GS5 to launch in January

Robbo said:
Yes, and what do you think to the Note 3? I might get one if this is crap; don't think it will be though.
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Once I got over the size of it (a day tops) its amazing. The camera is ok.... have learnt to take my slr out when I want photos ;)

The battery life is unreal, have got well over two days without charging it! Signal seems as good as my 4s which I'm pleased about as that was a big concern. Note 3 is currently available for £449 sim free.
 
-Mike- said:
Once I got over the size of it (a day tops) its amazing. The camera is ok.... have learnt to take my slr out when I want photos ;)

The battery life is unreal, have got well over two days without charging it! Signal seems as good as my 4s which I'm pleased about as that was a big concern. Note 3 is currently available for £449 sim free.
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Nice. I am tempted.

I do expect the S5 to be better though, even if the design isn't anything too exciting. The hardware has to be epic, surely!

AlecR said:
The Note 3 sucks - awful build quality, awful reception. Don't buy if you live in a poor signal area!
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I've seen people say this about every phone... ever (reception). The build seems ok to me?
 
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stoosh said:
I agree, nothing can stop the juggernaut that is Samsung.
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That's it, it has little to do with advertising either it's consumer confidence built up from the s2 which gave people something better than an iPhone for half the price followed closely by the epic Note series, then the largely satisfying s3 and 4 only time and a radically poor couple of s iterations will dent that Mainstream consumer confidence and by radically poor I don't mean the pattern or feel of the plastic back.
 
Dad got a Note 3 yesterday, build is nice it could do without the fake stitching but the pleather is nice and feel a lot better then normal Samsung phones. The sides are still faux metal which I hate. The reception seems great for my dad too, and it is crazy faster compared to the S4.
 
thep02 said:
I'm neutral but I doubt this will happen, I predict the s5 will be the best selling flagship this year.
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Does 'flagship' equate to non-Apple phone? :D

That plastic is uniquely ugly - there must be technical or financial reasons why they haven't gone metal but that really is horrible.

S5 is going to be a spec bump with a poorly implemented finger print sensor IMO - we shall see later.....
 
thep02 said:
That's it, it has little to do with advertising either it's consumer confidence built up from the s2 which gave people something better than an iPhone for half the price followed closely by the epic Note series, then the largely satisfying s3 and 4 only time and a radically poor couple of s iterations will dent that Mainstream consumer confidence and by radically poor I don't mean the pattern or feel of the plastic back.
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'Free on contract' is what gives Samsung their momentum - but they have still never genuinely outsold a single iPhone model and it doesn't look like that's going to change any time soon...
 
I remember a time when new smart phones were an exciting prospect, now they're just like graphics cards, new year, new refresh, minimal performance and feature increases, increase in price. 3 variants shoved at you.
 
n111ck said:
'Free on contract' is what gives Samsung their momentum - but they have still never genuinely outsold a single iPhone model and it doesn't look like that's going to change any time soon...
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How could it when one co makes all apple products and like 50 make android, if only Samsung made android phones they'd easily out sell apples tiny control freak phones.
 
Robbo said:
The build seems ok to me?
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The build is indeed fine - nothing extraordinary.


I just setup my brother rose gold one :D

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Which colour are you going for?
 
n111ck said:
Does 'flagship' equate to non-Apple phone? :D

That plastic is uniquely ugly - there must be technical or financial reasons why they haven't gone metal but that really is horrible.

S5 is going to be a spec bump with a poorly implemented finger print sensor IMO - we shall see later.....
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You are such an apple fanboy. There is a sub forum especially for you!
 
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