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Posted: 07-02-2012 09:27 AM

so is thing any good? i am not a phone guy.

i value all of ur opinions so let me have them plz ok

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Posted: 07-02-2012 09:34 AM

Another stupidly named smartphone.

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Posted: 07-02-2012 09:54 AM

What's in a name?

It looks fuckin cool, with some cool features. I'd probably buy one if you could pry this iPhone out of my hand. I'm ready for 5...

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Posted: 07-02-2012 10:07 AM

Had one for a few weeks. After installing a better keyboard it owns.

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Posted: 07-02-2012 10:24 AM

I had the S2 for year. Not a big fan of Android anymore, might be looking into a Windows phone next once they release flexible screen models.

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Posted: 07-02-2012 11:04 AM

S3 is probably the most powerful phone you can get right now. Not sure what you'd need the quad core CPU for though. Certainly not for opening facebook and playing words with friends.

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Posted: 07-02-2012 11:15 AM

exactly what you'd expect from someone with less cores

seriously though, augmented reality on the screen for instance can def. use 4 cores.

But then I guess you would also need superior gyro, camera, and other sensor equipment.

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Posted: 07-02-2012 11:21 AM

ToxicBug wrote:
I had the S2 for year. Not a big fan of Android anymore, might be looking into a Windows phone next once they release flexible screen models.

lol, do yourself a favour and stick with the S2. Anything else is a downgrade, especially Winmo and its godawful OS.

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Posted: 07-02-2012 11:23 AM

Looks to be a badass phone, it's what I'll be getting in a week or so if I decide to not get the Galaxy Note. I highly doubt I will do that, however.

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Posted: 07-02-2012 11:36 AM

when I first looked at the Note i was like, but the I was like

Something about it laughs at both smartphones and tablets, but it really is one of those things that go over the line. single hand operation is almost out of the question and keeping it in my pocket is something I don't think I want to deal with.
So no matter how awesome I think it is, it kinda shot itself in the foot

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Posted: 07-02-2012 12:09 PM

I've been impressed with it the couple of times I've handled it whilst waiting for my stupid Sprint contract to expire. I can't find anything about it I don't like so far.

I did read one review for the Otterbox Commuter case for the Note wherein the reviewer said that keeping it in a pants pocket wasn't a problem. I thought "How fucking big are your pants?"

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Posted: 07-02-2012 12:42 PM

Didn't crApple get the Galaxy banned in yankland or summat?

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Posted: 07-02-2012 12:43 PM

Tsakali wrote:
exactly what you'd expect from someone with less cores .

lol true, I only have 2

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Posted: 07-02-2012 01:25 PM

Memphis wrote:
Didn't crApple get the Galaxy banned in yankland or summat?

huh? i have a galaxy s (vibrant) and the new ones are available on t-mobile's website.

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Posted: 07-02-2012 02:11 PM

I'm sure the S4 will be out in a few weeks.

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Posted: 07-02-2012 05:44 PM

atleast there wont be a Gallaxy S3S

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Posted: 07-02-2012 06:12 PM

Memphis wrote:
Didn't crApple get the Galaxy banned in yankland or summat?

That was the Galaxy Nexus recently.

Both these companies need to get off each other's cocks, stop lining their lawyers wallets and focus more on R&D and exploiting cheap overseas labour.

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Posted: 07-03-2012 01:00 AM

Missus picked her S3 up when it came out a few weeks ago. The camera on it is so ludicrously good we spent a while marveling at the level of detail in pictures - she took a picture of my cat for instance, and we were able to zoom in on the refection in the eye and see a tiny picture of me, some real CSI shit right there.

Want, but not desperately want. It's just like my phone only it does everything better... and the way Samsung has been churning out new models i'm pretty sure the S4 will be out by the time my contract is up.

Regarding the Note, a friend of mine has this and everytime he whips that badboy out of his pocket to send a message or make a call i find myself laughing at him. It's just too big and too silly looking for some reason, though it might actually be useful rather than ridiculous if you use it more as a tablet and not as a smartphone.

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Posted: 07-03-2012 01:48 AM

Ryoki wrote:
she took a picture of my cat for instance, and we were able to zoom in on the refection in the eye and see a tiny picture of me, some real CSI shit right there.

"Zoom and enhance"

Ryoki wrote:
Want, but not desperately want. It's just like my phone only it does everything better... and the way Samsung has been churning out new models i'm pretty sure the S4 will be out by the time my contract is up.

In a year from now probably. The S2 was released just about a year before the S3 and the Galaxy S a year before that.

Ryoki wrote:
Regarding the Note, a friend of mine has this and everytime he whips that badboy out of his pocket to send a message or make a call i find myself laughing at him. It's just too big and too silly looking for some reason, though it might actually be useful rather than ridiculous if you use it more as a tablet and not as a smartphone.

Better than holding a taco to your ear I bet.

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Posted: 07-03-2012 02:23 AM

Ryoki wrote:

though it might actually be useful rather than ridiculous if you use it more as a tablet and not as a smartphone.

Precisely, it's a phablet. The main reasons I want it are the smartpen thingy and overall size, as I'm prone to sketching and doodling when I'm thinking or explaining something. I use AutoCad Sketchbook Mobile on my Thrive and Evo, and I have Sketchbook Designer on my PC and laptop. I just got a Wacom Bamboo pad not long ago and I'm trying to draw more. The Note will definitely help me do this, plus I hear it also has a "phone" app which will actually let you hear another person's voice (and they can hear yours!) if you enter a special number code for that person. I have my doubts this will catch on.

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Posted: 07-03-2012 04:13 AM

Eraser wrote:
In a year from now probably. The S2 was released just about a year before the S3 and the Galaxy S a year before that.

Which is around the time my contract expires \0/

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Posted: 07-03-2012 07:36 AM

ok thank you men much appreciated i ordered it

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Posted: 07-03-2012 08:44 AM

Nightshade wrote:
I hear it also has a "phone" app which will actually let you hear another person's voice (and they can hear yours!) if you enter a special number code for that person. I have my doubts this will catch on.

a joke along these lines should be hard-wired into every phone thread

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Posted: 07-03-2012 01:03 PM

Nightshade wrote:
I hear it also has a "phone" app which will actually let you hear another person's voice (and they can hear yours!) if you enter a special number code for that person. I have my doubts this will catch on.

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Posted: 07-03-2012 01:40 PM

Drum seems to like it...

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Posted: 07-04-2012 01:15 PM

Got one today. Seems pretty good so far. Still tinkering with stuff, so I haven't gotten too far into it yet.

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Posted: 07-04-2012 05:57 PM

Thanks Randy.

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Posted: 07-04-2012 06:05 PM

It's a replacement for the phone he angrly threw across the trailer and smashed.

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Posted: 07-05-2012 08:42 PM

I wasn't quite sold on the S3, but after reading Randy's review I went out and bought one.

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Posted: 07-05-2012 09:44 PM

How does it seem so far? Have you tinkered with stuff, and how far into it have you gotten?

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Posted: 07-06-2012 12:05 AM

So far it seems pretty good, but to be honest I haven't gotten too far into it yet.

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Posted: 07-06-2012 04:38 AM

I just bought an HTC One V after swearing I would never buy another HTC (My last phone, the Salsa, shipped with something like 25mb free space which quickly goes to 15 meaning you can't sync anything or update any software). The HTC One V runs Android 4 and I'm absolutely sure that it's worse than 2.3. It lacks a number of basic functions that complicate using the phone. Fucking retarded.

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Posted: 07-06-2012 04:49 AM

What are you missing? My HTC Sensation was upgraded from Android 2.3 to 4.0.3 some time ago and I think it's a nice improvement over the old.

Then again, the HTC One V is a budget model. The HTC One S is comparable to my Sensation or a Samsung Galaxy S2 and the HTC One X is of course the competitor for the Samsung Galaxy S3.

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LawL wrote:
So far it seems pretty good, but to be honest I haven't gotten too far into it yet.

lol, new duumbrainism

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What are you missing? My HTC Sensation was upgraded from Android 2.3 to 4.0.3 some time ago and I think it's a nice improvement over the old.

Then again, the HTC One V is a budget model. The HTC One S is comparable to my Sensation or a Samsung Galaxy S2 and the HTC One X is of course the competitor for the Samsung Galaxy S3.

There is no vibrate/silent/ring widget button. The only way to do it is to use the volume controls or go into settings.

In the mp3 software there is no way to do a list view of your currently playing music. You can queue a few hundred tracks, yet there is no way to see which tracks you've queued or browse through them. It's that retarded. In 2.3, there was, because every fucking program has this elementary function. Not the one in 4.0. I tried using double-twist but while it has the normal function of viewing your now playing in a list format, HTC sense apparently doesn't allow the lock-screen remote to be used. So, you get no lock-screen mp3 controls.

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so is thing any good? i am not a phone guy.i value all of ur opinions so let me have them plz ok

Another stupidly named smartphone.

What's in a name?It looks fuckin cool, with some cool features. I'd probably buy one if you could pry this iPhone out of my hand. I'm ready for 5...

Had one for a few weeks. After installing a better keyboard it owns.

I had the S2 for year. Not a big fan of Android anymore, might be looking into a Windows phone next once they release flexible screen models.

S3 is probably the most powerful phone you can get right now. Not sure what you'd need the quad core CPU for though. Certainly not for opening facebook and playing words with friends.

exactly what you'd expect from someone with less cores seriously though, augmented reality on the screen for instance can def. use 4 cores.But then I guess you would also need superior gyro, camera, and other sensor equipment.

ToxicBug wrote:I had the S2 for year. Not a big fan of Android anymore, might be looking into a Windows phone next once they release flexible screen models.lol, do yourself a favour and stick with the S2. Anything else is a downgrade, especially Winmo and its godawful OS.

Looks to be a badass phone, it's what I'll be getting in a week or so if I decide to not get the Galaxy Note. I highly doubt I will do that, however.

Didn't crApple get the Galaxy banned in yankland or summat?

Tsakali wrote:exactly what you'd expect from someone with less cores .lol true, I only have 2

Memphis wrote:Didn't crApple get the Galaxy banned in yankland or summat?huh? i have a galaxy s (vibrant) and the new ones are available on t-mobile's website.

I'm sure the S4 will be out in a few weeks.

atleast there wont be a Gallaxy S3S

Memphis wrote:Didn't crApple get the Galaxy banned in yankland or summat?That was the Galaxy Nexus recently.Both these companies need to get off each other's cocks, stop lining their lawyers wallets and focus more on R&D and exploiting cheap overseas labour.

Eraser wrote:In a year from now probably. The S2 was released just about a year before the S3 and the Galaxy S a year before that.Which is around the time my contract expires \0/

ok thank you men much appreciated i ordered it

Nightshade wrote:I hear it also has a "phone" app which will actually let you hear another person's voice (and they can hear yours!) if you enter a special number code for that person. I have my doubts this will catch on.a joke along these lines should be hard-wired into every phone thread

Nightshade wrote:I hear it also has a "phone" app which will actually let you hear another person's voice (and they can hear yours!) if you enter a special number code for that person. I have my doubts this will catch on.

Drum seems to like it...

Got one today. Seems pretty good so far. Still tinkering with stuff, so I haven't gotten too far into it yet.

Thanks Randy.

It's a replacement for the phone he angrly threw across the trailer and smashed.

I wasn't quite sold on the S3, but after reading Randy's review I went out and bought one.

How does it seem so far? Have you tinkered with stuff, and how far into it have you gotten?

So far it seems pretty good, but to be honest I haven't gotten too far into it yet.

LawL wrote:So far it seems pretty good, but to be honest I haven't gotten too far into it yet.lol, new duumbrainism

so is thing any good? i am not a phone guy.

i value all of ur opinions so let me have them plz ok

What's in a name?

It looks fuckin cool, with some cool features. I'd probably buy one if you could pry this iPhone out of my hand. I'm ready for 5...

exactly what you'd expect from someone with less cores

seriously though, augmented reality on the screen for instance can def. use 4 cores.

But then I guess you would also need superior gyro, camera, and other sensor equipment.

ToxicBug wrote:
I had the S2 for year. Not a big fan of Android anymore, might be looking into a Windows phone next once they release flexible screen models.

lol, do yourself a favour and stick with the S2. Anything else is a downgrade, especially Winmo and its godawful OS.

Tsakali wrote:
exactly what you'd expect from someone with less cores .

lol true, I only have 2

Memphis wrote:
Didn't crApple get the Galaxy banned in yankland or summat?

huh? i have a galaxy s (vibrant) and the new ones are available on t-mobile's website.

Memphis wrote:
Didn't crApple get the Galaxy banned in yankland or summat?

That was the Galaxy Nexus recently.

Both these companies need to get off each other's cocks, stop lining their lawyers wallets and focus more on R&D and exploiting cheap overseas labour.

Eraser wrote:
In a year from now probably. The S2 was released just about a year before the S3 and the Galaxy S a year before that.

Which is around the time my contract expires \0/

Nightshade wrote:
I hear it also has a "phone" app which will actually let you hear another person's voice (and they can hear yours!) if you enter a special number code for that person. I have my doubts this will catch on.

a joke along these lines should be hard-wired into every phone thread

Nightshade wrote:
I hear it also has a "phone" app which will actually let you hear another person's voice (and they can hear yours!) if you enter a special number code for that person. I have my doubts this will catch on.

LawL wrote:
So far it seems pretty good, but to be honest I haven't gotten too far into it yet.

lol, new duumbrainism