So my friend has an Att s3 and my other friend has a sprint S3. Both of their phones are brighter than mine. Their whites are way whiter and brighter than mine. And they both have had their phones longer than me. Could their be something wrong with my phone? Or is tmobiles S3 just crappier than other companies?
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elflip88 said:
So my friend has an Att s3 and my other friend has a sprint S3. Both of their phones are brighter than mine. Their whites are way whiter and brighter than mine. And they both have had their phones longer than me. Could their be something wrong with my phone? Or is tmobiles S3 just crappier than other companies?
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I've noticed this with amoled screens. They differ in color/contrast, and sometimes drastically. I posted a thread a while back in the t989 forum with a picture of 2 s2's next to each other, and the screens were completely different. One was very white and vibrant and the other was yellowed and dull.
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Or they just have their brightness set higher.
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Or they just have their brightness set higher.
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Seriously bro??
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A difference of what...5% in brightness? Who cares...it's not a defect. Quit complaining.
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chrishoyt2012 said:
A difference of what...5% in brightness? Who cares...it's not a defect. Quit complaining.
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Just asking if anyone else has noticed anything like this, no need to be a ****
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Power saver mode changes the screen brightness too. Just throwing this out there lol
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Power saver mode changes the screen brightness too. Just throwing this out there lol
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Ditto that i am om power save mode
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So is it me or does the Samsung Galaxy Nexus have crap specs compared to our Galaxy S2? 5MP camera Vs 8MP. Slower Processor Vs Faster Processor. Yea I know it has ICS firmware and vanilla Android but who really cares? I'm not sold! How about you?
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Full Specs! Nothing that awesome!
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_nexus-4219.php
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Wellllll, apparently everyone else is.....
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you forget to mention the screen is actually High def, their processor might not be quick on network speed but might be better for phone operation then ours, the screen is bigger (if ya care)
And our Samsung Galaxy S2 Specs!
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=3373
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To each his own I guess! Would not trade my s2 for nexus through!
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Nexus specs are worst then the galaxy s2
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darkside79 said:
To each his own I guess! Would not trade my s2 for nexus through!
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I debated hard about this. If you stay stock, the nexus wins, but if you don't (99% of xda readers) then s2 wins hands down. No ext SD card was a killer for me with the nexus.
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To each his own I guess! Would not trade my s2 for nexus through!
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straight up trade i would, everyone and their mom has a Tmobile samsung galaxy S2 or a sprint or ATT skyfire, its becoming like a ****ing iphone 4 which pisses me the hell off.. i want my own thing.
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you forget to mention the screen is actually High def, their processor might not be quick on network speed but might be better for phone operation then ours, the screen is bigger (if ya care)
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Meh .... played with a Nexus for a while yesterday because I really wanted a larger screen however the Nexus screen is actually "smaller" then the T989 in the end because a big chunk of it is dedicated to the usual capacitive buttons. The "HD" does look nice though but that even makes fonts and icons smaller (but sharper) and for me I need larger. All in all not very impressive, at least not impressive enough to sell this and buy the the Intern'l Nexus. Considering that the T989 will get ICS one way or the other that's good enough for me.
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Meh .... played with a Nexus for a while yesterday because I really wanted a larger screen however the Nexus screen is actually "smaller" then the T989 in the end because a big chunk of it is dedicated to the usual capacitive buttons. The "HD" does look nice though but that even makes fonts and icons smaller (but sharper) and for me I need larger. All in all not very impressive, at least not impressive enough to sell this and buy the the Intern'l Nexus. Considering that the T989 will get ICS one way or the other that's good enough for me.
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if you look close on our phone, u will see pixelation which bother the hell out of me, and in low brightness mode there is blob and weird artifact on the screen, which has been reported by other user, not a problem for me since i rarely go low anyway, but the fact that it's a 500-600 device kinda bother me. i really wish we could get the international GS2 for tmobile, if thats the case than i wouldnt care about galaxy nexus at all.
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if you look close on our phone, u will see pixelation which bother the hell out of me, and in low brightness mode there is blob and weird artifact on the screen, which has been reported by other user, not a problem for me since i rarely go low anyway, but the fact that it's a 500-600 device kinda bother me. i really wish we could get the international GS2 for tmobile, if thats the case than i wouldnt care about galaxy nexus at all.
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The reason I need a larger font/icons is because if they are too small I don't see them well. At my age vision is the 2nd thing to go. I see no pixelation even if it is there.
it has nothing to do with hardware and EVERYTHING to do with software. I believe when we get CM9 running on our device it will be better then the nexus. Only complaint I have about our phone is the resolution.
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The reason I need a larger font/icons is because if they are too small I don't see them well. At my age vision is the 2nd thing to go. I see no pixelation even if it is there.
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it's really hard to see, you need to be next to the original galaxy S2 to see how ****ty our screen is compare to that one...
or most photographer has the eyes to see it.
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The reason I need a larger font/icons is because if they are too small I don't see them well. At my age vision is the 2nd thing to go. I see no pixelation even if it is there.
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I'm likely your age. But I forget....what's the first thing to go?
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it's really hard to see, you need to be next to the original galaxy S2 to see how ****ty our screen is compare to that one...
or most photographer has the eyes to see it.
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Well 4.3 screen are easily best size for 800x480 I recall someone said once wvga screen are stretch beyond that point pixelization starts appearing up. The fact that it isn't super amoled plus bothers me. I don't know of you played with a droid razor but at angles the screen has a greenish tint. It is on the galaxy note as well. But it's probably much harder to see because of the screen size.
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If the sg2 HD was available I would get that instead of nexus. The hi rez screen alone was reason enough for me to pick up the nexus. I also like the fact that its a straight up Google phone, I like to get updates first.
I'm sure 3-4 months from now sg2 HD will be released in US and shortly after sg3 will be released overseas. I will be content with the nexus until a quad comes. I stuck with nexus s and then got a g2x, only to be replaced by the nexus.
My wife has sg2 but my nexus looks better.
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I like the screen and ics only... I do want to swap it out but doubt i will... s2 is thinner, external memory......
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I think the contour display is a plus. HD screen is a plus, ICS is a plus, instant shutter is a plus, no capacitive buttons is a plus, the fact that its a vanilla is a plus. I love nexus phones and they have their cons just like any phone, just find what YOU like and leave it at that. If you don't want it, don't get it and everyone is happy
There is enough hate in the world. Why can't we all get along here ...?
Nexus has better camera even though its 5 mp. The big negative is no external sd slot.
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Hey guys, so I got an amazing deal that i just can't pass up: int'l note plus $25 for my white tmo gs2. I just have some questions though.
Do you guys think that it is worth it. not the value (i kno its a great deal) btu i'm talking performance.
Will i get 4g or just edge?
Thanks for your help
You'll only get edge until T-Mobile refarms the 1900MHz band. There's a dev called bedwa who is working on unlocking the 1700MHz band. Yes, it has it but Samsung has it locked up. The phone has the same modem as the Galaxy Nexus which is pentaband.
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I personally think the phone is a bit too big but not a bad upgrade. I would do it for only $25 but no edge.
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I think he's getting 25 so he's coming up even more! I would sell it and get the gs2 again lol
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Yep I'm getting the $25. I'd like to hear more about the band unlcok thing. Anyone have more info on that? The main thing I am excited for though is that it has like 5 ics roms
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Wish I could. I would do it in a heart beat if I had that offer. I wish it was on T-Mobile.
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Yep I'm getting the $25. I'd like to hear more about the band unlcok thing. Anyone have more info on that? The main thing I am excited for though is that it has like 5 ics roms
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Here's the thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1512298
If this works out, I'll most likely ditch the Galaxy Nexus. There's plenty of people who'll call foul for wanting to move over to an "inferior" device but I'd love more screen real estate with increased battery life.
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I have both the t989 sgs2 and the international note on T-Mobile. You will most definitely get edge speeds. I suggest u switch to at&t or a prepaid carrier who uses at&t network such as straight talk or red pocket mobile
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So lucky! I would switch to the nexus if it were on T-Mobile.. were unlucky.
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So lucky! I would switch to the nexus if it were on T-Mobile.. were unlucky.
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Get an unlocked gsm nexus.
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If I dont like the note, then I will probably trade it in Craigslist for gnex plus cash. But the note has the exynos chip set at 1.4 ghz while the nexus is ti omap at 1.2 I have used the nexus and found it to be quite laggy and the screen did nit look that much bigger than the gs2 I currently have. Plus the note already has ics roms
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Just picked it up and I have to say that I miss the gs2. I got the phone rooted with a from with some bugs so I guess that I will have to put it on stock adlnd then give the phone another chance. Love the screen though
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Theres not much of a difference between our phone and the Note other than the screen. Hardware stuff of course but still running the same stuff.
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Theres not much of a difference between our phone and the Note other than the screen. Hardware stuff of course but still running the same stuff.
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And 100% likely to get ICS way before the T989.
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Way before of course
The only thing stopping me from getting the note is no 4G on tmobile. Once you're used to 4G, there's no used to going back to 56k aka edge
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Just picked it up and I have to say that I miss the gs2. I got the phone rooted with a from with some bugs so I guess that I will have to put it on stock adlnd then give the phone another chance. Love the screen though
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If you were near me I'd consider trading.
I would too, where is he from?
Some guy just figured out how to get 4g working on an att note. There's a thread in the ATT Note forums
Nice, good news
This is crazy I going back to my epic touch which I had no problems how does the flagship android phone screen be so bad
See ya later, my screen is beautiful!!!
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have you turn your brightness all the way down yet
tmacgarris6727 said:
This is crazy I going back to my epic touch which I had no problems how does the flagship android phone screen be so bad
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I don't have that problem on my Galaxy Nexus, but the Nexus S had that problem. Google "fixed" it beginning with Android 2.3.3 by changing the color temperature on the screen. Stupidest idea they ever had.
Ha ya mine is purple on the menu and when all the way up its purple on the top half
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tmacgarris6727 said:
This is crazy I going back to my epic touch which I had no problems how does the flagship android phone screen be so bad
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You sure you bought the correct one? did you check display settings?
No problems with mine. Maybe defective display?
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Yeah I have purple tint too on low brightness.
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There is a STICKY on this very thing!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1394358
Well sprint is sending me a new one so I will check that one out
Please refer to the sticky in the Q&A section for screen issues.
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Hi guys, I have the S3 i9300 right now and was looking at the Note 2. Can someone else who has made the jump comment on it? Do you regret it at all?
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Hi guys, I have the S3 i9300 right now and was looking at the Note 2. Can someone else who has made the jump comment on it? Do you regret it at all?
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Regrets? Hell no.
Theres so many amazing things about the note 2 but I dont feel like writing for years. But the S3 is also great so either way youre in good position.
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No regrets at all dude. S3 is good. But note 2 its awesone. Just do it.
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I already sold my GS3 :beer:
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Same here, traded in my s3, no second thoughts. What a beautiful slab of glass this is!
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I changed my S III for Note 2 also. The only feature that i am missing in S III now is the smaller more handy size against the punch of stylus & new features is not comparable to the S III. It is all about your needs!
I have both the s3 and Note2 in front of me right now, I will be keeping both for the forseeable future, not sure if I will use the s3 much now, but I like to have the option.
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hey everyone.
does the note 2 support multiple input languages?
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hey everyone.
does the note 2 support multiple input languages?
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Yes, it does. Once you select the languages that you want, you can switch between them by long pressing the space bar.
Why
Sorry for the thread jack.
To the guys who've upgraded.
What do you like more about the Note compared to the S3
I've currently got the OG Note and can get the Note 2 or S3 tomorrow, but I'm not sure if there is such a big difference compared to the S3 as there was with the OG note and the S2?
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Sorry for the thread jack.
To the guys who've upgraded.
What do you like more about the Note compared to the S3
I've currently got the OG Note and can get the Note 2 or S3 tomorrow, but I'm not sure if there is such a big difference compared to the S3 as there was with the OG note and the S2?
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If you dont care about screen size just go for Note2
I already sold my s3 and there is no mobile better than Note II. until the end of this year at least. Now I have phone + tablet.
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I already sold my s3 and there is no mobile better than Note II. until the end of this year at least.
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I'm sure Apple fanboy will say otherwise, but I'm not one. The question is why the US get it so late. This is what we get to have a kimchi company making a better phone. But yea the screen will be significantly better, a non-pentile AMOLED. I'm glad I waited instead of trying to get GS3 earlier.
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I'm sure Apple fanboy will say otherwise, but I'm not one. The question is why the US get it so late. This is what we get to have a kimchi company making a better phone. But yea the screen will be significantly better, a non-pentile AMOLED. I'm glad I waited instead of trying to get GS3 earlier.
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US gets it late due to FCC/carrier stuffing it with crap ware make sure it works...hate crapware:silly: need rooting
OP, if battery life is important to u, better switch your s3 to note2
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OP, if battery life is important to u, better switch your s3 to note2
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Seriously? I managed to pull off 4 days out of my S3 with light usage (45min screen on), are you telling me Note 2 has it even better?
No big post but
YES its worth it
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Seriously? I managed to pull off 4 days out of my S3 with light usage (45min screen on), are you telling me Note 2 has it even better?
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Yes.
The battery on Note II is huge! You can easily get 15 hours with very heavy use!
Been using both for the last week its not the same phone note II is a much more creative phone but it is to me a little too big!
The battery is a little bit better but not that much better maybe it will improve with custom rom and kernel
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If you can handle the size and forking out more cash then yes otherwise no.
The only major criticism I have against the note 2 is the screen sharpness, the text just doesnt look as crisp as it doescon the S3.
Everything else is better, faster and smoother on the note 2.
I have the sprint variant GNex and when comparing the screen to my friend's Verizon one I noticed that his is significantly brighter at the highest setting. Is their a build difference between the two? Or is there something wrong with mine?
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R2DeeTard said:
I have the sprint variant GNex and when comparing the screen to my friend's Verizon one I noticed that his is significantly brighter at the highest setting. Is their a build difference between the two? Or is there something wrong with mine?
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yours is fine your screen is just different all of ours are if you calibrate it you can make it almost the same