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Hi all you Verizon Note 4 owners,
I noticed there wasn't an off topic thread for you guys & gals to talk about non-Note 4 related things, so I've created this place to do just that. This will be the only place off-topic discussions are allowed.
Of course, not anything goes, stick to the rules and keep it civil. Report any questionable post(s) & don't let things get out of hand or it'll be closed.
Thanks & Enjoy!
So anyone read theres speculation that Lollipop isnt coming to the Note 4 till may. Im not too worried about it myself cause my DE is perfect, however my wife is disappointed (she has retail version) as some of her friends got it on their phones (S5, and some other brands) and she cant understand what's taking so long, after I explained things to her shes not convinced and feels lile we are being screwed. Ahh the joys life.
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So anyone read theres speculation that Lollipop isnt coming to the Note 4 till may. Im not too worried about it myself cause my DE is perfect, however my wife is disappointed (she has retail version) as some of her friends got it on their phones (S5, and some other brands) and she cant understand what's taking so long, after I explained things to her shes not convinced and feels lile we are being screwed. Ahh the joys life.
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I'm in the same boat as you. I got the DE and wife got retail. She wants some lollipop. I told her she's out of luck and the only lollipop she'll be getting is from me lol
I love the android system but there is one game I miss the most from apple. Fantastic Contraption. If you never heard of it YouTube it. It is an amazing game. I am sure this is probably one of the dumbest question ever but can it be ported to android?
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I love the android system but there is one game I miss the most from apple. Fantastic Contraption. If you never heard of it YouTube it. It is an amazing game. I am sure this is probably one of the dumbest question ever but can it be ported to android?
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I miss one thing about apple, camera+ app. The best photo editing app in existence and the developer "tap tap tap" doesn't want to come to android. Just being an a$$.
Other than that apple is like a bad history for me. lol
I learned a shocking feature on iPhones the other day, if you go into the privacy settings there is a feature in there that tracks your address the time you spent there where you travel to everything you do in plain English and very easily accessible. Does android have a feature like that built in? I hope not lol not that I go any place bad it just seemed a little intrusive. I do know they have GPS and all that but that was really precise.
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I learned a shocking feature on iPhones the other day, if you go into the privacy settings there is a feature in there that tracks your address the time you spent there where you travel to everything you do in plain English and very easily accessible. Does android have a feature like that built in? I hope not lol not that I go any place bad it just seemed a little intrusive. I do know they have GPS and all that but that was really precise.
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I don't know, but we do have a file in the system called "mobile tracker" that is, I think, used to track your phone just in case you lose it. Not sure, but I usually freeze/delete it with titanium back up. Also, if you're rooted, you can always install xprivacy module that prevents anything you suspect.
What's the longest you guys ever went without rooting your devices? I would say a month, I've just gotten my first Android phone (ZTE Warp) and the bootloader wasn't unlocked yet, I checked the forums every day until I seen the almighty *HOW TO ROOT ZTE WARP* boy was I excited. Ever since then I've never owned a android if I couldn't root it but this might be my first time, I'm looking to purchase the note 4 this April or May I only have the option of getting the att&t or Verizon variant (just my luck, lol) most likely I'll chose which ever gets rooted first. I'm sure by either April or May it should be rooted.
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What's the longest you guys ever went without rooting your devices? I would say a month, I've just gotten my first Android phone (ZTE Warp) and the bootloader wasn't unlocked yet, I checked the forums every day until I seen the almighty *HOW TO ROOT ZTE WARP* boy was I excited. Ever since then I've never owned a android if I couldn't root it but this might be my first time, I'm looking to purchase the note 4 this April or May I only have the option of getting the att&t or Verizon variant (just my luck, lol) most likely I'll chose which ever gets rooted first. I'm sure by either April or May it should be rooted.
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I had my Verizon HTC One M7 for a couple months before it was rooted, and even then you had to send your phone away and pay $25. I think a month or two after that beaups and someone else came up with a method that worked pretty well on linux and that was it. Then I had the M8 for a couple of months until there was a way but it also cost $25 and ran directly on the phone. I'm not so much concerned about root, really. I just want ****ing lollipop.
Hey everyone. Trafalger888. Used to be an RC but haven't been around for a couple years. Life happened. Just getting back into everything. Lits of catching up to do. Just wanted to make a quick introduction.
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I had my Verizon HTC One M7 for a couple months before it was rooted, and even then you had to send your phone away and pay $25. I think a month or two after that beaups and someone else came up with a method that worked pretty well on linux and that was it. Then I had the M8 for a couple of months until there was a way but it also cost $25 and ran directly on the phone. I'm not so much concerned about root, really. I just want ****ing lollipop.
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U gotta be [email protected]$!n me! You had to send your phone away? Lol
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You know I wasn't so bothered at first by the lack of lollipop, in my past I was changing roms several times a week or day to get things going however thats changed now since I got my DE. What bothers me now now about the delay and the S6 and other things do I want to stay with Samsung anymore after this breaks or I want a new phone. Is it really time to say that Samsung is just isnt what it could should be?
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You know I wasn't so bothered at first by the lack of lollipop, in my past I was changing roms several times a week or day to get things going however thats changed now since I got my DE. What bothers me now now about the delay and the S6 and other things do I want to stay with Samsung anymore after this breaks or I want a new phone. Is it really time to say that Samsung is just isnt what it could should be?
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I don't know. I have always enjoyed their product. But the delays can be frustrating. I agree. This is the one thing lacking for me. Yet I still continue to purchase their phones, because in the end they still do make the best phone. Just my opinion of course.
My wife has a retail note 4 and while she doesn't understand all the issues tied with lollipop right now she feels dumped. I dont see the big deal myself as im happy the way my phone is however for roms things have been VERY slow going... but then again im not really sure what other roms are going to bring that I cant do myself. Which I think most of us DE owners can do. I think if root was found and oprn bootloader things might be alot different but whats bothering me is Samsung's direction right now. If this is signs of the Note 5 and 6 etc. I just might go elsewhere. Some videos were released today showing the note 4 against the S6 and only slight speed differences in actual use and even camera loading. So over all for now Im happy to have a removable battery and SD card and a unlocked bootloader.
I can imagine how overloaded this section will be the minute root has been achieved, 404 errors and everything, lol. Anyway being that this is a off topic thread, I would like to say that the snow here in NY is annoying -__- .
How about the release of Sprints SM-N910P Lolipop.. Two questions who wants to see what they can do with it and see what works (of course it will lack advanced calling version X. Then comes the question will this influence Verizon to release it.
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My wife has a retail note 4 and while she doesn't understand all the issues tied with lollipop right now she feels dumped. I dont see the big deal myself as im happy the way my phone is however for roms things have been VERY slow going... but then again im not really sure what other roms are going to bring that I cant do myself. Which I think most of us DE owners can do. I think if root was found and oprn bootloader things might be alot different but whats bothering me is Samsung's direction right now. If this is signs of the Note 5 and 6 etc. I just might go elsewhere. Some videos were released today showing the note 4 against the S6 and only slight speed differences in actual use and even camera loading. So over all for now Im happy to have a removable battery and SD card and a unlocked bootloader.
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And yes root and an open bootloader would be nice. Look what happened with the S3 though. But I truly feel that the release and things like the locked bootloaders are not so much the manufacturer but the carrier. I may be wrong but I beleieve that pressure from the carrier is the main reason they do this.
What are the chances of me swapping a one month old Note 4 for a Nexus 6? Good or slim to none
Did you use a regular 2 year upgrade or edge to get the note 4?
Your best bet would be calling customer service. But even that is entirely dependent on how nice of a rep you get. If one says no politely hang up and call back. They make notes on your account when you call so don't call a bunch in 1 day. I work at an authorized retailer and most stores can't do anything after the 14 days.
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Samsung vs. HTC now that some key features are being taken away. Hmm.
The "REAL" upgrade to the Note 4 must be coming out later. I sure am glad I have taken good care of my DE Note 4. I will be holding on to it a lot more securely now that I know it is not being upgraged. There is no way I will ever be tied down to a battery charger again. Check my post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62319570&postcount=15
We get it. You and a bunch of others are never going to get past Samsung's h/w decisions. Do we really need half a dozen threads harping about the exact same things?
Don't buy the Note 5!
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We get it. You and a bunch of others are never going to get past Samsung's h/w decisions. Do we really need half a dozen threads harping about the exact same things?
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I, We could be saving people from a horrible mistake. Have Fun!
Its just a mistake from samsung. They will learn. When the sales figure come and it flops!
If the Note 5 had been just a little bit better than the Note 4, I would have bought it.
Back in the day of the Motorola RAZR MAXX I had to keep two phones in order to have enough battery to last all day. I would move the SIM card from one phone to the other to activate them and it would sometime cause corruption.
I'm waiting for a Note 5 Active with 4100mAh battery and microSD
getting it and cant wait , people say it will hurt their sales but it has not slowed down apple
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I'm waiting for a Note 5 Active with 4100mAh battery and microSD
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That would be better but at some point you have to put the phone down and stick it on a battery charger. Then you no longer have a mobil phone.
I'm waiting for the removable battery. Until then, bye bye Samsung.
I held the phone in my hand today at Bestbuy, along with the Note 4 right next to it. 3000 mah battery doesnt bother me, I charge my Nexus 6 twice a day because im a power user. It will be no different with the note 5 (220mah different i know). Quick charging allows me to charge my phone to 100% over my lunch break. As far as removable storage....i have a nexus 6 right now and only 32gb. Leef Access OTG adaptor with 128gb sdcard makes it a none issue. I never have used the IR blaster on any phone except to maybe try it out....my S tab has one. never used it.
I just loved reading all the hate yesterday after the announcement.......Im going to assume these same people will LOVE the new render of the boring looking 2015 LG Nexus.
btw, I think the Perl White is gorgeous. Im going to pair that with the UAG Magma red case.
is this Apple or Samsung !
No IR - No Micro SD - No Removable Battery - Just Stilling NFC & Bluetooth !!
My next phone may be a g4 or g4 pro
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I held the phone in my hand today at Bestbuy, along with the Note 4 right next to it. 3000 mah battery doesnt bother me, I charge my Nexus 6 twice a day because im a power user. It will be no different with the note 5 (220mah different i know). Quick charging allows me to charge my phone to 100% over my lunch break. As far as removable storage....i have a nexus 6 right now and only 32gb. Leef Access OTG adaptor with 128gb sdcard makes it a none issue. I never have used the IR blaster on any phone except to maybe try it out....my S tab has one. never used it.
I just loved reading all the hate yesterday after the announcement.......Im going to assume these same people will LOVE the new render of the boring looking 2015 LG Nexus.
btw, I think the Perl White is gorgeous. Im going to pair that with the UAG Magma red case.
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Remember back in 1985 when Coca-Cola changed the formula ? This change by Samsung is way worse than that bad decision. Samsung may never recover market share. R.I.P.
doctor-cool said:
Remember back in 1985 when Coca-Cola changed the formula ? This change by Samsung is way worse than that bad decision. Samsung may never recover market share. R.I.P.
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I suppose only time will tell. But for me who doesnt keep a phone for very long Im not bothered by making the decision to jump to this phone. Ill probably leave it behind anyway if the Huawei nexus is any good.
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I suppose only time will tell. But for me who doesnt keep a phone for very long Im not bothered by making the decision to jump to this phone. Ill probably leave it behind anyway if the Huawei nexus is any good.
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I use PayPal to swipe credit cards out in the field. If I have to put my phone on a charger I will lose money. I use to carry two phones just so I would always have a hot battery. Also what's up with Samsung removing the TV remote control feature.
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getting it and cant wait , people say it will hurt their sales but it has not slowed down apple
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Well at least Apple are capable of selling all their products on all continents. It seems Samsung think Europe would rather be palmed off with the Edge 6+ alone rather than letting the consumer decide what they want too buy. I wonder how many people will now buy another companies product because of that singular decision.
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That would be better but at some point you have to put the phone down and stick it on a battery charger. Then you no longer have a mobil phone.
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But if that time is at night when you're sleeping, who cares?
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But if that time is at night when you're sleeping, who cares?
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Yeah I'm probably spoiled because I have unlimited grandfathered data with Verizon and the rooted Developers Edition Note 4. I swap batteries 4 or 5 times a day.
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With a heavy heart, the time has come to say goodbye to my beloved Note 4 community. I still don't want to part ways with it, but it would help me offset a partial cost from the Note 7, so selling it on Swappa. I already bought the Note 7 and while I think it's a very good phone, it's still missing few things that would have made it a complete phone like the Note 4. Life goes on and have to move on. The Note 4 is my favorite phone ever, and has served me well for 2 years so that's the reason I am emotionally attached to it.
Thanks to all the kind Note 4 developers and users, you have made this a wonderful place to be for the past 2 years.
I love the note4. I have a note 7. I keep my note 4 as a back up, and a remote.
Let's hope your Note 7 doesn't go kaboom...
Note 4 all the way!
*poof* phone bursts into flames.. news at 11.
I just got mine about 3 weeks ago for just under $200 USD. I'm happy as heck with my purchase and will probably buy another one in a few years as long as the bootloader remains unlocked.
You guys realize that ALL Note 7(s) have been recalled right? Wouldnt it be easier if they had removable batteries?
Also you realize they are all BL locked right? MOre like time to say good by to custom roms and kernels. :S
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goodbye to my beloved Note 4
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harristblack said:
I have a note 7.
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dermo529 said:
I just got mine about 3 weeks ago for just under $200 USD.
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What's the catch? Was this on contract?
Note 7 is complete failure from samasung i think note 4 still 1 of the best until now.unless somebody wanna use s.pen under water and scan their eye balls thay can have it note 7
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Also you realize they are all BL locked right? MOre like time to say good by to custom roms and kernels. :S
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What about the N930F (interational) or N930U (US SIM-unlocked)? Are the bootloaders locked on these variants, too?
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What about the N930F (interational) or N930U (US SIM-unlocked)? Are the bootloaders locked on these variants, too?
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N930U still has a locked bootloader.
N930F does not have a locked boot loader but cannot do VoLTE or Wifi calling. Also obviously Tmo will not cover the phone under the PHP protection etc.
note 4 still rules, note 7 explodes, take care with that. Regards.
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N930U still has a locked bootloader.
N930F does not have a locked boot loader but cannot do VoLTE or Wifi calling.
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Given that the least common activity I perform on my phone is, well, making phone calls, I can easily do without these two capabilities
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note 4 still rules, note 7 explodes, take care with that. Regards.
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:highfive:
Would be nice to see a Note 7 rom ported to Note 4.
krishelnino said:
With a heavy heart, the time has come to say goodbye to my beloved Note 4 community. I still don't want to part ways with it, but it would help me offset a partial cost from the Note 7, so selling it on Swappa. I already bought the Note 7 and while I think it's a very good phone, it's still missing few things that would have made it a complete phone like the Note 4. Life goes on and have to move on. The Note 4 is my favorite phone ever, and has served me well for 2 years so that's the reason I am emotionally attached to it.
Thanks to all the kind Note 4 developers and users, you have made this a wonderful place to be for the past 2 years.
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Keep the Note 4.
7 is a bad decision both from design, marketing that ultimately affected buying decision.
Where's that 6gb ram they promised?
Why did Note 7 become a less edgy S7 Edge with no stylus? Where's that cutting edge technology we all enjoyed from Note 4? Where's that promise of premium $999 or $1,000 price point to separate us note users from the iphone and Galaxy S kids?
It all went downhill ever since the news of Sammy chairman banging prosties made headlines in South Korea.
These guys need to stop being cocky.
What's left in the market now? S7? crap... I'd rather hit the AAPL camp. Been a Note user since Note 2.
So many letdowns with 3, 5, now 7? How long do i have to wait for the next best thing? Im gonna buy another note 4 as spare unit to get me by the next few years.
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In the next couple months I will be replacing my note 4 for a Honor 8 or Oneplus 3.
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In the next couple months I will be replacing my note 4 for a Honor 8 or Oneplus 3.
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Good choice,. I'm also thinking in OP3 but Blu products are raising my eyebrows. I recently bought a 60$ Blu R1HD in amazon and TBH that phone is rocking. I'm thinking in the Blu Pure XR - which is 100$ less than OP3.
I've been a Samsung fan but there are many options - and cheap ones - out there.
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Note 7 is complete failure from samasung i think note 4 still 1 of the best until now.unless somebody wanna use s.pen under water and scan their eye balls thay can have it note 7
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True true and true. But doesn't change the fact development is next to dead for the note 4. All the good developers moved on and we have never had any official Support from cm for their roms. And the people that compile them unofficially for us leave hella bugs unfixed which makes it a waste of time since you just switch back to tw 2 days later. Still thankful for them anyway but yea. Development is dead.
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According to this article Sammy decided to discontinue production of the Note 7. Therefore that should make the S7 top dog again right?.. At least until the S8 next year. What I'm saying is maybe we're going to end up with Nougat a bit sooner?.. Since Samsung only has 1 flagship to focus on at this point.. Any other thoughts out there?
http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/11/13202608/samsung-galaxy-note-7-discontinued
It may speed up the Nougat process a bit but I wouldn't hold my breath. I know T-Mobile is in the early testing stages still so we'll see I guess.
It means we'll get it when we get it. Everything else is just Internet scuttlebutt.
Probably means that developers who had the note 7 probably changed to a S7 or Edge, which will probably speed up unlocking bootloader and more subscribers to this forum section. Hopefully we get the latest Android by Christmas.
Thoughts?
https://www.google.com/amp/bgr.com/2016/10/12/galaxy-s8-rumors-early-lunch/amp/
Well I'm planing get the s7 edge after retuning my Note 7 so hopefully more people coming to this way and pick up this sección with more rom , mod etc. ..
More updates faster N
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/1...laims/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
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This like everything else is a misunderstanding. They are NOT going to ditch the Iris scanning tech, the s-pen and the rest. They have to much invested in the pen and the apps that go along with it. It would be beyond stupid to do so. My best bet would be no more phone labeled Note since the name is so tainted. I would bet we see an S8, S8 Edge and S8 Pro next year with tons of 3rd party reports of verification before launch of any. I would also bet that the many, many other series of phones will go by the wayside so they can focus on them.
We'll see but I am very skeptical about them ditching the tech from the Note 7.
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This like everything else is a misunderstanding. They are NOT going to ditch the Iris scanning tech, the s-pen and the rest. They have to much invested in the pen and the apps that go along with it. It would be beyond stupid to do so. My best bet would be no more phone labeled Note since the name is so tainted. I would bet we see an S8, S8 Edge and S8 Pro next year with tons of 3rd party reports of verification before launch of any. I would also bet that the many, many other series of phones will go by the wayside so they can focus on them.
We'll see but I am very skeptical about them ditching the tech from the Note 7.
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I agree 100% with you. There's no way you can just abandon something like that. Esp. when that was a huge selling point for a like of people.
Now that would be best for the note.
That's a Flossy review.
It would be interesting.. And I bet now that LG has it(I have always thought LG was a daughter company of Samsung anymore), iit wouldn't surprise me a bit if we'r saw one come out soon...
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maybe for a future samsung device, but 0% chance for the note 10. Needs to be built first party and the OS needs to customized for this. Samsung is busy on other things.
that is interesting, but no one is going to make it unless samsung finances dev. Also battery drain for extra screen, wifi/bt/usb for display would be a killer. Kinda a poor mans "fold". Like already stated you need core OS support as this is not mirroring, it's dial screen.
But with the bezeless design, a simple book case from Samsung is the kind of thing they would release.
samsung have this dual screen, it costs 2000$ and called Galaxy Fold.
Rightly said if we have one like that itll be crazy !!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/castaway-a-second-screen-for-your-smartphone/coming_soon
Why would Samsung waste time and money on this? They have the fold that is their clear direction for the future. Not an extra dual screen for your smartphone
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Why would Samsung waste time and money on this? They have the fold that is their clear direction for the future. Not an extra dual screen for your smartphone
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Because it's a good solution for all existing Samsung users, and something very 'Samsung' to sell.
I actually read an article yesterday that Samsung already has a patent for this type of device. And along with Microsoft, LG and who knows whom else, this type of display, could be an accessory add on. I mean the note for one would be a huge device with the two screens. And Samsung obviously(with all of their experiments over the years) has no problem making devices and accessories just to set how they stick and sell. Over the 8 to 9 years I've used Samsung devices(notes) they have done some clever add on experiments. They have the money to do it. After all, the note itself was originally an experiment.
But honestly, with the way they seem to think, they'd probably make it for the S series versus the note.. Ugh..
But it's all speculation..
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Because it's a good solution for all existing Samsung users, and something very 'Samsung' to sell.
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That would take away from Fold sales though...
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That's so damn cool with a reasonable prics, it even has its separate hardware (especially a battery), but the note 10 plus isn't listed.
Or you could try 3rd party... - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/...l&utm_campaign=bck-11142019update&utm_term=#/
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That's so damn cool with a reasonable prics, it even has its separate hardware (especially a battery), but the note 10 plus isn't listed.
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it is listed....
castAway™one/XL with a 6.9” screen
Samsung Models: Note 10+
OnePlus Models: 7 Pro, 7T