Seems like the folks in the UK aren't the only lucky ones.
NTT Docomo confirmed that they will have their own 2GB retail version of the Galaxy S3, more info here: http://gs3central.com/content.php?r=137-Japan-Gets-Galaxy-S3-with-2GB-Ram
UPDATE: Canada also getting 2GB RAM version with dual core and LTE: http://gs3central.com/content.php?r=152-Canada-June-20-Release-Date-Confirmed-Plus-2GB-RAM!
Has anyone maxed out 1GB of ram on the GS2? I only ever got to a max of 500mb ram used of the 800 or so that was free.
Uk? Theyre getting 2gb too?
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^ this?
^ double this !
The uk SGS3 will have 1GB RAM according to all available specs.
Mark.
Yeah the 2gb is only for asian market. Pretty sure they dont get exynos though only the dual core like usa.
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Yeah the 2gb is only for asian market. Pretty sure they dont get exynos though only the dual core like usa.
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You made me laugh man. You will be able to sleep at night now.
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Yeah the 2gb is only for asian market. Pretty sure they dont get exynos though only the dual core like usa.
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If that's the case, hope the USA gets the 2gb also!
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Fighting LG
I guess this is deeper than just responding to the LG phone, it also means that SIII is probably more highly adaptable to combinations of hardware in design than expected.
Although Samsung said the Super AMOLED Plus has a problem or short-lived blue dots, but I think they are reserving it for something even bigger.
Considering the there are also reports saying that Google wants Jelly Beans to be released in Nexus first, I guess Samsung will do something better very soon. What's more, who supplies Apple with the New iPad screen? Samsung!
Maybe "SIII Advanced" with better Super HD AMOLED Plus? Flexible AMOLED? Even thinner body? SIII isn't as slim as we thought.
C'mon man, let's not start another hype-nuke with the Nexus and the amoleds plus 2x epic and flexible amoleds and 1mm phones.
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If that's the case, hope the USA gets the 2gb also!
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Unfortunately not. Rumour has it that you guys will have to make do with 512 hahaha
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If that's the case, hope the USA gets the 2gb also!
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That is a possibility. My understanding is that the final specs for the US version havent been announced yet.
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Has anyone maxed out 1GB of ram on the GS2? I only ever got to a max of 500mb ram used of the 800 or so that was free.
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of the actual usable total of 779 MB
mine is average at 500+ MB in use
however having more RAM, you can run VMware for Android and run other OSes inside your phone
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Seems like the folks in the UK aren't the only lucky ones.
NTT Docomo confirmed that they will have their own 2GB retail version of the Galaxy S3, more info here: http://gs3central.com/content.php?r=137-Japan-Gets-Galaxy-S3-with-2GB-Ram
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i'll definitely by this one if their radio bands are USA compatible
"Samsung wants to set a 2GB RAM standard, begins mass-producing 4-gigabit LPDDR2 chips"
http://phandroid.com/2012/05/17/sam...begins-mass-producing-4-gigabit-lpddr2-chips/
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of the actual usable total of 779 MB
mine is average at 500+ MB in use
however having more RAM, you can run VMware for Android and run other OSes inside your phone
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So only <300MB ram available for apps? This is just as bad as the One X with Sense.
And people say one gb is enough... They must not be using their phones if they say that they can't even use half of the ram.
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The exact reason i want to upgrade to this before the end of my contract is cuz my phone keeps ****ting itself when i run out of ram. This doesnt sound all that promising now.
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If i get an option of getting sgs 3 with 1gig of sgs 3 with two gig ill still buy sgs 3 with 1 gig because as the news says 9million pre orders so theres gotta be a hell lot of development new roms themes kernals etc and its just pre sales.
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What are your thoughts?
Is this enough for you to leave T-Mobile for AT&T?
Just posted about the One S which is coming to t-mobile, check the general section for the link...will be dual core with sense 4.0 out of the box...think I will be staying myself, though at&t's version does sound better...
Nothing short of a gun to my head would make me switch to AT&T - A.K.A. the slime of humanity. Even then I'd have to think about it.
You know humanity has gone down the toilet when people are willing to chase a phone to join a carrier that they hate, because leasing (yeah, I said leasing) a phone that is grossly overpowered to perform phone-like tasks, is a life-defining event.
Then again, it already happened numerous times over with the iPhone, so why not with the One X?
I have never been on AT&T, only Sprint and T-mobile. I am not thrilled about Tmo as I think Sprint was better for me in my area. I just think it is a shame that tmo gets the second hand htc one..s.. Then they have the nervous to go and announce it as if it is a game changer
you guys do know that the HTC One X on AT&T is also a dual core processor right?
only the International version of the HTC One X will be Quad Core...
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you guys do know that the HTC One X on AT&T is also a dual core processor right?
only the International version of the HTC One X will be Quad Core...
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And to add to that, you guys know that the version with quad-core Tegra 3 will most likely be slower and less battery-efficient than the one with dual core Snapdragon S4, judging by the current comparisons...
Sooo is this the phone to get when it drops?
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cjwebb said:
Sooo is this the phone to get when it drops?
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Pretty much. Either the one x or s. Basically the same (the U.S. versions) but the s has a .4 inch smaller screen and is qhd samoled as opposed to super LCD hd on the x. Imo you can't go wrong with either one.
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Will this have unlocked bootloader at launch? Or will it be another sensation 4g deal
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No sdcard and rumors of a non-removable battery. I don't know?????
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Will this have unlocked bootloader at launch? Or will it be another sensation 4g deal
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Doubt HTC will ever release anything already bootloader unlocked. Itll probably be like the Sensation.
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No sdcard and rumors of a non-removable battery. I don't know?????
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No SD card I know that... but non-removable battery?? That's ridiculous!!
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Nice read though. T-mobile quad core???? Hmmm http://androidandme.com/2012/02/sma...e-to-get-stock-android-4-0-and-quad-core-cpu/
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Im going for the Galaxy S3, which Im sure Verizon will get. See ya T-Mobile, you suck!
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No sdcard and rumors of a non-removable battery. I don't know?????
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not a rumors non-removable battery and 16 gig internal memory and no SD slot, 32 gig of cloud storage
http://htc.t-mobile.com/one/s-4g-phone
http://www.htc.com/us/products/htco...1&gclid=CKe41OH_xK4CFQ1U7AodTR2DUA#tech-specs
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not a rumors non-removable battery and 16 gig internal memory and no SD slot, 32 gig of cloud storage
http://htc.t-mobile.com/one/s-4g-phone
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But still supposed to be a quad core tegra 3 that t-mobile gets from what I read. Thanks for the info
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But still supposed to be a quad core tegra 3 that t-mobile gets from what I read. Thanks for the info
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nope... only the International version of the One X will get a Quad Core CPU.
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nope... only the International version of the One X will get a Quad Core CPU.
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If im correct I read from a site which all said that T-Mobile will get the Tegra 3 version that AT&T Snapdragon S4. Also a stock version of Ice Cream Sandwich (Plus the Beats & Camera) as well like how they did with LG Optimus 2X which got rid of all 'LGs' things etc.
Now my 'opinion'.
The Snapdragon S4 is a better choice and its a shame its only for AT&T. Reason?
Dual Core Cortex A-15 'More Power efficient' which means less heat plus manufactured on a 'die' of 28nm. This phone should be hard to get hot or even warm.
Im sure many of you had a dual core phone, seriously how hot does that get while playing game? Galaxy S2 for example, or even Galaxy Nexus :\!
Nevermind Quad A9! The Companion Core won't kick in when your gaming...
For those of you interested in the Galaxy III, here's a leaked video which shows it. I didn't see a thread about it in this section, unless I'm blind(Or if it was deleted).
http://www.droiddog.com/android-blo...alaxy-s-iii-leaks-looks-to-be-the-real-thing/
No it's not It's either the Galaxy M / Galaxsy s2 plus Samsung has bashed it already
the specs are what i expected... the only question is ... pentile or no pentile? keyboard or no keyboard (on Sprint)?
Yeah i say it's the sg2+
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Android Police are saying S3 also
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...-1-4ghz-quad-core-processor-and-720p-display/
Its the s3... I doubt they make a sgs2+ that's stupid. This isn't bad spec wise anyways... this sounds more realistic. 2.0ghz quadcore exynos and 2gb of ram is a little to much hype. 1.4ghz quadcore and 1gb ram sounds just about right.
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Its the s3... I doubt they make a sgs2+ that's stupid. This isn't bad spec wise anyways... this sounds more realistic. 2.0ghz quadcore exynos and 2gb of ram is a little to much hype. 1.4ghz quadcore and 1gb ram sounds just about right.
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I do not need more ram than my laptop nor a better processor than 75% of PCs...
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I do not need more ram than my laptop nor a better processor than 75% of PCs...
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No doubt. =] thanks.
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Am i the only one who thought "Meh" during entire video ?
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Am i the only one who thought "Meh" during entire video ?
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Haven't watched it yet. But it is pretty nice =]. but not waiting 6 months for it gnex.
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Haven't watched it yet. But it is pretty nice =]. but not waiting 6 months for it gnex.
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The gnex looks nicer
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I think 2GB RAM would be pushing it, but I do seriously hope this comes with the 5250 dual A15 processor. That's a significant upgrade IMO.
EDIT: I guess it's not really an opinion as much as it's a fact...
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the gnex looks nicer
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iSaint said:
Am i the only one who thought "Meh" during entire video ?
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No, you weren't. We'll see what's Sprint version is going to be. I'm wondering if that quad-core supports LTE. I'm leaning towards the Nexus right now.
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No, you weren't. We'll see what's Sprint version is going to be. I'm wondering if that quad-core supports LTE. I'm leaning towards the Nexus right now.
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Same, I just wish Sammy would blow us away with an awesome physical phone
tired of their crappy cheap feeling phones.
The other day i picked up my Hero and realised how better built it actually is compared to the epic touch and my og epic ...
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Same, I just wish Sammy would blow us away with an awesome physical phone
tired of their crappy cheap feeling phones.
The other day i picked up my Hero and realised how better built it actually is compared to the epic touch and my og epic ...
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From my experience, Samsungs may "feel" cheap, but they are more rugged than any HTC friends and family have had. Sure those thin metal accents look and feel nice in your hand, but I know too many people with their HTC's having chunks of their phones missing, scratches, and dings. I've dropped my phone a few times and it still looks like new with no sort of extra protection.
As I tweeted about this last night, whoever at Samsung designed the Touchwiz UI for ICS needs to be shot. Then fired. In that order. That is the WORST looking UI on an ICS device :\
~ E.R.A.
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Its the s3... I doubt they make a sgs2+ that's stupid. This isn't bad spec wise anyways... this sounds more realistic. 2.0ghz quadcore exynos and 2gb of ram is a little to much hype. 1.4ghz quadcore and 1gb ram sounds just about right.
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I think Samsung already confirmed the sg2+
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The gnex looks nicer
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You don't know what the S3 looks like yet though?...
Its in a dummy shell that's not the real physical phone only the internals.
I'm looking forward to this.
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Total ram of 681mb. I agree 2gbs of ram is overkill but at least give us 1gb of USABLE space C'mon sammy!
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Here it is. Hopefully the SIII will start shipping this month at some point.
http://www.att.com/galaxysiii/?#fbid=HTbkKrPm8LU
Nice. I tried telling an AT&T rep that ill be available this summer and he kept saying no itll be next year.. Pretty sad when a common John knows more than a "committed, seasoned rep"
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And also even told him that it would be dumb-downed to dual core and he insisted quad core.. Smh. Maybe ill apply for a job there and take all of his customers haha.
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And also even told him that it would be dumb-downed to dual core and he insisted quad core.. Smh. Maybe ill apply for a job there and take all of his customers haha.
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Not dumbed down. Nothing wrong with dual core with superior architecture
I wonder how the dev support on this bad boy is going to be
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I just checked out the specs on PhoneArena .. impressive .. 4.8" 720 .. 32GB built-in WITH (and I must bold that WITH since the HTC One X doesn't have) .. microSDHC/XC support to 64GB more .. wahoooooo
However, in the radio information .. doesn't state anything about LTE !!!
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-AT-T_id7131
EDIT: whoops .. it states it in the description about the phone in regards to LTE support. Wonder why they didn't list in it the frequency listings !!
Hopefully AT&T follows suit with the others and announces the June 21st release.
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Here it is. Hopefully the SIII will start shipping this month at some point.
http://www.att.com/galaxysiii/?#fbid=HTbkKrPm8LU
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I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm very excited for this. The whole skyrocket community needs to jump ship for the s3. I'm pre ordering as soon as I can. I've been saving my upgrade just for this! I just hate leaving such an amazing community!
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I'm wondering if I'm going to flash anything on the s3. Sammy packed some damn nice software into this one!
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Why is this post in SII forum? There is a forum dedicated for SIII.
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WIZARDfan said:
Why is this post in SII forum? There is a forum dedicated for SIII.
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You I'm the resident troll not you and even I know why its here so quit being a pain
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Why is this post in SII forum? There is a forum dedicated for SIII.
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Cuz
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Huh? AT&T to release a red s3? That I gotta see.
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Honestly seems a bit weak for a such a huge release for AT&T... Not only did they cut the quad and went with a dual core processor for LTE, they also cut the internal storage. Sure, the processor has better architecture and has more ram, but worth it...? I wouldn't entirely think so.
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Honestly seems a bit weak for a such a huge release for AT&T... Not only did they cut the quad and went with a dual core processor for LTE, they also cut the internal storage. Sure, the processor has better architecture and has more ram, but worth it...? I wouldn't entirely think so.
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They had to cut the quad. Everyone did.
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They had to cut the quad. Everyone did.
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I know, but still, just saddening...
This also makes me sad:
Thought Gorilla Glass was damn-near indestructible? Remember them doing similar drop tests with the original GSII and the screen didn't crack at all...
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Honestly seems a bit weak for a such a huge release for AT&T... Not only did they cut the quad and went with a dual core processor for LTE, they also cut the internal storage. Sure, the processor has better architecture and has more ram, but worth it...? I wouldn't entirely think so.
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Because right now the quad core is not LTE friendly.
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Because right now the quad core is not LTE friendly.
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Lol, I know. Hence the "went with a dual core processor for LTE."
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Not worth the upgrade...
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I can see there are new OTA files (around 30mb) on sammobile.com website.
Inside OTA file i have found many system apps with LTE in name and also i have found info that it has been benchmarked by antutu :
GT-I9305. Number model: GT-I9305 Android Version: 4.1.1 CPU Frequency: 1400MHz Location: GB RAM: 2,584 CPU integer: 4,320 CPU "
http://ameblo.jp/povtc/entry-11334314884.html
http://www.sammobile.com/2012/08/22/new-on-sammobile-ota-files
Cant wait till 29th.
Is that not an quad core CPU : integer: 4,320 CPU ?
Mate this is the international thread....
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there is no thread for new device ? whats better thread than Galaxy s3 international ? its coming to UK dude.
Ahh I'm guessing this is the one for T-Mobile's 4G network that's being launched here soon.
Yeah but interesting thing is that the us version doesnt have quad core on LTE
but this one seem to have 2gb of ram and quad core. That would be preety awesome, if 4g network coverage will be good of course..
Time to sell gt-i9300 then I guess, the extra ram will help with so many apps running, and 4G on tmo will be sweet. I think is same with Korean version 4212 quad with LTE
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Old news
And yes it's quad core lte 2gb ram
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It won't work on US. 4G LTE. Read the specs. Don't come here asking if it will.
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Does anyone know if the unlocked version will work for the U.S. I'm talking about working on T-Mobile, I don't care about 4G LTE I just want to have quad-core and 2gb ram.
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Does anyone know if the unlocked version will work for the U.S.
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LOL!
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It won't work on US. 4G LTE. Read the specs. Don't come here asking if it will.
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Does anyone know if the unlocked version will work for the U.S. I'm talking about working on T-Mobile, I don't care about 4G LTE I just want to have quad-core and 2gb ram.
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Haha, priceless!
Released in Australia today. On the optus network.
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Doubt it the frequency not meant for us
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Today? I don't think so as I have one on order from Samsung direct. I should get a call the day they arrive and Optus starts delivering on the 20th.
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Released in Australia today. On the optus network.
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Nope 20th
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Doubt it the frequency not meant for us
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Today? I don't think so as I have one on order from Samsung direct. I should get a call the day they arrive and Optus starts delivering on the 20th.
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Bro
I ordered black one but i only get 32mbs,.. the video shows 45 thou i don't know what happen
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I ordered black one but i only get 32mbs,.. the video shows 45 thou i don't know what happen
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what the HELL are you going on about You ordered a black one? Thats not even available yet, Optus only has Grey on pre-order and they arent even being delivered until the 20th.
I would would like to see a direct comparison bettween a 9300 and this one. Anybody saw one already?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr4A3mm8AgA
this is the korean but the specs are the same. Korean is the white one. Watch the whole thing look how many apps are loaded in the korean compare to the 9300
Not the best comparison but it shows abit of difference
THings to watch out for, Website, Google Earth, Ram usage, Apps loaded and How he opened gallery up the same time
Edit: Wow I just realised as i watched it again DAMM I cannot wait to get my new beast.
I Saw that months ago, but it the difference also has to be with the lte speed. When you get yours can you do a comparison please? I would also like to buy one but I bought the 9300 a month ago so I don't know. I found a seller, is it trustworthy?
http://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&sourc...V7YeeEt_TLFOurA4w&sig2=kFXmB0ac_uase0-zrxgv2Q
For the price it doesn't look like it
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr4A3mm8AgA
this is the korean but the specs are the same. Korean is the white one. Watch the whole thing look how many apps are loaded in the korean compare to the 9300
Not the best comparison but it shows abit of difference
THings to watch out for, Website, Google Earth, Ram usage, Apps loaded and How he opened gallery up the same time
Edit: Wow I just realised as i watched it again DAMM I cannot wait to get my new beast.
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damn thats true multitasking with 2gb rams. For sure i will sell my i9300 and will buy that i9305 or maybe even note 2
Received my shiny new toy today to rush into getting everything set up. went into task manager and notices there were only 2.38Gigs or ram usable. Thought this was a bit funny since missing .6gig is a ton of memory. I quickly ran benchmarks thanks to AnTuTu and when going into device details it confirmed that there is only 2.44 gigs of memory on board the device. Now i know there will be comments saying they have preinstalled system apps that take the memory but nothing would take up .6 gigs. Other threads i have found point that samsung is only putting chips in the phones that are 2.6~2.7gigs.
ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3-release-date-nears-3gb-ram-handset-may-actually-contain-just-266gb-ram
I filled a complain and left a review warning other buyers of this issue.
I hope im wrong on this because for the price i really would like to get what i paid for. love samsung things but they are a crap company when it comes to their customers and doing the right thing.
Let me know what you think if this is just me over reacting or real issues from samsung.
I think the adreno 330 uses 600mb. That plus memory hungry TWZ there is barely any memory left. Basically Samsung had to give the phone 3gb or it would just plain suck
I wonder how much ram other phones have with only 2gb of ram, like the Z1, Z ultra, and G2?
Check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2461099
The phone does have 3GB, we just don't see all of it
Personally I believe your over reacting. There is always going to be some overhead from the operating system allocating ram, it's like this even on actual computers.
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Overreacting. Device has 1GB more RAM than devices like the S4 which were listed/advertised as 2GB.
Not going to get into the details and mistakes in that article you referenced, but the long short is: don't waste your time worrying about it.
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Personally I believe your over reacting. There is always going to be some overhead from the operating system allocating ram, it's like this even on actual computers.
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This ^^^^
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Thats what I thought. But I cant wrap my mind around .6gigs.
The s4 has 2 gig on board and in task manager you have 1.8 available. The note2 is almost identical with that with 1.75 usable.
The s4 has 1080P as well without that memory drain. The only thing I could think of software wise would be something with s pen and its new features.
How much could change from note2 to note3 to take that space.
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What I'm not understanding is why are you so hung up about .6gb out of 3gb? What do you think your going to do with the other .6 if you did have it?
You know I don't ever remember Samsung making any type of a statement that the phone had 3gb of usable ram, it was just stated that the phone would come with 3gb of ram and it does doesn't it?
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Does the phone suck now that you know it doesn't have a
full 3 GB of ram?
No, no it doesn't. Don't worry about it just enjoy it.
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Does it matter? On boot I have about 990mb used... That's over 1 gig of free ram, more than I had on my note 2 free.
lostnuke said:
Does the phone suck now that you know it doesn't have a
full 3 GB of ram?
No, no it doesn't. Don't worry about it just enjoy it.
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It has 4gb of ram
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Weeee
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jasonelmont said:
went into task manager and notices there were only 2.38Gigs or ram usable.
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Thas write; its only gots 2.38GB of RAMs because .5GB is used by the GPU (Adreno). Its beens that way sinces the SGS3s cames outs.
Non-discrete graphics on PCs also allocate "X" amount of available RAM for themselves. But good luck with that petition, lawsuit, and crusade you're about to embark upon.
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How much could change from note2 to note3 to take that space.
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Note 2 had Samsung's Exynos chip. Note 3 is using a Qualcomm Soc. Qualcomm always reserves more ram for the gpu. Nothing to worry about. Multitasking works great. Enjoy your device.
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BarryH_GEG said:
Thas write; its only gots 2.38GB of RAMs because .5GB is used by the GPU (Adreno). Its beens that way sinces the SGS3s cames outs.
Non-discrete graphics on PCs also allocate "X" amount of available RAM for themselves. But good luck with that petition, lawsuit, and crusade you're about to embark upon.
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More like 1.5
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Just to add, it baffles me that anyone could find fault with the performance of this device.
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americasteam said:
Just to add, it baffles me that anyone could find fault with the performance of this device.
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No where was said that the performance wasnt good because of this. I just was not happy that it shows less that 2.5 on board. I know this is like all other devices that your not going to get the full 3 gig like they say.just like any ram or hard drive for that matter. Was just shocked that it was such a BIG drop from 3 gig.
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Note 2 had Samsung's Exynos chip. Note 3 is using a Qualcomm Soc. Qualcomm always reserves more ram for the gpu. Nothing to worry about. Multitasking works great. Enjoy your device.
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Great info though. I didnt know the chipset did that for graphics. Thanks for the info.
I'm no expert. But I'm pretty sure the note 3 has allocated ram for graphics processing. So that is where your .6gb is. Right?
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Let's say you install 12gb of memory in your computer, boot it up, check the memory manager, and you will see maybe 10 gb available. This is completely normal, because the operating system ie; windows 7 or 8, allocates what it needs to operate. Same holds true for Amdroid devices. The Note 3 does indeed have 3gb of memory. You can freeze/stop applications you don't use or need that load at boot, eating some of that memory. Just go to the application manager and go through the list amd freeze/stop what you don't need, freeing up memory. Currently, my Note 3 actively uses only 850mb on average, leaving me with well over a gb of free memory, which is more than enough. Hope this helps.
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That, and the operating system.
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Also keep in mind that the Adreno 330 is an onboard graphics chip, which requires system.memory to finction. Someday, we'll have discrete graphics chips, with dedicated memory. This phone is amazing, and the most powerful phone on the market right now.
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jasonelmont said:
Received my shiny new toy today to rush into getting everything set up. went into task manager and notices there were only 2.38Gigs or ram usable. Thought this was a bit funny since missing .6gig is a ton of memory. I quickly ran benchmarks thanks to AnTuTu and when going into device details it confirmed that there is only 2.44 gigs of memory on board the device. Now i know there will be comments saying they have preinstalled system apps that take the memory but nothing would take up .6 gigs. Other threads i have found point that samsung is only putting chips in the phones that are 2.6~2.7gigs.
ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3-release-date-nears-3gb-ram-handset-may-actually-contain-just-266gb-ram
I filled a complain and left a review warning other buyers of this issue.
I hope im wrong on this because for the price i really would like to get what i paid for. love samsung things but they are a crap company when it comes to their customers and doing the right thing.
Let me know what you think if this is just me over reacting or real issues from samsung.
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how do magnets ALLTHEGBS computers work?:angel:
ok ill stop being snarky, but yes you're overreacting