Give it a removable SD slot and ship it with stock Android just like the Nexus brand line and they'd have there own Nexus trumped. It already has enough radios in it to be a sig-int's wet dream (two wifi radios on board along side the Bluetooth SE and wireless charging, etc, etc??).
With stock Android, I'd actually have to think hard about the short term future of my shiny new Nexus.
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It does have a micro SD slot, something that was lacking in the HTC One X. Are you on a Nexus at the moment?
No removable SD slot I can find but if there is one that's remained hidden it'd make my Thursday.
If you look at Figure C, the micro-SD slot can be seen on the left, beside the micro-SIM.
Probably my not being clear initially. I'm currently on a Galaxy Nexus which lacks a removable SD slot. To trump the Galaxy Nexus, the S3 need only include a removable SD slot and ship with stock Android accepting system OS updates directly from Google. that is the minimum they would need to do to trump the Galaxy Nexus; they got half way to the trump card with the removable SD though not fully there due to lack of stock ICS. I can't grab the standard image from Google, flash the device and be on my way; S3 owners will still be limited by waiting for Samsung+carrier to decide if/when they get OS updates.
Still a very interesting chunk of hardware with the number of functions they've stuffed into it though. As I said originally, if I could grab the stock Android firmware from google and flash it directly myself (over the air updates for less DIY users) then I'd have to rethink the future of my recently purchased Galaxy Nexus.
As it stands, I'll continue to watch what new hardware comes though I'd really prefer a solid bit of hardware with something much closer to Debian (if one of the forlorn children of Maemo can ever see the light of day). The N910 could have been a contender if Nokia was not so hell bent on devaluing it's stocks.
Still a very interesting chunk of hardware with the number of functions they've stuffed into it though. As I said originally, if I could grab the stock Android firmware from google and flash it directly myself (over the air updates for less DIY users) then I'd have to rethink the future of my recently purchased Galaxy Nexus.
As it stands, I'll continue to watch what new hardware comes though I'd really prefer a solid bit of hardware with something much closer to Debian (if one of the forlorn children of Maemo can ever see the light of day). The N910 could have been a contender if Nokia was not so hell bent on devaluing it's stocks.
Unless Samsung has changed its way of thinking, it won't stay stock Android. That's turned into my biggest peeve...I've decided I can sacrifice expandable memory if it means I don't have to deal with carrier crapware and manufacturer meddling without getting into heroic warranty-voiding efforts of rooting, tweaking, tuning, and installing new ROMs.
Wonder what the specs will be for the US model?
Uless Samsung has an ace up it's sleeve we may not see quad core and LTE in the same package
Uless Samsung has an ace up it's sleeve we may not see quad core and LTE in the same package
Given the way things are headed, I'll say there is a strong likelihood LTE will be in the box. But it may be at the expense of quad-core as you pointed out. Samsung d specifically declined comment when I asked. I suppose the regulatory and telco arrangements are still being hammered out. Hopefully, that won't delay its appearance in the U.S. though.
Apparently I'm not keeping up... Why would they have to use a different processor with the LTE?
My Galaxy SII doesn't last through one business day, on 3G/HSDPA and with whatever *slow* processor it has, if I have email "push" switched on. Seriously, on Wednesday, I unplugged it from the charger at 9 a.m., had / made only a few calls (I'd love to state the exact amount of time I spent on calls that day, but the call log lists each call individually and I don't have the patience to go through them and tally it up - definitely not more than an hour's talk time, though, for certain) and by 4 p.m. it was warning about low battery and dead by 6.
It's much better now that I set email to update only every hour but I do still have to charge it every night or it will die before lunchtime the next day.
It's much better now that I set email to update only every hour but I do still have to charge it every night or it will die before lunchtime the next day.
Curious. Is this a seriously early pre-order? Just wondering how you managed to get someone to take an order for a phone that (accourding to the article) technically doesn't exist for the public as yet.
Unike most consumers I guess (sadly), I would love a BIG scren (4.8", 5, 6, 7) largest that can still fit in my pocket and also has physical keboard for use as phone, pad, reader, web browser, computer with real I/O capability, all in one.
Work around is 7" Pad, with Skype phoning and bluetooth keyboard case.
Work around is 7" Pad, with Skype phoning and bluetooth keyboard case.
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