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Should i get the 7.7 or stick with my Note

I really like my note ....but im i also luv the 7.7...so im asking for a opinion from you guys....is it worth the trade.....

This belongs in general not development...
Anyway, I prefer the size of the 7.7 screen, and the fact that it's not pentile. But the stylus and ICS make the Note very attractive.

I have them both the note is better for phone functions and the 7.7 is better for tablet functions, easy answer buy them both and while your at it you might as well get an asus prime so you also have a 10 inch tablet !

I have them both but only using my 6800 now.

Thanks for all the input ive been looking for the perfect solution i like the tab and want big screen plus make calls.
Do you think its worth a trade . .would it be pretty even .
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Only thing making me keep my note is just as a backup. also really wanting ics...

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keep your note with you please.
Its not that tab is not good,
but note has good developer support, while this tab has very poor developer support.
Even it has less support from samaung itself very less updates, where as note has good samsung support.
i will advice you to not to trade your device for this.
Its your choice.
Good luck

I would recommend sticking with the Note if you are into custom ROMS or ICS.

thanks for all yalls help ...hopefully i can stumble upon a INT version pretty cheap and get that one .....and patiently wait for the note 2....

now should i get the 7.7 since its been annouced that ics is coming ....btw anyone interested in trading 7.7 for a note ....

I can't believe I'm considering this, but---possibly...
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The indefinite microcosm becomes the indefinite macrocosm in a definite manner and by definite means...and vice versa.

I REALLY like this tab. I LOVE drawing on it. Its NOT too big, but I keep tearing the rubber from capacitive styli... and pressure sensitivity..... that was the big toss up for me, the pressure sesitivity... it's running ics now? I have a p6800 and I LOVE it. Can I give up the extra screen realestate for pressure sensitivity? Forum? Can you help me decide if I should make this trade? This is probably where PM'S become good. But now let me REALLY research the Note and I'll get back to you.

Got the 7.7 yesterday. I have been debating it for months. I still have the Note... will be keeping both! Screen is amazing on 7.7...just like the S2. Also, unlike many tabs, the 7 screens are preserved and it is not cut down to 5. There is a tiny bit of lag sometimes when transitioning screens, hopefully this will go with ics update. But, it wont be the end of the world if it doesnt. I like the handiness of the mini app tray and having some ability to personalize this. Thought i would miss the IR function (which has been taken out of the final 7.7 UK model), but i dont. I have no issue with other styli not being pressure sensitive...i am impressed with writing and drawing ability on 7.7. However, unlike many on here, this function is not essential for my lifestyle or my work. I plan to use my 7.7 as a phone and media device when at home for long periods or travelling. This will save my battery on my Note ... I will use my Note for work.
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whmcal said:
Got the 7.7 yesterday. I have been debating it for months. I still have the Note... will be keeping both! Screen is amazing on 7.7...just like the S2. Also, unlike many tabs, the 7 screens are preserved and it is not cut down to 5. There is a tiny bit of lag sometimes when transitioning screens, hopefully this will go with ics update. But, it wont be the end of the world if it doesnt. I like the handiness of the mini app tray and having some ability to personalize this. Thought i would miss the IR function (which has been taken out of the final 7.7 UK model), but i dont. I have no issue with other styli not being pressure sensitive...i am impressed with writing and drawing ability on 7.7. However, unlike many on here, this function is not essential for my lifestyle or my work. I plan to use my 7.7 as a phone and media device when at home for long periods or travelling. This will save my battery on my Note ... I will use my Note for work.
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Yep the default launcher lags during transitioning. The default TW launcher is the worse of its kind. Any other launcher you could find on earth is better than it.
They said ICS will be there for 7.7 next month, but even so why torture your tab with TW launcher anymore? I recommend GO Launcher HD, or you could try Lightning.

Yeah well the offer still stands if anyone wants to pm me . . . .tab for a note . . .
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九千. said:
Yep the default launcher lags during transitioning. The default TW launcher is the worse of its kind. Any other launcher you could find on earth is better than it.
They said ICS will be there for 7.7 next month, but even so why torture your tab with TW launcher anymore? I recommend GO Launcher HD, or you could try Lightning.
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Thanks for the recommendation. Will check out the Go Launcher HD app
to see if it can kill the lag
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Gimmick or useful feature? How often do you use your S-Pens?

Quick question for Note II owners, how often do you use your S-Pens?
Is it still useful after the novelty wears often? Or just something that gets left in the phone?
This is one of those long term ownership questions I'm curious about.

I had a Note 1 for a week or so (international) and sold it out of buyers remorse. I now have a Note 2 (international of course) and have used the S Pen a few times already. I've found it useful to scribble out a note while on the phone (i.e. if someone gives me their email address, etc).
I'm no artist, so we will see how useful it really is long-term. I think it's pretty neat thus far. If I never use it again, the phone is great despite this fact, but I will use it some...

Personally I love the spen on the note II it is such a huge improvement from the first. I am still learning all of the tricks and shortcuts, but so far its amazing. Only gripe is that I find myself always trying to touch the capacitive buttons with it... which im sure you know doesn't work.

All the time. Writing my text messages instead of banging my fingers against glass makes communication much more personal.
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Hardly ever to be honest with you on the Note 1. Hope to get more use out of the S-Pen with the Note 2.
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I bought the original Note thinking I'd never use it. I actually used it a lot, and now I still do with the Note 2! It's very useful when you're on the go, or on a phone call, or just need to write something down VERY quickly. Now on the Note 2 it's even more useful, and a million times more comfortable in the hand:
It's thicker, more ergonomic, and as soon as I take it out of the silo, it opens a memo which saves me a lot of time hehe. I love it! Fantastic pen.

I have had my Note 1 since it came out...and have used the s-pen 2 or 3 times i doubt that this will change with the Note II. But this tells you nothing, cause its different from person to person...
- Bobo

A lot! I love this thing!

Yes, i use it too a lot. I like it how you can use it for browsing internet and for everything else when you want to save your fingers from bashing the glass.
I can't really draw, but i like to practice with it.
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Very useful when making quick notes at work and memos at home. Online, I always use it when selecting text or putting in passwords on pages that do not allow adequate resizing. I don't use for drawings but good to know it is there if I ever need it.
In short, it is great for those "oh sh**, I don't have a pen!" moments.
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Just like the speedometer of my car shows top speed of 260km/h but rarely drive at that speed, however I know that when it's needed its just there!!.
Anyway besides being a useful tool, without it any device would have been. Quite boring.

Never used it on the note 1.... used it alot already on the note 2 and love it...
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I use it a lot, since I use my phone for business. I wish I could draw though, then I'd be able to produce "cool" stuff on it.
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it's very useful, i use it all the time when making notes

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it's very useful, i use it all the time when making notes
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So let me see if I have this right, you're saying you take notes on your Note? Interesting...

It looks like a lot of people are using the S-Pen.
I had the original Note for a bit a while back, I gotta admit I bought it for the big screen (at the time, 1280x800 was a new precedent, only matched that year by the Galaxy Nexus). I never used it that much.
But now it seems it's gotten much better, although still not as good as the pen to paper experience Samsung advertised. Overall though, perhaps the most improved feature of the Note II over the original Note seems to be the S-Pen. By the time the Note III or Note IV comes out, it should be awesome.

Why get the note if there's no intention to use the pen? It's like owning a pickup truck and never hauling anything in the back

sauron0101 said:
Quick question for Note II owners, how often do you use your S-Pens?
Is it still useful after the novelty wears often? Or just something that gets left in the phone?
This is one of those long term ownership questions I'm curious about.
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this is gonna be extremely useful for some people and not so much for some. but it's a freakin wacom powered stylus. how awesome is that. billion times more precise than those fat rubber tipped ones. I use to sketch on my ipad 3 with those and the S-Pen blows it away.

I'm using my S-pen all the time, it's a fantastic addition and makes the phone so much more versatile. I do everything from notation to sketching and photoediting with it and since i also own the Note 10.1 and the pens work on both devices it's great to be able to move it from one to the other and back again without having to use both pens at the same time.
/ Magnus

Magnus3D said:
I'm using my S-pen all the time, it's a fantastic addition and makes the phone so much more versatile. I do everything from notation to sketching and photoediting with it and since i also own the Note 10.1 and the pens work on both devices it's great to be able to move it from one to the other and back again without having to use both pens at the same time.
/ Magnus
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I have note 1 and 10.1..when i use both s pen note 1 or 10.1 on note 2, i found it a little bit off set when taking notes or draw something compare with s pen of note 2..is it just me or others feeling the same?? :what:
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Decision help: GNote vs Nexus 10

I need your help as I can't decide. I have a GNote 10.1 and love it... But not with TW. It's running CM10 and i like it. I am considering returning it for the N10.
One has SPen while the other has a screen, HDMI and is a Nexus.
Help!?
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Well if you're on CM10 it seems you don't use the S Pen and its apps that much. Perhaps the Nexus would be better suited?

20 pages of discussion.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952512

ap27 said:
Well if you're on CM10 it seems you don't use the S Pen and its apps that much. Perhaps the Nexus would be better suited?
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The spen still works. I don't use s-apps including multi screen. Pen is great for writing notes in papyrus.
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BarryH_GEG said:
20 pages of discussion.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952512
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Nothing there helped, so I posted here.
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Blueback22 said:
Nothing there helped, so I posted here.
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What makes you think that another 20 page here will make a difference? It'll be the same people posting the same views.
Here's my $0.02: If you value functionality over PPI, then Note10.1 is a clear winner. Any other tablet (e.g., Asus Transformer, Galaxy Tab 2, Acer, etc.) will accomplish what N10 can do in terms of functionality alone. Of course, N10 will look gorgeous while performing those tasks with that amazing screen, but the difference ends there. The addition of stylus and the plethora of extra functions (e.g., S-Note, pdf annotation, office doc annotation, drawing/sketching, etc. etc.) make the Note 10.1 a clear choice for me. If these points are not important to you, then N10 might be a better choice. How often do you use the S-Pen or the related apps? If it's not part of your routine, then there's no need to stick with Note10.1, if you want to have the PPI and a "Nexus" device.
Good luck!

You'll always regret something as none phone/tab is perfect.
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Honestly now - use of S-Pen...

Honestly now, who really uses the S Pen on a regular basis? And for what functionality?
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KruseLudsMobile said:
Honestly now, who really uses the S Pen on a regular basis? And for what functionality?
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I use mine regularly to scratch the insides of my ears. Beats having to carry q-tips!

I use daily for typing, scrapbook, action memo and pen window. I love the pen improvements over note 2
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KruseLudsMobile said:
Honestly now, who really uses the S Pen on a regular basis? And for what functionality?
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I am now trying to use it for typing (writing). I like the browsing better with pen than fingers, actually, because I always keep the Desktop version of the pages and click with SPen is way more accurate.
I don't know, though, if I will keep doing forever. Have had the phone only for 6 days.

Samsung Slate 7 pen with erase button
Mostly I use an external S-pen from my Samsung Slate 7 win 7 tablet or the internal pen but nearly never my fingers, and not only because the pen does not smear the screen. I bought the Note 2 and 3 only for the pen support as tablet and don't have a sim inside. As phone my wife and I use a Samsung 5722 Dual-Sim cell phone which can last up to a week, to avoid beeing out of battery when we use the Note extensively.
Handwriting recognition is faster then typing and as good as my Samsung Slate 7 win 7 tablet. The erase function is supporte n Note 2 and 3, but requires the erase button on the opposite site of the pens writing tip. Thats why I have a spare pen from my Samsung Slate 7 win 7 tablet right next to my writing pen.
Besides typing and notes taking and small drawings I use it also to scratch my nose.

I take all my work meeting notes etc. on it at meetings. This is a major reason I got it. If you use a normal phone people think you are texting etc. With the pen people can see you are taking notes, setting up appointments, creating tasks, etc. Then you can do multi window and do some surfing in the top while you do all this.

I have the Note 3 and the Note 10.1. I won't own any other type of device anymore because I use the pen so much. It is a game changer for me. I think it may be a bigger thing for business and education, and not as much for everyday consumer.

l agree Spen is a game changer
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Not as often as often as I'd like to.
Swype is faster than writing with the pen.
Most webpages are mobile device friendly. Meaning buttons are late enough to press with a finger. Same goes to the android OS.
It's like WinMo 5 or 6 that absolutely required you to use a pen to do regular menial tasks.

sohebq said:
I use daily for typing, scrapbook, action memo and pen window. I love the pen improvements over note 2
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ItsMeOk said:
I take all my work meeting notes etc. on it at meetings. This is a major reason I got it. If you use a normal phone people think you are texting etc. With the pen people can see you are taking notes, setting up appointments, creating tasks, etc. Then you can do multi window and do some surfing in the top while you do all this.
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+1 to the above plus I haven't touched the phone with finger since I bought it.
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I use it 95% of the time. For anything: Writing, drawing, general control...
I'm a Wacom Intuos4 user, which I often use instead of a mouse on my laptop, so the Spen feels natural to me.
Bonus, I can eat a sandwich and still use my phone. Also, no smudges on my lovely screen when watching a film in HD

I use it alot ....
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BlueChris said:
+1 to the above plus I haven't touched the phone with finger since I bought it.
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+1 to the "+1." If it weren't for S Pen/S Note I'd most likely have a LG G2. I have about 100 items in various scrapbooks, tons of S Notes, I use the pen for entering text unless I'm "moving" where I'll use the keyboard, I use it capture items from e-mail, MMS, and the web to either save or forward, and the list goes on. I've been doing this since the Note II/Note 10.1 and now have a N3 and am getting a 3G Note 10.1 2014. Samsung's said 60% of Note-series buyers use the S Pen daily. It's fantastic for productivity users and creatives.

BarryH_GEG said:
+1 to the "+1." If it weren't for S Pen/S Note I'd most likely have a LG G2. I have about 100 items in various scrapbooks, tons of S Notes, I use the pen for entering text unless I'm "moving" where I'll use the keyboard, I use it capture items from e-mail, MMS, and the web to either save or forward, and the list goes on. I've been doing this since the Note II/Note 10.1 and now have a N3 and am getting a 3G Note 10.1 2014. Samsung's said 60% of Note-series buyers use the S Pen daily. It's fantastic for productivity users and creatives.
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I wish I had a bit of creativity in me or design ability eh eh I am In graphic art business but totally on prepress and IT side. My wife grabs my N3 and is sketching, drawing etc. She is an iPhone 4s user but it's like a Mickey maous in comparison with N3 and slowly I change her lol. I believe this day next year I will be with N4 and she will have my N3.
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I use it to:
Take notes, mostly in meetings etc.
Occasionally I'll use the action note to set a task for myself, although without a sync, tasks are a bit lame.
Some games are better with a pen.
I find myself opening the calculator in a window quite often now, much more than I used to when you were forced full screen.

Handwriting recognition is pretty amazing
The handwriting recognition is pretty amazing. (If yours isn't working, install the Stylus Beta app). using teh stylus, click on the small stylus icon on the top left of any text input area.
Works in German too.
MyScript Calculator (from the Stylus Beta people) is an great calculator that uses handwriting recognition

Just a few...:good:
today I accompanied my elderly mom to the Doctor and as he was rambling off all these Medical terms I whipped out the ole S-pen and created a Action Memo to capture the Dr's instructions.
A similar incident a few days earlier I was outside at a weekend fair...and the nurse called me with important info...I could barely hear with all the noise but put my phone on speaker, jotted down a contact name and phone number on Action Memo. Later I converted that to a contact..JUST like the commercials!
I used the s-pen a few days ago to draw my home's basement layout for some design work and square footage calculation. Very helpful when showing the flooring salesperson.
Also working on a small business adventure and the S-pen is very handy to sketch out my initial product designs thoughts.

Actually s pen is the only reason why I am using note series. I am also learning to sketch so s pen is really helping me out. Taking notes with s pen daily is also making life easier. If you look at software design structure of note 3, samsung want us to use s pen all the time.
Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)

I sign PDF docs on the fly, using Repligo Reader from the store.

I rarely used the S-pen in my Note 1. Just taking screenshots and writing notes on it, or clipping parts of screens. I didn't like the horrible handwriting recognition it had.
Note 3 on the other hand, I use the Spen regularly for Action Memo and hand writing. The hand writing recognition is brilliant in Note 3. Jotting down a date/time and converting it into an appointment. Jotting down an address then searching it on Google maps.

[Q] Stylus Lag on Nexus 10

Hi,
I'm trying to use DioNote and similar handwriting apps on my Nexus 10, but am finding that the stylus tracking is so laggy that my writing looks awful. The app works great on my LG G3, however, but that device is a bit too small for most of my note taking.
I've tried several ROMs on the Nexus 10 to eliminate the stylus lag, but so far none have had any impact.
Does anyone know how the lag can be significantly reduced?
Thanks,
Jeff

datawrhsdoc said:
Hi,
I'm trying to use DioNote and similar handwriting apps on my Nexus 10, but am finding that the stylus tracking is so laggy that my writing looks awful. The app works great on my LG G3, however, but that device is a bit too small for most of my note taking.
I've tried several ROMs on the Nexus 10 to eliminate the stylus lag, but so far none have had any impact.
Does anyone know how the lag can be significantly reduced? I have one of this basic pen. Ones and it registers just like my finger. But honestly if you want hand note taking get yourselfa note 10.1 2014. Theyre on sale right now and no stylus can compare to the s pen right now
Thanks,
Jeff
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What stylus are you using?
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Unfortunately, I don't believe that the problem is with the stylus. I've tried the Musemee Notier V2, AmPen, ButterFox and others. Regardless of the stylus used, the screen lags by about 0.25 seconds or so, making it difficult to write quickly, especially for characters that require a more than one stroke.
The problem is almost surely the firmware / digitizer on the Nexus 10. I am hopeful that this gets better with 5.0, as I'd rather not purchase a new device.
Thanks,
Jeff

I had the same problem with my nexus 10 on kitkat, today I flashed the factory image of lollipop and the lag is definitely gone at least with InNote

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I had the same problem with my nexus 10 on kitkat, today I flashed the factory image of lollipop and the lag is definitely gone at least with InNote
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Yep, I flashed 5.0 stock today as well. Although my favorite, DioNote is not yet working with 5.0, the lag is significantly reduced to the point that the Note 10.1 (2014) is no longer on my "must have" list. By the way, 2 things are killer functionalities for DioNote: (1) Sync with Evernote (2) full text search on handwriting. Can't wait for them to fix it to work with 5.0.
-Jeff