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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wendyalison:
Yes, I do understand that some might find it contradictory that I state I love it, bought the thing and never returned it despite my gripes.

Here's why:

When I bought it, so many people were on the wait-list to buy it as the shop that sold it to me had a really good price. They won't break the seal and open the box until I've forked over my money. I've tested basic stuff (making calls, wifi, 3G connectivity, bluetooth, ports, camera and general speed) and was satisfied enough to leave with it happy. Due to the low price, there's a no return policy (simply because the box is open and the device will be deemed 2nd hand), and because it's imported, warranty only covers software failure, not hardware.

Another reason I love my Note is because I've always wanted a tablet and phone device in one. It's just bulky to carry two devices all the time. Nothing really has come close yet except Samsung Galaxy Tab and some Huawei 7" tablet, both of which have poor specs and poor portability. I've also been waiting for Asus Padfone but it won't be out till 2nd quarter of 2011, although I'm still interested to see one. Then comes the Note, it's love at first sight :o! Everything I wanted (great camera, fast speeds, phone+tablet in one, thin and light), I basically swore that if it's under HK$6000. I'll get it and will love it...as you can see, I've kept to my principles :p.

Finally, as another member who posted on this thread has mentioned, the gripes I have are not bad enough to ditch my Note. Many things I have faith that XDA will help me fix, and many I've reiterated are no biggie to me, and definitely no deal-breaker. While I think it's a fabulous piece of gadget and do not regret getting one, I think it'll be helpful to be a bit more objective and look at the things that are really not-so-great. I'm writing it for the benefit of my friends (both in HK and abroad) too who see me gush over my Note and might buy it because of me. I just don't want them to feel disappointed when they finally have the Note in their hands.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wendyalison:
I will when HK gets them. Unfortunately, all that's "protecting" my Note now is the original screen sticker. :o
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wendyalison:
Thanks for your defense Jason, much appreciated!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tocache:
Lol! I was there yesterday, there are two or three stores that knows the Galaxy Note, the price is around HKD5700 being HKD5680 the cheapest, but they didnt have it in stock until next week. Expansys HK has the Galaxy Note for HKD6488 (expensive...)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wendyalison:
I suggest you checking this site first and seeing what the price is, then make calls to enquire.

Let me know if you don't read Chinese, or google translate.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gaugerer:
Hi Wendy, Thanks so much for taking the trouble to reply, which of course you were not obliged to do, but is a credit to you. As a result, I can clearly see that you do love the Note and your list of gripes were honestly meant to help others.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] csasek:
One salesperson told me that whole market shares their new phone inventory so if one shop doesn't have it it is likely that none of the others do. I was planning to go on Tuesday but I will be sad and bitter if I cross the border only to find out it's not available
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] goddamnit:
I ordered one white colur,one blue color @ Willson ,MongKok ,HongKong yesterday.

They told me that devices will arrive @ Nov. 10

Price @ HKD$5988

FYR
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Souai:
haha, nice to know im not the only one interested in the padfone. ive been looking forward to the padfone but i dont know if asus plan to use the 40nm tegra3 or the 28nm tegra3+ so i have no idea when it will be released. personally i like the padfone concept much better than my current atrix and lapdock.

but for much the same reason as you, i found myself just ordering the note instead of waiting for the padfone.

thanks for the informative review. its given me a good idea of what i should expect when my note arrives. when my note does arrive, i might just try to mess around with my atrix and use it as my training wheels before i start flashing custom roms onto the note.

by the way, are there any cases available in HK yet? all i see online are leather cases, i was curious to see if there was one of those hard rubber slim cases i could just clip on. i may not be visiting HK for at least 8 months and i dont want to wait that long XD
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] goddamnit:
I have check Korea Gmarket ,and no case aviliable in this memont
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] shEEEsh:
Wanted to add that I didn't say that I didn't like Wendy's review or that it wasn't a good review. What I meant was that if I had that many complaints from the start, I wouldn't buy it. SERIOUSLY would NOT BUY IT .. I have purchased a phone after watching a box opening or looking at pictures and was sitting on pins and needles waiting for it to come. Even paid extra for UPS to deliver it on a Saturday. Can't remember what it was but, I opened the box, put the battery in - took the battery out and as I was re-boxing it I was listing it on eBay. I am pretty picky about my toys.

Also, it wasn't exactly a review, it was a list of things she did NOT like.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tocache:
I just went there and the girl that attended me told me "no stock" :( also I looked for cheaphk.com but mmm... i can't read chinese and translate from google isnt helping...

Anyways the official release for the Galaxy Note in Hong Kong is on November 11th
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] goddamnit:
It's straight that my wife walkin and get no stock ,too.

But I phone the shop and ask they told me that I can pre-order ,deposit $300.

After I go to the shop @ Argyle street ,they told me that there is white color ,and will get it @ Nov 10 (80% chance).

I think you may call them first with number : 2392-3737
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] senbel:
S pen..

Small Question, can you rest your hand on the screen while using the s pen or this will confuse the device..?:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bigmout:
Yes, that's probably why she called it a list of "gripes" not a "review." Jeez...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] shEEEsh:
ok you win. but everyone is saying 'nice review.' so I called it a review .. I hope I have fewer hates than Wendy though. other wise I will be very disappointed. I actually didn't read what they are -- want to find them on my own.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Souai:
from the reviews ive seen, it disables multitouch when the s pen is active. so yes, you can rest your hand on the screen while using the s pen.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wonderwout:
Just tested this. When the pen touches the screen multi touch is disabled, but when you lift it from the screen it is directly enabled. If you then move your hand on the screen you manipulate the screen which can be fiddly.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] RashaMatt:
OT: from the English user manual, p.183:

Hmm, I wonder if they mean a new one or a used one?? :eek:

And did anyone else notice that the clipboard now remembers and lets you paste any of the snippets of text that you've previously copied/cut? I've been waiting for that feature forever! :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wendyalison:
"Rubber" is very British, Americans tend to say "eraser", but in today's world we all know what "rubber" really means :p.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] pp18:
Since you can read Chinese, I guess you write in Chinese as well. If true, maybe you can try CedIME (downloadable from Market). It supports English input plus one Chinese input method out of various choices. The best thing is, it has good support to HK special characters.

I like this even more than the built-in HTC Input.

ps. Nice to know another gal in HK loving the big Note. I'm still waiting for the official stock, and I'd like to see and touch both black and white variants before making the choice -- somebody in the Internet suspected that the material of the back cover is different for the 2 variants.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sonkameja:
I gotta say the review is scary but brought back my feelings of when I owned a samsung infuse for 20 days. Then returned it back to costco.

The call quality was horrible. No one could hear me unless I literally moved the phone towards my mouth like a mic. The Gps was trash too. Accuracy was off by a good 500 meters on a sunny day and react very slowly.

Hands down the device was gorgeous but for actual functionality samsung is starting to suck at common sense needs / practicality.

All in all I almost dropped 700 to buy this phone but I think I'll pass and wait until quad core chips come out along with 12 mp cameras.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bbdj69:
Can you describe what you are actually concerned about? You complain about your old phone but do not address the Note. I had the Infuse and returned it as well, it was junk.

I don't read anything about BAD call quality, hear average quality on this phone comparable to the S2. The positioning of this phone brings the mic right to your mouth since it is big as other have said so that is good. The GPS has incredible reviews on this board.

If you are happy with your current phone by all means wait, I have been waiting to upgrade for 4 months and this beauty is the one.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tommy1971:
I will, waiting for Samsung HK, I have been using Samsung phones/devices for many years and I love them all but a bit scared of the QC..... It won't stop me from buying it but I will buy one with warranty
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] shEEEsh:
That's just over-kill .. 12 mp cameras. 8 or 12. Same thing. All those 4 extra MPs are good for is if you are printing your pictures ..

I took pictures as good or better with my Nokia N92 (I think that is the number) than I get with my 8 MegaPixel iPhone set on High Def .. The reason is the camera lens. The Nokia has the Zeiss lens, I don't know what other cameras use but Zeiss makes all the difference.

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I don't like the idea of "rubber" or "eraser" or whatever they call it. One thing NICE I can say about the Dell Streak was the metal on the back . .. or the glass iphone. Rubber sounds cheap. I am hoping that when Mugen makes the extended battery the battery cover will NOT be rubber.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wendyalison:
Hi, nice to find another HKer here, and one who likes Snoopy no less!! I'm a big Snoopy fan myself.

Anyway, thanks for the tip about CedIME, I use Cantonese Input and use it for the word suggestions. So far, I try to type on landscape and Thumb Keyboard really is the best.

Wilson is selling both white and black models. 領域 is also selling them but I'm not sure if the white one is around. Might just go check on November 11th.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AC07:
Cantonese input, can't live without this~~ :D

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i check everyday.. no case, no screen protectors for Note, wait for SGP... I have ordered Skinomi and still waiting for the shipment... now using cheap from China..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] goddamnit:
Screen protector make by "Japan material" will arrive these few days,said by my friend who sell case and protector.

No info for case right now :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wendyalison:
No case yet, but I did buy a screen protector for it yesterday in MK in the same store I bought my Note, finally could rip off the original sticker! You can get one too for HK$98 at 手機達人
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jackleung:
Hi Wendy, can you check the current output of power adapter? I am wonder if it is still using the same one as GS2 with only 0.7A as output. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tocache:
Is that the same stores that shows the HTC Sensation XL in white colour? (G/F Shop 89) If so... they don't have in stock the SGN :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wendyalison:
The adapter I got was Polish (2 rounded forks) and is 1.0A as output, but I use my old Milestone 2's adapter.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wendyalison:
Yes, shop 89, but unless you pre-ordered, they won't have any in stock. You should go to Citylink, they're stocking them today.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Haddar:
Hello, I am really thinking about Note buying. Right now I am still on HTC Desire HD and I am really missing the writing feature as HTC Touch HD (Blackstone) had. From all the posts here I am little bit confused if new S-PEN feature is worth to exchange. A lot of users are saying it is not precise. Is there any1 who got experience with HTC Blackstone and could compare the writing ability? Thank you.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Souai:
handwriting works better than i expected.

and the S-PEN only has minor lag when you draw stuff. i just tried using it for OSU (a rhythm game) and there was no lag. only issue i had was that you have to use the very tip of the stylus or it wont read.

the only downside ive noticed is that the GPS doesnt seem to lock. its strange because my motorola atrix locks on instantly in the same location.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abritton76:
Hi Well i finally got my note yesterday form germany. Took 10 days to arrive so i was really hoping there were not going to be any problems with it as didnt fancy sending it all the way back!

First of I love it:) The gripes i am mentioning are small in comparison to how i much i love it but i have a couple.

Firstly i read that most peoples camera is sunken just slightly and therefore protected. Well mine isnt- When placed on a flat surface the lens is completely vulnerable. Real shame as i was hoping it would be slightly sunken as i have seen in other images of the note:(

When looking at a white screen from the side there is a hint of greeness that comes in. Its very subtle any many people probably wouldnt notice it.

Also the camera has a red/pinkish patch in the center. Particurlarly noticable when indoors with white walls. Again quite annoying- i would have hoped samsung would have sorted this by now! )Unless i am the only one.

I also had massive battery drain at the beginining so i had to do a factory reset as couldnt find out what it was- fortunately it sorted it out.

The button on the pen could seriously do with a small raised bump on it or some sort of texture as its hard to find!

Otherwise though i love it and as i said these are small niggles- Screen is beautifully sharp and stunningly bright (pentile is not an issue IMO with this resolution)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] htc6500uk:
The whole point of NoLed is that it acts just like an LED and you don't have to touch any buttons. It just shows icons on the screen that you have enabled for various events - such as a new email - SMS or whatever.

If you read through the posts here, you will see that with an Amoled screen, such a utility has minimal impact on battery life - probably similar to a actual LCD.

I'm afraid I can't agree with your list but then it's all a personal view on things. Some people say it's too big - others think it's great. Personally, I find it a great size and am selling my 7" Samsung Tab as a result.

As far as customising it goes, it seems just as customisable as other Android phones. There are a number of custom launchers and desktop managers to do the job.

The MHL interface solves the problem of AV out and is fantastic compared to the composite video that some devices have. The Note screen shown on a wide screen TV via HDMI is wonderfully razor sharp.

I was in two minds about going for the Note or the new Nexus but I'm glad I chose the Note - I can wait a little for ICS and anyway, it seems the Nexus release date may already have been pushed back to December in Europe.

By the time ICS arrives for the Note, the initial bugs will have been ironed out and I can wait a while!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] :
NoLed has clearly been a love or hate type of application from the start. No, it doesn't require you to press any buttons but some people simply don't like it and some have problems with it while others are perfectly fine. Wendyalison asked us to not suggest NoLed which clearly implies she has past experience with it. Weather YOU like it or not doesn't matter here :)

And back on topic, thanks for your input wendyalison. It's nice to read about the gripes too. A lot of your issues are actually the same I've had with my SGS since I got it about 1½ years ago (such as TouchWiz issues or LED notification) and if I've managed perfectly fine this long then I'm quite sure these issues won't put me off from using the Gnote. I'm also closer to a tree stump than an actual man and I don't have gigantic hands but based on your comments it might even be a good thing especially when using the styl... S-Pen.

Sigh... a few more days to go until my Gnote arrives
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bamboo12:
hey wendy did you find a solution to your audio problem? i have a similar problem, people i talk to while using handsfree tell me that they can't hear me, i've been doing a little searching and apparently it's related to the yamaha codec, maybe you could try this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1185011

i can't seem to get into the audio settings, maybe you can
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Haddar:
Simply amazing

You are absolutely right ragarding the S-PEN. Accurate, exactly what I wanted and expected. So happy :p

GPS is also working brilliantly compared to previous DHD.

Right now I do not see anything what should annoy but the quick settings do not have option to turn on/off mobile data and you have go to setting, etc. or have I overlooked anything?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] RashaMatt:
Did you remove the little protective plastic strip covering the microphone hole?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Chillz88:
Try long pressing the power off button, and u can then switch off the mobile data from there... I don't hav a note yet.. but this is how it was done in my old gs2..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Souai:
as above. works for me.

hmm, GPS doesnt seem to be working well for me. maybe i'll try it in a different location.

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from when i had my motorola atrix, it was general consensus that the phone will take a few full drains and charges before it starts to read the battery level correctly. perhaps the note is the same?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bamboo12:
hahaha.. when i say handsfree, i mean with the headphones.. i don't think anything is covering the headphones to start with
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lsquare:
Hi Wendy,

Do you know if the stock rom have the ability to enter Chinese characters with Pinyin? While my first Chinese language is Cantonese, I don't know how to write very well since I grew up in North America. I studied Mandarin in university and as weird as it may sound, my Mandarin is better than my Cantonese.

I'm currently using an iPhone 4 and I love how there are various Chinese input methods baked into the OS. I don't know how Android is like since I have never used it before.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AC07:
there has a lot mandarin pinyin input in market, like google pinyin, it can speech to text too..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wasabah:
Very nice list. For me, the biggest gripes are the missing LED for notifications and the power and volume button positioning.

I started using NoLED, but is there a possibility to turn of the "jumping around" of the icons? Or is it necessary to keep the screen on?

Concerning the power and volume button positioning:

how do you guys ('n gals) handle it?

I mean, I tried to take some photos earlier, but it was somehow impossible to do so without accidentally hitting either the power button (and thus the screen turning off) or the volume buttons.

How do you hold the handset when taking pictures?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] PickleHead:
OLEDs have much lower lifetime per pixel than LCD pixels. If the icon were to stay in the same place all day you would get significant burn in. Black pixels don't burn in because black OLED pixels are simply off.

example: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1211/4731866441_f37348315f.jpg
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Pops_G:
With the including apps, is doing something like removing red eye from a photo, an easy task?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wasabah:
Thank you for clearing that up! :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sauron0101:
I wonder why Samsung doesn't put notification leds on their phones. My Samsung Epic has one, as does the Epic Touch, but they seem to be the exception.

The Galaxy Nexus reportedly has one at the bottom.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] esincho:
It has it....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lsquare:
Would you say that Google Pinyin is the best pinyin software for Android at the moment? Can Google Pinyin for Android output Traditional Chinese characters even though I use Hanyu Pinyin?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wendyalison:
You can try both, both are free to download from Android Market and you can just ditch the one you don't use later on.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lsquare:
I would, but I don't have an Android device. I want to move on from my iPhone 4, but pinyin input is pretty important to me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] loonsy:
Just buy an Android, there are many optional chinese/pinyin keyboard's a available, in fact if you get a local hk/sea set, the pinyin/ chinese handwriting keyboard is provided.

There is nothing you can't change on Android, if it ain't there it won't be long. If it really ain't there search XDA. :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lsquare:
I'm not trying to be a **** here, but if some people here already have a device and can test it out for me then that would be great. I don't have to spend hundreds just to test out this feature. I don't think I'm asking for a lot here. If someone actively uses the pinyin input, then surely it won't be difficult to report back.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] esincho:
I would think if someone here was using it they would reply
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Mo.shishani:
A very comprehensive unbiased Gripes (or Wish list) from Windy

Thank you Wendy and all

Considering to upgrade from SGS2 to the SGNote ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lsquare:
Fair enough and I just want to dispel any notion that I'm trying to force anyone here to install anything that they don't want to install. I just wanted to ask if anyone here have experience with Chinese pinyin input software.

At the end of the day it probably won't be a deal killer since my primary language is still English.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] RMXO:
Only gripe I have with my Note is there isn't many accessories for it yet.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lsquare:
What kind of accessories are you looking for?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] RMXO:
Dock w/ HDMI, SGP cases & screen protectors, to name a few. I know they will have them soon but I'm impatient.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wendyalison:
Just search http://market.android.com, you'll find user comments on most, if not all apps.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] loonsy:
Same as my reply earlier, I am Chinese and use pin yin, so there are half a dozen Chinese keyboards available to download through market. It's an Android phone, it comes with choice, not like iPhoneys.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] ttocs99:
Hi I cant send or receive files over bluetooth any help would be great im on minicm7 2.1.3 with nAa kernal v5
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] mixperia:
Same for me

Same for me on my X8.

Bluetooth process crashes while connecting to the other device.

Please check this out for us, guru :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Ticklefish:
What sort of files are you trying to send? There's an odd limitation on this phone that stops you from bluetoothing files above a certain size.

You can get around this though by installing Bluetooth File Transfer from the Market.

Hope this helps!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] HooLIMAN87:
I had no problem with sending files over bluetooth with stock ROM but on CM7 2.1.7 i can't send files over 2MB, but i can receive even 10 MB files :/