GSIII Screen Question

**mrquaid** · 07-07-2012, 12:24 PM

Hello,

Like many others I am on the fence between the GSIII and EVO LTE.

Biggest drawback for EVO - non-removable battery

Biggest drawback for GSIII - Screen

I did a head to head screen comparison in the store and on the GSIII there was a pretty strong blue tint. I had the screen brightness at 100%. I tested by bringing up websites with a white background. The whites definitely looked sky blue.
I have also read that in direct sunlight the screen was very difficult to see.

Any firsthand experience on either of these issues?

Thanks

Like many making this same decision, it is very possible I am over-thinking it!

**Iamdunne** · 07-07-2012, 12:30 PM

I had the Galaxy S2 Skyrocket and now have the HTC One x, storage isn't as big a deal to me as having a screen I love to look at. Just my 2 cents but aren't there apps that help to adjust the blue? I know there was when I had the skyrocket . Good luck in your decision.

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**carlos516x** · 07-07-2012, 01:13 PM

Another con for the S3 is the terrible brightness. It is plain bad compared to the ONE X/EVO LTE. It is way too dim to enjoy on a bright sunny day.

**bhj83** · 07-07-2012, 01:21 PM

I had the EVO LTE and it had too many problems for me. The multi tasking on it is terrible. If you try to switch back and forth between 3 apps it will have to reload the app data. I never notice that with the 2GB of ram on the S3. Also, i was habing issues with my 3G dropping out frequently on the EVO and I haven't seen that on the S3. Personally I tend to prefer the S3 screen over the EVO. It just looks better to me.

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**shafer0219** · 07-07-2012, 01:49 PM

I've had both phones and am sticking with the GSIII.

**Vegasr** · 07-07-2012, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by bhj83

I had the EVO LTE and it had too many problems for me. The multi tasking on it is terrible. If you try to switch back and forth between 3 apps it will have to reload the app data. I never notice that with the 2GB of ram on the S3. Also, i was habing issues with my 3G dropping out frequently on the EVO and I haven't seen that on the S3. Personally I tend to prefer the S3 screen over the EVO. It just looks better to me.

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+1 especially on liking the screen better on my S3 compared to when I had the Evo LTE, which I do not miss.

**mrquaid** · 07-07-2012, 02:54 PM

Thanks to all, very good to hear from those who have had both

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**Skunkape60** · 07-07-2012, 05:42 PM

I love the screen on my gs3.

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**bdmridgback** · 07-07-2012, 05:51 PM

I love my screen on my S3...
I will NEVER EVER buy a phone with non removable battery!!!

I like the EVO LTE but wont do the battery!

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**Diordna11** · 07-07-2012, 06:10 PM

Why? If you have a Razr Maxx having a non-removable battery is a non-issue. I am a heavy user and I get a day and a half on a charge. It has never frozen, but if it did you can do a simulated battery pull and accomplish the same as a battery pull. I have had over 20 Android phones and nothing compares to a Maxx especially since the ICS update. The batteries on everything else are a joke.

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**Uncle Louie** · 07-07-2012, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by Vegasr

+1 especially on liking the screen better on my S3 compared to when I had the Evo LTE, which I do not miss.

I like my S3 screen better than the EVO LTE that I had, too... The colors seem more vibrant to me for some reason. It's true that the auto brightness is defaulted kind of low; I have mine turned up to 3/4.

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**slackerjack** · 07-07-2012, 07:21 PM

Evo LTE's screen is better....its not subjective...its a better quality display. I was disheartened by this as I was really looking for a beautiful option from Samsung this Gen...but what I got was a decent screen from 2011 which has a higher resolution...but is in some ways worse than the galaxy s2 screen.

Jack

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**Lolanerd** · 07-07-2012, 07:47 PM

Just from looking at both screens, I actually like both screens but in sunlight the evo is definitely better. However, I prefer the S3 in all other aspects: battery, ram, multi tasking, no bootloader, etc

**kbp08tls** · 07-07-2012, 08:13 PM

I don't know why people are so fixated on the battery.
"What if my phone locks up and I need to pull the battery to reboot?" Holding power button down for 10 seconds forces a hard reboot. If you're worried about battery life, carry a portable charger. Not much more bulk than carrying a spare battery and you can get more than one charge out of it, depending on the model.

The other EVO issues mentioned are software related and are easily fixed. You can't fix the Samsung craptastic radios or bluish screen with its over saturated cartoony colors.

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**RyDawgBoston** · 07-07-2012, 08:23 PM

As a photographer, I can not stand the blueish tinted screen of the gs3. It's so unnatural and very bothering, especially coming from a screen that is very close to white on the Evo. Peoples faces are so red also and it bothers me.

It needs a color correction fix badly. The screen is the most looked at thing on the phone, so it is really important.

Samsung said they we're going for a nature theme, but they failed on the unnatural colors the screen produces.

I tried very hard to love the gs3, but can't do it.

**bdmridgback** · 07-08-2012, 01:13 AM

Originally Posted by Diordna11

Why? If you have a Razr Maxx having a non-removable battery is a non-issue. I am a heavy user and I get a day and a half on a charge. It has never frozen, but if it did you can do a simulated battery pull and accomplish the same as a battery pull. I have had over 20 Android phones and nothing compares to a Maxx especially since the ICS update. The batteries on everything else are a joke.

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My GS3 battery is just as good as my buddies Maxx. But from the threads the EVO LTE battery pretty much sucks, who would want a phone with a fixed battery that sucks? Besides, I have had nunerous HTC phones and usually after 12 months their batteries start getting short on charge performance and I ended up replacing them. That is why I passed on the EVO LTE.

I am very pleased with battery performance on my GS3.

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**bp240** · 07-08-2012, 07:00 PM

Does anyone complaining about the blueish screen on the gs3 even own one? Or is it just that mine isn't like that? Unless I'm looking at my screen from a very hard side angle, there is no blue. My whites are actually very, very warm. Too warm actually.

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**Uncle Louie** · 07-08-2012, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by bp240

Does anyone complaining about the blueish screen on the gs3 even own one? Or is it just that mine isn't like that? Unless I'm looking at my screen from a very hard side angle, there is no blue. My whites are actually very, very warm. Too warm actually.

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I have no idea what they are seeing either; I have no "blueish screen" problem.

There seems to be a lot of "Well, I have the EVO LTE, and my friend has the the S3. I put them side-by-side, and the S3 sucks!"

I owned the EVO LTE, and the screen was awesome. No argument there. But my S3's screen looks fantastic in it's own right; as I said earlier, I actually like how my S3 handles colors better (personal preference).

**Uncle Louie** · 07-08-2012, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by kbp08tls

The other EVO issues mentioned are software related and are easily fixed.

Quite possibly. But since HTC doesn't think that there's a problem, I'm not sure how "easily" it will be fixed. Not everyone roots their phones.

**kbp08tls** · 07-08-2012, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by bp240

Does anyone complaining about the blueish screen on the gs3 even own one? Or is it just that mine isn't like that? Unless I'm looking at my screen from a very hard side angle, there is no blue. My whites are actually very, very warm. Too warm actually.

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Nope, don't own an S3, don't need to own one to make an observation.
Hold the two side by side. 100% brightness on both for an even comparison. Load up something that has a predominantly white background (Flipboard, web pages, whatever). There's no denying that the S3 displays a decidedly blue tint, and I'm not the only one that has made that observation. Whether or not you think it looks better is a matter of opinion.

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**Uncle Louie** · 07-08-2012, 08:41 PM

I think I'll go bash the EVO 4G LTE in their forum for a while. They seem to love coming over here to do it to us.

"I don't need to actually spend any time with the S3 to tell you that you're wrong!"

**kbp08tls** · 07-08-2012, 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by Uncle Louie

I think I'll go bash the EVO 4G LTE in their forum for a while. They seem to love coming over here to do it to us.

"I don't need to actually spend any time with the S3 to tell you that you're wrong!"

You guys are the ones that keep mentioning the EVO over here, and half of what gets said is inaccurate at best or just plain wrong.
I'm not bashing, just making a personal observation. And I made it clear that whether you prefer one display over the other is a matter of personal opinion. Nothing wrong with cross-talk between the forums, in fact it's probably good thing for all of us to get accurate information out for those that are cross-shopping the two phones.

**neiljay6** · 07-08-2012, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by Uncle Louie

I think I'll go bash the EVO 4G LTE in their forum for a while. They seem to love coming over here to do it to us.

"I don't need to actually spend any time with the S3 to tell you that you're wrong!"

lol. You are so right. What is it.. they jealous or something. Absolute truth here looking at my s3 screen now, and ain't seeing no blue tint. If i turn it to the side then YES you do begin to see some blue. But i don't know about other people but i usually look at my screen head on. Screen looks gorgeous and no haters ain't gonna make me think different.

**kiwicarlos741** · 07-08-2012, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by bhj83

I had the EVO LTE and it had too many problems for me. The multi tasking on it is terrible. If you try to switch back and forth between 3 apps it will have to reload the app data. I never notice that with the 2GB of ram on the S3. Also, i was habing issues with my 3G dropping out frequently on the EVO and I haven't seen that on the S3. Personally I tend to prefer the S3 screen over the EVO. It just looks better to me.

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Lol, s3 and its predessors have the worse data connectivity issues I have ever seen, I have yet to see a single connectivity issue with my EVO LTE. Oh and this was just with one day of playing around with my friends s3 which does the same thing my old s2 would do. Samsung sucks when it cones to radios.

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**kiwicarlos741** · 07-08-2012, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by kbp08tls

You guys are the ones that keep mentioning the EVO over here, and half of what gets said is inaccurate at best or just plain wrong.
I'm not bashing, just making a personal observation. And I made it clear that whether you prefer one display over the other is a matter of personal opinion. Nothing wrong with cross-talk between the forums, in fact it's probably good thing for all of us to get accurate information out for those that are cross-shopping the two phones.

Hmm maybe because the post literally is a EVO Samsung comparison question. It's pretty funny because I see more ppl hating on the EVO on their forums than the other way around. Exact contradiction to what uve just said. Nice try there bud

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