Yesterday at work we finally got the first batch of Galaxy S3's 16GB in & i was lucky enough to have one in my hand for only a few moment though, so didn't really get to check it out properly.
There a few things i like and dislike about this handset.
The things i like first....
It has a LED to let you know when ya got text's ect at last.
The screen it totally brilliant on this phone it pin sharp, we compared it to a galaxy S2 screen and there just no contest what so ever.
Camera setup is similar to the S2 but couldn't really tell if pictures were actually better, there is deffo no shutter lag when pressing the camera button on the screen, it's basically instant.
Video was smooth in low light in both 720p & 1080p no lowlight framerate probs that plauged some of the Galaxy S2's, well not from this handset anyroads.
One good thing i did notice is that it isn't a fingerprint magnet, the back of it has some kind of 2 layer tone finish to it.
Also changing from screen to screen i didn't notice any lag it was very smooth scrolling, all in all much better than the galaxy S2 when that was first released.
also if your planning on going Tesco mobile i can tell you it both unbranded and Simfree
Right the things i don't like
It still feels kinda cheap if anything it has both a cheaper look and feel to it than the Galaxy S2 it feels more like the first Galaxy S.
It's big aswell, bit to big for my liking think 4.8" screen is pushing it alittle, but i've only smallish hands, it might be ok for those with larger hands.
It also to me anyways doesn't have that wow factor, that the Galaxy S2 gave when that was first released, basically take away the 4.8" 720p screen there isn't much there that makes it stand out over the Galaxy S2, it didn't seem any quicker or smoother than what the Galaxy S2 is now, but i had only a few minutes to have a play with it.
My conclusion is if i had a Galaxy S2 right now, would i sell it to buy the Galaxy S3 hmmm proberly not, to me it doesn't feel like a big step up as it was from the Galaxy S to the S2.
There a few things i like and dislike about this handset.
The things i like first....
It has a LED to let you know when ya got text's ect at last.
The screen it totally brilliant on this phone it pin sharp, we compared it to a galaxy S2 screen and there just no contest what so ever.
Camera setup is similar to the S2 but couldn't really tell if pictures were actually better, there is deffo no shutter lag when pressing the camera button on the screen, it's basically instant.
Video was smooth in low light in both 720p & 1080p no lowlight framerate probs that plauged some of the Galaxy S2's, well not from this handset anyroads.
One good thing i did notice is that it isn't a fingerprint magnet, the back of it has some kind of 2 layer tone finish to it.
Also changing from screen to screen i didn't notice any lag it was very smooth scrolling, all in all much better than the galaxy S2 when that was first released.
also if your planning on going Tesco mobile i can tell you it both unbranded and Simfree
Right the things i don't like
It still feels kinda cheap if anything it has both a cheaper look and feel to it than the Galaxy S2 it feels more like the first Galaxy S.
It's big aswell, bit to big for my liking think 4.8" screen is pushing it alittle, but i've only smallish hands, it might be ok for those with larger hands.
It also to me anyways doesn't have that wow factor, that the Galaxy S2 gave when that was first released, basically take away the 4.8" 720p screen there isn't much there that makes it stand out over the Galaxy S2, it didn't seem any quicker or smoother than what the Galaxy S2 is now, but i had only a few minutes to have a play with it.
My conclusion is if i had a Galaxy S2 right now, would i sell it to buy the Galaxy S3 hmmm proberly not, to me it doesn't feel like a big step up as it was from the Galaxy S to the S2.
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