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[Galaxy S III General] karate104:
Design is in fact the only negative thing I have to say about the S3. I don't mind the plastic feel, the non SAMOLED+ screen (it's HD, I know I won't tell the difference), the fact that it's quad-core or that it's the same awesome 8MP camera (again, more MP does not equal better). In fact, this phone, though only an incremental upgrade over SII, is pretty much everything I was looking for when I heard about the Galaxy Nexus; I was disappointed by the GNex's 5MP camera (needed one to replace my old 8MP point-and-shoot) and non-expandable memory, so I opted for AT&T's cheaper OG SII. The SIII fulfills everything I was initially looking for and adds more. I even like the bigger HD screen. What I don't like is the bigger housing. I think software buttons would have made this my really-want phone, simply because my SII is already a little cumbersome in my pocket with its case (I dare not take off that case, I'm too clumsy). Case is an essential for me regardless of which phone I buy, so as much as I want this phone, it's just too big for practicality for me.

....even then, if I had a contract upgrade (which I don't :/) and AT&T offers it later, so long as they don't royally screw the specs I would seriously consider it, because as I stated before, it's everything I was looking for when I bought my SII: large HD beautiful screen, fast processor, 1 GB ram, expandable memory, awesome camera (annoying shutter lag on SII, so I'm looking forward to SIII), and great battery life (which of course, remains to be seen).
[Galaxy S III General] syndragon:
no big things to worth the money, ill skip this gen

S2 does the trick for the next years
[Galaxy S III General] jonny68:
Indeed asides from the obvious quad core processor,etc the larger capacity battery is a massive plus, battery life is very important for me personally, it took me a good while and many many tweaks to achieve good battery life from my SGSII mostly by freezing all the Samsung bloatware in Titanium backup and ill most likely be doing the same with the Galaxy S3, 64GB of memory with the option of a 64GB Micro SD card too is superb.
[Galaxy S III General] welshandy2322:
Blue or white is that correct for phone colour
[Galaxy S III General] adampa1006:
I agree. And the design us just bad, I likes the more squarish design of the S2 much better.
[Galaxy S III General] nuwayman:
Man I hope they don't put a s4 in the USA version. I'm reading positive stuff about it but to me quad core is the future. And its exynos. Can't go wrong there. Love the ability to flash international roms on my i777 version of the s2. That's why I love the s2 so much. Much more support worldwide not just confined to certain country. The s3 is looking dam good to me.
[Galaxy S III General] AllGamer:
+1

aye!

i might stay with my SG Note and SGS2 for a little while longer

now i'm really glad i purchased that SG Note :D
[Galaxy S III General] ymcmbforever:
Its sexy as hell and has a quadcore makes it a deal for me
[Galaxy S III General] brian6685:
Yeah except it still might have bad battery life due to bigger screen and pixels. Maybe, maybe not. I'm interested to see how the battery life is.
[Galaxy S III General] tehh4ck3r:
They have to put in the S4, AFAIK the Exynos 4 Quad doesn't support LTE
[Galaxy S III General] jayharper08:
I will go ahead and give a blanket fair warning here. It's fine to disagree and even argue. I know, you know, we all know it's going to happen. But I will not tolerate any name calling and bashing each other. Not saying I have seen that already, but I know how these things usually turn out. Please don't disappoint me and turn this in to another "troll thread". Good day people. :D

P.S. I am hoping to get it also. :p
[Galaxy S III General] Daeva:
I like the design, the white is sexy!

As long as the reviews are good when it comes to battery life, and build construction is solid, I will be getting one for sure.

Also quite interested in seeing how good the Exynos quad CPU is, want to see it go against Tegra 3 and Krait.
[Galaxy S III General] awesome-member:
ditto

;)
[Galaxy S III General] jonny68:
OK cheers mate points taken onboard that is no problem, all im asking is that this thread remains for those of us who are positive about the Galaxy S3.

Thanks :)
[Galaxy S III General] jayharper08:
I'll be keeping an eye out. ;)

Remember to use the "report" button everyone, and let us deal with it and not get yourself in trouble. That's what we're here for.

Just want to start this section off right.......:D
[Galaxy S III General] shadow65781:
I'm on the fence between the Note, the galaxy nexus, and the S3. The large screen of the note really appeals to me. The price of the Nexus appeals to me. The awesomeness of the S3 appeals to me.
[Galaxy S III General] AllGamer:
if you own any other Samsung Galaxy family phone

you will always get the S3 software to work on them

specially here in XDA ;)

so if you already own any of the existing SGS2 or SG Note, then S3 is not really a big deal, all the cool stuff on the S3 is really on its software, nothing else
[Galaxy S III General] k4r70ng:
and those extra maH will go to all those extra pixels and overclocked gpu.....
[Galaxy S III General] shadow65781:
The screen being 4.8 vs 4.3 of the gs2, is a large (no pun intended) improvement imo, also its more future proof than the other phones I mentioned. Plus the big ass battery. Depending on the price of the international version, then there is the Nexus getting updates directory from Google, hmm.
[Galaxy S III General] rtimoff:
Well, great battery, nice screen, powerful gadget! Pure battery, that's why I sold my GNex, it's just killing me. S4 goes to my wife I think, and I definitely will buy GS3
[Galaxy S III General] Logseman:
It is a fabulous upgrade if you've kept your GalaxyS and didn't jump ship to the S2. I think that's the kind of people this phone is targeting. However, the screen is too big for a flagship phone on my view. Women should be able to use it, and I don't see many women using this bad boy comfortably.

Swypesation
[Galaxy S III General] :
So wheres the Negative thread? I'm joking... IMHO I'm not a Samsung fan, except the Nexus phones, I don't like the plasticky feel and touchwiz ( even though I was in the portal for porting it ) but I think Samsung have ruined ICS... And when I get mine, I cannot wait to put AOSP on. So I was at the launch even and I really like the features with the camera, the friend sharing and more, I love the upgrade from the SII as its a 4.8" unlike a 480x800 4.3in. So yeah, all is well... Also, I think it looks like a Galaxy mini...
[Galaxy S III General] htc fan89:
I'm interest how the new exynos processor will perform it should be a beast lol
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] eollie:
Fb posted this in his rom thread.

Now I trust FB and believe he will not give bad info. But there are new members answering questions and they keep telling people to use GR no matter what the problem is. Where a lot of problems can be fixed with fixing permissions or just reflashing after a wipe data/factory reset from CWM.

The reason Thomas made the GR was because people werent always wiping (that sounds bad out of context :D) between flashes.

It is always a good idea to wipe between flashes. That is what aroma does it pretty much makes flashing dummy proof. It will wipe things so even if you forget you dont have leftovers.

Gremlin Remover is still a very awesome tool. Its good for those times you cant seem to shake a bug. Or just want to start fresh from a stable working point.

IMHO Gremlin Remover was created for last resort to fix problems. With how Aroma works now that is even more the case. If you are having issues after wiping data/factory reset and reflashing then use Gremlin Remover to know everything was cleared out and try again.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] QUIETLYloud:
Some roms do not come with the latest version of aroma(vb), or any version for that matter... Perhaps that is why gr is suggested so much?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
I've been trying to push devs to use the latest aroma with their releases. Erik (who has quite a few roms in the development section) has already been doing this. I always use the latest aroma in vb-fb and a lot of the latest changes have come from seeing users' complaints/problems. There are still quite a few things I want to integrate into the installer which you'll see soon enough in vb-fb

Sent from my SGH-T959V
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] eollie:
FB and quiet I was going for a informative post so people will understand using GR everytime you have a problem isnt necessary. Its more of a last resort. Also its not needed everytime you want to flash a new rom.

I dont want to discount ANY thing thomas did in creating GR. It has saved my ass more tha once.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] chris31jct:
I agree with the use of GR when the process of flashing a ROM doesn't include the latest AROMA. Maybe for old ROM flashing GR is the best option to have fresh flash. Now that I have seen and compared the both I see there is no need for GRing the phone before every flash. Also, thomas.raines said that it was intended for when flashing different ROMs. Last, I think GR was created before Aroma so that must be taken into consideration if it is true.

GR has saved me too in MANY times and for me it is the easiest way to get a phone rooted, hacked and flash-ready.

Thanks for this eollie and FB for the clarification in his thread.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] 95Z28:
Its needed because people think its needed (or maybe because they just don't know what they're doing).

Ever since bhundven gave us a kernel with cwm 5, in which we can format system (weren't able to on this phone in cwm 3), I haven't even used my computer.

I've never used GR, and yet my phone gives me no problems whatsoever.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Shortbus-Driver:
I'd have to agree with that.

Every time I flash a rom I wipe data,cache,dalvik cache.

Format cache,data,system,and sometimes SD.

And then flash rom,although after doing all this I sometimes find I bootloop on the first flash so I reflash and all is great.

I'm sure I take more steps than necessary, but it puts me at rest.

I've found that no matter what rom I'm running......if I dont constantly play or surf....I average around 25 hrs on a battery with moderate use.

But that is rare for I'm always watching movies,music, and surfing....so I average about 8 hrs....so I have 4 batteries and an external charger.

And I've never experienced any ghosts,and or glitches
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] thomas.raines:
I guess i should update the op to say the 1 click is a last resort fix...lol

FB is right, the latest aroma should fix all the issues... Unless you have them in your data partition...then just to a factory rest and reinstall from titanium backup...

As for the parts of gr, since they are less destructive, you should perform those periodically (sdcard clean up and full power down)

Just like running disk clean up on your pc...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] 95Z28:
Don't misunderstand me Thomas, I'm in no way trying to discredit your work, I have no doubt your GR has helped people. Its a solid simplified guide to doing what I've done myself in the past. I'm just agreeing with eollie that's its recommended too often for simple problems that can probably be fixed without starting over.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] thomas.raines:
I completely understand and agree. You haven't offended me in any way. But you also have to remember, you have some people out there that have no idea what they are doing, so dropping the gr solution is the easiest and fastest solution. But if people would slow down and do some research, they would learn that there are better, less destructive ways of doing things...lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kawaiikari:
So I tried rooting my phone using the instructions at epic4touchroot and my phone got rooted.

I had the evil yellow triangle showing up so I looked at the threads here of how to remove it, I had also decided to unroot since my coverage for sprint has been terrible.

I put the phone in download mode and my computer does not recognize the device it won't even pop up on the computer at all- so flashing to normal with odin is a fail right now. I even tried several different USB cables

I thought maybe a USB jig could help but when I tried it out it took me to download mode but nothing happened.

I'm not sure what to do to at least get the phone sort of back to normal.

suggestions?:confused:

thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kobridge:
After you connect the usb between pc and phone, did you click the vol up button on your phone? That will make your phone start to communicate with your pc.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nibrwr:
You also need to install drivers for your PC. Google "kies windows drivers"
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Please post a link to the ROM you flashed to your phone that caused the problem initially and tell us what you tried to remove the yellow triangle also. Either one could be part of the issue.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Guessing he went here:

http://epic4gtouchroot.com

...which uses sfhub's EL29 instructions. Since he's got the triangle makes me think he got all the way through the Rogue CWM repack.

OP, please make sure you're using the original Sammy cable, turn USB debugging on and plug in. If it still doesn't show up right away check Device Manager and see if you see any unknown or error devices in there.

If the jig gets you to download mode then it's working on the phone end - just need to get the PC talking to it again.

To remove the triangle you may want to push an ODIN ICS build, use Triangle Away and then push the EL29 Odin OC. (Source)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
The website offers several alternatives, anything from ICS to GB based roms. Just wondering exactly which one.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kawaiikari:
I think it was the "updated" version, the zip to follow included Odin and Zedomax_kernel.

I also do have the latest kies version installed and it's not running at the time I try this and the phone is in debug mode

I've tried using my sammy cable and even a newer one from my friends S2 and it doesn't seem to do anything, I've pushed the volume up button and it's in the download screen it looks like the normal download screen it just says

"ODIN MODE

Product name: GT-i9100

Custom Binary Download: YES (1 counts)

Current Binary: Custom"

I've attached the zip file and I just had the tar file in the PDA slot.

I just did a root, i didn't install any ROM
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kawaiikari:
The phone doesn't even appear as an Unknown Device, it just ignores the fact that it's connected to it.

I had tried to use the Triangle away app but it won't download through the market since it's incompatible with my phone (which is odd)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Ok, I9100?

Go to your settings and about phone and let us know what the kernel version is please.

Edit: And Model number & hardware version too.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kawaiikari:
Model number: SPH-D710

Android Version: 2.3.6

Baseband Version: S:D710.10 S.EL29

Kernel version:

Hardware D710.10

Build number: GINGERBREAD.EL29
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Awesome. I wonder how you got the wrong model for Odin mode though? I hope someone else jumps in. I'll do a little research too.

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If you are using KIES, go ahead and uninstall it and install the full samsung driver suite from here:

http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c...342248/Sprint_d710_USB_Driver_v1_3_2360_0.exe

And try download mode again. You should plug your phone in after odin is already up. Have you backed up your stuff yet btw?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kawaiikari:
Oddly enough, it did used to have the model number from the download screen, but i did a factory reset and it switched back to original

I'm going to do as you said, i'll update with what happens
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
If none of that works, download and install mobile odin from here:

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=947041&d=1331745092

Also download to your phone this kernel:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57223406/StockACS5-EL26.tar

And flash it to the phone through mobile odin.

Edit: This is mobile odin lite, I think it will need to download additional tools when you first use it.

Just select Kernel, browse for it on your phone, then scroll down and select Flash.

The phone should reboot when it's done.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
I don't think he was using my instructions or he wouldn't have the yellow triangle. Except for very specialized builds, none of the stuff I put out would cause a yellow triangle nor increment the flash count. Even adding Rogue CWM through Auto Root would not produce a yellow triangle nor increment the flash count.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kawaiikari:
I'm thinking I was just a tad bit careless, It would figure that I'd mess up my personal phone but I do just fine doing it to other people's phone.

btw I'm not a he :p

UPDATE:

I uninstalled Kies and installed the phone driver and I did as you said but my phone was still not recognized during Download mode.

Right now i'm waiting for my phone to charge a bit so that I can try flashing the kernel through mobile odin.

thanks for dealing with me :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
It doesn't sound like anything you've done would have caused your phone to be not recognized by the computer. Usually only flashing an intl rom would do that.

You might want to try cleaning out your usb port using keyboard compressed air and more tries at different computers, cables, etc.

If your phone just won't connect, your other option is if you are still rooted. If so, you can eventually get some ROMs flashed. Just make sure nothing you do causes you to lose root, as you probably won't be able to get it back without your USB port functioning. Mobile ODIN requires existing root, so don't lose it if you still have it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Is it the kernel he flashed that is affecting his download mode, odin and also showing the wrong phone info in download mode?

Most of all, will flashing a new kernel resolve the issue?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Kernel is not involved in ODIN DL mode.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
LOL, I bet you're gonna see a lot of that. ;)

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Everything SFhub stated is correct. You should try another pc when the opportunity presents itself as well as his other suggestions to try to get the phone to connect to the pc.

Additionally, do not use usb extension cables and try a different usb port on your computer.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kawaiikari:
I guess I should put a pic of a bunny or myself and then I'll be thought of as a girl ;)

I got mobil Odin and i tried to get to download mode but my computer still does not recognize it.

my kernel version is now 2.6.35.7-SPH-D710.EL26-CL839620
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] megapimp:
I was helping a friend earlier today with sprint customer service on his s2. I asked the lady if she heard of the note and she said yes we are getting it may 12th. I said are u sure we are talking the same phone she said its 5.3 inches right and kind of like a tablet. I was shocked!!! So then with that said when we got transferred to data tech support I asked that rep the same question and she even said oh hell yes I can't wait to get rid of my s2 and get a note. So its hitting sprint this means it will be a flasher for boost ppl as all Samsung devices are all the same in regards to flashing from what I've seen. Awesome for sprint awesome for the unsure straight talkers on not so unlimited data....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mrokeefe:
Too bad sprint in San Diego fully blows!! Who cares if they have unlimited data...if you download all day everyday you'd still never hit 1g lol

Modded by MBOK
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lamou1nr:
Hspa+ > EVDO
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] megapimp:
I agree but when the lte comes we will be glad to be grandfathered
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] deathpulse:
Sweet! Soon as sprint get the note I am switching. Will save me about 100 bucks per month
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] pfer10:
Lol I paid my 4g... ah I mean smartphone $10 fee for over a year and no signs of 4g in my area. Now they start over on LTE? No way I was going to wait for that to come around.

Good news for Sprint users if this is true because it truly is the best phone out right now.
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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cabasse_tronic:
What does Hboot do??

Can i put the stock hboot on a custom rom??

what will the difference be between the two hboot??

i have a rooted, s-off htc desire with a revolutionary 3d 1.5 rom on it.. and the system has less memory then a stock 2.2 (stock aprox 220mb and this one 100mb)..
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bortak:
Try reading and you might find out. Simply going to my guide you would find this:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cabasse_tronic:
tell me how to get more ram free.. is this form the hboot or from the rom.. and another Q.. can i put a custom kernel on this rom (revolutionary 3d v1.5).. i want OC.. please help me.. I'm a n00b on this.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
Go read Bortak's guide or google search AlphaRev.nl and find out about it
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cabasse_tronic:
wasn't easier if you said yes from the hboot you get more ram or no you don't.. thanks anyway.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erklat:
I think you should learn computer 101, then, and only then, we might at least give a try indulging your laziness.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cabasse_tronic:
did I said i'm a n00b? what is wrong in asking questions?? i have read the alpharev but i don't understand.. and I was thinking you guys can help me get answers...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erklat:
Yeah, but then you said it would be easier to give yes or no answers, thus, expressing no wish to read his most useful guide and learn something in the process.

Even if I was willing to help, which I'm usually not when someone refuses to help themselves, I wouldn't be able to see what exactly you want as you can't tell the difference between ram and storage memory.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cabasse_tronic:
you have answered my question.. it isn't possible couse that is ROM not RAM..
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erklat:
Of course it is possible, but it would necessitate using roms more suited for hardware resources Desire has at hand.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
The dev of that rom states requirements A2SD+ version = stock hboot. or the data++ version = Bravo Hboot: CM7 R2/DATA++/BRAVO SENSE/N1 TABLE. so what ever version you flashed you must also flash the hboot for it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dfr867:
I have a multitude of questions regarding everything from the basic Android OS to themes to programming. I don't want to get into trouble here in this site because, well, to be honest, I've learned a great deal on here and I feel it's the best Android site on the net. I'd also like to take a minute and thank everyone that has taken the time to work or reply to messages not to mention those that are out there working long hours to bring incredible works to my EVO 4G.

Anyway...might be willing to do some donations for time. If I should go to a chatroom to look for this...a point in the right direction would be great. Any help would be great.

Thank you in advance and thank you for the site.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bennyboy78:
so what exactly are u asking?

apk-mutli tool is pretty useful as well as dsixdas kitchen linux is also helpful since android is kinda like linux since it is based off of it