Which phone should I upgrade to ?

[Calvin]

Samsung galaxy S3 or note ? Or should I wait until the S4 come out ? If so, when is the release date ? I've been told its February ?

[亮]

The moble phone keeps updating, if you have enough money, you can buy all of them, if you need a new phone now, choose Galaxy S3. Many people around me are using it, they love it.

[hogr a]

I'm due an upgrade, which phone should I get?
hogr

As a technology journalist, I tend to attract a fair few questions from friends and family about which device they should invest in next. I also have an interest in mobiles, which means I get a lot of "I'm due an upgrade, what phone should I buy?" questions.

Typically, I resist the urge to say, "It depends" and start asking about what kinds of things they use the handset for. While the design of a smartphone is important, it's a reasonably safe bet that a lot of people want a touchscreen, so how well the core software fits their needs becomes the main point of difference to concentrate on.

In the past, before the touchscreen revolution, people used to choose their phones based on hardware criteria. At first it was, how long does the battery last? Does it have a colour screen? Does it have a camera? Can it play music? Can you load WAP sites? Can it send and receive MMS messages? You get the picture. Or you did if you got the right phone.

These questions are now all-but-redundant. We take all these features, and more, for granted. Any self-respecting smartphone comes with at least Wi-Fi, GPS and a raft of other features without breaking a sweat.

And it's a trend that is prevailing, as recent reports from sales and analysis organisations have shown that more people are making the transition from 'dumb' or 'feature' phones to fully fledged smartphones. An Ofcom report in August confirmed what an early-morning commute on public transport suggests: the UK is a nation addicted to smartphones.

Now every phone has a half-decent camera, Bluetooth and multiple connectivity options. Even the most basic of phones, like the Vodafone 555 — certainly not a smartphone — has a rudimentary web browser that will load a mobile-optimised version of 'the real web', rather than those WAP sites of the past. Most operating systems have baked-in social networking in some form or another too, so we can share our thoughts and pictures with the click of a button.

For me, this means that when it comes to choosing my next phone I do the same as I do with a PC: decide which operating system I want to use and start whittling down the corresponding hardware.

So if you're weighing up which phone to get next, or about to take the plunge with your very first smartphone, check out this gallery, where I take a quick look at the mobile operating systems and look at a couple of places where they are doing it right or doing it wrong.
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Samsung's Galaxy S3.
(Credit: Samsung)
Consumers awaiting Samsung's Galaxy S4 may face a longer wait than reported yesterday.
The Korean handset maker today denied rumors that the next Galaxy S phone would launch next March. Loosely translated from the Korean, Samsung's Twitter post stated: "Please note that some media reported speculation that the Galaxy S3 subsequent models will be released in a simple rumor is not true. [If] not doing anything, why spread these rumors?"
The buzz spread quickly yesterday after an unnamed Samsung official told the Korea Times that the company is ready to launch the Galaxy S4 at next February's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The device itself would then reach consumers a month later.
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Assuming Samsung is not just being coy, a launch of the next Galaxy S phone in March 2013 would seem a bit premature.
The Galaxy S3 debuted just this past May. Samsung also plans to unveil a 64GB version of the Galaxy S3 sometime before the end of the year, at least internationally.
Sales of the Galaxy S3 jumped to 20 million in just the first 100 days. The company also expects sales to surpass 30 million by year's end. Samsung would likely want to get more mileage out of the current model before so quickly introducing a new one, or at least not tip its hand so far in advance.
A spokesman for Samsung told CNET that the Twitter post is the only communication that he's seen from the company on the Galaxy S4 rumors.

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hogr

[Rahul]

Galaxy S3