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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MohJee:
-Screen size. Speaks for itself.

-Battery life. Probably the second best battery life on a smart phone, second only to RAZR MAXX.

-S-Pen(which comes with a whole set of features far too long for me to list here.)

-A lot of cool and useful features (multi Window, smart stay, smart rotation, direct call, pop up video player, pop up browser, swipe to screen shot and much more)

-Jelly bean (4.1.1) out of the box, official 4.1.2 coming soon.

-Quad core 1.6GHz processor, which is faster than iphone 5 dual core A6 processor.

-2GB ram.

- Feature rich camera. (best shot, best faces, low light, hdr, burst mode, panorama, face detection, share shot, smile detection, timer, anti shake + 12 effects + set exposure value +auto focus & macro focus etc...)

-micro sd card. Enough said. Allows you to add up to 64gb of additional storage. (64gb SanDisk card cost 40 or 50 dollars in amazon, or somewhere around that).

-removable battery, should for whatever reason the 3100mah be not enough for you, you can buy a spare one. Although you probably won't need one because like I said the battery life in this phone is amazing.

On top of my head, these things . I still haven't gone into the tens of dozens things what android can do that IOS simply can't, and I really don't want to since that'll take a lot of typing, and you can Google this stuff.

Also I strongly disagree with above who said that you NEED a custom rom. In my opinion, the stock experience in this phone is excellent and touchwiz is hugely improved than what it was before. You can get custom rom if that's you're thing, but you certainly don't need them. Only thing I'd advise anyone to do is to root their phone.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jujuburi:
You can mention thousand points why Note 2 is better, but the point is how many points are actually applicable in real life usage.

Anyway, replying to OP's query, well in short, NO, Android is NOT smoother or as smooth as iOS 6, in fact it is not smooth like the previous iOS, and I am talking about Jelly Bean 4.1. Well I am using both iPhone and Android/Samsung flagships for over three years now. I have never ditched my iPhone 4S for anything, but I just sold it for iPhone 5. I purchased Note 2 because I loved the S-Pen idea, the screen size. But being said that, when I scroll through my contacts, or some apps, my iPhone 5 is LOT smoother than my Note 2. Jelly Bean might have a name like 'Project butter' but iOS has the real butter.

Also, keep in mind that Android applications (Play Store) are NO MATCH for App Store. Yes, there are several crap in App Store, but more in Play Store, and the overall quality is pretty bad.

I love both my devices for several different reasons, so can't ditch either of them. And another thing about Android users you will see is their pathetic fanboys. They don't even mind a laggy, buggy, crappy device, they just want openness, now I never found out what is openness, the craze of CM ROM's maybe?

Now build quality, well boy, what can say but plastic? Well, Note 2 has all plastic. So I will not comment on it's build quality. Some kids will say glass will break easy, well lets drop both iP5 and Note 2, then see.

So, IMO, if optimization, fluidity and smoothness of OS matters to you big time then stick with iPhone 5, for all the other reasons go with Note 2, and if you have spare money to burn, then have both.

Now you see I have skipped all the cons about iOS, why? Because you know them already.

I am NOT a fanboy of either iOS or Android, I hate them.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dylanlewis2000:
I am used to prime-evil OSs, as over the last few years I have had a variety of devices ranging from Symbian os to windows mobile 3,4 and 5. All have their advantages and disadvantages, I loved windows mobile As it had fantastic email client support and a lot of apps (2003-2005 era) and I like Symbian for its simplicity and the devices Nokia created like the E90’ But since transitioning to the iPhone I have found a fantastic yet restrictive user experience.

The restrictiveness with apple is one of the main reasons they have created a fantastic App Store, whereas the Nokia and wimo stores back in the day were utter gash.

Do you get many problems with android apps? Do the fill the screen? I remember reading early reports that android apps were not filling the screen on some devices and on others refuse to run. This is something that would annoy me.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RokkaMan:
Uh, let's just say in my experience compared to my other android phones, that hasn't been the case yet.

And for the record, Android revolution HD is just the stock rom that's been tweaked, just to counter the "custom rom" misinformation in this thread.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jujuburi:
Well this is so simple to understand but some so called 'power users' are too dumb too get it :o

They fit the screen. At least the one I use, and I don't install anything I see. I first see if it's labeled as 'Top developer' or 'Editors choice', then I see the users rating. Just for an example, a good sports app, Score Mobile, labeled as Top developer, available in Play Store. I already was used to this app from my iPhone 4S. It was so smooth, so fluid in iOS, but when I use it on my Note, oh boy, I have never seen an app could lag/stutter like that. Now if this is an app labeled as 'Top Developer' then imagine the apps which are not labeled in anything.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I was an I phone user for 2 years then switched to galaxy s2 and now note 2. The I phone is idiot proof and everything just works but android is catching up. The apps are all full screen any phone and just as good as ios. The real beauty of android is if you don't like something rhen just change it. You can change anything from keyboard to launcher and widgets are a godsend. Got to say I'm really impressed with google now its spookily good, its like it can read my mind
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elvecio:
I switched from iPhone 4 to Note 2 in this week.

I'm very satisfied. The only problems that i have noticed are:

- Bad email clients (even those from the market. iOS Mail is much better to use)

- Bad space management (it's impossible, i have a giant 5.5" screen and Messages app is impossible to read decently with the keyboard open)

- Best app quality in iOS (Whatsapp messenger for iOS has more options, like custom ringtones for every single contact)

- Bad display quality if you not see it directly in front of you (iPhone has IPS, which is the best display for view angles)

- Some strange response when i receive a notification. If that is a SMS the phone rings, display turns on etc, if that is a mail, i receive only a notification sound, no display on. And seems that is no way to change this.

- Apps like Facebook Messenger, that has a unique notification tone on iOS, doesnt' have that particular ringtone here, but they use a default tone chosen by the user. And that is the default tone for ALL the application that doesn't permit to personalise it.

I know that there will be solutions for a lot of this things, they will be hidden somewhere but hey, it is a huge waste of time.

Besides, it is a great phone. Great sound quality, great battery, great screen and it has so powerful hardware that it results more smooth than iPhone 4. And it's Android, which means infinite personalization and possibility to use custom roms for reaching better battery life (i suppose), better personalization, better user experience.

Sorry for my english, i'm an italian user. :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylec:
Music sync can be done with either double twist and tunesync, they both mirror itunes libraries and playlists etc.

I've been a user of the iphone 4 for 2 years and the note 2 is a HUGE improvement. People that say ios never lagged are just lying lol. iOS lagged and apps crashed on my iphone several times.

From the opinion of someone thats been on both sides, I honestly could not go back to an iphone. Mainly because of the screen size of the note 2 makes iphone screens seem too small for me to use anymore. But to each his own. Its about what suits you.

Stock rom on the note 2 is fine. I only get a lag when opening the S-Note app and a slight delay when opening the contacts app. Other than that everything has run smooth even with 3 browser windows open at once and a video playing at the same time.

As for app syncing, why? lol. I never understood the point of it on iOS and always disabled it.

app quality is definitely more refined in iOS. But improving slowly on android finally.

edit: @ the guy above my post: you can change most notification tones in the individual app settings. Facebook -> menu -> settings -> notification tone

In what way is the stock email client bad? :S I find it miles ahead of the iOS email client because you can actually attach multiple files at once. Plus for me, it is easier to use. I find the iOS mail client to be garbage. But again, thats my opinion
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jujuburi:
If iOS email client is garbage then I see fanboyism again here? And no one said iOS never lagged.

Anyway, I don't wanna argue.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylec:
Lol no fanboyism here. Just my opinion. I used the iphone for 2 years and the app honestly annoyed me because it felt so limited. I actually do find the stock android one better. I dont count it as fanboyism as I genuinely used both and gave both a try instead of blindly bashing one without experience.

As for the lagging. My bad, I misread one of the earlier posts. But in general I do find my friends claiming that ios never lags.

All good bro, im not looking to argue either :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] i9100g user:
@Note 2 might be too big specially if ur coming from an iPhone

3.5→5.5

I even felt the difference between s2 and s3

4.3→4.8

2 inches more straight away ! You gonna take some time for adjusting for sure !

sent from my gs3 GT i 9300

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I would say go for nexus 4 instead it has best software and is better than iPhone 5 in terms of fluidity also it has s4 pro processor faster quad core processor presently for mobile.

Only problem is space if it doesn't bother then go for it I used nexus 4 yesterday and it is awesome a bit better than s3 overall I feel , note 2 was too big for me when I used.

I think nexus 4 was the only phone I have used and is way fluid than iPhone, note 2,galaxy s3

sent from my gs3 GT i 9300

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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sos_sifou:
Yes ios email client is garbage on the iphone 4, it causes a huge battery drain (lots of users have already experienced this issue at least once) the only solution is to delete your accounts and add them again.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dylanlewis2000:
Just to update this thread... I have bought the Note 2!!!!

Big change from my iPhone!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ghetto Geeksta:
Their is soooooo much more you can do on the Note 2 4.1 Android OS. The options are almost limitless, you can spend hours going through all the settings in one sitting if thats your thing. The iPhones or iClones UI basically all look the same, Ive have a jail broken iPod Touch 4G and my fiance has a iPhone 4s, she is so envious with all the different things I can do on my Android (like Face recognition to unlock screen, Handcent, widgets, doodling with the S-Pen, and much more. The IOS seems dated imo.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dylanlewis2000:
What is the quickest way to copy all my contacts from iOS to Android. I dont want to have any duplicates!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sos_sifou:
Just use Kies and you can see an option to restore all your data coming from different brands (nokia, apple, lg...) i think when you plug your phone, Kies will give you this option on the first page (where you can check for updates and memory)

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylec:
I just got an app to backup contacts as vcf and emailed it to myself then imported the vcf on android and chose to sync with google. Too easy plus syncing with google saves all that hassle with another android phone
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captamericao9:
So I've been switching my sim card between my nexus 4 and the note 2. Well yesterday I lost the sim card tray. Does anyone know where I could get a replacement?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] USSENTERNCC1701E:
I don't know. But, if you're willing to just commit to the N4, you might be able to take the back off and stick the card in the slot permanently. Maybe.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brom25:
maybe an iPhone one could work?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rosser725:
eBay or Amazon might have them
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wmm:
Good thought, but it doesn't look like it: the outside cover plate is larger on the Apple tray and there's more distance between the outside cover plate and the edge of the SIM card than on the N4 tray.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brom25:
Oh nevermind then, I haven't receive my nexus 4 yet and the pictures of the Google's tray I found were very unclear.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricmann1:
Did anyone figure this out??

I broke the plastic off of the sim tray by mistake!

I need a new tray
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kristoff125:
You could try calling LG, they have replacement parts and I'm sure this one isn't the most common replacement so they should have some in stock. 800-243-0000 You could try calling them to see if they have them available.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ad1tya:
Anyone have any luck?

I just broke the front plastic bit off of my SIM Tray. It looks horrible.

I can't find anything on eBay.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avrillapete:
You all need to be more careful!

But seriously, this is probably something you need to contact LG or Google (not sure who is in control of hardware support) directly, because of the fact that they put the IMEI number for the phone on the tray itself. I doubt this is high demand item at this point in time, so you most likely won't have luck finding one from a third party, and even if you did I'd imagine it'd be very high in price.

LG Support: https://wws.lg.com/us/support/message-customer-support

Google: To talk to a member of the Google Play team, call 855-836-3987. Our support team is available 24/7.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neotekz:
i have a nexus 4 that i am parting out, i have an extra sim tray if you still need it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fantasticjamieburns:
Just incase anybody reads this and has a Nexus 4 Sim Tray they would sell - PM me because I am looking for one!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scottx .:
So last night I took my sim out to test tmobile sim I have. Then a friend came over and while I was outside talking it vanished somehow.

So now i cant find my sim or the tray. I'm going to order one, like $8. But crap. Can't believe I lost it. I searched this living room, flipped the couch over.

Maybe the cat ate it. Haha

http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-lg-nexus-4-e960-sim-card-tray.html

Edit: So tonight I get the change jar and pour it out on the table. There pops out my extra sim and the tray. Last night I had slid the card in without the tray and it worked just fine. I wasn't without a phone without the tray. Sure was nice to find it. I knew it was in that damn house.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meitnerium:
Hello my dear friends and Samsung users,

How are you doing? I've been happy since the day I switched from Iphone 5 to Samsung S3. But now I need a bit of your help and some advice of a pro.

Look, I got a Samsung SIII GSM loaded with the newest Omega ROM Custom and a Avast! Secure software on background. It's rooted and also ready for being used.

I'm not really happy with the custom ROM though, so I describe below what I'm looking for. Perhaps you can help me:

- I need a lot more performance and speed, I want to push to its limits. Currently it reacts not as fast as I want when I go to unlock screen and unlock it for example. I also want to run apps and important tasks much more faster and effectively. Better than an Iphone 5.

- I don't care about battery usage and drain. It's absolute unimportant, I want more performance instead.

- ROM doesn't matter either, as long as it can help me to perform very satisfying performance.

I use my device a lot, when it comes to gaming, surfing on the internet, camera and chatting with friends using What's app. So you can imagine why I want all that.

I'm not really sure what to do, there are so many ROMs and Apps that can improve performance. I'm not sure, which one is the most recommended though, so I really need your help.

I also use apps such as CPU Tuner, SD-Booster, AutoKiller Memory, CacheMate but isn't that dispensable? I mean, custom ROM do already have these functions included, don't they?

Please help me
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmrenegade7:
So your basically asking which is the best ROM? That is a big no no in these forums please read the rules.

Sent From My Omega'd Galaxy S3 ...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arsaw:
Try AOSP rom...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jaskaran498:
Try overclocking. It helped me.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisd1a1:
closed, we don't allow comparison threads. try a few roms and see for yourself
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] legion1911:
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 won first place in the Tablet test/comparison of "Stiftung Warentest" (test.de).

Apple Ipad only place 2 in the test.

Stiftung Warentest is the most respected testing institution in Germany, even funded by government.

Believe me, this is huge and will increase Note 10.1 sales in Germany significantly.

I think this is somehow linked to the early Germany release of Jelly Bean on Note 10.1.

Connect this to the promotional effect of the Queen in UK, and I think sales for Note 10.1 in the main markets Germany and UK will be very good on Christmas.

More Note 10.1 buyers means more support/apps for all of us Note 10.1 users.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] esincho:
What does the test mean tho?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] XenomorphXx121:
It means that more people will be aware of how good the note 10.1 is and won't believe all the reviews of sites that claimed they were reviewing a tablet with a bendy back, dual core and terrible lag.

I was kind of put off about buying it cause of reviews by android police and so on and it will get the recognition it deserves.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mitchellvii:
Well the multitasking available with the JB release makes the SGN10.1 a standalone product.

I just wish someone would write a program that would allow us to read our snotes on a PC. I have no idea why Samsung picked such an obscure standard foe their most important app.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] bomczz:
You can export your note to pdf file then you can view it on pc ;)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] fischerben:
I will give you right it ridiculous that the notes is in such format, but I don't think it can be different
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] asdfuogh:
Yeah, definitely one of the reasons why I was hesitant about getting this tablet, but I decided to look deeper because it was the only stylus based tablet that had Android that came out in the last half year. I'm really glad because I love how this tablet handles my tasks without the stutter I've had on my transformer, and the stylus is just.. amazing. I actually enjoy drawing stuff on my tablet now!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] samir_a:
can you post a link
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] baste07:
tests of thers doesn't really mean so much to me.

test if for yourself and how you will use it. that is the test that matters.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] PEPPE77449911:
Finally, we give due importance to this magnificent tablet!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omarcio:
I was doing the CF-auto-root to my S3 and Odin failed with the following error message: "Can not open <ID:0/004> the serial (COM) port.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1) ".. I have checked and there was a process running Kies .. I closed the process and carried on START in Odin .. Now the following message appears:" Leave CS .. <OSM>

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0) "..

How can I resolve this situation? The phone is still in Odin Mode, as such I do not know if I reboot the pc or what exactly I have to do .. And before you do stupid things, I wanted to try to clarify this with someone who understands the subject .. Already many thanks to those who try to help ..

RESOLVED. Delete
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XenomorphXx121:
Have you tried flashing with mobile odin?

Sometimes when I have failure with pc odin it works with mobile odin.

Just a thought
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kira95:
hello everybody i have a galaxy ace 2 simlock and i want to desimlock can somebody help me?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] owl74:
Can you try to dial:

*#197328640#

then on the Main Menu choose [1] Debug Screen then [8] Phone Control then [6] Network Lock ....

if there is an option like NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ, click that one, wait for about a minute, then reboot your phone...
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kira95:
its didn't work .when i choose network lock there is no option "no service"
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timecop79:
On my ace 2 i can Just see "not active"

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9300 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dumanyak59:
Omg... I tried 15 apk. But i didn't work this game. I tried on GB and ICS. I tried with ChanFire 3D but it didnt work. I saw at youtube some peoples playing this game on their SGS2. Why cant i play this game ? Have i got solve ? Please help me ! :(((
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kucharskov:
Hi!

I want install ICS but this ICS must be stable, smooth & high performance for gaming.

Now i have ICS by markpython but he's add to much bloatware (NXT Quick Settings & others)

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Kucharskov
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hypestylez:
ics is not suitable for gaming
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kucharskov:
So, what ROM do you suggest?

I love ICS theme... So i want it :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ILikeTheWayYouMove2:
Gin2jb maybe? That's the closest you wil get to it whilst also be able to game pretty good also

Xperia-Play

NXT 1.3 LE

YNWA!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kucharskov:
Jelly Bean has bad lockscreen and JB is not fully ported to Xperia Play
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ILikeTheWayYouMove2:
Gin2jb isn't actually jb its gingerbread made to look like jb so its good for gaming aswell

Xperia-Play

NXT 1.3 LE

YNWA!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kucharskov:
I did not change the system...

SetCPU 300Mhz - 1500Mhz That's all! :)

Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ToM446:
Hi, some how, every JB ROM that i have tried seemed to be very slow and laggy.

At first, i thought that i was doing somthing wrong but it's not my first time with ROM flashing and i can't be wrong with every installation.

What JB ROM are you using, what modifications have you done with it, and most imprtant, is it fast and smooth?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Donovan662:
My device gets along great. Im on X-Bean + Semaphore. On default its running smooth & fast & stable already. But I change settings: LiveOc 120, ondemand smooth ui on, no-op, big mem 404 MB, rasd 1024 and now its even smoother & faster.

I would say give it a try. I came fresh from stock JVT from there I flashed X-Bean 3.0. Had 2 do it twice.