Samsung Galaxy S3
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Dooku77
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The apple release conference on the iPhone 5. It was very disappointing. Looks like the same phone just a little taller and a faster processor.
I love my Samsung Galaxy S! I have the first one. I've used the iPhone before and they are very similar. What don't you like about your current iPhone?
Dooku77
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I've had every iPhone since the first one in 2007. I've had almost all blackberries and just one android. I like my iPhone but I have a very short attention span when it comes to mobile devices.
I've had a few blackberries as well and I must say that I prefer the Android. I really love my Samsung Galaxy and when it's time to upgrade I will surely purchase another. Are you looking for some new features, faster processor or really just looking to upgrade to the latest model? I'm sure the new iPhone5 will be very nice. It might benefit you to wait awhile and see how it holds up and what the reviews have to say. Technology changes so rapidly as soon as you upgrade something newer is coming out.
Dooku77
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I like the new galaxy because of all the features it has. I'm hoping people start getting their pre orders of the iPhone so I can see some solid user reviews.
Too Bad - you know what they say "if you don't have an IPhone well you just don't have an iPhone " it really floors me that Americans and Canadians will support a Korean company over a home grown awesome innovation of a company such as Apple? In north American seems like once someone or something is successful we must destroy it.
patrick in memphis
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hey willie ,ive been running android phones for about 4 yrs now.heres the good points...you can upgrade batteries you can download just about anything or write open source code,and they have expandable memory slots...the downside..iphones are cartoonish and extremely user freindly,versus you might have to download a program for a file to work on an android platform, and iphones have scads of accessories .but yes iphone five is not that appealing when you look at the specs.
Dooku77
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I had the Droid Incredible an it was an awful phone. I ended up rooting it an it was still a terrible device. My iPhone 4 and 4s are jailbroken. I really did enjoy flashing the custom ROMs and over clocking the processor. I'm going to go to the store and play with the Samsung again.
Dooku77
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I understand it's an American company, but when you jailbreak these phones and see what they are really capable of, it's a shame that apple cripples them so badly. Then try tell you that you void the warranty by doing so. I'm not looking for widgets and things like that. I want performance and the iPhone 5 just seems like its to late to the party.
AC016
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It's kind of funny that someone from Canada is saying buy Apple because it is "home grown". It's not a Canadian company and i do beleive that both Apple and Samsung employ people on both sides of the Pacific, so who cares if it's a Korean company - Nikon is a Japanese company and their DSLRs are made in Thailand. Should we not buy Nikon and wait around for a North American company to come out with DSLR that can compare? Personally, i would go for the S3 or even the S2. Samsung is ahead of Apple by a few years spec wise. Go with what you feel is the best bang for your buck. Sorry crApple, you're losing ground.
Dooku77
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I like where your heads at on this one. 32gb version is 179.99 for the S3 versus 300 for the iPhone same gb. It's all about the money/features now for me.
Carolina Photo Guy
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I'm sure that Samsung wants to sell a butt load of those phones.
That way, they can pay off the one and a half BILLION dollar settlement to Apple for patent infringement.
Personally, I think mobile phones became too complicated when the string started to break from pulling the cans too far apart! :stupid:
That way, they can pay off the one and a half BILLION dollar settlement to Apple for patent infringement.
Personally, I think mobile phones became too complicated when the string started to break from pulling the cans too far apart! :stupid:
It's too bad that you missed the point entirely....that's all I am going to about it.
AC016
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lol, "smartphone" is a bit of a misnomer. These phones are pretty stupid until the human makes an input.
I actually just got my personal S3 today. I previously took a look at two others (AT&T and Verizon). The Verizon one was actually a little faster in my 4g tests. It really is an incredible phone. It's fast, slick, and can probably do more than you need. FYI, my wife has a iPhone 4s, and it's good, but I prefer the (much) bigger screen and Android ICS. Here's some tips and tricks I put together.
Also, If you're interested in getting it a little cheaper (I got mine for $127 with new 2 year contract) check this out.
Also, If you're interested in getting it a little cheaper (I got mine for $127 with new 2 year contract) check this out.
Dooku77
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Excellent, thanks for the feedback. I completely forgot about that site for phones.