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Hi guys, anyone coming from N900? Would you recommend Nexus S and/or Android
I had an N810 just for fun way back in the day, but I dumped it because Android totally owns it. If you need a physical keyboard I'd recommend the G2, otherwise the Nexus S is the best.
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Physical keyboard quite important for me but so is the stock android. Don;t like sense and other customizations
I have both (N900 and NS).
N900 has 32GB+microSD, better cam, more video and audio format support.
NS has better screen, Flash 10.1 and Android 2.3
Yep, I came from an N900, though I have had Android devices since the OS launched.
Finding the Nexus S a great improvement on the Nexus One, and indeed the N900. The only drawback is the lack of hardware QWERTY.
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Physical keyboard quite important for me but so is the stock android. Don;t like sense and other customizations
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The G2 is running near stock Android. It just didn't receive its updates straight from Google like the Nexus does.
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With physical keyboard epic 4g by Samsung is the best in the market
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Yep, I came from an N900, though I have had Android devices since the OS launched.
Finding the Nexus S a great improvement on the Nexus One, and indeed the N900. The only drawback is the lack of hardware QWERTY.
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I'm in love with the MicroB on N900. Is Android browser close to it?
I came from the N900 and have played with the N8 & Dell Venue Pro. In my opinion, android and the Nexus S are head & shoulders above Maemo & N900. web-browsing with MicroB is pretty awesome, and I do miss the physical keyboard for snes emulator and other things, but I REALLY dig the Nexus S.
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I'm in love with the MicroB on N900. Is Android browser close to it?
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It's tough to compare.
Browsing on the Nexus is excellent, the UI's great and the rendering is good but for all its sins MicroB was pretty much a desktop browsing experience, and the Nexus certainly doesn't feel like that.
I'm happy with the Nexus though as it covers enough bases to make it an upgrade.
What do you miss most from N900?
I've had n900, for a year since it launched and I love the phone but the lack of support ruins the experience. I've had the nexus for a few days and I thought reverting back to android would be tough (had g1 for a year also from launch) but it was quite easy. I totally miss the dashboard and multi tasking on the n900. That is one thing that android lacks but a quick way to adjust is hold home and use last used apps. The nexus's hardware is good enough that when u open up apps the old apps don't shut off. So u can switch between apps unlike older android phones that wouldn't put apps in idle cause it took to much resources to run multiple apps. Anyways it feels like I'm ranting lol, but bottom line this is my first phone without a keyboard and I don't miss it at all. Andorid 2.3 is a big improvement and hey n900 has a 2.3 port now too try it out.
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I'm waiting for nitdroid but still no update for 2.3 port
Yea waiting for the update too. I use my n900 as my dedicated mid. Best one so far =D
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Anyone have both or been on both and care to share experiences?
Thanks
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My mum has a nexus and I've had a chance to play around with it quite a lot. It's a fantastic phone. Ics is buttery smooth and visually appealing in its aosp form. I've always been a fan of the stock android os. But at the end of the day, as great as The nexus is, it's just a phone.
The note is something unique and special. There's nothing else like it. The screen size is perfect. Once you go to a screen this size, you'll never go back. The only minor letdown for me is the touchwiz interface, but let's be honest, its easily changed. Its also the best manufacturer overlay in my opinion. HTC sense and the LG and Sony offerings are dire. Touchwiz is useable and attractive at least.
The nexus is a great phone, but the note is the one for me. It has drastically cut down on my laptop time. I use it for everything. Its also comfortable as an ereader.
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At some point I had both the Nexus and the Note, but I didn't want two devices so I had to decide which one to sell.
I ended up keeping the Note. I loved the Nexus, don't get me wrong, but overall the Note had it's advantages.
The nexus is slick looking and easy to carry, ICS flies on the thing- no lags. A lot have whined about the camera, but personally I found it acceptable.
It wasn't easy to choose but after considering that the Note will also have ICS, I chose the Note.
I had the Nexus One (thought I know you're not referring to that one), then upgraded to the G Nexus as soon as it was available. I had considered the Note then, but chose the G Nexus because:
- Developer support and Google support for G Nexus
- I thought the Note was too big
- G Nexus had ICS
- G Nexus didn't have SAMSUNG logo on the front and it looked so cool being all black, and not the mention the sexy curve (hence my name for it was "Sexy Nexy").
So, after getting the G Nexus, I loved it! THe screen was so beautiful - my first experience of a super amoled screen, and I was blown away by how black the black was. And the size - super for reading.
I became addicted to big screens.
Then I started thinking... wouldn't it be EVEN BETTER with an even bigger screen, like the 5.3" on the Note?? I couldn't stop thinking about it. Eventually, I gave in, and sold the G Nexus and bought the Note. These were the reasons:
- Addicted to big screens, and was convinced the Note was not going to be too big (I was sooo right )
- Camera on Note is quite a bit better, IMO. I don't need 'zero shutter lag' that the G Nexus has, esp if it compromises on quality.
- I was already feeling the pinch on storage space on the Nexus, esp with all the Nandroid backups which were as big as 1Gb each! I just bought a 32Gb micro sd card for my Note, and I feel so much freer now!
- Some apps didn't work on ICS. Also I figured that GB wasn't that bad. Heck, I had lived with it and loved it on my N1 for how long? In any case, ICS should be here pretty darn soon, and by that hopefully all the apps I use will support it.
- I actually like having the row of fixed capacitative buttons and hard button on the Note. It is positioned right at the bottom of the phone, so actually, if you compare with the Nexus, it doens't take up any additional space (cos in the Nexus, there's just blank wasted space there). The great thing about having the buttons there is that your 'real' screen does not need to get wasted with the software buttons when ICS comes along - ie., you're getting even more screen real estate than you think!
- Better hardware on the NOte - processor and GPU. I also read and watched youtube reviews that seemed to indicate that the Note was quite a lot faster, and that the battery life is much better. (I can confirm both to be very true! - and see the youtube vid of someone with alpha CM9 on the Note, commenting that ICS feels even faster on the Note than on his Nexus!)
- I still think the Nexus is better-looking, but how far is looks going to get you? Also, I can live with the Samsung logo on the screen
- As for developer support, it was becoming clear to me that the Note was becoming very popular, and was getting a lot of developer support too. So far, it's definitely looking very true.
- Lastly, again - the screen size is so fantastic! I no longer use my tablet (ipad), even when I have both at my disposal. It's just so much easier to use the Note esp when lying down on the couch and reading from it.
If the above helps you, please press the 'THANK' button, thanks!!
I got a Note yesterday. I agree with all of the above. Nexus will be being sold very shortly. All other screens now look too small. Also, the signal seems better on the Note.
So far, only 2 things I don't like on the Note: (1) Gingerbread, but that will be upgraded soon and (2) Touchwiz, but when modded ICS ROMs come out, I'll start using them instead. Oh, and I'm not sure how I'm going to jog with my Note - it won;t fit in the pockets on my skins!
I have Ics on my a500 and love it and know its only a matter of time before the note has it so n biggie there. I also owned q streak when they were out so i lived the 5" screen ans have been craving it ever since . My infuse is nice but i want a unique phone like the note again.
Thanks for sharing guys, good stuff
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I had a Galaxy S1 and allways said that my next phone will be a Nexus phone.. >PERIOD<
There I go, 2 weeks ago got all excited and went to the electronic store to buy me the GNexus.. Yeah!
Wallked to the phone section and there it was, the awsome nexus, just waiting on me.. i picked it up. .. Had it in my hand, played with it and then i looked to the left.. Right next to the GNexus was the GNote.. I though.. Hmmmmmmmmmm. ..
After a few sec. Thinking and comparing both on the fly, I decided to go for the note, it fits excacly my needs and so far i dont regret it..
Sammy got me again... Dammn.. ;-) before i got the sgs i actually wanted the N900..
So get what you like, its just for the time being and only a phone..
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I had both, kept the Note. Both are good phones. Video & battery life is better on the Note and the lack of expandable storage really on the Nexus tipped it.
Im switching from my iphone 4 to a galaxy s 3. There are so many advantages to switching. Anyone else want to express their relief about letting go of the apple ecosystem!
I switched from the iPhone 4S to the International S3. Had the 4S since release date. Got the S3 a few days ago. Had been using an iPhone since 2007 when the first was released.
There are pros and cons to each system. I think both are great.
Android is a more open system. I definitely like that.
I have both iPhone 4s, Note, HTC One X, SG3 and I only keep the iPhone and the SG3. Both systems is good. The Note when upgrade to ICS sucks. HTC One X battery sucks as well. SG3 by far has the best battery which can let me use it for whole day. iPhone is still my main business phone and the SG3 is for fun and development. My company developed Android TV box and ODM for people to put their band on it.
Could you guys help me I need help transferring my music from iTunes to my S3?
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Could you guys help me I need help transferring my music from iTunes to my S3?
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I suggest "Isyncr" from the google play store.
Great great way to transfer iTunes collection.
It is playlist based but a lot more reliable than Double Twist in my experience.
Transfer iphone to S3
Hi, I transferred from Nokia to Iphone when the first iphone appeared and have been with Apple ever since my last one being the 4S.
I wanted a larger screen though for browsing, watching films and reading books on holiday. I tried the note but found it too large so went for an S3.
I am really pleased with the move, the S3 is just as slick and fast, if not faster. Has much better battery life and a lovely large screen.
When I first got the S3 I tried via Kies to sync to my outlook files but it was rubbish so i started again and used the Transfer non-Samsung backup data option on the Kies main basic information page.
This located my last Iphone 4S backup and transfered my contacts with photos, calender, birthdays, notes, photos, videos and all my music that was on my phone. It worked brilliantly.
So I suggest anyone changing to backup their iphones and use Kies to do the transfer.
Brianaro said:
Could you guys help me I need help transferring my music from iTunes to my S3?
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I use "itune agent" to transfer files from itunes to any mp3 player that isn't apple
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Samsung has partnered with this company to make the transition from ios to your new gs3 painless, the app is called easy phone sync, can sync everything from music to contacts.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wxLDEsImNvbS5nYWxheHlzeW5jLmFuZHJvaWQuYXBwIl0.
I went from GS2 - iPhone 4s - Xperia S - HTC One XL- GS3 i9300
This is my personal ranking
1. GS3
2. GS2
3. iPhone 4s/Xperia S - tie
4. -
5. HTC One X
I have an iPad but I knew from the moment I bought it I had to use non-Apple services whenever possible so as not to get locked in. I use Kindle rather than iBooks, my Google account and Dropbox rather than iCloud. Just makes things easier to switch later
After many years using iPhone, I'm now using S3 and I'm loving it.
I also bought an iPad in case I miss iOS somehow. The only thing I miss is an app like Infolock or IntelliScreen, mainly to change the clock style and be able to make calls directly from lockscreen. I tried MagicLocker, LockerScreen 7 and WidgetLocker, but none of those is works flawless. If you have a password protected lockscreen those apps won't work very well.
I think the combination of an iOS tablet and an Android smartphone is perfect, at least for me.
I switched from the 4s to the skyrocket about two months ago.
I wasn't sure if I liked it more until I tried the skyics ROM. Once I found this ROM I don't think I will ever go back!
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I switched from iphone 4s to SGS2, and then from the s2 to the S3. Damn I feel no regret and I can't imagine using iphone again. Even I've got a new ipad and Apple TV (basically for Netflix and mirroring my ipad).
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The iPhone andnApple stuff is a very tight and reliable Eco system. For example my wife has a 4S, she took a bunch of pictures today, I'm on my iPad right now and the Photostream has all her pictures on my iPad right now for me to look at.
I took pictures on my GS3 and I have them auto upload to Dropbox, but then I have to sync them to iPhoto.
The GS3 is the best Android phone I have used, but like my buddy and I were talking about, the GS3 is the best Android phone of the moment. It seems that Andoid phones come and go, but the iPhone stays the same and is a pretty dran good device. The problem is the OS is too easy and boring for anyone that comes on this site. The screen is small but both will be updated in the coming months.
Right now I am enjoying the great battery life and niceness of my International GS3, but I am missing my iPhone too.
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After many years using iPhone, I'm now using S3 and I'm loving it.
I also bought an iPad in case I miss iOS somehow. The only thing I miss is an app like Infolock or IntelliScreen, mainly to change the clock style and be able to make calls directly from lockscreen. I tried MagicLocker, LockerScreen 7 and WidgetLocker, but none of those is works flawless. If you have a password protected lockscreen those apps won't work very well.
I think the combination of an iOS tablet and an Android smartphone is perfect, at least for me.
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I am also using the same combination and it works fine for me. I also came from 4S. This is not my first Android phone though. I have used HTC desire, Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy S2, and Samsung Nexus. My wife has HTC one x at the moment. I have also own every single iPhone since original. I don't know what the fuss is all about and why one of them (apple and android) has to be bad. Both are good for me however the small screen of iPhone is not good enough to play games who has on screen controls.
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I am also switching from the iphone 4 whenever my new s3 come to BB. I can't wait! I'm so tired of this little screen on my iphone and all the boring features.
I love my new iPad and I enjoyed the iPhone 4s. Keeping my GS3 though and will most likely sell my iPad once I find a windows 8 tablet that can effectively replace my laptop, desktop, and tablet. The pro version of the surface looks like it might just pull it off too. We shall see.
But I plan to purge myself of all Apple because I don't like the way they patent everything.
Will probably end up regretting selling the iPad once Kingdom Rush 2 comes out though. Haha
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I love my new iPad and I enjoyed the iPhone 4s. Keeping my GS3 though and will most likely sell my iPad once I find a windows 8 tablet that can effectively replace my laptop, desktop, and tablet. The pro version of the surface looks like it might just pull it off too. We shall see.
But I plan to purge myself of all Apple because I don't like the way they patent everything.
Will probably end up regretting selling the iPad once Kingdom Rush 2 comes out though. Haha
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LOL! good idea i have owned a 4 and then got the galaxy s D the difference is massive the 4 is slow and wayyyyy to small the camera also wasnt as good as on my galaxy s i9000 the galaxy s series b**** slap the iphones from there years galaxy s iphone 4 s2 iphone 4s and OBVIOUSLY The s3 kills the 5 i willl never touch that steve jobs crap
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LOL! good idea i have owned a 4 and then got the galaxy s D the difference is massive the 4 is slow and wayyyyy to small the camera also wasnt as good as on my galaxy s i9000 the galaxy s series b**** slap the iphones from there years galaxy s iphone 4 s2 iphone 4s and OBVIOUSLY The s3 kills the 5 i willl never touch that steve jobs crap
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I don't necessarily agree with your last point since the iPhone 5 isn't even out yet lol... I HAVE seen what they are potentially offering though in iOS 6 and unless iPhone 5 is going to add a million bells and whistles to that I feel iOS/Apple truly are now lagging behind Android in innovation. Jelly Bean will be on the radar by that time too. And that could add even more awesomeness to Android.
Agree with an earlier comment too. iOS is far too boring for the kind of person that browses this site.
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As with all apple products...... they are over priced and over hyped. IPhone is good for someone who could care less about doing any sort of modifications to their phone. I find ( generally speaking) tech geeks like android and the mindless masses like iPhone. (No disrespect LOL) they both have a demographic but personally I'm android all the way!
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I know I'm probably going to get classed as a newbie now, but is it ever going to be possible to run the touchwiz front end on our Nexus 10s I know there lots of tie ins with the Samsung framework, but surely there must be a way of doing it as the nexus is made by Samsung so surely there must be some Samsung tie in in the actual framework of our tablets.
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Malc
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Samsung make the unit, but have nothing to do with the software beyond the essential parts related to the hardware.
I am sorry if I sound as a troll, but why someone would like that horrible, sluggish and limited interface? I have a Galaxy S2 and I've used the last two incarnations of Touchwiz for almost one year... then I moved to Trebuchet and there is no way go go back.
Thats a bit unfair. It might not be visually to your taste, but its no slower than stock, in fact I often find it smoother.
There is maybe at best a 1% chance of a real touchwiz interface being ported. And a just slightly better chance of a fake interface being ported (just UI mods, no actual touchwiz functionality)
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the replies, Yeah I know there are haters and likers of the Touchwiz interface and to be honest I quite like it. I've been using it on my Samsung Galaxy Note II and I really have grown attached to it XD haha it probably isn't the fastest and slickest of launchers, but at the end of the day it's personal choice.
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Hi Guys,
Thanks for the replies, Yeah I know there are haters and likers of the Touchwiz interface and to be honest I quite like it. I've been using it on my Samsung Galaxy Note II and I really have grown attached to it XD haha it probably isn't the fastest and slickest of launchers, but at the end of the day it's personal choice.
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The problem is that the N10's biggest market is stock Android fans. As such, good luck finding someone willing to put in whatever effort is needed to make it happen.
Not to mention that the touchwiz software is proprietary and probably wouldn't be able to be posted here... Mabey I'm wrong tho
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I am sorry if I sound as a troll, but why someone would like that horrible, sluggish and limited interface? I have a Galaxy S2 and I've used the last two incarnations of Touchwiz for almost one year... then I moved to Trebuchet and there is no way go go back.
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My Note 2 using a touchwiz ROM is so much faster than my aokp Nexus 10 its depressing. I hate the amount of lag I have on my Nexus 10.
This is like dating a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and asking her to pack on 50 pounds...
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My Note 2 using a touchwiz ROM is so much faster than my aokp Nexus 10 its depressing. I hate the amount of lag I have on my Nexus 10.
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Well, that is easy to explain. First of all, the Note 2 has a quad core CPU, second of all the unit has to compute only a quarter of the amount of pixels per second for the display.
Ergo the Note 2 has an easier job.
If you don't like the N10, sell it. I was stuck with a LG phone for a year, and was mad at that piece of **** every single second I looked at it. Idk why I didn't sold it earlier, but it was a wise choice to sell it at all, and get myself a S3.
Cheers!
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patriciocs said:
I am sorry if I sound as a troll, but why someone would like that horrible, sluggish and limited interface? I have a Galaxy S2 and I've used the last two incarnations of Touchwiz for almost one year... then I moved to Trebuchet and there is no way go go back.
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Touchwiz is much more than just a launcher
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Well, that is easy to explain. First of all, the Note 2 has a quad core CPU, second of all the unit has to compute only a quarter of the amount of pixels per second for the display.
Ergo the Note 2 has an easier job.
If you don't like the N10, sell it. I was stuck with a LG phone for a year, and was mad at that piece of **** every single second I looked at it. Idk why I didn't sold it earlier, but it was a wise choice to sell it at all, and get myself a S3.
Cheers!
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Well my point more was to the person who said Touchwiz was a laggy piece of trash. I was just stating that the Note 2 is actually far smoother than the Nexus 10.
But I probably will sell it. I bought an iPad 4 not too long ago and since then have barely touched my Nexus.
I am actually enjoying my Nexus 10 after root and CM10.1. However, I wouldn't likt touchwiz as much as I would like s pen support for note taking and sketching, and some features of the note 10.1 like the aNote HD would be awesome. Other than that it is an awesome tablet.
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I am actually enjoying my Nexus 10 after root and CM10.1. However, I wouldn't likt touchwiz as much as I would like s pen support for note taking and sketching, and some features of the note 10.1 like the aNote HD would be awesome. Other than that it is an awesome tablet.
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You aren't going to get spen support even if someone somehow ported touchwiz. That has to do with the actual hardware of the display.
May as well get a Note 10.1
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Just got my Note Pro and this thing is huge. Formerly, I have owned the Note 10.1 and Note 10.1 2014 edition. I also use a Note 4. I have looked at other tablet, but I'm kinda hooked on the multiwindow and and s-pan handwriting. It is a fast way for me to take notes. I'm a preacher and use my tablet for sermon prep and during sermons, so the additional screen real estate is a boost for me. Look forward to playing with this things. I have already rooted and installed a custom ROM (better speed and battery life). Look forward to everything I can learn on this forum.
Got mine on Friday. Rooted and attempted to debloat myself.
Loving the tablet even though it's not up to date (not even 4.4.4 lol). Nova launcher plus a few xposed mods filled the void though.
Kinda sucks the community isn't as active due to slow update rollout but I look forward to trying out some of the active developed ROMs for the P900.
I don't know if I'm allowed to mention the ROM, but a well-known and respected developer has a customer ROM for the Note Pro that I'm running now and finding that I gained some performance and battery life, as well as what seems like unlimited customization (especially when combined with xposed).
I love mine too. Give inkredible a try, I think its great. Also lecture notes might be useful for you.
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Just got my Note Pro and this thing is huge. Formerly, I have owned the Note 10.1 and Note 10.1 2014 edition. I also use a Note 4. I have looked at other tablet, but I'm kinda hooked on the multiwindow and and s-pan handwriting. It is a fast way for me to take notes. I'm a preacher and use my tablet for sermon prep and during sermons, so the additional screen real estate is a boost for me. Look forward to playing with this things. I have already rooted and installed a custom ROM (better speed and battery life). Look forward to everything I can learn on this forum.
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Noticed you're a preacher... might want to try out MySword, to which there are plenty of freebie commentaries and even a few extra bible versions floating about.
I got my 12.2 the day before Lollipop was released. An adventure (not good) involving the Logitech keyboard ensued, but since I'd just bought that as well I was able to send it back and buy the less flashy but perhaps even better service-wise Samsung keyboard -- and for just a bit over 30 bucks on Ebay. Love this baby. Stuck a 128g microsd in it with over 10,000 books of mine -- tons of Christian teaching and theology of every variety along with an even bigger mystery book collection.
The word processor on this thing is perfect for my use. A laptop that's Android. A tablet that's... well, hugely Android. The samsung mouse I ordered should be here soon, and then I guess we're just about there. Hehehehe...
As a long-time believer in root, root, root, I have done that as well, which allowed me to ditch some of the sillier ad-ons but keep the basic Samsung s-pen and other niceties. Quite happy.
Blessngs.
Right now I"m using LOGOS Bible software (which I really like). I have the very basic package, but that includes a lot. While I was waiting for mine to arrive, I used a paper Bible at church and got laughed at because for years no one has seen me use one! All of my sermons and teaching notes are on my tablet. I don't use a keyboard. I have gotten very good using the handwriting (I use an app called Stylus Beta because it takes up less screen real estate than the Samsung keyboard). I also use a full sized stylus for comfort.
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Just got my Note Pro and this thing is huge. Formerly, I have owned the Note 10.1 and Note 10.1 2014 edition. I also use a Note 4. I have looked at other tablet, but I'm kinda hooked on the multi-window and and s-pan handwriting. It is a fast way for me to take notes. I'm a preacher and use my tablet for sermon prep and during sermons, so the additional screen real estate is a boost for me. Look forward to playing with this things. I have already rooted and installed a custom ROM (better speed and battery life). Look forward to everything I can learn on this forum.
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I've been a fan of the note series from the original, the s-pen and multi-windows have always added the functionality I've needed. I upgraded from the Note 10.1 about a year ago, and I've gotta say the increased pixel density and screen size make this the perfect tab for me. It is big, it is heavy, but that screen real estate makes it the perfect tab for professionals, or those wanting to get maximum productivity from their tab. I also have a Tab S 8.4, it's perfect for reading books or light gaming, but for anything else I find myself reaching for my Note Pro. I've never had a issue with performance, be it on a stock ROM or custom, the octa-core CPU and 3 GB of RAM still power through all the task I throw at it, the GPU is getting a little dated compared to some newer offerings, but runs everything I need it to at a smooth frame rate. Overall, best tab I've ever owned, keep it up Samsung! (and please give us some stock theme options, touchwiz is still damn ugly! albeit slightly improved in Lollipop)
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I don't know if I'm allowed to mention the ROM, but a well-known and respected developer has a customer ROM for the Note Pro that I'm running now and finding that I gained some performance and battery life, as well as what seems like unlimited customization (especially when combined with xposed).
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No problem you mentioning the ROM you run, especially if you point out the benefits and or bugs. I was running hyperdrive from the get-go, nice ROM, lots of customization options and performance tweaks. Could not help flashing a stock Lollipop ROM a month or so ago, very happy with it. Some have experienced battery drain issues, but I've not had this problem. Now if we could get a port of Remix OS, I could see great potential for the Note Pro as a surface replacement, especially now Microsoft have released Office for Android:good:
Hey... I have had my note pro stolen this evening from my car..... I really loved the tablet after having it for a year, I used it a massive amount... It is not insured I am afraid, I am replacing it with a pixel c but do feel I will be making the wrong choice.. The note series hasn't been improved upon over the last 18 months.. I never updated to 5.1.1 as the update on my note 3 did break things..
Any thoughts on my choices??
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Hey... I have had my note pro stolen this evening from my car..... I really loved the tablet after having it for a year, I used it a massive amount... It is not insured I am afraid, I am replacing it with a pixel c but do feel I will be making the wrong choice.. The note series hasn't been improved upon over the last 18 months.. I never updated to 5.1.1 as the update on my note 3 did break things..
Any thoughts on my choices??
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I wouldn't get a pixel C until multiwindow or split window shows up, and then still I am not sure I could scale down to a 10 inch device. I have seen the LTE models of the Note on Ebay for as low as 300.
Also hopefully you went into your google account under Sign-in and Security, then recently used devices and remove your account from the Note Pro you had stolen. That won't stop them from getting whats on the device but better than nothing. Bummer about the theft.
Tricky103 said:
Hey... I have had my note pro stolen this evening from my car..... I really loved the tablet after having it for a year, I used it a massive amount... It is not insured I am afraid, I am replacing it with a pixel c but do feel I will be making the wrong choice.. The note series hasn't been improved upon over the last 18 months.. I never updated to 5.1.1 as the update on my note 3 did break things..
Any thoughts on my choices??
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I do not suggest purchasing the Pixel C if your original Note's use case was for productivity. Considering the C lacks multi-window support and a native stylus
Also the Pixel-C has *no* micro-sd slot. Deal breaker for me. Nifty machine looks-wise, though. 2 to 3 times as expensive as buying another Samsung 12.2 Note from ebay or amazon....
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