are ALL early gs3's defective?

[OBLAMA2009]

do all the early gs3's have defective flash memory chips and are they are going to suffer sudden death? i have a verizon gs3 (from the first week it came out) that i never used and im wondering if i should expect it to go bad

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Not really. My dad has a GS3, he got it like a week after it came out. He is using it as his daily driver and it has yet to die on him.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

hmm, i read they extended warranties on the gs3's made before nov 2012 because they die, hopefully theres no problem with verizon gs3's

 

[Oyeve]

do all the early gs3's have defective flash memory chips and are they are going to suffer sudden death? i have a verizon gs3 (from the first week it came out) that i never used and im wondering if i should expect it to go bad

Where did you hear about this?

 

[khha4113]

do all the early gs3's have defective flash memory chips and are they are going to suffer sudden death? i have a verizon gs3 (from the first week it came out) that i never used and im wondering if i should expect it to go bad

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993044

WHO'S AFFECTED?
It seems that at the moment the only devices that have suffered from SDS are the 16GB version with:
eMMC: VTU00M
FW Rev: 0xF1

To check your eMMC version download eMMC Brickbug Check from Google Play.
What you want is the eMMC version and the FW Rev.

THE FIX
Samsung have now released a Sudden Death Fix via a patched Kernel and Recovery in latest firmware. Firmware Version: XXELKC

Simply update OTA or download XXELKC firmware (or newer) from sammobile.com and flash using Odin.

 

[MrChad]

I have a launch release Verizon GS3 and according to that app my phone has a "sane chip".

 

[OBLAMA2009]

I have a launch release Verizon GS3 and according to that app my phone has a "sane chip".

good, thats what i got. and you havent had any problems either?

 

[PowerYoga]

tested my phone, sane chip. My dad and I both have a launch GS3 and neither one of us had problems.

 

[MrChad]

good, thats what i got. and you havent had any problems either?

The first JB update caused a lot of reception issues, but a subsequent patch fixed those. No problems otherwise.