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Is an S3 ok for my needs? advice please.
biawhiska
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Looking to upgrade soon from my Galaxy S2.
Now, all I use my phone for is calls, texts, twitter, facebook, email and the internet. Have about 2 apps downloaded on current phone, don't use it for games etc...
With the network provider I am with it's £33 per month S4 and £23 per month S3.
I just wonder is it worth spending an extra £10 per month when the S3 would be OK for my needs.
Thanks if you can help.
Now, all I use my phone for is calls, texts, twitter, facebook, email and the internet. Have about 2 apps downloaded on current phone, don't use it for games etc...
With the network provider I am with it's £33 per month S4 and £23 per month S3.
I just wonder is it worth spending an extra £10 per month when the S3 would be OK for my needs.
Thanks if you can help.
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Thanks again.
And other people please don't start on about firmware updates and getting the latest version of Android as it's going to be good enough for a couple of years even if it stays on the current version.
I would check if it the S3 LTE or the normal one.
would not really worry to much. it will take another 1 year the least for 4g to be a standard , so I would not be worried about it.
Think Three offer the S3 LTE as well.
Actually pretty the normal S3 doesn't support DC-HSDPA either but don't quote me on that one I think it only does HSPA 21+ not a hundred percent on that one.
Just checked the Three S3 is the LTE model but for the price per month it is actually cheaper to get the S4.
http://www.mobileshop.com/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s3/pay-monthly.html
s4 with 3 £30
http://www.mobileshop.com/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s4/pay-monthly.html
both 300 mins unlimited data
As for it being good enough for a couple of years, I agree. I know devices that are still being sold with Froyo or Gingerbread installed (one of my mates in the US has just got a phone with Gingerbread on it) and the only thing that stops most apps from working is hardware limitations, and the S3 is fairly good in terms of specs.
If push comes to shove you can bite the bullet and root the phone (which isn't as hard as it sounds as long as you can follow instructions) and install something like CyanogenMod on there as they have a habit of managing to port the updates, but wait for a few months because there are always bugs for the first few months while stuff like drivers and whatever are worked on.
The S3 is an amazingly good phone (even better when rooted), and more than adequate over the next few years. I tend to hammer my phone and at the moment I've got BOINC installed and it's crunching numbers quite happily as I type.
***EDIT***
Just to clarify, rooting can often invalidate your warranty. Then again Samsung would have to prove that the update actually trashed the hardware and I know someone that took them to task over this and they backed down. Just something to be aware of.
Might have to wait for Google to release Lime Pie as well...so far they have not announced any dates at all for it.
S3 is probably better now - especially on the used market - my wife got an S3 for £180 which is not that much more than an S2 but a lot quicker and a better screen
£180! That's a good price for a phone that cost in excess of £500 not that long ago!
It's surprising how quickly phone prices fall on the used market. And this one was not in bad condition or anything either.
It is on a specification point of view - but does it make that much of a difference in day to day use? And if it does does it make the extra cost worth it?
It is far better yes .. but for what the op wishes it is not worth the extra I believe
Battery life is better, the camera takes better photos, the phone is lightning fast, the screen is gorgeous and it's even better to hold in the hand. And that's before you get into things like the software differences, which also enhance the experience of using the handset.
That's far more subjective.
But it doesn't change the fact that stating that the S4 is barely any better than the S3 is just wrong.
I wasn't posting in relation to the OP's needs.