phone advice- Samsung Galaxy S III or iPhone?
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tsbegley
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If you buy a Samsung phone, apparently it's the same thing as an iPhone......at least according to the jury in CA. 
I love my Android phone. We have the HTC One S. I have an iPod touch, a Macbook and a Mac desktop. I would buy an iPhone in a heartbeat but we've been with T-Mobile forever and they gave us such a good deal to stay that we couldn't justify the $1000 difference it would have been to switch to an iPhone.
I love my Android phone. We have the HTC One S. I have an iPod touch, a Macbook and a Mac desktop. I would buy an iPhone in a heartbeat but we've been with T-Mobile forever and they gave us such a good deal to stay that we couldn't justify the $1000 difference it would have been to switch to an iPhone.
Lukasmummy
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I have the S2 when we went to buy it I wanted the iphone, the shop assistant convinced me the S2 was a better option and I am so glad she did, saved me the upfront fee and it's cheaper a month, hubby upgraded his to an S2 (well he upgraded his to a white one and I convinced him to have my black one and let me have the white one lol). Hugs Crystal xx
I was just looking at phones on Friday and I am going with a Samsung Note or a Galexy S III. I like the fact that I can add more memory to it without buying a whole new phone. I keep phones for a long time. My current one is a Samsung, flip phone from 2008. 
I just have not felt the need to upgrade until now.
I just have not felt the need to upgrade until now. 
crystalbella77
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I was just looking at phones on Friday and I am going with a Samsung Note or a Galexy S III. I like the fact that I can add more memory to it without buying a whole new phone. I keep phones for a long time. My current one is a Samsung, flip phone from 2008.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Note!! It's big but you get used to it and talking on it isn't weird or anything! I adore it!
My dad has a note and right after I got my Samsung Galaxy S III, we were comparing them. For a moment I regretted I didn't get a note. The camera's are the same in both, and that was my major reason for getting the S III. I love his big screen and I admit, I use my phone a lot while sitting on the couch, I wouldn't have minded a bigger screen. (We don't have a tablet. If you do have one, you might as well get the SIII) I also love the pen (stylus), right now my fingers are often too fat, lol. Like when I browse the forum here and I want to go to a certain page of a thread! I need to zoom in really close to be spot on!
Well, the sales person we were talking to had a Note and I put it in my pocket and it is big, but it still fits in my shorts pocket. Do you have an otterbox or case for it? Does that add the bulk?
Truly I am torn between the 2.
crystalbella77
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I do not have an Otterbox on it. I have one of the cheapies from Amazon. Right now i have THIS one it in that blue color. I had a hot pink one just like it on and I dropped my phone on my driveway, which is paved, and the case cracked, but my phone was fine so it did it's job!
disneyaddict
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I just got the Samsung. My phone broke, and I was all set to wait for the iphone 5, but after talking with the mobile phone guy (who is a total iphone guy), we decided that the Samsung met my needs the best. The reason is that I use my phone to download digital scrapbooking zip files because I have a limit on my satellite internet usage. Transferring the files from an iphone to my PC was going to be a pain because I have no intention of going through itunes.
My son has the iphone 4s, and he is having trouble with the screen and the button, and something weird is going on with the messages. His friend has an iphone 4, and he is having the same type of problems. My son still loves his iphone because he has an ipad and ipod, and everything is compatiable. His friend, on the other hand, wishes he had not gotten his iphone because of compatibility issues- but I don't know what he is talking about.
My son has the iphone 4s, and he is having trouble with the screen and the button, and something weird is going on with the messages. His friend has an iphone 4, and he is having the same type of problems. My son still loves his iphone because he has an ipad and ipod, and everything is compatiable. His friend, on the other hand, wishes he had not gotten his iphone because of compatibility issues- but I don't know what he is talking about.
oooh! that is much slimmer.
i'm still sooooooo torn between the two. :/ But both yours and Kim's points were valit. Plus I am a note writer. I have 2 pieces of paper in front of me for notes right now. if i could do this in my phone...sigh...that may be the deal breaker.
newfiemountiewife
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I'm on my 2nd iPhone, I upgraded to the 4S from the regular 3 a few months ago. I LOVED my iPhone 3, I wore that thing out, and I am constantly on my phone now. I've never used a different smart phone, so I have nothing to compare it to, but I'll never buy anything else unless the quality of the iPhones goes down.
I also couldn't hold out for the 5, my 3 was starting to lock up because I had too much stuff on it LOL. I was due for an upgrade anyway.
I also couldn't hold out for the 5, my 3 was starting to lock up because I had too much stuff on it LOL. I was due for an upgrade anyway.
AmberK
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If people are having problems with the home button not working you CAN get that replaced. I took mine just a few weeks ago to a place in town that does work on iphones/ipads and paid about $60 to have it replaced. Im giving the phone to my kids when I upgrade to it was worth it to me to get it fixed.
crystalbella77
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oooh! that is much slimmer.
i'm still sooooooo torn between the two. :/ But both yours and Kim's points were valit. Plus I am a note writer. I have 2 pieces of paper in front of me for notes right now. if i could do this in my phone...sigh...that may be the deal breaker.
The way you can write notes while talking on the phone and things is soooo awesome!! Just pull out the pen and double tap anywhere to take a screen shot of whatever you are doing to take notes on a specific page..or just pull up the note program. Everything is so handy! I watched all the videos on the Samsung Note site before deciding to buy it and they totally sold me! It has so many awesome functions! Hubby wants the other one you are looking at too. Both are great phones!