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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] 5150Joker:
That could be partially right since black absorbs light and white reflects. Just another reason white Note > black :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kebong:
@Joker

that doesn't make the screen more luminous, it makes the device more luminous. as in the bezel and all that literally.

and i wasn't thinking they'd use deliberately different screens. maybe better batches, is what i meant.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kanej2006:
+1, you sir are 100% correct. It's like saying the black note has better blacks since it's black and on the other hand the white Note has better whites since it's white...

The white Note only appears better since the frame is white, hence making it seem better.

As you clearly mentioned it only APPEARS more luminous.

I agree with many others that if you were to compare a black Note to a white one you would not see any difference...

Glad I got the black one though as people would probably mistake the white one for being a new Apple/Ipad which would offend me. :)

Also for movies & pictures the black note would be the better choice...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mr_wehbe:
100% RIGHT

I have the white and the black note, the screen of the white note is better than the black one,

I have the same version on both, and i noticed that the white note is more bright than the black one, so i decided to keep the white one.

the white one was made by Samsung, and the black one says made in Korea by Samsung.

i got the white from hong kong and the black from clove uk .
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] crysalis786:
I accept that based on your experience you found there to be a significant enough of a difference between the two panels to make a subjective choice. However, Until i see pictures of direct comparisons between the two devices, i will have to reserve my judgement.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] 5150Joker:
Yeah the white one for some reason doesn't say "Made in ____" rather just a cryptic "Made by Samsung". The panel on this thing is fantastic.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] maxh:
One data point means nothing.

There is always variation between panels, especially AMOLED. Some other guy might get a black one and a white one and have the opposite experience you did. Until/unless we get a large quantity of such reports, common sense should be used.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Latoc:
The panels on the new WHITE galaxy s2 have been tested with calibration hardware and come out MUCH better that the BLACK one, for brightness AND color accuracy.

The site that tested them is eager to test some NEW black s2 to see if it is a new batch of screens or if it is just the white s2 that gets the better panels...

Maybe it's the same with the Note ?

That would suck.

EDIT: that same site just tested the Note and say that the screen kicks ass so if you get a ****ty screen just send it back. By the way, they tested the black Note...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] maxh:
It really does! I loved the screen on my GSII, but the Note's is better, and not just resolution. It's brighter and has more contrast. I have a couple dark wallpapers to help save battery (in theory) and one of them is this neat black/dark grey paisley, and you couldn't really make it out in the GSII, but it looks awesome on the Note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] LordManhattan:
@Latoc: Link please?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] blackstar84:
well this of course would be very depressing news...if this turns out to be true..it would also be interesting to know if the there is individual differences between the black models also.. When it comes to this I think I prefer Apple you atleast KNOW what the hell you are getting when you buy the phone, cause apple is more careful about their trademark and to keep the quality high. Samsung does not seem to care as much... they consider us customers stupid, "they will most likely not notice anything" then all the reviewers get the best versions etc...

Well I am happy with my note but I would really like to compare side by side with my own eyes with the white version...

I am always using the brightness on 100% but I think most of people will have it on auto... so I guess it is more important for some then others... but especially when watching media/pictures/video the brightness is important..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kanej2006:
Unless there is SOLID proof I will never believe that the screen on the white note is better than the black.

It's the SAME phone only different colour. If a white note appears better it could simply be theres a problem with the black one it's being compared to.

Another example could be that the screen on a white may be faulty making a black one better, can anyone rectify this??

Solid evidence needed....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] realista87:
ok i read all.. but i think that in this forum will be avaiable NEW owners of note.... with black AND white colour.

so someone should do a photo...

i will order the note on genuary but i should know if to choose the white or not. IMHO i prefer the black because i hate to see the bezel, and because when the phone is OFF.... the white does have the rectangolar display visible, but in the black one the display can DISAPPEAR with the black front.........

also, front camera and light sensor, in white version does produce black dots, the black one NO.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Latoc:
Just read an article where they said that when producing lcd screens for a particular monitor (could be any), they never send all of them out of the factory.

If the screen does not produce the right colors, it stays in the factory and maybe is used on other models.

What that means is: no screen is like another, every batch is different, and based on what the end user is expecting, it will be used even if not perfect, except for super high end graphics needs.

They know exactly what problem each batch has, and use them accordingly.

Just like the processors, some from the same batch can apply for higher frequency than others, and as such sometimes end up functionning in different frequencies in different devices !!!

That whole screen thing is a ****ing lotery :(

When unpacking the phone, you have to take a deep breath, tighten your ass, and turn that baby on hoping for the best...

Good luck to everybody.

EDIT: maybe they consider the white Note to be higher end than the black, and so they use the better batches for them. Just a theory, which could explain also the better quality of the white S2 screens (the article I read says the delta E for the white S2 went from sky high to a pretty good 5,7).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] spidermoon:
May be a simple optical illusion :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Latoc:
Nous vivons tous dans un monde rempli d'illusions...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kanej2006:
It's bull****, both have identical screens. If one is brighter than the other then theres an issue with the one that's darker...

As of now there's been NO solid evidence to back this up.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Latoc:
OK guys here are the links:

Galaxy Note test where they tested the screen with calibration hardware:

http://www.lesnumeriques.com/telephone-portable/samsung-galaxy-note-p11735/test.html

Galaxy S2 test where they updated their findings about the screen with the white S2 screen, with calibration hardware:

http://www.lesnumeriques.com/telephone-portable/samsung-galaxy-ii-p11161/test.html

Use google translate: french ---> english

In short: Note ---> delta E 5,0 in Video Mode / brightness 395 cd/m² / color temp 7524 kelvins

S2-black: delta E 12,9 in Video Mode / brightness 149 cd/m² / color temp not mesured but evaluated as very blue

S2-white: delta E 6,6 in Video Mode / brightness 395 cd/m² / color temp 7527 kelvins

As you can see the Note and White S2 have similar performances in terms of color temp, color accuracy and brightness, whereas the black S2 if half as luminous, half as accurate in color accuracy, and very blue.

That doesn't mean anything for the White vs Black Note thing, but the new White S2 has a better screen for sure, BUT maybe the new black ones get that screen also ?

Anyway I'm sure they keep improving all the time as their technology evolves, and maybe in 6 months the Note screen will be twice as good as today !!!

Cheers.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dawnh:
For those who thought screen of white note is better, please uncheck the option "Auto adjust screen power", I suspect there is some bug here caused the screen to turn to bluish and less luminous, maybe white frame can reduce the chance of the bug.

With my black note, sometimes the screen will suddenly chance dark and bluish, just like what you say, but it never happen again after I turned off this option.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AnttiV:
For those capable of testing multiple devices, please check if the devices in question have a setting similar to the original Galaxy Tab: Power Saving Mode (or something along those lines, can't check right now).

NOTE: This is *in addition* to automatic brightness!

The Galaxy Tab has a different setting for adjusting the image to use less power. The setting changes color temperatures and brightness depending on what is displayed, not what the ambient brightness is. This setting considerable changes the image if directly comparing with another device.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] beestee:
It does seem that the light sensor on a white note would recieve more indirect light than the black by nature, and thus with automatic brightness on would always produce a brighter image when compared next to a black note in the same environment. It took apple a good amount of time to release the white iphone 4, and I wouldn't be suprised if it was a similar problem.

Everyone should compare the percentages of battery used by display between the white and black notes and it would show if this is the case, where white would have a higher percentage of battery used by the display.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] EarlZ:
A reddish screen should have more luminous whites, when I got my 3rd S2 it had an extreme level of white that its 50% would beat the 100% on a blue/yellowish device.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chris.k:
White note displays are better!

I can confirm that the displays are different. I ordered a note from Amazon.de in black and also ordered one from ecell in white, and when I had them side by side with brightness on full, with kernels and software/firmware identical there is a noticeable difference, hence the black one went back to Amazon.

The white notes display is far more whiter than the black which had a yellowish tint to it!

This was a similar problem with the Apple 3Gs. Some had yellowish tints to them whilst others had a whitish tint to them.

Settings on the note were adjusted and the results were the same. I would take your phone to a store and compare when the white ones come into the stores.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] avetny:
racist thread ???

:D:D:D:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] TML1504:
sorry, but without a greater quantity (sample) of whites and blacks your comparison says nothing...

i had now 13 different black notes, and EACH ONE had a different display quality! and they spread a lot! for two times i thought now this is a perfect screen. both times it got outperformed quite quickly!

possible flaws:

.) tint (mostly blue or green, different angels): almost all devices

.) uniformity of picture: almost all devices

.) banding: some more, some less, none perfect

.) wrong gamma calibration: for me more more than half of my devices, makes banding worser!

.) wrong or at least bad display correction data (factory calibration)

.) dead pixels: as i can say they are rare

and this is the psychological part of the problem: as long as you do not have a few units to compare you can easily think your one is "almost perfect". but then, when you see another, better device, you feel that your last screen was crap...

my advise, if you want to be happy: do not compare!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chris.k:
Exactly my point! NOT ALL SCREENS are the same!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hackerboi:
My friend has a Black SG Note and I have a White one, the screens are very similar no noticeable difference.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bubblesmoney:
try the wallpapers ....

KF Flames or KF Flames Donation by Kittehface software (free or paid version). awesome black background with great flames live wallpaper, looks best on the note, even though i had used this over a year on my htc desire.

and also try No Wallpaper by simplicity apps (free) looks awesome on the note. cant makeout the bezel at night and fonts/apps just leap out of the screen with that backgraound.

brightness on my note can be too bright at times especially at night and use minimum brightness at most times now unless want to show off the screen.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mmian:
Does anyone want to post up some first impressions on their ATT titans!?
[Windows Phone 7 General] g0nk:
My local store didn't receive any. And from reading elsewhere online, a LOT of stores didn't receive them. Many are saying they're expecting them tomorrow (Monday) or later. A lot of stores didn't even know what it was.
[Windows Phone 7 General] rsohne:
None to be found in Central Florida.Same story , the store reps don't have a clue about anything. Very dissapointed
[Windows Phone 7 General] AnyMal:
None of my local stores (Louisville, KY) received them.
[Windows Phone 7 General] jmerrey:
I checked two stores, one told me that there was a problem with the shipping, and it wouldn't be until Monday, the other had no idea what I was talking about. Both had to look in their systems to know what the phone was. Very disappointing experience. Not so much that the phone was delayed, but in the absolute lack of knowledge of the phone itself.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Dr.8820:
I've been reading all over the same, which is bad because at&t is an official launch partner....
[Windows Phone 7 General] Goatmaster:
I got the only one in Gainesville, FL on Sunday. The rep who sold it to me was really great and positive about Windows Phone. I hope he has a week free of jerk customers. Also between the two stores I went to and three people I talked to, everyone knew what the Titan was immediately.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
4.7". Hmmm...if the size keeps increasing, forget about pocket carrying, down the line there will be accessories such as trailers for hauling it around.

This reminds me of the Schick vs. Gillette rivalry. One comes out with 2 blade razors, the other, 3 blades. Then the first one puts out one with 4 blades. Now the other puts out 5 blades. Eventually the razor head will be so big it will require an exoskeleton suit to use it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Goatmaster:
Bah they have been shrinking, I've still have an HTC Advantage laying around and taking up a ton of space.
[Windows Phone 7 General] babyboyrm3:
I live in Bellingham, Wa. and the Titan wasn't at my local AT&T store on it's release day either. When I went into the store and inquired about the Titan, the salesman had no idea what I was talking about. He didn't know that the phone existed until he went on the web. It's pretty pathetic. These guys/gals are supposed to be PHONE salesmen, but whenever I go into an ATT store I feel that they are Android/Apple reps in AT&T uniforms. When you ask about a Windows phone, they always give you a look like "Seriously, why do you want a Windows Phone?" and will try to persuade you to go either Apple or Android. They all claim that they've had multiple phones including Windows 7 phones, but it's obvious that they haven't. I know this because they never take you to a Windows phone to show off it's strengths. They just talk, talk, talk, about Android's customization abilities OR how Apple originated this and that, and how Android copied. I don't need their help to decide because I do a lot of research before making a phone purchase. Just give me the phone so I can go explore my Titan!!!
[Windows Phone 7 General] naplesbill:
I went to look at it yesterday at my local store. The store manager knew exactly what I was asking about but told me that the shipment was delayed until Monday (today). So, I stopped by on my way in to work and get a good look at and feel of the Titan.

IMO, too big and too unoriginal. It just looks like a larger Inspire to me. Now, we all know that style is a personal thing, and not something that can be stated as fact. Unless we talk about the Pontiac Aztec, which is universally ugly. I will keep my Focus S(I know it looks just like the Galaxy S II, but I like it better!).
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
Some people are compelled to buy ugly things. Strange how it is but it seems to be a reverse psychology thing. A beautiful product from the beginning tends to become old and tired looking in a few years while a strange looking product tends to hold some form of interest much longer. A genuinely ugly product, like the Aztec or the Buick counterpart for example, will remain ugly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EpicEric:
Just wanted to show off this awesome picture I took last night.

I applied the "gritty" photo effect with the PicSay photo editor.

Pretty awesome camera on this phone!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CollegeProfesor:
Thats awesome, can you post the original picture?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EpicEric:
The "gritty" filter really brought out the grain in the wood.

Before

After
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] hermz1337:
Very nice, I might have to check that app out myself.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] switters1:
Wow. Just bought the full version. And uninstalled Photoshop express. This app is fantastic. Its exactly what I'd want in a photoeditor.

The faux hdr effect is really interesting. It made some of my pics look amazing
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Been using it for months! Be sure to check out the effects and editor to add text and many options to do it. Great way to capture a screenshot and make reference notes.. or any picture for that matter- even has an arrow box that you can pinpoint any spot. Great app! :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htcdroidincredible23:
Is there a apk file for the ics camera

best Dincredible
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
In the ICS app dump (but it doesn't work on older versions of Android).
[HTC Sensation] kirashi:
Hey, this is my first post here guys, finally got a cell phone after going through school procrastinating the hassles and fun. :D Ended up getting the HTC Sensation from Bell Canada, because the Desire Z is now discontinued (September 2011).

What I want to know before I start following the noob's guide to S-OFF and root, is does anyone have an Original RUU ROM for my version?

HTC Sensation - Bell

Android 2.3.3

HTC Sense 3.0

Software 1.34.666.1

Kernel 2.6.35.10-ge52b0af

htc-kernel@and18-2 #1

SMP PREEMPT Thu Jun 2 21:21:05 CST 2011

Baseband 10.46.9007.00U_10.12.9007.01_M3

Build 1.34.666.1 CL79935 release-keys

Browser Webkit/533.1

Model HTC-Z710a

I see many roms in the ROM list, 10.43, 10.42, 10.56, etc, but none for my 10.46.9007 baseband... Does that mean we're dealing with a new version here or has anyone had problems flashing it before?
[HTC Sensation] CdTDroiD:
There may not be one for your specific provider but the WWE unbranded editions will work fine if you need to run a RUU just make sure you do the Super CID part, and take a backup of your phone after installing CWM.

If you keep a backup of your stock bell software somewhere you can always restore then flash the stock recovery, from there if a OTA update comes up you can flash it and return to complete stock.
[HTC Sensation] kirashi:
Thanks! I found how to do the ClockWorkMod backup, and it's saved in a safe location now. Thank you for letting me know that the unbranded editions will work fine in case of an emergency.

Oh and in case anyone is wondering, xl VipeR lx's guide to S-Off and root worked flawlessly with my Bell HTC Sensation. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
[HTC Sensation] EddyOS:
Nandroid doesn't back up the radio, in case you didn't know.

Download this to go back to 100% stock, radio and all:

http://www.filefactory.com/file/cfd...0U_10.12.9007.21_2M_release_200555_signed.exe
[HTC Sensation] csvirk:
I am looking for bell RUU 1.73 build , where can i find that?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brunoshady:
Is there something similar to this?

Open/Close applications when auto-sync is on/off
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Oaklands:
This activity has showed itself as a major battery hog today. It has been eating up 27% of my battery. I think it has to do with getting facebook pics for my contacts. I liked having the pics but not at the expense of my battery. Anyone else had this issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wanderfowl:
So, this isn't about the Galaxy Nexus per-se, but I know many of you are scared of the change to MTP and the interaction with the computer, especially those of you coming from Gingerbread directly through to the Galaxy Nexus.

I've had a Motorola Xoom (which doesn't support USB mass storage mode) for a while. Simply put, there is _no_ native support for MTP in OS X (10.7 or lower). If you plug your Galaxy Nexus into your Mac, nothing will happen at all. OS X won't see it, DoubleTwist doesn't see it, Songbird won't and iTunes (obviously) won't see it. As far as I know, there's no way of enabling your Mac to see the device natively, and all of the software designed for other MTP devices that I've tried doesn't work.

In fact, the only way your Mac will ever see it is if you download Google's Android File Helper software. This program, once installed, runs in the background, and whenever you plug in your Honeycomb (or ICS) device, it pops up a window showing the contents of the phone's memory. From here (and only from that window), you can pull files from the phone/tablet or put them onto it.

This works acceptably, but with a few hangups. First, unlike a normal finder window, only one transfer can occur at once, and there's no queueing. So, if you drop one folder on to copy, you're not able to move anything else onto or off of the card until it's finished. Also, large transfers (~10 GB) don't work particularly reliably, and may fail partway through, so you may consider dragging files in in groups. Finally, and most frustratingly, it will often not be up to date with what files are on the device, especially if you've recently deleted them. So, folders or files may still show up that you've recently deleted. Maybe this has been changed in ICS (I hope so!), but that's my experience.

That's your primary way on or off the device. I've had limited success using DDMS for transferring files on and off of the device, and although it's clunky and requires USB debugging mode, it's the most reliable way I've found for transfers that fail in the Transfer client. In practice, I'd recommend using something like SwiFTP to copy (smaller) files to and from your device, and avoiding the hassle when you can.

In short, you definitely CAN use OS X to transfer files onto and off of your Galaxy Nexus, but it's not as easy as it was for Gingerbread Devices, and tools like DoubleTwist and Songbird can no longer access your device at all (in their current versions). You can get around this using AirSync for DoubleTwist to load music, or doing so manually, but it's kludgey. It's unlikely that Apple will choose to support MTP in future versions of OS X (it's a Microsoft protocol now used mostly by Android), but hopefully Google will improve the tool as time goes on.

Sorry if this is all well known and obvious, but if you were on the fence about the GNex because of this, don't be. The MTP switch is annoying, but nothing showstopping, even for OS X. Just FYI.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jebus99:
Which doesn't have USB Mass Storage mode (not USB Host - this is USB OTG where you can plug in other USB peripherals into the Xoom). Sorry just a pet peeve watching people confuse the two.

Thanks for an informative post. MTP looks like it is going to cause headaches to every non-Windows device by the looks of it. Ironic for a Linux based device ; ).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wanderfowl:
Whoops! Edited :)