Samsung Galaxy S3 - Page 17

Checked it out and played with it. Not going to talk about performance because there's nothing wrong with its performance. Stuff loads, for the most part there's no real stutter, etc.

Its ergonomically very, very good. Its very large but Samsung is smart enough to not put the lock button at the top. This is a problem with many larger phones like the One X and Xperia S. I have no doubt it'll survive a lot of drops too since the chassis is fairly flexible.

As for feel and aesthetics, I dislike it much more than the Galaxy S II. The use of fake metal is beyond tacky and feels like shit, glossy plastic is the bane of consumer electronics and scratches badly, and the new home button is much worse than the previous generation. Its raised. so fairly easy to find, but its feeling is...well no where near as good as the Galaxy S II or iOS devices which are depressed and fit the thumb well.

For the white phone, the two capacitive buttons are very difficult to see because the backlighting is white for some reason. Useful in the dark but hard to see outdoors or in any relatively bright area. I imagine this is much better with the blue marble (?) version.

As for the OLED screen, its nothing to write home about because its everything you already know. Deep blacks and contrast, pentile so some icons look very strange when viewed closely, and it still has strange saturation and tinting issues. I personally think the One X still has the better screen...black depth is something I don't really care about in a phone.

All in all, its what you've come to expect from Samsung. If nothing new comes out in the next few months, I might pick one up. The One X, while feeling much better, has the fatal flaw of being impossible to use with a single hand.