Everybody thinks this phone is going to be SO great! Sure i wanted to like it but its hard to like it with what it even looks like now. They should just call it the Samsung Galaxy s3s because all it is is a tiny update
1. 13MP camera? First of all who needs that on a cell phone. Phones are not desinged to take huge pictures its just going to clump up the file size. Anybody who wants realy pictures should get a real point and shoot. I personally will stick with the great HTC One line for a camera or even a 808 PureView
2. Air gestures and all that other crap to wave your hand over the phone. Theyre crap. sure they will be useful for a week but then they wont be used ever again. Also the whole 'working with gloves' thing is pointless i have thick motorcycle gloves that work on any phone i have used and they are trying to advertise it as a new feature.. Dont listen people!
3. Whats the point of an octo core processer?!?! nothing but sucking your battery is what its for. My computer doesnt even have an octo core processor and can play many games at the highest quality possible. Octo core processor is just samsungs way of feeling cooler, when it doesnt do anything different for the phone.
4. Contrary to popular belif the design HAS NOT changed. I will admit when my contract was up i wanted a note 2 but when i picked it up it felt like a fisher price toy. All they did with the new one was keep the same design and made a slightly larger screen. WHOO HUGE CHANGE! not.. ill stick with a 4.7 inch screen because even with my huge hands, 5 inches is idiotic. And from a screen standpoint it just cant compete with even the iphone 5
5. no new USEFUL features. I have seen NO innovation from this phone. HTC announced the One would have an ir blaster and look what the S4 did.. stole the idea. Good job sammy
As we all know the phone will sell well, there is no disputing that since samsung has great marketing. But i for one will not be getting this phone
OK...all your points:
1. Camera. Yes an actual digital camera is better than a cell. But the rant you made indicated to me you would rather have a 1MP?
2. As for air gestures...take them or leave them...like any other feature on any other phone. They would be nice in instances where you only have one hand to do certain actions. And like the hand motions for the S3, they can be disabled.
3. Octa means 8. Octagon like a stop sign. Like many other posts stated, it does not have a true 8 core processor, but 2 quad cores that work at different speeds. Similar to a hybrid car having two engines an electric engine and gasoline engine.
4. You are right, the design hasn't changed. But, tell me how it is different from the S2? I have one myself, and I thought nothing of the phone being encased in plastic. You like 4.7 inches but not 5? Is there something wrong with that extra .3 inches, or 5/16ths? The screen can't compete with the iPhone.....the iPhone has an 1136-by-640-pixel resolution, not even HD...
5.Again, you are right that there were little no no leaps in innovation, but it was a solid step forward. It is difficult to have a device that innovates every time you release a new flagship.