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[Epic 4G General] lepapirriky:
I saw the suppose manual of the phone before the benchmarks came out. I don't know, I still doubt of those pictures but I hope and pray they don't come with the buttons at the bottom.
[Epic 4G General] Geekybiker:
I'm more interested in what the i9800 is going to be. Supposed to be release on the 3rd as well.
[Epic 4G General] lepapirriky:
Another leak photos from the GS3, and still has the home button at the bottom of the screen. So much hype for this device, I wish sprint get the ball rolling to get it first.
[Epic 4G General] Megabunny:
HTC One X

Despite all the bad hype around it. HTC One X

I have seen a few now and they are all really REALLY good.

I'm a very vocal HTC fan. I have had a HTC desire since release day and I unlock and repair phone for a living so I get to play with all the new phones usually within hours of release, and every time I see a new HTC, well, lets say I'm "keen" to help the customer.

so yeh HTC One X Black (always had black phones, white phone doesnt sit well with me)

I look forward to SG3 release but Samsung isn't my cup of tea.:D
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
I'll get a case and customize that lol. Maybe.

~E.R.A.
[Epic 4G General] gtuansdiamm:
Imagine having a v-fin (golden thingy in attached pic) attached to the back of the phone and being in your pocket

Sounds so uncomfortable but my love for gundam won't lose to mere inconvenience
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Retractable antennae ;)

~E.R.A.
[Epic 4G General] gtuansdiamm:
AMAZING IDEA

with that ill be able to get good speeds on sprint 3g hopefully probably maybe

Not gonna be seeing lte for a while

Its conversations like this one that made me think that the epic community was more fun
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Get into the case business and make this my friend, I'll buy one. Make it....a wifi booster. :-D

~E.R.A.
[Epic 4G General] XxLostSoulxX:
Oh Hell No lol this isn't the earlier 2000's with the flip phone antennas. How about you make a better antenna system that does boost the wifi signal and signal to the towers more like?
[Epic 4G General] gtuansdiamm:
But if it doesnt retract it would feel weird

I should start a kickstarter

Retractable v-fin antennae

But first I should find someone that can make one
[Epic 4G General] XxLostSoulxX:
No no, No sticking antenna use the modern antenna system but better is all I hated those the came out and those that were just there.
[Epic 4G General] BubZX:
I have looked at all the specs on the gs3 and don't see any mention of gorilla glass like our epics have. Does anyone know or seen anywhere that it come with it? I just like the fact that I have had my epic since november of 2011 and do not have one scratch on my screen. I carry it in my pocket keep it in my tool box at work and the screen looks just as good as the day I got it.
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
I believe it has Gorilla glass 2.
[Epic 4G General] jdelano:
this article states that is does:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/05/corning-confirms-gorilla-glass-on-the-samsung-galaxy-s3/
[Epic 4G General] lepapirriky:
A lot of sprint customers are dying because they haven't receive their phone today and other bunch because they won't be getting their 32gb tomorrow, let's pray for their souls to reach heaven.

I'm actually glad I had to wait until the end of this month for my upgrade, hopefully by then they will restock the 32gb version because that's what I'm planning to get. I asked BB if they are planning to sell 32gb after the pre-order but they told me no, so I guess sprint it is :S anybody who know who is selling the 32gb version besides sprint? Or any speculation that other stores will sell that one too?
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
I believe the 32GB is exclusively through Sprint. I ordered mine through Wirefly, I gotta wait until next week but the $70 in savings is worth it.
[Epic 4G General] lepapirriky:
I looked on wirefly and it says 179.99 to pre-order but that's only 20 dollars.
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
+$50 cash back thru Bank of America's Add It Up program.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Gundam case woulld be sweet. I'd take a Pokèball case. Lol

~E.R.A.
[Epic 4G General] Jbluna:
Guillermo approves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fLDoswFnmA
[Epic 4G General] Restola:
How does that work?
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
It's a rewards program if you have a Bank of America debit card or credit card. Wirefly is one of the participating retailers. You can sign up from the BOA website.
[Epic 4G General] gtuansdiamm:
I'd be willing to pay a good $50 for one and if its really high quality I might even be willing to drop $100

But first lemme think of a way to get this money
[Epic 4G General] Magic Oreo:
My sgsIII will arrive tomorrow. I'll miss this community/section but i'll still stop by occasionally, I'm not the most active poster but idgaf, I got almost 300 posts in my lurkingness of this section in the last 2 years. :)

Verizon has recently posted a page for their 32gig version.
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
But His question was any other vendors selling SPRINT'S 32gig version.
[Epic 4G General] lepapirriky:
Yeah, I guess I'll have to get thru sprint then. Kinda sucks but oh well.
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
Check bb
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
They decided on giving the Sprint S3 it's own device forum! Yay!
[Epic 4G General] Speedin07si:
It'll make crap a lot easier to find.

Sent from My Epic Ice Cream Sandwich With Sprinkles!!!
[Epic 4G General] XxLostSoulxX:
yes they did they gave the T-Mobile, ATT, And Us an own Forum NO VZW Though hmm....
[Epic 4G General] jdelano:
its on the truck ........

Ever notice the slow down to a day is directly related to the anticipation of a delivery???
[Epic 4G General] djjroc007:
Dammit! Just called Best Buy, and the gs3 got delayed till tomorrow. Rotten bastards!:mad:
[Epic 4G General] Speedin07si:
Been reading on flipboard, there are delays all over. But tmobile but they are selling them for more $$$.

Sent from My Epic Ice Cream Sandwich With Sprinkles!!!
[Epic 4G General] :
When I was going to preorder from bestbuy a couple of days ago a rep told me that they were going to be shipping them out on the 22nd. So it wasn't a delay.
[Epic 4G General] nitekillerz:
just got my gs3 :) its awesome but its still charging so i haven't turned it on . i got it 30 mins ago. ITS HUGE. well maybe not so huge but i been using the OG epic for forever now

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hey were do u get that case?
[Epic 4G General] omair2005:
So what's the cheapest price so far?
[Epic 4G General] :
150$ on wireflyfriends.com

I'm pretty sure Amazon is going to do a sale on 4th of July
[Epic 4G General] InfDaMarvel:
Wirefly has the Gnex for $99 that I plan. I thought about to gs3 but the only thing it has that I kinda wanted was a better camera. But that's not worth a extra $100 bucks.(better cpu and etc but I highly doubt ill notice)

Software wise I can get the same thing through mods I expect.
[Epic 4G General] gtuansdiamm:
Is it going to be a sub forum or a full blown 4 section thingy
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Full blown 5 section thingy. It's already up, check it out.
[Epic 4G General] Speedin07si:
Just cause I'm in the mood of helping people become lazy today lol.

Sent from My Epic Ice Cream Sandwich With Sprinkles!!!
[Epic 4G General] gtuansdiamm:
Lol forgot about accessories
[Epic 4G General] gtuansdiamm:
That's a beautifully themed xda app

Where can I get one of those
[Epic 4G General] Speedin07si:
Its part of the MixerICS Theme. Mr. DSL is great with themes.

Edit: I don't think its in the epic forum for themes, I found it in general android themes.

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[Epic 4G General] Speedin07si:
Here is some good news about the snapdragon s4 processor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mSD_EhgGSc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Kinda funny test too.

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[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
That would be Tapatalk(I think.) And he's running Mixer Theme(?) For ICS so its looks cool

Edit: I'm late. Don't judge me.

~E.R.A.
[Epic 4G General] Speedin07si:
Haha good catch yes it is tapatalk. I prefer it over the xda app.

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[Epic 4G General] latindor17:
Hey guys, i need advice. I am debating on whether on switching to the new Galaxy S3 right now or waiting for the next Nexus. I love my Epic but the lag is really starting to frustrate me on a day to day basis.

What's really holding me back from he S3 is the lack of updates from previous samsung phones.
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
The Epic got all the updates the hardware could handle with Samsung's BML partition. The S3 with 2GB RAM is much more capable. However a Touchwiz interface will delay the updates by a couple of months. But getting the update immediately is not always best either. It makes you a beta tester finding all the bugs Google did not find. If you are onemof those that must have Jelly Bean 2 days after it is released then wait for the next Nexus. If you don't mind waiting a little for the updates and want a pretty hot phone grab the S3.
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Owning a nexus it may be a little biased. If you want the most recent OS. No bloatware. No skinned android. Stock Android experience wait for the next nexus. If you want the exact opposite but want a new phone now. Get the S3. :D

Sent From My Sprint Galaxy Nexus
[Epic 4G General] dbpaddler:
Are you rooted running Kenny's excellent TPR? Does wonders for the phone. Almost like a brand new phone again. Might hold you off for a bit.
[Epic 4G General] orlzzt:
+1 on DB's above; after flashing TPR 2.2.1, my exact words were "f**k a whole bunch of Galaxy S3's...."
[Epic 4G General] latindor17:
I'm on CM9, can you link me to the TPR thread? Can't seem to find it.
[Epic 4G General] tazfanatic:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1588683
[Epic 4G General] dohturdima:
S3 is definitely going to have a ton of development very soon which will provide more than enough oomph to compensate for whatever Samsung decides not to do. S3 is going to be supported just fine... and who knows when the next Nexus is going to be released, and whether it will not be another VZW exclusive.
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
I agree. I think with the way Samsung planned this out (all versions virtually the same) updates should come much quicker than previously. Of course, CDMA will still come after GSM, but as soon as those stock files come out, the massive amount of devs will fix it right up and make it better than it comes out. I don't see this phone being CLOSE to the debacle the Epic was before it was rooted.

The Epic was a hodge-podge job from the OS (it was supposed to be Bada from the get-go) to the GPS and it was all pieced together at the 11th hour. The hardware is what made this phone truly great, the software slowed it down. I don't anticipate anything being an issue like that at all with the SGSIII.
[Epic 4G General] Speedin07si:
Booooo they combined all us variants of the gs3 into 1 forum with separate carrier specific development sections.....

Sent from My Epic Ice Cream Sandwich With Sprinkles!!!
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
US gs3's don't have a wolfson dac. Meh. Losing significant interest.
[Epic 4G General] XxLostSoulxX:
Old news.... And I thought the audio chip was in all variants.
[Epic 4G General] dohturdima:
I was surprised to see it as well - given that the international version has it. No Voodoo sound for US-based S3 :(

S3 is certainly a great piece of hardware, but it has its downsides: no Wolfson DAC, no low-power LTE chip (these are still in development), pentile screen. Still, I would have gone for it if it was not for the lack of LTE deployment by Sprint and VZW shutting down its 2x data promo prior to launch.
[Epic 4G General] :
It's not in stone that voodoo won't come to the U.S variants. Supercurio is working on it
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Depending on what chip it might be a lost cause like it was for the gnex.

Sent From My Sprint Galaxy Nexus
[Epic 4G General] :
The chip that is being used is the same that's used in the EvoLte/One S.
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
Well all depends on whether not Supercurio can load the needed drivers and make thing work otherwise it will be an infinite work in process or just voodoo louder like the epic touch. That's too bad.

Sent From My Sprint Galaxy Nexus
[Epic 4G General] :
I just hope he get it working, I paid for voodoo and I'll miss it when I get my Sgs3 next week. :(
[Epic 4G General] ÜBER™:
To be honest I compared my gnex to my epic the other day. Absolutely no difference. Same headphones same song no presets no equalizer just one with voodoo and one without.

Sent From My Sprint Galaxy Nexus
[Epic 4G General] darkierawr:
Plus I'm pretty sure if you use the paid application it gives you voodoo.

Remember the GB leaks? Is that still a thing?
[Epic 4G General] Bluerai:
I just wish I could do USB audio out and connect to my real external DAC if I wanted to get some quality..

No low power LTE chip is sad.. But you can always play that game from what I've found. Need to draw the line somewhere.
[Epic 4G General] flastnoles11:
Drivers still need to be compatible with the phone... which the gs3 may not be
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
It's been tested and doesn't work. The dac is the same as what's in the one s and evolte and reviewers say its the best dac available. There are threads in the gs3 forum regarding this topic if you want to read up more.
[Epic 4G General] Killasmoke:
The galaxy s3 is a really great phone but I'm holding on to my Nexus S4G until I see what the new Nexus device look like later on this year also Google will be updating the Nexus to jellybean ota mid July so jellybean on my Nexus S4G will hold me over for 6 months or so! ;)

° N€×U$ $⁴G °
[Epic 4G General] tazfanatic:
I will wait to see what the Nexus brings but at this moment I am leaning on the GS3. My upgrade isn't till December.
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
I'm betting the GSM variants will get JellyBean around the July timeframe, but since you're a CDMA guy, you won't get it until more like Oct/Nov.
[Epic 4G General] dohturdima:
To be honest, Wolfson DAC is not a dealbreaker for me. I think I killed my hearing a bit from too much clubbing in years past anyway... As for low-power LTE, yeah the latest and greatest is always around the corner. Can always carry an extra battery, and turn LTE off when not in use. Of much more concern is how and when Sprint will flip the switch... until then, pays to stay out of contract and possibly benefit from best of both worlds when LTE and low-power chips finally drop (crystal-ball estimate October - December)
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
I'd love to see a good Nexus phone from Motorola to be honest. They have good radios, good build quality among other things. I think their 'look' is a bit suspect sometimes with their corners, but Blur has always been their major downfall. That and locked bootloaders of course.

However, with the rumor of multiple Nexii coming around Thanksgiving, I could see Moto being one of them without question. And I don't really think they would lock the bootloader on a Nexus device...right?
[Epic 4G General] jnadke:
Huh?

Not sure what you're smoking. The 8960 has LTE built into the main processor. It certainly is low power.

With the AT&T OneX, AnandTech got 5 hours of web browsing on the 8960 with LTE. That's as much as the RAZR MAXX with a 3000mAh battery.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5779/htc-one-x-for-att-review/3
[Epic 4G General] XxLostSoulxX:
3300mAh to be exact
[Epic 4G General] dohturdima:
I stand corrected - you're right, low power LTE is already here with S4 :o
[Epic 4G General] Fire n mage:
I'm gettin the Gnex from verizon, stratosphere has no development community, droid 4 sucks, so I'll just get pure android
[Epic 4G General] Comando156:
3rd day with the galaxy s iii after my epic.... And this thing is smooth. It just never laggs.... It's crazy what 2gigs of ram does. And it's so thin....
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
Upgrade Question

So I'm getting the GSIII tomorrow, and obviously I will be switching my phone number and stuff like that. My only question is will I have to revert my Epic back to a stock rom or can I leave it on AOKP?
[Epic 4G General] Speedin07si:
Are you selling it back to sprint? or handing it to them to transfer numbers and pictures?

If so it'd be wise to spend 5 min with the friendly odin.

If not i wouldn't worry about it. I know I'm keeping mine just as a tinker toy and as a back up phone.

Sent from My Epic Ice Cream Sandwich With Sprinkles!!!
[Epic 4G General] flastnoles11:
Hmmm just heard that you can't move apps to sd on the gs3.... that may be a bit of a deal breaker for many.... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1672507 bummer............
[Epic 4G General] Jbluna:
check out this peice of sh-I mean sexy beast

eat your heart out epic
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
There will be a ton of space for apps on the phone memory.
[Epic 4G General] dbpaddler:
Exactly. 16gb minimum of onboard storage. Don't see the issue.
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
Well I'm doing it at best buy and all I want them to do is transfer my number. Odin really isn't available to me atm, so if I were forced to, would you recommend flashing to a stock rom or do you think it'd be fine?

Sent from my Samsung Epic using AOKP!
[Epic 4G General] Jbluna:
You could use root apps like rom toolbox
[Epic 4G General] :
You could find that kexec update zip to flash your phone to stock while they do there thing. Or I remember there was a stock lose all root zip for people who couldn't odin back to stock
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
Yeah ik. The question is whether or not I really have to? I mean to be safe I'll flash a rom like Clean GB that has dialer codes if they need to use those but do I really have to?

Sent from my Samsung Epic using AOKP!
[Epic 4G General] :
It depends on the bestbuy.
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
Well come to think of it, they probably wouldn't need to. I don't ever remember having to give them my old phone to transfer the number, and I remember when I tried to get rid of the phantom voicemail, Sprint accidentally disabled my 3G Network while I was on CM9. So if they have the power to do that, I doubt I'd need a stock rom.
[Epic 4G General] :
If it's only to change your number then i doubt that they'll need you to be in stock as well.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
I'm ordering my S3 either after 12 tonight, or tomorrow(hopefully) and I'm going to odin back to stock as soon as I get it, then activate my S3. But that's only because I'm giving my mom my epic for her line.

I don't think its necessary though, I'm just being stupidly precautious lol

~E.R.A.
[Epic 4G General] sonarchist:
You can 'swap' the Epic then activate the SGSIII yourself by going online to sprint.com/activate + follow the instructions there...........personally, I would leave the custom ROM on the Epic so that the massive stock bloat doesn't overwhelm your Mom........JK :)

You have to turn off the device anyway; the swap fr my Epic went fine. :)

But I understand your concern, it's your comfort level.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Hrmm, I'll wait till later "today" ie Sunday, but the site is showing Out of Stock on 32GB...and radioshack only has 16GB available....does buying a phone through a sprint store still require mail-in rebates?

If only we had a bestbuy...
[Epic 4G General] christiantailor:
finally get to upgrade tomorrow. suggestions?
[Epic 4G General] Jbluna:
damn, you're just in time. the galaxy s III is just now officially available for purchase.

Guess it's your lucky day :P
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
You don't even technically need the phone to upgrade. They only need the ESN number and they deactivate it on the computer. No dialer codes are needed. They shut off your phone, pull the battery and everything they need is there. It sounded like you meant you were trading it in.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Mehh, couldn't get the phone today....bills came out and snatched away that virtual money right before my eyes. And it being Sunday means no way to add more funds. Boo.
[Epic 4G General] Speedin07si:
I'm in the same boat. I even went and played w/ the displaly models lol.

Sent from My Epic Ice Cream Sandwich With Sprinkles!!!
[Epic 4G General] xjayman:
Not sure if it's been mentioned or not but with the gs3 you can use data and/or tether while on an active call. My dad just pick his up today and it is sweet .
[Epic 4G General] DroidApprentice:
Is this while using LTE/Wifi only, or have Sprint somehow come out with a new CDMA version in the phone which allows this?
[Epic 4G General] :
All the new Lte sprint phones are going be able to this
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Works with 3G.
[Epic 4G General] xjayman:
Yes confirmed to work with 3g
[Epic 4G General] Killasmoke:
Can't wait to get jellybean on my N€×U$ $⁴G I was thinking of getting the Galaxy S3 but nah if it ain't a pure Google device I don't want it so I'm waiting for this years Nexus with Android version Krispy Treat or Key lime pie I had a Epic 4G gave to moms like Samsung GALAXY but Nexus are where its at if your into best software timely updates easy to root its a developers phone if that not on top of your list then others phones are really nice too!

° N€×U$ $⁴G °
[Epic 4G General] mooshubob:
Wait, this year's Nexus will probably still ship with JB, not the new version (no way they'd roll out a new OS ('5.0') just months after JB's release..)

That being said, I hope it's a nice hardware upgrade - the Epic is getting a bit dated x.x
[Epic 4G General] DroidApprentice:
ANY market? Wow. How is that possible? An extra radio or something?

Sadly price and contract and no LTE here mean I won't be enjoying this feature any time soon.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Its called SVDO if you'd like to look it up.

~E.R.A.
[Epic 4G General] Killasmoke:
Year 2010 Android 2.1, 2.2 & 2.3 three different version in one year! if they do come out with new version late this year or early next could be 4.2 or 4.5 or just a new version # of jellybean time will tell!

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[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Actually, Eclair was 2009. 2.1 was an extension of 2.0, so therefore not a full release.

2.0, 2.1 Eclair	October 26, 2009

2.2 Froyo	May 20, 2010

2.3.x Gingerbread	December 6, 2010

Technicalities aside, I doubt there will be another release this year. By December, most devices will just be starting to come out with JB. Although, Google is considering the Galaxy Nexus to be its 4.1 flagship device, so if another Nexus phone does come out this year, they might just release a new update.
[Epic 4G General] omair2005:
eclair left and took battery life with it
[Epic 4G General] BubZX:
Might be ditching sprint this evening and going to at&t so I can get a gs3. Don't feel like waiting till september to upgrade and at&t is pretty good in my area
[Epic 4G General] Speedin07si:
Go to a corporate sprint store and ask about about their early upgrade program. I went in last week and was told if i felt like paying $50 early upgrade fee i could upgrade. My upgrade is in aug.

So your fee may be higher. But they still have that program.

Sent from My Epic Ice Cream Sandwich With Sprinkles!!!
[Epic 4G General] BubZX:
Thanks I'm gonna have to give that a try
[Epic 4G General] amateurhack:
After seeing some of the stuff on 4.1, I think I might go ahead and pick up the new Moto slider if it shows up on Sprint with 4.1.
[Epic 4G General] :
I don't it'll have 4.1
[Epic 4G General] amateurhack:
Yeah, we'll have to see. I'll be surprised for sure it it has it out the door, but maybe it will be on a short upgrade list.
[Epic 4G General] Ragnar:
Is the moto a nexus phone? Then why would it have JB on it? I imagine all the nexus phones will have it before any other android. No?

Sent from a phone...