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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Mitanc:
Same here, but been using iPhone original, 3Gs, the 4, and the 4s.

Just picked up the S3, overall happy with it and am loving android and what can be done with it.

Lastly, the favorite features:

1. Haptic feedback

2. My vpn doesn't turn off when I shut the screen.

3. I feel like I am getting faster download speeds while using instagram or other apps.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] azncookiecutter:
Upgraded from an iPhone 4, and it's a pretty drastic change. So far, I like it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sgstouch:
All the customization and shortcuts to make everything easier to use..how you want it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jradams76:
I upgraded from the iphone 3gs and its been a night and day difference. Overall for the better. I do miss the ability to hook my phk ne up to my cars radio via usb and controll it using the steering wheel. Hopefully when JB comes out I can do this?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] theraffman:
I don't know for sure, but I think it's an issue with the protocols used. I'm pretty sure it's an issue with the stereo manufacturer not using a compatible language. It's possible it won't ever be fixed but we can hope. This is the only thing I miss as well, I could additionally play Netflix on my in car theatre with an iPhone, no dice on any of my androids. Someone did come up with a way to use all share or something and was able to play video and everything but I still don't think the controls worked, but I'm not sure. Either way, it's a moot point, because vote tooth works fine for me and when I set music while driving I just let it roll, I don't sit there changing songs all day.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] browy:
- I don't need that laggy iTunes every time I want to put some music or videos on my phone, and I don't have to convert them either.

- I use MY phone the way I want to use it, not the way some other people want me to use it.

- SD Card slot. I don't have to pay another 100 bucks just for 8 GB more of storage.

- I don't need to connect my phone to a PC or a laptop every time I update my firmware.

- I can install any version of ROM any time I want to. You want to downgrade your iOS to a previous firmware in order to be able to jealbreak it but you don't have the required SHSH blobs: you're screwed.

- Internal storage: Android after updating or installing another ROM: everything that was stored in the internal storage is still there (photos, music, videos). iPhone after updating firmware, everything's gone and you have to restore your whole media library again with that damn iTunes. In other words, I don't need a PC or a laptop and that memory hog iTunes to backup my media files or apps, I have the internal storage. Unlike the iPhone, my S3 is independent.

- I can customize the crap out of my S3. Sure you can jealbreak and install some tools like Winterboard, SBSettings or PerpageHTML to your iPhone in order to be able to customize it, but your iPhone will never be as smooth and fast as a S3 with all that tweaks installed.

- Face unlock.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Capa1970:
I came from an iPhone 4, which I absolutely loved except for the smallish screen. The screen was the only reason I switched and I really wanted something a least 4.5 inches and the Galaxy 3 fit the bill (the Note was too large for me). I am completely stock and more than likely will not root. Things that I like about the Galaxy S3:

-the vey large screen

-the deep blacks

-Swype

-over the air updates

-how did I survive so long without a back button

-customization baby

-swappable battery

-micro sd card

-did I mention the large screen

Things that I miss about the iPhone 4:

-the very bright screen. The Galaxy is perfectly fine indoors but it really suffers outdoors.

-battery life. I average around 3 hours of screen time on the Galaxy which, personally, I consider poor. The Galaxy is rated for more talk time but I spend maybe 20 minutes a day on the phone so this point for me is moot. I Facebook and surf for hours every day and need lots of screen time.

-consistent and prompt updates (when will we get the Jellybean update and will there even be an update after that)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ternzer:
I came from an iphone 4 and was completely disapointed in the iphone 5. whoo hoo and extra row of apps for only $200.

after days with my galaxy s3 i had my iphone and 2 ipads on ebay. now have a galaxy note 10 and nexus 7 as replacements. no regrets.

anyway here are my favorites:

- install/remove apps from the web.

- no stupid itunes, the most frustrating program on the planet.

- NFC - i love it. and google wallet too.

- simply draging and dropping music and movies i want

- nice dropbox integration

almost forgot

- speech to text in the sms app

- voice navigation

- swiftkey keyboard and predictive text

i bought my iphone because it was cutting edge at the time. now android is miles ahead.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidDoesAll:
I came from 1 year of a 3Gs and 2 years of a 4. I couldn't handle the lack of customization and innovation. Even jailbroken.

That being said, I love my GS3 and I will never go back to iOS. Anything I have thought of so far that I wanted to do with my S3 I have been able to do, and I haven't even rooted yet.

The camera features, google integration, speed, size, external memory, removable battery, etc.

Also, the devs that work on Android content seem to really love to take innovation as far as possible giving Android users an endless amount of tinkering with our gadgets that we love so much.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] impairedworld:
looking for something to replace Activator.

---------- Post added at 06:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:55 PM ----------

If and when you do root, i am using Task and Ktoonsez ROM....this dude updates his ROM every 3-4 days, sometimes less.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hidea:
I still have my iPhone 5, and that's my primary line.

I like both equally, but since the OP is asking my favorite feature, it's gotta be those motion controls. Those are REALLY cool. And basically the other "Smart" features that (smart rotation, smart brightness settings). I'm gonna blame the lack of these actually super useful features on the iOS on Forestalls (heheheheheheheheheheheheheheheh).

My second favorite thing about the SGS3 is probably the keyboard (Swype-like).

Aside from that, I'm still very much an iOS guy. Something about Holo/Android UI isn't for me. But hey, it's free from work, so why turn it down? :P
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] impairedworld:
When i was initially making the switch(jailbroken iPhone 4, iOS 5.1.1).....i said to myself, i will have to walk around with both devices, and keep switching SIM or just tether data to the iPhone, since S3 is LTE, and would only need data to the iPhone to use for whatever.

After the first day, with serious research and setting up my S3....i left the iPhone home, because the S3 covered about 85% of what i needed.

Nova Launcher Prime, WidgetLocker, Easy phone Sync, iMediashare(for Airplay), jetAudio Plus, Locale, Tasker, Mp3 ringtone maker, Notifier Pro, Procapture, Shush!, SmartkeyboardPro, Airdroid, Life360, Dropbox and Zedge....to name a few, helped with my transition.

Yes no iMessage, but i am using Hookt, and i have Whats App installed(but never really used it, although its powerful).

No FaceTime, but i have Tango.

I used Reminders everyday.....don't see a way to merge with google, but i am testing Gtasks, Astrid tasks, Gnotes, anyDo to work with PuRe Calendar(widget)....kinda pissed, because i have a Mac with the Reminders App also, but the Reminders App on Mac doesn't sync with Google Tasks.

I got fed up with waiting for a Jailbreak(still not out for i5). While stock Android is like being jailbroken, no need to root, and can have your device setup the same way.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hidea:
iMessage is utter ****, and I really wanted to like it. Hit/miss, really. The other day, it wiped my entire conversation list. Fortunately (issit really?) it restored the entire list the next day; but with messed up conversations between the time the conversation disappeared and when it was restored.

Reminders isn't that great for me; I'm a huge fan of Things on Mac & iOS. Astrid/Producteev are probably your best bet, if you don't mind a web interface, check out Asana. We use Asana at work, not the best, but ideal for our needs. If you can live with the basic todo list, check out Tasks on the PlayStore, minimalistic todo app with full Holo UI. IIRC, Tasks syncs with Google Task. Also, on the Mac, check out GoTasks, we used this before switching to Asana for work.

Really missing Tweetbot. I know there are other apps that are "close" to being the Tweetbot of Android, such as Boid, but man… those apps are still buggy. Or maybe just plain broken with my SGS3. Back/Up affordance are often mixed up. Pressing the "back" (really, it's up) on the Action Bar, often behaves the same as pressing Back on the softkey. Odd behaviour. Plus, there's no Push Notification. My team and I often tweet to send critical messages; quicker than Email. We tend to turn off push Email, and we're pretty headstrong about using twitter to do short messaging.

I haven't search for any decent Android ADN client yet. I use Netbot on my iOS devices.

I bought a few podcatchers in the past, but I haven't go through 'em one by one. I use Instacast on my iOS devices.

My biggest complaint since I started using my SGS3: Android apps are hideous looking. Very few manage to fully adapt the Google Interface Guideline. I don't blame the devs, I blame Google for not providing easy access to those HIG docs. I'm well aware of the developer-design site, but that's nothing compared to what Apple provided for their developers.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] browy:
I've been looking for months too. Tasker might be a good replacement but it's quite complicated to use, it's much more powerful in comparison to Activator so it will take time for you to get use to it. If you want to give it a try, I suggest you watch this tutorial first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEhnOJl5mTo

Another similar app is GMD GestureControl ★ root.

I've tried them both but uninstalled them after a few days. Tasker for me is quite a memory hog, although it doesn't consume battery (or very little), it constantly runs in the background eating up 50+ MB of ram, that's why I ditched it. I mean I don't really need it anyway. I'm on ParanoidAndroid ROM, which has a feature that allows you to remap the buttons under Setting, System, Hardware Keys (AOKP Roms also have this feature too, I guess). And beside, I'm using SwipePad: Hyperspace which is very useful too.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cecilia:
yeah, I love that too...very very convenient!

to be fair, I've been using Bluetooth to send and receive files for years on various devices. But, yes, it's a cool thing

:good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jnicks510:
I actually went from a pebble blue s3 to a black iPhone 5 and now back to a white s3 haha. I missed flashing ROMs and all the widgets and such. The apple iOS is so much more solid and fluid, but not as fun. Your iPhone is pretty much gonna be like everyone else's even if you do jailbreak. You can do so much to the android os to really make it yours.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 11's are 9's:
I've had every iPhone, jailbroke and tweaked them all, and was solidly in that camp til I tried the S3, and was blown away at how nice it was. The main advantages for me are:

1. Bigger screen

2. Swype!

3. Tons of custom ROMs out there, you can have a totally different feeling phone every week

4. Google Chrome browser

5. Animated wallpapers

6. Call recording...well, only some ROMs have it, but when you do have it, it's awesome

7. The iPhone jailbreaking and modding community was losing steam and losing the race, whereas rooting on Android isn't ever going away

The things I miss most are Activator, better command line apps, smoother and more seamless UI, CUSTOMER SERVICE (the difference between AT&T and going into the Apple Store is like the difference between heaven and hell, and not in AT&T's favor) and durability (my S3 glass cracked and I know 2 other people that the same thing happened to, whereas the iPhones stood up to a lot more abuse).

All in all, amazing phones and I'm definitely going to get another Android phone after this one. It's just such a shame I can't get anything fixed or get any service any more, the lack of Apple stores (I have literally had Apple store employees just hand me a brand new iPhone replacement four different times when they couldn't fix a problem right away) and having to deal with AT&T's "customer service" is actually probably the biggest downside to having one of these.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Corvida:
Palm swipe for screenshots is just amazeballs to me.

In general, it's less about the phone and more about android that got me to switch. I do enjoy the option to download torrents and I like being able to use the web the way I would on my desktop (with freedom), though Jelly Bean will take away Flash and put a damper on things.

In general, I like that I can do more and at deep levels with Android. I just get to enjoy doing it with Samsung's packaging Also, even though I think Google is creepy and evil, I do enjoy using Google Now, mainly for voice search and weather cards. I keep the other options turned off. :cool:

However, the Galaxy Note II has been puling me away from my S3 with its huge screen and the power packed inside. Maybe I need to play Need for Speed Most Wanted on the S3 to see if it really compares.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DJBBOX:
Ok guys, reporting back after some months of my crossover from iOS and the iPhone.

If anybody out ther have any doubts about switching to Android like I did months ago, and I know you do because I had tons. Let me just say this:

DOIT!!!

It is the best thing I could have done. When girst posted in this thread, I was in love with my GS3 and I said to myself "How did I ever have doubts about this beautiful device, You will never leave my side SG3! 'till death do us part"

But!!! Then it happened :'( I used to rock my GS3 naked (such a sexy beast) and then one day after a 6 mile run, a text and my clumsiness... I droped it hard!

Ok so I ordered the screen for $20 in ebay and as I'm patiently waiting for my screen to arrive, I decide to walk into my local ATT store and look at a screen protector for my beloved GS3. I walk-in and here I am looking at the accessories and look up and there it is... gorgeous, amazing, beautiful, astonishing as it can be. Images of Jessica Rabbit and this god sent device kept flashing before my eyes... and I CHEATED! All my plans and illusions about what the future will hold for my GS3 and me were crushed and pulverized in one look at this device. The moment I saw it, everything was clear to me.

yep! I walk out with a Titanium Gray 16GB GN2

Now we are happily ever after... but hey! No worries... I repaired my GS3 and kept it. So I'm a happy camper.

The moral of the story is freaking switch already and you will see all the fun that you have been missing.

The End.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] pberge:
I recently wrote a detailed account of my switch from iPhone to Android.

http://www.thetattooedengineer.com/2012/11/17/my-switch-from-iphone-to-android/

A few key things for those who don't want to read the whole thing...

Being able to get an immediate refund on a purchased app.

Great keyboard options in the play store.

Having dedicated back and menu buttons. I find myself pushing where the back button should be when using fiends iPhones.

The ability to choose default browser, sms app, etc...

And the amount of customization just blows the iPhone away.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] y0yerrj0sh:
I recently switched over too but i had prior experience with android, rooting, etc. I just find the Galaxy S3 to have so much more features than iphone, the battery life is great, i love the big screen, and of course with android the limitless possibilities of customization.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] *KiD CuDi*:
Not having to use iTunes to put movies on your phone. I hated converting every video file to iTunes format.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cowhow:
It used to be jailbreaking an iPhone was being a bad boy and part of the Apple counter-culture. Now, jailbreaking is losing steam and not so much of a big deal any more. Plus, ever since jailbreaking was declared legal most Cydia apps are no longer free. The problem I have with paying out hard earned money for jailbroken apps is that with every iOS update you have to make a choice, purchased apps or new iOS features. The iPhone 5 still has no untethered jailbreak. I brought my SGSIII home, opened the box and rooted it. No wait.

I can compare features, performance and specs, but it all comes down to freedom. Android allows me to chose. Apple makes those choices for me.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] leoriver42:
Well the swiping of the keyboards.

Live wallpapers.

The Chrome browser is totally superior.

No need to be waiting for jailbreaks to come out.

Ability to download files to your phone without need for a specific paid app.

You can use it as a portable USB.

However, I am not completely fond of the size of the Galaxy.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ikjadoon:
I had the same issue with the Gauzy S3's size, but I've gotten used to it and it's actually pretty nice, particularly for games, newsreaders, and videos.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ecip:
Both me and the wife used to not like the size of these smart phones, but now that she had her one x and me my s3 for some time we both wouldn't wanna go back to a smaller screen.

At the same time thought I wouldn't want anything bigger.

Sent from my Galaxy S3
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kofrad:
You need an app to download files on an iPhone!? :what::thumbdown:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] manny05:
I been an android fan for over 3 years. Used to have the 3gs,iphone 4 and then made the switch and never looked back.

Now that I look back on it. I'm so glad I did it.

I can remember how freaking frustrating itunes was. At times I had to reformat Mt iphone just to add a song because I was using a different laptop.

Or how laggy it would get after I jailbreak. Or the fact that it looks the same every freaking year.

With android I have complete control and I love that.

sent from my GALAXY SIII
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CamFlawless:
The biggest difference is not so much between iPhone and Galaxy S3, but between iOS and Android. Now every consumer has varying desires and expectations, but the functionality is exponentially more useful than iOS for MY needs as a smart phone user. :thumbup: And our SUPERIOR dev support further enhances our OS.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] theraffman:
Same experience I had.

I love that I have several friends including my wife who have sgs3's and all of our phones are different in certain ways, each unique to their users desirability. It's nice to have the same equipment but still be unique in its user experience.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] leoriver42:
yes, there is no such thing as "My Files" or "My Downloads" in iOS, I used iCabMobile to download things such as zip files and so on... no such thing as using it as a USB either haha you later have to connect to iTunes in outset to extract what you downloaded

Or get root acess via some desktop software...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Alexander2013:
1 Big screen

2 Freedom

3 Removable battery

4 SD card slot

5 NO iTUNES
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aztr0:
Nothing so far, other than being on 4G LTE. I was on a jailbroken iOS 5.1.1 iPhone 4S. I had all sorts of tweaks, themes and no issues. It just works. Even as some may hate iTunes, it was good to me. The switch isn't going very smooth... I'll give it another week, seeing that I only had it for a couple days.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] theraffman:
The transition will take a little time, you can't really come to a conclusion after a few days. Keep at it, and its almost a guarantee that you'll be back here in a month saying "my only regret is waiting as long as I did to switch to android." Seen that a thousands times. There are very few people I know who made the switch, gave the phone a honest chance and didn't love it in the end. Good luck.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] wgr73:
Man, is this true. I've been on my S3 for a week and I went to my drawer and pulled out my iPhone 5, turned it on, and wasn't impressed at all. I liked my jailbroken 4s muuuuuuuuuch better. Even now that I'm getting used to the S3 I'm disliking the iPhone more and more.

Things I miss from iOS:

1. iMessage

2. Visual Voicemail

3. Facetime (used it almost everyday)...still have my iPad tho

Things I love about the S3:

1. Customizations (biggest reason)

2. Rooting is stupid easy

3. Full file system access

4. USB OTG cable allows me to plug in any usb device and use it

5. Emulators

6. Drag and drop music, movies, ROMs, ect..

7. Screen size

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N#. Just so many things I could really make a huge list.

I think I'll be selling my iPhone 5 very soon. Never ever, ever, thought that day would come. Still don't believe it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] browy:
I switched from iPhone 4 to S2 two years ago and never have regret it for one second. Reason for the switching was because I got bored. IPhone is freaking boring even after you jailbreak it. The only thing I miss is the app called "Full screen for safari". And it's not even an iOS app. It's a Cydia tweak that lets you use gestures with Safari, double tab, triple tab, two fingers swipe etc. which makes browsing the web much easy. On android I haven't found a browser that has that feature yet.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ikjadoon:
For visual voicemail, check out YouMail. It's a great visual voicemail program, but has nifty features like greeting your contacts by name in the voicemail (ex. "Hi, John. ikjadoon is not available...blah blah blah").
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] wgr73:
Interesting. I have a YouMail account from a few years ago....never thought to give that a shot again. I also heard some people like to use GVoice as a vm setup only. Need to look in to this as well
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] theraffman:
Yea, you mail is great. Texts you when you get voicemails also, which is nice.

For text I use go sms. I love that messenger app. So many great features and themes.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] :
If you are on AT&T, There is an official AT&T visual voicemail app in the play store.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jayRokk:
Only thing I honestly miss is iMessage

I like the whole "delivered" and "read" feature..

I known you can probably use other market apps to get the features but just the fact that its the native SMS app is what's neat about it....

Other than that I absolutely love my GS3

I'm slowly changing the future Mrs mind about switching... I keep showing her all these features that she might like. Slowly but surely she'll be on a GS3 and I'll be teaching her how to root and flash

But I'd chose my GS3 over an iPhone any day!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] paniro187:
My phone "just works" too.