Samsung next flagship phone to drool over...Gingerbread.

[kaerflog]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/exclusive-samsung-flagship-phone-with-gingerbread-and-huge-di/

Now, this is first future phone I can drool over ever since I first saw the HD2 a year ago.
4.3" or 4.5" super amoled.
Super sleek design.
This would be the ultimate phone if they can somehow add a higher resolution screen to the phone, like 1280x720. I'll settle for 960x640.

 

[s44]

This is before US carriers cripple it though.

Of course, if the Tegra2-based LG actually appears, the 1.2ghz single core may seem slow.

 

[ponyo]

This is before US carriers cripple it though.

Of course, if the Tegra2-based LG actually appears, the 1.2ghz single core may seem slow.

1080p recording suggests it's "Orion" which is the next gen dual core Cortex A9.

That said, the pictures look so fake.

 

[Tristicus]

If they release a REAL better version of the Fascinate (IE another better phone), I'll pay for it. But it would have to be a big improvement.

 

[sjwaste]

Looks promising. Something I'd consider selling my Evo for. I'd definitely like a 4.5" screen.

This time, though, I will be shopping on battery life!

 

[Judgement]

I need a new phone so bad, and Feb is so far away...

 

[PhoKingGuy]

Goddamnit, I want a new phone but theres always something better around the corner lol.

I thought I was set on the G2, then the Venue Pro, now this maybe? lol.

 

[MrX8503]

Phones mid 2011 are gonna be pretty insane. Enjoy the phones you have now.

My dream phone would be a 4.3" SAMOLED Retina phone.

 

[kaerflog]

Phones mid 2011 are gonna be pretty insane. Enjoy the phones you have now.

My dream phone would be a 4.3" SAMOLED Retina phone.

It maybe your dream phone if SAmsung can up the resolution on this phone.

 

[Bateluer]

Goddamnit, I want a new phone but theres always something better around the corner lol.

I thought I was set on the G2, then the Venue Pro, now this maybe? lol.

G2 now runs Cyanogenmod, a big plus in its favor.

 

[PhoKingGuy]

G2 now runs Cyanogenmod, a big plus in its favor.

Yeah I know, itll be cheaper for me plus it runs on tmo HSPA+ which I have in my area. I cant help but think there will be something a lot better right around the corner though lol.

 

[finbarqs]

looks like an iphone 4... And samsung's new touchwiz somewhat reminisces iOS as well... I guess the pattern goes like this:

Apple designs/invents something >>>> Everyone else copies and *tries* to make it better. >>>> Microsoft is trying desperately to break this "Apple copycat" syndrome that most smartphone manufacturers are stuck on.

I hate to admit it, but the iPhone really is the leader in innovation not only in design, but software as well. Everything gets compared to the iphone!

 

[foghorn67]

Yeah I know, itll be cheaper for me plus it runs on tmo HSPA+ which I have in my area. I cant help but think there will be something a lot better right around the corner though lol.

Is HSPA+ in the whole OC area?

 

[WelshBloke]

looks like an iphone 4... And samsung's new touchwiz somewhat reminisces iOS as well... I guess the pattern goes like this:

Apple designs/invents something >>>> Everyone else copies and *tries* to make it better. >>>> Microsoft is trying desperately to break this "Apple copycat" syndrome that most smartphone manufacturers are stuck on.

I hate to admit it, but the iPhone really is the leader in innovation not only in design, but software as well. Everything gets compared to the iphone!

Looks like a cross between an iPhone4 and a ZuneHD. Not that thats a bad thing.

Looks promising. Something I'd consider selling my Evo for. I'd definitely like a 4.5" screen.

This time, though, I will be shopping on battery life!

Please can everyone else do this as well. Phone hardware is way powerful enough. There needs to be some optimising and power saving going on, not just upping the power of the device to make the code run faster.


Edit:

Update: We're confident that the above slide comes from Samsung, but one of the pictures therein is most definitely not of a new Samsung phone -- but rather a VoIP handset by Apiotek from several years ago. Considering the image in question pops up right away in a Google Image search for "ultra slim phone," we're inclined to think Samsung got a little hasty putting together the PowerPoint this time round.

Lol looks like they didn't copy Apple or Microsoft.

 

[Oyeve]

Looks like a mated iphone4/droid x. Nice specs and hopefully samsung or the carrier wont cripple it.

 

[MrX8503]

Please can everyone else do this as well. Phone hardware is way powerful enough. There needs to be some optimising and power saving going on, not just upping the power of the device to make the code run faster.

I think I've been spoiled with the iPhone4's battery life as I'm not sure how I would switch to another device with battery life like the EVO. The iPhone4's battery life is phenomenal and at no point in time I felt like I can't use my phone to its full potential because of its battery life.

If I wanna stream a 2hr movie, I can actually do that without worrying.

 

[rudeguy]

but...but....Gingerbread needs a dual core CPU

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

And GPS will be broken out of the box.

 

[ponyo]

And GPS will be broken out of the box.

No doubt. Not it would matter to Samsung haters. I have a feeling some hate Samsung because they're becoming a potential threat to Apple.

 

[Bateluer]

Android Police has shown the renders to be fake guys. Its a photo chop.

Specs may be real though.

 

[WelshBloke]

I think I've been spoiled with the iPhone4's battery life as I'm not sure how I would switch to another device with battery life like the EVO. The iPhone4's battery life is phenomenal and at no point in time I felt like I can't use my phone to its full potential because of its battery life.

If I wanna stream a 2hr movie, I can actually do that without worrying.

No, I want dumbphone battery life in a smartphone. Or I want the manufacturers to t least aim for that.

 

[MrX8503]

No, I want dumbphone battery life in a smartphone. Or I want the manufacturers to t least aim for that.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3982/windows-phone-7-review/28
Check that out, the iPhone4 is at the top of the heap and only bested in talk time. It almost gets 10hrs of wifi browsing! I think thats still impressive even though it won't last as long as a dumb phone.

 

[saratoga172]

Not sure why everyone likes these 4"+ phones. They fit awkwardly in the pocket. My iPhone 4 is right about the right size...and sometimes I wish it were a hair smaller. I could probably go up to about 3.7" or so.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Not sure why everyone likes these 4"+ phones. They fit awkwardly in the pocket. My iPhone 4 is right about the right size...and sometimes I wish it were a hair smaller. I could probably go up to about 3.7" or so.

We have to compensate

 

[YoungGun21]

Not sure why everyone likes these 4"+ phones. They fit awkwardly in the pocket. My iPhone 4 is right about the right size...and sometimes I wish it were a hair smaller. I could probably go up to about 3.7" or so.

I think right at 4" is the best size. Any bigger and it becomes much less of a one-handed thing, if you know what I mean.