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[Galaxy Note II General] Haplok:
IOS - well, for me thats a huge liability rather then an advantage. Still a limited, locked down, third rate system. With no global file manager and blasted ITunes. I don't even understand why people call it easy to use and accessible. I've been playing a lot with my father's Iphone 4S (he's not very tech savvy and often wants me to configure or change something) and I find it much less intuitive and difficult to use compared with Android! Of course it works smoothly out of the box, without quad and octa cores, 2-3 GB of RAM, flashing, installing seeders, TRIMs, etc. But whenever I want to change some setting it's overly convoluted. Don't even get me started on file management. Or when he wanted to delete some old photos stuck in his album (probably synchronized from his old computer).

It doesn't even have Swype - can hardly imagine typing on a phone without Swype/Flow/[insert other marketing name].

If I were to seriously consider a locked down system, I would much sooner choose a Windows phone then an IOS one. Well maybe I wouldn't, but due to one and only one reason: aps. Otherwise I find Windows far superior in all aspects. But nothing can compare with the Android freedom so far!

Good performance and compatibility if you're into gaming, yes. But that tiny screen? For me it's not valid even as a gaming device. Unless you mean Fruit Ninja, Can Knockdown and Shoot the Zombirds. Fine games, but they hardly need stellar specs.

Fingerprint sensor is irrelevant to me. I don't even lock my phone, I want it ready for action whenever I pull it out. And I always have it on me. If it gets stolen... well... my fault for not paying attention. And I'm sure all protections can get hacked given time so once it's gone, it's gone.

Better battery life is the only meaningful advantage this new phone has... if even true. But it's not a huge difference either way.

When IPhone 4S came out, I was kinda excited about it. But I can't get over the limitations of the system, especially ITunes, file management and the screen size. Now it's just same old, same old. Nothing there that would make me even remotly consider it in place of a high-end Android or even Windows phone. I mean look at HTC One - it's a freaking work of art.One Max can possibly match and maybe exceed that (though I'm not too fond of the back). Z1 is shaping to be a monster phone... even the new Note is tempting (though I'm getting a bit fed up with Sammy and TouchWiz).

On the tablet front on the other hand... I must admit I'm torn. I love the look and feel of Xperia Tablet Z... but here IOS really has a serious App advantage. And no size disadvantage. There's a number of board games and such that are only released for IOS. And that makes the choice that much more difficult.
[Galaxy Note II General] Kartik pat:
Epic video :D

Watch "First Look: iPhone 5s" on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oprUI6nupfc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Galaxy Note II General] Haplok:
That must be fake.... right?
[Galaxy Note II General] Kartik pat:
Yup, i think so! :)
[Galaxy Note II General] RavenY2K3:
This video made me chuckle, check out their iPhone 5C "Banned promo" too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzG4BcaK064&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Galaxy Note II General] My1xT:
very lol...

The 5C is in my oppinion just a mix of iphone 3 and 5...
[Galaxy Note II General] adytum:
I'm not paranoid or someone who goes great lengths for privacy protection, however the fingerprint technology is pretty scary. It will definitely not be saved on your phone only, and nsa and similar institutions will definitely be able to intercept its data if they want.
[Galaxy Note II General] fade2black101:
Spot on here mate.

Although I'd only take issue with the fingerprint thing. I don't use a passcode either but if this works fast and accurately then I'd love to have something like this.
[Galaxy Note II General] My1xT:
also about the TouchID thing I see this one fitting...

http://weknowmemes.com/2013/09/yo-tim-can-you-help-me-collect-peoples-fingerprints/
[Galaxy Note II General] s327374:
Ok. I have an S3 at the moment - It runs Cynogenmod 4.3 nightlies. I won't lie, sometimes it lags and dies on me and the battery life still needs to be managed, so it is not always the best, but Mostly, on 4.3 CM it flies and most importantly, I still really really really dig it... A LOT!

Therefore, I think it is hard for me to go back to anything using touchwiz. Just so comparably laggy - It wasn't to start with, but when I added heaps of media to it ... Anyway after trying ahalf a dozen ROMS, seems I can't bear using anything else other than CM. And I know, that people will say I'm crazy and that there's no lag, my phone is underpowered etc, however, I guess we all have different standards and I just know this is the case with my S3... the more on it the more bogged down it got.

As for the S4, I can't see the point in an upgrade for me - I won't use the hand gesture stuff and I see no reason to leave my S3 to go back to touchwiz... And I don't think I can trust it to not become laggy once I fill my phone. Not even for the better camera. Maybe it's true for me what people say about skipping an upgrade each phone. Maybe I should wait until S5. I'm also mindful that these companies are not always honest and have huge budgets for marketing that make their product seem absolutely undeniably brilliant, so it is easy to get caught up in the marketing hard sell and find yourself swayed by seemingly honest, but slanted reviews. Who would have thought my S3 would have slowed down with touchwiz so much after a few hundred apps and a couple of thousand images and videos were plonked onto it?

And I can really see myself plonking a heap of stuff on a Note 3. I love the idea of being able to copy down notes and cut and past media to send etc. Enjoy the possibility of the pen stuff, but even in the demos that I see on line (and they don't have the build up of massive amounts off media that I know I will) I see the new note3 doesn't respond as quickly as my S3 on CM. That millisecond delay bothers me immensely. I don't know why, it just does...

I wonder, if people changed to Cynogenmod Note 2 ROM, did they kiss good bye to all of Samsung's pen stuff? Was lag still an issue? I don't want to switch to NOTE 3, then find out I hate the lag and then find out when I switch back to CynogenMOd, I lose all the pen functionality and am just left with a large phone that is not that different to my S3...
[Galaxy Note II General] My1xT:
the advanced S-Pen Features (AirView and such) did disappear at least the time I tried CM out... but it isnt as that the pen didnt work at all. it is properly recognized and everything, but maybe they did enter some nice things into CM that makes S-Pen advanced Features possible. who knows...

but I like TouchWiz Quite a bit (except from The launcher [S3 and S4 generation] and maybe the tabbed settings in S4 generation and the complete Touchwiz before S3 generation)
[Galaxy Note II General] apallohadas:
I have a note 2 and don't seem to have this lag you speak of.
[Galaxy Note II General] My1xT:
Yay I got to have a note 3 in the hands today and I have to say It's xTremely nice...

except for one thing. you wont believe it but the Note 2 take 13,02GB System Space you hear right THIRTEEN Gigabytes (just a note: FIVE GB More than S4 and about NINE GB more than Note 2)...

and 3Gigabytes of RAM, dont make me laugh, we have "only" 2,38GB RAM.

but let's focus on the better things.

is is not problem to reach the most places with one hand without that much problems since it's about the same size, but IF you had problems getting to the top left corner (or top-right if you use it left-handed) the note 2 has an omni-present one handed mode which can shrink the whole screen, but you can disable it again for whatching videos and whatnot.

here some photos:

RAM size

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3d2r7h1tl9im2c5/2013-09-26 14.47.45.jpg

Storage (Note: i calculated the completely available space with the S-Pen window calculator on the picture)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ihtri6pih5zulen/2013-09-26 14.56.20.jpg

detail view of softbutton bar in one handed screen

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tud4hdmbpfcv7hj/2013-09-26 14.56.39.jpg

One handed screen right

https://www.dropbox.com/s/decbuggskc3rda6/2013-09-26 14.57.02.jpg

and left

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fr7k069r1atjsvn/2013-09-26 14.57.15.jpg
[Galaxy Note II General] lrcquest:
Seen the note3 today. The sides still look like cheap even after the rim sort of structure. The grooves are not that appealing as the brush stroke. Back, bezel & thickness are ok but not a real push to upgrade from n2.
[Galaxy Note II General] JCM800:
In agreement, plus - the audio is awful imo, my note2 is far better. On my note3 the sound is thin and trebly, I'm really disappointed.

Also, no pop up browser? That's a bummer as well.

The screen is quite nice one the note 3,but sadly I'm looking to sell mine.

My note 2,for me, is far better multi media wise anyway.
[Galaxy Note II General] My1xT:
I dont use popup browser anyway, since in most cases when something is a download I cant use it anyway...

and about audio, the speakers are not someting I really need (except for ringtone/notification) since I use headphones anyway...
[Galaxy Note II General] JCM800:
Not all doom from me - I loved the sound with earphones on the note 3, really good sound.

It's a great phone, guess we all have preferences, but the external speaker does still niggle me.
[Galaxy Note II General] GLINGOO:
I think the Nexus 5 is a really good phone , if there wasnt this little battery
[Galaxy Note II General] sunkoy:
This is so good！
[Galaxy Note II General] ednardo777:
same here

I Think same :good:
[Galaxy Note II General] Newbyallthetime:
I would be tempted if there were a microsd card. Else only de 32 Gb variant and up is of any use for me and thus the price is climbing :)
[Galaxy Note II General] Note_two:
LG G2 would be my choice !

I would choose the G2, because it has everything a flagship-device of 2013 should have ! The only negative thing is the lack of micro-sd storage expansion, but with the 32GB variant you have enough storage. The strongest selling point are the really narrow bezels and the volume buttons + powerbutton on the back.
[Galaxy Note II General] j_hansen:
will eventually get the note 3 but have note 2 with DN3 ROM so it really does most the note 3 would so not desperate to upgrade, can wait a couple of months no problem.
[Galaxy Note II General] SERGiooooo:
Same here. I can never revert back to something less than a note:)
[Galaxy Note II General] ayeminoo820@gmail.com:
Custom Font

Hi all ,

I have galaxy note 2 (GT-N7100). I want to update my device to 4.3 JB. But I'm afraid one thing is "CAN I INSTALL AND CHANGE CUSTOM FONT STYLE FROM SETTING DIRECTLY WITHOUT ROOT".

My regard to all.
[Galaxy Note II General] egzoti4en:
Is it better than the note 3?
[Galaxy Note II General] Note_two:
for me, Note 2 is more futureproof with it`s 3GB of RAM, but I like the G2 more ! Better design and I believe that Updates will come faster to G2, than for Note 3.
[Galaxy Note II General] KRISTIJANJE:
Note 2 rules :laugh:
[Galaxy Note II General] JCM800:
I own N2 and 3. Love my 2 especially audiowise, but my 3 has grown on me..
[Galaxy Note II General] Wukis:
is it worth it to upgrade from N2 to N3?
[Galaxy Note II General] JCM800:
Personally I think not. Especially with he N3 roms out now for the N2.
[Galaxy Note II General] advanxer:
Personally, my next phone will be either nexus 5 or Z1 ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] Dan_L:
Really like the Sony xperia z1s! The smaller water resistant phone.... With high end spec!

:cool:
[Galaxy Note II General] cooljay5:
Guys, Currently, I own an LG optimus G, I'm planning for an upgrade next month, since LG's update su.....s.... I have selected 2 phones.... G2 or Note 2....which one should I go for??? any suggestions???
[Galaxy Note II General] splasenekladivo:
I really love my Note 2, but recently I am thinking to replace it with Nexus 5 or Note 3 (something else maybe). Any tips for a change? Anybody switched to Nexus 5 and didnt miss anything?
[Galaxy Note II General] Manipur:
So samsung is coming out with increased touch sensitivity for Note 3 to use with gloves on. When r they gonna implement on note 2?
[Galaxy Note II General] Manipur:
Samsung coming out with increase touch sensitivity to use with gloves on for Note 3. When the hell r they gonna do something like this for Note 2?
[Galaxy Note II General] wiijordends:
Today I grapped my phone and I did a not so fun discovery.

My galaxy Note 2 N7100 has auto update his self to Android 4.3

But I don't like it because I can't root it. (it was possible on my previous version 4.1.2)

Everytime I boot my phone, it shows android is upgrading and that's because Lucky patcher.

I have used the Lucky patcher in the past to disable adds, so unneacesairry odex files where created. But I can't remove the fixes in Lucky patcher because I'm not rooted!

How can I root my device again without losing data and DON'T VOID THE KNOX WARRANTHY COUNTER?

I want superuser app (with userrights) back!

device info:

device: Samsung Galaxy Note II (on Android 4.3)

AP:N7100XXUEMJ9

CP:N7100XXUEMJ9

csc: N7100LUXEMK2

thanks in advance.

I realy want my root back :(
[Galaxy Note II General] jj_95nano:
Can anyone tell me the difference between the 'Exynos Memory Bug' and the 'Sudden Death Syndrome Bug'?

I'm thinking of buying a new Note 2, but I don't wanna be affected by these bugs...
[Galaxy Note II General] Athos008:
Personally i'm not thinking upgrade for now. The Note II still rocks, its a fast phone, and now with the kitkat roms, I'm very satisfied. And I feel no need of FullHd screens yet.
[Galaxy Note II General] ednardo777:
same

Same here
[Galaxy Note II General] cooolforce:
You are so right my friend, Note 2 has incredible power to get me around the day without feeling left out by seeing everyone use their latest phones (like 5S , S4 etc). Even the battery life on note 2 is superb (though I notice a huge battery drain after installing custom ROM).
[Galaxy Note II General] zzzhead:
Installing DN3 on my note 2 makes it seems like a note 3 already. But I must say full HD screens r tempting..
[Galaxy Note II General] dukemagus:
So... the time has come and the lust for technology is getting the best of me

I have a galaxy s3 and i'm 100% satisfied with its performance. what's bugging me is that my fingers are too big to do precise stuff (thank god for swiftkey's word correction). i'm REALLY intrested in getting a device with S-Pen (seems like the best stylus around. and with the thinnest tip too! the other ones are as big as a pen's body!)

My question is: would be worth to change a s3 for a note 2? should i wait for note 3 price drop or maybe wait even more for the rumored "Note 3 lite/neo?"
[Galaxy Note II General] manekbhavin:
After checking out my friend's Nexus 5, I was tempted to go in for a stock android experience phone. So I tried out OmniRom 4.4.2 as a daily driver. Needless to say, I started missing TW and SPen features a bit. As a trade-off I am sticking to DualBooting AOSP 4.4.2 and TW 4.3 ROMs and it seems to be working fine till now
[Galaxy Note II General] Bruce lee roy:
Note 2 FTW
[Galaxy Note II General] alvaro_plopez:
+1 , Note II is still a great phone!
[Galaxy Note II General] the-cybersapien:
Hello everyone. As I read last few posts, I noted that everyone in the note2 community is happy with the phone.

I had a question, as the price of note 2 is very cheap nowadays, in my budget, should I buy a note 2 or go for any other device?

I plan to use it for about 18 to 24 months. Please give your views and recommendations on any other phone.

Note 2 is now available for 30k in India.

Other in this price bracket are Sony Xperia Z/ZL, LG G Pro (Personally, I don't like any of these as I am too familiar with samsung UI, having owned a Galaxy Ace, then galaxy S and then a galaxy S2.

Is note 3 worth buying smartphone, considering the hardware is almost 18 months old?:confused:

Waiting for owner's opinion. Cheers
[Galaxy Note II General] SERGiooooo:
I have a note 3 all what I can I say that my last note 2 was as good as this 1. Even better in some areas.
[Galaxy Note II General] pindeberg:
Imho you cant go wrong with the note 2 and you can save a lot of money as well if you dont need to have the latest new hardware. I also think the note 2 is far better supported around the community.
[Galaxy Note II General] JCM800:
I've had a note 3 since launch day here in the UK.

I still have my Note 2, and apart from the screen being sharper on my 3, I wish I'd have not spent £600 on it tbh.

The audio on the Note 2 without doubt imo is far better on the note 2. I've grown used to the sound on the 3 but each time I go back to my 2 I hear a difference in favour of the 2..its deeper and has more depth.

Anyway its up to you what you buy, personally I'd be happy to have stuck with my 2 but I do like my 3 as as well. If money is an issue.. Get a 2 ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] jasonzmayu:
not worth to upgrade from note 2 to note 3, in my opinion
[Galaxy Note II General] congminh1709:
Choose note 2 for better performance/price. If you dont have enough money for note 3 or note 2 can satisfy you, just go for note 2.
[Galaxy Note II General] blondwest:
Note 3 pricey yet. Waiting for the fall in price. And while I'm happy with my note 2. : О
[Galaxy Note II General] abbott10k:
Has any of you considered the Galaxy Note 3 Neo? Seems like a little better version of the Note 2 and if it's reasonably priced I'd actually consider it until Note 4 comes along.
[Galaxy Note II General] marty141:
Experience is different for each user, but for me after switching to the note 2, I'd find it hard to go back to anything with a smaller screen. As for the S pen, don't really use it at all- but I suppose its good to have the option.
[Galaxy Note II General] hungimahar:
Out of curiosity, in what areas is the Note 2 better than the Note 3?
[Galaxy Note II General] JCM800:
I'm my experience as I own both. - the Note 2 has superior speaker performance, I still think that. But that's about all for me.
[Galaxy Note II General] ansleycargill:
Yes I liked that because Samsung is my favorite brand and I suggest all user in this forums Resume making application on here..

Thank you
[Galaxy Note II General] Formhault:
I really would have kept the Note 2 and not switch over to the S4 if the Note had a better screen (yellow tint... no thank you :( ).

A friend still has his Note 2 (almost one year old now) and isn't eager to sell it and buy something else.

Here's hoping the Note 4 will be Note 2x2 :).
[Galaxy Note II General] markcattuk:
Looking for a phone with 4g but still can mod as much as my Note 2 what would you recomend?
[Galaxy Note II General] M.abdo:
I just asking why i want to upgrade my phone if all things i want is in it, what will i do with Octa core processor or 3 giga of ram, what application or game will need somthing like that :D
[Galaxy Note II General] madchanson:
My friend is giving me a ZTE K-Touch from China but it's unlocked to work on different networks. Is there a way that i can upgrade or root it to have google play etc. If more info is needed then i'll provide them once i have the phone with me.
[Galaxy Note II General] rolohs:
Hello, you're going to change the note2? or as secondary phone?
[Galaxy Note II General] madchanson:
Just as a 2ndary phone or could give it as a gift as well.
[Galaxy Note II General] djoni_gitara:
I've get nexus5 after living with note1 and 2 for about 2years. I was afraid of that transition, and three weeks after I must say I dont miss any feature from samsung. I was never a fan of vanila android roms, and was never flash anything but touchwizz on my note. Then I bought nexus5 and I was blown away, warp speed, screen which is actualy perfect, it is relay crisp, and form factor. One big dissapointment was battery, I was realy pissed off (why God??) but after testing few roms and kernel, UV its getting better but still.... It doesnt have battery like note2 but it has performance like note4.

it is not that I recommend this device to anyone, but just giving my experience. I am kind a satisfied with it.

cheers
[Galaxy Note II General] SERGiooooo:
I didn't get the courage to move from n2 to nexus 5 due to battery life.currently using my n3. I still wish to have a pure Google phone experience.
[Galaxy Note II General] aka_sirok:
hi people,

I'll probably update to the nexus6 /nexus 5 2014 and I'd like to ask some things.

1st how's the change of screen? I know that the new nexus is not presented yet but it'll, almost surely, have a 5 or 5.1 or2 scren, is it a big change?

2. I was going to change to the n5 before but its poor battery made me keep the note for a year more. is it a big change? (according to my usage, at the end of the day I have around 20% battery left)

3rd(but already answered in some posts too) hows the change to samsung to google experience?

thanks in advance!

(I know that I should ask it into n5 threads but I thought that it is better to ask it in a note 2 ex owners thread
[Galaxy Note II General] klect:
Not a lot of people thinking about the note 4, how come?

Latest rumors regarding the note 4 include a youm screen, how awesome would it be if you could have a swipe-to-unlock and incoming messages/calls feature on the side of our phones?! Note 4 all the way, also because my plan expires march 2015, perfect for the note 4 :good:
[Galaxy Note II General] djoni_gitara:
I had note2 then nexus5, and if you want my opinion nexus5 is the worst device I ever had.

-Battery life is miserable. My tought was that it cant be that bad, but it was, and I am not such a power user or so. I needed to switch off every smartphone feature from 4g, gps, location, then downclock,uv etc... to keep the battery through a day, I need at least 15h of standby (to have barely 2h15min of screen on time.)

-It was not hard to switch from TW to google exp. I thoug it will be harder, but then you realize that you actualy dont use any of "cool" feature from tw, and if you do, yoh will find an app for that

-if you think that stock google android software is bugless, you are wrong.

-very poor signal reception and wifi also, I compare it later with other phones and yeah nexus fails a lot. (changing basrband kernel rom didnt help)

-almost every other phone call I receive people was complaining about call quality, like I am speaking from big barrel or something lol. Some software bug with noise cancelation, also sound in camera recording is cracking hissing etc..

-speakers, yeah I dont expect subwoofers or 4x12 marshall cabinet or bose system... but your phone will ring like tamagochy toy, really crappy sound

-performance (for 2-3h per day because your battery will not last longer.) was only thing which hold me for a week to not sell that device...

-device was jan2014 model.

-for every thing\lack\bug I found that there is a thousand people on the forums with the same issue, from software to hardware.

I really liked performance of snapdragon 800. And I was really sad because nexus5 dissapoint me. I was not prepared for that.

Then I saw LG G2, I was not fan of LG because they are producing air conditions, and that nexus was also lg :) but this phone is best device I ever had. okay software is crap, but with little debloating and a bit of customizing you can have UI with very nice and usefull features.

beautyful 5,2" screen with brutally thin bezzels is something which you love every time you look at the device. same performance with s800, and battery is amazing, you can not discharge it (up to 7h sot, with everything crancked on) the note2 was the only device which has battery that good.

I hope this can help you with your decision.

cheers

this I wrote under impression with snapdragon :) please forgive me

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