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[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aquethys:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ddochi11:
Is there any OC kernel for stock JB?

I have looked everywhere, but they are all either old ICS/GB or 4.2.2 kernels.

Can I use any 4.2.2 kernels with the stock JB?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] triavq:
Literally the 10th thread after stickies in the development section
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] 440bro:
No you can NOT use a 4.2.2 kernel for any other version. You will soft brick your phone.

The phase kernel is for 4.1.2 but it has issues and I don't recommend using it.

So basically there isn't a kernel for stock JB. :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ddochi11:
I should have clarified my question.

I am on Telus stock JB, and it is a different base then AT&T stock JB. I tried Phase kernel and it didn't work.

I guess my only option is to move to another ROM to use OC kernel.

Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] TrueNorthist:
Not to hijack, but if I could ask... I was literally moments away from flashing Padawan V2 when I saw this, which has the phase kernel. Is it really so unstable that less experienced folks should steer clear for now? No big deal for me as I have a perfectly fine rom installed, but was really interested in trying to OC and Padawan fit the bill.

Cheers.

(I bolded "For Now" as I do not wish to even hint that I am saying anything negative about what is clearly a very fine rom. I am simply asking if it just needs a little more time to attain perfection)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] 440bro:
The rom that has phase kernel included is fine. The developer updated the rom/kernel combo but didn't update the stand alone kernel. So enjoy!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ddochi11:
I would probably try out Padawan with the Phase kernel. Although there are reports of some issues, from what I can tell, they are the minority and most people are enjoying the ROM/Kernel.

I am just too lazy to backup/flash/restore to go to Padawan. And I am perfectly fine with the Telus JB as it is now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] TrueNorthist:
Thanks guys. Padawan looks like a blast and I can't wait to load er up.
[Galaxy Note II General] Tubgirl:
Hello

I think we have a Note III alternative... Sony have revealed their phablet... the dust and water resistant "Xperia Z Ultra" sporting a whopping 6,4" screen!

Take a look...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h45uTBGftkQ

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-z-ultra/

My first thought...

+ I like the screen size

+ I like that it's water resistant.

- I hate that the battery is non-removable

- I hate that there's no camera flash

I would prefer it being slightly thicker if that would mean removable battery, camera flash, better battery life. What do you think?

Brgds... /Tubgirl
[Galaxy Note II General] joshphilips:
It's too big- almost the size of an nexus 7 !
[Galaxy Note II General] sloppy1:
wrong forum
[Galaxy Note II General] OmerX:
Too big for a phone. 6 inch is the maximum, and this is ~6.5
[Galaxy Note II General] Tubgirl:
I don't think so... since the Note II size is still quite unique we're obviously interested in phablets and I think most Note II owners think it's interesting to know about other phablet alternatives well (such as the Mega 6,3 which has already been discussed in this very forum).

Brgds... /Tubgirl
[Galaxy Note II General] sohebq:
Useless junk. Note 3 will throw this away out of market

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy Note II General] apallohadas:
And there's already a comparison thread rolling around. That way there's not dozens of comparison threads. Maybe a mod should sticky it to the top?

Btw, the GNII size is no longer unique. But Samsung is still doing it right by allowing a removable battery which folks obviously love.
[Galaxy Note II General] Tubgirl:
I'll probably get a Note III but I wish it was bigger than the rumoured 5,99"

/Tubgirl

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[Galaxy Note II General] sohebq:
Latest rumour is that it will have 5.7 inches as samsung has already briught 5.8 and 6.3

sent from: The New S-Pen :)
[Galaxy Note II General] jujuburi:
That size, no OLED display and no flash? Are you kidding me?

I am a Sony admirer btw.
[Galaxy Note II General] yahyoh:
its galaxy mega 6.3 competitor not GN3 ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] Tubgirl:
Top and bottom bezels are a bit too big, aren't they? (still intrigued by the screen size though)

Brgds... /Tubgirl
[Galaxy Note II General] iCurmudgeon:
If what you're after is just a big screen, then consider the Galaxy Note 8. It may seem pricey at $400, but no more so than some of the new phones hitting the market today (unless you go with a subsidized phone, which I have given up on). I did purchase the w-fi only model and I'm happy as a clam with it -- I just wish I'd held out for the one with a SIM slot!

mudge
[Galaxy Note II General] FinancialWar:
That thing just killed the Note series...
[Galaxy Note II General] chmuts:
It's a really nice phone i was looking between the Z and Z Ultra then i saw that the ZU does not have a camera flash, i mean c'mon a nice quality phone but no flash... pitty. That makes my chances to buy that phone 50 50.
[Galaxy Note II General] gingerdude:
Fu★k me thats one huge display not to mention the obscene bezel they put with it, a note iii replacement..... really? Would you honestly carry that around in your pocket? Dont get me wrong I love the snapdragon 800 cpu and the flash lcd display the that gives more saturated colours and also better visibility in sunlight. But the size of the thing, no ****ing way.

Note iii for me. Cant wait.

Justt my 0.02 cents
[Galaxy Note II General] yahyoh:
are u ****ing kidding :eek::eek:

it doesn't even have active digitizer :silly:

small battery + 6.4" 1080p + powerful cpu = crap

at least it should have 3700mah or 4000 mah battery

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the device so badly designed , there is a lot of wasted space specially on the top and the bottom :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note II General] cashyftw:
Well I actually liked it until I read this forum... Lol however I love the screen size and the Snapdragon 800.. I really hope the note comes with the SD800 for US.
[Galaxy Note II General] justkiddinghere:
Big screen ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] victorator:
It's a competitor for the Mega 6.3 not for the Note series. It is nice looking and waterproof, has a biiig screen, that's awesome! But...

It has a weak camera without flash, a small battery and a really REALLY fast cpu which will suck the battery dry. Mark my words when I say this thing will kill your battery in 3 hours screen time. Not interested.
[Galaxy Note II General] xdapao3:
I have had an OG Note for 15 months, got it as soon as it was available in Europe, and LOVED it. Upgrated to a Note II 5/6 months ago and LOVE it. What held me back from instantly upgrading to the Note II was the *narrower* display, 5.5" 16:9 is a big STEP BACK compared to 5.3" 16:10. The Note II is otherwise better in everything else (well, looks apart, then again looks are well and truly last on the list of things I look for in a smartphone so...).

I have *always* found that my ideal screen size is around 6.3"/6.5" (depending on bezels and aspect ratio).

I am one of those pissed at Samsung for making the Mega 6.3 a "low specs" smartphone and especially pissed at news of the Note III being only a 5.99" or (latest rumor) even a lousy 5.7" smartphone. I am looking for REAL alternatives and sadly even this potential candidate from Sony is an integrated-battery useless POS...

In short: no(t yet) real alternatives to the Note II for me.
[Galaxy Note II General] bahaa89:
I think the design and the screen quality are amazing in this phone, look how Sony took advantage of the big screen size and made the icons a little bit smaller (small dpi) and made it possible to rotate the home screen to landscape mode by default.

A little disadvantage is that it's camera doesn't have flash.

We have to wait for reviews to see how it's battery perform with it's beast 2.2 CPU.
[Galaxy Note II General] sk8ordie0:
Thanks for the thread as I patiently await the arrival of the note 3! Sony has a great product line going right now..... I think with the amount of inspiration Samsung sheds with the release of the note 3 it will dominate! Its a flag ship that will beat out the others. HTC releasing a large sized ONE.....also LG has something coming also. You can pretty much expect 13MP camera with flash (like s4), probably largest screen/ small bezel ratio,stylist, and at least a snapdragon 800 or octacore.

Sony looks cool..... But Samsung offers more like allshare video sharing hub and gesture scrolling... Oh and removable battery .....
[Galaxy Note II General] tuxonhtc:
Seriously, what a waste of screen real estate with that awfully thick bezel. And so bloody huge - I mean Note II itself is slightly awkward at times to hold, and imagine using THIS as a phone? Probably a tablet with call facility at best. NOT a smartphone. Period.
[Galaxy Note II General] 824587:
I really liked the Xperia Z Ultra until I saw it has an 8 MP sensor, while the older Xperia Z has a 13 MP one.
[Galaxy Note II General] GeSte:
Just wait a few months to a year, the one with camera flash, larger battery WILL BE PRODUCED.

This is just Sony doing what they do best.... introducing features one spec at a time.... :(

Just look at the RX100... its an RX100 II now! :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note II General] cashys:
hi

Guys, its way to big - Sony Xperia Z Ultra.

I have seen it and tested it.
[Galaxy Note II General] SithDagger:
Looks really nice, sony keeps pushing nice hardware. :)

1 deal breaker for me, no spen; as an artist a wacom enabled pen and display with 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity is why i bought this phone, no wacom enabled display=dont get my business.

Dont get me wrong, now that i have the note2 i use it for much more than just drawing, but drawing was the initial motivation for purchase,
[Galaxy Note II General] madpete:
It's too big, the bezel is ugly and it's battery is too small....however it does have some good points too. I will wait for note 3, but it better be good...Samsung's competitors are catching up!
[Galaxy Note II General] HiCZoK:
way to big. Even Note2 is a bit too big. 5.5 is absolute max.

5' is perfect imo
[Galaxy Note II General] Blakebn2012:
I don't like how thin it is, I like how the note 2 feels in your hand.. The sony Xperia is more of a brick, not curved corners.
[Galaxy Note II General] IsolatedAbyss:
I think it is a GREAT choice if you're looking for a 7" tablet with voice call and don't mind a slightly smaller screen. To me it already ceases to be a phone at this size so I wouldn't even call it a phablet. Yes, if I want a 7" tablet I will definitely consider it as an alternative. However, I don't see it as a replacement for my Note 2.
[Galaxy Note II General] Gede:
Its a tempting model. But indeed, the bezel, no flash, no led. Mega 6.3 with this processor, and 1080p, and i wouldn't look back to a note.

Batteries will last a day i guess.
[Galaxy Note II General] BarryH_GEG:
I can't believe people would even consider the Ultra as their primary phone. You can't put it in a pocket. It's too big for a belt clip. Forget about using it at all one-handed. You'd look asinine putting it up to your ear. If the N3 is more than a half inch (diagonal) bigger than the N2 I'll keep the N2. At some point, the line's crossed between a large-screened phone and a tablet that's used for occasional voice calls. And if you're looking for the latter pick up a 7" Asus FonePad and save $500. Kudos to Sony for their innovation; but just because they produced it doesn’t mean it’s practical or that there’s more than a nascent market for it. Based on it's selling price of €719 you'd probably be able to pick-up a SGS4

and

a Nexus 7 for the same amount.

P.S. - For people that actually use S Pen/S Note the Ultra's a fail. Without an inductive display it's probably using N-trig which Lenovo used on their Android tablets and Sony uses on their W8 convertibles. It's OK for light duty but extremely frustrating for heavy note taking or drawing.
[Galaxy Note II General] Alexsandra:
I think people who bought this phablet would post a thread that discuss how to carry your own 6.44 phablet:D
[Galaxy Note II General] sk8ordie0:
Definitely a case and carry thread! Lol!:D

The phone wouldn't actually be so bad in size if the bezels were gone.....
[Galaxy Note II General] sk8ordie0:
Looking at this photo, if the note 3 is smaller than the mega and larger than The note 2, then it should be a great size for me.....
[Galaxy Note II General] kersh:
WOW the bezel with virtual buttons.

Are we on 2003? Theres no way I buy a phone with that bezel and without flash.
[Galaxy Note II General] FinancialWar:
dude what you talking about. The bezel proportionally is no bigger than the Note 2.

The Xperia Z is a Note 2 and Mega killer.

Hopefully Samsung will come up with something special with the Note 3 or Mega 2
[Galaxy Note II General] BarryH_GEG:
I'd go no larger than the yellow line. There's two rumored screen sizes 5.7" and 5.9". I hope it's the former. That would mean the N3 would pull a SGS4 and have a larger display in the same size body.

I guess it all depends on how you look at the Note-series. The market it's targeted at are creation users who benefit from palm rejection, an inductive display, granular control of the stylus, and all the S Pen apps; not people just looking for a giant phone. From that perspective the Mega isn't even a N2/3 competitor. Between the Mega and Ultra I think Samsung was smarter and just brought out a giant-screened phone with value specs for the small percentage of people that are looking for that type of device. The Mega's €220 (30%) less than the Ultra. If the Note I and II sell at 15% of what the SGS3/SGS4 sell at how many Mega's and Ultra's do you think are going to get purchased? I'd be shocked if either break 5MM a year because at €500/720 their biggest competitors are the 7" Asus FonePad at €255 and whatever Samsung prices the G-Tab 3 3G at. Someone's not going to look any less ridiculous holding a 7" FonePad to their head than they would an Ultra.
[Galaxy Note II General] Tubgirl:
Even though the S-Pen is really cool I must admit that I don't use it much. What I want is a fast phone with a great looking big screen that's perfect for web browsing and multimedia. If I had to choose between a Galaxy Mega and a Note 3 with LCD screen (klick link to read about the LCD rumours) I'd go with the Mega.

Whoever sells the phone with the biggest AMOLED screen is likely to get my money (wich probably will be the Note3 with 5,7" screen). How good Sony's "TRILUMINOS Display with X-Reality" is, I have no idea.

Brgds... /Tubgirl
[Galaxy Note II General] kebabs:
Going from a iPhone 4S to a Gn2 I'm not sure I could use a 6.5" phone?? Would it even fit in my pocket?
[Galaxy Note II General] FinancialWar:
this phone is designed for Shaq and Yao Ming.
[Galaxy Note II General] DMax99:
Hmm.... I was thinking about jumping ships until I found out there's NO LED FLASH.... That's a BIG NONO
[Galaxy Note II General] sandulea:
It's really sad that it has about the same amount of input lag (with a pen and pencil, at least) as the Note 2 with the spen. Otherwise, the ability to use a regular pen/pencil is a great feature, and I would have considered the ZU a Note killer if it had a flash and the same body dimensions as the Note line. It even has a proper DPI setting for its screen size, and we, maybe more than others, feel the pain of having half the screen covered with bars and buttons and other oversized UI elements.

I hope, for everyone's benefit, that Sony addresses the lag, size and flash in a future model, and gives Sammy a run for its money. I quite like my N2, and the Spen integration into the framework keeps me firmly anchored in this model for the time being, but a bit more competition might encourage Sammy to work harder on the software and streamline it and add new features. Quite ironic this tech business, I'm waiting on Sony to help me get my money's worth out of a Samsung device...
[Galaxy Note II General] syahazu:
This is madness, my pocket's gonna empty soon,, silly me..
[Galaxy Note II General] BarryH_GEG:
I have a Note 10.1 and N2 and use inking heavily on both and don't perceive any lag. They both perform identically (inking wise) and are comparable to Wacom desktop products I’ve used before. If you're having lag issues it could be a s/w or h/w problem. The reason you can use a regular pencil or pen on the Ultra is that it's using a capacitive vs. an inductive display for inking. The inductive displays the Note’s use are very expensive. It'll never be as effective as a Wacom-based solution as used in the Note's. I'm guessing the Ultra uses N-trig because Sony's using it in their W8 tablets. This is from a Sony forum…

Finally, got a Q702, but I am returning it. N-Trig is really terrible. There was no vectoring/skipping/lag though, so in some sense it's an improvement over older versions. However, it requires alot of pressure to write, and because of that sometimes the words do not come out. Definitely a no go, if you have used a Wacom stylus before.​

For people that take occasional notes or create basic drawings it would probably be fine. But it's not for heavy duty users. And for people that could care less about inking it doesn't matter at all. ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] KokoReyes:
Note 3

i prefer to wait for note 3, this doesnt even have flash and is too big! :eek:
[Galaxy Note II General] wtr_dhd:
I lol'ed when I read this.

From a 4S to a N2? You have seen the light mate! You can fit two 4S's in a N2 :D
[Galaxy Note II General] liqn7:
I'll probably buy it when it gets in the low $600 AU mark from Asian grey importers like the current S4s and sell the note 2 then. Rumoured to be available in Asia next month.

There really isnt anything of the same size of the XZU besides from the last gen specced Mega 6.3. GN3 and HTC Max are going conservative with 5.7-5.9" screens. The 0.5-0.7" difference is ~20% larger at these screen sizes. Would have to wait until next year to see if somebody has the balls to go 6+ inches again. As such I'm not really waiting for the honami which appears placed to take on the s4, htc one at 5".

But yeah overall a tad disappointed to be honest- they really could have nailed it with a better camera, battery and flash. +/- IR blaster. Still an extra 0.9", 1080p and snapdragon 800 is a decent upgrade over the note 2. Since I do a lot of browsing, pdf reading – I'm essentially after the biggest HD screen that I can fit into my pocket. The screen size and resolution should hopefully mean I can read pdfs in portrait without zooming and panning.

Will also wait for a review first regarding battery life and screen on time. 5.5 hours stated for video playback probably only means ~4 hours of screen on time for browsing/reading. Not expecting great things from the camera but should be comparable at least to the Note 2's. We shall see :)

I should mention that I'm after the largest screen you can pocket. Having used the Gtab 7.7 3G as a phone for 6 months (without a headset you self conscious socialphobics :P), this size will be perfect.

Active digitiser is useless unless you're drawing and shading. For note taking it makes no difference. I prefer to be able to use a pen as a stylus rather than that tiny twig thing on my note 2.

Samsung lost me when they decided to go mainstream and conservative with the Note 3 (cant blame them - I know I have niche needs).

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Its to keep it thin and is a trade off vs height (and bezel size). The extra length is where the antennas go.

When samsung makes a 6.5mm thin device with thinner bezels, then I'd concede its poor design. At the moment its just a conscious trade off for thickness.

Not wrong or poor...just different.
[Galaxy Note II General] MarionCast:
I think, equipped with only a 3,000 mAh battery (considering the 6.5" OLED display and the Snapdragon 800 processor), the Sony Xperia ZU has already lost to the (not-yet-existent) Note III. That battery won't last half a day unless on Stamina Mode, which basically renders a SMARTphone dumb.
[Galaxy Note II General] tuxonhtc:
OLED? I thought it was LCD?
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Ridiculous big bezels on a extremely big phone and no replaceable battery?

Sony's waste of time and money..

In the meantime , I am so satisfied with my Note2, that for the first time I am not thinking about the next gadget....gonna skip the Note3 and wait on the Note4 :laugh:

EDIT: Just read- the Z ultra with such a big screen, got a battery that is even less powerful than the Note2??

Yes, the Note series are u-n-b-e-a-t-a-b-l-e!
[Galaxy Note II General] liqn7:
For those who are complaining about its size all i can say is if you can't fit something that's roughly 6 inch in your pants......lol.

While removable battery will be nice, it's not essential. How many of the whingers actually carry removable batteries with them in a daily basis?

Face it, there is going to be negligible difference between the note 2 and 3 aside from the higher resolution. I and many other companies and consumers have moved on.. It seems some people are rusted onto Samsung. (Not a Sony fanboy by any means, have used Samsung for majority of my other android and still have the N10).
[Galaxy Note II General] madushan92:
Too big, note II is the perfect size for me.
[Galaxy Note II General] sandulea:
I haven't seen a single Note running TW, live or on youtube, that has less lag than my device. I really doubt yours are any different. I'm sure you wouldn't mind posting a video showing some writing and drawing in the stock apps, if you feel confident about your devices.

And when it comes to lag I'd rather use the original method (pen and paper) as a base for comparison, because it's what every layperson does anyway, and when I hand my device over to somebody they always notice the pen lag, even if they don't all mention it. I have used Wacom tablets with less lag than N2, and other devices with even less, so it's not impossible.

And as for the differences in technology, I am well aware of them, I just expressed my wish that Samsung make the Notes more versatile by making it possible to use regular writing implements. I didn't say I want them to throw out the wacom digitizer, because I use the button on the pen daily, it's just that sometimes I have a bunch of people working on a plan or cross section on my phone and most of them already have a pencil in hand, and pressure sensitivity isn't vital when doing simple markings or corrections.
[Galaxy Note II General] electrofryed:
The note 1 is the perfect size for me. If I can just get the power of the note 2. And no flash? Who's the bonehead that made that decision? Lol
[Galaxy Note II General] xdapao3:
I do.

I have NEVER chained down my smartphones to a wall charger since over 13 years (since my first smartphone to be exact, the Ericsson P800 which also happens to be the first real smartphone ever...), NEVER worried about battery life, NEVER limited in any way, shape or form my using of my smartphone, NEVER had to deal with battery performance degradation/fails.

To me NOT be taking advantage of removable batteries is simply idiocy...

I am no fanboy of anything and anybody but my last smartphones (S, SII, Note, Note II) have all been Samsungs simply because they made at the time the best possible ones for my needs and wants, never had Samsung before.

I am actively looking around but really, and sadly, I see no alternatives whatsoever to the Note II... And yeah, if this latest 5.7" Note III rumour is true that too is a definite SKIP for me. I have a little faith in the next Mega 6.3" if they go on with this Mega "experiment" and bump up a little the specs (the RAM especially).