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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] poope:
The note is a small tablet and a phone with a stylus. Iphone is just a phone...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] forest1971:
I am not sure if most answers will be yes. My wife use a note and I played with it, and try with installing new rom and kernel. I have few complaints about note:

- The position of the power/screen off is very inconvenient when you use the phone in the horizontal position. your left hand would press on the screen off button times and times again and cause screen off. Other buttons at the bottoms also cause lots of unwanted actions when you touch them accidentally. :(

- The CPU is very strong but the GPU does not seem to catch up. So when play game like gameloft let's golf 3 you will have lots of lags, not enjoyable anymore.

- The stock FW with stock kernel is very slow to response and lots of lags. I have tried some custom GB roms but also got disappointed.

Finally get back to FM kernel and stock rom which is much improved but not perfect.

- you can make it works better with overclock but then it cause too much heat.

.....other problems...

If I will buy I will choose some other phone that has large screen and more clever design. I don't know but may be galaxy nexus, experia s or something with large screen. IP4 screen is a bit too small in my opinion.

Hope it provide information for your consideration.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] meethere:
nothing but the note :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Randomwalker:
Wait a sec... just need to sideload crystal_ball.apk on my Note, then I'll get back to you about the ieadl phone for your needs.;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Salzus:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1579913 this post has feedback from people who have used the note and their impressions.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Colingajewski:
If you want a tiny screen, buy the iphone.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sprintuser1977:
Buy a htc hero :)

From the big ole Note
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DPMAce:
get the iphone. That will be your punishment for starting this thread.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kawgirlval69:
well if you want something that was horribly outdated at the release and you like sheep activities then the 4s is your baby... if you want to be up with technology and able to use 4g (just not show you where 4g is like the 4s) and not be a sheep then the note is your baby...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] poope:
Get an iphone if u dont want to play/waste time/ with new roms
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] FirstNoobToBrickHisPhone:
iPhone 4s is a much more powerful phone than the Note, also has better customization.

iCloud is better than than the Google ecosystem too.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Zamboney:
Gtfo, you troll. iPhone is worse in every aspect except that Androide doesn't have cloud sync, which is really weird seeing as it's google- the original cloud company.

To the thread starter: get an iPhone. Just asking this question shows the Note is too advanced for you.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jai147:
buy the htc one x...quad core...wid tegra 3 graphics
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] adelmundo:
If you have an Android phone, it does have Cloud sync, you just have to use the right apps in order to do it. Some phones don't include all the apps when you buy your phone so you'll have to download them.

Mail and contacts - Gmail app

Pictures and videos - Google+ app

Docs - GDocs app

Purchased apps - Google Play

Songs/Music - Play Music

These are a few of the apps made by Google for example.

When you get a new phone or wipe your current phone, once you re-enter your gmail email address (and download the appropriate apps if needed), just about all your data syncs back to your phone since using these apps sync your data to Google's cloud network.

To the OP:

If you would like to wait maybe a month or so, I would wait and see what the Galaxy S III has to offer. It has a bigger screen size vs an iPhone (smaller than a Note), should have a more powerful CPU/GPU combo using the latest Exynos and Mali chips than our Note among other things, although most likely you will not have the S-Pen built into it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] G1_enthusiast:
nothing worse than a Canadian troll...well maybe a french one
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tupo05:
Get an iphone if you wanna spend hours and hours trying jailbreaking it. Took only couple of minutes to install custom ROMs.

So according to me --------> Galaxy Note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] qazibasit:
note

definitely the lovely note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] damador:
Note - why ?

cheaper - ypu dont have pay hafl of phone price just for an rotten apple

Android >>>>> IOS

tons of useful addons over android store ... and 5.3 screen :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] drachers:
Trollbait post, hooray. Note is lovely but I wouldn't recommend it to someone who doesn't know what they want. To most people I just recommend the iPhone since their family and friends can help them with it, whereas if I recommend a non-Android savvy person to get an Android phone I never hear the end of it. As patronizing as it sounds, too much choice can be a bad thing. Besides which, a strong iPhone in the market keeps Android competitive. Whee!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jeffs99:
I dont know if anyone else is getting kind of tired of these "Oh please, please help me decide whether or not to get a Note threads".

Maybe we need a sticky called 'Help me decide...'

Plus what do think your gonna hear in this particular group, 'Dont get a Note, it sucks'(maybe i'm wrong)

Come on OP, after reading this group, you think just maybe you make decision on your own.

And they cal you a Senior Member?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sprintuser1977:
Yeah if you need someone to tell you what phone or products you need then you are definitely an apple customer. They can't think for themselves therefore become sheeple and buy what crapple tells them to

From the big ole Note
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] LiquidNitrogen:
Why not both?

I have both. A white 64GB 4S and a white Note. I use the iPhone as my actual phone and the Note as more of a tablet. I can switch in a matter of seconds thanks to a micro-sim adapter, though usually I just tether my Note to my iPhone for internet.

In my personal opinion (please note the opinion part):

iPhone 4S is good for music, messaging, camera, and apps.

The Note is good for videos, reading, internet surfing, maps, and as a memopad.

Neither are particularly good at documents, in my opinion. The 4S has the best office software but too small a screen to really use it, and the Note doesn't have access to a good enough office suite but has the hardware for it.

If I were to recommend anything though, I would say WAIT until fall or next spring. By then a bigger iPhone and a better Note will be out.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kawgirlval69:
and your dog is better..your dad can beat up ours... ya

i think noob been smokin a heavy duty doob.... dorothy needs to wake up in kansas...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Zamboney:
I would fall down laughing if I saw you walk around with both!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] emuX:
Do you like a large, awesome screen, s-pen, great and really flexible OS where there is the largest range of apps, use of open standards, and you aren't stuck with what a designer sitting in an ivory tower thinks is a good UI?

Then get the Note!

Do you prefer something an idiot can use, where you are treated like a child, can't customise your user experience, are happy to pay through the nose for the phone and it'll only play nice with all the other tech in your house if its made by the same company as your phone... Oh and you are shallow and think whatever Apple spews out is amazing (like FaceTime - hello, I was video calling on my Nokia years ago and didn't need the other guy to have the same phone)...

Then get the iPhone! ;-)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zkieal:
Note....because everything is better!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jscurtu:
If you are looking for something that controls you, then get an Apple or join Scientology... hell you can even do both..

But...

If you are looking for something to control, get an droid like the Note, i mean you made it to xda and even in the Note section so i guess 2nd option should fit .. seams clear..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ledzep88:
The colour of pictures in my Note seems to be much sharper and the colours are richer compared to the pictures i've uploaded from my phone to my laptop. Does anyone know how to fix this? Will this affect the quality of pictures to develop as well?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zamboney:
I'm guessing your laptop doesn't have an AMOLED screen, duh.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] satkan:
Hello folks, i'm a n00b.

I'm looking for a decent dual-cored smartphone,

and my eyes fell on the atrix 4g. (Do mind that in Europe you cannot buy the atrix2.)

Is this phone advisable to buy, or does it still have the issues of overheating / rebooting all the time?

And, should this phone be compared to the LG L7 P700 (which seems the only other option for the price), is it still a good buy?

In Europe these phones are priced roughly the same. (€300), [392.04 A. dollar]

Thanks in advance.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nunjabusiness:
Only if you want a terrific and fast phone that can handle just about anything you throw at it! :D

FYI, I use mine all day long, in the car dock for navigation and MP3 playing while driving, as an actual phone in my hand/pocket, and in the laptop dock when I need it and I have never run out of juice or had it overheat. I think those reports are VERY anecdotal or are from people abusing their phones.

Go ahead and get one, you will not be sorry.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smirnovi4:
I must agree, it is a great piece of hardware, and software is up to you to choose. Great experience, great power. However one minor note here - you'd need to play with it, configure it and spend time with it - it is no iphone in my opinion, you'll need to MAKE it yours as you go. But it will pay off greatly. Honestly price-quality - on of the best on the market.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barry_:
Looking at the specs of the phone the LG doesn't match up to the Atrix with ram (512 compared to 1gb) and also internal memory is only 4GB on the LG compared to 16 GB .

The atrix has a bigger capaity battery but not by much.

The screen is larger on the LG (4.3) but I am not sure how the pixels ect compare (480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density) compared to 540 x 960 pixels, 4.0 inches (~275 ppi pixel density) for atrix)

The LG will have ICS whereas Atrix has froyo (european is 2.3.4) but the atrix can be easily modded on here.

I've never owned an LG phone so I can't comment on build/durability but I have had my atrix for 8 months now and I've never had any of the issues you have mentioned and I can't recomend it enough.

I would think it's a choice between the 'new' LG or the older Atrix (not to confuse matters but you could always look at one of the 'new' motorola phones). Decisions Decisions! :eek:
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thewarhawk:
+1 on everything except that atrix will be receiving ICS official as well
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cusa:
It's a great phone but if you have large hands/fingers, this will feel like holding a toy. I'd get the SGS2 if I were you and you will be good to go for a long time.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Randomverll:
I would have to agree with everyone in that this phone is still a very reasonable option without spending tons of money. The best option for purchasing would be through an online retailer as a few of the carriers have stopped selling it. Most respectable web stores (ie Amazon, wirefly, etc should still have a decent number in stock)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Izy:
I recommend it also got mine for £160 as a Grade B used device from CeX was cheaper with store credit only had scuffs on battery cover.

Worth every penny very powerful and decent battery life.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WiKiDCLown:
Atrix is well wourth money hasnt had overheating problem since about 3rd or 4th update its extreamily stable and is as awsome as everyone above is saying this phone will even handle a 1.6 oc and only reaches 50 ºC on the heavyest of games and note the LG androids have a nasty habbit that depending on model they start rebooting at random after 6months-a year most optimus are 6 months

sent from my ics (tablet UI)+darkside mb860
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xandr115:
You'd be hard pressed to find something with an unlocked boot loader and the performance specs for the price of an Atrix 4G right now...
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whitepandaaa:
i have the same question, currently using desire z, very annoyed with the lag of ram which make it impossible to run many latest game, and how is this front camera perform?

im in the market for phone with at least 768 ram and ok front camera

and how easy to root this phone?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rpolansky:
I use a Samsung G S II Skyrocket now as my main phone.

I use the Atrix for my lapdock, mainly.

Atrix is still a great phone but it is harder to deal with (unlock), the touchscreen isn't as responsive as the Skyrocket and it is slower than the Sky.

Also, Motoblur is a pain...

There are some cool tools for the Sky; Darkside Superwipe, for example. And the screen on the Sky is really gorgeous. Originally, I was unhappy with the battery life but a quick root, debloat and a Faux kernel fixed all of that. And the Sky folks are playing around with a leaked ICS...
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whitepandaaa:
i would be planning to flash rom straight away so motorblur won't be an issue :P if it is easy enough to root
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thewarhawk:
its very simple to root this phone..just plug in, install drivers and run a program and it does everything for you..the front camera is good.. not great..but good for posing with the girlfriend or video chats..the back camera however takes great quality photos(if you want I can send you pics from either camera)

also, I've never experienced any lag while playing games on this phone(having played games like dead space and galaxy on fire 2, and fruit ninja HD)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nhfoley:
Once Updated...

I've had the atrix for almost a year now, (rooted with a new launcher) and I liked it during that whole time. However I recently took the plunge and flashed ICS/CM9 (Jokersax)... now I love the phone. It's fast, smooth, well organized, a pleasure to use all around - with CM9, I feel like Android has finally reached the point where it is both more customizable AND more elegant than the easy-to-use iPhone.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whitepandaaa:
it will be great if you can send pic from both camera so I can compare it, have not got avga camera to compare since it was no in the days of good old Sony Ericsson K700 :D does the front camera work with Skype?

I'm struggling to think that while this phone is may be worth it but quad core will be out soon
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thewarhawk:
okay, here you go, the first picture is the front facing camera, you can see its not wonderful quality but good for quick snapshots of yourself or you and whoever, and as good a quality for video calls as I've seen..the last two are from the back facing camera, and while it's not amazing, it's also no slouch either..

yeah I used skype once on it and it did work, but I mostly use gtalk and it works well..

of course if you have the time to wait for the quad phones to come out and the money to buy them, you might as well..this is a year old phone, which means it might be a little outdated, however its really excellent for the cheap price

edit: this is done without the MIUI camera, which takes better quality pictures, but doesn't allow you to take pictures through the front facing
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Atrixn00b:
The atriz has been out for about a year now so its gonna lose support after it gets ice. I'm having a boatload of problems. Wifi/Bluetooth is taken out and half of my screen isn't working. other then that its a pretty solid phone. When I close everything and have juice defender on extreme and screen off it dross about 2 percent per hour. It seems the Africa has its flaws like Bluetooth and the digitizer. I'm pretty sure that's why they released the affix 2 I think you should look into the newer phones. Then research what Rome they have and how strong the developing community is. The Africa for me is 7/10 just cause of the hardware problems. If it didn't it'd be 10. It can run with a tiny lag at 456 on neutrino Tom 2.6 which is incredible. But yeah. That's my take on the phone! Make sure the one you get has gorrila glass. The attic is a beast. I dropped it about 10 metres down the down the stairs on accident then fell another 5. Nothingbhappened to it haha. I heard the nexus has amazing battery life.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidRunner:
^^^

Lol, Africa.

Wow, you must have typed that all on your phone. Rome? Tom? Affix? Attic?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gardenalle:
Atrix hands down!!

I have bought an Atrix for 15 days now and the only thing that I can say about it is that I absolutely adore it.

Its not my first dual core Smartphone since I came from a broken Optimus 3D, which, for the record, was the worst buy ever.

The Atrix is ridiculously faster than the O3D, the 1gb of RAM on the atrix does a huge difference and is really necessary nowadays (O3D had 512mb and was always out of free RAM)

The battery in the Atrix is unbelievable. Till today Never ran out of it, and would run out of battery every single day with the O3D.

The Atrix is way more reliable than any LG phone, and I'm telling you, I worked there, I know what I'm saying.

Go with the Atrix, you will NOT be disappointed, trust me.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MJPollard:
I can't add anything that hasn't already been said about the Atrix, except to say that I'll be eligible for an upgrade in less than a year, and I probably will still stick with the Atrix beyond that point (at least until something demonstrably better arrives). That's how good I think the Atrix is, and how much faith I have in its longevity even beyond the point when it's no longer officially supported.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zaexcs:
First post here.

I am still deciding between the Atrix 4G and the Galaxy Nexus, HTC One X is not an option because is hard to find in Mexico and has a poor battery life. Galaxy Nexus just have 16GB and no SD Card Slot.

BTW, money is not an issue and I dont want to wait for an Samung Galaxy SIII because in this moment I dont have a mobile.

My last phone was a Defy with CM7, very happy with it. The primary use of the mobile was surfing the web, youtube, Kindle, Angry Birds, Netflix, some photos.

I am just wondering if buying a phone with an outdated OS will prevent the use of these apps in a near future, ie "This app is just compatible with Android 4.2 or greater".

However ICS official will be released during Q3, meanwhile all my apps will be running smothly, but after that ... what if the update is delayed? or if CM9 stills buggy (not Netflix for example).

Galaxy Nexus will be upgraded to Jeally Bean (I suppose), but thats not the same for the Atrix. The only downside for the Nexus is the shamefully 16GB storage.

What is the best option?

Thanks.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themadpimp:
Atrix is great. Been using it for over a year.

easy to root and unlock. easy to install CM7 and CM9. Or you can just go with the stock OS and motoblur which isn't bad for what it is unlike on the original droid.

Sometimes I wish the screen was bigger, but that's it.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidRunner:
GNexus all the way. That's the one reason why I'm pissed I'm not on Verizon. If you get the Nexus you WILL get updates for a while. Phone will be supported for like 3 years probably. I can see the draw back of 16gb if you use your phone as your MP3 player and also load it up with movies/tv shows.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kotchishm:
If you really want the SIII I think the Atrix is at the right price point now for you to buy for the time being (maybe even months after the SIII release). The CM9 releases are getting more stable each day and I have had no problems running any applications that require 4.0 (since the phone reflects that in CM9). The developers on this phone seem fairly dedicated to it and like someone said before there are new ROMs for this everyday. If I were you I'd find a cheap Atrix to play around with and if you really wanted to make the plunge for the SIII you could do it when the time comes and still have the Atrix to play around with
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cusa:
I feel the same way. I wish I was on Verizon just because of the Galaxy Nexus. That phone is amazing and I wish AT&T had it.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zoness:
The Inspire is what sent me to the Atrix. last year, I purchased an Inspire, only to have it get stuck in Car mode, and it always answered calls in speakermode, (within a month of buying the phone.) Took it back, and got a replacement and two weeks later got the same issue. Luckily the store I got it at let me upgrade to the Atrix for no cost. I have not loved a phone more than this Atrix.

I do miss the large screen, but the dpi on the Atrix makes up for it. I also miss the cast aluminum body the Inspire had, but I've been treating this phone like it's my baby... I guess those are the only cons I have for this phone.

If you plan to unlock and root and install custom roms, you'll need to do your typical research, but this is a very solid phone. I'm on CM7 now, and my battery life is great. I had one issue with Google Market/Play but was able to fix it after some research.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidRunner:
Alot of people over in the Inspire forum are glad they didn't get the Atrix. They are have triple the amount of roms we do.

Eh, when I get bored with one, I just swap phones.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
I had the Desire, the Desire HD, the EVO 3D, and now look at me : ATRIX owner...

I'd say go for it. It really is nice. Huge battery, fast chipset, and the screen, even though it's a PenTile TFT, trust me, it's crushing all HTCs and Samsungs in sunlight and crispness. Maybe the One X does better, or other S-LCD2 devices... Idk.

It's gonna be hard the few first days : I know I missed my E3D a lot the first two days. But now, I don't care about not having Sense anymore - CM7/9 ROMs, Tablet ICS ROMs, MIUI ROMs... Way better than stuck on Sense. I just love the ATRIX. Just wish the snapper was 8MP, and the front cam of 1.3MP. But 5MP on the back and 0.3MP on the front is good enough, too (I'm not much of a photographer, but when I am, I wish I had a trillion pixels - like pretty much everyone, I guess, lol).

The best thing I love about it is the battery. 1930mAh on this baby is ice breaking! I definetly no longer worry about getting home with an empty battery.

Now, if only they (Motorola) threw some aluminium on this all-plastic body... -.-

Sent from my Neutrino-loaded ATRIX
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fjhuerta:
I havr a Samsung S2 and an Atrix. Battery life on the aatrix is awesome when compared to the Galaxy, but the screen... come on. The Atrix is pale, blurry, lifeless.. bad. The Samsung's screen arw the Holy Grail of phones. There' simply no comparison, not even close!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidRunner:
Agreed. Apple's Retina display is AMAZING though. My Atrix's resolutions seems "sharper" than my Inspire, but the whites arent as white. But the Inspire screen size is my favorite part about it.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frogger72:
The One X screen looks really promising to me, 90% of the vividness of the S2 screen but much better colour accuracy.