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So I have had my Galaxy Nexus GSM imported model (ATT in the US) and while I do like it, the Note is interesting to me.
Anyone have/had both and preferred the Note? If so, why?
I could sell the GNEX and get the Note for little cost to me. It's tempting...
ericshmerick said:
So I have had my Galaxy Nexus GSM imported model (ATT in the US) and while I do like it, the Note is interesting to me.
Anyone have/had both and preferred the Note? If so, why?
I could sell the GNEX and get the Note for little cost to me. It's tempting...
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check here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374506
I had both, but personally I prefer the Note.
nexus v note
Yes I have both /gsm. Much prefer the note. Its the whole phone,pen,screen size for movies
I just love it
Best Phone
The only thing you have to watch out with a note (if you're an average user not a modder like most people) is the size of the thing...
Other than that, you have nothing else to complain about... :victory:
This phone is the beast! :highfive:
I own both nexus and note (note 2x).. Also a gtab 10.1 a gtab 7plus an lg o2x and so far the best device its the note.. But there's only 3 days left for note 2(Wich I'm getting on day 1).. Why not to wait for it?
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I love the Note...but I doubt my next phone will be a phone of this screen size. It gets tiring after a while. Lol.
I'm also never buying a non-Nexus device again after this.
I have just given my Note to my wife and got a GNex . As much as I like the Note it was just too big for my use. Also I craved aosp and CM on the Note was never fully functional for me.
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PoisonWolf said:
I love the Note...but I doubt my next phone will be a phone of this screen size. It gets tiring after a while. Lol.
I'm also never buying a non-Nexus device again after this.
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the size doesn't feel that good in the long run. i switched on a smaller phone.
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I love the Note...but I doubt my next phone will be a phone of this screen size. It gets tiring after a while. Lol.
I'm also never buying a non-Nexus device again after this.
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the size doesn't feel that good in the long run. i switched on a smaller phone.
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I really like the Note. I really REALLY do! IF the Note 2 offers a big jump in tech, then I'll get it. All logic points to a no. We're looking at an SGS3 (which is a great phone, but maybe not worthy of an upgrade if you already have a Note) with a larger screen and an SPen.
I would like to wait and see what the next Nexus devices look like and have in stock for us. Hopefully The SGS3 in a Nexus form would be good hehe. 4.8" display would be a good compromise.
I had the galaxy s3 which I loved and made the silly mistake of buying the iPhone 5
I gave the s3 to my lovely wife and she loves it
Well iPhone 5 arrived on friday wow I thought .. good choice
How sadly wrong was I
The finish is awful - there are loads of reports of paint scratching and chipping
The keyboard is just so unresponsive .. i thought firstly it was because I had come from a large screen .. I would type wrong letters and not put spaces between the words ... on speaking to one of my friends with the same phone .. yep he was having the same issue and he came from the iPhone 4s
The 3g is rubbish on my s3 I would get between 7 and 11 mb .... on the iphone 5 lucky if I got 4mb
Most apps dont fit the screen properly so basically they look like they do on the iphone 4/4s
It regularly crashed on apps .. which didnt like ios 6
Enough is enough .. I have after speaking to Clove UK ordered the Fantastic Galaxy Note 2 .. (I had the Galaxy Note which I loved but then swapped it to the S3)
I have packed up my iPhone 5 and rung apple to come and collect it .. the chap I spoke to didnt seem surprised when I listed the problems I had had ...
I am hoping for delivery on Tuesday as Clove say they should have enough for their pre orders and also my order .. fingers crossed
What a big mistake the iPhone 5 is ... waste of money if you ask me .. whilst I love my ipad 3 ... Apple could have and didnt make a big difference - android all the way you live and learn the hard way I am now debating to sell my ipad 3 and get the Asus tab with keyboard or the Samsung 10,1 2 .....
Has anyone else made the same mistake ?? I wish in a month of sundays I had never gone back to the dark side
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I had the galaxy s3 which I loved and made the silly mistake of buying the iPhone 5
I gave the s3 to my lovely wife and she loves it
Well iPhone 5 arrived on friday wow I thought .. good choice
How sadly wrong was I
The finish is awful - there are loads of reports of paint scratching and chipping
The keyboard is just so unresponsive .. i thought firstly it was because I had come from a large screen .. I would type wrong letters and not put spaces between the words ... on speaking to one of my friends with the same phone .. yep he was having the same issue and he came from the iPhone 4s
The 3g is rubbish on my s3 I would get between 7 and 11 mb .... on the iphone 5 lucky if I got 4mb
Most apps dont fit the screen properly so basically they look like they do on the iphone 4/4s
It regularly crashed on apps .. which didnt like ios 6
Enough is enough .. I have after speaking to Clove UK ordered the Fantastic Galaxy Note 2 .. (I had the Galaxy Note which I loved but then swapped it to the S3)
I have packed up my iPhone 5 and rung apple to come and collect it .. the chap I spoke to didnt seem surprised when I listed the problems I had had ...
I am hoping for delivery on Tuesday as Clove say they should have enough for their pre orders and also my order .. fingers crossed
What a big mistake the iPhone 5 is ... waste of money if you ask me .. whilst I love my ipad 3 ... Apple could have and didnt make a big difference - android all the way you live and learn the hard way I am now debating to sell my ipad 3 and get the Asus tab with keyboard or the Samsung 10,1 2 .....
Has anyone else made the same mistake ?? I wish in a month of sundays I had never gone back to the dark side
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Note 2 will be my first android. I have a feeling I'll be making the same post as yours, just replace iOS with Android. Hope not though!
You won't trust me .. some of the apps may not be as polished as ios but android has fantastic free sat nav in name of google maps most apps are free and you can make your home screen your own .... the only downside about samsung is you can't walk into a high street store and get it sorted however you get free 2yr warranty with samsung and a fantastic 50gb of free drop box storage I will have 110 gb when my note 2 arrives
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You won't trust me .. some of the apps may not be as polished as ios but android has fantastic free sat nav in name of google maps most apps are free and you can make your home screen your own .... the only downside about samsung is you can't walk into a high street store and get it sorted however you get free 2yr warranty with samsung and a fantastic 50gb of free drop box storage I will have 110 gb when my note 2 arrives
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Hehe, I can do that all already in iOS though. Honestly, I'm just moving for the 5.5" screen. NFC will be fun to play with though, although there are other solutions that do the same thing.
I think the biggest downside is the lack of a central modding place, like cydia. But I've read the CM team is considering implementing a feature like that.
All that said, I can't wait to give Android a try. I have to find the noob area for rooting and flashing haha.
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I think the biggest downside is the lack of a central modding place, like cydia.
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Yeah, if only there were a large centralized modding community somewhere on the internet for Android... :silly:
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Yeah, if only there were a large centralized modding community somewhere on the internet for Android... :silly:
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LOL :laugh:
mancuk29 said:
I had the galaxy s3 which I loved and made the silly mistake of buying the iPhone 5
I gave the s3 to my lovely wife and she loves it
Well iPhone 5 arrived on friday wow I thought .. good choice
How sadly wrong was I
The finish is awful - there are loads of reports of paint scratching and chipping
The keyboard is just so unresponsive .. i thought firstly it was because I had come from a large screen .. I would type wrong letters and not put spaces between the words ... on speaking to one of my friends with the same phone .. yep he was having the same issue and he came from the iPhone 4s
The 3g is rubbish on my s3 I would get between 7 and 11 mb .... on the iphone 5 lucky if I got 4mb
Most apps dont fit the screen properly so basically they look like they do on the iphone 4/4s
It regularly crashed on apps .. which didnt like ios 6
Enough is enough .. I have after speaking to Clove UK ordered the Fantastic Galaxy Note 2 .. (I had the Galaxy Note which I loved but then swapped it to the S3)
I have packed up my iPhone 5 and rung apple to come and collect it .. the chap I spoke to didnt seem surprised when I listed the problems I had had ...
I am hoping for delivery on Tuesday as Clove say they should have enough for their pre orders and also my order .. fingers crossed
What a big mistake the iPhone 5 is ... waste of money if you ask me .. whilst I love my ipad 3 ... Apple could have and didnt make a big difference - android all the way you live and learn the hard way I am now debating to sell my ipad 3 and get the Asus tab with keyboard or the Samsung 10,1 2 .....
Has anyone else made the same mistake ?? I wish in a month of sundays I had never gone back to the dark side
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Well I think design wise the iphone 5 looks great but yeah, it looks like it has its own issues, but again every phone has some kinda issue at launch. With that being said, even though the iphone 5 is fact as hell ( yes, it is fast), its software is not only old, but IOS 6 seems like a downgrade from IOS 5 besides the speed. Apple needs a major UI overhaul if they wanna keep their customers. I honestly thought of buying the iphone 5 over the note 2 last week, maybe cause of all the hype and talks, thank God I didn't make that mistake because I played around with my boss`s iphone 5 and again while its fast, it is the same old boring experience and I can't take that. Note 2 all day.
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I would recommend getting a nexus 7 if you're still looking for a good tablet. Even though it is only 7" it is a great tablet that will always have tons of support.
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I think what I said flew over your head
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I think what I said flew over your head
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root apps are allowed on the play store, we don't need a cydia-like. For device-specific modding we have the great community of XDA.
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I can see an possible incoming argument somewhere. SchusterIX meant an on board modding place similar to Cydia and before you say it, the XDA App is far from Cydia.And we do have a few backdoor root apps that you could use. I didn't think we needed Cydia. But maybe someone on XDA can create something like that. Or maybe Saurik can make one for Android.
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The kind of stuff you find on Cydia can already be found in the Play store.
Regardless, I was just making a light-hearted joke, not trying to start a fight.
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Good news
I'm up for upgrade in November in the US and on Sprint. It looks like the Galaxy Note II will be here just in the nick of time for me to not get too impatient! Finally upgrading from my original HTC EVO 4G. I have been on Android for my last three devices (since good 'ol 1.x), and was seriously debating an iPhone 5 for my next device, but thanks to all of the negative reviews I am 100% not going the Apple route.
I have been a devout Android supporter for some time, and felt it might be time to at least test the waters on the other side, but too bad for Apple, they still won't receive $1 of my money. The list of issues with the iPhone 5 is rather large thus far. Reports of screen light leeks, scratches & scuffs out of the box, easily scratched back, the failing Maps app, and sub-par SIRI. I even just read a Gizmodo post regarding tons of people 'complaining' the phone is 'too light'. Kind of a strange complaint, but the only positive I have heard thus far is in regards to the phones hardware speed, and blistering fast LTE data speeds on Verizon on the US.
Unless the rumored next version of Google's Nexus hits shelves in time and the specs are worthy enough, Samsung Galaxy Note II all the way baby! I cant wait!!!
Apple, proof the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.
Your definately right there the only thing apple is good for is sending the crappy iphone back to them
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good choice
I actually know 2 iphone users that just went to the S3 over the iphone 5. The larger screen was the main reason given so you're not alone.
The Note 2 looks awesome!
Op I'm in EXACTLY the same situation - got the iPhone 5 last week came from a s3 to that and had a 4s as well. Man the iPhone 5 is such a major let down from the 4s! There is no difference to warrant an upgrade from that. On top of that I broke my s3's sim holder trying to use a nano sim with an adapter! Returning my iPhone 5 next week as soon as I get my gn2
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Op I'm in EXACTLY the same situation - got the iPhone 5 last week came from a s3 to that and had a 4s as well. Man the iPhone 5 is such a major let down from the 4s! There is no difference to warrant an upgrade from that. On top of that I broke my s3's sim holder trying to use a nano sim with an adapter! Returning my iPhone 5 next week as soon as I get my gn2
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I don't understand why anyone would get the iPhone over the S3 or Note 2. You didn't realize right when it was announced it was such a minor upgrade? I'm not knocking apple too much I mean all cell phone companies are doing just minor upgrades now. But ignorant people still think iPhone is so incredible. More people need to see the light.
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i am planing on geting a samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 they are now selling them at my walmart here in sonora CAthey started selling them in 2012 i been wanting too get one but is it worth it ? i be uesing this for note takeing playing games and web sufeing but i all so been thinking about geting a ipad 4 this is so hard too pick be come they are both selling at$499
I love mine, and I bought it at best buy and got them to price match amazon at $449 for the 16gb, and I woukd have got the 32gb for $499 if the had it in stock.
am going too go a head and get samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has it seems that this tablet can do way way more then what the ipad can
when i got the $ saved up
Do you want simplicity - Ipad, or the ability to customise how you want - Note 10.1.
It essentially comes down to what you want to use the tablet for, remember this is a forum for note 10.1 and opinions will be biased,
I like the fact that with the note I connect it to the PC and don't need to use any other apps to convert my movie files to a compatible format, the same with music, text and apps.... It has a screen thats fine for viewing and the fact it has phone capabilities (N8000) just takes the cake. Throw in the stylus and it just blitzes the competition.
I know someone will yell at me for this BUT, the ipad has a retina screen and IOS6... I hate the fact they locked down the system so hard. It has not had any major makeovers since it 1st came out. It is a simple system that I find limited and boring, hence I have a note 10.1....
Others will probably disagree and I hope it won't degrade into a Apple vs Samsung war but probably will like all these types of threads do.
I'm not saying the ipad is a useless piece of tech but from personal experience with one, I won't be buying it ever....
We have the IPad 3 and the Note n8000 and if you like to customize your device... the note wins hands down. Browsing is so much better, speakers that you can hear and No iTunes dependency I love the note and don't like using the iPad/iPhone and I was an Apple fan for years.
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May as well wait for a high resolution version at this point if you don't need 1 now...
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Is it worth it?
Yes.
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stevessvt said:
I love mine, and I bought it at best buy and got them to price match amazon at $449 for the 16gb, and I woukd have got the 32gb for $499 if the had it in stock.
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Can you send me the link so i can go do a price match as well..bought mine yesterday and didnt see amazons price. Thanks for the heads up
It has been more than worth it to me as a student and sketch artist
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Phoneguy589 said:
We have the IPad 3 and the Note n8000 and if you like to customize your device... the note wins hands down. Browsing is so much better, speakers that you can hear and No iTunes dependency I love the note and don't like using the iPad/iPhone and I was an Apple fan for years.
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This right here. I like being able to download videos straight to the device. I hate iTunes otherwise my wife might have gotten the ipad over the note. And if you use mp4 format, you can multi view with video playing on half the screen
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I must again disagree with those that think the s-pen is the only thing that makes this worthwhile. I barely use it, but still love this tab. As I mentioned in another thread, I just spent 9 days in the hospital and this thing performed flawlessly. I used it constantly because they refused to let me sleep. Not a single lock up. Battery life was great. I was great having the extra memory and never having to worry about manually killing any apps. And the few times I did need the pen, it was there.
Yes, you can buy tablets with better resolution screens. But you can't buy one that performs better.
Stunna4life888 said:
Can you send me the link so i can go do a price match as well..bought mine yesterday and didnt see amazons price. Thanks for the heads up
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Im sorry, it looks like the price went up over the last couple days...
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...=UTF8&qid=1357230753&sr=8-1&keywords=gt-n8013
wow awesome prices....that link just jumped back to $489
Yeah, I guess I lucked out at $449....
midas69 said:
Yes, you can buy tablets with better resolution screens. But you can't buy one that performs better.
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This pretty much sums it up. The Note's only weakness is its display. Not that it's a bad display; color reproduction, contrast, and brightness are all great. But 147 PPI is a bit behind the times and not the best for text. But given a choice between a higher PPI display or all the Note's features (well beyond inking) I'd choose the latter. I think a lot of folks feel the same way.
For the price I think I'd wait until the next generation. Samsung has been dripping hints that they plan on coming out with some new stuff this year.
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stevessvt said:
Yeah, I guess I lucked out at $449....
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I got mine 2 days ago from best buy new years sale 32gb for $399!
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I love this tablet. Wouldn't trade it for anything. Best $540 I spent.
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There will always be something better just around the corner. You can wait till the Note 10.1 version 2 comes out. But at that point version 3 will be just around the corner.
As of today, this is the best tablet available,IMO. I don't see a version 2 coming for at least another 4 months. More likely it will be more like 6 months. But it's all guess work at this point. If you need or want a tablet now, this is the one to go for.
tuffballa said:
I got mine 2 days ago from best buy new years sale 32gb for $399!
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Dam you!!
Hi there guys,
as in title allready asked "From wich Phone you will jump to OnePlus One and why ?"
I will sell my Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE+ I9506 with Snapdragon 800 cause there is no Development an no CM10/11 support for it!
As the nature of a technique freak is that mostly tune/modify and want it adjust more personal likes and featurs...
In my opinion a phone who dont got CM support is a dead phone cause mostly if there is no CM support there is also no development for this phone! Thats my experiance in last 4 years!
..... well on Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE+ I9506 i had nothing of this ... + Samsung pushed their phones with NSA stuff like KNOX... that was the headshot overall!!!
So i will never buy a Samsung phone that is KNOXED... !!! Bye Bye Samsung!! It was a good time the last 4 years but with KNOX no more!!!
And the 5,5" Display and the Frame of OnePlus One is okay for me cause i also had a Note 2 before the S4 so i know the advantages and disadvantages of such "big" phones
It like you look through a big window instead of a small keyhole.... well thats my sense of taste for such of sizes
At least it was short journey at the s4 phone and i gained to 2 new great xda friends there who is and was willing to do something there Absolon and DeHAWK.
Ill hope Absolon and DeHAWK jump on OnePlus One too!!
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This is my story/current basepoint and i cant wait to buy this phone and support this Company OnePlus!!!!
Cheers
I will upgrade from the LG L3 to the Oneplus One 64GB, my girlfriend gave this phone to me after smashing my HTC. So I can give this phone back to her
Send to trash my HTC One to get OnePlus :laugh: Am I crazy?
NeoCreator said:
Send to trash my HTC One to get OnePlus :laugh: Am I crazy?
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Definitly crazier than me !
Cheers
Nexus 5! I'm so ready to buy one.
Wow, All of you sacrificing flagship devices... I'm coming from a midrange device, the HTC Desire X. There is not much developement there and just now it is beginning to get CM10 support which is still buggy, so I'm looking forward to get a phone with good specs, recent software and hopefully good developement. Also I'm looking forward to contribute to and support this forum as soon as I can get my hands on this phone!
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Wow, All of you sacrificing flagship devices... I'm coming from a midrange device, the HTC Desire X. There is not much developement there and just now it is beginning to get CM10 support which is still buggy, so I'm looking forward to get a phone with good specs, recent software and hopefully good developement. Also I'm looking forward to contribute to and support this forum as soon as I can get my hands on this phone!
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I'm coming from a HTC One, don't get me wrong it's an incredible device but if I manage to sell it for ~£200 I'll definitely buy the ONE. I'm hoping for more battery life however if I do I'll miss the incredible speakers... (Stereo Downfacing?!)
Edit: I can buy it in HK where the price for the ONE will be around £200
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I'm coming from a HTC One, don't get me wrong it's an incredible device but if I manage to sell it for ~£200 I'll definitely buy the ONE. I'm hoping for more battery life however if I do I'll miss the incredible speakers... (Stereo Downfacing?!)
Edit: I can buy it in HK where the price for the ONE will be around £200
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The Oneplus One is said to have great stereo speakers as well. I don't know if they're as good as the ones of the HTC One though.
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The Oneplus One is said to have great stereo speakers as well. I don't know if they're as good as the ones of the HTC One though.
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The problem is the speakers are placed on the bottom of the phone. Also the only advantage I can see from them being stereo is being louder due to constructive interference as I can't see much of a 'stereo effect' coming from speakers with that little separation...
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The problem is the speakers are placed on the bottom of the phone. Also the only advantage I can see from them being stereo is being louder due to constructive interference as I can't see much of a 'stereo effect' coming from speakers with that little separation...
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If you want, I'll test them before you are going to buy this phone. I'm definitely going to get one.
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If you want, I'll test them before you are going to buy this phone. I'm definitely going to get one.
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That would be awesome thanks, I'm not expecting them to be as good but I hope they are better than the speakers on something like the S5.
id have to say id be coming from a Galaxy S4. i miss CM and im srsly debating on whether to get a N5 or not or just wait for the oneplus. although their contest sounds interesting to smash a phone...might be a fun time to head out to the WMA.
Coming from the Nexus 5. Crazy good specs for a cheaper price. 64gb is only 350 heck yeah. OPPO quality is awesome too
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coming from a galaxy s2, never give up my s2 because with cyanogen it still looks like a new phone and all the features like monitor mode and things i put in it.. but the oneplus one it's just "wow" that spec for that price and already with cyanogen..
i'm gonna buy one for me and also one for my mother
Just bought a HTC One M8, but I have a fully working S4 lying around, so I'll either smash it if I get picked for the contest, or just sell it and buy the OnePlus One. So then I can say I have 2 1s. One+one. Wut.
I just got a brand new Galaxy S5 two weeks ago and if I was given a ticket to purchase a One+ today, I would do it in a heartbeat and sell the Galaxy 5.
The Galaxy 5 is a great phone but all the Samsung "chrome" is driving me insane.. and I don't want to root it because of Knox.
Note 3 att If I got picked I'd smash this Knox loving locked bootloader non development having paper weight in a second...and if not I'll sell it and buy one asap
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The problem is the speakers are placed on the bottom of the phone. Also the only advantage I can see from them being stereo is being louder due to constructive interference as I can't see much of a 'stereo effect' coming from speakers with that little separation...
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You get used to a lower quality sound. I sold my HTC One 2 weeks ago to get a G2 and even though the G2 is louder the quality it's not nearly as good as the HTC one delivered. But as I said, you just get used to what you are currently using, don't let that stop your buying impulse .
I'm also thinking of selling my G2 and buying one even though I'm clearly not get it as cheap as others since I have to import it wheter from US or China so I'll be paying around 400-500USD wich I'm currently used to pay for my flagship phones here where I live ( that's considering that I import them not buying them from the mobile companies here wich totally ripe u off with prices as crazy as 1000USD )
From a Samsung Exhibit II. Yea, I'm quite due for an update!
Gonna jump from my HTC One (M7) it have served me well, but my body is now ready for a bigger screen, the OPO seems like a perfect fit, as I also love it coming with CM11S as the default rom.
Well, let me tell you the truth friends. I was one of those folks who disappointed the Galaxy Note 5 because of not having the ability to swap the battery and the sdcard. I wasn't even considering an upgrade nor recommending to anyone! But boy, I've now changed my idea, why? because I realized that the note 5 is the best of phone out there.
Two weeks ago, someone brought me a 64 gb brand new galaxy note 5 and he wanted to sell it, I asked him how much he said 600, I said well I'll give you 450 he said okay. I called sprint to make sure if the devices is clean and they said good to go.... I gave him the money and here you go I started using my new note 5.. I really don't know the reason he was selling but maybe he was moving to outside of US, who cares the reason he was selling? the device is not reported lost or stolen... Anyway
I was using the device about two weeks and man, this device is so awesome. No more Samsung lags, no more freezing or stuttering, it's ridiculously fast and smooth. And that it's self is really big jump from the note 4. But it's not only that, the note 5 has the best screen, best camera, better speakers, better fingerprint and the most amazing thing which is Samsung Pay......... I was using that samsung pay one week and I haven't seen one single problem. Yes, the down side is that I was spending a lot of money lately because of that Samsung pay, every girl says; well we don't use mobile payments and I say to her well; well just watch and wait I'll show you, Oh my God what's this phone. I don't take my wallet no more, just my driver L. and that's all! Apple pay and Android pay works with only some NFC payment machines which sometimes they don't even turn it on!
In my conclusion, yes I'll miss sdcard and the removable battery but I have 64 gb internal memory and the note 5 has better battery life than my Note 4 so I can live up without these feature because of the many other good features of the phone..
I don't know about the upcoming Xperia Z5 Premium, but no other phone can compute with Note 5 today...
That was hard to read, but interesting and uderstood. Thanks for sharing.
They took away far too much for the 5 to be an "upgrade". Also, we now have Note 5 ROM's so there is certainly no reason to shell out the $ for the 5. Glad you like the new phone, but anyone on the fence to get the 5 or 4 coming from the 3 or other older phones should get the 4 hands down.
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They took away far too much for the 5 to be an "upgrade". Also, we now have Note 5 ROM's so there is certainly no reason to shell out the $ for the 5. Glad you like the new phone, but anyone on the fence to get the 5 or 4 coming from the 3 or other older phones should get the 4 hands down.
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I totally agree with said above.
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Well, let me tell you the truth friends. I was one of those folks who disappointed the Galaxy Note 5.
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This sounds more like an impulse buy, and a good price. I'm very content with my 4.
The write up was a bit hard to read, but got the gist. Thanks for your opinion.
xbmoyx said:
They took away far too much for the 5 to be an "upgrade". Also, we now have Note 5 ROM's so there is certainly no reason to shell out the $ for the 5. Glad you like the new phone, but anyone on the fence to get the 5 or 4 coming from the 3 or other older phones should get the 4 hands down.
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I was exactly saying something before but again the fact is that Note 5 is way faster and better than note 4. I had my note 4 a year and I know it very much. The phone is slow and laggy compare to the Note 5 and that's its self is worth an upgrade. I've installed note 5 rom on my note 4 but that's still slow unfortunately.
bishaarcc said:
I was exactly saying something before but again the fact is that Note 5 is way faster and better than note 4. I had my note 4 a year and I know it very much. The phone is slow and laggy compare to the Note 5 and that's its self is worth an upgrade. I've installed note 5 rom on my note 4 but that's still slow unfortunately.
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To each their own I guess. If you want to see slow and laggy you should see my wife's crappy Kyocera Torque. I started with the HTC Evo 4g years ago and where we are today is night and day compared to then. It all boils down to one's happiness with whichever phone, at least we are all smart enough to not be on team crApple.
bishaarcc said:
I was exactly saying something before but again the fact is that Note 5 is way faster and better than note 4. I had my note 4 a year and I know it very much. The phone is slow and laggy compare to the Note 5 and that's its self is worth an upgrade. I've installed note 5 rom on my note 4 but that's still slow unfortunately.
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Dude ill keep my 4 with port of 5 its awsome have a 256g sd love my note 4[emoji4]
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xbmoyx said:
To each their own I guess. If you want to see slow and laggy you should see my wife's crappy Kyocera Torque. I started with the HTC Evo 4g years ago and where we are today is night and day compared to then. It all boils down to one's happiness with whichever phone, at least we are all smart enough to not be on team crApple.
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hahaha, I absolutely got your point. It looks like phone manufactures are moving away from expand-ability and even removable batteries. Look the new Google nexuses, the new v10 phone from LG, and so on, so let's see how it goes. as long as I got enough battery and storage I honestly don't care.
The v10 has removable battery plus expandable storage.
xxSTARBUCKSxx said:
The v10 has removable battery plus expandable storage.
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That it does! Looks pretty sweet too as far as customization.
Yeah I'm rush for an upgrade just yet but that V10! Lol. I am curious to see what Sammy does with S7 though.
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Currently have the Note 4 (and 3 and 2 before that). Since they took away the microSD and battery on Note 5, i was going to skip upgrading this year. Ended up pre-ordering the Nexus 6P (128gb) though. Figure if I didnt have microSD and removeable battery, id rather go stock android route. Hopefully I wont miss the removable battery too much since I do use that often.
xbmoyx said:
They took away far too much for the 5 to be an "upgrade". Also, we now have Note 5 ROM's so there is certainly no reason to shell out the $ for the 5. Glad you like the new phone, but anyone on the fence to get the 5 or 4 coming from the 3 or other older phones should get the 4 hands down.
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Exactly what I did and loving my new N4. I played with the 5 on several occasions and I just didn't fall in love or even like with it. I wish I had because I could have gotten a 5 easily - but I fell in love with the 4 and it just kept drawing me back to it. From the 5 that is.
Coming from a Note 3 that I've had since it was released - the 4 is a very worthwhile upgrade. Very classy and fast as lightning running Sacs N5 2.1
Couldn't be happier.
Jack
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I love my Note4, my wife just got a Note5 and I really love it too. Samsung really upped their game with the Note5.
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I love my Note4, my wife just got a Note5 and I really love it too. Samsung really upped their game with the Note5.
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I'd love to have the Note 5 for the fast wireless charging and MST for Samsung Pay. I have tons of free space on my 32 GB Note 4 with a 64 GB microSD. 20 GB free on the phone and 55 GB free on the microSD. I put everything on the cloud or on NAS. So microSD isn't a big deal for me. I'd be fine with a 64 GB Note 5. It would be nice to have a removable battery, but I can live without it.
To the OP...Im not trying to be a d here....But you know the saying.
I have messed with BOTH side by side. Took about 1 hour on my lunch break with a lady a coworker who just got the note 5 and i asked her to please lets check the differences. She was pissed off. The sprint rep said they were all out of note 4 she wanted the sd ir and battery being bigger and removable option. So being she wanted to know the difference too we had a group of us. We had people coming in and out of the breakroom. Asking randomly which screen looked better. Few said mine. Few said hers but most said same phones. Lol. Pics? Most were unable to tell. Granted we were inside it was well lit.
I wanted the note 5 to be so much more. But samsung really lost ground this year. The benchmarks are the only thing that stands out. That is all. Now add what it doesnt have? Its pure and simple the better choice however subjective.
Not to say I wont ever own one. I just cannot let marketing run my opinion. I am happy that you are happy and anyone that bought the phone. I can upgrade too and snag one for 200. Then 10 a month. But i really can not think of why i would pay for again for a lesser featured phone that offers way way way too close if not identical screens and cameras which are my focal points. Thats my thoughts.
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I got to play with a N5 for a few days.....very disappointed......The V10 might be the direction I go, Samsung has forgotten it's roots in its quest to be Apple...
jauger said:
I got to play with a N5 for a few days.....very disappointed......The V10 might be the direction I go, Samsung has forgotten it's roots in its quest to be Apple...
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Exactly. With the Note 4 being what it is and owning it still waiting for that right move to jump to a next phone... not knowing 2015 would be the year of Sh!t Smartphone releases. Now knowing, I think im just gonna ride out my 2 year (Oct '16, phone is owned, not 'leasing') and by then ill have a definite, if not before that date, answer of whether seeing that Samsung can rectify their COMPLETE lack of misdriven philosophy of form over function(form should always Follow function in my book) allowing me to make the decision to ditch Samsung altogether or jump ship...
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Exactly. With the Note 4 being what it is and owning it still waiting for that right move to jump to a next phone... not knowing 2015 would be the year of Sh!t Smartphone releases. Now knowing, I think im just gonna ride out my 2 year (Oct '16, phone is owned, not 'leasing') and by then ill have a definite, if not before that date, answer of whether seeing that Samsung can rectify their COMPLETE lack of misdriven philosophy of form over function(form should always Follow function in my book) allowing me to make the decision to ditch Samsung altogether or jump ship...
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lol....I've thought about just keeping my N4 for the full two years as well......That will be a struggle, never had one for more than a year...
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I got to play with a N5 for a few days.....very disappointed......The V10 might be the direction I go, Samsung has forgotten it's roots in its quest to be Apple...
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I don't know much about the LG world but just checked out the V10. Looks like everything Samsung should have done with the Note 5, but this will not be on Sprint? If so that really blows.