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Please help me with this decision Hercules vs SGSIII

Hello first I would like to thank you for taking the time to view my thread, it means a lot to me. I appreciate the community. I will cut to the chase.
I am thinking about adding a new line to my plan for my little sister. She is currently on MetroPCS and we figured I could save more by adding a plan to my line (about 15 bucks)
What made this so enticing is that I could possibly upgrade my phone and give her my current phone. I currently have a t-mobile hercules galaxy s2 and I love it. I have owned it for 8 months and its just been so great. Never had an issue and then flashed a rom that made it perfect.
I don't know what to do... should I upgrade and get the Samsung Galaxy s3 and give my younger sister my S2?? She is 15 and I was planning on giving her the Blaze 4G but the development for that phone is rubbish.
She has saved 150 for her new phone so I would just have to pay the rest.
What would you do?
Edit: Can I somehow transfer my text messages from my s2 to my s3 with titanium backup???????

Get the s3
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Ditch the s2 mate. The s3 is better in every way possible. Actually the one thing I think the t989 wins in is aesthetics. The s3 is a bad ass phone but I don't like the way it looks. To me it looks like a miniature Samsung TV.. and I think Samsung TVs are ugly. Just my 2 cents lol
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If you can get an s3 for (effectively) $40, go for it. While I'm happy with my s2, I wanted the s3. I just couldn't justify the extra $120 over the s2.
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Let me start off by saying the s3 is a great phone Ive had 3 of them but if you look at them wrong you will break the glass. Im very careful with my phones but somehow i managed to break 2 of the screens in 2 weeks. Do a search on it, it seems to be a real common thing. Also development is a little slow for it, seems like the tmobile version is like the red headed step child of the variants. I ended up selling the 3rd one I got and came back to the s2 with no regrets.

S3 looks terrible and is fragile. Though it does have advantages I still like my s2 better
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mongo41 said:
Let me start off by saying the s3 is a great phone Ive had 3 of them but if you look at them wrong you will break the glass. Im very careful with my phones but somehow i managed to break 2 of the screens in 2 weeks. Do a search on it, it seems to be a real common thing. Also development is a little slow for it, seems like the tmobile version is like the red headed step child of the variants. I ended up selling the 3rd one I got and came back to the s2 with no regrets.
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I agree with the stepchild reference. If you can get an S3 just get it and enjoy your new toy. Quite sure if you dont like it you can switch out with your family member.

mongo41 said:
Let me start off by saying the s3 is a great phone Ive had 3 of them but if you look at them wrong you will break the glass. Im very careful with my phones but somehow i managed to break 2 of the screens in 2 weeks. Do a search on it, it seems to be a real common thing. Also development is a little slow for it, seems like the tmobile version is like the red headed step child of the variants. I ended up selling the 3rd one I got and came back to the s2 with no regrets.
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How do you figure the T-Mobile version is like the red headed stepchild out of the variants? It's the only one who's had a JB leak thus development is picking up rapidly.
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Get the s3. I'm crying because I didn't wait :'(
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mongo41 said:
Let me start off by saying the s3 is a great phone Ive had 3 of them but if you look at them wrong you will break the glass. Im very careful with my phones but somehow i managed to break 2 of the screens in 2 weeks. Do a search on it, it seems to be a real common thing. Also development is a little slow for it, seems like the tmobile version is like the red headed step child of the variants. I ended up selling the 3rd one I got and came back to the s2 with no regrets.
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The tmobile s2 is the read headed stepchild of its variants. The tmobile s3, on the other hand, is the same as its variants. But it has had a JB leak so it has better development than the others.
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narlynarwhal said:
The tmobile s2 is the read headed stepchild of its variants. The tmobile s3, on the other hand, is the same as its variants. But it has had a JB leak so it has better development than the others.
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Which is why I'm crying :'(
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elesbb said:
Which is why I'm crying :'(
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Your phone still has a decent resale value. Or.. It did until T-Mobile and Walmart made it available for $299.
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I would personally go for the s3. And use sms backup for your texts. Especially if you're going from one phone to a different phone, titanium message restores cause the messaging app to crash.
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narlynarwhal said:
The tmobile s2 is the read headed stepchild of its variants. The tmobile s3, on the other hand, is the same as its variants. But it has had a JB leak so it has better development than the others.
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Funny how we were saying the same thing about the tmobile vibrant (original galaxy s and only variant to not get gingerbread). For whatever reason, Samsung and t mobile have a history of treating their galaxy variants like red headed stepchildren.
Can we really be surprised if the trend continues?
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If I could only take the S4 SoS, 2Gb of RAM, Super Amoled HD screen.......and the multi-color notification led.. cram it into my t989.. Id be set..
I really don't care for the build of the SGIII but its internal hardware packs a nice punch... exterior is garbage

ellac49 said:
If I could only take the S4 SoS, 2Gb of RAM, Super Amoled HD screen.......and the multi-color notification led.. cram it into my t989.. Id be set..
I really don't care for the build of the SGIII but its internal hardware packs a nice punch... exterior is garbage
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I just want all the software goodies, and functionality. My s2x is fast enough. Its probably faster than the soon to be released ip5. Having my son's ip4s, my i4, and my gs2x side by side, my galaxy beat both quite easily in real world use age.
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Im waiting to see what this fall brings. Im pretty tempted by the possibility of Wireless charging for the Lumias. The charging port on my S2 got messed up somehow and charges VERY slowly as a result.

steve adams said:
I just want all the software goodies, and functionality. My s2x is fast enough. Its probably faster than the soon to be released ip5. Having my son's ip4s, my i4, and my gs2x side by side, my galaxy beat both quite easily in real world use age.
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I uhhh.. find that very hard to believe. The CPU in the iPhone 4s and upcoming i5 run circles around the old s3 chip in this phone. Not trying to defend Apple or anything but the CPU in the t989 is a boat compared to the normal exynos 4 in the other GSIIs.
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S3 and don't look back!
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Please people stop calling it SGS3 or S3, because it's none, the real S3 is Quad core
Tmo USA version is Dual core, and it's called SGH-T999 or T999 for short
if you already own the T989 there's no point getting the T999
if you don't yet have a T989 then get the T999
the minor upgrade is not worth it
detailed hardware spec here http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4804&idPhone2=4129

I'm thinking Note 2 but is the S4 just too close

I am thinking of going from s3 to note 2 but damn the S4 rumors are hot and heavy and looking sexy. Thoughts? I'd really like a semi tablet for work
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I went from the s3 to the note 2 and haven't looked back, this phone is a beast. I highly recommend it
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I went from the GALAXY S III to the Note II and haven't looked back -- the Note II is a dream to use, feels great in the hand and in many ways has replaced my computer for every day tasks (e-mail, web browsing, basic document and spreadsheet creation, calendar management, and social networking). I absolutely love it and would wholeheartedly recommend one.

Ah man I'm so itching to pull the trigger on this. I'm so torn though because if I see a note 7.0 I might want to hop on that. So much internal struggle to spend my money
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Bigjim1488 said:
Ah man I'm so itching to pull the trigger on this. I'm so torn though because if I see a note 7.0 I might want to hop on that. So much internal struggle to spend my money
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Wouldn't you rather have 1 device rather than a tablet and a phone? Trust me, you want this phone.
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I went from note 1 to note 2 and haven't looked back. Faster, stronger, easier, more toys, and stupendous battery. Average use at work would mean charging by 2:00, now I go home with 50-60% left. No joke.

LittleRedDot said:
Wouldn't you rather have 1 device rather than a tablet and a phone? Trust me, you want this phone.
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imo I like having 2 devices. cuz I'm always paranoid Ill accidentally drop the note2 and ill be ****ed if the screen cracks. If I can do a redo ill get a s3 and save another $100 for a n7.
OP. I suggest to wait for the S4. But gotta admit, that's a long ass wait till it drops.

Note II is all about the pen for me. I personally wouldn't wait for the S4. Note3 maybe =P

S3 to Note 2, I will only stick with Note series

Maybe I'll bring back that ipad mini I picked up and upgrade my s3. Oh the pressure!
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If it's in your budget, get the note 2 now and wait a month or two after the S4 comes out to see if it's worth getting and not plagued with issues. Then sell the note 2 and pay the extra 150 dollars or so to get the S4.
The note 2 is an extremely solid device. You might end up waiting 6 months for a device that isn't worth waiting for
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Sher The Love said:
If it's in your budget, get the note 2 now and wait a month or two after the S4 comes out to see if it's worth getting and not plagued with issues. Then sell the note 2 and pay the extra 150 dollars or so to get the S4.
The note 2 is an extremely solid device. You might end up waiting 6 months for a device that isn't worth waiting for
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I beg to differ

Codewired said:
I beg to differ
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If the S4 is worth getting, I plan on doing my plan above. But imagine putting off getting a great phone now and the S4 ends up being a total disappointment (just like the Nexus 4 IMO)
Edit: I hope it's safe to criticize the Nexus 4 here. That's like blasphemy in some forums. Lol
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I would do what I did, get the note 2 now, and if you want the S4 later open a second line, sell the note 2 for profit, and take your first line down to the bare minimum.
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Bigjim1488 said:
Ah man I'm so itching to pull the trigger on this. I'm so torn though because if I see a note 7.0 I might want to hop on that. So much internal struggle to spend my money
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A Note 7? That would be a bad idea and it would be competing with the Note 2 if they released something like that.
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Another thread of persuasion.
Note 2 will beat many more devices to come.

Went from Samsung Infuse to the Galaxy Note 2. Beast phone with amazing specs with the best resell value too since the note is the only phablet in the market.
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I went from S3 to the Note 2.
Rooted and flashed Jelly Thunder the first day, haven't looked back.
The multi-view is amazing for multi-tasking. The phone is ridiculously fast stock, I can't imagine over clocking, and the battery has lasted me close to two days on normal use.
The S pen is also pretty fun to use

Yeah so wait for the S4 to come out oh but it doesn't have S-Pen functions oops now you find out the Note 3 is about to come out then you wait for it but oh the processor is not as fast as you'd like it to be so then the Note 3 is out but the S5 is announced oh but it doesn't do my chores for me then oops the Note 4 is announced so let's wait for that oh but it doesn't make me look thinner... then the S6 is announced...
Unless you have an unlimited pit of money, you shouldn't worry about new tech or getting the latest and greatest (because the latest and greatest gets unseated tomorrow). Pull the trigger, experience what ever pulls you towards it, then wait for another upgrade price to come around since the tech will always be newer, better, and more expensive. :laugh:

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Yeah so wait for the S4 to come out oh but it doesn't have S-Pen functions oops now you find out the Note 3 is about to come out then you wait for it but oh the processor is not as fast as you'd like it to be so then the Note 3 is out but the S5 is announced oh but it doesn't do my chores for me then oops the Note 4 is announced so let's wait for that oh but it doesn't make me look thinner... then the S6 is announced...
Unless you have an unlimited pit of money, you shouldn't worry about new tech or getting the latest and greatest (because the latest and greatest gets unseated tomorrow). Pull the trigger, experience what ever pulls you towards it, then wait for another upgrade price to come around since the tech will always be newer, better, and more expensive. :laugh:
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Hahaha yeah I hear you there. I'm thinking about pulling the trigger, I am just thinking hard about it. I love my S3 but I want some more productivity tools that the spen offers. I have an ipad mini and even though it's sexy and slick it just reminded me of why I left the iPhone. Very closed and useless with no wifi, I can't even blue tooth transfer files to it
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Galaxy Note III already? Not fair!

I just got my Note II and it looks like Samsung is releasing the Note III on February 25th. Dammit. The specs on this new beast make my sweet little Note II look pretty sad by comparison. God I hate 2 year contracts on phones that are obsolete in 3 months.
The current rumored specs for the Galaxy Note 3 include a 6.3-inch display with full 1080p HD screen, the new Exynos 5 Octa processor, and at least 3GB of RAM.
Samsung is also rumored to give the Galaxy Note 3 a battery life upgrade with a 70 percent increase, according to AutoMobile.
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That's just wrong.
** Luckily the Note II is still awesome even if it isn't the most awesome anymore.
6.3 inches? Man I could look REALLY geeky with that sucker!

mitchellvii said:
I just got my Note II and it looks like Samsung is releasing the Note III on February 25th. Dammit. The specs on this new beast make my sweet little Note II look pretty sad by comparison. God I hate 2 year contracts on phones that are obsolete in 3 months.
That's just wrong.
** Luckily the Note II is still awesome even if it isn't the most awesome anymore.
6.3 inches? Man I could look REALLY geeky with that sucker!
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Even if it did come out on the 25th it wouldn't be on Sprint for months. Plus you can sell your Note 2 for a crazy high amount of money off contract to balance the cost of buying the Note 3 on contract.

Lets see there's a keyword there it would be RUMORED which means whoever wrote the article is just blowing smoke out their ass to generate traffic for the site. Kinda like last year the sgs3 was rumored to come out in Feb but didn't launch until the summer
I like to break stuff!

weehooherod2 said:
Even if it did come out on the 25th it wouldn't be on Sprint for months. Plus you can sell your Note 2 for a crazy high amount of money off contract to balance the cost of buying the Note 3 on contract.
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That's a good point. SPRINT will take forever to release it. Now I feel better
I would chalk this all up to rumor except for the fact these specs makes perfect sense.
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Yeah I read this article yesterday or so but it said Samsung would be ANNOUNCING the note 3 on the 25th at an event. Not releasing it. HUGE difference.
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I think it'll be pretty much clock work over the next few years..Galaxy S series in Summer followed up by the note series in fall/winter...They want to spread their profits wisely . Not blow there load..just my thoughts though.
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mitchellvii said:
That's a good point. SPRINT will take forever to release it. Now I feel better
I would chalk this all up to rumor except for the fact these specs makes perfect sense.
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Yeah except one major problem with their rumored specs the exynos 5 is only a 2ghz quad core not octo
I like to break stuff!

Anyone got a link to this garbage?
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rawdikrik said:
Anyone got a link to this garbage?
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There was a story like this a month ago:
http://myandroidchief.com/rumors-sa...prepping-to-launch-the-galaxy-s4-at-mwc-2013/
That being said, it sells like a Fudzilla rumor.

-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Yeah except one major problem with their rumored specs the exynos 5 is only a 2ghz quad core not octo
I like to break stuff!
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http://mobile.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/...hows-upcoming-8-core-exynos-5-octa-processor/
Specs on rumored processor...
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gator15nation said:
http://mobile.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/...hows-upcoming-8-core-exynos-5-octa-processor/
Specs on rumored processor...
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I think ill go with the leaked data sheet from Samsung and the patent filings over someones website who wants to generate traffic exynos 5 is a quad core a-15 cortex clocked at 2 ghz and paired with the mali 6xx dual core 1ghz gpu on the SoC its 2048mb (2gb) system RAM and 1024mb (1gb) dedicated gpu RAM if you search hard enough you can find the leaked data sheet and patent filing but it won't be easy since Samsung hit everyone who posted it with a C&D order
I like to break stuff!

Great, now i don't know if i should get the Galaxy S4 or the Note 3. :\

I have an upgrade available now
Not getting the s4 or "Note 3"..I'll wait because besides a bigger screen and more processors. I want more.. Alot of apps don't even begin to utilize the power of our phones.. Just better specs.. So it's whatever to me.. And I'm not even sure how much more people want smart phones to do
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MiguelHogue said:
I have an upgrade available now
Not getting the s4 or "Note 3"..I'll wait because besides a bigger screen and more processors. I want more.. Alot of apps don't even begin to utilize the power of our phones.. Just better specs.. So it's whatever to me.. And I'm not even sure how much more people want smart phones to do
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I want my phone to transform into Jessica Alba and give me a lapdance with her face
I like to break stuff!

-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
I want my phone to transform into Jessica Alba and give me a lapdance with her face
I like to break stuff!
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LOL!
wouldn't hurt to have it print off Benjamin Franklins for me as well :screwy:
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MiguelHogue said:
LOL!
wouldn't hurt to have it print off Benjamin Franklins for me as well :screwy:
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Man if my phone could transform into a $100 bill printing Jessica Alba I'd have it made. I'd never leave my house I'd just pay someone to go buy me crap and bring it back
I like to break stuff!

mitchellvii said:
That's a good point. SPRINT will take forever to release it. Now I feel better
I would chalk this all up to rumor except for the fact these specs makes perfect sense.
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lol...sprint was second to release the note 2...beaten by tmobile by a week or so and followed by att and verizon nearly a month later
given the short timeline between the note one and note 2...we could see a note 3 by end of q4....
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Once the foldable full hd unbreakable screens become commonplace even the GN3 will seem second rate by comparison. You could literally have a full tablet folded up in your pocket.
Crazy.
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Its Sprint, it wont be out till Christmas... Plenty o' time to save.

mitchellvii said:
Once the foldable full hd unbreakable screens become commonplace even the GN3 will seem second rate by comparison. You could literally have a full tablet folded up in your pocket.
Crazy.
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I know!!!!! Hahaha thats my next phone im good with my note 2 for now shoot its advanced its the ****. No need to upgrade at all any other phone ill just be downgrading
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Note 3

So it looks nice and all leather was a nice touch but other than that the features are not really breathtaking. Would it at least have an AR blaster? What about air view that's sick was expecting that on note 3 if it doesn't have it then damn might have to go for the s4 .
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l Feel Like that the note 2 can do everything that the note 3 can do far as features of the spen like Box and others can't wait for them to be released in a custom rom
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Useless touchwiz gimmicks are precisely that.

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l Feel Like that the note 2 can do everything that the note 3 can do far as features of the spen like Box and others can't wait for them to be released in a custom rom
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i'd like to sell my s4 for another note. i got the sprint note 2 but use my verizon phone more an love the note more than the s4. kinda stuck between deciding on the n3 or get a cheap n2. just waiting to see if the bootloaders are locked or not. i doubt i'll ever update my sprint phone since sprint's pretty useless in the 3 cities i'm usually in.

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Some people like the "gimmicks"
I have installed cm on my note 2. Didnt take long before I realized my spen was useless and I had to figure out a new way to take a screenshot. Even on all my sense devices I really enjoy all the stuff worked in to the overlays. I might as well get a nexus if I want aosp
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sand1303 said:
Some people like the "gimmicks"
I have installed cm on my note 2. Didnt take long before I realized my spen was useless and I had to figure out a new way to take a screenshot. Even on all my sense devices I really enjoy all the stuff worked in to the overlays. I might as well get a nexus if I want aosp
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Useless? You're not trying hard enough. Get Note Buddy, CM S Pen Add-on, and Papyrus all off Play for free. Screenshot hardware shortcuts vary depending on the ROM, Vol-Down+Power is a common one otherwise screenshot can be added to the power menu.
Gimmicks are things like eye tracking, hand waving for scrolling etc.There are tons that only add ROM bloat that have little real value. There's a whole dictionaries worth of these included in the 4.2.2 included with s4, and likely all that crap and more included in 4.3. Sadly most all the UI improvements to Android in 4.2 and 4.3 are whitewashed over in TouchWiz.

juggamonkey said:
l Feel Like that the note 2 can do everything that the note 3 can do far as features of the spen like Box and others can't wait for them to be released in a custom rom
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The note has inferred so you can use your phone as an universal remote control to turn your TV on and off.
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I was hoping for a metal frame and body, but wasn't expecting leather. I'm not sure about that part. As for software improvements I feel the Note 2 can handle what the Note 3 has, but we will see.

daswahnsinn said:
I was hoping for a metal frame and body, but wasn't expecting leather. I'm not sure about that part. As for software improvements I feel the Note 2 can handle what the Note 3 has, but we will see.
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Uhh...it isn't leather. It is texturized plastic.

Only thing I wanted to see was the flexible screen come into play
. N3 specs don't really phase me to go get it
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The n3 is not revolutionary it's a little upgrade. I have a note 2 and will get the note 3 because I am addicted to technology but the reality it's I am not going to be able to do much more on the new note than the old note.
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inmnbob said:
The n3 is not revolutionary it's a little upgrade. I have a note 2 and will get the note 3 because I am addicted to technology but the reality it's I am not going to be able to do much more on the new note than the old note.
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Actually there are changes - I suggest you check out the off-topic New device/upgrade thread for 2 reasons:
1) This one will be eventually locked as the other is the official.
2) I just left a little nugget there....

December 2nd...Official Update.

T-Mobile should be delivering the official 4.3 update within the next 24 hours...
Unless its held up to address the slow data speeds problem that T-Mobile has promised to fix today.
http://www.tmonews.com/2013/10/new-...g-galaxy-android-4-3-devices-software-update/

I'm ready to see what T-Mobile brings to the table with 4.3 and WiFi calling
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Just decided to jump from 4.1.2 stock to 4.4 with Omnirom, so far so good. Happy they're still pushing out updates but they take to long..

Yeah, I was just going to post up and see if anyone got the update yet. Here's another release date publication that says today is the day: http://cdn.gottabemobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bbandroid4.3-620x2037.png :good:

vinas1 said:
Yeah, I was just going to post up and see if anyone got the update yet. Here's another release date publication that says today is the day: http://cdn.gottabemobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bbandroid4.3-620x2037.png :good:
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is there any way to download this remotely? i am running an ATT rom and wont be able to receive the update via the air

If you guys really thought we'd get the update today, I want whatever you guys are smokin...

Lmao^
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ive been checking sammobile all day. nothing but Canadian 4.3 roms

I can't remember where I saw it, but I saw something that said the 5th.
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Well it will be 12/2....12/2/14 hahaha!
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Before X-Mas of 2013
I can Guarantee it WILL be before X-Mas 2013, the S4 just got the update so I'm sure we (Note 2 T-Mobile) are nexted, so it shouldnt be much longer, sh%t if the S3 already got the update we are definitely getting it SOONNNN..!!!! ))))
rile1564 said:
Well it will be 12/2....12/2/14 hahaha!
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Samsung hasn't been real good on the update game for a while now, T-Mobile... ehh. The fact that it's finally is in the pipeline surprises me tbh. If it wasn't for my love for my note 2 I would be back on nexus devices... the battery on these phones, SD slot and screen size are just to nice to turn away from, been looking hard at the nexus 5 but still haven't been able to pull the trigger.

Ducter said:
Samsung hasn't been real good on the update game for a while now, T-Mobile... ehh. The fact that it's finally is in the pipeline surprises me tbh. If it wasn't for my love for my note 2 I would be back on nexus devices... the battery on these phones, SD slot and screen size are just to nice to turn away from, been looking hard at the nexus 5 but still haven't been able to pull the trigger.
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I feel the same way
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Ducter said:
Samsung hasn't been real good on the update game for a while now, T-Mobile... ehh. The fact that it's finally is in the pipeline surprises me tbh. If it wasn't for my love for my note 2 I would be back on nexus devices... the battery on these phones, SD slot and screen size are just to nice to turn away from, been looking hard at the nexus 5 but still haven't been able to pull the trigger.
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The microsd card is the only thing keeping me away from the Nexus line. If I could get a 64GB phone I would loose the microsd. Also love the large screen. Guess I will have to stick with the Note series.
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Ducter said:
Samsung hasn't been real good on the update game for a while now, T-Mobile... ehh. The fact that it's finally is in the pipeline surprises me tbh. If it wasn't for my love for my note 2 I would be back on nexus devices... the battery on these phones, SD slot and screen size are just to nice to turn away from, been looking hard at the nexus 5 but still haven't been able to pull the trigger.
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dont buy it. i bought it and sold it in 2 weeks and lost money and i could care less.
POS compared to the note 2 in every way. it was smooth as butter, other then that it sucked.

PC Jona said:
dont buy it. i bought it and sold it in 2 weeks and lost money and i could care less.
POS compared to the note 2 in every way. it was smooth as butter, other then that it sucked.
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Not to go off topic, but what were the downsides if you don't mind me asking?

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Not to go off topic, but what were the downsides if you don't mind me asking?
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the screen was small, the camera sucked, the speaker was soooo low which was probably the worst part. lack of multiwindow was killing me and i missed my spen. AOSP is just too boring IMO.
also the front camera was a POS as well.
the only nice thing on the hardware side was the screen and the snapdragon 800 chip

PC Jona said:
the screen was small, the camera sucked, the speaker was soooo low which was probably the worst part. lack of multiwindow was killing me and i missed my spen. AOSP is just too boring IMO.
also the front camera was a POS as well.
the only nice thing on the hardware side was the screen and the snapdragon 800 chip
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Thanks for the honesty in your answers, counts a good but coming from another note 2 owner..

I emailed TMobile yesterday and they repled back telling me that there is no update for the Galaxy Note2
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Meaningless.
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