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People who have/had a Galaxy S2 and are now using the Galaxy Note please share your toughts.
I'm thinking about getting a Galaxy Note.
Only 2 things concerning me is the size (I am big, so wouldn't matter that much) and battery life.
One Review could get 2.3 days other 1.5 day and some reviews didn't came further than 12/14hours.
On My Galaxy S2 (Rooted but stock) I unplug around 08:00 and around 22:00 I have 40% left.
My setup:
2 Exhange push, 2 IMAP (1Hour), Twitter (1 Hour), Weather (1 Hour), Facebook push, Whatsapp push. Total screen on time during a day is around max 2hours.
I am going to get a new phone end of November and thinking of Galaxy Note or Nexus Galaxy
I upgraded from the S2 to the Note. Size is good for me coz i like big screen. Battery life i will say it's better than the S2. and also, i didn't see any custom rom out there that improve the battery life for the note. so once some better rom out for note, it will be much better than s2.
I moved as well from S2 (rooted but stock as well) to this and it's the same experience albeit on a excellent and huge screen. I use my phone for multimedia purposes more than making calls so it was a no brainer for me.
The battery capacity is excellent even though it is powering a huge hd resolution screen. I have had it last all day with 2 1080p music video watching, Shadowgun game playing (10 - 15 min), web browsing (25 - 30 min), 2 x gmail (exchange) and 1 x hotmail (imap) account active as well as using to make and receive calls (15 min).
Hope it helps.
I loved the GSII, but I love the Note even more! At first I was getting poor battery life, like maybe 10-12 hrs with moderate use, but I went to running services and disabled several things that looked related to apps I had no use/desire for, and battery life has shot up. The battery usage screens are really handy. I'm now getting much better life, better than any other phone I've had. Extrapolating, I'm looking at 30-40 hrs per charge. I still need to go through and figure out which apps are keeping my phone awake and draining the battery so I can remove/disable and not have to manually stop the services after each reboot. These are stock apps/services, as I haven't installed that many apps, and none that I didn't have on my GSII, too.
Thank for the quick response.
What about the "poor" call quality (some reviews say)
I use my phone for chatting, mailing, browsing and texting...
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xmoo said:
People who have/had a Galaxy S2 and are now using the Galaxy Note please share your toughts.
I'm thinking about getting a Galaxy Note.
Only 2 things concerning me is the size (I am big, so wouldn't matter that much) and battery life.
One Review could get 2.3 days other 1.5 day and some reviews didn't came further than 12/14hours.
On My Galaxy S2 (Rooted but stock) I unplug around 08:00 and around 22:00 I have 40% left.
My setup:
2 Exhange push, 2 IMAP (1Hour), Twitter (1 Hour), Weather (1 Hour), Facebook push, Whatsapp push. Total screen on time during a day is around max 2hours.
I am going to get a new phone end of November and thinking of Galaxy Note or Nexus Galaxy
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Hey Xmoo, nice to see you here too.
Your background use looks a lot like mine, you should have no problems with lasting the day with a healthy reserve on the Note (I'm finding it's battery life much better than my SGSII).
Call quality seems commensurate with the SGSII for me, I think on my end it sounds a bit better, but my fiance who is the main person I talk to on the phone says the call quality on her end may be slightly worse than the SGSII.
Call quality is quite acceptable to me; it's about the same as the GSII. I'm actually very happy with it, as I came from the Nexus One before the GSII, and while it was clear, it was way too quiet and difficult to hear. In addition, on the nexus one I couldn't hold the phone with my shoulder, as covering the second mic made it impossible for the other person to hear me. So now, I'm still very happy every time I talk in the phone because it's so much easier and pleasant, even though clarity is just average.
I currently have a SGS2 as well and it is the best phone I have owned by far. The only thing stopping me from buying the Galaxy note is reports of lag and slowness compared to the SGS2. The large size doesn't bother me, I tend to use my phones primarily for data. No shops stock the GN around where I live at the moment so cannot go and check it out for myself.
Any speed comparisons will be appreciated.
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billu said:
I currently have a SGS2 as well and it is the best phone I have owned by far. The only thing stopping me from buying the Galaxy note is reports of lag and slowness compared to the SGS2. The large size doesn't bother me, I tend to use my phones primarily for data. No shops stock the GN around where I live at the moment so cannot go and check it out for myself.
Any speed comparisons will be appreciated.
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I'm not sure the leg that you're talking about but I think it was due to touch Wiz. I switched to launcher Pro plus and everything is just very fast. What's really different about the Note, other than everything that's been mentioned here, is the size of the screen makes for much better widget-apps placement. The S2 uses a 4 x 4 icon grid, the note can use 5x6 icon grid with everything just as readable. I just took a look at the galaxy S2, boy does it look small and my Note has much faster scrolling with launcher Pro. I imagine that ICS will be great!
True, Touchwiz was also laggy on sgs2
Gonna go play with the note
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Interesting, TW is more lagfree than LP+ for me, I'd assumed that was because of hardware acceleration which SPB Shell also offers (while we wait for ICS which has it natively).
I wish I were any of you, with my GS2 and already upgrading to a note..
Hmz... Played with it today.
Everything felt better than my SGS2.
Only issue is the size. I got big hands and it just fitted.
But having a big phone like that doesn't allow me to wear skinny jeans
I am upgrading from a gs2 as well. i picked mine up on a trip to the Netherlands. i couldnt be happier. one handed operation is a little tricky even for a guy like me with big hands (more like fat fingers), but i could care less. battery life is as expected, not that great, but wait till someone cooks up a proper rom, my gs2 had a couple hours batt life and heated up enough to cook your face, but a custom rom fixed it and i was getting stellar batt life. in that respect i can only hope that Nitr8, responsible for the gs2 insanity rom gets a note, when i ran the insanity rom i was getting 4 days batt life on my gs2. typing on the note is like using my laptop. also i find myself using the web on it and other services i would never use on my gs2 due to screen size. webpages are easy to read and navigate, resolution is great, and obviously the samoled screen is a joy to look at. the only time i feel a little dissapointed is when i look at a solid colour background and see the grid lines, whether its to do with a scaling issue, or a faulty screen manufaturing process, i still dont care. do yourself a favor and download a 1080p copy of avatar and watch it on the screen. this will be the best demonstration of why amoled samoled and regular ole' oled screens are going to revolutionize how we see movies and tv. the color saturation is a little strong, but i like it. in my personal opinion, if you can live with the little faults, and you can actually hold it properly, i def suggest getting a note.
I just got mine this morning.
I've been using it ever since and every time i go back to the GS2, it feels tiny
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Thank for the quick response.
What about the "poor" call quality (some reviews say)
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Apparently, for at least some of the people who were having poor call quality, noise cancellation was apparently on during calls, and that turning it off during the call makes the problem go away. Supposedly, noise cancellation is supposed to be on in video mode only, not for calls, so I assume that it will be fixed. (If not by Samsung, then by this community!)
call quality is good on mine, i have had zero complaints, i even had someone talk on mine while i listened on another phone. everything sounded good. also there are no settings for noise cancellation that i could find..
Had my Note for two days now I use my phone a lot for call, my wife says it looks like a tabletop calculator at that point she picked up the calculator and held it to her head lol,
Its a lovely device but you really need to see it in the flesh cause it's BIG.
I love it but I'm still in undecided.
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Ive moved from the S2 to the note and back...
Im 193cm tall and Ive got large hands but I wasnt able to use the note with one hand.
Here my impressions compared to S2:
Pro Note:
Call quality
Battery life
HD Screen (watching video is great)
Contra Note:
Pen issue (its laggy and doesnt draw correct 2-3mm offset)
The note app is a joke, you cant scroll around like having a large paper
its to large for using it as a phone
its laggy comperd to my tweaked S2
To be real its not better then the S2 only larger with HD screen... The "note" function isnt worth to upgrade only the screen/size and for me its not a mobile device you can handle with one hand.
If only it came in 4.8inch.....
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Loved the SGS2, had it ages, thought I would try the dreaded FruityPhone, lasted about a week, now getting a NOTE end of today...
What will I notice between the SGS 2 and the NOTE, I'm hoping for the usability of the SGS2, the screen resolution of the Iphone 4S
I have all three of the phones you mentioned. To see which one I use 99.9% of the time please see my signature.
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The screen on the note is awesome. Once you spend a day with it you'll never want another phone.
By the way.... an S2 to an Iphone 4s?? why downgrade that much?? lol
I had an sgs2 also and upgraded to the note just because of the screen, its really superb.
Overall the note is an sgs2 on steroids imo, bigger stronger faster + the S-pen apps are not bad at all.
Biggest difference you'll find is screen size. Had the sgs2 and loved it, especially in white:-D I saw the Note and had to have it. Once you're used to the size of it, you'll wonder how you actually used the sgs2. The 4s, well, my ipod touch has the same screen size and man is it small! Enjoy your Note. I am;-)
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Right had my NOTE a few days now...
First thing the Screen is absolutely superb, GPS fixes faster and more accurately than my SGS2 ever did, the sound quality seems better and you do start to get used to the size...Battery life seems pretty good but then so it should with a 2500 battery inside.
But if feels sluggish compared to my SGS2 on a standard GB rom, almost feel like its in slow motion, sometimes even laggy, tried lets golf 3 from the market, on my old SGS2 is was slick smooth and frame rate was a joy, on the Note its a little jerky and laggy, the S-Pen is superb, but seems ever so slightly off calibration, I cant find any way to calibrate it in the system settings, thinking about Rooting and flashing some custom roms or even the ICS that's not ready kia Kies yet, but it all seems amazingly more complex than the SGS2 ever did...
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Right had my NOTE a few days now...
First thing the Screen is absolutely superb, GPS fixes faster and more accurately than my SGS2 ever did, the sound quality seems better and you do start to get used to the size...Battery life seems pretty good but then so it should with a 2500 battery inside.
But if feels sluggish compared to my SGS2 on a standard GB rom, almost feel like its in slow motion, sometimes even laggy, tried lets golf 3 from the market, on my old SGS2 is was slick smooth and frame rate was a joy, on the Note its a little jerky and laggy, the S-Pen is superb, but seems ever so slightly off calibration, I cant find any way to calibrate it in the system settings, thinking about Rooting and flashing some custom roms or even the ICS that's not ready kia Kies yet, but it all seems amazingly more complex than the SGS2 ever did...
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If I remember correctly, there is a way to help with the pen....Someone else can confirm if I'm right, but I think in Pen settings change from left dominant to right dominant and then back again(to whichever your preference is) it should help with the S-pen calibration...
What a blooming donut i am, when i first got the note i installed spare parts. Something i always used to do on the sgs2, to speed up the transitions etc...but i must have set it to very slow by accident, no wonder things seemed slow and ponderous...tried the setting for the pen left to right handed, seems slightly better thanks for that, let's golf is still a little slow, but all games simply look stunning on this screen
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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've never owned an electronic device of any medium that makes me so bipolar. My previous phone which I still have is a cracked Nexus 5 which compelled me to go and get the AT&T Note 5.
On one hand I absolutely LOVE the hardware. It is the most premium feeling handset I've owned by a large margin. The display is by far the most beautiful of any medium. The audio quality from the aux is leagues better than the Nexus 5. The camera crushes the Nexus 5. No more do I have to make sure the camera is focused. It's an amazing point and shoot camera. It's sleek, beautiful and stunning.
And then we are left with the software... WTF Samsung. Apparently this beast is running the fastest mobile SOC currently on the planet along with 4 gigs of RAM, yet for some reason my Nexus 5 hardly ever dips below 60 fps with animations and scrolling while the Note 5 lags like hell. I don't know how much I can attribute this to a higher resolution display, but it's pretty pathetic how a two year old device is smoother than the alleged current king of mobile processing. Hangouts is almost unbearable on this device. Yes, I know the new hangouts has lag however it wasn't nearly this bad on the Nexus. The only area hangouts lagged on the Nexus was group messaging when scrolling up and down the message chain. Chrome lags during scrolling and no it didn't lag on the Nexus. Play Music lags. I installed Google Now launcher because I like the easy accessibility to Google Now and the LAUNCHER LAGS!! I've hadn't experienced a launcher lagging since I owned an HTC Thunderbolt. So many changes to the UI for just the sake of change. I open the app drawer for the first time and almost fainted. WTF are 80% of these apps? I also miss Google's dialer. I really do miss searching for businesses in the dialer. Then there are the subjective elements that I can't stand. The icons are absolutely disgusting. The lock screen font is disgusting. The notification bar is a mess and isn't nearly as clean as stock android. Why the F do I need an NFC icon? Then I'm caught in another dilemma when I attempt to use the material dark theme and the DEVICE LAGS EVEN MORE!?!?!
Man how much I wish Google still had the Google Play edition program because the marriage between stock android with the Note 5 would be heaven. Why couldn't Samsung just keep the stock UI but kept the added features such as S-pen? I really want to keep this device. I really love holding it and consuming media with it, but man navigating through this device is just a mess.
Some people are
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niftyguy239 said:
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Unlike you, I have the ability to find faults in expensive devices I just purchased.
I love this device! Although I came from a note 2 and an iPhone 6 plus, I have no regrets. One can find faults with any device imo. I am very happy with my purchase.
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fchowd0696 said:
Unlike you, I have the ability to find faults in expensive devices I just purchased.
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Well, for one thing, I didn't get to finish my sentence. So that was kind of rude. What I was going to say, was some people have disabled and removed bloatware through package disabler pro. I never had any issues with lag before. But I disabled 181 apps and packages and my phone zings along. Android is about customization. I'm sorry you feel you were killed or short changed but I have experienced nothing but great stuff from the Note 5. I get 9-10 hrs of SOT and 20-25 hrs of great use. I have done my research and landed on this phone and couldn't be happier. I'd be happy to help you overcome the so called faults you've found and/or fix them. If your more of a DIYer, go through these threads on the How To's to customize your device to your liking.
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Well, for one thing, I didn't get to finish my sentence.
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Well, let's chalk that up to basic miscommunication. There was no way of me knowing that you were abruptly cut short. I'll see how much magic disabling all the bloat can do though. Hopefully it can solve most of my issues.
Just to be clear. Launching apps isn't the problem. Launching apps is considerably faster on the Note 5 than the Nexus 5 by a solid margin. It's the scrolling and animations that lag.
If you want a list of the ones I did. I can provide it. But I suggest taking the time to learn what each package is responsible for so you can truly tailor the device to your liking. I got a phone call and hit submit instead of answer when the little phone window appeared.
I compare the Note 5 to a new toaster. You know it's general premise and capabilities. But it is set to default or zero when its out of the box. It's up to the user to learn or test which setting is what to generate an optimal performance every time. While our society has grown to where we expect our devices to make us toast out of the box, it is still a device and has the tendency to require our input.
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Well, for one thing, I didn't get to finish my sentence. So that was kind of rude. What I was going to say, was some people have disabled and removed bloatware through package disabler pro. I never had any issues with lag before. But I disabled 181 apps and packages and my phone zings along. Android is about customization. I'm sorry you feel you were killed or short changed but I have experienced nothing but great stuff from the Note 5. I get 9-10 hrs of SOT and 20-25 hrs of great use. I have done my research and landed on this phone and couldn't be happier. I'd be happy to help you overcome the so called faults you've found and/or fix them. If your more of a DIYer, go through these threads on the How To's to customize your device to your liking.
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I gotta call bs with 9-10 hrs of SOT unless you really uc the processor have brightness at the min and play zero games.
Fantastic device. User of Note 1 thru 4, i cannot go back to Note 4. Very smooth experience, battery life is way beyond my Note 4 can sustain, and I have not even debloated (not even going to think about it now).
I tend to agree with your post. Scrolling is not as smooth as on my OnePlus One. Even after turning off a lot of background processes.
I feel the exact same way. I love this device, it may be the best android device I have ever used but idk if I can get with this battery life. Coming from a iPhone 6 Plus where I never had to worry about battery life and coming to the Note 5 where I seem to always have to consider my battery life. Yeah I know it has quick charging but that is besides the point. We will see if it gets better or if Samsung rolls out an update to tweak some things (Maybe in the year 2016) but as of right now, I'm paying close attention to my 14-day return period.
Well if you dont like the Note 5 then return it. I've came from a OnePlus One and I am very happy with the phones performance and battery life!
Comparing an iPhone to a note 5 is hardly a fair comparison... the iPhone is like a butter knife, it looks nice and does what it does weĺl... but thats it. The note 5 on the other hand is a swiss army knife of phones.... it does everything and can be tweaked, improved and customised.
If you arent happy thats a shame, enjoy your iPhone.
Fizzy2k said:
Well if you dont like the Note 5 then return it. I've came from a OnePlus One and I am very happy with the phones performance and battery life!
Comparing an iPhone to a note 5 is hardly a fair comparison... the iPhone is like a butter knife, it looks nice and does what it does weĺl... but thats it. The note 5 on the other hand is a swiss army knife of phones.... it does everything and can be tweaked, improved and customised.
If you arent happy thats a shame, enjoy your iPhone.
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There is no point in replying if you didn't even read the original post. Where the F did this iphone come from?
Fizzy2k said:
Well if you dont like the Note 5 then return it. I've came from a OnePlus One and I am very happy with the phones performance and battery life!
Comparing an iPhone to a note 5 is hardly a fair comparison... the iPhone is like a butter knife, it looks nice and does what it does weĺl... but thats it. The note 5 on the other hand is a swiss army knife of phones.... it does everything and can be tweaked, improved and customised.
If you arent happy thats a shame, enjoy your iPhone.
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I also come from a OP1. Although I generally love the phone, for being such a powerhouse, the scrolling behaviour is a bit disappointing. I just held both phones, opening the same apps and somehow I feel the OP is smoother at times. Odd...
They pushed this out at least a month early. and this and the s6 are a brand new hardware platform, not your note 3 era nexus 5 hardware.
ryanalan82 said:
I gotta call bs with 9-10 hrs of SOT unless you really uc the processor have brightness at the min and play zero games.
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Your wrong. I had 4 hours sot @ 46% left and l full brightness too
I agree the Note is fast no doubt, and can open apps faster than my Nexus 6, however over all experience is that the Nexus 6 is smoother with less hiccup. I too wish GPE wasn't dead, but it is and I see no signs of a resurrection. Even the supposed Android silver seems like a pipe dream now. In the end I am happy with Note 5 and will use my JoD for the Huaweii(spell check) nexus
If you have anything like lastpass using accessibility, turn it off and see if the scrolling turns out to work better.
jbadboy2007 said:
Your wrong. I had 4 hours sot @ 46% left and l full brightness too
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Must not do anything intensive on your phone at all than, sounds very boring.