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I really like my note ....but im i also luv the 7.7...so im asking for a opinion from you guys....is it worth the trade.....
This belongs in general not development...
Anyway, I prefer the size of the 7.7 screen, and the fact that it's not pentile. But the stylus and ICS make the Note very attractive.
I have them both the note is better for phone functions and the 7.7 is better for tablet functions, easy answer buy them both and while your at it you might as well get an asus prime so you also have a 10 inch tablet !
I have them both but only using my 6800 now.
Thanks for all the input ive been looking for the perfect solution i like the tab and want big screen plus make calls.
Do you think its worth a trade . .would it be pretty even .
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Only thing making me keep my note is just as a backup. also really wanting ics...
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keep your note with you please.
Its not that tab is not good,
but note has good developer support, while this tab has very poor developer support.
Even it has less support from samaung itself very less updates, where as note has good samsung support.
i will advice you to not to trade your device for this.
Its your choice.
Good luck
I would recommend sticking with the Note if you are into custom ROMS or ICS.
thanks for all yalls help ...hopefully i can stumble upon a INT version pretty cheap and get that one .....and patiently wait for the note 2....
now should i get the 7.7 since its been annouced that ics is coming ....btw anyone interested in trading 7.7 for a note ....
I can't believe I'm considering this, but---possibly...
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I REALLY like this tab. I LOVE drawing on it. Its NOT too big, but I keep tearing the rubber from capacitive styli... and pressure sensitivity..... that was the big toss up for me, the pressure sesitivity... it's running ics now? I have a p6800 and I LOVE it. Can I give up the extra screen realestate for pressure sensitivity? Forum? Can you help me decide if I should make this trade? This is probably where PM'S become good. But now let me REALLY research the Note and I'll get back to you.
Got the 7.7 yesterday. I have been debating it for months. I still have the Note... will be keeping both! Screen is amazing on 7.7...just like the S2. Also, unlike many tabs, the 7 screens are preserved and it is not cut down to 5. There is a tiny bit of lag sometimes when transitioning screens, hopefully this will go with ics update. But, it wont be the end of the world if it doesnt. I like the handiness of the mini app tray and having some ability to personalize this. Thought i would miss the IR function (which has been taken out of the final 7.7 UK model), but i dont. I have no issue with other styli not being pressure sensitive...i am impressed with writing and drawing ability on 7.7. However, unlike many on here, this function is not essential for my lifestyle or my work. I plan to use my 7.7 as a phone and media device when at home for long periods or travelling. This will save my battery on my Note ... I will use my Note for work.
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whmcal said:
Got the 7.7 yesterday. I have been debating it for months. I still have the Note... will be keeping both! Screen is amazing on 7.7...just like the S2. Also, unlike many tabs, the 7 screens are preserved and it is not cut down to 5. There is a tiny bit of lag sometimes when transitioning screens, hopefully this will go with ics update. But, it wont be the end of the world if it doesnt. I like the handiness of the mini app tray and having some ability to personalize this. Thought i would miss the IR function (which has been taken out of the final 7.7 UK model), but i dont. I have no issue with other styli not being pressure sensitive...i am impressed with writing and drawing ability on 7.7. However, unlike many on here, this function is not essential for my lifestyle or my work. I plan to use my 7.7 as a phone and media device when at home for long periods or travelling. This will save my battery on my Note ... I will use my Note for work.
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Yep the default launcher lags during transitioning. The default TW launcher is the worse of its kind. Any other launcher you could find on earth is better than it.
They said ICS will be there for 7.7 next month, but even so why torture your tab with TW launcher anymore? I recommend GO Launcher HD, or you could try Lightning.
Yeah well the offer still stands if anyone wants to pm me . . . .tab for a note . . .
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九千. said:
Yep the default launcher lags during transitioning. The default TW launcher is the worse of its kind. Any other launcher you could find on earth is better than it.
They said ICS will be there for 7.7 next month, but even so why torture your tab with TW launcher anymore? I recommend GO Launcher HD, or you could try Lightning.
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Thanks for the recommendation. Will check out the Go Launcher HD app
to see if it can kill the lag
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Quick question for Note II owners, how often do you use your S-Pens?
Is it still useful after the novelty wears often? Or just something that gets left in the phone?
This is one of those long term ownership questions I'm curious about.
I had a Note 1 for a week or so (international) and sold it out of buyers remorse. I now have a Note 2 (international of course) and have used the S Pen a few times already. I've found it useful to scribble out a note while on the phone (i.e. if someone gives me their email address, etc).
I'm no artist, so we will see how useful it really is long-term. I think it's pretty neat thus far. If I never use it again, the phone is great despite this fact, but I will use it some...
Personally I love the spen on the note II it is such a huge improvement from the first. I am still learning all of the tricks and shortcuts, but so far its amazing. Only gripe is that I find myself always trying to touch the capacitive buttons with it... which im sure you know doesn't work.
All the time. Writing my text messages instead of banging my fingers against glass makes communication much more personal.
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Hardly ever to be honest with you on the Note 1. Hope to get more use out of the S-Pen with the Note 2.
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I bought the original Note thinking I'd never use it. I actually used it a lot, and now I still do with the Note 2! It's very useful when you're on the go, or on a phone call, or just need to write something down VERY quickly. Now on the Note 2 it's even more useful, and a million times more comfortable in the hand:
It's thicker, more ergonomic, and as soon as I take it out of the silo, it opens a memo which saves me a lot of time hehe. I love it! Fantastic pen.
I have had my Note 1 since it came out...and have used the s-pen 2 or 3 times i doubt that this will change with the Note II. But this tells you nothing, cause its different from person to person...
- Bobo
A lot! I love this thing!
Yes, i use it too a lot. I like it how you can use it for browsing internet and for everything else when you want to save your fingers from bashing the glass.
I can't really draw, but i like to practice with it.
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Very useful when making quick notes at work and memos at home. Online, I always use it when selecting text or putting in passwords on pages that do not allow adequate resizing. I don't use for drawings but good to know it is there if I ever need it.
In short, it is great for those "oh sh**, I don't have a pen!" moments.
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Just like the speedometer of my car shows top speed of 260km/h but rarely drive at that speed, however I know that when it's needed its just there!!.
Anyway besides being a useful tool, without it any device would have been. Quite boring.
Never used it on the note 1.... used it alot already on the note 2 and love it...
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I use it a lot, since I use my phone for business. I wish I could draw though, then I'd be able to produce "cool" stuff on it.
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it's very useful, i use it all the time when making notes
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it's very useful, i use it all the time when making notes
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So let me see if I have this right, you're saying you take notes on your Note? Interesting...
It looks like a lot of people are using the S-Pen.
I had the original Note for a bit a while back, I gotta admit I bought it for the big screen (at the time, 1280x800 was a new precedent, only matched that year by the Galaxy Nexus). I never used it that much.
But now it seems it's gotten much better, although still not as good as the pen to paper experience Samsung advertised. Overall though, perhaps the most improved feature of the Note II over the original Note seems to be the S-Pen. By the time the Note III or Note IV comes out, it should be awesome.
Why get the note if there's no intention to use the pen? It's like owning a pickup truck and never hauling anything in the back
sauron0101 said:
Quick question for Note II owners, how often do you use your S-Pens?
Is it still useful after the novelty wears often? Or just something that gets left in the phone?
This is one of those long term ownership questions I'm curious about.
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this is gonna be extremely useful for some people and not so much for some. but it's a freakin wacom powered stylus. how awesome is that. billion times more precise than those fat rubber tipped ones. I use to sketch on my ipad 3 with those and the S-Pen blows it away.
I'm using my S-pen all the time, it's a fantastic addition and makes the phone so much more versatile. I do everything from notation to sketching and photoediting with it and since i also own the Note 10.1 and the pens work on both devices it's great to be able to move it from one to the other and back again without having to use both pens at the same time.
/ Magnus
Magnus3D said:
I'm using my S-pen all the time, it's a fantastic addition and makes the phone so much more versatile. I do everything from notation to sketching and photoediting with it and since i also own the Note 10.1 and the pens work on both devices it's great to be able to move it from one to the other and back again without having to use both pens at the same time.
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I have note 1 and 10.1..when i use both s pen note 1 or 10.1 on note 2, i found it a little bit off set when taking notes or draw something compare with s pen of note 2..is it just me or others feeling the same?? :what:
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The title says it all. I am confused between Nexus 4 and Galaxy S3. Now, I am coming from a Note II. I don't really like the Note II. Its way too big for me -.-
So I gave it to my dad.
Now, let me make a few things clear. No matter if its a nexus or anything else, I am going to root it and install a custom rom as soon as I purchase it. So, the question of running the latest version of android doesnt come up. I want suggestions based on your overall device experience.
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The title says it all. I am confused between Nexus 4 and Galaxy S3. Now, I am coming from a Note II. I don't really like the Note II. Its way too big for me -.-
So I gave it to my dad.
Now, let me make a few things clear. No matter if its a nexus or anything else, I am going to root it and install a custom rom as soon as I purchase it. So, the question of running the latest version of android doesnt come up. I want suggestions based on your overall device experience.
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Nexus 4 all the way..
N4 is way better in performance than S3. Even S3 users have moved on from S3 to N4, check other thread with similar title.
As you said you will be rooting it, so u have ample of ROM's to try. 2gigs of RAM and 1.5 GHz makes it a BEAST and stand out off all. though the camera is not as good as S3 to admit. Rest its your call. Nexus 4 anytime the best .
I'm with the n4 now and am more than pleased.
However if removeable storage and battery are your thing then the s3 is the way to go.
I personally prefer the development community that the n4 has along with the plethora of ROM and kernel choices. Plus with online cloud storage, who needs a micro SD these days.
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I say go with the Galaxy SIII. Much cheaper to replace parts when broken and way easier. More battery life than the Nexus. You get the added benefit of the phone being popular and will have more access to premium cases and accessories that the Nexus 4 may never see. I love my Nexus 4, but if you already have software taken care of, go for the GSIII.
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I say go with the Galaxy SIII. Much cheaper to replace parts when broken and way easier. More battery life than the Nexus. You get the added benefit of the phone being popular and will have more access to premium cases and accessories that the Nexus 4 may never see. I love my Nexus 4, but if you already have software taken care of, go for the GSIII.
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More battery life? Both the phones have a 2100 mAh battery, don't they?
Nope. The Nexus 4 uses a 1750mAh battery. c:
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Depends
the nexus 4 is a lot more future proof then the galaxy s3 but if you want expandable storage or camera definatly go gs3 otherwise nexus 4
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Nope. The Nexus 4 uses a 1750mAh battery. c:
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http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_nexus_4_e960-5048.php
Gsmarena says 2100 mAh??????
Oops. I seriously remember 1750mAh... I guess not. Thanks for the clarification, man.
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the nexus 4 is a lot more future proof then the galaxy s3 but if you want expandable storage or camera definatly go gs3 otherwise nexus 4
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Okay. I actually need a lot of storage. I have a large music collection and I keep docs and other imp stuff on my phone just in case I need them urgently. Assume that I purchase the S3. Will the 750MB ram and crappy exynos source codes lead to problems in future?
If yes, then I'll compromise with the storage thing and purchase the Nexus 4. I can do away with the storage problems by purchasing a 64GB pendrive.
About the camera, I don't really use my phone to take pictures. Took around 3-4 pictures in the last 7 months using my NoteII. I have a camera for taking pictures.
I have n4 and my girlfriend s3,and I don't know why is considered that s3 has much better camera. Maybe it's not the camera, rather the amoled screen on s3 which gives that over saturated surreal look. I took the same photo with n4 and s3 and transferred to laptop and there wasn't almost any difference between them.
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Okay. I actually need a lot of storage. I have a large music collection and I keep docs and other imp stuff on my phone just in case I need them urgently. Assume that I purchase the S3. Will the 750MB ram and crappy exynos source codes lead to problems in future?
If yes, then I'll compromise with the storage thing and purchase the Nexus 4. I can do away with the storage problems by purchasing a 64GB pendrive.
About the camera, I don't really use my phone to take pictures. Took around 3-4 pictures in the last 7 months using my NoteII. I have a camera for taking pictures.
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The nexus 4 doesn't support USB OTG so the pendrive won't help
If storage is an absolute need then I think you should go for the s3.
If the lack of ram bugs you, take a look at the s3 lte (same exynos quad, 2 gigs of ram)
But it definitely won't match the nexus 4's performance no matter what. Its gonna be a lot less smooth. If you can live with your note II for a few more months you should do that and buy the new nexus when it comes out this fall.....
EDIT: Read the first post. Oops, my bad about the note II. It all comes down to storage then. If you really need a lot of it, buy the s3 lte(or the us s3, that's good too). Otherwise, nexus 4 all the way. Cheers
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How much space does your files need. I was worried about space but lets be honest with all the cloud features out there like BOx giving you 50 gigs when you sign up you can put your stuff anywhere. I have 0 issues playing my 1000 or so songs from a streaming Google Music. I hear ya storage was an issue for me but you learn to adapt....
Dude. Use the cloud!
There are several services out there, I personally use drop box and copy.
On another note.... I have over 3k songs uploaded to play music through music manager on my desktop and stream them bad boys through the play music app.
The future is here.
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I kind of think the mentions here in this thread (N4 vs HTC OneX+) kind of applies and makes the same argument, especially as I even bought up the S3 in comparison in that thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2086175
Mainly with the S3, are these important to you?
*) replaceable/extendable battery
*) Micro-SD card slot
If so then S3 would be for you, since can't seem to decide on everything else
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codygs83 said:
Dude. Use the cloud!
There are several services out there, I personally use drop box and copy.
On another note.... I have over 3k songs uploaded to play music through music manager on my desktop and stream them bad boys through the play music app.
The future is here.
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I use dropbox and such too, though I normally won't rely on it for very large files to my phone basically. There's OwnCloud if you don't mind setting that up (just kind of a pain if you're expecting it to stream).
Far as movies and audio, etc on my local wifi or wifi in general, that's what stuff like Google Play Music, Qloud Media, or Plex is for.
Course if the Nexus4 supported USB-OTG like my Nexus 7 does (well it 'sorta' does, but it's hardware limitation is that it needs extra juice via an external power source), then I'd just pop on a micro-SD card or thumbdrive if for some reason I really needed local connected storage. (There's also AirDroid if you're just trying to transfer).
PS: I love dropbox, I use a Eye-Fi SD card, which can use WAP off my phone to save photos I take to my computer at home, at home I have it saving to my dropbox folder, so I can always pull up the photos via dropbox on my phone if I wish to share from there rather than having to re-configure the card to save straight to my phone but then still having to end up saving it to the desktop later.
I know you tj bro... U used to have sga right? I loved your stocklite rom man. Exactly one month ago i was in same situation as you. I was going insane on which mobile to buy s3 or n4. Finally i bought n4 because of its dev support on xda.
Major Pros of n4 :
RAM 2 gb
Awesomest support of ROMs.
Future proof as compared to s3
Build quality is good as compared to s3
Major Cons of n4 :
Delayed push notification in whatsapp etc though it will hopefully fixed in next Google's next update.(though you can fix it having a simple hack)
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yash295 said:
Major Cons of n4 :
Delayed push notification in whatsapp etc though it will hopefully fixed in next Google's next update.
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It's most likely my ignorance of not having used WhatsApp myself, but if it's an app, why would the push notifications be delayed on an N4 but not on an S3? Especially if you're using custom roms anyways?
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It's most likely my ignorance of not having used WhatsApp myself, but if it's an app, why would the push notifications be delayed on an N4 but not on an S3? Especially if you're using custom roms anyways?
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My bad I wanted to say that push notifications are delayed in many apps like gmail whatsapp etc. Not ONLY whatsapp. I don't know the reason that why is this happening only on nexus 4 but doesn't phone even respond to ping while on Wi-Fi.
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yash295 said:
My bad I wanted to say that push notifications are delayed in many apps like gmail whatsapp etc. Not ONLY whatsapp. I don't know the reason that why is this happening only on nexus 4 but doesn't phone even respond to ping while on Wi-Fi.
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Not sure I'd put that in a "con" list if you don't know why or if it's even related to the hardware as opposed to all OSes when the same could happen on the S3 side depending on the software, apps, region, configuration. etc.
PS: Also if it's not responding to ping while on wifi especially with specific wifi spots, you might have to configure a DNS server manually (like google's 8.8.8.8, as the phone may have picked up a configuration that's not resolving certain domains correctly etc).
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Not sure I'd put that in a "con" list if you don't know why or if it's even related to the hardware as opposed to all OSes when the same could happen on the S3 side depending on the software, apps, region, configuration. etc.
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Dude you might not know about the issue but here is the proof it is only on n4: productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/mobile/SQH6JnIFYcQ
Also you can also Google there are many complaints about delayed push notification.
Edit : I also forgot to clarify that delaying only happens when screen is off
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Hey guys. I'm not sure where to put this so i apoligize in advance if this is in the wrong section.
So at the moment I have a galaxy s3 which is good. It runs relatively smoothly and even though it's only 720p, the display is nice too. However my one gripe about the phone would be it's battery life. I can only make it through the day with 3 hours of screen time at 30-40% brightness.
Now the note cause my eye because of its large display and battery. The s-pen seems cool too and i could probably use it to take notes.
I was dead set on the Note 3 but I've read all these troubles Knox brought upon the rooting/dev community. Of course I root my phone to use root apps and I flash ROMs if I'm feeling up to it, but I'd like to keep my warranty if possible while being able to root my device but Knox seems to be a barricade.
So because of this, I'm considering getting the LG G2...
But what I want to know is, despite knox, should i still get the Note 3?
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Do it! :thumbup:
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Depending on which note you end up with it might still be possible to have root and keep Knox at 0x0.
Regardless of Knox though, it's an amazing phone and you don't even really need root.
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The Note 3 is great. However if I had an S3 and was interested in custom ROMs then I'd wait a little while until things are a little more developed for the Note, the price for it will probably be better by then too.
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Hey guys. I'm not sure where to put this so i apoligize in advance if this is in the wrong section.
So at the moment I have a galaxy s3 which is good. It runs relatively smoothly and even though it's only 720p, the display is nice too. However my one gripe about the phone would be it's battery life. I can only make it through the day with 3 hours of screen time at 30-40% brightness.
Now the note cause my eye because of its large display and battery. The s-pen seems cool too and i could probably use it to take notes.
I was dead set on the Note 3 but I've read all these troubles Knox brought upon the rooting/dev community. Of course I root my phone to use root apps and I flash ROMs if I'm feeling up to it, but I'd like to keep my warranty if possible while being able to root my device but Knox seems to be a barricade.
So because of this, I'm considering getting the LG G2...
But what I want to know is, despite knox, should i still get the Note 3?
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I would go for Note 3. It's stronger device then LG G2. 3 gigs of RAM,S-pen,bigger screen,s note,scrapbook... It is quite unique office tool, and it is most complete smart phone in that matter...
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Get the Note 3...
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Undoubtedly I would say GET IT
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I'd say get it also, but you're in a Note 3 forum and 99.9% of your replies are gonna have that answer.
As I posted elsewhere It's purely personal preference, depends what you want in/from the phone itself.
As radicalisto said, but I will add it is the most perfect phone, and for once this geek may keep a phone three years! (I'm a yearly changer).
But yep I feel this is the height of technology and I would be envious of it if I had an s3 (also a great phone).
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If warranty is really a concern , then go for g2 but let me tell you if you saw someone using note 3 after that, you will regret your choice. Note series has many unique features which are useful in daily life. On note 2, I barely used s pen once a week but with note 3 I am using it daily. Battery life is almost double than s3. Choice is yours.
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The only real cons I have for the Note 3 is that there's no rooting available and that the G2's / Nexus 5's screen looks better IMO, at least from when I saw it in the bestbuy store. Battery life is pretty ridiculous for me. My previous phone was a Droid Charge though which lost like 10% per 10 minutes of 4G + browser. I can go a full day before it goes to 15% (by full day I mean 7 AM to 9 PM) with pretty heavy usage.
Get the N9005 version. The support is bigger for it. Like custom roms etc.. check the phone before tripping knox and you will be fine.. (screen, gps etc)
Thanks for the replies!
Right now.. the G2 is $20 with a contract renewal on Sprint.
The Note 3 is $300.. so I'm contemplating on this choice even more now.
Just don't ****ing update to MJ7 (unless it comes with it out of the box).
Excuse my language.
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I'm thinking of picking up the Note 3 but am on the fence about the text recognition. I'm constantly taking hand written notes in my meetings and would love it if I could transition over to something digital for prosperity - can somebody chime in if they're heavy note users?
I played with the Note 3 the other week and was VERY impressed and have been obsessed ever since!
Thanks
I've got very sloppy hand writing and it's really accurate, I don't use it much but when I do use it, it pulls through. Mostly just to show off - ya know.
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Good note taker!
I've used it in a meeting for note taking, and plan on doing it in the future. It really is quite accurate at interpreting my handwriting. Of course there is a learning curve until you understand how it operates; for example, the biggest problem I had was that I don't put a big enough space between my words, and it combines them into one word. Going back and fixing little errors like that is pretty easy and can be done on the fly. One complaint I have is that I can quickly run out of room when jotting down a long sentence. The Note is quick at translation, but sometimes if you get into a zone and are writing things down quickly, you will end up needing to wait just a little bit for the phone to catch up. I'm sure that if I were to write using landscape mode, it may not be an issue. That will be tested in the next meeting. One Note (he) though, if you are a serious note taker, like someone who is often recording meeting minutes, I would think seriously about getting a bigger form factor, i.e. the note 8 or the Note Pro (I imagine that would be like writing on a full sheet of paper as opposed to a little note pad that fits in your pocket).
It's too small to take notes. Get a note 10.1 and lecture notes app. That is the best combination.
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