[Galaxy Note II General] AcostaJA:
A year ago I was Happy and amazed by my new Galaxy Note 2, S-Pen, split screen multitasking, etc by far the most advanced phone on the earth.

Then things never been so happy, while S-Pen still one of the most useful features exclusives to the Note series, other features lacked same shine :

Split Screen Multitasking: just few apps support it, most due restriction on the device (requiring to root it to enable apps that actually works on SSMT but lack the manifest), other features as the Note taking related, calendar and Contact address book tries to go away from Google (I'm not aware samsung using its own contact service until I moved to another android and advert no new contact on Google since I on the note 2).

Note apps also are not intended to sync with Google notes neither Google Keep, leaving me with another propertary platform hostile to Apple and other Android device regarding data user sharing.

Same with the integrated Web browser, samsung moved away chrome, leaving my bookmarks on my desktop orphan.

OK many things that can be solved thru 3d parte solutions most free, other just need a few research, others simple had no solution (migrate s-notes to keep).

Btw Samsung insist to kidnap Android personality with its infamous TouchWiz, real crapware most experienced users swap for lightest launchers, dismiss some features (as the smart pages) are good ideas, nothing like personalize your way your device. But here they is also a little hostility from Samsung because some widgets aren't available to other launchers compromising the freedom to personalize if you hate crapwiz you can change it by a price... But why samsung don't like you to change crapwiz? Maybe they want to offer you other os with same interface w/o being you aware not an android.

And then comes the update nightmare, seems evudent samsung bets high on device obsolescence, delaying updates or deny to some devices (as was the Galaxy S1 denied upgrade to ICS, while the Nexus one - same hw chip by chip- was updated by Google to ICS). It's a year from Android 4.1.2 and we still stuck, and seems better ti stay on 4.1.2 given some nightmares from bugs upgrading).

Sammy use to sell good the best hardware nowadays, but they compromise seems with the account department not the user community, notwithstanding the warranty this warranty is only on defects not on compromise with the user, far far away the Apple experience - another I hate on different reasoning- on Apple a 2yr old is updated to the last os ASAP it's released and sharing data with platforms like Google notes and contacts is transparent to the user, and while Apple also bid high on device obsolescence, they just don't ditch you ASAP the warranty is dead.

And finally don't worth to upgrade, Knox it's an mess more than a guard, and samsung discovered how you can hate they more: kidnapping your device property disabling activation across markets, trying to keep away the gray market that allow cheaper unlocked device across the world (also 4G bands are kidnapped, the radios are capable for 9 4G bands but the firmware only enable sets of its to reduce market compatibility, forcing you ti purchase devices in your market and forgiving you travel).

I Considered to upgrade to a Note 3,but has no case the note 3 may receive android 4.4 Kitsap on April, another update may be delayed until note 4 market presence is enough to dismiss giving another day to the (still young) note 3.

Bye bye Sammy, Sony or LG will provide me my next Android.