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Galaxy Note 2 short hands-on

Hey there,
I just thought I would share this with you people. I work for a carrier (don't even bother asking which one ) and we received our test unit today!!! It's the grey version and it looks totally awesome. The screen real-estate is just outta this world. I put it side to side with my S3 and looking at them, I became a bit pissed at my purchase as when the Note 2 was announced, I had thought that we would never carry it (ok, I've already said enough)!
I'm sorry I can' really say much but I had it in my hands for about 5 mins...! It was a 16gb model. I witnessed popup s note, popup browser (NICE), the new menu when you pull the pen out...oh yeah and this thing is FAST!
I have no idea about the release date (they wouldn't tell us), although I find it a bit strange that we are receiving a unit so soon. I've read on several sites that it would be next November...!
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Thanks. Are u based in uk?
Read properly. November, must be USA

I know what carrier you work for
I won't tell though.
One question, have you noticed any bugs so far with your "test device"?
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I know what carrier you work for now too!
Next nexus or note 2 ughh these first world problems are just awful! :banghead:
Thanks for sharing!
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lightpsycho said:
Hey there,
I just thought I would share this with you people. I work for a carrier (don't even bother asking which one ) and we received our test unit today!!! It's the grey version and it looks totally awesome. The screen real-estate is just outta this world. I put it side to side with my S3 and looking at them, I became a bit pissed at my purchase as when the Note 2 was announced, I had thought that we would never carry it (ok, I've already said enough)!
I'm sorry I can' really say much but I had it in my hands for about 5 mins...! It was a 16gb model. I witnessed popup s note, popup browser (NICE), the new menu when you pull the pen out...oh yeah and this thing is FAST!
I have no idea about the release date (they wouldn't tell us), although I find it a bit strange that we are receiving a unit so soon. I've read on several sites that it would be next November...!
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You must be in the united states, you said several sites said November ( that's US release month) and you said you didn't expect it so soon ( Europe is expecting it starting this Friday, going on next week). I'm gonna take a wild guess and say you work for.....sprint or at&t but I'm not sure which one
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masaidjet said:
I know what carrier you work for
I won't tell though.
One question, have you noticed any bugs so far with your "test device"?
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busab said:
I know what carrier you work for now too!
Next nexus or note 2 ughh these first world problems are just awful! :banghead:
Thanks for sharing!
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Nothing is ever certain in this world...
I didn't actually have enough time with it (5mins) to notice any potential bugs (and mind you, we only received the phone today). I can ask my colleague who's in charge of the device though to see if he notices anything odd.

barondebxl said:
You must be in the united states, you said several sites said November ( that's US release month) and you said you didn't expect it so soon ( Europe is expecting it starting this Friday, going on next week). I'm gonna take a wild guess and say you work for.....sprint or at&t but I'm not sure which one
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Daahhh...okay. This is the furthest I'll go. All of you are wrong. Canada.

lightpsycho said:
Daahhh...okay. This is the furthest I'll go. All of you are wrong. Canada.
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Damn I didn't think about that! November is the north american release..... OK well not that it matters but I'm gonna say... bell
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Yeah, you um.... nevermind. Thanks for the info.....

Can u please tell us the model number, i am looking for an international version N7100, and suppose if we are getting it, I wont have to order from europe.

lightpsycho said:
Daahhh...okay. This is the furthest I'll go. All of you are wrong. Canada.
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Ah, so you work for Robbers err Rogers I mean! Lol
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I thought T-Mobile from you xda post history.
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Videotron Quebec.

Ok thanks for all the great info... jeez
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lightpsycho said:
Daahhh...okay. This is the furthest I'll go. All of you are wrong. Canada.
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Awesome, hopefully it means it'll get released October.
If you're saying you weren't expecting it to come in I'm gonna say you work for WIND, or as someone already said, Videotron. Lol

nishbul said:
Can u please tell us the model number, i am looking for an international version N7100, and suppose if we are getting it, I wont have to order from europe.
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I do have that info. It seems that even my employer is announcing it on its website so the info is already in the public domain. So here goes: SGH-T889V.
You won't find much when googleing that, except for a reference related to Samsung's Smartview app.

masaidjet said:
I thought T-Mobile from you xda post history.
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Ha ha same here.
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lightpsycho said:
I do have that info. It seems that even my employer is announcing it on its website so the info is already in the public domain. So here goes: SGH-T889V.
You won't find much when googleing that, except for a reference related to Samsung's Smartview app.
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Gagne!!
https://www.videotron.com/secur/residentiel/mobile/samsung-galaxy-note-ii

Hey are they releasing the same specs in North America as Europe? Or different like they did with S3?
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I'm getting mine in a couple of hours, it's already in DHL's delivery truck

US Note 3 in India

Hi
Will a US version of the Note 3 with the quad core snapdragon work in India?
I was just thinking if i should just wait till Thanksgiving and if lucky get it for some offer from the US.
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Hi
I am talking about an unlocked one ofcourse...
And had also done research on the region locking thingy... What i understood was that it just needs to be activated in the region it is meant for and then it should work anywhere?
So... Help guys...
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stanzlavos said:
Hi
I am talking about an unlocked one ofcourse...
And had also done research on the region locking thingy... What i understood was that it just needs to be activated in the region it is meant for and then it should work anywhere?
So... Help guys...
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As far as I know this region lock thing isn't so clear yet. Some people said it has worked without a problem. I am holding out on buying one myself till I know it will work everywhere.

Locked out Bootloader

This may be my last device from AT&T!
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Corvette Dave said:
This may be my last device from AT&T!
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Agreed. Not very happy with this at all. Locking us out of our own devices that most of us paid FULL PRICE FOR!!!

Yeah me too... This sucks... I'm seriously thinking about selling mine and buying a international model. Does anyone know which model works good on At&t?

I bought 2 note 3's and and 1 gear. Dropped about a G and I can't use my device the way I would like? Not a happy customer at this point.
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Corvette Dave said:
This may be my last device from AT&T!
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I went to an AT&T store a few days ago to get a secure element for free (SIM) and received a text survey the next day. I gave the employee a 10 but said I wouldnt recommend at&t to a friend, and everything else I gave low low reviews. They called me several hours later and I let them know why... I am sure it doesnt mean much... but at least they know I think they suck!
The people on the phone tried to help... but didn't really know how to go about getting someone to talk to me about bootloaders... they even recommended me checking out XDA to unlock it... LOL awesome.
I told them that I am perfectly fine with voiding my warranty... so can I please get this flashed to an international version... no idea how to answer something like that... oh well...

Corvette Dave said:
This may be my last device from AT&T!
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Don't see why you would think it was necessary to open a thread to say the obvious. If you don't want at&t sell it. Buy an international. C-ya bye

NightHawkUndead said:
Don't see why you would think it was necessary to open a thread to say the obvious. If you don't want at&t sell it. Buy an international. C-ya bye
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Yeah right. I'm sure this thread will be locked. I knew what I was getting when I bought it. I really didn't care as long as I could root.
If flashing and ROMing is that important, get a different phone. The T-Mobile version of the Note 3 is unlocked and will work on AT&T. I prefer AT&T because I get 4G/LTE where I live and in the building where I work.
Very happy with my Note 3 rooted and using Xposed, Wanam, etc. No need for a custom ROM. At least for me anyways.

AT&T has analytics on social media and Web information they collect on what is being said about them. Most large companies do and thought this might get some attention.
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I think there are threads about this already... Before the opinion gods explode in here gonna close this... :good:

Got scammed with a fake Galaxy Note 8.0 . Buyers beware...

So I tried to save some money by buying a Galaxy Note 8.0 online through Alibaba.com and boy did I screw myself. I should of just bought one here in USA or one from a reputable seller. They said it was original before I bought and of course I trusted them but WOW. It doesn't even have an S-Pen that's how fake this thing is.lol... So after messing with it and started downloading games it's not bad but with no S-Pen I think the Galaxy Tab would of been better geez...lol... What's make this even worse is that I did a factory reset and now my wifi ain't working. So now I'm screwed big time. I'm not much of a cell tech but I sure wish I could at least root it and have a different room so i can be at least a little happy with it. Can anyone help and send me a link where I can start. Any help would be much appreciated. Here's some pictures for those that have one so you can see the difference. You can't really tell but it's a knock off alright. Now I enclosed a picture of the build and it looks like it's rooted so if it is can I just load clockwork and install roms? Thanks again friends.

MR.MEMORYLANE said:
So I tried to save some money by buying a Galaxy Note 8.0 online through Alibaba.com and boy did I screw myself. I should of just bought one here in USA or one from a reputable seller. They said it was original before I bought and of course I trusted them but WOW. It doesn't even have an S-Pen that's how fake this thing is.lol... So after messing with it and started downloading games it's not bad but with no S-Pen I think the Galaxy Tab would of been better geez...lol... What's make this even worse is that I did a factory reset and now my wifi ain't working. So now I'm screwed big time. I'm not much of a cell tech but I sure wish I could at least root it and have a different room so i can be at least a little happy with it. Can anyone help and send me a link where I can start. Any help would be much appreciated. Here's some pictures for those that have one so you can see the difference. You can't really tell but it's a knock off alright. Now I enclosed a picture of the build and it looks like it's rooted so if it is can I just load clockwork and install roms? Thanks again friends.
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What's inside? Hardware? CPU, ram, etc.

The original model number is GT-N5100 but your number is WN-5100. I think it fake...
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I don't think it's fake. I KNOW IT'S FAKE. No doubt about it...
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eiril_77 said:
The original model number is GT-N5100 but your number is WN-5100. I think it fake...
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lol ..... a really good clone though. At least has a quad core inside?

I don't know how to check. Is there a way I can check on the phone like in settings to see the hardware it has..
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looks like this...
http://uae.souq.com/ae-en/vipad-510...re-android-4-1-4gb-dual-hd-cameras-6257738/i/

MR.MEMORYLANE said:
I don't know how to check. Is there a way I can check on the phone like in settings to see the hardware it has..
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Try cpuid to identify all the componentos on the fake Note

Why can't you return it? Or dispute the card charges with your bank?

Because the company in China guaranteed me it was Original Samsung and it wasn't. They said to return it for refund but what I'm going to pay to return from USA to China and to imagine that they keep it and not return my money. I'll just sell it local...
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sdmark said:
looks like this...
http://uae.souq.com/ae-en/vipad-510...re-android-4-1-4gb-dual-hd-cameras-6257738/i/
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Here you go friend...
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I just added the tech specs. By looking at this does this look like its rooted?
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MR.MEMORYLANE said:
Because the company in China guaranteed me it was Original Samsung and it wasn't. They said to return it for refund but what I'm going to pay to return from USA to China and to imagine that they keep it and not return my money. I'll just sell it local...
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What you've described is fraud. You are not responsible for shipping charges when there has been material misrepresentation. I don't know what bank you use, but my bank would have those charges reversed in a heartbeat.

afblangley said:
What you've described is fraud. You are not responsible for shipping charges when there has been material misrepresentation. I don't know what bank you use, but my bank would have those charges reversed in a heartbeat.
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Okay thanks I'll look into that
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I'm curious, how much did they burn you for?
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I returned a tmobile hotspot that didnt work to a Chinese company on ebay. They kept my money and ebay and papal was no help whatsoever. So your suspicions may be right.
MR.MEMORYLANE said:
Because the company in China guaranteed me it was Original Samsung and it wasn't. They said to return it for refund but what I'm going to pay to return from USA to China and to imagine that they keep it and not return my money. I'll just sell it local...
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life is better with r00t

cruise350 said:
I'm curious, how much did they burn you for?
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They burned me for 350 USD. I'm complaining and I won't stop even if nothing gets resolved. I told the seller I don't trust them for a refund after they lied about their "supposedly original" product. So they said they will refund me 200 and after I receive it, then to send it to them for a full refund but I'm trying to go for full refund if I can....
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kenhicg said:
I returned a tmobile hotspot that didnt work to a Chinese company on ebay. They kept my money and ebay and papal was no help whatsoever. So your suspicions may be right.
life is better with r00t
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I know bro I ain't going to take more of a loss than what I am already in...
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I've seen fake ones but damn they did a good job on this one. I'll post more pictures soon.
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By looking at these pictures. Can anyone tell me if this is already rooted?

Does anyone own I9506???

anyone???

Yes. I have one.

Yes I have one.
They are officially being sold by Vodafone New Zealand.

Me too.

Got one
I have one. Gone from Note 2. Hope to se som developement for this nice device..

Just got one, Singtel Singapore has retired the I9505, waiting for the custom rom eagerly now....

okay cant sleep.... so i post something ;D
Coming from Note 2 to this nice device S4 I9506 .
OP maybe you should make Pool for this.
And since this thread is not for dev it will soon moved by mods to question section
Cheers
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Me 2...Fully rooted and all counters zero/official. Not locked to any carrier here in Scandinavia.
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I have one, but I own the E330S variant from SK Telecom, it's just so smooth since I just switch from the international Note 2 N7100
Can't wait to see the Dev's working on this awesome beast of a device
So far, I'm still content with the standard ROM, although it's packed with the Korean carrier's bloatware..
Just now I see in SamMobile there's already the 4.3 update for the SHV-E330S, but I'm still waiting from you guys for news concerning the development of this device...

xenix96 said:
okay cant sleep.... so i post something ;D
Coming from Note 2 to this nice device S4 I9506 .
OP maybe you should make Pool for this.
And since this thread is not for dev it will soon moved by mods to question section
Cheers
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Dear Xenix,
I cant find this phone anywhere, do u recommend specific store or eBay user?

slimshouki said:
Dear Xenix,
I cant find this phone anywhere, do u recommend specific store or eBay user?
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you can get it on amazon for sure
cheers
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xenix96 said:
you can get it on amazon for sure
cheers
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Very expensive on amazon, do u know alternative?

Are they much different to GT-i9505, is it worth upgrading
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