Time to get a new phone. What to get?

[2011GT]

$200 phone bill? wtf?

I have Verizon. Two phones. Not quite 200 bucks but close.

[grove rat]

how much bloatware is on that s3 and what is required to remove it all?

[Chopped54]

Vertu Constellation

[FATHERFORD]

Waiting for the note II myself.

[Taylor]

lol all good, the galaxy note 2 is supposed to use the quad core 1.7 ghz exynos chip which is gonna blow away alot of other chips, but well see. just keep in mind the note 2 is BIG, 5.5 screen so prolly 6 inches total or so diagonal. so if you don't like big phones...

SGSIII feels huge to me, I can't imagine how big this note is going to look.

[Rick Modena]

I have Verizon. Two phones. Not quite 200 bucks but close.

I have two samrt phones on Verizon and its a alittle over $150.00 a month. Unilimited everything and 1gig of data.

[Tx Redneck]

I've heard and seen a lot of wonderful things about the S3, but do I NEED the S3. I can get an S2 for $150 or an S3 for $280. The funny thing is that the S2 and S3 have the same processor as my wife's Samsung Galaxy blaze. I'm sure the S3 is a better phone, but is it that much better?

actually the s2 has the snapdragon s3 and the gs3 has the snapdragon s4 which is supposed to be way better but idk.

Stephen is correct, however, the S4 Pro might be better, but that's still speculation since it's not on any consumer products yet.

SGSIII feels huge to me, I can't imagine how big this note is going to look.

The GS3 feels tiny in my hand compared to my Note. The Note 2 will be slightly taller and narrower.

Saved and Texan by the Grace of God, Redneck by choice.

[Tx Redneck]

Forgot, my vote goes for Note 2.

Saved and Texan by the Grace of God, Redneck by choice.

[kennybo]

I ended up getting a Samsung Galaxy S3. Didn't really want to spend the money because I am a cheap Jew, but it is nice to have a "status symbol" phone... for 3-6 months until something better comes out.

[War Machine]

Hows the battery life on the note phones compared to the iphone 4's? Also, how hard is it to get used to the size of the note? Im on the phone all day, will I be annoyed?

[Txstang1]

My wife has an sgs2 and I wouldn't give up my iPhone for that pile of shit if it was free. maybe it's because she has tmobile for service. I can live without flash.

[Rick Modena]

I ended up getting a Samsung Galaxy S3. Didn't really want to spend the money because I am a cheap Jew, but it is nice to have a "status symbol" phone... for 3-6 months until something better comes out.

Sweet, now lets check out how good that camera works.

[Tx Redneck]

how much bloatware is on that s3 and what is required to remove it all?

DL&install drivers, dl kernel, dl Odin, flash via Odin, dl ES File Explorer from Play Store, rename apk's extension from .apk to .bak in /system/app or /data/app This presupposes you stay on the stock firmware(rom). There are likely pre-debloated, stock roms available to flash so you don't have to do any of that.

Hows the battery life on the note phones compared to the iphone 4's? Also, how hard is it to get used to the size of the note? Im on the phone all day, will I be annoyed?

That's hard to say. I'm a heavy user(more than 10hrs internet related use) and have never had an iPhone, but I keep my phone on Auto-brightness and have it overclocked and keep it on the charger whenever one is near. If one isn't, I can kill the battery in under 5hrs of constant internet usage. YMWV

The size only took a few days for me to get used to, but the phone I came from was large enough that you could fit an entire iPhone w/in the screen's bezel. If your hands are small, it may not be the best choice for you. I can palm a basketball, so it's not a problem for me. YMMV.

I ended up getting a Samsung Galaxy S3. Didn't really want to spend the money because I am a cheap Jew, but it is nice to have a "status symbol" phone... for 3-6 months until something better comes out.

The SGS3 is a killer phone. I don't recall what carrier you're on, so here are the xda forums for the GS3 on their respective carrier.

ATT
TMob
VZW
Sprint

Go get edumacated on what all you can do with/to your new phone.

[payne5757]

I've had my GS3 for a few days now and I'm thoroughly impressed.

[War Machine]

Well I guess it's settled, once the note 2 comes out I will no longer be an iPhone user. Any set release date?