[Q] Worth waiting for the 32/64 GB verion? - Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've been holding out on getting a Note 2 because I worry that 16gb isn't enough space for apps (I like games), and don't want to have to mess with directory bind and such. However, a month on and there's no word of US availability of larger capacity versions, and I'm wondering if I should just bite the bullet. Should I keep holding out, or get a 16gb?

You can always flash the patch which swaps sd with virtual sd. Works for s3 and note2. Will post link when im on my laptop . I'm using it and don't notice any difference playing games like Nova 3 or modern combat 3 speed wise
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If u wont use those bind apps, then u should wait for the 32g/64 g version then, the real storage u got is 10 g and u can only install ~4 large games.
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Is the no sd card a huge down for the nexus?

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I really haven't noticed. Everything still works ( nandroid backups,titanium) just like any other android phone.
Its a virtual sd card. I was also worried I'd miss a real one. But it's a non issue for me. Fwiw.
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Just sucks not being able to pop in your sd card from your old phone and having your stuff right away.. But its easy to move your stuff over.. And it would suck if you damaged your phone and wasn't able to save things. So make sure you back everything up
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No. I still have plenty of space left even with a bunch of music. Admittedly I don't watch or care about movies and TV series on my phone. Just books and music.
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i dont miss the sd necessarily, but i miss usb disc mode. mtp is worthless with my macbook pro.
dehelflix said:
i dont miss the sd necessarily, but i miss usb disc mode. mtp is worthless with my macbook pro.
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This is the biggest hit. Many devices that support USB mass storage don't support mtp, like my car.
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if you need more than 15 GB of space, then you are out of luck
or in the Verizion version if you need more than 31 GB of space, then you are out of luck
I stream media mostly so it doesn't really matter. I barely use the space except for some games.
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Not really. 32 gigs is enough for me. Everything else can be stored in the cloud for when I need it.
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AllGamer said:
if you need more than 15 GB of space, then you are out of luck
or in the Verizion version if you need more than 31 GB of space, then you are out of luck
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Or you can get USB Host
Expandable USB http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400034 not as convenient... but its there
you could even be "ghetto" and use the expandable USB to a ASUS Transformer or another tablet and then you have some more storage + a on the go charger!
so long as you have unlimited data & don't mind relying on the cloud then its no problem.
I honestly am starting to prefer the lack of SD card. I have the VZW version, so 32gb is a lot of storage to begin with, and the internal memory is faster than the cheaper SD cards. Also, USB works fine for me.
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dehelflix said:
i dont miss the sd necessarily, but i miss usb disc mode. mtp is worthless with my macbook pro.
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Android File Transfer works great for me on my MacBook Pro. Give it a try.
Having vzw and obviously 32 gb is cool with me however if it would've been 16 gb it may have been inconvenient not a deal breaker tho
Really not a big deal. I'm sure not every single phone everyone has ever had has the same specs.
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Personally no. I have had numerous devices that offered the ability to expand storage. I only used it to expand storage and I've never needed to take advantage of the ability to swap memory cards. The Verizon GN has 32GB which is more than enough space for me.
I sorta felt the same way at first until my buddy explained there was really no need for more gb.
It not like you need to carry all your Harry potter movies with you and if your going to load up your phones with games and movies with more than 16gb you wouldn't be able to consume it in one day anyways.
Its a phone not a house to store your media library. With cloud and all phone app 16gb is plenty
Miss the SD card support.
Would've been able to use a Sd sleeve and micro SD card to transfer photos from my Camera to my phone so I could upload them while I was on my ski trip..
It's not a problem for me. I actually prefer having built in memory. I have unlimited data so storing it in the cloud is no issue for me and tbh, it's a phone not a computer.
SD card is nice for the portability and that it's physically separate from the phone, as far as storage - i think the mass are satisfied with 16/32GB internal storage.
There will always be fringe users who want something insane like 64GB.

Does the dinc 2 support 64gb SD card?

Or is 32gb the max
I have a ton of psx games that I want to keep on my phone
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I think u can on GB. But I think u can only use 32gb on ICS
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I say try it and let us know. The worst that happens is that you have to flash a Nandroid and plug back in the 32GB card. I just upgraded to the 32 myself for music; you must have big files or a lot of them.
I have a 64GB and it works just fine on GB & ICS. Just my experience for what it's worth.

Galaxy Nexus HELP please

Hi all nexus users..i am planning to buy a new phone.. i am looking towards Galaxy Nexus) i would like to know can i use this in heavy graphical tasks?is it smooth in games and full hd videos?.. one thing is stopping me from buying it. No sd card problem. is there any differencies between 16 and 32 GB version? google supports the 32Gb one?
Sorry for such many questions)..Thanks in advance
32GB is limited to the vzw and sprint nexus versions
16Gb is the GSM one and the one sold at the google play store (assuming you're in the US)
The only time I've ever seen any lag or had to adjust graphical settings was in the game Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave. It ran really smoothly at about 30% graphics (which still looked good), but bumping it up much above that made it laggy when there was a lot going on on the screen. Every other game I've ever played and every video I've ever watched worked just fine.
I have the 16GB version and come close to the size pretty frequently so I would recommend the 32GB one if you can afford it. If you're interested in flashing ROMs and things you'll want the extra space so you can keep nandroid backups and things around without worrying about it.
I am not in america.. does 32gb supports Gsm?..thanks for.reply
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Nice reply bro)..is it possible to play heavy game like modern combat 3 smoothly?..32gb version is Nexus LTE??
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Nightwish sgsl said:
Nice reply bro)..is it possible to play heavy game like modern combat 3 smoothly?..32gb version is Nexus LTE??
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You can't use the LTE version on any other carrier other than sprint or Verizon. You only have the 16gb GSM version
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I am not in america.. does 32gb supports Gsm?..thanks for.reply
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I'm pretty sure the only gsm nexus's released were 16gb. google now has lots of cloud options. G+ instantly uploads pictures, Google play music keeps music in the cloud, videos from play can be streamed or downloaded. Google drive can take care of everything else. 16 is usually sufficient.
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I am not in america.. does 32gb supports Gsm?..thanks for.reply
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32GB is CDMA. You get it from Sprint or Verizon.
16GB is GSM. You can get the American version from Google Play. There are some baseband differences between this and world models, best described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345
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Taboobat said:
I have the 16GB version and come close to the size pretty frequently so I would recommend the 32GB one if you can afford it. If you're interested in flashing ROMs and things you'll want the extra space so you can keep nandroid backups and things around without worrying about it.
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The 32GB version would require an expensive plan from Sprint or Verizon. (It wouldn't work in his country anyway). The 16GB version can be used on prepaid plans as little as $30/mo. This particular plan includes unlimited data, so as long as you're in a city and can stream media then it eliminates the need for storing it on the SD Card. That makes the GSM a much cheaper option, even though yes, 16GB sucks. I have a few nandroid backups on mine and it's almost always 80%+ full and I have to shuffle some stuff off to my computer.
Hmm.then i can buy only gsm 16gb version...and if i locate all my videos music in clouds then it will charge data when i play them?
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Nightwish sgsl said:
Hmm.then i can buy only gsm 16gb version...and if i locate all my videos music in clouds then it will charge data when i play them?
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Yes, streaming from the cloud will count against data usage. Or free with wifi, if available. Sorry, I kind of assumed most people get either a large or unlimited data plan.
Either way, this is the only model available to buy in the USA that has a chance of working in your country.
Ehm. Okay bro.thanks. i hace another question)if i buy from amazone will i get warranty? If no then what will i do if i get it bricked or some hardware problem ? Will the native samsung centre solve the issue?
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free ram on galaxy note 2

hiya, a bit of a random question, but could someone please tell me how much free ram they have on their note 2 on average? (should be checkable in the task manager if the note 2 still has one) i know it has 2gb total ram, but im curious to see how much of that ram is already used and how much i will actually have to play around with.
i know some of you will argue that 'free ram is wasted ram' and 'it doesnt matter since android will auto kill off background apps to give your current app more ram', but to me, these arguments are meaningless/irrelevent. on my current galaxy note, the ram management doesnt suit my usage style. everytime i open the browser, switch out of it and load another app, then re open the browser, all tabs have to reload, which is a sign to me that all the memory used by the browser has been dumped. vice versa as well, as occasionally i will switch out of a game to send a message and then when i switch back to the game, i find out that the memory used by the game has been dumped as well and i have now lost my progress in said game.
TLDR version: basically, what i wanna know is if i were to purchase the note 2 as an upgrade for my note, can i expect to be able to multitask between an app or three without it dumping the memory used by the previous app.
you will have about 1.75gb of ram
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you will have about 1.75gb of ram
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im assuming not all of that will be free. ie. on my galaxy note n7000, theres 800mb of the 1gb listed as usable, but on average, only 100-200mb of that is free.
1.75gb free at boot
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im assuming not all of that will be free. ie. on my galaxy note n7000, theres 800mb of the 1gb listed as usable, but on average, only 100-200mb of that is free.
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1.75 available to the user, of that about 1.25 free after boot.
I have updated from note 1 to 2 only because of ram, believe me, now works nice and like note 1 should have been, the biggest improvement.
ram is the only thing i am hating galaxy s3 for, if rams is all good on note 2, i will buy
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Ram is actually very impressive better than my wifes s3
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1.75GB after the reboot
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goo to devep option and click DONT KEEP ACTIVITY should always use less ram
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goo to devep option and click DONT KEEP ACTIVITY should always use less ram
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But this defeats the benefits of having 2gb of ram.
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The best ram management is having a program like rom toolbox or fast reboot and configuring android to start to kill apps when they have less than 250mb available.
It will kill when the phone hits the line of possible struggle, so it will be always fast and snappy, and you will have about 1gb of apps in memory to open it fast.
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Ram is actually very impressive better than my wifes s3
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wow, i am really jealous, s3 uses almost same amount of ram but the remaiming is just like 150-200mb, really laggy
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I have free ram around 1200
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Hi guys, just got mine today and I absolutely love it! I'm coming from a S2.. so this is my first note... When I saw this thread. .I got curious and have been checking my ram.. surprisingly contrary to all the parts above except for the op.. I always see that my ram is used to the extent of 1.55 gigs all the time Is this something I should be concerned about? My phone actually froze a couple of times as well. It could be that since its so new I'm on it continuously and therefore so little ram is available... Please let me know your thoughts..
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Ram is actually very impressive better than my wifes s3
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hmm, wow, thats exactly what i was after. thanks!
while on the topic of ram I'm curious if the LTE models have less ram available to them vs the standard hspa model? I wouldnt think there would be much difference, but maybe some
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But this defeats the benefits of having 2gb of ram.
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Certainly does! I really don't understand why some people chase free RAM as it is only of any use whilst it is being used.
Coming from a Note 1, with only 1GB of memory, I notice a massive difference in multitasking performance because the OS isn't having to kill tasks in order to launch new ones, meaning switching between them is so much faster.
Android does a very good job of managing available memory, so let it do its job.
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Dave
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With the note 2 I never had to go to the task manager and manually free the ram (except before launching benchmarks). It just works lol.
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With the note 2 I never had to go to the task manager and manually free the ram (except before launching benchmarks). It just works lol.
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Oh noes now Apple will sue your a**! they have that term patented! you better hide boy :silly:
After a day of use from a reboot, I still have between 1Gb and 800Mb of free RAM, without deliberately shutting anything down or changing any developer settings from stock.

Why a micro SD card but useless

Sorry I just really don't quite get this and it's made me quite angry so correct me if I'm wrong here. Do we blame Android or Samsung for this. Here is my question why the heck does my Galaxy Note II has the ability to have a micro SD card slot and yes I have a 32GB SanDisk card in there when yet again I cannot seem to transfer programs onto it to free up some space on my phone.
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I have my 20gb collection of music on sd card.... but there is script for swap our 2 storages or you can bind folders
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You can use link2sd directory bind or folder mount to move things to your sd card if your rooted
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If I'm not wrong, ever since the S3 came out, APP2SD stopped working on subsequent phones models. I can't say whether it's Samsung or Google who implemented this since everyone in my house uses a Samsung device lol. But with the ever increasing storage size of newer phones, I don't really miss APP2SD.
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I tried Apps2SD and no luck what so ever, complete blumen fail, get error telling me that my device does not support it. To say the least I am not happy about this at all. I but a Samsung Galaxy Note II (N7105 Model) than a further $55 for a 32GB SanDisk MicroSD Card and now I cant even transfer some of my programs to the SD card. I would if been better off buying a dummy phone and pretended to use it as a normal phone.
Well you can use the micro SD to keep your music and videos and reserve the phone memory for the apps. Unless you have a lot of big apps that eats up 1gb each like GTA, you won't run into any problems. Similarly you can try link2sd but like app2sd you will run into problems if your SD card runs into some problems or you take it out.
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Try to root your phone though your phone's warranty will be void and use the app called directory bind.. It will help u solved phone memory problem.
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The ability to move apps to so card had been removed by Google from jelly bean. . But Samsung is the only one who have reintroduced it from 4.2.2... and is also available on the leaked 4.3 roms and in note 3.. So if you want it. .. Flash the leaked 4.3 rom on your note 2... and yes it is better in all respects than the earlier rom
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Don't flash the 4.3 leaked rom !!!!! Its for the N7100 only not the n7105.
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I live in Australia here and how frigging slow we are in this country when it comes to technology compared to the rest of the world, I am still on Jellybean 4.1.2 yet again waiting for 4.2.2.
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Ok what's the actual difference between the N7100 and N7105 model can someone please tell me.
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I use the SD card for pictures, movies and music. I leave internal memory alone as much as possible. So basically, for apps. But now the normal amount of space in a device is 32gb which is nice. With 32gb, I probably won't care about too many apps being installed unless it slows down the device. That's actually one of the reasons why I DON'T install too much crap on my phone... haha.
But still, it would be nice to be able to move apps to SD card, but in all honesty, I have yet to run into the low memory issue. I have very few games and the games I do have installed are "light" version of games, rather than heavy 3d games with lots of textures. I like puzzles and simple games.
Albinoni said:
Ok what's the actual difference between the N7100 and N7105 model can someone please tell me.
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N7100 is the 'regular' non LTE version of the note 2 while N7105 is the international LTE version.
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