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[masta247]

That LG looks like the SGS3 killer. It probably won't sell as well though, because it's from LG and they don't know a thing about marketing. And the design isn't great too.

 

[masta247]

I played with the One S today again and I think that.. The HTC One S is still the best phone on the market. It might not have SGS3's huge screen "wow" factor but it's the most useful Android tool, and the most complete one. The camera is not perfect (looks like I'm alone with that statement though) and the screen packs pentile matrix (like most Super Amoleds) but the processor, battery life, design and build quality, size, audio etc are all unbeatable, and there are no announced phones that could beat it if it comes to those.
It has its drawbacks but it's so good that I'm considering getting it.

I'm not alone:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/04/18/review-htc-one-s-for-t-mobile-the-future-is-now/

Overall, though, in terms of smoothness and snappiness, you won't find a better-performing Android phone on the market today.

The One S is easily the best smartphone available on T-Mobile today - nothing else comes even close. I also think it's currently the best Android smartphone in the US. Not just because of its amazing design and build quality. Not because of its blazing-fast S4 processor, its laudable battery life, or its class-leading camera.

It's a great phone because all of these things have come together in one device. I can't think of another Android phone that has ever brought this level of fit and finish (and most importantly, usability) to the market, and I can scarcely imagine buying something that doesn't meet the expectations the One S has shown me I can now have of a smartphone.

 

[Pittsey]

where can you get that deal from?

CarPhone Warehouse

 

[Casey]

You guys fell victim to your own inflated expectations. What the fuck did you want? I wanted an SGS2 with a bigger screen and a quad core processor and some cool new features. I personally really dig the design. My cousin has a Transformer Prime and it's responsive as fuck. And this is outdoing it.
the allshare function is dope. The WiDi technology is something I've been waiting for, personally. The camera functionality is improved.

2GB of RAM in that LG device is overkill like the article says.

Anyway, I'm probably not getting the SGS3 though. I'm still in contract on my S2. But I may change my mind when I get to play with one. All in all, I've been wanting a Nexus device so I may wait for that. It'll basically be an S3 anyway since they already said Samsung will again be making the next Nexus.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

You guys fell victim to your own inflated expectations. What the fuck did you want? I wanted an SGS2 with a bigger screen and a quad core processor and some cool new features. I personally really dig the design. My cousin has a Transformer Prime and it's responsive as fuck. And this is outdoing it.
the allshare function is dope. The WiDi technology is something I've been waiting for, personally. The camera functionality is improved.

2GB of RAM in that LG device is overkill like the article says.

Anyway, I'm probably not getting the SGS3 though. I'm still in contract on my S2. But I may change my mind when I get to play with one. All in all, I've been wanting a Nexus device so I may wait for that. It'll basically be an S3 anyway since they already said Samsung will again be making the next Nexus.

I really like the design of the SGS3, too. It looks very organic and natural. Not the best design, but actually still very nice. Something a little different.

It also seems that Samsung or Google have patented a new slide out QWERTY mechanism for the next Nexus device::
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/blog/1350205/slideout_qwerty_google_nexus_in_the_works.html

 

[Casey]

I really like the design of the SGS3, too. It looks very organic and natural. Not the best design, but actually still very nice. Something a little different.

It also seems that Samsung or Google have patented a new slide out QWERTY mechanism for the next Nexus device::
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/blog/1350205/slideout_qwerty_google_nexus_in_the_works.html

Wow. If they could pull off a slim, high-end Android device with large HD screen and a qwerty, I'd buy it.

 

[ARon]

That LG phone looks like shit

 

[ARon]

I think Im going to get the s3 though. Might be a little disappointed, pentile...chip even though that isn' a big deal, but I've been holding on to this mytouch 4g way too long.

 

[Pittsey]

I think Im going to get the s3 though. Might be a little disappointed, pentile...chip even though that isn' a big deal, but I've been holding on to this mytouch 4g way too long.

I'm going to pick it up too. Still disappointed. And I don't think 2GB RAM is an over kill.... But like Casey says, and I also said earlier, my Transformer Prime is plenty fast enough. Nothing has come near testing it yet.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

Ah, i'm stuck for choice. But even then, I think I'd be happy with the Galaxy Nexus. From certain videos of people using it, I have seen very very slight lags.

 

[ARon]

Man the s3 is so damn ugly though...if there was ever a time I wanted US carriers to fuck with a phone this is it lol

 

[ARon]

Here is a really good article about the design

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...irst-smartphone-designed-entirely-by-lawyers/

It touches a little on ow stupid these patents are. It really takes a look at the design though which is cool. And no, no one really believes this shit was designed by lawyers

 

[masta247]

Yeah, the design sucks. I expected, well - something better. I was hoping for the design to be far better so this and the A9 chip and the pentile matrix came as the biggest disappointments, with the pentile matrix being by far the smallest one. The new HTC phone design - despite having relatively huge bezels is state of the art in comparison.
I'm still curious about camera, battery life and audio tests.

Perhaps I expected too much but on another hand being fair this is the worst Galaxy S phone for its time.

 

[Casey]

I like the S3 design more than the HTC designs. What did you guys want it to look like?

 

[masta247]

All mockups were better imho:

The real thing:

 

[Flipmo]

I'm not crazy about the white model, but the dark blue one has a nice finish to it.

 

[masta247]

Yeah, the blue one is acceptable. But.. for some reason it reminds me of this phone:

It was "inspired by nature" as well.

 

[Flipmo]

No, that one is inspired by my ballsack.

If I do pick up the GS3, it's blue for sure.

 

[masta247]

Yeah the more I look at it the more I accept that it's not bad. If the battery, audio and camera turn out good.. I might think about picking it.

 

[ARon]

It is though. The bottom corners do not have an attractive curve to them. It's really the bottom that makes it look like shit