ok,so I decided to get an S3 after a long confusion between it and the gnex but I'm still not sure which color should I get.I've seen both colors in reality and surprisingly,they both look much better in real life than in pics.I like both but I want to get the white 1 for a change since I never had a white phone.I'm just wondering if anyone with a white S3 got any problems with it like color fading/scratches on the brushed metal sides/button light or notification-LED bleeding into the screen or any other problems.
IDK about the white since i dont have one, but im sure as heck no one complains about the blue : D
Yeah, it isn't blue....
Seriously though, I own both colours. There is no noticeable difference in how they work, its just the colour... Get your preference...
There are many colours to choose now.
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I got the white because I can't wait for anything, wasn't that keen to start with but now I'm really happy with it. I think it looks a quite classy now. I think I even prefer it over the blue... sorry blue fans :laugh:
i'm on white my only complain is the touch keys it leaks speacially at night it's very bright
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My first white phone ... love it. It looks good and even the white glow from the capacitive keys I think is a nice touch whether it be on purpose or not. I dig it.
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bordikun said:
only complain is the touch keys it leaks speacially at night it's very bright
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Coreym said:
even the white glow from the capacitive keys
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Just to be clear so there is no confusion for the OP. The "bleeding" is not into the screen its self but into where its white around the screen. And like Coreym said, it adds to the phone IMO, makes the whole white bezel glow. Not a problem for me.
bordikun said:
i'm on white my only complain is the touch keys it leaks speacially at night it's very bright
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just disable the led light
Aimara said:
just disable the led light
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I don't think you can.. not the LED capacitive keys
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Loads of colors now available but I think white is the classy choice
OK,it seems that there aren't any problems with it except the button bleed(which doesn't bleed into the screen) but I can just disable the lights,or keep it cuz I might like it Thanks all,can't wait to get my hands on it
I bought the white yesterday. I'm loving it (except for the massive battery drain, it's the same as mi iPhone 3G).
Didn't like the blue colour, so went for the white. It's gorgeous.
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I don't think you can.. not the LED capacitive keys
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You can under display - led duration
(On omega ROM anyway)
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No real problems at all with the white, and I think the blue with the curved edges do make it look a little too cheap for my liking, especially on the back cover.
Settings > display > touch key light duration > always off
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Settings > display > touch key light duration > always off
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Ha.. that's awesome.. I forgot ever seeing that. Thanks mate!
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Coreym said:
Ha.. that's awesome.. I forgot ever seeing that. Thanks mate!
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I disabled the lights too, every 3 seconds they went off... very annoying.
I have blue, my partner has white. Personally the white one looks cheaper with the back light of the soft buttons shining outside of the button stencil, but it sure as hell is sexy as fook.
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Blue is best period
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Hi guys
On my SGS2 when the touch buttons are lite part of the light seeps through the gap of the hard button. Does anyone else have this?
I can only see it when it's pretty dark but its very annoying.
I don't have this :s
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Yeah, I have it too, but it's not too bad and only visible from certain angles and in a dark room.
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Yeah I sometimes have itbut almost rarely, and like the other guy said only from certain angles when I'm looking for it. I put pressure on the button in that direction and it disappears usually
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Ive got this very slightly on the right hand side. I also notice when im reading a web page with a black background the very bottom left has a white spot/pixel, it goes away when you start scrolling. Anyone else got the same problem?
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Glad im not the only one who has this. Worth returning over?
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Personally It doesn't bother me, its hard to notice and even when I can see it, its really tiny. So to me not a problem
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Im guessing you have Optus stock as well?
When you look at the touch button straight on can you see the light?
Mine has the same issue but i dont care.
I can only see it when I'm using the phone when it's completely dark
My wife has a mole but shes still beautiful, can we not get a little obsessed with perfection with our phones? It is after all the slimmest, lightest, dual core power house smart phone out there....forgive its quirks?
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My phone did this at first but it went away after a couple weeks as the home button got better seated through use. Definitely not worth returning over.
same here, right hand side!
this was the reason for me to switch off the button lights in settings. looks better anyway
It has to be pretty dark...
didnt realise you could turn the light off
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send it back, complain to samsung, demand they redesign the handset!
erm...
This will make it heavier and bulkier!!!
Happens to mine and there is NO PROBLEM with it. Be happy!
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This will make it heavier and bulkier!!!
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And more expensive. All these perfectly good handsets getting returned for new ones have to be paid for somehow.
I switched mine off looks so much better, per sonly I wish it was all black like the nexus s, i think that looks so sexy
Have it too, but dont matter !! I am a perfectionist too ( 620 euros it is for a phone !! ) but i think... i mean ... returning it for this????
If it is same as anyone elses in here its BARELY visible and you should try to find it again.. enjoy your phone. ( there are great chances of getting a same unit back, cause its a design thing i think )
Hey,
have it as well. But I don't really mind.
briko78
ministig said:
Ive got this very slightly on the right hand side. I also notice when im reading a web page with a black background the very bottom left has a white spot/pixel, it goes away when you start scrolling. Anyone else got the same problem?
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Hi Ministig
I've got the white spot/pixel issue,only noticed it when I was looking at another site which had a very dark blue background
Miss Diva
how bright are your capacitive buttons? Mine seem a lot dimmer compared to my skyrocket I had. also I noticed my middle home button is a little dimmer compared to the other 3. should be an issue or leave it alone? Other than that it works perfect
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Mondingo said:
how bright are your capacitive buttons? Mine seem a lot dimmer compared to my skyrocket I had. also I noticed my middle home button is a little dimmer compared to the other 3. should be an issue or leave it alone? Other than that it works perfect
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Mine are much brighter and more evenly lit than my Captivate, sooo .
i believe your brightness/power saving options also affect the capacitive brightness... i would do a test at night and adjust your brightness and see!
My first phone I bought they are bright! My second one, a little dim oh well.
I have my capacitive buttons only light up in the dark. No need in well lit scenarios for them to be lit.
The white note capacitive backlighting kind of bleeds through the surrounding area so that's kind of ugly. Oh well I can live.
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Why did you have to get a second phone?
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My first phone I bought they are bright! My second one, a little dim oh well.
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Mine seem just as bright on my white note as they were on my white skyrocket.
my note has a bit of a dim home. I went to the store to exchange it but they said that the demo had the same problem and a couple other white phones so I guess its common
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I have my capacitive buttons only light up in the dark. No need in well lit scenarios for them to be lit.
The white note capacitive backlighting kind of bleeds through the surrounding area so that's kind of ugly. Oh well I can live.
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Yeah that bleed is lame, it's about the only thing I don't like about the phone. I just turned the buttons off. After a few days of playing with it I know where they're at.
The SkyRocket lights up more of a bluish white. While my note lights up white/tan color, its bright but i liked the illuminated color of the SkyRocket. It reminds me of LED shades.
-On another NOTE, Samsung goes 5.3"
Wish mine was as bright a my Skyrocket.
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Mine seem just as bright on my white note as they were on my white skyrocket.
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I too went back to the store. I looked at theit demo as well,and the home button was the same as mine. I guess some are better than others. They just better last. And not go out after my 30 days are up.
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my note has a bit of a dim home. I went to the store to exchange it but they said that the demo had the same problem and a couple other white phones so I guess its common
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Does anyone else find that the:
Menu
Home
Back
Search
Light up extremely freaking bright? Or is it just me Is there anyway to control their intensity?
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Does anyone else find that the:
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Home
Back
Search
Light up extremely freaking bright? Or is it just me Is there anyway to control their intensity?
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there is some bleeding yes but that would have to be modified by whoever will make custom kernels
I notice this too, I think its just because of the similar color of led and face color. I'm sure its not as noticeable on the carbon blue. Slight side effect of such a great color.
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Yea, did not have that issue with my blue one. I swapped it out for the white one yesterday.
I was jealous of my girlfriends white Note. Just turned the lights off. Issue fixed for now.
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Yea, did not have that issue with my blue one. I swapped it out for the white one yesterday.
I was jealous of my girlfriends white Note. Just turned the lights off. Issue fixed for now.
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I did the opposite...I swapped to the carbon one because the bleed bothered me.
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Does anyone else find that the:
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Home
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Light up extremely freaking bright? Or is it just me Is there anyway to control their intensity?
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If you think that's bad you should see the white skyrocket. Now that was bright. Gnote is no where near as bright as the skyrocket. I think the skyrocket uses some kind of LED lighting which if you can get pass how bright it is, it looks a lot better.
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If you think that's bad you should see the white skyrocket. Now that was bright. Gnote is no where near as bright as the skyrocket. I think the skyrocket uses some kind of LED lighting which if you can get pass how bright it is, it looks a lot better.
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I actually noticed them in the AT&T store. I figured it was a Samsung issue. I just turned off the lights. Don't really need them anyways.
This is a problem? Really??? Not trying to be an A-hole but I didn't notice it at all. The Beast needs bright lights! lol
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This is a problem? Really??? Not trying to be an A-hole but I didn't notice it at all. The Beast needs bright lights! lol
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LOL.. On some phones it's kinda overkill.. Just a stray bright light in the corner of your eye when you're looking at the screen.
Could someone who owns a blue s3 please make a photo to show me once and for all which colour it really has now?
There are a lot of rumours that colour is kind of grey now (i would love it) with kind of blue frame (would not like it) and kind of violet Home button (would hate it).
THX in advance
Erm.....blue lol
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Erm.....blue lol
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwlPN3dlJz0&feature=player_embedded
does not look very blue, does it?
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwlPN3dlJz0&feature=player_embedded
does not look very blue, does it?
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That is the limited edition "purple peanut"
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I really like that color, the one from the video that is.
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That is the limited edition "purple peanut"
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No, its pebble blue...
In all the videos the S3 looks black. I got to hold a blue one in my hands and it looks like a dark but at the same time light shade of blue. This is as accurate as it gets.
http://whatlaptop.techradar.com/files/2012/05/Samsung-Crop.jpg
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In all the videos the S3 looks black. I got to hold a blue one in my hands and it looks like a dark but at the same time light shade of blue. This is as accurate as it gets.
http://whatlaptop.techradar.com/files/2012/05/Samsung-Crop.jpg
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I love this crome-blue shinny finish of the S3...the image shows it very well...
Check this out - Might be a new version of the S3
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/04/galaxy-s-iii-new-color/
It's going to be one of those finishes that will look different depending on how the light hits it. Blue - grey - purple, it will al hit shades of all those hues.
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Mighty_X said:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwlPN3dlJz0&feature=player_embedded
does not look very blue, does it?
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Looks pretty blue to me....hence the names when the devices were previewed in Earls Court....Marble white and Pebble blue lol
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Blacksceada said:
No, its pebble blue...
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Thank you for telling me this absolutely not obvious information. Very kind of you
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Do you have this on your screen guys? A
Small black circle tint visible on blaxk background.. i cant take picture of it as it is not visible when shot on cam
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No not at all.
I always have a black background.
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this is common on most super amoled screen not to worry about
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Its only visible on night with very low brightness using a dimmer app you can notice it if you have a black back ground
. Its a small circle black..which is very noticable like a black tint which bothers me a lot..
Have you experience this guy
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Crest+ said:
Its only visible on night with very low brightness using a dimmer app you can notice it if you have a black back ground
. Its a small circle black..which is very noticable like a black tint which bothers me a lot..
Have you experience this guy
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Yep there is a topic on it in general section I think. "ink marks" or something. Personally I think it is not a major problem. I have 2 or 3 tiny spots but most of the time we don't use the phone in a pitch black environment, nor are we looking at a pure black screen (how often do you spend in the homescreen?). It would however be an issue if it was noticable during movies, games etc, where the viewing experience is paramount
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Yep there is a topic on it in general section I think. "ink marks" or something. Personally I think it is not a major problem. I have 2 or 3 tiny spots but most of the time we don't use the phone in a pitch black environment, nor are we looking at a pure black screen (how often do you spend in the homescreen?). It would however be an issue if it was noticable during movies, games etc, where the viewing experience is paramount
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Yes true, it would be an issue if it was visible while watching movies and such.. but question is how long should this ink spot last compare to the other parts of the screen?
What does this ink indicate?
Yes I have them and it annoys me. And I don't understand why people defend it and say it's okay, we've all paid a lot of money for these phones how is it okay or acceptable to have black dots all over the screen? Yes it's only under very specific conditions but that's not the point, it is extremely annoying watching movies when they fade to black, when in the app launcher under dark conditions. And it's not just 1 or 2 small dots it's like someone broke a black pen and flicked it all over the screen.
It's just the way how the amoled is made. Every amoled has it. Don't worry. U won't notice that after while
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It's just the way how the amoled is made. Every amoled has it. Don't worry. U won't notice that after while
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I've only had the phone a few days now so I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt since everything I've read is saying you get used to it but...... It's there..... There are dots on the screen every time there's black, how do you get used to that? I understand every AMOLED screen has it but don't you think that if it's that big a problem then the screens aren't ready for prime time and need to improved? I've found myself using white everywhere when black is what saves battery on an AMOLED screen and black looks good on an AMOLED screen but I can't stand the dots.
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It's just the way how the amoled is made. Every amoled has it. Don't worry. U won't notice that after while
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I don't now what you are saying by "Every amoled has it."
Because my and my girlfriend don't have it.
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Yes I have them and it annoys me. And I don't understand why people defend it and say it's okay, we've all paid a lot of money for these phones how is it okay or acceptable to have black dots all over the screen? Yes it's only under very specific conditions but that's not the point, it is extremely annoying watching movies when they fade to black, when in the app launcher under dark conditions. And it's not just 1 or 2 small dots it's like someone broke a black pen and flicked it all over the screen.
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I feel the same way bro..
We paid for the right price but what can we do? Samsung got the last laugh..
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I have it too, annoying to know they're there but not that big of a deal in every day use. Still buggers me every once in awhile tho.