iPhone 4S is the winner of this generation
I guess I'm more curious about the performance of the device. Physically, I would agree that it's not as attractive as HTC's new flagship phone, but as most people will probably use a case, it doesn't matter much. The screen size is getting a little out of hand though. I'm not sure if it could be comfortably used with one hand.
The camera features looked nice, but I'd want to see an IQ comparison against other phones before passing further judgement. Will also be curious to see how the SoCs stack up against each other and what real-world battery life looks like.
So far. But the Sony Xperia GX has yet to make its entrance. Also, has Motorola announced their flagship phone yet?
I was fortunate enough to have some hands-on time with the Galaxy S III earlier today. Here are my first impressions:
Size-wise the S III is very similar to the One X but slightly longer without a camera bulge. The screen is a 4.8” Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280x720. Upon closer inspection the screen has a pentile matrix. Touchwiz has a fairly thick font - it’s quite flattering so the pentile matrix isn’t as noticeable.
It’s available in 2 colors: metallic White or Blue. There’s a thick clear coat so it looks metal but feels like plastic. Even the beta unit I was handling was very solid.
Compared to the HTC One X there are 2 extra features: a microSDXC card slot (up to 64GB) and a removable battery. The battery is ‘over 2000 mAh’.
On the software side there are a couple of neat tricks:
The Samsung native video player has picture-in-picture. You can drag and position the video so that you can watch it while you’re doing something else.
There’s more motion sensing capabilities. You can unlock the screen by pressing the display and moving it towards you. You can also launch the camera from the lock screen by pressing the display and rotating the phone. When you’re viewing a phone number you can make the call by raising it to your ear.
The front-facing camera watches your eyes. If it sees your eyes the screen won’t shut off.
WiFi direct is much easier to use using S-Beam. It uses NFC to setup the transfer and then uses WiFi direct to do the actual transferring.
It will be available this Summer.
I’ll post more first impressions shortly.
There's already some benchmarks out. I think engadget.
Indeed there are: http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/gsiii-benchmarks/
Not bad, but nothing super impressive either. I suppose the real question is if their SoC is more efficient such that the battery life is better.
If you care about the Xperia you are probably the only one, Sony has never been a serious competitor when it comes to Android phones.
I would personally put the SGS3 above the One X provided it has the Exynos 4412, if they are both Krait powered I would say they are about equal.
Maybe we will get lucky and the next Galaxy Note will get the Exynos 5250 and a Plus screen.
I guess I'm more curious about the performance of the device. Physically, I would agree that it's not as attractive as HTC's new flagship phone, but as most people will probably use a case, it doesn't matter much. The screen size is getting a little out of hand though. I'm not sure if it could be comfortably used with one hand.
The camera features looked nice, but I'd want to see an IQ comparison against other phones before passing further judgement. Will also be curious to see how the SoCs stack up against each other and what real-world battery life looks like.
Actually I'm not the only one. I love Sony's designs and they are indeed getting serious about phones, more so considering they recently bought out Ericsson... Look up the GX, it has monster specs. Add Sony's industrial design and I'm game.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/gsiii-benchmarks/
Meh...
GSMArena has it blowing everything away..
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_iii_flexes_muscles_on_benchmarks-news-4201.php
It's not the Krait S4 HTC One X.Engadget didn't have SunSpider results and didn't run BrowserMark at all, but they both have Quadrant results. That differ by a fairly significant amount. What's up with that?
Keep telling yourself that. The GS3 will easily outsell the GX by a massive margin, when it comes to Android Sony is closer to Huwaeii than they are to Samsung.
I have no problem with that. Some people actually want a phone that leads rather than follow in the design and technology department. While you're settling for a cheap, plasticky Korean iPhone knockoff, I'll have my Sony superphone. You enjoy yours and I'll enjoy mine and we'll both be happy:thumbsup:
I have no problem with that. Some people actually want a phone that leads rather than follow in the design and technology department. While you're settling for a cheap, plasticky Korean iPhone knockoff, I'll have my Sony superphone. You enjoy yours and I'll enjoy mine and we'll both be happy:thumbsup:
When has a Sony Android phone ever been a technology leader? I am sure they seem bleeding edge compared to your 7 year old WinMo phone but Samsung has been the performance leader on Android for multiple generations now.
why are people disappointed?>
- ugly fake brushed metal design
- ugly shape (not a fan of the oval/egg shaped casing)
- same old Mali 400 GPU
- pentile screen
- overall, just not as big of a deal as the Galaxy S2 was. GS2 was a huge leap over the competition. GS3 is basically on par with the HTC One X, which is already available.
so i take it you don't like the look of the Gnex either? as it looks almost exactly the same
TBH the only ugly thing about is is samsungs stupid home button,
The GNex has that curve as well as no faux brushed metal.
They don't look the same anymore than the iPhone and the Galaxy S look the same.
ignoring color & brand markings they do look very much the same
http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-vs-galaxy-nexus/5001173