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[Galaxy S III General] mrot978:
:)I am its an upgrade from my tmobile s2
[Galaxy S III General] tbong777:
Exactly...I'll wait for the Note II unless I see a used one for stupid money...LOL
[Galaxy S III General] DarkFlame1:
I share the same opinion, I like everything about the device except the design. I'll try and see it in person and judge it then, but from what I've seen I have (unfortunately- I have being waiting for this reveal) decided against getting one.
[Galaxy S III General] dareas:
I would definitely buy the white version of the S3 if my S2 wasn't 6 months old :D
[Galaxy S III General] AllGamer:
this version of SGS3 is a tough call...

first time every i really had to question myself if i really want to continue the Galaxy upgrade path as i've been doing all these years since SGS1
[Galaxy S III General] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
Yes. It is indeed a tough one. But i am coming from a crappy HTC Doubleshot which weighs as much as a woman's purse :p

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To each their own.
[Galaxy S III General] chaki-:
Probably it will be a 1,6 quad with 1GB ram and 12mp cam. So what's the point?

I would not buy anything under 1,8-2,0Ghz and 1,5-2,0GB ram. Even if i must wait till next year i don't care....i have already 1,5Ghz. I am not a heavy gamer. I do care for battery life though. I am looking more and more at RAZR Maxx now.....
[Galaxy S III General] mchu6am4:
Design and cheap feeling plastics let it down...learn from Apple, Motorola and even Sony with their latest releases!!

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S III General] Warrimonk:
After owning a galaxy S2 since the day of release , here is what I think:

Pros :

CPU/GPU - Plenty of power, the 1.4ghz quad core will be able to handle anything we can throw at it today. The GPU is a big step up performance wise. However I feel that quad core is almost unnecessary, especially with faster dual core CPUs and GPUs coming down the road. Will devs make apps optimized for dual or quad cores?

Camera - Sure, it may only be 8MP, but the burst fire and faster shutter speed are a real improvement. I have had many times where I went to take a picture of something, and the slow shutter speed has ruined it.

NFC - Looks cool. Until a lot of other people get phones with NFC it seems kind of useless for now.

Software - Biggest PLUS. The eye awake, pop video viewer and Sbeam are super cool. I think the eye awake is a huge step forward when it comes to web browsing and reading ebooks.

Cons:

Screen - For me this is the BIGGEST disappointment with the galaxy S3. For having a screen at big as 4.8", it should had a 900p or 1080p resolution. Also it is not even an AMOLED PLUS, it is pentile. By increasing the screen size, at the same resolution as the nexus, they are decreasing pixel density and overall screen crispness. I could forgive 720p if it was an AMOLED PLUS and 4.65".

RAM - If it comes with the standard 1GB, this would be rather disappointing. It would have been nice to see at least 1.5-2 GB , especially with the new more powerful graphics and quad core processor. As new apps start making use of the graphics power and quad core CPU, the 1GB of ram may start to hold it back.

Meh (in the middle) :

Design : The design is well..... decent. It does not blow me away, but it does not hurt my eyes. It REALLY reminds me of an over-sized i9000 galaxy s. The home button is nice, and the slimmer bezel is interesting. Kind of ironic because it IS like nature. Sometimes very exciting, but a lot of the time more boring than u expected :P lol

Battery : I think the battery life should be better than the SGS2, and this is a pro, but we do not know how much the screen and new hardware will affect battery life. Do not worry about the quad core CPU because we can always turn off extra cores (2nd core anyone )

So overall I think if you have an older phone, this one might be the one to get, but as an SGS2 owner, the screen (size and resolution), as well as RAM and upcoming better dual core offerings, make this phone a skip. It is a close call though. I want to say YES, but the answer is NO

Thoughts?
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
i will ;)
[Galaxy S III General] k4r70ng:
Screen = same as LAST years nexus/note...pentile :@

CPU = nothing new hoped for an a15

RAM = seriously same as the s2 that was released 1½year ago?

Camera = look at sony xperia s/nokia pureview....lol even htc with f/2.0

Battery size = look at razr maxx....

Battery removable: neutral

50GB dropbox: nice + but wouldnt care if it werent included

Design = looks like an ugly sg nexus

Connectivity = Still no standard LTE??

SD-card = wow iam amazed they kept it since they failed on pretty much everything else

So much for flagship device announced almost ½ year after the others lol.
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
nothing new in cpu ?? you blind people will never learn,if there aint 2 krait cores then is it old? this quad core is a 32 nm part.
[Galaxy S III General] katamari201:
Well I really hated my Samsung Vibrant and this looks even glossier than it. The design is bland and looks no different than all the dozens of Samsung budget phones around. I thought there would be a new ceramic build or something but its just the same thin cheap glossy plastic. It's a step back from my T-mobile galaxy s ii, which has a nice matte and soft back and no breakable and loose outer rim. Sorry but I really hate the Samsung build in general. Things like performance is becoming less relevant and build quality way more. The Lumia 900 and One X and iPhone 4S are way way ahead. They feel a million times nicer to hold and handle. It's a touch device so the feeling in the hand is very important.

The Touchwiz UI is disappointing since it looks like the S2 one, which is kind of childish and excessively big without being elegant. With a 720p resolution, it needs to utilize it more effectively. It looks like gingerbread slapped on a high-res phone, or a phone UI on a tablet. There's obviously the big disappointment of penTile and excessive cold blue color temp. Why are you using a blue theme for an already too blue screen, Samsung? I hope there aren't any streaks and defects with the panel like the 4.5" Amoleds have. I wonder if it color shifts when viewed at an angle like the galaxy nexus too.

Camera the same as the S2? Very disappointing. This is actually on top of my list of priorities and whoever has the best camera wins my vote. It's still one of the best since the only real competition is the iPhone, but there's no reason for me to upgrade since I have an S2 already. The software makes no difference since the S2 captures pictures fast enough for me. I take one shot, that's it, and frame it nicely. Not multiple shots and spend time finding the best one.

Performance seems more fluid than S2, but really, I never had complaints with the S2 and as long as things move along as I tap, the difference is minimal. It would be better to invest in more stable software and make sure everything clicks well together, so there isn't any lag or catch-ups when doing various things. Speeding up the processor is the cruder way to speed up an unpolished UI experience.

It is a resounding NO from me.
[Galaxy S III General] olyloh6696:
Glad Sammy decided to stick with a SD slot, but generally displeased with this phone. Samsung are supposed to be well known for their class leading screens, but I dunno why they've taken a step back withe the screen on the GS3
[Galaxy S III General] Brand New:
I hope when they're released in the states carriers will ask a for a redesign, and it uses the A15 SoC. Other than that I'd take a Note over this any day.
[Galaxy S III General] eksasol:
I take back my hype for this device. I was hoping it got Nexus-like design where it'll use onscreen buttons with large screen space. Fast shutter don't mean much for me, I had wish it was 12MP as rumored. The design is less attractive than the Nexus. Pentile screen wasn't what I hoped for.

Now excuse me while I'll troll the market place for a used Nexus to hold out until the next Nexus or Galaxy S IV.
[Galaxy S III General] tbong777:
Yeah I love my (nevertheless laggy) NOTE....But the Wolfson DAC has me liking this SGS III all of a sudden. Design is functional. Rounded corners are a good thing. Screen is smaller than Note , larger than SGS II. uses a Pen as well.

Processor power is probably not going to be used by any current Applications unless one is a gamer. With all the disappointment surrounding this device they should be available used at a decent price...soon...or even new....

Personally I would not consider a US version. The International devices have been much better and far more development.
[Galaxy S III General] Malcanthet:
Disappointed, really. It's not that much of an improvement over Nexus or Note. Guess I'll buy a Note now...
[Galaxy S III General] eksasol:
I did not realize that, that's very a bigplus. Maybe if its $600 USD I might change my mind, but not if it cost more than the One X.
[Galaxy S III General] mox123:
dissapointing...

I was waiting to decide but now I've made up my mind on the One X, despite not having a changeable battery or external microsd, I'd rather have that instead of a cheap flimsy back case on the s3,

I was looking forward to the S3 until I saw it, it looks like ****, is it just me? curves are too deep around the edges, looks like that old webos phone the palm pre if I recall,

the s3 has some good specs close to the one x but the phone design and the ugly touchwizz ui lets it down, the icons look like they were built for an old nokia colour phone back in the days of 8310,

long live htc!
[Galaxy S III General] a67543210:
Defo, too great phone.I'm buying
[Galaxy S III General] Sim-1:
I am getting one. But I am not selling my HTC One X for this.
[Galaxy S III General] CatThief:
Hell yeah I'll buy one. Y'all might think it's not much of an upgrade from the SGS2, but I'm still on the 1st SGS (rooted and heavily modded but SGS1 none the less).

I read the latest reviews, specs, and comparisons to the HTC One S, so if T-Mobile is offering it I'm getting in line. :)
[Galaxy S III General] Rnd0209:
Its a shiny touchwiz bloated Nexus with a better camera, sd slot (who needs SD slot with 32gb and google drive/music) and larger screen (with less resolution).

I'll stick to my GNex.
[Galaxy S III General] Anubiros:
I can't wait, i will buy :p
[Galaxy S III General] tbong777:
Supercurio tweeted it has the Wolfson DAC. Tha is what I am going by. He made that DAC great with his Voodoo sound app in the Captivate (the best part about that phone was the DAC after Voodoo Sound worked it) ...
[Galaxy S III General] ap3604:
Wow, only 22% of people on here plan on buying the S-3.

Hope that sort of % translates to the real world and sends a message to Samsung that the consumer isn't dumb and you can't be lazy with hardware upgrades yet hope to succeed ;)
[Galaxy S III General] blueseeker:
How do you know this ?
[Galaxy S III General] tbong777:
Supercurio tweeted it. He wrote the Voodoo Sound App for the Captivate

François Simond ‏ @supercurio

Congrats @wolfsonmicro @broonie for powering @SamsungMobile #GalaxySIII audio with #WM1811 http://www.wolfsonmicro.com/products/audio_hubs/WM1811/ ultra low power codec.
[Galaxy S III General] blueseeker:
For this sole reason, I may reconsider buying one. I will wait for future development before making my final decision.
[Galaxy S III General] Alex Charles:
Ordered mine.

I think the trolls just enjoy the buzz getting shouted at. Either that or they take these things waaay too seriously. Take it for face value , if its not your cup of tea go to the HOX with its manufacturing issues or simply wait for the nexus as a sure bet. You'll have to get something eventually
[Galaxy S III General] tremblingwater:
Knowing this news makes this new phone much more interesting, like supercurio said in his tweet, this will be an ideal platform for high quality listening.

I dont understand all the hate, i wasnt astounded by the announcement either but its not bad by any means. Paired with the DAC, the microSD slot and removable battery make it a very good phone.

Sure, it may not warrant an upgrade from the SGS2 but it sure is one hell of a phone.

And its all about preference. I actually would rather have a physical home button because ive used the nexus and didn't like it.
[Galaxy S III General] BuzzFuzz:
I will... if there will be white models in preorders...Any EU web market with white models included?

I always go with Expansys but this time will be harder, only blue model available for now.
[Galaxy S III General] tbong777:
At first glance I hesitated as well but looking deeper and the DAC makes it a deal maker for me. I will step back as well and see how development progresses. But so far I am liking it more than not,
[Galaxy S III General] jadaress1:
Does it have the notification led?
[Galaxy S III General] eksasol:
Also the anandtech benchmark is very impressive. I'm just waiting for the price now.

Someone mentioned it has RGB LED.
[Galaxy S III General] CatThief:
Now that's what I'm talkin' about!!!
[Galaxy S III General] knightslay2:
Yes it does. Honestly it is kind of a dissapointment for me. I thought Samsung would improve the S3 drastically but it isn't. I think getting a S2 or a galaxy note is more worthwhile.
[Galaxy S III General] funkyblue04:
Its just getting too big. 70mm width is crazy.
[Galaxy S III General] cmd512:
You do realize Negri is going to jack the price up once it's officially released. Click on that little green "?" next to the shiny PRE-ORDER button, hah.
[Galaxy S III General] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
Lol it is my mom's credit card hahaha

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To each their own.
[Galaxy S III General] beaver2233:
people are bashing the **** out of this phone, wow... funny thing is, it will be the best smartphone out when it's released :/ how long that will last, guess we'll wait and see...
[Galaxy S III General] ap3604:
Just wondering why you personally feel that the S-3 is better than the One X?
[Galaxy S III General] cmd512:
It was like this with the SGS2 as well, all these fearmongers shouting at the top of their lungs it was only going to be tri-band HSPA+ even though Samsung's own website showed quad band. Result was they looked like idiots. Plus, anandtech showed definitively that this will be the fastest device out there... from Java to web browsing to GPU performance, it blew everything else out of the water.

(I found it especially funny how some people said the GPU was a "fail.")

Haters will be haters, those of us who adopt early (like I did with the SGS2, 5/5 delivery date in the States) will happily enjoy our devices. :)
[Galaxy S III General] .Arkham:
Yep. That's one of the new features that's been lost in the shuffle with everyone crying "ugly!", "PenTile!", "Plastic!" etc...

Full disclosure, I cried a bit too, but overall this is still going to be the #1 Android phone for the forseeable future.

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How much time do you have?
[Galaxy S III General] beaver2233:
how is it not? only thing may be the screen, design is a purely subjective case so is an invalid argument... it's evident the CPU is quite a bit more powerful then the HOX... as is the gpu, micro sd slot, oh and the big OH, is battery... How's the battery on the HOX? - not so great (I know tests haven't been made yet regarding battery on the S3, though I'm confident it will surpass the HOX's battery life) . I'm not in anyway saying the S3 is frigging awesome and the HOX is horrible, I'm simply saying the S3 will be slightly better, and thus the best smartphone to date (followed by the one x). And as aforementioned, how long the s3 will reign king, well, time will tell...
[Galaxy S III General] ratchetjaw:
Yep can't wait.
[Galaxy S III General] busterdev:
nope wont buy it.

looks is a major issue for me. gs2 had all the matt finishes i so seek. now this glossy gs1 backside is just juck

i was more hyped that flipboard is going to be released when gs3 comes out.

that says more then enough
[Galaxy S III General] rascal123:
Its a absolutely no for me..not so vaavoomm...just like other current quad spec avalable in market..dissapointed
[Galaxy S III General] lamenramen:
Echoing other people who are saying that the choice is clear: HTC One X, with the Snapdragon 4 chip.

I also think that the Galaxy S3 isn't good looking compared to the HTC One X, which is really stunning. I do think that the One X has advanced the field forward.

The best news about the Galaxy S3 announcement is that there is no doubt in my mind that the One X is the better phone. And the One X is available now.

I do hope that HTC gets the financial boost that they need. I always like to see the best products win out, although that's rarely the case. I'd like to see them rewarded for their gamechanger.

I'm also irked that Samsung had the balls to court the hype machine. Heck, they generated it. And they failed to deliver. To me the iPhone 4S "letdown" is different b/c apple didn't put up a website with a countdown timer and never promised to change the game
[Galaxy S III General] NatTheCat:
I have waited since January (when i was due for an upgrade) for the next flagship Samsung device. I personally think im still waiting.

When i saw the first photo i assumed somebody was taking the pi$$

I actually feel sick when i look @ the back of the phone and as for pebble blue OMG WTF were sammy thinking..

My name is Optimus Prime and I send this message..
[Galaxy S III General] Lucasm93:
I'm in a serious doubt about the SIII and the One X.

SIII has a bigger and removable battery, as far as I've seen, slightly better benchmarks, Sdcard possibility and lots of nice functions like Smart Alert, Smart Stay, Direct call.

The cons are the glossy back, the price it will come out and maybe the screen. (Haven't seen a pentile screen)

The One X has better materials, better screen and a much nicer price.

Not sure what I'm going to do.

Would love the Xperia S, if it didn't have the specs of a 2011 phone.
[Galaxy S III General] cashyftw:
I love the specs of the phone, but the look is holding me back, and making me say no at the moment.
[Galaxy S III General] sewe:
Oh yes :D
[Galaxy S III General] trell959:
Definitely. It's an awesome phone .
[Galaxy S III General] beaverslayer:
Yes I would buy it.
[Galaxy S III General] arpit85:
Would you go for LG Optimus LTE with 2GB RAM ?
[Galaxy S III General] kulzboy:
I'm having a weird feeling that if tmobile USA does get it, they might put another processor in just because of the incompatibility with their so called 42 Mbps 4g
[Galaxy S III General] eksasol:
No, actually the American release is expected to get the dualcore Qualcomm S4 cpu, which will support LTE and should able to get the 42Mbps too. Which was how the Qualcomm S3 was.

The real question is, are they going to also get the left over screens that has issues.

PS. People who still expect higher megahertz alone = higher performance is still living during Pentium 4 era.
[Galaxy S III General] pachi72:
My galaxy note is looking great for a whole year.. They better not screw up the Note 2, I have no hope for Samsung anymore.

sent a 96gb N7000
[Galaxy S III General] tbong777:
LOL I don't care if it looks like a banana as long as they put the Wolfson DAC in it.

I use my phone for media more than anything. I miss the Captiavte's sound quality with Supercurio's VooDoo Sound.
[Galaxy S III General] corrsea:
When the phone eventually dies or is replaced I'd rather have all my media on a 32 gig sd than on an internal drive or download from the cloud.
[Galaxy S III General] Aerials:
I'm more than likely gonna pass on this...just like I already have with the intl One X.

Just from skimming over the announcement, it really looks just like an incremental upgrade over the S2. Sure, quad-core is nice....but is that even useful for phones currently? I can see how it'd be good for tablets.

I'm beyond reluctant to surrender the Note's screen and s-pen to return to some 'regular' phone.
[Galaxy S III General] nomad4ever:
The bigger capacity of the battery is probably the biggest plus over the nexus.

With the camera I can live, it shoots good enough pics for a phone (if you know how) and non-extendable memory is not a big deal for me (yet). I simply prefer the design of the nexus. Clean face, all black front, you don't know where the screen starts and the bezel stops, no logos in front. Classy.

S3 looks a bit like toy phone in my view, more like an inflated Samsung Corby, but of course it's built for the masses.

The benchmarks of the new exynos are impressive though. It leaves everything in the dust.
[Galaxy S III General] teh roxxorz:
Well, I'm coming from an orginial Evo [yes we still exist :p], and I for one will definitely be getting one. Be a nice college graduation gift to myself. :D
[Galaxy S III General] jr71x:
Og evo myself and I was gonna get this but specs are so far away from speculations... :-\ I was finally gonna jump ship from HTC but I might get the new evo or keep the old until something with some real specs comes out for 2012...
[Galaxy S III General] itspb:
I don't know about all you guys but the stupid things Samsung does makes the phone amazing. Take sgs 1 for example, no flash, super laggy, less RAM etc. However it is a great phone! With the support from the development community, SGS1 has been taken to a whole new level! Then SGS2 was more or less perfect. So I'm guessing SGS4 will be perfect too. But what is the fun in Android when everything is perfect?!! All of us love a challenge and that us exactly what Samsung has given us!

The hardware is sufficient enough, the screen and design are a bit of disappointment. I will definitely get it because i know it will be a killer device.
[Galaxy S III General] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
THIS!!! THIS WINS MY THANKS FOR TODAY!

You nailed it on the head with this post!
[Galaxy S III General] diehard2222:
really? so u call a 720p screen, 60% faster gpu, quad core cpu, different design to sgs 2, noticeably bigger battery, much better audio capabilities (Wolfson Micro WM1811), up to 64 gigs of internal memory, wireless charging an incremental upgrade?

maybe you just dont know what an incremental upgrade is. look it up. also in case you dont know what an iphone 4s is look that up too.

its disappointing in some ways but to call the sgs 3 an incremental upgrade to the sgs 2 is plain wrong.
[Galaxy S III General] hawken84:
I would love to have one but I just bought my s2 a month ago and I'm loving it. The s3 is a little underwhelming and I feel like my s2 still rocks enough to last me another generation at least.
[Galaxy S III General] boodies:
After seeing the new anandtech bench yes. It blows the One X out the water. The truth is slowing coming out ;) Even if it had the same performance as the One X, i'd still pick Galaxy knowing it's durability plus quality. And HTC has non of the "more human" elements such as auto calling, auto wakeup etc.
[Galaxy S III General] kwankl:
wanna get the spec but not the look, its damn ugly. it'd be best if GS2 look + GS3 spec...
[Galaxy S III General] 4ktvs:
You hit the nail on the head.

If the SGS3 had the S2 look 100% with a 720P oled srceen + all the specs it would be the best of the best.

Why I say that is I am not really digging the 4.8 in srceen and would have 4.3 any day of the week so it will not need a bag.

What is this the return of the bag phones from 1985?

Why did HTC and now samsung have to make this so hard.
[Galaxy S III General] UndisputedGuy:
what's so bad about the hardware?
[Galaxy S III General] MrChaosDesire:
Its a nice GPU dear. Its clocked faster than Ace 2.