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should i cancel pre-order and then order a Black GN3? or might that mean i get the GN3 a few days later?
i am also concerned that my cancelling it might set off AT&T's "glitch" where one can lose their unlimited data plan forever...
i like my 17 month old White Gnote, but i wouldn't mind a change in color.
tx in advance!
Why would you buy white to begin with? Ew. Lol. Call them and have it switched.
Why not just keep the order and when you recieve it, simply return it at a at&t store for a black one? You do have a few days to return it.
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My Black Note 3 is on pre order, I have a Black/gun metal note 2 at the moment, it has never felt cheap and plasticky like most people see the white one. Plus it still looks like new 1 year later. Hoping the metal band on the Note 3 doesn't look as cheap as the S3 S4 and note 2 white.
Bah, black phones are so boring and generic. You should contact AT&T and see if they can just change your existing pre-order rather than create a new one.
it worked, cancelled my order. going to go into the AT&T store 1st week of Oct and see them each for myself before purchasing
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My Black Note 3 is on pre order, I have a Black/gun metal note 2 at the moment, it has never felt cheap and plasticky like most people see the white one. Plus it still looks like new 1 year later. Hoping the metal band on the Note 3 doesn't look as cheap as the S3 S4 and note 2 white.
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Sucks but the metal band is plastic from what I understand. A nice metal band would've been killer.
Finally laid my hands on a white note 4 in jarir. Sadly out of stock in less than a day. Also out of stock in extra stores. I have to say a very beautiful phone my note 3 looked ugly next to it but I dont know why samsung didnt stock up there were a lot of potential buyers looking for it. Also did not notice any gap or color shift in the screen. Looks like I will have to stop fantasizing over the edge hehe.
Any saudi owners with one?
Sold out in all stores in mall of dhahran why is samsung sending limited stocks they should know itll be a huge seller here in saudi
I got one from a shop in King Fahad street with an extra SR100. He had 3 sets at that time.
I love it, I root it to change the ugly font and bought an orignal s-view cover (perfect). Now I am happy (CHEEEERS).
hi what colors do they have? will they sell the gold too? whats the name of the shop everywhere i go they have no stocks
There is more stock in almursalat in riyadh from 2800 to 3000
all of them is vietnam made
I'v got black one for my brother priced at 2750 SAR because it's opened box
I will wait for snapdragon version as it seems to have slightly better battery life
riyadh is too far. well more time for me to wait if saudi will release the note edge here or the note 4 gold lol
Great to see thread from KSA....... It is 'OUT OF STOCK' in almost all dominant sellers in KSA (i.e. Jarir/Extra/Al-Haddad etc.) but it is available in local market with little extra price. Battery preformance is excellent on Exynos version. I hope this time Exynos version will have better Android development since it is the International one and distributed on large scale throughout the world.
do the local markets sell out fast too? gold is still not making an appearance
Yep! They are.... Even some of my local friends (Saudis) have told me that executive working in jarir are selling note 4 out in local market with high rate say 100-150 SAR extra ..... And people are buying them like flies over food..he he he.... Gold version is still far away and I believe edge will also take some time. I don't why Samsung has not allocated sufficient amount of set in this region although they have a big market out here.
i think they will sell a load of gold note 4 and note edges here in saudi if samsung did their research lol
They are leader in marketing tricks by promotions and road hoarding. But should keep KSA/Gulf region in their prority list.
Just to update u guys jarir is selling the gold notes but beware coz they sell out really fast (white ones too). Even new note 3 ' s are sold out wonder why samsung is not restocking
pink note 4 available in extra
edit: just now i checked it sold out but you know now where it will be sold lol
Lulu Supermarket Khobar
Lulu supermarket Khobar
Black, white and gold available for 2699.
Made in vietnam i bought a black one..
I got my Note 4 in Jarir, Jeddah a couple months back.
I receNtly wanted to get the new Samsung Smart Watch, but the Saudis took one of the friggin cameras off it! WTF.
Hoping to get the silver color ! Anyone know anything ??
thats the color i want to but it looks like its not available.
I don't think US will see any other color officially.
Might end up like the s6 and release other colors like 2 or 3 months later.
Was just in the local ATT store playing with the new Note5 and placed my order - they said it should ship out in 2-3 days. Only color choices listed on the display unit were white or black. 32GB or 64 GB were the current RAM choices. No other colors, at least not yet.
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Was just in the local ATT store playing with the new Note5 and placed my order - they said it should ship out in 2-3 days. Only color choices listed on the display unit were white or black. 32GB or 64 GB were the current RAM choices. No other colors, at least not yet.
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That's weird. I pre-ordered it yesterday and it was delivered today. Waiting for me at home!
I wanted to pick it up first and place my S6 Active over it to see the size diff before ordering - it's just tiny bit larger than the S6A - unless you put a case on it. It should work well for me. My son is going to get the S6A. I had the Note4 for 9 months and took it back b/c it was too big, esp with the case on it. Let us know how you like it when you get home and set it up!
Guys, thinking about getting the s6+ over the Note. The gold to me looks almost silver to and was sexy as all get out! First time not having a Note every year since the first one came out.
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I have the SGS8+ but may buy the Note 8 IF the specs are updated. I would guess in this country the cost will be over 1k€ The S8+ is 920.00€ and the Note edition has always been more expensive. Even I as a tech junkie have to question spending that sort of cash on a mobile phone. Lets see what we get.
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Yes, miss my Note.. Have been using the s7e since giving up my note 7 last year.. S7e is ok but need my spen back.
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Yep, outside of something completely unforeseen rearing it's head at the last minute I'm in for a dual SIM international variant.
Looking for advise. I want the new note 8. Currently i am on sprint but not under contract. Was thinking of going somewhere else cheaper.
How would i buy a note 8 that i c as n choose after the fact which carrier i want to use?
Or should i find out what carriers will sell it and pick from those.
Was thinking about a lower cost but still sprint towers carrier
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The FCC filing shows one carrier version for all four US carriers, one (carrier) unlocked version which presumably could be used on all four carriers, and the international version. Chances are your best bet is going to be the unlocked version if you don't care about root. Keep in mind both it and the carrier version will almost certainly be bootloader locked with only the international unlockable and rootable. This is where all the development effort will take place, on the international version.
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The FCC filing shows one carrier version for all four US carriers, one (carrier) unlocked version which presumably could be used on all four carriers, and the international version. Chances are your best bet is going to be the unlocked version if you don't care about root. Keep in mind both it and the carrier version will almost certainly be bootloader locked with only the international unlockable and rootable. This is where all the development effort will take place, on the international version.
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Bootloader locked. . When did that happen. No root seriously... can the international version be bought and used in the us? This is bad. Was the note 7 bootloader locked?
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They started with the S7, it was the same for the note 7 at which time Samsung stated publicly that it would be their policy going forward for the foreseeable future. The S8 followed suit and there is no reason not to think the Note 8 will be more of the same. Essentially they have one North American version which is used across the US, Canada, and some South American countries. This version has the SD chipset and the bootloader cant be unlocked. Most of the rest of the world gets the Exynos chipset in their "international" version, that one has been shipping with a bootloader that can be unlocked at least up to the S8 and S8+. As I said I've seen nothing which indicates Samsung is going to change their policies with the Note 8 so I would expect more of the same.
You can use international phones in the US, I've been doing it for a long time to get dual SIM capability and later because I'm root or die. You have to pay attention to which freqs you need for your intended carrier and which freqs the phone you are buying supports. I had the international Note 7 in the US on Tmo and it worked fine. We'll need to wait for the embargo to lift (or a leak) to get the freqs on the Note 8 and see what we may or may not be giving up with the UK version for example. Speaking of which you can buy these phones from Clove, Handtec, etc. If you decide to go that route be sure and use a reputable UK seller, fulfilled by Amazon, etc because the phone is going to come without warranty or without a warranty that can be acted on quickly. I would recommend not using Ebay, a lot of those guys were up a creek when the Note 7 went to hell, I called amazon and got mine taken care of in about ten minutes.
There are some exceptions... As an example if you're really into sleathing the Note 7 sent a SD variant that was unlocked someplace, cant remember now but I want to say Hong Kong, maybe someone else will remember. These niche releases can work well but you have to be careful and make sure it's going to work for you if you decide to hunt one down. Also happening during the Note 7 release is someone got a hold of some engineering firmware and a few were able to root their phones with it but if I recall right they were not able to unlock and install TWRP. This was fixed in a patch and it stopped working right around the first recall. The lesson is while something may happen to get root on the SD devices you cant count on it, you should only buy in there if you're willing to have a phone that may never get unlocked or will not be unlocked any time soon.
The root achieved on The snap S7 and note was total crap...unstable, laggy and just generally useless.
And no custom recovery, no roms, no kernels.
It was also patched very quickly and thats why the s8 is not rooted yet.
The HK S8 is snap and just now got twrp but development will be next to none because most buy the exynos.
In short DO NOT buy any north amercian note 8, its locked down tighter than a drum and is a complete waste of money....if root etc matters to you.
Go exynos or go home lol.
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I'm being a little stupid here but I was looking forward to getting a note 8 in blue coral since I gave up my note 7. I'm a little disappointed if they don't release it in that color. The dark blue has been around on previous samsungs and was never a fan of it. I know the colors aren't official but look to be the final.
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I'm being a little stupid here but I was looking forward to getting a note 8 in blue coral since I gave up my note 7. I'm a little disappointed if they don't release it in that color. The dark blue has been around on previous samsungs and was never a fan of it. I know the colors aren't official but look to be the final.
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If there isnt a silver or gold version i wont be buying.
For me:
Black is boring
Purple is too girly for a male
The dark blue may as well be black lol.
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black96ss said:
I'm being a little stupid here but I was looking forward to getting a note 8 in blue coral since I gave up my note 7. I'm a little disappointed if they don't release it in that color. The dark blue has been around on previous samsungs and was never a fan of it. I know the colors aren't official but look to be the final.
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Just buy a blue corral note FE :thumbup:
Im loving my silver one!
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They started with the S7, it was the same for the note 7 at which time Samsung stated publicly that it would be their policy going forward for the foreseeable future. The S8 followed suit and there is no reason not to think the Note 8 will be more of the same. Essentially they have one North American version which is used across the US, Canada, and some South American countries. This version has the SD chipset and the bootloader cant be unlocked. Most of the rest of the world gets the Exynos chipset in their "international" version, that one has been shipping with a bootloader that can be unlocked at least up to the S8 and S8+. As I said I've seen nothing which indicates Samsung is going to change their policies with the Note 8 so I would expect more of the same.
You can use international phones in the US, I've been doing it for a long time to get dual SIM capability and later because I'm root or die. You have to pay attention to which freqs you need for your intended carrier and which freqs the phone you are buying supports. I had the international Note 7 in the US on Tmo and it worked fine. We'll need to wait for the embargo to lift (or a leak) to get the freqs on the Note 8 and see what we may or may not be giving up with the UK version for example. Speaking of which you can buy these phones from Clove, Handtec, etc. If you decide to go that route be sure and use a reputable UK seller, fulfilled by Amazon, etc because the phone is going to come without warranty or without a warranty that can be acted on quickly. I would recommend not using Ebay, a lot of those guys were up a creek when the Note 7 went to hell, I called amazon and got mine taken care of in about ten minutes.
There are some exceptions... As an example if you're really into sleathing the Note 7 sent a SD variant that was unlocked someplace, cant remember now but I want to say Hong Kong, maybe someone else will remember. These niche releases can work well but you have to be careful and make sure it's going to work for you if you decide to hunt one down. Also happening during the Note 7 release is someone got a hold of some engineering firmware and a few were able to root their phones with it but if I recall right they were not able to unlock and install TWRP. This was fixed in a patch and it stopped working right around the first recall. The lesson is while something may happen to get root on the SD devices you cant count on it, you should only buy in there if you're willing to have a phone that may never get unlocked or will not be unlocked any time soon.
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So i guess i need to figure this out.
If i buy non international it will be locked down. No root no twrp no fun.
If i buy international what do i need to do.
If i buy an international phone can i get that from amazon? Just making sure what i buy matches the carrier i want to use it on?
Will i have to wait or will i be able to get one on release?
I really need a new phone my note 4 is way past its prime.. (screen us cracked. . Im one of THOSE ppl ha ha ha) . Returning my note 7 was the hardest thing i had to do in a long time. Been struggling ever since waiting fir the note 8. Had NO IDEA Sammy did this locking bootloader.
Maybe ill have to suck it up and have a non rooted phone (can't believe i am even saying that). Gotta decide which is more important. .
Thanks fir your help.
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We need more information. Before long there will be threads about which phones will work and where they work. There will also be several shopping threads soon after the unveiling. Like all of us you've little choice other than to wait it out for now.
I miss rooting and flashing on my old notes. I have an S7e currently. I was thinking about getting a note FE but I'm not sure how it would work here in the states on TMO either. I'm also not sure how hard it would be to get cases, screen protectors etc. I know it comes with a case but I don't care for it that much. I do still have an old note 7 spigen case. I'm also not sure how many updates the phone will get either(talking about OS updates not security). As far as rooting, it was really fun but since having the s7E I really don't need to root and change much. Sammy has a done a decent job on customizing over the past 2 years. plus I'm sure you can do some ADB tweaking mod. I have on my s7e and have been happy with that. the only thing I really wish I could change is the infinite scrolling on the home screen. I know you can change launchers but I have grown to like the TW launchers.
The physical dimensions are the same across all the phones so cases are not an issue. If you root it and install TWRP you can install each update as they are released with the inevitable flashable zip. If you're on a ROM you can usually expect that ROM to be updated. If you stay stock you will get over the air. These things often happen more quickly than the carriers push updates. The only real issue you have with international phones is their ability to cover your carriers freqs and warranty. I fully expect this phone to work on TMO but how well can't be known until we get the freqs. Depending on where you buy you will have no warranty or may have no warranty. Buy from a reputable place and they'll RMA a DOA or damaged phone at purchase. After that you may have no warranty or have to ship to the seller so they can return it.
Importing internationals are probably not a good idea for those who are risk adverse or will use the last two pennies they possess buying in. On the other hand if you've got a backup in the drawer and want root you don't have much to lose as long as you do your homework.
lets hope it doesnt have last years note 7 issue. I loved my note 7. best phone Ive had
Yeah, the N7 was more than the sum of it's parts. I'm fairly optimistic about the N8, I dislike rear scanners and the placement of this one is particularly bad but other than that I'm fine with it across the board. The One+ 3 I purchased when I sent the N7 back has been a good phone and I've no gripes with it but it's no Note. The S-Pen is big bonus for me when in the field and Samsung has some stuff right in their GUI nowadays. I like the native dialer and it's ability to scan business cards straight to contacts, the Note functionality S-Pen combo is great as long as you're willing to go with Sammy's note app, etc. My N7 was smooth as could be once I rooted and debloated it and I'm expecting the same here. I'm looking forward to this one...
I will be pre-ordering the day you're able. I had both Note 7's and have had a void ever since giving it up. Was on Sprint last year and switched to the S7 edge and still wasn't as great as the Note 7. Since then I've switched to Verizon and gave up my S7 edge for the LG V20 and will gladly give up the V20 for the Note 8. Can't wait!!! ?
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Yes. Black. I'm going to pre-order as soon as I can. I've had my Note 4 for too long.
oh hell yes.
I loved my Note 7, I didn't want to give it away.
I'm tired of this note 5 I want the new one.
The only 2 concerns I have are the price (as I buy outright) and the "tallness" of it. I'm a biggish guy with large hands (think Lana monster truck sized hands), but the one complaint I had about the Note 7 was it was just a little bit too tall/long... The leaks make it look like this one is going to be even longer 0.o
I will pre-order the note 8 as long as they have a color I like available. if not I will wait as much as I don't want to. Worse case I will get black which isn't all that bad, the screens will more than likely be all black anyway like the s8. I originally bought a silver note 7 last year thinking I would love it. I didn't and got a blue coral after the first recall. The Note FE is just to much money to have imported for a DATED phone IMO. From what I'm reading about them, they are carrier unlocked but do not have the bootloader unlocked. just to many negatives and to expensive to attempt. hopefully the deep blue looks better then the renders or hopefully gets released in orchid grey or blue coral. gold is to GOTTI and black is to plain.
Hello everyone,
After using Windows phone for several years I decided to switch back to Android and picked up a used Note 5 from eBay. But I am not 100% sure if this is a real Note 5 or a clone/fake one and need some advise.
The seller states that this is an unlocked Verizon/GSM model but does not reveal too much information in the listing or via PMs with me. He confirmed that this is a 64gb Verizon model and is in good condition, so I took a plunge and bought it. The phone should arrive some time this week or next week and I will get a better idea about it and will definitely return it if it is not real.
What seems strange to me is that there is no Verizon logo on the back side, only Samsung and Note 5. I thought that all phones that are Verizon-CDMA enabled should carry the Verizon brand on the back side, am I wrong?
Here the pictures of the phone I bought and the link to the auction from eBay. Any possible suggestions if this is a real Note 5? Thanks.
ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-5-64-GB-Verizon/173037887860?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
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Could be a phone that had the back glass cracked and was replaced. just a thought.
I actually thought the same thing but it is unlikely. Someone from another forum suggested that it was normal and Samsung stopped slapping the carrier logos on newer models. There is a photo of the Verizon Note 5 on Samsung site that looks like the one I got. Will see when it arrives.
i bought a note 5 from Ebay recently, everything worked good except my signal/ GPS is spotty no matter what rom I flash to include stock.