Comments on: 4G Samsung Galaxy S III hits Telstra next week

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 23:53:30 +0000

I have access to Telstra 4G in Penrith (far west Sydney), unless the map on Optus is wrong, 4G reception for Optus is nowhere NEAR Penrith (goes out as far as maybe Parramatta/Westmead).

Admittedly, Telstra are a lot dearer, but I want 4G and am prepared to pay for it.

By: Adrian Rees

Adrian Rees — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:29:26 +0000

I have owned both a Samsung Galaxy S2 and an iPhone 4S for over a year now and use both almost equally (one for work, one for personal). This has given me a pretty good opportunity to compare the performance of both.

If we look at the Samsung Galaxy s3 vs iPhone 5, i would say they are tied.

Hardware wise, there is nothing it it (and many would argue that the Samsung is better due to the bigger screen, microSD slot and replaceable battery). In terms of the OS and functionality, Android has surpassed IOS. You can do more with an Android (portable USB storage, file management, download files, torrents, flash, widgets etc) and as a platform it is continuing to innovate.

Don’t get me wrong, IOS is smooth, polished and full of great features, but i feel like Apple is running out of new ideas and they really aren’t innovating anymore. They can’t even really bank on “it just works” now anymore as Android is just as fluid with no lag. That, and you don’t have to deal with that POS iTunes software.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:54:15 +0000

The S III 4G also has 2GB of RAM, up from 1GB in the original version of the S III. This is quite a nice upgrade given the greater focus on multitasking etc.

By: seven_tech

seven_tech — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:10:07 +0000

In my opinion, the 4G version of Samsung’s Galaxy S III handset is pretty much tied with Apple’s iPhone 5 at the moment Mmm, for usability maybe. Not features. Or battery life (depending on who you ask). Or storage.

By: seven_tech

seven_tech — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:08:34 +0000

@Ash

That’s a bit misleading. Why would people in Sydney and Melbourne want it anymore than people living elsewhere in Telstras 4G coverage, which IS twice the actual geographical coverage of Optus’ currently?

By: yom99

yom99 — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:04:36 +0000

Good

By: Eddy

Eddy — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:17:09 +0000

At the moment, TELSTRA are only offering the S3 4G in “black”. One only hopes that other colors will be on offer when they are available in their stores on Oct 9th.

By: Ash

Ash — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:35:40 +0000

Is this a review of the s3 or an advertisement for Telstra? Optus has twice the 4g coverage in Melbourne and Sydney (where most users wanting this handset live) – you would think Optus have 5 towers turned on from this article, not 700

By: Galaxy Fan

Galaxy Fan — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 06:25:42 +0000

Horray! I hope it will drop down the price of Galaxy S3 (3G only).