Sharing content between two SG3

[nav2012]

So many ways to share, so wondering what works best and limitations of each...

I want to share Photos, Music and Videos from my SG3 to a friends phone. Used the S-Beam other day do it and it worked fine.

But then I also see Wifi Direct and Bluetooth Share, just wondering what is the difference.

What I understand is S-Beam uses the NFC chip. Wifi direct...likely uses the Wifi antenna and Bluetooth uses Bluetooth.

I am assuming using NFC is the fastest, but I have to read how to use it exactly...meaning, do I have to be playing that file and then touch the phone "each time" to see the "Touch to beam" option or you touch once and then they are paired. The later is what I thought how it works, but then I don't see the touch to beam option again unless the two phones are touched.

I have not tried to see if entire folders with music and videos can be sent...

I find the "Hey I just shared my Playlist" in the iPhone bashing advt. little useless. If you don't have the same songs on both phone's what is the point of transferring the Playlist as that is just an index of your favourite songs, but not the song files themselves.

 

[Heisenberg123]

i like wifi direct only because you can use 3rd party apps, example if you use quickpic insted of the default gallery app and want to share a pic..sbeam will think your sharing quickpic and just direct your friend to the playstore to download it

 

[WAWood8]

I find the "Hey I just shared my Playlist" in the iPhone bashing advt. little useless. If you don't have the same songs on both phone's what is the point of transferring the Playlist as that is just an index of your favourite songs, but not the song files themselves.

I agree -- and ALSO, the sharing does not happen in the way that the commercial suggests. I guess this must have been pointed out to Samsung, because in recent commercials, there is a text disclaimer put on screen about this -- course, it's there too short for most folks to read it.

Also, my guess is that they picked "playlist" because if they had mentioned sharing tunes -- that would be fodder for the RIAA going after folks for "sharing".

 

[aeiou2]

I agree -- and ALSO, the sharing does not happen in the way that the commercial suggests. I guess this must have been pointed out to Samsung, because in recent commercials, there is a text disclaimer put on screen about this -- course, it's there too short for most folks to read it.

Also, my guess is that they picked "playlist" because if they had mentioned sharing tunes -- that would be fodder for the RIAA going after folks for "sharing".

Yeah they pulled a fast on us with that. SMH