. All I heard was "Galaxy S3" not Android. And to top it all off, in my small office of 35 people, the GS3 is NOW the most common phone, then iPhone, and then BB. Not a single Windows phone.
I'm definitely looking forward to see what they unveil.
For those on carrier contracts the GS3 was a bit of a bargain. Generally the hardware was free on contract, whereas the iPhone 5 represented a further investment of €200-300 here for the most basic model on contracts.
It made the GS3 seem like a great bargain, coupled with very good marketing from Samsung (they were everywhere in your face) really meant the GS3 deserved the success.
Now a lot of those users that Samsung wooed with the GS3 are now tied into 24 month contracts, so they clearly won't be the ones getting the GS4.
This I think is why (or at least one of the reasons) Apple decided to go the 's' route every other year as it makes the new device better but not necesserily so exponentially so that those with the previous non s model who were halfway through their contracts did not feel disappointed in their current handset, whilst still offering something shiny and new and more powerful to those that are just due an upgrade.
So will the GS4 basically be the equivalent of the GS3-S ?
How would people feel if it packed the same design aesthetics, but swapped out its internals with a 1080p screen at 4.8" and sligh CPU/GPU bump....
Would that be enough? Given they have sold 60 million GS3's I suspect it probably would be.