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Hi,
Potential buyer here. I'm really holding back due to my experience with the LTE S3 a few months ago.
I've had weak wifi signals, RAM eat up, and very very poor battery. Was on stock then rooted to remove bloatware.....Still bad
Any one experienced anything like this with Note II?
taiwanese said:
Hi,
Potential buyer here. I'm really holding back due to my experience with the LTE S3 a few months ago.
I've had weak wifi signals, RAM eat up, and very very poor battery. Was on stock then rooted to remove bloatware.....Still bad
Any one experienced anything like this with Note II?
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Hi, I've not experienced anything like that. Note II rocks. It's blazing fast, it has 2GB RAM. Even in stock it's the best cellphone I've ever had.
taiwanese said:
Hi,
Potential buyer here. I'm really holding back due to my experience with the LTE S3 a few months ago.
I've had weak wifi signals, RAM eat up, and very very poor battery. Was on stock then rooted to remove bloatware.....Still bad
Any one experienced anything like this with Note II?
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The very reason I got the Note II was the problems you listed with the S3 and trust me the Note II has none of those issues. It's better than the S3 in every way imo, couldn't be happier The S3's ram problems was really driving me crazy but now I have almost always 1gb ram free, no wifi problems and brilliant battery life. If you enjoy Samsung devices this is probably their best one so far
Great! Good to hear..............
I can't see how the Note II can have those problems as well.....Now comes down to the color....
If you dont' mind me asking, what color did you choose and why?
I've always had white phones.......but looking to explore new options
taiwanese said:
Great! Good to hear..............
I can't see how the Note II can have those problems as well.....Now comes down to the color....
If you dont' mind me asking, what color did you choose and why?
I've always had white phones.......but looking to explore new options
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I bought the titanium grey one and my sister has the white one. They both look good so just go with whatever color you like the most Not much help though Check them out in your local retailer, it's always better to see them for real before making a decision. I really only chose the grey one since I felt it was more masculine but again, the white one looks pretty nice
Hmm..i wish this thread will not go to flame war..usually thread like this on others forum will be close by mod due after change to flame war..
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Hi,
I am also a potential buyer of this phone but I am afraid of my past experience with Galaxy Note (original). That phone had issues like
1. Overheating
2. Color banding
3. Charging problems
The first two problems were not very uncommon. Any advice will be appreciated.
In regards to performance it is blisteringly quick.
However sadly my handset is plagued with issues.
Earpiece buzzes as if it is clipping
Rear speaker also buzzes as if it is clipping
Screen has some weird ghosting/trailing
Reception is rarely above 2 bars, previous handset was fine
And the S Pen is just mental
I'm fairly confident I received a duff unit out of the many good ones.
Replacement handset is coming soon.
Do let us know when you receive the new unit.
How is the battery life?
issues ? hmmm
touch wizz lag
when i ask s-voice for weather for my country. he says weather for orlando,portland, always
sound quality with headphones is very normal. no compare with beats audio from one x
taiwanese said:
Great! Good to hear..............
I can't see how the Note II can have those problems as well.....Now comes down to the color....
If you dont' mind me asking, what color did you choose and why?
I've always had white phones.......but looking to explore new options
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Two phones ago I enjoyed a white phone. The past 23 months I've used the Desire HD, which is brown. I'm looking forward to picking up the marble white Note 2 this Friday. Yeah Baby!
`Once you go white...'
I ordered two GT-N7100. They are beautiful, work great and the battery is surprisingly very powerful. After using it lightly for one full day, next morning my wife had still 87%.
At one point one of the two phones was overheating and consuming battery excessively. I turned out I had an app synchronizing in a loop. As soon as I disabled it, all was normal again.
Received my Note II today. It is excellent. Very fast so far.
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Hi guys,
I currently own a Galaxy Note N7000, but am planning an upgrade. To the Note 2. Yay!
My Note gets really hot when playing games like Arcane Legends, especially if I plug in the charger (of course). Some times, it gets so hot that the top side of the screen burns my thumb!!! And that even when playing Arcane Legends alone, not charging at the same time!
I wanna know. Are there people who have owned the original Note and switched to the Note 2? If yes... those are the people I want to talk to. They know best how to compare the two.
Never had the N7000 but I can tell you that the N7100 never gets that hot. A little warm yes, hot no.
Sent from the mighty Note II
Just upgraded to the N7100 and temp wise ot's no different from the N7000...
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I wouldn't say it gets too hot, but if you play the right games it can get toasty. Not too shabby though. Any mobile device these days can get up there in temps. It is the nature of the beast. Getting smaller and more robust and trying to keep the temperature down is all part of the challenge. I wonder how well the a15/mod'ed a9's will run in the next year or two. Eager to see how well Samsung's exynos CPU pairs together with imagination technologies GPU. Exciting times for the android gamers as they might see more games and many of those ported from iOS or more time put into them. I really would like science to take advantage of our smartphone gpu's much like distributed networking on PC's.
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I'm not gonna sit around and wait another year. I'll get the Note 2, as soon as I sell this Note. My alternatives are... the HTC One, which I doubt will shine development-wise, the Xperia Z which has poor speaker performance and cr*ppy screen and the S4, which will also suck development-wise.
Yeah, definetly not gonna sit around to wait for the A15-powered devices.
I hate my Note right now for the following :
- poor battery performance (despite its 2500 mAh battery)
- screen sucks so bad (plus, black clipping)
- overheating like hell
At least the first two are better on the Note 2 . Enough for me to upgrade.
dr.m0x said:
Never had the N7000 but I can tell you that the N7100 never gets that hot. A little warm yes, hot no.
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If I play Arcane Legends over 3G for half an hour and both CPU cores are clocked at 1.4 GHz (maximum), my left thumb is gonna be prone to burns. No joke.
keenan316 said:
Just upgraded to the N7100 and temp wise ot's no different from the N7000...
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Depends on what you're doing on it, I guess. Care to elaborate?
Formhault said:
I'm not gonna sit around and wait another year. I'll get the Note 2, as soon as I sell this Note. My alternatives are... the HTC One, which I doubt will shine development-wise, the Xperia Z which has poor speaker performance and cr*ppy screen and the S4, which will also suck development-wise.
Yeah, definetly not gonna sit around to wait for the A15-powered devices.
I hate my Note right now for the following :
- poor battery performance (despite its 2500 mAh battery)
- screen sucks so bad (plus, black clipping)
- overheating like hell
At least the first two are better on the Note 2 . Enough for me to upgrade.
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I am sure that the HTC One will get great dev development seeing as how that codeworx is getting the device, as for S4, it should also get great development as it is going to be a very popular device and most of the S4's are going to be Qualcomm not Exynos.
Formhault said:
Hi guys,
I currently own a Galaxy Note N7000, but am planning an upgrade. To the Note 2. Yay!
My Note gets really hot when playing games like Arcane Legends, especially if I plug in the charger (of course). Some times, it gets so hot that the top side of the screen burns my thumb!!! And that even when playing Arcane Legends alone, not charging at the same time!
I wanna know. Are there people who have owned the original Note and switched to the Note 2? If yes... those are the people I want to talk to. They know best how to compare the two.
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I had the Note 1 and now have the Note 2 and they are 2 different phones. The cpu on the Note 2 is much more powerfull and battery friendly than the one on the GN1. Temperatures are very good and haven`t experienced any heat issues. Switching over to the GN2 will only bring you advantages.
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I am sure that the HTC One will get great dev development seeing as how that codeworx is getting the device
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He is? That's good to know.
Well, since the One isn't really available everywhere just yet... Guess time will tell wether it will get some love or not.
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as for S4, it should also get great development as it is going to be a very popular device and most of the S4's are going to be Qualcomm not Exynos.
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Oh yeah. At least the Qualcomm variant will definetly receive some love. Too bad Krait 300 is Cortex-A9, not Cortex-A15. But it's powerful enough. Way powerful than the cores in the Note 1, that's for sure.
*reconsidering options*
Won't have enough money for neither the One nor the S4. So, it's gonna be the Note 2. It's a powerful enough little tiny beast, anyway
gee2012 said:
I had the Note 1 and now have the Note 2 and they are 2 different phones. The cpu on the Note 2 is much more powerfull and battery friendly than the one on the GN1. Temperatures are very good and haven`t experienced any heat issues. Switching over to the GN2 will only bring you advantages.
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Thank you for your input.
Battery life and power is exactly why I was considering the Note 2. Otherwise I could go for the S3, which has the same ammount of RAM (not really good for long term) and pretty much the same battery life as my Note. Not really worth paying 150 extra bucks for that... Better pay 200 extra bucks for a Note 2 :silly:
The screen is also an important factor for which I am considering the Note 2 over the S3. Screw pentile. RGB for the win!
Also, I know the Note 2 comes with a 2 amp charger. That's awesome! I will be able to play AND charge at the same time :silly:
Just had my N7100 for a few days and running CM @ the moment,...
Internet connection great!
Speakers :thumbup:
Battery :thumbup:
Speed & smoothness :thumbup:
So far I'm feeling good... In fact, better!
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fr3ker said:
Just had my N7100 for a few days and running CM @ the moment,...
Internet connection great!
Speakers :thumbup:
Battery :thumbup:
Speed & smoothness :thumbup:
So far I'm feeling good... In fact, better!
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How is that related to what is being discussed here?
Well, i had an n7100 which is on my mothers hands right now and i switched to the n7100.
The note 2 NEVER gets hot, like ever.. compared to the note1 which does get considerably hot when gaming.
Rest assured that you wont burn your thumb ever again with newer generation phones. Also, battery life on n7100 is brutal.
eliterox said:
Well, i had an n7100 which is on my mothers hands right now and i switched to the n7100.
The note 2 NEVER gets hot, like ever.. compared to the note1 which does get considerably hot when gaming.
Rest assured that you wont burn your thumb ever again with newer generation phones. Also, battery life on n7100 is brutal.
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I know. :crying:
I might sell it today or tomorrow. Then, Note 2 Titan Gray, here I effing come
And you are welcome here mate!
U will not be dissapointed!
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How is that related to what is being discussed here?
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Sorry, missed the point where I wanted to tell everything it's way better with this device. No heating issues whenever ,.. Wherever , whatsoever ,... The only thing it's missing it's the progress on how Chas is keeping his night lies.
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fr3ker said:
Sorry, missed the point where I wanted to tell everything it's way better with this device. No heating issues whenever ,.. Wherever , whatsoever ,... The only thing it's missing it's the progress on how Chas is keeping his night lies.
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Oh please don't make me crave for Note 2 more...
Note : the b*stard who was supposed to buy my phone today seems to have changed his mind. Hopefully he'll answer 'till tomorrow :/
Formhault said:
Oh please don't make me crave for Note 2 more...
Note : the b*stard who was supposed to buy my phone today seems to have changed his mind. Hopefully he'll answer 'till tomorrow :/
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You should feel the speed, battery consumption and smoothness in the palm of your hands...
I really hope that b4stard buy your phone so you can join us
It's just awesome man!
... Just can't resist
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I did join the Note 2 club last week
I have to admit I was tempted to go for the cold metal beauty of the One, but delayed deliveries to Polish carriers took that option away. And wasn't that impressed by the Z. Not regret it much. That large screen is just beautifull. Who needs FullHD when it's already so sharp and amazing. Seems to be the perfect size too. Well, put it in a case and it gets too big for me. But having the extra screen estate over the lesser phones really is great!
Was initially put off by the horrible look of TouchWiz (have been using CM on my Galaxy S for a long time), but after customizing it a bit (inspired by coldfustion YouTube videos), I'm pretty happy with the results. I now mostly only see the ugliness of TouchWiz during calls and sometimes in the dialer (when it appears from a system call, rather then is brought up manually). Guess I'll proably eventually get rid of that too with a custom ROM, but I'm not in a hurry.
Coming from Galaxy S, I can really appreciate the GPS speed and accuracy. The volume of the loudspeaker is also very nice, even if clarity is nothing to write home about. Browsing and reading/writing e-mails is a real pleasure on this beast!
It does get a bit warm during gaming sessions, but it doesn't seem very hot and I hope its nothing that can cause an actual burn!
The smoothness is not that amazing too me though. I guess partially because I use MultiPicture Live Wallpaper and it always reloads the wallpaper during switching landscape/portrait mode. The default lockscreen was laggy as hell too (tried various fixes suggested here). But I turned that off and am now using the lockscreen from Go Launcher Ex, which is much faster (well, actually that and some icon packs are the only functionalities of that launcher I use... otherwise it's way too laggy, especially compared with Nova). But I'm sure the speed can easily be fixed with a custom ROM.
Just wish I could scale the keyboard down, cause it wastes too much screen estate (using Swype). And Multiwindow... the menus take way too much space... it should scale the content down as well, because as things are, very little actual content is displayed in each window.
^ A little off topic, but just wanted to say that all your wishes can be fulfilled with a rooted stock rom and simplistic and or xposed frameworks, including theming and dpi change, when you're ready for it
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Note : the b*stard who was supposed to buy my phone today seems to have changed his mind. Hopefully he'll answer 'till tomorrow :/
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He probably read on some forum that the Note 1 can burn your finger...
sent on the move from my Note2
I'd like to know the opinion of people who jumped from the original to Note 3. I'm considering buying one, but I also think I have at least two or more years of perfectly acceptable usage left in my original. Or am I thinking that just because I haven't tried 3 yet?
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I too came from original Note 1.0 to 3.0
3.0 has so much more feature than the original 1.0
I came from the original to this new one.
Difference, IMO, was night and day. I would barely, BARELY get a full day of use out of my battery on light usage. I.E. if I did even moderate use throughout the day, it was close to being dead before dinner. And I did complete discharges then full charges once or twice a month to try to keep the battery good. With the new note, I get MORE usage than the original, meaning increased screen on time, increased usage of things like BT, and it seems to last well into the next day. I would say it at least feels like double the usage time on increased usage.
The spen has become a completely differnet tool as well from the original, at least to me. I find I pop it out far more than I used to, whether its to use action memo + popup apps, or simply to navigate around websites quicker. And spen + multiwindow is a dream. Drag and drop works like a hot damn, and while not 100% of the apps support multiwindow, alot of the basic daily driver apps do (web browsing, texting, etc).
I had my original note for a little over 1.5 years, and was extremely apprehensive about jumping on board with the Note 3, especially right out of the gate (I tend to try and wait a while, see if there where any problems or hiccups with the initial release). And I can tell you with 100% certainty, I am NOT regretting it for a second.
Do your research however. Find out what people are having issues with, so you can make sure you don't get a bunky handset. I did some testing right away, and found none of the issues others where dealing with (handwriting keyboard locking up, reducing the screen for one-handed use, etc). While I will admit there seem to be a lot of handsets with wierd quirks on them, if you end up with a solid model, you will be extremely happy.
But remember, everyone is different, and everyone feels different benefits or problems have their own weight. I've seen people complain so much about audio from this device as to seem like they would trade it in for an alternate phone. I LOVE the external speaker. It's a lot louder than the original, and that makes me happy. Other people, not so much.
I hope you get a chance to try one, with the ability to take it back if you are actually not happy with it. GL!
My note 1 was falling apart on me and I had been waiting for the note 3 for about 8 months. The first thing I will say is hands down better battery life. Awesome screen, speakers, response, and a whole lot smarter. S Pen is a lot better to but that's not really my thing.
I would say get it but if you can wait a few months then wait because I'm sure the price will drop by at least $50.
All around very happy with my note 3.
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I just made the jump from the original to the note 3 as well. I love it! As some of the others said, I get better battery life and the S Pen features are great.
My advice - is to learn all of the S-features first before deciding not to bother with them. That way you know what the phone is capable of, instead of finding out 6 months down the road that one of the features was something you would have been using every day.
Also... It took a while to get used to removing the S Pen. I don't have much for fingernails, and that made it a little bit harder to remove the S Pen than the original note (at least for me).
I gothad the note for a long time, then moved to the s4 briefly & then onto the note 3.
Frankly, the n1 isn't outdated. Screen resolution is pretty high.
Ram & processor more than adequate for n1 usage.
Yes the n3 is a million times better but you can easily buy two batteries to use throughout the day (by charging them both on a dock charger). Which is what I did with the n1.
I got a second battery for the n3 but I haven't needed to use it.
Is it just because my battery is brand new or does the n3 battery have abnormally good life?
I did the upgrade from the Note 1 to the Note 3 and I am glad I did, Here is what I noticed
Good:
Much much faster. Note 1 was SLOW
Better screen, and easier to see in the sun
S-pen is more accurate.
Battery is exponentially better. My note 1 lasted a day if I was lucky and 3-4 hours with heavy use. Note 3 lasts me 2 days with heavy use.
Improved talk quality.
Much better camera
GPS acquires signal faster and rarely drops it where as the old phone dropped it every few minutes.
Headphone output quality is much improved.
Bad:
Much worse signal strength. I used to get 3-4 bars of 4G, and 3-4 of LTE at my house with the Note 1 and now I get 2-3 bars of 4G and only get 2 bars of LTE in my kitchen and none anywhere else in my house. There is also a very low signal area on my commute home and the Note 1 would hold a call through it where as the note 3 will drop it every time.
Bluetooth talk quality seems to be worse. Seems distorted on my end compared to the Note 1.
Overall I am happy with the new phone and I am very glad I got it. Hoping that the 2 issues I have with it are fixed in a firmware update.
Kumabjorn said:
I'd like to know the opinion of people who jumped from the original to Note 3. I'm considering buying one, but I also think I have at least two or more years of perfectly acceptable usage left in my original. Or am I thinking that just because I haven't tried 3 yet?
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I'm still on N7000 as well, and, thanks to SlimBean 4.3, I don't think there is any point in upgrading yet.
I would have upgraded to Note 3 if they released it with the 6.3" screen we saw on the Mega, but sadly they didn't, so not worth the upgrade.
I'm waiting maybe for the Note 4, or hopefully the Note 3 with the flexible screen, praying they make it bigger.
Surprised about battery usage, I'm down to 50% after a day, but I guess I'm not using it as much as you guys.
The issue about radio connection is worrisome.
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Night and day difference here also. Some pluses for me:
Speed - Everything opens much faster. There's enough memory to keep apps in the background and immediately available when switching between them.
Spen - Some features are questionable since I find the pen a bit small for clicking but there is now some level of friction on the tip. It's still plastic sliding over glass but now it feels like the friction gives me a greater level of control for signing docs, notes, and drawing.
Battery Life - I can get over 24 hrs with moderate use (6 hrs screen time) and still have about 10% left over.
Multitasking - In addition to having apps available in the background, I can now do multiwindow and have two apps on screen. Some apps allow you to drag text and images between them. The floating windows are also available but with the way I use the device, pulling out the pen, clicking, and drawing the box take more time than using app tray.
IR blaster - I don't watch much TV but the Note 3 turns on my TV and cable box without me having to find the remote.
If the Note 1 is still working well for you then you can certainly stick with it. It was a great device but when the Note 3 came out I put old girl out to pasture. She sits on my desk now and tells me the time and weather.
From note1 to note2 was night and day. So from note1 to note3 is probably different months.
I would be glad to have note 3 as i use have all family note..i would be more glad if there were no issue with note 3 display..pink hue issue which mine suffer now..
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MohJee said:
From note1 to note2 was night and day. So from note1 to note3 is probably different months.
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Good one. The difference is really that significant? I have to get my grubby fingers on one when they hit the stores.
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Kumabjorn said:
I'd like to know the opinion of people who jumped from the original to Note 3. I'm considering buying one, but I also think I have at least two or more years of perfectly acceptable usage left in my original. Or am I thinking that just because I haven't tried 3 yet?
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You may want to wait before making the jump due to call distortion issue on some of these phones. I ordered two from Verizon, they replaced both, went to corporate store and tried two, so that is six with the same issue. Verizon said they had a ticket with Samsung but no exact date for the fix. I then called Samsung and they confirmed they were working the issue for Verizon but could get no indication as to when it would be resolved. It appears that Sprint which rolled out the phone before Verizon had a Samsung OTA to fix it a couple of days ago.
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killeraxemannic said:
I did the upgrade from the Note 1 to the Note 3 and I am glad I did, Here is what I noticed
Good:
Much much faster. Note 1 was SLOW
Better screen, and easier to see in the sun
S-pen is more accurate.
Battery is exponentially better. My note 1 lasted a day if I was lucky and 3-4 hours with heavy use. Note 3 lasts me 2 days with heavy use.
Improved talk quality.
Much better camera
GPS acquires signal faster and rarely drops it where as the old phone dropped it every few minutes.
Headphone output quality is much improved.
Bad:
Much worse signal strength. I used to get 3-4 bars of 4G, and 3-4 of LTE at my house with the Note 1 and now I get 2-3 bars of 4G and only get 2 bars of LTE in my kitchen and none anywhere else in my house. There is also a very low signal area on my commute home and the Note 1 would hold a call through it where as the note 3 will drop it every time.
Bluetooth talk quality seems to be worse. Seems distorted on my end compared to the Note 1.
Overall I am happy with the new phone and I am very glad I got it. Hoping that the 2 issues I have with it are fixed in a firmware update.
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Just wanted to post an update to this..... I figured out my signal strength issue and my bluetooth issue. It was not the phone it was the case I had it in. The Incipio DualPro Shine case blocks signal on this phone. According to Network Signal Info app its 10 dBm of signal that it blocks. Once I took the phone out of the case It gets just as good of signal as my old Note 1 and my Wife's GS3
Bluetooth issue is a compatibility issue between the phone and my headset. I called the manufacturer for my headset and they said they are having compatibility issues with my headset when paired with the Note 3, the GS4
I waited for the note 3 as didn't see the point in note 2 for the extras it offered.
Anyway. ... Now 3 feels slimmer much better for one hand operation.
Much faster and fluid in use
Superb battery lasts the day with heavy use
Spen is at another level with the features
The multiwindow is propper multitasking... open as many apps at the same time just like your laptop
Screen is great outdoors. .. and very easy to see
Signal and call quality is improved.
Speaker is fine if you remember is a phone and not hifi system.
Camera quality during night is shiiiitty... That's the only downside for me.
Git it rooted running custom firmware and really customised it to my heart content.
Really enjoying the phone. It is the best that's of there for sure. .. and defo worth the upgrade.
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slhawkins said:
My advice - is to learn all of the S-features first before deciding not to bother with them. That way you know what the phone is capable of, instead of finding out 6 months down the road that one of the features was something you would have been using every day.
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Any videos or threads on it?
What are some good featurs?
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Hey guys Im due for an upgrade in about 1.5 mths and I was wondering how this phone has panned out so far? I do tons of internet browsing and rarely play games, so thats why Im after the bigger screen this time around. I now have a Droid Maxx and I love the battery but hate the phone in general. The Note 2 had a nice battery from what I remember reading a bit back, but it seems from looking quick that the Note3 has a bad battery??? How is the Dev scene going to look on this device? I havent had a samsung yet, so I dont know how the scene will pan out in the future.
Thanks guys..
P.s. I know this is the Note 3 forum but any other phones worth looking at on Verizon for battery and a larger screen?
You have bunch of these threads just look little bit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2458640
I don't know what you have read about the "bad battery", but my battery life is awesome. I haven't been brave enough to run it all the way down yet. But, extrapolating my usage, i should be able to get at least 6-7 hours screen on time and 24 hours battery life.
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Keep thinking..lol
But seriously it's a good phone with ok battery life. Lots good features but few niggling problems which might trouble some.
Things I hate
Multi touch issue
Design flow camera lens will pick up micro scratches.
Side bezel looks cheap and awful
It lags!!!!! Worst feature.
Things I like
Spen
Camera and video quality best I've seen
Air view
If I was in your shoes I would wait for launch of Htc max and other phablets before I would decide.
Thanks guys ... Maybe the s4 would be better.... Decisions decisions
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Thanks guys ... Maybe the s4 would be better.... Decisions decisions
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You are better off waiting for the S5 in that case unless you desperately need a phone.
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This post is coming from an ex-S4 owner.
Some people would call me crazy, stupid, or waste of money to upgrade from an S4 to a Note 3, but i have to say that the Note 3 is more of a full fledge next-gen phone than an incremental upgrade. I LOVE the Note 3. Its much more responsive than the S4, has a lot of the bugs solved that still today plague the S4. The battery life is just OK??? JUST OK???? I dare you to show me a single phone that can spit out 5-6 hours of screen ON time on a full charge, EVERY CHARGE.
This phone is beast. Some will tell you "wait for the S5" or Nexus 5, or HTC TWO, or LG i dont know what, but i say, if youre going to wait for the next gen update, might as well keep your current phone. Whats the point of waiting, when every 2-3 months a new device come out that will sink the previous in the water. I can tell you, i've had all the iPhones from the original to the 4S, and all the galaxy S phones from the S2 to the S4 and the Note 3 is by far the one that gives me the best feeling. The ONLY little negative that i can say is the size, it's a tiny bit too large and i have to sometimes use it with 2 hands because if i use it with once, i lose grip and might drop it. But you know what? Thats my problem because if i wanted a smaller phone i should of stuck with the S4.
Bottom line, I'm extremely happy, i was also very happy with my S4 but the Note 3 is the best phone Samsung has ever built. EVER. Don't wait, get it when you can upgrade. You will not regret it:good:
Man just don't hear to them, I have the Exynos variant and god the screen is fabulous in this thing, I can clearly see in the outdoors with no problem at all and that have been my worst issue since my old S2.
And this thing is blazing fast, while doing homework I've had two multiwindow apps two pen window apps and a Facebook chat head and it still run blazing fast, maybe not nexus 4 smooth but come on pure android is another league of smoothness.
And talking about battery IDK about your droid maxx life but I'm getting solid +6 hours of screen time and well to answer to your last question yes the Exynos version won't have that much support with the aosp devs as the S800 but man with this phone you don't want pure android if you are getting this phone is because of the productivity and features TW has over other phablets and I'm sure excellent TW Roms will come it's just too new right now
I'd say pull the trigger, I'm in love with this phone and I'm almost sure I'll keep it for two years this time hahaha.
And as my YouTube friend marques brownlee says "once you go big you can't go back"
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Yeah Im not in a rush for a phone, so I can wait.
Note 3 has a good battery life. Overall, In the same league as note 2 (idle battery life is much better than note 2) and LG G2 and probably only second to RAZR maxx.
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I bought the Note Edge (with Verizon) because I wanted a flagship phone with all the benefits. I however still do not have the Marshmallow update. I cannot use SamsungPay. I cannot use Samsung Internet Browser 4.0 with Adblock Fast. The list goes on. I'm regretting getting this phone. Am I missing something or is the Note Edge the forgotten Flagship phone?
You kinda hit it. I have one and will be waiting on the March Marshmallow update if my battery life does not improve i'm done. I average 2 Hrs screen on time. My Nexus 6 which is supposed to be also bad on battery gives me 4-5 hrs. I do love the functionality of an actual separate screen not what Sammy decided to go with for the 6 series.
I used to LOVE this phone, but the updates ruined it for me. I also average 2 hours on time, thats less than half of what it used to be. If I let it sit overnight 8 hours, I drop from 100%-80% in 8 hours. It really sucks because I won't be able to upgrade until summer. Let's hope this Marshmallow update improves the phone if it ever comes.
Wait when you guys say you average only 2 hours screen time, is that because your phone is on 5.0.1 or 5.1.1. ?
And did you try custom ROMS?
And to OP, there is a Marshmellow update coming. Its just going to take a while. I've seen the beta of it.
Btw it is sad that Samsung abandoned this great peice of innovation. I like mine and though I wish I could get more than 4 hours of heavy on screen time usage, I guess I can't complain hearin what you are going through. I immediately downgraded my phone to 4.4.4 once I recieved it. Not that there was anything wrong with 5.0.1 but I just didn't like some of the pop notifications. It annoyed me quite a bit and Poweramp didn't work well with it and the Edge screen like it does on 4.4.4 so I went to 4.4.4
I'm on 5.1.1
5.0.1 was fine for me, but it was the 5.1 update that really ruined the phone. I can't use the fingerprint scanner because it makes the phone freeze and my battery life is trash!! I wish I would've stayed on Kitkat, I'm so jealous!!
my screen whites i noticed is now yellowish in color, i bought 2 aftermarket batteries and it still doesnt last that long, about 3 hrs screen time, dont think i will get the s7 though, might just get a used note 5 til the note 6 drops
george9 said:
I'm on 5.1.1
5.0.1 was fine for me, but it was the 5.1 update that really ruined the phone. I can't use the fingerprint scanner because it makes the phone freeze and my battery life is trash!! I wish I would've stayed on Kitkat, I'm so jealous!!
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This can't be happening with a Custom ROM. Have you guys tried using a Custom ROM?
I'm on stock rooted 5.1.1 rom on the fy version. I get about 3 hrs screen time with mobile data on. I unplug from charger at around 7 am en plug it back in around 11 pm. If I keep mobile data off and only wi-fi on, I get about 4 hrs. The problem is that the 3g or 4G connection drains too much battery... if I'm in airplane mode using Wi-Fi only, I get about 6 hours screen on time. If I use the phone continuously after unplugging I get about 5 hours screen time mobile data on.
The drain happens when I'm not using the phone... all the above SOT a times are with screen brightness at 50%...
I really love this phone. Great use of the edge screen. Unfortunately not much development going on... For me it's hands down the best phone I ever had, and I've had a couple of other flagship devices...
It is not that bad
Firstly I would like to say Hi
I am on the rant train myself, but I would like to clear some things for most of the people in this thread. The main battery drain that occurs in many Samsung devices (I have witnessed it on my Note Edge as well as on Galaxy s6 and my Galaxy s4) is caused from weird google play services bug. The essential of the bug is that once your Mobile Data is connected they are no way to disconect it. There is a way and to acomplish it, one must have wi-fi access and must restart the phone so it will disconect the Mobile Data and use the wi-fi radio.
So TL;DR go look at any app that is eating your battery and if you notice "total connection time" which is WAY above the level it should have been you are a winner! I am looking for a way to remove this issue since I got the phone (6 months and more now) and as far as I know there is no success in doing so.
Apart from this problem, the phone is EXTREMELY cool. Very stable (taking in mind that it runs TW), good camera, good screen, S PEN = magic, Edge panel is something once man got into there is no comming back! So the battery life issue may not be on the Samsung's side this time, guys. I am loving the phone and I am expecting Marshmallow to cure the issue I am ranting about for 15 minutes now..
Good luck for all of you trying to like your phones. If you have spent so much money on something there must be a thing that will make you happy for having it!
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I really love this phone. Great use of the edge screen. Unfortunately not much development going on... For me it's hands down the best phone I ever had, and I've had a couple of other flagship devices...
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Agreed. Coupled with the spen and the multi-window edge panel there's absolutely nothing like it IMO. Having been eligible for an upgrade for months now I've looked at the S6 edge plus, Note 5, new iphones etc but nothing comes close to the Edge.
Grab a spare battery + charging dock from ebay and forget about battery life.
Im going to be sad if I break it as there is simply no substitute for this phone. I'll also be sad if they kill it with the marshmallow update lol.
Why take the chance ?
Don't update.
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Agreed. Coupled with the spen and the multi-window edge panel there's absolutely nothing like it IMO. Having been eligible for an upgrade for months now I've looked at the S6 edge plus, Note 5, new iphones etc but nothing comes close to the Edge.
Grab a spare battery + charging dock from ebay and forget about battery life.
Im going to be sad if I break it as there is simply no substitute for this phone. I'll also be sad if they kill it with the marshmallow update lol.
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Im banking on marshmallow, i have it on my nexus 6 same apps etc and 5HOURS SCREEN ON TIME !!!
Hi guys. I feel the same. I paid Samsung £700 when it was first released for what I thought was an amazing concept, flagship device. We were promised the world and we were delivered nothing. It feels as if Samsung just gave up on the Edge even though it promised so much.
Things I dislike
-The update to Marshmallow is slow (though I've read it should be with us in 1-3 months time).
-The dev community for the Edge is poor compared to other devices.
-TouchWiz sucks (decent features but poor performance and looks).
-Battery life/SOT (I had to carry a spare battery/keep phone plugged in via usb)
Things I like
-Edge screen is quite useful
-Screen is gorgeous!
-Uniqueness
-Overall look and feel
I've just placed an order for the Nexus 6P - I will of course miss the S-Pen and some other TouchWiz features but I won't miss the sluggishness of TouchWiz - I hate it!
Having owned three Samsung flagship devices when they were first released (Galaxy S, Note, Note Edge) it does feel like my affinity with Samsung handsets has come to an end. I will of course still buy their TV's, monitors etc., just not mobiles. You only need to take one look at the Nexus community/dev scene to see what your missing.
See you guys, I've had a nice time, but I'm out!
The big problem with this phone is Samsung's MDM suite that's built in to the phone's programming.
The thing's a royal pain in the azz.
It makes the phone neurotic.
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Agreed. Coupled with the spen and the multi-window edge panel there's absolutely nothing like it IMO. Having been eligible for an upgrade for months now I've looked at the S6 edge plus, Note 5, new iphones etc but nothing comes close to the Edge.
Grab a spare battery + charging dock from ebay and forget about battery life.
Im going to be sad if I break it as there is simply no substitute for this phone. I'll also be sad if they kill it with the marshmallow update lol.
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Yeah I don't know what I'll do once my phone either breaks or the battery and spare battery give way. I'm gonna try and be extra careful with it. This phone is handsdown feature wise, the best thing ever. I just wish more people saw it that way so Samsung would've continued with the line. I just cannot fathom how quickly Samsung ditched this phone.
Everyone I've met, I mean everyone including dumb girls think this phone is the ****.
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edo101 said:
Yeah I don't know what I'll do once my phone either breaks or the battery and spare battery give way. I'm gonna try and be extra careful with it. This phone is handsdown feature wise, the best thing ever. I just wish more people saw it that way so Samsung would've continued with the line. I just cannot fathom how quickly Samsung ditched this phone.
Everyone I've met, I mean everyone including dumb girls think this phone is the ****.
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Im getting 5+ hours screen on time with 5.1.1 not rooted. Just bought new batteries. I bought the white spare charger that comes with a battery twice, so i knew I'd be getting proper Samsung batteries.
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Im getting 5+ hours screen on time with 5.1.1 not rooted. Just bought new batteries. I bought the white spare charger that comes with a battery twice, so i knew I'd be getting proper Samsung batteries.
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Aren't there a lot of fakes out there? Fake batteries I mean. Where did you buy yours? I wouldn't think the battery only lasts two years
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Aren't there a lot of fakes out there? Fake batteries I mean. Where did you buy yours? I wouldn't think the battery only lasts two years
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That's why i bought the spare charger box and battery, it's more likely to come with an official Samsung battery.. seems to work great, bought from Amazon from one of the other sellers rather than the main add that had reviews saying the battery only lasted a few weeks.
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Agreed. Coupled with the spen and the multi-window edge panel there's absolutely nothing like it IMO. Having been eligible for an upgrade for months now I've looked at the S6 edge plus, Note 5, new iphones etc but nothing comes close to the Edge.
Grab a spare battery + charging dock from ebay and forget about battery life.
Im going to be sad if I break it as there is simply no substitute for this phone. I'll also be sad if they kill it with the marshmallow update lol.
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i was having problems with the phone recently. it would not wake up or the screen would flicker when i tried to go between apps. it was really frustrating. i also could not use the google messenger text app after the google play services auto updated from the play store. then there was the edge board app (which i love) crashing. it was a mess. i tried to go back to kit kat. i had odin and the kit kat .tar and i was denied. (i started a thread about getting help to get around the "fail" notice i receive but no responses yet). with that said i just did a factory reset and i am back to normal. this is, like others have stated, THE best phone I have ever owned. That is saying a lot because i used to gt a new flagship phone every year for the past 15 years. I slipped samsungs shameful iPhone clone offering of the note 5 and since they made no note edge 2 i will use this til it dies. they still have unlocked international versions on ebay so if samsung screws us again this year i will skip my 2nd upgrade opportunity.
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i was having problems with the phone recently. it would not wake up or the screen would flicker when i tried to go between apps. it was really frustrating. i also could not use the google messenger text app after the google play services auto updated from the play store. then there was the edge board app (which i love) crashing. it was a mess. i tried to go back to kit kat. i had odin and the kit kat .tar and i was denied. (i started a thread about getting help to get around the "fail" notice i receive but no responses yet). with that said i just did a factory reset and i am back to normal. this is, like others have stated, THE best phone I have ever owned. That is saying a lot because i used to gt a new flagship phone every year for the past 15 years. I slipped samsungs shameful iPhone clone offering of the note 5 and since they made no note edge 2 i will use this til it dies. they still have unlocked international versions on ebay so if samsung screws us again this year i will skip my 2nd upgrade opportunity.
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Yeah. It sucks to be a minority in everything especially when it comes to taste. For those of us that live and die by how great this phone is, we're gonna have to deal with being stuck with it till it dies or we can't find it in the market. Best phone I have ever had despite its battery life. Utility is simply unmatched