Samsung Galaxy Series Is The Most Popular Android Smartphone In The United States

(GSM Insider) - Samsung Galaxy Series Is The Most Popular Android Smartphone In The United States.

It is a truth that the Samsung Galaxy Series is the best selling Android smartphone. But it is also the most popular Android smartphone, in the United States. 

According to Animoca, Samsung Galaxy Series is the most popular Android smartphone in the America. In the statistics, Samsung Galaxy S3 owns 8.8% market share of the US Android Smartphone market followed by Samsung Galaxy S2 in second place with 6.1% of market share. Besides dominating the top two positions, the 8th, 9th and 10th positions also belong to Samsung Android smartphone as well. Samsung alone has dominate the Android smartphone market in the United States. That's scary!

In the United States, the most popular Android version is 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich with 33.5% followed by 2.3.6 Gingerbread with 16.5% and 4.1.1 Jelly Bean at third place with 15.4%. The statistics above were obtained by Animoca between January 15th to February 15 earlier this year. 

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Samsung Galaxy S3 In Purple Set For Launch In The America

(GSM Insider) - Samsung Galaxy S3 In Purple Set For Launch In The America.

Folks that living in the United States are damn lucky as another new device is arriving. It is the Samsung Galaxy S3 in purple color. The Samsung Galaxy S3 is old but the purple color version will be the latest. 

According to the internal document of Sprint, it reveals that Samsung Galaxy S3 in purple is set to for launch in the coming weeks. The launch date of the Sprint Galaxy S3 in purple falls on April 12, 2013. There is only  the 16GB version and the leaked document did not mention on either 32GB or 64GB versions. 

Unfortunately, no pricing yet on the Samsung Galaxy S3 in purple. But the Samsung Galaxy S4 set for launch a month earlier than the April 12, 2013. The purple might be appealing but the Samusng Galaxy S4 is coming soon. 

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Samsung Galaxy S3, Nokia Asha 305 And Nexus 7 Win Global Mobile Awards Of 2013

(GSM Insider) - Samsung Galaxy S3, Nokia Asha 305 And Nexus 7 Win Global Mobile Awards Of 2013.

At the Mobile World Congress 2013, GSM Association (GSMA) officially announces the winners of its Global Mobile Awards 2013. Top awards from GSMA include "Best Smartphone Award", "Best Features Phone Award" and "Best Tablet Award".

Samsung Galaxy S3 successfully took the Best Smartphone Award while Nokia Asha 305 took the Best Features Phone award. Google Nexus 7 that was built by Asus took the Best Mobile Tablet Award. It is a second consecutive year that Samsung and Nokia took the award. At the Mobile World Congress 2012, Samsung Galaxy S2 took the Best Smartphone Award and the Nokia C3-00 took the Best Features Phone Award.

Samsung does win another two awards: Best Mobile Enabled Consumer Electronics Device Device Award for its Samsung Galaxy Camera as well as the Manufacturer of the Year Award. On the other hand, Facebook won the Best Mobile App for Consumers Award. 

List of winners from the Global Mobile Awards 2013:

Best Mobile Health Product or ServiceMIPsoft for BlindSquare

Best Mobile Education or Learning Product or ServiceMobilink for SMS Based Literacy program

Best Mobile Product or Service for AutomotiveBMW i, MINI, Sixt and Vodafone Group for DriveNow Premium Car Sharing

Best NFC /Mobile Money Product or ServiceEtisalat for Flous - The Etisalat Commerce Programme

Best Mobile Publishing Product or ServiceVer Se Innovation for NewsHunt

Best Mobile Innovation for 'Smart Cities'Streetline for Parker

Best Mobile Enabled Consumer Electronics DeviceSamsung Electronics for Samsung GALAXY Camera

Best Enterprise Mobile ServiceMobilelron for Version 5 Complete Enterprise Persona

Best Consumer Mobile ServiceComviva for Mahindra Comviva's mobiquity™ MFS platform powering mTicketing service for Bangladesh Railways

Best Advertising or Marketing on MobileMcCann Worldgroup (Hong Kong) for Chok! Chok! Chok!

Best Network Product or Solution for Serving CustomersNTT DOCOMO for Hanashite Hon'yaku, world's first automatic voice translation service

Best Product, Initiative or Service in Emerging MarketsEricsson for Amazon Connection– a digital inclusion program in the Amazon

GSMA mWomen Best Mobile Product or Service for Women in Emerging MarketsAsiacell for Almas Line

Best Use of Mobile in Emergency or Humanitarian SituationsVodafone Foundation for Vodafone Instant Network

The Green Mobile AwardIndus Towers for Green Sites Project

Best Mobile App for ConsumersFacebook

Best Mobile App for EnterpriseEvernote

Judges Choice – Best Overall Mobile AppWaze

Most Innovative Mobile AppMcCann Worldgroup (Hong Kong) for Chok! Chok! Chok!

Smartphone Application ChallengeAT&T for Application Resource Optimizer (ARO)

Best Application using Network APIsBharti Airtel Limited for my airtel app

Best SmartphoneSamsung Galaxy S3

Best Feature phone or entry level phone Nokia Asha 305

Device Manufacturer of the YearSamsung

Best Mobile TabletGoogle and Asus for Nexus 7

Best Mobile InfrastructureSamsung Electronics for Smart LTE Networks

Best Mobile Technology BreakthroughAccuris Networks for AccuROAM Wi-Fi: Making Wi-Fi a carrier driven extension of GSM for Offload and Roaming

Best Cloud Based Technology for MobileJasper Wireless cloud-based connected devices platform for machine-to-machine (M2M) and consumer electronics

Best Mobile Safeguard & Security Products and ServicesAdaptiveMobile and Syniverse for Messaging Trust

Outstanding LTE ContributionSK Telecom for 4G LTE with PETA Solution

Outstanding Overall Mobile Technology – The CTO's choiceSamsung Electronics for Smart LTE Networks

Spectrum for Mobile Broadband AwardGovernment of New Zealand

Mobile for Development AwardU.S. Agency for International Development

m-Government AwardGovernment of Moldova

Full list of winners at here: http://www.globalmobileawards.com/winners-2013

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Ubuntu OS Successfully Ported Into Samsung Galaxy S3

(GSM Insider) - Ubuntu OS Successfully Ported Into Samsung Galaxy S3.

Ubuntu OS is another mobile operating system from Canonical. Since there are PC that's running on the Ubuntu, it is certain that the Ubuntu OS gains attention from developers. 

Samsung Galaxy S3 is the Android king with impressed sales. But it isn't a bad device either. Someone with the Samsung Galaxy S3 with the knowledge of Ubuntu OS successfully ported the Ubuntu Touch into the device. What is the Ubuntu Touch? It is the pre-release preview of the Ubuntu OS. 

Recently, the Ubuntu OS successfully installed into Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. So there are many Android devices that compatible with the Ubuntu OS that yet to develop. 

Although the Samsung Galaxy S3 is compatible with the Ubuntu OS, it remains unsure whether users are willing to install the OS into their devices. 

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HTC One vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 - The Battle For Android Throne

(GSM Insider) - HTC One vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 - The Battle For Android Throne.

Samsung is the current Android king and the smartphone king as well. The success of Samsung mainly depends on the impressive sales of Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Samsung Galaxy S3 is the best selling Android smartphone while Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is the best selling in its category. 

HTC One X and HTC One X+ were the flagships of HTC last year. But these two devices were unable in toppling the Samsung from the throne. Before the Samsung, it was the HTC that held the top position. It is sure that HTC hopes to take back the throne in the near. Therefore, HTC One has an important responsibility for the HTC in the Smartphone and Android market. 

The HTC One goes head to head with the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Samsung Galaxy S3. You can check out the differences between all three devices at below:

	HTC One	Samsung Galaxy Note 2	Samsung Galaxy S3
Display size	4.7 inches	5.5 inches	4.8 inches
Resolution and ppi	1920 x 1080 (468ppi)	1280 x 720p (267ppi)	1280 x 720p (306ppi)
Processor	1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T	1.6GHz Exynos 4412	1.5GHz Exynos 4412
Core	Quad-core	Quad-core	Quad-core
GPU	Adreno 320	Mali 400MP	Mali 400MP
RAM	2GB	2GB	1GB
Internal Memory	32/64GB	16/32/64GB	16/32/64GB
MicroSD Expansion	No	Yes, up to 64GB	Yes, up to 64GB
User Interface	HTC Sense 5	Nature UX	Nature UX
OS Version	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Front Camera	HTC Ultrapixel Camera with LED Flash	8MP with LED Flash	8MP with LED Flash
Rear Camera	2.1MP	1.9MP	1.9MP
4G LTE	Yes (market dependent)	Yes (market dependent)	Yes (market dependent)
NFC	Yes	Yes	Yes
GPS	Yes, with GLONASS	Yes, with GLONASS	Yes, with GLONASS
Bluetooth	Yes, 4.0	Yes, 4.0	Yes, 4.0
Dimension	137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm	151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
Weight	143g	183g	133g
Battery	2300mAh	3100mAh	2100mAh

Display and resolution

HTC One has a 4.7-inch of display and 1080p Full HD resolution. The 468 pixels per inch of HTC One is the highest in the market at the moment. On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy S3 has 4.8-inch with 720p HD resolution and the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has 5.5-inch with 720p HD resolution. HTC One prevailed in this battle. [Read: New features of HTC One and HTC Sense 5]

Processor, RAM and GPU

HTC One is powered by the 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM and Adreno 320 GPU. Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 are powered by Samsung Exynos 4412 quad-core processor. The RAM of Samsung Galaxy S3 is 1GB while Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is 2GB. HTC One prevailed in this battle as the Samsung Exynos 4412 not near to Snapdragon 600. [Read: HTC One release date]

Internal memory

HTC One has 32GB and 64GB two versions while Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has 16GB, 32GB and 64GB three different versions. HTC doesn't support MicroSD expansion while Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 support MicroSD expansion up to 64GB. Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 prevailed in this battle as they are able to provide larger memory. 

Camera

Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 have the 8-megapixels camera on board. HTC One has the HTC Ultrapixel Camera. HTC One prevailed in this battle with its breakthrough Ultrapixel camera.

Design

Samsung Galaxy S3 is the thinnest ahead of HTC One and Samsung Galaxy Note 2. At the same time, Samsung Galaxy S3 is the lightest followed by HTC One and Samsung Galaxy Note 2. 

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LG Optimus G Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 - Specs Comparison

(GSM INsider) - LG Optimus G Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 - Specs Comparison.

LG Optimus G Pro is aiming for the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Since Samsung is yet to unveil any new device, lets go for the current Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Although Samsung is the leader of the world smartphone market, but LG certainly hopes to take something from its rival in the market. The challenge already started with the LG Nexus 4 and now the LG Optimus G Pro will take the responsibility to topple Samsung. 

The LG Optimus G Pro goes head to head with the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Samsung Galaxy S3. You can check out the differences between all three devices at below:

	LG Optimus G Pro	Samsung Galaxy Note 2	Samsung Galaxy S3
Display size	5.5 inches	5.5 inches	4.8 inches
Resolution and ppi	1920 x 1080 (440ppi)	1280 x 720p (267ppi)	1280 x 720p (306ppi)
Processor	1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T	1.6GHz Exynos 4412	1.5GHz Exynos 4412
Core	Quad-core	Quad-core	Quad-core
GPU	Adreno 320	Mali 400MP	Mali 400MP
RAM	2GB	2GB	1GB
Internal Memory	32GB	16/32/64GB	16/32/64GB
MicroSD Expansion	Yes, up to 64GB	Yes, up to 64GB	Yes, up to 64GB
User Interface	Custom UI	Nature UX	Nature UX
OS Version	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Front Camera	13MP with LED Flash	8MP with LED Flash	8MP with LED Flash
Rear Camera	2.1MP	1.9MP	1.9MP
4G LTE	Yes (market dependent)	Yes (market dependent)	Yes (market dependent)
NFC	Yes	Yes	Yes
GPS	Yes, with GLONASS	Yes, with GLONASS	Yes, with GLONASS
Bluetooth	Yes, 4.0	Yes, 4.0	Yes, 4.0
Dimension	150.2 x 76.1 x 9.4mm	151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
Weight	172g	183g	133g
Battery	3140mAh	3100mAh	2100mAh

The LG Optimus G Pro indeed looks like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 in certain point of view. The physical menu button in the middle is similar to the menu button on Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Samsung Galaxy S3. But the LG Optimus G has the ultra thin bezel which makes it almost bezel-less. 

LG Optimus G Pro and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has the 5.5-inch size display. But the display of LG Optimus G Pro is the Full HD resolution while Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Samsung Galaxy S3 are rather "half" HD. So the pixels per inch of LG Optimus G Pro is the highest among these two Samsung flagships.

LG Optimus G Pro is powered by the 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T quad-core processor while Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Samsung Galaxy S3 are powered by the Exynos 4412 quad-core processor. No way the Exynos 4412 going to defeat the Snapdragon 600. But the upcoming Exynos 5 Octa could challenge the Snapdragon 600. 

The LG Optimus G Pro has a 13-megapixels camera while Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Samsung Galaxy S3 have only 8-megapixels main camera. For the front-facing camera, the LG Optimus G Pro has 2.1-megapixels while Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 have 1.9-megapixel. 

If you interested to know how thick is the LG Optimus G Pro, the answer is same like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. So you can have a touch on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 to understand the thickness of LG Optimus G Pro. Samsung Galaxy S3 is thinner among all three devices with a thickness not more than 9mm. 

Not only the Samsung Galaxy S3 supported the wireless charging as the LG Optimus G Pro supported the wireless charging technology as well. LG Optimus G Pro is supporting the LTE network and the same goes to Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2. But make sure you look for the correct model number for LTE model. 

Which one to purchase? LG Optimus G Pro or Samsung Galaxy Note 2 or Samsung Galaxy S3? You decide. 

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