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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.

Added link to the note review sticky. No need to keep this thread open now.
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Are we likely to get new SIII features?

Well as 99% of you know the SIII has been launched, with a whole host of software features.
What are the chances of us getting some of these features? A couple that appeal to me are the Music Hub (newer less usless version) and the new dongle that mirror to the TV.
It'd be great to get these features.
(Could this be the reason ICS got delayed?)

We gets the hubs for music, movies and the others.
Faceunlock but if u close your eyes and the screen goes off this feature is only for sgs3 and the videofrature too.
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We'll never have them 'cause the s3 was "designed for humans" and the note was designed for aliens lol
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I would like to see the improved camera software for our Note, such as faster shutter speed (current speed annoys me compared to my SGS1 Epic 4G which has a super fast shutter) and 3.3 second between shots.

I'm very interested in the AllShare Cast wireless streaming dongle.
I can't see any reason it wouldn't be offered for the Note, or any modern Samsung device for that matter.

CreepyDroid said:
We'll never have them 'cause the s3 was "designed for humans" and the note was designed for aliens lol
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maybe not aliens.. but gods...
nah, just kiddin

Yes well get all of them....cept that really crappy sIII feature: that 4'8" screen.

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I'm very interested in the AllShare Cast wireless streaming dongle.
I can't see any reason it wouldn't be offered for the Note, or any modern Samsung device for that matter.
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i really want wireless display mirroring too!
hope our NOTE meet the hardware requirement....

We will get all of them soon...Just give our devs couple of months

What about the Siri clone? You think we will get it?

Well, if we do get it (and im sure eventually in time it will be), the only thing that I'm pretty sure we won't ever get is NFC... (this is after all the International Note version thread), this needs the hardware part... which I'm pretty sure our Note lacks the better part of it as well.

I feel like a good chunk if not almost all of these features could be ported to our Notes. Seeing as they've said that the quad core Exynos is supposed to be pin for pin identical to the dual cores in the fact that they can be changed out without having to alter your design I'd have to think the whole setup is similar, but I'm just guessing. The biggest thing I've been wondering about is with the whole zero shutter lag. Is it possible to port or give our older phones this ability? I don't know if new hardware is physically required or if it's all software? If my Note could have zero shutter lag, or even much faster shutter speeds and ICS. I'm perfectly happy without the SIII.

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We will get all of them soon...Just give our devs couple of months
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Yup, that's true:
http://opendesign.blamesamsung.org

It would be interesting if they held the Note's ICS update back, so they can show off all the new features on their flagship first. Rather than the S3 announcement essentially being; 'Its got all the features of the Note but its smaller and has no SPen'

AETAaAS said:
It would be interesting if they held the Note's ICS update back, so they can show off all the new features on their flagship first. Rather than the S3 announcement essentially being; 'Its got all the features of the Note but its smaller and has no SPen'
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Whilst I'm not a fan of threads such as this (prefer waiting), you are likely on the money. With 3 million Notes sold and S3 launch, you don't want to steal the new arrivals thunder!
Nexus S ICS was on Google Employees handsets for ages before publically released as Google needed to get units of Galaxy Nexus shifted.
Any timeframe extension the inhouse devs might have been given to allow for the launch of the S3 (in developing ICS mainstream Samsung build, Note extras and other device specific extras for say S2 for example) can only be a good thing.

duowing said:
I feel like a good chunk if not almost all of these features could be ported to our Notes. Seeing as they've said that the quad core Exynos is supposed to be pin for pin identical to the dual cores in the fact that they can be changed out without having to alter your design I'd have to think the whole setup is similar, but I'm just guessing. The biggest thing I've been wondering about is with the whole zero shutter lag. Is it possible to port or give our older phones this ability? I don't know if new hardware is physically required or if it's all software? If my Note could have zero shutter lag, or even much faster shutter speeds and ICS. I'm perfectly happy without the SIII.
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You stole the words right out of my mouth.
I personally feel that most of the features should be able to get ported, especially the new TouchWiz Launcher Nature UX. Its essentially got the ICS stock feel with a Widget tab while allowing transparency.
I am hoping to get the ROM ported with features from the note, mainly SMemo stuff over to the note, that would be a delight.
Good Luck Dev's

I am not really impressed with the SIII, I am not saying it's bad rather it's awesome and I would have wanted it on day one had I not had my GNote. 4.8 is still small and it feels awkward saying that.
Coming to your question, who knows it might all be the ICS Update, if not then in Note II definitely.
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This is what i posted in the main ICS thread & this is what I feel..
I think Galaxy note will get ICS updates inline with Galaxy S2 with the addition of premium suite. Both of them are previous years's model.
Galaxy note 2 & Galaxy S3 will have same feature set.
From business point of view if Galaxy note gets the features then Galaxy note 2 will be only a hardware upgrade. Well that wouldnt create the hype would it ?
Regarding porting to our note our devs will certainly turn the magic wheels....

I am leaning towards the PORT and not a Samsung Supported update due to the same reason of Productization and ensuring that the customer can differentiate between the Note and the SGS III, otherwise the Note will win with the features and screen size, but lacking the Quad Core.

I also feel with a complete ICS build running on the Note it probably won't be that much slower than the GSIII despite dual vs. quad. Heck people said it's the same GPU just overclocked right? As for Note 2 I wouldn't be surprised if they introduce some new features. Maybe HD SuperAMOLED+? Wasn't the Note the first Samsung phone to have the HD Screen, GLONASS, S-Pen, etc?
As for some of the new features my Droid Charge which is basically just Galaxy S hardware has the newer launcher, widgets, and some of the features from the Galaxy SII. So I think we could see stuff brought to our Note!!

Do u think it is worth to upgrade S3 from S2?

Just discuss
my opinions are, S3 is more ugly tbh
and there are not many huge improvement from S2(unlike S1>S2)
so i m still stick with my S2 now
as i think it is still very useful and the size fit my best

not worth to change, just wait and get s4 or note 2

honestly, no.

hinhinxx said:
Just discuss
my opinions are, S3 is more ugly tbh
and there are not many huge improvement from S2(unlike S1>S2)
so i m still stick with my S2 now
as i think it is still very useful and the size fit my best
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What a very interesting post you should join XDA developers forum and give the users some of your great knowledge and understanding .As a Developers forum we dont get may posts of such outstanding clarity .
jje

Yes I did.
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hinhinxx said:
Just discuss
my opinions are, S3 is more ugly tbh
and there are not many huge improvement from S2(unlike S1>S2)
so i m still stick with my S2 now
as i think it is still very useful and the size fit my best
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S2 = 2 cores S3 = 4 cores, future proof.. nuf said.

Stick to s2...s3 suck because I have it
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JJEgan said:
What a very interesting post you should join XDA developers forum and give the users some of your great knowledge and understanding .As a Developers forum we dont get may posts of such outstanding clarity .
jje
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And your post was absolutely chock full of useful information? He was asking a legitimate question, you are just being an asshole. Way to make a great name for this forum. You are oh, so helpful.
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S3 is leaps and bounds ahead of S2. I upgraded and don't regret it for a second.
NFC is incredibly useful, you can set up NFC tags to perform tasks, for example one in my car enables Bluetooth, turns the volume up to max and starts spotify
Smart stay is really handy if you do a lot of reading.
And it's blazingly fast
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UseD s2 for almost a year good for a change honestly I changes cause lost my s2 and s2 price didn't come down much where I live
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iZ3RO said:
And your post was absolutely chock full of useful information? He was asking a legitimate question, you are just being an asshole. Way to make a great name for this forum. You are oh, so helpful.
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Nope his post was a typical lets knock the SGS3 post with nothing else .
This forum used not to be full of half baked prats . The name on the can says Developers forum not kindergarten kids forum.
jje

iZ3RO said:
And your post was absolutely chock full of useful information? He was asking a legitimate question, you are just being an asshole. Way to make a great name for this forum. You are oh, so helpful.
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Exactly, he isn't even posing in the development forum so he's allowed to talk about stuff that isn't related to development.
The s2 is still a great phone and holds its own even compared to the s3. If you can afford to upgrade it's worth it for the screen alone but it won't be a life changing experience.
The s2 will still be perfectly relevant for the next 12 months though so there is no point upgrading if you don't want to spend the cash.
The only reason I got one is I became frustrated with the limited storage capacity of the galaxy nexus. If I had an s2 I may not have bothered and now that I have an s3 I may just skip the s4 and get an s5.
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In your position I would wait for the next Nexus to be released. The hardware will probably be close to the SGS3 with stock Android.

my wife and i went from s2 to s3 phones, HUGE improvements!!! now at what cost, and if its worth it based on that.
she loves the improvements, so do i. very pleased. sure there is a quirk or two, but overall very pleased.

JJEgan said:
Nope his post was a typical lets knock the SGS3 post with nothing else .
This forum used not to be full of half baked prats . The name on the can says Developers forum not kindergarten kids forum.
jje
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Did you ever consider English may be his second language?
I did not get the impression he was knocking the s3. He seems to be on the fence about upgrading and had found some reasons not to. Still undecided he comes here to ask for opinions from those who own the phone.
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S2 still rocks...
My brother have s3 but I don't see any reason to upgrade s3 from s2
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I went from S2 to S3, so I'll give you my opinion:
- S3 looks much better to me. I generally prefer curved phones to rectangular ones. I have the so called blue version, which actually is gray and looks much much better than the pictures on reviews.
- S3 is actually easier to hold in your hand because it's curved and it doesn't have any thick parts like S2's bottom.
- S3 has a much larger screen without having a much larger case. It still fits in my pocket and can be used single handedly, so the extra screen size is all good.
- S3 has a much faster camera. Zero shutter lag makes a big difference.
- S3 has the best battery life I've seen in a phone. I torture it all day with heavy use and when I get home I still have 40%. My S2 had to be charged during the day.
- S3 has the best GPS I've seen in a phone. It's amazing how fast and accurate the GPS is.
What's not better is:
- S2 is just as fast. Extra 2 cores on S3 add nothing to real world user experience. Ignore benchmarks.
- Wake up lag is still here. Damn you Samsung. How hard can it be to make a phone that wakes instantly? Everyone else does it.
- Physical home button is still here. It's still an ergonomical fail. Actually the home button on S3 is even harder to use than S2, so navigation bar with soft keys is a must.
So, in short, I think it is a worthy upgrade from S2.

juliano_q said:
In your position I would wait for the next Nexus to be released. The hardware will probably be close to the SGS3 with stock Android.
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If that was directed at me thanks for the suggestion, I did consider it, but I'm not sure I can spend another nine months limiting the amount of music on my phone in case I want to record a video. Sadly it looks like Google will never produce another device with a micro sd slot as they are all about the cloud these days. If everyone in the world had unlimited data that would be great but we don't so I'm here.
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If that was directed at me thanks for the suggestion, I did consider it, but I'm not sure I can spend another nine months limiting the amount of music on my phone in case I want to record a video. Sadly it looks like Google will never produce another device with a micro sd slot as they are all about the cloud these days. If everyone in the world had unlimited data that would be great but we don't so I'm here.
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Well, so I think the SGS3 is the best option for you. I understand your point, here in Brazil mobile data is also slow and expensive, I suffer less with this problem because I work at home and I am almost always on wi-fi.

yes it is
hinhinxx said:
Just discuss
my opinions are, S3 is more ugly tbh
Sorry. im my opinion the phone has a lot of personality. it´s diferent
and there are not many huge improvement from S2(unlike S1>S2)
i think this is not true.you have a quad core. a 720p display. a 4.8 inh display. Nfc also is new.
the major difference is in software.All the samsung goodies makes it a much better phone.
it´s kinda like iphone 4/4s only siri, dual core and better camera. 4s is top seller anyway
so i m still stick with my S2 now
ok but yu dont know what you are loosing
as i think it is still very useful and the size fit my best
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that i have no reply my mother as a nokia 3310 and for her it the best phone in the world
in all i just like to say that it depends on the person that is buying the phone.
several friends of mine would trade in a heart beat.
i for example like the design but several pple like you don´t.
so if you have a phone that suite your need´s you should stick with it
ruianast
p.s sorry for bad english
just bare with me

Yahoo finally note3 which is worth the upgrade

There were some conditions and some limits i have put to get the note 3.
One of it was if its not bigger than 5.8 and i am happy amsung listened instead of going for big bigger and biggest they kept it under 6.0.
Now for those shouting about the finishing they also get something different.
Samsung gave a genuine reply to the lg g2 and sony honami.
For me i think the time to upgrade my phone has come and once again this device has a wow factor just like my note 1 when it was released.
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Bye2 samsung, welcome nexus.
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I'll wait for one max before making my mind.

Note 3 put others to shame. It succeeded to keep the throne of the smartphones. Long live the king! I will be one of the first day buyers. Cannot wait.
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Looking at the specs, not even funny, sammy will slap together a nice bloatware again that will eat up more than half of the RAM anyways, not even considering buying if there will be no nexus version of it.

zsoltyika said:
Looking at the specs, not even funny, sammy will slap together a nice bloatware again that will eat up more than half of the RAM anyways, not even considering buying if there will be no nexus version of it.
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Well it does have 3gb of RAM. Samsung's bloatware can't eat THAT much RAM. This time it seems some of the software are actually useful, like the magazine thing.

Any idea if this will have wireless charging?

Note 3 and z ultra are both nice. Waiting for a head to head review before deciding myself. Htc max might be nice too but i doubt it.
Regardless, will wait for a $500 pricetag anyway. Maybe black friday or an xmas sale.
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zai89 said:
Bye2 samsung, welcome nexus.
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Then Bye bye to external sdcard slots and removable battery.
Xperia Z1 looks tempting for it's 20.7mp camera, it gets much love from the AOSP crowd and CM, however the screen looks unsaturated and the bezel is huge as Nexus 7. This sure is a tough decision. Note 3 is perfect in every way but freakin' Samsung sources makes flashing to AOSP roms obsolete. There's pro and cons. There really isn't a perfect phone in the market is there?:crying:

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Then Bye bye to external sdcard slots and removable battery.
Xperia Z1 looks tempting for it's 20.7mp camera, it gets much love from the AOSP crowd and CM, however the screen looks unsaturated and the bezel is huge as Nexus 7. This sure is a tough decision. Note 3 is perfect in every way but freakin' Samsung sources makes flashing to AOSP roms obsolete. There's pro and cons. There really isn't a perfect phone in the market is there?:crying:
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Does the same problem exist for the Snapdragon 800 version of the Note 3?

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Does the same problem exist for the Snapdragon 800 version of the Note 3?
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Good question. I'd like to have sd card slot and removable battery - that droved me to note1.
Now if s800 will be supported better then I'd love to have this hardware without bloat.

nigi73 said:
Good question. I'd like to have sd card slot and removable battery - that droved me to note1.
Now if s800 will be supported better then I'd love to have this hardware without bloat.
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Tho I bet the internal storage will still be limited, just like the S4

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Tho I bet the internal storage will still be limited, just like the S4
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No problem with 64gb card

Whatever people say, samsung really made android commercial which the htc was unable to do in the past. The initial TW on galaxy S and the note 1 evolved greatly and now bears really capable features. Those who are tired of it can move but those who dont want to root or custom flash their devices can enjoy the stock loaded android with many special features like the multiwindow the scrapbook, new S note and obviously the s pen.
Let others do complains about samsung. I am among those who appreciate their hard work and tribute to them to make my note 1 functional and up to date even after 2 years.
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I was thinking about buying a Nokia Lumia... aaand the Note 3 was anounced. It's the best update for the note 1. The hardware and the desing are very good. I just hope the price will not be tooooo much high like 700$ ^^. I'm going to wait when it will be 500$.

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I was thinking about buying a Nokia Lumia... aaand the Note 3 was anounced. It's the best update for the note 1. The hardware and the desing are very good. I just hope the price will not be tooooo much high like 700$ ^^. I'm going to wait when it will be 500$.
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totally agree
before I fork that money I want to be sure genious devs have adopted it and got it working without to much work. Good sources etc.
was hoping on wrist mountable flexible screen. This wil do lol, knox is awesome.

I wonder what the screen will be like? Hopefully a lot better than the note 1, it's almost impossible to watch any film etc on mine, if there's any dark colours it just clogs up on the screen, Note 3 hopefully has ironed out all this!

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I wonder what the screen will be like? Hopefully a lot better than the note 1, it's almost impossible to watch any film etc on mine, if there's any dark colours it just clogs up on the screen, Note 3 hopefully has ironed out all this!
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That was my concern, too. I searched and found Note 2 did not have the problem. So, I believe Note 3 also does not have the problem. Cannot wait.
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Waiting to see the u boxing
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I wait to see more custom CM 10.2 rom (or up) popping up before going in.
I probably could never go back to touchwiz after cyanmod...

Lollipop is the only reason

I was wondering How many people are buying nexus 6 because of lollipop? I for one am.
Imagine for a moment if Note 4 also came with pure lollipop with no crappy touchwiz which would you buy? I didn't think i would say this but i would buy note 4 and I hate samsung because of plastic and touchwiz.
Galaxy Note 4 hardware wise is far superior in almost every dept, better camera, LED notification, S Pen, better and brighter screen, better design, finger print, sd card.
Speakers would definetly go to Nexus 6 and bigger screen butnot better screen.
Biggest let down on note 4 TOUCHWIZ which is a complete put off.
I've been waiting for nexus 6 for a little while now and have bought Note 4 recently which actually is better then i expected and does look premium and if i was to remove the dreaded TOUCHWIZ it's a very appealing phone. Now i'm considering waiting for custom roms rather then buy nexus 6!!! Or can someone convince me otherwise, perhaps i've missed some nexus pro's.

Aosp roms on the note 3 were not reliable. I expect the same for the note 4.

I've never liked the samsung cameras... my s4 and note 3 had TERRIBLE autofocus. I also didn't like the way it processed pictures. For the most part, I want a decent camera but I dont need an amazing camera.
If software were the same, (no touchwiz), I still think the nexus 6 looks better, has dual front facing speakers, and a larger screen.

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Aosp roms on the note 3 were not reliable. I expect the same for the note 4.
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hmm..that's a good point But surely lollipop would be fine.

I'm getting one because of the development potential. Also it will be my first nexus (2nd Motorola). Currently am on LG G3. That will now go to the wife, since she loves the camera.

tsy87 said:
I've never liked the samsung cameras... my s4 and note 3 had TERRIBLE autofocus. I also didn't like the way it processed pictures. For the most part, I want a decent camera but I dont need an amazing camera.
If software were the same, (no touchwiz), I still think the nexus 6 looks better, has dual front facing speakers, and a larger screen.
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The camera autofocus works brilliantly on the note 4 much improved, it's probably the best phone camera out there. Better then iphone and xperia z3.

I would definitely buy a Note 4 if it didn't have TouchWiz. IMO, TouchWiz is very ugly, cluttered, and drags the performance down to an unacceptable level. I have used every Galaxy S and Note extensively, but I have not bought a phone from Samsung since the S2.

fleadog99 said:
I'm getting one because of the development potential. Also it will be my first nexus (2nd Motorola). Currently am on LG G3. That will now go to the wife, since she loves the camera.
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Fair point, LG G3 was one of the most fustrating phones i've had in recent years. Never say never but i won't be buying LG for sometime until the get rid of the ui. Smart move passing it on to your wife.:fingers-crossed:

riz157 said:
The camera autofocus works brilliantly on the note 4 much improved, it's probably the best phone camera out there. Better then iphone and xperia z3.
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interesting... maybe im just not a fan of the way samsung processes images but I understand the tech behind the AF system it uses so it should be reallly good. As much as it pains me to say, I have yet to see an android take better pictures than the equivalent iphone of the time.

gtg465x said:
I would definitely buy a Note 4 if it didn't have TouchWiz. IMO, TouchWiz is very ugly, cluttered, and drags the performance down to an unacceptable level. I have used every Galaxy S and Note extensively, but I have not bought a phone from Samsung since the S2.
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I know how you feel and i couldnt agree more TW is ugly and slooooww.

tsy87 said:
interesting... maybe im just not a fan of the way samsung processes images but I understand the tech behind the AF system it uses so it should be reallly good. As much as it pains me to say, I have yet to see an android take better pictures than the equivalent iphone of the time.
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Having owned iphone 6 plus inmho the camera on Note 4 is superior in most conditions.

I would've definitely bought a Note 4 if Samsung found a way to implement some of their features into Stock Android. They've done a great job with hardware now they need to focus on optimizing software. Samsung is supposedly starting over next year & I look forward to see what the Galaxy S 6 & Note 5 will bring

If you're on VZW there is a Dev edition note 4. I'm sure there will be AOSP Roms available for it soon.

tsy87 said:
I've never liked the samsung cameras... my s4 and note 3 had TERRIBLE autofocus. I also didn't like the way it processed pictures. For the most part, I want a decent camera but I dont need an amazing camera.
If software were the same, (no touchwiz), I still think the nexus 6 looks better, has dual front facing speakers, and a larger screen.
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Yes got to give the larger screen and better speakers to Nexus, however most reviewers are saying note 4 screen is sharper and brighter.

Lollipop is definitely the only reason not the phone hardware itself.
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journeyman73 said:
I would've definitely bought a Note 4 if Samsung found a way to implement some of their features into Stock Android. They've done a great job with hardware now they need to focus on optimizing software. Samsung is supposedly starting over next year & I look forward to see what the Galaxy S 6 & Note 5 will bring
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I hear you man, i think samsung need to otherwise they risk losing more customers.

Similar hw specs leave me hopeful for increased development and AOSP stability on Note 4.

I would get the N4 solely because the screen quality. It blew me away first time I saw it. Nothing, nothing comes close.
But can't do TW, no no no. That's how much I hate it.

Joshnor713 said:
I would get the N4 solely because the screen quality. It blew me away first time I saw it. Nothing, nothing comes close.
But can't do TW, no no no. That's how much I hate it.
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The screen on the note 4 is in another dimension. The best display ever seen on a phone by far.
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Bruce lee roy said:
Similar hw specs leave me hopeful for increased development and AOSP stability on Note 4.
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I was thinking the same thing.
I like some features of TW. But it is overbearing and slows down the device. I was really torn between the two phones. I have always liked the bigger phones. When I heard the new Nexus device was going to be a phablet I was already sold. Love the support the nexus devices get from devs. That's what makes it worth it for me.
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