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I like the Note to, but what i'd get is the new GSII-LTE, 4.5inch display and it has true 4G LTE, i'm guessing we are very close to getting 4G coverage by networks if Samsung are doing this.
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Posted: 2011-09-02 17:34:07
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On 2011-09-02 06:32:19, Hobbs wrote:
@Wangs £100 the Boks take this RWC.
Hmmm, tempting bet Hobbster.. lemme mull over this, LOL. I realise that the AB's don't have the best record in world cups (Protea Syndrome? LOL), but they just gotta be faves on their home soil.
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Posted: 2011-09-03 00:40:42
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@Hobbs
I gotta side with wanqs on this one, the Boks for me have been stuttering too much lately and I just don't them defending this trophy.
There have been instances where a team struggles only to come alive in the finals, let's hope this will be the case with the Boks.
@Tsepz
So, are you getting the GSII LTE? I'm asking cause of the new rumours about the SE Nozomi due in March. I feel they could at least have released the damn thing now in December. Damn SE!
That sounds like a monster of a phone for this year and not next year, you don't want to have to fend off Samsung at the MWC with a phone that has similar specs as a 2011 Galaxy SII LTE. I see SE being hit with a better phone by Sammy at the same time of the Nozomi release. I just wonder if the Nozomi will be LTE.
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Posted: 2011-09-03 07:03:05
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Dups I wouldn't bother using the Tri Nations as a benchmark.Boks all the way.My second team (I always have a backup incase of disappointment) are the French.They so deserve a WC Final win.AB's on home soil.Theres a positive and a negative there.Lets hope they cave into the pressure but something tells me otherwise that history will be repeating itself.And dont forget this years Tri Nations winners,The Aussies.They are playing some fantastic rugby.Bring on RWC 2011.Its going to be a cracker.
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Posted: 2011-09-03 07:27:15
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Dups
I'm only upgrading next year June/July so i'll probably go for the GSIII-LTE, knowing Sammy it will have an even more powerful chipset (quad-core maybe?), and with Sammy having recruited Cyanogen and focusing so hard on software its going to blow Nozomi out the water.
SE are in big trouble, Samsung and HTC making big moves (HTC +Beats Audio deal, Sammy +Cyanogen) and there are SE releasing the same thing in a million diff flavours, hardly being competitive in the high end, with gimmicks like xLOUD and Exmor, its just sad to watch
thought id upgrade to another SE Droid e.g. Nozomi next year but as you pointed out Nozomi has 2011 specs, SE are falling behind quickly. Companies like ZTE, and HUAWEI will be the death of SE IMO.
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Posted: 2011-09-03 10:30:09
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I had been using Ericsson phones for a while before the joint-venture and I can tell you they were technology at its best. I don't like Sony for dragging SE down, all they contributed to SE were the brand names and camera modules. Ericsson remains the heart of SE and it is sad that it is being killed by a company like Sony and not really by the competition.
Let me tell you what Ericsson has now. They own 50 percent of ST-Ericsson and have been manufacturing processors for a few years now. Nokia has used those processors in their flagship S60 phone before the formation of the Symbian Foundation and are still going to use ST-Ericsson's older U8500 dual-core processors on their upcoming Windows phones.
This year in February ST-Ericsson announced the NovaThor series of dual-core processors based on ARM Cortex with PowerVR series 6. Those are already available now. The dual-core Nova A9600 runs at 2.5Ghz while the dual-core Nova A9540 is at 1.8Ghz. Why SE doesn't link up with the other parent for these monstrous processors is just beyond me. Instead they sign up with Qualcomm which is heavily linked to HTC. What's the rationale behind that because they will always play second fiddle when they could be in the same position as HTC with Qualcomm with ST-Ericsson?
The Arc S could be coming out with the A9540 at 1.8Ghz while the Nozomi would be equipped with the A9600 plus a 16mp camera while we wait for the quad-core phones which are due around September/October next year.
With that processing power the Nozomi would destroy even the adventurous Samsung.
Dumb, dumb, dumb!!
How do you let so much power in terms of technology slip by and be beaten by the likes of Samsung and HTC?
[ This Message was edited by: Dups! on 2011-09-03 12:56 ]
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Posted: 2011-09-03 13:50:10
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oh my word, i had no idea ST-Ericsson had such powerful products, WHY on earth are SE not using them??? Such a shame Ericsson are being dragged down by the incomptitant SONY who seem to be struggling across the board: TVs, gaming, tablets etc... sad state of affairs.
I'm so glad im not the only one who dislikes the Qualcomm relationship, not only are they playing 2nd fiddle to them, but the Snapdragon isn't all that, personally i have always preferred Texas Instruments, since the Nokia N93, to this day their chipsets produce the best graphics and overall performance effeciently, the Motorola Milestone proved that against the Nexus One despite running at 550mhz, so did the N900, and that PowerVR GPU is the best in mobiles, the PowerVR SGX540 1st found in the Samsung Galaxy S is still being used in TI and Samsungs dual-core chipsets.
Would love to see how the ST-Ericsson chipsets fair against the TI OMAP4 series, i remember the N96 ran on a ST-Microelectronics chip, that was before they merged with Ericsson, and apparently it had the best audio and video production of its time, what brought it down was that it was based on ARM9.
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Posted: 2011-09-03 19:11:50
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True, Tsepz!
I think we had a discussion about processors where I said that I like OMAP better than Snapdragon. I just don't like Qualcomm and their processors. It seems any other processor is better than the Snapdragon. Look at what the GSII's Exynos does compared to the Sensation's Snapdragon, it destroys the HTC in all departments.
I am just wondering who is going to use the Nova A9600 cause that seems awesome.
Sometimes I wish Ericsson could just split from Sony and we get to see real innovation and cutting edge technology. Obviously, Ericsson won't get back into the game of mobile phones as Ericsson as they see no reason since that sector contributes little to their bottom line but I just wish...
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Posted: 2011-09-03 19:51:27
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Indeed, i think the many reason why so many manufacturers like Snapdragon is due to the fact that its cheaper and it comes with all the required antennas (GPS, GSM, WiFi etc...), AFAIK.
Would be great to see Ericsson break away, maybe rename themselves, or rename their mobile division? Going by what you've revealed, they could be very competitive, isn't the SONY + Ericsson joint venture up for renewal soon? Hopefuly they end it.
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Posted: 2011-09-03 20:21:53
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Yes, the joint-venture is up for renewal but I don't see any change in the status quo. Apparently SE has a huge portfolio for next year, way bigger than quite a few players which suggests they are trying to flood the market to increase their presence hoping to increase their dwindling or non-existent market share. I say if there is nothing cutting edge in that portfolio then they are just messing about.
They just need one monster phone for the first quarter and its small upgrade in the fourth quarter to really start making progress.
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Posted: 2011-09-03 23:51:32
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