You may not notice it initially, but Samsung's Note 8.0 isn't as monochromatic as it appears.
But Samsung makes that option more prominent when people set up the S4 for the first time.
That it would reach Android was expected, but Samsung have been smart here.
But Samsung's memory chips weren't seen in iPhone 5s that have been disassembled, as they were in previous iPhone models.
We didn't play much with the Korean OS, but Samsung claims the next-gen 128GB SSD offers a 25-50 percent boot time bump.
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That's still well below the 268 million iPhones Apple has sold in the same period, but Samsung's sales rate is catching up.
Some similar apps are available for the iPad and iPhone, but Samsung is investing more in the stylus and what it can do.
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Unfortunately, the autofocus is only contrast-detection, but Samsung is steadfast to claim that it's one of the fastest to the draw against the competition.
Even on the iPad, which wasn't designed for a stylus, third-party styli have become quietly popular, but Samsung has taken the idea much further.
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But Samsung's lawyers grilled Mr. Bressler, a prominent product designer who holds numerous patents himselfand hasn't designed anything for Apple, about the intricacies of his analysis.
But Samsung start with a distinct advantage, with a strategy that is looking ahead to HTML 5 and TV, as much as it is to mobile.
We've still got about a month until Mobile World Congress spills forth an untold number of unseen smartphones, but Samsung's announced something a little early.
Initially, they were going to be the first manufacturer to ship a LED based DLP, but Samsung beat 'em to the punch when they shipped theirs just a few weeks ago.
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The S III arrives with that feature intact, but Samsung also has added its own NFC sharing system called S Beam, which does the same thing, but only works with Galaxy S III phones.
But Samsung has quickly surpassed HTC as the leading Android device maker by just about all meaningful metrics, and Google has chosen Samsung as the anointed partner for every Nexus phone since the first.
Samsung's high-end smartphones are priced similarly to their iPhone counterparts in the U.S. But Samsung's devices have been significantly discounted at times, to less than a quarter of the sticker price in some cases.
Samsung is not the only one with OLED technology, but Samsung is believed to be the most advanced and closest to bringing flexible, bendable and unbreakable OLED screens in mass produced phones and tablets.
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But Samsung Electronics, an affiliate of the Samsung chaebol, did have one thing going for it: The firm was totally committed to the up-and-coming phone standard of the time, known as CDMA technology (or code division multiple access), adopted by Sprint.
The problem with this is that the S3 has (according to Samsung) sold 30m units in the last 6m or so, but Samsung sold perhaps 90m smartphones in the same period, and Android sales were close to 200m.
Anywho, actual products incorporating this technology are probably not exactly around the corner or anything, but Samsung did say they'll be developing new handsets with it, while LG will use it to develop "hybrids" which, whatever they'll be, sound good by us.
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Oddly, it looks like the app selection is still missing some key titles that already exist on Windows Phone 7, but Samsung's made its own efforts, with preinstalled apps running the gamut from the useful (ChatON) to the less so (Samsung's own Music Hub).
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Now, before we get too far ahead of ourselves, let's be clear: in its current stage, the system is cumbersome and aimed at those with disabilities, but Samsung's already proven that it's interested in alternative input methods, and this could certainly be the logical conclusion.
It's still a bit of a stretch, which means your hands will thank you for the extra exercise, but Samsung also manages to alleviate the concern a bit by introducing features that recognize you're not going to be able to use both of your palms at the same time.
Apple obviously writes its own software for the iPhone, but Samsung's phones all run a customized version of Google's open-source Android, and Samsung is so dominant that it could very well split off and start building its own version of Android, just as Amazon did with the Kindle Fire.
Best Buy says it is retaining its existing margins on Samsung products but with Samsung supplying trained staff.
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But when Samsung heard about the news it shipped an identically sized model to the event.
There are significant differences between the two of course, but is Samsung becoming the more sought after of the two?
The iPhone may loom over its rivals like a giant, but rivals Samsung and LG simply have more handsets in the ring.
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