ive recently noticed that my tab has started to squeak when pressing down on the sides. Its starting to drive me insane and make the tab feel cheap
Mine doesn't squeek, but it does giggle when I use Swype.
nope for me either, and i've had it pretty much since it was released. When you hold it, do the side push in then?
Ya I get some squeek when pushing on the side : (
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Is it normal for the tab to generate some heat at the top part of the back where the rear facing camera is? Have any of you guys experienced this?
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Is it normal for the tab to generate some heat at the top part of the back where the rear facing camera is? Have any of you guys experienced this?
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I have. I believe that's where the Tegra2 chip rests. Mine can get pretty hot, but I'm not worried. If there's a problem later on, I'll just exchange it or send it in to Samsung.
I have but nothing major that cause any alarm..it got hott and then it passed was ok.
Mine gets slightly hot too, specially when watching flash videos for a long time
Mine got pretty warm too while watching videos for a while.
I don't know if it was just good luck or good design, but I thought it was nice that the warm part of the tablet is the one area I never grip it. That top area is away from my hands in landscape and when I hold it in portrait I want the buttons (top side) facing away from the hand that is holding it.
So I barely even notice it getting warm usually.
"Warm" is actually the word I was looking for It seems to be normal since I'm not the only one experiencing it. It doesn't really get hot and it goes away after I put it to rest.
Thanks for all the replies! This forum is great!
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Mine does it too.
It's cause this damn tablet is too thin. We need to tell Samsung to scrap this useless design and go with the original lol
Mine does the same thing. Warm when doing anything. Warm-hot when watching movies
Just to quell any concerns of soon-to-be owners: It can be done. It can be used with one hand. I'm not a giant (about 6'1", slightly above average) and I'm coming from a 4S, so I'm not used to huge phones. You literally just have to grab it differently than you would a tiny phone.
I don't understand why all reviewers grab this phone like a murder weapon, and grip the crap out of it - and then try to use their thumbs to grab the adjacent corner of the screen. Wtf? Of course that's not gonna work. I can reach the top corner, but I splay my fingers across the bottom of the phone for better control. I'm sure the people who really love this phone and use it as their daily drivers figured that out within the first day and are happy as can be.
Long live the big screen.
I agree, in the beginning I found that it was a bit difficult to handle even with my large hands but as soon as I got used to holding it "like I'm supposed to", which took me like ten minutes, using it with one hand has been a breeze!
Now it feels weird to hold smaller phones, I tend to try to clench them with just my palm.
Hahaha that's exactly what I was doing earlier. They do start to feel like tiny toys
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The size is not a problem for me using it with one hand, the only issue is my hand (or rather pinky) starts to hurt after a while holding it lol. Got used to the SGS2 too much I guess
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One handed use is not an issue.
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i think i may have to improve my dexterity on this one, lol.
But the thing is with smaller phone I can grip the other side with the 4 other fingers, while with my Note if I want to comfortably use it with one hand, my other 4 fingers can only slightly grab the back of the phone to allow my thumb to move comfortably (that is can reach the other side of the screen with my thumb), and I'm scared of dropping Note holding it like that
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Just to quell any concerns of soon-to-be owners: It can be done. It can be used with one hand. I'm not a giant (about 6'1", slightly above average) and I'm coming from a 4S, so I'm not used to huge phones. You literally just have to grab it differently than you would a tiny phone.
I don't understand why all reviewers grab this phone like a murder weapon, and grip the crap out of it - and then try to use their thumbs to grab the adjacent corner of the screen. Wtf? Of course that's not gonna work. I can reach the top corner, but I splay my fingers across the bottom of the phone for better control. I'm sure the people who really love this phone and use it as their daily drivers figured that out within the first day and are happy as can be.
Long live the big screen.
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I have smallish hands but I can easily operate it with 1 hand but the 'safety level' of operating the device with my small hands is close to 0. Soon after I switched to land scape mode with the use of ADW EX and use the phone almost exclusively in landscape mode but with 2 hands mostly.
I don't really need it but people with one hand issues should try button saviour on market.
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Haha yeah I know what you mean, I would say my safety level drops quite a bit. Walking around outside and holding it like that for a prolonged time wouldn't be the smartest thing to do..
And I don't know if it matters, but I bought the white one and what was supposed to be a glossy, slippery back actually provides a good amount of friction (for whatever reason) when I hold it.
I just bought the zagg shields for this, to hopefully add to that friction and not take away from it. I'd hate to put this in a case and have it be even fatter :/
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Oh yeah, and in landscape, you can pretty much only hold it. That definitely requires two hands for input
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Agreed, had it for a week now. All my typical things I use to do: one hand, in pocket, holding on to other things and phone, watching yottube in bed while falling asleep, music listening while doing other things so loose and simple touches - all work fine -- many better. There is something amazing that the larger screen ( see more, more is big, less zooming in and out) along with the real estate for interacting that this phone gives you - that is a game changer. Also the voice input tools are huge ( vlingo and gvoice) , work great with this build and dual processor -- so I am doing much more with voice ( most of my email writing , commands to get stuff or do stuff). And of course the best is the spen - its precision and accuracy are so MUCH better than touch. Touch is great for fast and casual, but sometimes you are sitting ont he couch or desk or standing leaning against a wall where you plan to do over a minute of browsing, scheduling, email answering - I find the pen rocks a these times. In fact see this page on xda, look at the smallest icons you want to hit ( next page, ...) I do not have to zoom for any of them, I can hit the all (like 1 pixel accuracy with the spen) - saves me huge wasted zooms and moves and misses. Love this phone - again it is a gamer changer.
I didn't have a problem using the Note with only one hand. But the problem is that if you're walking then it might drops easily. Si I found a great compromise, I bought a silicone cover which adds more grip. And it saved me once after I dropped my Note being on my bike. The Note didn't get any damage whatsoever.
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Definitely can be used with one hand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKbE2fmcErs
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I'm 5ft 11 and don't have particularly big hands. I have no problems using the Note one handed.
Like some others, it's more about adjusting your grip and supporting rather than strangling the phone! It is a little tricky to text while walking etc but it's do-able.
I've actually started finding other phones with their tiny screens and keyboards difficult to use! ;-)
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I'm 5ft 11 and don't have particularly big hands. I have no problems using the Note one handed.
Like some others, it's more about adjusting your grip and supporting rather than strangling the phone! It is a little tricky to text while walking etc but it's do-able.
I've actually started finding other phones with their tiny screens and keyboards difficult to use! ;-)
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same here. After getting used to the big screen I don't want to go back to something smaller.
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tbh, I still find one hand typing with the note an issue. I doubt i have ladies size hands, but reaching out to P needs some adjustment..
Tried swype?
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Lol. My old iPhone appeared as baby phone after just days of Note :-D
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So, before I begin. I'll just say that I used to have a Galaxy Ace quite a while ago and the home button in that started acting up within the first 8 months. I had to start pressing it harder to get the response.
Skip 2 years and I'm back to my GS4 with the same physical home button. I'm a little scared to press it all the way in fear that it may end up like the Ace. So, is the home button strong enough? or do i actually have to press a little lightly.
I've been flashing ROMs quite a lot and pressing the home button alot to enter recovery and stuff so I'm a little scared. Now I have the feeling that that when i half press the home button i hear a sound, or thats just me
check the videos on youtube you will see
Build quality is generally terrible.
I dropped my s4 once from a height of only 30cm & now the home button doesn't feel right.
It feels misaligned.
Not sure about this. I had the Galaxy S2 for close to two years and it was fine.
The galaxy s series should have superior build quality as compared to the Ace, the Ace series was the budget series hence it makes sense it's build quality is not nearly as good.
@CorruptedSanity Look here http://youtu.be/K4f9gQ7b6Gg. You must have been really unlucky.
I use the Spen frequently and today while ejecting it out from the phone the top shot out like a bullet and the spring went flying, God knows where. and I look in my lap and have the top piece laying there. hoping to get a straight across replacement with tmo.
While everyone was worried about the backwards insertion thing, this was my concern. How long on average for heavy users until that clicky mechanism just breaks from normal use?
#pengate continues
maybe they should have gone with 7000 series aluminum.
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Is it known for the clicky mechanism on ink pens to break? I would assume the same for the SPen.
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Sorry for the late response, got the replacement phone no issues and then had to set it all back up.
Anyway, I use it several times a day. I'm a doodler / love to sketch, I got it on launch day so exactly 1 week.
The two pieces are IMO cheaply put together. A simple dimple/bump locking mechanism plus what I assume is a bit of adhesive. That is what failed causing the spring to break it all loose and go flying. The actual pen it's self was still in the phone. Luckily I was able to tap the phone and retrieve it. Had I of been able to locate the spring I might have fixed it myself but I'm glad I went into tmo store.
Mine did the exact same thing. I found the spring though and super glued it back together. Lovely quality
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Samsung builds the most premium note to date while sacrificing the spen. Seriously the Note 4 as well as note 10.1 are far more durable
I had an s6 for a year that i sold for a note5, then traded my note 5 64gb in for this. While the phone is sleek, sexy, better processor etc im not a fan on the edge screen. Its basically useless. Its just a cool factor to show off. It serves no special purpose. While i knew this and decided to upgrade thats totally my homer dough moment. Everything else about the phone is awesome. The reason im regretting it because anything that needs to be touched on the actual edges doesnt freaking respond. For example. I have to hit the letter p a couple times because it doesnt always register. I hope i can live with this lol. As it kind of takes away screen real estate. This goes for any app. Try it yourself. Maybe something is wrong with mine idk. Phone seems perfect other than it having edges. Sorry for the vent, but id test this out in stores first before you buy since i didn't do it. I already sent off my note 5 so i doubt i can get it back.
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Works fine for me.
it has a ton of edge features you just may not no it. edge feeds edge lighting notifications, quick launch anything from right edge fully customizable. if you have the phone on face down the edge light will periodically flash alerts. while the screens off take your finger and swipe it back and for on the edge. wow news feeds notifications stock tickers all customizable
Make sure you apply the update mine works just fine and I love the edge screen it has a lot of options that are handy for me that I can get to quickly
I'm liking the new Edge features. I use it more now.
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I had an s6 for a year that i sold for a note5, then traded my note 5 64gb in for this. While the phone is sleek, sexy, better processor etc im not a fan on the edge screen. Its basically useless. Its just a cool factor to show off. It serves no special purpose. While i knew this and decided to upgrade thats totally my homer dough moment. Everything else about the phone is awesome. The reason im regretting it because anything that needs to be touched on the actual edges doesnt freaking respond. For example. I have to hit the letter p a couple times because it doesnt always register. I hope i can live with this lol. As it kind of takes away screen real estate. This goes for any app. Try it yourself. Maybe something is wrong with mine idk. Phone seems perfect other than it having edges. Sorry for the vent, but id test this out in stores first before you buy since i didn't do it. I already sent off my note 5 so i doubt i can get it back.
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The problem that I have run into and maybe this really what is going on with you. I have stuff not respond to realize the my pinky is touching the edge of the screen. You really got to watch for that.
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The problem that I have run into and maybe this really what is going on with you. I have stuff not respond to realize the my pinky is touching the edge of the screen. You really got to watch for that.
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I have that issue and if I hold it in my left hand, the bottom left corner my palm touches, I can't use the phone left handed. The update fixed the right palm touching the screen, but my left palm has issues.
The a key has a lot of difficulty with the edge. I've learned to work around it; I primarily swype/slyde/whatever it's called to type, so it's only with passwords that I have an issue.
I remember a few years ago I used to be able to swype passwords; I hate having to manually key each letter. It may be safer, but whatever.
I had the same issue when I first began using my s7 edge. I then moved the edge tab to the top of the phone screen and I haven't had an issue since. I use Swiftkey for my keyboard, best available in my opinion.
No problems with the Edge screen here, and I like some of the functionality it offers. Of course, almost all of those functions could work with a flat screen, too, but Samsung didn't give us that option.