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Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
I was in exactly the same position as you one month ago. Moved from the 4S to the S3.
There's a lot to like about the S3, but the quality of the hardware and the battery life don't compete with Apple. The homescreens are more fun to customize... But the phone app is a convoluted disaster.
What I've realized the past few weeks is I replaced a beautiful phone in the 4S, and have spent my time trying to replace the setup I had on my iPhone. Doing that has made the phone unusable because of how fast the battery drains.
If I were you, I'd really think about whether I want to replace a phone that's worked for me for the past number of years because I want something new just for the sake of it. At least wait until the next iPhone comes out next month to make your decision. Not waiting potentially has a lot more regret.
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Yeah, I am worried about the quality of the hardware to be honest. I'm not sure if I'm too concerned about setting the phone up like my iPhone, though. I think I'll be fine the UI and I'd be moving from an iPhone 4, which is slow as balls opening programs, loading images, etc. For example, when I click on Camera I can basically go grab a cup of coffee while I wait for it to open. Opening Navigon and a couple other apps I use daily are super annoyingly slow as well. The speed of the S3 coupled with the size of the screen are really attractive.
I'll wait for the the iPhone announcement, though, just in case they have a trick up their sleeve. Since they are changing the dock connector and none of my accessories/chargers are going to work anyway, it's a good time to jump ship and I like the idea of supporting companies that are doing customer-friendly things like standardizing ports (micro-USB or whatever it's called) versus Apple and their proprietary, more expensive stuff.
Thanks for the feedback!