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No!!!
Because i have a N97 now, i guess in a few days i'll be happy with my SGS2
So far yes.
Yes, absolutely. I can see this potentially breaking my record for longest-owned phone.
As long as the gps is good, and doesn't cut out mid-journey (****ty DHD), it'll be perfect.
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Definitely. Coming from the hero I am struggling to cope with the speed of this thing! It surprises me every time I launch an app! Touch wiz lasted about an hour before I tried to change the dock and it wouldn't let me. Golauncher ruins like a dream.
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I would pick first option but i don't have the phone yet
absolutely love it and i can yet think of a thing i'm not happy about. i feel sorry for my old desire which looks bulky and slow compare to this..=)
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Definitely. Coming from the hero I am struggling to cope with the speed of this thing! It surprises me every time I launch an app! Touch wiz lasted about an hour before I tried to change the dock and it wouldn't let me. Golauncher ruins like a dream.
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Open the app drawer, then press menu and choose edit. Now you can longpress the dock icons, widget style, then drag them to the app drawer. You can put whatever you want in the dock, although I believe only 3 apps (because the drawer needs an icon)
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TouchWiz lasted about an hour for me too. It was actually the same problem that made me download ADW but even though I worked out how to do it, there's no reason to stick with it. The app drawer was such a mess, 6 pages of unsorted crap and no apparent way to sort alphabetically. I'm hearing more and more about Golauncher, I must try it.
if any one dares to say not happy, you better have a very very good reason why
AllGamer said:
if any one dares to say not happy, you better have a very very good reason why
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Phone doesn't make coffee.
9mmpistol said:
Definitely. Coming from the hero I am struggling to cope with the speed of this thing! It surprises me every time I launch an app! Touch wiz lasted about an hour before I tried to change the dock and it wouldn't let me. Golauncher ruins like a dream.
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Same here, my Hero is heading for Fleabay!!!
THIS PHONE IS AMAZING, and i actually really like Touchwiz, and as there was an app drawer sorter for the SGS, i'm sure one will come for this!
Might switch to ADW like i had on my Hero, especially with all that screen real estate, i can fit 6 rows on the home screen!!
Dickie
3 questions from a future potential buyer:
1 - Does this finally have a Notification LED? (or do we have to use another backlight hack?)
2 - Does the phone get warm/hot during browsing especially with whites backgrounds? (Any temperature posts would be extremely welcomed, since this was an annoying issue with my Galaxy S)
3 - Does the phone feel too big? (length wise)
^ I always felt 4' was the sweet spot for phones. Your thoughts?
TIA!...
ccrows said:
3 questions from a future potential buyer:
1 - Does this finally have a Notification LED? (or do we have to use another backlight hack?)
2 - Does the phone get warm/hot during browsing especially with whites backgrounds? (Any temperature posts would be extremely welcomed, since this was an annoying issue with my Galaxy S)
3 - Does the phone feel too big? (length wise)
^ I always felt 4' was the sweet spot for phones. Your thoughts?
TIA!...
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Pretty much what I was wondering. Just sold my Cappy for $500 and was looking for the next beast of a phone. Since the Atrix is uh.."limited", the sensation not out as yet, I guess the SGS 2 is probably my best bet, but a few questions, Im in Canada and:
1. Would it work on Rogers?
2. Am I even able to get it over here? 2a. And how?
How do people have the phone, it hasn't even come out?
It has come out in the UK hasn't it?
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It has come out in the UK hasn't it?
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yes indeed
im not happy, i hate it.
Every freeken time i take out my phone some one wants to play with it.
and all these iphone 4 users keep getting dribble over my fone from salivating over its speed and flash support.
Owe and the worst thing some looser called steve jobs keeps emailing me asking if he could borrow it.
I should have kept my iphone 4 no one batters and eye.
Owe well the hassle continue.
LOL jokes im still waiting but i expect it to be like that.
If Engadget Guys (Fanboys) changed their view about android after SGS2, I am sure your mates will love it too. Its a race now.. Apple need to come up with something very unique to overcome Android.
NIK516 said:
im not happy, i hate it.
Every freeken time i take out my phone some one wants to play with it.
and all these iphone 4 users keep getting dribble over my fone from salivating over its speed and flash support.
Owe and the worst thing some looser called steve jobs keeps emailing me asking if he could borrow it.
I should have kept my iphone 4 no one batters and eye.
Owe well the hassle continue.
LOL jokes im still waiting but i expect it to be like that.
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ccrows said:
3 questions from a future potential buyer:
1 - Does this finally have a Notification LED? (or do we have to use another backlight hack?)
2 - Does the phone get warm/hot during browsing especially with whites backgrounds? (Any temperature posts would be extremely welcomed, since this was an annoying issue with my Galaxy S)
3 - Does the phone feel too big? (length wise)
^ I always felt 4' was the sweet spot for phones. Your thoughts?
TIA!...
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1. No
2. Not noticably
3. It's not comfortable for long phone calls (as I discovered last night), but for general usage it's about the right size for me. Despite it's gargantuan scree it is so svelte and quite ergomical, so it doesn't feel ridiculous in the hand.
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Hey guys! First post here and first Android (Atrix)...came from Iphone 3gs. I have been sitting back and looking at these forums for a while since my fiance got a captivate.
I have rooted my Atrix and am using LP and I must say, this phone ROCKS! Battery is no problem for me because I keep my phone plugged in during the day.
From a former Iphone owner, I am glad to have this phone and to tell Steve Jobs goodbye.
Everyone who contributes to this forum rocks!
THANK YOU!!!!
-G
YES finally a 1 poster member that isn't a troll post!
The phone is a great phone. It has a few out of the box flaws, but nothing that is a showstopper for most people.
Dont think you need to keep it plugged in all day, the battery is more then enough to get the average... even above average user easily 14+ hours. I'm at 14 hours with 40% remaining!
Coming from the iPhone, if you want the iPhone icon look, use ADW Launcher. There's a setting in there for the blocky colored icon look.
I also like my Atrix, I am from 3Gs and Nexus One
I love mine. I am at 42 hours now, havent used it TOO much, but I have been texting all day, and have about an hour of calls, and it's at 20% now. This was after my 3rd charge, the first day or two it was low but it's gotten absolutely outstanding. The phone flies, the first day or two I was pretty disappointed coming from an ip4, but it has really picked up. Regardless of the reviews, I am using the newest Firefox and find it to be extremely zippy. Even Flash on the phone seems to be pretty fast, and when I had my Nexus One it was pretty miserable. I had thought about swapping back to an iPhone, but this has really grown on me, and I will be keeping it.
No way, you're not the only one.
I absolutely love my Atrix. I literally haven't stopped playing with it since I got it, I keep finding new fun things to do with it and creative ways to customize it and get the best usage out of it. I haven't even had any issues with said "out of the box flaws" that other people are having. Coming from an old iPhone user, and a more recent Captivate user, this phone has been more than a solid upgrade. Love everything about it.
Same here.
I still have my iphone 4 and nexus one, but the Atrix really is amazing. Hopefully we'll get some kind of bootloader solution so that the devs can really go to work on this beast.
love my Atrix
thatoneguy247 said:
Same here.
I still have my iphone 4 and nexus one, but the Atrix really is amazing. Hopefully we'll get some kind of bootloader solution so that the devs can really go to work on this beast.
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No doubt, now sell that iphone before they announce a new one.
Sold my iphone 4 today and have no regrets. While the iphone is super polished android is a gadget junkies dream.
Things I love.
- notifications
- gmail
- customization
- not having to sync to a computer.
Things I dislike
- no music controls in notification bar. I love this on my tab.
- no quick brightness control.
- moto blur.
- app selection
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the phone is definitely far from perfect, but DAMN is it FAST!!!!
Coming from the captivate, there are many things I miss (such as wireless controls from the pull down), but the speed makes up for ANY and ALL and EVERYTHING and ALWAYS
Coming from an iphone 3gs to the Atrix.
Honestly, it's like going from a Kia to a Porsche.
No really, it is.
jaydon34 said:
Things I dislike
- no music controls in notification bar. I love this on my tab.
- no quick brightness control.
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Use one of the Market music apps, there's a few really good ones that make the stock one look like crap.
There's brightness widgets out there as well I'm pretty sure. If not, I'll make one!!
I can't wait to het my Atrix. I ordered mine from Bestbuy Friday night, express shipping. It says ill receive it either Monday or Tuesday. Of course I'm hoping for Monday. I'm coming from the HTC Evo.
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jaydon34 said:
Sold my iphone 4 today and have no regrets. While the iphone is super polished android is a gadget junkies dream.
Things I dislike
- no music controls in notification bar. I love this on my tab.
- no quick brightness control.
- moto blur.
- app selection
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Launcher pro or adw launcher to remove blur
For brightness I use the power control widget on my main screen and it does all the stuff that was in the notification bar on the touchwiz from my captivate. specifically it as wifi, bluetooth, gps, notifications, and brightness.
I have to say that I wasn't "blown away" by the phone like I was with my captivate (Hero was my first android), but so far nothing has sucked really bad and thats what I love about it. I know that over time the roms will improve stuff, and for now it rocks enough to not have to change anything and be content.
Trying to go pick up mine today. Coming from an iPhone 4. Hope mine goes as yalls did.
I love my Atrix! I don't know what all the whining is about on the forum. Most of the issues are caused by the users and not knowing Android. I had several Android phones and this my first Motorola after 4 HTC devices. I am impressed so far. HTC lost in quality in the last 2 years...but this Motorola is rock solid. I switched from T-mobile to AT&T and my speed went from 0.8 mbps to 3mbps download. Couldn't be happier with my choice
came from iphone 3g, to captivate temporarily, now on atrix. love this fawking thing to death.
im just DIEING to have a custom rom, and the ability to overclock, and have good custom themes like i did on the captivate.....and i keep looking for an update in the thread, ive read the whole thing. and i has a sad. granted i dont know anything about what these awesome developers do, but from what i read my hopes arent high that i will ever be able to use a custom kernel.
if the bootloader never manages to get cracked, the next phone i buy i will be taking this into heavy consideration because i wouldnt want to own another android phone without being able to use all the fancy stuff the devs here make.
DAMN! I am so looking forward to these babies hitting the Aussie shores. May can't come any quicker.
First time user here too. Coming from iphone 2g to atrix 4g. Big jump for me and loving it!
etiin said:
First time user here too. Coming from iphone 2g to atrix 4g. Big jump for me and loving it!
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Lol! for you it was like going from a french fry to a 9 course meal including the whole burger
It goes everywhere with me and it lays on the pillow beside me while we both re-energize for the next day. It alerts me of things I need to get done and it never gets mad when I ignore it. It's always there for me no matter how tired it may get and does its job with consistency and patience.
I know it's a ways off but what does one get an Android phone for Valentine's Day?
Kadin said:
It goes everywhere with me and it lays on the pillow beside me while we both re-energize for the next day. It alerts me of things I need to get done and it never gets mad when I ignore it. It's always there for me no matter how tired it may get and does its job with consistency and patience.
I know it's a ways off but what does one get an Android phone for Valentine's Day?
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Glad you're enjoying the ride. ;-)
I know where you're coming from, just 1 week ago I had my captivate that has faithfully lasted me 15 months sans scratches and dropped numerous times, it was my baby and was flashed more than a crowd in spring break. It had gotten to the point where the number of applications and amount of productivity that I used in my daily routine increased ten-fold and my Captivate couldn't handle the performance and the battery;I now have the Captivate's successor and it's extremely awesome, quick, and with superb battery life, and we don't even have ICS yet!
When it talks back to me I'm actually interested... lol
just upgraded from a laggy tilt2 with full device memory to the SGS2. Can you say "night and day"! wow yeah I'm amazed, zero lag, fast and easy to use device. I'm already addicted to the free drag racing game from the market place, lol.
I was very used to using the slide out keyboard on the tilt2, to thumb type easily (despite having big hands/fingers.
I have a little trouble typing on screen in the same fashion with the S2, but I'm getting more used to it. Most users probably have no problem, my fingers are too big.
This is my first android device. Loving it.
Kadin said:
I know it's a ways off but what does one get an Android phone for Valentine's Day?
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A new ROM? Lol.
Bowsa2511 said:
I know where you're coming from, just 1 week ago I had my captivate that has faithfully lasted me 15 months sans scratches and dropped numerous times, it was my baby and was flashed more than a crowd in spring break. It had gotten to the point where the number of applications and amount of productivity that I used in my daily routine increased ten-fold and my Captivate couldn't handle the performance and the battery;I now have the Captivate's successor and it's extremely awesome, quick, and with superb battery life, and we don't even have ICS yet!
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What you said above is EXACTLY my story, minus dropping it numerous times. I "liked" my Cappy (not "LOVE") but the S2 is a definite "LOVE".
Kadin said:
It goes everywhere with me and it lays on the pillow beside me while we both re-energize for the next day. It alerts me of things I need to get done and it never gets mad when I ignore it. It's always there for me no matter how tired it may get and does its job with consistency and patience.
I know it's a ways off but what does one get an Android phone for Valentine's Day?
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Just make sure you practice safe calling
|oLo| said:
Just make sure you practice safe calling
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Hahaha!
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Awwww I just sold my old cappy, some computer science student bought it to develop an app for his class, glad it went to someone that will do something cool with it. A little piece of my heart just got sold though, since that was the phone that turned me onto Android devices from being an almost 4yr iPhone user. I had every iPhone except for the 4s obviously, and I haven't looked back once.
By the way, there have been days where I thought "I am in love with my GSII" (no homo).
1...My skyrocket looks small compared to the note.
2..Have big hands so no issues typing etc
3..Everyone at work today was like wth is that.
So far im loving it. Anyway back to playing..
Let the games begin.
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Congrats man enjoy it I will have mine soon enough
Best comments I've heard bout mine are
"Nice 19" Samsung TV"
"Nice phone does it come with a backpack?"
"Zach Morris wants his cell phone back"
"Can I watch HD porn on your phone?"
I had someone ask me is that the new iPhone?????
brokenartist said:
I had someone ask me is that the new iPhone?????
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I would've give them the WTF look, haha.
After messing with it for awhile, I notice it lags a little.
Skyrocket? My Streak looks small now. And I used to tell people the Streak was the new iPhone XL prototype model. Now I'm going to say it's the new iPhone XXL model.
I knew this phone was big but I could not believe how small my Samsung Skyrocket looked compared to this phone. I don't know if I can ever go back to a small 4.5" screen again. I love the keyboard especially in landscape. The keys are the perfect size now.
NR017 said:
I would've give them the WTF look, haha.
After messing with it for awhile, I notice it lags a little.
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Its because of that stock ****ty rom.
NR017 said:
After messing with it for awhile, I notice it lags a little.
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I feel as if the stock launcher is the cause. I've been messing around with different launchers and have noticed that there isn't any lag on some of the others. Such as Zeam or even Launcher Pro
Anyone notice the auto brightness is really touchy? I feel like it is constantly adjusting, so I just turned it off.
Oh and Fruit Ninja with the s-pen isn't even fair
If you think that your skyrocket is small you should see my wifes iphone4 or my atrix after holding this thing!
jpeg42 said:
Anyone notice the auto brightness is really touchy? I feel like it is constantly adjusting, so I just turned it off.
Oh and Fruit Ninja with the s-pen isn't even fair
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S-pen and wheres my water..i never even thought..thanks
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Yeah the s-pen is gonna be very handy for alot of stuff...and for the hell of it I put my wife iphone next the note. Freaking tiny.lol
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I can't wait to line my Note side-by-side with my Streak, Aria, and Pre 3 once I get it. 2 giants and 2 midgets.
The aria is smaller lengthwise than our screen is widthwise I bet lmao
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jpeg42 said:
Anyone notice the auto brightness is really touchy? I feel like it is constantly adjusting, so I just turned it off.
Oh and Fruit Ninja with the s-pen isn't even fair
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Yes that is something I noticed right away. My Atrix looks so small already. Hope I can get used to the size but I think I like it.
LTE is not in my area yet so I tried to see if I could just pop that sim in but no data worked just calls. Maybe the apn settings?
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NR017 said:
After messing with it for awhile, I notice it lags a little.
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coming from a iP 3gs trying to run iOS 5, it takes a lot for me to notice lag anymore.
jimmer411 said:
The aria is smaller lengthwise than our screen is widthwise I bet lmao
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I laid my Aria flat across my Streak from left-to-right. It goes up to like the 4 capacitive buttons, then the rest sticks out.
I wouldn't be surprised if part of it still sticks out when it's laid sideways on the Note.
my wrist pops as I stretch my thumb out to reach the 'qwas' keys with my thumb.....and this thing is like "back pocket" big...but so gorgeous. Already noticed the pen only works on this, not even my tiny skyrocket.
This will be so sweet for remote desktop. no more Galaxy Tab to lug around.
I love this freaking phone so far!!! Web browsing is an absolute pleasure on this beast. I was shocked that it really doesn't take much to to get used to the S-Pen, get better every time I show someone how it works. Oh and LTE is the bomb in Atlanta!!!!!! On my second speed test inside the home depot I work at I got 50 mbps down and 12 mbps up!! SWEET!!!
Ok I got my Gnote yesterday at BestBuy(upgraded from my skyrocket). When I got home to play with it it seemed to drag a$$ and was pretty choppy, almost like it was pushing it limits on memory or something. I restarted the phone but no help. Next I downloaded golauncher thinking it would help but no luck.
I’ve also noticed that whenever I select wallpaper it zooms all the way in on the pic (which looks like crap) and it doesn’t scroll. I’ve tried everything. Help me XDA
I hope there’s a simple fix for all these issues my phone is having. My skyrocket was flawless. Hell my infuse don’t seem too bad now.
Video quality isn’t that great either. What gives Samsung?????
I was able to get better wallpaper using zedge on the market. It doesnt zoom in like selecting from folder.
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Actually read other reviews before inferring that all notes have performance comparable to yours - mine is hardcore fast. No lag, no stutters, no nothing but performance. Download some appstore apps to monitor background processes and see if there is a rogue something running. That, or you may have a faulty device.
Coming from an Atrix, SGS2, Skyrocket, Droid Razr, and International Galaxy Note this is the smoothest phone I've ever owned. Only issue I have is getting calendar to sync with Google calendars.
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demetriew said:
Ok I got my Gnote yesterday at BestBuy(upgraded from my skyrocket). When I got home to play with it it seemed to drag a$$ and was pretty choppy, almost like it was pushing it limits on memory or something. I restarted the phone but no help. Next I downloaded golauncher thinking it would help but no luck.
I’ve also noticed that whenever I select wallpaper it zooms all the way in on the pic (which looks like crap) and it doesn’t scroll. I’ve tried everything. Help me XDA
I hope there’s a simple fix for all these issues my phone is having. My skyrocket was flawless. Hell my infuse don’t seem too bad now.
Video quality isn’t that great either. What gives Samsung?????
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Mine is running the same way. Checking memory usage it is definitely pushing its limits. I'm at 557mb right now. Hoping it's just this rom and when we have development it'll improve.
Either way, I love this phone. I've had no issues with camera or video quality.
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Err0xx said:
Actually read other reviews before inferring that all notes have performance comparable to yours - mine is hardcore fast. No lag, no stutters, no nothing but performance. Download some appstore apps to monitor background processes and see if there is a rogue something running. That, or you may have a faulty device.
Coming from an Atrix, SGS2, Skyrocket, Droid Razr, and International Galaxy Note this is the smoothest phone I've ever owned. Only issue I have is getting calendar to sync with Google calendars.
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Well ACTUALLY I was only speaking of my note... If you took the time to read my post before rudley trying to correct me!!!
Also thank you for your help in this matter...
hiii_imkris said:
Mine is running the same way. Checking memory usage it is definitely pushing its limits. I'm at 557mb right now. Hoping it's just this rom and when we have development it'll improve.
Either way, I love this phone. I've had no issues with camera or video quality.
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But how is it that we're the only 2 ppl with lag out of all the new notes that came out???
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Mine was lagging really bad as well... at least with the tw launcher. I dl go launcher with the ICS theme and its slightly faster but still lagging
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Are all of you closing down your background apps and/or running on power saver mode?
There is no reason you should be that laggy.
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I have not Seen any Lag Unless I Use a Launcher. othcr than that Seems to Be just as Smooth as my Skyrocket.
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Factory reset if laggy. There really should be no lag, go try another note and trade in. When i get mine next week, ill be sitting there all day making sure it responds well, if not ill argue. Edit: ok there may be a little but it can not be worse then my infuse lol.
Actually my note is kinda "laggy, sluggish, choppy" as well. I'm kind of a sad man right now, I still LOVE this thing but it's performance is not all that great at the moment for me.
Not entirely sure why either...I tried a few launcher none make it better and some make it worse.
grrr...
what kind of Lag. I have only Seen It while Using a Launcher. It actually Is JUST as Smooth as my Skyrocket when right next to it .
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Same here. very dissapointed. Its slower than my infuse, but then my infuse is running a custom rom.
Worst example by far is the market. load it up and scroll up and down, soooo choppy and laggy. starting to think I might have made a mistake not getting the international. I'm really surprized.
I'm sure once I overclock it and toss launcher pro on it I will be happier, I'm just really surprized that I have to do that.
TripKidd said:
Same here. very dissapointed. Its slower than my infuse, but then my infuse is running a custom rom.
Worst example by far is the market. load it up and scroll up and down, soooo choppy and laggy. starting to think I might have made a mistake not getting the international. I'm really surprized.
I'm sure once I overclock it and toss launcher pro on it I will be happier, I'm just really surprized that I have to do that.
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Really strange. I am completely stock right now with all the bloat still installed, microbes live wallpaper, and I just tried this in the market and get no lag whatsoever.
I went to the AT&T store and the Note was laggy. I killed background tasks, eliminated widgets, removed bloatware... nothing
I really like the screen size + google maps navigation but I'm not good at rooting so I've gotta see if this lag stuff continues on stock before taking the plunge.
Hmm :/ I'll take a video of it tomorrow. All power saving options are off, nothing much running in the background. Maybe I should take it into an ATT store and compare it side by side to the ones on display.
I'm glad most others aren't having this problem, that means its something that can get fixed or replaced rather than just being an underpowered processor for the resolution of the screen.
Its a new device with a new processor... Its funny to me how much people are seriously complaining and stressing about "lag". You guys do know the international one had a bunch of "lag" when it came out right? Its a new device that will see updates to its system that help improve UI. **** if you arent willing to get your hands dirty and root/freeze apps/rom the thing, what are you doing on a developers site?? Its not the phones problem, its your unreasonable expectations. Ask international note owners from day 1 if they had "lag". How many *****y My PHONE IS LAGGING threads do we need? If you hate it and arent willing to go through the process of improving it yourself, return it and wait a few months.
Oh and have a nice day
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Factory reset if laggy. There really should be no lag, go try another note and trade in. When i get mine next week, ill be sitting there all day making sure it responds well, if not ill argue. Edit: ok there may be a little but it can not be worse then my infuse lol.
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I've just spent the last 24 hours trying to customize my gnote. now u say hard reset may fix my problem... has anyone tried this yet?
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Its a new device with a new processor... Its funny to me how much people are seriously complaining and stressing about "lag". You guys do know the international one had a bunch of "lag" when it came out right? Its a new device that will see updates to its system that help improve UI. **** if you arent willing to get your hands dirty and root/freeze apps/rom the thing, what are you doing on a developers site?? Its not the phones problem, its your unreasonable expectations. Ask international note owners from day 1 if they had "lag". How many *****y My PHONE IS LAGGING threads do we need? If you hate it and arent willing to go through the process of improving it yourself, return it and wait a few months.
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^Somebody needs to get laid STAT!
I'm absolutely willing to do all of that, and I will, but going from a captivate, to an infuse, to this, and having it be the slowest out of the box when the other two were single core just strikes me as not right. And with others stating that they don't have this issue, makes me think there must be something going on here. Before I mask the problem with the OC kernel and a new launcher I'd rather know that there isn't something wrong with my specific note.
Glad the lag doesn't bother you
imitenotbecrazy said:
Its a new device with a new processor... Its funny to me how much people are seriously complaining and stressing about "lag". You guys do know the international one had a bunch of "lag" when it came out right? Its a new device that will see updates to its system that help improve UI. **** if you arent willing to get your hands dirty and root/freeze apps/rom the thing, what are you doing on a developers site?? Its not the phones problem, its your unreasonable expectations. Ask international note owners from day 1 if they had "lag". How many *****y My PHONE IS LAGGING threads do we need? If you hate it and arent willing to go through the process of improving it yourself, return it and wait a few months.
Oh and have a nice day
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Its probably not what you think.
Battery is superb.
The screen, OMG its nice.
Phone is smooth as butter, despite heavy Sense.
Build quality is great.
However, so many games that I truly enjoy and have purchased do not work. The legacy menu button on so many apps eats screen real estate, and it is ridiculous.
I am aware that these aren't really the phone's fault entirely, but if the phone isn't a big seller, developers are going to drag their feet. That means we see fixes in months and in smartphone years, that's ancient.
So while I believe software will catch up, it will be later when 1080p becomes more mainstream. By that time, I am looking for another phone. So why do I want to suffer with incompatibilities?
Please don't tell me to sideload my stuff; I am getting incompatibility messages on launch as well.
As for the legacy menu, this is a two-fold problem.
1. Developers are lazy and not updating to Android standards like they should.
2. There is an abundance of false legacy menus.
The first issue needs to be fixed by app devs, period. The second one baffles me. I have a Galaxy Nexus. Not one of my apps has a legacy menu in it because if they did I wouldn't use it. Yet, my phone doesn't have a menu key either.
However, I am getting legacy menus, even in some games. What is worse, these menus don't work, or they replicate a clickable menu in the game. Why??? My Galaxy Nexus didn't have that issue. I can't even enjoy the screen to its full potential with legacy menus. I am aware I can mod this myself, but that isn't the point.
I know they are small nitpicks, but I think the screen in all its awesomeness might kill it for me as well with incompatibilities. I am not naive enough to believe that these will be cleared up any time soon.
The little black bar on the bottom doesn't bother me at all. I barely notice it. Just another one of those "opinions will vary" things.
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adrynalyne said:
The second one baffles me. I have a Galaxy Nexus. Not one of my apps has a legacy menu in it because if they did I wouldn't use it. Yet, my phone doesn't have a menu key either.
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The fact that this exists is kind of odd. When the One X(s) launched they had the same set up and it was even more annoying having less screen real estate to work with. HTC fixed it in the 4.0.3>4.0.4 update a couple of months ago. Basically, the recent apps capacitive button became a toggle. You were given three options:
1) As-is; launch recent apps
2) Long-press=recent apps, short-press=settings
3) Long-press=settings; short-press=recent apps
Check out the Teg3 One X dev forum. You should be able to find a solution you can port there.
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Here's what the menu looks like...
Ironically, HTC removed that option for the DNA.
It finally pushed me overboard. The app compatibility, that is. I returned the DNA. I got tired of playing Russian roulette with app purchases and wondering if I was going to run into a problem.
adrynalyne said:
Ironically, HTC removed that option for the DNA.
It finally pushed me overboard. The app compatibility, that is. I returned the DNA.
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VZW seems to enjoy butchering their devices from stock. There's a ton "enhancements" they made to the N2 that really don't make any sense. S-Planner is one of the coolest and most functional S-Pen enabled apps and they removed it and have Google Calendar set as the default. They also made the Wi-Fi notification toggle in to a Wi-Fi monitor so you have to go in to settings manually to turn Wi-Fi off and on. The N2 has a call and MMS blocking tool that they disabled also. Odd.
I agree about the menu button; it would have been better if it only took a small screen estate on either corners at the bottom instead.
As for compatibility issue, I have not yet came across that problem...well probably because I do not play any games. I'm sure many apps will start to optimize for the 1080p resolution, now that we have it on the phone.
I have been using Samsung Fascinate ever since it came out...even with the minimal level of developer support before it boomed with tons of roms, I had no problem using it for all of my essential needs. People usually assume that outdated devices are incapable of handling most tasks, but I think a single core is enough to cover a smartphone's functionalities. I bought the DNA because its spec somewhat overkills the current smartphone standards to the extent where it will be enough for another three or five years.
Technology will only continue to advance without ever having a "Peak", so I wouldn't stress over playing the waiting game for the next new thing to come out. Well, that's just me of course
another581 said:
I'm sure many apps will start to optimize for the 1080p resolution, now that we have it on the phone.
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Now that a 1080P phone has hit the market you can expect the spec wars to continue. The rumored SGS4 is supposed to have a 1080P display as well as an unannounced LG phone. People with the N10 are having the same issue. So it'll get resolved in time it's a matter of whether you're willing to wait.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Smartphones-1080p-Screen-Retina-Display-HD,18639.html
BarryH_GEG said:
Now that a 1080P phone has hit the market you can expect the spec wars to continue. The rumored SGS4 is supposed to have a 1080P display as well as an unannounced LG phone. People with the N10 are having the same issue. So it'll get resolved in time it's a matter of whether you're willing to wait.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Smartphones-1080p-Screen-Retina-Display-HD,18639.html
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The only issue is that those 1080p phones won't hit the mainstream market until April-May timeframe. This even further emphasizes the fact that DNA is the phone from the future... As an early adopter, I'm loving it!
Sorry to hear you returned the phone, it was great having you in this forum. Enjoy your alternative phone choice!
I am also disappointed with game incompatibility, but keeping the DNA as I don't play that much. My son was upset about angry birds star wars turning up as a black screen though.
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cowisland said:
Sorry to hear you returned the phone, it was great having you in this forum. Enjoy your alternative phone choice!
I am also disappointed with game incompatibility, but keeping the DNA as I don't play that much. My son was upset about angry birds star wars turning up as a black screen though.
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Thank you for the kind words.
I really hope the device takes off. It has a ton of untapped potential.
I don't really game so I haven't come across any applications that don't work on this device. My two primary applications, however, are Facebook and Twitter...and the menu bar at the bottom is just a straight up pain in the ass. I don't understand why they couldn't either 1) add capacitive menu button or 2) do the menu buttons like the Galaxy S3/Note 2 etc. It just seems like an awful design decision to me, and I'm surprised more reviews didn't pick up on it.
It's things like this that lends to consumers thinking that Android lacks the 'polish' of iOS. I know it's not Android's fault by design, but the average consumer doesn't tend to care about AOSP vs. Sense, etc.
HTC completely changing sense on every update is baffling. They are so terrified of their market loss that it appears they have zero confidence.
And what happened to the button remap mod in 4.1? Gone.
I think this may be my last HTC phone if they don't get their **** together
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adrynalyne said:
Thank you for the kind words.
I really hope the device takes off. It has a ton of untapped potential.
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You are definitely one of the most refreshing people that post here. I hope to see you around from time to time
Definitely admire your choice. I feel like the DNA is the better phone for me, but then again, I don't do any gaming. And the Note 2, with its screen size, S pen, memory and massive battery make it a good choice for you my friend. I wish I could own both.
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sorry to hear you returned it. When I seen your name on these forums I was excited because I always loved your work. I understand though
adrynalyne said:
Its probably not what you think.
Battery is superb.
The screen, OMG its nice.
Phone is smooth as butter, despite heavy Sense.
Build quality is great.
However, so many games that I truly enjoy and have purchased do not work. The legacy menu button on so many apps eats screen real estate, and it is ridiculous.
I am aware that these aren't really the phone's fault entirely, but if the phone isn't a big seller, developers are going to drag their feet. That means we see fixes in months and in smartphone years, that's ancient.
So while I believe software will catch up, it will be later when 1080p becomes more mainstream. By that time, I am looking for another phone. So why do I want to suffer with incompatibilities?
Please don't tell me to sideload my stuff; I am getting incompatibility messages on launch as well.
As for the legacy menu, this is a two-fold problem.
1. Developers are lazy and not updating to Android standards like they should.
2. There is an abundance of false legacy menus.
The first issue needs to be fixed by app devs, period. The second one baffles me. I have a Galaxy Nexus. Not one of my apps has a legacy menu in it because if they did I wouldn't use it. Yet, my phone doesn't have a menu key either.
However, I am getting legacy menus, even in some games. What is worse, these menus don't work, or they replicate a clickable menu in the game. Why??? My Galaxy Nexus didn't have that issue. I can't even enjoy the screen to its full potential with legacy menus. I am aware I can mod this myself, but that isn't the point.
I know they are small nitpicks, but I think the screen in all its awesomeness might kill it for me as well with incompatibilities. I am not naive enough to believe that these will be cleared up any time soon.
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nkgangew said:
You are definitely one of the most refreshing people that post here. I hope to see you around from time to time
Definitely admire your choice. I feel like the DNA is the better phone for me, but then again, I don't do any gaming. And the Note 2, with its screen size, S pen, memory and massive battery make it a good choice for you my friend. I wish I could own both.
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I think he's holding out for the next group of super phones.
adrynalyne said:
Its probably not what you think.
Battery is superb.
The screen, OMG its nice.
Phone is smooth as butter, despite heavy Sense.
Build quality is great.
However, so many games that I truly enjoy and have purchased do not work. The legacy menu button on so many apps eats screen real estate, and it is ridiculous.
I know they are small nitpicks, but I think the screen in all its awesomeness might kill it for me as well with incompatibilities. I am not naive enough to believe that these will be cleared up any time soon.
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Wow, this post was spot on! I'm an android newbie and DNA is my fist phone without the menu button. So all this time I'm seeing these 3 dots at the bottom taking up precious real estate and I JUST signed up in this forum so that I could ask what is it and how to remove it. I'm glad I found this thread cause I've about reached the point where I'm ready to return this phone back!!
Let me ask you this, do you think it will better? Also in the end I didn't get it, is it the apps fault or is it HTC sense that's at fault for not letting us have a choice. Also one final question, are there any other mods that allow you to change the setting, making the recent apps button act like a settings buttion?
and lastly THANK you for sharing my frustration! At least I know I'm not alone or crazy for being so annoyed that I'm losing at least .3 of an inch. What's the point of advertizing that it's a 5" phone then?!
this phone will get better with time .. it hasn't been out that long , nor has the unlock... The devs are starting to rip it apart , and then the fun starts
My HTC DNA
Damented said:
sorry to hear you returned it. When I seen your name on these forums I was excited because I always loved your work. I understand though
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I don't believe he returned it yet.
Yeah I use to run your kernels on the Dinc adrynalyne
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latebeat said:
Wow, this post was spot on! I'm an android newbie and DNA is my fist phone without the menu button. So all this time I'm seeing these 3 dots at the bottom taking up precious real estate and I JUST signed up in this forum so that I could ask what is it and how to remove it. I'm glad I found this thread cause I've about reached the point where I'm ready to return this phone back!!
Let me ask you this, do you think it will better? Also in the end I didn't get it, is it the apps fault or is it HTC sense that's at fault for not letting us have a choice. Also one final question, are there any other mods that allow you to change the setting, making the recent apps button act like a settings buttion?
and lastly THANK you for sharing my frustration! At least I know I'm not alone or crazy for being so annoyed that I'm losing at least .3 of an inch. What's the point of advertizing that it's a 5" phone then?!
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Note: it can be fixed through root and mods. HTC may patch it as well eventually.
robertmoore208 said:
this phone will get better with time .. it hasn't been out that long , nor has the unlock... The devs are starting to rip it apart , and then the fun starts
My HTC DNA
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Oh I know. The menu thing was fixable. It was the app compatibility that made me decide.