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S3 community vs upcoming Note II

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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jnewman1991 said:
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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Cerv3r said:
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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Cerv3r said:
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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tomit12 said:
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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joshnichols189 said:
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.

lazarat said:
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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[Opinion Needed] please come in

So hi guys
I recently got quite bored with my note 2
And sick of the fact that aosp wont ever be perfect on this phone because of Samsung notvreleasing sources...
And so I tried to trade it
I got an offer where I can get a 16gb used nexus 4 and around 125usd for my note 2
Do you guys think its worth the trade?
May I please have your opinions?
Thx
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Perfect as in no spen features and such? Does the nexus 4 have spen to begin with. Basically u can install aosp rom and it will be exactly or not better then the nexus 4. Needless to say about the 5.5inch and long battery life. Why waste money on a downgrade when u can have the possibility of an upcoming dual boot kernal coming in.
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hayabusa08 said:
Perfect as in no spen features and such? Does the nexus 4 have spen to begin with. Basically u can install aosp rom and it will be exactly or not better then the nexus 4. Needless to say about the 5.5inch and long battery life. Why waste money on a downgrade when u can have the possibility of an upcoming dual boot kernal coming in.
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I know but the cpu and gpu is kunda a upgrade
And I dont use the spen much really
I tried many aosp roms but just not satisfied like my old gnex
Thx for your opinion anyways
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WTF ?
The gnex has a 1.4ghz processor.
Please watch a nexus 4 vs note 2 video. Or a benchmark.
Note 2 is far better then nexus 4.
Also I heard nexus 4 has a pretty bad camera.
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UtkarshGupta said:
WTF ?
The gnex has a 1.4ghz processor.
Please watch a nexus 4 vs note 2 video. Or a benchmark.
Note 2 is far better then nexus 4.
Also I heard nexus 4 has a pretty bad camera.
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Nexus 4 btw
But the s4 pro has a bettrr architecture then a9 in note 2 though not a15
But u got a point and that's what the extra 125 $ is for
Thx anyways
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I would wait for google to release the next phone or the rumoured Motorola x phone.
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UtkarshGupta said:
I would wait for google to release the next phone or the rumoured Motorola x phone.
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Oh yeah
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edwinpang said:
May I please have your opinions?
Thx
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Sure. Asking this question in a forum of Note II owners isn't going to help you any. Everyone (like myself) has paid a lot of money for the phone so of course we're going to defend it (no one likes to think they purchased a lemon)
You'd better off looking in the phone you want to trade for and reading their opinions. Everyone phone sounds perfect on paper but when you get it has issues. Remember that.

muppetmania said:
Sure. Asking this question in a forum of Note II owners isn't going to help you any. Everyone (like myself) has paid a lot of money for the phone so of course we're going to defend it (no one likes to think they purchased a lemon)
You'd better off looking in the phone you want to trade for and reading their opinions. Everyone phone sounds perfect on paper but when you get it has issues. Remember that.
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And yet the n4 ppl will defend their phone too
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Samsung Galaxy S IV Announced!

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.

woodensoul2k said:
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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Not note related.

kingdazy said:
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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Would you sell your Note II for the S4?

Hi,
I am a Note II owner, and i have been considering selling my Note 2 for the S4,
Although i would hate to depart with the 5.5 inch screen
Will any of you be selling your N2 for S4?. as i doubt we will get most of the new features on the S4 on the note 2 ;(
and that octa CPU makes me drool
Corey

Bro theres no way Im changing id rather wait for the note 3. As for tje features im pretty sure we'll get them just have patience
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I wont sell my note 2 as i love the battery life..
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Also wrong place to post mate questions go in q&a
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God no! That would be too expensive for a very minor upgrade for me.
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tyler78 said:
God no! That would be too expensive for a very minor upgrade for me.
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sold mine for £285 and got the htc one ..... which arrives on Monday
so far so good with reviews and battery life

No.
I will never buy a device with an AMOLED screen again!
We have luck we have Perseus kernel, so colors look natural, but still its not bright and burns in.

mancuk29 said:
sold mine for £285 and got the htc one ..... which arrives on Monday
so far so good with reviews and battery life
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Think u sold it a bit cheap...
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If half of the features are being ported of released by Samsung for note 2 then no I won't sell it
Bcz then these are same and I like big screen
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Never I would Rather wait for Note 3 ..... but will not trade my Note 2 for S 4 ..

No, I don't like to downgrade my investment.
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No spen.
No bigger screen.
No trade.
I'll wait for note 3
I'll get the Samsung Game Pad though
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The Note 2 can receive all the new software, but the SG4 will never receive the big screen. The Note 3 is the big dream...

No way will I sell my note 2 and add extra to get an S4. However, if someone wants to exchange then I might. The extra score on benchmarks and few gimmicky features just aren't enough for me to invest more money.
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No
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no and i'll just wait for note 3
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Certainly won't change the Note 2 for the S4
Nope. Definitely i won't be changing it, Maybe the Note 3, but certainly the S4 i'll pass. I don't feel the need to do it, since, much i've already got in my note2, and if 4.2.2 and the S Drive comes to the Note 2, i am sure i won't need it!
Plus the Screen, i just LOVE bigger screens, whenever i get an S3 on my hands it feels like it's so small!

abauer said:
No, I don't like to downgrade my investment.
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+1

Dont selllllllll it...........................
fishingfon said:
Hi,
I am a Note II owner, and i have been considering selling my Note 2 for the S4,
Although i would hate to depart with the 5.5 inch screen
Will any of you be selling your N2 for S4?. as i doubt we will get most of the new features on the S4 on the note 2 ;(
and that octa CPU makes me drool
Corey
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No way..
I think you have lots of money. If you really want to sell the note2. Pls give it to me and then you buy S4. lolzzzzzz..
Hey dont sell the note 2 bro...
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Mani
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S4! Ahhhhhh hahahaha.
No.

Selling note 2 for s4 and how??

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??

islandjat said:
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

islandjat said:
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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piscesjoey said:
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:

MrNybble said:
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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doubledragon5 said:
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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musclehead84 said:
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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chuko303 said:
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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