[farmatyr]

After months of rumors Samsung has officially announced the world will meet the next Galaxy phone
in London on May 3rd with this invite, first received by Dutch site Tweakers.net. While most speculation
will immediately focus around something we're expecting to arrive as the Galaxy S III, the BlackBerry
World-spoiling invite we received is conspicuously devoid of details like name or specifications. While
we'll keep the address of the Samsung Unpacked event to ourselves, the only other information included
is the date / time (2PM ET) and the address for a live stream on Facebook.

The original Galaxy S and GS2 are already million unit sellers many times over since first launching two years
ago and have led the Android pack for most of this time, so what will Samsung do to top itself this time?
(Answer: not 3D, and it's probably a little too late for another Continuum-like gimmicky split display.) There
are just 17 days left until we find out for sure.

Source:

Engadget

Finally!

[DesolateGrun]

fuck I only got the Skyrocket in december

[GreenLeaf]

i haven't bought a new cellphone for 5 years and this might be the one i'm getting now! if there wasn't an s3 i would go for s2 instead!

[Occlusion]

Anyone else think there are way too many goddam phones to keep a track of?

Why does no one copy apples model and release one phone model every year, it seems to work well.

[Lyoko774]

another one? Didn't they just unveil/release one in like December or something

[Chrille]

Occlusion posted:

Anyone else think there are way too many goddam phones to keep a track of?

Why does no one copy apples model and release one phone model every year, it seems to work well.

I've pretty much stopped caring about smartphones. I mean, the tech is pretty cool, but I feel it's all just about apps and other such similar overblown features now. The Nokia 103 looks pretty bitching though, I'm a sucker for dumbphones that has long battery life and can take a beating

[ijyt]

Lyoko774 posted:

another one? Didn't they just unveil/release one in like December or something

The Galaxy Note came out in November, but this is a successor to a phone over a year old.

[Tosas]

I like samsung

[matty928]

just bought an s2 in march shits awesome!

Now i have to wait for the s4 to be announced to the price of the s3 goes down and i can afford it.

[mobrockers2]

Sell s2 to sister, buy s3 fuck yeah!

[S31-Syntax]

Jeez. I only got my Captivate a year ago and its like 2 gens behind now.

Oh well, i still love this thing.

[Awesomecaek]

I have SGS2.

I felt like so posh, now I will be much less :[

[Terminutter]

Occlusion posted:

Anyone else think there are way too many goddam phones to keep a track of?

Why does no one copy apples model and release one phone model every year, it seems to work well.

Because a one size fits all model does not fit all. Some people, e.g. those with poor eyesight will want a larger phone, as will those with large fingers, or who intend to use the phone a lot more (businessmen) and will probably want something like a Galaxy Note. Then there are those who want a standard smartphone, does everything, feels nice, and those will go for an iPhone, Galaxy S2 or other comparable android phone. Then there are the cheaper smartphones, designed for those who want a smartphone, but can't afford the prices of higher end phone, and phones like that are also offered by many companies. It's pretty reasonable, the main reason that it's hard to keep track of it all is due to carriers changing the names of certain models, and the fact that there's pretty much a new model of each every year. Not that that's a bad thing, I like the amount of progress in the phone market.

[mobrockers2]

Not to mention that the new high end phone usually takes up the spot of the current one, kicking it down to a lower spot in price

[farmatyr]

I hope to see wireless charging be implemented in this model (as rumored), would make up for the battery life.

[Over-Run]

Wireless charging?? That would be so dope. How does that work?
I got an S2 like 2 months ago and love it, if I could sell it for maybe a bit more than half the price of the Galaxy S3 I would do it and get this, if it had cool as shit stuff like wireless charging

[inconspicious]

Over-Run posted:

Wireless charging?? That would be so dope. How does that work?
I got an S2 like 2 months ago and love it, if I could sell it for maybe a bit more than half the price of the Galaxy S3 I would do it and get this, if it had cool as shit stuff like wireless charging

Inductive charging! :science:

Edited:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resonan...ctive_coupling

[Awesomecaek]

Inductive charging sounds like a very bad idea in area with a lot of magnetic data storage and sensitive electronics (my case).

[inconspicious]

Awesomecaek posted:

Inductive charging sounds like a very bad idea in area with a lot of magnetic data storage and sensitive electronics (my case).

Its perfectly safe as far as I know.
Both antennas need to be matched at the same frequency for any power to flow.

Edited:

Besides, any modern HDD will have ample shielding against magnetic fields.
I bet you could go and rub a magnet around your drives case now and it wouldn't do a damn thing.

[Rocko's]

Gonna stay with the Galaxy S2, no need for a more high tech version of it until possibly 6 years from now.

[Demache]

Occlusion posted:

Anyone else think there are way too many goddam phones to keep a track of?

Why does no one copy apples model and release one phone model every year, it seems to work well.

Because all the other companies want to appeal to as many markets as possible. While I think the Galaxy Nexus is a great phone for me, someone else thinks its too big, not enough battery life, no hardware keyboard, etc. Plus, in the US, we also have carrier branded phones which are just renamed and sometimes look different. And since we also use both CDMA and GSM networks, we have CDMA equivalents of many GSM phones which are often renamed and repackaged on top of THAT.

For example, there are three HTC Hero devices. There is the international GSM HTC Hero, the CDMA HTC Hero for Sprint, and the HTC Droid Eris for Verizon, which is almost identical to the CDMA Hero just rebranded and has a different case. Three versions of the exact same phone.

[PyroCF]

It has a lot to live up to, the HTC One X has set a very high standard already this year. I couldn't be happier with it, best Android experience I've had/

[garychencool]

Tosas posted:

I like samsung

My mom's phone was this 5 year old Samsung Flip phone, I dropped it a shitload of times, so did she and everyone else in the world. It's like a NOKIA.

[The Baconator]

Terminutter posted:

Because a one size fits all model does not fit all.

Looking at Apple's sales, apparently it does.

[Jetblack357]

Oh cool, I just got the epic 4g touch like... last month?

[Squad]

Occlusion posted:

Anyone else think there are way too many goddam phones to keep a track of?

Why does no one copy apples model and release one phone model every year, it seems to work well.

Because apple releases the same phone every year.... At least this phone will be completely upgraded from the last...

[Jetblack357]

Squad posted:

Because apple releases the same phone every year.... At least this phone will be completely upgraded from the last...

Yeah, my friend has a 4S. My phone easily beats the shit out of it. Only thing it has better than mine is the resolution, which I don't even really care about.

[Terminutter]

The Baconator posted:

Looking at Apple's sales, apparently it does.

So you can somehow sum up an entire market based on the sales of one singular device, without any information about the demographics using it or buying it? In addition to that, the iPhone is a massively popular product, but it isn't owned by everyone, and not everyone wants one, for the simple fact that it does not fit their needs.
A family of five all need phones. If all companies go for a one size fits all product that is the same as a current high-end smartphone, then it'd basically bring you to 5*£450 (£2200) or whatever the contracts cost, which is way more than the average family can afford to spend on phones, and would you trust a 10 year old with something worth £450? I certainly wouldn't, and neither would most normal parents, yet that ten year old still needs a phone for getting to school and back.

To suggest that everyone can survive with something made for a one size model is totally obnoxious and ignorant of the needs of others, just because you are in the target market of a one size product, does not mean that someone with chronic eye problems can survive with it, or parents can risk it for a ten year old kid who has to travel several km to get to school or poor people, those on benefits, or the elderly can afford it. You're merely saying "it's popular therefore it's got the entire market covered", when it clearly hasn't, or we wouldn't have things specifically designed for niche markets. It's basically the same as saying "the Ford Focus clearly covers everyone as they sell well". Sure they sell well, but that does not mean that it covers what everyone needs.

[Source]

Awesome this will coincide with my phone upgrade option on my contract!

[Oicani Gonzales]

And here I am, still saving for a Galaxy Nexus (which would be my first Android device) :(

[The Baconator]

Terminutter posted:

So you can somehow sum up an entire market based on the sales of one singular device, without any information about the demographics using it or buying it? In addition to that, the iPhone is a massively popular product, but it isn't owned by everyone, and not everyone wants one, for the simple fact that it does not fit their needs.
A family of five all need phones. If all companies go for a one size fits all product that is the same as a current high-end smartphone, then it'd basically bring you to 5*£450 (£2200) or whatever the contracts cost, which is way more than the average family can afford to spend on phones, and would you trust a 10 year old with something worth £450? I certainly wouldn't, and neither would most normal parents, yet that ten year old still needs a phone for getting to school and back.

To suggest that everyone can survive with something made for a one size model is totally obnoxious and ignorant of the needs of others, just because you are in the target market of a one size product, does not mean that someone with chronic eye problems can survive with it, or parents can risk it for a ten year old kid who has to travel several km to get to school or poor people, those on benefits, or the elderly can afford it. You're merely saying "it's popular therefore it's got the entire market covered", when it clearly hasn't, or we wouldn't have things specifically designed for niche markets. It's basically the same as saying "the Ford Focus clearly covers everyone as they sell well". Sure they sell well, but that does not mean that it covers what everyone needs.

Well they do have to many models, so no one recognizes or keeps track of them. Why not just say, 3 levels (entree, midrange, high end), with very memorable names rather than something that sounds like a name generator made them?

Edited:

Oicani Gonzales posted:

And here I am, still saving for a Galaxy Nexus (which would be my first Android device) :(

I have that phone, the battery life is really bad, I heard it was the worst of all smartphones actually.

[Terminutter]

The Baconator posted:

Well they do have to many models, so no one recognizes or keeps track of them. Why not just say, 3 levels (entree, midrange, high end), with very memorable names rather than something that sounds like a name generator made them?

A load of the many manufacturers do pretty much keep to that tiering, but you've got each model being rebranded by carriers and new versions of each coming out yearly.

[inconspicious]

The Baconator posted:

I have that phone, the battery life is really bad, I heard it was the worst of all smartphones actually.

I don't understand how its so shit on battery.
the SLCD screen on the one X should use more power and the one X has 2 more processor cores.
Is it crap software optimization or a really shitty battery capacity?

[Woovie]

Wireless charging is slow. Useless tech to me...

[Val67]

So much Android phones, so little good/right-priced ones

[Dierag]

My contract ends on april 20th, I'll be network-less for a short while it seems