From Droid Life:
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/09/11/video-att-lg-g2-vs-verizon-lg-g2/
Weird. In those pictures, the AT&T version has a bit of a blue hue to it, while the Verizon version is hard black. There's definitely some kind of color difference on the back cover. Although, user pics of the AT&T version seen HERE look pretty black to me.
I find the software differences to be very odd.
toraRTC said:
I find the software differences to be very odd.
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Verizon removed the brightness and volume sliders from the notification window. I wish AT&T did this too.
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Verizon removed the brightness and volume sliders from the notification window. I wish AT&T did this too.
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I agree. I just know that it probably means that software updates on Verizon's are even less likely if there are two different versions. Good thing I'm going to throw stock android on as soon as it's possible.
Will there be anyway to remove that awful Verizon logo at the top right?
I came across some posts about using a penny to rub off the logo and it leaves no scratches.
I suppose you could add a sticker over it too.
Verizon is just out of control with their logo placement.
I personally like the brightness slider and it being gone is a dissapointment. Honestly after watching this vid im less enthused about the G2 since Verizon cant keep their damn hands off anything.
so am I, dude. that settings menu looks awful. I'm really reconsidering everything now. this is so damn annoying
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jayochs said:
so am I, dude. that settings menu looks awful. I'm really reconsidering everything now. this is so damn annoying
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Devs will get to it. I have faith.
Cant get to it with a locked bootloader
lol the s4 has a locked bootloader and i'm running custom roms
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so am I, dude. that settings menu looks awful. I'm really reconsidering everything now. this is so damn annoying
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Yeah i feel the same way, if it wasnt for Verizons service in my area being top notch id walk in there and give them the finger. I just wanna choke someone.
Damn... Is there a white variant of this phone?
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Yeah i feel the same way, if it wasnt for Verizons service in my area being top notch id walk in there and give them the finger. I just wanna choke someone.
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I am on AT&T and feel sorry for our Verizons buddies. At first i felt the menu was bad too. As a matter of fact menu is not that bad it is just that we are so much used to watching the demo videos of the international phones. You may eventually start liking it as we play along. Don't be disappointed. Think about it.
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I am on AT&T and feel sorry for our Verizons buddies. At first i felt the menu is bad too. As a matter of fact menu is not that bad it is just that we are so much used to watching the demo videos of the international phones. You may eventually start liking it as we play along. Don't be disappointed. Think about it.
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I hear what ur saying and your right but it gets old man. Its like this with every phone. The buttons on the back of the G2 i actually like them better as far as looks. They look like metal and look premium. The wireless charging i want so thats nice to. The problem is you guys already have root, something that probably wont be as easy with the Vzw version, and a unlockable bootloader probably wont even be a option.
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I hear what ur saying and your right but it gets old man. Its like this with every phone. The buttons on the back of the G2 i actually like them better as far as looks. They look like metal and look premium. The wireless charging i want so thats nice to. The problem is you guys already have root, something that probably wont be as easy with the Vzw version, and a unlockable bootloader probably wont even be a option.
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Yeah i agree rooting is always a problem for Verizon devices. But as you mentioned features like wireless charging pay you everyday which is not likely in AT&T devices. There are pros and cons.
Did the Verizon version G2 just get one of the stereo speakers removed essentially making it a mono speaker setup? Yikes....
Feel bad so far for Verizon adopters so far
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Did the Verizon version G2 just get one of the stereo speakers removed essentially making it a mono speaker setup? Yikes....
Feel bad so far for Verizon adopters so far
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Was all ways mono.Just made a grill cutout on the other side to make it look consistent.
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Did the Verizon version G2 just get one of the stereo speakers removed essentially making it a mono speaker setup? Yikes....
Feel bad so far for Verizon adopters so far
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Both ATT and Verizon are mono.
Root will come. Well, if devs come...
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Both ATT and Verizon are mono.
Root will come. Well, if devs come...
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Thanks for clarifying. Didn't know that. I'm a bit spoiled with the stereo setup on the HTC One.
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Since I went android, I've had nothing but HTC phones. I loved my Eris, incredible, & now thunderbolt. I've been following up on all these tech news, and I am starting to get curious of other phones. So my question to you all is, what phone would you guys consider outside of HTC? I've been following up on the 5" Samsung galaxy q that we only have rumors about, mainly because it has a bigass screen and I currently don't own a tab. If it had usb host mode then it would be a no brainer for me. I'm sold. But I looove HTC tho. I wish they could make a 5" phone/tab.
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Since I went android, I've had nothing but HTC phones. I loved my Eris, incredible, & now thunderbolt. I've been following up on all these tech news, and I am starting to get curious of other phones. So my question to you all is, what phone would you guys consider outside of HTC? I've been following up on the 5" Samsung galaxy q that we only have rumors about, mainly because it has a bigass screen and I currently don't own a tab. If it had usb host mode then it would be a no brainer for me. I'm sold. But I looove HTC tho. I wish they could make a 5" phone/tab.
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5" phone = even worse battery life than the 4.3" ones.
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5" phone = even worse battery life than the 4.3" ones.
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More screen to hide a REAL battery beneath though. Still, I'm not a fan of looking like a world-class dork holding a phone nearly the width of a 2x4 to my head for a call. Not to mention it probably looks about as garish as a Desert Eagle strapped to your side beneath a shirt or jacket. Who was it that made that phone/tab thing that was just HUGE? Dell, I think it was. Too massive to be a good phone, too dinky to be a good tablet... The only thing to out-class it in "WEIRD..." is that frankenphone Kyocera makes with the unfold-expand-"I'm a Nintendo DS Android!" thing.
That said, I'm a Samsung fan in all reality. Up until I went BlackBerry, that's all I would buy. And then Samsung met Android and began gene splicing with... SOMETHING... and I do NOT like it. It's the digital equivalent of a butterface. It's all sexy and smooth inside and out, but then you look at the screen and say "oh dear... there's NO way I'm gonna live with that hook-nose, acne-scarred, Jay Leno chinned monstrosity of a UI. The ONLY thing worse than AOSP and it's mutant launchers, in my opinion, is WizTouch, or whatever it's called. That would disappear from any Samsung I owned within hours.
As for Motorola... I'll quote myself. "There's some boner-inducing devices". Quirky TI CPUs that leave you asking "Where's the GHz?", pale and pasty screens, Motorola's world-famous garbage radios, E-Fuse, and a LONG history of making some of the worst phones ever. Any Motorola is the last device I'd own.
LG... At least they didn't try to be original and fail. Looks like ADW on AOSP mostly. More junk radios though.
I'm sure most didn't see it coming 5 or 6 years ago, but HTC does seem to be where it's at, with Samsung on their heels. Now if Samsung would just ramp up capacity on those AMOLED screens and outsource them again, little puppies wouldn't have to die.
Have you guys actually played with a Dell Streak?
As soon as I did, I understood the following...
5"=too big for phone unless you ALWAYS use bluetooth
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Have you guys actually played with a Dell Streak?
As soon as I did, I understood the following...
5"=too big for phone unless you ALWAYS use bluetooth
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I might be wrong, but I thought there was already a 5" samsung on ATT. If so I would agree you better try holding up to your ear and putting in your pocket before you sink money into buying it. Trying it there right now would be a good sign whether you should forget about buying it whenever it comes to verizon.
I'm guessing none of you are big guys, I'm 6'2" and I have large hands and 4.3" phones are a little small when in landscape and typing. Another 1/4-1/2" would be perfect for me, while others still think a 3.7" screen is the sweet spot. Also you have to keep in mind that the rumor is that these new phones with larger screens have smaller bezels.
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I'm guessing none of you are big guys, I'm 6'2" and I have large hands and 4.3" phones are a little small when in landscape and typing. Another 1/4-1/2" would be perfect for me, while others still think a 3.7" screen is the sweet spot. Also you have to keep in mind that the rumor is that these new phones with larger screens have smaller bezels.
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I'm 6'4 so a little on you . However, I use swype so typing in landscape works okay for me. Normally do it with just my thumb. Other keyboards that use touch typing, well...results may vary
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I'm 6'4 so a little on you . However, I use swype so typing in landscape works okay for me. Normally do it with just my thumb. Other keyboards that use touch typing, well...results may vary
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Ha im 6ft5.5
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Just keep getting bigger, I'm 7'2" and weigh 650 so the 10 " tab is a great phone size for me.
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lol I call bull****
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I didn't "choose" to come to a Thunderbolt. I wanted a Samsung Charge, but couldn't find one to trade my iPhone for, so I SETTLED for the Thunderbolt. Believe me, I wouldn't be on this thing if I didn't have to be.
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Just keep getting bigger, I'm 7'2" and weigh 650 so the 10 " tab is a great phone size for me.
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Lol. U guys are a trip. I'm 6"2 but I do feel like my thunderbolt is kinda adequately sized. But I'm a photographer, I like to view my images on something other than my camera when I'm nowhere near my imac. I don't own a laptop. And the tablet market has not caught up with the multimedia market yet. But I'm aware some phones and tablets have usb hosting mode. So a phone/tablet would be ideal. 5.3" screen would be an adequate in-between size for tablet and phone use imo. But the idea of usb host is what would sell me on something like that. It may not even be a possibility for that matter so... Well just have to wait n see.
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Just keep getting bigger, I'm 7'2" and weigh 650 so the 10 " tab is a great phone size for me.
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Big show?
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Originally Posted by ibsk8
Just keep getting bigger, I'm 7'2" and weigh 650 so the 10 " tab is a great phone size for me.
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Big show?
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He would make an awesome sumo wrestler at that height/weight.
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More screen to hide a REAL battery beneath though. Still, I'm not a fan of looking like a world-class dork holding a phone nearly the width of a 2x4 to my head for a call. Not to mention it probably looks about as garish as a Desert Eagle strapped to your side beneath a shirt or jacket. Who was it that made that phone/tab thing that was just HUGE? Dell, I think it was. Too massive to be a good phone, too dinky to be a good tablet... The only thing to out-class it in "WEIRD..." is that frankenphone Kyocera makes with the unfold-expand-"I'm a Nintendo DS Android!" thing.
That said, I'm a Samsung fan in all reality. Up until I went BlackBerry, that's all I would buy. And then Samsung met Android and began gene splicing with... SOMETHING... and I do NOT like it. It's the digital equivalent of a butterface. It's all sexy and smooth inside and out, but then you look at the screen and say "oh dear... there's NO way I'm gonna live with that hook-nose, acne-scarred, Jay Leno chinned monstrosity of a UI. The ONLY thing worse than AOSP and it's mutant launchers, in my opinion, is WizTouch, or whatever it's called. That would disappear from any Samsung I owned within hours.
As for Motorola... I'll quote myself. "There's some boner-inducing devices". Quirky TI CPUs that leave you asking "Where's the GHz?", pale and pasty screens, Motorola's world-famous garbage radios, E-Fuse, and a LONG history of making some of the worst phones ever. Any Motorola is the last device I'd own.
LG... At least they didn't try to be original and fail. Looks like ADW on AOSP mostly. More junk radios though.
I'm sure most didn't see it coming 5 or 6 years ago, but HTC does seem to be where it's at, with Samsung on their heels. Now if Samsung would just ramp up capacity on those AMOLED screens and outsource them again, little puppies wouldn't have to die.
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I have to use an AT&T phone for work so I chose the Atrix...it's pretty decent since it got updated to 2.3.4 but the UI is absolute garbage. It's snappy like I want it to be, but you are exactly right about the colors on the screen being incredibly muted. At the end of the day though I am quite happy to switch to my bolt.
I have been a bit curious about the Bionic that seems like it may actually be coming out soon-ish. If they did something about the terrible color quality it could potentially be worth looking into. My wife just got a Droid 3 because she refuses to have a phone without a physical keyboard...it's not terrible. Haven't played with it too much, but from what I have played with I wasn't too disappointed with.
I'd still want to stay away from Moto phones for a while. Any influence google will have over them probably wont happen until the generation after the next so whatever comes out later this year will probably be similar to what Moto has done in the past.
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I'd still want to stay away from Moto phones for a while. Any influence google will have over them probably wont happen until the generation after the next so whatever comes out later this year will probably be similar to what Moto has done in the past.
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Well damn....I am curious to see what comes out of Google buying them.
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Well damn....I am curious to see what comes out of Google buying them.
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Yeah, I'd say most of what is in the bionic is already set other than some software tweaks they may do. Hopefully it wont have blur on it, but I wouldn't hold my breath since it's a phone that's been in the works for a while.
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I'd still want to stay away from Moto phones for a while. Any influence google will have over them probably wont happen until the generation after the next so whatever comes out later this year will probably be similar to what Moto has done in the past.
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Yeah, I'd say most of what is in the bionic is already set other than some software tweaks they may do. Hopefully it wont have blur on it, but I wouldn't hold my breath since it's a phone that's been in the works for a while.
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Some people just want the best hardware build quality and for that you have to get Motorola. As long as the bionic gets rooted I want it. I'm trying to hold out on a replacement phone until it comes out because I won't use LG or Samsung and this is my 4th thunderbolt so my next replacement they will replace with a different 4g phone. The thunderbolt has good software, with its bugs but all phones do, and the BAMF roms are great but the poor build quality of these phones is something I'm not gonna deal with anymore. I've played with a incredible and it seemed much better in terms of quality so I wouldn't write off HTC phones like I have LG and Samsung, I just think its because they rushed to get a 4g phone out.
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Some people just want the best hardware build quality and for that you have to get Motorola. As long as the bionic gets rooted I want it. I'm trying to hold out on a replacement phone until it comes out because I won't use LG or Samsung and this is my 4th thunderbolt so my next replacement they will replace with a different 4g phone. The thunderbolt has good software, with its bugs but all phones do, and the BAMF roms are great but the poor build quality of these phones is something I'm not gonna deal with anymore. I've played with a incredible and it seemed much better in terms of quality so I wouldn't write off HTC phones like I have LG and Samsung, I just think its because they rushed to get a 4g phone out.
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Sorry man... I'm just gonna have to disagree with you on the whole Motorola build quality thing. I've gone though so many of those phone it's not even funny. The electronics and radios they use are garbage. My dad had a thing for Motorola for some ungodly reason and had these things laying around all over the place. Every time I activated one to give to someone it either buzzed so loud you couldn't hear anything, the mic would just randomly die, the controls didn't work/respond, the displays looked like crap, and without a single exception, NONE of them had a radio in them worth a damn. I couldn't even call into customer service to complain because the POS wouldn't work on the switchboard! Totally and completely worthless devices that couldn't so much as hold a signal to receive a text while I'd be on my Samsung chatting away. They sold those POS Razr's like crack to addicts, but they were garbage! Now my buddy has a DX that flips on and off, hangs up in calls, just stops responding, and goes and does stuff all by itself. Surprised? I wasn't. Pretty par for the course given what I've seen Motorola crank out for the last 6 years. I told the last guy who tried selling me on a Motorola that he'd have an easier time selling condoms in a convent. It's not often I hate on a product or company this much, but honestly, if they were giving Bionics away for free I STILL wouldn't activate one on one of my lines.
Just saw this on Engadget thought I'd share.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/08/att-galaxy-note-confirmed-at-ces/
Edit 1: I'm sure almost everyone has seen this but thought I'd add it to the OP. But it passed through the FCC. Also I will update when I see anything on the release date, definite specs and pricing.
http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/samsung-galaxy-note-for-atandt-passes-through-the-fcc/&category=classic&postPage=1
Edit 2: Several sites have claimed that there was a leaked AT&T road-map showing a release date and price. They say the possible release date to be February 18th for $300. Hope it's true! And here is a link over to android community and bgr. Thank you bigmout for bringing bgr to my attention.
http://androidcommunity.com/att-galaxy-note-rumors-point-to-february-18th-for-299-20120125/
http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/25/atts-q1-2012-roadmap-samsung-galaxy-note-rugby-smart-and-att-fusion-launching-feb-18/
Edit 3: NFC Support has been confirm for AT&T version by Samsung! Here's a link over to engadget.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/26/samsung-dissects-galaxy-note-confirms-nfc-support-for-lte-versi/
Edit 4: We have an official release date and price February 19th for $299. With preorders starting the 5th. And here's the link to engadget.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/30/samsung-galaxy-note-att/
Edit 5: The source code has been released!! And here is a link over Android Community.
http://androidcommunity.com/att-samsung-galaxy-note-source-code-released-20120201/
Edit 6: Pre-ordering has begun ordering mine in the "morning"!! Also I added a pole to see what color everyone is getting!
http://www.androidauthority.com/att-galaxy-note-confirmed-42585/ there it is too. And theres no lte icon! Yes there is hope. It seems like an h+ icon. Anyone confirm? Or someone there lol.
I really hope so! I've been thinking about buying the international version, because I want exynos
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I really hope so! I've been thinking about buying the international version, because I want exynos
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For me it would be fine if ut had the s3, but it would have to ship with ics. Without ics, the s3 will suck, with not as much android developers wanting a 2.3 device when most phones coming out with ics in a month.
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http://www.androidauthority.com/att-galaxy-note-confirmed-42585/ there it is too. And theres no lte icon! Yes there is hope. It seems like an h+ icon. Anyone confirm? Or someone there lol.
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Awesome! Got my fingers crossed! And I agree s3 with ICS wouldn't be bad at all. Though a 4212 with LTE and ICS would be nice...
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Awesome! Got my fingers crossed! And I agree s3 with ICS wouldn't be bad at all. Though a 4212 with LTE and ICS would be nice...
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Ooohhhh yea. Ics idea is far out, but still its a possibility.
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Ooohhhh yea. Ics idea is far out, but still its a possibility.
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Haha yeah just a bit. One can only hope. But hopefully all the info on it will come tomorrow.
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Haha yeah just a bit. One can only hope. But hopefully all the info on it will come tomorrow.
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Ill be at school checking haha.
That's good AT&T is getting it but I think I'll give up LTE for the physical button. And I'm sure they'll cut corners where they can and leave something out like usual.
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That's good AT&T is getting it but I think I'll give up LTE for the physical button. And I'm sure they'll cut corners where they can and leave something out like usual.
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They may leave something out, but with their latest phones theyve actually been smart. And we still have no confirmation if it is lte, but it def will not have the button. Too bad, the button looks cool. I just hope it has the exynos somehow.
looks like it has 4 control buttons on the bottom . . .
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looks like it has 4 control buttons on the bottom . . .
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They need/want a hard one
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They need/want a hard one
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Whow man lol just kidding. I necissarily (sorry typing fast) dont care, i just want either ics or the exynos lol.
Exactly no one will really care all that much if it has a physical button or not. Yes it defintely looks cool and I'd honestly prefer it but the search button is nice in some cases each way I'm sure has an advantage. As for me it also boils down to hoping for ICS and exynos. Though I'm getting the phone regardless of what's in it I want the note because of what it does and being somewhat unique.
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For me it would be fine if ut had the s3, but it would have to ship with ics. Without ics, the s3 will suck, with not as much android developers wanting a 2.3 device when most phones coming out with ics in a month.
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Would ICS fix the lag that the S3 is supposedly to have during games and such? Sorry I've been researching betwen the OGs2 and the skyrocket and everyone seems to say the ogs2 is better because of the lag on the skyrocket and worse performance in gaming.
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Would ICS fix the lag that the S3 is supposedly to have during games and such? Sorry I've been researching betwen the OGs2 and the skyrocket and everyone seems to say the ogs2 is better because of the lag on the skyrocket and worse performance in gaming.
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From what I've noticed on my captivate it has given a performance boost and is way smoother than GB. Also while the S3 is slightly slower then the exynos the true difference in speed is a lot of the time exaggerated. I believe with ICS it'll be amazing but even just GB S3 performance will be fine and hopefully an update will roll out quickly.
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Exactly no one will really care all that much if it has a physical button or not. Yes it defintely looks cool and I'd honestly prefer it but the search button is nice in some cases each way I'm sure has an advantage. As for me it also boils down to hoping for ICS and exynos. Though I'm getting the phone regardless of what's in it I want the note because of what it does and being somewhat unique.
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Actually many people will care a lot that it doesn't have a physical home button. I won't be getting one because of that (unless they somehow manage to implement LTE without losing the Exynos processor) because it is SOOO much easier to wake the phone with a physical home button than to hunt for the power button on the side, then push the power button and half the time the volume goes up or down since the dumbasses put the volume rocker directly opposite it. I have an app that puts a power-off in the notification menu, btw.
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Actually many people will care a lot that it doesn't have a physical home button. I won't be getting one because of that (unless they somehow manage to implement LTE without losing the Exynos processor) because it is SOOO much easier to wake the phone with a physical home button than to hunt for the power button on the side, then push the power button and half the time the volume goes up or down since the dumbasses put the volume rocker directly opposite it. I have an app that puts a power-off in the notification menu, btw.
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I don't blame you. The design is screwed up with the placement of the power button.
It would be a HUGE mistake. Only people who have used these know. You would not believe how hard it is to used that side button. Not only that, but it's placement makes its IMPOSSIBLE to use without hitting the volume button.
I'm not sure if I can deal with this. Maybe, maybe not. But I can tell you this for sure:
All HELL will break loose if this is the case, after people realize what the issue is. THis forum is going to be crazy with complaints.
But this phone is better than anything if you use the s-pen. I mean, WAY better than anything. It's like a mini Tablet-PC. It's gotta be the coolest and well designed gadget this year...really. If they nix the button it's ATT's fault, and not Samsung's design.
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Actually many people will care a lot that it doesn't have a physical home button. I won't be getting one because of that (unless they somehow manage to implement LTE without losing the Exynos processor) because it is SOOO much easier to wake the phone with a physical home button than to hunt for the power button on the side, then push the power button and half the time the volume goes up or down since the dumbasses put the volume rocker directly opposite it.
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That's an objective design flaw I hadn't considered. Bummer...
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I have an app that puts a power-off in the notification menu, btw.
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You may already know this, but there are apps that allow you to turn off the screen with a long press of a capacitive button.
What is the app that someone has to do a power off from the notification menu. I totally agree that having to power off from the side is a pain and I am always changing the volume.
i just got my S3 and i m so worried and so sad people!
i got the pebble blue s3. i have issues with my screen. i ran the screen test and found the same dark spots on my screen when screen is black. there are lots of them. i dont have nice camera to take pic of those dots. they are really annoying because i surf the internet a lot and these dots are very visible specially in the dark!
the other issue is something with the viewing angle. when i hold the device right next to my eyes (as we all do most of the times) the screen seems to be more yellowish and the colors seem to be alot washed away! but when i change the viewing angle like just a little, i mean when i tilt the device just a little the colors get normal the way they should be!
the next thing is the pink tint. in the browser the white pages are EXTREMELY PINK! yes EXTREMELY PINK! that happens at the automatic brightness!
when viewing the black color on the sceen, when the capacitive touch buttons are on the light of the menu button seems to leave its light on the screen. and the blacks are NOT AT ALL BLACK!!!
people i am so tensed and worried! can someone help me out of these problems? i have read that the white S3 does not have any of this problem is it true? i have also read that the dark spots are because of the glu used and those would go away with time, but i dont believe in that! should i send the device to claim warranty and get it repaired? pls pls pls some one help me! i have spent all my money i had saved for the past 4 months for this set and i even sold my Galaxy Note for this! i am so much tensed! pls help me guys!
well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
You got a defective unit it happens. So send it back or get it repaired / exchanged. You spent a lot of money you should get a product that works as intended without defects. The sooner the better you'll be much happier. Best advice I can give you. All without the need to jumping off a bridge or if you do hope that you that you land on kyan to break your fall.
kyan~ said:
well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
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Now that's un called for, yes these are all known issues and have been discussed at length, however that doesn't justify your comment.
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The block splotches are absolutely not indicative of a bad display.
They are present on virtually every OLED screen, ranging from the Nexus One's, to the PlayStation Vita's, to the Samsung Galaxy S3's.
I can't speak for your other issues, but people need to understand the splotches are common on pretty much any OLED. Some can see them easily, some seem to be unable to, but it does not mean the panel is defective.
Why are you on here? I see you just joined the site recently. How about you learn to be polite and if you can't, then leave.
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well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
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The block splotches are absolutely not indicative of a bad display.
They are present on virtually every OLED screen, ranging from the Nexus One's, to the PlayStation Vita's, to the Samsung Galaxy S3's.
I can't speak for your other issues, but people need to understand the splotches are common on pretty much any OLED. Some can see them easily, some seem to be unable to, but it does not mean the panel is defective.
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no thats not right! i have a Samsung Wave for the last 1.5 years! i have never ever seen any spots on the screen! and u know that was the world's first ever super amoled screen mobile! i had galaxy note, JUST PERFECT! i literally am so disappointed for selling out my Note for this **** S3! i hate Samsung now! this is my last handset from samsung!
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well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
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While a little uncalled for, I did find the response pretty funny at first...If I had gotten a unit that bothered me that much I'd have it exchanged.
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You got a defective unit it happens. So send it back or get it repaired / exchanged. You spent a lot of money you should get a product that works as intended without defects. The sooner the better you'll be much happier. Best advice I can give you. All without the need to jumping off a bridge or if you do hope that you that you land on kyan to break your fall.
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yeah u r right. i guess my set is faulty. but i thought this might be something that would get ok with time. but that does does not make any sense. if those dots were something related to the glue, those should have been vanished by now as the set is old now. i mean it should have been produced at least like 1 or 2 months ago.
man i am ruined! i feel really so so bad! i just got up its 7 here in the morning and i am so badly hurt! and great news is that today is complete shutter down strike here in my city Karachi. so all the market and whole of the city is shut down. so i cant go to the store and return the device! HELL TODAY IS ONE OF THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!
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well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
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Seriously? If you're not going to help, then don't post.
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Now that's un called for, yes these are all known issues and have been discussed at length, however that doesn't justify your comment.
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You have to admit though that it was funny
I use an app called dead pixel test, and it allows you to cycle through several different solid coloured screns, like all white, all black, red blue etc. No probelms with my screen, but I have a screen protector on it now.
Does yours have a screen protector that could be affecting it? Otherwise just return it as faulty.
I also have the pebble blue and screen is amazing. No issues here. Did notice the marks on a completely black screen in a dark room once but it hasn't showed since. Didn't really bother me.
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HELL TODAY IS ONE OF THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!
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Good grief. You must have lived in Utopia if a defective phone blights your life so much. Stop with the self-absorption already.
Just tested my phone for the dark patches and the screen is full of them. So far it hasn't ruined my life. Or indeed a millisecond of my life.
You got a duff phone. Unlucky. What do you want us to do about it?
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yeah u r right. i guess my set is faulty. but i thought this might be something that would get ok with time. but that does does not make any sense. if those dots were something related to the glue, those should have been vanished by now as the set is old now. i mean it should have been produced at least like 1 or 2 months ago.
man i am ruined! i feel really so so bad! i just got up its 7 here in the morning and i am so badly hurt! and great news is that today is complete shutter down strike here in my city Karachi. so all the market and whole of the city is shut down. so i cant go to the store and return the device! HELL TODAY IS ONE OF THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!
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If today is the worst day of your life... your a sad sad person. Its a phone for goodness sake! .
Get over it and get it exchanged if your not happy, but seriously whining like the above makes you look very silly as your acting like an 8 year old with a tantrum.
My s3 has faults too, like the front facing speaker isnt flat and sits at an angle... but you dont hear me whining....
These are a mass produced product and there will always be faulty units... so dont fret and go and get another one
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no thats not right! i have a Samsung Wave for the last 1.5 years! i have never ever seen any spots on the screen! and u know that was the world's first ever super amoled screen mobile! i had galaxy note, JUST PERFECT! i literally am so disappointed for selling out my Note for this **** S3! i hate Samsung now! this is my last handset from samsung!
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I had to cycle through 5 different Galaxy Nexii(?) before i found a perfect display. Ever since then, im sticking to it till it dies. Of course...after seeing the HTC One X, every display out there is crap.
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i literally am so disappointed for selling out my Note for this **** S3! i hate Samsung now! this is my last handset from samsung!
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aami.aami said:
man i am ruined! i feel really so so bad! i just got up its 7 here in the morning and i am so badly hurt! and great news is that today is complete shutter down strike here in my city Karachi. so all the market and whole of the city is shut down. so i cant go to the store and return the device! HELL TODAY IS ONE OF THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!
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Wow, you need to get over yourself. It's a phone, stop whining on the internet and move on with your life.
As many have suggested, just return the phone and get it exchanged.
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Seriously? If you're not going to help, then don't post.
---Jay--- From the AOKP'd Nexus
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Like you helped a lot with this post
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no thats not right! i have a Samsung Wave for the last 1.5 years! i have never ever seen any spots on the screen! and u know that was the world's first ever super amoled screen mobile! i had galaxy note, JUST PERFECT! i literally am so disappointed for selling out my Note for this **** S3! i hate Samsung now! this is my last handset from samsung!
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How old are you? Calm down man, sometimes **** happens. Just change it in for a new one... Considering it's the worst day of your life because you can't go to town and change it.. You are somewhere around 9 years old
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Good grief. You must have lived in Utopia if a defective phone blights your life so much. Stop with the self-absorption already.
Just tested my phone for the dark patches and the screen is full of them. So far it hasn't ruined my life. Or indeed a millisecond of my life.
You got a duff phone. Unlucky. What do you want us to do about it?
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i wanted to just ask everyone if anyone else had those issues and got them resolved by any means other than returning the phone. and i dont want u to do anything about this man! why are u even looking at my post if u dont want to help
I love my rezound, but after going through the Droid Inc, Thunderbolt and now the Rezound, with crazy problems on all of them, im pretty much done with HTC. I also got tired of Sense after having it for so long. Also, 5.5" screen cannot be denied. Note 2 was announced this morning for mid november on all carriers, so im getting a white 16 note 2 at launch.
sweet. i'm gonna hold out and get that new big HTC that may be announced today
Ima wait for the dlx
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sweet. i'm gonna hold out and get that new big HTC that may be announced today
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Yeah I'm considering the note 2, esp since htc announced a windows phone instead of something nice for android
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5.5" is way too freaking big for a phone that I carry around all the time. If I need that much screen real estate, I'll get get out the 7" tab. 4.3" is just right.
Plus Samsung radios = fail, and VZW Note 2 bootloader = locked.
Personally I think it would be nice to have but would not want something that big in my pocket. It would look strange on my belt...
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5.5" is way too freaking big for a phone that I carry around all the time. If I need that much screen real estate, I'll get get out the 7" tab. 4.3" is just right.
Plus Samsung radios = fail, and VZW Note 2 bootloader = locked.
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Its hardly too big, its just a tiny bit bigger then the rezound, the bezel is very tiny on it. Also, the radios on the S3 are great, you must be thinking of the Nexus which had very poor radios. And the locked bootloader on the S3 for Verizon took a week to crack, on the rezound, 5-6 months for S-Off and you had to short your phone and possibly brick it.
I think ill take my chances with samsung personally.
Well, first of all, S-OFF is not related to unlocking the bootloader. I could still do everything I want to do on this phone without it being S-OFF...it just makes things a bit easier, and I can unlock the Rezound through an official method, where everything with with the Samsung locked bootloaders is a hacky workaround, all which they've no doubt closed in the Note 2 bootloader (if they're at all smart).
As for the size, I've held an original Note, and it's too freaking big. The Note 2 is even bigger. Samsung has a long history of crappy radios. The Fascinate, the Charge, the Nexus, etc. It's going to take time for me to trust them again on that front.
Also, put me in the minority, but I do not like OLED screens. They don't look subjectively better than the newest LCD's, and they have very questionable durability, particularly for someone like me who uses their phone as a navigation system, in car media player, and a desk clock. I log a lot of screen on time and in less than a year, my Charge had significant pixel fade that would simply not occur on an LCD.
I think I'll eventually get a Note-like phone. I like the larger screen real estate.
I'm picking up the note 2 unless something else blows my mind. I am kind of upset with htc's update speeds on stuff, but they still make super solid phones. I really like the phablet design so put me in that minority.
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I am kind of upset with htc's update speeds on stuff
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That made me laugh. Samsung is no better. They're no worse, but they're no better either. The reality is that the real holdup in getting updates to the phone is usually Verizon, and there's nothing any of the manufacturers can do about that. If it's not a flagship phone, VZW isn't going to be breaking a sweat getting an update out for it.
Locked boot loader is it for me. If I can't flash ROMs then it isn't worth it.
its up there for me. either the DIX/DLX or note 2. about the locked bootloader, i kinda like touchwiz DONT KILL ME. but the DIX/DLX with most likely be locked also. itll be like the dinc4g LTE.
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its up there for me. either the DIX/DLX or note 2. about the locked bootloader, i kinda like touchwiz DONT KILL ME. but the DIX/DLX with most likely be locked also. itll be like the dinc4g LTE.
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No DLX though I'm getting the S3. IDK if the Note2 will have many devs. The only reason the GS3 got it is because everyone and their mother devs for it. They had a 4000$ bounty going. I need AOKP
Same with the DLX. I want the phone with the best specs, battery life, and dev support. Yeah, I'm a dev, but a lot of the time I don't even run my own roms.
I wont buy it because that screen is too damn big. Might as well buy a nexus 7..in which case I did lol
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I just compared the width of Note 2 with my Rezound, it would be too wide for my taste.
I think 4.6"~4.8" screen with small bezel would be great for me.
Nope. It's just too damn big.
Was really hoping HTC would announce a reasonable upgrade from the Rezound at the big press event today. Instead we get Windows phones. No thanks.
And by the way..... REALLY, HTC? Windows phones?
I'm leaning towards that new LG phone as my next device..
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That made me laugh. Samsung is no better. They're no worse, but they're no better either. The reality is that the real holdup in getting updates to the phone is usually Verizon, and there's nothing any of the manufacturers can do about that. If it's not a flagship phone, VZW isn't going to be breaking a sweat getting an update out for it.
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Although I totally agree Verizon holds up the line on some of this stuff. I still think HTC likes to plays the hold an update to get people to want a new phone especially by doing the sense 3.6 thing. I'm not mad at them its all business I just want a phablet, who knows though if there are no devs I may have to hold out.
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There haven't been any leaks or info specific to the Verizon version yet, but do you think Verizon will be the only carrier on Earth again to force their awful logo on the upper front bezel again...misaligned and horrible looking? This would, even moreso than the G2, ruin a beautiful phone. I will be very upset as I am planning on buying it.
Not to mention, will they change the back pattern/look or rear buttons again? So far, there have been a few Amazon case leaks supposedly with all carrier versions fitting the same case...so hopefully the buttons will not change this time. But no guarantees on anything
I'm really hoping it's exactly the same as the others this time.
Remember the Verizon logo on the note 2, I almost vomited blood
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Verizon wants to make sure that you know you're using a Verizon phone. Lol
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but there is very little bezel real estate for them to put a logo on, the most possible place is the bottom, but that will touch the LG logo.
They will just watermark it on the actual screen this time around.
I don't know where they can put a logo on in the front, there's no room. They certainly can't touch the LG logo at the bottom. Perhaps it will be like my S4 where it just says OEM name on the front and the "Verizon 4GLTE" branding on the back. I'm okay with that as long as it doesn't take up 1/2 the back.
I hadn't even noticed the VZW logo on the front of my G2 until the OP mentioned it.
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I hadn't even noticed the VZW logo on the front of my G2 until the OP mentioned it.
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U serious? Lol. Its the most obvious and ugly thing a phone could have. Just compare to any other G2 version. How can they ruin the beautiful seamless, black front..aside from the LG logo which looks fine.
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U serious? Lol. Its the most obvious and ugly thing a phone could have. Just compare to any other G2 version. How can they ruin the beautiful seamless, black front..aside from the LG logo which looks fine.
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If a vzw logo is the worst thing about the G3, I think I can handle it. I'm trying to work up a "give a ****" about it. Can't.
I see an empty space on the top right..... I can see Verizon logo there again.... I am already expecting It just hoping it has one of those same day announcement deal
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My Verizon GNex had the logo on the back. It was on the battery door. Hopefully they will go that route.
There isn't really any place for it on the front... I'd be fine with it on the back though
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There isn't really any place for it on the front... I'd be fine with it on the back though
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There is plenty of room on the top bezel for It just like the g2. It'll be there
The note 3 has it on the back. Lets hope its in the back.
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Lol yep.... Verizon logo on the top right corner ......
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This falls squarely in my 'who really cares' category. If it bothers you that much, don't buy the phone. Good grief.
I mean, OMG! It says LG on the front, too. How gross!
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This falls squarely in my 'who really cares' category. If it bothers you that much, don't buy the phone. Good grief.
I mean, OMG! It says LG on the front, too. How gross!
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I'm kind of in agreement to this. Sure, I'd prefer it to not be there, but I'm looking at my screen - not the bezels. Although I did cringe a bit with the Verizon icon on the Galaxy Note home button.
I think it's rediculous to have branding on the front of the phone, directly in our faces as a constant. Not only is it an annoyance but it feels the phone falls under the flagship category and in with the other no names. Sammy or Apple flagships will never get caught with one in the front.
Did any of you notice the vzw variant doesn't carry the new signature 2 tone face?
It just looks like a g2 with a fancy back now. Pretty pissed as this was going to be my go to.
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I think it's rediculous to have branding on the front of the phone, directly in our faces as a constant. Not only is it an annoyance but it feels the phone falls under the flagship category and in with the other no names. Sammy or Apple flagships will never get caught with one in the front.
Did any of you notice the vzw variant doesn't carry the new signature 2 tone face?
It just looks like a g2 with a fancy back now. Pretty pissed as this was going to be my go to.
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The Galaxy Note 3 (or 2) had the Verizon branding on the front button. And instead of having it in a physical location, Verizon decided to add their logo to the Status Bar of the iPhone. I don't see the phone of any lesser value with an additional Logo on the front. You don't even look at that part of the device.
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The Galaxy Note 3 (or 2) had the Verizon branding on the front button. And instead of having it in a physical location, Verizon decided to add their logo to the Status Bar of the iPhone. I don't see the phone of any lesser value with an additional Logo on the front. You don't even look at that part of the device.
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Not necessarily, the GS4, GS5, Note 3, MotoX, and all of Apple does Not have the branding on the front bezel. I understand when you use the phone, vzw wants to show their logo on the back so people can see it. I don't see any reason for them to constantly shine it in our faces on the front. It's BS that they would squeeze in into the tiniest bezel. It just screws up the design and gives the optical illusion that it's larger. G3 owners should receive a discount for advertising! I wouldn't want dealership stickers all over my car as much as my damn phone. Slick wraps will have to cover it in any case.
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Yeah why doesn't this white version rendering have the white bottom bezel? What the fu*k, why the need to change this?? I don't understand!
This bullsh*t really truly pisses me off.
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Exactly, forget the nasty cow branding. Them screwing with the design (again) is what really is pissing me off. The designer made a work of art and here comes verizon big **** swinging having to put on their beret and modifying it. I'm thinking on taking tmobiles offer and letting them buy me out.