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[Q] Switching to the Galaxy SIII (T-Mobile)?

I can't believe I'm starting such a blasphemous thread in a Nexus forum, but here it goes. Here's my short Android history to get a feel for where I'm at. I started with the HTC Sensation 4G last summer and was amazed how customizable Android was. Totally fell in love with the OS compared to iOS. Although I liked the custom roms and such, they were all the same (think sense), those that were different (AOSP/CM) all had broken stuff (bt/camera/etc). So to fix that I moved from the Sensation to the Galaxy Nexus to help quench my dev support envy. I digged the 720p display, larger screen, and no bloatware! It was hard for me to get over the 16gb internal storage though as I often keep HD movies on my phone and with all my apps that limits it to about 1 movie lol. For the past 6 months I've been struggling with storage space. I can make a CWM backup for a ROM, flash another, but before I back that up, I gotta delete the first one... You get the drift.
Then the SGS3 specs come out and it's a step up a lot of departments from the GN. Bigger screen real estate (yes, only .15" but more like .3" if you count the on screen buttons), much faster processor in the S4 chip, double the RAM (nice), better camera, bigger battery, and finally 32GB with the coveted SD card slot. So I got a 64gb card waiting to go in for a whopping 96gb's. Between both locations, I should be able to put most all of my music on my smartphone for once (I've been dying to do that since 2007) and have plenty of left over space for photos, movies, backups, etc... Oh, and the device will be HSPA+42 and in my area will be screaming fast. I get 7-9mbps down on the GN in my neighborhood and expect a ballpark of 15-25mbps down with the GSIII.
My only nagging thought is ROM support. At first, I'll just want to root and de-bloat with Titanium Backup so I can get my saved app data files transferred over from my GN. I'm sure Root will come fast, but what about REAL dev support? Do you guys think the Tmo version will essentially be the same as all other GSM S4 chipped SGSIII's? That's what I'm hoping for. Honestly, with all the bells and whistles of the SGSIII built into Touchwiz will there ever be a point where CM9 will include all that?
What I mean is this. I realized after some time with the Sensation that if you want all the manufacturer bells and whistles you gotta run a stock rom (or at least a modded Sense rom). The great thing about the Nexus is AOSP is stock. There aren't many bells and whistles. We get the added functionality from CM (or AOKP/etc...).
So, anyone think I'm making a bad move here abandoning the Nexus for Sammy's new flagship?

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Ultimately it comes down to what you want and what you need in your phone.
If the latest GalaxyS fills that need, then that's all that matters. You will be the one using it daily.
I'm sure that what I like in my phone, and what my needs are, may be very different than the next persons. I prefer a very bare bones phone, without a lot of extra stuff added in. I like the variety of roms and kernels that are available to use with the Gnex. So, for me, the Gnex fits my needs and uses for what I want in a phone.
Being this is the Gnex forum, I'm sure there will be plenty of answers swayed to the Gnex side. (mine included)
The Galaxy SIII is a very nice phone, and one I'm sure you will be happy with.
Enjoy the new phone

Thanks. I'll have to check it out first on the store display on the 21st but I swear if it doesn't feel smooth like my CM9/Trinity combo that'll be a deal breaker!!! It has a better CPU/GPU than our GN so hopefully that's not a problem but... not all software is created equal!

It's your choice not ours. 16GB is enough for me but one man's meat is another man's poison.
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Wow, so these are the types of people that pay a "life coach" money.
good day.

chopper the dog said:
Wow, so these are the types of people that pay a "life coach" money.
good day.
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No trolling please (but I did hit your thanks button based on your signature). I'm just looking for others opinions. Bored at work

Like others said.. you seem to have it in your mind where the SIII will do exactly what you want/need, so go for it. I won't be making the switch unless it has wifi-calling.

joshnichols189 said:
Like others said.. you seem to have it in your mind where the SIII will do exactly what you want/need, so go for it. I won't be making the switch unless it has wifi-calling.
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What top tier devices have Tmo released lately without it? I'm assuming it has it.

farfromovin said:
What top tier devices have Tmo released lately without it? I'm assuming it has it.
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The only phones they have that do have it are the SII, and One S as far as top tier android phones.. I don't see any mention in it in press releases, but I did for the One S so can't be too sure.

joshnichols189 said:
The only phones they have that do have it are the SII, and One S as far as top tier android phones.. I don't see any mention in it in press releases, but I did for the One S so can't be too sure.
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They put it on (pretty much) everything. Go to their phones page (http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/) and sort the selection by "Wi-Fi Calling" in the side bar. There are dozens of options. Basically all it does is kick out the WP7 devices.
I'd bet a large sum of money that the SGSIII will have WiFi calling on T-Mobile.

martonikaj said:
They put it on (pretty much) everything. Go to their phones page (http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/) and sort the selection by "Wi-Fi Calling" in the side bar. There are dozens of options. Basically all it does is kick out the WP7 devices.
I'd bet a large sum of money that the SGSIII will have WiFi calling on T-Mobile.
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Don't say that, I'm in love with my white nexus.
You just want to get rid of me don't you??

farfromovin said:
No trolling please (but I did hit your thanks button based on your signature). I'm just looking for others opinions. Bored at work
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Well played sir. The weaker would have taken the bait. But I'll leave my opinion. You have more of a technical insight/demand/wishes for what you expect out of a device. And as others have said it sounds like you've sold yourself already. I don't even pay attention to what processor, gfx chip or ram amount is in any given device. For me, the galaxy nexus form factor and true aosp is what I couldn't give up for a side grade considering that there is nothing more that I need/want/expect out of the galaxy nexus at this point. The sgsIII lost me with the color choices and buttons. Call me simple, but love mah navbar and what some java geeks have done with it on the galaxy nexus. The next device I look into will really have to knock my **** in the dirt and NOT have buttons on the front. May you find happiness.
good day.

WOW !

Thats what I said when I opened the developement section of this phone.
I just switched over from the Tmo SGS2 (samsung is fixing it)
I bought my Galaxy Nexus unlocked from the play store.
So far so good

I try to show my friends but they just don't get it lol.
No doubt if you like to do what you want, nexus is for you.

It is truly mind blowing
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And the best part? They all work. No half crippled ports. That's why the ones in the know go Nexus. And if you didn't learn yet, the kernels are all compatible. Doesn't matter if it's in the CDMA Gnex forum or GSM. ROMs, of course, are specific.

jesusice said:
And the best part? They all work. No half crippled ports. That's why the ones in the know go Nexus. And if you didn't learn yet, the kernels are all compatible. Doesn't matter if it's in the CDMA Gnex forum or GSM. ROMs, of course, are specific.
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Are you kidding me?? The kernels are all compatible? Thats truly amazing.
I can't even begin to imgine all the kernels being compatible for all of the SGS2s!
Definetly learned my lesson and buying straight from google. Hardware might not be up to date, but it seems like the software hasnt caught up to it yet to take full advantage of it.
Best decision ive ever made.
Now time to buy a case and an extended battery

melinton said:
Are you kidding me?? The kernels are all compatible? Thats truly amazing.
I can't even begin to imgine all the kernels being compatible for all of the SGS2s!
Definetly learned my lesson and buying straight from google. Hardware might not be up to date, but it seems like the software hasnt caught up to it yet to take full advantage of it.
Best decision ive ever made.
Now time to buy a case and an extended battery
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Plus, on screen buttons are the shiznit! You can find mods or themes to change how they look and which ones appear and can even install apps or ROMs that will allow you to hide them completely. Which is awesome when playing games. I was really disappointed that both the new Evo and GS3 still used old style capacitive buttons.

jesusice said:
Plus, on screen buttons are the shiznit! You can find mods or themes to change how they look and which ones appear and can even install apps or ROMs that will allow you to hide them completely. Which is awesome when playing games. I was really disappointed that both the new Evo and GS3 still used old style capacitive buttons.
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Well I thought I read something that Google wanted every single phone to have the software buttons instead of the hardware becasue it made everything easier for everyone. I guess companys didnt follow their advice!
But I will have to check out the themes for the buttons

melinton said:
Well I thought I read something that Google wanted every single phone to have the software buttons instead of the hardware becasue it made everything easier for everyone. I guess companys didnt follow their advice!
But I will have to check out the themes for the buttons
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Motorola is, once it catches on it'll become the norm, but you are correct.

phatmanxxl said:
Motorola is, once it catches on it'll become the norm, but you are correct.
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Oh okay, that could either be good or bad.
IMHO because the phones wont have personalities.
But then again its good so everyone can spend less time porting and more time Dev'ing

After coming from my locked up Droid X, its great to be able to easily flash roms, kernels, etc. I love this phone

I came from the TMO SGS2 also, and that forum was absolutely terrible. The community was so bad that I just gave up. Especially that Melvin "dev" and his "dev" crew that needed to be put in their place by Team Kang. Boy were those good times.

chlehqls said:
I came from the TMO SGS2 also, and that forum was absolutely terrible. The community was so bad that I just gave up. Especially that Melvin "dev" and his "dev" crew that needed to be put in their place by Team Kang. Boy were those good times.
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the skyrocket forum wasn't much better lol

Definetly needed to get away from all that Drama. It seemed like an all girls school..
On this forums, the only drama I see is people complaining becasue they flashed the wrong ROM becasue it doesnt say GSM or CDMA on the titles LOL
I think its pretty funny..

You should see the forum for the Atrix 2. Dev support is almost non-existent. I'm never buying a phone that isn't a nexus anymore. I enjoy tinkering too much and this where Dev support is at.

crixley said:
the skyrocket forum wasn't much better lol
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+1!

Yeh, all those ROMs, kernels, and mods in the dev section are just too confusing. I've been meaning to complain about it.

I know the feeling of going from no development to plenty.
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melinton said:
Thats what I said when I opened the developement section of this phone.
I just switched over from the Tmo SGS2 (samsung is fixing it)
I bought my Galaxy Nexus unlocked from the play store.
So far so good
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+1
I came from a T- Mo G2x that rebooted more than it stayed on. Tried ROMs, kernels, mods, all to no avail.
The Nexus just WORKS, and customization and developers are awesome! Plus, no more being tied to a contract.
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chlehqls said:
I came from the TMO SGS2 also, and that forum was absolutely terrible. The community was so bad that I just gave up. Especially that Melvin "dev" and his "dev" crew that needed to be put in their place by Team Kang. Boy were those good times.
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Was i a good guy on the s2?
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My first experience with modding was with the sidekick 4g...my. god. What. A. Mess. Seriously the worst phone ive ever owned and i made such a huge error not looking more into it before i got it.
Then i had an Amaze. Which i love still particularly for its outstanding camera. BUT...HTC really dropped the ball and dont want to help the devs at all because of issues with proprietary drives. Its such a shame because that device is quite good. But i started looking at the pure, AOSP awesomeness of the Nexus forlorningly and i finally made the jump...the only way ill get rid of this device is to buy the next Nexus!

So, who else is bored?

I have had nothing but Android phones (primarily) since the Nexus One originally came out. And I get bored with things real quick. I know Android is the best mobile OS at the moment but man, I am really getting bored of the same old thing every day and the new BB Z10 looks quite appealing..
Anyways, whats some stuff I could do to hopefully cure my boredness? I know about launchers but Apex, Nova and even GO all kinda look and feel the same. What are some things I could do to spruce them up a bit? I have tried new icons and slightly different arrangements but haven't had much luck.
Any ideas?

fandroid93 said:
I have had nothing but Android phones (primarily) since the Nexus One originally came out. And I get bored with things real quick. I know Android is the best mobile OS at the moment but man, I am really getting bored of the same old thing every day and the new BB Z10 looks quite appealing..
Anyways, whats some stuff I could do to hopefully cure my boredness? I know about launchers but Apex, Nova and even GO all kinda look and feel the same. What are some things I could do to spruce them up a bit? I have tried new icons and slightly different arrangements but haven't had much luck.
Any ideas?
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if your into designing and artistic stuff...go to mycolorscreen.com and check out some of their homescreens...you can find tutorials or draw inspiration from some of the pages
i often get bored when things settle and i dont flash a rom (with a purpose-new features etc..) or change the look of my homescreens for a while too

I feel the same way. Right now I have my phone exactly the way I want and the things I want running Jedi Masters 10:
1. Free hotspot tethering
2. Working Google Wallet
3. Wifi calling
4. Great speed and good battery life
5. some tweaks like auto-correct samsung keyboard, s-pen keyboard switcher (don't use)
I pretty much don't have anything else I need. The only thing I haven't done is update to the latest LTE firmware. I'm thinking about flashing the new Frosty rom, but it's missing the samsung and google wallet features. I'm sure I can just manually get these features in by tweaking but am just too lazy.
So kinda boring here but in a good way.
I think if you get the z10, it'll give you that couple of weeks of freshness and after that you'll need something new again...that's just the way it is.

fandroid93 said:
I have had nothing but Android phones (primarily) since the Nexus One originally came out. And I get bored with things real quick. I know Android is the best mobile OS at the moment but man, I am really getting bored of the same old thing every day and the new BB Z10 looks quite appealing..
Anyways, whats some stuff I could do to hopefully cure my boredness? I know about launchers but Apex, Nova and even GO all kinda look and feel the same. What are some things I could do to spruce them up a bit? I have tried new icons and slightly different arrangements but haven't had much luck.
Any ideas?
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Try searching outside the mobile realm, pursue a degree, meet new friends, I mean it's only so much texting, emails, phone calls, and mobile apps can get
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jdiddy_ub said:
if your into designing and artistic stuff...go to mycolorscreen.com and check out some of their homescreens...you can find tutorials or draw inspiration from some of the pages
i often get bored when things settle and i dont flash a rom (with a purpose-new features etc..) or change the look of my homescreens for a while too
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Yeah I never noticed they had a section just for tutorials. I'll definitely check that out, thanks.
safeplayer22 said:
I feel the same way. Right now I have my phone exactly the way I want and the things I want running Jedi Masters 10:
1. Free hotspot tethering
2. Working Google Wallet
3. Wifi calling
4. Great speed and good battery life
5. some tweaks like auto-correct samsung keyboard, s-pen keyboard switcher (don't use)
I pretty much don't have anything else I need. The only thing I haven't done is update to the latest LTE firmware. I'm thinking about flashing the new Frosty rom, but it's missing the samsung and google wallet features. I'm sure I can just manually get these features in by tweaking but am just too lazy.
So kinda boring here but in a good way.
I think if you get the z10, it'll give you that couple of weeks of freshness and after that you'll need something new again...that's just the way it is.
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Yeah that pretty much sums it up for me too, everything is working 100% properly with no bugs but I just want something different. Back in my HTC days I'd probably be bunny hopping between CM and Sense right now lol. But then again, not everything would be working and there would be tons of bugs so..
bipoler said:
Try searching outside the mobile realm, pursue a degree, meet new friends, I mean it's only so much texting, emails, phone calls, and mobile apps can get
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That is 100% true. No matter what a phone will always be a phone and we have other things to worry about then whats in our pocket.

Damn im bored aswell... why I change phones every 6 months on to the s4 ...
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Not me, android will never bore me. My first smart phone was obviously the first iPhone, and that was boring as hell. I love android and this phone is the best I've ever used, every time I use it, I love it.
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go outside and do something? get a hobby? read a book? go pick up on broads?

I guess I should have been more specific, I am bored with the Android. Not bored with my life. Thanks does the suggestions though, bigexpansion.

never bored with my android
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Can't go wrong with some fantasy role playing. Buy your note a nice nurse case...

fandroid93 said:
I guess I should have been more specific, I am bored with the Android. Not bored with my life. Thanks does the suggestions though, bigexpansion.
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go outside and do something? get a hobby? read a book? go pick up on broads? xD
seriously though. own the phone. don't let the phone own you.

[Q] Custom Rom That Keeps S Pen Functionality?

I'm getting a Galaxy Note 8 (N5110) pretty soon, and I understand the stock TouchWiz kind of sucks, so I want to go with a custom ROM when I root.
My biggest concern is maintaining all of the S Pen functionality, because on top of using this as a general media tablet, I also plan to use it as a digitizer on my PC, making use of the pressure sensitivity and all as well. Granted, I could do with losing SOME of the features, but I'd like to keep or improve upon the majority of them.
Seeing as I'm new to this website, the way the forums are laid out is still taking some getting used to. I was wondering if anyone knows of any ROMs that would fit what I'm looking for? It doesn't have to be exact, I understand that's expecting too much. Also, I don't care if it's on 4.2.2 or on 4.4, I'm going to listen to your suggestions.
Thank you in advance for any help.
Rob
EDIT: After looking around more, I realize I probably sound like an idiot. I don't intend to, naturally, and I'm more than willing to learn. I just don't know how to phrase things properly for this yet. Apologies if it creates any confusion as to what the crap I'm talking about lol.

ArobeeTV said:
I'm getting a Galaxy Note 8 (N5110) pretty soon, and I understand the stock TouchWiz kind of sucks, so I want to go with a custom ROM when I root.
My biggest concern is maintaining all of the S Pen functionality, because on top of using this as a general media tablet, I also plan to use it as a digitizer on my PC, making use of the pressure sensitivity and all as well. Granted, I could do with losing SOME of the features, but I'd like to keep or improve upon the majority of them.
Seeing as I'm new to this website, the way the forums are laid out is still taking some getting used to. I was wondering if anyone knows of any ROMs that would fit what I'm looking for? It doesn't have to be exact, I understand that's expecting too much. Also, I don't care if it's on 4.2.2 or on 4.4, I'm going to listen to your suggestions.
Thank you in advance for any help.
Rob
EDIT: After looking around more, I realize I probably sound like an idiot. I don't intend to, naturally, and I'm more than willing to learn. I just don't know how to phrase things properly for this yet. Apologies if it creates any confusion as to what the crap I'm talking about lol.
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Threw you a thanks to say "welcome to XDA". As for your question, I don't think you can go wrong with this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367151
It has been time tested and the rom creator incorporates his own kernel as well so no surprises. Everything works and think you will like the added functionality such as easy battery icon customization, floating multiwindows, and many other enhancements. I have been running this since day one with my Note and no issues at all.

CCallahan said:
Threw you a thanks to say "welcome to XDA". As for your question, I don't think you can go wrong with this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367151
It has been time tested and the rom creator incorporates his own kernel as well so no surprises. Everything works and think you will like the added functionality such as easy battery icon customization, floating multiwindows, and many other enhancements. I have been running this since day one with my Note and no issues at all.
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Thanks for the reply, the thanks, and the welcome! I look forward to getting more into the XDA community, especially after I get my tablet and can really start the fun!
That ROM looks pretty good, I like the features. I assume these ROMs are primarily a personal preference type thing, eh? Not so much a "best" one out there, only ROMs that are best for you? Providing it doesn't do any harm to the tablet, I'll probably try a bunch of ROMs, see what I like, and since this one was suggested, I'll make it first on the list

Spen works with any CM ROM I've tried so far.. That is just the pen and pressure sensitivity and nothing else.. So I'm on slimkat and the pen works.. Just no exfat support yet

Another alternative
Hi,
You can try X-Note Rom 5.1 too. It has many features and customizations that might just fit your needs . Plus this ROM gives Excellent battery life. I got 7 days of battery life with 9 hours screen on time most of the time and on average 8 and half to 9 hours screen on time without any power saving or flight mode. I have customized my N5100 (3G and Wifi) on this ROM.
This ROM is based on Samsung 4.2.2 with all S pen features.
Cheers!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345299
ArobeeTV said:
I'm getting a Galaxy Note 8 (N5110) pretty soon, and I understand the stock TouchWiz kind of sucks, so I want to go with a custom ROM when I root.
My biggest concern is maintaining all of the S Pen functionality, because on top of using this as a general media tablet, I also plan to use it as a digitizer on my PC, making use of the pressure sensitivity and all as well. Granted, I could do with losing SOME of the features, but I'd like to keep or improve upon the majority of them.
Seeing as I'm new to this website, the way the forums are laid out is still taking some getting used to. I was wondering if anyone knows of any ROMs that would fit what I'm looking for? It doesn't have to be exact, I understand that's expecting too much. Also, I don't care if it's on 4.2.2 or on 4.4, I'm going to listen to your suggestions.
Thank you in advance for any help.
Rob
EDIT: After looking around more, I realize I probably sound like an idiot. I don't intend to, naturally, and I'm more than willing to learn. I just don't know how to phrase things properly for this yet. Apologies if it creates any confusion as to what the crap I'm talking about lol.
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Civato has a great ROM, but I am not impressed with loosing any built-in functions missed out on Custom ROMs. There is not a single custom ROM that is fully complete with features.
GT-N5110 & GT-N5120 - 64GB 633x on board, Status Official on SafeRooted OEM ROMs with Wanam Xposed and RootCloak. The only way to fly 8+ hours!
This badboy don't play with Play & Triangle away!

There is an app in the play store Called ( CM S Pen Add-on Root ) that allows a CM Rom to recognize your S-pen if you are going to go the CM based Roms. It is still not as good as the original on touch wiz. You will have to have an app like Papyrus if you want that S note like feel too. But there is no way yet to get the true use of the S pen feature on your tablet if you are not on Touch Wiz.
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Bye Note 3

I first used Android on the Samsung Vibrant. I then went to the S3, and finally to the Note 3.
I knew the history Samsung had with not giving updates, but I just hoped for the best.
While on the Vibrant... there were so many developers, so many options for ROMs and themes.
Now on the Note 3, it looks like it's slowly going away.
I got my Note 3 stolen in New Year on the second day of 2015, and decided to go with the Nexus 6.
The amount of development for the Nexus is unbelievable. I love it. I really enjoyed my Note 3, but I think I'll be happier with the Nexus.
I never really posted here... but I read a lot of your posts and found most of you helpful.
Take care!

Kill the traitor!!!
Just kidding. Enjoy your new toy!

You'll be back.
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d12unk13astard said:
You'll be back.
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Oh yes he will ?
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I wish OP the best. I have been considering an N6 myself...but as far as N3 development being stagnant? I dunno, I'm an AOSP kinda guy myself so between AOKP and CM I have been utterly thrilled with this phone. Sure, it's no EVO4G or GS2...and neither of those hold a candle to the OG HTC Hero or OG Droid for that matter...but, really, how much development are you looking for? There have been no shortage of TW ROMs...sure, not hundreds...and there are only so many flavors AOSP necessary. Not to mention since the good ol' days (that actually sucked, in retrospect), technology is marching forward ever faster. I doubt any device will capture the developer attention for as long as those iconic phones did ever again.
I guess I just don't get it. I have never so thoroughly enjoyed a phone and not dicked with flash addiction....and this is my 12th Android phone....maybe 15th....I don't even know. Not worth counting. Between the gorgeous screen, amazing battery life, availability of solid builds of CM and AOKP and a good variety of TW ROMs I guess I just don't get it.
Either way OP, I wish you the best. I hope the grass is truly greener on your new side. I may join you there...cuz from the looks of things Samsung isn't deserving of my hard earned (hundreds of) dollars ever again. Knox is one thing, but locked bootloaders is another thing entirely...and as long as any manufacturer is offering a voluntarily unlocked bootloader I'm not going to blame the carriers, even if it is via their instigation.
PS: Throw CM12 on, set it to performance tuning and the battery life is not discernibly worse but holy crap does this thing scream.

daneurysm said:
I wish OP the best. I have been considering an N6 myself...but as far as N3 development being stagnant? I dunno, I'm an AOSP kinda guy myself so between AOKP and CM I have been utterly thrilled with this phone. Sure, it's no EVO4G or GS2...and neither of those hold a candle to the OG HTC Hero or OG Droid for that matter...but, really, how much development are you looking for? There have been no shortage of TW ROMs...sure, not hundreds...and there are only so many flavors AOSP necessary. Not to mention since the good ol' days (that actually sucked, in retrospect), technology is marching forward ever faster. I doubt any device will capture the developer attention for as long as those iconic phones did ever again.
I guess I just don't get it. I have never so thoroughly enjoyed a phone and not dicked with flash addiction....and this is my 12th Android phone....maybe 15th....I don't even know. Not worth counting. Between the gorgeous screen, amazing battery life, availability of solid builds of CM and AOKP and a good variety of TW ROMs I guess I just don't get it.
Either way OP, I wish you the best. I hope the grass is truly greener on your new side. I may join you there...cuz from the looks of things Samsung isn't deserving of my hard earned (hundreds of) dollars ever again. Knox is one thing, but locked bootloaders is another thing entirely...and as long as any manufacturer is offering a voluntarily unlocked bootloader I'm not going to blame the carriers, even if it is via their instigation.
PS: Throw CM12 on, set it to performance tuning and the battery life is not discernibly worse but holy crap does this thing scream.
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I love my Note 3, I got my girlfriend the Nexus 6, and while I love that phone and am very tempted to buy me the white one, I just like my Note 3 enough to not upgrade. The Note 3 is a solid phone, the best I have ever had, and I've had a lot. I've never been so satisfied with an Android phone as I am with my Note 3.
The only phone I might get is the Note 4, and that is only because I am highly interested in the Gear VR, and Samsung stupidly made that thing compatible with one phone, and that is the Note 4.

It seems like the current phones aren't much more powerful than the Note 3 to really truly justify an upgrade. There are phones on the way that are more powerful than the current crop, wouldn't it be better to wait for those? The phone is still powerful, and it still holds its own more than a year later. With Lollipop(TW & AOSP) the phone is nice, I might not worry about an upgrade for some time and pay for a replacement(my screen has a hairline crack)