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before i buy a s3 any disadvantages annoying stuff

  • 11-11-2012 10:19PM
    #1
    corkgsxr
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    Anything you dislike about yours?


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  • #2
    amallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 110 ✭✭amallon


    corkgsxr wrote: »
    Anything you dislike about yours?

    I have the phone on Vodafone UK and am generally happy with it. Some s3's come with 1gb of RAM some have 2. Make sure you get one with 2 gig. Mine has 1 and can be a little sluggish. Depends on what operator you are with.


  • #3
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,301 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    moved to android


  • #4
    fasttalkerchat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,652 ✭✭✭fasttalkerchat


    I went for the S2 purely because of the size of the S3. The S3 mini is **** so if you can put up with the size of the S3 go with it.


  • #5
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,330 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    fasttalkerchat wrote: »
    I went for the S2 purely because of the size of the S3. The S3 mini is **** so if you can put up with the size of the S3 go with it.

    I was worried about the size of the S3 as well but once you get used to it, it's fine.


  • #6
    fasttalkerchat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,652 ✭✭✭fasttalkerchat


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    I was worried about the size of the S3 as well but once you get used to it, it's fine.

    I always carry my phone in my pocket. When driving or in work it was just too much of a nuisance. The S2 is fine though.


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  • #7
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,830 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    My main problem with my s3 was TouchWiz. I flashed a different ROM onto it with help from people here and it transformed the phone.


  • #8
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,045 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    This post has been deleted.


  • #9
    PogMoThoin
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    Captain Morgan wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Also, the USA version is only dual core, we get quad core


  • #10
    Kensington
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,683 ✭✭✭Kensington


    It is very big size-wise on first impressions so be prepared for that!
    You'll very quickly get used to it though, it makes an iPhone 4 (and even the iPhone 5 to a lesser extent) feel tiny in comparison and they're not exactly small handsets themselves.
    MuppetCheck wrote: »
    My main problem with my s3 was TouchWiz. I flashed a different ROM onto it with help from people here and it transformed the phone.
    +1 TouchWiz is really beginning to grate badly with me, a big drawback :(
    What ROM did you go with in the end?


  • #11
    Icyseanfitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,562 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Also, the USA version is only dual core, we get quad core

    is there any quad core 2 gig ram model?


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  • #12
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,830 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    Kensington wrote: »
    +1 TouchWiz is really beginning to grate badly with me, a big drawback :(
    What ROM did you go with in the end?

    I went for supernexus in the end.

    It's weird but the replacement phone for the S3 requires touchwiz for some of the cooler functionality si I'm sticking with it for the moment.


  • #13
    Davyhal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭Davyhal


    There are disadvantages with the S3 as outlined above, but the advantages definitely outweigh the disadvantages and I would definitely encourage getting it


  • #14
    corkgsxr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,388 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    What about rooting and maybe bricking it?

    Much risk? Better to do it straight away so if it does you had it back and say ****ed, can iv a replacement


  • #15
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,873 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Icyseanfitz wrote: »
    is there any quad core 2 gig ram model?

    I think the Koreans get one.


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