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Rating 3.8 out of 5 stars with 70 reviews

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    All around good phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good price on the phone. Had a Galaxy S 1 for four years and it was still working but wanted a 4G so I invested in the Galaxy 111 4G. I use it with Net10 and I happy with service.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Im bought this phone because just got used to its software and didnt want to get used to something newer yet. Only thing i have noticed is its unlocked by third party so the battery life isnt as great as a factory Samsung s3 but it is good and a great price compared to what it came out at.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Entry Level Smart Phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This phone is a great start to those looking in to buying a smart phone. Good speed, responsive touch screen and a decent camera!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    It's a worth purchase

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Samsung Galaxy S III is a worth purchase from Best Buy. This is one of the best mobile phone in this price range with great features. I am extremely satisfied with the product. Just one thing to mention that Galaxy S III is now considered as an old model, but still a good one to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    4g, Camera, Memory

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is great phone for the price. 4G, 8Mgpz camera and 16Gb of internal memory.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Memory

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great phone, plenty of memory for apps. Easy to use. Turned on power saving mode to conserve battery. Did not impact performance.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Unlocked

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Value Oppertunity - Galaxy S3

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great value & quality 4G LTE phone. Beautiful phone at a 1/4 of the price of the latest model of Galaxy S6! Unlocked to allow lots of cell carrier options.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Value for the Price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    unlocked phone with ATT apps. I use T mobile and downloaded visual voice mail and one other app and no issues. ATT software is not an issue. I wish that the battery was strong, but waaaay better than my 5 yr old lg phone. Just today having troubles with a mms file. I hope with a stronger signal the picture will eventually download.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Battery life can be a challenge

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Like Android system and phone functionality. However, some applications need to be turned off or stopped to extend battery life to an acceptable level, (e.g. 8 hours). Otherwise, battery needs to be charged every four hours.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone...

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Phone is really good for the price...this is my first android phone and I really like it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good cheap cell phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought it for my brother and it was as expected. A cheap cell phone but with all the functionalities that I need.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had this phone before, but this time, the voice and quality seemed less on this phone which makes me wonder if it is refurbished? But still good compared to the price!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    good phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    good phone short batt. life unlocked good price i like it alot

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Unlocked

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great cell Cheap Very good tecnologí And gsm unlocked

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So far I love this phone. I had an HTC One X and this phone is much better. More responsive internet, plenty of storage (I have a lot of music on my phone), and a camera that I sometimes opt for in place of my 35mm.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Unlocked

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Older model but unlocked so good for travel and the battery doesn't catch fire.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good phone BUT...

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Sound on phone during calls is very very poor unless ln speaker phone mode I can't hear it

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Was a good phone when I used it. Started to lose signal after 3 years of use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Browsing

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    great mobile

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    it is a very good mobile who will not use mobile much for browsing

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Not the Latest and Greatest Phone but Works for Me

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    First off let me preface this review by saying I am not the type of consumer who needs to have the latest and greatest when it comes to devices. I could do that by doing another contract with any of the providers, AND paying a lot more for monthly service, which I won't do anymore. After getting completely shamboozled by T Mobile in my last contract, I refuse to do any more contracts with anyone. I bought this phone in April 2014, and hooked the phone up to prepaid service, and the phone works great. Yeah, I know it's not the latest, but wanted a phone with a bigger screen and more memory than the original phone I got from AIO/Cricket several months ago. Even before I got the phone I put an Otterbox Defender case on it, and even though the case does add bulk and size to it, the phone still fits in my pocket easily. I prefer to have the case on it, because the rubberized case makes the phone easier to handle, and carry around without fear of dropping it. And BTW, the buttons on the Otterbox Defender work great with the S3, no problems there. The phone takes good pics, I am sure many other phones take better, but I am happy with the pic quality. The voice to text is pretty good, but I find that I have to disable WiFi, to make the Voice to Text feature operate correctly. Also no problem with connecting the S3 to my Plantronics Voyager Legend headset. Wish Battery life was better, have to charge the phone every night, even with light to moderate use, even with disabling WiFi and Bluetooth. One great thing about Best Buy, that I am very pleased about, is that BB was able to price match a competitor for the same phone, and I got the S3 for an amazing deal. I use a phone for just phone, texting, and light internet usage, and that's it, could not care less about watching movies or all the other functions on a phone. I know it's 2 generations behind the S5, but I am happy with it.

    I would recommend this to a friend