OK, so I decided to switch to Android, because my iphone 4 needed replaced (got it a few days after launch and the home button was dying). I was due for my Verizon upgrade, and wasn't really thrilled with the iPhone 5...and I was bored.
Uhm, yeah, that was a mistake.
I got the Samsung Galaxy s3 (and so did my hubby, he followed me LOL). The first two days I had it, I wanted to chuck the thing out the window, shoot myself in the eye, or drop it into a pot of boiling water. I actually put it down for a day and didn't touch it, look at it, or otherwise interact with it.
When I picked the s3 back up after it's day of being grounded, I started to play around with it a little more and began to like it...a lot. That huge screen, the buttons on the bottom to either side of the 'home' button, the thing is LIGHTENING fast, super loud speakers, the pull down menu at the top that has a lot of the settings (blue tooth, GPS, etc)....Did I mention the huge screen?
But, after a few days, my like became dislike again...the darn thing was annoying in so many ways. My stuff moved around- for example, in my 'web' folder, I have everything lined up just how I want it. BUT sometimes, when I would open the folder stuff would be moved. Facebook should be the 3rd from the left, top row, but it wasn't always where I left it. LOL
MANY of the apps I used all the time either were not available, of they sucked in comparison to their iOS counterparts. The phone didn't fit into the places that I wanted it to fit into (my little wristlet, etc)...A big deal, no, but an annoyance all the same. The camera kept freezing.
On day 5, the phone froze. I went to Verizon, they did the battery pull (duh, I didn't think of that). They assured me this was a rare thing to have to do, and that I would grow to love the phone
They were wrong.
I had to pull the battery AT LEAST twice a week....and when you OTTERBOX the damn thing, well, that's just not acceptable.
Typing on the thing SUCKED BUTT!!! And, one-handed useage? uh, no.
The little apps thing in the bottom right corner....Really, I want my apps in the folder/on the screen I put them on, not ALSO somewhere else that I have to see them (and you cannot move or change this). It drove me nuts knowing everything was there as well as the folders I had set up!!
Can;t share a google account like we can with iTunes.
S-Beam? It's a joke
Kies? EVEN WORSE
Well, before I knew it, I was past the return window, and I was stuck with it. Little did I know, the hubs wasn't in love with his, either. I wish he'd told me before, because we could've gotten NEW 4s's. Dang him!
So, I went onto Criags list and found someone to trade a 4s (purchased in September) for his s3 (purchased in November). Found someone to trade mine witha s well (same time frame). We are now happy campers.
There are a few things I wish Apple would do, that I REALLY liked about the phone....I don't know enough about Android to know if these things are device/or os specific, but here they are:
1. The two buttons at the bottom beside the home button...Dear sweet baby Jesus, I loved that back button!!! I find myself looking for it on my iPhone.
2. The pull down menu at the top where you can simply and quickly turn on/off stuff like GPS, bluetooth, wifi, etc.
3. The LED notification light!!!
4. You could put as many things into one folder as you want.
5. Although I didn't use it, the SD card slot.
I'm really hoping the rumors of colored iPhones are true....I'd love a pink one , especially if I could get one the same size as the 4/4s....the size of the 5 dosen't do anything for me.
iOS might be 'boring', but it WORKS!!
Uhm, yeah, that was a mistake.
I got the Samsung Galaxy s3 (and so did my hubby, he followed me LOL). The first two days I had it, I wanted to chuck the thing out the window, shoot myself in the eye, or drop it into a pot of boiling water. I actually put it down for a day and didn't touch it, look at it, or otherwise interact with it.
When I picked the s3 back up after it's day of being grounded, I started to play around with it a little more and began to like it...a lot. That huge screen, the buttons on the bottom to either side of the 'home' button, the thing is LIGHTENING fast, super loud speakers, the pull down menu at the top that has a lot of the settings (blue tooth, GPS, etc)....Did I mention the huge screen?
But, after a few days, my like became dislike again...the darn thing was annoying in so many ways. My stuff moved around- for example, in my 'web' folder, I have everything lined up just how I want it. BUT sometimes, when I would open the folder stuff would be moved. Facebook should be the 3rd from the left, top row, but it wasn't always where I left it. LOL
MANY of the apps I used all the time either were not available, of they sucked in comparison to their iOS counterparts. The phone didn't fit into the places that I wanted it to fit into (my little wristlet, etc)...A big deal, no, but an annoyance all the same. The camera kept freezing.
On day 5, the phone froze. I went to Verizon, they did the battery pull (duh, I didn't think of that). They assured me this was a rare thing to have to do, and that I would grow to love the phone
They were wrong.
I had to pull the battery AT LEAST twice a week....and when you OTTERBOX the damn thing, well, that's just not acceptable.
Typing on the thing SUCKED BUTT!!! And, one-handed useage? uh, no.
The little apps thing in the bottom right corner....Really, I want my apps in the folder/on the screen I put them on, not ALSO somewhere else that I have to see them (and you cannot move or change this). It drove me nuts knowing everything was there as well as the folders I had set up!!
Can;t share a google account like we can with iTunes.
S-Beam? It's a joke
Kies? EVEN WORSE
Well, before I knew it, I was past the return window, and I was stuck with it. Little did I know, the hubs wasn't in love with his, either. I wish he'd told me before, because we could've gotten NEW 4s's. Dang him!
So, I went onto Criags list and found someone to trade a 4s (purchased in September) for his s3 (purchased in November). Found someone to trade mine witha s well (same time frame). We are now happy campers.
There are a few things I wish Apple would do, that I REALLY liked about the phone....I don't know enough about Android to know if these things are device/or os specific, but here they are:
1. The two buttons at the bottom beside the home button...Dear sweet baby Jesus, I loved that back button!!! I find myself looking for it on my iPhone.
2. The pull down menu at the top where you can simply and quickly turn on/off stuff like GPS, bluetooth, wifi, etc.
3. The LED notification light!!!
4. You could put as many things into one folder as you want.
5. Although I didn't use it, the SD card slot.
I'm really hoping the rumors of colored iPhones are true....I'd love a pink one
, especially if I could get one the same size as the 4/4s....the size of the 5 dosen't do anything for me.iOS might be 'boring', but it WORKS!!
