bombadillo Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I'm looking for a new phone. I have Sprint as a carrier and went back and forth between the Evo 4G LTE and the Samsung SIII. I decided against the EVO due to it being a sealed battery like the Iphone and thats a deal breaker for me. I always buy an extended 3500+ MAh battery or so, so thats a no go, and I hate those battery cases. I'm really liking the Galaxy series but haven't owned a samsung phone in a long time and wondered if anyone here already has one and how you're liking it. I saw it has a factory 2100 MAh battery, and its doing really well with super AMOLED screen, and a whole gob of features. Anything would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I recently got the Samsung Galaxy S2, and really like it. My buddy lilgary, just got the S3 and it rocks as well. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Played with an SIII... Seemed to be fast but the touch screen is not near as "good" as my iPhone... Apps opened fast and the browser was fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 My dad has the SIII. I told him not to get the Evo for the same reasons you cite. I have the original Evo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 My son has one, had a chance to play with it. Nice screen, fast and responsive, a touch large but not overly so. Bootloader is locked by Verizon so you can't flash custom rom's very easily. Techno-wiz's are working on that. From what I understand, other carriers did not lock it, so there is a lot of work with custom ROM's for it on those carriers. That is if you are into that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Merricks Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 My wife has the S3. It's too big for me but other than that its awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empire12369 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 In addition to the removable battery, the SIII also has an additional GB of ram and SD card support up to 64GB. You can't go wrong with either but I would choose the Samsung. I work for Best Buy Mobile and mess with these phones all day and the S3 still has features I haven't played with yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdm74 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Is the antenna range and sound quality good on s3? I was comparing a s3 to a razr max, can't decide either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark K Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I have had a Gal SIII for about 3 weeks now. I love it. Battery life is good, run all day with WiFi on, and by bedtime, I plug it in to recharge, and it is at 64%. Only issue I found is also with WiFi. I have several WiFi networks configured, Home, work, etc. But when I leave the house and go to work, it will not auto connect to work, I have to turn WiFi off, and then back on, and then it will autoconnect to the work network. Same goes at home. Off then On, and then it connects. Minor pain, but ...... It is better in many respects than my last phone, a Droid. I could not find a decent ringtone resident on it, but downloaded one easy enough. Mark K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregflier Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I got a US Cellular SIII a few weeks ago and like it. It seems fast. I like the screen. I think it is the perfect size or me. Great "all day" battery life. I like the replaceable battery and memory card slot. The "GPS" picks up a location within a few seconds which is great. Signal quality is similar and maybe slightly worse then my original Galaxy and not as good as most Motorola phones from what I hear. The build quality seems OK but it does have a slightly cheap feel being light and is a little squeaky when you flex it. I'm only in a 3g area so I can't comment on 4g speed. I like the voice features of android 4.0 compared to 2.3 which I was using and am looking foreword to upgrading to 4.1 when it becomes available from my carrier for an even slicker voice interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombadillo Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 So I decided on 2 phones. I'm getting a Galaxy SIII for myself and a Nexus for my wife. I think they will work out just about perfect for our needs and desires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyWiz Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I played with one for a few days and I found it continuously dropped wifi. It was a few different routers in different places. Other than that it was GREAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Just made the jump and retired my Fascinate for a Galaxy S3. Awesome phone. Rooted, unlocked and custom ROM installed within 10 minutes of receiving it. Made a great phone even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echase1 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Have an SIII and really cannot say enough good things about it. I really love the "burst mode" of taking pics during a match. Can get some really great shots that way. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp1jpp Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 What are the rumors on the Galaxy S4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester121 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 That they're coming out next week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWFAN Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Rumors: Announced officially next week, on shelves in May/June, so probably July/August.. No confirmation of what carriers will get it/get it first from what I've read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzo808 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I compared my Galaxy 3 with my friends Galaxy 4 and to tell you the truth, there's not much difference. Galaxy 4 has a teency weency bigger screen and "better" camera but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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