The Samsung Galaxy S III vs Iphone 5...which will I buy next.

[TheCowboy]

I'm glad I saw this thread. My phone upgrade is coming up soon and I don't know what I'm going to do. I know enough about the iPhone 5, but I need help on some questions regarding Samsung phones.

1. I use maps a lot on my iPhone 4, are there good map apps on Android phones that give directions and tell your current location?

2. What the heck is the difference between the Note 2 and S3? I seriously do not know any of it, except for the Note 2 having a big 5.5" inch screen.

3. How is the music on these devices? Great quality? Where does it run music through? Not iTunes obviously. Do they come with free headphones?

4. Did the S3 come out recently? I feel worried with the iPhone that the 5s will come out in 2 months or whatever apple does these days. I want to have a phone that will be stable for a couple years.

These are my only concerns with switching from my 4. I know they have similar apps such as weather, photos, Pandora, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, ect. All I use the iPhone for is music, mail, facebook/twitter and photos. I would love to learn a new phone but keep the same features I use on the iPhone.

[BrAinPaiNt]

Originally Posted by TheCowboy

I'm glad I saw this thread. My phone upgrade is coming up soon and I don't know what I'm going to do. I know enough about the iPhone 5, but I need help on some questions regarding Samsung phones.

1. I use maps a lot on my iPhone 4, are there good map apps on Android phones that give directions and tell your current location?

Well one of the gripes about I phone 5 was them dropping Google as main maps and the one that replaced it not being as good. I think you will be able to get Google maps on them. You have Google maps on the Samsung and I assume other Androids so if yyou liked Google maps you should be okay. I really don't use maps never used it in my iphone4 and doubt I use it on my Samsung,

2. What the heck is the difference between the Note 2 and S3? I seriously do not know any of it, except for the Note 2 having a big 5.5" inch screen.

It has the larger screen and is basically a criss between a phone and tablet what some have started to refer to as phablets, couple people T work have them and they look nice. I just found them to be a tad bigger than I want as I keep my phone in my front pocket and it was just odd feeling.

3. How is the music on these devices? Great quality? Where does it run music through? Not iTunes obviously. Do they come with free headphones?

You have a stock music player and you have a number of ones you can buy from the Google play store. If you switch from iphone4 to galaxy you can get a program to import all of your music, videos, pictures, contacts stuff from iTunes to your knew phone I used a free program called easy synch phone ( think that is the name if you need the apps name later let me know and I will find it for you). You will get moist of your apps from Google play store or amazon android market. The selection for androids are smaller compared to the iTunes store. Just more apps for Apple especially games. However you will find there are all kinds of widgets, and icon packs, roms and launchers that you will have fun learning new stuff to do that is just as entertaining as some of the games you might lose out on that you liked on iTunes. Although they do have some of the more popular game like angry birds and the like.

The program that connects then phone to your computer for backups, and software and firmware update is from Samsung called Kies and frankly it sucks mightily compared to iTunes software. I have had troubles with it recognizing my phone and having to reinstall drivers multiple times. Today I realized there was a firmware update for the Android jellybean operating system and I couldnnot get it to work through Kies on my home computer so had to do it at work. It ducked because I did not have a backup at work so had to start from scratch until I could get home to put all my music ( 7-10 gbs) bCk on my phone and all of my contact . One nice thing about Google play store. Since you have to have an account it keeps track of what apps you have purchased and you can go back in and re download those apps..

4. Did the S3 come out recently? I feel worried with the iPhone that the 5s will come out in 2 months or whatever apple does these days. I want to have a phone that will be stable for a couple years.

These are my only concerns with switching from my 4. I know they have similar apps such as weather, photos, Pandora, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, ect. All I use the iPhone for is music, mail, facebook/twitter and photos. I would love to learn a new phone but keep the same features I use on the iPhone.

I am not sure when the galaxy SIII came out, and want to early spring but really don't know. The note II just came out last month I believe.

Of the things you mentioned ou wanted you can do on this phone ( galaxy SIII) j use twitter and Facebook a good bit also listen to a good deal of music also listen to podcasts like Adam corolla on his app. I you can use tune in radio pro to find stations and other podcasts

You have messaging and even get an app to make the message in look like the iPhone messaging, I use it just because it looks familiar.

You have a stock email program that you can enter multiple email accounts into but you can still get Gmail app

I M happy I made the switch to Samsung galaxy SIII. I miss a few of the games on iPhone Nd I really wish that Samsung or android would make a better program to connect to your computer like apple has I am iTunes. But other than those two things I find this phone just better in so many ways that it is well worth the switch. The ability to switch out batteries and to add up to 64gbs of storage space with a micro sd card alone makes this a better phone.

Oh and the phone comes with ear phones.

Another advantage of this phone. The usb/micro usb cable, came with one and a plug in adapter for charging

But you can buy more cables at cheap prices. Other products use the same type of cables so it is not just cables used for Apple products which means you can find them cheaper,

[REDVOLUTION]

http://www.fonearena.com/blog/55907/...-on-video.html

[Bleu Star]

Originally Posted by Yeagermeister

Pros is it not an Apple product

The truth has never been clearer.

[REDVOLUTION]

Originally Posted by Yeagermeister

Pros is it not an Apple product

Yeah but it should have been.

Jobs wanted to stay ahead and defeat android. He should have released iPhone 5 last year(instead of 4s bs) and it should have been Note 2-esque.


Not that he could defeat android but he would increased market share.

[SaltwaterServr]

Note 2 came out this past spring/summer. The first one I saw was in middle may.

[Dallas]

Originally Posted by SaltwaterServr

Note 2 came out this past spring/summer. The first one I saw was in middle may.

Odd because its only been out on TMobile-Sprint-Att a few weeks so far. Verizon has not even launched its Note 2 yet?

Edit: Nevermind - Verizon does have it for 299.00.

[Bleu Star]

Originally Posted by SaltwaterServr

Note 2 came out this past spring/summer. The first one I saw was in middle may.

I think you're referring to the Note. I purchased my original Note in February.

The Note 2 Was just released a few weeks ago on most major US carriers and just a few weeks prior overseas.

[Romo 2 Austin]

If anyone has an iphone 5 for Verizon and would like a SGS3 I would be interested in trading, send me a pm.

[TheCowboy]

Originally Posted by Romo 2 Austin

If anyone has an iphone 5 for Verizon and would like a SGS3 I would be interested in trading, send me a pm.

You don't like the SGS3?

I am actually leaning towards it over the iPhone 5. SGS3 looks very confusing though, hopefully I will learn if I do chose that.

[Dallas]

Originally Posted by TheCowboy

You don't like the SGS3?

I am actually leaning towards it over the iPhone 5. SGS3 looks very confusing though, hopefully I will learn if I do chose that.

Confusing? Its one of the easiest phones I have ever owned. R2A is just an Apple fan boy. There are many here. Just get the phone you like best. If you need your hand held, you should probably stick w/ Apple then.

The SG3 is an open platform and allows so much more customization over anything Apple. That is why many of us go Android.

For me it comes down to performance and what I can do w/ the phone. Apple does not allow me to do that to the degree I wish.

Thus.....Android

[Romo 2 Austin]

Originally Posted by Dallas

Confusing? Its one of the easiest phones I have ever owned. R2A is just an Apple fan boy. There are many here. Just get the phone you like best. If you need your hand held, you should probably stick w/ Apple then.

The SG3 is an open platform and allows so much more customization over anything Apple. That is why many of us go Android.

For me it comes down to performance and what I can do w/ the phone. Apple does not allow me to do that to the degree I wish.

Thus.....Android

Apple fan boy is the most overused term on the internet. I just prefer the iPhone ecosystem is all. Most of the fancy new features on the SGS3 that made me choose the device I find myself rarely using.

[Romo 2 Austin]

Originally Posted by TheCowboy

You don't like the SGS3?

I am actually leaning towards it over the iPhone 5. SGS3 looks very confusing though, hopefully I will learn if I do chose that.

The SGS3 is a great phone but it lacks the ease of use present in the iPhone. It has plenty of revolutionary features that are awesome but in actuality I rarely use them.

[TheCowboy]

I'm just judging off videos I see from YouTube. By confusing I mean more little options that the iPhone does not have. Does the SGS3 have any video chat like FaceTime that can go over cellular data?

[Dallas]

Originally Posted by TheCowboy

I'm just judging off videos I see from YouTube. By confusing I mean more little options that the iPhone does not have. Does the SGS3 have any video chat like FaceTime that can go over cellular data?

Skype - Fringe or Tango

Facetime is Apple only. If you want to converse w/ Apple fans, they would need any of those 3 apps I mentioned previously.