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[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Schwuar:
i currently have a spigen oleophobic screen protector on it so not too fussed about the one with the commuter, will keep it as a spare for emergencies, i have read that its a bit loose around the volume buttons as it doesnt have the outer shell to keep it in place (commuter)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Note_2:
It's a tiny bit loose around that volume area. I have a commuter and don't regret it at all, hurry up and order it so it gets to you quicker.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] gpgalanis:
I was on the same boat with you. Usually I go for the top spec case but this time I ordered the commuter. I did this for 3 main reasons. The defender looks like great protection but it makes the phone much bigger especially thickness wise. Also it hides almost everything except for the screen so all the beauty of the phone disappears behind plastic. And last and more important the screen protector looks terrible and with all these wholes it lets everything under it and in touch with the screen. You can always remove it and replace it with another protector but then there maybe parts of the upper shell touching the screen which I dont like.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Tomo1971:
I have the defender... im not using it right now but bought it for when I am back out on site in the dust/rain/dirty hands and big risk of dropping it or someone else knocking it onto the floor. I had it on the phone for a while but its too big for daily use if you dont need the protection.

The inbuilt screen protector is easily removed and to me makes it a whole let better.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] gpgalanis:
Once you remove the screen protector how is the inside of the upper shell? Is it smooth or can it scratch the phone?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Schwuar:
ive ordered it, cant for it to arrive, i went for the commuter
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] gaticaag:
Just got my Defender in tonight. I like it so far. I bought it after seeing my aunt's. Not a huge fan of the built in screen protector. Might pop that off later.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Schwuar:
the only bit i dont like about the commuter is where it hasnt got the outer case, i think the outer case cover it all like the defender does but ill see when i get it, if you take the protector out does bits of dust/crap get inside the case? just something i was reading
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] RickROM:
Both... I have both... normally use the Commuter cause it is slimmer, but like the Defender alot too cause it has morr grip.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] gaticaag:
While I love the protection the Defender provides, after using it for about 3 hours it's a tad too bulky. The Commuter might have been a better choice, but it wasn't Prime Eligible. :)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] liveify:
Newegg has the white one for less than amazon. And with shoprunner trial you can get two day shipping free.

Black: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875983425

Glacier: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875983426
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] IamPro:
Wow what a deal on the Glacier, which they made Knight color for the Commuter :crying:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Pompsdai:
both have its pros and cons. tested both and opted for the commuter due to its slimmer profile. just a heads up that there are numerous reports about the silicon sagging along the volume and power buttons on the commuter.

check out this comparison vid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsPFLcpOFUs
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] shook187:
$32 a great deal? :-\ I'll wait a bit longer and wait for the price to drop to the levels of the Commuter for the GS3. In the meantime I think the Ballistic case is a much better deal and case for 22 dollars.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Tomo1971:
It sits slightly away from the screen... So doesn't touch it. No visible damage on my screen from it and ive had it on for a couple of weeks.

Sent from my Samsung Note II.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] GK2020:
Thanks for the info. I din't know Otterbox had these for the Note 2. I used to have the iPhone 4S Defender case. It offered a good drip, nice protection, but the external soft material started to bend and lose its original shape after a couple of months using it. Does this have the same problem?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] GuNDeZZZ:
I had that issue with my defender on my skyrocket. Otterbox customer service is excellent. All I did was email them some pics of the issue and they sent me a new case no questions asked. That was after almost a year of use.

I currently use the commuter on my note 2, my fiancee has the defender on her iPhone 5, and my cousin has my retired skyrocket in the defender. Love otterbox.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] IamPro:
Get Shoprunner for free 2 day shipping, they are practically giving away memberships
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] gaticaag:
Ooooh, definitely not a bad deal for that. Thanks for the heads-up! I'll probably mull it over for a little bit. I'm still pretty happy with my Diztronic.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] gpgalanis:
Please hide this ugly thing away. I wouldnt use it even if they were paying me $25 instead!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Schwuar:
My commuter has arrived but havent put it on yet, i was wondering if anyone knows if itll fit over the samsung protective case for more protection, dont want to try it and stretch the rubber on the commuter
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] tim4w5:
Please dont try it, It's two different cases for a reason.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] sychak:
I ended up with the defender. I love it. A bit bulky but good grip to it. I like phones that i can feel in my hand...so this case makes me happy. Lol. Like everyone else though, im hating the built in screen protector.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Pompsdai:
Punch out the built in screen protector and get a just like glass screen protector. Now your phone will survive a nuclear blast lol
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] IamPro:
Na it would be fried by the EMP :laugh:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] uberjon:
several layers of aluminum foil, oh.. wait.. can you hear me now? :|
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] rob8178:
I love my defender, screen protector to me isn't bad, but does somewhat easily get dust in it. I just ordered the just like glass screen protector so I'll see how that goes.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Illusive Man:
I decided on the Commuter. My son has the Defender for this N2 and that thing is thick!!! I decided that I don't need that level of protection. I also carry my phone in my pocket so the Commuter (in Glacier) fit the bill for me. The fit is fantastic and the button press is fine (not like on the one for my S3 where you needed finger muscles to press the power button). Overall, I'm quite pleased with it.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] pgreeny69:
I ordered the commuter a few days ago and happened to be in Best Buy and saw they had the Defender so I picked it up. Wow am I dissapointed ! The bulk didn't bother me but I have a Zagg HD on so I took the screen protector out. After less than 24 hrs the case left some deep marks on the screen protector at the top of the phone. Glad I had it or I'm sure it would have scratched my phone. Other thoughts were it creeked a little and the buttons were to hard to push. For a $59 case I was pretty dissapointed and returned it. Hopefully the commuter is better.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] deejay6901:
never been happy with my commuter case. i bought it last weekend, and the fit is really good. also, i got 1 year warranty from the store so i can have this replaced soon(ill melt the soft rubber case to melt.. lol)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] vectron:
With so many votes in favor of Commuter, don't you guys think its way too slippery in comparison to Defender? I tried both over the weekend, ended up buying Defender. Not crazy about the bulk, but the outer dense rubber shell has a very nice grip! In comparison, Commuter has a plastic outer cage that felt very slippery in my hand and while placed on the table surface. Kind of worries me. Of course, Defender's plastic screen protector is garbage. I already filed warranty claim with Otterbox for replacement, but not holding my breath of something that is working. I just hope they will get enough feedback from customers to fix their manufacturing process.

Also, do you think the upcoming UAG case will offer the same level of protection as Commuter? Not too familiar with UAG product, but it looks so damn awesome!

I have 2 weeks to decide about Defender before I can return it back to Verizon. At this point I'm leaning to return it, go back to temporary use of my ebay knock-offs, and wait until UAG is released and/or Otterbox takes care of their problems (Defender screen protector). At the same time, I'm also not sure if I need the level of Defender protection, but something with a grip similar to Defender and a decent lip protection. What do you guys think?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Pompsdai:
been rocking my commuter for a month now and must say its the best case ive ever owned. true about it being slippery, especially during the first couple of days, but you get used to it and learn how to handle the phone properly. just be careful resting it on its back on tables.

as for uag, ive been reading nothing but positive reviews on it other than some mix feelings on the redesign. check out the youtube vids for the s3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySorsozRZxQ and iphone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4gTxrXD1vc and youll see its worth it and some claim is better than otter. i for one will be buying it when it becomes available due to the design and originality.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dragonfixed:
Dose this run the akop system or does it run the asop
[Nexus 4 General] seitys:
It's tragic that google won't sell me a Nexus 4 since its out of stock and T-mobile won't sell me a sim activation kit for it (rejects all my credit cards, all of my family member's credit cards, my address must be blacklisted even though 3 people in my family have t-mobile on contract).

I can get both in secondary markets but there is a premium.

Am I mad? Yes, yes I am.

Discuss.
[Nexus 4 General] c0LdFire:
The local Best Buy in my area sells the regular-sized SIM activation kits for $10. Overpriced, but you may have luck checking there. I've got a SIM cutter that I bought a long time ago on Amazon for like $3 and it worked just fine on my old Galaxy Nexus SIM.
[Nexus 4 General] Greg Tolan:
why are you black listed?
[Nexus 4 General] seitys:
I have no idea. It's a really common problem online. I spent 3+ hours on the phone last year and CSR couldn't figure out why they couldn't sell me a SIM.

And thanks for the best buy tip. I will keep that in mind.

Fuarking t-mobile, love their prices, hate their customer service.
[Nexus 4 General] negroplasty:
Interesting, both have worked out wonderfully for me in the past. Sorry to hear about your troubles.
[Nexus 4 General] crachel:
Please keep all carrier-related rants and discussions confined to the designated threads

T-Mobile Nexus 4 thread [DISCUSSION] [NEWS]

Closed
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ozzyita:
Hi guys,

I've got a Netgear wifi n router and a Netgear usb wifi n connected to my pc, and I'm using my gs3 as an ftp server to transfer files to and from my pc.

The problem is that I can get a max upload speed to and from my pc of 2.7mb a second. I should be getting better results as the router and wifi a stated as 300mb connection.

Anyone can give me some information regarding?

Thanks

Inviato dal mio GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuntu:
Same here, Im getting speeds of 2mbps and less with phone, while my laptop connected to same AP is giving 8 to 9mbps.

I even tryed disabling power saver mode but still no luck.

And both laptop and mobile were tested with same signal strength.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
WiFi is kernel so you have the option of trying different kernels .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ficti0n851:
The speed I get when using a web based speedtester using my 60mb internet connection are:

2.4ghz:

connect at 65mb with router set to 300mb around 30mb transfer rate

connect at 72mb with router set to 145mb around 30mb transfer rate

5ghz:

connect at 150mb with router set to 300mb or 145mb around 62mb transffer rate

Not tried much else but if I were to run a local transfer I should see at least what I get using 5ghz wifi via internet tester.

I dont think your problem is hardware related. It could be a few things. So you would need to troubleshoot. Some ideas:

Ftp daemon using a lot of overhead can cause slowness, try a different daemon

Filesystem write and read speed, run some benchmarks to see

Kernel problem or sysctl variables, tcp send or recieve buffer for example. Sysctl -a in a terminal on your phone and see.

The key thing here though is that if I were to connect at 2.4ghz I would see around 3mb per second transfer rates.

Hope that helps.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuntu:
I have a 150mbps 2.4ghz N router, giving me 2mbps speeds using ES file explorer, when its connected at 65mbps,

But i dont understand is why is it connecting at 65mbps in the first place,

and even after connecting at 65mbps giving such low transfer speeds,where as it should be giving 5-6mbps ideally or at-least a 4.

I have tryed it on Siyah and Perseus kernels with no/less difference in results,

Im trying to copy files on Internal SDcard which has transfer speeds of Read 53.4MBps and Write 22.16MBps

Will try different Ftp apps and see whether it makes any difference.
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[Android Apps and Games] polobunny:
Google Play link

Edit: Oh and downloaded. :D
[Android Apps and Games] Puzux:
Oh, thanks for the link. :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WardenBerret:
Hi,

So i've heard rumors that Samsung, soon, is gonna release an official JB update. And i would like to have it.

I, atm, have a rooted GSG2 GT-i9100 with AllianceROM ICS and Siyah Kernel 5.0.1.

So, do i have to unroot my phone back to stock, if i want to upgrade my phone to official (stock) JB?

I want to try out stock JB before trying other JB ROMs, just to see what improvements there are etc etc.

And i on SamMobile Firmware, i should use the Stock ROM for my country, right?

And also, if i flash the ROM from SamMobile, will it totally unroot my phone? Cause i still have an "not-stock" Kernel, and it isn't specified wether the Kernel also becomes stock or not.

Thank you for the time and extra thanx for replies ;)

Regards.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Anderson:
It seems likely that the JB update for SGS2 variants will include some additional repartitioning of the device memory.

Unless you are really confident you know what you're doing, it might be safer flashing back to unrooted stock 4.0.4 and using Kies to do the JB upgrade 'properly'.

Then, once you have the official JB firmware and a safely repartitioned memory system you can go about rooting and restoring your app backups (but be careful with your system file backups, most of which it would be unwise to restore on a new firmware).

All this is theoretical since there is no official JB firmware out there yet.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Oh, I'm on jb leak. Won't be able to update.

hummmm.............................Got it, I'll flash.
[Galaxy S III General] deom2i:
Samsung's most exiting announcement yet - the Exynos 5 Octa chipset.:laugh:

It brings 8 processor cores, which distribute the work load among each other.

Four Cortex-A15 cores ensure incredible performance while the other four are low-power Cortex-A7s that kick in for the less demanding tasks and save battery power.:D

The chipset is based on ARM's big.LITTLE tech, which ensures that you will always get enough performance without having to deal with terrible battery life.:)

Samsung promises up to 70% lower power consumption compared to the Exynos 5 Dual, which is powering the Google Nexus 10 tablet and the latest Chromebook by Samsung.

The Exynos 5 Octa could posses as much as twice the 3D rendering prowess of the Exynos 4 Quad, which is found in the Galaxy S III. :good:

Will this end to Samsung S4?
[Galaxy S III General] IamIrene:
Hard to say, normally use exynos 5 quad since no device using it yet

Yet, the other 4 core should use cortex a9

Then totally is a beast already
[Galaxy S III General] _delice_doluca_:
So? What is it that a single A15 core can not do but 4 A7 cores can? Low expected performance or low power consumption?
[Galaxy S III General] deom2i:
I think the main idea about this chip is the low power consumption.

Tegra used single companion core but Samsung uses 4 companion core-like.

Samsung is crazy they may add it in S4, besides they are the manufactures.
[Galaxy S III General] deom2i:
Exynos 5, maybe. But the Chip are the same with Exynos 5 but with just addition of little cores. Im i right?
[Galaxy S III General] abhibnl:
Agree. A7 cores may provide good battery life but i guess performance will not be up to the mark. But then there's 4 a15 cores, a heck of performance :D
[Galaxy S III General] Aur3L:
All that announcement sounds great, but how to cool it down when reaching high clocks and high temperatures? Isn't this Biglittle chip more suitable in a bigger body , Chromebook, tablet, rather than in a phone? I understand the swapping on the fly between the lower and higher cores, but the heat question is not answered for me. Can somebody with better knowledge enlighten me?
[Galaxy S III General] Galactus:
Some rumours suggest that they'll use the 8 core in tablets and chrome books, and that the S4 may have a 4 core version with 2 A15's and 2 A7's. Just a rumour but heat and volts will be a lot lower with 4 less cores. I have no idea how dual A15's are in terms of perfomance, haven't checked other phones benchmarks in ages
[Galaxy S III General] marcellocord:
Just need to announce the most expected product: exynos sources ;)
[Galaxy S III General] htcsnap93:
You must look at this as the current Intel laptops who have I3,5,7 processors.

When you are browsing the web the onboard videpchip is doing all the rendering. But when you Start up for example FarCry the onboard chip gets overloaded and the graphics card takes over the duty. Power when you need it, to save power.

Another example :

When the V-TEC kicks in yo !
[Galaxy S III General] sharingan92:
The reason for the A15 and A7 is that the A7 will handle simple tasks and minimal multitasking but when pressure is placed on the CPU it will switch to the A15 to easily handle it then back to A7 when the power of the A15 is not needed aka BIG little tech which means the perfect balance between performance and battery life
[Galaxy S III General] deom2i:
1+ mate
[Galaxy S III General] deom2i:
If they switch to Dual A15 and Dual A7's then Sony Z will take over in performance and will be the number one choice.

If S4 gonna have Big Small 8core its gonna Rock and will have unbeatable performance.

About the temp, when on 3G and browsing i guess it will be on A7 so temperatures is expected to be low.

Do you know most of the time S3 uses dual core and the rest are off and sometimes single core only!!
[Galaxy S III General] dikime:
Note III will have plenty of space to include this monster of a chip. :) Looking at all the 5"+ devices at CES, the S IV will also be big enough for it (and also with enough room to dissipate all the heat).
[Galaxy S III General] demlasjr:
Guys, just think, if you check on wikipedia, there is no Exynos 5 quad and I don’t think they will release any after the OCTA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exynos_(system_on_chip)

As everywhere is said, the exynos 5 quad will be just a murder for a battery, so I’m sure they will use OCTA in S4. Come on Samsung, we want S4 with OCTA !
[Galaxy S III General] i9100g user:
Exynos octa is a exynos 5 quad with a A7 cpu
[Galaxy S III General] AndreiLux:
Wikipedia is written by users, not companies.

There is a Exynos 5 Quad and they announced it in their smart TV's and that expansion module for upgrading for > 2012 models. It's running at 1.3GHz.

We know there's a 5410 (As shown during the Octa presentation at CES) and a 5440, as disclosed in the Linux upstream kernel.
[Galaxy S III General] AndreiLux:
Do you have the thread link on PCInLife? Edit: Found it but attachments are registered only and I can't get passed the Chinese catpcha.

Anyway, those slides are great. It supports all use-case models so basically the possibilities are limitless on the side of the kernel and power management. Only thing I wonder now is if the two clusters are on separate frequency planes.
[Galaxy S III General] alex9898:
I think it's come from here : http://we.pcinlife.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2038663&extra=&ordertype=1&threads=thread&mobile=yes

But i'm not sure because i don't speak chinese. I found it on Anandtech's forum.

Edit : Sorry, i'm a little late.
[Galaxy S III General] AndreiLux:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6654/...a-powered-by-powervr-sgx-544mp3-not-arms-mali
[Galaxy S III General] alex9898:
IMO, it seems rather odd to use a PowerVR GPU in an architecture that uses a CoreLink CCI-400. A Mali-T62x with AMBA 4 Ace protocole seems to be a lot more logical to me.
[Galaxy S III General] uvaman:
Totaly agree and from CES there was some pictures showing Mali amd on arm page too. So prolly this news are fake.
[Galaxy S III General] AndreiLux:
Samsung licensed the 5 series from Imagination back in the end of 2011, Imagination's last financial report cited "Samsung as a big design win". Chinese rumours have been circulating around that this was indeed the GPU inside of the new Octa for days before Anand and Brian came up with the news story. A 544MP3 at 533MHz would be twice as fast as a T604. The T624 was supposed to be 50% faster than the T604. All other Mali T6xx's aren't ready. This correspeonds with the 2x speed increase that Samsung has claimed over the previous SoC's. The evidence is pretty damn big.

So the speed is clearly very good, they might have needed the fillrate for the 1080p display in the S IV and the Mali's couldn't deliver.

Another problem might have been power consumption.

Yet another theory would be DX compatibility for Windows so they can use the chip also outside of Android.

What doesn't make sense, is why they didn't go with a new Rogue, it would have been ready by the time. LG already showcased a prototype running on their Smart TVs. My guess is that it's all down to release schedule and they needed it to be ready for Q2 of this year, and went the safe route instead and use a proven GPU implementation.

One thing is for sure, it'll end up the fastest SoC for Android out there (By quite a margin). But Apple will be ahead of everybody again in GPU performance if they go Series 6 way, which is very likely.
[Galaxy S III General] alex9898:
I know that SGX544MP3 @ 533Mhz can be a real beast. Looking at the performances of the PowerVR SGX543MP3 @ 266Mhz (iPhone 5), we can expect it to be 10%-30% faster than the 554MP4 in the iPad 4.

Maybe, the Tegra 4 will be a little faster, if Nvidia doesn't lie (which Nvidia always do). But SGX544MP3 will certainly not be outdated before a while.

But it's not my point. My point is that I doubt that PowerVR GPU will be compatible with IO coherency provided by CoreLink CCI-400.

But maybe i'm wrong ?