samsung galaxy s111

[disco gazza]

Hi all,

Am thinking of getting the galaxy s111 next week,seeing as I'm now off the last plan.

Anyone got one,whats it like compared to the iphone 4/4s.
Dont want an iphone 5,
thanks

cheers

[rick130]

Don't know about the III as I bought a II when the III came out and love it :D

[TeamFA]

I was going to upgrade my Galaxy S1 to the S3, but spotted the Galaxy Note (n7000) coming out, and chose it instead.

I couldn't go past the 5.3" screen, as the phone is my primary GPS as well.

Otherwise, the S3 is an excellent phone, by all accounts.

Much depends on what you do with your phone - what phone do you currently have, and what do you do with it?

[1976_michelle]

I love my nokia n97 mini (gotta have the keybaord), but if I were going to replace it with anything, it would be the samsung galaxy III

[disco gazza]

Hi Teamfa, have an old samsung slide thats just died,so I bought a flip-phone just to get me thru until I upgraded.

It was a toss up between the S3 and the iphone.

JB Hifi have the S3 on special for $60/month,most places are $80/month.
Will go in and get it this weekend. :D

Thanks all for the feedback.

cheers

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Don't know about the SIII but like Nick130 I got the SII shortly before the SIII came out.
Three problems I've found: The battery charge life is very short, particularly if you have GPS or bluetooth function turned on. (discharge on idle overnight)
I frequently get a background echo (as do other friends)
The car cradle. Only fits the standard battery & the external antenna interface blocks GPS reception.But don't know if these have been fixed in the SIII

[rick130]

Don't know about the SIII but like Nick130 I got the SII shortly before the SIII came out.
Three problems I've found:

The battery charge life is very short, particularly if you have GPS or bluetooth function turned on. (discharge on idle overnight)
I frequently get a background echo (as do other friends)
The car cradle. Only fits the standard battery & the external antenna interface blocks GPS reception.

But don't know if these have been fixed in the SIII

Yes, the battery life sucks if you are using those bits and bobs :(

I haven't experienced the echo yet.

Diana, are you talking about the induction loop in the cradle (I haven't bought a cradle yet)

There is an external antenna port inside the back cover.
You can drill a 4mm hole in the back cover and attach a patch lead to it for an external antenna. (not sure if/how that affects the GPS function)

That's a major reason why i bought the SII, not many phones these days can be directly hooked up and I have a 6.5dBa gain antenna on the bullbar which I want to re-use.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Yes, the battery life sucks if you are using those bits and bobs :(

I haven't experienced the echo yet.

Diana, are you talking about the induction loop in the cradle (I haven't bought a cradle yet)

There is an external antenna port inside the back cover.
You can drill a 4mm hole in the back cover and attach a patch lead to it for an external antenna. (not sure if/how that affects the GPS function)

That's a major reason why i bought the SII, not many phones these days can be directly hooked up and I have a 6.5dBa gain antenna on the bullbar which I want to re-use.Hi Rick

Yes I am using a cradle with a magnetic induction antenna interface. My concern with a patch lead through the back is the fragile nature of the micro plug and the fact its attached directly to the motherboard. I have already experienced the problem of the centre electrode in a Sony-Ericsson k610 breaking off with repeated insertions and removals from a Sony Ericsson cradle, so would feel manual insertion of a patch lead would be even more problematic.

[Landy Smurf]

I am atm looking at the 16gb s3-4g vs 8gb iphone 4s. The s3 is $3 per month on the same plan. I dont know which way to go though

[Naviguesser]

I have an iPhone 4S (work) and an S3 (personal).

The battery lasts far better on the iPhone than the Samsung.
The iPhone has better reception in marginal areas (both Telstra)

Apps are good for both, IOS has some good apps you can't get on Android and vice versa.

If I had to choose, I would most likely go iPhone 4S.

Just for info. I was out in the bush with a bloke with an iPhone 5S on Telstra and I had coverage with the 4S where he had none

[ian4002000]

I have an S2 and am really happy with it, cant see the point in paying more to get the same usefulness. a bigger screen is always better until you have to put it in your pocket.

[mccoey]

I've had an S3 since they came out, bought a spare battery and charger straight away as I'm always on the thing. Guys I work with area always having flat batteries with their iPhones, even with heavy use i can usually last the day by turning off sync, gps etc. when not needed. If I can't, I've always got a spare battery in my pocket, ready to swap in. Can't do that with an iPhone! Also, they are always breaking their screens; I keep mine in a $6 case from evilBay and have never had a problem. Great phone, 10/10 would buy again.

[Nick Fouche]

I had an S3 and loved it.

I now have the S4 and it is just that one step better again.

Golden rule for heavy users, which I consider myself to be, download "Easy Battery Saver" and set it up right. I now get around 2 days from my S4 with quite heavy use.

Apple won't let people develop apps that control the battery and OS functions so that is why Apples always seem to have flat battery.

[Landy Smurf]

the decision is no easier. all my family are saying Iphone and than some friends are saying samsung and some are saying get a windows phone

[DiscoMick]

Another vote for Samsung. Got both phone and tablet and couldn't be happier with them. Open platforms much better than Apple's restrictions.

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[Naviguesser]

what is the point of having a smart phone and turning everything off. Sort of defeats the purpose.

My iPhone 4S works hard all day and easily beats my S3 on battery life if I have a heavyish day on that.

If I had to choose on battery life the iPhone every time.
S3 screen size is very nice though.

[Dizza]

As a general rule, the samsung smart phones are typically better value for money.

You get expandable memory, bigger screen, better camera, faster processors and (usually) better battery life.

I have had both and my galaxy s4 blows everything else out of the water.

And my s4 also gets better reception than an iphone 5s, 5, 4s and galaxy s3 so they must have changed something about the antenna design with the s4.

[Landy Smurf]

I am going to go Iphone4s , the samsung seams like a better deal but everyone I know basically has an iphone and said they are great so will go with that

[Nick Fouche]

Good luck, the 4S is a rubbish phone. I have owned one and the Samsung beats it hands down in every facet. You could get a S3 4G for the same money as the iPhone 4S.

[Landy Smurf]

the samsung galaxy s3-4g was the same deal as the iphone 4s. in the end more people said iphone 4s so that is what I went with

[Landy Smurf]

I have prepaid with virgin at the moment and put my sim into my brothers old samsung galaxy s and it works.
I can call from it and go on the internet but I cant access the apps as it asks for my optus(my brother was with optus) account number.
Any advice on how to get around that?