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Samsung Introducing Galaxy S 4G

From Samsung's Website:
Samsung had a news release of the new Vibrant 4G or the so called, Galaxy S 4G. In the news print, i've excerpt the synopsis of its specs:
" With a slim and sleek design, the Galaxy S 4G’s 4-inch Super AMOLED touch screen display gives customers a vivid, sharp viewing experience, whether consumers choose to watch a movie or read a book or newspaper with the preloaded Kindle for Android application while on the go. Powered by Android™ 2.2, the Galaxy S 4G is equipped with a speedy Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor, an ST-Ericsson M5720 HSPA+ 4G modem to enable theoretical peak downloads of up to 21 Mbps, a 5 megapixel camera, a preinstalled 16GB microSD memory card, and a 1650 mAh lithium ion battery. "
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The news print can be found here.
What do you guys think?
I'm more interested on that 4G antenna modem, that 1650 mAh battery, and what kind of camera they've installed....
Hmm.

Probably gonna get that battery if its not too expensive
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eunkipark92 said:
Probably gonna get that battery if its not too expensive.
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It may require a different battery door as well?

epakrat75 said:
It may require a different battery door as well?
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No its the same battery that was in galaxy s international version that was released in Italy so it should be the same.
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epakrat75 said:
It may require a different battery door as well?
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I don't think so. If anything, the I9000 door *might* fit?
I'm curious about the antenna. I wonder is it's compatible and would fit on the vibe's current antenna slot.
Then if the Vibe can capture that bandwith.... hmm
I can't wait to get my hands on that and see if i can operate on it and swap the antenneas

eunkipark92 said:
No its the same battery that was in galaxy s international version that was released in Italy so it should be the same.
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I thought so... Thanks eunkipark for clarification.

The battery size is the same, that will not change, I am also interested in the camera hoping it will be compatible with our Vibrant

Why does Vibrant 4g gets a 16 GB MicroSD card while the Vibrant only got a 2 GB....

an ST-Ericsson M5720 HSPA+ 4G modem to enable theoretical peak downloads of up to 21 Mbps
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With a 5GB monthly cap until one is throttled and 21Mbps (or 2.62MBps) service, that means one can use the service at full blast for 1904 seconds, or 31.74 minutes a month before throttling.

remarquian said:
With a 5GB monthly cap until one is throttled and 21Mbps (or 2.62MBps) service, that means one can use the service at full blast for 1904 seconds, or 31.74 minutes a month before throttling.
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Lol. Tmobile just got fked by a guy who knows math

remarquian said:
With a 5GB monthly cap until one is throttled and 21Mbps (or 2.62MBps) service, that means one can use the service at full blast for 1904 seconds, or 31.74 minutes a month before throttling.
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You forgot to account for the fact that faster speed means lower actual usage time, meaning that the 31.74 minutes will last you for a while.
Ex. a 200 MB video instead of loading at 7.2 mbps (0.88 MB/s rounded to nears 1 MB), taking at least 200 seconds; the same videos will now load in less than 80 seconds.
This is of course, if your phone can hit the theoretical maximum all the time.

PaiPiePia said:
Why does Vibrant 4g gets a 16 GB MicroSD card while the Vibrant only got a 2 GB....
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the vibrant 4g has 1 GB internal plus 16 GB on a micro sd card for a theoretical total of 33 GB
the vibrant has 16 GB internal plus a micro sd slot for a theoretical total of 48 GB

tehmanmuffin said:
the vibrant 4g has 1 GB internal plus 16 GB on a micro sd card for a theoretical total of 33 GB
the vibrant has 16 GB internal plus a micro sd slot for a theoretical total of 48 GB
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No both are same 48gb. I guess he was tryng to say they come with 16gb micro SD card and ours come with 2gb micro SD card
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PaiPiePia said:
You forgot to account for the fact that faster speed means lower actual usage time, meaning that the 31.74 minutes will last you for a while.
Ex. a 200 MB video instead of loading at 7.2 mbps (0.88 MB/s rounded to nears 1 MB), taking at least 200 seconds; the same videos will now load in less than 80 seconds.
This is of course, if your phone can hit the theoretical maximum all the time.
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Yeah, 200MB of video is like 20 minutes of full resolution video on our phones at a 5GB/month cap it is like 8-9 hours of video a month.
That is about five or six 90 minute movies a month.
If you are downloading movies, it still makes sense to do it over wifi.
Given that caps I'm not pining after the V+4G (not that I'd turn one down) and why I think that 4G is a poor substitute for broadband.

remarquian said:
Yeah, 200MB of video is like 20 minutes of full resolution video on our phones at a 5GB/month cap it is like 8-9 hours of video a month.
That is about five or six 90 minute movies a month.
If you are downloading movies, it still makes sense to do it over wifi.
Given that caps I'm not pining after the V+4G (not that I'd turn one down) and why I think that 4G is a poor substitute for broadband.
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Yup, I mean the 4g technology is amazing. It's just the carrier and their artificial cap that's crippling the service. Today it's like the old dial up time, when access is counted by the minutes (in our case it is counted by the bandwidth). I can't wait until we move pass this period and onto the future where wireless internet is the norm.

ndwgs said:
From Samsung's Website:
Samsung had a news release of the new Vibrant 4G or the so called, Galaxy S 4G. In the news print, i've excerpt the synopsis of its specs:
The news print can be found here.
What do you guys think?
I'm more interested on that 4G antenna modem, that 1650 mAh battery, and what kind of camera they've installed....
Hmm.
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OMFG!!
Thats it!
I'm throwing my (totally outdated) Vibrant in the trash and flopping down another $500+ clams and getting me this bad boy!!!
~just kidding~

Wait a second y'all I thought the 4G didn't have an external sd? Therefore only the 16gb internal.
Yeah I just read the whole press release and it only mentions one sd card.
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I'm definitely getting the battery for my Vibrant, and possibly the camera, I'm curious to know which one it is, I don't mind the speeds as I have strong 3g ;]

Galaxy tab10.1 bluetooth is actually 4.0 not 3.0 (teardown link )

As we see in the tear down of the galaxy tab 10.1 (see link ) it contains the Broadcom BCM4330 (BCM4330XKFFBG) whis is according to its data sheet is a dual band wifi chip with bluetooth 4.0 support , i don't think it will make a difference but i just wanted to mentioned it for you
link : http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/...=53&tag=siu-container;photopaging#photopaging

hoss_n2 said:
As we see in the tear down of the galaxy tab 10.1 (see link ) it contains the Broadcom BCM4330 (BCM4330XKFFBG) whis is according to its data sheet is a dual band wifi chip with bluetooth 4.0 support , i don't think it will make a difference but i just wanted to mentioned it for you
link : http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/...=53&tag=siu-container;photopaging#photopaging
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3 or 4 doesnt matter because I tested bluetooth through galaxy s2 and the speed was very slow. I think bluetooth 3 speed should be around 24Mb/s or (3MB/s) but what I got was 1/10th of that

I have read an article that the 24Mb/s is a theoretical. Number which needs some kind of amplifiers but on normal devices 2.1 acts like 3.0 & 4.0
taha_e said:
3 or 4 doesnt matter because I tested bluetooth through galaxy s2 and the speed was very slow. I think bluetooth 3 speed should be around 24Mb/s or (3MB/s) but what I got was 1/10th of that
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New prospective customer

Hi All,
I have finally shortlisted optimus g and nexus 4. I have to finalize one.
Nexus 4: 16 GB, Optimus G: 32 G
Nexus 4 Latest updates, Optimus G: very slow updates( I meant very slow), and every small developing community ( i meant really very small)
Nexus 4: no LTE, Optimus G: Supports LTE (in india LTE not available)
Nexus 4: no USB OTG support, Optimus G: (Supports pen drive mouse keyboard u name it)
Both devices have reported back cover crack issues and over heating issues. Please provide your views on this.
Both looks good.
Howz gaming performance?
Nexus in india is 25k where as optimus g is 30 k.
So which one to go for.

milan.gadakari said:
Hi All,
I have finally shortlisted optimus g and nexus 4. I have to finalize one.
Nexus 4: 16 GB, Optimus G: 32 G
Nexus 4 Latest updates, Optimus G: very slow updates( I meant very slow), and every small developing community ( i meant really very small)
Nexus 4: no LTE, Optimus G: Supports LTE (in india LTE not available)
Nexus 4: no USB OTG support, Optimus G: (Supports pen drive mouse keyboard u name it)
Both devices have reported back cover crack issues and over heating issues. Please provide your views on this.
Both looks good.
Howz gaming performance?
Nexus in india is 25k where as optimus g is 30 k.
So which one to go for.
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Go for the Nexus
1. You most likely won't use 32 Gb. I have 8 Gb free on my 16 Gb Nexus(12 Gb usable), with about 40 apps, and 300 songs, 200 photos
2. Updates and community count a lot. The Nexus experience would be greater and more entertaining
3. Nexus can have LTE, if you really want it.
4. Gaming is about the same on both
5. The Nexus does not overheat. The glass on the back is a good heat conductor, which drives away heat from the center of the phone, keeping the core relatively cool. All those people complaining about overheating issues never had a quad core phone before.

abaaaabbbb63 said:
Go for the Nexus
1. You most likely won't use 32 Gb. I have 8 Gb free on my 16 Gb Nexus(12 Gb usable), with about 40 apps, and 300 songs, 200 photos
2. Updates and community count a lot. The Nexus experience would be greater and more entertaining
3. Nexus can have LTE, if you really want it.
4. Gaming is about the same on both
5. The Nexus does not overheat. The glass on the back is a good heat conductor, which drives away heat from the center of the phone, keeping the core relatively cool. All those people complaining about overheating issues never had a quad core phone before.
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I agree
sent from my .... still waiting for my nexus..

you get 15 gb of google drive too so there isnt much issue of space on nexus 4 and lte ? you can activate it on nexus 4

How about USB otg support

milan.gadakari said:
How about USB otg support
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181820
How's this?

It says externally powered USB support.. Wat does that mean. Have u tried it.

milan.gadakari said:
It says externally powered USB support.. Wat does that mean. Have u tried it.
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Nope, but it's the only thing on USB otg I have found...

Before I bought the phone, I was worried that 16GB might be too little, but I've had the phone for 7 months now and have always had more than 3GB free

Guys can someone reply if they have tried the USB otg.. Do we need to power it externally..
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milan.gadakari said:
Guys can someone reply if they have tried the USB otg.. Do we need to power it externally..
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Ffs, someone already posted a link to a OTG thread here, click it and search, you lazy ass.

SD card speed write/read

hey guys im looking to get back into the note.. love it.. i have a GS3 with a class 10 sandisk. my write speed is about 13MB a sec and read speed is 21MB a sec...
anyone know if its worth getting the extreme sandisk that reads up to 50/80/90MB a sec?
will the note 3 SD card slot even read it at that speeds?
its pretty nice now that note 3 lowest internal is 32GB im sure ill be ok with it for my use but i know i will be wanting more memory later on and samsung some how always release the very high memory later or never..

markysd said:
hey guys im looking to get back into the note.. love it.. i have a GS3 with a class 10 sandisk. my write speed is about 13MB a sec and read speed is 21MB a sec...
anyone know if its worth getting the extreme sandisk that reads up to 50/80/90MB a sec?
will the note 3 SD card slot even read it at that speeds?
its pretty nice now that note 3 lowest internal is 32GB im sure ill be ok with it for my use but i know i will be wanting more memory later on and samsung some how always release the very high memory later or never..
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I bought this card in June for my S4. It transfers at blazing speeds and has been worth every penny.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005VFG06W/

Avoid Sandisk cards. They have been failing at a high rate, and are slower compared to the competition. I'd recommend getting a Samsung micro-sd card from amazon for just a few dollars more.

I had the ultra in my note 2. Switched to the extreme a month ago when the Lyra started failing.
I found even in the note 2 a noticeable difference in read/write.
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wiimonkey9 said:
Avoid Sandisk cards. They have been failing at a high rate, and are slower compared to the competition. I'd recommend getting a Samsung micro-sd card from amazon for just a few dollars more.
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Totally agree. I plan to get Sammy's 64GB one for my Galaxy S4....

Changing my P3110 TAB 2

Hi,
I have a TAB 2 P3110, i ask my self is it worth to buy the TAB 3 SM-210?
My question is in the performance level.
Thanks for your opinion.

A friends son has the tab3(7") and have to say it's not as good in my opinion...
we have played the same games together and the graphics on his are really bad (eg f-18 game) I have graphics up at highest with out issues yet he can't do the same as its jerky and there's a sort box always showing up where the game area is and same with x-plane....
I also discovered he can change his tab 3 via a a bog standard cigarette usb charger where as I can!!! and battery on the tab 2 seems to out last his tab 3(which is only 1month older than my tab 2) by a good 3 hours and the list goes on....
Personally I think the Tab 3 for what you get is not worth the upgrade and just do the compare check at gsmarena.com and you will actually see there's not much difference other than tab 2 has a gpu(could ot find ref for on on tab 3)
just my opinion
regards
Lohtse

lohtse said:
A friends son has the tab3(7") and have to say it's not as good in my opinion...
we have played the same games together and the graphics on his are really bad (eg f-18 game) I have graphics up at highest with out issues yet he can't do the same as its jerky and there's a sort box always showing up where the game area is and same with x-plane....
I also discovered he can change his tab 3 via a a bog standard cigarette usb charger where as I can!!! and battery on the tab 2 seems to out last his tab 3(which is only 1month older than my tab 2) by a good 3 hours and the list goes on....
Personally I think the Tab 3 for what you get is not worth the upgrade and just do the compare check at gsmarena.com and you will actually see there's not much difference other than tab 2 has a gpu(could ot find ref for on on tab 3)
just my opinion
regards
Lohtse
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Thanks for your opinion.
What about the difference between the TFT screen in the TAB 3 and the PCS LCD in the TAB 2? Is there a big difference?
And the 1.2 Dual core is not faster than the 1 dual core in the TAB 2?

MrDSM said:
Thanks for your opinion.
What about the difference between the TFT screen in the TAB 3 and the PCS LCD in the TAB 2? Is there a big difference?
And the 1.2 Dual core is not faster than the 1 dual core in the TAB 2?
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you can over clock the tab 2 just as I have done and besides its from what I have read the same processor any way..
screen wise honest didn't see any difference...

MrDSM said:
Thanks for your opinion.
What about the difference between the TFT screen in the TAB 3 and the PCS LCD in the TAB 2? Is there a big difference?
And the 1.2 Dual core is not faster than the 1 dual core in the TAB 2?
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Tab 2 can be over clocked and is supported by a good no of developers due to the openness of to omap platform . if you want a real upgrade then go for nexus 7 2013 ,it's worth more than u pay for it?
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