Hi guys,
I'm coming back to the Android world and I can't seem to be able to decide on which device to buy, the SGS3 or the Note2...
So give me a hand here. If you owned an S3 and went to Note 2, how was the transition?
I never liked the Note 1, too bulky and square... But it seems the Note 2 is quite something from the features, performance and design point of view.
Furthermore, I want to understand how would such a device go with a business casual/suit&tie dress code.
Looking forward to your comments.
Cheers!
I came from s3, note seems very big at start. U will get used to it. But after a couple a weeks I realize that the note 2 is just too big. It's very similar to s3 but has better battery and bigger screen which seems not as sharp as the s3. I found the s3 more easy to handle with one hand. And it feels very light and small coming from a note 2 after 2 weeks.
Hard choice. Still don't know which one i will keep.
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Are you a jeans person or a suit one? Not trying to get too deep into your clothing preferences, just want to understand how does the note fit your day to day activities.
I personally must abide a business casual dress code and sometimes wearing a suit 2-3 days a week is necessary. Not sure how a Note 2 would go with that...
Cezar` said:
Are you a jeans person or a suit one? Not trying to get too deep into your clothing preferences, just want to understand how does the note fit your day to day activities.
I personally must abide a business casual dress code and sometimes wearing a suit 2-3 days a week is necessary. Not sure how a Note 2 would go with that...
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If you wait until Thursday I can pose for a photo with my Note II, wearing a suit... :laugh:
I think it looks very business-y and clean. Of course if you wrap it in a leather flip case of some sort it will look extremely professional... As long as you don't put a pink glittery case on it I doubt your colleagues will be talking trash about your Note looking out of place!
I use a suit to work, it fits nice in my pants. Only thing is when i go in and out of cars the note 2 falls out sometimes. It's very annoying. And when I'm going to quicksend a message and take it quick out my pants i almost drops it. I have relative big hands. Pretty hard choice between s3 and note 2. I must decide before Wednesday one of them are going back
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Thanks for the replies guys, really appreciated!
From what you're telling me, it is quite a sleek device even for business but slightly hard to manage when getting out of a car and pulling out of the pocket.
Now, you did mention that the display looks a little less crisp on the Note 2. That would be strange in my opinion because the Note 2 display uses 3 sub-pixels per pixel and even if the pixel density is lower, it should still look as good if not even better than SGS3.
Nevertheless, does the "one hand operation mode" really make it easier to use one hand with this device? Or is it just a marketing thing?
In my opinion the Display of the Note 2 is sharper. The display of the S3 is quite good, better than awaited for a pentile.
The one hand option positions the keyboard more to the left or right side, it is better to type with this option. But I am not able to access the whole screen (for example smileys at WhatsApp). But at S3 it's also hard for me to reach the smileys with one hand.
Can't decide whether to keep the note or get and S3 additionally and then decide what to do.
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Hi. I'm taking up my mba and law degree and also work at a place where we need to dress in formal wear. The note 2 fits in perfectly as long as you get titanium Gray. It's very elegant and sleek. I also suggest getting the official flip cover. Got many compliments already as people think it's a smart looking phone.
Regarding one handed usage, the one handed keyboard etc really helps in operating it using one hand.
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I wear a suit every day for work. My Note 2 will be here Monday. I will use it daily with my suit on.
This is a strange thread.
A little strange yes
Slightly off-topic: if anyone here is from Germany and bought the Note II from the operator, did it come with Operator specific bloatware?
The Titanium Grey version seems to be more dress code-friendly...more subtle-looking than the Marble White, definitely.
prinzhernan said:
Hi. I'm taking up my mba and law degree and also work at a place where we need to dress in formal wear. The note 2 fits in perfectly as long as you get titanium Gray. It's very elegant and sleek. I also suggest getting the official flip cover. Got many compliments already as people think it's a smart looking phone.
Regarding one handed usage, the one handed keyboard etc really helps in operating it using one hand.
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Does the one handed mode work for just the stock keyboard, or for any installed keyboard? Thanks!
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Does the one handed mode work for just the stock keyboard, or for any installed keyboard? Thanks!
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Only for stock
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The Titanium Grey version seems to be more dress code-friendly...more subtle-looking than the Marble White, definitely.
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I suppose that depends on your suit!
Cezar` said:
Hi guys,
I'm coming back to the Android world and I can't seem to be able to decide on which device to buy, the SGS3 or the Note2...
So give me a hand here. If you owned an S3 and went to Note 2, how was the transition?
I never liked the Note 1, too bulky and square... But it seems the Note 2 is quite something from the features, performance and design point of view.
Furthermore, I want to understand how would such a device go with a business casual/suit&tie dress code.
Looking forward to your comments.
Cheers!
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Bumping a old thread cause I just stumbled across it
Cezar go get a S3 and get a rom going for an old friend
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My gf is up for a new phone and wanted to get her a GS3 since I have one and love mine. Anyone out there have both phones? Can you do a comparo? I've heard mixed reviews and the ones I read online don't come from XDA members who know their phones in and out. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks all.
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My gf is up for a new phone and wanted to get her a GS3 since I have one and love mine. Anyone out there have both phones? Can you do a comparo? I've heard mixed reviews and the ones I read online don't come from XDA members who know their phones in and out. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks all.
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Having just gottten the G3 I can say that it requires 2 hands sometimes.
I am sure the note will require 2 hands even more.
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My gf is up for a new phone and wanted to get her a GS3 since I have one and love mine. Anyone out there have both phones? Can you do a comparo? I've heard mixed reviews and the ones I read online don't come from XDA members who know their phones in and out. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks all.
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Is she okay with carrying a beast around with her all the time? Because most girls already think my gs3 is too big, so I would think that .7 inches would make it worse. However, if she's cool with the size then the phone is pretty much a faster gs3
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Is she okay with carrying a beast around with her all the time? Because most girls already think my gs3 is too big, so I would think that .7 inches would make it worse. However, if she's cool with the size then the phone is pretty much a faster gs3
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She wants the bigger phone because in Korea it's all the rage. The day she starts making me carry the phone because it's too big....
Anyhow, I don't mind the bigger size- if she doesn't like it, maybe I swap my phone for hers.
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She wants the bigger phone because in Korea it's all the rage. The day she starts making me carry the phone because it's too big....
Anyhow, I don't mind the bigger size- if she doesn't like it, maybe I swap my phone for hers.
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Well in that case, assuming price isn't a huge problem, the note 2 is faster, cooler features and is the current flagship for Samsung. Honestly, the only thing it's lacking is the GS3's awesome dev support but that'll change soon enough
I was thinking about getting the Note 2 myself last Friday but I ended up getting the S3 and i'm glad I did. I'm 6'6", 300lbs and the S3 is perfect for me to use with one hand which was my main concern. Plus I got the S3 for $50 at bestbuy so I'm very happy with my decision.
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I was thinking about getting the Note 2 myself last Friday but I ended up getting the S3 and i'm glad I did. I'm 6'6", 300lbs and the S3 is perfect for me to use with one hand which was my main concern. Plus I got the S3 for $50 at bestbuy so I'm very happy with my decision.
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I guess I will go ahead and get her a Note 2-- that way if she doesn't like it, she can have my GS3. Think it might be a win win.
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My gf is up for a new phone and wanted to get her a GS3 since I have one and love mine. Anyone out there have both phones? Can you do a comparo? I've heard mixed reviews and the ones I read online don't come from XDA members who know their phones in and out. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks all.
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EVO LTE!!!!
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EVO LTE!!!!
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Never that shït got nothing on my s3
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No offense or stereotyping intended, honestly, but at the shop where i work we get a lot of Korean tourists (and Asians in general) and the girls all seem to have these HUGE phones in their dainty hands. I see a lot of Galaxy Notes, S2's, S3's and the usual iPhones with funky bunny cases.
I'd say get the S3. I think it fits the perfect balance between size and portability. I considered the Note 2 but decided that i didn't need something that big ALL the time even though i have no issue using it as my main device if i had to. I have an S3 btw.
The LG Optimus G comes out Sunday also.
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I have a GS3 and I love my device.....
However, if given the chance, I would jump all over the Note 2. Samsung got the dimensions right this time around. The original Note was a stretch to hold in one hand (and I have decent sized hands). With the Note 2, they enlarged the screen, but they decreased the size of the bezel to make the device itself smaller. I have played around with the Note 2 alot and actually think it feels rather comfortable. WAYYYY better than the original Note.
For your GF though, I honestly would stick to the GS3. Girls tend to have smaller hands and I've heard some of them complain about the size of the GS3 so I would count the Note 2 out unless she's a business/tech savvy chick.
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Hey I have a EVO LTE and so far its been a solid device. The kickstand is a nice touch as well as sense. Although I do like that the gs3 has a removable batt
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2gb or ram and 48 gb of drop box space
I think the choice is obvious
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I could see the use for more ram, but I really don't use dropbox at all so that is moot. To me the screen seems better on the EVO vs the GS3 as well as the camera. I also prefer the build quality of the EVO too, as well as the ability to mix and match more parts as seen here.
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go with the note 2... if she doesnt like it and you do, switcharoo. or within 14 days return it and get the gs3 for her.
Don't most girls carry a bag anyways? My gf upgraded to the Note II and loves it. Now, hopefully, she won't pester me to get her an iPad mini like mine.
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I was thinking about getting the Note 2 myself last Friday but I ended up getting the S3 and i'm glad I did. I'm 6'6", 300lbs and the S3 is perfect for me to use with one hand which was my main concern. Plus I got the S3 for $50 at bestbuy so I'm very happy with my decision.
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Good now unlock that bad boy and get to flashing
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Good luck
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Good now unlock that bad boy and get to flashing
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Good luck w/ flashing th gnote 2, IMO it wont be flashed for a while because its not a qualcomm device like the s3
Are you guys comfortable with it? I keep seeing posts not only in this forum of it cramping peoples hands etc etc.....
I'm not finding it that hard to hold, one handed operation can be challenging once in a while especially when reaching for that top left portion of the screen but no biggy.
How many people are finding it uncomfortable to hold this device. I'd also like to suggest..
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Are you guys comfortable with it? I keep seeing posts not only in this forum of it cramping peoples hands etc etc.....
I'm not finding it that hard to hold, one handed operation can be challenging once in a while especially when reaching for that top left portion of the screen but no biggy.
How many people are finding it uncomfortable to hold this device. I'd also like to suggest..
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lol.
It took me a couple days to get use to.
The right case makes a big difference on how it feels in hand.
I wont be going back to smaller size device that's f,sure.
To hold it in one hand, I support it with my pinky from the bottom so I can reach the bottom of the phone to type. It mostly gives cramps to my hand but not a big deal. I had the same issue with my sgs2.
But 2 handed operation is excellent.
Actually I got used to this phone's size so fast that I started to feel the screen is still small. so I grabbed my sgs2 and played it a while. I felt amazed again to hold my note2
This is why I'm trying to avoid the candyshell hard cases or forget the otter box. I want something as slim as the device and still offer decent protection. I'm hoping the seidio surface does the job and hardly adds size. I ordered one last night.
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This is why I'm trying to avoid the candyshell hard cases or forget the otter box. I want something as slim as the device and still offer decent protection. I'm hoping the seidio surface does the job and hardly adds size. I ordered one last night.
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Check out Sprints Bodyglove tpu.
It fits perfect . looks sharp & feels good in hand no slip
sling said:
Check out Sprints Bodyglove tpu.
It fits perfect . looks sharp & feels good in hand no slip
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Looks good, wonder if they have them at the sprint stores? I didnt even think of this I figured they'd have the sprint branding all over them.
I had to remove the slim case l bought. Otherwise, without a case, it's been totally fine.
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I picked up my epic just to play with and immediately decided its to small "the epic that is" I love the feel of the note2 but I use the spen alot so onehanded is pretty much non existent for me but when I do I still feel comfortable with it and I do not have large hands lol. But like someone said use your pinky to help support it.
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SysAdmNj said:
Are you guys comfortable with it? I keep seeing posts not only in this forum of it cramping peoples hands etc etc.....
I'm not finding it that hard to hold, one handed operation can be challenging once in a while especially when reaching for that top left portion of the screen but no biggy.
How many people are finding it uncomfortable to hold this device. I'd also like to suggest..
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I love mine and really enjoy the bigger screen (coming from SGSII). I'm putting a FlyGrip on it which will make it easier for one-handed use AND it will prevent it from falling out of your hand(s). Check them out. I absolutely love my FlyGrip on my SGSII. Highly recommend it.
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Looks good, wonder if they have them at the sprint stores? I didnt even think of this I figured they'd have the sprint branding all over them.
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Yeah they stock in store.
Sprint gave up branding accsessors..heck their GN2 doesn't have any branding which is great.
Now they they need to fix CS and data speeds lol
A lot of women love using the Notes and I've never heard them complain about hands cramping. Just saying...
Using it for the past few days i don't think i could go back to the gs3. Just feels to small
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taphius said:
Using it for the past few days i don't think i could go back to the gs3. Just feels to small
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I feel the exact same way
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I came over from the iPhone 4S, which I still have to use as my work phone , and using the iPhone now it feels absolutely uncomfortably small. I have zero issues with the size of the note at all.
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mcsenerd said:
I came over from the iPhone 4S, which I still have to use as my work phone , and using the iPhone now it feels absolutely uncomfortably small. I have zero issues with the size of the note at all.
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You'd probably get more cramps using the iphone 4s
I just realized i have a tiny indentation on my pinky where the phone rests... haha
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I just realized i have a tiny indentation on my pinky where the phone rests... haha
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As long as you didnt break your nails....
It took me all of a day to get used to it, and I have average-sized hands. I try to use it two-handed when I can, but with one-handed operation, it's a pretty simple task, especially with Swype.
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I came over from the iPhone 4S, which I still have to use as my work phone , and using the iPhone now it feels absolutely uncomfortably small. I have zero issues with the size of the note at all.
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My last phone had a 4.5 inch screen and it feels tiny now
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anyone own this phone that have small hands, did you regret it? does it sucks? describe.
I have the smallest hands out of anyone I've ever met in my life. Probably due to a wrist injury I had back in middle school, and how I had my fingers numbed to punching hard-objects by elementary school, my hands are just small(but strong ). I've had the Note 2 since release date until a month ago when I sold it, and it worked perfectly. The Note 3 seemed to be just the same. While the screen is bigger, the pleather-back really improves grip while holding the device. Texting on portrait mode with 2 thumbs is the absolute best thing ever. It is the perfect size. The perfect size. If I switch it to land-scape, it'll be too wide to use effectively imo. All in all, it depends on your usage style. I'm more of a 1 1/2 hand type of guy. I usually use two hands, but only because it is faster that way. Even though for September I was using a temporary 3.5 inch android replacement phone after I sold my note 2, I still used that with two hands. It was easily small enough for me to one-hand it all the way, but I usually never did. It is slower and less convenient imo. Sure for normal use, you'll be very comfortable with this phone. For moments where you absolutely only have one-hand, Samsung has included an awesome feature that pretty much allows you to gesture and shrink the screen. This works amazingly well and helps when I'm doing something with my other hand. I do warn you of one thing though. Once you go big, you'll never go back. You won't be able to live without the screen estate and the tablet-like experience you get with movies, web, and games. It doesn't help either that the screen on this most is arguably the best of any phone in history(according to Displaymate testing).
I'm a 5 foot tall girl & my hands are pretty tiny, but I can manage it. I had the Note & the Note 2 before this so maybe I'm just used to big screens but I don't have any trouble. I can't text one-handed on it, but that doesn't really bother me. Texting two-handed on this phone is absolutely GLORIOUS- accuracy is unbeatable & each thumb covers exactly half the keyboard, there's no reaching or cramping like with smaller screens.
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You know what they say about small handed people?........................................................
........They wear small gloves. lol
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Just get one of these. http://www.thingsling.com/
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If you don't want to attach it directly to the phone. Then put a tpu (thermopolyurethane) case on the note 3 and stick it to that instead.
I have been using one for over 4 months now and it works great.:good:
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Just get one of these. http://www.thingsling.com/
If you don't want to attach it directly to the phone. Then put a tpu (thermopolyurethane) case on the note 3 and stick it to that instead.
I have been using one for over 4 months now and it works great.:good:
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man that look weird...
Those are huge hands or that's a small phone
There's a lot of one handed operation features in this phone (dialer, messaging and calculator) so it's not a problem for me ..my favorite is shrinking the sceen with gesture feature and you can size it bigger whatever is more comfortable for you .. it's awesome !!!
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Those are huge hands or that's a small phone
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It's a 4.8" Galaxy S3, so average-sized hands.
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BTW - a lot of people have no idea how large or small their hands are, so, go measure 'em to get an idea and compare against the average (for each sex). Measure from the base of your palm to the end of your middle finger.
```The average length of an adult male hand is 189 mm, while the average length of an adult female hand is 172 mm. The average hand breadth for adult males and females is 84 and 74 mm respectively.'''
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I'm way above average, thankfully. *cough*.
Lol I have very small hands. I can't hold the phone with 1 hand to text.
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thankxx
my girlfriend has a small issue with it...so she just uses two hands
on my phone...her phone is much smaller
How do you shrink the screen?
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How do you shrink the screen?
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Go to settings and search for 'one handed operation'
Then enable 'use for all screens'
It will tell you , to enable slide to the edge and back.
Thanks a million.
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What is going on with it? I bought the Tab S3 last week and the Tab S4 this week, was going to return the S3 and keep the S4, but I like the S3 a lot and it really is great for reading textbooks and PDFs on, where if you try that on the S4 it would actually be smaller due to how much would have to be cut off to display the PDF. Anyways, back on topic, the new version of the SPen. To me it's worse in every way imaginable from last years.
Pros:
-fatter
Cons:
Everything else:
-The tip is rounder
-The materials feel cheaper
-The button is harder to find on it
-It looks a lot cheaper.
Luckily it functions the same, but I don't know why they went this route. Like their type cover this year, it just gives off a rushed vibe. Thankfully they're both EMR and as such can be used interchangeably. Though I wished both would include an eraser option. I have a really old Samsung alternative SPen for the Note Pro that does have the eraser on it and it still works as it should with all the apps that support it.
Personally I love this stylus. While I haven't used a S3 stylus for much (just testing in stores) I really do like this one.
Pros
- Roundness to it gives it a better feel to a real pen.
- Still EMR
- Light Weight (im sure the other ones are similar)
Cons
- Yes button is a little hard to find. Would of been nicer a little closer to the tip I'd think
- It looks cheap and a little rough around the mid section silver band
which one looks worse/cheaper: the white or black s-pen?
Must it be charged, and if so how? If not how does it work?
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Must it be charged, and if so how? If not how does it work?
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No charging required.
It's tech is the same to that of the past notes and the S3.
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To be honest, I'll be a lot happier if Samsung provides the Bluetooth S-Pen here as well, and they'll charge when you attach it to the tablet side (placement like surface pens)...
Well, I can dream, right?
Dreaming aside, if I remember correctly, the first time that we were able to grab Bluetooth S-pen capability is by checking Tab S4 system dump?
So, does that mean that somehow, we can get Bluetooth S-pen capability in the future on this device?
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To be honest, I'll be a lot happier if Samsung provides the Bluetooth S-Pen here as well, and they'll charge when you attach it to the tablet side (placement like surface pens)...
Well, I can dream, right?
Dreaming aside, if I remember correctly, the first time that we were able to grab Bluetooth S-pen capability is by checking Tab S4 system dump?
So, does that mean that somehow, we can get Bluetooth S-pen capability in the future on this device?
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If I remember the samsung press event, supposedly that bluetooth feature should work with ANY android device, not just Samsung. I think it was at the tail end of the S Pen features section. So, yes it should work, but the charging would be the only hurdle. Which you could be on to something. A lot of people would use this tablet in portrait mode and if it only requires 30seconds to charge the supercapacitor, then using the magnets near the pogo pin pads should do the trick.
If you want a clip on the pen, take a look at the Space Pen clip on Amazon. Fits perfectly.
I lost my pen New ones are £50. I feel this is a bit of a ripoff but may be down to no stock anywhere! Anyway does anyone know if the Notes s9 s pen works on the Tab S4. Can't find any details anywhere. Cheers
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I lost my pen New ones are £50. I feel this is a bit of a ripoff but may be down to no stock anywhere! Anyway does anyone know if the Notes s9 s pen works on the Tab S4. Can't find any details anywhere. Cheers
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For writing and air command, the Note 9 S pen should work on Tab S4
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For writing and air command, the Note 9 S pen should work on Tab S4
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Excellent. I'll buy one and give it a try. Thank you.
acmg777 said:
Excellent. I'll buy one and give it a try. Thank you.
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I am using my old Note 4 pen and seems all functions work fine, so would guess the Note 9 will also work
The Note 5 S pen works as well.
acmg777 said:
I lost my pen New ones are £50. I feel this is a bit of a ripoff but may be down to no stock anywhere! Anyway does anyone know if the Notes s9 s pen works on the Tab S4. Can't find any details anywhere. Cheers
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https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B072N31S7C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 have gone as low as $27 here in the US. Maybe you can find something locally but it is a good substitute for the S Pen until you can afford a new one.
I'm using my spare spen from my Note 7 in a 3D printed "case", no problems with it so far
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Deathman20 said:
No charging required.
It's tech is the same to that of the past notes and the S3.
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It's the same thing as S3 .
Deathman20 said:
No charging required.
It's tech is the same to that of the past notes and the S3.
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That is correct the S-Pen is powered by the electromagnetic grid beneath the display. However the SGTS4's S-Pen doesn't have bluetooth features like the Note 9.
The best I use so far, better than the iPad one
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is there any way to turn off the button on the spen? i dont need it and i always accidentally press it.
antikryst said:
is there any way to turn off the button on the spen? i dont need it and i always accidentally press it.
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No
Put a tape on it....
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I've been modding phones since the OG Razr days, and even though I don't do a whole lot anymore, I still consider phones a hobby. I was going to wait for the Fold5 or the Google Fold, but after doing a buttload of research (my normal M.O.), I decided that the Fold4 was ready for prime time. Throw in the fantastic trade-in deals and it was hard to say, no. As I told my wife, I haven't been this excited about a phone in a long time. I have to say, I'm impressed. Haven't had it quite twenty-four hours yet, but it's blowing me away. Obviously, the Samsung screens look beautiful. Sure, the outer screen is narrow, but not unusable. Especially if you swipe type. The inner screen? Well, that's what it's all about, isn't it? It's gorgeous, I love all the real estate, and being able to fold it up and throw it in my pocket is icing on the cake. I plan on reading more, and using it for GPS/Waze in the car is freakin' awesome! I'm really loving it. My only complaint, so far, is the sideways scrolling in the app drawer. Come on, Samsung! Continuous perpendicular scrolling is much more convenient. Thoughts? How do you folks like yours? Tell us what you like and dislike.
Dude, download GoodLock and you will love it even more.
tengtengvn said:
Dude, download GoodLock and you will love it even more.
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Cool! I stopped rooting with my Pixel 6 Pro. I could ad block without root and with dark mode baked in I was somewhat satisfied, but I did miss Substratum. This is like Substratum without root. Love it! Thanks.
spotmark said:
Cool! I stopped rooting with my Pixel 6 Pro. I could ad block without root and with dark mode baked in I was somewhat satisfied, but I did miss Substratum. This is like Substratum without root. Love it! Thanks.
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you do have HEX installer for Samsung, but atm it does not work on Fold4.
Android Apps by SatySatsZB & envy_ on Google Play
#hex_themes_plugins#
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The fold for is such an impressive phone. I'm sorry that I waited this long to dive into the fold arena. I use the flip 3 and flip 4 but got rid of those phones and this one takes the cake. I don't think I can ever go back to a regular slab phone again.
coming from a note 9, i don't think i'll be able to go back to a slab phone. i've been holding off buying anything and for the longest time my note 9 was my daily driver. if i wanted to upgrade it, it would be something different. i was almost tempted to get the fold 3 but opted to wait until the fold 4 came out. the outer screen being wider than the fold 3 (ok, just a little bit) and the cameras were the clinchers. my wife got me the fold 4 for father's day after she saw me reading/browsing and making numerous trips to jb hifi to inspect the phone on display. the spen is fantastic and the only thing i lost from the note 9's pen is the camera bt remote and the sound it makes when i take out the pen (my son asked me to change the remove and insert to sounds of a light saber). took me a day or so of fiddling around and setting it up to the way i want it to be. it's now the same layout as my note 9 which suits me. i'm still using nova launcher with a klwp preset for the inner screen. outer screen is using just a static, black wallpaper. goodlock has proven to be very useful as the alternative to one ui's taskbar and it's provided me with an easy power off and screenshot buttons. the only shortcoming i've seen so far is sometimes android auto fails to connect with the phone. i know that an update is on the way to fix this but at the moment and easy work around is to clear up the cache from google playstore. other than that, the inner screen real estate is fantastic for browsing, reading books, vids, and all.
Running x2 versions of Cyberpunk on one device whilst also being able to download and extract saved games files from Stadia (try doing that on a system without an oen file management setup).
This thing isn't a phone, its a computer that fits my pocket!!
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Me: Verizon will give me all but $99 back for my Pixel 6 Pro toward a Fold4. I'm going to order one.
Wife: You're getting a new phone? You haven't had that one a year yet.
Guess who's Fold4 is being delivered today. She had her 6 Pro for a shorter time than I had mine.
I'm gettuing annoyed with both the skinny front screen and the crease. I have an Oppo Find N and the crease is almost non-existent, as well as a Vivo X Fold. The outer display on the X Fold is the perfect size, I find the Find N a bit small now (think 2009 size) and the crease is also a hell of a lot better. Both these phones were purchased long before the Z Fold4 and neither crease is getting worse over time.
My perfect foldable would be the X Fold hardware (adding in S pen too) with the Z Fold firmware. And add in a micro SD card slot as well.
Until these phones hit the global market however, Samsung won't do anything about this.
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I'm gettuing annoyed with both the skinny front screen and the crease. I have an Oppo Find N and the crease is almost non-existent, as well as a Vivo X Fold. The outer display on the X Fold is the perfect size, I find the Find N a bit small now (think 2009 size) and the crease is also a hell of a lot better. Both these phones were purchased long before the Z Fold4 and neither crease is getting worse over time.
My perfect foldable would be the X Fold hardware (adding in S pen too) with the Z Fold firmware. And add in a micro SD card slot as well.
Until these phones hit the global market however, Samsung won't do anything about this.
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the crease is there to get waterprotection which none of the chinese phones have, I rather have that than not, do you really think Samsung can't make a phone with non visible crease?
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the crease is there to get waterprotection which none of the chinese phones have, I rather have that than not, do you really think Samsung can't make a phone with non visible crease?
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I'm with you. Give me the water resistance. The crease is a non-issue for me. I really only notice it every once in a while.
Is prefer the lesser crease. I don't tend to swim with my phone & both the Oppo Find N and Vivo X Fold both work fine as long as I don't dunk them in water. The lesser crease helps if writing on the screen with a pen which I do a lot...
spotmark said:
I love all the real estate, and being able to fold it up and throw it in my pocket is icing on the cake.
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For real! me too.