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[Q] quick q

Aside from the fact that Samsung is slippin' and not updating to 2.2 as of right now...what other issues are there from the stock point of view? I plan on getting the Epic because I don't want to have to go through hoops for average performance (coming from an Evo..I'm a flashaholic). So i think I may just stick with stock and not root unless I feel like I absolutely have to. I use my phone like my parents, just basic stuff. Texting, browsing (tons of browsing), emails (tons of emails) some calls, just basic stuff. On my Evo as of right now, I only have one app that I absolutely need (WordFeud...don't judge haha). So without rooting, would I have any problem doing those things?
Side Note: I do not care about updates at all btw.

ms79723 said:
Aside from the fact that Samsung is slippin' and not updating to 2.2 as of right now...what other issues are there from the stock point of view? I plan on getting the Epic because I don't want to have to go through hoops for average performance (coming from an Evo..I'm a flashaholic). So i think I may just stick with stock and not root unless I feel like I absolutely have to. I use my phone like my parents, just basic stuff. Texting, browsing (tons of browsing), emails (tons of emails) some calls, just basic stuff. On my Evo as of right now, I only have one app that I absolutely need (WordFeud...don't judge haha). So without rooting, would I have any problem doing those things?
Side Note: I do not care about updates at all btw.
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You should be ok. Stock is bad on battery if you decide to use it as you primary GPS or entertainment center be prepared to carry an extra battery and a car charger at all times. Also, google navigation isn't reliable on stock because of an outstanding GPS satellite lock bug.
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littlepr said:
You should be ok. Stock is bad on battery if you decide to use it as you primary GPS or entertainment center be prepared to carry an extra battery and a car charger at all times. Also, google navigation isn't reliable on stock because of an outstanding GPS satellite lock bug.
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How bad on battery? Better than Evo? With my Evo with moderate usage, I got about 4-6 hour (without rooting) and in some cases...only 5-7 hours with rooting and a different kernel..

My phone wasn't stock for long after I got it but i Had an evo as well and the epic has a better battery life than the evo. Why did you have to flash the evo to get average performance? The epic and evo are two of the best phones out there. Are you going to do any type of development for the epic?

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My phone wasn't stock for long after I got it but i Had an evo as well and the epic has a better battery life than the evo. Why did you have to flash the evo to get average performance? The epic and evo are two of the best phones out there. Are you going to do any type of development for the epic?
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Well, I was kinda wrong when I said "average performance" but at the same time, Im kinda right when I say that. The Evo, for me, at times would run very well for like 20 mins, then after that it would run just like it did as if I didnt have the different kernel and rom...I would just keep flashing different kernel/rom combinations to see if I could get a better overall performance that was balanced as opposed to the odd stuff (like...losing 2% in 1 hour and then just losing 8% in 3 mins...that stuff kinda bugged me).
And as far as development goes...if I root my phone (which I'll probably end up doing) then of course I'm gonna try to jump on this development game.

i think you'll at LEAST want to flash a custom kernel, even on DI18 (2.1) you'll get much better battery life on some of the undervolted kernels. i dont think any of us complain about performance at all. it handles anything you can throw at it imo.
and the GPS issues i ever had are pretty much resolved even on the leaked DK28 2.2 build, i get locks in 5 seconds or less almost 100% of the time.

Upgrade is here. Is E4GT worth it?

I know the screen, processor, etc is great...but i'm having doubts about all the radio issues (gps, signal, etc). I checked out the sprint forums and pretty much all of them were about gps and signal pretty much sucking. Are you guys having these issues with custom roms? Should i wait till the issues are cleared (or not)?

Signal is pretty good with custom roms
Idk about gps
I don't use it so often
But battery life is super amazing
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globalninja said:
I know the screen, processor, etc is great...but i'm having doubts about all the radio issues (gps, signal, etc). I checked out the sprint forums and pretty much all of them were about gps and signal pretty much sucking. Are you guys having these issues with custom roms? Should i wait till the issues are cleared (or not)?
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new (SGSIIE4GT) user here, and loving (and I mean LOVING) this phone.
i'm not having those issue on stock, OOTB, even. (meaning, I am rooted, but still on the stock ROM, out of the box. I've only upgraded the modem, and no GPS/signal issues at all)
ever since kern/modem EK02 those were (mostly) non issues.
from what I read, most of the custom ROMs either only improve, or cause no worse.
and yes, CPU/GPU, RAM and storage (internal), screen, lack of Sense, all worth it.

kingdazy said:
new (SGSIIE4GT) user here, and loving (and I mean LOVING) this phone.
i'm not having those issue on stock, OOTB, even. (meaning, I am rooted, but still on the stock ROM, out of the box. I've only upgraded the modem, and no GPS/signal issues at all)
ever since kern/modem EK02 those were (mostly) non issues.
from what I read, most of the custom ROMs either only improve, or cause no worse.
and yes, CPU/GPU, RAM and storage (internal), screen, lack of Sense, all worth it.
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I concur... This phone is SICK! Been through quite a few phones, and this one is bar none the best yet. Haven't had too many issues with the radio, but they are there. Roam control and the 1115 PRL pretty much fixed any issues that I was having though. The only reason I would maybe wait would be for the Galaxy Note, coming out relatively soon. But if you do decide to go with the E4GT you always have 14 days to return if you don't like it.

Phone is awesome. The signal issue is with sprint not the phone....imo. If you already have sprint and are happy you should be fine. Gps works great for me. I use it everyday.
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I thought they still had a 14 day period where you could try it out and still able to return without penalty? If so, why not try it for a week or 2 and see for yourself?
Phone is amazing and I am truly happy with what I have.

So, no one has problems with GPS and loss of signal?

the phone is worth it. I love mine hands down my #1 of phones right now even over the GNexus. I've got a few friends that wish they had early upgrades wanting this thing that are stuck on Evo's
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As for LOS/GPS I had LOS when the phone first came out here and there but with the newer updates it's been fine I've yet to see a LOS sign on my phone. GPs I've never really had an issue with but I do know others have I just have not run into it.

I got my phone 1 Dec and have never had a LOS once. I play "Life is Crime", multiple times a day, which requires GPS and have never had an issue.
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No GPS issues and no LoS here... great phone. Super fast and slick. Do the upgrade, you won't regret it.

Wait for the GSIII.
This phone will be surpassed soon. Also the Galaxy Note may come out for us.
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... the problem with waiting is you will get stuck in an endless loop of waiting. I agree this phone since the updates is now solid. at release it was iffy. but they were mainly software bugs.

Android300ZX said:
Wait for the GSIII.
This phone will be surpassed soon. Also the Galaxy Note may come out for us.
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Wait (at least) 6+ months for possibly a new "better" device that will have almost no dev roms?
No thanks.
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I'm loving this phone too! As you can see in my sig, I've owned many Android phones. This is the best one yet. No signal problems here. I haven't used GPS on it yet though since I got a stand alone one ...

No problems for me at all, for the past 4 months. (That's how long I've had it so far)
It was a transition from my former iPhone 4. I love it greatly. No LoS for me ever, but I do have problems with GPS here and there. Although, as of recent, it's been able to pinpoint where my location is and such.
Have been using Blazer ROM on it as well. I don't think I'd have it any other way. And with counterparts coming out (GSII Skyrocket/Note/etc.) I don't find myself WANTING those handsets. That's how awesome the phone has been to me, I just don't see a need to get anything else than this.

I've had NO problems with this phone. It's great, actually one problem and thats battery life. But thats because i use way too much (i just got an extended battery so that issue was solved). =D!!!! GET IT NOW!!!!

I decided on getting this phone. I had the Epic 4g so i am familiar with roms, kernels , and such. I actually would have stayed with the Epic if I wouldn't have dropped and broken it, but since I have an upgrade I might as well get an upgrade. I honestly thing a single core 1ghz proc was fast enough. A dual core 1.2ghz will last me years. Thanks for all the input!

globalninja said:
I decided on getting this phone. I had the Epic 4g so i am familiar with roms, kernels , and such. I actually would have stayed with the Epic if I wouldn't have dropped and broken it, but since I have an upgrade I might as well get an upgrade. I honestly thing a single core 1ghz proc was fast enough. A dual core 1.2ghz will last me years. Thanks for all the input!
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Awesome! Welcome to the family...

No GPS or LoS here.
Did have some low signal issues in my house but a free airave solved that.
If I were you, and depending on when the Nexus comes out for Sprint, I would wait for that. LTE support and more update support. Although the hardware on the Nexus apparently is lacking compared to this.
Regardless I'm very happy with this phone.

I've had this phone since the first day is was available and its pros far outweigh its negatives. 4G reception is great, but 3G is not as good as it was on my Optimus S. Battery life is fantastic.

[Q] Thinking about getting an SIII, are there any issues?

I'm having a lot of data issues with my HTC One S on T-Mobile US, so I'm thinking about getting an SIII. I can either do a warranty exchange on my One S but the SIII looks like it can outperform the One S so here I am.
I wanted to know if there have been any issues with the SIII? From the various threads I've seen, there doesn't appear to be any but I just wanted to ask current users. I'd like some input on:
stock ROM performance (although I will root eventually)
data connectivity (data network and wifi)
camera performance
battery performance
GPS performance
how your root experience was (easy, difficult, issues laden?)
any gotchas?
Also, what's the difference between the 2 development threads? Why is one called Original and the other is not?
Many thanks

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stock ROM performance (although I will root eventually)
A. Amazing! The new touchwiz is smooth and very stable, it's partially the reason why I always go back to stock based roms.
data connectivity (data network and wifi)
A. It depends on where you live but I haven't had any issues with data at all, it's reasonably faster than it was on my Galaxy S2 so no complaints there!
camera performance
A. I think the camera is one of the best on the market, photo's are very sharp and clear from my experience.
battery performance
A. The battery on this device is good, I can make it through a day easily with moderate use.
GPS performance
A. I don't use GPS very much so I can't give you a good answer to that one but I haven't heard any complaints about it.
how your root experience was (easy, difficult, issues laden?)
A. My root experience was great, if you had a Galaxy S2 and rooted it, it's basically the same thing. If not it's still very basic if you follow the instructions correctly.
any gotchas?
A. Not sure what this means, if your talking about issues or something like that then I have one:
- The device can get warm from time to time when using data for long periods of time, other then that I haven't had any issues with phone.
I'd definitely recommend this to anyone looking to get a new phone!

Only problem I have is it warms up from heavy data use from time to time. Stock ROM was wonderful but I finally flashed cm10 last night to see how it is. I couldn't believe it but the phone became even faster Haha I highly recommend this phone
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Stock ROM: Nearly perfect. It's fluid. It's fast, it's useful. And you can switch most things on or off without rooting. You can get a newly Aosp experience without root.
Data: As good as any other recent phone. Data completely relies on where you live. The s3 will not give you any problems.
Battery: Good or very good. The phone lasts about 20 hours with moderate usage. It can easily hit 2 days with light usage. Jelly bean currently has no bugs but it does drain the battery slightly more than ics. Expect 17 hours average on jelly bean.
Gps: Best in class. Locks instantly, consistently within 20 seconds cold boot.
Rooting: Rooting is easy and takes 3 minutes.
CAMERA: Same as the iPhone 4s but i do believe the software is better. Pictures are some of the best for a smartphone. Only a few phones best it but it is not by much.
Other: Phone is ready for wireless charging of you want to solder 2 wires on it. Also, i have heard reports that the screen cracks on some drops so be warned and careful.
Overall. Super fast, super reliable, has bugless jelly bean,
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treklos said:
I'm having a lot of data issues with my HTC One S on T-Mobile US, so I'm thinking about getting an SIII. I can either do a warranty exchange on my One S but the SIII looks like it can outperform the One S so here I am.
I wanted to know if there have been any issues with the SIII? From the various threads I've seen, there doesn't appear to be any but I just wanted to ask current users. I'd like some input on:
stock ROM performance (although I will root eventually)
data connectivity (data network and wifi)
camera performance
battery performance
GPS performance
how your root experience was (easy, difficult, issues laden?)
any gotchas?
Also, what's the difference between the 2 development threads? Why is one called Original and the other is not?
Many thanks
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I have the sgs3 and I absolutely love it. Was on stock form late July till about 2 weeks ago and it seemed to perform just fine. I'm not huge on the TouchWiz interface of the past but this one wasn't so bad. Was never at a loss for power even though we didn't get the Integra (le sigh). Here in Chicago the data is always smooth but I spend some time in rural WI, so up there it could be better but that is more local then phone performance related. The Camera was outstanding. Girlfriend has the HTC One S and she was a little jealous of the camera by comparison. I had a very smooth root transition and I did it about a week after I got the phone, now I can only imagine it will be smoother for you. Flashed to the cm10 nightlies and I have had a few issues but nothing that was major. Not to mention Cyanogen himself is developing on the T999 which is awesome. Only issues that I would be aware of is that when I rooted my phone there were some issues with people losing their IMEI... but that has mostly been cleared up if you search around the forums. I think it had something to do with people rooting for the international version instead of the US Carrier version. Not sure but I didn't encounter it. Best phone I have ever had. Like it even more then my old G2 that I refused to get rid of till it finally crashed.

Please don't get it.

The only issue I have had is the dirty looks from Apple fan boys
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Stock works just perfect its stable and such however i notice that when data is turned on the phone gets a little bit hot but nothing too serious...
Battery life is okay 22hs unplugged and 3h30minutes screen on time ..
I dont see any major issues camera is really good in bright area but when it gets very dark whit no flash camera is taking pics whit lot of noise but its very responsive ..
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bfranklin1986 said:
The only issue I have had is the dirty looks from Apple fan boys
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You should be proud.. that you have a phone that doesn't break apart in the box during shipping.

My first S III had a dent in the metal beneath the battery and the second one had a significant scratch in the speaker grill. My third one was just assembled loosely or the pieces didn't fit together well so there were gaps in the seams under the battery cover and all three of these had poorly calibrated displays because white images appeared to be slightly yellow at times so I wouldn't poke fun at Apple if I were you...
4th one's the charm though. I'm happy with this one.
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The GS3 is the best phone I have ever had. Don't have any problems. Only thing I miss is no FM radio.

Yes it leaks.

Best phone period.
Well, until the next big thing arrives

-stock ROM performance (although I will root eventually)
Rooting doesn't necessarily mean that you have to switch ROMs, but anyways, stock ROM seems to use a bit more battery than lets say CyanogenMod but other than that, I enjoy the motion controls on the stock rom. I always have better bars than my friends and everything works like a charm
- data connectivity (data network and wifi)
wifi and data both work well. one time I had a problem where data wasn't working that well but i fixed it by reverting back to stock kernel.
-camera performance
i love taking pictures with the camera. the features are pretty enjoyable too. my aunt really loves the "beauty" feature on the camera where it clears up blemishes and makes you look really nice 8D really enjoy being able to take pictures while recording video as well.
- battery performance
typical day I can get 4 hours of screen time in the full day. that is with some light gaming, lots of texting and some social networking. pretty good for a heavy user. my old phone nexus s, would always get low battery and I would have to watch my usage.
- GPS performance
before i switched carriers, I had unlimited data on mobilicity so that worked really well with the GPS. I could always locate myself and sometimes when I wasn't too sure about the area, i could pull up google maps and it would find where I am within seconds.
- how your root experience was (easy, difficult, issues laden?)
rooting the s3 was pretty simple. It just involved using Odin to flash a custom recovery and then installing superuser. it was a lot easier than my nexus s where I had to use adb and fastboot
- any gotchas?
there is the occasional lag and glitch here and there but then again after rooting you can't expect everything to run perfectly. hopefully you get the s3 and enjoy

[Q] How is bluetooth working on your ROM?

I have searched, read and googled but don't feel as though I've gotten a solid response because of the rather light usage of Bluetooth with most users talking about it. The reason for posting this is that I've tried multiple ROM's since I got the phone a month ago but have found that the Stock ROM has been not only the least of a hassle but also the most reliable in terms of connecting to the proper devices. The only thing I really use my Bluetooth for is connecting to my car stereo, a Sony, and I've continued to have problems with the ROM's that users have reported stable use and while I know mileage varies, one of the largest issues I've had is maintaining a connection using the various music apps.
Now, I know they've said they're waiting on source and that some have been fixed but I was hoping to find someone who uses the stereo connection as frequently as I do (daily use for my drive to and from work, about 35 minutes each way, as well as normal driving to SF during the weekend). I don't heavily mod my phone nor do I use a ton of apps, my use is pretty much text/phone/music with the occasional youtube video and of course browsing the internet.
Here are the ROM's I've used (eventually returning to stock due to a lack of reliability with Bluetooth):
CM10
CM9
AOKP
Paranoid
Leaked JB \
I've had the most luck with these 2, Bluetooth connection is recognized quickly and super reliable
Stock /
I'm not looking to flame, be flamed or stir up a hornets nest, just looking for input from those who are using the current nightlies because when I flash roms I tend to do full wipes to avoid issues so I'd like to minimize how many times I flash =)

I use freegs3 and Bluetooth works flawlessly.
May be asop thing.
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Speedin07si said:
I use freegs3 and Bluetooth works flawlessly.
May be asop thing.
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I've never used it before, would you mind naming a couple of things you really like about it?

Since it's tw based you get all the tw features, basically all the main selling points of the phone.
It's smooth, stable, great on battery.
I got tired of aosp and aokp roms having hit or miss functions when I had them on my og epic4g. I feel Samsung did touchwiz right this time.
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I couldn't agree with you more, I was pleasantly surprised at the smoothness of the new TW

I use Stereo Bluetooth running the BlackBean ROM and play my tunes via PowerAmp. It connects fast, never drops, and sounds great. When listening to my Motorola S305 headset, I can go well over 100ft away from my phone with music still playing loud and clear!

justkane said:
I've never used it before, would you mind naming a couple of things you really like about it?
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I use FreeGS as well. I like it because graphically, it is stock (I'm not a fan of the color themes), but under the hood you have lots of tweaks for better battery, accurate reporting of your data connection, etc.
I have no problems with my Bluetooth, either.
I wonder if it IS an AOSP issue, since solo the ROMS you mentioned were AOSP...
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Through radio waves and magic!

You know, honestly I'd never made the connection but you're absolutely right..I actually believe it to be an AOSP issue.
I'm using freegs3 now and it's been absolutely fantastic.
I'll take a look into Blackbean, for now I'll continue testing out freegs3 until I become unsatisfied =P

Found my old GNexus in a drawer, is it worth tinkering with?

Hey XDA,
Hope all is well for everyone. I don't know how active this sub is, but I am gonna ask anyway!
I was doing some cleaning and found my old Galaxy Nexus (I9250) Maguro. I gave it to my mom to use, but then i gave her my Note 3 and now S7 edge. We are thinking of just sending this phone to an aunt but since its old and runs JB we may not even do that. I dabbed into rooting back when I had it but I am wondering what the community around the GNexus is in terms of custom roms? What is possible to do with this old phone? My only worry is that its only the 16GB version and the ram isn't alot. How well do custom roms work on the GNexus? Maybe I can update it and maybe side load AA and use AA mirror to access youtube and other things in the car, or maybe even just get it rooted and run linux, but I am wondering how performance will be? is it worth it?
Thanks

It seems to be difficult to make a ROM for this device which is fast *and* stable (especially when the battery starts deteriorating and you want to take a whole bunch of photos = constant reboots when the sudden power draw causes the power management software to freak out). Mine is now running ZeeLog's unofficial build of LineageOS 14.1 - it seems pretty stable, but 14.1 on the GNex is s-l-o-w. I only really keep it as an emergency spare, but since it's here I've been using it for streaming. In a few days when that use stops, it'll be relegated to occasional use as a Wi-Fi dongle for OSs which can't see the *actual* dongle on the computer - being tethered while that happens means the failing battery won't matter too much.
tl;dr it'll be slow, and may need frequent / continuous access to charging

I also want to repurpose my old GNEX. Any good rom suggestion ?
I'd like a fast booting rom, and just turn it into a glorified ereader... Suggestion wanted please! Thanks