Samsung Galaxy S III to be 7mm thin, rumors say

06 February, 2012
Rumors abound about Samsungs upcoming flagship, and the latest one involves an ultra-slim waistline.

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  • 07 Feb 2012

Instead of thinner phones why not a larger battery? Bettery life is not enough in any smart phone.

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    • vLy
    • 07 Feb 2012

    Anonymous, 07 Feb 2012i have the samsung galaxy phone from att and one small thin... moreUse regina 3d launcher or SpB shell 3d launcher you can difrrent wallpapers in each and every screen

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      • nGy
      • 07 Feb 2012

      isn't it they said no galaxy 3 instead galaxy plus?

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        • Anonymous
        • q9@
        • 07 Feb 2012

        i have the samsung galaxy phone from att and one small thing i would like to see is the ability to have a different wallpaper per screen.
        at present, if u select a wallpaper it is spread out over all the screens u have, be it 2 or 4 or...
        i also like different options like to have picture fill up entire scrren vertically or horizontally or whatever.
        i know i'm being nit-picky but
        i like to have different family pictures on each screen :)
        also, at present, once it enlarges to fill all screens, it gets so big that it becomes fuzzy :(

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          • Anonymous
          • 0BG
          • 07 Feb 2012

          ThePhoneShop, 07 Feb 2012What? you mean like the Optimus3D?.. the Note?.. A Laptop? ... more"why do we always have to read about what people want"?
          How about because we are (potential, because i'd never buy a fashion toy like today's "top" models) custumers and the manufacturers are doing it wrong?

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            • 3Ax
            • 07 Feb 2012

            Vicky Ingle, 07 Feb 2012GSIII should have a descent battery life, good glass and a ... moreWhat? you mean like the Optimus3D?.. the Note?.. A Laptop? why do we always have to read about what people want.. can't you lot just comment on the GSM Arena post rather than thinking you know better.

            GSM,

            Phone sounds great and thanks for the clear information of what we could be expecting, it's an interesting review and helpful to us who keep track of future developments.

            Regards
            TPS

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              • 3Ax
              • 07 Feb 2012

              prince4uonly, 07 Feb 2012galaxy why is better? changeable bettery which ifone dont ... more?????????

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                • Anonymous
                • 0BG
                • 07 Feb 2012

                Anonymoose, 07 Feb 2012okay so why is the galaxy being compared to iphone? there i... moreBecause both are fashion toys. They are made to catch the eye, not to have the best quality or the best lifespan.
                Yes, Samsung phones are better, but they still follow the same EXTREMELY GREEDY policy. Why do you think SGS1 won't get an ICS update?

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                  • Anonymoose
                  • 3Ax
                  • 07 Feb 2012

                  okay so why is the galaxy being compared to iphone? there is no comparison what so ever. any samsung product is reliable, not flimsy yet easily replacable. they dont have to be jailbroken to release its true potential, and also putting external memory in is important for those who use various mediums and phones. what happens when an iphone freezes? it happens regulary to most IOS users, yet isnt publicised like blackberry. Also; the 2 year warranty gets you out of tight spaces that insurance doesnt cover, not to mention the spec of the phones. the SII blew the 4 AND 4S out of the water and the sooner people realise that to buy an i-product is just fuelling the arrogance of a company completely created by the social networking generation the better.

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                    • 9xJ
                    • 07 Feb 2012

                    just add some more juice , no more thickness fashion designs

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                      • 07 Feb 2012

                      Anonymous, 07 Feb 2012A 3500mA battery is better than making the phone very thin...absolutely agreeee

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                        • prince4uonly
                        • iKv
                        • 07 Feb 2012

                        galaxy why is better?
                        changeable bettery which ifone dont have
                        can access usb directly with fone.just plug in usb and use and remove.... which ifone dont have...
                        8megapical cameria with 2 megapixal camera. new ifone have 8megapixal camera, but front camera having vga.
                        so if people need function buy galaxy if u need design and beauty by ifone.both are gud but its upon u that what u are looking for
                        ok guys t.c
                        bye

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                          • DWj
                          • 07 Feb 2012

                          mc, 07 Feb 2012i dont believe ya..av got an iphone 4 an ive dropped around... moreComposite is absolutely right. I know 3 people who dropped their Iphones and cracked the front glass.

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 07 Feb 2012

                            A 3500mA battery is better than making the phone very thin...

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                              • 07 Feb 2012

                              Vicky Ingle, 07 Feb 2012GSIII should have a descent battery life, good glass and a ... moreyou just wnat everything dont you -,-

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                                • 07 Feb 2012

                                Composite, 07 Feb 2012Well said, one of my die hard iPhone mates is on his 4th gl... morei dont believe ya..av got an iphone 4 an ive dropped around the house enough timers and its still in 1 pieace..its obvious ur a die hard galaxy fan who cant taqkle that iphone will always be more popular

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                                  • 07 Feb 2012

                                  Anonymous, 07 Feb 2012Plastic isn't fragile. It absorbs shocks. :-P Glass on the... moreyes, but why cant Samsung go like what Moto did with RAZR... 7 mm and aluminium.. still usable and rock solid.. kevlar back does not slip....
                                  Samsung needs to use their minds.which they dont...
                                  Copycats only...

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                                    • Marco
                                    • 5i4
                                    • 07 Feb 2012

                                    Anonymous, 07 Feb 2012Plastic isn't fragile. It absorbs shocks. :-P Glass on the... moreDepends on the Plastic. The plastic in th SII sucked x2 because
                                    1) it was stiff and airy = not the best quality (though far better than that glassy back of a certain fruity phone.)
                                    2) it was shaped like a gaming mouspad (slippery pores) with no friction against the hands so it was super slippery, and I - and everyone else I know who had it - used it with a silicon/rubber/fabric backplate.

                                    Plastic is better than glass at the rear, though steal/aluminium is better, kevlar is best - 5 times stronger than both steal and aluminium in general.

                                    For the SIII i hope Samsung uses something like that rubber/vinyl coating they used on the M7500 Emporio Armani, or like the one Motorola has used on StereMoto (E398), ROKR (first gen iTunesphone), V3x, Milestone/Droid models and so on - which was even thicker and felt better. Hence no use for buying an extra backplate to slap on the back building the phone out in thickness, width and/or height and collecting crap/dust.

                                    Regardless of whether a phone is 7, 8 or 9mm thick, having to use a dinky backplate due to it being too slippery to hold, sucks!

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                                      • 07 Feb 2012

                                      In the spirit of not voting is worse than voting knowing you will probably not be heard here is my input:

                                      Apologies for the caps but this needs to be in caps:

                                      STOP THIS MADNESS! I DON'T WANT A THINNER PHONE, I WANT A PHONE THAT LASTS ME AT LEAST 24 HOURS, PREFERABLY MORE....

                                      I have a galaxy s2, with an extended battery of supposedly 2400 mAh. I used to have the 1650 mAh and it was awfull, you are half way your day and regularly checking twitter facebook email etc and it went orange red and on the way home in the train it dies. Not even played angry birds.

                                      Yes I understand the desire for a good looking phone. Well, 10 years ago some phones were "good looking" as well but they were still the size of a pack of butter. You don't have to go nearly that far just double the thickness of the current S2 and you could have a phone with a true 3500 mAh battery that lasts for 3 days of heavy usage. Play movies for X hours and why not use the xtra space to put more memory storage and a better audio quality headphone thingy. You'd have the killer phone that nobody can touch and everyone has to have.

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                                        • P@1
                                        • 07 Feb 2012

                                        this is useless, samsung must improve the battery atleast 2500mah. it sucks