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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Wyvern49:
The only issue I have had with the S3 was it would take forever to refresh my widgets when I restarted the phone. After spending some quality time with a Verizon tech who was actually very knowledgeable and helpful, we figured out setting Power Saving to "off" solved the problem. I am now using Clean Rom 4.5 (soon to be 5.0) and I can set Power Saving to "on" without a problem if I want. Weird.

My daughter is having issues with her current phone on Verizon and spoke to a couple Verizon staff on what they would recommend for a reliable phone. They all said Galaxy S3 was their top recommendation. Since they knew they weren't selling her a phone (they told her she should go through support and get a new phone for free given her continuing issues) I think they were being very honest with her.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] josh995:
I'm gonna laugh so hard if the S4 has no SD slot and a non removable battery. I can see them going that route to make the phone thinner and more durable
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] blestsol:
And if they don't go that route?

:(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MrCapcom:
I came from the Galaxy Nexus and the only issue I had wiht that is battery life which was managable but don't expect to go more than 8-10 hours with it. Even still it was worth it to have a pure google phone. I got the SGS3 only because I got a killer deal on it off contract. So I'm rocking that now. If anything I would say go this way:

Galaxy Nexus (Cheap and Pure Google Experience with Roms)

Galaxy S3 (Great Battery Life all around great phone)

Galaxy Note 2 (If you don't mind the screen and want Quad Core)

Wait for Galaxy S 4 which should be out sometime next year if you can wait.

I haven't had poor reception with my GNex or my S3 so all is good there. Depending on how much money you have either of the above will be great phones.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] josh995:
If they don't then I won't be upset :p

If they want to make the phone thinner, however, those 2 options are things that would help big time.

If they do get rid of the SD slot, they should be smart enough to offer high internal storage, but you know that Verizon will try and stop them.

Verizon is most likely the reason the DNA doesn't have an SD slot, they want people to use more data to stream and download
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Div033:
Honestly this will probably be my last Samsung product.

The amount of bugs on this phone is inexcusable. On stock ICS TW:

- Can't use aux input with Bluetooth calls. This means if I was listening to music in my car through aux input and I got a Bluetooth call, I'd have to yank out the audio cord in order to hear the caller. Seriously, what the hell. I had this functionality working perfectly on a two year old phone.

- Google Music oddities. Sometimes when changing tracks the music stops playing. Turning on the screen resumes playing though. On the JB leaks this bug manifests in an even worse way and I have my doubts that it will be fixed for OTA.

And this isn't really a bug, but there's no way to disable the volume reduction upon plugging in an aux cable and that makes me sad.

So the answer lies in AOSP... thank god for our African Canadian sock monkey friend for leaking our unlocked bootloader... only...

- IMEI loss. Seriously Samsung? This is a huge oversight and is NOT the first time a bug like this has escaped their QA testing. Samsung products have been riddled with stories of bricks and poor code management across many of their devices, as one CM dev recently talked about.

- Real Time clock is oh-so-wrong. We're making CWM backups in the 70s! This one isn't too bad but its still annoying. Again, Samsung is to blame here.

- CM10 still early in development. I don't really know whose fault this is, whether it be Samsung for making things hard for CM devs to get things working on AOSP or a lack of attention for our device. Despite having a "stable" release, CM10 still has a number of known issues that I won't go over here. I still use CM10 and am eternally grateful to the person who pours their free time into giving our device AOSP (I love you, whoever you are) because those aforementioned issues are better than the alternative. It's still a situation where no matter which way I turn I have a buggy phone.

On my O.G. Incredible the only choice I had to deal with was having TV-Out and 720p video recording support or having ps3/Wii controller Bluetooth support. No matter which ROM I chose (AOSP or Stock) everything WORKED. With this phone I have to weigh the evils of each path and simply choose the lesser one.

I'm not really impressed with the DNA either. They do have an unlock (a very brick-prone one at that) but the hardware itself is riddled with issues (No SD card or removable battery, power button hard to press and is on the top of the very long device).

I'll probably get a lot of flak for this post, but its just my opinion. Aside from what I mentioned, I do enjoy the GS3. I just feel I could do much better ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] blestsol:
Everyone has their needs. This phone doesn't fit yours. Good luck with whatever you choose in the future!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Div033:
Indeed! While I wait for one to be created I guess I'll have to soldier on with this one! #firstworldproblems
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobAbooE:
I just got mine Friday. I lost my unlimited but it still shows unlimited on my wife's line. Maybe you could switch the upgrade to a line that doesn't need unlimited and then transfer numbers.

Nor sure if any of this applies but worth a look.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] spotmark:
It's not the best selling phone in the world because it sucks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
When the new Jelly Bean 4.2 release the end of this year, nothing is going to compare to the GS3, removable sdcard, removable battery, easy 20hrs of battery life and noticeable faster/smoother on JB, and multi task split screen, it's only 1 step behind the note2 for not having the spen feature, but again, the spen/big size may not be for everyone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] boe:
I love the screen, feel, speed, battery life on the S3. I actually like the wiz over neked android as I want my home screen to display largely how many emails, texts and voicemails I have.

I strongly dislike the radio on this phone. I think the Samsung Nexus was worse but this is still pitiful. The Motorolas get MUCH better reception but I'm not so keen on their devices otherwise. I'd probably check out the DNA if I were you.

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+1 - my phone drops calls in Los Angeles, Dallas and Hartford when stationary and displaying 4 bars. No problem with other Verizon phones. Switched it out - not just a bad batch. If you are a teenager who texts all day you probably won't notice but if you use your phone often for voice calls like I do (an average of 1.5 hours per day) you'll notice this phone sucks as a phone although is fantastic in every other respect.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ynot303:
No reception issues here, I have reception everywhere compared to my previous carrier (T-mobile). I had the Samsung Nexus and I like the S3 much better. It has everything I want in a phone, removable microsd, big screen, ICS, great battery life, I can go all day without a problem (you have to change the default configurations). So far I am loving it, not sure how the S4 is going to be much better.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] josh995:
The Galaxy S3 is not the best selling phone in the world.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Neverendingxsin:
Best phone i've ever had :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AtariDroid:
Best phone I've had here also :) No signal issues here, as the S3 has a tried-and-true Qualcomm radio in it, which the previous Gnex did NOT have. With the bootloader unlocked, I would say the S3 is THE phone to have on Verizon, unless the Note 2 gets unlocked. As far as any of the Moto phones.. do NOT get them if you desire open development, as they will NEVER crack the bootloaders on them. That is, unless you pay full price for a developer edition with NO warranty.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] spotmark:
Orly?

http://blog.laptopmag.com/samsung-dethrones-apple-galaxy-s-iii-best-selling-phone-in-q3

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...ds-best-selling-smartphone-of-Q3-2012_id36397

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/08/tech/mobile/samsung-galaxy-iphone/index.html?iref=allsearch
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] josh995:
Look at the whole picture...

What was happening in Q3? A HIGHLY anticipated phone was in the process of release. Yes, the iPhone.

So, I guess you are right, the GS3 was the best selling phone... for THREE MONTHS, only because of the iPhone 5 hype.

The S3 will be back in second place very soon. And next year, the S4 will probably be the best selling phone around the time the "new iPhone" is coming out.

Again, look at the whole picture and not just the part you want to see.

The article you linked to even mentions what I just said...but I guess you didn't see that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] spotmark:
Fanboy? ( I notice that has been edited out of your post, now.) Please. I was merely making the point, that you don't move 18 million of anything, by making an inferior product. And whether it's temporary, or not, it currently is the best selling phone in the world.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rusty.gh:
wow calm down please

The Galaxy S3 overtook the iPhone 4S as the world's bestselling smartphone according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, which claims Samsung shipped 18 million units of its flagship device in Q3.

Over the same period Apple managed to shift 16.2 million units of the iPhone 4S, an impressive volume considering the iPhone 5 was launched during the same quarter.

Dude it was the highest selling phone for three months and holds that mark now

Why getting so worked up? Its simply a strong point for this thread

This phone rocks and over eighteen million sold. That's pretty crazy

Why would you make such a big deal. Josh you are wrong buddy

Samsung now reports over 30 million s3's shipped
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Gutsman:
I came from a Droid 3 and the GS3 is quite an upgrade. Stock rom isn't bad but Slimbean and Jelly Beans build 4 are definitely better.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] slowfncar:
My s3 has WiFi issues as well,it isn't as strong as my other devices. My data on my (sgs3) is on par or better then my EVO LTE. my voice reception isn't as good as my n920 / EVO lte / oneX and my WiFi cuts out from poor reception before my other devices do. It could be defective I understand, because I just got a replacement s3 after my launch day s3 didn't want to power on one morning and I swear my old s3 had better WiFi reception. That being said, as long as your a happy camper like those guys that never had or seen reception problems the galaxy s3 is amazing. Battery life,software & snapdragon s4 are all BOSS.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] josh995:
How am I wrong? I acknowledged that the S3 is the best selling phone... But only for 3 months of a year. So, again, please tell me how I'm wrong?

I love my S3 but come on. Look at the big picture here.

And @spotmark, I edited the fanboy comment out before you had replied as I felt it wasn't necessary.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] luis86dr:
The S3 is the best selling Android phone. Let's not start a iPhone debate and take this subject off track. You won't be disappointed choosing this device. As said before they did not move this many units for no reason.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] boe:
You could try the S3 and if you don't like it because of bad reception - return it immediately and get the DNA if you still get bad reception get a Motorola. Don't believe any idiot that tells you that you must have gotten a bad one because theirs works fine - there isn't a magical batch that works well, just switch phones.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobAbooE:
I compared my droid incredible to the gs3's signal and saw no major decrease. Maybe a point our two but was within a +-5 range. I was worried about reception before I bought this phone but have had no issues yet. One a plus note, I get better call quality on this than my incredible. My incredible was awful in my kitchen, not with this phone. For some reason, I always walk around when I am on the phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tayswg20:
Lol I thought I was the only one that walks around all over the house when I'm on the phone. When I made the switch to the Nexus from the Tbolt , I would constantly get cut off at certain areas in the house, no matter what radio i flashed. That made me really worry that I'd have the same issues with the S3 but i get just as good reception, if not better, than I did with the Tbolt. ..... To the OP. A lot of people have different experiences with the S3 varying from excellent to horrible. As was already suggested, I think your best bet would be to get one and see if you like it and if you don't then return it for the Note, DNA, or one of the Moto phones. God luck!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ECrispy:
I have a few minor issues with this phone -

- the signal reception is poor in low coverage areas. I've tested this with multiple GS3's and also confirmed with VZW reps. I think this is one of those things that most people don't encounter where they live, but it really sucks when it happens.

- speaker is not loud enough

- after having heard so much about how Samsung phones are unbrickable, the wonders of Odin etc, I realized its not really the case and bad stuff like bricks/loss of IMEI does happen. With my old Evo 4G, I flashed hundreds of times and never ever had a problem. I don't feel so comfortable with this phone, esp since its new and expensive
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] highfigh:
I stepped up to the S3 from the droidx. Obviously this phone is better on every level. But to me the most important thing, is that I have no problem seeing myself with this phone for the next 2 years. Well, about a year and a half now. When I got the DX, it was a great phone, coming from a OG droid, but I was soon wishing it was just a little more powerful. With the S3, it does everything I do with ease and beauty. Of course I rooted the second day I had it, but even stock it was nice. Had a little lag, but synergy rom (along with most others) easily took care of any lag the phone had.

The only gripe I have is that I didn't buy the 32gb version. And I hate that they advertise phones at their maximum capacity, when out of the box it is only like 75% of that. I'd rather they say the options are 12gb and 28 than 16/32. I for sure would have bought the 32 in that case.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] timkd127:
I love the s3. The developer options makes it easy to effectively test code on it. Id have to say my only gripe with the phone is that I never seem to get data coverage inside public buildings, but that is probably more of a Verizon issue than with the machine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] toy028:
The first one I got I from Best Buy had signal issues. I returned it to Verizon and got a replacement which turned out to be a new phone and not a refurbished device. I am very happy with the new phone, it has no issues at all.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bond32:
Phones don't just get old and tired. If your thunderbolt is running bad try a factory reset. Can also run the ics leak or that one on virusroms.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 1ManWolfePack:
*Signal reception is fine for me. Always has been. Must be your area.

*Speaker screams. You must have a defective unit.

*Odin? Never heard of it. Flashed everything on this board and Rootz.

Don't generalize off your experience. Fantastic phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Cake_Dogg:
Spectacular phone in my opinion. A few minor annoyances, but those are again, minor.

The phone itself feels very solid, even though it is made of polycarbonate.

Reception is great everywhere, never had a case where I lost complete reception.

Display is very nice, however the Super AMOLED screen that Samsung has gone with does have a "dot" effect if you look very close to the screen because of the subpixels (Don't remember the exact details). Colors are vibrant and crisp even with this, and you won't notice the dots from a normal viewing distance. The volume rocker does jiggle a little bit if you put some force on it, but again, no big deal.

The camera is very clear and performs well in color reproduction.

Speakers are good, some minor distortion when you crank up the volume, but are clean and crisp on the lower volumes.

Hope this added on to your decision. :P
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] boe:
It isn't my area as Verizon iphones, and Verizon Motorola phones get great reception and don't drop calls in the same area our S3's drop calls - must be the phone. Don't generalize off your lack of analysis :)

Great PDA - mediocre phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Whowahn:
Overall, the S3 is a great phone. It has good performance, battery life, big screen, thin, etc.. Too many good qualities. It doesn't drop calls, but there's times when the reception is bad and I do not get any service in my local mall. Its rather disappointing. It might be my device, because my friends phone does fine. We have the same carrier as well. Kind of a bummer, but the best phone I've had yet.

You Live To Die.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] benattar:
This phone is a major upgrade from the Thunderbolt.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dohturdima:
Have to agree, wife's old Droid 2 Global would nor drop calls. After switching from Sprint, expected dropped calls to become a thing of the past, but not so with GS3
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gambler_3:
Why o why do samsung phones take so freaking long to charge? What good is slightly better battery life if the phone take so much longer to charge?

Yes I know S3 has 2100mah battery but it really shouldnt be taking over 2 hours to charge as phones like the xperia S and iphone 5 charge way faster per mah. Samsung has done a better job with charging speed than the S2 but still its behind.

I dont know why reviews never mention it? Its obvious cost cutting from samsung and trust me I am a big samsung fan but this is really disappointing and surprising that nobody complains about it.

I know atleast on my nexus S that it has nothing to do with the charger, the phone just wont charge faster no matter what charger I use.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neo6776:
Well first of all, most people charge overnight so its a non issue really. I dont get your issue with it. Maybe its not reported because no one cares about an extra half hour or so...

Secondly, if it charges faster, battery life will be decreased....also my iphone took longer to charge than my S3 does :eek:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jinosong:
Where's the obvious cost-cutting? Seriously, if people took the time to actually understand the technology they use, we wouldn't have these trivial misunderstandings.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xhaniGS2:
Lot of people like i do charge the phone during sleep time, btw my phone charge very fast when i put on charger in daytime
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gambler_3:
Ya right as if no one ever runs out of battery before the night. And I like to have the phone by my pillow when I sleep.

And you must not be using a proper charger for iphone I assume?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EqUaTe:
My s2 has always charged faster than my old iphone 3gs, and is probably on a par with the iphone5.

The s3 seems to charge pretty fast. Stop plugging it in to your pc, it won't charge as fast on there :P

Having it by your pillow doesn't preclude charging it though..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neo6776:
I was using the charger supplied with my iphone.

Since this post, its taken half an hour to charge my S3 by 40%...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farnsbarns:
This is elementary maths. Charging a 2.1 Amp-hour battery at 1amp will take ~2.1 hours if there is no concurrent draw . I wish we could break the laws of physics and I bet Samsung wish they could too but since we can't I wouldn't let it bother me if I were you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gambler_3:
I dunno about the 3GS but the iphone 4 charges in under an hour.

And how come S2 has charged so fast? Using tweaked kernels? Well you see thats a different thing and not something every user wants to do.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gambler_3:
So your S3 takes less than 1.5 hours to fully charge? I searched this and alot of users are reporting way more times and thats talking about the AC charger not computer charging which I know is slower.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gambler_3:
I dunno what you are talking about. An xperia arc S with 0.7 amp charger takes only 40-50 minutes to charge a 1500 mah battery. It sure doesnt fit your criteria.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TomH01:
I don't see it as a problem myself.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4219121:
If you find it troubling, why dont you try to set charge current higher?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xclub_101:
Sad ...

Sad but true - with the exploding popularity of the S3 the forum seems to be invaded by script-kiddies without any clue :rolleyes:

And another thing - if you recharge from an USB from a computer you will only get 500 mAh at most - so it will take 4 hours - but your S3 will NOT overheat and the battery will probably survive for twice more full recharges!

EDIT:

Some explanations for the script-kiddies and mactards without a clue (which if you look below you will see that is most likely trolling around):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus#Power

Also certain kernels - for instance Siyah - lets you tweak the recharging parameters - but that will not change the fact that standard computers will immediately disconnect your S3 when it draws more than 500 mAh, or that recharging at 1000 mAh will heat the battery / device and VASTLY accelerate battery aging.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farnsbarns:
mah = milliamphour (1000th of an Amphour)

An Amphour is 1amp for an hour so a 1 amphour battery will last 1 hour if you draw 1 amp. That is what Amphour means. When charging, the current drops off when nearly complete which is why I used the ~ as a symbol for "approximately".

It is simply impossible to charge a 1.5 Amphour batter in 40 minutes at 0.7 amps unless the battery is knackered and not fully charging.

I have no interest in arguing with you but physics is physics and the same rules apply to all manufacturers.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gambler_3:
Again I dont see evidence for this. iphone has a battery capacity of 1420 mah so that means it should take around 3 hours to charge through USB when it infact charges in just over an hour even through USB.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gambler_3:
Hmm letme recheck the xperia charger. You seem very knowledgeable and I have had questions about charging times for the longest of times and I really want to clear them. Will get back to you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farnsbarns:
I believe some computer USBs can provide 1amp now.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gambler_3:
I am talking about normal computers but just the latest ones. Dont know what apple does but every single android phone takes considerably longer to charge through USB.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] endrit9:
Lol my S3 charges really fast compared to my s1&s2
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tinderbox (UK):
When you record a video using the camera and play ot back on a computer the left and right audio channel are reversed, try it yourself start recording a video and then tap on the left mic and then on the right and then play it back on a computer.

John.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tian105:
GTFO troll. OP made a exact same thread in the Nexus 4 forum....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2011313
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gambler_3:
So? It applies to both brands currently.