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As the title states lets see what is important to us. You can only pick one thing, that's the point. I know we kinda like the whole package but that's too easy.
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If the Soft Nav Buttons are your thing pick ICS Flagship.
The on screen buttons
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The task manager and the screen quality.
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Poll is up...^
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The on screen buttons
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Maybe we could put that under ICS Flagship, can't seem to edit the poll.
There's a bunch. Love the shape. Love the screen, faults and all. But for me, it's a Nexus and the flagship for the OS that puts Android--in my opinion--over the top.
GNex looks sexy
4.65 in super amoled plus HD god I just love the name of it...
My fav. Feature is ics itself. So sexy and smooth
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The resolution by far.
Looking at any other phone looks silly in-comparison for the sheer lack-luster resolution alone.
being able to screen grab without needing to root the device. I guess that would be flagship ICS right?
Being able to make peoples jaw drop at seven eleven. Love NFC+google wallet.
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being able to screen grab without needing to root the device. I guess that would be flagship ICS right?
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Sounds great to me. ICS is pretty awesome, can't wait till it gets spread around some more so the rest of world can see how great Android can be.
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Being able to make peoples jaw drop at seven eleven. Love NFC+google wallet.
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Oh I so wish I could do that.
The screen coating. It feels soooo sexy :-D
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The awesome feature of the keyboard disappearing in the middle of typing a text lol. Only kidding, I think the best feature is the looks, and the instant pics
UI Redesign and Camera.
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Looking at notifications from the lock screen. Very handy
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UI Redesign and Camera.
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The camera? Me thinks the camera on the SGN is very laggy and hard to use. I've have two SGNs and on both the camera makes is a classic "blurrycam."
I think my Blackberry Bold had a better camera.
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The camera? Me thinks the camera on the SGN is very laggy and hard to use. I've have two SGNs and on both the camera makes is a classic "blurrycam."
I think my Blackberry Bold had a better camera.
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Check out the Pics thread a couple slots down. People can take some amazing pictures with this camera if you know what you are doing.
It was a touch choice, but I picked ICS Flagship. I chose the Nexus because I liked that while my phone will fall behind hardware wise in a few months, the software will always stay current. After the T-Mobile/Vibrant fiasco, this was really important.
The screen is a very close second. I love AMOLED and the size of the screen. Also like the warm color tone. Reading with the Kindle app and in night mode is really easy on the eyes.
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4.65 in super amoled plus HD god I just love the name of it...
My fav. Feature is ics itself. So sexy and smooth
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It isn't a 'plus' display. It's an HD Super AMOLED. 'Plus' displays have an RGB matrix, while our phone has a PenTile matrix.
That being said, the screen is probably my favorite feature. The sheer resolution is amazing.
Anyone feel like that the Galaxy 3 should have came out with a 5.0" screen instead of 4.8"? I feel like that a 4.8" screen is still too small to do things like access office documents or remotely connect to a PC from our GS3. Can anyone else think about what the GS3 should have came with in terms of specs?
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I'm content with 4.8"
You might want to look into the Galaxy Note if u need something bigger
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5.0" is definitely too big. Even 4.8" is too big for my thumb to easily reach the top left of the screen. I'd recommend getting a Galaxy Note if you want something bigger.
The only problem is that there is no galaxy note for sprint.
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The only problem is that there is no galaxy note for sprint.
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GALAXY note 2 being announced the 16th
go buy a tablet!
I really wanted the note but did not like the UI. The Note is not just a bigger phone, it is a whole different beast.
I would have liked a bigger screen then 4.8.
The GS3 is the biggest phone I'll ever convince myself to own.
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5.0" is definitely too big. Even 4.8" is too big for my thumb to easily reach the top left of the screen.
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Success100 said:
go buy a tablet!
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The GS3 is the biggest phone I'll ever convince myself to own.
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no.
I started with the HTC hero and thought the size was good, then I got the Epic which had a 4" screen. Now I thought 4" was big and told myself I don't need any bigger, then epic touch comes out with 4.5" screen, and I grew really fond of it. Now this device comes out with 4.8" and I think this is definitely the largest I'm going.
The note is freaking huge and yes, I've played with it. The screen is nice, but when you're using the phone up to your head, when it's really big, it starts looking, well, stupid.
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Definitely not; I already think 4.8" is a bit too large. The kind of tasks you want to do would be far better suited for the Nexus 7.
4.8 is actually pretty big
but it doesnt FEEL big lol.
that note 2 sounds pretty good. hopefully it's a couple feet in diagonal (sarcasm)
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go buy a tablet!
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I would if amoled tabs wasnt expensive,and I don't want LCD tab.
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The GS3 is the biggest phone I'll ever convince myself to own.
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Yeah, me too.....If there were a way to have a bigger screen but a smaller phone that would be perfect, but I don't think I'd want to hold anything bigger.
.2 really gonna make your life better? We are so spoiled since technology boomed...no one is ever happy
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.2 really gonna make your life better? We are so spoiled since technology boomed...no one is ever happy
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Hoping for a 20" foldable screen phone... That would be cool.... Just saying...
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Every one who sees my phone always comments how big the screen is. If the screen was any bigger it wouldn't appeal to the masses.
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lviv73 said:
I would if amoled tabs wasnt expensive,and I don't want LCD tab.
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Eh, all the AMOLED tablets pretty much suck since they're stuffed with Touchwiz (tablet version sucks) which slow them down incredibly.
And the difference between AMOLED and LCD is really miniscule, so unless you care about blacks being a little bit deeper, it doesn't matter.
If you don't believe me, go to a store and try the Nexus 7 - - Once you actually see the screen, you'll be able to make a clear decision.
It's as if the colors and the screen pops more up while ours looks great but not as popped up and more in depth and concave sort of way. As if there is a grainy screen that's all like gauss covering the screen. Why did they opt for a cheaper crappier screen on the GNex?
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Natural looking colors on gnex. Think it's better.
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I love the sgs3s screen better. Due to it being more vibrant and bright!
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Yeah, my brother has an s3, for some reason the screen seems clearer
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Color profile perhaps?
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It's as if the colors and the screen pops more up while ours looks great but not as popped up and more in depth and concave sort of way. As if there is a grainy screen that's all like gauss covering the screen. Why did they opt for a cheaper crappier screen on the GNex?
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Because of this.
Ya, pentile sucks. My og dinc's screen looked better as far as colors go. But it gets the job done, which for me is displaying everything this [email protected]%&ing awesome phone can do
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Because of this.
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Doesn't Galaxy SIII also has PenTile Matrix in its screen?
timelessfahad said:
Doesn't Galaxy SIII also has PenTile Matrix in its screen?
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Yes, the SGS3's screen is also pentile, note the lack of plus at the end of Super AMOLED HD.
Different colour profile, different Q/A requirements (Have you noticed that there is very little black in touchwizz UX, maybe to avoid the low brightness blacks become purple issue).
Tweaks made to the panels and manufacturing process after doing them in blunk for the gnexus?
All of the above?
Your guess is as good as mine
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Because of this.
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You do realize this link is irrelevant to the topic at hand, right?
Anyway, I have had my phone next to my friends S3 and with the color tweaks on the GNEX I did not notice any difference. Stock GNEX screen, sure it looks horrible. My GNEX looks 10x better then any stock GNEX screen as well.
I would say quality control. Samsung took the time to perfect the S3's colors. I love my screen and it's vibrant and all that. Granted I've never compared the two.
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You do realize this link is irrelevant to the topic at hand, right?
Anyway, I have had my phone next to my friends S3 and with the color tweaks on the GNEX I did not notice any difference. Stock GNEX screen, sure it looks horrible. My GNEX looks 10x better then any stock GNEX screen as well.
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What tweak are you using? Trinity or franco kernel with color profiles?
monkey hung said:
It's as if the colors and the screen pops more up while ours looks great but not as popped up and more in depth and concave sort of way. As if there is a grainy screen that's all like gauss covering the screen. Why did they opt for a cheaper crappier screen on the GNex?
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Trinity colors FTW!
Try it. Screen of GNex looks way better than SGS3!
SGS screens are poorly calibrated. Over saturated, over sharpened, etc.
Some people apparently like that.
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SGS screens are poorly calibrated. Over saturated, over sharpened, etc.
Some people apparently like that.
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Agreed.
Believe it or not there is a point where too much saturation is bad. It starts to look entirely unnatural. I'm happy where the saturation levels are at with my Nexus currently, still more vibrant than any LCD screen, but not to the point where everything looks like someone took the saturation dial and cranked it to max.
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Agreed.
Believe it or not there is a point where too much saturation is bad. It starts to look entirely unnatural. I'm happy where the saturation levels are at with my Nexus currently, still more vibrant than any LCD screen, but not to the point where everything looks like someone took the saturation dial and cranked it to max.
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What colour settings do u use BTW ?
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What colour settings do u use BTW ?
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Stock, I've had no reason to mess with the colors.
To me, they both have the same Nasty blue tint
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Stock, I've had no reason to mess with the colors.
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Oh stock is damn yellow for me
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SDRaver said:
To me, they both have the same Nasty blue tint
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Lolwut? That plagued the first gen galaxy phones. Not the current ones. Probably why you have an evo
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I am upgrading in one month and trying to see what people love about their GALAXY Note II. I see too many "we don't have this or that." Here i would like to see what the defining features (beside the S-Pen) that would cause someone to choose this device over another.
So please, tell me why you bought the device and why you love it! Please keep it clean and fun for all!
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Screen size. There you go. Close thread
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Great battery life.
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I am upgrading in one month and trying to see what people love about their GALAXY Note II. I see too many "we don't have this or that." Here i would like to see what the defining features (beside the S-Pen) that would cause someone to choose this device over another.
So please, tell me why you bought the device and why you love it! Please keep it clean and fun for all!
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The we don't have this or that threads are people just being nitpicky #FirstWorldPains?
It's an amazing device.... the screen is beautiful 5.55" of a NONPENTILE Super AMOLED, stellar battery life. The quad core exynos CPU and jelly bean makes the user experience super fluid. People are also saying that the phone is too big but personally that's why I like it so much - it makes my old iPhone4S look like a toy.
After 8 hours of ownership, screen size is my fav feature so far.
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I haven't seen one in person yet...so how does the screen quality compare to the GSIII due to lack of pixel density? Is it even noticeable?
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My wife has a GSIII and I can't see a difference (other than size obviously)
This is the best feature...
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I haven't seen one in person yet...so how does the screen quality compare to the GSIII due to lack of pixel density? Is it even noticeable?
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Pixel density is lower but gs3 is pentile I believe. This has some hybrid pixel arrangement. Though, I never saw a gs3.
Yes the arrangement is PenTile, so in theory it should look similar. But I was just wondering if it also appeared the same in person
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Thought it would be the screen, but it is actually the battery life.
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Yes the arrangement is PenTile, so in theory it should look similar. But I was just wondering if it also appeared the same in person
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The Note 2's screen is NOT PenTile
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The Note 2's screen is NOT PenTile
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Right that's what I meant...the GSIII is PenTile, thanks for clearing that up. After I posted it I was thinking about editing it, but I was tired...lol
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Screen size and quality, battery life, and processor. Done
Samsung Galaxy Note II
Honestly I think I'm still in partial shock that I'm walking around with a Quad Core in my pocket. There's something ridiculous about that... also the display and once Sprint LTE kicks in in SF, I'm going to be lording it over my colleagues.
Yes i can't wait for LTE down here in Riverside. Supposedly it's going active in April/May. Do you know if SF is part of LAs release schedule?
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Battery life, screen and the looks from everyone when they compare their iphone to this beast
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Best feature this phone has is Android. Hands Down.
Slap a giant screen on an iPhone and it still is tied to iOS. Can't fix that one.
But on the serious side, the best feature to me, is the marriage of a Large screen and the extra sensitive S Pen. The large screen is great, but anyone can do a large screen. And an S Pen is great too, but it would be crap on a screen any smaller than 5" or so. Can you even imagine trying to use an S Pen on a screen the size of iPhone?
Everything else that Sammy did to make the S Pen and Screen marriage work well is important too, as without all the other pieces, this phone would leave something to complain about.
-Waitin on multiscreen, CP
Awesome screen, awesome battery, so much horsepower and gps that really works (coming from ET4G that never locked)...
This is the best phone I've owned.
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Yes i can't wait for LTE down here in Riverside. Supposedly it's going active in April/May. Do you know if SF is part of LAs release schedule?
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No idea unfortunately... I think SF is going to be a slow deployment though. Doubt Sprint will risk burdening a popular city with a crappy upgrade.
Today I returned my gray note 2 for a white note 2. All I can say is the quality is much better. It doesn't creak at all and it's very solid and much tighter. Feels like a completely different model phone. I've read the same thing other places too. So if you're about to get the note 2 I advise you to get the marble white. Even my benchmarks are much higher with this one. Both at&t.
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I'm not a fan of white phones. I love the brushed aluminum look the titanium gray has. And mine doesn't make any noises and is plenty solid.
I have the titanium grey and its solid. No creaking, nothing that would even suggest inferior build quality. Plus gets a quadrant benchmark of over 6000 stock, i don't see how the white would do better considering the hardware is exactly the same.
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I'm not a fan of white phones. I love the brushed aluminum look the titanium gray has. And mine doesn't make any noises and is plenty solid.
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I concur!!
I saw no difference in build quality between the two colors when I compared them. I went with titanium because frankly the white looks cheaper to me. With this being such a large device I didn't want it be be more of a bright beacon either.
As for the performance of your white being better? Post your benchmarks to prove it, because I think that claim has no merit.
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I saw no difference in build quality between the two colors when I compared them. I went with titanium because frankly the white looks cheaper to me. With this being such a large device I didn't want it be be more of a bright beacon either.
As for the performance of your white being better? Post your benchmarks to prove it, because I think that claim has no merit.
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This. Although benchmarks don't matter, I don't think my titanium gray suffers, lol. And this is without forcing it to run at 1.8. Even stock though I was 6500+
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I am happy with the gray one
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The gray one is so much more sexy! They have the exact same hardware, so they have the exact same performance.
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If one scores slightly better than the other, it's because not all chips are created equal. Every single chip is gonna handle things differently.
Yes, your experience means all white phones are higher quality to all gray phone. Makes perfect sense.
I have the white one and it looks great.
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Is this a joke or is the op serious?
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The white one is bland, ugly, and most of all... looks cheap as hell. I've seen these same sentiments stated many-a-time on different reviews of the Note II. I owned the ceramic white original Note, and I thought it was gorgeous. Much better looking than the black. But for the Note II, the positions are reversed. The white is just dull but the titanium gray is pure sex. It has this sophisticated, premium look to it.
BTW, this is probably one of the most asinine threads I've ever read on XDA. For anyone to seriously suggest the quality of a phone is based on what COLOR it is, is as misguided and stupid as a person who thinks that each different color M&M has a different taste, despite the fact they ALL have the same taste. Did a 12-year-old iPhone tween write this claptrap??
My titanium does not creak and i preffer the look of the dark titanium bezel than a regular chrome. I think chrome is out of style and look cheap on a phone.
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It doesn't look cheap or bland at all. I should know, I owned both.
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And I get 6200 score on quadrant. Thing is so inaccurate. Lol @ people claiming to get 7000 score stock note 2.
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I also couldn't stand the gray one bcuz it shows dust and fingerprints so badly. The white doesn't show the dust at all
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Btw, kiddo, the white and gray ones are made by different factories or whatever you want to call it. I read the gray ones get made in Korea or some ****.
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The most shocking thing about this " awesome" thread is... why is this nonsense not closed already?
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And I get 6200 score on quadrant. Thing is so inaccurate. Lol @ people claiming to get 7000 score stock note 2.
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I saw nobody claim over 7k on stock. I claimed it in it's current state, but out of the box mine did a hair over 6400. I guess that now makes the titanium superior.