Hello, guys, it seems that Nexus S is finally announced but it has almost the same tech specs, that Samsung Galaxy S had and probably completely the same design.
The problem is that my Samsung Captivate is broken and I am coming to UK in 1 week just for 3 days and Nexus S will not be in stores at that moment. I am not sure wheather to buy DHD in England for a lower price than in Moscow or to wait 1 week more and to buy Nexus S.
What would you advise? Is DHD a GOOD phone? Shouldn't I wait for that Samsung' made phone?
BTW my Captivate was broken because of that Super Amoled screen, I even don't know why (and can't replace it).... Just advise me something
And could you please name some retail stores in which I can buy DHD in London? Not using online stores
The DHD has far better specs than the SGS. Until someone tests the new Nexus S against the SGS & DHD no-one is the wiser.
Hopefully Samsung fixed all the issues with the SGS when making the Nexus S, otherwise you've just got baking hot Android on a really poor handset.
Nexus S is only pre order it won't be in stored anytime this year.
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Yes it will, december 16th for UK and 20th for US. Other countries I don't know.
Before the Nexus S was announced I was excited and thought I will be buying it as my next device.
Now that its been announced i am dissapointed to say the least. All it is is a samsung galaxy s with a NFC chip and gyro sensor. I also just found out that it doesn't come with a sd card slot which is unacceptable . The only good thing about the samsung is the S Amoled screen. The build quality on the samsung is poor and cheap.
The desire HD wins hands down for me, with its beautiful design and gorgeous big screen .
Hope this helps .
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Nexus S is available on the 16th of December.
however dhd is a spec wise better phone ie more ram 2nd gen snapdragon ect...
however the nexus S is a developer phone you get updates and support from google and its designed to be a reference hence the todays average specs nfc chips front camera ect....
personally id just by the dhd and use a 2.3 stock rom that will no doubt be released soon
as for waiting for dual core android phones ...well if the nexus S is the new reference phone for devs then chances are that our dhd's will be viable till the next dev reference after the nexus S
ethe DHD has higher specs, 720p video recording against 480p, 8MP cam against 5MP, 768RAM against 512, dual flash against one, 4.3 inch screen against 4, metal unibody construction against light plastic, real pixel density against virtual
the nexus S pluses feature better screen coating, much better view angles and deeper blacks but pentile matrix virtual density, frontal cam, NFC & gyro, better battery, less cell radiation and ofcourse enjoyable official OS support
both feature similar processors at 45nm 1GHZ, the DHD processor is optimised can be easily OCed to 1.5, both have great GPUs, the S gpu stronger in theory
the nexus S feels refined and subtle, the DHD is a badass big daddy
looking at the nexus S its clear the DHD is already HTC's answer, I expect them to announce 2.3 soon
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the nexus S feels refined and subtle, the DHD is a badass big daddy
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Sorry couldn't help...Loved this quote. Seems like DHD is answer to all the phones featuring a Single core processor running android.
Just love the phone.
hamdir said:
ethe DHD has higher specs, 720p video recording against 480p, 8MP cam against 5MP, 768RAM against 512, dual flash against one, 4.3 inch screen against 4, metal unibody construction against light plastic, real pixel density against virtual
the nexus S pluses feature better screen coating, much better view angles and deeper blacks but pentile matrix virtual density, frontal cam, NFC & gyro, better battery, less cell radiation and ofcourse enjoyable official OS support
both feature similar processors at 45nm 1GHZ, the DHD processor is optimised can be easily OCed to 1.5, both have great GPUs, the S gpu stronger in theory
the nexus S feels refined and subtle, the DHD is a badass big daddy
looking at the nexus S its clear the DHD is already HTC's answer, I expect them to announce 2.3 soon
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seconded.
Just my 2 cents tho - in theory the SAMOLED and the coating give the Nexus S an advantage ( the blacks, the viewing angles, the power drain ). What they don't tell you is that in practice:
how much "blacker" can it get? trust me u got enough black on DHD to racially abuse it
The viewing angles on DHD are already ~160. I don't know how u hold ur phone but even 130 would be pretty much enough for me
And the less power consumption only counts if "black pixels" prevail in what u got on the display. Read : if u browse/read a book/have a light wallpaper it eats the battery for brunch (consumption is almost twice as high as SLCD)
They're really two completely different phones for different kinds of people. I will have both phones in the house so it's no biggie. But the nexus s gpu is superior and the phone has the benefit of full google support. As an android enthusiast I rate that support highly.
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They're really two completely different phones for different kinds of people. I will have both phones in the house so it's no biggie. But the nexus s gpu is superior and the phone has the benefit of full google support. As an android enthusiast I rate that support highly.
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Yes but the DHD has Cyanogen !!!!!!!
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They're really two completely different phones for different kinds of people. I will have both phones in the house so it's no biggie. But the nexus s gpu is superior and the phone has the benefit of full google support. As an android enthusiast I rate that support highly.
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yes me too my wife wanted the desire Z badly but now im convincing her with the Nexus S, the design plus weight is a little female
however i still feel the DHD is better, regarding the GPU we are yet to see a game that performs better on the galaxy S, lots of the sexy stuff in gingerbread we already have in the new sense if not better like copy paste functionality, i also found this interesting the nexus S got rid of the touchpad and has the speaker output at the bottom just like the DHD
as for super amoled, i had a desire amoled and it pissed the hell out of my eyes, i'm a graphics artist and the pentile grid just drove me mad, that was on a smaller 3.7 inch screen, i'm sure at 4.0 the situation is even worse
i wear glasses, sometimes the amoled screen looked so high res and sometimes it looked low, 1 pixels outlines looked doted, its just a silly solution and compared to retina it fails bad in pixel density
if the DHD had the sexy SLCD like the classic desire/Z it would have won hands down in my eyes
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And one last thing - if the plastic feels as cheap as the galaxy s - f*ck it. People aren't paying 600 euros for the feel of holding their mom's €4.50 dildo.
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This is a hell of a badass statement! I will use it, if you allow me to.
And the point you make about the black/white backgrounds and S AMOLED screen is true. You just forgot to say, to the S Amoled advantage, that it has better contrasts too.
f.
we can't simply fool ourselves and deny the advantages of amoled like the infinite contrast, extreme angles and in case of super amoled the sunlight visibility
however equally reviewers can't just go and shout super amoled wooohoooo, both amoled and super have the active matrix grid, which give it much less pixel accuracy then the stated specs, ie its not 235ppi like they state
just put any amoled device next to slcd device or iphone 4 or even the DHD and you will see what i mean, the definition on amoled is fuzzier
also samoled had extreme colours saturation which isn't accurate but we don't know if this is the case with the nexus S
IPS LCDs or super LCDs are the best solution if you ask me
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true, but to be honest it would be nice to get updates officially without rooting and about a week after release of said updates.
But I do think the desire hd is the better phone more ram comparable cpu/gpu, but nothing comes close to unibody build quality
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Maybe the nexus s will get cyanogenmod too. Cyanogen does not officially support any Samsung at this stage, but that may change since the s is a dev phone.
Personally I don't give a flying **** for the samsung. Spec wise there is not much difference but the chitty plastic shell and lack of an sd slot make the nexus s a fail in my book.
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i'm feeling a little betrayal from google, after all it was the hero and htc's efforts that made android so popular
really interested to know the details of this google nexus deal
i think you will find its not something major for example the dev android tablet is a motrola one which was demoed the other day, i think you will find android is spreading its dev devices over the differnt manufacturers and not favoriting manufacturers.
i guess it kinda highlets their openness ?
yes i agree they can't favor a manufacturer
Samsung is a more widely known manufacturer. Its only recently that HTC started selling devices under the HTC brand name. Most would end up as a carrier branded handset.
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Why have you chosen the Galaxy or why will you be choosing the Galaxy rather than the Evo? Is the better screen tech your primary reason?
I ask this after being an Evo owner over the past month and now currently testing (playing with) the iPhone 4. I loved the Evo but my unit was defective and so I'm considering getting a new one at the end of July (hoping new batches ship out then) or one of the SGS versions; Verizon, At&t and then T-Mobile in that order is what I'm in favor of as far as which SGS.
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Why have you chosen the Galaxy or why will you be choosing the Galaxy rather than the Evo? Is the better screen tech your primary reason?
I ask this after being an Evo owner over the past month and now currently testing (playing with) the iPhone 4. I loved the Evo but my unit was defective and so I'm considering getting a new one at the end of July (hoping new batches ship out then) or one of the SGS versions; Verizon, At&t and then T-Mobile in that order is what I'm in favor of as far as which SGS.
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Evo 3D power sux, SGS is better eot.
I can't use the EVO 4G because I'm in the UK and we don't have any CDMA networks. Otherwise, I would rather have the EVO 4G for its screen - the Galaxy S' has better contrast, but it has a PenTile matrix, meaning it doesn't have the full complement of the three RGB subpixels per pixel (it only has two), with consequences for sharpness.
For me, it's a decision between the Desire and the Galaxy S, both of which have AMOLED screens, so I can't avoid PenTile. The Galaxy S' screen is definitely better than the Desire's, though, and it also has a better GPU (and, it seems, CPU) and a proper multi-touch digitiser that doesn't get easily confused.
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I can't use the EVO 4G because I'm in the UK and we don't have any CDMA networks. Otherwise, I would rather have the EVO 4G for its screen - the Galaxy S' has better contrast, but it has a PenTile matrix, meaning it doesn't have the full complement of the three RGB subpixels per pixel (it only has two), with consequences for sharpness.
For me, it's a decision between the Desire and the Galaxy S, both of which have AMOLED screens, so I can't avoid PenTile. The Galaxy S' screen is definitely better than the Desire's, though, and it also has a better GPU (and, it seems, CPU) and a proper multi-touch digitiser that doesn't get easily confused.
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Thanks for your input guys! Since you mention the screens, how about the Evo only having 16bit 65K color?
I have yet to choose a new phone but I dumped the EVO after two weeks for three reasons. The 30fps cap, the purple tint, and most importantly the screen only displays 65k colors.
These three were together made me take the phone back.
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I have yet to choose a new phone but I dumped the EVO after two weeks for three reasons. The 30fps cap, the purple tint, and most importantly the screen only displays 65k colors.
These three were together made me take the phone back.
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All a bit confusing about the Evo now that I look into it bit. Take a look at this post claiming that it's not 16bit: http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g...-million-both-phones-199-a-3.html#post1091681
I'm waiting to have my launch day Evo returned to Radio Shack (manager is trying to get me in past the 30 day mark with his Sprint rep). I thought the screen was beautiful and just had issues with the screen raising and a few others build issues.
I need to touch the Galaxy before I know for sure. The Droid X could have been good but the large bump on the back and that ugly 80's camera flash remind me of how ugly I thought the first Droid keyboard was. I'm sure we have a lot of slick devices coming out later this year but it's already a tough call for what to have right now.......
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... The Droid X could have been good but the large bump on the back and that ugly 80's camera flash remind me of how ugly I thought the first Droid keyboard was.......
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Yep, I don't understand how Moto can keep making such butt-ugly phones. Between the ugly Moto design and the ugly Verizon branding, the Droid X is a phone only a true nerd can love
I had a google nexus, which hardware-wise is pretty simillar to the evo.
The snapdragon processor is pretty good, but samsung's hummingbird is better (and is produced at 45nm, less power consumption)
The real tie-breaker for me was the GPU.
The Adreno200 in the snapdragon SOC is pretty weak, if i need to put it in proportions, the SGX540 in the Galaxy S is around 3 times stronger, possibly even a bit more.
Screen- while the evo's screen is sharper (on paper), 65k colors and low contrast ratio wipe that advantage completely. The difference is just too big.
Now the most important point- the evo is a real battery -hogging monster, it can barely last for a day and a half in very moderate use, while the SGS can probably last for twice the time under the same use.
I'm not too a fan of dragging around chargers and backup batteries, don't know about you.
I'd turn my eyes over to the droid X, better hardware (TI OMAP 1GHZ+SGX530>Qualcomm Snapdragon, any day), better battery time, probably a better camera as well. Motorla made a nice comeback.
I'd make the prime options the Epic 4G or Droid X.
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the Droid X is a phone only a true nerd can love
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Right!!!! When Moto made the Razor they got it all right in the looks dept.....now they keep bringing us boring/ugly styling one after another.
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I had a google nexus, which hardware-wise is pretty simillar to the evo.
The snapdragon processor is pretty good, but samsung's hummingbird is better (and is produced at 45nm, less power consumption)
The real tie-breaker for me was the GPU.
The Adreno200 in the snapdragon SOC is pretty weak, if i need to put it in proportions, the SGX540 in the Galaxy S is around 3 times stronger, possibly even a bit more.
Screen- while the evo's screen is sharper (on paper), 65k colors and low contrast ratio wipe that advantage completely. The difference is just too big.
Now the most important point- the evo is a real battery -hogging monster, it can barely last for a day and a half in very moderate use, while the SGS can probably last for twice the time under the same use.
I'm not too a fan of dragging around chargers and backup batteries, don't know about you.
I'd turn my eyes over to the droid X, better hardware (TI OMAP 1GHZ+SGX530>Qualcomm Snapdragon, any day), better battery time, probably a better camera as well. Motorla made a nice comeback.
I'd make the prime options the Epic 4G or Droid X.
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I see your points seem valid to me. But personally I think the Epic is too thick with the keyboard (plus Swype is all the typing speed I need in my pocket). If the Epic came without the keyboard and if the screen really is that great; I'd be down to deciding between it and the iPhone because Sprint service with the Evo for me has been wonderful unlike this stupid At&t on the iPhone.
We all seem to get so focused on the specs that may not matter all that much? I mean these are phones and not desktops of say 15 years ago when we would research the heck out of a purchase because we knew we were going to keep it for at least 2, 3 or more years........
Anyhow, I really just don't see the bad in the Evo display I have and it's right here being matched up to my iPhone 4. I'm going to do something that no tech blogs ever seem to do. I'm going to load up both these phones, with the exact same high res images and then see how they look to me. Wish I could test the Galaxy along with these two phones, but I will have returned the Evo by the time I get my hands on a galaxy........
Because im not on sprint
And even if i were still on sprint i wouldnt take evo because of the poor battery life as well as the inferior screen quality.
Why are we focused on specs?
We want games to work on our newly-bought super-high-end phone. That's all.
At first there were the HTC devices with a qualcomm MSM7XXX. OK cpu, weak gpu.
Then came along the droid/milestone. ok cpu, ok+ gpu.
Then the wave of snapdragon devices- Very strong cpu, weak gpu.
We all waited for a balanced solution that will let us have a strong cpu and gpu, with android.
Untill the galaxy S, Droid X and Milestone XT720 come along, the iphone was the only balanced device.
About the displays- it's not that the evo display is bad. It's just that both the samsung and the galaxy s are way better. The first time i loaded a high-res video to my galaxy s side by side with my brother's milestone (which is regarded as a device with a very good screen by itself), my mind was blown. The difference is as clear as day.
I can say this with confidence-
Sharpness is overrated. We are talking about 3-4" screens here, not home 50" displays. As soon as 640X360 resolution over 3.5" was passed, the matter started to become pretty ridiculous. You need a 10X magnification to actually see pixels, i doubt your eyes have that.
On the other hand, be it a 1000" screen or a 1" screen, the difference in contrast/colors in general is always visible.
It might not be the "sharpest" screen around, but it is clearly the display with best colors around.
For someone who uses his phone as a media player a lot, this was VERY important to me.
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Because im not on sprint
And even if i were still on sprint i wouldnt take evo because of the poor battery life as well as the inferior screen quality.
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That's what I forgot in my last post; are you guys saying that the SGS has much better battery life than the Evo??? From all the comments on the thread here about first thoughts, it seems that folks aren't doing any better.
On the Evo board, I see all the same types of comments and the same range as I do here. Some Evo owners say they can't make it a day and some say they can make it a day and a half and even 3 days, after make half a dozen changes to the device. I know what my Evo battery life has been like and it's not anywhere near as good as this iPhone I'm trying out or even as good as my HD2 was. So I do have a feeling that I'll try the Galaxy and come right back to this board, asking about how to get better battery life.
I just love this device the screen is awesome!!
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Pika007 said:
Why are we focused on specs?
We want games to work on our newly-bought super-high-end phone. That's all.
At first there were the HTC devices with a qualcomm MSM7XXX. OK cpu, weak gpu.
Then came along the droid/milestone. ok cpu, ok+ gpu.
Then the wave of snapdragon devices- Very strong cpu, weak gpu.
We all waited for a balanced solution that will let us have a strong cpu and gpu, with android.
Untill the galaxy S, Droid X and Milestone XT720 come along, the iphone was the only balanced device.
About the displays- it's not that the evo display is bad. It's just that both the samsung and the galaxy s are way better. The first time i loaded a high-res video to my galaxy s side by side with my brother's milestone (which is regarded as a device with a very good screen by itself), my mind was blown. The difference is as clear as day.
I can say this with confidence-
Sharpness is overrated. We are talking about 3-4" screens here, not home 50" displays. As soon as 640X360 resolution over 3.5" was passed, the matter started to become pretty ridiculous. You need a 10X magnification to actually see pixels, i doubt your eyes have that.
On the other hand, be it a 1000" screen or a 1" screen, the difference in contrast/colors in general is always visible.
It might not be the "sharpest" screen around, but it is clearly the display with best colors around.
For someone who uses his phone as a media player a lot, this was VERY important to me.
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I see where you're coming from! I love games and I tried NOVA on the iPhone 4 two days ago and I was blown away. But I'm just not into gaming on phones and without real controls even if I had the time to play games as often as I'd like to, it just doesn't appeal to me much.
My HD2 came with transformers and I loaded it onto the Evo's sd card. I am a filmmaker and all I can say is that it looked and played perfectly on the Evo. I've heard people say that they watched films on the Evo with terrible results and all I have to say is that any device needs to have the right video format type and bitrate for a specific device (the right encoding app and settings makes all the difference).
I have no doubt the the SGS display is one of the very best if not the very best (it or the iPhone display). BTW' You might want to take a look at this smartphone display review: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2365915,00.asp
I had not thought of it until I started reading about it here. I'm talking about text not being as clear on the SGS screens. Again, I guess I won't know what these comments are about, until I get to try this phone myself. Some folks say it's a big deal and then others say it's not. Also I guess that has something to do with the "screen door" effect of the SGS display tech?
I guess what I meant about specs was that if any phone can do everything you want it to today and do it well, then that's about all that matters. rather than seeking out the best specs for some type of future proofing that just doesn't make much sense in regards to how quickly phone tech is advancing and how xda folks like us, are going to keep upgrading sooner rather than later. An Example would be people who worry about a phone not having 4G LTE radios now, even though by the time the towers are all in place, those same people, will be moving on to a new phone.
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I just love this device the screen is awesome!!
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Are you having any speed issues and how is your battery life treating you? Also would you say text is as sharp as on other high-end devices?
We being non US does not have the EVO 4G to play with but I have been using a Desire for the last 2 months. The reason why I swapped to the SGS is mainly because of the multitouch screen issue with HTC. Typing with SGS is even better than the iphone which, love it or hate it, were the best in terms of virtual keyboard. However I am disappointed with the speed so far, especially with emails. Hopefully the next firmware address those issues.
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We being non US does not have the EVO 4G to play with but I have been using a Desire for the last 2 months. The reason why I swapped to the SGS is mainly because of the multitouch screen issue with HTC. Typing with SGS is even better than the iphone which, love it or hate it, were the best in terms of virtual keyboard. However I am disappointed with the speed so far, especially with emails. Hopefully the next firmware address those issues.
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After using the iPhone 4 keyboard a lot in the last few days I would have to say yes it is the best tap type touch keyboard. Something about it and I assume the screen tech, make it very good. But the hands down best touch keyboard is Swype hands down which is not on iOS yet. Also the HTC keyboard is also very nice on it's own but also having the voice button on the keyboard is really nice (not sure if the SGS has that as well).
Oh and thanks; I was forgetting about the fact that the rest of the world got the SGS first but no Evo. Sometimes we silly Americans behave as if we are the world.
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It might not be the "sharpest" screen around, but it is clearly the display with best colors around.
For someone who uses his phone as a media player a lot, this was VERY important to me.
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It's a matter of different priorities, yes: the great majority of what I do on my phone is read or write text, so having nice crisp text is important to me. I remember being amazed by how great the text looked on my first 640x480 PDA with ClearType. Conversely, I rarely watch video or look at photos on my phone.
The decision's pretty much taken out of my hands if I want a high-end Android phone in the UK. I would love the iPhone 4's display though.
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx3pdWBlZ34&feature=player_embedded
SDK:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3.html
Here's hoping we get some ROM's soon!
Nexus S:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/introducing-nexus-s-with-gingerbread.html
"Nexus S is the first smartphone to feature a 4” Contour Display designed to fit comfortably in the palm of your hand and along the side of your face. It also features a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, front and rear facing cameras, 16GB of internal memory, and NFC (near field communication) hardware that lets you read information from NFC tags..."
The phone is pretty much a Vibrant with a front camera and NFC. Hopefully we can get some drivers for the new BT, WIFI and GPS.
Now, we wait for Samsung to begin releasing source for the galaxy s platform, right?
Since 2.2 has gone so slow for the Vibrant, I wonder how long we'll have to wait.
Video of the advertisement for the NS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxUXulxE5o0&feature=player_embedded#at=53
Look at the camera layout, same as the Galaxy S. I don't know. I have a feeling we're gonna have a good port.
^ I got that same good feeling.
^ I just feel that same tingling goodness for port. Can feel how TW, Eugene, and other devs are getting ready.
http://www.google.com/phone/compare/?phone=samsung-vibrant-a-galaxy-s-phone&phone=nexus-s
Comparison Chart.
It's the same damn phone, lol.
I hope getting the BT/WIFI/GPS to work isn't an issue. If we can get CM, Eugene or TW to get a stock GB port, I'd be in heaven.
I was just about to post the same link, ha
http://www.google.com/phone/compare/?phone=nexus-s&phone=samsung-vibrant-a-galaxy-s-phone
Great minds think alike. Speaking of great minds, I hope some of the devs are around to see this. Those guys move fast.
I'm pretty sure since CM likes Dev phones, once the NS goes on sale he will work on it and whatever he does with that is likely to get pushed to us.
Eugene is fast though, I'm sure he already built a ROM for it!
Wow to 2.3.
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Koush I know has already ordered one, per a tweet. Team douche may not be able to keep their hands off this samsung.
I notice on the tech specs it doesn't even record 720p video? I guess it'll be easily hackable to do it, but still...
If it's just a vibrant with a working GPS, FFC, and LED flash, I'm all over it lol.
Is the AMOLED screen the same? (As in... pentile RGBG matrix?) That's the only thing that would hold me back...ugh.
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Is the AMOLED screen the same? (As in... pentile RGBG matrix?) That's the only thing that would hold me back...ugh.
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According to engadget it has a 4-inch WVGA display...
Does the S not have an sd card slot? Very.. Very odd.
,Alright time for samsung to release some freaking code.
The phone is quite a let down, but this is necessary. Google needs to use devices that have specs in the wild. Coding on a phone with a dual 1.2 GHz processor with next gen GPU and tons of RAM would only make for an OS that is expensive to build phones for, and an OS that cannot be easily backported to older/supported devices.
That being said, I'm not touching it. Too bad it's not Moto or HTC. Samsung is out, AFAIC.
Apple is about to refresh the iPad, so Android Tablet will face tough competition there.
With the release of WP7, and the patch coming up, Android phone manufacturers are going to start facing stiff competition from low-cost builders like Acer, etc. for the phones, especially since those phones do not require anything near the in-house developer work that Android phones need. They need to start standardizing the hardware better so that the end-user experience is better (update, etc.) and the the performance and developer experience can compare to that of WP7 and iOS.
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I notice on the tech specs it doesn't even record 720p video? I guess it'll be easily hackable to do it, but still...
If it's just a vibrant with a working GPS, FFC, and LED flash, I'm all over it lol.
Is the AMOLED screen the same? (As in... pentile RGBG matrix?) That's the only thing that would hold me back...ugh.
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I don't see anything wrong with the Vibrant's screen. Responsive, sexy, sleek.
Don't get me wrong, I like the Vibrant screen a lot. The ONLY gripe I have with it is the pentile matrix, which makes text look grainy/fuzzy compared to normal LCDs. It's not an AMOLED thing, it's their decision of RGBG instead of RGB for each pixel (technically RGBG is 2 pixels). The Nexus One has the same type of thing, but the screen is 3.7" so it's not as noticeable. On a 4" screen it's much more pronounced... I suggest you don't compare text to an iPhone or MT4G so you don't get annoyed when you see what I'm talking about =)
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I don't see anything wrong with the Vibrant's screen. Responsive, sexy, sleek.
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S doesn't have an SD. With built in Apps2SD, I guess they felt they didn't need it. 16GB is a lot of space.
::shrug::
I'm not getting the S. I was going to if it was dual core but there is no need to now. My Vibrant will morph into a Nexus S shortly...
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Don't get me wrong, I like the Vibrant screen a lot. The ONLY gripe I have with it is the pentile matrix, which makes text look grainy/fuzzy compared to normal LCDs. It's not an AMOLED thing, it's their decision of RGBG instead of RGB for each pixel (technically RGBG is 2 pixels)
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Ah, I only notice that once in a while. I have bad eyesight anyway!
2.3 focus is on games and multimedia. I can't wait to see the Apps and games!
here is the link to the nexus s...
http://www.google.com/nexus/#!/features
the phone is sexy but sucks i cant get it at tmobile stores. cause my upgrade isnt due till october of next year. i dont think best buy would let me upgrade early.
This phone is only in the prototype stages and doesn't even yet have an official name. However I've got a name to describe it... AMAZING! Check this out, this phone packs the following features:
4.6" LCD (1280 x 720 pixels)
Waterproof
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
13.1MP rear camera
1080p video recording
1.4GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor
4G
Fingerprint scanner
FFC (Front Facing Camera)
I must admit that I'm kind of excited to see if this will hit the US market. What do you guys think?
Informational Articles:
http://www.unwiredview.com
http://www.thegeeksclub.com
you had me at
"Waterproof, 13.1MP, quad core, fingerprint scanner"
I may not know if i want a GSIII if this is released or announced to be released anytime that is.
It's a shame its a prototype.
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I may not know if i want a GSIII if this is released or announced to be released anytime that is.
It's a shame its a prototype.
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Exactly my thoughts.
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I'm not sure I'm sold on the tegra 3 CPUs yet. And they barely make an 8mp camera with good pic quality, so what makes anyone think 13 will be better? The photos will be huge (in more than one way), and most likely grainy and washed out. No thanks.
What I want in my next phone:
[Pipe dream]
Hardware acceleration optimized
At least Dual core S4+, 1.5+GHz
No larger than 4.6", but would rather 4.3" (and no, she didn't say that).
Crazy amounts of internal storage (16GB absolute min)
Unlocked boot loader
Latest ICS with guaranteed updates
8mp QUALITY camera
At least 2mp FFC
4g
Retina Display like resolution with Super AMOLED like color reproduction and contrast
No bezel at all, and speakers on both ends like the latest Galaxy player.
Accurate GPS
And most important of all: Battery life. I'll sacrifice a few of the others for decent battery life. [/pipe dream]
Am I living in a fantasy world? Probably. But no worse than those people who want WoW to be "irl".
Sent from my rough sketch of a Vibrant on a brick.
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I'm not sure I'm sold on the tegra 3 CPUs yet. And they barely make an 8mp camera with good pic quality, so what makes anyone think 13 will be better? The photos will be huge (in more than one way), and most likely grainy and washed out. No thanks.
What I want in my next phone:
[Pipe dream]
Hardware acceleration optimized
At least Dual core S4+, 1.5+GHz
No larger than 4.6", but would rather 4.3" (and no, she didn't say that).
Crazy amounts of internal storage (16GB absolute min)
Unlocked boot loader
Latest ICS with guaranteed updates
8mp QUALITY camera
At least 2mp FFC
4g
Retina Display like resolution with Super AMOLED like color reproduction and contrast
No bezel at all, and speakers on both ends like the latest Galaxy player.
Accurate GPS
And most important of all: Battery life. I'll sacrifice a few of the others for decent battery life. [/pipe dream]
Am I living in a fantasy world? Probably. But no worse than those people who want WoW to be "irl".
Sent from my rough sketch of a Vibrant on a brick.
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All of that seems reasonable except for the 16GB min storage and the battery life.
What I think you're looking for is a Google experience Nexus phone with the best hardware of the time, and the right manufacturer and carrier (unlocked bootloader) You probably don't want to get a phone thats Motorola/HTC (though i think its HTC thats beginning to change) and Verizon (verizon has recently filed to the FFC saying they wish to make their phones bootloader locked)
and the NO BEZEL thing i don't think will happen, there will be LESS bezel, but i don't think it will all just go away, since first of all you won't even use the edges for anything, it will cost manufacturers even more since the screen will have to be perfect rectangle.
The Battery life part will be probably the hardest thing... and then maybe not since there are new technologies coming out in this decade for things like if you move your phone around or shake it for a while, the battery should recharge due to kinetic energy.. and theres even one that i read not too long ago probably a few days ago, that had the concept, but the technology was real of where you just sit down on your phone, and the body heat should recharge it.
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I may not know if i want a GSIII if this is released or announced to be released anytime that is.
It's a shame its a prototype.
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I am guessing when you see benchmarks of quad core exynos, you will take back your words
if you move your phone around or shake it for a while, the battery should recharge due to kinetic energy..
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Phone fap
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Fujitsu is the main DC brand
they have good review with they're product
MP doesn't mean anything but they're brand mean it.
I can't wait for it.
Hi Everyone
I just need some advice, is the Galaxy Note a good phone? I have the HTC One x and there is this screen issue problem a few people are experiencing which I am also starting to experience.
Just wanted to know how good the Note is.
Thanks
Sent from my HTC One X
Note too has screen issues.
Gamma test problems, blocky blacks, color banding.
And we all are hoping ICS would fix it.
Having said that I would still prefer Note.
Boy124 said:
Note too has screen issues.
Gamma test problems, blocky blacks, color banding.
And we all are hoping ICS would fix it.
Having said that I would still prefer Note.
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color banding fixed at ics, blocky blacks no
eve7 said:
Hi Everyone
I just need some advice, is the Galaxy Note a good phone? I have the HTC One x and there is this screen issue problem a few people are experiencing which I am also starting to experience.
Just wanted to know how good the Note is.
Thanks
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I will answer as a Note user its simply great! Love using it and have no issues at all leave the ICS. Rom beside it gas a powerfull CPU even more than it takes for us to use everyday , love the music in it and the browsing iwould say replace any tablet or laptop, no flash issues no problem with big pages you can kill any thing and wait to it in ICS currently its AOPK/AOSP ported but the official will rock, as far as using will obe handed is an issue but sooner you will get to it without a problem my opinion is that its the best out there now worthy as no other.
The one x , haven't seen any in my country yet but saw the specs it us apowerful phone but from my point of view it doesn't have the same magic like the note looks lije a copy of it almost....
For me check the signiture ;p
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I don't have any screen issues with my Note. It looks wonderful. Of course, you will probably get biased information here since it is the NOTE forum.
I've heard the One X is good, but it's also HTC which I'm skeptical about.
Hey mate, just thought I'd throw my opinion up before you get the whole "this is the Note forums, of course we're gonna say it rocks" speech
Personally, I was offered a trade by a friend who recently received the One X as an upgrade, so I used the phone for a couple of hours to see what I thought, and I must say it is FANTASTIC but for me personally, I think that the Note is EPIC
The sheer size of the Galaxy Note is what I love the most, and whilst the One X has a large 4.7" screen, the Note with it's 5.3" screen is just incredible, and whilst the Super LCD 2 screen on the One X is lovely, it doesn't compare to the HD Super AMOLED PLUS screen of the Note, in my personal opinion.
I would say that the One X is a faster phone, because the quad core 1.5GHZ vs. dual core 1.4GHZ of the Note speaks for itself, but I personally don't see any need for a quad core Android device in 2012.
Android 4.0.3, with Sense 4 on the stock ROM of the One X absolutely DESTROYS Android 2.3.6, with TouchWiz on the stock ROM of the Note... but (and this is a large but ) the Note has a fantastic development community and we have some simply superb AOSP/AOKP Ice Cream Sandwich ROMs already available and we haven't had any official releases of Android 4.0 yet which means they're just going to continue to get better! Also in my opinion, the pure Android experience beats any overlay put out by HTC/Samsung/Motorola etc. and most HTC devs cook ROMs based on Sense.
Another thing I want to point out quickly, is that whilst Samsung have a TON of different phones/tablets out, they always show their flagship devices plenty of love, and allow them to remain at the "top" whilst HTC will have another flagship device out in a couple of months. That's what I hated most about my Desire HD, I knew that a month or two after I received it, it was no longer "the best thing" anymore.
/rant.
Sent from my White Galaxy Note using Tapatalk 2
The problem I have is I have had the Galaxy S2. And don't like TW. Is there anything I can do about this without rooting my phone?
Sent from my HTC One X
MamaSaidWhat? said:
Hey mate, just thought I'd throw my opinion up before you get the whole "this is the Note forums, of course we're gonna say it rocks" speech
Personally, I was offered a trade by a friend who recently received the One X as an upgrade, so I used the phone for a couple of hours to see what I thought, and I must say it is FANTASTIC but for me personally, I think that the Note is EPIC
The sheer size of the Galaxy Note is what I love the most, and whilst the One X has a large 4.7" screen, the Note with it's 5.3" screen is just incredible, and whilst the Super LCD 2 screen on the One X is lovely, it doesn't compare to the HD Super AMOLED PLUS screen of the Note, in my personal opinion.
I would say that the One X is a faster phone, because the quad core 1.5GHZ vs. dual core 1.4GHZ of the Note speaks for itself, but I personally don't see any need for a quad core Android device in 2012.
Android 4.0.3, with Sense 4 on the stock ROM of the One X absolutely DESTROYS Android 2.3.6, with TouchWiz on the stock ROM of the Note... but (and this is a large but ) the Note has a fantastic development community and we have some simply superb AOSP/AOKP Ice Cream Sandwich ROMs already available and we haven't had any official releases of Android 4.0 yet which means they're just going to continue to get better! Also in my opinion, the pure Android experience beats any overlay put out by HTC/Samsung/Motorola etc. and most HTC devs cook ROMs based on Sense.
Another thing I want to point out quickly, is that whilst Samsung have a TON of different phones/tablets out, they always show their flagship devices plenty of love, and allow them to remain at the "top" whilst HTC will have another flagship device out in a couple of months. That's what I hated most about my Desire HD, I knew that a month or two after I received it, it was no longer "the best thing" anymore.
/rant.
Sent from my White Galaxy Note using Tapatalk 2
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According to u which screen has better contrast?Does the hox display looks like washed out like all the screen look when compared to superamoled?and which screen colour saturation u did like the most?
eve7 said:
The problem I have is I have had the Galaxy S2. And don't like TW. Is there anything I can do about this without rooting my phone?
Sent from my HTC One X
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Absolutely. TouchWiz is just the launcher. You can find launchers on the Play Store. (Apex, Nova, Launcher 7, Launcher Pro, ADW)
i dont have HTC One X
so ireally can not tell !
what i can say about the note is :
Pros :
clear large screen , samsung touch wiz UI , S-pin can be very useful to some poeple ,
very great battery life , reasonable price .
Cons :
large Size makes it harder to handle then other phones ( but the htc one x is 4.7 inch so not much of a different ! )
it's not quad core as one X but .. its very decent in performance and speed
What is the camera like, sorry about all the questions.
Sent from my HTC One X
Hi,
Has anyone received ICS official from Samsung yet with this device in the UK?
If not have you guys got a date?
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I got both, and as i love my Note and it always the Note that follow me and stays loyal...
I like the Hox alot, more a toy for me but for others it for sure should work like a really nice phone.
But like other folks have say if you like the big screen go for the Note as it is fantastic, and when you have use it for a while you will have hard go to back to normal size..
The Hox has also a fantastic screen tho, but still not as big..
For me the Note win because : screen size, pen and Battery.
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I've owned both so this is my honest opinion.
One X is a superb phone but it has a few glaring issues I couldn't past. I had two handsets. The first had a loose screen. The second had a yellow tint at the bottom and light greys would occasionally flicker. Build quality definitely needs improvement so don't be shocked if you need to switch handsets a few times.
The camera on the One X is an absolute joy to use.
Before the problems I fell in love with it. The screen is a beauty and it fits well in the hand.
If it wasn't for the fact I had to send two back, it would have been a keeper.
The Note on the other hand, arrived perfect and is perfect. Build quality is superb and the screen is equally stunning but for different reasons. High contrast and its simply amazing for watching video. The size of the device is great too, I was expecting it to be too big but its just ridiculously functional. The screen space to fit icons is untouchable and the S Pen is handy for jotting down notes without fuss.
Battery life on the Note is also far better than the One X, good 4 to 5 hrs on screen time. One X will give you around 3 to 3 and a half tops.
My only complaint of the Note is not having Ice cream sandwich yet, but its not far off.
What you need to work out is how you use your phone. If you travel a fair bit and want something to use on a bus or train then the Note is what you want. Choice of switching out battery as well as the battery being better to begin with seals the deal. If you just listen to music though, the One X is superb. It's only when the screen is on does it suck the life away.
If you also intend to play graphically intensive games, then obviously the One X is the one to get. Just have to make sure your near a charger because it kills the battery in no time.
Overall I prefer the Note because of how I use it. I do a fair bit of reading and the screen is better suited for that purpose.
I have banding. It's not software related but a problem with the screen. But I can only really tell when I have the brightness set at the lowest level.
My home button lost the spring in its step, but others say theirs is just like brand new.
Alot of lag, but hopefully ICS will fix this.
Stupid question..
I've had my Note since November and still love it to bits.
I reckon it craps on the HTC One. (yes I've played with a One)
There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question …… Only Stupid Answers!
I had to get both to solve this one [sigh], 'cos they're the best two phones available without doubt! They're really quite different personalities & some days one suits more so it really comes down to what you want. I think the HTC is a new gen superphone with great specs while the Note is more like a BIG SGS2 but the size is great screen wise! 4.7 now seems a bit small & 5.3 a tiny bit big. If someone does a 5" screen like the HTC, WOW!
MamaSaidWhat? said:
The sheer size of the Galaxy Note is what I love the most, and whilst the One X has a large 4.7" screen, the Note with it's 5.3" screen is just incredible, and whilst the Super LCD 2 screen on the One X is lovely, it doesn't compare to the HD Super AMOLED PLUS screen of the Note, in my personal opinion.
I would say that the One X is a faster phone, because the quad core 1.5GHZ vs. dual core 1.4GHZ of the Note speaks for itself, but I personally don't see any need for a quad core Android device in 2012.
Android 4.0.3, with Sense 4 on the stock ROM of the One X absolutely DESTROYS Android 2.3.6, with TouchWiz on the stock ROM of the Note... but (and this is a large but ) the Note has a fantastic development community and we have some simply superb AOSP/AOKP Ice Cream Sandwich ROMs already available and we haven't had any official releases of Android 4.0 yet which means they're just going to continue to get better! Also in my opinion, the pure Android experience beats any overlay put out by HTC/Samsung/Motorola etc. and most HTC devs cook ROMs based on Sense.
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actually, note has super amoled hd, not super amoled plus. plus implies rgb matrix, but we have pentile matrix. the main reason why the screen of the note was particularly awesome at the time was because there was nothing else as large with the same resolution (amoled or lcd). but now the htc screen can be a comparison. not only is the htc screen an ips panel (accurate colour representation), it is also full rgb matrix, not pentile. so side by side, our notes are over saturated and not as sharp as the htc screen. amoled does have the advantage in terms of being able to display true blacks, but thats still offset by colour banding issues.
one advantage we have is larger battery capacity, but if you see some of my other posts on the issue, our battery is still worse compared to the one x in web browsing until we get ICS and can invert colours. in other tasks such as phone call and standby, our notes win... but thats only because the screen is off.
another advantage we have is that we have a microSD slot which lets us expand our storage by up to 64gb. but this will depend on the user.
however, the thing i would suggest to the OP right now is dont buy a note if he already owns a one x. its a downgrade in most areas, and a sidegrade at best. plus, today is 1st of may. in 2 more days, samsung announce their next galaxy. if you run antutu on your phone, you can see that the s3 is on the score chart and that its running a 720p display, exynos quad core with overclocked mali gpu and 1gb ram. it scores 12150 in antutu. buying a note now when the official announcement for samsung's new beast arrives in 2 days is just silly. even if the s3 isnt as great as its being hyped to be, at the very least a few stores will drop their prices on the note.
Souai
Aww thank you so much for your advice really helped I think I will stick with the One X. Its only because the flicker screen issue has been a really big put off and I do not want to go through the whole being on my 3rd one and still have flicker issues. Thanks alot.
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Hi friends. It's been a hot topic as you all know Samsung new flagship was announced yesterday. Frankly speaking, it was a overhyped phone and was the most anticipated one of the year. And unfortunately it disappoints me & many others.
Pentile Display in the flagship device is just the heck of a decision. A 4.8" HD Display should've had super amoled plus display rather than a pentile one. HTC ONE X has a true HD IPS SUPER LCD2 Display that feels a lot better.
The design is the major letdown for me. The shape isn't that good for a phone when I put this against One X. Yeah the phone is slim making a difference of 0.3mm but the entire shape didn't appeal to me much.
Made of polycarbonate same as One X but with hyperglaze that makes it more glossy and yes LET'S FACE IT; it looks cheap.
The battery isn't a difference to me. SIII houses a 2100 mAh battery and HTC ONE X has a penta-core chip making the phone to last long with a 1800 mAh battery.
SIII Camera app, S Voice are innovative and are as good as HTC ImageSense Chip and Beats Audio Integration in HTC One phones. (Camera may be a few steps ahead in One X)
New Touchwiz UI is like more of a gingerbread look rather than ICS. The true and real ICS UI would've been much better in SIII.
*Whatever the quadrant shows is not reliable. It may smack down One X but you've got to admire the build quality and UI and especially the shape and design of HTC ONE X.*
Important Note:
Buy the one you like. Admire the one you think is the best. At the end of the day the BEST phone is the one which is in your hand.
It's just a bit of comparison and talks we gonna do here. No offence whatsoever!
*I don't own any of these two devices. It was a gentle comparison and everyone has the right to have an opinion.*
Would love to listen from you people.
THANKS.
Htc one X has a poor design. Check Engadget were they are put side by side. One X looks plastic. S3 has that premium feel with the metallic surrounding. The UI is def superior to the one X too. The S3 is a sleek phone
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Following the very disappointing announcement of the S3 I gave up my S2 And bought a HTC one x. The only drawback is the battery life and major pro is the LCD2.
Very disappointing !!!
The S3 have sd-card and removable battery (possible to better battery in future), thats enough to buy it instead of One X
32gb on One X. Same as the s3. seriously people you telling me you are going to fill that storage up and use more with external sd cards? sd cards are so 2011 just messing. both great phones. cant we all just get along
but seriously guys. both phones have beautiful designs. but s3 looks like the child of the galaxy note and GNEX after getting together on a night out
I hope the "Next Nexus" has a non pentile display...
Im already dreaming of the specs... which kinda makes me sad because it will probably be a let down just like the S3.
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I hope the "Next Nexus" has a non pentile display...
Im already dreaming of the specs... which kinda makes me sad because it will probably be a let down just like the S3.
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i just do not get it! the pentile display on my GNote is amazing! what more do you want? i think these pentile issue is just a perception.
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The S3 have sd-card and removable battery (possible to better battery in future), thats enough to buy it instead of One X
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enough said
I prefer the look of the s3 and once every one starts rooting the s3 is gonna be the top phone on performance anyhow isnt it.The battery and sd card are the winners for me and as for the screen isnt the screen on the hox having loads of problems with clipping and stuff?Maybe this is why samsung went with a older screen?
For me, the design of the SGS3 is better than the OneX
The screen is moot, its way beyond my ability to discern anyway.
Being able to take spare batteries/spare SD card on holiday to shoot video/watch movies etc... makes the SGS3 way better than the OneX
Finally, the sexy new staying on if you are with your device, or auto dialing if you lift it to your head after reading an sms, is logical, simple, but brilliant.
One horse race IMO... and NO custom roms to mess up the Samy apps for me!!
Mark.
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Htc one X has a poor design. Check Engadget were they are put side by side. One X looks plastic. S3 has that premium feel with the metallic surrounding. The UI is def superior to the one X too. The S3 is a sleek phone
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Isn't SGS3 all plastic like SGS2 ?
I will wait for the Sony or Iphone in the summer.
This is my personal view, it looked right downer to me, the Samsung Galaxy SIII smartphone is one big very ugly beast, it also cheap plastic again.
When Sony already launch a Sony Xperia with 12 meg pixels with launch smartphones in summer with 13 & 16 meg pixel. Samsung stuck with 8 meg pixel, this is massive surpried since this is 4.8 inch in size.
I will wait for Sony or Iphone or buy the Sony Xeperia S in the summer.
A massive disappointment.
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This is my personal view, it looked right downer to me, the Samsung Galaxy SIII smartphone is one big very ugly beast, it also cheap plastic again.
When Sony already launch a Sony Xperia with 12 meg pixels with launch smartphones in summer with 13 & 16 meg pixel. Samsung stuck with 8 meg pixel, this is massive surpried since this is 4.8 inch in size.
I will wait for Sony or Iphone or buy the Sony Xeperia S in the summer.
A massive disappointment.
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Higher specs do not mean high quality product. Just think about it
Is there any confirmation that it has Gorilla Glass 2 ?
Darkfunnyguy said:
This is my personal view, it looked right downer to me, the Samsung Galaxy SIII smartphone is one big very ugly beast, it also cheap plastic again.
When Sony already launch a Sony Xperia with 12 meg pixels with launch smartphones in summer with 13 & 16 meg pixel. Samsung stuck with 8 meg pixel, this is massive surpried since this is 4.8 inch in size.
I will wait for Sony or Iphone or buy the Sony Xeperia S in the summer.
A massive disappointment.
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The Xperia S has 2011's hardware except from the camera and the screen ( snapdragon S3/Adreno 220. WTF Sony? ). I don't think the GS3 is that ugly. It's just the ONE X is too beautiful and classy!
i think raw material of Samsung low quality when compare with Apple.
For me personally, the important thing about a sdcard slot isn't the total amount of memory, but the ability to wipe my "system partition" completely.
Like on my PC, I like to keep my photos, videos, music and other pers. data on a physically seperate "drive".
That's why HTC is no option for me, regardless of the other specs.
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Really? What is so high quality about something that breaks when you drop it?
OP, you will get hell flak if you don't change the title
HTC steals the show, oh come on! Samsung are hardware manufacturers, they know the stuff!
And people debating over plastic and metallic finish, please throw your phone in the air and tell me which lives to tell the story? eh!
GSM Online PL just uploaded a video of the Galaxy S3 next to a HTC One X
You can see the diference in the build quality of the main body, i also noticed a the One X to be a little sluggish when moving through the menus, not as fluid at least.
Hearing other people's disappointment, i was disappointed too. However alot of the things people were complaining about I really don't see a problem.
Yea the htc one is a nice looking phone with a nice build. But so what's if the gs3 plastic? I remember numerous complaints about the gs2's plastic and how "cheap it felt". But look how light and thin it was. And check the drop test vs other phones as a result of this lightness. Now the design can be a little better i guess, but who cares it most likely is going to be in a case so it only matters how good the case looks.
The screen? I would rather a none pentile screen, but at 720 resolution I doubt I will be able to tell, and it being a super amoled screen i'm sure i'll love it.
Another benefit to this "dreaded plastic" to me is the removable cover. That is a big factor that would deter me from the htc one. I love being able to use a ext sd card and a removable battery is great too.
I'm not sure about the processor, but being a exynos I'm sure it will beat the tegra 3, in terms of performance and with a smaller architecture battery i bet too. Now me being in the States I'm sure we will unfortunately have a different processor than the international as the htc one does with the lte version. That to me is unfortunate.
And lastly, I'm sure that it will have a unlocked bootloader which alone would be reason enough for me to pick the gs3 over htc one.
If I still have the funds this year after getting a tablet, I'll most likely be getting the gs3. If funds don't materialize then there is always the next nexus or gs4.