I currently have the Epic 4g Touch on Sprint and I wanted some input on whether my fellow S2 owners were happy with their upgrade to the S3. The only reason I'm considering holding off is Sprints non existent LTE. According to S4GRU my area isn't supposed to have LTE work done until November
So...
Was it worth it? Or were you a bit underwhelmed? OR was is super freaking amazing
And I promise I did a search before posting this and found no threads about this exactly. If there is one, kindly link me.
I did, with a Galaxy Nexus in between. They aren't even in the same league.
I loved my S2 till the last second. But the S3 is one beautiful phone. Definitely a step up and the screen is gorgeous. No regrets here.
I think with the S series we are blessed. From S1 to S2 and now the S3 there were large improvements. Unlike Apple. I've had all Apple versions as a second phone and the latest still feels like the original.
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No regrets from s2 to s3 ! loved my s2 and just love the s3 more
Thanks guys really glad to hear it. I'm also torn between this and the Evo LTE but I'll save that for another thread
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Thanks guys really glad to hear it. I'm also torn between this and the Evo LTE but I'll save that for another thread
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My wife may sell you a evo lte ...she freaking hates it....nexus is better than epic touch just for screen and separate recovery partition..galaxy $3 has separate recovery and won't have to worry about bricking it because of Samsung and their kernel
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No, in my opinion not really worth it. There's very little new it can do.
mine loses 2-3% on standby at night with everything on apart from s-voice (i deleted it )
just put the 2 of em together and look at the screens you will see its worth it
not to mention the quad core cpu sleek design (its way better in real life) the camera the new software features
if you think the s2 runs smooth and fast try the s3
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My wife may sell you a evo lte ...she freaking hates it....nexus is better than epic touch just for screen and separate recovery partition..galaxy $3 has separate recovery and won't have to worry about bricking it because of Samsung and their kernel
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Nah I'll pass. I have an upgrade July 1st Funny you mentioned the Nexus. I almost considered that for the design alone. I still think it looks better than any phone on the market right now. But with the battery life of the LTEvo/S3 I don't know it getting a nexus now would be a good choice
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I currently have the Epic 4g Touch on Sprint and I wanted some input on whether my fellow S2 owners were happy with their upgrade to the S3. The only reason I'm considering holding off is Sprints non existent LTE. According to S4GRU my area isn't supposed to have LTE work done until November
So...
Was it worth it? Or were you a bit underwhelmed? OR was is super freaking amazing
And I promise I did a search before posting this and found no threads about this exactly. If there is one, kindly link me.
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I had SGS2, then swapped it to Omnia W which was a huge mistake. Then I sold the Omnia and started using my backup phone Ideos X5 and bought Transformer Prime next to it. With that combination I survived till SGS3 was finally in my hands and I am glad to be back. Unfortunately Transformer Prime is nowhere near SGS3 in terms of performance and software.
SGS2 was an awesome phone and SGS3 is better in every way.
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I had SGS2, then swapped it to Omnia W which was a huge mistake. Then I sold the Omnia and started using my backup phone Ideos X5 and bought Transformer Prime next to it. With that combination I survived till SGS3 was finally in my hands and I am glad to be back. Unfortunately Transformer Prime is nowhere near SGS3 in terms of performance and software.
SGS2 was an awesome phone and SGS3 is better in every way.
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What made you go to an omnia?
At first I was not so happy because of the lack of roms but now with CM9 nightlies, siyahkernels and Wanamlite roms I'm really happy I made the switch. I don't know about most of you, but but my s2 screen was turning yellow.. I hope my s3 won't have those screen problems. I other than that I really love my s3!
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Is anyone having regrets about the build quality after holding it for yourself? That's my biggest reason for wanting the LTEvo
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Is anyone having regrets about the build quality after holding it for yourself? That's my biggest reason for wanting the LTEvo
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Go hold a evo lte and galaxy s3 the build quality is not close.....the Samsung blows the evo away...the only thing that may be better is the screen on evo.....but you HTC fan boys all say build quality is better and it has not been since the evo og. The evo lte in my opinion is a step in the right direction but you can't argue that shift, 3d where not ****ty phones.... Samsung has destroyed HTC from galaxy 2 to galaxy 3 now....
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I don't have anyway here in the states to hold an S3 yet but I've have held and evo LTE and I'm impressed by the build and the premium feel.
S3 + CheckRom + Siyah and I'm gob-smacked. It was good before but now it's at a different level.
It was a sad day when I sold the S2, but the S3 made me forget it very quickly. Massive upgrade.
Big improvements in screen, camera, audio, call quality, GPS (1000 times better) plus look and feel. It has better battery life and charges quickly.
How could it not be an upgrade!
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Everything it does is improved over the S2.
Its blazingly fast.
It lasts forever.
It has a massive bright screen.
The screen stays on while you're watching it unless you turn smart stay off.
GPS is greatly improved because it supports GLONASS satellites too, and locks on a lot faster.
Nfc is infinitely useful when combined with programmable NFC tags.
Its light years ahead.
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There are couple things I realize after switching to GS3 from GS2.
*Please notice that comments are based on unrooted version (no custom rom) and personal preferences.
Pros
1. Screen is really nice, love the larger screen.
2. Phone seems to be faster in some way, but have not really notice a big difference yet with my current usage load. (actually i did notice some lag in between switching apps, not sure if it is because of ram or what)
3. Love the new camera app, almost no lag time between shots, continuous shooting.
4. like the smart stay feature, even though there is a new app that can do the same.
Cons
1. The brightness adjustment through the notification bar is not available(had to download another app to do that).
2. Swype is not pre-loaded (had to download the beta version)
3. Not sure if I am correct on this one and if it should be considered as 'bad': RAM shows 780mb in GS3 and 837mb in GS2, maybe it reserved more ram for the CPU/GPU in the GS3??
4. The 'active applications' widget is not available in GS3 or maybe I just didn't find it...?
Overall i like the new GS3, the screen definitely is beautiful, would be better if the quad-core already comes with the 2gb ram like the recent Korean version does.
I'll be coming from the original S, I probably wouldn't even be rushing to upgrade if not for the upgraded camera with flash. But excited of course nonetheless, just a bit worrisome over the toughness of the 3, as my original is pretty much invincible.
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I'm most likely leaving AT&T and coming to Sprint. There are 3 good phones on Sprint and it's really hard to decide which one to get. The Evo 4g LTE, SGS3, or the GN for Jelly Bean. If anyone could give me their opinions on those 3 devices (best roms, mods, etc.) that would be great. The GN is now only $99 on Sprint. Ugh. I hate that I can never make a decision.
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I'm most likely leaving AT&T and coming to Sprint. There are 3 good phones on Sprint and it's really hard to decide which one to get. The Evo 4g LTE, SGS3, or the GN for Jelly Bean. If anyone could give me their opinions on those 3 devices (best roms, mods, etc.) that would be great. The GN is now only $99 on Sprint. Ugh. I hate that I can never make a decision.
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I am having a similar issue. Im deciding betwees the s3 and the white evo lte. But I think im going with the evo tomorrow morning. It has better reviews. I have the ps2 for Sprint and the s3 does not seem that much of an upgrade to me.
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There's a couple of other threads with people on similar positions as you guys. Just search around. They are pretty fact driven
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I just did the exact same move, I had all three phones in the past three weeks.. i ended up with the EVO, and I'm very happy with it. The nexus had subpar battery, and bad signal strength.
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I have both the S3 and EVO. You can't go wrong with either one. If you need some help deciding go to this great review comparing both
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I just did the exact same move, I had all three phones in the past three weeks.. i ended up with the EVO, and I'm very happy with it. The nexus had subpar battery, and bad signal strength.
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What did you like of the EVO over the sgs3?
Also I looked on Sprint's coverage map and it shows that I am in "fair" territory. Does that mean I'll have poor signal?
I'm in the same boat. I have been an Android user since Day 1 since Oct 2007. I loved it. But I bought the Samsung Vibrant 2 years ago and was very sure that I would never buy another Samsung phone given their sorry upgrade track record and not releasing source code and binaries for their radios. So i was pretty sure I was going to grab the One X. The EVO LTE looks like the best one since it had a micro SD card and a dedicated camera button. The lack of removable battery is a problem, but after reading the reviews on the battery life, I thought I'd risk it.
But two things happened. Samsung released the same S3 model (bar the CPU for the US market) all over the world and they released the source code almost immediately. They don't have a locked bootloader (I know the HTC allows you to unlock it - bit it breaks the warranty). I hated ODIN initially, but it does make the Samsung phones practically unbrickable and they don't lock the bootloader, so I don't lose the warranty if I root it and install a custom ROM. I can always ODIN it back to stock and get a replacement if something goes wrong with the phone.
I haven't been keeping up with the HTC ROMs anymore so I don't know how it's going these days. I have been using ICS on my Vibrant since December. How long have you guys had an ICS ROM for the original EVO?
What's giving me pause in going for the EVO LTE is
1. Would the custom ROM scene on the EVO LTE be as good as the one on the S3? Given that the S3 is practically the same worldwide and Steve Kondik is now a Samsung employee with access to resources that might help CM10?
2. The reports of the multi-tasking on the EVO LTE are worrying. If the reason that the battery life is decent on the One X is because it's aggressively dropping background processes, that's not what I want. If I wanted crippled multi-tasking, I'd have bought an iPhone. How's the multi-tasking? If you load a game in the background, a browser loading a page in the background and switch to the email app, is it responsive? If you go back to the browser, does it start loading the page again? Or has it finished loading the page? I use planetandroid.com as my test case since it gives even Firefox on the desktop a problem (although Chrome on the desktop doesn't have any issues with it).
3. I read that it's because Sense is so resource hungry, they traded the multi-tasking to keep it in memory, but I see that that still doesn't work and Sense does keep getting swapped out and has to restart when exiting email or the browser or some big game. Is this still a problem with Nova Launcher? I read that this has been set at the kernel level. Does Auto Memory Manager help? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lim.android.automemman
I guess the extra 1 GB on the S3 helps. I have read some comparisons that the S3 is smoother multitasking than the EVO LTE.
I'd love to hear whether these are real problems or a custom ROM would solve them.
Edit: BTW, my biggest problem with the S3 is the display. It looks very dim. The One X simply smokes it!
Thanks guys.
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I'm in the same boat. I have been an Android user since Day 1 since Oct 2007. I loved it. But I bought the Samsung Vibrant 2 years ago and was very sure that I would never buy another Samsung phone given their sorry upgrade track record and not releasing source code and binaries for their radios. So i was pretty sure I was going to grab the One X. The EVO LTE looks like the best one since it had a micro SD card and a dedicated camera button. The lack of removable battery is a problem, but after reading the reviews on the battery life, I thought I'd risk it.
But two things happened. Samsung released the same S3 model (bar the CPU for the US market) all over the world and they released the source code almost immediately. They don't have a locked bootloader (I know the HTC allows you to unlock it - bit it breaks the warranty). I hated ODIN initially, but it does make the Samsung phones practically unbrickable and they don't lock the bootloader, so I don't lose the warranty if I root it and install a custom ROM. I can always ODIN it back to stock and get a replacement if something goes wrong with the phone.
I haven't been keeping up with the HTC ROMs anymore so I don't know how it's going these days. I have been using ICS on my Vibrant since December. How long have you guys had an ICS ROM for the original EVO?
What's giving me pause in going for the EVO LTE is
1. Would the custom ROM scene on the EVO LTE be as good as the one on the S3? Given that the S3 is practically the same worldwide and Steve Kondik is now a Samsung employee with access to resources that might help CM10?
2. The reports of the multi-tasking on the EVO LTE are worrying. If the reason that the battery life is decent on the One X is because it's aggressively dropping background processes, that's not what I want. If I wanted crippled multi-tasking, I'd have bought an iPhone. How's the multi-tasking? If you load a game in the background, a browser loading a page in the background and switch to the email app, is it responsive? If you go back to the browser, does it start loading the page again? Or has it finished loading the page? I use planetandroid.com as my test case since it gives even Firefox on the desktop a problem (although Chrome on the desktop doesn't have any issues with it).
3. I read that it's because Sense is so resource hungry, they traded the multi-tasking to keep it in memory, but I see that that still doesn't work and Sense does keep getting swapped out and has to restart when exiting email or the browser or some big game. Is this still a problem with Nova Launcher? I read that this has been set at the kernel level. Does Auto Memory Manager help? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lim.android.automemman
I guess the extra 1 GB on the S3 helps. I have read some comparisons that the S3 is smoother multitasking than the EVO LTE.
I'd love to hear whether these are real problems or a custom ROM would solve them.
Edit: BTW, my biggest problem with the S3 is the display. It looks very dim. The One X simply smokes it!
Thanks guys.
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After the updates sense no longer reloads, for me anyway. Multitasking aside, the One X has had the best battery life on any phone I've ever had by far. Android or iPhone. I love the One X that's why this is so hard for me to decide. The white Evo LTE looks sick. I'm also starting to like the customization of the sgs3 the more reviews I watch of it.
I just got 3 hours of screen on time on my One X before it got to 50%. By far my best yet.
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What did you like of the EVO over the sgs3?
Also I looked on Sprint's coverage map and it shows that I am in "fair" territory. Does that mean I'll have poor signal?
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Not necessarily its hard to say tho.
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I bought the nexus and it was amazing with vanilla ics roms were pretty awesome too, the curve to your hand made it by far the best hand held experience of any phone the only down side to it had sub par battery life I had to carry 2 batteries
I now have bought an EVO LTE and its nice but I think cause of the non curve it feels like a mini tablet atleast to me , but holy carp is it fast and snappy , and super bright, I did like a whole lot better on the nexus was swiping left to right to close out the task menu , sense made it so you can only go up to close them out wich Is slow and they didn't add the feature in the browser like the nexus did
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If you go with the S3 u will be happy, after I had it for a couple of days all the extra customization of the S3 seemed trivial.and gimmicky, it was cool at first especially the gestures... But I ended up not using them at all. Yes I think the S3 is smoother than the EVO, but not by much. I hated the physical home button, it had way too much lag, and that's even with the S-voice turned off. You don't get full use of the home screen realestate on the stock UX, which was annoying. Those where my only complaints. My past three phones have been sammys, that's another reason I chose the HTC, I just wanted a change, and the build quality(external) and feel of an HTC phone in my opinion is far superior to Samsung. In the end don't beat yourself up with the desicion you will be extremely happy with either phone. Oh and I made the switch to sprint from ATT due to ATT raping me on data charges... Now I have to sacrafice service, but its worth the trade off.
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If you go with the S3 u will be happy, after I had it for a couple of days all the extra customization of the S3 seemed trivial.and gimmicky, it was cool at first especially the gestures... But I ended up not using them at all. Yes I think the S3 is smoother than the EVO, but not by much. I hated the physical home button, it had way too much lag, and that's even with the S-voice turned off. You don't get full use of the home screen realestate on the stock UX, which was annoying. Those where my only complaints. My past three phones have been sammys, that's another reason I chose the HTC, I just wanted a change, and the build quality(external) and feel of an HTC phone in my opinion is far superior to Samsung. In the end don't beat yourself up with the desicion you will be extremely happy with either phone. Oh and I made the switch to sprint from ATT due to ATT raping me on data charges... Now I have to sacrafice service, but its worth the trade off.
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With the Evo having source out now do you think it will get jb fairly quick? Same question for sgs3.
Also my One X gets pretty hot and I don't know if it's the battery causing it. I would love to be able to change out the battery. I miss that option.
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What did you like of the EVO over the sgs3?
Also I looked on Sprint's coverage map and it shows that I am in "fair" territory. Does that mean I'll have poor signal?
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I have "fair" coverage and I needed to get an Airave because I had zero or one bar everywhere in my house and couldn't have a conversation with anyone. Luckily, they gave me an Airave for free so now I have five or six bars everywhere in my house.
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Get a white EVO LTE and trade me lol I'd pay some cash too
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I wouldnt get sprint period for atleasr another year
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I wouldnt get sprint period for atleasr another year
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More info please....
the NV upgrades near me have been brutal, tons of dropped calls, especially while on the move, but even still while sitting at home. I would also check the NV upgrade schedule to see if they are even coming to your area any time soon...I agree though, wait on sprint until NV is up and running in your area.
The S3 is indeed almost identical as the international version, with the exception that it uses the S4 krait like the ones in the Evo LTE, putting it in the same situation as the LTE and the One X. The One X's community looks to be pretty active, but with a different processor than ours, the roms are not exactly interchangable, so i would expect the same issue to be present for the LTE-specced S3s.
If you're talking about development though then the multitasking and sense issues shouldn't be a problem unless you actually like sense, in which case all i have to say is you're boned .
I chose the Evo because I like how solid aluminum bodied phones feel, and I have never liked the oversaturation that is present on every amoled-based screen that i've looked at. I held off upgrading from my OG Evo because when i held the SGS2 and then the Gnex, they both felt flimsy and cheap in my hands compared to my Evo. I'm sure that they're probably all equally fragile when dropped, but for something where i'm holding it any time i'm going to use it, the feel was very important to me, so i would say it mostly comes down to personal preference, like Mitsu Evo vs Subaru STi, or Cameros vs Mustangs, test drive them both and see which one you'd like best.
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The S3 is indeed almost identical as the international version, with the exception that it uses the S4 krait like the ones in the Evo LTE, putting it in the same situation as the LTE and the One X. The One X's community looks to be pretty active, but with a different processor than ours, the roms are not exactly interchangable, so i would expect the same issue to be present for the LTE-specced S3s.
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Yes. The same issue would be present for the S3 if the CPU is the only change. But I expect that the S3 would be probably be a well supported phone since it would sell so many and many devs would have it. I have been out of the HTC scene for a couple of years so don't know if the EVO has had good custom ROM support. eg. I have been running ICS since Dec/Jan on my Vibrant.
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If you're talking about development though then the multitasking and sense issues shouldn't be a problem unless you actually like sense, in which case all i have to say is you're boned .
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Sorry, what does "you're boned" mean? I'm an idiot for liking Sense, or if i use Sense, then the multitasking is a problem? I like the stock Google UI using Nova Launcher. But I haven't seen any definitive answer on whether using Nova Launcher alleviates the multi-tasking problem. If it does, then I'd be okay with not using Sense, although I do like some Sense widgets. But I can live with out them.
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I chose the Evo because I like how solid aluminum bodied phones feel, and I have never liked the oversaturation that is present on every amoled-based screen that i've looked at. I held off upgrading from my OG Evo because when i held the SGS2 and then the Gnex, they both felt flimsy and cheap in my hands compared to my Evo. I'm sure that they're probably all equally fragile when dropped, but for something where i'm holding it any time i'm going to use it, the feel was very important to me, so i would say it mostly comes down to personal preference, like Mitsu Evo vs Subaru STi, or Cameros vs Mustangs, test drive them both and see which one you'd like best.
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I have got used to the "flimsy" Samsung phones. I like the lightweight feel of them and they are surprisingly resilient. Check out the CNet's torture test for the S3. http://cnettv.cnet.com/8301-33814_53-57468819-10391737.html It's intense.
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Yes. The same issue would be present for the S3 if the CPU is the only change. But I expect that the S3 would be probably be a well supported phone since it would sell so many and many devs would have it. I have been out of the HTC scene for a couple of years so don't know if the EVO has had good custom ROM support. eg. I have been running ICS since Dec/Jan on my Vibrant.
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The S3 is definitely well supported and got a CM10 preview release this morning. The sprint variant has great devs lurking in the background so there's still lots of good stuff to see released.
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These two phones are amazing and hard to compare. Therefore I need some help to decide which phone I should buy.
EVO 4G LTE
Pros:
Camera is awesome, burst shots are easily taken without effort.
Sense does seem to be a little bit more user friendly
The back case of the white one is great (Personal preference)
Kick stand
Less Plastic feel
Cons:
The multi-tasking sucked pretty hard compared to GS III
Can not swap batteries
GS III
Pros:
Multitasking is awesome on this phone
Big battery and can be swapped out
The front case looks nice
Cons:
The back case looks dull and pretty plastic feeling in total
Camera is not as great as EVO
Those are pros and cons that matter to me as of now. I just need some more factors to help me decide. And please be objective, you won't get any money from Samsung or HTC by being subjective. Thanks in advance.
Evo. Do the HTC unlock and flash mean Rom. Fix everything pretty much wrong with the phone and multi tasking. There is all 3 evo's and the gs3 here in this house. Nice phone but every yr there has been an eVo it had been the best and most complete device almost until the next eVo came out.the only phone so far that will beat this phone is the Verizon HTC 5 inch 1080p s4 quad core coming soon.
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Pretty hard decision to make, honestly. I've gone back and forth trying to decide which one I want to get when my upgrade comes due soon. I know there are better phones in the pipeline but none that I care much for. I've had a chance to play with both and I prefer the EVO LTE. The build quality seems to be better on the EVO. Both run the same processor. The EVO has less RAM, but Sense seems to be dialed back some as opposed to TW on the Samsung. I've seen nothing but good things about the EVO display and camera. I don't care for the physical home button on the Samsung, or the on-screen app icons. It's like everything else, though, it really boils down to personal preference.
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I agree with ryanalan82...get the LTEVO, root and and flash either MeanROM or Viper 4G ROM. Both are amazing ROMs.
Additionally, at least IMO, I prefer Sense to TouchWiz. While the multitasking is great on the SG3, I find myself loving Sense waaaaaay more. Just my $0.02.
I'd say S3
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Evo. Do the HTC unlock and flash mean Rom. Fix everything pretty much wrong with the phone and multi tasking. There is all 3 evo's and the gs3 here in this house. Nice phone but every yr there has been an eVo it had been the best and most complete device almost until the next eVo came out.the only phone so far that will beat this phone is the Verizon HTC 5 inch 1080p s4 quad core coming soon.
Swyped from my eVo
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Will the HTC unlock and mean rom fix the GPS/WIFI issue as well as the distorted voice issue?
I would say get the S3, I love the EVO phone itself, but it just doesn't freaking work!
tnEVo said:
Will the HTC unlock and mean rom fix the GPS/WIFI issue as well as the distorted voice issue?
I would say get the S3, I love the EVO phone itself, but it just doesn't freaking work!
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The GPS/WiFi issue was fixed with the 2.13 base (if it's the same issue I'm thinking of). Not sure what you're referencing with distorted voice though, I've never experienced that?
I do not like the center button on the S3. It should be flush just like on the 4G LTE.
Physical button create dust to get in.
After all, if you are playing game, then a button like this might be helpful.
I have heard people said the S3 has better LTE tolerence than the 4G LTE.
HTC/Sprint needs to fix the LTE connection issue soon or you should go with the SGS3. This is coming from a pretty big supporter of HTC and someone who loves the EVO.
This issue would be a deal breaker for me if I had to choose between the 2 devices.
Get the Note 2. It blows away both phones.
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HTC/Sprint needs to fix the LTE connection issue soon or you should go with the SGS3. This is coming from a pretty big supporter of HTC and someone who loves the EVO.
This issue would be a deal breaker for me if I had to choose between the 2 devices.
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What is the LTE issue? Can you tell more in detail?
ryanalan82 said:
Evo. Do the HTC unlock and flash mean Rom. Fix everything pretty much wrong with the phone and multi tasking. There is all 3 evo's and the gs3 here in this house. Nice phone but every yr there has been an eVo it had been the best and most complete device almost until the next eVo came out.the only phone so far that will beat this phone is the Verizon HTC 5 inch 1080p s4 quad core coming soon.
Swyped from my eVo
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Does the mean rom fix the multitasking once for all or it is just a small fix but still not as good as GS III?
libai8268 said:
What is the LTE issue? Can you tell more in detail?
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The EVO doesn't want to find or stay locked onto LTE in known LTE service areas.
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The EVO doesn't want to find or stay locked onto LTE in known LTE service areas.
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It's sad that I still don't have LTE around my area and Sprint has not announced anything in my area either. So should I still stick with Sprint? Sprint 3G pretty much sucked too much to be useful.
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Get the Note 2. It blows away both phones.
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I just played with one at my logical Sprint store (I know a guy who works in the back) and that phone is huge! 5.5 is a little bit too much. It's fast, but unless you plan on gaming like hell I'd still go with the evo. Note 2 is a big piece of plastic
Go with the Evo for now. We all know it's the superior phone but HTC may not be cranking out many more of those based on how things are going. You'll have plenty of time to own a Samsung in the future when they become pretty much the only android handset manufacturer.
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I'd hold out if I where you. Never know what's around the corner for christmas. An the LTE issue with our phones is a real draggggggg just to let u know
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Does the mean rom fix the multitasking once for all or it is just a small fix but still not as good as GS III?
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Fixed, with the help of who makes the v6 supercharger. And multitasking is improved further by more app multitasking panels as well. The couple people that kinda were coming at me..... Lol, you don't know what your talking about. Also instead of the note 2, like I said in my first post, the HTC 5 inch phone will be the phone to beat, not the note 2.
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I used to have the galaxy s3 it is very nice looking! and fast but is kinda simple i mean the system ,i know it has a lot of stuff but was to simple for me , so i sold it, and i bought the evo lte, and i love it! ics sense version i think is a lot better
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If you are going to root the phones and run an AOSP ROM, you won't notice much difference between the phones. I own both, and since the both ran AOKP, it was a simple transition.
Let's be honest, you're on an LTE forum so you're going to get bias answers. As an owner of both, I'll tell you that you can't go wrong either way! They both have little pros and cons, but are mostly very similar.
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Personally if you can wait a bit I would try to hold out for the next Nexus device. Or choose the EVO. I cannot comment on the lte issue since it isn't available in my area.
I'm thinking about trading my Galaxy S3 and cash if need be for an Optimus G. Someone I know just got one and after playing with it I can tell it's noticeably faster than my phone, not by much, but the Quadcore S4 Pro is faster than the Dual-core S4 Plus in the S3 =(. If it were just an even trade I'd do it but I assume people will want cash since this phone is a bit newer and technically a tad bit more powerful. However, I feel as if the S3 has a better design (not boring square) and having Jelly Bean 4.1.1 and a ton of ROMS both touchwiz and AOSP to choose from is important to me. So I'd be losing out big time on that since I'd be running only ICS and virtually the only one ROM available. What should I do, I want the latest and greatest hardware but maybe I should wait for more ROMs and developer support?
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I'm thinking about trading my Galaxy S3 and cash if need be for an Optimus G. Someone I know just got one and after playing with it I can tell it's noticeably faster than my phone, not by much, but the Quadcore S4 Pro is faster than the Dual-core S4 Plus in the S3 =(. If it were just an even trade I'd do it but I assume people will want cash since this phone is a bit newer and technically a tad bit more powerful. However, I feel as if the S3 has a better design (not boring square) and having Jelly Bean 4.1.1 and a ton of ROMS both touchwiz and AOSP to choose from is important to me. So I'd be losing out big time on that since I'd be running only ICS and virtually the only one ROM available. What should I do, I want the latest and greatest hardware but maybe I should wait for more ROMs and developer support?
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I can see where you are coming from. Right now this phone is brand new. I came most recently from the Skyrocket and was thinking the same thing you were. This phone is expected to get a port or aosp soon from what the forums say. For right now you can add most of the Jelly Bean things to this platform using the software in the forum. My personal opinion is this phone will have a better life. The S3 is contending with its new big brother the Note 2. Samsung phones have been easier to play around with the most. The dev teams are working hard to get Jelly Bean to us, but you have to think it is the holidays still. I have no doubt that if you get this phone you will be happy with it. Never hurts to try something new you might be suprised.
hold on to the S3 until JB for the Optimus G comes out. then sell the S3 for cash and renew ATT contract to get the Optimus G for $99 at Amazon or Best Buy.
First post and you've been a member for over six years. That's impressive.
However, by the time JB comes out for the E970 AT&T will have something better for sale.
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First post and you've been a member for over six years. That's impressive.
However, by the time JB comes out for the E970 AT&T will have something better for sale.
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impressive, yes, and thanks! but LG "promised" it for december on a press release. google for it.
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impressive, yes, and thanks! but LG "promised" it for december on a press release. google for it.
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I'm sorry, but cell company promises don't mean anything. My money is on late January.
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I just went from an S3 to the Optimus G. I absolutely loved my S3. Unfortunately, it broke so long story short, I went to the OG.
I love both phones. I feel the OG is a little faster (but not by much) and the picture is without a doubt more crisp. You can definitely see more when you're out in the daylight. However, the camera is better on the S3 in my opinion and the speaker blows on the OG. So it does have its downsides. Not to mention, development is incredibly slow compared to the S3 so if you're into flashing roms and all that good stuff, you might want to keep your S3. They're all saying just wait a bit but as it stands right now, the devs are loving the S3 apparently.
Either way, you can't go wrong
Personally, I love the LGOG. My roommate got the SG3 just a couple weeks before I upgraded from a HTC Inspire 4g. It's what kinda swayed me into getting the LGOG. (Was never going to get another HTC after what they did to Inspire.) Anyway, I play with my roommate's phone and she plays with mine. She's wishing she had gotten the LGOG while I'm saying "here, take your piece of plastic back." It really is a matter of preference. Good luck!
It was between a S3 and the OG of me coming from an inspire 4g as well. I just ended up not wanting an "oversized Fischer Price toy" Lol. But once again it entirely comes down to personal preference. All I know is I love my OG and can't wait for the development to really take off.
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i sold my red SG3, and bought the LOG and love it, only I miss from the SG3 is led notification on the front other than that way better in every aspect
I prefer the OG notification LED on the side more because I always place my cell phone face down on surface to protect the screen. My wife is using a galaxy note 2 and I don't like where Samsung placed the notification LED on hers either.
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I prefer the OG notification LED on the side more because I always place my cell phone face down on surface to protect the screen. My wife is using a galaxy note 2 and I don't like where Samsung placed the notification LED on hers either.
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S3's notification was HUGE which is a plus, but it looks really tacky on the white s3 since it bleeds through the white color.
I have them both and they are very good phones. I'm split between them and I think I'll keep both. S3 feels lite and sleek, OG feels heavy and more scared I'll brake it. They are very fast, the screens s3 has beautiful blacks and color and the OG has sharp and bright. The s3 screen is more like a Pioneer Plasma Tv and the OG screen looks like Sony
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I have them both and they are very good phones. I'm split between them and I think I'll keep both. S3 feels lite and sleek, OG feels heavy and more scared I'll brake it. They are very fast, the screens s3 has beautiful blacks and color and the OG has sharp and bright. The s3 screen is more like a Pioneer Plasma Tv and the OG screen looks like Sony
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I have both (except I have the unlocked quad core S3) as well as a few other devices. The Optimus G is suffering from the original Epic syndrome where it seemed to be behind development and software wise but after two years the OG Epic slide out keyboard phone has the current JellyBam available for it. If you can deal with being a little patient, the LGOG is raw power waiting to be unlocked. Being new to AT&T, I don't know where development is compared to the international S3 which has multi window and other Note 2 features ported. Even with all of that, my S3 is tied for 3rd place with LGOG and Note 2 1 and 1a.
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I appreciate all the replies I have decided to stick with the S3 for now as Jelly Bean and ROM availability is something I just cannot give up. But the Optimus G is no doubt a great phone with the best hardware available. However I am going to just wait it out, maybe until more development or for a 1080p Optimus G2 or S4 maybe?
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hold on to the S3 until JB for the Optimus G comes out. then sell the S3 for cash and renew ATT contract to get the Optimus G for $99 at Amazon or Best Buy.
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I was also thinking about that too, because I know if I unlocked my S3 I could get a pretty penny on eBay for it probably. My upgrade isn't until October though so by then I'm sure a new generation of the Optimus G and the S4 will be out.
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I have them both and they are very good phones. I'm split between them and I think I'll keep both. S3 feels lite and sleek, OG feels heavy and more scared I'll brake it. They are very fast, the screens s3 has beautiful blacks and color and the OG has sharp and bright. The s3 screen is more like a Pioneer Plasma Tv and the OG screen looks like Sony
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Yea like it's really Apple's and Orange's, playing with the Optimus G I can notice right away how nice and crisp the screen is. Outdoor visibility on the Optimus G is better, but it's a trade off to me for no Jelly Bean and virtually no development support.
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Yea like it's really Apple's and Orange's, playing with the Optimus G I can notice right away how nice and crisp the screen is. Outdoor visibility on the Optimus G is better, but it's a trade off to me for no Jelly Bean and virtually no development support.
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The deciding factor for me was the SoC. You have the S4 Pro and the new Adreno GPU (assuming you compare both AT&T versions). The G will get it's development soon, I mean I doubt the S3 had amazing development during it's first two months. They are both great phones however, and I have soft spot for Samsung after my indestructible Captivate.
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The G will get it's development soon, I mean I doubt the S3 had amazing development during it's first two months.
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You're kidding, right? Rooted before release, roms the first day of release, AOSP in both CM10 and AOKP within a week or two of release... And that was just for the AT&T & T-Mo versions. Plus you had Cyanogen himself doing the CM builds, along with Task doing the AOKP build for AT&T. I believe Roman and Nighthawk (two of the people in charge of AOKP) were doing the builds for the T-Mo variant.
The ONLY thing that's making me consider the OG (and an LG in general) is because of the Nexus and the dev work that MIGHT be able to be ported over. I got burned with the Thrill (literally, got so hot it burned my hand), and I followed the lack of development on the Nitro as well.
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impressive, yes, and thanks! but LG "promised" it for december on a press release. google for it.
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It's almost march...
OK. So I have the chance to get the note 2 at the discount upgrade price (currently $199 on amazon) I currently have the s3 and I like it. My friend got a note 2 and I didn't get to play with it much aside from holding it for a minute. So I want to ask the folks who have made the same switch If you would do it again or if its not worth it. Just to get a few things out of the way. I have huge hands so that's not an issue. I also like to flash ROMs and have root, how is the devolpment compared to the s3? Thanks for any responses.
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I came from the SGSIII and I can tell you that the NoteII is better in every single way. I love the size and the s-pen. Needless to say I absolutely love this phone. Best phone I've ever had and the best Verizon currently has to offer. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. I've used both extensively. NoteII on a TW custom rom FTW!
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I came from the SGSIII and I can tell you that the NoteII is better in every single way. I love the size and the s-pen. Needless to say I absolutely love this phone. Best phone I've ever had and the best Verizon currently has to offer. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. I've used both extensively. NoteII on a TW custom rom FTW!
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I completely agree. I came from the s3 too.
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That's what I like to hear. On average what kind of battery life are you getting? Currently I get about 12 hours with about 4hours screen on time. That's with 3g lte and WiFi mixed. Mostly browsing the web or on tapa talk. Thanks again
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I came from a gnex, so i probably wont be much help but im gonna post anyways. This phone is amazing! Love the screen size, battery life is incredible i use all day on 4g and i cant kill this thing, customizing this thing is great, touchwiz is fun to fool around with not quite sold on it yet but with all the different launchers out there you cant go wrong. The spen is alot of fun to ive never owened a phone with a stylus before so i like it alot. Overall this phone is a beast i would recommend it to anyone....
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I just thought of another question. How is the screen sensitivity? Is it the same as others? Better? Worse?
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I came from the s3 and thought it was the best phone I've ever had. I was wrong, the n2 is hand down amazing. The battery life is almost double the s3. I can easily go two days with medium to light use. I would go with the n2 just for that. You won't be sorry.
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I just thought of another question. How is the screen sensitivity? Is it the same as others? Better? Worse?
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I think the screen is a little more sensitive. Also I usually get around 7 to 7.5 hours screen time
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Battery life is awesome. Haven't completely drained it yet and I'm a heavy user. Screen sensitivity is perfect. I seriously haven't a complaint yet. The only issue I have is the Verizon branding on the home button. Battery, reception, call quality are fantastic. Actually the visibility in sunlight isn't too great but that is seriously the only thing I can think of.
I got the S3 on release day and then the Note II. I think the Note II blows it out of the water in almost every single way. The only place that the S3 was better at was the audio. The music out of the 3.5 mm headphone jack is not as punchy and seems to have a tighter range in general on the Note 2 compared to the S3, in my opinion. It's a minor disappointment that is by no means a deal breaker though, I listen to music on it all the time and you can tweak the equalizer to compensate somewhat.
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I came from a gnex, so i probably wont be much help but im gonna post anyways. This phone is amazing! Love the screen size, battery life is incredible i use all day on 4g and i cant kill this thing, customizing this thing is great, touchwiz is fun to fool around with not quite sold on it yet but with all the different launchers out there you cant go wrong. The spen is alot of fun to ive never owened a phone with a stylus before so i like it alot. Overall this phone is a beast i would recommend it to anyone....
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I had the Galaxy Nexus for like ten days. I couldn't stand the battery life and the bad reception. Honestly, that phone was a big turn off for me when it came to Samsung. It was one of the reasons why I went back to my iPhone 4S.
Now the Note is a beast. It's perfect in every way except for the branding and the flimsyness of the back cover. I have a Seidio Surface case so I don't even notice the back cover anymore.
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I came from the s3 and thought it was the best phone I've ever had. I was wrong, the n2 is hand down amazing. The battery life is almost double the s3. I can easily go two days with medium to light use. I would go with the n2 just for that. You won't be sorry.
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Same here. The first two statements above mirror my feelings exactly.
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Note 2 all the way! Sold my s3 after I bought this. I tried using my s3 but it just felt so tiny haha
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I went to the N2 because the radio/reception on the S3 was abysmal. Most people in 4g areas had no problem with it, but there are a huge number of complaints by people like myself that had terrible reception in fringe 4g and even solid 3g areas. I was leary about buying the N2 just because of my previous samsung experience. The S3 was litterally great for everything I did, except using it as a phone. In the end I am glad I bought a N2. This thing is deffenitely far superior to the S3. The size does not matter to me at all, you get used to it fast. The reception is easily twice as good. I can now get 4g at my desk at work where I used to get no signal at all on the S3. I love the stylus and started sketching again simply because of the ability. It truly is the best device I have ever had.
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I went to the N2 because the radio/reception on the S3 was abysmal. Most people in 4g areas had no problem with it, but there are a huge number of complaints by people like myself that had terrible reception in fringe 4g and even solid 3g areas. I was leary about buying the N2 just because of my previous samsung experience. The S3 was litterally great for everything I did, except using it as a phone. In the end I am glad I bought a N2. This thing is deffenitely far superior to the S3. The size does not matter to me at all, you get used to it fast. The reception is easily twice as good. I can now get 4g at my desk at work where I used to get no signal at all on the S3. I love the stylus and started sketching again simply because of the ability. It truly is the best device I have ever had.
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clear cut answer ? Same phone ... one is bigger and has stylus functionality
Detailed answer ?
http://versusio.com/en/samsung-galaxy-s3-vs-samsung-galaxy-note-2
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clear cut answer ? Same phone ... one is bigger and has stylus functionality
Detailed answer ?
http://versusio.com/en/samsung-galaxy-s3-vs-samsung-galaxy-note-2
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Except the note has 4 cores and different hardware. And that comparison you posted is the International versions. The international s3 is different then Verizon version (quad core but with 1bg RAM)
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Except the note has 4 cores and different hardware. And that comparison you posted is the International versions. The international s3 is different then Verizon version (quad core but with 1bg RAM)
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yea, there are a number of things wrong in the comparison.
quad core vs dual care to begin with.
then, it states for camera settings:
Has manual iso Yes vs No This allows to manually set the ISO level.
Has manual white balance Yes vs No This allows to manually set the white balance.
Both these statements are wrong. I own both phones and BOTH allow manual ISO and WB settings
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I came from the SGSIII and I can tell you that the NoteII is better in every single way. I love the size and the s-pen. Needless to say I absolutely love this phone. Best phone I've ever had and the best Verizon currently has to offer. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. I've used both extensively. NoteII on a TW custom rom FTW!
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I completely agree. I came from the s3 too.
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Endorsed. Battery life is amazing.
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Still have my S3. Awesome phone but doesn't hold a candle to the Note 2. Battery easily lasts a full day with heavy use, probably 2+ days with lighter use. 6-7 hours screen on time is typical. The screen is obviously bigger on the Note, but it's also way brighter. No issues seeing the screen even in full daylight. This phone is a beast.
Also check out flygrip.com. The single most valuable accessory I've bought for this phone. I can comfortably and conveniently touch every corner of the screen with one hand, without having to balance the phone, maneuver around, or even really "hold" the phone for that matter. It just hangs from your finger tips. The flygrip also doubles as a kick stand, which I use all the time in landscape if I'm watching videos and reverse portrait if it's sitting on my desk-firmly propped up and I can use my S Pen with it.
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Note 2 > everything else.
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So my upgrade is in a couple weeks. So I'm debating between this phone, Samsung galaxy s3, or the Samsung galaxy note 2. What are your opinions on droid dna
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Imo, unless you absolutely need to have a battery that can last a whole weekend get the dna. If you do need that kind of battery life then get the note
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This phone is kick ass. Battery life is great. If you're in an area where you're not going to be using the internet for a bit then I would suggest turning your data connection off. You will still be able to get texts but you can't browse. The Note II is too damn big and the S3 has a lot of signal issues from what my friends, who have the device, tell me.
Okay thanks for you opinions. I been stuck with the lg revolution since I got it when it came out. Worst mistake on picking a phone ever
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Samsung quality and looks are nowhere near HTC. I had Galaxy SIII (and original Note), DNA is so much classier, looks better, feels better, perfoms better, has bigger screen, but doesn't feel bigger at all. Note 2 is a separate issue. It has some nice features over DNA, but still, it's Samsung, it's cheap. Also, like it was already mentioned, Samsung phones are full of bugs, and there radios are not good. Signal is weaker, problems with Wi-Fi..... And did I mention,that damn sleek cheap plastic! You think I formed an opinion about it yet?
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Samsung quality and looks are nowhere near HTC. I had Galaxy SIII (and original Note), DNA is so much classier, looks better, feels better, perfoms better, has bigger screen, but doesn't feel bigger at all. Note 2 is a separate issue. It has some nice features over DNA, but still, it's Samsung, it's cheap. Also, like it was already mentioned, Samsung phones are full of bugs, and there radios are not good. Signal is weaker, problems with Wi-Fi..... And did I mention,that damn sleek cheap plastic! You think I formed an opinion about it yet?
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...and they sell more....I don't know y people can't leave Samsung alone.....like it or not, they have gone places HTC has not with all the "build quality" and "good radios" Samsung has made android Wat it is today....its just like how fandroids criticise iPhone yet it sells big tym....XDA membership is around 5million....the other 800million guys out there don't give a duck about better radio, build quality......dude if u can afford to wait, then get the SGS4....like it or not it will be better than any thing HTC can make in a billion ways....build quality is nothing compare to unrivaled app support,timely updates(S2 has jelly bean,HTC one x is yet to),removable battery(helps if u wanna sell in the future or jst use it for long),sdcard , powerful CPU performance. And lots of added functionality......I own the DNA, its good but noting compare to the note 2 in many ways....if only size ain't a problem....for the s3 thats another thing since its almost a gen behind now
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...and they sell more....I don't know y people can't leave Samsung alone.....like it or not, they have gone places HTC has not with all the "build quality" and "good radios" Samsung has made android Wat it is today....its just like how fandroids criticise iPhone yet it sells big tym....XDA membership is around 5million....the other 800million guys out there don't give a duck about better radio, build quality......dude if u can afford to wait, then get the SGS4....like it or not it will be better than any thing HTC can make in a billion ways....build quality is nothing compare to unrivaled app support,timely updates(S2 has jelly bean,HTC one x is yet to),removable battery(helps if u wanna sell in the future or jst use it for long),sdcard , powerful CPU performance. And lots of added functionality......I own the DNA, its good but noting compare to the note 2 in many ways....if only size ain't a problem....for the s3 thats another thing since its almost a gen behind now
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Just because samsung has a giant advertising budget doesn't make their phones better.
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Well this phone and the note are better then the phone I have right now lol. The s4 is not even announced officially so it might be pushed back for whatever reasons.
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I'm really enjoying my DNA. I debated between the note 2 and gs3 but I've heard and read about their fragile screens. I can't have a phone that will break if I drop it. People knock the lack of sd and removable battery. But drop box gives you 25 gigs of space for 2 yrs, and as far as battery I can easily get through the day with moderate use and the brightness on max. After rooting and running this sweet Viper Rom the phone is smoother then a baby's butt.
imo.. but for not being 32gb or having the sd card slot, this is the best phone ever made to date. I manage my company's smartphone contract so I get to play with them all.
amazing build quality looks and feel. top of the line hardware specs..battery life is good... REALLY good/ amazing with the dev kernels available. quality custom Roms.. actually that's insulting.. incredible custom Roms available for this phone.
we're about to go s-off... life is good.
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I'm really enjoying my DNA. I debated between the note 2 and gs3 but I've heard and read about their fragile screens. I can't have a phone that will break if I drop it. People knock the lack of sd and removable battery. But drop box gives you 25 gigs of space for 2 yrs, and as far as battery I can easily get through the day with moderate use and the brightness on max. After rooting and running this sweet Viper Rom the phone is smoother then a baby's butt.
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Can you give me a link for the viper rom so I can check it out
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and as silly add this sounds.. until somebody beats HTC's weather flip clock widget I'll be a sense die hard!
there's decent ones out there... but to me nothing looks better and it's the one thing you see repeatedly all day every day on your phone.
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Just because samsung has a giant advertising budget doesn't make their phones better.
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Oh so which HTC phone has beaten any Samsung phone hands down one X and s3? no Note2 and DNA? no HTC m7/one and s4? Tym will tell, Buh u and I know its another no
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I'm really enjoying my DNA. I debated between the note 2 and gs3 but I've heard and read about their fragile screens. I can't have a phone that will break if I drop it. People knock the lack of sd and removable battery. But drop box gives you 25 gigs of space for 2 yrs, and as far as battery I can easily get through the day with moderate use and the brightness on max. After rooting and running this sweet Viper Rom the phone is smoother then a baby's butt.
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Dropbox? Seriously? oh so Wat happens when u need that file and there is no data connection.....maybe in USA its easy but not every country is blessed with internet connection every where...and u say battery takes u through a day...wait till u get trapped under a building or get lost somewhere...then the note 2 which can go 3 days will tell ya he told you so.(not that I wish for any of dat to happen to u bro....its XDA
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Oh so which HTC phone has beaten any Samsung phone hands down one X and s3? no Note2 and DNA? no HTC m7/one and s4? Tym will tell, Buh u and I know its another no
Dropbox? Seriously? oh so Wat happens when u need that file and there is no data connection.....maybe in USA its easy but not every country is blessed with internet connection every where...and u say battery takes u through a day...wait till u get trapped under a building or get lost somewhere...then the note 2 which can go 3 days will tell ya he told you so.(not that I wish for any of dat to happen to u bro....its XDA
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the note 2 is a creature onto itself. if you want an oversized plastic monstrosity that can perform... have at it.
DNA crushes the S3.. easily
and seriously.. if the file is THAT important the DNA has plenty of storage space.. if your music or other forms of entertainment are mission critical to access trapped under a building or in the middle of nowhere then you need to review your priorities in life.
as for the USA comment.. last time I checked the DNA was made exclusively from Verizon which last time I checked was a corporate entity doing business in America... so honestly the rest of the world can go suck it.. USA! USA! Lol
I would hold out for about 6 weeks and get the S4
I really fretted the decision of a new phone as my upgrade was from the Htc thunderbolt. I looked at the S3 it seemed ok but had a cheap plastic feel like I could break it by holding it to tight. Plus I dont care for touch wiz. Moto Razor maxx HD screen still has gray tint to every thing not as bright, dull colors as moto always had. And typical moto style. Thought both phones had good and bad as all do, when I looked the DNA at the big red store it was hands down the fastest phone I had ever picked up. screen colors beautiful felt better to hold than S3 or moto seems I forgot I ever had a TB was worried about no SD card but no problems yet and battery life is so much better than TB with extended battery I am truely a happy DNA owner hope you will be to
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If Jesus owned a phone, it would be the DNA.
redone0505 said:
I would hold out for about 6 weeks and get the S4
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In 6 weeks my contact will be over and I would probably go to tmobile
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famous145 said:
In 6 weeks my contact will be over and I would probably go to tmobile
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I would only switch to Tmobile if Carly Foulkes started dating me...lol JK! (she's the t mobile spokesperson)
The big question is what makes this phone any better then the rest? Well for me its really just a couple things. The first thing is I like Sense. Now people say well whats Sense? They are widgets designed by HTC. Some of them include the Weather Clock Widget that shows animated weather on your home screen when the phones unlocked. HTC includes bookmark, people, weather widgets all designed by HTC. Now you maybe thinking well weatherbug has widgets already (for example). Their widgets are crap in comparison IMO. That said I also like the wireless charging (cost 40 bucks for the charger). I like the LCD display looks fantastic. The phone doesn't feel like a cheap plastic kids toy. And that's all I have to say about that.