You're right, when it comes to multitasking, there is somewhat a trade off. The good thing is, the high-end Android phones have been accouting for that. I have had the Galaxy Nexus (GSM) since it's launch, and I get pretty good battery life. On light usage (and I mean light lol) I have broken the 24 hour mark. With heavy use (3+ hours of calling and 2+ hours of screen time), I get from 12-15 hours on a charge. I now have the Galaxy S3, which seems to have better battery life, but it's too new for me to really say how long my battery is lasting, as I'm still putting it through its paces and testing it. Thus far though, it doesn't seem bad at all. Bear in mind, I use a good bit of multitasking, as I have several different things running (like tickers, exchange, facebook, severe weather alerts, news alerts, etc). A person who doesn't utilize multitasking as much as I do, will get even more battery life.
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Phones Help Me Decide, Galaxy Nexus now or wait for iPhone 5
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You're right, when it comes to multitasking, there is somewhat a trade off. The good thing is, the high-end Android phones have been accouting for that. I have had the Galaxy Nexus (GSM) since it's launch, and I get pretty good battery life. On light usage (and I mean light lol) I have broken the 24 hour mark. With heavy use (3+ hours of calling and 2+ hours of screen time), I get from 12-15 hours on a charge. I now have the Galaxy S3, which seems to have better battery life, but it's too new for me to really say how long my battery is lasting, as I'm still putting it through its paces and testing it. Thus far though, it doesn't seem bad at all. Bear in mind, I use a good bit of multitasking, as I have several different things running (like tickers, exchange, facebook, severe weather alerts, news alerts, etc). A person who doesn't utilize multitasking as much as I do, will get even more battery life.
Thats good, I honestly don't like the look of the S3 they should hav gotten rid of that home button...I love the Nexus's touch buttons, I think they are amazing. Will be using it more once jelly bean comes in officially. For now its just a toy
Thats good, I honestly don't like the look of the S3 they should hav gotten rid of that home button...I love the Nexus's touch buttons, I think they are amazing. Will be using it more once jelly bean comes in officially. For now its just a toy
I agree. The one thing I don't like about the GS3 is the home button. I just am not a fan of physical buttons on the front of the phone. Not to mention, on-screen buttons are much more responsive than a physical button, and more visible in sunlight than capacitive buttons.
I'm also not pleased with the graphics chip used in the GS3....Samsung always does good but then cheap out on something, they never deliver THE BEST smartphone really that is truly a blessing to the buyers.
They either cheap out on the:
- Processor (like the other variants of the SGS3-Dual-Core 1.5Ghz)<- Essentially a Galaxy S II with a bigger screen....I doubt there is much difference in the processor and the GPU that is truly noticeable.....
- Mali 400?....Its good but not good enough to be bundled with a 2012 Quad-Core CPU....We expect and Want/need Better Graphics Chip (Also using Adreno in all other variations....really?)
- Screen (Pentile....Not that I'm complaining and almost 99% of the people won't even notice the difference between a true HD screen and a Pentile....
Some features that I mentioned above may not be as important to a good portion of the users but really...quality does matter....and thats one of many reasons why iOS hardware succeeds because when they put in hardware....its the same Quality in the Verizon, AT&T and International versions....(since they do have SLIGHT(Hardly noticeable) variations in hardware)
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I am not talking about reviews, im talking about the people in here who are actually buying these things and/or have tried both. I dont see many at all that say they do not like the GS3 screen and wouldnt buy it because of it. Ive only seen you say that.
I never once said that the HTC One X screen isnt better. IMO it is a little better, so? What does that have to do with people that still buy it even though a review said the One X screen was better? The GS3 phone overall is better and thats more important to most people.
I dont see why that is so hard to understand. In HERE, yes, your opinion on this is in the minority and if you dont believe it, please show me otherwise....from posters in here who are buying them, not from a reviewer who dont own the phone, they just review it.
Again, what i said is it isnt the most important to everyone. Like the poster who boought a GNex aftr taking back the One X and you couldnt believe it.
So show me otherwise if you dont agree. Whats wrong with me saying you are wrong? You are telling me the same thing!
Other than you, who else here is saying the GS3 screen sucks and they wont buy it over a One X? Hec one poster here yesterday said he didnt agree with you that the IPS screen was even better.
Ummm, thats because the LTE radio takes up a good deal of room and it doesn't play nice with quadcore chips. I will take LTE speeds and a dual core processor ANY day over a quadcore chip running some HSPA crap.
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Just got a galaxy nexus, have had the iPhone since the 3G, including the 4S at launch.
iPhone simply does not compare anymore. In fact iOS 6 is soundly beaten by ICS, so when Jelly Bean launches in two weeks I'm sure it will be ugly. The things you can do with these phones (with NO hacking) is amazing. They are perfectly set up IMO. iPhone users are blown away by what I can do with my Nexus phone (and I was one of them when I saw it myself!)
Go with the Nexus, or even an S3 if you like. iPhone looks ancient by comparison. And I mean absolutely ancient.
iPhone simply does not compare anymore. In fact iOS 6 is soundly beaten by ICS, so when Jelly Bean launches in two weeks I'm sure it will be ugly. The things you can do with these phones (with NO hacking) is amazing. They are perfectly set up IMO. iPhone users are blown away by what I can do with my Nexus phone (and I was one of them when I saw it myself!)
Go with the Nexus, or even an S3 if you like. iPhone looks ancient by comparison. And I mean absolutely ancient.
You know, i didnt think id like it either because really i think it is something to wear out but i got my GS3 today and i have to say, i do like the home button. Hope it lasts. Im still setting this thing up. Its taking a while but i do love the phone. The size isnt too big, i can use it one handed and i dont have big hands.
One question....do you know how to get rid of the voicemail icon on top? It wont swipe away and i dont have any messages and after i check then, it stays there.
I too vote for Astro, I've been using it on my GNexus & it's really fast & stable.
A great improvement.
And with what, I'm done. For the whole summer. I'm not posting again until September as we approach the iPhone release. This exchange with you has been a complete waste of my time. Enjoy your SIII and talking highly about it all summer on this forum. And enjoy writing me the inevitable ridiculous response which I won't be responding to so you'll feel like you won at something. Cheers.
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The snapdragon s4 is way faster than the previous galaxy s2's cpu. They also didn't cheap out as you said. The mali 400 quad core doesn't support lte. And if you knew anything you'd realize the snapdragon s4 is a very fast cpu and is built on the 28nm process and has an integrated lte chip which reduced power consumption.
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As for calling the US GS3 a GS2 with a larger screen, that couldn't be further from the truth. The Snapdragon S4 is heads and shoulders better than the S3. It isn't even close. For your reference, you might want to look up the benches on it. As for pentile, that has been beaten to death. Pentile is only a bad word to people who frequent forums and obsess over details. You can't even see any screen dooring effect or any pentile related issues. The average person would not find any fault with the screen at all.
For me, it's been quite an adjustment getting used to PUSHING a button instead of TOUCHING it. I had the Nexus One when it first came out, and every phone I've had since then (which has been quite a number of) have all had capacitive buttons, up until the GNex which had the on-screen buttons. I feel on-screen buttons is the best way to go. They can be customized, they're more visible in the light than capacitives, and they are more responsive than physical buttons.
As for the voicemail question. I'm guessing you're using Google Voice. Change your voicemail settings back to the carrier. Call your phone and leave yourself a voicemail, then delete from your phone. That's what I had to do to get rid of it on mine. It seems to be some sort of glitch in the cell carrier's system.
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Ya but that Adreno graphics chip = I can't play GTA III with car lights.....unless I dig deep into it and change things up my self.
Btw I never used LTE yet...I'm sure its amazing but Im not a heavy relier on Cellular Data because when I'm in canada (mostly) the Cellular Data here is very expensive, being a student I spend the least on it and stick to using WiFi.
It is slightly faster than the 4s. It has the 21mbps hspa+ standard vs the 14mbps hspa+ on the 4s. There is no difference in battery drain between those standards though.
I have the same problem. But I think I"m going to buy the Galaxy Nexus now. iOS 6 was too disappointing and I use it on my iPhone 4S so it's not like I haven't given it a try.
In the US? Fastest speeds I have ever heard of for HSPA+ out here is like 8Mbps. Fastest I have had personally on AT&T out here is 5Mbps. I get like 16-20Mbps on Verizon's LTE. Thats the only reason I wouldn't get the Nexus.
On T-Mobile's HSPA+ I've gotten 13 megs on before, and consistently got 10+. On AT&T, the best I've gotten on HSPA+ is around 10 megs.
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Very good post Blairh. Agree with you on these same few posters that stay around instead of just going to their own android forum to post on. I just laugh at these immature fan boys now and give them little or no time from me.
is that the SGSII or SGSIII? on my SGSII I had to modify a file to get them to work I know that for sure...maybe the 225 has gotten better?
My GSM Galaxy Nexus on T-Mobile's HSPA+ gives superb battery life. It's really the best of both worlds: fast speeds but far less draining than LTE. I'm talking about 15-17 hours depending on usage.
It's fantastic.
Yeah. My lte one has been pretty good as well, but I usually am on wifi and have lte off. I have a toggle in my notification drawer to turn it on when I need it. I can get like 5 hours of web browsing and screen on time with it. Very little drain at idle too.
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