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Return it/Sell it continue to use your 4S. If you really feel you have less of a phone now, you would do that without hesitation.
 
Get use to it. They will continue to iterate. Its not going to be magical anymore, it will just be better than the previous version.

Software will drive the novelty - we'll likely see another version that relies on advanced hardware, yet the design will remain the same. My 2 pesos.
 
That made me giggle. If the battery life was even close, I would have gotten the S3.
Thing that pisses me off is they are already talking S4 :confused:

Plus I'm still upset over this new plug. I had a charger plugged in every room. GF and I had 4S', so I could use her cable at her house...now I gotta take my one and only cable everywhere or spend a Swedish mint on adapters

Or just buy new cables, which I believe are $10 cheaper than the adapter.
 
Not trying to be a smart ass but honestly.. if you don't like it.. SELL IT!

Make a profit, buy the phone you want and be happy. ;)

Seriously, there is a major shortage of iPhone 5's and people will pay top dollar.

GL!
 
That made me giggle. If the battery life was even close, I would have gotten the S3.
Thing that pisses me off is they are already talking S4 :confused:

Plus I'm still upset over this new plug. I had a charger plugged in every room. GF and I had 4S', so I could use her cable at her house...now I gotta take my one and only cable everywhere or spend a Swedish mint on adapters

You don't need adapters you need lightning cables.
 
Do what I did and get an S3 and a new Ipad. You will make a huge profit from selling the 5. Tether to Ipad for best of both worlds. I use Ipad for my facetime needs, or Skype on the s3 when traveling.

I will say I don't really like the s3 too much, but I don't really I like ios anymore either. So yeah. No bias, all hate from me.
 
Return it/Sell it continue to use your 4S. If you really feel you have less of a phone now, you would do that without hesitation.


I'm a latest greatest kind of guy. I out off getting the s3 holding out to see what the iPhone looked like. Then my buddy bought it and his batt life was horrible. I then said no way. That's most important to me.
Plus I know if I get another droid, I'll fall victim to rooting and kernel hunting all day long. It's a sickness.

Also, I can't go back. 4S is sold.
 
I know why you mean... The worst thing for me is the damn apps that haven't been updated I been using android for daily drivers for the last 3 months, I missed some of apple apps but to type is really had maybe is because I haven't use it for a while... Just tipping this my Hand started hurting :/ anyways ill keep it fora while to find out which one I really want to keep till next year
 
Do what I did and get an S3 and a new Ipad. You will make a huge profit from selling the 5. Tether to Ipad for best of both worlds. I use Ipad for my facetime needs, or Skype on the s3 when traveling.

I will say I don't really like the s3 too much, but I don't really I like ios anymore either. So yeah. No bias, all hate from me.

This had me rolling. LOL!
 
your insane. I switched from a 4S today and i knew from the second i turned it on it was a new phone. wayyyy faster.
The OS is faster.
The data speed is faster.
More screen = good.
Asthetics are more pleasing (IMO)

Defnitely feels like a new device to me.

If you don't think so, then you just saved yourself between $199-$649. Congratulations!
 
This is exactly the road I just went down. Tried ordering iphone5 at launch. Order was messed up through AT&T. Got hissed off so ran off to bestbuy and snagged an S3. Been using it all week and the screen is huge. Prob was, after owning every iPhone model since the 2g I am hooked. Android frustrated the heck out of me. Then Thursday I get an email saying my iphone5 had shipped. Wtf ????? So up walks the FedEx guy with a box today. I break it open and I'm in love again. It's everything I loved about my 4s but faster and bigger. After 20 mins using the 5 I was an idiot. Apple has me firmly on the teet and I can't switch. It's just too good !!!! Back to Bestbuy with the s3 and hello iphone5. Droid is getting so much better in fact many things are vastly better but 3 hours of battery life. No way !!!!!!!!
 
I mean coming from a 4s, I feel like I have the same old phone. In fact, I feel like I have less of a phone because I gave up my 5.1.1 jailbreak. Thinking maybe I should have done the S3 just to get a new device feeling.

I couldn't disagree with you more. I was totally underwhelmed with the announcement, but actually having the new iPhone in my hands now I think it's at least as exciting as the 4 was. It feels significantly thinner and lighter, it looks sleek as all hell, and I'm really enjoying the larger screen. IMO Apple is still dominating in terms of hardware, just not a lot of software excitement this round. Maybe that's their strategy though I guess, have the hardware on a tik-tok cycle and software tok-tik.
 
Phone history: LG flip phone, iPhone original, iPhone 4, iPhone 5.

Very happy here. 1st gen left me cussing for various reasons. Since then, joy. No two standards match. Follow your path. Good luck.
 
It's super fast, it's significantly lighter and I had the 2g, 3G, 3GS, 4, and 4s and it's the best one out of all of them by far!!

I looked at the phone tonight at my local Apple store. It is light, but I didn't see it do anything any faster than my 4S, I mean am I wrong? I did a bunch of side by side launches and both operated identically.
 
The S3 is a highly overrated phone. I have one that I use for work. Android is still Android. There is no polish and the phone feels like a plastic piece of crap. You might get that new feeling for a little while, but it will ware off.
 
I think if they just updated the GUI of iOS or something..sheesh. Everything about the S3 is just more appealing except the battery, so I can't deal. Oh well..I guess I'm happy.

A few people made mention of it in the grocery store today when I was talking on it. Cool factor
 
Droid is getting so much better in fact many things are vastly better but 3 hours of battery life. No way !!!!!!!!

I get through the whole day with my S3 without problem. Battery life is fantastic, coming from an iPhone 4 I've had no need to change my habits. I charge it and use it the same way without problems.

There are tips for turning off and changing some of the settings to get the most battery life (ie. turn off haptic feed back, don't use it on full brightness, etc).
 
The S3 is a highly overrated phone. I have one that I use for work. Android is still Android. There is no polish and the phone feels like a plastic piece of crap. You might get that new feeling for a little while, but it will ware off.

Maybe you're right.
 
I'd have to echo the comments about the improvement I've experienced over my 4S. The iPhone 5 is drastically faster, very noticeable in the first few minutes of having it in my hand. The feel of the phone is great and the extra screen size is perfect for allowing more content to be displayed but remaining functional in the hand.
 
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