Alright guys, I recently picked up a new Galaxy S III with a nice new 64 GB microSD card. After about a week of using it, I began to not like it anymore. And the reason why I stopped liking it, is because I thought about purchasing a Nexus 7. And I thought in my head, like many Android devices, it would be fragmented from my Galaxy S III. Yeah, I could've put Jelly Bean on it. But I didn't want to. I bought the Galaxy S III specifically for NatureUX. I sold my Galaxy Nexus and my iPhone 4S so I could get this phone and then have some extra cash.
Now, I have a brand-new Galaxy S III just sitting in its box waiting to be returned to Amazon, and no smart phone. So I'm using my Nokia N95, which I'm kinda loving all over again. But I look over at my little box, and open it up and mess with the Galaxy S III and wonder if I'm making the right choice. There's a new iPhone on the horizon... There's even possibly a new Nexus device on the horizon. I don't know if I should just stick to my N95, and wait for something newer. I know the S III is NOT a bad choice at all. It's relatively future-proof and what not...
I would appreciate it if some of you weighed in on this, because I am prepared to send it back Monday morning. Let me know what you think, thank you.
yes, you are kinda crazy.
but old nokias are good so you can keep using it and later in the future remove the dust from your gs3
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Alright guys, I recently picked up a new Galaxy S III with a nice new 64 GB microSD card. After about a week of using it, I began to not like it anymore. And the reason why I stopped liking it, is because I thought about purchasing a Nexus 7. And I thought in my head, like many Android devices, it would be fragmented from my Galaxy S III. Yeah, I could've put Jelly Bean on it. But I didn't want to. I bought the Galaxy S III specifically for NatureUX. I sold my Galaxy Nexus and my iPhone 4S so I could get this phone and then have some extra cash.
Now, I have a brand-new Galaxy S III just sitting in its box waiting to be returned to Amazon, and no smart phone. So I'm using my Nokia N95, which I'm kinda loving all over again. But I look over at my little box, and open it up and mess with the Galaxy S III and wonder if I'm making the right choice. There's a new iPhone on the horizon... There's even possibly a new Nexus device on the horizon. I don't know if I should just stick to my N95, and wait for something newer. I know the S III is NOT a bad choice at all. It's relatively future-proof and what not...
I would appreciate it if some of you weighed in on this, because I am prepared to send it back Monday morning. Let me know what you think, thank you.
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Maybe stop thinking about other phones and be happy with what you have, to put it into perspective
Are you well fed?
Do you have clean drinking water?
Do you have shelter?
Yes to all?........sorted
First world problems.
Sell it and wait for either i5 or next nexus if you already dislike it dude.. I would
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What a dumb, self-serving thread. There will always be better phones coming down the pipeline. You want us to beg you to keep the S3 or something?
I'll tell you one thing that I've learned.
You can't keep thinking about future devices.
Every 6 months a new (maybe better) device is released.
If you keep thinking about the future, you'll NEVER buy any device, because you are always looking ahead.
Just stay with the best TODAY, and in the future, if there's a new device that you like, you buy it.
There's always people to buy your previous device in the future if you want to sell it.
Since you already packed it nicely, so just send it home
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your wait for new devices will be in vain. you will be thinking the very same every 6 months. n95 is gonna serve you a very long time
Well u have already bought it, and personallly I love everything except the ram on this phone, if u already have it Y don't u just open it...
IPhone sucks
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@OP
Obliging you
You are crazy.
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Find a rich women or win the lottery! Because like the other guy said every six months a new phone will come out! Do what I said and just buy every new one that comes out our just be happy what you have
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You are crazy. I love my SGS3 the same as i loved my SGS2 before but it looks like its not the right phone for you. Send it back and get a Nexus.
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Crazy doesn't come anywhere close!
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best phone I ever had. I bought my woman Iphone 4S, before they released the SGS3, tested it and I know the iOS and apple products are not for me...
No one can really make a decision for you I'd wait to see what the iPhone 5/Next Nexus bring then make your decision.
I would never consider selling a smart phone for a tablet... If it means no more smartphone (for the record I have a s3 and a n7).
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Yup, a tablet is nice to have but a smartphone is essential. Think I'd feel lost if the all seeing eye of Google wasn't on or near my person at all times.
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Yes, you're a bit crazy
The general consensus seems to be that you are crazy, and I concur.
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I know there was another thread on this - but that was old.
So here's another one!
What's your next phone?
Going for a Huawei?
Going for Samsung again?
Going over to HTC?
LEMME know!
Galaxy S III
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S3 no doubt I'm due for an upgrade so I'll be in line as soon as its available
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I'm hoping to still get several more months, maybe a year, out of my Vibrant, so that's TBD right now. But if it died on me today I'd pick up a Galaxy Nexus since they're (relatively) cheap without a contract.
S III. Going to get an upgrade on October, so might as well, unless a better phone comes out during then (not planning to get an iPhone any time in the future.)
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S3 no doubt I'm due for an upgrade so I'll be in line as soon as its available
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Same!
My 2 years are officially up in August. I'm hoping there will be some sort of leak for the next Nexus phone because I'm not blown away with the S3. :/
I think I could get another 6-8 months out of my phone but I'd rather upgrade to a phone that actually allows me to get 4G data and fully functional GPS.
Next iPhone
One x
Note 2
Or one of the next Nexus phones.
I'm waiting for the padfone myself.
Already have the GSM Nexus, but I switch off every other day with my Vibe. I just love the Vibe!
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Also plan on getting a Note when they solve the emmc bricking issue. I am tempted by the GS III, but I need to play with one first.
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So far all indications point towards me getting a GS3
I got a GSM Nexus Prime.
So far, I love everything about it. Especially the lack of bugs (and abundance of features) in AOSP based roms and kernels!
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Already have the GSM Nexus, but I switch off every other day with my Vibe. I just love the Vibe!
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I'm curious what it is about the Vibrant that you like over the Nexus that keeps you going back to it? Been looking at the Nexus, but still really satisfied with my Vibrant and don't want to invest in a phone that's not a significant upgrade.
Got a one s. I thought the lack of removable battery and no sd card slot would kill it, but I don't see it bothering me much. Galaxy s 3 would have been my choice but I heard its gonna be watered down anyway.
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Sounds like most of you are going for either the Galaxy SIII or the Galaxy Nexus.
My only worry in this regard is the screens.
The screen is what draws you to the device and Super AMOLED HD screens (minus the plus) just don't do it for me.
But yeah my phone is just dying. So glad I didn't keep that Moto Cliq around though... THAT would be a nightmare.
___
So I guess you've decided it for me!
I'm going with Samsung again and getting a Galaxy SIII!
Snapdragon S4 processor is ok,
2GB RAM will put me in a haze,
Let's just hope battery life better than the Vibrant's graze.
should i buy the galaxy s3 or wait for a new mobile Note2????
Umm depends on which you like?
The Note II was rumored to be a monster performance and S III leave to dust, you might wait. But if you prefer a smaller screen buy the S III.
Thenote 2 is Still at least 5 months away; buy now and enjoy.
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Thenote 2 is Still at least 5 months away; buy now and enjoy.
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Note two is rumored to be in august. If you don't find 5.3 inch screen hideous then you may want to wait. Next nexus will be my next phone.
http://briefmobile.com/galaxy-note-2-coming-in-late-august
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I think it is not possible to answer the question because every few month
a new generation appears.
If note 2 is released you can also ask: Note 2 or wait for Galaxy Nexus 2,
if Galaxy Nexus 2 is released you can ask: Galaxy Nexus 2 or wait for Galaxy S4 ...
The right time is never found, or buy now or never ;-)
Have to agree. There will always be something new coming out. Get the GSIII. Its an awesome device. You can always sell it if you really want the Note2 when it comes out.
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Have to agree. There will always be something new coming out. Get the GSIII. Its an awesome device. You can always sell it if you really want the Note2 when it comes out.
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Agree .
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There will always be something a bit better around the corner.
I'd recommend the GS3. Not only is the hardware very good, but because so many people have bought them, there should be plenty of pressure to support the device well, remove any minor residual bugs etc. Enjoy it now.
like people said..it depends on what you prefer. The S3 4.8 screen is perfect for me..fits just nice in my pocket any bigger it wouldnt be that comfortable to carry around when I dont have my bag with me.
I will be certainly getting the Note 2 no matter what<<
The key is you have to know what you like. Would the phone fit your life style. If we all said yes and you bought it because of our vote. You will blame us if you didn't like it afterwards.
If you like to switch phones around, You can always sell and trade.
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Galaxy S WiFi/Player 5.0
OK guys and gurls here it goes
Basically I have enjoyed my time with this community and have learnt a hell of a lot to do with ROM development and have therefore used this knowledge to create my own ROM for the Galaxy s WiFi 5.0, ICS-Crumble which I am humble has been downloaded alot of times and has received great support so a HUGE thanks there. It has also allowed me to port ROMs like Hydr0g3n and others.
There comes a time when we move on lol and unfortunately that time has come. Basically I don't really want to go into great detail on why ive sold the device but im heading to University in Sep and I have to pay £400 deposit now and then £9000 a year myself so i really need the money lol
So yea thats me saying im stopping development on my ROMs but im not leaving XDA completely (im still active on the Galaxy s2) . So thanks guys and hopefully i have contributed to this great device.
Peace out
Rueben
Oh....... Good bye I think You are good mate
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Rueben,
School is the only "good" way to freedom and that's all what we need.
Do your best.
Thanks again for your Roms tweaks.
Bye
Good luck with your degree and I understand that uni is expensive (I've been going to open days recently and its £9000 a year + living fees ) . I may also stop developing for the SGP as I'm getting a nexus 7. However I don't really want to abandon this device so I will try my best to continue devving here
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Good luck with your degree and I understand that uni is expensive (I've been going to open days recently and its £9000 a year + living fees ) . I may also stop developing for the SGP as I'm getting a nexus 7. However I don't really want to abandon this device so I will try my best to continue devving here
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Same with me, I will be receiving my HTC one s next week so I will probably be helping out with the development community over there. I won't abandon the galaxy player entirely, but most of my time and efforts will be spent over in the one s forums.
Thanks everyone for support! Too bad these galaxy players were never very popular with developers..
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Wow this is a real consternation. Thanks people for all your support here . I think I will continue to be there until I get my nexus 7 too (just need the money).
Wow, sounds like the galaxy player scene is breaking up :sniff:
Well, I can't blame you guys; infact, I would switch to the nexus 7 if I could convince my parents to let me get one, lol!
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iJimaniac said:
Wow, sounds like the galaxy player scene is breaking up :sniff:
Well, I can't blame you guys; infact, I would switch to the nexus 7 if I could convince my parents to let me get one, lol!
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That's a bad thing indeed that no devs can't help us to get at least a barebone ICS.
I know this is off topic but we were talking about nexus 7 so.. I would like to know if the nexus 7 sold at BH have the 25$ credit for play store. (I don't want to pay abusive PST from play store):
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/878214-REG/ASUS_NEXUS7_ASUS_1B16_Nexus_7_Tablet.html
iJimaniac said:
Wow, sounds like the galaxy player scene is breaking up :sniff:
Well, I can't blame you guys; infact, I would switch to the nexus 7 if I could convince my parents to let me get one, lol!
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The only reason my parents are letting me get one is that my birthday is in a few weeks so google launched it at the perfect time
zaclimon said:
I know this is off topic but we were talking about nexus 7 so.. I would like to know if the nexus 7 sold at BH have the 25$ credit for play store. (I don't want to pay abusive PST from play store):
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/878214-REG/ASUS_NEXUS7_ASUS_1B16_Nexus_7_Tablet.html
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The only difference between play store orders and orders from retailers is the shipping date. Everything else is the same (credit, movie, magazine etc...)
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Haha, what a coincidence, my birthday is in another 2 weeks as well, July 23, to be exact! Unfortunately my parents aren't as into technology, so to speak, lol!
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I guess you are all from USA ..in my coutry there is no nexus line sold..but i would not buy it and if it comes ..there is no external sd...that is no go for me because i have 32 gb sd almost full and i dont now what to erase.
But why are you abonding 5.0 because of 7 inch tablet..that are 2 different world for me..i have 7 inch tablet for almost a year..i have 3G on it with 40GB data plan but i rearly care it with me and SGP 5.0 is always in my pocket no matter where i go.
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I guess you are all from USA ..in my coutry there is no nexus line sold..but i would not buy it and if it comes ..there is no external sd...that is no go for me because i have 32 gb sd almost full and i dont now what to erase.
But why are you abonding 5.0 because of 7 inch tablet..that are 2 different world for me..i have 7 inch tablet for almost a year..i have 3G on it with 40GB data plan but i rearly care it with me and SGP 5.0 is always in my pocket no matter where i go.
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I live in the UK and I can live with 16GB of space. I'm not abandoning the player but it will be much easier to develop for as it gets updates straight from Google.
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Guess who's getting a nexus 7 as well.... It sounds like this community is about to completely fall apart . I will continue development for the 4.0, that is until school starts, then I will probanly be nexus only, if I start devving for it. I guess we all need to work really hard the next few weeks to get ics working before the nexus takes us away .
WOW i seemed to have started a Trend lol
Wow, haha, if this keeps up the entire galaxy player community will be found in the nexus 7 forums, lol!
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Wow, haha, if this keeps up the entire galaxy player community will be found in the nexus 7 forums, lol!
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It looks like Googles plan is working. I think the galaxy player community will still continue developing, just at a slower rate and I will try not to abandon this pretty great device
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Wow, haha, if this keeps up the entire galaxy player community will be found in the nexus 7 forums, lol!
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Then maybe I should reconsider my plan to purchase a Nexus 7... I feel sorry for those still here, but you can't deny the huge hardware boost the Nexus has.
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Mevordel said:
Then maybe I should reconsider my plan to purchase a Nexus 7... I feel sorry for those still here, but you can't deny the huge hardware goose the Nexus has.
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I've been reading through the specs for the Nexus 7 and the SGP 5.0 has slightly better specs in some areas.
The Nexus 7 only has b/g/n wifi but SGP has a/g/b/n so better wifi connectivity (faster, less interference on SGP)
SGP has a rear camera although it doesn't work on any ICS roms
The SGP has physical buttons (I don't like on-screen buttons so much)
The SGP has a micro-SD card slot
The SGP comes with an unlocked bootloader (Nexus bootloaders are easy to unlock with a fastboot command but it wipes data and can prevent ota updates)
However, the Nexus 7 is still an amazing device and I'm sorry for the slightly off topic post
No dude, don't stop yourself from getting a nexus 7 because of us! Face it; galaxy player hardware is 3 generations old, and with amazing devices like the nexus 7 coming out, the life of it is over. I don't think many people will choose a single core gingerbread device over a quad core jb device, so the galaxy player is finished, mostly. It was an epic device, and if Samsung had marketed it right, could have been a huge hit. To late, so time to move on. Even if I do get a nexus 7, I will probably keep up on my galaxy player, for sentimental purposes, lol!
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Big lost for our community
I must buy another device :/
Hey Guys, currently running an iPhone 4S (I know; it's ****, work compulsory item unfortunately. Apparently I can't use an Android phone. ) Well; I've left that company to join another one so I can finally get an Android! YAY! I'm not really happy with the Nexus 4; No expandable storage. Something that is a must for me.
So; my question is, should I get a Galaxy S3 or wait for the next phone?
Thanks for your help in advance!
If you don't know why maybe you should not buy one.
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What is the Next phone when does it arrive .
jje
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If you don't know why maybe you should not but one.
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I wanted to know what would be better to invest my money into. I'm pretty sure I want the S3 but I just wanted some others opinions on it.
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What is the Next phone when does it arrive .
jje
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Looks like I'm not going to get much help here.
Galaxy Note 2
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I wanted to know what would be better to invest my money into. I'm pretty sure I want the S3 but I just wanted some others opinions on it.
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Everybody will tell you a different story. For some SGS3 is a piece of crap, for me it's my dream phone come true. The only one near as good as the SGS3 is the Note but for me it's too big.
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Galaxy note 2 screen not gorilla glass according to samsung support and...gorilla glass web.. go for s3 the best phone ever
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I wanted to know what would be better to invest my money into. I'm pretty sure I want the S3 but I just wanted some others opinions on it.
Looks like I'm not going to get much help here.
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No you are a bit of a dumbo .
You say better waiting for the next phone ??
A logical question is what next phone the SGS4 ??? or some other phone that is due ???
jje
Geta the i9305 You will drool of happiness
From a galaxy s3 far far away
If you can find one without defects, take a OneX, or better, a OneX+....i changed 3 OneX, all of them defective in a way or in another, and then i gave up and bought an S3, which is a great phone, but to me it doesn't have that premium feeling...
I had this feeling when I bought desire HD (just when it came out) till I found out there won't be an update to ICS. Now if you look at let's say Jelly Time thread, 4.1.2 runs ok on it, but HTC won't help with the development (even in a form of a "leak" or any other). They have forgotten about this phone after about a year. Ignored the petition signed by tens of thousands. So if you think Apple is poo, think again. Buy any phone but not HTC. They are making great phones, but they have to come to their senses. I hope they will, as their sales and shares are really bad.
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Howdy!
I'm going to be upgrading my phone within the next few weeks from my crappy cracked iPhone 4S -__- anyways, I was going to ask for everyones input first. What kind of phone should I get? What are the pros and cons of that phone? Should I just get an iPhone 5?
Thanks!
Iphone sucks. Get a galaxyS 3 its gonna have so much support for a long time.
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I totally agree. Make the change. You won't regret it.
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If you dont like tinkering, stick with apple. If you want to learn and toy, go with a nexus.
That Depends
If you have everything Apple (Macbook, iPad, etc) stick with them. It will be far easier to sync everything (as Apple likes to make their products work together). If you don't have everything Apple, there are two choices... the Samsung Galaxy S3 or the LG Nexus 4. The Samsung is faster and better in almost every way, but if you want the stock android experience without root go with the Nexus.