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[Note Edge General] ForumNinja:
Galaxy Note Edge First Look​

Hey all:)

Lets take a first look at the Galaxy Note Edge. With Samsung showing off its curved displays recently, they've now applied it to a Smartphone. It's a very interesting concept, the right edge of the screen wraps around the device, giving an extra strip of screen along the edge. This can be used for a multitude of things, from Email/SMS notifications to multimedia control and some application shortcuts. Samsung is also releasing a SDK for developers, this could prove to be a very sensible move, as at present 3rd party apps will not be able to make use of the extra screen real estate. Really looking forward to what our great developers can do with this:good::highfive:

The screen is the Note Edge's stand-out feature, as under the hood is essentially a Galaxy Note 4 with a slightly reduced battery capacity (3,000 mAh rather than 3,220 mAh) due to the screen restricting space. The display itself is a 1,600 x 2,560 pixels, 524ppi affair, so puts it right up with the best displays available at present. A breakdown of specifications for both devices can be found in the [SPECS]Galaxy Note Edge and [SPECS]Galaxy Note 4 threads.

I'm very keen to get hands on with this device, the curved display really appeals. We're yet to see if it will be taken up by app developers, but if it does it could prove to be a killer feature. For some, especially if left handed, the experience may not be a great one, as the strip will be on the wrong side of the device. Samsung has addressed this by hinting it may allow the screen orientation to be flipped, so as long as the home button being at the top is workable, the problem should be solved to an extent. Looking forward to members thoughts on this possible ground breaking design:good:​

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[HTC Sensation] Romansko:
EDIT: I've tried few things, long story short: it was a hardware failure. I took my friend's old sensation xe which was bricked also and because his phone was in bad shape, I took only the motherboard, JTAGed it, and the magic happened. Everything works.
[HTC Sensation] Romansko:
bump!
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
try with a different battery if you have

or charge the device without battery,sim and sdcard for 4-5 hours

put them back and try to switch on the device
[HTC Sensation] Romansko:
Thanks for advise, I'll try to charge without a battery.

I will report.

EDIT: It didn't help kind sir. I don't have another battery though.
[HTC Sensation] Romansko:
dead..

so I guess my device is dead.. probably some hardware fault?
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
probably yes:(
[Asus Transformer TF701] ZIGGYMEOW:
i used to have the floating apps button at the bottom of the screen with the menu, back etc keys.. have they been taken off now? is there a way to get them back? they are seriously useful for me personally.. calculator, notes, converter etc
[Asus Transformer TF701] blickley:
I believe Asus removed this when the released KitKat, so not a Cromi issue. Perhaps someone can suggest alternatives now that Asus killed it.
[Asus Transformer TF701] ZIGGYMEOW:
I see

That's a bit of a shame, i used that on a daily basis.. I guess an alternative would be ok, but i did like the easy access of where the button was situated. I guess i need to evolve as android does :p
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Asus removed it from 4.4.2.

I know some people like it but they have decided it is not part of their zenui moving forward.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] m111920:
While specs says: HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps, I get about 6mbps DL and 0.3mbps UL in speedtest app.

What's your speed, is there a way to tweak build.prop to get better speed? :confused:
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] Rihhan:
High speed mentioned in phone spec is the high speed phone can handle. But your service provider has another maximum speed limit. You can know it by contacting your service provider. I think your service provider has a slower maximum limit.
[General Questions and Answers] Marilyn10:
Is there any radio app for xperia neo v running 4.4.4 kitkat
[General Questions and Answers] TechMinerUK:
Try Spirit Radio: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mikersmicros.fm_unlock&hl=en
[LG Optimus G (International)] Vincester:
I have Europe Optimus G and last Android version 4.4.2 and i don't have 4G (LTE) option. I've made factory reset. On android version 4.1.2 I had 4G (LTE) option. I think that i did something in hidden menu 3845#*975#. How can I restore 4G (LTE) option on android 4.4.2??? Pelase help!!!
[LG Optimus G (International)] ag.kgb:
in build.prop change ro.telephony.default_network value to 13

save and reboot
[LG Optimus G (International)] Vincester:
I changed this to 13, but I can't choose else, only CDMA wtihout EvDo
[LG Optimus G (International)] ag.kgb:
Check if it's changed correctly.. For me with root explorer i have to edit twice

View attachment 2925438
[LG Optimus G (International)] Vincester:
Thanx, but can i have less choises (4G, 3G, 2G and Auto)?
[LG Optimus G (International)] ag.kgb:
Ehh now you want too much :P more choices is better?

Maybe to try with values 12.. 11...10...i don't know
[LG Optimus G (International)] greny:
I have the same issue with my E97520a and after I changed ro.telephony.default_network from 9 to 13 , I can choose all those options,but after exit the menu,only GSM/WCDMA still apears .

Also changing it to 11 still doesn't keep the setting.

Any other ideas ?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] apprentice:
Why do we have to endure weeks of waiting for the release of a new Samsung device when it has been announced? All those people at the unpacked event waving the Note 4 and Edge around on stage or within the experience stands make me jealous but also make me angry.

I never see why the phones/devices cannot be on the shelves within a week of an announcement for contract free purchases. I understand there might be negotiations with carriers but why stop those with the cash in their hands?

I also would love to know who decides on which country gets a certain device and when.

Samsung is particularly bad at this. They drag their heels with pricing, release dates and availability. Surely this can be all in place prior to their events.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] edem84:
It's not wrong, you're right!

Apple does very well :(
[Galaxy Note 4 General] chong67:
I know. How long does it take to mole the circuit board, etc?

Its potential for cash cow. People say Oct 5th for T-mobile. Thats 4 weeks too long.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] gtalum:
This is one thing Apple actually does very well. Release date generally follows announcement by less than 2 weeks. Pre-orders start just a few days after the announcement.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Rippley05:
It is very annoying. I wish they'd just wait to announce until they're closer to release. Who cares if it leaks during production? Samsung isn't as bad as LG tho, they are terrible.

This article is another reason why the wait is irritating. http://www.gsmarena.com/nvidia_files_a_patent_lawsuit_against_samsung_and_qualcomm-news-9564.php
[Galaxy Note 4 General] xManMythLegend:
Samsung is terrible at this. Apple has almost always released within earshot knowing the hypetrain is still there. By the time Note 4 arrives iPhone6 will be on shelves. Noone outside the geekworld is hyped about a Note 4. Even casuals know a new and bigger iPhone are coming. After the S5 dissaponting sales you'd think Samsung would pull out all stops.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] zergslayer69:
Shame, they could be taking advantage of the earlier announcement over apple but they're going to just let apple rake in the earlier pre orders.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] tft:
for one, it's pretty obvious they need time to produce hundreds of thousands of them first., on top of that, each carrier needs time to receive the units and to do their own testing and get samsung to load things on to them, firmware,modems,etc..

surely if they were available right after announced that would mean the device was already in productions many weeks prior and shipped/stocked at all retailers before hand.. this wouldn't make sense..

this is just standard on all electronic and if you ever bought any other piece of electronic in the past, you would have known this is normal practice to announce and then begin shipping out to retailers.

preorders are already open on the sprint website and have been for a couple days http://www.sprint.com/landings/samsung_note4/index.html?ECID=vanity:galaxynote4

blame the carrier if yours isn't available for preorder yet.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] apprentice:
Well I already stated that I understood why there was a delay for carrier testing but I am talking about those who wish to buy outright. And if Apple and HTC can get their stock out shortly after announcements then why can't Samsung? Saying this is normal practice does not make it acceptable.

The devices shown at the launch were not prototypes, the production process has already begun and could have been stepped up prior to the launch.

Also, it still does not answer the question on pricing, release dates and country availability (for carrier free devices) these things need to be finalised before launch or very shortly after. In my opinion it's all just a tactic to build up some sort of hype
[Galaxy Note 4 General] chong67:
Preorder is not the same thing. I only see registration for email alert. Same as T-mobile.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Aloupha:
I find it strange that Cellphone carriers do not even concentrate in advertizing for the release of the Note 4.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] zergslayer69:
This is why its nice not having carriers mess and install a bunch of bloat. I don't think carriers mess around with iPhones and install their software on it, so less time wasted on things you don't need or care about. Just get the product out and sell it.

Anyways, just poor planning really, a month is a long time in the tech world and consumer electronic hype wears off fairly fast when something else new and shiny comes out in between then.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] JasonJoel:
People love hyperbole I guess. If it is 'unacceptable' to you then buy an iPhone or HTC product.

Samsung can release its phone any dang time they feel like it - that's their business. If you don't like it, you can not buy it - that's your business.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] apprentice:
Well duh.. Thanks for explaining that, I feel so enlightened now.

My point of this post is for debate as to why it happens. We the consumers are entitled to complain. I am looking for logical answers not "If you don't like it buy something else" it's not bringing much to the table.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] barondebxl:
Thats why i am getting the Iphone 6 over the Note 4, it'll be available sooner and i need a high end phone bad. Good thing is ill be able to sell the iphone 6 at a great price and pick up the note 4 when its out.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] JasonJoel:
There is no answer other than that is how samsung chooses to do it.

Could they hold the announcement closer to the physical release? Yes, of course they could. They just prefer to do it this way, for whatever marketing reason.

If the marketing people thought it was strategic to announce closer to physical release, they would. But clearly they don't.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RaptorMD:
If Samsung "should" copy something apple does, its their method of announcing and SHIPPING a product very quickly post launch. That is their only major issue. Why allow other OEM's to get product out the door and lose sales and yes they do lose sales and now that apple is going big and bigger on their phones next week with a launch before the Note 4 hits stores that is a big deal and some would be Note 4 buyers will get a 5.5" iphone instead, (dumb move, but it's their choice).

I fully agree with the OP and carriers are very likely the issue. Negotiations would likely have been done already, in the US anyways its likely more about last minute bloatware and who has a "bigger" tower than anything else.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Jfree3000:
I blame Verizon, for everything lol.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] cinnaC2C:
Apple has more control over the carriers.

Apple has more control over the carriers and the supply chain, that is why their rollouts are quicker.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] aulwes:
iPhone 6 on the 19th

I thought this thread would be exploding with comments about how Apple can do it in less than 2 weeks.

Anything over 30 days is crazy. The battery life on my Note 2 fading away, I've been eligible for an upgrade for months.

Now that I know the specifics of the Note 4 it has given my a chance to look at other phones S5, G3, M8 or wait for Nexus X.

The longer I wait the less likely that I'll make an 'impulse buy' I'm still excited about the Note 4 but I'm weighting the cost vs features.

What's up with the pre order pages on Samsung.com and Sprint.com? Did I actually pretty order or was it just an email notification? I didn't even receive an email confirmation.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] xManMythLegend:
We're too busy laughing at Apple for there 3 year old features updates.

But yes Apple is superb with release dates. Keynote the 9th and now a 10day countdown for the fans.

Samsung a week later still no Fn clue when the hunk of organics is being launched. Ugh.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] mchief298:
I agree. It's just wasteful to taunt the consumers with this, then tell us we have to wait at least a month to purchase.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RandyKaoss:
In "retail land" the generally accepted buzz window is 6 weeks after the original announcement. Very few people who have their heart set on a Note 4 will pick the iPhone 6 Plus instead.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] chong67:
Do you know if Samsung will extort us to release a few phones?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] radicalisto:
It's a PR thing, to create a buzz.. Samsung and a lot of other firms failed where Apple succeeded.. People queuing up overnight for a device on release day and the days before... then the out of stock for "X months" at a time. Only the Nexus line has achieved the sell out and being unable to get hold of a device in recent years as well as Apple have done.

It all adds to the hype of getting their product out with good marketing and people's mouths watering really.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Amd4life:
I have to agree Samsung made a huge blunder with the release date. Samsung fans will still go note4 for the most part, but if they were able to get the phone in peoples hands, more reviews before the iphone6 came out, samsung could have easily grabbed more market share.

As it stands now, the moderate tempted consumer will have a full two weeks to spend on apple gear once the interest needle jumps on release date.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] xManMythLegend:
Yeah hype is worthless if your product is in warehouses. Apple may sell out but those rabid fans get their phone. If Samsung released a limited quantity soon after then "restocked" a month later itd make way more sense.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] wase4711:
Do you guys have any idea how long it takes to make a few million phones to ship?

Its not like they can tell production to make 5 million handsets this week, so they can ship them out ASAP

Apple, with its closed ecosystem, has alot more control over production lead times than other phone manufacturers, so their lead times are alot shorter; plus, they dont have to worry about making washers and dryers, televisions, refrigerators, and all the other stuff Samsung makes..

I bet the "edge" phone takes a couple of months before there are large quantities of those to sell, since its got some unique manufacturing issues to build it..
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RCJ89:
I think peoples main concern is - we know it takes a while to build the phones so why not announce the phone closer to release date.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] wase4711:
well, they wanted to try and get over on the IBone announcement, so they did their little dog and pony show earlier than they probably wanted to..

maybe they will shorten the wait time a little, but not expecting that to happen..
[Galaxy Note 4 General] sweetboy02125:
F...king marketing Samsung team....grrrr. I'm mad every time after the Introduction. ;). Oh I'm going to jump of the Golden Gate
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RaptorMD:
While I don't know how long it takes to make and ship 5 million phones, but I suspect apple could tell you since they made what 10-15 million ready to ship. This is NOT Samsungs first rodeo, not their first phone and the Galaxy S5 was the another lackluster seller, they needed to get the Note 4 out the door, in customers hands and selling NOW, not a month or more from now.

What is comes down to is in the US anyways Apple controls the carriers and I bet they have agreed upon blackout windows where they get preferential treatment. It wouldn't hurt them all that much to yank Verizon out of the product line, customers would simply move to another carrier so they tow the line and shut up.

---------- Post added at 09:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:41 PM ----------

Perhaps JK Shin should be fired for his inability to execute on the plan. Announcing a device and waiting 30 days was acceptable 2-3 years ago, today its not. People have a short attention span, they buy the next shinny object in front of them and now there are two shiny new objects available 1-2 weeks ahead of the Note 4.

Perhaps what Samsung needs to do is make a Note 4 an Note 4+ one that is 5" and one that is 5.7" that way they can kick apple in the fruit basket and really show them whose boss. Oh and up the internal storage already to 64GB and just call it a day.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] chong67:
Samsung make screen panels. They make their own electronics too. Its not like Apple that has to outsource. Its no excuse to wait 5 weeks for Samsung! I am dying for it bc nobody make this screen with s-pen. Otherwise I would look elsewhere.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] wase4711:
here again, I think because Samsung makes alot more revenue from TV/Dishwashers/refrigerators/washers-dryers, and all the rest of it, mobile phones don't get their full and undivided attention the way a mobile phone roll out at Apple does..

sure, they could have "assumed" they will sell 10 million phones the first month or so, and could have built inventory in July and August.

but thats not how they do it.

They dont announce a new line of televisions, and start shipping them in a week or 2.

They announce at CES in February,and, you can start buying them in stores in May or June.

I think that is the business model they operate by, and, its not likely they will change it..
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RaptorMD:
Considering Samsung is discontinuing laptop computers and focusing full on with mobile and tablets that tells us something about where they see revenue going to not away from.

This is just typical Samsung, I am surprised they didn't launch it in S.Korea on the 4th and then everywhere else a month later and make us wait. Their arrogance is going to bite them in the arse this time, Apple will get the initial sales of 5.5" phones but will they actually break down the numbers as they NEVER DO and tell us how many of each model were sold in the first week. They haven't, they won't and never will so I suspect they will try and claim they are taking a victory lap but I think those who want a phablet on the iOS side already have an ipad mini.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] xManMythLegend:
Agreed. If anyone else had wacom pen phablets I would be less concerned. For all its innovation and pushing envelopes they simply never nail it. Galaxy Gear being fully capable of receiving 3rd party notifications , and compatible with older Samsung phones yet having those features OFF to push chaton and its native email and Note 3 sales cost them dearly.

They seem terrified to have a full blown awesome product launch.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Johny Jackson:
Americans and other people from G7 big and wealthy nations may not understand this...

But kindly samsung supply their products in 120 countries at the same time.

And samsung should consider local carriers' profit as well as consumers in the world.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] sometimesido:
Dear Samsung,

You suck at keeping the momentum til preorder date. My coworkers are ordering 6+ today instead of waiting another month. I need you to do a better job. How about spending couple million less in advertising like your poorly executed "genius" video, and instead spend the money to get us the product faster?

Signed,

The would be Note 4 owner
[Galaxy Note 4 General] chong67:
This!

But they dont care. :(
[Galaxy Note 4 General] wase4711:
alright, no more whining on how long its gonna take to get a note 4..

http://mashable.com/2014/09/12/iphone-6-pre-order-launch/
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Rippley05:
Ehh. Ok?

This is how it is with Apple, they sell out fast then take weeks to re-stock. This doesn't mean all pre-orders are going to take 4 weeks, because my mom (yes, she's a ninja) is picking her gold iphone 6+ up Tuesday. This type of thing is why Apple still comes out on top of the smartphone world. Marketing, fast/successful launches and a pretty legit update schedule. I can't stand IOS because it is BORING, but I can't deny the things they do well.

Samsung failed here, but I'll still wait it out. I just won't be thrilled about it.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] wase4711:
yeah, hopefully Samsung will "under promise" and "over deliver" and make the note 4 available a little earlier than first announced..
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RaptorMD:
And yet we still have no idea how many 6+'s they made, in what capacities they were made in and what actually sold out. We will never know the true numbers of 6 vs 6+ since apple will never disclose only the total number sold.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] fuse31:
yes it is aggravating

One thing that i don't know is. Is it Samsung not releasing the device yet or is it the carriers fault? I just visited Samsung's website for fun i thought hey lets see if i could register a galaxy note 4. So i clicked on register a device and selected cell phones, then selected AT&T for the carrier and surenough the at&t model is listed SM-N910A in black or white so i clicked the white version and i could have clicked and finished the registration process even though att has not released the note 4 yet. So that makes me wonder if Samsung has already turned the device loose and is leaving it up the the carriers to set the price and they are just not releasing it yet just trying to make too big of a deal with the iPhone 6?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jasonleb1:
As far as I'm concerned, if you're not ready to announce the price and release date, you're not ready to announce the phone at all. As "eugh"-inducing as Apple is, at least they've always told you when and for how much you'll be able to pick up the next iPhone, not to mention its been within a couple weeks of the announcement for years now.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] force70:
I don't like the announce and relase 30 days later more then anyone else but I highly doubt thats going to hurt sales in regards to the iphones earlier releases.

People who buy note series devices arent the type to buy iphones...totally diff class of device.

Plus why the hell would anyone want an iphone anyway lol?

sent from my Note 3, Note 2 or One X+