I have the S3 and I also write for an Android website, yeah I'm one of those people. However I have recently been having trouble with Verizon's hotspot feature, it keeps dropping data when it is on, and I'm taking online classes. I can't really go without my internet.
Verizon sent me four phones, and upgraded the software on the tower I lock into at home. They also sent me a Motorola RAZR, that's a great example of a crappy phone. I couldn't send that phone back fast enough.
So now I'm looking at the iPhone 5, and wondering how the hotspot would work. I'm also looking at the iPhone 5 since I'm getting tired of the constant fiddling I'm doing with Android.
Don't get me wrong, I love stock Android! I'm typing this on my Nexus 7, but once manufactures get involved thongs get sideways fast. The S3 doesn't run Jelly Bean, it runs Touchwiz, and I hate it.
Updates make me tear my hair out too. When my favorite device gets an update I want it now. So if I get an iPhone, I know I'm not waiting 3 or 4 months to get new features. The update process is so broken on non Nexus devices.
So here's the deal, I want to sell my S3 and get an iPhone 5, I'll keep my unlimited data by buying it used. The 5 will play nicely with my iPad 3 and iMac, and I'll stay on top of the newest Android updates with my Nexus 7.
The only thing I really am going to miss is NFC, I have a tag by my bed that I tap and it shuts off my ringer, sets my screen to dim and sets my alarm. However it will be nice to be able to use my phone with one hand.
Overall the S3 is a great phone, but its big and the radios are weak. Sometimes my battery is dead by 1pm if I forget my charger that day. It has so many features that I've never used and feel are just there to fill bullet points in training manuals.
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