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When was the expected date? Same size?

It will be a 4.35“ screen and release jume.
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blacks10 said:
When was the expected date? Same size?
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Too early for any rumors son
OptimusLove said:
It will be a 4.35“ screen and release jume.
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They won't make it smaller than their current Galaxy S3
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It'll release on 12/12/12 and it will feature a 7.4" screen.
Trust me. I'm legit.
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Rly...
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I think its too ealry to worry about it lets wait and see what is sammy upto
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i hope it has the same display size as the S2.

It will have 4 Gb RAM, 128Gb Internal memory, 4,8 Super Full HD Amoled 2 screen, 6mm thin, Quad Core processor clocked to 2,1Ghz, Android 5.0, battery is 4000mAh. Trust me. Samsung told me.

eddydc1 said:
It will have 4 Gb RAM, 128Gb Internal memory, 4,8 Super Full HD Amoled 2 screen, 6mm thin, Quad Core processor clocked to 2,1Ghz, Android 5.0, battery is 4000mAh. Trust me. Samsung told me.
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6mm thin and 4000mah battery.
Trololololol
Not even the thinnest lithium polymer of the face of the Earth could pack that much juice
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raclimja said:
6mm thin and 4000mah battery.
Trololololol
Not even the thinnest lithium polymer of the face of the Earth could pack that much juice
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Well, its not Li-Po battery.. They are using new technology

Since we know what S4 gona be, let's talk about S5 guys

whenever it is coming out, i wish they would hurry up!

chaki- said:
Since we know what S4 gona be, let's talk about S5 guys
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Released on 4/4/2013
Will feature a 10.5" screen.
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eddydc1 said:
It will have 4 Gb RAM, 128Gb Internal memory, 4,8 Super Full HD Amoled 2 screen, 6mm thin, Quad Core processor clocked to 2,1Ghz, Android 5.0, battery is 4000mAh. Trust me. Samsung told me.
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Man you made me laugh so hard!!!! Good one ....
You forgot to mention flexible and unbreakable display!

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Worth getting S2?

I would would like to know of it is worth getting a Galaxy S2? Would it be durable? Is rooting as simple as flashing a kernal? I'm considering if I should upgrade to this from a desire z.
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i would wait for the Galaxy SIII to come if it was me, but if you get the SII, you won't be dissapointed.
Rooting IS EXACTLY like flashing a kernel (CF-Root, uses Odin). It's really easy.
And SII is a great smartphone, gets a LOT of development and it's really popular, so it will be supported for a long time imo.
Yes if you don't want to wait for the SGS3. Rooting SGS devices so far have been the easiest. Flash CF Root, job done.
Unlocked bootloaders are a plus on the SGS line unlike some other phones...
It's still a powerful phone and will last you for a while yet.
Yes!!u wont regret it
It's a very good phone although Samsung customer service leaves a lot to be desired . I had a problem with the phone not charging and took it to Sammy
They said it was moisture damage and they could not fix it. Thought they were talking rubbish so opened it up myself and found that one of the plugs was a bit loose. Fixed it and been working fine since. One thing I do have to add is that if you will be spending so much money on this then you should root it to make full use of it
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Do u have any idea what the specs of the galaxy s3 would be?
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Do u have any idea what the specs of the galaxy s3 would be?
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The Beast would have the following features
DISPLAY: Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.6 inches (~319 ppi pixel density)
Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass
- TouchWiz UI v4.0
MEMORY: Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal: 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM
CPU: Quad-core 1.4 GHz
Honestly its more like a galaxy nexus but with slightly better specs.
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don't hestiate
don't hestiate, buy and enjoy SII. i'm really happy with my Sii until now. Using from May 2011 and never see others devices better than Sii until now. Sorry for my poor English.
Far easier than the Desire Z anyway. No commands at all. All I did was flash a rooted ROM through ODIN then flashed CWM and flashed the ROM I wanted. But I wouldn't suggest getting one now, the S3 is around the corner. Most likely to be comparable to the HTC One X, if not drastically better.
I honestly don't like the HTC One X. It doesn't fit for my uses. It doesn't have external battery and memory card. As I also don't like sense. As I have helped friends to root Samsung phones, they seem quite easy. My main concern is that the phone wont last me long as I seem to have a habit to drop my phone. What preventive measures can I take to not crack the screen?
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bigboxrate said:
S3 is not so reliable, battery issues will do great harm
So S2 is the perfect choice
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doubt it mate; the S3 will have better battery life than the S2 I can guarantee it.
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beaver2233 said:
doubt it mate; the S3 will have better battery life than the S2 I can guarantee it.
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Haha perhaps I should get a galaxy note then? It has a big battery.
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knightslay2 said:
I would would like to know of it is worth getting a Galaxy S2? Would it be durable? Is rooting as simple as flashing a kernal? I'm considering if I should upgrade to this from a desire z.
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Yes but you may consider waiting for the S3 which probably will be released on 2nd May or 3rd May
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Haha perhaps I should get a galaxy note then? It has a big battery.
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do what ya want? though my statement still stands, with new technology (screen and processors) - comes less power consumption (plus the added bonus of a larger battery capacity, yes).
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Galaxy Note 2 out in June!!

I just heard from a very reliable source... (well who knows.. the hotel front desk check in woman In Singapore who has a Galaxy Note but who's friend works for Samsung and is v senior ) that the Note 2 will he released in June and is based on the Galaxy S3 platform!
RumorMill!
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June? This june? I highly doubt it..
circuit.007 said:
June? This june? I highly doubt it..
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Even if its out in June we won't see it till Feb march 2013
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Let's hope for a 1080p screen this time. I love the screen size of the note but I miss having over 300dpi. Let's hope for a better processor too.
Oh well of Samsung release it in june, we probably will be waiting until september for the american version (which would make perfect sense for a launching date.)
She was adamant. Knew everything about the new device.
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If it is, it won't be a us note. It will be a international note which we won't see for at least another year. Samsung has the note coming to T-Mobile with no release date yet and possibly another carrier, to release a 2nd note right after these come out wouldn't be good business sense for them
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mark1s said:
Let's hope for a 1080p screen this time. I love the screen size of the note but I miss having over 300dpi. Let's hope for a better processor too.
Oh well of Samsung release it in june, we probably will be waiting until september for the american version (which would make perfect sense for a launching date.)
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Your eyes cant even see anything over 300 dpi.....
mark1s said:
Let's hope for a 1080p screen this time. I love the screen size of the note but I miss having over 300dpi. Let's hope for a better processor too.
Oh well of Samsung release it in june, we probably will be waiting until september for the american version (which would make perfect sense for a launching date.)
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My God I know!! 284dpi is so lame!!
*rollyseyes*
...new note out before fall? Don't hold your breath people.
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mark1s said:
Let's hope for a 1080p screen this time. I love the screen size of the note but I miss having over 300dpi. Let's hope for a better processor too.
Oh well of Samsung release it in june, we probably will be waiting until september for the american version (which would make perfect sense for a launching date.)
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for a LONG time samsung wouldnt make LCD tv's under 40'' with 1080p because you could not tell the difference on that size of a screen
Unless it has a quad core and lte I'm not interested
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Theoriginalgiga said:
Unless it has a quad core and lte I'm not interested
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Even if its the new Snapdragon ARM15 28nm processor it would be a huge upgrade. In some benchmarking test the dual core Qualcomm beats the new Nvidia Tegra 3 chip. Though I am excited to see how the new Exynos quadcore processor does.
erick161 said:
My God I know!! 284dpi is so lame!!
*rollyseyes*
...new note out before fall? Don't hold your breath people.
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Well, compared to the Galaxy Nexus screen or to the One X, yes 284dpi is lame when you're reading. I know that 1080p is alot and probably useless but huh technology lol
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Well, compared to the Galaxy Nexus screen or to the One X, yes 284dpi is lame when you're reading. I know that 1080p is alot and probably useless but huh technology lol
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If you think you can honestly see the difference between 284dpi and 316dpi...more power to you. The fact you KNOW the nexus has a higher DPI makes you think you miss it. Side by side you aren't going to see a difference...and certainly not enough to bother you when reading...
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Note isn't 320 dpi?
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I doubt the note 2 will be released until late this year if not early 2013
It wouldn't make sense
Maybe just announcement?
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The note 2 might be announced a few months after the s3. Thats my guess...
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
Give me a quad core with 2gb Ram and I will be happy
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Note isn't 320 dpi?
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Its 284dpi
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Human eyes can see 300+ DPI. It just depends at what distance you're looking at it. There's a formula around somewhere where you can calculate at what distance you can no longer see the individual pixels for a given resolution. But while I'm laying in bed and reading, I can still see the individual pixels even on my old iPhone 4. There's a huge different between 326 DPI or whatever it is on the i4 and the 284 on the Note.

Will You Upgrade In The Future?

So, I have been using my SGS3 for about 6 weeks and I am loving it. This phone is loaded with so much technology that I can not really see what more I would need in a phone.
1.4 dual core CPU
2GB memory
LTE
GPS
Music and video player
Gorgeous 4.8" screen
Will this not last me a few years? This phone will not be obsolete any time soon.
What more would I really need in a phone? I know in the future phones will have more stuff built into them, but to what end? I can actually see myself using this phone until it is dead.
I know there are people who upgrade to the latest and greatest every time something new comes out, but the average person does not. So, will you upgrade to what ever comes out next , and if so, why? Or will you keep your phone for a while?
For those who will upgrade, what would you like to see in the next phone that the S3 does not already have? Coffee maker? Juice squeezer? Clothes Iron? Hamburger maker? Nail polish applier?
Ian
For me, is simply depends on my budget. If I got the money, I just change whatever best phone comes out
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Well the next generation will finally support USB 3.0 and SATA among other things. I can see my spoiled self upgrading
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I've had the S1 S2 now with the S3, I've already set aside money for the Galaxy S4 next year.
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Well the next generation will finally support USB 3.0 and SATA among other things. I can see my spoiled self upgrading
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this ^ plus there's bound to be a whole host of features... Soon (well I'm hoping) phones will be completely voice controlled. although I quite like the gesture control (someone over in the apps forum has developed something)
There are never "needs" to upgrade just "desires". I will be upgrading if the next phone has HD Super Amoled Plus.
I've had all iphones ... then changed to android with the S2 and now the S3, i'm prepare for iphone 5 or Galaxy S4 ...
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For me, is simply depends on my budget. If I got the money, I just change whatever best phone comes out
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Depending on the design of the next Google Nexus phone, I'll be getting that.
Most likely it will be a Motorola product
It will be obsolete in 15 months. Trust me.
When the S2 was released, about 1 and a half years ago, people said the same thing: it'd the "the phone" for years to come. Now that I've had my S3 for about the same time as you, I look at my old S2 (that I gave to my wife) and think how was I able to use such a tiny screen!
The thing is: our expectations will shift upwards, new technologies will emerge and things we don't even know that exist today are things that a couple years from now we won't be able to live without.
I refrain my self from saying "this will be my phone for xx years", because I am a tech addict, a gadget junkie! I remember clearly that a couple weeks before the release of the S3 I wrote in the XDA S2 forums that I wouldn't spend a dime on moving from my S2 to the S3... until I held it in my hands! I wrote that there is nothing in the S3 that I couldn't have from the S2.... how wrong was I ?
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I've had the S1 S2 now with the S3, I've already set aside money for the Galaxy S4 next year.
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Exactly the same with me
If they make a phone with
- no wake up lag
- no physical home key
- 2 GB RAM
and leave everything else the same as SGS3, I'll buy it immediately.
Galaxy nexus would be a perfect phone for me if it has sd card slot and better SoC at least like s2, now when google put tegra 3 in nexus 7 which performs really well it's obvious that next nexus phone will be equipped like this or even better . So i'm 95% sure Nexus 4 or whatever it's called, will bey next one
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Maybe we should all wait for the s10? With 20gig ram and octocore cpu!
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jody2k said:
Maybe we should all wait for the s10? With 20gig ram and octocore cpu!
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Only for a few months later to have our s10 to be outdated by s11 which has 32GB ram and 16 core CPU?
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Only for a few months later to have our s10 to be outdated by s11 which has 32GB ram and 16 core CPU?
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Jep and when we have this one we will still complain that theres no night vision with it
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Yes I will upgrade it when the next Nexus phone is available regardless of the hardware spec compared to the S3.
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If they make a phone with
- no wake up lag
- no physical home key
- 2 GB RAM
and leave everything else the same as SGS3, I'll buy it immediately.
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Yeah right, in a year or two even 2gb ram might be nothing..people mite even be complaining about the lack of ram then..
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2gb LPDDR3 ram, 12mp camera with xenon flash, [email protected] fps incode/ decode, rgb subpixel pattern better quality display, soc based on ARM Cortex 15, powerful gpu, Higher capacity new gen battery, better quality build materials, etc etc .. for SGS4
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2gb LPDDR3 ram, 12mp camera with xenon flash, [email protected] fps incode/ decode, rgb subpixel pattern better quality display, soc based on ARM Cortex 15, powerful gpu, Higher capacity new gen battery, better quality build materials, etc etc .. for SGS4
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Got a feeling thst a part of this might be used in Note II
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Galaxy Mega 6.3 or 5.8 officially Announced

Samsung just announced Galaxy Mega, either a 5.8 inch screen or a 6.3 if you dont believe check Engadget.com
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So it won't be part of the note family?
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Lol. They might as well just produce the note from 5-7" at 0.5" increments.
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I don't think the Mega has an S-pen though. Maybe that will bring the cost down to open up for more consumers.
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Samsung just announced Galaxy Mega, either a 5.8 inch screen or a 6.3 if you dont believe check Engadget.com
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They have big screens, but internals similar to our Notes. Neither of these would be an upgrade.
They get a big MEH from me...
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/11/sa...hd-1-7ghz-dual-core-5-8-qhd-1-4ghz-dual-core/
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They have big screens, but internals similar to our Notes. Neither of these would be an upgrade.
They get a big MEH from me...
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Actually it would be a upgrade . better CPUs. Bigger screens .and official firmware duh
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I was really excited till i read the specs They have always made Note similiar in specs to the "S" series. So I was thinking at least same hardware and camera. Looks like I just might buy a Note 2 till something better pops up.... Dual core and 8 megapixel camera? 1.5 gb memory will not have me anticipating its release.
If it doesn't have a s pen I rather just upgrade to note 2
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From what I understand the bigger mega has the s pen .. These new releases still have better specs just not as good as what may be on the way
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borgib said:
They have big screens, but internals similar to our Notes. Neither of these would be an upgrade.
They get a big MEH from me...
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these are budget phablets imo.. I'm sure there will be a note 3 that will blow them out of the water.
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these are budget phablets imo.. I'm sure there will be a note 3 that will blow them out of the water.
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I agree.
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The 6.3 is actually VERY interesting.
1) It will be most likely bigger than Note 3 screen size and is lower resolution.
2) 720P is more than enough for me and with 3200 battery and dual core processor means amazing battery life
3) It is PLS LCD, and hands on review is very positive. I personally always preferred LCD's color accuracy over pentile AMOLED's bluish whites
4) Unconfirmed: It is supposed to be Exynos A15, same processor in N10, which is flat out amazing
I have no use for the S-Pen, if this is $200 cheaper than Note 2 and is available on AT&T it is a winner.
Too bad I doubt we will have this for AT&T so will most likely have to do Note 3 . . .
Doesn't AT&T have similar frequencies to the rest of the world?
I'm interested in the 6.3, to use on a TMobile phone plan OR an AT&T tablet plan (might not be recognized as a phone). I love my 7.0+ but these would pocket carry a little easier. I'd consider selling that and my i717 and getting the 6.3 to go with my S2 (still love that thing!).
The 5.8 does look a little bleh but the 6.3 might be what I always wanted- a compact cellular tablet. They both look a lot better than that Galaxy Grand/Samsung Galaxy Player with a radio thing.
Better to wait and see what specs the note 3 has to offer. I think witch ever mega sells the best will be size of note 3 Testing the waters.
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Better to wait and see what specs the note 3 has to offer. I think witch ever mega sells the best will be size of note 3 Testing the waters.
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I don't get that theory though, not many people are going to want a phone with a qhd display in this day and age.
Just speaking in terms of size. I'm sure total specs of the famous (or infamous) note line will be much better
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Just speaking in terms of size. I'm sure total specs of the famous (or infamous) note line will be much better
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Since the note first launched its outspecced the flagship galaxy phone of its generation. I'm really hoping the US note 3 gets the new exynos and a non pen tile screen.
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I've read in a few articles that note 3 might come with the octa core if can iron out the LTE.
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Im compairing the Mega 6.3 with the Hauwei Ascend Mate 6.1, on specs the Ascend wins hands down, but still not sure as 3rd party roms might not be developed for the Ascend, a 4050mah battery is awesome too and its waterproof, quad core and 2gb of ram!!!, this is a difficult choice at least i've got 4 weeks to decide.
The Mate also looks to be pentaband.

[Q] Is this phone worth getting or should I get the S5?

I am wondering if the Galaxy S5 is worth it or should I purchase the Galaxy S4?
Thanks in advance.
If I were you I would wait for the GN4, but to answer your question the GS5 is worth the extra cash. The water resistance is reason enough on its own to go for the GS5. Plus the screen is much better.
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If I were you I would wait for the GN4, but to answer your question the GS5 is worth the extra cash. The water resistance is reason enough on its own to go for the GS5. Plus the screen is much better.
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GN4? What's that?
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GN4? What's that?
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Galaxy note 4
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Galaxy note 4
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Oh right. Yeah, screen is supposed to be about 6 inches on it. 16mpx camera. 3gb ram, up to 128gb...I just hope the battery can hold some serious juice. Bigger screens with faster processors definitely need bigger batteries! I'm still pretty surprised with how the specs on the S5 seem to have forgotten about the poor old battery
But...Lollipop!!? That's exciting! Can't believe its probably coming with Lollipop!! I'm jealous.
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Oh right. Yeah, screen is supposed to be about 6 inches on it. 16mpx camera. 3gb ram, up to 128gb...I just hope the battery can hold some serious juice. Bigger screens with faster processors definitely need bigger batteries! I'm still pretty surprised with how the specs on the S5 seem to have forgotten about the poor old battery
But...Lollipop!!? That's exciting! Can't believe its probably coming with Lollipop!! I'm jealous.
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I would get the g2 or g3...sorry my opinion.
travisjshepherd said:
I would get the g2 or g3...sorry my opinion.
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The G3 looks ridiculous too! Its another one that definitely has me wondering how great battery life is really gonna be though. But yeah, only because the other specs look amazing though!
There is a sticky on top of each general subforum in US Samsung sections to discuss upgrading and other phones
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