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I currently have the Galaxy Note 10.1, which currently has most of the features that the Note II already has, and soon to get more whenever they roll out JB.
I quite like the Note 10.1 and think that the Note II is quite a nice piece of equipment. But, I have this overwhelming feeling that the Note II's features will be redundant considering I have the tablet. That, or it'd make my tablet a bit useless, depends on how you look at it.
So, my question is, do you guys think I should buy the Galaxy Note II or the Galaxy S III? I also seen that the new LG Nexus 4 is quite nice, but with the flaw of not having expandable storage from what I've been able to gather. Or, do you guys have any phones that you would recommend that's pretty high end and expected to be good? I'm not buying my phone for at least a month, so I'm starting my research now.
The Note 2 is a perfect combination of a phone and a tablet. You can utilize it for both purposes easily. I strongly recommend it.
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The Note 2 is a perfect combination of a phone and a tablet. You can utilize it for both purposes easily. I strongly recommend it.
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Thank you for your recommendation. I'm going to do more digging into the phones to see what would be the best for me. But I'm unfortunately one of those techies that like my equipment to be high end and very pretty..
Question is really.. what do you do on your phone? watch movies? alot of web browsing?
i love my note 2 cos i do just that.. watch movies, listen to music, surf on the web reading news, forums.
couldnt live with anything smaller now. and me and my G/F use the pen daily.
if you like the Note 10.1 i think you cant go wrong with note 2 if you can stand the size
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Question is really.. what do you do on your phone? watch movies? alot of web browsing?
i love my note 2 cos i do just that.. watch movies, listen to music, surf on the web reading news, forums.
couldnt live with anything smaller now. and me and my G/F use the pen daily.
if you like the Note 10.1 i think you cant go wrong with note 2 if you can stand the size
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Well, on my current phone (Galaxy W CM9 Beta 1) I used to do a lot of web browsing, but, my current phone right now isn't playing very nice with me and Dolphin. I tend to do a lot of texting, as well. If I have the time in college or out and about I may watch a few things, depending on battery. It does seem like a brilliant choice. But, the 5.5 inches does sound rather insane! But the pen does come in handy a great deal. The Note II is the top contender for me, right now. No other phone even amounts to how amazing it is to me.
Note 2 is simply the best phone yet. And size is really good. Felt like it was designed for me after several hours of use. And the battery is so goood
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Well, I think it's decided! Thank you guys. I really do need something with good battery. I was worried that with the massive screen and overwhelming processor that the poor wee battery wouldn't be able to cope! The Galaxy W has terrible battery life when the data is active, which is something I tend to use a lot.
the size is huge but you get used to it, and i gotta say i love the pen for writing notes you can have a small notepad pop up every time you remove the pen im not a huge fan of onscreen keyboards and writing with the pen is very comfortable with almost no lag on the input.
was in the hospital for 4 days and the note 1 phone saved me with its huge screen, i watched youtube and movies and never felt the screen beeing to small or got eyestrain from its size.
Battery time is amazing on the note 2 also. about 8 hours watching movies twice what the first note could do, and the same the iphone 5 can do
ive seen some reports of even 10 hours watching movies
i dont see my phone as large any more, its normal its the other phones thats small.. smartphones should be about 5" with all this CPU power!
You should buy the note 2 because there is no other phone on the market now that can perform better than it benchmark test prove that.
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I currently have the Galaxy Note 10.1, which currently has most of the features that the Note II already has, and soon to get more whenever they roll out JB.
I quite like the Note 10.1 and think that the Note II is quite a nice piece of equipment. But, I have this overwhelming feeling that the Note II's features will be redundant considering I have the tablet. That, or it'd make my tablet a bit useless, depends on how you look at it.
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I'm betting the note 2 is going to make your tablet redundant and not the other way around. You'd probably find yourself using the phone more than the tablet because how much easier it is to hold on to and take with you on the go.
Tablet functions on a phone that fits into my pocket? Yes, please.
My advice, sell the note 10.1 before the value goes down too much if you plan to get the note 2.
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I'm betting the note 2 is going to make your tablet redundant and not the other way around. You'd probably find yourself using the phone more than the tablet because how much easier it is to hold on to and take with you on the go.
Tablet functions on a phone that fits into my pocket? Yes, please.
My advice, sell the note 10.1 before the value goes down too much if you plan to get the note 2.
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See, I use the tablet for note taking in college. Well, that's what I bought it for, at least. It arrived as my classes got to the point where I wasn't getting taught anything. So that's on hold for a month or so. I also use it for organisation with the calender for things such as college assessments and important dates. So I'd have the calender synced on both devices, which might increase productivity. I'm using it for app creation, whenever I get back into it, too. It's also used for when I need to use stuff like remote desktop, or take it out with me for when I go to fix up computers, or do work on my own, as well as general web browsing. And I use it for guitar, as well. One of the best uses I've found for it!
The Note II will make some of the features in my tablet useless, but I do use it for a great deal which the Note II couldn't do as well due to is smaller size. Being a programmer and musician, the screen, the better the results. I do admit that certain things will be used less, but certain things will be boosted, too. I've only just began to explore the uses for the tablet.
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See, I use the tablet for note taking in college. Well, that's what I bought it for, at least. It arrived as my classes got to the point where I wasn't getting taught anything. So that's on hold for a month or so. I also use it for organisation with the calender for things such as college assessments and important dates. So I'd have the calender synced on both devices, which might increase productivity. I'm using it for app creation, whenever I get back into it, too. It's also used for when I need to use stuff like remote desktop, or take it out with me for when I go to fix up computers, or do work on my own, as well as general web browsing. And I use it for guitar, as well. One of the best uses I've found for it!
The Note II will make some of the features in my tablet useless, but I do use it for a great deal which the Note II couldn't do as well due to is smaller size. Being a programmer and musician, the screen, the better the results. I do admit that certain things will be used less, but certain things will be boosted, too. I've only just began to explore the uses for the tablet.
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After looking at your list it would still seem the note 10.1 is a waste. I'm a programmer as well but not a musician. A laptop note 2 combo should beat out a note 2, note 10.1 combo for school related task by a long shot and both could sink to Google calendar. As a programmer I would hate to be stuck with all my devices running a mobile OS not to mention the added weight I would be force to endure from carrying all those devices. When fixing pc's I want the fastest and easiest to use device possible and there the note 2 would again beat out the 10.1 and not mention since it is a phone we'd always be carrying it.
It seems like the only real area it would shine is the musician route for your guitar and for that it seems overpriced. Of course this is all my opinion so please don't take any offensive to it.
If you get the note 2 you will end up selling the note 10.1... I own a note 1 (waiting for my note 2 to arrive) and I had a galaxy tab 10.1 p7500.. I bought my tab back when I had a gnexus and was very useful but since I got the note 1, I didn't use my tab at all so I've sold it because it was just a dust collector...
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After looking at your list it would still seem the note 10.1 is a waste. I'm a programmer as well but not a musician. A laptop note 2 combo should beat out a note 2, note 10.1 combo for school related task by a long shot and both could sink to Google calendar. As a programmer I would hate to be stuck with all my devices running a mobile OS not to mention the added weight I would be force to endure from carrying all those devices. When fixing pc's I want the fastest and easiest to use device possible and there the note 2 would again beat out the 10.1 and not mention since it is a phone we'd always be carrying it.
It seems like the only real area it would shine is the musician route for your guitar and for that it seems overpriced. Of course this is all my opinion so please don't take any offensive to it.
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I see where you're coming from, and I'm happy with your input. The Note 10.1 is brilliant for college related stuff because I have a desktop, meaning with my Note 10.1 I'm able to sit downstairs to study. It's also great for college because of how light weight it is. I just pop it in my bag and off I go. The way I use it is quite productive, for me. When fixing PC's it's normally so that I can have certain things up on the screen such as instructions, videos and what not, meaning the bigger screen is still more efficient. I normally have my bag with me when fixing PC's so it's again, on my person and easily carried. I went with the Note 10.1 over a laptop because of 1.) It's lighter 2.) Faster to boot up and operate, since everything in android is small (for the most part) and 3.) A laptop would be a waste, considering I have a high-end desktop. I did plan out what I needed before making the decision of getting one. As a programmer, though.. I work on Visual Studio for college and my own C# projects, but with Android - when I go to learn to develop on it - I will be programming with a mixture of AIDE and Eclipse. AIDE is an APK in android that lets you design apps straight from your device, then build and test them, too. It also syncs with your workspace for on the go.
But, I do thank you for your honesty. My set up is ideal for me, so far. Just that my phones a bit rubbish because of the lack of ram. I still need to look more into what is out there. Money is a bit of a factor so if I can get something that's pretty great with a lower price tag I'll probably jump on it.
aaah galaxy note 2 may be best for me
very helpfull thread after reading through this thread i think i am gonna buy not 2 only i have this old galaxy S which i think needs a replacement :cyclops: few days back i saw this galaxy note 2 in a show room since then i doubted whether to buy such a big phone or not but now i think i will buy it as soon as i collect enough resources i mainly use android phones to play games
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very helpfull thread after reading through this thread i think i am gonna buy not 2 only i have this old galaxy S which i think needs a replacement :cyclops: few days back i saw this galaxy note 2 in a show room since then i doubted whether to buy such a big phone or not but now i think i will buy it as soon as i collect enough resources i mainly use android phones to play games
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If you want an android phone for gaming I'd recommend a T3 device like the HTC One X+. T3 has exclusive THD games however Gameloft games don't work as well as not optimised properly for T3.
None the less GN2 is still packing some gaming power behind it.
A simple answer to your question is. If you are buying a smart phone now, than buy Note 2. Why settle for something less, when the next big thing is already here. Lol
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A simole answer to your question is. If youbare buying a snart phone now, than buy Note 2. Why settle for aomething less, when the next big thing is already here. Lol
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Aha, top lad! I'm hoping that the 32Gb/64Gb version is out by next month! Samsung never have enough chips to actually release those modes. (
I'm planning to get one for college, how is it (overall)?
but if you're a student using this, please let me know too.
Have had mine for about right hours now. Was thinking of moving down from the 10.1 to something smaller for a while now (GT7.7 is current daily driver). The 10.1 is a great tab but the size is a bit too cumbersome for me. So far, very impressed with the overall experience. Typical quality Samsung build. Got root (MSkip's Tool Kit) no issue. Lecture Notes perform well. Will be doing more as the days go by for meeting notes.
You notice that at first the available space is limited to around 9GB. Plan to add a uSD you'll probably need it.
Screen is same resolution as 10.1 but looks a bit better (smaller screen size helps).
So far it's a keeper.
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Have had mine for about right hours now. Was thinking of moving down from the 10.1 to something smaller for a while now (GT7.7 is current daily driver). The 10.1 is a great tab but the size is a bit too cumbersome for me. So far, very impressed with the overall experience. Typical quality Samsung build. Got root (MSkip's Tool Kit) no issue. Lecture Notes perform well. Will be doing more as the days go by for meeting notes.
You notice that at first the available space is limited to around 9GB. Plan to add a uSD you'll probably need it.
Screen is same resolution as 10.1 but looks a bit better (smaller screen size helps).
So far it's a keeper.
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thanks for the info!
Yea I use mine for college... works well but you will need an sd card. Take a look at the new nexus 7 aswell.
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Honestly, if you want the spen, there is no real alternative. It's very light and thin... perfect for carrying around in public and taking notes.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291973
Here's my thread on my experience
I have had mine for about 2 weeks now and love it. I primarily bought it for the S Pen to use during my meetings at work and my classes at night. . I will say that I am still getting used to writing with the S Pen. I still have issues writing certain symbols and letters with the pen so I am not effective as I want to be. Hopefully that will change soon. As many have said, if you think you will use the S Pen feature a lot, I would highly recommend it. If not, for a cheaper price, I would look at a few other tabs out there.
I would say that unless you want/need/would use the S-Pen, the new Nexus 7 would be the best route to go....and it's half the price. That said, this is the best tablet in it's class for pen support.
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I noticed some people mentioning the Nexus 7, but it has its own drawbacks. Benchmarks posted on Youtube, show the Note 8.0 still beating the new Nexus 7 in some benchmarks. The gpu on the Nexus 7 probably is faster though.
But the Nexus 7" screen really is actually smaller than 7", due to the command buttons being on the screen itself. The Note pen also has more uses than just writing. I find the pen great for selecting items that are in tiny print on a web page, you can also view drop down boxes on websites with the pen by hovering the pen over them, something you can't do by hand.
Note 8.0 is so worth it imo. I wasnt sure like u, but I just went for it cause I wanted a tablet not big or small so of course tried 8 inch and havent regretted it. But I must admit, stock rom (out of the box) I did not like it. I was close to returning it but decided to root and installs civs rom. Since then, my tablet is pure awesome. To me its an ordinary tablet like theothers just has some special features which is modtly the spen and some spen apps.
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Very happy with this good battery life, smooth system, great performance :thumbup:
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im considering this myself. I was wondering, however, has anyone taking notes with the note 2, and how is it? I'd rather wait for the note 3 and basically compact all my devices into to one thing if possible.
Anyone know what gpu the Note 3 is getting? I'm only curious because that's what the Note 8.0 successor will be getting next year...
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thank you guys, i got one today!! although the new nexus is nice, i wanted the s pen!
Has Samsung made any announcements as far as the next generation of the Note 8? I love the S pen but I really need a display higher than 320 ppi...
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Has Samsung made any announcements as far as the next generation of the Note 8? I love the S pen but I really need a display higher than 320 ppi...
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not being a PITA but really would love to know what you'll be using yours for that truly requires that level of pixel density? We are always seeing new uses so it's great to share your use.
My use is just text with a handful of sketching so a screen PPI of 170ish is OK. Butaeyonehas different needs.
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not being a PITA but really would love to know what you'll be using yours for that truly requires that level of pixel density? We are always seeing new uses so it's great to share your use.
My use is just text with a handful of sketching so a screen PPI of 170ish is OK. Butaeyonehas different needs.
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All my books are digital now and unless the display looks like a page (pixels are indistinguishable), my eyes get tired after about half an hour of reading.
evernote. lecture notes, audio master floating, multiwindow. s pen perfect for notes
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I'm planning to get one for college, how is it (overall)?
but if you're a student using this, please let me know too.
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I've been using the note 8 for a while now and if what you want is work and note taking...it's just perfect: here's my set up for note taking:
1) With multiwindow on...
2) EVERNOTE on the left panel (window). --yep EVERNOTE supports MULTIWINDOW hurray!!!!
3) Lecture notes on the right panel(window)
4) Audio Master Floating....floating around.
I know evernote has skitch but switching between this and the main app loses valuable time when you're taking down notes. it's much easier to jot down text on evernote and scribble into lecture notes (side by side)...then if you're done with the lecture, you can just export the entire lecture note scribble onto evernote and everything get's synchronized...plus if you don't wanna export to evernote...that's fine too since images are really a lot of data to upload.
I know evernote also has a built in recording function but again switching between that and the actual text app again loses valuable time, Audiomaster floating is fast, pumps up the voice recording volume (if the speaker is far) and you can save the audio under various formats...and it can record while you write....I know lecture notes has an audiorecorder as well but as I said, it's much faster to have all three options available instantaneously while taking down notes and that's all made possible by...yep,...you guessed it...the note 8.
final APPS:
5) ES file explorer, camera ace on your android phone and FOLDER SYNCLITE:
--SET up es file explorer as an FTP server on your phone or tablet and assign a folder to store all your lecture pics (to be taken for a particular lecture) using camera ace on your phone. Then set up folder sync lite to synchronize those folders between the note 8 and you're android phone...voilia...no more flailing around the large note 8 to take pictures,,,you can take pics with your camera phone (less bothersome) and synchronize it striaght to your note 8 to annotate powerpoint slides captured directly from the phone but edited more efficiently on the larger screen of the note 8 (no internet requiring drop box or other cloud storage service required). This one I haven't had the chance to do yet...But I believe it is possible...
I know all these individual apps are already available on other devices...but none of these even come close to the sheer..."multitasking behemoth" that is the note 8. Actually, the "behemoth" would be the note 10 (which is also great for that size category) so this would make the note 8 the porsche....really easy to slip into a large enough coat pocket (side pockets of course). Built in 3G also adds functionality for early cross referencing using the internet.
Battery life is good...lasts a day (one app at a time use)...but when I use it for this type of simultaneous multitasking (s pen, hover, constantly updating evernote with imports from lecture note), it will probably only last half a day...still no tablet out there can do the same I think in half a day...You can always go back to one app at a time note taking to get the regular bat life...but the option for true multitasking will always be there.
note 8 is expensive but as the name emplies...It's for hard core note taking....
Just my 2 cents worth...good luck to you on your decision.
The Note 8 is a fantastic tablet. While the specs of the new Nexus 7 look impressive for the price, I find 7 inch screens too small. For me 8 inch is the perfect size. Also I actually like TouchWiz and prefer it to stock Android which looks kind of dull.
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All my books are digital now and unless the display looks like a page (pixels are indistinguishable), my eyes get tired after about half an hour of reading.
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I had a suspicion it was reading. I've been a longtime ebook guy so I know exactly what you are saying. Better fonts help some folks but not always.
As an aside for the N8. I set the system font to...ROSEMARY @ normal font size plus legibility set to ENHANCED and have been pleased. weirdly COOL JAZZ set to LARGE works for me as well. Those fonts are two I would never have considered because I am a pretty plain & boring Helvetica sorta guy but on the N8 they simply work for my eyes... who knew??
For me its the lighter weight fonts and smaller text where resolution becomes critical. Luckily for me there is something about the way Samsung seems to manage the color temperature of the backlight which helps me a great deal.
My Asus TF 700T (Transformer Infinity) has a lot higher PPI but I find I prefer the end result on my Note 8.0 over reading on the larger device. I will add I haven't put in any reading sessions ( literature not mags) > l-hr. on the N8. So how my eyes feel is still not fully determined.. I do use it all day long and several hours each night.
I have noticed we might have begun to see a return of importance of screen refresh rates. I suspect rhe IPS-type panels aredoing things to make them useless power but at the cost of eyestrain returning. d wish he trade rags had the stones to do real reviews like in the 80's & 90's but fear those days are long gone.
I still do most all my novel reading on my Kindle II.
Thanks for elaborating I'm sure it will help others trying decide which way to jump.
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Hi guys, sorry if this has already been asked, but I have searched, and searched, and searched for the answer to no avail.....
Does the Note 8 run tablet apps or phone apps? - mainly interested in document editing for revision and general notes etc. that is, is the note 8 a big Note 2/3 or a little Note 10.1
Reason I'm asking is I'm trying to decide between 2014 10.1 and, to me, the more useful note 8 (portability is a big thing), I'm heavily invested in android phone apps and like the functionality but need a bit more productivity potential - Note 2 is just too small for my uses. The 10.1 2014 looks perfect for what I need - other than the size, if the note 8 is close, software wise, that would be the perfect device for me. Screen res doesn't really matter too much as I'm fairly happy with the low res ipad2 and both Are better!
I've got a Note 2 and use it in preference to my ipad 2 for note taking But I'm a bit fed up with the fact that in S-Note, when exported, the font has to be really big (so that you can read it on the note 2). Most of my reading is done on the ipad (size does matter sometimes) but that is all, so I tend to write on Note 2 and export for reading (revision) to an app called Notability (which I dearly wish would come to android). I think, correct me if I'm wrong, I'll be able to write smaller relative to the page on either the note 8 or 10.1, and hence exports will be better proportioned
Ultimately, I'm looking to dump the ipad for one device just having difficulty deciding which (and learn to give up notability and clash of clans lol)
Looking forward to the day that samsung release a program that allows you to properly sync s-note to PC as well - very surprised this hasn't happened yet!
Thanks for your time, if this IS a repeated question, direction to an answer. The question is are the apps tablet or phone, the rest is just a bit of background so you know why I'm asking, sorry if I waffle
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Hi guys, sorry if this has already been asked, but I have searched, and searched, and searched for the answer to no avail.....
Does the Note 8 run tablet apps or phone apps? - mainly interested in document editing for revision and general notes etc. that is, is the note 8 a big Note 2/3 or a little Note 10.1
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It's a big phone
EmergencyMedic said:
Hi guys, sorry if this has already been asked, but I have searched, and searched, and searched for the answer to no avail.....
Does the Note 8 run tablet apps or phone apps? - mainly interested in document editing for revision and general notes etc. that is, is the note 8 a big Note 2/3 or a little Note 10.1
Reason I'm asking is I'm trying to decide between 2014 10.1 and, to me, the more useful note 8 (portability is a big thing), I'm heavily invested in android phone apps and like the functionality but need a bit more productivity potential - Note 2 is just too small for my uses. The 10.1 2014 looks perfect for what I need - other than the size, if the note 8 is close, software wise, that would be the perfect device for me. Screen res doesn't really matter too much as I'm fairly happy with the low res ipad2 and both Are better!
I've got a Note 2 and use it in preference to my ipad 2 for note taking But I'm a bit fed up with the fact that in S-Note, when exported, the font has to be really big (so that you can read it on the note 2). Most of my reading is done on the ipad (size does matter sometimes) but that is all, so I tend to write on Note 2 and export for reading (revision) to an app called Notability (which I dearly wish would come to android). I think, correct me if I'm wrong, I'll be able to write smaller relative to the page on either the note 8 or 10.1, and hence exports will be better proportioned
Ultimately, I'm looking to dump the ipad for one device just having difficulty deciding which (and learn to give up notability and clash of clans lol)
Looking forward to the day that samsung release a program that allows you to properly sync s-note to PC as well - very surprised this hasn't happened yet!
Thanks for your time, if this IS a repeated question, direction to an answer. The question is are the apps tablet or phone, the rest is just a bit of background so you know why I'm asking, sorry if I waffle
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The Note 8.0 with 3G or LTE can be used as a phone without any trouble, as long as you dont mind looking like a strange person with a 8 inch phone to your ear (or just use a headset ). It does not have a tablet UI, since the notificationbar comes down from the top, not the lower right corner.
As for the S-Note parts, i write in handwriting on the Note 8.0 and when i had the ported S-Note for my S3 i had no trouble reading the notes on that screen, even tho its smaller than the Note II with the same resolution.
I say dump the iPad for notes and such, and keep playing the games that are there, cuz there are some nice ones, like Clash of Clans
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The Note 8.0 with 3G or LTE can be used as a phone without any trouble, as long as you dont mind looking like a strange person with a 8 inch phone to your ear (or just use a headset ). It does not have a tablet UI, since the notificationbar comes down from the top, not the lower right corner.
As for the S-Note parts, i write in handwriting on the Note 8.0 and when i had the ported S-Note for my S3 i had no trouble reading the notes on that screen, even tho its smaller than the Note II with the same resolution.
I say dump the iPad for notes and such, and keep playing the games that are there, cuz there are some nice ones, like Clash of Clans
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Yeah, at native size the s-note files are fine. Unfortunately most of my notes were originally in iPad Natability format - these can be exported as PDF but need to zoom to read - a right royal pain in the ... Good to know 8 has better result
Wasn't going to use 8 as a phone, got note II for that, but good to know it uses the phone apps - all I want really is a bigger note II as it works well for me. Time to squirrel away a little pennies (and persuade the better half she really wants an ipad 2 lol)
An apology in advance - just seen post saying don't post questions in this section - SORRY, my bad
Lesson learned, won't happen again
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The Note 8.0 with 3G or LTE can be used as a phone without any trouble, as long as you dont mind looking like a strange person with a 8 inch phone to your ear (or just use a headset ).
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there's a bluetooth pen for the galaxy note 10.1 that could be used with this device also. it acts as an s-pen and a bluetooth phone receiver.
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there's a bluetooth pen for the galaxy note 10.1 that could be used with this device also. it acts as an s-pen and a bluetooth phone receiver.
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Nice, could that not be used with the other notes too?
i'd say yes since it just uses bluetooth to connect.
Its working as both. Phone and tablet. As some of my tablet only apps like sketch tablet edition can be use in note 8.0
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Its working as both. Phone and tablet. As some of my tablet only apps like sketch tablet edition can be use in note 8.0
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Interesting, wonder what other "tablet format" apps work on 8 (without root)
I'm not an expert but I think the Note 8 works fine as both phone and tablet.
I will get a phone SIM in a few days and see how it works. I have had a data only and this is fine.
Notifications coming from top keeps the eco system right with our phones. Actually I like it better on the top.
Whatever programs that I used on my ThinkPad Tablet seem to work fine on the Note.
I do email, read (Kindle), movies and have just installed Documents to Go which is my big productivity suite.
The OCR is very good and much faster for me that "typing" on the tablet.
I think the Note 8 is a winner though 32/64 GB RAM should have been stock.
I'm assuming you live in the US. There are different versions of the Note 8, some have built in telephony. The N5100 is basically an 8 inch smartphone. Its not carrier supported but works on T-mobile and ATT HSPA network. The SCH i467 is sold by ATT and works on their LTE network. It has the telephony capabilities removed, phone calling can only be done using VoIP. There are other models of the Note 8, but these two are the best choices for the US.
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I'm assuming you live in the US. There are different versions of the Note 8, some have built in telephony. The N5100 is basically an 8 inch smartphone. Its not carrier supported but works on T-mobile and ATT HSPA network. The SCH i467 is sold by ATT and works on their LTE network. It has the telephony capabilities removed, phone calling can only be done using VoIP. There are other models of the Note 8, but these two are the best choices for the US.
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I live in Israel and I bought my Note8 in Germany.
I expect it to work as a phe too.
It's a tablet
Mine is both. LTE for fast data and full telephony here in Oz.
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Because the Note 8 has the button in portrait mode apps seem to display more like a phone.
I had the same question recently, and this is what I've discovered.
Android basically has 3 types of interfaces.
There is the phone interface, the small tablet interface, and the full tablet interface.
If you look at the Nexus 4, 7, and 10, you can see the differences. The Nexus 7 interface is kind of a blend between the Nexus 4 and the Nexus 10. There are some features and programs that look like the phone interface, and other features and programs that use the full tablet interface.
As an 8 inch tablet, the Galaxy Note 8.0 uses the "small tablet" interface that the Nexus 7 does.
I am in the process of looking for a new tablet. I have an original Tab 10.1 but want something newer. And I want one with easy to use extra storage like with an SD card reader. I will use it to watch movies, play games, maybe Skype, etc; things I can't do on my work laptop when I travel. And one easy to get out and use on an airplane. I also like the possibility of putting movies I have in my collection onto an SD card and not having to convert them like I do now with my Tab 1. I didn't even know about the difference between the Note and the Tab 2 until I started my research. And now that I see the resolution of the Note 2014, I am very interested by it. I just want some people with more experience and knowledge than me to give their opinions and comments.
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Hi!
I will advice the new Note 10.1 2014 is the best tablet for your use.
Big screen, 64gb for the SD, the S-Pen and is better then Tab 2/3.
Trust me, i advice this
Also the resolution on it is going to be a beauty!! The S-Pen features always get better and better. They also made the tablet look clean (in my opinion)
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tbuck410 said:
I am in the process of looking for a new tablet. I have an original Tab 10.1 but want something newer. And I want one with easy to use extra storage like with an SD card reader. I will use it to watch movies, play games, maybe Skype, etc; things I can't do on my work laptop when I travel. And one easy to get out and use on an airplane. I also like the possibility of putting movies I have in my collection onto an SD card and not having to convert them like I do now with my Tab 1. I didn't even know about the difference between the Note and the Tab 2 until I started my research. And now that I see the resolution of the Note 2014, I am very interested by it. I just wants some people with more experience and knowledge than me to give their opinions and comments.
Thanks!!
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Assuming that the competition is launching similar tablets hardware-wise, i guess the new galaxy note 10.1 will remain more expensive than the rest because of the s-pen. I would only buy the the new note 10 at launch if the s-pen was really important to me or if the money was not a problem.
I really like the s-pen so I am buying the very first day by the way
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Dear friends,
I am thinking about trading my ipad 3 for a galaxy note 2014. My use is 90% of the time reading and studying (about 10 hours a day). I think the ipad screen is fantastic, but the software in it is crap.
Do you guys think that the note 2014 screen is better than ipad's? Will it generate less fatigue?
Thanks!
interesting topic...I've never had any tablet and like you I need one mostly for reading,highlighting, making notes, modifying PDF files etc etc
I wait for others to answer, but my pick would be GN 10.1 2014 Ed.
swamks said:
interesting topic...I've never had any tablet and like you I need one mostly for reading,highlighting, making notes, modifying PDF files etc etc
I wait for others to answer, but my pick would be GN 10.1 2014 Ed.
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I'm on the same boat, looking to buy my first tablet but haven't decided which. Main use would be the same as you.
I'm leaning toward the iPad though.. after handling a few tablets, I feel that the ones with 16:9 or 16:10 form factor are not too comfortable to use on portrait mode, it's like you're holding a TV on portrait mode..
I do like the idea of the S-Pen though.. and the Note 2014 was supposed to have the advantage of being released earlier than the iPad 5, but Samsung has missed the release date they had announced, so who knows when it comes out..
I think you'll find that for PDF viewing and editing the iPad is head and shoulders ahead of any Android device. iAnnotate is one of the best apps for editing PDFs on the iPad. Yes the app is available for Android but it isn't even close to as good. Go watch a couple YouTube videos on this subject.
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I think you'll find that for PDF viewing and editing the iPad is head and shoulders ahead of any Android device. iAnnotate is one of the best apps for editing PDFs on the iPad. Yes the app is available for Android but it isn't even close to as good. Go watch a couple YouTube videos on this subject.
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Being an iPad 4 owner, I can say that for annotation, Apple store apps are the best. But for viewing, it's pretty much a wash.
However, ezPDF Reader Pro, for Android, is pretty solid in my opinion, and I wouldn't mind using it as a daily driver. It's got good highlighting and sticky note features, which for me are musts.
It's not as nice as iAnnotate or GoodNotes for iOS, but it gets the job done. Plus you have widget support, whereas on iOS you don't.
Han Solo 1 said:
Being an iPad 4 owner, I can say that for annotation, Apple store apps are the best. But for viewing, it's pretty much a wash.
However, ezPDF Reader Pro, for Android, is pretty solid in my opinion, and I wouldn't mind using it as a daily driver. It's got good highlighting and sticky note features, which for me are musts.
It's not as nice as iAnnotate or GoodNotes for iOS, but it gets the job done. Plus you have widget support, whereas on iOS you don't.
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iAnnotate is good on ios but god-awful on android. They haven't bothered to update it. The apple app may be better but the s-pen makes the note a more accurate writing companion. I know, I sold my ipad 2 to get the Note 10.1 (last year's edition). Been waiting forever to upgrade to a clearer screen and stupid Samsung keeps being unclear about release dates.
Maybe it'll be for the best. The 12.2" note is still rumored to be coming out soon and I think that'll be far better for studying.
that s pen would be really really useful for taking notes/markiing on your pdfs and such. thats just me though. i think it's worth the upgrade.
I don't understand why some people are really stressing out about the release date!!! like their lives are at stake lol! we didn't have it so far, we can wait 3-4 more weeks also! I never heard Samsung say it will be released Sep 25th, they said 3rd quarter, and we're not passed the 3rd quarter yet!! not a big deal!! (to me!)
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I am a student in the IT program of a major university and I know for me the iPad was really frustrating. Mostly because of the limitations of ios and the lack of expansion memory. Android devices were much better for me because I could plug it in and transfer files directly back and forth like a portable hard drive, use microsd cards to swap files with people and/or computers and while the apps for the iPad were more polished the android market has been catching up very quickly. In my mind tablets are computers and ios is a phone/mp3 player operating system. For a portable media device the iPad is probably best but at least for me I much prefer the freedom android gives you for work/school productivity. There were apps on iPad that were very well done but in the end for a tablet I couldn't stand the lack of expansion and the shortcomings of the ios.
I should add that I am waiting for the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition myself, though I am without tablet at the moment and getting impatient to have one again so I don't know if I will make it to the release...
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I think you'll find that for PDF viewing and editing the iPad is head and shoulders ahead of any Android device. iAnnotate is one of the best apps for editing PDFs on the iPad. Yes the app is available for Android but it isn't even close to as good. Go watch a couple YouTube videos on this subject.
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In terms of software yes, but i assume that since the note has an active stylus it would be better for handwriting notes on top of PDFs. At least i hope so. This is the primary reason i was planning on buying the note. Should work fine with ezPdf, no?
I am also interested in the Note 10.1 for pdf reading and annotation.
And while the choice of annotation apps may be a bit better on iOS, there are decent enough apps on Android. Plus I think the inbuilt Samsung note-taking software and features like multi-window look very useful and you obviously can't get that on the iPad.
The biggest advantage of the Note 10.1 for annotation is obviously the stylus and IMO that trumps any app advantage on iOS. For me a proper Wacom stylus is far superior for annotation to either an on-screen keyboard or a capactive stylus.
I also prefer Android for general file management and transfer purposes as well as expandable storage. In my experience iTunes is a piece of crapware and I would like to stay as far away from it as possible.
Finally the Note 10.1 has higher pixel density (299 ppi versus 264 ppi) and is much lighter (535 grams versus 652 grams)
Overall it's a very easy decision for me.
I vote for Note 10.1, it has S Pen + Split screen where you open the slides and Note app at the same time, plus easier file transfer and management
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I'm on the same boat, looking to buy my first tablet but haven't decided which. Main use would be the same as you.
I'm leaning toward the iPad though.. after handling a few tablets, I feel that the ones with 16:9 or 16:10 form factor are not too comfortable to use on portrait mode, it's like you're holding a TV on portrait mode..
I do like the idea of the S-Pen though.. and the Note 2014 was supposed to have the advantage of being released earlier than the iPad 5, but Samsung has missed the release date they had announced, so who knows when it comes out..
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The GN 10.1 2014 edition will be available on October 10th and the writing is much more precise on the note. Plus the multi-window feature is great.
I think the displays will be a wash. For studying (I assume you are in school), EZpdf Reader Pro is indeed a very nice app. I also highly recommend LectureNotes and the add on audio app. I use it to take handwritten notes and record class lectures. Class Buddy Pro is also a good school app as you can imput all your schedules, when papers are due etc and have it sync with your google calendar.
I think the S Pen puts the Note 10.1 above all other tablets. I would like the price to be lower, but I will still buy it. Multi-window, the new screen, and all the other upgrades make this a must upgrade for me.
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I think the displays will be a wash. For studying (I assume you are in school), EZpdf Reader Pro is indeed a very nice app. I also highly recommend LectureNotes and the add on audio app. I use it to take handwritten notes and record class lectures. Class Buddy Pro is also a good school app as you can imput all your schedules, when papers are due etc and have it sync with your google calendar.
I think the S Pen puts the Note 10.1 above all other tablets. I would like the price to be lower, but I will still buy it. Multi-window, the new screen, and all the other upgrades make this a must upgrade for me.
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you seem to have tried some of these apps. Which do you think is best for annotating pdf's. I mostly need something good for reading, highlighting and occasionally drawing diagrams and what not over top of PDF's. I'll probably want to quickly jot hand notes over top as well. I've used ezPDF and like it, haven't tried much else.
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2
I don't want to derail this conversation, but since we're comparing different platforms I wanted to throw W8 into the mix. Specifically I was looking at the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2.
It has a Atom Z2760 (2x 1.8GHz) processor, 2GB RAM, a Wacom stylus and full Windows 8. It would actually be cheaper than the GN10.1-2014 (32GB), even if I went with the 64GB version.
Has anybody had any experience using W8 as a tablet OS? Specifically with the pen, is there anything that compares to LectureNotes? There is OneNote, of course, but I have no experience with it.
What I just can't really imagine is using a W8 recreationally. I have no idea if there is, for example, a Feedly compatible RSS reader, a good podcast app (that syncs with my phone's podcast app), or a music app that supports Google Music.
What do you guys think?
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I don't want to derail this conversation, but since we're comparing different platforms I wanted to throw W8 into the mix. Specifically I was looking at the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2.
It has a Atom Z2760 (2x 1.8GHz) processor, 2GB RAM, a Wacom stylus and full Windows 8. It would actually be cheaper than the GN10.1-2014 (32GB), even if I went with the 64GB version.
Has anybody had any experience using W8 as a tablet OS? Specifically with the pen, is there anything that compares to LectureNotes? There is OneNote, of course, but I have no experience with it.
What I just can't really imagine is using a W8 recreationally. I have no idea if there is, for example, a Feedly compatible RSS reader, a good podcast app (that syncs with my phone's podcast app), or a music app that supports Google Music.
What do you guys think?
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that thing runs full windows 8. it shouldn't have an issue running google music in the browser. I'd want to see the tablet myself before passing any judgment. Previous atom tablet were kinda clunky. The display seems pretty low res
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that thing runs full windows 8. it shouldn't have an issue running google music in the browser. I'd want to see the tablet myself before passing any judgment. Previous atom tablet were kinda clunky. The display seems pretty low res
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Yes, the display doesn't have a great resolution, more or less that of the original Note 10.1.
I guess you could say that, because it runs full Windows 8, there is no app-shortage. But I don't think it'd be very satisfying having to use the browser for many of your 'apps'.
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you seem to have tried some of these apps. Which do you think is best for annotating pdf's. I mostly need something good for reading, highlighting and occasionally drawing diagrams and what not over top of PDF's. I'll probably want to quickly jot hand notes over top as well. I've used ezPDF and like it, haven't tried much else.
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I have tried all the PDF apps and EZPDF Pro is by far the best IMO . iAnnotate is a Samsung suggested app but I personally do not care for it .
As far as note taking apps Lecture Notes is #1 in my book and Write is also liked. For my med classes I love Lecture Notes for ease of use and audio recordings. For the rest write is an incredible free app.
I have had several tablets over the last few years, the note Is my first "must have'' tool.
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with the win 8 tab you can run the full version of adobe cs suite. i've got cs5 on mine and works without any problems. I'm not too familiar with the free alternatives since I pretty much have to use the full adobe suite for work.
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I don't want to derail we're comparing different platforms I wanted to throw W8 into the mix. Specifically I was looking at the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2.
It has a Atom Z2760 (2x 1.8GHz) processor, 2GB RAM, a Wacom stylus and full Windows 8. It would actually be cheaper than the GN10.1-2014 (32GB), even if I went with the 64GB version.
Has anybody had any experience using W8 as a tablet OS? Specifically with the pen, is there anything that compares to LectureNotes? There is OneNote, of course, but I have no experience with it.
What I just can't really imagine is using a W8 recreationally. I have no idea if there is, for example, a Feedly compatible RSS reader, a good podcast app (that syncs with my phone's podcast app), or a music app that supports Google Music.
What do you guys think?
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