[jivegirl14]

No doubt both phones are big but damn they are light. I don't know how much the iPhone weighs but it feels like a brick. Just like Marty said the screen is gorgeous. I got lucky and was able to unload my 4S and nothing out of my pocket. The guy had an upgrade and sold his iPhone 4 the other week but I guess he didn't like the change. I def type better with the bigger screen. Lots to do with this phone.

Very lucky indeed. Well, I am looking forward to trying out both phones. Talking of the iphone, I've seen the rumoured "renderings/pics" of the iphone 5 (posted by a friend of mine). It looks longer, thinner, lighter and (shock) the back cover apparently comes off!

[jivegirl14]

There's a side by side comparison of the One X and an S3 that I posted...mmm...in this thread or a similar one in this forum, can't remember where...lol...that shows them together in pictures and the S3 actually appears to be very slightly smaller as seen face-down. And, according to the specifications of each phone, the S3 is 0.3mm thinner (8.9mm vs. 8.6mm).

Interesting... especially as the S3 is the one with the battery pack. But good to know.

[bestbuddy1986]

i think galaxy s3 is best

[kg4icg]

I picked up the HTC EVO 4G LTE last Friday which is a Custom One X and it isn't plastic. It is Aluminum Alloy with the 1 small plastic covering the camera and sd card slot which will take up to a 64gb sd.

[Marty_LK]

I picked up the HTC EVO 4G LTE last Friday which is a Custom One X and it isn't plastic. It is Aluminum Alloy with the 1 small plastic covering the camera and sd card slot which will take up to a 64gb sd.

Nice! In case you aren't aware, that current-max-64GB card slot is limited only by software. The hardware is SDXC tech, which can go into the hundreds of GBs. The only thing needed is software support for higher capacity cards. At some point, HTC might issue an update providing the higher capacity compatibility.

[jivegirl14]

I picked up the HTC EVO 4G LTE last Friday which is a Custom One X and it isn't plastic. It is Aluminum Alloy with the 1 small plastic covering the camera and sd card slot which will take up to a 64gb sd.

What's it like compared to the One X (apart from the storage)?

[Marty_LK]

What's it like compared to the One X (apart from the storage)?

From what I understand, the Evo 4G LTE is exactly the same as the One X with Sprint-specific appearance and styling and the card slot. It will have the same Snapdragon dual-core CPU as the AT&T One X and the same display.

[jivegirl14]

OK, so today I got to play with both the Galaxy S3 and the HTC One X! I went with a friend (iphone user but used to have a BB and has never used an Android, neither have I). We were both royally impressed. All I can say is:
1. Wow! These phones are both awesome. It's like the only thing they can't do is make the coffee.
2. It's even harder to decide (but I think the S3 has the edge). I wish, wish wish the 1X didn't have the storage limitations.
3. The S3 isn't as large as it's made out to be, nor is the material cheap and plasticky.... and it's a very very cool phone. It's odd but it has a mobile feel to it. And that water drop thing is cool.
4. The display on the One X really does "pop"... it's amazing. I now understand what that means.
5. I didn't like the One X in white but for either I would get a case anyway.
6. The camera on the S3 is amazing... I tried the burst mode--- fabulous.
7. I could type pretty fast on both! But I forgot to check if they had LEDs.
8. You really cannot tell much from online views you have to handle and play with these things yourself.
9. We played with the phones (S3) for so long there was a queue behind us to try it out (we didn't realize they were waiting to play with it too LOL.)

What a time this is to be in technology!.

[Marty_LK]

OK, so today I got to play with both the Galaxy S3 and the HTC One X! I went with a friend (iphone user but used to have a BB and has never used an Android, neither have I). We were both royally impressed. All I can say is:
1. Wow! These phones are both awesome. It's like the only thing they can't do is make the coffee.
2. It's even harder to decide (but I think the S3 has the edge). I wish, wish wish the 1X didn't have the storage limitations.
3. The S3 isn't as large as it's made out to be, nor is the material cheap and plasticky.... and it's a very very cool phone. It's odd but it has a mobile feel to it. And that water drop thing is cool.
4. The display on the One X really does "pop"... it's amazing. I now understand what that means.
5. I didn't like the One X in white but for either I would get a case anyway.
6. The camera on the S3 is amazing... I tried the burst mode--- fabulous.
7. I could type pretty fast on both! But I forgot to check if they had LEDs.
8. You really cannot tell much from online views you have to handle and play with these things yourself.
9. We played with the phones (S3) for so long there was a queue behind us to try it out (we didn't realize they were waiting to play with it too LOL.)

What a time this is to be in technology!.

They both do have LEDs for camera flash. And thanks for your input, it was great reading about your experience with these phones. I've only been able to mess with the One X and also found the display to be amazing. One thing I need to know, does the front button on the S3 protrude enough above the surface of the phone to be prone to unintended pressing while in a holster case? That's my biggest concern about the S3.

[jivegirl14]

They both do have LEDs for camera flash. And thanks for your input, it was great reading about your experience with these phones. I've only been able to mess with the One X and also found the display to be amazing. One thing I need to know, does the front button on the S3 protrude enough above the surface of the phone to be prone to unintended pressing while in a holster case? That's my biggest concern about the S3.

I thought of that today because you'd mentioned it as one of your concerns... and the answer is no it doesn't. At least I did not think so. It's very discreet and in fact you hardly notice it. It's not recessed and not quite flush however it's only a tiny bit raised on the bezel. Now, it's hard to say what would happen if it was pressed really hard in a holster, but ordinarily I would say it doesn't protrude that much at all.

And glad you found the input helpful... both phones are quite amazing, in different ways (and bear in mind I know we were only scratching the surface, as we were in the store... the amount of customization you could do was a completely other story). We were actually surprised the store had a working model of the S3... all the other ones were still waiting for it. it was funny... We went into Bell to play with the S3 and then went opposite to Rogers to test then One X. We were planning on going to all the phone stores in the vicinity till we found a working model....And btw the One X is available in grey as well as white.

Oh yes, and we also got them to take off the back of the S3 so we could check out the battery and SIM (micro-SIM).

[Marty_LK]

I thought of that today because you'd mentioned it as one of your concerns... and the answer is no it doesn't. At least I did not think so. It's very discreet and in fact you hardly notice it. It's not recessed and not quite flush however it's only a tiny bit raised on the bezel. Now, it's hard to say what would happen if it was pressed really hard in a holster, but ordinarily I would say it doesn't protrude that much at all.

And glad you found the input helpful... both phones are quite amazing, in different ways (and bear in mind I know we were only scratching the surface, as we were in the store... the amount of customization you could do was a completely other story). We were actually surprised the store had a working model of the S3... all the other ones were still waiting for it. it was funny... We went into Bell to play with the S3 and then went opposite to Rogers to test then One X. We were planning on going to all the phone stores in the vicinity till we found a working model....And btw the One X is available in grey as well as white.

Oh yes, and we also got them to take off the back of the S3 so we could check out the battery and SIM (micro-SIM).

That's good. Rationally thinking, it seemed that the button wouldn't be a problem because surly Samsung is smart enough to realize a holster or pocket issue if the button was too far raised. The micro-sim is a bit of a glitch to me because I use several other phones and switch the sim between them. But it shouldn't be as big an issue as the mini-sim the iPhone uses. The mini-sim was too big to allow for a well-functioning adapter. A micro-sim should be somewhat easier to deal with in an adapter.

[jivegirl14]

That's good. Rationally thinking, it seemed that the button wouldn't be a problem because surly Samsung is smart enough to realize a holster or pocket issue if the button was too far raised. The micro-sim is a bit of a glitch to me because I use several other phones and switch the sim between them. But it shouldn't be as big an issue as the mini-sim the iPhone uses. The mini-sim was too big to allow for a well-functioning adapter. A micro-sim should be somewhat easier to deal with in an adapter.

Ditto - again about the micro SIM. It worried me for a bit however I know it's possible to get around it, the instore guy said it wouldn't be a problem they could activate my existing SIM as a micro-SIM however I am not sure if that would allow me to swap it in between phones. So I have to do more investigation on that point. So an adaptor would be if you cut the SIM to a micro-SIM and wanted to use the micro-SIM in another (non micro-SIM) phone?

[Marty_LK]

Ditto - again about the micro SIM. It worried me for a bit however I know it's possible to get around it, the instore guy said it wouldn't be a problem they could activate my existing SIM as a micro-SIM however I am not sure if that would allow me to swap it in between phones. So I have to do more investigation on that point. So an adaptor would be if you cut the SIM to a micro-SIM and wanted to use the micro-SIM in another (non micro-SIM) phone?

That's what I plan to do if I get an S3. By the way, the One X uses a micro-sim as well. There's cutters available that will let you cut a full-size sim to micro-sim size. I plan to grab an unused full-size sim, use a micro-sim cutter to cut out the portion associated with a micro-sim and use that full-size portion as an adapter by popping the activated micro-sim of the S3, or whatever phone I get, into it so I can slide into any of my other phones that use a full-size sim.

Trying to do that with a mini-sim wouldn't be viable because the mini-sim's proportions wouldn't reliably allow for cutting a full-size sim. Buying a ready-made mini-sim adapter was the only viable option and it wasn't very good at all.

Here in America, carriers want to squeeze all the milk they can from every penny they can get from a subscriber. So allowing a customer to have 2 sims associated with one phone number goes against all they believe in. The customer can easily let a family member or friend use a phone with one of those sims, bypassing any money-paying to the carrier.

EDIT - I may be all wrong about the size of sim card the S3 uses...or any of the phones that are using a micro-sim. I am familiar with the smaller sim of the iPhone and believed it was a tad larger than the current "micro-sim". As I did a search for a micro-sim cutter, I was getting results for the same size smaller sim the iPhone uses. Sorry for any confusion about sims. If the S3 micro-sim is, indeed, the same size as an iPhone sim, sad, sad, sad. That will make things much worse switching between phones.

[kevinnugent]

EDIT - I may be all wrong about the size of sim card the S3 uses...or any of the phones that are using a micro-sim. I am familiar with the smaller sim of the iPhone and believed it was a tad larger than the current "micro-sim". As I did a search for a micro-sim cutter, I was getting results for the same size smaller sim the iPhone uses. Sorry for any confusion about sims. If the S3 micro-sim is, indeed, the same size as an iPhone sim, sad, sad, sad. That will make things much worse switching between phones.

It's the same size as the iPhone SIM.

[Marty_LK]

I find it strange how human perception works...or maybe it's just my own quirk, I don't know. But I've seen and played with the One X a number of times in the recent past and a week ago I gave it a really focused inspection. I have always found the front camera hole to look ugly and incomplete like it was thought out half-heartedly. Then I talked about it with friends and online and such. Now, today, when I gave it another look, I don't find it the be bad at all. Before, the hole seemed sharply formed like it had a slug pressed out without any cleanup of the edge of the hole...electricians and industrial professionals will know what I mean by that. However, now the hole looked clean and had a beveled edge to it...the edge look smooth and not as deep as I perceived it before.

I wait patiently for science to discover the real nature of matter. Right now science says observation of particles (atoms, electrons, neutrons and such) changes them. That particles will behave in an uncertain way when not being observed and become conformed and certain just as soon as they are observed. The reason I say this is because I know what I saw with the One X's front camera hole before. I've seen it many times since it was released and always commented to myself how ugly it looked. Today it no longer looks ugly. The only difference between before and today is that I talked about how ugly I felt that camera hole was. Something has changed and I have a suspicion it might have to do with the uncertainty of atomic particles and that some portion of the industry knows and understands this nature of matter and may have discovered how to use it to their benefit.

It isn't just this one experience, either. I've noticed every time I talk about something online or with friends, it somehow changes as though some mysterious force is correcting it.

Strange, strange, strange.

[jivegirl14]

It's the same size as the iPhone SIM.

I heard differently but I'm going to find out. I understand the iphone has a mini-sim and the Samsung G3 has a micro-Sim. I know the S3 has a micro-sim because I saw it. My friend tells me her iphone SIM is different.

Edit: You're correct, it is the same size as the iphone micro sim.

[jivegirl14]

That's what I plan to do if I get an S3. By the way, the One X uses a micro-sim as well. There's cutters available that will let you cut a full-size sim to micro-sim size. I plan to grab an unused full-size sim, use a micro-sim cutter to cut out the portion associated with a micro-sim and use that full-size portion as an adapter by popping the activated micro-sim of the S3, or whatever phone I get, into it so I can slide into any of my other phones that use a full-size sim.

Trying to do that with a mini-sim wouldn't be viable because the mini-sim's proportions wouldn't reliably allow for cutting a full-size sim. Buying a ready-made mini-sim adapter was the only viable option and it wasn't very good at all.

Here in America, carriers want to squeeze all the milk they can from every penny they can get from a subscriber. So allowing a customer to have 2 sims associated with one phone number goes against all they believe in. The customer can easily let a family member or friend use a phone with one of those sims, bypassing any money-paying to the carrier.

EDIT - I may be all wrong about the size of sim card the S3 uses...or any of the phones that are using a micro-sim. I am familiar with the smaller sim of the iPhone and believed it was a tad larger than the current "micro-sim". As I did a search for a micro-sim cutter, I was getting results for the same size smaller sim the iPhone uses. Sorry for any confusion about sims. If the S3 micro-sim is, indeed, the same size as an iPhone sim, sad, sad, sad. That will make things much worse switching between phones.

No confusion taken I am not sure you are wrong about the sims... I am under the impression that the iphone sim is bigger then the micro-sim (which the S3 and the One X both use). But I will find out. As for the process you've described - that's what I'd ideally like to do.

[barryw52]

I am 100% certian S3(i have one) , One X and iPhone (My girlfriend has one) all use the same size micro-sim. I went to buy a SIM adaptor back to full size sim which i need for my Blackberry 9000 and here in Bangkok a nice phone shop lady gave me one for free another shop wanted about $3 for one.

[barryw52]

Also AIS in Thailand swapped my full size sim to Micro-sim for free when I went on monthly plan with them. I need Micro-sim on Vodafone in Australia next trip back but I doubt the do it for free!
I had my S3 since June 2 it really is a very quick phone only complaint is battery life even with 2100mAH battery is only average but i can get say 30 hours out of it medium usage so not too bad.

[jivegirl14]

That's what I plan to do if I get an S3. By the way, the One X uses a micro-sim as well. There's cutters available that will let you cut a full-size sim to micro-sim size. I plan to grab an unused full-size sim, use a micro-sim cutter to cut out the portion associated with a micro-sim and use that full-size portion as an adapter by popping the activated micro-sim of the S3, or whatever phone I get, into it so I can slide into any of my other phones that use a full-size sim.

Trying to do that with a mini-sim wouldn't be viable because the mini-sim's proportions wouldn't reliably allow for cutting a full-size sim. Buying a ready-made mini-sim adapter was the only viable option and it wasn't very good at all.

Here in America, carriers want to squeeze all the milk they can from every penny they can get from a subscriber. So allowing a customer to have 2 sims associated with one phone number goes against all they believe in. The customer can easily let a family member or friend use a phone with one of those sims, bypassing any money-paying to the carrier.

EDIT - I may be all wrong about the size of sim card the S3 uses...or any of the phones that are using a micro-sim. I am familiar with the smaller sim of the iPhone and believed it was a tad larger than the current "micro-sim". As I did a search for a micro-sim cutter, I was getting results for the same size smaller sim the iPhone uses. Sorry for any confusion about sims. If the S3 micro-sim is, indeed, the same size as an iPhone sim, sad, sad, sad. That will make things much worse switching between phones.

I think the other posters are correct, after all - it is the same size as an iphone sim. So that means using a sim adaptor to use the micro sim in regular sim phones.

[jivegirl14]

I am 100% certian S3(i have one) , One X and iPhone (My girlfriend has one) all use the same size micro-sim. I went to buy a SIM adaptor back to full size sim which i need for my Blackberry 9000 and here in Bangkok a nice phone shop lady gave me one for free another shop wanted about $3 for one.

Yes, I think you're correct.

[Marty_LK]

I was perusing some of the other AT&T offerings and came across the LG Nitro. It has been out for a while but I never knew it was on par with the S3 and One X. No kidding! The Nitro has the same resolution but a higher pixel count and exactly the same as the iPhone 4 while having a much larger display...than the iPhone 4, that is (720 x 1280 pixels, 4.5 inch AH-IPS LCD ~326 pixel density). I kept gleaning over the specs and was blown away. Dual-core 1.5Ghz Scorpion (Qualcomm S4 Snapdragon), Adreno 220 GPU, 1GB RAM, LTE. This bugger looks like an S3/One X relative. And it's only $50

I think I will add this one to the list of candidates.

http://goo.gl/2lKOj

[Splange]

I was perusing some of the other AT&T offerings and came across the LG Nitro. It has been out for a while but I never knew it was on par with the S3 and One X. No kidding! The Nitro has the same resolution but a higher pixel count and exactly the same as the iPhone 4 while having a much larger display...than the iPhone 4, that is (720 x 1280 pixels, 4.5 inch AH-IPS LCD ~326 pixel density). I kept gleaning over the specs and was blown away. Dual-core 1.5Ghz Scorpion (Qualcomm S4 Snapdragon), Adreno 220 GPU, 1GB RAM, LTE. This bugger looks like an S3/One X relative. And it's only $50

I think I will add this one to the list of candidates.

http://goo.gl/2lKOj

I looked it up an it seems pretty impressive, but according to engadget it has an S3 processor rather than an S4. It also has a smaller battery, 4gb of internal memory (but expandable with micro sd) rather than 16/32 and still doesn't have an official version of ICS.

But it's a good price, you can slap in a 32gb sd card for 36gb total memory, and ICS is slated to launch for it soon. Impatient users can always root and get the unofficial upgrade too.

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[Rickroller]

I was perusing some of the other AT&T offerings and came across the LG Nitro. It has been out for a while but I never knew it was on par with the S3 and One X. No kidding! The Nitro has the same resolution but a higher pixel count and exactly the same as the iPhone 4 while having a much larger display...than the iPhone 4, that is (720 x 1280 pixels, 4.5 inch AH-IPS LCD ~326 pixel density). I kept gleaning over the specs and was blown away. Dual-core 1.5Ghz Scorpion (Qualcomm S4 Snapdragon), Adreno 220 GPU, 1GB RAM, LTE. This bugger looks like an S3/One X relative. And it's only $50

I think I will add this one to the list of candidates.

LG Nitro HD - Full phone specifications

While specs may be similar.. I think you definitely need to be careful about the overall phone. LG is far from a prime time player in the Android space, and there is probably a reason for it. Just be sure to do your due diligence and research the phone prior to buying. If it's something your considering for the short term.. then not a big deal.. But if your looking for a "keeper" then LG products I would personally probably steer clear from.

[Marty_LK]

Looks like the "high-end" of the GS3 just went a little higher. Engadget is reporting the S3 uses a Wolfson audio chip. Anybody who loves the highest possible quality audio will appreciate this.

Wolfson confirms the Samsung Galaxy S III uses its audio chip -- Engadget

I looked it up an it seems pretty impressive, but according to engadget it has an S3 processor rather than an S4. It also has a smaller battery, 4gb of internal memory (but expandable with micro sd) rather than 16/32 and still doesn't have an official version of ICS.

But it's a good price, you can slap in a 32gb sd card for 36gb total memory, and ICS is slated to launch for it soon. Impatient users can always root and get the unofficial upgrade too.

Yeah, that's logical. I read the review and specs of the new Sony Ion and it has an S3 Scorpion too. In fact, the Sony Ion sound exactly the same as the LG Nitro. The review gave the Ion good marks and recommended it, but I have heard about LG's hardware troubles. By the way, the Ion is the same price as the Nitro, $50...at Best Buy, anyway. No doubt I would go with the Ion over the Nitro. But one advantage the Nitro has is the full-size sim card. It would allow me to switch with my other, older phones. I don't know what the Ion sim card is, the review didn't mention it. But it is likely a micro-sim.

And for information about sim card sizes, I have read that Samsung has a "nano-sim" they might begin using. So there are two smaller sims around.