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Well how come the iPhone 5 doesn't do it? It's bright consistently, EVERY TIME I tap on it.
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Because (and this may surprise you) the Galaxy S3 is not the iPhone 5.

Yes it's true. Two different phones from two different manufacturers running two different operating systems have different featuresets and don't behave one and the same.

Amazing eh?

Enjoy your iPhone.

You are hes new hero :D
 
How can someone claim the iPhone on 6.1.3 is bug free?!?

I could post a two page article with all the bugs I've experience while using an iPhone WITH pictures!
 
How can someone claim the iPhone on 6.1.3 is bug free?!?

I could post a two page article with all the bugs I've experience while using an iPhone WITH pictures!

Name 1 bug in the iPhone 5. Just 1.
 
That's not totally true. I'm pretty sure the iBooks and Kindle apps have independent brightness settings.

...I think. Let me double check on that.

It's generally accepted that people that buy and can understand differing squiggles as language, can decipher brightness settings. :)
 
Name 1 bug in the iPhone 5. Just 1.

Well I have the more established 4S with the same operating system. Does that count?

I could go on and post all the bugs/errors I've encountered with my 4S and iPad 3 and I still will if you want. But instead of bore you with all that stuff why not just goto settings > general > about > diagnostics and usage > diag usage data. And post a pic of latest crash in the "S" section looking for springboard.

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That's iOS crashing. Or is that not considered a bug? The rest are apps crashing which goes either way.

Did you already forget about the pass code bypass bug?
 
It's generally accepted that people that buy and can understand differing squiggles as language, can decipher brightness settings. :)

This is true.

...though I was wrong. I don't have Kindle installed at the moment, but iBooks' brightness setting is tied to the overarching iOS setting. If you turn it down to almost nil in iBooks and hop back to the springboard, it's just as dark there.

This might not be the case for other apps, because I'm almost definite I've seen it used somewhere before.
 
This is true.

...though I was wrong. I don't have Kindle installed at the moment, but iBooks' brightness setting is tied to the overarching iOS setting. If you turn it down to almost nil in iBooks and hop back to the springboard, it's just as dark there.

This might not be the case for other apps, because I'm almost definite I've seen it used somewhere before.

I just checked the Kindle app - it's brightness setting is independent of the overall setting.
 
Several consumer loyalty card apps crank the screen brightness to full when displaying the card's barcode the return it to normal when done. The Starbucks app does this. So does Apple's Passbook.
 
I just checked the Kindle app - it's brightness setting is independent of the overall setting.

Okay, I was half wrong then.

It's set up the way everything in iOS is. The OS itself is just a hands off platform, with all the settings and permissions handled within the app itself. Android sounds more like a classic monolithic OS, with it administering all the apps installed.
 
Hi guys. As you know in the past I test drove one but it was a dummy version.

Now at best buy I test drove a REAL one.

First impressions: WAY too big to hold. It requires two hands to hold and isnt pragmatic. I believe that a phone should be sized so that it is more hand friendly than eye friendly.

Second impressions: It collects a lot of grease. I dont think they use an oleophobic coating on it. Very disgustingly greasy. This makes it not very fun to use or even look at.

Third impressions: The software is laggy and it has bugs in it. For example, the auto screen dim and bright wasn't working. As soon as I switched to Internet the screen would get dim for no reason.

Other impressions:

Weight: OK not bad

Screen size: Don't need such a big one

Holding: Too big for hands

Width: too wide

Height: too tall

Any questions please feel free to ask. You can also PM if you have any questions.

Are you a woman?

If so I can see why you would say it's too big that or a man with tiny hands.

And laggy? When? Where?
 
Because (and this may surprise you) the Galaxy S3 is not the iPhone 5.

Yes it's true. Two different phones from two different manufacturers running two different operating systems have different featuresets and don't behave one and the same.

Amazing eh?

Enjoy your iPhone.

Post of the day.
 
The biggest issue with the GS3 is the pentile amoled screen sucks beyond imagination.

Other than that, it's pretty good as far as android phones go.
 
Are you a woman?

If so I can see why you would say it's too big that or a man with tiny hands.

And laggy? When? Where?

Anyway, people who intend on purchasing a S III would be more likely to find help from people who actually own the phone.
 
The biggest issue with the GS3 is the pentile amoled screen sucks beyond imagination.

Other than that, it's pretty good as far as android phones go.

I can't understand people criticising the s3 screen. I think it's on a par with the 4s I used to have and the sheer size of it makes up for the slight lack in brightness and over saturation (which is fixed by selected 'natural mode' anyway)
 
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