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Just curious if anyone has / is / or thinking about switching from the Galaxy Note to the Galaxy S III?
I'm debating on selling my rooted Note with ICS on eBay to get the S III. I can't remember the last time I used the s-pen on the Note. And I really like the zero lag time on the camera shutter on the S III. However I'm curious about the picture quality of the S III.
Thoughts? Opinions?
Thanks!
I had the AT&T Note for about two weeks before returning it and waiting for the S3 AT&T variant. I've had my S3 since last Thursday and absolutely LOOVE it, so happy I waited for it! The main issues for the Note for me were the size and the battery life. I felt it was just a tad too big for practical one-handed use (which I mainly do) & the battery was decent but not great for my use. Don't get me wrong I loved the size of the screen but felt that if the battery couldn't stand up to my use, than it kinda cancelled each other out. Also loved it for gaming and movies but again I have all the game systems and a 60" tv so it wasn't a necessity.
I feel the S3 is the perfect screen size, beautiful display, super fast, great battery life thus far, fluid and elegant. Has all the newest bells n whistles, feels great in the hand, super slim. I have no problems using it with one-hand. Very good price point of $150 with the contract extension (which I was going to do anyway).
Overall I'm super happy with the S3 and don't regret my decision to return the Note at all.
Had my International Note since November. Loved everything about the phone. Coming from a long line of PDA's use, it was the phone I had been waiting for. But, since I have a very busy and physically demanding job, the size of the phone just got in the way of being able to comfortably carry the phone on a daily basis.
The S III is just the right size with the right tools for me to get the job done.
Same here. Had the note from launch. Battery life wasn't as good as I would've liked. The size was also a little tad too large. The s3 is blazing fast in comparison.
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Exactly what's been said above me. I had the note and ebayed it to get the S3, don't regret it one bit. I miss the pen a bit but I have a stylus coming from amazon now and the battery life is much better on the s3
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Exactly what's been said above me. I had the note and ebayed it to get the S3, don't regret it one bit. I miss the pen a bit but I have a stylus coming from amazon now and the battery life is much better on the s3
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Did you get what you wanted for your Note on eBay?
Where did you buy the S III? Looking for the cheapest price since I'm buying it off contract.
Oh I guess the only downside is not having the spen for draw something. Lol. It feels completely awkward drawing with my finger.
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I'll echo everything above. I love big phones. I moved from a Dell Streak to the Note when it launched. I love the Note except the battery life, poor low light camera performance and the width made it awkward to use 1-handed. The S3 appears to have solved all those issues. I only miss the S-pen while playing Draw Something and using Autodesk Sketchbook.
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What about the picture quality? How does the two compare? Anyone still have both? I thought I read somewhere that the picture quality on the S III wasn't as good because of the zero lag shutter.
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I don't know. I carry both with me for my work. Switch from one to another when I run out of juice, which rarely happens, but just as a back up. I still like the Note better because of the screen size. The screen on the Note is beautiful, imo.
Anyone compared the picture quality between the Note and the S III?
Yes. I think the s3 still camera is better, especially in low light. Video seems about the same.
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Hey everyone! I'd like to know if anyone else has moved and their opinions, if you don't mind.
I'd like to buy this phone in the coming weeks.
How's battery life? The camera? Any other aspects?
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Exactly what's been said above me. I had the note and ebayed it to get the S3, don't regret it one bit. I miss the pen a bit but I have a stylus coming from amazon now and the battery life is much better on the s3
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Same story for me.
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I went from the Note to the S3 about a week and a half ago. I definitely made the right decision BUT I do miss my Note.
Everyday use, I like the S3 better. The S3 is also MUCH smoother than my Note was. Animations between screens is so much different/better (might be less of a difference now that Note has ICS?). It just feels a bit more like a phone and I can handle it better one handed. I actually feel like I can type easier with the S3 too. I thought the larger screen of the Note would be ideal but it actually made too much space between the letters and it took me longer to type.
The screen on the S3 is better. Just the smaller size with the same tech makes it a tad crisper. And it's less saturated with warmer whites (a good thing IMO - my Note had very green-ish whites). Videos run smoother (YouTube HD clips on my Note were always a tad stuttery) and there is no "black crush" that I did unfortunately notice a bit on my Note.
However, I miss the size of the screen on the Note. It truly felt like a completely portable tablet. While at moments it felt a tad obnoxious to bust out of my pocket in a crowd (lots of unwanted attention) when I was sharing info, maps, photos or a video with others (which I seem to do a lot) the screen could not be beat. Games were great too - I just don't play games on my phone much. I used the S Pen a bit and loved it, but never really remembered to use it.
The camera seems like a total push to me. The seem completely equal (and I actually think I was able to take better pics from my Note for some reason).
The Note 2 will be KILLER no doubt, but I think that maybe a 4.8" phone is perfect for me.
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I went from the Note to the S3 about a week and a half ago. I definitely made the right decision BUT I do miss my Note.
Everyday use, I like the S3 better. The S3 is also MUCH smoother than my Note was. Animations between screens is so much different/better (might be less of a difference now that Note has ICS?). It just feels a bit more like a phone and I can handle it better one handed. I actually feel like I can type easier with the S3 too. I thought the larger screen of the Note would be ideal but it actually made too much space between the letters and it took me longer to type.
The screen on the S3 is better. Just the smaller size with the same tech makes it a tad crisper. And it's less saturated with warmer whites (a good thing IMO - my Note had very green-ish whites). Videos run smoother (YouTube HD clips on my Note were always a tad stuttery) and there is no "black crush" that I did unfortunately notice a bit on my Note.
However, I miss the size of the screen on the Note. It truly felt like a completely portable tablet. While at moments it felt a tad obnoxious to bust out of my pocket in a crowd (lots of unwanted attention) when I was sharing info, maps, photos or a video with others (which I seem to do a lot) the screen could not be beat. Games were great too - I just don't play games on my phone much. I used the S Pen a bit and loved it, but never really remembered to use it.
The camera seems like a total push to me. The seem completely equal (and I actually think I was able to take better pics from my Note for some reason).
The Note 2 will be KILLER no doubt, but I think that maybe a 4.8" phone is perfect for me.
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hello! It's been a while. I was wondering how you still feel about the change? I'm thinking about getting a galaxy s3. I'm currently on the note and I love it. But I have the same feelings about it as you. Typing is more difficult because of the distances my fingers have to travel and the looks people give me and my students. Hahaha oh my students! Every time I take my phone out they bust out the jokes! Lol. I also like the size of the s3.
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I got a random text message saying I could upgrade so I took advantage of it and got the Samsung galaxy s3 which is a lot better than the Palm pre I used to have lol it was a nightmare.
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I went from a note to a gs3 as well ...glad I did ...I will check out the note2 is the make the screen slimmer and longer..can't do the width of the note..
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Honestly, i still like my Gnote over my Tmobile S3. Only reason i picked up the S3 is because i was getting really tired of the slow speeds i was getting with my i717 note. Although i did flash a Tmobile radio to gain 4G, 6mbps is nothing compared to 16-20mbps im now getting.
I miss my note, but the s3 didn't disappoint... keeping a close eye on the note 2 details though
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Would like to know a users opinion? Beside the screen size, but just compared speed and software?
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The phone feels very similar to the sg3 due to software.
I have the sgs3 tmobile and they are really similar from a usage standpoint, meaning I felt right at home.
The speed is much much better, the spen is a nice addition and the camera takes better pictures in my opinion.
These are somewhat subjective comments but the real kicker for me is the battery life. Identical use, I dropped the note 2 to 50 pecernt where my sgs3 would have been looking for an outlet.
Seriously if you don't mind the size, the note 2 is an amazing upgrade.
Thank you for the response, wanted to get an actual users opinion.
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I switched from the gs3 to the note 2 yesterday on release day. The size does take a little getting used to. After using the note 2 for a bit then picking up the gs3, the gs3 feels like the perfect size (whereas is used to seem huge compared to other phones). If there was a gs3 sized version of the note, I think that would be perfect.
With that said, I am almost certainly going to keep the note 2 and craigslist my gs3. The note 2 is still thin enough to feel comfortable in a jean pocket, though noticably heavier than the gs3. The pen is, of course, awesome. I dont find that the size hinders usability compared to the gs3. Some of the options that samsung has added to adjust the position of things on the screen for one-handed use actually makes it easier for me than the gs3 in some instances. Two handed typing with the keyboard is a joy on a screen this size. I never would have bothered writing a post like this on my phone before, even with the gs3. To me, the note 2 finally feels like a device I can use in lieu of a laptop in many instances.
Obviously still getting used to it since I'm on day 2, but it seems like a well thought out device. Having a digital note pad with a pen always in my pocket seems too good to pass up.
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The GS3 feels small to me now, lol.
The S Pen is sweeeet.
The stuff you can do with pen is phenomenal.
One trick I just learned by accident:
1) Away from the phone, press and hold the pen's button.
2) Touch the screen and hold it in a single spot.
3) A screenshot is taken and you are able to draw on it instantly with the pen.
It's FAST FAST FAST
Quadrant Screen: https://plus.google.com/107037072691216797796/posts/hnM2u75x5Tc
It fits in the 'ruler' pocket on my carpenter jeans, love that pocket.
I have large hands, Note 2 feels perfect for me.
I use Apex Home and set gestures, did this on other phones too:
Swipe Up: Show App Drawer
Swipe Down: Show Notification Shade
That will help if you feel you can't 'one-hand' it well.
I popped in a 64gig SDXC UHS-I sd card, no probs.
It then played an mkv with no worries.
I know apps have this too, but the floating, resizable video window is awesome.
Ever own a Palm? Miss the Handwriting Pad?
Well, S Pen offers handwriting-to-text in any textbox except passwords, as far as I found.
If you want, you can handwrite, speak, swype, or classic keyboard type your messages, lol.
I paid for Swiftkey3, but I probably will not use it.
Great camera, not sure if unique, but it takes pics while recording video.
As of this post, 14 hours into ownership.
Nutshell, I thought I loved Samsung before, but I had no idea.
I'm using Apex launcher right now on SG3. I came from HTC sensation, touchwiz was not my cup of tea. I jump the gun of the SG3 but it is a great phone. I was looking into the Note as I do not want a phone and a tablet. Felt the Note screen size would erase the need for tablet and still have a phone to talk on.
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I sold my Galaxy s3 yesterday and got the Note 2 and my take on it is it's not for everyone. I feel the Galaxy s3 is the perfect size for one handed operation. The Note 2 is great and I can still operate it one handed but it's not as comfortable to use mostly due to it's size and material choice feeling a bit slick in the hand.
However I will say the large screen is a dream to use. I always wanted a tablet that could make phone calls if needed and this fits the bill perfectly for my needs. Overall I feels it's an excellent upgrade for anyone that can handle it's larger size.
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I'm using Apex launcher right now on SG3. I came from HTC sensation, touchwiz was not my cup of tea. I jump the gun of the SG3 but it is a great phone. I was looking into the Note as I do not want a phone and a tablet. Felt the Note screen size would erase the need for tablet and still have a phone to talk on.
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I'm in the same boat having migrated from the HTC Sensation. Not having Sense is a downer for me because I actually appreciated it, but I'm starting to get used to Touchwiz. Since I'm only 3 days in with the device I still think I'll love this phone for a long time. The size is big, people won't understand why you have such a big phone at first, but that's fine. Once you load up a game or movie or really anything people will be very jealous of the beautiful screen. Also, a word on the battery. My old Senny had the Anker 1900 mAh battery, it would need a charge by about 6pm under moderate use all day (email, sms, pulse news). This is not the case with the Galaxy Note II. The battery life is absolutely phenomenal!!! Yesterday I unplugged and went to work at 5am, used the phone for probably 5 hours (played Minecraft, watched a news review video, read news for about an hour, and installed 32 apps, sms, email, wrote some notes in a meeting). At 4pm I still had 50% battery left and I did not charge the device once, heck I even went for a beer after work and listened to Pandora for about 2 hours. By the time I got home I had about 33% battery remaining. This is a really big success for me - the phone/tablet/phablet/faplet is just right. :good:
I feel Samsung has came a very long way with T-Mobile. These phones (SG3, Note & Note 2) are a beast. I love the day to day use with a launcher. HTC make good phones but focus on appearance. But with the cases it majority of the time changes the way the phone looks. Everyone had great comments, I guess T-mobile store is in my future.
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Also coming from s3 this thing is like an s3 with 2x the performance very nice phone and worth even the 419.99 tmo is charging!
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649.00 to me is not bad to buy it outright.
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picked mines up today for total of 668
Ordered mine over the phone for $240...have to wait until Monday for it to show up though! And no, I am not on a value plan.
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picked mines up today for total of 668
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After taxes?
It's good to see a lot of previous S3 owners here. I still have my S3 and planning to sell it on ebay soon. I got the Note 2 on launch day, been waiting for it for quite a while. Almost tempted to buy the international version, just couldn't live without the wifi calling. What I really like about the Note 2 is the placement of the volume button. On the S3 it was perfectly on the spot where my middle finger is when I use my thumb to press the power button to turn off the screen. I always end up adjusting my ringer volume and it became annoying for me. I don't have that problem anymore with the Note 2.
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Ordered mine over the phone for $240...have to wait until Monday for it to show up though! And no, I am not on a value plan.
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How did you get it for 240? Through tmob?
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It's good to see a lot of previous S3 owners here. I still have my S3 and planning to sell it on ebay soon. I got the Note 2 on launch day, been waiting for it for quite a while. Almost tempted to buy the international version, just couldn't live without the wifi calling. What I really like about the Note 2 is the placement of the volume button. On the S3 it was perfectly on the spot where my middle finger is when I use my thumb to press the power button to turn off the screen. I always end up adjusting my ringer volume and it became annoying for me. I don't have that problem anymore with the Note 2.
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You may want to unload the s3 sooner rather than later as I'm noticing they are starting to slash the prices of it.
Sold my s3, got the note 2 and I'm loving it.
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I'm coming from 3 previous versions of the Note original (international, ATT, and then Tmobile). Then i went with the S3 for a short time. I liked the S3's speed and ease of use, but I completely missed the Note's screen size and stylus. not to mention the battery life. The 2500mah on Note was good. It was tough to go to the S3's 2100 mah, but now with the Note 2, its GREAT!
Battery life is simply great. Here are my pros and cons
Pro:
- battery life
- screen size
- non pentile screen
- stylus with 1024 contact points instead of previous Note's 256
- thinner and easier to hold in one hand
- quad core speed!
- all the frequencies necessary. (LTE, AWS, International 3G, etc)
- 2gb RAM vs. Note's 1gb (S3 has 2gb for US versions)
- the upgraded Jelly Bean and Touch UX software. Really good with stylus
Con:
- larger to hold for some people
- developers have not fully adopted it (completely new phone)
- speaker volume (Note with custom rom had higher db) nothing a custom rom or audio hack can't fix
i probably have left a few things out, but you get the idea. Go with the Note 2. It's a good choice to future proof your phone.
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You may want to unload the s3 sooner rather than later as I'm noticing they are starting to slash the prices of it.
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Thanks for the advice Geo411m, I thought about that too, must sell quick while price is still good.
After having my first gen galaxy note I thought that tablets are some useless overpriced gadgets. Surprisingly my note (and now note 2) ended up being my main media consumption device (I barely touch my laptop other than some school stuff). Being a heavy user, I'm starting to feel a little bit cramped with the note. Yes I said it, the note is too small. :what: So I'm planning to buy a real tablet. 10" tablets look nice but everyone seems to be complaining about them being too heavy for extended usage so smaller tablets now look a little bit more appealing. I'm just afraid of ending up not using one of the devices at all. The idea of selling the note and replacing it with a smaller phone coupled to a small tablet crossed my mind but there's no other phone that appeals that much to me right now (mainly because of the battery). If I'll get a small tablet it's going to be an iPad mini which is a 7.9" so there's 2.4" difference between the 2 devices, but is that enough?
Anyone got an iPad mini/nexus 7/galaxy tab 7.7 and a note 2? How are you using both devices?
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Im probably getting the nexus 10. Small tablets are kinda useless, since there is only a small increase in screen size.
Just my opinion.
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After having my first gen galaxy note I thought that tablets are some useless overpriced gadgets. Surprisingly my note (and now note 2) ended up being my main media consumption device (I barely touch my laptop other than some school stuff). Being a heavy user, I'm starting to feel a little bit cramped with the note. Yes I said it, the note is too small. :what: So I'm planning to buy a real tablet. 10" tablets look nice but everyone seems to be complaining about them being too heavy for extended usage so smaller tablets now look a little bit more appealing. I'm just afraid of ending up not using one of the devices at all. The idea of selling the note and replacing it with a smaller phone coupled to a small tablet crossed my mind but there's no other phone that appeals that much to me right now (mainly because of the battery). If I'll get a small tablet it's going to be an iPad mini which is a 7.9" so there's 2.4" difference between the 2 devices, but is that enough?
Anyone got an iPad mini/nexus 7/galaxy tab 7.7 and a note 2? How are you using both devices?
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I have note2 and note10.1... perfect combination in my opinion. 10.1 is just as great as note2 , though it doesnt have JB, yet. Perfect balance of performance and battery lifr. Much better than wife's ipad in my opinion (she prefers ipad, but is ok with apple's limitations where they drive me batty). Love having same ui and functionality on both, and use dropbox and evernote heavily to keep everything synced up.
I've got my note 2 and a nexus 7... my n7 hasn't been touched in a week since I got this
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I have a Note 2, Nexus 7 and Note 10.1. I find I use my 10.1 for most all my video and surfing needs. The Nexus 7 I find is much nicer for reading or playing a game in bed since it is lighter and smaller. I find I use my 10.1 a lot more especially paired up with the Note 2. Each of my devices is for somewhat specific purposes. My Notes suit my business needs far better than Nexus or iPad could.
The reason that I'm leaning towards ipad is that 3:4 aspect ratio looks so much better for Web browsing (the main thing I will be doing on my tablet aside from gaming). I'm also so curious to try out ios games and apps (I would never be able to use anything else but Android on a phone though).
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I had a note 1 and a nexus 7 and a galaxy tab 8.9.
Now I just have the Note 2 and the Galaxy tab 8.9
The best thing about the Nexus was that it made the Note feel really small, but I sold the Nexus because once rooted, and messed around with a little the 8.9 is just about a perfect size, and it performs perfectly for what I use it for.
The Nexus had problems when it was playing CPU demanding games, (least my one did).
I tend to use the 8.9 when I am at home, but the Note 2 when I am out and about.
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After having my first gen galaxy note I thought that tablets are some useless overpriced gadgets. Surprisingly my note (and now note 2) ended up being my main media consumption device (I barely touch my laptop other than some school stuff). Being a heavy user, I'm starting to feel a little bit cramped with the note. Yes I said it, the note is too small. :what: So I'm planning to buy a real tablet. 10" tablets look nice but everyone seems to be complaining about them being too heavy for extended usage so smaller tablets now look a little bit more appealing. I'm just afraid of ending up not using one of the devices at all. The idea of selling the note and replacing it with a smaller phone coupled to a small tablet crossed my mind but there's no other phone that appeals that much to me right now (mainly because of the battery). If I'll get a small tablet it's going to be an iPad mini which is a 7.9" so there's 2.4" difference between the 2 devices, but is that enough?
Anyone got an iPad mini/nexus 7/galaxy tab 7.7 and a note 2? How are you using both devices?
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I currently have a nexus 7 and galaxy S2, but i am only buying a note 2 32gb as soon as it's released in Australia. I would never buy a 10 inch tab, they r too big.
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I have several 10" tablets and owned two 7" ones. I sold the 7" weeks after buying them. For a tablet, they were useless to me as everything felt too crammed. The ipad mini is a good size or go 10".
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I have the note2 now and the galaxy 10.1 great together
I have a Note II and a tab 2 7".
I like the 7" size as its not too big and an ideal size for when im on the sofa relaxing. When i get home i put my note on charge and since i text alot i use tablet talk so i can use my tablet to send & receive texts. the keyboard is somewhat bigger (Thumb keyboard).
For those who got this as a pseudo tablet? its been almost 6 weeks I got the beauty and about 2 weeks since I got the allshare cast, and I haven't touched my roku or asus media player
Note 2 is everything for me, after using it so much, the screen size is normal to me ( compared to my previous S3 ) but I really don't mind it being slightly bigger - about 6"
Lol
I dont get it.. are u asking a question? And if so.... this is general
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Note 2 is everything for me, after using it so much, the screen size is normal to me ( compared to my previous S3 ) but I really don't mind it being slightly bigger - about 6"
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So you are saying that you'd like it to be more like answering your TV when it rings? Wow.
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This question is redundant for many reasons, the biggest being I've seen about two active threads on XDA, about this...
Cnet: Galaxy Note 3 with 6.3-inch display reportedly in the works
The rumor is that 6.3" will be the next screen size. Whether this is true remains to be seen. Too early to tell.
With a 16:9 aspect ratio for the screen, that would mean the width of the phone would grow approximately 0.375" more, or 3.5". (Note II's width is 3.125".)
Personally, I actually like the idea. I probably wouldn't even mind a 7" (Approximately 7.25" if I go by 9cm x 16cm.) screen if they keep to the edge thinness around the screen, if not thinner. That should allow the growth of the phone to be as minimal as possible. Of course, I'd stop at 7" for the max size I wouldn't mind on my phone. Any larger and many people will definitely start having problems holding their phones edge to edge.
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I dont get it.. are u asking a question? And if so.... this is general
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So you are saying that you'd like it to be more like answering your TV when it rings? Wow.
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This question is redundant for many reasons, the biggest being I've seen about two active threads on XDA, about this...
Cnet: Galaxy Note 3 with 6.3-inch display reportedly in the works
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General Thread - thus the question
I am basically saying that since many of us got this as pseudo tablet, it would be nice to have a slightly bigger screen so we could read ebooks etc
When I got the S3, screen seemed big and then we get used to it, same with the note - but we could increase that threshold to perfection
Its still a phone man...are u kidding? if thats the case u gonna expect them to make it 8 inches next year???
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Its still a phone man...are u kidding? if thats the case u gonna expect them to make it 8 inches next year???
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I know but much better than carrying 2 devices, what I am saying it would satisfy being a tablet and a regular phone if it was slightly more bigger
I have no issues carrying it now, hands have plenty more room
I wouldn't care for a larger screen so much as I would like Samsung to natively support a better pixel density so that I could fit more onto the screen. Something like 182 instead of the default 240(?).
If they kept the phone the same size, but increased the screen size, it would not be too bad.
I'm wondering if the next Note could eliminate the home button. That would be one way of increasing screen real estate, without making the device too much larger. It could go fully-touchscreen, as Jelly Bean devices are supposed to be, anyway. However, I think the home button has sort of become synonymous with the Galaxy line of devices, so it may stay. I would love 6 - 6.3" inches on the new Note. I wouldn't have issues with mobility.
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I'm wondering if the next Note could eliminate the home button. That would be one way of increasing screen real estate, without making the device too much larger. It could go fully-touchscreen, as Jelly Bean devices are supposed to be, anyway. However, I think the home button has sort of become synonymous with the Galaxy line of devices, so it may stay. I would love 6 - 6.3" inches on the new Note. I wouldn't have issues with mobility.
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Why not 7" I think it will still fit my back pocket gotta love big screen phone.
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Why not 7" I think it will still fit my back pocket gotta love big screen phone.
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Then its like the tablet, but seriously, slightly more bigger would be sweet
I would like to see no home button and screen extended all the way up and down. 6"-6,3" screen would be awesome.
I am fine as is hope they don't make the size of the phone bigger. If they can make screen bigger but keep same size I am OK with that.
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I used to think I'd want a Note 3 to have a 6" screen with small bezels and no home button. Now that I've played with my Note 2 for a week, I'm guessing I'll prefer going the other way. I'd rather have a 5" 1080p phone with very thin side bezels, a thin top bezel, and a thicker bottom bezel with 5 configurable capacitive buttons (I have a Nexus 7 and I like most things Nexus, but disagree with the move to on-screen buttons which most of the time waste real-estate). I'd be fine with a thicker phone too though to get an even bigger battery - heck, I'll take 4000 mAh or more, now that I know what 3100 can do. I knew the Note 2 was long and had tried mockups before buying, but now that I have the real thing, it's a bit too long for me - not a deal breaker, but I no longer think about going bigger. By the time 5" 1080p screens are common items and I upgrade from the Note 2, I hope there will be lots of options, some with pens (which I'm not convinced I need, but an interesting thing to try), and ideally, some without Touchwiz which I really don't like so far - I'm sure I'll be trying a ROM with a more Nexus like experience before I'm done with this phone. Too bad Google missed the ball (for me) so badly with the Nexus 4, I would have liked to consider it. Maybe the Nexus 5 or whatever the first 1080p Nexus will be called will be better.
Yes it will has 6 inch screen
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dara.parsavand said:
I used to think I'd want a Note 3 to have a 6" screen with small bezels and no home button. Now that I've played with my Note 2 for a week, I'm guessing I'll prefer going the other way. I'd rather have a 5" 1080p phone with very thin side bezels, a thin top bezel, and a thicker bottom bezel with 5 configurable capacitive buttons (I have a Nexus 7 and I like most things Nexus, but disagree with the move to on-screen buttons which most of the time waste real-estate). I'd be fine with a thicker phone too though to get an even bigger battery - heck, I'll take 4000 mAh or more, now that I know what 3100 can do. I knew the Note 2 was long and had tried mockups before buying, but now that I have the real thing, it's a bit too long for me - not a deal breaker, but I no longer think about going bigger. By the time 5" 1080p screens are common items and I upgrade from the Note 2, I hope there will be lots of options, some with pens (which I'm not convinced I need, but an interesting thing to try), and ideally, some without Touchwiz which I really don't like so far - I'm sure I'll be trying a ROM with a more Nexus like experience before I'm done with this phone. Too bad Google missed the ball (for me) so badly with the Nexus 4, I would have liked to consider it. Maybe the Nexus 5 or whatever the first 1080p Nexus will be called will be better.
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This has absolutely no chance in hell of happening, for a plethora of reasons.
1) It would be going backwards, when sales of the Galaxy Note line have proven that people like phones with really large screens, so Samsung backtracking to anything smaller that 5.5" inches would be stupid, and would eventually run into product overlap.
2) The product overlap would come with the rumored Galaxy S4. The S4 is strongly rumored to have a 5" screen. There's probably a good chance it will also have 1080p, but I sort of doubt it. At any rate, there would be no business case for Samsung to have two products that are virtually identical. The S III already shares a significant amount of the Note IIs features, sans having an S Pen. You make a Note III with a 5" screen and you'll just have an S4 with an S Pen. That's utterly asinine.
3) I'm willing to bet the vast majority of people wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a 720p screen and a 1080p screen. This is just the hype for this year. Seems like every year there a new hype geared towards sheep and ill-informed people. One year it was 3D technology. Last year it was quad core technology. This year its 1080p. Another year photo pixels were all the rave. Another year Apple's retina display was all the rave. Pretty much none of those things mean jack s*** in the grand scheme of things. I remember when I was going to purchase a new 40"+ 3D LED TV. I read many reviews to see if there was a huge difference between 720p and full-1080p HD. EVERY review stated that the only time the difference between 720p & 1080p became noticeable and worth considering, was when you had a screen larger than 40". So, if that's true, there's no way in hell anyone is seeing a noteworthy screen difference in a device as small as a cellular phone. At one point, I had a 720p Plasma HDTV and a 3D LED HDTV, simultaneously. To be honest, I was more impressed with the display on my 720p plasma, than I am on my 1080p 3D TV I ended up keeping. And I only kept the 3D television because it was packed with more features that sort of leveled the playing field.
If you desire as smaller phone, the great thing about Android, is that there's seemingly an endless array of phones to choose from. Get an S III or S4 or DNA or Nexus. Sounds like the Note II isn't a good fit for you.
Currently I'm sure I can't tell the difference between 1280x720 and 1920x1080 for a 5" display. When I finally break down and admit I'm old enough to use reading glasses (which I should have done years ago as my close focus distance moved from 7" where it used to be to 13" now), then I suspect I will be able to tell the difference when holding my phone closer than 8". Other than focus, I have no issue holding my phone that close and I'll be able to get that much more detail into my brain (from maps, text, whatever). You can call 1080p hype if you want, but I think it is still actual progress. I don't know what photo pixels are, and I was not interested in 3D myself, but 1080p I am optimistic about.
Sorry if I'm not following thread rules or something - I'm just saying what I was thinking. I agree that Samsung Note 3 will quite likely go bigger, especially if the S4 is bigger. Who knows, anything could happen by the time I get another phone - maybe the glasses concept will be so appealing, I'll go that route.
I chose the Note II because a) I wanted a 5" or more display, b) I wanted to try out the s-pen concept which I don't know if it will be for me or not till I try, c) I wanted a big battery, and SD storage, d) I don't want to change carriers since as much as I don't like AT&T for many reasons, I'm on a family plan which I don't want to change and they are the only carrier with good coverage over my work campus. I ruled out the Nexus 4 and the Droid DNA pretty fast though I looked at them. I absolutely didn't need LTE and my data experience with AT&T around Los Angeles for a few days and Las Vegas for a few days has been very unimpressive - no better than my previous 3GS iPhone. Hopefully that will improve as the network improves.
Anyway, it's pretty early to speculate now - I better get back to figuring out how to use my phone to get my core iPhone use cases working again: podcasts, visual voicemail (both of these use cases require installing add on software I've found), offline topographic maps (I have 3 programs I've been trying on the Nexus 7), and a few other things. For ROMs, the HyperNote sounded the most interesting to me, but it seems like the AT&T model won't run many ROMs yet (e.g. no HyperNote yet) - I hope this is some transitional issue as porting ROMs from the International to the various carrier versions (which is a huge annoyance to me that this fracturing even exists) is worked out.
SGarnett said:
If they kept the phone the same size, but increased the screen size, it would not be too bad.
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This. I wouldn't want anything physically bigger, but if they can remove more bezel (and NOT remove physical buttons), That would be sweet.
Hi everyone. Most likely I'm gonna be hanging out here in the next few months. I'm really, really sure I want the Note better cuz the bigger screen. The only thing the attracts me better to the S4 is the IR blaster and the 13 mp camera...oh yeah and better resolution...BUT!...which one would you think would look better from 3 feet away (from my eyes to were my phone mounts to my Expedition). Well besides those features and quad core is there any other reasons to get the S4 instead? Thanks ahead for your input.
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Size could be a factor, the n2 isn't for everyone. The gs4 does have better screen, better camera and because it's newer much more likely to have a longer shelf. (Especially important if you like touchwiz)
The note2 is bigger which could be a plus or a minus depending on user preference. The spen is really awesome if you use it. For me I think I would rather have the original note than a gs4 even though the s4 is superior in every way. For me the spen is that big of a deal to me now that I have it. That being said the note3 is on it way so if you do want a bigger screen or spen I would wait if you can...my guess is that the n3 will be available in September.
No mattee what you decide you won't go wrong. Samsung flag ship phones lately have been off the hook..I mean even the outdated s2 is rocking and relevant but for ho long?
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hey pops wait a couple months for the note 3.
Thx md. It's funny how size is a factor with this phone. I mean I hear some people complain about the size after they got it but they obviously held the phone before they bought it (wtf). The Note is what it is and it should not be compared to a 4.5" (i)phone. It would be like me complaining on the size of my SUV when I chose to get a SUV. The size IS the main reason I want the note. It would be so much easier to see afar, navigate and type on that screen compared to my 4.5" screen.
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bones718 said:
hey pops wait a couple months for the note 3.
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Thx kid but poppa got bills and wouldn't be able to afford it right when it comes out .
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mrrobc97 said:
which one would you think would look better from 3 feet away
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from that distance I couldn't notice the difference in resolution from my Note2 and a co-worker's S4, and I have 20/20 vision. based on your criteria, I think the N2 would be the better choice.
I think the Note 2 is too big if you're going to be carrying it in your pant pockets alot. if you carry your stuff in a bag, then the size is not a big deal. Also your body size/height makes a difference. My 6'3" friend thinks his Note 2 is the perfect size for his large hands.
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from that distance I couldn't notice the difference in resolution from my Note2 and a co-worker's S4, and I have 20/20 vision. based on your criteria, I think the N2 would be the better choice.
I think the Note 2 is too big if you're going to be carrying it in your pant pockets alot. if you carry your stuff in a bag, then the size is not a big deal. Also your body size/height makes a difference. My 6'3" friend thinks his Note 2 is the perfect size for his large hands.
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I see...Thanks Speed...I'm planning to get rid of all my skinny jeans anyways...my son thinks I shouldn't wear those...anyways if resolution isn't really a factor then how about speed...I know in stats the S4 is faster obviously but in real life is there really a NOTICEABLE speed difference between the two besides maybe playing HD games?
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mrrobc97 said:
I see...Thanks Speed...I'm planning to get rid of all my skinny jeans anyways...my son thinks I shouldn't wear those...anyways if resolution isn't really a factor then how about speed...I know in stats the S4 is faster obviously but in real life is there really a NOTICEABLE speed difference between the two besides maybe playing HD games?
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Hi,
Regarding Speed, they will both handle games just like they are meant to. I haven't had any issues playing games on my N2.
I really think they are both on par with each other. I believe either the screen size or features is what's going to sell you.
I love the big screen, I'm adjusted to it now.
CL
I tested my friends s4 vs my Note 2. One in each hand, opening apps, etc... my Note was noticeably faster, but it's on Jedi X14, and his is completely stock.
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