When I had my S3 I just kept a spare battery at work and in the car, but it was only for emergencies as I had charging cables everywhere so I was always covered.
Link? If it really is going to be $500 then there's no question I'm going Samsung again this round.
Its front camera tracks your eyes and automatically scrolls text for you.
Well yes, that's certainly a possibility for many. I have a charger in the car, one at work, one in my battery. If I really need to I can charge.When I had my S3 I just kept a spare battery at work and in the car, but it was only for emergencies as I had charging cables everywhere so I was always covered.
It's almost a month since they announced it yet there is one English review and one Russian review only.. And is this product really expected to go on sale this month?
Also - Is the following confirmed?
9505 - Snapdragon 600 + 3G + LTE (70% of the world)
9500 - Exynos 5 Octa + 3G (30% of the world)
300 = Exynos 5 Octa + 3G + LTE (Korea only)
If so, are the LTE in 9505 and 300 are interchangeable in real-world usage?
It's almost a month since they announced it yet there is one English review and one Russian review only.. And is this product really expected to go on sale this month?
Also - Is the following confirmed?
9505 - Snapdragon 600 + 3G + LTE (70% of the world)
9500 - Exynos 5 Octa + 3G (30% of the world)
300 = Exynos 5 Octa + 3G + LTE (Korea only)
If so, are the LTE in 9505 and 300 are interchangeable in real-world usage?
The 70% refers to the Snapdragon, not the LTE.Is this true? I have a hard time believing LTE deployments have been that strong. If 50% of the LTE use in 2012 was in the USA, what changed so much this year?
I highly doubt it will be $500.
Samsung has an established brand and knows people will pay money for it.
The S3 and all other phones were $800 at launch (international, early adopter fee) at most retail shops online. They always MSRP for ~$600-700.
There is no reason for them to lower their MSRP now.
I carry a laptop bag when I travel so I have two spare batteries with me usually. A normal battery and an extended battery with the battery cover. Though I have never had to use both. I could kill my battery on the plane watching videos or playing games. Now that I have a Kindle, I watch movies and play games on it.Well I think a few more people buy removable batteries. But I can tell you I only know about 2-3 people who do that who are NOT internet geeks like us. Even though I had that ability on my SGS2 and Nexus S, I only did so when on vacation like requiring 1 full day outdoors. But even without it I'd try my best to survive on a single day's worth of battery. I just think it's excessive to carry a battery in my pocket given limited space already.
Ya, get the metal phone. Then wrap it in an OtterBox.Lol, if you don't like plastic bodied phones there's plenty of alternatives. No need to get quite so worked up about something that's not compulsory.
Except for the all the money they didn't spend building a quality piece of hardware ala Apple, HTC, LG (esp. Nexus 4), Nokia...
Screw Samsung. Their specs are good, but that's about all they've got. I'm so not impressed otherwise.
HTC One's camera will be fine, although I hope the next "Ultrapixel" sensor comes in at 6-8 MP. If you have to crop/zoom/edit, 4 MP is a bit tight. That doesn't stop me from wanting one though. It's not a deal breaker.
I do think that HTC is right when they say 13 MP isn't helpful for a phone. Their tiny lenses are poorly matched for that amount of resolution, and file sizes get to be a little ridiculous at some point. And of course, there's the low light issue.
How about better camera?(Heck the One has a worse camera than the One X lol) Better stock software? Larger/better screens? Removable battery? MicroSD slot?
The Nexus 4 is a pos build quality wise btw. The body squeaks and gives if you squeeze it a little lol.