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So, do we know for certain that the official name will be Within? Or, could this be the code name like the EVO 4G originally had (Supersonic)?
 
BenChase7 said:
So, do we know for certain that the official name will be Within? Or, could this be the code name like the EVO 4G originally had (Supersonic)?
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Since there has not been any OFFICIAL announcement from Sprint or Samsung, the name is just an educated guess based upon accessory manufacturers leaking the names on all three carriers (except T-Mobile) who will carry the "Next Generation" Galaxy S II. (And guessing what the "Next Generation" Galaxy II is, is just a guess also.)
 
They need to name it what it is. If not it could make an impact on the consumers. I'm sure many consumers don't know the difference between most Android phones unless your a big tech like person. At the end of the day it doesn't matter to much to me because I know and I'm sure you all will know what it is as well. I would of got this before the NS4G if it came out first. I'll wait for the Nexus 3. I will get my hands on it to play with though.
 
Does anyone know or think if the Samsung within will have the same home button as the international SG2?

I know a lot hate it or think it looks a iphone but I actually prefer it. I had the Fascinate and was disappointed to not have it then, just wondering if anyone thought the Within would have it. I never use the search button either so it is a good setup for me.
 
Wolfedude88 said:
Does anyone know or think if the Samsung within will have the same home button as the international SG2?

I know a lot hate it or think it looks a iphone but I actually prefer it. I had the Fascinate and was disappointed to not have it then, just wondering if anyone thought the Within would have it. I never use the search button either so it is a good setup for me.
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Highly doubt that it will have it since the AT&T Attain leaked with 4 capacitive buttons
 
Is anyone else disappointed that the resolution is only 480x800? Come on now! Give me the resolution of the e3d at least!
 
gmrpnk21 said:
Is anyone else disappointed that the resolution is only 480x800? Come on now! Give me the resolution of the e3d at least!
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There are some great articles on the differences in resolution and how that is not the only aspect of comparisons between screens. I think you will find that many people prefer the Samsung's AMOLED+ to every other screen out there (including the vaunted Apple "Retinal" display).
 
That's a difficult feat! I despise Apple, but I ENVY that screen! I played with the Photon a little today, and the phone felt solid, but I wasn't really impressed with the screen. The e3d didn't give me that "WOW" like my Evo 4g did when I first got it, and no matter what people say, the 3d felt like a cheap gimmick to me. I think I decided today to wait and see how this phone stacks up against the competition.There's no sense in upgrading to a new phone if it feels like a lateral move right? Could you please post a link to where people compared the screens unplugged1?
 
gmrpnk21 said:
Could you please post a link to where people compared the screens unplugged1?
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Bad timing. I was JUST reading about the display comparison last night. It was a link to a link to a link, and now I can't find the comparison chart that includes everything from brightness to contrast differences.

Nevertheless, I will leave you with a portion of what Engadget said about the Galaxy SII display: from here -

Samsung Galaxy S II review -- Engadget


"The Galaxy S II's screen is nothing short of spectacular. Blacks are impenetrable, colors pop out at you, and viewing angles are supreme. This would usually be the part where we'd point out that qHD (960 x 540) resolution is fast becoming the norm among top-tier smartphones and that the GSII's 800 x 480 is therefore a bit behind the curve, but frankly, we don't care. With a screen as beautiful as this, such things pale into insignificance. And we use that verb advisedly -- whereas the majority of LCDs quickly lose their luster when you tilt them away from center, color saturation and vibrancy on the Galaxy S II remain undiminished. It is only at extreme angles that you'll notice some discoloration, but that's only if you're looking for it and takes nothing away from the awe-inspiring experience of simply using this device.

Whether you're pushing it to its limits with movie watching or just tamely browsing the web, the Super AMOLED Plus panel inside the Galaxy S II never fails to remind you that it's simply better than almost everything else that's out there. For an instructive example of the contrast on offer here, take a look at our recent post regarding the LG Optimus Big's upcoming launch in Korea. The pattern on that handset's white back was so subtle on our desktop monitor that we completely missed it, whereas when we looked at the same image on the GSII, it looked clear as day. Maybe that doesn't speak too highly of the monitors we're working with, but it underlines the supremacy of the display Samsung has squeezed into the Galaxy S II.

We'd even go so far as to say it's better than the iPhone 4's screen, purely because, at 4.3 inches, it gives us so much more room to work with. It's almost impossible to split the two up in terms of quality of output, they're both top notch. Notably, however, that was also true of Samsung's original Super AMOLED display, the one that graced the 4-inch Galaxy S, and by now you must be wondering if there's actually anything significant enough in the new S-AMOLED technology to justify appending that "Plus" to its name. The short answer is yes, and it's all in the pixels.

The one major downside to the original Super AMOLED panel was to be found in its PenTile matrix subpixel arrangement. It employed an RGBG pattern, wherein you got two green subpixels for every pair of red and blue ones, but the overall resolution was counted on the basis of green subpixels. Ergo, a PenTile 800 x 480 resolution wasn't as rich at the subpixel level as your standard RGB screen (768,000 versus 1,152,000), which resulted in slightly grainier images than would otherwise have been the case. Well, that "otherwise" scenario is now with us, because Samsung has switched to a Real-Stripe RGB array in the 4.3-inch Galaxy S II, which means it packs the full 1.152 megasubpixel count and, as we've already noted, the display looks delectable for it. A lesser criticism of the original Galaxy S was that its colors were a little blown out and oversaturated, but that's once again rendered moot on the successor device -- a software setting called Background effect allows you to tweak saturation, so if you're feeling a little melancholy, you can tone down the intensity of your handset's colors to match your ennui. Basically, if we haven't made it clear already, this is everything that Super AMOLED was, minus the bad parts and plus an extra .3 inches in real estate. A triumph."
 
unplugged1 said:
Well, unfortunately, Samsung is just going to "announce" the product launch. This means that we will have another month or three to wait on a product that is getting outdated by the minute.
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I think chances are they upped spec a little to account for late release. Still no other phone is beating it performance wise. Not until 1.5Ghz+ dual core beasts come later.
 
My speculation as of this date and when announced on August 29:

The Sprint Epic 4G Touch will be slightly larger than the S2 (as evidenced by the FCC certification), this larger form factor will sport an AMOLED+ 4.5 inch display and a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm APQ8060 processor. 1750mAh battery, 16GB internal memory and an 8-megapixel 1080p camera.

Any other opinions?

(This speculation is based upon leaks for all carriers including T-Mobile "Hercules" and the Verizon and AT&T versions. It has no particular basis that would include concrete evidence or citations.)
 
It'll be out in Spet. Another month or three is beyond exaggeration. It'll still be one of the best devices out when it drops. Be realistic now. It'll get updated and still be in the game. No such thing as out dated in months. I really hate that phrase in this community. When it's no loner supported then it's outdated. Until the Nexus 3 comes out and shows us a new UI rather then just a faster processor and running the same version of android and no real innovation with these custom UI's, then its just fine.
 
So-Low Da Don said:
Didn't Samsung make the A5?
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Samsung manufactured the A5 as a foundry. Meaning they were given a design and asked to manufacturer it without being able to discuss the design with other engineering divisions. Samsung's foundry makes chips for a whole bunch of competitors, but they are not allowed to show those competitive designs to their own engineers.
 
unplugged1 said:
There are some great articles on the differences in resolution and how that is not the only aspect of comparisons between screens. I think you will find that many people prefer the Samsung's AMOLED+ to every other screen out there (including the vaunted Apple "Retinal" display).
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I do based off what I have seen, but tech site editors like Joshua Topolsky seem to be in love with apples tiny little screen with high resolution. That extra email line on his screen must be special to people like him.

blacks as deep as a perfect black body are what matter to me, thank you very much.
 
Sandroidfan said:
I think chances are they upped spec a little to account for late release. Still no other phone is beating it performance wise. Not until 1.5Ghz+ dual core beasts come later.
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I have a question on the performance, why is it so much better than other dual cores? It can't just be clock speed, tegra 2 is only 200 MHz difference and it is getting completely smoked by the galaxy s 2, it is so far and away ahead of the others it seems like they are on some different class of chips.


did samsung just better optimize their software for exynos like their silky browser? Would a 1.5GHz exynos chip beat out a 1.5 GHz qualcom dual core or a 1.5GHz tegra 2 chip?

if so, why are their chips so far ahead?
 
Sammael said:
I have a question on the performance, why is it so much better than other dual cores? It can't just be clock speed, tegra 2 is only 200 MHz difference and it is getting completely smoked by the galaxy s 2, it is so far and away ahead of the others it seems like they are on some different class of chips.


did samsung just better optimize their software for exynos like their silky browser? Would a 1.5GHz exynos chip beat out a 1.5 GHz qualcom dual core or a 1.5GHz tegra 2 chip?

if so, why are their chips so far ahead?
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QUALITY! I'm pretty sure Sammy optimized their skin to play better and is better with performance. Sammy is big on quality performance. and that 200mhz doesn't even make a difference. Sammy's tech and design is just better. Plus, if you notice the tegra stuff is in all the moto/blur devices, meaning they have buggy OS. Snapdragon isn't bad either. Thing is, none of these mobile OS are even fully optimized for dual core yet. Just wait until Google does that and build the OS and hardware together from the ground up. That's one thing Apple does extremely well and why they are successful.

It's one thing to have beafy numbers in specs, but what does it mean when the rest doesn't play nicely. Pray for IC. This is all my opinion.
 
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