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Vibrant 4g first impressions

Not sure if this should be posted here but I got a look at the vibrant 4g yesterday and it is pretty sexy. With minor changes like ffc and new back the phone doesnt look different but feels different some how. I took some basic pix of it nothing too much. Scored a 990 on quadrant. Ffc is not bad at all and rear camera has no banding issue like vibrant so this might be helpful for us vibrant owners. Please don't get mad at me for posting this in just sharing some of my experience.
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Not mad at all! Thanks for posting your experience. How's your gps?
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Didn't have time to test that my coworkers were all over it as well lol but I can tell you touchwiz doesn't seem to lag at all
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I would also be curious what your opinion is of the GPS ? And how is the call quality ? Any dropped calls ?
Not to be rude, but seems the U.S. carriers getting the shaft from Samsung. Why is T-Mobile just now releasing the Galaxy S-1 w/4G, which is based on last Summers technology, but Europe will get the brand new next generation Galaxy-S-2 beginning of next month. WTF Are we U.S. customers going have to wait until Summer for the Galaxy-S-2 to show up here ? And Europe will get it 4 - 5 months ahead of us ?

Zorachus said:
I would also be curious what your opinion is of the GPS ? And how is the call quality ? Any dropped calls ?
Not to be rude, but seems the U.S. carriers getting the shaft from Samsung. Why is T-Mobile just now releasing the Galaxy S-1 w/4G, which is based on last Summers technology, but Europe will get the brand new next generation Galaxy-S-2 beginning of next month. WTF Are we U.S. customers going have to wait until Summer for the Galaxy-S-2 to show up here ? And Europe will get it 4 - 5 months ahead of us ?
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Europe has always gotten phones much much earlier than the US, nothing new here. That's why you get a whole year warranty (vs 3-4 months) for example. Also take a lot longer to get FCC approval than most European markets

Wont be able to tell you guys about gps n calls til next week (launch date) the phone I had was a live demo didn't even have inception movie on it yet. Samsung is having an event next week hopefully I get picked to go so ill have more info.
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I wish I get the kitkat update before 2016

I doubt it that Samsung will release the updates for our tablet even it is confirmed.

navidnouri said:
I doubt it that Samsung will release the updates for our tablet even it is confirmed.
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Just got it recently on my Note 3. Not all its cracked up to be. Many are regretting the update and no way to revert. Say goodbye to your battery monitor apps.

Maybe it's just me, but I bought the N8000 because it was incredibly useful to me, and just because a newer Android version exists now does not mean my N8000 becomes anything less useful.
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tony yayo said:
Just got it recently on my Note 3. Not all its cracked up to be. Many are regretting the update and no way to revert. Say goodbye to your battery monitor apps.
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yep, been using kitkat for a couple of months now (htc one) and the battery life is quite bad compared to jellybean, so much so that i've actually gone back to jellybean ..!
(btw, there's an Xposed mod for bringing back battery monitor apps to kitkat )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2519744

Faryaab of sammobile posted good news:
"Samsung has started testing Android 4.4.2 KitKat on the Galaxy Note 10.1 (GT-N8000/GT-N8010/GT-N8020)."

Yay. Yet another kitkat thread for the mods to close
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I wish more companies would announce their updates the day before they plan to release it

My only wish is to get a window tablet with spen and phone ability, and the problem is solved for decades. But now I can only hope to buy the right android toy to get updates, if the moon is in right position and pink stars are falling...
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Galaxy note 10.1 2014 Has the UPDATE You are Looking for.
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My only wish is to get a window tablet with spen and phone ability, and the problem is solved for decades. But now I can only hope to buy the right android toy to get updates, if the moon is in right position and pink stars are falling...
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Falling Pink stars are real.. In order to see them . You must be Looking at night time While Riding a Purple Unicorn pooping Rainbow Glitter.. I know this from Experience. But be Careful. those Unicorns get cranky at times..
I Think they I can I think i can i think i can.. OHH Wait i really do not need to. oops

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Falling Pink stars are real.. In order to see them . You must be Looking at night time While Riding a Purple Unicorn pooping Rainbow Glitter.. I know this from Experience. But be Careful. those Unicorns get cranky at times..
I Think they I can I think i can i think i can.. OHH Wait i really do not need to. oops
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I don't think i even need to explain why i am closing this thread.....

AT&T Note 3 4.4.2 Kitkat info

I was chatting today online with someone from ATT and I asked her about the Kitkat update for our Note 3 and this is the info I got from her.
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Apparently the update was faulty.
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They told me the same thing last saturday.

I'm amazed a "big news blog" hasn't posted anything about it then
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Korean Note3/S4A(S800 variant) are getting bugfix and stabilize update like every 3 days or so, at least 10 updates after 4.4.2 release. Since AT&T does not like minor inclined maintenance updates, they will probably wait until it get settled and push all it once later.

To be honest I kind of like having the new software and having updates pushed frequently for example ios but if it fixes the bug and makes it more stable then I'm fine with that
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So a CSR reading off a script or making things up says "The update was faulty, so they pushed it back to get it all fixed that way it didn't ruin the phones" qualifies as AT&T's genuine progress statement on 4.4 to you guys? We're a couple of weeks behind the other U.S. carriers and Rogers which means nothing may be wrong and the wheels of progress at AT&T are just slow(er). Some of us have been using the leak for two months and it didn't "ruin our phones" so you'd have to imagine the final build can't be worse than the leak. Of all the customer-facing priorities AT&T faces I'm sure getting the N3, a single device out of dozens they sell, updated to 4.4 isn't one of the most pressing. Especially because their average customer could probably care less.

Wow thanks for the info because I've been looking all over the Internet for something and no one has said a word about this "faulty update". You've been a huge help. Thank you!
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So a CSR reading off a script or making things up says "The update was faulty, so they pushed it back to get it all fixed that way it didn't ruin the phones" qualifies as AT&T's genuine progress statement on 4.4 to you guys? We're a couple of weeks behind the other U.S. carriers and Rogers which means nothing may be wrong and the wheels of progress at AT&T are just slow(er). Some of us have been using the leak for two months and it didn't "ruin our phones" so you'd have to imagine the final build can't be worse than the leak. Of all the customer-facing priorities AT&T faces I'm sure getting the N3, a single device out of dozens they sell, updated to 4.4 isn't one of the most pressing. Especially because their average customer could probably care less.
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Well I was getting spammed by her so I decided to end and close the chat and I copied and paste it to a notepad and deleted everything to only see the important part that was told. Maybe the leak was good but they started adding other material which made it faulty lol.
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well this will be the other reason why they have not pushed it out waiting for 4.43
http://androidandme.com/2014/03/new...ming-soon-to-fix-battery-draining-camera-bug/

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well this will be the other reason why they have not pushed it out waiting for 4.43
http://androidandme.com/2014/03/new...ming-soon-to-fix-battery-draining-camera-bug/
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That camera bug is for the Nexus 5 mainly.
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Thread cleaned. Be nice to each other... And keep the discussion on topic.

Why do Samsung usually choose Poland?

I noticed a trend that Samsung keeps following in recent years.
Every time there is a major os upgrade, they first release it in Poland, while keep releasing updates for older version in all other markets.
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From personal experience, those first releases (from Poland) tend to be pretty buggy.
Seems like they are beta testing RC (release candidate) versions in Poland first, before offering them to the rest of the world.
Any thoughts?

Yes... I do agree with you... after some time other receive updated software and Poland also... it is the same for all other Samsung phones... why? Maybe they have SW department in Poland?
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doclucas said:
I noticed a trend that Samsung keeps following.
Every time there is a major os upgrade, they first release it in Poland, while keep releasing updates for older version in all other markets. From personal experience, those first releases (from Poland) tend to be pretty buggy.
Seems like they are beta testing RC versions (release candidate) in Poland.
Any thoughts?
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Samsung have an R&D centre in Poland.
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More people in Poland? As in the most populated country in the world lol? I don't think that Population has anything to do with it.
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Probably because Polish are good people
No clue really.

doclucas said:
I noticed a trend that Samsung keeps following.
Every time there is a major os upgrade, they first release it in Poland, while keep releasing updates for older version in all other markets. From personal experience, those first releases (from Poland) tend to be pretty buggy.
Seems like they are beta testing RC versions (release candidate) in Poland.
Any thoughts?
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Because potato-based vodka is so good. It's like you're in the eye of a hurricane. It'll get you some drunk out of nowhere.
All due seriousness: Samsung's R&D team there also has "direct presence" with the major cellular provider there. The OTAs are more easily released. I'd also wager there is some regulatory stuff there to give it more incentive.
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Probably because Polish are good people
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And that's why they get half baked firmwares. Makes sense...

However, I must say that the Poland 6.0.1 firmware is pretty close to perfect. No problems here.
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OPO Production Will Be Discontinued Soon....

One of the OnePlus staff have made it clear that OPO is on the last production-batch......
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OPO just celebrating its birthday and now it gonna be R.I.P..........

OnePlus would die with it
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tats not a good news. wat abt parts availability?

saturdays said:
tats not a good news. wat abt parts availability?
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Not sure about parts but OPO StyleSwap Covers have been out of stock for months now and won't to be re-stock anymore....

iPusak Gaoq™ said:
Not sure about parts but OPO StyleSwap Covers have been out of stock for months now and won't to be re-stock anymore....
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ok

It's been almost 2 years and my OPO is still strong as hell and still a ton of fun with random roms!
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Some sites are still selling some styleswap. But it may be a good idea to get some of the replacement parts, just in case.

That's a bad news, maybe we can build a statue for our OPO, cause this is a legend phone LOL

Maybe switch to nexus 6P if this is true..

Good run while it lasted
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It wont die like this.
not any phone.
The spare parts and other stuff will be stocked up to top to provide future needs.
and the OnePlus THREE will also conquer this bacon love.

RIP Sweet Prince. You'll always live on in our hearts.

If this is true, it's now officially over, both 16gb and 64gb models are now out of stock :'(

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If this is true, it's now officially over, both 16gb and 64gb models are now out of stock :'(
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It is true but OPO production is still on it last batch in limited quantity and i think it will be officially over before OP3 is launched in june....

What do you expect... A phone that's 2 years old, already 2 newer models and a 3th one in the near future.
Which doesnt mean I love this phone. I hope the OP3 is a pimped OPO. Bit more ram, fingerprint and dualism pls ?

They cant even get the bugs worked out of the 2 and the X and now they are decommissioning their only "flagship" phone. They had better make sure the 3 is way above and beyond that of the 1 or I see a dismal future for OP.

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They cant even get the bugs worked out of the 2 and the X and now they are decommissioning their only "flagship" phone. They had better make sure the 3 is way above and beyond that of the 1 or I see a dismal future for OP.
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It's hard to call the OPO "their only 'flagship' phone" when it was superseded by the OP2 last year. Regarding the new device being "way above and beyond that of the 1" I don't think any manufacturer has released any device that's "way above and beyond" their flagships from 2 years ago, which is why flagship handset sales in the developed world have been relatively stagnant for the last year. There just hasn't a compelling reason to upgrade, because devices haven't improved that much over previous models the last couple of years.