THIS IS MY 1ST ENTRY, OH MY S3!

This is my first entry after been given a task to complete an assignment to come out with my own blog. Yes indeed, compared to my lovely wife, Rina Salleh in which already famous with her own blog but unfortunately I just want to starts my simple and own way of doing this blog.

Let me think, what I should start this blog with. How about I start with what make me change from being a Blackberry user to an Android user. It started when Samsung S3 came out on 24^th May 2012 which being officially launch at One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya. With its own catchy tagline “Designed for Human” for S3 already melt my pocket to get my hand on it! So should I start by listing down what S3 offered to human like me to Blackberry which already served me for almost 3 years?

 

Operating System	Android, v4.0.4	Blackberry, v5.0.
Features Present In Only One Mobile Phone (Unique Features)	Has A Touch Screen Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III Yes BlackBerry Bold 9700 No Touch Displays offer a more interactive experience.	Has A Qwerty Keypad Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III No BlackBerry Bold 9700 Yes Qwerty keypad allows you to type faster.
	Quad Core CPU Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III Quad Core BlackBerry Bold 9700 Single Core More cores result in better parallelism, meaning more tasks can be processed in parallel without slowing down the User Interface.
	Faster CPU Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III 1.4 GHz BlackBerry Bold 9700 0.624 GHz Around 124% faster CPU than BlackBerry Bold 9700. Faster CPU means more smooth experience.
	More RAM Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III 1 GB BlackBerry Bold 9700 256 MB Around 300% more RAM than BlackBerry Bold 9700. More RAM means more applications can run at the same time, which makes the phone faster.
	Bigger Screen Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III 4.8 inches BlackBerry Bold 9700 2.44 inches Around 96% bigger screen than BlackBerry Bold 9700. Reading, browsing internet and watching movies is more pleasing experience on a bigger screen.
	Better Screen Resloution Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III 720 x 1280 px BlackBerry Bold 9700 480 x 360 px Around 433% more pixels than BlackBerry Bold 9700. More resolution means sharper and crisper screen.
	Slimmer Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III 8.6 mm BlackBerry Bold 9700 14 mm Around 38% slimmer than BlackBerry Bold 9700. Slimmer mobiles are easier to carry in pocket and look more fashionable.
	Better Camera Resloution Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III 8 MP BlackBerry Bold 9700 3.2 MP Around 150% more mega pixels (MP) than BlackBerry Bold 9700. More resolution generally means better picture quality, though it's not always necessary.
	Has Front Camera Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III Yes BlackBerry Bold 9700 No Front Camera enables you to take your own photos and do videocalling (on supported phones).
	Supports HD Video Recording Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III 1920 x 1080 px BlackBerry Bold 9700 Unknown HD Videos are of higher quality and they look great on big TV screen.
	More Storage Capacity Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III 16 GB BlackBerry Bold 9700 256 MB Around 6300% more inbuilt memory than BlackBerry Bold 9700. More memory allows you to store more songs, videos, photos and install more applications.
	Faster Download Speed Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III 21 Mbps BlackBerry Bold 9700 3.6 Mbps Around 483% faster download speed than BlackBerry Bold 9700. Faster Download Speed means stream videos at real time.
	Supports FM Radio Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III Yes BlackBerry Bold 9700 No Listen to your favourite radio stations on your phone. Enjoy music on the go with FM Radio.
	Longer Battery Standby Time Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III 590 Hours BlackBerry Bold 9700 408 Hours Around 44% longer Battery Standby Time than BlackBerry Bold 9700. With longer standby time, mobile phone battery can last more days without charging in idle condition.
	Longer Battery Talk Time Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III 1300 Minutes BlackBerry Bold 9700 360 Minutes Around 261% longer Battery Talk Time than BlackBerry Bold 9700. With longer battery talk time, you can talk on the phone continously without charging.
	Supports HDMI Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III Yes BlackBerry Bold 9700 No HDMI support allows your phone to stream photos and videos to your LCD TV (HDMI Supported) using an HDMI cable.
	Supports NFC Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III Yes BlackBerry Bold 9700 No NFC enables wireless payments through mobile. You can also connect two NFC enabled phones just by touching them with each other.
	Supports Wifi Tethering Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, S III Yes BlackBerry Bold 9700 No Wifi Hotspot (Tethering) allows you to use your mobile internet connection on your wifi enabled laptop.
Sim Type	GSM	GSM
Dual Sim	No	No
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
Release Date	May, 2012	October, 2009
Design
Dimensions	136.6 x 70.59 x 8.6 mm	109 x 60 x 14 mm
Weight	133 g	122 g
Form Factor	Classic (Candybar)	Classic (Candybar)
Qwerty		Yes
Display
Type	Color Super AMOLED screen, 16M colors	Color TFT screen, 65K colors
Touch	Yes, Capacitive with Multitouch	No
Size	4.8 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels	2.44 inches, 480 x 360 pixels
Memory
Phonebook	Unlimited	Unlimited
Internal	16 GB inbuilt, 1 GB RAM	256 MB inbuilt, 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
Card Slot	Yes, upto 64 GB	Yes, upto 16 GB, 2 GB included
Connectivity
GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes
3G	Yes, 21 Mbps Download, 5.76 Mbps Upload	Yes, 3.6 Mbps Download
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0	Yes, v2.1
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera
Camera	Yes, 8 MP with autofocus	Yes, 3.2 MP with autofocus
Features	Face detection, Geo tagging, Panorama	Image stabilizer
Video Recording	Yes, 1080p @ 30fps	Yes
Flash	1 Flash	1 Flash
Front Camera	Yes, 1.9 MP, supports video calling	No
Technical
OS	Android, v4.0.4	Blackberry, v5.0.
CPU	1.4 GHz, Quad Core, Cortex A9 Processor	624 MHz Processor
Java		Yes, MIDP v2
Browser	Yes, supports HTML5/Flash	Yes, supports HTML
Multimedia
Supports	MMS, Instant Messanging, Voice Recording, Voice Commands, Calendar, YouTube Player	MMS, Instant Messanging, Voice Recording, Voice Commands, Calendar
Email	Yes	Yes
Music	MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, FLAC, WMA, AMR, OGG	MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, AMR
Video	MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, WMV	MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX 4, DivX 5, XviD, WMV, Flash Video
FM Radio	Yes
Document Reader	Yes	Yes
Social Networking	Facebook, Twitter, Youtube
Extra
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS Support	Yes, with A-GPS Support
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
3.5mm Headphone Jack	Yes	Yes
Extra	HDMI, NFC, TV-Out
Battery
Size	2100 mAH, Li-ion Battery	1500 mAH, Li-ion Battery
Standby time	590 hours, 790 hours on 3G	408 hours, 360 hours on 3G
Talk time	1300 minutes, 700 minutes on 3G	360 minutes, 300 minutes on 3G
Music Playback time		2100 minutes

(Source: http://www.smartprix.com/mobiles/samsung_galaxy_s3_i9300_s_iii_vs_blackberry_bold_9700-c2069_355.php)

So now, should i say want to buy or want to to say bye bye, the specs said everything!! I do still remember, one of the main reason that i just can't wait to get my hand on that S3 is after Dato' Lee Chong Wei had won the silver medal in 2012 Olympic Games. And why is it so?

  

 Source: Berita Harian

Being a typical Malaysia, 'we want it but we want it cheap!' Samsung came out in celebration of Dato’ Lee Chong Wei’s inspiring sportsmanship, Samsung Malaysia aso announced in the event that it will be offering a 10% discount for the Samsung GALAXY S III on Wednesday, August 8. The one-day promotion is limited to one unit purchase of Samsung GALAXY S III per customer and is only available at 35 Samsung Elite Partner (SEP) brand shops nationwide. And so how on earth my journey to get that gadget will be another story to tell.