Hello everyone its been awhile since I have been on XDA (college,Full Time work etc etc) but just wanted to share my excitement that Monday I will be buying my new Note 2 and just wanted some feedback on how you guys have been enjoying the phone, or not depending on the case. It will be a big jump for me in terms of size(Currently use my Evo 3D) but I have big hands so it might not be a concern hopefully. It was the Galaxy S4 or this one and the specs are nice but the battery life from what I have heard on the Note 2 is a deal breaker for me. Also I hope to bring some roms/themes to this phone like I have done in the past(back in the OG days of Sammy's Epic 4G hah
Welcome aboard and I can almost guarantee you will love this phone ...
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Welcome to the dark side....
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Ha! You're just like me! I too came from the evo 3d to the gn2 back in October and I've never once regretted my pricey decision! You will love it!
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Same here. Came from Evo 3d in December. I actually put down my 3d and used a nexus s 4g due to getting so many bad refurbs. Glad to make the jump though.
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Coming from the EVO 4g lte, and could not be more pleased. Always a few things that could be improved on, but haven't had this much fun with a phone in a while.
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Best android phone to come out in a long while! Your gonna love it guaranteed, welcome to the family
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Best android phone to come out in a long while! Your gonna love it guaranteed, welcome to the family
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Thank you very much. Of course im going to root it and what not but from what i've heard many people choose to leave it stock simply because of the many features the stock os uses, mainly the s pen features. And that brings me to my first question: Do the S Pen features work in other roms as well as they do stock?, or are things changed?
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Thank you very much. Of course im going to root it and what not but from what i've heard many people choose to leave it stock simply because of the many features the stock os uses, mainly the s pen features. And that brings me to my first question: Do the S Pen features work in other roms as well as they do stock?, or are things changed?
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All tw roms have the same if not better spen functions as stock unrooted/rooted rom. The aosp roms dont use the spen features that tw roms do, but its still usable with apps from playstore.. ie papyrus etc
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With or without rooting, Note Buddy (formerly s-pen helper) is a great tool for the s-pen and may solve some issues if go asop
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just bought 2 note 2's for 19.99 on amazon and me and the wife are loving them! Wish I could unlike the "sim" to work on GSM networks for a good laugh
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T Mobile community seems dead. I don't know if it's just me but where are all the developers? The Note II is coming out soon. I have a feeling everyone is going to jump on that.
So forum... Should i stick with the S3 or hold out and wait for the Note II.
Note II has a quadcore vs the S3 having a dual core..
will i notice a difference between the two performance wise?
dont bash.
apple fanboys gtfo.
I thought the note two was using the same S4 processor as our phones.
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I thought the note two was using the same S4 processor as our phones.
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no samsung announced that it comes with the faster exynos 1.6ghz quadcore...
I would not get a phone with an Exynos processor after what codeworkx said about it, but that's just me.
Also, not sure how many ROMs you are looking for. There's a bunch of TouchWiz, there's CM10, AOKP, MIUI (still WIP), and some other AOSP-derived ROMs.
Thats what they said when att got note I. Go check the note I development and you will see how vivid it is +devs are waiting the release of stable jellybean. And idk what you mean by dead, we got every possible rom that exists around xda community. If you are a flash addict then that is your problem. But the best kernel dev has a galaxy s3(faux) + we got cyanogen also. As it regard touchwiz there is not much to dev about it cuz sammy did really well. Some theming and stuff will be good so yeah congrats for your topic, you sound like a total noob
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I'm not a noob I'm just saying as if the note 2 came out would the s3 development slow down for t mobile...
Reason why I'm asking is cause the note 2 processor is much better... also better video card..
Wouldn't all the android enthusiasts go after the note 2? Especially the devs.?
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Cerv3r said:
I'm not a noob I'm just saying as if the note 2 came out would the s3 development slow down for t mobile...
Reason why I'm asking is cause the note 2 processor is much better... also better video card..
Wouldn't all the android enthusiasts go after the note 2? Especially the devs.?
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Reread your post. You said that the s3 dev community is dead. And keep in mind that note 2 grabs only the attention of maybe 20% of the buyers cuz most of them do not like something that is that huge. Plus do some research. Its processor is old technology uses a9. When a15 comes out then yes you can call it an upgrade.
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We have plenty of development but you can use ATT's roms/kernels on this too you know..
Wait so every rom for att works for this? How come devs don't post them in t mobile forum?
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Wait so every rom for att works for this? How come devs don't post them in t mobile forum?
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Liability probably. Every rom i tried from att worked perfectly and someone said the Sprint roms work too.....
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No way I would get a Note. Way to big and I have big hands. Just no reason for it.
When buying my S3, rep had what I thought was a tablet streaming music off it. He said it was the Note 1 and sat it down next to the S3 and I was like I am amazed at how many people use this as a phone. He told me he never uses it as a phone, rather an entertainment device. Had an Apple as his regular phone, lol!
Biggest I would go is....maybe 5", but honestly feel 4.8" is the sweet spot for guys with decent sized hands. Girls 4.3" should suffice.
I honestly believe the phablets will be a thing of the past in less than a couple years, maybe even sooner.
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Not note 2 for me. Phone looks great but I think is too much for me, I thought this phone was too big at first. The only thing it help was that I had a galaxy nexus and evo lte, I don't think 5 inches will be comfortable to use but who knows, I never thought I was going to get bigger then 4.3 (back on 2010 with original evo) and here we are now ha ha
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4.8 is def a sweet spot, but at times it can be a chore reaching your thumb towards the top of the screen while using it one handed. Most people use bluetooth ear devices anyway so phonewise its not a huge concern with size
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no samsung announced that it comes with the faster exynos 1.6ghz quadcore...
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Did they specifically say the US variants will have the exynos?
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Did they specifically say the US variants will have the exynos?
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It will, but that doesn't mean it is a better processor.
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I'd prefer the Galaxy S3. I was drooling over the Note 2 at first, but I did some more research and the Galaxy S3 is a better size, price, and overall phone for me.
It is super hard to get aosp ROMs going on exynos based devices...Samsung doesn't like to release there source and drivers for there soc and when they do it is to late and outdated. Omap and Qualcomm are great at releasing s#it
I have a feeling there will be a lot of tw based ROMs for the N2. Maybe one or two hacked up aosp ROMs
I guess I'm sticking with what i have
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It will, but that doesn't mean it is a better processor.
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now you have a thousand
(Sorry it bothered me xD)
And on topic, i surely hope this phone doesnt die off so quickly. I got it for the development, as the S2 was highly lacking.
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Thats what they said when att got note I. Go check the note I development and you will see how vivid it is +devs are waiting the release of stable jellybean. And idk what you mean by dead, we got every possible rom that exists around xda community. If you are a flash addict then that is your problem. But the best kernel dev has a galaxy s3(faux) + we got cyanogen also. As it regard touchwiz there is not much to dev about it cuz sammy did really well. Some theming and stuff will be good so yeah congrats for your topic, you sound like a total noob
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Who? Who sounds like a noob?
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Did I make a good move?? I ordered mine at Walmart for $299 but get $100 gift card in the mail!! I can't wait. Let me know the first thing I should do.
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Root and nandroid. Then do as you wish.
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Did I make a good move?? I ordered mine at Walmart for $299 but get $100 gift card in the mail!! I can't wait. Let me know the first thing I should do.
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this phone is seriously ridiculously amazing. far exceeded my expectations (i've only had it for 2 days and im in love) by far the best phone i've ever had. it's buttery smooth which to me was my only issue with past android phones. no lag whatsoever and the display is beautiful.
It was a tough decision to move from pure Google to the note 2. But reading reviews and having multi windows open sealed the deal. Anybody else leave galaxy nexus for this phone?
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Never mind I read that question wrong lol
Usually people don't leave stock Android if they like that. But if you enjoy that layout of the stock Android home and app drawer, then you can download the Nova Launcher (you can even get the stock icons instead of the ugly TouchWiz icons). I came from a CM ROM back to stock and needed that look. However, there is sooo many more features in touchwiz that are nice.
But especially with the development section, you should have no problem getting an AOSP ROM if that's what you prefer in the future.
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I use to be the guy walking around with my cool blackberry and use their unified social settings.
Now, I have one line that can be used for upgrading. (plus loyalty discount on all the new phones + 2 year contract)
My dad wants the note 2. And I have the note 2.
Should I use my upgrade towards the new blackberry or get the nexus 4? Or keep the note 2. And why?
I Just wanna hear from different people's perspectives on this situation.
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if you are getting bored of note 2 then try something else new and tell your dad to use your note 2
Well at the end of the day its your decision to make...but with that said...I would say check the Z10 out thoroughly because its new territory and app support and etc... The lg nexus 4 is a beautiful device but you'd be giving up memory card support... Yea I would do a check list as far what you need it for and what features you can and cannot live without ...
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BB? They are 4% of the smartphone market. Remember betamax?
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Keep your note 2 bro its a great phone theres always something to do on it and if ud want something else id say nexus 4
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http://bgr.com/2013/02/14/blackberry-z10-sales-services-business-327330/
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Dont buy z10.....my company gave it and battery only lasts 2-3 hours with normal use.....and My note lasts 10-12 hours with heavy use.
I use to be the BlackBerry king.... But at the end of the day a BlackBerry is just that a BlackBerry and the Note is the phone of the gods! Super fast, killer battery and much more.
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I love the note. I just wanna try the new platform. I never had anything biased opinions on which platform is better. In fact I like ios. Just isn't intuitive as android in terms of customization.
So the battery sucks on the z10?
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I love the note. I just wanna try the new platform. I never had anything biased opinions on which platform is better. In fact I like ios. Just isn't intuitive as android in terms of customization.
So the battery sucks on the z10?
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If you go from note 2 to a z10, you will be really upset about the battery life.
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The one thing about the qnx os, mm is its smooth, the n4 is the only phone ive used that compares. The web browser on my Playbook was awesome.
The app world is horrific, you will have a hard time adjusting. I would wait for the next gen of BlackBerry to pick up a device.
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BB? They are 4% of the smartphone market. Remember betamax?
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Lol, i do, but if he's talking about getting his dad the note 2 he's probably not old enough to remember that
I lost interest in the Z10 after watching this review. It reminded why I didn't like my Blackberry Playbook.
These are excellent points. I am a power user, hence being a road warrior. But I wanna try nexus 4 now... Do it or don't? And why?
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No wifi calling on N4. That may/may not be important to you but it is a deal breaker for me.
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These are excellent points. I am a power user, hence being a road warrior. But I wanna try nexus 4 now... Do it or don't? And why?
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Do it I put my note 2 away for a while and am enjoying this nexus. First two days where tuff but the nexus is sweet,I would not trade my note over it.
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TheZ10 looks good. Id rather have the sgn2 though.
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Do you really need to think about this? Lol
I'll sum it up.
Android (and particularly Samsung) has taken over the mobile handset industry for a reason.... because everything else is boring as ***k and not original.
A what Berry?
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Do you really need to think about this? Lol
I'll sum it up.
Android (and particularly Samsung) has taken over the mobile handset industry for a reason.... because everything else is boring as ***k and not original.
A what Berry?
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To be honest, on my playbook, the os is superb, using bezel gestures as opposed to buttons is awesome. Android didn't catch up until jelly bean ( 4.2 project butter surpasses it) If BlackBerry can get the app support, and a phone with a decent screen, I would think about it, but for sure not the first generation of bb10. I would have to wait to see if the app world catches up. And for them to debug it. Love my note 2 and nexus 4 too much.
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To be honest, on my playbook, the os is superb, using bezel gestures as opposed to buttons is awesome. Android didn't catch up until jelly bean ( 4.2 project butter surpasses it) If BlackBerry can get the app support, and a phone with a decent screen, I would think about it, but for sure not the first generation of bb10. I would have to wait to see if the app world catches up. And for them to debug it. Love my note 2 and nexus 4 too much.
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BB is 3% of the smartphone market. The writing is on the wall. App support will never happen. No one wants to develop for the 3%
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What do you guys think?
Im pretty excited to say the least.
Probably gonna wait for the Note 3 though
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I will definitely be waiting for the note 3.
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Seems like some good especially the camera additions mixed with some gimmick like the hand scroll feature. Hope to see some of these make it in to the note 2
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I am not impressed just yet. I will have to see it in person first. As I have stated before, I am waiting for the Note 3. One good thing about the GS4, is that we note users will get all of the innovations of the GS4 plus more!!!
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I'm getting unlock version
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It's funny I don't think I could ever go back to a smaller screen. I'm definitely waiting for the Galaxy note 3. I really like the s pen.
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I would like a note 2 really bad but I may just wait for the note 3. That big screen is the thing that makes me want to sell my S3 right now.
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I would like a note 2 really bad but I may just wait for the note 3. That big screen is the thing that makes me want to sell my S3 right now.
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I would just get the Note2 now. There is Always something worth waiting for, but the Note2 is awesome Right Now.
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I would just get the Note2 now. There is Always something worth waiting for, but the Note2 is awesome Right Now.
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This ^^ No regrets! You'll be blown away by the difference and that's no joke!
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S4 isn't all that great... I would get it if it came with 1tb storage, GTX680, intel i7, 16gb RAM
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So....the real question. Who's selling their note 2 for the s4....why....and how are you going to go about doing it??
Is it worth it??
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So....the real question. Who's selling their note 2 for the s4....why....and how are you going to go about doing it??
Is it worth it??
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I dont think its worth giving up the Note 2 for but if you have a update and are going to get it thats the way to go
Thats what I did im keeping my Note 2 and upgrading to the S4. Keeping the Note for backup device and for work purposes
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I got a upgrade a few days back. Choose the Note2 over the S4. Had a S3, Best buy gave me $268 for it. I could have left the store with the S4 for total $4.78 after my trade in , tax and best buy reward points. But I wanted the larger Note2 indtead and dont regret it.
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Me personally wont trade my note 2 for the s4, my buddie has the s4 and man its to small for me its a cool device but also were going to get 4.2.2 in the middle of may or jun so im keeping mines.
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mr pnut said:
Me personally wont trade my note 2 for the s4, my buddie has the s4 and man its to small for me its a cool device but also were going to get 4.2.2 in the middle of may or jun so im keeping mines.
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I think it will be a little longer than May-June that we have to wait for 4.2 2 I would say july-August. If I had to guess that is what I would guess.
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You could be right but also Google I/O is this month may 15 so we could get it after that.
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Some people say that there's more power in the s4 so that's why they're heading to the s4. Others are going for the smaller size cause they can't handle the note. And others have bought into the special features
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Some people say that there's more power in the s4 so that's why they're heading to the s4. Others are going for the smaller size cause they can't handle the note. And others have bought into the special features
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I know a guy who has one. The bench scores stock was over 12, 000
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I will be waiting for the Note 3.
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Sorry but there's no other phone out there that I would give up my Note for, I'm too spoiled by the screen size & 7 hours screen on time & I can never look at a smaller sized phone the same ever again.
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Sorry but there's no other phone out there that I would give up my Note for, I'm too spoiled by the screen size & 7 hours screen on time & I can never look at a smaller sized phone the same ever again.
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I agree this phone is all I need for a few yrs.
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My Choice
My Epic 4G died a few days ago and I had an upgrade. I chose the Note 2 over the S4. Battery life, bigger screen (to make up for the loss of my keyboard) and SPen plus other things that I cant put into words sold me. I used both side by side and just loved the Note2. When we get 4.2.2 I think that will make the note 2 even more awesome...IMHO. Now I have TWRP on it and trying out ROMs...Loving the Note 2. :good:
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My Epic 4G died a few days ago and I had an upgrade. I chose the Note 2 over the S4. Battery life, bigger screen (to make up for the loss of my keyboard) and SPen plus other things that I cant put into words sold me. I used both side by side and just loved the Note2. When we get 4.2.2 I think that will make the note 2 even more awesome...IMHO. Now I have TWRP on it and trying out ROMs...Loving the Note 2. :good:
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Try synergy. Best rom imohop. I have flashed at least a 100 on my S3. Since I bought the note 2 this is the only rom for this phone. It is stock on speed, but I themed it with a seperate program and have it just the way I like it.
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Try synergy. Best rom imohop. I have flashed at least a 100 on my S3. Since I bought the note 2 this is the only rom for this phone. It is stock on speed, but I themed it with a seperate program and have it just the way I like it.
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+1 on Synergy & also Perseus kernel
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The s4 is a beast of a phone but im waiting on note 3. Still love my note 2 though. Can't see myself going to a smaller screen size.
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The s4 is a beast of a phone but im waiting on note 3. Still love my note 2 though. Can't see myself going to a smaller screen size.
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Can't ever go back to smaller screen. I got a upgrade on my account waiting for note 3 ;p
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S4 is beast man who ever said it looks like the s3 in every way can suck it. It dont. It has so many wicked features that we wont get. The screen is so much crisp you can right away tell. 13meg Camera comes in handy in low light litteraly
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S4 is beast man who ever said it looks like the s3 in every way can suck it. It dont. It has so many wicked features that we wont get. The screen is so much crisp you can right away tell. 13meg Camera comes in handy in low light litteraly
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I don't think the megapixels have much to do with low light as the quality of the sensor itself and f.stop and aperture. I'd much rather a lower MP with better sensor and F.stop than all the megapixels in the world.
But i get your point nonetheless.
Just got my S4 today coming from the Note2 and I have to say I don't miss the Note2 one bit this device is world class
It is amazing. One word wow
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budde2 said:
Just got my S4 today coming from the Note2 and I have to say I don't miss the Note2 one bit this device is world class
It is amazing. One word wow
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What was your problem with the note2? I had a chance to pick up the S4 cheaper than the note2 but choose it because of size which fits me perfectly.
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