US galaxy s3 vs HTC ONE XL

[yotorogo]

I basically wanted to see what are people opinion on this because both phones have qualcoms snapdragon s4, dual core, lte, really the only difference is that the s3 has 2gigs of ram. And as I'm a big gamer I'm going to choose the s3 because the extra gig will help performance, any thoughts?

 

[lviv73]

I basically wanted to see what are people opinion on this because both phones have qualcoms snapdragon s4, dual core, lte, really the only difference is that the s3 has 2gigs of ram. And as I'm a big gamer I'm going to choose the s3 because the extra gig will help performance, any thoughts?

I say it like this,if you want Amoled go with Samsung.If you dont care about Amoled then there are plenty of other choices out there with equal power.
I play games too but my ram never went beyond 1GB,regardless i would still go with GS3.I had 3 gs phones and never found anything that could rival them.

But i do think extra ram does increase performance because sometimes android it self uses over 700mb of ram.

 

[Product F(RED)]

RAM doesn't affect performance unless you have too little. Even the Nexus 7 has 1GB of RAM. The 2GB is there just because they were making up for swapping out the processors. As an i9300 owner, I'll say this: The One X looks and feels better, but it's nothing a case can't take care of. Now, between the One XL and the S3, I'd choose the S3 for a few important reasons:

1. One XL only has like 9GB of usable storage. No memory card slot.

2. No removable battery - if you swap batteries or just wanna replace it after two years, you can't.

3. ROMs - You need to give your IMEI to HTC to get a partial bootloader unlock, and it voids your warranty.

 

[swindillon]

RAM doesn't affect performance unless you have too little. Even the Nexus 7 has 1GB of RAM. The 2GB is there just because they were making up for swapping out the processors. As an i9300 owner, I'll say this: The One X looks and feels better, but it's nothing a case can't take care of. Now, between the One XL and the S3, I'd choose the S3 for a few important reasons:

1. One XL only has like 9GB of usable storage. No memory card slot.

2. No removable battery - if you swap batteries or just wanna replace it after two years, you can't.

3. ROMs - You need to give your IMEI to HTC to get a partial bootloader unlock, and it voids your warranty.

Agreed, One XL is nice. But the SGS3 is a better choice!

 

[woodydog]

I have the one x and the gs3 and its not even close the gs3 smokes the one x its not even close

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[vdub804]

I have and use both on a daily basis and the OneX wins in my book it's has a waaay better screen (can barely see the screen on my s3 when its sunny out), build quality, camera, sound, and did I mention build quality I was very disappointed when I unboxed my s3 my first words was Damn this feels cheap I threw on the otterbox and wouldn't dream of leaving the house without it. The s3 does have good multitasking, on the onex it gets very annoying when you go back to what you were doing only to have to start over again

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[yotorogo]

thanks for all your reply's, im going to be getting the gs3, and personally i don't understand why people say the build quality on the gs3 feels cheap. My friends has one and he lets me use every now and then, and i like how it feels. Don't get me wrong the HTC ONE X has a better build quality but i don't think the gs3 is as bad as people are describing it. Because im going to be signing a 2 year contract with att, i think the gs3 would be a good choice because in a year from now when newer better phones are out the extra ram will help the gs3 be on par with the new phones in terms of performance

 

[composi]

thanks for all your reply's, im going to be getting the gs3, and personally i don't understand why people say the build quality on the gs3 feels cheap. My friends has one and he lets me use every now and then, and i like how it feels. Don't get me wrong the HTC ONE X has a better build quality but i don't think the gs3 is as bad as people are describing it. Because im going to be signing a 2 year contract with att, i think the gs3 would be a good choice because in a year from now when newer better phones are out the extra ram will help the gs3 be on par with the new phones in terms of performance

I second that motion

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[Product F(RED)]

thanks for all your reply's, im going to be getting the gs3, and personally i don't understand why people say the build quality on the gs3 feels cheap. My friends has one and he lets me use every now and then, and i like how it feels. Don't get me wrong the HTC ONE X has a better build quality but i don't think the gs3 is as bad as people are describing it. Because im going to be signing a 2 year contract with att, i think the gs3 would be a good choice because in a year from now when newer better phones are out the extra ram will help the gs3 be on par with the new phones in terms of performance

The S2, in comparison felt cheap even though it was as high end as you could get. HTC always builds sturdier phones. But the S3 is different; even though it feels plasticky, its clearly a huge improvement in build quality.

 

[MultiLockOn]

I love how misinformed people are. The extra gigabyte isn't going to improve performance noticeably, if at all. As someone above me said even the nexus 7 uses 1gig of ram. Now you could argue that it was for pricing purposes, but android runs similarly to Linux. The more ram being used the better. You're never going to have a problem multitasking, even with only one gig of ram. If you really want to see improvement use an aosp rom. While there's no hardware acceleration on third party launchers as there is touchwiz, touchwiz itself uses more ram than anything

Swyped from a Galaxy S2

 

[Spartoi]

Dunno why people keep saying that the 2GBs of Ram won't make a difference. As someone who has used several Android devices with only 1GB of Ram, the S3 has kept many more apps in memory than my previous phones. And keeping the apps in memory means not having to reload them = faster multitasking and better user experience (being able to zip through apps is such a wonderful feeling).

 

[yotorogo]

My other friend got an HTC one XL and I have been using it for a while and I'm thinking of getting, because both of them are preety good phones and honestly is the extra gig of ram really going to make a difference while playing a game or making a call, or browsing the web, I don't think so , the and there both are going to be using 4g lte so I have a week to decide and I ask on xda because I actually value your opinion

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[iloveandroid16]

Get the SG3, read though the One X forum, so many defects!

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[koooltrini1]

GS3

Definitely the Galaxy S3 is way better.

 

[yotorogo]

Yeah Im going for the s3, and so far I'm seeing the s3 has better android delevopement so that's another win

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[option94]

I love when people ask these questions in a device specific forum. Lol. Obviously we all chose the s3,so our opinion is gonna lean that way.

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[sarni84]

I love when people ask these questions in a device specific forum. Lol. Obviously we all chose the s3,so our opinion is gonna lean that way.

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Haha very true. The guy just needs to compare specs and what he likes about both phones. Remember its not going to matter what we told u because ultimately u could go for a totally different phone after seeing these two in person u might hate them. Anyways i think the besr way to go about this is to go to store and play with both phones for 20 minutes and go through all the settings. I think this is the best way to see which one u like the best

 

[option94]

Haha very true. The guy just needs to compare specs and what he likes about both phones. Remember its not going to matter what we told u because ultimately u could go for a totally different phone after seeing these two in person u might hate them. Anyways i think the besr way to go about this is to go to store and play with both phones for 20 minutes and go through all the settings. I think this is the best way to see which one u like the best

+1 then only thing that matted, especially when comparing two very high end devices, is your own opinion.

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[yotorogo]

Haha very true. The guy just needs to compare specs and what he likes about both phones. Remember its not going to matter what we told u because ultimately u could go for a totally different phone after seeing these two in person u might hate them. Anyways i think the besr way to go about this is to go to store and play with both phones for 20 minutes and go through all the settings. I think this is the best way to see which one u like the best

I have gone tried out both phones and I like the s3 better, and the s3 has better specs, heck its better than my current computer. I think my only probable will be using it in the sunlight but otherwise I like it. I even like touchwize and the s3 has more developers so that's a win. So far the s3 comustom kernels can get you to 1.9 Ghz while hox custom kernel can get you 1.8, not that bog of a difference but I want the faster phone and the s3 wins, plus I need lots of storage and no expandable storage is another reason why the s3 is better

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[option94]

Then we'll be glad tobhabr you around here long term. Congrats.

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