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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikefly562:
After using the iPhone for the part 5+ years, I finally got tired of the same old OS. I jumped ship and went to the Galaxy Note 2, and I absolutely love it....amazing device. All my coworkers that I show it too and amazed at the display size and the overall great looks of the phone.

What I find interesting is when I look at the iPhone's tiny display, I don't know how I survived all this time with such a small display. I feel that I can never go back to a small display now that I'm used to the Galaxy Note. The iPhone display just feels way too tiny...lol. The big brillant display of the Note 2 is very good, and I can't really tell the ppi difference between the iphone 4 and Galaxy Note 2. The past wqeek has been extremely busy at work with lots of phone use (for actual calls) and I find holding the Galaxy 2 fairly comfortable...not as awkward as I thought it would be.

That being said...I do have one question....my microSD card will sometimes unmount on it's own, and the only way to recover is to physically remove and reinsert the card again. I have a Class 10 PNY 32GB card. Has anyone else had this issue. I've reformatted the card on the phone, but have not yet tried reformatting on a windows 7 computer yet, so that is my next step. Seems to happen once or twice every few days.

Thanks for any advice regard the microSD card.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] xavier6303:
Welcome to the other side. Regarding the sd card...I have a samsung 32gb class 10 and have had no problems with unmounting. Although I have not really had enough time with my note to notice (only a few days). Are you stock? If not what is your rom/kernel?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] sling:
Welcome to Android! excellent device choice f,sure

Its more then likely a defective SD card.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikefly562:
Yes..I'm running stock right from the AT&T store...no root and I made no changes to kernal, etc. Since I'm fairly new to Android, and I use this phone for work and personal use, I don't want to experiment with it yet, so I plan to keep it stock for a long time.

If reformatting does not work, I'll go back to Staples and return/exchange the microSD card since they have a fairly good return policy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] eelnoraa:
I was also an iOS user since iPhone4, and before switch to Note 2, I was using iphone5. I do love the Noteii's size, battery life, s-pen ... But in term of overall smoothness, I think IP5 still has the edge. I am not sure if there something I can do in NoteII to improve it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Dr. Evo:
I hate to second guess you, but I can't think of what you could possibly be doing with your Note, that you really can see any difference between the smoothness of iOS 6 and JB. The vast majority of professional reviewers from the biggest tech sites, have all gone out of their way to say that the difference in fluidity between iOS 6 + JB is negligible and no longer a valid argument when comparing Android to Apple... at least not when comparing JB.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Ghetto Geeksta:
Theres soooo much more you can do on Android. Here is a few great apps for stock Android thats not available for stock IOS. Handcent (a texting app with tons of features), Perfect App Protector (let people/kids see your phone without worrying about them looking a your email or what ever app you choose to lock up), Keep Safe (lock up your naughty pictures), and Apex Launcher (easily customize your Home UI, makes IOS users envy with a cool looking UI).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] eelnoraa:
Don't get me wrong. I am not complaining the overall performance of Note II. And I have no doubt it has more processing power. Regardless what the so called professional reviews say, in day to day use, the smoothness of IP5 does have edge. it is small but noticeable. Not that Note II is bad in anyway, just doesn't feel as smooth. While this doesnt mean IP5 is faster, it just mean, at least from user interface/graphic point of view, iOS optimizes it better

IP4 is my first iOS device, before that I was a Window mobile user. So I don't considered myself iOS fan. And between IP4 and IP5, I have used WindowPhone7 (HTC Titan II) for a while. I was actually quite impressed with the smoothness of WP7 but I hated how restricted it is (more so than iOS, which I am not so happy with). Note II is my first Andriod device, so far I love Andriod's flexiblity. Moving away from iTune is just priceless. But the smoothness of iOS's user interface shouldn't be desputed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] quarlow:
I was surprised at how quickly I got used to the size of the Note II, I laughed at my brother in law when he said he wanted the OG Note. Now when I pickup an iPhone it feels like the phone from Zoolander, a child's play thing.

I have the cheapest microSD card I could find. I believe its class 4. Had it about a year. Used it on my Galaxy S II with no issues, and still no issues on the Note II. Unless you count the glacial file transferring (planning on getting one of those 64GB sdxc cards soon). No issues mounting or unmounting. I would make sure the card slot is clean of debris, and check the card for dirty contacts. Try an eraser to clean the contacts. Do you have any other cards to try? Cameras, old phones, etc that have a card you can use to eliminate the phone. I would guess bad card before I blamed the phone. But, if other cards do it too, call AT&T and get the phone swapped.

Sent from my Note II
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rinwashere:
I hope I'm not starting a religious debate here, but I had the same discussion with my coworker earlier in the week. Far be it from me to say whether iPhone is better than Android or vice versa, and I'm not going to debate with you as to which is smoother or not. I have iOS 6 on my iPod Touch, and it's really smooth, but does that help me in my day to day?

Here's my phone experience.

This is my fourth Android phone (one was borrowed) and at every change, I thought about getting the iPhone. The first time I didn't because I had just finished with 2 consecutive Blackberry Pearls. Compact QWERTY/SureType spoiled me so much I couldn't type on the iPhone. I text around 2000-3000 messages a month so I need to type. iOS' lack of 3rd party keyboard haunt me to this day, especially when I need Chinese/Japanese/Korean handwriting recognition. I think that's probably the biggest deciding factor for me, and still is.

Here are the awesome things that iOS has brought me: iTunes store, FaceTime, Siri ... Passbook? Getting smartphones to the mainstream, and pushing developers to consider the mobile platform? Apps are more or less the same except in some really niche areas. I need an app for music notation, and unfortunately, most of the usable ones are on iPad.

Here are the awesome things that my current Andriod (Samsung Note II) does for me: screenshot + annotation, CJK handwriting recognition (3rd party, alas), not turning off while I'm still reading, keeping orientation when I lie down ... window in window/popup window (being able to watch videos while reading emails), OTG usb support so I can hook up card readers, usb memory sticks and external hard drives, access to the file system, quick notetaking/hurried scribbles, offline voice to text (which was also a biggie for me).

When you press space while typing an email address in Blackberry, it knows there are now spaces in email addresses, so the first space is always the "@" symbol, and the second space is always the "." ... so "me you com" turns into "me@you.com", and I thought, WOW, Rim seriously had people sitting around going, hey. what would make things easier for people.

That's the feeling I got from the Samsung Note II.

I guess in the end, maybe I'm just too function over form. I'd rather have things that work over things that look nice. This, of course, has no bearing whatsoever as to the "iPhone 5 vs Samsung Note II" debate, because that's just my opinion. I think Apple's done a fine job, but I also think they need to innovate the pudding out of their products.

Anyways, welcome to Android, and I hope you enjoy your stay!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] R1deTheLight:
Sounds like you really haven't put any time into customizing your phone. All of what you are talking about is very easily achieved. And who needs factory updates when Samsung actively encourages you to get roms. Unlike apple who will crucify you for even saying the word jailbreak

Galaxy Note II
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Andrew149:
LOL he said all the android devices lagged, i doubt the optimius g lagged the gs3 or the htc one x+ lagged :confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] R1deTheLight:
Also never base anything on the display models. Those things have weird custom display software that att makes for them. And they go through hell every day with hundreds of people ****ing with them

Galaxy Note II
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Techweed:
I can't believe you are comparing an iphone which is JAILBROKEN to a stock Android device. Do you really think that's a fair comparison?

I loved BiteSMS on the iphone, but I was the only person I knew who had it. Why? Because it's not in the appstore! How come you don't blame Apple for not including all those awesome features you refer to in the stock firmware? The funny thing is you can't even say "there's an app for that" because none of the stuff you mentioned can be bought through legitimate means.

The iphone does a lot of things well, even when it's stock. The "features" you miss though 95% of iphone users never had or have to begin with. Your complaint list is completely unfair and I'm surprised you didn't realize that as you were typing all that out.

There are some legitimate gripes, don't get me wrong. The one that really bothers me is carrier control over devices. ATT should be slapped down as well as the rest of the carriers. Google has the power to do so and they should exercise it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] quarlow:
Go SMS pro is free and has the pop up in line reply for texts. I tried to break the logic for when a text is read and unread, couldn't get it to break. (No root required)

One thing HTC did good was lock screen support. I used a "productivity" lock screen that showed calendar notices on the lock screen. It also showed missed text, email, calls etc. It worked great. (No root required on Sense)

I use Nova Prime (was $0.25 not that long ago), the badges work great, and for more apps than TouchWiz launcher. (No root required)

I don't care for the voice control of Google Now. What I like is knowing traffic is bad before I leave. Other cards that give me info I will need, but don't have to ask for.

Widget locker lets you do all sorts of lock screen customization, without root.

Then there is CM/AOKP. Lock screen calendar built in, pop up text reply built in with correct logic, all sorts of customization.

When I think about my time with iPhone, the only jailbreak thing that was easier than unrooted stock android was pirating apps. (Something I don't advocate or miss). Far more apps are legitimately free on android. And with every jailbreak tweak the system became more unstable, and slow. Any iPhone upgrades to the next version of iOS was slow enough, when adding jailbreak on too of that it was unusable to me. For me jailbrake still had a big component of trial and error to find a good mix of what I want. Android is the same, you get out what you put in. It will take some work, and Googling into all hours of the night to find the right set of apps to do what you want, but you have much more power over your experience in Android. Then, with custom ROMs its even more.

All that said ... if you want an iPhone get one. Don't mistake this for "don't let the door hit you on the way out." I've been on xda for a while, and seen a lot of people come and go. Generally I have seen the people that come in saying how much android is harder to customize, and easier jailbreak was, go back to the iPhone. You only get 14 days (instead of the old 30) to make a choice that may haunt you for 18 months. Make the right one for you. Its better to be happy with your choice and device than to be stuck on a platform you don't like because others tell you its better. Android is the right choice for ME. TouchWiz is the right choice for ME. The Note II is the right device for ME. Ultimately you need to make that choice for you, its your phone, and you will be the one using it every day.

Sent from my Note ][
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] andrawer:
Not sure what planet you live on but I disagree with everything you state.

I am familiar with the apps/features you mention on the iPhone since I owned the iPhone, iPhone 3g, and Iphone 4s which I used extensively at work, traveling, backpacking, motorcycling, etc., etc.

Also I've been comparing my Note2 with my wife's new iPhone 5 her work purchased for her...and there really is no comparison.

Her prior phone was the BB Curve 2 and I thought she is going to be blown away as a new iphone user...I about died when she said "I'm not impressed...thought the screen would be more useable/bigger".

Apple has lost their creativity which saddens me because I actually used the original MAC in the '80s to develop manufacturing software AND I own a ton of AAPL stock.

I certainly understand and agree the iPhone may be better suited for certain types of people and obviously MANY like it...that's fine but your rant is over the top and based on old, wornout statements.

Just my opinion.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] R1deTheLight:
1000 times this
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] R1deTheLight:
Dude, its not android users not taking criticism, youre just *****ing about things you can fix easily. Like I said, you have not spent any REAL time trying to figure things out. Besides this phone just came out. Give the dev community a minute and I guarantee things you never even knew you wanted will become a reality.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] highlanderx:
Then why do I have a Note 2 and not an iPhone 5?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mac11700:
Do you want the obvious answer...

Mac
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] highlanderx:
Honestly... my change was because I wanted a bigger phone/phablet in reality. I wanted to be able to use a tablet everywhere without caveats and needing 2 devices. The tablet is a great consumption device but at 10" is too big for everything else except sitting somewhere.

Now the 5.5/7" range is really appealing for every day stuff.. held a nexus 7 tablet and I found its size to be awesome even for a phone/work device....

This 5.5" was the perfect fit as it still fit on my shirt's pocket. Android still needs a lot of work and implementation... things like notification badges are "essential" to me. Easier to a degree to recognize. This could actually be solved and become irrelevant if we had notification history somewhere and accessed via the notification center. That way you can check what do you have pending. Sometimes you just tap onto the notification. It takes you to the application and it clears, when you still have pending things to do on the phone.

There are many other nagging things... specially SMS stuff. None of the aftermarket programs work without a hitch, just the stock one... the stock one has the damn play button and the fact that I can't zoom into a picture that bothers me so much. There are no addons as good as chompsm's quick reply, etc etc etc.

The iPhone really needed a 720 display not the same old crappy 640px.

Maybe and just maybe, they want to fix all those things but since apple probably has a patent for it, they might infringe it and then get sued.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Techweed:
Just a quick note regarding Samsung ads targeting the users while Apple targeted Microsoft hardware: I specifically remember a corny older man with an outdated suit being the windows user and a young hip stylish dude being the Apple user. Sounds like they're attacking the users my friend.

But I'm glad you made the jump to Android. I myself came from an iphone's 4s. Before that I had every iphone's model except the 3gs. I have no brand loyalty. You fall behind the curve and I'm out of there. Iphone did that with the 4s and then the 5 as well. The note 2 has satisfied me tremendously.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mugget:
Corny older man and young hip stylish dude... are you talking about the PC vs. Mac ads? They ones where they say "I'm a PC" and "I'm a Mac"... ;)

(I have never seen any Apple ads compare actual PC and Mac users.)
[Nexus 7 Accessories] di3cbl:
Anyone know where i can find cases for the n7 in Singapore? If possible can u also include the price thks :)
[Nexus 7 Accessories] Deleted member 4331454:
GOOGLE.

[Sent from my Nexie7. Pardon errors.]
[Nexus 7 Accessories] beenox27:
Its hard to find for store selling N7 case, but I manage to buy one at 25SGD leather case. But the store is not on the mall area its just outside the Chua Chu Kang Sta.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wally3614:
Really one of the things I miss having with the new cm10 stable
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet X:
Look for this one: Super Video, Floating & Popup in Play store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sImdwYy5teXdlYi5oaW5ldC5uZXQuUG9wdXBWaWRlbyJd

It feels almost the same.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayharper08:
Wally, I know this isn't a "question" but it definitely doesn't belong in development. Moved it to questions so maybe someone could give you suggestions (like the post above) to have just like the stock player.

Development is strictly related to development. Not general chit-chat, questions, or stating what you miss from something. :highfive:

Thank you sir. :good::D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] da.trute:
CM always has crap video which is why I never use it. If you are looking for something different from stock try the MIUI beta release, its very good and perfectly usable has a daily driver. As its based on sammy rather than CM everything works, i have even been able to install the note2 transformation pack to get the note 2 cam and gallery.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wally3614:
Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wally3614:
Gyotit sorry!
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lochindaal:
Juts tried to install CleanRom2.5 using TWRP.

Has been saying Please wait for a long time. How long does an install take?
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lochindaal:
I touched the screen and some new configuration options came up. All installed no problem.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikaole:
Had the same prob when I 1st installed cleanrom. Took me a while to found the solution :):)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jhford:
I want to buy a dual charger/dock which input and output the 2 amps from my Travel Adapter that came with the phone. I haven't found one. Any ideas will be appreciated.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] b4d5h0t:
I have a dock which charges my phone and a spare battery at the same time plus it has a second micro usb socket for data sync and you can rest you note2 on it in landscape mode.

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=170938617225&index=9&nav=SEARCH&nid=57027534825
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] one80oneday:
Looks like a good deal but no shipping to US
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jhford:
Does the 2 amp travel charger work with it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] stevew84:
I'm coming from a G2X, and I've owned a GS3 while I was using Sprint, but am about to pick up a GS2, and I have a couple of questions. The GS2 states that it only has 206dpi on a 4.52 super amoled plus screen, which the G2X has ~233dpi on a 4" LCD, and the GS3 having ~306dpi on a 4.8" super amoled plus screen.

Why is the dpi count so low on the GS2? Is there a set of sub pixels, does the G2X have sub pixels? I would just be really disappointed if my 2 year old G2X looks better than the GS2, is that the case?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] truckerdewd:
The GS2 looks a lot better than the G2x. I used to have a G2x and the screen on the GS2 is a lot more vivid. I don't know about the sub pixel thing. All I know is a much better phone than the G2x hands down

Sent from my wickedly awesome Galaxy S2 using my fingers. Duh!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] stevew84:
Yea, the specs are far superior to the G2X, I was just curious about the low dpi of the GS2. Thanks for the info.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] truckerdewd:
T-Mobile doesn't always list the specs correctly

Sent from my wickedly awesome Galaxy S2 using my fingers. Duh!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] joshuoner:
They both have 480*800 resolutions. The g2x has a smaller display so there are more pixels in every squared inch.

That's why, for example, the iPhone has a high PPI even though the resolution is not even HD. It's smaller than most android phones.

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The gs2 is brighter but over-saturated. LCDs are more natural and easier to look at under sunlight. The g2x's display is better IMO.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] stevew84:
Can anyone comment on the HTC One S? higher resolution AND higher DPI while at 4.3". Then there is the new Optimus L9, so I'm confused.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Koragg618:
I think its your choice if you're going to root the One S, because my brother has a One V, and it was quite confusing to root, and the fact that you had to use ADB every time you flashed a ROM. I have no knowledge about the L9, sorry :/

Sent from my potato running GLaDOS
[Nexus 4 Accessories] ludeboye:
Enjoy :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] adamhlj:
How do you like the bumper?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DLFB:
theres an accessories forum where they belong.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dale_cooper:
Man I really wish i had access to try out a bumper - i think it will solve my creaking N4 - which now seems to be caused by the "loose" rubber/plastic trim around the phone (and it flexing between the glass layers).
[Nexus 4 Accessories] FatalityBoyZahy:
Request an RMA?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] sjgore:
Thanks for the pics!

It's a bit more elaborate than I thought it would be, the "metal" trim is a nice touch.

Combined with front and back screen protectors, this could be my ideal solution.

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...and they're in stock at the Play Store, amazingly! Just ordered one.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] adulel08:
can u try dropping it on some different locations and see how it fairs?

3ft naked on cement it faired well. So in theory it should be better with a bumper.

could u try a kitchen floor and then maybe from a roof top? thanks
[Nexus 4 Accessories] funky247:
LOL
[Nexus 4 Accessories] danij3l:
E.P.I.C.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] bfspider:
I hope when you do drop your phone, it explodes for creating a new thread when there is already a decent bumper thread..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1963380
[Nexus 4 Accessories] E.Cadro:
A new thread was not needed

Please use the existing bumper thread.

Closed
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Androidmarketuser:
I appreciate the photos but I think thy aren't took in good conditions and positions.

The first picture would be nice from top view, too.

The second one isn't sarp enough and the angle isn't very good, please take one fom the side and from top and roof when you attached the bumper to the phone.

The third picture is way too bright...

But thanks for the first impressions. I would be relly pleased if you could do that :)