Smart phone wars.

[Mk3 AAA]

Samsungs feel cheap, light and plastic in your hands. Id never buy anything but a HTC from now on.

I ordered a brushed metal back with the logo on it to make it feel a little more premium, main reason I didn't go HTC is friends told me not to as theirs sent messages multiple times, sometimes to the wrong people, would resend month old messages etc. probably just the early versions, or what ever the operating system was at the time... but that was about 3 or 4 people, and I didn't feel like an 'I told you so' moment, I did a fair amount of research and seems the Samsung and apple as a package overall seem like they are the leaders and again as a package overall. I'd still go what ever iPhone is out when the 24 months is up if it's good, unless I turn into an android person, but remember in the early 2000s the 'apple people' how they'd try and sell you apple like it was a cult...I don't buy into that sort of blind brand loyalty.... not even for VW... maybe for VW.

[Ideo]

I have a HTC Desire S for my personal phone

Just upgraded from a Samsung Galaxy S to Galaxy S3 (32gb, white) for work. Awesome phone. Love it.

[team_v]

Samsung Galaxy Note here.
Love the functionality the phablet offers.

Big enough to use as an e-reader, small enough to fit in my pocket.
Would reccomend.

[Ryan_R]

Normal sized Golf's and normal sized phone's aren't big enough for you?

I'm starting to see a trend here

[team_v]

Normal sized Golf's and normal sized phone's aren't big enough for you?

I'm starting to see a trend here

Why have 2 products to do 2 things when i can compromise and have 1 that does both things well enough
This way i don't ned an iPod+iPhone+iPad



Prior to the Note i had the HTC Dream (first Google phone), have no issues with HTC, they make quality gear from my experience.

[Transporter]

Very truth. The best phone I've ever had after Palm Treo650.
Awsome navigation, can connect usb devices incl. hard drives. I can hook it up to my Samsung laser printer for direct printing when I need.

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[Ryan_R]

Yes, love connecting USB drives to my SGS2 to easily watch movies when on the train

[entice]

wife got a Galaxy S3 last weekend.
moved from an S1 to the S3. but, I'm an iPhone user.
real estate of the screen would be enough to make me move to one (S3)right now if I needed a replacement....
that and battery life. she's a heavy phone user and is getting 3 days from a charge....

otherwise, I'd wait till sept/october and see what the IP5 is like.

but, the S3 is quite a good unit....

[San Gimignano R]

wife got a Galaxy S3 last weekend.
moved from an S1 to the S3. but, I'm an iPhone user.
real estate of the screen would be enough to make me move to one (S3)right now if I needed a replacement....
that and battery life. she's a heavy phone user and is getting 3 days from a charge....

otherwise, I'd wait till sept/october and see what the IP5 is like.

but, the S3 is quite a good unit....

I got the S3 a week or so ago, I'm not yet convinced. Moved over from Blackberry Bold 9700. Screen res is awesome though I must admit, as is the weight, but not convince yet on the size, a little too big possibly.

However 3 days from a charge, that's ridiculous. I'm lucky to get 24 hrs and I'm not a heavy user.....

[entice]

indeed.
3 days from a charge.
yes, she is a heavy user as it's a business phone on an unlimited plan with overseas call privileges. and by that I mean a heavy phone/text/email user, but no apps/games etc etc. BT always on, wifi and GPS not on

The advice from the store was to load it up out of the box. DO NOT charge it until you fully discharge it, especially on first use.

And that's what we did...
took a full day to get from 27% to dead. left on charge overnight, and after first day of usage (emails and phone calls) sat at 77%.
Not sure if the discharge / charge procedure makes a difference or ifts its only anecdotal, but man, it has some serious battery power in my experience.. much better than my IP4.

Oh and physical size is something that you'll sadly have to get use to in a premium smartphone market. rumour is IP5 is to have a 4.7" screen.
what amazed me about the G3 is just how much of the face print is actually screen, unlike the IP which looks like it's all screen but nowhere near the same %age....