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Samsung Galaxy S3 user reviews

Samsung Galaxy S3

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sadeedp's avatar
1 star out of 5

sadeedp 4 May 2012

I want it
dev95's avatar
5 stars out of 5

dev95 4 May 2012

Good: the features are amazing , its a must have phone..

Bad: touchwiz

Comment: watching videos,loved it .i want it..

I want it
Anonymous's avatar
3 stars out of 5

Anonymous 4 May 2012

Good: screen, wireless charging, smart features

Bad: design, plastic, TouchWiz, camera

Comment: I really like some of the smart features, but this, a quad-core processor and a bigger screen is definitely not enough to be called "the next big thing"

It looks really cheap, don't like the design at all and didn't we have that pebble thing with Motorola already?? Looks like not only the design is outdated but the whole concept behind it as well!

The camera is a joke! Nokia is coming with a 41 MP cam with oversampling technology and TRUE xenon flash and Samsungs "next big thing" provides the same camera as the "previews big thing"....lame!

Nevertheless it will sell, because of the big screen and because of the quad-core processor and because of the smart features!

Not for me
PiRat's avatar
3 stars out of 5

PiRat 4 May 2012

Comment: I have an S2 and I don't think I'll be shelling out £500 for it, just doesn't seem that much of an improvement... when you compare the S1 to the S2, seems like more of a S2.5

Not for me
nicebiscuit's avatar
4.5 stars out of 5

nicebiscuit 3 May 2012

Good: The hardware design and android

Bad: Kies and Touch Wiz

Comment: This phone looks smashing. I cant stand the samsung software tho. The Kies software is buggy at best on windows and on a MAC you have no chance unless you know command line etc.

Touch Wiz: Personal taste but I do not like the look of the buttons on the dock, looks to much like a wannbe iPhone icons. I think they could of used a little more imagination here.

Personally I'm a massive fan of the HTC sense software interface but I dont really like the HTC hardware (ugly as hell). HTC sense looks more nice, is clean coded on the phone, and nice to use. However I do like that Samsung for being the first to make their widgets fully resizable.

I would still probably end up getting this phone tho :)

I want it
John1456's avatar
3 stars out of 5

John1456 3 May 2012

Comment: Doesn't live upto the hype.

Not for me
John1456's avatar
3 stars out of 5

John1456 3 May 2012

Comment: Looks like a smaller scale galaxy note, I was waiting for this before I decided between this and the htc one x. There's not enough in the sg3 for me and the phone has a strange shape after all the hype it's the one x for me..

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odytrice 3 May 2012

Good: The Hardware Specs

Bad: Lack of Dedicated Camera Button

Comment: Software has not been an issue as one can always install a Custom ROM and get the Default Android Experience. Its a Win-Win situation. However, This approach is not ideal for many. Samsung has to step-up its software game. The new Sense completely blows this out of the water. The video watching capability while doing other things is useless to me.

Software aside, The features of this phone is strongly compelling. But like I said, if I get this phone, I'll quickly get rid of the TouchWiz to get the perfect android experience

I want it
hokmanet's avatar
4.5 stars out of 5

hokmanet 3 May 2012

Good: impressive design and great solfware

Comment: i really want it!

I want it

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