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[masta247]

How has AMOLED technology changed since the S1?

Not much. It's more efficient, brighter and slightly less saturated to make it look a bit more natural.

I hate the fact that you get charged for incoming calls in the US too. I think it's the only place that does that, and it's really stupid.

 

[dilla]

Yeah, only one carrier here does free incoming calls: US Cellular. My parents had them for 12 years before they finally switched to Sprint for the iPhone. The incoming call perk wasn't all that it was made out to be when they couldn't leave the Midwest without being charged roaming. It was a regional carrier, so prices were a bit lower, but it became a hassle when travelling.

 

[masta247]

http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-announces-exynos-5-dual-worlds-first-cortex-a15-based-soc/

<3

 

[ARon]

Crazy how long it took them to actually announce it considering how long we've been talking about it. s4 is 28nm isn't it?

Also, this is why you should wait to get a new phone

 

[masta247]

Yeah S4 is 28nm.
It's going to be less energy efficient, unless Samsung do magic to it (their quad core Exynos A9 is doing really good in SGS3, but A15 needs more power).

I suppose the 1,7ghz A15 Exynos will perform like ~30% faster (CPU) than the popular dual core S4 1,5ghz. Because of faster GPU it should directly compete with Snapdragon S4 Pro dual cores that are coming out soon.

I think it's not going to show up in any phones anytime soon. We'll be lucky to see a phone rocking that chipset by the end of this year.

 

[dilla]

I will be leaving the States again in January for another four months, but after that I should be back in April in the States for good. So while I can see why not getting a new phone for September-December is a good idea since I won't be able to use it for four months after four months of using it, but I don't want these four months to be a chore when I'm home and I don't want to use this aging BlackBerry which won't allow me to communicate with people not in the US.

But I may have to wait it out if it means getting a better phone next April and not having four months of not using my phone as technology flies by it.

 

[dilla]

Does anyone have multiple GMail accounts? I'll be making a more "professional" one to use in the future and still keep my personal one for friends and registering. But I'm curious as to whether you can add multiple GMail accounts to one phone and if it ever interferes with each other.

 

[masta247]

I think Google want you to have 1 Gmail account. Technically you can check your secondary email address and that's as much as you can do - your phone is still tied to the main Google account.

 

[dilla]

I think Google want you to have 1 Gmail account. Technically you can check your secondary email address and that's as much as you can do - your phone is still tied to the main Google account.

So I won't get notifications for my second one? Isn't there an option in the "Account" menu which will still let me add another GMail account? I just need it for email, not to register apps I download with.

That sucks.

 

[Cooper]

Does anyone have multiple GMail accounts? I'll be making a more "professional" one to use in the future and still keep my personal one for friends and registering. But I'm curious as to whether you can add multiple GMail accounts to one phone and if it ever interferes with each other.

I have 2. Most Google apps (eg. Music) ask me which one to use.

 

[Pittsey]

Also.... You can "harvest" emails from other accounts using gmail.

 

[masta247]

I have 2. Most Google apps (eg. Music) ask me which one to use.

Oh I didn't know. Back in the Android 1.5 days I had to use one Gmail address and "harvest" emails from the other account via the e-mail app.

 

[Pittsey]

About to install this on my repaired S3. It was the main PCB, apparently.

The main idea behind SuperNexus is to provide Vanilla Android experience just like Google's Nexus devices to other devices. A lot of under the hood improvements were done to Vanilla Android to get the best user experience. SuperNexus is entirely built from Google's AOSP Source. SuperNexus is very light too as there are no 3rd party apps (ZERO Bloatware).

Big thanks to TeamHacksung (Donate To Them) as I'm using their Device Tree and Patches in this ROM. Thanks to CyanogenMod Team (CM) and TeamKang (AOKP) as many features are cherry-picked from their source code.

System Details:

• Android Jelly Bean 4.1.1 (JRO03H - Android-4.1.1_r3)
• Latest CM Kernel
• All Jelly Bean Features and Apps (Nothing excluded from AOSP)
• No Visual Changes!
• Stock Jelly Bean Look and Feel
• This will turn your Samsung Galaxy S III into a Jelly Bean'ed Galaxy Nexus
  

ROM Features:

• Fully Deodexed
• Zipaligned APKs
• Rooted (Super SU)
• BusyBox Installed
• No 3rd Party App
• ZERO Bloatware
• Official Jelly Bean Bootanimation (From Official Galaxy Nexus Android 4.1.1 Factory Image)
• Init.d Support
• Bash & Nano Support
• Native SIP/VOIP Support
• EXT4 File System Optimizations
• Boot Animation Performance Enhancements
• Galaxy S III Device Settings as an App
• Extended Power Menu (Reboot, Recovery & Download Options)
• Zero-Shutter-Lag In Camera App
• Powerkey Camera Shutter (Click Power Button To Capture Image/Video in Camera App)
• Device Hardware Information (Settings>About Device>Hardware Information)
• T9 Dialer Functionality (Smart Dialer)
• Landscape Dialer Support
• Increased Tab Limit in Stock Browser From 16 To 64
• Huge APN & SPN List
• Tweaked Progress Spinners Values (Silky Smooth Loading Spinners)
• Allowed Any File-Type To Be Downloaded
• Allowed Installation Of Apps From Unknown Sources By Default
• Disabled Data Roaming By Default

Known Issues

• Wi-Fi tethering is semi-broken
• Memory Leak (Whenever you feel the device is getting slower, just reboot the device and should work fine.)
• exFAT Formatted SD Cards (Format your SD Card in FAT32 and it will work)
• Found one ? Report it.

 

[masta247]

Looks good but I'd wait for them to fix the Memory Leak.

 

[Pittsey]

Looks good but I'd wait for them to fix the Memory Leak.

I'm using it. Hoping I only have to reboot once a day. Hoping I won't have to wipe if when he fixes the issues.

 

[dilla]

Random, interesting article: http://mashable.com/2012/08/09/google-employee-death-benefits/

 

[THEV1LL4N]

I ordered the SGS3 (White) for my mum today:

100 mins, unlimited texts, 1.5GB data. Free handset. 24 month contract (£26/month.

3 months free (via redemption) - Effective cost over 24 months = £22.75/month.

She's upgrading from a HTC Wildfire (stuck on FroYo with Sense UI) - so you can imagine the difference.

 

[masta247]

That's a great deal. Sounds like a super-huge upgrade for your mum too

 

[THEV1LL4N]

That's a great deal. Sounds like a super-huge upgrade for your mum too

Yea, it made me really happy inside when she told me that she was excited to get a new phone. She's going to love the S3 and this will be her second Android phone. My dad will take the Wildfire, so that'll be his second one too. I'll sell the Samsung Galaxy Portal online.

I was suggesting alternatives such as the HTC One S and the SGS2. She wanted the S2 initially, but we came across the S3 deal and she wants a phone that is a little futureproot (i.e. in this case SGS2 will be very old in 24 months time).

Also, I get 1000 Nectar reward points through the website, so that's £5 credit (to use in a range of online or high street stores) for making the contract purchase.

 

[Pittsey]

That's a great deal. Sounds like a super-huge upgrade for your mum too

I pay £28 a month.

Free handset.
600 mins
Unlimited Texts
1 GB data