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[Galaxy S III General] buljo:
Benchmarking doesn't mean anything in everyday use. But WHY do they use quadrant BM?? One S even beats the X cause it is a dual core, looking forward to some Antutu benchs that can properly test quad cores.

I got the X, but was eagerly waiting on the S3.. Hoping they would raise the bar so it would benefit you and me.. And I would easily replace my One X if it was epic as I hoped..

But this is pure disappointment, pentile screen!? Wtf.. And the design I find not appealing.

Samsung is reminding me of Apple now, all the high praises and talk of user optimization. What phone manufacturer does not stride for user optimization??

Most of the software functions will be ported to the S2. And yes. It got a quad core and nfc. But that's it.. I would not have replaced my S2 if I had one.

Really disappointed, I am so glad I went for the X. But truly sad Samsung didn't raise the bar with this phone, it would have benefited us all.
[Galaxy S III General] Loofah:
Think it's a great spec but I was waiting to upgrade from original S. Look at the SIZE of that thing! It's massive. If I wanted a tablet next to my ear I'd buy one lol

Think I'll pick up a cheap SII and wait for the porting of some of the features over from the SIII
[Galaxy S III General] vittogn:
Screen is to big for me and pentile is disappointing.

Design is bad in my view but not that important.

I'll wait for review but likely I'll go with vanilla ICS Huawei Ascend d quad xl.
[Galaxy S III General] DZonikg:
Someone say its 2 big but for me its perfect ,i would even go to 5 inch screen ,performance are bad ass and its fastest phone in the market and for cpy and for gpu.For design i dont care 2 much..for me its all similar because there is no keyboard..who wants design buy a nokia..i want big nice screen ,fast phone and good batery.
[Galaxy S III General] unrealtb:
Market

When you look at the market Samsung is trying to capture... its not ppl like you posting on these sites... Its the mass market as in the Iphone users who like things very simple and dont care about pentile display etc...

So for Samsung this phone is prolly going to be a win.

I think the Nexus is more for ppl like us who care about performance etc... However I will say the Galaxy Nexus was a bit of a disappointment too...
[Galaxy S III General] fransarj:
True. some people are simply idiots who are quick to post and don't know crap.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5811/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-preview
[Galaxy S III General] soraxd:
what I want to know is how the screen compares to the sgs2. and to one x..

the screen type sucks but its 720p... will we notice a difference if it was plus or not? yes we can see under a microscope but how will it look to our eyes?
[Galaxy S III General] diehard2222:
as a few have said hardly noticeable unless u have super human vision.

its ridiculous how people are complaining about it when you will only notice it if u use a magnifying glass/certain angles.

also lcd screens are known to be washed out. i would rather the more vivid colours of super amoled.
[Galaxy S III General] buljo:
A shovel is a shovel.. And a pentile is a pentile.. No way around it.
[Galaxy S III General] RedBlueGreen:
Its the same as the nexus... but a bigger screen.... so its going to be a little bit worse then the nexus.... right?..
[Galaxy S III General] Gnarfsan:
A little worse than the nexus but a lot better than the note.
[Galaxy S III General] Sim-1:
I can easily tell the difference between an RGB and a Pentile matrix, what are you talking about? Put the 2 side by side and if you don't notice any difference I can only suggest a good optician. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] vizdak:
The Galaxy S3 is look like a Galaxy Y in design.
[Galaxy S III General] fransarj:
Not only that. people are already complaining they haven't even held it in person, much less compare it side-by-side with the competition. :mad:
[Galaxy S III General] diehard2222:
please.. we are talking about 720p.
[Galaxy S III General] fransarj:
In the say way I argue that LCD is LCD, and AMOLED is AMOLED in the same way that gray is gray and Black is black.. No way around it.

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quoted from anandtech

so im guessing it's going to be better than the GNex panel?
[Galaxy S III General] Sim-1:
So you think there won't be any differences between this and let's say Htc One X screen?
[Galaxy S III General] Prostheta:
I want to compare it to the screen quality of my S2, however I feel more interested in the Note should I want to upgrade. Hopefully the subsequent iterations of the next generation of Samsungs will include some Super AMOLED+'s rather than persisting with pentile.

That's my deal breaker.
[Galaxy S III General] fransarj:
I think he means there wont be any difference between a:

Super Amoled plus (RGB) 800x480

and a

Super Amoled HD (pentile) 1024x720

due to the high pixel count.
[Galaxy S III General] diehard2222:
i already mentioned the difference between lcd and amoled. amoled more vivid colours . lcd - washed out colours.
[Galaxy S III General] boodies:
dude..... this phone is faster than one x... but im glad you picked the phone you want, thats the beauty of Android

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4.8 is hardly a tablet by your ear. Pretty much the same size as the one x. it's just a good size with great browsing and movie capability. More features than the X. Im glad to be a soon to be owner of this device that is so powerful. just check out anandtech review. Yes, it will play Crysis lol
[Galaxy S III General] Sim-1:
I thought we were talking about the differences between a Pentile and a RGB screen.
[Galaxy S III General] kriegalex:
Battery life is THE thing ...

Well, the phone seems great, still waiting to test it in a shop and most important thing of course the battery life. A smartphone that dies before the end of the day is useless. Better go back to old phones if it's case. But let's hope the 2100mAh battery will do the job ...
[Galaxy S III General] IamIrene:
confirmed yes since im still using optimus one ==
[Galaxy S III General] Philio25:
Can't really believe pen tile is going to be too much of a problem at > 300 ppi
[Galaxy S III General] micoxda:
I had such high expectations from this phone:(

I'm greatly disappointed from it's appearance (and the presentation).

Hardware is up to par but they could've gone the extra mile in terms of RAM, screen (super amoled plus) for their flagship! They would've killed the competition.

All in all, it's a darn good device but there's nothing WOW abt.

I'm not preordering it as i intended, I'll wait to see it first. I guess i'm stuck with my SGS I for now:(
[Galaxy S III General] HEDST8:
I might be wrong but havnt loads of people who are comparing x one screen to s3 but isnt there loads of faults with the x one screen with clipping etc?I would rather have a display that works and looks half decent than one that keeps going wrong?Its a bit like saying oh yeh i have a ferrari,how fast does it go?Oh its doesnt go it hasnt got a engine but its a ferrari?Duhhh
[Galaxy S III General] cynikalJ:
I will just keep my HTC reZound. Great screen, great devs, now s-off. Nothing more i need right now...
[Galaxy S III General] Gnarfsan:
Yeah I was just guessing. Maybe they have found a better way to place the tiles. I'm not going to pass final judgment until I see it in real life. That's for sure.
[Galaxy S III General] Oridus:
Nope, sticking with my HOX decision. This was a poor showing.

Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board Express
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
Yes, already ordered and due to be delivered on the 30th. Comes with a FREE Galaxy Tab 10.1" for being in the first 1000 pre-ordered at CPW. :)

For me I missed out on the SGSII by a month and got stuck with a Desire HD and I was a bit peeved.

Nearly went with the one x ordered then cancelled(Close One), but glad I waited now,

The defining factors for me after forgetting about all the shaped like a pebbles and nature BS. Are Removable Battery, Normal size sim, Micro SD expandable, ICS & GLONASS GPS Support.

Would I if I had an SGSII hmm tough one poss not but Its a no brainer coming from a desire. :p
[Galaxy S III General] Tatsuya79:
It's good overall but not that better than the SGS2 at its time of release (except for the sound chip).

I would be interested but I feel like we'll see some better CPU based on A15 soon enough and a refresh that will make me cry considering the price of this toys.
[Galaxy S III General] Knight47:
499.99£
[Galaxy S III General] Sharpshooterrr:
I hope this won't have any burn-in problems its predecessor has.
[Galaxy S III General] TCMuffin:
Already pre-ordered - high capacity removable battery and microSD card slot did it for me!
[Galaxy S III General] Beowulf_pt:
Definitely waiting to see what is broken this time...

Took them 3 generations to get something as simple as a notification LED. I am amazed and delighted, I can finally have one as it always pissed me off having to use NoLED to replicate something useful that Nokia had in 1990.

This might actually turn out to be a decent unit. I owned the Galaxy S1 and hated it. The GPS was useless or non-existing and the IO/lag issues were nasty, very nasty. I was an early adopter and loved the SAMOLED and the sound was really excellent, great sound with audiophile headphones.

But no GPS, laggy, crashing and freezing all the time (stuck in battery draining states without even a watchdog reboot, etc).

I know it got better with time, but I sure was happy to get rid of it after 1 month of use.

Then came my current S2. To me it is mostly a bugfixed version of the S1. The lag is gone, it is a lot smoother, faster, pleasant. On the other hand, they screwed something up again... the GPS is now functional (not brilliant but good enough to be useful) but the camera got trashed - I have two SGS2 and they both have a very obvious center pink hue in ALL shots.

The great sound quality is also gone. Was it the change from a Wolfson to cheaper Yamaha DAC? I don't know, but it is way worse.

Also, the SAMOLED also has issues, stains and uniformity flaws, usually noticeable at very low light (try ScreenFilter in the dark). I own two and tested a third and they ALL had it.

Overall, I am happy with it and plan to keep it, but it is not as perfect as the press states - but then again, they do that about all the current fad models, especially the fruity ones.

And now the S3. I would bet a non-vital organ that it will, once again, have a major problem. But perhaps all the past problems are fixed. Being fast, taking proper shots, having a higher quality screen and maybe even better sound.

Yes, it might. But I'm definitely waiting (a lot) to see... the fact that I earn a living testing stuff makes me complain a lot, but I think the SGS1 and SGS2 deserve some proper bashing due to the GPS/lag/pinkishness fiascos.

PS: I like pretty much everything I read about S3. Plastic chassis again, cheap-looking and probably cheap-feeling. But it's not relevant for me. I do dislike the change of SIM format and having a 2700 mAh batt in my current SGS2, I know that 2100 mAh will not be enough.

PS: I keep reading lots of complaints about the camera, but I'd have no problems with a good 8 mpix shooter. Hell, even 7 would do if it was really good. No point in having 12 or 16 or whatever in the spec sheet if the camera is bad.... well, except to lure some customers. Plus, 1GB RAM might sound short but it isn't if you consider how fast these toys are getting outdated.. 1.5 year cycles.... but again, 1.5 GB would look better in the spec sheet.
[Galaxy S III General] Knight47:
I won't buy coz it's with 1GB Ram ,I don't like is design, display and it's camera. .:-(
[Galaxy S III General] diehard2222:
I though you knew... you won't notice the difference in that regards due to being 720p... at 800x600 yeah you can immediately notice the difference but at 720p you need super human vision or a magnifying glass.
[Galaxy S III General] vittogn:
My guess is that Sammy is keeping a better screen (1080p and RGB), more RAM and exotic materials (ceramic) we heard about for a fall release (SGS4 or SGS3+), when something else will be released from the fruit company.

This one is good enough to beat current Iphone and other Android.
[Galaxy S III General] stirkac:
Picture says 1000 words:
[Galaxy S III General] beaver2233:
actually says 5 (or 6) words...
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
Looks like Sammy are cleaning up their act :)
[Galaxy S III General] the Doctor:
Typical of it's heritage. Looks awesome on paper and kills the benchmarks but with a ho-hum design and plasticy feel. On top of that you're stuck with TouchWiz until CM9 or AOKP comes out. If I were buying a high-end phone today, it would be the HTC One X.
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
Its funny you should say that as I nearly had the One X in fact even ordered one but after seeing my Wife's sister's One X and how Shockingly bad the battery life was, I decided there and then to cancel and what ever I got next would have to have a removable battery.

Plus the screen on hers does that flickering thing bit off putting....
[Galaxy S III General] LeviathanPT:
From what ive seen so far the things putting me off the HTC One X are that it has Tegra 3 and Nvidia is not very friendly compared with other manufacturers in terms of open source drivers, the back cover also has some issues with fingerprints it seems like a magnet for it.

Currently i have a Optimus 2X and the SGS3 just looks brilliant, the "pebble" design isnt a issue in my view, ive pre-ordered mine from handtech.
[Galaxy S III General] AJerman:
I've been waiting for this phone for a while. I even dropped and broke my Infuse when they announced the new Exynos (it was an accident, I promise... maybe my subconscious, haha). I had been waiting all week for the event, and had the stream running.... until they showed the phone, then I turned it off.

This phone is a huge let down, especially with as much as Samsung tried to hype it recently. It has a few gimmicky software features, and other than that, it pretty much falls in the mold of every other new phone coming out now. The pentile screen is absolutely unacceptable for me at this point. I fully expected Samsung to release a real HD screen this time, and they've failed to deliver. I call bull**** on people that say the SAMOLED HD screen is good enough and you can't tell it's pentile, because I've used a Galaxy Nexus and you absolutely can tell it's pentile. I had an SGS and lived with pentile for a while, then I got an Infuse and couldn't be happier to not have pentile anymore, and now they're going back to it on what is supposed to be their new flagship? No thanks.

The One X looks far more promising to me. I'm in the US, which means dual core for LTE on either, or Tegra vs Exynos if I order an international version. I'd definitely take Exynos over Tegra, but I think I'd honestly rather have the dual core A15 and LTE, meaning Exynos has no bearing on the decision. If Samsung wanted to really make a great new device, they would have a non-pentile screen and Exynos+LTE. They don't, and so this device is nothing special to me. As a big fan of Samsung's Android phones, I'm incredibly disappointed, but where Samsung starts to slack, HTC seems to be doing the opposite and cleaning up their act big time and making beautiful devices.
[Galaxy S III General] redzion:
Will wait for SGS4 or to be release aka S as second generation which should have minimum A15 quad core proc (maybe iPhone 5 will be shammy first who will have it, bad Sammy) which will allow and will have at least 2GB RAM and minimum 32GB internal store.. Currently have SGS2.. Dont't forget that A15 consume much less power..

Plus black and silver colors would be nice..

Do I need to mention that nobody (apperantly) don't know which sound chip has and is it voodoo supported with build in equalizer..

Does long standing picture still burst into display as on SGS2?

Just my opinion, now go and buy it :) know that you can't wait to get it.. Best Unstopable device for now ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Sim-1:
Trust me. You will notice the difference immediately. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Mopral:
S3 has Wolfson WM1811

Supercurio already said that it is voodoo capable

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uHMkJwXFqVT3Di2JwILUnNCsqa8styA8T3y4RtTpcv8/edit?pli=1
[Galaxy S III General] cmd512:
Cool story bro, I'm also waiting for the Galaxy S with the built in flux capacitor.
[Galaxy S III General] jan.w:
No for me.

Both the UI and hardware home button FAIL
[Galaxy S III General] Toss3:
Already pre-ordered. Despite my slight disappointment that it does not come with a full RGB display, I still think it's the best phone out there right now.
[Galaxy S III General] pr1vate piles:
So far S3 looks like my next phone, be upgrading from my amazing htc desire :D. Not able to upgrade to August so guess i can sit back and keep eye on any problems that may pop up.
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
Perhaps I'm just a noob, but really dont get the problem with buttons, I'd prefer to have the screen used for Stuff OTHER than dead space for on screen buttons.

Don't get it :confused:

As for this pentile stuff my wife has the Galaxy Nexus(Apart from the annoying on screem buttons:rolleyes:) and I think that screen is awesome I've tried really hard to find a problem but just can't and is on a par/better than her sister one x.

As for what a phone looks like is all totally subjective, would of preferred black but it's not a massive deal to me.

:)
[Galaxy S III General] diehard2222:
Would you say the nexus screen is better because of better colours not pixel density?
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
I'm not going to get in any kind of technical debate, but to MY eye's side by side I really have no problem with either of them, as I do like to watch the odd movie on the bog, used both liked both.

But I am a noob around here but have been into Displays ie picture quality (ISF) for about 14year now professionally & as a hobby and do know a good picture from a bad.

I can say with honesty if the SGSIII matches up to them I'll be happy.
[Galaxy S III General] android_master:
No, answer is no
[Galaxy S III General] anirudhshirsat97:
Nope, although I hope some of the features will come to my phone as well.
[Galaxy S III General] fransarj:
Again, I'll tell you...Go make love to your oneX.

We're still better off than Apple who takes 2 years to come out with an entirely new device. The SIII is for people who are finishing the end of their contracts for the S1.
[Galaxy S III General] hamade:
I am really glad that I didn’t wait for the S3, I've got my first Android Phone (HTC One X) last month only, and so far so good.

I've expected Samsung to really release "the next big thing", and not just "the next big disappointment".

Anyway whether this phone will be a commercial success or not will depend on the functionality of the advertised softwares.
[Galaxy S III General] thebobp:
You're correctly considering the opportunity cost of the software keys, but not of the hardware keys. Here's my explanation that might make it more apparent.
[Galaxy S III General] Pancakes_Gio:
Yea the UI sucks tw 4 is better

#Tetris Forever#
[Galaxy S III General] Basil3:
I sort of understand your explanation, but compare the one x and the galaxy Nexus. You could have hardware keys at the bottom of the galaxy Nexus with the space that is there, instead you just have a big blank space. The space needs to be there as well, to balance out the same area at the top of the phone where the earpiece is, otherwise it would just be weird.

I like having hardware buttons, they can be remapped to serve extra functions, and you always have the option of software keys as well.
[Galaxy S III General] Knight47:
I won't buy. Because I hate this design and hardware. ...I expect 2GB ram,12mp camera, AMO LED plus etc.
[Galaxy S III General] olyloh6696:
Tell me. where will you find 2GB RAM useful?
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
I could understand that pov if the screen was small but surely 4.8" is enough //Kenneth Williams\\ Oh matron :)
[Galaxy S III General] Knight47:
For better multi-tasking than SGS2 and after 1 or 2 years 1GB will become old ...
[Galaxy S III General] hiepgia:
Screen = With pentitle - is a big problem? Hand-on Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy Note and find it not a problem. Good screen but not the best is the important thing? For me, it not. Samsung keep HD AMOLED Plus out of this product due time, due for next big thing or due not the time as w/o pentitle will consumer more battery. Ok!

CPU = Quad Core A9, And some pre-benchmark show its fast and good. 1st in benchmark, that enough. Why you want A15 now but not let Samsung tweak it for less leaked power.. Let samsung keep it for next tablet or next big thing.

RAM: 1GB ram (670 MB in real) is good. You don't want more.

Design = It's a good design when the sceen is big. Put it in your pocket or hand it. You will see it good.

Camera = You need 12 - 15 - or 42 Mpx like Pureview? It's important than quality and feature?

And i will buy Galaxy S3. I really like it
[Galaxy S III General] anirudhshirsat97:
LOL!!
[Galaxy S III General] funb0b:
Nail on head for me :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrooney10:
i formatted my sd card now my wifi doesn't work please help
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mayank77:
Wifi and sd card have no link/relation

Which ROM are you on ? reflash the ROM and things should work perfectly again.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidnerd2:
This make no sense
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibrahimz91:
hello, how can i defocus the backgrounds when taking pictures with samsung galaxy s 2 ics camera ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
try going to camera setting and choose face detection in focus mose.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibrahimz91:
thanx dude but it didnt work out ..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tuner420:
Tap on the screen

just tap on the screen the element you want to focus on and the background will be out of focus ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lost.soul:
+1
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amuner:
+1
[Galaxy S III General] knights.JayTana:
Lets talk about Sound Quality, DAC, amp, and alike here...
[Galaxy S III General] NZtechfreak:
Wolfson DAC confirmed by Supercurio.

Audio codec:

Wolfson Micro WM1811

http://www.wolfsonmicro.com/products/audio_hubs/WM1811/

100dB SNR Class W Heapdhone amp output, ReTune DSP, 3x digital interface.

Like WM8994 in Galaxy S / Nexus S, except:

1x stereo DAC instead of 2x.

2x 2W Speaker amp instead of 2x 1W

Smaller and probably cheaper, same sound quality expected.

Audio driver configuration & policy implementation based on TinyUCM (/etc/tinyucm.conf)

Probable subset of TinyHAL implementing codec configuration in config files instead of having everything hardcoded in ROM or kernel driver at compile time.

Native sampling rate: 44100 Hz. It means music played will be sent as-is to the DAC instead of being processed by a software up-sampling routine as it is on Galaxy Nexus or other devices with codecs accepting only 48000 Hz.

AWESOME.
[Galaxy S III General] laztpn0i:
Hopefully the U.S. variants will have this as well
[Galaxy S III General] ombranera:
Voodoo App Pro confirmed?!? :D
[Galaxy S III General] NZtechfreak:
As a matter of fact, yes - just a few moments ago Supercurio typed this into his internals report document (which you can watch live):

"Confirmed Voodoo Sound capable ;)"

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Now Supercurio just wrote this: "USB Audio snd-usb-audio usb class audio driver present. Might work, might not".
[Galaxy S III General] awesome-member:
This is probably the only reason I might consider s3.
[Galaxy S III General] omersak:
Same here. Damn it.
[Galaxy S III General] supercurio:
Hi there!

So I'm not the only one happy with the promising audio codec in Galaxy S III ? ;)
[Galaxy S III General] ivAnash:
Maybe a noob question.. Is the DAC as good as the S1 or better.. Coz This seems to be the only reason to move to the S3..