Next Phone?? - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

I been using my s3 for about a year, absolutely love it, but I think I'm gettin a new phone in a month, trying to decide which. Thinkin either S4 or Optimus G2, or wait till the nex 5, What you think? Anyone waiting for something else?
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I would say wait until the new nexus phone is announced and if you don't like it, either wait for the next galaxy s phone or get any other phone that you like on the market right now.
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I'm at the same dilemma....I am up for a new phone, but don't think I'm willing to waste my upgrade on an S4. The S4 just doesnt have the upgraded features to warrant extending my contract. The note 3 gets officially announced on September 4th. I may possibly hold out for it.
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SGS3 to be unveiled in Feb.

http://www.tmonews.com/2011/12/samsung-to-unveil-galaxy-s-iii-at-mobile-world-congress-in-february/
in our world that means prolly late summer or fall
Also means the end of all official support for the galaxy s2.
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Also means the end of all official support for the galaxy s2.
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well we still got a while before that happens, not everyone upgrades when a new device comes out. this is the main reason i didnt buy the nexus among other things ,but we still got half a year before we gotta worry about development ending if it does i would assume
I meant official Samsung support. They seem to be on the "here's our new phone so we don't support anything before this one" thing. Im sure this phone will be unofficially supported by devs for much longer than Samsung will.
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If they follow previous patterns, that should mean Int'l release around May, and US release between August and November. We'll be fine for some time to come.
It used to be that like a year after something came out they would announce the next best thing, its moved to as soon as the new thing is out the next best thing is announced. pretty soon its just gonna be announcement following announcement.
Guess I better hold off on the nexus then. Maybe I'll import this when it's released.
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I never wanted the nexus to start with.Aside from ICS nothing about that phone appeals to me
Ehh. As soon as one phone is released, another phone is getting ready to be released that is better. There is no point in waiting.
Agreed. Excellent marketing strategy though if you think about it.. Always leaves you wanting the latest and greatest. 3 million Galaxy S 2 in 55 days is no joke..
Pfft I'll wait for the galaxy s4, I hear it's gonna blow everything away!
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Individ3 said:
Pfft I'll wait for the galaxy s4, I hear it's gonna blow everything away!
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Prolly will but I can't wait that long
Individ3 said:
Pfft I'll wait for the galaxy s4, I hear it's gonna blow everything away!
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Hope it doesn't blow up the earth..
yea the SIII will release then we'll finally get ICS, the SIII will get upgraded then the SII will be screwed like SI owners
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Pfft I'll wait for the galaxy s4, I hear it's gonna blow everything away!
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Yeah, you slap 700+ clams to pay for it, and before you get outta the store, the galaxy s5, is out!
Damn! Only if you wouldof waited!
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Quad-core or higher-clocked dual-core? Guess we'll find out in due time

Confused :S Galaxy s 3 or note?

Just heard news that tmobile announce galaxy note as we expected earlier . Dont know detail specs yet but for sure its goona be kickass device to own.
My line is upgradable this month and I am confuses about which one to get :S
Galaxy s 3 or Note ?
Any word guys?
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Specs have been confirmed and they're exactly like the att note. Hardware wise the s3 out guns the note. But I too find myself asking myself the same thing lol
I've decided to just wait till the end of the year to see what happens. Note 2 and galaxy nexus 2 are suppose to come out. But who knows.
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Note2 just around the corner
Forget about the Note, the Note2 is coming out at the end of Augest or early Sept. Why in the hell Tmobile is even bothering with this is beyond me. My guess would be that their so far down the dev cycle with their crap "tmobile apps" that they are just going to move forward and not listen to anyone. There was a poll out a few weeks ago that asked the question
Why do you root your phone
1) To install Custom Roms
2) To remove carrier bloatware
3) both
The results were something like 83% I think for number 2. This shows in the ratings for all of the Tmobile forced bloatware apps in the
play store. With comments like how do I remove this, I don't want this on my phone and I don't even use this why are you making me update it.
etc.
If Tmobile would LISTEN and not install bloatware and make those apps up to the user with links to them in the play store they would have less
bricked phones and warranty issues. Less customer churn and more than anything else they would be able to deploy new phones alot faster.
Its a shame to cause they say they listen to their users but its apparent thats not the case.
They screwed us on the S3 with the dual core deal. From what I heard they were offered the Korean S3 but passed since it was more money and its deployment cycle date was later than the dual core so they felt they would have missed the boat. They also charge more and made it hell of confusing for those wanting to buy it. Like its 329 plus rebate and then $20 payment a month for x months. I mean who comes up with that crap!!! Now their bringing an almost year old phone to market "as new". It really makes zero since. I mean how are people going to feel when they sign a contract for 2 years only to hear the NEW Note2 is coming out weeks later. Samsung will be doing their big promo's and such for the Note2 and you will be holding your what you thought was a new phone in you hand going wtf I just bought this!!! I think its going to cause a fare amount of confusion and could cause some backlash. No one wants to feel taken "Taken" but this is going to cause at least some ill will. The only saving grace is the Note2 will take a month or two to get here state side but still. Every chance Tmobile has had to really stand out from the rest and offer really great phones that are better than what is out there yet they keep dropping the ball. Makes me seriously want to take the new CEO position and really turn the company around cause it doesn't look like anyone with vision is driving the bus.
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Vzqsmooth56 said:
Specs have been confirmed and they're exactly like the att note. Hardware wise the s3 out guns the note. But I too find myself asking myself the same thing lol
I've decided to just wait till the end of the year to see what happens. Note 2 and galaxy nexus 2 are suppose to come out. But who knows.
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I think i will give up note option and get galaxy s 3 .
There will be aokp anyway
Whitehawkx and roman both got s 3
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get the S3
S3. Note is old.
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The Galaxy S3 has an early Jelly Bean port out already. Cyanogen Mod 10 is in early alpha, and its what I'm using now.
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Definitely S3. You will be disappointed if you choose the Note over the S3.
The note would be a larger galaxy s2 so think about it this way. Do you want a galaxy note which is a galaxy s2 as I said but larger screen or would you get the galaxy s3?
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Not even a question S3 ALL THE WAY
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The note or the SIII are worth it.Had the SIII for a week,returned it.I know a 50.00 restocking fee.The new nexus in November all the way.Hold off
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The coming nexus will be better of course but it won't be for Tmobile, just like the last one. Att and Verizon are the heavy weights and well will end up with the phone again.
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Wait for the next Nexus.
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The note or the SIII are worth it.Had the SIII for a week,returned it.I know a 50.00 restocking fee.The new nexus in November all the way.Hold off
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This is a paradox that will always be there. In November when you get your Nexus, you will want to hold off until April for the S3-Plus or whatever is on the verge of coming out then.
I agree...however if this was a question for a gs2 user I would tell them neither! The s2 rooted with the right rom and kernel is as good if not better than anything out right now. In my opinion, if you're even reading any of these forums and interested in flashing roms and personalization you should move to a nexus device. They get all the newest and coolest stuff first cause that's what Google uses to develop on. So SAVE YOUR MONEY until another bad ass nexus is on the market. It will probably be expensive so everyone do yourself a favor and start saving!
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Still rocking my S2, and waiting till my upgrade in December. We'll see what's out then. Nothing worth leaving my S2 for, and Nexus isn't worth leaving T-Mobile for, so. Honestly, I would get the Note, but only because I love big screens, and I work from my phone and my tablet all day.
problem is the note is just a bigger version of your S2 not the note2. It's last year's model from att with a stamp that says T-Mobile and their new "app pack" which is nothing more than you can download for free from the playstore. It's getting upgraded to ICE but I would bet that's as far as it goes due to hardware.
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You don't have to leave tmo to use a nexus, my coworker is rockin one as we speak with jellybean
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Samsung Galaxy S4 in February?

UPDATE: Samsung said officially on Twitter it isnt true.
http://mystickorea.blogspot.com/2012/09/samsungs-galaxy-s4-due-in-feb-2013.html?m=1
Looks like Samsung is busy
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Not surprising. All q3 handsets are revealed at MWC.
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Just cos they are announcing it doesn't mean that's when we will be able to buy it!
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Bigger screen??? Noo! Can't we get back to the 4.5 inchers??
because *.blogspot.com is where I get all my most reliable info on such sensitive information.
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Bigger screen??? Noo! Can't we get back to the 4.5 inchers??
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God no, i couldn't handle that at all.
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Although the source is sketchy it doesnt seem far off. You figure thats like 5 months away.
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5-inch screen?
Unless it's edge-to-edge, I don't want a phone that's any bigger/wider.
Samsung will lose my business.
Pretty sure the screen won't be bigger than it is now, Samsung isn't that stupid, that's why they have the Note series.
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I agree. 4.8 inches is perfect. If it were "edgeless" or "edge to edge" than yeah go ahead and bump that up while keeping the same size, but the current size is perfect for a phone boarding on phablet.
No reason to go any higher when someone can just buy a Galaxy Note. I can still unlock and use my phone with one hand for the most part. Yeah it's a bit difficult but it can be done!
It seems like they just released the S3
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Smh this is why I get mad at Android. I love it but they need to slow down with the new devices like every month. Smh my next device will be an iphone and I will become an isheep again. Baaaah
I will keep giving android my money
Until the day die lol.
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DroidBabe said:
Smh this is why I get mad at Android. I love it but they need to slow down with the new devices like every month. Smh my next device will be an iphone and I will become an isheep again. Baaaah
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No offense, but I'm sure they are not knocking on your door and mugging you for your money, you choose to get a new phone, so maybe you should look in the mirror.
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Lol :thumbup: No offense taken. No one said they came knocking on my door. :what:
Hopefully sprint version has full nv ability with all sprint band evdo and lte with 3300mah battery it could be non removable but give us 3000 and up
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iphones are the creation of people with nowhere left to turn
I think this is what turned me away from HTC. it seemed like after the original evo they came out with a new phome every month. Instead of puttin out a solid device then taken time to ensure there next one was a true upgrade they just pumped out as many as possible
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DroidBabe said:
Smh this is why I get mad at Android. I love it but they need to slow down with the new devices like every month. Smh my next device will be an iphone and I will become an isheep again. Baaaah
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I think this is what turned me away from HTC. it seemed like after the original evo they came out with a new phome every month. Instead of puttin out a solid device then taken time to ensure there next one was a true upgrade they just pumped out as many as possible
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Galaxy s I- June 2010
Galaxy s ii - Feb 2011
Galaxy s iii - July 2012
Galaxy s IV? - Feb 2013?
Come on, the timelines not that bad
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I thought the galaxy s 2 came out october 2011. I remember because i bought it from att when it first came out. So they release a new galaxy every 6 months. Lol not every month lol
Any bigger than the S3 and I won't buy it.

[Galaxy s5]Talk/Rumors.

Anyone sticking around for the s5(or whatever the next s phone in the series is?) I got this phone a year late, and since everybody else is getting the s4, I was wondering if anyone is still gonna hold out for the s5.
This would be VERY cool if this is indeed a "leak." http://www.itechpost.com/articles/9801/20130527/samsung-galaxy-s5-specs-leaked-early.htm
What do you think? What will the next galaxy phone have? Will it be worth it to stick around?
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Lol s5 leaks? The gs4 JUST came out like a month ago... but these seem like somewhat reasonable specs...
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I'll be on the s2 for a year in September, and it'll be another year after that before I am eligible for upgrade.
By then, the s4 will probably be free, so that's probably my next phone.
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Had this phone for about a year and a half. Don't see myself upgrading anytime soon. This phone has not lagged once on me and I have not seen either S3 or s4 as upgrade-worthy
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jahjah440 said:
Had this phone for about a year and a half. Don't see myself upgrading anytime soon. This phone has not lagged once on me and I have not seen either S3 or s4 as upgrade-worthy
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Ditto here. My mom just got the S4, despite my protestations. She doesn't even know how to use half the features on her old phone. I tried to talk her into getting the S3 for 1/4 of the price, but she wouldn't listen.
My upgrade is up Oct 1 and I plan to get whatever is best at that time but nothing as large as the note 3. I think a 5" screen size is perfect for an all around device. Possibly the LG Optimus G2 or Motorola X. Still waiting for news on both.
I skipped the S3 b/c I think it wasn't a major-enough upgrade. But I got the S4 right when the preorders went live. I'll be using my upgrade for the S5 when it comes out, most likely. Kept my S2 as my backup phone and mom & wifey's still rocking the S2.
Im going to get my s4 tomorrow but im still torn between that and the note 2....
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Windows phone, this android stuff is getting a little boring.
Just put girlfriend on my plan, and i got her the s3 for $30 on amazon. She keeps asking me "how do i _____" But it is one smooth phone! my upgrade is up next may, and you better believe im going to save money for the beefed up s5. (unless something else better comes out, which might be the new motorola phone. but i really enjoy sammys!)
Thank you woody for seeing the light. Because you just use android as you would an iphone. I bet you are not unlocking the full customization of the phone. Yeah for you maybe go simple. Such as iphone or microsoft. Hell even a flip phone. Goodbye now
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If I ever bought a phone with a display bigger than 5 inches, please PUNCH MY FACE.
http://news.yahoo.com/galaxy-s5-reportedly-samsung-first-metal-smartphone-143522004.html
Great news on the design, but no removeable battery is pretty much a deal breaker. How does Samsung not realize what their best features are? Seriously, the removable battery and SD card slot are the core design features that separates their product from the crap Apple puts out.
jahjah440 said:
Had this phone for about a year and a half. Don't see myself upgrading anytime soon. This phone has not lagged once on me and I have not seen either S3 or s4 as upgrade-worthy
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I like how right after the article it has a link that says "Innovation Is Still At Apple's Core" sure it is... the only thing they've done since Jobs died is copy Android features.
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my contract ends in october so if the g5 is reported to be within 6 months of that ill probably go with it, if not then ill probably get a s4 or htc one

EoL in 6 months....plans?

So I read earlier today this phone, despite lasting less time than other smart phones before its time, is coming to an end. Will devs jump ship too? Will we be seeing any unofficial key lime once it launches? Maybe 4.2 tw ROMs?
I understand s4 is out now, but hardware wise it isn't too drastically different right? Or should I just swap this in like everybody else?
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I wouldnt say it at end of life.
This is still one if the best phones out there. And besides, I seriously doubt theyll stop selling the s3 before the s2?
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DocHoliday77 said:
I wouldnt say it at end of life.
This is still one if the best phones out there. And besides, I seriously doubt theyll stop selling the s3 before the s2?
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Yeah, And the S2 still there getting updates. And I think I read somewhere that even though is out of the shelves it will still get updates
Im still seeing it on shelves.
Maybe not at tmobile, but saw one 3 days ago at walmart.
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Only two devices I would give my S3 up for, the note 3 or the next nexus device (as long as it isn't made by LG and the back isn't glass). Until then, I'm perfectly happy keeping my S3.
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The S3 is one of the best selling phones so I doubt we'll see it abandoned any time soon. I'm sure we'll see a keylime pie release. I remember when the s2 was supposed to end at ICS but it seems to run JB just fine. I wouldn't even be surprised if it also gets keylime though it would probably be an unofficial release.

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