Samsung Galaxy S3 review.

After taking back the Nokia Lumia Windows phone I got myself a new Galaxy S3.  I have to say that after a week of using this phone I really like it alot.  My only grip right now is being unable to find a case that I want for this phone.

I was afraid that the 4.7inch screen would be way to big and awkward to handle.  But in fact the phone feels very natural in my hand and is very easy to hold.  The phone for it's size is extremely lite.  After having an iphone for so long I had forgotten how heavy that phone actually is.  This I am sure is due to the fact that the GS3 is made of plastic, compared to the iphone's glass.  I will say that even though it is plastic the phone does not feel or look cheap at all.  

As for phone functions the speaker is very loud and calls sound great on the phone and reception seems to be very good.  This phone also offers driving mode which will read your texts and you can either use google text to speech or the new S voice to send text messages.  

Speaking of S voice.  S voice pretty much works just like Siri does on the iphone except that it doesn't have that quirky little attitude that Siri has.  Voice recognition for me has been about 85%  which isn't too horrible I suppose.  I have used it to check the weather, set alarms, text, and call people using the hands free device in my car.  It is a nice addition to the phone that I am sure Samsung will improve upon, that is unless Apple finds a way to sue them for this.

Since this is my first Android phone, I had a lot of playing around to do to get familiar with this operating system.  Yes this is customized with Samsung's touchwhiz but from what I can tell it is not that much different than the stock version of Ice Cream Sandwich.  The thing I noticed right off the bat while playing with this operating system is it's customization.  I can pretty much make my home screens look like anything and organize them anyway that I see fit.  I really like being able to put widgets and app icons where ever I like without having to have my screen full.  I can leave spaces to make each home screen feel open and not cluttered.

Another nice touch from Samsung is the nice dropdown menu that sits on top of the notification window.  You have access to a lot of one touch controls to a lot of settings on the phone.  Ie, wi-fi, gps, bluetooth, and sound.  This makes accessing these settings so easy and painless.

As far as apps go I have every app I once had on my iphone except for one, the new zynga game, matching with friends.  I am sure it will be coming very soon.  App wise, they look great on this huge screen and everything is very easy to read.  Since the screen is in HD, movies and games look very great and sharp.

The phone can also see if your eyes are looking at the screen and if they are not then it will auto dim the screen, if not it will keep the screen from going to sleep.  If you are texting someone and decide you would rather call them, while in that text message simply raise the phone to your ear and it will call that person on that number.

This phone has a lot of other cool functionality like being able to watch a movie or video and still be able to text and view websites while still watching the video in a smaller screen.  It also offers S-beam and NFC capabilities, removable battery, and a slot for micro sdcards to expand the memory.  Check out some of these promo videos to get a good idea of what these features look like in action.




I can honestly say that I really enjoy the Android experience and I can understand why Samsung is the most popular of the android phones.  They do a great job with the phones and add a lot of great extras to the phone.