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I know it's been mentioned already, but the battery is horrible on this phone.

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/...png?1322693145

Can't for the life of me imagine why. Large, bright screen. LTE connectivity. Super thin.

Nope, can't seem to figure it out...

If any smartphone gets you through the day, that should be all you need. That goes for pretty well any smartphone out there, today.

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Originally Posted by 3klipze (Post 8100851)

Winson, do you have a microSD in your phone? Just wondering, it would help narrow down the problem

Reformatting the microSD and some other setting tweaks fixed the media bug thing

My phone is fine, got 6 hours of screen time yesterday, wifi + sync on the whole time. Pure texting/facebook/whatsapp/twitter no youtube/movies/games

Yes, I do have a Micro SD in my phone which I haven't reformatted since update.

Day 1 - My battery was at 55% before I charged it when I went to sleep and at that point used the phone for 13 hours which consisted of moderate surfing, downloading a couple things through Google Play, whatsapping, and a few phone calls all on LTE

Day 2 - Battery was at 50% before I charged it with 17 hours of use, same as above in terms of use.

This has been consistent with my battery usage prior to JB update. If it means anything I use Juice Defender Ultimate as well.

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Originally Posted by Alatar (Post 8100998)

:badpokerface:
hmmmm Note 2....
Larger, bright screen, LTE, super thin
fantastic battery life

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Originally Posted by MadMax (Post 8100090)

Here's my problem (s). I can only use LET mode or WCDMA mode. I cannot use just GSM mode or the radio just dies and I get no signal.

Battery life seemed fine the first day but now it is dropping like crazy. As of this writing it has been three hours since 100% battery charge and it is now at 73%. I'v looked at a couple of web pages, some dedicated web apps like Engadget and that's it. GPS has been off, bluetooth on and I've had one call that I've been on. When I check how much ram is in use it is currently at 850mb out of 1.56gb available. Last night I saw it as high as 1.1gb in use. Before the JB update via Kies the most RAM in use would be 700mb. Yes, I have cleared running applications and all windows and the RAM use is still high. I figure it is higher now because of Google Now and maybe that is why my battery is draining faster than before.

The one improvement I've seen so far is that I can copy and paste without crashing whatever application I was copying from. I'm going to back up then reset then phone and see what that does. If it still is buggy then I'll root and install CM10 or Paranoid. If that doesn't work then fuck it, I'll try a Nokia 920.

So it seems that I've fixed most of the issues. I backed up the phone, contacts, music, chats, etc. and then did a reset of the phone back to factory specs (with with JB of course instead of ICS). I then reloaded my apps, settings, etc.

The difference between now and yesterday is big. Yesterday after three hours my battery was down to 73%. Today after four hours it is down to only 81%. I even have the live lock screen (liquid?) enabled and still I'm getting better battery life. I have not made any calls like I did by this time yesterday but the calls I made yesterday totaled no more than five minutes. The phone does not stutter when scrolling except for when it first wakes up after sitting for a while and overall it is smoother and seems more "complete". I highly recommend doing a full reset after you upgrade but be sure to back up first.

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Originally Posted by Alatar (Post 8100998)

Note 2?

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Originally Posted by Simplex123 (Post 7993905)

I actually really like this case but it wouldn't look good with my pebble blue
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31j%2BJIuOhsL.jpg
(Only for Galaxy S3 3G) Zenus Galaxy S3 Masstige Oak Wood Block Diary - Androids

Anybody know who sells these locally?

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Originally Posted by accordpoop (Post 8101627)

Anybody know who sells these locally?

I ordered from their site been using it for a month now and the white is getting kinda dirty.
Otherwise it's pretty useful
Posted via RS Mobile

Ya they have really nice cases. I'm not looking for this particular case but a local retailer that sells the zenus products.

it is a waste to cover such a nice phone up with a case.

How long does kies typically take to do a complete backup? This thing has been at it for an hour already.

My phone won't even connect to kies via USB anymore, I have to use kies air

I just downloaded JB last night, had 90% battery life before I went for an exam today, phone stayed in my pocket the entire time, came out 2 hours later and had 43% battery :badpokerface:

^ fiddle with google now settings... i heard google now drains a lot of battery.

anyone manage to root the ota jb?

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Originally Posted by danny_d19 (Post 8101971)

My phone won't even connect to kies via USB anymore, I have to use kies air

KIES is weird software, you have to reinstall several times to get it work properly. First it won't back up my wife's S3, I reinstalled. Then it won't download, I reinstalled. After that, it won't detect USB, I reinstalled once again. Lastly, it finally works.

Nova doesn't seem as smooth after the new update. That and the gray notification bar be my only complaints.

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Originally Posted by bluejays (Post 8102179)

I just downloaded JB last night, had 90% battery life before I went for an exam today, phone stayed in my pocket the entire time, came out 2 hours later and had 43% battery :badpokerface:

Same here. Finally had the old OS optimized for battery life.

i have an extra oem battery new in the box for 35 if any of you guys want it!
just shoot me a pm!

Galaxy S3, 1280x720 res, 2100mah battery
Galaxy Note II 1280x720 res, 3100mah battery.

Nuff said.

bah!

My S3 on Rogers got the OTA update to JB but my GF"s Rogers Branded S3 on fido didn't get it. Should I swap sims and see if it downloads?

Edit: Swapped Sims. Keeps saying Access to the software update service is provided to users in the order in which they request it. Try again later.

Dafuq~!

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Originally Posted by dhillon09 (Post 8102745)

Update using KIES....that is if your phone connects to it
(sometimes mine won't connect, fuckn hit or miss with this thing)

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Originally Posted by asian_XL (Post 8102201)

hm good to know, I'll give that a try

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Originally Posted by dhillon09 (Post 8102745)

Your GF will have to wait for OTA. My Fido one got it earlier this week. Hmm like 3 or 4 days after my Rogers friend got it.

you dont need a simcard in it to update. just need wifi

just try twice a day for like a week thats what i did lol