As usual you never know if the rumors are true but if so this phone would have some monster specs and would most definitely set the standard among smart phones.
2GHz quad-core processor
1.5GB of RAM
32GB of internal storage
10MP camera
4.65in super AMOLED III
1280x1024 resolution
Touchwiz 5.0
ICS
2,250mAh battery
NFC
9m thin
Edit: Source - http://www.mobilebloom.com/rumors-about-samsung-galaxy-siii-circulate-as-specs-are-leaked/224410/
Wonder if it will play Crysis........
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suwu10 said:
As usual you never know if the rumors are true but if so this phone would have some monster specs and would most definitely set the standard among smart phones.
2GHz quad-core processor
1.5GB of RAM
32GB of internal storage
10MP camera
4.65in super AMOLED III
1280x1024 resolution
Touchwiz 5.0
ICS
2,250mAh battery
NFC
9m thin
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There's no way they would use 1280x1024 rez and 4.65" screen. It wouldn't make sense to me.
That rez would make the phone into almost a square.
4.52" of Epic Touch is already borderline too large, even for a tall man.
I agree too. 4.52 is just about perfect for me
nabbed said:
There's no way they would use 1280x1024 rez and 4.65" screen. It wouldn't make sense to me.
That rez would make the phone into almost a square.
4.52" of Epic Touch is already borderline too large, even for a tall man.
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No way. I'm 6'1" and I guess I have big hands...I needed to get a case for this thing just to give it some girth. It was too small and felt like it was going to slip out of my hands. A 4.65" screen, which would likely have a further minimized bezel and no cap buttons and very reduced bezel at the ear piece with 16:9 aspect ratio would be pretty much the same size we have now, if not a tad slimmer.
daneurysm said:
No way. I'm 6'1" and I guess I have big hands...I needed to get a case for this thing just to give it some girth. It was too small and felt like it was going to slip out of my hands. A 4.65" screen, which would likely have a further minimized bezel and no cap buttons and very reduced bezel at the ear piece with 16:9 aspect ratio would be pretty much the same size we have now, if not a tad slimmer.
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nabbed said:
There's no way they would use 1280x1024 rez and 4.65" screen. It wouldn't make sense to me.
That rez would make the phone into almost a square.
4.52" of Epic Touch is already borderline too large, even for a tall man.
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The galaxy s3 will most likely run ice cream. The actual phone will be the same size as the touch but the screen size will be from end to end because it won't need capacitive touch buttons (same as tablets).
nabbed said:
There's no way they would use 1280x1024 rez and 4.65" screen. It wouldn't make sense to me.
That rez would make the phone into almost a square.
4.52" of Epic Touch is already borderline too large, even for a tall man.
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Well this does fall in line with that.
I posted the first pieces of information in this sub-forum, and it stated it had 4:3 ratio. Ewww Blackberry lol
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hayabusa1300cc said:
Well this does fall in line with that.
I posted the first pieces of information in this sub-forum, and it stated it had 4:3 ratio. Ewww Blackberry lol
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!!????!!!?????!?!?!?!?!?wat?
These specs were originally released on 4chan and honestly, the speed at which it spread is ridiculous. I know I for one don't trust anything I hear that comes from that site.
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There's no way they would use 1280x1024 rez and 4.65" screen. It wouldn't make sense to me.
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It would if they go back to RGBG PenTile. At 1280x800 (more likely) on a 4.65" screen, the difference between RGBG and SuperAMOLED+ would be academic. In fact, at that density, RGBG PenTile would probably look BETTER than "true" RGB. The whole problem with RGBG and RGBW PenTile at 480x800 and 540x960 is the fact that it's sufficiently low resolution for single-pixel width lines to still be a factor. A 1280x800 4.65" display would have so much subpixel density, you really, truly WOULD need a microscope to know for sure whether or not it's RGB or RGBG.
IMHO, 1280x800 on sub-5" displays is what PenTile was *meant* for, because that's the density where its advantages don't just make up for its drawbacks... they blow them away, and render them almost completely moot.
Yeah. I have to say 4.52 for the epic touch is pretty big as is and it was hard for me to function without two hands. going to 4.62 is overkill. I like 4.3 to be the highest possible.
I kinda wish the epic 4g touch was 4.3
4.6 would be awesome for me, hell i could probably hold one with a 5 inch screen and it would still look like the hero does in most hands. But I am also bigger than most people so i doubt many others would want something that big.
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the bigger the better!
naa, I think 4.52 on the Epic 4G Touch is the perfect size. coming from Evo with 4.3" screen.
I wish they would make the whole phone a solar panel of some sort we live in the 21st century and our free energy tech continues to be surpressed...its a shame
Go broncos!
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That would be one killer phone with those specs. I love big screens. I would Even like a five inch screen. I like going on the Internet and browsing and the bigger the screen the better for me.
The Evo3D Killer!!!
I like how half the people on this forum can't read.
The galaxy s3 will most likely run ice cream. The actual phone will be the same size as the touch but the screen size will be from end to end because it won't need capacitive touch buttons (same as tablets).
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inb4 some other r-tard says the phone will be too big for them.
Around when would it be released?
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Is it AMOLED, Super AMOLED, regular OLED, or something else?
SLCD
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its S-TFT (LCD)
For some reason to me the SLCD of the G2 looks so much better than the AMOLED on the Nexus One, I'm not entirely sure why.
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For some reason to me the SLCD of the G2 looks so much better than the AMOLED on the Nexus One, I'm not entirely sure why.
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compare the G2's S-TFT with the Vibrant's SAMOLED in a Tmo store.. even tho the G2's is nice and sharp,, the Vibrant's is beautifully vibrant and the colors POP.. and blacks are.... black (aka OFF).. instead of dark grey (since the backlight is still on) from LCD screens.
I prefer the N1's amoled. Something about true blacks.. mmm.
I have to disagree with you guys about amoled or samoled looking better. Colors are unrealistic and it strains the eyes more. I do agree that the blacks are black but I preffer slcd. Once again its my opinion and to each his own
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ekoulak said:
I have to disagree with you guys about amoled or samoled looking better. Colors are unrealistic and it strains the eyes more. I do agree that the blacks are black but I preffer slcd. Once again its my opinion and to each his own
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Yup you're right. But, before the N1, I was coming from a very old ATT Tilt. So AMOLED looked way better to my eyes. As for the G2, it definitely reproduces colors better. I just loved the blacks and also prefer over saturation to under.
With me although I love the deeper blacks on the Vibrant and amoleds in general the pentile matrix kills it for me. The LCDs on the iPhone, G2 and Motorolas look sharper. I notice the pixel density difference and it bugs the heck out of me. The color pop on the Vibrant is fun to look at but is not as natural as the SLCD in MY opinion. Both screens are nice. If the G2 had the contrast of the Vibrant it would be perfect.
lstrike said:
With me although I love the deeper blacks on the Vibrant and amoleds in general the pentile matrix kills it for me. The LCDs on the iPhone, G2 and Motorolas look sharper. I notice the pixel density difference and it bugs the heck out of me. The color pop on the Vibrant is fun to look at but is not as natural as the SLCD in MY opinion. Both screens are nice. If the G2 had the contrast of the Vibrant it would be perfect.
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Yea.. Samsung needs to stop using pentile matrix.. but its not really noticable on the vibrant from normal viewing distance.
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Yea I love the SAMOLED but this SLCD is so sharp! Luv it just a bit more lol
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J-Hop2o6 said:
Yea.. Samsung needs to stop using pentile matrix.. but its not really noticable on the vibrant from normal viewing distance.
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If I'm not wrong, you can't stop using pentile matrix and stick with S-AMOLED. Pentile Matrix is due to the nature of AMOLED.
Superfrag said:
If I'm not wrong, you can't stop using pentile matrix and stick with S-AMOLED. Pentile Matrix is due to the nature of AMOLED.
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Samsung uses the RGBG Pentile
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why can't they just use the normal RGB layout?
iVisionX01 said:
For some reason to me the SLCD of the G2 looks so much better than the AMOLED on the Nexus One, I'm not entirely sure why.
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NOOO not even close but that depends on what your calling better ?
The G2 SLCD looks sharper but that were it ends. The nexus one's AMOLED has better colors, better contrast and it seems brighter.
J-Hop2o6 said:
why can't they just use the normal RGB layout?
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Because when the Nexus One was released AmoLED screens were expensive and hard the make hence the pentile matrix. Cheaper though you sacrifice ppi
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Because when the Nexus One was released AmoLED screens were expensive and hard the make hence the pentile matrix. Cheaper though you sacrifice ppi
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source? i wanna see how its hard to do the normal RGB.
mtl171 said:
Because when the Nexus One was released AmoLED screens were expensive and hard the make hence the pentile matrix. Cheaper though you sacrifice ppi
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I read it's because blue LEDs burn out very fast relative to the other colors, and making them large makes them last a lot longer. The PenTile layout was a compromise to allow large blue pixels but have a higher resolution than making all of the pixels large. It was nothing to do with the cost.
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elusivebyte said:
I read it's because blue LEDs burn out very fast relative to the other colors, and making them large makes them last a lot longer. The PenTile layout was a compromise to allow large blue pixels but have a higher resolution than making all of the pixels large. It was nothing to do with the cost.
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now this makes sense.. i read and heard that the blues burn out quicker than R&G, thus making the B bigger.
ericc191 said:
I prefer the N1's amoled. Something about true blacks.. mmm.
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I'm totally with you, I put my G1, G2, and N1 side by side, and my N1 had the best looking screen.
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ImSoHungry said:
I'm totally with you, I put my G1, G2, and N1 side by side, and my N1 had the best looking screen.
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no use if the N1's screen is going to die in 4 years. less if you are a power user.
I currently own a GS2 on AT&T (iPhone 4 on Verizon) and love it, I may buy a Nexus down the road when they are more readily available and not....800 effin dollars.
Anyway, I've seen a couple comparisons of a Super AMOLED Plus vs Super AMOLED HD screens, but they are done so close it almost seems silly to use as a comparison. I'm sure the higher resolution would help if I had my nose pressed to the screen, I just wanted to get an idea of what both screens look like close up, but not THAT close. Despite the lower resolution, the GS2 looks pretty sharp to my eye, not quite as clean as the iPhone 4, but still sharp.
If you have both phones (Nexus+GS2), can you sit them side by side and just take a few shots of the same text, icons, images. Close enough to see detail, but not right up to the screen since that's not how anyone looks at a phone.
Thanks
Point me to an image and I will do it.
Sweet thanks. I didn't have an image in mind really. Just maybe take a pic of this forums main page on both, a Gmail home screen icon with text...you know something with a smaller image like an icon and some text, or maybe a browser screen window with similar text at the same default zoom of each.
Is that making sense?
I'm not really concerned with color accuracy, more so with text and icon sharpness.
lol where are you getting the $800 price tag?? The phone is expected to launch at either $530, like the other Nexus phones, or $600.
hotleadsingerguy said:
lol where are you getting the $800 price tag?? The phone is expected to launch at either $530, like the other Nexus phones, or $600.
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I know, I said I would get when down the road when they are the price you mentioned. If I import one now, it would cost close to 800 I believe...
ferris2375 said:
I currently own a GS2 on AT&T (iPhone 4 on Verizon) and love it, I may buy a Nexus down the road when they are more readily available and not....800 effin dollars.
Anyway, I've seen a couple comparisons of a Super AMOLED Plus vs Super AMOLED HD screens, but they are done so close it almost seems silly to use as a comparison. I'm sure the higher resolution would help if I had my nose pressed to the screen, I just wanted to get an idea of what both screens look like close up, but not THAT close. Despite the lower resolution, the GS2 looks pretty sharp to my eye, not quite as clean as the iPhone 4, but still sharp.
If you have both phones (Nexus+GS2), can you sit them side by side and just take a few shots of the same text, icons, images. Close enough to see detail, but not right up to the screen since that's not how anyone looks at a phone.
Thanks
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Here you go, sorry for the delay. And please ignore the crappy camera did the best I could.
Galaxy Nexus on the left, SGS2 on the right.
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Galaxy Nexus Launcher and icons
SGS2 Launcher and Icons
Settings Screen
Those photos make the S11 look better than the nexus!
I think you need to get closer to the screen to do it justice.
you can see the green tint of super amoled on the nexus.
The truth is the screen is far superior on the nexus
Spinstorm said:
Those photos make the S11 look better than the nexus!
I think you need to get closer to the screen to do it justice.
you can see the green tint of super amoled on the nexus.
The truth is the screen is far superior on the nexus
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Are we looking at the same pictures!? I think the Nexus looks a lot better.
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jms.flynn said:
Here you go, sorry for the delay. And please ignore the crappy camera did the best I could.
Galaxy Nexus on the left, SGS2 on the right.
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Galaxy Nexus Launcher and icons
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Excellent, thanks for posting those. The difference is about what I thought it would be, sharper than the GS2, still not sure it's as "clean" as the iPhone 4, but I do notice a step up in clarity. Not sure it's night and day, I imagine if the GS2 wasn't a plus the difference would be even more pronounced. Still a nice display, now I just need to find one of these close to retail price eventually. The browser at default zoom is noticeable, probably due to the larger screen size combined with a higher resolution.
Still a big fan of the GS2, I really can't pick a favorite between the two, each have strengths, ICS being a huge one for the Nexus. Samsung really has 2 amazing phones out right now. Now to find a Nexus that doesn't come close to being what I pay on my mortgage. :-/
I was sitting with a friend today who as a SII, he set his screen to max brightness and his wallpaper to microbes. I set my phone to the same settings, and it was obvious that the resolution helps as I saw more detail (smaller microbes and more of them) but the colours are better on the SII - more vibrant. most people know this anyway. It is only obvious if you hold them next to each other, every other time I use my phone the colours are fantastic!
qazax said:
I was sitting with a friend today who as a SII, he set his screen to max brightness and his wallpaper to microbes. I set my phone to the same settings, and it was obvious that the resolution helps as I saw more detail (smaller microbes and more of them) but the colours are better on the SII - more vibrant. most people know this anyway. It is only obvious if you hold them next to each other, every other time I use my phone the colours are fantastic!
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I read that Google purposely calibrated the screen to make the colours look less saturated and more accurately realistic. So are you sure that the reason the SGII looks more vibrant is not that the SGII colours are more saturated?
Just curious as to how much sharper the image is.
Considering a portion of the real estate is used for virtual buttons Im wondering just how a QHD screen like the Atrix or Amaze would compare ?
Has anyone tried a side by side ?
Here are some 8MP photos of iPhone 4S and Galaxy Nexus. I linked to them as they are large photos.
For some reason the iPhone looks green and Nexus looks red but ignoring the colour hopefully you can see how the sharpness is on par with the iPhone but with more information as the screen is bigger.
http://gazedice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/20111119-221751.jpg
http://gazedice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/20111119-221912.jpg
Your photos are whacked
Also look at the HowardForums review for closeups of the screens comparing it to a SGS2. Not QHD but the sharpness is visible.
Big difference.
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Just curious as to how much sharper the image is.
Considering a portion of the real estate is used for virtual buttons Im wondering just how a QHD screen like the Atrix or Amaze would compare ?
Has anyone tried a side by side ?
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Its all about PPI and overall screen quality. The GN (HD at 4.65") is about 316 PPI, the Amaze (qHD at 4.3") is 256 PPI. A level of ~315 PPI is supposedly the point where the individual pixels are unable to be discerned by the naked eye at a reasonable distance.
Something to keep in mind is that the GN is pentile (RGBG) and the Amaze is a super LCD (full RGB). Pentile is usually worse for jagged-ness, but the resolution is SO high that it overcomes the issue of pentile (all extremely close-up macro shots of the Galaxy Nexus/Note seem to prove this). SLCD is "better" for jagged-ness, but isn't nearly as bright as AMOLED. The lower PPI leads to more jaggedness when compared to the GN though.
Basically, AMOLED HD is going to blow qHD SLCD out of the water.
Hope this helps.
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Basically, AMOLED HD is going to blow qHD SLCD out of the water.
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It sure hope so. I'm planning on giving up my Amaze for the GSM Galaxy Nexus when it's available in the states.
Luckily though I'll have plenty of time to see it before I buy it since Verizon will be getting it before the GSM version becomes available.
The screen on my Amaze is really quite good so if the Galaxy Nexus is way better it will be nothing short of amazing! I'm really looking forward to the Nexus.
I had the HTC Sensation before my Galaxy NExus and that was QHD SLCD, and the Nexus is just something else, outdoors is far better, and when watching a 720p video on both handsets i can confirm the is far more detail (as you would expect) on the nexus than the sensation.
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I had the HTC Sensation before my Galaxy NExus and that was QHD SLCD, and the Nexus is just something else, outdoors is far better, and when watching a 720p video on both handsets i can confirm the is far more detail (as you would expect) on the nexus than the sensation.
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What about text though? That's my main concern with the PenTile screen.
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What about text though? That's my main concern with the PenTile screen.
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Like I said above. The resolution is just so damn high it doesn't matter. Text looks super crisp. Take a look at this link from androidcentral looking at the Galaxy Note's screen (same as Nexus but 1280x800) in super macro shots and I think you'll agree.
qHD
I've never seen an qHD screen before until last week when I was checking out the HTC Raider and EVO 3D. Wow! I was surprised by how nice the text and color of the screens look compared with my Samsung Vibrant. I think Super AMOLED is over rated IMHO. Unless you are only concern with graphics, I think qHD is way better.
If the Galaxy Nexus screen is as good as the qHD, I'll go for it. Otherwise, I rather get an HTC Raider and wait for the ICS update later.
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I've never seen an qHD screen before until last week when I was checking out the HTC Raider and EVO 3D. Wow! I was surprised by how nice the text and color of the screens look compared with my Samsung Vibrant. I think Super AMOLED is over rated IMHO. Unless you are only concern with graphics, I think qHD is way better.
If the Galaxy Nexus screen is as good as the qHD, I'll go for it. Otherwise, I rather get an HTC Raider and wait for the ICS update later.
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qHD is the resolution and has nothing to do with screen technology (sAMOLED vs SLCD). Galaxy Nexus has a much higher resolution, and better screen technology than SLCD, so yeah I would assume it's better than qHD
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Here are some 8MP photos of iPhone 4S and Galaxy Nexus. I linked to them as they are large photos.
For some reason the iPhone looks green and Nexus looks red but ignoring the colour hopefully you can see how the sharpness is on par with the iPhone but with more information as the screen is bigger.
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Are these both on max brightness?
Kev
Has anyone been able to compare the screen on the rezound with the nexus? That's the screen that has a nice HD display with a 342 or so dpi. I've seen it and I think its better then the iPhones. Wondering how the nexus looks side to side with that phones display.
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I think that is a misleading image. The pixels in the Galaxy Nexus and Doid RAZR appear practically the same size in that image, whereas the Galaxy Nexus's pixels should be in the region of 20% smaller. The Rezound on the other hand looks a lot more accurate.
If you actually listen to what they have to say on The Vergecast, they say the Galaxy Nexus looks great just like the Rezound, whereas the RAZR looks awful.
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that pic just doesn't make much sense to me. because on the AMOLED screens the macro shot is so near that it shows the actual SUBPIXEL layout, while the Rezound screenshot doesn't show subpixel and instead shows the letter on a zoom level which already creates the white coloring. You cannot see any subpixel, but for a fair comparison the macro shot should be the same for all.
either go all into details and show the subpixel layout level, or pull a little bit back and show us with a macro shot how WHITE text will look for the enduser on all screens...
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that pic just doesn't make much sense to me. because on the AMOLED screens the macro shot is so near that it shows the actual SUBPIXEL layout, while the Rezound screenshot doesn't show subpixel and instead shows the letter on a zoom level which already creates the white coloring. You cannot see any subpixel, but for a fair comparison the macro shot should be the same for all.
either go all into details and show the subpixel layout level, or pull a little bit back and show us with a macro shot how WHITE text will look for the enduser on all screens...
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These subpixel shots are ridiculous. You'll never look at your screen this way unless you're a weirdo. To the human eye the Nexus has an absolutely gorgeous screen and I have zero issues with it. Who the hell cares what the subpixel layout is as long as you don't notice issues when looking at it. I have a Sensation and my wife has iPhone 4 and the Nexus screen is a million times better for me than both of those.
http://mobile.pcmag.com/device2/art.../www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397742,00.asp
Thoughts?
"it's dangerously close to a tablet"
Hardly. It's not even that much bigger than my GFs MT4G and about the same size as my GalaxyS2.
I dunno. I have small hands anyway. The Nexus One seemed a good fit. The jump to get G2x had me a little off... but I got used to it.
Now I juggle the phone on my fingers and palm. Kinda weird but works well. The Nexus pushes my thumb reach even using it this way. Anything bigger and I'll be double fisting it.
Since I have smaller hands, I conformed earlier. I think people with larger hands are having to go through that now with the nexus.
I wouldn't say its too big, but will probably change up a few things.
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Hardly. Its a big phone but still not that much larger then my old Thunderbolt. Maybe he should play with the Note for a little bit to get an idea of a phone flirting with tablet territory.
4" does seem to be the ideal one handed phone for everybody. the atrix still feels good in my hand. i do have a hard time one handed sometimes but actually my bigger problem is the next phone. will i settle for something smaller after such a nice screen. probably not. i do like what samsung did to the hd screen. it looks a looooot better than the plus screens. up until now, amoled has been oversaturated with the colors. this screen is great. and still has the nice contrast and pop because of the deep black.
Yes. I think it's a bit too big. The rezound fits my hand better.
But that's the price you pay for freedom.
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I'm 6" with pretty big hands, and i can hit the Q in portrait mode with the middle of my thumb. (right handed) So for people with smaller hands, they should still have no problem reaching any of the letters in portrait mode.
I think its the perfect size overall. The device itself is only a tad longer than a Bionic, (about a half a mm or a mm) the same width, and thinner. I really don't see what anyone is complaining about.
Due to the rounded corners it's a hell of a lot easier to use with one hand than my RAZR.
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I'm 6"
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Wow, that's amazing. Do you work in the circus?
I have bigger hands, and I've had no issue with the phone at all. Just fits perfectly in my hand.
Yay for big hands, I guess
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Wow, that's amazing. Do you work in the circus?
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lmao...I wasn't going to say anything but funny stuff.
It is a damn big phone; that was my primary concern about. Having no problems using it though.
it depends on the person's size. i'm 6' 5" and have big hands. this Nexus' still feels like it's a bit too small for me. i look forward to the 5"+ phones.
For me the SGS2 felt bigger. I can reach stuff much easier on the GN
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I think that the nexus is ok for people with above average sized hands, but really, if your hands are too small for the GNEX, then they are too small for most of the 4.3" devices out there right now anyways:
Here is a comparison between the GNEX and the DroidX (4.3"). There really isnt that much of a difference.
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Here are the two phones in my hand how one might hold them. There is again minimal difference. Basically, this says that if you can use a 4.3" phone, which has become the defacto size for android super phones, then you can just as easily use the GNEX's huge 4.65" display.
The GNEX:
and the DX:
(Note that I am 6' 3" and the diagonal of my hand is about 9.5", so the usability will be better or worse depending on how big you are.)
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My previous phone was a Galaxy S. I do think that was the perfect size for my hands. Although i still couldnt stand the hardware buttons on that phone and the gsm nexus doesnt feel any heavier and seems thinner. But after you get use to the gnexus screen the gs seems so little. Even my wife's iphone 4 seems tiny now.
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It is a damn big phone; that was my primary concern about. Having no problems using it though.
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No problems using it, but would you prefer it to be smaller? Or do you like this size better now that you're used to it?
Seems a fine size to me.
I have rather large hands (glove size 8.5) and my opinion is: the GN is on the far end of "large". This is probably the maximum size a smartphone can have and still be (relatively) easily operated with one hand. For smaller hands it already is too large.
Galaxy Nexus is just under the "to-big-for-human-hans-limit" if you ask me.
The Galaxy Note on the other hand, is to big.
i don't have an issue with the size using it, i have an issue with the size of it + a holster and just putting it into and taking it out of said holster. I liked the nexus one (OGdroid before that, and a myriad of smaller phones before that) i was coming from but was ready for something a little bigger. a little smaller would have been nice since i keep it on my belt, but i like the big screen when i'm using it.
i got the leather case from vzw, but i'll be heading out tomorrow to try to find a nylon one that hopefully will fit the phone but be a smaller total package.
I have to say the Sprint Galaxy SII has one of the best screens I have ever seen on a smartphone, especially when used outside. Most phones outside are near impossible to see in the daytime, but the Galaxy SII is actually usable and very sharp. And that is with the auto brightness off, keeping it at like 1/3rd it still easy to see. But I am talking mid day in Winter, not high noon on a July clear sunny day, all phones suck with that light.
Had the EVO 4G before this, and it is night and day a major leap forward in screen technology, even my Brother who loves his iPhone4, says he is very impressed with the vibrant colors, and deep blacks, and how clear the Galaxy SII looks, he admitted it is better than his "retina" display. My other Brother still has the EVO 4G, and when put next to each other on the desk, the phones don't seem like only a year apart in tech, they look like they 5 yrs different almost. The EVO 4G looks extremely dated next to the Epic 4G Touch.
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I wish the resolution was higher, at least qhd 960 x 540. text on webpages at fully zoomed out is unreadable. also, at off angle (30 degrees off center), there's a progressively bluer tinge to whites and other lighter colors where as a comparison, dead center, there is a noticeably warmer color of white. dunno if anyone noticed but at the lowest brightness with screen filter app, there's a hatch pattern to the whites & greys (only noticed because i use the phone at night with the lights off).
besides that, the display is awesome.
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I wish the resolution was higher, at least qhd 960 x 540. text on webpages at fully zoomed out is unreadable. also, at off angle (30 degrees off center), there's a progressively bluer tinge to whites and other lighter colors where as a comparison, dead center, there is a noticeably warmer color of white. dunno if anyone noticed but at the lowest brightness with screen filter app, there's a hatch pattern to the whites & greys (only noticed because i use the phone at night with the lights off).
besides that, the display is awesome.
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I think you have a defective display dude, mine is perfect and trust me I'm picky as ****. Returned my first one cause it had some vertical gradient gray lines on darker backgrounds, exactly like you described, you could see them the best on low backlight. Also had some blue tinting going on whites as well. The replacement I got is beautiful.
(I also come from the vibrant)
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The screen resolution can be forgiven for all the other positives.
Pretty much everyone I know has commented on the screen and admitted that it's better than their own. Two iphone users that I know drool over it and could give a crap about retina display compared to super amoled + I even pointed out how it's more pixelated than retina display, and they would take the trade off.
Compared it to a coworkers droid razr, and while the razr's screen has a better resolution, it's behind in all other aspects. The sgsii screen just looks so much more vibrant.
super amoled is sexy indeed.
i love this screen, the thick glass gives it depth too. beautiful
Im coming from an EVO 4G, and I must admit, this screen is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Especially the blacks.
sick of people and this resolution crap, I had the qHD screen on the Evo3D and i dont miss it one bit compared to this thing!! and trust me im picky as hell also
The one big downside.... Whites
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I think you have a defective display dude, mine is perfect and trust me I'm picky as ****. Returned my first one cause it had some vertical gradient gray lines on darker backgrounds, exactly like you described, you could see them the best on low backlight. Also had some blue tinting going on whites as well. The replacement I got is beautiful.
(I also come from the vibrant)
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thanks for the suggestion, I will go check it out at the sprint store to see if other units have the same issue. just to clarify, your current phone doesn't get a blue tint to the whites as your tilt the phone?
My unit also has a very noticeable blue-to-yellowish hue to it (noticeable on whites especially) but I didn't think anything of it until now.
Hold it at one angle, pure white.
Hold it -+5 degrees, blue tint.
Hold it -+5 degrees the other direction, slightly yellow.
It doesn't really bother me that much seeing as the theme-ing I've done relies heavily on the use of blacks (beautiful, almost-zero power-consuming blacks).