From note 2 to s4 back to note 2... - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

This morning at 10:30 I went and bought the s4, by 3:00 it was returned. I felt like I downgraded big time. The camera was nice, but it wasn't worth my upgrade. Plus the note 2 with beans' ROM is sick as hell.
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Got the S4 last Wednesday. By Thursday I was back to the Note. Returned the S4 yesterday. Can't beat the Note on Carbon!
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grunt6 said:
Got the S4 last Wednesday. By Thursday I was back to the Note. Returned the S4 yesterday. Can't beat the Note on Carbon!
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How is your battery life with carbon
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The one feature of the S4 I wish I had on my note is the IR blaster. My son keeps hiding our remotes...
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Digbob said:
The one feature of the S4 I wish I had on my note is the IR blaster. My son keeps hiding our remotes...
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Me too. My son chews the buttons off. The cable company is tried of sending me replacements lol
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P2o8wer said:
This morning at 10:30 I went and bought the s4, by 3:00 it was returned. I felt like I downgraded big time. The camera was nice, but it wasn't worth my upgrade. Plus the note 2 with beans' ROM is sick as hell.
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Got the S4 last Wednesday. By Thursday I was back to the Note. Returned the S4 yesterday. Can't beat the Note on Carbon!
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Don't be surprised when your Note 2 doesn't turn on for a few days. It's just payback for being unfaithful.

barrackOBAMA said:
How is your battery life with carbon
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I'm using the Matrix Kernel and it's as good as the TW roms.
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I had considered the s4 switch... To me the camara is a big selling point as i have a little 1 year old that is my world.
What are the down sides? Sure a smaller screen... that would be the hardest to swallow i think but i am unsure of many other downers as i dont use the spen.

JustusIV said:
I had considered the s4 switch... To me the camara is a big selling point as i have a little 1 year old that is my world.
What are the down sides? Sure a smaller screen... that would be the hardest to swallow i think but i am unsure of many other downers as i dont use the spen.
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As the OP pointed out, it felt like a downgrade. The S4s screen is pretty nice but I found it ate through the battery pretty quick when it was on. The S4 dropped to 3g in places my Note would hold 4g. The S4 didn't seem as smooth as the Note with a rom on it. It just didn't feel worth the money.
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demass430 said:
Me too. My son chews the buttons off. The cable company is tried of sending me replacements lol
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buy him a chew toy for ****s sake.

JustusIV said:
I had considered the s4 switch... To me the camara is a big selling point as i have a little 1 year old that is my world.
What are the down sides? Sure a smaller screen... that would be the hardest to swallow i think but i am unsure of many other downers as i dont use the spen.
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A lot of reviews sad the camera was laggy. Noticeable delay before taking picture.
Not interested in the s4. Now maybe a note 3
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droidstyle said:
buy him a chew toy for ****s sake.
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Or a cheap universal remote. Haha

droidstyle said:
buy him a chew toy for ****s sake.
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droidbabyxda said:
Or a cheap universal remote. Haha
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Doggy chew toys should work perfect

JustusIV said:
I had considered the s4 switch... To me the camara is a big selling point as i have a little 1 year old that is my world.
What are the down sides? Sure a smaller screen... that would be the hardest to swallow i think but i am unsure of many other downers as i dont use the spen.
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The screen wasnt that big of a differnce. There was a lot of lag everywhere, from the camera to making a call and all that smart stuff wasnt what i thought. There was a few flaws, but everybody feels different about things. U have 14 days to return it..just make sure u go to the corporate store,if not u have to pay an $80 restocking fee. I was pissed, but I got the phone for $177 after the rebate..
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droidstyle said:
buy him a chew toy for ****s sake.
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Haha he has some. Idk its just something about that remote he attacks it. Its weird.
But my wife should be getting her s4 next week so I'll just jack her phone for the ir blaster when I need it.
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Keep in mind Beans just bought one....so expect a "beans" rom before too long...and I'm sure the forums woll ne flioded with great roms soon
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crash613 said:
Keep in mind Beans just bought one....so expect a "beans" rom before too long...and I'm sure the forums woll ne flioded with great roms soon
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You should download this auto correct keyboard
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I'm in a similar situation. I picked up the S4 Thursday, played with it for a day, and hated it. The camera was laggy (0.5-1 second shutter lag), the UI and apps themselves were laggy, it felt like I downgraded because of the smaller screen and the battery life was a lot worse. I went back to my Note 2 for the weekend and thought about returning the S4.
Then last night I decided to give the S4 another shot. I did a factory reset, installed my apps again (except I only installed what I REALLY used, which is about 60 apps), rooted, and froze/uninstalled a TON of apps and processes using Titanium Backup. After customizing it even more it's been much better in terms of performance and battery life. The screen is amazing on the S4, it's much brighter, whiter, no jagged edges on text (MBP > MBP Retina), easily viewable in sunlight, etc.
I thought back to when I first got my Note 2 and realized that the S4 is still brand new, when the Note 2 was new it was also laggy and full of bloatware. The S4 is only going to get better as OTA updates come out to fix these few minor issues, and once devs start to build solid ROM's it's going to be just as reliable as my Note 2 is on Beans 17.
I enjoy having a phone that I can actually fully use in one hand, fit in my pocket without being uncomfortable while sitting, and more importantly actually be able to fit it in cupholders!

BoostedB18C said:
You should download this auto correct keyboard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41362275
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LMAO .. right haha

But the note 2 wasn't laggy even with Verizon bloat and a ton of apps. I used it for a while stock, non rooted and it was just ask fact as it is on a custom Rom. I really feel like the snapdragon CPU's are just inferior to exynos. Plus it never gets hot.
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Man I miss my note!

So I went from my ATT Note to BB8130 on VZW and found that had just traveled back in time to a time and place where things just werent easy nor connected.
I begged my friends for loaners and got the Droid X again on VZW and still no signal....but atleast is android...I don't feel too bad.
But the screen size, the crispness of that screen, and the Samsung calendar are features I mess greatly.....and I can't believe I'm saying this but the ATT network is what I miss most!
So now trying to switch either back to the Note or a GS3....
O yeohh AT&T is f****good network I. Have at&t for 10 year not problems.
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salvador1980 said:
O yeohh AT&T is f****good network I. Have at&t for 10 year not problems.
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They should quote this in the commercials.
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They should quote this in the commercials.
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LOL, The grammar FAIL is just as bad as their current commercials..
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
NOTE user:
"take a deep breath, make sure to get a good look at it, relax and slowly take it in, the size is overwhelming at first but you will have a happy ending afterwards".
Woman:
:O
Crey23 said:
So I went from my ATT Note to BB8130 on VZW and found that had just traveled back in time to a time and place where things just werent easy nor connected.
I begged my friends for loaners and got the Droid X again on VZW and still no signal....but atleast is android...I don't feel too bad.
But the screen size, the crispness of that screen, and the Samsung calendar are features I mess greatly.....and I can't believe I'm saying this but the ATT network is what I miss most!
So now trying to switch either back to the Note or a GS3....
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I'm kind of weird but I use note and bb9900 at the same time .
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note to blackberry? , where they do that at
SayWhat10 said:
note to blackberry? , where they do that at
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Well, I'm currently based in vietnam. Got connected arround is easy.
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SayWhat10 said:
note to blackberry? , where they do that at
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+1
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I have the note and I'm super happy with it, but my gf got the sgs3 and I been playing around and is really sweet, you can't go wrong with either but the note screen size and the spen is the main reason I prefer mine. The pebble blue in Canada for the s3 is sexy as hell
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I'm not too happy with AT&T's network in my area at the moment. The cell towers can't keep up with all the tourism. A few months ago I could easily get 49Mb/sec down, but now I'm lucky if I get 400Kb/sec, or even a data connection at all. Ugh.
Wouldn't trade mine for any other phone out. Will switch this for the note 2!
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Yeah I like the gs3, the fact I have the spen a great screen and amazing pictures and video the gs3 is only a hairline better mainly because of it 2gb of ram and qualcoms s4 instead of the s3, so point of the story I would never leave my phone get back to the note we got ics and develop is soon to be taken off if it hasn't already
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dcemtp1 said:
Yeah I like the gs3, the fact I have the spen a great screen and amazing pictures and video the gs3 is only a hairline better mainly because of it 2gb of ram and qualcoms s4 instead of the s3, so point of the story I would never leave my phone get back to the note we got ics and develop is soon to be taken off if it hasn't already
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We just got source !!! Can't wait for some good roms now ....thier already good but with source it will be better ....I love my note.. s3 isn't a big enough difference spec wise for me to get ride of my note..and its smaller
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Wow!

I just got my note 2 and I'm so surprised at all of the things I can do compared to the gs3. This phone is amazing! !!
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I just got my note 2 and I'm so surprised at all of the things I can do compared to the gs3. This phone is amazing! !!
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So you decided to get it? I'm sure you won't regret the decision!
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Yes. I decided on the note 2 instead of the sg3. I had the sg3 already but then I saw all of the features of the gn2. I'm use to the size already. I'm just a little embarrassed to hold it to my ear. Lol I'm sure that will change soon.
I love the multi window feature.
I can't wait to root it so I can have more apps in the multi Window.
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DroidBabe said:
Yes. I decided on the note 2 instead of the sg3. I had the sg3 already but then I saw all of the features of the gn2. I'm use to the size already. I'm just a little embarrassed to hold it to my ear. Lol I'm sure that will change soon.
I love the multi window feature.
I can't wait to root it so I can have more apps in the multi Window.
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Lol. My daughter has a Note 2 and she has tiny hands. She also feels weird holding it up to her ear but she loves the size and says she'll never go back to a 4.7".
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Same here just got mine today, coming from a gnex so far im loving this thing!!
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chefdave12118 said:
Lol. My daughter has a Note 2 and she has tiny hands. She also feels weird holding it up to her ear but she loves the size and says she'll never go back to a 4.7".
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I've got huge hands and it is was at first a little weird holding it to my ear. Not anymore and I get a kick out of people asking if that's my tablet
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I love the pop up Window feature. This phone is amazing!
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DroidBabe said:
I love the pop up Window feature. This phone is amazing!
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Just wait. Everyday you're going to find something you are amazed by. My wife still laughs everytime she uses the voice capture.
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gnex0422 said:
Same here just got mine today, coming from a gnex so far im loving this thing!!
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Came from a Gnexus as well. Now every time my wife gives me her Nexus to flash a new rom or add a mod, I cant believe how small the Nexus feels!
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Came from a Gnexus as well. Now every time my wife gives me her Nexus to flash a new rom or add a mod, I cant believe how small the Nexus feels!
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The gs3 looks so small next to this phone lol
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The gs3 looks so small next to this phone lol
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You will love to watch videos on it
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The other day someone asked me if I was trying to compensate for something. I replied with "I'm not compensating, I just wanted a phone that complimented it.." the person started cracking up.
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eikast said:
The other day someone asked me if I was trying to compensate for something. I replied with "I'm not compensating, I just wanted a phone that complimented it.." the person started cracking up.
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Haha thats great!
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dang,, i bought mine for the wrong reasons, i was compensating
gnex0422 said:
Same here just got mine today, coming from a gnex so far im loving this thing!!
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I came from a GNex as well. With Beans and Nova launcher, this phone feels like a larger version of the Nexus on steroids! :good:
Gotta love these threads that have no depth to them.
I came from the Epic 4G Touch and that phone was a huge brick. This thing is huge and I love it, but not so big that it's a pain to use. Everytime my wife hands me her iPhone 5 to talk to her mom I feel like I am going to drop that little thing.
pocketbook said:
Gotta love these threads that have no depth to them.
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Better?!
Regard the society of women as a necessary unpleasantness of life and avoid it as much as possible. Tolstoy
pocketbook said:
Gotta love these threads that have no depth to them.
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Like your post? :thumbup:
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DroidBabe said:
Yes. I decided on the note 2 instead of the sg3. I had the sg3 already but then I saw all of the features of the gn2. I'm use to the size already. I'm just a little embarrassed to hold it to my ear. Lol I'm sure that will change soon.
I love the multi window feature.
I can't wait to root it so I can have more apps in the multi Window.
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Congrats! This phone exceeds my expectations I had for it. You know you don't have to root to get more apps in Multiview right? You can just mod the apk/installer of the apps you want it there and install them.
Here's a step by step in case you wanted to know how to do it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Aa-EsbxmqmA

Ditch Note 2 for HTC One?

Hello,
I really like the Note 2, I've gone back to it two times already, once from a Iphone 5, and the 2nd from a Lumia 920. The lumia 920 was great for photos, but the windows UI was extremely boring. I hardly use the S-pen as well, I just like the big screen. But I do have a small wifi problem with my note 2 right now, in which a new replacement is coming in soon. Any Note 2 users out there planning to ditch and get the HTC One?
Do it.
I did it.
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Toaster Strudels said:
Do it.
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Got to love the short yet direct answers
CraigP17 said:
I did it.
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I'm not an addict I just flash a lot.
Over the past year I have carried every major new phone in AT&Ts lineup and this is the first one I have been truly excited about. I haven't been able to put it down. The Note 2 was significantly better than the Note, but can't hold up the jock strap of the One. Screen size is the only this the Note has going for it, the screen resolution on the One is ridiculous and more than makes up for the size.
Quality over size. And yes, that is what she said.
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Yes but I've never heard a girl say something is too big before lol.
How are the included headphones? I currently have the soul by Ludacris sl99 earbuds.
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Yes but I've never heard a girl say something is too big before lol.
How are the included headphones? I currently have the soul by Ludacris sl99 earbuds.
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I will have to get back with you on the earbuds, left the box at work
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The headphones are okay. The info about them being unbranded beats I don't think is the case. I have a pair of beats and they sound much better that the stock pair that came with the one. They did attempt to make them look like beats tho.
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Im doing it. DO IT
I'm thinking about doing it. Played with it in the at&t store. Wife watched me play with it but likes the bigger one though she does like the black ones too.
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i can't ditch the Note 2. to date, it's the best android phone/device i've used. it's a great work phone (e.g, i use the S-Pen quite often, sign lots of documents, draw on other documents) and for my usage pattern, battery life is superb. that said, i cannot pass up the HTC One! i'm wondering how well i'll adjust to a slightly smaller screen...
dont do it u going to miss amazing screen amazing battery life removal sdcard and unlock bootloader if you flash a lot of rom
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I'm thinking about doing it. Played with it in the at&t store. Wife watched me play with it but likes the bigger one though she does like the black ones too.
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Don't they all? LOL
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I love how these forums are looking like an Evita Family Reunion
Just do eet mang
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Don't they all? LOL
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My exact thoughts when reading the original post!
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I can't wait to get my One!! Can't stand Samsung with their plastic "cheap feeling" phones....
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I can't wait to get my One!! Can't stand Samsung with their plastic "cheap feeling" phones....
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Little early there for the signature then, eh?
tehdef said:
Little early there for the signature then, eh?
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LOL!! Getting excited...
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LOL!! Getting excited...
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With good reason buddy
I'm not an addict I just flash a lot.

[Q] Should I keep S4?

I have a stock rooted S4 I got as a replacement from asurion, for a S3, it's on ME7, I have not activated it. Just thoughts from the community, I am a long time aosp user, anti touch jizz since fascinate days. Should I keep the s4 and bear with it on rooted stock or send it back and get another S3?
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Put nova launcher lol.
It's much better device however I will patiently wait for few months then hopefully bootloader will be unlocked.
you can try to exchange it (or sell it and buy) for a mdk s4
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I wish I had got a replacement for my s3 with a s4, lucky you
reinaldistic said:
you can try to exchange it (or sell it and buy) for a mdk s4
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Any specific service you recommend?
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I wish I had got a replacement for my s3 with a s4, lucky you
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I know I'm somewhat lucky, but unlucky at the same time lol
patt2k said:
Put nova launcher lol.
It's much better device however I will patiently wait for few months then hopefully bootloader will be unlocked.
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Haha its the very first thing I did @ nova launcher.
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masri1987 said:
I have a stock rooted S4 I got as a replacement from asurion, for a S3, it's on ME7, I have not activated it. Just thoughts from the community, I am a long time aosp user, anti touch jizz since fascinate days. Should I keep the s4 and bear with it on rooted stock or send it back and get another S3?
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You have to ask??
SCORE!
Root it and move on. A device that is almost a year newer, better screen, better battery, two more cores and a better GPU.....
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You have to ask??
SCORE!
Root it and move on. A device that is almost a year newer, better screen, better battery, two more cores and a better GPU.....
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Butttttt TOUCHWIZ! lol
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I would sell you my mdk but the htc one max isn't out yet :banghead: can't wait to get rid of this thing
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Bu he had the S3 already...
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Evocm7 said:
I would sell you my mdk but the htc one max isn't out yet :banghead: can't wait to get rid of this thing
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I didn't know anyone was actually buying that lol.
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joshm.1219 said:
I didn't know anyone was actually buying that lol.
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Why wouldn't they? People buy the one. It's just an htc one with a note 3ish size screen and larger battery + sd card slot finally. I just want reliable and fast 4g again, something I can't have with my s4.
Edit: just read some reviews on the one max. Disappointing. Now I really don't know what I'm going to do for a phone. Maybe back to my rez.
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Evocm7 said:
Why wouldn't they? People buy the one. It's just an htc one with a note 3ish size screen and larger battery + sd card slot finally. I just want reliable and fast 4g again, something I can't have with my s4.
Edit: just read some reviews on the one max. Disappointing. Now I really don't know what I'm going to do for a phone. Maybe back to my rez.
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What condition is your S4 in?
Does anyone honestly believe a unlock method is being worked on?
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masri1987 said:
What condition is your S4 in?
Does anyone honestly believe a unlock method is being worked on?
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mint condition. Never dropped. No scratches. Kind of undecided what to do with it now. The only thing keeping me on the s4 is 5in screen and battery life. Was definitely getting rid of it before I read the one max review, now I'm not sure what to do
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mint condition. Never dropped. No scratches. Kind of undecided what to do with it now. The only thing keeping me on the s4 is 5in screen and battery life
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Yeah, first you gotta figure out if you selling or keeping.
I honestly don't see any reason for any other phone at the moment. If I can get it unlocked I'm straight for a year or more.
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masri1987 said:
Yeah, first you gotta figure out if you selling or keeping.
I honestly don't see any reason for any other phone at the moment. If I can get it unlocked I'm straight for a year or more.
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Yeah I know. Your best bet may be a dev edition. I really don't think an unlocked bootloader is coming unless samsung leaves a door open for someone to get into in a future update.
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Yeah I know. Your best bet may be a dev edition. I really don't think an unlocked bootloader is coming unless samsung leaves a door open for someone to get into in a future update.
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This whole ordeal reminds me of the RIL bs with the fascinate.
This blows extremely. Let me know if you decide to sell yours. Or if you wake up and decide touchwiz is your friend I'll trade with ya
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Will do
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Evocm7 said:
Why wouldn't they? People buy the one. It's just an htc one with a note 3ish size screen and larger battery + sd card slot finally. I just want reliable and fast 4g again, something I can't have with my s4.
Edit: just read some reviews on the one max. Disappointing. Now I really don't know what I'm going to do for a phone. Maybe back to my rez.
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Yeah I don't know that One design just doesn't scale well. I mean look at a One compared to a Moto X, it's a joke. They have the same screen size but the Moto X is almost the same size as an iPhone while the One is bigger than our phone. So the BoomSound speakers plus the 5.9" screen means it massive. It only has a Snapdragon 600 after all these devices are coming out with the 800. It loses OIS, which ruins the whole point of their "UltraPixels" with the larger light aperture, in favor of a fingerprint reader which so far hasn't been reviewed very well. Apple integrated the reader into the experience of the iPhone by putting it right on the home button, the One Max makes the same mistake as the Motorola Atrix. Furthermore, it doesn't even retain the best part of the One design, the unibody aluminum shell. It features a plastic ring around the phone like our S4 as well as an apparently spotty removable back that doesn't even feature a removable battery. Very disappointed in the One Max.

Switching from note 3

Hey fellow members I currently have a note 3 on Verizon... U know spec wise the note is more powerful but my girlfriend recently got a one max and I'm liking what I see.... Anybody here coming from a note 3.. Can tell me.... How's battery life... How's the experience will I miss the slightly newer processor.. Is the radio reception on par or better?... How's Ron development?... I just need feedback so I'll know I'm making a good decision... Thanks guys
I had a Note 3 too and I don't really miss it at all. The battery life is about the same. I have yet to find anything that I can't do on the One Max that I could do on the Note 3. (Subtracting all the S-Pen stuff, of course.) In my personal opinion, radio reception is at the very least on par with. ROM development is growing and you don't have to worry about KNOX blowing out any chance of a warranty. All in all, I'd recommend the move.
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Thanks for the feedback Jonathan.. I'm really considering making the trade... The one max looks sweet man
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It's actually been proven on YouTube that the one max can load webpages faster then the note.
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Really.. Do you have a link.? ... I'm leaning more towards it every second
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Really.. Do you have a link.? ... I'm leaning more towards it every second
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEwjBmfJnrI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Thanks man
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Thanks man
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Your welcome
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Same here for me here.
I've got my note 3 since two month now and it's really a great device. But every day I think about switching to the max.
Before the note 3 I got the very first note and now I think it would be nice to have something different.
This spen stuff is not bad but to be honest I don't really need that. Sometimes it's quite useful but I think I can live without that.
I hope that the community will grow in the next weeks.
Domskibus said:
Same here for me here.
I've got my note 3 since two month now and it's really a great device. But every day I think about switching to the max.
Before the note 3 I got the very first note and now I think it would be nice to have something different.
This spen stuff is not bad but to be honest I don't really need that. Sometimes it's quite useful but I think I can live without that.
I hope that the community will grow in the next weeks.
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Same here man had note 2 and the galaxy s3 before this kinda burnt out on Samsung it's a wonderful device but I do wanna try something different with the max.. And from what I've seen the max is an impressive device
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gcforreal said:
Same here man had note 2 and the galaxy s3 before this kinda burnt out on Samsung it's a wonderful device but I do wanna try something different with the max.. And from what I've seen the max is an impressive device
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Then only lacking factor is the camera.
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I think i can tolerate it I don't take many pics with my phone and I did a brief comparison with my note cam and my girlfriend's max cam and the note was better in the day time (not mind blowing though) but at night and in dim areas the shots looked more natural with the max... So i think I could deal with the camera downgrade..
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I think i can tolerate it I don't take many pics with my phone and I did a brief comparison with my note cam and my girlfriend's max cam and the note was better in the day time (not mind blowing though) but at night and in dim areas the shots looked more natural with the max... So i think I could deal with the camera downgrade..
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I was only referring to the front cam.
So the front cam is bad on the max.? . (haven't tested it)
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Really thinking myself about switching just got the note 3 I love it but I've been down this road before with it this is my second one I'm really thinking hard on it I have 12 days left to take it back to best buy and swap it for the One Maxx so I shouldn't be disappointed huh fellas? ??
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waco2hot33 said:
Really thinking myself about switching just got the note 3 I love it but I've been down this road before with it this is my second one I'm really thinking hard on it I have 12 days left to take it back to best buy and swap it for the One Maxx so I shouldn't be disappointed huh fellas? ??
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Same here I'm on my second one but judging from the reaction from others in the forum I won't miss much so I'm taking the plunge later tonight hopefully
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Lmk how it goes I'm trying to read up on atlest how to get it rooted cause I have alot of apps that require root access but if I get some info on it I'm taking the Plunge tomorrow definitely!!
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Lmk how it goes I'm trying to read up on atlest how to get it rooted cause I have alot of apps that require root access but if I get some info on it I'm taking the Plunge tomorrow definitely!!
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I'll keep you updated... I should have it in the next hour... Gonna put it thru it's paces the next few days.. It's gonna be refreshing to not be running TouchWiz... Haven't touched htc since the thunderbolt.... Hope the change is more positive than negative
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Right I havent messed with htc since the evo and I loved that phone any insight on when they might get kit kat !!
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waco2hot33 said:
Right I havent messed with htc since the evo and I loved that phone any insight on when they might get kit kat !!
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I'm not sure I see rumors of the regular sized one getting kit kat soon so hopefully the max is right on its heels
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