Comments on: Samsung Galaxy S4 Concept Shows Edge-to-Edge Display, Ultra-thin Body, and Ridiculous Laser Keyboard

By: Damon

Damon — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:36:00 +0000

It would be so cool to see the next Galaxy look and perform like this. Who knows what Samsung will put in the next one? A DISH coworker and I have the Galaxy SIII and we love how it works. One app that I will always have on my phone will be the DISH Remote Access app. It lets me stream live and recorded TV through the Sling Adapter that I have connected to my receiver at home. I’m sure it would look great on a 1080p screen like the one that supposedly going on the next one.

By: cizzlen

cizzlen — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:11:00 +0000

Instead of having an actual hardware button they could just have a capacitive home screen icon that you’d just tap on rather than having to press.

By: cizzlen

cizzlen — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:09:00 +0000

Story of my Galaxy Nexus

By: Jimmy Mac

Jimmy Mac — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:46:00 +0000

The mozilla concept phone had that same keyboard

By: calculatorwatch

calculatorwatch — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:32:00 +0000

Yeah I remember seeing concepts of these like 3 or 4 years ago. It’s surprising to me that they haven’t found their way onto our phones yet. It must be because they’re either not very accurate or they require too much hardware and battery power. Being part of a docking station would solve the last two though.

By: Fatty Bunter

Fatty Bunter — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:06:00 +0000

The physical home button allows you to get a bigger screen per device size. Why are you that averse to it?

By: Fatty Bunter

Fatty Bunter — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:05:00 +0000

whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

By: matthewfabb

matthewfabb — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Phones are thin enough as it is. This obsession of being of being thinner than the last model, especially when it is only a few millimeters that it is barely noticeable No need to go any thinner at this point, especially when it is generally the battery that suffers for it.

By: zurginator

zurginator — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:57:00 +0000

It is completely outlandish. Bezels exist for a reason. Mark my words there will be between 2mm and 3mm of bezel on each side of the screen of the S4.

If they move the speaker to a crack up top (a la LG), we might see a centered camera. Otherwise we won’t, because there isn’t enough bezel up top.

As for thinness, I doubt it’ll be thinner than the iP5, due to the removable back/battery (assuming they keep it). This will easily add ~1mm in thickness, making it not feasible.

And I doubt we’ll see a 1080p display, although that’s not completely impossible. Samsung will very likely keep the GS line under 5″ to keep it separate from the Note line. As it currently stands, that kind of PPI would be unfeasible.

I’d say there is also a 50/50 chance at this point of them switching to on-screen buttons.

By: B Azar

B Azar — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:09:00 +0000

I’m sure anyone who received a new GS3 3 days ago would be pissed to see this ad

By: tip tucker

tip tucker — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 06:37:00 +0000

Most want more memory. More barttery. More camera. Okay if it’s thicker, make it thick w/ ergonomics.

By: possomcrast1

possomcrast1 — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:49:00 +0000

Go away stupid laser keyboard that has been tossed around for years.

By: nightscout13

nightscout13 — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:27:00 +0000

Exactly. Most consumers want their phones in their hand, or in pocket, not plugged in to the wall at McDonalds…..

By: nightscout13

nightscout13 — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:26:00 +0000

Laser Keyboard = stupid. Google Now does a better job. Thinness? WTF is this, a runway model competition? We don’t care about thinness, we want BATTERIES!

By: Jack of All, Master of None

Jack of All, Master of None — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:02:00 +0000

Other than some comments about the grammar in the video this looks like a nice replacement for the Galaxy Nexus. The laser keyboard has actually been around for a number of years but it looks like they finally found a good use for it. I would love to leave my phone in a dock and just tap away on the table to answer texts or send an email. So overall I think this phone is going to be a keeper, of course that’s assuming they have fixed the major power issue they will have with the increased process speed and 4 cores.