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I just picked up an Atrix (with Bell Canada) yesterday. Very pleased with it so far. The phone itself is great. I'm not huge on the Motoblur widgets but I don't have to use them.
Anyway, one thing I noticed early when giving the phone itself a closer look is that if I push down on the corners of the glass there is a bit of play. I don't really see it as a big deal as I won't be pushing on the edges but I just wanted to check if this is common as I don't want to find out 6 months tim or worse, 1 years time that I have a dud. A friend of mine with an iphone 3gs said it did the same thing. His thought was that there is a rubber gasket or something along those lines under the parameter of the glass/screen. I know my wife's iPhone 4 doesn't do this but the glass on it is very solid. It doesn't flex at all in the center as opposed to the Atrix which does seem to have a bit of flex to it.
Again, I don't think this is an issue but just wanted to double check.
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Gabbosgreats said:
I just picked up an Atrix (with Bell Canada) yesterday. Very pleased with it so far. The phone itself is great. I'm not huge on the Motoblur widgets but I don't have to use them.
Anyway, one thing I noticed early when giving the phone itself a closer look is that if I push down on the corners of the glass there is a bit of play. I don't really see it as a big deal as I won't be pushing on the edges but I just wanted to check if this is common as I don't want to find out 6 months tim or worse, 1 years time that I have a dud. A friend of mine with an iphone 3gs said it did the same thing. His thought was that there is a rubber gasket or something along those lines under the parameter of the glass/screen. I know my wife's iPhone 4 doesn't do this but the glass on it is very solid. It doesn't flex at all in the center as opposed to the Atrix which does seem to have a bit of flex to it.
Again, I don't think this is an issue but just wanted to double check.
Thanks
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If the "play" is measurable by comparing it to the side of the framing then I would see about getting a new one or going to the AT&T store to see if their display models do the same. I don't notice any play but it could be due to the fact that the screen is not being held by any adhesive. Which is a good thing because it makes the phone very repairable.
Try and see if the "play" matches up with any spots that might seem to have give in these photos: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola-Atrix-4G-Teardown/4964/1
Long story short - sold my Note about 2 weeks ago in anticipation of the Nexus. After some reading of reviews on the Nexus, and working off my Atrix in the interim, I quickly began missing the speed and display. I just don't think the Nexus screen is going to do it for me after the Note.
Just got my shiny new Note this morning and I am again satisfied. It's going to take quite a piece of technology to top this. Either way, I have a Nexus on the way as well so I can have both in front of me and compare a few days each. We will see.
One of my issues with the Note was that it seemed quite cumbersome handling it on the road. This time around I am equipped with the Samsung flip cover, and it provides a better grip to the phone - I think.
I did the same. Bought it, returned it and went back to my matrix, missed it and bought it again. I can't go backb o a small device again.
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randypurcz said:
Long story short - sold my Note about 2 weeks ago in anticipation of the Nexus. After some reading of reviews on the Nexus, and working off my Atrix in the interim, I quickly began missing the speed and display. I just don't think the Nexus screen is going to do it for me after the Note.
Just got my shiny new Note this morning and I am again satisfied. It's going to take quite a piece of technology to top this. Either way, I have a Nexus on the way as well so I can have both in front of me and compare a few days each. We will see.
One of my issues with the Note was that it seemed quite cumbersome handling it on the road. This time around I am equipped with the Samsung flip cover, and it provides a better grip to the phone - I think.
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lol its hard going back hu
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welcome back..
I have the Note 2 (international N7100) and the AT&T Note 3...
I can say that if you don't have an upgrade available it definitely IS NOT worth paying full retail price for the phone to go from a Note 2 to a Note 3.
I signed a new 2 year agreement to get it for $288.88 and I can turn around and sell my Note 2 for $350-400, easily making my money back...
The pros with the Note 3 are that the screen is absolutely beautiful! Besides the S4 this is the most amazing screen I have ever seen with my own eyes. Next, comes the software. There's a lot of new small changes that make things easier to use, however most of these things will be coming to a Note 2 via an update. If you're into aesthetics then this device looks more "premium" over a Note 2 and I almost don't want to cover it with a case.
As far as performance goes, you can notice it slightly. Apps open slighty faster, but it is nothing drastic. TouchWiz eats up over 1 gig of ram leaving a little more than 1 gig free for user apps. On my note 2 with my custom rom I would use about 600mb of ram leaving a little more than 1 gig free also. Not really any improvements here.
Some buggy things I've noticed so far are that my text vibration is very weak compared to others such as gmail. Also every app gives me a vibration alert even if I turned it off. Probably just app issues with 4.3.
There's a lot of bloat on here even for a carrier phone. Most of it is from Samsung it seems and can not be disabled or removed.
Besides the few "pros" I see with the Note 3, I would not recommend anyone to purchase it over a Note 2 unless you have an upgrade you can use. Especially an AT&T one with a locked bootloader, which forces you to keep all these useless apps running on your phone. However if you are coming from another device such as the S3, or any earlier phones it is a huge upgrade. I don't know if I would go from an S4 to the Note 3 though unless you just wanted a bigger screen and more battery life. They're basically the same phone just without the S-Pen.
I went from the S4 to the note 3. I think 4.3 is just the big difference to me.
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I have all 4 devices you mentioned, and the note 3 is starting to grow on me a little bit. I still prefer my note 2 as far as aesthetics go, but if root it is not achieved soon, I will return this thing
Raiderman said:
I have all 4 devices you mentioned, and the note 3 is starting to grow on me a little bit. I still prefer my note 2 as far as aesthetics go, but if root it is not achieved soon, I will return this thing
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You can already root the note 3.
GamingSV said:
You can already root the note 3.
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Note the AT&T version. The bootloader is locked just like on the S4
Ahhh, missed that and the forum im in.
mazdamiata210 said:
I signed a new 2 year agreement to get it for $288.88 and I can turn around and sell my Note 2 for $350-400, easily making my money back...
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Just wondering how you got it for that price?
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Just wondering how you got it for that price?
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Had an upgrade and Sam's Club and Walmart are selling it for that price.
Interesting.
I also upgraded from the n7100 (Note 1 before that) which I've had since it's release, but I feel the Note 3 to be a pretty decent improvement all the way around, enough to be worth the expense. That's just me though. My only complaint is the amount of bloat (a fair amount of which can be disabled thankfully), but knock on wood we'll have root at some point...though to be honest, I'd still like it even if that fails to appear.
Came from an S4 also which was my first Android phone. That thing ran warm and battery drained quickly but not in a problematic way.
Really like the Note 3 just wish there wasn't a tiny gap between bezel and glass around the top near the earpiece. I'm nit picking now. ...
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Limeybastard said:
Came from an S4 also which was my first Android phone. That thing ran warm and battery drained quickly but not in a problematic way.
Really like the Note 3 just wish there wasn't a tiny gap between bezel and glass around the top near the earpiece. I'm nit picking now. ...
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No gap here. You might want to swap it out.
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He said tiny and definitely meant tiny. It's truly tiny and I hope dust doesn't find its way in.
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No gap here. You might want to swap it out.
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Gap is so tiny not worth swapping out. Only reason I say it was because I was putting a screen protector on and being an old fart I needed a powerful table lamp and magnifying glasses.
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Limeybastard said:
Gap is so tiny not worth swapping out. Only reason I say it was because I was putting a screen protector on and being an old fart I needed a powerful table lamp and magnifying glasses.
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Your phone is not unique. Every N3 has the gap.
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Your phone is not unique. Every N3 has the gap.
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My Note 2 had a gap that you could push on the bezel and feel it moving, on my Note 3 I certainly don't see or feel that.
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Your phone is not unique. Every N3 has the gap.
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I was hoping to call it character
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I'm coming from an S4 to the Note 3 and I can definitely notice the differences other than the screen.
The N3 has 3GB ram whereas the S4 has 2GB. I've had 16 applications open (Gmail, E-mail, Chrome with 3 windows, a few games, etc) on the N3 and was able to switch between them with no lag whatsoever. The N3 dwarfs the S4 side-by-side yet only weighs about an ounce more (each with a case). The S-Pen is a lot more useful than I thought, I've used it to jot down notes, writing to text, written mms, captions, and just seems to make navigation on desktop-size webpages much easier. The S-Pen also works in most of the games I've play, which allows for more precise movements/selections.
The battery life on the S4 was good, and I averaged around 4 hours of screen time. My N3 is at 7% right now with 7 hours and 17 minutes of screen time (auto brightness on both). I don't find one-handed operation difficult, even without using the special features to resize windows. I have a lot of cases for my S4, and as soon as I can verify AT&T gave me the proper unlock code, hope to get over $400 for it. I've enjoyed the Galaxy series of phones, but I have to admit the N3 is the most enjoyable phone I've had since I first discovered Android years ago.
I tend to switch phones within a year, and I have the luxury of having 2 lines in which I swap upgrades, but the N3 is the first phone that I can see myself keeping longer than a year. The Note series is definitely love at first sight.
Note 8.0
I have Note 3, I like its all features. Now I just seen review about Galaxy note 8.0 in LuLu Good Life website,it is so awesome.
mazdamiata210 said:
My Note 2 had a gap that you could push on the bezel and feel it moving, on my Note 3 I certainly don't see or feel that.
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It's certainly extraordinarily minor in comparison. I can't feel it with my nail but can see it at an angle. It may actually be a bit of transparent epoxy just the length of the receiver speaker (the rest being black).
I think manufacturers.call them within tolerance levels.
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I use the Spen frequently and today while ejecting it out from the phone the top shot out like a bullet and the spring went flying, God knows where. and I look in my lap and have the top piece laying there. hoping to get a straight across replacement with tmo.
While everyone was worried about the backwards insertion thing, this was my concern. How long on average for heavy users until that clicky mechanism just breaks from normal use?
#pengate continues
maybe they should have gone with 7000 series aluminum.
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Is it known for the clicky mechanism on ink pens to break? I would assume the same for the SPen.
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Sorry for the late response, got the replacement phone no issues and then had to set it all back up.
Anyway, I use it several times a day. I'm a doodler / love to sketch, I got it on launch day so exactly 1 week.
The two pieces are IMO cheaply put together. A simple dimple/bump locking mechanism plus what I assume is a bit of adhesive. That is what failed causing the spring to break it all loose and go flying. The actual pen it's self was still in the phone. Luckily I was able to tap the phone and retrieve it. Had I of been able to locate the spring I might have fixed it myself but I'm glad I went into tmo store.
Mine did the exact same thing. I found the spring though and super glued it back together. Lovely quality
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Samsung builds the most premium note to date while sacrificing the spen. Seriously the Note 4 as well as note 10.1 are far more durable
After a few serious issues occurring with my Note 4, i just finished a claim with Assurion and after some back and forth, they offered me the V20 at my request. They couldnt guarantee that it would be brand new or refurbished but it still came with a 1 year warranty.
Im surprised that Assurion stepped up and gave me the phone i wanted. Friggin AT&T just wanted to sell me a new Next 24 or 30 month plan for more than i was paying a month for my note 4. So for $112 deductible Assurion is sending me the V20 and ill continue paying off my old Next 28 plan for the remaining 10 months.
Dam note 4 kept shutting off at 35% battery level ever since the Marshmallow update, screen burn in from extended GPS use, GPS not getting a fix intermittently and the screen separating from one side of the phone (looks heat related to me, as the phone would get pretty dam hot when sitting in the cradle on my dash).
Had the phone for a little over a year and all was fine until the Marshmallow update, then within the last month or so, i noticed these other issues.
Im hoping that i wont miss the S pen much. Only used it to write on pictures once in a great while and hopefully a wireless charging cover will become available.
Any other Note 4 users who made the switch, happy with your V20?
I had a note 4 before my s7 and now have a v20 and honestly the v20 is awesome. much better than both. much faster. no touchwiz lag which idc what people say, is very present on the Verizon s7. either way, it's a really fast phone with a great camera. you'll like it.
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jayochs said:
I had a note 4 before my s7 and now have a v20 and honestly the v20 is awesome. much better than both. much faster. no touchwiz lag which idc what people say, is very present on the Verizon s7. either way, it's a really fast phone with a great camera. you'll like it.
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Thanks i was reading another thread where someone was complaining about using it in landscape mode while driving and having part of the screen cut off. Have you seen this and are you able to see the dialer when using the phone in landscape mode?
I still have my rooted and tmobile activated n4 and runs strong.
I got v20 and can't live without root. Rooted yesterday, got few apps and runs really fast. Still havent activated yet.
I wish we have good debloaded deodex ROM and working xposed.
It's a tottaly different phone than n4. I have to used to power button at the back. Also one thing buther me I can use kodi in multiwindow view (kodi on the top and browser at the buttom) to fully utilize my screen. Other than that is awesome phone.
Sorry for my EN.
I switched from the Note 4 to the V20. I really really like the V20. The second screen is my favorite thing.
The LCD is fine except the backlight night time use slightly annoys me. However if I am in a room with some external light then the LCD backlight isn't noticeable.
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LOTL said:
After a few serious issues occurring with my Note 4, i just finished a claim with Assurion and after some back and forth, they offered me the V20 at my request. They couldnt guarantee that it would be brand new or refurbished but it still came with a 1 year warranty.
Im surprised that Assurion stepped up and gave me the phone i wanted. Friggin AT&T just wanted to sell me a new Next 24 or 30 month plan for more than i was paying a month for my note 4. So for $112 deductible Assurion is sending me the V20 and ill continue paying off my old Next 28 plan for the remaining 10 months.
Dam note 4 kept shutting off at 35% battery level ever since the Marshmallow update, screen burn in from extended GPS use, GPS not getting a fix intermittently and the screen separating from one side of the phone (looks heat related to me, as the phone would get pretty dam hot when sitting in the cradle on my dash).
Had the phone for a little over a year and all was fine until the Marshmallow update, then within the last month or so, i noticed these other issues.
Im hoping that i wont miss the S pen much. Only used it to write on pictures once in a great while and hopefully a wireless charging cover will become available.
Any other Note 4 users who made the switch, happy with your V20?
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I made a GPS fix in the galaxy note 4 thread. The pins arent making good contact anymore or are oxidized too much. I'm keeping the note 4 for s pen and the camera, when handy. Prefer note4 pics in auto mode for micro detail at work.
I had a Note Edge which I loved. I especially liked the rounded Edge display with lots of apps and notifications on it. Also liked jotting notes with the stylus. I had the Note 7 briefly and didn't like the aspect ratio of it. Felt too tall and skinny to me. I'm very happy with the V20. The 2nd screen on top pretty much does what the rounded Edge display did. The only thing I miss from the Note Edge is the stylus.
I switched from the Note 7. Actually I like the V20 better than the Note 7. Hard to believe but true. It's an awesome phone that will do everything a Note will and more