Samsung Galaxy S III Jelly Bean review: Bread and butter

1 October 2012
The official rollout of the Galaxy S III Jelly Bean update has finally started. In the next few weeks it should land on just about every Exynos-powered S III unit out there, letting it have a taste of the latest and greatest from Android...

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  • 02 Oct 2012

Bill, 02 Oct 2012Loepoes, the polycarbonate that Samsung used on the S III i... morelol very shallow man but i feel you speak from the heart. i think ill keep my ugly with high IQ. sooner or later that girl pretty girl will look like a nutsack and im sure the cancellation policy will be a bit more than $300. been there done that.

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    • 02 Oct 2012

    Anonymous, 02 Oct 2012Some of these features seem a little overkill. Is it all re... morei hear jitterbug has a new model. Bigger buttons i think

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      • umair
      • RNx
      • 02 Oct 2012

      Can anybody tell me steps to update my S3 from ICS to jelly bean plz?

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        • Anonymous
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        • 02 Oct 2012

        Bill, 02 Oct 2012Loepoes, the polycarbonate that Samsung used on the S III i... moresome people automatically think when they hear plastic is cheap. well guess what, plastic can be beautiful too and aluminum can be ugly too. i'll let you decide what kind of aluminum is in iphone 5 :)

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          • 02 Oct 2012

          Loepoes, 02 Oct 2012Sorry my friend but I'm definately NOT an Apple fan. Actual... morei dont see a problem with high IQ. besides, beauty is subjective, while IQ is IQ, it is never debatable that why we have IQ test. Do we have beauty tests? LOL. What im saying is, SGS3 looks good for me, and for what it does, i could not ask for more.

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            • 02 Oct 2012

            Loepoes, 02 Oct 2012Sorry my friend but I'm definately NOT an Apple fan. Actual... moreLoepoes, the polycarbonate that Samsung used on the S III is the same stuff that airplane fuselages are made from. So despite its slick feeling, it's far from the "cheap plastic" that some people think that it is. :-)

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              • Anonymous
              • fmW
              • 02 Oct 2012

              Some of these features seem a little overkill. Is it all really necessary?

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                • AnonD-14578
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                • 02 Oct 2012

                Still no luck in taiwan cant wait my ics to be jb..
                And sorry for all s3 hater my s3 is good n fluid and beautiful
                Goodluck g

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                  • K18
                  • 02 Oct 2012

                  Dun jelly on us apple fans.

                  You have no idea how does an open source os could own ios6

                  Well,lets wait and see what is ur HIGHNESS king that didnt pay u anything but u paid everything for them,especially ur time used to jelly around.

                  Sincerely,android user.

                    Anonymous, 02 Oct 2012You applefans always blabber about cheap plastic when your ... moreSorry my friend but I'm definately NOT an Apple fan. Actually hate the buggers because of the lack of freedom Apple gives their users. What I'm trying to say is that Samsung could have used better materials for their flagship phone. Just look at all the other stuff they produce like TV's,fridges,etc. Well put together with high grade materials. Maybe not in the same league as B&O or Smeg but than the prices are a lot lower...
                    I'm actually using a Nokia N9 and although the OS may not be as good as Android,its a solid,well made phone. You can see it and feel it....You can choose between a gorgeous woman with no brains or an ugly looking one with a high IQ...

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                      • 02 Oct 2012

                      Anonymous, 02 Oct 2012Actually he's right in the way. JB compensate lag by taxing... moreYou jealous apple fan? How about ios? Compensating smoothness for lack of basic functionalities. Haha! I say jellybean is the sweetspot OS. Smooth without compromising functionality.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 02 Oct 2012

                        Loepoes, 02 Oct 2012It doesn't matter how many updates Google puts in,it will a... moreYou applefans always blabber about cheap plastic when your iphone 5 aluminum comes scratched out of the box. Let me tell you this, whit android, you can choose from a varietry of form factors, materials used etc because there are lots to choose from. Cant do that with apple :)

                          killer droid, 02 Oct 2012dude you are a real h*ter. Wp is c**p and will not sell. Ug... moreIt doesn't matter how many updates Google puts in,it will always remain one ugly piece of cheap plastic...Yuck!!...

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                            • 02 Oct 2012

                            I love my Galaxy S3, but I have to say that it's really frustrating having to wait and not knowing when exactly the official JB update will be available internationally. It's a very silly strategy to just keep people waiting. I've heard good reports about the JB being much faster and smoother, which is all I'm looking for and that's just what is calming my annoyance.

                            Now, on to the issue of people saying that the WP8 UI is boring. I TOTALLY DISAGREE. I think the WP8 UI is really beautiful and with a well marketed device from Samsung, I believe that sales will be really good. I'm really looking forward to Samsung (or Nokia) making a WP8 Phablet. I love the screen size of the Galaxy Note/Note II but with my SGSIII, I have all the goodness that Android has to offer. But being a "gadget whore", I'd love to try out a fresh new OS.

                            Not interested in Apple though. They suck!!!!!!!!!!

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                              • 02 Oct 2012

                              AnonD-63316, 02 Oct 2012True, the flat and boring WP is smoother :DHave you even used WP8 on phone yet?
                              I don't think so.

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                                • 02 Oct 2012

                                this is "Project Butter" or "Project Slower"???
                                LOL

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                                  • K18
                                  • 02 Oct 2012

                                  When GT-i9300 the international version release an offcial jelly bean update ?

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                                    • Old school
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                                    • 02 Oct 2012

                                    Hi, does anyone know whether caller id has now got HD pictures? I've read about it on the net?

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                                      • 02 Oct 2012

                                      pmyt75, 01 Oct 2012Good point mate, GS2 is the REAL testIn theory the GS2 should be more than capable of running jellybean (it is after all slightly more powerful than the Galaxy Nexus)

                                      But I highly doubt the GS2 will see the update this side of Christmas regardless of what Samsung say.

                                      But then I also doubt we'll see the 4.1 update for the i9300 before the i9305 is launched.

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                                        • 02 Oct 2012

                                        killer droid, 02 Oct 2012dude you are a real h*ter. Wp is c**p and will not sell. Ug... more*will destroy,*yuck