Incredible 4G LTE vs. Galaxy S3 - Galaxy S III General

Incredible 4G LTE is released today, and it looks like a good deal with the rebate. Of course, Galaxy S3 is much better in spec, such as high resolution display and faster processors. Anybody would be interested in Incredible 4G LTE, instead of Galaxy s3? I know it's a silly question, but some of you might received one already and not that satisfied as it costs, or some of you are just tired of waiting for s3.

twoashj said:
Incredible 4G LTE is released today, and it looks like a good deal with the rebate. Of course, Galaxy S3 is much better in spec, such as high resolution display and faster processors. Anybody would be interested in Incredible 4G LTE, instead of Galaxy s3? I know it's a silly question, but some of you might received one already and not that satisfied as it costs, or some of you are just tired of waiting for s3.
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That's a joke right? :laugh:

graffixnyc said:
That's a joke right? :laugh:
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Sorry i was joking! :laugh: I shouldn't start this on GS3 Forum! :laugh: I thought some people might be disappointed or tired of gs3 already and choose an economic option as this new phone is released.

twoashj said:
Sorry i was joking! :laugh: I shouldn't start this on GS3 Forum! :laugh: I thought some people might be disappointed or tired of gs3 already and choose an economic option as this new phone is released.
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You might want to ask this guy: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1763986

i had the same question when upgrading
i used to have the droid incredible one and i had the same dilemma you did. I originally wanted to get the incredible 4g but then someone told me about the sgs3. I decided to go with the sgs 3 because the specs don't lie. I'm really glad i went with the sgs3 as its fast, smooth, touchwiz flows nice and its a great looking phone. Good for media, work and school.
I went to the Verizon store to check out the difference between both phones and the droid incredible 4g really disappointed me. Screen wasn't as responsive, sense 4.0 was as boring as sense 1.0 and the overall feel just didnt match up to the sgs3. A big disappointment since the incredible1 was at the top of its game when released. Realize that I'm a big fan of HTC products but it just didn't match up for me.
Samsung Galaxy S 3!

And since the phone in question is "U.S. only" this thread belongs in the other SGS3 forum anyway.

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What phone do you prefer?

I know alot of people have done something like this already just wondering who likes the newer phones that are out and want's one or is using one. Love the Evo wondering what would be better to swap over too next.
1. Epic looks sweet
2. Echo 2 screens looks sweet lacks 4g
3. Galaxy S nice look to it.
4. Evo 3d looks nice tho the evo's already struggle with battery life think this one will make it worse. Nice features tho.
So what phone do you prefer to get and why?
P.S. This is general thread question. Thought it would be better here then Q&A those are more for Trouble shooting tech problems.
I would go with an Evo 3D or galaxy S.
The Echo...get serious.
I voted for the 3D. Its the best one that's confirmed to be coming to Sprint.
Echo, for sure.
Hear that phone is a BEAST!
I voted for the Galaxy S because my cousin just got the GS2 for T-Mobile that I rooted. So far its a pretty cool phone. I like how slim and lightweight it is and don't forget about how cool the screen is haha. But I also would like to try out the Evo 3D even though I don't see the point of having a 3D phone nor TV. But the hardware and sense 3.0 is sweet
i jumped ship after 6months with the Epic, "LACK" of support was my biggest gripe. i come to the EVO and I'm super happy on this side of the fence. I will sticking to the HTC brand for quite some time to come. only one man's opinion.
If I could buy any phone today (or this summer, obviously), I would choose the Galaxy S II. Without question. Slimmer device, better screen, better battery life, etc.
And the whole "Samsung sucks with updates" thing has been proven to be complete and utter b.s. It's the U.S. carriers. All the other countries around the world got FroYo for the Galaxy S last Fall. Some countries even earlier than that.
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If I could buy any phone today (or this summer, obviously), I would choose the Galaxy S II. Without question. Slimmer device, better screen, better battery life, etc.
And the whole "Samsung sucks with updates" thing has been proven to be complete and utter b.s. It's the U.S. carriers. All the other countries around the world got FroYo for the Galaxy S last Fall. Some countries even earlier than that.
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If it was all up to the carrier then why did the evo receive updates more readily than the epic? Also, evo upgrades were solid while Samsung and sprint ended up pulling updates on two occasions because of instability and complaints. That never happened with the evo ... there is truth to the complaints and what's been said about Samsung...
Tapa tapa tapa
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If it was all up to the carrier then why did the evo receive updates more readily than the epic? Also, evo upgrades were solid while Samsung and sprint ended up pulling updates on two occasions because of instability and complaints. That never happened with the evo ... there is truth to the complaints and what's been said about Samsung...
Tapa tapa tapa
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I used to say that also. The Evo got updates, but the Epic didn't. Then I looked around, and saw that basically THE ENTIRE WORLD has 2.2 on their Galaxy S, except for here in the U.S. There are already leaked builds of 2.3 for the original Galaxy S, but yet the U.S. phones don't even have FroYo. I'm not saying that Samsung is without fault here; what I am saying is that if the the rest of the world (pretty much) has 2.2 on their Galaxy S, there is obviously something going on with the U.S. carriers.
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I used to say that also. The Evo got updates, but the Epic didn't. Then I looked around, and saw that basically THE ENTIRE WORLD has 2.2 on their Galaxy S, except for here in the U.S. There are already leaked builds of 2.3 for the original Galaxy S, but yet the U.S. phones don't even have FroYo. I'm not saying that Samsung is without fault here; what I am saying is that if the the rest of the world (pretty much) has 2.2 on their Galaxy S, there is obviously something going on with the U.S. carriers.
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I get your point, nonetheless I prefer HTC though I think the Sammy has better hardware. My wife has had a poor experience with both the moment and now the epic. These experiences have led me to question Samsung more and more while HTC has never let me down. Even my touch price was solid (though I know this wasn't the case for most)...
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Echo looks cool wonder how the hinges hold up tho and battery life
reaper24 said:
Echo looks cool wonder how the hinges hold up tho and battery life
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That fake ass Nintendo DS is bull****
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That fake ass Nintendo DS is bull****
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LMAO nice never thought of it that way be4.

Evo3d or galaxy s2

I like both phone, both has crazy specs, I have the evo now and love it. What I love about the evo is that there is so many roms to choose from. My main concern is which phone is easier to develop for and do you think Samsung development community would be as big as HTC development community. Not to mention that I love the cm roms and there roms is still in experimental stage for Samsung. I really answering my own question for the evo3d but that screen on the galaxy s2 is calling me.
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fredox19 said:
I like both phone, both has crazy specs, I have the evo now and love it. What I love about the evo is that there is some many roms to choose from. My main concern is which phone is easier to develop for and do you thing Samsung development community would be as big as HTC development community. Not to mention that I love the cm roms and there roms is still in experimental stage for Samsung. I really answering my own question for the evo3d but that screen on the galaxy s2 is calling me.
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I sold my EVO and bought an Epic back in December... big mistake for someone that likes to dev and tweak his phone. The Epic hardware is awesome, but the dev support is very lacking. Yeah, I could overclock my Epic and score 2400+ on Quadrant and it took great HD Video compared to the EVO. The screen was also beautiful. I traded the Epic for an EVO because I missed being able to dev. If you're the type of person that always wants to be on the cutting edge with the newest version of Android, then stay with what the DEVs are using (probably EVO3D). If you're someone that runs the same ROM for months at a time (i.e. not a flashaholic) then the Samsung S II may be best for you. It depends on what you're looking for and what you're looking to do with your phone.
-Daryel
Yup Evo 3D, even tho it might have lock bootloader like the thunderbolt, it will have more support from developers, and good ones too, virus is coming alone and myns wants too, I believe mik is coming and of course others
http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...custom-roms-look/&category=classic&postPage=1
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I wonder how long it will take them to crack the bootloader if it is indeed locked. I hope not too long. But its what ever. After running Virus' Kindom Port, ill be fine with stock un-rooted for a lil while
My only concern is developing for the EVO 3D as they have some new files that are going to be or may be difficult to work on. Only time will tell. I'm going to the EVO 3D because I love Sense and I can tell you right now the galaxy wont have that.
My favorite roms are myns for sense and cm7 for latest android roms. So I guess ill stay with HTC
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I checked out both phones at Google IO. The galaxy S2 was so thin and the screen was amazing. Both phones were super snappy.
The only turnoffs for me on the galaxy s2 was the plasticky cover and the weight. Anyone who's owned a Samsung phone knows what i'm talking about with the plasticky feeling phones. But the weight of the S2 blew me away. I can't remember a lighter smartphone. It felt like a toy. It was basically "too light." I'm sure for many, that phrase doesn't even make sense, but for me, I like phones that feel solid and have some substance to them. For some, when they throw this phone in their pocket, they won't even know its there.
I have to hand it to Samsung though. The S2 is an impressive engineering accomplishment. Its the highest performance phone I've seen announced, and its so damn thin and light.
I'm personally a fan of sense, or at least having the option of sense, and I doubt that would ever fully translate to a Samsung product no matter what developers are working on it.
I really love the slab form of the GSII, if they release a HTC slab phone (like the Sensation) on Sprint, that would really be the phone I'd want. Evo 2?
HTC has better radios and gps, Samsung sucks!
the s2 does seem intriguing...also i hate that instead of hdmi out, the use usb and then give you a converter cable w/ an additional power source on it. plus, for some unknown reason, it seems we could be waiting a while before it actually hits the market in the states for some reason eventhough it is already in europe (gsm version). also, i hopped on to the evo 3d thread a while ago and the dev's were introducing themselves...there were LOADS of great dev's coming on board. With the specs and dev's on board, the 3d will have some spectacular features!
I am intrigued by the GS2 and the new version of Touchwiz... I HATE HATE HATE touchwiz, but the new version looks ok so far.
One thing that will keep me from considering the GS2 is if it has a physical keyboard. I don't know why Sprint has to be the one that gets that...
I'm going with the EVO 3D. The specs look awesome.
Neither, its all about the Nexus 3
^that not going to be out for a while
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Neither, its all about the Nexus 3
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Amen to that!! All about the Nexus3 in Dec. A Tegra3 Quadcore?? Rediculous!! Worth the wait IMO!!
The Evo can defiantly hold up til then.
well my wife is due for an upgrade on august which i would the get the evo3d and give my evo to my wife. then my 18 month upgrade for my line would be in jan which then ill get the nexus 3 everybody is happy
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Amen to that!! All about the Nexus3 in Dec. A Tegra3 Quadcore?? Rediculous!! Worth the wait IMO!!
The Evo can defiantly hold up til then.
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Lol if you believe that's coming to sprint in December I got some land for sale....its in the middle of the ocean too. Lmao!!!!!
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Evo 3d all the way!!
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Lol if you believe that's coming to sprint in December I got some land for sale....its in the middle of the ocean too. Lmao!!!!!
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I highly doubt the Nexus3 will launch on Sprint. I could care less which carrier it lands on tbh. It's still worth waiting for!! Jaja
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I highly doubt the Nexus3 will launch on Sprint. I could care less which carrier it lands on tbh. It's still worth waiting for!! Jaja
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I think it will launch on sprint, google and sprint are getting really tight now. First with google voice and now with the nfc payment system.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/24/google-and-sprint-team-up-to-take-your-digital-dollars-with-new/

Samsung Within vs HTC Evo 3D

I'm trying to decide between the HTC Evo 3D and the Samsung Within which is Sprint's version of the Galaxy S2. I figure Epic users would have some good insight on how the Within might turn out.
The one big knock on the Galaxy S2 I keep hearing is Samsung's lack of support and updates when compared to HTC.
Is this something that has really been problematic for Epic owners and do you think it will be a big issue with the Within?
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
There are a couple threads on this question, so a quick search will bring up several lengthy discussion to help with your choice
For the most part, I would say go with the S2
IMO, the hardware specs are a lot better, but the main reason, the one that trumps all others, at least at this time IMO, is the locked bootloader on the EVO 3D that blocks advanced modding of the phone
This is supposd to change, but until it does, you should stay away from the EVO 3D
Here are links to help
The GS2 stomps all over the Evo 3D. I saw one at the Sprint store and I was not impressed.
S2. Plus its completely unlocked.
"The greatest respect you can earn is self respect" Louie Simmons
S2 we have odin
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S2 WiThin is the best upcoming phone to come to sprint, that we know about at this point in time.
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Photon is a good choice too. I'd probably pick the GS2 tho. Better Processor, Better Screen, unlocked bootloader. No crappy 3d, which I know you don't have to use it but still. 3d is horrible. It reminds me of those 3d greeting cards with the weird plastic.
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It reminds me of those 3d greeting cards with the weird plastic.
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Me too, it hurt my eyes to look at the one in the store.
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There were some articles floating around today saying the US GS2 devices may not even come at this point or could be heavily delayed. Lack of carrier interest based on other competitive devices or something like that.
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There were some articles floating around today saying the US GS2 devices may not even come at this point or could be heavily delayed. Lack of carrier interest based on other competitive devices or something like that.
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I find that hard to believe, considering the S2 has been Samsung's best selling phone ever, so far.
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I'm trying to decide between the HTC Evo 3D and the Samsung Within which is Sprint's version of the Galaxy S2. I figure Epic users would have some good insight on how the Within might turn out.
The one big knock on the Galaxy S2 I keep hearing is Samsung's lack of support and updates when compared to HTC.
Is this something that has really been problematic for Epic owners and do you think it will be a big issue with the Within?
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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Hands down the Within will smash the Evo 3D
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I find that hard to believe, considering the S2 has been Samsung's best selling phone ever, so far.
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Yeah, it seems crazy to me... I'll dig up links, running around the office at the moment.
It was something about when the GS1 came out there was significantly less competition on that level but now everyone and their Mom has that level of phone out or coming out and Samsung sucks for CDMA.
Obviously that's not my opinion and I am paraphrasing, lol.
Here's one: http://androidcommunity.com/samsung...h-delay-down-to-carrier-disinterest-20110708/
I'd buy the Within simply for the fact that it has either 16 or 32gb of built in storage plus the micro SD support of up to 32gb. 64 potential gigs of storage is pretty insane
i can has 5 row physical qwerty pls?
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i can has 5 row physical qwerty pls?
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No, shame on you for asking.
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Well, hopefully the whole, “negotiations with American telecom companies have dragged on” part won't drag on for too much longer. But I think if negotiations are still up in the air it doesn't look good for a summer release.
Most reports I have seen, at least for the Within, still peg the release at late July.
Considering the S2 is set to be the most popular smart phone EVER, I find the rumor of phone company disinterest hard to buy into, rumor or no rumor.
But gotta admit, only time will tell.
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Most reports I have seen, at least for the Within, still peg the release at late July.
Considering the S2 is set to be the most popular smart phone EVER, I find the rumor of phone company disinterest hard to buy into, rumor or no rumor.
But gotta admit, only time will tell.
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I certainly hope it's all BS. I am itching for something new.
Let's hope sprint doesn't gimp the s2 the way it did the epic just to make the evo's look good :/
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Samsung Galaxy S2 finally on its way to Sprint!

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/27/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-with-wimax-stops-by-the-fcc-on-its-way-to-sp/
Hopefully this means "within" the next month! But seriously.
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/27/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-with-wimax-stops-by-the-fcc-on-its-way-to-sp/
Hopefully this means "within" the next month! But seriously.
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The cell phone gods have answered our prayers.......I want this!
It better not have a keyboard like the att version or im not even looking at it.
I'm a little torn about this. Do I jump on this or wait to see what the prime looks like?
dirkyd3rk said:
The cell phone gods have answered our prayers.......I want this!
It better not have a keyboard like the att version or im not even looking at it.
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Yeah seriously, if it has the keyboard i'm gonna be pi$$ed especially for waiting so long.
No keyboard
pandamaja said:
I'm a little torn about this. Do I jump on this or wait to see what the prime looks like?
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Dont hold your breath waiting this year for a nexus prime; I wouldn't expect that until next year some time. I think the photon, iphone 4s, htc kingdom, hero 4g, and some random wp7 mango phones are all thats coming out this year. At least that's the only phones we will care about lol. I cant prove this information im just stating rumors and info that leaked on other websites; it could all be false lol.
I dont know why but i have a weird feeling the sprint sgs2 is going to have a keyboard like the first galaxy did and the real galaxy s 2 (samsung within) is something entirely different.
FINALLY!
After almost three years of android phones, I'm bored as hell. Yeah my current G2x is near instant in almost every UI interaction, over 5000 quadrant, etc etc but Android itself is just boring at this point. I'm hoping something hardware wise can amaze me and renew my interest in Android, and I'm thinking the SAMOLED+ screen might be it.
dirkyd3rk said:
The cell phone gods have answered our prayers.......I want this!
It better not have a keyboard like the att version or im not even looking at it.
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Dirk what are you rockin now? Thought you have the 3D. Are you looking to replace that already for the SG2?
dirkyd3rk said:
The cell phone gods have answered our prayers.......I want this!
It better not have a keyboard like the att version or im not even looking at it.
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The article says its the same form factor as the leak which didn't have a keyboard.
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Dirk what are you rockin now? Thought you have the 3D. Are you looking to replace that already for the SG2?
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I still have my 3D and yes im looking to sell it. Im currently in an htc arrive atm looking to purchase a better android device. I hate the 3D.
I wonder if this could be the 4.5" Hercules rumored for T-mobile, except for Sprint? Seeing as the dimensions are wider and taller than the international version. Could be just to make room for WiMax radios I guess.
So do you think we would be able to start using the custom ROMs that are already available for the international version when this one comes out?
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I wonder if this could be the 4.5" Hercules rumored for T-mobile, except for Sprint? Seeing as the dimensions are wider and taller than the international version. Could be just to make room for WiMax radios I guess.
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Yeah It could be because of the wimax radio's or it could have a gay qwerty keyboard.
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So do you think we would be able to start using the custom ROMs that are already available for the international version when this one comes out?
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Doubtful. Probably real easy ports tho.
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Its hard to tell so early isnt it? probably could port. Idk man im stuck in a situation right now to even start thinking about that so early. I wanna sell my evo 3D, I still have my upgrade which means my contract is already expired, should I buy this with my upgrade? I planned on leaving sprint to get the iphone 5 so i dont know what to do! ahhh
I have upgrades available on two of my lines that I may be using if something truly intriguing comes out. After the track record that Samsung and Sprint have when it comes to system updates, I am probably not going for the SG2, as pretty and awesome as it is. I will see what comes out there.
Yea well cyanogen is already supporting the sgs2 or they have a couple and are developing cm for it I dunno I don't really keep up on it but it should be fully tweak able unlike the 3d(for now). I love my evo 4g but I think it's a good time to up my cores. Plus, HTC isn't earning any points by not sticking to their promises like releasing source code whenever they damn well please and the whole bootloader fiasco. All that just makes those samoled screens look even better. Wish they weren't all plastic but thats apparently how you have to make a thin phone. Just looks cheap for such an expensive piece of hardware.
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Dont hold your breath waiting this year for a nexus prime; I wouldn't expect that until next year some time. I think the photon, iphone 4s, htc kingdom, hero 4g, and some random wp7 mango phones are all thats coming out this year. At least that's the only phones we will care about lol. I cant prove this information im just stating rumors and info that leaked on other websites; it could all be false lol.
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Yeah, but at the same time Google has confirmed ICS for a Q4 release. And prime is supposed to be Google's first ICS phone....which I'm realizing now that doesn't mean the first ICS phone...just google's first.
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I still have my 3D and yes im looking to sell it. Im currently in an htc arrive atm looking to purchase a better android device. I hate the 3D.
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Yeah the 3D is not my cup of tea either. Play around with it at the store and wasn't impress by it at all. Love my 4G but absolutely hate my video cam on it. Very very poor in low light (every custom rom available) compare to my Daughter's Epic and this SG2 which seem to probably be alot better then the 3D or any HTC in that department. So this might be my next phone as well if nothing else releases by then.
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Yea well cyanogen is already supporting the sgs2 or they have a couple and are developing cm for it I dunno I don't really keep up on it but it should be fully tweak able unlike the 3d(for now). I love my evo 4g but I think it's a good time to up my cores. Plus, HTC isn't earning any points by not sticking to their promises like releasing source code whenever they damn well please and the whole bootloader fiasco. All that just makes those samoled screens look even better. Wish they weren't all plastic but thats apparently how you have to make a thin phone. Just looks cheap for such an expensive piece of hardware.
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Yeah dude thats one thing about that sgs2, that thing is fully plastic and super light weight. I really like the metal/heavy phones!!! I would be scared to keep that phone in my pocket because its so plastic thin.

Galaxy S III Discussion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAh9frGNulY&feature=related
Personally, not amused. Didn't raise the bar the way the S2 did. US versions shafted with S4.
And also, I think it's absolutely hideous. "Inspired by pebbles?" Honestly, who could even say that with a straight face. Oval phones are just... not smart.
But all in all, it's probably one "Plus" away from being stunning, but alas, combined with a pretty questionable keynote, I'd say this is overall pretty disappointing. It's still easily one of the best phones on the market, but it's now in a market populated by the HTC One X and the Huawei Ascend D XL, the former which is stunningly beautiful, and the latter has the chance to be even more specs-heavy than the S3.
tl;dr: Samsung pulled a 4s.
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Personally, not amused. Didn't raise the bar the way the S2 did. US versions shafted with S4.
And also, I think it's absolutely hideous. "Inspired by pebbles?" Honestly, who even say that with a straight face. Oval phones are just... not smart.
But all in all, it's probably one "Plus" away from being stunning, but alas, combined with a pretty questionable keynote, I'd say this is overall pretty disappointing.
tl;dr: Samsung pulled a 4s.
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I actually think is a very nice release!
Cant wait for it to come to the US --
Being tested by tmo already
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Nice device, no doubt.
Is it groundbreaking? Don't know yet, we'd have to see some reviews to determine that.
I will say this, development is going to be through the roof for this phone, just as it with the SGS2.
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Nice device, no doubt.
Is it groundbreaking? Don't know yet, we'd have to see some reviews to determine that.
I will say this, development is going to be through the roof for this phone, just as it with the SGS2.
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Can't say I agree because most of the devs aren't impressed
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When it comes out in the USA, i dont know if im really getting it. Thats what happened when the S2 first came out. It came out around summer 2011 then a couple months later on a october, the tmobile brand t989 was released with upgraded hardware. Maybe the S3 might follow the same route.
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S3 Software: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iknPkDGzsjM&feature=g-all
'Quad-core' is a good marketing term for selling. Minor differences in everyday use in my opinion. You'll notice the difference if you run a benchmark.
I like all the functionality of it.... but I'd like to know from someone who knows:
Will our S2 be able to do all the cool stuff they are showing off with a software upgrade to 4.0.X ? Like the gesture functions, etc... Because our phone can already do most of the stuff they are showing, and the specs are pretty close?
Some of the features they show off will be unique to it, because the S3 uses a new version of Touchwiz that the Galaxy S2 isn't getting. Our ICS update is more a minor update, whereas the S3 gets some unique features. Kind of like HTC adding unique features to Sense 4 versus phones with Sense 3.5, even though both are on ICS.
-the ultimate black dragon-
If the tmobiles version gets turned into the red headed stepchild like the s2 did with changing the processors I'm just gonna go with the note or jump ship to att..
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I like all the functionality of it.... but I'd like to know from someone who knows:
Will our S2 be able to do all the cool stuff they are showing off with a software upgrade to 4.0.X ? Like the gesture functions, etc... Because our phone can already do most of the stuff they are showing, and the specs are pretty close?
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That's touchwiz i wasn't impressed at all. It not even all that special especially since samsung didn't even bother using a15 architecture on their processor. So qualcomm will be in the lead till ti omap is released. The only noticeable feature was picture in picture and that is it. Guess ill be sticking with the nexus line because
all those features are useless. but they can be done with apps which someone will probably do in the future.
The pebbles thing made me chuckle lol
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Meh. Looks nice, but I'll reserve judgment until it arrives at T-Mobile USA. We'll see if it stays the same or becomes a varient that shares nothing but the name, like this one did.
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foreverloco said:
If the tmobiles version gets turned into the red headed stepchild like the s2 did with changing the processors I'm just gonna go with the note or jump ship to att..
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All usa versions will be the step child because no one be using exynos unless you unlock the device go on at&t. All because of lte/hspa+ on tmobile bands.
Killbynature said:
All usa versions will be the step child because no one be using exynos unless you unlock the device go on at&t. All because of lte/hspa+ on tmobile bands.
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Yea that what I meant buy the international unlocked for att but again I wasn't to impressed with it so I'm leaning towards getting the note and riding it out til the next nexus.
i dont like how it looks, i also think that it is too big its almost the same size as the galaxy note. It has a 8mp camera hopefully its not the same ones they put in the galaxy s2. that being said only thing left to really know is hows the battery life.
the next nexus will hopefully be a bit better
I actually love it!
But it only has HSPA +21
No HSPA +42 for us TMO users?
WTF ?
SevenSe7enSeven said:
i dont like how it looks, i also think that it is too big its almost the same size as the galaxy note. It has a 8mp camera hopefully its not the same ones they put in the galaxy s2. that being said only thing left to really know is hows the battery life.
the next nexus will hopefully be a bit better
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Jts actually the same size as this phone. Just remove the bezel space.
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I agree with OP. Pretty much a let down here. Minor upgrades with some gimmicks. It will be the same story all over for us nerds here who want updates. Sure it has nice specs, but development is going to be slow for 6-9 months after the next OS release for android I probably wont own it, I don't need those specs for anything. All games run perfect on dual cores.
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All usa versions will be the step child because no one be using exynos unless you unlock the device go on at&t. All because of lte/hspa+ on tmobile bands.
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false.
If you were wondering about radios, it's launching with HSPA+, but there's an LTE version in the cards.
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http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-is-official/

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