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[Galaxy S III General] Xdenwarrior:
That article got it all upside down, Galaxy S4 will be the one so called speed version with new a15 hard macro to compete with iPhone 5S next year: http://www.gsmarena.com/arm_reveals_a_lowpower_quadcore_variant_of_the_cortexa15-news-4107.php with quad or octa Mali T658 gpu

S3 will be the first galaxy phone to sport non-pentile HD display, quad-core, true LTE, and new edge-less design to avoid apple infringements (but apple will find a way to sue them again), along with a few bonus features

@Evangelion01, reason for physical buttons is cause those virtual buttons as nice as they may look take away some screen estate

@logi_ca1 Ur eyes need upgrading next :)
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
A cheap Rumour

http://androidadvices.com/samsung-galaxy-s3-photos/
[Galaxy S III General] mchu6am4:
So far if the rumours are to be believed then it seems quite disappointing...i was hoping for a mind blowing update to s2!

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S III General] peachpuff:
What if you don't believe the rumors? Then it will be mind blowing...
[Galaxy S III General] RexJay78:
Just wished for a Wolfson audio chipset instead of a Yamaha one
[Galaxy S III General] narcosis34:
+1
[Galaxy S III General] tietherope:
According to this:

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/04/1...o-date/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

The device has yet to be seen. The latest pics are of the phone, but it is hiding inside a case.
[Galaxy S III General] Fysi:
Bingo!

Off-topic: Wow Droid Life is one ugly website compared to the source link (The Verge).
[Galaxy S III General] tietherope:
http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/4/1...ad-core?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

And now the Verge says they have confirmation it will be a quad core processor.

I myself trust the Verge more than other sources.
[Galaxy S III General] BJ van Beethoven:
That's old news. It was confirmed by Samsung about a month back that it would definitely be an Exynos quad core.

http://www.gsmarena.com/quadcore_cp...d_for_the_samsung_galaxy_s_iii_-news-3990.php
[Galaxy S III General] ellimist87:
By one of the executives right. Think various websites do that, wonder how much we can trust em.
[Galaxy S III General] Logi_Ca1:
One thing I'm surprised nobody mentioned.

I hope they fix the problems with AMOLED burn in (or rather, uneven darkening ;) )

My SGS2 has a distinctive line at the top where the status bar usually is. It doesn't really bother me, I'm just afraid that it might cause problems when I'm trying to sell it. A prospective buyer might think it's a defect rather than something that occurs naturally with AMOLED screens.
[Galaxy S III General] pangiotis24:
i think they will do it like htc.SGS3 will have quad core a9 processor and S2 Plus will have dual core a15 processor.I think that using an a15 quad core is not possible.But samsung can surprise us...
[Galaxy S III General] hIdd3N-:
A dual core a15 is faster then a quad a9 at same clock speed
[Galaxy S III General] Logi_Ca1:
That will make the S2 plus faster than the S3! -_- I hope Samsung doesnt listen to you.
[Galaxy S III General] thaako:
try to look to benchmarks between SGS1 and SGS2 .

there is a big difference, and SGS2 was destroying benchmarks for long time

so i think we can wait for same difference between SGS2 and new SGS3
[Galaxy S III General] pangiotis24:
one s at benchmarks is faster than one x because of snapdragon s4 which is based on cortex a15 so...Samsung will may do this because 95% can't understand what is cortex A9 and cortex A15.They think that quad core is always faster than a dual core.I hope i'm wrong
[Galaxy S III General] brar.arsh:
Eldar Murtazin's tweet on pics released by gizmodo..

You dont see sgs3. Please, stop discussing fakes, galaxy m, note2 etc -- Eldar Murtazin (@eldarmurtazin)

Sent from SGS2 running Android ICS
[Galaxy S III General] Toss3:
It's not that hard to surmise the performance of the SGS3 based on the SGS2 and Tegra 3, if it's going to have an Exynos 4412.

---------- Post added at 11:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:12 AM ----------

Eldar has time and time again proved that he knows nothing, so him saying that those shots are fake does not constitute that they are so. The look would suggest what the Cnet source told them, that it is similar to that of the SGS2 with updated specs. If it turns out to be true, the iPhone 5 is going to be my next phone.
[Galaxy S III General] android_master:
Tell me how many times eldar was wrong, ok forget about SGS 3 for a moment, HTC One X is enough to trump over soon to be announced so called iPhone 5{don't know how many rumor were made in 2011 and at the end what it was a iPhone 4S}

Updated specs, a dual core phone updated to the quad core,much much faster gpu, a 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches display being replaced by a jaw dropping 4.7p 720 p HD display, 8MP shooter replaced by 12mp shooter, eye tracking.

If these are minor updates then believe me you deserve iPhone 5 only:mad:
[Galaxy S III General] Toss3:
If you would have bothered to read the thread you're posting in, before doing so, you would have answered your own question.

Eldar has been wrong a million times. A quick search on google will prove my point.

Also I never said those were minor updates, I merely meant that the design of the phone in the pics posted by Gizmodo is ugly as sin and nothing I'd ever spend my money on, when I know for a fact the iPhone 5 is going to look awesome.
[Galaxy S III General] brar.arsh:
Yes he is wrong most of the times, but sometimes he is also correct.. HERE are few examples where he went wrong..:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] Toss3:
Regarding Nokia yes, with Samsung, not so much. He claimed that he already owned an SGS3 and said it would be officially announced in February in Barcelona. Trust me the only thing this guy knows about the SGS3 is that it is going to be announced on the 3rd of May.
[Galaxy S III General] gambit333:
Not long to wait now...will get all the answers on the 3rd of May. However one story in the local press in the UK seems disconcerting:

Samsung has already confirmed that it will make an Olympics-themed phone. Online reporting suggests that the Galaxy SIII will be that device, and that it will also include a number of colours and a ceramic body.

Not sure if I am a big fan of this concept. Full article can be found here on the Telegraph website
[Galaxy S III General] Toss3:
Sounds pretty great to me. :) Hopefully they have taken some design cues from the LUMIA this time around.
[Galaxy S III General] Evangelion01:
'This guy' has 5000-word reviews with dozens of pictures and videos of some Samsung devices published as soon as they are announced. He posts pictures and videos of prototype Samsung devices that never see the light of day. There is plenty of proof of this on Mobile-Review.

Yes, he is wrong somewhat frequently, but to say that he knows nothing goes against all objective evidence available. Perhaps you have some sort of personal vendetta against him?
[Galaxy S III General] Toss3:
So you believe this guy has an SGS3, when all evidence seem to point to the contrary? You believe what you want, but this guy has been proven wrong more times than right. I have no personal vendetta against him, but I think it's wrong to be flat out lying to people just to get noticed.

Quotes from the person in whom you want to believe:

"By the autumn we can expect a cosmetic upgrade of this phone - Samsung Galaxy S3. The model will (have) screen 4.5 inches with another matrix and most likely resolution, rejection of hardware keys on the front panel, perhaps, metal body, this moment is not fully defined. In fact, Samsung will position the new solution as a competitor to Apple iPhone 5."

(wrong on both accounts)

“HD resolution, 12 mpx camera, sw tweaks, android 4 – i like my new phone. Eager to see official announcement in Barcelona.”

(Everything he posted was already expected and the Barcelona part was flat out wrong)

I really don't have the time to search for his old quotes about it being dual-core, which seems really unlikely at this point. This was most likely based on the fact that Samsung themselves stated they were planning on releasing a dual-core 2Ghz phone in 2012(which turned into an 1,5-1,8Ghz quad-core).

So I'm sorry but at this point he has not provided us with any reliable info concerning the SGS3.
[Galaxy S III General] Evangelion01:
I did not say that I want to believe in him. What I was pointing out is that you were just as wrong as you claim him to be by saying he 'knows nothing'.

Furthermore, things in mobile phone development can change quickly, so, if he does indeed have the SGS3, it's possible that he had an older prototype and was given older information about announcement date. Take for example his same-day published review of the Samsung Wave - his unit lacked buttons that the production versions had. Same thing with his same-day published review of the Omnia HD - his unit had a metal body and FM transmitter, whereas production units have a plastic body and no FM transmitter.

Perhaps he doesn't have a SGS3, but based on his history with Samsung I would certainly be surprised if he hasn't at least seen it.
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
Quad-core Samsung Galaxy S III will get Superlative Scores in Benchmarks

http://www.youmobile.org/blogs/entr...III-will-get-Superlative-Scores-in-Benchmarks
[Galaxy S III General] :
The guy Eldar has been wrong many times. I won't argue with that. But he was also right (or rather quite close) many-a-times.

April 11

https://twitter.com/#!/eldarmurtazin/status/190088790507929601

https://twitter.com/#!/WhatTheBit/status/190089341333278720

We now know that May 3rd is the actual event. So, pretty close. Samsung Twitter account confirmation on April 16.

http://twitter.com/#!/SamsungMobile/status/191798576278536192/photo/1

It also happened with SGS2.

https://twitter.com/#!/eldarmurtazin/status/57846918272917504

Check the date, it was before public release.
[Galaxy S III General] darobster911:
Ahhh can't wait for it to be announced.... not that I will be able to afford it though :(
[Galaxy S III General] jonny68:
When the SGS3 is on sale I'm gonna be selling my SGSII which is in absolute pristine condition like new along with lots of accessories (16GB sd card/cases,etc,etc) for around €300, a bargain given that second hand Galaxy S2's are on sale on Amazon UK for £289.;)
[Galaxy S III General] Toss3:
I'll be glad if I can fetch 250€ for the SGS2 with a case, 32GB sd card, 2000mah battery etc.
[Galaxy S III General] RedBlueGreen:
But yours is second hand too.. and you want more lol.
[Galaxy S III General] Xerovius:
snapdragon s4 isn't based on A15, where did you hear this
[Galaxy S III General] pangiotis24:
it is very similar to A15(not as fast as a genuine A15)
[Galaxy S III General] azier:
+1
[Galaxy S III General] override182:
I guess Krait is superb based on theroratical but it just dosent show in terms of daily operation to the end user. A similar condition is the 5th power saving core in tegra3, asychonous scaling powersave in snapdragon s3 or even how Adreno220 performs theoratically. It just can be life situation.

I wont be upset at all hearing that the SGS3 will be quadA9. It might be just on par with the LTE version of SGS3 which is Krait based. I didnt hear much about how US variants of S2 having snapdragonS3 sucks badly compared to the Exynos international variant.
[Galaxy S III General] zcop:
Galaxy S3 real phone leaked.

* The phone cover is diffirent when the phone going to commercial version

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1609257
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
Samsung Galaxy S III sample camera photos arrive

http://www.gsmarena.com/sample_photos_samsung_galaxy_s_iii_test_unit_hit_the_internet-news-4127.php

Looks very cheap in quality. Either Samsung is going to make a revolutionary device or it will be a total flop. There will be nothing in between.
[Galaxy S III General] Limpperi:
i really really REALLY can't imagine samsung keeping Mali-400MP. or bump the GHz only to 1.4Ghz. if this is real, i'll dissapoint. Samsung would't release just OC version of sgs2 right when mali t604 and other new processor technologies is just around the corner.

I'd say fake, but a seriously well made one.
[Galaxy S III General] tietherope:
It says "M Project" on the battery and many places have said the I9300 will be the Galaxy M.
[Galaxy S III General] jj03:
noticed the xenon flash alongside the led ...xenon flash would be nice.

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[Galaxy S III General] jaykresge:
The leaked hardware specs are likely fake. I highly doubt it's quad core it released in the usual timeframe for a Galaxy S (April/May). While Nvidia is using this year's Cortex A9 design in a quad-core configuration for Tegra 3, Texas Instruments (OMAP5) and Samsung (Exynos 5250) are using the next-generation Cortex A15 in a dual-core configuration. What do I expect from this? The extra cores and likely similar clock-speeds means that Tegra 3 will have more raw-horsepower for things like encoding (who does this on a phone!?) and apps that truly take advantage of heavy multi-threading (even on a desktop today, fast dual-cores compete well with mid-range quad-cores in most games).

What I expect, because of their higher clocked and more powerful cores, is for the dual-core A15s to outperform the quad-core A9s in daily use and gaming at least for the next year. In 2013, we'll see Exynos 6xxx, OMAP6, and Tegra 4 all sporting quad-core A15 configurations, and that is when things will get interesting.
[Galaxy S III General] hIdd3N-:
http://www.sammobile.com/2011/12/24...he-galaxy-s3-will-have-a-quad-core-processor/

Yup it's true. Quadcore Power comming to SGS III
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
Just came to say the same
[Galaxy S III General] Fysi:
That picture is so fake and is just an artists mockup of what he thinks it will looks like.
[Galaxy S III General] dk206:
Soley to play Final Fantasy X [PS2 emulator]

:D
[Galaxy S III General] soraxd:
dang so it really is gonna be quad.. hey can anyone translate this article? its from a Korean news site that talked to samsung about the sgs3

http://www.etnews.com/201112240009?mc=m_012_00001
[Galaxy S III General] androidkid311:
*sigh* these screen sizes r getting out if hand lol. That looks massive!!!
[Galaxy S III General] jaykresge:
So that source claims Exynos 4412, while my educated guess is Exynos 5250. Guess we'll see who's right within 6 months :)

They're both excellent SOCs. My preference would be the 5250 as it's far more powerful per core, the GPU is far more powerful, and the need for 4-cores in a mobile device just hasn't truly materialized yet. On the other hand, A9 is more battery-savy than A15 (supposedly), and the 4412 is lower clocked. More raw power when you add up all 4 cores, better battery life, and they can compete with Tegra 3 on a marketing perspective (moar cores is moar betterer!!!111).

So personally, I'd prefer 5250, and that's my guess. If I'm wrong when the device is officially announced (your links were not official announcements, just based on another person's speculation), I'll gladly be here to eat my crow :)
[Galaxy S III General] :
Let me put it this way. Whatever the phone will have under the hood, having quad core in a phone is beyond joke. What is really the point? The phones that are out at the moment have enough power as it is. And another thing. On the S2 only one core is on most of the time, do you really think that all four cores will be on for the new handsets that will come out next year? Probably not.

I am not having a bash here i am just being realistic. Not going to lie i will get an upgrade next year and still go for either S3 or new Nexus which probably be the latter as i like to have the firmware updates first to be honest from now on rather than having to wait for the companies to get there act together.

Next year will be exciting. What shall be disappointing though about the S3 will be the fact if one ICS is like what the leaks have been so far, two not having the option to choose between TW the new version or a different launcher ie the one in Nexus..That looks slick
[Galaxy S III General] jaykresge:
The SGS 2's Exynos SOC uses a dual-core Cortex A9-based CPU that is only capable of SMP. This means that both cores are active and clocked at the same rate. If you're not seeing an active second core then the CPU monitoring tool you're using isn't properly setup for dual-core monitoring yet.

With that said, I agree with you on quad-core. However, it's more involved than that. One of the most accurate ways to measure a CPU's raw power is via Dhryestone MIPS (DMIPS). Cortex A9 pushes out 2.5 per clock cycle while Cortex A15 pushes out 3.5. Tegra 3 and Exynos 4412 are both A9-based while Exynos 5250 is A15-based. Their DMIPS numbers are below; Keep in mind that Tegra 3 is 1.3ghz (max) in multi-core configurations, Exynos 4412 is 1.5ghz, and Exynos 5250 is 2.0ghz.

Tegra 3 - 13,000 DMIPS (3,250 per core)

Exynos 4412 - 15,000 DMIPS (3,750 per core)

Exynos 5250 - 14,000 DMIPS (7,000 per core)

Given that it's hard to get more than 50% out of a second core for general applications (and even less per successive core), more power per core is desirable. Two cores is excellent, but 4 lesser cores isn't that impressive. I'd take the Exynos 5250 for a phone today. Sure, if I were buying a desktop computer to last me 5 or more years, I'd strongly consider the quad-core, but not for a phone that will last me roughly 2-2.5 years. That doesn't even count the vastly superior GPU in the 5250 as well.

However, Tegra 3 and Exynos 4412 should offer better battery life. I could see Samsung using 4412 in their phones and 5250 in their tablet offerings, but at this time, my bet for the SGS3 is the 5250.
[Galaxy S III General] :
Thanks for the info my friend. You are right. Quadcore for PC's yeah. Mine is still running on dual core...Me thinks i need an upgrade. But as regarding what you said above you have made a valid point..Just have to wait and see really.

it shall be interesting to see how things really pan out to be honest
[Galaxy S III General] hIdd3N-:
To be honest i'm gettin' a lil' fed up by all those "WTF WHO NEEDS QUADCORE IN A PHONE?!" comments.

Seriously, technological advancements are necessary and wanted.

When everybody had that same attitude we'd be still be using Windows 95 with 64MB of RAM and 80GB Harddrives and Floppydisks. Oh yeah and, if you don't like it. Don't buy it! Welcome to the 21st century pals.

just my 2 cents
[Galaxy S III General] jaykresge:
It's not that I'm against quad-cores. We'll see them this year. My problem is the lack of understanding behind the technology. Right now, we have two choices, quad-core based on last year's A9 architecture, or dual-core based on next year-s A15 technology. Pick your poison. My preference is A15. In 2013, however, we should see quad-core A15s. Best of both worlds :)
[Galaxy S III General] GIR:
The image is obviously fake or should I say "an artist rendering"... Most specs are obvious. Samsung has already said they're working on a quad core exynos proccy so that's no news but up untill now it was believed it was for their tablets. 32GB internal, possible but will have to see it to believe it, same goes for 1,5GB RAM. 10MP cam, don't think so. The rest is obvious.

To sum it up, don't think it will have the quad proccy, the memory or the cam. The design is fake!
[Galaxy S III General] redzion:
What about 3D screen?
[Galaxy S III General] GIR:
Oh hey yeah... there is this very important thing with battery powered devices and it's called power consumption. Guess what having multiple cores do to your power consumption?

Yup, lowers it....

http://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j...sg=AFQjCNH6TWFXKqwE44usOcFJ8C6mZMHLMA&cad=rja

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-cpu-power-consumption,1750-11.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/dual-core-intel-processors-low,1247-5.html

Something todo with "quadratic mean" and things like that... I don't know either but I'm sure you'll read up on the subject before starting arguments. :P
[Galaxy S III General] jaykresge:
I've read up on it plenty. More cores means more power consumption when maxed out, no doubt about it. However, in practice, they often preserve power. You're right about quadratic, and here's how that works.

When you raise the clock speed, you increase the voltage needed to run the CPU at that speed. However, raising clock speed by 10% requires more than just a 10% voltage bump, meaning that the power draw at higher clock speeds is significant. So, if you have a single-core at 1ghz versus a dual-core at 1ghz, naturally when maxed out the dual-core takes more power. However, the dual-core can split many tasks, allowing it to keep both cores at a lower clock speed. This means a power savings.

Early benchmarks of the Tegra 3 quad-core shows a significant battery savings over existing dual-core processors, although a lot of this is from the lower process used.

So more cores means higher efficiency, which leads to less power consumption for similar tasks, or the ability to run higher-powered tasks.
[Galaxy S III General] MrPhilo:
You made a good point there.

Still them values doesn't always show the difference performance.

I got this information from OMAP.

Dual Core Cortex A15 @ 1Ghz vs Quad Core Cortex A9 @ 1Ghz

The Quad Core only performs 73% of what the Cortex A15 is capable of and uses alot more energy. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_wwgTMcGXI)

So what im saying is that the Exynos 4412 may provide more DMIPS but still its performance isn't on par with the Exynos 5250.

My guess is that the Exynos 4412 will have Mali 400MP2 and the Exynos will have Mali T604. Could be wrong.
[Galaxy S III General] indopride:
hope the galaxy s3 has a aluminium unibody
[Galaxy S III General] override182:
Intratech had a good laugh before that thread was locked. Maybe its a sign. LOL. Btw, seriously no one talked about the screen on button moved a glance. I saw it on the vid
[Galaxy S III General] Evangelion01:
This phone is without a doubt a real Samsung device. Several different online websites have published pictures of this device in different locations, so I'm certain that it's a real Samsung phone.

However, I wouldn't be surprised if this is merely a decoy, perhaps even intentionally 'planted' by Samsung. But that's not likely. If it is indeed the SGS3, I'll be disappointed mainly because of Samsung's decision to put their massive logo onto the front of the device. Completely ruins the design.

At least it has a notification light.
[Galaxy S III General] Toss3:
It could very well be the SGS3, but definitely not the final version as that prototype is from Dec 16th 2011.
[Galaxy S III General] Evangelion01:
That's true. Further supporting this is the fact that Gizmodo published some pictures yesterday of an apparent Galaxy S3 here. Now, get this, the article was on the US Gizmodo website but seems to have now disappeared (perhaps Samsung sent them a cease and desist email), but much more importantly is that the prototype on Gizmodo has a physical home button. This falls in line with previous rumours that the Samsung team were fighting about whether or not to include a physical button in the S3, and finally decided to include it 'at the last minute'. This explains why the prototype from Tinhte only has on-screen buttons - it's old.

The Gizmodo photo also shows what is hidden behind tape in the Tinhte videos - are they sensors for the rumoured eye-tracking feature? Speakers maybe?

But, like I said, this could still just be a separate device and not the true successor to the S2. If Samsung reveals a device with totally different design and specifications to everything that has been shown so far, I will be very impressed.
[Galaxy S III General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
Laugh of some guy can be oracle for you? lol :D
[Galaxy S III General] override182:
Indeed, i was hoping for a speaker grill rather than anything else on the front. Tracking feature wont handy or a killer feature. Even SIRI failed to be a reason why to get an iPhone