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Samsung Galaxy S4 (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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zomgbbqftw
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A GS4?
The Bookerman
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I gotta ask but Sony and Samsung's latest cellphones all come with an ir blaster.... Stuff we've seen in the wii u... Doesn't that make the wii U EVEN more irrelevant now that cellphones like the s4 has software and hardware that basically does the same thing(Nintendo TVii/ir blaster on remote) on your cellphones?
Samsung is doomed without Steve Jobs.
HTC is going to get killed
i love their hardware a lot more than samsung
Yeah. Hey are just swamped in advertising,
zomgbbqftw
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It doesnt have to offer anything to the GS3 owners, why would anyone buy a new phone after just one year of using it anyway (and still being in the update cycle). It's the phone Samsung wants the millions of Galaxy S2 owners to upgrade to.
No.
But the softkeys are taking away screen real estate on that one
Slightly
Wow at that screen!
Micro SD, Possibly better camera, carrier availability, screen size+type, and software (Sense versus Touchwiz).
Not to be captain obvious, but this thing is going to slay the HTC One several times over, even among people that see them side by side.
But it is worth it from the S2.
They also announced the Note 2 and the Galaxy S3 will get all the software stuff they showed via software updates unless its hardware based.
lol s3 screen looks better here
You Are Viewtiful
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A smaller phone than the Note, with a stylus.
victreeb3l
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"if it looks the same how will people know i upgraded?"
the dual video calls looked pretty cool but aside from that its a pretty safe upgrade from the 3. from the video previews the air touch thing didnt seem to work well either.
the dual video calls looked pretty cool but aside from that its a pretty safe upgrade from the 3. from the video previews the air touch thing didnt seem to work well either.
I assume that this is going to be a boon to people like me who aren't interested in the current smart phone tech cold wars at all and just want slightly older model phones for a cheap price.
Hopefully the price of the Galaxy 3's will plummet (either new or second hand) and I can pick one up for buttons.
A friend of mine got an Xperia T for a great price because all the 'Sony hardcore' are moving onto the Xperia Z.
Ahhhh phones.
I can handle 2 fucking cores and then I eat to eat a sandwich or have a ten minute rest.
But 8?!
Hopefully the price of the Galaxy 3's will plummet (either new or second hand) and I can pick one up for buttons.
A friend of mine got an Xperia T for a great price because all the 'Sony hardcore' are moving onto the Xperia Z.
Ahhhh phones.
I can handle 2 fucking cores and then I eat to eat a sandwich or have a ten minute rest.
But 8?!
Not really, improved front and rear camera, much better CPU/GPU, double the ram, much more robust software features, and much more in a slimmer more refined package. This is a bigger jump then say the 3G to 3GS or the 4 to the 4S and the design improvements are bigger then the jump from 4S to 5.
Also that 1080p screen and octacore.
It was more the size, but in a slightly smaller package.
EightBitNate
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Micro SD and battery are possibly the only advantages to me (I'll admit these make or break a phone to some) but...
Camera may or may not be better.
One is coming to Verizon, T-Mo, and AT&T.
5 inches may be too big for some (that's what she said)
Sense vs Touchwiz is debatable.
Randolph Freelander
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High five.
I don't get smart phones the way some around here seem to. I have an S2 that's perfectly overkill for me, just wish it had more storage because I'm killing it since it has all but replaced my iPod. I didn't even realize I was buying an S2 when I got it, didn't even know what an S2 was. It was the Epic 4G Touch from Sprint on the box.
But something like this will probably be my next phone whenever I upgrade, which I'm not eligible to do until November anyway.
Diprosalic
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cool phone, would buy if i didn't have the S3.
Necronomikon
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LOL
I'm waiting for Google Glass though. Nice specs on the S4 (specially the battery) but it's not worth it if you already own a smartphone >= than an S2. Nothing is demanding enough to make this worth it. Cool phone though.
EightBitNate
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I got mine for a buck on Black Friday
Biff
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It's a nice phone, but there's zero need for me to upgrade from S3.
It's pretty clear that upgrade paths for original S1 owners should most logically be every odd revision, whereas S2 owners should be every even revision.
In terms of technological jumps, S1 to S3 > S2 to S4, but they're pretty damn close in my opinion.
It's pretty clear that upgrade paths for original S1 owners should most logically be every odd revision, whereas S2 owners should be every even revision.
In terms of technological jumps, S1 to S3 > S2 to S4, but they're pretty damn close in my opinion.
Its all debatable. You asked why would anyone choose one over the other... I mean, of course its all going to be subjective. And there are alot more carriers in the world than ATT T-MO and AT&T man. The worlds bigger than just the U.S. Availability is a pretty big deal.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Yeah, certainly not saying its not a good device and clearly outpacing Apples own refresh route. But I'm a new new new tech hound though, so spec boosts never really do it for me. Note2 with a AMOLED and mini-fucking wacom blows my mind, and its gonna take Tactus tech to probably impress me in the mobile space again.
overall the GS4 is smaller than the One.
EightBitNate
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Yup, that's true
I thought about it again and realized that my point didn't make sense, since people are going crazy over the Note.
I dont know whats going on here, is the black part on the sides part of the screen?No.
what gadgets did you buy that took precedence over upgrading a smartphone lol
Himynameischris
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Hmmm end of April I think I'll wait to see if the Xperia Z comes out on Sprint even if I have to wait till June, never liked the design of the phone.
CNET compares it with the HTC one: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-6452_7...xy-s4-vs-iphone-5-htc-one-and-blackberry-z10/
Yeah I hear you, the Note line has always looked scrumptious to me, a little big, but very nice. I guess it can be confusing hearing people act like this is galaxy S3.5 when its a big enough jump to earn it's place as the successor. But wanting to wait for the note also make sense for some people such as your self.
WonkyPanda
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Does it do 5ghz N? Verge article seemed ambiguous.
man the One is a big phone, for a 4.7" screen
If Apple had shown the same features people would be going crazy right now
well the S4 is unusually small for a 5" screen.
Bought a laptop recently, and decided to get a tablet instead of getting a new phone. Add in a 3DS XL and a vita, Wii U and games to go with them... And yeah lol
I can live with the S1 for another year. I love having the latest tech, but my tablet has relegated my phone anyways. Never use it.
Randolph Freelander
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They had a presentation? For a phone?
I'm out of touch.
Um, talking Apple or Samsung here? Because I know Apple does crazy stuff like that, but I figured it was just them.
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