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Thoughts on time spend with a sample Galaxy Note

Hi,
I had a chance to spend some time with a sample version of the Samsung Galaxy Note. Since it was a sample I can not comment to much about that part, but I did write down my thoughts on the hardware and using a 5.3" unit as a phone.
If you feel like reading a bit about it you will find it on my blog, ftechviews.blogspot.com
/Faaborg

Thanks for sharing us, I especially like the part you explained about the UI being scaled up to fit the higher resolution screen
Though now I wonder, does the bigger screen and higher resolution really bring about any "real"and tangible result, for example, when you open the browser, can you see the letters clearly without zooming in? Also, I wonder if the stylus would fall out easily... thanks a lot
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Thanks for sharing that, I'm about to buy either a note or nexus, I really want the biggest screen possible yet still be able to carry it around in a pocket like a phone. You have convinced me the note will be ok

The browser is one one of the few places where the high resolution is put to good use. You can see most of a webpage, but the font is really small. Its readable but hard to read. Zoom ones or turn the phone in to landscape helps.
On the sample I had the stylus was almost impossible to get out, so no I would not say that it falls out easily.

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience! I've been eager to hear about how this device will perform, so news like this is appreciated.
You've already answered one question about the stylus, but how is it secured specifically? Is it magnetic or simply held by plastic? Also, how was the battery life? That's perhaps one of my major concerns so far, and I assume you've had enough time to get a basic impression.

Here is another site where someone owns a Note and has shared his experience:
http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-note/432191-i-have-got-galaxy-note.html

The stylus is not magnetic, but is locked in bu the plastic around it. Battery life was good for such a big device. I could easily use it for an entire work day, including travel time.

Could you also test the audio quality via headphones out. was it excellent, very good, good, average or bad. How was it compared to the best mobile phone player u ve ever heard.

Would there be a 32gb version coming out??? ANyone.?

Regarding audio I primary used it for audio books. The quality is good, and the output volume it better than average. Its not the best I heard, nor is it the worst.

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Regarding audio I primary used it for audio books. The quality is good, and the output volume it better than average. Its not the best I heard, nor is it the worst.
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then that means probably it uses the same crappy audio DAC as the galaxy s2. thats very sad !
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faaborgs said:
Hi,
I had a chance to spend some time with a sample version of the Samsung Galaxy Note. Since it was a sample I can not comment to much about that part, but I did write down my thoughts on the hardware and using a 5.3" unit as a phone.
If you feel like reading a bit about it you will find it on my blog, ftechviews.blogspot.com
/Faaborg
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Thanks I planning to buy a New device but you really help me to make a better decision.

Faaborg, did you have any chance to test the videoplayback on the device?
I read somewhere that playing MKV in 720p on the device showed some lagg, which is very dissapointing if it's true...

For some strange reason, what I can't explain, I did not get around to testing video playback. Sorry.

Did you see any lag while using the stylus? And was navigating through the homescreens etc. as snappy as the S II ?

There was a little lag when using the stylus, the experience was very much like the same as the HTC Flyer. All UI navigation was super quick and the same goes for installed apps and the browser.

I was thinking about getting the note, since i want a tablet and want to change my phone. Though they have not yet told anyone what market they are putting it to.
I wish they could say which carrier it would work with in USA.
The size is perfect, its thin and has a what seems to be a great pen to use.

Yes.for sure it will be available in 32GB later.
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Questions to those who have already received their Galaxy Note

I thought I'd create another thread where questions can be posted for those who have already received there Galaxy Notes.
Here are my questions so far :
1) Is the touch screen as good as SGSII and can the S Pen be avoided completely? I'm not talking about the added features, I'm just talking if S Pen is needed to be used for default functionality.
2) How do the apps scale with the bigger resolution? Both utility apps and games, app by app examples will be appreciated.
3) Is the handwriting recognition any good?
4) Is the build quality like SGSII? I mean is it plasticy?
5) How do the games like Dungeon Defender : Second Wave, 9mm, Shadowgun perform with this and how does it scale? These are the highest end games on Android and if it can handle them well on native resolution then we're good. Presuming it doesn't scale them and blow up to be blurry, also please use highest graphic setting(If available).
6) How's the GPS? I'm tired of the absolute crap GPS on my Galaxy S. Son of a gun placed me on another road today and made me completely lost for a good hour.
7) At what bitrate can/does the Note take 1080p videos?
8) Can you throw it against a wall? Photos if you do!
PS : I'll be getting my Note on 1st, so I'm very excited.

Dragooon123 said:
1) Is the touch screen as good as SGSII and can the S Pen be avoided completely? I'm not talking about the added features, I'm just talking if S Pen is needed to be used for default functionality.
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In my opinion it is as good as the screen of the SGS2. You can avoid the pen completely, you can do everything with the fingers, the pen is only needed for the sketching/painting/writing or doing screenshots by pressing the key on the pen.

never had faster gps lock and on places unthinkable with my sgs2. maybe it's the glonass support (i see satellite numbers higher than before). but can't say anything about road experience so far.
dungeon defender 2 nd w. : controls were partly off screen, deinstalled.

The final text was:
This is Some test on the new Samsung Galax y Note trging the S pen to write Some text for XdaClloldone

Does the screen register stuff when using pen, if the finger touches the screen ?

Can you try gameloft's games and see if they work?
Thanks for answering some of the questions.

1. touchscreen is better then in sgs 2 and you didnt need the pen, i didnt use it one time
2. scaling is for me at the moment on 85% from the apps wich i use good, only the market is not so good and the mp3 player mort, i think that can be better
3. and 8. didnt understand the question
4. the build quality is the same, very good
5. 6. and 7. didnt try
Dragooon123 said:
I thought I'd create another thread where questions can be posted for those who have already received there Galaxy Notes.
Here are my questions so far :
1) Is the touch screen as good as SGSII and can the S Pen be avoided completely? I'm not talking about the added features, I'm just talking if S Pen is needed to be used for default functionality.
2) How do the apps scale with the bigger resolution? Both utility apps and games, app by app examples will be appreciated.
3) Is the handwriting recognition any good?
4) Is the build quality like SGSII? I mean is it plasticy?
5) How do the games like Dungeon Defender : Second Wave, 9mm, Shadowgun perform with this and how does it scale? These are the highest end games on Android and if it can handle them well on native resolution then we're good. Presuming it doesn't scale them and blow up to be blurry, also please use highest graphic setting(If available).
6) How's the GPS? I'm tired of the absolute crap GPS on my Galaxy S. Son of a gun placed me on another road today and made me completely lost for a good hour.
7) At what bitrate can/does the Note take 1080p videos?
8) Can you throw it against a wall? Photos if you do!
PS : I'll be getting my Note on 1st, so I'm very excited.
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I am downloading Asphalt 6 HD from the Samsung App thing at the moment, takes some time, I will post my review later. In the meantime:
Dragooon123 said:
2) How do the apps scale with the bigger resolution? Both utility apps and games, app by app examples will be appreciated.
4) Is the build quality like SGSII? I mean is it plasticy?
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2) I tried Fieldrunners HD and Angry Birds, both worked without problems.
4) In my opinion, only the battery door is really feeling like some piece of plastic, but after putting it in, it more feels like some rubber-coated thing, nothing is making sounds, it fits like a second skin. The whole device feels very valuable, only the S pen feels a bit cheap

As many of you guys can see the screen is pretty slipery for the S pen, has anyone try to use an anti glossary screen protector with the pen?
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Do you think there is any need to own a small phone or large tablet as well as the Note?

Gaugerer said:
Do you think there is any need to own a small phone or large tablet as well as the Note?
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Depends on your needs. I'm getting the note and the Transformer Prime. Prime will mostly be used for taking notes in class and and gaming/media consumption. Will do the same with the note, but having a tablet that can go full blown netbook is worth it in my eye. I wouldn't get both it the transformer was a normal tablet without the dock. Biggest reason for wanting these 2 items is battery life. Note has a huge battery, and the transformer has 16 hours of battery life while in the dock.

Greatbape said:
Depends on your needs. I'm getting the note and the Transformer Prime. Prime will mostly be used for taking notes in class and and gaming/media consumption. Will do the same with the note, but having a tablet that can go full blown netbook is worth it in my eye. I wouldn't get both it the transformer was a normal tablet without the dock. Biggest reason for wanting these 2 items is battery life. Note has a huge battery, and the transformer has 16 hours of battery life while in the dock.
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I was expecting a reply from those who have already received their Galaxy Note as per the thread title. For often practical experience can be different from expectations.

Greatbape said:
Depends on your needs. I'm getting the note and the Transformer Prime. Prime will mostly be used for taking notes in class and and gaming/media consumption. Will do the same with the note, but having a tablet that can go full blown netbook is worth it in my eye. I wouldn't get both it the transformer was a normal tablet without the dock. Biggest reason for wanting these 2 items is battery life. Note has a huge battery, and the transformer has 16 hours of battery life while in the dock.
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Haha.. Me too..
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According to question #5
I opened a thread in apps section where I described an issue with Dungeon Defenders (at the bottom some pixels are missing)
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Kanalcommander said:
According to question #5
I opened a thread in apps section where I described an issue with Dungeon Defenders (at the bottom some pixels are missing)
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Why don't you report it to the developers of the game?
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How is the camera? I own sgs2 and note does use a diffrent camera sensor, from FS not Omnivision

Gaugerer said:
Do you think there is any need to own a small phone or large tablet as well as the Note?
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Regarding the latter, there is no question that a large tablet will be more enjoyable for reading. The note sacrifices screen size for convenience.
I know people who own DSLRS, but find themselves using their cameraphone more often, just because it's more convenient.
- Frank

Dragooon123 said:
6) How's the GPS? I'm tired of the absolute crap GPS on my Galaxy S. Son of a gun placed me on another road today and made me completely lost for a good hour.
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I know you are only looking for replies from those who already have the Note but I still wanted to pass on this information to you....
Are you aware the Note (like the Galaxy Nexus) has a built in 'Barometer'.
Although a barometer is used to measure atmospheric pressure and to therefore predict the weather the use of having one fitted in the Note will make GPS so much more accurate.
GPS receivers sometimes integrate a barometer, in order to get more accurate altitude readings. The error margin for the Z-axis with GPS is quite high, but combined with atmospheric pressure readings from a barometer, the accuracy can be increased dramatically. With the inclusion of an accelerometer, barometer, compass and GPS sensors, the Galaxy Note suddenly has an incredibly accurate way to pinpoint your exact position, velocity and orientation.
Once the army of Android developers out there obtain the SDK (Due out Dec 2011) they will find some great uses for the barometer.

Hello,
my question is:
How does the stylus improve the internet browsing (Desktop View - not mobile view)? How good is the accuracy. Is the stylus an advantage when browsing?
Browsing with touchscreen ist not very accurate. Im often hitting wrong buttons and links when browsing in "Desktop View".

SpenZerX said:
Hello,
my question is:
How does the stylus improve the internet browsing (Desktop View - not mobile view)? How good is the accuracy. Is the stylus an advantage when browsing?
Browsing with touchscreen ist not very accurate. Im often hitting wrong buttons and links when browsing in "Desktop View".
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I don't have much problems browsing the web with my fingers... Especially now on the larger Note.
And I often resize web pages, and than the pen is more "in the way" than useful.
I guess most people will not take out the pen for browsing.
It's too much "work" to get the pen out just for "every day things"....
But the pen has its use for fun things, like drawing and such... And editing / annotating a movie or picture on the Note is really nice...

My opinion of Galaxy Note

I've owned the Note for about one and a half day now, and thought I'd share my opinions which can be useful for those looking to get this phone. Feel free to ask me any questions, and if you want me to try some game(paid or free) I'll give it a shot as long as the game is worth it. I love buying games, bought like 5 new ones today .
I gotta say, I knew this was gonna be big but it turned out to be bigger than I ever imagined. It really cannot be used with a single hand without the risk of dropping it, but it feels great using it with two hands. I love it's big screen and it has a good amount of real estate for all kinds of app needs. It definitely fits comfortably in my pocket. The screen quality is great, the pixel density is enough for me to not notice any pixels and the color reproduction is great.
I was kind of disappointing with the build quality of Galaxy S, but this feels quite better. The metal casing on the edges and the rubbery back case feels really good and solid in hands, the weight is about right as well.
The S-Pen is a nice addition and it's quite accurate. Even the handwriting recognition is actually useful, it's able to recognize my handwriting fairly accurately with enough speed to be a suitable alternative for typing in. The quick memo and gestures make for a nice addition, I suck at drawing but my sister could draw a decent scenery out of it. So it's a fun addition. Other S Choice apps use the pen quite nicely and the ability to draw on screenshots and pictures is a very fun and useful addition.
I gotta say, it's not all lagless. But the lag isn't that annoying, most of the time it's during transitions. Browser is smooth on most of the websites but does redraw quite frequently on big websites, although it redraws quick. I feel that this is due to not taking advantage of the hardware properly and mostly due to software, the case which is with most Samsung's phones until they release fixes for it so I'm not too worried about that.
The hardware is amazing, it sports one of the(if not the) fastest SoC in Android world and it shows when gaming. Not only did any game I threw at it ran fine, even Tegra HD games running through Chainfire 3D looked and ran buttery smooth. Games like Shadowgun, Dungeon Defenders, Galaxy On Fire 2 THD, Samurai 2 THD had no problems.
The camera seems quite great, it is more or less like the SGS2, the video recording is quite good as well. For anyone who's curious, 1080p at superfine records at 18mbps. GPS seems good as well although I haven't tried it while driving, it did fix awfully fast(I had a fix before Maps completed the transition and was opened).
I'll keep updating this thread with new findings/experiences. I still have to try GPS properly, office use, continuous high end gaming, observe battery life, and other stuff I'm missing.
UPDATE :
Game's MSAA with Chainfire 3D comparison
Okay, you can find pictures of Shadowgun and Samurai II : Vengeance(Both THD) in my flickr set here. As the filename suggests, auto is set to automatic MSAA, 4x is 4xMSAA and 16x is 16xMSAA. I can't really see noticible improvement in both the games as the PPI is quite a lot, but I guess on tablets it can make a good difference. While 4xMSAA was not being taxing, 16xMSAA made Shadowgun and Samurai II lag quite a lot. Let me know if you guys want any more game's comparisons.
My take on Note's Audio
I tested audio with 320kbps MP3s and a pair of decent ~80$ earbuds, I'm no audiophile but I love an occasional song or so. I'd say that Note can be a decent daily MP3 player, but it's nothing out of the ordinary, the Galaxy S sounds a bit better in my opinion with same MP3 and earbuds but it's nothing earth shattering. All in all, it's a fairly nice package and unless you're very serious about top notch audio it shouldn't cause any problems.
Some S-Note demos
Thought these can be beneficial for those who are looking to buy Note for it's notemaking capabilities. Sorry for my absolutely crappy handwriting, plus I'm not very used to writing on the note.
You can view it here

I'm big on games to, how does the extra resolution look compared to the older galaxy?

Quite great, it feels much better. Plus Note is able to handle some very high end games that don't work properly on Galaxy S. Presuming the games scale well, I had some that didn't and that kinda sucked.

Could you download Zynga Poker from the market & trill me off all buttons look normal....screen scaling. I used to own a Dell Streak & some apps didn't work will with the big screen.

I'm quite interested in this device, however there are 2 major points for me, which will make me pass on this one.
1. How is that useful as a real note taking. I know I can draw stuff with it but let's say I've got to copy a half of A4 page containing text and some schematics.
Now I know it would be impossible to fit it on one s-memo page, so is there anything to create additional page and link/organize it? I don't want to look for the necessary contents longer than necessary.
2. Is it enough to serve as a MP3 player despite having infamous Yamaha DAC? I'm not audiophile and I don't want to be one, however I like to listen to music from time to time.

ronj1986 said:
Could you download Zynga Poker from the market & trill me off all buttons look normal....screen scaling. I used to own a Dell Streak & some apps didn't work will with the big screen.
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Works quite well.

Niuseek said:
I'm quite interested in this device, however there are 2 major points for me, which will make me pass on this one.
1. How is that useful as a real note taking. I know I can draw stuff with it but let's say I've got to copy a half of A4 page containing text and some schematics.
Now I know it would be impossible to fit it on one s-memo page, so is there anything to create additional page and link/organize it? I don't want to look for the necessary contents longer than necessary.
2. Is it enough to serve as a MP3 player despite having infamous Yamaha DAC? I'm not audiophile and I don't want to be one, however I like to listen to music from time to time.
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1. It takes some getting used to, there is a bit of delay when the software actually recognizes your stroke which can be a bit annoying plus it takes a bit of practice to avoid hitting the back button. But it's accurate enough to serve as a real notepad. You can create additional pages from within the memo and it groups them together as a pile. Although they are not organizable from what I could tell. Evernote comes free with this(I think) and it may have more advanced note making capabilities.
2. From what I could tell, it's sound quality is good enough even in the loudspeaker. I'm no audiophile and I can't be one but it sounded decent enough for everyday usage.

The sound quality with the earbuds,how do you think is it?there is a thread here on this forum which doesnt seem to like it.Thats the only thing which is stoping me from getting it.
I should mention that my Galaxy tab 10.1 has a great sound quality so I dont know why shouldnt this as well.

hagba said:
The sound quality with the earbuds,how do you think is it?there is a thread here on this forum which doesnt seem to like it.Thats the only thing which is stoping me from getting it.
I should mention that my Galaxy tab 10.1 has a great sound quality so I dont know why shouldnt this as well.
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Honestly I haven't tried the sound via earbuds yet, I'll try it tomorrow and get back to you guys.

Dragooon123 said:
2. From what I could tell, it's sound quality is good enough even in the loudspeaker. I'm no audiophile and I can't be one but it sounded decent enough for everyday usage.
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Sorry, I've forgot to mention that I'm interested in headphones audio quality (If you've got any). I'm looking for anything that you wouldn't expect from an average phone.

Niuseek said:
Sorry, I've forgot to mention that I'm interested in headphones audio quality (If you've got any). I'm looking for anything that you wouldn't expect from an average phone.
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I''ll let you know soon.

Are you rooted? does 4xMSAA or 16xMSAA work on Chainfire 3d?

Yes I'm rooted and it seems to work.

Would u be so kind to post screenshots of gaming with normal, 4xMSAA, and 16xMSAA.. Like so http://www.jayceooi.com/tag/opengl/

Okay, I'll try to do that tomorrow.

I would like to ask u few questions if u dont mind : p and im sorry if some of them been asked before but im just a skeptic guy haha
1// Hows the Sound of the phone? is it Loud? Clear? Crispy/No Noise? and how bout using the headphones? u could say im an audiophile and music is a big part of my life so it matters alot to me
2// Hows The Camera? is it Better than S2 ? or at least like S2? hows the video too? The Voice Recorder? and does that lag happen alot? did it bother u for any moment? Oh and Hows the Wifi signal/ Workin on it?
Thanks!

and what about battery life?, is it true what engadget writes of 9 hours playing video??????? (http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/28/samsung-galaxy-note-review/)

Dragooon123 said:
I've owned the Note for about one and a half day now, and thought I'd share my opinions which can be useful for those looking to get this phone. Feel free to ask me any questions, and if you want me to try some game(paid or free) I'll give it a shot as long as the game is worth it. I love buying games, bought like 5 new ones today .
I gotta say, I knew this was gonna be big but it turned out to be bigger than I ever imagined. It really cannot be used with a single hand without the risk of dropping it, but it feels great using it with two hands. I love it's big screen and it has a good amount of real estate for all kinds of app needs. It definitely fits comfortably in my pocket. The screen quality is great, the pixel density is enough for me to not notice any pixels and the color reproduction is great.
I was kind of disappointing with the build quality of Galaxy S, but this feels quite better. The metal casing on the edges and the rubbery back case feels really good and solid in hands, the weight is about right as well.
The S-Pen is a nice addition and it's quite accurate. Even the handwriting recognition is actually useful, it's able to recognize my handwriting fairly accurately with enough speed to be a suitable alternative for typing in. The quick memo and gestures make for a nice addition, I suck at drawing but my sister could draw a decent scenery out of it. So it's a fun addition. Other S Choice apps use the pen quite nicely and the ability to draw on screenshots and pictures is a very fun and useful addition.
I gotta say, it's not all lagless. But the lag isn't that annoying, most of the time it's during transitions. Browser is smooth on most of the websites but does redraw quite frequently on big websites, although it redraws quick. I feel that this is due to not taking advantage of the hardware properly and mostly due to software, the case which is with most Samsung's phones until they release fixes for it so I'm not too worried about that.
The hardware is amazing, it sports one of the(if not the) fastest SoC in Android world and it shows when gaming. Not only did any game I threw at it ran fine, even Tegra HD games running through Chainfire 3D looked and ran buttery smooth. Games like Shadowgun, Dungeon Defenders, Galaxy On Fire 2 THD, Samurai 2 THD had no problems.
The camera seems quite great, it is more or less like the SGS2, the video recording is quite good as well. For anyone who's curious, 1080p at superfine records at 18mbps. GPS seems good as well although I haven't tried it while driving, it did fix awfully fast(I had a fix before Maps completed the transition and was opened).
I'll keep updating this thread with new findings/experiences. I still have to try GPS properly, office use, continuous high end gaming, observe battery life, and other stuff I'm missing.
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could you please tell me how and where you got the games you mentioned in your post. According to android market they are not compatible with galaxy note. I happened to be a proud owner of galaxy note as well. I want this games. Thanks in advance.

anney said:
could you please tell me how and where you got the games you mentioned in your post. According to android market they are not compatible with galaxy note. I happened to be a proud owner of galaxy note as well. I want this games. Thanks in advance.
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You have to root your phone first, then install chainfire 3d on your phone. If you need more information look it up on google.
Disclaimer! Rooting your phone will void your warranty.

Note got the same sound hardware like a SGSII.
So the sound is perfect....but all Samsungs got bad headphones! !!!! U need to change it for sure...
I got senheiser cx55 and it gives me perfect sound.
Best regards.

Unboxing and gestures and S Voice DEMO videos

Here are two videos I made with the SIII, first the unboxing, then the demo for the gestures.
Note that I left out the direct call and pick up to be notified functions as I didn't have a microSIM card.
Feel free to ask whatever question about the phone and I'd love to answer or test things for you. Enjoy watching!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GauEbTHJYNk&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edbhVsWdngo
Edit: I forgot to mention that I've fiddled with the S Voice in multiple languages (I'm not a native speaker of either of them) and it surprised me how well I managed to get along with the app. It's responsive, useful and can easily understand you (I'm kind of shouting at it because I wanted to get it right, but it works very nicely). Can't wait for the Romanian version!

Cool!
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Tomorrow I'll be giving back the SIII, so post questions, if you have any, while I'm still able to verify things for you!

How were you able to acquire such a beast before release?

I'm with the Samsung Mob!lers Romania and we almost always get the devices prereleased. Unfortunately they are beta products and can have faulty software, but luckily I had no problem whatsoever with the SIII. Stay tuned for a full video hands on and many other Samsung devices

Funniest part is when it open maps in Korean language
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Rate your UX with the new nature inspired TouchWiz. How is it different than S2 TW? Smoother? Any small, but experience enhancing changes?
Reviews have shown that the stock S3 browser is much better and less laggy than the S2. Can you confirm this with real life usage?

Unfortunately I have no S2 at hand to try out, but what I can say based on my experience with TouchWiz is that it's very sharp and quick and in the time I used it I had no intention of using a custom launcher. The browser is the same I have on my Tab 2, and prefer it over Chrome, but I can't say how much faster it is than the predecessors.

There are many users talking about the possible screen issues on the SGIII. Were you able to notice some kind of tinting?
Thank you for your time and great videos by the way.

I saw some topics talking about the display quality, with a slightly pink hue, but the model I have is just perfect. A lot of people complain about the oversaturation, but I think the colors are very very vivid. You get four different display color settings to match your taste, with dynamic being the flashiest and then standard, natural and movie.
I've tested everything out and I never got a force close or any kind of error, although it got stuck in S Voice once, but bear in mind that I don't have an actual production model.

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i read about other reviewers saying this too. very cool. thanks.

And here's the full review, a short presentation of the features. I particularly love the screen, crisp clear as you can see in the close up at the end. Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-fcYW3GRS0&feature=youtu.be

Thank you, Flo.
EDIT: Now I see that the other guy has replied to my question about the reader and the answer is that it is available for most sites!
Is there a "reader" type function in the web browser? In one other video demonstrating text reflow, the reviewer pressed an icon in or near the address field to go into a "reader" mode! So clearly it does exist, but the reviewer was browsing mobile wikipedia when he did it, I was wondering if it is available when for example reading an article on Gsmarena in desktop mode?

I didn't see any reader button so I can't say if there was one, when I browsed I simply used the text wrap on the standard double tap zoom, never at different sizes.
If it's the same browser with the one I have on my Tab 2 (ICS 4.0.3) then there is no such feature, but they nay be different.

have u used or looked at a htc one X before? if so could you make a brief comparison of its screen with the sgs3 screen?

I have only seen them separately and I only know that both displays are amazing. A romanian reviewer whom I trudt has made a detailed comparispn between them and he favours the screen of the One X. In terms of resolution or color tones they're both overkill, but he says that the visibility in heavy sunlight is better on the One X.
I can only say that there's nothing you can possibly use the screen for that requires a higher resolution. Check the close up in the end of my gestures video to see how crisp clear it is!

Fantastic mate. Thanks for the videos.
If you still have the device with you can you try to shoot and upload a video showing the multitasking capability. Open as many apps as you can including games and browser and switch back from one another to see how well is it functioning ?
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I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?fife3i

I gave the phone back, but I've tested the problem reported on the One X, that the multitasking was not working properly (reloading web pages when switched back to the browser etc) and I can completely vouch for the multitasking on the S III. It switches the apps flawlessly and keeps them in the RAM not requiring a reload.

floiancu said:
And here's the full review, a short presentation of the features. I particularly love the screen, crisp clear as you can see in the close up at the end. Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-fcYW3GRS0&feature=youtu.be
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haha love the comparison with the 5110. I had that phone about 14 years ago and it wasn't considered to be a big phone back then.

Facepalm the phone to silence it is EPIC !

Weird performance @ 3D - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (s-Pen)

Hi! I'm experiencing some issues with my tablet , while playing some games . . . i . e. while running Asphalt 8 , it stutter a lot, but if I click on the multitask button and then return , it stop stuttering for a few moments , as you can see on the following video (btw , sorry for the video orientation ...)
I Know that the gpu Mali 830 is a bad mobile gpu , but This performance is really weird for me .
Thanks

Hi buddy, I have the 4g LTE model and it's similar to yours, sorry to tell you that this performance is absolutely normal and you have no issues on your tablet , the map you're playing is Tokyo which is a heavy one with graphics, try other maps and you'll see that sometimes you won't see a single stutter , also go to settings and put graphic performance to medium not high , you should be good to go, as for how to deactivate capacitive buttons for accidentally pressing them , look here in the forum there is some tips to do just that.
Keep in mind buddy that this tablet is pretty good for its price, paying three times what you paid for it on an iPad pro will get you high settings on Asphalt and with no noticeable stutter but deos it worth it? This tablet can do pretty much everything the iPad pro can , even the stylus you have it and it was included with it so you don't have to pay extra 100$ for it like iPad pro owners do ? also battey life on this tab is phenomenal, thanks to its low consumption chips . Life is full of compromises ?

I agree! I love this tablet, gaming is just a detail. He is incredible, and I Will use it mainly for work.
But, ive saw some videos with his 2GB variation of this tablet, where the game is running almost stutter free.
Btw, i was playing on medium
Have a nice day!

sos_sifou said:
Keep in mind buddy that this tablet is pretty good for its price, paying three times what you paid for it on an iPad pro will get you high settings on Asphalt and with no noticeable stutter but deos it worth it? This tablet can do pretty much everything the iPad pro can , even the stylus you have it and it was included with it so you don't have to pay extra 100$ for it like iPad pro owners do ? also battey life on this tab is phenomenal, thanks to its low consumption chips . Life is full of compromises ?
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+1
Samsung Tab A6 10.1 with S-pen (P585Y)
iPad Pro 9.7 + Apple Pencil (more than twice the price)
I have both in my house. Yes iPad provides a lot more polished experience, however, there are too many restrictions in iOS & you have to adjust your way of working according to it. Android is a lot more value & you can customise it to your liking to a large extent.
Horses for course, different equipment for different tastes.
Jp

japinder said:
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Samsung Tab A6 10.1 with S-pen (P585Y)
iPad Pro 9.7 + Apple Pencil (more than twice the price)
I have both in my house. Yes iPad provides a lot more polished experience, however, there are too many restrictions in iOS & you have to adjust your way of working according to it. Android is a lot more value & you can customise it to your liking to a large extent.
Horses for course, different equipment for different tastes.
Jp
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Im loving its battery life! And using the s-pen with AutoCAD its pretty useful! Will it receive Android 7.0?
Btw, Hope they add the adoptable storage without root
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Video with the P580 variation running Asphalt
https://youtu.be/_fZDu9WiHTU?t=1m45s

HugoXnaider said:
Im loving its battery life! And using the s-pen with AutoCAD its pretty useful! Will it receive Android 7.0?
Btw, Hope they add the adoptable storage without root
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We do have adoptable storage on P585 without root, but its of limited use, since not all of the app data is moved to the external storage, most of it still remains on the internal storage.
Yep, battery life is great. However, charging the battery again is a bother, need to leave it charging overnight. The 7300 mAh battery is a beast.
I certainly hope so, especially since its quite a recent release. The last year's model received P555 Marshmallow, so this one, P585 may very well get Nougat too.
Jp

But , you guys have any thought about why the game stop lagging for a few moments after i open the multi- task window and then return to the game ?

Received an update today... Where can I check the Patch updates ?

Finalyyyyyyy
Dude, you have same problem like me. This device is nightmare. Yeah i have problem exactly like yours. I play brave fighter 2, the game is small, you can consider it as low end game, but stuttering every where. Yeah, if i push multi task button, and restore the game, it run smooth, only for 3 seconds, then it will stuttering again. I go to samsung fecking center, to ask why my device is like sheet. They said it because the screen type, feck then, i think they dont know the problem.
This is the worst samsung device i ever have
sm-p585y
now i m waiting for custom rom