Samsung's S3 Galaxy Android phone is faster, and the most advanced market, but is it enough?
Tags: Samsung, Galaxy S3
The role of criticizing the product does not say whether the object of criticism good or bad, its function is to mean for the product fits and who does not. Who needs to remember that not only the readers, for skipping to the bottom line and ignoring the hundreds of words came to her may be a recipe for disappointment - that 'good' and 'not good' are very subjective terms. Journalists also have to remember that role, especially when they come to write about a product around it has a lot of noise and bustle public, like the Galaxy S3.
That say it's the most impressive Android phone in Israel today is not to say anything. Instruments held this title until now were often frustrating to operate in so many ways, it was difficult to recommend them to an audience that wants a simple phone. Those we turned we, like many others, the iPhone - much less sophisticated, much more simple to operate.
IPhone not selling too perfect phone, she sells a promise
Rather, it's not a perfect phone was iPhone. In fact, if you think about it, in the last decade we've seen advanced devices that simply work, without getting stuck and not eat the battery at a high rate. Apple's greatness, sometime in 2007, was that she could bring to the masses promise a perfect device, and make them believe that he exists. Apple has never provided the promise to the end, it must be said - with all the simplicity of operation of the different iPhones they have quite a few bugs, and quite a few blunders in terms of reception and battery life, and that's without even mentioning the lack of copy - paste versions first.
But the audience bought what Apple was trying to sell, the promise. And has been struggling to Apple, as well as its competitors, please Hhanshim S"htrglo more "without ever touching" more of this. Galaxy S3 - Samsung's flagship device for 2012, trying harder than others to approach this standard. And he succeeds better than any Android device launched in front of him. Is it enough? Is another question.
Very fast, and excellent battery
Feel fast enough to not frustrate
Day and a half of hard work
The first thing you should know about this device is that the phone fast. How fast? Well, it's first Android device feels fast enough to not frustrate. When you switch between home screens, fast and smooth transition beautifully and programs open faster than users of Android (and iPhone, actually) were used to it. This is what happens when behind the screen has four processor cores and gigabytes memory, along with Google's Android 4.
The second thing that you need to know about this phone is its battery life just wonderful. Use of very massive, the phone is not just survive until the end of the day, but can also survive another half day. An interesting experience - no more need to charge the phone when entering the home, and if you forget to charge it, probably enough to get to work before the battery charger is empty.
The third thing you need to know is that both of these exciting things do not go on forever. In fact, the control unit - and, admittedly, loaded it with software and Hstshmsno phone endlessly - the slow creeping slowly but with great determination, and after two weeks had been very noticeable. This is not the fault of Samsung, Android's fault. Google's operating system resource management system good almost like the company's browser - Chrome (Chrome really bad at it). So after two weeks we received a relatively quick is perhaps others, but really does not it enough that we saw on the first day. Battery time decreased by 15 percent, in total. Is still remarkably high, still forgive those who forgets to charge the phone at night, but slightly less.
Big screen, small phone
Although a large screen, but handy phone
And after the initial speed burst subsided, we are left with a very interesting phone. Its screen - 4.8 inches, larger than 1.3 (!) Inches than the current iPhone, and six inch Galaxy S2. And as we have seen in the HTC Sensation XL - it's not excessive size. The question is how to pack it. S3 and not much larger than its predecessor - only here the screen occupies part of a larger area of the top screen.
If you're worried about the size of the screen, let us dispel the concerns. We have not seen any man who claimed that Hhtlfon too big. Women, men, children and infants were able to get used to very quickly S3. The reason depends, probably, less than the screen itself and the phone body. Galaxy S3 packed thin and light body, much easier maintenance and use of the phone. And although it is a plastic body, is very comfortable, and feel good hands.
And before we start talking about advanced features, we should mention how good the Galaxy S3 as a mobile phone. It handles better than most places we checked with the absorption is very weak - even where he can hold a conversation when the other party can hear you well. At the same time, in terms of internet connectivity the phone slightly problematic in congested areas and weak absorption regions - the pages just do not load when other devices are also loaded slowly.
Physical button - the right decision
Before the machine came out, rumors circulated that he agrees to use new technology, but the phone never materialized. It's a super Amold, albeit with a high resolution of 720x1280 but with the same basic technology as the previous generation of the phone. And, quite possible to compare it to the Retina of the iPhone, this is an excellent screen with crisp colors and very good brightness level. Just do not put it near the X-One of HTC - the Galaxy's only rival S3 with a better screen.
And comment on the physical structure of the device: Samsung spat here inside Google, which is good. When Google introduced the Android four, she decided to show you do not have physical buttons. Galaxy Nexus, made by Samsung, not all buttons below the screen - the buttons which were virtual, and were only "if necessary". Samsung S3 Galaxie insisted physical menu button, and two touch buttons (menu and the back contact ") on my part. That's the way - much more convenient to work with the phone when these buttons are, especially when you get used to them.
Trying to turn the phone so intelligent
Not just a smartphone, intelligent phone
Much has been said, among other things, this section, that this generation Samsung focuses on innovations not revolutionary in terms of technology, but to speed with "intelligence", changes aimed at making the phone usage easier and more convenient, while enhancing capabilities. There are plenty - aimed at identifying care not to turn off the screen when you look at it, and the possibility of "separate" video screen playing the rest of the system, and watch video on portion of the screen while you are doing something else with the phone.
But if you read the instruction book - and let's face it, not do it - you start to discover these innovations over time, if not weeks. The phone also offers you to run some of them the first time you do something relevant. Others will discover if you try to do something intuitive, I have not made anything, accidentally. For example, if you get a SMS and you decide to answer a phone call - you can bring the device to the ear without realizing that not you just give a person. But the phone understands you want to talk to who your Sims, and connects you with him himself. And if you come with the device abroad - you will discover that his home screen displays the time abroad and the time at home - all this without having to worry about something for yourself.
The voice mechanism is just a gimmick
Another innovation that must be mentioned is S Voice - Galaxy S3 competitor of the iPhone's pots. This is also the voice recognition apparatus - after that S Voice recognizes your voice, is also trying to understand what you say and act on. And like the iPhone, this mechanism is limited and closed, who can work only with applications that Samsung has defined them. He can, for example, run the software maps if you ask him "where I am", and set alarm for a specific time if you ask, but can not interface with third-party software.
Express identification of S Voice no less than that of pots - is well recognized several accents of Israelis and former Soviet Union who spoke English (not yet support Hebrew, will next year probably). But ultimately, is currently hard to imagine this mechanism we use regularly, so far, it seems, is mostly a gimmick.
A better experience, but still has bugs
Good phone, but has bugs
And ultimately, this was another improvement - and a significant one, this time - the Touchwiz interface of Samsung. This interface, which began several years ago the world's horrors, one of the most shocking interfaces observed smartphone ever, made two years before reasonable (Galaxy S), then explains Plus (Galaxy S2) and now we can finally say it's a good interface.
The problem is that some of the intelligent interface is still full of bugs. For example, the eye detection does not work well when you're with glasses - just do not. And the idea, brilliant at first glance, it turns out a little disappointing when you discover that it does not work well when the phone is on the table before you, and a distance of 30 cm between you and him. Other problems in the intelligence of the tests were due to a primary crusher, and there are no one comes to stores.
But above all, this phone just can not get over "Android" his, he's just not trying. End of the day, yet this criticism must be noted that if you want a phone is very simple to operate, Galaxy S3 is probably not the ideal choice. Machine progressing beautifully and very open, with an option to install software from anywhere and a lot more freedom of action from other operational systems - it also listed here, in addition to advantages of speed and battery indicated a criticism, but Samsung have tried to market the S3 as a phone S"ozv for humans ", and hard agree with them here. Not their fault, as stated, but the fault of Google.
One of the best mobile phone cameras
Excellent camera, really
In addition to the intelligence of the device, Samsung has decided to place special emphasis on his camera. The goal - to allow very fast photography, and very high quality. The result? Quite impressive. S3 camera's not as fast as that of the One X, but is much faster for other mobile cameras. In fact, the first time you use it, probably will not believe how quickly he took the photograph. Photo in less than a second, people become accustomed to wait at least double that of mobile cameras earlier, is a huge improvement.
And excellent image quality. Yes, I still see that they were shot camera phone - even if you shoot through the HDR capability designed to enhance image colors - but this is one of the best cameras today have mobile device. And software environment is also advanced, as it includes situations such as photography and panning sequence.
Kenya's recommendation
To date, the better the iPhone
So what you need to learn this criticism? If battery life is very important to you, this is the phone for you, if you want a phone with an emphasis on photography, this is one of the best phones you can buy today - a better camera than the iPhone 4S, and only the X-One of HTC and non-relevant Pureview 808 Nokia's competitors which, if you're already knee deep in the Android operating system, and are committed to it in terms of applications, this is one of the best instrument for you.
But if you are looking for a smartphone with no prior assumptions, no matter who you have made your next phone and without ideology, the question here is much more complicated. Galaxy S3 is a little less sum of its parts, not a bit more - Android with her natural clumsiness and lack of its intuitive interfere Samsung make this phone better. Currently, we still recommend you go to him rather than the iPhone, simply because a new device is much more, and therefore its relevant period will be longer than the iPhone 4S.
