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i was willing to buy the Atrix 4g for its dualcore beast and right now we hav 3 of that kind. Can anybody suggest the best one out of the Three???
SGS 2. 'nuff said.
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for $800 it better wipe your a$$.
-i have heard disappointing reviews on the camera, wifi, touchwiz, build quality, samsung updates(though motorola is bad with bell users).
-i wouldnt buy an LG as they have no solid track record and too many complaints to list
-atrix has its fair share of problems primarily the bootloader and camera isnt the greatest.
Anyone else kinda disappointed by this new generation of dual cores as a whole?
Nope i love my sg2 much more than my atrix!
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if i could atleast have it in my hand and it was $150 or more less I would definitely consider it.
Having both devices, what are the benefits of sgs2? Be as unbiased as possible please.
where did u buy the S2?
People harp on about the SG2 being all plasticy, but compared to the atrix it feels much more solid. the case shell on the atrix creaks whenever i hold it, whether that be age 'wear and tear' or what not.
i find the camera to be much better than the atrix
the screen is much better on the SG2 but thats personal choice
i do miss quirky features such as the fingerprint reader and webtop but thats about it. Everything else the SG2 does the same if not better. Even in stock form, no mods comparing the two it becomes much greater. as gingerblur fixed alot of problems (motoblur!)
saying that, the Atrix is still the 2nd best device i had!
my 2 cents
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handtec, got it sent from UK to AUS in 4 days!
Sorry. but f**k the Galaxy S II! The Galaxy S I9000 was soooooooo much better. From what ive heard, the Optimus 2X has really good build quality. But yeah they have a terrible track record, usually they make products with crappy quality. The Atrix is sweet but the locked bootloader and the fact that we have to wait for Motorola for updates; that drags it down.
1) Moto Atrix
2) LG Optimus 2X
3) Galaxy S II
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Sorry. but f**k the Galaxy S II! The Galaxy S I9000 was soooooooo much better. From what ive heard, the Optimus 2X has really good build quality. But yeah they have a terrible track record, usually they make products with crappy quality. The Atrix is sweet but the locked bootloader and the fact that we have to wait for Motorola for updates; that drags it down.
1) Moto Atrix
2) LG Optimus 2X
3) Galaxy S II
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So guys....I just want a nice cellphone. I don't care for root and stuff. So, I guess the atrix will be fine for me right?
Do the G2x and S2 have been unlocked yet?
ty vm and sry about my english, Im trying to improve
If you want the best everyday phone I would buy the atrix battery last a day or more!
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LOL @ the guy who said the phone creaks in his hand. that is such utter LIES.
In any case, Samsung has a pretty horrible track record with the i9000 quality. Just look up i9000m internal SD on google and have fun sorting through that mess.. A phone that just auto nukes its internal SD whenever it wants.
As for the Atrix it has IMO an amazing screen (which you can use at full brightness) at little penatly on the giant battery.
If you wanna save battery and use juice defender the max I have gotten out of it before dying is 56 hours.... on a single charge.
So yeah.
Thanks for all the suggestion guys.. The Quadrant benchmarks of samsung galaxy sII ended up being something like around 3500 which is the heighest till date...atrix is around 2700 i guess...any comments on this fact??
Things aren't perfect with the SG2 there's the:
1. Heat dissipation issues were people are already returning their phones just for that alone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1068663
2. WiFi Issues
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1067473
3. (Much More Than Normal) "Dead Pixel" Screens
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065935
4. Lack of Notification LED - (most knew about this already)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058596
I'm not going to say which phone is better since they All 3 phones have their issues, but it's also interesting to watch people dropping $750-$1000 already thinking the SG2 will be the perfect device. (yes there's no perfect device blah blah blah...)
Anywhoo... For the record, I'm not totally trilled with the Atrix at this moment either. I've also thought about switching to the SG2 already myself, but IMO it's too high of a price tag to give it a chance right now.
The bottom line, there really isn't really a clear cut winner...
hmm i have an atrix 4g, simunlocked from att, i had issues with wifi in my country, now that i managed to fix it and am running gingerblur, im very happy with the phone, however the case really is squeaking (back when i was in the US i had another atrix4g which i went to replace cuz the fingerprint scanner locked up occasionally, that one had perfect build quality, this one just squeaks at the top, and she cover shell is somehow too big for it...) and the locked bootloader is really annoying me, the screen is very good in my opinion. If i would be buying one of the phones now i would go with the LG i think (my main reasons: tegra2, unlocked bootloader, proper support), as to the sgs2 its too big in my opinion (seriously hwo needs a 4.3" phone, even the 4" are too big kind of - id prefer a 3.8"/3.7" like the original htc desire, but noone makes high end phones with that screen size..). Cant say much more about the sgs2, as that it doesnt have tegra2 which i prefer over other dualcore ARM based chips right now. Atrix has way better hardware specs than the LG tho: more ram, more flash, better battery, webtop, fingerprint scanner - love that one lol, the only worser spec is the camera on the atrix. so go figure For stock use the Atrix would be the best ithink
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hmm i have an atrix 4g, simunlocked from att, i had issues with wifi in my country, now that i managed to fix it
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How did you manage to fix the wifi issues?
used other drivers for the wifi, the stock ones from motorola are missing my country ROFL, retards at moto. im trying to get a UK /system dump or at least the wifi drivers to test them out.
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Thanks for all the suggestion guys.. The Quadrant benchmarks of samsung galaxy sII ended up being something like around 3500 which is the heighest till date...atrix is around 2700 i guess...any comments on this fact??
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e-penis is big enough.
why not htc hd2 .......its the better device
just kiding xD...but I have one now , just sold my atrix, I will try lg and SGS2
IF you want test...why you don't bought 2 and return to the store the phone you don't like it
I see many opnions.....and many FANS off samsung, lg and motorola
soo, if you want the opinion...ask in xda general not in motorola session....
thats probably a very good idea. I love my atrix so im going to lean towards this phone.
General might be less bias.
Big day today source code released for our Photon, and SGS2 announced for Sprint. Coming out Sept. 16. So will you stick with the Photon, or switch to the SGS2 with it's big 4.52" screen? http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-outs-sprints-galaxy-s-ii-epic-4g-touch-ahead-tonights-event
I believe I'm staying with the Photon, that phone doesn't look very good to me. The Photon is a prized jewel when you take it out of the box. Very unique and the kernel was just released today so we are basically just starting. I believe in this phone and the devs we have here to unlock this thing proper and get us on some sick kernels!
-DJ
I love my photon but the extra screen on the sgs is appealing. Its going to be a hard choice.
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I thought about the sgs2 but god its ugly and Samsung as a company is entirely too unreliable when it comes to phone support
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I'm loving my MoPho! Although the SGSII does look appealing. i might have to test it out before my 30 days are up.
sgs2 is the way to go! sAMOLED plus ftw.
No way! I love the Photon! Had it for a month and still growing on me. I love the build of the mopho and don't think sgs2 can beat it even if it is thinner.
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My upgrade day is Thursday, I plan to go Photon and barring major failures I don't plan to take it back for the new epic. Reasons being Samsung is happy to sell you a phone and never support it. While amoled screens look great the resolution of the epic t4gs combined with the 4.5 size isn't a good combo. Samsung also typically has weaker radios, they sure are on my Epic. The masses will flock to it though then when the next big phone comes out the epic t4g will be considered crap.
love AMOLED but still no word on processor yet. I am gonna stick with the photon.
I feel the same way. Love the Photon and the dock! The Epic 4g touch will have to be a real beast to make me leave. The Epic 4g still doesn't have official gingerbread release. And the radios on the Photon are great!
My 30-day return period ended yesterday, and I'm plenty happy I stayed with the Photon. 800X480 resolution on a 4.5" screen doesn't appeal--I've always thought 4.0" was the sweet spot in screen size, with 4.3" being the upper limit for me. I'd certainly not want an even bigger screen with lower resolution, no matter the tech. And I'm one who really likes the sunlight visibility of the Photon's screen as well as the great battery performance.
As far as performance goes, yes, the Samsung chip is a little faster in general computing, but the Tegra 2 is still plenty quick and is better for gaming. The Photon is plenty fast for me, so I can't imagine a phone needing to be _faster_. And I love how the Photon is built--solid and attractive. The kickstand has really turned into a plus for me as well.
The only thing the SGSII has going for it as far as I can see is that dual-pane email client, and Google Talk with video. But, I've had Google Talk with video on my Transformer for months now and have yet to use it. And email on the Photon is fine. So, nothing lost there.
No, I'll take the outstanding phone quality, excellent GPS and Bluetooth, awesome car dock, and Motorola's better update history of the Photon over a bigger, lower-resolution screen and slightly faster processor. If I had found my Epic to be just spectacular in these areas, maybe I'd feel different, but of course I didn't. Quite the contrary.
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sgs2 is the way to go! sAMOLED plus ftw.
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I truly think it is funny when people decide on a phone because of its screen. Makes me smile. lol Is that because when people can't afford their bill they just use it as a pretty clock?
-DJ
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love AMOLED but still no word on processor yet. I am gonna stick with the photon.
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Exynos 1.2 dual core. http://newsroom.sprint.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-epic-4g-touch-fact-sheet.htm
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love AMOLED but still no word on processor yet. I am gonna stick with the photon.
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The specs came out today, Samsung Exynos 1.2GHz dual-core processor.
I asked myself what I didn't like about my photon and the only thing I could think of was developer support but now with the kernel source released, here's hoping that negative turns into a positive.
Plus I rely on gps and samsung phones are horrendous when it cones to gps as well as updates....sgs2 will be on 2.3.4 for 2 years....
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I truly think it is funny when people decide on a phone because of its screen. Makes me smile. lol Is that because when people can't afford their bill they just use it as a pretty clock?
-DJ
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It's thinner and lighter with the same specs as the photon. It will probably have the same battery life as the photon. It has a better screen (tell me you haven't once been annoyed by PenTile on the photon).
what more do you want? I mean, you obviously don't dive in to it when it comes out. you bait others, wait for reviews and then decide.
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It's thinner and lighter with the same specs as the photon. It will probably have the same battery life as the photon. It has a better screen (tell me you haven't once been annoyed by PenTile on the photon).
what more do you want? I mean, you obviously don't dive in to it when it comes out. you bait others, wait for reviews and then decide.
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I don't see how it will have the same battery life. The pentile screen on the Photon is why the MoPho has good life, the sgs2 has a larger samoled plus which may look better (possibly debatable based on the resolution) but wll drink more juice.
Battery life is nice, but not a huge decider unless one phone's is dismal.
Djspinister said:
I truly think it is funny when people decide on a phone because of its screen. Makes me smile. lol Is that because when people can't afford their bill they just use it as a pretty clock?
-DJ
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as far as i am concerned the screen is one of its features..
im guessing teh same goes for the photon? when you cant pay your bill you just use webtop mode?
anyways i know the sgs2 will be a more powerful phone, and the photon will be overlooked between it and teh evo3d. even still tho my photon is on its way, there will be many things i miss about my nexus but im hoping ill get over it soon enough
oh and fyi to anyoen that thinks teh tegra 2 platform is better for gaming
::cough:: http://www.glbenchmark.com/compare....PH-D700 Epic 4G&D4=Samsung GT-i9100 Galaxy S2
>_>
just sayin....
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I don't see how it will have the same battery life. The pentile screen on the Photon is why the MoPho has good life, the sgs2 has a larger samoled plus which may look better (possibly debatable based on the resolution) but wll drink more juice.
Battery life is nice, but not a huge decider unless one phone's is dismal.
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Sgs2 for Sprint is sporting an 1800 mAh battery.
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Will the Sprint SGS2 have a kickstand?
Ok so I am officially donating my iPhone 4 to the concrete.
I am looking for its replacement, any suggestions?
I can wait for things that are due out soon.
And i have always been a fan of HTC Touch pro2 type phones but I know the ol qwerty hardware keyboard is a thing of the past it seems.
So whats the best of the best as i will not buy anything but.
thanks
Samsung Galaxy SII, hands down.
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Samsung Galaxy SII, hands down.
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Hands down? I wonder what phone you own with that bias opinion...
OP, I would go for the Galaxy Nexus. Hottest thing out right now.
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Hands down? I wonder what phone you own with that bias opinion...
OP, I would go for the Galaxy Nexus. Hottest thing out right now.
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Much more expensive, and not really as good. Would go for a SGS II, then upgrade to the SGS III when it comes out next year
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Hands down? I wonder what phone you own with that bias opinion...
OP, I would go for the Galaxy Nexus. Hottest thing out right now.
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So, any opinion is bias if you own the device your recommend? Why would you NOT own the same device you recommend? Unless you're a moron who thinks a certain phone is the best but then buy a different one lmao
Or I guess you could be the poor chap who can't buy the "best"phone
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I would recommend you to go for samsung galaxy S2....my brother has bought this phone and its awesome i found it even better than iphone..
I'll join the guys and recommend SGS2 as well. I have this phone for two months now, and the more I learned about the device starting with just rooting, flashing custom ROMs and kernels, using custom performance profilrs the more joy it is to use every day... PS the display rocks!! Only downside is battery life under heavy use but what the hell
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+1 for the sgs2. This phone flies, i find myself using my phone more than my laptop it's that fast, and the amoled screen is beautiful, i wish i could throw a 60" amoled screen in my living room its that sharp.
Are you a gamer? If so, the only phone worth getting is the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
What exactly do you hate about your iPhone? and what features are you looking for?
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+1 for the sgs2. This phone flies, i find myself using my phone more than my laptop it's that fast, and the amoled screen is beautiful, i wish i could throw a 60" amoled screen in my living room its that sharp.
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+ 1 only thing the gnex has on the s2 is lte and ics. ATT has the skyrocket so if you have ATT lte in your market that concern is gone. And the s2 is supposed to get ics late Jan to early Feb...
I sell phones for a living and this is my own opinion.
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Go go galaxy s ii
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No one recommends HTC sensation xe,strange.I would definately go with it.
when will the sgs III be out?
for now i recommend sgs II...
it depends on your budget
if its big buy samsung galaxy s 2
you hate youre phone?
and why?
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i love my htc hd2
I'm also going to jump onto the SGSII bandwagon. I have the one from Sprint and I swear I can't make this phone lag. I've tried freaking everything and it just won't lag.
Since EL12 came out and fixed the LOS and game bug crash issues, I've had zero issues with it. So I assume that the sgsII from other providers are just as good (especially the ones with the exynos processors).
SGSII FTW!!!
Photon 4G. More of a business type phone. It holds signal much better than the SGSII. It's screen is 4.3 inches and a bit thicker. Great build quality. The development side is poor though as unlocking right now will break your 4G. I can also recommend the Droid Razr.
Why guys?
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Much more expensive, and not really as good. Would go for a SGS II, then upgrade to the SGS III when it comes out next year
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Ok I will be moving to the UK next month, is this available over there?
Or should I try to get it in the US then unlock it here?
I know that i can get a deal on a plan over there with the phone vs just getting the plan w/o a phone so that may make my choice easier
Everyone keeps saying get this or that, but not telling me why really.
What makes one better than the other?
I h8 this
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What exactly do you hate about your iPhone? and what features are you looking for?
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Well I hate
1) I cannot do anything to the phone, ROMS etc
2) I am tired of paying for every app I want to use.
3) They wont unlock it so i can use it when i travel
4) The display is as boring as watching CNN, those little squares are so stupid
5) I miss my HTC screens where I check the weather and the sun shines, or rain drops hit my screen etc. I like to be entertained by my phone and the iPhone is just so linear in that regard.
Well hello bigger forums I came from the Ace family and I have plans on buying SII. I've heard good rumours about the phone and I've seen lots of interesting roms for it too (plus it's on main forum XD)
My options are HTC One X, GNote or SII and SII is quite leading in my eyes ATM.
Last question is, what is the price of SII in the US WITHOUT the contract?
Thanks for the responses guys, hope to see you soon
S24Lyfe
it depends on whether you're looking for an unlocked phone (being able to use any network) or if you wish to purchase it outright from your current service provider.
Unlocked it's about $500-600, and prices will range depending on your carrier if you want to go for option number 2.
I personally own the S2 and I can honestly say I love this phone.
Took less than 5 minutes to root, plenty (and I mean PLENTY) of custom roms being developed for it, and the hardware itself is just great (it outperforms the iPhone 4s) - I highly recommend it.
Just my two cents.
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Well hello bigger forums I came from the Ace family and I have plans on buying SII. I've heard good rumours about the phone and I've seen lots of interesting roms for it too (plus it's on main forum XD)
My options are HTC One X, GNote or SII and SII is quite leading in my eyes ATM.
Last question is, what is the price of SII in the US WITHOUT the contract?
Thanks for the responses guys, hope to see you soon
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S2 is still a beast when compared to other mobiles you have mentioned with the exception of HD screen. If you like bigger screens and feel compact to use it go for note, else s2 with its amoled is what you need
Thanks for the opinion guys. Im planning to buy it directly from a samsung store so yeah network unlocked. Can it run tegra games without chainfire3D? or simply does it have a tegra chip in it?
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Atm i suggest u wait cause sammy is abt to release new phones and so will otha companies too and at tht time if u really feel to buy buy sgs2 ,may b ull get it for cheap...its jus a matter of dayz....cheeerz
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Atm i suggest u wait cause sammy is abt to release new phones and so will otha companies too and at tht time if u really feel to buy buy sgs2 ,may b ull get it for cheap...its jus a matter of dayz....cheeerz
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I'll be going next week so I need to make decisions now.
SGS2 is still a good phone. I had it for just over 10 months and loved it.
Got a HOX now and love that just as much. HOX has the HD screen which is lovely. SLCD2 vs AMOLED. Amoled has better blacks and such but I like the SLCD2 as well. Whites are better and not prone to screen burns.
Hardware wise both are beasts. Dual Core vs Quad Teg 3. DC is still fast enough not enough optimising quad at the moment. With TEG3 you get the range of Nvidia games without the need for Chainfire.
Design wise HOX wins, it's sexy and sleek but the SGS2 is lighter and thinner. Both feel good in the hand.
UI wise, Sense wins for me personally, but TouchWiz is not as bad it has it's own feature set.
If you want the cheaper device go for the SGS2 as price is decent. You'll be happy with any of your choices. The Galaxy range of devices are far easier to root with their unlocked bootloaders if you want to go with custom roms and such and development is very active with HOX it will get active when more devs have it. I'd still rate the Note over the SGS2 as it's a beast, if you can handle the size then definitely get the note.
I agree, the note is excellent.
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I agree, the note is excellent.
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but it's really big which I don't find really attractive :/
Hi, today I switched from Sprint to AT&T after waiting for the samsung galaxy SIII to come out on Sprint decided to get the Note on AT&T. I know the hardware on the Note is older but I really needed a bigger screen and only the Note will provide that.
What do you guys think?, did I did the right thing to dump the SIII for the Note???
You are asking this question on Note forum so the answer may be one sided to note. It's all depending on the size of the phone. If you like the big screen, there's no other phone come close to note. Hardware may be a bit older than s3 but with custom Rom and a bit tweaking, it is as fast as s3. I have almost zero lag on mine with flap rom. Most of the s3 softwares are also ported so you can find svoice, smart stay etc that are floating on xda and ready to use.
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You are asking this question on Note forum so the answer may be one sided to note. It's all depending on the size of the phone. If you like the big screen, there's no other phone come close to note. Hardware may be a bit older than s3 but with custom Rom and a bit tweaking, it is as fast as s3. I have almost zero lag on mine with flap rom. Most of the s3 softwares are also ported so you can find svoice, smart stay etc that are floating on xda and ready to use.
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Thank you. that's what I was talking about. I like and need the big screen due to my sight. was not too impress with the SIII screen wich looks more rectangular than square. I'm punish now with a AT&T prepay phone due to an error the salesman did with my credit card wich he locked up in a transaction so I have to wait until tomorrow that everything is clear and pick up my Note.
I came from sprint as well and I dearly miss unlimited data (even if it isn't really all that unlimited). Other than that I am very happy with at&t.
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I came from sprint as well and I dearly miss unlimited data (even if it isn't really all that unlimited). Other than that I am very happy with at&t.
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Yes!, also missing about $30 more a month!!. AT&T is more expensive buy I need a bigger screen.
welcome to the note! I, too, came from sprint (epic touch) and I love my note. its one of a kind and im glad I got it. yes, the bill is 35 $ a month higher for me but I have better speeds where I live on att and did I say i love my note?
anyway, im glad your here. have some fun, and happy flashing!
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welcome to the note! I, too, came from sprint (epic touch) and I love my note. its one of a kind and im glad I got it. yes, the bill is 35 $ a month higher for me but I have better speeds where I live on att and did I say i love my note?
anyway, im glad your here. have some fun, and happy flashing!
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FINALY!!!! I GOT MY NOTE TODAY!!!!!::victory:. I was using a cheap Go phone until my credit clear and now REJOYCE!!!!!!!!!!!.
Former epic (not touch) addict
Definitely glad to have my note, but now I'm curious what family the note hardware is in - I had assumed it was a galaxy SII class device, where do we fit in?
It is similar to the SII (S2) - the OP is referring to the SIII - that's the S3
To the OP:
Your question is based largely on opinion and not fact. Firstly, welcome. I am also a Sprint defector who left in March so I could get the Note, and hopefully, better service. So far, the service slaughters Sprint ... as does pretty much everything else.
Next, there really isn't a right or wrong answer as to what phone is better, when comparing the GNote and S III. You'll find some people who are spec whores and it doesn't matter how useful/useless a spec or feature is, as long as it's more impressive on paper or when uttered, it will be the say all to end all for them. Other people look at features that may better for THEM, regardless if technically the specs aren't as good.
Some people will like the S III because of its faster processor and better camera features and ICS. Plus, some will choose the S III because of its smaller form factor. Others (like me) will choose the GNote because the large screen is unmatched and the most important thing to me ... ICS isn't a big deal to me, the phone functions wonderfully without it. And I love the S-Pen. Not to mention I find the GNote to be crazy beautiful in design, whereas I find the S III to be relatively ugly. All of these things make the GNote the better phone FOR ME.
With all things considered, I don't think you'll go wrong with either phone. I'm sticking to the GNote series, though. I may have to look for another phone if the GNote 2 really does end up looking like the unattractive S III, and if it's not as wide as the original GNote.
^^^well said!
I also came from Sprint, and am very pleased with the note and the service.
My opinion is...........
Quad/dual core processors are great, but the average user doesn't need more than one core. Unless you're gaming, making music or media editing all you need is a decent amount of RAM. Don't let the smooth taste fool ya =P I like the specs on this phone, but the biggest selling point for me was the screen size.
Like the last guy said you will be pleased with either device Imo, but get the one that fits you.
ParaNOTE Android
Dr. Evo said:
To the OP:
Your question is based largely on opinion and not fact. Firstly, welcome. I am also a Sprint defector who left in March so I could get the Note, and hopefully, better service. So far, the service slaughters Sprint ... as does pretty much everything else.
Next, there really isn't a right or wrong answer as to what phone is better, when comparing the GNote and S III. You'll find some people who are spec whores and it doesn't matter how useful/useless a spec or feature is, as long as it's more impressive on paper or when uttered, it will be the say all to end all for them. Other people look at features that may better for THEM, regardless if technically the specs aren't as good.
Some people will like the S III because of its faster processor and better camera features and ICS. Plus, some will choose the S III because of its smaller form factor. Others (like me) will choose the GNote because the large screen is unmatched and the most important thing to me ... ICS isn't a big deal to me, the phone functions wonderfully without it. And I love the S-Pen. Not to mention I find the GNote to be crazy beautiful in design, whereas I find the S III to be relatively ugly. All of these things make the GNote the better phone FOR ME.
With all things considered, I don't think you'll go wrong with either phone. I'm sticking to the GNote series, though. I may have to look for another phone if the GNote 2 really does end up looking like the unattractive S III, and if it's not as wide as the original GNote.
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First, thank's for your opinion. I agree with what you have said. it's a matter of personal taste. for me any phone with 1 Gig of more of processing power is ok, I chose the Note because the screen size. on Sunday I saw the SIII at the store and althou it look good did not impress me much. I still would like the personal opinions of users of the Note. any info will be valuable to me.
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With all things considered, I don't think you'll go wrong with either phone. I'm sticking to the GNote series, though. I may have to look for another phone if the GNote 2 really does end up looking like the unattractive S III, and if it's not as wide as the original GNote.
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Has there been talk about the note 2 having a smaller screen than the original note?
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Okay the Note is too big...but as much as I wanted to go to a smaller phone (the S3) I cannot. I am hopelessly hooked on it's 5.3" of screen and the pen. So be warned...
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Has there been talk about the note 2 having a smaller screen than the original note?
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I read it's supposed to be a 5.5" screen so it will be slightly larger (different aspect ratio).
I read that the device will be slightly smaller than the Note, bit will have a slightly bigger screen. So it seems it will be more space efficient.
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Has there been talk about the note 2 having a smaller screen than the original note?
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Galaxy Note 2 – xda developers
Slightly bigger 5.5" screen (most likely taller) with a 16:9 aspect ratio ... but the screen will not be as wide as the current Note. That was a big selling point for me. I don't want a slimmer screen.
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...Some people will like the S III because of its faster processor and better camera features and ICS. ... ICS isn't a big deal to me, the phone functions wonderfully without it...
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the GNote rocks ICS just fine, actually.... not missing a thing.
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the GNote rocks ICS just fine, actually.... not missing a thing.
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what he said...
with the great dev's we have on this phone, most of us have been running ICS for weeks/months now, so thats not even an issue.
this phone is as fast as you could want, and the screen just kills..Spen is a great tool as well, phone calls are loud and clear.
and, after suffering with Sprints horrific network problems over the last 10 year, ATT speeds and QOS are a tremendous "upgrade"
Pleasure or business, this is THE phone to have, IMO
Slightly bigger 5.5" screen (most likely taller) with a 10:9 aspect ratio ... but the screen will not be as wide as the current Note. That was a big selling point for me. I don't want a slimmer screen.[/QUOTE said:
Agree.
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Galaxy Note 2 – xda developers
Slightly bigger 5.5" screen (most likely taller) with a 10:9 aspect ratio ... but the screen will not be as wide as the current Note. That was a big selling point for me. I don't want a slimmer screen.
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You mean 16:9 aspect ratio? Regardless, I agree about not wanting a narrower phone even if it means a larger screen. That info actually helped me to finally pull the trigger on one recently.
My initial impression is very positive. The display is amazing, 4G is blazing fast, and an unexpected benefit has been better phone reception than my Nexus One.
My complaint is the Note seems a little laggy out of the box but that's without rooting or ROMing, just the addition of Go Launcher. And it's minor enough that I'm holding off rooting at least until the OTA ICS update.
It's practically a cliche at this point, but like everyone else, I could never go back to a smaller display. And I personally don't find the phone hard to operate one-handed.