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Trinity - black or white?

A seemingly trivial question I know, but which is best the black or the white - in regards to fingerprints, showing the dirt, general wear and tear etc.? - your opinions please
Thanks.

white all the life!
In my case the sensation is like an APPLE device!
by the way the black one has some problem about the paint of the case. it seems that in a few weeks it goes away!
...that's what i'e heard on some forums!
bye

Thanks gerazzo, I've heard that too about the black ones - but I've got the dilemma that I prefer the black ones to the white ones, but the white ones do seem to be a bit more practical!

tjw2007 said:
Thanks gerazzo, I've heard that too about the black ones - but I've got the dilemma that I prefer the black ones to the white ones, but the white ones do seem to be a bit more practical!
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I had the black one first and after 12 hours of use it started to peel. So, now i have the white one which doesnt show any sign of peeling - BUT it is white, which i dont really like.
If you can live with the white color then go with the white one and you wont (probably) have the headache of paint problems.
Either way, most importantly the P3600 is a great device and you will enjoy the functionality regardless of the color of the casing.

Had three (3) Trinities now: Go for white. There is no peeling at all and fingerprints are nearly invisible. Only drawback: Others might think you have an Apple device

White! Just design a cool home screen.
I handled both for 5 minutes. A Black Trinity is like a black car, it looks great IF its clean but looks terrible when its dirty. After 5 minutes the finger prints bugged me.
Could just be my OCD self!

Well thanks guys, it sounds like I should go for the white one then - although I can't stand them in white! Why is nothing straight forward? Ho Hum.

Hey Guys,
the white is better, but where do you get your white one. In Germany you get only black ones. Do you have tips???
Thanks!
Oliver

Hi Oliver, well most of our white ones come with our operator Orange over here - but here are a few links to the white ones:
http://www.smartphonesdirect.co.uk/displayproduct.php?product_id=8
http://www.superetrader.co.uk/s_p3600?gclid=CPrFh43U640CFRcGEgod2iywuQ
http://www.smartdevicesdirect.co.uk...ts-gprs-edge-windows-mobile-p3600-p-1390.html

Thanks TJW.
Great Adresses with white Trinitys. You can be happy in UK, you get the whites.
You get the white in UK, FR, Switzerland and so on. Only Germany, only black. Thats funny
No I think to buy one in UK, better pay more and have more risk instead get a black one with peeling.....
Oh a funny story beside: I ask an shop in Switzerland about the white one. The have but they said "No delivery to germany, come to Zurich and take one there" What????
With best white greetings
The black and white guy Oliver
PS: HTC, If you read my message please say me the price for a white one and I will sent you the money....

Hey guys...this is the cheapest place I've found for the white one in the UK:
http://www.globalpositioningsystems...ml?PHPSESSID=9b9913cc42c3a70c5f46d8482461be56

Regret getting white S2

Having had my white Galaxy S2 for about a month, I have actually gone off the white colour and now wish I had a black handset. It's a shame as when I first got my phone I was in love with the white colour and I was one of the first to get one of the white handsets on release day.
It's stupid I know but I wandered if anyone had a similar feeling and wished they had the other colour to the one they bought?
Anyone want to do a swap? Lol

Go to the xda marketplace and post the request for trade, I bet some one would be willing to trade with you

You can always get a black case (SGP or any other) and get SGP's Black Glass Screen protector for the front. Now you have a black phone! They also give you a black piece to cover your home button. Now you can switch in between your mood. That is what I am going to do. I hear what your saying though. I love my white one but sometimes I want the black front.

I frikin trade u. Pm me! Love white phones.
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superscientific said:
You can always get a black case (SGP or any other) and get SGP's Black Glass Screen protector for the front. Now you have a black phone! They also give you a black piece to cover your home button. Now you can switch in between your mood. That is what I am going to do. I hear what your saying though. I love my white one but sometimes I want the black front.
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That's not a bad plan. I like the fact that you could choose between the two depending on what you fancy at the time.

GOD! i love my white S2 after years of nothing but black black black , I have had three back S2`s and the silver trim around the edge of the white S2 really does looks the dogs bollics.
But each to their own

A nice sleek silver phone would be lovely but i like my black GS2.

My white S2 is coming in on Friday
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I absolutely love the look of the white GS2, but I went with black for two main reasons. First, (and maybe you can confirm this), I read that the smooth back on the white version made the grip less sure compared to the rough back on the black. Second, as much as I love the look, I'm not really the type that likes to stand out too much, and a black smartphone is a lot less attention-grabbing than a white one, even if the latter is beautiful. Plus, I saved about $30 based on the best prices I could find when I bought. Okay, that was three reasons I guess, so sue me.
But yeah, the white usually costs a bit more, as you can see here already, you won't have any trouble trading someone.

Love my white SGS 2 here using SGP with satin silver niiiice

I own a black gs2 and my wife has a white gs2. I like both but I do really like hers more! Looks awesome in white!

timbosslice said:
Having had my white Galaxy S2 for about a month, I have actually gone off the white colour and now wish I had a black handset. It's a shame as when I first got my phone I was in love with the white colour and I was one of the first to get one of the white handsets on release day.
It's stupid I know but I wandered if anyone had a similar feeling and wished they had the other colour to the one they bought?
Anyone want to do a swap? Lol
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It's all a matter of preference. Go for it if it makes you happy. I know a lot of people including me who's like white one. Problem is that option was not available locally and I wanted a phone with warranty.
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Although im using black s2 but white is kinda cool especially for girls..
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If I wouldn't have a lovely, yet black, SGS2 that I surely do not want to part with, already, I'd buy a white one!

ryn888 said:
Although im using black s2 but white is kinda cool especially for girls..
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Haha that's exactly what I keep getting told. Which has put me off the white. Don't get me wrong, I still like the look of it but would much prefer the black.

I prefer the Black as I have got a Black One all my phones have either been Black or Silver.
My colleague just got a White one and It kinda looks Odd compared to mine so quite happy
Yeah and its true girls look cool with white phones

Argh, my first white phone and I love it.
But today I somehow got ink on my hands from a badly made pen and must have picked up my phone,
ink marks stay on the phone and are NOT easily wiped off.
Went from screen cleaner -> lens cleaner -> flash -> Mr muscle, which FINALLY did the job.
The joys of a white phone

I got the white sgs2 after waiting for one month. I love it. I'm happy that I waited for it and didin't buy the black one. Looks awesome in white.

Note--> Black or White?

Hi all,
I'm still trying to decide which colour to get. I have never had a White phone before, and think the white looks good. But I have heard that White can get dirty easier and screen would also look less vibrant.
So...what do you guys think? Which colour will you get if you can be bothered to wait for the white.

I had a white Blackberry for a bit, I liked it for a month then the colour start to bother me for some unknow reason, maybe because it doesn't match with my other gears.
Go for white if you want your Note to stand out and maybe have a slightly better resell value. But you can't go wrong with black, it's a classic colour.

I haven't seen either one in the flesh, but I quite fancy the look of the white one on the web. However, price and supply have dictated that I get the black one. No big deal either way for me.
If it helps, Apple seem to have plenty of white versions of their products - iPad, old Macbook, iPhone, iPod and lots of accessories and I've not seen anyone grumble that it started to look dirty.

If I could stand the wait I would probably get the white. It looks pretty amazing when I see it in a video online. I have seen a white S2 in person and they look beautiful.
My order is in for the black, can always order both and sell the black when the white comes in

Black looks better imho. Now where is my shipping notification...

let me vote for a white one ^_^

I bought a white iPad 2. I had to return it, it was honestly distracting doing anything but reading a bright white webpage. I don't think i'll get another white device again.

Ask any one involved in the clothing trade and they'll tell you white makes you look bigger. The Note already looks big enough.

The cover for a white Note would also need to be white in order to match and it would soon look dirty, especially if it was made of leather. So for that reason alone I would prefer black.

Black is better for images and movies, white would stand out too much, with everything black it will blend in.
It's like having a white tv, wtf who would want a white tv? My vote goes for black!

I'm aiming to get black
I got a white Ipad as a birthday prezzie
(still sulking over the colour)
on the ipad white any, dust/fluff seems to be very noticeable

garyjmobey said:
I'm aiming to get black
I got a white Ipad as a birthday prezzie
(still sulking over the colour)
on the ipad white any, dust/fluff seems to be very noticeable
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I would sulk at the fact it's an ipad, not that it's white in colour!!
Their too big and overpriced for what they are, they're more suited for movies/gaming/entertainment than a phone or business use...

Are you a woman? If not, get a black. Like a real man.
White note male owners need not reply and defend. We accept you just the way you are...
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Got my Note in white and I love the way it looks. It doesn't get dirty, no more so than my black Galaxy S2 did. Everyone that's seen it falls in love with the way it looks.

does WHITE note use a BETTER display?more luminous...

hi...
in an italian forum.... a member say that the white version have more light... it is more luminous.
he compared the note ....with others BLACK possessors..... and ALL TIMES he noticed the white version is more luminous.
can you check if your WHITE note is better than a black note?
i am really interested to know if it is true....... if samsung changed the panel in the white version.. or not.

realista87 said:
hi...
in an italian forum.... a member say that the white version have more light... it is more luminous.
he compared the note ....with others BLACK possessors..... and ALL TIMES he noticed the white version is more luminous.
can you check if your WHITE note is better than a black note?
i am really interested to know if it is true....... if samsung changed the panel in the white version.. or not.
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Ive seen someone post a pic of 2 black note's screens, one was blue ish the others screen was white, its depends on youre luck pretty much I think, what the screen turs out to be like...
look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335161

My guess it is software related... otherwise I am sure 99% will be very pissed of..since most people have the black version...

I've got a white one and the display is very bright and has no green tint. Very happy with it so far but I don't have a black one to compare it to.

I did order the black one from amazon.de yesterday, it will arrive this week, so I would really like to get to know if there is a REAL hardware differences between the modeles... I bet my ass it is software related..there is so many power saving options etc.. which make the screen less bright... to save battery...
For spending this amount of money it is NOT OK that the white version would be better hardwarewise it would make me seriously pissed of..but as I said before I highly doubt it...

the possibility of white galaxy notes having better screens is starting to piss me off. can anyone confirm this?

kebong said:
the possibility of white galaxy notes having better screens is starting to piss me off. can anyone confirm this?
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It's highly unlikely. The panels all come off the same assembly line; the cost to set up to make a certain panel is so high it would be insane not to use just one to supply all of the Note panels. No need to stress yourself out over some random internet speculation.

yes, I agree it seem very unlikely...and would be very disrespectful for the samsung customers... who do not know what they buy.... it would be like you are buying a "pirate copy" of the original if the white would be better..I would feel like that...so I hope it is only placebo and illusions otherwise I feel very fooled.. and angry and pissed off.

realista87 said:
hi...
in an italian forum.... a member say that the white version have more light... it is more luminous.
he compared the note ....with others BLACK possessors..... and ALL TIMES he noticed the white version is more luminous.
can you check if your WHITE note is better than a black note?
i am really interested to know if it is true....... if samsung changed the panel in the white version.. or not.
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I doubt they would have different panels and only put certain ones in white ntes, and separate out others to only put in black ones. That would be costly to do, and there would be no reason to do it.
The only way I could see why there would be any difference is if they updated the screen driver in the white ones because they are newer, or if the newer batch of screens just come out better. In any case that means the black ones should get better as well if there is in fact any difference.

victorlht88 said:
this is a baseless assumption. its common sense because of the white frame which makes the display seem more luminous.
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That could be partially right since black absorbs light and white reflects. Just another reason white Note > black

@Joker
that doesn't make the screen more luminous, it makes the device more luminous. as in the bezel and all that literally.
and i wasn't thinking they'd use deliberately different screens. maybe better batches, is what i meant.

victorlht88 said:
this is a baseless assumption. its common sense because of the white frame which makes the display seem more luminous.
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+1, you sir are 100% correct. It's like saying the black note has better blacks since it's black and on the other hand the white Note has better whites since it's white...
The white Note only appears better since the frame is white, hence making it seem better.
As you clearly mentioned it only APPEARS more luminous.
I agree with many others that if you were to compare a black Note to a white one you would not see any difference...
Glad I got the black one though as people would probably mistake the white one for being a new Apple/Ipad which would offend me.
Also for movies & pictures the black note would be the better choice...

100% RIGHT
I have the white and the black note, the screen of the white note is better than the black one,
I have the same version on both, and i noticed that the white note is more bright than the black one, so i decided to keep the white one.
the white one was made by Samsung, and the black one says made in Korea by Samsung.
i got the white from hong kong and the black from clove uk .

mr_wehbe said:
100% RIGHT
I have the white and the black note, the screen of the white note is better than the black one,
I have the same version on both, and i noticed that the white note is more bright than the black one, so i decided to keep the white one.
the white one was made by Samsung, and the black one says made in Korea by Samsung.
i got the white from hong kong and the black from clove uk .
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I accept that based on your experience you found there to be a significant enough of a difference between the two panels to make a subjective choice. However, Until i see pictures of direct comparisons between the two devices, i will have to reserve my judgement.

mr_wehbe said:
100% RIGHT
I have the white and the black note, the screen of the white note is better than the black one,
I have the same version on both, and i noticed that the white note is more bright than the black one, so i decided to keep the white one.
the white one was made by Samsung, and the black one says made in Korea by Samsung.
i got the white from hong kong and the black from clove uk .
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Yeah the white one for some reason doesn't say "Made in ____" rather just a cryptic "Made by Samsung". The panel on this thing is fantastic.

mr_wehbe said:
100% RIGHT
I have the white and the black note, the screen of the white note is better than the black one,
I have the same version on both, and i noticed that the white note is more bright than the black one, so i decided to keep the white one.
the white one was made by Samsung, and the black one says made in Korea by Samsung.
i got the white from hong kong and the black from clove uk .
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One data point means nothing.
There is always variation between panels, especially AMOLED. Some other guy might get a black one and a white one and have the opposite experience you did. Until/unless we get a large quantity of such reports, common sense should be used.

The panels on the new WHITE galaxy s2 have been tested with calibration hardware and come out MUCH better that the BLACK one, for brightness AND color accuracy.
The site that tested them is eager to test some NEW black s2 to see if it is a new batch of screens or if it is just the white s2 that gets the better panels...
Maybe it's the same with the Note ?
That would suck.
EDIT: that same site just tested the Note and say that the screen kicks ass so if you get a ****ty screen just send it back. By the way, they tested the black Note...

Latoc said:
EDIT: that same site just tested the Note and say that the screen kicks ass so if you get a ****ty screen just send it back. By the way, they tested the black Note...
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It really does! I loved the screen on my GSII, but the Note's is better, and not just resolution. It's brighter and has more contrast. I have a couple dark wallpapers to help save battery (in theory) and one of them is this neat black/dark grey paisley, and you couldn't really make it out in the GSII, but it looks awesome on the Note.

@Latoc: Link please?

well this of course would be very depressing news...if this turns out to be true..it would also be interesting to know if the there is individual differences between the black models also.. When it comes to this I think I prefer Apple you atleast KNOW what the hell you are getting when you buy the phone, cause apple is more careful about their trademark and to keep the quality high. Samsung does not seem to care as much... they consider us customers stupid, "they will most likely not notice anything" then all the reviewers get the best versions etc...
Well I am happy with my note but I would really like to compare side by side with my own eyes with the white version...
I am always using the brightness on 100% but I think most of people will have it on auto... so I guess it is more important for some then others... but especially when watching media/pictures/video the brightness is important..

Picture of pebble blue S3

Hi all,
Today I was in a store where a saw the blue version of the S3 which seems much lighter, especially the back, as I have seen on the Internet
I am not sure if this was an old demo model or the newest batch but it seems that it was almost light blue
Can somebody that has received their blue s3, from the new production, make some good pictures?
I currently have a S2 and like its dark colour

Check this out, mate
It's actually the newest batch according to the guy in the video.
It seems Samsung has changed the original design of the pebble blue version to a more metal looking one with a light/subtle blue shade.
I think this looks a lot better than the model which was first introduced in the press shots.
The only issue now is that I'm torn between marble white and pebble blue; initially I was going to buy the white version but now I'm not sure :-/ the pebble blue v. looks sexy as hell now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwlPN3dlJz0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent from my SGS2.

Got a pebble blue today and can confirm it looks like the one in the video. More gunmetal grey than blue.
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What comes across in pictures is that they're still using the old color home buttons creating a mismatch. Is that the case when you look at it in person?

I'm glad they changed it to that color, so much better than the one at the unbox event. The original pebble blue looked so fugly

kulzboy said:
I'm glad they changed it to that color, so much better than the one at the unbox event. The original pebble blue looked so fugly
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I prefer the original pebble blue.
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Looks wicked, much better than gay girlie iphone white, get mine Monday, cant wait
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When it was available on pre-orders, the blue version was being sold as 'Metallic Blue' on Brazil. Now that it has officially launched, the new name is 'Graphite'.
Not sure if they changed the colors or if pebble blue really looks so much like graphite that they decided to change its name :|

Got my pebble blue this morning, it looks amazing. You can't go wrong with it.
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I am convinced. I am going to order it on Monday.
Estimated delivery in The Netherlands is 3 weeks.
Putting my patience to the test

In Finland we got the first batch of blue ones this week. Next week more. I got mine already in white but girlfriend wants it in blue.

gsw5700 said:
Looks wicked, much better than gay girlie iphone white, get mine Monday, cant wait
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except in a dark room when the LED noti or the capacitive buttons light up you get a skeleton effect because of the white frame. this appeals to me.

New Pebble/Metallic Blue > Old Pebble Blue > Marble White.
First I liked the white, but after I while I returned to my original opinion: white phone's look cheaper then black/dark one's. That's just my opinion though.

I prefer the grey colour over the pebble blue. I hope that is the case across the board. The same guy did an unboxing video and the box is black. Originally the pebble blue had a blue box. So I hope I get the same one. I would think Samsung would stick with the same colour change which explains the delay of the pebble blue devices.
It's not in english. But check out the beautiful black box and grey S3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSqy204p9os&feature=relmfu

Wirelessgirl said:
I prefer the grey colour over the pebble blue. I hope that is the case across the board. The same guy did an unboxing video and the box is black. Originally the pebble blue had a blue box. So I hope I get the same one. I would think Samsung would stick with the same colour change which explains the delay of the pebble blue devices.
It's not in english. But check out the beautiful black box and grey S3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSqy204p9os&feature=relmfu
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uhh that's a pebble blue and I believe this guy already posted this
GalaxyFan88 said:
Check this out, mate
It's actually the newest batch according to the guy in the video.
It seems Samsung has changed the original design of the pebble blue version to a more metal looking one with a light/subtle blue shade.
I think this looks a lot better than the model which was first introduced in the press shots.
The only issue now is that I'm torn between marble white and pebble blue; initially I was going to buy the white version but now I'm not sure :-/ the pebble blue v. looks sexy as hell now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwlPN3dlJz0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent from my SGS2.
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i guess the back doe slook cool, but i did like the bright blue shown in the press shots
i just really wish the front was less blackish
but i'll live

kulzboy said:
uhh that's a pebble blue and I believe this guy already posted this
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I posted the unboxing video.

Could someone who is actually in possession of a pebble blue S3 take a picture of theirs?

Wirelessgirl said:
I posted the unboxing video.
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oh yea true but it did say pebble blue though

hawkeye2188 said:
Could someone who is actually in possession of a pebble blue S3 take a picture of theirs?
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My blue one is on FedEx delivery truck and the damn thing is still not come. I will post pictures as soon as I get it.