Considering switching from iPhone 4S but................

[tcugrilla]

My late 50ish eyes like the larger screen of the Galaxy III. However, I am seeing many complaints about software and other technical issues that are rarely (at least in my case) are a part of the iPhone world. I am looking for the experiences, good and bad,  of those that have switched from the iPhone to the Galaxy III

[japetty]

I am 69 and have owned my SIII now since August 2012 and not had an issue with my phone or my software...this is not to say you won't YMMV.  I have read about many having trouble with their phones and the software when the update came to update the ICS to Jellybean.  I did not experience any problems with the Jellybean update.  I am OK with Jellybean but with I could go back to ICS not possible and keep the phone stock.  I moved to the SIII from MOTO Droid Razr Maxx which was a good phone and I never had problems even when they updated it to ICS.  The thing with the SIII is the battery life which I am only getting about 10 - 12 hours on a charge...the Droid Razr Maxx I got 2 days sometimes better out of which was really nice.  You may want to consider the Note II as it has much better battery life than the SIII.  I do read about owners having issues with them as well as some of the software on them.  I have never owned an iphone and  NEVER will...just as I have never owned an apple computer, I have always owned a windows pc.  I am starting to move away from the pc to an android tablet since I don't really need a pc anymore.  A tablet will suffice for what I do now.  I do use a pc at work though for Office and AutoCAD.  Good luck with your decision hope what I said here helped and if you have anymore questions please feel free here to reply with them.

[DieAnn]

Hi.  I would suggest you go to you tube and search for the video called "50 reasons why samsung galaxy s3 is better than the iphone".  I am NOT suggesting that to put down or bash the iphone (that is a great product).  The reason I suggest that is because it will show you side by side comparisons of some features and show you some that you my not know about or currently have with your iphone.  (I learned a lot about my s3 that way).  My only warning to you would be, knowing iphone users that switched, you can expect a bit of frustration and a learning curve figuring out the s3.  I'm an experienced andriod user and it still took me a good long time to figure out all of my Galaxy s3.  I love my s3 and have not had any software issues or anything.  Good luck

[rcschnoor]

I just watched that video and it is outstanding. It showed a bunch of capabilities of which I was not aware. However, a LOT of those capabilities are android capabilities and not tied ONLY to the S3.