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Trade GS3 for Note II

Do you think it will be worth it to upgrade from my GS3 to the NOTE II?

I have read in the other gnote 2 forum there is a lot of other gs3 users who made the switch and are far happier with the note 2. U might want to take a look over there and see what they say
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I returned my GS3 in order to get this phone. With all the quad cores coming out I felt that staying with a dual core would be a bad choice for my first android device. In reality it is all a matter of preference, I plan to use the s-pen in my college classes.

im doing it!
someone will buy my GS3 for $400 or so on craigslist. So i'm buying the $650 no commitment price and i have $100 gift card at best buy. so itll be $150 to me.. no biggie

I had a att s3 and sold it to buy a tmobile note 2 .got it unlocked and started using it on att the note 2 is so bad ass. I loved it.i recommended .
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bgaccord said:
I had a att s3 and sold it to buy a tmobile note 2 .got it unlocked and started using it on att the note 2 is so bad ass. I loved it.i recommended .
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is there any disadvantage to not having the att model or are they alike in every way? I preordered my phone off contract from att. i suppose if the tmobile version is the same i could skip the wait..

Any of you guys having regrets now that the nexus 4 was announced. I'm still in love with the not but the debate is still stuck in my head lol.

Alaris said:
Any of you guys having regrets now that the nexus 4 was announced. I'm still in love with the not but the debate is still stuck in my head lol.
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I've got the same debate going on in my head and it's compounded by my sons (both CompE grads) urging me to get the Nexus 4. I've been enamored with the Note, since the original came out. I'll get the N2 on the 9th and use it for 3-4 days. I'll know at that time, whether it's the right one for me. If not, I'll return it and get the Nexus.

didnt they leave LTE off the nexus 4? That's a dealbreaker for me

theraker007 said:
is there any disadvantage to not having the att model or are they alike in every way? I preordered my phone off contract from att. i suppose if the tmobile version is the same i could skip the wait..
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LTE
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theraker007 said:
didnt they leave LTE off the nexus 4? That's a dealbreaker for me
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Yes. That drove me back to Note 2. Fortunately I kept my pre-order.
I like the N4 and stock Android, but I don't want to live another 2 years with HSPA+.

bgaccord said:
I had a att s3 and sold it to buy a tmobile note 2 .got it unlocked and started using it on att the note 2 is so bad ass. I loved it.i recommended .
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Where did you get the unlock code?

I sell phones. I play with both and own a note 2. It's a personal thing, but if you are a power user, which I think you are because you are on XDA then you will LOVE the Note II. Once you use it you can't go back.
* The screen is so much better and brighter than SG3.
* jellybean and 1.6GHz Quad Core processor makes everything buttery smooth
* watching youtube videos are stunning in HD
* extra large screen is great for gaming! especally on emulators.
* Using it as a E-Reader for my Kindle App Books work superbly well as the screen is the size of a small paperback book page

LOL_EVO said:
Do you think it will be worth it to upgrade from my GS3 to the NOTE II?
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I just upgraded from an Int SG3 to the Note 2, it should arrive tomorrow.
Alaris said:
Any of you guys having regrets now that the nexus 4 was announced. I'm still in love with the not but the debate is still stuck in my head lol.
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LG brand, no external storage, smaller screen with no LTE. NO WAY DO I REGRET my decision.

theraker007 said:
didnt they leave LTE off the nexus 4? That's a dealbreaker for me
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And no removeable battery or micro sd card slot. Now thats just crazy google. This note 2 should be a monster. It includes all of the above and then some. The at&t version does have rgb led notifications right? I havent seen any videos showing it. And I definitely want to use light flow.

Yeah it's the same as the international

SysAdmNj said:
And no removeable battery or micro sd card slot. Now thats just crazy google. This note 2 should be a monster. It includes all of the above and then some. The at&t version does have rgb led notifications right? I havent seen any videos showing it. And I definitely want to use light flow.
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yes it does. lightflow was a bit strange for the s3..i hope its ok for note 2/nexus 4 which i'm getting both.

Buy Note 2? Or wait for Note 3?

Can't decide
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I hear the Note 4 will be awesome. Why not wait for it? There will always be a better phone on the horizon.
You could just buy the Note2 now, sell it as soon as the Note3 comes out and you will have most of the Note3 paid for.

Lol at the sarcasm. Umm I recently got it and love every bit of it, and don't see any chance of regretting in the futures. I tend to regret if there are issues or anything I am unhappy with, but NONE so far
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You never going to get anywhere playing the "waiting game" with Android.. most def with HTC.. HTC One X, V,S den One X+ and now a Droid DNA, HTC J Butterfly.. and a rumored HTC Deluxe aka GSM DNA
Its always going to be a better phone than the current version..
Lets say you wait another year... and the Note 3 doesn't have what you expected..

rohail6 said:
Can't decide
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Get the Note 2. When you get bored, then get the Note 3. :victory:

if they do a note III. There might be something completely different in 12 months!

my personal opinion would be get note 2 now.
because its still new, holds value pretty well, but once we are in 2013, i would consider S4.
to be honest I change phone roughly every 2 years, and I just get the one that I will be happy with, that's future proof ish (eg. LTE) for 2 years.

Note 6 is the best! Full 1080p 3D screen, and the screen is FOLDABLE!
I'd wait!

DanDroidian said:
Note 6 is the best! Full 1080p 3D screen, and the screen is FOLDABLE!
I'd wait!
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Heard that too, I´m in as well!! And the best about it: IT WILL HAVE TWO s-PENS!!!!!!!!!111111

Get the note 2, then you'll have something to play with while you wait for the note 3.

Wait for note 12.
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Note 15 will be better for you hehehehe
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The note 1080gti will be the one to look out for I hear
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rohail6 said:
Can't decide
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Impressive trolling.
Do your research, make your mind up and stop expecting to be spoonfed. You give no info as to what your needs are, hence any advice from others is almost as pointless as your question.
This is a dev forum, not halp-me-no-know-wot-I-want-me-5-years-old.com.
FFS.

Yes order the note 3 here,
http://www.etotalk.com/samsung-gala...-dlna-63-inch-1920-x-1080-3g-wcdma_p3478.html
Good luck & hope they make a good job of making it

i heard about the note 20 , it will include features such as teleportation, transoformation with a hit of a button, 100000mah battery 10 inch screen multiple quad cores in one and many other impressive features

Quad cores? Man who is your source? It has kilo-cores : 1024 cores
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The Note2 is the best phone available today. I have used mine extensively for work and play, lots of travel and there is nothing that compares. My wife has an iPhne and my old GS2, and they both look like dinosaurs.

heinrich said:
The Note2 is the best phone available today. I have used mine extensively for work and play, lots of travel and there is nothing that compares. My wife has an iPhne and my old GS2, and they both look like dinosaurs.
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Your wife looks like a Dinosaur ?

Pat. said:
Your wife looks like a Dinosaur ?
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And she's been rooted!

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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Switch to galaxy s4

Anyone thinking about getting the s4 to replace the note 2? I dont think it will be and upgrade from my note 2...what do u think?
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I think ifbit has the octa5 it wouod be an upgrade but I still woukd not leave my Note2 for it. I am waiting for the Note3 I feel the Note line is better with more features than the S series
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No. If the leak holds true then the GS4 has got to be the laziest design upgrade, ever.
Rather keep my horses tight for the Note 3

Still haven't seen a phone announcement that makes me feel compelled to part with money for a new phone. 8 cores are cool but there are still nothing software wise that makes all those cores worth it.
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It will all depend on the specs. If it gets wireless charging, way better processor, 2gb ram, 32gb internal memory, same or better battery that's removable and better features plus the ones I currently have then yes I may sell my note 2 for the gs4. But it really has to impress for me to go through the trouble of selling my note 2 and buying the s4 at full retail.
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S4 looks pretty good reading the spec's but ill wait for the note 3.
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If the specs r correct ill get it till the n3
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Might pass but have a feeling I might get SG4 and Note 3.
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Waiting for the note 3 regardless. However, if I didn't know about the note 2, and stuck with the galaxy s line, I wouldn't go for the s4 based on the leaked photos that I hope aren't real, spec wise with a different look, I'd be all over it.
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Holding of on the note 3..
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Nope. Note for life. Will never go back to a GSx phone. All the rumored tech will make it to the Note lineup eventually anyway. I love my N2 too much to blow an upgrade on an inbetween phone.

Note 3 for sure
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I definitely want the note 3 over the s4 but if it's 5.9 I won't get it. I love the 5.5 size of it now and u can't use it if it gets any bigger.
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yankees45us said:
I definitely want the note 3 over the s4 but if it's 5.9 I won't get it. I love the 5.5 size of it now and u can't use it if it gets any bigger.
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It remains to be seen if the footprint of the phone gets bigger with that extra .4 inches of screen; it may be the same size! That'd be cool. But regardless, the S4 looks boring and it'll be more than 2 years until 4 cores of processing will not get you where you need to be. 8 core phones are something that I completely do not care about, I'd rather they put that effort into better design materials.

Note 3!!! Anything less is uncivilized!!!
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PsycloneTW said:
Nope. Note for life. Will never go back to a GSx phone. All the rumored tech will make it to the Note lineup eventually anyway. I love my N2 too much to blow an upgrade on an inbetween phone.
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This ^^^^^^^^^. Once I go note, it'll be hard for me to go back to anything smaller.

james robinson said:
Note 3!!! Anything less is uncivilized!!!
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True. No bettter way to put it lol:thumbup:
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PsycloneTW said:
Nope. Note for life. Will never go back to a GSx phone. All the rumored tech will make it to the Note lineup eventually anyway. I love my N2 too much to blow an upgrade on an inbetween phone.
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Yep. Pretty much this.

naw, I ll stick with my gn2, whatever they do with the s4 they will do do even better with the note 3

formuk said:
No. If the leak holds true then the GS4 has got to be the laziest design upgrade, ever.
Rather keep my horses tight for the Note 3
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Agreed. Although, the iphone 4G to 4GS (or 3G to 3GS) set the precedent for lame/lazy design upgrades. I think Samsung is just following suit.
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I'd rather they put that effort into better design materials.
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You and me both, amigo

Time to change N7100 to ...

Worth or not if i switch to S4?

Well if you have lotsa money go for it... my note 2 will stay with me for another 2 years
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Time to change the N7100 to ...... none.
Even if you've more than enough money and you can make your own choice, be practical guys :|

No. Get the note 3.
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Was impatiently waiting for the S4 but then I bought a Note2, Funny how life is.

hahaha thank guys for response,wait for KLP release first ..

So, your options are keep the Note 2 or sell it for a phone with a half inch smaller screen and no S Pen? No brainer really .
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what you mean No brainer really??

matt.adid78 said:
Worth or not if i switch to S4?
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Honestly, wait for the Note 3. Most of the S4 features would probably come to Note 2 . Fingers crossed

Thank for good response
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I use S4 along with Note2, as I work at Samsung's R&D. It's really worth to wait and switch

... nothing !

Lol dont get mad bro,i just ask huhu
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See no reason to switch to S4 myself. Except for the full HD screen, but at the risk of losing a .5'', SPen and awesome 3100mAH battery. There are more features, but most s/w features will come to N2 eventually, so I don't think it's compelling enough to make a switch. If I wanted FHD display that bad, I might have switched to HTC One or something.
Love my Note 2 and sticking with it at least until N3 comes out.

note 3 or sony togari ... s4? nahhh

Kremata said:
Was impatiently waiting for the S4 but then I bought a Note2, Funny how life is.
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Exactly what I did. I replaced my S3 and became a happy owner of a Note 2. You cant compare them. The Note 2 is way better.
The only thing I would buy next is a Note 3.

If you don't care for the S-pen, you can consider the new LG Optimus G Pro looks like a beast.
I'm waiting for the Note 3 and then I'll decide which one I'm getting next.

not bad ..

krishelnino said:
Honestly, wait for the Note 3. Most of the S4 features would probably come to Note 2 . Fingers crossed
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As above. Samsung already said we would get most of them. Other than that the note 3 in October will be both bigger and better than the s4. Personally I'm done, I've been through so many phones over the last three years and I'm tried of constantly updating. The Note 2 is the first one that I can say I'm truly satisfied with. I'll only be updating every two years from here on in which means note 4 for me.
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I like the looks if the new HTC but as it's far from offering the Note 2 features, I stick with my Note
Send from my GNote 2 what else...