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Looking forward to getting this, what are my options in terms of rooting, I've got the white model ordered.
I absolutely hate Touchwiz UI and was hoping to stick on ICS CM or Sense, what are my options
mox123 said:
Looking forward to getting this, what are my options in terms of rooting, I've got the white model ordered.
I absolutely hate Touchwiz UI and was hoping to stick on ICS CM or Sense, what are my options
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Ull have plethora of options when it comes to flashing custom roms and customizing the way u like, much more than the hox, just follow the development section.
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mox123 said:
Looking forward to getting this, what are my options in terms of rooting, I've got the white model ordered.
I absolutely hate Touchwiz UI and was hoping to stick on ICS CM or Sense, what are my options
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If you want to follow a root tutorial then I recommend the videos by zedomax on http://galaxys3root.com his videos are really good and he has couple videos of the best roms available for the S3. They are really helpful.
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Looking forward to getting this, what are my options in terms of rooting, I've got the white model ordered.
I absolutely hate Touchwiz UI and was hoping to stick on ICS CM or Sense, what are my options
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Have you tried the new touchwiz? Give it a try. It actually works great and doesn't require a lot of resources like other UI, it's not as huge of a memory hog as sense is and quite frankly it gets the job done better than Sense did IMO. I'm a former HOX owner.
True sense is a memory resource hog but compared to Touchwiz UI its beautiful and does the job,
I like the concepts of Touchwiz UI and the "smart" things it can do, but really I want something nice to look at at the same time.
I love Sense 4 and I also love stock ICS, either of those 2 will get the job done, the one X is my fav phone at the moment due to Tegra Zone, S3 will be my second phone of choice. Nothing will change this as this is how I feel about HTC which have tried to do something different whereas Samsung just copy n paste from iOS which I don't really like (apple vs samsung lawsuits come to mind)
Yep I just pre ordered an s3, had the evo lte in my hands about two weeks. I feel like a real asshole for doing this cause I've been with HTC a long time... And I know I'm gonna hate the display comparatively but that being said at least I can take the damn battery out, I think this was the biggest selling point for me... I hate being tethered to a damn cord all the time... So I'm biting the bullet... I don't really know where to start as there are posts all over the place for the 3 gazillion varients of this phone, I can't seem to find a sprint s3 section only as I doubt any of these other roms will play... Root method should be the same though at least for American models??? Little help? Lol, TIF...
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All north American models will be the same. Only difference for the sprint one should be the radio
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True sense is a memory resource hog but compared to Touchwiz UI its beautiful and does the job,
I like the concepts of Touchwiz UI and the "smart" things it can do, but really I want something nice to look at at the same time.
I love Sense 4 and I also love stock ICS, either of those 2 will get the job done, the one X is my fav phone at the moment due to Tegra Zone, S3 will be my second phone of choice. Nothing will change this as this is how I feel about HTC which have tried to do something different whereas Samsung just copy n paste from iOS which I don't really like (apple vs samsung lawsuits come to mind)
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Everyone uses APEX I believer which gives you a stock ICS feel.
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I can live with apex so I suppose it wont be all that bad, but stock menus must go!
I wish there was a sense 4 launcher lol
I don't get all the love Sense gets, it was ugly and outdated 3 years ago, and it's just as bad now, and still ugly as sin, just don't get it, TW or stock are 1000% better
It's not all about sense, it's the developers and build quality. Half the time I run non-sense roms, hell they even have touch whiz running on the lte:-\ that being said, lol, just waiting for the phone in the mail...
What are you navy airborne???
Just joking... 173/101st abnbde here...
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I didn't like the TouchWiz either, had 5 HTC phones before this S3, so I made used ADW EX to make it a whole lot better
Ive had four phones wkth sense. It feels outdated.
Yawn. Touchwiz.
Sense4 is nicer than touchwiz and unlike touchwiz, never reloads or stalls!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694291
And I do have both phones both stock...Personal preference though. I had gs1 and gs2 and could not wait to replace launchers.
To op. Don't hold your breath on sense for gs3 anytime soon.
It's weird how the S4 has a stronger processor but is having lag and screen tear issues.
I had to remove my screen protector. This matters.
After that the phone is butter. All the time. I mean I cannot get this bad boy to lag.
I was in the fence being a Samsung owner for years. Most recently the note2.
I am pleased with my choice. Also I have seen 3 s4's already. I have yet to see another person with my phone in Lakewood CO. Sure it's out there. But it's not everywhere you look. I like that.
Anyone got both? What's up with the S4 lag?
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The S4 lag is due to touchwiz and all of the whiz bang stuff going on with it's sensors. Samsung really knows how to muck up a good thing. You don't have to look farther than their own keynotes to see that. Seems like HTC focused on the user experience while Samsung was busy trying to include the kitchen sink.
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I don't own a One but do have an S4 (which I will probably be returning) and I've found the phone to be laggy at times both with Samsung apps as well as with 3rd party apps. That said, it seems every phone has its own set of issues and occasional lag seems to be one that S4 owners are experiencing. Maybe a software update will smooth things out?
Idk. But I just don't expect to see lag at this point in the age of android. Not bashing the S4. Samsung has not done me wrong.
I just didn't realize what I was missing. Butter.
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Samsung most likely just needs to optimize their software. Remember how laggy the S3 was at launch? Samsung rushed the release, packed it with the latest hardware possible (even the Snapdragon 600 is a revised chip that nobody had seen before) and shoved it out the door.
I'm on the fence with the two right now. And the One would be all over Denver, Lakewood, and Aurora if stores actually had them to sell. Based on visual aesthetics, most average consumers will go right for the One unless they want the large gorgeous screen on the S4. You just can't compare the two on that front.
Considering how much I use SD cards, its a really hard pill to swallow having roughly 27GB on my phone and no option to expand.
Both of them have build quality issues right now and my S3 serves me just fine but when I make up my mind, I've got the down payment saved for either and two MAXXs and my S3 I can sell.
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I work for a tmo store in Lakewood. You Dont see many people with one because none of our stores have them. Give it a few weeks and you will see them pop up. I know I have mine on order and it will be here in 5 daya
My GS3 lagged the entire time I had it. It was only really smooth with Cyanogenmod running. It did become a little smoother when touchwiz went from ICS to JB but it was never close to aosp. I had to stop using the stock TW launcher as it hurt my head to see lag just by flipping homescreens. I really liked my GS3 but Samsung has a lot of work to do for the S5. Hopefully the beauty of the One and Sense5 light a fire under their butts.
Yo Lakewood, the store in rosemead has them.
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I work for a tmo store in Lakewood. You Dont see many people with one because none of our stores have them. Give it a few weeks and you will see them pop up. I know I have mine on order and it will be here in 5 daya
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I got my one on wads. In Lakewood. The guy was like I don't see the need to rush and buy it. We had no lines for iPhone. Lol. Now it can't be found easily.
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I hope HTC is able to keep up with the demand of this phone, its a great one and I want to see it succeed.
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I got my one on wads. In Lakewood. The guy was like I don't see the need to rush and buy it. We had no lines for iPhone. Lol. Now it can't be found easily.
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That's where I got my One. The hoopla seemed like no big deal to the employees. Must have had good stock!
Can't all the S4 Touchwiz stuff be disabled? I am happy with my Nexus 4 but I'm also a phone junkie and want to get a new one. I keep finding downsides to the One, and to the S4, but the biggest gripe I have with the One is it launched with 4.1.2, and if I remember correctly, Samsung is much better with updates than HTC.
Does the S4 require Kies for upgrading or can these now finally do OTA?
I had an Evo when it first came out and loved it, I have never owned a Samsung smartphone and I like Sense a little more than Touchwiz, but I hate not having an expansion card (and this is my biggest gripe on the Nexus 4. 16 GB are not enough for backups, ROMs and pictures, and I stream all my music).
I wish we got the Chinese HTC One here, or that AT&T didn't have an exclusivity on the 64 GB (I really dislike AT&T exclusivities)
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Can't all the S4 Touchwiz stuff be disabled? I am happy with my Nexus 4 but I'm also a phone junkie and want to get a new one. I keep finding downsides to the One, and to the S4, but the biggest gripe I have with the One is it launched with 4.1.2, and if I remember correctly, Samsung is much better with updates than HTC.
Does the S4 require Kies for upgrading or can these now finally do OTA?
I had an Evo when it first came out and loved it, I have never owned a Samsung smartphone and I like Sense a little more than Touchwiz, but I hate not having an expansion card (and this is my biggest gripe on the Nexus 4. 16 GB are not enough for backups, ROMs and pictures, and I stream all my music).
I wish we got the Chinese HTC One here, or that AT&T didn't have an exclusivity on the 64 GB (I really dislike AT&T exclusivities)
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Touchwiz is a shell. You should be able to install Apex or one of the other launchers on the play store. Hit the home key and it will ask you which launcher to use.
I have a galaxy note 2 and it's butter smooth for me. Are you sure it's laggy? what exactly are you doing?
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I have a galaxy note 2 and it's butter smooth for me. Are you sure it's laggy? what exactly are you doing?
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I came from the note 2 and my wife still has hers. Compared to the one the note 2 is not butter. In fact it feels like an s3. Even the S4 eithsmall lag is better.
I'm just being very honest. Bad ass phone. But it is not butter.
When I say butter I mean iPhone smooth. In everything it does. Only the ONE has ever given me this level of smooth. Butter.
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I came from the note 2 and my wife still has hers. Compared to the one the note 2 is not butter. In fact it feels like an s3. Even the S4 eithsmall lag is better.
I'm just being very honest. Bad ass phone. But it is not butter.
When I say butter I mean iPhone smooth. In everything it does. Only the ONE has ever given me this level of smooth. Butter.
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that doesn't answer my question. What exactly are you doing that's consider "laggy".
The reason i ask is because I have the note 2 right in front of me, and everything is butter smooth from flipping the page to opening apps.
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What totally scared me away from the One was it's camera. I understand, screw the megapixel war and whatever, but the camera isn't that great in most scenarios and yeah, it's pretty ok in dark situations which are 20% of the time I take pictures. I've seen full resolution pictures of the S4 and they're pretty crisp even at it's 60-70% meaining 8 effective Megapixels since most pics are crap at it's 100%.
I think HTC can't afford to shoot itself in the foot with Interesting camera experiments.
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You don't know what your talking about. The one has the best camera I have ever used on a phone. Better than the note 2 I have.
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What totally scared me away from the One was it's camera. I understand, screw the megapixel war and whatever, but the camera isn't that great in most scenarios and yeah, it's pretty ok in dark situations which are 20% of the time I take pictures. I've seen full resolution pictures of the S4 and they're pretty crisp even at it's 60-70% meaining 8 effective Megapixels since most pics are crap at it's 100%.
I think HTC can't afford to shoot itself in the foot with Interesting camera experiments.
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I was afraid too until I asked myself when the last time was that I printed out a picture I took with my phone. 4MP is good enough for 95% of the planets population since most of these throw away pictures just end up on a social network somewhere. The other 5% of people have real cameras. When you look at it like that, the ability to shoot in low light is the icing on the cake. Not only do I have a camera that can still print nice 5x7 pictures (if you're into that), but I can also take pictures in low light without a flash. Lets face it, using the flash really kills a lot of these pictures.
The camera on my GS3 was nicer than my Sensation, and they both used an 8MP sensor. The both look ugly when viewed at 100%. My GS3 camera wasn't all that better than the camera on my GS1, and the both stunk in darker locations. Sure the pictures were bigger but it's not like I needed that. Pictures on both still looked pretty great on any monitor, plus they all shrunk down to size on FB anyway. This 4MP camera captures pictures close in size to my GS1, with the added bonus of hardware image stabilization, an F2.0 lens, and larger pixels. For everything else, I use my real camera.
I've been pleased with the way my pictures have been coming out. Low light doesn't mean shooting in the dark, it means taking a picture when you're not in the sun. It means it will take better pictures of the family when everyone is gathered in the living room.
Like the ability to zoom into your pictures, but feel limited with only 4MP? Easy fix. Stand closer to the thing you're taking a picture of.
Either way you can't go wrong. In this case I chose the feature that I thought would benefit me more.
A good picture is the picture you didn't miss.
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that doesn't answer my question. What exactly are you doing that's consider "laggy".
The reason i ask is because I have the note 2 right in front of me, and everything is butter smooth from flipping the page to opening apps.
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That's a loaded question.
I always noticed lag on the launcher, so I always went running back to Nova. Things on my GS3 were smooth until they weren't. Like there was always something out of nowhere when navigating through menus or contacts. Once I was inside a program things always ran pretty darn smooth although the GS3 was begining to feel l little long in the tooth when you were using the browser. My BB Z10 used the same CPU and that thing scrolled like butter.
The One fees iphone smooth. No joke. I know HTC licensed something from Apple around 6 months ago, and part of me wonders if it had something to do with the fluidity of everything. The browser feels silky smooth, contacts, menus, homescreen, app switching. The thing just flies ever so gracefully.
I haven't had my hands on the S4, but from watching a lot of the videos it looked like it was janky in some of the areas where my S3 was. A phone shouldn't be sluggish while it's sitting at it's home screen. Sammy can fix their issues with software updates, but HTC seemed to have nailed it right out of the box.
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Although I've only had my Mega 6.3 for 8 days, I've gotten used to the large screen. Now that the Note 3 has been anounced, it's got a 5.7 screen and I think that's too small. Once you go large, you can never go back...
I love the features and the horsepower of the Note 3, but the design... it looks like the Note 1 again. Bigger rounder corners like the Mega are better for comfort in your pocket in your jeans. i think i have to hold it and try be4 i buy this one.
Yes me too mega is the beast... disappoint of note3 size
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Same here. Although I am still kind of on the fence.
I'm picking up a 16gb mega right now. I'm back lol.
I didn't like the note 3 design, I was hoping for a large 6 inch screen. Acer s2 liquid also looks good.
When I had the original Note I didn't feel attracted to the Note 2 because the difference in screen size wasn't big and it was actually lower resolution. It felt like a downgrade and anything smaller felt lacking even if they had better CPU/GPU. That changed when I saw the Mega and now I can't get excited for phones having a smaller screen. The things that I was hoping for that might interest me with the Note 3 was a bigger screen in the same pocketable size as the Mega, optical stabilisation, and 64gb/128gb standard internal memory. Those never happened so I'm much better off waiting for the Mega 2.
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When I had the original Note I didn't feel attracted to the Note 2 because the difference in screen size wasn't big and it was actually lower resolution. It felt like a downgrade and anything smaller felt lacking even if they had better CPU/GPU. That changed when I saw the Mega and now I can't get excited for phones having a smaller screen. The things that I was hoping for that might interest me with the Note 3 was a bigger screen in the same pocketable size as the Mega, optical stabilisation, and 64gb/128gb standard internal memory. Those never happened so I'm much better off waiting for the Mega 2.
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You took the words out of my mouth. The megas screen spoiled me.
I think the Mega screen spoiled all of us. I just can't see going to a smaller screen.
This may sound like sour grapes but it's not. IMO, the 3 has way too much stuff. I mean, if it gets unlocked and rooted and people install a custom ROM such as 10.2, then most of the stuff is not going to work anyway.
I came from the org Note and rooted and installed a ROM the first day I had it.....never used the spen as it was intended.
I've had my 6.3 for a little over a week and I'm still finding things on it. I just found the task manager two day ago.
So, my vote would be no on the Note 3. I'm very happy with the Mega and will be even happier when it gets rooted.
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This may sound like sour grapes but it's not. IMO, the 3 has way too much stuff. I mean, if it gets unlocked and rooted and people install a custom ROM such as 10.2, then most of the stuff is not going to work anyway.
I came from the org Note and rooted and installed a ROM the first day I had it.....never used the spen as it was intended.
I've had my 6.3 for a little over a week and I'm still finding things on it. I just found the task manager two day ago.
So, my vote would be no on the Note 3. I'm very happy with the Mega and will be even happier when it gets rooted.
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What you said about the CM rom disabling the features of the Note is actually a really good point.
True the screen resolution of the Mega isn't the highest but it sure looks good anyway!
So yeah, agreed too, will pass on the Note 3 ^^
Only downside of Mega is that it's such a niche product that I'm afraid that the developpement will be slow
I'm still hedging between the Mega and the Note 3.
I really want a powerful device with the latest specs, but the Mega's screen real estate keeps tugging on my heart.
I guess i'll wait until the Note 3 is actually in stores so I can play with it myself. That's the only way I'll be able to make a good decision. I am excited about all of the features. The enhancements to Multiview look pretty nice.
As an aside, I hope they do another Dropbox promotion soon. I need more space.
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I'm still hedging between the Mega and the Note 3.
I really want a powerful device with the latest specs, but the Mega's screen real estate keeps tugging on my heart.
I guess i'll wait until the Note 3 is actually in stores so I can play with it myself. That's the only way I'll be able to make a good decision. I am excited about all of the features. The enhancements to Multiview look pretty nice.
As an aside, I hope they do another Dropbox promotion soon. I need more space.
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Once you try bigger screen, you'll feel its the best. Im only using mega 5.8, when i look my iphone 4s its kinda smaaaal:laugh:
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This may sound like sour grapes but it's not. IMO, the 3 has way too much stuff. I mean, if it gets unlocked and rooted and people install a custom ROM such as 10.2, then most of the stuff is not going to work anyway.
I came from the org Note and rooted and installed a ROM the first day I had it.....never used the spen as it was intended.
I've had my 6.3 for a little over a week and I'm still finding things on it. I just found the task manager two day ago.
So, my vote would be no on the Note 3. I'm very happy with the Mega and will be even happier when it gets rooted.
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I agree. High end devices tend to be more of a numbers race to beat the competition while the mid range is more value for money. With the Note 3 you will be paying for specs and features you will never use or don't need. If most people think like us in this thread then I'm confident more people will buy the Mega. It only had 2 months in the market and just available in the US so it's still early days. With the price getting lower after the release of high end phones (the Mega is now just £316 on Amazon) it will be a hit this Christmas.
This is somehow a re-post of mine from another thread but I think it applies perfectly to this thread too.
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I have been holding on and skipping devices that really appealing to me(LG Pro, Oppo, Sony Xperia Z, etc) for the Note 3.
I was going to order the Xperia Z Ultra but thankfully I convinced my self otherwise. I'm not playing many games now days nor using it heavily.
Mostly for above average media consumption, light gaming, browsing.
Also as I said I was waiting for the Note 3 since the day Note 2 was announced since I decided to skip a generation.
And thankfully I decided to skip the Note 3 for the Mega. I really wanna go even bigger this time. I don't mind the mid-range performance.
And since my original Note with Asylum 4.3 now feels so incredible(it felt good with custom JB 4.1.2 too), I can only imagine the Mega will blow my mind.
I got the Note 1 at launch and I paid for it quite dearly for it back then.
And today I got my Samsung MEGA(i9200). HOLY MOTHER OF GOD! I'm really in love with this devices. The size, the screen, its sound are just... amazing!
I can't even remotely explain how I feel about it. This IS really the device that ever wanted.
I'm using it for a couple hours now and I can tell you I wouldn't even think about trading it for a Note 3(for free yes as I could sell the Note3 and buy another Mega )
This is really my preferred size of a phone. But I can go down to 6" too if the N4 is released next year and its 5,9-6,0". The best device so far I ever owned.
I also stated that I can go up to 6" when I got my Note in previous post of mine. So I was kinda always wanted a phone this big,
Watched a few trailers, videos clip, youtube videos, listen to many songs. I can say the experience was amazing. I haven't played any games yet tho.
This phone is big. You cannot really how humongous it's unless you light up the screen. The you can understand how huge it is. But it doesn't feel THAT bigger than my Note tbh.
I think that sums things up for me. I haven't felt this excited for a phone since 21 months ago when I got my original Note. Really happy owner here.
I'm torn between this and the Note 3. I don't really use the phone for more than playing games, talking, texting and facebooking. Oh and a music player. I'll watch a movie when I can. I have the Note 1 and I'm cool with the display whatever it is. The only reason I'm getting something different is because my Note 1 is about to bite the dust. Does it sound like the Mega is good for me? The only reason I got the Note in the first place was because of the size if that helps at all. I use my S-Pen to draw on pictures every blue moon.
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I'm torn between this and the Note 3. I don't really use the phone for more than playing games, talking, texting and facebooking. Oh and a music player. I'll watch a movie when I can. I have the Note 1 and I'm cool with the display whatever it is. The only reason I'm getting something different is because my Note 1 is about to bite the dust. Does it sound like the Mega is good for me? The only reason I got the Note in the first place was because of the size if that helps at all. I use my S-Pen to draw on pictures every blue moon.
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I believe the Mega would serve you well. It is truly a great device that performs exellent. You don't have to waste money on the extra features on the Note III if you don't need them. I have had both the Note, Note II and now I am enjoying the Mega :good:
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I believe the Mega would serve you well. It is truly a great device that performs exellent. You don't have to waste money on the extra features on the Note III if you don't need them. I have had both the Note, Note II and now I am enjoying the Mega :good:
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Quick question. Is the screen the same as the Note? I guess the density or whatever the hell it's called? Oh and is it the same speed or faster? Does it have MultiWindow? That's about the only thing that I want from my Note.
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Quick question. Is the screen the same as the Note? I guess the density or whatever the hell it's called? Oh and is it the same speed or faster? Does it have MultiWindow? That's about the only thing that I want from my Note.
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No resolution is slightly less due to ratio change
The original was 1200×800 this is 720 i think but could be wrong however its a brighter more natural screen as opposes to the note 1 which was a poor amoled. The note 3 is obviously a 1080p
Yes multiwindow is ther as is airview
Much faster than note 1 way slowe than note 3
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Christogq said:
Quick question. Is the screen the same as the Note? I guess the density or whatever the hell it's called? Oh and is it the same speed or faster? Does it have MultiWindow? That's about the only thing that I want from my Note.
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The mega screen is better than note 1 and 2 imo. I think the crispness of the LCD panel puts it over the edge.
Benchmarks wise, the Note 3 will beat the Mega but actual every day performance will not be that different specially if you do some tweaks (replace Touchwiz, disable unused features, set animation to 0.5 or 0, etc).
I love love love the larger screen . I don't want to give up the metal construction and BoomSound though. I would wait for the HTC one max but I want a stylus and I don't think it will have one
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Nobody will talk you out of it. The Note 3 looks to be a great phone, if you can deal with Touchwiz.
Sounds like you want a bigger screen and stylus. This makes the Note 3 your only valid choice. I'm looking hard at it as well.
Wait, what does a stylus have to fdo with anything? You know you can buy a bucket of the bastards for a penny.
Or just one really nice one.
He wants to play ds games......lmao
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Wait, what does a stylus have to fdo with anything? You know you can buy a bucket of the bastards for a penny.
Or just one really nice one.
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The digitizer makes a stylus a little bit better on a note though
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I love love love the larger screen . I don't want to give up the metal construction and BoomSound though. I would wait for the HTC one max but I want a stylus and I don't think it will have one
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I'm in the same boat but I doubt the IR blaster will have a learning function(the s4 doesn't) and that might kill it for me.
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The digitizer makes a stylus a little bit better on a note though
I'm in the same boat but I doubt the IR blaster will have a learning function(the s4 doesn't) and that might kill it for me.
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Note 3 looks nice, can't really argue that. However, it's still not a beautiful phone like the one. I get compliments on it wherever I go. That's a great feeling. The one is a wow phone, the gn3 isn't really that impressive. It's got a whole list of cool features I think would be fun to have, however i wouldn't trade my one for them. It's really up to what you like. If you think you'll use the stylus for more than just fooling around with the features and showing your friends, get it! If you're going to use it as a cool party trick or just to say your phone can do that, stick with the one.
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Note 3 looks nice, can't really argue that. However, it's still not a beautiful phone like the one. I get compliments on it wherever I go. That's a great feeling. The one is a wow phone, the gn3 isn't really that impressive. It's got a whole list of cool features I think would be fun to have, however i wouldn't trade my one for them. It's really up to what you like. If you think you'll use the stylus for more than just fooling around with the features and showing your friends, get it! If you're going to use it as a cool party trick or just to say your phone can do that, stick with the one.
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I used to think that until I had the One long enough to worry about its safety, now it looks like a phone in a case. A nice case, but still a case.
-So beauty is mostly moot.
The note is solely for people who will use the stylus, and I would. Drawing and writing freehand would be a great addition for work and play plus they'd be party tricks that other phones can't do.
-So the note is a better social crutch phone.
The ability to learn every bars TV remote, AC units, SoundFreaq stereo, and a half dozen other random IR gadgets I use daily?
Only the One can learn any code letting me never have to suffer through football games at bars(discovery channel!), secretly change the temperature/volume from my desk, couch, bed, HTC made a damn good choice by adding a IR receiver as well as blaster...
I'm not against your choice of wanting to switch, just take a long look at touchwiz on the s4 because I didn't do that and I ended up hating the s4 because of touchwiz and now I'm back with the one, just make sure you know what your getting into and then ur decision will be easy, I'm happy to be a one owner just give me 4.3 already haha
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i think the note 3 is awesome, accept for touchwiz. the snapdragon 800 processor, clocked at 2.3GHz with an Adreno 330 GPU and 3gbs of ram would be a nice upgrade. also a bigger screen and bigger battery that is removable. as long as it isnt laggy like the s4 is. i took that phone back because of the horrible lag. lol
I went from the note to the note 2 then to the HTC one. I'll probably swap it out again once the note 3 is released. It looks like a great phone. Not that there's anything wrong with the one. But I personally have a phone addiction
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BableMan said:
I'm in the same boat but I doubt the IR blaster will have a learning function(the s4 doesn't) and that might kill it for me.
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Learning would require a IR Receiver and I am pretty sure they don't have one.
I'm not worried about touchwiz.... That's what rooting/different launchers are for
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clninja said:
I'm not worried about touchwiz.... That's what rooting/different launchers are for
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Coming from a GS2 to my One.. I miss the hell out of Touchwiz. Not in design, but functionality. Sense is a fricking nightmare to do anything on. Touchwiz on the other hand doesn't pull any tricks. Touchwiz still works with USB mass storage mode, doesn't have the EQ locked down to the crappy Beats EQ, easy to remove bloatware (won't reinstall on boot like Sense does)
While Sense is faster, better looking and smoother, Touchwiz just flat out much more functional and works better. It's getting to the point where I'm considering giving up the One for a GS4. As much as I love the speakers, screen quality, and build quality, using it is just a pain. I can't even get accurate data transfer speeds in Windows.
Just my opinion though.
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Love my HTC One, the options and everything are great. The UI isn't difficult at all, I find it nice on the eyes, and easy to use. Build quality is firm and nice and no issues at all on first handset. Did I need the upgrade coming from the s3? Absolutely not.. Was it worth the 650$ absolutely, but I was disgusted with my s3. It's plastic and cartoonish looks just annoyed me lol. I get compliments up the wazoo about my One, looks and feels great all around, and the stock launcher has enough good I don't even use my paid Nova or Apex or Action Launcher or any of them, sense has the greatest Widgets and looks out the box. Other than that no expandable storage is annoying for some, and no removable battery as well I guess. 32 GB is plenty for me, and I bought an external charger that does wonders on certain types of days or emergency's. It's all user preference in the long run.
Wait for the One Max?
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phone would enough for me. im just waiting for the galaxy note 10.1 2014vers, it have all function like note3. larger screen for take note & also have lte
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Andrew421 said:
Note 3 looks nice, can't really argue that. However, it's still not a beautiful phone like the one. I get compliments on it wherever I go. That's a great feeling. The one is a wow phone, the gn3 isn't really that impressive. It's got a whole list of cool features I think would be fun to have, however i wouldn't trade my one for them. It's really up to what you like. If you think you'll use the stylus for more than just fooling around with the features and showing your friends, get it! If you're going to use it as a cool party trick or just to say your phone can do that, stick with the one.
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I work at Best Buy and my Samsung rep had a Note 3 when he came in last week. It is a very nice looking and feeling device. The deep black with a brushed look on the front and the the leather back and metal looking sides are nice to hold and look at. It is super quick and I experienced no lag. It has some very cool features and I really liked it, but it's just too big for me. Although it felt nice to hold and not too large in my hand. You are talking about two completely different devices with the One and the Note 3.
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If you want to, do it.
Im getting rid of my One because I for the Moto X. As far as a samsung device... You gotta be crazy to get into that TW crap.
Should have got the Cimo grip back clear TPU case look it up on Amazon. Only case for the HTC One should have come in the box. Looks naked preserving all the beauty of the phone with the protection of a D30. $10 get one till be so glad you did it's TPU so it's a super firm plastic almost like a hard case with some flex but it softens up a bit with use. But the firmness gives way more protection then a silicone case. I had a D30 on my old phone they feel identical. Great case for those of us that appreciate the beauty of this phone.
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So I was one of the lucky Verizon glitch upgraders and chose this phone. It was a choice between this, Note 3, and S4. Note 3 was too expensive for me and the S4 I was afraid I would receive with newer firmware which I'm not sure you could get past the bootloader anymore.
I am just floored by this phone!! For the first time ever I am enjoying the stock rom, well Clean rom . LG did a very nice job with this one. This phone isn't a beast, it's a friggen monster!! I have to say that LG is back in the game big time with this and I'm hoping this doesn't fall into the pit of forgotten phones like the Bionic and Thunderbolt.
I came from a Galaxy Nexus so I've been spoiled by a plethora of roms, customizations, and the Google experience, but I feel from using this so far that I've made the right decision for once.
For people in the same boat, how do you feel about it? Also, go into your gallery and run the high def slideshow to amaze people of the beautiful screen. I'm going to show this thing to as many iphone users as I can and I might get one to convert.
I feel the same way
I think I'll be using this phone for a long time lol
Also, many friends of mine with iphones switched to g2 after playing with my phone a little.
They were amazed by the screen size/quality.
Fyi. Playing with the vutalk with friends in classes is very fun. hehe
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I'm glad to see so many people saying similar things, with Clean ROM.
I was THIS close to ordering a S4. Then I changed my mind, due to the bootloader, and was leaning towards the HTC ONE due to the overall fluidity and design, but that camera just didn't cut it. I have 3 kids. I don't think my phone will replace my DSLR setup, but I do take a lot of on the go pics because when we're out with them kid awesomeness happens!
Then I saw the G2 and kept thinking (G2 vs S4) and it was so close I just took a plunge and had our developer order me a G2. It'll be here next week (he's stealing it for a few days to do some preliminary testing of our game on it before sending it to me) and I see things like this an dreally feel I made the best choice. The 549 price tag for the thing for a no-contract purchase helped! Since the S4 and ONE are 699 start that was a nice drop in price for better under the hood specs.
Don't get me wrong... the S4 is an amazing phone, but the G2 + Clean ROM seems like the perfect choice for me. Good camera. Power under the hood. Battery life. Load the hide drawer option for those On Screen buttons... and I'm good!
Can't wait to get it next week. I'll be retiring my iPhone 5 for it (love the iPhone, but I'm in a tinkering mood lately.)
digitard said:
I'm glad to see so many people saying similar things, with Clean ROM.
I was THIS close to ordering a S4. Then I changed my mind, due to the bootloader, and was leaning towards the HTC ONE due to the overall fluidity and design, but that camera just didn't cut it. I have 3 kids. I don't think my phone will replace my DSLR setup, but I do take a lot of on the go pics because when we're out with them kid awesomeness happens!
Then I saw the G2 and kept thinking (G2 vs S4) and it was so close I just took a plunge and had our developer order me a G2. It'll be here next week (he's stealing it for a few days to do some preliminary testing of our game on it before sending it to me) and I see things like this an dreally feel I made the best choice. The 549 price tag for the thing for a no-contract purchase helped! Since the S4 and ONE are 699 start that was a nice drop in price for better under the hood specs.
Don't get me wrong... the S4 is an amazing phone, but the G2 + Clean ROM seems like the perfect choice for me. Good camera. Power under the hood. Battery life. Load the hide drawer option for those On Screen buttons... and I'm good!
Can't wait to get it next week. I'll be retiring my iPhone 5 for it (love the iPhone, but I'm in a tinkering mood lately.)
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" Load the hide drawer option for those On Screen buttons"
what do you mean?
I used Clean Rom and the modified UI to ditch the phone volume slider, disabled CarrierIQ and installed Xposed framework and did some simple mods. Got my Qremote set up with all my TV/Blueray stuff and it's awesome I couldn't be happier!
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" Load the hide drawer option for those On Screen buttons"
what do you mean?
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On the LG G2 there's those bottom menu style keys that are static (unless in movies, games, etc). You can use the below app, from my reading at least, to hide them since a lot of people who tweak their systems dislike them.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...om/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys
Me Too!
I just got mine today but I ordered it during the "glitch sale". Had it up and running in a couple of minutes and I've been genuinely impressed for the last couple of hours playing with it. I just hope they keep the firmware updated. So far, the interface is really not too bad. I may skin it but for now I'm going to give this a try.
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So I was one of the lucky Verizon glitch upgraders and chose this phone. It was a choice between this, Note 3, and S4. Note 3 was too expensive for me and the S4 I was afraid I would receive with newer firmware which I'm not sure you could get past the bootloader anymore.
I am just floored by this phone!! For the first time ever I am enjoying the stock rom, well Clean rom . LG did a very nice job with this one. This phone isn't a beast, it's a friggen monster!! I have to say that LG is back in the game big time with this and I'm hoping this doesn't fall into the pit of forgotten phones like the Bionic and Thunderbolt.
I came from a Galaxy Nexus so I've been spoiled by a plethora of roms, customizations, and the Google experience, but I feel from using this so far that I've made the right decision for once.
For people in the same boat, how do you feel about it? Also, go into your gallery and run the high def slideshow to amaze people of the beautiful screen. I'm going to show this thing to as many iphone users as I can and I might get one to convert.
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Ditched my Gnex on launch day for the G2 also.. I couldn't be happier either. Now lets just see when CM10 comes this way.
Let's face it LG has STRUGGLED with some real dogs. The G2 absolutely shows they are back in the game. I swap and trade and upgrade on a frequent basis but with the G2 wow. This will be tough to improve on speed is crazy, screen is great really love the drop down menus.
Well done LG.
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Let's face it LG has STRUGGLED with some real dogs. The G2 absolutely shows they are back in the game. I swap and trade and upgrade on a frequent basis but with the G2 wow. This will be tough to improve on speed is crazy, screen is great really love the drop down menus.
Well done LG.
I wanted the Nexus 5 once I found out it was based on the G2. Once I realized the N5 won't be on Verizon I settled on getting the G2 in a year when it would be cheaper at full retail or used.
Then the whole upgrade glitch comes along and makes my month!
This phone has absolutely met my expectations. The top and bottom bezels could be smaller as well as the sides, but for the phones available it has the most screen/size. It has a very solid, classy feel thanks to the thin metal/ceramic edge holding the screen. I couldn't get that feeling from the Verizon demo so it was a nice surprise. I was honestly expecting a Samsung type of plasticy feel but don't get that at all.
With my wife's Nexus 4 and our Nexus 7 fhd I will be getting enough stock Android to keep me satisfied. The UI isn't bad once things are turned off and Clean ROM sure helps. I'd like to use stock launcher but don't like the app labels so its back to Apex and that's fine by me.
I can't wait to see some kernels and Xposed modules that work better with our G2!
And one of those ASOP ROMs couldn't hurt but I can wait.
I was able to convert my cousin. He saw my screen and said "wow, that screen is way better than my iPhone5's screen. I think my next phone is going to be android."