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[Galaxy S III General] hefonthefjords:
Think we will ever get a device with an actual edge to edge display?
[Galaxy S III General] tbong777:
LOL If you saw the edges of my SGS II you would be happy not to have had glass there. Might look good but not practical as far as glass protection. Edges are usually where the lumps usually happen.
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
Most women do to :D
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
EXACTLY. They released their flagship tablet in 2 sizes and then further released a third one with flagship specs and only a smaller screen.
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
Hmm not nearly as popular as S2. Actually the nexus is quite a flop sales wise, I have hardly seen anyone with it and it's price has now tumbled down even below the S2. Given the immense hype it had it definitely underperformed.
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
Firstly the S2 is already pushing it size wise for many people so increasing it even the slightest bit brings more problems. The main problem is the increase in width.

Secondly it isnt about the actual dimensions of the phone when you are using it. It is about the distance that the thumb has to travel from the top of the screen to the bottom face buttons. A phone in the same body as the S3 but with a 4" screen would be much easier to use.
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
You are talking as if there is no such thing as product failure and underwhelming sales. Only apple and samsung are currently successful even though I am sure HTC, motorola, LG and sony do their market research as well.

And there is no way apple would ever release an iphone that would be uncomfortable to use with one hand. Last time I checked the 4S was the best selling smartphone in the world despite a tiny screen.
[Galaxy S III General] xath23:
I know many people want this, but I think it is not practical. You will touch the screen accidentially with part of your palm and fingertips by just holding the phone all the time.
[Galaxy S III General] phermey:
i think you fail to realize that there isnt exactly a ton of free space in that huge ass phone. if you were to shrink it down to a 4" screen and keep all of the same internals it would be hitting an inch thick. hence the reasoning behind smaller phones having less under the hood.

the way i look at the gs3 and the hox (you smiled at possibly buying it yet its 1mm smaller than the gs3, i dont get it. do you want a huge phone or not?), they decided on what to put in it. then decided on how thick it was allowed to be. and then built the body around that. the open area up top needed to be filled with glass. that happens to be 4.8"
[Galaxy S III General] Alex Charles:
Long story short.

Good spec, smaller phone with all features you'd expect huwaei ascend quad XL.

Either that or Sony ion,but that's dual core.
[Galaxy S III General] phermey:
the immense hype was within the tech community. the phone was plagued with connectivity issues and wasnt worth the time it took to purchase it for a normal consumer. it had onscreen buttons... which set it apart from every single other android phone. <-- normal consumers dont like that either. there was little to nothing pre-installed on it in comparison to other phones and was hardly advertised. remember... verizons baby is the razr.

i do see it popping up more and more now that sprint has it. at least on tv.
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
I wasnt smiling dude this :rolleyes: is not a smile it's a sarcastic eye roll. No way would I buy the one X.

So are you saying apple has the most superior engineers in the world who are able to fit the best hardware in the world in a tiny and slim body and that samsung cant do that?

The iphone 4S hardware matches galaxy S2 in everything except screen size...
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
Of course it does apple get most of their hardware from Samsung hence the reason the s3 is ugly they didn't want to step on apples toes not smart move if your supplying them!!
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
lol no dude you are kidding me if you think samsung cant make a small phone with all the goodies. Samsung is the technological god of the industry right now.

And what are you talking about? Samsung makes 70% profit from their own phones not from selling parts to others. It's a complete utter fallacy to think that samsung sacrifices anything on it's own phone just so it could supply to apple in the future.
[Galaxy S III General] Mopral:
SGS2: 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm

Iphone 4S: 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm

As we said, there is a price to pay if you want almost the same hardware with a smaller screen...
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
Are you trying to suggest the iphone is a brick? The initial argument raised was that a small phone with all the goodies would be a brick. Remember you dont need monster battery for a smaller screen.

And we are talking about releasing 2 variants, whoever wants the super slim phone can go for the bigger variant.
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
The actual difference between the thickness of iphone 4S and galaxy S2 is totally negligible in real use.
[Galaxy S III General] Buddhainuk:
LOL

It's not the size of it but it's what you do with it that matters :eek:
[Galaxy S III General] Mopral:
I never said that the iphone is a brick!

I just said that manufacturer need space to put the hardware. A phone is a*b*c inches so if you want one of these smaller, you will have to face than one of the two others will be higher
[Galaxy S III General] m33ts4k0z:
You forgot to mention something... It's the thickness plus the weight

S2: 116gr

4S: 140gr
[Galaxy S III General] phermey:
And as soon as a good reason is typed in here and you no longer have a valid argument against the smaller flagship variant you go directly into troll mode.

Are you here to discuss things or troll?

There isn't a single thing the 4s is better at over the gs2 hardware wise except for maybe the gpu. Software wise either.

The 4s is out matched by the CPU, camera, ram, os, rigidity, scratch resistance, screen vibrance, screen size, customization,... shall I go on?

Yes, the iPhone is the perfect phone for you. If you think its superior then by all means embrace it and troll yourself to the other side of town.
[Galaxy S III General] m33ts4k0z:
Totally wrong... In HOX the Tegra3 drains more battery than the screen itself according to a review that I read recently. Maybe Exynos does the same for S3 but I haven't read it somewhere yet.
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
Thats because of metal dude comon lets not get ridiculous here. Apple could use plastic and the weight would be lower so the weight is a conscious decision but a bottleneck due to size.
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
4S has much faster GPU there is nothing "maybe" about it. The camera is also slightly better as per most review sites including gsmarena which seems to have alot of credibility here.

S2 is ahead in CPU and ram to make up for it. os, rigidity, scratch resistance, customization, has nothing to do with what we are talking about.

As for the screen quality well there is no clear winner between IP4 screen and S2 screen. Maybe you like over vibrant screen but not everyone does. The real difference is in the size of the screen and that is exactly why we were talking about it.
[Galaxy S III General] ksizzle9:
Just to agree, there isn't even anything in the pipeline for android that can touch the GPU of the A5X- the plain old A5 still has the best mobile GPU IN THE MARKET- PERIOD. Although I always hated snapdragon and their weakly built adreno in house GPUs they have really stepped it up. The adreno 220 was no slouch the 225 is flat out fast and the 320 that will be in the S4. Pro will probably push refresh rates on the screen higher.
[Galaxy S III General] greenmoose7708:
op overlooks the obvious

Samsung make a premium, high performance phone with the exact same footprint as the galaxy s2... its called the galaxy s2.. its hardly a "low end device" even by todays standards and i've not heard of any plans for samsung to discontinue it. I love mine - even though i have small hands that struggle a bit with the 4.3" screen i didnt hesitate preordering the S3.. if it turns out it is too big, i'll sell and carry on with my S2... i bet that doesnt happen though :)

moosey
[Galaxy S III General] limeaid:
This post is a perfect example of why XDA is no longer truly a community for technology enthusiasts and has devolved into the same type of Internet forum as a Britney Spears fan site.

Gambler is in ABSOLUTELY NO WAY a troll. He has been making intelligent arguments from the very beginning. His opinion, however, is clearly unpopular with the more extreme android fanboys and so he gets accused of being a troll. Those of you doing this are quite sad, actually.

What you all need to realize is while the majority of YOU want a massive screen on your device, that's not necessarily true for the average smartphone consumer. If 3.5 inches were really too small, Apple wouldn't be the most profitable company in all of history. End of story
[Galaxy S III General] ECrispy:
Thee is no need to argue about phone size. Clearly a lot of people feel phones are getting too big, but clearly that is also a minority opinion. Almost every iPhone wishlist and speculation is full of people who want a bigger phone, there was massive disappointment when the 4S turned out to be the same size.

A high end Android superphone is expected to be 4.5" or larger these days. People have realized that the advantages of a bigger screen outweigh the slightly larger size, and the market has spoken. These devices are used for movies/browsing more than as a phone - a bigger screen is better.

The reason iPhone sells it because its an iPhone, not because it's smaller. If iPhone 5 turns out to be 4-4.3", all the '4 is too big' complaints from the Apple camp will disappear overnight.
[Galaxy S III General] limeaid:
Your logic here is so flawed I don't even know where to begin. Yes apple users want a bigger screen. But that doesn't mean 4.5 inches. It means 4.0 and MAYBE 4.3. For those that have been paying attention to the market, it seems that this is the current sweet spot for many consumers, particularly the average consumer

In terms of the market "having spoken", that is simply not true. It would be true if one of the carriers offered two almost identical high end phones with different screen sizes but so far, that scenario has never existed. Many ppl buy phones with 4.5 to 4.8 inch screens simply because they simply have no other alternatives if they want the latest hardware. I am one of them. But believe me, I would jump all over a similarly specific phone if it had a smaller 4.3 inch screen. I would even be willing to pay up to $100 more for it
[Galaxy S III General] Scared27:
I would love the phone more if it was a 4.3" screen (or 4.5" screen with the same physical size as the S2)

My boss would actually like the iPhone 5 to be smaller.
[Galaxy S III General] ECrispy:
I specifically said "If iPhone 5 turns out to be 4-4.3" since that is the bare minimum for a smartphone, so where is the flaw in my logic? Manufactures do offer phones in multiple sizes in some cases - e.g. GS2 and Note, and the market has decided that 5" is too big, so we know the upper limit now. When the Evo 4G was introduced, everyone said it was too big. Some still do, but that size has become the new standard.

I'm sure these companies do market research. It's not possbile to make similar spec'd phones in different sizes (hardware limitations, financial reasons). So e.g. you can pick the HTC One S vs One X. But your opinion must be in the minority, and thus all the Android oem's have decided to go 4.5"+ for their flagships.
[Galaxy S III General] limeaid:
This is going to be my last direct response to this because I'm getting tired of having to explain basic, logical reasoning.

Having a choice between a 4.5 inch Gs2 and a note does not prove that consumers want huge phones. If they had introduced a smaller version of the phone in the same line, we could make that conclusion. The one s and one x would be a great experiment except that in the US, the phones are not available on the same carrier. In addition, the screen quality on the one s is significantly lower than the x, so they are not exactly comparable

And I can guarantee you that while these companies do SOME market research, they do not do it well. I have worked directly with two of the major handset oems and I can tell you that they are pretty darn clueless about consumer preferences, particularly the korean oems. Why do you think samsung releases so many versions of products? Because they have no idea what will sell and prefer the "throw it against the wall and see what sticks" approach
[Galaxy S III General] Skunk Ape1:
I have nexus s4g and find it the perfect size for a phone. If I wanted a tablet it would be wifi only. And yes, the tech is there to put the same specs into a phone the size of the nexus s.

That being said, I will buy the gs3 without a second thought. But if there was a smaller option with "the SAME specs", I would take it over the gs3.

I would rather be able to reach the entire front surface of my phone with my one hand.

But again, the size of gs3 will not be the cause of me not getting it. The only thing I'm worried about with the gs3 is the radio. After owning 3 different Samsung devices that is my only concern.

_______________

Just Flash It !!!
[Galaxy S III General] sean2476:
It will feel a little bit big in your hand for the first time but within no time it will just feel normal. When I got the S1 I thought that was big until I got used to it lol
[Galaxy S III General] g00ndu:
I guess the OP wants the cake and eats it too. He's lamenting the fact that how he wished Samsung would make a smaller screen with all the goodies found in S3. This shows that he loves the S3 specs, but the only gripe he has is the screen.

Well, all I can say is this:

You can satisfy some people most of the time, and you can satisfy most people some of the time, but you can never satisfy all people all the time.

Enuff said. :D

There is

never

going to have that ideal phone for everyone.
[Galaxy S III General] tylerdurdin:
Those people get iPhones.

killing is my business, And business is good.
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
like? ----- buy the phone.

dont like? ----- buy some other phone.
[Galaxy S III General] Arsaw:
Friend... There are tons of choices for Android device. If you think S3 is too big, there are S2, S2 skyrocket, S1 advance, Galaxy W and Galaxy Y for you to choose from. Since you don't use smartphone to watch HD movies, obviously you don't need high end smartphone. Just get yourself a moderate phone like Galaxy W or GS1. :D
[Galaxy S III General] SlimJ87D:
Also the new Samsung 4" that is coming with a S4. With the new S4 and the lower resolution the phone should benchmark really high.
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
The galaxy S3 GPU is much faster than the one in iphone 4S, it even handily beats the ipad 2 and only loses to the ipad 3 which it doesnt really has to beat given the resolution difference.
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
Samsung has already discontinued the exonys packing galaxy S2 and are only selling the new G version which has almost zero custom rom support.

But yes I agree the galaxy S2 holds surprisingly well against these new phones. That or xperia S will be my next phone.
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
Hmm no that size hasnt become the standard. The evo 4G was 13mm thick and weighs 170g, that sort of a phone was and will always be considered huge.
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
Obviously why wouldnt I love the hardware of the S3? I have a nexus S and I absolutely love samsung hardware, best in business no question.
[Galaxy S III General] stinkeye22:
Its not as big as a note and I'm a 6'2" man who thinks skinny jeans are .... Well really now... It will fit in my pocket just fine, my keyboard will be bigger along with the screen.. My eyes aren't getting any better at my age and I say bigger is better... sometimes.... unless you are on a blind date with a chick named Alice who it turns out owns her own security company. Then size really starts to matter... Not that has ever happened..... Recently:p
[Galaxy S III General] Toss3:
No offense to the OP, but did your opinion of its size really warrant a new thread? It's not like it is going to make any difference whatsoever. If you want your opinion heard you might want to contact Samsung customer support and tell them that it is too big. There are just a dozen of absolutely pointless threads in this sub-forum already and your personal opinion of the size could have easily fit in, in one of those.
[Galaxy S III General] NIK516:
To be fair its a topic and he allowed to start it but its up to us not to respond. I personally think its a good size . I own a galaxy nexus and by video comparisons it looks the same in size just a little taller and thicker.
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
The galaxy nexus is also a huge phone but it's area of hand operation is much shorter than the galaxy S3 because it uses on screen buttons. The galaxy S3 is like a 5" screen phone if you compare it to galaxy nexus.
[Galaxy S III General] KingKuba13:
4" felt big at first but now feels tiny.

I think phones are getting too big but I'll probably end up with a 5" phablet next.:o

Pass on the s3 for many other reasons.
[Galaxy S III General] Vraser:
I think a 4.8 screen is the maximum I want to handle even though I have big hands. Its the perfect size to play games, surf the web and to watch videos...
[Galaxy S III General] Gorjess:
4.8" 720p screen is big enough to launch your browser and go incognito..

if you know what i mean..
[Galaxy S III General] :
Tottally agree with you
[Galaxy S III General] uvaman:
Another mistake ^^ !?

http://9gag.com/gag/4160270

:D:D
[Galaxy S III General] radeonxt:
clearly ps'ed.

the mistake is on that isheep who is clearly in love and stalking an official samsung twitter acct.

:D
[Galaxy S III General] :
What mistake??

https://twitter.com/#!/SamsungMobile/status/198112951578796032

Amateur photoshop..

What is clearly a mistake is someone should spell-check properly -- qualilty
[Galaxy S III General] davados:
What does hige mean? Lol

if(android <= apple){

titleLable.setText("I've got to wake up");

}
[Galaxy S III General] Ascertion:
I won't be buying a phone smaller than a 4inch screen.
[Galaxy S III General] AllGamer:
4.8 is actually small, after you have used the note at 5.3 everything else less than that is just seems too small to handle

LOL :D
[Galaxy S III General] Gambler_3:
Neither would I.
[Galaxy S III General] tremblingwater:
Its not like your life is riding on this one phone. Everyone has their preferences, if it doesn't suit you then dont buy it.

I love the screen but obviously that isn't going to be for everyone. Why all the damn fuss? Its like kids fighting over the best sweet, honestly.

We'll be happy with the nice large screen and im sure you'll find something that'll suit you too, thats the great thing about having an android phone.
[Galaxy S III General] Gnarfsan:
Wow, what a heated debate. I don't think Samsung made a mistake by opting for a big screen. However I do frequently run into people who want a smaller high end Android phone, and I don't know of any that are on par spec wise. I don't think we are going to see any flag ship Android phones with small screens either. There might be an actual market for it though.

And yeah, I know you can get phones with other operating systems, but who doesn't want Android and high end specs, small screen or not...
[Galaxy S III General] Skellig86:
My brother loves his S2 but always gripes about how big it is to hold. I feel the same way. He hasn't got use to the size and I don't think I would either :(

I'm still on my Milestone (Motorola Droid) which is 3.5". I'd love the screen size to be a lot bigger but I like the feel of my phone. My colleagues HTC One X is huge. And it's definitely too hard to manipulate with one hand.

I'm going to say the screen size of the S3 will put quite a few people off.

4.5" screen on a phone with the same dimensions as a Sony Xperia Arc S would be amazing.
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
Dhd 4.3" screen feels just right shame its kinda heavy compared to the one x which I also have and yet I will still be getting the s3,

Screen size is dependent on the user its just a shame they make high end specs with big screen then dull them down to smaller screens

If the same specs as s3 could be found with 4.3 screen with the quality build and be as light weight as the one x plus have a great design I reckon it would smash every top selling smartphone and destroy the iPhone.

Yet on the other hand I'm sure someone will have something to complain about to

It's a no win situation tbh
[Galaxy S III General] harise100:
Operating a big phone with one hand takes some practice. You have to learn how to balance it in your hand in order to reach every corner.

Therefore it must be lightweight or it will eventually fall out of your hand.
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
By the way just a little answer on your comment check this link

Never said they sacrificed anything I said the phone was designed to avoid crossing apple

http://www.economist.com/node/21525685
[Galaxy S III General] sl8125:
Bigger the better. That's what she said. So I assume bigger is better.
[Galaxy S III General] JesseMT4G:
I don't see the huge problem, especially with people thinking the S2 was already to big. If so, then who cares about the S3....Its not like in this day they would go down in size with their top of the line phone.

Try a Blaze phone off T-Mobile as that has decent specs and 3.8" screen if I remember.

I can almost bet it will sell just as well as the S2. People are funny!
[Galaxy S III General] peachpuff:
This is the smallest phone that i found that packs a 4.5" 720p screen, the xl comes with a 2500mah battery to boot.

http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_ascend_d_quad_xl-4569.php

http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_ascend_d_quad-4568.php
[Galaxy S III General] MrChaosDesire:
Introducing...

Samsung Galaxy S VI

With 6.5" SAMOLED...
[Galaxy S III General] eksasol:
Already have one, http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_p6200_galaxy_tab_7_0_plus-4208.php, not AMOLED though.
[Galaxy S III General] leith51:
They look rather decent to be fair downfall is like mentioned before had to sacrifice the weight and thickness of the phone to pack in the quad 1.5 into a 4.5" screen 150g compared to s3133g and 10.9mm compared s3 8.6mm

Just shows it gotta give somewhere for higher specs
[Galaxy S III General] stierney:
Lots of hate on the iii 's size but I've seen a dummy model in real life and it really isn't much bigger than the ii. It does look big in some photos and the display size makes it 'look' a lot bigger than it really is.....

Don't believe me? Dimensions are on the web. Make a paper cutout and overlay it onto your sgs ii which I guess most of us reading this thread own. (Don't forget to round the corners off)

My mate has a note, now THATs a big phone. Too big for me and looks a bit silly when he uses it cost he's got small hands but the note absolutely dwarfs the sgs III....
[Galaxy S III General] stierney:
For those still not convinced google phone arena size comparison and dial in the models you want to compare.

Its not a great site and best done on a desktop tbh....

Judging by the insane volume of note sales I don't think size is going to be an issue for hurting the sales of the sgs III.
[Galaxy S III General] Intratech:
What the hell is a "hige" mistake?:confused::confused:
[Galaxy S III General] stierney:
Bigger than huge?

And no doubt patented by apple.....
[Galaxy S III General] Lorimere:
Just wanted to agree with the OP.

I know this is the internet but females do exsist in real life.

Right now if you want a top of the line android device your choices are between the One-X and The SG3. So all those screaming just pick a smaller phone are idiots. There are no smaller phones to choose from (unless you want to buy an old phone or icrap).

Why can't the men understand that women might want an android phone that fits in thier pockets. 4.3" would be perfect. 4.8" and you just about have to carry a purse or wear mom jeans.