Hello all,
I recently bought Samsung Galaxy Note i717R from someone and I got it unlocked to use with Bell Mobility.
I've rooted the phone and it feels that the phone lags sometimes. I don't even have much installed. In fact I had much more stuff installed on my previous SGS2! Even the batter life is poor than what I was getting on my S2. (4 hrs vs 2 hrs screen time). I'm not complaining about battery life. Just stating my results.
Anyways, my question is wether I should sell the i717R model and buy the International (N7000) model. I've heard/read stuff that the International version is better than the devices provided by AT&T, Bell, Rogers etc. Is it true? OR
am I better off staying with my i717R.
Selling the i717R isn't a problem, and neither is buying the N7000! I'm sure I will get it for the same price!
Please suggest...
Thanks!
I was wondering this question too as I went with the n7000. I have to say though that I don't regret it at all. This things flies and has a great dev community. The battery life is also amazing (4hrs on screen time in 16hr and I'm only at 33% ) I wonder what i717 users will say though
whatsaqazza said:
I was wondering this question too as I went with the n7000. I have to say though that I don't regret it at all. This things flies and has a great dev community. The battery life is also amazing (4hrs on screen time in 16hr and I'm only at 33% ) I wonder what i717 users will say though
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Great, few more posts favouring N7000 and my decision will be firm!
Thanks for replying!
You should also ask in the n7000 forum. You'll here unbelievable praise there
whatsaqazza said:
You should also ask in the n7000 forum. You'll here unbelievable praise there
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Haha, totally!
Thats a nice idea
I wish I would of gotten the n7000. So much more development to choose from. Don't get me wrong I love this phone but I'm bored with it already. Then again I get bored with things after about a week and want the next latest and greatest out there lol.
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Cozzeck said:
I wish I would of gotten the n7000. So much more development to choose from. Don't get me wrong I love this phone but I'm bored with it already. Then again I get bored with things after about a week and want the next latest and greatest out there lol.
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Sell your i717 then
And to be honest, I feel the same way. For my SGS2, there were hundreds of ROMS to choose from. For i717, we barely have any. I tried a few, and I definitely would prefer to be on stock GB 2.3.6.
So I think most probably I'm gonna sell it today/tomm, and hopefully I can get a n7000 for almost the same price!
I'm starting to feel the same way Bout the i717, so many people bash the phone I feel like I made a bad choice, but besides what the others say I love my phone, the only other reason would be because the other has more roms
What's the major difference between the I717 and the N7000? Isn't the I717 supposed to be LTE, while the N7000 isn't?
puleen said:
What's the major difference between the I717 and the N7000? Isn't the I717 supposed to be LTE, while the N7000 isn't?
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Yes, that, and the n7000 has the exynos soc while the i717 has a Qualcomm soc. In my opinion, the soc's are a tossup, as my phone performs flawlessly, even though people rave about the exynos being better. The only real difference I see as a result of the different chipsets is that the n7000 has more ROMs. Which since we have a few really good ones, and a bunch of great devs, I have no complaints about.
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Go Intl Note. Always better. Made a mistake of getting the AT&T Note. Had a Cappy and as far as mods that's what this Note is like, miss my SGS2. Anxiously awaiting the SGS3. Don't really care for LTE. Unlocked and Intl is the best if u wanna mod.
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Yes, that, and the n7000 has the exynos soc while the i717 has a Qualcomm soc. In my opinion, the soc's are a tossup, as my phone performs flawlessly, even though people rave about the exynos being better. The only real difference I see as a result of the different chipsets is that the n7000 has more ROMs. Which since we have a few really good ones, and a bunch of great devs, I have no complaints about.
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Agree. Looking forward to continued progression of development for the i717.
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Decision Made!!
Alright guys its done!!
NOTE i717R SOLD for $610 + $25 for shipping on eBAY!
And this other guy is giving me a month used international version with a flip case for $550! I doubt I can get a brand new one for this price. He mentions there no signs of usage! So I think its a good deal!
I'll be n international note owner very soon!
So what is the feeling now. Which model is better? Why isn't the lte version better?
I regretted getting the i717 until I started playing with roms. I have CM9 on it now and its really fast and responsive! I love my note now.
Think about it... 1.5GHz dual core with 1GB RAM. Does it sound like that kind of hardware should have any difficulty running a little phone ? Lol. With each software update the phone gets better, I can't wait for jelly bean!
Having said that, the quad core n7000 has a bright future if app development becomes more heavily multithreaded.
The N7000 isn't quad-core, it's dual-core Exynos 1.4Ghz. I717 is dual-core Snapdragon 1.5Ghz. N700 has ARM Mali GPU while i717 has Adreno 220 GPU. Both have 1GB RAM. i717 is supposed to have better 4G LTE than n7000 hence why it's AT&T's model. The buttons are also different. While both are nice phones, I prefer the i717, especially for $250. With the kernel release and CM9 nightly it's super smooth.
N7000 better but i717 nicer looking
If anyone is still reading this thread. I went to all the trouble to get the i717 version because it looks better IMHO without the physical home button. I'm in the UK and initially had pretty bad mobile network connect until I flashed more recent modems, then it was ok. I can't confirm it supports EU GPRS data when there's no 3G but 3G speeds are comparable to my other phones. The i717 doesn't support 900MHz 3G/HSDPA which is a commonly used frequency in the EU, so far that hasn't caused me any issure, maybe I'm lucky and Three.co.uk support 2100MHz don't really know.
From what I read the chipset / processor on the N7000 is supposed to be better. I haven't had any performance issues with my i717 though, no complaints there. But the N7000 has a Yamaha sound card on the Exynos chip so you can play with 'Voodoo Louder' app to get a big boost to your audio volume, not able to get that on my i717. Also the stock AT&T software is a pain in the ass, esp' as it kept reporting an error connecting to AT&T, CM9 and Team Perfection soon got rid of that and perform very nicely. Also the N7000 has FM Radio while the i717 doesn't.
Not sure if it's just my phone buy my g/f says my voice is muffled an low volume on calls with my i717. Contacted Samsung who say I have to send it back to the USA for repair which I don't fancy doing.
In retrospect I should have just stomached the physical home button and got an N7000. Might eBay my i717.
samclam said:
If anyone is still reading this thread. I went to all the trouble to get the i717 version because it looks better IMHO without the physical home button. I'm in the UK and initially had pretty bad mobile network connect until I flashed more recent modems, then it was ok. I can't confirm it supports EU GPRS data when there's no 3G but 3G speeds are comparable to my other phones. The i717 doesn't support 900MHz 3G/HSDPA which is a commonly used frequency in the EU, so far that hasn't caused me any issure, maybe I'm lucky and Three.co.uk support 2100MHz don't really know.
From what I read the chipset / processor on the N7000 is supposed to be better. I haven't had any performance issues with my i717 though, no complaints there. But the N7000 has a Yamaha sound card on the Exynos chip so you can play with 'Voodoo Louder' app to get a big boost to your audio volume, not able to get that on my i717. Also the stock AT&T software is a pain in the ass, esp' as it kept reporting an error connecting to AT&T, CM9 and Team Perfection soon got rid of that and perform very nicely. Also the N7000 has FM Radio while the i717 doesn't.
Not sure if it's just my phone buy my g/f says my voice is muffled an low volume on calls with my i717. Contacted Samsung who say I have to send it back to the USA for repair which I don't fancy doing.
In retrospect I should have just stomached the physical home button and got an N7000. Might eBay my i717.
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Wow that's a lot of trouble just for some capacitive buttons! Shame you can't keep it.
So just to be clear, the international Samsung galaxy note is not a 4G LTE and the ATT samsung galaxy note is a 4G LTE phone.
I was going to buy the international verison but i need to be sure that the international verison is not 4G LTE.
The international version does not support LTE due to its processor. That's why north america has a different version.
Although the international note 2 will likely be out in October....
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So I'm looking to switch to the t-mobile 30$ monthly 4g and have been looking at a phone. Theres a pretty big price difference between the s2 and s3 and I'm not sure its really warranted after you factor in that ICS is available via roms for the s2.
I guess my questions are- is the screen on the s2 really going to be that much better with its plus display? I know the t-mobile s2 is a more or less suped up version of the normal s2. Also, will the camera be identical to the s3 since from what I understand the only difference was the software? What downsides am I really looking at in the end choosing the cheaper and older phone?
thanks in advance for any insights!
justinope said:
So I'm looking to switch to the t-mobile 30$ monthly 4g and have been looking at a phone. Theres a pretty big price difference between the s2 and s3 and I'm not sure its really warranted after you factor in that ICS is available via roms for the s2.
I guess my questions are- is the screen on the s2 really going to be that much better with its plus display? I know the t-mobile s2 is a more or less suped up version of the normal s2. Also, will the camera be identical to the s3 since from what I understand the only difference was the software? What downsides am I really looking at in the end choosing the cheaper and older phone?
thanks in advance for any insights!
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I'm guessing you're asking about the T-Mobile USA versions of the S2 and S3?
This isn't the forum for the T-Mobile USA version of the S2, that is in a different forum instead.
Currently I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 for Tmobile. It's practically brand new at about 2months old. I like it a lot but I kind of want to try the Note. I want the Note 2 but it's too expensive and not that much different than the Note 1 so I figure that it's a good way to capitalize on it by getting the cheaper note 1.
Most of the used Galaxy Notes I see on craigslist are ATT version, Tmobile is rare. If I buy a i717 version, is it worth the trouble? I like the bigger screen of the note versus the S3. I'm not sure if it's going to be a big downgrade though. Does the note 1 have jelly bean support now? How is the battery life compared to the s3? S3 drains fast and needs to charge in the middle of the day if I use navigation. Otherwise nightly.
I'm not sure if by using Tmobile I can get 4g on all the ROMs or if I will be limited to just a few here and there. Would i be better off getting a Tmobile note 1 or just keeping my S3?
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Currently I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 for Tmobile. It's practically brand new at about 2months old. I like it a lot but I kind of want to try the Note. I want the Note 2 but it's too expensive and not that much different than the Note 1 so I figure that it's a good way to capitalize on it by getting the cheaper note 1.
Most of the used Galaxy Notes I see on craigslist are ATT version, Tmobile is rare. If I buy a i717 version, is it worth the trouble? I like the bigger screen of the note versus the S3. I'm not sure if it's going to be a big downgrade though. Does the note 1 have jelly bean support now? How is the battery life compared to the s3? S3 drains fast and needs to charge in the middle of the day if I use navigation. Otherwise nightly.
I'm not sure if by using Tmobile I can get 4g on all the ROMs or if I will be limited to just a few here and there. Would i be better off getting a Tmobile note 1 or just keeping my S3?
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I would recommend getting the T-Mobile version if you are on their network. I have a i717 and was using it with T-Mobile, but it was hit or miss. Sometimes I'd get pretty good 4g other times edge. Now I'm on straight talk (att sim) until the mvno's get LTE.
I use my At&t branded on T-Mobile and have no issues at all. Just make sure its unlocked.
Personally I have not noticed any network issues.
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kettlecorn said:
Currently I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 for Tmobile. It's practically brand new at about 2months old. I like it a lot but I kind of want to try the Note. I want the Note 2 but it's too expensive and not that much different than the Note 1 so I figure that it's a good way to capitalize on it by getting the cheaper note 1.
Most of the used Galaxy Notes I see on craigslist are ATT version, Tmobile is rare. If I buy a i717 version, is it worth the trouble? I like the bigger screen of the note versus the S3. I'm not sure if it's going to be a big downgrade though. Does the note 1 have jelly bean support now? How is the battery life compared to the s3? S3 drains fast and needs to charge in the middle of the day if I use navigation. Otherwise nightly.
I'm not sure if by using Tmobile I can get 4g on all the ROMs or if I will be limited to just a few here and there. Would i be better off getting a Tmobile note 1 or just keeping my S3?
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I use my i717 on tmobile and I get 4g all day. Whether flashing a modem or not. Make sure your in a refarm area as well. Also we can cross flash so you can flash a tmobile note rom on your device and get usual tmobile speeds you would get if you purchased a tmobile note.
I think the Note has its advantages over the s3. I like the screen size and the spen. The note dwarfs any phone not in its class.
We have jellybean as well.
It's user preference.
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Thank you so I just bought an I717 today. I would like jelly bean (preferably Note II rom) but not sure if its buggy or not developed at this point.
It came rooted and with a weird ugly rom, Im not sure what it is. He said he used it with tmobile but i dont know what modem he used.
I read that the Blaze modem is the best but is it only for ICS?
I'm confused. If the phone itself is unlocked, I.E. calling att to unlock it or buying an unlock service on ebay then do I need to mess with the modems? My area has tmobile refarm.
Or if I cant get it unlocked "factory", then is that when I flash the modem?
Which roms are we limited to if were using tmobile or am I free to use any rom once it's been unlocked?
EDIT: I went on the tmobile forum and if Im not mistaken, I flash a rom, then flash a tmobile modem, and even if its a modem for ICS it should work for jelly bean?
I got this phone for my mom as an "upgrade" from the samsung s3 because to her shejust wants a big screen. I want it to be as similar as possible to the s3's OS and right now she has jellybean with touchwiz.
Are there are jelly bean touchwiz roms or a note 2/galaxy s3 port?
The s3 in my country costs $500 but the nttDocomo samsung galaxy s3 alpha sc03e costs onle $430
I agree its not the biggest difference but given that the specs of the S3 alpha is better, any idea why its cheaper?
uzman1243 said:
The s3 in my country costs $500 but the nttDocomo samsung galaxy s3 alpha sc03e costs onle $430
I agree its not the biggest difference but given that the specs of the S3 alpha is better, any idea why its cheaper?
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I wouldn't question them mate... either they have too much stock of the alpha or it's a mistake!
Either way, bite their hand off!
please don't ask questions here
The prices for the phones are;
$326 USD for the Galaxy S2 Plus
$489 USD for the Galaxy S3
So, what should I buy? I don't know much about how big the hardware difference is, but compared to the prices, which one should I buy? I'm not rich or anything. Last time I bought an phone, it was a Galaxy Y a year ago, and only because it was cheap. So, either of these phones would be a big plus. I'm thinking of keeping the phones for a long time. Maybe a little over 1.5 years. Dunno if this is important, but I don't work, and only get 277 USD a month for allowance. I want the best phone ofc, but will the S3 be worth it, or should I only go with S2 plus?
What I'm planning to do with the phone is; Play games. Maybe 1 - 2 HD games, since I have never played them on Android, since my current phone is a low-end one. Apps. I have currently somewhere around 50 - 70 apps. 30, give or take, of them is 1 - 3 MB, and the rest are 6 and up. Total almost 1.5 GB of apps. I used Link2SD to link them to the SD card. Internal storage of that phone is only around 100 mb.
Video playback. I want to watch movies, while, for example riding the train or bus. I ride bus to school almost everyday for 20 minutes, so it's a great timekiller. My current phone doesn't play them well, as it lags very much, but I think that either of the phones will do it well.
Normal usage. Calling, sending messages, and such. I'm no business man. I only send 2 - 3 SMS messages during a week, unless something comes up.
Yeah, that's pretty much it. The S2+ is on sale till midnight, so I want answers before then. Thanks for taking your time.
Are you asking a question about the International I9300 ???
As your previous what phone to buy and other posts mention US Dollar .
I9300 may not work on a USA network i so you need to check
JJEgan said:
Are you asking a question about the International I9300 ???
As your previous what phone to buy and other posts mention US Dollar .
I9300 may not work on a USA network i so you need to check
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It's I9305. It's the only model they sell in my country. I converted the currency used in my country to US dollars, as it would be easier to most of you to understand how much it costs.
ArigatoLowLife said:
It's I9305. It's the only model they sell in my country. I converted the currency used in my country to US dollars, as it would be easier to most of you to understand how much it costs.
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You want the I9305 section Q&A then .
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You want the I9305 section Q&A then .
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Lol? Aren't I on the correct section?
This is i9300 q&a. I9305 has its own q&a
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