newboyx

Nice find. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

There have been no leaks or rumors of it coming to Sprint. Honestly I don't think it will come to Sprint. This is just another of the boatload of phones releases overseas. The Note 3 will be out in a few months. At least the Note will have good specs. The Mega is mid range at best. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

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I will send a bit over in the AM. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Might have to wait until LG announces the phone on the 7th ;-) Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I agree, the thread title is a bit sensationalist.

I guess where I disagree with you is that the benchmarks are giving out the impression of Software optimization that just isn't necessarily true. My feeling of deception comes from Samsung playing on the tech ignorance of the masses that will see the benchmark comparisons on reviews and give Samsung credit for software and hardware optimization that is only an accurate portrayal of the phone while the benchmark is running. Like I said earlier, I am not sure if this is Samsung being "bad", but is definitely a little sleight of hand. It creates a sense of what the phone can do out of the box, when in reality you would have to overclock the phone to actually get the performance that the benchmark made you think the phone was capable of. All that said I completely see where you are coming from. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I think 2 different topics are getting confused here. 1. The validity of benchmarks. 2. Samsung intentionally skewing the results. I am of the camp that benchmarks do very little to show how a phone will perform in real life conditions. The only way to know if a phone is "fast" enough for YOU is to use the phone under YOUR normal usage patterns. You have 14 days to test drive the phone. Use them. It does appear that Samsung went out of their way to make sure that the S4 performed very well under certain conditions. Brian Klug is extremely knowledgeable about the hardware used in all of the most popular smartphones on the market. It is highly unlikely that he is reporting these findings with malice. There are very few people writing on mainstream (if anandtech is considered mainstream) tech sites that possess his level of knowledge on matters related to the latest processors. To claim he is biased is pretty silly. Bottom line, Samsung knows that several of the most read review sites post benchmark comparisons with their reviews. Samsung also know that the majority of people base their opinion of a product based on 3 sources. Online review websites, friends and family, and customer reviews left on retail sites. They played the system to help their phone look better. Read a lot of the initial reviews for the S4, a large amount of them stated that the S4 was laggy and stuttered, but the benchmarks said it was lightning quick. Seems to be a little disconnect between the 2. I am not sure if I think Samsung is "bad" for doing this. They are doing what is best for their product. Seems like a smart thing to do. As long as people continue to think benchmarks mean a damn thing, I expect manufacturers to do their best to make sure that their products look good when they are benchmarked. Just my 2¢ Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I feel your pain. Add to that I also sell VZW and AT&T. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Well crap, I know in store sales the code printed on the receipt. Unfortunately I don't know how it was handled for in store pickup. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Look on your receipt. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I am assuming it will be tri-band also, but I think the triband feature is way down on the bullet points of features for most consumers. Tri-band will have very little to do with its success or failure. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

If history is any indication, at LEAST 4 months. And no one here knows. Here is a basic way to estimate. When it rolls out to the international version of the phone, add at least 2 months. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Aren't they all based off of CM? Basically CM with different tweaks? I could be wrong, I have grown to old to flash all the different ones. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

There are pretty much only 2 AOSP projects for the S3. CM and AOKP which is based off of CM code. Your only other choice is a Touchwiz ROM themed to look like AOSP, but it will still look like crap. Most themers don't know when to stop. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Nope. You want AOSP, you get CM. That's pretty much your only choice. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

http://get.cm/?device=d2spr Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

The argument that the carriers want would be control (ISIS). Something tells me that Google is not willing to give them that. The carriers are not going to throw away the millions, if not billions collectively if you count all the various partners, that they have invested and put a competitor with name recognition (Google) on their customers phones. Like you said, it's all business. If ISIS fails, then yes, they may be more open to work with Google to make it happen. That being said, none of us are privy to the conversations that may or may not be taking place regarding the competing NFC payment platforms. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta