For a while I wasn't sure what phone to get and I feel like the s4 looks awful so I'm for sure going with this sexy beast of awesome hardware and software.
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and there is no reason to open a thread for the obvious
Oh, oops. Sometimes the obvious needs to be said. Lol
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S4 just looks cheap compared to the one
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I don't think anyone in their right mind, even the hardcore Samsung fans, would disagree with that assessment. They may not admit it though, but deep down, we all know which phone we feel is most pleasing to look at.
Not to mention the cartoonish and childish look of TW compared to the elegant, premium and matured-looking Sense UI.. S4 do really look cheap not only on the outside, but also inside..
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S4 just looks cheap compared to the One
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Why yes, yes it does. And so did the SGS3 compared to most of its competitors including the One X. The N2 looks cheap too compared to other devices but look what LG's gone and done with the 5.5" Optimus G Pro. Why do you think that is? Answer: the "cheap" looking phone is a market leader and sells in massive quantities and LG wants a piece of Samsung's pie. LG's taking a "if you can't beat them, join them approach" while HTC's going their own way (again). We'll know which approach wins by mid-year based on sales.
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Why yes, yes it does. And so did the SGS3 compared to most of its competitors including the One X. The N2 looks cheap too compared to other devices but look what LG's gone and done with the 5.5" Optimus G Pro. Why do you think that is? Answer: the "cheap" looking phone is a market leader and sells in massive quantities and LG wants a piece of Samsung's pie. LG's taking a "if you can't beat them, join them approach" while HTC's going their own way (again). We'll know which approach wins by mid-year based on sales.
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Funny thing I like the LG's design more. It's so sexy and that's the first time I ever said about an LG device not counting the Nexus.
What strange remarks!
The One seems to have awesome build, it definitely feels expensive and looks pretty awesome compared with almost all the competition. Can't argue there. But to post side by side pictures of what could be almost identical phones and say that one is sexy and other not is just silly. We all - I assume - know that the UI can and will be changed by most if not all users that read this forum and another launcher will probably also be installed. That's one of the joys of android.
TouchWiz, Sense does it really matter. I really disliked TouchWiz on my Galaxy S, put that was 3 years ago. TouchWiz on my Note II is crazy smooth and fluid and to be honest never really seen as I use Nova Prime or SSlauncher.
I chose the Note II for the battery, the screen size and the S-Pen. Others choose for other reasons. Lets live and let live.
One last observation. The UI is just a door to the fun stuff on the inside!
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Stop that stupid phone comparison threads! They are not welcome (see Guide sticky). We don't need those fan-boy battle grounds.
Related
http://www.droiddog.com/android-blog/2010/06/sprint-epic-4g-t-mobile-vibrant/
http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=9843
This is the galaxy s pro.
This is...Epic....
Kcarpenter said:
This is...Epic....
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Did you realize the entire General section was at a halt until you said that? Also, QFT.
I bring all the boys to the yard
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I bring all the boys to the yard
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You and your milkshake?
The name Samsung scares me after the Moment. How are the rest of their phones?
This might be my next phone.
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The name Samsung scares me after the Moment. How are the rest of their phones?
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Hardware, like most Samsung products, is usually pretty immaculate - can't complain about that. TouchWhiz UI is likely garbage as with most Samsung products software.
So with Root and a competent developer who could get AOSP working - Rockin.
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Hardware, like most Samsung products, is usually pretty immaculate - can't complain about that. TouchWhiz UI is likely garbage as with most Samsung products software.
So with Root and a competent developer who could get AOSP working - Rockin.
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My problems with the moment were hardware related. I'm going to keep an eye on this phone though. I want a kicking 3G phone though since I don't live in a 4G area and hate the idea of paying extra for a feature I won't use.
Kcarpenter said:
Hardware, like most Samsung products, is usually pretty immaculate - can't complain about that. TouchWhiz UI is likely garbage as with most Samsung products software.
So with Root and a competent developer who could get AOSP working - Rockin.
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Also they seem to hate the default way of setting up Android OS. Their file system is pretty bizarre.
every sammy i have owned has sucked.. lol but for every sammy i hated prolly 3 more liked.. so mostly personal pref..
Im happy to see this come to sprint..for one reason..they need it. more android..look at verizon.. lol
This is like phone porn. I'm all horny for touchwiz 3. http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/samsung-epic-4g-preview/
Think this will be my next phone, i'm tired of waiting for HTC to put out a killer android phone that has a slide out keyboard. I have had bad experiences with samsung phones in the past (they were before smart phones even existed) but i'm willing to give them one more shot with this phone.
I've never had a Sammy phone. I had a couple Sony Ericsson's and then the HTC Wizard came out, been with HTC ever since. The hard qwerty is what drew me to HTC, I had no idea places like xda existed. It's been over a year since HTC has made a keyboard phone and the HTC Vision has one but I think it's only going to Tmous and I can't do that because they dont have a single 3G tower in Arkansas... I'm presently on AT$T because when I first got a cellular in 2003 Cingular was the best carrier in the state and I'm a creature of habit so I've stuck with them. But, they suck about picking up phones I like, the iPhone has hamstrung their network, and they're handing out free femtocells but when I called about that they basically told me to fu*k off. My two complaints about my TP2 are slowness and no headphone jack. Epic 4G/Galaxy S Pro ameliorates both of those to a t...
So, how do you people like Sprint? They'd save me money and I like the new phone every year... Also, what's the build quality like on sammies? Last question is are they as easy to take apart/repair as HTC phones are?
I have to say that every samsung phone I, or anyone I know has owned, holds up like a tank. They drop them, throw them and step on them and they are fine. I wouldn't be that rough, but its nice to see.
Really? I was a little worried about build quality since they seem to use a lot of plastic and little if any metal. I'd love for Epic's slider to be as firm as the Droid's but wasn't expecting much.
Well, their initial quality is what it is. But they stay in that condition with very good resilliance in my, and my friend's, experience.
I have a sammy dumbphone, the a727, and it has amazing build quality. Soft touch plastic, super thin and light, great battery life.
Samsung can make a good phone if they put their minds to it. The epic seems like the best galaxy phone, mostly because of that soft touch back. Getting the soft touch battery cover for my Pre made it feel five times better, much more solid and durable than the crappy glossy bendy plastic that is default on the pre(and the other galaxy variants).
Can you see how far we've gotten in the world of on the go? =)
Another thing. Isn't this video just beautiful? --> Epic
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Can you see how far we've gotten in the world of on the go? =)
Another thing. Isn't this video just beautiful? --> Epic
Note: yes I bumped this ancient ass thread
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Finally a galaxy s that does not look like a toy, too bad is only available in korea because i really like the design, no glossy plastic , the whole front is black and it has an almost matte silver back ,no more curves , it comes with a dock and kinda looks like the iphone 4 , which is better than looking like the iphone 3gs imo hopefully the galaxy s 2 looks a lot like this phone
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Pictures in hq in here
http://en.akihabaranews.com/82017/phones/samsung-new-galaxy-s-hoppin-now-on-sales-in-korea
no glossy plastic back but its looks like plastic though - so what??
I'd rather have the rounded contour of the i9000, it is really easy to slip in and out of pockets and comfortable with minimal outline when it is in there. I suspect that rounded edges take impacts better as well. Also, the back of that does not look so great I like the simple faux-mesh better.
doesn't look nice.. and the display.. looks like it's been shrinked
Bla I hate how everything keeps trying to look like iphone
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Bla I hate how everything keeps trying to look like iphone
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its samsung they copy the iphone design and the iphone ui with tehir crappy touchwiz
ya, I think I'm done with Samsung as a company (for phones, at least) All they can do is copy the iphone in almost every way. It's disappointed really. You would think a company of that size could hire some better engineers/designers and get something unique on the market...but I guess not.
Now this is a very obvious copy of the iphone4
iphone 4 wanna be. go home girkers
The reason I bought a galaxy s becos I don't like iphone. Not wanna be
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The reason I bought a galaxy s becos I don't like iphone. Not wanna be
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yes but this 1 in the picture is basically the same .
I thought we were talkng about the girl, hehe!
Not saying this cause I have one, but I think the captivate is the best galaxy s variant
That thing looks like a cross between an iphone and an old htc/nokia phone.
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Not saying this cause I have one, but I think the captivate is the best galaxy s variant
That thing looks like a cross between an iphone and an old htc/nokia phone.
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Yeah the captivate and the fascinate look the best to me, altough all the backs of the galaxy s variants are horrible !
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ya, I think I'm done with Samsung as a company (for phones, at least) All they can do is copy the iphone in almost every way. It's disappointed really. You would think a company of that size could hire some better engineers/designers and get something unique on the market...but I guess not.
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Ive been wondering the same thing for MONTHS! apple should sue them so they start making new designs and stop using touchwiz
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The reason I bought a galaxy s becos I don't like iphone. Not wanna be
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the galaxy s is a ripoff of the iphone 3gs
Still no flash
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Not saying this cause I have one, but I think the captivate is the best galaxy s variant
That thing looks like a cross between an iphone and an old htc/nokia phone.
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couldn't agree with you more.
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Yeah the captivate and the fascinate look the best to me, altough all the backs of the galaxy s variants are horrible !
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Ours is metal, the rest are plastic. Georgio Armani has branded a captivate and will be selling it. The i9020. Now that says something.
I think the reason we got one that one that looks totally different is cause the rest look like an iphone. Apple wouldn't like it if someone walked into an at&t store to buy an iphone and picked up a galaxy s.
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It also feels nice too. In portrait, the sides are beveled up. Curves with your hand, feels thin. In landscape, the sides are beveled down to curve with your hand gripping it. Same thin feeling.
And to the op, that's not a galaxy s. In korea, samsung is making a whole galaxy alphabet.
I am an Apple user (no kidding) and am puzzled at the lack of love for the Xoom, particularly at MacRumors (been a member since 2006). Where is the love?
Comments such as:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1118815&highlight=xoom
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1107003&highlight=xoom
and
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1109822&highlight=xoom
makes me wonder whether Apple users are mostly pricks?
I think it comes down to religious fanaticism. They feel that there is only one "right" choice and everyone else must follow them and they don't care how they achieve that goal. I've seen it here too.
It's funny because on here I think i haven't seen too many 'bad' words about apple / ipad - mostly that the UI is very clever, but not to their taste...
lack of customization etc.
I see apple stuff more as a fashion statement personally - and I'd feel restricted if I had one - but that said, I think it's good for people who want something simple...
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It's funny because on here I think i haven't seen too many 'bad' words about apple / ipad - mostly that the UI is very clever, but not to their taste...
lack of customization etc.
I see apple stuff more as a fashion statement personally - and I'd feel restricted if I had one - but that said, I think it's good for people who want something simple...
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Well put...
To be honest if I wasn't such an android fanboy I'd be all on it. Apple makes great products and its a fact. However for a super user, anything but Droid is just.... boring.
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Because Motorola charges $300 premium over the iPad for a half baked product with a beta OS.
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To be honest if I wasn't such an android fanboy I'd be all on it. Apple makes great products and its a fact. However for a super user, anything but Droid is just.... boring.
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Great products? Have you heard about the defect with their LCD screens? Light bleeds in several points of the edges of the screen. A lot of iPad users are complaining about it, but of course, hardcore Apple fans call it a feature. LOL
What the crap are you talking about? The Xoom isn't that much more the the 32gb 3g version of the ipad 2 and given how much more advanced it is via hardware...I can understand the price increase. Do I like paying more...no...but my Xoom works for my needs 10x better then the ipad. That is just my personal opinion. The wifi only Xoom is the same price as the 32gb wifi ipad 2. You need to compare price points for similar products...not just make random incorrect statements.
By the way, Xoom isn't that buggy at all...atleast not for my wife and I. People seem to forget that the ipad had to wait 8 months for fake multitasking as well as other features. Everything takes time.
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Because Motorola charges $300 premium over the iPad for a half baked product with a beta OS.
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Report his post, ignore him and move on, if you look at his past posts all he does is troll. Some people have no life.
Thread Closed as we done need a flame war...
Remember this is test device (not sure that device is real galaxy s3)
Spec:
Quad-core CPU @1.4GHz + Mali400 GPU
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NFC support in battery
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Interesting... Specs look believable, not sure what to make of the video though... How did you stumble on this?
Looks like a Simsung rather then a Samsung
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That's really disappointing if that is indeed the final design. Hopefully that is the SGS 2 Plus and not the SGS3.
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That's really disappointing if that is indeed the final design. Hopefully that is the SGS 2 Plus and not the SGS3.
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Yep, this just looks like a very plain design. I was expecting something more creative from Samsung..
Yeah I call bs
Looks a lot like: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9300_leaked_info_suggests_a_midmay_launch-news-4027.php
GSMArena seems to suggest that this is indeed the Galaxy M, which could be seen as the successor to the Galaxy S II, but is in fact a midrange device. This could leave the top spot open for a true successor later this year.
LOL what hmmm disappointing design .........
I wish this was fake. But if you look at a few of the leaked pictures from the last few weeks and watch that video this looks pretty genuine. Let's just hope this wasn't the final chosen design ....
If that isn't the real sgs3 I'm betting that it will be extremely similar. Especially in design and form factor. Anybody that thinks it will have a radical new design and styling has rocks in their head. Samsung won't stray too far from the sgs 1 & 2 design style which has been so successful for them. This is also the reason they won't part with touchwiz. . Too much change risks alienating existing customers and may prevent them from upgrading. One of the reasons I got the gs2 is because of the simple minimalist design, I would be very disappointed if the final form factor of the gs3 isn't very similar to the gs2. Would seriously consider changing manufacturors.
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I wish this was fake. But if you look at a few of the leaked pictures from the last few weeks and watch that video this looks pretty genuine. Let's just hope this wasn't the final chosen design ....
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The report from CNET seems to support that this is indeed the SGS3 we're looking at.
That is the S3 i believe.
If not this one, it will be pretty close to that...i was hoping to a new design U.U
Oh no...it is ugly.. Hope it is fake..please samsung say this is not s3...
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If they want to fight wtit ONE (X/S) series this one will loose, thats why i think its not the SGS3, it may be some other "Galaxy" that we dont know of yet. Remember that Samsung copyrighted 6 phone names in the past month
This is for sure not the SGS3
really hope it's not the S3, if so I'm gonna give it a miss and wait for the next Nexus phone
The galaxy nexus is more sexy than this >…<
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If they want to fight wtit ONE (X/S) series this one will loose, thats why i think its not the SGS3, it may be some other "Galaxy" that we dont know of yet. Remember that Samsung copyrighted 6 phone names in the past month
This is for sure not the SGS3
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Doubt the SGS3 will loose to the One X, considering it's the official phone of the London Olympics.
Please Samsung, why did you have to show off a sexy looking device at CES and then give us this(I know it was faked, but the design is still beautiful)?
What could have been the sexiest phone ever:
The phone is decent. Ignore the nitpickers
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AW: Enuf *****in
Definitely, yes.
Out of all "new" devices I have bought, this so far has given me the biggest "wow". I have never experienced such a leap in performance and awesomeness from one device to another device like with this one. And it's not like I jumped 2010 to 2013; most recently I went Galaxy Note to Xperia T to Xperia Z.
It's not perfect, it's got it's faults. But it's whining on a very high level.
Edit: crappy thread title btw, should be named "Xperia Z appreciation thread"
People will always whine about the latest phone. Next will be the HTC flagship then the Samsung galaxy flagship then the 2H Sony flagship and so on.
There will never be a perfect phone, like computers, always issues and society wanting more.
Dont worry its normal
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Get used to it. That's how things are now on XDA.
Wait for S4 - then people will trash HTC One. And after few months, they'll trash S4 and praise another device... Seriously, if we have people calling S4 Pro chips "outdated" now - it's clearly quite absurd...
What a useful thread!
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"Decent" ist not enough for a flagship-smartphone, braw.
(Only not-loving it for the display's viewing angles, rest is cool)
You gotta unterstand the people want to express their disappointment when they spent lots of dollars.
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"Decent" ist not enough for a flagship-smartphone, braw.
(Only not-loving it for the display's viewing angles, rest is cool)
You gotta unterstand the people want to express their disappointment when they spent lots of dollars.
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Your right, but Funny thing is most people were expressing their disappointment before phone even released so they didn't even spend lots of dollars at the time or could have cancelled their order.
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"Decent" ist not enough for a flagship-smartphone, braw.
(Only not-loving it for the display's viewing angles, rest is cool)
You gotta unterstand the people want to express their disappointment when they spent lots of dollars.
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Perfect argument.
But if we talk about people who actually own S3 devices and are very happy about it - this argument becomes invalid instantly... i mean people who criticize plastic screen protector, but are fine with whole flimsy plastic body - that's just ridiculous.
Lol we now have a threat where people are *****ing about people *****ing. I miss sometimes the old xda. Hope it comes back when people are able to buy the one and the s4
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Seconded. Crap thread.
With new technology introduce almost every 3months.There can never be a "perfect phone". Even telcos are finding it difficult to catch up( new phone launch almost every month). If the performance of a phone is not upto our expectations, why dun we just buy a better phone if we can afford it instead of whinning over it. Else , lets just be appreciative. My humble personal opinion, XZ is a great phone with flaws( design by human and humans are'nt perfect).I cannot afford to purchase a "greater" phone cause my line will not be able to recontract for another 2 years.Thus am contented with XZ. 2cents.
I don't think that this topic deserves its own thread.
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