I am upgrading in one month and trying to see what people love about their GALAXY Note II. I see too many "we don't have this or that." Here i would like to see what the defining features (beside the S-Pen) that would cause someone to choose this device over another.
So please, tell me why you bought the device and why you love it! Please keep it clean and fun for all!
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Screen size. There you go. Close thread
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I am upgrading in one month and trying to see what people love about their GALAXY Note II. I see too many "we don't have this or that." Here i would like to see what the defining features (beside the S-Pen) that would cause someone to choose this device over another.
So please, tell me why you bought the device and why you love it! Please keep it clean and fun for all!
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The we don't have this or that threads are people just being nitpicky #FirstWorldPains?
It's an amazing device.... the screen is beautiful 5.55" of a NONPENTILE Super AMOLED, stellar battery life. The quad core exynos CPU and jelly bean makes the user experience super fluid. People are also saying that the phone is too big but personally that's why I like it so much - it makes my old iPhone4S look like a toy.
After 8 hours of ownership, screen size is my fav feature so far.
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I haven't seen one in person yet...so how does the screen quality compare to the GSIII due to lack of pixel density? Is it even noticeable?
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My wife has a GSIII and I can't see a difference (other than size obviously)
This is the best feature...
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I haven't seen one in person yet...so how does the screen quality compare to the GSIII due to lack of pixel density? Is it even noticeable?
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Pixel density is lower but gs3 is pentile I believe. This has some hybrid pixel arrangement. Though, I never saw a gs3.
Yes the arrangement is PenTile, so in theory it should look similar. But I was just wondering if it also appeared the same in person
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Thought it would be the screen, but it is actually the battery life.
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Yes the arrangement is PenTile, so in theory it should look similar. But I was just wondering if it also appeared the same in person
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The Note 2's screen is NOT PenTile
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Right that's what I meant...the GSIII is PenTile, thanks for clearing that up. After I posted it I was thinking about editing it, but I was tired...lol
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Screen size and quality, battery life, and processor. Done
Samsung Galaxy Note II
Honestly I think I'm still in partial shock that I'm walking around with a Quad Core in my pocket. There's something ridiculous about that... also the display and once Sprint LTE kicks in in SF, I'm going to be lording it over my colleagues.
Yes i can't wait for LTE down here in Riverside. Supposedly it's going active in April/May. Do you know if SF is part of LAs release schedule?
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Battery life, screen and the looks from everyone when they compare their iphone to this beast
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Best feature this phone has is Android. Hands Down.
Slap a giant screen on an iPhone and it still is tied to iOS. Can't fix that one.
But on the serious side, the best feature to me, is the marriage of a Large screen and the extra sensitive S Pen. The large screen is great, but anyone can do a large screen. And an S Pen is great too, but it would be crap on a screen any smaller than 5" or so. Can you even imagine trying to use an S Pen on a screen the size of iPhone?
Everything else that Sammy did to make the S Pen and Screen marriage work well is important too, as without all the other pieces, this phone would leave something to complain about.
-Waitin on multiscreen, CP
Awesome screen, awesome battery, so much horsepower and gps that really works (coming from ET4G that never locked)...
This is the best phone I've owned.
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Yes i can't wait for LTE down here in Riverside. Supposedly it's going active in April/May. Do you know if SF is part of LAs release schedule?
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No idea unfortunately... I think SF is going to be a slow deployment though. Doubt Sprint will risk burdening a popular city with a crappy upgrade.
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I just switched from Sprint to AT&T(best idea ever btw) and I got the gs3 for me and a hox for my wife. The gs3 has the hox beat in almost all aspects. One thing the hox does have the galaxy beat at though is camera (atleast on stock). There is just so much blur on the gs3 if anything is not staying still. Also low light performance Is much better. Anyways I'll get to my point...loving this phone, just want to know what settings if not stock everyone is using on the camera?
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I just switched from Sprint to AT&T(best idea ever btw) and I got the gs3 for me and a hox for my wife. The gs3 has the hox beat in almost all aspects. One thing the hox does have the galaxy beat at though is camera (atleast on stock). There is just so much blur on the gs3 if anything is not staying still. Also low light performance Is much better. Anyways I'll get to my point...loving this phone, just want to know what settings if not stock everyone is using on the camera?
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Actually the GSIII has a better camera, the HOX may have better camera software though. In my opinion the HOX wins in two categories only: screen and build quality/design. SGS3 wins in everything else
Call it the hardware. Call it the software. Hox takes better pictures. Also the display is brighter and crisper on one x but the blacks are definitely better on the galaxy.
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Call it the hardware. Call it the software. Hox takes better pictures. Also the display is brighter and crisper on one x but the blacks are definitely better on the galaxy.
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Yea that's one thing I've always loved about my Galaxy phones, the blacks are true black
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Yea that's one thing I've always loved about my Galaxy phones, the blacks are true black
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Except they aren't at all... The GSIII has an obvious grey tint in very low light situations. The "true blacks" are left to the GS1.
Ya I just set my home screen and lock screen. To an all black background and the lock screen looks like it has Grey fog or smoke on it while the home screen looks fine. Anyone else having this problem? It's really starting to annoy me.
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Ya I just set my home screen and lock screen. To an all black background and the lock screen looks like it has Grey fog or smoke on it while the home screen looks fine. Anyone else having this problem? It's really starting to annoy me.
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If you have the "ripple" effect turned on for the lockscreen, that's why you're seeing the gray haze. It's part of the ripple setting being on. Turn that off, and it will go away.
Camera: One X > SGS3
Camcorder: SGS3 > One X
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Camera: One X > SGS3
Camcorder: SGS3 > One X
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One X with root to flash a high quality camera mod is much, much better than the GS3 for both photos and video.
The GS3 just doesn't have the optics to keep up, sensor innovation can only carry you so far.
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One X with root to flash a high quality camera mod is much, much better than the GS3 for both photos and video.
The GS3 just doesn't have the optics to keep up, sensor innovation can only carry you so far.
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I dont think the camera/optics/sensors make or break the decision on one phone or the other. They are both great.
I take a ton of photos for work and I never have issues with blurry or bad lighting. I can't compare to the hox but compared to my infuse this thing rocks. No complaints here regarding the sgs3 camera quality.
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Doesn't the One X have a Fantastic standby mode too? My friend can last 2 days easy on his phone because he uses it moderately. I feel I couldn't do it because the Android os or Cell Standby will drain me by then
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Standby is better in the hox. I feel like I can get more screen time with the gs3 though. Either way they both have amazing battery life. Also the hox has random lag here and there sometimes. Can be kind if annoying. I'm sure once I root it and throw a custom Rom on there it will be more smooth.
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I take a ton of photos for work and I never have issues with blurry or bad lighting. I can't compare to the hox but compared to my infuse this thing rocks. No complaints here regarding the sgs3 camera quality.
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What camera settings are you using?
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Doesn't the One X have a Fantastic standby mode too? My friend can last 2 days easy on his phone because he uses it moderately. I feel I couldn't do it because the Android os or Cell Standby will drain me by then
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It's not the standby mode thats great, its the aggressive task managing. People complain about multitasking, however it runs well for it when the phone is off and in your pocket because it kills everything.
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Standby is better in the hox. I feel like I can get more screen time with the gs3 though. Either way they both have amazing battery life.
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Agreed. Screen off drain is better on HOX, Screen on drain is better on SGS3.
Are there any good camera hacks for the S3 ?
This is better than what I've seen others with the SGS3 have:
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HOX has better standby time because it isn't multitasking much... It frustratingly kills apps sooooo much.
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HOX has better standby time because it isn't multitasking much... It frustratingly kills apps sooooo much.
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The standby time is still just as good with the multitasking fixes HTC implemented in the new software updates and the custom fixes by developers. I haven't noticed any battery drain issues.
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Anyone feel like that the Galaxy 3 should have came out with a 5.0" screen instead of 4.8"? I feel like that a 4.8" screen is still too small to do things like access office documents or remotely connect to a PC from our GS3. Can anyone else think about what the GS3 should have came with in terms of specs?
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I'm content with 4.8"
You might want to look into the Galaxy Note if u need something bigger
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5.0" is definitely too big. Even 4.8" is too big for my thumb to easily reach the top left of the screen. I'd recommend getting a Galaxy Note if you want something bigger.
The only problem is that there is no galaxy note for sprint.
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The only problem is that there is no galaxy note for sprint.
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GALAXY note 2 being announced the 16th
go buy a tablet!
I really wanted the note but did not like the UI. The Note is not just a bigger phone, it is a whole different beast.
I would have liked a bigger screen then 4.8.
The GS3 is the biggest phone I'll ever convince myself to own.
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5.0" is definitely too big. Even 4.8" is too big for my thumb to easily reach the top left of the screen.
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go buy a tablet!
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The GS3 is the biggest phone I'll ever convince myself to own.
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no.
I started with the HTC hero and thought the size was good, then I got the Epic which had a 4" screen. Now I thought 4" was big and told myself I don't need any bigger, then epic touch comes out with 4.5" screen, and I grew really fond of it. Now this device comes out with 4.8" and I think this is definitely the largest I'm going.
The note is freaking huge and yes, I've played with it. The screen is nice, but when you're using the phone up to your head, when it's really big, it starts looking, well, stupid.
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Definitely not; I already think 4.8" is a bit too large. The kind of tasks you want to do would be far better suited for the Nexus 7.
4.8 is actually pretty big
but it doesnt FEEL big lol.
that note 2 sounds pretty good. hopefully it's a couple feet in diagonal (sarcasm)
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I would if amoled tabs wasnt expensive,and I don't want LCD tab.
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The GS3 is the biggest phone I'll ever convince myself to own.
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Yeah, me too.....If there were a way to have a bigger screen but a smaller phone that would be perfect, but I don't think I'd want to hold anything bigger.
.2 really gonna make your life better? We are so spoiled since technology boomed...no one is ever happy
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.2 really gonna make your life better? We are so spoiled since technology boomed...no one is ever happy
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Hoping for a 20" foldable screen phone... That would be cool.... Just saying...
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Every one who sees my phone always comments how big the screen is. If the screen was any bigger it wouldn't appeal to the masses.
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I would if amoled tabs wasnt expensive,and I don't want LCD tab.
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Eh, all the AMOLED tablets pretty much suck since they're stuffed with Touchwiz (tablet version sucks) which slow them down incredibly.
And the difference between AMOLED and LCD is really miniscule, so unless you care about blacks being a little bit deeper, it doesn't matter.
If you don't believe me, go to a store and try the Nexus 7 - - Once you actually see the screen, you'll be able to make a clear decision.
Anyone care? I will be sticking to the GS3 because the size is just where I like it anything biger would probably be too much...
http://www.phonedog.com/2012/09/19/...rriving-on-five-u-s-carriers-by-mid-november/
EDIT: I just read it will have a 1.6ghz Qua core Exynos CPU... I may very well want that in my life!
Can't wait until November, loved the original Note....might be leaving sprint to get it if they don't roll out lte in NY by then.
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Too big (thumbs down).
Yup I'm getting it, Nov is my birthday month
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Must have. Thank you best buy buyback.
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Must have. Thank you best buy buyback.
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I wonder how much they will give for a sg3?
I'll wait for Galaxy S5
Love the specs, hate the size. Hope it's a hit tho.
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I wonder how much they will give for a sg3?
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Half of retail within first 6 months. 340 I think
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Love the specs, hate the size. Hope it's a hit tho.
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Take it from me you'll get use to it fairly easy, and whoever said they couldn't fit a note in their pocket is lying, I normally wear skinny jeans and never had a issue with the original note. Only thing I will say is that it will look fairly ridiculous holding it up to your ear to talk, but I've never been one to worry about what people say or think, and I got plenty of compliments about the phone on a daily basis while commuting in the city.
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Take it from me you'll get use to it fairly easy, and whoever said they couldn't fit a note in their pocket is lying, I normally wear skinny jeans and never had a issue with the original note. Only thing I will say is that it will look fairly ridiculous holding it up to your ear to talk, but I've never been one to worry about what people say or think, and I got plenty of compliments about the phone on a daily basis while commuting in the city.
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Obviously you don't care what people say or think... you wear skinny jeans *badum-bum*
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Obviously you don't care what people say or think... you wear skinny jeans *badum-bum*
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LOL DING!
Yea I'm jumping ship as soon as it launches
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im very interested in this and conflicted on what to do...
i never even held the original note, but i dont mind the bigger size at all... the more the better to me, and with those specs, wooooo...
might have to hold onto one in the store before deciding what to do...
One thing I'm looking forward to is the stylus, I haven't had one since the touch pro 2, I liked it a lot. Less fingerprints, but I don't like how it's on the Bottom? why would they make it come out of the bottom, it's going to wear out and simply fall out eventually... kinda stupid but whatever...
Yup, I'll be selling my S2 and S3 to pick one up as soon as they come out!
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Take it from me you'll get use to it fairly easy, and whoever said they couldn't fit a note in their pocket is lying, I normally wear skinny jeans and never had a issue with the original note. Only thing I will say is that it will look fairly ridiculous holding it up to your ear to talk, but I've never been one to worry about what people say or think, and I got plenty of compliments about the phone on a daily basis while commuting in the city.
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theres no way you got that note in your pocket pic please lol . I tried putting the old note in my front pockets and it wasn't even close, i barely can get my wallet in my front pockets i don't see you getting it in the there, that phone is big. I'm talking about not hanging out your pockets about to fall . I'll be getting the note 2 + man purse i was getting a nexus 7 until i saw a new note with quad core heading this way.
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Damnit.......looks like I'm getting one too O_O
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I'll be getting the note 2 + man purse i was getting a nexus 7 until i saw a new note with quad core heading this way.
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Dude its not a man purse, its a satchel! You'll be like a 21st century Indiana Jones.
If your hands are as big as mine and you can hold your s3 like this....you need the note 2!!!!! Lol i cant wait!!!!!
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I have a upgrade and Im wondering which phone to get. I like the s3 a lot. Especially the new touchwiz. But I don't like that it could be glitchy and a cheap build. Plus I have had my note for about 6 monthes and I have had some screen problems like the weird ruff spots on it. And I don't want to have the same problems again with the s3. Also is the overheating fixed? I don't want to root this phone (atleast for now) I just want a nice clean reliable and custom experience. Also is the retina display noticeably better? If you have had any problems with your s3 please tell me. Any opinions will be helpful. I'm pretty open minded right now.
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U got 3 choices.. gs3, ip5, one x..
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Exactly. I don't know much about the iphone5 and one x can you list some pros and cons? That would be greatly appreciated.
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Best one is the gs3 cause the one x is older and dosnt have expandable storage or a super amoled or as great dev support and dont get me started with the i****onmyself 5
Save it for the Note 2.
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The note is great its just a tad to big. The 4.8 inch screen of s3 is great size for me. But I have heard it has a number of problems like overheating and its fragile compared to other devices or so I've read. A HUGE pet peeve I have is when the plastic battery door creaks and squeaks. Is that apparent on the g3? And if it does, how well do those metal doors on eBay work?
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One more thing. Will the g3 run smooth and reliable without modifing it? I want to use it right out of the box with the least amount of problems as possible
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Never had a problem with my backdoor or overheating and yes its perfectly stable with stock
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Are all the us carrier versions the same spec wise?
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Depends.
If by "overheat" you mean getting uncomfortably hot, that only happens when you play intensive games like NOVA3 for extended periods of time.
Backdoor creak has never happened to me, but my buttons on the side creek occasionally.
As for your options, honestly the One X doesn't look shabby, but remember that there is less development in that sector, and that the SGS3 has plenty of devs.
As for the iPhone 5, I can tell you from my experience-- that if you enjoy Android, stay away from iOS unless you want to dumb yourself down to a trained monkey. That's my biggest problem with iOS, it's made for extremely simple people. Jailbreaking can't fix the nature of that OS, and that made me dump my iPhone.
In my opinion, I think you should get the SGS3. Build quality won't reach the iPhone 5's, but other then that you won't have any regrets. Besides, you can always exchange.
Goodluck bud!
PS: All US Carrier models are the same, besides the radio. Same Dual Core A-15's @ 1.5GHz.
The main problem I have with the s3 is build quality,reliability,accessories. The iPhone 5 IA built so nicely it makes me feel like it's actually worth 200-300 dollars. The s3 just doesn't give me that quality feel.
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Is there noticeable lag on the att g3?
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Mine is lag free
IPhone 5 is also over hyped. You're paying for materials and branding, not quality of product.
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Love my gs3
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Me being me I wouldn't buy any phone but an iPhone 5 right now. Value is too high. Buy that and trade for SGS3 plus cash!
Does everyone's screen look and feel the same as the day they bought it? Like nothing has rubbed of with heavy use? Cause I had that happen to my note
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Does everyone's screen look and feel the same as the day they bought it? Like nothing has rubbed of with heavy use? Cause I had that happen to my note
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I've had my S3 since early July, naked screened, and when i wipe the slight smudges off of it from my fingers, it shines like the day i bought it.
As for the battery door.... yea, i'm pretty sure the only people you'd hear about it being squeaky or cheap from are the iPhone 5 Republic. To them, anything plastic is sh*t anymore. I'd hate to have seen how they chose a phone 6+ years ago, when very few phones even used a THIN metal shell, and smartphones were limited to Windows Mobile and Blackberries basically. I never hear a noise from it, and it's far from cheap feeling. It's actually Polycarbonate plastic.
I've had it running a custom ROM since i'd say just under a month into having it.... but i still tend to stick to the tweaked stock roms more than CM10 stuff, simply because i like the TouchWiz camera. Runs fantastic.
Now Im reading about loose power buttons and even one guys supposedly fell off. OS and screen size of the s3 combined with the build quality,reliability, and retina display of the iPhone 5 would be a fantastic phone.
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By now, I'm sure many of you have come across this article http://www.displaymate.com/Smartphone_ShootOut_2.htm
I was wondering if there were any color profile adjustments or calibration that can be done for the Galaxy S3
Who cares. The iPhone 5's screen is small and insignificant.
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Who cares. The iPhone 5's screen is small and insignificant.
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have you spent any time looking at the iphone 5 screen? Color reproduction on the iphone5 is way better than the GS3. Where in the article does it compare both phones on screen size alone?
So if you ask who cares? I do. Although I prefer my GS3's 4.8" screen SIZE to the iphone5's 4" display, I wish the color calibration wasnt so horrible.
do i need to make a sticky saying no iphone threads?