Originally Posted by bronx

Imho gs3 is a kind of disappointment... Pen tile screen, fugly as hell, siiize, mali 400.

Meh... I shall wait... We have time, my dear... *gently kisses trusty desire s and putting it back in the pocket*

period.

Sent by my fingers to your head.

I know Samsung always makes plastic phones, but is it just me or does the GS3 just look EXTRA cheap?

Originally Posted by olyloh6696

The bezel has been narrowed so the screen is 22 per cent larger, unit itself is "not that much bigger" - Quote from Samsung

Roughly the same size as a SGS2 then, which IMO is a nice footprint.

"not that much bigger"??? It is 16% larger than the S2 - which is just too damn big for my liking. 16% is a lot of growth - my pockets aren't that big (either financially or physically).

Carphonewarehouse in the UK are offering a free Galaxy Tab for the first 1000 pre-orders, although to get an unlimited data tariff you need £199 up front and £36 per month

The back of the SGS3 does look shiny cheapish... Plus the arrangement of the speaker, flash and camera are too symmetrical (and so last year). God, this is irritating. I still feel that as far as looks are concerned, the OneX kicks its ass big time. But the way I see it, the pros and cons can be broadly summarized as below:

PROS:

1. Removable battery - can pull out to cut short a hung device (what happens when you get an unresponsive One X in bootloop or simply hung? You can't pull hte battery can you? So you wait for the 1800mAh battery to discharge itself over time while probably running only on the companion core? Good luck with that if you started out with a 95% charge!)

2. Expandable memory - for those who want more. What's the point of having a super sexy HD screen if you cant carry a load of movies with you when you're going out? Add to that the fact that most HD games nowadays have downloadable files in the range of a couple of gigs... Plus, don't forget the GOLDCARD. How do you make one for the One X if you want to flash an RUU with a different region code?

3. Fully Unlocked bootloader - in keeping with Samsung's dev-friendly policy.

4. 2100 mAh battery - any elaboration required? Go over to the One X forum and look what they're saying about the battery life there. 4.7-4.8 inch screens need more juice - period (especially more so when you can't use a spare battery or enhanced battery pack)

CONS:

1. Doesn't have SENSE. Need I say more?

2. Doesn't have the cosmetic Oomph and the premium feel that HTC somehow manages to recreate in all its handsets (well, maybe except for the One V - looks like turd) - Plasticky body, glossy fingerprint magnet of a shell and an overall uninspiring shape.

3. Older Mali400 GPU - I don't think it will bw able to hold a candle to the nVidia prowess of the One X. The guys reinvented graphics hardware for God's sake!

Just my thoughts. Feel free to agree or disagree - I'm seriously in a fix now. I think I'll have to go down Bronx's philosophy lane and stick to the DS a little longer now... was seriously itching to go for a larger screen after 1 year. 3.7 inches just isn't cutting it anymore, and the 1GHz single core is showing its age too. The price is no longer an issue for me now, but the warranty sure is, so HTC has me in a fix now...

Why the hell they all forgot about users who doesn't need a tv in their pockets? Not all of us are watching movies on the go. I wonder if we will see any new flagship with ~4" screen.

Sony, moto..?

Oh, btw. I was hd2 user for more than a year, and 4.3" is definitely too much for me. Multimedia device? Yes. Pocketable phone to operate with one hand? No.

I would love a 4.3 inch device, One S seems perfect, but the micro arc oxidation gets chipped to easily. I would get a silver one (without MAO) but the dev support is 0 when compared to One X. I can live with the pentile display, but no dev support is a dealbreaker.

Conparing the S3 and One X, what i see is -

Screen - One X is slightly better, pentile vs. non pentile

Processor - Draw S3 has a better cpu but the Tegra 3's GPU destroys the Mali 400

Software/Dev Support - S3, it's no secret that htc dev unlock sucks.

Design - One X, the S3 is pretty ugly IMO.


Sent from a device waiting for Kernel 3, WAKE UP HTC

I don't know man... Whichever way you look at it, it's going to come down to a compromise. Maybe ill just wait for something else to come... This is so irritating!!!

IMO, the perfect phone would be a One Z with the specs of the One X and a removable 2200 mAh battery ala the SGNote, expandable memory and a full S-Off method that is fully revertable to S-On stock. I wouldn't bat an eyelid even if that cost 40,000 INR

Sent from a Desire S still looking for a good replacement.

Originally Posted by enigmaamit

I don't know man... Whichever way you look at it, it's going to come down to a compromise. Maybe ill just wait for something else to come... This is so irritating!!!

Sent from a Desire S still looking for a good replacement.

I also had a quick look at my sisters brand new one s today. And I really fell in love with my ds again. One s is slim, but that makes it feel less worthy imho. it's lighter, which improves the less worth effect. I'm not that impressed by the screen size, oh-my-god effect was bigger with sensation or galaxy note. Additionally the not removable battery, no sd card, buggy micro arc oxidation.

S3 seems to make few things better. Removable battery, sd card are big pros for me. But it looks so cheap, it's incredible. Samsung does really try to give their customers what they want, but really fails when it comes to design and material. the guys at HTC are doing what they want without Care about customers opinions.

I'm gonna wait until next year, when my contract runs out and I'm gonna get the next cheap device. maybe we'll see the next HTC with removable battery and SD card?

Sent by my fingers to your head.

Why am I always double posting??

I think the advent of cloud storage is heavily influencing HTC's decision to avoid MicroSD slots, along with trying to make the thinnest phone. TBH I hate the entire concept of cloud storage. I don't want all my stuff stored on some random server, nor do I have unlimited data to constantly receive these files. The main point of large storage, IMO, is to put stuff like movies and music. And when do you listen/watch? Usually when commuting. And what happens when you commute? You have poor signal, if any. So how are you going to be able to stream music and movies? How on earth does cloud storage make any sense? What are you gonna do with it, store 25 GB worth of contacts and pictures? Yeah sure.