At this point, and having been exposed at length to other high end smartphones in the Droid DNA and Razr MaxxHD (and the Blackberry 9930 - which is a heck of a phone, don't let anyone tell you otherwise), I have to agree. The S3 is not the blazing fast DNA. It's not the very long lasting MaxxHD. But the display is as good to my eyes as the DNA, it's slimmer and faster and has a better display that the MaxxHD. It has battery life on a par with the DNA. It's more stable than the DNA and just as stable as the Maxx. In other words it hits a sweet spot. Performance is excellent, display is as well. Battery is average. Weight is stupidly light. It's solidly made - don't let the plastic fool you. Anyone can make a heavy phone. Imho it's still the overall best phone on the market right now. Unless the S4 does something amazing, the S3 not going to be eclipsed by the S4 either. it may be outrun by a faster processor, but I don't know what they could do to make it a lot better than it is. Well, add some battery maybe