Woot! Another new and more powerful twin of Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A??!!

With my current device contract bundle nearing its end, was planning to get a new handset to replace my dying/often hanging/restarting S2. Was setting my eyes on Samsung Galaxy S4. Was also disappointed when was told that I am not eligible for the new device plan when it was launched in Malaysia as I got another 2 months left in my contract with Maxis.

Now disappointed no more. A few weeks later, a newer version with Snapdragon 600 processor with LTE support came out, and my target switched there. And then suddenly out of no where, and kind of unexpected, another new flagship S4, another "evil" "triplet" leaked, under the still-unofficial-name Galaxy S4 LTE-Advance. Under the hood "maybe" Snapdragon 800 processor, which smoked S600-series in the dust, and with a support for a newer LTE version (smoking through at more than twice the speed of current LTE). I was like "woot!!!" for a few minutes. 

Picture linked from GSM Arena

Suddenly, I am glad that I got stucked with my 24 months device plan. Will be glad to wait for the review newer evil triplet of S4! And seriously, Sammy, please don't release a new flagship once every month... My wallet will feel onion. Opening it will make me wanna cry.  (T__T)

Source: SoyaCincao and later GSM Arena

New phone?

Thinking of getting a new phone.

My old trustworthy Nokia 5800 Xpress Music has been serving me well. Superb music capability, great Ovi Map, great Garmin (pirated though...Shh...) best speaker from a phone, and a great memory with it. But the screen got cracked (though still functional). I am ithching for a new phone after seeing the new phone.

Ever heard of Sony Erricsson Xperia Arc? Saw their display units during a promo period in City Square. And believe me, it WOWed me. The screen is the best part of it. I dare to say the colour and brightness is better than even the iPhone 4. And comes in a bigger (MUCH MUCH BIGGER) screen estate. Good for watching my movie...Wahahaha... Also, another thing that caught my eyes is the design. Its Arc. Really. The back part of the phone is actually curved. And it looks very sexy indeed. I tried to hold and play around with the display unit that day. It really is light. And the screen is DAMN DAMN NICE. Bravia engine might have played its part there. Meanwhile, it is not laggy as I thought it would be (As most of the android phone that I encountered with is slightly laggy). This baby is smooth! Smooth criminal I would say! Damn! I would really want to own it at that time, if I could!

Also comes with the new Xperia Arc is the new image sensor, dubbed Exmor R. Tried to take pictures in dark condition. And it beat my Nokia by miles! Not to the par of night vision sensor, but still very impressive for a camera on a phone.

The package seems to comes with plenty of bonus free gift, including wireless headset, HDMI (!!) cable, in-car charger. Can either get it at Maxis @ RM1499 with 24 month contract (for RM98 per month) or RRP RM 2099 (should be much lower and even lower for AP).

No money though. I wish I could!

Other subspeciality that no one really mind: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 512mb (380mg accessible) RAM (a bit low), and a relatively poor battery life....

Now, should I or should I not get it?