Time is coming soon for me to upgrade my Contract with Verizon… and you know what that means – Its going to be time for a new phone. Currently I own the Motorola Droid phone – But I’m thinking it may be time for a change. The last 4 phones that I have owned have all been part of the Motorola line – So when I had the opportunity to try out a Samsung phone, I jumped at the chance. I got to try the Samsung Galaxy S III (in white) for a few weeks. If you Haven’t heard bout the Samsung Galaxy III , here’s a brief statement from the Verizon Samsung Press Release.
The Galaxy S III has a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED™ display and runs Android™ 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Watch a video while texting friends or surfing the Web at 4G LTE speeds with Pop Up Play. Videos can be played in a small window while customers use the rest of the display to complete other tasks such as typing emails, organizing calendars and updating their social networks. Multi-tasking is seamless with the 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and 2 GB RAM paired with the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. Customers can also interact with the Galaxy S III in simple and fun ways thanks to Motion Gesture. With Motion Gesture, customers can initiate a phone call from a text message by simply raising the phone to their head, or they can pause a video by covering the display with their hand, and even get to the top of an email message and contact list.
The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is currently available in 258 markets, covering two-thirds of the of the U.S. population. Verizon Wireless 4G LTE will be in 400 markets covering 260 million people by the end of this year.
Additional features:
- Smart Stay – So intelligent, the display only dims when the customers’ eyes are closed or no longer facing the screen.
- S Voice™ – Featuring natural language recognition, you can control the apps and services used most with words instead of touch. Use S Voice to turn the volume up or down on the music player, answer or reject incoming calls, shut off or choose to snooze the alarm clock, or take a picture by saying “smile” or “cheese.”
- AllShare® Play – Share HD videos and your favorite songs by streaming multimedia content from the Galaxy S III to a compatible Samsung Smart TV® or home audio system when connected to the same Wi-Fi network, and remotely access files on up to six Samsung devices.
- Evolved camera capabilities – Burst Shot mode instantly captures 20 continuous shots and Best Photo feature selects the best shot to display.
- Enhanced camera – 8-megapixel rear camera with zero-lag shutter speed and a 1.9-megapixel front camera so customers can capture pictures and videos of themselves or video chat with family and friends.
- Mobile Hotspot – share a 4G LTE connection with up to 10 Wi-Fi-enabled devices.
- microSD™ card slot for expandable memory
(Verizons Samsung Galaxy II Press Release)
I have enjoyed playing with this phone for the time that I had it. Samsung Always has Great screen coloring. Just look how vibrant the colors are when the phone powers on! (Picture just above). That is one thing that draws me to Samsung phones every time. Lil C got to test out the call clarity…and He loved how well he could hear his daddy on the other end. The one thing he didn’t like, was how sensitive the screen was. I think in one call he hung up on daddy about 5 times… but that was because he kept hitting the end button with his jaw bone (mind you, he’s 5… He may have even intentionally hung up a time or two thinking it was funny by that point in time). The Galaxy S III comes in either 16gb or 32 gb. And they come in fun colors such as white (like the one i tested) and Blue, and Black and Amber Brown. My favorite has to be the white- followed closely by the blue! I still love the processing system technology name – Ice Cream Sandwich. I love Ice Cream Sandwiches – and it only fits that I love the processing that this phone has. My personal phone is only a 3G phone, and It is amazing the difference in speed and quality when you switch to a 4G. The 4G actually gets better reception than the 3G does in my own home.
* Verizon lent me this phone for review purposes only. All opinions are those of my own.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 4LTE feels superb. The design contours well against the palm, and while the screen size may be a little big for some (you’ll need a bit of shuffling to reach the upper section of the screen) it’s definitely useable in the hand.
This looks like an awesome phone.
I’ve heard so many great things about this phone! I have a couple of friends who have it and I have to admit I’m more than a bit jealous of them! I love my Razr, but I have a feeling I’d like this even more! Next year! =)
I just bought one of these last Sunday 🙂 in black. I wish they had it in red but apparently that’s only AT&T, pretty funny too since Verizon’s theme colors include red. I love it so far but have managed to delete my Backup Assistant and can’t get it back :(. I agree w/ you too that sometimes I ‘accidentally’ hang up on people also.
I have used Motorola phones for the last two times. I have bought this model recently & this is my first time experience with Motorola. The experience so far is real good, it is user friendly & convenient. It does have a stylish look too. I am going to love my phone for sure 🙂
So jealous! I can’t decide if I want this or the iPhone 5.
I hope they have the same model in pink. I love everything about it but pink is my favorite color. I will check it out in a nearest phone store.
I would love to get this Galaxy. I have an iPhone which is not Thea exciting. Everyone has one but this Galaxy is ubinque like me!:)