I currently have the toro (VZW Galaxy Nexus), and I am thinking of replacing it with an S3. I am on my 8th replacement phone, and this is really pissing me off. I have had so many problems with this phone, but I like the fact that it's a Nexus. My friend has a d2att and it's amazing, so I'm wondering if I should ask VZW to replace mine with a d2vzw.
I want your guys' opinion on this. I will be flashing my current setup if I do get one (AOKP + LeanKernel).
I don't care. Its up to you.
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Multiple Nexus replacements are about the only reason they are upgrading people to S3.
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I don't care. Its up to you.
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Wow that was a nice comment.
I switched from VzW GNex to S3 and haven't looked back. I love this device.
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I don't care. Its up to you.
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What a completely unnecessary reply to this thread. Shame on you.
OP, 8 replacements?! Wow! I would try and see if you can get an S3. Doesn't hurt to ask. With CM10 this phone is amazing!
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You might as well go for it. Worst case is they don't let you get the s3.
I'm actually thinking of replacing my nexus with an S3. Just for the battery life would warrant me to pursue this path. Seems like everyone's going for the S3, I just gotta find the courage to purchase it at full price as I want to keep my unlimited data. OP, I think the S3 would make you less stressed.
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Hello comunity i just want to check if somebody esle at this point where our phone is locked and is kind of hard to get all the goodies that you can get with full root and unlock phone, think on return the phone and get the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, this is just curiusiti and also get some recomendation
Edit: ps: We can get the Nexus for
1 cent from Amazon Wireless. Wich is a big save
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Hello comunity i just want to check if somebody esle at this point where our phone is locked and is kind of hard to get all the goodies that you can get with full root and unlock phone, think on return the phone and get the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, this is just curiusiti and also get some recomendation
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Well chap,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsyLBxY-Sik
In my personal opinion I think that would be foolish when we are almost about to have full aosp and Adam, along with the community, is working very hard on cracking the bootloader.
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I would keep it. Radio is better. Only by a little. Also i get 5+ hrs of screen time with s3 vs 2.5 on nexus.
There battery life alone is enough for me.
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keep it, the nexus hardware is outdated or atleast wait for the next Google phone.
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In my personal opinion I think that would be foolish when we are almost about to have full aosp and Adam, along with the community, is working very hard on cracking the bootloader.
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thank you, that what i like from XDA community always helping that one of the part that make me refuse my iphone and go back to android this place, thank you again
headcheese said:
I would keep it. Radio is better. Only by a little. Also i get 5+ hrs of screen time with s3 vs 2.5 on nexus.
There battery life alone is enough for me.
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Say what you will about the SG3 radio... But I have never dropped a call or had a 4G outage since I purchased it on launch day. My Nexus however was a completely different story. The Nexus will give you a new rom to play with every night, but the GS3 will give you fewer headaches in the signal and battery departments.
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Say what you will about the SG3 radio... But I have never dropped a call or had a 4G outage since I purchased it on launch day. My Nexus however was a completely different story. The Nexus will give you a new rom to play with every night, but the GS3 will give you fewer headaches in the signal and battery departments.
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i just rooted and start to play with my GS3 running CM10 so far so good, even is to late to return it, but ass soon i follow all the steps i can keep playing with it, im pretty sure official CM coul hit Verizon GS3 sooooon
Sell your Samsung s3 for $550, buy a Nexus for $250-325, profit? That's if you don't like it..
I'll trade you my brand new certified like new replacement nexus.
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Do what you feel. It's your decision.
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In my personal opinion I think that would be foolish when we are almost about to have full aosp and Adam, along with the community, is working very hard on cracking the bootloader.
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I totally agree. There's a large bounty for getting this thing unlocked. It will be soon. Just be patient. Speaking of, where did the bounty thread move to?
Good bye HTC Rezound, hello Galaxy S3!
Even if the bootloader dont get unlocked, ill be happy using the kexec method...other than the extra 30 seconds boot time, I see no difference. Also our current flashig methods dont trip the flash counter since were Not flashing non-stock firmware in odin!
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I'll trade you my brand new certified like new replacement nexus.
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Also willing to trade my near brand new Nexus (no scratches or marks on it as it was cased and screen covered) for an SIII. All original materials included.
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Also willing to trade my near brand new Nexus (no scratches or marks on it as it was cased and screen covered) for an SIII. All original materials included.
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Cash on top?
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Cash on top?
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like?
I had an Epic Touch (on Sprint) and went to a Galaxy Nexus (on Verizon) then a S3 and IMO it's a huge upgrade. I absolutely love this phone and wouldn't even consider going back to a GNex. The only thing I don't like is the physical home button but a stable AOKP will resolve that. As for the locked boot loader I was a little concerned too but with Kexec it's irrelevant. They already have CM9/CM10/AOKP running on this phone. I'd rather just use Kexec knowing I can return to stock then void warranty with a bootloader unlock. JMO!
Both are great phones, I have the GS3 and my old man has the Nexus. Touchwiz isn't too bad if you get use to it.
Before I put my foot forth and my wallet would like to know how you guys enjoy this phone. I was reading around about this SOD is it really that bothersome and common??
Also I had previous experiences with Samsung phone do you have to backup EFS folder with this one too?
Also how brickable is this phone, Samsung phones usually are easier to brick than HTC or LG.
Thank you for the input this community looks promising.
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daxecutioner24 said:
Before I put my foot forth and my wallet would like to know how you guys enjoy this phone. I was reading around about this SOD is it really that bothersome and common??
Also I had previous experiences with Samsung phone do you have to backup EFS folder with this one too?
Also how brickable is this phone, Samsung phones usually are easier to brick than HTC or LG.
Thank you for the input this community looks promising.
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Pretty hard to brick, great phone for the price. Cwm makes easy nandroid and allows you to select how you want it saved. Sods are almost non-existent anymore. On ICS I don't think there is any sods. But I've been running test kernels for a week now for jellybean based ROMs and I think there's light at the end of the tunnel. All in all get it if you can't afford an s3. I personally like it better than the s3 because of the size.
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Pretty hard to brick, great phone for the price. Cwm makes easy nandroid and allows you to select how you want it saved. Sods are almost non-existent anymore. On ICS I don't think there is any sods. But I've been running test kernels for a week now for jellybean based ROMs and I think there's light at the end of the tunnel. All in all get it if you can't afford an s3. I personally like it better than the s3 because of the size.
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Thanks, yeah I don't like phones higher than a 4.3 screen size. After that it feels like a mini tablet lol. So this is perfect with power, I don't think the s3 is all that necessary in Android yet. Plus I live in NY you always have to be looking if you know what I mean haha.
Any info on the EFS question if this phone has it? So I'll know to back it up
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I just checked at best buy and they currently have the s3 at 150 with 2 year agreement my question is have you guys ever tried buying through best buy? Does your plan change in any way after you guys have done this? Tmobile always tries to make it impossible for their customers that's why I ask these things. I see it as a good investment worse comes to worse down the line I can just opt out and pay 200 penalty and I would still have my s3.
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Got my s3 Ohhh yeahhhh glad I made right decision.
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The s 3 is nice and all... but honestly the next phone I'm going to get in a couple years would be Ubuntu phone. Or a phone that can run it. (When released.)
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Just out of curiosity, has anyone considered going back to the Galaxy Nexus? I have been debating it thoroughly these past few days. I understand that hardware wise the S3 is definitely a better performer but software wise? I'm kind of torn. Just asking for opinions is all. I like discussion and seeing what others think. I am not rooted or flashed yet if anyone asks I tried last week and ran into the activation bug that most were getting so I am back to stock with newest VZW update.
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Just out of curiosity, has anyone considered going back to the Galaxy Nexus? I have been debating it thoroughly these past few days. I understand that hardware wise the S3 is definitely a better performer but software wise? I'm kind of torn. Just asking for opinions is all. I like discussion and seeing what others think. I am not rooted or flashed yet if anyone asks I tried last week and ran into the activation bug that most were getting so I am back to stock with newest VZW update.
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Fwiw the TW camera is Muuuuuuch better than anything Aosp has to offer
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I don't own a nexus but the battery life alone would make me stay.
I am hoping they drop in price, I want to pick one up to play with.
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Came from a gnex and there is no way I could go back to it, and I really loved that phone. Battery life is abysmal and I enjoy not worrying about my battery all hours of the day. Definitely more development over there, but there are enough ROMs and such to keep me happy with the s3.
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I've been thinking of buying one only because I still have well over $100 worth of accessories for the nexus. Around here I could find one for a little over $100.
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I am thoroughly annoyed that the Nexus 4 didn't come to Verizon yet. That would obviously be my phone of choice.
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While I loved my Nexus, and we still have two in the family, I wouldn't go back. The developer support is awesome, but there is plenty for the S3 as well. The S3 out performs the Nexus in just about every other category, and blows it away, when it comes to battery life.
I had a Nexus for less than a week. After 3 sim cards and a total replacement, I returned it for the S3 and haven't looked back. Signal strength on the S3 still isn't all that great, but getting better. It is still hands down better than what I ever had with the nexus.
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Just out of curiosity, has anyone considered going back to the Galaxy Nexus? I have been debating it thoroughly these past few days. I understand that hardware wise the S3 is definitely a better performer but software wise? I'm kind of torn. Just asking for opinions is all. I like discussion and seeing what others think. I am not rooted or flashed yet if anyone asks I tried last week and ran into the activation bug that most were getting so I am back to stock with newest VZW update.
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After losing the MEID on my first S3 after flashing CM 10.1 (I found out too late how to repair and backup MEID), I thought about going back to the Nexus. The Nexus does not seem to have issues with MEID when flashing JB 4.2.1 or any other rom for that matter. The Nexus also doesn't have the silly trip counter either when flashing a custom rom. However, it has awful battery life and the radio doesn't seem as good. When I would use iHeartRadio via wifi, the stream would always cut out. This never happens with the S3.
There's an app that will reset the trip counter if you should ever have the need.
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Galaxy s3 is far superior.
Battery life is the WORST on galaxy nexus.
The only thing gnexus has going for it. Is it is first in line for Ubuntu software and there is a toolkit for most, if not all versions of the gnex.
Feel free to correct me.
But I believe those features will come with time as the gnex is a year older? If not more.
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http://pocketnow.com/2013/03/08/galaxy-s3-aint-dead-yet
This makes me feel good knowing s3 is still top contender
stripped apart rebuilt with Clean Rom&XdaTechnology!!!
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This makes me feel good knowing s3 is still top contender
stripped apart rebuilt with Clean Rom&XdaTechnology!!!
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i hear ya!
People are still deving on the dinc, this thing will still be very popular for years.
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Yeah I can't see this phone going anywhere for a while. Actually with the rooting/modding that we can do with our phones now, I can't see myself buying a new phone for quite some time.
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Yeah I can't see this phone going anywhere for a while. Actually with the rooting/modding that we can do with our phones now, I can't see myself buying a new phone for quite some time.
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At least not until the S4 comes out
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At least not until the S4 comes out
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Clearly you did not read the article.
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God bless the American People.
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Clearly you did not read the article.
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Clearly I did. Simply meaning that people always want the newest bells and whistles, even though what they have is more than adequate. The S3 will be around for a long time indeed, it's a great device and has awesome support in the dev community. That is all
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hell, samsung just updated the S2 recently. I think this phone's going to be fine until the s5 comes out for me...
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At least not until the S4 comes out
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Screw the s4 wait for the note 3... Lol
Yeah, I don't really care about the SIV. It will not be a quantum leap over the SIII.
This is most definitely a 2-year phone! I can't afford to buy off contract anyway, ha ha.
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PsiPhiDan said:
Yeah, I don't really care about the SIV. It will not be a quantum leap over the SIII.
This is most definitely a 2-year phone! I can't afford to buy off contract anyway, ha ha.
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Hell, I just broke my S3 and using the Fascinate! There are still people Dev'in for this device. It is slow as HELL and you defiantly cannot multi-task with 512MB but BlackBean7 works great for basic functions.
I miss my S3
I'm sure one of our great devs will port a S4 ROM so we can have any added features it may come with.
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I'm sure one of our great devs will port a S4 ROM so we can have any added features it may come with.
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exactly!
its just a matter of time
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Watching the live feed right now, and i'm impressed. My S3 can gladly be sold and i'll buy the S4
I really feel like its only necessary to upgrade with every other model. The gs3 is still going strong IMO but to each his own.
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Watching the live feed right now, and i'm impressed. My S3 can gladly be sold and i'll buy the S4
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I'm liking alot of the features - but many seem software side and I'm sure the devs would be able to port it over pretty easy....
theyll be a s4 rom for s3 most likely.
and this presentation is hard to watch with all these lame ass actors.
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I really feel like its only necessary to upgrade with every other model. The gs3 is still going strong IMO but to each his own.
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Well I've got an upgrade so if I wanted to get rid of unlimited data I could. But I think I'm caught up in the hype right now. Some of those camera features look nice though
Using it while wearing gloves is cool.
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I saw nothing that great over my S3, nothing worth an early upgrade anyway.
TouchWiz still looks the same which is disappointing.
I dont run touchwiz ROMS so upgrading seems pointless to me.
Keeping S3. Just want the software upgrades.
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Well I've got an upgrade so if I wanted to get rid of unlimited data I could. But I think I'm caught up in the hype right now. Some of those camera features look nice though
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Same thing here. Have upgrades but don't wanna lose unlimited data. I think a lot of the software features could be implemented on our sgs3.
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this is what im afraid of... i just got my S3 and now everyone wants to leave... i feel like i made a reailly dumb purchase........ pretty distrought right now..... ive always had the second hand phone the crappy phone now i feel i just got that same scaniro thrown in my face with my S3....
Little comparison.
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/03/1...sung-galaxy-s4-vs-galaxy-s3-vs-galaxy-note-2/
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Only complaint i have cosmetically is those ugly black dots at the top of the phone minus the front camera. The two on the s3 don't bother me but more? I know there censors or something but I think they could have done a better job and making them not so visible. Just my 2 cents. I'll still upgrade, cause I've gotta have the latest and greatest!
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looks like a nice spec bump, but I'm good with the S3 for a while.
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I saw nothing that great over my S3, nothing worth an early upgrade anyway.
TouchWiz still looks the same which is disappointing.
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Agreed! Nothing really seems new enough to drop my S3. The new smart features are tempting though....
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this is what im afraid of... i just got my S3 and now everyone wants to leave... i feel like i made a reailly dumb purchase........ pretty distrought right now..... ive always had the second hand phone the crappy phone now i feel i just got that same scaniro thrown in my face with my S3....
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Don't regret it at all lol if you root and unlock, I'm almost positive you'll get a lot of features from the sgs4. I hope so!
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I agree. And some will come. But the devs will do their best to bring us what they can.
http://briefmobile.com/samsung-says-some-galaxy-s4-features-will-come-to-the-galaxy-s3
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S4 is not worth the upradeI would like to see if I can put the battery in the s3 though
Will get it asap I skipped the s3 glad I waited for a better resolution screen and new features.
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Although it seems like a great device, I don't see that "wow" factor over the s3. I have like 5 upgrades that I could use and it still doesn't seem worth it. The software will eventually make its way over here. My hardware never seems underpowered and my battery life is great so my real world upgrade would be for a nicer screen.