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Samsung Galaxy S3 user reviews

Samsung Galaxy S3

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Kieran Sampson's avatar
5 stars out of 5

Kieran Sampson 15 October 2012

Good: Big, Bright and beautiful!

Bad: S-Voice is shockingly bad!

Comment: The perfect world in a box that lives in your pocket!

I own it
msram78's avatar
4.5 stars out of 5

msram78 1 October 2012

Good: The screen, speed, innovative features

Bad: nothing.

Comment: The screen is perfect for me, not as big as a note just fits into the jeans pockets. Lots of innovative features, like smart calling using motion detection from message or contact screen. The phone is pretty fast for hardcore gaming.

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Iris Belle's avatar
4 stars out of 5

Iris Belle 1 October 2012

Comment: Looks good, feels good!

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

Timkus 29 September 2012

Good: Everything!!!

Bad: To be brutally honest?? NOT A SINGLE THING!!!

Comment: The phone of the year by miles! I have recommended this phone to over 30 people after they have viewed what the phone delivers whether NFC, Smart Stay or the multi tasking functions and they were all blown away! (mind you, most of them were fans of that horridly boring Fruity OS on the other side). They have since made the switch and are very pleased with their handsets. I would ABSOLUTELY recommend it!!!

I own it
mansoor_'s avatar
5 stars out of 5

mansoor_ 24 September 2012

Good: Screen, Camera, Connectivity, Speed and functionality

Comment: would have been nice to see jelly bean straight of the shelf but much better than all the competition.

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Alkali's avatar
4 stars out of 5

Alkali 23 September 2012

Good: Everything

Bad: Mixing my contacts

Comment: Well for now Android is best

I own it
Ahmed Nihad Zangana's avatar
5 stars out of 5

Ahmed Nihad Zangana 21 September 2012

Good: Slim, big screen, great camera, smart stay, best photo option & S-Beam.

Bad: rather slow in loading contacts list when trying to make a call.

Comment: One of the best Smart phones I've seen.
I've used NOKIA previously, and then shifted to APPLE's iPhone, but now with the Samsung Galaxy S3 I feel so lucky and happy.

I own it
hassan's avatar
5 stars out of 5

hassan 18 September 2012

Good: it's touch is great

Bad: nothing

Comment: cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllllllllll

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faim2600's avatar
4 stars out of 5

faim2600 17 September 2012

Good: Fast, fairly customizable, great amera,

Bad: Samsung predictive text

Comment: I made this review to give my 2 cents about the phone. First off, Apple is fine, I don't care about the whole rivalry there. Apple has a very loyal following that I do not happen to be a part of. If there are features the iPhone has that S3 doesn't that you value, get that. I don't see Apple products as the end all and be all of technology. They're innovative but they have decent competition.

That said, I had Blackberries for years and the Sony tablet (unpopular choice, I know, but I love Sony and many of the features of it). I use the phone for email and texting primarily. The predictive text is a failure at best. Blackberry is the best and Sony's is okay. Samsung will guess the word by the first 2 letters, then disappear from the options til the last letter. It has no intuition for typo's and all around sucks.

Besides that, I like the phone. I miss the customizability of the Blackberry, but Samsung is decent in that regard. I think the default fonts and menus are ugly. I still haven't figured out how to "minimize" an app and get to the home screen in one click. I've also had an issue where my read emails show as unread - think its related to syncing or the Gmail app.

All complaints aside, its a really reliable, fast, and overall impressive phone. I am glad I got it and look forward to learning more about it.

I own it
mansoor_'s avatar
5 stars out of 5

mansoor_ 16 September 2012

Comment: 2540 isheep have view this review

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