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[Galaxy S III General] fadhelam2k:
I got the marble white few days ago. Here are the main advantages:

1. The phone looks sleek and fancy, unlike the other reviews where I read that it felt cheap. It doesnt feel cheap at all! Its light weight, and it feels just right.

2. The phone is INSANELY FAST. I dont need to explain this further, but make sure you take FULL advantage of the processor as IT WONT LET YO DOWN. Download Frontline Commando game as soon as you get it :P

3. Watching videos while browsing other apps is a big plus. However I believe it only works with media player, ie doesnt work with youtube (maybe a future update?)

4. Battery life is PERFECT. I spend the whole time trying to drain the battery, yet still 20% remains by the end of the day!

However some of the main disadvantages i found are:

1. The capacitive touch screen is just unpredictable. I believe even the frame of the phone is touch sensitive? It just annoys me because sometimes i end up clicking buttons on the side of the screen I didnt intend to press.

2. Some applications do crash often. I had to hard reset my phone because the phone icon had 1 missed call badge and wouldnt go! Also Goggle Drive just crashes ALL the time.

3. S voice is nowhere compared to Siri. It needs more time and development, just dont expect much.

4. Bloatware. I mean seriously, why am I asked to register to Dropbox during installation?

I believe those are the main points. Conclusion? You cant go wrong with the phone! A few updates and the phone is flawless! :D
[Galaxy S III General] jasweb:
You have to pry it open from the top (and yes it is a bit of a mission - the first time it feels like you will snap the back cover in 2!). But you do get used to it...

Nice that you don't need to remove the battery to swap the microSD card (although you need to remove the battery cover).

Some complain that you need to remove the cover to replace the microSD, but I think this is better than a flimsy "slot" cover that WILL break and cannot be replaced (happened on more than one Nokia I owned).
[Galaxy S III General] ShiroEd:
I'm not sure you guys are looking at the right thing.

Nowhere in those pictures can you see the front and the back at the same time. What you might be seeing is the side 'bezel' which is made from a completely different material and is a different colour (the silver thing on the white version)

I'm getting my blue one tomorrow and I'll take a photo of the back cover off the device so we can see the front and back at the same time.
[Galaxy S III General] cromejr:
dialing trouble

hi, guys, i know i saw some one asking about this somewhere, but i have seen so many forums/threads about the s3 that i just can't remember...

So here is my problem, i just got my s3 pebble blue today and i dont like how the phone pairs the digits when i dial them (ex 072 xxx xxx x) can i set it to pair them like 0721 xxx xxx ?

thanks in advance and i'm sorry if this has been asked...
[Galaxy S III General] ph0x:
Got my pebble blue this morning on Vodafone UK

For those wondering, back and front side by side:

h t t p://cs.vg/IMG_2689.jpg

Very very little difference unless you're holding it at a quite specific angle, and this I'd assume is mostly due to the "brushed aluminium" effect being more prominent on the front of the phone v.s. the back. The home button, however, certainly has a more pronounced purple hue to it.

Overall, finding it to be a brilliant bit of kit, only disappointments so far for me have been the lack-lustre implementation of Swype that comes pre-loaded and the "top of the screen slide" screen brightness adjustment no longer seeming to be present - obviously though, just minor software issues.

I'm just wondering how long the back is going to last scratch free, it's /very/ shiny...

I found removing the back cover to be quite a scary task at first, too; I find the best way is to use the slot to create a small gap at the top, and then pop the left and right "shoulder" clips out - it makes it a lot easier to remove the rest of it without quite so much force.
[Galaxy S III General] ShiroEd:
That, Sir, is a thing of beauty!

Very glad to see a side by side. I know what you mean about the scratches too BUT if it does scratch then it's really just a matter of getting a new back cover. One of the things I really love about a removable back cover. In face I've already started to hear about really neat after market replacements starting to trickle out. Chrome/Brushed Aluminium etc. :D

Thanks for the pic!
[Galaxy S III General] ph0x:
No problem! And yes, that's very true... I suppose it's a plus that the most scratch-prone part is the easiest to replace, hoping that the gorilla glass display lasts as well as it has on my SII (no protector or case since I got it in May, and not a scratch on it)
[Galaxy S III General] mercado79:
Wow. That looks beautiful. I was really starting to reconsider my choice of blue over white (pre-order), but you just settled that for me. Thank you! I really can't wait.
[Galaxy S III General] fzc:
got mine on Tuesday in pebble blue. I had reservations about screen and plastic design and battery if it would hold up the massive screen. I must say I'm impressed. I'm in love with the screen. and design just kinda grows on you. it feels good in hand with the round edges. I'm getting 5 hours of screen on time. but yeah you need to disable s-voice to get rid of home button lag and screen on time increases by 1 hour at least.
[Galaxy S III General] mal808:
Great to get all this info before committing to the phone, thanks everyone.

My contract is up in a months time and I think I'll be getting the S3, but I was just wondering if any former HTC users could rate Touchwiz when compared to Sense (I've only ever used HTC android phones)?

I'm sure it'll take a bit of getting used to on the change over, but what should I expect to be missing/improved?

thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] Mr_Twist:
I think disabling the s-voice feature helps on battery life its a shame not many reviewers mention that. I have only seen this being mentioned on one review only.
[Galaxy S III General] nl3181:
How to disable the S Voice ? I couldn't find the disable box on the setting...:confused:
[Galaxy S III General] P1n3apqlExpr3ss:
I've been using Sense for a while now, custom ROMs on the Incredible S then stock on the One X, moving to touchwiz I don't feel as if im missing out on anything. Sense is a cleaner OS but touchwiz gives you more options and tweaks

S voice > menu > settings > untick launch svoice
[Galaxy S III General] Richdog:
You quoted all of those pics just to ask how the battery life is? :rolleyes: Please remove the pics first to save the rest of us having to scroll down miles just to get past your quote! Forum netiquette really is dying a death nowadays... :(
[Galaxy S III General] nl3181:
Guys, how you resize the camera picture on S3 ?
[Galaxy S III General] Wekko306:
My previous (and first) Android phone was a HTC Desire HD, running the latest official Sense ROM. I liked Sense, but don't miss it at all. I'm not missing any features from Sense and totally dig the settings in the status bar (something which was on the second tab on my DHD).

Touchwizz on GS3 > Sense on DHD, in my opinion.
[Galaxy S III General] Shocky2:
I had to settle for the white version for obvious reasons but i'm enjoying the phone so far, performance and screen are very good as expected.

Only thing I'm missing is Swipe, Power Control and the task manager widget.

Oh one more thing, they removed the scroll option on the homescreen, odd that they completely removed the option.
[Galaxy S III General] TheBlazingIndian:
This Time I don't have s3 but will try giving brief Review after using s3 for 6 Hrs.

Here Counting of Goods in s3:

1. Ideal size touchscreen. Single hand Use possible (long fingers benefit).

2. Latest HD screen. SO will be future proof for atleast 2-3 Yrs.( or untill LG debut its 5" full HD LCD )

3. Android ICS.(Believe it or not, I am getting new device to change ecosystem to android for apps support - SYGIC Aura Navigation for outer office work).

4. Nice feel from Blue Color Plastic body.Today had both in my hands. It doesn't feel cheap as White body (I have my own opinion Here so no offence ).

5. Very fast & no delay of any kind. From S^3 this is actually beast for me.

6. Hmmmm also better camera then my Omnia HD but still feel low against N8.

7. Device inbuilt control for MUSIC & Radio track change

Now Some Low Points in S3:

1. First Premium Price Android Phone.

1. Low speaker Volume in every situation generally except on call. Seriously at 43K single low volume SPK. Samsung is s**t in sound knowledge.

2. Very slippery surface.

3. Still can have better ICS version. Software seems buggy. Can not rearrange notification icons, Bluetooth on sliding.

4. Screen does not lightup on touching penal but have to press button. Face recognition not working properly. Siri ohh S-Voice not optimized for indian voice & so on, so on. long software bug list.

5. No mass Storage.

6. only 16GB version yet possible.

7. Samsung s3 heats alot at bottom on Charging when online.

8. Breaking Phobia is not getting out of my Mind. One of My friend already have a broked screen glass (white Model).

9. Pink tint in most of Blue S3 screen when looked closer at low brightness.(check pics)

Please add your reviews points in This.

Adding Blue Model PICS. White Model Screen glass breaking photo coming tomorrow.

Still I Will Buy it as no other phone have better options then this.
[Galaxy S III General] SAEVARM3:
Have you guys been announced when you might be getting the blue SGS3 ?

I just got contacted that I might be getting it late next week, you guys have any news on this matter? ... or is really everyone just going to buy the white one, feels like I´m the only one waiting for the blue one atm hehe :P

Peace
[Galaxy S III General] ronj1986:
Resize images

Once you take a picture, click the thumbnail or view the pics in your gallery & hold your finger on it for a few seconds to crop, or resize.

PLEASE PRESS THANKS BUTTON IF I ASSISTED YOU
[Galaxy S III General] demondor:
Just got my pebble blue SGS3. So excited! Already rooted and just waiting for someone to come out with a usb mount fix
[Galaxy S III General] nl3181:
I only get 'Crop' and not Resize option on the setting :(

However there is a Edit option, but i have to installed the photo editor on my device.

I wonder why those pictures taken with my galaxy S3 doesn't look crisp/clear on my Facebook.... :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] JUSMEJOSE:
I love my GS3!!!!
[Galaxy S III General] pcoulson:
Fantastic stuff! Huge thanks for this pic. I just ordered a blue 16gb from Vodafone UK this evening; being delivered on Tuesday.

I saw 3 different "blue" colour combinations in the Vodafone, CPW and Orange stores today. For two of them, I'd rather have a white instead! If mine looks like the one you have, I'll be well pleased.

Cheers!
[Galaxy S III General] tremblingwater:
Hey, cheers for the heads up. Could you elaborate on these 3 different variations?
[Galaxy S III General] NaabKing:
same here, they first told me this week, now they said next week :P I'm talking about blue one ofc.
[Galaxy S III General] SAEVARM3:
Yeah, I´m reading that people have starting getting them... so it should just be a matter of time until we get them.

BAHHH!! .. can´t wait :D

Peace
[Galaxy S III General] OhMarone:
Still waiting for my blue, CPW staff in shop last week had no idea about delivery. Ordered on 20th, really hope it will be this week especially as a lot of people switched to the white model.
[Galaxy S III General] Zhohner:
I've been using my GS3 (I-9300T) for almost a week now and no problems yet. Very impressed with all aspects of this phone :D
[Galaxy S III General] tridibsahabd:
Been using the phone for a few days now. It has been pretty good experience so far. Only thing is that the phone feels too big for me. It looks better than I thought it would. The pebble blue has a metallic touch to it.

The gimmicks:

Smart stay: works quite well in well-lit environment. It fails to work sometimes in landscape mode. Sometimes the screen deems out and if you manually wake it, it stays at a minimum brightness level.

S voice: works well in quiet areas. It's spot on most of the times. But it has a hard time understanding the user if there is quite a lot of background noise.

Motion effects: nothing really new here. Takes a few attempts in some cases.
[Galaxy S III General] owq:
I just got my white S3! :)

Is anybody bothered by the home button "lag"? It took me a while to figure out that the S Voice shortcut key is the culprit... I might be nitpicking, but seriously... This isn't good user experience out of the box...

P.S. The phone is awesome, though!
[Galaxy S III General] cadams122593:
pshh you guys and your international versions, im patiently waiting for my verizon galaxy s3 pebble blue (; any word on a release date? already preordered it but i have a feeling its going to come out before july 9... hopefully
[Galaxy S III General] simollie:
I don't have the phone yet, but I read from multiple people say disabling s-voice fixes the lag.
[Galaxy S III General] Richdog:
The more I see the pics of the blue vs the white, the more cheap I think it looks vs the white. The brushed metal effect just looks tacky under any light, whereas at least the white is a solid colour. Blue looks like a complete fingerprint magnet too.

Still haven't ordered either yet, will wait until the blue is in the shops so I can see both side-by for myself.
[Galaxy S III General] Gnuig:
I got my SGS3 white about 1½ weeks ago (May 31), and I can say it is the best android mobile I've ever had... excellent response times, great features, just works...

Ofcourse I have rooted it 1st day, added tons of apps, just as purchasing a few new ;)

I can recommend anyone thinking of getting a new mobile to consider the SGS3, simply great.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S III General] Doughnut:
I decided to go with a white model in the end and it looks pretty smart.

Its faster than my HTC Desire Z but thats not hard, although it doesnt seem lightning fast compared to it.

My partner has a S2 with the stock ICS rom, the S3 is faster but not by a huge amount...

Does the Android system & apps actually utilise the multiple cores on the CPU?

I know its early days so I've got faith that custom roms will transform the S3 user experience in time.
[Galaxy S III General] Richdog:
To those who own white... do you find the white border(as in, the physical frame) annoying or distracting when watching videos vs a dark coloured phone? is the LED bleed annoying at all?
[Galaxy S III General] deolanp:
Dude believe me....I hated the white...it was black or nothing...then i hear the blue is so dark its almost black so i said to myself its the blue no matter how long the wait is.Eventually like so many others i caved and got the white,a colour i hated and never imagined id ever own.

To my surprise its growing on me. The white border doesnt make a difference at all and the LED is far from annoying.
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
The white is elegent too. People can spot it from a mile away. I'm always getting asked about it.
[Galaxy S III General] RaphaDL:
I have a question for you guys that already got the phone... The home button, i see in videos that it have a small delay to respond when you press it. Well, i guess this is caused by the S Voice, the system wait for you to press the button again. here's my question, can I just disable the S Voice in order to vanish this delay?
[Galaxy S III General] lysergic:
For the guys that got the phone already!

Does the stock browser have text-reflow? Not just when you double click, but also when you pinch to zoom to a custom zoom level?

In the calendar widget, can you click on the location to start google maps and point to the event location?

Those are two of my biggest turn off from the GSII

Also I have to say I'm not fond of the app switch in the GSIII, sense has a more polished interface (the GSIII is vanilla android)

Cheers
[Galaxy S III General] ilprofessore:
My back cover make some noises when i press it near the cam. And yours?
[Galaxy S III General] BoostRoid:
Yes you can .:)
[Galaxy S III General] Rueben_:
Another video for you guys this time its the camera app and video quality test etc :) enjoy !

[YOUTUBE]b7u4BpCKcGc[/YOUTUBE]​
[Galaxy S III General] katamari201:
Does setting the pone on movie mode or cinema mode decrease the blue tint on whites? How much warmer looking does movie mode make the creen? I'm not too happy with the screen and the unpleasant looking (to me) blue backgrounf with flower on first impression since i dont like cold colors, but if it could be adjusted reasonably well it would be great. If someone could use the htc one x background and take a picture of it in both standard and cinema (warmest option.) i would greatly appreciate it.
[Galaxy S III General] Tomatoes8:
I wouldn't expect much of a speed difference. You can't really go faster than say a desktop PC, which is where the phones seem to be or close to right now. I would expect the GS3 to be a lot smoother in some instances though. Better gaming, animations, scrolling, rather than pure speed, which is already as high as it should be.
[Galaxy S III General] eqjunkie:
So far the things that annoy me about the SGS3 over my old SGS2 are:

- Some apps can no longer find the ExternalSD Card where I store all my media.

- Unable to select the ExternalSD folder within my Mvideoplayer options so it scans that folder for media and when I do a media scan it brings up zillions of the Stock Player thumbnail videos but not the ones from my External SD.

- Minor spyware installed on the SGS3 to detect if your device has been ROM'd (even after you use triangleaway and reset the ROM counter)

- No Polaris Office

- White Headphones included with the Pebble Blue device (Cant stand white headphones)
[Galaxy S III General] drbveb88:
I heard today that they were releasing the Canadian and US markets starting on June 20th. (Best Buy and a Tech News outfit released this info.)

I ordered mine the first day so hopefully I will get it before July 9th!!!!

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Doesn't the white clash with most cases. It seems like the blue would look better in any case other than white.

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Are the headphones just cheap ones like the ipod headphones? can the control incoming calls, etc..?
[Galaxy S III General] raymondswong:
Hey guys! Just a few questions regarding the S3 that I was able to try out today in the mall.

1.) I'm not really a fan of physical home buttons ever since the home button of my old iPod Touch got stuck.

So for my first question, are there other alternatives as to how we can bring up the task manager without having to hold the home button?

Some guys from the other forum recommended the app Button Saviour. Is it possible to emulate the "hold home button" scheme on that app with the S3?

Are there other apps or tweaks out there that will be able to bring up the task manager?

2.) I've also noticed that Samsung has removed the Application Manager widget on the S3. The Note and S2 had that widget (even if updated to ICS).

When I go to the settings though and exit the apps present in the App Manager and clear the RAM memory, how come when i open up the task manager by holding the home button, my recent apps are still there and I have to manually swipe them to the right or left to exit them. Shouldn't they be forced quit already when I used the App Manager found in the settings?

So I wanna know the following regarding this question:

- Can anyone please explain the phenomenon I just mentioned

- Is there a way to bring the Application Manager widget (as found in the Note and S2) back to the S3?

Thanks guys!

Really just wanna take care of the physical buttons since for sure, they will get stuck eventually due to constant contact.
[Galaxy S III General] Madbrain one:
Jealous of you guys, I still have to wait for one more week before I get mine :(
[Galaxy S III General] raymondswong:
Hey guys! Just a few questions regarding the S3 that I was able to try out today in the mall.

1.) I'm not really a fan of physical home buttons ever since the home button of my old iPod Touch got stuck.

So for my first question, are there other alternatives as to how we can bring up the task manager without having to hold the home button?

Some guys from the other forum recommended the app Button Saviour. Is it possible to emulate the "hold home button" scheme on that app with the S3?

Are there other apps or tweaks out there that will be able to bring up the task manager?

2.) I've also noticed that Samsung has removed the Application Manager widget on the S3. The Note and S2 had that widget (even if updated to ICS).

- Is there a way to bring the Application Manager widget (as found in the Note and S2) back to the S3?

Thanks guys!

Really just wanna take care of the physical buttons since for sure, they will get stuck eventually due to constant contact.
[Galaxy S III General] eezdva:
You're waiting for the black version I guess???
[Galaxy S III General] Rueben_:
Guys my last video in the Galaxy s3 series lol up close and personal with the display clock on the link to see the rest of the videos :)

[YOUTUBE]59spSuzET6k[/YOUTUBE]

Playlist Galaxy s3 : http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA9EC1A570C7DEA78
[Galaxy S III General] 404man:
Just got mine yesterday and also a friend of mine.

I am currently checking out the amoled screen for defects (washed colors, dead pixel etc.)

As of the moment it is working nicely, Im a bit familiar with android (used galaxy SL, ACE, and Y before)

My friend's headset/earphone is defctive (only one bud emitting sound) we have to go back to samsung tomorrow for replacement.

Cant find the end application widget (active application widget).
[Galaxy S III General] asdamixedherbs:
agreed, my iPhone 4 button got very erratic and worried about the S3. having to hold it for multitasking apps seems to take a touch longer than I'd like ideally too.

also I still find home screen lag - the apps take a while to repopulate sometimes - when coming out of some apps and YES I HAVE S VOICE TURNED OFF! :D
[Galaxy S III General] karlusmagnus:
Got my SGiii on Friday (overnight from Handtec -- very good service).

Seal was broken on my SGiii box. This I presume due to customs?

My experience is coming from BB, and using my wife's ip4s and being familiar with the iOSphere as i have an ipad.

Removing the back to insert battery and SIM caused mild trepidation, as i was afraid of breaking something. No fear though, as it is very light plastic, but comes on and off easily.

Feel in the hand of phone is solid, and almost has metallic feel (even though back is plastic, because it seals very well I think.

Screen, and video and camera are better than ip4S, in my humble opinion, as is sound. Have not opened or used supplied earphones yet.

Answering the phone the first time, I was tapping the green and red circles furiously trying to get the call, until i realized that a swipe is required :o

Disappointed that the usb connectivity to my mac is not working. The Android File Transfer does not see the device. :( I hope ICS gets an update like SGii got an update to allow the usb transfer.

Kies is crap. Pure and simple. It is poor form, and no function.

I will use an SD card to transfer my media files.

Ordered SanDisk 32GB class 10 card, thanks to link I found here in accessories section, to TARGET.

Ordered Nilken Hard Cover case from ebay for $13, and a Samsung wall adaptor for $6 on ebay as well.

I had a work supplied BB, so I took SIM to TMobile store to have it cut to microSim size. Then I popped it in, and it worked seamlessly. Updated APN setting (user name changed from "Not Set" to "None" and updated APN type (added admin and dun to default supl and mms). Getting 1Mbps in midtown manhattan this morning.

Loving the phone so far, and androind, and happy with my choice (alternative was HOX).