I'm between the s3 and note 2. Help persuade me.
I like that the note 2 is bigger, I will be happy to read my books on it (instead of, or in conjunction with, my nexus 7)..
Battery life.
Ram.
But what else.
How's the camera compare.
Is it too big?
What don't people like.
it's a bit bigger which can be a downside for some people, but other than that everything is exactly the same or better.
the cpu is an overclocked version of the one in the international s3
the camera is the same.
the battery holds 50% more, plenty to compensate for the bigger screen and adding a bit more usage time.
RAM is the same as the US s3, and twice as much as the international model.
the screen is the same resolution, but because of the better subpixel layout the note 2 has a sharper looking screen.
the size is an issue for some, but if you often use your phone as a computer/tablet the convenience of a large screen outweighs the inconvenience of a large device.
Dual core (S3) vs Quad Core (N2)
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jewnersey said:
I'm between the s3 and note 2. Help persuade me.
I like that the note 2 is bigger, I will be happy to read my books on it (instead of, or in conjunction with, my nexus 7)..
Battery life.
Ram.
But what else.
How's the camera compare.
Is it too big?
What don't people like.
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More screen, more battery, less plastic
The best HD Super AMOLED yet
Quad-core plus LTE
Perfect balance between a small tablet and large phone
Spen
Bigger ... and better?
The PDA strikes back
Performance
Camera
Software
Battery life
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Went to Verizon and played with both. Definitely leaning towards the N2.
What do you usually use the spen for? Feel like I would never pop it out?
I might be getting an n2 for 300-350 (used) ... But that's a steal right.
I use the stylus mostly for browsing and typing, and sometimes for notes(S note app) and drawing(colors!, and Photoshop touch)
browsing works better because small links are easier to click, scrolling works with smaller motions, and mouse-over events are handled correctly.
rather than typing, I use Swype which works very comfortably with the S-pen.
the included keyboard app also has swype-input(swiftkey flow actually) as well as a very accurate handwriting option, but I prefer swype.
several drawing apps have support for the S-pen, so they can respond to the button and can adjust the brush sizes or opacity based on pressure.
some puzzle/casual games can be very comfortable to play with a stylus, I play mahjong solitaire, Klondike solitaire, hextacy, sudoku, and collapse with the stylus.
some different game genres also work well with the stylus.
final fantasy III for example, or the music game osu!droid.
when I got the note 2 I already knew I was going to use the stylus for drawing, games, and browsing, but I never considered using any note-taking apps until I got a chance to use the S-pen with S note.
Why I think the Note 2 is worth getting instead of the S3:
1. Bigger Screen and despite the lower pixel density its not much noticeable.
2. Much Better battery performance (a very big factor)
3. Double the RAM meaning better suitable for future ROM upgrades.
4. Faster CPU although not by much.
5. Spen- very handy for some creativity work.
6. Better and louder sound on the external speaker
7. Housing and Display are easier to replace compared to S3.
8. More premium feel
9. @ Point 1- Larger screen+ lower DPI= easily replaces a tablet and suitable for ported Tablet ROMs.
10. Its the latest in phablet models compared to the S3 that has already been outdated by the S4.
Need I say more?
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bushako: I find the difference very noticeable.
from a distance of 30-50cm I can already see a pattern like a chain-link fence on the S3(or any pentile screen) but on a Note 2 I can't see it's grid pattern beyond 5-10cm.
so I'd say the note 2 has a better screen, even without counting the bigger size.
Simply the Note 2 has more performance because of his RAM and CPU. It also have more battery capacity and the S Pen is a great feature to use. Because of that I use it in school and I great because the big screen make it easier to write. Another thing is the screen, it has a great resolution so videos and images look great. Web navigation is also easier with the big screen and with some mods you can use the multiwindow feature with all apps.
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Well I'm sold. The size is my only concern, but everywhere I look, nobody complains, so it cannot be that bad.
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Well I'm sold. The size is my only concern, but everywhere I look, nobody complains, so it cannot be that bad.
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You will get used to, when I carry my Note 2 around many people say how I can use such a big phone but surprisingly you'll like it after you use it, and I can say that now anything smaller than the note seems small to me
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bushako: I find the difference very noticeable.
from a distance of 30-50cm I can already see a pattern like a chain-link fence on the S3(or any pentile screen) but on a Note 2 I can't see it's grid pattern beyond 5-10cm.
so I'd say the note 2 has a better screen, even without counting the bigger size.
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Yea but I find that noticeable only if I focus hard enough and up close on the pixels otherwise the S3 has a fairly descent display. That is not to say the Note 2 isnt, in fact i find it just as good. My main problem with the low pixel density of the Note 2 is when lowering the DPI anywhere lower than 240, its when the icons start showing rough edges. Other than that, I'm quite happy with the both I think that although you don't see the grid patterns on the Note 2, it does come at the expense of slightly reduced clarity.
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The only thing putting me off the note 2 is the smaller screen resolution. I can imagine apps like the samsung calendar must be less usable. Also I find 800 pixels is a dream resolution for viewing internet pages.
For those that switched from the note 1 how are you finding it?
Is the less dpi really that noticeable? I'm actually very excited about the new aspect ratio as I watch a lot of movies on my phone
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Finally a thread like this
It's really annoying in some situations but then you launch a video and your stunned.
You browse, somehow less good, it's quite noticeable when you had Note 1 but then the screen is so much better in ALL other aspects.
Then you get no problems with app compatibility due to the more standard resolution. You see more webapps and games thought for 720p.
So wrapping up, I guess I'll get use to it and with all the other goodies on Note 2 it's worth the upgrade: amazing batterie life (doubled), screen colour and brightness, speed and great sound.
I'll keep the nostalgy of the original Note owner though :<
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Isn't the one lesser column of icons also the result of less horizontal pixel? Yes I agree the screen is much better, but I don't suppose it's just for web viewing. There are the utilitarian point of view to this. I would imagine people who used to have certain amount of icons on a single page and then suddenl reduce would feel negatively. It's like taking a feature out. I am coming from an Epic 4G so I got no bone to pick on this just voicing another valid PoV that some people didn't see.
Sometimes I'll do something and my brain will go, 'that looks a bit odd', because I remembered how it was before.
But you'll get over it. The Note 2 is THAT much better.
- Frank
Did anyone else see the article last week stating the note 3 will be 6.3 inches? Supposedly the article said a company making the screens got orders from samsung for a screen that size.
I'd be down for that size, no bigger though. Would be perfect imo
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I can't see samsung doing that.. I get questions all the time about this 5.5 and I have no problems defending the size but a 6.3 would be a joke imo..
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http://asia.cnet.com/samsung-reportedly-working-on-6-3-inch-galaxy-note-3-62219811.htm
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Did anyone else see the article last week stating the note 3 will be 6.3 inches? Supposedly the article said a company making the screens got orders from samsung for a screen that size.
I'd be down for that size, no bigger though. Would be perfect imo
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Doesn't Samsung manufacturer their own screens??
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After using GN2 for a few weeks I could see going bigger as long as the physical size of the phone itself doesn't get much bigger. Samsung could easily squeeze more screen real estate into the existing frame by removing the buttons and logo. I plan to keep the GN2 for a few years but would also like to see an unbreakable screen come to the next note.
looks like samsung is getting serious about those flexible screens..no way will a 6.3" phone be a solid device...too big. If this is foldable though....now that will be something special. a 6.3" phone that folds into a 3.15" rectangle no thicker than the original RAZR.....man that would be a sweet phone
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looks like samsung is getting serious about those flexible screens..no way will a 6.3" phone be a solid device...too big. If this is foldable though....now that will be something special. a 6.3" phone that folds into a 3.15" rectangle no thicker than the original RAZR.....man that would be a sweet phone
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Sounds cool but batteries aren't foldable unfortunately. Even with two batteries on each side it'll still be kinda thick.
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Sounds cool but batteries aren't foldable unfortunately. Even with two batteries on each side it'll still be kinda thick.
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take the note 2 and double it's thickness...not that bad really...thinner and smaller than a wallet
For me I would love that size. Wouldn't be an issue for me at all. The bigger the better. As stated they could increase the screen and not make the whole phone much bigger
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If they can squeeze that screen real estate in the note 2 size body then yes i'm all for it. But if the actual phone itself gets bigger then i just might have to pass and look into the galaxy S4 as the screen on that is also increasing and if that isn't sufficient and apple wisen's up and makes a 4.5 inch or bigger in length and width then i might have to consider that also.
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I can't see samsung doing that.. I get questions all the time about this 5.5 and I have no problems defending the size but a 6.3 would be a joke imo..
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Hell I would love a 6.3, this phone seems small to me now.
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It will be interesting to see this larger version. I had an HTC HD2 (previously thought of as a "big" phone) prior to my Note II, and I've had no problems getting acclimated to the new phone. I've been wondering when some 7-inch tablet manufacturer would take the plunge and implement phone services on a mini tablet and bridge the gap. Actually thought that Apple might do it first, but it looks like Samsung will beat them to it. With more people using Bluetooth and Voice Search, and more advanced speech-to-text software being developed, there's less and less need to actually hold the device in (one) hand for purposes of making phone calls. My lady friend also has a Note II -- she's all of 5 feet 4 inches tall, doesn't have large hands, but loves her Note II.
There is no way they are going to make almost an inch increase in screen size. I would like to see the samephysical size or touch larger with slight increase in screen size. I see them going to 5.8".
Again I saw an article I cant find now with the official note 3 specs . It was
6" cloroled screen <although I see now they are prepping for a 5.8" cloroled screen so that size may have changed.>
2ghz quad core
16mp camera with 3mp front facing camera
3gb ram
And those were the major specs .
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Again I saw an article I cant find now with the official note 3 specs . It was
6" cloroled screen <although I see now they are prepping for a 5.8" cloroled screen so that size may have changed.>
2ghz quad core
16mp camera
3gb ram
And those were the major specs .
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Again I saw an article I cant find now with the official note 3 specs . It was
6" cloroled screen <although I see now they are prepping for a 5.8" cloroled screen so that size may have changed.>
2ghz quad core
16mp camera with 3mp front facing camera
3gb ram
And those were the major specs .
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Sounds about perfect for me
my note 3 dream would be:
same physical size as the note 2; however, the entire face would be a screen. no physical buttons and the speaker for calls would be behind the glass while the mic would be on the bottom of the phone.
s pen that is thicker and longer with an easier to press button
flexible screen to keep it from cracking upon drops
larger battery
32gb internal memory minimum
3GB RAM
2ghz quad core processor
12mp camera but better quality
8mp front facing camera
more s-apps
default home screen modified to have a 8x6 grid
apps 2 sd built in
I believe this is close to the truth. 6.3" size, 1080 resolution screen is not that far off from what others are rumored to be doing in 2013. Seem to be lots of competition in 2013 with the high end, large sized Androids.
I hope they are also working on improving the multi-window too. I also hope they keep the removable battery and SD card option. And please more battery capacity and more data storage.
I personally feel that would be the perfect size for my future Android MPPC.
I'd be happy with a slightly bigger phone if the screen was 6-6.3. I would dumpy my Nexus 7 for sure, which surprisingly lately has been collecting dust. I never thought that woukd happen in a million years.
Anyway, 3gbs of ram, and 2.0ghz before the wizards here did their magic...wow. That would be some phone. Add some other stuff like a poster above me said and bam. Perfection. I was reading somewhere, not sure where, Iphone 6 was going to be 5"...too little and way too late for me.
If they could perfect a damn keyboard that would be nice too.
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Warrior1975 said:
I'd be happy with a slightly bigger phone if the screen was 6-6.3. I would dumpy my Nexus 7 for sure, which surprisingly lately has been collecting dust. I never thought that woukd happen in a million years.
Anyway, 3gbs of ram, and 2.0ghz before the wizards here did their magic...wow. That would be some phone. Add some other stuff like a poster above me said and bam. Perfection. I was reading somewhere, not sure where, Iphone 6 was going to be 5"...too little and way too late for me.
If they could perfect a damn keyboard that would be nice too.
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For me thumb keyboard is the best
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I was using that on my Nexus 7, liked it a lot. I've been trying to get used to swype keyboard. Typing on it sucks the but I'm getting better at swyping.
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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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Lol
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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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.
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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.
This question is for people who have you used both the Note 1 and the Note 2. How is the screen size between the two? Does the new size bother you? Do you like it? Do you even notice/care?
Thank you in advanced for your input.
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This question is for people who have you used both the Note 1 and the Note 2. How is the screen size between the two? Does the new size bother you? Do you like it? Do you even notice/care?
Thank you in advanced for your input.
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Had note 1. For me note 2 is more comfortable than with note1. Note 2 way better in all aspects than note1
The screen is a bit higher, but smaller between the sides. I prefer it like this for games, videos etc. because that's why it fits much better in Your hand than the Note 2. The rounder shape is another huge improvement imho.
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Thank you for your information. I liked the Note 2 in every way I was just unsure about the new screen size and how it would compare. How do you like it for viewing webpages and reading, does it seem to impact it much?
It is sounding like a better choices so far though
Well, there are fewer pixels, but I am the kind of person that can't stand pentile sub pixels, so for me, the image quality is much better on the note 2. It's easier on my eyes.
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Aspect ratio on old Note was better imho. Phones are usually not held in landscape, so you need the real estate of the wider screen if it is to feel really big. 16:9 is better for movies than phones.
Never had anyone go 'omg that's HUGE' on the Note II, while it was quite common for the first Note. Not sure if it's the narrower screen that's the reason for that, or just that every other phone have grown for the past year
Apart from aspect ratio, Note II screen is better in every way.
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Thank you for your information. I liked the Note 2 in every way I was just unsure about the new screen size and how it would compare. How do you like it for viewing webpages and reading, does it seem to impact it much?
It is sounding like a better choices so far though
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I don't really think, Note 1 was better for browsing since You've got a pentile matrix there where it's not so nice to read anything. On Note 2 there are RGB-Pixels improving the overall screen impression. I really love surfing with my Note 2: It's just the perfect size for a smartphone You want to use for everything.
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sbcdk said:
Aspect ratio on old Note was better imho. Phones are usually not held in landscape, so you need the real estate of the wider screen if it is to feel really big. 16:9 is better for movies than phones.
Never had anyone go 'omg that's HUGE' on the Note II, while it was quite common for the first Note. Not sure if it's the narrower screen that's the reason for that, or just that every other phone have grown for the past year
Apart from aspect ratio, Note II screen is better in every way.
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Having had the note 1 for some time as well I would say the wider screen is better for browsing on the note 1. However the note 2 fits infinitely better in your pocket and for me that is a small compromise to make. If im going to do some serious browsing I'll switch to the desktop. Most of the sites I access from the Note 2 have their own specific apps. Like xda
It sounds like it isn't the biggest issue to people who have one. I almost never use landscape mode unless for a video/game. I am glad to hear it seems to fit better in ones hand. I can one hand it, but it does feel awkward at times.
Thank you all for your help.
With all the talks about Note 3 having 1080p screens - made me wonder, would there be that much a difference between 1080p and 720p screens when it comes to such small screens? I'm not talking of the screen quality, which is a whole different topic. Obviously it requires much more battery power, so is it worth it, really?
Makes no difference to me. I think my note 2 screen is good enough as is. Would choose battery life over pixel density any day.
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thomasshiow said:
Makes no difference to me. I think my note 2 screen is good enough as is. Would choose battery life over pixel density any day.
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Me too.I looked at the Note 2 and HTC One screens with the same image at the same time and i don't noticed any difference except the Note 2 being a little bit more saturated.And I like that saturation
The difference between 720p and 1080p screens is nearly not noticable for the human eye unless you realy blow up the image .
1080p is pointless on a phone sized screen. The only reason they made that jump is for marketing purposes. To the ignorant masses 1080p must be better because it's a higher resolution. The note 2 screen is already amazing and while I may upgrade to the note 3, which is almost certain to be 1080p, it would be for reasons which aren't the screen.
Sent from the mighty Note II.
Coming from an S3 to a Note 2 I did notice the Note 2 screen looked more "grainy" due to the larger pixels. However now I'm used to it I can't tell the difference.
I'll have to see the 1080p screen before I make a definitive judgement but I suspect you will be able to see the difference on a 5.5"+ screen. And bear in mind that the note 3 may well have a larger screen.
baileyjr said:
Coming from an S3 to a Note 2 I did notice the Note 2 screen looked more "grainy" due to the larger pixels. However now I'm used to it I can't tell the difference.
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Same here, the S3 screen was so sharp and vivid I was slightly dissapointed when I had both in my hand to compare but on it's own merit I now love the Note II's screen and the phone as a whole, and would much prefer a little more battery life v a 1080p screen.
In fact, I don't even have the urge to upgrade anytime soon to any other phone as the Note II ticks all the boxes for me :good:
On a 5 or 6" screen the difference is not noticable by the naked eye.
I rather have a 5" 6mm thick Note 3 with no bezel, 120 grams and 3 days of battery life.
But Samsung seems to take it into a different direction which will ultimately result (I think, this is my thought) in loosing customers that prefer a thin, light and slick device over a feature bloated brick. So I will NOT update to the note three but either go 'back' (in screen size) to the S4 or switch to another brand altogeter. The HTC one seems nice if they fix that camera...
It's just a thing that looks good on a spec sheet. The only jump from 720p would be to 4k to see a difference. A few years back when I was looking for a tv everyone said unless your having a tv over 32" the difference between 720p and 1080p is negligible. So to see a difference on a 5" screen, doubt it.
It will be noticeable even with a naked eye, we just like to say it doesn't to keep ourselves satisfied with what we already own.
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bushako said:
It will be noticeable even with a naked eye, we just like to say it doesn't to keep ourselves satisfied with what we already own.
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To say you can only notice on tvs over 32 inches I dont know how you could notice it on a 5 inch phon3
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