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[Samsung Galaxy Mega] juzz86:
If you find yourself relying on the S-Pen a lot, the Mega may not be the best fit. That said, I find S Memo and my finger is actually properly useable on the Mega. As said before, in day-to-day use there is little performance difference - the Mega seems to have pretty well-optimised software.

If you use the standard Samsung keyboard, this is the first device where it's actually properly thumbable (a word, I promise!) as it has been scaled a bit to fit the screen. There's an antialiasing option to sharpen text up a bit, but the overall picture quality and sharpness surprised me. The panel in the Mega seems a good fit, with a noticeable low refresh (little ghosting throughout OS swipes etc.), better-than-average LCD blacks and good colour reproduction, although greens aren't as prominent as other colours.

There is both a size and a weight difference, but neither is unmanageable if you enjoyed the Note II. The weight difference is a technicality - they feel approximate in the hand to me. As for size, it's taller and marginally wider, but slimmer.

I have been using a Note II up until my Mega arrived, and I am more than happy after making the jump. I gain the portrait keyboard size and right form-factor for my pocket, and I lose the S-Pen and two cores. The tradeoff has been worth it to me :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] HTCtouchuk:
I switched from Note II, performance on stock is same as Note II. The main issue is a bit of juggling with 8gb internal space

Despite a lot of negative reviews, for someone looking for additional screen space this phone is great.

What people are also forgetting is that this phone is 4.2.2 and also has a lot of s4 features. One particular feature not really mentioned is that you can draw on the screen with your hand like s-pen in taking memos, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] gx3k:
I bought the original Note 1 not because of the Spen but because it has the largest smartphone screen at the time. I barely used the Spen after a week and I prefer typed notes because my handwriting is crap. The Mega even beats the Note 2 in some benchmarks because it has a higher clocked CPU even if it's just dual core.

Here's a video comparison of the

Mega 6.3 vs Note 2

, you can see the Note 2 lagging specially around 6:00 of the video. You can also watch gaming videos on Youtube of the Mega 6.3 and it plays almost everything.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] AjunNg:
Seems like making the switch would satisfy me.

Here's another caveat. If I sell my Note 2. I can get £325 for it. The Mega would be £401, which means forking out another £76 just to make the switch.

Worth it?

Beamed from Jupiter on my Galaxy Note II
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] gx3k:
You can actually get the Mega for

£369 from a reputable eBay seller

right now making the switch worth just £44.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] baileyjr:
It really depends on your usage patterns.

Both myself and my girlfriend have the note 2.

She uses the note 2 mainly as a phone, and a browser, etc etc.

I use the S pen a lot and like to play around with emulators for old consoles etc which are really demanding processor wise.

So she has traded in her note 2 for a mega 6.3 which will be perfect for her. Myself I'm waiting for the note 3 because I need the extra horsepower for the demanding applications and the Spen functionality.

I must say I think its petty and childish that some note 2 users are badmouthing the mega 6.3. Its a great device and its all about choice and finding the right fit for you.. Myself I'd love a note 3 with a 6.3" screen but I can see it being about 6". I'll just have to live with the smaller screen to have the Spen etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] AjunNg:
Valid points.

I guess no one can make the decision except myself. The 6.3inch screen is orgasmic, however, for an S3 spec phone plus having to add money for it, requires some extra thinking time.

Beamed from Jupiter on my Galaxy Note II
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] orangekid:
It's got better specs than an S3. For each krait core to run at 1.7ghz really this phone zips. I have experienced ZERO lag on my white Mega 6.3 and I play 3D games and emulators. Tekken 3 for instance is as fast as it was on the PSX with zero frame skips, same for Goldeneye (N64) and games like that.

I get that the Snapdragon S4 Pro and 600 are quad core, but honestly that's more academic than practically fast. 2 krait cores at 1.7ghz just do anything you'd need an Android device to do.

It seems like your hesitation is on spending a bit more cash over numbers and raw data benchmarks than if you'd actually enjoy the phone more in real world usage.

My take is a cell phone is the one thing you use every single day, so why not splurge a bit?

If you go out for steak you have already made up the difference in price and you enjoy that for 2 hours tops.

Cell phones are the one item I am willing to spend a bit more for the perfect one.

This phone is just awesome, and does not lack in performance in any way that I have been able to notice, it runs just as smoothly as my Nexus 4 which runs a quad core krait...

i would say just to get it, I'm glad I did.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] baileyjr:
Thats interesting re the emulators etc and its probably true that the current ones only utilise 2 cores at the most anyway.

Going forward I'd prefer a snapdragon 800 just for the open GL ES3 support, but I concur that the mega is a very nice device. I bought one for my girlfriend and really wish the note 3 would come out with this footprint.

I think its only a matter of time before someone brings out an all the bells and whistles device in this format or bigger. Very nice device though, id have no problem using it myself. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] jimmbomb:
HTCtouchuk....... please tell us how do do just that????

""draw on the screen with your hand like s-pen in taking memos, etc""

and can I draw on a photo or screenshot?? like I used to do on the note 1?

thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] VCore:
The stock Gallery app offers a wide variety of editing features including freestyle drawing on any image.

As finger drawing is usually not really precise, a Wacom Bamboo Solo stylus (CS-100) is a good companion.

You can't beat the Wacom active digitizer used in the Note series but on the other hand the 6.3" screen is a real advantage for any serious work.

I guess a Note 3 with a 6.3" screen would be the ideal device.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] jimmbomb:
All right!! VCore.... I finally found it!

an icon at the top of the pic brings up the 'edit' menu on the bottom.

and I couldnt find any draw functions...

UNTIL.... I scrolled sideways!!!!

very nice!

Thanks for making me look there..

ive been there many times and couldnt find the 'draw' button till now.. scroll left on the bottom series of tools.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] orangekid:
The TW 4.2.2 features are nice, but AOKP with on screen navigation buttons is going to be boss.

Sent from the future on my Nexus 4 on T-Mobile LTE using XDA Premium 4
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] couchomatic:
one handed keyboard question

Hi! I have a question for Mega users. I use the one handed keyboard option for messaging on my Note 2. When I checked the Mega out at my local store I could not find that same option. They only had the one handed dialer and calculator. Very curious if they didn't put it on the device or they just put in the floating keyboard, which could be a deal breaker for me. Could you Mega users chime in on this? Thanks so much in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] gx3k:
I checked my mega and there's no such option but the floating keyboard works well for one handed operation plus there are keyboards on the play store that supports one handed typing

such as this one

.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] couchomatic:
Thanks for the info! I found a 3rd party keyboard called SlideIT that does a similar job. Prediction isnt as good as Swiftkey but its decent.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] kingofthebraves:
Any comparisons for external speakers and screen viewing angles and color saturation? I'm thinking of making the switch as well, 6.3 seems to be the absolute limit to a phablet.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] gx3k:
The screen of the Mega is brighter, has better viewing angles and more accurate colour reproduction than the Note 2.

External speakers should be the same.

video comparison
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] kingofthebraves:
What about audio quality? The note 2 has a Wolfson dac and audio output is phenomenal with custom kernels and controls. I am seriously debating on getting this phone lol but the xperia z ultra is right around the corner.... :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] gx3k:
The Mega seem to have the same DAC but still needs to be confirmed. GSM Arena's findings seem to be similar to the Note 2:

click here

The Xperia Z would be much pricier and won't fit your pockets.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] baileyjr:
You think? I'm convinced they will go to 7" at some point within the next 12 months. With the large top and bottom bezels Sony has put on the Xperia Z Ultra you could almost fit a 7" screen in the same footprint now.

Of course cramming all those components into a smaller footprint will be more expensive, so I'd expect them to be about twice the price of a comparatively spec'd normal 7" tablet. Thats about the norm anyway with phones costing more than 7" tablets already.

Oh and totally off topic I have already seen an extented battery pack for the mega 6.3" in case anybody is zapping the battery quickly with that lovely large screen... With a bit of luck zerolemon will release a triple capacity one like they have for the note 2.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Batte...882?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19df03934a
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] baladev:
thanks for the info, man, been waiting for these..

not sure if Cameron Sino is a good brand, though.. i've had their batteries in the past and some of them were good, while others died on me in a year or so, but even those that didn't lost quite a bit of capacity..so I have been hoping that Mugen power would release a large battery..
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] baileyjr:
I think there will be alternatives available going forward its just the device itself is relatively new. Price is reasonable so not a great hardship if you have to replace it after a year. Nice to see them becoming available though.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Kangburra:
Not a problem, battery life is amazing.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] baileyjr:
It's really good on the Note 2 as well but I still put a triple capacity zerolemon battery on it and just forget about it. No way your draining that sucker. I can go from 5pm Friday to 9am Monday with liberal use and still have 25%+ left :D

The device is a comparative "brick" anyway so adding a little bit of extra thickness is no extra hardship.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] kingofthebraves:
Is battery life on the mega on par with the note 2?

The xperia z was quite the disappointment when it comes to software so I'm not really expecting much from the Xperia ultra, but I'll probably hold out my uograde until we see the ultra and the note 3.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] baileyjr:
I bought a mega for my girlfriend but she's only been using it a few days so no real feedback on battery, but I'm sue others will chime in. By all accounts its pretty decent though.

What were you expecting software wise.. I don't use much in the way of stock software, I just put Nova launcher on there and the software I use comes from the play store.

The Xperia Ultra battery life will be poor I'm sure. It just hasn't got any competition yet with that screen size yet if you need the raw horsepower of the snapdragon 800.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] kingofthebraves:
If it performs as well as the note 2 to the point where in you can't tell the difference then it is good. I've tried an s4 and it's on par if not a little worse especially because of the camera lag. Xperia z is lagging all over the place, even launching the camera takes a long time.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] inurb:
I'm coming from an original Note so I think the Mega will definitely perform better at least for my expectations.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] thering1975:
Indeed I came from the fieat note amd this thing flies in comparison. Audio dac I believe is from qualcomm soc as couldnt find ref to wolfson drivers but could be wrong
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] omniphil:
I came from a Note 1 as well, The Mega is about twice as fast. (Its on par with the Note 2). The extra memory is a huge bonus as with the Note 1 you were always running out of ram and swapping back to "disk". Not really an issue with the Mega as I usually have 700mb of free ram on average. (Compared to 150 on the Note 1)

The only downside for me is the headphone output is very low compared to the Note 1. Not much of an issue with actual headphones, but I use mine for netcast listening plugged into the car and I have to turn the cars volume up way more than before. With the Note 1 I would listen to the netcasts on a volume of 12 (out of 30) and with the Mega I need it up to 20 to get the same volume.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] miked0602:
I used to do the news and android-dev university tutorials.

I would like to share my current work with all of you here at XDA.

I take NO CREDIT for any of the files uploaded but put them all together in one for you here at XDA-Developers.

None of that " well visit my webpage here and here and go here and there and click there and queer!"

Being my first one to share.

Easily boot into custom recovery on nook tablet

Easiest way I found was to use a bootable SD card image.

This image will allow you to boot into CWM to either simply root your Nook Tablet or go ahead and install a custom rom.

1. First off you are going to need Win32DiskImager I have uploaded v0.8 see below or http://d-h.st/vnO

2. Then you are going to need the image file to burn onto your SD card http://d-h.st/yPb

3. You need to open as admin the Win32DiskImager

4. Then select the image file and then the drive letter for your SD card and click write.

5. When done make sure the Nook Tablet is off by powering off or holding the power button for 20 seconds.

6. Insert the newly written SD card into your Nook Tablet.

7. Plug in a powered micro-usb cord(either from wall outlet or from PC/laptop)

It will show the nook boot, then a box, then into CWM you GO!

From here, the sd card has a root method included to keep the stock nook with Google Play Store.

You can do this by install from sd card

Choose the root zip file and flash away.

OR

You can load up another sd card with your ROM of choice.

I found LiquidSmooth to be the best of 3 I tried and the most stable for use with video apps and microphone.

You can follow demetris post here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2274244

Download the ROM, Gapps and SU-binary flashes.

Enjoy!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] arko.amit:
my nook stopped in read forever.

my nook tablet stopped in read forever.

volume button not working

i need twrp recovery

any help?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zombiegirl2010:
I was very proficient at flashing custom ROMs onto my old HTC One V, but this past weekend I got a Virgin Mobile Galaxy S2, updated it via the Samsung official downloader to JB 4.2.1 (GB28) immediately. then, I downloaded the Framaroot apk onto my phone via play store and rooted with the Aragon hack. SuperSU is on my phone.

So, I've been reading and reading and READING in order to make SURE that I understand the process involved with customizing my new S2. Here is what I want on my phone: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2051513 (Paranoid Android) and in the instructions it says that I simply need this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26295021

So, since I currently have GB28 and it is a Virgin Mobile phone, all I need to do is download this?

JB - Virgin Stock/Touch-Wiz Kernels

Available Kernels (ZIP Format): GB28 (Virgin) / FL14 (Virgin)

Available Kernels (TAR.MD5 Format): GB28 (Virgin) / FL14 (Virgin) <---and this one I can install using Mobile Odin, right?

Available Kernels (One-Click Format): GB28 (Virgin) / FL14 (Virgin)

And that will put CWM on my phone and I can then flash PA from recovery as I'm accustomed to? Nothing else? No need to worry about the stock modem?

I really appreciate the help! :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
No, those are stock kernels. You already have that on your phone. You need to flash a custom kernel. I recommend chris41g's el26. Flash the tar with pc or mobile odin, reboot to recovery, wipe everything, flash rom, ics modem(if needed), reboot, profit.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Yes an ICS modem is needed, that's the only thing I couldn't tell her in the other thread, I don't know what VM uses for the ICS modem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
Any ics modem will work for VM. It's the same principle as the GB27 modem working on my Boost phone. But I think the rom is a ctually FL26, but not sure there's a stand alone modem, which came out at the same time as Sprints FL24. But FL24 modem should work just fine. It works on Boost, no reason it shouldn't work on VM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Adreaver:
You are currently rooted - next step is custom recovery.

Download EL26+CWM tar from the repo (check the stickies)

Download FL24 modem zip, also from the repo

Download the AOSP rom of your choosing (ParanoidAndroid it looks like)

Download whatever gapps you want to use

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mobile Odin -> EL26+CWM.tar.md5

Pull battery when you see the Galaxy S2 logo.

Reboot to recovery by holding Volume Up and Power

Make a nandroid

Wipe Data, Cache, and Dalvik-Cache

Flash FL24 modem zip

Flash ROM

Flash Gapps

Reboot system
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zombiegirl2010:
:) Thanks for the walk thru!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zombiegirl2010:
So, the Gingerbread kernel (Chris41g's repacked GB EL26+CWM5) is one that works with AOSP ROMs properly? Up to date, there has been no ICS or even JB repacked with CWM or TWRP that works with AOSP ROMs?

Referencing:

Recommended Kernel for Flashing in ICS (due to EMMC Bug)

GB - Stock EL26 Repacked Kernel (TAR.MD5 Format) (One-Click.EXE Format) *Thanks to chris41g!

Developer Thread/Site: http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1416056

Notes: This is the recommended kernel for flashing. Kernel is GB based and will not work as a daily kernel on ICS.

Available Kernels (TAR.MD5 Format): EL26

Available Kernels (One-Click Format): EL26
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Adreaver:
ICS repacks have the super brick bug. Generally anything with the word brick in the title is to be avoided.

Jb repacks and source built kernels for touch wiz work great as long as you stay on touch wiz. They sometimes have issues flashing aosp ROMs.

El26+cwm is the only kernel i am aware of that can flash anything, from any setup, with no issues.

Edit: you get a new kernel when flashing the ROM anyways. El26 is only to get you from tw to aosp.

Sent from my Epic 4g Touch on PACman
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zombiegirl2010:
Oh! That makes sense now! Thank you guys so much! I'm feeling a lot better about this!

Oh, and I also noticed that Paranoid Android really isn't being updated anymore, so I've decided on PACman. Which version is the most stable right now? The latest Nightly or the most recent release?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
Latest build according to sniper's OP is v23.0.0. And from all accounts it runs smooth like butter, so go with that. You'll need to follow the OP, get Gapps, etc....good luck and enjoy flashing!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zombiegirl2010:
:D Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zombiegirl2010:
I have successfully flashed PACman v23! Thank you guys SO MUCH!

Is the reason that it says that I have Sprint instead of Virgin Mobile, because the FL24 modem is a Sprint one?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
That is correct...FL24 is a Sprint Modem...but you should be getting data, wifi, etc, just fine, correct?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HackingHacker:
Its all ok. Its because its a sprint rom. It wont hurt a thing. If you dont have 3g just search virginmobile ics modem and download (as a. Zip) and flash in recovery: D

▶▶Sent From My Epic Touch 4G running android 4.2.2!◀◀
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
That is not entirely correct. Unlike jelly bean, ics modems were not released as carrier specific(see link). FL24 is the latest ics modem for Sprint, Boost, VM, etc...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1764210
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zombiegirl2010:
Ah ok! Yes, it seems just fine so far. :)

I just checked my PRL and it is the same as it was on TW Stock. So, all seems okay.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
When you flash a new modem, it never hurts to update prl and profile. Not sure if that option is available in PACman, but something to keep in mind regardless. Glad it's working for you. Have fun!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zombiegirl2010:
Ah ok, thanks!

hey, apps that require superuser access are taking FOREVER to get permission. Did I lose root? What should I do to fix that? I installed SuperSU to see if that will fix, but it keeps trying to install binary and isn't successful.

wait...I may have something. Let me see...

nope...same deal.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zombiegirl2010:
I had rooted with Framaroot. I'm trying to reinstall it to reroot, but it won't let me click "install"...only "cancel".
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
Install root checker from the play store
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zombiegirl2010:
It says that I do not have root. :/

UPDATE:

I realized HALO was keeping me from clicking on install for framaroot. lol I disabled it and it installed.

I just reinstalled framaroot and used the SuperSU and rootchecker now says I'm rooted now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
So youre on pacman, so you should have custom recovery. Reboot into recovery, do a backup, and if that ever happens again just do a restore and you'll have your root back :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zombiegirl2010:
I just made one from Online Nandroid Backup (that saves to CWM)! :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
:). Nice
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bigox:
Anyone know of a location reminder app that works great? I've read about several paid and free apps but get mixed reviews. I wanna here from my fellow xda'rs to see of they actually use one that works. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Darth:
? In case you forget where you are? ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bigox:
Lol... no so I won't forget what I'm suppose to do when I get there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Darth:
I got it! ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] donm76:
I use google now. I set location based reminders all the time. It's awesome.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bigox:
I've tried setting reminders on Gnow but they don't work. I'm running Hellybean 10.1 :mad:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Koragg618:
I think you're supposed to have you GPS on? Idk, I've yet to try the feature :rolleyes:

Sent from my GS2 T989D.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bigox:
I have GPS on all the time but still a no go.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] patil215:
I've just released a location based reminders app. It's called Geobells. It works similarly to Google Now, but (in my testing) is significantly more accurate. In addition, it offers more features such as reminding you when you leave a place or at any place of a certain type (for example, any grocery store instead of just one). If you're still looking for a location reminder app, you should try it out. Click to view on the Google Play store
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] яι¢αя∂σ:
I there patil215,

can't get to install the free version of your Geobells, its not available for any of my devices, ranging from Sam t989, Sam i9100, zte v970. Sam's are with stock 4.1.2, only t989 rooted and the zte with 4.2.2 also rooted.

Your paid version is available to all the devices...

Don't wanna be a cheap guy but wold like to try out your free app that is ad supported.

Anything i could do to help, just say!

Thanks