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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] originalnetadmin:
Looks like I'll wait

Thanks for providing your feedback. All of the responses suggest that I can't go wrong with the GS III. Glad to know that Touchwiz is better than Sense. I didn't even consider the One X due to the improper priority setting for the Sense UI over all the other running apps. But as some others have suggested in this thread, since new phones are coming out I'll wait a couple of months before making the decision. Her phone is now running stable with the AOSP Jelly Bean ROM provided by the CodefireX team so I think I can afford to wait.:)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] curry67:
I think that's only accurate with the international version. I don't know where the OP is located but in the US, and possibly elsewhere, the S3 has the Qualcomm cpu instead of the Exynos if I'm not mistaken which would put the One X ahead of it technically. Then again I may have misinterpreted and you're talking about other things.[/QUOTE]

You may be right for the processor speed but the no SD card no removable cover (iphone model) and I just feel Samsung makes a better product IMO.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crixley:
I seriously love this phone...

fast, smooth and great battery life.

I have been very happy
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mail_venu:
sound quality

very less weight, bright screen, fast processor and a great rom with features no other vendor yet provided.

I heard great reviews about the audio quality of international S3. Does the ATT model and international have different audio chip's?

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I loved the ext SD card and also with 64 GB support, that was a buying point for me. Removable battery, hardware home button.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dxwilliams40:
I love mine and got one for my wife this past Christmas. She had the atrix and didn't like the size of the s3. Now she can't put it down.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] COfatboy:
Great phone! Just make sure that you put it in a good solid case cause the glass is easily broken.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jayRokk:
Look honestly plain and simple

The GS3 is enjoyable even with TW.. 2Gs of ram makes this butter smooth with TW. And that says alot

(And for those who come and whine and say 'boo it doesn't AOSP rocks' this is just an opinion with MY personal experience)

I have a hard time deciding which ROM to use.. I have a nandroid of TW and AOSP just to switch back and forth...

No dropped calls, excellent signal and good reception.

Battery is amazing even with stock TW

Screen is amazing and I have no trouble seeing it even with brightness turned all the way down.

TW has its benefits over AOSP as does AOSP does over TW.

In over all its a HUGE step up from a Desire and blows the Optimus out the water in my opinion.

Easy to root easy to fix if you're soft bricked and good ROM choices.

I came from a Galaxy Note and this puts it in the DUST... I wouldn't have any other phone :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crixley:
I own a note and an s3 and I agree that the s3 is way better.

so much smoother and faster
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xxsicknessxx:
S2 was my first smart phone before that I had flip phones no text no nothing. For a skyrocket it's only ok. S2 was amazing and best of what was out but with hardware I'd issues bad drivers and just Samsung sucking I think s3 could been the best again and wasn't. I'm disappointed in how much better it could be. It's great phone I love it. I don't protect it just good warranty no issues. But Samsung sucks. They got billions and can't release a driver to work with Windows.that just upsets me a lot. It's pathetic. Because of Samsung the s3 is only even player of the game not the leader as it should be and could be. Laziness isn't excitable for a billion dollar company or being cheap. Christ I wish could beat up the guy who released last drivers.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rachelm920:
I just came over from t-mobile and had an HTC Amaze lovely phone but sense was terrible and it killed the battery almost instantly. I had to purchase additional batteries to pop in whenever I went anywhere.

I have had the SGIII from AT&T for about a month now, and it is still stock, I haven't even rooted it... I probably will one day when I'm bored but for now I'm happy. The battery life is like 100x better than my amaze was stock and the screen is bigger as well. I also get a lot better signal with AT&T than I did with T-Mobile. I can actually use my phone at work now! As for the touchwiz, I already own Apex Pro and SSLauncher so I didn't keep touchwiz as the default for long. I am too "nerdy" when it comes to customizing. The bluetooth works flawlessly in my car for making phone calls and listening to podcasts and music. The camera works great, and I like how it flashes first then flashes again to try to prevent people from blinking. Also the SGIII is one of the few phones that still comes with a wired headset.. it's the small things that count ;)

I recommend you do NOT get the LG. I have the LG Optimus from t-mobile at home and it can't even do app2sd nor can I root it to add apps2sd. I was going to install a bunch of games on it for my 6-year-old to play on, but 3 games in I got the "storage full" message. It's going to ebay and I'm gonna get her a tablet or chromebook instead.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] johngeorge:
The S3 was/is my first android device and I love it. Coming from an iPhone, expandable storage and a removable battery are very welcome. The screen size feels great and looks great as well. I kept touchwiz on it for about a month before I rooted it and flashed a new rom. For the most part TW was ugly as sin and frustrating.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] wiz4769:
Like most have said, its the best phone you can get right now plain and simple. I would agree to hang tight for a bit to see what and when the new phones actually come out and what the final specs are on them. I would also suggest that you leave your wifes phone stock...unless she is totally capable of rooting and loading her own roms, its a whole lot easier on you and she will be happy with a better phone stock. I would never think about messing with my wifes phone, if one thing went wrong, I would never hear the end of it, not worth the head ache.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] The Internet:
I've had the GS3 since June '12 and it's the one thing I can't leave home without. I also have a jailbroken 4S and wife has jailbroken 5, but the GS3 blows both out of the water. GS3 is my first Android phone so I was worried whether I'd like it or not. I don't like it, I LOVE IT!! Rooted it after owning it for 1 week and have been flashing custom ROMS for about 3 months now. Very fun phone and I couldn't be happier.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] originalnetadmin:
Appreciate the feedback

Thanks for the feedback. Good to know that the phone lives up to all the hype. :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] originalnetadmin:
Appreciate the feedback

I know exactly what you mean about leaving the wife's phone stock and not rooting/installing custom ROMs.

Also, thanks for the feedback. The more people who provide positive feedback, the better I'll feel about buying the phone.

I'm still holding off on buying one now till the new phones are announced/reviewed. The HTC One sounds promising but I'll probably not buy it because of the fact that it's sealed, which precludes replacement of the battery. SD expansion is not really required if the phone has 32 GB of storage for my wife's use. Also, I'm interested to see what effect the 1080p screen has on battery life. If the phone can't last one day of normal usage, it's a waste IMO.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AnthomX:
Same story here. First android phone. I had played with androids before (Gingerbread maybe?) and didn't like them. So I had an iphone for a good 4 years. Finally got sick of apple not boosting the screen size, and IOS was getting very stale to me. So I skipped the 5 and bought my GS3 in Oct. Rooted it the first day, running on Tasks roms for the last 3 months. Love it. I get frustrated with my wife's iPhone now, just because it won't do what I want it too, and my android does it natively. Cannot wait to see whats in store for the S4.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] y0yerrj0sh:
My experience with the s3 is amazing considering my last phone was a sharp fx plus and before that an htc aria.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] originalnetadmin:
Appreciate the feedback

Thank you for your feedback. Most of the feedback for the GS III seems to be positive and I'm glad about that. Also, I'm glad that the stock ROM is stable and works well.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] diablo009:
I have two S3's. My wife is using stock rooted, and mine is, well... heavily flashed :) And no issues whatsoever on either so far :) *** touche' *** Its a good phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] geoldr:
I also have two S3's. Both running on Task650's AOKP ROMS. Both of us love this phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] stevehkim:
I had a moto atrix, iphone 4, s2, and now s3, nothing compares.

Sent from my brain to yours.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] SoundsLegit:
Amazing Device

I have been using the white variant i747m from rogers for four months. It works well, fast, durable battery and has the best screen I have ever seen. I do alot of browsing so it's a great phone for me.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] originalnetadmin:
How does the battery life compare to the iPhone?

Thanks for the feedback on the GS III. I have an iPhone 4S from work and it has pretty decent battery life. How does the S3 battery life compare to that of your old iPhone 4? I know that LTE sucks down battery so it's not really a direct comparison but I would still like to get an idea about how the two phones compare.

Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] brjig:
no issues, i was never a fan of the samsung touchwiz thing, i hate it the most, it just feels so horribly made. UI wise. I do appreciate things like driving mode, but i can live without it. So thats been rooted and custom rom installed

battery doesnt really matter to me, since I can change the battery anytime, unlike most phones nowadays.

signal is great, but LTE is a battery killer. so have to use 4g/h+ which is fine for me, i really dont care for lte speeds anyways.

i was gonna switch to a Nexus 4, but after playing with it for a week i couldnt handle the fact that there are no hardware keys, thats the one thing I hate, you would think google would have done a gesture swipe to hide/unhide the navigation bars till now, its a waste of space, when not needed.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jayRokk:
My GF has an iphone 4s.. She carries her charger EVERYWHERE she goes... I don't mind leaving mine at home....

That should sum it up ;)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] knightblaze:
I tried various Roms and while they were great in some areas they were also not so great in others.

My other issue was the touch wiz apps which I like and some of the other functionality from their ui. So I'm stock and rooted for the time being.

Phone is pretty good but I'm never impressed by phones as they all have nagging issues for me. It's more about the apps and if they can compliment my workload (make it easier for me to function day to day).

The Galaxy Note would have been sick a device but it was a turd performance wise so I returned it for the sgs3.

Maybe the next note will be the it device until then riding out the contract with little to complain about
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crixley:
Are you talking the i717 note or the note 2?

The note 2 performance is fantastic..

I own a note i717 and agree that this phone blows it out of the water though
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] knightblaze:
The i717 original note. I agree the Note 2 is fantastic but not going through the trouble of selling my phone and spending more money at this time, riding out my contract
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crixley:
yeah the i717 performance is terrible.

it has been sitting in a box while I try to sell it, no takers so far
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Focus909:
So I am finally getting the phone customized roms/interface just the way I like right on the heels of the S4 Launch :( Otherwise this has to be the best phone I have ever owned. Only thing is that I am a pig in battery usage and I have to address th eissue becaus I only get around 5 hours from it...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] knightblaze:
Investing in a hyperion battery with seidio cover and case will compensate for it. Adds a bit of heft though.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] colin715:
I came from the Atrix and I am loving the gs3! The only thing I miss is the fingerprint scanner, I wish more phones had that feature.

My battery life is okay, but for some reason it seems to be worse than others who are running the same ROM. I can get close to a full day's use out of it with fairly heavy use. I never seem to get more than about 3.5 hour screen time.

I'm on task's asop build and have been for a few months now. I did like TW when I was on it though, and might have to move back to a TW-based ROM soon. Synergy ROM looks pretty great with its multi window, so I might jump to that if it works out a few bugs.

As for the screen, I have absolutely no problems with it. I haven't ever had any issues using it in broad daylight.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] s8freak:
Synergy rocks but there's a couple more that I'm running and highly recommend. Venom, Darthstalker xi, Hyperdrive all with Ziggy Kernel and all excellent T/W Roms. I theme them with morphology and Kalagas ICS mixed. There's also zips that debloat the heck out of them.

Check em out. :thumbup::thumbup:

"Zed?Zed's dead baby"
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Wireratt:
I been on my s3 5 months and tried most all the roms here.

Battety life was an issue. I bought a couple extra stock batteries with a charger. My work days are 10 hours and i usually will swap in a fresh batt before i drive home but if i was conservative it could last that long.

Its a great phone but i might ditch it for an s4 becuase i have an upgrade ready.

Sent from my i747 on Blackjelly.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] s8freak:
I have an extened 6300Mah battery that I get around 40 hours of baytery from and about half that in screen time.

Its called the ZeroLemon.

It's pretty awesome with my S3.

I am going to get the S4 since I'm ready for upgrade though.

This phone is pretty freakin awesome in its own right.

"Zed?Zed's dead baby"
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Colton127:
I'm getting one of these Monday, can't wait. The battery is just about the same as the iPad 2's, which is great. I'm expecting amazing battery life.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] newnoobkid:
Dreadful. Rooted two phones including the Sprint variant of the gs3. Never would have thought I could even lose my IMEI. Have you read that. I know there's a fix but:eek:. First off before I got home to download my apps I realize phones WiFi might be messed up for lack of a better term, It started when I tried to connect to AT&T WiFi in Penn station. Got home realized WiFi was shot, called AT&T to no prevail, and was forced to find solution outside of XDA. Now back to the IMEI, before being able to back up my IMEI (I was and am still unsure whether or not to root first) I try to root it. On first attempt at rooting using a XDA STUCK ATTACHED THREAD phone soft bricked. Again I was forced, because this site doesn't have an answer, to find a solution elsewhere. Your probably thinking why even keep this phone...

1. I have no other way to get a $100 phone that could live up to my old Sprint variant gs3 on any, pre or post paid carrier, in the U.S.A.

2. I'm still within my phones buyers remorse period.

3. The guys at radio shack gave me full trade in value for my water damaged, mic broken, Sprint variant gs3 that would only boot into safe mode.

4. I'm pretty sure said guys would exchange my phone if I brick it before the stores refund date.

5. I'm hoping my girlfriend kicks her sister off her Sprint line so I can go back to that variant before the 14 day buyers remorse is up
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jayRokk:
False.

This site provides EVERYTHING to get an S3 booted up to a normal stock state (unless you've hard bricked which only JTAG WILL fix)

Ive soft bricked 100s of times testing roms and mods and every single time I find my answer here on XDA.

Sent from an ATM machine
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] s8freak:
It seems somebody didn't do enough reading and research on XDA.

That being said when I rooted my S3 I just did a Google search on how to do it.

Found AndroidAuthority and used that process which took all of five minutes to successfully root my phone.

It was long after I was running custom Roms that I began to explore XDA and become a member.

This site has been invaluable to me and at pushing 51 years old I've found a really great hobby.:thumbup::thumbup::D

"Go ahead say What one more time!"
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] s8freak:
Outstanding post Longstreet. :thumbup::thumbup:

"You don't mess with the Zohan"
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Shadowla05:
I like it but having mayor data issues when flashing other then that it seems to be a good phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] robz2k:
I love hte phone, but I hate the UI of samsung. If it wasn't for CM10, not sure if I would like this phone. I'm actually thinking of switching over to nexus on the next release
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crixley:
constant updates is nice but the lack of removable battery and expandable memory turn me off of a nexus.

16 gb is not enough for me as I like to have lots of music on my phone.

I also actually like the newer touchwiz. the stock launcher is nice and smooth.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ljdd:
Got my SGS3 and I'm loving it, the pinky thing I hate is the keyboard. I've came from the skyrocket and I've flashed it with TWRP and with AOKP 4.2.2. Im just use to the kehboard, because it has swiping gestures, but I'm satisfied with this samsung keyboard, but its a all around excellent phone in my book. Might not even flash mines till I'm tired of using stock, which probably going to be next week or the week after next. Plus I'm going to wait till the the roms are more developed too. Hope you like it too!

P.s. put my S3 in a nice commuter otterbox case, only thing I need is the privacy screen protector going to be my phone till 2015 hahaha
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crixley:
why not download Swype then?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ljdd:
Swypes sucks but the samsung kwyboard will do, plus swype is already on here
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ameanl:
I came from an iphone 3G (not 3G-S) so my experience with the device is truly coming from generation 1 to generation 4 or 5... big leap.

It's a smooth phone looks and operation. Easy to learn, 2-3 day learning curve. Great options with customization's of OSes.

It's a phone I can see myself growing old with... ha ha, just kidding. Now sell me the S4 :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Nexii:
I love mine. But I might just set it aside for now. Got a Droid DNA that I'm reallllllly liking. Other than the stupid Verizon logo on top.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rohan611:
I find Swiftkey Flow to be much more accurate. The personalization by connecting and analyzing the posts from your social networks is pretty awesome.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crixley:
I actually found the complete opposite but maybe there is a newer beta that is better. been a while since I tried it
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] khuls:
Love the GS3. After coming from an iPhone, there's no way I can go back to not having expendable storage and a removable battery. Stock was a pretty decent experience until I flashed tasks 4.1.2 rom and stuck with that for a while, but when it upgraded to 4.2, I ended up going back to TW and it runs great right now.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mdiaz33685:
I have to say I loved the HTC models better, I retired the HTC ONE S and HTC ONE V...

For the Samsung galaxy s3 and s2 both from ATT,

my biggest problem is, in the sunlight I just cant see the screen, with brightness all the way up.. sucks...

with the HTC models, never had that problem.

very disappointed, these will be my 1st and last samsungs phones, if I get a chance to sell it, I will in a heartbeat..
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] knightblaze:
Draw back to samoled screens buy all else it's nice for day to day use
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
I find my experience to be good overall. Love the specs and would not actually mind a customized stock rom if not for some of the little crap in there by Samsung. For now sticking with an AOSP rom and I love the look better anyway. I seriously believe that for my next phone, since I am on a sim card carrier, I going to buy a Nexus. Love the fact I can actually get updates and like the pure AOSP experience. And no further contracts required of course.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] knightblaze:
Next on my list would be a nexus phone so long as it's not lg.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
That is what is holding me back...LOL. Had it been Samsung, HTC, or Moto (maybe) I would have gotten one. Of course the lack of external memory card with a 16G max also did not help.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bboy2143:
Galaxy s4 for me :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] wutbdat:
too many roms...

my only complaint is there are too many roms to chose from...lol
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] knightblaze:
I have no issue with have a 16gb storage capacity. I use Google Drive, Picasa and Music for storage(25gb, I'm grandfathered in at 5 bucks a year) and then I have 50gb of storage with Box.net for my books, apks and tibu backups.

Makes it super easy to share between devices.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cheungnation:
I love mine, especially with the current ROM that I'm using (ParanoidKANGdroid).

The battery life was meh at stock, and it was okay when I was using CM 10.0. Once I tapped into ParanoidKANGdroid, it was much better.

The GPS is still wonky at times, but I don't use it much.