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Galaxy s vs nexus s

Hello galaxy folks,i wanted to ask your opinion , if I should sell my galaxy s and buy a nexus s, because gradually the developers are moving on to the nexus s for android development, and other then the aesthetic appeal of nexus s it's pretty much the same as galaxy s, what do you guys think i should do? your replies would be appreciated
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agha123 said:
Hello galaxy folks,i wanted to ask your opinion , if I should sell my galaxy s and buy a nexus s, because gradually the developers are moving on to the nexus s for android development, and other then the aesthetic appeal of nexus s it's pretty much the same as galaxy s, what do you guys think i should do? your replies would be appreciated
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Nexus s is a step down in my opinion,
No fm radio
No micro sd slot
Gorilla glass is missing too... (even though i still use a phantomskinz screen protector anyway)
Also, my friend has a nexus s, it doesnt feel as good, and its april and he still doesnt have the 2.3.3 update.
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Also, my friend has a nexus s, it doesnt feel as good, and its april and he still doesnt have the 2.3.3 update
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Ahahaha
@OP No for sure not, and there is many threads like this here.
General public decided that Nexus S is not a better choice in no direction over the SGS.
Now its SGSI vs SGSII where there are advantages of SGSII much clearer but wouldnt make me to switch to it.
I change my phone when there is some improvement for me. <<< for me.
As the SGSI is pretty fast the SGSII has no real advantage for me (not playing games) and the design I have now I am happy with it. Also there comes the pain with new phone new software etc.
For me one and only deciding factor will be the screen resolution. (now the htc sensation)

Micro SD missing on ANY phone is an Automatic Dealbreaker for me. (I don't care if the phone can make me coffee in the morning, and have a pizza on the table when I come home)
Heck even some of my old Krusty RAZR Phones laying around have Micro SD support. I'm not gonna give that up just because some company wants to save a few bucks.
Galaxy S vs Galaxy S II will be the real debate this year. The only thing that concerns me about the Galaxy S II is battery life, but we'll see how that turns out after the phone is launched...

Nexus S and Galaxy S are virtually the same. Galaxy II should be the object of desire now..

Thanks a bunch for the reply guys, surprisingly the nexus S owners have pretty much similar opinions about the exchange, plus id have to pay a little more then a $100 for the transaction, anyhow, the thing thats particularly itching me right now is the factory built EXT 4 FS that Nexus S has or the pretty much similar outlook and speed to the best custom rom Cyanogen mod 7 on the Galaxy S, not that its not good on the Galaxy but it has its glitches whereas nothing of that sort on the Nexus S, am i right to think this?

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the factory built EXT 4 FS that Nexus S has or the pretty much similar outlook and speed to the best custom rom Cyanogen mod 7 on the Galaxy S, not that its not good on the Galaxy but it has its glitches whereas nothing of that sort on the Nexus S, am i right to think this?
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Wrong. SGS is stable on ext4 . 2.3.3 stock and any ext4 kernel and SGS will be flying like they say here.

hmmm, i believe your right there, the hardware is identical so i wouldnt be upgrading in that sense

I quite like the more rounded appearance of the nexus s lol

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I quite like the more rounded appearance of the nexus s lol
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Agreed I was surprised how much I liked the Nexus S
Its alot better looking IMHO
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Again true , haha
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It looks better but isn't much of an upgrade so I'd just leave it if i were you.

Yep, I can't decide either.
Nexus S (Samsung i9023, ~€400)
+ pure Android, fast, frequent and official updates
+ officially moddable
- big and heavy
+ LCD display
- no SD card slot
- no fm radio
- no GPS (I sent mine back after a few days because the GPS was so bad that it might as well not have been there.)
Galaxy S (Samsung i9000, ~€340)
- TouchWiz, updates depend on the community
+ for all intents and purposes just as moddable
+ very light and compact-looking
- AMOLED display with PenTile matrix
+ SD card slot
+ fm radio
+ surprisingly decent GPS
Both have Voodoo sound.
If you already have an SGS, stick to it, the NS is basically the same phone. It'll stay on the market for a while and only get cheaper, so if community support for the SGS should really wane, you can still get it, and probably for less. At least wait a few weeks till it's clear if the SGS2 is a worthy heir - then choose between that and the NS.

@fallenguru,
Thanks , with your advice and the majority of everyone who replied here,ive made my mind to stick with galaxy s for a while atleast until NS is cheaper
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AFAIK the nexus s has the same screen as the sgs...
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AFAIK the nexus s has the same screen as the sgs...
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Not neccessarily, there's a few different versions around. Which is why I gave the model numbers, btw. ;-)

fallenguru said:
Nexus S (Samsung i9023, ~€400)
+ LCD display
Galaxy S (Samsung i9000, ~€340)
- AMOLED display with PenTile matrix
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Really? Why?

Because the SGS1's PenTile matrix more than negates any positive properties its SAMOLED screen might have, at least for me. See http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news...exus-ones-screen-science-color-and-hacks.ars/ for pics and technical details.
I guess it depends on an individual's perception. Some people hear the compression artefacts in mp3s, some don't. (I mostly don't.) Some don't see or don't mind the artifacts PenTile matrix produces, others do. Unfortunately, I do.

sorry for being off topic but something to share

Note or galaxy nexus?

I am considering buying a note or a nexus what you think is the best at the moment? Or maybe other phones??
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If you can handle a 5.3" screen. I can't think of any reason you should go for Nexus.
For now Nexus only advantage is ICS, which note will have it anyday soon.
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Note:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445168
If the GNEX had Gingerbread, it would not warrant a second look. The camera is terrible.
ICS is the only advantage to the GNEX. Outside of that, the Note is superior in every way.
(I used to own a GNEX and sold it for the Note for reference)

Note by far, better processor, memory slot plus 16gb internal, better screen, better camera do I need to go on. .. Only.let down no ics but that will be corrected soon
I havery had both and note is 100 times better
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You are posting this question in the note forum so your asking people that most likely haven't used a nexus.
I've got a note and love the larger screen size plus using expandable sd card storage is a judge plus in my eyes. I use a 64gb cars so have plenty of storage for all i need.
I haven't used a nexus but going on specs alone, screen size and sd storage was more then enough reason for me to go with the note. The stylus is a plus too butt i don't use it heaps so to me its not that important.
The camera on the note is great for a mobile phone and from what I've heard the nexus is not as good.
Apart from ICS on the nexus i don't see anywhere else it beats yhe note unless you want a smaller screen.
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I think from the specs of both phones that the Galaxy Note is clearly the flagship for Samsung. Look at all the specs including the digitizer and s pen integration and it is clear that once the Galaxy Note gets ICS, the Nexus will be left behind. I mean the GNote can access the Russian GPS system for goodness sakes...!
I had a Nexus S for a short period of time before returning it and the truth is I like some of the touch wiz and Samsung add ons that the Nexus will not have. To me pure android is plain android. Just my perspective though.
If you can deal with the larger size, I say the Galaxy Note is more advanced, more versatile phone. It is clearly the device of 2011 although the Nexus got most the press.

I traded the Galaxy Nexus for a Note. The GNex is a good phone, but the main selling point was ICS. Once I got past the greatness that is ICS, I realized there just wasn't anything else special about it.

planoman said:
I think from the specs of both phones that the Galaxy Note is clearly the flagship for Samsung. Look at all the specs including the digitizer and s pen integration and it is clear that once the Galaxy Note gets ICS, the Nexus will be left behind. I mean the GNote can access the Russian GPS system for goodness sakes...!
I had a Nexus S for a short period of time before returning it and the truth is I like some of the touch wiz and Samsung add ons that the Nexus will not have. To me pure android is plain android. Just my perspective though.
If you can deal with the larger size, I say the Galaxy Note is more advanced, more versatile phone. It is clearly the device of 2011 although the Nexus got most the press.
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How do you access the Russian GPS system ?
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Got both from Samsung lol, love them both but when note has Ics it will be Mind blowing!
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How do you access the Russian GPS system ?
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Turn GPS on while standing in Russia?
The GLONASS is used in Russia. The Note can access those satellites.
Don't mean to sound like a jerk, but this is how it works, right?

ericshmerick said:
Turn GPS on while standing in Russia?
The GLONASS is used in Russia. The Note can access those satellites.
Don't mean to sound like a jerk, but this is how it works, right?
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i lol'd.. i was going to ask the same question.

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How do you access the Russian GPS system ?
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I thought the GNote uses the Russian GPS satellites in orbit to augment the readings and positioning by the 24 GPS satellites that the US has in orbit to help get faster more accurate positioning no matter where you are in the world?
Any experts on how the GNote utilizes Glonass?
Edit: Updated with link, pretty cool! Although we do not have a snapdragon processor we have Glonass!!! Galaxy Nexus...not so much...
http://blog.clove.co.uk/tag/glonass/

planoman said:
I thought the GNote uses the Russian GPS satellites in orbit to augment the readings and positioning by the 24 GPS satellites that the US has in orbit to help get faster more accurate positioning no matter where you are in the world?
Any experts on how the GNote utilizes Glonass?
Edit: Updated with link, pretty cool! Although we do not have a snapdragon processor we have Glonass!!! Galaxy Nexus...not so much...
http://blog.clove.co.uk/tag/glonass/
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This will make a good reading
http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=s624273

The inclusion of GLONASS and Barometer is the nail in the coffin for anyone on the fence about the Note. It's a magnificent device - so much better than the GNEX, it's not even funny.

Gnex
- If u cant handle any screen size more than 4.3 inch ( technically 4.6 )
- Want ICS now
Gnote
- Really for everything more
- Biggest adv -Screen, stylus, camera and GPS
- Dont forget u have an sdcard slot ( extra 64gb of storage... )

drgopoos said:
( extra 64gb of storage... )
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or 32 or 128 you are not sucked with 16
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or 32 or 128 you are not sucked with 16
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I have a galaxy nexus and wish I could get a note but am on T-Mobile USA. I was hoping that the at&t version would be pentaband like the s2 skyrocket but from what I have read, its not.
IMO the note is the perfect device and I'm jealous of all of you. I might pick one up just to use as a ultra portable wifi tablet and tether to my nexus.
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Was contemplating a nexus, after it was delayed, had to get a phone, so settled for the note. After couple of months, now I can't absolutely love it. First phone I don't feel like replacing. Played withca friends Nexus, and now find other than ICS, the note blows it away in every other aspect.
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Note:
ICS is the only advantage to the GNEX. Outside of that, the Note is superior in every way.
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Not true. For instance there's awesome notification LED on the Galaxy Nexus and NFC (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfkFgtoQtFQ for ideas what you can do with NFC, other than the obvious Google Wallet of course).

oh yeh ,,,,,, im bad

Galaxy SII or Galaxy Nexus

Guys I want to buy a new android device !!
Maybe a Galaxy SII or Galaxy Nexus
So can you guys SUGGEST me which to buy!!
Also please give me some REVIEWS and their PROS & CONS
Please help me i am really confused !!!

S2: better camera, better battery, slightly better processor and gpu, durability (the last two are not major)
Gnex: better screen, nfc, direct update from Google..
Also, you can try jelly bean right now if you had gnex.. and looking at the people interest I'd say you should get the nexus
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Gorjess said:
S2: better camera, better battery, slightly better processor and gpu, durability (the last two are not major)
Gnex: better screen, nfc, direct update from Google..
Also, you can try jelly bean right now if you had but the gnex.. and looking at the people interest I'd say you should get the nexus
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Thanks
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Previous posted specs, so I won't.
I was in the same situation one month ago. I had had both of them in my hands and the Nexus was too big (although you get used to it with time).
Of course right now I would like to have a Nexus to test Jelly Bean, but I think I made the right choice for me. Bot are beasts and I love squared designed, which the Nexus isn't.
You won't be disappointed with any of these 2!

But Gnex is not officially launcher in india so its a big disaapointment
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KevinXI said:
But Gnex is not officially launcher in india so its a big disaapointment
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So if you can't get a GNex, your decision is easy, get a S2 :laugh:

You know the specs of both phones, and you can't make a decision on your own ? (Yes, using ridiculously formatted posts is naff & reeks of 'Look at moi !)

antonio1475 said:
So if you can't get a GNex, your decision is easy, get a S2 :laugh:
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It's not that easy dude, not everyone prefer the s2 over the nexus although both are pretty much the same.. with nexus you'll get jelly bean right away (which everyone been after now) and an overall better screen..
Why note smuggle it?
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Gorjess said:
It's not that easy dude, not everyone prefer the s2 over the nexus although both are pretty much the same.. with nexus you'll get jelly bean right away (which everyone been after now) and an overall better screen..
Why note smuggle it?
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Of course. I was saying "if you cannot get a GNex", it leaves him only his other option (S2). I don't how how easy is buying a phone over the internet in India. I can get any phone in my country, but I can't tell about others.
I'm not trying to convince him or anybody. I don't care what phone he buys. Just trying to help with questions.

I been thinking of switching to gnex mainly due to updates and no touch wiz but im afraid new nex is just around corner especially with recent apple law suit.
Is sgs2 processor and gpu really that much better?
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This exynos is still very very powerful even now

In terms of CPU (or maybe the frequency)- I've read (cannot remember the source though) that TI-OMAP on GNEX was originally clocked to 1,5 ghz but it was underclocked to 1,2 ghz in order to save the battery. So I suppose OC Ti-OMAP may perform better than OC Exynos. (Mine is quite stable on 1.5 ghz but freezes immediately on 1.6 ghz) So if somebody consider overclocking in future this can be useful information.
In terms of GPU - Mali 400MP kicks PowerVR SGX540's (it was considered obsolete right after release of GNex) ass. It was only iphone's 4S PowerVR SGX543MP2 (and Apple A5 chipset )that performed slightly better in tests than MAli 400MP and Exynos chipset.
This + screen size + SD slot made me buy S2 and I don't regret at all!

If I was you I would definitely buy the nexus as it has a better quality screen (hd), it is pure Google phone (direct updates), I like the design and, of course, Jelly Bean.
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S2 because Gal Nexus lacks of external sd card.

KevinXI said:
Guys I want to buy a new android device !!
Maybe a Galaxy SII or Galaxy Nexus
So can you guys SUGGEST me which to buy!!
Also please give me some REVIEWS and their PROS & CONS
Please help me i am really confused !!!
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You are on a SGS2 forum so almost everybody will recommend you a SGS2...
If I had to buy one right now I'd choose the GN
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I will lock this thread. Most of your feedback will be pro SGSII as this is the SGSII forum.
Cheers

Why No Samsung this year?

I was just wondering why Google chose LG over Samsung. Had the Samsung Galaxy Nexus last year. Sold it for SG3. Big mistake. Even though I like SG3, not a Nexus. Will not do the same thing next year. I am keeping my Nexus.

Good question.
You never know Samsung and HTC might release their own version.

Because LG got from Quallcom to put the S4 Pro quicker than any HUGE manufacturer, they have the best screen out there, and letting Samsung doing the Nexus phone 3rd time a row?! Its rowing what Google is trying to do... And, they made the Nexus 10.

Thank god that Nexus is not a Samsung-plastic-crap! Samsung should really work on the material!

Mondfahrer said:
Thank god that Nexus is not a Samsung-plastic-crap! Samsung should really work on the material!
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+1!
This phone is covered gorilla glass 2 all over it!
LG, you should make all of your phones Nexus-Like! Stock android experience, quick updates, and release all sources!

Compared to my Sensation 4g...the screen (glass) and outer shell of the phone was so soft and fragile. Betting my $350 that there will be better materials used on the N4.

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Thank god that Nexus is not a Samsung-plastic-crap! Samsung should really work on the material!
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I personally wouldn't be considering one if it was ANOTHER Samsung.
Besides. Samsung did a Nexus 10 anyway.
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DubelBoom said:
+1!
This phone is covered gorilla glass 2 all over it!
LG, you should make all of your phones Nexus-Like! Stock android experience, quick updates, and release all sources!
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Cool. Who cares about gorilla glass? It HELPS prevent scratches. Not cracks. Plus Samsung made a good product, LG WILL ruin it, I guarantee it.
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Why do you think LG will ruin it?
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matistight said:
Cool. Who cares about gorilla glass? It HELPS prevent scratches. Not cracks. Plus Samsung made a good product, LG WILL ruin it, I guarantee it.
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Galaxy Nexus was already dated on its launch - old GPU from Nexus S etc. LG Nexus 4 got great hw and is much better today than GN was one year ago. Besides Samsung didnt made first Nexus, but HTC did.
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Because of the failure that is the Optimus 2X..

Funny, how all it takes is a company to make one great product to change everyone's opinion. People hated the idea of a Samsung nexus as well, especially after the Galaxy S 1 debacle. Sammy improved the devices despite still having the radio issues and everybody loves Sammy now. LG looks to have made a solid device, well see how it holds up in real world usage, if its halfway decent, people will love LG too...

Hate the resolution, the 1280x768. Youtube won't be fullscreen, 720p, 1080p won't be full screen, it will have some black bars, which isn't bad but it does annoy me. But the drawer now consist of 5 icons a row, doesn't look nice compared to the standard 4, suppose a dpi change will fix that.
Don't get why users are hating on plastic or poly carbonate but yet Nokia 'Lumia' are getting praise for using that material. I prefer having poly carbonate than Gorilla glass, since when you drop it, it'll crack, whereas plastic wouldn't crack as bad and you'll have to get a glass replacement etc (iPhone style).
The display contrast is bad, don't know why it was hyped up that bad. The LG Optimus G has around 1,800 contrast whereas iPhone 5, Asus Padfone 2, S3 are all over 3,xxx. Watch users complain 'it's more natural', no it isn't, it'll be more washed out compared to the other screens. Unless the LG Nexus 4 deploys something with more 'contrast' in there True HD IPS.
Thats all the things I dislike about it well maybe the crappy low storage as well but I might be getting the Nexus 4, £279 for a spec like this, can't really go wrong.

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Galaxy Nexus was already dated on its launch - old GPU from Nexus S etc. LG Nexus 4 got great hw and is much better today than GN was one year ago. Besides Samsung didnt made first Nexus, but HTC did.
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On paper, in day to day use my galaxy nexus can do everything. It can play Nova 3, dead trigger on high, with pushing the HD scree
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-A-P-M- said:
Galaxy Nexus was already dated on its launch - old GPU from Nexus S etc. LG Nexus 4 got great hw and is much better today than GN was one year ago. Besides Samsung didnt made first Nexus, but HTC did.
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False. While the GPU used in the Nexus S and the Galaxy Nexus shared the same name, they offered vastly different performance levels. The PowerVR SGX540 in the Galaxy Nexus was significantly overclocked compared to the version in the Galaxy S/Nexus S, and was tied to much faster RAM.
Qualcomm did the same thing this past year. They took the Adreno 220, bumped the speed from 266mhz to 400mhz, then paired it with faster RAM. Instead of keeping the same name like PowerVR did, they renamed it the Adreno 225 to avoid confusion.
The GPU in the Galaxy Nexus, at the time if release last year, was among the fastest out there. It didn't have the fill-rate of the Mali-400 inside the sGS2, but it had much better geometric performance, making it a better GPU for real-world games. It's still more than adequate today.

I'm not picky on materials as long as the construction feels tight. Smooth plastic, matte plastic, glass, whatever. The only thing I am kind of partial to is brush aluminum (a delight that I still enjoy about my beater Captivate).

Maybe because Samsung would of insisted on Exynos rather than the superior S4! And it would of been cheap plastic
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Also no more crappy AMOLED screens so thats good

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Maybe because Samsung would of insisted on Exynos rather than the superior S4! And it would of been cheap plastic
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Dual a15s like in the nexus 10 would have been just as fast or faster. I would have liked those
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Maybe because Samsung would of insisted on Exynos rather than the superior S4! And it would of been cheap plastic
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Dual a15s like in the nexus 10 would have been just as fast or faster. I would have liked those
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I think Google picks the SOC. Look no further than the Galaxy Nexus, which used OMAP when Samsung was keen on using Exynos. I'm pretty sure the only reason Exynos 5 was used over Snapdragon S4 for the Nexus 10 was due to the GPU. Adreno 320 is overrated. It's marginally faster than the Mali-400MP in the SGS3/Note II in most benchmarks, much faster in some, but has a beefier CPU behind it. In GPU-specific tests they come out much closer, which tells me that the GPU isn't as powerful as some think. Mali-T604 (Exynos 5), however, is MUCH faster than both. That was needed to power a 2560x1600 display.
As for the CPU component, DMIPS is the easiest and most accurate way to measure general power between ARM CPUs. Snapdragon S4 uses Krait (3.3 DMIPs/clock), while Exynos 5 uses Cortex A15 (3.5 DMIPS/clock). At 1.5ghz and 1.7ghz respectfully, that puts the Snapdragon S4 pro at 4,950 DMIPS per core, or 19,800 DMIPS total. The Exynos 5, however, cranks out 5,950 DMIPS per core, or 11,900 DMIPS total. However, there are two caveats here;
1. Mobile apps are predominantly single-threaded, so even in a heavy (by mobile standards) multi-tasking environment, you're not going to make much use of those third and fourth cores. For apps that use 1-2 cores, Exynos comes out on top.
2. Krait is asynchronous, and A15 is synchronous. For an environment that is heavy on multiple processes, you'll want synchronous, which is likely why so many of the Windows RT tablets announced last week use Tegra 3 (Cortex A9) over Krait.

Note3

Note 3, and this advertising could mean we get a choice of 3 different sizes, I would be very happy with this, as I would like a size like the mega, what do you guys think?
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I'm waiting for Note 4. Don't see many differences between Galaxy S4 and Note 2. Will stay at my Note 2 at least until september 2014 when there is a Note 4 come out.

Lol. No differences? It hasn't even been announced yet.

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Lol. No differences? It hasn't even been announced yet.
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It will be almost the same as Galaxy S4. You did not notice that Galaxy S2 almost same as Galaxy Note? And Galaxy S3 almost the same thing as Galaxy Note 2. I can't find ANY uniqueness in Galaxy S4 for me.

The s3 and Note 2 are nowhere close to being the same. Maybe looks but inside are not the same.

I wonder if we will see something really amazing, exclusive to the note 3? Thinking back the note 2 had the air view first, any ideas? And does anyone think 2 or 3 different sizes? Very exciting
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Different sizes is going to be big flop concept. Just a couple of variants like s4 is enough, screen size should be same. What I am expecting that note 3 will have smoothness from note 2 and features from s4. In short, it will be a Job Finished of what it would have been in the s4.

You are right
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It will be almost the same as Galaxy S4. You did not notice that Galaxy S2 almost same as Galaxy Note? And Galaxy S3 almost the same thing as Galaxy Note 2. I can't find ANY uniqueness in Galaxy S4 for me.
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Galaxy S3 and Note2 are the same, inside to. Same exynos 4212 q core chip. only big diference i se is S-pen and screen size. and only 1 gig ram in S3 3g version 2 gig in 4G verersion.
But one exiting thing with S4 4G (I9505) version is Snapdragon chipset, same as s4 google edition, and i thing i saw someone making dual boot google edition and samsung stock rom

I'm going to go out on a limb here and gamble, and say the Note 3 will have at least 2 sizes,and be different to the s4,if you think about it, the mega is not too different to the s4, so I can't see a big presentation showing this, could you see them showing a mega with only a few different things to the mega! Not me, this isn't going to be a apple presentation with only a few differences like the iPhone 3, then the 3s, then the iphone 4, then the 4s.
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Note 3, and this advertising could mean we get a choice of 3 different sizes, I would be very happy with this, as I would like a size like the mega, what do you guys think?
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As long as they don't follow the idiots copying Apple's worst ideas like frigging integrated batteries, no expandable storage with small or very expensive internal memory and scrap metal cases I would buy a Mega-sized Note III the day it's available even if NOTHING but the display size changes from the Note II.

I don't think they will change the battery, and memory card slot, that would be suicidal, by the way the one thing that will stop me getting this phone, AND I mean the only reason is if it has the same flash player as the s4, awful experience, the note 2 has the best internet experience, even the HTC one, built in flash player is awful, I use a football streaming website and only the note 2 it plays smooth, no lag or stuttering, all from the default browser, not chrome, and I tested the mega as well, and same thing, so the s4, mega and HTC one, all have awful flash player experience.
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I don't think they will change the battery, and memory card slot, that would be suicidal, by the way the one thing that will stop me getting this phone, AND I mean the only reason is if it has the same flash player as the s4, awful experience, the note 2 has the best internet experience, even the HTC one, built in flash player is awful, I use a football streaming website and only the note 2 it plays smooth, no lag or stuttering, all from the default browser, not chrome, and I tested the mega as well, and same thing, so the s4, mega and HTC one, all have awful flash player experience.
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Try SopCast. I have many third party channels in my country, and can see all football matches. Works perfect with Note 2 and S4.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Alleged-Galaxy-Note-3-photo-pops-out-revealing-the-battery_id46104
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Just a couple of variants like s4 is enough, screen size should be same.
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Actually, I already lost count of the S4 variants. One comes out every week I do hope Samsung refrains from this on the Note 3. But I do agree that 2 variants is more than enough. Screen size will certainly increase. That, is almost certain. It would be suicidal not to when the competition will be releasing phablets with screens around 6".
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As long as they don't follow the idiots copying Apple's worst ideas like frigging integrated batteries, no expandable storage with small or very expensive internal memory and scrap metal cases I would buy a Mega-sized Note III the day it's available even if NOTHING but the display size changes from the Note II.
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Right on! :good: I played with the Huawei Ascend Mate a bit last weekend and loved its 6.1" screen. I also realized that moving from 5.5" to 5.7" will be irrelevant. I'll have to move to 6" to notice any real world difference.
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http://www.phonearena.com/news/Alleged-Galaxy-Note-3-photo-pops-out-revealing-the-battery_id46104
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Phone Arena does it again! Yet another utterly pointless, irrelevant and totally devoid of any new info "leak".

I dont understand why ppl think the Note 3 will come in 3 sizes???? Why in the world would samsung do that? I dont think it makes any sense. I do however believe that it'll come in at least 2 variants, 1 snapdragon 800 version and 1 exynos 5 octa 2nd gen version. I also think that it'll be either a 5.7 inch or 5.9 inch display but most likely 5.7 inch due to all the latest rumors. Samsung needs to leave some room for future notes. If they release a note 6.4 like the Z ultra, next year it'll have to be bigger otherwise it'll be a downgrade in size. Bigger than 6.4 inch is a tablet period so 5.7-5.9 inch is pretty cool.
All the note 3 needs to do ( in my opinion) to be a worthy upgrade to the best mobile device ever ( note 2 of course) is to have a flawless performance and even more cooler and useful tricks with the Spen, have a 1000% lag free experience ( not like the S4 when it launched), slimmer and have less bezel all around with amazing battery life. I also HOPE that samsung ditches the stupid features like smart pause and smart scroll that are honestly gimmicky ( who really scrolls up and down a web page with their eyes...) and give us more very useful features like multi-window. Last but not least, please Samsung, ditch the S4, S4 mini, galaxy mega 6.3 design and introduce us to something more exciting, different and less predictable.

Just need to say that the scrolling the website, is not a gimmick, you will use it and not even realise after a while,
It's a shame that there is so much space wasted on the bezel, I would prefer Samsung on the home button, than above, and also it would be mad for them not to release a 6" size, version, could we see a notification home button like the G pro, phone,
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Note 3, and this advertising could mean we get a choice of 3 different sizes, I would be very happy with this, as I would like a size like the mega, what do you guys think?
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No please, not another variant f**k fest again

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Just need to say that the scrolling the website, is not a gimmick, you will use it and not even realise after a while,
It's a shame that there is so much space wasted on the bezel, I would prefer Samsung on the home button, than above, and also it would be mad for them not to release a 6" size, version, could we see a notification home button like the G pro, phone,
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It definitely is a gimmick. I had the S4 and never used it. Its much easier to scroll down the page with your fingers...Also i think 5.7 inches is perfect.

Did it work for you 100%?
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Did it work for you 100%?
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90 % of the time it did. But whats the point? my fingers are more accurate and faster then me looking up and down the page. Its a cool gimmick to show to friends...thats about it.