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Samsung Galaxy S III may not be a major update over the S II

17 April, 2012 | Read the news | Post your comment
Samsung Galaxy S III may not be a major update over the S II - read the full textThe successor of the Samsung Galaxy S II - let's call it the Galaxy S III though that might not be its final name - has been a hot topic of conversation for months now. Now a new rumor suggests that all the imaginative rumors are wrong and the S III will be a relatively minor update. An...

 

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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2012-04-17 19:51 from 7EiU - click to read808 meh. its innovative but no way going to be hot cake seller.

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  • 2012-04-17 23:12
  • UF88

> In reply to Saurabh @ 2012-04-17 18:43 from PF}Z - click to readHmmm that is quite possible. You may be right on those specs.

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  • 2012-04-17 22:34
  • RbqJ

> In reply to Jasveen @ 2012-04-17 19:46 from swsW - click to readthese "leaked images" almost always fake. why blur out the apps anyway?

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  • 2012-04-17 22:22
  • 9FDX

SAMSUNG trolled gsmarena lol. Didn't gsmarena said that the phone with eye tracking feature is called Samsung. Galaxy. M? SO this is galaxy M not s3..they kept the s3 very secret by leaking rumors for that phonre instead of s3. Im sure that im right

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  • 2012-04-17 22:18
  • nt2f

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2012-04-17 21:48 from p8va - click to readPoint well presented. Unfortunately, all android OEMs hav to deal with this problem. Os is one of the primary attractions to any brand. But as android is run by so many brands that the only way they can compete is by upgrading the hardware n features section. If they fail to do so then naturally, the crowd will shift towards another brand without compromising the software department.

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  • 2012-04-17 22:10
  • Hkq2

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2012-04-17 21:48 from p8va - click to readHow can you say the SGS2 was a bad phone? When it first came out no other phone could come close to matching it. The phone did everything and had more than enough memory plus a memory card slot.

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  • 2012-04-17 22:03
  • myAy

I think Samsung should be very careful here. Samsung owners are not as loyal to their brand as Apple owners are.

I for one would choose any phone over the SGSII without hesitation any day of the week if it turns out to be a better "deal" than the SGSII.

Apart from the incredibly stingy internal storage space (16GB what are they thinking!?!) I think the SGS2 is a good phone but I'm in no way whatsoever "loyal" to the Samsung brand and have no qualms about switching over to HTC, LG, HP, Asus or Dell if they manage to produce a better phone.

So, if they think they can learn by "Apple's" mistakes with the over-hyped iphone 4S and be able to "pull an Apple" they are terribly mistaken and the SGS3 is bound to fail.

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  • 2012-04-17 21:48
  • p8va

> In reply to Jasveen @ 2012-04-17 19:46 from swsW - click to readYou mean like pretty much every Samsung phone? Then the answer is a resounding "YES"! Horrible looking hardware, horrible looking UI!

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  • 2012-04-17 21:34
  • SgvH

a 4.7 screen is not a 4s style upgrade

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  • 2012-04-17 21:29
  • HJt9

> In reply to lordvib @ 2012-04-17 19:35 from P@T% - click to readThey are using the same EXYNOS from previous generation. I'm not sure if they are using the new EXYNOS architect planning for their new tablets later this year. I hope they have better multithreads for efficiency.

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  • 2012-04-17 21:27
  • YcmD

If the S3 does look like the leaked photos released. Then I shall be extremely disappointed. Samsung should know better than to follow in Apple's footsteps. They're better than that.

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  • 2012-04-17 21:23
  • kW82

Whatever the specs, i want it, nao. Samsung all the way.

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  • 2012-04-17 21:04
  • be30

nokia is the best, they know what innvoation means!!!

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  • 2012-04-17 20:59
  • MZ52

> In reply to Imagewerx @ 2012-04-17 20:17 from 3GQe - click to readThe iPhone's screen is too small. Within the same dimensions they could have larger screen. There is so much wasted space on the top, bottom and sides. With edge to edge display it's going to be the best phone design. But as of now, I can't bear to see that small screen with so much of wasted space.

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  • 2012-04-17 20:30
  • U{N9

yes!yes!yes!

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  • 2012-04-17 20:27
  • myAy

> In reply to blueglue @ 2012-04-17 19:45 from wd8K - click to readI think he was reffering to the Beast as the Brains ;)

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  • 2012-04-17 20:25
  • MVI1

The point is, it doesn't blow the current gen phones out of water. This is just like how other high end 2012 will be. And what are you losers talking about Nokia Pureview? Apart from the camera what else does it have? Outdated(and dead) OS. You wont find any APPs. Low resolution screen in this HD world, low RAM and the list has no end. With a One X or S3 you could be assured hundreds of thousands of Apps, and you could updates for close to 2 years!
With Nokia you'll be stuck with dead belle which is already outdated. Go get a DSLR if you photography is so important for you loser!

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  • 2012-04-17 20:25
  • U{N9

Samsung will disappoint their fans that they've won over the last few years !
And to be honest if the s3 it's BIGGER then the s2 THERE WOULD BE NO CHANCE in upgrading my s2, even if i would love the 4g ...

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  • 2012-04-17 20:18
  • mxxv

You just gotta love the daily random rumours plucked out of thin air for stuff like this,guess it gives someone a kick seeing the panic and turmoil they generate.
Apple have become what they are by sticking with one form factor (the biggest to fit in the average human hand).This just isn't how Samsung do things,every year they might have the same case but scaled up a bit but will essentially be a carbon copy of the same model from the year before.In fact no one apart from Apple makes their handsets look the same for five consecutive generations of the device.
Samsung's way forward in the world market is to push the boundaries of one of the things they do VERY well,and that is making smartphones.The HTCs,Motorolas,Nokias,Sonys,LGs etc etc of this world make significant changes every year and snap up new technology as soon as they can get their hands on it,Samsung would NEVER rest on their laurals and say "lets have a bit of a rest this year,we'll catch up in 2013" would they?

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  • 2012-04-17 20:17
  • 3GQe

You have to be joking right?This cant be the gs3 its pretty darn ugly and looks like the note.I hope its not as samsung has a lot to live up too with the gs3!Please samsung dont make this the s3 or its a flop.

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  • 2012-04-17 20:14
  • 3auC
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