Lucky you.

For me, I only have budget for ONE top of the line phone or I can just go with the 2nd best phone and get myself a china brand tablet with the money left. Of course I would like to have both top of the line Tab and Phone but that is what I can afford right now.

My opinion : Design nothing great to shout about. However design is least of my concerns in choosing a smartphone. Anyway the actual look and feel of it is more important. I remember looking at the HTC One X photos and it was unattractive and looks cheap to me. But when I finally got it in my hands my perception change. The SGS II was claim to be cheap looking and plasticky compared to the HTC Sensation. I have both before and my choice goes to the SGS IiI mainly for its slimness and lighter weight. So design is a different concern to each user. If you think design is your most important criteria and you feel the SGS III sucjks, forget about it. No point moaning over it. Samsung is not forcing you to buy.

Performance : based on several quick reviews already up, it is not a disappointment and is generally better than SGS II - that is good enough
for me. I am infact already very and extremely happy with my present G note though its performance is generally below that of SGS II. I was terribly disappointed with HOX performance ( esp browsing )  finally sold it after less than a month usage - anytime still prefer my Note. This SGS III I will buy but will only just for testing purposes ( hopefully it will stay with me longer than the HOX ); I can never accept any display size smaller than 5" nowadays
And talking about display, why so disturbed over pentile. The G Note is pentile but with its higher pixel density ( 285) it compensated I 'd say for any pixelation effects. I used my Note 80% of the time for browsing/ebooks and I am very happy with the display. I do not find anything exceptionally great in the SLCD2 of the HOX or the Tab 7.7 or even iphone 4s  which theoretically offers better display characteristics. It is not as if you are going to view these stuffs microscopically. If the SGS III display can equal the G note I am already more than satisfied

I hate to contradict you but it is true my SGS II ( non G) NEVER hangs ; same goes for my present G Note. It only hands when I try to tinker with some system kernel files but that is entirely my fault. It does not mean your unit hang you generalized all Samsung phones hang. And I always claim my phone never hang as I do not use  a single cracked/pirate app - sometimes these apps some of them do contribute such issues, eg my close friend who uses a G Note always complain it hang and after listening to my advise did a factory reset and eliminate most of his cracked apps ( I would say more than 80% his apps from black market) , he nowadays rarely complain about hanging issues

sea on 29th may..dunno real o not~

haizzzz.. nw idk which 1 to buy.. either s3/htc 1x............

using note now...thinking of changing to s3...haiyahh..

If you really love games, I guess HOX has well, Tegrazone

wondering how many s2 users dont use extra case or pouch~

Well, bro

Design is actually the most important part for a anything.

I wonder if they will release some back casing that makes it much better looking 

how about the estimation cost for S3 yea??? RM2k???

I think S3 hype is not as high as the hype of Iphone4s that ending me bought S2.

So far most of expectation about S3 is meet except 12 megapixel for camera and full HD.

About the design is subjective some people like it some people don't and some people just bash for sake of fanatic with their own favourite brand.