Wanna know what it really is? Sure you do.
The lack of an SD card in Nexus devices is nothing new, and we've been over this issue already when the Galaxy Nexus first appeared.
We got tired of seeing OEMs include many GB of internal storage for music, while users were still running out of space for apps and data. This approach lets us merge everything on one volume, which is way better.
-- Dan Morrill, Android engineer at Google
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http://www.androidcentral.com/why-nexus-devices-have-no-sd-card
Looks like they took a page right out of Apple's book on that one, "we know what's best for you so we won't give you a choice". Sorry Google but I'm not getting a tablet that will only let me store 3 HD movies.. and that's on the larger model!
16GB in 2012 is downright ridiculous, I had 8+32GB on my SGS that was filled to capacity, now I can't even store half of that on my GNex.. I find myself having to swap music/movies in and out on a weekly basis which is becoming pretty annoying.
There is a Nexus 7 forum where you can address your complaints and express your dissatisfaction.
As for the 2 min of my life lost on reading this post, they haven't made a forum for that yet.
rayiskon said:
There is a Nexus 7 forum where you can address your complaints and express your dissatisfaction.
As for the 2 min of my life lost on reading this post, they haven't made a forum for that yet.
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Either you have spent less than 15 seconds reading the article or you have some sort of attention deficit disorder. The article addresses the lack of SD cards for all Nexus devices, not just the Nexus 7.
Next time read before whining about wasting 2 minutes of your precious life..
rayiskon said:
There is a Nexus 7 forum where you can address your complaints and express your dissatisfaction.
As for the 2 min of my life lost on reading this post, they haven't made a forum for that yet.
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yes there is a forum for that.....just cant find the link in my history from ten years ago...soz about that
gabster21 said:
http://www.androidcentral.com/why-nexus-devices-have-no-sd-card
Looks like they took a page right out of Apple's book on that one, "we know what's best for you so we won't give you a choice". Sorry Google but I'm not getting a tablet that will only let me store 3 HD movies.. and that's on the larger model!
16GB in 2012 is downright ridiculous, I had 8+32GB on my SGS that was filled to capacity, now I can't even store half of that on my GNex.. I find myself having to swap music/movies in and out on a weekly basis which is becoming pretty annoying.
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but then they will get money from everywhere even if you dont buy it. go buy something that fill your needs. no need for apologize. google wont even care about the price of one tablet you would've bought. even if you intend to buy 10 and you wont, Google still wont care.
and btw, Google are pushing towards Cloud Storage since few years back, just now that you see their effort(hence you see Drive, picasa, play music, stream movies,etc on the cloud). additional to that, they made it so everyone can own a tablet, hence less hardware additions.
EDIT : i am also one of the disagreed person as my country dont have WiFi everywhere and internet/data are still slow(for us its fast but compared to US, UK, etc, its slow. ) I couldnt use cloud services at its best. I wish to have more storage but i just love Nexus so much and i just accept it and make do with whats available.
nice, so they have decided for me.... cool....
I have a 16gb microSD just sitting there 'cause I can't do anything with it in my Nexus... would be really awesome to have it in my phone and have 2 separate partitions... in my microSD I could put whatever the hell I wanted, music, movies... and in the internal storage, I could use for apps and game data...
I like the one volume storage approach, but I think that the standard should be 32/64/128 flavors. Not 8/16/32/64.
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Either you have spent less than 15 seconds reading the article or you have some sort of attention deficit disorder. The article addresses the lack of SD cards for all Nexus devices, not just the Nexus 7.
Next time read before whining about wasting 2 minutes of your precious life..
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Come on, this is old news.
Why don't ferraris have cup holders?
DO YOU JELLY?
I don't use cloud storage as I want my stuff available at all times, not only in good reception/wifi areas. I would love to be able to use my 32gb SD card on my gnex (I had 20gb worth of music/movies/game data/cwr backups on it). I mean nova 3 takes up close to 2gb itself, movies take an average of half a gb, nandroids half a gb, 5gb of music etc... But for $350 this phones still a hell of a deal, so I'll suffice.
I wouldn't pay no 500 bucks for a device with physical limitations of 16gb, (think iPad) but the nexus 7 sounds like an excellent value. I just don't like tablets, I have a gnex and a laptop (500gb $500 haha).
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Choose another line of devices that fill your needs.
Since I don't feel the unnecessary IMO urge to smush HD movies on my phone, I'm just fine.
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Generally it has a double effect
+for me it is more of the convenience not to have an SD card being inserted in and out all the time and most likely is predisposed to corrupting (Yes, I had the SGS I9000 from a few months ago and this was a pain in the arse,ok?!)
-I have my music collection in FLAC file format, so 5 albums is almost 3GB, and HD movies could be soo limited, why not flash a kernel that can enable USB OTG feature? I am thinking about it now
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That's the great thing about Android: choice. If you don't like the Nexus 7, you can buy another tablet that does have an SD card slot.
Stop whining about the lack of storage on the device. If you have a desktop/server at home that already stores a good portion of your movies/music, then learn how to set up a SAMBA/CIFS server. If you need something that doesn't require an internet connection, then get a Seagate Satellite or Kingston Wi-Drive.
Upgrading to massive amounts of local storage is an absolute waste of money on NAND devices. This is the primary reason why even Apple shies away from offering more than 64GB on the iPhone and iPad. You're looking at more than $4 per GB, which is almost five times as expensive as most consumer SSDs for desktops and laptops. For the same price of upgrading from a 16GB iPad to a 64GB, you can add 500GB of external storage instead with a Seagate Satellite.
Do you want to pay $500 for a 64GB Nexus 7?
Didn't think so.
16GB, don't bother me one bit. Cloud storage is where i went, and i'll never look back. Works just fine. All my movies are on drive. Music uploaded. pictures uploaded. No need for the extra. My phone stays with 10GB+ free all the time. When it gets below i simply delete a nandroid.
That being said I understand cloud storage doesn't work for everyone though
You bought the device knowing the limitation. You have every right not to.
If you knew you were going to need more than 32gb of storage and you bought something without and sd slot there is no one at fault but you. Quit crying about it, this has been going on forever now.
No one is forcing you to get a Nexus 7 tavlet. If it does not fulfill your needs in a tablet then buy something else instead of complaining over and over about it because they're not going to redo the hardware.
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earlyberd said:
Stop whining about the lack of storage on the device. If you have a desktop/server at home that already stores a good portion of your movies/music, then learn how to set up a SAMBA/CIFS server. If you need something that doesn't require an internet connection, then get a Seagate Satellite or Kingston Wi-Drive.
Upgrading to massive amounts of local storage is an absolute waste of money on NAND devices. This is the primary reason why even Apple shies away from offering more than 64GB on the iPhone and iPad. You're looking at more than $4 per GB, which is almost five times as expensive as most consumer SSDs for desktops and laptops. For the same price of upgrading from a 16GB iPad to a 64GB, you can add 500GB of external storage instead with a Seagate Satellite.
Do you want to pay $500 for a 64GB Nexus 7?
Didn't think so.
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*350$ if its double for 50$ that's what it would be, by Google's logic
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http://wmpoweruser.com/htc-omega-is-htc-radar-htc-eternity-is-htc-titan/
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Tezawaly from Nanapho.jp has dug up some UAProfs files from HTC’s website which rather conclusively show that the final names of the HTC Omega will be the HTC Radar, and that of the HTC Eternity would be the HTC Titan.
The UAProfs entries plus leaked codenames from the WP Bench app show the HTC Radar C110e is HTC Omega and HTC TITAN X310e is HTC Eternity. Long time Windows Mobile users will remember the HTC Titan as a small screened slider, but of course the HTC Eternity, which is expected to sport a 4.5 inch screen, is the furthest possible from that design.
With the HTC Radar having a front-facing camera I think we can now safely assume the HTC Titan will come with that feature also, with the leaked specs saying it sported a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera.
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So, basicly they just change the name of it? So that mean, this is the confirmation for Eternity?
Hmmm... I prefer Omega and Eternity over the current names...
I will be buying the Eternity/Titan if no other large screen model comes along... and the name change is one I do welcome.
Omega was cool... but Eternity, yuck !
sign me up for the Eternity/Titan. Im anxious for the follow up to the HD7
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Apparently the Titan has only 16GB storage...
It makes it totally useless.
I hope Nokia can do better than this. I need 32GB
any reason why all htc wp7 phones share an identical design?
the second one looks awful.
but the first.. mmm
Cotulla said:
the second one looks awful.
but the first.. mmm
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Second one is an HD7
n1mr0dwp7 said:
any reason why all htc wp7 phones share an identical design?
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Most of their Android ones look the same too
"Second one is an HD7 "
No the second one is an HTC Eternity and imo the HD7 has a beautiful design .
I like the white one. I wish they would make another titan with a 4.3 screen and a keyboard.
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"Second one is an HD7 "
No the second one is an HTC Eternity and imo the HD7 has a beautiful design .
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Wow, I guess I do see some subtle differences.
mike21pr said:
sign me up for the Eternity/Titan. Im anxious for the follow up to the HD7
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same...
Tomorrow is my birthday, and just a few days away from Call of Duty XP and HTC talks about new Windows Phone , and soon, Battlefiled 3 Beta.
to much fun stuffs for the end of August and the beginning of Sep.
I've got 8 on my Focus, with an extra 16GB card for a total of about 23GB after formatting. It's FAR from totally useless, that's just nonsense. Most I've ever filled the thing up was about 12GB. What the hell do you use it for, a backup drive?
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I've got 8 on my Focus, with an extra 16GB card for a total of about 23GB after formatting. It's FAR from totally useless, that's just nonsense. Most I've ever filled the thing up was about 12GB. What the hell do you use it for, a backup drive?
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jaja I agree, people expect their phones to be like portable hard drives or something, we've been given 25GB of storage on SkyDrive for a reason as well as the Zune pass streaming. these phones are very far from useless. I'm also seeing design complaints, these phones aren't meant to be a fashion show if one thinks they can do better they should apply to HTC and do better otherwise stop complaining on forums to people who may be excited about these phones.
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I've got 8 on my Focus, with an extra 16GB card for a total of about 23GB after formatting. It's FAR from totally useless, that's just nonsense. Most I've ever filled the thing up was about 12GB. What the hell do you use it for, a backup drive?
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Agree, I had a 4GB SD Card in my old TP2 & that was more than enough. Ok, yes 8GB is kind of small for WP7 considering how big some apps are & if you're an app junkie, but it's far from useless. I'll agree to the person you're responding to on 1 aspect. OEM's need to learn to create different versions, 8/16/32 GB to give people the choice of size over price like Dell did. My only complaint in SD Card size is that the desktop Zune client is setup to auto sync music, media, etc. I have 30+ GB of music alone nevermind movies/documents/pictures. I need to pick & choose what I want on the device (16GB). I also hate if you move a music file, the auto sync will remove it from your device. Sure it can be turned off, but you have to know how & go into settings. I made a huge mistake when I first got my WP7. I didn't know exactly how the different sync options works. So, I choose, "Items I choose." I copied all the music I wanted most to the device. Well a couple months later I decided to delete all the music off my PC & re-download it. I had way too many duplicates. Well, everything on my device was deleted too. Yes, user error, I know, but still annoying all the same. Now I have it set to "Manually" but if trying to flash mango & have to uninstall Zune Client to succeed, have to remember to set this setting again.
Count me in for the "16 is enough" crowd. I've got 16, and I still have about 8 free.
However if we could actually watch AVI/XviD's, I might have less room, but still, how many movies would you keep on your phone??
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.... how many movies would you keep on your phone??
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Not many, 1-3 maybe. They'd quickly steal your free space. Plus, I only ever watch movies on it if I have to take my elderly disabled mother to a doctor's appointment & have to wait long in the waiting room & get bored.
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Agree, I had a 4GB SD Card in my old TP2 & that was more than enough. Ok, yes 8GB is kind of small for WP7 considering how big some apps are & if you're an app junkie, but it's far from useless. I'll agree to the person you're responding to on 1 aspect. OEM's need to learn to create different versions, 8/16/32 GB to give people the choice of size over price like Dell did. My only complaint in SD Card size is that the desktop Zune client is setup to auto sync music, media, etc. I have 30+ GB of music alone nevermind movies/documents/pictures. I need to pick & choose what I want on the device (16GB). I also hate if you move a music file, the auto sync will remove it from your device. Sure it can be turned off, but you have to know how & go into settings. I made a huge mistake when I first got my WP7. I didn't know exactly how the different sync options works. So, I choose, "Items I choose." I copied all the music I wanted most to the device. Well a couple months later I decided to delete all the music off my PC & re-download it. I had way too many duplicates. Well, everything on my device was deleted too. Yes, user error, I know, but still annoying all the same. Now I have it set to "Manually" but if trying to flash mango & have to uninstall Zune Client to succeed, have to remember to set this setting again.
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Dude, you changed your avatar again?
Meh, I've got an 8gb Omnia 7 and i've never filled it so 16gb isn't exactly a problem for me.
Freypal said:
Meh, I've got an 8gb Omnia 7 and i've never filled it so 16gb isn't exactly a problem for me.
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That is what i used to think before Windows Phone 7.
Basicly, i hate the media player on Windows Mobile 6.5 because it is just so laggy, but when i came to WP7, i superised about media power of it and i started to transfer movies and video clips in my Schubert.
Far from now, i have used only 12GB
Check it,android central
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UMTS 850/1900/2100 GSM 850/900/1800/1900 4G HSPA+ 21 Mbps (Category 14) 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H dual core processor 1GB RAM/1GB ROM/8GB Internal microSD to 32GB (not included) Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) 4-inch 480x800 WVGA Super AMOLED Dual camera - 8MP Autofocus w/LED + 1.3MP front Full HD 1080p video camera + HDMI playback Enhanced Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) to sync email, contacts, calendar and tasks Device and SD card encryption Virtual private network support Mobile Device Management (MDM)
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Didn't think I'd flirt with a horizontal slide-out, but this one looks pretty interesting...as usual though, depends on the dev support
pics or it didnt happen...
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http://www.slashgear.com/att-outs-a...-and-three-more-droids-11186723/#entrycontent
That's the slide phone alot of ppl thought would be the att sgs2, "attain".
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physical keyboard for the loss.
Too each their own and i guess this could fill a niche....but I hate sliders....i have yet to see one that doesn't compromise the structural integrity and durability of a device (hell some of them even feel loose and wobbly out of the box much less after 6 months to a year of usage). Plus....i feel in landscape mode the onscreen keyboards on the captivate and many of the new larger screen devices are as fast, accurate, and functional as any of the physical keyboards i have tested.
i am waiting the month out to see what develops with the Prime.
If it doesn't come to ATT is will either go with the SGSII or wait out the III which could be 1st quarter 2012.
For me a physical keyboard would make me pass even on a nicely spec'd out device.
Why did they give it the Captivate name? It looks identical to the Fascinate... Silly AT&T branding
No thanks
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Why did they give it the Captivate name? It looks identical to the Fascinate... Silly AT&T branding
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The Captivate is the Honda Civic of smart phones. They're probably just capitalizing on its good name. I have to wonder, though, how many people will associate the name with a bad GPS and avoid it.
[rant]people who ***** about gps need to learn about these new little inventions called MAPS!!!
ffs this society is loosing all data retention "i dont need to remember this i can google it, i dont need to know my way around i've got gps" whats 2+2? hang on lemme get my calculator![/rant]
The original captivate was a really nice phone to play with and it was pretty damn tough. If this has the same build quality I'd get if I needed a new phone.
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[rant]people who ***** about gps need to learn about these new little inventions called MAPS!!!
ffs this society is loosing all data retention "i dont need to remember this i can google it, i dont need to know my way around i've got gps" whats 2+2? hang on lemme get my calculator![/rant]
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I applaud your post!
Glitch kernel let me OC to 1.4!
studacris said:
[rant]people who ***** about gps need to learn about these new little inventions called MAPS!!!
ffs this society is loosing all data retention "i dont need to remember this i can google it, i dont need to know my way around i've got gps" whats 2+2? hang on lemme get my calculator![/rant]
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If I'm paying for a GPS, it should work. PERIOD. The box the phone came in says it has a GPS, so I expect it to work. If the GPS in my $200 phone can't tell me where I am on a sunny day, I have a problem with that.
GPS and Google's turn-by-turn navigation are one of the big reasons I chose Android. I travel all over the place for work, and I'm not about to hit up a travel store on every trip to purchase a local street map for $10 when I can get instant directions to wherever I need to go, complete with traffic info, right on my phone.
After a trip to PA with my boss using his Droid X GPS, I was excited to get an Android phone. Except that I got a Captivate that took 15 minutes to tell me I was in the next town from where I actually was. Sorry if it disturbs your zen-like bliss, but I felt that I had been tricked, and I wasn't happy about it.
I don't use GPS because I'm an idiot. I use GPS because it saves me a lot of time and hassle when I'm someplace unfamiliar. I used to draw maps for a Civil Engineering firm...I can certainly read one.
Maybe you don't get out of your own neighborhood very often and have no real use for a GPS. Maybe you have a photographic memory and have every road in the US etched in your gray matter. Some of us have to fly to Arizona or California, Drive to Pennsylvania or into DC, or travel to some other place we've never been before with little to no notice. Some of us even go on vacation once in a while and don't know where anything is. Why would I spend money on a map when Google Maps and turn-by-turn navigation are available at no extra cost?
Just because something isn't important to you doesn't mean it's not important or useful to others...or that their reasons aren't legitimate. People are stupid because they're stupid. Not because they choose one tool over another.
Cant Wait
Been waiting for this phone for 2 years.... not been a decent QWERTY on android. still sat with my TP2.
a couple of things been causing me to scratch my head.
Why is the Power/USB at the top on these newer devices? makes docking a pain.
Why no TAB button? surely a really useful button to have on a qwerty.
and my last question/food for thought, not related to just this Phone, Why no Biometrics’ for security? surly with some for the intended use of NFC security will need beefing up.
either way as soon as it appears on Clove I’ll be ordering
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If I'm paying for a GPS, it should work. PERIOD. The box the phone came in says it has a GPS, so I expect it to work. If the GPS in my $200 phone can't tell me where I am on a sunny day, I have a problem with that.
GPS and Google's turn-by-turn navigation are one of the big reasons I chose Android. I travel all over the place for work, and I'm not about to hit up a travel store on every trip to purchase a local street map for $10 when I can get instant directions to wherever I need to go, complete with traffic info, right on my phone.
After a trip to PA with my boss using his Droid X GPS, I was excited to get an Android phone. Except that I got a Captivate that took 15 minutes to tell me I was in the next town from where I actually was. Sorry if it disturbs your zen-like bliss, but I felt that I had been tricked, and I wasn't happy about it.
I don't use GPS because I'm an idiot. I use GPS because it saves me a lot of time and hassle when I'm someplace unfamiliar. I used to draw maps for a Civil Engineering firm...I can certainly read one.
Maybe you don't get out of your own neighborhood very often and have no real use for a GPS. Maybe you have a photographic memory and have every road in the US etched in your gray matter. Some of us have to fly to Arizona or California, Drive to Pennsylvania or into DC, or travel to some other place we've never been before with little to no notice. Some of us even go on vacation once in a while and don't know where anything is. Why would I spend money on a map when Google Maps and turn-by-turn navigation are available at no extra cost?
Just because something isn't important to you doesn't mean it's not important or useful to others...or that their reasons aren't legitimate. People are stupid because they're stupid. Not because they choose one tool over another.
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Wow! Someone tore a labia!
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Wow! Someone tore a labia!
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yes i think he just tore studacris's.
[rant]isn't it somewhat ironic to rant about people utilizing technological advancements/tools in a smartphone forum?
I mean say for example studacris cellphone was plagued with poor reception...would he be just in griping or complaining about the devices deficiency? His rant would be akin to someone responding to that with "what..what you want good reception...haven't you ever heard of a landline?" Or pointing out the fact that cellphones and their contact storage and dial by contact/name have all but caused a large percentage of people to not even have their closest loves ones phone #'s memorized.[rant]
p.s. putting "rant" before and after my rant was tongue in cheek to highlight that apparently in addition to not knowing how to add 2+2 without a calculator people have lost the ability to utilize sarcasm and/or properly rant without specifically telling people that it is in fact a rant. =)~
trolololololololololololololol
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trolololololololololololololol
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Carlton had some moves
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Carlton had some moves
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lol Ahhh ofcourse.... knew i had seen those moves before... been bugging me... THANKS
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/blog/1192398/white_samsung_galaxy_nexus_coming_in_february.html
found an interesting article today and i thought id share it. I just picked up my GSM Galaxy Nexus 5 days ago, and now a white 16GB and a Black 32GB are scheduled to be released in february..... WTF Google/Samsung!!!!!!!
this is a move taken from Apple's playbook and I F'in hate it.
im seriously considering returning my 16gig i currently have and going back to my sh*tty G2X (what a terrible phone)
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They took a page from Motorola too,....bought a RAZR and a month later the white razr came out. Gave it to my wife, bought the Nexus, a month later a white one is coming out.
Aww man, this blows! lol I just ordered the 16GB version yesterday from Daily Steals for $560. I'll have to think this over, and consider canceling and maybe wait for the 32GB.
http://www.gsmarena.com/white_samsung_galaxy_nexus_coming_up_next_month_32gb_version_in_tow-news-3617.php
found another article.. think this picture of the white one, actually makes it look somewhat nice looing
i dont know about the white model, but i already requested a RMA # and return shipping from amazon for my current gnex. 16gig is just not enough... im in subways a lot so google music doesnt really help, its great until i go underground
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i dont know about the white model, but i already requested a RMA # and return shipping from amazon for my current gnex. 16gig is just not enough... im in subways a lot so google music doesnt really help, its great until i go underground
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You can make it go offline mode by downloading your music via Google Music.
Can't really blame Google though. Blame the MTA for the lack of internet service underground whereas other countries already have this technology to provide 3G/4G service underground.
Why is this a surprise?...this happens with almost all android phones. White versions getting released after some time and we all knew 32gb is coming down the line since there was a 32 gb verizon version.
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Why is this a surprise?...this happens with almost all android phones. White versions getting released after some time and we all knew 32gb is coming down the line since there was a 32 gb verizon version.
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you make a great point...
does verizon have exclusive rights indefinitely or just for a a few months.. any ideas?
because if this phone ever comes out on t-mobile, i will give the 16gb to my brother and use the upgrade i have to get the 32gb
until it's confirmed by samsung/google these are just rumors from shops. feel free to return your device, but you may just be buying the same thing again in a month if this all winds up to be fake.
even those white pictures are from a user at droid-life.
*edit* i stand corrected. just saw in another post an actual statement from expansys that they are getting the 32Gb black version most likely in about 4+ weeks. However, they also said that it would be 599 UK. (i don't know how to make the pound symbol) meaning that the price for import will probably be around $800 again verses the $650 you can get the 16Gb for now.
anyway, it's your money. Personally, there are ways to increase the 16Gb. I have an OTG cable and plug in a 32GB microSD card that has all my videos in it.
The white won't flow with the screen/OS as nicely as black, but damn, it looks nice.
As for the 32gb version, eh couldn't care less. Wifi or service everywhere I go, and if usage becomes a problem I just tether to my Sprint line.
White..... not so much.
32gb? /: damn! Can't believe it!
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Well the GSM versions, you can always buy a white plastic shell. I don't know if they'll make the white version of the Verizon model. I'm not too concerned about color. I never owned a white device, but my GF has a white TPU case for a year and its brownish yellow.
When I bought an iPad 2 some years ago, I was in line talking to the Apple guys about black or white. They said the white's end up nasty and yellowish.
I think I'd rather stick to black.
As far as 16 vs 32... thats a valid concern. Obviously more expensive. I can't see how 16gb is "not enough" but whatever.
I don't think you need EVERYTHING in your collection with you at once. The average song length is 4minutes. There are 24 hours in a day. If you listened to music 24 hours, you could only listen to 360 songs. Add some variety and spice and quadruple that. That's 1440 songs, or enough to listen for 4 days without hearing a repeat. 1440 @ 5mb = 7.2gb. With Cloud storage, you should be ok.
Same with Movies. You only need a few movies on you at once. 480p is great for mobile applications. The screen is so small that the difference is miniscule.
Throw some backups, flashable roms, apps, games < 16gb.
You can also use a USB host cable to connect a thumb drive. But if you ABSOLUTELY must have the 32gb version for whatever reason, I would be thinking about it. We all knew from day 1 that there was going to be a 16 and 32gb version. The white is a surprise though.
There are tons of people looking for Galaxy Nexus's in the Marketplace. Sell it and wait it out.
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Well the GSM versions, you can always buy a white plastic shell. I don't know if they'll make the white version of the Verizon model. I'm not too concerned about color. I never owned a white device, but my GF has a white TPU case for a year and its brownish yellow.
When I bought an iPad 2 some years ago, I was in line talking to the Apple guys about black or white. They said the white's end up nasty and yellowish.
I think I'd rather stick to black.
As far as 16 vs 32... thats a valid concern. Obviously more expensive. I can't see how 16gb is "not enough" but whatever.
I don't think you need EVERYTHING in your collection with you at once. The average song length is 4minutes. There are 24 hours in a day. If you listened to music 24 hours, you could only listen to 360 songs. Add some variety and spice and quadruple that. That's 1440 songs, or enough to listen for 4 days without hearing a repeat. 1440 @ 5mb = 7.2gb. With Cloud storage, you should be ok.
Same with Movies. You only need a few movies on you at once. 480p is great for mobile applications. The screen is so small that the difference is miniscule.
Throw some backups, flashable roms, apps, games < 16gb.
You can also use a USB host cable to connect a thumb drive. But if you ABSOLUTELY must have the 32gb version for whatever reason, I would be thinking about it. We all knew from day 1 that there was going to be a 16 and 32gb version. The white is a surprise though.
There are tons of people looking for Galaxy Nexus's in the Marketplace. Sell it and wait it out.
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pretty much my feeling. I'm using the internal for pictures, some small movies/shows, and music.
then i have a OTG cable and a 16GB microsd that i'm using when i want to watch a full movie. i also have a 1TB hard drive that works with my tablet for anything else. and i'd say 99% of the time, if i'm going to be on a long trip and need that much entertainment, i'll have the tablet/harddrive with me.
plus, as you said. cloud storage as well.
danibravo said:
you make a great point...
does verizon have exclusive rights indefinitely or just for a a few months.. any ideas?
because if this phone ever comes out on t-mobile, i will give the 16gb to my brother and use the upgrade i have to get the 32gb
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Google or Verizon have not explicitly stated about the exclusivity but it's pretty obvious and lots of tech sites believe the same. I do think eventually you will see Nexus on other US carriers like the nexus s, but nothing confirmed.
My suggestion is use your upgrade to buy a subsidized phone, sell it on ebay or here in marketplace and then use that money to buy the 32gb. You still have to put some money on top but still better than full $800 or what ever.
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Krylon Fusion spraypaint works on cell phones FYI
paint it whatever color you want!
32gb meh... If I'd know a month ago I still would have upgraded to the Gnex 16gb as I'm too impatient to wait
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White..... not so much.
32gb? /: damn! Can't believe it!
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I could just use a flash drive if I ever really NEEDED the storage.
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Anyone serious about the lifespan of their phones are gonna be rockin' some sort of skin or case anyway. In that case what does it matter what color it is. The memory issue, hey that's a matter of preference.
My phones silver
It's 16gb
And Im tickled pink with it :thumbup:
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I guess the 32GB GSM version gives me another excuse to hold out a bit longer from getting the Galaxy Nexus.
I see the white version like this. Would you buy a nice gunmetal grey car or a white one?
I also think that the onscreen buttons will look out of place. On the black one it all looks uniform like the whole front is the screen.
And white will go yellow and if it gets a scratch any dirt will sit in the scratch and be visible.
My 2c.
Sorry if this has been discussed before! I searched and didn't come across a similar thread.
Just curious to see what people think and know about Samsung releasing a laptop dock akin to that which was released for the Motorola Atrix as well as the Asus Transformer attachment. I always thought it was a neat idea and with the horsepower commonly found in today's smart/super phones, I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often.
I'm sure most of you are familiar with the concept. If not, this is what it basically looks like:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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Anyways, I'm asking because I see a lot of people on here that like to use their Notes as more than a phone; whether it's by connecting it to a TV/monitor via an MHL connector or plugging in extra USB accessories (mice, storage, etc).
What do you guys think? Will Samsung do something like this? Would you guys use it if it were available?
No and No. Phones still don't have enough processing power to rpelace a laptop (trust me, i owned an Atrix and a lapdock for 6 months, using it daily), and very few people would buy an accessory to a phone that is already made to faciliate the use as "more than just a phone" in it's natural form factor.
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What do you guys think?
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OMG that is amazing. RedFly done properly. The Note already has both the power and resolution to run as a laptop. I for one would love it. I just bought a collapsable bluetooth keyboard to type better when I'm in a cafe
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I'll just leave this here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NcHgSY3xYLo#!
BTW, we don't have enough processing power for phones to replace your laptop.
Nor do we have the battery technology to provide an acceptable use.
Nor do we have the software in place to handle these properly.
...in short this is possible with today's technology but VERY VERY quirky, and definitely not worth having.
2 years ago I drafted a proposal for accomplishing this task: To manufacture an Omnia (one do it all device) and my conclusion was for 2 modular devices.
1) Superphone/Smartphone which does most tasks:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=951027#post951027
2) A tablet which converts into an Ultrabook:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=921388post&p=921372
P.S. You can some of my ideas have made their way into actual devices today, such as the Dell Streak, XPlay, Lenovo Yoga, and ASUS Transformer.
(P.S. Those are the latest ones I've posted, they evolved from a long line of mock ups that dates back ~2years. I did update both a while ago but haven't posted up, if there is demand I'll post those up too)
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No and No. Phones still don't have enough processing power to rpelace a laptop
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Statements like this do amuse me!
Something like the Note has more power than laptops that were state of the art 7 years ago. People managed to use these for real work "back in the day".
The problem is that most of the productivity apps have become too heavy weight, and for 95% of users they probably only use a fraction of the functionality.
Regards,
Dave
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Windows is a big pile of poo that eats resources as its primary mission. Back when I was a student the uni had a 266MHz DEC Alpha that had 400 users on it at any time. It had a monster 4GB of hard drive space and 512MB RAM running DEC UNIX.
My Galaxy Note has similar power! My Commodore 64 had a lot less power and it was great for word processing. But unlike the Note, there was no way it could play 1080p video (with MHL adapter) to a monitor or play 3d games. We hold awesome computing power in our hands. Efficient code (c++ from NDK not Java from SDK) on this phone will kill the need for a laptop.
Android is Linux. And that means it's 5 times as fast as if it ran Windows. Five times is not an exageration. It really is slower than that.
foxmeister said:
Statements like this do amuse me!
Something like the Note has more power than laptops that were state of the art 7 years ago. People managed to use these for real work "back in the day".
The problem is that most of the productivity apps have become too heavy weight, and for 95% of users they probably only use a fraction of the functionality.
Regards,
Dave
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In case you haven't noticed we are in 2012.
Times change and so does the needs of society.
Personal Computing has come a long way from 7 years ago, hell from 3 years ago if you know the industry.
Obviously you were nitpicking one comment of mine.
Yes, it can *be* a laptop and do tasks, but it would much less efficient than using an actual laptop, therefore (by definition) not upto the task!
My Asus Transformer runs like a laptop just fine. I doubt the note would be worse .
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Windows is a big pile of poo that eats resources as its primary mission.
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PurpleMelbourne said:
Android is Linux. And that means it's 5 times as fast as if it ran Windows. Five times is not an exageration. It really is slower than that.
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/smh
/reads again
/smh
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My Asus Transformer runs like a laptop just fine. I doubt the note would be worse .
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Exactly! Bigger screen attachment, then it could run the tab version of ics. Then, apps for tab mode that are better like quickoffice could be used. The tab version of ics (also sorta honeycomb) is a step closer to a full blown laptop, as they are starting to do toned down processes like "hardcore" word processing (that you can actually save in spots and move it ha apple). I know the note has no ics yet, but im talking for the future.
You can run Ubuntu Linux with MHL video adaptor for 1920 x 1080 video and bluetooth keyboard and mouse. You then have a windowing computer with Firefox, Open Office, VLC video and a few other things on screen at the same time.
I'm looking forward to trying it out when I can afford a 64GB SDHC card.
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Obviously you were nitpicking one comment of mine.
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I think you will find I directly quoted an earlier poster, but either way adding to a discussion isn't nitpicking! So, obviously not!
Yes, it can *be* a laptop and do tasks, but it would much less efficient than using an actual laptop, therefore (by definition) not upto the task!
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Rather missed the point here didn't get you?
Yes, using a phone as a laptop would be less efficient, but take the Note and stick it in an Atrix style dock, and run a lightweight flavour of Linux, and it becomes much more efficient in that role. I wouldn't want to compile applications on it, but given most business users only tend to use laptops for document creation, email, and web browsing, what you would have is certainly up to that task.
The point is that the hardware is more than capable.
Regards,
Dave
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Yea, I think you're spot on about the device being more than capable of running a lightweight Linux distro.
For me personally, I carry around my laptop right now for school purposes. Making diagrams, light photo editing, productivity suite (Office), etc. If I could just carry around something similar to the lapdock, that would be awesome.
I think there is a market for this since, as someone mentioned above, a lot of users need a laptop for very basic use (web, email, productivity). I'm surprised that Samsung hasn't attempted this yet for their awesome phone lineup.
foxmeister said:
Statements like this do amuse me!
Something like the Note has more power than laptops that were state of the art 7 years ago. People managed to use these for real work "back in the day".
The problem is that most of the productivity apps have become too heavy weight, and for 95% of users they probably only use a fraction of the functionality.
Regards,
Dave
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Then why don't you try using a computer with 7 year old software and tell me how your experience went?
I am actually developing this exact thing right now. Stay tuned!
Sincerely,
John Andrus
livi design
Oh ya, and it'll be MHL compatible with 40 phones right from the get go.
Well, I was wondering when someone would force my hand lol. I look forward to sharing my device with you all. I'll have a contest to beta test it and give out several of em.
So I'm not really ready to announce anything, so can you guys keep it to xda?
John Andrus
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Oh ya, and it'll be MHL compatible with 40 phones right from the get go.
Well, I was wondering when someone would force my hand lol. I look forward to sharing my device with you all. I'll have a contest to beta test it and give out several of em.
So I'm not really ready to announce anything, so can you guys keep it to xda?
John Andrus
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Something like that would be pretty neat.
openSUSE is my fav distro, rpm > deb. Which is why the delay, restraint and murder of MeeGo was one of the worst things of 2011.
I might be able to help once things get to beta (i really cant afford to brick the NOTE).
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Then why don't you try using a computer with 7 year old software and tell me how your experience went?
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So.... how many people here are still running Windows XP? How many enterprises still use Windows XP as their primary client OS? (Hint - look here)
Virtually all enterprises still use XP and Office 2007, and I've seen a few that are still using Office 2003.
Now ask yourself - how old is Windows XP?
Whilst it has obviously been updated over the years, for the most part a PC that ran XP 7 years ago, could still run XP equally well today, even with the latest service packs applied and the user experience is practically unchanged.
In the server space, I'd be willing to bet that Windows Server 2003 installations outnumber later versions, and ditto SQL Server 2005.
In terms of hardware, my late 2010 model Macbook Air, which I use on almost a daily basis for real work has a Core 2 Duo CPU inside, which is an architecture that dates from 2006.
Software hasn't moved on as far as most people would like to think - Wirth's law still very much applies!
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Dave
Not just windows, the version of office is usually 2003 or even older. The problem aren't those. Using a 7 yo SAP must be a nightmare with krueger, or internet explorer 6 (i can vouch for this one, it was the version i my office). But the hole goes deeper. The fact your Core 2 duo is from 2006 only serves to demonstrate old pcs were stll light years ahead of our Note. Try 2002 and then maybe we're equaling things.
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My Pentium 4c 2.4GHZ with Hyper threading runs XP SP3 perfectly well and is MORE than capable of doing everything I would be doing on the go. Asking why someone would want this kind of accessory for there Note is like asking why people by Netbooks or Tablets..... Jeeze. People sure seem to get a lot done with those on the go. My ancient computer described before easily outperforms any experience with a netbook i have had and id rather use a tablet than either... So this device makes sense... although I personally would rather just go get an Asus Transformer Prime myself....
But there is a reason Asus is developing the Padphone thing.... some people arnt savy enough or want to deal with the added time of a file transfering process that is neccesary with two devices.
P.S. Pardon the spelling mistakes. Had to type this up quick
Any idea or news on when the 32 GB Note 8 is to be released in the US? Cannot find news anywhere even though they announced as if its being released as well.
I asked this question in the Samsung store in the UK to which I was told that they only intend in stocking the 16gb version in the short term as they deemed it the most cost effective option given that it has expandable memory with the microSD card slot.
I told them that this was of no use to me as I know how quickly I can fill 16bg with apps that cant be transferred to external storage...
I'd say this, rather than the screen resolution, is the weakest part of this and other tablets - a lot of manufacturers are still using 2011 vintage memory allocations on 2013 devices.
My workaround is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2244428 but it's a compromise solution. It does deal with the issue of what's actually available to put my mitts on, but I realize I may well be unloading this tablet as early as August once the new Nexus is available.
The only compromise I have found so far is to wait . . . for Expansys-USA to get the 32GB WiFi & 32GB WIFi + 3G version in (links below) sadly they do not have an eta or pricing yet. These are realy 32GB devices as I did ask that question and not 16GB + 16GB microSD cards as some creative sellers are trying to pawn off.
http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-0-32gb-wifi-android-tablet-247125/
http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-0-32gb-wifi-3g-tablet-247127/
What I find insulting from Samsung and these retailers is claiming the 16GB is even suitable when clearly its not with today's app sizes and how little storage you actually get 9.87GB. Samsung should be really focused on making a 32GB version more price competitive and taking Apple on with a 32GB + 64GB microSD slot capable 8" Tablet.
If a black or grey 32GB Galaxy Note 8.0 was available on launch, I would have purchased it.
It wasn't. I didn't.
More and more it looks like I will be going with the next Nexus 7 (hoping it is 7.7")
Vincent Vegas said:
If a black or grey 32GB Galaxy Note 8.0 was available on launch, I would have purchased it.
It wasn't. I didn't.
More and more it looks like I will be going with the next Nexus 7 (hoping it is 7.7")
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I would still favor the Note 8 32GB,
1. for the stylus
2. microSD
Galaxy S4 ?? or HTC ONE or Xperia Z is still a big question....
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I don't get why Samsung keeps jerking the US market around with 16GB devices that have less than 10GB of actual space available. They know damn well you can't put apps on the SD cards anymore and yet they continue to act like this is 2010 with the memory. Memory is cheap, its so cheap and they could charge $50 more for 32GB or just sell a 32GB version and sell more, more, more. I am watching Expansys-USA for the 32GB GN 8.0 but honestly I wonder IF they will actually get them.
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I don't get why Samsung keeps jerking the US market around with 16GB devices that have less than 10GB of actual space available. They know damn well you can't put apps on the SD cards anymore and yet they continue to act like this is 2010 with the memory. Memory is cheap, its so cheap and they could charge $50 more for 32GB or just sell a 32GB version and sell more, more, more. I am watching Expansys-USA for the 32GB GN 8.0 but honestly I wonder IF they will actually get them.
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thats because they are not trying to sell us (customers) a good product, but to drive out apples market share. The Note 8.0 is priced and featured very close to the iPad mini, with just a slight edge, so that they can make the most of it. FYI look in other markets its the same...
I hope they come out of this and start developing products for the customers (like apple does) and take the lead...
After watching most of the the Steve Jobs Interviews and talks, one statement he made stands out to me...
"we make devices which we can give to our friends and family" that sentence itself has a lot of deep meaning... hopefully someone will
understand it and get on with it...
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I doubt if we ever see a 32gb version in the States, either WiFi only or 3G, unless it is a Verizon- or carrier-branded model so they can fill it up with more bloat, LOL.
I waited forever for a 32GB version of the Int'l N7100 Note II, and even though it was stated in the original product announcement, AFAIK it was never released. Does anybody here actually have one???
Korea's sole version is a 64GB LTE model, but those bands don't work in the U.S. or any other market that I know of. Every "32GB" version of the Note II that I could find ended up being the "16GB + 16GB mSD" from shifty sellers.
And what do you think Samsung's actual cost is for an extra 16GB (a 32GB chip)? 50¢? Certainly no more than $5.
This is really a pet peeve of mine with Samsung. I keep hoping that they will emulate Apple with their product announcements. With Apple, at least you know straight away at the product announcement/keynotes EXACTLY what models will be released including the COST, and WHEN, and WHERE.
ARE YOU LISTENING, SAMSUNG? I really don't want to buy any more Apple products, but HONESTLY, would you blame me?
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I bought 16gb version last Saturday but yesterday found some stuck pixels. Didn't hesitate to call Samsung after sales support and they asked to take it back and in fact nobody cared to check too much if my claims were right. Odin counter had some marks also and the device was not running the original stock FW. Took my money back and now will get 32gb version later this week hopefully
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I bought 16gb version last Saturday but yesterday found some stuck pixels. Didn't hesitate to call Samsung after sales support and they asked to take it back and in fact nobody cared to check too much if my claims were right. Odin counter had some marks also and the device was not running the original stock FW. Took my money back and now will get 32gb version later this week hopefully
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All things are pointing towards a Note 8 in 32gb form not ever being released. Even countries that are advertising the 32gb, don't really mention how much it costs or if it's truly available. I really wish they would've released a 32, as I would've paid the difference to get the higher memory version.
I ended up purchasing a Note 8 yesterday. I had been holding out, but couldn't stand waiting any longer. First one I bought was an open box and had dead pixels and light leak. I paid the difference and just got a new one today. So far so good, but we'll see if no light leak holds true through my 15 day return period.
drexappeal said:
All things are pointing towards a Note 8 in 32gb form not ever being released. Even countries that are advertising the 32gb, don't really mention how much it costs or if it's truly available. I really wish they would've released a 32, as I would've paid the difference to get the higher memory version.
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I really hope that isnt the case. I've been following this device for a few months now. It was meant to be me one device to rule them all! With out the ability to store more than a few games though I will still have to take a seperate gaming device for my entertainment, at which point I ask, what it the point of me forking out the extra money? Its already a premium device (vs the NEXUS at least anyway) why would they not want to make it the best it could be with a minor addition of extra storage?
If I'm going to have to carry more than one device, I might as well just get a cheap gaming tablet that will cover most of my other requirements as well and a paper notepad. Far cheaper, and i wont have to worry about the battery life running out for the notes that I need to take.
I really want the 32GB though and will import one from anywhere in the world if I find somewhere that is stocking it.
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I really hope that isnt the case. I've been following this device for a few months now. It was meant to be me one device to rule them all! With out the ability to store more than a few games though I will still have to take a seperate gaming device for my entertainment, at which point I ask, what it the point of me forking out the extra money? Its already a premium device (vs the NEXUS at least anyway) why would they not want to make it the best it could be with a minor addition of extra storage?
If I'm going to have to carry more than one device, I might as well just get a cheap gaming tablet that will cover most of my other requirements as well and a paper notepad. Far cheaper, and i wont have to worry about the battery life running out for the notes that I need to take.
I really want the 32GB though and will import one from anywhere in the world if I find somewhere that is stocking it.
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Believe me, I'd been holding out also. If they do end up offering the 32, that means my current Note 8 goes on sale...lol.
Posted from my G-Note II.
hertsjoatmon said:
I really hope that isnt the case. I've been following this device for a few months now. It was meant to be me one device to rule them all! With out the ability to store more than a few games though I will still have to take a seperate gaming device for my entertainment, at which point I ask, what it the point of me forking out the extra money? Its already a premium device (vs the NEXUS at least anyway) why would they not want to make it the best it could be with a minor addition of extra storage?
If I'm going to have to carry more than one device, I might as well just get a cheap gaming tablet that will cover most of my other requirements as well and a paper notepad. Far cheaper, and i wont have to worry about the battery life running out for the notes that I need to take.
I really want the 32GB though and will import one from anywhere in the world if I find somewhere that is stocking it.
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I also had my heart set on the 32gb... but as I've been obsessively following this device since the first rumour images were leaked... I just couldn't handle waiting any longer.
I ended up getting the 3G model, and then spent a considerable sum of money on a SanDisk UHS Ultra class10 64gb MicroSD card... which I then followed this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2276193
to make my device believe the MicroSD was infact my internal memory - allowing me to install apps + games to my hearts content.
So while I bought a GNote 16GB 3G + MicroSD slot.
I now have:
A GNote 64GB 3G + Spare 9.87GB storage partition (instead of an available MicroSD slot). :laugh:
If you are concerned about the loss of use of the MicroSD slot, then simply get a yourself a Micro-USB OTG to USB adaptor like this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FUNYSA/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AMRKIIKW22PW7
which you will then be able to plug in any usb peripheral, from flash drives, ext. Hard Drives, to usb card readers.
FaeMinx said:
I also had my heart set on the 32gb... but as I've been obsessively following this device since the first rumour images were leaked... I just couldn't handle waiting any longer.
I ended up getting the 3G model, and then spent a considerable sum of money on a SanDisk UHS Ultra class10 64gb MicroSD card... which I then followed this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2276193
to make my device believe the MicroSD was infact my internal memory - allowing me to install apps + games to my hearts content.
So while I bought a GNote 16GB 3G + MicroSD slot.
I now have:
A GNote 64GB 3G + Spare 9.87GB storage partition (instead of an available MicroSD slot). :laugh:
If you are concerned about the loss of use of the MicroSD slot, then simply get a yourself a Micro-USB OTG to USB adaptor like this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FUNYSA/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AMRKIIKW22PW7
which you will then be able to plug in any usb peripheral, from flash drives, ext. Hard Drives, to usb card readers.
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I dont think I will go full blown MicroDS slot use as my internal memory as I like to use MicroSD on many of my devices too much and dont want to lose the ability to be able to pop it out and stick another one in with out having to carry additional peripherals with me. I like to take photographs and shoot in RAW (not that that really makes any difference). While using a cameras screen for previews is OK, id like to be able to pop my micrSD card into my tablet to get a better view of my photos and help me cull the missed shots while im out and about rather than wait until I get home. When shooting at 10 frames per second, you end up with alot of unwanted shots, but its worth it to get that one perfect one!
I've commented and started various threads about the 32GB availability and options for expanding the 16gb memory and think that my solition will be to use FolderMount to move all the data files to the external SD while still keeping the apk files on the internal device.
http://geeknizer.com/link-map-move-internal-sdcard-app-folders-to-external/
That should solve my problem of available space for apps and still allow me to use multiple sd cards (when not using the apps that have their data files on the microSD).
I will try FolderMount on my Transformer over the next few days to see if it does what I hope before going to the Samsung store in Stratford this weekend to pick up my Note (providing I have the funds to do so by then).
hertsjoatmon said:
I will try FolderMount on my Transformer over the next few days to see if it does what I hope before going to the Samsung store in Stratford this weekend to pick up my Note (providing I have the funds to do so by then).
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Tried FolderMount. It wouldnt work
My TF101 is rooted with TEAMEOS4 ROM and KAT Kernel. I get an error message of Illegal Instruction when I try to select a folder.
Hope that wont be the case on the Note 8.0
Sorry to hear that for your sake.
Perhaps start another thread focusing on FolderMount... See if anyone here has given it a go.
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Just for your interests sake, seeing as you want to make comics... I found this app last night and had a bit of a play with it. It's actually pretty good. My only wish is there were a few more panel templates... but for getting started, it's probably the easiest and fastest way to compose and format your comics.
You *will* have to generate the panel graphics yourself in another program, but once youve done that, it's a piece of pie adding speach/thought balloons and composing your graphics the way you want.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roundwoodstudios.comicstripitpro&hl=en
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Sorry to hear that for your sake.
Perhaps start another thread focusing on FolderMount... See if anyone here has given it a go.
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Just for your interests sake, seeing as you want to make comics... I found this app last night and had a bit of a play with it. It's actually pretty good. My only wish is there were a few more panel templates... but for getting started, it's probably the easiest and fastest way to compose and format your comics.
You *will* have to generate the panel graphics yourself in another program, but once youve done that, it's a piece of pie adding speach/thought balloons and composing your graphics the way you want.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roundwoodstudios.comicstripitpro&hl=en
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Thanks and Thanks.
Found a thread in a different forum that I added to about FolderMount and raised the issue in the TEAMEOS Rom thread as well.
That app looks interesting. Seemed to think there was something like that that came with the note as standard. At least it was on the demo unit I played with at the Samsung store...
Simple. Marketing extortion.
Really, you'll see all the vendors playing the same games with minimum memory onboard these days. Memory is after all cheap, so why not offer higher memory versions? Well, it starts with the cellular providers and their marketing plans. The cellular providers, like AT&T and Verizon, will not order or sell any devices with gobs of memory on them. Even if they are available on the global market, the US carriers won't offer them at all.
This is simply clever marketing (or marketing extortion, depending on your point of view) which is designed to force the customer into using "the cloud" for memory and storage. And that benefits the carriers because they charge by the byyte for the data you have to transmit. Clever, isn't it? So they refuse to order the devices with larger memory, and they discourage the vendors from offering them at all. And set a discouraging premium price on the higher memory models because, after all, you can always buy the cheap one and use the cloud.
Ah, but the Note isn't a cellular device, it uses WiFi...So what? The policy is applied across all devices. After all, you wouldn't want customers to notice a difference in devices would you? And if the customer has to use more Wifi data transfer, guess what? More cable companies are looking to charge by usage, and all the carriers are trying to upsell higher speed data transfer. So again, lots of people make more money when they all quietly agree to sell devices with the least tolerable amount of memory.
Why should I need an iPod, when my phone or tablet could carry a hundred gigs of music? Oh, wait, because my carrier would rather charge me for the byte to keep that stored in the cloud, and charge me again every time I accessed it. This is the same logic they use when FM radios are disabled or removed from US versions of cell phones, that receive FM radio for free, instead of subscribing to internet radio in the US.
The big vendors aren't interest in what you want, unless it makes money for them. So if they can force you into spending more and getting less...Yeah, it really is that simple. a 64GB tablet could sell for $50 more than an 8GB tablet. But you'll be hard-pressed to find anyone bold enough to sell it that way.