I run into people all the time who see my phone and have no idea what it is or even that it's a phone readily available from ATT here in the US.
They have no idea. Most people actually like it and want one. A handful think its HUGE. I am so used to it don;t find it big. I find the iPhone and my SGS2 extremily small now.
It appears Samsung really doesn't push this phone like they did the S2 and now s3.
I am beginning to wonder whether or not a "Note II" will be released.
Anyone have the same experience when other's see their phone?
Yep here the same, a lot of ppl i met did not know that device here in Germany as well. 10% think its to huge but i tell them in even 3 days after i got my SGN i never touched my other SGS1 and SGS2 incl. the SGT7
Well first of all remember that 80% of the population barely pays any attention to gadgets. So it's not suprising that a relatively new device like the Note is still not well known. I guess it also depends on the level of promotion. Samsung ran the Superbowl ad but I don't know how heavily advertised it's been after that.
In India the Galaxy Note has been massively promoted right from the start, something which surprised me at first. However it's been a big success and even regular people seem to be aware of it. Whenever I show it to people, the reaction is generally very positive.
I don't think there is any question that the Note has been a big global success. I think there will be another massive round of promotion around the Olympics and I will be surprised if sales are less than 10 million at the one year mark.
There will definitely be a Note 2 though possibly it may not come this year. There isn't much serious competition yet in this category and Samsung may decide that the Note will continue to sell well. In that case they may postpone the Note 2 to sometime next year when they could ship with Jelly Bean. My guess though, is that the Note 2 willl be released around November this year.
yeah in India, Samsung has done proper marketing for this phone. It has sold well too. I see a huge number of people using it here..
Most people I meet, just look on and are surprised GNote fits in my standard trouser pockets! Confused with a 7" tab.
Hi all. I really hope that a Note II comes along. I'm absolutely loving my GNote. The size is perfect!! I'm from Trinidad and the reactions that I've had have been split 50-50. For everyone that wants one, someone else thinks it's massive and they wonder....how can that fit in your pocket?!? Silly question really...standard pockets have ample room for the GNote. Unless you're a chick....or a guy who's metro or something....
Here in the Netherlands there is an amazing amount of people who have the Note.
I see them literally everywhere.
Sammy has advertised a lot on T.V. and bus stops.
It's unbelievable, they keep popping up.
Although it is a device not so hard to miss right
In Malaysia, Samsung did a great promotion. My company have around 40 staff, we have 7 staff using galaxy note including myself.
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Here in the Netherlands there is an amazing amount of people who have the Note.
I see them literally everywhere.
Sammy has advertised a lot on T.V. and bus stops.
It's unbelievable, they keep popping up.
Although it is a device not so hard to miss right
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I have yet to see one Note in actual use here. See alot of S2.
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Here in Belgium i'm the only one in my surrounding who has one.
Commercials do come but rarely.
The reactions are they make fun of me like, wow you have brought you'r tv ? and so on, i dont think its funny but hey, everybody who steps out of the circle will be mucked i guess ?
I just went to thailand and there is a ginormous billboard ad for the note outside the Bangkok airport.
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People who say that Note is too large, do not have it :d
Everybody is a comedian these days
There was a report of 250.000.000 note sized phones by 2015. I guess it will be the note 4 by then. Apparently from more manufacturers.
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Here in Belgium i'm the only one in my surrounding who has one.
Commercials do come but rarely.
The reactions are they make fun of me like, wow you have brought you'r tv ? and so on, i dont think its funny but hey, everybody who steps out of the circle will be mucked i guess ?
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That's so true I'm also the only one in my surrounding who has a Note and they all make fun of me.. "Whoah you bought yourself a boat!"
It's sad that the advertising for the Note hasn't been that big in our country.. people don't even know what it is & that's a damn shame.
it takes a special sort of person to have a note - it is so large that it is a statement about your confidence and knowledge of technology
i look upon those with smaller devices with pity
and i drop change for people with a windows phone...
CoopZor said:
Here in Belgium i'm the only one in my surrounding who has one.
Commercials do come but rarely.
The reactions are they make fun of me like, wow you have brought you'r tv ? and so on, i dont think its funny but hey, everybody who steps out of the circle will be mucked i guess ?
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in singapore, i see them everywhere, the last time am in a pub, this girl ask to play with my note a.d immediately go for the pen, but too bad, that night i am with cm9 and she insist my note is faulty.
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it takes a special sort of person to have a note - it is so large that it is a statement about your confidence and knowledge of technology
i look upon those with smaller devices with pity
and i drop change for people with a windows phone...
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+1 And ROFL about people with a windows feature phone....
The best thing about Note is when chicks notice my phone they shout...omg its so BIGGG.
Yea baby...it is...
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That's so true I'm also the only one in my surrounding who has a Note and they all make fun of me.. "Whoah you bought yourself a boat!"
It's sad that the advertising for the Note hasn't been that big in our country.. people don't even know what it is & that's a damn shame.
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I bought one because one of my collegues just bought one, I was damn impressed and the Note is just what I needed.
But they do make fun of it indeed, at bars they ask me why I brought my laptop.
I mostly answer that I can't afford glasses or an iPhone.
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Everybody is a comedian these days
There was a report of 250.000.000 note sized phones by 2015. I guess it will be the note 4 by then. Apparently from more manufacturers.
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With any luck, there will be a Nexus Note.
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I was waiting for an appointment when several of the people noticed my Galaxy Note. I was amazed at all of their comments about how great it was to have a phone like this that looks more like a tablet and could you actually use it as a phone. They all called it my little iPad, very funny! Not one of the women commented on it being too large for them to use. The owner of the shop asked me where I bought it and proceeded to go online to Handtech and buy one, he's an iPhone 4 user. Most all the comments were made with a note of amazement. I was surprised at the general public's knowledge about unlocked phones and their use outside of the United States. Just wondering how many of you guys have had similar experiences. Everyone there wanted to know when it would be available and from what carrier.
similar experience with my phone whenever people notice it, a buddy of mine thought he was top dog with his 4.52 inch samsung galaxy s2 epic touch.... he said he wanted to do an ETF and buy this phone. Everyone also calls the phone "a little ipad"
I've only had positive reactions, especially when I show them how easy it is to go in my pocket. 1 week on, it just seems like a normal sized phone until I see someone else's.
I, also, have only had positive reactions. Several people did make ipad references (come on people, learn the word tablet!) When people ask how much it was and I tell them a little over $700 they typically are shocked, so now I've started answering "about $50 or so more than an iphone." The average American just doesn't know crap about cell phones and the subsidy model our carriers employ has them thinking smartphones cost $200. So rather than taking the time to explain how cellphones, including the one they're holding, actually cost $600-$700 and they're paying for it spread out over months without even knowing it, I just answer in terms they understand. And sometimes I'll explain how I bought a $200 icrap, sold it, and used the money to buy the Note (even though it wasn't actually in that order.)
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I, also, have only had positive reactions. Several people did make ipad references (come on people, learn the word tablet!) When people ask how much it was and I tell them a little over $700 they typically are shocked, so now I've started answering "about $50 or so more than an iphone." The average American just doesn't know crap about cell phones and the subsidy model our carriers employ has them thinking smartphones cost $200. So rather than taking the time to explain how cellphones, including the one they're holding, actually cost $600-$700 and they're paying for it spread out over months without even knowing it, I just answer in terms they understand. And sometimes I'll explain how I bought a $200 icrap, sold it, and used the money to buy the Note (even though it wasn't actually in that order.)
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Lol! Nice one.
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Lol! Nice one.
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It's true. It sad though (their lack of calculative power)
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Here in Sydney, we love mobiles.
Everyone who sees the Note is amazed and interested.
One Samsung Nexus(old) owner said, Nah! Too big!
Only one person.
iphone users are mostly impressed.
Haven't struck a fanboy yet.
I can say this cause i have had almost all the latest phones out the note is the best out!!!!!!
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Here in Sydney, we love mobiles.
Everyone who sees the Note is amazed and interested.
One Samsung Nexus(old) owner said, Nah! Too big!
Only one person.
iphone users are mostly impressed.
Haven't struck a fanboy yet.
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I had two fanboy's come over to me today while I was using the Note at Best Buy, they kind of get sad,quite and a little depressed and walk away.
I'd say people either fall in love with it, or they are kind of not wanting to even try it.
I handed it to an iphone user whose first comment was, 'Wow, this keyboard is just wonderful'. (thumb keyboard 5" landscape).
One of my friends was mocking the size until I let him play with it and he started web browsing.
After some nodding he start mumbling, 'This form factor is quite nice, actually'.
My two best show off things are:
1) PDFs of the manual to show off text reading
2) playback of a movie trailer
I don't think you REALLY appreciate the note until you try to go back to a regular smartphone.
I started using my mytouch 4g the other day and after 5 minutes, I was thinking 'What is this? is this a joke?'
- Frank
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I had two fanboy's come over to me today while I was using the Note at Best Buy, they kind of get sad,quite and a little depressed and walk away.
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ChodTheWacko said:
..........I don't think you REALLY appreciate the note until you try to go back to a regular smartphone.
I started using my mytouch 4g the other day and after 5 minutes, I was thinking 'What is this? is this a joke?'
- Frank
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+1 lol. Nice one frank!
Get use to the comments. With my streak I am always getting questions. "Is that the new iPhone?", "is that an ipad? ", "is that really a phone?". Still get those questions and can't wait to get the with the gnote I just ordered!
i'm getting an extrange effect lately, most of my friends that have iphones don't seem to get them out of their pockets as often as they used too when I'm using mine.
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Get use to the comments. With my streak I am always getting questions. "Is that the new iPhone?", "is that an ipad? ", "is that really a phone?". Still get those questions and can't wait to get the with the gnote I just ordered!
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I used to get that with my Archos 70 (iPad?!) and now with my EP121 (iPad?!?!)... Eventually I won't get as mad as I do now!
Yesterday i met 2 Koreans in Germany and they where blown away.
They asked tons of questions and i was impressed by theyre reaction and my smile gets bigger and bigger
In my opinion they are 2 groups:
Group 1 fell in love with the galaxy Note.
The other group says its too big.
I was at the radio city music hall today - Two of the security guards approached me and were really interested in it. As they were pretty big guys, they were immediately attracted to the big screen.
My friends (all iphone users) totally flipped out when I first played them the immortals trailer on my phone.
- Frank
The usual remark i hear is that ots a phone on steroids...and 'wow thats a good screen..' even from apple reps wanting to know what its like.
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I just grabbed my note from the dude on craigslist in la and im in soo much love with this device i started another forum dedicated to this mean machine. i LOVE it more then any iphone and returning the ipad ive had. it seems to redundant to have the ipad and this. ill try it for a week but so far im doing my general battery drain and train to get the most out of this device. i am also still waiting on the device to get the ota 2.3.6 update.. lets hope the battery life is on par with what everyone is saying in the reviews.
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its all about the galaxy tab 7
So i just sold my white galaxy note that i loved so much!! The thing is that i realised that i use my smartphone 98% of the time for web browsing. So i sold it to make room for an ipad 3. I know yall probably saying that im crazy but i knew my note was going to b temporary until the Galaxy SIII was going to be released. i sold my ipad 2 a few weeks ago for the newest ipad but i spent the money lol. so now i have an old school flip phone that i love cause the battery last for days hahaha. But just wanted to share this and tell you guys have fun with the note, it is an incredible device!
I don't understand your logic. You are waiting for the S III when that will have a smaller screen than the note. How is that better for web browsing? maybe I misunderstood you.
Beware the latest gadget fever!
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My iPad 2 is collecting dust so I'm planning to sell that and keep the Note
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Wat price are yu selling it???
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There's a ton of things I don't understand with this post, enjoy your iPad 3, whatever that is.
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Yeah it's a Galaxy Note, are you jealous?
lol. I just sold both my 4S and Ipad2 64GB 3G. 4S went to pay for most of my Gnote and the ipad to maybe an Ipad3.
I also sold my HP touchpad for a mini itx board. I'm building an undertv media PC with my old Q9450 quad core processor. I could not sell the processor for a good price so I figure I'ld use it for something. Tough to beat a 65watt quad core for a media pc.
To each their own....if you can hold your iPad 3 up to your ear and make phone calls, then I guess you made the right choice. Apple is about as corrupt a company as they come, however...and I refuse to touch anything they make...ever.
Lol same guy who made that thread ranting about ics in march when a leak was released weeks before lol. Probably get banned for speaking my mind. Ill leave it at please leave.
I will never understand the hype about iphone/ipads. Its perfect for people who lack computer knowledge. Thats why my wife and mom have one along with the less savvy coworkers.
I love driving people into depression when they attempt to compare there iphone with my android about the things they cant do. Enjoy your future device buddy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521979
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Lol same guy who made that thread ranting about ics in march when a leak was released weeks before lol. Probably get banned for speaking my mind. Ill leave it at please leave.
I will never understand the hype about iphone/ipads. Its perfect for people who lack computer knowledge. Thats why my wife and mom have one along with the less savvy coworkers.
I love driving people into depression when they attempt to compare there iphone with my android about the things they cant do. Enjoy your future device buddy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521979
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Wow you are 1 emotional fella. Yea i made a thread about ICS release on the note but it wasnt a rant it was impatience for ICS on the note. For someone who supports android and the open source youre very close minded. Reading your post i was laughing with my friends lol. Anyway i love tech stuff in general and i used to own the 3 first iphones. But when the nexus 1 came out i chose android for phone and never looked back. (Probably wont any time soon). But as far as tablet goes , in my opinion, the ipad is the clear winner. I like having an android phone and an ipad, as a consumer i get the best of both world and that what makes me happy But you probably dont understand that cause if you knew how to read and understand, i will get a Galaxy SIII which is guess what???? Android.
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Wat price are yu selling it???
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Ive already sold it
I love my note....
Seriously sold my black note to get white note....
Fabulous....
Seriously love samsung for this.... !!!!
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I will never understand the hype about iphone/ipads.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521979
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Especially in a closed ecosystem were nothing changes. Some people will buy anything for a name. These are the same people who feel absolutely ridiculous and ashamed when they see my huge assed Note, that I don't have to keep 6 inches from my face to be able to see.
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To each their own....if you can hold your iPad 3 up to your ear and make phone calls, then I guess you made the right choice. Apple is about as corrupt a company as they come, however...and I refuse to touch anything they make...ever.
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I respect your opinion, apple is probably corrupt, but their not the only one. Lol no i dont plan on making calls with my ipad. I sold my ipad 2 and my phone for the note, a great device, but i tought it could replace both my phone and tablet but it isnt to me so i decided to sell it to get an ipad 3 and wait for the Galaxy SIII
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I love my note....
Seriously sold my black note to get white note....
Fabulous....
Seriously love samsung for this.... !!!!
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maybe i should do that as well
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I don't understand your logic. You are waiting for the S III when that will have a smaller screen than the note. How is that better for web browsing? maybe I misunderstood you.
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SIII is rumored to have a 4.85in screen, that will be enough to be for Web browsing and multi-media entertainment. I might just get it myself. If it has a SAMOLED + display then I'm sold, hate this banding and the black blocks when viewing videos.
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big mistake OP, you use the 'smartphone' for 98% of web browsing, but will you take the ipad to even 50% of the places you take your smartphone?
smartphone, yes....but smartuser, no ;-)
to each his own! God I hated the iPhone. I had 4 break on me They were crappy. But I have to say: they just worked. But wait! I haven't had a phone "not work" in years. So... I guess people can stop saying that. Yes, it's simple. But my roommate has a Blackberry 9900 (because I had one, and he loved it) and he was an iPhone 4 user, too, and was constantly frustrated about what they allowed and didn't allow him to do, multitasking, etc.
I understand why some people might want an iPhone or iPad. I personally dislike the iPad because it's just a GIANT iPhone with LESS features!
Regardless, I hope you enjoy your device By the time the SIII is released, the SIV will be in the making and then we'll all wait for that. And by the time they announce the SIV, the next device will be almost nearing its completion...
I personally don't care! I get the device I want when I want it because something better will ALWAYS come around!
The note is just FANTASTIC. It's fast, stable (no crashes!), battery life is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better than ANY OTHER (smart)phone! The camera is great. I love typing because it hardly ever makes any mistakes. I don't know what else to say I love this device.
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big mistake OP, you use the 'smartphone' for 98% of web browsing, but will you take the ipad to even 50% of the places you take your smartphone?
smartphone, yes....but smartuser, no ;-)
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You should not conclude where this person goes by not even having the proper evidence to deduce where he carries his iPad with him. So to you smartphone yes, but smart responder no, and I render your argument invalid.
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to each his own! God I hated the iPhone. I had 4 break on me They were crappy. But I have to say: they just worked. But wait! I haven't had a phone "not work" in years. So... I guess people can stop saying that. Yes, it's simple. But my roommate has a Blackberry 9900 (because I had one, and he loved it) and he was an iPhone 4 user, too, and was constantly frustrated about what they allowed and didn't allow him to do, multitasking, etc.
I understand why some people might want an iPhone or iPad. I personally dislike the iPad because it's just a GIANT iPhone with LESS features!
Regardless, I hope you enjoy your device By the time the SIII is released, the SIV will be in the making and then we'll all wait for that. And by the time they announce the SIV, the next device will be almost nearing its completion...
I personally don't care! I get the device I want when I want it because something better will ALWAYS come around!
The note is just FANTASTIC. It's fast, stable (no crashes!), battery life is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better than ANY OTHER (smart)phone! The camera is great. I love typing because it hardly ever makes any mistakes. I don't know what else to say I love this device.
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W/o the iPhone we would've never gotten this far in mobile technology, there may be Apple haters, but we all have to admit that the iPhone started it all, and most if not all of us once thought that it was the best device in your life. And also why didn't your friend jailbreak his, there are much better things to that replace the iPhone's "multi-tasking", I forgot what they were, since I haven't used an iPhone in so long. BB should just go die in a ditch already.
Personally I will never consider having an iPhone just because I'll feel like being in a prison. You cant even have a widget, for god sake were in the 21st century...
The same way I don't like tablets, whether it's an android or apple. First of all you have to hold it with 2 hands, you have to carry it in a bag and finally its really annoying while browsing when you have to click on a link in the middle of the screen.
I read alleged specifications of the SGS3 and I don't think that I'll consider getting rid of my Note for it. Smaller screen, quad core yes but on the other hand we all know that it will take ages for developers to fully take advantage of it.
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Friends,
Just saw that Samsung confirmed the release of New Pink Galaxy Note, with android 4.0 ICS . Does that mean, android 4.0 ics is finally officially out today or tomorrow? Sounds exciting!
http://www.gsmarena.com/pink_samsung_galaxy_note_goes_on_sale_in_south_korea-news-4072.php
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http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/9/2935418/pink-samsung-galaxy-note-korea-available-today
Along with the phone you get a matching pink S-Pen and a folding case. Interestingly, though, the phone is running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, as can be seen by the look of that Google Search widget and notification bar. The current Galaxy Note devices, as we know, are slated to get the update sometime this quarter with a special Premium Suite of apps - gsmarena.com
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Damn i hope so ....KEEP YOU FINGER CROSSED....
That girl displaying it looks very tasty.....and erm to keep on topic gotta be a good sign ICS will be out soon enough!
if the phone's screen is not a sticker then it is actually ICS , android 4.0 !!!!!!
but what is that supposed to mean
Are the majority of galaxy note owners girls?
I'm wondering because samsung's note commercials, even apps target female population (cutting out shoes in commercials, fingernail painter, makeup app...).
Kinda strange as it's such a huge phone
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Are the majority of galaxy note owners girls?
I'm wondering because samsung's note commercials, even apps target female population (cutting out shoes in commercials, fingernail painter, makeup app...).
Kinda strange as it's such a huge phone
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Yeah, good point
girls usually have purses. anyone notice how extremely strange that ICS looks exactly like gingerbread with touchwiz...?
#disappointment
God knows. May be samsung is making april fool this late - that could be ics domination theme.
Fingers crossed
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Are the majority of galaxy note owners girls?
I'm wondering because samsung's note commercials, even apps target female population (cutting out shoes in commercials, fingernail painter, makeup app...).
Kinda strange as it's such a huge phone
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I think they are making a big push towards females for this phone. Mainly because males are going to be more interested at first glance. Females may not at first since most females have smaller frames/hands. It makes sense that they would have more of a push towards females to maximize sales. The Dell Streak had almost no advertising and I don't recall many females buying it. At least not on here. There might be some, but not many. I think that Note sales are stronger for this. The S pen makes it more enjoyable to use with 2 hands instead of thinking, "ugh I always have to use 2 hands". The idea is that if they can show that females with smaller hands can use it, and enjoy it, then anybody can.
This isn't really based on any real numbers or anything. The just a guess and opinion. I'm quite possibly wrong.
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I think they are making a big push towards females for this phone. Mainly because males are going to be more interested at first glance. Females may not at first since most females have smaller frames/hands. It makes sense that they would have more of a push towards females to maximize sales. The Dell Streak had almost no advertising and I don't recall many females buying it. At least not on here. There might be some, but not many. I think that Note sales are stronger for this. The S pen makes it more enjoyable to use with 2 hands instead of thinking, "ugh I always have to use 2 hands". The idea is that if they can show that females with smaller hands can use it, and enjoy it, then anybody can.
This isn't really based on any real numbers or anything. The just a guess and opinion. I'm quite possibly wrong.
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I have met 4 galaxy note users in New Delhi, and all of them are females
The guys seem to be kinda scared for big phones , which is kinda strange haha
Here in Singapore, I've seen slightly more female owners than male. Most of the guys who have seen my phone say "So big? It's not pocketable!" Perhaps Asian guys generally smaller built and hence have pants with smaller pockets.
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That girl displaying it looks very tasty.....
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I think you need to get out more often...or maybe glasses
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I think you need to get out more often...or maybe glasses
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Hey whats wrong with her .
Ahh and judging by the date and time in the photo's the phone is most likely a mock up and not actually working.
does look nice !
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I think you need to get out more often...or maybe glasses
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She could make me buy a pink phone
Doesn't look like mocks... in the official Samsung website they have posted loads of pics high resolution ones...
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girls usually have purses. anyone notice how extremely strange that ICS looks exactly like gingerbread with touchwiz...?
#disappointment
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Except that the search bar is ICS.
It seems it will go on sale in the summer. https://twitter.com/#!/SamMobiles/status/189338730774011906
Reclaim said:
I think they are making a big push towards females for this phone. Mainly because males are going to be more interested at first glance. Females may not at first since most females have smaller frames/hands. It makes sense that they would have more of a push towards females to maximize sales. The Dell Streak had almost no advertising and I don't recall many females buying it. At least not on here. There might be some, but not many. I think that Note sales are stronger for this. The S pen makes it more enjoyable to use with 2 hands instead of thinking, "ugh I always have to use 2 hands". The idea is that if they can show that females with smaller hands can use it, and enjoy it, then anybody can.
This isn't really based on any real numbers or anything. The just a guess and opinion. I'm quite possibly wrong.
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Valid point.
I got it as soon as I saw 5.3" + stylus, they didn't have to convince me a lot to move from sgs2 to the note
Someone in the main ICS thread (HINT!) pointed out that the Korean Note is actually different form the N7000.
I guess it is the chinese/korean version again. But if it was released we would have firmware already in this very forum.
For me, the Galaxy Note is dead in the water. I went through 4 units, the last being croaked by ICS, and it also had the eMMc bug. Onwards and upwards. Talk of the Note 10.1 and Note Mk2 seem interesting, but by the time they hit the streets in the UK, other manufactures might have something else to consider.
These devices are way too expensive to take risks with, and considering the now tarnished reputation of the Galaxy Note, its a once bitten, twice shy situation. Its a great shame, the Galaxy Note could have been iconic, but its not. The experience of owning one soon becomes a burden. Watching the Samsung ads on the telly just making you feel a complete fool while you wait for the next replacement to arrive, and then, its only to find its just as bad as the one you sent back. Then comes the acceptance this is about as good as its going to get, so you keep it. I had in my mind that it would be out of date anyway, within a year or less, I could flog it on eBay and get a better, faster, more reliable, more feature rich upgrade. Samsung wasn't going to let me have that luxury, they hit me with the Ice Cream Sandwich. Well I'm not going to repeat that part of the story here, but suffice to say ICS to me meant 'Instant Crippled Samsungnote'. That was it, I'm out, I'm not sacrificing any more of my life in a quest to get something that really doesn't exist, and that something, is a product free from major defects and faults.
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For me, the Galaxy Note is dead in the water. I went through 4 units, the last being croaked by ICS, and it also had the eMMc bug. Onwards and upwards. Talk of the Note 10.1 and Note Mk2 seem interesting, but by the time they hit the streets in the UK, other manufactures might have something else to consider.
These devices are way too expensive to take risks with, and considering the now tarnished reputation of the Galaxy Note, its a once bitten, twice shy situation. Its a great shame, the Galaxy Note could have been iconic, but its not. The experience of owning one soon becomes a burden. Watching the Samsung ads on the telly just making you feel a complete fool while you wait for the next replacement to arrive, and then, its only to find its just as bad as the one you sent back. Then comes the acceptance this is about as good as its going to get, so you keep it. I had in my mind that it would be out of date anyway, within a year or less, I could flog it on eBay and get a better, faster, more reliable, more feature rich upgrade. Samsung wasn't going to let me have that luxury, they hit me with the Ice Cream Sandwich. Well I'm not going to repeat that part of the story here, but suffice to say ICS to me meant 'Instant Crippled Samsungnote'. That was it, I'm out, I'm not sacrificing any more of my life in a quest to get something that really doesn't exist, and that something, is a product free from major defects and faults.
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The second I find a phone just a big I'm jumping ship as well. I should have learned my lesson when I was getting crazy problems with the Samsung infuse. Note equally sucks
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Good for you, mine is flying along with a great ROM and has never once faulted because I follow all instructions laid out.
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Heh heh... same here! :good:
Dunno y so many ppl r whining about the note.... showus one phone which is without any problems... i ve been using note from dec never found a prob..... all the problems ppl stating a software related and can be rectified by using different kernels....
Because this phone is horrible. Its the exact same thing as the sky rocket, its just over sized and has a POS pen with no calibration. Its worthless. Ode to the Samsung boat
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Because this phone is horrible. Its the exact same thing as the sky rocket, its just over sized and has a POS pen with no calibration. Its worthless. Ode to the Samsung boat
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Last I checked, this was the international version forums. I am 100% stock and locked and have had no problems. Hell, even with an occasional L2_hsic reboot, it is still better than an iphone.
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Dunno y so many ppl r whining about the note.... showus one phone which is without any problems... i ve been using note from dec never found a prob..... all the problems ppl stating a software related and can be rectified by using different kernels....
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Exactly, other devices have problems that affect day-to-day use for crying out loud. That LG 3D phone suffers from ghost calling, where the owner of the phone doesn't know calls were coming through, the iPhone dropped calls if you held the damn thing in a particular way! WTF are people whining about, when even the oh so mighty Apple even have flaws in their products that can affect all users, not just those who hack the crap out of them.
For a normal user who doesn't tamper, they will probably never know there is a fault with the emmc in the Note, everything else is pretty much software and can be sorted relativity easy. And for those users if something goes wrong Sammy will fix it, replace the unit, which ever, not the half arsed attempt like apple did and gave owners a cover!
They didn't fix it, they literally just covered the problem up.
Rant done!
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Samsung has sold over 7 million Notes and it has been universally acknowledged as a huge success and Samsung are preparing to release a Note 2. Dead in the water? I think not.
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Exactly, other devices have problems that affect day-to-day use for crying out loud. That LG 3D phone suffers from ghost calling, where the owner of the phone doesn't know calls were coming through, the iPhone dropped calls if you held the damn thing in a particular way! WTF are people whining about, when even the oh so mighty Apple even have flaws in their products that can affect all users, not just those who hack the crap out of them.
For a normal user who doesn't tamper, they will probably never know there is a fault with the emmc in the Note, everything else is pretty much software and can be sorted relativity easy. And for those users if something goes wrong Sammy will fix it, replace the unit, which ever, not the half arsed attempt like apple did and gave owners a cover!
They didn't fix it, they literally just covered the problem up.
Rant done!
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Couldnt agree more !!
I have to say, of all the phone companies out there Samsung have always been my favourite, The build quality isnt as good as say..... HTC, but in terms of hardware ive never had a fault !
Samsung seem to be the only ''Developer Friendly'' company out there! Replacing bricks, no questions asked, Releasing Source code instantly (SGS3 code was released before the phone !)
it all boils down to the user, I wont judge you for not liking the Note, But no matter what you say, You will not stop me liking the Note
I love my Note (Phablet) !!
4 units and you still get the same "defects"?
i'd say it's a user error.
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4 units and you still get the same "defects"?
i'd say it's a user error.
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Really!! How so?
Completly agree.
I got a good offer to swap my note+200$ for a brand new s3 but I am holding because it is another Samsung Phone.
I still love the note because of big beautiful screen - nothing else.
Let's see what HTC comes with.
What is wrong with people....if there were so many problems in this smartphone it would never get such good critics or get sold a lot....so the problem is with 7million who are using it or just you who don't know what android is and what galaxy note can run under its hood...this is like BMW m3 ....stop whining and replace the inner parts to boost it up...
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What is wrong with people....if there were so many problems in this smartphone it would never get such good critics or get sold a lot....so the problem is with 7million who are using it or just you who don't know what android is and what galaxy note can run under its hood...this is like BMW m3 ....stop whining and replace the inner parts to boost it up...
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Do you have Note without borked eMMC, screen issues and half arse ICS?
No one is whining.
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Do you have Note without borked eMMC, screen issues and half arse ICS?
No one is whining.
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Yup, running CM9...
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What is wrong with people....if there were so many problems in this smartphone it would never get such good critics or get sold a lot....so the problem is with 7million who are using it or just you who don't know what android is and what galaxy note can run under its hood...this is like BMW m3 ....stop whining and replace the inner parts to boost it up...
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I dare say there are lot of very satisfied customers, but that is no excuse to continue to sell defective units, which it appears there are. Also, it is not an excuse to ignore, or disadvantage the minority who do most certainly have problems with the product..
Read my profile. I do know about andoid and where it came from, and I do know what runs under the hood of the 'note. Apart from that, I don't understand your argument. I own a Mitsubishi Truck and I don't care what's under the hood, that's Mitsubishis responsibility, and that's what they are paid to do.
Just found a guy on twitter, a Barrister and Advocate, slightly pissed with samsung. It just made me smile a little.
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Do you have Note without borked eMMC, screen issues and half arse ICS?
No one is whining.
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My Note is running Asylum (a CM9 build) ROM. I have had ZERO screen issues. Stock ICS isn't bad, Touchwiz definitely isn't my favorite framework, but the good thing about Android is you DO NOT have to keep it. The Note is by far my most favorite phone I've had (And I had an Iphone).
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I dare say there are lot of very satisfied customers, but that is no excuse to continue to sell defective units, which it appears there are. Also, it is not an excuse to ignore, or disadvantage the minority who do most certainly have problems with the product..
Read my profile. I do know about andoid and where it came from, and I do know what runs under the hood of the 'note. Apart from that, I don't understand your argument. I own a Mitsubishi Truck and I don't care what's under the hood, that's Mitsubishis responsibility, and that's what they are paid to do.
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You say you had FOUR Notes. Okay, what happened to EACH of them? Did you brick each one via the emmc bug? Did you NOT learn your lesson? Give me a break! If you don't want to use your Note anymore, just move on from the phone and move on from the XDA forum. I'm just saying....
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Fantastic comeback
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I had the galaxy s3 which I loved and made the silly mistake of buying the iPhone 5
I gave the s3 to my lovely wife and she loves it
Well iPhone 5 arrived on friday wow I thought .. good choice
How sadly wrong was I
The finish is awful - there are loads of reports of paint scratching and chipping
The keyboard is just so unresponsive .. i thought firstly it was because I had come from a large screen .. I would type wrong letters and not put spaces between the words ... on speaking to one of my friends with the same phone .. yep he was having the same issue and he came from the iPhone 4s
The 3g is rubbish on my s3 I would get between 7 and 11 mb .... on the iphone 5 lucky if I got 4mb
Most apps dont fit the screen properly so basically they look like they do on the iphone 4/4s
It regularly crashed on apps .. which didnt like ios 6
Enough is enough .. I have after speaking to Clove UK ordered the Fantastic Galaxy Note 2 .. (I had the Galaxy Note which I loved but then swapped it to the S3)
I have packed up my iPhone 5 and rung apple to come and collect it .. the chap I spoke to didnt seem surprised when I listed the problems I had had ...
I am hoping for delivery on Tuesday as Clove say they should have enough for their pre orders and also my order .. fingers crossed
What a big mistake the iPhone 5 is ... waste of money if you ask me .. whilst I love my ipad 3 ... Apple could have and didnt make a big difference - android all the way you live and learn the hard way I am now debating to sell my ipad 3 and get the Asus tab with keyboard or the Samsung 10,1 2 .....
Has anyone else made the same mistake ?? I wish in a month of sundays I had never gone back to the dark side
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I had the galaxy s3 which I loved and made the silly mistake of buying the iPhone 5
I gave the s3 to my lovely wife and she loves it
Well iPhone 5 arrived on friday wow I thought .. good choice
How sadly wrong was I
The finish is awful - there are loads of reports of paint scratching and chipping
The keyboard is just so unresponsive .. i thought firstly it was because I had come from a large screen .. I would type wrong letters and not put spaces between the words ... on speaking to one of my friends with the same phone .. yep he was having the same issue and he came from the iPhone 4s
The 3g is rubbish on my s3 I would get between 7 and 11 mb .... on the iphone 5 lucky if I got 4mb
Most apps dont fit the screen properly so basically they look like they do on the iphone 4/4s
It regularly crashed on apps .. which didnt like ios 6
Enough is enough .. I have after speaking to Clove UK ordered the Fantastic Galaxy Note 2 .. (I had the Galaxy Note which I loved but then swapped it to the S3)
I have packed up my iPhone 5 and rung apple to come and collect it .. the chap I spoke to didnt seem surprised when I listed the problems I had had ...
I am hoping for delivery on Tuesday as Clove say they should have enough for their pre orders and also my order .. fingers crossed
What a big mistake the iPhone 5 is ... waste of money if you ask me .. whilst I love my ipad 3 ... Apple could have and didnt make a big difference - android all the way you live and learn the hard way I am now debating to sell my ipad 3 and get the Asus tab with keyboard or the Samsung 10,1 2 .....
Has anyone else made the same mistake ?? I wish in a month of sundays I had never gone back to the dark side
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Note 2 will be my first android. I have a feeling I'll be making the same post as yours, just replace iOS with Android. Hope not though!
You won't trust me .. some of the apps may not be as polished as ios but android has fantastic free sat nav in name of google maps most apps are free and you can make your home screen your own .... the only downside about samsung is you can't walk into a high street store and get it sorted however you get free 2yr warranty with samsung and a fantastic 50gb of free drop box storage I will have 110 gb when my note 2 arrives
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You won't trust me .. some of the apps may not be as polished as ios but android has fantastic free sat nav in name of google maps most apps are free and you can make your home screen your own .... the only downside about samsung is you can't walk into a high street store and get it sorted however you get free 2yr warranty with samsung and a fantastic 50gb of free drop box storage I will have 110 gb when my note 2 arrives
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Hehe, I can do that all already in iOS though. Honestly, I'm just moving for the 5.5" screen. NFC will be fun to play with though, although there are other solutions that do the same thing.
I think the biggest downside is the lack of a central modding place, like cydia. But I've read the CM team is considering implementing a feature like that.
All that said, I can't wait to give Android a try. I have to find the noob area for rooting and flashing haha.
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I think the biggest downside is the lack of a central modding place, like cydia.
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Yeah, if only there were a large centralized modding community somewhere on the internet for Android... :silly:
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Yeah, if only there were a large centralized modding community somewhere on the internet for Android... :silly:
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LOL :laugh:
mancuk29 said:
I had the galaxy s3 which I loved and made the silly mistake of buying the iPhone 5
I gave the s3 to my lovely wife and she loves it
Well iPhone 5 arrived on friday wow I thought .. good choice
How sadly wrong was I
The finish is awful - there are loads of reports of paint scratching and chipping
The keyboard is just so unresponsive .. i thought firstly it was because I had come from a large screen .. I would type wrong letters and not put spaces between the words ... on speaking to one of my friends with the same phone .. yep he was having the same issue and he came from the iPhone 4s
The 3g is rubbish on my s3 I would get between 7 and 11 mb .... on the iphone 5 lucky if I got 4mb
Most apps dont fit the screen properly so basically they look like they do on the iphone 4/4s
It regularly crashed on apps .. which didnt like ios 6
Enough is enough .. I have after speaking to Clove UK ordered the Fantastic Galaxy Note 2 .. (I had the Galaxy Note which I loved but then swapped it to the S3)
I have packed up my iPhone 5 and rung apple to come and collect it .. the chap I spoke to didnt seem surprised when I listed the problems I had had ...
I am hoping for delivery on Tuesday as Clove say they should have enough for their pre orders and also my order .. fingers crossed
What a big mistake the iPhone 5 is ... waste of money if you ask me .. whilst I love my ipad 3 ... Apple could have and didnt make a big difference - android all the way you live and learn the hard way I am now debating to sell my ipad 3 and get the Asus tab with keyboard or the Samsung 10,1 2 .....
Has anyone else made the same mistake ?? I wish in a month of sundays I had never gone back to the dark side
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Well I think design wise the iphone 5 looks great but yeah, it looks like it has its own issues, but again every phone has some kinda issue at launch. With that being said, even though the iphone 5 is fact as hell ( yes, it is fast), its software is not only old, but IOS 6 seems like a downgrade from IOS 5 besides the speed. Apple needs a major UI overhaul if they wanna keep their customers. I honestly thought of buying the iphone 5 over the note 2 last week, maybe cause of all the hype and talks, thank God I didn't make that mistake because I played around with my boss`s iphone 5 and again while its fast, it is the same old boring experience and I can't take that. Note 2 all day.
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I would recommend getting a nexus 7 if you're still looking for a good tablet. Even though it is only 7" it is a great tablet that will always have tons of support.
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Yeah, if only there were a large centralized modding community somewhere on the internet for Android... :silly:
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I think what I said flew over your head
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I think what I said flew over your head
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root apps are allowed on the play store, we don't need a cydia-like. For device-specific modding we have the great community of XDA.
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I can see an possible incoming argument somewhere. SchusterIX meant an on board modding place similar to Cydia and before you say it, the XDA App is far from Cydia.And we do have a few backdoor root apps that you could use. I didn't think we needed Cydia. But maybe someone on XDA can create something like that. Or maybe Saurik can make one for Android.
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The kind of stuff you find on Cydia can already be found in the Play store.
Regardless, I was just making a light-hearted joke, not trying to start a fight.
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I'm up for upgrade in November in the US and on Sprint. It looks like the Galaxy Note II will be here just in the nick of time for me to not get too impatient! Finally upgrading from my original HTC EVO 4G. I have been on Android for my last three devices (since good 'ol 1.x), and was seriously debating an iPhone 5 for my next device, but thanks to all of the negative reviews I am 100% not going the Apple route.
I have been a devout Android supporter for some time, and felt it might be time to at least test the waters on the other side, but too bad for Apple, they still won't receive $1 of my money. The list of issues with the iPhone 5 is rather large thus far. Reports of screen light leeks, scratches & scuffs out of the box, easily scratched back, the failing Maps app, and sub-par SIRI. I even just read a Gizmodo post regarding tons of people 'complaining' the phone is 'too light'. Kind of a strange complaint, but the only positive I have heard thus far is in regards to the phones hardware speed, and blistering fast LTE data speeds on Verizon on the US.
Unless the rumored next version of Google's Nexus hits shelves in time and the specs are worthy enough, Samsung Galaxy Note II all the way baby! I cant wait!!!
Apple, proof the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.
Your definately right there the only thing apple is good for is sending the crappy iphone back to them
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good choice
I actually know 2 iphone users that just went to the S3 over the iphone 5. The larger screen was the main reason given so you're not alone.
The Note 2 looks awesome!
Op I'm in EXACTLY the same situation - got the iPhone 5 last week came from a s3 to that and had a 4s as well. Man the iPhone 5 is such a major let down from the 4s! There is no difference to warrant an upgrade from that. On top of that I broke my s3's sim holder trying to use a nano sim with an adapter! Returning my iPhone 5 next week as soon as I get my gn2
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Op I'm in EXACTLY the same situation - got the iPhone 5 last week came from a s3 to that and had a 4s as well. Man the iPhone 5 is such a major let down from the 4s! There is no difference to warrant an upgrade from that. On top of that I broke my s3's sim holder trying to use a nano sim with an adapter! Returning my iPhone 5 next week as soon as I get my gn2
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I don't understand why anyone would get the iPhone over the S3 or Note 2. You didn't realize right when it was announced it was such a minor upgrade? I'm not knocking apple too much I mean all cell phone companies are doing just minor upgrades now. But ignorant people still think iPhone is so incredible. More people need to see the light.
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