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Get Note 3 or wait?

I have a Note 2 now and can upgrade. Should I get a Note 3 now or wait a few months for the Note 4 or iPhone 6. One thing I don't like about Android now is how the Kitkat updates are killing battery life and all. Especially the issues with Google Play service and indexservice killing battery life. Both of these have happened to people I know. Strongly considering going to iOS.
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red321red321 said:
I have a Note 2 now and can upgrade. Should I get a Note 3 now or wait a few months for the Note 4 or iPhone 6. One thing I don't like about Android now is how the Kitkat updates are killing battery life and all. Especially the issues with Google Play service and indexservice killing battery life. Both of these have happened to people I know. Strongly considering going to iOS.
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I would honestly skip the Note 3 for now. The Note 2 isn't much of a downgrade from the Note 3. I'd honestly wait for newer phones or go for the LG G3 or something like that.

I would wait as well. I wish I never tried a Samsung phone. I hate TouchWiz and the antennas are subpar compared to my previous HTC phone and Motorola .
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mjh68 said:
I would wait as well. I wish I never tried a Samsung phone. I hate TouchWiz and the antennas are subpar compared to my previous HTC phone and Motorola .
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Actually the N2 had awesome signal...just as good as any Motorola. Every other Samsung device GS1, GS3, N3 have had much worse signal sensitivity. That being said I would hold off on the N3. It's a nice phone, but not that much
better then the N2.

As someone who upgraded from the note 2 to the 3 a couple of months ago, I would hold off for the iPhone or note 4 like others are saying.
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Just wait for the Note 4...it is worth it...

wait.

im gonna have to disagree with everyone here and say the note 3 is a huge upgrade from the note 2. I had the s3, note 2 then s4 and now note 3 and this is the first phone i have ever had that dosen't feel like it'll be obsolete anytime soon. not only are the specifications still amazing ( i love the 3GB of ram) but the shape and size of the phone is perfect. its so thin and flat and the screen looks way better than the note 2. not just because the resolution is better but it feels like the colors pop more and not as flushed out as the note 2. Its not worth using your upgrade now because the note 4 is around the corner. but I promise the note 3 is better than the iphone 6 (or 8?) will ever be. If you can pick up a used one for cheap its definitely a worthy upgrade from the note 2. development is picking up for our verizon device too specifically the leaked NC2 bootloader which has a possibility of a "kexec" kernel workaround that I have faith beans, hashcode and other developers are working on.

I'm glad I upgraded now. The time that passed with no root for the S5 swayed me to get the Note 3. I'm glad that root was achieved for KK but it wasn't when I made my purchase. I wasn't going to take chances; instead I chose to buy before the retail shelves were stocked with KK. The Note 4 is going to be locked down even tighter.

There are stickies at the top of this section and your Note 2 section to discuss upgrading
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note 3 lollipop rom

I wonder if anyone could port the note 3 lollipop rom onto the note 4,the note 3 looks to have all the features of the note 4 now and a lot more besides...all the stuff left off the note 4 that was on the note 3 would be there such as reader mode,page buddy,all the smart scroll stuff and the air view features,nicer music player and lots of other small touches such as animated video thumbnails ect...I like the body of the note 4 but the features of the the 4 are seriously lacking compared to the lollipop version of the note 3....

What's the use of porting a rom when it releases official within one month?

The useless request of the day...

Because it's a different rom the same features aren't on the note 4 lollipop there's more on the note 3 rom.

albireox said:
The useless request of the day...
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Why is it useless?if the note 3 lollipop has all the note 4 features and much more wouldn't it be better to have the better rom ?

simonhcai said:
Why is it useless?if the note 3 lollipop has all the note 4 features and much more wouldn't it be better to have the better rom ?
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Because many of the Note3 features were not useful for a large number of users, and second because that would make the ROM large and laggy. For the first time, Samsung made a lighter ROM with the Note4 that actually is quite snappy. I for one don't miss the Note3 ROMs at all. Not to mention that the porting part is not very easy to do (different platforms) and is worthless when Lollipop will come in January for Note4 anyway.

I've never had much lag with my note 3 and a phone like the note 4 should easily be able to handle the features they kept off but shouldn't people who actually want these features be given the option to have them and there is quite a few people who want them back plus if you don't don't want them nobody would be forcing you to install the rom anyway...

Who would be stupid enough to waste their time porting this to the note 4 when the note 4 version is due soon....
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The note 4 version has less features than the note 3 lollipop version that's why...

Well, there's a time you should wait someone to do what you want, and there's time you must learn to do what you want.
This is the later, if no one gonna port note 3 rom for you, I think you should start to learn how to do it yourself. There are many tutorials in this site.
If you don't mind waiting til not known time, then just wait.
Just my opinion though.

simonhcai said:
The note 4 version has less features than the note 3 lollipop version that's why...
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what features?
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ddaharu said:
what features?
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Air view with fingers not just pen,quick glance,group play,Web page magnifier,headphone/page buddy,reader mode,voice controls of the music player and alarm,photo note,air gesture for music player,Animated video thumb nails plus more...if the note 3 and the s3 lollipop roms have these surely the note 4 should have it and the lag isn't an issue as the note 3 and s5 run lag free on lollipop I thought note 4 was an upgrade but not that much by the looks of things...

Going to buy note 4... need help

Hi All, i m going to buy note 4 tomorrow. i want to know that whether it has battery drain issues in lollipop. as battery is my first priority in mobile phone. i previously has note 3 but After lollipop update i drains terribly fast even on standby so i had to sell it... whats situation with note 4?? and how is the sound quality of note 4?? thanksssss

get a 910u taiwan version. least problematic.

Ok if you are going to buy Note 4 don't update to Lollipop now, it is full with bugs and Samsung even doesn't care about solving Note 4 issues.
I just got Note 4 few days back & I feel sorry that I update to Lollipop

Wait for note 5

n70shan said:
Hi All, i m going to buy note 4 tomorrow. i want to know that whether it has battery drain issues in lollipop. as battery is my first priority in mobile phone. i previously has note 3 but After lollipop update i drains terribly fast even on standby so i had to sell it... whats situation with note 4?? and how is the sound quality of note 4?? thanksssss
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I have the International Unlocked N910C Exynos model, rooted, running Simplite Rom which is the lightest Rom available, plus after rooted you can remove and disable all useless apps and services you don't need to use, that's all I did, the results are 1.5 day and 6hrs SOT(screen on time), for me this is more than enough, I know a lot of people will suggest waiting for the Note 5, but just think about the price, the Note 4 is almost a year old and still between $650+ - $750,(depending on the market) I didn't want to wait for the Note 5 cuz I know it will be around if not more than $1k, also, at least the Exynos model its almost the same as the new Galaxy S6, same CPU except our chip was build in 20nm and the new on in 14 nm, we also have almost the same camera, overall the Note 4 still an excellent device, maybe you have enough $$$ or not, but I will stick to my Note 4 and if I like something about the Note 5 I just wait to be ported, like I was running a Note 4 Rom ported on my Note 2, well I hope you decide to meet your needs, but this device its beyond awesome, god bless, cheers:fingers-crossed:
You can also see what others like about the Note 4 in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/tell-note-4-t3107308

one-option said:
Ok if you are going to buy Note 4 don't update to Lollipop now, it is full with bugs and Samsung even doesn't care about solving Note 4 issues.
I just got Note 4 few days back & I feel sorry that I update to Lollipop
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yoniinfante said:
I have the International Unlocked N910C Exynos model, rooted, running Simplite Rom which is the lightest Rom available, plus after rooted you can remove and disable all useless apps and services you don't need to use, that's all I did, the results are 1.5 day and 6hrs SOT(screen on time), for me this is more than enough, I know a lot of people will suggest waiting for the Note 5, but just think about the price, the Note 4 is almost a year old and still between $650+ - $750,(depending on the market) I didn't want to wait for the Note 5 cuz I know it will be around if not more than $1k, also, at least the Exynos model its almost the same as the new Galaxy S6, same CPU except our chip was build in 20nm and the new on in 14 nm, we also have almost the same camera, overall the Note 4 still an excellent device, maybe you have enough $$$ or not, but I will stick to my Note 4 and if I like something about the Note 5 I just wait to be ported, like I was running a Note 4 Rom ported on my Note 2, well I hope you decide to meet your needs, but this device its beyond awesome, god bless, cheers:fingers-crossed:
You can also see what others like about the Note 4 in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/tell-note-4-t3107308
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ok thankss but i m still afraid of battery draining... btw howz is the sound quality compared to note 3 or m8??

n70shan said:
ok thankss but i m still afraid of battery draining... btw howz is the sound quality compared to note 3 or m8??
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I had the HTC M8 from before ............. Note 4 voice is really clear & powerful, close to the M8.
the Battery is really cool & fast changing is really helpful.
Get it man you will not be sorry.

n70shan said:
ok thankss but i m still afraid of battery draining... btw howz is the sound quality compared to note 3 or m8??
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I purchased the N910C Exynos variant, and upgraded to Lollipop out of the box. I've had no problems with battery life, regularly getting 5-6 hours of screen on time, with 10-20% battery left at the end of the day. Just follow the standard advice for taking care of battery usage and be careful what apps you have running in the background. The Exynos variant has a Wolfson DAC, so it's great for listening to music - I finally parted company with my trusty Sony Walkman as the music playback on the Note 4 was so good. Can't speak for the audio on the Snapdragon variant though as it has different circuitry.

Kinsman-UK said:
I purchased the N910C Exynos variant, and upgraded to Lollipop out of the box. I've had no problems with battery life, regularly getting 5-6 hours of screen on time, with 10-20% battery left at the end of the day. Just follow the standard advice for taking care of battery usage and be careful what apps you have running in the background. The Exynos variant has a Wolfson DAC, so it's great for listening to music - I finally parted company with my trusty Sony Walkman as the music playback on the Note 4 was so good. Can't speak for the audio on the Snapdragon variant though as it has different circuitry.
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ok thankss i m going to buy , will let u people know about my experience tomorrow... wish me luck

n70shan said:
ok thankss i m going to buy , will let u people know about my experience tomorrow... wish me luck
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You will like the note 4! Best phone I had so far
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Upgrade to note 7

So whose upgrading to note 7 from note 5? I feel note 5 is a great phone.... I might hang onto my note 5 for a while..
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Pre-ordered from Samsung UK this morning. The Note 5 will go to my wife.

Ordered from cpw a week ago. Lets hope the battery is better than the note 5 - which is my biggest / only gripe.

The only disappointment is... the missing of action note... satisfied with others.

edan1979 said:
The only disappointment is... the missing of action note... satisfied with others.
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Isn't there a way of getting this back?
Note 7 ordered too - Black Onyx

The Note 5 is still worth it. Might upgrade next year whn the price has fallen off. The Iris Scanner isnt a game changer for me

cmzizi said:
The Note 5 is still worth it. Might upgrade next year whn the price has fallen off. The Iris Scanner isnt a game changer for me
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I will wait till Jan/Feb. Till price drops.
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Don't see any point in upgrading right this moment. Note 5 still serving me well and still a beast if a phone. Prefer the flat version over the curve edges and all.
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Note 5 do anything i want for me in 2 or more years later... upgrade to note 7 is just a waste of money right now... i install note 7 Port rom and have almost all future of the note 7 except iris and AOD...
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Which rom did you install? Any bugs in daily use?

cricketgirl90 said:
So whose upgrading to note 7 from note 5? I feel note 5 is a great phone.... I might hang onto my note 5 for a while..
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It's also worth remembering that's it the note 7 is anything like the s7 family (which it is) there won't be a legitimate roots so no more custom roms unless you hold on to the note 5 which I will.

Well to be honest.. this is the first time (since note 3, I think I kept note 2 the longest) I am not rushed to change my phone. Last yr when note 5 came out I cudnt wait to update my note 4.
But this yr.. m like "meh" maybe in January.. cuz note 5 has held up better than any other notes. And I've used all from note 2 onwards. Haven't even rooted or used custom roms. M happy with simple tw themes and nova launcher. Though if a stable note 7 ported rom for note 5 comes out I might give that a try
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nikzDHD said:
Don't see any point in upgrading right this moment. Note 5 still serving me well and still a beast if a phone. Prefer the flat version over the curve edges and all.
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I really don't want a curved screen phone. It's so hard to get a good screen protector and videos look weird. I will keep my note 5 and my s7 till they die.

cricketgirl90 said:
Well to be honest.. this is the first time (since note 3, I think I kept note 2 the longest) I am not rushed to change my phone. Last yr when note 5 came out I cudnt wait to update my note 4.
But this yr.. m like "meh" maybe in January.. cuz note 5 has held up better than any other notes. And I've used all from note 2 onwards. Haven't even rooted or used custom roms. M happy with simple tw themes and nova launcher. Though if a stable note 7 ported rom for note 5 comes out I might give that a try
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100%. I am with you and have same words. Note 7 is a good phone but there is no wow factor in it. Hence there is no need to rush. Right now if I sell my note 5, i will have to add somewhat $500 to get a new packed note 7. No way ever I am gonna do that. Samsung has priced it really higher this time.

sohebq said:
100%. I am with you and have same words. Note 7 is a good phone but there is no wow factor in it. Hence there is no need to rush. Right now if I sell my note 5, i will have to add somewhat $500 to get a new packed note 7. No way ever I am gonna do that. Samsung has priced it really higher this time.
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I agree it's too expensive with mostly software added features. We know Samsung will never upgrade note 5 but it can easily be rooted and custom roms wud give u similar experience
But apart from that.. note 5 has kept up well. I don't remember last time it hanged or lagged. Probably it did but I don't remember cuz it doesn't happen often enough. So yeah I will wait till dec/Jan or later.. wait for it to be a lil cheaper and then upgrade.
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I made the switch and after bout 5 days i made the switch back to my note 5
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smooth703 said:
I made the switch and after bout 5 days i made the switch back to my note 5
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Why?
What is wrong with the Note 7?

I always wait a couple months to read/hear about the issues. I'm still gonna get one though just for the micro SD card ability back.

I brought the dual sim model from dubai, and whilst i am keeping it, i actually prefer the Note 5. the curved screen is ok upto a point but there is very little performance benefits to be had, the screen itself in normal use is undistinguishable from the 5, the camera is a little better.
Chainfire also put out yesterday that the SU app is causing kernel panics when root priviledge is required and its baked in so he is having difficulty although not unsolvable and i saw @dr.ketan bricked his although that may be unrelated.

I am keeping my Note 5 for until they release a Curved Privacy Glass Protector for it.

s6 or note 4

hey i wanna buy s6 and note 4. i worried about.. i read on internet the note 4 freezing, lag Android marshamllow last update, only 6.0.1 laggy , please tell me is it real or fake????
and s6 amm cons mine the note 4 is BATTERY CAPITY IS LESS THAN NOTE 4 just 2550 mah... and no sd card slot. what your opinion

are these your only choice?

Yep, only.

imeem said:
are these your only choice?
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Yes

myka_1997 said:
Yes
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No lags at all note 4 is way better then s6
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My Note 4 works perfectly running on Samsung's stock Marshmallow 6.0.1 with the latest security updates.

i feel like today, u could do alot better than the note 4 and S6 in terms of performance, battery life, and price. like for example the LG v20 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1285960-REG/lg_lgus996_ausatn_lg_v20_4gb_ram.html . if battery isn't enough, there is always extended batteries.

Note 4 is better,also you can try a custom rom like nemesis redined

Its true whatever you heard about note 4 but not all the note 4 lagging and restarting i have 2 note 4rs one SM-N910G and other one is F version well Note 4 Sm-N910g is having the same problem you described like lagging and that but other one is working ok and all this happen after getting the new update from samsung so yeah just check it before you buy thats all im using wake lock to keep my note 4 alive cause many of the people with same version like mine Sm-N910G having the same issue