Samsung Galaxy S3

nevadayz said:
shoo, so i assume most ppl will be upgrading either sooner or later, been a long run with the S3s :)

So, what are you upgrading to?
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My plan was for the Xperia Z3 Compact, but looking at it, it's not really compact at all, more or less the same size as the S3. I miss my Note 3 from my old job so I'll be getting a Note 4. That stylus really grows on you and they never should have stopped putting them in phones.
 
TJ99 said:
My plan was for the Xperia Z3 Compact, but looking at it, it's not really compact at all, more or less the same size as the S3. I miss my Note 3 from my old job so I'll be getting a Note 4. That stylus really grows on you and they never should have stopped putting them in phones.
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True that, i was seriously leaning towards the Nexus 6 but the size killed it for me, how did you get used to it??
Im all for the extra space so do "stuff" but i mean, for one handed use, its a nightmare.:wtf:
 
nevadayz said:
True that, i was seriously leaning towards the Nexus 6 but the size killed it for me, how did you get used to it??
Im all for the extra space so do "stuff" but i mean, for one handed use, its a nightmare.:wtf:
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The Nexus 6 is a dumb idea. It's a huge screen, but it doesn't have the stuff that makes the huge screen good on the Note: the stylus and the multi-window multitasking. Without those a big display is quite pointless. It's even worse on tablets which is why I don't understand how anyone can like an ipad.

I have big hands, the Note 3 was the perfect size for me. Holding it and talking on it just felt natural, it's hard to explain. The notification bar was just at the limit of my one handed reach so it worked out nicely. And it was the best typing experience ever on a smartphone, including ones with physical keyboards.

When I had to switch back to my old S3 it felt like a toy :D
 
TJ99 said:
The Nexus 6 is a dumb idea. It's a huge screen, but it doesn't have the stuff that makes the huge screen good on the Note: the stylus and the multi-window multitasking. Without those a big display is quite pointless. It's even worse on tablets which is why I don't understand how anyone can like an ipad.

I have big hands, the Note 3 was the perfect size for me. Holding it and talking on it just felt natural, it's hard to explain. The notification bar was just at the limit of my one handed reach so it worked out nicely. And it was the best typing experience ever on a smartphone, including ones with physical keyboards.

When I had to switch back to my old S3 it felt like a toy :D
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haha makes sense though, i have always held google in high regard, but i have no idea why they made the nexus so big, i really hope it wasnt just to put up something against Apple/Samsung. :erm:
 
Park@82 said:
How stable is this? I went back to this Samsung based one (*link) coming from Cyanogenmod 10.2. Not quite as fast as cyanogenmod but it does seem sable.
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Hey park.
I'm on the latest (24 Dec) build of cm 12 beta from the developer justarchi and it's awesome. Everything is stable and works. Battery life on stock kernel seems to be better than what I was getting on aosp kitkat. I'll try out custom kernels later. But yeah worth checking out for sure. Phone feels blazingly fast.
 
spikry said:
My mother board died a few weeks ago on my S3 and R900 later its fixed and working.
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That's a good deal, granted the guy who sold the motherboard to you probably got it out of an S3 with cracked screen that was bought for a few hundred bucks.
 
Just noticed there's a seller on Bidorbuy that sells what must be insurance salvage and he has loads of complete S3s with cracked screens for under R1k.
 
airborne said:
Just noticed there's a seller on Bidorbuy that sells what must be insurance salvage and he has loads of complete S3s with cracked screens for under R1k.
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But then screen replacements bring the price up to what a used, in good condition, S3 will cost.... So unless you know where to do it for less than 1k or you don't mind a cracked screen, I don't think that would be worth it
 
Vanhimself said:
Hey park.
I'm on the latest (24 Dec) build of cm 12 beta from the developer justarchi and it's awesome. Everything is stable and works. Battery life on stock kernel seems to be better than what I was getting on aosp kitkat. I'll try out custom kernels later. But yeah worth checking out for sure. Phone feels blazingly fast.
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Thanks I think ill wait a bit though, I hate flashing my phone all the time. I must say that stock based does have some things that I was missed on CM e.g. power saving mode and a better camera.
 
ahoudet said:
But then screen replacements bring the price up to what a used, in good condition, S3 will cost.... So unless you know where to do it for less than 1k or you don't mind a cracked screen, I don't think that would be worth it
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Mentioned it because another guy said he got just a motherboard for R900, there you get the whole phone for spares albeit bust screen
 
I've got an option to get one as a music phone... Will be using PlayerPro. Should I go for it?

It's rooted so I'll want a lollipop based rom. Any suggestions there?
 
Is anyone running a Lollipop ROM on an S3 smoothly? Both my brothers have S3's. I put the unofficial CM 12 ROM on one of them, but it's laggy and prone to crashing.

WaxLyrical said:
I need a noobs guide on how to root to Lollipop while being able to save existing apps.

Battery drain on standard ICS is killing me.
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Easy - root your phone but don't change the firmware or factory reset. Then install an app like Titanium Backup Pro or MyBackup Pro and backup whatever you want backed up. You will need root functionality to do that, and you'll probably want to copy your backup files to a PC to keep a copy safe. Then flash your new firmware, install the app you used to backup your stuff and restore your apps.
 
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