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[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] nismax:
What is it that you love about your new s3?

Im big fan of led Im excited about

s-voice.

Whats yours?

Send from my white SGH-I747
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] dcaplinger76:
I like the color, never had a white phone. I also love the screen. Oh , and I like the 3 in GS3, because 3 is better than 2
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] BonesHopkins:
My iphone 3GS was on its last legs and I was basically bored with iphones in general. The S3 happened to come out at the perfect time and I got hooked by all of the hype. Other than a few minor annoyances like battery life and wifi connectivity, and of course migrating all my stuff over from the iphone which was somewhat of a pain, I'm glad I switched.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] zeesubalpha:
was time for me to upgrade, i was bored with iOS, and have always been very pleased with google. this looked like it was going to be a great phone and i was excited to start using android so i preordered it--so far so good :good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] androholic:
Well, there are a few things I love that are unique to the gs3 & a lots of things you can find on other phones also..

Unique to gs3

-2gb ram

-First US carrier device that is buttery smooth, so I didn't have to spring premium price for an international variant and suffer slower data speeds

-for my T mobile account, this is the first 720p device that is Tmo branded, so I can take advantage of the 42mbs hspa+, while enjoying tru HD

-The first Android device that is identical across US carriers (this is the greatest advantage in my opinion), so that development may be more unified

This phone is the complete package in my opinion, the only way Samsung could've satisfied me any more, would've been a vanilla OS, but hey, I knew that wasn't going to happen!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Snook321:
My HTC Sensation broke...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] raghu007:
love s3

2gb ram

zero lag for camera

4g-lte on At&t

hd display
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] punzada:
2GB RAM, Power Saving mode (only ~5% per hour while idle, could only even get near that on the Epic while running cm7 with some tweaking and the extended 1800mah battery), NFC/Google Wallet - just last night bought a Slurpee on Google's dime, thanks Google! (plus NFC stuff is really fun, I can put the phone in my car and it'll automatically turn off wifi, enable 3g, enable GPS, turn volume up and launch navigation - how fun is that?).

Not super impressed with the GPU and wished it could handle higher bitrate 1080p (esp when output to another device) but that's really just a minor gripe of mine. Battery could of course always be better (when in my lifetime we can have similar performance with 24 hours screen-on time I'll finally shut up about battery life). S Voice doesn't really do it for me, but voice controls for while in the car in general is a good thing. Also not super impressed with the screen protection quality, my girlfriend made one call and her not-even-diamond earrings caused a little pattern of scratches into it - so much for scratch resistant. Hardly the end of the world though.

Mostly? After coming from the Epic and having to jump to custom ROMs almost immediately I'm impressed with Samsung actually putting out a device that seems to be mostly flawless. I almost didn't go with them this time around after the Epic going through GPS issues of varying sorts and requiring custom ROMs to do what should of been stock (the whole team behind cm7/9 development on the epic is fantastic). Everything works well, touchwiz is not all that intrusive or annoying in ICS once customized to my liking.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] teh roxxorz:
Unless you've misspoken, will it turn on the 3G once you enable navigation? I'm just about to set up that tectile for my car as well, and I know there isn't an option to toggle 3g like wifi.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] m69k69:
Nice profile picture. Zivio general.

Ps I like the screen size
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] punzada:
There is as an option in the NFC Task Launcher but it may just be disabling Wifi and automatically attaching to 3G in that case, I set it up as an action regardless.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] stevessvt:
I had a GNex on Verizon. I had a few bad experiences with VZW, they put me on a promotion that I was told I could keep if I added another line,....they dropped me from it. They have had lots of data problems with their network this year. The Nexus even with the extended battery would, at the most, with AOKP on it and Franco kernal, gave me 2.5 hours of screen time. A few other times they lied about things.

Got tired of Big Red. So I decided it was worth it to pay the ETF and jump to T-Mo. Now I am saving money on an unlimited plan for me and my wife. No more dealing with LTE radios EATING battery life alive. Im getting 20+mb down on HSPA+ and the GS3 is getting 4-5hours of screen on time over 15+ hours.

Not looking back.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] 1SiK1500:
Samungs inovation and continuing improvement in technology. And the fact that its the best Android phone todate.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Bruce Lee:
It does anything other phones can while it does everything other phones cant. I hope that makes sense. In other words, its the best phone on the market.

Sent from my SGSIII with the XDA Premium App
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] chrischoi:
Because it's the next big thing.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] teh roxxorz:
Hmm, I don't see it; I must be clearly over looking it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] androholic:
Ahhh... I've still got my Sensation, and I was actually using it primarily while I waited on the GS3! The sensation was one of the most exciting phones to get, it was such a jump up from everything else at that time! I had gotten kinda bored with the GS2, so I was using it for like two months solid. Sadly, I'm thinking I'm finally gonna sell it. I've squeezed every drop of Rom Flashing Goodness from it, and I've got a buddy who just recently asked me if I would sell it. :-(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] ddaub14:
I bought mine to make all my friends with iPhones jealous and it works
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] faulkton:
I'd been out of contract and still rocking the S1 for the last year waiting for a phone i really wanted. I went to uni in Seoul (고려대학교) and so i am partial to all things Korean, which leaves Samsung, LG or Pantech... err well... pretty much only Samsung.

I almost got the Galaxy Note but it was just a little too big. So glad i waited for the S3. I cant imagine this phone being obsolete, even by enthusiast standards, anytime too soon.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] rayoubi:
the gps on this device is nuts. its so fast.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] walkingagh:
Got it because it is the best thing on Verizon right now by leaps and bounds. Screen, camera, processor, and ram are all better than pretty much anything you can put on big red.

The first gen 4g devices had battery life just destroyed, but this thing rocks. The 4G is faster than my home internet (49ms ping time baby!) and just feels amazing.

First day with the phone and I almost made it through the whole day on one charge. But that includes like 1 hr on the phone 100-200 mb download on 4G.

I am pissed at the signed kernel thing though :mad:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] blue265:
I bought it for LTE and the higher pixel screen. I've had sgs1 (Captivate) then sgs2 international. This just seemed to be the natural progression for me. I've loved all of the galaxy line phones and each one is better than the last ;-)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] woodydog:
I bricked my one x and it was 450 for this or the one x. The reason I got this is the dev support should be huge compared to the one x. Don't even know if I'm going to get crazy with the flashing on this yet. Its great the way it is
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] thefigg88:
SIII vs One X vs Xperia Ion

Background

I bought the Samsung Captivate the day it came out as one of the first high-end Androids. Big mistake. I waited until my two year contract was up. Researched getting the SIII, One X, or Xperia Ion. Opted out of the Ion and started out with the One X for two weeks only to realize that it was awful and switched to the SIII.

Research and Review

Sony Xperia Ion:

Pros

Camera button - Having a dedicated button that could snap a shot in a few seconds was neat.

Cons

Gingerbread - I couldn't go with anything other than ICS once I tried it out

Heavy

Old buttons - I thought it was going to be simpler with the old four button setup I was used to, but the three button setup is better

No color choices

HTC One X:

Pros

Camera burst - Entering burst mode right from the lock screen is great and much better than the SIII

App control - Placing shortcuts and widgets on the homescreens is slightly better than the SIII

Built-in apps - The calc, calendar, notes, etc. that come preinstalled are better

Sexy back - Back of the phone is damn good looking

Cons

Bad connectivity - From day one had Wifi and data issues staying connected and getting reception

Poor battery - Battery drains way too fast when in use

HOT! - After just a little usage, the phone became almost too hot to handle

Connectivity shortcuts - I didn't see a way to include shortcuts to turning on/off Wifi, Bluetooth, sound, etc in the notifications pull-down bar

Power button - Having the power button on the top works for the small iPhone, but felt awkward on this behemoth

Settings button - I probably would have gotten used to the One X setup for accessing settings, but it's so much better on the SIII

Short cord - The included USB cable is like two feet long

Samsung Galaxy SIII:

Pros

Battery - The 2100mAh and battery saver option really makes a difference

2GB! - Finally a phone that can handle anything and everything I throw at it

Task manager - Switching from one app to another is way faster than on One X

Lockscreen weather - One X only shows weather on the lockscreen in the morning instead of every time

Removable back - More control knowing I could remove the battery and use external memory

Thin

Cons

Sucky ringtones - Default ringtones and notification sounds are pathetic

Flimsy back - I hope I don't break the back cover because it's really thin

Conclusion

I was so unhappy with all the problems with the One X that I could overlook the minor flaws of the SIII. I'm so glad I made the switch. The SIII is faster, has a better (removable) battery, more memory, a mostly better camera, and it just feels right. Of course, I could have modded the crap out of the One X, but my experience doing the same thing on the Captivate convinced me to pick the better default OS.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Poetik:
I bought it because it's the latest and greatest. Honestly though it's not really too big of an upgrade from my s2 but gotta pay to play right?

The leap between the evo 4g to the s2 was bigger than the s2 to the s3. :good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] sewhuy:
...it's the only way to get an official ICS update...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Rev3ge07:
Honestly my nexus s 4g was nice at its time but its a old phone now I bought it cause my nexus is out dated
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Stryker1297:
you know what i reeeaaallly love? that fact that verizon felt it was neccessarry to lock their s3's bootloader and make it generally unrootable!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] rhambling:
I bought the S3 because my upgrade date was on july 1 and i was upgrading from the HTC Hero. i have gone from a Ford Pinto to the GT40. and to think i was considering switching over to the iPhone because i wanted a phone that doesnt suck. glad i stayed android.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] iGoOsE76:
I got it cuz it only cost me $65 to upgrade to SG3
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Babydollll:
Because I wanted too.

The 2gb of RAM seemed like "future proofing" option vs the 1gb on the int'l model....

Besides, I already have the Int'l One X running on RedPocket because I hate EDGE on T-Mobile.

Did not want another RedPocket SIM. Three phone lines (just for myself) is enough. :p

Throwing bricks since 2008.....and proud of it. :p
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] The Archangel:
Locked an cleaning

Keep it on topic or I'm closing this
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] PG101:
Guys, lets not lose focus here - the thread is about - Why you bought S3? not Whats your avatar and why is it that!

The conerns of certain members have been noted and passed on to the admins and the Senior moderator team to reach a consensus. Untill such time, please donot bother yourself with what someone has on his/her avatar.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Serious_Beans:
I bought it because the galaxy nexus wasn't giving me enough battery life to get the job done...literally lol.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Saturny:
I got the S3 for a number of reasons: removeable battery, sd card, 2 gig of ram, big screen (I have big hands), "nature-based look and system" (I love nature, plus my dad hated my last phone 'cause of the clicking sounds it makes), ICS (and hopefully, JB), more battery life, and more.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] :
I love trying new phones and of the latest phones I have the One S and S3. I prefer the S3 but heres my review:

HTC One S:

Pros:

Very thin and light

Fast and smooth

Great burst mode and camera

Decent battery life

Beats audio

Vivid screen (nice for photos but not videos)

Cons:

No memory card slot

No removable battery

No NFC

Screen (videos look like they are on a poorly calibrated TV screen - colours are unnatural).

Crippled Dev Unlock :(

S3:

Pros:

2GB RAM (No lag so far XD)

NFC

Amazing Battery life (15.4 hours and 35% left).

Smooth

Videos look great on screen.

SDCard slot

Removable Battery

Bigger screen

Easy to root as usually with sammy devices

Cons:

Not as light as the One S

Camera lags sometimes

Touchwiz (although its better then it used to be)

I mainly prefer the S3 because of how easy it is to root and the vast amiunt of roms that will soon be out for it XD
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] jayjay810:
I got my S3 because I was due for an upgrade and loved my cappy. Just like everyone else has said this is the best phone out there now.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] P_Jazzy:
I've come from the iPhone 3GS. I've been waiting for a decent upgrade from Apple and so far its been pretty poor.

Finally I had enough and have now moved over to Android after seeing the Google I/O. It shows Android is now ahead of iOS and the trend will continue going forward. In addition the hardware for the Galaxy S3 has everything I could want so it was a fairly simple decision.

Mine is due to arrive on Tuesday :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] razorseal:
because there was alot of hype, and I hoped it was all real.

I wanted a white phone for a change.

my atrix 4g was starting to give alot of screen input related problems after losing the gps (was on 2nd one from warranty) and gf was on 3rd one.

after a huge fight with att about cancelling and going to verizon, we got an early upgrade at 199.

I also wanted the newest and the best. so did my gf. lol
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] vegeta1:
because i had money :/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] nismax:
Its 99$ if you call. Costumer service.

Signed &
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] DoubleHelixLSU:
I was due for an upgrade and wanted to lock in my Verizon Unlimited Data plan. Also wanted a phone that would have excellent developer support.

S3 has great hardware specs and better battery life than my old Thunderbolt.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Dx9:
My iPhone 4S was too boring and screen size was small
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] DannySGS3:
I was sick of iOS not letting me do anything! One of the best decisions I've made in a while!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] blackbeasst:
its called the AP FPC. is it this one, or this one
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Myst3ry:
It's the second one for sure :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] blackbeasst:
thanks to you kind sir! i was pretty sure that was it but needed some verification :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] 一骑轻尘:
eeeee,sooooo,professional:good:
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirk87:
HI!!!!!

I´m from Mexico and this is my first post, Me and my friend, we want root him phone but we have quetion:

the at&t atrix and Mexican Atrix are the same?

Model: MB860

:cyclops:;):p:crying::D:eek:
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zaexcs:
Intenta esto:

http://ba-k.com/showthread.php?t=2669563&page=1
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] P.Mobile:
ok dont kno why but i cannot get fastboot adb setup on my pc for the life of me.. i have tryed everthing and i mean everthing.. my question is can i do without it?? cause im about to have someone i know come over to fix whatever is wrong with it... if i will end up needing it sometime then ill still have him come by but if i can do without i rather save the 20$ ya kno... it stinks cause i have tryed every way possible to set it up and it wont work.. at the end when it says to type adb in the comand prompt it does nothing.. its driving me nuts!!!!!!:mad: i have been rooting.. flashing.. radio's ..roms..kernels.. recoverys ect.. and i have not needed it yet but i see all this talk about it so i figure to give it a try thats why i was trying to set it up in the first place..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] P.Mobile:
never mind i had to step away from the computer for a bit took a lil brake and i figured it out!!! so happy!! i was going crazy:eek::silly: thanks anyways;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] smali26:
can someone post the video app from the GS2?

mine went on the fritz.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bikrame:
Its here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1663773
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] smali26:
thanks!!!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techno-np:
hello new over here ..

I have a Question. What is ODEX ROM & DEODEXED ROM ? ? ?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
Hi.

As you're new, check out the links in signature. ;)

This is why - What is ODEX ROM & DEODEXED ROM
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zolaisugly:
Urn I am on stock Rom with modded theme and modded notification bar, after reading your link I have deodexed.....

Not sure what this means, but may well explain why some mods don't work.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techno-np:
thanks it was helpful ...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
Google is an excellent tool for finding answers to questions, and 99.9% of the time you'll find numerous answers as 99.9% of questions asked have been asked and answered already.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrModMan:
1. you could of searched around on Google

2. or on XDA

3. epic fail!
[HTC EVO 3D] jverm:
I have recently taken apart my evo 3d and while prying the plastic off, i hit one of the ribbon connectors and took a small chunk out of this. I know it has to do with the touch part of my screen, as a small portion of it doesnt work properly. Im curious if i can buy a new one and replace it myself, because obviously my warranty is void now cuz i took the screws out.

I highlighted the section that i screwed up in this picture http://imgur.com/qYLw2
[HTC EVO 3D] sitlet:
There is no way you can replace that ribbon/connector by yourself. You would need a microscope and some very expensive equipment to get it unsoldered and re-soldered.
[HTC EVO 3D] jverm:
Damn. Ok thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] Robert542:
Wow what did you use to open it up? Looks like you pried it open with a screw driver.

Sent from my Evo Lte
[HTC EVO 3D] jverm:
Spot on.
[HTC EVO 3D] Robert542:
For future reference you can get a case opener tool REALLY cheap off eBay.
[HTC EVO 3D] OverByter:
Even if the cable was replaceable, it's buried under one of the antennas. So sad, what were you trying to do to begin with?
[HTC EVO 3D] Robert542:
It is easy to replace but you have to replace the digitizer to. I think he just wanted to replace the ribbon cable.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Toxina:
Do you guys think, that it is still worth to buy a Nexus?

My Evo 3D kind of broke (screen..) its like I could handle the damage, if I knew, that google would release a new phone in the coming 3-5months, but if you guys think not, I guess i'll buy a Nexus~

so yeah :3, tell me what you think =)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Exodian:
No offense but there are 94 threads about this already.

Yes the phone is still worth it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zealotic:
Hey mate, I bought my phone today.

I switched from HTC Desire. And I am really happy with my new phone.

It is just amazing. My friend has HTC Evo 3D, nothing special about that phone.

This one is amazing. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] marshall39:
Google will probably release a new Nexus during the end of the year ,so best thing to do ny in my opinion , is to buy a Galaxy Nexus now to get all the benefits (updates mainly) , and when the new one is realised sell it at a good price on Ebay in order to buy the new Nexus ;)

That's what I'll do anyway :o
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Toxina:
Since I found this thread : http://www.android-hilfe.de/galaxy-nexus-forum/263940-lohnt-sich-das-galaxy-nexus-noch.html

you guys can be sure, that i'll join your community tomorrow! =D

this thread can be closed now :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 33t:
If you're running a ROM which doesn't wake the screen for a text, and that annoys you, try SMSawake. Its simple and works flawlessly. No pop ups. Nothing. Just screen on for the length of time you set...

Sorry if posted before. On phone and can't search very easily.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Lucke:
or you can simply use any number or messaging apps that give you way more control over the system than the stock messaging app (handcent, for example, lets you set the screen wake with or without popup, and change notification tones for different users, among others. i'm sure gosms and other messaging apps give similar advanced customization as well).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 33t:
We all know that. For those that don't want a spaceship for a messaging app, there's this tiny simple solution.

Works very well...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] shoman94:
There is probably an option in the messaging app that allows the screen to turn on (depending on the rom).

Most disable it for BLN support.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
Not in any messaging app I've seen. I've only seen it in 3rd party apps. And you can have the screen wake and BLN. It just activates when the screen turns off.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] shoman94:
I have it in my messaging app. Also Bln on ics with stock messaging app does not work of the screen is activated when receiving a message, so screen wake needs to be disabled for it to function properly.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wobba-Lee:
Hi,

I use the calendar widget on my xperia arc s with 4.1.B.0.431 but this doesn't display my reoccurring events nor does it display the events from my "Contacts birthdays and events" calendar. These show up perfectly fine in the calendar app as well as the identical widget on my transformer running ICS. This is very annoying as I find the widget on my home screen to be very useful.

Any help or guidance is much appreciated.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wobba-Lee:
[SOLVED]

Managed to fix this by installing: Android 4.1 Jellybean Calendar from the Play Store.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] nismax:
Can it be done. Whats advantage disadvantages.

*Unlimited data?

*How different are they internally ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk--owbgY0I&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Send from my white SGH-I747