I'm considering going from my GS2 to the GS3 and would like some opinions of those who did the same. How does the AOKP rom compare? Is rooting about the same process? Are the features worth it? I saw somewhere the talk time is like 22 hours (if true). How does battery life compare? Thanks for your input. ^_^
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I came from an s2 and the s3 is better in every way. More roms and better devs. I can tell u my battery life is much improved over my s2. I have never had to recharge my s3 during the day unless I nandroid 3 times and flash/ttbu restore 3 times. I wouldn't say the features are out of this world better but it is a lot faster. Using my wife's s2 is almost impossible now because of the lag I didn't see before I got the s3. There are a ton of aokp or cm10 based ROMs and a lot of fantastic stock ROMs as well....you will flash things the same way as you did on the s2. Its all super easy. I highly recommend the s3. One thing nice is a working built in backlight notification that was finicky at best on the s2. Get it, I couldn't imagine anyone regretting it. Unless they are a troll of course.
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S3 is definitely a better phone!! better screen ! better everything! I had both and i traveled to Venezuela and i used the S2 after been using the S3 and i couldn't stand it! so much difference!!
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I'm considering going from my GS2 to the GS3 and would like some opinions of those who did the same. How does the AOKP rom compare? Is rooting about the same process? Are the features worth it? I saw somewhere the talk time is like 22 hours (if true). How does battery life compare? Thanks for your input. ^_^
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The HUGE difference that you'll definitely notice is the screen.
I appreciate the input. Looks like my choice is clear. ^_^
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I was in the same spot and i'm so glad I got the S3. No regrets what so ever.
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It took me a while to finally pull the trigger but it is definitely worth it. The screen size makes a lot of difference. It is just a much more beautiful phone also. The S2 was very square and bland when it came to the aesthetics. You will not be disappointed if you decide to get it
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I came over from the sgs2 skyrocket and the difference is not subtle... It's a huge upgrade.
U will love the sgs3!
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Thanks for the feedback gents. Looks like I'll be voiding a new warranty soon and my gf will get a great phone in the process. =)
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I need an honest answer I just got my gs2 about two weeks ago and I can exchange it for a nexus or you x owners of s2 think I should just stay with the s2 which I like but that screen on the nexus is just so frigin beautiful.
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Came from s2 no regrets be nexus is so much better ......probably more to do with software tho
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thanks looks like ill be heading to the tomorrow thanks dude
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Came from tmobile s2 this is so much better! Just looks alot better and feels so much better runs alot smoother as well!
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thanks looks like ill be heading to the tomorrow thanks dude
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That's all it took? One response and you're convinced?? Go get the effin phone already and stop being so passive. Mmmkaypumpkin? Lol
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I don't have it yet but I'll be coming from the at&t GS2. To me dev support is extremely important. So what better phone to have than the nexus.
I currently still have the s2 as well, I kept it just incase I changed my mind, but never use it now, just love this phone!
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Ditto , I kept my s2 thinking I might want to go back to it but I love the GN so have decided to sell my s2.
Both amazing devices, but the nexus is in incredible. Go nexus.
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That's all it took? One response and you're convinced??
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Haha, thought the same thing.......
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Yeh still got my gs2 but to me I brows the internet and watch videos a lot so screen Res was a major thing for me, also honestly the s2 looked a little like the ip4 also had that, would pic the gn over the ip4 and the gs2 any day, I also notice less issues on the forums with this phone with the gs2 it was full of buggs lucky I just had some battery drain but that was it. Get the gn its a great phone.
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I have no regrets whatsoever getting the Nexus.
The higher screen resolution is a plus for me...as I like to pick the smallest fonts possible to put more info on screen.
The Nexus feels better in hand probably due to the slight curve in design.
K before the store opens I know you guys think I jumped the gun and made my decision on one comment but it seems likea war between s2 lovers vs prime lovers and you hear so many good answers just so hard to tell who is telling the truth or they are just making up ****. also wanna say is that Im not that good with phones meaning that I I'm not going to root or put custom roms on it also is it also true that the nexus won't sync up with computer but it syncs everything automatically to a cloud kinda like icloud if? I like how easy the s2 works please help I'm messed up
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meaning is the s2 easier to use than the nexus cause I payed 600 for the s2 and only have tool pay an extra 50 to get the nexus
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The Main reason I am thinking of switching over this phone is because development on the gs2 isnt really kicking anymore and I love switching thru roms on my phone. what do you guys thing about the dev situation on this gnex? looks like there is alot going on here to me.
Thoughts?
Lots of roms that are similar and some stock aosp roms that will be obsolete when ota arrives. My favorite is the codename android one. Obviously cm9/10 as well
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Cant beat a nexus device and go with team baked. I believe they will be updating later today. I dont know how to share a profile from google+ but if you go to teambaked rom or teamicemods.com on the site you can see it.
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I came from an epic touch 4 G and never looked back I love the Galaxy Nexus and can't wait to the new 1 is revealed!!
There's so much going on w/ the gnex, you can't keep up w/ it all. Always something to try if you don't like what you tried...different flavors for everybody. The only problem w/ having a gnex is you may become a crack flasher...
I hardly stick to one rom. So many to try, n most of em are frequently updated. I found the lack of kernel choices in the s2 forum.
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You'll be happy. Aosp just works on this phone. You pretty much never see a what works and what doesn't in any of the ROM threads. There's also no weird bugs or reason to flash back to stock Like to get a GPS lock or update the prl like many of galaxy s2s have to do.
Even with the higher resolution screen and different GPU the galaxy nexus still runs ICS and jellybean much smoother than the s2 in my experience. I have ran cm9 on an epic 4g touch with that my friend has. It is so much less buggy and smoother on the galaxy nexus.
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Had a GS2. Screen is crap compared to GNEX. You won't be sorry. Performance is great.
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My other half has a SGS2. I personally think the phones are roughly equal.
GNexus has a better screen but the S2 has a better camera. Roms for GNexus are more stable but S2 has proper dual boot kernels etc. In terms of performance I find them about the same.
It'll be more of a sidegrade than an upgrade, but it's great owning a Nexus device and getting the latest Android updates right away.
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My other half has a SGS2. I personally think the phones are roughly equal.
GNexus has a better screen but the S2 has a better camera. Roms for GNexus are more stable but S2 has proper dual boot kernels etc. In terms of performance I find them about the same.
It'll be more of a sidegrade than an upgrade, but it's great owning a Nexus device and getting the latest Android updates right away.
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This camera rocks it! I took pics of jupiter the other morning. Have yet to have a camera get these shots.
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I switched from a GS2 to the Galaxy Nexus because I wanted the HD screen.
Other than that, the experiences really aren't much apart.
The GS2 will forever have a special place in my heart as the exynos proc they used is such an amazing piece of technology.
Still, and will always remain the fastest GB phone ever produced.
I switched from a GS2 to a Galaxy Nexus when I dropped my GS2 and destroyed it. It's not the biggest upgrade, but I love the HD screen and how smooth it is. I just wish it had the GS2's camera. My only complaint.
I switched to the galaxy nexus and gave my gf my sgs2, both are great phones, I'm happy with my choice and stable ROM development is a plus
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I actually just sold my epic touch and purchased a galaxy nexus and straight talk sim card. I like my epic touch but the screen just looks like crap with its small resolution compared the galaxy nexus. Can't wait for my new phone to get here!
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If yes, please state your reasons of moving to S3.
Let's share our knowledge.
lol biggest regret ever stick to google for android or gt iphone
most apps and game dnt makke full use of quadcore
samsung offer little support
tbh first android phone iv used that made me wanna gt an iphone and iv always used android
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I made an even trade w/ a friend.
Screensize.
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I think it's safe to assume most people that have moved from a Nexus to an S3 wouldn't continue to lurk in the Nexus forums. Probably best to ask in the S3 forums :good:
I love my Nexus and will always stay Nexus for the stock Android experience and abundance of ROMs. That said though I did try a S3 4g/LTE model today and was MIGHTY impressed with how snappy it was with Jellybean.
I've been tempted several times. Its the physical buttones that are holding me back.
I recently had the chance to get it myself. But I couldn't do it. I was looking at the aosp development, and from what I'm used to it was weak. I could live with touchwiz but I just don't like it. The physical keys where also a downer. Just something I wouldn't like to give up. And since i already have a quad core tablet there really was nothing besides a better camera and even then the gnex camera is pretty good I don't listen to what others say I know what I've seen it do.
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Got this phone after having an sgs2 with touchwiz.
I hate touchwiz.
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I think it's safe to assume most people that have moved from a Nexus to an S3 wouldn't continue to lurk in the Nexus forums. Probably best to ask in the S3 forums :good:
I love my Nexus and will always stay Nexus for the stock Android experience and abundance of ROMs. That said though I did try a S3 4g/LTE model today and was MIGHTY impressed with how snappy it was with Jellybean.
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Wrong i have both and im using my nexus now. Gnex will always be smooter than and non native aosp devive
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I have both as well (SGS2 being my daily phone) and for me (my own personal preference) both the GNex and SGS3 has their own perks in their respective right. With that being said, if i had to choose, my GNex will come out on top each time. But my SGS3 is a damn good device.
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Wrong i have both and im using my nexus now. Gnex will always be smooter than and non native aosp devive
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-.- touch wiz is actually pretty fast and well optimized its faster then the gnex
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-.- touch wiz is actually pretty fast and well optimized its faster then the gnex
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Im talking about pure Android loke aosp or cm10
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The latest Touchwiz is pretty bad. I had TW ICS on my tab2 and just recently we got TW JB on the tab2. I don't know if the SGS3 will get something similar but this latest version of TW JB on my Tab 2 is slow, the browser force closes and the interface has been changed for the worst. The ICS version of TW was better than this newest version they have released.
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Wrong i have both and im using my nexus now. Gnex will always be smooter than and non native aosp devive
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have you even tried a gs3? even though the gnex is really smooth, the s3 is pretty much on par with their touchwiz.
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have you even tried a gs3? even though the gnex is really smooth, the s3 is pretty much on par with their touchwiz.
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The bigger question is did you read what he said? Now re-read what you typed.
He was talking about AOSP. If there was still confusion, he posted specifically that he was talking about AOSP, over an hour before you posted.
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have you even tried a gs3? even though the gnex is really smooth, the s3 is pretty much on par with their touchwiz.
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For the last time im not on about ****wizzzz im on about pure Google Android like cm10
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I have both and most of the time use my s3 for the battery life. If I want to try something new or interesting I'll usually do it on the nexus. As far as bad aosp goes I'm not sure what you're smoking, we get nightly cm10 builds consistently. I'm currently running the m2 release and it's perfectly suitable for every day use. Prior to this I was running paranoid and it was great. M2 just has better battery life. Also while they do get worse battery life than touch wiz it's still better than my nexus.
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Wrong i have both and im using my nexus now. Gnex will always be smooter than and non native aosp devive
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He said most.. Lol
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lolno.
Well a lot of people I know have the s3. A lot.
Anyway...I've had a lot of opportunities to play with it. It is very very very fast first and foremost!
I've mostly played with the ICS versions. So smooth and a real joy to use. The nature UX is also very nice. Its one of the best android skin I've used from any OEM I think. They finally moved away from trying to mimic the IOS look and feel with the UI which is good.
I've tried the jellybean version of the s3 just once and to be honest I could not tell a big difference. That's because the s3 is awesome with speed and responsiveness even with ICS.
The screen is excellent also, and the feel and look of the handset in the hand is nice. It looks a lot like the galaxy nexus with buttons.
I would not move to the s3 as a full time replacement for the galaxy nexus however. Simple reason being that I had the galaxy note and waiting for ICS and Jellybean was not my thing.
I'm too comfortable with quick stock updates from my nexus s days. Plus the main reason also...the galaxy nexus is insanely fast and smooth already!
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I have a chance to trade for a one x. Not sure If I should do it
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I won a free galaxy s3 for Christmas through my job(sprint) but i currently have a galaxy nexus. I'm torn between the two. The gs3 has more ram and a faster processor but little to no support for 4.2. Im addicted to 4.2 and most the ROMs for the gs3 or in some form based on touchwiz which i absolutely hate. From a quick look the ROMs based on aosp or cm10 are either still in the early stages of beta or not enough attention is given to developer or his work to motivate for further development. I guess im just spoiled by such a broad range of choices with nexus devices that I'm having to come here to ask for advise or input on what you guys think about the gs3 as a daily phone vs the gnex.
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dude just use both and decide yourself, you already can look up all the differences and opinions on the interwebs so dont know what you think people here are gonna say different lol, plus u already answered your questions yourself it sounds
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dude just use both and decide yourself, you already can look up all the differences and opinions on the interwebs so dont know what you think people here are gonna say different lol, plus u already answered your questions yourself it sounds
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Yea i know. I sell these phones. I was just bored and wanted personal opinions. Don't really matter to me. Ill still play around with both once it arrives. Probably stick with my nexus. Even though the hardware portion would be an upgrade i don't think i could downgrade to jellybean 4.1.x with touchwiz
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A Note II might make me think twice but an SIII? Bleh.
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Upgraded hardware or the latest and greatest from Google? Pure Google or TW? Awesome assortment of ROMs and a ton of devs or basically TW and very few devs?
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Here's how I see the Dev community in both:
The Galaxy Nexus has tons of AOSP based roms. That's it.
The Galaxy S III has a ton a TW based roms and the beginnings of AOSP based roms.
Your choice.
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For a note 2 it would be a no brainer, but the s3 is already quite old and not that much of an upgrade over your phone. I'd sell the s3 while the prices are still high.
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Thanks guys. That pretty much exactly what i was looking for. I figured it would make for a quick buck.
I just wish the nexus 4 was available on sprint I've got an upgrade coming up and the only option i see as of now is the optimus g
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tsdeaton said:
Thanks guys. That pretty much exactly what i was looking for. I figured it would make for a quick buck.
I just wish the nexus 4 was available on sprint I've got an upgrade coming up and the only option i see as of now is the optimus g
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If you don't care for the optimus g, save your upgrade for something better...possibly the galaxy s4
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I'd say at this point in time of you can handle the wait you should wait for 1080p devices. 720 is more than adequate but just like the jump from 30 to 60fps there is a difference.
Your gonna hate that button home xD
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I'd say at this point in time of you can handle the wait you should wait for 1080p devices. 720 is more than adequate but just like the jump from 30 to 60fps there is a difference.
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We don't know yet one of the big unknowns: Given that 720p reduces the screen on time, what's the battery life gonna be like with 1080p?
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We don't know yet one of the big unknowns: Given that 720p reduces the screen on time, what's the battery life gonna be like with 1080p?
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Pixels have nothing (or at least very little)to do with it its the display size, brightness and tech that affect battery life. Resolution is unchanging.
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Pixels have nothing (or at least very little)to do with it its the display size, brightness and tech that affect battery life. Resolution is unchanging.
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But the GPU needs more juice to push more pixels. Granted that they are using smaller nm scales for SoCs now which means more performance for less power however the extra effort for the resolution could negate this. Let's hope you're right and at worst battery life stays the same!
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I won a free galaxy s3 for Christmas through my job(sprint) but i currently have a galaxy nexus. I'm torn between the two. The gs3 has more ram and a faster processor but little to no support for 4.2. Im addicted to 4.2 and most the ROMs for the gs3 or in some form based on touchwiz which i absolutely hate. From a quick look the ROMs based on aosp or cm10 are either still in the early stages of beta or not enough attention is given to developer or his work to motivate for further development. I guess im just spoiled by such a broad range of choices with nexus devices that I'm having to come here to ask for advise or input on what you guys think about the gs3 as a daily phone vs the gnex.
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if you don't mind changing ROM everyday or have the latest go SIII.. otherwise gnex is still the best choice
My nexus performs MUCH better than the GS3 ever did for me, granted, I was on T-Mobile, but Touchwiz and 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 are dreadful. I got a ton of FCs on the GS3 as well.
So I found an S3 is decent used condition on eBay for 400. Being the impulse buyer I am, I went ahead and ordered it. Right now I'm running stock deodexed 4.2.2 with Franco and some minimal mods. I'm liking it a lot, but I've heard so much about the s3 and its awfully hyped. Is it worth it? Is it that much better a device than the nexus?
Opinions are appreciated.
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not s3 gnex is better but u wanna change then go for nexus 4
Galaxy s3 is better
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Depends, although for the most part S3 is better, and in some part it's WAY better (Battery life comes into mind), but if you like AOSP, the G-nex is a better choice, since AOSP support for the S3 (The quad Intl. Variant) is pretty much abysmal, at least until Samsung cooperates and fleece the much needed Exynos documentation.
But yeah, the S3 is far better in most part, the only flaws I can think of is the fact it's hideous, lack of software buttons, and the way Samsung still thinks menu button is still necessary (Recent button is easy more useful IMO). But those are minor annoyance.
I'd say go for the S3.
If it's good hardware you want, s3 is great. Everything else about it is terrible IMHO.
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S3 is better in many parts (performance,storage,battery life ..) ,but I advice you to wait until the release of the S4. Prices will fall anyway
Thank you all for the opinions. I think I will run them one day on and one day off, nexus then s3, nexus then s3 and so on and SK fourth. I appreciate y'all taking the time to give me some input
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So I found an S3 is decent used condition on eBay for 400. Being the impulse buyer I am, I went ahead and ordered it. Right now I'm running stock deodexed 4.2.2 with Franco and some minimal mods. I'm liking it a lot, but I've heard so much about the s3 and its awfully hyped. Is it worth it? Is it that much better a device than the nexus?
Opinions are appreciated.
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Should have checked craigslist for a cheaper buy & or maybe waited for the S4. I personally like the S3.
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Should have checked craigslist for a cheaper buy & or maybe waited for the S4. I personally like the S3.
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probably so, but I tried that and I live in a small town so whenever an S3 or Note 2 gets posted for a good price, its gone immediately and I can never catch it
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Depends, although for the most part S3 is better, and in some part it's WAY better (Battery life comes into mind), but if you like AOSP, the G-nex is a better choice, since AOSP support for the S3 (The quad Intl. Variant) is pretty much abysmal, at least until Samsung cooperates and fleece the much needed Exynos documentation.
But yeah, the S3 is far better in most part, the only flaws I can think of is the fact it's hideous, lack of software buttons, and the way Samsung still thinks menu button is still necessary (Recent button is easy more useful IMO). But those are minor annoyance.
I'd say go for the S3.
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and to add, I ordered a t-mobile S3. I don't like the quad version compared to the gnex on paper. It doesn't seem much better and I've heard terrible things about it lol