***The Official Samsung Galaxy S III Thread***

Of course, why wouldn't it? The reason CM9 took so long on the S2 was because ICS was still brand new and the S2 was still brand new. Things have moved on in 12 months and a lot of the groundwork is already in place.



I don't think there will be anything but high levels of support via XDA (business as usual).

From what I've seen in the UI videos so far, all I want is root and custom theme (blue) ICS icons and everything else looks top notch.

Yeah I'm going to be getting one in black (blue). Remember when I got the S2 the one thing I said was that I wished it had a bigger, higher res screen because everything else was perfect for my uses? Well this is it, and then some :p
 
Finally finished reading all of this, I think it's a good solid phone but a bit of a shame they couldn't set a new bar on the hardware, partially as the One X is pretty damn good as it is :p

Looks wise I think it's ok, I quite like the front, I like that the camera doesn't appear to jut out much at all, and the speaker won't be covered by my finger like the SGS2, but the back being an expanse of seemingly glossy plastic is a bit meh, but I'd need to actually see/hold it in the flesh to be sure.

The rest of it is far too early to really say, but it seems likely that battery life will beat the One X fairly comfortably (probably not the One S though) and it will have performance to at least match if not beat both the One X and S (more so on the GPU side).

I think performance does still matter if looking long term, from reports there are games out now that don't run all that amazingly on the Tegra 3, let alone in 2 years time, and that's not even thinking of any potential features of Android by which time we'll be on 'K' and looking forward to the next release...

Comparing it to the One X I personally would go for the SGS3 (from a pre-One X/S phone, obviously no point side-grading), the One X has the screen and possibly design (not overly impressed personally, by either phone) whilst the SGS3 has the SOC, bigger battery/better battery life, expandable storage, and wireless charging.

On the final bit, wireless charging, it's really not that slow, and it is awesome. I've got it for my HP Touchpad and I love it, didn't think I would either but they were selling off the touchstones cheap so I thought why not :p This is actually a big selling point for me...
 
XdrummerXboy said:
I Recall HTC doing the same sort of tagline for the One S or X or whichever it was
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I don't think they did?

Nexus18 said:
Yeah there will definitely be good support for it, but will it be as good/as much as what the GS 2 has got?
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Probably not quite as much. I don't think the S3 isn't going to dominate as clearly as the S2 did last year.

I don't think there will be a massive difference though, nor will it really matter.
 
Wowzers - didn't expect the GPU to muller the 4S.

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I think performance does still matter if looking long term, from reports there are games out now that don't run all that amazingly on the Tegra 3, let alone in 2 years time, and that's not even thinking of any potential features of Android by which time we'll be on 'K' and looking forward to the next release...
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Pretty much this.

I thought about it over the past few hours and thought back to last year when I got the S2, I knew that the next phone would have a bigger HD screen and that I'd not really concern myself with getting a phone after that for at least 24 months so the S3 will indeed be a long term investment above all else so having the expansion and hardware to last 24 months with ease sort of stood out looking forwards!

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If it was black or gun metal I may have gone for it.

But blue? And white? For reals? I qualify for upgrade in 4 days but I may sit on this a while longer!
 
Bit confused with the apparent hate for the S3. Granted the bezel is wider than hoped but really what we're people expecting? It to pour beer for you? Give you a foot massage?

All i see is people desperately trying to reassure themselves that they made the right choice by getting a X one/s and not waiting for the S3 which seems a bit weird (as they are great phones too!)

Back to the S3
Design wise (bezel aside) I really like it - the S2 was horrible ergonomically with those sharp edges... I'll eat my hat if the S3 doesn't feel better in my hand.
The glossy finish is possibly concerning but cant really be determined til seeing it in the flesh. The white One X looks nice in pictures but pretty tacky in the flesh so you never can tell!!
Spec wise it trumps the One X in every way with one possibly question mark over the screen's energy draw.... time will tell on that one.

Will check one out in the flesh before purchasing but looks to be my next phone.


oh... and it DOES have a notification led (contrary to the "lol fail no notification led" posts a few pages back..)
 
Quite a few reviewers have commented on preferring the feel of the S3 now, one such vs One X preview:


Definitely a case of needing to hold the S3 before making brash statements about the look and feel of it :p

I also think the curved bottom means that the S3 will fit into my Zenis S2 dock comfortably with the aid of 2 rubber sticky stoppers binged into the dock's sides. More on that in June I guess :p

As for car dock....that's another matter entirely!
 
Rimsy said:
Bit confused with the apparent hate for the S3. Granted the bezel is wider than hoped but really what we're people expecting? It to pour beer for you? Give you a foot massage?
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Have you not read this thread at all and seen peoples expectations?

Rimsy said:
All i see is people desperately trying to reassure themselves that they made the right choice by getting a X one/s and not waiting for the S3 which seems a bit weird (as they are great phones too!)
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Interesting and not unexpected point of view.

Rimsy said:
Spec wise it trumps the One X in every way with one possibly question mark over the screen's energy draw.... time will tell on that one.
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Does it? The only thing it's winning at so far is benchmarks. The camera/battery/everything else haven't been tested.

As for the screen, I think most people would consider the One X screen to be better, so it's not all that clear cut. :)

Rimsy said:
oh... and it DOES have a notification led (contrary to the "lol fail no notification led" posts a few pages back..)
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This has already been established and discussed!
 
mrk said:
Quite a few reviewers have commented on preferring the feel of the S3 now, one such vs One X preview:

Definitely a case of needing to hold the S3 before making brash statements about the look and feel of it :p

I also think the curved bottom means that the S3 will fit into my Zenis S2 dock comfortably with the aid of 2 rubber sticky stoppers binged into the dock's sides. More on that in June I guess :p

As for car dock....that's another matter entirely!
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Logically it should be easier to hold because of the sticky/grippy nature of the back. The One X isn't the easiest phone to handle, it's quite slippery which isn't ideal.
 
What an ugly phone. How can they just ignore the styling of it.

I'm suprised these massive 4.7 inch phones are so popular. I still think 4.3 inch will sell the most phones when everyone realises what a pain they are to hold.
 
The One X's shape is also sharper so less fitting in the palm. I thought the X felt great in my hand though but then again the HTC Magic also felt great because of the curved shape and glossy finishing offering nice grip.

Johnnytoxic said:
What an ugly phone. How can they just ignore the styling of it.

I'm suprised these massive 4.7 inch phones are so popular. I still think 4.3 inch will sell the most phones when everyone realises what a pain they are to hold.
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Either you have child hands or something is wrong with that statement :p Even a Galaxy Note isn't a pain to hold.
 
mrk said:
The One X's shape is also sharper so less fitting in the palm. I thought the X felt great in my hand though but then again the HTC Magic also felt great because of the curved shape and glossy finishing offering nice grip.
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Yeah, it's generally fine but it can be a little bit awkward at times.

The sides are grippy (possibly a similar material to the back of the S3) which is nice for picking it up and helps keep it in your grasp better.

It's growing on me a little bit as time passes, but I'm still very unsure. I'm certainly not in a hurry to get one.
 
Robbo said:
Have you not read this thread at all and seen peoples expectations?



Interesting and not unexpected point of view.



Does it? The only thing it's winning at so far is benchmarks. The camera/battery/everything else haven't been tested.

As for the screen, I think most people would consider the One X screen to be better, so it's not all that clear cut. :)



This has already been established and discussed!
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This!



It could feel nice in the hand, will find that out myself soon enough.

As for looks, it is personal preference at the end of the day.

But I just can't see how people think it looks good in all honesty especially the blue version, as said a brushed effect on glossy plastic...........:o

I think people who are stating otherwise are defending their next purchase :p

And it most certainly doesn't look anywhere near the colour black :p

If it had been aluminium with a gun metal colour (like the antec P182 case) with the brushed effect or something else and had stuck to touch sensitive controls for the home/middle button or on screen buttons then it would have been much better.

I also don't like the camera area one bit at all.

The GS 2 and GN are far better looking IMO.
 
Rimsy said:
Bit confused with the apparent hate for the S3. Granted the bezel is wider than hoped but really what we're people expecting? It to pour beer for you? Give you a foot massage?

All i see is people desperately trying to reassure themselves that they made the right choice by getting a X one/s and not waiting for the S3 which seems a bit weird (as they are great phones too!)

Back to the S3
Design wise (bezel aside) I really like it - the S2 was horrible ergonomically with those sharp edges... I'll eat my hat if the S3 doesn't feel better in my hand.
The glossy finish is possibly concerning but cant really be determined til seeing it in the flesh. The white One X looks nice in pictures but pretty tacky in the flesh so you never can tell!!
Spec wise it trumps the One X in every way with one possibly question mark over the screen's energy draw.... time will tell on that one.

Will check one out in the flesh before purchasing but looks to be my next phone.


oh... and it DOES have a notification led (contrary to the "lol fail no notification led" posts a few pages back..)
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I do like it so far, I just can't live with a blue phone for 2 years, never mind a white one. And Chrome bits? Come off it.

That said I like it apart from that, and it seems like a peerless phone In terms of hardware. I was just expecting something a bit more subtle looking. That said I can't think of a better phone on yhe market. Just a downer they spoiled it with cheap looks.
 
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