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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 807 reviews

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    Rating 4.0 out of 5 stars

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95%would recommend to a friend

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Customers consistently note the large screen size and excellent camera quality as major pros. The ease of use is also frequently praised. However, a common complaint centers around the battery life, with users reporting concerns about charging time and overall battery performance.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    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 phone for every day use. It has a great camera and I think it is wonderful. It is better than iphone by far. I think anyone that has an I phone is pretty ridiculous. Thatvis about all I have to say.

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

    Excellent features all around!

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

    This phone is all I've read about it and more. There's a bit of a learning curve in using its many features, but for me that would be true of any smartphone when upgrading from an old feature phone. The battery lasts me two days, but I turn it off at night and don't spend every waking hour on it texting or surfing or whatever. This phone can do so much it takes a bit of getting used to. A question came up while visiting family, and I started to Google the answer, but then I remembered a recent commercial and just asked my phone. It understood my question and almost immediately provided the answer - aloud over the speaker for the family to hear. Amazing! I remember pre-TV and phones with party lines. This phone is a wonder.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Has more than enough power for daily use

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

    I wanted the S4 but Best Buy had the S3 for $50 - vs. the $200 for the S4...since I was moving from a HTC EVO 4G ...this was a no brainer and I am happy!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent smart phone

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

    Best phone I have had. Easy navigation, Great graphics. Speedy processor. Eye catching display. Many great features. Best Android phone on the market.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love my new phone.

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

    I must say I was impressed with my phone. I truly like it. I am still learning to use it. I would like to transfer my music from iTunes to my S3 but not sure how. That's my only hang up right now.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    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, is a little big but after a few weeks I was used to it. The signal started out great in my office and now is just ok. Could be the carrier though. Overall I would recommend this phone to anyone looking for a top of the line phone.

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

    Phone is okay. Carrier is not.

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

    Even though Best Buy is supposed to be non-partisan, the clerk that convinced me to goes with Sprint told me it was the best carrier and even showed me that he has it on is phone. In my limited cell phone use, I have found it ti be the worst in the delays of conversation and lost parts of conversation. I really like the talk as you go directions. However, and this could be user error, I was only able to use it once and now I just get written instructions and maps. Also, even at its loudest, the ring is too quiet to hear when in my purse.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love the new phone

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

    The phone is definitely an improvement from what I had before the Samsung Focus 2 Windows phone. I love the functions and apps. I am not that fond on the battery life and the phone features.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice phone great camera

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

    Great battery life and camera. I love the split screens very useful for me. I don't like when I send a message to multiple people via text they can see who all received it and gets any replies that comes back to....where is the BCC?

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great features, quick

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

    Liked this phone since it came out. Beautiful design, great features. Samsung preloaded apps are functional. Siri-like feature is fun. Screen size is perfect....not too big...not too small.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The best smartphone I have ever owned.

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

    This phone is awesome. I've of the best Android devices available. Ultra smooth with the Jelly Bean update.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I could not have chosen a better phone.

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

    This phone is amazing in every way. The camera takes near-professional photos, crystal clear bass, treble when playing music and the picture quality of movies is top of the line great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Phone

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

    Love this phone. It has been great, I could not transfer my calendar to my laptop. It has been the only difficult thing with this phone

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Phone For Price!

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

    Great phone for the price. Fast enough to do everything I want, surprisingly loud speaker, and excellent storage capicity even without an SD card. Best phone I've ever had, bar none.

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

    Overall great phone for my personal use

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

    I like everything about this phone. I don't think I will need more phone than this, especially not before my contract expires. I just have to find a case asap because i purchased a case that was a one-piece snap on and it just makes the phone slippery in my hand. I had more "grippy" case but it was white and it's white days are long gone so it's been put down. Once Sprint's 4GLTE is up and running I think I will then get to experience my phone at full capacity. With the network in it's beginning phases, i'm not sure if dropped calls and loss of connectivity is a network issue or a phone/settings issue. Hopefully, i can find out sooner than later.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent camera

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

    I love the large screen, storage space for lots of pictures, videos, apps, music, etc. Voice to text works much better than my previous phone, the HTC. The text are more accurate.

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

    reliable and easy to use

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

    we have 3 of these in our family, and not one of them have failed. My parents are old and not very technical. They had a LG "smart phone" but were unable to use it. They kept deleting numbers and butt dialing ppl. But with the samsung interface it was intuitive and easy for them to use. I use mine for business mostly and there is nothing that this phone can't do. Plus Sprint finally has there 4G up and things are working pretty sweet. only CON is they ringtones are hard to hear and not very loud.

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

    Good phone for first time smartphone upgraders...

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

    This is my first smartphone and I would grade it as 'Good'. It has been just over a month and I am dissappointed in the calls that I am missing. I took it back to Best Buy and they were nice enough to give me a new one, but the same problems persist. I use my phone for personal calls and texting from time to time, so I expect this phone to atleast ring when someone calls. I upgraded from the old LG Rumor and Rumor 2 and didn't have this problem. If anything I would drop a call before I would hear a person said they called and I don't even get a 'Missed Call' message. The extra feautures are nice for those who need organization. A lot of reading to get use to the extra phone features for first time smartphoner's. Other than that the look and feel is great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very easy to use and looks great

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

    Very simple to pick up and start using. Screen color is bright and vibrant, camera is really great in day light for hiking trips or hang gliding. Really enjoying my new phone.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice Phone, easy to use, great size

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

    Really enjoy using this phone. My second Galaxy phone. my fist one was the first Galaxy to come out. Purchased this one because the first one stop working after three years

    I would recommend this to a friend