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[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] championswimmer:
nope has to compiled separately....

the cpu portion is same but ril (read gsm, data, hspa etc etc) is not same as it has dual active module... so needs separate compiling
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] soudy1994:
first of all sorry if this is the wrong section cuz idk where this thread shud be

i wanna know which phone to buy galaxy note or nexus

currently i have galaxy s i9000 and i dun really like it and am bored of samsung customer support cuz till now they didn't release a bug free gb firmware so i was thinking about a nexus phone so i can get updates once it's released without touchwiz **** but i also like the galaxy note with its huge display :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] olyloh6696:
Neither. Wait till CES for the newer S3

EDIT: wait for MWC
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Shark_On_Land:
You're my age cut the capital D happy faces.

The Note is going to be like the dell streak. I thought it was way too big to be practical, and my predictions were correct. They phone/tablet had horrible sales. This seems to be a little smaller but I think 4.6 is max . I think 4.3 big enough already but holding a 5+ inch phone in your pocket all day seems like a pain.

Galaxy nexus is my next phone the moment it drops on the sprint network
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] MattSkeet:
When is CES? Now!!! Have you heard anything? NO! next event is MWC which is end of Feb. After announcement (if any ) it will be about 3 months till release ....might be even later due to geographical reasons ..

Get either of the phones don't wait its not worth it
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] olyloh6696:
I'm fact, its bigger than Dell Streak

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Sent from my HTC Desire S
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] yyhd:
Wait for CES? Serious? CES is pretty much over already. If you wait, you'll have to wait until CES 2013. Haha.

MWC is in late February though. Rumors are Samsung will announce the SGS3 then and there. We'll see.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] yyhd:
^ yup. What mattskeet said.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] olyloh6696:
Apologies, I meant MWC

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Sent from my HTC Desire S
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] soudy1994:
thanks for replying

after watching this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36gO7BuzUxs

i think i will go with the galaxy nexus
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] naimmkassim:
Technically, you cant make a comparison between a tablet n a smartphone. But i have to agree it is a pain in my pocket to carry it all around the hall day ;( im searching for a small bag that can fit my Note and can hang on my belt. Hopefully i can find one.. ^^
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] olyloh6696:
Ah, another great review by Andy.

In fact he's a XDA member here too.

He's currently using a Galaxy Nexus.

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Sent from my HTC Desire S
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] isimme:
In Response to Shark_On_Land:

"You're my age cut the capital D happy faces."

Who gives a **** about someone using smileys!

Can you be more superficial about stupid ****?:D

"The Note is going to be like the dell streak."

-wrong, Samsung has already sold a million

"I thought it was way too big to be practical, and my predictions were correct."

-your reasoning for this is incorrect. The streak was marketed extremely badly,

shipped with an very old version of android, and had performance issues.

"They phone/tablet had horrible sales."

-Yes as stated above for different reasons which are not an issue with Samsung Note and as stated they have sold a million Samsung Notes already.

"This seems to be a little smaller but I think 4.6 is max."

-a pattern of you being wrong again and again...

The Samsung Note is 5.3 which is even bigger then the Dell Streak.

"I think 4.3 big enough already but holding a 5+ inch phone in your pocket all day seems like a pain."

-another assumption? It is not a problem to have this phone even in the skinny pants that I wear all the time and I am extremely physically active.

"Galaxy nexus is my next phone the moment it drops on the sprint network"

-another bad choice, most of the world uses GSM and for good reason. If your are going to go with CDMA at least go with Verizon who has acceptable coverage only in the US. AT&T with an unlocked phone is the best choice especially if you are worldly and like to travel.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] soudy1994:
so is it a pain when ur sitting only? or also when ur walking
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] arsalan_qamar:
Galaxy Note is way better than Galaxy Nexus because of the Mali chipset, Nexus chipset is a real deal breaker, in my country Note is already selling like hotcakes where as nexus is loosing its market value.

I am going to buy Note soon.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] foxmeister:
When i bought my Note, I thought I would use it primarily as a small tablet, and that I would continue to use my HTC Sensation as my regular phone.

I learned very quickly that the size of the Note wasn't an issue, and that when I used my Sensation I just found it felt small and cramped. So, I swapped my primary SIM into the Note, and now use it as a daily driver.

Consequently, I fundamentally disagree with your assertion that the Note is too big, because it really isn't noticable either in the hand, or in the pocket.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] basdaniel:
I am a Samsung galaxy note owner after having the S2 & the HTC desire HD.

I cannot imagine ever going back to my former devices after using the Note!

It is by far the best phone I have ever had and to be quite honest I thought that the size would be a problem which later on, as I discovered, was not.

It fits in the same pockets as my S2 without any problem...

No comparison can be made hardware wise and surely if someone gets to use it, he won't compare it to any other device in circulation...

Basil from Crete
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dario3040:
If the Mali chip is so much better, then why does the note lag while the nexus doesn't?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] inwe:
The answer is Hardware Acceleration from ICS, and of course less pixels to draw
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] naimmkassim:
Both..when sitting, i have to take out my Note from my pocket..lol
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] spandsbab:
i chose note becuz hardware is better than nexus... 4.6" is not enough screen size anyway... software is handled by upcoming update (custom roms kickass anyway:D)

i just finished going to the gym with the note on my shorts pocket... had no problem there...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zkyevolved:
I had an SGS2, and I had to decide between the Galaxy Nexus and the Note. The note's hardware is AWESOME. People complain of lag sometimes with the Note... The Nexus has its own set of issues.

I played with both, and honestly, the Note to me is far superior in battery life, screen size (which is a big plus), camera (which I believe is better than my SGS2 camera), and a lot of other ways. The Nexus is a good phone, but if you have a choice, I'd go for the note. I have no issues with it in my pocket. It's larger, but it's no wider than any wallet and by far thinner than any wallet (with stuff in it!). I carry it in my jean pocket every day, all day, and I've never had an issue. I even have a TPU case on it which makes it even thicker and it's fine.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sam razzy:
You can go for galaxy note... but I really donno how the firmware like bug free or lotz of bug...

I love My HTC HD2 phone.. it as got lots of Rom like even I can flash android, Ubuntu,meego, also Windows 7.5 mango... which is much better then Samsung omnia and Nokia lumia according to speed.. HD2 Is in the first stage of development!! Even I used Samsung s captivate... comparing to all I like hd2 ... simply Awesome:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] shaan_k99:
I would go for Note.

I have a galaxy note and would say that given the option i would definitely go for the Note than Nexus for the following reasons(off course according to my opinion):

1. Camera(note 8MP vs. nexus 5MP)

2. Screen(Note's screen is large(huge!!) but due to curved screen of nexus difficult to have a scratch guard)

3. Memory Card Slot(After having SAMOLED screen watching HD movies is a pleasure on Note,the file size of movies(1080p) would definitely be a problem on nexus not having expandable memory)

and the list can go on... Off-course the ICS on nexus is a great plus point but the Samsung guys officially announcing Note will have ICS by this month end makes having Note all the more pleasurable.

Also given the fact that once you have experienced Galaxy Note(for a week or so!) having any other phone will feel like something missing and not to mention small!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] soudy1994:
thanks for reply so u dun face any lag with ur note? even if u install like hundreds of apps?

and how is the battery life? does it last for more than one day with heavy use?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zkyevolved:
I have a little lag only when launching apps like Whatsapp, and it only occurs when selecting the conversation off the drop down status bar. I really don't notice any lag. It's a great device which will only get better with time. It has the best hardware on the market, a huge battery, and is backed by Samsung, which means it won't get killed off like the Dell Streak I had...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ericshmerick:
I had an imported GNEX (GSM on AT&T) for three weeks. It was okay. If it had GB on it, it would be just another phone in a sea of Android. ICS is the only advantage. The camera sucked majorly and battery life was not nearly as good as the Note.

Sold it locally for $650, bought an international Note on Amazon for $650. I much prefer the Note over the GNEX. When ICS lands there will be zero valid points as to the GNEX being a better device for anything. Again, ICS is the one and only attraction to the GNEX at the moment. If it had GB, it would not warrant a look for most.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Shark_On_Land:
Fanny pack
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] pjm77:
Fanny pack. Hrhrhr. And then make the disaster complete by adding Steven Seagal - style shirt and wooden beads. Or why not go all the way and grow a mullet?

I find Note's size not an issue. Inside pocket of my harrington is where it lives and I simply forget about it.

The lag is nearly gone - try any of the recent ROMs. And with ICS on the horizon within few months Nexus will lose the only advantage it has.

Note it is for me. Best phone I ever owned and I didn't think I'm gonna say something like that.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sprintuser1977:
I've had 0 issues with my note and no problem with lag. I am happy with my choice and it's by far the best phone I've ever had

From the Best : Galaxy Note
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] -Zage-:
I think people should compare these 2 devises after note gets ICS, it will be so much better obv...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bnapalm:
I had the same problem - couldn't choose between note and nexus.

At first I was gonna get the nexus, but after reading countless reviews, I bought Galaxy Note.

I think the only big plus for the nexus is that you will get timely updates and will have a clean android OS (no touchwiz etc) as stock, and also you get a warm and fuzzy feeling because you have a google-phone. :) However, we all know the the Note will get Ice Cream Sandwich very soon, and I think then the Note will be much better.

Not looking at software, since the Note currently runs Gingerbread:

Note has better hardware (CPU and GPU), which will just fly on ICS. The Nexus has better pixel density, but the resolution is about the same, and I don't really see any pixels on my note unless I touch the screen with my nose, yet when you are on a trip and want to watch a movie or read a book on your phone, the big screen makes all the difference. Galaxy Nexus also doesn't have expandable storage, which is not good. Even though Galaxy Nexus (and ICS in general) are more cloud-oriented, unless you have a truly unlimited high-speed mobile data plan, I don't see you streaming any HD movies or clips over air. The lack of USB mass storage support on Galaxy Nexus is also a bit sad, although that wouldn't be a deal-breaker for me.

All in all, it all depends on you and, probably, on how comfortable you are with the size of the device. For me, the Note is of perfect size and I almost don't feel it at all in my pocket, although sometimes it is a hassle to take it out of the pocket, but that's mostly because I have a metal button for the pocket and I try to be careful not to scratch the screen. If at all possible, get a Note and play with it for an hour or so. If you have small hands, Note is probably not for you, but if it seems comfortable, I don't think there should be any more doubts. :)

In any case, they are both great phones, so you should be happy with either.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] PurpleMelbourne:
Xperia Ion with 4.55" 1280 x 720 and 12mp sounds maybe better than Nexus Galaxy and maybe nearest competitor to Note. Sony make good Cameras. I wonder if this was another HTC outsource job for Sony?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dwboston:
I tested the Nexus and then bought the Note. The Note's hardware is better, and as noted above, once it gets ICS, the Nexus can't compete. The physical size of the Note is not an issue. It's easily pocketable, unless you enjoy wearing tight pants. I had a Streak for 15 months and the Note is thinner and lighter, and better in every way.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] PurpleMelbourne:
The Note is inconvenirntly big and for that you might prefer Nexus or just announced Sony Xperia Ion. They are narrower in the hand because of 16:9 screen instead of Notes wider 16:10

Note has some unmentioned advsntages aside from top end speed. The stylus is good in hot weather. It stops your sweaty fingers smearing all over the screen. In Australia during summer I find it a big plus.

When you get used to inconvenience of Note size, you don't want to do without Note size! ;-)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rerp:
It's true! My fingers now look for the big screen when I text. Sometimes I reply for my friends when their busy using their phones, and it now feels different to work with a smaller screen. XD I guess were officially entering the niche. XD
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] soudy1994:
i think i will go for the note cuz i didn't know that i can't add micro sd to the galaxy nexus

btw gsmarena says that there is no gorilla glass in the galaxy note is this right?

thanks for help guys
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Shark_On_Land:
Well a fannypack phone is just too big.

I'm getting an iPhone.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bnapalm:
This is something I didn't really think about, but it's a great plus for Note.Not so much for me at summer, but it never actually occured to me that I could use the stylus in winter, seeing as normal gloves don't work with capacitative screens! :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] cybermessiah:
It comes down to personal choice.

I really feel that if you call a lot and receive a lot of calls per day, then the Note is a little too big. I find it easier to use a nexus size phone for answering/making calls...

I personally find the note is just a bit too large to quickly pull out, accept call and get to the ear in one fluid movement. And, I still feel a bit odd holding this brick up to my ear...

However.. I primarily use the note for texting, browsing, gaming and multimedia purposes. In my opinion, if you want a phone for these purposes, the Note (with its beautiful screen) way surpasses any smaller device.

It really comes down to what your primary intended purposes for the unit are for.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dying4004:
i bought a nexus at 1st and then sold it and bought a note. i dont know why but nexus's screen isnt as vibrant as note's. note's screen is pretty as much as galaxy s2's. but nexys's screen looks wayy dull.

and i liked the bigger screen of note and this is a personal choice. some like small phones and some like big phones.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] katyarevishal:
i wonder what do u wear actually...:rolleyes::eek:

i found no problem what so ever putting note in my pocket, let it be formal pant,

jeans or even shorts....

yaa its little bit uncomfortable (that too managable) with one of my narrow bottom jeans but that too only when i ride bike.....

other than this, i felt no problem since almost 1.5 months....using it as primary phone only.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] soudy1994:
well my problem ain't the phone size i think i can used to it

but a lot of ppl say that the phone is a little bit laggy so am gonna w8 till ics is released
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] spekesel:
Had a SGS2 before hand, sold it and got a Note. Perfect phone. Size is probably only a problem is you're female or girlishly small.

;)

Otherwise in every way (cept ICS, which will be on the Note soon enough) the Note is better than the Nexus.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] katyarevishal:
i wonder how can u waste 2-3 months just waiting for ICS for so called little lag?

imo better buy it and start enjoying it, KL7 is almost :p lag free.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] foxmeister:
I honestly don't know where this is coming from - I truly don't see a particular "lag" issue. Ok, some transitions aren't always as smooth as they could possibly be, but generally I only see this when I'm doing a lot (e.g. lots of market updates) and they really don't effect the speed of interaction with the phone - i.e. I might get a slight stutter when pulling down the notification bar, but it still generally drops down in the same total elapsed time (if you get my drift).

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] soudy1994:
2-3 months? i thought it wud be released in the next month
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] James Harrison:
Here's Your Answer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JyfrD4VrHY

I just couldn't resist posting this!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] anakin1979:
I had both the HSPA Nexus and the Note at some point. Both are awesome devices. ICS flies on the Nexus. However I still ended up selling the Nexus.

At first I thought the Note's size would be a problem. Not at all. Its been a breeze carrying it around. No issues. Obviously texting with one hand is out of the question but not a deal breaker for me.

The Nexus is sleek looking and I loved the zero lag camera software. I didnt really have a lot of time to make the usual Note vs Nexus cam output comparisons, but Id say that overall the Note is still better.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] GoRRaN:
Me too,

Had the two devices but i sold the Nexus, and now im happy only with the note :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] soudy1994:
well i will go for the note for the following reasons

1- i dun like the memory limit cuz i like to watch hd movies on my phone

2- as i like to watch movies on phone bigger screen wud be awesome

3- galaxy note has a better camera and processor

but can anyone tell me if it has gorilla glass cuz on gsmarena it says that there is no gorilla glass :S
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] BeamMeUpStreaky:
The Nexus looks like a boring punk next to the Note. As for size, its like anything.... you stop noticing it after day 3. My iphone 4s was like a block of glass in my pocket and yet the note is so rounded and tapered that sometimes I have a flash of panic like "OMG where did I leave my phone", when all along its un my front pocket.

My son asked me to put my password into the i4S so he could download sone games, I just wanted it out of my hands.

I would NEVER have bought and Android phone if it were not for the Note. I found them all ugly to look at and kinda welfare (after 5 years of polished iphones). My Note blows the iphone 4S to pieces but if u gave me the choice between the nexus and the i4S... i'll take apple. The nexus just looks and feel (to me) like a regurgitated Android phone.

The power, the screen, the 1080p movies, the Note has it all.

As with every Android phone, it suffers from the horrible flaw of putting the sleep/off button on the side of the phone instead of the top where it belongs (kudos to apple). Everyone who has tried my phone including me ALL hit the volume button while trying to gain leverage to press the sleep button! We tried different techniques and all agreed that the most stable place to counter weight the sleep press is directly opposite.... where the volume rocker is. Despise that.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] fahren:
How come you can play 1080p movies on Note which has only 800 resolution? (1280x800). You realize 1080p movie is 1920x1080, right? :)

Otherwise, I have both Nexus and Note and I don't agree with you. While Note is lovely, it has physical button I hate, and doesn't have the LED which is awesome. For now I'm using Nexus as it runs ICS which I definitely prefer to GB; after CM9/ICS is released for GNote I will try it again.

I also own i4S and I don't have problem with the sleep/power button you mentioned. As a matter of fact I prefer the location of that button on Samsungs - I find it easier to press it when holding the phone in one hand.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] BeamMeUpStreaky:
I just download them and play them lol. I LOVE the physical button (again, kudos to apple). "noLED" app on the Note is way cooler than a boring flashing light. Soon you wont have ICS to cling to as a reason because the Note will too.

Apple has the sleep button right. The samsung flop button is a nightmare.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] BenF1:
I was in the same boat as you. I wanted a big screen but I didn't know if 5.3" was too big.

I was wrong, Im tall and skinny and wear skinny jeans, it's not a pain in my pocket at all. The screen is just amazing. Once we get CM9 stable, it will be 10x better than the Nexus.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] naimmkassim:
I think you already feel the pain :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] foxmeister:
You miss the point!

The resolution of the Note is immaterial - the point is if you have a collection of films in 1080p, the Note has sufficient power to decode and display it without having to re-encode at a lower resolution.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] soudy1994:
nobody answered me if it has gorilla glass or no
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] PAGOT:
Well its smells like gorila glass. Also same to touch.

And the sound, definitely gorila!

EDIT: has the same color as gorila glass as well!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] soudy1994:
so the screen won't get scratched if i dun use a screen protector
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] skymota:
Nexus seems good but i'm really surprised with my Note.

It's extremely rapid and no any problem with the size, in 1 day you get used!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nismo-gtr:
you can't put note in your jeans pocket especially if you wearing fitted jeans... you really need a big pocket to fit your note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] foxmeister:
I haven't got a single pair of jeans that I cannot comfortably pocket my Note into, so unless you are wearing incredibly tight jeans, I'd have to disagree! :)

---------- Post added at 10:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:24 AM ----------

I don't use a screen protector and I have no scratches on my screen, but then again I'm careful with what I do with my devices.

However, just because something has Gorilla Glass does *not* make it scratch proof! You can still scratch Gorilla Glass

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Bundyandy:
I love my Note, have no issues wit the size. Suits my sausage fingers really well. Even tho it's much bigger, I find it feels much lighter than my old iPhone 4.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] PAGOT:
Well I use a pouch always. And my Galaxy S is without scratches.

Your finger shouldn't scratch it :)

Do not get me wrong. If I could I would use a protector. But I wasn't able to put it on the Galaxy S and I seen protectors on the S/Note and it just looks like sh.t :)

No protector on will look better as without.

Got the note yesterday and again right away to a pouch. Will see how it holds.

(Just a note aside Having the note I remembered why I hate SAMOLED displays sooo much... grrr the stupid memory effect is still there and its even more visible on the huge screen, and the vertical lines for some reason they are always there ...)