Samsung I9070 Galaxy S Advance review: While-u-wait

07 March 2012
Here's one to keep you busy while you wait for the Galaxy S III. One that may help the original Galaxy S finally take the hint and hang up its boots. The Galaxy S Advance is the next in a string of sequels looking to get the best afterburn...

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  • 03 Apr 2012

AnonD-36554, 10 Mar 2012Dude get ur facts right first of all....galaxy r costs 8k I... more@ashish007

More choices doesn't always benefit consumers in the long run. By frequently rehashing old models with with only slight improvements samsung is diluting the Galaxy brand (meaning, it loses it's prestige). This is exactly what Nokia did in the past and see where that got them.

By churning model after model of devices the software support tend to suffer too. Ever notice why its taking samsung ages to update their phones to ICS even if they where the first to get a hold of Android 4.0 (via the Nexus S)?

Instead of focusing on optimizing software, a lot of their time and money is being spent on saturating the market with devices of inconsequential differences and improvements from previously released models (which returns me to my first argument).

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    • Anonymous
    • XM0
    • 16 Mar 2012

    wen it ll cme into market?

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      • deepak for...samsung
      • 9xF
      • 15 Mar 2012

      Anonymous, 15 Mar 2012is it upgrade-able to ICS ?? pz do reply Yes

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        • AnonD-45588
        • N7T
        • 15 Mar 2012

        Anonymous, 15 Mar 2012is it upgrade-able to ICS ?? pz do reply it isn't officially announced yet but most likely it will be.

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          • Anonymous
          • vG6
          • 15 Mar 2012

          is it upgrade-able to ICS ?? pz do reply

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            • AnonD-45588
            • mJD
            • 13 Mar 2012

            Anonymous, 13 Mar 2012Where is the battery test? Galaxy S Advance uses NovaThor S... moreyeah i agree, we need to know how that new chip performs and if it really is efficient as they claim.

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              • Anonymous
              • tA$
              • 13 Mar 2012

              Where is the battery test? Galaxy S Advance uses NovaThor SoC, a new released SoC. Many people would want to know how the battery perform. Please include battery test..

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                • AnonD-36554
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                • 10 Mar 2012

                AnonD-5661, 07 Mar 2012the pricing of all recent samsung phones is a big question ... moreDude get ur facts right first of all....galaxy r costs 8k INR less....more phones means more options for the costumer to choose from....whats the harm in that?

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                  • AnonD-41321
                  • U{Q
                  • 09 Mar 2012

                  give some idea guys.which mobile i have to buy

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                    • AnonD-5661
                    • fvC
                    • 09 Mar 2012

                    blueglue, 09 Mar 2012iPhone4 is pricey than GS advance, your point is not correc... moregalaxy S advance is available for pre order in my country for about (2500 SAR) (666 $) Iphone4 (not 4s) is for 2650 SAR(700$)
                    and let's ignore the iphone what about sensation and atrix2
                    choosing this phone is a stupid decision IMHO

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                      • blueglue
                      • D1S
                      • 09 Mar 2012

                      AnonD-5661, 08 Mar 2012why I'd buy this plastic crap when the asked price can get ... moreiPhone4 is pricey than GS advance, your point is not correct.
                      My original comments explains all, criteria to buy a new device. read them again.

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                        • vaP
                        • 09 Mar 2012

                        The review says that it uses a mali 400 gpu yet according to the video player section of the review it has trouble playing 720p h264.
                        This must be wrong because the ainol novo aurora tablet with a cortex single core a8 and same mali 400 gpu can play 1080p content flawlessly.
                        In fact on the mali 400 specs page on the ARM website, the mali 400 gpu does play 1080p content regardless of the processor linked to it.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • k2G
                          • 08 Mar 2012

                          I still like my original galaxy S. It still does everything I need.

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                            • koskef
                            • nmK
                            • 08 Mar 2012

                            Well... I'll just wait for the Samsung Galaxy S Ultra Advanced turbo GTI

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                              • AnonD-5661
                              • fvC
                              • 08 Mar 2012

                              blueglue, 08 Mar 2012After this review couple of my opinions have changed. -G... morewhy I'd buy this plastic crap when the asked price can get me any flagship model (iphone 4,HTC sensation or Motorola Atrix 2)

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                                • Anonymous
                                • L4x
                                • 08 Mar 2012

                                Why would anyone shoy buy a Samsung phone with nothing new while wait some months for the launch of another? I hope the review title is irony.

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                                  • nado
                                  • wrg
                                  • 08 Mar 2012

                                  these phone is realy cool. i like the phone model & chasing material. great samsung!

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                                    • blueglue
                                    • D1S
                                    • 08 Mar 2012

                                    After this review couple of my opinions have changed.

                                    -Great Display (i dint say Excellent)
                                    -Dual core (why we need? probably bcoz its the trend now)
                                    -Excellent GPU
                                    -Budget constraint ( flagships are costly)
                                    -New to Android + inclined to Samsung
                                    -Need AMOLED, but not a very big screen
                                    -should be good enough for gaming

                                    I guess this phone is for the Buyers who are entering to hi-end devices for the first time.
                                    Someone thinking to Upgrade their phone, then it may not be interesting

                                    Samsung should support the device with regular updates and encourage the devs. Samsung, dont ruin this device

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 0pw
                                      • 08 Mar 2012

                                      beaten by Galaxy SII that has better camera & video, more ram, usb on-the-go, faster CPU, bigger battery...

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                                        • Gautam
                                        • vIg
                                        • 08 Mar 2012

                                        Why does Samsung keep on releasing similar phones? They do not have any imagination at all.