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Hi Guys, I just bought a Galaxy Note (yay!)...I should have it by Friday. The reason for getting the Note was that my Galaxy Nexus presented signal drops and I had to keep it stock if I wanted solid signal, and well with the Nexus what's the point on having it stock?
Now I absolutely LOVE the Galaxy Nexus, it's the best phone I've had by far...and to tell you the truth I am a little sad to let it go, I love the fact that you can do almost whatever you want with it, it's easy to root, and to mod. I've read that there are some troubles flashing custom ROMs on the Note, but I'm pretty sure that I'll figure it out once I have the Note in my hand, or hands really.
So I wanted to know about experiences of you guys that made the switch from the Galaxy Nexus to the Galaxy Note, are you happy with it? do you miss stock ICS? How do you like Touchwiz?
Thanks!
i have both. i found samsung's gingerbread/touchwiz overlay intolerable so i barely used it for the firsy couple of months. was using the Gnex heavily. i couldn't bring myself to sell the Note becase of the magnificent screen, battery and camera - it had potential beyond each and every phone in the market combined.
Then along came CM9 for the Note and now i can't put it down. It's now has the best of everything - screen, battery life camera - and nothing in the market can come close to offering what it does. the overall experience with the screen really is on another level entirely.
The Gnex is going to be sold soon. The phone was good but the battery was an absoute joke. The Note (now with CM9) betters it in every possible way.
Omersak, can i ask you which Cyanogen ROM you are using, i can find a few in the development section.
And what is the + over an APK ROM ?
@TS
I have my note a few days now, i was doubting between nexus and note, the nexus looks amazing, but it has older and slower hardware.
The Note have great hardware, great screen, and the size is just perfect.
I rooted the Note the second day (reading the forums here all day does strange things with a man )
Um do you mean AOKP?
It stands for Android Open Kang Project
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21583-what-is-aokp-and-features-list/
I can't explain it myself but found that link.
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CoopZor said:
I rooted the Note the second day (reading the forums here all day does strange things with a man )
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That's nothing, I rooted mine with cf root before even turning it on, it was literally the first thing I did .
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Atomix86 said:
That's nothing, I rooted mine with cf root before even turning it on, it was literally the first thing I did .
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LOL.... I was going to say I rooted mine on Day 1 within the first few minutes, but after reading your post I'll keep my mouth shut...
Re the OT's question:
I was using the Nexus 1 for almost 2 years, and jumped on the G Nexus first moment it came out. Loved it! Reading my Kindle books was now such an enjoyable experience with the 4.65" screen. Then I started becoming greedy. Why not an EVEN BIGGER screen?
After only about a week, I made up my mind to move to the Note (after many many pocketability tests in the store), and I've been in seventh heaven ever since. What I love about the Note:
- bigger screen (doh...)
- Removable SD!! This was a biggie - having a 32Gb SD card in addition to the 16Gb on board is FREEDOM! Very good for storing all those huge Nandroid backups!!!
- better battery life
- faster (sure, many ppl are skeptical about benchmarks, but 4700+ on Quadrant?!! )
I missed ICS initially, but Gingerbread (with CheckROM and Franco kernel) has been working tremendously well for me, and better (smoother and better battery) than all the ICS ROMs I had tried, including the stock rom that just came out.
Rocket ICS looks promising though, so just waiting for v2 before giving it another go.
Enjoy your Note - you'll never look back, for sure!
Ok I have seen numerous people in my country selling their S4 to get the Note 3.
I have a One and still can't decide between S4 and Note 3,but when I see so much people running away from S4 and going to Note 3 I wonder if XDA real intelligent users will do?
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vegetaleb said:
Ok I have seen numerous people in my country selling their S4 to get the Note 3.
I have a One and still can't decide between S4 and Note 3,but when I see so much people running away from S4 and going to Note 3 I wonder if XDA real intelligent users will do?
Please vote in the poll
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I personally wouldn't choose Note 3 or any Note.
Why?
Because of size. The size of Note 3 is for a limited market.
vegetaleb said:
Ok I have seen numerous people in my country selling their S4 to get the Note 3.
I have a One and still can't decide between S4 and Note 3,but when I see so much people running away from S4 and going to Note 3 I wonder if XDA real intelligent users will do?
Please vote in the poll
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Really happy with my S4, the screen seemed really big at first (coming from a Sensation with a 4.3" screen), but now I've gotten used to it, I think its the perfect size and wouldn't want to go bigger (already have a Nexus 7, so not much point) or smaller for that matter. Dont really fancy the back on the Note 3 either, although Im sure its probably easily swapped out.
stick with s4,save ur money for future alien invasion
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Note series are for a small niche market. You will have less ROM and less developers supporting it. Less user means less developers. I rather upgrade to a Nexus 5.
The Note 3 is too small to be a tablet and too big to be a phone. No regrets about buying the S4 and I will be keeping it, especially given that I only use CWM and never change my ROM via Odin or Kies so still have the non-Knox bootloader, unlike the Note 3.
This will be my last Samsung device however. I'm not being told I can't root my device by anyone.
There should be another option in the poll:-
I am keeping my S4 but this will be the final Samsung phone I will be buying.
S4 for now, until S5/ Note 4
this is EXACTLY what was going through my mind. I live in India and would get the exynos variantof Note3 if I had to get it.
now think it in the terms of the previous iteration by Sammy. The end user experience using a Note 2 was much much much better than the S3, but the gap diminished to a minuscule aperture in the case of S4 / Note 3 combo.
The hand recognition for S4,much manageable size is a good case for me to put any idea to get the Note 3, to rest.
There was a very weak thought through my mind to get the Note 3 cause of the supposedly HMP and core migration, but the Note 3 is in the same boat as the S4. higher clock speed is a "meh" .lol.
cannot say the same thing about the Snapdragon variant market though. for me, Note 3 is a good upgrade for the "Note" users. For those S3 or other flagship users who are wanting to upgrade, I think S4 is a "saner" choice.
Here in India, there is a price difference of around 11,000 INR. I don't think a leather looking plastic back panel is worth the price. :cyclops:
regards,
Achyut.
keeping S4 and choose between Nexus 5 or S5
i m definitely keeping my s4 as i have an old bootloader but i was actually considering to purchase a note 3 because i wanted a bigger screen and a better battery. Thankfully Samsung ****ed up the note 3 and this made my decision easier so as the soup nazi from seinfeld would say : no more Samsung for you.
Currently i m waiting for the nexus 5 and i have heard about the htc one max so let s wait and see the users reviews before rushing into another device .
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i m definitely keeping my s4 as i have an old bootloader but i was actually considering to purchase a note 3 because i wanted a bigger screen and a better battery. Thankfully Samsung ****ed up the note 3 and this made my decision easier so as the soup nazi from seinfeld would say : no more Samsung for you.
Currently i m waiting for the nexus 5 and i have heard about the htc one max so let s wait and see the users reviews before rushing into another device .
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I will keep my S4 as well, ever since I’ve flashed a custom rom over the stock rom I am more than happy
and btw it's "No Samsung for you" (No soup for you!)
In two days I get my Sony xperia ultra z 6.4 inch :laugh:
difyel said:
i m definitely keeping my s4 as i have an old bootloader but i was actually considering to purchase a note 3 because i wanted a bigger screen and a better battery. Thankfully Samsung ****ed up the note 3 and this made my decision easier so as the soup nazi from seinfeld would say : no more Samsung for you.
Currently i m waiting for the nexus 5 and i have heard about the htc one max so let s wait and see the users reviews before rushing into another device .
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I would suggest not going for note series just coz of its size.after sometime it feels my hands felt uncomfortable holding it while talking.
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I do own S4 and N3 and I can tell that is a big difference between them. If you get comfortable with the size of note go with him. It's a way better product. By the way...I don't think that the note 3 will be less developed, Samsung will sell milions of them and there is a lot of people who just love the form factor and the abilities of the note series. I will keep anyday Note 3.
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for the average user I'd say the note of any kind is great as where I am many like to watch movies on it etc. but for myself and the many others on XDA, we like customization. I had a note 2 but sold if off for the s4. at first I thought it was a mistake but now i think its for the better. development wasn't that great on the note 2 forums and aosp roms don't really support the device much. the s4 seems to have more variety interms of hybrid tw roms as well as custom aosp roms and kernel support.
I have both and truly the SG Note 3 is simply a bigger screen S4 with a pen.
That said, I really like the bigger screen, and the pen makes life so much easier. But then again, I'm a bloke with big hands and the S4 keyboard is just a little too small for them. Allbmyvtxts lookvlike this.....
Like someone said,you can use the Note 3 for some minutes but holding it in your hand while walking for example is not a good idea because it's not ergonomic,if they had chose rounded borders instead of cubic a la S2 it would have been way better.
I had an S2 and ended swapping it with Sensation just because of that
Try G2
I just had the S4 a month ago and I'm EXTREMELY satisfied. Though I'd certainly would love to have a Note 3. Next year I might switch to the next iteration of the Note. The Galaxy line has vastly improved (also the Android platform and Android OEMs in general) so next year would probably be a great time to upgrade.
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I would love to have Note 3 but i think its too big for my hands. :laugh:
I always wonder if I would find the note 3 too big for everyday use, Im quite tall and can palm a basketball with ease but somehow I feel it would still feel big and I would not get used to as people say they do.
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I currently own a HTC One M8 and thinking about going to the note 3. Because I love big screens and a decent camera on a phone, none of which the M8 has.
So I just wanna know how you guys are finding it ?
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I currently own a HTC One M8 and thinking about going to the note 3. Because I love big screens and a decent camera on a phone, none of which the M8 has.
So I just wanna know how you guys are finding it ?
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Ive owned this device for almost 6 months now and I love it more today than yesterday.
Seriously though, the only flaw I see on the note 3 is its camera in low light. Other than that, a simple installation of nova launcher and your note 3 would be as smooth as silk. No other issues whatsoever.
I've used many, many Android phones in my time, and the Note 3 is the best. Bar none.
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I'm a big htc fan and thought I'd never jump ship but I did to the 2 and now the 3 which I've had for 5 months. I still love it and would buy it again.
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I had the s4 for barely a month and I was going crazy at how awful it felt in my hand. Got a good offer to jump to the note 3 and did so in a heartbeat. Dont regret it even one bit! Although still plastic it feels much better. I used nova launcher mostly and recently rooted and jumped to cm11 and the phone works great! I dont game much, a quick session if im bored or a new fun game comes out, but that lasts for only a day or two. I have noticed a slight battery drop on cm11. Its still in "beta" so im not to worried about that. But on touchwizz it could last a long time on H+ data. Just couldnt stand tw, its so ugly!
I'm coming from S4, and camera here is that much better, escpecially night mod! Love it.. And everything else.. Two sim model rocks.. I think for now dual sim note 3 is the best device you can find on market. So go ahead, buy one, fck htc.. i've had M7, and didn't like it.. liked the look, but not their android and camera for example
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Been a nexus fan, used to root devices as soon as I got home from the shop. The Knox flag is a major issue for those of us that like to toy around with different ROMs and tweaks, but the device itself is spectacular. I'm very pleased by the build quality, light and quality materials, very, very, very smooth. 8 days uptime and still devouring everything I throw at it. Battery life is more then decent and the overall experience is a joy. Buy it.
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The only weakpoint of the Note 3 is the outdated TW version, hope Sammy will bring the S5 TW to other devices too
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The only weakpoint of the Note 3 is the outdated TW version, hope Sammy will bring the S5 TW to other devices too
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Are you a bit obsessed with this S5 TW being brought to Note 3 thing ?
I don't like it at all, the S5 TW.
Just sayin.
And to contribute to the thread... Of course, go for the Note 3. I own it since its launch, and I couldn't tell you nothing bad about it. The screen size and the super amoled are perfect. The camera rules too, a bunch of options. And for me, having the Spen (the reason I bought the phone), it's even more of a joy to use the phone.
I'm running a custom stock kitkat rom, visually changed some things with Wanam xposed and I love it.
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Dejan Sathanas said:
Are you a bit obsessed with this S5 TW being brought to Note 3 thing ?
I don't like it at all, the S5 TW.
Just sayin.
And to contribute to the thread... Of course, go for the Note 3. I own it since its launch, and I couldn't tell you nothing bad about it. The screen size and the super amoled are perfect. The camera rules too, a bunch of options. And for me, having the Spen (the reason I bought the phone), it's even more of a joy to use the phone.
I'm running a custom stock kitkat rom, visually changed some things with Wanam xposed and I love it.
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Lord no, not obsessed. What i meant more is the bloatware that is included with the Sammy roms. Installing Echo rom as we speak with all the S5 UI looks
Almost got rid of it and got m8 but thanks to this leak their is hope
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 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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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
Thanks
FNSM
Ok, we all know that the Note 7 is coming out in a few days but does anyone actually have any desire to upgrade? I've owned my note 4 for over a year and a half and gone through several ROMs and now I've settled with tx's stock LP OK1 ROM. After debloating and applying some minor tweaks my phone is running great. Everything works. The IR blaster is an awesome tool. I use it to to control my TV's, fios boxes, AC's, etc. The FM radio is great and can use it to listen to my radio stations. I love having the removable battery and when my battery starts loosing juice I'll buy a new one. My phone is fast and does just about anything I need it to. My phone is always in a case with a screen protector, so there are no scratches on it and the screen is perfect.
Now that it's just about 2 years old does anyone have any real desire to upgrade, if your phone is working properly? To me it seems like the missing features such as the IR Blaster, FM radio and removable battery in the Note 7 are a deal breaker. I'm sure it will be a handsome and lightening fast phone. Yeah it will beat out my note 4 on every benchmark but is it worth the $700+ upgrade? I just don't see any reason to upgrade.
Please share your thoughts.
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Ok, we all know that the Note 7 is coming out in a few days but does anyone actually have any desire to upgrade? I've owned my note 4 for over a year and a half and gone through several ROMs and now I've settled with tx's stock LP OK1 ROM. After debloating and applying some minor tweaks my phone is running great. Everything works. The IR blaster is an awesome tool. I use it to to control my TV's, fios boxes, AC's, etc. The FM radio is great and can use it to listen to my radio stations. I love having the removable battery and when my battery starts loosing juice I'll buy a new one. My phone is fast and does just about anything I need it to. My phone is always in a case with a screen protector, so there are no scratches on it and the screen is perfect.
Now that it's just about 2 years old does anyone have any real desire to upgrade, if your phone is working properly? To me it seems like the missing features such as the IR Blaster, FM radio and removable battery in the Note 7 are a deal breaker. I'm sure it will be a handsome and lightening fast phone. Yeah it will beat out my note 4 on every benchmark but is it worth the $700+ upgrade? I just don't see any reason to upgrade.
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Not worth the upgrade in my opinion. Galaxy note 4 + 10000mAH battery is life
I got an AT&T Note 4, but due to locked bootloader, I sold it without even using it. Upgraded to LG G4, sold it due to bugs. Nexus 6P is nice, but I always found myself missing my Note 3 and the S-Pen, backup batteries, and SD cards.
So I sold the Nexus 6P and now I bought myself a Note 4 with unlocked bootloader and I'm all set for the long term with my Note 4. When I researched Note 5 and 7, I totally lost interest at the non-removable battery part. They should have renamed the Note series to Samsung Galaxy GNote 5 and GNote 7 (Gimped Note).
Is the Note 4 the last great phone? For me, yes.
Hard to justify going to a Note 7. It's just not that impressive. Only thing I wish would be better on the note 4 is the camera. The S7 camera is pretty impressive and fast.
I can let most things slide, or grow to love other features, it's just hard without the IR blaster... Not sure why Samsung thought it was a great idea to remove it from their phones. I mean it's not like they make home theater equipment.... So, yeah, it sucks as we evolve in some places we simultaneously devolve in others.
Looks like I'm not alone in my thoughts. Hopefully more of us are sticking with our Note 4's. I just hope the ROM community for it stays strong. From what I've heard its gonna be locked bootloaders from now on.
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Looks like I'm not alone in my thoughts. Hopefully more of us are sticking with our Note 4's. I just hope the ROM community for it stays strong. From what I've heard its gonna be locked bootloaders from now on.
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The Note 7 does sound very appealing, it has specs you can't ignore, it's defiantly better than the Note 5(which was a step backwards in my eyes, not even an sd card).
But i would never spend 700 on it to upgrade from a note 4. Maybe if I had a crappy phone, I would. Especially if they keep locked bootloader. These companies need to quit with this locked bootloader s#*t.
The note 4 is one of the best phones ever. It can still stand up to most new phones out there. Unlocked, replacable battery, sd card, ir port. Lots of development for it, need i say more.
With that being said, I'll be keeping my note 4 for a long while.
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The Note 7 does sound very appealing, it has specs you can't ignore, it's defiantly better than the Note 5(which was a step backwards in my eyes, not even an sd card).
But i would never spend 700 on it to upgrade from a note 4. Maybe if I had a crappy phone, I would. Especially if they keep locked bootloader. These companies need to quit with this locked bootloader s#*t.
The note 4 is one of the best phones ever. It can still stand up to most new phones out there. Unlocked, replacable battery, sd card, ir port. Lots of development for it, need i say more.
With that being said, I'll be keeping my note 4 for a long while.
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Yup I agree. Once I heard the specs about the note 5 I completely lost interest. The note 7 does have some nice specs and the added SD Card support is great but still, too many essentials are missing. And most importantly the locked bootloader. No chance I'm going to buy a phone that is locked down. Hopefully nothing happens to my note 4 for the next few years.
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The FM radio is great and can use it to listen to my radio stations.
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Wait, what? How are you doing this?
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Wait, what? How are you doing this?
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The NextRadio app lets you do this. Sprint has unlocked the FM Radio in their phones for quite some time now.
I got my Note 4 last July. By that time, it had already been out for a while, but I had an early upgrade opportunity and made the jump from the Galaxy S5 I had gotten just 11 months earlier.
At the time, I was looking at either the Nexus 6 or the Note 4. Ultimately, the Note 4 won because of a removable battery and the option to add a micro SD card for extra storage. The phone still works great, and while I'm still about a year out from my upgrade point, I'm hoping there will be better options by that time.
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Not worth the upgrade in my opinion. Galaxy note 4 + 10000mAH battery is life
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agreed
[/COLOR]Locked bootloader? No thank you.
Only way to fully protect yourself from malvertising 0 day exploits is full phone adblock and AdAway needs root.
My Note 4 has been great, with Anker battery and wireless chargers everywhere never running out of juice.
The Note 7 is pretty disappointing to say the least. Really not much different than an S7 Edge. Sammy really dropped the ball on that one.
Keeping mine too. I'm done with Samsung. Time to move on to someone else
The main appeal to me is the water resistance but not knowing if the battery will die fairly rapidly like the note 4 battery pretty much counters that with it being not removable. Ill probably wait and see if the next nexus iteration has water resistance.
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The Note 7 is pretty disappointing to say the least. Really not much different than an S7 Edge. Sammy really dropped the ball on that one.
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Note 7 was meant to be disappointing. You gotta remember, the note series is intended for business users who have a need for a stylus. It was never going to have 6GB of RAM or the newest snapdragon. If we all expected that then we don't know why the S7 exists. It is the flagship phone from Samsung, not the Note. The people on XDA who root their notes pales in comparison to the actual number of note users who do not. Samsung is like any other company. IPhone has 1 flagship. That's what samsung wants
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The note 7 is still an awesome phone. Better specs than the note 4. I still don't mind using the note 4 and will continue to do so. I wanted to upgrade to the newest note but if the bootloader is locked and no possibility of root it's a no go for me.
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the Note 5 disappointed me but the Note 7 has everything i want except for an IR blaster.
If you don't think the Note 7 is an upgrade, you must not have played with it in real life. The phone is gorgeous especially the screen. The only thing I will miss is the IR blaster but oh well. Now to find where to sell my Note 4 for the highest price....
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