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[Galaxy Note II General] artorelis:
I agree with you. I like those SUPERPHONES with big screens. But as you mentioned I hate this 3000mAh non-removable battery on such a monster phone. They are crazy. Why to put extreme slimness (6.5mm) while you can easily build in 4000mAh battery on a 9mm phone. Those who have SUPERPHONES do not afraid of 50 grams of additional weight.

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In terms of width it's ok but I think the length of this SUPERPHONE is a little bit extreme. It's too height. And the bezels are too big as well. I agree. :)

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Agree with you completely. I'm also dreaming about 6.3 inch Samsung Galaxy Note 3 :)

But only with 'high specs'! No way I can buy Galaxy Mega 6.3 with such an appalling 'numbers' ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] LxMxFxD:
Almost no one has even mentioned the cost! Rumors put it at $950usd, which is absurd. If it were $500 the lack of led flash and small battery would be acceptable imho. But @ 950ish, who is going to buy this thing? Im keen to watch how it does when it comes to market....
[Galaxy Note II General] BarryH_GEG:
I've been using a Note 10.1 since August last year when they were first released. People on the 10.1 forum use S Note/S Pen a hell of a lot more than people on the N2 forum simply because the greater screen real estate lends itself more to creation. What's your definition of lag? I draw something and it appears on the display as I'm drawing it. It's sort of black and white. When in multi-view there's a couple of millisecond delay when a background app is being brought in to focus but it only happens initially. After that it's fine. And in all the time I've been in the Note forums yours is the first post I've seen on lag while inking. This is an old video demonstrating the delay when invoking a background app but there's some drawing in it too. And this in on the original ICS ROM the 10.1 shipped with. Why don't

you

take the time and post a video demonstrating the lag you're talking about?

[YOUTUBE]i2FSpJUKqyg[/YOUTUBE]

Then you don't understand the technology. And with N-trig (capacitive) solutions you lose Air View, hover, and any other features that rely on the tablet display recognizing the stylus at different levels of sensitivity.

Wacom tablets use electromagnetic resonance technology. Since the tablet provides power to the pen through resonant inductive coupling, no battery or cord is required for the pointing device. As a result, there are no batteries inside the pen (or the accompanying puck), which makes them slimmer.

Under the tablet's surface (or LCD) is a printed circuit board with a grid of multiple send/receive coils and a magnetic reflector attached behind the grid array. In send mode, the tablet generates a close-coupled electromagnetic field (also known as a B-field) at a frequency of 531 kHz. This close-coupled field stimulates oscillation in the pen's coil/capacitor (LC) circuit when brought into range of the B-field. Any excess resonant electromagnetic energy is reflected back to the tablet. In receive mode, the energy of the resonant circuit’s oscillations in the pen is detected by the tablet's grid. This information is analyzed by the computer to determine the pen's position, by interpolation and Fourier analysis of the signal intensity. In addition, the pen communicates information such as pen tip pressure, side-switch status, tip vs. eraser orientation, and the ID number of the tool (to differentiate between different pens. mice, etc.). For example, applying more or less pressure to the tip of the pen changes the value of the pen's timing circuit capacitor. This signal change can be communicated in an analog or digital method. An analog implementation would modulate the phase angle of the resonant frequency, and a digital method is communicated to a modulator which distributes the information digitally to the tablet. The tablet forwards this and other relevant tool information in packets, up to 200 times per second, to the computer.​
[Galaxy Note II General] FishTaco:
I love my Note 2, but I will be getting the Xperia Z Ultra on Day 1 (whenever that is). The bigger the screen the better for me. The Ultra is only 11mm wider but 3mm thinner so pocketing will not be a problem for me; the Ultra has a smaller overall body volume than the Note 2. It is a little large as a phone but so is the Note 2. I plan on getting the SBH52 bluetooth handset for calls and music anyway (plus should be a much smaller, and less desirable, target for the gangbangers to rob). I never use the Note 2 stylus, in fact the only time I remember it is there is if my finger gets caught on it and pulls it out (which is much better than my HP ipaq from about 12 years ago where the stylus would fall out anytime it felt like) . As far as camera flash, having one would be nice, but I rarely use the flash now because it is pretty much worthless (except as a flashlight) and I spend more time remembering to turn it off. One thing I am looking forward to is the Snapdragon 800 with the Adreno 330. Battery life is my only concern at this point.

The Note 2 has been great and the best Android phone I have had since dumping the iphone several years ago. It was a phone I figured I could easily work with for 2 years until contract expired. But now the Xperia Ultra has me ready to upgrade sooner.
[Galaxy Note II General] gingerdude:
I look forward to your "I'm leaving the xperia z ultra for galaxy note 3 thread" better get in there early and book your place as I feel there maybe a few of them in a few months time.
[Galaxy Note II General] fade2black101:
Too big
[Galaxy Note II General] fzwo:
From the perspective of a Galaxy Tab 1 User

Hi Folks,

been using a P1000 (aktually on 4.2.2) for almost 3 years now productive and being looking forward to the Experia Z Ultra.

For me it is actally the hottest candidate to replace my P1000.

I had high hopes in Samsung, but the Note 2, actually my current company phone doesn't work for me.

Too tiny, no tablet mode therefore waste of real estate - actually an oversized telephone, not the carryall i am used to for the last three years.

The Experia Z Ultra is smaller in any dimension, has almost half the weight and is by far improved in any technical aspect I can think of - so hey how am I to start complaining.

It has sufficient bezels and no HW-Buttons to operate it in landscape mode (something that doesnt work too well with me with the Note2), and makes use of the full-HD display.

To what I have red, Sony has reduced the amount of customization, which should allow them to push updates faster in the future, and allow me to stick with the original rom instead of switching to Cyanogen as soon as possible.

For battery live I will find out how log it lasts, but I agree a Qi inductive loading would habe been fine, even better using the glass back for a solar panel to give additional stamina.

I am also looking forward to the 8mp camera, as I prefer sharper lower Megapixel images to blurred high-Megapixel pictures. ( The Megapixel discussion remninds me very much on what was going on with compact cameras some years ago.)

My hope is also, that the reduced resolution and bigger optics and therefore improved low-light capability will outperform the led-light (I refuse to call it a flash-light) in combination with a tiny high-megapixel camera in most situations.

So as a conclusion I am looking forward to the Experia Z Ultra as it seems to ease all my pains I had with the specs of the Mega 6.3 and unless Samsung really pushes out an outstanding Note 3 and not an incremental improvement, I think I found my new device.
[Galaxy Note II General] djmax81:
What so ever ultra or Z ....blaa there display qulity is no match to Samsung ....though they claim it HD ...lol its a screen with RGB ...led under it .... :eek: stupid screen ....
[Galaxy Note II General] mjrshark:
maybe got something better than samsung ....... maybe

but srsly 6inch screen !!!!!!

only thing i dont like on my note 2 is big screen and i got it just for spen and was newest smart-phone and its only 5inch .... NOW 6 !!!!!!

hell no
[Galaxy Note II General] FinancialWar:
Seriously people, grow up. Stop acting all surprised.
[Galaxy Note II General] BarryH_GEG:
Compared to the N2, it's smaller in one dimension; thickness. It's larger in every other category including being heavier. And of course it's got better tech, the N2's been out for 10 months.

If the ExmorRS 13MP sensor Sony's using in the XZ is at best average, I wouldn't have high hopes for the 8MP camera in the Ultra. Samsung gets better performance out of ExmorRS than Sony does because Sony's pretty poor at drivers and s/w. I’ve never read a great review of any Sony smartphone camera. And at the N2's size it's not terrific for picture taking. I can just imagine how clumsy picture taking will be with a device as large as the Ultra.

These two quotes sort of sum it up. The Ultra really isn't a Note competitor. It's a tablone (a tablet that's a phone) and obviously there's a market for it because Samsung's 3G tablets have dialers as does the Asus FonePad. So it's great that Sony's going after a new market segment. But if the Note's are 15% of the SGSX's sales I'd expect devices like the Mega and Ultra to be about 5%. 25% of smartphone owners already have tablets. For them, a tablone makes no sense. And as more people buy tablets the more that's going to be true. I could see a tablone being a compromise for people only wanting a single device. But in that regard it's too big to be practical as a phone and too small to be a decent tablet.

So everyone should buy what makes them happy but tablone fans should really stop comparing those devices to phablets. They appeal to different audiences. Speaking only for me there's no feature anyone could add to a device as large as the Ultra that would in any way make me interested in it.
[Galaxy Note II General] Alexei Volkoff:
I had big hopes for this device. Then I saw the specs... Ridiculously big bezel, no flash (are you kidding me?), small battery, on screen buttons that make the actual usable screen smaller than 6.44'', designed like a brick and probably as comfortable to hold as one, all of this with an hefty price tag. I can't really understand what all the fuss is about. If the Note 3 is 6", has improved sunlight legibility, a snapdragon 800 and the camera doesn't suck in low light because of such a high pixel density, maybe I'll get it. If it is 5.7" I'll just keep my Note 2 and wait 'till 2014 to see what shows up. Btw, I do use the pen and having it incorporated in the phone is a must for me, since I don't carry pens/pencils in my pockets (another Z Ultra fail for me). As for brand, I don't care. Just offer me a good phablet that suits my needs and I'll buy it regardless of who manufactures it.
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Right on...

And you forgot to mention that , while the Note 3 will carry a even more powerful battery, the Z Ultra's battery is even smaller than the Note 2 ,with such a big screen...

And the ugly-ass big Bezel :eek:

By the way , no Ultra Z nor Note 3 for me.... The Note 2 is just too good to be replaced just yet....Let's see what the Note 4 is going to offer :cyclops:

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[Galaxy Note II General] sk8ordie0:
Sony has crap for batteries...... I'm reading about the honami i1 which is 5.4 inch screen and comes with a 2,700 mah battery may make it through a whole day with moderate use....... What a joke! Who cares about water and dust proof if the batteries dead and you can't swap the battery! POS!:what:
[Galaxy Note II General] colint3:
It does'nt have the S Pen so everything else is a waste of time.
[Galaxy Note II General] pcboyy:
The ads uses woman walking outdoor, while man is swimming. The woman can simply keep the phone in her handbag. But they never show how the man is going to keep in his pants
[Galaxy Note II General] sk8ordie0:
Maybe its only for men that have hand bags......:rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note II General] FargusL:
Too big and heavy for my taste. No thanks.

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[Galaxy Note II General] ppn7:
Battery sucks. 8h screen on time with my note 2 with total use of 2 days.

What should we expect with the kind of phone. .. 5h max ? Maybe 4h
[Galaxy Note II General] Alexei Volkoff:
Or for NBA players who wear trousers that match their height ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] BarryH_GEG:
This is from Engadget's review of the Mega, another giant phone. The XZU is bigger in every dimension including weight with the exception being it's thinner by 1.5mm so everything said applies to it too. I can't see people using giant phones comfortably; especially for telephony functions. I guarantee you, no matter what the display size, the N3 will be fully and comfortably usable as a primary phone. The N1 and N2 were designed that way so there's no reason to believe the N3 wouldn't be too. Especially when the Mega's available for the giant phone crowd. None of my friends with N2's would even consider a N3 if its dimensions made it impractical as a daily driver. And the N2's sold very well for Samsung. Why screw around with the formula just to please some incredibly small subset of the market that's willing to hold a tablet to their ear?

The Mega is no lightweight, nor is it for the tight-pocketed or weak-armed. I found that when holding the Mega to my ear, my phone conversations became increasingly uncomfortable as time progressed, and despite the fact that it fits snugly in your average jeans pocket, it's a buzzkill once you sit down. Conversely, the phone fares decently in loose-fitting pants pockets, but it's much more likely to fall out when you're sitting. We were only comfortable holding the Mega when two hands were involved. Even if you're not dissuaded by those dimensions, you'll be far more comfortable using the Mega with two hands. Sure, we were able to palm the device in one hand for reading, browsing or other similar activities, but our thumbs couldn't reach the back button located on the bottom-right corner of the phone. In order to make the phone work this way, we noticed that we had to hold the phone closer to the bottom, an action that was at odds with its center of gravity and significantly increased our chances of dropping it. Needless to say, it wasn't an ideal solution, which means the only times we were truly comfortable toting it around were when two hands were involved.​

http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/02/samsung-galaxy-mega-review/
[Galaxy Note II General] sk8ordie0:
Screw the mega.... Note 3 will be a beast! ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] Droiderr:
This z ultra is a dumbass stupid phone in my view. It ok to make the screen large but whats the problem with the bezel guys? Its screen is almost the same size of mega 6.3 but chk out the dimensions.
[Galaxy Note II General] djmax81:
w.t.f

check this:

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5540&idPhone2=4854

to be honest Sony xperia z ultra not even closer or Challenger to Technology of samsung note 2 so Note 3 is way far....league......Sony ultra still got lower Battery + gpu when match it to a mobile which almost 1 year old note 2 :laugh:

pitty on sony My girl bought sony xperia z what so ever ...!!!...and who gives rat ass to water proof **** ..with non removeable battery of smart phone range and . display of it like tube light when compare to Super AMOLED ..... think sony need long way to go ..........they claim HD ...quality but i think HD =High Deficiency in Sony world . lolz

use bluetooth for call you kidding me .????? even samsung mid range phablet Mega 6.3 kills its any day with all specs ....else then cpu is dual core......
[Galaxy Note II General] Tubgirl:
Looking closer at Sony's screen I've come to realize that the on screen buttons actually makes the screen smaller than the 6,3" of the Galaxy Mega... I played a bit with a Mega today and the screen is awesome. Choosing between the Z Ultra and Mega just got a lot easier... with the Mega you get a bigger screen (while the device itself is smaller), LED-flash and removable battery.
[Galaxy Note II General] Tcix:
I say the same, what's the good of a high profile phone with a " low resolution" camera? And I think the same about Note2... :eek:
[Galaxy Note II General] liqn7:
You know you can hide the onscreen buttons right...??

1080p vs 720p on a big screen is going to make a huge difference.

You samsung fan boys keep telling yourselves that it makes no difference and a removable battery will make up for it... :P
[Galaxy Note II General] Tubgirl:
How do you press the buttons if they're hidden?
[Galaxy Note II General] dante-fu:
There is PIE and others.
[Galaxy Note II General] Tubgirl:
I have no idea what you mean but I like apple PIE.
[Galaxy Note II General] dante-fu:
http://www.xda-developers.com/tag/pie-control/
[Galaxy Note II General] xdapao3:
I am looking at a 1080p 22" PC monitor, if *it* were 720p yeah, that would be a "huge difference". On a 5-6" display 1080p is *nice to have*, *very nice to have* even, but it most definitely is NOT a "huge difference". The very thought that you "need" full-HD resolution and that it is one of the most important, if not the most important, feature of a small mobile device frankly makes me laugh...

And especially so if in the same sentence you dismiss removable batteries as "fanboyism".

To me, non-removable batteries instantly render any smartphone a USELESS, WORTHLESS P.O.S.

But I am a poweruser who uses his smartphone literally as his "pocket PC" and who has to be able to count on it *always* so our POVs may be very different...
[Galaxy Note II General] sk8ordie0:
+1 ..... Ultra is nice to look at far as the cosmetics but non removable battery is a big no no to someone who may want longevity out of their device......

rooted,recovered,and rebooted from the ol' i777.......
[Galaxy Note II General] liqn7:
I'm a power user too who uses his phone as a pocket PC.

That's why I want the biggest most high res screen possible since I'm looking at it for so much of the time.

For text (not pictures), the difference between a 1080p vs 720p is huge. Having compared what I can comfortably read without zooming on my note 2 vs a S4 - there is a massive difference. At 6.44" and 1080p, the ability to read pdfs without zooming and panning cannot be understated.

Removable batteries are nice but overrated imo. Unless you live in the jungle for weeks on end, there is always a USB terminal available. If you're that concerned, rechargeable powerpacks work well too. I have bought removable batteries for my note 2 at the start but have never used them - my portable USB cable and powerpack (which my tablet can also use) has been enough.

All the top manufacturers flagships (HTC, Sony, LG) have moved away from removable batteries for design and aesthetic purposes. If Samsung eventually embrace the non plastic design, they will eventually too...which means you'll be left with feature phones if you love removable batteries so much. Times change and we as users have to adapt as well. Is it a nice feature to have? Definitely. But I wont limit myself because of it.

Finally, the 6.44" of the XZU vs 5.7" of the note 3 is another huge difference. That's an extra ~20% screen area. 6.3" vs 6.44" is nothing, but sub 6" is playing it safe and thus Samsung have lost me.

I've used Samsung for the majority of my devices (as they've been the leader of innovation in the past 2 years), but have used HTC and LG as well.

I think we need to keep open minds.
[Galaxy Note II General] apallohadas:
Personally, I'd rather have the option of buying an extended battery rather than carry 2-3 batteries just to compensate. Yup. Another advantage to a removable battery.

I'd say you're more limiting yourself by removing all options for spare or extended batteries by being stuck with a non-removable battery. Don't want to carry spare batteries? Don't. You're not being forced to enjoy the option. Pretend that your phone is sealed.

As for the 1080 v 720 argument, sorry, but no. You'll certainly be able to see more on a larger screen, no argument there, but looking at a pdf in 720 or 1080, there won't be a difference on screens of the same size.

And as for an open mind, why do you care? I don't expect the other guy that said it to respond, by why do you care if someone enjoys the N2 rather than switch with you?

Bear in mind that we *are* in the GN2 forum, not the Sony or HTC forums. Why is it SO important that we switch phones with you guys?
[Galaxy Note II General] jetbruceli:
There is a huge difference from 720 vs 1080 on a screen this size. Go to your local wireless store and hold a gs3 vs a gs4.

I am looking forward to the note 3 because there will be features that only pertain to note and also I love the s-pen.

I would have liked a 6 inch but then again there hasn't been any official word from Sammy about the note 3's features.

The leaks are just leaks and probably prototypes for what they are looking into.
[Galaxy Note II General] liqn7:
Well I can certainly tell a difference- especially with text. S3 vs S4. There is no comparison for text sharpness. The S4 is miles ahead. 6.44" vs 5.7" - 20% more SA, there will be a difference.

Not trying to convince people to switch- this is a thread discussing other options and quite frankly this device is massively exciting despite some of its compromises.

People here tend to have the mindset for whatever reason, that if its not Samsung its not worth considering.

I'm merely conveying my enthusiasm for an awesome piece of tech, which will be the stand out for the next 12 months at least until someone has the balls to go 6"+ again with a high res screen.

Couldn't care less what device you personally choose, but to write it off as trash because it doesn't have a removable battery...:victory:
[Galaxy Note II General] tuxonhtc:
I don't think there's THAT much difference when it comes to sharpness between 1080p and 720p (at least Note II and S4 when it comes to text). And the screen real estate makes up for it too. I hold my phones not way too close to my eyes, at a reasonable distance though. So all subjective, but just saying in my experience that's been the case.

http://youtu.be/x6-a_sQbRSo?t=2m5s

http://youtu.be/C6fj3THwGBo?t=2m28s

Barely noticeable for most parts really. I've played around with S4, so I'm of that opinion anyway.
[Galaxy Note II General] baileyjr:
The solution to the non-removable battery on the Xperia Z Ultra will be a powerjacket such as they currently Xperia Z. Not as neat a solution as a normal extended battery pack, but pretty workable.

For "top end" specs the Ultra has no competition with the same real estate. If you don't need absolute top end (I do as I like to play with power hungry emulators) the mega 6.3 is a fantastic device and outstanding value for money.

I bought a mega 6.3 for the mrs and I've had a play with it.. Its great for 75% plus of people, it just lacks that extra grunt that I require. As I said the Xperia Z Ultra certainly has its shortcomings, but there is nothing else in the ballpark with top end specs. I suspect this time next year there will be more options.
[Galaxy Note II General] Elvecio:
Definitely too big, but it's a good piece of technology.

I hope that Note 3 won't try to be so big. Note 2 is already a borderline phone in terms of ergonomics.
[Galaxy Note II General] SenK9:
It's definitely getting on the too big side. Even though the Note is big relative to other phones, it's still usable with one hand, but I don't think the Z Ultra will be.

Nice hardware though, the Snapdragon 800.