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Trade my iPhone 5 for Galaxy 3 good deal or should I ask for plus cash?
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For me the GS3 is too big of a step down in screen quality coming from the 5. I would wait and try a straight up trade for the s4. The HTC one x has a great screen too so I'm willing to bet the new One is really good. I'm waiting to see the s4 in person before I decide but I might be switching too. The 5 screen is just too small. If the s4 has a screen as good as the iPhone and the HTC I might just get it. I still would rather have an iPhone with a bigger screen but I'm tired of waiting.
I agree with everything you said but screen quality. The s3 have superb screen quality that too me is a lot better then iPhone 5 . And if I can arrow see the screen quality isn't jack (iphone5) lol
I was thinking about waiting bout I'm ready to switch
Most people think s3 and iPhone is dang near a even switch. If I get the s3 when s4 come out I'm sure I can find it on Craigslist for $400
I'll have to respectfully disagree as well. The iPhone 5 Retina Display def. displays a better screen to my eyes than the s3. This is coming from a s3 user who just switched to an iPhone 5
Hi OP if you really must get the S3, it is a pretty good option. I would strongly advice you to wait for the S4 because.....
1) It's an android smartphone, which means it takes forever to get the latest official carrier/device specific android OS update on it. Sure you could root you phone and spend 6 to 8 hrs a week finding the fastest most stable rom for that week and re personalise your phone weekly but after awhile it kind of gets really tiring.
2) S3 comes in 2 basic flavours apart from colours, either the Exynos 4 processor(good) and 1Gb of ram(bad), or the Snapdragon processor(bad) with 2 Gb of ram(good). I have not tired the snapdragon processor version of S3(although i did have the Asus pad phone which had the same processor, not impressed) but i can tell you that the ram bottleneck on the international version can be quite frustrating.
Any of the new flagship android phones will pair a much better processor with a good amount of ram, also most of them will come with the latest version of android. Somehow to me at least... it makes more sense to wait.
Not to disappoint you but android just isn't. It needs more processing capability and more ram to do similar things compared to iOS simply because iOS is tailored to specific hardware where as Android has to work with vastly more differing hardware. Don't get me wrong the iPhone 5 is not perfect, it lags. The galaxy note 2 simply lags more. And yes the difference is quite noticeable.
I laugh at the people who keep saying its a downgrade. I love both android and iOS. While the S3 is not much of an upgrade, it still is an upgrade because everything the S3 does, does it very well. I the S3 plus $100 on top sounds even to me. So many biased people. I get it. Your preference, blah blah. But the face that Apple doesn't do some of this is just crazy. Expandable storage is a must these days. Anything for Apple to charge you more. They charge you from 16GB to 32GB for $100 yet 32GB micro SD cards are only like $20 on amazon? The removable battery, I would like to see that but I don't see Apple doing that anytime soon. It's crazy how some people are so biased. Just because it doesn't have a shiny apple on the back of the device, doesn't mean it's a bad device or a downgrade.....
Now let the hate comments begin....
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And yes, anything that runs Project Butter is smoother now. So the whole "android is laggy" argument is invalid. JellyBean on my S3 ran perfectly. Between the S3 and the i5, I got the same amount of hiccups, very little. The battery on my S3 lasted me all day whereas the i5 doesn't. Granted the S3 has a bigger battery but people claiming the i5 lasted longer. Get real lol by the time I get to 7 hours of usage time on my i5, I'm scrambling to get to the nearest outlet. 7 hours of ON SCREEN time (iOS doesn't measure this so it's hard to tell how long my screen had been on to get a better understanding on how long my battery lasts) on my S3, I had at least 20-30% left. They're both great phones for those that fit them well. But just because it doesn't fit you or doesn't have a shiny apple on the back, doesn't mean it's a garbage device or a downgrade at all.
Now let the hate comments begin....
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And yes, anything that runs Project Butter is smoother now. So the whole "android is laggy" argument is invalid. JellyBean on my S3 ran perfectly. Between the S3 and the i5, I got the same amount of hiccups, very little. The battery on my S3 lasted me all day whereas the i5 doesn't. Granted the S3 has a bigger battery but people claiming the i5 lasted longer. Get real lol by the time I get to 7 hours of usage time on my i5, I'm scrambling to get to the nearest outlet. 7 hours of ON SCREEN time (iOS doesn't measure this so it's hard to tell how long my screen had been on to get a better understanding on how long my battery lasts) on my S3, I had at least 20-30% left. They're both great phones for those that fit them well. But just because it doesn't fit you or doesn't have a shiny apple on the back, doesn't mean it's a garbage device or a downgrade at all.
Ah, vs 13 year old Android fanboy logic???
I don't see anyone in this thread who thinks having 'SAMSUNG' plastered across the back automatically makes it better than everything else.
Why not just buy a Nexus 4 and sell the iPhone 5. None of the Samsung bloat ware, better screen (not over saturated), and updates straight from the horse's mouth. The Nexus is also hard to brick and has a few really good ROMs out there that has everything Google stripped out. (Try removing Safari from an iPhone).
Blackberry Z10. (Yes a berry is a berry, but aren't they part of the fruit family ?)
Blackberry Z10. (Yes a berry is a berry, but aren't they part of the fruit family ?)
I disagree, i love my gs3 but i can admit that compared to other phones, even the one X, the screen is crap
If you hold the S3 next to a One X or i5 I think its pretty obvious. The screen is darker and has a green tint that just looks weird. You can even see it in photos comparing the S3 to the S4. Luckily the S4 doesn't appear to have the green tint from the pics and video Ive seen. Trust me I have no allegiance to either brand so I'm not just looking for something to knock on the S3. If the S3 had a screen as good as the One X I would have bought one a long time ago.
no, because the iPhone 5 is better. Ask for another $300 and then you MIGHT be getting close to an equal deal!
MIGHT, I say!
If you want the Galaxy S4, why not just hang on to your iPhone 5 until the Galaxy S4 comes out and then sell your iPhone 5 then?
no, because the iPhone 5 is better. Ask for another $300 and then you MIGHT be getting close to an equal deal!
MIGHT, I say!
Wait, $400 ($100 originally plus another $300 that you said) plus the Galaxy S3 for a 16GB iPhone 5? Are you serious? Lol
As I've said already, the iPhone 5 is not the better phone. It all comes down to preference. The S3 does a lot of things the iPhone 5 doesn't do and it does them very well. Sure the iphone 5 has a premium feel to it and a better screen but the potential the S3 has is better than the iPhone 5. Better battery (my personal experience), 16GB (or 32GB) plus expandable up to 64GB, removable battery, Android 4.1 (in my experience I experienced as much lag as I do on my iphone 5 which is very little). In my opinion, the S3 is a better phone than the iPhone 5. Not by much but it still is. But I'd prefer a jailbroken iPhone 5 over an android phone (maybe not a Galaxy Note 2). But as I've said, just because it doesn't have a shiny apple on the back of the device, doesn't mean it's a downgrade or garbage. Fanboys of both iOS and Android really irk me #
If youre wanting a bigger screen,why not just buy a ipad mini? Seems a way better option than trying to trade a 5 for GS3. In a few weeks you'll be able to pick up GS3 for $200-$250.
Wait!!
Had an iPhone 4 sold it for a Galaxy S3. It was a nice phone, but after I went back to the Iphone 5 I was very happy. Make no mistake, the GS3 is good and the GS4 will be better, but, for me, the Iphone 5 with the Apple Ecosystem, just made things a lot easier. If you want to play with your phone, get the GS3 or 4. If you want something to just work all the time, stay with the Ip5.
Had an iPhone 4 sold it for a Galaxy S3. It was a nice phone, but after I went back to the Iphone 5 I was very happy. Make no mistake, the GS3 is good and the GS4 will be better, but, for me, the Iphone 5 with the Apple Ecosystem, just made things a lot easier. If you want to play with your phone, get the GS3 or 4. If you want something to just work all the time, stay with the Ip5.