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Verizon SIII 32GB Blue Brief Review Video

Guys earlier I posted an unboxing video in another thread. That video is right here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BryoOlaWQaU&feature=plcp
Then I spent the next 4 or 5 hours trying to get the freaking thing activated. That finally happened, but I haven't had much time with the phone. Anyways, here's a quick video showing the boot up, and some speed tests on 4G LTE. This phone is beast! (it may be sideways for a bit but I've rotated it to the right in Youtube, sometimes it just takes a while)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wovT50uGfLw&feature=plcp
Feel free to ask questions, I can try to post more videos over the next couple days but my schedule is literally booked for the next 2 days so I'll do what I can.

Good job

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It's looking like the Verizon version is going to have sweet sweet battery life!
The phone starts at about 50% and I still have stellar life out of that! I had rebooted it and connected it via usb to try and get adb shell. Otherwise it would show nearly 20hrs of battery at this point!
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Have they fixed that 34ma battery drain issue yet? Officially? I'm a nexus dude but seriously considering returning it and getting in on one of these s3's. Just switched to Verizon and I love, love, love the network. Haven't been with vzw since '07.
I'd also like to know if there is still the bleeding/weeping/leakage of the back lights on the white version? Like there was on the white galaxy s 2.
Thanks.
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I'm not aware of this battery drain issue you speak of. If it exists on my phone, I can obviously obviously with it. The cell standby numbers are way too high, especially considering I was on full LTE coverage all night. My epic4g had a similar issue and it was fixed via software fairly quickly.
Mine is blue so I can't comment on your other question. Yes, the Verizon network is AWESOME!
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Muckrak3r said:
I'm not aware of this battery drain issue you speak of. If it exists on my phone, I can obviously obviously with it. The cell standby numbers are way too high, especially considering I was on full LTE coverage all night. (...)
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"The cell standby" that is the Battery drain issue he is referencing, it is not really a "real" drain issue, more a reporting issue.

Even with the drain issue that battery life is awesome. Thank you for posting your initial thoughts and battery stats.

After I get fully charged up again today I will leave it off any charge and post the full drain stats.
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How did u get the phone already?
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Judging from your screenshots the phone charges itself!!!!! 8:17 25% 8:16 26%
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cell128 said:
Judging from your screenshots the phone charges itself!!!!! 8:17 25% 8:16 26%(...)
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? I think you need to sleep
at 8:16 the phone got 26%
LATER
at 8:17 the phone got 25%
Seem right to me...

cell128 said:
Judging from your screenshots the phone charges itself!!!!! 8:17 25% 8:16 26%
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You have your times backwards. Lol
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Lol my mistake
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Here is a brief part II review of the phone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD700UVaN8w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Why is my battery dying so fast?

It seems like my battery is draining very quickly. Android is the highest on my battery list. I don't have anything weird installed or syncing and my screen is set to 50% brightness. Any ideas?
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If you have root access you can install Better Battery Stats (Free here: http://goo.gl/EjdB8) and choose partial wakelocks since unplugged. That will tell you what's keeping your phone from deep sleep.

Nothing is standing out in partial wake locks. Every bar is pretty much empty. And that app isn't free anymore according to that post.
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if your battery life is bad, then what's good?

mustbepbs said:
Nothing is standing out in partial wake locks. Every bar is pretty much empty. And that app isn't free anymore according to that post.
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App is still free. OP includes it in the bottom of the second post.

bradys said:
App is still free. OP includes it in the bottom of the second post.
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I'm sorry! I'm blind >.<
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KrisPeezy said:
if your battery life is bad, then what's good?
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Maybe it's not bad. I'm not one to complain about the battery life, but it just seemed like it was tanking fast. Like percentage points per minute.
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mustbepbs said:
Maybe it's not bad. I'm not one to complain about the battery life, but it just seemed like it was tanking fast. Like percentage points per minute.
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What were you doing with your phone while the screen was on?

d1ez3 said:
What were you doing with your phone while the screen was on?
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Just normal stuff like browsing pulse or Tapatalk. Nothing out of the ordinary.
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Maybe try disabling wifi during sleep?

Op, are you rooted? I noticed my battery goes a little quicker since I rooted and flashed cm10. I also noticed you are on 3g, did you disable 4g, is 4G available in your area? Maybe the phone constantly searching for 4G is draining. Not sure how that would show up in battery usage stats though.
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Obrien8403 said:
Op, are you rooted? I noticed my battery goes a little quicker since I rooted and flashed cm10. I also noticed you are on 3g, did you disable 4g, is 4G available in your area? Maybe the phone constantly searching for 4G is draining. Not sure how that would show up in battery usage stats though.
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Yes I am rooted. I noticed the battery draining faster after I flashed Google Wallet. I am stock rooted though. I turn off NFC when I don't need it, and the app doesn't sync often.
I'm not in a 4G area, but that has never drained my battery before. I can't imagine Wallet would be draining my battery..
I should also note that my brightness is set to full at all times. What's of interest to me is the fact that it isn't draining so much when the screen is on, it's when the screen is off is when it drains the most it seems. I'll leave the phone off for at least 20 minutes and when I turn it back on it'll have lost a few points.
Can't seem to figure it out. Like I said, it seems like I started noticing the battery draining quicker after I installed Google Wallet.
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Here's an update from better battery stats
For some reason I can't figure out how to stop the top app. I've disabled all I could think of with maps. The only other change I've made is installing Google Now, but this started before that.
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sir, all samsung android phone is like that.. the battery is draining so past

T-Mobile update

I thought this was the one but it was a false alarm and I haven't noticed anything different yet lol.
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What's this android for work function? I also hope the battery life gets better.

Just got the OTA too. COJ5.

johnny tsunami said:
What's this android for work function? I also hope the battery life gets better.
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That's what I'm trying to figure out myself lol.
Looks like app optimization has been added.
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Hopefully it fixes cell standby drain.
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shook187 said:
Hopefully it fixes cell standby drain.
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Hopefully custom ROMs and kernels are still compatible.

If you want to download the ODIN file.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347852281

The first thing I noticed after the update was improved fingerprint recognition. I've never had issues with my thumbs not reading, but it seemed my index fingers had to be perfectly aligned in order to unlock my phone. Now they work at off angles and much quicker.
I also promptly froze the Gear VR apps since I don't want to risk battery hits from something I won't use.
Anyone use stock messaging? I'm curious if the awful delay when trying to send a message is gone.

Just a question. With the app optimization do we still need greenery? Just wondering.
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Weird thing I noticed was when when I factory reset after I took the update factory recovery was saying something about dfverify tree or something like that.

Interesting; I just had my Note5 unlocked and with my AT&T SIM in, I was able to download and install the update OTA.
Happy to see all known Stagefright vulnerabilities are now addressed.

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Interesting; I just had my Note5 unlocked and with my AT&T SIM in, I was able to download and install the update OTA.
Happy to see all known Stagefright vulnerabilities are now addressed.
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Why wouldn't you get the update? I don't think SIM card mean anything.
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shook187 said:
Why wouldn't you get the update? I don't think SIM card mean anything.
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SIM cards are used to determine OTAs for Nexus devices. But you are correct that they typically don't matter for other OEMs because each carrier gets a different model number assigned to their hardware variant.

peterfabri18 said:
Just a question. With the app optimization do we still need greenery? Just wondering.
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Greenify? I'm wondering the same.

Wireless charging is being a lot more picky about where I place my phone on the pad after the update. I have to set it down a bit higher on the phone rather than centered like usual.

DJ ELITE said:
Greenify? I'm wondering the same.
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Why, doze isn't until Marshmallow. Is that why you're wondering?
beep

Daiskei said:
Wireless charging is being a lot more picky about where I place my phone on the pad after the update. I have to set it down a bit higher on the phone rather than centered like usual.
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thats upsetting
i was having this problem prior to the update, was hoping for a fix
Samsung wireless charger is supper picky, third party ones, not so much

I'm already noticing improved battery life.
Unplugged for 3.5 hours, and in the marginal LTE/H area that I am for work, I would be down 20% or more with light usage. As of now, I'm at 89%.

Is anyone else experiencing issues with Text Messages? I'm using the stock messaging app (after I started having issues with EvolveSMS). I'll get the same text messages from someone 5 to 7 times, kind of getting annoying when my S2 vibrates and get's blown up with notifications.

PD3 Update Available

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New update available. Its has the April security patch. Everything is working fine. Just FYI. PD3 update.

Thanks! Checked my S7E after seeing this, and installing now! Are the changes in performance noticeable? How is palm rejection now?
Edit: Phone has a black screen that reads, "Installing Applications" after it rebuilt ART. The progress bar isn't moving after a few minutes. Is this normal?

I never had any issues with that before. Performance and battery seem great so far. Android System/OS each are using less resources than before too. Very happy so far.

dteze88 said:
I never had any issues with that before. Performance and battery seem great so far. Android System/OS each are using less resources than before too. Very happy so far.
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It stayed like this for probably ten minutes, rebooted randomly, then went back to it. I came back to it and it was booted up normally. Weird, but oh well. Palm rejection is crazy! You can set one finger on the edge and use another to swipe around the screen now

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It stayed like this for probably ten minutes, rebooted randomly, then went back to it. I came back to it and it was booted up normally. Weird, but oh well. Palm rejection is crazy! You can set one finger on the edge and use another to swipe around the screen now
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does the hotspot fix work for this update?

spyderdreams said:
does the hotspot fix work for this update?
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I can't confirm this, anyone else?

Mine downloads the update fine but then it gets stuck at 31 percent during installation then reboots and says update failed. Tried four times.

nickmilla15 said:
I can't confirm this, anyone else?
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Any chance of an unlock bootloader?
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Already seeing way less Android System battery usage. Love it. Hopefully battery life goes back to launch day levels & easily hitting 6 to 7 hrs of SOT.
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still have the grayed out APN settings

Robisgnarly said:
still have the grayed out APN settings
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Even with MSL?
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optimummind said:
Even with MSL?
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Correct, even with the msl i cannot edit the apn settings

Robisgnarly said:
still have the grayed out APN settings
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ok skipping PD3 too

Battery life is much improved! 5 hours of screen time and I'm at 30%.
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Still early to see if I see any difference in battery. I think they just fixed the way battery stats report android os use. Before the update, Android was #1 on the list showing 800+ mah of estimated battery usage. Now it's showing 326 mah usage. Not sure why my android os usage would change after an update on the same charge?? Maybe someone can explain that to me
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phyba said:
Still early to see if I see any difference in battery. I think they just fixed the way battery stats report android os use. Before the update, Android was #1 on the list showing 800+ mah of estimated battery usage. Now it's showing 326 mah usage. Not sure why my android os usage would change after an update on the same charge?? Maybe someone can explain that to me
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Things might still be settling in, but I've noticed that my fingerprint scanning times are much quicker and accurate, and the speed/fluidity of the entire OS seems to be much, much smoother. Since the device is still in its infancy, Samsung might have gone to work patching and smoothing out things, working out better resource management, etc. which might be reflected in the battery stats?

I'm still on the original rom, any thoughts on if i should update? Thanks...
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jr71x said:
I'm still on the original rom, any thoughts on if i should update? Thanks...
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I wouldn't if I were you. I wish I could go back to the original version. I wonder if the Samsung guys at Best Buy can flash my phone to its original version.
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On the new update, can someone test this for me? Set Location to GPS Only for a few hours & then check Battery Usage for Android System. Is the GPS constantly on for almost as long as GPS was turned on or was GPS active for just a few seconds or minutes?
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spyderdreams said:
does the hotspot fix work for this update?
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If you had hotspot enabled via changing the APN settings prior to this OTA, it will still be enabled after. The OTA leaves the option to edit the APN settings grayed out, but doesn't reset the values. I just confirmed that tethering is still working for me.

meyerweb said:
If you had hotspot enabled via changing the APN settings prior to this OTA, it will still be enabled after. The OTA leaves the option to edit the APN settings grayed out, but doesn't reset the values. I just confirmed that tethering is still working for me.
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Yes but one day they will update the profile or something and you will be stuck.

Nougat is here!

Well tried to flash khongloi v6 got stuck on boot and for some reason could not get into recovery only dl mode so i used smart switch and emergency fw. And this is what i boot up too!!

http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r601/sarni84/Mobile Uploads/Screenshot_20170422-152049.png

Nice, I'll probably wait for the OTA update.
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Anyone know how to set livewallpapers in nougat?For the life of me can't figure out..lol smh
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Raver27 said:
Anyone know how to set livewallpapers in nougat?For the life of me can't figure out..lol smh
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The option does seem to be missing from the Wallpaper menu. I just set one that I downloaded from the Play Store though and it works fine. Just have to open the app after you download it and set it from there.

I couldn't wait lol, my phone is so much snappier now ??
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geeshiet said:
I couldn't wait lol, my phone is so much snappier now ??View attachment 4123167
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Do u have any kind of Bluetooth problems after u reboot the phone. ?

Installed Nougat 7.0 with Odin after download through SAMFIRM. No problem whatsoever encountered yet, everything works flawlessly. Phone seems little faster. After 4 hours of use also battery use seems little better compared to MM.

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Do u have any kind of Bluetooth problems after u reboot the phone. ?
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No, everything's working fine. I didn't fresh install. But I did have some battery issues. Device idle and cell stand by are the main battery drainer.
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Installed Nougat 7.0 with Odin after download through SAMFIRM. No problem whatsoever encountered yet, everything works flawlessly. Phone seems little faster. After 4 hours of use also battery use seems little better compared to MM.
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It's A LOT better.
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geeshiet said:
No, everything's working fine. I didn't fresh install. But I did have some battery issues. Device idle and cell stand by are the main battery drainer.
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Maybe you already know, but I wanted to mention in case you didn't. After months of looking into cell standby battery drain, the ONLY way I can minimize it down to basically nothing is to be in airplane mode and using wifi/wifi calling. Sad to see that cell standby drain is still an issue with 7.0 though.

Thanks for the info, I've tried mostly everything but I still couldn't fix the issue.... As of right now I'm on 25% with device idle by being 8% drained about 225 mAh and cell standby being 5% drained 149 mAh.
It might be that I didn't do a fresh install... Since I haven't heard anyone having issues with battery. So I might factory reset in a bit.
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