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[Donos]

Can't speak for the Ion, and I'm gonna sound totally pretentious but it's the smaller details - there's something really slick and minimal about the Xperia S. No rounded corners, that bar across the bottom which is transparent and lights up really softly, the matte finish and how the screen seems to disappear into the casing when it's off. I fucking love this phone. Switched from my iphone 4 (which I loved - the bf is getting that one) but the geek in me is loving Android. It's far less clunky than I've been led to believe - it's not even ICS yet either

At first glance you think "like the iphone4" but the more you look , the fine details emerge and it really looks slick. But i like round corners . Galaxy Nexus ist still one of the sexiest for me. One S is a bit bland but also nice.

 

[tino]

Serious question, how is this design out of the park? It's a big black rectangle that looks almost exactly like my AT&T Galaxy S2.

Maybe because it has better looking font? I don't know why people go gaga over Sony phone.

Also, uniform panel gap. (Don't laugh, VW drivers are big on this.)

But Snapdragon S3 and not launch with ICS, so 2011.

 

[Ollie Pooch]

At first glance you think "like the iphone4" but the more you look , the fine details emerge and it really looks slick. But i like round corners . Galaxy Nexus ist still one of the sexiest for me. One S is a bit bland but also nice.

I dunno, it caught my eye immediately. It's very Sony - the matte finish, plus the edges are definitely sharper and corners smaller than the iPhone 4. Very monolithic Certainly never thought I'd drop my i4 for an Android phone, let alone a Sony but... here we are. It's great.

One S looks like the earlier HTC's to me - the sharper edges of the X look far nicer. I like the curved-back design of the Nexus, but I love minimal designs (or anything angular) so the Sony designs win out for me. Plus that sharp little multicolour LED up the top left reminds me of the PS2. *swoon*

 

[Sarcasm]

When well my international galaxy note get the 4.0 update?

 

[DrFunk]

We've averaged at least one Galaxy S3 rumor or leak per day over the past week, and it's a trend that shows no sign of stopping. Today UK blogs PhoneArena and KnowYourMobile both received a new photo purporting to show the Samsung Galaxy S3, and from what we can tell of the (admittedly grainy) image, it's a very close match to what we've seen in earlier leaks. The rounded edges closely resemble the outline in a teaser image by Samsung Denmark, and the device chassis itself is a dead ringer for a purported manual sketch that cropped up yesterday.

The inclusion of physical buttons is the most interesting thing we can glean from this latest image -- if this is indeed the final Galaxy S3 design, then it seems earlier plans to go buttonless were abandoned. And it's also worth noting the extremely thin bezel between the screen and the edge of the device -- Samsung seems to have shaved a few millimeters off this space compared to the Galaxy Nexus.

With the clock ticking down to the May 3 announcement event in London, it's possible we'll see even more leaks and speculation in the days ahead. Keep it locked to AC for all the latest.

Galaxy Nexus DNA evident? If this isn't fake, it looks like a 4.8" screen...which would make it .2" less than the Streak

 

[zomgbbqftw]

It honestly just looks like a Galaxy Nexus to me.

 

[zbeeb]

but why would it have a menu button if it has ICS?

 

[gcubed]

Take a galaxy nexus shell and make it worse by adding physical buttons

 

[Talon]

Take a galaxy nexus shell and make it worse by adding physical buttons

But give it a better camera and, presumably, screen.

 

[tino]

Take a galaxy nexus shell and make it worse by adding physical buttons

Making it better by adding sd card slot. Also, no shitty TI CPU.

 

[giga]

Are those capacitive? So if you're holding it horizontally, one of your thumbs only has a few mm to hold it?

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Making it better by adding sd card slot. Also, no shitty TI CPU.

Ahahahahaha...

Hahahahahahahaha...

Wait.

You're serious?

 

[kinggroin]

Making it better by adding sd card slot. Also, no shitty TI CPU.

Of all the things to shit on in regards to the GN, the omap CPU isn't one of them.

 

[SimleuqiR]

Key Android Engineer Weighs In On Manufacturer Contributions To AOSP And Update Rollouts - You Might Be Surprised Who's On Top

Spoiler

Sony/Sony Ericsson

Would welcome a Sony Nexus :-/

 

[zomgbbqftw]

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony...or-quad-core-LT30i-pegged-for-October_id29558

Not sure what the make of the last part, LT30i specs seem too good to be true:

"As far as that expensive Mint I phone we were wondering about in the leaked 2012 Sony roadmap, the source now says there will be something arriving in October coded as the LT30i, which is to be Sony's first quad-core handset with an OLED display, fruit of its partnership with AUO on 4.3" AMOLEDs."

A quad core Sony after they had already said that they aren't interested in quad core would be welcome. It would also be amazing for Sony to have gone from single core to quad core in a year (Arc S to this rumoured LT30i).

 

[The Faceless Master]

Ahahahahaha...

Hahahahahahahaha...

Wait.

You're serious?

Of all the things to shit on in regards to the GN, the omap CPU isn't one of them.

who wouldn't have preferred Exynos in the Galaxy Nexus?

 

[kehs]

who wouldn't have preferred Exynos in the Galaxy Nexus?

People who don't want to pay 800 dollars.

Are those capacitive? So if you're holding it horizontally, one of your thumbs only has a few mm to hold it?

I never hold my phone by that area, I hold the long sides in landscape.

Its how big boy hardware is held.

 

[Vyse The Legend]

But give it a better camera and, presumably, screen.

We're definitely hitting diminishing returns. I only envy the Exynos processor of the S3. Aesthetically, it is a much, much uglier Galaxy Nexus, though, by leaps and bounds. The buttons, the branding, yuck!

 

[Unknown Soldier]

who wouldn't have preferred Exynos in the Galaxy Nexus?

Exynos didn't support LTE at the time, and Google was smart enough to avoid Qualcomm. What other options were there then?

 

[The Faceless Master]

Exynos didn't support LTE at the time, and Google was smart enough to avoid Qualcomm. What other options were there then?

that wasn't the question i asked but i did get the answer i deserved.

 

[kehs]

Newegg has the OG Transformer at $275.00 for a refurbished unit.

 

[SimleuqiR]

Samsung Ends Nokia’s 14-Year Run as Biggest Handset Maker

Samsung shipped 93.5 million handsets in the first quarter, 36 percent more than a year earlier, compared with 82.7 million for second-ranked Nokia, researcher Strategy Analytics said in a statement today. Demand for Galaxy smartphones helped Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung post first-quarter net income today of 5.05 trillion won ($4.5 billion), beating analysts’ estimates.

I guess Android has been good to Samsung.

 

[tino]

Exynos didn't support LTE at the time, and Google was smart enough to avoid Qualcomm. What other options were there then?

If Google put a Qualcomm chip in Galaxy Nexus, the ICS adaptation would have been a lot higher now. So far I have not seen a US-bound smartphone announced this year not have a Snapdragon inside.

OMAP was/is clearly a less popular option.

 

[kehs]

Samsung Ends Nokia’s 14-Year Run as Biggest Handset Maker



I guess Android has been good to Samsung.

Ubiquitous Galaxy is Best Galaxy.

Forshame Nokia, Forshame.

 

[thespot84]

Ubiquitous Galaxy is Best Galaxy.

Forshame Nokia, Forshame.

ew

 

[Ephemeris]

Reflective carpet for the win?

Though I wouldn't be surprised if it looked close to that pic

 

[rozay]

Galaxy Nexus DNA evident? If this isn't fake, it looks like a 4.8" screen...which would make it .2" less than the Streak

looks uglier than the S2 to me, I hope these leaks are just to throw people off.

 

[Pctx]

Doubt that's the final version.

 

[kehs]

ew

fighting words.

 

[Donos]

damn, Nexus is already selling for cheap here. Today a big retailer (Media Markt) sold unlocked/no contract GSM Nexus for 299€ . I almost bit.

Doubt that's the final version.

Looks the same like in the "leaked" manual. Wouldn't suprise me since i thought that the middle "home" button was a big deal to galaxy (not nexus) owners and that they rather keep it.
I would also welcome the more rounded form in comparison to the GSII.
Interest rising. Now show me a drastically changed Touchwiz (more ICS'ish) and i'm in.

 

[The Friendly Monster]

damn, Nexus is already selling for cheap here. Today a big retailer (Media Markt) sold unlocked/no contract GSM Nexus for 299€ . I almost bit.

Really? In Germany? That's a bargain.

It's 369 on the site, is this in-store only?

 

[Donos]

Really? In Germany? That's a bargain.

It's 369 on the site, is this in-store only?

Was (is?) a local Berlin deal. Some ppl in the comments posted that they also got it from other MediaMarkt's in Berlin for 299€ when they talked to the sales people.

http://hukd.mydealz.de/deals/samsung-galaxy-nexus-bei-mm-kaufpark-85143

 

[Good Job Bob]

Yuck.

 

[The Friendly Monster]

Was (is?) a local Berlin deal. Some ppl in the comments posted that they also got it from other MediaMarkt's in Berlin for 299€ when they talked to the sales people.

http://hukd.mydealz.de/deals/samsung-galaxy-nexus-bei-mm-kaufpark-85143

Fuck. Wish I'd known about this. Will see if it's still there tomorrow. In fact someone seems to have got one in Alexa, much closer.

 

[thespot84]

fighting words.

that lag made me look at the OG droid on my desk in disgust.

 

[kehs]

that lag made me look at the OG droid on my desk in disgust.

Ah, I though you were talking about the phone.

*puts shiv down*

----

So HTC's awesome menu button isn' unprecendented btw, from the GN app list:

 

[rozay]

Ah, I though you were talking about the phone.

*puts shiv down*

----

So HTC's awesome menu button isn' unprecendented btw, from the GN app list:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6157483/Screenshot_2012-04-27-16-04-14.png

also exists in the phone app, where there's a whole bar on the bottom taken up by just a search icon. super retarded on my nexus one since I have a dedicated search button lol

 

[The Faceless Master]

ooooh, Apex Launcher now has a Pro version!

Apex Launcher Pro comes with all the goodies from the free version, like a customizable grid, scrollable dock, transition

effects, and locking the desktop. The Pro app fills in some of the gaps with features including:
Multiple configurable drawer tabs
Unread count notifications
Dock swipe gestures
Two finger gestures
More transition effects
Batch add option for folders
Option to merge folder contents
Widgets in dock (1x1 only)
Overlapping widgets
More features on the way!

 

[tino]

What's difference between ADW and Apex launcher.

BTW I tried out go launcher recently (because it has an awesome meego theme), it seem to use less resource than ADW.

 

[Threi]

adw is GB only, apex is ICS only, go launcher works on both.

 

[yogloo]

How's apex launcher compared to nova?

 

[Zombie James]

adw is GB only, apex is ICS only, go launcher works on both.

Nope.

 

[Pctx]

If you're going to use a ICS launcher to replace Holo, use Nova.

 

[abstract alien]

Ok, so I've already stated that I'm due for an upgrade in May through Sprint. I believe it's $150 off of a phone. That said, the retail price for the Evo LTE is 199.99, right? I spoke to a sprint representative today about preordering and whatnot, told him I'm due for upgrade, and he went on to say that MY price for the phone would still be 199.99. Is this correct and I'm just not understanding or what?

 

[Toki767]

Ok, so I've already stated that I'm due for an upgrade in May through Sprint. I believe it's $150 off of a phone. That said, the retail price for the Evo LTE is 199.99, right? I spoke to a sprint representative today about preordering and whatnot, told him I'm due for upgrade, and he went on to say that MY price for the phone would still be 199.99. Is this correct and I'm just not understanding or what?

Sprint gives you $150 off any phone whenever you upgrade? Wish I knew that before signing with AT&T.

 

[abstract alien]

Sprint gives you $150 off any phone whenever you upgrade? Wish I knew that before signing with AT&T.

I think its like $150. I know when the evo came out, I had an upgrade and only paid $100 for it.

 

[J Tourettes]

damn, Nexus is already selling for cheap here. Today a big retailer (Media Markt) sold unlocked/no contract GSM Nexus for 299€ . I almost bit.



Looks the same like in the "leaked" manual. Wouldn't suprise me since i thought that the middle "home" button was a big deal to galaxy (not nexus) owners and that they rather keep it.
I would also welcome the more rounded form in comparison to the GSII.
Interest rising. Now show me a drastically changed Touchwiz (more ICS'ish) and i'm in.

I would've 100% bit for that prie. I wish someone in the UK would sell it that cheaply.

 

[kehs]

Ok, so I've already stated that I'm due for an upgrade in May through Sprint. I believe it's $150 off of a phone. That said, the retail price for the Evo LTE is 199.99, right? I spoke to a sprint representative today about preordering and whatnot, told him I'm due for upgrade, and he went on to say that MY price for the phone would still be 199.99. Is this correct and I'm just not understanding or what?

Carriers have two prices for phones. New customers and renewing customers.

New customers get handjobs, and renewing customers get a kick in the ass.

(Just threaten to move to another carrier, they'll bend over real quick.)

 

[abstract alien]

Carriers have two prices for phones. New customers and renewing customers.

New customers get handjobs, and renewing customers get a kick in the ass.

(Just threaten to move to another carrier, they'll bend over real quick.)

Ahhh...now I'm in the know. Thanks for the info, and I will be doing this without a doubt.

 

[José Mourinho]

Is anybody having trouble with their Gmail app? for the past few weeks I have stopped getting notifications and have to manually refresh to get new incoming mail. This seems to stop me sending out too.