =========////////////========= choice of material.

 

[Cat Party]

Real talk: making us wait until the evening is a dick move. Sammy knows we prefer to watch these things from work.

 

[VoxPop]

Cmon man.. The s3 sells more than all the other Android flagships combined. The S4 will likely even sell more.

Never said it didn't/wouldn't. Only thing is the S3 design is incredibly dated design wise compared to the newer Android handsets coming out/out (Z, ZL, One). They're fortunate to have a great marketing team.

 

[JCizzle]

S3 and Note 2 released under a month after their unveilings.

Not in usa - and especially not on vzw! Bastards !

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Canada best be on the early batch of release dates (lolololll).

 

[The Faceless Master]

Not in usa - and especially not on vzw! Bastards !

doesn't matter, he said no one here would hold one for months. even in the USA, it was under 2 months for some carriers, still not months.

then again... they could always be worse about the rollout than the last time...

 

[SirMossyBloke]

Removing batteries =========////////////========= choice of material.

Ya can't have a unibody aluminum design and still remove the battery, wouldn't be unibody then.

I think :/

 

[jts]

Ya can't have a unibody aluminum design and still remove the battery, wouldn't be unibody then.

I think :/

Heh, even the first unibody MacBooks had a battery removal mechanism. Later replaced by a big lid with screws.

Every unibody thing always has some openings, be it for the display or something else.

Of course on a mobile phone there's more room constraints, but my point is. You can have alu, glass, whatever, and still have a lid for accessing the battery compartment.

 

[Polari]

 

[The Faceless Master]

Awesome. I didn't see how they were expecting to get away with that plastic garbage again with its gimmicky features. Excited to let Samsung prove me wrong and bust out a beautiful piece of tech.

its gonna be plastic garbage again. sorry, no blue jeans staining glass back cracking scuffed out of the box shenanigans here.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Real talk: making us wait until the evening is a dick move. Sammy knows we prefer to watch these things from work.

word uuuuuuuuup

 

[snack]

Canada best be on the early batch of release dates (lolololll).

Explain, Canadians get this early?!

 

[buhdeh]

Real talk: making us wait until the evening is a dick move. Sammy knows we prefer to watch these things from work.

I'm gonna be taking the train home from work at 4PM PDT. Some bull right there.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

Explain, Canadians get this early?!

i can confirm my carrier knows fuck all about a Canadian release. Sorry.