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THE BEST 4chan thread ever: http://boards.4chan.org/g/res/20045706
This guy apparently got some inside stuff, will post his thread here and copy + paste is for those not brave enough to look themselves.
"Alright so these Samsung representatives dropped by work today and gave our team a heads up about their mobile division and their flagship phones coming out in the near future. Basically they came in with the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus. They said it was a beta model, but it looked like a proper retail version. They talked about that phone, their Galaxy S II, it’s success and the Galaxy S III next year which is already in R&D.
I have an iPhone 4, but I’m very familiar with the Galaxy S II (my job is to work with phones) so it’s easy to make comparisons between the two.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus:
- Samsung representatives showed a working a working model of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus but not the Galaxy S III. They passed around the Galaxy Nexus phone and we got about an hour to play with it while they were here. The phone looks similar to the Sprint variant of the Galaxy S II, with a round-edged body, but also similar to the Nexus S with a curved screen. It’s a good size, not too big if you’re used to Android phones. It’s a monster compared to iPhones though.
- Reps said that Verizon passed on the SGSII to have an exclusive deal with Samsung to stock the Galaxy Nexus.
- The SGN will run on Samsung’s Exynos dual core CPU clocked at 1.5GHz, 1gb RAM, Super AMOLED Plus 4.65 inch 1280x720 HD display, 16gb internal memory (with sd card slot) is 8.8mm thick, metal body and a 2000mAh battery (the same as the new one that’s being released for the Galaxy S II).
- It is heavier than the SGSII, weighing in at around 130g-140g because of the metal casing. It feels nice and has got decent weight.
- The phone is blazingly fast, I guess it’s as fast the SGS II. It has no issues with general use and opens apps, drawers etc instantly. No lag. I tried opening a whole bunch of apps, but it was still running smooth and would auto-kill once it got overloaded anyway, so you never feel the performance taking a hit."
"Ice Cream Sandwich:
- Ice Cream Sandwich is very nice. It works like the current Gingerbread OS but has gotten a major facelift. The menus are a lot nicer and smoother, screens have a ‘glassy’ look to them. It just feels more polished with more animations (fast and smooth) when accessing things on the phone.
- On the demo unit, the Android version was 2.4.1, not 4.0 or whatever people were expecting.
- The app drawer has three sections at the top that you press and it goes to the drawer for your selection. There are sections for apps, games and widgets. The apps section is what we are all used to. Just drawer for all the apps on the phone. The games section is just a drawer for all the games you’ve downloaded, the widgets section shows all the apps that have widgets available. The cool thing is you can click the widgets in the widgets section to get a view of what they look like. So you don’t have to screw around with applying a widget on a homescreen, seeing you don’t like it, deleting it, doing it again wit a slightly different setting etc etc to see the difference. On ICS you get a visual representation of the widget, you can swap easily between the widgets the app provides, change the settings in real time, and then you can go ahead an apply it on a homescreen."
"- Best of all with the drawers is that you can create and name your own app drawer if you want. I think the ICS comes with three standard drawers mentioned above (apps, games and widgets) and then demo phone had app drawers created called “Sports” and “News” which contained all the sports and news related apps that you download. I’m not sure if the sports apps you download automatically go to the sports drawer (with some settings like auto push sports apps to drawer “Sports” or something) or if you have to put it there manually. Either way, it was very good and reduced the amount of searching for an app. With the Galaxy phones, if you didn’t know where the app was, which page it was on, it would take a while to search through it because they weren’t in alphabetical order, they were just in the order you downloaded them. This is a LOT cleaner, organised and feels more polished.
- I’m not familiar with Honeycomb, so I don’t know really what it pulled from there. I’m guessing quite a bit because visually it’s quite different to current Android phones. I always thought that Android phone manufacturers made great phones, but the Android software lacked polish and user-friendlyness I was told the glassy look is from honeycomb and there are a lot more blues and purples on the phone rather than green. The icons look different, more shiny. The marketplace app is the same as the current one. Not sure if a new one is being worked on."
"- The Gmail app is a lot better looking than the current one. If you flip the phone to the side, it has the preview pane, like how Outlook works, with the emails on on the left and the message on the right. It looks really nice. Vertically, it works similar to the current Gmail app, but looks a lot cleaner and on an email the reply button says “reply” rather than having that arrow. There’s a down arrow next to the reply button which has “reply all”, “save as draft” etc etc. The threads are smaller (could be due to the higher resolution screen) and around 10-12 threads can fit on the screen. Other than visual tweaks, it’s the same thing you know.
- Calendar app is revised, a lot less cluttered, glassy bluish look. A new calendar widget available.
- The internet browser is leaps and bounds better than what you currently get. It has a completely revamped interface and the icon is no longer the blue earth icon. The icon is now an Android behind the earth which is green and blue. Name is still “internet”. But it’s really easy to use. I personally hated the stock browser for Android but I’d actually consider using this. It has its tabs at the bottom of the screen now, similar to Opera Browser mobile. The pinch to zoom is better than before, the rendering is excellent, no checkerboards. Zoomed out the text is pristine. Really liking the browser app."
Samsung Galaxy S III:
I personally found their talk of the Galaxy S III much more interesting. They didn’t have a working model of the phone, but they had pictures and slides with specs/info:
- Samsung is planning to reveal the Samsung Galaxy S III at the 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Samsung will try to get a simultaneous worldwide release for the Galaxy S III mid 2012.
- The Samsung representatives were happy with the success of the Samsung Galaxy S and Samsung Galaxy S II, their great relationship with Google and Android, and were talking about how they’re constantly trying to push the boundaries of mobile hardware technology. They revealed that the Galaxy S III will be their next flagship phone in 2012.
- The specifications for the SGSIII are of course subject to change, but are Samsung-developed 2.0GHz quad-core CPU (no codename given), 1.5gb RAM, 32gb internal memory (with sd card slot), and a 4.65 inch screen. A new display called Super AMOLED III is being developed specifically for the phone (SGS had Super AMOLED, SGS II had Super AMOLED Plus, SGS III has Super AMOLED III) with 1280x1024 resolution, giving the phone a ppi of 352, which they emphasized that a 352ppi will make it the highest ppi mobile phone.
And thats all. XD
Wow that's impressive I can't wait!
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Interesting..
Unfortunately the link is now dead. I'm not sure if it was earlier as this was the first time I checked but from what I read in this thread it looks interesting. Do you know about the sound chip in the Nexus as the GSII actually has an inferior sound processor to the original GS from what I have heard? I hope they don't skimp out on the sound processor.
tiny4579 said:
Unfortunately the link is now dead. I'm not sure if it was earlier as this was the first time I checked but from what I read in this thread it looks interesting. Do you know about the sound chip in the Nexus as the GSII actually has an inferior sound processor to the original GS from what I have heard? I hope they don't skimp out on the sound processor.
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Alternate link: (cached original post)
"Posted by an anonymous 4chan user, based on rumors."
http://www.samsunggalaxysforum.com/samsung-galaxy-s-lounge-(off-topic)/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-was-mentioned-by-an-anonymous-4chan-user/?wap2
"2.0GHz quad-core CPU" This would be nice but I bet it ships clocked @ 1.5 > 1.8GHz
Anymore infor on the SIII this man seemed to know his stuff before public release?
Are S3 users missing out too much?
New Gallery with 3D views. Ability to drag and drop photos into albums.
Camera
Slow/Fast motion
Best Face
Low light shot
Multi-Windows
Smart Rotation
Popup Note, Popup Browser
Quick Glance
Screen Recorder
[*]S-Pen required features
Air view
Easy Clip
S Note, S Planner, S Voice, Email with hand-writing
Photo Note
Paper Artist
Quick Command
Formula Match
Shape Match
Idea Visualizer
S Pen Keeper
I think there are even more new small features that I didn't put in list. It’s understandable that samsung didn't put those S-Pen features in our S3 however it’s actually still can be done for some of them. But S3 hardware is able to support the other features and Samsung should have put them in official JB ROM to further enhance our experience. Do you think they will ever come to S3 officially?
The new gallery and camera with the slow and fast motions are available, smart rotation and popup browser got ported as well. And paper artist can be installed with no problems.
Do your research before posting.
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Nocturney said:
The new gallery and camera with the slow and fast motions are available, smart rotation and popup browser got ported as well. And paper artist can be installed with no problems.
Do your research before posting.
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I'm not asking for ports and that's also why I'm posting under general.
nice thread was planning to make one but was 2 lazy thanks.... soon wil b ported here.. we already hav cam, smart rotation, gallery here
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Well the Note 2 was only released a few months after the S3 so you would expect these extra features , there's nothing really "revolutionary" that the Note 2 has that the S3 doesn't,i quite like the gallery in the Note 2 there was a flashable zip doing the rounds but no matter how many times i tried i couldn't get it tio work yet it was working fine when i flashed Dragon ROM (or was it Android Revolution) which had it included already.
kp.nikhil said:
nice thread was planning to make one but was 2 lazy thanks.... soon wil b ported here.. we already hav cam, smart rotation, gallery here
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ya true ...we already have
1. new gallery
2. new camera
3. smart rotation
all ported..
only thing left is multi view
The note 2 gallery´s that i found all have one bug, when set wallpaper from tw give fc
Anyone have a gallery that works 100%?
As soon as I get my device I'm flashing Siyah, then will probably stick to stock, Flash new Camera and gallery and some other Note II stuff.
Either way Phones4u have both phones on display side by side and the Note II has the advantage with software, I just hope Samsung don't be stuck up and decide to bring most of the features to the S3.
If it is about other Samsung devices, and its capabilities which I'd like to have onboard my S3, I would mention 8GB RAM, 1GB Nvidia graphic, and 750GB HDD which I have on my Samsung laptop. It has simcard slot, so can be used as the phone, either.
Guys, RLY? While I can understand that someone would compare 9305 with 9300 because both are phones, calling for Note 2 seems a bit strange...
ups - almost forget to ask that someone should port 5x50W audio output from my Samsung Home Cinema system :laugh:
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If it is about other Samsung devices, and its capabilities which I'd like to have onboard my S3, I would mention 8GB RAM, 1GB Nvidia graphic, and 750GB HDD which I have on my Samsung laptop. It has simcard slot, so can be used as the phone, either.
Guys, RLY? While I can understand that someone would compare 9305 with 9300 because both are phones, calling for Note 2 seems a bit strange...
ups - almost forget to ask that someone should port 5x50W audio output from my Samsung Home Cinema system :laugh:
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Don't confused between hardware and software. Software is flexible while hardware is not. I said no point having s-pen features in s3 but not the other.
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So the note 2 has the same camera assembly as s3? if it is, that is a bummer.
That is what is nice of Android. Everything ported. Devs are awesome!
x92 said:
Are S3 users missing out too much?
New Gallery with 3D views. Ability to drag and drop photos into albums.
Camera
Slow/Fast motion
Best Face
Low light shot
Multi-Windows
Smart Rotation
Popup Note, Popup Browser
Quick Glance
[*]S-Pen required features
Air view
Easy Clip
S Note, S Planner, Email with hand-writing
Photo Note
Paper Artist
Quick Command
Formula Match
Shape Match
S Pen Keeper
I think there are even more new small features that I didn't put in list. It’s understandable that samsung didn't put those S-Pen features in our S3 however it’s actually still can be done for some of them. But S3 hardware is able to support the top 6 features and Samsung should have put them in official JB ROM to further enhance our experience. Do you think they will ever come to S3 officially?
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Underlined are what ported already. Bolded are what not ported yet. I think what most of us really want from Note 2 is Multi Window. We could care less about S Pen stuffs. I know you're talking about Samsung themselves giving it to us (instead of ports from amazing devs), but don't you remember the old days when Samsung refused to give ICS update to Galaxy S I9000? At the end of that device's life span, Samsung pushed an update giving many Galaxy S2 features like Touchwiz 4.0 including a few others. So, my money is on Samsung giving those features to S3 users. But the real question is when.
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Underlined are what is ported already. Bolded are what not ported yet. I think what most of us really want from Note 2 is Multi Window. We could care less about S Pen stuffs. I know you're talking about Samsung themselves giving it to us (instead of ports from amazing devs), but don't you remember the old days when Samsung refused to give ICS update to Galaxy S I9000? At the end of that device's life span, Samsung pushed an update giving many Galaxy S2 features like Touchwiz 4.0 including a few others. So, my money is on Samsung giving those features to S3 users. But the real question is when.
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For the camera, if I'm not wrong only 1/3 of features is ported. Wasn't S3 too early to get value pack treatment? There should be one more android update. I understand what you mean, we might only get them when near eol.
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People keep saying Smart Rotation is ported, but I can't find it anywhere. Any links please? That seems to be the only useful feature Samsung implemented since Galaxy S1.
aydc said:
People keep saying Smart Rotation is ported, but I can't find it anywhere. Any links please? That seems to be the only useful feature Samsung implemented since Galaxy S1.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943987
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Why not use this thread as a count of how many features have been ported and which are not.
Add things like Gallery, Camera, Popup Browser etc with a strike-through on them.
To show that those have been ported, and which have not been.
Cheers.
add on
screen recorder
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add on
screen recorder
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added. anyone remember any other features being left out?
galen2 said:
The note 2 gallery´s that i found all have one bug, when set wallpaper from tw give fc
Anyone have a gallery that works 100%?
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Same here, Its there an newer version?
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Several reviews mention that the the S4 is sluggish compared to the HTC One. I was in the AT&T Store yesterday and did my own testing by restarting both phones to get to a fresh slate, then opening up different apps simultaneously. The first one I did was Facebook. On the HTC One, the app opened and the login screen appeared nearly instantly. Meanwhile the S4 was still loading the app, several seconds later the login screen appeared. This type of lag was consistent across multiple tests I ran.
I really like the HTC One, for many reasons, including the fact that it runs much more quickly, however I ended up ordering the S4 because it has the superior camera, which is very important to me (again, that statement is based on several reviews I've read and looking at a lot of pictures taken on both phones).
I'm somewhat regretting getting the S4, but I am hoping that there is a way to disable some of the bloat on the S4 without rooting to speed things up. The S4 has the faster processor, so the fact that it runs slower in real life I attribute to the fact that Samsung has so many stupid features baked into the phone. Perhaps it's something else, but whatever it is, how can I get the S4 to operate as quickly as the HTC One?
This is a good place to look to get rid of the lag. My S4 is much snappier after freezing some bloat.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2310096
Sick of lag? Look here! [Tips and Tricks]
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I'll try some of those out...hopefully it will help!
Hi guys,
I am having some serious thoughts on what to get... Basically I am a software developer and I have a Galaxy Nexus, a Galaxy S1 some ond Xperia and a Nexus 7. It is time for me to switch to a new device as my daily driver. The options I have are Galaxy Nexus 5 and the Note 3. The Note 3 is more expensive with around 150$ in my country, considering the type of contract I am getting. The phone will be used for at least one year.
Nexus 5: well, no review yet. Price is reasonable in my country and has the new 4.4. The new android version doesn't impress me. To be honest I find the google experience pretty boring but I have to admit I liked receiving fast updates on my Nexus.
Note 3: I have been reading around the forum for the last days. I saw that many have problems with the home button, the battery life, the screen issues. I like the s-pen features but I am not sure how much I'll use them.
What advice do you give me ? What should I get ?
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Hi guys,
I am having some serious thoughts on what to get... Basically I am a software developer and I have a Galaxy Nexus, a Galaxy S1 some ond Xperia and a Nexus 7. It is time for me to switch to a new device as my daily driver. The options I have are Galaxy Nexus 5 and the Note 3. The Note 3 is more expensive with around 150$ in my country, considering the type of contract I am getting. The phone will be used for at least one year.
Nexus 5: well, no review yet. Price is reasonable in my country and has the new 4.4. The new android version doesn't impress me. To be honest I find the google experience pretty boring but I have to admit I liked receiving fast updates on my Nexus.
Note 3: I have been reading around the forum for the last days. I saw that many have problems with the home button, the battery life, the screen issues. I like the s-pen features but I am not sure how much I'll use them.
What advice do you give me ? What should I get ?
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i have galaxy note 3 but if i time returns i will choose nexus 5
Please mention your reasons. It would help me a lot. Thanks
I'm using note 3 at the moment and my nexus 5 is on its way to me, will give more accurate impression once received.
Features I prefer nexus 5 over note 3
Design look and feel (massive improvement)
No TW bloatware (another massive factor)
Easier to carry around
More regular software updates kat 4.4
No lag freezing (hopefully)
Features I will miss coming from note 3
camera not impressed at all (will miss that the most)
4k video recording
Battery life
S-pen (just a little)
Multi screens (what a feature)
Large screen
Ext memory
Have you encountered any problems with the Note 3 ? Does it lag ? Do you have that effect on low brightness for dark borders ? How does TW bloatware affect you ?
Battery wise note has 50%more juice. Home button issues - do you mean the button moving around? It is not a problem, people are too much complaining about tiny tiny things they should never find unless they read about it.
Camera - i think nexus5 is way better than n3. Its not the pixels that matter, or software options. Nexus 5 camera is next level, focus is about 10 times faster.
Bloatware yes, samsung puts 700mb of bloatware that you dont receive on nexus. Not sure if anything of that is usable. But cyanogenmod should arrive soon!
I wish note3 had the new camera and with optical stabilization, then it would be perfect!
As for 4.4 - its just a number. There will definitely arrive new android versions fast on the n3, just that you have to flash it yourself and void the warranty.
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I like Nexus because:
- The design of the device and the appearance of the UI is more appealing to me. I like to keep things on my phone looking pretty "minimalistic" with few colors and lots and lots of black. I absolutely hate the Touchwiz cartoony look and I always change everything about it, the process starts immediately on first boot of the phone. Everything about Touchwiz looks awful - the icons, the menus, the choices in colors, those horrible big green quick settings toggles in the notification bar. Stock Android is much much better when it comes to looks. The Nexus 5 and its software looks like it's been designed by a design team made up of adults who actually make cohesive decisions together. Touchwiz looks to me like the school project of a pre-school class where everyone can add their favorite color and everyone gets to participate and add their touch to the design. Little Johnny wants a big blue, round icon there - OK let's put it right next to Jenny's rectangular pink icon there and add Lisa's green toggles! Fun for everybody.
I like Note 2/3 because:
- The battery is bigger. I've never been this satisfied with battery life.
- The screen is bigger. Honestly after using the Note 2, I cringe every time I use my iPhone 4 (I keep it as my spare phone) or my wife's Galaxy S III. The displays are so tiny, I don't think I could go back. Not even to a 5" display.
- I don't like the on screen nav buttons of stock Android. I want the physical menu, home and back buttons.
- The S-Pen. I'm not a heavy S-Pen user but it has really nice features on the Note 3. I use it much more with my Note 3 than I did with my Note 2.
- Memory card slot. Seriously. I could not live without one.
- Removable battery - not a big reason but nonetheless it is nice.
I hate the Note 2/3 because:
- I get to a point where I'm never satisfied with the ROM I use. New stuff is released on XDA and I feel this pressing need to try other ROMs. All the time. Sometimes it seems all I do with my phone is restoring backups. With the Nexus I think that I would be more easily able to just stick with one ROM.. Maybe even the stock ROM, just rooting it.
Don't listen to them
I just bought Note 3 after using Note 2 for couple of months
And go for Note 3 believe me this is the beast .. Note 3 Snap dragon
I am in the same boat as op.
I have a s2 now for 3 years and looking for an upgrade.
Minimum 5 inch screen, preferably a tad bigger.
Key feature should be office workability, due to a upcoming promotion as a project manager.
So I need info from all sorts of documents on the fly. Including excel.
Does the note provide this?
For free time I love playing games and viewing movies.
Help appreciated.
EJ
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U may have to wait for few weeks to get the full hands on review about this. Nexus 5. The specs r good. But we don't know about battery life, camera performance, and heating issues. Note 3 is good in these areas.
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I am planning on using the Note 3 with stock firmware from Samsung... because of warranty issues of knox trigger. This would also help on trying to reproduce bugs that appear on TouchWiz platform easier. So, having stock on Note3 sucks performance wise ?
efjbdejong said:
I am in the same boat as op.
I have a s2 now for 3 years and looking for an upgrade.
Minimum 5 inch screen, preferably a tad bigger.
Key feature should be office workability, due to a upcoming promotion as a project manager.
So I need info from all sorts of documents on the fly. Including excel.
Does the note provide this?
For free time I love playing games and viewing movies.
Help appreciated.
EJ
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Perhaps wait for nokia lumia 1520.
That's ideal for such mundane tasks. Lol
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alleshi said:
Don't listen to them
I just bought Note 3 after using Note 2 for couple of months
And go for Note 3 believe me this is the beast .. Note 3 Snap dragon
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Note 3 is far better then note 2 for sure but is it the best ow no. It's a beast but not the best.
If i didn't have the Note 3 already i would be pretty tempted to buy the Nexus 5. It's half the price, here, with great hardware, Kit Kat, Google updates, etc. But those touch buttons (why?) on the screen are a no no for me.
Thank you all for replies. After doing a lot of reading on the Buyers remorse thread I see that most of note3 users are happy. The only notable problems are: very weak audio output because of the small speaker, the pink effect around black edges on low brightness settings and the wobbly home button. Also I see that the battery isn't so great.
I am really thinking what to get, as I said, the difference would be around 150$ in price.
If I didn't have N3 already I would have the N5. I had N4 previously.
N3 has plus and minus points.
+ points
Battery Life - best I ever had
SD Card - installed 64GB,some users have install 128GB.
Big Screen - I like the screen some don't like AMOLED colors.
Fastest CPU & 3GB RAM
Multi Window & Pen Window
IrDA port - can control devices from my phone.
- points
Design - not very stylish
Build quality - my back cover already creaks only 1 month old. Others have experienced Home button and screen/multi touch issues
External Speakers - embarrassing from Samsung.
Samsung bloatware - unnecessary
Wireless Charging - not built in but @ extra cost
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Costum ROM
why wouldn't you just wait on xda to get pure 4.4 android and install that ROM on your note 3 ?
Hi,
the Google Nexus 5 is indeed a very good phone. Having switched from Nexus 4 to Galaxy Note 3 I can basically give you good explanations.
The Galaxy Note 3 has plenty more features than the Google Nexus 4 abd 5 which is great.
I would say the Note 3 wins everywhere against the Nexus unless you tell me you prefer smaller screen. In my case, the screen size was the reasob why I moved.
On the otherside, yes there are a lot of Samsung apps and that sucks to me. The Galaxy Note 3 can be rooted easily, so you can easy remove those bloatwares which make me feel more confortable that way.
On the other hand, I do prefer the PURE Androis that the Google Nexus has to the TouchWiz by Samsung because it uses way less resources.
The perfect phone for me would be a Note 3 with a AOSP Rom. (CyanogenMod or Android Open Kang Project (AOKP) because it would give the pure android feeling which means higher battery life, no bloatwares, faster updates.
Ok guys, some N5 reviews have appeared and to be honest, things don't look that good in battery and camera departments. Actually that was kinda expected considering the 2300 mAh battery and 1080p screen.
Now back to note 3, all the small things that bothered me (wobbly home button, pinkish black borders, bloatware) are not important anymore. The things that worries me most is the screen burn in. I saw some reviews where this is mentioned (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3mbkoXCMhs&feature=em-uploademail from 19 minute). I have own so far a Galaxy S1 and a Galaxy Nexus both having amoled screens. On my GNex sometimes I can see the keyboard shadow after using it, but I haven't really noticed any permanent retention as it goes off after a few seconds. I just did a quick check with blue color all over the screen and I can see a very faint shadow of the top bar, but nothing really noticeable. BUT, I use the phone on auto brightness and considering that Note 3 has the most bright amoled display built, I am afraid that it will suffer from permanent burn in because of blue pixels. Could anyone tell me if they have burn in ? This is a major drawback for me and might be the point which may convince me to give up on note3 in favor of N5.
Thanks all for your help. I really appreciate it.
For me it's so simple. They don't even belong to the same category.
Do you need/like the S-Pen features (and do you actually use them)? Do you need the bigger screen and the amazing Full HD @60fps video (let alone the 4K)?
If not then the Nexus 5 is a no brainer at this price point. Plain and simple.
Apps and bloatware are of no importance to me. I always remove them to my preference, to me flashing ROMs is an integral part of a smartphone like Note 3.
I agree with you, but if the screen has issues than all the other features are pointless, considering that the screen is the thing we see most.
It would be really great if owners could do some screen tests and return with the result.
Just been reading about these new tab pro devices, they have 4.4 and touch wiz has been modified and changed. So we just paid 450 quid for the 2014 edition when they Bring put new ones, some hardware yes but with All brand new software, really hope they do am update for our tab with new touch wiz and 4.4 , be darn right unfair else
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Ok, so they announced their tab pro series, and all i can see about the difference is on the software side, 4.4 wont take long for our device to have, and I, personally is happy because it has the same specs as ours, except that we have the stylus, meaning it is possible to just port something from the pro to our device, its just my thought though
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Ok, so they announced their tab pro series, and all i can see about the difference is on the software side, 4.4 wont take long for our device to have, and I, personally is happy because it has the same specs as ours, except that we have the stylus, meaning it is possible to just port something from the pro to our device, its just my thought though
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Exactly my thought!
We can't assume our greatest and latest will be like that forever. However, we do have one of the best devices ever put out - also, 4.4 will come to our note tab. It's just a matter of time. I don't know how I will like it though... That UI... Oh dear.. The CES tablet looks just like one big Sammy ad, showing off Hub and all of it's spam. Nothing useful at all.
Yep. I personally find 12.2 way too huge, but from the video demo it seems like their software has improved!
http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/06/samsung-galaxy-note-pro/
There's barely any lag that I noticed in the video, if at all, so I hope that we get some update similar to that. Also hopefully if this device gets picked up, it will spur more development for the note 2014 since its basically the same hardware all around.
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Exactly my thought!
We can't assume our greatest and latest will be like that forever. However, we do have one of the best devices ever put out - also, 4.4 will come to our note tab. It's just a matter of time. I don't know how I will like it though... That UI... Oh dear.. The CES tablet looks just like one big Sammy ad, showing off Hub and all of it's spam. Nothing useful at all.
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Seriously that UI is awful... Sammy said that you cannot remove those home screens ... unless you plan on rooting of course
When I saw that big shiny 12.2 NotePro I was first hit with instant gadget lust, then brief remorse and then I realized that I was looking for a tablet that I can carry around in my bag, use on the subway etc... that thing is not very convenient to lug around... it's heavy and you would be forced to use the split onscreen keyboard... all things considered I am happy with my choice ! That remote desktop feature will probably be gifted to us at some point with an update... What I want right now is an official Samsung dock for our 10.1 that will let you connect a keyboard/mouse that won't lose it's connection, and an hdmi out to mirror onto any smart tv.
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The Note-series devices are Samsung's flagships and priced that way. I guarantee you the N10.1-14 will get 4.4 at the same time the Pro-series and N12 are released - if not sooner. The N12 has the same internals and display resolution as the N10.1-14 so in essence our update's already done. They've finally updated TW too which might be why they never finished the roll-out of multiuser or issued any recent 4.3 updates for the N10.1-14. If the N10.1-14 was an orphan I could see people getting edgy. It was actually the first piece in Samsung's 2014 Android tablet puzzle with the rest of the pieces now falling in to place. It would be kind of stupid of them to have the 10.1 Pro have newer s/w and better features than the N10.1-14 when the latter costs more therefore offering them higher margin.
They also announced the galaxy tab pro models = Note 10.1 2014 minus the S pen. Everything else is pretty much the same minus the ram. Not sure about the processor though, but if it is exynos then perhaps we can just port stuff over to our device development wise?
The only thing that has really caught my attention is the 4 way multiwindow and kit kat which I'm sure we'll get eventually. (A little jealous of the cpu but I can get over that)
^ Isn't all the hardware exactly the same between ours and the 12.2 version?
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^ Isn't all the hardware exactly the same between ours and the 12.2 version?
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Yep. Or adjusted down in the non-Note tablets.
Otherwise, both models (Note 12) feature a 12.2-inch 2,560×1,600 SC-LCD touchscreen, a 1.9 GHz Samsung Exynos Octa processor for the Wi-Fi+3G version, a 2.3 Ghz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor for the LTE version, an 8 MP rear camera, a 2 MP front camera, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (with MIMO), Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of internal storage, microSD card support, and a 9,500 mAh battery. They both run Android 4.4 KitKat from day one, with Samsung’s TouchWiz UI overlay on top, complete with the new Magazine UX that replaces the traditional home screen paradigm with easily surfaced information from all the apps you care about.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 has a 10.1-inch touchscreen as you’d imagine, yet it keeps the 2,560×1,600 resolution. It also has the same choice of chipsets, the same cameras, and connectivity options as its bigger siblings, but comes with 2 GB of RAM, 16 or 32 GB of internal storage (with microSD expansion), and an 8,220 mAh battery. It too runs Android 4.4 KitKat.
http://www.unwiredview.com/2014/01/...&utm_campaign=Feed:+UnwiredView+(Unwired+View)
I think the screen real estate is nice and I don't see much lag. I would try it as long as the extra screen space doesn't compromise portability. I like seeing Samsung continuing to seek better products.
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sdelliott31 said:
I like seeing Samsung continuing to seek better products.
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With all their 2014 high-end products using the same display resolution and h/w we should see much faster s/w updates. When you think about it the s/w on the Pro 8.4 is nothing but a Note 12 Pro's s/w with features disabled.
Honestly not fussed with anything they have just released, this screen is perfect for me and since all the devices are on par with ours unless you want a 12.2 inch screen I really can't see why anyone would be jealous or envious of what samsung released today
I hope the new launcher can be removed maybe with nova or apex. I'll never buy a tablet with this new UI.
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mouse100 said:
I hope the new launcher can be removed maybe with nova or apex. I'll never buy a tablet with this new UI.
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Same - It just looks S#@T.
I will be angry if we get an kitkat update to that rubbish and can't take it off, I'm happy with Touch wiz at the min but I'd hate it if I had to use another launcher or if I had to root to get rid of it. Guess we have to wait and see.
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I will be angry if we get an kitkat update to that rubbish and can't take it off, I'm happy with Touch wiz at the min but I'd hate it if I had to use another launcher or if I had to root to get rid of it. Guess we have to wait and see.
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You're safe.
Widgets gone wild
The Galaxy TabPro ships with Android 4.4, but that actually may not be so apparent at first glance. The TouchWiz interface has been replaced with what the company has christened Magazine UX. It's a much more graphical UI that uses widgets to make accessing information and apps much more immediate.
While app icons are still accessible, the default interface looks like something closer to Windows 8.1, with the screen segmented into tiles. For instance, the default home screen puts a weather widget along the left edge, while the right side is divided between a Flipboard widget at the top and an array of frequently used apps below it.
Each widget is completely interactive -- for example, swiping down on Flipboard cycles through different news stories -- and widget selection, size, placement, and orientation are all customizable. You can create several widget-filled screens like this each with its own widgets and design.
The interface isn't the most intuitive -- I had trouble figuring out why I couldn't make certain widgets as small or as large as I wanted -- but once I learned how to do things, it all started to fall into place for me. Thankfully, Samsung was smart not to upset the apple cart too much, as you can still access apps the traditional way if widgets just aren't working for you.
http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/samsung-galaxy-tabpro-12/4505-3126_7-35833901.html
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You're safe.
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Mmmmm, I read an article that made it sound that the home button will always take you to Magazine UX and that you had to swipe all the way to the left for simple apps. Maybe I'm just assuming too much lol.
Edit: actually it was the endgadget video showed that. He had to swipe all the way to the left.
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The only thing that has really caught my attention is the 4 way multiwindow and kit kat which I'm sure we'll get eventually. (A little jealous of the cpu but I can get over that)
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If you are rooted, there is an xposed app that gives you 4 way multiwindow. Tried it on my note 3
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Geordie Affy said:
Mmmmm, I read an article that made it sound that the home button will always take you to Magazine UX and that you had to swipe all the way to the left for simple apps. Maybe I'm just assuming too much lol.
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The "Home" button takes you to your preset home page today. Use traditional widgets (Samsung's if they aren't all "UX'd" or third party) and you wouldn't/shouldn't notice a difference from your current set up. Today pressing the home button while you're already on the home page opens My Magazine. But it can be disabled. I'm guessing Magazine UX replaces My Magazine so it could/should have an off switch too. All previous updates that Samsung released preserved a user's current experience. It would be kind of jarring if after the N10.1-14's update you suddenly didn't recognize it.
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The "Home" button takes you to your preset home page today. Use traditional widgets (Samsung's if they aren't all "UX'd" or third party) and you wouldn't/shouldn't notice a difference from your current set up. Today pressing the home button while you're already on the home page opens My Magazine. But it can be disabled. I'm guessing Magazine UX replaces My Magazine so it could/should have an off switch too. All previous updates that Samsung released preserved a user's current experience. It would be kind of jarring if after the N10.1-14's update you suddenly didn't recognize it.
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I guess you are right but this is Samsung we're talking about, nothing is ever soo simple with them haha - we in the UK are still on MJ6 LOL