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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Howmany of you, guys, consider Galaxy Note as upgrade over SGS2 and are inteding purchase?
*raises his hand*
Seriously considering it
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Unless u browse ALOT, to my mind its not that big an upgrade. At this moment its price is so big it does not gives that big difference as it should... But if you got alot of money then sure its an upgrade
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Ill be picking one up in January. Hopefully it gets picked up by att.
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I'm getting one, the screen resolution is what sells it for me.
I was before I got the S2. Now, after using the S2, I feel the S2 is slightly too big for me so the Note is a no.
I've been giving it a thought this whole week. The best selling point for me is the idea that it can serve as a digital sketchbook. What worries me the most is its size as a phone. I even made a 1:1 papercraft mockup just the get the feel of it. My conclusion so far is it's too big... for my hand... as a phone. It's clearly designed to be handled with two hands.
I went lurking in the Galaxy Note forum. Some of the turn offs, compared to the SGS2, were the smoothness, battery life and how some apps don't stretch the way it meant to be for the screen resolution.
So I'm sticking with the SGS2. I still think this is still the best phone in the market right now.
You guys must be fairly flush with cash if your thinking of buying this phone, ive only got my SGSII 4 months so it would be lunacy for me to try and get cash together to buy something that in all seriousness isn't that much better (if at all) and with an inferior camera.
I'll wait until next year to get a SGS3 whenever it comes out.
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You guys must be fairly flush with cash if your thinking of buying this phone, ive only got my SGSII 4 months so it would be lunacy for me to try and get cash together to buy something that in all seriousness isn't that much better (if at all) and with an inferior camera.
I'll wait until next year to get a SGS3 whenever it comes out.
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I could have sprung for a contract should my credit rating allow it. The phone itself would have been almost my entire savings. So the price made me really think.
I was originally going to use it as an all in one ereader, phone, pmp. But having bought the s2 for around half the price of the note so I can get a kindle instead and still save a load of money. Just more inconvenient but better usability. Note seems more of a doctors toy. Awesome way to send a prescription lol
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i am fighting myself since a week now to not get it...
i really really love my sgs2... i every way... and i still hope that there will be alot more developement for the sgs2... it always feels smooth, screen is very good, battery life is good and so on...
the only thing that is pushing me to the note is the screen size...
it is impossible (for me) that the note will be as smooth as the sgs2... cause the 1.5ghz is (i think) not enough for the screen size and resolution... the 1.2 on the sgs2 is (for now) more than enough as it proofed itself on every rom i tried... i would never watch a 1080p movie on the phone... 720p is MORE than enough for that kind of screensizes...
for me the PRO and the CON is the same: Screen
we will the in the next few days what the devs say about the note...
Just had a quick browse on the Galaxy Note forums,quiet enough as expected with not many people having got this yet, screen is too big for me the SGSII is the perfect size.
Have you guys seen the review over at www.androidnz.net ?
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Since I got my gs2 havent really played with My galaxy tab 10.1. I could just imagine how much less ill use it if I had a 5.3 inch screen phone. My main reason for a big screen is for surfing and easier to type with my huge hands this is a def buy that is if its for T-Mobile.
I've seen the review over at phonearena and doesn't really like it.. I'd prefer a phone which have a screen size of below 5" and about the same width and height as my SGS2
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I'll try to buy one for me as soon as I get $$$ !
Still too expensive...
What the hell is going on with technology:
I remember when PDA's not smartphones had stylus and were chunky great beasts, that had people stating "hey there, what's that you have in your pocket sir" then things got smaller and smaller with superb little super technology that allowed everything to become tiny...
and now things are getting bigger and bigger, and reintroducing stylus again, blimey next thing, staid press trousers will be all the rage
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blimey next thing, staid press trousers will be all the rage
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Your right, I think unless u normally lug a laptop around for Prof/creative/ use, or ride a train every day, a tab/semi tab (galaxy note) or even a laptop itself is pointless and just for show. Id like one, but don't need one....
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blimey next thing, staid press trousers will be all the rage
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I'm all for anything that hastens the departure of "skinny jeans" as something fashionable.
As a former Dell Streak 5 user, I think I'll adapt to the extra size quite well, given that it's actually smaller and lighter than the Streak was.
I'll pass the S2 on to my wife, which will help to push the deal through the 'purchasing department,' if you know what I mean.
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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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.
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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.
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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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Its the best phone i've ever had and it really fits me.
I love everypart of it. From the big screen to the pen.
Just wanted post it, since it seems this forum is filled with complaints or whining posts. Galaxa note is realy just the perfect phone for me so far.
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I love my too lol especially with the custom roms I've flashed.
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+9999 even with stock rom, it rocks... With ics it probably can fly ;:
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I think Samsung could have done a better job with the ROM. The SGS II Roms are great and very stable.
Memory Management, Optimization are a few things Samsung needs to improve with the Note. Once thats there, I dont see why this device cant rock even more just out of the box.
I am very curious if ICS will bring our Notes really to a higher level
I love the note too!
The big screen is very handy for surfing and remote PC.
The speed?..... Blazing fast, boot also! (I came from a Galaxy S I9000).
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I think Samsung could have done a better job with the ROM. The SGS II Roms are great and very stable.
Memory Management, Optimization are a few things Samsung needs to improve with the Note. Once thats there, I dont see why this device cant rock even more just out of the box.
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For the record: i love my Note! It's not fair comparing it to gs2 seeing as those ROMs have had a year of polishing and optimizing. Get back to me when note ROMs are as mature and we'll talk.
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and with ics it will be another story
Just trying the alpha ics has been amazing and very difficult to go back to gingerbread. When ics does finally get leaked for us it will open up the true capabilities I think. It just brings a level of performance that is near impossible to reach with any amount of tweaking on gingerbread.
that's right... i mean that ics will be better for the battery duration .... with a good ram managment the battery life can be longer
Yeah.. I love my Gnote too.. Captains perogative..
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Its the best phone i've ever had and it really fits me.
I love everypart of it. From the big screen to the pen.
Just wanted post it, since it seems this forum is filled with complaints or whining posts. Galaxa note is realy just the perfect phone for me so far.
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I love it too!! I just have two things to say. First, people who pay 700+ for a phone with problrms have every right to complain about it and instead of being mean to them I feel that we could read the parts we like and ignore the rest. After all, hope boring life would be if everyone had the same opinion.... good god, we would all end up liking some like whoopi goldberg or george bush (dumbya)...
Second (not directed to u). I have ICS on my son's samsung Nexus and the settings actually look like a big step backwards instead of a leap forward. Im actually thinking of leaving 2.3.6 once ICS ever makes it to the Note.
My two cents.
2 things I wished the Note had...
1. More ram...1.5gb would rock.
2. 32gb internal storage..
but it still rocks.
More RAM would be nice, and better battery management. I have rooted and installed a firewall and autorun (to prevent pesky apps popping up whenever they feel like eating some of my battery ), and it now lasts the day. I should not have to root and configure just for a full day's battery IMO, but that is Android all over.
Other than that, it is pretty much the very best phone I have ever used and beats all my previous desires (and creates new ones, of course). Prior to that it was my i-mate Jas Jar with 640x480 screen and full qwerty keyboard. Windows was pants, however, and "inactive sync" finally made me give it up.
My note with a custom noreve case (ordered) and my slim Think Outside full size folding BT keyboard (and mouse if I ever find it again) makes the very best of any smartphone that exists today, IMO!
I came from imate jas jar to HTC hd2 and now the Note. I'm absolutely loving it
I'm just wondering how long I can go before the bug gets to me and I start flashing new roms. I used to flash my HD2 almost every week.
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I love it too!! I just have two things to say. First, people who pay 700+ for a phone with problrms have every right to complain about it and instead of being mean to them I feel that we could read the parts we like and ignore the rest. After all, hope boring life would be if everyone had the same opinion.... good god, we would all end up liking some like whoopi goldberg or george bush (dumbya)...
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You're right. Though to be fair, mostly people have been arguing with the people who start complaining that this is a bad phone or pretending that the display sucks (in general, not of a particular defective piece).
Like everyone here I love my note a lot too and I'm not complaining mine, m previous phone was a nokia N97mini and it was a disaster, apart from the really sexy yet sofisticated look the entire phone was a mess. Paint coming off every where, tons of random crashes lack of updates and don't get me started about the OS. Just like that the list goes on and on and I don't wanna waste anyone's time but basically I didn't know what I was missing in mobile technology till I got my iPod that's when I realize 'this phone really sucks'. So coming from a very rudimentary phone I can't complain much but I will not deny there is room for improvement like the brightness, I wish I could decrease further than using a different app to decrease it which I realised also cause lack in color quality. I'm really looking forward to ICS hoping it will answer all my prayers
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Got my note a few days ago and loving it, too. I was a bit disappointed with the stock software, but after flashing Cassie's XtraLiteRom v8 and JKays mod it performs like it should and is nice to use.
Android could certainly take a few hints from MeeGo on how to build a user-friendly UI, though.
I loooove mine too! but like someone else said it really needs ics, since i come from a gnex(still have it) it's hard to swallow. But the big screen and lte data speed i easily forget about gingerbread!
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luv u too my note..
I love mine too, however for a few days had battery life issues, but got them fixed. d
Hi guys,
I am now a Htc Desire user. I used it for 2 years and I am considering buying a Note. I am coming from a 3.7 to a 5.3 inch screen ;-).
I have a couple of questions:
1. Do you have experience with the change of phones from a very small size like the desire to a note, screenwize? And what is your opinion about it.
2. I used to use a lot of roms for my desire, the development was really good. How is the development of the Note? What are the improvements if you root, other than that you can change roms? So what extra functionality does the note get if you root?
3. What about the build quality and the quality of the speaker?
4. What about the quality of playing movies on the Note.
As you can see i have a couple of questions before purchasing the note.
THANKS!!!
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I forgot to ask about the batterylife. How is the batterylife of the note? With average and heavy use?
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I am now a Htc Desire user. I used it for 2 years and I am considering buying a Note. I am coming from a 3.7 to a 5.3 inch screen ;-).
I have a couple of questions:
1. Do you have experience with the change of phones from a very small size like the desire to a note, screenwize? And what is your opinion about it.
After a day with the Note, you get really comfortable with it, and then you will never like a small screen again.
2. I used to use a lot of roms for my desire, the development was really good. How is the development of the Note? What are the improvements if you root, other than that you can change roms? So what extra functionality does the note get if you root?
Development is good. Root and Roms are the same as what you are use to on the desire.
3. What about the build quality and the quality of the speaker?
Build quality is solid. Its plastic, but it tight. The speaker is loud, especially when compared to the One X
4. What about the quality of playing movies on the Note.
I don't play many, but I enjoy the quality. Better than any other phone I have had.
Battery life gets me through my long 16 hour day with ease. Top notch
As you can see i have a couple of questions before purchasing the note.
THANKS!!!
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Desaf said:
Hi guys,
I am now a Htc Desire user. I used it for 2 years and I am considering buying a Note. I am coming from a 3.7 to a 5.3 inch screen ;-).
I have a couple of questions:
1. Do you have experience with the change of phones from a very small size like the desire to a note, screenwize? And what is your opinion about it.
2. I used to use a lot of roms for my desire, the development was really good. How is the development of the Note? What are the improvements if you root, other than that you can change roms? So what extra functionality does the note get if you root?
3. What about the build quality and the quality of the speaker?
4. What about the quality of playing movies on the Note.
As you can see i have a couple of questions before purchasing the note.
THANKS!!!
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If you think you will like the screen size, than you will immediate fall in love. If you are thinking it may be too big, than there is a tiny chance the size will put you off, but still you will most likely fall in love.
Roms are very decent, better than many of my previous phones for sure. Right now we are looking at official CM9 soon, iMilka's (discontinued) versions of AOSP and CM9 are pretty amazing all on their own though.
Build quality is basically the same as every other Samsung smart phone I have used. Very good quality, back plastics feel a little cheap to me, but other than that I have no complaints. Speaker is awesome IMO. One of the loudest phones I have owned and very good quality. The earpiece is somewhere in the middle. It's not amazing, but its good.
Watching movies/videos/games on the note is incomparable. It blows every other phone I have tried out of the water, mostly due to screen size, and my personal taste for Super AMOLED over that crap screen HTC uses (again my opinion).
Battery life - AWESOME. I get better battery life with this phone than any previous smart phone I have owned (see sig). It's still a powerful smartphone so if you use it really heavy you can still kill most of it off in a day, but with moderate usage this phone actually lasts 2 days for me, which none of my previous phones could do.
I had a desire for 18 months them I moved to the HTC sensation I got my note 3 days ago and I had the same concerns as you but I do not regret it one bit I love my phone more than any phone I have ever had
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Hi crawlgsx,
Thanks for the reply. I prefer a larger screen. I travel a lot so batterylife and watching movies are important.
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Note is a great start for a bigger screen
I came to Note from Dell Streak, the same display size.
Dell was pain in the as.... Every time you drop it - consider problems with screen.
The only detail I miss about Dell is MIUI theme.
Note works perfect.
I use Litening Rom v1.0
Hope MIUI will be ported))))
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Hi crawlgsx,
Thanks for the reply. I prefer a larger screen. I travel a lot so batterylife and watching movies are important.
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I would say go for it then, the chances of you being disappointed are less than 1% from the sounds of your concerns and needs.
The Note is truly an amazing phone, so much so that I have 0 interest in the upcoming S3 or the One X etc.. I will be holding off for "Note 2" and even then unless something changes I see absolutely no reason to move to another phone. The Note on ICS is blazing fast.
I realized I almost stopped visiting/reading mobile review sites. No interest in S3. I may skip Note2 too and directly go for Note3.
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If you like it at start you will be in total love in the end.. It grows on you...
When you have use a Note for a few weeks you will have hard let it go or use other phones.
I always get the new phones but in the end it is always my Note that stays and follow me everywhere..
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So you guys are that positive about the phone?
I saw something about pentile. Do you see that on your phones display?
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Desaf said:
So you guys are that positive about the phone?
I saw something about pentile. Do you see that on your phones display?
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Some do and some don't. I returned my Note because of it. It really is a great device though which made the return a very tough decision.
Guys thanks for all the replies. I decided to buy the note but one last question.
Which colour should i get? Anyone bad experience with the black or white version? And bad experience in terms of seeing scratches etc.
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Although I'm not a Note owner, I'd like to share my opinion if you don't mind.
Black colors always show scratches more than white. However, deeper the cut the more it shows.
You can always buy a case If you're not completely satisfied with the color too.
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i come from nokia 5800 touchscreen phone and once use g.note i fall dead for it...for my..it blow every phone in the market coz of the screen size ^_^...
as for color ...white seems to be the best as black color phone is kind of boring...haha
just my 2 cents
I have owned silver/black devices all my life until the note. Im a manly man, and thought white was for girls.
I decided to change my sgs2 from black to white when i decided to sell because it brought in more money. After seeing the white version, it openmy eyes.
I did the same conversion with my note after breaking screen(user error) and love the white even better than the black/blue now.
Just from what ive gathered from people is black makes the device seem bigger.
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I have owned silver/black devices all my life until the note. Im a manly man, and thought white was for girls.
I decided to change my sgs2 from black to white when i decided to sell because it brought in more money. After seeing the white version, it openmy eyes.
I did the same conversion with my note after breaking screen(user error) and love the white even better than the black/blue now.
Just from what ive gathered from people is black makes the device seem bigger.
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hmmm i always thought that white will looks bigger than black...especially with car.... ^_^
Don't be afraid to get your feet wet as the water is lovely and warm,
the difference is immense between the HTC desire and samsung s2 and note, I had the desire hd and I wouldn't go back to one, I upgraded to an s2 and won't go back to a dhd then I upgraded to a note and now I won't go back to an dhd or an s2, honest you won't be disappointed, also I will have more roms than you can shake a stick at, especially the s2.
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I had been an HTC desire user myself. Its a good phone. When you are looking for an upgrade, think you have to take a look at the S3 in terms of
- advancements
- stock ics
- screen size (4.7in) with good ppi compared to S2.
- maybe better battery life (due to larger battery ,better processor)
If you are looking of good development in the XDA
- i will suggest to take a look at the S2 section as there is gr8 development.
I like my G-Note but would suggest the size of S3 or even the S2 as appropriate for a smartphone.
I've had the white and loved it. I had to sell for financial reasons, but recently picked up a black one and honestly there both beautiful. A nice sgp screen protector takes the worry out of scratches so either choice is great. Black to me looks professional and white looks Hollywood your amazed every time you see it
I love mine but im not hard to please when it comes to new phones lol. List some good apps for me to download for my s3
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Phone is great for me, only problem is sprints horrible service
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I am loving it so far. It was a switch coming from the large screen of the Note. But it is so much faster and smoother.
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I'm diggin it.. I think my expectations were too high though. I guess that's what happens when the phone is talked about 6 months in advance. I came from the T- Mobile Galaxy S2 which received the official ICS updated only a couple weeks before the Galaxy S3 was released. Plus the development with ROM's was starting to take off.
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Best phone I ve ever used! I'm enjoying it so much I'm not in a hurry to flash any roms yet only addition I've made to stock is the keyboard. The Samsung keyboard was driving me crazy. ICS keyboard is the best in my opinion even if it don't have a swipe feature. I was worried that it was gonna feel cheap and slippery in my hands but Sammy did a good job cause its the best thing I've ever held in my hands, well one of the best definitely glad I got the white hot color, so.. sexy! And also it represents my Home Team Champs!
White Hot! GS3
What does this have to do with themes and apps? Wrong section....
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Great phone... Build quality isn't so bad. I like it. Only thing I can't stand about the phone is touchwiz lol.
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This phone is garbage.I'm so mad I passed up a cliq for this crap.
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Great phone... Build quality isn't so bad. I like it. Only thing I can't stand about the phone is touchwiz lol.
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Exactly
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The phone is great! Not a huge step up from the s2 but the 2gb of ram is def working for me. I underclocked just a bit and my battery is great! Also flashed capturbo rom and ics domination and I am in love!
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It's okay. I also have the SGSII and the Galaxy Nexus. The SGSIII is by no means a big improvement over either.
The software experience and design of the Galaxy Nexus makes it the most enjoyable to use of them all.
I think Samsung only defaced the ICS UI with their butt ugly TouchWiz UI (which I've been able to cover up for the most part with Apex launcher).
Most of the touted new features (besides the camera) of the SGSIII are pretty much gimmicks and don't even really work. S Voice is horrendous and should be deleted. The most useful one is probably smart call but it's only a hit or miss.
Overall the SGSIII is a stellar phone but I was expecting much more. I'm really left wanting more.
My 3 most frustrating issues with it are the horrendous battery life on T-mobile USA (also the battery takes an eternity to charge), and the freaking middle hardware button instead of the software button that's supposed to come with ICS. This detracts significantly from my experience with this phone and lastly, the freaking auto brightness is useless (and you can't use the phone in direct sunlight)
I would definitely return this phone if not for the 32GB storage with micro SD support and the zero shutter lag camera. Samsung you really performed way below expectation . I was expecting much more from the king.
I love it! I came from the Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S) though, so it was like a night and day difference between the two.
Same as another poster, I quickly installed the vanilla ICS keyboard, as I've never liked the Sammy keyboards. I'm not a swipe user, so I didn't lose out by moving to it.
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This phone is garbage.I'm so mad I passed up a cliq for this crap.
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what, are you smoking dehydrated engine oil?
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cmay119 said:
I love it! I came from the Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S) though, so it was like a night and day difference between the two.
Same as another poster, I quickly installed the vanilla ICS keyboard, as I've never liked the Sammy keyboards. I'm not a swipe user, so I didn't lose out by moving to it.
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You may want to try swiftkey keyboard. It's definitely the best. There's a trial version to help you get a feel for it and decide if it's for you.
This is my first Samsung phone, I came from a Dell Streak. I am 100% impressed with this phone. Couldn't be happier with it! I am of course looking forward to the inevitable Jelly Bean development...
I came from the s2 and this phone is better in all aspects. At stock the s2 was garbage. The UI was the same as gingerbread and that's awful. The s3 is way snappier thanks to the ram. The screen is a massive improvement, size and resolution. I like some of the "new" features. Its better than the "new" features of ios6 which is a freaking complete joke. Pop out video, swipe for a screenshot, and prevent screen timeout with your eyes are all actually useful features. I don't regret buying it outright.
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It's okay. I also have the SGSII and the Galaxy Nexus. The SGSIII is by no means a big improvement over either.
The software experience and design of the Galaxy Nexus makes it the most enjoyable to use of them all.
I think Samsung only defaced the ICS UI with their butt ugly TouchWiz UI (which I've been able to cover up for the most part with Apex launcher).
Most of the touted new features (besides the camera) of the SGSIII are pretty much gimmicks and don't even really work. S Voice is horrendous and should be deleted. The most useful one is probably smart call but it's only a hit or miss.
Overall the SGSIII is a stellar phone but I was expecting much more. I'm really left wanting more.
My 3 most frustrating issues with it are the horrendous battery life on T-mobile USA (also the battery takes an eternity to charge), and the freaking middle hardware button instead of the software button that's supposed to come with ICS. This detracts significantly from my experience with this phone and lastly, the freaking auto brightness is useless (and you can't use the phone in direct sunlight)
I would definitely return this phone if not for the 32GB storage with micro SD support and the zero shutter lag camera. Samsung you really performed way below expectation . I was expecting much more from the king.
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I have the T-Mobile variant and using the phone heavily all day I get 10 hours and the battery charges really fast...I love this phone...
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Coming from an original EVO with Sense.. the performance of this phone is amazing... love the hardware..
Touchwiz... ug... While I always use a custom launcher anyway, it's the 'little' things that Sense did which I love, specifically the contact list...
In fact I really hate this contact list so bad, it might cause me to swap this for the Evo LTE.. I just cannot stand seeing Facebook, twitter, linkedin ,outlook and gmail contacts as seperate entities... no reason I should see 5 entries for some of my friends.. Sense had it right with their linking option.
ALso loved the aggregation of Facebook, messenger etc.. that sense did. (Though the app "Contapps" has something very similar, it's almost perfect in fact, just hate the contact navigation itself there...)
(And no Touchwiz's linking is horrible as you have to manually link everything!! That's going to take me HOURS to do.. sheesh).
Overall the phone is great.. just irks me that the "PHONE" portion is the most neglected piece of the entire software.. seems somewhat Ironic.
Loving mine. I got a white one. My dad got the blue and my mom has my Hercules. Its fun watching them play with smart phones
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sometimes it hurts my eyes looking at the screen on the s2!
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