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[Galaxy Note II General] azhurvadal:
Let's see :

* crappy gps --> I have no problem with it. perhaps I'm just lucky. ask other Note 2 users

* 16:9 aspect ratio that makes web browsing a nightmare --> cant' argue with that. But the browser experience is much more better than note 1

* build quality issues (loose buttons and usb cable/port) --> perhaps you have a faulty unit ?

* Already feels outdated --> Note 2 is still the 1st handset realeased with JellyBean in the box after Nexus 7. maybe you feel it's outdated because the announcement of HTC J butterfly (& other rumoured 5" phone) which have not been released yet?

* sooo thick + bulkier than note 1 --> 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm (Note 2) vs 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm (Note 1). Thick & Bulkier you say? True previous Note1 owner won't complain note 2 thick & bulkier.

* hardware buttons (doesn't play nice with the spen) --> no significant difference than note 1. I feel they are better than note 1. In note 1, i often accidentally push power button when I play games in landscape mode. That never happen with note 2

Sorry mate, but many of your cons are not valid
[Galaxy Note II General] syzwn9:
wau, i'm impress, u guys have a great community here :D hope will get my note 2 by end of this year

Cheers.
[Galaxy Note II General] aliya00:
+10 :D
[Galaxy Note II General] CreepyDroid:
The gps just doesn't work, it keeps dancing and moving around even if I'm still, totally useless. I was dissapointed because it was phenomenal in my note 1 and the difference is huge. Maybe I got a faulty unit but I'm going to give my opinion based on my unit not yours.

I'm not trolling I had a note 1 for 6 months then I spent a month with a feature phone and a sgs1 (and in that time a friend got an i**** 5) so maybe that influenced me a bit.

Ok maybe the 'outdated' thing was a bit exagerated lol

There is a thread or two about the charger cable problem so it's not just me

Anyway, the cons I stated were only minor grips and they won't make me change my phone (battery life for itself will hold me from buying anything soon). The phone is great, but please lower down the fanboyism rate, not everyone that doesn't say that the phone is perfect is a troll. ;)

Edit: yeah and about the bulkiness, the top of the note 2 gets out in more pockets than the note 1 because it's taller (however it feels better in the hand). As for browsing, I really hate the tiny amount of info you can see in landscape mode. Websites looked better in 16:10).
[Galaxy Note II General] DR.vimlesh:
Same thinking here. Expecting to get the newer device as soon as possible.

Its a nice discussion for a person like us to know about a device which is being planned to buy.
[Galaxy Note II General] dara.parsavand:
I'm considering the Note II from AT&T when it comes out, and it would be a deal breaker if the GPS was not performing reasonably well. One of the reasons I want a big screen is to display USGS hiking maps and if the GPS was as bad as some of their previous phones, that would take all the fun out of it.

You may want to post in the thread GPS accuracy (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1918957&highlight=gps), some owners there are quite happy with it and say it is better than the S3, but at least one is having a problem. There is a very nice GPS status screen at the end of page 1. It would be interesting to see that page with the device at a known location. I'll post mine if I get one.

Good luck with optimizing your new phone, Dara
[Galaxy Note II General] antique_sonic:
Can only say impress.

Best android phone so far.

Smooth, clear display, good camera, fast with its lte network, good battery life. And the device I get, no blackclipping! I had lived with blackclipping for 1 year with my beloved n7000. Feels good to find this device I have is free from it. Lol

Weakness so far : some apps I use seem still not compatible with jb.

The forum is more to n7100 instead of n7105. :p

Have to wait a lil longer to mess up with my phone.

But overall : 95% satisfied. Worth to sell my note1 for this. :)

Sent from N7105, at the corner of this rounded earth.
[Galaxy Note II General] sudeepm:
I wud say the device is jst amazing!! And no fanboyism here. Plain and simple truth.

Coming from an SGS1, feels like a major upgrade for me in all terms. Had been using aosp jelly bean there. But this is equally, if not better polished.

Gps locks as instantly as it can. Maybe a faulty hardware on the device that is being complained about. Spen is a welcome change for me. And boy is the battery a monster. With moderate usage, i easily run it to the 2nd day evening.

The 2 gb ram also makes it a significant improvement over S3. TouchWiz for once doesn't look so crappy anymore. Havent switched launcher in the 3 weeks that I have owned.

What else..i am a big guy so size of the device isn't really a problem. And all those air view etc are good for an occasional show off to the iUsers around! :p

All in all, given that I was bound to go for an android device, somehow feels like I made just the right choice. :D
[Galaxy Note II General] b1nb1n2012:
Best phone I've ever used .... All my friends who have S3 and Ip5 are jealous of me because of this beast and they tried to find something to complain about this Note 2 and they only found 1: the size :laugh: but whatever lol
[Galaxy Note II General] VIIRU§:
Just got my Tmobile Galaxy Note 2 I love it...
[Galaxy Note II General] fogducker:
Very happy with mine. Samsung has another winner.

Came from a 4s and Atrix before that.
[Galaxy Note II General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
Every single Android device I have owned in the past, I have rooted, changed the launcher, changed the keyboard, changed the ROM, etc etc etc... until now... This marks the FIRST Android device which (apart from rooting for CWM backups and such), I have left completely stock. Stock TouchWiz: love it! Stock Samsung keyboard: very nice! Stock browser: big improvement from previous versions. Liking it more as I use it. Overall, very impressed and pleased.

So, based on that, yeah, I am extremely satisfied. I think Samsung has really hit the nail on the head with this one! I have no doubt that the Note 2 will be an even bigger hit than the original :)
[Galaxy Note II General] chconser:
I started that thread & the one person having the problem happens to be the same CreepyDroid, lol!

Bummer, sounds like you may have a lemon on your hands, Creepy. :(
[Galaxy Note II General] kdskamal:
I loved my Note 1 and GS3 but Note 2 is even better. The smoothest and most eye catching phone ever used by me.

Sent from Galaxy Note II using XDA Premium
[Galaxy Note II General] sudeepm:
I am actually waiting to see whether a JB update to S3 raises the satisfaction level this high for the owners. Apart from the battery capabilities of the device of course!!

If Samsung really knows they have hit the nail on the head this time round, they shud be eager to do it in their flagship fone too!!
[Galaxy Note II General] CristiM74:
I have owned the gray Note 2 for a couple of days now. I'm very impressed and happy with it. I have always owned high-end phones so I'm not easily impressed :)

This is actualy my first Samsung phone ever. The last 4 phones I owned were HTC, latest one being One X.

The battery is like day and night compared with the one in the One X. The phone is extremly fast and snapy, even more than the One X, although that was also quad-core. Display is excelent, GPS works well.

I like the glossy back of the phone which helps to easily slide it in my jeans pocket. Although coming from a 4.7" phone I still need to get used to it's size. I think I will get a bluetooth headset for it. Doesn't seam to get easily scratched.
[Galaxy Note II General] dara.parsavand:
Whoops - I missed that it was the same poster. I'm excited to get one now after reading so many positive reviews - everything seems to be dialed in - display, GPS, DAC, speaker, ... I'd prefer that the Exynos documentation issue is cleared up by Nov. 9 (AT&T), but if not, I'll probably still get it and cross my fingers for the future. I'm prepared for a big disappointment with the Nexus 4, but I'll check it out too.
[Galaxy Note II General] tuffCookie:
very very happy with it. i used to own the original Note, moved onto a Galaxy Nexus and was debating between the Note 2 and the S3 for my next phone. went with the Note 2 and picked it up this morning. it also helps that T-Mobile gave me an incredible deal on it as part of their loyalty discount and allowed me to pick it up in store. :good::good:
[Galaxy Note II General] LuckyLinUK:
I have had iPhones over the past years and after Apple decided to cripple my phone with iOS 6 (there is no way to go back to iOS 5), I sold it and got myself the NII.

I have not regretted my choice, it's a lovely piece of kit, the screen is awesome, it's smooth and fast and I can eventually transfer data to and from the device without being forced to use some crappy sync software - I can even backup files directly onto my NAS, sweet.

The only gripe I have is that the power button is opposite the volume rocker so when using it with one hand, it easily happens that you switch the off phone when trying to adjust the volume. A bit silly this design IMHO.

Verdict: extremely satisfied, with the phone itself and the platform :good:
[Galaxy Note II General] fscherz:
No prob with black. Set it nearly to lowest automatic brightness setting and I see still Black & high contrasts!
[Galaxy Note II General] simplelife:
im not complete satisfied when my note not root..:D.
[Galaxy Note II General] Noodles-21:
A beautiful phablet! I'm extremely satisfied with. Apart from the usual bloatware. 9/10
[Galaxy Note II General] inmnbob:
I have the s3 and wonder of they fixed the exchange email big on this version? The email bug is that you would only see a few lines on an email that you replied or forwarded from an exchange account.

Second question....food Samsung turn on the underline misspelling feature on the note 2?
[Galaxy Note II General] bjg020683:
How much is the phone without a update or new line?
[Galaxy Note II General] aliya00:
Previously i'm a bit confuse whether to buy note 2 or iphone 5. But after seeing that most of the note 2 users is extremely satisfied, it clear up my mind. Note 2 here i come :cowboy:
[Galaxy Note II General] craighwk:
Extremely satisfied here, for only having it today. I wish I could use the S-Pen to hit the back button, but that's my only complaint so far.
[Galaxy Note II General] Patosbuddy:
But you can press the button on the pen as a back button.

I hope the button is better than the note 1. Is it ?
[Galaxy Note II General] azhurvadal:
You can also use S-Pen gestures as the replacement for Back & Menu button. It's quite useful when you are using S-Pen.

Check the S-Pen tutorial in settings
[Galaxy Note II General] craighwk:
Okay now I feel dumb. I didn't even notice there was a button on the side! I'll have to check it out.

Thanks for the gestures suggestion too.

Someone should follow tutorials.
[Galaxy Note II General] Tonio78370:
Extremely satisfied with my new Note. The guys that pretended that the differences between Note 1 and 2 were minor were completely wrong; the Note 2 is almost another phone! I can't stop my amazement over the battery usage and the snappy way of working.

Probably the best smart phone I ever had until now!
[Galaxy Note II General] heatfire:
i would be extremely satisfied if it had a screen i could boost about. Not just having good blacks.

but i like the screen.
[Galaxy Note II General] CreepyDroid:
Download the samsung user digest from play store, it will help you to discover hidden features

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Ok for all the idiots that said that I was trolling/lying, here's a video of my note. Like I said,

it's probably a faulty unit

(since not so many people had problems with their GPS) but I'm stuck with it anyway. (PS: the video was made indoors but I get the same thing outdoors)

[YOUTUBE]0Z2akPVwABo[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy Note II General] akshayjangra:
Extremely satisfied with this beast. ..flawless. .was on aosp on galaxy tab 10.1...samsung has indeed hit the nail on head ...best phone for a business man....
[Galaxy Note II General] hagba:
extreme satisfaction over here,awsome for watching movies,much,much better than the first Note in every aspect and any other device I have ever had,and I had so many of them.
[Galaxy Note II General] CreepyDroid:
Just wanted to make a little update to my review:

The GPS actually worked well for me today. Since I changed my mobile operator recently I guess that the older one had a not-fast-enough 3G for the GPS to work correctly. I still get the jumping cursor indoors but I read somewhere that a google maps update removed to blue cercle surrounding and replaced it with that jumpy cursor. Who needs a GPS indoors anyways lol ?

I got used (again) to the size and aspect ratio. I also tried a full screen web browser and that made things a little bit better on landscape.

I managed to activate on-screen buttons (and disabled hardware menu and back buttons too) and couldn't be happier. The dedicated multitasking button is a blessing for a heavy multitasker like me.

So now you can say that my satisfaction level went near 100%. :D
[Galaxy Note II General] azhurvadal:
how did you activate on-screen buttonsand disabled hardware menu and back buttons? can you share it?
[Galaxy Note II General] CreepyDroid:
For the software buttons, just add the following line at the end of build.prop :

qemu.hw.mainkeys=0

then reboot.

To disable hardware menu and back go to /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl and add a '#' before the lines containing back and menu, so they look like this

#key 139 menu

#key 158 back

Of course you need root to do all that.

source
[Galaxy Note II General] universil:
I love my rooted Note 1, but I couldn't help myself and My Note 2 should come by Wednesday this week.

I have read this entire thread and hope that I too won't miss my beloved Note 1.

Maybe won't even root this one :silly: (like Hell, I can't help but root any more than I could resist the note 2).
[Galaxy Note II General] jurrea:
I bought my note on Amazon and all the customers reviews are five stars, note 1 with jelly bean is awesome but note 2 is incredible I am 100% satisfied.
[Galaxy Note II General] mrsus:
Got mine 2 days ago coming from 4S , omg what a beast. everything is smooth and LTE is crazy fast.
[Galaxy Note II General] boodies:
I can't thank you enough for this. Thank you. Quick question, can you move the back button to the left?

edit: doing this causes both home button long presses to give you voice dial. and automatically turns off hardware menu button. as much as i want those ics buttons, ill have to switch back darn. thanks tho!
[Galaxy Note II General] wonsanim:
100% satisfied:good:
[Galaxy Note II General] Scythe024:
I was looking at a review that showed the pixels in the note 2 and the way it is set up it has twice as many blue pixels then red because it does wear out quicker, so having 2x the blue they both work together to work less in order to last longer.
[Galaxy Note II General] CreepyDroid:
Don't think it's that easy to alter buttons positions. You can ask some nice developer if he could make a mod for that.

I don't get what's the problem with the menu button, optimized apps (including stock ones like contacts and s note) add a new UI button on the top right. For non optimized apps (xda developers for example) a new button appears next to the multitasking button. Also you can ask for a mod to bind long pressing home button to menu.
[Galaxy Note II General] vincenttheoriginal:
100% satisfied! I love everything about the phone, display, cpu, battery life, s-pen features, size (i have gotten used to it already despite me being a really small person.) ;) Haven't looked back since. Came from Galaxy Nexus.
[Galaxy Note II General] Mashari_F:
90% satisfied, 10% mad coz sometimes touch screen is not responsive on the right side.
[Galaxy Note II General] adytum:
About the touch response on the right side, I've discovered that if I use another finger and not my right thumb, it works as good as any other spot. Might have something to do with the side of the finger close to the nail doesn't give a reliable input trigger?

Curious as to whether left handed people feel that the left side is unresponsive...
[Galaxy Note II General] Eienkei:
97% Satisfied with the phone, 3% frustration over built quality, bezel & battery cover squeaking, it's really bad for a beast like Note 2....
[Galaxy Note II General] fulcrum1971:
For all those people who arent 110 percent satisfied with the note 2, please get sell it, move on, stop complaining and leave this forum.

sent from my Note 2.
[Galaxy Note II General] Danney92:
I like this phone 90%...

The case (plastic) is not the greatest solution.... for a 530€ phone... for a "flagship"...
[Galaxy Note II General] Bruce MJ:
I just love it, enjoy the extra screen size. I only wish I could change dpi while retaining full functionality.
[Galaxy Note II General] Foka002:
hard-on
[Galaxy Note II General] Devashish Lodh:
Satisfaction level over 9000!!!!!
[Galaxy Note II General] Chileno4Live:
I am 95% satisfied. I like the hardware, software and more importantly: the battery life. However, the build quality isn't all that great. I have a gap between the bezel and the side of the phone which gathers dust like a TV. I am using a flip cover, not a case, so I can't mask it as well.

Verstuurd van mijn GT-N7100 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note II General] Jamolah:
Pros

Screen Size

Battery life

Speed

Looks

sPen

(I don't understand people that talk about the cheap plastic, it seems fine to me)

Cons

I only have 1 minor gripe. I'm in canada and can't change my language settings to US so I can get Google Now/Search to speak results. I have to use an app to change the langauge seetings. Annoying.
[Galaxy Note II General] @rbiter:
I had that problem too. I was stuck on English UK though. It took awhile but I found it somewhere. Keep playing around and checking. I forgot how and where but it is there.
[Galaxy Note II General] EP2008:
This device gives me the highest level of satisfaction from any device I've owned.

It's not perfect though (I.e. internal memory is the "sd card", so move2sd apps won't work) and no ota updates when rooted because the device is "modified", but still, this device is the best I've owned.
[Galaxy Note II General] Simone:
Plain and simple.

The Samsung Galaxy Note II is the best smartphone of 2012.

Proven.

Nuff said.
[Galaxy Note II General] BullHorn7:
I enjoy the phone. I got used to the size quickly and now all other phones feel too small. :)

I've been having some issues with the S-Pen's sensitivity (Couldn't fix it with the potentionmeter adjustment) so I'm waiting for a new one to arrive from eBay... Also, I miss some of the great apps that are iOS-only.

Other than that, it's awesome.
[Galaxy Note II General] HypoDest:
99%. Highest satisfaction level compared to any other device by a huge margin.

Screen size/quality and battery life are simply amazing.

Great form factor with comfortable to use design.

Best android software features

Can't even get started about the spen.

Build quality is great since the so-called 'cheap plastic' is the high quality polycarbonate which is the same plastic used by other manufacturers.

In fact, there has only been one frustration. The 'back' gesture for the spen is a bit slow to execute. There are root workarounds, but if Samsung releases custom gestures, 100%

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] kcnskenn:
100% satisfied. The Galaxy Note II is definitely the best phone I've ever owned.
[Galaxy Note II General] RCJ89:
Extremely satisfied, especially with battery life. Finally have something that I can use alot and not worry about the battery draining after a couple of hours and I like the screen size, sound quality, ringtone volume, the s pen features etc
[Galaxy Note II General] nipuna:
Well.. there are smartphones, and then there's real smartphones. For instance wtf can u do with an iPhone or symbian. Think smart was a label..

But galaxy note 2.. is d bomb. D most productive ever for me!
[Galaxy Note II General] @rbiter:
Symbian was cool. It needed apps though. Better than iPhone for sure.
[Galaxy Note II General] nidhish91:
satisfaction lvl 9999
[Galaxy Note II General] GoldenLucifer:
+1
[Galaxy Note II General] AdzUK:
Voted - satisfied.

The only thing that annoys me is the 16GB internal memory and having to move game data to external SD. The Note II is a beast, make no mistake about it, but I want 64GB internal to install all my huge games and not have to faff around with moving game data. :good:
[Galaxy Note II General] mithun46:
TLDR : too long did'nt read
[Galaxy Note II General] zeeshanonlyme:
Buffer overflow! :P

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My satisfaction level:-
[Galaxy Note II General] sexonj:
Satisfied. Coming from ios. Awesome screen size.
[Galaxy Note II General] brusyev:
lol. Just tried to be more descriptive :)
[Galaxy Note II General] moonjak:
Sorry to hear that mate. I haven't found any flaws yet on mine. Coming from HTC and 3rd android I'd say this phone has nailed it for me. Hope u get a working one....
[Galaxy Note II General] ap27:
Coming from a 2 year old SGS1 with a broken screen held together by a screen protector. Extremely satisfied. While I am rooted and flashed to an N7105 ROM for multiwindow, rest of the phone is still stock. I love it. No issues with GPS or loose buttons. Battery life is ridiculous...

One small issue is that one particular clip on the back cover doesn't seat properly when snapping the cover onto the phone. Leaves a small gap in between. Will be solved with a replacement case, and for now it makes it easier to take the back cover off :)

EDIT: I'm sure people know this, but in case you dont; You can use the quick-commands (with the S Pen button) to activate the 'Menu' and 'Back' buttons. Just hold down the S-Pen button and draw a '^' or '<'.
[Galaxy Note II General] DimitriXRS:
When I was shopping for a new phone I thought having that s pen would be awesome... but I only used it twice in the last 18months... not that useful as I imagined.
[Galaxy Note II General] amolsonthalia:
fully satisfied

have it from 15 months not a single day i regretted:cowboy: buying it ..
[Galaxy Note II General] Cocolopes:
Level 10 in a level scale from 0 to 10...
[Galaxy Note II General] mikicio:
Same reason like me
[Galaxy Note II General] M.abdo:
+1 Same here
[Galaxy Note II General] arpit96:
Its 2014 and even with amazing phones like nexus 5 and s5 out, even the note 2's own successor note 3, i would prefer my note 2 over any other device. It's simply the best. Great speed, nice battery, nice volume and the all amazing s pen :')
[Galaxy Note II General] Foka002:
+1
[Galaxy Note II General] Mjuksel:
Somtimes i think the phone is just a tad too big..

Then i remember it's big :D ! Loving it since i have it.

The performance has always been great, and with my usage sometimes i get 4/5 days with battery life xD !

(some days i barely look at my phone xD)

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Mine isn't yellowish at all, everything is sparkly (i always use dark backgrounds btw, maybe thats something ? white still is crisp though)

I don't really mind the updates taking for ever, since i bought it it has always run fine and with the developers on this forum made it even better :) !

Think about Simplistic Framework, Xposed Framework, and many developers who brought us all kind's of custom roms :D !

The resolution is only done for aesthetics, otherwise we would be looking at black bars all the time.. <__>

(though i feel like it should've had a full 1080p screen back then, seeing others had it aswell)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] KranTi:
NOTE:

Now I dont have the device So I cant update the Rom.

If any dev intrested for this project Plz let me know..:D

Just PM me..