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People who possess nexus 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

its 5.67 on the 8 gig model for users

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

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

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

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

Just played with the Z...

I must say, it certainly feels great in the hand! Premium feel like a certain fruity phonemaker's phones, not the cheap plastic of a certain Korean brand... The screen is gorgeously crisp, viewing angles are good, and the gaming and video playback is smoooooth
For those in singapore, there are 2 Z demo units at the Wisma Sonystyle.

Sv: Just played with the Z...
It doesnt feel too big? I plan on getting this, instead of my iPhone 4. It's quite a jump from 3.5" to 5". Though I used to have an HD2, so it might just be a question of getting used to a much larger display.
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I have a Nexus 4 which is a 4.7, the difference to a 5 will be minimal... most people I know that had iPhones and moved to larger Android devices had no complaints about it. Indeed quite the opposite...
The bets course of action is to go to a Sony store and see how it works for you.

Raedek said:
It doesnt feel too big? I plan on getting this, instead of my iPhone 4. It's quite a jump from 3.5" to 5". Though I used to have an HD2, so it might just be a question of getting used to a much larger display.
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I don't think it'll be a big problem.
I've heard lots of stories about people getting addicted to big screen after having one.
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I've got the droid DNA and the .3 or whatever is noticeable. I gave my gf my sgs3 and can't imagine going back. I know the xz will have on screen buttons so that will take some screen away but with gmd gesture control it will be all HD, waterproof glory
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Raedek said:
It doesnt feel too big? I plan on getting this, instead of my iPhone 4. It's quite a jump from 3.5" to 5". Though I used to have an HD2, so it might just be a question of getting used to a much larger display.
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Goodness, I can barely imagine using a screen as puny as the iPhone 4 screen. That screensize I easily understand for budget phones.

how did u find the screen is it better than s3 cuz i saw videos between them and the xperia z screen was little bright ??

Rashkae said:
I must say, it certainly feels great in the hand! Premium feel like a certain fruity phonemaker's phones, not the cheap plastic of a certain Korean brand... The screen is gorgeously crisp, viewing angles are good, and the gaming and video playback is smoooooth
For those in singapore, there are 2 Z demo units at the Wisma Sonystyle.
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Oh dang.. thanks for the heads up on Wisma. Can't wait to check it out!:good:

medo.yaseen said:
how did u find the screen is it better than s3 cuz i saw videos between them and the xperia z screen was little bright ??
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How can you judge something like a screen, based on just a video(s)????

Dsteppa said:
How can you judge something like a screen, based on just a video(s)????
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Because rumours are better than facts

medo.yaseen said:
how did u find the screen is it better than s3 cuz i saw videos between them and the xperia z screen was little bright ??
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Judging the screen quality based on youtube videos is honestly starting to get ridiculous...

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Judging the screen quality based on youtube videos is honestly starting to get ridiculous...
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Exactly. Z's screen is beautiful and awesome. I find Super Amoleds disgusting (Personal opinion) I like true to life colors.
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Had a quick play with one myself yesterday in a 3UK store, very smooth, very snappy, now seriously looking at pre order, if only i can find a way to pay off my last couple of months Voda contract to jump ship to O2

Sv: Just played with the Z...
Hi can you please upload a systemdump of it?
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Htc one first impressions/real world review thread

Ok so I FINALLY got my ONE today!! Happy to be one of the minority as not many people have this phone yet
After months of videos, articles, threads on xda and various articles the time is here.
These are my first impressions as I've had the phone for a good 12hours now. First time you take it out of the box is just WOW this thing is just quality...100% premium feeling and truly well crafted well done HTC. Its really light and it's quite tall (compared to my old desire hd).
When you turn it on you will be blown away/scared by how loud these speakers are, boomsound is not a joke people this is the real deal! Then listen to some music on this, it sounds awesome. There is even some bass in it which pleased me the most! Really, really loud I gurantee no need for dock or portable speakers.
The screen is mindblowing, especially when your coming from a device with 800x400 resolution like me. The difference is just incredible. Colours are vibrant and natural at the same time unlike the over saturated, way to contrast high colours on the AMOLED. Viewing angles are perfect and it's really bright, I had to turn it down because it stared burning my eyes :/ lol! Blacks are good and whites are good and not blue or yellow.
Sense 5 is just sexy as f***k <3 touchwiz has no comparison against this tbh! Everything looks sleek and very clean. No bloat and actually is better than stock...stock is just too plain imho. I don't like some things like the new way to move apps to your homescreen from the app drawer. The three dot menu but hopefully HTC fix that in an update, if not then I'm going to root this so that's cool. Blinkfeed is ok, I can see that it won't be liked by everyone. I'm already slightly bored of it! When HTC let us add sources I can see this being a success, I know I'd use it more if you liked the hundred plus widget selection of the past HTC sense versions then you may not like that a lot of the widgets are gone! I think this is a good thing I can see that HTC are trying to make you use blinkfeed as your homescreen and the app drawer as the traditional type home screen by alloowing you to make folders.
Regarding music, beats audio is classed as a gimmick and the headphones as overpriced. I agree on the second claim and used to think the same for beats audio before. But it seems as if they have actually made it good and optimised it. It makes the speakers and music played through headphones MUCH MUCH better.
The notification light has pleased me also. It bright and is seen very easily.
The phone has been lag free. A major step up from my single core desire hd super fast, can have like 20 apps open with no lag at all. Multitasking is soo good.
I've already got used to the button layout. Only messed up like twice hopefully the HTC logo thing becomes a real thing.
The phone came with like 45% battery, (5.00pm) after HEAVY HEAVY usage as I'm sure everyone does when they get a new toy it does on me at 1.30am. So 8hours of constant hammerage seems reallllyyy good so far!! Havent gone through a proper cycle of charged it fully yet so can't say anything else on the battery.
However, the phone does tend to get a bit warm every know and then. Not like ohh it's burning but just slightly warm which is expected with most of these quad core beasts.
I took a couple of random pics with the camera, looking good so far but that's on the phones screen and just random ish. Haven't tested front facing cam or video recording yet.
Last point for now (I know I'm forgetting a lot of things)... The phone is quite slippery seeing as I am the only numpty who would end up dropping his phone from ABOVE WAIST HEIGHT within a couple of hours of use. To my surprise not even a scratch, nothing to be seen on the phone. Almost had a mini heart attack but it proved that it's well built
Ohh and the power button is kinda flush so hard to find at times but I'm already getting used to it. The screen also seems to be very good at hiding fingerprints
That's all for now, time to fully charge this badboy and get some sleep myself.
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You lucky bastard lol
I want my one already!
Is the battery good with heavy usage?

Nice review, great mate and congratulations for The One, or we need to called it "The Only One"
Cheers
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The phone has been lag free. A major step up from my single core desire hd super fast, can have like 20 apps open with no lag at all. Multitasking is soo good.
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How did you reach up to 20 apps? Don't tell me the multitasking window is now scrollable also? If yes that would be great! And yeah Congratulations for the first ever drop test of the HTC One You beat the reviewers to it

AttachedSilver said:
You lucky bastard lol
I want my one already!
Is the battery good with heavy usage?
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Hahaha trust me the wait is worth it well I got mine out the box with 45% battery at 5.00pm...after 8 and a half hours of non stop heavy use it died! I think that is amaizng...obviously need more time to be able to comment properly though. On the charger atm
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dragonesdenano said:
Nice review, great mate and congratulations for The One, or we need to called it "The Only One"
Cheers
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Haha thanks mate, yh one of the only ones with a one
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Riyal said:
How did you reach up to 20 apps? Don't tell me the multitasking window is now scrollable also? If yes that would be great! And yeah Congratulations for the first ever drop test of the HTC One You beat the reviewers to it
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No lool the multitasking can only show 9 apps...but im pretty sure I had A LOTT of apps opened at once with no lags. Yup, if only i had a camera set up! 1st drop test of htc one (uninentional) it almost gave me a heart attack man aha :/ only had it for 2 hours at that point
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Do a test on the video camera at 1080p and review it on a pc.. Every review that has actually done a video test has looked like the FPS still drops in the low 20's which has been pretty typical of every HTC phone I've seen, especially in low light.
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I too am coming from DHD. I just hope I'm as impressed as you. Congrats on your One

Do you like camera quality?

Good review can't stop playing even though had since Friday and being in the official HTC case with it stops it slipping for me.
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yvibes said:
The phone came with like 45% battery, (5.00pm) after HEAVY HEAVY usage as I'm sure everyone does when they get a new toy it does on me at 1.30am. So 8hours of constant hammerage
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Stopped reading after this. It was an overly enthusiastic story to begin with but this was the limit. Eight hours of "constant hammerage" with a 45% battery charge to begin with. Alrighty. And everybody just swallows this like it's the truth? Best phone ever. Best battery ever. Simply amazing. Will get the phone myself as well but these stories (20 apps open, really, how DO you know?!) are so useless, with all due respect :angel:

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Stopped reading after this. It was an overly enthusiastic story to begin with but this was the limit. Eight hours of "constant hammerage" with a 45% battery charge to begin with. Alrighty. And everybody just swallows this like it's the truth? Best phone ever. Best battery ever. Simply amazing. Will get the phone myself as well but these stories (20 apps open, really, how DO you know?!) are so useless, with all due respect :angel:
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Yep same. Funny though.
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Yep same. Funny though.
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I'm feeling sorry for your Xperia Z.

Your story has just made me more excited. !!
As soon as it comes to Dubai I'm gonna buy. An now I'm very sure its worth the wait.
Switching from galaxy ace to this , would be MIND=BLOWN!!
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Shouldn´t you let it charge full before you start using it?

omersak said:
I'm feeling sorry for your Xperia Z.
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I turned it on yesterday for the first time in a few days he's happy enough not being abused haha.

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I turned it on yesterday for the first time in a few days he's happy enough not being abused haha.
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My jaw dropped when I saw the phone in retailers. I think my mouth broke in awe when I touched it for the first 10 seconds.

Livebyte said:
My jaw dropped when I saw the phone in retailers. I think my mouth broke in awe when I touched it for the first 10 seconds.
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The Z and One are beautiful phones. Two of the best built and looking phones ever created in my opinion.

Note 2, why it Sucks

Do you agree?

FinancialWar said:
Do you agree?
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No.

This is the best phone, its fast, the battery is good, have a lot of options, ¿What else do you want?

KokoReyes said:
This is the best phone, its fast, the battery is good, have a lot of options, ¿What else do you want?
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um 1080p, bigger battery (5000mha +), android 4.2.2...

create ur own phone.. huhu.. im really like note 2

FinancialWar said:
um 1080p, bigger battery (5000mha +), android 4.2.2...
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coming from an s3, i think the note 2's battery life is perfect. no need to get extra batteries like i did for s3 and realize they didn't really help

The "review" became irrelevant to me when he took 6 seconds to find his settings in the app drawer versus just using the menu key and going to settings (when he was already on the home screen).

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The "review" became irrelevant to me when he took 6 seconds to find his settings in the app drawer versus just using the menu key and going to settings (when he was already on the home screen).
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+1
At the time Note 2 was released, these were killer specs and its still a very functional and modern phone. Full HD display is a buzzword of this time and frankly speaking I dont care about it that much. Note 2's display is sharp enough. Full HD display takes its toll on battery and CPU/GPU too.
Larger battery? Boss this is the first Android phone that I have owned which works without charging for two days with quite heavy use. They way you are saying it, even if they had given 5000 mah battery you would have been saying....bah! Only 5000 mah, it should have been 8000 mah at least
I know the more the better but there has to be an appropriate limit. Note 2 is arguably one of the best phones of its time and it still rocks. Sucks is a word you cannot use in its context.
No offence by the way buddy
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FinancialWar said:
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I do not. I did not even bother watching the video completely. For what this phone gives me, nothing, can beat it. Amazing battery life, fast CPU, sharp screen and decent build quality.. And a stylus with a 5.5" display. What more would you need?

"and I mean like it's kind of a... You know gloss, basically... like a... kind of a cheap material."
I stopped there.
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This guy makes plenty of "sucks" videos. Classic video whoring for hits.

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I don't agree. I am using Note 2 from Nov 2012 and this phone gives me everything with best battery life, fast CPU, 5.5" display. Any product or phone, there will always be a positive and negative reviews.. but always need to go through the user opinions..

I think his outlook is a 'glass-half-empty' one.
Glad I don't don't have to spend my time with him... Watching 8:15 minutes of his video made my life seem shorter.

I bought it, used it, owned it, and I liked it everyday I held it, enouff said!!
via Note 2

Ive watched a lot of his videos. He loves note 2 and has a lot of phones he does this type of video of. Although he put me off getting htc one lol
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I had to stop at the point where he says it's slower than his Galaxy S III.
Also I think the plastic thing is old, people still complain about that? If you want an aluminum phone you shouldn't get a Samsung... Why do people even complain about these things after buying a device? Don't they know it's plasticky before they buy it? Does it really come as a surprise?
Yawn..

Note 2 sucks beacause this device has no negative points.

Son of gun.!!!! Its slow then S3 ???? Lol guy talks Bruno the Movie .... epic ...stop smoking Crack weirdoo
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FinancialWar said:
um 1080p, bigger battery (5000mha +), android 4.2.2...
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I doubt that you live in this world !
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Odd that he complaint slow exit app when he isn't closing an app. That's not the way to exit. That's just minimizing the app. The proper way is the back key which is common in all Android devices and even in Nokia Symbian phones.
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Absolutely Love This Phone!

The screen is amazing, blazing fast, multi tasking is great because of the multi Window modes and pop up apps, feels great in the hand.
For the first time ever, I feel like I can get a ton of work done on my phone.
For those of you on the fence... Go try one out at a store. You will not be disappointed.
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Hardcore73 said:
The screen is amazing, blazing fast, multi tasking is great because of the multi Window modes and pop up apps, feels great in the hand.
For the first time ever, I feel like I can get a ton of work done on my phone.
For those of you on the fence... Go try one out at a store. You will not be disappointed.
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Are you coming from a Note 2? I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it.

Well said couldn't agree more. This phone is crazy fast and tons of options to customize to your needs .
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Actually I own every phone out. So for me to say it's that good is huge.
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Sounds like I'll be taking this LG G2 I have back to AT&T on Friday to exchange for the note 3.

Hardcore73 said:
Actually I own every phone out. So for me to say it's that good is huge.
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Oh I see. It must be good if you say so...
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Hardcore73 said:
The screen is amazing, blazing fast, multi tasking is great because of the multi Window modes and pop up apps, feels great in the hand.
For the first time ever, I feel like I can get a ton of work done on my phone.
For those of you on the fence... Go try one out at a store. You will not be disappointed.
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bought the s4 and i tried the 5s for the past 2 weeks, both phones did not make me as excited/ kiddish as the note 3.

You will love the look and feel of this phone. The weight is perfect so it doesn't feel like a brick (LG Pro), speed is fast so it doesn't get the lag (S4), big without being too big with bezels (Sony Xperia Z Ultra), OS is complete butter so it is fast (Moto X), while it lacks the external speakers (HTC One) it makes up for it with better sound quality when using head phones. Camera is excellent and video doesn't have focus issues (LG G2). Hope that explains it a little better and compares it with every new phone out right now. I have owned all the phones and didn't mention the Lumia 1020 (great camera, terrible battery and OS missing apps), Xperia Z (love the waterproof but camera terrible, Xperia ZL, same as Z, S4 Active had excellent screen and all around better than the Sony Z line for me. iPhone 5s was same as 5 for me even tho I did like the fingerprint unlock and faster burst mode camera (but not worth the upgrade IMO). Have a good day.
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^nicely put ^
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Hardcore73 said:
You will love the look and feel of this phone. The weight is perfect so it doesn't feel like a brick (LG Pro), speed is fast so it doesn't get the lag (S4), big without being too big with bezels (Sony Xperia Z Ultra), OS is complete butter so it is fast (Moto X), while it lacks the external speakers (HTC One) it makes up for it with better sound quality when using head phones. Camera is excellent and video doesn't have focus issues (LG G2). Hope that explains it a little better and compares it with every new phone out right now. I have owned all the phones and didn't mention the Lumia 1020 (great camera, terrible battery and OS missing apps), Xperia Z (love the waterproof but camera terrible, Xperia ZL, same as Z, S4 Active had excellent screen and all around better than the Sony Z line for me. iPhone 5s was same as 5 for me even tho I did like the fingerprint unlock and faster burst mode camera (but not worth the upgrade IMO). Have a good day.
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So exactly like we all were thinking... that we just bought the best phone to come out since the Note 2! NoteFTW!!!
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Techweed said:
Are you coming from a Note 2? I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it.
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I am. I've been watching people in the international N3 post what an "incremental" upgrade the N3 is over the N2. It's night and day. The look, feel, updated Samsung apps, the fluidity. I'm pretty happy. I haven't gotten it all set up yet and will post something more detailed once I do. I'm coming from an international N2 and was terrified what AT&T would do to their version. All of their apps can be disabled except for the Mobile Hotspot app which I'll need anyway. And I haven't found anything missing yet except the ability to disable the Mobile Data connection. So far so good.

Where are you guys getting the phone from? AT&T says I have to wait until tomorrow.
--Mike

MobileData said:
Where are you guys getting the phone from? AT&T says I have to wait until tomorrow.
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I pre-ordered. It was delivered FedEx about 1:00PM today.

we got our stock and demos in last night.. im in love. considering selling my s4 for this badboy now.
it definitely feels super nice in my hand, compared to the note 2. my first thought was, it felt like the original galaxy s2, the squarish feel. didnt like it right away but it has grown on me.

how does that plastic leather feel in your hand? Looks so cheesy in pictures..

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how does that plastic leather feel in your hand? Looks so cheesy in pictures..
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i love this phone! also. i had it since OCT 2nd. and the pleather really does feel leathery . atleast ont he black version

This phone is most certainly an awesome upgrade. Just picked mine up last night in black. It's definitely more premium feeling as well, even though it's still plastic. Samsung did a great job with this device and i cant wait to start rooting and ROMing this phone out
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Well. So far so good. It's a whole new world for me. I left Sprint for At&T after being with them for years. I'm on my first real Samsung phone after having every HTC since the Hero. I'm liking this phone a lot so far...but I do hope root access is gained eventually. There is a lot of carrier bloatware crap on this phone I'd like to ditch.

Happy new phone day everyone! Woohoo, am I psyched to play with my new phone. Now if work would just stop getting in the way of me having fun....and there was a custom recovery and root access...that'll come in time though, I'm sure.
--Mike

I was amazed how light it is for the size, and the screen really pops. I look back at all the hand wringing about the PenTile display and realize how silly it was. Looks incredible.