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[Cipherr]

I dont know whats going on here, is the black part on the sides part of the screen?

CNET compares it with the HTC one: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-6452_7...xy-s4-vs-iphone-5-htc-one-and-blackberry-z10/

Embarrassing that the HTC One is larger than the S4, but has a smaller screen and a smaller battery.

Absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Pie and Beans]

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.

Lol, I'm already in on dat shit. And the 5.9" rumours are a little too big for even my beast-hands to ever grasp.

A potential S3 sized Note is kinda a weird proposition so maybe they'll never do it. Still, its the phone my girlfriend would most want since she loves the features my Note2 has but aint prepared to go that large (for phones at least, heeeeehawwwwwwwww)

Props to Sammy on getting that 5" Supes AMOLED up to scratch and fitting in the Octa though. Many didnt think they'd manage it! Me included.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Embarrassing that the HTC One is larger than the S4, but has a smaller screen and a smaller battery.

Absolutely ridiculous.

yeah that size is just questionable. Are the speakers that big.

 

[Wads]

Not to shit on this phone, but why would anyone want it over the HTC One?

Lol, why would I get another HTC phone?

Posted from my HTC POS

 

[kinggroin]

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.

More like a production. Think, Academy Awards, except all jokes written by republicans.

 

[javac]

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.

You didn't watch it? It was like a pantomime lol.

 

[Akira]

I dont know whats going on here, is the black part on the sides part of the screen?

Likely a prototype with a slightly different sized panel.

Here is a more recent shot:

 

[DrFunk]

well the S4 is unusually small for a 5" screen.

Embarrassing that the HTC One is larger than the S4, but has a smaller screen and a smaller battery.

Absolutely ridiculous.

This is what I mean. It's not a good look

 

[Cipherr]

I dont know whats going on here, is the black part on the sides part of the screen?

Yeah, the black parts you see there are the onscreen keys at the bottom and the status bar at the top of the screen.

Nothing but screen and bezel on the ZL. Magnificent design. Likely to be the best of the year.

 

[artist]

Likely a prototype with a slightly different sized panel.

Here is a more recent shot:

Still my fav design.

 

[zedge]

Embarrassing that the HTC One is larger than the S4, but has a smaller screen and a smaller battery.

Absolutely ridiculous.

But all dat "premium" material..lol

What ever. Every HTC I have had has been a piece of crap.

 

[Blackhead]

TheVerge trolling already;

The Galaxy S IIIS: how Samsung copies Apple by copying itself

Wow, that title. Pure unabashed link bait. I don't understand... what was the editor thinking?!

 

[SirMossyBloke]

Embarrassing that the HTC One is larger than the S4, but has a smaller screen and a smaller battery.

Absolutely ridiculous.

Not really. It has great front facing speakers and looks 100x nicer than the S4.

Embarrassed is the last thing HTC should be. They should be jumping for joy at this point.

As for it affecting sales, well... HTC are still going to suffer.

 

[kinggroin]

First I've seen of the ZL!

WOW!

Any good video reviews of the thing

 

[KillGore]

Those new Sony phones look absolutely beautiful. Too bad it'll probably sell like shit. People only care about HTC, Samsung and Apple.

 

[javac]

Lol, I'm already in on dat shit. And the 5.9" rumours are a little too big for even my beast-hands to ever grasp.

A potential S3 sized Note is kinda a weird proposition so maybe they'll never do it. Still, its the phone my girlfriend would most want since she loves the features my Note2 has but aint prepared to go that large (for phones at least, heeeeehawwwwwwwww)

Props to Sammy on getting that 5" Supes AMOLED up to scratch and fitting in the Octa though. Many didnt think they'd manage it! Me included.

Yeah I want to see where Samsung go with the next Note. Good thing about the note lineup from what I've observed is that they don't devalue as much as other phones.

I don't know if I'd ever use the pen stuff, but it looks mondo cool, and the more tech the better lol. My S1 is pretty big for my hands lol, girly hands

 

[RuGalz]

I'm honestly surprised some people are saying this is the iphone 5 of the Galaxy line.

I mean, were you in a coma during the god-awful presentation? The software improvements are...mind-boggling!

I don't know, first thing I do whenever I update my GS3 is disabling all Samsung stuff except NFC/AllShare related. S Voice slows things down and I'd rather use Google Now instead. Half of other features I'd probably disable in favor of better battery life.

 

[ari]

Sold.

 

[Divvy]

Likely a prototype with a slightly different sized panel.

Here is a more recent shot:

What's wrong with the black levels on that phone?

I'm willing to make a bet that Samsung make their own Android fork within the next 24 months. There is so much proprietary software in this thing. Its almost shocking.

As for the hardware and UI? They still really do nothing for me.

KLP is right around the corner and its potentially Android 5.0... Which will be a big deal.

I dunno, if they really treated android as an afterthought, they wouldn't be shipping it with 4.2.2

 

[JordanKZ]

I'm willing to make a bet that Samsung make their own Android fork within the next 24 months. There is so much proprietary software in this thing. Its almost shocking.

As for the hardware and UI? They still really do nothing for me.

KLP is right around the corner and its potentially Android 5.0... Which will be a big deal.

 

[artist]

First I've seen of the ZL!

WOW!

Any good video reviews of the thing

This way bro; http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=519906

 

[javac]

Sony made a huge mistake using that black/grey wallpaper on the Z/ZL, makes the screen look washed out to hell and back.

 

[zedge]

What's wrong with the black levels on that phone?

LCD

 

[Gaylord Sweetwood]

Whatya think guys? Is the S4 a big enough upgrade compared to my:

Although mine doesn't look that good with faded buttons and scratches and all.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

What's wrong with the black levels on that phone?

Grey wallpaper and software buttons man. >_<

Sony made a huge mistake using that black/grey wallpaper on the Z/ZL, makes the screen look washed out to hell and back.

Indeed.

 

[Cipherr]

Not really. It has great front facing speakers and looks 100x nicer than the S4.

Embarrassed is the last thing HTC should be. They should be jumping for joy at this point.

As for it affecting sales, well... HTC are still going to suffer.

Its got nice FF speakers, I agree, and I know some people stress over the materials, so thats nice for some also. But that doesn't excuse it IMO. Its a big device, they should have had room for a larger screen, or a larger battery.

Whatya think guys? Is the S4 a big enough upgrade compared to my:

Although mine doesn't look that good with faded buttons and scratches and all.

Prepare to become one of those lumbering zombies you probably see walking around downtown with their heads down 90% of the time as they fiddle with their phones all day. Getting a smartphone and being 'connected' all the time after coming from a dumbphone can be.... overwhelming.

 

[scytherage]

Releasing Galaxy phones feels like Activision when they were churning out Guitar Hero games every six months now.

 

[DrFunk]

So uh:

We just wrapped up the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 and, while the hardware of the phone itself held few surprises, this accessory did. Samsung doesn't have a formal name for it just yet, but this concept device is expected to launch sometime this summer. It's basically a first-party Bluetooth controller with a full complement of face buttons, dual analog sticks, a D-pad and even shoulder buttons on the back. It's powered by dual AAA batteries and connects wirelessly, the phone held in place by an expanding clamp up top that looks plenty big enough to support a Note II (we tried, it fit fine) and maybe even something like the Note 8.0!

Again, no pricing or details at this point, but it certainly felt nicer than your average Bluetooth controller. And, hopefully, that it's made by Samsung means we'll see widespread support.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/14/samsung-prototype-wireless-game-pad-hands-on/#continued

 

[Ken Masters]

Slightly

damn I wish iPhone had a screen that glorious

 

[Divvy]

Grey wallpaper and software buttons man. >_<

Even the software button area is supposed to be grey?


WHY?

 

[fuenf]

So uh:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/14/samsung-prototype-wireless-game-pad-hands-on/#continued

Nvidia am cry, they should cancel Project SHIELD now.

I'm willing to make a bet that Samsung make their own Android fork within the next 24 months. There is so much proprietary software in this thing. Its almost shocking.

As for the hardware and UI? They still really do nothing for me.

KLP is right around the corner and its potentially Android 5.0... Which will be a big deal.

I doubt the would fork the Galaxy S line but other phones? Maybe. Cutting people off the Marketplace / their Google Accounts would destroy the Galaxy S line.

 

[TedNindo]

Holy shit

 

[buhdeh]

So uh:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/14/samsung-prototype-wireless-game-pad-hands-on/#continued

Hahahaha. Shameless.

 

[zedge]

So uh:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/14/samsung-prototype-wireless-game-pad-hands-on/#continued

This will be bigger than that Nvidia stupid looking thing.

 

[nhlducks35]

So uh:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/14/samsung-prototype-wireless-game-pad-hands-on/#continued

MS gonna have a field day

 

[ari]

Releasing Galaxy phones feels like Activision when they were churning out Guitar Hero games every six months now.

That's the smartphone market.

 

[javac]

I'm guessing it looks like an Xbox pad due to it being an early build? I hope...

 

[SirMossyBloke]

MS gonna have a field day

Yeah...thats pretty much identical to the look of the 360 controller, save stubbier sticks and no gap in the middle.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

So uh:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/14/s...-on/#continued

PROJECT THOR

 

[Ninja Scooter]

So uh:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/14/samsung-prototype-wireless-game-pad-hands-on/#continued

Microsoft is gonna want in on that lawsuit, Apple.

 

[fuenf]

Yeah...thats pretty much identical to the look of the 360 controller, save stubbier sticks and no gap in the middle.

the middle buttons look like Nintendo, though

 

[TedNindo]

Sooooo what kind of emulators would a smartphone with an octacore processor and 2gb's of ram run?

 

[EightBitNate]

So uh:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/14/samsung-prototype-wireless-game-pad-hands-on/#continued

If there's one thing you don't copy from Xbox, it's the fucking d-pad. C'mon son.

 

[Polari]

Pretty nice upgrade. Bigger screen and larger battery yet physically smaller than its predecessor. That Exynos 5 Octa chip should be a beast. Same cheap shit materials as always but I suppose Samsung should be lauded for retaining a removable battery cover.

 

[Cipherr]

So uh:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/14/samsung-prototype-wireless-game-pad-hands-on/#continued

Aww shit. Real controls man. Once mobile finds a way to get them, I'll start paying attention. We will see. None of these have really caught on big time yet though.

 

[Akira]

What's wrong with the black levels on that phone?

Obviously over exposed judging by the app icons. And Sony's stupidity of making the onscreen buttons bar dark gray.

 

[javac]

the middle buttons look like Nintendo, though

Microsoft and Nintendo third party combined!

Spoiler

I was going to write 'third party confirmed' but my auto correction changed it to 'combined' and... I liked the sound of it.

 

[giga]

Embarrassing that the HTC One is larger than the S4, but has a smaller screen and a smaller battery.

Absolutely ridiculous.

Front facing speakers. Pretty much everyone thinks the One is better designed.

 

[Polari]

So uh:

Never change Samsung you crazy bastards, never change.

 

[Ken Masters]

Front facing speakers. Pretty much everyone thinks the One is better designed.

what's the point with a shit battery?