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Who's getting a Photon???

I have a friend that has one and we traded phones for a couple hours last night. Here's my mini review/reason I'm getting it. First the kickstand. I know alot of people hate the kickstand placement because it places the charging port and hdmi port down. Surprisingly unlike the evo the kickstand clicks in place which makes it possible for you to flip the phone upside down with the kickstand basically flat. This allows you to charge the phone while also watching Netflix with the kickstand propping the phone up. If your brave you can also have the phone in portrait with the kickstand open but the phone rocks if you touch it though I think it would take alot to make it fall over.
My epic barely gets one 3g bar in my dorm room his photon however has 3 or 4 which means alot lol because when I go outside its full. 4G on the other hand demolished my epic doing 10mb whereas my epic did 5 or 6 on a good day. Call quality is something I've never really been able to gauge I called a couple landlines and cellphones with no issues besides that I had to turn the volume down which is agood thing. Speakerphone was clearer then my epic it didn't sound distorted as usual when I try to use it and wasn't as obvious.
Now to the more important stuff the software. To each his own but Motoblur is 10x better than Touchwiz and nothing close to the Motoblur of old. The widgets aren't flashy on the outside almost as if their trying to conserve battery but I like them especially the messaging widget. I don't see myself using handcent anymore because it allows you to have all your messaging in an universal App which is wonderful for me because I'm always on twitter and facebook. The music app is good also especially for people who buy music from amazon. The social widgets I didn't really get into because well it wasn't my phone lol. Most importantly people say the phone lags switching from screen to screen and honestly I think it's the frame rate of Motoblur because I installed Go Launcher, ADW, LP, and Zeam(favorite) and they flew I mean fastest i've seen on any phone even the 3vo and to be sure I loaded them all 7 screens with widgets and transitions.
I only had the phone for 4 hours but the battery life was good only used 20% doing all the stuff I've spoken of above. However, he came looking for my charger and my phone was fully charged when he got it lol. Now for a few tidbits the camera is great I didn't see this bluish tint people speak of or the pixelation maybe I wasn't looking hard enough or don't have a keen enough eye. After the system used its necessity after a clean boot there was about 700mb of ram for use which is well self explanatory. Apps open instantly, bluetooth connects perfectly quicker than my epic, and wifi had no hiccups, and I've talked about 4G already but I'm starting to get hungry any questions ask personally I plan on buying one but who knows may still end up with a within when it comes out.
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inimitableac said:
Most importantly people say the phone lags switching from screen to screen and honestly I think it's the frame rate of Motoblur because I installed Go Launcher, ADW, LP, and Zeam(favorite) and they flew I mean fastest i've seen on any phone even the 3vo and to be sure I loaded them all 7 screens with widgets and transitions.
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Yes, it a blur problem. The "Blur" on the Droid 2 R2D2 is exactly the same in that it lags, which makes the phone seem slow. As soon as I put LP on it(it was my cousins) it was pretty smooth.
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Just wait for the Samsung Within

Photon 4g is a great phone.. However i think i could do without the kickstand if it was alitlle slimmer.
Im pretty sure its thicker than most galaxy s phone (not to mention gs2)
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MikeyLee said:
Just wait for the Samsung Within
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Cdma Samsung is horrible
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inimitableac said:
Cdma Samsung is horrible
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I'm happy with the Epic lol. XD
Posted by Mr. Z's Epic 4G.

Thanks for the review. Keep us updated.

I'm happy with my Epic too, but I'd be happier with +20dB more signal that I might get with the Photon. I tested that today at a Sprint store...
There is also the dock for your TV which works great. I have not yet seen if the actual dock is required for the app to work or if a straight cable can be used from phone to TV...
There is also an app to share files from computer to the phone over 3/4g or wifi (supposedly). The review sites have all been full of **** and half assed reviews and I have only seen a single mention of this feature, no details whatsoever.
The UI does lag and it did look great when I used both GO and ADW on the store demo..
I also changed the theme to a couple different styles and all looked great.
I noticed no discoloring on the camera pictures and the screen looks real good on color duplication. My Epic side by side has a greenish tint, while the Photon looked as though it might have had a warmer (red) tint, still accurate colors though..
The sound from the speaker sounded a bit clearer from my Epic while playing Electronic and Classic Rock.
I did not try calls or texts or anything like that but yall can see other reviewers for that info. Overall quality of calls seems good.
I removed several apps that looked like they were bloatware...
I will find out for sure when I go to another store to play for an hour or so...
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The camera has very few options. I like the panorama option on my Epic, even though it is low resolution. There just didnt seem to be many customizations or settings to tinker with, but I might have just missed them in my limited time... I would love to confirm if the camera sound can be killed...

got the photon today, played with it for few hours, everything is very good, but the screen is terrible. really bad. its going back to sprint tomorrow. will wait for the within

ericizzy1 said:
got the photon today, played with it for few hours, everything is very good, but the screen is terrible. really bad. its going back to sprint tomorrow. will wait for the within
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what is it about the screen that was horrible ?
asking because I'm on the fence about getting the photon.. I managed to get an early upgrade (full upgrade) 2 wks before my 12 month anniversary and I was playing w/ one and it seemed ok.. just wasn't impressed w/ the screen too well..
can you offer a review of the screen ?
Thanks

The screen is not horrible at all. In fact it is actually pretty awesome. The Super AMOLED screens are just an over saturated display that kill your battery like crazy. The Photon's display is impressive plus it has the best battery life for a smartphone ever.
Look at Engadget's review. Their positive is the screen!

Korey_Nicholson said:
The screen is not horrible at all. In fact it is actually pretty awesome. The Super AMOLED screens are just an over saturated display that kill your battery like crazy. The Photon's display is impressive plus it has the best battery life for a smartphone ever.
Look at Engadget's review. Their positive is the screen!
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Do you know the pixel count... like 480x800?
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deano0714 said:
Do you know the pixel count... like 480x800?
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It is qHD just like the EVO 3D

Korey_Nicholson said:
The screen is not horrible at all. In fact it is actually pretty awesome. The Super AMOLED screens are just an over saturated display that kill your battery like crazy. The Photon's display is impressive plus it has the best battery life for a smartphone ever.
Look at Engadget's review. Their positive is the screen!
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I second this. Very much like the display.
Battery life is superb. 1 day 3 hours of moderate to heavy usage and I still had 13% left.
Panoramic mode for the camera is under menu then picture modes.
Pixel count is 540 x 960
And the option to connect to your tv without the **** and just a cable is there but you need to be rooted.
The bootloader is also unlocked already. And root access of available without dock now.
If you have the chance I say upgrade and test it for a week or 2 then decide for your self. I think I may be keeping it.
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I want it, cant afford it. Waiting to see if someone will return it so I can buy it pre-owned at the store .

ZiggSVO said:
I second this. Very much like the display.
Battery life is superb. 1 day 3 hours of moderate to heavy usage and I still had 13% left.
Panoramic mode for the camera is under menu then picture modes.
Pixel count is 540 x 960
And the option to connect to your tv without the **** and just a cable is there but you need to be rooted.
The bootloader is also unlocked already. And root access of available without dock now.
If you have the chance I say upgrade and test it for a week or 2 then decide for your self. I think I may be keeping it.
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Yeah I love the option to connect my Photon to my TV without my ****. lol

Korey_Nicholson said:
Yeah I love the option to connect my Photon to my TV without my ****. lol
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Lol i was just about to make a joke about that, oh well. lol

Yea this phone is amazing so far along with the devs
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Korey_Nicholson said:
Yeah I love the option to connect my Photon to my TV without my ****. lol
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Some swypos you just dont want to fix
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Darkshneider said:
I want it, cant afford it. Waiting to see if someone will return it so I can buy it pre-owned at the store .
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$99 from radio Shack
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People who possess nexus 4

For people who already have Nexus 4.....
1) How is the battery life. After reading a lot of reviews, it says that battery life is pretty bad.
2) How is the call quality?
3) Would you recommend upgrading from Galaxy Nexus (which one is better).
Thanks a lot in advance. I will be hitting 'thanks' button

Just Google it.
There's a 3 minute video when you register stating that you can just use the search function or just Google it.
Upgrading from GNexus is well worth it.
Call quality is decent.
It will get you through the day with mild use (Slight Gaming, Video, Browsing, Calling)
It IS a 2100 MaH, which the largest any Phone actually has, and you would be able to increase the battery life using a good Kernel and/or ROM.

LaviLoki said:
There's a 3 minute video when you register stating that you can just use the search function or just Google it.
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Reviews dont give out all the information.
For example, someone got the device and posted on XDA on the 13th, said that the phones makes noises when you shake the phone.
He later found out that it is accelerometer that is making that sound. When went back to the store and checked all devices,
all of the phones made that same noice.

aDVnatgae said:
Reviews dont give out all the information.
For example, someone got the device and posted on XDA on the 13th, said that the phones makes noises when you shake the phone.
He later found out that it is accelerometer that is making that sound. When went back to the store and checked all devices,
all of the phones made that same noice.
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Not just all of THE phones... ALL phones. My GS1 and GS2 both make the same noise as well.

Wow I just tried shaking my Moto Backflip and Xperia Play, they both really do make noise when shaken! Yeah, this is totally a non-issue, as I never knew about this for the 2.5 years I've had the Backflip and the 1 year I've had the Play.

LaviLoki said:
There's a 3 minute video when you register stating that you can just use the search function or just Google it.
Upgrading from GNexus is well worth it.
Call quality is decent.
It will get you through the day with mild use (Slight Gaming, Video, Browsing, Calling)
It IS a 2100 MaH, which the largest any Phone actually has, and you would be able to increase the battery life using a good Kernel and/or ROM.
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think it's worth upgrading from an iphone 4? i ordered one to replace my iphone.

LaviLoki said:
There's a 3 minute video when you register stating that you can just use the search function or just Google it.
Upgrading from GNexus is well worth it.
Call quality is decent.
It will get you through the day with mild use (Slight Gaming, Video, Browsing, Calling)
It IS a 2100 MaH, which the largest any Phone actually has, and you would be able to increase the battery life using a good Kernel and/or ROM.
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There are a couple phones that come with bigger batteries. Droid MAXX has largest

aznsmith said:
think it's worth upgrading from an iphone 4? i ordered one to replace my iphone.
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Anyone here will tell you yes for the simple fact it's android. This is more of a question regarding whether you want ios our android rather then nexus vs iPhone.
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Space on 8gb ?
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_guzzler_ said:
Space on 8gb ?
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5gb of user content

tclaw said:
5gb of user content
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Wow! Thats less than expected. Was expecting atleast 5.5.
Is that exactly 5? Was is after the latest ota?
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The phone is utterly fantastic.
Battery life is moderate.
Call quality is good
The experience of using the device, for any task, is a complete joy.
Ultimately it comes down to the price, and I say this reluctantly, because, since using it, the price seems almost like a secondary feature. Almost like "oh and this phone has NFC!"
But frankly for £279 it is so utterly beyond anything else out on the market today that I'd recommend it to any single person looking to get a smartphone.
When I got my galay s2 a fair while ago, I felt like it was exceptional value, for everything it offered and how much it was.
If the galaxy s2 was good value, then this phone is the epitome of value.
In every single way it screams valuable, that is in every way except the price. Buy It.

_guzzler_ said:
Wow! Thats less than expected. Was expecting atleast 5.5.
Is that exactly 5? Was is after the latest ota?
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not sure 5 is exact but that how it was for nexus 7 but otg cable and root i can use 32gb flash, and i have a 16 and an 8 so get 16 use alot apps games and music. I had like 2 movies 200 songs and several large games in the 5 gig all about how you use it. I got the 8gb because i put 2 movies and few songs and maybe 1 or 2 big games i dont use alot of apps no issue for me. Plus I only had 300 dollars to spend anyway lol.

its 5.67 on the 8 gig model for users

Zurginator said:
Not just all of THE phones... ALL phones. My GS1 and GS2 both make the same noise as well.
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My 2 year old Galaxy S1 makes absolutely ZERO noise when i shake it.
I know its not really an "issue", but still you cant say its 100% normal to have.

moses992 said:
My 2 year old Galaxy S1 makes absolutely ZERO noise when i shake it.
I know its not really an "issue", but still you cant say its 100% normal to have.
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My s2 makes 0 noise as well

Honestly, I don't see why people care about the "rattle." You have to shake the phone decently hard, and it's going to be inaudible when any other noise is present. It's not loud at all.

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Good
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1) Better that GN - Average in general
2) Good
3) Yes, for sure. 100%.

Nexus 4 Ghosting wtf

Okay I've been contemplating getting a nexus 4 and yesterday I tried one out for the first time. Immediately I noticed terrible ghosting. How are you guys dealing with that. Total deal breaker for me. Was really excited about this phone. Can't believe lg pulled that kinda crap:banghead:
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Ghosting? Defo not something I've come across so far after 2 days of use and something I've never seen mentioned on here until now.
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There is no ghosting
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What do you mean by ghosting? Your def might be different from others.

Yes what is ghosting? I've had my nexus for a week and it is the best device I've owned. Only flaw is it's fragility
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I swear, once people know TOO much about things, they start finding even the LITTLE faults.

Ghosting happens if an LCD has 5ms refresh rate or higher. So far I've seen that on 2 different devices and it's there. I even found out her ppl in reviews citing this problem
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KossKnowsKarate said:
Ghosting happens if an LCD has 5ms refresh rate or higher. So far I've seen that on 2 different devices and it's there. I even found out her ppl in reviews citing this problem
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Still not helping your cause, man.

KossKnowsKarate said:
Ghosting happens if an LCD has 5ms refresh rate or higher. So far I've seen that on 2 different devices and it's there. I even found out her ppl in reviews citing this problem
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Maybe I'm just mathematically retarded today, but wouldn't a 5ms refresh rate == 200 Hz ?! What's unacceptable about that?

Addsome said:
I swear, once people know TOO much about things, they start finding even the LITTLE faults.
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Im gonna go with this and/or the phone you looked at actually had the issue......maybe......probably not................................NO

No ghosts here except the one that knocked my nexus out of my hand and dented my plastic chrome bezel
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Just tested one at the local t mo. I guess you get used to it after a while but I still don't like the display. I meant its not bad by my HTC is better to me at least.
Really bummed about that. I was really looking forward to getting a nexus... Even my cm10.1 is better than vanilla android. Too bad maybe next nexus they make will be right for me.
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The only time I've ever seen this is with my razr that has an oled display. A quick transition between whites and blacks would create that issue. In terms of lcd, it is a standard 60hz screen like most desktop monitors.
I don't think there are any ips panels that can support 120hz so this is probably as good as it gets. What you're noticing is probably visual lag of some sort.
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Yet another case of someone being picky to an absolutely RIDICULOUS level. And yes, that needs to be in all caps.

I think I'm going to RMA my phone, it makes this weird clicking noise whenever I push the buttons on the left side, but its not the same click as the button on the right side makes.

KossKnowsKarate said:
Ghosting happens if an LCD has 5ms refresh rate or higher. So far I've seen that on 2 different devices and it's there. I even found out her ppl in reviews citing this problem
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Yep, I noticed that since the first day I've had my device. 4.2.2 definitely takes care of that problem for me since they did a bunch of changes in the video driver.

franciscofranco said:
Yep, I noticed that since the first day I've had my device. 4.2.2 definitely takes care of that problem for me since they did a bunch of changes in the video driver.
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Bah 4.2.2 does not fix that. Its a hardware issue, software can't remedy that. I also noticed that pure android on that phone lack some quality if life feature compared to cm10.1. Surprisingly enough... Oh well I'll wait for the next nexus device I guess.
I love everything else about the phone tho and at that price its still a steal. Form factor us great
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KossKnowsKarate said:
Bah 4.2.2 does not fix that. Its a hardware issue, software can't remedy that. I also noticed that pure android on that phone lack some quality if life feature compared to cm10.1. Surprisingly enough... Oh well I'll wait for the next nexus device I guess.
I love everything else about the phone tho and at that price its still a steal. Form factor us great
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Good job telling a top kernel Dev that he's wrong and knows nothing about these devices

KossKnowsKarate said:
Okay I've been contemplating getting a nexus 4 and yesterday I tried one out for the first time. Immediately I noticed terrible ghosting. How are you guys dealing with that. Total deal breaker for me. Was really excited about this phone. Can't believe lg pulled that kinda crap:banghead:
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You must have special eyes like the guys from phandroid
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You're right, ghosting on that panel is pretty bad. LG did a pretty bad job with it, overdrive+proper calibration would have made the screen noticeably better. Coming from an amoled panel (which have about 0.1ms response time) the difference is staggering.
A lot of people don't notice it, just like a lot of people don't notice the difference between colors in TN and IPS panels, 128kbps mp3 and CDs or 40 and 80 fps in games. It's a matter of being used AND sensitive to the better quality.
Franco is right when he says that 4.2.2 brought lots of improvements to fluidity, but ghosting hasn't really changed, it's due to the pixels' response time and that hasn't changed. You're wrong saying that software cannot fix it tho, because huge mitigation could come from a software lcd overdrive implementation, which is probably not going to happen anyway: it needs to be implemented at driver level, afaik nobody on linux has done it yet (just ATI and maybe nvidia on their latest windows drivers).
But hey, that's far from being a deal breaker, it's A PHONE. First of all, you get used to it; second, it doesn't really matter all that much.
16gb max, no sdcard and otg support can be a deal breaker. But LCD ghosting? Get outta here.

Call Quality

Hi guys had a chance to test out the call quality on the HTC ONE today and can report it is loud and clear, I was in the three store and even with loud music in the background I could hear everything, wasn't ny issues as I walked around the store either. So far so good.

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Hi guys had a chance to test out the call quality on the HTC ONE today and can report it is loud and clear, I was in the three store and even with loud music in the background I could hear everything, wasn't ny issues as I walked around the store either. So far so good.
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Nice :thumbup: How was the reception?
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JOSE89178 said:
Nice :thumbup: How was the reception?
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Reception was prefectly fine, i walked around the whole shop (ok not much of a test but they wouldn't let me go outside with it)

Where was that at
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finallyyyyy someone's talking about the call quality! people getting so caught up in specs that they forget it's a phone :/ the call quality on my desire HD is shocking so I really want a good sounding phone. Thanks for this
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yvibes said:
finallyyyyy someone's talking about the call quality! people getting so caught up in specs that they forget it's a phone :/ the call quality on my desire HD is shocking so I really want a good sounding phone. Thanks for this
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Nice to see people from DHD community

That's very good to hear.
Wonder about WiFi and GPS signals though, are these okay as well?

NiCk.JaY said:
Nice to see people from DHD community
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yeah it's refreshing to see familiar names here... desire HD has been a great phone but it's defo time to move on
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Haplok said:
That's very good to hear.
Wonder about WiFi and GPS signals though, are these okay as well?
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I'm currently in the three store now playing with the phone intact I am writing this from the phone. Can't test wifi as there is no WiFi connection but I did test GPS phone locks instant. Calls in loud environment is amazing aswell I took it outside and tested call in noisy oxford street as I am with the HTC rep absolutely sublime GPS lock and call quality. Also internet speed is amazingly fast and that's just 3g connection

R89SONY said:
I'm currently in the three store now playing with the phone intact I am writing this from the phone. Can't test wifi as there is no WiFi connection but I did test GPS phone locks instant. Calls in loud environment is amazing aswell I took it outside and tested call in noisy oxford street as I am with the HTC rep absolutely sublime GPS lock and call quality. Also internet speed is amazingly fast and that's just 3g connection
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Great man, do check the camera quality please

R89SONY said:
I'm currently in the three store now playing with the phone intact I am writing this from the phone. Can't test wifi as there is no WiFi connection but I did test GPS phone locks instant. Calls in loud environment is amazing aswell I took it outside and tested call in noisy oxford street as I am with the HTC rep absolutely sublime GPS lock and call quality. Also internet speed is amazingly fast and that's just 3g connection
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Don't tell me this Makes me want the phone that bit more !!!!

R89SONY said:
I'm currently in the three store now playing with the phone intact I am writing this from the phone. Can't test wifi as there is no WiFi connection but I did test GPS phone locks instant. Calls in loud environment is amazing aswell I took it outside and tested call in noisy oxford street as I am with the HTC rep absolutely sublime GPS lock and call quality. Also internet speed is amazingly fast and that's just 3g connection
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Sounds amazing, thank you!

NiCk.JaY said:
Great man, do check the camera quality please
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FFS I hate blackberry's, I mean first of all it took me 20odd mins to get the stupid peice of crap to pair with the HTC One then took years sending a 1080p video over, and about 5 pics all taken outside the shop becuase the rep allowed me to take pics and videos outside. Now I come home to upload them to my laptop and now they are gone and I know for certain I did not delete anything. I am really peed off!!

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FFS I hate blackberry's, I mean first of all it took me 20odd mins to get the stupid peice of crap to pair with the HTC One then took years sending a 1080p video over, and about 5 pics all taken outside the shop becuase the rep allowed me to take pics and videos outside. Now I come home to upload them to my laptop and now they are gone and I know for certain I did not delete anything. I am really peed off!!
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Lol, never buy blackberry. I give this advice to my friends also. Anyways if you can't find the photos, probably you can tell your opinion, how were they looking compared to other leading smartphones
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How loud is the "ring" when getting a call in a loud environment? With my current phone sometimes I miss the call because it is so silent.
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NiCk.JaY said:
Lol, never buy blackberry. I give this advice to my friends also. Anyways if you can't find the photos, probably you can tell your opinion, how were they looking compared to other leading smartphones
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It is my girlfriends spare phone, because I sold my crappy note 2 while I could still get a decent price for it, as I had major trouble selling my s3 for a good price. Then I intended on getting the xperia z but when I saw and played with the one i decided its the 'ONE'.
I have so far compared camera/video quality to the xperia z and the one has sharper images, better colour accuracy, same for videos aswell it has sharper image, smoothness is the same and the htc pics up audio better.
I purposefully only went back today to get some images/videos so I could show you guys as yesterday the battery of this POS was dead, so i couldn't send anything. So now I went back and after the painstaking time sending images and one 1080p video of outside cloudy day in oxford street. Now they are all gone.
I rang my friend who also has a bb9900 to ask if there is anyway to get them back he told me a way to try and didn't work the images are gone and I am freaking fuming because I can't put up with another 21days with this BS phone. He also told me his blackberry or blackmagic rather has randomly deleted his files for videos pics and music and he knows others who have had this issue aswell. He is also getting a HTC One on the 15th after comparing it to the xperia z the only other phone he was interested in.
I knew BB was s**t but this is taking the biscuit. I was so excited to show you guys the images and video.

crea78 said:
How loud is the "ring" when getting a call in a loud environment? With my current phone sometimes I miss the call because it is so silent.
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The phone is seriously loud when it comes to ringing I took it outside in the street and was playing music from it and it was loud

AW: Call Quality
What can you say about the temperature
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R89SONY said:
It is my girlfriends spare phone, because I sold my crappy note 2 while I could still get a decent price for it, as I had major trouble selling my s3 for a good price. Then I intended on getting the xperia z but when I saw and played with the one i decided its the 'ONE'.
I have so far compared camera/video quality to the xperia z and the one has sharper images, better colour accuracy, same for videos aswell it has sharper image, smoothness is the same and the htc pics up audio better.
I purposefully only went back today to get some images/videos so I could show you guys as yesterday the battery of this POS was dead, so i couldn't send anything. So now I went back and after the painstaking time sending images and one 1080p video of outside cloudy day in oxford street. Now they are all gone.
I rang my friend who also has a bb9900 to ask if there is anyway to get them back he told me a way to try and didn't work the images are gone and I am freaking fuming because I can't put up with another 21days with this BS phone. He also told me his blackberry or blackmagic rather has randomly deleted his files for videos pics and music and he knows others who have had this issue aswell. He is also getting a HTC One on the 15th after comparing it to the xperia z the only other phone he was interested in.
I knew BB was s**t but this is taking the biscuit. I was so excited to show you guys the images and video.
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Arghh! f*** bb!
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jizang said:
What can you say about the temperature
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I was playing around with the phone for about a solid hour, with constant screen on taking pics, playing music, trying out the TV remote function which I must say is fantastic and this is why I love HTC. testing out internet browsing generally everything really and the phone only got a bit warm not. Also battery life was holding up fantastic aswell it barely moved considering the stuff i was doing on it.
I am just so impressed with this phone I cannot wait until the 15th, this phone is the best thing I have ever used and don't care who disagrees.

Just upgraded to note 3 from unrooted note 2

I still have my non rooted note 2. I had a nightmare reinstalling my back ups the ones on my memory card could be found .Thank for my phone explorer that saved the day for some .
Also Kies didn't work with this at all it days I need a new version which I could find.a whole day wasted so far .(this is one area where iPhone is leaps above.)
Seems to take longer to turn on.
Overall I like it and the back is good non slippery.
Haven't had time to check it all or the pen apps but I few things I notice .
No Polaris office but there's a Polaris viewer only but I can't find it in the apps.no radio.and the my files manager seems complex.
I have a gps app called Osmand from my old note and the maps where on the sd card but it doesn't seem to find it.
In fact only my music and photos where recognized none of the data or backups where recognized.
I'm using nova launcher but the touch wiz is real fast now .
Screen is great too early to tell about battery .
Haven't tested the camera yet .
But one bug thing for me exchange active sync is white and Grey now much better to see.
The one thing that has left a bad taste is the back ups I used my back up pro to my memory card plus even nova back up couldn't be found but Kies has to be rewriten.
Please ask any questions and I'll try to help as I still have my old note.
Also my bookmarks didn't come over using the standard samsung browser en en though it's synced.
Sorry if this post is disjointed just wanted to update you all
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Please answer this question 2 weeks from now to be more accurate.
Is it worth the upgrade?
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Justinhopaolo said:
Please answer this question 2 weeks from now to be more accurate.
Is it worth the upgrade?
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Personally.... I will wait for the JB 4.3 update, and see how that changes the Note 2. If it brings it on a par with the Note 3 (except for the hardware differences), then I'll stay with what I have. There really isn't enough innovation to warrant changing from Note 2. Mebbe if I only had a Note.....would be worth the upgrade...but right now...NO. Lets see what JB 4.3 does.

magichoward said:
I still have my non rooted note 2. I had a nightmare reinstalling my back ups the ones on my memory card could be found .Thank for my phone explorer that saved the day for some .
Also Kies didn't work with this at all it days I need a new version which I could find.a whole day wasted so far .(this is one area where iPhone is leaps above.)
Seems to take longer to turn on.
Overall I like it and the back is good non slippery.
Haven't had time to check it all or the pen apps but I few things I notice .
No Polaris office but there's a Polaris viewer only but I can't find it in the apps.no radio.and the my files manager seems complex.
I have a gps app called Osmand from my old note and the maps where on the sd card but it doesn't seem to find it.
In fact only my music and photos where recognized none of the data or backups where recognized.
I'm using nova launcher but the touch wiz is real fast now .
Screen is great too early to tell about battery .
Haven't tested the camera yet .
But one bug thing for me exchange active sync is white and Grey now much better to see.
The one thing that has left a bad taste is the back ups I used my back up pro to my memory card plus even nova back up couldn't be found but Kies has to be rewriten.
Please ask any questions and I'll try to help as I still have my old note.
Also my bookmarks didn't come over using the standard samsung browser en en though it's synced.
Sorry if this post is disjointed just wanted to update you all
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Kind of hard to understand you english man. Lol
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I purchased a note 3 on the 25th (UK release day) paid £620 for it sim free. I personally regret the 'upgrade'
Yeah, it's got a nice display, I like the charging speed, but.. where's pop up browser gone? I love that on my note 2, Samsung have banished it away on the n3.
My main gripe.. Is audio. And the speaker. What are Samsung thinking by placing a small thin speaker on the bottom of the device?
The sound is thin /toppy.. My note 2 is much better.
If you upgrade expecting better audio, you'll be disappointed.
The note 3 has loudness, but it's so thin it's unbearable fully up.
I'm actually selling my note 3 because of it, I feel let down, and realise how good my note 2 actually is now.
Rant over.

Hopefully my impressions will change after time.but I too feel its not worth the upgrade from note 2 unless you are a pen fanatic
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Sorry for the bad English. Just frustrated that none of my back ups worked and after 2 days still reinstalling data.
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magichoward said:
Sorry for the bad English. Just frustrated that none of my back ups worked and after 2 days still reinstalling data.
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Your backups are no longer working because from Android 4.1.2 to the current version on the Note 3 the file system changed. In other words, your backups are still there but in different directories and the phone just cannot find them. You should move them with a file manager...

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BarryH_GEG said:
OP, you're approaching martyrdom. Every post in every thread you've made since getting the N3 has been about its audio. We get it,
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I'm spreading the word brother. Seriously tho, I just spent big bucks on it, I'm so let down, can't understand Samsungs logic, I'll become a martyr for the cause because I feel strongly about it, sorry but it's been such a let down for me - gorgeous display, crap audio..

Use a headset? Audio from mobiles are always crappy..
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jawil said:
Use a headset? Audio from mobiles are always crappy..
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Not always. Check out the HTC One. It has AWESOME audio. I even considered the One just for that, and the build quality. Yet here i am with the Note 2 still ^.^ I love my Note 2. Plastic and creaky. It's my baby. Haha.

Thanks for letting us know about the bad speakers. This is a real deal breaker for me

What i want from note3- it is battery cover. I hate that slippery glossy back cover. If i saw one for my note2, I'll definitely grab one!
And of course 4.3 update. Thats all, that interests me. So for now I don't see a good reason to upgrade my device.
And if loud speaker is even worse than note2, hell no for that. My previous decices had dual loud speakers, so sound quality was decent, but I was seriously disappointed in note2 sound quality. Crackling sound drives me crazy! I can't imagine even worse quality then note2...

I'm simply gonna wait till the the note 4 so I'll actually be able to tell the difference.
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Fostil said:
What i want from note3- it is battery cover. I hate that slippery glossy back cover. If i saw one for my note2, I'll definitely grab one!
And of course 4.3 update. Thats all, that interests me. So for now I don't see a good reason to upgrade my device.
And if loud speaker is even worse than note2, hell no for that. My previous decices had dual loud speakers, so sound quality was decent, but I was seriously disappointed in note2 sound quality. Crackling sound drives me crazy! I can't imagine even worse quality then note2...
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You can get a faux leather back from ebay . I found this fit the bill perfectly. I'm not convinced about upgrading. Still very happy with note 2.
A metal rim might have swayed me. But having said that it was easy to replace the one I chipped and scratched. Its as good as new.
Again ebay to the rescue.

ebay cover
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Replaceme...sPouches&var=550274687152&hash=item3a843fdfc8

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Replaceme...sPouches&var=550274687152&hash=item3a843fdfc8
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The product looks trash on their eBay pictures. But looks alright on the picture you posted above.
How is the grip? Slippery or does it give the kind of nice grip you'd expect from "leather"?

Why does touchwiz slows down overtime? I remember the day when i purchase this baby its like no one can beat the smoothness of touchwiz