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Galaxy s2 vs Galaxy Nexus vs Galaxy s3

I've had my I9100 for a while and currently its running Resurrection Remix Rom 2.5.3. I'm kind of getting tired of this phone but don't know which one should I get, I can trade my phone for a nexus or I can spend about 200-300 more on a s3. Any kind of input would be greatly appreciated. Or should I wait for the new nexus phones out due in October?
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S3 way to expensive for what it can do, Nexus way to buggy low camera but best software ROM created by Google and S2 best choice in my opinion ...
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iidank12 said:
I've had my I9100 for a while and currently its running Resurrection Remix Rom 2.5.3. I'm kind of getting tired of this phone but don't know which one should I get, I can trade my phone for a nexus or I can spend about 200-300 more on a s3. Any kind of input would be greatly appreciated. Or should I wait for the new nexus phones out due in October?
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I suggest u'd worth be patience to wait the next nexus (motorola?) Coz the it's Google golden boy as it'll be updated like a dancer frequently..
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Keep the galaxy s2 and wait for S4 quad CPUs + Adreno 320
Galaxy nexus will not be an upgrade for you
Because power vr 540 is much weaker than mail 400
Also TI OMAP 4460 is not better than exynos
The camera is 5 MP compared to 8 MP in the S2
The screen is pentile which is worse than your current screen (trust me it is the worst ever in my opinion)
Developers support is much better for the S2 compared to the Nexus
Good luck!

Stay with S2 and wait for Note II or the new Nexus, any other smartphone wont be much better from S2.

Yeah I checked out the nexus in person and I'm just looking for a better looking larger display with lte, I guess I'll hold out for the new nexus
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Forget to buy those phones as it's late already. Only buy a phone max. 1 month after the phone is released.
I recommend the next nexus because google is the real boss in terms of android, not samsung.
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Do you guys have any ball park guesses for the specs of the new nexus?
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Search for those coming specs. No one can make this decision but you.

Galaxy Nexus or GS3

Which do you have, GN or GS3? Why?
What is your battery life?
Should I wait for next Galaxy Nexus?
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jjjjayd13 said:
Which do you have, GN or GS3? Why?
What is your battery life?
Should I wait for next Galaxy Nexus?
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I have neither, but all I can say is that I'll never buy a non-nexus phone from Samsung. If you want good software, wait for the nexus, but if you want good hardware, the S3 would be for you. Personally, I feel that only good hardware isn't what all a person needs..
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I have both. Nexus is rooted, S3 not yet. S3 manages it's power a lot better. Nexus must be rooted to achieve decent battery life. Hardware is much better on S3, but I wouldn't have a problem going back to my nexus either.
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The camera alone on the GS3 was enough for me to not use my Nexus anymore
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Every review I have read says the Galaxy S2 beats the Nexus and the S3 is so much better than the S2 so pretty sure the S3 is better than the Nexus..

I don't have the nexus but the S3 is really sweet. I came from the Razr which I still have and use from time to time but this has better battery life than I thought. Also the camera is really fast, no delay! So far the only complaint is the radio is not as good as my Razr but from what I read the nexus is just the same!

I had both deal breaker for me was no storage on Nexus, camera and battery life. Sgs3 is much better in those departments.
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sabre31 said:
I had both deal breaker for me was no storage on Nexus, camera and battery life. Sgs3 is much better in those departments.
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Thanks for that info. Let me make sure I understand, the Nexus has not sd card. What was your typical battery life not including extended battery?

I got both and I prefer my gs3 is slimmer and camera just kill the galaxy nexus, ics touchwiz is not the bad, and now we got a pre cm10 on our gs3 night lies for cm9 and aokp m6,so I'm sticking with my Galaxy s 3,another reason is space unless you getting a cdma one the gsm one didn't cut it for me 16gb is nice but not enough, I had a 32gb iphone and got used to taking the alot pics so I would recommend you the gs3
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jgalan14 said:
I got both and I prefer my gs3 is slimmer and camera just kill the galaxy nexus, ics touchwiz is not the bad, and now we got a pre cm10 on our gs3 night lies for cm9 and aokp m6,so I'm sticking with my Galaxy s 3,another reason is space unless you getting a cdma one the gsm one didn't cut it for me 16gb is nice but not enough, I had a 32gb iphone and got used to taking the alot pics so I would recommend you the gs3
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With 16gb plus 64gb card or 32gb with 32gb card?

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With 16gb plus 64gb card or 32gb with 32gb card?
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I would get the 32gb with a 64gb sd card if I had the money.
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Honestly I would wait trust me something better is coming
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androidaddict23 said:
Honestly I would wait trust me something better is coming
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There is always something better coming, but that something better always come late since we're in the US.

The S3's bootloader on Verizon is locked. That right there makes me want to keep my Nexus. I'm new to Samsung anyways. Only had my Nexus for a few weeks now. I've played with the S3... its a sweet phone. The screen and camera are amazing! But I'm content with my Nexus for now.
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I don't have a Nexus, but I've played with one and it's certainly a great phone.
I'm an AOSP-addict, who has never once been satisfied by a manufacturer's ROM. I would crack-flash a buggy build of CyanogenMod rather than have something like Sense/Motoblur.
However... The TouchWiz on my Galaxy S3 isn't so bad when rooted and debloated. It's good enough that I switched back to it from the buggy CM10 ROM I had on it.
They're both good phones, but it boils down to how badly you want AOSP and updates from Google.

ExodusC said:
I don't have a Nexus, but I've played with one and it's certainly a great phone.
I'm an AOSP-addict, who has never once been satisfied by a manufacturer's ROM. I would crack-flash a buggy build of CyanogenMod rather than have something like Sense/Motoblur.
However... The TouchWiz on my Galaxy S3 isn't so bad when rooted and debloated. It's good enough that I switched back to it from the buggy CM10 ROM I had on it.
They're both good phones, but it boils down to how badly you want AOSP and updates from Google.
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duglas said:
Every review I have read says the Galaxy S2 beats the Nexus and the S3 is so much better than the S2 so pretty sure the S3 is better than the Nexus..
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I wouldnt say that my Sprint GS3 is that much better than my GS2 Epic Touch.I think the screen on my Epic Touch might be better.Other than this they are almist the same.In Qudrant GS3 scores aloms the same in FPS tests(i know GS3 has higher res) it beats GS2 by low margins in others,and in some tests GS2 scores higher.
Is GS3 better?Yes,but not by much.Now international quad core Xynos version is probably a lot better,and Korean quad core with 2gb of ram is the king of phones at the moment.
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I don't have the nexus but the S3 is really sweet. I came from the Razr which I still have and use from time to time but this has better battery life than I thought. Also the camera is really fast, no delay! So far the only complaint is the radio is not as good as my Razr but from what I read the nexus is just the same!
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Droids get slot of undeservrd glory in my opinion.Would you say that GS3 best phone you ever owned?
I speak for my self but ever sense i bought Samsung Behold 2(RIP),i loved Samsung phones mainly because of rought build quality and Amoled and dont even consider other phones(I do like Xperia's only thing missing is Amoled).
I own Epic 4G-best GS1 variant,Epic Touch-best GS2 variant and now GS3 on Sprint(this time Sprint version doesnt stand ot from the rest),but i love them all,even my original Epic still holds its own with ics rom.
LONG LIVE SAMSUNG!

lviv73 said:
Is GS3 better?Yes,but not by much.Now international quad core Xynos version is probably a lot better,and Korean quad core with 2gb of ram is the king of phones at the moment.
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Do you know whether the 2 gb ram quad core is regional and cant be used elsewhere in the world? I was thinking that I could have one of them shipped to me, that is if it works here where i live. Admit it, the korea variant beats everything in the market right now.
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Spiralzz said:
Do you know whether the 2 gb ram quad core is regional and cant be used elsewhere in the world? I was thinking that I could have one of them shipped to me, that is if it works here where i live. Admit it, the korea variant beats everything in the market right now.
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You know what,i think it is.Though quad version with 2gb ram is ether Korean or Japanese version,i think its japanese version im not sure.
But regular quad core international version with on 1gb ram is tmobile and att compatible.
Another plus to to one of the quad versions has built in tv tuner!Google it,if you have the money get one and let us know how it is.

I have both. Rooted s3 with AOKP narrowly beats the nexus. Once the s3 has a JB ROM it will be no contest.
Honestly, the nexus camera is the deal breaker.
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Similar Phone?

I've had a Nexus S for about a year now and it's the perfect phone for me aside from one little detail: expandable memory.
I'll probably be upgrading soon but I want something that:
-has a Removable Battery like the Nexus S
-at least 1Ghz processor
-between 4 and 5 inches large in screen size
- Expandable Memory (Or at least 32GB, but only if it's the only choices)
- Customizable (not too complicated to root and some good choices for Stock Roms)
Any recommendations?

Galaxy s3 meets all the categories
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Galaxy S3 is a little too expensive and new for me lol. I was thinking something in the same price range or less as say a Galaxy Nexus (which I would get if it had expandable memory). Plus, it's a little on the big side for me tbh.

The0Code said:
Galaxy S3 is a little too expensive and new for me lol. I was thinking something in the same price range or less as say a Galaxy Nexus (which I would get if it had expandable memory). Plus, it's a little on the big side for me tbh.
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The Nexus S is similar to the Galaxy S, and the Galaxy Nexus is similar to the GS2. I like the GS2, personally, though it seems that it's still more expensive than you might like.

Huawei Hanour.
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Check out the Galaxy S3 Mini. It might fit your needs.

Oh, I just realized the Galaxy Nexus does have a removable battery AND a 32GB version. I found my target guys, thanks for the help

Woot! Staying in the nexus family !!
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Woot! Staying in the nexus family !!
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What a surprise...
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Do you guys know if the Galaxy Nexus has a normal sim card slot or a mini one like the iPhone?

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Do you guys know if the Galaxy Nexus has a normal sim card slot or a mini one like the iPhone?
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Normal sim.

There's no other phone like Nexus... Awesome battery timing and 16gb is more than enough fr me
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The0Code said:
I've had a Nexus S for about a year now and it's the perfect phone for me aside from one little detail: expandable memory.
I'll probably be upgrading soon but I want something that:
-has a Removable Battery like the Nexus S
-at least 1Ghz processor
-between 4 and 5 inches large in screen size
- Expandable Memory (Or at least 32GB, but only if it's the only choices)
- Customizable (not too complicated to root and some good choices for Stock Roms)
Any recommendations?
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I bought a Huawei Ascend G300 for my daughter for $134 AUD (about $140USD). Checks all your list. Rooting was easy. Stock roms are only up to ICS, Custom CM roms up to JB 4.1.2. Phone seemed quite zippy and has a fast reboot which is way quicker than rebooting a Nexus S, Doesn't have its own forum on XDA but MoDaCo has a G300 forum with everything you need. Battery life is amazing,

If you want to stray outside of the Nexus family, the HTC Raider is an underrated phone. Some development still going on, and it is LTE ready.

GS3 Mini is slightly similar but more powerful to NS.
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Xperia S?
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So it's almost the end of the journey

Alright guys,
I'll be due for upgrade in next month. I wanted to discuss it with you.
Which phone are you going for after this adorable phone. Being honest will easily and comfortably serve another year.
I would be enticed to get the s4 but the lack of full sources from Samsung seems going to repeat itself again.
I dropped this thread hear as people will biased towards their phones in the respected forums.
Many thanks
Tell me what u think guys.
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I'd wait for at least the next Nexus it's not really worth "upgrading". Whatever you're gonna "upgrade" to except Nexus or Samsung, you'll wait forever for the next Android version, unlike the S3 users.
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This year ill stick to s3.. Prob will put it on aosp..Best android experience is stock nexus one..
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I'm going the s4 but waiting for the 32 gig one is out in Australia as I normally buy my phone outright ....
i think allot of the gimmicks we find at we first we start to use like smart stay ect on the s3. I like TW (shock horror) and in general enjoy the innovation that Samsung has developed since the original i9000 anyway good luck with your choice . better the devil you know as they say lol
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TigerCourage said:
I'd wait for at least the next Nexus it's not really worth "upgrading". Whatever you're gonna "upgrade" to except Nexus or Samsung, you'll wait forever for the next Android version, unlike the S3 users.
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Well the S3 is no speed demon with updates(still faster than the rest)
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Sticking with S3 for awhile. I'll upgrade a generation later than S4.
I'd say S3 still got a lot of potential for tweaks.

colang said:
I'm going the s4 but waiting for the 32 gig one is out in Australia as I normally buy my phone outright ....
i think allot of the gimmicks we find at we first we start to use like smart stay ect on the s3. I like TW (shock horror) and in general enjoy the innovation that Samsung has developed since the original i9000 anyway good luck with your choice . better the devil you know as they say lol
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Read the S4 forums in detail, there are a couple of dealbreakers for me, at the moment.
Screen seems to have issues, smearing and red pixels not turning completely off on black images. Hopefully they are software related (wouldn't surprise anyone) but they could be defects.
It seems the S4 is a greatly rushed product, what a shame...

Thank you guys for your replies, people seems to mention the s4 only. What about the new handsome HTC ONE guys?
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CHEVYbarracuda1 said:
This year ill stick to s3.. Prob will put it on aosp..Best android experience is stock nexus one..
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My phone functions and behaves with AOSP only , I've been on it for months do I advise to do so
The only down side is the camera !!
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colang said:
I'm going the s4 but waiting for the 32 gig one is out in Australia as I normally buy my phone outright ....
i think allot of the gimmicks we find at we first we start to use like smart stay ect on the s3. I like TW (shock horror) and in general enjoy the innovation that Samsung has developed since the original i9000 anyway good luck with your choice . better the devil you know as they say lol
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Same here, will wait till the 32gb version, if they release one.. But fear we will never see one..
Didn't Sammy promise a 32gb S3..?
I might just wait otherwise until the S5, the S3 is still a great phone and I'm tied for another year on contract.
Once the ports come for 4.2 and eventually 5.0 this will make my phone seem like a new one anyway..

I don't know what are you talking about, i have 32GB S3 model for almost 8 months... o.0

johnk1973 said:
Same here, will wait till the 32gb version, if they release one.. But fear we will never see one..
Didn't Sammy promise a 32gb S3..?
I might just wait otherwise until the S5, the S3 is still a great phone and I'm tied for another year on contract.
Once the ports come for 4.2 and eventually 5.0 this will make my phone seem like a new one anyway..
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and why would you want to wait rather buying an sd card on the top of the 16g model?
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and why would you want to wait rather buying an sd card on the top of the 16g model?
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I already have a 64gb mem card thanks.. but all programs get installed to the internal memory and I have some bigs games and i'm getting fed up of making space.. Also you only get to use 11gb, not 16gb
Because I need my mem card to be formatted FAT32 so my laptop can read it I can't save files bigger than 4gb on it, therefore no HD films which i have to download to internal mem, which as that stands I don't have a 4gb spare anyway..

Using directory bind there is absolutely no need for bigger internal space
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Thank you guys for your replies, people seems to mention the s4 only. What about the new handsome HTC ONE guys?
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It looks nice, but the camera isn't great, battery life is hit and miss, I hate the button layout (why put the power button on the top left, yuck) and no room for extra memory.

none of the gpu s out there is enough for 1080p atm so ill stick with s3 better game performance than new phones and really very little difference on browser performance doesnt worth for upgrading atm.

HTC one also has no removable back cover/battery, so there's another negative. I don't like the trend towards 'apple'-fying new phones, having expandable memory & removable battery are very important for me!

I will keep my S3 32GB GT-9300I at least until S5, and who knows maybe untill S6 if i don't have problems with it.
it's perfect for me.

andy55 said:
HTC one also has no removable back cover/battery, so there's another negative. I don't like the trend towards 'apple'-fying new phones, having expandable memory & removable battery are very important for me!
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Hell yes!!! If I wanted an Apple iphone I'd buy one, not an I-clone from a company who's credibilty just went down 1000 points because it jumped on the Apple bandwagon....
Leave us our expandible memory and removable battery...

tmac31 said:
none of the gpu s out there is enough for 1080p atm so ill stick with s3 better game performance than new phones and really very little difference on browser performance doesnt worth for upgrading atm.
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Better game performance than other phones? Is this true?
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which will be your next handset after i9300?

1. S4/s5
2. Nexus4/4
3. note 3
4. Other android phone
5. Other phone?
Id intended to wait 2 years until I upgraded but 1gb of ram is working out to be ridiculously low and basically, while ideally id love to change to wp8 I'm addicted to android.... I'm waiting to see what the final specs of the note 3 and nexus 5 will be, and choose between the two. I'm thinking note 3 is the strongest contender as it will most likely be a powerhouse but pure android is tempting too
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A pure nexus.. But not nexus 4
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I belive i will upgrade to s4 when i get the chance
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I will but the S4 in week
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HTC one when Google add it to the nexus line.. 100% banking on it.
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HTC one when Google add it to the nexus line.. 100% banking on it.
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Definitely the next Nexus. Unless the unlocked S4 running stock Android will be available in Europe.

it's not been released yet

The Google Note 3
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I think the S4, i had the money to buy it but i spent it, now im deciding what to do when i get the money again
But im leaning towards the S4 or the xperia z
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Xperia Z, so I wont worry when im in the toilet again ^_^

Note 3 !!!
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Note 3 for sure
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nexus 4 or htc one..

HTC ONE ...

Note 3

I`am thinking of Note3 as everybody, but still waiting for Motorola X phone.
And hoping for phone with IP67 (water and dust proof), big battery and possibilities above S3 AND most important - with dock station with i can use my phone as home computer.

Hopefully soon an Oppo Find 5 or it's follow-up by the end of this year.
It's screen, sound and UI create the ultimate user-experience I honestly find unmatched by any other phone.
The only reason it's probably unknown to you is it's lack of marketing in comparison to the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4.
It's something you guys should really check out! :good:
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Hopefully soon an Oppo Find 5 or it's follow-up by the end of this year.
It's screen, sound and UI create the ultimate user-experience I honestly find unmatched by any other phone.
The only reason it's probably unknown to you is it's lack of marketing in comparison to the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4.
It's something you guys should really check out! :good:
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I'll google that when I get home
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S5
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