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If so, I can hardly wait!
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Thats what this article says:
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If so, I can hardly wait!
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Hmmm, looking like May for over here and Orange only to start with, which is a shame because the Orange signal is awful where I live
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fantastic news, no hopefully Bell here in Canada will release it around the same time frame!
I've been harassing Bell customer service reps about a release date, but they won't give me any information! haha
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bells releasing it march 17th
http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/01/24/b..._campaign=Feed:+Mobilesyrup+(mobilesyrup.com)
Ain't that an exciting time to be Canadian? For once, we get a high-end Android phone (high-end being an understatement in the Atrix case!) at the same time as south-of-the-border. Before CES, I was waiting for Telus' HTC Desire HD, but now, man, I'm getting my hands on the Atrix.
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Ain't that an exciting time to be Canadian? For once, we get a high-end Android phone (high-end being an understatement in the Atrix case!) at the same time as south-of-the-border. Before CES, I was waiting for Telus' HTC Desire HD, but now, man, I'm getting my hands on the Atrix.
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I've got my desire HD in october/november i m pretty happy with it,I think i ll be switching to the atrix when it comes out but only after trying it(waiting for htc annoucement for it dual core cpu phone), because of mainly 2 reasons:
1-Motoblur and software integration
2-community support! as HTC always had the best community support here..
Also i heard something about tegra 2 GPU being less powerfull than a SGX540 PowerVR or Adreno 205 while the next Dual core HTC will for sure have Adreno 220 which is supposed to be like 3x better than the 205 anyone got some info about this?
i hope it is at best buy and at&t stores in feb, i hate best buy
this no best buy this worst buy!
if not I might wait a month to get at at&t store.
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I've got my desire HD in october/november i m pretty happy with it,I think i ll be switching to the atrix when it comes out but only after trying it(waiting for htc annoucement for it dual core cpu phone), because of mainly 2 reasons:
1-Motoblur and software integration
2-community support! as HTC always had the best community support here..
Also i heard something about tegra 2 GPU being less powerfull than a SGX540 PowerVR or Adreno 205 while the next Dual core HTC will for sure have Adreno 220 which is supposed to be like 3x better than the 205 anyone got some info about this?
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You're right about HTC historically having better community support, though the hype is so high with the Atrix, and the "hacking/customization" possibilities are so awesome with the docking things and the pure power of that phone, I'm pretty sure it will have a huge and dynamic dev community. Locked bootloader or not.
There have been a lot of rumoured launch dates, like the 1st of March, late January and now the 13th of February. I hope that it will be the 13th of February, because then they have some time to find a solution for the "locked bootloader" issue and it's not too far away.
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You're right about HTC historically having better community support, though the hype is so high with the Atrix, and the "hacking/customization" possibilities are so awesome with the docking things and the pure power of that phone, I'm pretty sure it will have a huge and dynamic dev community. Locked bootloader or not.
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As mentioned in another thread the dock station is for 150$(it should be about the same price here in euros if we add the tax) which was a great surprise and a reason reconsider.
As for launch date here in France orange said the launch date would be somewhere around march and i think till then we will have a clear image and different tests and feedbacks from people in some regions that got to get it before the others
But Im still expecting HTC annoucement of it super future smartphone in WMC,i m pretty much expecting this platform , and it looks pretty much insane compared to tegra 2!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdVw9uBIr5I
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As mentioned in another thread the dock station is for 150$(it should be about the same price here in euros if we add the tax) which was a great surprise and a reason reconsider.
As for launch date here in France orange said the launch date would be somewhere around march and i think till then we will have a clear image and different tests and feedbacks from people in some regions that got to get it before the others
But Im still expecting HTC annoucement of it super future smartphone in WMC,i m pretty much expecting this platform , and it looks pretty much insane compared to tegra 2!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdVw9uBIr5I
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Qualcom dual core with ability to knock off processors for bat. efficiency.
Also found this thread:
http://androidforums.com/motorola-a...atrix-4g-training-2-2-2011-a.html#post2203973
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Also found this thread:
http://androidforums.com/motorola-a...atrix-4g-training-2-2-2011-a.html#post2203973
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Thanks for that. Things are looking pretty good.
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Finally I found a reason to switch from T-mobile to AT&T. I returned today my MT4G which is really a great device but the t-mobile service in San Diego sucks. Now I just have to survive with a Nokia prepaid phone until the Atrix is available. I hope it comes out mid of February. Can't wait
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As mentioned in another thread the dock station is for 150$(it should be about the same price here in euros if we add the tax) which was a great surprise and a reason reconsider.
As for launch date here in France orange said the launch date would be somewhere around march and i think till then we will have a clear image and different tests and feedbacks from people in some regions that got to get it before the others
But Im still expecting HTC annoucement of it super future smartphone in WMC,i m pretty much expecting this platform , and it looks pretty much insane compared to tegra 2!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdVw9uBIr5I
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That looks cool, and I know its still in development, but hell that ui looks weird and responds with quite a big lag.
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That looks cool, and I know its still in development, but hell that ui looks weird and responds with quite a big lag.
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Just download Launcher Pro. It is a speedy launcher and you will still have access to all of the benefits of motoblur.
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Now its a great phone but no super amoled witch I could get past but no gyroscope and no gingerbread 2.3.3 is a no go for my I'm at 1. 6gHz with a 2825 quadrant on my new nexus s
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Now its a great phone but no super amoled witch I could get past but no gyroscope and no gingerbread 2.3.3 is a no go for my I'm at 1. 6gHz with a 2825 quadrant on my new nexus s
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yes, how can we possibly live without a gyroscope. Or a flux capacitor (which is in the next HTC device I am sure).
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yes, how can we possibly live without a gyroscope. Or a flux capacitor (which is in the next HTC device I am sure).
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Indeed. I constantly fall over without a gyroscope to stabilise me.
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Now its a great phone but no super amoled witch I could get past but no gyroscope and no gingerbread 2.3.3 is a no go for my I'm at 1. 6gHz with a 2825 quadrant on my new nexus s
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I had a Nexus S for 1 week. SAMOLED= not sharp, not bright and sucks battery like hell when you have a bright background. Just hype nothing else. I prefer SLCD.
Gyroscope? LOL I prefer gyros...very delicious;-)
Gingerbread? You mean this RC product that was released to the Nexus S? OMG I had so much fun with gingerbread....choppy homescreen swiping, choppy browser with or without flash...,no serious software support for FFC,
Samsung Galaxy S 2 Specifications Leak
EDIT: OFFICIAL Samsung Galaxy S II specifications and PICTURE are now leaked.
EDIT #2: Even more great Samsung Galaxy S II Specifications and Pictures! http://bit.ly/hT261d - 1GB of RAM, Surround sound speakers!
EDIT #3: Massive, full specifications list: http://briefmobile.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-announced
So, what do you think? Enough to win you over from the Atrix 4G?
No more Samsung for me.
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An online retailer Expansys accidentally (or on purpose) put up the specifications to a plethora of phones including the Galaxy S 2.
Here they are: http://bit.ly/fKpY1y
Other website MobileFun says:
So, what do you think? Enough to win you over from the Atrix 4G?
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Umnmm..... duh? I love my captivate! Sure updates suck, but xda has my back!
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No more Samsung for me.
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Probably same here. Especially now that the Atrix is packing some sick hardware on ATT. But, I loved the hackability of the Captivate. I will miss that if Moto locks down their bootloaders.
i REALLY doubt they will switch to the snapdragon processors, why would they pay another company to build it when they could manufacture it themselves thus relieving the middle man....
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i REALLY doubt they will switch to the snapdragon processors, why would they pay another company to build it when they could manufacture it themselves thus relieving the middle man....
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Most Samsung phones out in the world today do not use Samsung made processors. The Hummingbird wasn't even made by Samsung as much as funded by them. Intrinsity built the Hummingbird for the most part. The Orion is one of the first total in-house processing units from Sammy.
Even some new phones from Samsung have alternative processors. The new Galaxy S with SLCD has an OMAP processor. And, the Focus has a Snapdragon.
I've heard repeatedly that Samsung's Orion won't be available till later in the year. So... it is a possibility that the Expansys specs are correct.
EDIT: Commenter over here made a good point. The Adreno 205 is supposed to be for 720p capable devices... not 1080p ones. Kind of discredits the authority of the Expansys specs.
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Im gonna try to wait it out this time, i'll buy which ever device gets official cm7 support, and i doubt it'll be the s2.
what is the ACTUAL resolution of samoled+
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WVGA according to these released specifications.
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WVGA according to these released specifications.
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but with "50% more subpixels" then samoled.....
do samoled screens have the same weird pentile matrix as the nexus one screen? and now the samoled+ is the first true 480x800 oled?
Honestly? I'll probably just go HTC or wait for the next Google phone (whenever that may be) as my next phone. HTC has a pretty good track record with Sense, and Google phones are purely stock Android. Both have a pretty strong mod community.
I went from an Xperia X10 to the Captivate, and while the mod community is 100x better, and the phone itself beat out the X10 in every way, I don't think I'll be returning to a Samsung phone.
I'm also done with $am$ung and their atrocious software support. I'll rather give my hard-earned money to a company (like HTC) that actually gives a **** about their customers and rolls out updates. I'm also staying away from Motorola and their ****ty bootloaders.
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No more Samsung for me.
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+1 10 CHAR
kingtz said:
I'm also done with $am$ung and their atrocious software support. I'll rather give my hard-earned money to a company (like HTC) that actually gives a **** about their customers and rolls out updates. I'm also staying away from Motorola and their ****ty bootloaders.
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The thing is, Samsung has released a lot of updates for the international Galaxy S. Its the carrier branded versions where software support sucks. With that said the days of buying branded devices are over for me. Specs look nice.
One more rumor of Galaxy S excites me.
Specs:
* Powerful dual-core 1.2GHz Samsung Orion processor
* Ultra sharp 4.3″ Super AMOLED Plus screen
* Next-generation Bluetooth 3.0
* NFC technology for contactless payments and more
* 1GB RAM lets you multitask with ease
* Comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread
* 8MP camera with LED flash and 1080p video recording with 1.3MP front-facing camera for video call
Source: http://www.geekword.net/galaxy-s2-specs-image/
That image is really old and sure to be a fake
seen that pic like 4 months ago.
such a fake one
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seen that pic like 4 months ago.
such a fake one
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The rumors are mostly fake, but some specs mentioned might become true.
Without a microSD slot, it does not have enough storage. I'll pass on it.
My next phone will be GSM and LTE capable.
I am jumping ship and going back with HTC, or a google phone.
the nexus 3 should be out some time this year, it might be the atrix because of the lte support 850 and 900
read this: http://www.androidcentral.com/sprint-saying-sayonara-several-android-smartphones
my stomach dropped when i read it, ss i have just bought my evo in june.
Sounds about right to me. It's been just over a year. That is about the current life cycle of most smart phones.
No worries though, the DEV will continue for quite a while still.
I'm quite content on my Evo...there will always be community based DEV for the evo long after its phased out...Some of us cant afford to get new phones each contract period...I plan to keep mine as long as I can.
There are still people developing for the Hero, I'm not even a little bit worried about my Evo
Maybe HTC will give us an unlock in October as a farewell gift. I personally don't need it, but it would be a nice gift for those who got it pre-installed.
I, too, just bought mine in June. But I'm not even remotely worried. Even on stock, I'm loving this phone. I could definitely use the better battery life once root hits the 2.3, though.
Yah that's only because there'll be an iPhone in September.
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I'm not really surprised they are phasing the phone out, it was only a matter of time before faster phones hit the market. That however does not mean the all dev work will stop on it over night. This phone is still the OG & I'm proud to rock it!
I have high hope for sprint I will be expecting them to improve there 3g and 4g coverage and the new phones.
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I gotnmy evo in December and even though I can upgrade to the evo 3D soon I'm staying with my evo
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I gotnmy evo in December and even though I can upgrade to the evo 3D soon I'm staying with my evo
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Oh please.. You're going to get an iPhone by then.. Lol
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Jason Black said:
Oh please.. You're going to get an iPhone by then.. Lol
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I would too if comes out.
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I am going to stick with the evo until sprint makes the jump from wimax to lte. Hopefully they wont be able to support both networks and give us some sort of incentive to switch. Wishful thinking probably- with the amount of wimax phones they currently have in the wild.
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I would too if comes out.
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A top dollar phone that will get stomped by the S2, Photon, 3D and 4G+ but comes with an Apple logo and manufactured by a company that wants Android to simply cease to be, I'll pass.
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A top dollar phone that will get stomped by the S2, Photon, 3D and 4G+ but comes with an Apple logo and manufactured by a company that wants Android to simply cease to be, I'll pass.
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I had iPhone before, getting an android. What I'm looking for a phone is long lasting battery life and more choices of games and bigger screen like my evo.
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Lokifish Marz said:
A top dollar phone that will get stomped by the S2, Photon, 3D and 4G+ but comes with an Apple logo and manufactured by a company that wants Android to simply cease to be, I'll pass.
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Stomped? Do you somehow got the iPhone 5 specs out of thin air?
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Stomped? Do you somehow got the iPhone 5 specs out of thin air?
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Logical progression would dictate A5 dual core ARM9 cpu clocked at 1Ghz, GPU most likely SGX543 or 544, 1gb DDR2. It's not hard to see where it fits in the hardware specs. The only advantage I see Apple would have is OS and app optimizations out of the box as they control the hardware design.
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Logical progression would dictate A5 dual core ARM9 cpu clocked at 1Ghz, GPU most likely SGX543 or 544, 1gb DDR2. It's not hard to see where it fits in the hardware specs. The only advantage I see Apple would have is OS and app optimizations out of the box as they control the hardware design.
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The A5 doesn't get stomped by any of those phones. Its likely that the GPU will be superior.
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I'm excited for the Galaxy S2. I'm hoping it's unlocked from the get go. Btw it just hit the FCC this morning!
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how did this get turned into an anti-apple thread? yes we all hate apple, but this is about sprint dropping our beloved evo!
In a couple of weeks the Galaxy S III (i9300) is going to be launched with a quad core 1.5Ghz processor.
Given how slow Samsung have been to actively market the 7.7 does this mean the tablet is going to become redundant even before it's gained any sales traction?
While I love my 7.7 I'm realistic in that it's not been a sales success (mostly due to Sammies "too many products...no focus" current marketing strategy).
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I think samsung is trying to find a niche in the mobile market. Almost anything that is 'successful' to them, they will make revisions of them.
like samsung galaxy tab p1000 -> becomes 7.0 plus
or samsung s -> s2
and the 7.7, and 5.3 note was like test for them .. but it seems note was more successful.. and that 7.7 seems to release late, maybe due to the law suite with apple?
Personally i do like to see note 2
As for the sgs3, i will only consider it if it have sdcard slot + removable battery.
quad core means little for me.
Galaxy Tab 7.7
I changed from Galaxy S2 to Galaxy Tab 7.7.
I dont know why the Galaxy Tab 7.7 should become no sale success. if you compare it to other tabs you can see that the Hardware (beside the camera module) is very good.
I am satisfied with this tablet. If there will be the ICS update i think the android sofware will work much better than Honeycomb.
If you compare it to the Galaxy Note and the upcoming Galaxy S3 you will notice that the tab ist still another formfactor with its 7.7.
After using my tab for 2 weeks i dont want to miss ist, especially for media and internet. Besides this i am using it as cellphone too to telephone.
If i think of the 4,x inch Display of my S2 or the Note display i think the tab is still the better choice.
And due to its size it is still mobile enough to take it for everyday use.
Hope the 7.7 will get the ics update soon and find some more devs here in forum...
Id also like to see a Galaxy Note 2 and a Tab 2 7.7 but the new SuperAMOLED manufacturing and a bigger battery life. Probably the next Tab 7.7 will come with a quadcore A15.
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Probably the next Tab 7.7 will come with a quadcore A15.
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if only
Samsung makes a **** ton of Galaxy products in every size. Don't worry.
pinsb said:
In a couple of weeks the Galaxy S III (i9300) is going to be launched with a quad core 1.5Ghz processor.
Given how slow Samsung have been to actively market the 7.7 does this mean the tablet is going to become redundant even before it's gained any sales traction?
While I love my 7.7 I'm realistic in that it's not been a sales success (mostly due to Sammies "too many products...no focus" current marketing strategy).
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How do you know that the GSIII is going to have a quad core chip in it? Until it is officially announced, any specs we may think we know or expect the GSIII to have are nothing more than rumors, speculations, and theories.
Don't get ahead of yourself here.
Until then, this conversation is pointless.
Jade Eyed Wolf said:
How do you know that the GSIII is going to have a quad core chip in it? Until it is officially announced, any specs we may think we know or expect the GSIII to have are nothing more than rumors, speculations, and theories.
Don't get ahead of yourself here.
Until then, this conversation is pointless.
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Errr....
Already confirmed by a Samsung exec last month.
http://www.gsmarena.com/quadcore_cp...d_for_the_samsung_galaxy_s_iii_-news-3990.php
patronising much?
I heard the new sg3 will have duel quad core CPU and gpu.
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How do you know that the GSIII is going to have a quad core chip in it? Until it is officially announced, any specs we may think we know or expect the GSIII to have are nothing more than rumors, speculations, and theories.
Don't get ahead of yourself here.
Until then, this conversation is pointless.
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So get that tin foil hat off?
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I still don't have any idea what this thread is about. Are you worried that the 7.7 won't be top dog or something? It's yesterday's news. Get the shiniest thing you can.
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that I should sell my tablet 7.7 and sgs2 and buy a phone sgs3? doesnt so logic to me
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that I should sell my tablet 7.7 and sgs2 and buy a phone sgs3? doesnt so logic to me
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Well, I was joking. This kind of thread is rather useless so I should refrain from reading or commenting, really.
Cripes chaps it's not that difficult to follow.......
The 7.7 was announced almost 8 months ago and in many markets the 3G version is still not even available.
As Sammie themselves (and other manufacturers) are now starting to announce quad core products it'll set expectation in the marketplace that quad core is now the base level.
This discourages buyers from buying dual core products.
Fewer sales means developers less inclined to work on a product that's perceived as out of date.
We, as owners of 7.7 devices get fewer ROM options.
Nottin' really... galaxy tab 2 is coming here at Singapore last time I heard they're also putting quad core in there...
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Correct me if I'm wrong ... would a quad core chip even present much of an upgrade over a dual core, considering the application? Seems like overkill to me.
Maybe you have a point there... but its a matter of adopting to the newest tech, soon most apps would be so heavy that you'd req a quadcore processor...
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Maybe you have a point there... but its a matter of adopting to the newest tech, soon most apps would be so heavy that you'd req a quadcore processor...
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Except for new games and other niche programs, I suspect that won't be the case for several more years to come.
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Correct me if I'm wrong ... would a quad core chip even present much of an upgrade over a dual core, considering the application? Seems like overkill to me.
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exactly, I am not even sure if programs in windows take advantage of dual or quad cores.
I'd rather take a A15 dual core than quad A9.
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Cripes chaps it's not that difficult to follow.......
The 7.7 was announced almost 8 months ago and in many markets the 3G version is still not even available.
As Sammie themselves (and other manufacturers) are now starting to announce quad core products it'll set expectation in the marketplace that quad core is now the base level.
This discourages buyers from buying dual core products.
Fewer sales means developers less inclined to work on a product that's perceived as out of date.
We, as owners of 7.7 devices get fewer ROM options.
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That's why I still haven't purchased it and sticking with my Overclocked original Tab. Hopefully Samsung will come with a 7.7 (2) that will be popular enough
But definitely at this point with little custom ROM available, no CM, and ICS not yet there it makes little sense to upgrade (I might for the battery life since my Tab after 18months starts to show signs of tiredness)
On top of it there is not even a GSM LTE version available (Actually there s in Korea but with different bands form the "usual" ones used in Europe and US)
http://sammyhub.com/2012/10/11/ntt-...y-note-ii-and-improved-galaxy-s-iii-in-japan/
They really like screwing with us early adopters :-\
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Thats gonna suck big time....1.6ghz quad core processor and the same 2100mah battery....i feel sorry for anyone buying that. I'll stick to the device that makes sense 1.4ghz quad core, no 4g or any of that crap and decent battery life thanks
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What's the advantage of having overclocked 0.2ghz processor? As rightly said above, its battery time that'd suffer. And by the way, as far as the internals are the same, we are not screwed. Like both int'l and ntt versions have exynos 4412 so extra 0.2ghz doesn't matter at all!
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What's the advantage of having overclocked 0.2ghz processor? As rightly said above, its battery time that'd suffer. And by the way, as far as the internals are the same, we are not screwed. Like both int'l and ntt versions have exynos 4412 so extra 0.2ghz doesn't matter at all!
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It's not overclocked. the 1.6ghz one is revision 2.0 while we have revision 1.1. That 1.6 is their base clock speed afaik, meaning they can overclock to even higher than our max of 1.8ghz. (I might be wrong though)
EDIT: Maybe one month after it's released in japan, they'll make i9310 (with 1.6ghz 2gb ram) And after another 3 months, they'll make i9315 (1.6ghz 2gb with mali t604).
What would you expect ? Samsung is known for making a big*** amount of variants for their flagships,just check the number of variants for the S2..Some of them got HD screens.
It's not a bad thing, for customers. It is for developing though..
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It's not a bad thing, for customers. It is for developing though..
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Not bad thing for customers? Paid 500€ for phone and it is obsolete after few months....yeah thats good for customers.....im thinking about selling it and getting note II or i9305 at least
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Not bad thing for customers? Paid 500€ for phone and it is obsolete after few months....yeah thats good for customers.....im thinking about selling it and getting note II or i9305 at least
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Hold that thought. Wait and see what samsung decides to do with the lack of support for exynos chipsets situation. I'm so mad about this. I think a lot of people are. Afterall I bought the S3 for the good hardware and the developer friendliness of samsung devices. Atleast that's what I knew before buying it. Now I see it's a whole different story. I personally am gonna wait like 2 months max. They fail, I'll sell this and get the next nexus maybe. What say? Also S4 chipset much better than exynos in all possible ways. Also I read somewhere in XDA some time back that Qualcomm chipsets are easier to deleop for atm. The only thing here is it's going to be an LG... an LG =\
I really hope their wheels start spinning with the Nexus release, coz as far as i know... developement is most active on HTC and Samsung smartphones.
You paid 500 for the S3 that's still the same S3. The fact that they released a slightly better variant on the other side of the world doesn't make your device worse.
I think people shouldn't care so much about owning the best. This is how the world is: they keep releasing better stuff so fast, you can't always have the best. And it doesn't really matter, it's just a small difference, our S3 is fast and that S3 will be fast.
Instead of having an S3 and paying so much money for another S3 which is barely different, buy a Galaxy Nexus which is much cheaper. Dual core and much smoother then all S3's...
It is the SAME CPU, SAME internals, it is OVERCLOCKED, nothing special.
XDA mark said:
You paid 500 for the S3 that's still the same S3. The fact that they released a slightly better variant on the other side of the world doesn't make your device worse.
I think people shouldn't care so much about owning the best. This is how the world is: they keep releasing better stuff so fast, you can't always have the best. And it doesn't really matter, it's just a small difference, our S3 is fast and that S3 will be fast.
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Agreed, Just because something new comes out it doesn't mean the original is useless.
If you are going to buy a top spec mobile phone then you need to realise it's outdated the moment you take it home. You buy the best you can, with the money you have, at the time you need/want to buy it.
or you can sit back and wait for the latest and fastest device and end up waiting for ever as the next one will always be better.
dark_polok said:
Hold that thought. Wait and see what samsung decides to do with the lack of support for exynos chipsets situation. I'm so mad about this. I think a lot of people are. Afterall I bought the S3 for the good hardware and the developer friendliness of samsung devices. Atleast that's what I knew before buying it. Now I see it's a whole different story. I personally am gonna wait like 2 months max. They fail, I'll sell this and get the next nexus maybe. What say? Also S4 chipset much better than exynos in all possible ways. Also I read somewhere in XDA some time back that Qualcomm chipsets are easier to deleop for atm. The only thing here is it's going to be an LG... an LG =\
I really hope their wheels start spinning with the Nexus release, coz as far as i know... developement is most active on HTC and Samsung smartphones.
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They don't fail. They hold more than 30% of the world's mobile phone market. More than anyone else. And the S4 PRO compared to the current Exynos 5250 paired with the Mali-T604 is already beat. As you can't compare old to new. That's the latest Exynos vs. Snapdragon processor comparison. Samsung hasn't really failed us. Just wait and let them fix their mistakes. And all the multi Nexus device. Is bull. Just let the time come and get what you want, stop bashing Samsung...
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Ill be able to duplicate this Variant soon .. all i need to do is overclock my I9305 by 200Mhz and BAM all of a sudden i have exaclty the same device. All the hardware is the same
Forget this one but i9305 was really a "in your face! early adopters" by Samsung!
i wouldn't even bother with the japanese variant. launcher looks horrendous. not to mention its just a minute upgrade
Software rules the roost with phones now, most phones are capable of doing similar things and only software seperates them from the pack.
I will be happy with my SIII for a long time to come i believe especially with the development community.
Would you be happy with your SIII if you'd never read about this new revision? I think so.
XDA mark said:
You paid 500 for the S3 that's still the same S3. The fact that they released a slightly better variant on the other side of the world doesn't make your device worse.
I think people shouldn't care so much about owning the best. This is how the world is: they keep releasing better stuff so fast, you can't always have the best. And it doesn't really matter, it's just a small difference, our S3 is fast and that S3 will be fast.
Instead of having an S3 and paying so much money for another S3 which is barely different, buy a Galaxy Nexus which is much cheaper. Dual core and much smoother then all S3's...
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Youre absolutly right...phone makers only cares for money, nothing else
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b-eock said:
They don't fail. They hold more than 30% of the world's mobile phone market. More than anyone else. And the S4 PRO compared to the current Exynos 5250 paired with the Mali-T604 is already beat. As you can't compare old to new. That's the latest Exynos vs. Snapdragon processor comparison. Samsung hasn't really failed us. Just wait and let them fix their mistakes. And all the multi Nexus device. Is bull. Just let the time come and get what you want, stop bashing Samsung...
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By fail I meant failure to provide proper support for exynos by a month or two, and not failure as a smartphone manufacturer. I'm well aware that they hold a huge chunk of the world's mobile phone market. Exynos 5250 is a beast there's no denying that. Don't get me wrong. I love the exynos chipsets. They performs better than any other chipset of its equivalent generation. It's just the lack of support that's getting me. I miss using smooth n properly optimized aosp/aokp roms. The one's there are available now are nowhere near to the nexus in terms of smoothness despite having a hardware that's more than twice as much powerful.
Not bashing samsung. In-fact I used to be hardcore HTC. But the main reason [or atleast 75%] why I switched to samsung is for the exynos chipset. I'm really hoping they provide proper support for it soon.
Yeah when they don't provide the documentation I understand why you're mad, I am too. I would like a fully buttery AOSP/AOKP ROM
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in 5 months, there will be news of S4 so this S3 with 2gb ram and 1.6ghz will be old..