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    Quote Originally Posted by Godfather View Post
    The 4/4s cameras are different from the 5, would there not be unique software separate from the OS that could be the issue instead of hardware?

    Doesn't really matter, was just wondering if it was something they could fuggin' fix instead of saying 'hold it different'
    It just goes to prove that even them have no idea how to fix their mess (BTW I HATE their attitude "Hold it differently"...stop blaming the customers when the device itself is at fault...even if sometimes the customers can be idiots )
    They totally messed up on a device that had an hype level...OVER 9000!!! (Sorry...had to say it )

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    Yeah I hear that there are reports from the UK saying the Galaxy is still outselling the iPhone. Shame it stinks so much, it is testing as faster than the Galaxy and the size/shape is nice but that's all it has going for it.

    Hate the brand, company and underwhelming features though

    Just renewed my phone contract... have a free hardware upgrade to decide on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Godfather View Post
    Yeah I hear that there are reports from the UK saying the Galaxy is still outselling the iPhone. Shame it stinks so much, it is testing as faster than the Galaxy and the size/shape is nice but that's all it has going for it.

    Hate the brand, company and underwhelming features though

    Just renewed my phone contract... have a free hardware upgrade to decide on.
    It does not beat the SG3 in any category and does not come with an Micro-SD card slot...like always, Apple is all about marketing and nothing else
    Last edited by samarchepas; 10-02-2012 at 07:01 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Godfather View Post
    Yeah I hear that there are reports from the UK saying the Galaxy is still outselling the iPhone. Shame it stinks so much, it is testing as faster than the Galaxy and the size/shape is nice but that's all it has going for it.

    Hate the brand, company and underwhelming features though

    Just renewed my phone contract... have a free hardware upgrade to decide on.
    Get a Galaxy S... the S is for the new sheep..

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    you could be right

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    Quote Originally Posted by samarchepas View Post
    It does not beat the SG3 in any category
    The iPhone is lighter

    Quote Originally Posted by MuddyGut View Post
    Get a Galaxy S... the S is for the new sheep..
    Yeah, that has to be it, I remember seeing all those people waiting in line for days to get the new Galaxy just because it has a new color and....oh wait

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    Quote Originally Posted by samarchepas View Post
    It does not beat the SG3 in any category and does not come with an Micro-SD card slot...like always, Apple is all about marketing and nothing else
    It does beat the iPhone in a few categories but people seem dead set on not admitting that for whatever reason. Granted it should blow the Galaxy out of the water being so much newer but that's not Apple's style is it


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    This is also a decent website for head-to-head comparisons... Not posting it to pump the iPhone's tires, I wouldn't buy one

    http://versusio.com/en/apple-iphone-...sung-galaxy-s3
    Last edited by Godfather; 10-02-2012 at 02:36 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MuddyGut View Post
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    I still can't decide which Droid phone is powerful and small enough for me to buy... first world problems eh

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    Quote Originally Posted by Godfather View Post
    I still can't decide which Droid phone is powerful and small enough for me to buy... first world problems eh
    http://reviews.cnet.com/best-android-phones/

    Some reviews of the bigger ones

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    Thanks I'm all over it!


    Look, they gave the Galaxy the same rank as the iPhone... wonder what that cost
    http://reviews.cnet.com/best-smartphones/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Godfather View Post
    Wow that's pretty terrible. Stupid question from someone who knows nothing about cameras: Is this a software or a hardware problem?
    The answer I'd say is Both...how one works with the other. Lens flare happens to every camera, especially when shooting at the sun, to varying degrees. But, the issue I think is what happens when the flare happens - the colour change indicates the software is trying to interpret the data it's getting, and then failing miserably.

    In the old days when I used 35mm cameras this would happen this drastic when your meter (thing that determined what exposure the scene would use) was averaging the whole scene. When spot metering came in (you could have the camera pick a spot to meter, or on cheaper cameras you moved the camera away from the sun a little bit, have the camera take the reading and hold it, and then move back into place and take the shot.) and the exposure would look OK.

    So, it looks like the newest iPhone is using cheaper glass in the lens, and also has software that can't compensate for it. That'd be my guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Godfather View Post
    I still can't decide which Droid phone is powerful and small enough for me to buy... first world problems eh
    we also call those "white people" problems






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