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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
I see but thanks anyway i wasn't aware of this!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PatienceWithin:
But can the N900 read base that At&t run for their LTE?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maktama:
n900 exynos doesn't support 4g LTE, hardware issue.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
dont worry about the ram difference....they both have 3GB...its how each of the 2 versions reserves certain amounts for the gpu & other systems processes....(not sure of the EXACT things that do this....but i read it here in xda while deciding on the note 3 version myself).... but in my opinion i would suggest you go for the n9005....its a little better in terms of performance...as far as battery is concerned the snapdragon is better as my cousin owns a octa version & mine does considerably better....it has LTE & it has 4k video recording & playback support...something the octa version doesnt....so that means the n9005 is a bit more futureproof than the 9000 PLUS the n9005 has a more active developer support....
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesmuking5:
N900 is Exynos Variant which means the processor is developed by Samsung. The N9005 is Snapdragon Variant which means the processor is developed by Qualcomm. Overall I would prefer the Snapdragon 800 Variant as performance is much more excellent than Samsung's own Exynos.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
The last line can be a deal breaker in favor of N9005 as it would be very difficult for me to go for the variant which has considerably less developer support.......so as of now i am leaning towards N9005!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Btw i read somewhere that Samsung might release a patch which will enable all the 8 cores on N9000......is this true can anyone please confirm this?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aydc:
Most Exynos users including me are suffering from poor battery life. N9005 users seem to enjoy 9 hours of screen on time, while me and some other N900 users get 4-5 hours maximum. So I'd say go with N9005.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
And i thought that due to those 4 power saving A7 cores N9000 will have the better battery life lol...........thanks mate for telling me about battery life coz this is one of the primary things which i look for when choosing a smartphone..!!!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruchirtrehan:
On my personal usage I had both snapdragon and exynos and eventually end up with keeping exynos for myself and gave snapdragon to my sis as exynos felt a bit snappier overall to me but in few games snapdragon had a slight advantage but the exynos was no less in some games exynos was better, and yes battery sucks with latest firmware update was excellent before so you can expect battery to be fixed with updates and if you have LTE in your country go with snapdragon, exynos makes no sense if you got LTE in your region and better development also goes to snapdragon, also today Samsung might announce something about their exynos processor [MENTION=422631]Ces[/MENTION] and my guess is they will release the hmp which enables all 8 cores, though nothing sure keep an eye, so decide what you need, but in terms of performance pick either of them you wouldn't regret ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
sorry but the HMP patch to run all 8cores have been scraped a while back...so performance wise snapdragon is better...plus i have 2 exynos variants of samsung products at home...an s4 octa & a note 3 octa....dont know the reason why...but they started to bog down after a few weeks of usage....there arent many apps installed on either device, both rooted by me & debloated & running almost the same setup as my n9005...but mine is still as snappy as it was the day i got it :/ ....the current 5410 & 20 were experiments if you ask me.... i'd say the n9005 is the nobrainer choice when buying note 3
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] denski101:
The devil's advocate

I'm surprised No one's mentioned how hot the snapdragon version gets under stress! I've never had a handheld device get so hot! No exaggeration, I sometimes worry if I should stop what im doing to allow the phone to cool. My friends exynos note 2 doesnt even get warm. I can attest to the battery life, atm I get 10hrs screen on time which includes reading rss feeds, music and light to medium web browsing. I was always under the impression the exynos version was better on battery, but some users seem to suggest otherwise. I bought the n9005 instead of n9000 because: 1. It was cheaper in my region.

2. To use LTE.

I dont regret buying the snapdragon version, but the performance difference between the two is negligible and the heat

issue really bothers me, so i must vote for the exynos, providing that the battery life isnt noticeably worse.

oh one more thing.. 3g+ is still quite fast and 4g lte is a battery hog, though the speeds are impressive.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruchirtrehan:
Go and have a look@SamsungExynos on Twitter, and you'll find something as #UnlockExynos which as assumed can be related to HMP, also if there's no HMP I wouldn't really care, I find the 5420 still great, and yeah galaxy s4 5410 that was a serious fail, I threw it out in 2 days of usage coz that 5410 processor was such a bullshi* but that isn't the case with 5420 but still it's own preference and way to think which is good or bad.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_and_note_3_wont_get_true_octacore_update-news-6908.php there mate....that unlockexynos thing that you speak of is probably the processor teaser for S5 which could be 64bit processor.....& S4 octa processor is the absolute pits.....the note 3's octa is a slight improvement...but i would still say the snapdragon is a better overall package....& thus a slightly better choice

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sorry mate...but you may have gotten a faulty unit...as my snapdragon barely ever gets hot.....i played real racing 3, gt racing 2 & asphalt 8 nonstop with 100% battery until i drained it to 0% & the phone barely got warm....& as for battery life.....the snapdragon is quite a bit ahead of the exynos...i have 1 in the house so i can tell....also the performance difference may be negligible but its still visible...atleast to me
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruchirtrehan:
I have read that a long back and no one officially knows if HMP will be there or not, s4 cant get HMP it's confirmed coz exynos 5410 does not support HMP software wise or hardware whereas exynos 5420 does support it from both software and hardware, yes heat defi is an issue but there's a new widcon technology for the same, again I am not saying I am sure if HMP will be there, but it's nothing wrong to wait for 2-3 days more for it to see as no one knows what #UnlockExynos actually is and yeah snapdragon is great there's nothing wrong to choose either of them. ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Okay i'll wait till 15th January but after that i'll go for N9005 as most of the people are in it's favor and secondly and infact most importantly the thing which is going to play a vital part in my decision making is the developer support and in that department N9005 is considerably ahead than N9000..!!!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
On a side note what do you guys think which color should i go for Black or White......i m pretty sure some people are using Black and some are using White Note 3......so i m curious to know which color looks better and which color feels better(i mean which back gives the feel close to leather).
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
that is totally subjective :D ...to me the black feels a bit more like leather & looks a lil bttr :cool: ....so in this case to each his own :D on a side note....Exynos drivers are never released to the devs as far as i am aware so its hard to mod these properly whereas qualcomm drivers are readily available...so thats another thing to keep in mind
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Yeah you are right i read it somewhere about the drivers so yeah as of now i am heading towards N9005 thanks to you and others whose opinions really helped to make my decision btw as you are using N9005 allow me to ask you one more question and that is regarding audio quality most of the people are of the opinion that the audio DAC in qualcomm chips sucks and therefore the audio quality is never any good on Snapdragon powered smartphones where as Exynos version of Note 3 comes with Wolfson DAC(or Yamaha one)which provide way better audio quality compared to Snapdragon 800 powered Note 3.......so can you please tell how is the audio quality on your Note 3?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
This ^ :good:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
the best way i can describe the n9005's audio is Stellar!!! as i said before i have a n9000 at home....there is no difference at all.....the difference existed in the older models like the note 2 & s3...at that time qualcomm didnt really give a damn about audio....thats not true anymore....they stepped up their game since the Snapdragon S4 Pro.....anyone who owned a Z can understand....& the Snapdragon 800 is now trully amazing....if you need further clarification i can provide a link to a very reputed audio site where they were testing n9005 audio quality.....i know exactly how you feel...i also buy phones with their audio quality in mind...as i dont like to carry a 100 things in my pocket...1 device to rule them all :P :P
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Thanks once again buddy for clarifying btw wouldn't mind if you provide me that link.....would love to clear my doubt(though 90% of it has been cleared after your answer).
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
The audio is OK tbh, not amazing, but saying that I came from an HTC One which has outstanding audio... People have reported the N9005 to be very quiet, I haven't found that, it's quieter than my HTC yes, but it's loud enough for what I want.

The Exynos has a better audio chip in it if you were to believe some people though. -- Best advice, hands on with both and test them :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
its the next best thing to a htc one..... one is the boss :D ....yea i dont find the volume lacking either...but if someone does...they can simply flash the volume hack :D

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http://www.head-fi.org/t/678952/samsung-galaxy-note-3-24-bit-192khz/90 here you go
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
I would have loved to test both versions before buying but that's not possible atleast in my country on a side note if you or anyone else who has used Xperia Z(coz this is the phone i am using right now) can tell is the audio quality better(N9005) than Xperia Z coz frankly speaking i am not satisfied with Xperia Z's audio quality mainly due to average loudness and therefore i have to carry ipod with me almost all the time!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Thanks for the link!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ione2380:
I find the audio quality very good but the loudness is a disappointment for me. My mother's htc desire 500 with beats audio is like 3 times louder then my n9005. But all the rest including battery life is very impressive at this phone. ?

Sent from Note 3 SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
That's disappointing and what about N9000 is it any better than N9005 or the audio quality is same no matter which version of Note 3 it is?.....plz someone using N9000

confirm this.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ione2380:
Don't get me wrong. The audio quality is very very good but just to damn quiet for my taste!

Sent from Note 3 SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Yeah that quietness is my problem with Xperia Z as well other wise the quality on Xperia Z is very good that's why i am pretty disappointed after hearing about average loudness in Note 3........i don't want to buy a smartphone with average loudness again!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ione2380:
This is the only thing i hate about this phone. But i live in EU and we have a low here that forces manufacturers to limit devices volume so maybe that is the problem, so you should realy hear one yourself before u make a decision.

Sent from Note 3 SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Unfortunately that's the problem as i cannot do that until and unless i buy it(atleast in my country there is no such option to check or test it before buying)..!!!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
you have a Xperia Z but you didnt install Zeroinfinity's sound mod? :eek: :eek: i find that a bit odd tbh....with that mod...my Z became really good & with immense loudness without any interference.... & anyone who has volume issues with the n9005 please flash the volume mod in the Android Development Section....fixes that issue right up
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ione2380:
One thing i know for sure: if you flash cyanogen mod on a samsung phone, the sound will be much, much louder! But it isn't out yet for note 3! :(

Sent from Note 3 SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
Umm it is, I have it right now... there are a couple of builds on XDA currently ProBAM, temasek, pong's build, BAM and LiquidSmooth.... Vanir build has a link also..
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
cyanogenmod for this phone, from my perspective, isnt very helpful because lets be honest....cyanogen is really stripped out back to basics android.... which is all great & i love it...but you also lose those samsung baked goodies like the spen functions & my usage with cm before alwaz yeilded a very limited camera control... like i said twice already if just for volume....you are better off flashing that volume hack....otherwise i would only flash a cm mod when a kernel is released that will support dual boot... the way i used to back in my S3 days...a tw based rom as primary & a cm rom as 2nd...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Yeah you are absolutely right all the S pen features cannot be used in Cyanogen rom and without those features there is exactly no point in spending money on Note 3.........btw what is sound hack can you point me to that thread?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ione2380:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2470890

Sent from Note 3 SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
here it is http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2470890 ...do be warned that you have to trip KNOX to install the custom recovery...& that means bye bye warranty from samsung....since i dont have any warranty to be worried about...i just went ahead with it...with a ton of assistance from radicalisto :good: btw [MENTION=5544531]radicalisto[/MENTION] thanks for uploading the civz kernel :D been trying to get it for a while but the server was down
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Yeah i know that and frankly speaking this is the worst thing Samsung has done in years.........well of course i am also not going to get any warranty if i go for N9005 as it is not the variant that has been officially launched in my country though i'll get 12 months warranty if i go with N9000!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Btw have you personally tried out this sound hack?

If yes then plz tell me how much has the sound improved after flashing this hack?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
yea i do use it myself as i need a bit more output when i connect it to my big speakers & shake the house down :p :p ....& yea its the same in my country...i would have gotten warranty too if i bought the n9000 but the it costs almost double & i had absolutely no interest in getting the octa 1 after experiencing the s4...so i bought the n9005 instead...saved a ton more cash...& as it was proven later on...with my cousin's n9000...i definately wound up with the better 1 :D :D :D

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i'll also give you a piece of advice when buying the note 3....i read here in xda that there are a couple of defects on certain phones...so based on all that was discovered...i made a list of things to look out for before actually paying the money

my checklist was

1 ( this is my personal point nothing to do with any facts or nothing) see where it was made...i always go for the korean ones

2 make sure you dont get one with the wobbly home button

3 make sure its unbranded(my brother bought a n9005 but he unfortunately wound up with the SFR carier branded n9005) just make sure that there are no bootanimation other than samsung's 1s

4 a colour saturation check as i read that certain panels have defects(*#0*# & check the colours) i read that red was a particular 1 not 100% sure

if the purchasing system is the same for you as it was for me...aka you have till they turn on the phone to back out...make sure to atleast check the wobbly home button thing
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
I have noted down your points and will obviously remember them before letting out cash out of my pocket especially that wobbly home button thing(i have checked that on youtube and looks like it's quite common).

I am a bit surprised that in your country N9000 is more expensive than N9005 coz here in my country it's opposite btw if you don't mind can you tell me the price you payed for Note 3?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
you got me wrong mate in terms of the n9000 price....you see the octa is expensive from the samsung showroom with the warranty....but if we bought the octa from where i got my n9005 then its cheaper than the showroom price....& cheaper than the n9005 ..... by my currency i paid 53k for my n9005, from this same shop the n9000 costs 48k & the showroom price for the n9000 is 70k
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ione2380:
Also, you should know that superamoled panels used in note 3 and galaxy s4 are of new tehnology and are having problems with ghosting and smearing.

Sent from Note 3 SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Oh i see yeah it's the same case here the N9000 cost 64000 pkr and N9005 68000 pkr.......where as the showroom price for N9000 is 72000 pkr!

Btw the price you told me is in your local currency(Taka) or PKR? coz if it's in PKR then it's much cheaper in Bangladesh than Pakistan and also tell me when did u buy your Note 3?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
I see but what would be the best way to check the display so that i do not end with such faulty panel.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
in taka & bought before Christmas
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Delete please!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ione2380:
It is not faulty! ALL of note 3 and s4 have it! But it is worse on the s4. Bit it's not noticeble if you use an app like screen adjuster or if you keep brightness in high

Sent from Note 3 SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Thanks for that and looks like i won't see it as i have always cranked the brightness to the maximum on all my previous smartphones(i hate automatic brightness on Android phones).
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
honestly this ghosting thing isnt any kind of a major problem....infact..i hardly ever notice it....what i meant by checking the panels is that some panels have colour degradation problem or something in that line.... the ghosting & smearing is, in my point of view, a non issue
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
I never tinkered with nor rooted my Xperia Z coz i was a bit busy during that time due to some personal issues and had to live my life without XDA for that period but i promise you the day i buy Note 3 i will be as active on XDA as i was during my Xperia X10 and HTC Sensation days!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Can you tell how to spot color degradation issues?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
cant seem to find that thread in Generals... :( but as far as i remember keep an eye out for dead pixels & make sure to check out the colour grey...there was something to do with red as well but i just cant seem to remember...sorry :(

ahhhh you are in luck my man... found it

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2463786

i think this is where i got the determination to seek korean made note 3's :p although when i bought my s3 a while back... i was adamant of getting a korean made 1 as well :p
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ione2380:
My note 3 is made in vietnam and doesn't have that problem.

Sent from Note 3 SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SK_007:
Can't thank you enough........you are the man thanks once again for helping me out!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linx1287:
didnt exactly say every note 3 made in vietnam now did it? ;)

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no worries man...shifting to a new device always brings about tons of questions....i was in your place not too long ago myself so i can relate...besides its a big investment...so good luck
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orb360:
So tasker isn't updating location properly.

I have it using "net" for location and location mode is set to "battery saving"

Upon phone restart this works...

Until I change mode to "high power" for navigation, etc...

After toggling location mode tasker will cease updating location until I reboot the phone.

Even after going back to battery saver... google maps location works... but tasker refuses to change.

Anyone else having issues like this? what gives?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ykphuah:
I have used location triggers from Tasker but never the "location" in Tasker.

If you want a low battery location trigger, use the State->Cell Near instead.

If you are ok with slightly higher battery usage with higher accuracy and got USD1 to spare, try the AutoLocation plugin that uses GeoFences.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orb360:
It works great for weeks at a time... until I change my location mode from "battery saving" to "high power" (and later back to "battery saving")

Only after I change location modes does it stop working until a reboot (even force close and restart won't fix the issue)

Anyway, I'd rather not install AutoLocation... it seems like it does the same thing the location profile does in tasker...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ykphuah:
It definitely doesn't, if you are up for it, you can read up about Android Geofences, it is a new thing by Google and supposedly save more battery compared to previous methods of location detection.

Its sad that Tasker doesn't include this by default internally though.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eyalkn:
I am also trying to do the same profile but I am using disconnect from work wifi as the trigger. Can you please share how did you create the action to change the location mode because I can't seem to find it in tasker.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kgeissler:
I think it has to do with LTE. I wound up using cell tower location within Tasker instead and that works fine.
[General Questions and Answers] Elizaldy:
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