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[Defy Themes and Apps] crakeron:
Try NFS:shift. It costs 0,10$ untill tomorow, and i find it awesome! No problems at all for me

Sent from my 1Ghz CM7 + CM9 Defy
[Defy Themes and Apps] narutow:
i didnt like it, but it worked perfectly here
[Defy Themes and Apps] maccboy2010:
Asphalt works great for me I got that nfs shift wot a game for the 10p price tag can't moan. Pro evolution 11 n 12 works great samurai 2 is a great game and works perfect there's loads I haven't come across a game that hasn't worked yet :-)

sent from my cyanogen mod 2.3.7 defy running at 1ghz and I absolutely love it :-)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xda890:
or should I wait for the Galaxy Nexus.... I can't decide..... :confused:

Regards,

BTJ
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] siamchen:
Just consider two things :

1, do you really need A pen?

2, do you really need a super big phone screen?

If you answer is no then buy Galaxy Nexus.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Jobiza:
Thinking, software vs. hardware? Hardware on Note is 5x better, but Galaxy Nexus has new and best software 3 months earlier than galaxy Note. I'll choose Note, because i don't have rush to get the Icecream Sandwich. :) Just my opinion...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DJKick_fr:
Consider also three other things :

- Do you need large storage (Nexus deos not have a microSD card)

- Do you need radio FM (Nexus does not have it)

- Do you need ICS (Note does not have it ... yet)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xda890:
Well, I don't need a pen but I think I would have used it (seems like a good idea)

and big screen is nice, since I always carring my phone in the belt.. :)

- I have also not used up my 16 GB SD card on my Nexus One, so I probably won't need more than 16GB but nice to have the opportunity..

- No need for FM radio..

- This point is where I am not sure.. ICS really looks nice and not having to wait for Samsung to get new releases is also be positive..

Damn theses decisions.....

BTJ
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gaugerer:
Get the Note for everyone who has moved to a larger screen says they would never go back to a smaller one. The stylus and the SD slot significantly increases the power of the Note and Gingerbread is very capable whilst waiting for ICS which will surely come.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Sebring5:
It's a question of hardware versus software

Nexus is a Galaxy S 2 with software improvements and slightly different hardware. Design and look has been updated. Larger screen size is because there are no longer buttons on the bottom. These buttons are now in the OS. So you still have about the same size screen maybe slightly more because the width is slightly larger. Nexus does not have 3G data bands. It does have HSPU and LTE as well as 2G data and 3G voice. The processor and graphics hardware is different. Possibly better than Galaxy S 2. It is still 1.2 ghz dual core. It has Android 4.0, the latest and greatest software, with a host of new features. Nexus has Lotus glass and a higher resolution screen than GS2 as well as NFC.

The Note has a significantly larger 5.3" screen, 1.4 ghz dual core processor, and stylus. It has 3G data & voice as well as HSPU. You will probably be able to get Android 4.0 and almost all its features through a custom rom within a month or two after launch.

The rule is buy for hardware. You will be able to put Android 4.0 on the Galaxy S 2 shortly. I already own a Galaxy S 2 and the hardware is very similar so I would not be getting a whole more with the Nexus. If you do not have the GS2, the Nexus would be a good upgrade for you. With the Note I do have better hardware than GS2, so I'm buying that. One other consideration is size. The Note is big. Really big.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] olympicchicken:
Amen. I didn't regret my purchase for a single second.

And I don't mind to wait another two or three months for ICS so the first bugs are already ironed out.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xda890:
Hmmm... Maybe I should "settle" for the Note then... :) And I guess NFC it still years to go before in active use....

Thx... :)

BTJ
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] enchanterchi:
re

I need Galaxy Note. But I need the NFC feature. I can't understand what does the "Optional" mean in some Spec.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Jobiza:
lol... Don't make me want more the Note, you lucky bastard already have it...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] reinbeau:
LOL! You're just plain mean ;)

I'm watching the video of the Note release and right in the beginning they also mention the Nexus, and the fact that the Nexus is being released with Ice Cream Sandwich at launch - why isn't the Note also being released on that platform? Makes me curious as to whether or not ICS will never come to the Note - I've already been involved in an innovative platform that never evolved (Garmin iQue 3600), I'm going to be very disappointed if the Note goes the same way....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] straxusii:
I've been debating between these 2 and I think it's a no brainer.

If the size of the note isn't an issue for you then it's the note, it's a bigger and high res screen and has far more grunt CPU and GPU.

I haven't yet seen proof that the nexus can display 720p video on full screen (on honeycomb the buttons could not be hidden apart from with a root app).

The only thing the nexus has over it is ICS and I would be amazed if the note didnt get that this year.

"Most importantly, though, the brains of the operation is the OMAP4460 application processor which has two Cortex-A9 cores clocked at 1.2GHz — quite fast, certainly, but it isn’t the 1.5GHz Exynos that we were hoping for.

It is because of the OMAP4460 processor that the Galaxy Nexus will only have the PowerVR SGX540 GPU, an antiquated beast from 2007 that can actually be found underneath the hood of last year’s Nexus S, and in the Droid Bionic. The SGX540 is very weak compared to the Mali-400 GPU found in Samsung’s Exynos SoC (the one that powers the Galaxy S II), and it’s positively snail-paced against the Apple A5′s SGX543MP2."
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] reinbeau:
Frankly, I'm not even tempted by the Nexus or the SGS II compared to the Note, I'm just really curious why they didn't use ICS for two phones being rolled out at the same time.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] RMXO:
OMG, I so hate you! :D

If you don't mind, how much did it cost?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nForce:
Maybe because Note already rolled out and Nexus has always to be the first with the newest Android Version ;)

I paid 472€ ~$650 thanks to a special promotion code. Normally its 550€ here in Germany ~$760!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] reinbeau:
No, I know the Note is first, but if you watch that video, the European release of the Nexus was happening at the same time - so they're very close in release date.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nForce:
funny that they say rollout is 29th and today (28th) many people already got their note :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] RMXO:
I'm so jealous of all you folks out in Europe with the new Note. I can't wait to get mine.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Q2V:
My sugestion: buy both Note and Nexus!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wonsanim:
Same here:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gede:
I paid 580 EURO. (at a local store in Den Haag, Netherlands)

It seems there are plenty on stock....

Mine seemed to have originated in Germany, it welcomed me in German..

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BTW, who cares about ICS or Gingerbread?

What will be the advantage of having ICS?

Personally I also like to have the newest of the newest, but in this case the screen size wins.

(Today I held it next to an iPhone 4, the Note dwarfs the iPhone like its a toy, its so good to have the biggest ;) )
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nForce:
lol :D

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sry for off-topic...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ChodTheWacko:
This is slightly Off topic, but ICS has some nice stuff. Data monitoring/data control, lockscreen that lets you run apps directly, etc.

But the most important reason the note MUST have ICS is that it will allow the note to run tablet apps. There will be no upgrade to gingerbread or they woulda used that in the first place. Since Samsung pushes the note as (part) tablet, that means it was destined to get ICS.

- Frank
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wonsanim:
Totally agree with Frank:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gede:
I use Widgetlocker and Launcher Pro Plus on the Note (like I did on the S2), and they work fine.... No need for ICS to have funny unlock options.

All apps will need to be updated, not only for ICS, there will probably (?) be more (non ICS) 1280x800 devices.... Most apps I use behave nicely however...

I doubt if there will be an ICS update for the Note. I think its more likely we will have a Note II in a few months, with ICS... 1.5ghz etc... (I am already saving :) )

Unless they take the trouble of fitting all their marketing (read launcher) and (proprietary) S-pen stuff seamless in ICS software, and I think this is not likely.

And their marketing department is probably already working on the Note III and Android 5...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Prozac69:
I received my Note today and so far I'm not that impressed! :(

The build quality is pretty poor. The battery cover is probably the thinnest piece of plastic I've ever seen on a phone and I wonder how many times, after removing it, before it snaps in 2!

And the actual phone is so thin and lightweight that it feels like, if you did manage to fit it into your trouser pocket, it would snap in half when you sat down. I've currently got the HTC HD2 and the build quality between the 2 of them is miles apart. The HD2 is a solid feeling phone and feels like a quality phone in your hands. Unfortunately the Note doesn't.

The screen is nice. Not awesome or exceptional, just 'nice'. It certainly doesn't blow your mind.

Applications are basic Android ones with the exception of the Samsung App where you can download some more app's that you can use with the pen i.e. Children's Crayon Drawing.

Applications that I have previously purchased have all worked well on the larger screen with some showing more functionality than they did on a smaller screen i.e. Friendcaster Pro, (Facebook application). This gives you a lot more options in Landscape mode than it did before.

G-Mail on the Note is nice, especially in Landscape view. You can see the headers down a left hand column and then the actual e-mail in a display pane on the right hand side. Turn it to Portrait and you will just get the headers.

I haven't really used the pen yet. I did use it to navigate through screens and for a bit of keyboard use and it worked well. Haven't done any photo cropping or drawing with it yet though and to be honest I'm not sure that I ever will.

So, overall, it's another Android phone but with a bigger screen. Is it worth paying £549 .......definitely

NOT

. I'd consider it for a phone upgrade but even then I wouldn't pay any large sum of money for it. If it was free on upgrade then I'd say 'yes' go for it but it's not worth parting with your hard earned for.

Maybe other owners would disagree with my comments. I'd like to hear what others think. But for me, I think it's going to go back on Monday and I'll get my £549 back to spend on something a bit better!! :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] eallan:
Those are pretty weak complaints...

The plastic is thin but very durable. The phone being lightweight isn't a bad thing. My GS2 is very light but certainly not cheap or weak.

Sell your note to me ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Dragooon123:
ICS is confirmed for Note by Samsung Italy. Note is their brand new phone releasing after ICS is announced, Samsung owes us that much.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gede:
Don't believe the Italians. With their weak economy they tell you anything to sell you something ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] appelflap:
Okay, talk some more about this store LoL. Which store?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Dragooon123:
Huh? Its still Samsung.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gede:
Phoneshop.nl , Korte Poten 5, Den Haag
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gede:
Its Samsung if its announced on their (International) website.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] appelflap:
. Thx
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zen123:
May I ask where you bought it from...I'm near Basingstoke myself.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] win.droid:
Folks...ICS for Note was just an assumption. That Italian site has since changed their version of reporting. Have a look

android.hdblog.it/2011/10/28/samsung-italia-conferma-android-4-0-su-galaxy-s2-note-e-tab-nel-2012/
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Prinzessin Horst:
Used it as car navi today.

What a cool and readable display.

Never had such a fast fix... wow!

Showed it to my sister with her children toy apple whatever. ;-)

She was impressed.

Compared to the iphone screen the note has a fantastic brilliance and readability.

The battery life seems to be very good.

All my downloaded apps work pretty well.

The sound quality while phoning is good, the Note is very usable as a phone. After half an hour i got used to the big screen.

A few hours later i took my HD2 to compare... it felt like a dwarf.

At the moment the Note feels like a good buy. Hope it stays like this.

Sent from my Galaxy Note
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] siamchen:
Seems lots people come from HD 2.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Prozac69:
I got mine from Expansys.co.uk
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zen123:
Thanks for that I thought you might have bought from a shop bcoz I want to try it out first
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DPMAce:
yeah I'll be coming from an HD2 as well lol
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] pub00515:
Dito :)

Not sent from my HD2
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Earthbrain:
My current phone is also an HD2. The Galaxy Note will be my next phone.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] blobotorian:
There should be a psychological support group sponsored by Sammy for all of us who just can't wait.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] appelflap:
As for the original question, I think this device is great when one uses it more for mail/web browsing/note taking/organizing etc than for phone calls. If the phone features are more important I would go for the Galaxy Nexus.

Just my 2 cents
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] reinbeau:
Yup! :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wonsanim:
Big time:D:D:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] htc6500uk:
Samsung Italy have said that the Note will definitely get ICS - any more feelings positive or negative from real owners appreciated
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Sebring5:
Samsung Italy retracted the statement.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vegetables:
waiting Gnote - Middle East Version .. going to take ages to be available here -_-

had a Galaxy S1
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] htc6500uk:
I suspect that they were in trouble with Samsung HQ as they would not want to damage sales of the Galaxy Nexus.

Apart from NFC and it's slightly smaller size and lower price, the only thing that the Galaxy Nexus has over the Note is ICS.

The Note has penty of CPU power and memory for ICS so whatever Samsung say at the moment, I am sure it will come - both from Samsung and the XDA custom rom writers!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rossygnol:
I don't know much abt how custom ROM are developed. But could somebody tell when it could be available, ICS for the Note I mean. I really like the Note but 5 months is too long to wait for the official Samsung ICS.

I still can't decide whether I should go for the Note or the Nexus. I think I'll wait to try out the ICS on the Nexus then decide :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] seriouser:
Just got this today and I'm a bit torn on whether to keep it.

First of all it's HUGE. A lot bigger than I was expecting. A SGS is like an ant compared to this.

The screen is nice but it's so green when you turn the phone around. Supposed to be the same display technology that the SGS had but I never noticed this on it.

Also A2DP audio is worthless again and the OS lags way more than my previous phone (which has CM7)

Might have to pick up a Nexus after all.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] aimfire72:
Mine just came in today as well, and yeah it's huge - I literally lol'ed when I opened the box and still have the biggest grin on my face, I love it!

Perfect size for me as I do a lot of spreadsheet editing on the go, and the "smaller" 4.3" screen sizes just weren't doing it for me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Techvir:
Regarding lagging, u will have to wait for roms to come out that will fix these issues or even further rom updates.

If u like the form factor, u should try it out for a few weeks before giving up.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xda890:
Sorry to disappoint you, but no trolling here... I just really can't decide which one to buy.... :-(

BTJ
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jorkobe23:
I totally agree with you.

That was what I felt when I first got it.

I felt its too laggy compared to Nexus S and Galaxy S II.

I don't know why it's so laggy but... Sometimes I like when my gf draw something for me haha
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jommy999:
mmm reading from many comments about laggy now i am started to worry mmm but seem the note run great from the video i have seen on you tube tho.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] htc6500uk:
I've not noticed any lag problem.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] georaldc:
This is my main concern as well. Too many mixed opinions. People on the left saying that it isn't performing good enough, while people on the other side saying they don't notice any lag problems.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jorkobe23:
Which rom and kernel are you using?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] siamchen:
It depends on the expectation. If you use some pretty fast phone before, then certainly there are some lag due to the big screen resolution and un optimized software/GPU.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] georaldc:
Well I'm currently using a samsung wave which has an OS that isn't really in the same league as the big boys, but is smooth as heck when it comes to its user interface. If the note has hiccups despite running on much more powerful hardware, then that would be a big bummer
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hagba:
Same here,two years ago when I bought it was the largest screen,and now its so normal:D

Its time to change the norm once again.
[General Topics] MartyLK:
Rubin trash talking WP7 is nothing more than him having tried it and saw how awesome it is and became frightened for his own OS.

This is the response of someone who is so surprised by WP7 so much so he has to demonize it to continue working with his own lackluster stuff.

Based on that, I am pleased Rubin finds WP7 superior to all others.

http://allthingsd.com/20111019/andy-rubin-asiad/
[General Topics] 314:
^Thats the only thing said about WP7.

I'm pretty sure hes not trash talking WP7, just stating the obvious (WP7 has a unique interface [Not app based]; and doesn't allow for much customization)
[General Topics] xaccers:
Or, what he actually said:

There's no denying that WP leaves less room for creativity, it's a closed system, you have to abide by Microsofts tight rules.

I have to agree with him here:
[General Topics] MartyLK:
I call it trash talking. And what I read says Rubin is jealous of it.
[General Topics] moses992:
I wouldn't say that was trash talking. Actually, after reading the article, I found that Rubin can ,to some extent , maintain a neutral side when talking about competition and all that. Unlike Steve BOTH STEVES .
[General Topics] xaccers:
Someone ask Marty how Metro doesn't restrict your creativity as a phone manufacturer when you can't replace the interface with your own creation.

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I have to agree.
[General Topics] Gusar321:
I must say this is some awesome new mentality fanboys have: A person doesn't praise the platform they're fanboying about, it means said person is jealous/afraid of the platform. Yeah, that makes total sense!!
[General Topics] chewbz:
I'm sorry IMO the tile system is rather ugly. I had the Microsoft Zune and that UI was garbage. Though wp7's ui has come alone way since then, its just not appealing to me.
[General Topics] Cape Lucid:
ROFL
[General Topics] hungry81:
C'mon Marty you're smarter than that, He quite clearly was acknowledging it as a competitor and stating the advantages he believed android had over WP7. He didn't diss it at all.
[General Topics] lowandbehold:
You really shouldn't even reply to Marty's posts. He only sees one side. And it is the one that benefits him to create a big argument. If you prove a point, he will completely fail to acknowledge it. Just leave him be in his own private Utopia with his second rate OS that, with it's number of users, can't even be considered a true competitor.
[General Topics] toonarme:
Are you some kind of spindoctor? You base all this ****e you're talking on this :

'Asked about Windows Phone, Rubin noted that Microsoft did what smart companies do when they are late or behind in a market, which is to innovate on a different axis.

“I think that’s what Microsoft did with their Metro UI,” he said. “I think it is a bold move.”

That said, “from my taste and my perspective, it could be very dangerous for Microsoft,” he said. He suggested that Windows Phone leaves less room for creativity and for software and hardware makers to express themselves.

“If you want to take over the screen, you should be able to take over the screen,” Rubin said.

Rubin said it is kind of like what happened on the PC, which left hardware makers creating something of a commodity.'

Trash talking? Demonising? 'I am pleased Rubin finds WP7 superior to all others'?

I think this is what's known as 'Trolling'...
[General Topics] cobraboy85:
marty and z33 are both trolls. disregard all posts/threads created by either of them.

to be honest, z33 not as much as marty, though. at least z33 starts threads that actually have useful information (even though they always lead to endless arguments lol)
[General Topics] MartyLK:
Only when WP7 gets going good does he come out of the shadows and begin to trash talk it. It is clear to me he's jealous of it. Anyone who is a competitor of WP7 would have every reason to be very nervous. WP7 is poised to thwart stolen Android.
[General Topics] MartyLK:
You wanna know a reality? Those words coming from you, they mean I'm correct. Such words coming from someone who only hates any and all things not Android means what I say is correct.

Thank you for showing me to be right. :)
[General Topics] cobraboy85:
3,209 of your posts have not been found useful by anybody. What made you think this thread would be any different?
[General Topics] MartyLK:
They're obviously useful to you. Why else would you continue to reply to them. They apparently make you nervous or insecure.
[General Topics] cobraboy85:
Your process of how you come to conclusions is……interesting

And never factual. Which is even more interesting.

You are doing nothing but trolling. I am not the only person to call you out on this based on this useless thread.
[General Topics] HeavenlyWinds:
I have tried a Focus, liked the interface, fast and good. But it lacks custimization and apps. And i don't see myself buying a W7 Phone anytime soon.

As for google being jealous of WP7, that's crazy talk.
[General Topics] MartyLK:
Again, you keep replying. I have to conclude what I say makes much sense to you and you are merely attempting to save face.
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
It's pretty clear that I'm a huge WP7 fan but this thread is illogical. I think he has said that he respects WP7 for what it is but wanted more customization. Many android users have said that, but I feel with the availability of such features you sacrifice quality and speed.
[General Topics] cobraboy85:
Ok, then based on your logic I will not reply to any more of your garbage and allow you to pollute the forums with more useless bantering. Go ahead and have it out with all the other people who merely humor you will a response based on their utter boredom. Have fun troll