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[Galaxy S III General] Dovern:
Switch to Telstra, you will feel the different i guess. haha...

Before that, please check your i9350 compatible with telstra LTE or not
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Yes it is compatible :) Its compatible with ALL australian networks and 4G/3G/2G
[Galaxy S III General] Badelhas:
Did any of you guys ever get more than 20mbits in hspa+ in speed tests. With 9300 or 9305?
[Galaxy S III General] gary7dayz:
Speed test just gave me a download score of just over 4 meg. The second score was just normal 3G data connection without the + symbol it was just over 1 meg.
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Your on wireless wifi look at your status bar
[Galaxy S III General] gary7dayz:
Yes I'm on wI-fi just now when I just took the screen shot but if u look at the table it was a data connection that was tested. I can switch it to data again just now and run another test if you would like just to see.... ????
[Galaxy S III General] demlasjr:
Yes, but ignore that and take a look at his history LOL

I personally got 8 mbps max, but my network is crap.
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Hard to know If you are on DC-HSPA+ OR HSPA+ I think they both show the same H+ I used the I9300 with same provider and same position i managed around 5mbps Down and 3mbps up then With my I9305 I managed a 9.5mbps down and 3.5Mbps UP

But they both also fluctuated each time you do it different score, I think i am in between bands where I am at and they are doing a MASSIVE upgrade on this network around my area MORE better 3G+ and 4G also early next year. so right now its all over the place my area is very **** to test data speeds right now.

Might go for a cruise this weekend down to the city, thats a good place to test

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oops didnt notice all good
[Galaxy S III General] gary7dayz:
I'm really not sure what I'm on all I know is I have a plus sign next to through H symbol lol. I'll try it again and see what it shows.:)

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I'm really not sure what I'm on all I know is I have a plus sign next to the H symbol lol. I'll try it again and see what it shows.:)
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Have a look at this weird score This time my Down is up at 11mbps and my up is 2.2mbps with Ping of 107

Sometimes id get 5mbps down and Up 3.5mbps with ping 80

Another time I got 9.5Mbps down Up 3.5mbps and Ping 61 LOL and then some times my ping is like 1000ms+ but the speed is ok all over the place huh have a look at the scattered scores below.

If this network doesnt become nice and stable in the next few months im porting my number to another provider. I am giving them a chance since they say they are doing major upgrades... will seee
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
ALSO have a look at this site

http://tasel.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/lte-hsdpa-dc-hsdpa-explain-this-alphbet-soup-of-4g-to-me/

Look at the PEAK speeds and then REAL time speeds look how different they are, Dont expect the speeds you see on the bill boards

EDIT: I downloaded RadioMon Free on the I9300 and I9305 this detects what towers your connected and what connection type

I found out that when THE I9305 connects at a HSPA connection whilst the I9300 is connected at a HSDPA.. I did abit of research and apparently the HSPA is a type that has more potential of faster speeds so I am asssuming this is the So-called DC-HSPA+ and the HSPDA is the HSPA+ It sounds abit confusing but it could be correct i had both phones next to each other on the same provider and opened the program called RadioMon and only the I9305 connected as HSPA and the I9300 connected at HSDPA. The I9305 is capable of higher speeds this is how i came to the conclusion about hspa = dc-hspa+ in RadioMon. And There is no symbol change both phones say H+ but when the I9305 shows H+ its at a higher rate then when the I9300 is showing H+
[Galaxy S III General] GrimPivo:
Will this LTE modem inside GT-I9305 work in Russia (Moscow)?

We have LTE 800 (Band 20), LTE 2600 FDD (Band 7) and LTE 2600 TDD (Band 38) here.
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
Even the nexus 4 has 2 gig is it going times be waisted just shows you that the galaxy s3 i9300 should have add 2 gig and we was shafted
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
What?!
[Galaxy S III General] JGS_:
1 gb ram not enough

I agree about the 1GB of ram not enough! Luckily I bought only this new 9305 and not the original 9300 because I would also have been disappointed with only 1 GB of ram. For a top device 1GB just isn't enough! It was even the main reason for me to buy the 9305.

Even more: I think I wouldn't have bought this device if I hadn't heard from this 2 GB ram version coming! I probably would have waited a bit longer for a top device with 2gb ram.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
How much is the price differenece of the 9300 and 9305?
[Galaxy S III General] Badelhas:
I would like to see a proper comparison between the two. Anyone found any yet?
[Galaxy S III General] qsacage:
Besides sdcard, is there any reason I should pick the 9305 over Nexus 4?
[Galaxy S III General] demlasjr:
Comparing Sammy with LG is like comparing apple with orange: both have vitamins, but one is better than other...
[Galaxy S III General] JGS_:
- Removable battery

- Quad core vs dual core: I prefer quad core, even if the dual core is a bit more powerful per core: In my experience it is possible with 2 cores to put load on both cores at the same time, if that happens phone seems dead, with quad core you have a lot less chance of overloading all 4 cores at the same time. The total processing power is higher on the S3 anyway.

- Of course you have the LTE on the I9305: if it's not available yet in your country, it might be sooner or later.

- SD Card alone seems like a very very good reason, you never know how much you need, it can go very quickly sometimes.

See here for more info (compared to I9300): http://www.gizmag.com/galaxy-s3-vs-nexus-4/24796/

I think the screen of my S3 is fantastic. No idea what would be wrong with it. Just make sure you set the brightness right and it's very clear and sharp.

The only reason in favor of the nexus 4 IMHO is the stock android. And that would only be because you have faster updates. The android on the S3 is fine for the rest. So I have no regrets at all and I'm very happy with the I9305!
[Galaxy S III General] vampyren:
SD is a huge deal. also I think Samsung has better quality.

+ amoled is much nicer then anything I seen so far in my opinion.

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couldn't agree more :)
[Galaxy S III General] kms108:
it's personal preference on what you choose, only you can decide, but I like samsung due to quality, been using them for years, but i'm also going to get the n4.
[Galaxy S III General] Badelhas:
What about battery performance?
[Galaxy S III General] vampyren:
coming from iPhone 4s i can't say its worse and considering the larger screen and more power its great in my opinion.
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Also look at the difference of amount of apps when you go to applications manager then goto running and then click show cached processes there is litterally 3x the amount stored in the i9305 memory then the i9300 i have them both side by side which makes reopening apps with the i9305 instant no lag on any. Its easy to test just have the i9300 and the i9305 side by side and start opening games apps whatever, but soon as it loads up click the home button so it stays in memory do about 7 apps and then stop and with both devices click the first app you opened and you will see how instant the i9305 is as it reopens to the exact same position u left it, but the i9300 you now have to reload the entire app from beggining What happens for the i9300 is android realises there is not enough ram as there is too much apps in background so it force closes apps which you didnt want closed and at the same time the i9305 can handle them sitting in the background.

And as for nexus vs s3 all i can say is. The price says it all, even if the sources are released with the nexus there is no way i would choose it instead of this nooo way! Even though i am able to have 2x nexus 4 for the price of 1 i9305. I wouldnt go 4 it.!
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
I have a black i9305t just sitting there. Want to sell it and get the grey one.

Anyway, tested it out 2 days ago side by side with my i9300 and the i9305 absolutely blew it to bits. Even just opening the dialler was instant.
[Galaxy S III General] Steve113:
I've been looking for a thread like this to discuss.

The question that one must ask here is if "HSPA+ 42mbps" and DC-HSPA+ are the same technology?

From what i read and understood both technologies are utilizing the 3GPP zone or 3.7/3.9G.

HSPA+42mbps and DC-HSPA+ are both dual carriers in some sense but they use different technologies to achieve it! (the earlier uses mimo which is multiple antennas techniques to increase data throughput by using multiple radio channel input/output and the latter uses cell tower switching both use a modulation technique called 64QAM but the DC-HSPA+ is more efficient in utilizing the spectrum being the latter technology).

HSPA has evolved to of the known DC-HSPA+ 42mbps. All the mentioned above is still outstide of the LTE scope.

I could be wrong here but feel free to negate\discuss research this.
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
No the Standard S3 I9300 has HSPA+ and the type it has is rated at a maximum 21mbps, all the specs state this clearly.

The 4G I9305 S3 has DC-HSPA+ 42 mbps which is capable of double the speed of the above HSPA+

not mentioning it also has LTE rated at around 100mbps also.

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the grey one is just sexx straight out especially with a chrome alloy cover the colours just compliment each other!
[Galaxy S III General] Steve113:
That is not true.

Where on earth does it say DC-HSPA+ 42mbps on the spec sheet of the GT-I9305 anywhere?

Unless you provide me with a legitimate Samsung link that backs up what you are saying i then will stand corrected.

For now what you are saying is not true. It is clearly mentioned on the Samsung HK and other international sites that the specs of the GT-I9305 is HSDPA+ 42mbps NOT DC-HSPA+.
[Galaxy S III General] kruso:
is there a wolfson chip in i9305?
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
How about with regards to the dev support of the 9305? Is it bettet than the 9300? Would it be wise to sell my 9300 and get the 9305?
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Ohh ok. How much is the price difference of the 9305 compated to the 9300 anyway? Can I buy from the US and use it here in the Philippines?
[Galaxy S III General] Badelhas:
That phone is not available in USA. You have it in Australia and Europe, because of LTE frequencies. Check if Philippines has or will have the 800/1800/2600mhz bands.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Well, LTE here is 1800MHz. So what do you think?
[Galaxy S III General] duowing:
It's probably been mentioned along this thread, but I was thinking of trying to get one and use it hear in the US, but apparently it doesn't include the 1900 mhz band for 3G? It's a bummer because I was really hoping to pick this up.
[Galaxy S III General] Steve113:
I agree with what is said above regarding the faster 3g speeds. I don't know why Samsung isn't clear about it's specs.

The hspa+ by itself is 21mbps which is what is on the i9300. But hspa+ with MIMO doubles that.

i guess the question remains for the i9305 if it is dc-hspa+ or HSPA+ with MIMO.

Anyway it will be a good to do a speed test comparison side by side the the iPhone 5.
[Galaxy S III General] Badelhas:
I think it will work but confirm it with your carrier.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Yeah but for regular GSM and HSDPA, it will work, right? If so, is it advisable to upgrade to that unit? How much is the price difference?
[Galaxy S III General] Badelhas:
Sorry but I didn't understand the question
[Galaxy S III General] bleepsake:
battery still better than the iphone 4s so im happy with the lte version =)
[Galaxy S III General] vampyren:
Same as me. Also I don't care much about LTE even hsdpa is fast

ju
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
I did see a screen shot of my mates speed test i9305 was 45mbps down and 15mbps up this was Telstra 4G very good speed network . I saw the US with there 4g only managing around 15mbps down that's a big difference. But Last time I did a speed test with my credit $50 credit disappeared in 30 seconds I actually complained and got it back. Didn't really think that speed test is using that much data. Idiot ! Not doing yes well my mate has ip5 and i9305 his words were ^ the s3 opened webpages quicker and opened other web based stuff quicker^
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
I mean is it wise to upgrade to a 9305 if I already have a 9300?
[Galaxy S III General] JGS_:
I think If you need lte or don't have enough ram atm, you could have a valid reason. Otherwise it would be crazy. I'd rather wait for a galaxy S4 or something in your case :)
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Hmmm, ok. I would love the extra RAM. How much more expensive is the 9305?
[Galaxy S III General] Steve113:
45mbps is doable but that is using lte or 4g (a different cattle of fish)

With regards to the 42mbps it is still unclear if the gt-i9305 uses a dual or a single carrier.

As a single carrier HSDPA+ (with 64QAM and MIMO) is capable of reaching upto 42mbps.
[Galaxy S III General] vampyren:
Depend on your country/store/contact etc....I got mine about 500euro.
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Well the most common thing i am seeing is dc-hspa+ those other thing u menti0ned never seen them, and i just read another user correctimg another its dual cell.... so if the most spoke about function is dc and the i9305 has the speed i am just going to assume its dc for now i mean mor3 then one user has now now stated dc
[Galaxy S III General] kruso:
Are there any zip to install to replace the grey status bar with a black one?

Did it on i9300 but cannot find any for i9305.

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Where is 9305 available online anway? And how much is the cheapest?
[Galaxy S III General] kms108:
i'm sure if you stop asking people where there are available, try searching the net, there are plenty available.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Ok thanks for making me realize.
[Galaxy S III General] Vipeout:
Goddamnit, I just bought my SGS3 last weekend only to discover now that there is a 2gb version!!

I love the device but since the moment I turned it on I was pissed by the tiny amount of RAM, multitasking is not possible because everything always closes after a few minutes of inactivity.

People who say that 1GB of Ram doesnt make a difference just want to comfort themselves and don't want to admit they got screwed over, just like I was now. You can keep repeating it like a mantra, it won't change the fact that 1GB just cripples the whole phone.There IS a reason why the new Nexus 4 has 2GB of Ram, and a Nexus is always the REFERENCE device.

Well my carrier won't have the i9305 in stock for the next months anyways but I'm still pissed. I have installed AOKP just for the added free Ram but it still cripples the device, altghough less severly.

Am considering now whether to sell it an get the i9305 or just save the money and get the S4 next year...

This would be the perfect device if not for the 1gb of ram, argh!!*superpissed*
[Galaxy S III General] Badelhas:
Yeah, me too. Jerks.
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
Lol man the i9305 has now been out for almost 2 months now and i knew about it even earlier , like 1 month before its release. So i knew about it and you could of aswell for about 3 months now. Which is why you need to do you yout research before buying something. Goodluck and if your going to sell and re-buy best of doing it now while your i9300 is still in a1 condition. :)
[Galaxy S III General] Mithrandir007:
32Gb version?

Just wondering, has anyone heard of a 32Gb or 64Gb version being released?

I've been waiting for a while, but can't seem to find anything about it.

Though I'm starting to wonder if it'd really be a good idea to upgrade from my i9300 to the i9305 (my wife would either take my current phone or buy a new i9300 anyway, so that's not the problem), because of the number of ROMs and mods that are available for the i9305.. it doesn't seem to take off as well as the i9300.
[Galaxy S III General] dilwaala:
I'm waiting on the 32GB version of the i9305 as well. Haven't heard anything as yet.
[Galaxy S III General] Vipeout:
Well I decided I don't care. In about 6-7 months Samsung will release a new galaxy with a better CPU and way better GPU. The S3's GPU is actually the same as in the S2, just higher clocked and optimzed.

It will have 2gb RAM standard and probably a better camera too. Hell, maybe the'll finally include a 1080p display.

So instead of throwing out more money for a device that is performance-wise already only middle-class (http://www.anandtech.com/show/6425/google-nexus-4-and-nexus-10-review/2), I'll just wait.

I got my i9300 new and without contract for 175€, so I won't complain. And my provider doesn't have the 2GB Ram version anyway (actually there is only one single shop in my country selling the phone right now), so nothing I can do. I'm more pissed at Samsung not putting 2GB of ram from the beginning, like in the korean & US version. Then we wouldn't have had this problem at all.

But now I have at least a reason to get the next galaxy once it comes out. If mine had 2GB ram right now, the decision wouldn't be so easy and I probably would envy the S4 owners for the upgraded hardware.

So in summary, it probably doesn't pay off to swap for the i9305 when most likely in May we'll have a new Galaxy, likely with a bigger hardware jump than we saw between s2 and s3. If you don't mind again buying a new phone in half a year I'd swap it now. Otherwise you'll regret not having waited

Of course that's only my opinion, suit yourself.
[Galaxy S III General] dilwaala:
Good point! I'm just hoping that for the S4, they don't go with the current trend of dropping the removeable battery and no SD card
[Galaxy S III General] Ausboy 2011:
it's Sammy :rolleyes: we will have removable. battery and sd slots
[Galaxy S III General] Badelhas:
Once again congrats on the very well put and detailed opinion. I agree with you. I must say that since I finally updated yesterday to jellybean the phone is very quick and smooth and I now longer desire the i9305 as much. Is the browsing really much faster at 60 mbit lte compared to 10mbits hspa+?
[Galaxy S III General] vampyren:
@gliatiotis :

GPU is 4 core compared with 2 core on S2 (i think i read somewhere but maybe you are right and its clock speed but either way it performs excellent :)). Also the screen is just much nicer pluse 2 Gig ram is never bad. I really had to download 1080P movie which are HUGE to push the limit of the phone and even those it played quite well i think.

What else do you want to do with you S3 that it cant deliver? Games look great and run smooth.

I personally prefer Vita anyway for button but still S3 is a stellar device for even games.
[Galaxy S III General] Vipeout:
Like I said, the device is amazing. Except for the Ram.

It does all it should do really well . Except for multitasking, where it closes apps sooner than I'd like it. This has been a problem on all devices so far for me.

The CPU/GPU is not the best but still very good, and yes there's always something better/newer lurking around the corner.
[Galaxy S III General] vampyren:
I Actually have the S3 4G model so in that are i cant say much. I never run out of memory :) Also i use task killer anyway to save battery so it also reduces the mem usuage.
[Galaxy S III General] Vipeout:
I don't get the LTE hype anyways. The HSPA+ on my phone is more than enough for mobile surfing. Even if data caps wouldn't render LTE useless, what would one do with all that bandwith on the phone? Youtube can stream vids in relatime even on H+. I really just need the Ram for a better user experience, but if it doesn't come without LTE I don't care.

Btw the Nexus 4 has 2gb ram but no LTE.
[Galaxy S III General] vampyren:
I has s2 but wasn't satisfied with the resolution since I read mostly. But s3 looks great even if some people complain about our being penile I don't care as long as our looks this good:)

About large file size just formatting the SD with exfat works find in s3 naivety.

But as you say it's a bit overkill to use the phone with 1080p. 720 is good enough.
[Galaxy S III General] Badelhas:
This thread is getting interesting :)
[Galaxy S III General] kruso:
Anyone know how to get a black status bar? Im rooted
[Galaxy S III General] Badelhas:
But did you get to try browsing with a lte 60 mbits speed phone? I didn't, so I do not know if there is any noticeable different between that and surfing with my 10mbits hspa+ s3?we don't have unlimited traffic plans here in Portugal so I will never use lte speed to download 5gb mkv movies... Thanks for your input
[Galaxy S III General] Matrix44:
Hi guys,

I would like to ask you two things. I live in Slovakia and I would like to use the phone (i9305) in the 3G network - Orange (so far we don't have the LTE network here). Will the phone work with 3G? Compared to the i9300 model, this one does not have the 1900MHz frequency inthe 3G mode.

My second question is whether the i9305 has FM radio?

Many thx,

Matrix44
[Galaxy S III General] btemtd:
The 2Gb Ram has Nothing to do with the LTE, I am On 4G/LTE and Browsing and it has no effect on ram as if I was on 3G... And by the way the N4 has 2gb Ram and doesnt have LTE and most probably is less memory hungry then Touchwiz too. Plain and simple fact is more 2GB is much better then 1GB for the Galaxy S3 - 4G or 3G
[Galaxy S III General] bleepsake:
This is true. I think the 2GB was included as good measure. haha. I'm not complaining, i think obviously as we use more ram intensive apps mobile phone manufacturers are having to move with the demands of the everyday user.
[Galaxy S III General] otester:
Stop whining, S4 is due in March, not long now.
[Galaxy S III General] demlasjr:
I wish this to be true...
[Galaxy S III General] otester:
Well Samsung acknowledge they've been late the past 2 times and now apparently they want to make it right this time so I expect the next phone will be just slightly better than what is already out now; 2Ghz quad A15 + Mali-T658.

I expect April latest like with S2.
[Galaxy S III General] demlasjr:
I am worried because of the price of S3. Here is dropping every month and I'm planning to sell it when the S4 launch is close :/ Here the price dropped with 200 euros already
[Galaxy S III General] Badelhas:
Lol. Says who?
[Galaxy S III General] otester:
Start saving lol.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...b81f40-00cb-11e2-b257-e1c2b3548a4a_story.html
[Galaxy S III General] vampyren:
I9305 does not have Fm but today there are tons of internet radios so you should be fine.

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Waoooo I think even s3 is a great competitor to iPhone 5. As long as Samsung keep releasing update for it. Samsung will not do their customers a favor by releasing a new phone every half a year. Still I'm curious what the will do after all s3 is an awesome phone.
[Galaxy S III General] demlasjr:
Lol, true. I love my S3 but the only reason I want to replace it is the RAM, the cameras and maybe the screen, if will be full hd. Oh.. And the plastic quality. I don't need to save, because I get easily get it, but my heart hurts me selling this beauty beast with 200 euros because of some morons who are breaking the market selling counterfeit S3 or stolen devices. I still have one year and half warranty, no scratches (spigen since the first moment I unboxed it, the screen in virgin yet :D) and flip cover used since the first day, so the battery cover is virgin too.

However, I would like to see a metal S4, with full hd, 13 mp and 2 or 3 gb ram.
[Galaxy S III General] Badelhas:
I honestly don't believe that rumor.