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Yes you probably could get an S3 for cheap right about now with the S4 coming out soon, however the big thing people that move away from iPhone aren't aware of is the fragmented support.
With iOS you got your updates and what not from one source. With android it is all up to your phone manufacturer. There is no guarantee for how long Samsung plans to support the S3. I just updated my S3 to the latest version of Android out there 4.2.2 and it runs great.
If you look a few posts earlier in which I mentioned the main things to look for when going Android. Manufacturer and Flagship are key.
With iOS you got your updates and what not from one source. With android it is all up to your phone manufacturer. There is no guarantee for how long Samsung plans to support the S3. I just updated my S3 to the latest version of Android out there 4.2.2 and it runs great.
If you look a few posts earlier in which I mentioned the main things to look for when going Android. Manufacturer and Flagship are key.
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It has been confirmed that the S3 will get (updated to) the same software as the S4 is released with. So the S3 should still be supported for sometime more.
IMO the S4 is not worth the hardware specs over the 3. And since the 3 will get all the same software at some point... why not get a 3 for cheap?
IMO the S4 is not worth the hardware specs over the 3. And since the 3 will get all the same software at some point... why not get a 3 for cheap?
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It has been confirmed that the S3 will get (updated to) the same software as the S4 is released with. So the S3 should still be supported for sometime more.
IMO the S4 is not worth the hardware specs over the 3. And since the 3 will get all the same software at some point... why not get a 3 for cheap?
IMO the S4 is not worth the hardware specs over the 3. And since the 3 will get all the same software at some point... why not get a 3 for cheap?
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It has been confirmed that the S3 will get (updated to) the same software as the S4 is released with. So the S3 should still be supported for sometime more.
IMO the S4 is not worth the hardware specs over the 3. And since the 3 will get all the same software at some point... why not get a 3 for cheap?
IMO the S4 is not worth the hardware specs over the 3. And since the 3 will get all the same software at some point... why not get a 3 for cheap?
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There are ROMs that are more "pure" Google.
AOKP ROMs can have some pretty slick add ons tho too
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ugh. I rooted to run ROMs with no bloat. I'm happy with what I got and will leave it as is. Looking for an international Galaxy Nexus to play with though.
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