Questions you would like answered.

[drexappeal]

I noticed that as well.

but hypothetically, if the source had shown up, I would assume he would have given a bit more detail in that it would have been probably announced in qtr 4 for release in qtr 1. Which coincides with that roadmap posted a while back.

TS

Had that have happened, it would put the Note 2 out of the running for my last upgrade, since I only have until end of December...otherwise, I'll have to wait until March.

 

[twospirits]

Why March? Can't you rob a bank. That's what I plan on doing. lol

TS

 

[drexappeal]

Why March? Can't you rob a bank. That's what I plan on doing. lol

TS

Actually, I totally miscalculated. I only accounted for 14 months, so I thought that my final 1 year upgrade would expire after December, but looks like January would've been my 18 month timeframe for upgrade anyway. That's win-win...Of course, this is assuming that the Note 2 even gets released on Sprint.

I so hope that it gets released earlier than the 1st quarter of 2013. I may not be able to hold out for that long.

 

[ks-man]

I noticed that as well.

but hypothetically, if the source had shown up, I would assume he would have given a bit more detail in that it would have been probably announced in qtr 4 for release in qtr 1. Which coincides with that roadmap posted a while back.

TS

Looking back, it appears that there was even a second q4 speculation regarding a NA release, "I would be lucky if I could even get q4 out of anyone. "

It really makes you wonder if anybody speculating in the q1 time period simply had a typo.

 

[Mr. Ed]

It's too bad that nobody was able to actually see a phone or speak with a rep as certain hypothetical thoughts seem to be at odds with each other.

Like imagine somebody thought "I wish I knew that I could tell you 100% quad core with a release sometime in Q1"

But then seemed to later ponder "If I had talked to him, I wonder if he could have confirmed q4..which is oct nov dec for those not into the lingo."

Now if any of that were official it might become confusing.

Definitely a typo in there. Q1 would be absurdly late

 

[IO01]

I would like to know if the 64GB version will be released at the same time as the others, or if it will be delayed (like it is for the Galaxy S III). I had been waiting for the Galaxy S III, 64GB version, for some time, but then I researched the Galaxy Note II and decided that this would be the phone to get. So I wait some more.

 

[twospirits]

hey drex,

remember when I said that you should if possible wait till both devices (Vu and Note) are in the stores so you can check it out and then decide. Well, while its not the same thing as a hand on, you might find this interesting...

Place a virtual Galaxy Note II and more devices in your hand with HandsonAR.

If that isn't freaking cool, I don't know what is. lol

TS out

 

[ScandaLeX]

Not just cool but also looks like he was using a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and not a Nexus 7 (that's all the rage)..... LOL!!! *couldn't resist*....now where's my coffee....

 

[drexappeal]

hey drex,

remember when I said that you should if possible wait till both devices (Vu and Note) are in the stores so you can check it out and then decide. Well, while its not the same thing as a hand on, you might find this interesting...

Place a virtual Galaxy Note II and more devices in your hand with HandsonAR.

If that isn't freaking cool, I don't know what is. lol

TS out

Thanks for the vid, TS. That is cool as hell!...LOL

I'm actually not considering the VU. The Eclipse is smaller, so if I go Phablet...it'd be the Note 2. If I just go phone, it'll be the Eclipse (assuming it's the US version of the Optimus G).

 

[ScandaLeX]

A user by the name of Mr. Ed

They linked back to this thread. WTG!!

 

[drexappeal]

A user by the name of Mr. Ed

They linked back to this thread. WTG!!

I don't know what they're talking about. Nothing was confirmed.

 

[Mr. Ed]

I don't know what they're talking about. Nothing was confirmed.

.....the famous mr. Ed

 

[treb1797]

.....the famous mr. Ed

 

[donniegood]

.....the famous mr. Ed

From the horses mouth ...

 

[sic4672]

Well..I have "bad" news. The guy didn't show. Very "unfortunate"...



Had he shown up, he would have told me a bunch of stuff I "could not" share...and he would have let me hold a device " I couldn't tell you about"

Spoiler

Does this mean Sprint is getting it?
Had the even happened...it might of been a Sprint device that matched model numbers that popped up online today

anticipated release date and lte radio with quad or dual-core?
I wish I knew that I could tell you 100% quad core with a release sometime in Q1

what price it will be available for on contract?
Honestly, most people don't know this until right before release. I bet we get an official announcement any day now


quad core and LTE are a go? Or, are they still going to have to swap out to dual core?
Well, had the guy shown up, there wouldn't have been LTE to test it on in the area or anywhere nearby. I bet I could have confirmed it having quad and LTE though

If possible could you get them to tell you more precisely the NA release date?
I would be lucky if I could even get q4 out of anyone.

Note line of Samsung phones: is it a flagship?
already expressed my opinion on this

how it feels holding or using the phone in comparison to the original?
I would be willing to bet..that slimmer design and slightly less thick device pictured would feel awesome in hand..you know,,,if I had held one

Do you think the Note 2 will get the same level of advertisement like the SIII did?
personally speaking..no doubt

On the Galaxy S3, the speaker grille is right next to the camera on top of the phone. The Note 2 has it on the bottom, like the Infuse and the Galaxy S2. Which position do you think is better: up top or down at the bottom?
You know, every image on the web has the speaker in the lower location. Had I had it in hand I could confirm this

if the camera on it has zero shutter lag?
Again..if I had one in hand...I could have confirmed it had NO shutter lag, and every feature of the s3+ cool note/spen features too

Questions:
1) In the States are we getting the Exynos Quad 4, the MSM9860(dual core S4 w/Adreno 225), the MSM8960T(dual core S4 w/Adreno 320) or the APQ8064(quad core S4 w/Adreno 320)?
I really wish I had the opportunity to check. Could you imagine if it had an exynos4 processor at 1.6Ghz? I don't know much about checking on the GPU...but what if it had something along the lines of the Mali-400 GPU wouldn't that be swell? Combined with 2gb of ram..I bet it would fly...and android 4.1.1 ..that would have been too much to handle


2) What is the release date for the States and what carriers are getting it?
If I had talked to him, I wonder if he could have confirmed q4..which is oct nov dec for those not into the lingo.


3) Based on what you see when you get it, how much of an improvement is the new non-pentile screen versus the GSIII and the Nexus? How does it compare to the SLCD2 screens on the flagship HTC phones?
Man...I wish I had had the chance to compare. I like the pentile screen on the GS3...and SLCD2 are nice. If the chance were there I bet the screen would have been comparable to the Skyrocket and orig note,


4) If Verizon gets it are they going to lock the bootloader down like the GSIII?
I probably would not have got an answer to this


Will it support USB audio? Meaning can I have it plugged into an external DAC out of the micro-usb port and get the audio out from the external DAC?
I wouldn't have had a way to test this


Will they offer the 64gb Note 2? AND how soon will all of these accessories be available?
Galaxy Note 2 accessories revealed - covers, pouches, S-Pens and more

what type of vehicle dock offerings there will be.
Availability of storage and accessories wouldn't have been answered this early...had I had the chance to ask

With photos,
one can turn the photo around and write on the back of it, much like a real photo. Now when you send that photo to someone, would it be one photo only showing the front or two photos. One showing the front and one showing the back?
I would be willing to bet, had I had the chance, that I would have spent nearly half an hour trying to figure this out. In the end I bet I wouldn't have figured it out.

Digital to Analog Converter?
huh



So uscc isn't getting it huh?
I would have only been able to confirm the major 4

if Verizon Wireless will be getting the Note 2?
See above

The one you'd have in hand is in fact a Sprint version, correct?

You have no idea how much I wish I could tell you that I held a Sprint Galaxy Note 2 in my hands tonight.


I wish I had the chance to hold it and test and confirm the following from the other site as well

Like the spen pressure sensor being far superb

The new pen gliding across the screen edge to edge

LED notifications and form factor being uniform across all carriers

GPS locking instantly on at least 3 sats indoors, another 8 outdoors

What if the Spen immediately put a notification in the notification bar that it was removed...or unlocked the screen when removed..OH WHAT IF it notified you with a beep if you were three feet away and sticking the phone in you pocket without the spen in it. That would be cool.

What if the speaker were good and loud, and crystal clear?

What if it had a cool slide the keyboard left or right action. I prolly couldn't have figured that out though.

Imagine this...if I had been able to confirm most of the above...AND run benchmarks

that would have been so cool.

Like if I had the opportunity and it scored over 13510 antutu
cpu 8313 ram 2834 gpu 1498
or if linpack scores had been anywhere from 178-200+ multi-thread
of if I had the chance and had run CL bench and come back with something like 1400+
25931 native

Oh man, could you imagine a quadrant of 5700+ right out the gate.

"I really can't wait to test one.."

What if I was able to confirm a 3100mah battery

what if he had shown up and the device was tagged with traceable image codes like these...then I couldn't post any pictures I might have taken given the opportunity..if he had showed up

what a disappointing night

Have I told.... you lately.... that I love you....




Shame the person bailed, maybe you could have determined the size of the internal storage that would be available. Wouldn't 64GB internal + 64GB microSD card be amazing???

 

[drexappeal]

.....the famous mr. Ed

Ohhh...that's who they were talking about. But it's clear that a talking horse would never be able to "confirm"...ugh...too many tech bloggers nowadays.

From the horses mouth ...

 

[drexappeal]

Old or new rumor?

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Variant May Come with Flexible Display

 

[drexappeal]

This is good news : )

System Dumps Leak For The Sprint And AT&T Galaxy Note II Variants

 

[treb1797]

This is good news : )

System Dumps Leak For The Sprint And AT&T Galaxy Note II Variants

It would just make me feel better if we heard some official word from Verizon on this matter. Yes that screen shot is convincing, but we all know how easy it is to copy something here & paste something there ( alter ). Still have a good feeling Verizon will get it, but until I hear it from Big Red's mouth I can't help but wonder. Please Please Please Verizon get this device.

 

[drexappeal]

It would just make me feel better if we heard some official word from Verizon on this matter. Yes that screen shot is convincing, but we all know how easy it is to copy something here & paste something there ( alter ). Still have a good feeling Verizon will get it, but until I hear it from Big Red's mouth I can't help but wonder. Please Please Please Verizon get this device.

Yeah, I'm sure there are many Verizon customers that feel the same as you. I'm just happy that there've been lots of leaked blogs about Sprint getting it. Now, I just hope that it gets released in q4 and I won't have to wait too long to decide between the optimus g and this beast.

 

[donniegood]

Yeah, I'm sure there are many Verizon customers that feel the same as you. I'm just happy that there've been lots of leaked blogs about Sprint getting it. Now, I just hope that it gets released in q4 and I won't have to wait too long to decide between the optimus g and this beast.

Drex u know what is funny to me? you were freaking out about the photon this time last year as was I and now we both are lusting over the note 2 lol. Just found that amusing

 

[ScandaLeX]

This time last year I was also bat crazy over the Photon. Couldn't wait for that phone to be released. Got mine day 1.

 

[donniegood]

Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy Note II SPH-L900 gets a Wi-Fi certification

 

[drexappeal]

Drex u know what is funny to me? you were freaking out about the photon this time last year as was I and now we both are lusting over the note 2 lol. Just found that amusing

Hahaha...I'm not "quite" there yet because I'm reserved to see how the Optimus G (aka Eclipse) is. So, I'm not likely to pre-order, whichever of the two is released first, but these are definitely my top 2 choices. The Note 1 is humongous. I always thought that would bother me, but the more that I thought about the multi-tasking capabilities and the s-pen and all the other "business" benefits I'd have with the Note 2, the more it jumped out as a true contender for my final upgrade. On top of that, I could easliy see myself keeping it (afterwards) as a media player...if I decide to upgrade in 2014, when I'll be eligible for my 1st non-1 year upgrade (man, that seems so far away).

This time last year I was also bat crazy over the Photon. Couldn't wait for that phone to be released. Got mine day 1.

Good to know that some of the MoPho peeps might be rocking the same device...including TS, who had already mentioned a long time ago that he's coming back to Sprint if the Note 2 makes its way over.

 

[donniegood]

Hahaha...I'm not "quite" there yet because I'm reserved to see how the Optimus G (aka Eclipse) is. So, I'm not likely to pre-order, whichever of the two is released first, but these are definitely my top 2 choices. The Note 1 is humongous. I always thought that would bother me, but the more that I thought about the multi-tasking capabilities and the s-pen and all the other "business" benefits I'd have with the Note 2, the more it jumped out as a true contender for my final upgrade. On top of that, I could easliy see myself keeping it (afterwards) as a media player...if I decide to upgrade in 2014, when I'll be eligible for my 1st non-1 year upgrade (man, that seems so far away).

Yea I left my photon behind and am using an old iphone 4 (long story) I got out of phones for a few months because i was spending too much on them buying retail. I never wait for upgrades but this time I have one and have decided on the note as my upgrade and want to try to keep it as long as possible lol.