Thinking of buying the S3?? - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

Currently I own the tmo S2 and am thinking of upgrading to the S3. My main concern is the screen as I have heard it is very easy to crack it. Is this true? My S2 has been dropped, kicked, but absolutely no scratches or cracks on the screen.
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The bigger the screen, the easier it is to crack. If you're not careful with your phone.. either get t-mobile insurance or buy the phone from best buy and get their protection plan.
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The screen is indeed fragile. Former iphone/vibrant here.
Cracked because of bumping into the corner of a wooden table while inside my pocket...
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My company has 3 s3's with 3do cases.
My guys are kind or rough on phones.
But so far so good.
The s2 definitely felt tougher but we did crack the edges, even with the case on.
The only phones we killed were my touches and 1 vibrant to a cup of coffee. Lol
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Thanks guys, I'm really thinking about getting this phone. I just won $1000 on a raffle so I'm really thinking about upgrading
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elflip88 said:
Thanks guys, I'm really thinking about getting this phone. I just won $1000 on a raffle so I'm really thinking about upgrading
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Damn congrats man
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Cracked screen options?

What do you guys think I can do I want another nexus only got 15$ I'm pocket how do my options look?
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If you only have 15 dollars then get a screen protector. That's really your only option if that's your budget. Now if you've had the phone for less than 30 days you can add square trade to it for 99.99
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You could buy a dead gnex with a good screen and swap it out?
strumcat said:
You could buy a dead gnex with a good screen and swap it out?
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Hmmmm great idea but that would be hard to find
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the screens are fused together with the board... no way in hell
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x4sper said:
the screens are fused together with the board... no way in hell
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Its not fused with board
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Jasonhunterx said:
Its not fused with board
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Pretty much. Why do you think screen replacement cost so much?
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JediNinjafication said:
Pretty much. Why do you think screen replacement cost so much?
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Seen a picture yea it is
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Seen a picture yea it is
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Found that out with my ns4g when truck ran over it 2 months after having it and I took it apart. Craziest thing tho...a large portion of glass is straight gone and it still lights up just can't see anything but lines and a slight green tint and computer sees it if plug into usb. Before my current phone (gnex) came out cheapest could find screen for it was $175. Not i think saw for a hundred. It's been sitting in drawer. Hope my gnex doesn't break and don't want to know how much for screen.
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Anyone going from the SGS II to the iPhone 5?

Just posting a question as I want to know and hear if anyone is even contemplating on making a switch? I'm no iPhone fanboy and think the Samsung Galaxy S 3 surpasses the iPhone 5 on many levels. :good:
Edit: The title states Samsung Galaxy S II but I meant III
I am but i will keep my sg3 as well as my one x.
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Hell no
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I just puked a little....uhm no!
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Taller 4s ? No thanks
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note 2 over > iphone 5
Are you kidding me ?
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Terrible question. I don't like u.
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Yeah I don't like apple.
**** no
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Don't you dare ask that question!
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How dare you. This is an insult to the galaxy s2 which despite being a little old, is way better than the iPhone 5
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I won't be switching to the iPhone 5 because I love T-Mobile, I love tinkering with Android, and because I love my SIII.
However, everyone keeps going on about how it looks the same as the 4s and I just can't agree with this. Yes, the front looks the same (just longer) but they really have updated the features that I hated about the 4/4s. For example, I thought it was ridiculous that they made the back of the 4 and 4s glass. It looked lame and was just one more piece to easily break. I also didn't like the silver bezel (not a fan of it on the SIII either).
Now that the bezel is black and the back of the phone is no longer glass, I am actually a fan of it. I especially like that it is a bit thinner than the 4/4s and skinnier than the SIII.
If I was a big iTunes user, needed my phone to seamlessly work with my Macbook Pro (Android sucks at this), and enjoyed the simplicity of IOS I would probably get it. But I'm definitely sticking with Android. The SIII is the most solid phone I've ever owned.
Apple says the gs3 basically is an iPhoneso I got the best iPhone already
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True that the SGS 3 might be like the iPhone 5, but I would take the SGS 3 over the 5 any day. The only nice thing I like about the 5 is the aluminum body and how solid it feels (if its anything like the 4). Other than that, they can have it
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+1
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Why would you want to downgrade phones? Isn't the whole point of getting a NEW phone to UPgrade? iPhone 4SXL is lame...
OP just set himself up...

Otterbox defender

My local sprint store has the defender now so if youve been waiting for it you might want to give them a call. Fits perfect but does add bulk to the phone. I took the screen protecter off also because im using a zagg hd.
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firehazemt said:
My local sprint store has the defender now so if youve been waiting for it you might want to give them a call. Fits perfect but does add bulk to the phone. I took the screen protecter off also because im using a zagg hd.
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got myself and the wife one today, love it!!!! left my Zagg hd on though with defender stock screen protector and have no issues with touch, view or stylus......
How much are they selling it for?
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cyberthug101 said:
got myself and the wife one today, love it!!!! left my Zagg hd on though with defender stock screen protector and have no issues with touch, view or stylus......
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I tried it with leaving the otterbox protector on but it started leaving a oil looking film so I took it off
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adelmundo said:
How much are they selling it for?
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59.99
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Do they have the commuter?
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Do they have the commuter?
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The store here didnt have any but id call
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I just saw it at the sprint store. I definitely want it and my friend was giving me his employee discount. But the case is still to pricy @ $45
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Please post pictures with the case on.
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most sprint stores are running buy 3 get 30% off on accessories right now. good time to grab a bluetooth etc and save some $
I got some in today and sold out in a matter of hours.
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So with the defender being huge and a rubber shell how is pocket access?
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just got mine last night. sprint store was supposed to call me when they got them in. glad i found this thread.
For those that are lucky enuff to have found these in stores near by, were they all black or did they have any of the other two colors? The guy at my Sprint store is supposed to call me when they get them and I want the Glacier one, but all I have heard was people finding black ones so far. If black's the only one being shipped I'll end up going with that if I find it first since I can't stand carrying this phone around without it being protected.
Two things for me is no way will I pay that for a piece of plastic and rubber. Plus with that wide of a case my thumb wouldn't be able to reach the opposite side of the screen. No single hand tapping anymore.
Think I am just going to get a cheapo rubber case to give me some grip on the back.
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For those that are lucky enuff to have found these in stores near by, were they all black or did they have any of the other two colors? The guy at my Sprint store is supposed to call me when they get them and I want the Glacier one, but all I have heard was people finding black ones so far. If black's the only one being shipped I'll end up going with that if I find it first since I can't stand carrying this phone around without it being protected.
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Just black
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royshero said:
So with the defender being huge and a rubber shell how is pocket access?
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Not too bad for me
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sbuxreg said:
just got mine last night. sprint store was supposed to call me when they got them in. glad i found this thread.
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Youre welcome...lol lol
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This is what I ordered for anyone looking for an alternative
http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/samsung/galaxy-note-2/galaxy-note-2-case-ultra-thin-air.html
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neopolotin75 said:
This is what I ordered for anyone looking for an alternative
http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/samsung/galaxy-note-2/galaxy-note-2-case-ultra-thin-air.html
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A case described as "ultra thin air" as an alternative case for the Otterbox defender?
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Dust under screen

I revived my replacement and I just saw the dust speck under my glass screen and was appalled and utterly depressed... Any way to getting rid of it instead of asking for a new one
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I revived my replacement and I just saw the dust speck under my glass screen and was appalled and utterly depressed... Any way to getting rid of it instead of asking for a new one
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Call and complain. They'll likely replace it.
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Looks like repaired phone. Brand new factor phone has glass glued to screen with no air between them.
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Broke my replacement phone!

So my friend sent in her s4 for repairs and Samsung sent her a galaxy nexus. She dropped it this morning and the screen cracked. Since its a temporary phone, what is the procedure for this? Does anyone have any experience
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Man how high did you drop the phone from and what angle? The Galaxy Nexus is pretty difficult to break?
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Not too high but it was a corner drop
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Not too high but it was a corner drop
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So sad. This happened to my iPad also.
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Man how high did you drop the phone from and what angle? The Galaxy Nexus is pretty difficult to break?
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Mines has held up very well from drops on to hard surfaces multiple times, 3-4ft high, but that's with a bumper case.
My bro prefers to not use cases so his GN took a few drops without any case and it just nicked/scratched the edges a tiny bit, screen had no damage.
His S4 screen cracked just from being in the pocket.
LOL
My other friend's galaxy nexus survived falls for 2 years and this one couldn't survive for 2 days smh
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