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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Komodo Rogue:
I wrote some impressions in a thread in the general section. Someone asked for benchmarks, and while google was resyncing apps, data, etc, I got a 17K quadrant score. I reran it a couple of times since then and my highest broke 22k.

Synthetic benchmarks aside, it absolutely flies. However, without an S800 to compare it to, I cannot say which is faster. They're both beasts.

On the other hand... it seems like they're generally pretty close, with the S800 edging out the exynos 5420 in most CPU-bound benchmarks. This makes me wonder - perhaps the exynos will be the better chip once the firmware update for heterogeneous big.little processing rolls out? Time will tell.

My money is on the Mali GPU, too - this is extremely unscientific, but the 604 was light years ahead of the Adreno 225 and better than the 320 in many cases, and the 6xx (628? I forget) sounds like such an enormous improvement. I'm sure the 330 is no slouch, but I think it could get edged out... again, time will tell.

Of course, none of this really matters. What really matters is the software, and I expect S800 will be EXTREMELY well supported. Every high-end (and even mid-range; did you see the new kindle fire?) has an S800, whereas the Exynos 5420 has almost no design wins and a tarnished reputation from the chip in the galaxy s4 (5410?).

If you're on the fence, I would say go with an S800. If you want to take a little gamble, get an Exynos - it won't be much worse than the S800, and in "Q4" (is that now? I don't know what samsung's fiscal quarter schedule is like) or later, I think there's a very real chance Exynos will come out on top.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] obex2:
I don't know if someone have the same problem, but some applications just don't continue to run after a power off and on again they just get pulled out of RAM as if they were closed.

I hate that because I sometimes let a side what I am doing and power off so that I can return back to them again, but with this problem they just disappear.

For example running Adobe reader I noticed the following: if I choose a document in MAIN MEMORY and then power off, my chances are better to find the document on after powering on again, but if the document was on SD card I almost always couldn't find the document running when I power up again. This lead me to think that there is some kind of bug in running applications from SD card. Also note that this example is with Adobe running from the SD card so the success and failure apply to this context.

Other programs also behave similarly.

So what are your thoughts?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Hälftebyte:
Pretty good preview of some new features that I haven't seen on any video yet... e.g. better single-handed use

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Yr7PvgKQw
[Galaxy Note 3 General] leyvatron:
Repost. Can't wait for my Note.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mastaofdacat:
Man I'm going to be single . My woman gonna want to leave me after I get this phone! It almost felt like audultry watching this video. Lust is taking over !Already thinking what should I get my Note 3 for its 1 year anniversary ....I HAVENT EVEN MET HER YET! lol
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Hälftebyte:
Lol

Btw, didn't realize it was a repost
[Galaxy Note 3 General] adventure_of_link:
And this is one of a few reasons why I'm glad I'm single... :/ :cyclops:

and while I wait for mine, guess I'll play with my GS4 some more and kick back with some grand theft auto 3, vice city, and 5.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] contramundi:
Did the device boot up correctly after you received it?

about getting into recovery, just flash one with odin in download mode and see if you can get into it (home + power + volume up (or down, can't remember which of the 2 are for download mode, haven't used it in ages) ) I would recommend TWRP, as that one has a file manager in it you could use to see if there's anything on the device already.

make sure you get the official rom for your device

sammobile.com

most likely has what you need, downloads are slow though and you need to register but its a good site nevertheless.

make sure the file of the rom isn't corrupted, do a md5 check before you try to flash it. After downloading the rom zip file you need to extract it and point odin to the tar file with the "PDA" button, do not select anything besides "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" (they should be selected when opening ODIN, leave the other setting checked off)

What settings did you use in odin if i may ask? if you choose to repartition or erase nand or whatever they call it in the newer versions, you might have a serious issue as you have to have a special PIT file to get the partitions back. It also would explain why odin can't flash to the boot partition as its simply not available. If i'm not mistaken the PIT file for our devices isn't available.

could you perhaps explain a bit more in detail what steps you took after you got the device/replaced the screen in combination with odin and such? If you can't flash recovery or a rom through odin, then my best bet would be your device is ready to be thrown in the garbage.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msk514:
i have the same prob once, and solved it...

here's what i did.

-reflash stock rom via odin

-reboot (boot loop acheived!)

-flash TWRP

-wipe cache/dalvik

-reboot but this time stuck at sammy logo for a while...

i left it alone for a while, about 15 mins. came back, and saw i was at the initial setup screen. try it... it may work for you too.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] contramundi:
he tried flashing with odin though, but he got an error while flashing about the modem partition, either something is broken inside the phone,(missing partitions due to wrong wipe in odin perhaps) or the rom he downloaded is corrupted. Also he seems to have issues with the recovery being unable to be flashed to the device.

as soon as you get the samsung boot logo (not the initial galaxy one where your device model is mentioned) the rom is booting up, first time always takes a while :) being stuck on the galaxy logo however means there's probably not any boot partition written with a boot.img by odin :) This could also mean either corrupted rom file or lack of partition to write too. No boot partition means the device simply doesn't know it should load something.

If i understand his post correctly he bought a second-hand device where only the screen was broken. i don't know how the screen got broken in the first place, but if the device took a hard fall, there's a big chance its not only the screen but also some hardware got broken.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickmatine:
i have more details

actualy is a AT&T version (someone changed the screen from a canadian phone but forgot to change the label

I'm able to flash the AT&T rom I317ATTALJ2 from sammobile with odin 9reboot and F. reset time checked) but is stuck on samsung galaxy note 2 logo

I CAN"T entry in recovery mode (don't know why)

only download mode
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickmatine:
i bought the phone with cracked screen

after tried many times i asked the owner and he told me the label is from a Canadian phone but the motherboard is from at&t

i can flash ONLY with odin and only I317UCALJ2 firmware. Any other firmware from at&t or not i have error when flash the system partition

i tried also with Octopus Box and Z3x Box. Same error

after flash successfully with odin is stuck in Samsung logo and NO RECOVERY MODE

so don't ask me to wipe

maybe with some Linux commands?

thanks
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 32dave:
Sounds like you need the pit file and re partition checked i would look for a pit file for your phone when you find one check repartition
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickmatine:
can't find pit file

i don't know if is the same like i317m or n7105

even like this i think i need a rom with modem, csc, pda and bootloader separated

thanks
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] contramundi:
try to flash http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=37688128 or if you have a different model than 7105 do a google search for a pit file for that phone.

afterwards flash the stock rom for your model (att/tmobile/etc) the rom itself should contain everything you need.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 32dave:
Found a pit file i will upload it here but it is from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2376405 hope this helps
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] contramundi:
seeing as the motherboard is from AT&T should he still use the canadian PIT file?

(don't wanna sound like a noob, and don't have the slightest clue about how the hardware inside the phone actually works so i'm just trying to learn new stuff :P )
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 32dave:
I don't think it makes a difference as far as the pit goes
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickmatine:
just let you know i was able to flash a stock rom from at&T and the phone work well now

thanks to everybody:good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] warpcoil:
Is d-h.st down? I have been trying to download d-h.st/bCv and I can't seem to get anywhere. Would someone be so kind as to help me out please? :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] scinor:
Hi warpcoil,

Yes DevHost is down at the moment, just try later ;)

Br,
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] GuestK00380:
yes really i cant believe its down from todays morning

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] agbbah:
Well, I got my note 3 last night and the back is a small disappointment because almost all reviews mentioned it is like leather , but it only looks 60 % like leather.

I don't have a problem with plastic but this is just a not for future buyers. . Have a look at the device before buying...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dscline:
Did you get white?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SgtGoldy:
Same question. Black is suppose to feel like leather better than white for some reason. Hold out for someone on Etsy or a company to come out with real leather doors. It'll happen sooner or later.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] systoxity:
yes, color is relevant, some users report that black offers the most quality texture.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dscline:
Hmmm, this post suggests that he got black. That's surprising (and disappointing), most of the reviews I saw were favorable of the feel of the faux leather, at least the black ones.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] azhurvadal:
Guys, it's still plastic. Many previews mentioned it. Although they said that it's better than previous glossy plastic, but it's still thin plastic with leathered texture and stitching.

So don't get your hope too high or you will be disappointed.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] chefb:
*sigh*......real leather=damaged internals!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SgtGoldy:
Where do you get this idea from? Leather is insanely tough and can take a hit way better than plastic. Are you basing this assumption on experience or was it just a quick thought that ran through your head?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] chefb:
What ever ...good luck with your soft leather backed phone..lol
[Galaxy Note 3 General] grifter9931:
Maybe its supposed to be leather covered plastic backed battery cover?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SgtGoldy:
Who said it had to be soft leather? Look at motorcycle saddle bags made of leather. Thats some tough sh**. I've seen guys go down during rides and have their bags drug across the ground at 50+ mph. Besides scratches from the road rash it didn't even get through. There are different type of leather that range from soft to stiff.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] chefb:
Put that leather back over a gun metal door....OK!!!! But all alone....no bueno.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] eroracing:
Who cares..... I have seen multiple reviews that talk about the back and all I them mention the back is a textured plastic so why the surprise? I mean if it bothers you that much return the phone!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] shure2:
I played with an in store demo yesterday and the black back wasn't fooling me. It's ever so slightly softer than my Note 1 back but I was disappointed it wasn't less obvious it was plastic.

Still the design looks better than the Note 1 and 2 and the screen is decent, you have to be really picky to see the difference between that and the HTC One screen (I have great eyes too)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MohJee:
I have the black note 3. I can tell you for a fact the back cover is not leather. It's feels like plastic if you tap your fingernails on it. However it is a big improvement im both looks and feel over the glossy back covers.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] betoNL:
Gotta love these super useful threads, where OP starts the crap, then disappears, but tons of others, keep giving attention to it...... :laugh:

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] agbbah:
Samsung is bragging about the leather like back .. so i just wanted to point out what i thought about it. this a big reason for people to support their decision on buying the phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] XDA HellHound:
I checked out a demo..its like a plastic back.just looks different...and from a distance you woullnt even realise its supposed to look like leather
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Xerrus:
Leather is an insulator. Think about the adverse effects of what too much heat would do to the phone. First, the warmer the battery, the shorter it's life. Then, after a while of extreme heat build up you're inevitably going to start seeing hardware failures. Thus real leather snuggled up to the internals is probably not the best idea.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] chefb:
This ^^^^^^_^:good:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] forelli:
Well, I advise you to have a look at some Blackberry Bold phones and their legendary leather back cover...

f.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dscline:
Wow, a lot of idiotic replies here. Who said anything about expecting the back to be real leather?!? Plastic can have a wide range of textures, and many of the reviews suggested it was nicer, softer feeling and grippier than the previous backs. Many of the reviews praised how it felt, but there was also a report that different colors had different feels, which is where the interest in some clarification comes from.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] BarryH_GEG:
Agreed. From all the early hands-on reviews it was pretty clear the N3 would be built just like all Samsung's previous phones with a paper-thin back cover that attaches to the phone with tabs (the cover) and slots (the phone itself). If people thought just from looking at pretty pictures that a soft material (vinyl or leather) would work in that environment it was their own delusion. The plastic back cover of the N3 is the same as all Samsung's previous phones only this time it's not shiny and has had a texture and stitching molded in to it. What people are reporting now that it's out is exactly what I was expecting.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Hardcore73:
It has been reported a thousand times over that it's plastic with a Faux Leather type look. WTF haha.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
dont forget they "wear" leather suits to and slide down the road lol
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dscline:
It's also been reported "a thousand" times that the faux leather is soft and has a very nice feel to it, many reports have even said it feels like leather. So when someone says it feels like HARD plastic, of course some of us want some clarifications. There have been reports (like this one) that the feel is different for different colors. Note that he says the white model is plastic-y feeling, and the black is softer (around 0:49), so it'd be nice to know what color the OP has. I'd also be curious to know if his is branded. The carrier branded models have printing branded onto the back covers... if Samsung changed the feel based on color, there's always the possibility that it changes if there's branding (it might be easier or more durable to print on one type of plastic vs. the other). From a looks perspective, I much prefer the standard Samsung backs with the chrome logo vs. the carrier branded models with printing. If there's also a difference in feel to the colors, I'd like to know more about it, in case I order an extra back.

:rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] steveoidm:
I like the back and knew it was plastic rather than leather. The silver sides feel too cheap though, I never use a cover and would like it to feel a bit more solid.

All good though. Speedy phone with nice screen and decent battery life. I have even used both multi window and pen window in real life.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Xerrus:
You're quite right. But let's compare the power of the old leather-backed Blackberries with today's phones. There's no comparison. The micro processors in the old BlackBerry phones don't hold a candle to today's (nor did they need to at the time), let alone the amount of heat they'd throw off compared to today's "hand-warmers". Back in those days you could've wrapped that sucker in memory foam surrounded by duct tape and still not have had over heating issues.

Simply put, today's phones, and the materials required for heat dissipation, are not even comparable to what phones of 5+ years ago required.

On a related note, it feels weird thinking of phones one 5+ years as old. That makes ME feel really old :(
[Galaxy Note 3 General] agbbah:
My phone is a White factory unlocked Lte international version. It has the chrome samsung logo at the back and an Lte logo.

Some people whi held it said that it is like leather. But it only takes a few seconds to take your wallet out and compare the difference :cool: :cool:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] betoNL:
There are two main types of man-made leather: polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyurethane (PU). The first is made by adding plasticizers and dye to PVC, which make it more flexible and give it a natural color. The second is made by coating a fabric like cotton or polyester with a flexible polymer and then treating it to look more like animal hide.

In the case of the Gnote3, whatever material, its quantity and process is applied, the main goal is not to achieve the "leather-feel", but more like the "leather-look", without increasing weight (like it happens to metal based cases) and making it nevertheless, practically fingerprint proof.

It's in fact ingenious, and as a bonus, it makes the phone look cool keeping it light weighted.

Having that said, can we all move on?

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] ShadowLea:
All reviews? I don't know which one you read, but the SamMobile review posted directly after the announcement clearly stated it was plastic made to look like leather, not actual leather...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dscline:
Thanks for the feedback. I'll hold out hope that the black version still has a somewhat soft, grippy feel. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dscline:
Regardless, that doesn't stop people from putting today's phones inside all kinds of cases with poor thermal conductivity, with no issues. Something like this results in a plastic back (which itself isn't a good conductor of heat), with leather layered on top of that (and likely a small air pocket in between). People put thick rubber cases on top of the plastic backs, etc. These things likely have a fairly high thermal max, such that it's not really an issue unless you start modding and trying to overclock it to the max. Also, the back isn't the ONLY path for heat to dissipate.

On a related note, one of reviews for the Note 3 that I watched or read stated that the optional cases (like the flip wallet) were real leather, as opposed to the faux leather backs that come standard. I'm skeptical, but that's what they said.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jah:
But all the reviews at Berlin show said the back was plastic. No one said it was leather in any official announcement I have seen.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Ariozo:
Got both and the white one is/feel like100% plastic. And even if black is to, it feels a lot softer and nearly like leather compare to white. Two different types of materials on black and white. I like both tho..but maybe black feel little more premium in the hand tho.

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] grifter9931:
Many of the early "reviewers" have stated it felt like leather. Now maybe their personal version of how "leather feels to the touch" is different to many other folks descriptive feel of leather. But that what was being reported.

From what I have heard, it has a "pleatherly" feel to it, meaning it feels like really cheap leather.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] LuczOr:
My phones always go directly into one of these:

http://www.senacases.com/samsung-cases/galaxy-s-4/ultraslim/

So mine will feel like leather, because it will be!

Until I take it out of the case to use it, anyway...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dscline:
Now that mine is here, I don't think the reviews were wrong at all... at least the black version DOES have a nice, soft leatherish feel to it. I don't think those who ordered black will be disappointed at all. I had a phone years ago that had "soft touch" plastic (maybe have been the "Tilt"), and while I liked that feel, the N3's faux leather texture plus the "soft touch" surface really does give it a bit of a feel of leather. Obviously it's not padded, if that's what anyone was expecting, but it feels MUCH nicer than the hard plastic of my Note 1. :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Accessories] thor6577:
Opinions anyone? Saw it on amazon and was wondering if it looked cool to anyone else too.

http://www.amazon.com/Generation-De...=1380161865&sr=8-2&keywords=nexus+7+2013+dock
[Nexus 7 (2013) Accessories] lacrossev:
Judging by how little back there is, it looks like it might put a bit too much stress on the charging port for my liking. I had something like this for my OG Evo with more height in its back and the port went out fairly quickly from the thing using it as support
[Nexus 7 (2013) Accessories] cpam:
I have seen this on eBay months ago, there is reason they don't sell very well.

One was £9 with free delivery.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Accessories] mickliq:
I purchased some docks like this for our iPad Minis. They all broke at the dock connector very quickly, too much stress.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Accessories] Covart:
Or for under $30 get a wireless Qi charger. I use this one and works perfectly, even with my Poetic case on.

Yes Digi QI Wireless Charger; http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DY50GIE/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
[Nexus 7 (2013) Accessories] stanglifemike:
If it had some ports on the back for audio(3.5mm aux), HDMI, USB (for OTG functions), etc., then I would build some additional supports on to this dock to relieve the stress from the micro USB port. Without any additional ports on though, I don't see much of a use for this dock. I know everyone has an opinion and that's just mine, but a QI charger just makes a lot more since than this....

SwiftKey'ed from my '13 Nexus 7 FHD using XDA Premium HD
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] P.Mobile:
can someone help i have the sprint one and never had this problem.. she just got the phone 2 hours ago.. i wanted to show her about voice search and it wont talk back?? i went into settings and still nada
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] IceDragon59:
You have to have ringtone volume up. It doesn't rely on media volume. No vibrate or silent mode.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] P.Mobile:
nope still not working bro..?? odd
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] red rage:
Mime doesn't talk back like the commercials either . Any ideas ?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] cstrife999:
I noticed when I have poor data connection it doesn't always work...
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] gomorrah:
Google Now>Settings>Voice>Speech Output> Always speak. I believe it comes set to informative only.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] red rage:
Did that to . No go .

update it works but its not like a siri thing . i doesn't talk back for everything . ask it ... what is the weather gonna be tomorrow or how tall is brad pitt .
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] m4rk0358:
It does not talk back for every single thing you request. It's always been that way.