Samsung Announces New Flagship Galaxy S 4 Competitor to Apple's iPhone

[Oletros]

theyll announce it at their quarterly, just as they always do.

No, Apple don't say how much units from any model have been sold, only the total number

 

[RiverCitySlim]

So now Samsung is releasing and over hypeing minor evolution over their last phone.

They really are copying everything Apple does.

 

[Oletros]

4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) October 19, 2011
4.1 (Jelly Bean) July 9, 2012
4.2 (Jelly Bean v2) November 13, 2012

Right, 4 months

 

[Reason077]

They look nothing alike.

Okaaaay, "Samcraig"

I'm not saying they're identical, but they look more than a bit alike. Many of Samsung's phones are clearly "inspired", at least in part, by Apple's designs.

It's just like how a lot of Korean car designs are inspired by European ones. They're not outright clones, but they're using similar design elements to create an association, evoke a sense of familiarity, making their own products more acceptable to peoples tastes...

 

[lilo777]

Does the battery last more than 3 hours unlike a couple of my friends and my grandfather's galaxy phones?

It does. You should tell your friends that they should charge their phones.

 

[magbarn]

Derp, because it matches and bests. Remember grade 7?

X< X+Y when Y>0

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Uh huh, so did you know the GS4 (and the HTC, Sony and LG flagships for the poster above) have 2.85x the display resolution of a iPhone 5.

Good thing Apple doesn't boast about their displays.

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Totally separate idea, any speculation if these flagships will be turning into Windows RT tablets in the coming year?

At least Apple actually cares about color accuracy on their screens. My wife's GS3 has horrid colors and the GS4 doesn't look any better. Besides for most of us 40+ year olds, we can't focus close enough on our smartphone screens to really see the resolution difference between the 5 screen and GS4.

At least wall street is seeing that the GS4 is really an overhyped GS3s and boosting AAPL...

 

[Oletros]

Does the battery last more than 3 hours unlike a couple of my friends and my grandfather's galaxy phones?

If people want to be believed they don't have to write unbelievable things

 

[KdParker]

Apple is hanging on to the smartphone market by a thread, a name, and an IOS. Sorry, but the hardware on this is WAY better than the iPhone 5. Apple is "stuck on thin" and its beyond annoying. They are destroying their mac lines slowly and I suspect the next iPhone will look very similar to the last iPhone. Seriously, who will buy an iPhone 5s that looks like an iPhone 5? If not for IOS, I would be on the galaxy.

You just answered you own question. IOS is the reason to buy and iPhone 5s if you are in the market for a new phone.

 

[samcraig]

If people want to be believed they don't have to write unbelievable things

It's the fall back for people that don't actually use or have even touched an android phone.

Fragmentation
Battery life
Malware ridden


and so on.

 

[jasvncnt]

At least Apple actually cares about color accuracy on their screens. My wife's GS3 has horrid colors and the GS4 doesn't look any better. Besides for most of us 40+ year olds, we can't focus close enough on our smartphone screens to really see the resolution difference between the 5 screen and GS4.

At least wall street is seeing that the GS4 is really an overhyped GS3s and boosting AAPL...

Well something needs to boost it. Its not their devices..

 

[freediverdude]

Seeing this...um, presentation, I am reminded of a quote from the Church Lady on SNL: "Well isn't that special..."

 

[n-cholas]

How can this compete? Honestly, it doesn't even have a 5 in the name. Now, if they'd named it with a 6

 

[SactoGuy18]

I love iPhone's and I love the Samsung Galaxy phones. I think they are both fantastic.

Isn't it great to have such choice.

Finally, a voice of sanity.

In many ways, the iPhone 5 is a great cellphone, but I think Apple aimed a bit too low in terms of desirable features. The iPhone 5 does have a great quality LCD touchscreen, and iOS 6.1.2 is generally pretty mature for the most part.

 

[DarwinOSX]

Phil should have stayed out of it. It makes Apple look scared and weak.

wonder how Phil feels about it shipping with Android 4.2.2, lol

 

[samcraig]

I liken this pissing contest in this thread to this playground exchange

I have chocolate ice cream
I have vanilla ice cream

Yeah - but Chocolate is better
Nu-uh Vanilla is better

Well I think chocolate is best and vanilla taste like poop
Oh yeah - will I think vanilla is best and chocolate taste and LOOKS like poop

 

[DarwinOSX]

Samsung doesn't calibrate their screens.

At least Apple actually cares about color accuracy on their screens. My wife's GS3 has horrid colors and the GS4 doesn't look any better. Besides for most of us 40+ year olds, we can't focus close enough on our smartphone screens to really see the resolution difference between the 5 screen and GS4.

At least wall street is seeing that the GS4 is really an overhyped GS3s and boosting AAPL...

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I agree. Jelly Bean has made the difference much more than any specific Android device.

I see things differently from you.

2 years ago, I would say that iOS was CLEARLY the leader over Android. Now, I can say they're fairly even. Android wins some, iOS wins some.

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Yup, I have an iPhone 5 and a Galaxy Note 2.

I love iPhone's and I love the Samsung Galaxy phones. I think they are both fantastic.

Isn't it great to have such choice.

 

[RiverCitySlim]

I liken this pissing contest in this thread to this playground exchange

I have chocolate ice cream
I have vanilla ice cream

Yeah - but Chocolate is better
Nu-uh Vanilla is better

Well I think chocolate is best and vanilla taste like poop
Oh yeah - will I think vanilla is best and chocolate taste and LOOKS like poop

Poor analogy. Everyone knows chocolate is better.

 

[samcraig]

Poor analogy. Everyone knows chocolate is better.

Unless your allergic LOL

 

[DarwinOSX]

Like what...very fast processor and gpu, fastest in the industry in fact, bluetooth 4, highest quality build..
People who talk about quad and more core procs for Android phones are unaware that the Android OS and most apps have no idea how to make use of more than one or two cores. iOS is better in this regard but not that much.

Finally, a voice of sanity. Image

In many ways, the iPhone 5 is a great cellphone, but I think Apple aimed a bit too low in terms of desirable features. The iPhone 5 does have a great quality LCD touchscreen, and iOS 6.1.2 is generally pretty mature for the most part.

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True enough, but he could have been descibing me and countless other former fans. Apple is tell a lot of their best customers where to go and by the time it bites them in their sales ass, it will be too late and apple will be a pathetic has-been.

I've been hearing this kind of silliness for 30 years..

 

[Renzatic]

Yeah - but Chocolate is better

Have fun with your suckolate, loser! I bet you're an astroturfer paid for by the chocolate consortium here to smear vanilla's good name. They run the Korean government, you know.

Chocolate totally copied vanilla. All it is is some stupid bean or something added to vanilla. It makes me sick. Why can't chocolate innovate? Why do they have to steal everyone else's flavors?

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poor analogy. Everyone knows chocolate is better.

you people are everywhere! :0

We might as well give up and rename this forum Chocolate Rumors.

 

[DarwinOSX]

Huh? How is Apple overpriced when top line Android phones cost the same or more?
Sgree on brushed metal look on plastic.
I assume you know specs have to be balanced against real world use.

I like android, I just have a problem with phones that use plastics then give them a brushed metal look... Especially if you are going to charge me a higher price. Normally, and this is still true, Apple is the over priced one, but with a two year contract you can get Samsung Galaxy III for $200 or you can get something that is higher in quality (real metal and glass), for with the same amount of storage and price and I'm talking about the iPhone 5 16GB modle.

Although, it's nice it has higher specs compared to the iPhone. That is my only complaint.

 

[samcraig]

Have fun with your suckolate, loser! I bet you're an astroturfer paid for by the chocolate consortium here to smear vanilla's good name. They run the Korean government, you know.

Chocolate totally copied vanilla. All it is is some stupid bean or something added to vanilla. It makes me sick. Why can't chocolate innovate? Why do they have to steal everyone else's flavors?

Well at least we can all laugh at those loving strawberry ice cream! Suckers! When was the last time Strawberry Ice Cream innovated? And you saw what has happened to Butter Pecan over the years. Once on top and now look. Might not even be a flavor next year

 

[DarwinOSX]

A tiny number of people know or care about this. Irrelevant.

I never liked Phil Schiller, I'm sure he's a nice guy and all, but he lacks charisma and confidence. Had he waited a little longer before opening his big mouth, the SG4 would've shipped with Android 4.1, I bet you Samsung pushed 4.2.2 to prove Apple wrong, and guess what? It worked.

 

[walie]

It's mind-boggling when you look at the list of features... I wonder how many an average user would actually make use of?

So how many of the "over 200 new features in iOS6" are you using?

 

[DarwinOSX]

You really don't know Apple has announced numbers multiple times since then?

Yeah.



Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for anyone to give me a number for how many iPhone 5 Apple has sold more recent than the three days post release number...