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Describing the S3 as an 'aged' phone seems a bit extreme given its successor is not released yet! But its good to see that Ubuntu Touch runs on a good selection

by ElliotH 14y ago

Describing the S3 as an 'aged' phone seems a bit extreme given its successor is not released yet! But its good to see that Ubuntu Touch runs on a good selection of devices. I'm excited to try it out.

yareally 14y ago
Reading the Android forums, I see users refer to phones barely 6 months old as being out of date and year old phones as antiques. I find that puzzling as they're most likely not doing anything that requires the latest device out there (they're not modding/developing, just end users that want latest shiny toy). If their phone isn't getting OS updates, then it at least has some weight, but I've seen users calling Nexus phones that as well. I guess it's a hobby for some to trade in phones every few months. I'd rather have a top of the line PC than play Angry Birds with a 500ms faster load time with the next phone iteration. Also, where are the source links on this blog? I have some gripes about most of the Android blogs for their reporting style, but this one can't even provide a link to where the mentioned ROMs are. For anyone that is interested, you can find the Verizon Galaxy S3 Ubuntu ROM here[1]. No working radios for phone calls or data and not worth using past trying it for the sake of testing. I don't recall seeing anything for any other S3 variants though, but any of the North American ones should have minimal changes at the most. [1] http://rootzwiki.com/topic/39299-romwip-ubuntu-touch-on-d2vzw-dev-previewphantom-022213/ http://rootzwiki.com/topic/39299-romwip-ubuntu-touch-on-d2vz...
- geon 14y ago
  > I find that puzzling as they're most likely not doing anything that requires the latest device > I'd rather have a top of the line PC It's a status symbol, so just having it is the end goal. But on one will see it if it stays at home. A phone is much easier to carry around and flash to your friends.
  - snogglethorpe 14y ago
    > > I'd rather have a top of the line PC > It's a status symbol, so just having it is the end goal. But on one will see it if it stays at home. A phone is much easier to carry around and flash to your friends. Images of people carrying giant gamer PCs around on their shoulders like boomboxes... oO;

by ElliotH 14y ago

Describing the S3 as an 'aged' phone seems a bit extreme given its successor is not released yet! But its good to see that Ubuntu Touch runs on a good selection of devices. I'm excited to try it out.

yareally 14y ago

Reading the Android forums, I see users refer to phones barely 6 months old as being out of date and year old phones as antiques. I find that puzzling as they're most likely not doing anything that requires the latest device out there (they're not modding/developing, just end users that want latest shiny toy). If their phone isn't getting OS updates, then it at least has some weight, but I've seen users calling Nexus phones that as well. I guess it's a hobby for some to trade in phones every few months. I'd rather have a top of the line PC than play Angry Birds with a 500ms faster load time with the next phone iteration. Also, where are the source links on this blog? I have some gripes about most of the Android blogs for their reporting style, but this one can't even provide a link to where the mentioned ROMs are. For anyone that is interested, you can find the Verizon Galaxy S3 Ubuntu ROM here[1]. No working radios for phone calls or data and not worth using past trying it for the sake of testing. I don't recall seeing anything for any other S3 variants though, but any of the North American ones should have minimal changes at the most. [1] http://rootzwiki.com/topic/39299-romwip-ubuntu-touch-on-d2vzw-dev-previewphantom-022213/ http://rootzwiki.com/topic/39299-romwip-ubuntu-touch-on-d2vz...

geon 14y ago
> I find that puzzling as they're most likely not doing anything that requires the latest device > I'd rather have a top of the line PC It's a status symbol, so just having it is the end goal. But on one will see it if it stays at home. A phone is much easier to carry around and flash to your friends.
- snogglethorpe 14y ago
  > > I'd rather have a top of the line PC > It's a status symbol, so just having it is the end goal. But on one will see it if it stays at home. A phone is much easier to carry around and flash to your friends. Images of people carrying giant gamer PCs around on their shoulders like boomboxes... oO;