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Best At&t phone in the next 3 months

So i just switched back to at&t and could not decide on a phone. I got my wife a note and its cool almost too big . I bought them at costco and have 89 days to return for another phone and didn't know what i wanted so i got a LG thrill, not a great phone for a flash aholic like me, just grabbed it cause it was free till i decided. Should i just go get a note or is the one x going to be worth waiting out or maybe the skyrocket hd ..... this is the first time i haven't had a cutting edge phone in years and I'm not sure to pull the trigger on the note or wait out something better.

In my biased personal opinion the Note is absolutely positively THE best phone currently on the market and the best phone that will be out until the Note 2. Yes it is a big phone but that's part of the reason I LOVE it. It's just superb. Yes Samsung is a bit laggy on updates seeing how we are on Gingerbread still but the developer community is outstanding on these phones. I've had the Captivate before this and the community was outstanding. Give this some more time and it will be the same way because this is such a different phone it will be better than the Captivate which the devs made an outstanding phone in my opinion given what they were dealt from the factory.
Go Note and don't look back!

Thanks for the reply dev support is a huge deal to me so i think i might just do that, i don't know how long i can run without ics after having a rezound and a gnex both on ics and i know i can already do it on the note. Maybe i will just play with the note i got for my wife for a couple more days and swap out this thrill for a note if i can get used to the size.
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Skyrocket HD should be out in like a week or two I thought. Also will be a great phone. Still a big 4.65 screen but not too large like the note imo.
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Padfone is coming out soon as well.

Almost too many options i wish i could have waited to leave Verizon till these were out.. at least the 90 day return policy should let a couple of them release before i am stuck although i might just go grab myself a note i think i will probably wait and see the skyrocket hd at least first if it really is so soon and if i can last on gingerbread lol
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One X on at&t. It is the king. S4 soc is crushing tegra 3, camera is the best on the planet, and 4.7" screen. What else comes close?
Two negs: 1 no sd card slot(get usb2go drive), 2 no extended battery(s4 and ics should mitigate battery issues)
I will be picking mine up May 6th!
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Should I get a Galaxy Note

I just recently bought a Skyrocket and being that it is SII based, it is a very nice phone. I am still being pulled into the Note though even with the SIII on the horizon. I am looking to hear from the guys who have a Galaxy Note what they think about it and after owning it for a while if they would keep it or trade for something smaller.
Just some FYI, I have been on android since the Aris, I have also owned the, Galaxy S, Thunderbolt, G2x, Moto Droid 2, Sensation, and xoom, all of which have been rooted and ROMed. I consider myself well educated and experienced in android phones.

I've had my note since November and can honestly say there's still not a phone on the horizon I'd trade in my NOTE for. Love it like a baby!
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i would definitely recommend it!
I had Desire, Sensation, One X, Note (and a few less powerfull phones like galaxy 3, xperia mini)
Note is the best device I had used till now!

Zamboney said:
I've had my note since November and can honestly say there's still not a phone on the horizon I'd trade in my NOTE for. Love it like a baby!
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Same here...I bought my Note Back In November Last Year and there's no going back...waiting patiently to see what samsung does for version 2....heard rumors they want to make it a 6.5" screen...I say to keep it at 5.3 or 5.5 but bump the ram up to 2gb, use the tegra 3 quad core processor, 12mp with xeon flash back camera, 2mp front camera, official support for micro sd 64gb, two micro sd slots, dual sim slots, and a whole lotta other niceties to make this phone the king again...Ps I don't care if the price is set at 999 for all these features...Im buying...rofl...jk..seriously

Are you talking about PC?
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I just found this
Sounds like he said it like it is, looks like I am going back to att soon.

destroyerbmx said:
I just found this
Sounds like he said it like it is, looks like I am going back to att soon.
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i know the feeling that he has!

After watching that video I feel very much the same.
Not quite with a smartphone but I remember going from my 17" 1280x1024 LCD to a 24" 1920x1200 and it was WOW. After using the 24" and then looking at the 17" I just couldn't look at the smaller screen.
Even though I have not owned a smartphone other than the Note I can not see myself going to a smaller phone.
So my next phone will be another Note hopefully.
I really like it. But it really depends on the person.
So my recommendation is go to a store where they sell them and look at a demo or something.

destroyerbmx said:
I just recently bought a Skyrocket and being that it is SII based, it is a very nice phone. I am still being pulled into the Note though even with the SIII on the horizon. I am looking to hear from the guys who have a Galaxy Note what they think about it and after owning it for a while if they would keep it or trade for something smaller.
Just some FYI, I have been on android since the Aris, I have also owned the, Galaxy S, Thunderbolt, G2x, Moto Droid 2, Sensation, and xoom, all of which have been rooted and ROMed. I consider myself well educated and experienced in android phones.
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I still have an SGS II and the wife loves hers. She doesn't want a Note. I love using the Note and I am still amazed at people's surprise when seeing the phone. They don't know what it is. Most people then want one.
I will be buying an International S3 when they start appearing used to see of the mid size screen between the s2 and note will be a good trade off, If so the SGS2 will go on Ebay and the Note will then be relegated to the back up position. If not the S3 will go back on Ebay and I keep the S2 until the Note II.
I don;t find the size prohibitive at all. I am used to using two hands on it and use it like a Notepad. Carrying it in my pockets is easy ( I would not want to put a case on it though).
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Zamboney said:
I've had my note since November and can honestly say there's still not a phone on the horizon I'd trade in my NOTE for. Love it like a baby!
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Run, don't walk to At&t. Get a Note!
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Big time yes to op and +1 to other posters. It's a great great phone!
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buy immediately I am buying also but I have heard from others once you use this baby you can't shift to a smaller phone meaning later you have to shift to note 2 from note enjoy hope I can find one !!
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Galaxy S III vs other phone out there today.

Hey guys!
I just recently lost my Galaxy S 3, and honestly I was thinking I will buy the phone again, but since I'm going to use my money to invest a brand new phone. Is there any other phone out there which is better than the S 3 today? I'm not interested in HTC One X.

I would wait for the Note 2 that will be unveiled later this month.
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Yeah, but Note 2 is taking to long time. I really need a new phone, you know...

If you need a phone right now and can't wait to see what apple has to offer in September or October then SG3 is the best choice.
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No Apple product. Only Android phone, but thanks... Maybe I should consider and buy a new Galaxy S 3 after all?

Huawei Ascend D Quad and Ascend D Quad XL are definite contenders, but apparently not out worldwide until October.
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your best option is the AT&T HTC one x ( that is if you change your mind on the One x AND if u live in the US). Or you could get a galaxy nexus with jelly bean at a very good price....
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How about LG Optimus 4X?
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Arsaw said:
How about LG Optimus 4X?
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it's a good phone but it has terrible battery life.
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I don't know if this is true for all G2Xes/Optimus 2Xes, but Canadian ones won't be receiving an update to ICS. Personally, I'd stay away from LG.
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Sony is releasing a few that look pretty good. Windows 8 phones are coming too. I would personally either get the GS3, wait for the windows 8 version of the GS3, or the new Nokia flagship provided it is thinner than the fat lumias.
Yeah, probably GS3.
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barondebxl said:
your best option is the AT&T HTC one x ( that is if you change your mind on the One x AND if u live in the US). Or you could get a galaxy nexus with jelly bean at a very good price....
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Disagree. Worst phone ever.

Ciex said:
Hey guys!
I just recently lost my Galaxy S 3, and honestly I was thinking I will buy the phone again, but since I'm going to use my money to invest a brand new phone. Is there any other phone out there which is better than the S 3 today? I'm not interested in HTC One X.
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If I were you I would buy the Korean version of the S3 (4cores, 2gb, Lte),
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SGS3 NO QUESTION
or maybe even GNex at a cheap price?
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If you cant wait definately the SGS III. There is no other device that is so well rounded atm. Nice screen, best ergonomic design in the android line (after 2 years with a DHD its a blessing to be able to power up the phone with the physical homebutton and shut it off on the side, no way to power on a OneX with only one hand of my size...), good battery life, exactly as much storage as you need: 16-128gb, nice UI and huge XDA support.
There were two other devices i was thinking about: The Huawei Ascend D quad and the Galaxy Nexus. But the huawei had cpu problems and was delayed - not a good sign imho. And what looked like a stock google experience first with fast updates, was killed by another bad looking sluggish UI, so we have no idea how fast they will bring out updates etc.
The Galaxy Nexus is only nice because it already has JB and is cheaper, but that will eventually come to the SGSIII as well. The small storage and the lower mpx camera were the turnoff here.
And you know how it is with Smartphones there is always the next big thing right around the corner... So after having the SGSIII for a few days i really feel like i have made the right choice! Its such a big step if you're coming from an older phone like the DesireHD. Everything is soo fu***** fast!!!

Alright, thanks for the advice, but from every places I have read, and heard personal from Huawei owner wasn't satisfied with the product. Either the phone died to quickly, or the battery just started to decrease, or yet... it just stop, or freeze, so they have to reboot all the time.
I used to own my GSIII, and the phone was nice. I wasn't unhappy with the product, except I didn't like the home button. It was small and narrow, and not so flexible like the GS II.
Personally, it would be more higher chance for me to buy the GS III again, but since the GS III just arrived out to the market for few months now, and I was thinking perhaps there might be a better phone which could stand against the GS III. Personally, I would love the phone have a good sound chip. The GS II suck so hard vs the GS I and III for the sound.

The only two complaints, although major, I had with the Xperia S was that it was using the Qualcomm S3 and the screen had a yellow tint problem. I didn't mind GB so much and the Qualcomm S3 was actually surprisingly smooth. The tablet S with a crappy tegra 2 runs incrediblly smooth with the ICS update too.
So I would think the Xperia GX and Mint will be the closest S3 competitors on the horizon. They earned some points with me. I am sure Nokia will show the windows phone 8 flagship soon as well.

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Ciex said:
Alright, thanks for the advice, but from every places I have read, and heard personal from Huawei owner wasn't satisfied with the product. Either the phone died to quickly, or the battery just started to decrease, or yet... it just stop, or freeze, so they have to reboot all the time.
I used to own my GSIII, and the phone was nice. I wasn't unhappy with the product, except I didn't like the home button. It was small and narrow, and not so flexible like the GS II.
Personally, it would be more higher chance for me to buy the GS III again, but since the GS III just arrived out to the market for few months now, and I was thinking perhaps there might be a better phone which could stand against the GS III. Personally, I would love the phone have a good sound chip. The GS II suck so hard vs the GS I and III for the sound.
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Thats probably why Huawei delayed the phones. It should bother you if they released the phones in that state, not that they held off on releasing them to fix the problems.
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Note II is coming out soon. May be, aug 29 launch

Should I buy it???

I know its on personal requirements but if someone can suggest...
I am an engineering student (age 20) having galaxy s2 bought 4 months ago,, i wonder if it will be a good decision to buy note 2...i mean that is it usable...not too big to use as a phone ???
Or should i wait till next year for something like galaxy s4...??
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saurabh.2561 said:
I know its on personal requirements but if someone can suggest...
I am an engineering student (age 20) having galaxy s2 bought 4 months ago,, i wonder if it will be a good decision to buy note 2...i mean that is it usable...not too big to use as a phone ???
Or should i wait till next year for something like galaxy s4...??
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Up to you but you wont see anything better until next year around this time when note 3 comes.. from my personal experience and from most of note 1 owners once you use the note for several days you CAN NOT use anything smaller..

msedek said:
Up to you but you wont see anything better until next year around this time when note 3 comes.. from my personal experience and from most of note 1 owners once you use the note for several days you CAN NOT use anything smaller..
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This.
Going to anything smaller just doesnt work anymore.
And even though most of my friends and family who say they'll never get one, can't seem to put down my phone when i come over. I think they are waiting for the day their contract is up :cyclops:

What about the s3?
Also I think this might belong in the q and a section instead.

i tried the note 1 liked got use to the size but was bit issues with pocket for me..i dont wear tight jeans..try it out and you can always return it like i did..new note 2 sure is a nice device i just got a GS3 when it came out here in US was the lucky few to grab one before anyone else..i dont really even talk much on the phone..mostly a data user

I would recommend the note 2 definitely.
I started on an iphone 3g to iphone 4. I found about custom themes/roms on android then got a galaxy s2. the s2 dominated apple iphones. when I saw the note 1 come out I was like sweet, my priority is web/movies. when I got the note 1 I couldn't put it down. I would never downgrade in size, but that's because I use it primarily for facebook, the web and movies. unfortunately I hard bricked it awhile ago installing a wrong zip file
so I can't wait till the note 2 comes out. I will be all over it like a fly on sh!t

I would recommend it. I had an iPhone up until spring this year when I went to HK and bought a SGN1 and now whenever I handle my iphone I just can't get used to that small screen anymore. The large screen area of the SGN really makes a huge difference. Even though my SGN1 is only 6 months old I feel it had some shortcomings (primarily lag related) which should be rectified with the SGN2.

I agree. Once you have the Galaxy Note, you can never go back to a smaller screen. I was hoping the Note 2 would be 6". *sigh*

cant wait for galaxy note 2 to come out and very disappointed with Samsung as always they delay the product by 5-6 weeks after they show it,they should put it as soon as possible to get the customers and look crapple they going to rls next week and they only show it on the 12 damn crap iphone and hate that piece of crap widget phone,then next one will be Samsung Galaxy S5 by the time [18 months contract finish]

Most probably s4 is coming on Feb 2013...so i will go for that.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2012/09/133_120024.html
It will have 5“ display and will definately be beaster than note 2.
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Do you need it?
You have to ask yourself one question. What is it going to do that your current phone doesn't do already?
4 months into a contract; really?

djfuego said:
You have to ask yourself one question. What is it going to do that your current phone doesn't do already?
4 months into a contract; really?
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I am not in any contract...i use an international version ..
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I've had 3 galaxy note ( 1st model) and i can say that galaxy ote is one of the greatest phones every. don't care about the screen. it's wonderful even if is very big.but you will be proud to have it in your pants.

I see more and more people using their phone not for calling/speaking to others, but for music, Web Browsing, Social media and watching media content. Adding to all this, even if you call others very frequently, people use bluetooth headsets or hands-free. So, I tend to feel that the 'Galaxy Note being too big' argument doesn't hold water anymore. As long as you can figure out a way to fit into your pocket, or keep it safe when you move around, it is definitely a sure to have phone.

I'm changing from S2(i9100) - S2(i9100G) - Galaxy Note(N7000)... then now i'm waiting for Note 2...
can't really go back to smaller screen, hurts my eyeballs
and also hooked on Super Amoled.... LCD are just not that level... :fingers-crossed:

Upgrade from galaxy s2.

I have a very one time heavy decision. My very rare chance for getting a phone. I'm currently have a galaxy s2 ig100g. Is it worth upgrade to note 3? Or I should wait for newer model? Any recommendation.
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From the S2 the upgrade will be something similar to when you bought your first smartphone. The massive increase in power and functionality will definitely be a night and day difference for you.
In my opinion, if you are able to afford to get the Note 3 go for it. There will always be something better coming out next year and if you keep waiting you'll end up never getting anything. The Note 3 however hit a really sweet spot with getting quite a lot right, so it's a great choice for purchasing.

Tekara said:
From the S2 the upgrade will be something similar to when you bought your first smartphone. The massive increase in power and functionality will definitely be a night and day difference for you.
In my opinion, if you are able to afford to get the Note 3 go for it. There will always be something better coming out next year and if you keep waiting you'll end up never getting anything. The Note 3 however hit a really sweet spot with getting quite a lot right, so it's a great choice for purchasing.
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Yes I can afford one. You opinion is quite good. I'll wait for more comment and see.
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bibiner said:
Yes I can afford one. You opinion is quite good. I'll wait for more comment and see.
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if u can handle the device's size i can assure you it's the best phone ever

From a s2 .. it is a quantic leap ! Don't think twice!

Strangely, actually did upgrade from an S2 to a Note 3. Massive improvement in both screen quality and processor power. Definitely recommend it if you can afford it.

I hope that once I bought it no news about galaxy s5 pop up suddenly..
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Just upgrade and enjoy your new phone. Don't think twice. I upgraded from S4 and it i am not sorry
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S4 and Note 2 are on the same tier IMO
I think that the S5 will be equally desirable as the note 3 when it comes out in april-ish.
The screen size, battery life, and stylus make the note 2 as good as this gen phones.
Note 3 is a whole generation ahead IMO

I came from S2 to note 3, never looked back. s pen is good once you get use to it.
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bibiner said:
I have a very one time heavy decision. My very rare chance for getting a phone. I'm currently have a galaxy s2 ig100g. Is it worth upgrade to note 3? Or I should wait for newer model? Any recommendation.
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i upgraded from GS2 to GN3, its an amazing device and it would be worthy upgrade. if you have to wait for new device then you have to wait for ever. upgrade and enjoy.

Same here. My previous phone was S2. I decided to upgrade to Note 3 mainly because I want to feel how the s-pen works and will I be able to maximize my daily usage with the phone's features. Definitely a 100% go for me if you want to upgrade from S2. I am enjoying immensely the Note 3's features, s-pen, bigger screen. It's like a totally new phone to me!! Go for it! :good:

Thanks all people to reply this. I have made decision that I'll be buying it. Getting it on Friday : D
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Oh dammit. I thought snapdragon 800 is new...finally bought note 3....again....happen again...the next day...I saw this new that Qualcomm making 2.5 GHz. Adreno 440 [email protected] AAAHHHHH
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