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Galaxy Note vs. Galaxy Nexus

Nice comprehensive review between the 2 top dogs.
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=41874

I imported the GSM Nexus, had it for 3 weeks, then sold it to get the note.
Once the newness of ICS wore off, it was just another average phone with a poor camera.
No regrets at all.

ericshmerick said:
I imported the GSM Nexus, had it for 3 weeks, then sold it to get the note.
Once the newness of ICS wore off, it was just another average phone with a poor camera.
No regrets at all.
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I've got both and agree partially. The nexus feels much better in hand though.
I can't wait for the note to have ics
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Very timely!
Bought the Note today! Should be here tomorrow! Lisa in the video says she uses the Galaxy Note!

Nice review!! I dig my Note.. So sexy. Came from a Hero and when I hold the Hero nowadays it just doesn't feel quite right. Everything's better on the big screen I guess

planoman said:
Bought the Note today! Should be here tomorrow! Lisa in the video says she uses the Galaxy Note!
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She even went as far as to call it "Lisa's Christmas Toy" which I love! haha. She is a fantastic youtuber and reviewer in general. I always look first for her own reviews. I decided to buy it after watching that review, and her making a few statements about it on twitter

i have the note, my brother has the galaxy s 2, and another friend has the cdma nexus.
The note is the best of the three. The nexus is probably the best looking in my opinion and it also feels the best in your hand.
The SII has a much better camera than the other two though. The nexus is probably the most responsive as well although it could be because his phone was brand new and mine was already rooted and running custom launchers and whatnot

Pikkie86 said:
Nice review!! I dig my Note.. So sexy. Came from a Hero and when I hold the Hero nowadays it just doesn't feel quite right. Everything's better on the big screen I guess
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Had to google it to make sure its real. but thats got to be one of the best placenames ever

I have both the internation Note and the GSM Galaxy Nexus. I really like them both, I prefer the Nexus when it comes to feel in the hand and portability, but like I've said before overall I just enjoy using/playing with the Note. I know people moan and whine about manufacturer overlays like TouchWiz, but when it comes down to it it's just stock Android. People constantly add all kinds of 3rd party widgets and apps, and then none of them flow together, where at least everything has a similar style on a manufacturer customization. The Nexus is a little smoother/faster, but the Note has better battery life, better camera, little bit higher screen resolution, plus I feel like games and stuff work nicer on the Note. Also the whole stylus feature is pretty awesome. Oh also expandable memory. I switch back and forth between my Focus, Note, and Nexus. Out of the 3 I feel like I'd be most likely to sell off the Nexus first.

I think it's a bit of a shame that the Note doesn't have NFC, I want to get the Note soon but I'd like to be able to use Google Wallet with it too

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Had to google it to make sure its real. but thats got to be one of the best placenames ever
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Hahaha!! What Potchefstroom? Yeah that's where I live in South Africa.

walropodes said:
I think it's a bit of a shame that the Note doesn't have NFC, I want to get the Note soon but I'd like to be able to use Google Wallet with it too
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In my opinion, these 2 features are in the same level of "overrated-ness" as annoying Siri.
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In my opinion, these 2 features are in the same level of "overrated-ness" as annoying Siri.
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I can see why some may see it as being gimmicky, but it seems like it'd be genuinely useful. Seems like it's a few years off though.

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Note or SIII

Im do for an upgrade and have been wanting the note for sometime now and was going to get it this weekend because of its large screen and my interest of reading on my phone but I just read the article in laptop mag about the SIII and now im split between the two.
Right now I'm using tmobiles s2 and i outgrew this screen already, how long b4 i outgrow the sIII.
IM running official ics now and i know both will come with it so that's not a factor
Question is should i suck it up with the extra half an inch diff and go for the iphone killer, or buy the note?
I really need some opinions. Thanks
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madmaxx25 said:
Im do for an upgrade and have been wanting the note for sometime now and was going to get it this weekend because of its large screen and my interest of reading on my phone but I just read the article in laptop mag about the SIII and now im split between the two.
Right now I'm using tmobiles s2 and i outgrew this screen already, how long b4 i outgrow the sIII.
IM running official ics now and i know both will come with it so that's not a factor
Question is should i suck it up with the extra half an inch diff and go for the iphone killer, or buy the note?
I really need some opinions. Thanks
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This was a tough decision for me as well, but I ultimately went with the S3 over the Note because:
The Note was released in November of 2011 (February 2012 in the U.S.) and is now "old". It's basically a Galaxy S2 with a bigger screen and a stylus.
The Note 2 is due out in only a few more months (October if the rumors are correct), and will have SGS3 guts with a possibly even larger display than 5.3" (and smaller bezels hopefully). It'll also share the SGS3's design whether or not you like/hate it.
The S3 has a 4.8" 720p screen which is still very large, coming the closest to the Note's 5.3" (though not 1280x800).
I couldn't upgrade until May anyway; it was just one more month to wait for the S3.
The Note's display exhibits a black crush problem where there's a huge jump in contrast between black and the next darkest greys.
The international Note gets way more developer love than the U.S. variant, but that won't be the case with the insanely popular and very similar S3s.
My next decision is whether or not to trade up my S3 up for an international Note 2 in October. The next Nexus' in November should also be nice, but not as enticing in my eyes.

I decided to exchange my Note for the Galaxy S III. Some of my reasons were personal preferences so they may or may not apply:
1) I felt the screen on the Galaxy note was ever so slightly too big. When I was in the store that was my initial impression. I hoped I would warm up to it a bit better. I did, but it still wished it were slightly smaller. I wanted something in between the Skyrocket and the Note, and the S3 is right there.
2) I was not impressed with the S-Pen. I found it to be inaccurate most of the time. There was no way to calibrate it and it was often inconsistent. Maybe there was a problem with my unit, but I think I just expected too much out of the pen-based input. Even if it did work better, the only time I used it was playing Draw Something. I'm not the artsy type, so I never used it for drawings or taking notes. There were very few applications built in that took advantage of the S-Pen or even the large screen size. Perhaps there will be when Samsung finally releases the Premium Suite, but at this time they still haven't and there's no telling when that or the ICS update will finally arrive.
3) The internals. Qualcomm S4 is better than S3. Adreno 225 is better than Adreno 220. 2GB of RAM is better than 1GB. Since I was going to be stuck with it for the next two years, I wanted the best hardware I could get.
4) Random extra features, such as the better camera, gesture controls, S voice, etc. While they were not dealbrakers they were certainly intriguing.
5) Better updates (hopefully). Since there is much more uniformity among the S3 models in the US they should be updated quicker without as long of a wait from the carriers. This of course remains to be seen.
The Note was definitely the best choice for me when I first got it. I had no desire for the One X without external storage and a removable battery. However I was never expecting the Galaxy S3 to come out as soon as it did! I'm glad that I was able to exchange it within 90 days. Costco is awesome.

Thanks for the info. I'll be getting the SIII. Hopefully it comes out on my birthday 28th. That would be a nice treat to my self.
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I just moved from the Note to the S3. I don't miss the larger display, but I really appreciate the ergonomics of the
S3. Perfect for an everyday phone, in my opinion. Better battery life and camera are icing on the cake.
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I started a thread like this today in the General forum. It got moved to Q&A tonight. Didn't think about looking over here first. My bad.
How is the picture quality on the S III compared to the Note? I heard or read somewhere that the picture quality on the S III isn't as good because of the zero shutter lag.
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I don't see that much of a difference in camera quality from Hercules sII to the SIII.
The phone is bad ass though. Glad i went with this and not the note. SWYPE is not standard you have to dwnld SWYPE beta.
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I had the note,I got over it, the screen was awesome but, it got old and needed something new.got the one s and didn't like it that much.Sold it and bought the s3 pebble blue for t mobile..best phone out so far..top of the line, saying Apple in the ass..Lol
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Hoping to get my SIII tomorrow, I loved my Note, so I'm definitely hoping the SIII will make me have no regrets. The development for the US Note was actually starting to get a lot better. I will definitely be getting the Note 2 whenever it does get released, hopefully without having to give up the SIII
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I think the SGS3 is better, if you really want the note just wait for the note 2

The note isn't pocketable and the build quality is way cheaper. My opinion. It has a cool built in pen though.

I got the note when I switched to at&t last month. I loved it at first but after a week I decided it was just too big. I didn't find the S-pen very useful and I had to contort my body in weird ways just to get it out of my pocket.
It's really a phone you won't know about until you try it at least for a few days. I knew I had 30 days to exchange it, so I preordered the galaxy s3 and couldn't be happier.

I never had any problems with pocketing my Note, but the S4 and 2GB of RAM made up my mind pretty quickly. I will probably wind up with the Note 2 when it comes out.
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We had two notes....black and white....now we have two gsiii's....never looked back!
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katamari201 said:
The note isn't pocketable and the build quality is way cheaper. My opinion. It has a cool built in pen though.
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Either your a midget or you've never used a Note, granted the phone is huge, it fits easily into "normal" pockets. And the Note is the only phone in the galaxy series that didn't feel like it was one drop away from being shattered.
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Iphony89 said:
Either your a midget or you've never used a Note, granted the phone is huge, it fits easily into "normal" pockets. And the Note is the only phone in the galaxy series that didn't feel like it was one drop away from being shattered.
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Ive been a galaxy user since the i9000, and even that was a quality phone, ive since played with the GSII, the note, and have had the GSIII since opening morning in canada.....dont underestimate samsung and their 'plasticy' feel....they know how to make quality stuff...

Who misses his Galaxy Note?

As much as i love the S3 i think i` am gona switch back to the Note 2 when it comes out, i miss the big screen and the S-pen features to much.
Browsing, texting, mailing, watching foto`s and video`s are such a joy on that device.
Anyone else coming from the GN and what do you guys think.

mee 2.... but s3 also rox.....

gee2012 said:
As much as i love the S3 i think i` am gona switch back to the Note 2 when it comes out, i miss the big screen and the S-pen features to much.
Browsing, texting, mailing, watching foto`s and video`s are such a joy on that device.
Anyone else coming from the GN and what do you guys think.
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Yeah I do miss my Note... It is sitting in my sock drawer as I cannot bring myself to sell it. I love my s3 and it is better than my Note, but that screen and the build quality....
I'm sticking with the S3 and if I can afford it, keep the note as a baby tablet

Coming from a Note, no, I don't miss it. Sure, 0.5" is appreciated in some circumstances, but not using the s-pen features, I really think the S3 is far better. And more important, more portable.

marcyspark said:
Yeah I do miss my Note... It is sitting in my sock drawer as I cannot bring myself to sell it. I love my s3 and it is better than my Note, but that screen and the build quality....
I'm sticking with the S3 and if I can afford it, keep the note as a baby tablet
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Haha exactly the same as me! I look across the room and see it, and decide to play with it. Just love the screen so much. Two things do bug me about it and keep me with my SG3 - 1) Black clipping in videos 2) The lag in the camera app/lack of modifcation for bitrate, compresssion e.t.c.

Actually I am enjoying the fact that I am currently using a "normal" sized phone. I was a bit concerned when I bought the S3 as I always thought it would be hard to adapt to the smaller screen... well it wasn't.
The note isawesome but I think SPen was over-rated, at least personally I've never used it for anything useful. And since ICS update, battery life started to annoy me. What was more annoying is not having the flagship phone of the manufacturer, it is a subjective opinion but we were left out by Samsung , they didn't tackle any problems with that phone, ICS took a long time with premium BS marketing which I still don't what's premium about it.
Anyway, enough ranting, I am happy with the S3 and will re-asses how I feel when the Note 2 comes out.

I will be getting the Note2 when it drops..........
dont miss the bigger screen though, the S3 is just fine.....but either way im ok.

I miss my note.particularl s pen , but now have to be content with s3.
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I miss having a perfectly working version of Paranoid. On the S3, Skype, Netflix, and USB DACs don't work with any CM9 variant I've tried. I miss the extra 80 pixels of width per line, but less than I thought I would. My daughter misses the S pen.
I'm surely glad to have the better calibrated screen of the S3 though. The slightly higher PPI makes the pentile jaggies even less bothersome. The camera is a big improvement too. And then there's that CPU making everything faster.

I'm also in the group of Note missing people. Even though spec-wise everything is much better the bigger screen pleasure could not be replaced by anything. Note 2 is my next phone! :beer:
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I want to return to the Note as well. I miss the SPen. The S3 is very fast though. Especially on JB. Wonder if the Note will launch with JB?
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marcyspark said:
Yeah I do miss my Note... It is sitting in my sock drawer as I cannot bring myself to sell it. I love my s3 and it is better than my Note, but that screen and the build quality....
I'm sticking with the S3 and if I can afford it, keep the note as a baby tablet
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Same here, I love both phones and I use both actually, I'm sure i will buy the Note2 aswell.

I to miss my note!
Tablet mode is just amazing on a bug screen like that.
if the note 2 has nfc 2gb ram I'll upgrade lol
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In august guys.
very soon

I knew when I sold my Note to get the Galaxy S3 that I would be eventually Switching back to the Galaxy Note 2.The reason has nothing to do with the S-Pen, even though it was great and I did use it. simply put I think a the screen on the note is amazing and the perfect size.Also Rumours coming in that the Note 2 is going to have a bigger display without increasing the size of the device.
I think us Galaxy Note lovers are those that aren't keen on having a tablet as they are too big to have with you everywhere, but still want the benefit of a big screen. I'm going to pick up a Nexus 7 in the mean time.

Note -> s4 (my thoughts)

Hey everyone,
Just putting my thoughts out there.
I recently moved from the Note to the S4.
For 3 reasons:
1- LTE
2- Higher resolution screen
3- Latest Android version
Ill delve into each point.
1- LTE in the UAE is usually about 10 to 18 mpbs whereas HSPA topped out to 7mbps.
At worst LTE, it is still faster than HSPA.
2- I love high resolution and sharp images. I bought the Note because it had a huge screen with excellent resolution and PPI but the S4 beats it.
3- Funnily enough, I got the upgrade to Jellybean on my Note 5 days before I received my S4 LTE. And imediiately I noticed my device had become better in some areas (like smoothness of flow - project butter as they call it) but the menus and navigation within the device itself became laggy. So it was a double edged sword update. Fluidity was better but at the cost of general performance.
I have to say though. I'll still pick up my Note and look at its beautiful huge screen fondly and wish I could use it.
Sure the S4 is slimmer (than the Note and even the S3) and the screen is bigger than the S3 (but smaller than the Note). I know how they achieved this They did what Apple did. Instead of widening the screen, they simply elongated it.
Suffocation anyone? I feel claustrophobic using the Apple 5 and somewhat claustrophobic with the S4.
Sure the S4 is smoother (fluidity) but the device doesn't feel much faster than the Note (in terms of opening apps, switching to apps and so on).
Its nice but not nice enough to move from a Note to an S4 unless you got the funds. Otherwise wait for the Note 3.
For myself, I'll use the S4 till the Note 3 comes out, and if its on par or better, I'll get it and give the S4 to my 3 year old or to wifey or someone.
Therefore I have decided that I will probably get the Note 3 if it has the same performance (LTE + high resolution + high PPI) when it comes out.
Just my thoughts but damn I miss the Note screen size.

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I know how they achieved this They did what Apple did. Instead of widening the screen, they simply elongated it.
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No they didn't, they actually made the screen larger, they slimmed the bezels.

http://androidcommunity.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3-with-android-4-3-spotted-in-benchmark-results-20130521/

I picked up an s4 for about a week and could not get used to the small screen..... Lol ya i know but the (. 3") was alot more than I thought it was going to be! So unfortunately it went back! I am going to hold out for the Note 3!
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why you event created this post? you have money you go ahead use a new cool phone but not much different from our not. we have big screen and can do a lot shjt that another phone event cooler that the i**** series
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eroracing said:
I picked up an s4 for about a week and could not get used to the small screen..... Lol ya i know but the (. 3") was alot more than I thought it was going to be! So unfortunately it went back! I am going to hold out for the Note 3!
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that's what I thought to myself too. it's only .3 difference.
turns out it is a big deal because the lost .3 is from width not length. hehe it feeling claustrophobic.
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why you event created this post? you have money you go ahead use a new cool phone but not much different from our not. we have big screen and can do a lot shjt that another phone event cooler that the i**** series
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I didn't understand what you mean

According to sammobile, the note 3 is gonna use the same design as the s4 including its features and plastic back. So its gonna be like the galaxy mega 6.3 with stylus and improved performance. So if any of you who can't afford a phone with the same or higher than the price of the s4, wait for the mega 5.8 or 6.3 in june/july and just get it. In terms of performance these phones can't handle it due to touchwiz crap. So if there is going to be cm support on any of the 2 phones then ill buy one of them. Here's a review of the Galaxy Mega 5.8 http://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=t&s...GconvWPvA807u9tZw&sig2=k8L14oRtMkOUJxtRiA3TeA and a review of the Galaxy Mega 6.3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-t2UWW_wx8

Galaxy Mega. This is it!

Thanks Juhan.
It all depends on functionality.
I was able to use the note I note II , but just barely.
Let's see how the note III works in the real life.

I meant this is GT-N7000 forum and stop talking about your S4 lol ! :good:

The gt-n7000 forum is pretty dead these days, but its fairly safe to say that those of us left are all waiting on the note 3.
Note 2 is a total joke with its downgraded resolution, s3 was a toy and the s4 while nice, is still not as good as an n7000.
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The mega is not a high-end phone like the note. It doesn't even have AMOLED ffs! It's a joke to compare our beloved note with the crappy mega.
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Well im waiting for Note 3 but its nice to have a FREE S IV right?
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I saw the "unpacked" event of S4!
very nice but I knew that this is the little sister of Note 3
I love the Note series. NOTE 1, 2, 8, 10.1 and waiting for upcoming 3!
I want the S-Pen and not the MEGA phones from Samsung!
And I don't need metal. A metal unibody will be great but I never had any problems with plastic!
I don't care what is outside, I care about what is "inside" a phone!!!
Send with morse code!

Nowadays phones after the s3 seems to be more vulnerable to cracks and scratches.even though they have the latest gorilla glass. I was from the s3 and was dissapointed after it cracked even though it landed softly on a basketball court. Bought the note and and can't believe its still perfect even though I drop it more than twice with a heavy 5200mah battery. So now I'm also waiting for the note 3 and hopes that it has the 'unbreakable' screen

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Nowadays phones after the s3 seems to be more vulnerable to cracks and scratches.even though they have the latest gorilla glass. I was from the s3 and was dissapointed after it cracked even though it landed softly on a basketball court. Bought the note and and can't believe its still perfect even though I drop it more than twice with a heavy 5200mah battery. So now I'm also waiting for the note 3 and hopes that it has the 'unbreakable' screen
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You are right for sure. My note has fallen on so many kind of surface so many times and its still going strong. Touch wood! It didn't scratch even with 5200mAh battery. I had thought the heavy battery would surely kill the note with a fall. But it didn't!

iv got the note 1 and i love it i also have the s4 and love that also but im waiting on the note 3 coz i know that will be amazing. once u pick up a note u cant use another phone because the screen is to small. i love big screens

That's exactly what I think!
Once you have a Note all other phones are "tiny".
And when you have big hands (like me) the Note is perfect for me!
And when I think about the Note 3 with full HD Display = WOW!
Send with morse code!

samrazor said:
iv got the note 1 and i love it i also have the s4 and love that also but im waiting on the note 3 coz i know that will be amazing. once u pick up a note u cant use another phone because the screen is to small. i love big screens
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Same. Last time I thought my s3 was too big for my hands but after holding the note for more than a month and picking up my father's s3 I felt that it was really light. Then I hold my sister's s4 and it was effortless to hold. BTW sometimes I laugh when I see people playing games on that puny iPhone. There was once I saw 4 of my friends playing gravity guy on the iPhone. Then they tried the game on my note and it was more comfortable

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Same. Last time I thought my s3 was too big for my hands but after holding the note for more than a month and picking up my father's s3 I felt that it was really light. Then I hold my sister's s4 and it was effortless to hold. BTW sometimes I laugh when I see people playing games on that puny iPhone. There was once I saw 4 of my friends playing gravity guy on the iPhone. Then they tried the game on my note and it was more comfortable
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yeah lol everything is so tiny compared to out notes
games and videos are so much better they are amazing

have barely touched my s4 since getting this tablet

What a great device. And its a shame that some people maybe put off by the some of the pathetic reviews ive read on this device. Its stunning.
My s4 is faster. Higher res screen etc. But when it comes to browsing video etc theres no substitute for real estate.
Please dont listen to these bad reviews written by apple twats. If your in the market for a 10in tablet. You will love this

Lol I know what you mean I got my note 10.1 right after I got my s3 I love it the s pen, main reason I got the note over the n10
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Have to totally agree as well. Was about to get the Nexus 10 but I am really happy to get the Note 10.1. And the screen size and quality is more than fine for me...
This is the first time i have really used a tablet for my various hobbies. The Spen magic is great as well.
I just wish we get the Android updates for multiuser feature and bluetooth 4 LE support

i can't live without this tablet, take it everywhere i go i love the note series.

yeah, love it so much, and now, i'm running on ReVolt ROM and love it much more ^^

I completely ignored the reviews about the note 10.1, so many complaints about the screen being poor etc, what a load of tosh that is, there's bugger all wrong with it imo. I picked the note 10.1 over the nexus 10 and I don't regret that decision one bit!
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Snagged mine on eBay for £204 about 3 months ago, it's everything I need in a tablet.... I came from the tab 7.7 with the amoled screen which was lovely but still prefer the note 10.1 as more horsepower and bigger screen = happy gingerdude + with my note 2 gives me everything on the go.
To those who say screen is poor, try it for yourself is more than ok.
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coaldust123 said:
What a great device. And its a shame that some people maybe put off by the some of the pathetic reviews ive read on this device. Its stunning.
My s4 is faster. Higher res screen etc. But when it comes to browsing video etc theres no substitute for real estate.
Please dont listen to these bad reviews written by apple twats. If your in the market for a 10in tablet. You will love this
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Couldn't agree more... just got my Note 10.1 a few weeks back - had been debating upgrading my original Tab 10.1 for a N10. I'm so happy I didn't - not sure where most of the bad reviews come from: screen is fantastic, the device is super-responsive, feels great in the hand and well-built, expandable memory (running a 64GB card in my 32GB Note = all the space I could ask for) - and for someone that uses his tablet like a notebook, the pen is fantastic to work with... Highly recommended. :victory:

What would make this Tablet permanently on my person, is if it could Seperate into 2, for portability. The 2nd half of the screen could serve as a giant battery, or the 2 halves could have Bluetooth link to each other, so you could do a lot of new things tablets can't do, for (a light-hearted) example , PORTABLE BATTLESHIP GAME SET! XD lol. Just think how creative Samsung could be, once they make those flexible displays commercially available. Also, when Google Glass becomes reasonably priced (I don't think King Midas could even afford it right now), I think some really awesome usage integration between one's glasses, computer, smartphone, and tablet, is inevitably going to be one of the driving catylsts in how commercially available tech will evolve/unfold.
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About the screen: the only reason Samsung didn't make it on Par with competitors, is because they couldn't find any that could work well with the specialized Wacom digitizer (which is what makes the s-pen superior to a magic wand XD), while also being cost effective. It's a tradeoff that anyone who goes this tablet a fair try, wouldn't care less about. Friggin' Apple extremists think the iPad screen makes photos look better than looking at something in person with your own eyes. Lol.

Opposite for me. I got my S4 and now I use my tablet less. It's not because it's a bad tablet, it's just that it's easier to whip out the phone and browse sometimes. I use my tablet for lots of other important things though so it makes up for that..

i sold my gn10.1 a few months back to get the ativ 500t and 700t. there isn't a day that goes by that i don't miss it. i've almost bit the bullet a few times and gotten a refurb for $300 (i've seen the refurb 32 for ~$350). i really wanna wait to see if they come out with a bigger screen, but i really miss my gn10.1. i missed it so bad that i bought a gn8 to fill the gap that will be left after i sell my nook hd+.
it was the greatest tablet i've owned and thought i'd finally found one that i'd keep for more than a year. windows is great since i can play just about any format and have an alternate selection of games (can't say better b/c that's subjective) and i love the bigger screen. i do hate that windows desktop isn't very finger friendly and that modern ui sucks so badly.
maybe i'll cave it and get another. hopefully i can tame the desire and wait a few months to see how much the ativ q will be or how big the new galaxy note tablets will be.

coaldust123 said:
What a great device. And its a shame that some people maybe put off by the some of the pathetic reviews ive read on this device. Its stunning.
My s4 is faster. Higher res screen etc. But when it comes to browsing video etc theres no substitute for real estate.
Please dont listen to these bad reviews written by apple twats. If your in the market for a 10in tablet. You will love this
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I just got a Galaxy S4 about a week and a half ago. I find myself using both my Note 10.1 and S4 about equally but for different things, for productivity apps, such as the S-pen apps and office apps, the real estate of the 10.1 can't be beat. for speed, fast browsing and social apps I lean toward the S4. One note though, the S4 just came out with an update that lets you move apps to SDcard, which the 10.1 does not have (hopefully it will come in a future update), however this update locks the bootloaders so that the S4 then cannot be rooted (as of yet!).

Same here. Galaxy Note and S4. In many ways they compliment each other. S-notes automatically show up on S-memo (albeit read only) and reverse also. S4 is always there when Note is not practical. Note wins for meetings. S4 wins waiting for the airplane door to close, and riding in the car.
I even got the small point stylus (ikross brand) designed for the S4 and it works nicely.
In geek heaven here .
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