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[OFFTOPIC] Galaxy Note vs Galaxy S II LTE vs Galaxy S II

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4124&idPhone2=3621
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4135&idPhone2=3621
What is your opinions about those new phones?
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why did they change the processor ?!?!!
aren't they slapping early adopters in the face with that move ?
or is it the same processor just overclocked to 1.5 ...
the phone came out about 4 months ago why bump the specs SO early....
anyways great phones, Samsung is really aiming high with these

look at the weight... galaxy s2 is still the lightest of them

maddada said:
why did they change the processor ?!?!!
aren't they slapping early adopters in the face with that move ?
or is it the same processor just overclocked to 1.5 ...
the phone came out about 4 months ago why bump the specs SO early....
anyways great phones, Samsung is really aiming high with these
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I'm guessing their going with Qualcomm because atm, their chip is the only one that supports LTE (at least in the US). Samsung might be working on an Exynos chip that can handle LTE but that hasn't been announced yet.

The Note is sporting a 1.4Ghz Exynos processor. Sexy beast w/ the Super Amoled HD screen! 5.3in. Screen, gorgeous!

jlevy73 said:
I'm guessing their going with Qualcomm because atm, their chip is the only one that supports LTE (at least in the US). Samsung might be working on an Exynos chip that can handle LTE but that hasn't been announced yet.
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I did read somewhere Note comes with Exynos chip clocked at 1.4 ghz and surely has LTE
http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote/note/spec.html
I mind says choose S II LTE while the heart says its got to be Note.
All three are the best in class smartphones. May be I could keep all three

I hope it will be a Galaxy S III
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Hmm, i don't feel like hitting the like button. My GS2 running at [email protected] with the official Samsung extended battery feels no envy at all
The soc is still the same afaik, this sounds like a cheap screen size buff to me. Anyway i'm pretty sure this will sell well in the US: it seems like people don't mind carrying a desktop pc in their pockets there

My galaxy s2 probably still in my pocket.
If Galaxy Note has stereo mic with noise reduction and can be installed voodoo control and it's super amoled hd plus i can sell my gs2 and buy it.
But i don't think it has all of them.. maybe none.
Hope for Nexus Prime...

The Samsung Note has me won over by the 2500 mah battery.

I'll keep my s2, not only because its new but more into my needs of the device.
Its a different things with an improvement from the 7 to 7'7gtab
Its an art of technology development
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As you undoubtedly know, samsung has said Note will not be released in the US

Sgs2 screen is big enough and I cant see development being anywhere near as big for the others. Android runs smooth as butter with the sgs2 anyways. Cant see any reason in the near future for an upgrade

How about having a Wolfson audio chip inside Galaxy Note !!! with 5.3 inch screen it looks gorgeous. Well my biggest question is SUPER AMOLED PLUS vs SUPER AMOLED HD. I am sure letters are more readable with 285 ppi on the HD screen but what about the colors are they as bright as PLUS on HD screen. I hope so.
With a Wolfson audio chip and Super saturated HD screen i would go for the Galaxy Note. I love big screen's.

intruda119 said:
The Samsung Note has me won over by the 2500 mah battery.
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Be aware that there'se an official 2000mah battery for the GS2: it's doesn't even add bulk, it just makes the phone all thick as it already is at its bottom. I got it today and it rocks. Too bad the phone doesn't fit anymore in the case now...

GSG2 LTE sounds good. I can't wait til its released. I hoping it works on ATT. Didn't get SGS2 but kind of glad now. We have LTE launched in Houston but i don't know how good it is. Anyways still going to try it out once released.
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all three size comparison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLlciuWyj6k

Seriously,if Note is better anyway, I will probably wait for nexus Prime
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Im looking forward to NOTE, if i like it (and its size) when i take it in my hands, its very likely that ill give my SGS2 to my girl and take NOTE for me

dont forget the note has a higher resoloution and bigger screen to power and its also overclocked to 1.4ghz with probably quite high voltages
i would say you may get equal battery life out of the sgs2 with 2000mah battery and overclocking and undervolting
of course that only matters if you want the note for the battery i can see the appeal of the device it would make so many things even better like media viewing , web browsing , sat nav etc but at the same time it may be just to big for my pockets i would have to hold it before making that judgement though saying that i am happy with my sgs2 and dont see the point in upgrading , its just a sideways step there will be much better coming real soon and they will be forwards steps like quad core etc
i dont think with that screen the battery will be much different to the 2000mah genuine one that you can buy for the sgs2 this device will rock for people who want an even bigger sgs2 though good too see samsung covering all aspects of the market

Totallyyy heavily confused between s3 and note ! !

Hey guys i need your help urgently ! !
I am in a big trouble of buying a smartphone.My 2 choices are galaxy s3 and note.
these are the points that i like about each:-
galaxy s3:-
1.Best performance
2.Lots of added features
3.one of the best camera with burst mode too
4.Great battery life
5.WOLFSON
galaxy note:-
1.bigger better screen imo(its brightness is about 100 cd/m2 more than s3)
I know that s3's ppi is better but that mere 15ppi doesnt mean anything to me
2.Its by far much better looking than s3
3.spen
My main reason for loving the note more than the s3 is its SCREEN.Its sooo bigger and hence better for browsing,gaming,movies etc.
So here my maib questions are:-
1.Is the performance soo much better on s3 than note,specially the gpu?
because i love gaming and the gpu performance is what i need the most ! !
2.I heard and have seen that the ui of s3 so fluent that its now on par with iphone?Then how will be the ui of note?
3.how will be the browser comparision between s3 and note?
I am in hurry for gettibg one because in india we have some offer for note,in which samsung gives sennhieser headphone,flip cover,3000(60usd) games totally for free and this offer experies on 31st may.So what to choose?Even the note 2 will be launched in may be september,so is buying note good idea?
so plzzzzzz help meeeeeeee. . ... ...
thankx to all in advance....

Don't get note for now. I think you should get the best Samsung out there aka s3.
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you should simply go for s3 , it beats note on all aspects except the screen size(if you like the bigger screen).
s3 packs the most powerful gpu for a mobile that are released so far.

Mate go for what you like at the end of the day, You're getting the phone for your needs. Just get the one you think is best suited for you ...

Ya all of you are right.I should be going for s3,but i think that the s3 is a bit narrow on the display front,isnt it? and may be thats why the resolution differ on both i.e 720p vs 800p?
BTW i am currently a s8500 user,i know the s3 will be the right jump for me but is the screen that too smaller than the note?

Personally, I'd go for the newer, better spec'd SIII over the Galaxy Note.

pikulu said:
Ya all of you are right.I should be going for s3,but i think that the s3 is a bit narrow on the display front,isnt it? and may be thats why the resolution differ on both i.e 720p vs 800p?
BTW i am currently a s8500 user,i know the s3 will be the right jump for me but is the screen that too smaller than the note?
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Well it's 0.5 inch smaller than the note. That means around 1.25cm in diagonal range. On a phone it's obvious if you put them next to each other but otherwise I think you will be really happy with S3's screen.
Also just to add to your first post regarding the specs... S3 has C-Pen, it's almost identical to note's S-Pen. Just so you know

m33ts4k0z said:
Well it's 0.5 inch smaller than the note. That means around 1.25cm in diagonal range. On a phone it's obvious if you put them next to each other but otherwise I think you will be really happy with S3's screen.
Also just to add to your first post regarding the specs... S3 has C-Pen, it's almost identical to note's S-Pen. Just so you know
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C-Pen? But no special apps like the note has, or?
If screensize is really important to you take the note or wait until Note 2. The size of the note is imo much bigger. Look at youtube videos aka note vs gs3, there are plenty of them. There you will see it.
I have the same problem atm and I think I will wait for the note 2. But I don't know whether I the Note can replace my ipad for browsing...

Meemo23 said:
Mate go for what you like at the end of the day, You're getting the phone for your needs. Just get the one you think is best suited for you ...
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I'm sorry but I really hate these types of responses. It doesn't offer the OP any real advice either way. He's asking specific questions about performance and quality and answers like this don't tell him anything.
Edit: OP, get the S3 and don't look back. It'll have much better dev support as well, being a flagship device.
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Easy, get the Note now, enjoy that big ass screen. Then get the Note 2 and sell the old one.

I hope the Tmobile SGS Note comes with the S4 processor....

I had the Note and I'm planning to get the SIII. I think if you are a business or artistic kind of guy or use EverNote or have other uses for the wacom pen should be your main reason for getting it.
1.Is the performance soo much better on s3 than note,specially the gpu? because i love gaming and the gpu performance is what i need the most ! !
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You can refer to these benchmarks for now, the Note will be slower, but for real world usage it fast enough to perform any mobile tasks, due to the dualcore Exynos at 1.4ghz. It has the same Mali GPU as the S3, you shouldn't miss out much on the gaming side. I'd say inevitably the S3 will perform faster for gaming, but I don't think will big enough of a difference to matter (besides the typical nerds bragging rights).
Games will still look nicer on the Note big screen. Another advantage with its large screen is if you use onscreen gamepads a lot, you have large area to move your thumbs so the controls seems to register better. It's decent enough that I can play a lot of 'classic' games without needing a physical controller. I think the S3 will be on par too though since its a big screen too.
(its brightness is about 100 cd/m2 more than s3)
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Do not worry about screen brightness for either devices, both Note and S3 will be very bright with these AMOLED screens. The Note at 100% brightness is equivalent to staring at the Sun.
2.I heard and have seen that the ui of s3 so fluent that its now on par with iphone?Then how will be the ui of note?
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I don't have an SIII yet, so I don't know. As for the Note, if you have lots of stuff installed on a non-rooted Stock rom, there will be some lag in animation with touchwiz interface, but if you custom rom and use a lighter launcher, its smooth. It also have ICS now, so that might improve things.
3.how will be the browser comparision between s3 and note?
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I don't know, I don't have the S3 yet, there are new software features and improvements with the S3. But large screen of the Note is a winner here obviously to me, text will be just a bit bigger, sometimes you don't even need to zoom in. It is possible that the S3 can render webpages faster, but I don't know.
Overall, it will be a hard choice, if depends on how much cheaper you can get a Note over the new S3, if you can save at least $200USD by getting the Note over the S3 than its a good deal. If you enjoy large screen estate go for Note, its easier for reading and watching HD movies on it is fantastic. It has excellent camera, great battery life (2500mAh, ICS as well, and better look (imo). If I was someone who already have a Nexus or Note (international), I would not upgrade to the S3, unless I have money to burn. I will get the S3 though since I always want to try the latest stuff and it has some interesting new software features that I don't think Samsung will port to older models because they want you to buy their latest phones.

Same "dilemma" except I have the Note.....I say BUY the Note USED.....try it then decide. You can't lose too much. I have never bought a new International device. Probably won't with the S3 either.
I love the Note's screen. In fact that is the reason I bought one. I still have a back up SGS2 but will sell that when I get the S3 and use the Note as a back up to our phones. The DAC is what tipped the scales for me. I had an iTouch mounted to my bike and had plugged in my earbuds to it when I went for longs rides. (and short ones) The Captiave, SGS2 and Note relagated my iTouch 4 to permant duty on my nightstand alarm where it inevr gets used as my phones also are my alarm clocks.......Be really nice to have some VooDoo Sound again. (Although VooDoo Louder came in handy on my bike.)
I am HOPING I won't miss the screen size of the Note and the trade offs for the many benefits the S3 has to offer in may other areas are worth it. Such as the ease of pocket carrying ( I LIKE the rounded corners LOL) , the many additional features, The Pen is something I do use and will use more since flashing to official ICS as it is virtually no lag anymore.
The SGS2 screen is too small for me anymore. I am not going back there. I think a slightly smaller screen will work better ergonomically.
I have no issue with using the phone with two hands although ICS now has "one hand mode" for the Note" where the keyboard and dialer are rendered smaller and moves to the left in effect giving on the same size as an S2 or iPhone.
Then the Note 2 may or may not come out if those using Note find the S3 covers all the bases well enough.

Sledgehamma said:
C-Pen? But no special apps like the note has, or?
If screensize is really important to you take the note or wait until Note 2. The size of the note is imo much bigger. Look at youtube videos aka note vs gs3, there are plenty of them. There you will see it.
I have the same problem atm and I think I will wait for the note 2. But I don't know whether I the Note can replace my ipad for browsing...
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http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/3/2996873/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-accessory-c-pen-allshare-hub
This is one article talking about that pen. I think there is an actual photo of that pen somewhere.
I think we are talking for 2 really nice phones here but if you would ask me, I would choose SGS3 since it has better screen (pixel density and other improvements).

For me if the gs3 supports the pen feature...then its gonna b my next phone
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Guys i tried a lot for convincing myself to go for the s3,but my heart doesnt allow me for that Its still crying for the 5.3 inch hd samoled
So plz tel me how will be the gaming performance on both?
The main reason bothering much is now its the quadcore season so many apps will be made accordingly for the quadcores......So can i still be able to play those highly graphich demanding games at a good fps on note?
Only the processor is the factor that is stopping me from getting galaxy note! !

I will go for GS3. But, I still have a soft corner for Note. I will suggest OP to wait for Note 2.
Here's my reasons -
I suspect (no insider information, purely connecting dots) Note 2 will have Exynos 5 SoC. I think Exynos 5 just went into mass production in Q2, and was never ready for being implemented into SGS3.
We definitely can expect incremental update in Note's screen. So, either it would be HD SAMOLED PLUS or something like a PenTile 1600 x 1000 resolution keeping the aspect ratio same as OG Note.
But the most important factor could be Samsung huge marketing and developer push for S Pen apps.
They now have a $ 4million prize money for Note and Tab apps. Just a month back they had another S Pen app contest.
http://www.smartappchallenge.com/eng/main.do
You could be getting much better Pen apps.
In either case, both phones will have great support and winner in their own respect.

The note has much more of a "tablet-esque" functionalities to it with handwriting recognition and such.
S3 has only standard android handset features plus the newly demoed items which are unrelated to a tablet style larger screen interface.
For me the question you need to be asking is "do i need tablet functionality and screen size more than i need processing/graphics power and the new added features in S3's touchwiz (smartstay, svoice etc)?"
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pikulu said:
My main reason for loving the note more than the s3 is its SCREEN.Its sooo bigger and hence better for browsing,gaming,movies etc.
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Huh? I think the answer is clear which phone you want.

It would be extremely handy to have som release information on the next Note, now. I am considering getting that instead of the SGS 3. I have the SGS 2 and the only thing I miss is screen real estate. And lots of it

[q] g note or sgs3???

Hi all,
i am looking to buy something new, i recently sold my xperia play and bb playbook, i have had iphones, sgs2 in the past and recently a htc one x but returned it because of build quality issues,
im choosing between either:
g note in white, unlocked with flip case and car dock for £350
or
galaxy s3 on contract which will work out to be just over £600
any advice guys? is the note priced ok? any problems to watch out for? etc..
thanks in advance

My thoughts are: Have you used a G note, its hard to go back to smaller screens, i myself was checking on the htc one x , but it felt so small too. and sg3 have the same sice of screen. As of performance, i hardly ever use even half of the performance in my g note, although i never play games, maybe its there you get use of 4core.
Hell, since i bought my note, i hardly use my laptop =)
You get alot bang for the buck if you ask me.
But, like the rest of us, we all want the newest pieses always =)
/snabben

Considering all the S3 features that devs are porting over to the Note, as well as all the dev momentum the Note has now, along with the fact that it has a bigger and higher resolution screen than the S3, not to mention the S-Pen, plus the one you're looking at is unlocked and off-contract AND cheaper? Yeah, I think this is a no-brainer. Get the GS3.
Kidding of course! Seriously though, the Note is a beast. Get the Note.

The note has a superior sized screen and most of the GS3 apps etc ported over and working. No brainer springs to mind.
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I love my Note. Best feature is its screen. Its great that its so big. But its worst feature is that its screen is so big to hold. Bit of a conpromise.
There are things i can't do with the Note cause its so big. Namely one handed use. The S3 is probably small enough to get my thumb across the screen probably as the biggest phone to allow it. S pen is great sometimes. Web pages with that little extra width is great.
Specs are close enough to ignore. Its all on extra width convenience versus too wide for one hand use. Test the feel and see how you feel. Note versus GS3 plus iPad? ;-)
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Urm...easy! The Note is 250 quid cheaper and a great phone if the size suits.

I would definitely say the note!! But isn't asking this question in the Gnote section already answering the question?

No offence.... but asking between the note and an S3 on a note forum is a little silly... clear bias....
In fairness though, I've played with the S3 a bit and I'm not a fan... the phone feels quite cheap material wise and the new touchwhiz still doesn't please me. The screen although lower resolution is slightly better in some areas which is nice... since there aren't many real quad core streamlined applications currently I think its a bit early in the fight to really rule out its power... that being said, for normal day to day use you won't notice any real difference.... I doubt quad core will pay dividends until Jelly Bean....
In the end, the community for the S3 will be fantastic and support will outlive the Note on its name alone...
Personally I'm going to stick with the Note. I prefer the larger screen and the hardware is still up there with the better handsets... the community ROMs are flying and the development community as a whole is fantastically supportive.
I guess the questions you should be asking yourself are:
- Do you want/need a bigger screen?
- Are you willing to wait 6 months to a year for the extra performance to really bare fruit?
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I think u should choose note rather than sg3. Note is more big. So u may watch movie on it. In addition.. The note price is more cheap. I also hardly to use my laptop after i buy my note. A developer also porting a sg3 apk on note. Note also is a tablet. Did u see the advertisement? note is the best.
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Gnote if you want a larger screen and s3 if you want quad core.
Both are great phones so you can't go wrong.
Else wait 6 months or so for the quad core note 2
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DarkPand0r said:
No offence.... but asking between the note and an S3 on a note forum is a little silly... clear bias....
In fairness though, I've played with the S3 a bit and I'm not a fan... the phone feels quite cheap material wise and the new touchwhiz still doesn't please me. The screen although lower resolution is slightly better in some areas which is nice... since there aren't many real quad core streamlined applications currently I think its a bit early in the fight to really rule out its power... that being said, for normal day to day use you won't notice any real difference.... I doubt quad core will pay dividends until Jelly Bean....
In the end, the community for the S3 will be fantastic and support will outlive the Note on its name alone...
Personally I'm going to stick with the Note. I prefer the larger screen and the hardware is still up there with the better handsets... the community ROMs are flying and the development community as a whole is fantastically supportive.
I guess the questions you should be asking yourself are:
- Do you want/need a bigger screen?
- Are you willing to wait 6 months to a year for the extra performance to really bare fruit?
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so far google has already mentioned that the ICS browser can support quad core. plus, nvidia has been pushing devs to improve support for quad core in their games, and you can leech off that support with chainfire3d.
and also, s3 is running on 32nm tech whereas we're stuck on 45nm tech. even if you dont use the extra processing power of quad core, we still cant compare with the fact that the s3 can shut down inactive cores, and will use less power and produce less heat for the same tasks as a result of the smaller manufacturing process.
so if he uses browsers and plays high quality games, he can take advantage of the processing power now. and if he doesnt, he can take advantage of the improved battery life. dont need to wait 6 months for that.
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I think u should choose note rather than sg3. Note is more big. So u may watch movie on it. In addition.
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galaxy s3 has 4.8inch screen with 16:9 ratio. so its more or less the same size as our screen except not as wide (or tall if you're looking at it widescreen). movies are generally encoded at 16:9 or 2.35:1. ie. its going to look more or less the same on either screen since 16:9 movies will have black bars on our notes and 2.35:1 movies will have black bars on both devices.

Ill be honest and realistic here.
If you are a "normal" user and like to mess around with your device a bit, and want the fastest, most powerful device for average use, like games here and there, phone calls, sms, etc, get the S3.
If you "love" to mess around with your device(like me) want the biggest and most badass screen, big battery "device" not only phone, get the note. For me, my note is my personal game system, communication device, a mini laptop if you may, that also happens to make calls and texts, and its the perfect device for me.

The one bad thing about having a NOTE 2 is..

It doesn't make me lust after any other phone on the market. It's already the pinacle of smartphone innovation.
With specs that our phone has: quad core 1.6Ghz, 2G RAM, 5.5" inch screen, LTE, S-pen and a microSD card I won't need a new smartphone for at least 4 years (if not longer). Because I don't see anything coming up that can trump this phone.

note 3. which will come soon.
samsung ist releasing new phones like changing underware

Jamolah said:
It doesn't make me lust after any other phone on the market. It's already the pinacle of smartphone innovation.
With specs that our phone has quad core 1.6Ghz, 2G RAM, 5.5" inch screen, LTE, S-pen and a microSD card I won't need a new smartphone for at 4 years (if not longer). Because I don't see anything coming up that can trump this phone.
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I also intend to use my phone for a long time, though not 4 years lol. Im afraid my lust for a new device won't make 4 years possible. 2 years is good enough for me. But I agree after a certain point of tech progression, a product is able to last a very long time. Heck my Q6600 and GeForce9600GT is still going strong, (2 gig of ram lol) I built that in 2008

It's too good. Can't complain. Can't really get up the energy to flash anything except to get as close as possible to 4.2 as quick as possible.

snudel said:
note 3. which will come soon.
samsung ist releasing new phones like changing underware
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I know technology moves at break-neck speeds, but what more can they cram into a device that fits into your hand.
The Note 2 is already way more powerful than my laptop and on par with my desktop at work.

Note 3 in the 4th quarter of 2013

tyfting said:
Note 3 in the 4th quarter of 2013
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LOL... I doubt it. What more can they add?

Was thinking the same thing.
Now I cant see myself using any other phone.
Note 3 would probably be an evolutionary upgrade:
New exynos +2gb ram
1080p screen + bigger battery = same battery life as note 2
Maybe same dimensions as note 2, but larger screen and smaller bezel
Probably a new s-pen
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Better camera, note 2 was supposed to get 12 or 13mp but there was some kind of issue with supply of parts. In a couple of years we'll be using samsungs flexible screen tech
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At least on the Note 3, they have a mountain load of new improvements to make. Their new generation of OLED screens will consume much less power as they still consume considerably more than LCDs. The new generation will have additional subpixels (phosphorous green) to improve the consumption on bright images.
The GPU on the Note 2, is, let's face it, outdated. If the Note 3 comes with the Exynos 5450 then it'll include a T658 which is twice as fast as the T604 in the Nexus 10, and you can already look those benchmarks up.
If the 5450 is big.LITTLE, then it'll bring unprecedented battery efficiency along with performance akin to the Nexus 10 but with double the cores.
We will have phones who run dual OS along with Ubuntu and act as a desktop when docked.
There is a lot of innovation going on in the mobile space. You'd be naïve to think that a phone will last longer than its intended product cycle.

AndreiLux said:
There is a lot of innovation going on in the mobile space. You'd be naïve to think that a phone will last longer than its intended product cycle.
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The thing is that every product reaches a point where it is fairly mature. Can they add new stuff? Of course. Will the new stuff be enough to entice you away from a device who's shelf life is still young? That's the question. Up to now I've sold or handed down my current phone to move onto something with the new killer spec eventhough my current device was still going strong and would last for at least a couple more years. Im not sure the next device cycles will do that for me anymore.
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Jamolah said:
It doesn't make me lust after any other phone on the market. It's already the pinacle of smartphone innovation.
With specs that our phone has: quad core 1.6Ghz, 2G RAM, 5.5" inch screen, LTE, S-pen and a microSD card I won't need a new smartphone for at least 4 years (if not longer). Because I don't see anything coming up that can trump this phone.
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Nah!
I really doubt it!
Hardware specs alone don't make better phones... With those mega-cheap-o materials Samsung is using, it will barely made it to it's first year if not less!!!
Samsung should up the ante and use better materials if they want to keep on the top!
Just saying....
Cheers and happy holidays!!!

If they release a note 3 anytime next year with a 1080p screen. Im sold.
Although the battery would need to be increased to power that screen.
I wouldn't want them to make the screen any bigger though
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...nothing...
All my friends mock my note 2 cause of its size.
But I could never go back to 4" screen of the iphone 5

jimsey said:
Better camera, note 2 was supposed to get 12 or 13mp but there was some kind of issue with supply of parts. In a couple of years we'll be using samsungs flexible screen tech
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Yeah Note 2 was supposed to have the Sony 13mp camera. However LG had a large order in first and Sony couldn't supply the numbers required . So rumour has it anyway.
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I'll say this device is a kind of flawlessness. The battery suites for it's hardware such as CPU, GPU, screen.
I don't know whether new sgn3 will utilize same screen size with 1080p or not. plus higher CPU and GPU
these will drain more power. the phone body would be thicker to support bigger battery.
I'm looking forward to seeing the new innovations coming in next year.

I got the LTE Note 2 last night and been playing with it since. One of my friends has the Galaxy S3 and was thinking of getting the Note 2 also but wanted to see mine 1st. He came to see me at work today and as soon as I handed him the phone he fell in love with it. One thing he asked me which I've just managed to answer....He asked if the was any bad points about the phone. Honestly the only thing I can think of is the size issue. Of course nothing is perfect and i can live with the minor annoyances. I'd give this Phone a solid 9 out of 10.
BUT having said that, it works both ways. A big phone means a GLORIOUS, BIG, HIGH-RES screen. I remember picking up my Nokia N8 last night after just half an hour playing with the Note and thing ''damn, has this phone shrunk?'' How will we ever go back to anything will a sub 5.5 inch screen
As for staying with it for years? Hmm that's a tough one. If they keep the same size but manage to put a bigger higher res screen (which is pretty much guaranteed-1080p) Then i might be persuaded to upgrade. I think the Galaxy S4 will be released some time in may and that'll give us a pretty good idea about what tech to expect in the Note 3.

The one bad thing about having a NOTE 2 is..
that i dropped it off my deska and cracked the screen

AndreiLux said:
At least on the Note 3, they have a mountain load of new improvements to make. Their new generation of OLED screens will consume much less power as they still consume considerably more than LCDs. The new generation will have additional subpixels (phosphorous green) to improve the consumption on bright images.
The GPU on the Note 2, is, let's face it, outdated. If the Note 3 comes with the Exynos 5450 then it'll include a T658 which is twice as fast as the T604 in the Nexus 10, and you can already look those benchmarks up.
If the 5450 is big.LITTLE, then it'll bring unprecedented battery efficiency along with performance akin to the Nexus 10 but with double the cores.
We will have phones who run dual OS along with Ubuntu and act as a desktop when docked.
There is a lot of innovation going on in the mobile space. You'd be naïve to think that a phone will last longer than its intended product cycle.
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Yeah, the GPU is outdated, but honestly, we can always see its age in games. In overall UI experience it'll perfectly last another 4 years. CPU side as well.
Honestly, the Note 2 is more than capable of surviving 2 or 2 and a half years because the components it has are pretty damn good. The only thing that the Note 3 will be MUCH better at is at the 1080p screen, but if it's Pentile, perhaps it won't be that much better,

The only bad thing about having the note 2 is that My GPS won't work at times until I turn the phone off and back on again. ANNNOYYING !

Galaxy S3 vs Note 2

I had the dilemma of choosing between the S3 and the note 2 for over a week, researching it on the interwebs was a pain in the a** as most comparisons offered a lot of uneducated and very biased answers. I finally decided to test both of them extensively for a couple of days, and I ended up loving and buying the note 2.
Because it was a pain to look for answers about what to get, and I saw a **** load of people with the same dilemma as me, I decided to create this brief comparison between the two.
Note: This comparison is based on the comparison of the international variants of both phones.
The screen:
The screens on both phones offer the same AMOLED technology, they offer very vibrant colors which are just a joy for every day use, and true blacks.
The differences between the displays on both phones are barely noticeable for the average user, but here's a slightly technical explanation for the differences between them. The Galaxy S3's screen adapts the pentile arrangement of pixels, the pentile arrangement supposedly saves energy with the cost of "jaggy" lines drawn on the screen, this effect is highly diluted by the high HD resolution on the 4.8 display, this is unnoticeable for the average user, but its very evident in texts. The galaxy note 2 offers samsung's newer revision of the AMOLED display, this new revision offers the traditional RGB arrangement of pixels, this gives the note's display a slight advantage over the S3's because there is no "jaginess", but the note 2's screen is at 5.5" in size, at the same resolution which hence gives a lower PPI.
In short, they both offer the same gorgeous color saturation, but some people might be offed by the Pentile screen on the S3. I personally think that if someone uses it for an extended period of time it wouldn't even be an issue, yet I personally preferred the bigger screen on the note 2.
Internals:
Processor:
Both phones offer the same quad core processor, S3 clocked at 1.4GHz, Note 2 clocked at 1.6GHz this bump offers a tiny bump in FPSs and benchmark scores, not noticeable by the average user.
Ram:
The note 2 offers 2GB of ram while the S3 offers 1GB of ram. After my extensive use of both phones I found the doubling of the RAM on the note 2 offered for fasted loading apps during multitasking, and a noticeable increase in the smoothness of the phone's workflow.
Battery:
The bigger size of the note 2 offers more space to include a 24% bigger battery compared to the S3, the bigger battery capacity on the note is a game changer for me, on normal to heavy use I got 7hours screen on time with 25hours on battery compared to 4hours 18hours on the same usage.
Portability:
Now this is the biggest question that comes to mind when it comes to picking one of the two phones, is the note 2 too big to be an everyday-use phone?
The answer is simply, no. The note 2 might give the impression that it's HUGE, but side to side next to the S3 its not that much bigger as you would expect. It's size might be an issue if you're using a bulky cover, wearing tight jeans, or you're a relatively a petite person.
But overall the size goes down to personal choice, I personally preferred the bigger screen on the Note, because I hate reading small text as I tend to read a lot on it. The bigger size WILL grow on you PRETTY QUICK.
I was very impressed by the added plus of having the S-Pen on the note, at first it I thought it was a gimmick, but now I use it a lot.
I hope this quick comparison was thorough and clear, if you think I missed something that you would like me to add, please comment below.

The GS3 LTE comes with 2 gigs of RAM as well (i9305).
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victorlht88 said:
Man do we need to have so many threads on this topic!
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Yeah I reckon we need at least ten a day. ... These and how to enable the multi view windows always go down well eh?
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Note 2!!!
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tatperson said:
The GS3 LTE comes with 2 gigs of RAM as well (i9305).
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I specifically said that its a comparison between the international variants of both phones!!
victorlht88 said:
Man do we need to have so many threads on this topic!
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You are probably referring to topics who ask for a comparison between the two phones.

Good comparison. I was exactly in the same boat as you. I too was struggling whether to get S3 or Note II (my old phone was S2). 80% of my phone usage is reading stuff, anything from news, e-books, or xda posts. I got used to the size in one day and loved it ever since. I went for the Note II and I don't regret it one bit.

MohJee said:
Good comparison. I was exactly in the same boat as you. I too was struggling whether to get S3 or Note II (my old phone was S2). 80% of my phone usage is reading stuff, anything from news, e-books, or xda posts. I got used to the size in one day and loved it ever since. I went for the Note II and I don't regret it one bit.
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Now i have a question...i heard T-MOBILE and METRO are going to join together by next yr...by any chance is the note 2 gonna b coming to metro as well since the galaxy s3 is on metro already.
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tatperson said:
The GS3 LTE comes with 2 gigs of RAM as well (i9305).
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The Samsung Galaxy S3 with 2GB of RAM is the North American version sold with the 1.5GHz Dual-Core CPU, the International version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 has only 1GB of RAM, however, it has a 1.4GHz Quad-Core CPU which enables it to not require more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has 2GB of RAM AND the beefed up 1.6GHz Quad-Core CPU, it is by far the supreme solution if you are looking for absolute performance bragging rights.
The benefit of the SamsungGalaxy S3 is how common it is, there are tons of companies out there that are making cases, skins, screen protectors, attachments, docks, etc. for this phone while the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is still fairly new with minimum aftermarket product options.
I'm still buying the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 regardless of how slim aftermarket supplies are, I still can't resist buying such a fast phone.
The downfall to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is for the Canadian retail price of $730 for the 16GB model, it's the same price of $730 for the 32GB version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 so you really need to settle those priorities out first, it took me quite some time to decide between 16GB of storage vs 0.8GHz faster CPU and 1GB more RAM.
The flaw to minimal internal storage is that your downloaded apps only work on internal storage so upgrading to a 64GB MicroSDXC is only for music, photos, and videos.
I hope this helps, I've been researching the Samsung Galaxy S3 since it was released in Canada and I've been researching the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 since it's rumours were announced in Korea shortly before September 2012.
If you are thinking that the 64GB Korean versions are the way to go be warned that the radios are completely different and only ONE version will work in Canada and JUST barely work at that. AT&T in the United States uses the same tower frequencies as Bell, Telus, and Rogers in Canada so if you are on AT&T then this phone will also work but no LTE.
Korea has 3 different versions, all of which use a completely different model number from the North American version "SGH-xxxx" or International "GT-N710x" and after researching the Korean phones, the only one that will work in Canada is the SHV-E250L, the SHV-E250K and SHV-E250U will not work, they use a 900MHz UMTS radio where as the SHV-E250L uses 850MHz (also works in 800MHz towers).
This means that the Korean 64GB Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Model Number SHV-E250L will work on Bell, Telus, Rogers, and AT&T with 3G GSM and 3G/4G UMTS but only slightly, rather then auto switching to a secondary 4G UMTS frequency it'll drop connection to the lower GSM 3G frequency which means this phone will only be GSM 3G for the larger portion of use and when you are close to towers you will have 4G using the ONE radio frequency of 850MHz/800MHz. This also means it can NOT use LTE radio frequencies so it is only 4G.
Best bet is to just bite the bullet chose between a faster phone or more space and buy decided on that and that only, both phones do all of the same features so there is no "better" phone but rather which is more for your needs, do you game on your phone? Do you need the faster processor? Do you multitask lots and need more RAM? or are you a storage junkie and need 32GB for all of the lesser hardware demanding apps? Maybe you don't want a 64GB MicroSDXC and you want more space or music on the internal storage or for recording lots of 1080p videos? Take some time to really think this out because when you're spending a hefty bundle on a phone like this the last thing you wanna do is regret not getting the other one

The RAM makes a huge difference. To me its one of the most impirtant aspects of Note2.
Hope we'll see Note3 with 4 gig!

Dont multiply the CPU frequencies omfg if you dont know anything about hardware.
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@VeeDaub
Did you just multiply the cpu's frequency with the number of cores??
And price isn't a variable here because XDA users range from around the world and price varies a lot from place to place... Like where I live, a brand new unlocked N7100 note 2 is $560 my relative in cali paid 670 for the exact same phone

mmk92 said:
I had the dilemma of choosing between the S3 and the note 2 for over a week, researching it on the interwebs was a pain in the a** as most comparisons offered a lot of uneducated and very biased answers. I finally decided to test both of them extensively for a couple of days, and I ended up loving and buying the note 2.
Because it was a pain to look for answers about what to get, and I saw a **** load of people with the same dilemma as me, I decided to create this brief comparison between the two.
Note: This comparison is based on the comparison of the international variants of both phones.
The screen:
The screens on both phones offer the same AMOLED technology, they offer very vibrant colors which are just a joy for every day use, and true blacks.
The differences between the displays on both phones are barely noticeable for the average user, but here's a slightly technical explanation for the differences between them. The Galaxy S3's screen adapts the pentile arrangement of pixels, the pentile arrangement supposedly saves energy with the cost of "jaggy" lines drawn on the screen, this effect is highly diluted by the high HD resolution on the 4.8 display, this is unnoticeable for the average user, but its very evident in texts. The galaxy note 2 offers samsung's newer revision of the AMOLED display, this new revision offers the traditional RGB arrangement of pixels, this gives the note's display a slight advantage over the S3's because there is no "jaginess", but the note 2's screen is at 5.5" in size, at the same resolution which hence gives a lower PPI.
In short, they both offer the same gorgeous color saturation, but some people might be offed by the Pentile screen on the S3. I personally think that if someone uses it for an extended period of time it wouldn't even be an issue, yet I personally preferred the bigger screen on the note 2.
Internals:
Processor:
Both phones offer the same quad core processor, S3 clocked at 1.4GHz, Note 2 clocked at 1.6GHz this bump offers a tiny bump in FPSs and benchmark scores, not noticeable by the average user.
Ram:
The note 2 offers 2GB of ram while the S3 offers 1GB of ram. After my extensive use of both phones I found the doubling of the RAM on the note 2 offered for fasted loading apps during multitasking, and a noticeable increase in the smoothness of the phone's workflow.
Battery:
The bigger size of the note 2 offers more space to include a 24% bigger battery compared to the S3, the bigger battery capacity on the note is a game changer for me, on normal to heavy use I got 7hours screen on time with 25hours on battery compared to 4hours 18hours on the same usage.
Portability:
Now this is the biggest question that comes to mind when it comes to picking one of the two phones, is the note 2 too big to be an everyday-use phone?
The answer is simply, no. The note 2 might give the impression that it's HUGE, but side to side next to the S3 its not that much bigger as you would expect. It's size might be an issue if you're using a bulky cover, wearing tight jeans, or you're a relatively a petite person.
But overall the size goes down to personal choice, I personally preferred the bigger screen on the Note, because I hate reading small text as I tend to read a lot on it. The bigger size WILL grow on you PRETTY QUICK.
I was very impressed by the added plus of having the S-Pen on the note, at first it I thought it was a gimmick, but now I use it a lot.
I hope this quick comparison was thorough and clear, if you think I missed something that you would like me to add, please comment below.
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Thanks so much for this. I am too in the same dilemma. Now for the low tech question;
Which one of this got a lanyard hole built around it? Its a life saver for me most time especially in the toilet!
Also hard to justify the price difference between those two @@ Note 2 is expensive, which in my country its around 25-35% more expensive contract free, so I dont know how 25% price bump can justify the screen and the ram
Can get a full IPS Dell 24" monitor for that price difference... (thats how my mind works lol)

My N7100 (the international version) has the lanyard hole, don't know about the S3 though, never searched for the hole
But trust me, the difference between them is huge.
You get double the RAM, more screen estate, more battery and the best AMOLED yet.
I've gone this route and i'm sure as hell loving it!

supertuberful said:
Thanks so much for this. I am too in the same dilemma. Now for the low tech question;
Which one of this got a lanyard hole built around it? Its a life saver for me most time especially in the toilet!
Also hard to justify the price difference between those two @@ Note 2 is expensive, which in my country its around 25-35% more expensive contract free, so I dont know how 25% price bump can justify the screen and the ram
Can get a full IPS Dell 24" monitor for that price difference... (thats how my mind works lol)
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When I bought my note the price difference was around $90 which I thought was worth it.
The screen and RAM bump makes a HUGE difference for me at least. The note 2, although having a lower screen DPI then the S3, lacks the rather ugly pentile arrangement which makes its details finer, and text looks much better on the note as compared to the S3. The bigger screen size is gentler on the eyes, and I have noticed that the screen is brighter on the note. The RAM makes multitasking noticeably faster, and there is a noticeable increase in overall performance over the S3(because of the fact that the it doesn't have to empty the RAM as often as the S3, so it doesn't have to reprocess most of the information like the S3).
As for other pros of the Note 2 over the S3, my note 2 lasts about 48hours of on time with 6-8 hours screen on with wifi/3G on under normal to heavy usage, this is phenomenal for people who travel a lot. The S-pen is pretty cool, offers a bit more functionality.
As for the cons, after using the Note for 2months, I miss carrying a smaller phone, I'm always worried about dropping the phone, but getting used to it sloooooowly.
It does not have a lanyard hole, although I recommend you buy a decent cover the comes with one.

mmk92 said:
I had the dilemma of choosing between the S3 and the note 2 for over a week, researching it on the interwebs was a pain in the a** as most comparisons offered a lot of uneducated and very biased answers. I finally decided to test both of them extensively for a couple of days, and I ended up loving and buying the note 2.
Because it was a pain to look for answers about what to get, and I saw a **** load of people with the same dilemma as me, I decided to create this brief comparison between the two.
Note: This comparison is based on the comparison of the international variants of both phones.
The screen:
The screens on both phones offer the same AMOLED technology, they offer very vibrant colors which are just a joy for every day use, and true blacks.
The differences between the displays on both phones are barely noticeable for the average user, but here's a slightly technical explanation for the differences between them. The Galaxy S3's screen adapts the pentile arrangement of pixels, the pentile arrangement supposedly saves energy with the cost of "jaggy" lines drawn on the screen, this effect is highly diluted by the high HD resolution on the 4.8 display, this is unnoticeable for the average user, but its very evident in texts. The galaxy note 2 offers samsung's newer revision of the AMOLED display, this new revision offers the traditional RGB arrangement of pixels, this gives the note's display a slight advantage over the S3's because there is no "jaginess", but the note 2's screen is at 5.5" in size, at the same resolution which hence gives a lower PPI.
In short, they both offer the same gorgeous color saturation, but some people might be offed by the Pentile screen on the S3. I personally think that if someone uses it for an extended period of time it wouldn't even be an issue, yet I personally preferred the bigger screen on the note 2.
Internals:
Processor:
Both phones offer the same quad core processor, S3 clocked at 1.4GHz, Note 2 clocked at 1.6GHz this bump offers a tiny bump in FPSs and benchmark scores, not noticeable by the average user.
Ram:
The note 2 offers 2GB of ram while the S3 offers 1GB of ram. After my extensive use of both phones I found the doubling of the RAM on the note 2 offered for fasted loading apps during multitasking, and a noticeable increase in the smoothness of the phone's workflow.
Battery:
The bigger size of the note 2 offers more space to include a 24% bigger battery compared to the S3, the bigger battery capacity on the note is a game changer for me, on normal to heavy use I got 7hours screen on time with 25hours on battery compared to 4hours 18hours on the same usage.
Portability:
Now this is the biggest question that comes to mind when it comes to picking one of the two phones, is the note 2 too big to be an everyday-use phone?
The answer is simply, no. The note 2 might give the impression that it's HUGE, but side to side next to the S3 its not that much bigger as you would expect. It's size might be an issue if you're using a bulky cover, wearing tight jeans, or you're a relatively a petite person.
But overall the size goes down to personal choice, I personally preferred the bigger screen on the Note, because I hate reading small text as I tend to read a lot on it. The bigger size WILL grow on you PRETTY QUICK.
I was very impressed by the added plus of having the S-Pen on the note, at first it I thought it was a gimmick, but now I use it a lot.
I hope this quick comparison was thorough and clear, if you think I missed something that you would like me to add, please comment below.
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screen may be larger with same resolution, but due to RGB matrix it has more subpixels. 50% more subpixels to be exact. so if you work it out, the subpixel density ends up being higher on the note 2, which is noticeable to most people who have used both.
correct me if im wrong, but i think the GPU on the note 2 is also slightly higher clocked.
galaxy s3 battery is 2100mah. galaxy note 2 battery is 3100mah. 3100mah/2100mah = 47% bigger battery, not 24%.

Souai said:
screen may be larger with same resolution, but due to RGB matrix it has more subpixels. 50% more subpixels to be exact. so if you work it out, the subpixel density ends up being higher on the note 2, which is noticeable to most people who have used both.
correct me if im wrong, but i think the GPU on the note 2 is also slightly higher clocked.
galaxy s3 battery is 2100mah. galaxy note 2 battery is 3100mah. 3100mah/2100mah = 47% bigger battery, not 24%.
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Well yea, transition from pentile to RGB makes the screen more beautiful and crispier even after the relatively big DPI drop due to the bump in the screen size.

I am using both phones side by side everyday. Practically I prefer the smaller S3 which fits into my pocket.
I will asked my wife to carry my N2 in her handbag or else I leave it at home. I had my N2 screen damaged
the last time I carry it in my tight jeans. It is too inconvenient to hand carry it in my palm all the time and
made me look like a flashy gadget freak.
The S3 display looks more crisp and brighter. But the N2 is bigger.
The S3 sounds better. The N2 speaker gets distorted at the highest level.
The S3 battery drains faster compared to my N2. But I use the S3 more than the N2 to make and receive calls.
The S3 is lighter even to be hand carry for the whole day and it does not pull your pocket towards gravity.
The S3 lacks the S-pen. But I do my work on my Wacom Cintiq instead of the N2.

Magnumutz said:
My N7100 (the international version) has the lanyard hole, don't know about the S3 though, never searched for the hole
But trust me, the difference between them is huge.
You get double the RAM, more screen estate, more battery and the best AMOLED yet.
I've gone this route and i'm sure as hell loving it!
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mmk92 said:
When I bought my note the price difference was around $90 which I thought was worth it.
It does not have a lanyard hole, although I recommend you buy a decent cover the comes with one.
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Bros, why two contradicting info? different variant also got different with the lanyard hole? haha.
anyway yeah thanks to u guys i think im skewed towards Note 2. I dont like wearing covers (its a big enough phone already! + complete disrespect for the phone designer lol, why pay for a beautiful design to cover it up) but might force to if it dont have one. I certainly dislike phone without lanyard hole, its a necessary design! I blame the ever-popular iphone to start the hipster no lanyard hole trend.
That or maybe just get the damn Acro S.

The only thing I can think of that looks like a lanyard holder on my international note2 is the cover over the speaker on the back. Is this what you mean? Because if it is then its part of the back cover so would be pretty useless...
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Go for note 2.....love it.....
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