Samsung Galaxy S Pro?

[Deeko]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/sprints-4g-equipped-samsung-galaxy-s-pro-in-the-wild/

If this is real...I might just dump my HD2/T-Mobile.

The Galaxy S already looks like a solid phone, with a faster GPU than the Snapdragon/OMAP currently offers, and SuperAMOLED. Tack on a 5-row keyboard? I'm sold....

 

[Phobic9]

Looks decent but I've never owned a samsung phone that was worth a damn. How's their android support as far as updates go? Suppose that really doesn't matter if you intend to root your phone.

 

[gsaldivar]

SuperAMOLED is supposed to consume ~30% more power compared to standard AMOLED. I hope it comes with a good battery!

 

[Deeko]

SuperAMOLED is supposed to consume ~30% more power compared to standard AMOLED. I hope it comes with a good battery!

I read the opposite - 30% less.

 

[gsaldivar]

I read the opposite - 30% less.

Correction: I read 30% more power consumption for IPS/Retina Display compared to SuperAMOLED. My bad!

http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100609000744

 

[Narmer]

Samsung phones = great hardware on paper, piss-poor quality, software and service.

Steer clear.

 

[theeedude]

Does Samsung only make these Super AMOLED panels for their own phones or they sell them to other phone makers too?

 

[Deeko]

Does Samsung only make these Super AMOLED panels for their own phones or they sell them to other phone makers too?

AFAIK Samsung makes all the AMOLED screens in phones - so I'm sure they're get SuperAMOLED out to the other manufacturers too, eventually.

 

[you2]

Well the advantage of this phone is that it has been out for a bit in other parts of the world. So far the reviews are fairly positive; biggest negative is no flash for the camera. Also it has been relatively inexpensive in europe. Anyways it is still an unknown which provider(s) in USA will pick it up. I heard a rumor it would be available by end of june. Hum. Either this iphone4 or droid x (formerly shadow). Gotta pick one and none are perfect.
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Actually it looks like the Galaxy S and Galaxy S pro are two different phones; the pro model has a physical keyboard (ala Moto Driod). The Galaxy S is already available overseas and should be available in USA at the end of the month. The non-pro version is the one that interest me.

 

[boomhower]

Does Samsung only make these Super AMOLED panels for their own phones or they sell them to other phone makers too?

They do but give themselves priority. That combined with the yield troubles they have been having are leading to big shortages. Just ask all the Verizon folks trying to find an Incredible.

 

[hanoverphist]

Well the advantage of this phone is that it has been out for a bit in other parts of the world. So far the reviews are fairly positive; biggest negative is no flash for the camera. Also it has been relatively inexpensive in europe. Anyways it is still an unknown which provider(s) in USA will pick it up. I heard a rumor it would be available by end of june. Hum. Either this iphone4 or droid x (formerly shadow). Gotta pick one and none are perfect.
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Actually it looks like the Galaxy S and Galaxy S pro are two different phones; the pro model has a physical keyboard (ala Moto Driod). The Galaxy S is already available overseas and should be available in USA at the end of the month. The non-pro version is the one that interest me.

the pro version has the LED flash on it. this looks like a pretty decent phone so far, and ive had very good luck with my samsung phone so far. a couple of friends have other samsung feature phones and they like them as well, they seem to be decent phones.