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Now I know why this phone is so popular. First impressions, wow!!

I posted this in the Samsung Galaxy S2 section by mistake, when I should of posted it here. Didn't realize there was 2 different sections, anyho...
I just go this phone yesterday and all I have to say is WoW. This screen and performance is just amazing. I came from an X10, obviously no camprison, the S2 is a beast (in a good way).
What has really impressed also besides the speed and screen is the following built-in stuff:
Task manager, file manager, the fact that you can add a pattern lock and don't have to slide to unlock, the music controls in the notifications, the voice call controls in the notifications, the timer/stopwatch included in the clock, the neat graphics when you cut-n-paste is cool and even the magnifier when selecting text. I'm really impressed by Samsung's attention to detail.
A few small gripes though (nothing major):
1. No LED notification
2. No dedicated Camera button
3. I wish the USB port was on the top with the 3.5mm jack. Why? When I'm playing music in my car and I have to charge it and it's plugged into the 3.5mm it's awkward to place the phone on the center console.
(but these are very minor issue compared to the gains this phones has).
And another thing I don't know why people keeping complaining about this phone's plastics. I think it's a very well built/sturdy phone.
Sony is really behind, I don't think even their new Sony S/Ion will be a match for the S2 let alone the S3.
Edit: I just found out you can do a screen capture without having to root the thing. It keeps getting better and better.

Glad you are enjoying it. I think you will continue to for a long while. Not much to not like about it huh...

If you only knew how much better it could be if you root. It would answer your 1st two complaints.
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Yeah, I upgraded from an iphone 3gs about two months ago and haven't looked back! Had mine rooted within 15 min! I will never go back to apple!

samsung sure knows how to make screens
too bad they cant make os updates
when your bored of the stock att bloatware ROM, u should flash my ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525638

mhx said:
samsung sure knows how to make screens
too bad they cant make os updates
when your bored of the stock att bloatware ROM, u should flash my ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525638
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You seem awfully butt hurt by those OS updates bro
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mhx said:
samsung sure knows how to make screens
too bad they cant make os updates
when your bored of the stock att bloatware ROM, u should flash my ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525638
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I did this yesterday, I have to say it was far superior to the stock. Although I'm not sure where half the guys in your thread are getting these huge battery life improvements.

Jamolah said:
A few small gripes though (nothing major):
1. No LED notification
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Try NoLED. It's free from on the market (er.. Play). Only one thing I would tweak: Set the app to sleep while you're sleeping because it still uses battery to light the screen when there's a notification.

jedah said:
Try NoLED. It's free from on the market (er.. Play). Only one thing I would tweak: Set the app to sleep while you're sleeping because it still uses battery to light the screen when there's a notification.
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There is no LED on the phone so how is that app going to do anything?
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kr3w1337 said:
There is no LED on the phone so how is that app going to do anything?
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NoLED lights up your screen with a different colored pixel depending on what type of message is new. It might use blue for gmail, purple for outlook email, etc.
I prefer to use BLN myself. Lights up the bottom row of buttons when I have a new email or message.

UserRamma said:
NoLED lights up your screen with a different colored pixel depending on what type of message is new. It might use blue for gmail, purple for outlook email, etc.
I prefer to use BLN myself. Lights up the bottom row of buttons when I have a new email or message.
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BLN is what I use as well. Lighting up the screen seems inefficient.
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kr3w1337 said:
BLN is what I use as well. Lighting up the screen seems inefficient.
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Exactly -> inefficient & the default colors made it looked quite ugly. I actually really like the way BLN Control makes my phone look when all 4 buttons at the bottom are lit up and the phone is off...
Now if only they could find a way to light up specific buttons for specific message types! I wouldn't have to add MissedIt! to my lock screen to quickly see what type of new message I have.

I thought I was done with this phone when I got my Note, but after using the Note for over a month and getting irritated with the lag, I fired up my Skyrocket and was so impressed with how fast and smooth it was, I immediately switched back to it. Battery life has been better than I remembered, too.

Any Lag?

I'd like to know if there is any noticeable lag on Sense 4.0? I have read that there is some lag with HTC's own apps like HTC Watch. I would like to know how smooth the stock browser is on the AT&T version. I have also read that while charging the entire phone lags really bad? Anyone care to confirm or deny that?

The one i used at the store yesterday was plugged in, seemed lag free to me. I'm pretty particular about that, and was pleased at how smooth it felt.

I also played with the one at the store while it was charging. It was the only phone I've ever seen that didn't lag at all unmodified. Not sure who told you it lagged...
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Yes the phone is lag free for me. Have ran into 0 issues.
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Not sure who told you it lagged...
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That's simple, jealous fanboys of other companies. Especially the fruity ones.

I noted a bunch of lag in my review, actually. The launcher is lag-tastic. If it goes out of memory, when you open the app drawer it'll take 1-2 seconds. That's ridiculous when you think of the raw hardware power in this phone. My conclusion: HTC sucks at creating apps, stick with custom launchers.

kennethpenn said:
I noted a bunch of lag in my review, actually. The launcher is lag-tastic. If it goes out of memory, when you open the app drawer it'll take 1-2 seconds. That's ridiculous when you think of the raw hardware power in this phone. My conclusion: HTC sucks at creating apps, stick with custom launchers.
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Not many people agree with you then. Maybe you had a defective unit or had something unusual running?

kennethpenn said:
I noted a bunch of lag in my review, actually. The launcher is lag-tastic. If it goes out of memory, when you open the app drawer it'll take 1-2 seconds. That's ridiculous when you think of the raw hardware power in this phone. My conclusion: HTC sucks at creating apps, stick with custom launchers.
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I definitely heard about some of that with the international version but to my knowledge there was an update that remedied that. The S4 version at the AT&T store where I used it did not have any launcher lag at all.

Absolutely there is lag. There is lag in every android device I've ever used.
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eallan said:
Absolutely there is lag. There is lag in every android device I've ever used.
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care to elaborate?

After using the iPhone 4S for 6 months I can honestly say I experienced lag quite a few times. Guess there will be lag on every phone. Glad to see though that Sense 4 is quite polished.

MattMJB0188 said:
Not many people agree with you then. Maybe you had a defective unit or had something unusual running?
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Maroon Mushroom said:
I definitely heard about some of that with the international version but to my knowledge there was an update that remedied that. The S4 version at the AT&T store where I used it did not have any launcher lag at all.
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I will say that I played with an in-store unit today and it felt lagless. It's entirely possible that it was just my review unit. I may film a video showing off the lag on my unit so you guys can see. If anyone's interested in that, let me know.

kennethpenn said:
I will say that I played with an in-store unit today and it felt lagless. It's entirely possible that it was just my review unit. I may film a video showing off the lag on my unit so you guys can see. If anyone's interested in that, let me know.
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I wanna see
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Mine is unbelievably lagless. Never had a phone respond like this one. Even the face unlock is nearly instantaneous. If it's already pointing the right direction, face unlock takes about 1/10 of a second extra to identify me and go to the launcher.
Hurts me to even think this, but I'd keep it even without an unlocked bootloader. I still need root though.
Edit: Stabilizes at about 33c while playing Gun Bros. Ambient is cool at about 15c.

Definitely is more lag than an iPhone 4s. This is my first android so I'm hoping going with a stock os will be even better. Though I must say, I still love the one x.
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[ Q ] Friend just rooted my phone. Browser annoyance. One finger zoom?????

A friend rooted my phone today since i don't know how. He said he left its rooted but nothing is flashed as far as roms. While browsing on my web now something very annoying is happening. Wether in landscape or portrait mode if i drag my finger on the edge of the screen on either side in zooms in and out instead of scrolling....is there a function that turns this off. It is driving me crazy.

Rooting wouldnt cause that to happen. What browser are you using? the stock one?

I believe it's a function under the motion settings
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Yes i am using the stock browser. I did not see anything in the motion settings that revolves around what is happening. I also did not see anything in the browser settings that enables/disables it either.

The edge zooms in and out while touching the middle scrolls up and down. Tapping the screen also zooms in and out.

jmxc23 said:
It does that when you are typing the edge zooms in and out while touching the middle scrolls up and down.
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I dl the official jellybean update when it officially came out from vzw. I was not rooted then and i did not notice this at all. I only noticed it today after i was rooted. It is really annoying as my fingers mostly scroll along the edges of the screen. I use pinch to zoom and double tap. Is there a way to take it off? It is driving me nuts.

No you can't take it off as you can not change how an app uses a smartphone's touch functions. If its that big of a deal breaker for you then I don't know what to tell you as all apps have a set way to utilize the touch screen and not one of them have a way to alter the touch screen only the app itself. Also with all mobile phones there is no touch screen setting so if you want to drag your fingers up and down on the edge of the screen to scroll a website you will have to find a browser that utilizes that function.

jmxc23 said:
No you can't take it off as you can not change how an app uses a smartphone's touch functions.
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But it didn't do it before i got rooted. He installed jellybean build 8 i believe and took it off cause the photos in the camera didn't work just the videos showed. I believe the build had a choice for the note 2 camera wich was chosen. None the less he brought it back to stock but kept it rooted.

Just talked to a friend on non rooted official jellybean release from verizon. His browser does NOT do this.

skillzo1 said:
Just talked to a friend on non rooted official jellybean release from verizon. His browser does NOT do this.
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Use google chrome
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I think you're the only person that find it annoying as most don't see it as a big deal. That is mostly because a whole lot worse can happen to your phone and that isn't one of them. I have had signal issues,Wi-Fi issues,boot loops,sim card issues and even soft bricked my phone 3 times while rooting and flashing my phone. If you find your issue annoying then I can only imagine how you feel if you experience any of the problems I just mentioned. Your phone is functional as your friend did a good job rooting your phone you should checking for more serious problems with your phone.

DROID3R said:
Use google chrome
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not a fan of any non stock web browser....chrome seems sluggish and def not as smooth as stock...also it doesn't have the pinch to zoom all the way in to get to the windows you have open.

I agree he can test out other browsers to see if he encounters the same problem.

jmxc23 said:
I think you're the only person that find it annoying as most don't see it as a big deal. That is mostly because a whole lot worse can happen to your phone and that isn't one of them. I have had signal issues,Wi-Fi issues,boot loops,sim card issues and even soft bricked my phone 3 times while rooting and flashing my phone. If you find your issue annoying then I can only imagine how you feel if you experience any of the problems I just mentioned. Your phone is functional as your friend did a good job rooting your phone you should checking for more serious problems with your phone.
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Damn i hate responses like yours....
I'm really not...do a google search...it's been brought up a few times. No real answers as to why or how to stop it. And so what if i was....this is a forum for questions about the galaxy s3....correct....so what is really the problem with me asking it and trying to get my phone to operate the way i like it?
I'm sorry you have those problems...bricking 3 times...maybe you should get another hobby or is bricking phones your hobby?

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I agree he can test out other browsers to see if he encounters the same problem.
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And no i do not...chrome does not do it.

I fixed those problems plus I still have the same phone and it is working perfectly.

jmxc23 said:
I fixed those problems plus I still have the same phone and it is working perfectly.
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Congrats :good: not being sarcastic...and did you ask anyone for help or read on how to fix it? Unless you did it all by yourself...i'm basically doing the same thing in trying to fix my problem...though it may not be a catastrophic as yours.

Well in interest of this getting back on track have you tried to simply clear the app data for browser? Also check your phone status to make sure you ate on the official build and upper friend didn't just put another stock ROM on it to replace build 8, I'm assuming it was beans build 8
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kintwofan said:
Well in interest of this getting back on track have you tried to simply clear the app data for browser? Also check your phone status to make sure you ate on the official build and upper friend didn't just put another stock ROM on it to replace build 8, I'm assuming it was beans build 8
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thanks kintwofan...i'ma try that now...brb.

kintwofan said:
Well in interest of this getting back on track have you tried to simply clear the app data for browser? Also check your phone status to make sure you ate on the official build and upper friend didn't just put another stock ROM on it to replace build 8, I'm assuming it was beans build 8
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Cleared all app data and nothing. still doing it. Device status says modified...Build number jro03l.i535vrbli5 yes it was beans build 8.

Camera

Not really digging it. Hard to get a non blurry shot with this thing. Takes way to long to snap a pic.
I also miss Macro mode.
Hope some software updates help the camera. From what I've read, the International versions were awesome.
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I feel the same way
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Baldilocks said:
Not really digging it. Hard to get a non blurry shot with this thing. Takes way to long to snap a pic.
I also miss Macro mode.
Hope some software updates help the camera. From what I've read, the International versions were awesome.
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My snaps are instant...no processing time what so ever...I can just continuiusly snap pictures if I wanted. ..so not sure what you mean about it taking long
My photos are hardly blurry either...just one tap to focus and im good to go...sometimes dont even need to focus
And for macro whats the use? This thing can do macro without that setting...it takes better close up shots than any other phone ive ever used
And its not just me...everyone I show my pictures to are all amazed by the clarity and detail...idk maybe I got lucky with a good device as I seem to have no issues others are having...only issue ive had so far is with snapchat yesterday but that seemed to clear its self up
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mg2195 said:
My snaps are instant...no processing time what so ever...I can just continuiusly snap pictures if I wanted. ..so not sure what you mean about it taking long
My photos are hardly blurry either...just one tap to focus and im good to go...sometimes dont even need to focus
And for macro whats the use? This thing can do macro without that setting...it takes better close up shots than any other phone ive ever used
And its not just me...everyone I show my pictures to are all amazed by the clarity and detail...idk maybe I got lucky with a good device as I seem to have no issues others are having...only issue ive had so far is with snapchat yesterday but that seemed to clear its self up
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I can literally count to 4 before it snaps a picture. If someone moves then forget it. Tons of blur.
I can't take closeup pics. Won't focus in that close.
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The camera on this thing is amazing. I'm coming from a galaxy nexus so maybe that's why.
If you leave it on Auto it snaps pics blazing fast. Put it on HDR and they're still decently fast, but it "processes" them afterwards.
Also, depending on your lighting will also affect the speed at which it takes pictures because it's leaving the "shutter" open longer to capture more light on to the sensor. Use a flash in low-light to help with this.

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The camera on this thing is amazing. I'm coming from a galaxy nexus so maybe that's why.
If you leave it on Auto it snaps pics blazing fast. Put it on HDR and they're still decently fast, but it "processes" them afterwards.
Also, depending on your lighting will also affect the speed at which it takes pictures because it's leaving the "shutter" open longer to capture more light on to the sensor. Use a flash in low-light to help with this.
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Auto is what is taking the longest. My mold GS2 and GS3 are much better right now.
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Baldilocks said:
Auto is what is taking the longest. My mold GS2 and GS3 are much better right now.
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Can you take a video of yourself demonstating this? I just checked mine and it's literally like instant when i take a photo. I'm also in moderate lighting conditions.

Baldilocks said:
Auto is what is taking the longest. My mold GS2 and GS3 are much better right now.
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Something is seriously wrong... Try to reset your camera settings. If its still taking that long to even process a picture something is definitely wrong with your unit. Bad shots or not, it does not take almost 4 seconds to process a shot.
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I agree the focus takes a long time (relatively)

It's got to be ypur specific device because mine is almost flawless
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It seems to me that a lot of the people that claim problems with their S4s are the same people over and over again. Yet others, claim little or no problems.
So, it would seem that either the problems are specific to certain devices or for whatever reason, people are just trying to shine a bad light on the S4 in general. I think the evidence (so far) suggests that certain phones, indeed, have certain problems.
Complaining about the problems do help, as it lets others know that problems they are experiencing might not be specific to their device only. However, it doesn't shine any light on the issue. So here is what I propose.
If you are one of the people that are claiming bad lag or other problems with your S4, start a thread that allows people to associate their username with their S4 (and all of the problems you are having) and make sure to list your purchase date, build#, current firmware, and any mods (rooting, etc...) that you have done to the phone. Also list where the phone was manufactured and any other details that might set it apart.
Also, do the same if you claim to have no or little issues with your S4.
Hopefully, a pattern might emerge showing that certain phones (lots, firmwares, builds, etc...) are the problem and others are not.
This seems to be better than making another 20 threads about the same old stuff with no idea as to why it is happening. Anyway, it's just an idea.

Mine is flawless it beat everyone else's phones and even point and shoots yesterday someone's prom and I was asked to be the photographer at last min and my DSLR was at home 45min away so I used my phone and it was pretty good enough it took amazing pictures!
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Did you make sure you turn on anti-shake in the camera app?
I found out that it's off by default..
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Compared to HTC One, I also found GS4 camera to lag for a second after tapping before photo was actually taken.
For that matter, GS3 AND GALAXY NEXUS were faster than my GS4.

can't get any better than this.... Took these last Saturday the 1st day the phone came out :laugh:

I live in New York City and have taken numerous, non blurry shots with this phone. The shutter speed is indeed slower than the HTC One (which my girlfriend owns), but it's easily remedied by holding still a bit longer.
Here are some shots...
Keep in mind the shot of Barclays is 9MP while the shot of One World Trade and the GTR were taken off of Facebook (and may have been cropped) since they're some how no longer in my SD card. Also the latter two were taken while I was driving so they're remarkably in focus.

Have you removed the plastic from the lens? It's very hard to see and pretty tough to remove. But that could be your problem with the focus issue.

BKlip said:
Have you removed the plastic from the lens? It's very hard to see and pretty tough to remove. But that could be your problem with the focus issue.
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I'm the one who started the thread on removing that from the camera. It helped some.
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Baldilocks said:
I'm the one who started the thread on removing that from the camera. It helped some.
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Can you take a video of you taking a picture describing the 4sec response time?

Yeah without showing us some pictures you have taken. or a video showing this. We won't really be able to compare or diagnose this situation. It's just one group saying look at my photos its good. and another group saying its bad. Post some content. I am actually quite curious about this problem you are having.

Returned my G3 this morning

I tried to like this phone , but could not... I was sick of the random reboots and overall sluggish feeling of this phone. I had Note 3 before this and what a mistake....Will get Note 4 in a few weeks.... It's been fun!!
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Well good luck with the note.
I never had any issues out of my g3. Battery is great, no overheating, no random reboots, no major lagging as a matter of fact no lag at all mostly a stutter here and there in the app drawer from time to time. Been using the stock lg launcher since I got the phone and everything for me has been fluid.....
Lol then I see you made a post saying the phone was fast and no problems out of it........

I've had my phone for over a month now and I've never had any random reboots or overheating. I use my phone a lot so battery is meh for Me. But I'm happy and I love it.
No matter what, I can never stay away from android for long.

Lol I know it was new and I thought it was okay at the time...as time went on.. I started to have buyers remorse...with Att&t making us use Pma charging ..That was it for me...I just like Samsung better...
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Just bought mine a lil over a week ago , hated to but got the carrier branded AT&T version. This is actually 2nd one. The first phone kept randomly shutting off during activation at the store. I like this phone. It has times where different points on the screen become unresponsive. Aggregating...it also seems to use much more of the ram than I would expect right out of the box. I use a tempered glass screen protector that may or not be causing my screen issues? As a LONG time HTC user, coming from the One, M7. I'm still getting used to something different. I do like it though. Thinking about rooting when I have time off because once boot loader is unlocked I think this device will be a beast!
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Had my phone over a month now and absolutely loving it. Running stock rooted, no greenify. I froze all the AT&T apps and none of the LG ones. I use the stock launcher and get well over 4+ hours of screen on time, no overheating, no reboots, etc. My fiancee has the phone as well and she's been averaging almost 6+ hrs of screen on time, however where she works has better signal. I travel all over the place for work and signal is spotty.

No rebooting issues here. I will admit that my m8 outperforms the g3 (except for the camera). However, the note 3 that I received last year was a total disappointment. That was random rebooting nightmare. I guess it really depends on the specific device you get. Some may receive a subpar device.

traesnaidensdad said:
Just bought mine a lil over a week ago , hated to but got the carrier branded AT&T version. This is actually 2nd one. The first phone kept randomly shutting off during activation at the store. I like this phone. It has times where different points on the screen become unresponsive. Aggregating...it also seems to use much more of the ram than I would expect right out of the box. I use a tempered glass screen protector that may or not be causing my screen issues? As a LONG time HTC user, coming from the One, M7. I'm still getting used to something different. I do like it though. Thinking about rooting when I have time off because once boot loader is unlocked I think this device will be a beast!
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Have the same issue with the screen becoming unresponsive in spots at times. I, too, have one of the tempered glass screen protectors bought from the AT&T Store. Such a coincidence, makes me wonder...

GalaxyNotesTx said:
I tried to like this phone , but could not... I was sick of the random reboots and overall sluggish feeling of this phone. I had Note 3 before this and what a mistake....Will get Note 4 in a few weeks.... It's been fun!!
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That's what I just said about my Galaxy S5. Now I can make calls from my new car, have no reboot issues and have a better signal in my home. No more unlimited data but I wasn't using exorbitant amounts of it before anyway.
Note 3 or 4 wouldn't solve my issues. Samsung's bluetooth stack is broken and they know all about it.
Get in where you fit in. Good luck.

Ker~Man said:
Have the same issue with the screen becoming unresponsive in spots at times. I, too, have one of the tempered glass screen protectors bought from the AT&T Store. Such a coincidence, makes me wonder...
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It's the screen protector i had it and i exhanged it at the store cause i was still in my 14days after i bought it, they exhanged it and i got the invisishield one that i had on a couple devices in the past, i recommend you try to exhange it if not get a cheap screen protector while you browse for a new one cause believe me you will think its the phone but it's not.
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Thinking the same thing,but not because of problems...just slow development. Thinking of going back to note3

blacknight1114 said:
Thinking the same thing,but not because of problems...just slow development. Thinking of going back to note3
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The phone just came out though... Maybe wait until they unlock bootloader or come out with special recovery for roms?

kalani91 said:
The phone just came out though... Maybe wait until they unlock bootloader or come out with special recovery for roms?
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Slow walking the bootloader unlock is gonna kill development. Seen it before. If it becomes a popular device devs will come and an unlock with it but I understand people wanting a device with options. I don't use 3rd party ROMs anymore so I don't care much.

dxwilliams40 said:
No rebooting issues here. I will admit that my m8 outperforms the g3 (except for the camera). However, the note 3 that I received last year was a total disappointment. That was random rebooting nightmare. I guess it really depends on the specific device you get. Some may receive a subpar device.
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Agreed. My M8 is faster too, but after a root / debloat / exposed / different launcher / no carrier IQ... not by much.
I have not experienced much lag, mainly keyboard (any) delays keeping up with typing.
I believe that we haven't seen the true potential of the g3 until this bootloader is cracked and meaningful customization is a reality.

GorillaPimp said:
Slow walking the bootloader unlock is gonna kill development. Seen it before. If it becomes a popular device devs will come and an unlock with it but I understand people wanting a device with options. I don't use 3rd party ROMs anymore so I don't care much.
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3's&7's said:
Agreed. My M8 is faster too, but after a root / debloat / exposed / different launcher / no carrier IQ... not by much.
I have not experienced much lag, mainly keyboard (any) delays keeping up with typing.
I believe that we haven't seen the true potential of the g3 until this bootloader is cracked and meaningful customization is a reality.
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This phone is great! No lag of any kind on my phone. It is rooted and running ART. No screen protector needed. All at&t bloat frozen. Phone is fast, battery life is very good. Better than I expected. The signal is also very good. I pick up LTE in my office at work where before I could only get 4g sometimes. Very happy with this phone as is.

GorillaPimp said:
Slow walking the bootloader unlock is gonna kill development.
I don't use 3rd party ROMs anymore so I don't care much.
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I dunno about all that. According to development updates in the bounty thread devs working on it are confident that they can unlock it, and that it's right around the corner.
I'm all for meaningful customization.. I imagine my g3 with the latest miui on it, that would be sweet... That said, this is the first phone I've been happy with as is. Debloated, greenify, g3 tweak box and the stock rom isn't all that bad.
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st0nez0r said:
I dunno about all that. According to development updates in the bounty thread devs working on it are confident that they can unlock it, and that it's right around the corner.
I'm all for meaningful customization.. I imagine my g3 with the latest miui on it, that would be sweet... That said, this is the first phone I've been happy with as is. Debloated, greenify, g3 tweak box and the stock rom isn't all that bad.
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Phone runs awesome...to bad it's with att who just downright sucks. Plus the devs have prolly already unlocked it so they are prolly waitng to get more donations because it's become a profitable business, which I don't blame them. I would if I knew how....I just build stuff.
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GalaxyNotesTx said:
I tried to like this phone , but could not... I was sick of the random reboots and overall sluggish feeling of this phone. I had Note 3 before this and what a mistake....Will get Note 4 in a few weeks.... It's been fun!!
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I have mine up for sale because of my issues with it. Had potential to be a great phone but to many buggy laggy areas

dxwilliams40 said:
No rebooting issues here. I will admit that my m8 outperforms the g3 (except for the camera). However, the note 3 that I received last year was a total disappointment. That was random rebooting nightmare. I guess it really depends on the specific device you get. Some may receive a subpar device.
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I have no idea what you're talking about! The note 3 is the best phone out right now. No reboots here at all. Ever. I had one issue on jellybean, the sleep/power button had some lag. But since I moved over to kitkat, that issue is resolved. The screen is sick! 5.7 inch, Super amoled, which is the best imo, 3gb of ram, 32gb internal storage, micro sd slot, usb 3.0. Need I say more? Lol. Now, I also love htc, is my first love. I used to hate samsung. That is until I gave the note 3 a shot. It changed my mind about samsung. And I tried the G3, but it wasn't for me. Ill stick with htc and Samsung.

st0nez0r said:
I dunno about all that. According to development updates in the bounty thread devs working on it are confident that they can unlock it, and that it's right around the corner.
I'm all for meaningful customization.. I imagine my g3 with the latest miui on it, that would be sweet... That said, this is the first phone I've been happy with as is. Debloated, greenify, g3 tweak box and the stock rom isn't all that bad.
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Cool. I hope I'm very very wrong. I know some devs have unlocks waiting but I guess I'm used to devs staying away if development on a new device isn't hot - which usually is in line with how popular a device is. I'm lost on why this is working out like this with the G3.
I'm really happy with stock too for once. I usually root, unlock, throw Nova on it and maybe go with a stock debloat deodexed or some variation of stock. I can't believe I'm good with the stock launcher ,de-carrieriq'ed + tweakbox. I'm not seeing any lag issues at all either. This thing is dusting my S5. I'm just happy that everything is working, radio being disabled and IR being hosed for 3rd party apps sucks a bit but that's minor.