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if this is really the galaxy s III i'm going to keep my nexus

Here is a leak that seems to be true of the galaxy s III.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ei61wWOr4w
Only 1GB of ram and looks like a bigger version of the S2. Quad core is nice but not sure about the battery. What totally made me not want this only 8mp camera, I was going to get it if it was 12mp in heartbeat. but 5 vs 8 price for performance not really worth it.

There is another leak where in fact it says it has a 12mp camera
Too me id rather have development over a camera and quad core
Why on earth do I need a quad core phone?
Also if you want good pictures get a real digital camera
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I read that all the photos and videos are not the final design as Samsung have encased the Galaxy S 3 internals in a mock up shell so no one knows what it looks like. They don't want an iPhone bar related incident.
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The real question is why would you even be looking for a new phone already? Always on the lookout for the next shiny turd I guess.

davidrules7778 said:
There is another leak where in fact it says it has a 12mp camera
Too me id rather have development over a camera and quad core
Why on earth do I need a quad core phone?
Also if you want good pictures get a real digital camera
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development = more bugs for us to test.
I rather just have a polish OS. I don't want to be carrying a camera and a phone, I rather have good camera in my phone. if I had the S2 camera or the iphone 4S, I wouldn't care as much about a 12mp camera. I know many people here believe the nexus camera is not that bad, but I think that's just being ignorant. I think its pretty lame for being newer then the S2 and the camera being worst. I can go on and on about it also not having a SD slot and pentile screen.

IFLATLINEI said:
The real question is why would you even be looking for a new phone already? Always on the lookout for the next shiny turd I guess.
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Nah, the phone is over hyped. Normally I always stick with my contract for two years. But the reason of me switching so fast is because the faster I sell the nexus phone, the more value I get. Not to mention if the Galaxy S III does come with a 12mp + LTE internet for AT&T i'm going to switch in a heartbeat.

rayoubi said:
development = more bugs for us to test.
I rather just have a polish OS. I don't want to be carrying a camera and a phone, I rather have good camera in my phone. if I had the S2 camera or the iphone 4S, I wouldn't care as much about a 12mp camera. I know many people here believe the nexus camera is not that bad, but I think that's just being ignorant. I think its pretty lame and for being newer then the S2 and the camera being worst. I can go on and on about it also not having a SD slot and pentile screen.
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If you were not told it was a pentile screen you would never even know. Hearing people complain about that is getting kind of old.

[email protected] said:
If you were not told it was a pentile screen you would never even know. Hearing people complain about that is getting kind of old.
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Do me a favor if you ever get a galaxy S 2 by chance. Put it next to your nexus phone on a white color background.
Now come back and tell me if you dont notice anything......

rayoubi said:
Do me a favor if you ever get a galaxy S 2 by chance. Put it next to your nexus phone on a white color background.
Now come back and tell me if you dont notice anything......
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The ability to display whites properly is not related to pentile. You knew that, right?

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The ability to display whites properly is not related to pentile. You knew that, right?
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Nope. I Didnt know that. Can I fix it with some tweaking then? because I have the common problem, where the white looks yellowish. there a fix?

Put white-out on your screen
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rayoubi said:
Nope. I Didnt know that. Can I fix it with some tweaking then? because I have the common problem, where the white looks yellowish. there a fix?
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I believe there are several kernels out there with cooked color adjustment tools. Or supercurio has a test tool that works fairly well for being a tech demo.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24783215#post24783215

Simmo3D said:
Put white-out on your screen
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good 1

adrynalyne said:
I believe there are several kernels out there with cooked color adjustment tools. Or supercurio has a test tool that works fairly well for being a tech demo.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24783215#post24783215
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looks interesting going to get started. thanks

rayoubi said:
Do me a favor if you ever get a galaxy S 2 by chance. Put it next to your nexus phone on a white color background.
Now come back and tell me if you dont notice anything......
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I owned a GS2 before my GN. The difference is suppose to be with jagged edges and not colors and you cannot see any of that in the GN like you can on lower res devices that use pentile displays.
For color, we can already improve that with kernels and apps for the GN so still don't see your point...
Will a Super Amoled plus screen look better, I am sure to some degree it will but to complain about the screen we have now is ridiculous.

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I owned a GS2 before my GN. The difference is suppose to be with jagged edges and not colors and you cannot see any of that in the GN like you can on lower res devices that use pentile displays.
For color, we can already improve that with kernels and apps for the GN so still don't see your point...
Will a Super Amoled plus screen look better, I am sure to some degree it will but to complain about the screen we have now is ridiculous.
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Then pentile screen is not that problem

1. 1gb of ram is more than enough for a phone, heck most phones with 512mb run fine
2. The stock color settings are what make the super amoled hd screen appear inferior to the super amoled plus, that can easily be fixed, the whites on my screen are some of the best I've seen.
3. Quality of a camera isn't dependant on its mega pixels, that only determines the size of the picture, the quality of the pictures is entirely dependant on its sensor and lense, the gnex has a decent sensor, but it's nowhere near the best. We still don't know about the gs3's sensor, so we can't judge how good it's camera is yet.
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I also had a GS2 right before my G.Nexus, and i cant tell the difference between this having pentile .... the screen is great as it stands .... if you want an S3, get an S3, no one is going to stop you, just keep your *****ing to yourself, alot of these "complaints" are getting really old
rayoubi said:
Do me a favor if you ever get a galaxy S 2 by chance. Put it next to your nexus phone on a white color background.
Now come back and tell me if you dont notice anything......
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W.Feather said:
I also had a GS2 right before my G.Nexus, and i cant tell the difference between this having pentile .... the screen is great as it stands .... if you want an S3, get an S3, no one is going to stop you, just keep your *****ing to yourself, alot of these "complaints" are getting really old
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Those as I see are legitimate complains to the flaws of this phone. They only get old as people get defensive.
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The phone in the video is rumored to be the galaxy m, which is supposed to be a
"mid-range" device. I'm not sure what samsung has under their sleeves, but I'm very
curious to see what they announce on the 3rd. Touchwiz still blows.

SGS3... What do you think?

Just watched the live unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S3. What are your thoughts? I'm very impressed!
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not that,not that great
dave2metz said:
Just watched the live unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S3. What are your thoughts? I'm very impressed!
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That's what happened when you have high expectations of anything... you get disappointed. Personally, I think they could have done a better job. Yea they have some cool new features, but there should have been more. And that siri like voice thing is a fail.. they should have copied that.
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Just watched the live unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S3. What are your thoughts? I'm very impressed!
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That's what happened when you have high expectations of anything... you get disappointed. Personally, I think they could have done a better job. Yea they have some cool new features, but there should have been more. And that siri like voice thing is a fail.. they should have copied that.

Had no expectations and I'm still disappointed.
I don't need a phone to tell me which of the captured photos is the "best"
one.

I felt certain things can be better but that eye recognition & pop out player was amazing to me (if you can do it with all videos like YouTube, etc.) I'll sell my other SII today...
But I might hold off til they get a 1080p display because I'm not jumping ship for a 720p display

I'm debating whether i should wait for the GS3 to be released and export it, or to buy the galaxy nexus now. It's kinda disappointing that its almost the same screen as the nexus, and the back of it looks like SHI*.

MrKnitty said:
I felt certain things can be better but that eye recognition & pop out player was amazing to me (if you can do it with all videos like YouTube, etc.) I'll sell my other SII today...
But I might hold off til they get a 1080p display because I'm not jumping ship for a 720p display
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On a 4.8in screen, I don't think the eye can determine the difference between 1080p and 720p. The difference is literally microscopic. On a 60inch TV you can for sure tell the difference though.

I was impressed with the eye sleep option, liked the continuous flash that determines the best photo. Like that you can pick up the phone while texting and it automatically calls someone. Also like the quad core processor. It apparently has gotten impressive benchmark scores. The ICS with touchwiz looked pretty good to me, along with the additional toggles as well. All in all I was happy with what they released.

Honestly, it would be my absolute dream phone if only it had two things: a NOTIFICATION LIGHT/LED, and of course AOSP. Fortunately, one of those can be fixed with ongoing development, but BLN just doesn't quite fill the void for me. I miss that notification light. :/ otherwise, I like the curvy simplicity of it, and the dark blue finish rather than flat black is a nice choice!
-the ultimate black dragon-

Chochiwpg said:
On a 4.8in screen, I don't think the eye can determine the difference between 1080p and 720p. The difference is literally microscopic. On a 60inch TV you can for sure tell the difference though.
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Even on a 60 inch screen it is nearly impossible to tell. Its just all part of marketing and wanting to have the "best"
As far as the phone, I am honestly not that impressed, I think the GN is still the better choice, sure it may have nice specs and all, but when it cokes down to it. We need a phone that will have the latest software and this will he no different than the pickle we're in right now. We'll be behind again in about 3 months with next OS. Nexus all the way for me from now on.
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Hmmm... just got an awesome idea to make money of this phone... so I know will love this phone except of course the plastic feeling so I m about to invest in making ceramic or metal back covers... looks like I m finally gonna be rich... mwahahaha
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Chochiwpg said:
On a 4.8in screen, I don't think the eye can determine the difference between 1080p and 720p. The difference is literally microscopic. On a 60inch TV you can for sure tell the difference though.
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I know but you know its coming out and imma be first in line with a 7-11 chili dog

Not impressed..... Going to hold off for the new nexus instead.

Of course, samsung did a great job; however, i think ill just be sticking with my gs2 for now. In the US, it'll most probably get a Qualcomm dual core processor so besides a few improvements from the gs2, its nothing major. but definitely a nice phone!

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I dont feel theres nearly enough improvements to justify upgrading sure would be fun to have something new tho haha

im torn, I like alot of the new feature the phone offers, but the phone looks like a nexus/gs2, nothing drastic like we all hoped for. Kind of like a iphone 4s imo. What do you guys think about the upcoming nexus phone? that might be the game changer, since rumors has it that it will be a upgraded version of the s3.
when does google usually unveil the nexus phones? at their google io thing in june?
just my 2 cents

Disappointed
Overall - disappointing.
Great performance and features - absolutely!. 2100mA battery should = longer usage times (even with 4 faster cores). HD res is great. Improved UI. Some very nifty accessories. 8mp camera is fine as improved software & performance makes the picture - though Carl Zeiss optics would have been great.
4.8 screen getting too big for a phone. Was hoping for an ultra thin bezel hence reducing size.
But pentile matrix? Heavier? Thicker? No quality materials? Old Mali GPU? No LTE? 1Gb RAM? And featureless design? Very, very poor for a flagship phone that's meant to be setting the standard...
Heavier I understand (bigger battery weighs more). But there's HD Super Amoled plus on tab7.7 - why pentile here? Competition has phones 6.9mm thick. HTC, Sony, even Motorla & Huawei have better designs (not to mention Apple) and materials. So it's not as if any of this wasn't achievable.
I have a SGS 1 & 2. The S2 was well ahead of the competition, bar materials and uninspiring design. Was looking forward to a groundbreaking S3 on all fronts. It's very good, but good isn't good enough these days.
Samsung needed to tick more boxes to place this phone undisputably out in front leaving others to catch up & not easily surpass.
In no rush to get one now, and possibly might not. Will wait to see the competition - eg: Sony Ion, HTC, even (lord help me) Apple; or maybe wait for SGS4.

masamichi7 said:
Honestly, it would be my absolute dream phone if only it had two things: a NOTIFICATION LIGHT/LED, and of course AOSP. Fortunately, one of those can be fixed with ongoing development, but BLN just doesn't quite fill the void for me. I miss that notification light. :/ otherwise, I like the curvy simplicity of it, and the dark blue finish rather than flat black is a nice choice!
-the ultimate black dragon-
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The GS3 will have the LED Notification light.

DannyB513 said:
The GS3 will have the LED Notification light.
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The international didnt. Do you know if the US variants have a chance of getting the led?
-the ultimate black dragon-

HTC One X vs. Galaxy S III - Camera Comparison (link with pics)

http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one-x/171674-galaxy-siii-one-x-camera-shots-comparison.html

you've got to be ****ting me

Probably not Conclusive, but the General Consensus is......One X camera Kicks S3 Camera's ass.

hello00 said:
you've got to be ****ting me
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I'm not registering just to look at some pics. What's the verdict?

TommUK said:
Probably not Conclusive, but the General Consensus is......One X camera Kicks S3 Camera's ass.
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My thoughts exactly!

BarryH_GEG said:
I'm not registering just to look at some pics. What's the verdict?
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First pic GS3 - Second ONE X.
1.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1LJQHKtWlITUFNCT3ZoNEdKZnc
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1LJQHKtWlITU3pPRW1USDZQaGc
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https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1LJQHKtWlITUl9mZTduWFhTTjQ
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1LJQHKtWlITa0V6Rlp5bmpqYWs
3.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1LJQHKtWlITdFpRSFYydTNTNms
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1LJQHKtWlITNVFSVkxlQjN1NEk
4.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1LJQHKtWlITZ1psUWg3VjRIOVk
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1LJQHKtWlITcnMzdGVET2IzeXM
5.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1LJQHKtWlITb0tEUHAyTTIwaEU
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1LJQHKtWlITbGktSDNjLXE1VXM
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https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1LJQHKtWlITcWNGN1RFOUJfX3M
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1LJQHKtWlITLTdKT1ByTnZHZFE

Also note that the One X's stock camera app is pretty aggressive with the compression. You want full image quality use a third party camera app

leftheodo said:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one-x/171674-galaxy-siii-one-x-camera-shots-comparison.html
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Galaxy s3 can go suck apples...
We don't care about the galaxy s3. There are already a **** ton threads on it.
One X is sexy and that's all that matters.
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twistedh said:
Galaxy s3 can go suck apples...
We don't care about the galaxy s3. There are already a **** ton threads on it.
One X is sexy and that's all that matters.
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Easy man, I'm on your side! This is the first camera comparison between the two phones and the winner is clearly the ONE X.

Could someone post a couple of the Comparison pics on here for me and say which is which?
I'm on my Phone, and Google drive says I need to update my flash player to view the pictures

leftheodo said:
First pic GS3 - Second ONE X.
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Thanks for doing that. I didn't mean for you to have to repost the links because I was too lazy to register on the site.

leftheodo said:
Easy man, I'm on your side! This is the first camera comparison between the two phones and the winner is clearly the ONE X.
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Easy? Easy?!?! Growl!
I suppose we better get used to it, they'll be no end of comparisons while the gs3, HOX and iphone are fighting for top spot.
I'd like to see a gs2 vs gs3 comparison, to see how much they have actually improved.
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BarryH_GEG said:
Thanks for doing that. I didn't mean for you to have to repost the links because I was too lazy to register on the site.
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Not a problem. If I wasn't already registered i would be too lazy to register my self.

One X Camera FTW !

wow seriously. i hope these are accurate representations! Will be pretty happy

Just go here for more info, those links are really annoying lol
Nothing much known about the sensor SGS3 uses. It's S5C73M3 BSI sensor. Whereas HOX uses the Samsung sensor S5K3H2YX. This was one of sensors in SGS2. HOX has the same sensor used in SGS2.
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Indept Camera & Video Details

Both are equally good.

no, they're not equally good. The SGS3 has a yellow tint on it and is significantly less sharp.
Also.. picture quality has little to do with the sensor itself. It has all to do with optics.
(and from a photographers view: putting a 8MP sensor in a phone is bogus as no optics on a phone allow for that resolution on the sensor.)
But.. anyway: The SGS3 has the camera hardware not finalized. This might change until the first units ship. I promise that the yellow tint will dissapear in the SGS3 - but it will stay less sharp than the HOX.
But nevertheless, the HOX is significantly better. Really - and I don't own one but do consider myself a amateur photographer.
And one more thing on the sensor used: In that user review from "boodies" he talks about the sensor of the HOX being the same as in the SGS2. So what? It's just a sensor. The sensor does not get you image quality (read: sharpness). It get's you color accuracy and light sensitivity (together with the aperture).
No sensor can produce image quality (read: sharpness) as this is solely the part of the optics (read: the lenses). Nobody should give a damn about which phone uses which sensor. The images posted here clearly show the results: actual resolution, color accuracy and lighting is waaay better on the HOX.
period. (and I'm not a fan-boy - I look at the pictures alone)
I wish photographers would review smartphone cameras. Smartphone people know some stuff about user interface, CPUs and GPUs - but image quality is the topic of photographers.
Here's a mean statement: Maybe the yellow tint on the SGS3 is compensated by a blueish tint of the AMOLED ?

BarryH_GEG said:
I'm not registering just to look at some pics. What's the verdict?
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I'm uploading photos to my website so will post a link, you won't need to register to view them.
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View Photos Here.
They are NOT full resolution. But a big difference between each photo can be seen.
http://www.htcmobileforum.com/album.php?albumid=1
The links to the full resolution photos is here:
http://www.htcmobileforum.com/showt...-Samsung-Galaxy-III-and-HTC-One-X&p=41#post41

I think it's really too early to judge. Software really matters here - I'll wait at least for the final device. Even HTC improved the camera with update 1.29 and I hope it's keep getting better. Too bad they have such aggressive compression

Screen Difference Discussion

Hello XDA!!!
My sister's boyfriend has the Samsung Galaxy SII Sprint Variation and I noticed that his screen was MUCH more vivid than my own screen. Colors were deepers, more saturated and just overall looked more brilliant.
I checked his settings and both of our screen brightnesses were all the way up.
We both opened our facebook applications and the top of the facebook app where there is a blue bar is much darker and saturated and deeper blue than mine.
Has anyone else seen another variation of the screen? I am concerned for my phone as it may be a hardware issue or it isn't calibrated properly or something.
Please discuss/ respond/ help me out.

I Just compared mine to my buddies ATT SGS 2 and the screens look pretty much the same to me..
When i look at the colors compared to my wifes sensation ours looks super nice..

PJcastaldo said:
I Just compared mine to my buddies ATT SGS 2 and the screens look pretty much the same to me..
When i look at the colors compared to my wifes sensation ours looks super nice..
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That's odd, it is really bugging me that my screen looks more dull than his (I always have to have the best )
Anyone know of a way to recalibrate colors on the screen? I just restored to stock!

Illuminatiii_X said:
That's odd, it is really bugging me that my screen looks more dull than his (I always have to have the best )
Anyone know of a way to recalibrate colors on the screen? I just restored to stock!
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Sprint variant has a color saturation option in their display settings menu. They can set their screen color mode to standard, dynamic, etc. Ours doesn't have that option.
If his was set to a more vivid setting, it would explain the color calibration difference.
Also, our phones use different graphics processing than the Sprint variant, so a comparison doesn't really say much. Galaxy SII is a branding name, the phones are vastly different though.

Is there a way to acquire this option via an app or something?
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rastlin said:
Is there a way to acquire this option via an app or something?
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Nope. It has to do with the Exynos processor in the Sprint/International versions. It was what allowed supercurio to create color calibration tweaks. Our phone has an Adreno 220 gpu and our color profile coding is vastly different.
That difference was part of the reason why Supercurio couldn't complete a quick fix (kernel/app) for color tuning on our device, but could for the Exynos equipped phones.
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You can use something like Screen Adjuster from the play store, but adding color layers will alter your screens black production (or lack thereof rather) and it will kill your battery.
Here's the app, I wouldn't recommend it though.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netmanslab.sa

Edit: accidental repost.

So this is related to the screen lines/blobs issue?

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So this is related to the screen lines/blobs issue?
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Nope, although I have those AND a screen burn in mine this is just discussing diffrences in screens for our sgs2 variants
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all of the sgs2 phones with the snapdragon processor have less intense colors than the exynos ones and the sprint one.
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all of the sgs2 phones with the snapdragon processor have less intense colors than the exynos ones and the sprint one.
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I find it irritating. I wish their was some sort of calibration we could do to saturate screen colors.

Illuminatiii_X said:
I find it irritating. I wish their was some sort of calibration we could do to saturate screen colors.
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Your issue has nothing to with processors. It's the screen itself. Let me guess, yours is manufacturer in Korea right? There's a major thread floating here that discuss this issue alongside the spots, mura, and lines. The batches that are manufactured in China seems to have the improved screen you're looking for. I can bear witness to it myself.
I'm just sayin!

This thread may help you http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18791922
I'm just sayin!

Should I upgrade to tab s?

I love my 2 month old tab pro 8.4, love its pixel density and speed
Does the tab s has a better pixel density? Should I switch to the 10.5
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Same pixel density as Pro (359). Differences are S has super AMOLED screen, 32gb storage, 3gb RAM and Exynos chips.
IDK......not enough of an upgrade to make me spend the cash.

I asked myself the same question. The Tab S doesn't offer anything new that I want, and I dislike how the back side looks. I just want to enjoy the excellent device that I already have. I say get what you think will satisfy you in the long run, or else you will fall into the trap of upgrading to a new tablet every 2-3 months. =/

animedreamer240 said:
I asked myself the same question. The Tab S doesn't offer anything new that I want, and I dislike how the back side looks. I just want to enjoy the excellent device that I already have. I say get what you think will satisfy you in the long run, or else you will fall into the trap of upgrading to a new tablet every 2-3 months. =/
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A few people in another thread who have seen the S model have said that the screen did not look noticeably better than the Pro.

Does s model AMOLED share subpixels like they do on my old galaxy s4? Because that caused letters on screen to have fuzzy little hair.
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sharpehenry said:
Does s model AMOLED share subpixels like they do on my old galaxy s4? Because that caused letters on screen to have fuzzy little hair.
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Rumor has it that it does use subpixels. It's supposedly a AMOLED, not Super AMOLED.
I've always preferred LCD so will be sticking with my Tab Pro 10.1. Though, I'll check out the Tab S today at Best Buy. I hear they have an instore price of $249 on the Tab Pro 8.4. If true, that's one hell of a price for a phenomenal tablet.

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Rumor has it that it does use subpixels.
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Tab S 8.4 is confirmed (at least somewhat, based on the following link - and I've seen it stated as pentile on other websites) to be a pentile display (subpixels); while the Tab S 10.4 is RGB stripe: http://www.anandtech.com/show/8168/samsungs-galaxy-tab-s-105-84-hands-on-with-samsungs-66mm-thin-tablets
Reviews around the web, and opinions on XDA I've read say the AMOLED is not significantly better or worse than the LCD on the Tab Pro models, just "different". Colors are a tad over-saturated, while blacks are a bit more true. If you like/dislike the AMOLED displays on the Samsung phones, your opinion will likely be the same for the Tab S.
Aside from the increased storage and RAM, I don't see this as much of an upgrade. And certainly not willing to buy another device after 2 months.
A bit questionable for Samsung to be releasing such similar devices so close together. I suppose choices are always good. But it gets to the point where they are just over-saturating the market (and maybe that is the intent?) and confusing the customer.

I'm more intrigued with almost double the battery time

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I'm more intrigued with almost double the battery time
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Me too... based on Anand's tests the Tab S has better battery life for video playback than any other tablet currently out including the mighty IPad Air.
I have the Tab Pro and like it as well but the new device rocks with battery life.
I'd like to see application testing though. Video playback is definitely of value (I travel and watch videos) but I rarely spend hours on the tablet for internet use (that's what my computers are for).
However I do read a lot on my tablet and it would be interesting to see how long it lasts compared to the Tab Pro.

RobilarOCN said:
Me too... based on Anand's tests the Tab S has better battery life for video playback than any other tablet currently out including the mighty IPad Air.
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Was a bit intrigued by the comments on battery life, and read the review. Hardly seems like an objective test. The reviewer states that they used a movie with lots of dark scenes which greatly favors the AMOLED screen. So this doesn't tell you much of anything . . . unless you only watch dark movies all the time!
Would have been nice to see more data points, and for various movies to be played.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8197/samsung-galaxy-tab-s-review-105-84inch/3
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yodan4 said:
I'm more intrigued with almost double the battery time
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Where are you seeing double the battery time? Anandtech is showing 50% more for video playback (15 hours versus 10) and less time for internet browsing.