I want to hear from you guys that are more experienced than some idiot that post it on a website. What is really new and improved from gingerbread to ics?
Any other info would be great.
Will the battery improve your too?
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Chrome browser and apex launcher are the big ones for me.
Other than being a little smoother I haven't noticed much difference honestly
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A lot of it are little things but it's not like Gingerbread is horrible.
I personally like the new Google Apps interfaces, particularly Gmail.
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Its like windows xp vs windows 7...they both do the same ****, but one is newer, nicer, and more refined.
Ics also has hw acceleration
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This Should answer most of your questions.
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Remember, ICS is still basically ALPHA for our device. In the later releases it will become more stable.
720p videos play so fluidly on ICS compared to when I was on GB. Huge deal breaker for me.
Also tablet mode is the bee's knees.
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Its like windows xp vs windows 7...they both do the same ****, but one is newer, nicer, and more refined.
Ics also has hw acceleration
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It is one of the biggest myths that ICS adds HW acceleration to the UI that GB lacks. Here is the truth straight from the horse's mouth:
https://plus.google.com/105051985738280261832/posts/2FXDCz8x93s
Bottom line is Both GB and ICS have HW accelerated graphics for animated windows. What ICS adds is a check box to force HW acceleration within the windows, but checking that box breaks applications, and also adds extra overhead that is unnecessary. ICS overall is a smoother running UI with more polish than GB, but it's not because of the reason you believe.
Whats is the best rom , when ics Att leak come out i install and was too slowwwwww...so i went back for GB , So right now there is any good quick rom and nice looking ???
Battery is the biggest upside. Ics has a ton of cool little things that make it worth it, but the biggest advantage is battery. I am just over 15 hours of battery usage today and just got to 15%. On gb I was lucky to get 10 hours total usage.
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Does instagram work on ics yet? That's the only thing holding me back!
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Battery is the biggest upside. Ics has a ton of cool little things that make it worth it, but the biggest advantage is battery. I am just over 15 hours of battery usage today and just got to 15%. On gb I was lucky to get 10 hours total usage.
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Whats rom are u using is fast like gb?
+1 for instagram wprkkng
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Thought ICS was optimized for dual core as well?
I personally think the voice to text interface is a lot better. For example, when I'm texting on ICS using voice, the microphone box doesn't just disappear and start "working" to figure out what you had said. It translates your speech to text in real time and you can actually pause to think without having to hit the mic button again. And you don't even have to hit "Done," you can just hit Send and the keyboard minimizes to show the whole chat again. To top it off ICS allows you to select words or phrases and correct them if Google got it wrong.
I didn't realize how much better this all was until about an hour ago. Last night I switched back to GB because on the leaks half the time my text wouldn't go through and I wouldn't realize it, or I just couldn't get them to send. Can't wait for the full stock version to release
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Anyone used the face unlock? I I'm worried that by switching to the camera every time we unlock the phone it'll drain more the battery
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Anyone used the face unlock? I I'm worried that by switching to the camera every time we unlock the phone it'll drain more the battery
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I'm pretty sure you will have the ability to disable it.
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Anyone used the face unlock? I I'm worried that by switching to the camera every time we unlock the phone it'll drain more the battery
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I have used it for fun for a while, but it gets old quite fast.
It's not as pragmatic, especially when the phone is in landscape mode or in low lighting situations.
I love ICS for multiple reasons. Chrome browser for one, smoother more polished graphics and interface as well. Going from GB to ICS on my atrix and HP touchpad...then back to GB on my note really made me appreciate ICS.
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Anyone used the face unlock? I I'm worried that by switching to the camera every time we unlock the phone it'll drain more the battery
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I've been using it since I upgraded to ICS, and my dad got on me about not actually locking my phone. In my opinion, it's just something new and fun, not necessarily better than the other unlock methods. In my experience, it has a negligible effect on battery life, and I unlock my phone probably a hundred times a day or so. I still see roughly the same battery life as before I was using it, so it's at least insignificant enough for me to not be able to tell.
Like somebody else said, it can be a little less practical, but I only notice it being less practical than the pattern, and only when in bad lighting, as then it doesn't work and forces you to a secondary unlock, either pattern or code. When you're in good lighting, however, it can be the fastest method to unlock. So in my eyes, it's basically a wash.
Also, I get the random, "The f*ck did your phone just do?! Does it recognize your face? That's sweet!" from anybody who hasn't seen it before. This also leads me to believe that people like looking at your passwords, so in that sense, face unlock is awesome because nobody can really steal your password. Unless of course you have an identical twin or a dedicated friend that carries a picture of you around. Or they cut your face off Hannibal Lecter style. Haha.
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Really the only thing I liked about ICS is chrome and better looking google apps.
I had to switch back to GB because I use backlight notification.
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How would you guys describe the screen and the battery life
Also is cm9 or miui in the works?
How is the headphone jacks, on my vivid it constantly disconnects with almost every movement
Thanks
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Also how is the speed of the phone to say the iPhone, is it instant or does it have that normal 5 second android lag
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Every single question you just asked is readily available in the forums via a few second search. CM9 is reported as coming. There is a forum for that too... You need to learn to search.
I'd advise you to go with the Note. So far, the best phone I've owned. On a typical day I get around 5h 20min screen on time and about 21-22h unplugged time. Totally stock, quadrant of 3400-3850 and smooth as butter. I will leave stock and start ROMing when The Collective finishes their ICS rom(s) . Phone's gonna get so much better still with the huge dev community that it's attracted and with ICS available.
I've been in love with this phone's screen. No worries there, it looks stellar. S-pen is crazy useful as well. I didn't see myself using it, honestly, before I got the Note- that has changed as I use it daily, multiple times. Great feature.
Highly recommended.
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Yeah I was looking to make a switch from the vivid, was looking at the gs2, the note and even the iPhone
Anyway any issues with the headphone jack?
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I'm a workout-a-holic. Use headphone jack and blue tooth headphones several times per day. Never had a single hiccup with either. Flawless so far.
Oh. And you won't believe how good GPS is on this sucker. The GLONASS and US GPS connection is stellar. Best gps I've used on an mobile device. That includes when compared to the Galaxy Nexus, iphone4s, Droid Razr, SGS2 (many variants).
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personal opinion (dont take it seriously)
i came from GS2 T989 and after using this phone i was VERY disappointed with speeds and lags.
touch screen is slow, less responsive. animations are laggy and NOT smooth.
battery life and camera are great (better than gs2)
thats my personal thought. im waiting for htc one X, ill switch.
(this is my 4th day using I717)
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personal opinion (dont take it seriously)
i came from GS2 T989 and after using this phone i was VERY disappointed with speeds and lags.
touch screen is slow, less responsive. animations are laggy and NOT smooth.
battery life and camera are great (better than gs2)
thats my personal thought. im waiting for htc one X, ill switch.
(this is my 4th day using I717)
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You better check that HTC One X battery life. $100 says your *****ing about it a week after ownership. Teenie battery on the One X and given HTCs reputation, 16gb non expandable storage on the ATT variant, that phone is set up for a disappointing daily use phone.
If that's your 4th day using the note I'd recommend getting a replacement from a different retailer. Go on YouTube. Hundreds of videos of the ATT note. No lag present. You didn't soecify if you were stock, or ROM'd and what ROM.
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main_shoby said:
personal opinion (dont take it seriously)
i came from GS2 T989 and after using this phone i was VERY disappointed with speeds and lags.
touch screen is slow, less responsive. animations are laggy and NOT smooth.
battery life and camera are great (better than gs2)
thats my personal thought. im waiting for htc one X, ill switch.
(this is my 4th day using I717)
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i came from the sg2 also u must have a bad setup my phone runs like butter
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is it instant or does it have that normal 5 second android lag
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What exactly is that supposed to mean? As someone coming from another Android device I would expect some more specifics other than to across the board generalize about the OS. When does this lag occur and are you sure it happens on all devices? I haevn't had any experience like that on my N1 or my Infuse and I don't expect it on the Note when I buy it this week.
This guy was trolling the vivid forums spewing the same stuff.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583536
Pay him no mind.
Please get an iPhone.
Not trolling at all
Pls I'm trying to research
And if you read deep enough yourll see I'm one of the few doing stuff to help around there
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So far, the best phone I've owned. On a typical day I get around 5h 20min screen on time and about 21-22h unplugged time.
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I've got to ask - From what I've seen most people are getting 3-4 hours tops. How are you managing 5+?! Juice Defender, screen settings, 3G off?
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Hi all, I am a member here coming from an AT&T Galaxy S3. I just ordered a Galaxy Note an hour ago and wanted to know some hands on user experiences? I have looked at youtube videos and they just don't seem to do the trick. I would like to know if they are really smooth and if they have good functionality, battery life, and if the development is good?
With the GSM SIII's losing IMEI's left and right, and all the bugs already, I am wondering how good the note really is.
I am not really looking for a 'persuasion' opinion because I will have both devices here before too long when the note gets here. I just want to know everyones experience and if the phone is laggy or anything, or any known bugs.
Any help is greatly appreciated and I will thank all members that give me some feedback.
Thanks!
A Note in tablet mode is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
OCing can take care of lagging which there is a bit of. S3 apps can be put on the note, so the same functionality is there. S-Pen makes working on RDP/VNC,etc really easy (IT guy).
The only thing i wish the Note had was the LED notification like on the S3.
Hotwires CM10 has blinking LED notifications built in, which takes care of my LED needs.
to my understanding there isn't an LED light though, which with my SIII it is real buggy anyways... As long as it runs smooth and is nice and functional I think I will enjoy it.
How easy is it to root? Any IMEI losing issues like with the S3?
Also, Battery life?
As long as it is a solid phone I think I may choose this over the SIII and keep the SIII as a backup. :/
Thanked already!
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A Note in tablet mode is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
OCing can take care of lagging which there is a bit of. S3 apps can be put on the note, so the same functionality is there. S-Pen makes working on RDP/VNC,etc really easy (IT guy).
The only thing i wish the Note had was the LED notification like on the S3.
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How bad is the lag? I am really worried about that.
and rooting? Is it easy for this device? I have rooted many devices, but some are real easy to brick compared to others.
rooting is a cake walk.
Lag is not an issue IMO with most roms I have tried and with CM9 it's been smooth as glass.
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Hotwires CM10 has blinking LED notifications built in, which takes care of my LED needs.
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I like my camera which I believe still isn't working yet on CM10, but I'll be all over CM10 once they get everything working.
How does it work? Does it blink the button LEDs?
There's no lag with a custom Rom
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I am wondering if with just stock is going to be crazy lag. The good thing is I can always revert back to this gsiii if all goes bad and I don't have a great experience.
If its smooth and stable I have a feeling I am staying with the note thought
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I never had much lag with stock, but there was some. Since I went to CM9, the Note has been just about perfect. There are a few issues I have with functionality (I like the screen to light up so I can read incoming sms with the notification, for instance), but overall, I'm very happy with my Note. I see no reason I'll be ditching it before my contract is up, and then it'll just be for the new, shiny hardware Samsung drops that year.
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Multitasking is going to be a lot worse because there is much less ram in the note. Even on stock ICS there is not much lag.
My best speed (anti-lag) rom has been gingerbread. and I know everybody scoffs at it, but to be honest, once the device is rooted, and the stock rom is bebloated, it runs perfect.
And without any voltage changes or overclock either.
If you want the note to snap on screen transitions, just run a rooted stripped down GB stock rom, load up the spare parts plus app, and set windows and screen animations to off, and you'll love it...IMHO ( and for the extra speed, run zeam launcher with the 3 home screens setup)
Dont get me wrong...ICS has it's merits. but for my particular device, it's either a stripped GB rom, or the official stripped down UCLE2 rom that I prefer....
Hope this helped you a little bit.....g
My brother had an s3 and I have a note, both phones are awesome when I use both I can't really tell a difference in speed. I do like the notes screen size more it doesn't bother me. He doesn't really use custom roms or anything so I couldn't compare those but there are some really good ones for the note
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I have used a few custom roms since May. Using Bell stock at the moment and lag is not a problem, and all of them performed the same to me.
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I guess I just don't want a sluggish device and I want the screen to look crisp. Is the root method just odin like usual?
Also, I know my GSIII has an amazing screen. Does the note have a comparable screen as far as crispness?
The display on the Note is beautiful. Big bright and sharp. Even at half brightness it looks awesome.
I had pretty bad lag with the stock TELUS GB ROM. All other ROMs have been much faster including the stock ATT GB ROM. Not sure why. Paranoid Android and CM9 ROMs are silky smooth. King Kang ROM too.
IMO it comes down to which screen size you prefer and which one feels better in your hand.
I'm a confessed flashaholic, and came from the Galaxy Nexus, which I ran many, many different rom/kernel variations. I love my note. After rooting(simple) and removing bloat, I ran stock gb for a long time, it just worked really well. Functionality is good, screen is excellent, development is increasing all the time, hardware is good. I personally have zero issues with the phone, only issues I have are from my insistence on running custom roms. If the size is not an issue, I recommend it 100%.
I have big hands so I think size won't be a problem... Jesus this thread is getting weird... lol.
But for real, I want the bigger phone. I think as long as I can text great and surf the web and check facebook and XDA then I should be good.
I don't really use my phones for games or any of that ish
I need just a nice functional phone thats nice and good for me
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I have big hands so I think size won't be a problem... Jesus this thread is getting weird... lol.
But for real, I want the bigger phone. I think as long as I can text great and surf the web and check facebook and XDA then I should be good.
I don't really use my phones for games or any of that ish
I need just a nice functional phone thats nice and good for me
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XL gloves are snug on me, and size 15 ring, and this phone is BIG. I can pretty much reach all the stuff I need to though.
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XL gloves are snug on me, and size 15 ring, and this phone is BIG. I can pretty much reach all the stuff I need to though.
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Yeah XL gloves are snug on me... I just wanna make sure that I can message smoothly, not alot of force closes, and easy development.
Lag issues is what I have heard, and I wanna know if you can differentiate between pixels to the naked eye?
I can't believe I just ordered the phone without asking all this, but it will be here monday haha.
Thanks all, I am all out of thanks but I will be sure to thank everyone tomorrow when I get more thanks! haha
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HI all, i recently purchased a ATT Note and love it. I have come back to droid after being on the iphone for a while. I fell in love with the screen. I almost sided with the Galaxy SIII due to the performance being so much better but the display model Note was not running ICS. So i got the note, brought it home and got it updated. Its a great phone, i love it. Especially for me being able to remote into my work computer and assist end users in troubleshooting. I am getting close to returning it though and getting the GSIII due to it being just so much faster. Is there a current ROM available that improves performance? There just seems to be so much lag when opening things up and when typing. The GSIII also has a nice screen but is noticeably smaller to me and that was a drawback but the performance is really better to me and things open instantly. Thanks for any input! I apologize for any repost i did a search and did not really see anything, Thanks for any help!
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HI all, i recently purchased a ATT Note and love it. I have come back to droid after being on the iphone for a while. I fell in love with the screen. I almost sided with the Galaxy SIII due to the performance being so much better but the display model Note was not running ICS. So i got the note, brought it home and got it updated. Its a great phone, i love it. Especially for me being able to remote into my work computer and assist end users in troubleshooting. I am getting close to returning it though and getting the GSIII due to it being just so much faster. Is there a current ROM available that improves performance? There just seems to be so much lag when opening things up and when typing. The GSIII also has a nice screen but is noticeably smaller to me and that was a drawback but the performance is really better to me and things open instantly. Thanks for any input! I apologize for any repost i did a search and did not really see anything, Thanks for any help!
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Get it rooted if you have not already and get away from stock ICS, its poop. Literally. You will notice a drastic difference with any lag with many of the Dev's roms here. PA is my personal preference but any Cyanogen build or... Man just read some stuff and decide for your self. Bottom line, drop ICS.
And yes it is the wrong forum.
Root, rom, and use h0twire oc if roming with ics based rom... turns the phone into a beast
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Thanks for the replies! This is great news! I shall get to work. It's been a while for me on the droid. My last one was the captivate. I had to go back to an iPhone due to my corporate offices not allowing email and such to be used on the droid devices. They are finally allowing touchdown so i am so happy to be back on the droids!!!
I am happy to hear that the performance can be improved. I had posted in teh Q&A section and i am getting some great replies like just get an ipad. Wonderful help! lol
Cm9 performance is awesome even without an oc kernel.
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Get on CM10 not CM9 thats oldschool.
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Get on CM10 not CM9 thats oldschool.
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But there's no OC support yet.
I'm ready to use Jelly Bean primarily as much as the next person but to be honest, its just not quite ready if you consider the performance. The graphics kinks haven't all been ironed out yet so if you're wanting to really see the full potential of your Note, I would recommend using either the official Cyanogenmod ROM (or the latest nightly) or h0twir3's current remake of it. They have the fastest, most responsive feel to me compared to all of the other ROM's available right now, plus they're clean and basic which is always my preference. Jelly Bean is getting better every day though so give it a whirl if you like. I'm expecting it to be exponentially improved by the end of the month.
Its to argue against the sg3. It has 2gb of ram and thats pretty much the difference. Its always gonna seem a bit zippy in comparison. I like my note for screen size, s-pen, quality software and dev support. No other phone has those requirements at the moment. And obviously it can stand up wit the other top tier phone around. It becomes a matter of preference and necessity so its totally up to you.
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Gubment cheese rom has been wonderful for me. Super fast and no issues
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Stock cm9 with no oc is quite fast. I have no complaints. (I actually had to go double check I was using stock kernel with no oc).
Sure I would love a device with a stronger gpu at least, but for me the screen outweighs all at the moment.
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Its to argue against the sg3. It has 2gb of ram and thats pretty much the difference. Its always gonna seem a bit zippy in comparison. I like my note for screen size, s-pen, quality software and dev support. No other phone has those requirements at the moment. And obviously it can stand up wit the other top tier phone around. It becomes a matter of preference and necessity so its totally up to you.
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Not all sg3 have 2GB of ram btw.
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Which one doesn't? That's a bummer if so and that makes the sg3 just an upgrade of apps to the sg2. Where's the hardware upgrades?
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The international model has 1 GB of ram but a quad core processor.
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XDA is no longer worth my time.
Stock stuff to work again? CM10 is closest to stock you're going to see. Touchwiz BS isn't stock LOL.
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Vicious Von said:
Its to argue against the sg3. It has 2gb of ram and thats pretty much the difference. Its always gonna seem a bit zippy in comparison. I like my note for screen size, s-pen, quality software and dev support. No other phone has those requirements at the moment. And obviously it can stand up wit the other top tier phone around. It becomes a matter of preference and necessity so its totally up to you.
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Im still running stock ICS, rooted, and cleaned of junk apps, and Im happy with it. I use the S-Pen with S-Notes all the time. I know there's no S-Notes support on CM9, so what do you guys use as an alternative?
Gnote, memo, Sketchbook, papyrus. All in the play store.
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I own a note sgs3 sgs3 and sgs. The note seemed a little bit slower then my s3. But all I use my note for is around the house.
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Eric-1987 said:
Get on CM10 not CM9 thats oldschool.
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but is there any JB rom that's non CM-ish?(meaning not aosp akop etc)
no regular jelly bean lol?
reason i say that is because stuff like visual voice mail and other programs just won't work properly on those types of roms
For those of you who have had the phone for the full run since the Verizon release date, how have your opinions improved, worsened, or remained the same about the galaxy s4?
I have had the phone for almost a month now and been through a few roms and have been pleased for the most part. I have gripes with the keyboard and the way the camera is great sometimes and totally worse at others.
I'd say after this long, I am happy with my purchase, but not so happy to the point where I'm not looking at upcoming phones later this year as a possible replacement.
Thoughts after two months?
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I came from an S3 so I wasn't expecting a whole new experience but I love my S4. The screen is amazing and it's snappy as hell. No lag. I got the 32 GB one and the fastest 64 GB SD card I could find. Unfortunately I got the update so no rom flashing for me. Oh well, I love it the way it is. I was going to wait for the HTC One but I'm happy with my purchase. I also get way better signal too. When I had my S3 I would always get 3G at work but I always have 4G on my S4. My average battery life is 18H, 49M according to GSAM.
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I love my GS4. its perfect for me. Does more then i need. If there was no root i would have been happy with it the way it was but with root and CleanROM installed, i basicly can't run it out of juice in a day, besides, charging is soooo fast anyway. I was also one that never had lag even on stock unrooted so with what i have now being rooted, its even snappier then it was originally. The phone is a beast. Signal is always strong screen is amazing and its the perfect screen size.
Honestly it is an amazing device.. I had it on clean rom for weeks and loved it.. just flashed CM10.1... I am blown away by the lightning fast speed.
I had the s3 as well before this. I've had mine since launch day and love it. I do have typing issues with the keyboard sometimes. Guess I sbould look for a good replacement. I wish it had more haptic feedback though. Doesnt hardly feel like im typing on a touch screen, it's too smooth to the touch. I had htc phones before this and rooting this s4 was 50 times easier.
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I had the s3 as well before this. I've had mine since launch day and love it. I do have typing issues with the keyboard sometimes. Guess I sbould look for a good replacement. I wish it had more haptic feedback though. Doesnt hardly feel like im typing on a touch screen, it's too smooth to the touch. I had htc phones before this and rooting this s4 was 50 times easier.
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I recommend SwiftKey keyboard. It's predicting is amazing and creepy at the same time.
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I recommend SwiftKey keyboard. It's predicting is amazing and creepy at the same time.
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Does swiftkey let you use the Google speech engine for voice to text? I have Swype+Dragon and I find the Google engine better in understanding my accent
I came from a droidx to the s4 so i am just amazed at what this phone can do. I am new to ROMs also so i am messing with this phone all day long.....
Coming from a locked down bionic, the lokid S4 is like a wet dream. ... Although, when comparing radios/signal reception, moto dominates Samsung. ..
Also Came from a locked down Bionic. After the JB upgrade that phone turned into hot garbage. The S4 is light years better!!!
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Does swiftkey let you use the Google speech engine for voice to text? I have Swype+Dragon and I find the Google engine better in understanding my accent
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Yea it lets you use Google voice to text. SwiftKey also has SwiftKey Flow which is like Swype. SwiftKey has the best predictions of all keywords I've tried because it constantly learns what you type. It looks at your Facebook posts, Google posts and by past texts if you authorize it.
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I came from a 32gb S3 (white) to a 32gb S4 (black).
For me, it's slightly faster, the screen is noticeably better and the battery life (which was already excellent on my s3) is slightly better.
I actually like the "flat" feel of the edges compared to the S3. The camera is phenomenal.
Overall, it's a nice evolutionary step up.
Love it
Download Jelly Bean Keyboard from the dev VLLWP. It fixed every issue I had with the keyboard and more. It's free and there is little to no reason to get the paid version.
After fixing the keyboard, I have zero complaints about the phone. My battery life suffered after the update a bit but now seems to be back to normal which for this phone means I can go two days of light use with my settings the way the are before I plug it in. The only thing I have noticed is that my battery gets eaten up if I am using runkeeper and listening to music. I think it is the combo of GPS and headphones. I'll find a fix eventually. REALLY looking forward to android 5.0 on it this Fall!
I like it a lot more now that the GPS glitches in CM10.1 were resolved.
Disclaimer: I came from a Galaxy Nexus.
Waiting to see how solid the post bootloader lockdown ROMs are. The devs will eventually backport everything that does not require a firmware upgrade. But they will effectively be a port-rebase hybrid since we will not be able to run the stock ROM anymore. 4.3 will be the big test. If the moto x is unlocked like a sort of nexus device, swappa here I come.
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Should I go S4?
Hey guys, it's been a while for me since I've last posted here. Pretty much I'm curious if I should buy the S4? I obviously want the latest and greatest but at the same token, i don't want TouchWiz. It would seem the answer is to just root and flash CyanogenMod but now I'm curious if Cyanogen allows for all features, like 4g & WiFi and full camera features like 1080p recording, to be used without problem. I remember, with my original EVO 4G, I mostly ran Cyanogen but 4g didn't work for a long time and there were a couple of other things that were a problem like 1080p video recording.
Hopefully you get a sense of my question: Can I buy the S4, flash CyanogenMod and use all features of the phone? (I know the eyeball and wave sensors most likely won't work...)
Side note: I got pretty turned off to Android with the purchase of the EVO 3D (my fault, I know). So turned off in fact that the EVO 3D no longer looks like a phone. I am soo tempted to just go iPhone so I don't have to worry about this stuff anymore... I just want ANDROID or bust!
I came from the gnex. Absolutely love this thing. Obviously battery life is 10 times better. I'm in casinos all the time and I almost always have 4g.
My biggest gripe is the lack of development, not that it's the phone's fault
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generalExpert said:
Hey guys, it's been a while for me since I've last posted here. Pretty much I'm curious if I should buy the S4? I obviously want the latest and greatest but at the same token, i don't want TouchWiz. It would seem the answer is to just root and flash CyanogenMod but now I'm curious if Cyanogen allows for all features, like 4g & WiFi and full camera features like 1080p recording, to be used without problem. I remember, with my original EVO 4G, I mostly ran Cyanogen but 4g didn't work for a long time and there were a couple of other things that were a problem like 1080p video recording.
Hopefully you get a sense of my question: Can I buy the S4, flash CyanogenMod and use all features of the phone? (I know the eyeball and wave sensors most likely won't work...)
Side note: I got pretty turned off to Android with the purchase of the EVO 3D (my fault, I know). So turned off in fact that the EVO 3D no longer looks like a phone. I am soo tempted to just go iPhone so I don't have to worry about this stuff anymore... I just want ANDROID or bust!
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I also got the 3d. I actually took my gnex back from the wife when I got iy
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I'm curious how you mean lack of development? You have CleanROM (stopped at 1.6.5) HyberDrive, Slim Beans, Carbon, CM10.1, Liquid Smooth, Synergy, Eclipse, Google Edition port, Chameleon, PAC-man and a few others im not thinking of im sure.
I can't see a lack of development.
I am coming from the bionic. I actually liked the bionic. I love my s4 except the new update puts a huge damper on things. I was fortunate to have root still and twrp. I am running brands me7 ota so I don't have wi-fi. Once that is fixed it will be perfect for me. I so miss Motorola skin. This is my first Samsung.
Anyone having a problem with screen burn in?
Hey, so I was at best buy the other day looking at the S4 and noticed they all had various degrees of screen burn in. Now, I know these devices are on all day long but I'm curious, do any of you, under normal use, have this problem? There were numbers burnt into the screen from the clock and the top info bar...
I'm asking purely for discussion because I'm interested in what such a community has to say about it. The LG G2 is a damn beast phone and I'm super curious to hear, from a dev's perspective, just how much more potential the G2 has left in it to be that more amazing.
Thoughts?
Sushiglobster said:
I'm asking purely for discussion because I'm interested in what such a community has to say about it. The LG G2 is a damn beast phone and I'm super curious to hear, from a dev's perspective, just how much more potential the G2 has left in it to be that more amazing.
Thoughts?
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Fixes wise, maybe the pulsating screen at lower brightness and the camera's tendency to blow out whites.
Features wise Im actually pretty impressed by stock, but am spoiled by a few things available on ROMs for my Gnex:
custom LED colors for every app on the phone
transparent status bars all around
lock screen targets
nav bar button modifications (as many buttons as you want, any action available in the phone, etc)
color calibration
underclocking
stock Android browser (although I hear the AT&T variant has this, I wonder if it can be exported from there and loaded onto the VZW variant that I have)
Root tethering working.
islands nstreme
I'm interested in the audio playback capabilities. The G2 can output 24/192 but only with certain audio files. At least from what I've read. I wonder if there is a way for it to dismiss what type of audio file is playing and automatically up-sample all audio. Unless I'm wrong about it. Listening to Google Music, I'm not sure I'm getting higher audio playback.
Just a thought.
Nexus 5 port
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tech_head said:
Root tethering working.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41540913
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Quick Launch Apps via Quick Window
If you could use the stock quick launch camera (hold down vol. down for 3 seconds) while keeping the quick window case closed (using the window as a viewfinder). That would make it better. Same for any app; you could set one of the buttons to pull up your calendar agenda, and quickly scan it without actually turning the phone on.
The back...oh goodness, that horrible back surface.
Like a previous poster said, that random dimming/brightening backlight bug is pretty annoying.
I'd also like to see capacitive buttons instead of the on-screen ones. They get in the way, especially in games. The bezel size is exactly the same as the Note 2, so there was room. And the N2 gives you the option to have them off all the time, so all you see is screen.
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Everyone is different. The cleaner/simpler the UI, the better it is for me. I don't need all these features that seem to be focused on business/work. My phone is mainly used to keep in touch/updated with friends via text, calls, emails and social media. Anything that requires serious office work or organization.. I pull out my Surface Pro. It's with me at all times during business hours. I also don't care about pics.. I have a DSLR for that and I've never been disappointed with any of my phones pictures. I mostly upload them to Facebook and Instagram anyways. The main thing i want about G2 is DAT BATTERY LIFE I'm a heavy user... The longer battery life the better.
I'm on Sprint so I don't have a G2 yet, but I'm decided on getting it. The first thing I'm going to do is hide the onscreen buttons. Then start researching clean/minimal ROMs.
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Everyone is different. The cleaner/simpler the UI, the better it is for me. I don't need all these features that seem to be focused on business/work. My phone is mainly used to keep in touch/updated with friends via text, calls, emails and social media. Anything that requires serious office work or organization.. I pull out my Surface Pro. It's with me at all times during business hours. I also don't care about pics.. I have a DSLR for that and I've never been disappointed with any of my phones pictures. I mostly upload them to Facebook and Instagram anyways. The main thing i want about G2 is DAT BATTERY LIFE I'm a heavy user... The longer battery life the better.
I'm on Sprint so I don't have a G2 yet, but I'm decided on getting it. The first thing I'm going to do is hide the onscreen buttons. Then start researching clean/minimal ROMs.
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Sounds like u need the HTC Facebook phone then, lol. Why even get a smart phone if ur just gonna text and play on FB and nothing else? Cute screen?
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I say the iPhone 5s is the next best thing to the LG G2.
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If the display wasn't so narrow and tiny, I would switch.
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Still doesn't make me waffles
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Sounds like u need the HTC Facebook phone then, lol. Why even get a smart phone if ur just gonna text and play on FB and nothing else? Cute screen?
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The same reason why you are deciding to troll rather than give positive or constructive input. Because I can.