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New Upgraded Galaxy S2 soon

SamFirmware confirm. Also confirm that the Nexus prime will be made by Samsung.
http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/show/8242490-upgraded-galaxy-s-ii
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The site isn't currently working for me but it'll probably be the same in specs but with a 4G radio.

Says 1.5 duo core - 4.5 screen - 1850 battery - 4G - rest is the same as the one we all have now.
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Many sources available now:
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-confirms-revamped-galaxy-s-ii-and-galaxy-tab-8-9-with-lte-support/
http://sammyhub.com/2011/08/26/samsung-confirms-galaxy-s-ii-with-lte/
http://thisismynext.com/2011/08/26/samsung-galaxy-ii-galaxy-tab-8-9-shown-lte-ifa-week/
And more rumours about Nexus Prime:
http://www.gsmarena.com/thank_you_samsung_for_confirming_nexus_prime_is_yours-news-3051.php
http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/samsung-accidentally-confirmed-the-nexus-prime-20110825/
http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/show/8242870-samsung-will-make-the-nexus-prime

Its named Celox..
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recklesslife85 said:
Says 1.5 duo core - 4.5 screen - 1850 battery - 4G - rest is the same as the one we all have now.
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Ahh I see. I saw the leaked photo of the US Galaxy S2 family and while they're all nice I can't help but think the International version looks better. Plus I'm not sure whether I'd fancy the bigger screen, 4.3" seems to be the sweet spot for myself.

Here we are, with our SGSII's... as early adopters....
And now they release what it probably should have been in the first place with proper firmware probably.
Oh well, it's always the same

good bye SGS2 !

wait until they are benchmarked and the first problems arise.

I wonder if it's a Qualcomm SOC or Exynos. Exynos demolishes Qualcomm's offerings at the moment

honestly, the pace at which android phones are being upgraded is dizzying. This is one of the reasons many stick with the iphone. This is giving me crazy phone upgrade cravings :|

blunted09 said:
honestly, the pace at which android phones are being upgraded is dizzying. This is one of the reasons many stick with the iphone. This is giving me crazy phone upgrade cravings :|
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Might as well dust off the 'ol 3310 then....

You can always eBay your sgs2 and pick up one sim unlocked nexus prime, the sgs2 should hold its value well and you should be able to cover a good chunk of the cost
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blunted09 said:
honestly, the pace at which android phones are being upgraded is dizzying. This is one of the reasons many stick with the iphone. This is giving me crazy phone upgrade cravings :|
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And this is a bad thing in your world...yes???
...with an iPhone upgrade due any time now too??

Its good and bad at the same time I think. Gonna stick it out for a long yime with the sgs2 but the cravings will persisy unfortunately. No cravings yet though, love this phone.

agreed to #15.
1) is there a need for another 0.2" of screen estate?
my take : 4.3" sgs2 is the sweet spot for me. i have trouble swiping my thumb across the whole screen already.
2) is there a need for an extra 0.3mhz of processor or 1850mah battery?
my take : setcpu is the answer.
extended battery pack aren't expensive on ebay.
My opinions
The extra processing power and screen estate will nullify the increase in capacity of batt. furthermore, the perennial dual core issue is still unfixed in 2.3.4. and samsung have the balls to release another "beta" phone.
my hunch
samsung is trying hard to best iphone5 and downplay it's "wow factor" in sept. notice the link? 4.5, dual core 1.5, it's all marketing numbers. like megapixel wars. no doubt, people will start comparing iphone 5 with 4.5" S2 in terms of raw power. that's what sammy wants.
but for what apple did, whoring over patents. go smash iphone5 to pieces man, sammy. we'll love a phone war anytime.
conclusion
4.5" S2 is a marketing gadget.
SGS2 has already covered much that we (a typical consumer) need.
If there's anything to look, go for tablets tegra kai-el releasing in a few months time.
I'm sure 4.5" S2 would look like phone drenched in cat piss in a few months time.
go for 4.5" S2 if...
you want lte.
you want nfc. ironically 4.3" S2 korea has it.
you use gadgets, not the other way around! ^^;

If they improve the sound quality and Supercurio brings voodoo to it, I'll be all over it.

mystril said:
1) is there a need for another 0.2" of screen estate?
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conclusion
4.5" S2 is a marketing gadget.
SGS2 has already covered much that we (a typical consumer) need.
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Decent analysis and I think I pretty much concur. However, I don't think (and I'm not suggesting that you do either) that Samsung are doing this to piss off early adopters or force us to upgrade - they haven't even changed the name for starters, so there is no real sense of this being something new.
Marketing gimmick? Possibly, but only hardcore techies are going to be influenced by the marginal increase in specs.
So I suspect that the bits they use to make the device have moved on - if you can get a 4.5" screen at the same price as the old 4.3", why not use it...?
This is a gentle evolution in my book, not a massive statement.

If you have a GS2 there is no reason at all to go for that phone, a 4.5" screen imo will make the phone a little on the large side and this phone can be over-clocked if desired, I don't see the point of it.

What about SUPER AMOLED HD display that was talked about ??

New galaxy family baby!

Introducing GALAXY Note!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRxjopfC1Gs&feature=channel_video_title

Specs
Hm, for me, the screen is definitely way too big. I'm not even sure if it's legal to call it a phone anymore . The 2500 mah battery is a good move imho. The rest of it is not really impressive.

wow.. it's so thin.. how the hell did they fit 2500mah battery into that thickness?
I wonder how sg3 and nexus prime are going to be like..
technology just gets better and better..

TheSaw said:
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Hm, for me, the screen is definitely way too big. I'm not even sure if it's legal to call it a phone anymore . The 2500 mah battery is a good move imho. The rest of it is not really impressive.
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same here, too big for a phone to be honest..
Even SGS2 is pushing it a bit.
I though SGS1 was the perfect size for a phone

its going to be a huuuuuuuuuge device but hey some peeps will love that
it defo merges the mobile/tab world a little bit closer no doubt sat nav / movie watching / serious buisness work / picture viewing / will be excellent and fun but i would have to hold it too see how it feels in the hand etc

no i did not :|
my bad!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRxjo...el_video_title

Nice, just give me that hd display on my galaxy s2

Indeed this is just too big for a phone and will have trouble fitting in your pocket, the current size is perfect anything more is too much, other than that it looks good but no way will be purchasing this at that size.

jonny68 said:
Indeed this is just too big for a phone and will have trouble fitting in your pocket, the current size is perfect anything more is too much, other than that it looks good but no way will be purchasing this at that size.
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the real problem is when you take a call and have a tablet at the side of your face

buxz777 said:
its going to be a huuuuuuuuuge device but hey some peeps will love that
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I'm one of those people, I like larger devices and could care less how I look taking a call on it (but then again phone calls only make up about 0.3% of my phone use anyways). Only thing that makes me want to hold back is to see how the Nexus Prime turns out...

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the real problem is when you take a call and have a tablet at the side of your face
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yeah definitely.
God when mobile phones first came out in the late 1980's they were like big bricks, as time went on the size went down and down until the arrival of the smartphone now they seem to be going up in size.
The spec is very impressive but i simply could not have a phone that size, the current size or 4.5 at the very max but not as big as this.

jonny68 said:
yeah definitely.
God when mobile phones first came out in the late 1980's they were like big bricks, as time went on the size went down and down until the arrival of the smartphone now they seem to be going up in size.
The spec is very impressive but i simply could not have a phone that size, the current size or 4.5 at the very max but not as big as this.
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I know right, bigger phones are back in fashion it seems. A HD samoled seems amazing though

Our sgs2 would be perfect with HD screen!
It's such a shame..

The Nexus Prime seems like it will have a similar resolution screen, so there will be some less-niche devices with these specs from Samsung soon enough, takes a little while to miniaturise the displays with each new generation. Those of you who don't like big devices will just have to wait!
I think everyone saying this is too big for a phone aren't really seeing this for what it is - its not being marketed as a phone, its a bridging device, Samsung realise this is a niche product.

Must say I wasn't expecting the Galaxy Note, but the 5,3" WXGA super amoled plus display sure is a winner. Considering Ice Cream Sandwich is supposed to bring honeycomb and gingerbread together, I'd say that we'll definitely be seeing ICS on the Galaxy Note before it's released.
The only thing that's got me worried though is whether the Exynos at 1,4Ghz is powerful enough to power the 1280x800 screen at a pace that matches that of the SGS II.

Can't imagine calling on that big of a phone without a headphone.. isn't it a little too big to call a phone? 5.3".. Nothing like that before and a 2500 mah battery that thin?? an applause from me for samsung
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NZtechfreak said:
I'm one of those people, I like larger devices and could care less how I look taking a call on it (but then again phone calls only make up about 0.3% of my phone use anyways). Only thing that makes me want to hold back is to see how the Nexus Prime turns out...
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Im another one of those people, and until today i thought my next device was the next nexus. Im now not so sure. The note looks awesome, the only downsides are lack of ICS, touchwiz, and ive not seen a mention of micro sd card... but with a 32gb option, maybe thats not so important

i will get this if its LTE. I use my phone mostly for reading on the web
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Im another one of those people, and until today i thought my next device was the next nexus. Im now not so sure. The note looks awesome, the only downsides are lack of ICS, touchwiz, and ive not seen a mention of micro sd card... but with a 32gb option, maybe thats not so important
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I think we'll definitely be seeing ICS on this device as soon as the Nexus Prime is announced. According to gsmarena.com there'll be a MicroSD slot.

Atrix User planning to get the note

Im planning to get one of these badboys replacing my atrix. is it worth the upgrade?
thanks

Umm ef yea
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I also owned an atrix. Its a no brainer.
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I'm currently using both and I'm quite happy with my Note. Probably the only reason I still use my Atrix is when I require more pocket-ability even though the Note is quite pocketable. Performance wise the note on at&t 3G is almost the same as the Atrix. Also, the Note will supposedly get ICS and I highly doubt that Atrix will.

Atrix owner here. I can doubtlessly state this phone is far superior. The screen is incomparable, not only because of the size, but because u can use it with ease under direct sunlight, something you can't even dream of doing in the Atrix, and it's a worthy gaming/reading machine. The Atrix had extras, but they are, after months of use, easily identifiable as worthless.

I'm going to piggy back what everyone else is saying here. I also owned an Atrix from day 1 of its release and it was a great phone. This device blows it away. Batter life is actually better than it was on my Atrix! (and it was incredible for me on Atrix) The screen resolution and colors are incomparable, the Note is simply in a class of its own, the colors and images look painted on the screen, I remember when I first turned the phone on it took me by surprise. The more I use this phone, I find the diverse it actually is. Playing games, reading books/pdf/documents, watching video, streaming music, this phone does it all and does it amazingly. Wouldnt trade it for any other phone in the foreseeable future. Go for it, you will not regret it, and neither will your wallet

Thanks for the replies. Ill get it this coming weekend!

While I didn't own an Atrix (had a Desire before), after all the reading I came to one conclusion: as long as you can live with the size, the phone itself will be your best choice
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Love this thread because its about the 2 best phones of 2011.
Samsung NOTE - best performance, best screen, best battery + pen
Motorola Atrix - hands-down best phone of Q1 and Q2 and currently a great contender

I thought about buying an Atrix because of the accessories and then decided that it still would not replace my laptop so couldn't see the point. The Note doesn't try to replace a laptop but it does replace a phone and a tablet and that is what most people want. You will be able to carry the Note everywhere like the Atrix and enjoy the much better experience.

Go get the note ! I've had the Atric which was pretty good but Note is definitely better... Bigger screen, bright colours, ...

Go get it, NOW! )
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Galaxy Note Success is Spreading World Wide

The American carriers are queuing up to offer the Galaxy Note because they recognise a winner when they see it. Meanwhile Apple continues with it's tiny iPhone 4S which sucks at watching videos, playing games and surfing the Net because of the small screen and hoping that Siri will save it. The only thing that will save the iPhone is a bigger screen to make it more useful, but it cannot do that because it will hurt it's iPad sales. The Galaxy Note is a winner because it provides a Tablet experience with the convenience of a mobile phone and it will be even better when it gets ICS soon.

Im excited about this even if I have the international version

Sometimes...one bad apple does not spoil the whole bunch.

Samsung has found such a sweet spot with note in size, performance, beauty and price. I really dont see myself using any other phone for a good long time. It also kills any itch to own a tablet. After ICS update, samsung would emerge as the undisputed winner.
The most amazing thing about note is that YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK. I have never felt like this for any other phone, even the first iPhone.

You are right. Once you have the Note, I can't imagine going back to a smaller phone! LOL! Unless something better comes along.

The beautiful thing is that there truly is nothing that can be improved substantially unlike the past 4-5 years.
Full HD, infinite contrast, 8 MP, 1.7ghz, 2 day battery life, soon ICS etc.
The s-pen seals the deal and "almost" kills the age old 'pen and paper' combo. This i believe is the note's biggest achievement. I used to hear a lot that no matter how much tech advances but nothing can really beat pen and paper at what it does best.
Every thing about this phone is a culmination of all the major developments in electronic and software engineering converged into a singular entity. Any unbiased technology oriented person with average sized hands looking for a high end phone cant go wrong with the note, infact he has no choice but to buy the note.
All i wish now is that android starts getting AAA apps and games like iPhone. I would really love infinity blade 2 on android.
I hope samsung makes truck loads out of this phone as they truly deserve it this time.

it should do well in the US....they like things supersized! .....the s-pen is like "i will have fries with that"

Each time I read all the Note-owners "love-stories" about our great phones I get this sudden urge to take out my Note and do something with it, just to enjoy the feeling of it

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Each time I read all the Note-owners "love-stories" about our great phones I get this sudden urge to take out my Note and do something with it, just to enjoy the feeling of it
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and WHAT exactly do you do?

jmw2207 said:
it should do well in the US....they like things supersized! .....the s-pen is like "i will have fries with that"
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Teehee...I like this!

This is by far the best phone released to date. Its convenient, fast, and a real pleasure to use. I would be very surprised if it doesn't grow even more popular.
And mind you, I have used most HTC phones, blackberries (still have a bb for my BBM) and own an ipad. But this phone really takes the cake. Superb.
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This is by far the best phone released to date. Its convenient, fast, and a real pleasure to use. I would be very surprised if it doesn't grow even more popular.
And mind you, I have used most HTC phones, blackberries (still have a bb for my BBM) and own an ipad. But this phone really takes the cake. Superb.
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Hi? May I ask... If you own both a phone and an ipad, and why you still feel so great about Note? You can read and watch video or anything more conveniently on ipad, and can easily make calls or handle easily with one finger on your phone.
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tytung2020 said:
Hi? May I ask... If you own both a phone and an ipad, and why you still feel so great about Note? You can read and watch video or anything more conveniently on ipad, and can easily make calls or handle easily with one finger on your phone.
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Simple, the stuff that I use my ipad for can be accomplished on my note without the need to lug a tablet. So I just carry my note.
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You can read and watch video or anything more conveniently on ipad.
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The iPad is too big to be used as a phone or camera and too big to be carried around because it doesn't fit in any pockets. You can comfortably read and view video on the Note and take pictures at home and away. If I had an iPad and a Note then I would sell the iPad it because it doesn't work as a laptop, camera or phone.

For some reason... I hope it gets delayed in the states so that I can enjoy my international Note for a longer time before it becomes popular here. I just love showing it off to everyone and knowing that most can't afford it right now or know how to get one if they did.
Time to hit Best Buy and AT&T stores this weekend (I just got the Note 2 days ago)... maybe I will be like...ummm.. do you have this phone for sale? LOL
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The iPad is too big to be used as a phone or camera and too big to be carried around because it doesn't fit in any pockets. You can comfortably read and view video on the Note and take pictures at home and away. If I had an iPad and a Note then I would sell the iPad it because it doesn't work as a laptop, camera or phone.
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I have the Ipad 2, HP touchpad, Galaxy Tab, and they all have their uses. I usually keep the Ipad 2 in the living room... HP touchpad in bathroom... and Galaxy Tab in the car. Note will be my daily driver for on the go.

ckyllr said:
For some reason... I hope it gets delayed in the states so that I can enjoy my international Note for a longer time before it becomes popular here. I just love showing it off to everyone and knowing that most can't afford it right now or know how to get one if they did.
Time to hit Best Buy and AT&T stores this weekend (I just got the Note 2 days ago)... maybe I will be like...ummm.. do you have this phone for sale? LOL
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I have the Ipad 2, HP touchpad, Galaxy Tab, and they all have their uses. I usually keep the Ipad 2 in the living room... HP touchpad in bathroom... and Galaxy Tab in the car. Note will be my daily driver for on the go.
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I have a Note and I find it works well in the living room, bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, toilet, cellar, attic, study, greenhouse, garage, shed, car, bus, train, just to mention a few places.

No doubt about it.
Galaxy Note is a real winner. Truly love it. A phone and Tablet roll into one.
Now we know why Samsung is the world's No. 1 and has record sales and profit.
I am sure it will do very well in the US.

YFY said:
No doubt about it.
Galaxy Note is a real winner. Truly love it. A phone and Tablet roll into one.
Now we know why Samsung is the world's No. 1 and has record sales and profit.
I am sure it will do very well in the US.
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I use to be htc fan, but i can see Sammy now did give a good competetion against htc. Well done and they had make me become their fan as well. Keep up the good innovation Sammy!!
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Gaugerer I see you are a very big fan of our wonderful Note. Or you are Samsung Note PR ;-)
You are probably right. Just like there was always demand for tablets but none succeeded before the iPad because they all sucked. There was always a place for the Note but only the Dell Streak tried and not so well.
Now, like iPad proved tablets market, the Note has proven mini tablet phone market.
Apple eventually split the iPhone into several sizes to give people a choice. If they do it now to compete against the new big Android phones then they could save a lot of market.
A 4.5" iPhone would hurt S2 / Note sales. But now Jobs is gone they are without direction and will probably make only tactical decisions but no strategic plan.
I think Note market will grow big with lots of professionals like doctors who want good reading and still easy enough carrying. My doctor was ready to throw his iphone in the bin when I showed him my Note!
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You are right. Once you have the Note, I can't imagine going back to a smaller phone! LOL! Unless something better comes along.
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I agree. But this might only be true for us enlightened weirdos ;-)
How many people get a Note and can't imagine something smaller?
I always found a 3.5" HP PDA was a bit too small to comfortably read but a 4" was just big enough. Expand 4" standard aspect to wide and I think you get 4.6" So Note is in that comfortable small paperback size while iphone is still just a cool contacts list size.
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I've had it with this phone: my version

I can't take it anymore for the following reasons:
-the screen is perfect and the Best I've had on a phone. No color issues, no banding, perfect
-3 months in and no scratches, pitiful glass
-several updates already and with the latest no lag whatsoever at any point
-the battery life is great and best of any smartphone I've owned
-calibration is fine
-camera is awesome and takes better pics than my 14mp point and shoot camera
-I run full brightness most of the day with no heat probs
As I think of more issues and probs I will update for everyone questioning their purchase
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Me too! I already get upset just looking at it!
I also hate the fact that it fits in my jeans pockets.
Why would anyone make a phone small enough to fit in a pocket!?
Sheesh, ridiculous.
And typing on a screen like this is waaaay to easy.
Samsung should really consider a smaller version! So I need a baby to do my texting.
4.3" perhaps?
Where can I find their idea box?

LOL thread. Please proceed!
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Haha great thread guys!
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Lol I should have a note this time next week so great thread
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So many complaints. Can't understand what tricks Samsung pulled to sell over a million of this substandard device.

POS! I Rarely have to reboot, and I'm running the stock ROM, UNROOTED! Samsung should have made it a little crappier so I would WANT to root. BAH! So aggravated!
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I'm actually getting a bit annoyed that I keep playing with it so much.
This phone is cellular CRACK. CRACK I TELL YOU.

It's too fast, I can almost feel the speed wind and it's messing up my hair!
And the battery lasts for too long, I no longer have an excuse to stay inside because my phone has to charge.
These and all of the other things that are perfect about the Note really makes it the worst phone ever! :-D
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Im too hate this Note! 5.3" is way too big for my extra small size S hand! Oh i wish i could upgrade my hand size to XXL size, any good idea to increase my hand size? How about serum injection? I heard the mad scientist do test it on a chicken & the chicken did become big..lol
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What's with the high resolution? An entire webpage can fit on the screen now. Why doesn't Samsung give us the opportunity to use the pinch-to-zoom feature more? That's what it's there for.

Its the WORSE phone i've ever had and it really DONT fits me.
I DONT love everypart of it. From the big screen to the pen.
since this forum is filled with NO complaints or NO whining posts. Galaxy note is realy just NOT the perfect phone for me so far. :-D
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No banding? I doubt it

I hate the note because i spent time playing with this beast longer than the time i spent for my gf. I didn't betray my gf, did i? =D
By a beast called GT-N7000.

I HATE THIS GODDAMN PHONE
because everything else I see as too tiny and so micro to use.
I need my 11.6" tablet now. 10" too small.

Hahaha .....cant stop Laughing
Awesome post >>...should be pinned to any " Note complaint forum "

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No banding? I doubt it
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Don't mess up my thread, it was perfect
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I really get angry with my Note, 'cause it's perfect, so it makes me selfish, over-proud. I trend to look down to ALL other Smartphones out there.
That's terribly not good.

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Lol I should have a note this time next week so great thread
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Congrats, you'll love this sorry pos with all the probs I've posted. I curse the day I bought this big, beautiful piece of a phone. It will cause major issues like sore thumbs, loss of time, addiction and the need to spoon with the phone at night cause you love it so much. Be careful!
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If only it had boobs
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