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[Galaxy S III General] Jamin_1:
Totally agree with you. Built quality of our S3 seems to be great.

Nevertheless my next phone has to have a better design. Plastic is a great material but you've to use it in the right way -> Nexus 5/7 or Moto X.
[Galaxy S III General] Havoc-X:
I had a HTC flyer as well, HTC killed support for it like 10 min after it was available. Nevertheless, I'm talking more about flagship phones here, not considering custom software. Samsungs "final product" was bad. It was buggy and does anyone else think that 4.1.1 - 4.1.2 jellybean lagged worse than ICS did?

Stock to Stock, Samsung lags the worst of all Android manufacturers.
[Galaxy S III General] Trunkam:
I simply don't need all that fancy bloat software that leave half of the internal space.. Moreover I declared no more Samsung for not being aosp friendly.. So..

I will look at oneplus oppo or lg but sure will check here for a phone which is well considered by developers.

And honestly my s3 with cm cooked by [MENTION=2332422]temasek[/MENTION] has really nothing less than what I need and is also really fast and responsive.. Do I really need a change?

tapatalked..
[Galaxy S III General] delsus:
Unless anything exciting gets announced before my upgrade is due, I'll be getting the Xperia Z2 as well, it's looking to be the best choice of all 2014 flagships up to now.
[Galaxy S III General] Galactus:
I get all the criticism, but I don't get why people thought it would ship with a 64bit cpu. It was pretty obvious it would have a version of the Snapdragon. QHD screen? No thanks. The Z2 is looking tasty though. Lets see if HTC actually have a reason to gloat. Would be a bit stupid to say S5 users are going to have buyers remorse, then release something that is meh
[Galaxy S III General] quaker1985:
FM radio in samsung flagships

Its all great with quad core cpus and gigs of ram but I dont understand why samsung is dropping FM radio on there flagships ( s4, note 3 and s5).

I know lot of peoples dont use radio cause of there huge mp3 collection.

But still it does not hurt if there is FM for local news and latest song.

and not everyone has unlimited data connection for online radio.
[Galaxy S III General] Techno_Funky:
No Kit Kat for S3, never a samsung again.
[Galaxy S III General] alkanbw:
No more Samsung. For me SG5 is misunderstanding - only 2GB RAM - and from 16GB memory SG5 has free about 7,2 GB - OMG almost 8 GB takes ROM.

My next phone will be Sony Xperia Z2 - very simple choice
[Galaxy S III General] Cyber-Ninja:
S3 S4 S5 Im still waiting for something different. Im sticking with my S3. They are releasing the same phone with minimal updates.
[Galaxy S III General] KMino:
Won't be buying it if that's the final design. Sony looks better! Then again Nokia is releasing Android models, so perhaps ;)
[Galaxy S III General] shorty1483:
Went away from HTC for the S3, and will move back to it. Most likely the HTC M8/One 2. For my wife the S3 with Tema is definitely good enough.
[Galaxy S III General] Curst:
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[Galaxy S III General] zigson:
I'd go for the z2 but I don't think it has a removable battery. I've come to rely on that...
[Galaxy S III General] buge boyo:
Maybe the note 4 for now I am sticking to my s3.
[Galaxy S III General] Raulinho7:
No way. I will go for iPhone 6 if they make it bigger. Time to change OS after so many years on android.
[Galaxy S III General] ayoubij:
LOL out of anything not the ios. The ios is downgrade from the galaxy s1 if you ask me.

You cant even share from the gallery... :silly:
[Galaxy S III General] luchozuca:
I don't find GS5 specially attractive specially because my GS3 can do all that I need from it. I chose "maybe", I might get tempted specially beause I own an I9300 which comes with 1GB RAM, so going to 2GB might make it for me, that's my "sweet spot" for phones.

Talking about hardware, I really believe specs can't get any better than what we have already, I mean, adding more RAM and a beefier CPU will only contribute to draining battery in no time.

Android's memory management works quite well and imo there's no need of more than 2GB RAM on a phone, If we talk tablets though and specially looking mostly at mobile gaming, where resolutions and textures will certainly benefit from a larger RAM pool to a certain extent, I could see tablets going past 2GB barrier... on a phone though, I don't really see the point of it.

On the design side, I think Samsung should reconsider its design priorities and try to make cases less plastic or at least more rugged and not so shiny, when I got my GS3 I immediately changed its battery cover for one more rugged with a nice design and no shiny-insta-scratched surface, I learned my lesson coming from a GS1, I use my phones without external cases/covers, I like them naked as they are out of the box :P
[Galaxy S III General] 6210classick:
very nice phone but i think i will wait for Galaxy S4 Black Edition even though it probably won't get to my country :(

ALSO chill out guys i see a lot of comments about 2gb ram is too low , will you are forgetting this is comes with 4.4.2 KITKAT
[Galaxy S III General] syamsoul:
galaxy s5 is a smartphone, and a smartphone, instead of just make calls & SMS, they should be smart enough to help & assist users in daily task .

they should simplify users works.

for me s3 is good enough compare to s5 to serve the purpose of a smartphone.

s5 is just more on specs; a lot of regular user dont want that, in fact, some of my friends still dont know what is CPU & RAM is, they just want a smart personal companion for everyday task.
[Galaxy S III General] andreocc:
Xperia Z2

Z2, why? the camera and battery.

and because it is beauty,
[Galaxy S III General] RazorMC:
Sticking with SIII

I moved from Xperia SL to SGS III and never looked back. Sony's hardware support is dismal and image processing is horrible compared to what is should be capable of.

That being said, I find Sony made modding so much safer since you couldn't accidentally erase the EFS or something. But GOD, the hardware sucked @$$.

Sticking with SIII for a few more months and then N5 or Z2.

~ RazorMC
[Galaxy S III General] ghostofcain:
Is it fair to assume that you feel Sony may have turned a corner, since you are still considering the Z2? Or is it inspite of the hardware?

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[Galaxy S III General] RazorMC:
Sony showed major improvement in design and hardware with the Xperia Z even though I still prefer the S3 over the Z.

But the subsequent Z-series look very promising esp the shift to IPS display tech and the overall design,,, except maybe for the substandard (maybe just imo) image-processing despite the fantastic hardware :(

~ RazorMC
[Galaxy S III General] bornlivedie:
No. Too expensive and will probably use Exynos.

Waste of money.
[Galaxy S III General] ghostofcain:
Pricing? And appears to use Quantum, at least in the quad core version

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[Galaxy S III General] cr0wnest:
Im still considering, but I'll wait for the new phones to hit my country first so I can try them all out before making my decision. Im a little more keen on the Xperia Z2 now, I wont consider LG because im not a fan of their software (and the buttons at the back) and also ill be waiting for March 25 to see what HTC unveils.
[Galaxy S III General] cathome:
NO I will not buy the S5, mainly from 3 reasons:

1. I refuse to buy any 'locked' KNOX device, period!

2. The amount of RAM: 2GB is rather disappointing and more importantly not sufficiently future proof.

3. Lack of trust! All those broken promises, lack of communication, significant delays and skipped S3 updates don't give me any confidence that Samsung won't do just the same with the S5. They should have at least publicly apologised to their customers and promise to make it up to them via a clear commitment to give us KitKat, but they haven't.

I might have just decided to stay with Samsung, in spite of how they have treated their S3 customers and in spite of the less than ideal amount of RAM, but KNOX is definitely not something I'm willing to ever stomach. They are actively driving customers away with their KNOX permanent 'fuse'-like behaviour and warranty confusion surrounding it. I don't want a phone which 'permanently' disables 'features' and potentially puts warranty at risk if you trip an allegedly 'one time programmable' fuse as a result of attempting to customise your own property, particularly for those buying an unlocked SIM-free phone. If KNOX would revert back to 0x0 status once you flash a stock firmware back to the phone, then I would be willing to consider it, but as it stands, and bearing in mind the alleged 'increased' KNOX 2.0 security, this is something I will NEVER EVER accept.

For the time being I'll stay with my good old S3 which I can customise as I please...
[Galaxy S III General] corrsea:
Gave my S3 to my wife and got an LG G2 about 6 weeks ago. Could never go back to Samsung after seeing how should be done. :)

LgG2 d802 running Sotmax V4 ROM
[Galaxy S III General] zigson:
Is there a decent alternative with microSD and removable battery?
[Galaxy S III General] fausto.bernardo:
Answering the topic question: well.. here in Brazil, the GS3 is more expensive then the GS4 in US.

Almost impossible for an honest human beeing here...

Maybe when GS10 comes out...

MAYBE !!
[Galaxy S III General] darknesslord606:
eh ya sa7by ana masry zaiak :D ana da5l a3ml reply bas 3shan 7aset b el 7anen awel mara ashof wa7ed masry hena :D :D :D
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
Please read the rules
[Galaxy S III General] burnout:
Probably Z2 for me ... unless I keep my loving S3 ;)
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
At 600 notes uk its simply overpriced .

Its not 500 quid better than a Moto G .
[Galaxy S III General] techno-np:
I will wait for the All New HTC One !! If they include microSD support then I will buy HTC...if no sd card support then I go with Z2.
[Galaxy S III General] KMino:
Easy choice Nokia for the camera et with Android! :) :) :)
[Galaxy S III General] davidsonking:
I wait for the new htc one . If the htc logo at the bottom is gone. If not l, the z2

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[Galaxy S III General] KonTemPt:
Z2 for me I think but still have 11 months on my contract so will see what's around then. The new Sony phones seem nice
[Galaxy S III General] peluillo:
No more samsung. I bought nexus 5.
[Galaxy S III General] qkkrdelagente:
LG G2

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[Galaxy S III General] mikkityk:
S3 is a great phone, but won't want another samsung unless they change few things.
[Galaxy S III General] KiretoX:
Not worth the upgrade. S3 is still fine and nice although a little bit more slow than before (I've got over 1000 pics, maybe that's the reason and always do a dirty flash since 4.0.x so that might be the reason, too)... aside from the cpu and more memory S5 is not something special. Screen, yes, but S3 screen Is more than nice unless you go out in a sunny day. Still keeping S3, when S5 gets to the point of 300-350 eur I might change it :)
[Galaxy S III General] Nick Fury:
After being disappointed with the S5 unpacking im either buying the Note 3 or LG G2 Pro.
[Galaxy S III General] rashsalmn:
I was contemplating buying s5 but it looks so bad that I am starting to feel good about s3. Besides that I don't like the bigger icons on KK but lower system requirements are welcomed. I still believe Sammy should have released KK because of the 1gb RAM they slapped on international GS3S.
[Galaxy S III General] Marcovanbasten:
LG G3 or nexus 6....or S5 prime if they release it!

"Envoyé depuis mon Nexus 7 avec Tapatalk"
[Galaxy S III General] gf7800:
Been with OneX for a while then switched to Note2 could not cope with the huge size of it so got the S3 . Ok my new phone will not be the S5 nor Z2 I'll go back to HTC really miss it !

New HTC One will be my next phone :)
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
S3 is just really fast with Temasek ROM. Yes,maybe not as responsive as ,let's say Note 3,if you will hold both in your hands,but it's not that noticeable and no one will think about it like it's a problem. S3,I would say,is super fast. Just fast enough,and I don't need anything more. S5 just sucks and I don't like Z2 either. Note 3,Nexus 5 or LG G2 - any of those is the best choice.

Also,I'm not a Hardcore gamer,but when I download and play a game,it's smooth and barely lags. The only laggy game is Dead Trigger 2,which shows 30 fps but lags as hell (optimization,I'm sure). It even lags on S4.

So,S3 really rocks even now. Yeah,I don't have a money for a new phone,but I don't feel like I need an upgrade now. Seen people with HTC One,S4,Nexus 5 and Note 3,held all of them in a hand and used them too,and never felt like my S3 sucks compared to them.

So,what I'm about. S3 is still a very nice phone,with good enough specs,screen and built quality. S5 just sucks ass and Z2 isn't ideal,also.

My opinion.
[Galaxy S III General] Xami:
iPhone 6 !
[Galaxy S III General] ForeverTroll:
Nothing really sexy in the specs of this S5. I keep the S3 till the next one as I already said facing the S4 :))

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[Galaxy S III General] ghostofcain:
Specs of New HTC One have been leaked and they also appear somewhat underwhelming to me.

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[Galaxy S III General] xfLyFPS:
I'm on contract until August 2015 :S but I will probably get a S5 then, or a S6 mini if that exists by that time. Or maybe by 2015 I will switch brands.
[Galaxy S III General] stress40:
Z2

Well, I've had enough of Samsung, their attitude and their bloatware. I'm going back to Sony. My first smartphone was a Sony Ericsson many moons ago. I skipped the S4 and said I would wait for the S5. That was until I saw the specs. Big let down. So I have a Z2 on pre order. Only problem is that:- many moons shall pass and much grass will grow high; before I can get my hands on it. :silly:
[Galaxy S III General] peluillo:
Nexus 5. Its amazing!
[Galaxy S III General] ghostofcain:
I'm tempted but it's nearly a year old, or will be when I upgrade in september.

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[Galaxy S III General] Simonna:
Nexus 5 isn't nearly year old,it's released on November 1st so it's more than 5 months old.
[Galaxy S III General] ghostofcain:
Or 10 months old when I upgrade, which is a long time in tech.

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---------- Post added at 02:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:41 PM ----------

@simonna as an aside, interested what are the real world advantages / disadvantages of Nexus 5 over Its sister phone LG G2 as you see them, putting aside vanilla Android?

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[Galaxy S III General] Simonna:
Well, I have never owned LG G2 before,so I can't tell you a lot,and plus it's depends on the user's needs,one wants stock android without manufacturer modifications,another wants skinned manufacturer UI and think that stock Android looks boring..And of course Nexus 5 hasn't got as much features as LG G2 does: it hasn't got Knock on,off/it slide aside,quick apps (floating apps or how it's called on LG G2),such great battery life as LG G2 users report.

Of course, on LG Nexus 5 there are a lot of kernels that has ported Knock on feature (called Double Tap to wake),also using custom kernel you can choose some settings to make your battery life better.

The main advantages of LG Nexus 5 over LG G2 would be: much longer manufacturer support (around 18 months),quickest Android updates,bigger devs support,more comfortable to use on the one hand (if it's important to you),much less bloatware.
[Galaxy S III General] andreocc:
I'm in doubt about Z2 and the new HTC. Probably I will choose the Z2 for the TV reception (Brazilian Version)
[Galaxy S III General] bobik666:
I think that most people think S5 is "bad release from samsung" are damn wrong.

It's all about point of view - the Mobile Phone Market is the only one in the world that has a new release every half an year or sometimes even less, no other markets have new release that fast, and because of that, people gone f**king mad, expecting something "bombastic"/"super cool"/"super power" new, and that can't be achieved every 6 months.

The new galaxy 5 has a new processor, a fingerprint lock, is waterproof, have a new camera and a new TouchWiz version with new options, including ultra battery saving and even without it - it drains less, and yet, people claim it's "not enough".

I'm not some Samsung-Super-Supporter or whatever but this situation with the mobile phone market has become ridiculous.

As for Sony Xperia Z2 - can you really compare it to Samsung phones? I used to own a Z1, and although it has it's camera and sound super capabilities, it's not as comfort and versatile as the Samsung ones.

HTC M8 can be more compared to the S5, though, I think Sense has a bit less options than the TouchWiz.

Think about it.
[Galaxy S III General] ghostofcain:
Personally, I don't want the bling that touchwiz brings or gimics like a fingerprint reader, or for that matter an ultra low battery mode that disables the smart of my smartphone. My phone is an expensive bit of kit I expect to last me at least two years without being obsolete, yeah I'd also like to be a little wowed and the S5 doesn't do it for me.

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[Galaxy S III General] nikctsh:
I rather get a nexus, I don't need to upgrade my phone for a pointless heartbeat sensor
[Galaxy S III General] Firaristt:
I think S5 is a good device. Because specs on each subject is balanced. If Samsung does its job as we expect, S5 will be most succesfull device.Negative sides of S5 are probably UI and ram. Like our S3, S5 will be a good device after 2 years but it's ram is won't be enough at that time. On the other hand, 3GB is meaningless for now. Z2 has very good hardware but I can't say Z2 is as usefull and comfortable as S5 or S4. Maybe you won't use that extras but you will have it. Note 3 has 3GB ram too. But it uses more than half of it and that causes less diffirence from ram capacities. I'm not fan or Sammy lover but this is my two cents.

I will wait till end of the June. iP6 wil have launched, S5, Z2, One 2014 will be selling on markets, new android version leaks and features are nearly released. Then, I'm going to decide my next device.
[Galaxy S III General] bludsugah:
I have an Xperia Z and I'm really happy with it. Waterproof and dustproof, great pictures and a wonderfull screen. It's about what you prefer. I am now using a Samsung Galaxy SIII from my girlfriend because I had to fix her phone, but I really don't like to use Samsung smartphones because of it's plastic, cheap feeling, the rounded curves, the colors of the display and the overall look with the notification bar and settings etc. But there are people who don't lile Sony with the sharp edges and the glass back.. The specs are quite the same from both the x2 as the gs5. Both great phones. It depends on what you expect and what you prefer. Also with the software, if you want fast updates with a little more bugs, you choose the S5, if you are a little more patience, you choose the Z2 with the later, but more stable software :) It's all what you prefer :o
[Galaxy S III General] darkshaft:
If only the S5 had a 3 Gb ram, lets wait and see HTC M8, if as boring as Sony's Z series will go for note 3.
[Galaxy S III General] Erik1805:
Going for the Z2. Great phone and great specs.
[Galaxy S III General] BanziBaby:
After being pretty disappointed with the S5 specs & design I think my next phone might actually be the Sony Z2 even though I swore I would never use Sony again after the CD root kit debacle.

Considering a lot of the new flagship phones will come with 3gb memory I really think that Samsung made a mistake only giving the S5 2gb.

Personally I hate Touchwiz & prefer custom rom's, Sony's skin seems to be a lot more subtle that TW or LG etc.

Generally the feeling online from blogs, forums & tech writers is disappointment with the S5, not much of a tech bump & as usual with Samsung gimmicks like the fingerprint scanner & heart rate monitor.

I still can't get over that silly Elastoplast back cover lol.
[Galaxy S III General] brouwerchris:
I pre-ordered a black Z2 because at this moment it's the best phone you can buy.Enjoyed 2 years of custom roms on Galaxy S,then 2 years on Galaxy S3 switching between Sammy roms and AOSP.Anxiously awaiting my Z2,from then on the S3 will be used by my wife or son,it's still a very good device.
[Galaxy S III General] aaa:
wow..this is hard..

Oppo Find 7 is sexy.

Sony Z2 is sexy.

HTC One M8 ist also sexy.

NOte 3 is still sexy too.

I can not make up my mind about which to choose.

S5 is already dead..I guess...
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
S5 is really dead.

Btw,I really like the new HTC One. So freaking sexy and sense 6 is just TO awesome! I would buy it,but it also comes with 2gb. And no money as for now.

True beasts are Z2 and Note 3.
[Galaxy S III General] ghostofcain:
S5 and now HTC M8 have both underwhelmed me, just waiting for LG G3 / Nexus and my contract to end but if I had to plump for one now it'd be the Z2.

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[Galaxy S III General] Jumaqidi:
HTC M8 vs Note 3. Which do u think is btr for a student?
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
Note 3 is better for your purposes.

But if you wanna nicer feel in hand,not that big display,nicer and louder speaker quality and don't care about the amount of RAM,then M8 is for you!
[Galaxy S III General] zigson:
Was using a Note 3 this week. Way too big for me, and I've got very big hands. More like a tablet. Also very disappointed by the HTC M8, you might as well get an HTC One and save a few quid. The new nexus won't have external memory. I'm tending back towards Samsung S5 as the best of a bad generation of phones. I've not ruled out the Sony Z2 though.
[Galaxy S III General] Mustafa Mubashir:
S5 or note 3 both are best...

My past device Verizon GSIII and current device S4 Gt-I9505 2.3 quad one and I will now go for GS5 2.5 quad yeah...
[Galaxy S III General] gsw5700:
Z2 for me, if m8 had 3gb ram, would have considered it as it's so lovely. Looking at YouTube videos, the S5 looks like a really cheap bit of tac, almost like a kiddies toy compared to the premium HTC/Sony models. There is no way I could even consider the S5. Development is also good for the Z2 and the specs are mind blowing, bring it on
[Galaxy S III General] techno-np:
I am going for the HTC M8 !! I like to pay premium 2 get premium !! Not plastic crap anymore !!
[Galaxy S III General] ghostofcain:
A lot of comparison on line between m8 and nexus with plaudits shared equally. Think about it HTC'S 2014 flagship is the equal of 2013 nexus I think that says it all.

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[Galaxy S III General] techno-np:
No it does not !! I wanted to get the HTC One 2013 but there was no sd card so I didn't go for it .I wanted to get a Nexus so badly but bcuz of no memory card support it is not my cup of tea..I have a 64GB card and thinking of buying the new 128GB..I keep all of my media and everything in my cell. ... This year HTC learnt frm their mistake and gave sdcard support !! I don't really care about camera quality on my phone. I have my primary DSLR camera ... HTC One M8 is the only Android phone to match the built quality & sexyness of the iPhone..
[Galaxy S III General] ghostofcain:
I'll give you that the return of the SD card is welcome and I'd hesitate to buy a phone without one, I also keep all my media on my SD card along with photos and Co-pilot maps. But as Google seem determined to kill SD support ie native camera not supporting save to SD, only lately allowing Google music to save to SD, so I'm not sure how that's playing out.

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[Galaxy S III General] Jumaqidi:
Do we rly need 3gb of ram nowadays?
[Galaxy S III General] jason11:
In some month you will need it. When the S3 lte released it was faster than s3 1GB. After two year still 2gb. I will stay with s3 lte for now or buy a z2.

Is HTC m8 water proof?

HTC metal means nothing to me. Metal or plastic everything will break if you drop it. Nobody make unbreakable screen. 1/3 uses break their display/screen or drop it in water before two year usage.
[Galaxy S III General] Jumaqidi:
But the z2 has huge bezels and is alot bigger than it shld be with tat screen size