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Insidious

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Hey GS3 owners, I have an upgrade in November and am wondering what your thoughts are on the gs3 after owning it for a few months. I would get the Gnote 2 but Samsung is going to halt the releasing of their proprietary code so getting aosp to work will be much harder.

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In my view iphone have way more better support then any android phone and that's why iphone will be better for sure.
 
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Yet the norm for Nexus devices is to also have a non-removable battery and no expandable memory. Hehe. Love Nexus devices though!
 
hchristy2013

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So I had a pretty strange experience with my galaxy S3 tonight, it started freaking out at my neighbors house, the browser wouldn't respond so I pulled the battery and when I turned it back on there was a lock that was unlocked, and it said custom below it. I was shocked and I scoffed because I've not done anything to my phone yet,
 
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Hey guys.. new to the xda board but no stranger to the online forum world.. it's only fitting my first post is in an iPhone bashing thread ;) Only area I'd give it the upper edge is the display and fluidity of the UI.
 
Hmong_Xiong

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Has anybody see the Blendtec video where they blend the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3? The iPhone 5 literally shredded to pieces way before the GS3 did.

nghtrain88 said:
Hey guys.. new to the xda board but no stranger to the online forum world.. it's only fitting my first post is in an iPhone bashing thread ;) Only area I'd give it the upper edge is the display and fluidity of the UI.
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Idk...I really love my GS3's display and a customizable UI with widgets and live wallpapers

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My home is wired exclusively with Apple products and the Apple iPhone 4S was my first "Smartphone". I loved my 4S but after almost a year of owning it I began to feel very limited, this was about the time the Galaxy S3 was released. Now My first and only experience with Android was Gingerbread (so it was awful) and this soured my impression of Android. That was until I got bored with my iPhones limitations particularly on customization. So the S3 had been out awhile and gotten rave reviews and I decided to walk back into my local Verizon store after watching some Youtube videos about Android and give it another try, needless to say I was very happy with the look of the S3 as well as the feel of Android ICS.

So I made a choice to pick up the S3 on the spot and keep my 4S just in case I was disappointed. After 3 months of ownership I can proudly say I won't be going back to Apple for a mobile device for quite a long time. After downloading Nova Launcher and other applications I found I was able to build the phone to have it perform the way I want it to perform. This is a huge selling point for me, plus Google Play had all the apps I used in the itunes store plus a few of the apps that had been kicked out because they put a few of Apples native apps to shame and Apple didn't like that.

Last thing, When I had an iPhone I was one of those people who said, "I don't need a removable battery, that's so cheap." "Who needs an SD card? everything is in the cloud". I can say the S3 changed my perspective, I brought the 16gb S3 then bought a 32GB SD card. Saving me about $300 cause for an equal phone you have to shell out about that much more for a 32gb iphone. I also realized the value in a removable battery, I went through two 4S's in 1 year due to internal battery issues and unlike the S3 where I can just pop it out and buy a new one and solve the problem. Apple made me send it back to them for a refurbished phone.

I also just got a Nexus 7 I have the iPad 1 and iPad 2, but I like the mobility of the 7 inch tablet and again the FREEDOM of ANDROID over iOS so it makes my NEXUS 7 the better tablet for me. Spec for Spec it does not compare to the iPad hell even optimized app for app it doesnt, but it's ANDROID platform just blows iOS away and that's why I now find myself using that as my daily driver over my iPAD. So for me it's Apple at home and Android on the go.
 
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mutelight

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Support from who Apple?? I would beg to differ, the forum you're on now offers better andriod support then Apple could ever give the iPhone IMO
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No. He means app support from developers. Owning tablets on both platforms and phones on both platforms, I can safely say that I personally find a lot more tablet optimized and more polished apps on iOS overall but love the tinkering aspect of Android.
 
RCOVA

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Hey I have I random question. Does anyone know of a good gaming router? My sister bought a cheap one and I hate it. I'm always about 20-30 feet away from my router. Do you think I can get a good one that works at that range?

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RCOVA said:
Hey I have I random question. Does anyone know of a good gaming router? My sister bought a cheap one and I hate it. I'm always about 20-30 feet away from my router. Do you think I can get a good one that works at that range?

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Linksys/Cisco
N750, E4500, N900, or AC1750. I have the E4200 which has amazing range (I tested within ~50ft radius and it works fine, don't know beyond that) and features. I only buy Linksys then flash DD-WRT, but I hear Netgear is good too (can't say too much from experience though).
 
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RCOVA said:
Hey I have I random question. Does anyone know of a good gaming router? My sister bought a cheap one and I hate it. I'm always about 20-30 feet away from my router. Do you think I can get a good one that works at that range?

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I own a N900 and it has GREAT range, but it can't take a DDOS attack for crap. If you don't mess around much online, then the N900, Linksys E3*** and E4*** are probably your best bets.
 
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lol awesome, my wife bought the crap phone, a rock dose a better job.
 
david_hume

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Linksys/Cisco
N750, E4500, N900, or AC1750. I have the E4200 which has amazing range (I tested within ~50ft radius and it works fine, don't know beyond that) and features. I only buy Linksys then flash DD-WRT, but I hear Netgear is good too (can't say too much from experience though).
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Netgear's alright. My dad got me a netgear router 2 years ago and it works like a charm. Could play CoD on host at some times too. It really depends on the price range. At least a $60 router and you'll be good. :)

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RCOVA said:
Hey I have I random question. Does anyone know of a good gaming router? My sister bought a cheap one and I hate it. I'm always about 20-30 feet away from my router. Do you think I can get a good one that works at that range?

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How cheap was the router? Amd what kind of router are you using? It really depends on your internet speed and the router. Get at least a $60 router from either Netgear or Cisco and you'll be fine and try to have a good internet speed. I was always about 30 feet away from my router and I could still play games perfectly well.

sent from my Clean Galaxy S3
 
RCOVA

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Thanks for the info guys. It's a Netgear N150 Wireless Router WNR 1000. I'm assuming that's bad? Lol. I play Xbox alot. Like CoD, Fifa, etc. And constantly in lag or get disconnected (especially in FIFA, which means I lose the game and it pisses me off:mad: ) So like the routers you guys recommend have no lag or random disconnects? Oh and my sister has Comcast Internet. If that matters :)
 
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    david_hume said:
    I'm thinking of getting an iPhone 5 or Galaxy Note 2. Whatcha guys think? :)

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    That's probably the oddest cross-shop combination I've ever heard of. The iPhone5 and NoteII are both excellent but completely different phones for people with different goals in a phone.

    I don't have a NoteII to compare to but my Wife has an iPhone5 and I feel like I have a good read on the differences between the 5 and the SIII.

    Screen:
    The screens on the iPhone5 and SIII both have their tradeoffs. I love the huge screen on the SIII it allows me to browse without constantly zooming and panning like one needs to do on the iPhone5. This is even more true because most iOS apps haven't been updated and show black bars on top and bottom so like 1/4 of the screen is black in popular apps like whatsapp and engadget.

    One the other hand the iPhone is definitely more manageable with one hand and has more accurate color reproduction. If you hold a white page up side by side the GSIII looks yellow in comparison.

    Overall I prefer the GSIII screen size, but it's really a matter of personal preference.

    Productivity and Capability:
    There's simply so much more you can do with Android than you can do with iOS, especially with a rooted and unlocked phone with custom roms. The notifications pulldown, Google Now, widgets, quick settings/toggle, popup browser, etc. all let you do more things faster with Android than you could do with iOS.

    While iOS is solid it feels dated with little recent innovation in the actual UI. Almost all of the power of iOS comes from it's app store and third-party support for things like passbook. In the end Apple's homescreen is like a prettier rendition of a Palm Treo launcher from 2003. Siri is cool but imho Google Now is better.

    App Selection:
    As hinted above, Apple's real strength is in the app store. Overall they have more and better quality apps. There are almost always comparable apps in the Google play store, but they don't always have the same level of polish as the iOS version.

    Sometimes though the Google play store has much more powerful apps that would never be allowed in the App store. Things like emulators, apps requiring root, different keyboards, etc. Now that I've used it, I'm not sure how I lived without the Swype keyboard. When I have to type something on my wife's phone I feel like I'm going back in history. I love this. Just today I installed an app that gives you full control of what happens when your proximity sensor triggers.

    The restrictions Apple puts on app developers generally result in smoother more reliable apps that don't often crash and can't hijack your battery. On the other hand Google allows much more powerful applications, but rogue applications can hijack your phone and incompatibilities between Android versions cause all sorts of problems. I had to uninstall the Engadget app on JB because it was using 30% of my battery even though it was only in the foreground for 5 minutes.

    Performance:
    The iPhone will generally give you a smoother, more predictable experience. I think the lack of widgets, app freedom, etc. has a huge impact on this.

    While Jelly Bean is butter-smooth for the most part, there are occasional stutters here and there that you don't really see on iOS. A lot of times I will find myself swiping a number or something and the action will take place a second later. Apps themselves seem to perform better on iOS. For example TempleRun stutters and misses swipes after running for a while. This was never an issue on my old iPhone4 and the SIII should be between 2-4 times as powerful.

    Battery Life:
    In my experience the iPhone5 has more consistent and generally "better" battery life when compared to the SIII. I put better in quotes because in certain use cases I'm sure the SIII would achieve as good or better battery time. Whenever someone has a battery issue they're told to turn off location services, latitudes, gnow, weather widgets, monitor your wakelocks, etc. However with the iPhone5 you generally don't have to worry about that stuff, if you aren't actively using an app it won't use much of your battery. My wife and I have similar usage patterns and she always seem to have more battery left than me at the end of the day.

    Overall the iPhone is a solid but boring device with reliable performance and battery life where the SIII can be a bit inconsistent but delivers a level of customization, productivity and power that iOS can't touch. I think power users will prefer the SIII/Note2 and the iPhone is more for people who expect a consistent experience from their phone.

    These observations are probably valid for the Note2 as well. The difference in screen size is even more drastic, performance should improve with the NoteII, battery life is likely about the same, and the OS/app selection remain the same.
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    Post your discussions of other devices and scream about the iPhone5 all you want here please.
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    Mtsprite said:
    Any way to possibly stop them from updating it in the store?
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    The first few batches shouldn't have the 5.0 update. I'd purchase it soon though, as soon as you s-off the phone you can take the upgrade immediately afterwards and it won't relock your phone.
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    Mtsprite said:
    Whats the chance that i can get a new m8 from Verizon and still be able to obtain s-off and permanent root?
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    From what I understand you can get it and obtain s off and root as long as it's not on anything higher than 4.4.4 as sunshine will not work on anything above that version

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    kidhudi said:
    just saw the new galaxy s6 is pretty much a completely different phone now

    all metal construction for a "premium feel" ok that s cool. but with that improvement they made the battery non removable and removed the microSD.

    do you guys think that was a smart move? i mean i keep my phone in a case anyway so the premium feel is a mute point.
    non removable battery is not a big deal to me but removing the microsd slot. that is a dumb ass move on their behalf in my opinion.

    i planned on going with the nexus 6 or the m9. they killed the samsung device for development with the locked bootloader. seems impenetrable seeing how they cant get around our s3's 442 bootloader unlocked. it is a shame i like samsung products until now.
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    M9, or M8 or G3 if you want something cheaper. The M8 and G3 are still a very good phones and are very customizable.
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