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[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
I'm curious as to where you got all your specs on the S3? and I agree with what your saying. After posting and hearing opinions from people like yourself who are more like me, if i may say, I've learned to slowly appreciate the S3 more and more. Im starting to become eager to get my hands on one, which is bad, because I'll start to take it out on my S2 so that i have an excuse to buy early. :p
[Galaxy S III General] Gnarfsan:
It reduces readability on small text for me even at a 40 cm distance, and my nerdiness does not enhance my eyesight. Anyway, can you really say that the resolution is the same when the sub pixel density is about half on the pentile displays? (Yeah I know what the specs say, but I think it's wrong. It's basically like interpolation)
[Galaxy S III General] harise100:
On a pt.2 font this might be noticeable, but when you tap to zoom the font will be about 10pt. and the difference will vanish.
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
That is a realization that we have all learned to accept, we are all in the same boat in that sense. And youre right, why not give credit where credit is due? Apple deserves a pat on the back for adopting this ideology so early on.

And to everyone out there; Of course i realise why Samsung chose to go in that direction, its the smart thing to do. However you look at it, business/marketing/sales/growth wise, its a proven way to reach the masses. Its just that I had watched the reveal on youtube a couple of weeks earlier and there was no real mention of the specs, even though everyone in their audience was pretty much either a tech savvy blogger or developer [ive been conditioned to the way apple does its WWDC, not used to media focused events, i lost interest quickly and started to miss the points]. So, I expected a nod from samsung and I felt we didnt get it in the conference. [even though i admit, its been brought to my attention that the nod is there, we just had to look closer :)]

what has shocked me to be honest is that i expected more people to understand where i was coming from in this forum, I mean, I thought most XDA users where more advanced techie geeks or wtv :o

P.s i dont know if you noticed, but i was drawing of samsung's slogan for the title, "Inspired by Nature, Made for Humans" :cool:
[Galaxy S III General] Gnarfsan:
My point is that is not the case with an RGB LCD screen, so there is a noticable difference that will be visible in small text and high contrast graphics. It's not the same deal wether you care about the technology or not. I don't. I only care about the result. I still prefer the screen of the GSIII to the screen on the One X though because of the deep blacks and the vivid colors.
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
the resolution measurement part always remains controversial

sourced from wiki

though its pentile the packing of pixels is much tighter at higher resolutions so it dosent makes much of a difference when compared with RGB stripes.yeah , very few can see the effect but its rare.

i tested note with my sharp powerful eyes (s it is :D), but i couldnt see the difference and it felt much better than sgs2.(i know the comparison is not fair due to the variation in resolution)
[Galaxy S III General] Gnarfsan:
I don't notice stripes on the One X but I do notice sub pixels on the Galaxy Nexus. Besides the sub pixel density of a pentile display at 330 PPI is around 160 sub PPI whereas the subpixel density of a 330 PPI RGB display is 330 sub PPI. So it all makes sense. This is also the case for the GN and the GSIII.

Edit: Replace 160 with 200. My point remains though.
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
you cant seriously be arguing that point by admitting that it is noticeable. you just proved your point null. Thats the point, it lies in the detail, i dont want to have to zoom.

I havent seen the S3 in person or the Galaxy nexus, but if the S1 is anything to go off of in terms of pentile, Its not going to be like the HOX no matter what the pixel density [i can only assume for now]. And i have handled the HOX, and its impeccable, in color, resolution, and all around amazingness :D
[Galaxy S III General] Gnarfsan:
It is nowhere near as bad as the pixel nighmare of the S1.
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
obviously lol, i just meant that at lower resolution the issue is magnified, and therefore proves the issue with the underlying technology that is the horrid pentile display.
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
here is a sample image taken from comparison image taken from gsmarena

pentile is horrid @ lower resolutions but it is almost on par with RGB @ hD resolutions. we should also accept the fact that it might miss some sharpness here and there. having said that none of the reviews have mentioned anything bad about the screen especially about the pentile layout.
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
THank you, good points made here :cool:
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
Sorry i didnt catch the comparison there, you only posted one shot. :o

and in terms of reviews, youre right there is no negative feedback per se, but the difference between the HOX and SGS3 was noticed. check it on techradar's review.
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
Regarding the Pentile of S3; heres a good Screen Comparison

Heres a good way of comparing the screen of the S3 with other relevent samsung devices.

Its interesting, worth checking out:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1658601
[Galaxy S III General] varunkumars:
Who says S3 is a failure, i don't think it is a generalized opinion but for it is subjective. What about the 9 Million pre-orders ? Did this ever happen in the history of Android ? I am ready to sell my S2, any s2 fans can send me a PM.

So far i have seen many websites, individuals reviewing S3 nobody said 'failure'. There are always imperfections, to the fact that nothing is perfect. This is what is personally feel.
[Galaxy S III General] paintball23456:
no one cares about screen tests everybody's eyes are different go to a shop and compare the two the one x and the s3 most people at the event said the s3 screen looks more appealing to most people that arnt ****ty fan boys

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the s3 had more pre orders than the iphone 4/4s that says alot the s3 will be a massive hit it spanks the sh*t out of all the flagships this year from apple,LG,htc,etc
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
Please stop posting here, you are obtrusive, and your comments hold no value. And btw your a living breathing oxymoron because you make accusations of fanboyism when your a blatant fanboy yourself. I only surprised that your still doing the former [living & breathing] without choking on your own breath :eek:

I hope youre not too obtuse to take a hint.

P.S. Go AWAY! ...there, just to be safe. :)
[Galaxy S III General] paintball23456:
cool it man it annoys every one when someone says something is rubbish im not the only one we all share our opinions:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] chrisd1a1:
Moderator warning - tone of posts

thread cleaned

flaming other members is against XDA rules.

please stay nice - and on topic

regards

Chris

Forum Moderator
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
I'd respect your opinion if you did us the courtesy of presenting it in a respectful manner.
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
that image has a comparison of gnexus,s2 and s3. as said already the screen difference is notable at very few scenarios with sharp eyes.

checked the gnote with and without a magnifier lens and the pentile is visible only under lens,also s3 screen is much smaller than gnote,so it depends on the user eyes, most of the users couldnt see the difference only very few can notice it.

ok enough about the screen, let the thread continue with its intended purpose :)
[Galaxy S III General] Gnarfsan:
Well if your vision is less than average. At 200 sub ppi, the average eye should be able to see the difference.

Anyway they really seem to have nailed true white this time.
[Galaxy S III General] Erahgon:
Exactly! After doing some solid research and thinking, I have to say that I'm very excited! Been checking these forums everyday!

I'm already planning financially (i.e. giving my old phone to my mom and so forth :P ) on getting this phone. Been saving up for a while now!

As far as my research: Mostly here on XDA (thanks to all the devs around like Supercurio and Chainfire) and a few tech blogs.

Check this GDocs link out which is a full spec sheet (done by someone smart enough to have used the "Voodoo report" app on a display device after the London launch), and also this link on The Verge about Samsung's decision on choosing a PenTile arrangement (Title: "Samsung says Galaxy S III uses Pentile AMOLED display due to longer lifespan"). Seems like a legit reason IMHO, but judge for yourselves! I like to think that Samsung's got our backs with this device.

Yeah true. When I first read the title I just dismissed it, thinking it was an Apple fanboy who wandered on to XDA just to troll. Got me thinking though, so I crept in quietly to check it out! ;)

It's actually a feature called "Wifi Direct" which is almost like creating a temporary, private Wifi hotspot, for the time it takes for the devices to transfer the data. It's a competing standard to Bluetooth 4.0 (which is rated to have speeds of ~24MBps), which is also, incidentally, present in this phone. NFC by itself is actually very slow, and the devices need to be in contact throughout (Inductive coupling is used to transfer binary data).

P.S: I seem to love embedding links! :cool:
[Galaxy S III General] boodies:
iphone4 designed by LG
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
Good one, real helpfull man! :)
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
thats the report from supercurio :D , the audio/display expert and the founder of project voodoo

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Time for apple to show some "fruit love" for lg ;)
[Galaxy S III General] @rbiter:
Op Napoleon much?

...of the people, by the people, for the people...
[Galaxy S III General] Erahgon:
The app is by him, but the report was apparently sent to him by someone with access to the device at the London Launch, I believe. I could be wrong though!

Can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait! I actually think I want the Voodoo Sound kernel for teh phone before the phone LOL! I think it's apparent by now that I'm obsessed with audio and electronics!

BTW: LOL @ the lPhone 4S !
[Galaxy S III General] alexanderlll:
I think the Galaxy S3 is a step in the right direction - it makes Android more attractive to the average user (let's face it, most people don't need a vanilla Android installation that can be customized, and so far, the S3's pre-installed software is better than any other Android phone) and it still lets advanced users tinker with its software/hardware however they want. I wish it was made of metal, though - that would make it perfect.

Here's a nice comparison between the Galaxy S2 and S3: http://gadgetmania.com/2012/05/samsung-galaxy-s2-vs-galaxy-s3-is-it-worth-upgrading/
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
this wait is killing me :D, and im posting this very often everywhere. still one more week to go!!
[Galaxy S III General] Sean_FD2R:
No matter what, i will still be getting the most anticipated S3 as i owned few Sammy's products solely its because its running on Android!

IMHO, marketing is the top priority its because they need US market share...if they managed to grab the (fruit) share it'd be huge achievement.
[Galaxy S III General] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
I'll chime in here.

This phone has some bleeding edge powerhouse hardware.. I said some because there are always improvements that can be made. But to the average consumer they don't give 2 p00ps about how many cores the processor has or what GPU is inside or that it has WOLFSON DAC sound.

They care about usability and whatnot. - software.

This is what Sammy catered to on this launch because that's what thy need to work on marketing to, everyone. They know us at XDA will get it for its giant screen, its beast processor, the sound chip, and all that. But not everyone. That's why you see this article come about. Someone obviously is thick headed and never thought about it from that way.

If you didn't like the press release, you still plan to get the phone don't you? Because of the hardware. But pokey Joe who needs a new cell phone doesn't care what's under the hood. They just need a easy to use phone. Thus is why. No more.

Keep it Classy, Cali.
[Galaxy S III General] LeviathanPT:
Sorry couldnt resist..

Why people keep bringing the frigging iphone to this forum is beyond my compreention, the more Samsung goes afar Apple the more they keep bringing it in.. its starting to resemble the "WOW IS THE FIRST MMO" ridiculous threads around the internet..

Lets face it, they dont look alike, they have "similar" apps and thats it !

PS: if i see another damned iphone comparison thread im going rampage and keep saying the iphone is a ripoff of IBM Simon!
[Galaxy S III General] Vraser:
Are you stupid ;)....
[Galaxy S III General] Vraser:
Can anyone Ban that rasist sob...
[Galaxy S III General] :
Already reported...
[Galaxy S III General] vasp3690:
reading a bit through the thread, i dont seem to understand the logic behind this thread.

Generilsing a bit ill say that every company have their goals, and that is to make more money. They see where the market goes and try to make a better product to attract more people to them. There is already technology out there that has not been introduced (IMO) merely for the fact that they want us to buy each handset a year with a little improvement at a time, to earn more money. That is what companies do.

Of course it is not wrong to attract more people to buy your product! If a company would only make what loyal customers want, then it wouldnt expand! So if some believe that this phone had to be done in a way to attract iphone users, well where the wrong in that? iphone has the biggest sales, thats where the money is. Samsung users will most like buy samsung again, as the SII was a success.

Myself was an HTC user and the bad customer service got me to get away from there asap. I like android,im familiar with it, ill go to it again, and the best android phone out there is the SIII.

Personal views and ideas are always welcome, but IMO the SIII has nothing similar to an iphone. Every comparison to it, i think is done merely because its the best phone made by apple, vs the best phone made by Samsung. To me, they appeal in different people.
[Galaxy S III General] chrisd1a1:
ok. this thread has been cleaned.

lets keep on topic - and avoid personal insults

regards

Chris - Forum Moderator
[Galaxy S III General] naddie:
Upon first reading the original post, it smells of fanboyism. However, I do agree that Samsung should focus more on hardware design. As for specs, besides the camera, I'm not sure what else can be improved. The screen may not have a "Plus" and the end of that title, but I'm not all that convinced that Pentile is all that bad.

I've owned all the Galaxy S series and the Nexus, and and neither the S or the Nexus (with the Pentile display) irks me. Yes, I can tell that the SII was better than the S, but I also have to say that the Nexus was better than the SII (and that's a Pentile display).

Sure, it'd be better with the "Plus", but I'm not all that worried. I'm happy with the fact that it as a micro SD slot, where everyone else seems to be going away from it. So Samsung is definitely listening.

Where they missed the mark is the design. It does seem a bit conservative, but I can't make a judgement on how it feels without actually having it in my hands.

I hate to say it, but with everyone else playing the "awesome hardware" arms race, Samsung really DID have to focus on software - and I'm glad they did. Those features do set them apart from the competition. They shouldn't (and it seems they haven't) forget the "awesome hardware" in lieu of awesome software, but with a mostly touch-screen slate design, you HAVE to focus on software.

The only way to make the SGS3 better is if Samsung also released a downloadable non-warranty-destroying stock Android experience ROM as an option for those who don't want the TouchWizUX experience. Only the hardest of the hardcore enthusiasts (those who's on XDA usually, as well as other Android forums/blogs) would care about this.

If they do that, it would catapult them both in the mainstream (with TouchWizUX and all those nifty features) and the enthusiast "cult" market. They do this, and instant cult classic.
[Galaxy S III General] Tempie007:
People don't want innovative CPU or RAM.

People want MAGIC, for less money than the Iphone.

Samsung delivers it! This is a gift for the android community.

We (XDA members) are just a small portion of the people Samsung tries to sell the SGS3 to. Even we get enough candy in this device ... so what's the problem!?
[Galaxy S III General] celsior360:
For waterproofing phone, Panasonic will released a phone with IP 57, but I forgot the model.
[Galaxy S III General] gallery:
Touchwiz is very bored compared to nexus

U never feel the s3 as ics device I am sure abt it
[Galaxy S III General] ph00ny:
i bet to differ

Stock ICS may seem different at first but in day to day usage, it's pretty bare/spartan.
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
S3 review by The Verge

I felt this was a pretty comprehensive review that made good note of all the points in a realistic manner. I especially like this:

"my general impression of Samsung’s new flagship is that the closer you scrutinize this phone, the more impressive it becomes."

A very intuitive point IMHO.

Check it out, the Verge always has amazing photos too.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/25/3042640/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review?login=1338108839

O, and Engadget put one out, and techradar added

a lot

more detail to their review. But the Verge hit home for me, because it points out exactly what I was hoping to know about the phone.

enjoy! :)
[Galaxy S III General] nebsif:
theVerge guy is disappointed by the design and stuff, yet they didnt have much to say about how apple copy-pastes iPhones. :S
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
its a review of the S3 not the iPhone, the only other phones mentioned are the ones that directly compare to that phone.
[Galaxy S III General] Alex Charles:
Each to their own.

Feel free to express an opinion but don't convince others - let the decide for themselves.

I'm indifferent about the looks etc but I find there are too many of these threads clogging the forums.

It's made with the best tech available to date, so expecting something more is silly.
[Galaxy S III General] nebsif:
I was saying that its weird they only nitpick to phone X and not both X and Y in the same way.
[Galaxy S III General] rovex:
The iPhone isnt held to the same standards as other phones because most reviewers are Apple fanboys and WANT to love it, they want to HATE everything else, you can see that in the tone. The Engadget review is a classic example of that, its an appalling review.

The Verge review is much better, much more complete and is mostly fair.
[Galaxy S III General] Iceanimator:
I won't trust engadget review, the Site is full of applefanboys

I would say when the phone is out, and try out the set first and see if you like it.
[Galaxy S III General] speedyjay:
Apple are going to have to do a lot to compete with the s3 in my opinion....iPhone 4S....their latest mobile handset....hardly an upgrade from the 4....oh my mistake, they took the rubbish A4 chip (clocked at 800mhz) and made it dual core (1.6ghz), screen = the same. Build = the same. Look and feel = the same....are apple ever going to do anything intuitive?? This is why I prefer android because of the variety of devices....with apple, your stuck with the same boring look unless you jailbreak your device which then voids your warranty!
[Galaxy S III General] abowlby:
'I love going around slamming iPhone users."

-OP

Wow, what an awesome life.
[Galaxy S III General] Jay Ssj:
I really think samsung is going in the right direction. I love S3 in terms of hardware and software and its design too. I am sure that once you use it you will like it too.
[Galaxy S III General] le3ky:
The OP made no sense at all...
[Galaxy S III General] v1rtu4l:
what many geeks (including my in the past) fail to understand is, that the galaxy s2 was not so popular because "only geeks new the specs were awesome" but because it is a nice looking phone in itself and it is easy for a non-techie to find it attractive. probably 95% of the sales will be by people who get this phone through a carrier and buying it for a pretty cheap price.

it does hurt the (in the apple world widespread) elitism a bit, if you see that the handset only you could afford (because you bought it on release for 600€) a few month ago is now available in a bundle with pretty mediocre (read: not expensive) contracts for a fee of 30€.

But that is the direction to go if you want to make much money and that is what samsung does. build a phone which does not only make the geeks happy, but put enough effort in it and polish it so everyone wants it.
[Galaxy S III General] Lucasm93:
Vlad (guy who reviewed the S3 for The Verge) is the one who made that article saying that Samsung had broken his heart.

It seems that like most people he has got over his anger :p.

Although I belive he scored the S3 a little lower than it should have.

In the Q&A that The Verge had after the article he answered a guy asking which phone was the best out there. He said it was the S3, even after saying that he prefers the HOX.
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
I don't care if your being sarcastic it is awesome :D
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
Its prolly cause ur one of those ppl that needs to read things a couple of times to get it, give it another shot :p
[Galaxy S III General] apofisapep:
Until yesterday y was the owner of a iphone 4, and i loved that phone and i still do, but his time past. Now i have the sgs 3 white and i can tell you that sgs 3 diesign does not sucks. Nutral poeple who are not fan of apple or samsung told me that sgs 3 white version is the most beautifol mobile phone they ever seen (after they seen mine). Now i know sgs 3 it is not the most beautiful phone ever but i am sure it is just a good looking phone!

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[Galaxy S III General] skibadee:
got it all wrong mate

Ive had my s3 for 2 days now.

An iphone compared to s2 ?????????? let me see....

They sorted the sound out (using wolfson instead)

Its very fast, as responsive as a decent pc.

(in my opinion) it looks and feels nicer than s2 white.

Battery life is much better

The screen is gorgeous

The new features keeping display on when looking at it are really useful.

My wifi range is far better than the s2

It still very much Android to use and not "apple like" at all

I must admit the specs were not all I was led to expect with all the hype and rumors, but... Samsung have listened and acted on the issues with the s2. The s3 feels so smooth doing stuff, oh and beats the htc one X in cf bench.

To say they are heading Apples way? in advertising maybe, but the phone - no way!

I'm actually glad SiyahKernel nuked my s2 and I couldn't get it fixed for free ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Oxytoxine:
My google dashboard list of activated android devices is longer than a rolled-out roll of toilet paper, but now the search is over.

SG3 is not only the most beauty- and powerful phone i've ever used, it's also the most cohesive one delivering the best user experience. It's good that samsung got inspired by apple and has learnt from them how to polish things and to finally pack raw power in a neat package.

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[Galaxy S III General] paintball23456:
Nicely said lol Samsung will never do a apple and make a ****ty phone:screwy::thumbup::sly::what::):D

send from my brain to your con :D
[Galaxy S III General] leedavis:
You must have written that on purpose. Genius!:D