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[Android General] keyo:
This is another one of those which phone questions.

Situation is I need to buy a new phone in the next few weeks for my Europe trip. I want good battery life, a decent gps and it should be comfortable to hold in my hand. Other than those criteria I just want decent responsiveness and good ROM support. I've seen the Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S3, HTC One X in the shop, they are horribly big. The GPS is important because I want to do sports tracking, it needs to be accurate even when there are few cell towers around. My galaxy S certainly had a few problems and I'm not really a Samsung fan after owning it.

So far this is what I see. I may be wrong on some of these points, but none of these phones really suit me.

HTC One S

Has GLONASS and GPS, Snapdragon S4 (28nm) if I can find the right model

4.3", good enough I guess

Pretty good battery life

Camera seems good (f-stop 2.0)

but..

Jelly Bean support months away?

No hardware home button

No SD card slot

Have to waste time hunting down the S4 model, as I don't want an old S3 chipped phone.

HTC One V

Cheap!

Good Camera

but...

No dual core

No GLONASS

only 512MB ram

It's hardly an upgrade from the galaxy S besides the better GPS

Galaxy Nexus

Good ROM support

Cheap

but....

Camera is not great

No hardware home button or SD card slot

It's big(ish)

Galaxy S3

Has SD card slot

GLONASS + GPS

Quad Core

Jelly Bean confirmed

but...

It's samsung so the GPS antenna is probably ****

It's HUGE

battery life probably not great?

iPhone4s

Apparently android manufacturers are incapable of making phones that are not huge. Put up with iTunes and but have a phone with a decent GPS, cemera and physical size. I think this is actually a better option than the Galaxy S3 to be honest. :(
[Android General] devwithzachary:
I myself own a Galaxy Note, which is the biggest on the market, and LOVE the huge screen, infact my only problem with the phone is now every other phone feels like some tiny kids toy.

Really you will not get any better than the S3 and you will get used to the biggest screen (my phone before the note was a desire s which was only 3.7") I would really recommend the S3 you will not be disappointed!

I never had problems with GPS on my note, and the battery life is great as the yes much bigger screen but also much more space for a larger batter so it balances out
[Android General] spunker88:
This is driving me crazy as well. The point of a phone is to be portable, something small I can put in my pocket and hold comfortably in one hand. 4-4.3" is the sweet spot, anything larger is just to darn big. On Verizon the only phone I've seen recently that looks decent with a normal sized screen is the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE with a 4" qHD screen and an S4. Of course you probably want something thats GSM for Europe.

Everybody seems to be giving it bad reviews for its screen size, but I think its a selling point. I'm holding out to see if a normal sized Nexus device comes out, or at least something from Samsung.

The Droid Incredible 4G LTE is in the middle next to the iPhone left and Galaxy Nexus right.
[Android General] Cusa:
GNexus has the best support on xda.
[Android General] keyo:
The photo above shows it pretty clearly, the nexus is unfortunately oversized. I'm quite keen on the htc one S, despite it's few flaws it seems to be the most well-rounded. I just don't know if I can rely on it getting updates? I'm not so sure on the motorola, I'm buying from either New Zealand or Europe so these american models are not familiar to me.

Google will no doubt come out with another huge phone this year to rival the nexus. This is quite frustrating, remember the big brick phones from the 90's, I don't want that. Apple, while being a assholes, seem to be making pocket friendly hardware at least.
[Android General] inaudibly:
Maybe the atrix? Great specs but the rom support is slow, down to the fact we still haven't got ics from motorola, but we have a stable ics rom which lacks video capture and a few minor things

And its perfectly sized in my opinion
[Android General] blackhand1001:
The gnex's 4.65 inch measurement is a little misleading. That's including the on screen buttons so in reality it is more like 4.3 inches. I came from a Droid incredible which was 3.7 and I would never go back to that size. The nexus size is perfect. No problems fitting in pockets.
[Android General] Biohazard0289:
I LOVE my One S. The only thing that bugged me was no hardware menu button. Fixed that with a mod (remap recent apps to menu, and long press home to access it), and all is well.

I have the Gradient Blue model, so I can't give any feedback on the black model's micro arc oxidation issue.
[Android General] MissionImprobable:
The iPhone's screen is perfect in size... if you want to strain your eyes. My D2 has just a slightly larger screen and it is in no way sufficient. To each his own though. I'd think being able to view websites without having to pinch to zoom all the time would be nice.

If you want something smaller but that's good all-around I'd look at the Xperia U. If you can deal with something a little larger I'd look at the HTC Rezound, the Xperia P or Ion, or the Nexus.
[Android General] keyo:
So the HTC One S seems good, as long as it will be getting jelly bean, at least a community one?

Xperia phones are nice too, a little cheaper and perhaps let down by the camera a little. But well worth considering, thanks for the suggestion.

Something interesting I discovered here is the motion blur. GSMArena has a video comparison page. The HTC phone is quite bad, compared with The galaxy S models. Anyone know why this is? More quality means more blur? I recorded a game of table tennis with my galaxy S and it was very good quality in terms of seeing the ball. I have my doubts that the HTC One S would be able to do the same.

Could I expect less motion blur if I switched to 720p?

http://www.gsmarena.com/vidcmp.php3?idType=2&idPhone1=4574&idPhone3=3621&idCamera2=30001
[General Questions and Answers] ZacDerbyshire:
HI. I am trying to install Criskelo version 8 on my Galaxy note n-7000 and don't exactly know what to do. When I downloaded the file it came in many different parts. Can someone please help with how to install it? I am on a rooted version of Gingerbread with kernel LC1.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Cyb3rGlitch:
I'm looking for a matte replacement battery door. I hate the glossy feel of the SGSIII, it's too slippery, and I know I'm going to drop it if I don't do something about it. At the same time, I'd rather not use a cover which adds bulk. Do replacement battery doors exist yet?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] flof:
So far, I've only found metal (kills NFC, impedes GPS and cell reception) and fake leather doors.

Until a nice dark blue or black rubber coated door shows up, I'm making do with the original Samsung clear slim cover - it barely adds bulk (still fits in car docks etc) and has more grip than the original cover (made from wet soap from what i can tell). There's a thread with pictures of it in this forum.

edit: typos.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] dikime:
Just do what I did with a glossy Speck case for iPhone, when I had one.

Get a sponge for dish washing, and instead of soap, use toothpaste and "wash" the back cover. After 2 minutes you have a nice DIY matte cover :D
[Galaxy S III Accessories] LowSky:
Just get a rock case. It's feels like it is barely there and offers a great feel.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Cyb3rGlitch:
Got any pics?

I already have one. I decided that I want something completely unintrustive.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Cyb3rGlitch:
A month later, does anyone know of any matte replacement battery doors?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] getrdy:
I might have something for you here - got this case off eBay. It's less than a mm thick I kid you not.

I wish I could take a pic with the phone in it but it's not looking good in the mirror. The case was about $5
[Galaxy S III Accessories] 0semaj0:
is it hard or flexible?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] getrdy:
Mix.. it's a bit harder than TPU but a lot thinner. I think the eBay description said 0.3mm
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Cyb3rGlitch:
No. I specifically said battery door replacement. Please leave unrelated discussion out of this thread.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] getrdy:
You the man!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] King Shady:
He was trying to help. He went out of his way to try and propose a solution for you. You could at least say thanks but no thanks. Oh wait.. you're too good for that.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] vw671:
I bought one of those.. Cracked first time I tried to install my phone in it. I paid $3 shipped and felt ripped off even if it didn't crack. Got a refund and moved on.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] getrdy:
Sorry this happend to you ive had no issues with it. Anyways sorry for off topick and best of luck with that matted back cover.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] dkotoric:
Does anyone know anything about these carbon fiber covers.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-Carbon-Fiber-Housing-Battery-Cover-Case-for-Samsung-Galaxy-SIII-S-3-i9300-/261085229193?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3cc9e47089
[Galaxy S III Accessories] werked:
Check out this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1733408
[Galaxy S III Accessories] fortesquieu:
I'm also looking for a matte finished battery cover, can't seem to find a good one.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
OEM battery door + water + 600 grit sandpaper.

:P
[Galaxy S III Accessories] King Shady:
I did something like this to my old i9100 (S2) and it turned out beautifully. Here is an XDA thread that inspired me to do it! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1308284 I don't know if I will do this to my S3 yet though!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
Yeah looks real nice on the S2. I do this all the time for miscellaneous DIY projects when I want to remove glossy coats.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] King Shady:
Do you have a white S3? If so I'd love to see the outcome of "matte-ing" it out!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] daoist:
When sanding the gloss off of the battery door, does it really increase grip?

I'm about ready to try it myself. My battery door is already cracked from dropping it once, so I really don't have anything to lose, I guess.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] King Shady:
It definitely gives a smoother feeling, though I haven't done it to my S3 yet. And yea Samsung battery covers are only like 15 bucks anyways
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Szadzik:
I simply got myself a leather-like battery door. They have them in white and black, black fits my blue S3 fine and makes grip 10x better.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] gamotom:
Any links on where u got it mate? :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
Ive a Pebble Blu GS3. Havnt sanded the cover down "yet" mainly because I dont use it. Ive the Black leather battery cover on my S3. Leathers black border is a nice dark midnight blue. got it at www.gsmbuy.com for $7. Took about 2 weeks to recieve it, but absolutely love it.

black

http://www.gsmbuy.com/wholesale-lea...y-door-samsung-galaxy-i9300-black-p-2101.html

white

http://www.gsmbuy.com/leather-skinn...y-door-samsung-galaxy-i9300-white-p-2100.html

I will sand down the oem cover as soon as I recieve the replacement Samsung sent me the other day. I contacted them about the paint under the hypergloss coating cracking.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] King Shady:
Wow that white leather back is sexy. Tempting. Wonder if Amazon has something like this.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] fortesquieu:
They look nice, I just dislike the GSIII at the back of it! Most backplates have those.

http://www.gsmbuy.com/silver-carbon...ack-hoursing-samsung-galaxy-i9300-p-2118.html

This one looks sexy!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
The GS3 logo doesnt bither me. Rather it say that then aT&T like my oem one does. hahaha

That cover is sexy. Just don't like the chrome border. Almost got it myself. Love the hexagon pattern. I'm currently waiting on these to arrive in the mail. Bumpers and Screen protectors came today. Just waiting on the battery doors now. Currently I've the black leather cover and silver triobump on.

I actually like these bumpers better then the triobump. Buttons are still part of the housing, but recessed so my universal carsick isn't accidentilly pressing against them

Mercury color change screen protectors (white, blk and red)

to go with these covers and bumpers.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Szadzik:
Ebay I think. Search for leather s3 battery door
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Popenda:
These are the only battery doors, i can find for you.

Ball Grain battery door and Metal battery door: Comes in many colors.

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/New-Col...r-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-GTi9300/221108867555/item

Dual Metal Plate battery door: Comes in many colors.

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/Blue-Fr...For-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-i9300/150881307065/item

Chrome Aluminum battery door: Comes in many colors

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/Chrome-...ng-Galaxy-S3-III-i9300-BCAX/130749556043/item

Colorful battery doors: Comes in many colors

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/Colorfu...-Samsung-i747-Galaxy-S3-III/330779837855/item

Color Pattern battery door: Very cool and unique

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/Color-P...Samsung-Galaxy-S3-i9300-New/160864545361/item

Brushed Metal battery door: Maybe different from other metal battery doors?

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/Brushed...sung-Galaxy-S3-i9300-HCA022/170893754350/item

Chrome Shiny battery door: Nice chrome, comes in different colors.

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/Chrome-...Samsung-Galaxy-S3-S-III-New/310419976378/item

Textured battery door:

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/New-Bat...axy-S3-i747-i9300-i535-L710/280935095459/item

Textured Stone battery door:

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/New-Sto...axy-S3-i747-i9300-i535-L710/271030195726/item

Leather Grain battery door: Looks like wood.

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/Leather...amsung-Galaxy-S3-SIII-I9300/221086001395/item

Leather Grain Grey battery door:

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/Leather...amsung-Galaxy-S3-SIII-I9300/221085997488/item

Leather Wood Grain battery door:

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/Leather...amsung-Galaxy-S3-SIII-I9300/221085995136/item

Leather Grid gray battery door:

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/Leather...ng-Galaxy-S3-SIII-I9300Gray/221086000233/item

Leather Grid coffee battery door:

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/NEW-Lea...-Galaxy-S3-SIII-I9300Coffee/221085996337/item

Leather Grid white battery door:

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/Leather...g-Galaxy-S3-SIII-I9300White/221085990029/item

Leather Crocodile black battery door:

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/Leather...amsung-Galaxy-S3-SIII-I9300/221085993346/item

Enjoy. ;)

Sorry for Danish Ebay links. :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] daoist:
Did the deed last night.

Definitely has more grip. Not an obnoxiously high grip like a gel case, but enough for some confidence while holding the phone. So I can still get the phone in and out of my pocket and I might not drop it.

A few tips for sanding:

Don't use low grit sandpaper. I started with 80 grit and it left some deep scratches. When I get a replacement door and sand it again I'm going to start with a 300ish.

Be careful with the area around the camera. The plastic is raised there so its hard to get at. I managed to sand the camera opening a bit bigger trying to remove the gloss from the hump. Still didn't get it all off. :-/

Finally, this phone is built like a tank. I lied when I said I dropped it once. Several times. Sure there's dings on the bezel and a few scratches on the glass from an unfortunate slide 5 feet down the driveway, but everything still works fine. Don't be too paranoid to drop it.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] DrKaotica:
just to warn you guys who are buying these replacement battery doors.. youre going to have a tough time finding a case to use with it if thats something you want to do. they are thicker.. notice around the camera hole how the stock one raises up to meet the lense? the 3rd party ones its flat all the way across.. my TPUs dont work.. my rinke slim lite doesnt fit.. hell, my seidio active doesnt fit..

the blue "metallic" one was largely a waste of money.. its impossible to get it off the back.. i bent it taking it off the first time.. and its really two pieces, the white plastic underneath shows through
[Galaxy S III Accessories] :
Can you post pics please?

Also, what grit would you recommend to make it look similar to the back of the cover?

(By back I mean when you take off the cover, the side facing the battery)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] XtremeCheater:
I said pick the leather back with pebble blue edge. Much nicer in my opinion since I used it now.

No need to use TPU case in my opinion. The thing that I need now is to have it stand while Youtubing in landscape.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rudedog1979:
What About this ones? - in the UK

What about this ones, I got all of them (Can't stop getting stuff)

0.03mm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200812793048?var=&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Or the nice Carbon fiber:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200812813460?var=&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Some pictures attached!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] snowmanwithahat:
Buy another OEM back-cover.... sand it

http://pocketnow.com/android/diy-brushed-aluminum-look-for-your-nexus-s

I did it with my Nexus S (very similar material) and it worked great. The feel was less slippery. It looked sweet with the blacked out, no-logo look on the back and it was very hard to see scratches because of the fact that it already has tons of micro-scratches.

It's beautiful, a little bit of a long process, but beautiful and worth it!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] elementaldragon:
Probably the only reason i wouldn't see sanding the back cover of the S3 to be a reasonable thing for me to try is because... well.... i like the blue brushed metal look of the Pebble Blue.... couldn't imagine it still having that same effect after being wet sanded....
[Galaxy S III Accessories] tehpsyc:
If you don't want to add any bulk, try one of these skins:

http://www.stickerboy.net/collections/samsung-galaxy-s3-skins

They have a very precise fit and are pretty cheap. I have the carbon fiber one and really enjoy it, but the antibacterial/matte finish ones might be more what people in this thread are looking for.

Here's an installation video so you can kinda see what you're in for:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q63Hdw92Zj8
[Galaxy S III Accessories] twe69:
Can you put some photos of your phone please, cheers.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] htcsnap93:
KHOMO RUBBERIZED BACKDOOR.

YEAH CAPS, I KNOW !

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0096QB98Q
[Galaxy S III Accessories] chrischoi:
There's a fake Spigen case that's rubberized. There was pictures of it on XDA somewhere. It's $12 or so on eBay. I can link it when I get back home.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] caseyatbt:
I have this one and it was just what I was looking for.

Sent from the Delta Quadrant using XDA Premium
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Rankiz:
KHOMO doesn't ship to Europe... Not their homesite or their Amazon products are available outside the United States. What to do?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] nebsif:
Bumppp, i want tis!
[HD2 General] 23vil:
Okay .. My HD2 has quite a problem..

No ROM (have tested different WM6.5 stock roms and a DFT-Andoird version) can detect my SD-Card in the slot, except from Magldr.

In magldr I am able to use the sd-card as massstorage and connect to my Computer running on Windows 7 ( didn't try another).

But if I navigate in magldr menu to services =>bootsettings => ad sd dir i will just be brought back to the home menu...

Is it a hardware damage or something software? What do you think...?

It's an ugly problem, because to sd card means no CWM- Android :(

Pleease HELP ! :D

Thank you;)
[HD2 General] 23vil:
ahh and in card reader or other smartphones the sd cards don't make any problems ;-)
[HD2 General] 23vil:
nobody has got an idea? :(
[HD2 General] 23vil:
or is it possible that i damaged the flex ribbon cable, while replacing my broken screen?
[HD2 General] 23vil:
:cyclops:If it is the flex ribbon, this would explain why my mainboard cannot access the sd slot.

And the via USB I can connect to the SD-card in the Phone from Computer (when runs phone in maldr-massstorage mode)

Or does all the data run from SD-Slot , through the mainboard to the USB-exit ?

No hardware-freak here ? Just softies? :p :D ;)
[HD2 General] 23vil:
ohh damn ...sd slot is located on the mainboard ... -.-

:(
[HD2 General] Nigeldg:
Which SD card do you have? Some are incompatible with that particular part of MAGLDR (don't ask why, all I know is that my Kingston 16GB Class 4 does exactly the same thing) but will still work in USB Mass Storage, CWM, A2SD etc. SD Android when booting via WinMo (CLRCAD and HARET) works fine as well.
[HD2 General] 23vil:
ahh no I got the mistake after searching like a maniac...

Look at the photo i attached in this thread : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1766321&page=2

You see this contact, where the arrow points at? It was out of shape..

The ex-owner of my HD2 seems to have done strange things with his device..... :D It was bend to the upper edge of the main board -.-

Luckily got it before I gave up hope :D
[HD2 General] derpeter1982:
shop

send it to a shop
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MS.:
Hi guys. So, now when we have Jelly Bean and all things are really smooth, what's the slowest/most lagging app on your phone?

Ironically for me it's the official XDA app.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
XDA app stutters like crazy. Surprisingly, Facebook is really smooth.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rayiskon:
the youtube app is the slowest to open (1-2 sec after u tap the icon) , whereas other apps mostly open instantly.

as for lags and stutters well there is a big list of such apps, xda is definitively one of them
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reflux21:
I am the slowest thing on my phone - everything else - super fast.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] its_ritz:
Netflix is still laggy when I open it, but that's not the phone's fault. Everything else seems to be up to par.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MS.:
Do you exit from apps with back button? For the first time it relly takes about two seconds, but later it loads instantly if i exit from app with home button.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Matt08642:
Power Amp is the slowest to open on my phone, but once I'm in, it's fast.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jediman:
That's because its still running after you do that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] negrobembon:
Ichart is my only slow app
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mcvigo:
MEdscape app no doubt.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eksasol:
Erm, still waiting for MIUI to come out with JellyBean.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MS.:
Indeed. Isn't it the whole point of home button? I always exit apps with home button so they open instatly later.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MS.:
So you say MIUI will be slowest thing on your phone? :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eksasol:
Yes, but its no secret MIUI have been very slow on Nexus and sometimes buggy. But it have great features so I still use it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dexterslab:
Yep xda is the most stuttery
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] prodigyX:
I'll see your XDA official app and raise you a whatsapp

scrolling lags like crazy
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] roman87626:
Does anyone have App Drawer lag? if you leave the app drawer long enough and don't use it, then when it comes to using it and you open it, does it lag a tiny bit for the first swipe?

I don't know if it's just me getting that but it's random and looks like it's sticky or something.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MS.:
What launcher you're using? I use Nova launcher and it's buttery smooth. Also lag could be caused by inproper CPU speed/governor settings.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reflexr:
I am using apex launcher and its very smooth.no lags or something.

Gesendet von meinem Galaxy Nexus mit Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DertyDOH:
the lag I notice most is loading the dialer, idk if its really "lag", but its not as instant loading as messages lol
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Martin1739:
Has anyone tried the new alpha Jelly Bean 0.01? From the beginning and after having trouble with inofficial cm9 nightlies I always used his cm9 alpha. How is the stability of his cm10 alpha compared to cm9 alpha? Or compared to CM9 inofficial nightlies?