I thought I read 4.8, but I could be wrong. Hopefully they're making the screens bigger but not the phone itself.
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Would you still buy this phone knowing what you know now?
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I thought I read 4.8, but I could be wrong. Hopefully they're making the screens bigger but not the phone itself.
yes.
Even is the Galaxy S3 is quad-core OMG amazing goodness...I'd still get the Note mainly because of teh 5.3" screen...i can't go any smaller anymore. Even my bro's Skyrocket seems "small" to me...and everyone's iPhone at work...LOL, they look very small to me now.
Even is the Galaxy S3 is quad-core OMG amazing goodness...I'd still get the Note mainly because of teh 5.3" screen...i can't go any smaller anymore. Even my bro's Skyrocket seems "small" to me...and everyone's iPhone at work...LOL, they look very small to me now.
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As a older boomer the screen size and button size for dailing is a must have. Gps with this screen size is as big as my Garmin that got stolen from vehicle over night and works just as well.
As a older boomer the screen size and button size for dailing is a must have. Gps with this screen size is as big as my Garmin that got stolen from vehicle over night and works just as well.
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I would not purchase if I know what I know now. I was expecting less than stellar battery life but this thing blows through a battery in no time and that is with screen brightness down, bluetooth and GPS off. That is also doing the most basic of things like playing a few turns of Draw Something with my daughter, checking email and loading a few webpages. I could use my iPhone 4S to a much greater extend like all of the above, control my hi-fi , listen to music, etc.. and not have to charge that day. I find myself charging the Note twice a day with minimal use.
The phone is slow. Everyone raves about multitasking in Android OS but really how practical is it ? Its not. Its not like your going to be compiling a video while doing A B and C. This thing gets so sluggish after a few background apps are running and are really not doing anything other than being present in the background. To much emphasis is being put on multitasking considering.
To many small quirks. "Connection Error" on default email program set up with yahoo mail. The mail sends and receives but "connection error" pops up all the time even when there is obviously no connection error. This started a few days after I had the Note for no apparent reason.
I will keep it until next upgrade but its definitely back to iPhone after this. Seems everyone attempts to make iPhone killers when in reality the only iPhone killer is the next iPhone.
The phone is slow. Everyone raves about multitasking in Android OS but really how practical is it ? Its not. Its not like your going to be compiling a video while doing A B and C. This thing gets so sluggish after a few background apps are running and are really not doing anything other than being present in the background. To much emphasis is being put on multitasking considering.
To many small quirks. "Connection Error" on default email program set up with yahoo mail. The mail sends and receives but "connection error" pops up all the time even when there is obviously no connection error. This started a few days after I had the Note for no apparent reason.
I will keep it until next upgrade but its definitely back to iPhone after this. Seems everyone attempts to make iPhone killers when in reality the only iPhone killer is the next iPhone.
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I came from the iPhone 4 and would definitely buy this again. I love having a phone I can use as a Kindle and also play games without squinting. Once ICS comes out, I'm sure I'll like this phone even more (for one thing, I hate the way cut, copy and paste is with Gingerbread). Now, if they would just announce when ICS is coming out.
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Multitasking is an OLD concept in the mobile world. Pocket PC and Windows Mobile allowed multitasking long before Android came to be. It IS practical for some people, like myself. To say it isn't is untrue.
Sorry, but from where I came from, iPhone was already dead. For my purposes, Windows Mobile (an older OS) was already killing it with stellar apps that can run rings around it in functionality (even stomping Android apps too). I'm just getting used to Android and seriously speaking, it's starting to suit my needs perfectly. Oh well, to each their own.
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I'm having trouble finding the link, but we've already received that press release here in the USA. I believe it was about a month ago, and we were told we'd receive it sometime in Q2.
In other words, it could be awhile for you in Canada.
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Nope, official press release:
Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. | Samsung Canada Offers Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade
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I know and the link I can't find states the same thing for AT&T here in the U.S.
Here it is:
Android 4.0 Now Available to HTC Vivid™ Customers | AT&T
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Bought two Notes about 6 weeks ago, one for me and one for the wife. We BOTH are constantly amazed at how well they work! Mine has been dropped twiced on concrete AND soaked in an ice cooler full of water....I pulled it apart and let it dry over night and suprisingly, it RESTARTED the next morning!
Just waiting for the ICS update!
Less than 5.3 is embarrassing! LOL
Just waiting for the ICS update!
Less than 5.3 is embarrassing! LOL
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I can't remember what life was like before the Note. I have a 64 gig card in now and it's doing everything I would want from it. All other phones look like toys to me now. This week I'll be going on a week long trip without my laptop for the first time.
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this phone is BIG, sleek and amazing!!!
For those saying that the battery life sucks, just get a second battery (something you can't do with the "I")
I can speak from experience, the only phone (correct me if I'm wrong) that has ever lasted more than 24 hours on a full charge was my Blackberry Bold 9700.
I have yet to encounter a smartphone that lasts me more than 9 hours...
I've used the "I" so many times and the battery is just the same.
8-9 hours is the most I get out of my phone, sometimes I can only get 6 hours out of it. But I don't complain...we all knew that having a 5.3 inch screen meant less battery life. Given the size and the slimness of the phone, its kind of difficult to fit an oversized battery and still keep its good looks.
Just to let you know how I use my phone:
3-4 hours of talk time (I'm a salesrep)
150 text messages
maps/gps always on
bluetooth and mp3 all day
web
since I am mostly in the car, a car charger is another option and very handy
So, would I buy this phone knowing what I know now???
Damn right I would!
I, like most people probably said "Damn, that thing is huge, I'm never going to get a phone that size, its just ridiculous!"
What did we do??? We picked it up! Did we regret it??? Hell NO!!!! (those who did, well just trade it and stop complaining )
For those saying that the battery life sucks, just get a second battery (something you can't do with the "I")
I can speak from experience, the only phone (correct me if I'm wrong) that has ever lasted more than 24 hours on a full charge was my Blackberry Bold 9700.
I have yet to encounter a smartphone that lasts me more than 9 hours...
I've used the "I" so many times and the battery is just the same.
8-9 hours is the most I get out of my phone, sometimes I can only get 6 hours out of it. But I don't complain...we all knew that having a 5.3 inch screen meant less battery life. Given the size and the slimness of the phone, its kind of difficult to fit an oversized battery and still keep its good looks.
Just to let you know how I use my phone:
3-4 hours of talk time (I'm a salesrep)
150 text messages
maps/gps always on
bluetooth and mp3 all day
web
since I am mostly in the car, a car charger is another option and very handy
So, would I buy this phone knowing what I know now???
Damn right I would!
I, like most people probably said "Damn, that thing is huge, I'm never going to get a phone that size, its just ridiculous!"
What did we do??? We picked it up! Did we regret it??? Hell NO!!!! (those who did, well just trade it and stop complaining
)
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I would most definitely purchase this again.
The first smart phone I owned was an iPhone 3GS. At the time, I was completely blown away by what it could do. I had never before seen anything like it, and was absolutely thrilled with it...for about 3 months. Then, I wanted to DO things with it. I wanted to link a picture to my homescreen so I could access it with one click (touch). I wanted to have a folder of specific contacts for different occasions. I wanted CUSTOMIZATION, and I was out of luck.
So at first opportunity, I bought my first Android phone...a Motorola Atrix 4G. The fingerprint scanner was AWESOME. I had security without a pin number. I finally was able to customize my phone experience the way I wanted. I set up widgets, direct dial shortcuts, you name it...I was sold on Android.
And then...I saw this beauty. 5.3 inches? Too big? NO WAY. This phone is a beast, in every good way imaginable. Is there lag? A little, sometimes, if I have a bunch of apps running in the background and widgets out the wazoo on the homescreen. Widgets...on the homescreen. And the s-pen? Whoever said that stylii were obsolete...move along. The pen makes this device.
So, in summary...I would buy this phone again, and I don't think I'll ever be able to go back to a "normal sized" phone again.
The first smart phone I owned was an iPhone 3GS. At the time, I was completely blown away by what it could do. I had never before seen anything like it, and was absolutely thrilled with it...for about 3 months. Then, I wanted to DO things with it. I wanted to link a picture to my homescreen so I could access it with one click (touch). I wanted to have a folder of specific contacts for different occasions. I wanted CUSTOMIZATION, and I was out of luck.
So at first opportunity, I bought my first Android phone...a Motorola Atrix 4G. The fingerprint scanner was AWESOME. I had security without a pin number. I finally was able to customize my phone experience the way I wanted. I set up widgets, direct dial shortcuts, you name it...I was sold on Android.
And then...I saw this beauty. 5.3 inches? Too big? NO WAY. This phone is a beast, in every good way imaginable. Is there lag? A little, sometimes, if I have a bunch of apps running in the background and widgets out the wazoo on the homescreen. Widgets...on the homescreen. And the s-pen? Whoever said that stylii were obsolete...move along. The pen makes this device.
So, in summary...I would buy this phone again, and I don't think I'll ever be able to go back to a "normal sized" phone again.
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I've had the phone for a week now and I still love it. At first it looked way to big for me but I got used to it and now everything else looks so small. I couldn't imagine using anything smaller now.
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I also have to comment about the battery life with the note. My previous phone was the HTC Amaze which had a 1730 mah battery and a 4.3 screen sucked for battery life. I would use it for 15 minutes in the morning, 15 minutes at first coffee break, 20 minutes at lunch, and 15 minutes at last coffee break and the battery would be about 15-20 percent by the end of the day. With the note I have around 65-70 percent at the end of the day. Huge improvement. So I really don't understand all the people complaining about the battery life with this phone.
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No question the Note offers some solid battery life in spite of its movie-theatre-sized screen, but for heavy users, it's still far from optimal.
Your description of personal daily usage is pretty vague, to be honest, but if what you're describing is truly all there is to how you use the phone (which seems to equate to roughly 60-70min screen-on time), then you are a VERY conservative user who ought to be getting the kind of battery life you're getting now, if not better.
However, most people who report battery life problems are those who may either be used to getting or expecting to see 4-5hrs of screen-on battery time out of their phone on a single charge. Some have figured out how to attain this, while others continue to struggle.
It just seems to me like you came from a device with god-awful battery life that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, so virtually ANY new device was going to make you happy in the battery department.
-Ryan
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I use mine quite a bit more than you and am still very happy with my battery life. I love driving around with music playing from the Note with the screen set to stay on the entire time even with brightness all the way up and I still haven't had a day where the phone died.
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No. I don't hate this phone, its just that the os is annoying. My old iP4s was simple and I liked it that way. Now I have to swipe here and clicked there before I can do what used to come effortlessly on the iphone. I made the switch because I liked what ics had to offer but where is that at? Plus, the battery life is horrible! I could go a day and a half without having to charge my iP4s. Now I have a charger in my car, at work and at home. Ok so its bigger so it uses more battery.ok but are they using the same battery from their smaller phones? I hope it gets better with ics but either way, I'm stuck here for the next 2yrs. Plus, judging by the way it feels in my hand and the locations of the buttons, I'm sure it Will be redesigned by then...
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