Samsung Galaxy S III User Reviews
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Camera9/10Multimedia9.3/10
Internet9.2/10Call quality9.1/10
Battery8.7/10Reception9/10
Display9/10Build quality8/10
Text input8.8/10Everyday usage9/10
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Malki posted on 29 Apr 2013, 06:18
My first Samsung Galaxy phone :)
Malki has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review
This is my first Samsung Galaxy phone. Before this, I had Lg gt540 Optimus. The s3 is incredible fast, ui is not lagging, all games are running on it without lags. Some peoples thinks, its design is ugly, but I think, the s3 is looking very good :)
Build quality 10/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 9/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 9/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 10/10Pros
- Very fast
- The gorilla glass is not scratching :)
- The phone is looking very good
- It's very smart
Cons
- Hard to use with one hand
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ReportKirito_YH posted on 28 Apr 2013, 03:46
nice
Kirito_YH has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review
nice mobile, i have installed android jellybean 4.2.1 on my samsung galaxy s3 that's smooth and nice work, no bug yeah :3 but the battery is too less work :( camera is nice, input is good, internet fast :)
Build quality 9/10Reception 9/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 9/10Camera 10/10UI speed 9/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 9/10
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ReportTripitaka posted on 16 Apr 2013, 14:30
BIG regret, like going back 20 years
Tripitaka has owned it for less than month before publishing this review
I obsessed and agonised over this phone for nearly a year until I could afford to buy one outright. Now i am crying about it. Ok, its fantastic at everything......Except being a phone!! My reception is reminiscent of my first phone 20 years ago, I have NO signal in my house, garden, most places at work, etc and it drops out completely even in high area. While my old Nokia N95 proudly boasts a full signal with the same network.
Ive tried all the recommended settings to boost it, but nothing. I am gutted. Have no choice but to sell asap.Build quality 6/10Reception 1/10Call quality 5/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 9/10Everyday usage 3/10Text input 7/10Display 10/10Battery 8/10Pros
- Large fantastic screen, easy to use.
Cons
- Signal, signal, signal, reception reception reception
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Reportbaraheemo posted on 02 Apr 2013, 19:43
It is Very good but not enough
baraheemo has owned it for less than month before publishing this review
Android 4.0 must be 4.2 very soon , however it is one of best smart phones that samsung has made them and i wish in the future to upgrade the Build quality to alaminium material
that was everything i would like to talk here in phonearena .comBuild quality 9/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 9/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 8/10Pros
- Very fast
- Unique
- Fluid
Cons
- Battery must be better than the previous devices
- All its body is a plastic
- The camera is not good enough
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Reportnight_elf posted on 02 Apr 2013, 07:47
It is good to be the King.
night_elf has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
The (by far) best Smartphone i had! Trust me I'm an engineer! Smartphones i had so far are: iPhone 3G, 3Gs, 4s, 5, HTC One X, i9000 and i9100 and i was never so amazed by a Phone like with the Galaxy S3. Its worth every $ or € you spend on it!
Build quality 10/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 10/10Pros
- MicroSD (+64 GB)
- Amoled Display
- Replaceble Battery, Battery Life
- Very fast CPU (Quad Core)
- Multiwindow (or as i call it Real Multitasking)
- NFC, WiFi-Direct
- Notification LED
- Feels light in your hand
- Customizable, Motions, Smart Reations
- I could go on with Pros, but there is no more space left :)
Cons
- The design could be better
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Reportabdane posted on 26 Mar 2013, 13:42
Best... Phone... EVER !
abdane has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
i had it for about 10 months... and it is the best device i ever had, i had the GS2, then got iP4S, then got back to GS2, and now have the almighty GS3, absolutely amazing ! Gonna buy the GS4 next ^_^
Build quality 8/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 10/10Pros
Cons
- a bit weird shape.
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Reportreality101 posted on 26 Mar 2013, 08:48
Lots and Lots of Disappointments
reality101 has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
The crappiest piece of junk i have ever owned. At first in the first few weeks i was totally in love with it, showing it off to anyone i knew but as time past by i started releasing problems that kept re occurring. My first problem was that suddenly my phone randomly got damaged in hardware and restarted in factory mode all by itself. This pissed me of a lot bcuase all my pictures and games and music etc had all been deleted. then my phones battery started draining rapidly even on sleeping mode making it last for half a day at moderate use. To make things worse, the cheap plastic has also started to peal of... now my once glorious gladiator phone that destroyed all phones looks like a piece of s**t with laggy movements and crap as battery. My advice, get the HTC One or any htc phone, don't trust Samsung to make the premium device because they will guaranty you a large disappointment. Even the iPhone would be a better solution (although that would be my last choice) . Don't buy this phone - Its not worth it
Build quality 1/10Reception 2/10Call quality 5/10Internet 2/10Multimedia 2/10Camera 7/10UI speed 1/10Everyday usage 3/10Text input 3/10Display 1/10Battery 2/10Pros
- Camera
Cons
- Bad battery
- Cheap slippery feel due to the plastic
- laggy ui speed
- easy to break plastic parts
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Reportcyphone posted on 16 Mar 2013, 07:04
No disapointement
cyphone has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
The best smartphone I ever owned so far.
I was owning an HTC desire and GS2 before this one, they were both great phones at their time. I hesitate quite a bit to switch from the GS2 to GS3 but, really, my user experience increased dramatically.
So no disappointment here, GS3 is a great phone.Build quality 8/10Reception 9/10Call quality 9/10Internet 9/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 9/10UI speed 9/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 9/10Display 10/10Battery 9/10Pros
- Great user experience with no frustration
- Powerful device (no lags, slowness,...) in any situation
- Amazing screen
- OS/UI updates planning followed by Samsung
- Replaceable battery and MicroSD port
Cons
- Average form factor design
- Trend to duplicate Google existing feature
- Average build-in speakers power and position on the back
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Reportvarvish posted on 15 Mar 2013, 02:01
Awesome Smart Phone
varvish has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
Samsung has been making smart phones to more smarter for long time and this smart phone is the evidence for it.
Owning this phone is a pleasure , it has made for to do any kind of tasks with ease and obviously it is a good multi tasker I'm vastly edicted to it since when I've purchased it . I've been doing lots and lots of works with it in ease. I hope this phone will get more smarter with it's future updates and serve it's functionalities for more years.Build quality 9/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 10/10Pros
- Quad core
- 8mp camera
- 4.8 inch Super Amoled HD display
- Good battery life
- Good time to time following updates from maker
- Expandable memory upto 64 gb
- Multi window functionality
Cons
- Cheap plastic back cover
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Reportprile97 posted on 09 Mar 2013, 10:37
The best smartphone ever.
prile97 has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
It's the best smartphone ever. It has really great compatibility with xda and roms. I've installed so many roms and it never got broken. I don't like build quality.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Build quality 9/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 9/10Camera 10/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 9/10Battery 9/10Pros
- Very fast
- Very fluid
- NFC
- Motion
- ROMs
Cons
- Easy to crash
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ReportRohanM posted on 06 Feb 2013, 08:30
King Of Smartphones :)
RohanM has owned it for less than month before publishing this review
The best smartphone. this is my 2nd android after entry level LG optimus Net. Impressed with GS3. The Display is Gorgeous, Gorrila glass 2 for protection. Speed of the phone is Gr8. All games works well. Like the smart stay function. Excellent Smartphone :)
Build quality 9/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 9/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 10/10Pros
- Superb Display
- Quad core & speed
- Camera
- All games work
Cons
- Gets warm pretty quick.
- Plastic Back
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Reportsafi.2905 posted on 04 Feb 2013, 00:15
One of the best phone i have ever used
safi.2905 has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
The phone is fantastic.. I am using an intl version of s3 with quad core exynos chipset. The phone is fluid no doubt but at times it does tend to stutter. Rich video format suppot and very user friendly. outdoor visibility is bright sunlight is a problem (probably coz of AMOLED) but overall its good. The back of the phone looks kinda bland but overall its a complete phone with room for improvement in certain departments.
Build quality 5/10Reception 8/10Call quality 8/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 7/10Everyday usage 9/10Text input 9/10Display 7/10Battery 7/10
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Reportdecent4u posted on 01 Feb 2013, 01:50
International Samsung Galaxy S3
decent4u has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
Best phone I have used till now. Everything is superb. Rooted at first but now Unrooted because it started lagging with most ROMS. After unrooting its fast and responsive with no problems at all.
It's Battery last with more than one day with me with Playing some games Using Camera 1 or 2 times a day Reading Some News And Some little calls throughout the day.Build quality 9/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 9/10Text input 9/10Display 9/10Battery 10/10
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Reportlost.dream posted on 12 Jan 2013, 05:09
awsome
lost.dream has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
gr8 phne with lots of options and deserve its price
Super fast able to have 2, 3 even 4 windows open at a time and still moves along with little to no drag..
Big screen
Ultra thin
Battery ... last almost all day..
Gorgeous screen colors just jump out at you... life like..
Camera
Volume.... super loud speakers.. crisp and clean
User friendly
Lots of cool features... double tap I love it.. dont have to endlessly swipe to go back to top of page..
Easy access to battery, sd card
Build quality 10/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 10/10
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Reportrecond9 posted on 11 Jan 2013, 10:54
A relatively good phone.
recond9 has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review
The biggest fault of this phone is the fact that you can't install apps on the external SD card,witch is a shame if you have a 64 GB card.
Except that ,the phone is very good and I highly recommend it.Build quality 8/10Reception 8/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 8/10UI speed 9/10Everyday usage 9/10Text input 10/10Display 9/10Battery 9/10Pros
- Good battery
- Large display
- Great support from developers(Xda)
- Touch Wiz has one of the best interfaces on android
- Snappy camera
- Notification LED is very hady
- Fast internet connection
- Good speaker quality
Cons
- You can't install apps on the external Micro SD card
- Scratches easy
- It's wide
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Reportrobert7107 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 10:52
best phone on the market hands down !!!!
robert7107 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review
Pepple blue with AT&T...
I did a lot of research on this phone and a few others. I work hard for my money and want to soend it on quality, period!!!!
Pros:
Super fast able to have 2, 3 even 4 windows open at a time and still moves along with little to no drag..
Big screen
Ultra thin
Battery ... last almost all day..
Gorgeous screen colors just jump out at you... life like..
Camera
Volume.... super loud speakers.. crisp and clean
User friendly
Lots of cool features... double tap I love it.. dont have to endlessly swipe to go back to top of page..
Easy access to battery, sd card...
Cons:
Only have one!! Keyboard is excellent but no variety of colors and back ground.
I would recommend this without hesitation.... PERFECT 10!!! IPhone has nothing on the galaxy s3 !!!!Build quality 10/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 10/10
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ReportStrumerJohn posted on 08 Jan 2013, 06:39
Awesome
StrumerJohn has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
It is good. Very fast phone and has a ton of cool features. It has great battery and a really nice screen. The camera on it is also amazing.If you want a good phone, GET THIS PHONE. Samsung Galaxy S III rules!
Build quality 10/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 10/10
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Reportmohammadnasri posted on 31 Dec 2012, 10:41
AWESOME
mohammadnasri has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
Alot of amazing features that make the galaxy S3 the best phone in market today as it features a super amoled 4.8'' screen that goes perfect with colors especially dark ones, it also features S-voice, smart stay, S-beam, All-sharecast and android ICS that is up-gradable to jelly bean including many other amazing features .
all i can say its the best phone made till now and i wont change it till the S4 comes to lifeBuild quality 10/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 10/10
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ReportmgMobs3 posted on 23 Dec 2012, 11:39
The Samsung best galactic phone
mgMobs3 has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
Samsung galaxy s3 is the best smartphone at all.
S3 vs HTC ONE x:
In addition htc one x has got a faster cpu,but it isn't used as well as Samsung's. for example in SGS3 you can see your video when you are sending a message.or when you are browsing web,you see that samsung is too better than htc.
Also SGS3 uses a 4.8 Super AMOLED screen that takes much less charge than Super IPS LCD which is used in htc one x and the colors are more living in SGS3.
S3 vs Apple iphone 5 :
It is not fair to compare iphone5 with SGS 3! Because iphone 5 has come after SGS3. But you can not compare the Quad core1400 MHz cpu of the SGS3 with the Dual core 1300MHz cpu of the iphone5!
I have to say that apple has got a very good Build quality and everyone knows that but it doesn't mean that apple is better.I think both of them are good phones but SGS3 has got a better results than iphone 5.Build quality 7/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 10/10
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ReportG4Man posted on 20 Dec 2012, 13:14
Worst Phone
G4Man has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
Worst phone I've ever had. Weirdly shaped, feels cheap, screen looks distorted, had to get it replaced twice because the screen got stuck with inverted colors. Feels heavy, can't fit in some of my pockets because it's too wide.
Build quality 1/10Reception 1/10Call quality 1/10Internet 1/10Multimedia 1/10Camera 1/10UI speed 1/10Everyday usage 1/10Text input 1/10Display 1/10Battery 1/10Pros
- Nothing
Cons
- Everything
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ReportDomSanity posted on 20 Dec 2012, 12:55
One great phone!
DomSanity has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review
The Best phone I ever had,I must say all it need is better software optimization and software updates must come to my country earlier. If you're a new android user, your money is worth it whit this device.. Goodluck
Build quality 9/10Reception 9/10Call quality 9/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 9/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 9/10Pros
- Everything
Cons
- Touchwiz crashes after JB update
- Lags when net connection is on and you open too many apps
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Reportphonemaster1992 posted on 15 Dec 2012, 10:40
GS3 Proves: Android > Apple
phonemaster1992 has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
My friend has the iPhone 5. My battery lasts longer, my phone is more customizable, internet is much faster, big screen enables great video playing. This phone is amazing. Whoever dubbed this beast the "iPhone Killer" knew what he was talking about.
Build quality 10/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 9/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 9/10Pros
- Screen is so Crisp
- Amazingly Fast
- So Customizable
- BIG Screen
Cons
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Reportjohnbiber posted on 21 Nov 2012, 03:24
It's amazing!!!
johnbiber has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review
I am using this smartphone for last 2 months and i have wonderful experience with it.i didn't phased any problem till now.i like it a lot......:)
Samsung Galaxy S3Build quality 9/10Reception 9/10Call quality 9/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 9/10UI speed 9/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 9/10Display 10/10Battery 9/10
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ReportLauren_R posted on 15 Nov 2012, 17:54
Great Phone
Lauren_R has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
I've had the phone for six or so months, and I've had absolutely no problems. It has great quality, long lasting battery life, amazing graphics, etc. I'd definitely suggest this phone. Most of my friends have iPhones, yet, they still long for my phone.
Build quality 8/10Reception 10/10Call quality 9/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 9/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 5/10Display 10/10Battery 10/10Pros
- battery life
- good graphics
- fast
- s-voice
- big screen
- nice widgets
- good multitasking
- camera
Cons
- text imput
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Reportphonemart.pk posted on 11 Nov 2012, 20:20
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phonemart.pk has owned it for less than month before publishing this review
galaxy s3 is the best Android phone launched uptill now we have tested it, built wise, specs wise, and UI wise there is no other phone which can match this beast.
The HD 720p @ 4.8" is amazing. Deep blacks and great viewing angles made my day. When watching an HD video, you just see how good it is. Every hair in the long-bearded old man is seen. The brightness is also very good, after setting it to max.
Multimedia:
Supports MP3, MPEG4, MPEG4-AVC, OGG Vorbis and WebM Video. Everything I really care about. Plus The Galaxy S3 has the ultra-handy Video Pop-up play, which lets you watch video clips and browse the web same time.Build quality 8/10Reception 8/10Call quality 8/10Internet 9/10Multimedia 8/10Camera 7/10UI speed 8/10Everyday usage 8/10Text input 8/10Display 10/10Battery 7/10Pros
- Display
- Screen size
Cons
- Built quality
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