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Ah, the*Galaxy S III. We always knew it'd be a keystone among Android smartphones, but according to the AnTuTu benchmark suite, it'll be the one device to rule them all. While there's no way to verify whether this test is indeed legitimate, all Android users may currently peep the AnTuTu app, which not only shows the smartphone as having bested the mighty*Transformer Prime*tablet, but it also reveals the most comprehensive set of specs we've yet seen for the Galaxy S III -- again, take this with a grain of salt. The device is said to wield a Samsung*Exynos 4212 SoC*with a dual-core 1.4GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM and a 4.7-inch, 720p HD display. This lines up similarly with the*product listing*from Amazon Germany, as the specs also reveal a 12 megapixel primary camera on the rear, along with a 2MP shooter on the front. No big surprises for the OS, which is listed as Android 4.0. Should the benchmark tests turn out to be legitimate, the*HTC One X*will no doubt have some very stiff competition.
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I need the galaxy s3 to look better than the one x or galaxy nexus. And that goes for the screen as well have you guys seen the one x display.
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I haven't seen the screen, but they say it's way better than our amoled. Regardless, I will get the gs3 even if it had no screen. I want the best/fastest/most powerful Android device
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with that many pixels one picture and your phone storage will blow up, 1200megapixel

Won't the nexus that comes around xmas time for the past 3 years running have similar if not better specs and sport the pure Android first in line upgrade experience for users? I'm not getting all the fuss over the s3 when nexus will be right behind by a few months. Last nexus was delayed because of lte. So we got it 5 months late.
Nexus gets jellybean out of box
S3 users will beg for leaks
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I find Antutu to be the only benchmark I trust.

jamesey said:
Won't the nexus that comes around xmas time for the past 3 years running have similar if not better specs and sport the pure Android first in line upgrade experience for users? I'm not getting all the fuss over the s3 when nexus will be right behind by a few months. Last nexus was delayed because of lte. So we got it 5 months late.
Nexus gets jellybean out of box
S3 users will beg for leaks
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Same logic would suggests that the Galaxy S4 would just be a few months behind that nexus then. Galaxy phones have been coming out around mid year where nexus phones have been coming out end of the year, and then tack on a few months more for carrier delays. The Galaxy phones have all been about specs and design. Sides, with enough developers working on it to push out AOSP roms, "pure google" isn't that hard to obtain.

beserker15 said:
Same logic would suggests that the Galaxy S4 would just be a few months behind that nexus then. Galaxy phones have been coming out around mid year where nexus phones have been coming out end of the year, and then tack on a few months more for carrier delays. The Galaxy phones have all been about specs and design. Sides, with enough developers working on it to push out AOSP roms, "pure google" isn't that hard to obtain.
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Yeah, but leaks come many months after new major Android update
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jamesey said:
Yeah, but leaks come many months after new major Android update
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Right, and carrier delays also force the nexus to come many months after that new Android update as well lol. Unless you're going to switch away from Sprint and going with a GSM carrier, Sprint's Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus both came 5-6 months after their international brothers.

Personally I don't understand why everyone loves the nexus so much...It has the exact same specs as the S2 but NFC capable and worse camera. I don't get it. OMG it has onscreen buttons, i could care less...a nice camera means about 1000x more to me. Pure ICS, pretty sure I already have that via flashing roms. I don't know if Nexus has AOKP but "pure ICS < AOKP

brekec88 said:
Personally I don't understand why everyone loves the nexus so much...It has the exact same specs as the S2 but NFC capable and worse camera. I don't get it. OMG it has onscreen buttons, i could care less...a nice camera means about 1000x more to me. Pure ICS, pretty sure I already have that via flashing roms. I don't know if Nexus has AOKP but "pure ICS < AOKP
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Thank you. Ive been wanting to say this for the longest time

brekec88 said:
Personally I don't understand why everyone loves the nexus so much...It has the exact same specs as the S2 but NFC capable and worse camera. I don't get it. OMG it has onscreen buttons, i could care less...a nice camera means about 1000x more to me. Pure ICS, pretty sure I already have that via flashing roms. I don't know if Nexus has AOKP but "pure ICS < AOKP
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I agree, but I hope the next nexus will be competitive on both specs and design since the S3 is kind of a disappointment already.
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Pheno.menon said:
I agree, but I hope the next nexus will be competitive on both specs and design since the S3 is kind of a disappointment already.
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Really? How so? I mean I guess as of now its all
just speculation but a little bigger screen, 12 mp camera and quad core processor. That alone makes me a little hard. Take my money please.

brekec88 said:
Really? How so? I mean I guess as of now its all
just speculation but a little bigger screen, 12 mp camera and quad core processor. That alone makes me a little hard. Take my money please.
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It's the CPU/GPU that are pissing people off, and I completely understand because I am too. The Galaxy s phones are supposed to be powerhouses. The previous two were faaaar ahead of their time. This phone uses some A9 chip with the old Mali400, which has been long outdated. All they did was overclock it. That GPU can't render triangles if its life depended on it.

What about audio chip. I have an Sgs ii and dont use it because it cannot record videos under loud conditions such as concerts. All you get is noise.
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jamesey said:
Won't the nexus that comes around xmas time for the past 3 years running have similar if not better specs and sport the pure Android first in line upgrade experience for users? I'm not getting all the fuss over the s3 when nexus will be right behind by a few months. Last nexus was delayed because of lte. So we got it 5 months late.
Nexus gets jellybean out of box
S3 users will beg for leaks
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cm10 will be waiting around the corner for s3 users at that time

MultiLockOn said:
It's the CPU/GPU that are pissing people off, and I completely understand because I am too.... This phone uses some A9 chip with the old Mali400, which has been long outdated. All they did was overclock it. That GPU can't render triangles if its life depended on it.
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Really -- I mean from information we have now, which one will you take Tegra3 GPU or Mali400 clocked at 440Mhz? or Adreno 225?
Everyone knows about low memory bandwidth issues with Tegra, and Adreno isn't that a powerhouse in GPU. Samsung has always stated multiple times this year that their aim is battery life and efficiency.
http://androidandme.com/2012/01/news/samsung-promises-full-day-of-battery-life-for-2012-smartphones/
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Recently power consumption for mobile devices have increased a lot and mobile devices have limited cooling capability....Samsung optimized its 45 nm processor for performance first and later found it could not get its full performance without exceeding power consumption limits. The 32 nm chip was optimized first for power consumption

rd_nest said:
Really -- I mean from information we have now, which one will you take Tegra3 GPU or Mali400 clocked at 440Mhz? or Adreno 225?
Everyone knows about low memory bandwidth issues with Tegra, and Adreno isn't that a powerhouse in GPU. Samsung has always stated multiple times this year that their aim is battery life and efficiency.
http://androidandme.com/2012/01/news/samsung-promises-full-day-of-battery-life-for-2012-smartphones/
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Recently power consumption for mobile devices have increased a lot and mobile devices have limited cooling capability....Samsung optimized its 45 nm processor for performance first and later found it could not get its full performance without exceeding power consumption limits. The 32 nm chip was optimized first for power consumption
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That's an interesting comparison between the 4 GPU's, most benchmarks I've seen lean towards the Adreno 225 or the PVR MP2 used in the iPhone. How much more power would really be used by a Mali T6 card over the Mali 400 :/

Samsung Galaxy Note III to ship with an Exynos 5 Octa processor

Samsung announced the 8-core Exynos 5 Octa processor during CES and given that, it only seems logical that the company will include that processor in at least some of their 2013 devices. Notably, the higher-end devices such as the Galaxy Note, which presumably will be released as the Galaxy Note III later in the year. Samsung has yet to confirm the details (or the existence) of the Note III, however some reports have begun to surface with talk of specs.
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In short, is it believed that the Note III will feature the Exynos 5 Octa processor. That and, also grow in size going from the 5.5-inch display that the Note II features up to a 6.3-inch display. And while 6.3-inches may seem on the larger side, remember that many made fun of the jump from the original Galaxy Note at 5.1-inches to the Note II — and we see how that went. Not to mention, Huawei recently announced a 6.1-inch handset, the Ascend Mate.
Aside from display size and processor, that is where the specs have stopped for the Note III. The interesting part here, while the Note II already has stellar battery life, the battery life on the Note III could be even better. That comes due in part with the processor, which if you remember back to CES, was focused on efficiency. The Exynos 5 Octa will have a total of 8-cores broken down as four Cortex-A15 processors and four Cortex-A7 cores. This means the A15 cores will handle processing-intense tasks and the A7 cores handling the lighter workloads.
According to Samsung, this means up up to 70 percent higher energy efficiency as compared to the previous quad-core Exynos. Bottom line here, assuming things play out as they appear — it is looking like Samsung will be able to make a nice jump from the Note II to Note III with improvements to not only the processor and battery life, but also have it arrive with a much larger display. We just have to wonder, what is that point where smartphones and tablets will find middle ground.
Sources:
http://androidcommunity.com/samsung...hip-with-an-exynos-5-octa-processor-20130116/
http://www.unwiredview.com/2013/01/...msung-looks-to-china-to-replace-apple-orders/
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2013/01/133_128798.html#ystfuv

zylor said:
Samsung announced the 8-core Exynos 5 Octa processor during CES and given that, it only seems logical that the company will include that processor in at least some of their 2013 devices. Notably, the higher-end devices such as the Galaxy Note, which presumably will be released as the Galaxy Note III later in the year. Samsung has yet to confirm the details (or the existence) of the Note III, however some reports have begun to surface with talk of specs.
In short, is it believed that the Note III will feature the Exynos 5 Octa processor. That and, also grow in size going from the 5.5-inch display that the Note II features up to a 6.3-inch display. And while 6.3-inches may seem on the larger side, remember that many made fun of the jump from the original Galaxy Note at 5.1-inches to the Note II — and we see how that went. Not to mention, Huawei recently announced a 6.1-inch handset, the Ascend Mate.
Aside from display size and processor, that is where the specs have stopped for the Note III. The interesting part here, while the Note II already has stellar battery life, the battery life on the Note III could be even better. That comes due in part with the processor, which if you remember back to CES, was focused on efficiency. The Exynos 5 Octa will have a total of 8-cores broken down as four Cortex-A15 processors and four Cortex-A7 cores. This means the A15 cores will handle processing-intense tasks and the A7 cores handling the lighter workloads.
According to Samsung, this means up up to 70 percent higher energy efficiency as compared to the previous quad-core Exynos. Bottom line here, assuming things play out as they appear — it is looking like Samsung will be able to make a nice jump from the Note II to Note III with improvements to not only the processor and battery life, but also have it arrive with a much larger display. We just have to wonder, what is that point where smartphones and tablets will find middle ground.
Sources:
http://androidcommunity.com/samsung...hip-with-an-exynos-5-octa-processor-20130116/
http://www.unwiredview.com/2013/01/...msung-looks-to-china-to-replace-apple-orders/
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2013/01/133_128798.html#ystfuv
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Erm.. If Note III its gonna have it, so the S IV.. As traditionally Note its a larger version of S.. Samsung won't change that and by the way if you are going to copy paste some random article.. At least read it first and correct erros like saying that the Original Note its 5.1" when it is 5.3"
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6.3 inches. So not for me. So my next device is most likely s4.
5.8 is my ideal size.
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5" was/is perfect for me, if they go bigger I guess I'll have to skip, or just got for S IV.
Time will tell....
That said, I don't even have the Note I for a year, so I don't have to switch yet.

msedek said:
Erm.. If Note III its gonna have it, so the S IV.. As traditionally Note its a larger version of S.. Samsung won't change that and by the way if you are going to copy paste some random article.. At least read it first and correct erros like saying that the Original Note its 5.1" when it is 5.3"
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Hahahaha.....Sorry, you made me smile with your typo, 'erros', trying to tell the other bloke to 'read it first and correct errors'

Is it better from the newest snapdragon pro?
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6.3" ?!?
Sounds like they'll go for the same physical dimensions as the Note 1 with the Screen enhancements of the Note 2.
:-/
not really impressed with that idea.

cgjones said:
Hahahaha.....Sorry, you made me smile with your typo, 'erros', trying to tell the other bloke to 'read it first and correct errors'
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I'm not talking about grammar typos but about specs... Everyone can have typos.. But clearly this guy just copy pasted some random article without even reading it
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msedek said:
.. But clearly this guy just copy pasted some random article without even reading it
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of course he copy/paste it, so what
how can you know that he didnt read the article? because he didnt correct typos?
LoL
Edit: I'm glad that he copy/paste that article, because he save my time for searching/do it by myself, thats is called sharing, and that is the major point of this kind of comunity. And I hit thanks him for that

msedek said:
I'm not talking about grammar typos but about specs... Everyone can have typos.. But clearly this guy just copy pasted some random article without even reading it
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And you are clearly being an ass over nothing. Think about it.
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Actually, if u are an Android user, just download Appy GEEK from android market, u will have all the latest news even before its posted here. then u dont have to ***** over people *****ing about something else, period

Some people act over smart..
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fearkillerr said:
Actually, if u are an Android user, just download Appy GEEK from android market, u will have all the latest news even before its posted here. then u dont have to ***** over people *****ing about something else, period
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+1 for appy geek, it's amazing.
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I appreciate the news greatly, if the octa-core thing ends up being true for Note III/S IV, I can't wait to see how it performs batterylife-wise. Might even retire my Note 1 and go for the third.
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Definitely - 8 cores, better battery life, higher display resolution and assume slightly bigger screen with multi-functional cradles, finally reason to move on from Note I .

If the Note3 is going to be 6.3, then this will be my next phone! I was considering the Ascente Mate 6.1, but since its battery is non-removable, this is a NO for me. 6.3 will just be perfect - I always like big screen phones!

Looks like most of guys(stalwarts) say goodbye from here when Note 3 arrives.
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dsmas said:
Looks like most of guys(stalwarts) say goodbye from here when Note 3 arrives.
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Could be a good reason to stay with the Note 1

sadly my ideal phone size is 5.0" :3

Samsung galaxy s4 rumors

Galaxy s4 just 7.7mm thick 138grams, aluminium sides plastic back , Snapdragon600 and lcd solux display fhd
[http://www.sammobile.com/2013/02/23...xynos-inside-new-galaxy-s-iv-with-bootscreen/
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Are you for real?

sammobile need to stop this ****
Galaxy s4 will have Amoled @1080p witth Exynos 5 Octa or 5450

yahyoh said:
sammobile need to stop this ****
Galaxy s4 will have Amoled @1080p witth Exynos 5 Octa or 5450
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I doubt the galaxy s4 having the octacore chipset because it has overheating issues and I'd love to see the super amoled display but it's an upcoming technology which couldn't even give a non pentile display for the s3 at that time
But still you never know Samsung
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djembey said:
Are you for real?
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Quite a few of the samfirmware rumors are true so you never know will definitely wait for a note 3
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coolguy1cool said:
I doubt the galaxy s4 having the octacore chipset because it has overheating issues and I'd love to see the super amoled display but it's an upcoming technology which couldn't even give a non pentile display for the s3 at that time
But still you never know Samsung
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LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
overheating did u even tried it ?? FYI snapdragon s4 pro overheat and throttle like ***** , i bet S600 will overheat even more
and Samsung already showed 1080P Amoled display
huh Samsung showed Exynos Octa @CES they they used Snapdragon :laugh::laugh: , then they showed 1080P Amoled they they used LCD :laugh:
this complete piece of **** , and the image is 100% fake IMO ( i can make one for u , just open the image in full screen then turn off the room lights and shoot the device and Everyone will say OMG this GS4 ) #truestory

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Well anyone can fake the image that is true.
It would be best to wait till 14th April before declaring anything
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OMG GS4 with 1080P Super Amoled plus with Exynos Octa and 4GB of RAM with 128GB Memory
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I very much doubt it will pack an octacore chipset. Not with the release date standing so close. Not that it really matters that much, lets face it. It is not like the S3 is sluggish....
Am I the only one who as yet to see any tangible improvement over the S3 in these rumours?
Slightly bigger screen with FHD. I very much doubt we'll be able to notice any real world difference between 720p and 1080p on a cell phone. Less colour shift at wide viewing angles, improved colour accuracy and the possibility to calibrate the screen are more important towards better screens than ppi count.
13MP camera? I wish manufacturers had stopped this pointless pixel race already and took steps to really improve image quality - bigger sensors for starters, improved quality in low light, better quality optics, etc. Oh, and is it so hard to put a physical shutter button on the phone? It is not like space is lacking...
Alas, I fear the S4 will just be an S3 with minor "improvements" in order to keep the yearly update cycle of top-of-the-range phones.

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/02/25/jk-shin-confirms-march-14th-galaxy-s-iv/
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Alexei Volkoff said:
I very much doubt it will pack an octacore chipset. Not with the release date standing so close. Not that it really matters that much, lets face it. It is not like the S3 is sluggish....
Am I the only one who as yet to see any tangible improvement over the S3 in these rumours?
Slightly bigger screen with FHD. I very much doubt we'll be able to notice any real world difference between 720p and 1080p on a cell phone. Less colour shift at wide viewing angles, improved colour accuracy and the possibility to calibrate the screen are more important towards better screens than ppi count.
13MP camera? I wish manufacturers had stopped this pointless pixel race already and took steps to really improve image quality - bigger sensors for starters, improved quality in low light, better quality optics, etc. Oh, and is it so hard to put a physical shutter button on the phone? It is not like space is lacking...
Alas, I fear the S4 will just be an S3 with minor "improvements" in order to keep the yearly update cycle of top-of-the-range phones.
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Yeah i agree with you, the s4 might pack the exynos 5440 quadcore chipset and the note 3 will feature the octacore i suppose
I absolutely loved the physical shutter button on the older phones and its more of a daily use thing when you got 5"+ phones, would love to see a shutter button like the lock button on the xperia z
Samsung hopefully will pull a rabbit out of the hat in its march event because after looking at other devices like the xperia z, optimus g pro, htc one and Tegra 4 chipset i doubt it that Samsung will continue its reign in the smartphone world due to no INNOVATION
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It will be better to use octa(big.LITTTLE) than a quad A15 on a phone , no way a quad A15 would come with s4
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LCD = Fail
Just ordered a Note 2 because i hate LCD. These 1080p LCD's are epic failures. Colours suck and so does the power usage from the LED's needed to keep the brightness up.
I find it hard to believe their "accuracy" is good because who would make their colours so bland and boring.
Im going to the note 2 with 2 spare batteries a charging stand and 64GB SD Card. Turn the brightness up to 100% and enjoy this phone to the full.
Im sick and tired of being conservative with these crap sealed battery phones with LCD screens running the brightness at 10% to get through the day.

irzero said:
LCD = Fail
Just ordered a Note 2 because i hate LCD. These 1080p LCD's are epic failures. Colours suck and so does the power usage from the LED's needed to keep the brightness up.
I find it hard to believe their "accuracy" is good because who would make their colours so bland and boring.
Im going to the note 2 with 2 spare batteries a charging stand and 64GB SD Card. Turn the brightness up to 100% and enjoy this phone to the full.
Im sick and tired of being conservative with these crap sealed battery phones with LCD screens running the brightness at 10% to get through the day.
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If I were you I wouldn't rush buying that spare battery. I too was a spare battery advocate until I bought the Note 2. However, with the Note 2 I never felt the need for a spare battery. The battery life is really impressive. Try the phone for a month before you make a decision. You'll be surprise with the amount of juice the Note 2's battery packs.

Alexei Volkoff said:
If I were you I wouldn't rush buying that spare battery. I too was a spare battery advocate until I bought the Note 2. However, with the Note 2 I never felt the need for a spare battery. The battery life is really impressive. Try the phone for a month before you make a decision. You'll be surprise with the amount of juice the Note 2's battery packs.
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i got 2 batteries for £8. So its not much of a risk. Ill keep one in the car and one on the stand and one in the phone and ill never have to touch a charger again.

irzero said:
i got 2 batteries for £8. So its not much of a risk. Ill keep one in the car and one on the stand and one in the phone and ill never have to touch a charger again.
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That was a very good deal, provided they work o.k. Please let us know if you are happy with them and were did you buy them.

Alexei Volkoff said:
That was a very good deal, provided they work o.k. Please let us know if you are happy with them and were did you buy them.
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Amazon.
5 star reviews so far so im guessing they will be fine. Might not last as long as Samsungs but then i can buy 4 of these for the price of 1 samsung one.

Perhaps it's better to wait until the S4 is officially announced before making your decision? I'm not a particular fan of lcd either but there's no concrete evidence behind these rumours.
I'm going to hold out, I'm sure they [Samsung] will not disappoint! They have far too much riding on this!
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BlameUREdiction said:
Perhaps it's better to wait until the S4 is officially announced before making your decision? I'm not a particular fan of lcd either but there's no concrete evidence behind these rumours.
I'm going to hold out, I'm sure they [Samsung] will not disappoint! They have far too much riding on this!
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ill get the S4 if its good and OLED, i have had 3 phones in last 8 months

Note 3 day one buy features

I've been wondering what, if announced, would make the Note 3 (or any other phone) a day 1 buy for me.
There's always the incremental MORE/LESS stuff - more screen, less weight, blah blah blah
The note 2 is good enough that I don't consider any of that to be a strong selling point.
Has technology/innovation peaked? What features could/would make the Note 3 a 'must buy'
for Note 2 owners (versus the expected 'guess I'll wait for the Note 4)? Or from a business
perspective, would could make people who were uninterested in the Note 3 interested in the Note 2?
I don't think the S4 won over any S3 haters.
The only recent interesting things I've seen are:
wireless charging
unbreakable screen
Metallic body (which I personally don't care about, but it sure is making the HTC One hot stuff)
All of the above I'd love, but nothing I'd sell my Note 2 to get.
- Frank

ChodTheWacko said:
I've been wondering what, if announced, would make the Note 3 (or any other phone) a day 1 buy for me.
There's always the incremental MORE/LESS stuff - more screen, less weight, blah blah blah
The note 2 is good enough that I don't consider any of that to be a strong selling point.
Has technology/innovation peaked? What features could/would make the Note 3 a 'must buy'
for Note 2 owners (versus the expected 'guess I'll wait for the Note 4)? Or from a business
perspective, would could make people who were uninterested in the Note 3 interested in the Note 2?
I don't think the S4 won over any S3 haters.
The only recent interesting things I've seen are:
wireless charging
unbreakable screen
Metallic body (which I personally don't care about, but it sure is making the HTC One hot stuff)
All of the above I'd love, but nothing I'd sell my Note 2 to get.
- Frank
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I want to go mad with power lol.
Octa Core!

The hardware technology is close to peaking, I think. Flexible screens are just a marketing gimmick for me, and better radios aren't really new tech but refinements of what we already have. Screens are either unbreakable but not unscratchable, or unscratchable but not unbreakable. As for power -- every week we read about how this or that development will give us vastly more powerful batteries (rechargeable in 30 seconds, no less) but the problem is, they've been saying that for the past six or seven years and we're still stuck with the same old Li-Ion technology. Wireless charging still means leaving the phone on some device or other to charge -- only you don't plug it in. Now if my phone's battery would start charging as soon as I walked in the door, I might sit up and take notice.
The only innovations that would give me an incentive to buy a new device (the Note 99, maybe?) on day 1 would be either 128GB or more of storage without a huge increase in price, or a change in Android specs to allow apps to be stored and run from external cards. Not allowing apps to run from external storage has got to be one of Google's more short-sighted ideas, given that each Android iteration, not to mention manufacturer and carrier overlays, seems to eat more and more of available storage space for its own use.
mudge
Galaxy Nexus
Galaxy Note 2
Galaxy Note 8.0

in my country, note 2 now is about 30% cheaper compared to when it was launched. if thats the case in your area and since you are still satisfied with your note2, id wait for a few months until it gets cheaper before buying. as a bonus the official rom you buy might be more stable the the 1st release.

For me, personally, it would have to be a huge increase in onboard storage (I'm thinking 128GB minimum). Also, I would prefer a dedicated micro-HDMI port, instead of crappy MHL. These two things would make me get the GN3 on release day, but if not, I'll stick with my GN2 for the time being.

1080p, Exynos Octa w/LTE, more storage...yeah, I'm probably going to get it at launch. Those are enough to excite me.
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Frontal stereo speakers, Adreno 330, Snapdragon 800, metal body, 1080p 64 GB storage... these things are desirable, but still probably wouldn't buy it... and definately not on day one. Just recently got my Note 2
More likely when I switch, it will be to the Note 4... or perhaps some nice HTC/Sony. Maybe even a Nokia EOS, if such a thing ever breaks free from the rumorland....

I want a note 3 with all s4 features minus lag, screen tint and smearing issues (realistic wish list). It would be enough for a year at least. I would prefer a screen of 5.7 inch max, but it should never go beyond 6.0. The battery should be around 4000MAh. I don't care about body but design at least should not be carbon copy of note 2/s4. The minimum storage should be 32gig.

Larger screen without increasing the body size.
Larger battery, and I don't mind making the body slightly thicker either. For me battery life is more important than have it be under 11mm. I think 12mm is fine.
HD display, without a doubt.
SPen upgrade. I love the current generation, but if they can't make it any better then that'll be fine by me.
Next generation processor which I'm sure will be in there.
An awesome camera This one is good, but not that good. I'd much prefer something better.
I think that's it! If they add on a capacitive home button and an extra gig of ram I'm sold.

Thinner, lighter, better battery, full hd and 13mpix camera at least (or better if they can squeeze it). Battery life is fine with me. Processing power I don't care about anymore (it's plenty enough already).

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Do we need to uninstall the stock app to flash this
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Nice spam. Reported.

Ill be keeping note 2 if note 3 is just a s4 with a pen and 5.99 inch full hd screen.
Maybe 3 gig of ram?
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dazza7111 said:
Ill be keeping note 2 if note 3 is just a s4 with a pen and 5.99 inch full hd screen.
Maybe 3 gig of ram?
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I am afraid its going to be like this, better not to keep your hopes high, you should follow the prior trend if u want to stay realistic. I dont mind an s4 type phone but it must be morw fluid and minus all the bugs.
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I hope I I'm not that bothered about it. Only had note 2 a few weeks and love it! Want it to last till s5 or note 4!
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Note 3?
Do you guys really want to struggle with Samsung's rooting/custom kernel issues, flash counters, root trackers, CyanogenMod incompatibilities?

Definitely a phone I will buy, sadly I dont have the money right now and selling somo old phones is not on my plans, so if the note 3 went out today I will have to buy it in October 2014.
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sohebq said:
The minimum storage should be 32gig.
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Samsung will never set 32gb as minimum storage. They rather will cut it even more (like in galaxy s4).

Have to say I am impressed with my Note2 so far the best Android phone Ive had. Its the only phone I have not had to tamper with to make it faster. I did root it but no custom rom. Never had it die on me, been using it close to a year now and it still amazes me. Awesome device. The Note 3 would have to be significantly better to justify an upgrade. I agree with with what someone hasmentioned already, i believe we have reached a peak now....and only encremental changes will come. Else if they do decide to go all out with the Note 3...we will all be guinea pigs....like with the first samsung galaxy s.with the note 2 we have the perfect balance between battery life and performance. I still carry a spare battery around...just incase.
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It needs to have a new design. I won't buy it if it looks too much like my Note 2. Something like the GS4 Active would be awesome.

[email protected] said:
Note 3?
Do you guys really want to struggle with Samsung's rooting/custom kernel issues, flash counters, root trackers, CyanogenMod incompatibilities?
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Yes. Don't really care, to be honest.
Oh - I'm rooted, and happily running a custom rom.
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Galaxy Mega 6.3 vs Galaxy Note II

I tested a Mega 6.3 today and thought it was awesome... the screen is massive and performance seems to be on par with the N2. If the N3 turns out to only get a 5,7" screen I might get the Mega instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAzYHIdsJdM
There's a lot of user reviews over at the Mega section of XDA... http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2352
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There is no competition here.
Note 2 is a beast with Quad Core CPU and 2 GB RAM as opposed to a Dual Core CPU and 1.5 GB RAM.

lifehijack said:
There is no competition here.
Note 2 is a beast with Quad Core CPU and 2 GB RAM as opposed to a Dual Core CPU and 1.5 GB RAM.
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You didn't read the reviews, did you?
There's definately a competition and if you prefer a bigger screen to the s-pen then the Mega is a serious contender.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_mega_63-review-939p5.php
If you look at the benchmarks, the Mega 6.3 beats the Note 2 more often than not. People get too caught up in dual-core versus quad-core; the latter isn't automatically more powerful.
However I expect the Note 3 will thrash the Mega in benchmarks not to mention pixel density.

Mega 6.3 is Worst
1,5 gb ram dual core
No Spen
Adreno 305 is middle to low range
Mega 6;3 Antutu 13 mil Galaxy Note II 17500 mil
Quadrant here 7000~7500

there is no contest here, the note ii has better specs, the mega has a bigger screen but that is all that it offers.

HUYI said:
there is no contest here, the note ii has better specs, the mega has a bigger screen but that is all that it offers.
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yep. did you play t-rex or egypt? No.. Epic Citadel = Snapdragon or low resolution more fps. Grand Duos beat Note 2 but is better? :highfive: The rest is syntetic.

It annoys me a bit that you try to "defend" the telephone you have purchased and are not willing to read new reviews or listen to user reviews from people who own both the N2 and the Mega.
I'm happy with my N2 but haven't closed my eyes to alternatives by any means.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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A review is a review...thats it. Just because a user reviews something, does not mean that is everybody's opinion. The Mega is cheaper than the Note 2 for a very simple reason....it IS NOT the same quality, nor does it outperform it. Those that are on their soap boxes "bigging it up", are obviously taken in by the screen size. I have both, a Note 2 for personal use, and I have a Mega as a test piece for work. Its like saying a Ford Fiesta can outrun a Ferrari...they both have four wheels and an engine....but I know which I would rather drive.
Both these phones are excellent for different reasons....but as a straight forward comparison....Note 2 shows it a clean pair of heels by a country mile.:good:

Tubgirl said:
It annoys me a bit that you try to "defend" the telephone you have purchased and are not willing to read new reviews or listen to user reviews from people who own both the N2 and the Mega.
I'm happy with my N2 but haven't closed my eyes to alternatives by any means.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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Mega 6.3 is mid. Note II top. Mega its sux for me, very big, not top performance only 1,5 gb ram. Wait Note 3 or buy S4 or Xperia Z Ultra.
This reviews is not accuracy however your decision.
Note II< Mega 6.3< Mega 5.8<

landeiro said:
Mega 6.3 is mid. Note II top. Mega its sux for me, very big, not top performance only 1,5 gb ram.
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Correction: Note2 is last year's flagship, Mega is midrange of 2013 which is pretty much on par with the N2 give or take.
Well well... I've had both Note1 and Note2 mainly because they had the biggest available displays at the time and while some people say 6,3" sux because of its size you also have people that say the Note2 sux for the very same reason. As long as the device fits in MY pockets then I'M happy.
I enjoy my Note2 (and I enjoyed my Note1, S2, HD2 and E90 before that... all flagships of their time) and if somebody feels offended because cheaper phones can perform as well or better than the Note2... well that's not my problem I'm just sharing my findings with other "big screen freaks" like myself.
Have a nice day...

Tubgirl said:
Correction: Note2 is last year's flagship, Mega is midrange of 2013 which is pretty much on par with the N2 give or take.
Well well... I've had both Note1 and Note2 mainly because they had the biggest available displays at the time and while some people say 6,3" sux because of its size you also have people that say the Note2 sux for the very same reason. As long as the device fits in MY pockets then I'M happy.
I enjoy my Note2 (and I enjoyed my Note1, S2, HD2 and E90 before that... all flagships of their time) and if somebody feels offended because cheaper phones can perform as well or better than the Note2... well that's not my problem I'm just sharing my findings with other "big screen freaks" like myself.
Have a nice day...
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I hear you... I have very seriously considered the Mega 6.3 but in the end I gave up because of the RAM. The way I use my smartphone, less than 2GB RAM is, sadly, a deal breaker.
You are taken by the display size and I can perfectly understand you (I myself was quite ready to DOWNGRADE from a Note II to the Mega 6.3 just because of its display size), but you have to admit that the Mega is worse than the Note II in practically everything else... (display quality included: by all accounts the Mega's display is pretty good but I simply love AMOLED displays).
So yes, it most definitely has lower specs all around but had it had 2GB RAM I would be toting a Mega 6.3 now...

Tubgirl said:
Correction: Note2 is last year's flagship, Mega is midrange of 2013 which is pretty much on par with the N2 give or take.
Well well... I've had both Note1 and Note2 mainly because they had the biggest available displays at the time and while some people say 6,3" sux because of its size you also have people that say the Note2 sux for the very same reason. As long as the device fits in MY pockets then I'M happy.
I enjoy my Note2 (and I enjoyed my Note1, S2, HD2 and E90 before that... all flagships of their time) and if somebody feels offended because cheaper phones can perform as well or better than the Note2... well that's not my problem I'm just sharing my findings with other "big screen freaks" like myself.
Have a nice day...
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Nops. Note 2 ís top today until release Note 3. It´s flagship. Mega Midrange. Very Lost features. I will never buy this Mega for all reasons. Note 2 ís big but Mega is very big as Xperia Z Ultra. Note 2 beats Mega 6.3 all features. Forget it and wait or buy another phablet.
Adreno 305 its sux and weak.

Galaxy Mega runs like butter...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2331632

Tubgirl said:
Galaxy Mega runs like butter...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2331632
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Android 4.2.2 is point of favor. Note 2 is 4.1.2 ....Adreno 305 is weak. I explained there was syntetic benchmarks. Galaxy Gran Duos 55fps in Epic Citadel in low resolution and? No more. Galaxy Mega is big size too much for only 720p.
Galaxy Mega Antutu 13k Note 2 17k.
Krait never is Cortex A15.
Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsRhy4WoIpY

Tubgirl said:
It annoys me a bit that you try to "defend" the telephone you have purchased and are not willing to read new reviews or listen to user reviews from people who own both the N2 and the Mega.
I'm happy with my N2 but haven't closed my eyes to alternatives by any means.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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You're in the GN2 forum pimping for another phone. If you want it, go get it and have fun.
Do you go to a Nissan forum and try to promote a Ford truck?
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apallohadas said:
You're in the GN2 forum pimping for another phone. If you want it, go get it and have fun.
Do you go to a Nissan forum and try to promote a Ford truck?
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I'm merely suggesting a bigger Samsung phone to existing Samsung phone users (and pointing to a different section of the very same xda forum)... last time I checked Ford and Nissan wasn't the same brand.

landeiro said:
Android 4.2.2 is point of favor. Note 2 is 4.1.2 ....Adreno 305 is weak. I explained there was syntetic benchmarks. Galaxy Gran Duos 55fps in Epic Citadel in low resolution and? No more. Galaxy Mega is big size too much for only 720p.
Galaxy Mega Antutu 13k Note 2 17k.
Krait never is Cortex A15.
Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsRhy4WoIpY
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Thanks for the link landeiro... I like how the Mega can fit more content on the screen... see how the benchmark progress bar fill almost half the screen on the N2 while it only occupies a fraction of the Mega's screen leaving lots of space for more info. The actual benchmark result doesn't mean much to me since they seem to behave about the same when being handled by the user. Besides I spend 95% on my N2 surfing the web and the Mega seems plenty fast enough for that.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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Tubgirl said:
I'm merely suggesting a bigger Samsung phone to existing Samsung phone users (and pointing to a different section of the very same xda forum)... last time I checked Ford and Nissan wasn't the same brand.
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Fair enough. Go to the F150 forums and pimp for the new Taurus. Let me know how that goes.
It won't.

HUYI said:
there is no contest here, the note ii has better specs, the mega has a bigger screen but that is all that it offers.
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Agreed.