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[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
it really is! I wish they had microsd slot in nexus or note 2 wasn't that big... s3 is such a perfect phone but death issue just can't be ignored!
[Galaxy S III General] saad2687:
Strange ..... but i got samsung battery kit so i never charge battery via phone :D but still we cant ignore this issue
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Cool! how much for and where from?
[Galaxy S III General] iArmghan:
Any body knows a best place to buy casing or other S3 accessories in Pakistan? Any online shop ?
[Galaxy S III General] farrukh494:
Go to any big mobile market in your city. Get the Samsung flip cover and a screen protector.
[Galaxy S III General] saad2687:
Brother i got it from uk via a cousin and the price was 30 pounds .... battery kit is extremely handy accessory

Brother u can try qmart.pk

And ishopping.pk
[Galaxy S III General] tariqsdk:
Well the Good thing is that you keep the "Dabba " as apparently it's more important in local market than the phone... ®©
[Galaxy S III General] insomnia:
lol @ dabba :D
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
lol yeah the imei matched dabba... :D
[Galaxy S III General] drraptor:
Imei dabbas are being manufactured in Karachi just for Rs 200
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Whaaaaaaat? Are you serious? How do you know this?
[Galaxy S III General] drraptor:
Yes check pakgamers thread on this. It was also shown on geo Fir
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Damn. That sucks.

Do you know where these boxes go and who sells these phones with fake boxes?
[Galaxy S III General] drraptor:
Details can be found in Pakgamers thread. Even you can order this box.
[Galaxy S III General] salmanghiyas:
Correct ... thats true :)

There are thousand solutions to a problem ... The Question is ... How far are you willing to go ...

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[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
So, all S3s here are alive so far? :p
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Yuuuuuuup. I think it was the initial few batches that had this problem. None of the latest models are showing any signs of being comatose. :p

But, then again, we may not have had enough time to test them out! :cyclops:
[Galaxy S III General] saad2687:
In order to get this thread going. All of you plz share/post how much usage time your battery gives on a single charge ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Sc0rp10:
Camera seems decent to me after 2 days of use. It's definitely better than S2 considering that bboth are 8 megapixel. And the zero shutter lag claim by Samsung is true. I haven't tested it much in the dark but whatever I've done suggests that it's a decent sensor.
[Galaxy S III General] n70shan:
ok thanks i wish nokia n8 was an android phone :(
[Galaxy S III General] khanzoy:
i have got Galaxy S3 from peshawar the only Few user have got s3 in whole pakistan :D we r the 1st ones ahahahh u ppl wait for june
[Galaxy S III General] emahmood87:
Hi can anyone check one thing out for me. Download Paint Pro its free and open a black background which covers whole the screen and then go in a dark room.... Can u tell me if there are any black blotches on screen example the screen will be in two tones of black or is it perfect black... this was an issue with two sgs2 which i had and also with galaxy nexus... The resaon its an issue because when u r browsing the web say late at night with screen filter enabled u can actually see the black blotches....thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
price, and hows the experience so far?

Sent from s2
[Galaxy S III General] Kashif313:
SGS 3 will be available for 62000 on 31 May with M&P or Teletec warranty.
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Yeah right, start giving your ads on Geo tv "We are the first ones with S3 that will flood the market in not even 10 days from now".

President may announce pride of performance award for you as well. :cool:
[Galaxy S III General] Sc0rp10:
yea I noticed a couple of black spots here and there when I used a screen test app a couple of days ago but they are only visible when its really dark around and the screen is completely black. im not sure if its a device specific issue or an amoled issue. but apart from this all other colors appear perfect.
[Galaxy S III General] emahmood87:
thanks mate .. it seems that all amoleds have this issue.. i suppose i will just have to check thoroughly before i buy when i get the money next week :)
[Galaxy S III General] n70shan:
i hope so!

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could u plz tell me about its camera performance especially at low light. i m much interested towards a better cam. thinking to buy htc one xl or galaxy s3 which ever has the best cam. any ideas?
[Galaxy S III General] kamirza:
Congratulations. If its blue then please let us know if the color at the back is ok or is developing white patches. Asking because 600000 units had to be called back.
[Galaxy S III General] faisman:
When is it officially coming to Lahore.... It was meant to be released on the 31st for 62k..have been calling around for the past two days...but the only reply is MAYBE sometime next week, Inshallah...
[Galaxy S III General] n70shan:
it is available in hafeez cntre in 62k teletec waranty and also available homeshopping.pk at 60k !! i have ordered mine from homeshopping!
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
So anyone else got this beast here in Pakistan? :D
[Galaxy S III General] TheFaixy:
lost my s2 going to buy it are there any variants that i should be aware of like the s2-g model and pebble blue available in lahore an for how much?
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
i got it for 58k with teletec warranty, the phone is much much better than s2.. i am enjoying it. Between, the price of new has raised due to shortage
[Galaxy S III General] n70shan:
happy to see that some one posted in this thread. let this thread not die. wake up Pakistani'ss :)
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
congrats bro. which color you got? and any issues you encountered?

I am going to buy next week.
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
yup right bro :)

have you got yours? share your experience of dealing with homeshopping and their product.
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
I bought it in white, many positive things so far, i love bigger screen, better camer,notification led, better battery, smart stay, motion gestures. The only disappointing thing is low ram which sometimes slows down the phone,, overall i will give it 9/10
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Well, no need to worry about the thread. I'm always here. :p

I get around 4 hours of screen-on time. That's the maximum I have been able to get recently. Not very good battery life, I suppose. I don't even use and mobile data. I can get through a full day's usage normally. These days, it's been half a day due to my excessive gaming. :o
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
The main problem is that there is no way to identify those first first batches. And may be latest models aren't showing signs because they are still not 6 months old. :p Anyway this is one scary situation.

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I also get max 4hrs screen on time with battery lasting 1 day. note 2's battery timing makes my mouth watery :D
[Galaxy S III General] saad2687:
4 hours of screen time is nothing brother's u should try another rom or kernel ... on average i got 7 hrs screen on time with 1 hour of voice calls/viber
[Galaxy S III General] omizzz:
Hello to Pakistan.... I miss my home country. <3
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Hello, hello! What do you miss? Karahis, biryanis, BBQ... :laugh:
[Galaxy S III General] naveediftikhar:
maybe all the firing and target killings :P...but lets not make xda a political forum shall we..so ppl with opinions contradicting mine..STAY AWAY :P
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Any idea at what rate used s3 with warranty is going in Lahore?
[Galaxy S III General] iArmghan:
45-46k with 8 to 10mnth wrnty
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Have you sold yours?
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Just joined this forum so salam and hi everyone! I'm here to share my experience of our beloved (device) sgs3 and might help out anyone regarding any rom or any hrd or sof bricks.

So guys tc Stay safe and healthy :)
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Let me know what you guys think about my sgs3 battery life performance!

Also just to let you guys know that neither I don't do any under /over volting nor any over clocking so...

Let's bring it on ;)
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Just try to return it from where you bought it :p
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
W/A and welcome! :)

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? How are you getting 5.5 hours of screen on time? I can barely reach 4 hours of screen on time!
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
dont act like your arent impress!!;) hit the thanks button! :p

its a rom mate that's it nothing much, where from you bought sgs3!!!??? I may suggest you somethings to get the same results as mine if you want to!!?? anyways 2100mAh battery which is enough to run a day and I dont think it can die in 4 hours (unless you're a hardcore user) or at least i never experienced.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Haha. I'll hit the thanks button if you help me out. That's my policy. :p Anyhow, I bought mine from HomeShopping. I'm on stock ELL5 (the German VD 2 ROM). So, enlighten me on how to get the best battery life out of my phone. :)
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Aye..!! So do you want me to send you pm or should i just type here...??:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
The more you type here the more you gonna get thanks buttons pressed for you. :p
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Yes you're absolutely right .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1834915

Just try this ROM its a dyammm great ROM its all about dark and oh yeah!! Remember to select latest modem and siyah kernel OK!!! Apart from that nothing else!! Have a same results as mine..!!

Enjoy and stay safe and healthy.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
There you go! You've received a thanks! :p
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Thanks mean thanks:D
[Galaxy S III General] salmanghiyas:
Currently im on DarkyROM v7.0 .. its the stablest and smoothest ROM ive ever seen .. will check ur suggested rom tomorrow
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Well see if you think v7 is stable enough think how 10.1will be!! You have seen my results I've posted earlier.. Choice is yours!!
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Ultimate rom 7.1

Persues kernel.

Thats all!
[Galaxy S III General] saad2687:
My battery stats

Foxhound 1.6
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Niccccceeeeee...!! :thumbup:

But you see I could get batter than you as my results are based on continues wifi on where as your blue line says your wifi had several intervals.. Right!
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Wow. I'm thoroughly impressed. Don't you guys play games, though? That'll decrease your screen on time by a lot!
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
I see no applications being used above! :p

Try gaming for 15-30 minutes while using all those applications that you described. Then, I'll be a believer! :D
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Mate I'm not here to make anyone believe me! The screen time above explained it and as I like to stay honest with instead of fooling around ppl, If you can come and visit me I'll definitely prove you this :)

Anyways can someone show me better than this on a single charge..!? :cool:
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Hahaha. Fair enough, man! Good answer! :)

I can't get anywhere near such levels of awesome battery life! :p
[Galaxy S III General] saad2687:
Yess u r right but my network data is always on if i m not connected to wifi and i have noticed that using the phone with data turned on consumes more power then wifi
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
:) thanks!

Try kryten rom he is awesome (ultima rom v7.1) thats the solutions of everything believe me! And I really can't understand those ppl who enjoy giving battery life tips! Its ok but... Use the smart phone as it designed to use rather than under /over clocking each and everything.

Sgs 3 is a beast along this I'll stop here and just let me know if you required any help okay!

Stay safe and healthy!
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Is Pakistan forum are on vacations? :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] farrukhna:
lol .. i think so too. .. probably its too cold to type even :p

btw, anyone know when pakistanis will be getting 4.1.2 ?:crying:
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
People never respond here. :p I think Samydroid (forgive me if I've got the name wrong) wants to buy a Note 2. :p

I don't think they'll get it any time soon. So, just go ahead and flash the German ROM.
[Galaxy S III General] farrukhna:
and arranty wont get voided i guess .. rght?
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Yes, it will be void. :angel:
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
I did want to but after reading the latest rumor that s4 will have spen, I have dropped the plan to switch to note 2 and started praying that my s3 doesnt die before s4 launch. :p
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Wow! just one line was enough to wake up you guys! :thumbup:

Well its sure that s4 gonna rock out every smart phone in 2013 but I won't be buying until its price drops down to 2000riyal. :)

Larkon keep the forum alive!!
[Galaxy S III General] farrukh494:
When is 4.1.2 getting released?
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
what are you talking about!!!!????

its already released !!!!!

off course in germany :p
[Galaxy S III General] drraptor:
S3 is still selling for 2000 riyals
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Where ??in Saudi Arabia!!!???
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
By the way, where do you guys sell your phones? Online websites or mobile markets like hafeez centre etc.?
[Galaxy S III General] drraptor:
Obviously
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Mate the real price of sgs 3 here in jeddah is 1800 riyal and lets say you bought it for 2000 riyal so whatever you paid on top of that (1800) amount is either gift voucher or any accessories cost.

And if you live in jeddah you may know the used sgs3 cost more or less 1750 from falestine street.
[Galaxy S III General] drraptor:
Riyadh, jarir :mad:
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
I've tried OLX but only ridiculous people answer the ads. When I was selling my S1, I asked for Rs. 22k. People phoned and asked me what the minimum price I was willing to sell it for. I said Rs. 20k. They said it's too much. Get the price down to Rs. 17k because our budget is Rs. 15k.

I wanted to punch those people in the face... :mad:

So, Hafeez Center is the only place to sell things.
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Omg seriously! Hahaha.. Man all thanks to so called "democracy" its really seems to strengthen the purchasing power of Pakistani live in Pakistan :mad:
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
:rolleyes::thumbup::cool:
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Thats true. I also faced similar situations while selling my gio and s2. I told some of them who contacted that my price is higher because it has official Samsung warranty and they replied "bhai price zyada he, hume warranty nahi chahiye". :banghead: :D

How much you sold your s1 for in hafeez center?

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Great! :thumbup:
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Well, some people are just... silly! :silly:

Geeeeeeeez. You're getting 2.5 hours more than me. :eek:

I had to sell it for Rs. 17,500. That was the best price I was offered. Oh, there was this alley in Hafeez Center where all the shopkeepers were mentally retarded. I showed my Galaxy S (in perfect condition with the box and full accessories) and the guy said, "I'll pay you Rs. 7k". I looked at his stupid head and left the shop without another word. The next shop offered me Rs. 12k. I wanted to punch that guy, too. That's just so retarded when the entire Hafeez Center was offering at least Rs. 15.5k.
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
That's one thing because of which I take the pain to face stupid offers from online websites. Somehow, I do find a reasonable buyers who buys at OK price. Shopkeepers, especially "khokka" type shopkeepers, are never serious in buying phones. Only big shops tend to give serious offers. The only set I sold in market was iPhone 4s. Initially a few khokkas offered 24-26k for that. But later I found a big shop which offered 32k. They actually make a cut for their profits from our pockets to later sell the phone at market price.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
They were offering Rs. 24k-26k for an iPhone 4S? Crazy!!! I'm glad you searched some more. I wanted to sell my friend's locked iPhone 4 in Hafeez Center. Most were offering Rs. 15k-17k. One shop offered Rs. 24k. Sometimes, the extra search is worth all the effort! :)
[Galaxy S III General] wajiman:
Lol. It happened same with my iphone 4

sent from heaven using Galaxy S3
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
One my friend just bought s3 for rupees 10000!! Yes you heard it right, the shopkeeper said he'll give three days for to test, if he Finds the set is not a original s3 he may return to him.. Wow! Yes off course it was "chori" set:thumbdown:

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Mate you may get same results if you try the rom I suggested you earlier,

Btw which rom you are using currently!?
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Yes, I know. lol. I'm currently on stock 4.1.2 (the German ELL5). :)
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
That's true. Pakwheels and Pakgamers also have a huge user base. Posting ads there can get fetch some buyers as well. (No, I have no connection with these sites in any way. Used to be a moderator at pakwheels but not anymore). :p

Wow! I kept reading 10k as 100k until I read "chori" set lol. :laugh: Lucky your friend who found such a stupid shopkeeper. Could've sold it for 30k. :p
[Galaxy S III General] Xami:
anyone knows where to get Real Official cases for S3 other than Hafeez centre

nothing is official in there I've got my self a Xmart soft cover but its not that good
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
I was shown original flip cover (the one that replaces back cover) at Samsung IT Store, DHA when I was buying my S3. You may try your luck there. I too explored Hafeez Center but couldn't find anything good.
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Lolz! But that's not right Bro, Btw where is this hafeez centre located!?
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Near Liberty Chowk, Gulberg.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Duuuuuuuuuude, use Google Maps. Type in "hafeez center" and you'll be taken directly to it. I just tried it.
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
Regarding price, well sites like homeshopping and ishopping decrease the prices of new smartphones quite regularly bcz they are giving their own warranty, hence other users say that look price for new has slipped so reduce your price, both olx and whatmobile.com.pk are becoming ****

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy S III General] saad2687:
Its my personal experience that singapore plaza in rawalpindi is much better place to buy and sell then hafeez center ... there is a shop in singapore plaza named fone junction there rates and dealing is always very good

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Stand by time is awesome almost 2 days ... What Rom and kernel ??
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Ultima v7.1 with persues kernel 29.1 though the version v7.2.2 has been released but the results I'd on v7.1 is impressive! Hit thanks if my posts help you. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] saad2687:
Yea m using 7.2.2 with perseus but its not that good ... do u use your fon with power saving on ??
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Yes as I mentioned earlier the experience and results are quite satisfactory, smooth and stable on v7.1 so download that you won't regret trust me! Currently I'm testing cm10 revolt and soon according the Dev of this rom going to release jb 4.2 in couples of days

, but I know I'll return back to ultima v7.1 in my opinion custom roms are better so lets see..

Finger cross! :)

Edit : yes off course I do use power saving mode normally (only cpu power and background color ticked) but when you say do I play n.o. V. A while power saving on! I would say hell no:cool:
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
Its been 3 years now that I am buyimg phones from waqas, the owner of phone junction, the guy is great, very cooperative, he knows how to do business, I always recommend everyone to him.

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy S III General] saad2687:
Brother i also tried so many different roms and kernels but according to me if u want great battery life then there is no comparison between fox hound 1.6 and phenomenal medium 4 kernel and if u love both type of roms i mean sammy and aosp then y dont u go for dual booting with siyah u can use both roms at the same time .... i always use dual booting when ever i get bored of tw based roms :D
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Hmm well first I don't use tw anymore it was attraction when I had newly s3 but now I do prefer nexus launcher over any launcher out there, second ultima is trying to close the gap between aosp and custom roms and you talk about fox hound! No doubt is a serious rom smooth and stable until I found out codecrom by DSA another aosp rom but had great experience with it then after while I gladly got what I've been seeking for! a lighting fast, smooth and stable the ultimate.

I am one of those who prefer to stay on one Rom for a while with keen observation rather than dual roms

And if your fox hound results can beat mine I'll certainly switch back to it :thumbup:
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
Anyone of you waiting for s4?

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
Indeed! :)
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Yes!!! :D
[Galaxy S III General] farrukhna:
hell yeahhhhhhhhhhh
[Galaxy S III General] saad2687:
I am waiting for two things s4 and game of thrones sooo anxiously :)
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
My android journey started as galaxy s1> s2> note 1> s3> and now I am using note 2. I am just in love with samsung galaxy series and desperately waiting for s4. I think it will have...

2.0ghz quad core

5 inch 441 ppi screen ( it will blow our eyes)

32gb builtin

13mp camera

2500mah battery

And ofcourse jelly bean, it can, t have key lime pie.

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy S III General] salmanghiyas:
I wud like to ammend 1 point of urs ...

That it would have atleast 3000mah battery ... since samsung has already announced 3000mah official battery for SGS3 .. so now i expect S4 to have 4000mah battery with those SUMO specs

What do u think guys ??

And just one off topic question ... how many of u here have Drippler for S3 installed ??
[Galaxy S III General] saad2687:
IN SHA ALLAH
[Galaxy S III General] iArmghan:
Sudden Death

any one in Pakistan faced sudden death issue with S3? this issues is hot topic of XDA now a days
[Galaxy S III General] salmanghiyas:
http://drippler.com/updates/share/s...suicide-any-time-sudden-death-mainboard-being
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
4000mah looks out of the box and looks impossible practically. When you increase the capacity of battery, it increases the size and weight of battery as we have seen in the case of extended batteries. So keeping in the race of slim and light weight mobiles, I don't think so Samsung will look to go beyond 3000mah. I have 3100mah on my note 2 and its more than enough for me. I can easily get 2 days battery with medium usage, 7-8 hrs screen on time.
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Hey guys, gotta gift my bro a phone other than s3. N2 is expensive, One x has battery issues, nexus not an option since he doesn't like aosp like me. So note 1 is the only option left. is it wise to buy note 1 for 49k (homeshopping) at this stage?
[Galaxy S III General] Blackbeard_:
I'm in Karachi. Got my S3 in November, manufacture date is from July 31 though so that places it right in the middle of the batch which seems to die early.

Has anyone received the new update OTA (over the air)?
[Galaxy S III General] intrudar:
If You mean by 4.2! Then NO

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I would say still S3 is the best option among those :D