moto4sho

Excellent point

Thanks, My thought is that as long as Sprint is blocking LTE from the groomed towers, there is really no reason not to stay in CDMA only mode (3G EVDO). The radio is the second largest power consumer on the device so I plan to keep it that way until Sprint launches LTE, but then again the battery life gain may be minimal.

Use the side of your hand and swipe left to right across the screen.

Strange, I couldn't edit my post. I was going to add that I did confirm that the S3 comes in CDMA (evdo) mode stock. Your only option for enabling the LTE radio is to change in the mobile networks settings to CDMA/LTE. Then the optimizer will enable LTE when there is a signal present. Funny the manual tells you to enable the CDMA/LTE mode when there is a signal present. Most people won't know unless maybe they are at home or work and test it. I'm wondering how much power is consumed by staying in CDMA/LTE mode at all times, hoping I might find an LTE signal. Feeback for Samsung/Sprint will be, " I want the option to control my 4G radio"

Negative

Maybe this should be a new thread but I will throw a few things I have noticed with the S3 at this time. Bluetooth - No issue pairing or with signal, but when paired with my VoyagerPro HD, I have noticed that answering via the headset button actually hangs up the call. More to come on that one. Optimizer WiFi/EVDO/LTE - I am so used to having a button for 4G on/off and that was removed. I like the auto network selection but I would prefer to be able to take control of LTE at least for testing (assuming you have a Network Vision/LTE groomed tower). If there is a way to do that, I haven't found it yet. Lock Screen Options - Facial and Voice unlock features are a little flaky, however, the voice interpretation for typing seems to work extremely well compared to my Epic Touch. EAS Native Client - Still doesn't have the functionality I need to use it. Reverted back to Touchdown SmartStay - Works really well but varies depending on the angle and lighting AllShare Play - Awesome S-Beam - Works great, still comparing battery consumption of NFC PIP - Excellent feature TecTiles - Awesome but the standard app native to the device is not nearly as robust as some of the aftermarket ones available GPS - Auto GPS is great and seems to work really well. I have not had any issue with the GPS not connecting like the Epic 4G Motions - After you learn them all they seem to work very well, I am comparing to see how much power they are consuming Battery - Excellent, after using the device for 7 hours straight, auto brightness, 2.5 hours of talk time, I had 30% left. The one thing I would say is that I could not give this device to my wife without a training class. The touchwiz software is extremely robust but almost gives too many options for a standard consumer. Samsung should ship this device with a tutorial DVD. Oh and the native ringtones suck. Like a spa day or rain forest theme, blows.

The EVO 3D's major issue was screen problems due to the overall device not being rigid. The non removable battery on the EVO LTE was done not only to give it a larger battery by molding it to the interior, but to prevent flex.

I am not experiencing the RSSI variations between the Photon and the S3 as described above. When tested +/- 2dbm