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Getting an new phone. Help me decide for karma!

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terrible_skier
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So long story short i was fucked over by t-mobile and need an new phone and contract (not with tmo)
I read a lot of books and magazines on my phone so a big screen is very good. It must be andriod or iOS mayeb wp8.
There are 3 phones in particular i have been thinking about.
-iPhone 5 (obviously)
-Samsung galaxy S3
-Samsung note
those are the phones i've been thinking about. Tell me what you're thinking NS, suggestions welcome.
Sep 16 2012 5:01PM
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DOSE.
Posts: 1671 - Karma: 82
iphone 5, but this thread is going to turn into an android vs iphone shitshow, just a warning.
Sep 16 2012 5:03PM
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NotGhood
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iPhone 5
Sep 16 2012 5:03PM
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Dragonite.
Posts: 1657 - Karma: 431
Galaxy 3. The iPhone isn't all it's buffed up to be. They break easier and are more expensive. Plus if you're on Verizon, you can't get unlimited data.
Sep 16 2012 5:04PM
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Chinchi
Posts: 1591 - Karma: 4,212
I'd go for the iphone in a month once the glitches are worked out #itstimefortheshitstorm
Sep 16 2012 5:04PM
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SkiinTrigga
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iPhone expensive.. NO no new stuff... but alot faster, better....
Galaxy s III cool... but samsung got sued....
Casio makes this smart phone (FOrgot name) but it is like water resistant and dust/drop resistant...
There are plenty of dumb phones that are military grade too... but do some research...
Sep 16 2012 5:04PM
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terrible_skier
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+K to all. I'm pretty sure that this will be an android v iphone shitshow but no fanboying please, just facts.
I've always had android but i feel like something is always missing, that might have just been the phones that i had before (samsung galaxy 1, nexus one and g1) but right now i have an dumbphone. I've been thinking going with the iPhone because they're made for the phone. iOS is made for the iPhone and iPhone is made for iOS whereas andriod is just an general platfrom on multiple companys hardware.
Sep 16 2012 5:10PM
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terrible_skier
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also iPhone always has the best accessories. cases, chargers and just everything else
Sep 16 2012 5:11PM
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SkiinTrigga
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The Note is fucking huge too... but it is conveniently sized...

Sep 16 2012 5:13PM
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Jakx~
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Oooooo, sign me up!

Sep 16 2012 5:14PM
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terrible_skier
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I like the stylus for drawing.
Sep 16 2012 5:15PM
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.Hugo.
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I have the s3 and i love it way more than the iphone. It's really all personal preference though. Just go into the store and play with them and see what you like more.
Sep 16 2012 5:21PM
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Laurent.
Posts: 10056 - Karma: 25,311
A friend has a Note, he says the drawing is gimmicky, and it's the size of a small planet.

Yes it will fit in most jeans, but it feels really awkward when walking, you have a gigantic slab brushing against your leg.

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I'd recommend an iPhone.
Sep 16 2012 5:22PM
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terrible_skier
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Thanks for the help, most likely going with the iPhone.
Sep 16 2012 5:26PM
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whoa-dere
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android os is built around the nexus phones, then modified for the other phones, so hardware/software integration is unmatched on galaxy nexus. if i were you i'd wait for the next nexus to come out, it should be by the end of this year. if you want the note, galaxy note 2 also comes out around the holidays, that's basically a bigger s3, so you decide if you want that.
Sep 16 2012 6:05PM
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Cotter
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Just buy a dildo.
Sep 16 2012 6:10PM
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--ski--
Posts: 1670 - Karma: 817
I have a note and love it. It suits my needs perfectly but it's definitely not for everyone.
Sep 16 2012 6:16PM
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ParryWithAnEh
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I'd suggest a Galaxy Nexus if you want an Android because it's the "original" Jelly Bean version. The new Nokia Lumia 900 look pretty cool, but it has Windows Phone which kinda sucks. But, if you just want something easy, simple and overpriced get the iPhone, I won't judge you too much.

Sep 16 2012 6:21PM
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gyarados
Posts: 1186 - Karma: 401
here you go, S III is superior
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Sep 16 2012 6:22PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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nah not at all
Sep 16 2012 6:27PM
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E-fry
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Iphones are great phones. But the screens break really easily and cost alot of money to fix(my buddies broke and he had to pay 160 to get it fixed only for it too break again in a week. He also paid aftermarket so they could make the phone green and reinforce the glass it would have been 200 for apple too fix it)

The s3 has 3 free screen replacements and with an otter box case if the screen cracks they will replace the whole phone which they wont do with iphones because they break too easily.

Androids also have the same apps as the app store just most of them are free.

It is also waaaay easier to get free music on an android phone
Sep 16 2012 6:48PM
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ConnorD
Posts: 167 - Karma: 109
galaxy 3....
Sep 16 2012 6:50PM
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Heart
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 3,464
S3 all the way. Having used both apple and android devices i can safely say there is no reason to choose ios, unless you are technologically challenged
Sep 16 2012 6:51PM
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special-J
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Yeah because this isn't exaggerated at all.
Sep 16 2012 6:55PM
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Forcillo
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Iphone 5, simply an improvement upon the already most successful cell phone series in the world
Sep 16 2012 6:56PM
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Laurent.
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Owning both an iPhone and a Galaxy nexus I can safely say I would never make such a bold statement in which I would call one better then they other and sneakingly insult users of os i'm not in favor for.

The decision of whether to buy an iPhone or Android phone isn’t that simple.
Some people will value hardware or carrier choice more, while others will care more about battery life or mobile gaming.

While it should be no surprise that a person owning an iPhone might prefer the iPhone, and a a person who owns an Android phone will prefer his Droid. OP needs to decide what factors are most important to you and then choose the phone that best meets your needs.






Sep 16 2012 6:58PM
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corona
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except not the better accessories?? any charger that's proprietary, especially when it's proprietary to on edition on one brand, automatically makes them worse.

S3 for sure is the better piece of technology too. I don't have either and have no affiliation or bias to either company. It's just plain and simply the better product. And I have tried out both.
Sep 16 2012 6:59PM
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terrible_skier
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knew this would change into andriod v iOS. anyways, i'm still deciding
Sep 16 2012 7:31PM
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terrible_skier
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If i get the iPhone 5 what color should i go for? i'm thinking white. Black is really solid too
Sep 16 2012 7:40PM
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Ribss.
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The iphone 5, without question. Even the 4s would be good its pretty much the same damn thing for half the price.
Sep 16 2012 7:42PM
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PhaedeD
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none of that other shit matters.
Sep 16 2012 7:46PM
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TOK
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haha. picture is biased. For some reason it continued to list S III features but failed to continue listing iPhone's.
Sep 16 2012 7:48PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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haha not even close
Sep 16 2012 8:10PM
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Spiri7o
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Iphone 5, nothing beats ios and the way apple products work and operate
Sep 16 2012 8:15PM
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Vitiligo
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iPhone 5 only because how comparable it is with everything. Other than that get the galaxy sIII
Sep 16 2012 8:17PM
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king.tubby
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iphone for sure.
Sep 16 2012 8:48PM
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terrible_skier
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Going with the iphone, thanks for the help, plus k to all. now the (not so) age old question: black or white.
Sep 16 2012 9:18PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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dude, if you really want to read a lot on your phone, go with the S3. The screen is out of this world, and the battery is fucking solid. my girl has one and also reads a lot on her phone and it works quite nicely for that. i don't know that i'd want to try and read a 500+ page book on anything smaller than the s3 whether it be an iphone, evo, etc. too hard on the eyes.

i know you said you're sold on the iphone, but also consider it's alot easier to pirate reading material on an android based phone. and everyone can save the bullshit piracy ethics lecture. imo, it's no different than checking out a book at the library.
Sep 16 2012 9:39PM
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Heart
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Perhaps that came out wrong. I just think that unless somebody struggles with technology, in which case the ease of use of an iphone may be more beneficial, an android device offers much more in the way of features. There have been numerous times using my S3 where I've though to myself, "Wow, I wouldn't have been able to do that on an iphone"
Sep 16 2012 9:44PM
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MACAQUE
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Black (unless you're gay)
Sep 16 2012 9:55PM
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ikindalikeskiing
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if durability is a question dont get an iphone. i mean we all know that the stats of an iphone and an s3 (what i own) are very different going in the S3's favor at every aspect but my s3 has been swimming twice and dropped countless times and is still going strong. another thing is the iphone still doesn't have gorilla glass which the s3 has gorilla glass 2 which im sure has saved me many times
Sep 16 2012 10:03PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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no, the iPhone 4 and 4S are confirmed to have Gorilla Glass and the 5 is assumed to have Gorilla Glass 2
Sep 16 2012 10:06PM
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.cam.
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Not trying to thread jack but can you group message on the s3 the same way you can on iOS?
Sep 16 2012 10:39PM
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terrible_skier
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I've seen both the s3 and the iPhone and I think that retina is better (correct me if i'm wrong) I don't think that the screen size will be an issue for reading because i've read a 400 page book on an nexus one (little screen). As for pirating books you do have a point there. Durability won't be an issue, if i break my phone then it's broken, i'll just have to be careful. Android is definitly lacking in the apps and compatability of it with things IMO. i'm not 100% sure if i want he iPhone over the galaxy but i'm pretty sure
Sep 16 2012 10:43PM
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tripnip
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s3 will be obsolete faster. next month some one will come out with the next best thing, and then the next month.... and the next..... then there's the i phone. truthfully get what your friends have. thats what matters because that will make you more compatible with them when it comes to going over to there place and chargers, what will be more convenient? and also plastic vs. aluminum. all the paint has chipped off my thunderbolt and it looks like shit....

I PHONE 5 > S3
Sep 16 2012 10:45PM
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Chompo.
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iPhone.... There's a reason it is the most successful cellular device
Sep 16 2012 10:48PM
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whoa-dere
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no it won't, because it's samsung's flagship. the next major samsung phone will be either the new nexus or note 2, the new nexus is most likely going to be a mid range/non flagship, and the note 2 is in a different category. also, when a new phone drops, it doesn't mean all models that came out before are obsolete. motorola's razr maxx hd is coming out, asus padfone is coming out and the specs of those should be on par, if not less than the s3. i don't think a smaller phone like the asus will have 2 g of ram and the razr is confirmed to be only a dual core, the s3 is quad. so the s3 won'e be "obsolete" until mid next year i'd say
Sep 16 2012 11:01PM
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terrible_skier
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Well, apple won't have dropped an new iphone by then, so yes it would be obsolete faster
Sep 16 2012 11:28PM
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whoa-dere
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a lot of phones out by then will have surpassed iphone 5 also
Sep 16 2012 11:34PM
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Jeebus.
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get an iPhone you can talk to siri when you get bored
Sep 16 2012 11:41PM
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tripnip
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i'm just speaking on regard to my HTC Thunder bolt which was also a flagship. i haven't picked up any of the NEW phones just mine which I have had countless problems with.
Sep 17 2012 12:28AM
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