I've been thinking about jumping ships to an iPhone 5 and I'm curious if anyone here came from it why? What downsides would I be walking into? (What upsides did you have coming to this phone?)
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No one?
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Had an s3. Thought I missed ios and traded my s3 for a 4s. Terrible idea. Ios is so boring. Nothing worth getting the iPhone 5 unless you want a crappy smaller phone. My gf gets pissed at her 5 constantly. Battery life on it sucks
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Had an s3. Thought I missed ios and traded my s3 for a 4s. Terrible idea. Ios is so boring. Nothing worth getting the iPhone 5 unless you want a crappy smaller phone. My gf gets pissed at her 5 constantly. Battery life on it sucks
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The whole iOS is boring doesn't mean to much to me anymore I don't really mess with my phone besides rom updates. I was curious about the battery life.
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I had an Evo 4G. Was curious about the iPhone so I got an iPhone 4. It was cute for a while. Then it's charm wore off quick and it just became dull and boring. I sold it and got an Evo 4G LTE. I soon after discovered the Galaxy S3 and fell in love with Android all over again.
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Had a iPhone 4 (jailbroken), switched to GNexus and was surprised how good the phone was besides the battery life (and thats lol when u compare the Gnex to the Note 2) .. I could do a lot more things on the GNex then the iPhone 4.
Once I switched to the Note 2, it wasn't even close.
Don't go full retard imo
I'm glad I'm getting some opinions that aren't blatant fanboys. I was playing with one and don't think I could do it. Not to mention iPhone guys who wanna trade want money on my side (I have over $200 in accessories for my phone already)
Edit: You never go full retard.
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I'm glad I'm getting some opinions that aren't blatant fanboys. I was playing with one and don't think I could do it. Not to mention iPhone guys who wanna trade want money on my side (I have over $200 in accessories for my phone already)
Edit: You never go full retard.
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Hahaha nicely said. I love my old iPhone. But it's a paper weight compared to any recent android phone. I love both phones but this phone is a legitimate computer
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No one?
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Two 4s in our house...dont hate...they belong to dainty daughters..spend most time on chargers.
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My friend just recently switched from the 4s. He has been am iPhone fanboy, even though he claims he wasn't a fanboy, ever since he got his first iPod and iPhone. He just got sick and tired of Apples little walled in garden with the iPhone even when jailbroken. He saw my Note 2, played with it for a couple weeks and then made the switch. He is absolutely in love with hos Note 2 and says there is no way in hell he will EVER go back to an iPhone!
The only thing he dislikes is there is no way to sync his iTunes music, playlists, pictures, and videos. He was using Kies but since he flashed Vanilla Rootbox, which he has been on since the 3rd day he had his phone, he cant find any app for syncing his music tjat works with a USB cord.
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Gahh Its Lee said:
I'm glad I'm getting some opinions that aren't blatant fanboys. I was playing with one and don't think I could do it. Not to mention iPhone guys who wanna trade want money on my side (I have over $200 in accessories for my phone already)
Edit: You never go full retard.
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There are certainly more (and a lot of times better) accessories for an iDevice; play music thru the media cable, earphone/headphone buttons auto detect the device, more choices when it comes to cases etc
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The only thing he dislikes is there is no way to sync his iTunes music, playlists, pictures, and videos. He was using Kies but since he flashed Vanilla Rootbox, which he has been on since the 3rd day he had his phone, he cant find any app for syncing his music tjat works with a USB cord.
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Tell him to look into iSyncr
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There are certainly more (and a lot of times better) accessories for an iDevice; play music thru the media cable, earphone/headphone buttons auto detect the device, more choices when it comes to cases etc
Tell him to look into iSyncr
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He is currently using iSyncr but the problem he is running into with it is that it doesn't sync any metadata, like how many times a song had been played and all that good stuff.
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My wife had an iphone 5 and she thought she would love it because she likes her ipad so much but right away she noticed that she can't see it too well because of the small screen. So she traded it for the note 2 and loves it way, way, way more because of the size. She says it was a great trade.
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I went from a 4s to the N2. I have no regrets, and I thoroughly enjoy this phone.
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Since my experience with my infuse was so horrible and I mean horrible (replaced 5 times) they are allowing me to upgrade my second line early so I figured I'd spend it on the Gnote, my primary line is up next January so I figured the note will hold me over for 11 months. How good is it? I've played with one briefly the other day and really liked it.
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Its great so far , get it. You have 30 days to play with it just in case.
I'd like to think the abundance of positive threads in this forum attest to what a wonderful device it really is. I am absolutely in love with this phone, and haven't felt this way since the first time I played with an iPhone back in 2009.
Best device I've ever owned. No complaints at all
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Best device I've ever owned. No complaints at all
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Good to hear...I just hope I doesn't look like I'm smuggleing Mac and cheese when I'm tooting this bad boy in my pocket.
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You won't be sorry! I came from an iPhone 4S and I'm not sure the camera is quite as good but its still excellent. And the rest of the phone is far better! I'm in love with the screen and I'm just beginning to get the hang of editing pictures with the S-Pen. It's an awesome phone! I ordered two extra batteries and a wall charger from Amazon to go with it so that I'm never stuck to a wall.
I came from an lg nitro HD and this phone is awesome.I smile every time I pull it out of my pocket. And something really cool that I just noticed is that Swype rocks with the s-pen.
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I really like my note alot, perfect size IMO. I have no problem going from my ipad2 to my note but using my note then picking up my Atrix or iphone4 and they look tiny!
Continuing from my other topic, apparently Apple is has sent letters to retailers that sell Samsung G tab 10.1 and G Nexus devices, to stop selling them.
http://m.bgr.com/2012/07/13/apple-samsung-patent-lawsuit-retailers/
So do you guys think Apple this has gone too far?
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I agree... This is just going too far now...
Apple is getting nervous. Lol that's weird they are attacking a business partner like Samsung rather than going after HTC or Google.
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Apple should disappear.......
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Apple should disappear.......
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Played with the iPhone 4s yesterday and couldn't believe how small the screen is still. I swear they've used the same body forever just with different software and slight hw improvements. Gross... I will never buy an apple anything
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What a fail for apple.
Is like a desperate kid trying to convince other kids not to eating icecream...
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Played with the iPhone 4s yesterday and couldn't believe how small the screen is still. I swear they've used the same body forever just with different software and slight hw improvements. Gross... I will never buy an apple anything
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I got an iPad, and my mom calls me a traitor lol. I did it cuz I had hundreds of songs and apps built up over the years and no device to use them. But if it weren't for the beautiful screen and very nice camera and mic, I wouldn't have bought it
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I got an iPad, and my mom calls me a traitor lol. I did it cuz I had hundreds of songs and apps built up over the years and no device to use them. But if it weren't for the beautiful screen and very nice camera and mic, I wouldn't have bought it
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iPad is a different story man... my buddy has one and I dig it...
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iPad is a different story man... my buddy has one and I dig it...
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True. And apple are disrespectful too, on the wwdc, they made fun of android's codenames they asked who came up with these names, Ben and jerrys? And they siri said, "I'm excited for the next Samsung, not the phone, the refrigerator
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Apple doesn't have the balls to go against the likes of Google because they know Google has has just as many patents and the money to take them head on. Plus those letters will be ignored by retailers due to the fact that the judge lifted the injunction.
Apple attacks Samsung for publicity and the fact that they are their biggest competition, it's funny that both companies never come to an agreement and both keep growing rapidly, kinda makes you think it's a business agreement between the two, even more due to the factor that HTC is Samsung's greatest rival Android wise and Apple always get's their **** banned faster.
Though Apple never approaches monster companies like Google, Sony, etc.
Doesn't apple use animal names like lion leopard etc... lol
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I use an ipad for the same reason, android tablets feel like big phones and the ipad feels like a tablet.
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My favorite part of this whole thing is that Samsung makes all of Apples Retina displays
EclipzeRemix very smart answer
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I use an ipad for the same reason, android tablets feel like big phones and the ipad feels like a tablet.
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The ui on ipad feels like a big phone, but apps dont, on android, reverse
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Android still beats apple anyways...
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My favorite part of this whole thing is that Samsung makes all of Apples Retina displays
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Exactly why I think it seems to be some kind of business agreement, since Samsung also makes the chipsets in the iDevices.
haha without samsung there would even be an ipad considering most of its parts come from samsung
They hate on android names yet they copy Atari with the cat names. Just proves that Apple can't come up with anything original.
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They hate on android names yet they copy Atari with the cat names. Just proves that Apple can't come up with anything original.
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I didn't even think about that, you are right.
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So Far dont regret the trade I did this .with S pen Writing pad 2 thumbs UP
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Welcome to the open world of android
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Mmmhuh what they all said...good choice welcome to the light,or the dark side one of the two whichever is better
Awesome choice
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I love this phone. I had been stopped using iphone after 3g.
I want this phone so bad after I tried my wife's at&t note 2.
Finally I got it a few days ago from Sams club.
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I have had iphones since the original 2g I got my iphone 5 on release day I had it for 2 weeks and was board with it I guy traded me a s3 and 300.00 for my iphone 5 I had the s3 for a couple of months and sold it to buy my note 2 I could not be happier this is one of the best phones I have ever had!
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Glad I didnt go with the Iphone 5. A lot of people are doing what you did.
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Yup, I dropped my iPhone 4 for my new Note 2. I am so happy I did.
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I have had iphones since the original 2g I got my iphone 5 on release day I had it for 2 weeks and was board with it I guy traded me a s3 and 300.00 for my iphone 5 I had the s3 for a couple of months and sold it to buy my note 2 I could not be happier this is one of the best phones I have ever had!
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The Note2 is light years ahead of the iPhone 5. Apple has a lot of catching up to do!
Yeah I've been an Android user since the g1 and couldn't think of ever using an iPhone. My wife loves her iPad but was tired of carrying that thing around so she traded her Samsung Alias (old ass flip phone) for the iPhone 5. After two days of use she complained about how small it is and her eyes were hurting from looking at it even with the enlarged font. So she went back to Verizon and got the same phone as me, the white Galaxy Note 2. She's been loving that thing since she entered her gmail address into it. She loves the size because its way bigger than that iPhone yet smaller than her tablet.
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Check mate.
Welcome aboard. This phone is a mini computer that does everything I want.
Screen is such a good size. I couldn't adjust to it for the first week or two, I thought the screen was too big.
Welcome aboard. My wife had the iphone crap 4. And I traded that thing in asap. Bought her a Samsung s3. Which I do run note 2. Iphone is over priced and crap. The hole time she had that phone. She had nothing but problems.
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i guess lots of people having issues with iphone 5... all you get is an extra row of icons on home screen, bhwahahahaha, jokes aside, i can't imagine using anything else but my note 2
I myself am using a note 2. Don't go with my username. I no longer am an iPhone fan boy.
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Check mate.
Welcome aboard. This phone is a mini computer that does everything I want.
Screen is such a good size. I couldn't adjust to it for the first week or two, I thought the screen was too big.
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Same here, bro. At first I was like, what did I do, this thing is too big, can't use it one handed, but after 1 solid week of use, I was in love. Now after 3 months of use, I can't imagine using anything else. The "bigness" goes away very quickly. It looks normal size to me now. Anytime someone says,Damn that's a big phone, I am like, whaaa?
This phone seems small to me now that ive been using it for 2 months lol
I've had this phone for 2 weeks now and finally got used to the size (but I just picked up a UAG case and it feels big again). Switched from an iphone 5, but iOS is crap. Loving all of the customization with pacman rom.
I guess you ALL once an idiot?? LOL, I'm head of my household and my last name is "GALAXY", my wife and 2 daughters are named Galaxy S3, my son named Galaxy Note2 and myself...well still Samsung Droid Charge! hey at least I still with Samsung generation...at least!
Any indications? I have only seen a few people out and about with the N2, much more s3s. Verizon is so picky about picking up phones, I don't want any problems with them getting the Note 3. Now only if they weren't the last one to get it like the Note 2.....
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Any indications? I have only seen a few people out and about with the N2, much more s3s. Verizon is so picky about picking up phones, I don't want any problems with them getting the Note 3. Now only if they weren't the last one to get it like the Note 2.....
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I think they sold great. I saw many many people in my daily commute trains with Note 2. Surprisingly, many are girls with verizon white version.
I see people with N2s all the time. Might be areas had less advertising? I do see people with more S3s than n2s though. I would say I actually see more samsung phones than iphones now a days.
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I see people with N2s all the time. Might be areas had less advertising? I do see people with more S3s than n2s though. I would say I actually see more samsung phones than iphones now a days.
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Mostly based on area for that it's the other way around for me only seeing iPhones everywhere I go but see maybe 2 Android phones.
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I see people with N2s all the time. Might be areas had less advertising? I do see people with more S3s than n2s though. I would say I actually see more samsung phones than iphones now a days.
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Exactly, I see more Sammy phones in my area than iPhones now. Before the release of the S3 and Note 2 it was the other way around. I predominantly see people with AT&T and VZW Note 2's, a few S3's, and maybe 1 iPhone on my trips to town. In fact my local VZW store only keeps 2 iPhones of each size/color in store because they sell so slowly.
Honestly I think the N2 on VZW sold like hotcakes. Possibly as good or, hopefully, better than the S3.
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Check Craigslist. Used GN2's STILL sell for $500+. I like to bounce around phones and try them all. What's the point when the N2 does everything? I'll probably switch to the S4 soon but that's not to say I wont get the N3 when it comes out. Samsung is doing it right.
Apple is losing market share, HTC is barely hanging on (sealed battery doors and no expandable memory - WTF??), and Motorola is doing it's thing. They build great phones but the locked bootloader is a NO for me...although Google is in bed with them now and recently someone "cracked" the HD/M military grade bootloader so we need to watch out for new stuff from Moto. But my money is still on Sammy. Same for my Allshare Cast, GN10.1, laptop, and TV.
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I don't think that well. Two months after the release VZW knocked down the price $100. doesn't seem like they would do that if it was selling really well.
Every verizon store I went to in greater Orlando area never had some left. The flipcases for white were always also sold out but they had plenty of the itanium or whatever flips and 1-3 of those in stock.
Also on swappa theyre selling fast...and on ebay too so! Its doing well. Maybe some like me ordered oem parts and did a part switch to remove branding or its just hidden behind the flip/case.
Everytime I pull out the phone people comment about it, so I decided to stop bieng vzws free advertising.
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I mean they don't sell as well as the galaxy s3 but we still sell around 10 per week. We sell more note 2's than htc DNAs or Motorola RAZR HDs.
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Obviously sold well, I purchased one!
I do see the note and note II everywhere. Makes me happy.
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I don't think that well. Two months after the release VZW knocked down the price $100. doesn't seem like they would do that if it was selling really well.
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Not sure where you're getting your info, but it's still selling at the release price of $299.99 and it's 5 months out. They might have run a sale or special on it at some point, but the website still lists it at $299.99 right now. It's more expensive than the S4.
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Not sure where you're getting your info, but it's still selling at the release price of $299.99 and it's 5 months out. They might have run a sale or special on it at some point, but the website still lists it at $299.99 right now. It's more expensive than the S4.
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I think that price is the only thing keeping it from retail bliss. Everyone who doesn't want the note to begin with thinks its an oversized S3. So....they would go for the s3 at 50 bucks versus 4x as much for what they think is nearly identical....when its not.
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Obviously sold well, I purchased one!
I do see the note and note II everywhere. Makes me happy.
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I purchased one also, and at full damned price! My main reason for that was because VZW and Sammy refused to acknowledge the radio issues, which made the S3 unusable at my house while the Note 2 gets as good if not better service than the Motorola phones I have used, and when I asked if they would send a different S3 out for me to test and see if it was just an issue with my phone they refused and offered to send me an original Razr...... I decided that I wanted to keep my unlimited, I had an upgrade, and actually be able to use my phone to make calls so I gave in and bought the Note 2.
I must say that this is the first phone I have been 100% happy with after using it for 3 or 4 months, usually something better has come out and I get fed up with the bugs but with the N2 I can fix the bugs myself, what few there are, and it is the first phone that has actually fit my hands perfectly.
This phone sold like hotcakes when it first came out in my town, for the first 6 months they would sell out the day they got their shipment of them in the store. They sold so fast here that the store had a list of people wanting it and they would call when they got a shipment, it takes me ten minutes to get to the stores and by the time I would get there they were all gone. Walmart and Radioshack were also always sold out so I finally just had to give in and order it off Verizons website. They still sell extremely quick here but now they usually have at least 1 by the time their next shipment I comes in.
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That's awesome. I'm glad so many people are seeing the light over Iphones. My gf wants a new phone she has the iPhone 4 I think I convinced her to get a S4
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My grandmother had a iphone 4s and now the iphone5 that she loves. however when i pulled out my note 2, she put the iphone away and kept saying how nice the n2 is LOL.
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My grandmother had a iphone 4s and now the iphone5 that she loves. however when i pulled out my note 2, she put the iphone away and kept saying how nice the n2 is LOL.
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The typical font size on the Note is definitely easier on the eyes than the iPhone or even 4.3"screens for me. My vision isn't bad to the point where I need reading glasses, but when I switch between phones the size of the Note is really easy to like.
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My grandmother had a iphone 4s and now the iphone5 that she loves. however when i pulled out my note 2, she put the iphone away and kept saying how nice the n2 is LOL.
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I was at the vet the other day and this old man was there talking about how he was turning 85. Then he pulls out his iphone and starts showing me pictures. I pull my n2 out and he's like "is that the Galaxy note 2 or the S4?!?" He said he was so tired of how simple his iphone was and wanted to switch. Was so surprised someone his age new so much about phones. This guy was a true techie. Lol
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The typical font size on the Note is definitely easier on the eyes than the iPhone or even 4.3"screens for me. My vision isn't bad to the point where I need reading glasses, but when I switch between phones the size of the Note is really easy to like.
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I was at the vet the other day and this old man was there talking about how he was turning 85. Then he pulls out his iphone and starts showing me pictures. I pull my n2 out and he's like "is that the Galaxy note 2 or the S4?!?" He said he was so tired of how simple his iphone was and wanted to switch. Was so surprised someone his age new so much about phones. This guy was a true techie. Lol
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He sounds like my grandfather... the man is a genius with windows, especially for being 72. Its funny how many people start looking out of the corner of their eyes when the note 2 comes out to play lol.
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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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41362275
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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