One S vs SIII

R3dbeaver · Jul 30, 2012

'sup folks.

This thread is dedicated to my lovely wife who just couldn't make up her mind between One S ("kinda looks nice"), Galaxy SIII ("oh nice screen"), and iPhone5 ("when is it coming out? my 3GS feels old"). And between all 3 of them, "can i unlock them?" (in Canada, phones are locked to their ISP, so if I buy it from, say, Rogers, I can't just pop another SIM card from, say, Bell.)

So what do u guys think?

Personally, I'm an Android guy through and through. Can't fix it? Find a ROM to restore it. Boot another ROM. Root it on day one. So iPhone is out of the question. But I tend to like the look of One S better than SIII. and i had good experience with HTC phones. and SIII costs $100 more.

But she's been using iPhone3GS, love the simplicity, has no idea what 'rooting' is and why its necessary no matter how many times I explained that it's necessary for TiBackup to work... But she plays around with my Nexus7 and loves to stream Korean drama and check Facebook with it. And last time we went to Costco she saw the SIII on display and goes "oh wow, that's a nice screen. does it work like ur Nexus? I kinda want it." So mainly for her, OneS is the cheaper phone, but SIII's screen looks amazing, and she'll only be using her phone for;
a. take photos
b. facebook
c. browse the latest grocery flyers and baby product review
d. stream korean dramas
e. whatsapp

What do you think she should pick up? Or she should just wait for the next iPhone in a month or two?

Any input?

Kenneth.Torres · Jul 30, 2012

Well Samsung did a great job with touchwiz out of the box. Sense 4 can be a little confusing for people coming to android. If she wants a simplistic phone go for the new iPhone, but the hardware will be IMO behind the s3. Get her an s3 she'll love it.

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johentie · Jul 30, 2012

i agree with the above poster...

iphone if she's not into customizing since its really easy to use..but lame old design and UI

S3 overall good...

i got my wife the S3 and she loves it.. she likes reading Korean Comics and Korean Dramas and the big screen makes it good for those.. the camera is fast so she can take pics of our 8 month old baby ..

she just asked me yesterday ... "Hey is there a way to get rid of those stupid Rogers apps?" to her response i Grinned ; > so i will be rooting her phone tonight..

plus if ur korean like myself you gotta support the homeland ; >

adrdev · Jul 30, 2012

johentie said:
i agree with the above poster...

iphone if she's not into customizing since its really easy to use..but lame old design and UI

S3 overall good...

i got my wife the S3 and she loves it.. she likes reading Korean Comics and Korean Dramas and the big screen makes it good for those.. the camera is fast so she can take pics of our 8 month old baby ..

she just asked me yesterday ... "Hey is there a way to get rid of those stupid Rogers apps?" to her response i Grinned ; > so i will be rooting her phone tonight..

plus if ur korean like myself you gotta support the homeland ; >

Just FYI, you don't need to root to remove bloat.. You can just uninstall the updates to each app and "disable" them, essentially freezing them for good until you reenable them. They also disappear as icons when you do this, and background processes.

R3dbeaver · Jul 30, 2012

Kenneth.Torres said:
Well Samsung did a great job with touchwiz out of the box. Sense 4 can be a little confusing for people coming to android. If she wants a simplistic phone go for the new iPhone, but the hardware will be IMO behind the s3. Get her an s3 she'll love it.

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but is the display worth $100 premium over One S?

thanks!

johentie said:
i agree with the above poster...

iphone if she's not into customizing since its really easy to use..but lame old design and UI

S3 overall good...

i got my wife the S3 and she loves it.. she likes reading Korean Comics and Korean Dramas and the big screen makes it good for those.. the camera is fast so she can take pics of our 8 month old baby ..

she just asked me yesterday ... "Hey is there a way to get rid of those stupid Rogers apps?" to her response i Grinned ; > so i will be rooting her phone tonight..

plus if ur korean like myself you gotta support the homeland ; >

she'll like that. fast camera. our baby's 2mth old

we're not korean but we love korean products! (from food to technologies to dramas)(ok, im not big on dramas, she is)

how's the build and everything? i read around and looks like HTC got a better/more solid build, regardless of smaller screen.

and battery life? I saw some poor review that One S lasts not even a day even on light use.....

steelsalty · Jul 30, 2012

No expandable memory

The biggest downer for me with the one X was there is no way to increase the memory on that thing.

Toaster Strudels · Jul 30, 2012

Get her the iPhone. Chicks dig the iPhone.

Also, saves you time trying to teach her how to use things. Less confusing.

I personally would never let my mom or dad switch over to android -- too much learning involved. Get her the iPhone. You won't get stuck with returning it

akbisw · Jul 30, 2012

S3 all the way baby. Screen size and widescreen ratio is reason enough for her to get the s3. Also it is quite pocketable. And its the fastest phone on the planet. Camera is top notch. Plus when she is ready to upgrade she can sell the s3 for a hefty price. S3 is atleast 200$ more than one s contest free. so you lose money technically if you go with one s

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oasis9389 · Jul 30, 2012

I am in the same boat pretty much and came here for a thread like this.

I am an android nut for a while now, i have an GNEX with JB installed and loving it. Girlfriend has always been an iphone user, loves getting cute cases and thats all she cares about.

The '7 comes out, it was 199 so i was like WTF i will get her one for couch browsing while i am using mine. Turns out she loves the '7 and can't stand her iphone anymore. Shes begging to get the sg3 now but i know its going to be a big learning curve.

I am probably going to get it for her tonight. Its nice to see an android phone finally starting to be a cross over device and pull in the iphone users.

R3dbeaver · Jul 31, 2012

well at least u know its an easy decision. my wife still on the fence between One S and S III

One S owners say Siii wins in terms of storage and removable battery, but everything else is "about the same". the screen is bigger and nicer, but it comes at the cost of heavier and bigger phone due to battery size.

the One S is smaller and has metal case, but she's not too crazy with the design. she knows S III is bigger but she loves the smooth curves. but it is bigger.

Halmo · Jul 31, 2012

R3dbeaver said:
well at least u know its an easy decision. my wife still on the fence between One S and S III

One S owners say Siii wins in terms of storage and removable battery, but everything else is "about the same". the screen is bigger and nicer, but it comes at the cost of heavier and bigger phone due to battery size.

the One S is smaller and has metal case, but she's not too crazy with the design. she knows S III is bigger but she loves the smooth curves. but it is bigger.

The One S isn't even the competitor of the S3 it's the One X, I know in NA there is really not much difference between the One S and the One X. But the One X is the flagship model which is what the S3 is so they are the comparable phones. Also you are not just getting a better screen with the S3 you are also getting 1gig more RAM and the ability to use expandible memory.

w98seeng · Jul 31, 2012

R3dbeaver said:
Personally, I'm an Android guy through and through. Can't fix it? Find a ROM to restore it. Boot another ROM. Root it on day one.

This is all well and good, but the phone in not for you, it's for your wife and you said...

R3dbeaver said:
But she's been using iPhone3GS, love the simplicity, has no idea what 'rooting' is

Can't she stream the Korean dramas on the iPhone?

I would wait to see what the iPhone 5 is going to be like and then let her make the decision.

Ian

fillyo · Jul 31, 2012

My wife got the S3 and loves it. She got it early on pre-order from Verizon. Since then, half the nurses in her unit played with it and went out and bought one themselves.

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bravomail · Jul 31, 2012

I'd wait for iPhone 5.
HTC One S is nice too.
SGS3 can be little big for girls.

R3dbeaver · Jul 31, 2012

Halmo said:
The One S isn't even the competitor of the S3 it's the One X, I know in NA there is really not much difference between the One S and the One X. But the One X is the flagship model which is what the S3 is so they are the comparable phones. Also you are not just getting a better screen with the S3 you are also getting 1gig more RAM and the ability to use expandible memory.

hm? both phones have 1GB of RAM.

w98seeng said:
This is all well and good, but the phone in not for you, it's for your wife and you said...

Can't she stream the Korean dramas on the iPhone?

I would wait to see what the iPhone 5 is going to be like and then let her make the decision.

Ian

she can. with aps. Viki aps to be exact. just like in Android.

she was waiting for the iphone but she saw the SIII and love the screen. that, plus she's been playing with my Nexus made her want to jump the wagon..... and ask me to do the research....

bravomail said:
I'd wait for iPhone 5.
HTC One S is nice too.
SGS3 can be little big for girls.

thank you. maybe ill just ask her to wait. i heard Sept 12...

Halmo · Jul 31, 2012

R3dbeaver said:
hm? both phones have 1GB of RAM.

No the S3 has 2gigs of RAM.

Eddie Bombay · Jul 31, 2012

Get her the new iPhone and a broom. Android is for the men.

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Halmo · Jul 31, 2012

Eddie Bombay said:
Get her the new iPhone and a broom. Android is for the men.

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Or the women with men, gotta make it clear she's taken.

janjong03 · Aug 6, 2012

Lol one s? I'd take s3 or one x

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King Shady · Aug 6, 2012

I'd say let her decide whether she wants the new iPhone or the Galaxy S3. 60% of the women I've been with had iPhone while the other 40% had dumphones or some type of Galaxy device. Women love the big bright screen on the Galaxy phones, but they also love the iPhone because its fashionable

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