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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brekec88:
I love the S2. Will not be getting the S3 though unless it really amazes me in hand (highly doubtful). When the S3 was announced I realized what really matters to me in a high end smartphone is screen and build quality. Pentile display?? You gotta be kidding me. I think the S2 display is better looking than the S3. Why would you skimp on display quality? That is literally the most distinctive and used aspect of any smartphone. Oh and also the build design look atrocious. 2011 = IPhone 4s vs S2 2012 = HTC One X vs IPhone 5 Welcome back HTC. Dont know what the hell happened to ya last year, back just in time though. This is all IMO exept S3 screen, it really does look like crap (fact).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Wizard Knight:
+1

Every review I've read puts the HTC one above the sgs3, even if only slightly. Coworker has the att version and its awesome. Think I'm going to hold off till the jelly bean phones though. I'm really happy with this phone and it runs ics great.

I'll see what the sgs4 looks like compared to what else is out next summer/fall.

plus, with lte still it its baby-stages, I don't want to give up my wimax phone yet. there's no 4g around my house but there is around work
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brekec88:
ya if I lived in a Wimax area I would be hesitant to give up a 4g phone as well. But I don't and Im taking sprints LTE roll out very lighty after the promises of 4g in are area for 2+ years and no delivery. On sprint s website they claim to have 4g in Omaha...but they do not have it anywhere here. Flat out liers! Thats why im jumping ship to At&t, I dont care about umlimited data, sprint will pull it once they roll out LTE everywhere. On a side note if you want out of a sprint contract etf free just flash a VZW prl and roam your ass off ;P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jamesey:
Sgs3 will be available on sprint by the summer. To sucker in the upgrades. In the winter (Q4) before x-mas is when Samsung unveils new quadcore lte on their new flagship nexus phone. Yes, it will have jelly bean out of the box. Sprint will get it as will verizon & at&t. I will be visiting some of you in the sgs3 forum to see how your jelly bean leaks are panning out!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brekec88:
To bad the nexus has always been almost the exact same thing as the S models. Wishful thinking though. Dont get me wrong that would be tight but I HIGHLY doubt it. hopefully sprint wont get it 3 months before the S4 drops like last nexus and the s3
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Crucifixion:
I would hope it's not 2 Ghz or quad core. Like a cell phone needs either of those right now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brekec88:
True that, they need to step up screen display, build design and build quality/materials before anything IMO b/c thats all that really needs to be improved ATM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] E43JAP:
Should be out sometime in June. DoCoMo releases new toys twice a year, Juneish and Decemberish. Hehehe

The "older" toys get Android 4.0.4 ICS mid July. My S2 just gets tastier and tastier. LOL Can't wait for the S3!

The behemoth cometh! ＼(^o^)／..... m(__)m ..... ＼(^o^)／..... m(__)m ..... [ We're not worthy!, We're not worthy! ] LMAO
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] emalave32:
This is what sucks about cellphones. When you finally get the best phone, theres always talk of something better, leaving you screaming, whhhhhyyyyyyy?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] djent:
GS3 looks too much like a large Instinct... don't like the blue or how rounded it is.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] E43JAP:
Whhhhyyyyyyy?!? hehehe:confused:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] manny1983nyc:
I think i maid the mistake of trying to go back to my og evo roots and get the evo lte and because of this customs thing this is just ridiculous my wife has had her evo for a week cause sprint only gave pre orders from sprint theres and wirefly still cant tell me when this phone is coming,im giving this till friday if they give me the same sorry ass customer service im just going to cancel and wait for the gs3 my s2 is still respectable,all excitement i had for the evo lte has turned to just being annoyed every time i think of it.I cant believe apple is aloud to do this kind of thing,anyone with android should be upset that they can hold these phones tech and software back from there full potential due to fear of being sued or just nonsense that went on and still going on with this phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] auau465121:
This video made up my mind on what phone I'm getting these features need to be talked about more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=555s1DbicfY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Sent from my GS2 the next big thing
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dalmus:
All that "nature" talk at the beginning was annoying. Clearly pandering to hippies, tree-huggers, and global warming alarmists. :)

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The shape doesn't bother me... Its not really that much more rounded than the S2... I'm more worried about having the pentile screen.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ilostmypistons:
If the SIII has Exynos5(5250) I will most definitely be getting it. Gonna be some buyers remorse in the EVO LTE camp if the latest rumors are correct
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] someguyatx:
I have no plans to get a LTE capable phone until my next upgrade and GS2 is the bext wimax phone. In several months I'm moving to a city that just got wimax last year and wont get lte for a while.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] auau465121:
yes but the pop play feature at the 1:48 mark was tight :eek:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] E43JAP:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myboyfriendisageek.stickit
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] E43JAP:
That is "pop play", this is over browser

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myboyfriendisageek.airbrowser
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sol_671:
The shape reminds me of the galaxy nexus, but I find it less attractive, especially the back, reminds me of the old galaxy s, I don't like how the led flash and speakers are placed. Doesn't the back look a bit too empty?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tony763:
Waiting for the next Nexus phone... I'm tired of these stupid touchwiz/sense phones that takes forever for updates... The only thing that keeps me from keeping it is the great xda developers... I thank them for their hard work ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] aaronagis:
I am about here as well, or just waiting for the unknown... I just don't think that the EVO-LTE/GS3 are going to be the best, most powerful phones on sprint all year, so I am going to hold onto my upgrade and wait to see what comes out around the holidays, basically holding out for a true "next-gen" device.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] thegoodrat:
Exactly! No doubt we have an excellent group of devs around but I'm tired of false hopes waiting for ICS source. They work hard and Samsung has always had a bad rep for delayed updates.

Sticking it out, until then, the GS2 is still one of the best phones on the market!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kivlad:
I switched and sorta miss wimax... but hoping for lte by the end of 2012.

Love the zero shutter lag camera, beautiful screen and some of the software features (smart stay, lockscreen news) and I can already notice double the battery life, I can go 2 days without charging (face it GS2 didn't have such a good battery life especially with no ICS kernel source)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gtuansdiamm:
Epic touch was #1 for around half a year

If you consider the gnex to be better than the et4g than it was #1 for around a month on sprint
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Scubaasteve:
The s3's are catching on fire.

Lurking from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
If you mean selling like wildfire, then yes, you are right. If you are talking about the one isolated incident later proven to have been caused by proximity to microwave, http://www.droidmatters.com/news/in...i-caused-by-external-energy-source-microwave/, then that's hardly worth mentioning. Good to be aware of but not worth avoiding the phone over.

I made the switch but still have my E4GT and still in the deciding stage. Increased 3G signal (possibly due to better antennae/radio?) will probably be what eventually finds me using the SG3 as my primary, but both phones are amazing and, honestly, you can't go wrong with either.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dark_Knight2:
Lmfao. No they are not catching on fire or blowing up. That one reported incident was caused by the idiot irish dude dropping it in water then he decided to toss it into the microwave to attempt to evaperate the water. The microwave was the issue. And human stupidity. :thumbup::D:beer:

Sent From A Rotary Phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DEF3NDER:
He dropped it in water and then threw it in the microwave to dry it off??? FACEPALM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
Yeah and then lied about it in an attempt to scam the company out of a new phone. He had to go back and admit he'd lied after a full investigation, he's lucky Samsung didn't sue him. lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rwright64:
I picked up the GS3 yesterday and I gotta say it was worth it. I'm running the Blazer ROM and its just silky smooth and sooo fast!. I loved my e4gt but the GS3 is a much better phone to me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cp320703:
I have an upgrade to burn and went into sprint the other day to play with a gs3... I love the bigger/better screen but not enough to pull the trigger, and obvi not interested in the evo lte as HTC is super gay with their bootloaders... I'll be waiting to see what Sammy has in the way of a new nexus this winter or worst case just hold out for the gs4 in 10 months or so
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
I guess this is how I'm going to be using my first post for. ;)

I went to a Best Buy today and played around with a white GSIII and I wasn't very impressed.

In my hands, the phone felt very comfortable and light. The screen size was, of course, bigger but not that much bigger (which is a good thing for me). The new Super AMOLED was nice but didn't feel it was a huge upgrade to my current E4GT.

I have to say, however, that the phone felt smoother than my E4GT (loaded with Calkulin's v3.0 EL29 ROM) and everything was snappier and more fluid.

Overall, it is still a very nice phone but I definitely got the impression that the phone is more like a GS 2.5 rather than a "true" III. I would've been more impressed if the US GSIII was going to be like Korea's GSIII with the quad-core Exynos and 2GB of RAM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rgscowboys:
Bought the s3 for my wife today. Great phone but she cant get 4g until LTE is turned on. My S2 gets 4g now. That is big. I will get the S4 next year when LTE will be on.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] VeNuMuS:
For those of you who want a GS3 here's a fix.

1. Download this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.hellcat.droiddev.sgs2bootlogo

2. Change your boot logo to this.

3. Push GS3 bootanimation. Already sized to fit our screen. And your set. You have a GS3

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wildside84:
i'd much rather have the galaxy note 2 if it comes to sprint..sigh
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] VeNuMuS:
If its true that it will be a 5.5 inch ill pass. That's just way too much.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sling:
yep yep I'm running GS3 boot animation and TW3 on my ET.

It will hold me over till next Nexus
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hayabusa1300cc:
Funny people say they worry about the sgs3 pentile screen when they haven't even seen it. And if you have, you wouldn't say this. Haven't seen any ill effects from the screen, Motorola photon screen was assiduously horrible
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] regP:
played with my friends gs3 the other night. everything about that phone is gorgeous.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cob11341:
Agreed, I'm thinking of buying the international one and activate it by using AT&T's network. By some lucky deal I still have an unlimited data plan from my old iPhone 3G lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
I have no regrets over buying the SG3 nor do I feel it was money wasted and I'm still learning all the great things it can do.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] regP:
had it been out a week ago when my gs2 USB port broke Id own it now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Becoming:
Yes, and if you put fancy rims, a spoiler and a leather steering wheel cover on a Civic you'll obviously end up with a Porsche.

It is known.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] VeNuMuS:
This guy knows what I'm talking about. Thanks dude:thumbup::thumbup: what I'm trying to say is that the GS3 isn't a big upgrade. (To me) if you want to compare it to cars its like having an EX Civic (E4GT) and getting an EX-L Civic (GS3)

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Becoming:
I just don't understand all the disingenuous GS 2.5 posts. You go from people trying to justify their purchases to the polar opposite of people trying to justify not purchasing something.

It's really weird that people just inject so much emo feeling into what is overall a pretty straight forward thing.

Basically here: aside from the MUCH sharper looking screen no single thing about the phone is going to King Kong destroy the already great GS2. But, basically all the great things the GS2 does, the GS3 does faster, better, smoother and prettier while being more comfortable in the hand.

All those improvements for daily use add up to a huge and obvious improvement in the ease of use and experience overall.

It's really not a difficult thing to understand, though maybe I have a unique perspective because I own both phones and I don't have to justify a damn thing to anyone to make myself feel better.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] VeNuMuS:
I agree with you completely. I guess its peoples choice

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hrffd:
Our phone is still in the top 5 which is good enough for me. It's amazing, good dev community (besides all of you *****ing) and still great stuff coming. I have no need for a GS3 since it barely outperforms The Epic Touch. I won't be getting LTE in my area, **** I still use 3G unless I go to the north side 30 minutes away. I'd like 4G, and honestly, LTE is just a waste because 4G is all you need in terms of speed (sadly WiMax has ****ty coverage)

Sent from my SPH-L710.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mrbsb:
I find it amazing when ppl say it isn't a upgrade, when really its because they're not going to/don't have LTE coverage (Mines launch on the 15th, since they choose Dallas for one of the first markets. Yay!)....Lol suck it up guys, there's a reason one is named S2, and the other S3. Just because its not the upgrade you want, let everybody else be happy! Geesh! I'm upgrading to it in a few weeks and I'm not looking back!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
No use in paying 149 or more now when this minimal upgrade will be 50 or less in a month or two ( did you see how quickly the evolte dropped?) Sit back and enjoy some new coming ics roms on the old s2 and let the frontrunners solve all the problems. according to bgr "greatness skips a generation"..http://www.bgr.com/2012/06/20/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Becoming:
That's usually not a bad idea but there's really no widespread issues with the phone that I know of. Of course price drops and deals are always good things. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DCRocks:
I jumped on the Blue 32GB model as soon as I could. I have had nothing but endless issues with the ET4G, mostly failed GPS (had to get it replaced) and very poor signal strength.

But the number 1 reason I upgraded my Gf's Et4G to the SGS3 is the camera. 95% of what she does with her phone is take pics/vids and upload to FB, so the camera upgrade is a MAJOR selling point for me.

We can now leave the digital camera at home, and capture full 1080 vids, with pics from the vids at any point.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Alex1x:
Update: I've had the S2 since launch and evo3d for my wife. My wife broke her evo so perfect excuse to get the s3. I got her the s3 and she loves it. I set it up and been playing with it for almost 2 weeks. She offered to give me the s3 and I pass the s2 to her, well... I said since she loves it much, she can keep the s3.

Overall I think anyone coming from htc/ iphone etc... This phone is 100% worth it. But coming from s2,I'm holding out until end of this year or spring when I will be eligible for the upgrade.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
correct me if i am wrong but i thought there really was not much change in the camera between the 2 and the 3?:confused:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
In fact these guys say the s2 camera is just as good as the s3....http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Nokia-808-PureView-camera-comparison_id3071
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DataHawg:
If you are talking hardware, they might be the same, but the S3 camera software has burst mode and can take stills while shooting video. Can't do either of those things with the S2 camera
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mighty727:
Anyone know if the E4GT camera hardware is capable of burst mode if, say, the new S3 camera software were to be ported over? Or is the E4GT hardware simply not up for it, even if the software was there.

Thanks in advance for any insight...this is actually a major factor for me in determining whether to upgrade or not. If it is physically possible, then I am sure the great dev community for this phone will rock it eventually.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Becoming:
You also can't replicate the sharper screen, better (and louder) sound/speaker, amazing GPS and everything else.

But it doesn't matter. Those who have convinced themselves otherwise are not interested in any actual facts that don't support whatever conclusions they've already reached.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
Well you have convinced yourself and thats all that matters, so good for you. In reality it has nothing that sets it apart from other phones, it just fills the need to buy something new and in a few short months it will be just another phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
woody, did the SGSIII hurt your feelings at some point? You seem to have a real ax to grind against it. lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] VeNuMuS:
I think we should just let him think like he does Esoteric. Looks to me like he is going to stick to his opinion. Like I said before its peoples choice. You can't force your opinion on someone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
Oh I completely agree, I have both phones and I know my personal preference, he just seems to have such a vehement opposition to anyone talking up the SGSIII that it leaves me curious.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jamesey:
I couldn't agree more the s3 is definitely a more polished s2 just like the iPhone 4s is more refined then the iPhone 4. For those on 2 year contracts they need to skip the polished phones and go right to next generation phones. Ie. IPhone 4 to iPhone 5 or in our case we need to wait for Samsung to release next generation nexus to lead the line from Q4 2012 through Q3 2013. Don't get trigger happy kiddies next generation phones are only a few months away. Save those upgrades!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
I have to judge it by the reviews I read, many say it is only a minor upgrade. I have a good phone, I am waiting for the next great phone, not a phone that has 3 or 4 equals out there. The bar was set high with the s2, I'm hoping the s4 will be the next great phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
I would just for lte but I'd prefer the gnex
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jamesey:
The specs said all this way before release. It's a new toy and a minimal upgrade to the s2. Just enough to grab some kids before the nexus comes. Remember without the s3 there won't be people begging for new android upgrades.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
I probably will get an s3 or an evolte in the not too distant future when they are cheaper and when lte is live in my area, but neither is really an " Oh My Gawd!!!!" phone. A nice upgrade? I suppose, but if i have to hunt through all the small things that are better to see if they add up to make it worthwhile i guess i can wait a while. It will become a lot harder for people to justify upgrading for the $200 plus range when they are so close to the previous phone in features. If you have an upgrade to burn just wait until the price drops, it won't be long. If a person has time, go take a peek at the xda s3 section and see how many people are having problems. I know with any new device there will be issues, but you would think with the no major changes to the device it might have fewer problems. I'm not sure thats the case. I'm sure sammy will get them ironed out soon enough.

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....

Since you have an s3 can you tell us if there are more complaints in the s3 mega complaint thread than there were in the s2 forums? That would be important for people thinking about getting the device. Thanks...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1727052
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] swamp goblin:
Just picked mine up yesterday. I love it. I would say go for it, it is an awesome, thin, clean looking device.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
Well there you go i am convinced as well, as soon as i can i will get one too!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] searcher61:
Sounds like someone does not have an upgrade available and has sour grapes. I have both phones as well... while I loved the s2, I really love the s3. you can always wait for the next big phone but there will always be another coming along. I really like the NFC and how smooth it works. My wife loves it and thinks it looks really sleek. I have quit giving people phone advice ( I was one of the people all my friends would come to for advice before getting their phones). I think phones are getting to be a very personal thing to many people. So I think people need to make their own decisions. But I like it. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
The title of the the thread is s3 or not. Can anyone post a link from any reputable website that says this is a must have phone? All i can find are "This is a good phone but the onex is just as good "etc. If people are getting it and they like it that's great. To me the negatives from the reviews saying camera is same hardware as s2, gpu not greatly improved, display should have been better, siri knock off is weak, design of phone too close to s2, don't outweigh the positives. It's lte so obviously most people wont have 4g for at least 6 months, etc etc. It's a nice phone, enjoy it if you get it, I'm just answering the "not" side of the argument. As far as not having an upgrade this is sprint.... there are always ways around that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] misterzeno:
Next phone will be a Nexus...my two cents. The software runaround with the carriers and manufactures has gotten annoying.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DataHawg:
What in the Hell are you talking about? Don't be quoting me if your panties are in a bunch over what someone else said. Quote them next time.

I love the S3 and plan on getting one with my upgrade in September unless I decide to wait for the next Nexus phone. Haven't decided yet.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Becoming:
I was basically sort of adding on to what you'd said (hence the quoted portion), not putting you down.

Sorry if that wasn't clear.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ky0nkyon:
Is it confirmed that the next nexus well be made by Samsung?

My life for Aiur
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ky0nkyon:
It's been speculated that it won't be bigger because they'll shave off the Bezel for the increase in screen size.

My life for Aiur
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
If that Nexus is on Sprint then you are still going to find yourself waiting for updates. It's a Sprint thing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Becoming:
Well from skimming it, there seems to be quite a bit fewer complaints overall than most phones on launch and many of those are nitpick things. As with anything there were definitely some lemons, but as these things go it's been a very low problem launch for a smart phone (which is pretty impressive).

Mine's been flawless.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
wouldn't the nexus get it's updates sooner as it is a nexus, or does sprint still have the final say? After doing some reading it would appear a sprint or verizon nexus might be a poor choice.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DataHawg:
No biggie. I appreciate that.