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Using Galaxy S3/Android..and Break Free from iPhone
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I load up my iPhone with free TV shows from iTunes (up to 32GB limit) and it doesn't bog down. Runs like the first day I got it.
With time and loading a lot of apps will slow down any device. I filled my One X many times with music and pictures and it didn't slow down. But given time, all devices (PC, Laptops, Macs, all phones) slow down.
I haven't found that to be the case at all. In fact, quite the opposite. As aerok just said, even an iOS device filled up to the max will start having issues.
I admit I've never tried a good hands on with the Nexus 7 but then again, I prefer my iPad when it comes to tablets.
My S III, not a single hint of lag.
You can double tap on the S3 also.
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Nevermind it's only works for stuff like email, contact list and a few other things.
Is this a patent issue? You would think Android would have incorporated a feature like this by now, but I'm guessing Apple has a lock on the "tap to top" function.
Like I said before- Apple is amazing at that crap that you don't think you'll miss. Then when you're using another platform it feels weird. I love the direction Android is headed, but it's a shame simple intuitive features like that may never be adopted.
Like I said before- Apple is amazing at that crap that you don't think you'll miss. Then when you're using another platform it feels weird. I love the direction Android is headed, but it's a shame simple intuitive features like that may never be adopted.
Maybe you need more knowledge of the iPhone first?
Let me just start off with the first one.
With iPhone:
1. you can connect cable and drag-drop files from PC/Mac to iPhone
PhoneView or iExplorer app on the Mac for instance
2. Use BT/wifi to transfer files to iPhone
Bunch of BT/Wifi file sharing apps on iOS
3. Connect to usb portable drive or wifi drive to transfer files.
Camera kit or similar devices/adaptors. Or use a wifi drive or cloud drive device
4. Use cloud/network storage to transfer files
Dropbox, box.net, paperport anywhere. Or wifi drives such as goflex satelite, kingston wi-drive, or dlink shareport
5. Load ANY file onto iphone
6. Organize files using directories in phone storage
You are limited to the photo folder when connecting directly usb/camera kit for iphone.
. Requires itunes otherwise.Rest of your post wrt to cloud storages==> waste data/battery/slow/tedious/unreliable/limited geography (covered in point 2 of opening post).
I agree with this, however on my Note 2 you can tap the top of the phone to jump to the top of certain lists (doesn't support most apps like Internet so is mostly useless) however the scrolling inertia is much better, you can do one or 2 "hard" swipes and jump back to the top of the list on a long webpage, reddit comments, etc.
I really really want to get an android phone but there is one feature that I haven't seen an answer to yet.
Music management
If you can tell me how I can properly manage over 5000 songs and audiobooks on the desktop and easily transfer to my phone I would be a happy camper.
I didn't like Doubletwist Android interface and smart playlist support was missing.
Is there an easy way to sync itunes to an android phone?
Music management
If you can tell me how I can properly manage over 5000 songs and audiobooks on the desktop and easily transfer to my phone I would be a happy camper.
I didn't like Doubletwist Android interface and smart playlist support was missing.
Is there an easy way to sync itunes to an android phone?
My iTunes library automatically syncs with Google Music through their app that lives in the menu bar on my Mac. All playlists, song counts, etc are all synced. And then when I open Google Music on my Nexus 4, everything is there. And it streams all my music, free. But it does upload everything so that can take a while. On the phone, you can also select what albums/artists/playlists you want to be downloaded to the internal storage on your device.
I agree, it's very simple, all one has to do is point the music manager to where one's music is kept.
Screen shot from my MBP.
There's a pretty dramatic difference in rendering the UI and transition effects between the USA and ROW iterations.
Exynos > Snapdragon
The Snapdragon version for sure doesn't maintain the frame rates as well.
These things are great for phone geeks. But I just want a phone that's reliable, intuitive, and has the best apps.
For loading files/storage you forgot ....... Loading micro SD into desktop without the need of having your GS3 connected. You can also copy the entire SD on your desktop whether in a folder of files or as an image. Note: This is extremely smart to do if you mess around with flashing roms, since some roms corrupt your data on the card and you have no choice but to format.
Another (unrelated) thing I like is, the ability to use multiple accounts. I download certain apps, any music, and sync contacts and calendar with one account. I download just random apps, no music, and no syncing on another account. This keeps things clean and organized for me.
Another (unrelated) thing I like is, the ability to use multiple accounts. I download certain apps, any music, and sync contacts and calendar with one account. I download just random apps, no music, and no syncing on another account. This keeps things clean and organized for me.