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This review is from: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7-Inch, Wi-Fi) (Personal Computers)
So this device just came out this morning, and I hadn't planned on buying it but I was down at my local best buy store and played with it just to see what it was and loved it! Let me say I used to have all apple stuff, apple computer, iphone, ipad, etc. Over the last year my apples have rotted, went bad and needed to be replaced. Instead of paying high dollar for all new apple stuff I went back to a windows PC, an Andorid Galaxy S2 phone, still had the iPad but it was in need of replacement.
So I got to Best Buy they didn't have these out yet but they pulled one out and let me play with it while they set up the are for the demo unit to go. I liked it, very snappy, great screen. The device comes preloaded with ICS on it, it's VERY snappy with zero lag so far.
The screen while not a retina display like the iPad is still clear enough for me. After all I'm not holding this inches from my face. if you do you get a chance to play with 1 of these before you buy go to... Read more
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This review is from: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7-Inch, Wi-Fi) (Personal Computers)
I have a Kindle Fire and do enjoy using it (for the most part) -- love the form factor, enjoy the apps that I can get for it and am very pleased with the Kindle eReader app and ability to share books across all our Kindles. But when we were offered an opportunity to check out the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 a few days early, we jumped at the chance. The Kindle Fire is great at what it does, but its custom Android O/S, non-standard Web browser, limited selection of apps, lack of expandable storage and lack of Bluetooth support leave me cold.
*Browser Issues*
I've experienced multiple issues trying to browse web sites with the Kindle's Silk browser which work fine on the Galaxy Tab 2 and other full-fledged Android devices. Specifically on many sites with Flash content, I get a message on the Fire that viewing the... Read more
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This review is from: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7-Inch, Wi-Fi) (Personal Computers)
This is a brand new product from Samsung that breaks the $250 price barrier. There are a lot of tablets at or below this price but they are mostly very low end devices with slow CPUs, poor screens and built for non-US markets. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 makes none of the compromises typical of this price point and provides the same kind of performance you'd expect from the rest of the Samsung Galaxy Tab portfolio. It's fast, slick, has a great screen and even has Android 4.03 (Ice Cream Sandwich). I do like the new operating system and adapted to it in minutes. In addition to front & rear cameras there is bluetooth and even an IR blaster so you can use it as a remote for your TV. It only took a minute to set that up and get a program guide downloaded. All the apps on my Gingerbread phone loaded up to the Tab and run fine on the ICS platform. I can't comment on battery life yet as I plugged it for the initial charge and setup and haven't run on battery yet. As far as WiFi... Read more
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The Galaxy S III is powered by Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, which is based on the the ARM Cortex A9. It has a 4.8-inch super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1280-by-720 pixels, which is housed in a shell that is 8.6 millimeters thick and weighs 133 grams.
FEATURES:
4.8" Amoled HD screen
The S3's enormous screen feels big in the hand, although the device is just 16 per cent larger than its predecessor, the 20 million selling S2.
Smart Stay:
The phone tracks your eyes, so as long as you're looking at it, the display won't dim or turn off.
Direct Call:
If you've got a contact on your screen, there's no need to hit call: simply hold the device up to your face and the number will be dialed automatically.
Smart Alert:
Burst shot and best photo
The 8MP camera now offers a 20-shot burst mode and will choose the best photo for you. Photos are now possible at the same time as video filming.
Face Zoom and Slide Show:
Double tap a face to zoom in; automatic slide show generation zooms in on faces as individual pictures for pictures with lots of people.
Social network and camera integration:
Automatic tagging of pictures, and the option to send images directly to those identified in them, called Buddy Photo Share, or display social media profile information on screen. Group Tag lets you tag multiple people in one go, if you set up a group first.
S-Voice:
That's S for Samsung, not Siri. This feature allows you to control your phone through voice, eg to turn up the volume, and to ask it questions.
S-Beam:
High speed file transfer via NFC and WiFi Direct, between two phones touched together, operating at up to 300Mbps.
Pop Up Play:
Play video in a window on any homescreen.
All Share Play and Cast:
Share your S3's screen to a TV, or use the screen as a remote control.
This review is from: Samsung Galaxy S III / S3 Unlocked GSM Smart Phone (Pebble Blue) (Unlocked Phone)
Love the phone! Big screen and smooth as butter. I am typing this review up on it. Internet browsing is great on this. Feels very clean and fast
Could have got five stars but power just wasn't enough on this. Draining my battery very quickly especially after watching an hour and half movie. Good thing I got myself a battery pack from qcell and all is good.
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This review is from: Samsung Galaxy S III / S3 Unlocked GSM Smart Phone (Pebble Blue) (Unlocked Phone)
I was a previous iPhone user, until I switched from the 4 to a Galaxy S2, and I loved it, but there were alot of things wrong with the S2, Samsung has listened to user feedback and used their experience to make this 4.8 inch masterpiece. Why do I love this phone so much?
1) Performance - Scrolling is buttery smooth, gaming is buttery smooth, even throwing NOVA 3 at it will not phase that quad-core Exynos 4212 and the improved Mali-400 beast (oh I mean chip) inside this phone. It blows the Tegra 3 and the Snapdragon S4 clean out of the water, sorry One X owners.
2) Audio - The S2 has okay audio quality, it's Yamaha chip was fine for...most people, however it was a bit disappointing compared to even the iPhone's sound quality, so I always used software decoding for listening to music. The S3 has seen Samsung's return to the Wolfson audio chip, and it is absolutely stunning especially with the new SoundAlive system which allows Bass Boosting, Clarity, and... Read more
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This review is from: Samsung Galaxy S III / S3 Unlocked GSM Smart Phone (Pebble Blue) (Unlocked Phone)
I got the S3 yesterday, since I owned a iPhone 4S here the comparison:
DESIGN: Galaxy S3 design is stunning, the feeling on hands is incredible. The ergonomics makes all the difference. The iPhone 4S is very squarish and definitely more solid but heavier too (way heavier);
SCREEN: Galaxy S3 screen is wonderful with vivid colours and sharp imaages, 4,8 inches vs 3.5 of the iPhone, after you make the transition you wont never come back, impossible.
OPERATING SYSTEM: S3 usability is a boom. iPhone is good but never at the level of the S3, way way slower.
BATTERY: S3 gets full day + 30% remaining battery, iPhone last till four or five PM;
GPS: Galaxy S3 gets locked in less than 10 seconds inside a building, iPhone searches and searches with no success;
CAMERA: they are very similar, S3 is faster and iPhone is may be a bit better in term of quality. No dramatic difference.
S-VOICE vs SIRI: they are both very basic and more fun than usefull... Read more
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is essentially a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 with a long cavity in the tablet's upper right corner, which the included S Pen Stylus fits perfectly into. We'll discuss the S Pen and how it works to make the Note 10.1 unique among tablets later.
The white version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.
(Credit: CNET Asia)
According to the official specs, the Note 10.1 weighs 1.31 pounds, only 0.03 pound heavier than the Tab 2 10.1. It has the same plastic back, but there's no word yet on what color (or colors) the U.S. version will come in.
When held in landscape orientation, the top edge of the tablet hosts five features: from left to right, a power/sleep button, a volume rocker, a 64GB capacity microSD slot, an IR blaster, and a headphone jack. The tablet will come in both Wi-Fi and 3G configurations (with an 4G LTE version coming later this year). The cellular versions will include a SIM card slot next to the headphone jack.
Two 2-inch-long speakers stretch vertically along the left and right bezel and a dock connector and microphone pinhole sit along the bottom edge.
The Note 10.1's major buttons and ports.
(Credit: CNET Asia)
The Galaxy Note 10.1 trades in the Tab 2 10.1's front VGA camera for a 1.9-megapixel shooter and upgrades the 3-megapixel rear camera on the Tab 2 10.1 to a 5-megapixel camera with an LED support light. Sadly, there's no HDMI option on the device, requiring you to purchase an additional accessory if you have plans to connect the tablet to a TV or monitor.
Software features
As the first major Android tablet release since the Nexus 7, it's a bit disappointing that the Note 10.1 ships with only Android 4.0 and not Jelly Bean. While I understand what a tall order it would be for Samsung to include the latest version of Android on the Note 10.1, especially given the timing of this release, its omission is still a letdown. One that Samsung will hopefully rectify soon.
Samsung's TouchWiz UX skin is of course included and comes with custom Samsung apps like Music Hub, Media Hub, and Game Hub, a built-in screenshot app, and the Mini Apps tray located on the bottom of the screen. Tapping it brings up a tray of apps consisting of a calculator, notes, calendar, music player, and clock. The task manager app is still the most useful of these utility apps as it allows you to quickly kill any app running in the background; this comes in handy when apps become otherwise unresponsive.
The Multiscreen feature means you can run two different apps on the screen at once, side by side. Unfortunately there are only a few apps compatible with this feature so far.
The 5 current apps compatible with Multiscreen.
(Credit: CNET Asia)
Speaking of multitasking, Pop Up Play allows you to play videos while simutaneously interacting with other apps. In addition, the Note 10.1 supports Samsung Smart Stay, which uses the front-facing camera to determine whether the user is actually looking at the screen and, if not, lowers the screen brightness.
Peel's Smart Remote app
The IR blaster found on pretty much every recent Samsung tablet makes an appearance on the Note 10.1 as well. In conjunction with Peel's included Smart Remote app, the blaster turns your tablet into a remote control for your TV.
Peel can take the place of your cable or satellite channel guide and display a list of shows currently playing locally on your cable or satellite provider's channels.
Hardware features
The Note 10.1 houses a 1.4GHz quad-core Exynos 4410 CPU, and 2GB of RAM. No official word yet on storage memory configs, but I imagine at least 16GB of storage being supported. Tablet mainstays like 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz and 5GHz) Wi-Fi support, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS are included as well as gyroscope, accelerometer, and digital compass support.
The Note 10.1's S Pen coincidentally fits perfectly into the top of the tablet.
(Credit: CNET Asia)
The big standout feature of the Note 10.1 is its included Stylus S Pen. With the Pen, you can navigate the Android Interface as well as draw or write notes into certain apps, with the back of the pen actually acting as an eraser. This is the feature I’m most looking forward to trying when we get a review unit in.
Performance
The Note 10.1 uses a Samsung Exynos 4412 quad-core CPU, running at 1.4GHz, marking the first time the chip has been used in a tablet. This is only the second quad-core chip Android tablets have seen, so I'm champing at the bit to see how it compares with Nvidia's Tegra 3 in raw games and video performance.
Unfortunately, the Note 10.1's screen resolution is a typical (for Android tablets) 1,280x800 pixels. Disappointing given that recent high-end tablets like the Asus Transformer Infinity have sported beautiful 1,920x1,200 screen resolutions.
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 20: Chief Marketing Officer of Samsung Mobile USA, Todd Pendleton speaks during the interactive experience at the Samsung Galaxy S III launch day at Skylight Studios in NY on June 20, 2012 in New York City. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
Samsung's Galaxy S 3, the Korea-based company's flagship smartphone for 2012, was finally unveiled after much anticipation at a recent launch event on 20th June. Although the handset's release date had been delayed, Samsung has decided to reveal some of the features that make its newest smartphone unique from competitors. Fans and critics alike expected to hear about tech specs and the implementation of Ice Cream Sandwich, or Android 4.0. However, Chief Marketing Officer Todd Pendleton and Chief Product Officer Kevin Packingham described five features that "no other phone has," according to PCMag. And, surprisingly enough, the ICS operating system was left unmentioned.
One of these features included the All Share GroupCast, which allows users to easily share documents for collaboration. ShareShot makes it convenient to automatically share photos at any event, just as the name implies. S.Beam, similar to the Bump app available for iOS, lets Galaxy S3 owners transfer content between devices by tapping the smartphones back to back. The SmartStay feature knows when the device's screen is being viewed, so it doesn't dim the screen. Pop Up Play gives users the ability to email or text on top of a running HD video.
These certainly are interesting features, and Samsung succeeded in bringing something unpredictable to the long-awaited launch event. However, the first three "unique" features are only useful for those who know others that also own a Galaxy S3. This could be part of Samsung's plan to push out more devices, but with more than nine million pre orders secured before launching the company doesn't have to fret.
In the press release announcing the product's launch, Samsung seemed to discuss everything but the Galaxy S3 itself. It seems as if the company is working on putting together a revamped brand for its new device, marking it with a trendy campaign that appeals to the masses rather than just tech enthusiasts and shoppers browsing for a new phone. The launch event, which had taken place in New York City, was described as a red carpet gathering featuring some heavy names in the showbiz industry. Actress Ashley Greene, made famous after appearing in "Twilight" films among others, hosted the launch party. Dub step sensation Skrillex performed to celebrate the Galaxy S3 releasing at Skylight Studios "in the trendy SoHo district," as the press write-up says.
For the tech specs, PCMag reports that the screen contains a 4.8 inch Super-AMOLED display with 1,280 by 720 resolution. The exterior features metallic light blue or white case, and is based on a 1.5-Ghz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor. Unlike most other Ice Cream Sandwich devices, the Galaxy S3 features one physical "Home" button, which is an interesting addition. Due to high demand, the anticipated smartphone's release date for AT&T has been delayed at 28th June, except for customers who have pre-ordered the 16 GB version. T-Mobile has also pushed back their availability date at 29th June, and Canadian buyers can purchase the phone on June 27th, according to Motoring Crunch. However, soon enough the phone will be the most widely-available device across carriers, launching on AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular.
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