News - Samsung to push GALAXY S IV out the doors in February

[HEXUS]

The firm looks to step-up its game following strong S III sales.

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[crossy]

Samsung already has plans to introduce the world to the GALAXY S IV, at next year's Mobile World Congress, in February

Anyone want to take a bet that this'll just be an iPhone4->4S style "refresh".

Don't think I'll be in the market for it - preferring to stick with my S3 - and wait until there's a lot more 4G competition, and more especially, coverage.

It's difficult to say right now that, despite being the latest device on the market, the iPhone 5 is automatically superior on paper to the competition.

I agree with the journo's who are saying that Apple have been lazy - and being lazy in the current, high-competitive market means you're falling backwards. I've seen a good few comments from folks saying that they only "downgraded" to an S3 while waiting for the '5, but are now going to stick with the S3 because it's a "better" device, (quotes around that 'better' because they obviously mean 'better for them personally').

And if they think this year's been hard, wait until next year if/when Nokia get into their stride ...

[kingpotnoodle]

I'm rather enjoying seeing the smug iPhone marketing getting a taste of it's own medicine, the 5 isn't the market leading piece of magic apple want you to think and it's looking like an increasingly hard task to persuade people it is. IMHO in 1 year that iPhone 5 will look pretty outdated whilst the other new phones on the horizon will be ageing better.

[Hicks12]

I actually like the s3, havent got one as im still using my optimus 2x until my contract ends in may so it may mean that this new galaxy will be released and had time to relax the pricing and somehow get it for <£20 (my max for phone contracts haha). Shame 4G wont be arriving in Plymouth for many many many many many years .

[HalloweenJack]

o2 alrleady announced my home town will be 4g next year so cant wait , just as my current phone comes off contract!

[MadduckUK]

wait until next year if/when Nokia get into their stride ...

Only place they will be striding is the Job Centre.

[Wozza365]

Hmmm, I wonder what this upgrade will involve, I was all set on a lumia 920 and now this, hopefully there have been a few rumours by the time i get my upgrade and I can decide whether to hold on or not

[OilSheikh]

Slow down Samsung. S3 just came out, let it run around for couple of years at least!

[aidanjt]

Slow down Samsung. S3 just came out, let it run around for couple of years at least!

Or even one year would do.

[mark22]

S3 here, £450 anyone?

Grrr, gonna want that 4g and I thought I'd be happy for a while this time, am I becoming an s-sheep?

[aidanjt]

S3 here, £450 anyone?

Grrr, gonna want that 4g and I thought I'd be happy for a while this time, am I becoming an s-sheep?

You are a bit upgrade happy, yeah. Surely there's nothing you can throw at the S3 that it'll struggle with.

[mark22]

How I yearn for faster downloads

[aidanjt]

How I yearn for faster downloads

Step in range of a wireless access point?

[crossy]

(wait until next year if/when Nokia get into their stride ...) Only place they will be striding is the Job Centre.

Definitely don't agree - most reviews I've seen have been pretty complimentary about the '20 Lumia's - more so than this years iPhone! Unlike the last batch there also seems to be a strong push at CPW, P4U, etc. Then again I'm a self-confessed Nokia fan, so of course I want them to do well.

(Grrr, gonna want that 4g and I thought I'd be happy for a while this time, am I becoming an s-sheep?) You are a bit upgrade happy, yeah. Surely there's nothing you can throw at the S3 that it'll struggle with.

I've not found anything so far - although it might be different in two years time (not on a contract, so I can change when I want!). Hopefully by then 4G will be properly out, so there'll be vastly increased coverage and competition will have forced the contract prices down to a reasonable level.

Perhaps, and I'd be interested to hear the opinions of other S3 users, the S3 is so good that the S4 isn't going to be seen as worth the extra expenditure? After all, unless Samsung pull something spectacular out of the hat for the S4, isn't it really going to be nothing more than "S3+LTE"?

[mark22]

Apparently it wasn't true anyway.

[mark22]

Will it replace Iphone at that time to become the new popular smartphone?

Did iPhone replace the s3? And as I said above, Samsung confirmed this wasn't a true story.