Hi guys,
What you guys thinking, are you gonna quickly buy Xperia Z or planning to wait for the official announcement of Samsung Galaxy S4 or other phones!!
CONCLUSION
Buy Xperia Z - if you believe in Style with sufficient power.
Buy Galaxy S4 - if you want power house with Galaxy Signature design
Buy HTC One - if you want better sound, better display + Style << Xperia Z
XPERIA Z - My Opinion:
As m coming from Galaxy Note 2, i will compare these two and here are what I think the Pros & Cons of Xperia Z:
Pros:
-Beautiful Design
-Waterproof
-Good Camera (Rear only)
-Good Screen (View Straight)
Cons:
-Not the best screen (viewing angles)
-Speaker position is horrible
-Poor Battery Life (compared to Note2)
-Front Camera not so good
-Overheating Issues (can tolerate as its waterproof)
-Cannot use Default Launcher with Xperia Widgets: Lags like anything
WHAT I AM MISSING COMING FROM NOTE 2:
-MultiWindow
-Large Screen
-Customizable Notification Bar
-S-Pen
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It is only a couple of months so I would wait. Of course two months could seem like an awfully long time so easier said than done. lol
S4. I want to be able to install an extended battery.
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S4. I want to be able to install an extended battery.
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Agreed. Or swap batteries. Either way. I was planning on going with Sony this time around, but since no other company will be smart and allow it, my money will unfortunately continue to go to Samsung.
S4 will be significantly better.
Xperia Z only competes currently with S3 and it's an old device.
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Wait another 5 months if you can, in that time many new devices will come up specially if there's a new nexus device
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damn bought the nexus 4 1 day before they announced the ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Isnt there another flagship phone from Sony for the H2 of 2013?
Rumors said its Quad core A15 cortex. phone with 3300 mAh battery and 16mp Camera.
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My experience with Sammy:
1. Bought s2. The audio quality was real ****ty. Then the cheap plastic feel. The plastic thing surrounding bezel cracked in two places. Sold it.
2. Bought S3. Immediately disappointed because of how 833 MB ram is always occupied by Sammy ****ty bkground processes.
- frequent foreground app kills
- volume button creeking sound.
- fed up with protective back cover getting getting shaded by dusty color. Yes they forced everyone to buy white s3.
- ****ty battery always at 44 - 48 degrees.
- very plasticky n i've managed to never drop it. Living in a fear.
- cross hatch patterns on screen is viewable.
So I know what Sammy does. It wants to always keep their loyal customer buy their phone every year.
Also 8cores in 28nm will be a disaster I think.
But if I buy Xperia Z, I feel I can be happy with this phone for another two years.
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I had all Galaxy S phones and currently still got Galaxy S3. There are a few things which I hope Samsung will improve, if not, I won't buy their phone again. One is cheap materials - for example, a lot of SGS3 from first batch had a silver trim, which cracked even if phone didn't drop. Second, Samsung doesn't provide needed sources and developers (CM) can't build stable rom without bugs. Because of those reasons Im tempted to get Nexus or Xperia Z. Since Nexus 4 is hard to get, Im considering Xperia Z, because it looks very premium, they used high quality materials and also Sony provides sources to developers - opposite to Samsung.
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LitoNi said:
Isnt there another flagship phone from Sony for the H2 of 2013?
Rumors said its Quad core A15 cortex. phone with 3300 mAh battery and 16mp Camera.
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I am going to buy Xperia Z and hope there will be no other flagship from Sony atleast till year end !!
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xperiax10.awesome said:
Hi guys,
What you guys thinking, are you gonna quickly buy Xperia Z or planning to wait for the official announcement of Samsung Galaxy S4 !!
I want Sony to release Xperia Z at the earliest (by Feb end atleast) to avoid confusion amongst probable buyers !!
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I guess you should wait for something better than xperia z it still uses s4 pro processor/gpu which is still around the note 2 s so I think wait for s4, optimus g2, or something newer
Also battery would be unremovable
And I guess a bit less than note 2
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I will buy xperia z. It is like when you wait for s3, a better one comes out. We wait. Another better one comes out........ Electronics improve day by day.
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i9100g user said:
I guess you should wait for something better than xperia z it still uses s4 pro processor/gpu which is still around the note 2 s so I think wait for s4, optimus g2, or something newer
Also battery would be unremovable
And I guess a bit less than note 2
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S4 pro is around note 2??? Don't tell me you're talking about benchmarks.
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With this being a developer forum, I can't for my life understand why you're even considering Samsung products, since they're not very developer friendly.
Samsung has failed time after time to deliver what the developers want.
Sony on the other hand is working closely with the developers and don't change very much from the provided source.
If you want to root your device and have custom roms on it in the future don't go for Samsung.
But as others already have mentioned in this thread. Mobile phone developement is going amazingly fast and in another 2 - 3 months, if you can wait, prices will have dropped on current phones and new ones will be availible. On the other hand: If you're waiting for newer and better stuff you can wait forever. Especially in the line of electronics hardware.
I would wait and see if a new display driver improves the quality of the contrast, which I think is really low in comparison what should be possible right now. Other than that I really like the Sony UI (better than Sammys) so if Battery life and Display is ok I'm buying one, also because S3 (and hopefully not s4) is a cheap plastic gadget. Also the development section might be better for the Z. Maybe the new HTC M7 is the phone we should wait for, because they really need a strike.
Greetz...
pongnamu said:
I will buy xperia z. It is like when you wait for s3, a better one comes out. We wait. Another better one comes out........ Electronics improve day by day.
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Right, I played the waiting game too much already and I know it's not worth it to wait forever ...
C-Drum said:
With this being a developer forum, I can't for my life understand why you're even considering Samsung products, since they're not very developer friendly.
Samsung has failed time after time to deliver what the developers want.
Sony on the other hand is working closely with the developers and don't change very much from the provided source.
If you want to root your device and have custom roms on it in the future don't go for Samsung.
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+1 I doubt they will release kernel sources for that octacore cpu. Sony is much more "XDA friendly"
MadMike10 said:
I would wait and see if a new display driver improves the quality of the contrast, which I think is really low in comparison what should be possible right now. Other than that I really like the Sony UI (better than Sammys) so if Battery life and Display is ok I'm buying one, also because S3 (and hopefully not s4) is a cheap plastic gadget. Also the development section might be better for the Z. Maybe the new HTC M7 is the phone we should wait for, because they really need a strike.
Greetz...
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You mean something like This ?
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Sony Xperia over Samsung any day developers welcome Sony listen to there customer's even made a flash tool for us to use
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Sh4Dy said:
S4 pro is around note 2??? Don't tell me you're talking about benchmarks.
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Yes s4 pro is a bit better than exynos 4412 but the difference wont be like upcoming A15 quads and s4 primes
And we have already seen a s4 pro 1080p phone quite a time ago.
And those upcoming phones might just 2or3 months away
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I have never bought a device at the beginning of the year and never will. Happy to wait till april/may to see whats on the horizon, including the S4.
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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....
Simple answer. Get both! Having only one cell phone is so 2011...lol!
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Simple answer. Get both! Having only one cell phone is so 2011...lol!
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So true lol
Get note if u want a larger screen and the fns of an s pen
Else go for s3
once you use the note you cannot go back to a smaller screen. if you ain't used to the note's screen, go with the s3, it's much better spec'd. you'll need it!
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For gaming, the S3 or xperia play (i love mine)
For anything else, galaxy note.
(I think they have the same camera hardware, and software features will probably be ported.)
According to several reviews, all too often you won't even feel the benefit of the quad cores on the s3. It has same pentile Amoled type screen as Note (except it is much larger on Note). Plus, this whole 'inspired by nature' thing just seems a little too desperate a marketing technique for me (imho). I would go for the Note.
Best idea maybe would be to maybe have a half hour play with both in a highstreet store when s3 is released, to make your own mind up...before choosing the Note ;-)
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If you can wait get the s3, if you want something now the Note is awesome. I'd love to have one.
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Well if you're considering the S3, why not through the HTC One X into the equation?
Although I love the idea of having the best specs, I doubt I would be able to tell the difference in terms of CPU (HTC One X and S3 being QUAD core) and RAM as all of the devices seem quite comparable and I haven't noticed any QUAD optimised apps yet, so I would think the user experience for me would be more important.
For me, personally, it comes down to mainly the following:
1. Cost (The Galaxy Note is a bargain right now - I paid £550 in November 2011)
2. Screen Size (I love the Notes Screen and don't think I could go any smaller)
3. UI and Battery Life (From my experience HTC smart phones have crap battery!!! I have owned a HTC Desire, HTC Desire HD and a bag of pre-Android HTC phones)
4. Longevity of the Device (Life-span for updates eg. although the Galaxy Note came out on GB I still bought it because I feel that it will continue to be supported for a while due to the device being an important milestone for Samsung. I'm hoping to get two updates out of the Note and when it stops being supported officially, I'm sure there will be some unofficial updates, or I trade-in for a Galaxy Note 2!!!)
It really depends what you prefer, or how you prefer things to be done with the device.
For me the only upgrade for the Note would be the Note 2, as the S3 which was very tempting for me too (some special features, Quadcore (just because I'm a bit freakish 'bout hardware and not because I really need it ^^) in the end has no S-Pen (bad for me, I hate browsing the internet without it) and is too small (tried that size and I don't want anything smaller than 5,3 inches). Also I do not need the new hardware as I don't play 3D-games or other intense graphics stuff with the device, and the CPU/GPU of the Note is far away from limiting anything for me.
This is from the perspective of someone who owns a note and is not looking to buy SGS3.
Wait until you can have a "hands on" play with the SGS3. For me, I can't see the benefits of the processor so I won't buy one.
However - I am frustrated with the note's ability to play back movies. I am not really a person who uses the note much for watching media... but the black clipping issue frustrates me nonetheless.
If I was an avid movie/tv watcher, the issues with the note would be unacceptable.
In summary:
a) wait to play with SGS3 and get comments on video playback quality.
b) if you are a movie/audiophile, buy SGS3 if video playback is good.
c) if not, buy the note.
The note is a like a drug. If you use it, you will NEVER use a smaller screen again... so your big decision here is, do you want your friends saying, "Yo, pull your laptop out and bring up those pics you took" Lol. I think its by far a great phone, and spec wise, I play lots of games on it, its probably not "as" smooth for gaming as what the sgs3 will be so if that's a big deal you might lean that way, but everything else...note rules.
Get the Note if you are comfortable with the size of this device.
pikulu said:
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....
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I don't see any reason to get confused at all. First of all how could you compare a product which is selling currently(whose performance is well known) with a product yet to be released(whose performance is not known)?. Both of them maybe from same company but targeted at different category of people. If your aim is to update yourself with the latest gadget in the market no matter what then you may go for S3....If you need a phone which can satisfy your needs then that's a different question....Note is for people who need a smartphone with extended options of a tablet but don't want to carry a typical tablet in their brief case.....But once you get used to it all other phones look like cute little toys to you.....I can surely bet that Galaxy Note can handle all high end graphics games, high quality video streaming etc etc and you will just love its performance...Obviously a bigger screen means better visibility, more details on the screen etc etc...So now you decide and act....Best of luck...
go 4 note !
hi mate
i waited for months before buying my note as i was waiting 4 s3 launch
man i bought my note just after seeing s3 live release on facebook
see we dont need quad core processors right now dual core s enough, i might have opted for s3 if it had a 12mp cam but its cam is still same as note's
and plz keep this in mind if it uses camera to see your eyes movement then its gonna take lot of battery which is 2100 mah compare to note's 2500 mah (sorry if m wrong)
plus the biggest problem is its ugly design... man note is sexy
the only plus option is quad core and nothing else..rest everything is software based like there was siri on 4s (not worth updating)
if u wanna wait for note 2 its ur choice but u never knw they might give note 2 same design as they gave to s3
and yeah i got my headphones they are good
regards
yeh s3 looks amazing, but i rather wait for note 2 with those all features and screen size will be same or even a bit bigger
The key word is "in a hurry"... so if 90% of the ppl ask u to buy s3, u will give up the promo? C'mon... u had ur answer yourself already...
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skillz9669 said:
The note is a like a drug. If you use it, you will NEVER use a smaller screen again... so your big decision here is, do you want your friends saying, "Yo, pull your laptop out and bring up those pics you took" Lol. I think its by far a great phone, and spec wise, I play lots of games on it, its probably not "as" smooth for gaming as what the sgs3 will be so if that's a big deal you might lean that way, but everything else...note rules.
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I own 3 phones, note, xperia play and an x10 mini pro (running CM9).
I can still use smaller screens...
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Size comparison.
Here is a video comparison of the Note and the s3.
TO ALL IN THE FORUM POST YOUR NOTE-2 RELATED COMMENTS/ DISCOVERIES HERE ONLY ALL OTHER THREADS WILL BE CLOSED AND/OR DELETED...
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:laugh::victory:Here is the link for the 1st System dump it is for the ATT Note2 I will get the Gsm version hopefully this weekend But this should help:laugh::victory:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31240992&postcount=34
Anyone else thinking about waiting at least a few good months before getting a Note 2? Maybe skip a generation? I feel like mine still has a lot to give me.
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looks good to me!
I can't wait for it!
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To sum up what I've posted in the other Note II threads:
It's not a worthy upgrade for the following reasons:
-Lower resolution than Note I
-Still Pentile
-16x9 (I prefer 16x10 on Note I, this is subjective I know)
-Mali 400 GPU (last year tech)
-Exynos 4412 (a15 is already out, iphone 5 will have it)
-Same MP Camera as Note I
-Front camera lower resolution than Note I
What I do like:
-Bigger battery
-More Ram
this is an incremental upgrade and I will wait for the Note III.
Actually, the new screen ratio on the note II doesn't look too bad compare to our old Note. From this picture, compare to the Note II it kinda makes our old Note look like the LG Optimus Vu..lol....
I think they are trying to make the Note II look more like a Smartphone rather than a Tablet
inurb said:
To sum up what I've posted in the other Note II threads:
It's not a worthy upgrade for the following reasons:
-Lower resolution than Note I
-Still Pentile
-16x9 (I prefer 16x10 on Note I, this is subjective I know)
-Mali 400 GPU (last year tech)
-Exynos 4412 (a15 is already out, iphone 5 will have it)
-Same MP Camera as Note I
-Front camera lower resolution than Note I
What I do like:
-Bigger battery
-More Ram
this is an incremental upgrade and I will wait for the Note III.
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MP at camera doesnt mean anything, mate, the quality is the factor, will u say s3 and note1 have the same camera? I would say no, s3 has 8MP camera too, but with better quality and zero shutter lag, good enough to clarify the different
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I am not seeing anything I need that justifies getting rid of my note1 - I wish I had a reason - I was ready to give my son my note1 (he was excited to get it and give up the nexus one he got from me a year ago) and have a new toy for myself in the note2, But I actually think the Note1 might be seen in a few months (when the data is in) as the better phone ( or the same w/ more dev access and cheaper used).
I like the res and aspect ratio better on the note1. I was ready to go with a bigger screen but it might not be there - in that I do not care about length in a phone, I care about width ( since a phone is a computer in my eyes for webpages and app browser/interacting), so if I understand reports right, I would actually lose width (for height) if I gave up my Note1 for the Note2. Hmm not sure I would pay hundreds for a downgrade.
I was excited about a great (read: better) camera, but that looks like the same one. The processor is not much better.
I have Jelly Bean / Google Now already ( thank you XDA devs) so nothing there software wise. And Note1 currently gives me better dev apps / roms for awhile to come.
I see no major improvements to the pen tech.
So we are down to a bigger battery ( big whoop - I have software that can conserve) and POSSIBLY fixes to old problems - like brick bug, black screen, so-so audio - but even if there is something, I have some software fixes to those. If I hear very significant improvements to these I might consider it ( amazing new sound) but I doubt it is enough. This looks like a mild yearly upgrade, for those who do not have a Note1, you get a slight updated version. It does not feel like a jumping off issue for those of us who love and want as much NOTE as we can get - I think we already might just have the best NOTE device now. Shoot, no reason to spend money. I guess I just buy another new gaming desktop instead.
Lol. I saw the video preview on TheVerge....and you can see that TouchWiz STILL stutters even with quad-core PLUS Jellybean.
At this point in technology, it's not the hardware anymore, since dual-cores are sufficient. It's all about software execution now.
Honestly i like note 1 ,it looks better and unique ... i wouldn't mind though to get the 3100mAh battery and the led notification and the 2 gb ram..
Galaxy Note vids
Hi All
I was lucky enough to attend the unpacked event this eve, and managed to get a few videos on some of the features of the Galaxy Note II recorded. If you fancy having a look head to my blog www.staceysamsungmobiler.blogspot.de/2012/08/galaxy-note-ii-feature-videos.html or search for my youtube channel (Staceyraver).
Other than that all I can say is that its a wonderful device....new Spen really impressed me (along with the new features that came with it) ...1024levels of pressure sensitivity = woah
Anyway hopefully see some of you at IFA?
I like the screen recording function, this can be great if it can be ported to other devices (or at least other Touchwiz devices).
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Lol. I saw the video preview on TheVerge....and you can see that TouchWiz STILL stutters even with quad-core PLUS Jellybean.
At this point in technology, it's not the hardware anymore, since dual-cores are sufficient. It's all about software execution now.
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lol...sounds like you really HATE the Note II.
Do you reckon the Note II will be much better seeing the quality of the Note II in such a short/ rushed introduction. I'm sure they will introduce the Note III in another year as well.
So...WHEN will be a good time to upgrade???
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Staceymobiler said:
Hi All
I was lucky enough to attend the unpacked event this eve, and managed to get a few videos on some of the features of the Galaxy Note II recorded. If you fancy having a look head to my blog www.staceysamsungmobiler.blogspot.de/2012/08/galaxy-note-ii-feature-videos.html or search for my youtube channel (Staceyraver).
Other than that all I can say is that its a wonderful device....new Spen really impressed me (along with the new features that came with it) ...1024levels of pressure sensitivity = woah
Anyway hopefully see some of you at IFA?
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Thanks for the Vids...so how is the Note II screen compared to the Note I in terms of the SIZE, BRIGHTNESS and SHARPNESS?
Note 2 screen looks great. Resolution is slightly lower 720 instead of 800 but it still looks great.
Brightness seems good too.
Got to say it. I want one lol
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Thought I would make a list of hardware improvements compared to N7000:
Quad core
2GB RAM
3100 mAh battery
New S-pen
Corning Glass 2
LED indicator
Bluetooth 4
NFC (Was listed as "optional" on the N7000, never understood what that meant)
Potentially superior pixel arrangement as reported by the Verge. Still not much clarity about this
Dual band wifi, Not sure what this does but it's listed on the specs sheet
On the minus side resolution and pixel density are a bit lower but the difference will be barely noticeable: 285ppi versus 267ppi
Overall this seems a solid hardware upgrade and there are some neat software improvements as well.
And there may be more hardware improvements which haven't been listed, perhaps in the camera and DAC for example.
Yeah the screen is a bit between RGB and pentile arrangement...but I haven't had much info on that yet.
Probably going to be posting an unboxing video later if anyone is interested?
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Probably going to be posting an unboxing video later if anyone is interested?
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This is just my opinion, but I never understood the interest in unboxing videos. Unboxing videos for cell phones are almost exactly the same.
Sometimes, there is interesting packaging, and sometimes seeling installs is good. (not relevant for phones though).
Although to be honest, watching Note 1's unboxing videos were fun for the first reactions to the phone 'OMG LOOK AT THE SIZE' stuff.
I am a fairly heavy user of My note - I have 250 apps on mine. I definitely feel the Note bogging down sometimes and I am quite looking forward to what the Note II brings me.
As I always advise people for ANY piece of technology - if you are quite happy with what you have now, there's little bang/buck in upgrading.
This is assuming of course, that the price of the Note is reasonable.
Does anyone recall how the Note was released i.e. the gaps between 'announced' - 'priced' ' - 'released'?
- Frank
Well it's a nice device. However 1 year isn't that long for me to do an upgrade.
Custom ROM on my current Note makes my phone a lot better than official Samsung firmware.
Now that I have read a ton of stuff on this new Note 2 on the net I have decided to keep my current Note until S4 or Note 3.
Also ATIV S has caught my attention more than Note 2. That phone is simply beautiful and it sports a dedicated camera button.
Staceymobiler said:
Yeah the screen is a bit between RGB and pentile arrangement...but I haven't had much info on that yet.
Probably going to be posting an unboxing video later if anyone is interested?
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So you managed to get a hands on with the Note 2? What was your overall impression of the build quality, screen etc?
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Yeah the screen is a bit between RGB and pentile arrangement...but I haven't had much info on that yet.
Probably going to be posting an unboxing video later if anyone is interested?
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Lol....do you mean later today or this month? I would be very interested to see a video of a close up side by side comparison with the old note.
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http://www.gsmarena.com/galaxy_s_iii_mini_specs_leak_packs_dualcore_cpu_jelly_bean-news-4926.php
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They are seriously going to associate the "S3" name with this crap?
Can samsung really not make a small phone as good as iphone? Is this the downfall of the galaxy S brand image? No doubt the average person will compare this with the iphone 5 and it wont look good.
Epic fail, we want exynos.
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Wow.... seriously?
That looks more like a repackaged original Galaxy S hardware.
i was surprised not to see 2 gig of ram
Its the Galaxy S Advance with a new design and JB, not impressed at all Sammy
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The worst part of it all is that its called the "S3 mini".
"We'll be launching a 4-inch Galaxy S III on the 11th in Germany, there's a lot of demand for a 4-inch screen device in Europe. Some call it an entry-level device, but we call it 'mini.'"
Some call it iphone and you samsung clearly dont know what you are doing here. It's not like they dont already have 4" entry level phones.
They just want to trick customers into thinking this is a galaxy S3 in a smaller body. Epic fail samsung!!!!!!!
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They just want to trick customers into thinking this is a galaxy S3 in a smaller body. Epic fail samsung!!!!!!!
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I suspect to the average Joe it is, quad core doesn't make it text any quicker or reduce the number of dropped calls and as for the camera you obviously can't squeeze the 8mp in such a small body.
Seems to me Samsung can't win elsewhere they're being lambasted for releasing the i9305 and devaluing the i9300 by relegating it to second fiddle and here for the mini not shoe Horning the S3 hardware into a smaller, more desirable?, chassis with a better screen.
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Facepalm indeed. If these specs are true, the s3 mini would be lousier than the s2 and the galaxy s advanced. I would expect the mini to at least be as good as the s2
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I suspect to the average Joe it is, quad core doesn't make it text any quicker or reduce the number of dropped calls and as for the camera you obviously can't squeeze the 8mp in such a small body.
Seems to me Samsung can't win elsewhere they're being lambasted for releasing the i9305 and devaluing the i9300 by relegating it to second fiddle and here for the mini not shoe Horning the S3 hardware into a smaller, more desirable?, chassis with a better screen.
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What are you talking about? The WVGA screen is not going to be anyway near as good. The iphone 5 has an 8MP camera, the 4S had as well and they are both very small phones.
The novathor chipset is not going to provide the smooth performance that people associate with the S3.
Why would a smaller body be more desirable? Many people like the big screen of S3 those who dont shouldnt have bought it. Yes the i9305 is actually a ***** move because it is everything the S3 is and more, a smaller S3 cant be that.
And you know even a galaxy S2 is fine for texting and calling so what is the point of this phone? Galaxy S2 is also pretty reasonably sized.
A 4" screen of 300PPI, a slightly under clocked quad core CPU and 8MP camera is what is needed from an S3 mini to compete with the iphone 5. Seems like apple excels at engineering more than anybody else when it comes to making a high end small device.
Cash grab yes but in this case it is perfectly reasonable because of two factors.
1. They have to make up the 1 billion dollars that Apple robbed them of somehow. Why not try and rob it from isheep that are holding back on the GS3 because of the size, they won't know any better.
2. Nobody knows if the GS4 and Note 2 will replicate the success of their predecessors, so they need to cash grab when they can. For example, I had the GS2 and GS3 but I won't be purchasing the GS4(unless I cave in) because I might be moving to Windows Phone just for a change of pace. The GS3 is the first phone in YEARS to make Apple release their iphone earlier than they wanted, it might not happen ever again. So instead of letting Apple gouge the consumers, I am perfectly okay with Samsung gouging for 2012. At least it is not Apple. Although the ipad mini might be a gouger.
Samsung made 7 billion dollars in the last quarter. They don't need to pull off something this stupid that can be damaging in the long term.
I am still hoping the device will either not be called S3 mini or will not have those sort of specs as leaked by the German site.
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This wont hurt them. Nobody who bought the tab 2 7 or tab 2 10.1 knows that the tablet they bought licks ass even compared to the old 10.1. This one actually has a relatively new SOC at least. It should run decent with the lower res.
http://www.stericsson.com/products/u8500-novathor.jsp
Sony chipsets are fine. Although that article is sketchy because there is no U8420, U8500 is the lowest. That L9540 sounds like a beast though, it uses a power vr while the rest use the mali 400.
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What are you talking about?.
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And you know even a galaxy S2 is fine for texting and calling so what is the point of this phone?
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Why would a smaller body be more desirable? Many people like the big screen of S3 those who dont shouldnt have bought it. Yes the i9305 is actually a ***** move because it is everything the S3 is and more, a smaller S3 cant be that.
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For some people the S3 is too big and imho this isn't aimed at S3 buyers anyhow, they're using the S3 as a halo device to attract people in, people who might buy into SJs belief that the iphone is the perfect size. And hard as it may be for you to believe, for some, the S3 in a smaller body with a better screen would be ideal.
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Same reaction happened when the A1 Merc or Porsche Boxster was released. Purists where upset!
It's just a budget model, don't like it don't buy it. But it's about time they had one.
Wonder what Apple thinks of Sammy using there word mini? Bet jurors think it's an iPod mini clone. White, rectangle, smooth corners, uses the mini name
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They're just abusing the name of S3 here, there's no point in this device. It was expected to be a direct competitor to the iPhone, but it isn't. There's no reason for anyone to buy this. Hardware is no good, price is high, it doesn't really compete with anything.
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And hard as it may be for you to believe, for some, the S3 in a smaller body with a better screen would be ideal.
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No it's not hard at all I myself was waiting for the S3 mini.
I personally find the S3 to be too big and guess what? I didnt buy it I am waiting for someone to make a smaller device as good as S3. However if I were to give in and buy the current S3 and then later a smaller version comes then I wont have any right to be pissed off. That would like ipad users getting pissed at the ipad mini.
So it really is official then.
Less pixels to push plus JB 4.1 should allow it to run pretty close to the GS3 with ICS. It will run fine, if you can live with the low resolution. lol
This post just made me look at my current galaxy s 3 and feel instantly sick.
A lte version released after the '' flagship'' device was released,
Now they release this "mini s3" I mean come on..
Build the mini with i9305 specs, ram and lte included but don't offend my eyes and call it an s3 mini...
Samsung seem desperate.. IMO
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SPECIFICATIONS:
FEATURES - Similar overall design as the Xperia Z and be resistant and dust proof, LTE-enabled.
OPERATING SYSTEM - Android OS 4.1 Jelly Bean
DISPLAY - 10.1 inch full HD Display (resolution of 1,920 × 1,200)
PROCESSOR - 1.5 GHz quad-core APQ8064 Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor
RAM - 2GB
STORAGE - Internal storage of 32GB
CAMERA - 8.1MP camera and 2.2MP front-facing camera
WIDTH - 6.9mm thin
BATTERY - 6000mAh
COLORS - It will come in both black and white.
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Hi Guys,
I have seen many questions and concerns by many users regarding Sony Xperia Tablet Z. I want to list down all the details here, please go through the list and post your general queries/questions/concerns here.
DISPLAY - I know on papers resolution of Nexus 10 is better than Xperia Tablet Z but in real XTZ has better screen, the blacks are real dark and image and video quality is far better than Nexus10, in Nexus 10 colors are bit washed out.
SDCARD - it supports upto 64GB - depending upon your model, I am using Japan Docomo LTE version 32gb and I am able to use my 64gb Sandisk card without any issues. Even I copied 7.93GB gb of media file without any issues (no formatting done from my side, using Sandisk)
SO-03E, SGP311, SGP312: SDXC up to 64GB
SGP321 SGP351 SGP341: Up to 32GB
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Well.......maybe it will be good......being stuck at jelly bean?
In all seriousness I'm excited but I think I'll stick to Samsung.....miss Sony but not enough to prove they are reliable yet
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i will not upgrade my tablet xperia s for the Tablet Z.. just for a bigger display and 1gb of ram more.. ? (i don't care about nfc, waterproof or LTE) so, thanks sony, but no thanks... maybe Sony Tablet 2014..
Lmao. Sony, STOP DIGGING.
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Where'd you get the info the Xperia Tablet S was a failure?
I'll upgrade if the price is right.
if Sony open the bootloader and other things it will be powerful,but reality is another awful story.... but i wanna see how it be
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Where'd you get the info the Xperia Tablet S was a failure?
I'll upgrade if the price is right.
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Hi, I remember you were the 1st one who got this tablet
See its a failure, how many units has been sold, nobody knows n believe me number is very minimum.
On top of that, Xperia Tablet S launched in Singapore recently with a hefty price tag of SGD 750+
Nexus 10 is much better than Xperia Tablet S !!
Xperia Tablet S still carrying genetical WiFi issue, poor screen n old OS.
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Just because small numbers of a device have been sold, doesn't automatically deam the product a failure.
There's been minimal advertising for both these tablets. Look at the TV and internet campaigns Sony do for their phones & tablets, then compare it to Samsung and Apple. Hardly anyone is aware these devices exist.
I already opened a thread for the XTZ news and rumours before you. Do we need another?
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xperiax10.awesome said:
Hi Guys,
After failures of Sony Tablet S and Xperia Tablet S, Sony is going to release yet another tablet - XPERIA TABLET Z !!
Will you buy???
Its rumoured to be as sleek and powerful as Xperia Z phone with 10.1 screen, lets see how long it will stay in market.
Whats your opinion about Xperia Tablet Z?
NTT DoCoMo confirms Xperia Tablet Z reveal for 22 January
SPECIFICATIONS:
FEATURES - Similar overall design as the Xperia Z and be resistant and dust proof, LTE-enabled.
OPERATING SYSTEM - Android OS 4.1 Jelly Bean
DISPLAY - 10.1 inch full HD Display (resolution of 1,920 × 1,200)
PROCESSOR - 1.5 GHz quad-core APQ8064 Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor
RAM - 2GB
STORAGE - Internal storage of 32GB
CAMERA - 8.1MP camera and 2.2MP front-facing camera
WIDTH - 6.9mm thin
BATTERY - 6000mAh
COLORS - It will come in both black and white.
EDIT: Poll added.
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No the book appearance?
And I am already tired of the luxuriant UI of Sony.
SWFlyerUK said:
Where'd you get the info the Xperia Tablet S was a failure?
I'll upgrade if the price is right.
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Maybe the the fact that there were so many build quality related problems + wifi, screen flickering issues (which arent fully gone) and the tablet costs 400 bucks for 10 gibs of memory.. Also accesosries come only from sony and cost a lot + tablets like acer210 got jelly bean(note:cheaper plastic tablet,not the "premium" Sony) while we are still waiting. And we will probably be stuck on it. Hopefully there will be a way to root it and unlock bootloader, otherwise im done with sony tablet for good.
Ps: Sony handsets get a totally different attitude, some of them even got a sony flashinfg tool, instructions to unlock bootloaders are on their site etc...
I don't get why Sony didn't opt for, I don't know, 2-3mm more for the depth and made the battery larger. Even the ipad 2 has a larger capacity battery. It doesn't matter to me that the new cpu and so on are more battery efficient, I want longer battery life not the same but thinner device.
Sony's marketing is a.'failure', not the products.
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2 days to go, lets see how this new tablet look like and wats the price point ???
I am NOT going to buy if its expensive..had terrible experience with Sony Tablet S and P !!!
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xperia tablet s a failure ?
WHY ?
Like their any tablets at release working properly atm...............
Compare xperia tablet s to a transformer
9/10 asus transformers have least 1 dead pixel on the screen no point to rma since just get back something broken anyway while asus quality control is non existant.
Samsung make cheap tablets made off cheap materials.
So what alternatives are their really left ?
Depends how one defines failure, sales, great reviews, etc. Sales wise I doubt it is a massive hit, I feel samsung, asus and acer have done better in that dept.
Owning a 7.7 from samsung, I can't agree with the statement that it is cheap, the 7.7 is one of the best built samsung tablets. but sadly the current crop of tablets from samsung is not, especially the the note 10.1, plastic everywhere Maybe this is something they will address at MWC this year, but I doubt it.
I just hope the xperia z tablet has a different design than the current tablet s, personally not a fan of the folded magazine design.
Zer0K3wL said:
xperia tablet s a failure ?
WHY ?
Like their any tablets at release working properly atm...............
Compare xperia tablet s to a transformer
9/10 asus transformers have least 1 dead pixel on the screen no point to rma since just get back something broken anyway while asus quality control is non existant.
Samsung make cheap tablets made off cheap materials.
So what alternatives are their really left ?
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You're right, We do not have much choice.. I think that Sony has the best tablet on the market, too bad that the table don't have the software support it deserves.
and about Samsung, yes, is made of cheap materials, also Samsung UI is just depressing.. :/
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You're right, We do not have much choice.. I think that Sony has the best tablet on the market, too bad that the table don't have the software support it deserves.
and about Samsung, yes, is made of cheap materials, also Samsung UI is just depressing.. :/
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Samsung's ui I agree is bad but its the software that ultimately pulled me away from Sony. Sure I loved timescape and all of Sony's ui but Samsung's multi window and gesture controls are amazing. If the xperia z tablet has some form of pen like the s-pen I'm in. I'm going to college next year and that pen to math equation app is amazing. Hope Sony delivers
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The thing is WHY is Sony not allowing freedom on Sony tablets while Sony phones has freedom? :sly:
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Galaxy s4 just 7.7mm thick 138grams, aluminium sides plastic back , Snapdragon600 and lcd solux display fhd
[http://www.sammobile.com/2013/02/23...xynos-inside-new-galaxy-s-iv-with-bootscreen/
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Are you for real?
sammobile need to stop this ****
Galaxy s4 will have Amoled @1080p witth Exynos 5 Octa or 5450
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sammobile need to stop this ****
Galaxy s4 will have Amoled @1080p witth Exynos 5 Octa or 5450
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I doubt the galaxy s4 having the octacore chipset because it has overheating issues and I'd love to see the super amoled display but it's an upcoming technology which couldn't even give a non pentile display for the s3 at that time
But still you never know Samsung
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Are you for real?
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Quite a few of the samfirmware rumors are true so you never know will definitely wait for a note 3
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I doubt the galaxy s4 having the octacore chipset because it has overheating issues and I'd love to see the super amoled display but it's an upcoming technology which couldn't even give a non pentile display for the s3 at that time
But still you never know Samsung
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LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
overheating did u even tried it ?? FYI snapdragon s4 pro overheat and throttle like ***** , i bet S600 will overheat even more
and Samsung already showed 1080P Amoled display
huh Samsung showed Exynos Octa @CES they they used Snapdragon :laugh::laugh: , then they showed 1080P Amoled they they used LCD :laugh:
this complete piece of **** , and the image is 100% fake IMO ( i can make one for u , just open the image in full screen then turn off the room lights and shoot the device and Everyone will say OMG this GS4 ) #truestory
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Well anyone can fake the image that is true.
It would be best to wait till 14th April before declaring anything
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I very much doubt it will pack an octacore chipset. Not with the release date standing so close. Not that it really matters that much, lets face it. It is not like the S3 is sluggish....
Am I the only one who as yet to see any tangible improvement over the S3 in these rumours?
Slightly bigger screen with FHD. I very much doubt we'll be able to notice any real world difference between 720p and 1080p on a cell phone. Less colour shift at wide viewing angles, improved colour accuracy and the possibility to calibrate the screen are more important towards better screens than ppi count.
13MP camera? I wish manufacturers had stopped this pointless pixel race already and took steps to really improve image quality - bigger sensors for starters, improved quality in low light, better quality optics, etc. Oh, and is it so hard to put a physical shutter button on the phone? It is not like space is lacking...
Alas, I fear the S4 will just be an S3 with minor "improvements" in order to keep the yearly update cycle of top-of-the-range phones.
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/02/25/jk-shin-confirms-march-14th-galaxy-s-iv/
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Alexei Volkoff said:
I very much doubt it will pack an octacore chipset. Not with the release date standing so close. Not that it really matters that much, lets face it. It is not like the S3 is sluggish....
Am I the only one who as yet to see any tangible improvement over the S3 in these rumours?
Slightly bigger screen with FHD. I very much doubt we'll be able to notice any real world difference between 720p and 1080p on a cell phone. Less colour shift at wide viewing angles, improved colour accuracy and the possibility to calibrate the screen are more important towards better screens than ppi count.
13MP camera? I wish manufacturers had stopped this pointless pixel race already and took steps to really improve image quality - bigger sensors for starters, improved quality in low light, better quality optics, etc. Oh, and is it so hard to put a physical shutter button on the phone? It is not like space is lacking...
Alas, I fear the S4 will just be an S3 with minor "improvements" in order to keep the yearly update cycle of top-of-the-range phones.
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Yeah i agree with you, the s4 might pack the exynos 5440 quadcore chipset and the note 3 will feature the octacore i suppose
I absolutely loved the physical shutter button on the older phones and its more of a daily use thing when you got 5"+ phones, would love to see a shutter button like the lock button on the xperia z
Samsung hopefully will pull a rabbit out of the hat in its march event because after looking at other devices like the xperia z, optimus g pro, htc one and Tegra 4 chipset i doubt it that Samsung will continue its reign in the smartphone world due to no INNOVATION
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It will be better to use octa(big.LITTTLE) than a quad A15 on a phone , no way a quad A15 would come with s4
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LCD = Fail
Just ordered a Note 2 because i hate LCD. These 1080p LCD's are epic failures. Colours suck and so does the power usage from the LED's needed to keep the brightness up.
I find it hard to believe their "accuracy" is good because who would make their colours so bland and boring.
Im going to the note 2 with 2 spare batteries a charging stand and 64GB SD Card. Turn the brightness up to 100% and enjoy this phone to the full.
Im sick and tired of being conservative with these crap sealed battery phones with LCD screens running the brightness at 10% to get through the day.
irzero said:
LCD = Fail
Just ordered a Note 2 because i hate LCD. These 1080p LCD's are epic failures. Colours suck and so does the power usage from the LED's needed to keep the brightness up.
I find it hard to believe their "accuracy" is good because who would make their colours so bland and boring.
Im going to the note 2 with 2 spare batteries a charging stand and 64GB SD Card. Turn the brightness up to 100% and enjoy this phone to the full.
Im sick and tired of being conservative with these crap sealed battery phones with LCD screens running the brightness at 10% to get through the day.
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If I were you I wouldn't rush buying that spare battery. I too was a spare battery advocate until I bought the Note 2. However, with the Note 2 I never felt the need for a spare battery. The battery life is really impressive. Try the phone for a month before you make a decision. You'll be surprise with the amount of juice the Note 2's battery packs.
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If I were you I wouldn't rush buying that spare battery. I too was a spare battery advocate until I bought the Note 2. However, with the Note 2 I never felt the need for a spare battery. The battery life is really impressive. Try the phone for a month before you make a decision. You'll be surprise with the amount of juice the Note 2's battery packs.
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i got 2 batteries for £8. So its not much of a risk. Ill keep one in the car and one on the stand and one in the phone and ill never have to touch a charger again.
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i got 2 batteries for £8. So its not much of a risk. Ill keep one in the car and one on the stand and one in the phone and ill never have to touch a charger again.
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That was a very good deal, provided they work o.k. Please let us know if you are happy with them and were did you buy them.
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That was a very good deal, provided they work o.k. Please let us know if you are happy with them and were did you buy them.
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Amazon.
5 star reviews so far so im guessing they will be fine. Might not last as long as Samsungs but then i can buy 4 of these for the price of 1 samsung one.
Perhaps it's better to wait until the S4 is officially announced before making your decision? I'm not a particular fan of lcd either but there's no concrete evidence behind these rumours.
I'm going to hold out, I'm sure they [Samsung] will not disappoint! They have far too much riding on this!
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Perhaps it's better to wait until the S4 is officially announced before making your decision? I'm not a particular fan of lcd either but there's no concrete evidence behind these rumours.
I'm going to hold out, I'm sure they [Samsung] will not disappoint! They have far too much riding on this!
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ill get the S4 if its good and OLED, i have had 3 phones in last 8 months