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As much as I love android.

Well guys its been about a year since I've switched from my iPhone 3g to an android device, and Ive had a g1, mytouch3g,Samsung vibrant
,mytouch 4g, and now my g2x, I've noticed one thing which apple beat all of these phones at, battery life, its ridiculous I have to turn off every feature that brought me to android for it to last through the day , I've been on my battery for an 1 hour and 10 min and my battery is at 73%, on top of that the apps take forever to reach us, I waited for ever for plantz vs zombies, I also don't like the fact that my 8 Mega pixel camera gets put to shame by a 5 megapixel camera on the iPhone, its getting really hard for me not to switch, hopefully when the merger is complete I can get an iPhone without worrying about unlocking it.
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I stopped reading when I see "switched from iPhone"
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kdunn1994 said:
Well guys its been about a year since I've switched from my iPhone 3g to an android device, and Ive had a g1, mytouch3g,Samsung vibrant
,mytouch 4g, and now my g2x, I've noticed one thing which apple beat all of these phones at, battery life, its ridiculous I have to turn off every feature that brought me to android for it to last through the day , I've been on my battery for an 1 hour and 10 min and my battery is at 73%, on top of that the apps take forever to reach us, I waited for ever for plantz vs zombies, I also don't like the fact that my 8 Mega pixel camera gets put to shame by a 5 megapixel camera on the iPhone, its getting really hard for me not to switch, hopefully when the merger is complete I can get an iPhone without worrying about unlocking it.
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i couldnt find the post but someone posted a pic of the battery in an iphone its huge so that explains that one. as well as android doing a lot more in the background.
camera wise i dont know. i think the shots on the g2x are pretty good. but megapixels definatley aren't what make good pics my droid has a 5 megapixel cam and the pics are awful except in perfect lighting .
the people i work with that have iphones only complaint about their iphones is the battery life. funny .
there are rumors of iphone coming to tmobile anyways, so you may have the option either way.
i would like to see an android phone with the size of battery the iphone has and see how it does.

Your getting shifty battery life because you chose a dual core phone that is unable to shut off one of its cores. Also there is a lot more going on with Android. You have real time information along with syncing services for your push email, contacts, calendar and pictures. Its also hit or miss with the G2X. Some have decent battery life and others have ****ty. Mine is pretty good as it lasts about 15 hours with moderate use. I now use the Sensation for my main phone and it trumps the battery life on the G2X by hours. A couple days ago I removed it from the charger and didnt use it for 3 hours. After 3 hours of idling, my battery was sitting at 99% and that's with nothing turned off. During that period I was still receiving emails and my weather service was syncing. The reason why the standby is so good on the Sensation is because its able to turn off a core and scale lower than any processor to date. Once Ice Cream Sandwich cones out, all of them will be able to do that.
Bottom line: Android has a lot more going on than the iPhone which in mg opinion is just a smart phone for dummys.
One more thing: If you want to see cameras better than the iPhones, head over to the GSII or Sensation forum and take a look at the picture threads.
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jrwingate6 said:
Your getting shifty battery life because you chose a dual core phone that is unable to shut off one of its cores. Also there is a lot more going on with Android. You have real time information along with syncing services for your push email, contacts, calendar and pictures. Its also hit or miss with the G2X. Some have decent battery life and others have ****ty. Mine is pretty good as it lasts about 15 hours with moderate use. I now use the Sensation for my main phone and it trumps the battery life on the G2X by hours. A couple days ago I removed it from the charger and didnt use it for 3 hours. After 3 hours of idling, my battery was sitting at 99% and that's with nothing turned off. During that period I was still receiving emails and my weather service was syncing. The reason why the standby is so good on the Sensation is because its able to turn off a core and scale lower than any processor to date. Once Ice Cream Sandwich cones out, all of them will be able to do that.
Bottom line: Android has a lot more going on than the iPhone which in mg opinion is just a smart phone for dummys.
One more thing: If you want to see cameras better than the iPhones, head over to the GSII or Sensation forum and take a look at the picture threads.
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I didn't know the phone couldn't shut off one of its cores, maybe with next weeks supposed update, I might hang on to this, and guys do u think that if I trade for an iphone4 , that I'm getting ripped off.
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richteralan said:
I stopped reading when I see "switched from iPhone"
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i stopped reading at plants vs zombies
who cares about that game... dont see what the hype is and definately not gonna switch phones for a game

It's not that game in general, what I'm trying to say is the apps as a whole take forever to arrive on android.
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kdunn1994 said:
It's not that game in general, what I'm trying to say is the apps as a whole take forever to arrive on android.
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Its the nature of the beast. Its much easier to create apps for 2 phones and the same software than it is for 50 phones and 20 different software variants. Its getting better by the day and once the next big update comes (ICS), it should make it alot more easier for the devolopers to create apps.
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h yeah
kdunn1994 said:
I didn't know the phone couldn't shut off one of its cores, maybe with next weeks supposed update, I might hang on to this, and guys do u think that if I trade for an iphone4 , that I'm getting ripped off.
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if you trade a g2x(if it works good) for an iphone 4 yes you are getting ripped off.
and app wise the tide is changing. several apps have come to android first as of late.

kdunn1994 said:
I didn't know the phone couldn't shut off one of its cores, maybe with next weeks supposed update, I might hang on to this, and guys do u think that if I trade for an iphone4 , that I'm getting ripped off.
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You will most definitely be getting ripped off. Once the update comes, the value of the G2x will be high again and it will be two times the beast it already is; on the other hand with the speculation of the iPhone 5 coming this fall, getting an iPhone 4 right now seems downright stupid...
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You know, battery life has been kinda awesome for me, which I know is a total anomaly.
The phone has been on for 16 hours, it has about 2 hours of "display on" time, with about 1.5 hours of web surfing, 0.5 hours of gaming, and 10 mins of GPS navigation. I'm still at 35%. Sync is always left on, same with 3G, unless I'm connected to wifi.
All of this was possible after the latest CM7 nightlies and faux's underclocked kernels.
On my old Nexus 1, I would be at around 30% at the end of the day with less than an hour's worth of display on time.

Give the guy some credit lol, he did leave apple for google welcome to the android family. Just remember, no matter what you think is wrong with your android powered phone it will still always be better than any iphone

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do u think that if I trade for an iphone4 , that I'm getting ripped off.
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Of course you are. You could be trading from a $20 walmart phone and the iPhone would be a ripoff.
You really aren't going to get much sympathy on here talking about liking apple products, their entire design philosophy goes against the spirit of this forum.
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Ok so by shutting off a core battery life ould get better? Sounds like it makes sense. So in theory a single core phone should get much better battery life? My galaxy S had awful battery life. I easily get 5-6 hours more use out of my g2x than the gs.....oh well maybe I should switch back to a single core phone
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Thanks guys for all your responses, you guys are right, we have awesome devs here and regardless of LG and T-Mobile shagging ass on us, the devs will always be here, and yes the ice cream sandwich update probably will end everything for the competition.
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Skyrocket the best phone?

I am seriously in love with my white skyrocket! I've had the Galaxy Nexus, Droid Razr, GS2, and thunderbolt in the last 4 months and hands down the skyrocket is the best phone in the market.
Anybody disagree or agree?
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I totally agree! I love my white skyrocket only thing that kills me is the lack of new roms for the skyrocket. There alot of quality rooms ATM but i cone from the evo 4g where roms were popping out every hour it seemed like it. I know the momentum is building so can't wait for the new roms coming out soon. Great phone!
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I disagree the T989 is the best phone. Lol but I get where your coming from the Sgs2 line is definitely worth it and better than most phones out. I'm coming from the Galaxy Nexus as well. The memory was the main deal breaker for me but I may get it back later. Not too sure right now.
But I have 16 on board and 32 on top.
The roms are coming along.
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charlieb620 said:
I disagree the T989 is the best phone. Lol but I get where your coming from the Sgs2 line is definitely worth it and better than most phones out. I'm coming from the Galaxy Nexus as well. The memory was the main deal breaker for me but I may get it back later. Not too sure right now.
But I have 16 on board and 32 on top.
The roms are coming along.
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Lol same phone with the exception of your lack of lte. Lol haha

silver03wrx said:
Lol same phone with the exception of your lack of lte. Lol haha
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True can't argue with that.
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evocalante said:
I totally agree! I love my white skyrocket only thing that kills me is the lack of new roms for the skyrocket. There alot of quality rooms ATM but i cone from the evo 4g where roms were popping out every hour it seemed like it. I know the momentum is building so can't wait for the new roms coming out soon. Great phone!
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Its the collective. Johnsondr80 , and mortem is doing grafix. Theres already a rom out from them. Called red sonja. Check it out in development
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check it out here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1368742

Agree! I came from a Nexus S and a GS2 and I have an iPhone 4S. The SR definitely is best to me.

Skyrocket is tha best phone I owned thus far.. lovin LTE speeds
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If you don't have the screen issues then yes this would probably be the best phone.

it is the best except for the throttling issue

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it is the best except for the throttling issue
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Thats our crappy carriers fault!! Damn you AT&T!!!
This phones a beast, I love it.
When I look at an iphone4, I see a childs toy. The colors look so bland and the screen looks so small lol. This phone has spoiled me!

It is the best phone for the money if you want LTE. The best phone I've ever owned for a few weeks was the SGH-i777 but it didn't have LTE. The only drawback.
Skyrocket is $150. Added to the AT&T family plan, it only costs ~$32.50 a month for standard plan and 2 gigs of data.
Since no one in my family has Verizon, Verizon plans cost me $90 a month, plus an additional ~$15 of Verizon mystery tax. I would say Verizon LTE is better though, but it is unbearably expensive. And I don't even like the Galaxy Nexus anyway. No microSDHC slot, very limited video codec support. I don't really care about the camera so much. But I watch a lot of video on this thing. Galaxy Nexus is not the best device for hassle-free watch anything you can download from the web device.

It probably depends on your priorities. But, at the moment, if I had to get a phone all over again, I'd probably still choose the SR.
The only thing this thing seems to be missing is an HD screen. But, I suspect (aka, guessing) b/c of the lower res, it gets better battery life.. which is more important to me.
If data wasn't an issue, I'd slightly prefer the i777 for the size (and it seemed slightly more consistent in the month I had it).

I love my Skyrocket, but I don't think there is a "best phone." One has to choose their phone based on what they want. I for one wanted a huge beautiful screen and ridiculously fast speeds, so I am happy with my choice.

megalonebula said:
I am seriously in love with my white skyrocket! I've had the Galaxy Nexus, Droid Razr, GS2, and thunderbolt in the last 4 months and hands down the skyrocket is the best phone in the market.
Anybody disagree or agree?
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I noticed you said you had a RAZR. Any feedback on why you didn't like the phone? I'm currently trying to decide between an i727 and a RAZR, and the RAZR is $100 less than the i727 right now. Plus the RAZR seems more durable and "shouldn't" need a case to add bulk to it.

big_raji said:
I noticed you said you had a RAZR. Any feedback on why you didn't like the phone? I'm currently trying to decide between an i727 and a RAZR, and the RAZR is $100 less than the i727 right now. Plus the RAZR seems more durable and "shouldn't" need a case to add bulk to it.
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Have played with a friends RAZR extensively...its a great device, but not one I would buy. Main reasons - the device feels really wide because of the bezels and the screen suffers from a sickly green tinge when not viewed from straight on. The display is also pentile which made text appear more jagged on the SR's samoled plus. With that said, build quality is awesome and love the splash proof coating. Somehow, beer always ends up getting spilled on my phone...

Love the phone but hate the battery life. Barely any use and phone is nearly dead before my work day is over. Charging is bad, very slow. When using GPS ona car adapter, phone dies while on the charger. Again, charge rate is slower than use.
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vpkb said:
Love the phone but hate the battery life. Barely any use and phone is nearly dead before my work day is over. Charging is bad, very slow. When using GPS ona car adapter, phone dies while on the charger. Again, charge rate is slower than use.
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Mine lasts longer than any other smart phone I've had. You must have a faulty battery

Yeah you must have a flawed battery. Or device. My battery life is great

Same
yeah same, i love my skyrocket more than anything

Nexus over the rocket?

What does the Nexus have over the Skyrocket in terms of hardware? Anything?
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What does the Nexus have over the Skyrocket in terms of hardware? Anything?
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Besides dual channel ram (I think) and a much better screen(720p vs not 720p lol) , nothing, maybe the design IMHO, but yeah.

NFC is a great feature of the Nexus.

WiredPirate said:
NFC is a great feature of the Nexus.
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Pretty sure skyrockets have NFC...

wasabiman123 said:
Pretty sure skyrockets have NFC...
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I'm pretty sure he meant NFC that it can use. Sure our phones have NFC but it doesn't have the secure elements that the Nexus has.

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Pretty sure skyrockets have NFC...
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NFC that you can used is strictly dictated by ATT, as the Rogerrs version has a fully functional NFC. The only thing the nexus has better than could influence a decision is the HD screen + ICS (for now). NOTHING else is a + for the nexus as the simple fact it doesnt have an SD slot is a MAJOR turnoff. Besides, the HD skyrocket is coming, if youre patient, you can have the best android phone on market. I had a nexus for 2 days, exchanged my skyrocket for a nexus and the nexus is laggier (maybe because of the 1.2ghz cpu), the the camera difference is considerable, the boot time is longer, no SD, it does have a better battery life but that can be solved with a 2250mah andida battery, and other than ICS improvements, it has nothing more.
Get skyrocket HD, no other phone on the market will be better (for now)

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NFC that you can used is strictly dictated by ATT, as the Rogerrs version has a fully functional NFC. The only thing the nexus has better than could influence a decision is the HD screen + ICS (for now). NOTHING else is a + for the nexus as the simple fact it doesnt have an SD slot is a MAJOR turnoff. Besides, the HD skyrocket is coming, if youre patient, you can have the best android phone on market. I had a nexus for 2 days, exchanged my skyrocket for a nexus and the nexus is laggier (maybe because of the 1.2ghz cpu), the the camera difference is considerable, the boot time is longer, no SD, it does have a better battery life but that can be solved with a 2250mah andida battery, and other than ICS improvements, it has nothing more.
Get skyrocket HD, no other phone on the market will be better (for now)
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The OMAP4460 is actually a pretty good SoC, but Google paired a 3 year old GPU with that kind of screen res, it KILLS the GPU.

In hardware id say just the screen . I think the look is the only thing going for the nexus. Man I love the look of the nexus!
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I also have a Nexus and would say that the screen on the Skyrocket looks better overall. The Nexus screen is not as bright and kind of washed out looking. Battery life sucks on the Nexus as well.

I was going to get galaxy nexus but it's not really worth it over skyrocket. (Essential stuff is dumbed down IMO)
They told me at the Rogers store last night it that the nexus is really not all that.
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I'm pretty sure he meant NFC that it can use. Sure our phones have NFC but it doesn't have the secure elements that the Nexus has.
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About those "secure elements"
http://packetstormsecurity.org/news/view/20573/Google-Wallet-PIN-Security-Cracked-In-Seconds.html
[email protected] digit pins as security tokens
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That's only if you're phone is rooted. You essentially give up security on your device when you root your device.
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The Nexus screen is really great for reading small fonts without having to zoom. I actually avoid picking up my skyrocket due only to the screen.
The power and volume buttons on the Nexus are actually poorly placed IMHO. They sit fairly proud and are right where I grip the phone. This forces me to have a lighter grip than I would like when talking. A case might fix this, but I am only borrowing it, so I won't be trying one.
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Anyone switch from a Verizon Galaxy Nexus?

This question is only for people who had the Verizon Galaxy Nexus and who had call/signal issues.
I have the Verizon Galaxy Nexus and it drops calls and has plenty of signal issues. I've talked to others with the phone who have the same issue. There are plenty of people who say they don't have issues but I make about 3000 minutes of calls each month and the people who say they don't have issues so this really isn't meant for them.
I'd like to know if you experience more or less call issues than you had with the Galaxy Nexus please.

I had the nexus. I have much better 4G service and data overall seems better. I live in St. Petersburg and work in tampa. I would often drop my calls going over the bridge on my nexus. I have not had that problem since I got my gs3.
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I never had signal problems with dropping calls, just the strength of signal was bad.
This problem is nonexistent on this phone. Which is another reason the battery life is tremendously better.
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spydersilk said:
I had the nexus. I have much better 4G service and data overall seems better. I live in St. Petersburg and work in tampa. I would often drop my calls going over the bridge on my nexus. I have not had that problem since I got my gs3.
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Good to know, thanks.

SG3 reception, data and phone signal is much much better thwn Gnex.

The greatest advantage the S3 has over the Nexus is superior battery life. I'm also noticing that I get much better 4G signal on my S3
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My S3 get much better reception. The 4g reception is better too. I haven't had any problems.
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I wish I'd left a section on battery life. I'm curious what percent average difference is e.g. 10% better battery life.

Should be getting my siii this week....keeping my gnex however
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i have both. Battery is better on the GS3 but I don't have exact percentages. I can easily get through the day with the GS3 and have plenty to spare. The Gnex can just barely make it through a similar day.

the Nexus works much better if u switch to CDMA only, for me it did anyway. But then you have no 4g. With the S3 I've never had those problems I've had with the Nexus. So don't hold back on the S3 with that worry, you should have 0 problems

I'd say go for it, the specs make it future proof and its a great phone.

I've had a galaxy nexus, a couple of them but I didn't switch to the S3 from one, but with my experiences with both devices. Nexus, great phone software wise, hated the look and feel, but was quick, bad battery life, and bad reception. Now the S3 on the other hand, I love how it feels, how light it is, the color, the screen and size of it, you can flash and all the good stuff with this phone, just not as much development on this phone... yet. But I would definitely consider this phone as it is an upgrade to the nexus, in my opinion. But it's up to you. If you like flashing and updates quicker, keep the nexus. If you want something better hardware was, get the S3. It all boils down to what you want. Hope I helped in some possible way.
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I have had two GNexus'. Experienced the one way audio problem with both. Flashed Jelly Bean and didn't solve the problem. Seems to be regional/radio tower/hardware problem. The GNex uses the VIA chipset - same as Droid Charge that had the same one way audio problem. No satisfaction from Verizon. GS3 uses Qualcom broadband chipset.
Now have the GS3 and have not had any problems - very fast phone. Satisfied with ICS and don't miss JB. Battery life measured over two weeks about 10-15% better than GNex. Have rooted the GS3 for nandroid and Titanium backup. Probably won't unlock the bootloader since I'm currently not interested in flashing ROMs.
Overall, both my wife and I are very satisfied with the GS3s that we have. I have still kept the GNex just in case they ever resolve the audio problem.

I had the GNex. The S3 does not have the same issues I had with the Nexus. I would constantly be loosing 4G, the phone would heat up and my battery would drain ridiculously fast.
The S3 is superior in terms of radio in all ways to the Nexus.

I switched from a Verizon GNex to the Verizon SGS3 . Overall I like the phone a lot better, it is more responsive and gets better reception IMO. However, after flashing ROMs like the current CM10 nightly (which is of course a development release) my reception seems to have gone down a tad. Maybe it is just me but this seems to be the case.
The only thing I hate, although I don't think it is a phone issue, more of a verizon issue, is sometimes the Handshaking between switching 3G to 4G when it is found in the area isn't that great.
At my desk at work, if I notice that I have one bar of 3G and then go into airplane mode for a second, and back to cell service on...... I get 3 or 4 bars of 4G. Verizon needs to do a better job with the switching and "discovering" of 4G. I have had others on different phones confirm this too.

Only thing I'm worried about when I get my gsiii in a couple days is the flashing ROMs leading to imei of 0..... going to take every back up thread possible and apply each backup before I begin flashing.
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Does the Verizon one come with Android 4.1?

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Does the Verizon one come with Android 4.1?
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Not that I've seen. Mine came with android 4.0.4
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Your opinion on the S3

Hello all,
I currently have a HTC Thunderbolt on an unlimited data plan with Verizon. My phone is getting old, and is having a few problems. The screen has a few scratches on it, the battery life is poor, and I'm noticing that the speed isn't what I used to think it was. Consequently, I am thinking of purchasing a new phone and have given the Samsung Galaxy SIII some thought. I was wondering what you all thought about your phone and if there was anything you specifically disliked about it. I have been weighing my options, but have not made up my mind. Also, are there any other phones that you would suggest for me to investigate?
Thanks!

It's a good phone but I myself and my wife's phone suffer from poor signal reception and poor wifi signal. Not everyone experiences poor signal from what I've read on here and people I have talked to. Personally I'm about to leave Verizon or get another phone that's how bad the s3 signal reception is for me I can't speak for everyone else. If I can't make or receive phone calls or use my data, when where I had my HTC and Motorola devices i would have 2 to 3 bars more signal. I know a lot of people will come in and say that I'm full of crap but I'm just telling you my personal experience
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nothing but good things to say here. people complain about the reception, but i nor anyone else i know in person has these issues. ive the same or better service with the S3 versus my MOTO and brothers HTC phone.
does verizon still do 14 day test drives on phones? can see if it effects you or not.

I'm not sure if they do or not. I'm actually on my friend's plan (he added a line to his plan that I pay for) so that I could get the unlimited data option. So, I have to actually find out if I can "upgrade" or not. I was kind of planning on just buying the phone on ebay and then setting it up to use it on the account/network. Can I ask where you guys are located that you are or are not receiving signal?

GS3 on Verizon is a great phone. No signal or wireless radio issues for me. It's a little better than my previous Razr Maxx radio which surprised me.
It's still a beast phone though it's dual core. Don't get too caught up in how many cores the phone has. I've played with both the DNA & Note 2 and I saw tiny bit of lag. Wouldn't think I did with quad core processors and project butter Jelly Bean. I feel it's fluidity, speed, functionality is more about how the software is optimized with the hard ware that's running it.
If the Note 2 isn't too big for your liking, I'd get that but the S3 is still a boss. I think some people who have radio problems may be having defected hardware or something where they live is blocking or affecting the phone's signal.
I'm leaning more towards they received a GS3 with bad hardware, antenna, something of that nature. Samsung has been known to make crappy wireless radios on a couple phones like the Epic Touch (GS2) and I heard Galaxy Nexus had a bad one too.
I don't think the S3 has a bad one though? I good great service on mines. Maybe I live near good towers? But then again even when I go places and I'm not home I get good reception. But like I said maybe Samsung did produce some with poor or defected radios?
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Thank Me Later said:
I heard Galaxy Nexus had a bad one too.
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The Galaxy Nexus had a terrible 4G radio in the ones I owned, so I can attest to that. GS3 though has been great reception-wise, so it sounds like the reception issues others have seen is most likely hardware-related.
I have a GS3 for work and I really enjoy it. I'd say go for it.

Go with the GS3 dude! U won't regret it. I heard the DNA was locked down so I'd either go with the GS3 or Note 2. If you want something managable when in comes to phisical size, I have the GS3 with an otterbox commuter case and it fits nicely in my pocket and I can easily navigate with one hand, the Note 2 may be a bit more difficult
. The stock software is excellent although I highly reccomend unlocking and rooting. Its a kickass phone no doubt!
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Came from the g nex and the s3 is better in every aspect
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Came from the g nex and the s3 is better in every aspect
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Shibby87 said:
Go with the GS3 dude! U won't regret it. I heard the DNA was locked down so I'd either go with the GS3 or Note 2. If you want something managable when in comes to phisical size, I have the GS3 with an otterbox commuter case and it fits nicely in my pocket and I can easily navigate with one hand, the Note 2 may be a bit more difficult
. The stock software is excellent although I highly reccomend unlocking and rooting. Its a kickass phone no doubt!
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The note2 is also locked down...still much better choice than the DNA.

I personally would go with the DNA. I'm getting rid of my S3 for the DNA.
It has no SD slot and you can't remove the battery but I don't need those options.
The DNA is an amazing phone.
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I'm coming from a droid x & my GS3 is light years ahead of it!! No reception problems or anything bad to report at all. This baby only has a dual core processor but yet it smokes my Transformer Prime that had a quad processor! So yea cores mean nothing in most cases..found that out the hard way lol. As far as the DNA goes I hear the screen is nice but I also read on another site that the Samsung Galaxy 4 will supposedly be out Feb 2013.. Rocking a 13mp camera,1080p screen & a quad core processor. I was originally going for the note 2 but I'm absolutely loving the GS3...& I'm not even rooted yet lol.

I saw a DNA today at the verizon store. Not really impressed. S4 is going to blown it out the water.
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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.

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
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josh995 said:
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
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And if they don't go that route?
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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.

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And if they don't go that route?
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If they don't then I won't be upset
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
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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
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Everyone has their needs. This phone doesn't fit yours. Good luck with whatever you choose in the future!
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