The Samsung Galaxy S3

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

every new version of Android is getting faster and slicker and it's really leaving iOS in the dust

What percentage of Android users have the newest version of Android though? 85% of users are still on Gingerbread or older as of July 2nd, per Google.

[burnin_vernon]

Originally Posted by Old Yeller

Was looking at microSD cards today for this phone and found this on amazon.ca:

http://www.amazon.ca/SanDisk-Flash-m...1425899&sr=1-1

Looks like a pretty good deal.

Even better in the USA

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...1548330&sr=8-1

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by sclitheroe

What percentage of Android users have the newest version of Android though? 85% of users are still on Gingerbread or older as of July 2nd, per Google.

that's because the vast majority of Android users have older devices or budget phones. all the flagship phones from the last couple of generations have been updated to ICS and will be getting updates to Jelly Bean. it's not fair to compare the Android update cycle to Apple since Apple only has a handful of devices to support, and they're all flagship devices

[OilKiller]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

that's because the vast majority of Android users have older devices or budget phones. all the flagship phones from the last couple of generations have been updated to ICS and will be getting updates to Jelly Bean.

Or maybe it's simply because some of the providers drag their heels in providing updates? I have an HTC Raider. The match in the States (Vivid) already has ICS. Still waiting for Rogers to get their act together and provide it to Canada. This is a dual core device with 1GB or RAM. Where is my ICS??? And Jelley Bean...lol, what a pipe dream that is for a device that really isn't old at all.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

that's because the vast majority of Android users have older devices or budget phones. all the flagship phones from the last couple of generations have been updated to ICS and will be getting updates to Jelly Bean. it's not fair to compare the Android update cycle to Apple since Apple only has a handful of devices to support, and they're all flagship devices

I think the point is that the developer -> manufacturer -> carrier -> consumer model for update distribution has a long-proven history of being incredibly broken. Not just in delivery to the end user, but in feature-control and multiple levels of bloat.

That's not a knock against Android specifically. All non-iOS devices suffer from that model right now, except for BlackBerry. They used to be like that, which totally baffled the hell out of me. RIM is both the developer and the manufacturer, yet they still used to succumb to the carriers when it came to adding in crap from them and relying on them to distribute their updates.

I think I read (or heard?) something about Google starting to look into making their own devices though. Truth-be-told, I really hope that's accurate. The more companies that switch to the developer -> consumer model, the better off we'll all be. The less the carriers are involved at any stage in the process, the better.

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

I think the point is that the developer -> manufacturer -> carrier -> consumer model for update distribution has a long-proven history of being incredibly broken. Not just in delivery to the end user, but in feature-control and multiple levels of bloat.

That's not a knock against Android specifically. All non-iOS devices suffer from that model right now, except for BlackBerry. They used to be like that, which totally baffled the hell out of me. RIM is both the developer and the manufacturer, yet they still used to succumb to the carriers when it came to adding in crap from them and relying on them to distribute their updates.

I think I read (or heard?) something about Google starting to look into making their own devices though. Truth-be-told, I really hope that's accurate. The more companies that switch to the developer -> consumer model, the better off we'll all be. The less the carriers are involved at any stage in the process, the better.

My concern is more for the developers, who are getting hamstrung in their ability to take advantage of new API's and features in the OS if the majority of the user base can't/isn't keeping pace on the OS front.

[Old Yeller]

Anybody know if the different models of the S3 take different batteries?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung...Model_variants

I've got the SGH-T999 model for Wind and most of the decent Ebay sellers are advertising the battery for the GT-I9300.

I've gotta assume they're the same, but I'm not 100% sure.

Apparently the S3 battery works in every model.

[Nage Waza]

I think I have the S3 playing pretty much every old school video game system made, I am very impressed.

[T@T]

After watching CNN money..I should have bought stocks

Samsung is expecting 10 million units sold in july.

[Kipper is King]

Originally Posted by Nage Waza

I think I have the S3 playing pretty much every old school video game system made, I am very impressed.

I second that! I'm playing NHL Open Ice 2 on 2 for PSX on mine! Sure, it's a simple flawed game, but oh the memories! "Fluery to Zalapski...Scores! He's on fire!"

[Nage Waza]

Originally Posted by Kipper is King

I second that! I'm playing NHL Open Ice 2 on 2 for PSX on mine! Sure, it's a simple flawed game, but oh the memories! "Fluery to Zalapski...Scores! He's on fire!"

I have been playing through Super Metroid...which might be my fav game of all time. Even with poor controls on the touchscreen, I will finish this once again.

[T@T]

Was in a Bell store yesterday and a lady was about to buy an Iphone 4s to replace her Iphone3, while the clerk was going threw her acct on the computer I let her play with my S3 a bit. took her 30 seconds to switch.

[RW99]

Anyone mod theirs yet over at XDA? I tried two different ones without success. I might have to wait until the community is more mature and then I can get rid of the bloatware (ie Rogers apps, not being able to delete Yahoo from my bookmarks ).

[Azure]

You just need to root it, and install Titanium Backup to get rid of the bloatware.

[drew24]

Anybody have a case they would recommend to me?
I had a commuter otterbox for my Captivate. It made the phone a bit too big for my liking. I really can't imagine being happy with having the extra size on a phone that I already feel is a little too big.

Any suggestions for a slim yet durable case? I do imagine that those 2 are inversely related.

Thanks

[Old Yeller]

I just ordered/received this one:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

It's actually really good quality for how dirt cheap it is. The back is scratch resistant and the bumper sides/corners don't add much bulk. It's got the buttons/holes in the right places for the camera/plugin's and for the price and S/H to Canada, even if you absolutely hate it, you're only out maybe $7.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Old Yeller

I just ordered/received this one:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

It's actually really good quality for how dirt cheap it is. The back is scratch resistant and the bumper sides/corners don't add much bulk. It's got the buttons/holes in the right places for the camera/plugin's and for the price and S/H to Canada, even if you absolutely hate it, you're only out maybe $7.

This case waterproof at all?

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by T@T

Was in a Bell store yesterday and a lady was about to buy an Iphone 4s to replace her Iphone3, while the clerk was going threw her acct on the computer I let her play with my S3 a bit. took her 30 seconds to switch.

It's not really fair comparing those 2 phones though. thats electronic bullying!

[Old Yeller]

Originally Posted by blankall

This case waterproof at all?

Definitely not.

[T@T]

Whats fun about this phone is everyday I seem to find a new thing it can do..just realised today you can run more than one app at a time, recieve a pic from an email and send it to a friend while talking to them.