Samsung Galaxy S III to feature 4.8-inch display and ceramic back with simultaneous global launch

Also, as you can see, the screen is stretched to the corners and edges, so this will probably be no bigger than the Nexus, which is 4.65 and clearly has a larger upper and lower bezel.

It’s a mock up, and it’s huge, the phablet jumped the shark, I don’t need/want an almost 5 inch phone in my pocket. I have huge hands, and I find them cumbersome. I love my N1, and my Incredible, and Incredible 2 was a bit big, but the newest nexus is just too damn big. It appears they will continue the growth hormone therapy on these phones until we are all walking around with phablets.

It’s a mock up, and it’s huge, the phablet jumped the shark, I don’t need/want an almost 5 inch phone in my pocket. I have huge hands, and I find them cumbersome. I love my N1, and my Incredible, and Incredible 2 was a bit big, but the newest nexus is just too damn big. It appears they will continue the growth hormone therapy on these phones until we are all walking around with phablets.

It’s a mock up, and it’s huge, the phablet jumped the shark, I don’t need/want an almost 5 inch phone in my pocket. I have huge hands, and I find them cumbersome. I love my N1, and my Incredible, and Incredible 2 was a bit big, but the newest nexus is just too damn big. It appears they will continue the growth hormone therapy on these phones until we are all walking around with phablets.

It’s a mock up, and it’s huge, the phablet jumped the shark, I don’t need/want an almost 5 inch phone in my pocket. I have huge hands, and I find them cumbersome. I love my N1, and my Incredible, and Incredible 2 was a bit big, but the newest nexus is just too damn big. It appears they will continue the growth hormone therapy on these phones until we are all walking around with phablets.

It’s a mock up, and it’s huge, the phablet jumped the shark, I don’t need/want an almost 5 inch phone in my pocket. I have huge hands, and I find them cumbersome. I love my N1, and my Incredible, and Incredible 2 was a bit big, but the newest nexus is just too damn big. It appears they will continue the growth hormone therapy on these phones until we are all walking around with phablets.

It’s a mock up, and it’s huge, the phablet jumped the shark, I don’t need/want an almost 5 inch phone in my pocket. I have huge hands, and I find them cumbersome. I love my N1, and my Incredible, and Incredible 2 was a bit big, but the newest nexus is just too damn big. It appears they will continue the growth hormone therapy on these phones until we are all walking around with phablets.

So….I guess…….we are heading back to the days of Maxwell Smart.

TOO BIG – I love the potential, but who wants a 4.8 inch screen? 4.3 is pushing it, but 4.8 will make this unusable.

Go BIG or go home!

I have the Galaxy Note & adore the size of the screen…4.8 will be a welcoming addition to Samsungs line.

So how is this any different than the 4 to the 4s, which still looks relatively the same as the 3g. If everything is improved, how is this a repackage?????

Phil Onyschuk Sorry but the 3G looked like the 3GS and not like the 4 and 4S. Also, the quality of materials used matters. If Sammy is intending to use Ceramics on this one, nice. But that doesn’t still change the fact that their customer service and after sales services are amongst the worst out there. And I think by repackage, he meant about it looking like the Phablet that Sammy has – Galaxy Note

Phil Onyschuk It’s not like the iPhone 4 to 4S… those are the same model, same name, with upgraded internals. That’s just the Taco. Samsung keeps making new devices that are essentially the same in different shapes and sizes and different materials. It’s like a taco and now introducing the Gordita…now the Chalupa. They are in essence still meat, cheese, and lettuce. Now why is this bad? Well just ask anyone who bought Samsung’s last generation phones… you know the ones that came out last week? They will never support these phones for two years. At least with iPhones, you are guaranteed the latest software update in sync across all devices. 3Gs owners got iOS 5 the same day iPhone 4S owners did. I think Android is great for what you can do *to* it…. but you can do more *with* an iPhone.

@ Chad Coleman :
Droid Does.
If you buy the line that you can do more “with” iPhone, tell me how much you actually use Siri. How long has it been now that you’ve been able to dictate text messages to your phone?
I have land in Florida that I’ll sell just to you for cheap.

What happens to an iPhone after Apple stops pushing iOS updates in… what was that you say?… two years? Just like everybody else, you’ll start looking for a third party build like Cyanogenmod.

Android phones are all just tacos as much as
a Big Mac is just the same as an Whopper is just the same as a Six Dollar Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger is just the same as a Jumbo Jack.

bahahaha Geller’s little girl hands can’t reach the drop down screen

Jonah What-up Olmedo It’s not about the minority of people who like it. This is supposed to be a flagship device, the Note was not. I’m all for niche devices. This should not be one.

Justin Michael Myers but the traveling still is the same am i wrong even with a smaller bezel? you have to omit the “physical touch button area”. i can hardly use the S2 with one hand and it was hell in winter. 3,8-4,0 is ideal, with the HTC_ime you can even type with one hand on the s2 even this is hard.

Justin Michael Myers but the traveling still is the same am i wrong even with a smaller bezel? you have to omit the “physical touch button area”. i can hardly use the S2 with one hand and it was hell in winter. 3,8-4,0 is ideal, with the HTC_ime you can even type with one hand on the s2 even this is hard.

Adam Reid Ha, unusable…right. You may have more than one smartphone, but you’re clearly just an Apple fanboy. I’d be happy to be typing on a 4.5″ screen. I’ve been using smart phones since the original HTC Titan, and at this current time, would never switch to a phone under 4″. I find that typing on the iTouch/iPhone is very troublesome, and the keyboard to be absolute garbage — I use Perfect Keyboard on Android, and it’s entirely customizable. However, I do agree that the iPhone is great for anyone who is technologically inept.

I’ll give your Note a good home!

I’m a 5 foot tall girl with elfin hands, I have the 4.5 in GSII right now & I’d love a nice big 5.3 inch screen. In fact, I’d have a Note right now but they aren’t compatible with Tmo’s 3g/4g bands :’[

@ Richie Thimmaiah :
Now, why can’t phones come in sizes just as clothes do?
Laptops offer screen sizes from 13 inches all the way up to 19 inches.
Even automobiles, SUVs and trucks come in different configurations.

We’re not talking “made-to-order” computers where you get to pick your CPU, video card, memory, drives, etc.

At this point, is it too much to offer the choice of screen size?

They sell more phones than they sell cars. What is their profit margin? When the industry matures, I could have an option to select screen, SoC, RAM, battery, 5/8/12MP camera, gorilla glass, water resistance seal, keyboard, stylus, NFC, GSM/CDMA/LTE, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer/altimeter etc.