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[Q] Galaxy SII or Galaxy Note?

Yo!
So, i'm looking for a new phone to buy but i can't decide between the Galaxy SII (the white one which IMO looks hawt) and the Galaxy Note.
I can't decide if i want a 5,3" screen or 4,3". I know, it's stupid not to go for the 5,3" screen, but i'm not sure on size of the device itself.
What whould you buy? (Btw, is the Note's bootloader open/crackable?)
(Mods, i know i'm in the wrong area with this post, but i want to check what my homies here @ Off-topic think)

Either way your getting an absolute f******g beast of a device....
Not sure if the note would be just that little bit too big for a phone but I havent handled one so I can't really comment...
The white one looks putrid though (jm2c)

Yeah i know! But i've tested the Galaxy S WiFi 5" and it's huge, and the Note is even bigger BUT it's way way thinner, so.. i don't know! But.. but.. just LOOK at that screen!

I've got the S2 and absolutely love it, but I would (after a try) probably swap for a Note if I could, so I voted for that.
Either way mate, like Conan said you're getting a BEAST! Get one of each and then give me the one you decide not to keep

Even tho i think the note is WAY WAY WAY TOO BIG!!!
I voted for it as it is faster

Hmm, looks like the Note will be my new device! The only thing i'll have to do now is to wait...
It's not released here yet.. Booo!
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i'd have gone for a Galaxy Note, if they made it for the Tmo USA AWS 1700/2100 network

Yup, i'm super into the Note now after reading Engadget's review and watching a lot of YouTube videos. I must have it! Come to papa!

Either is great but the Note has a Pentile screen so some say white looks green especially whe magnified (Best iimage I can currently find) But either choice is awesome
(Also below only shows a SGS1,)
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Also
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1319022037
Because we are talking about a Super AMOLED display and not a Super AMOLED Plus, the display is based on a so-called PenTile pixel structure, where pixels share subpixels. A PenTile OLED panel was recently introduced with the Samsung Galaxy Note, and we were not impressed. In real world PenTile means loss of details and sharpness, as well as a bluish/greenish tint around letters (depending on the background color). See how it looked on the Galaxy Note in the picture below.
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Either of them are way better than my current phone (htc wildfire), but if I were you I would get the Note

Galaxy Note for Far!!!!
Note is a DII bigger and with Stylus!!

I don't care about the stylus, and i bet i'll never use it, but that screen... fap fap
But yeah, Note it is! Just have to wait a couple of weeks.

Darn!! Too late for my opinion
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Galaxy note
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Note.
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S2, it fits in your pocket!
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Got my Note yesterday. It's awesome and it fits easily in my pocket

Actually, yes it can. Don't know if you've tried to hold it, but if you have "normal" man hands it'll work fine. I can do most things with one hand except writing on the keyboard.
And remember that the Note is only 9mm thick, so it slides easily into the pocket
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Note. Pipsqueak has spoken.
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The Note is far far too big for a phone IMO, the SGSII is the right size

Who will make my next phone?

Hey all.
Basically i just want to hear all your thoughts on your current devices, and what you think of the next device in that product family.
My thoughts.
My first android device was the Motorola defy which really sold android for me, the fact i could treat a phone horribly by accident and it not care was a really solid selling point. The developer community for it was really quite strong too, it even receiving CM10 before my current S2.
The original transformer isn't the prettiest, lightest and fastest tablet anymore (not that it was ever lightest SO MUCH GLASS) but it was and is my first tablet and still works amazingly today. Good job Asus.
My current phone is the Samsung Galaxy S 2 which i bought outright after everyone that had one giving raving reviews and a quick view of the forum showed a very active community. Little did i know the issues the developers faced to get the aosp roms working properly, it is not pretty and it is entirely the fault of Samsung and their hardware partners (I am looking at you, yamaha). I know this and love the developers for supporting my S2 so well, especially codeworkx whom has been moving devices lately.
I love the idea of getting the S3, but i would only be going for the larger screen and if all i want is the larger screen why not go even larger and get the Note 2? Especially after its drop test video. It is a tank of a phone.
The One X+ Kind of interests me with unlocked bootloaders etc. But the fact i have to flash the kernel separately to the ROM every time (or at least that is my understanding) would really annoy me.
After the defy i would rush to a unlocked bootloader on a Motorola. That and screen size were the only issues i had with my defy.
But my current plan runs out in December which is only a few months away and i would love some ideas on devices coming into Christmas season.
Currently i am thinking Note 2, but i don't want to have half baked aosp roms because of hardware support. Ideas?
And yes doing a BYO 6 month plan with my local carrier is an option.

How bout this one?
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orangekid said:
How bout this one?
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Although super durable i am not sure it would have all the features i am after. And look at that screen, tiny!

HTC 100% of the time.
There are some really cool devs and contributors who have written apps and scripts that enable you to flash everything all at once, kernel included.
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I have the SGSIII and the One X. In the case of the One X (not the One X+ but it's basically a refresh of the One X) yes, you do have to extract and flash the boot.img via your pc using fastboot and the flash the modules via recovery...not as bad as it sounds. It's a great phone.
The SGSIII not only has a bigger screen but a higher resolution than the SGSII. There are many ROMs for it and in the case of the US variants I've flashed ROMs made for the AT&T variant on my T-Mobile one. (The international version also has great development.)
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tommytomatoe said:
HTC 100% of the time.
There are some really cool devs and contributors who have written apps and scripts that enable you to flash everything all at once, kernel included.
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Hey Tommy thanks for the reply, i take it your experience is from the EVO?
Thanks Babydoll one of my friends has the one x which i rooted/cm10ed for him the other day, it was an interesting look into HTC custom roms and i must say it is not overly difficult or anything. And i did see the scripts Tommy was talking about, they would be nice in easing the transition. How do you find the one x build quality? I heard it was hit and miss between users.

yay101 said:
Hey Tommy thanks for the reply, i take it your experience is from the EVO?
Thanks Babydoll one of my friends has the one x which i rooted/cm10ed for him the other day, it was an interesting look into HTC custom roms and i must say it is not overly difficult or anything. And i did see the scripts Tommy was talking about, they would be nice in easing the transition. How do you find the one x build quality? I heard it was hit and miss between users.
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I have a HT23 which is one of the earlier batches and I have no issues. No Wi-Fi attenuation, no screen flicker, nothing wrong at all with my device.
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Evo og and Evo LTE. Also had an Evo 3d for a brief time.
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I also had the (original) Samsung Galaxy Note. I really loved that phone. I only sold it because the eMMC brick bug got on my nerves.
I still miss that phone. I am getting the Note II.
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Babydoll25 said:
I also had the (original) Samsung Galaxy Note. I really loved that phone. I only sold it because the eMMC brick bug got on my nerves.
I still miss that phone. I am getting the Note II.
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That's the reason why you sold it? You could have flashed a safe kernel. Done.

Galaxy Gear Compatibility

I see that only the Galaxy S4 and Note 3 are listed for Galaxy gear support for phone. When 4.3 comes to the note 2 any idea if the Galaxy Gear will be supported? Maybe someone will be able to create a custom firmware with this if not?

Yes it will be supported
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danmanca said:
I see that only the Galaxy S4 and Note 3 are listed for Galaxy gear support for phone. When 4.3 comes to the note 2 any idea if the Galaxy Gear will be supported? Maybe someone will be able to create a custom firmware with this if not?
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The burning question now is "If/When 4.3 will be rolled out for the Note2
http://m.ibtimes.co.in/samsung-galaxy-s4-s3-note2-jellybean-update-504311.html

Well if the gear is going to be rolled out in October I think in October (or I hope to)
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posuniator said:
Well if the gear is going to be rolled out in October I think in October (or I hope to)
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AT&T may get it in October, but you won't, at least not officially.

Just b/c the Note 2 will support Gear, doesn't mean the Note 2 will get 4.3. They could just roll out an app through the Samsung app store to make it compatible.

lazerus06 said:
Just b/c the Note 2 will support Gear, doesn't mean the Note 2 will get 4.3. They could just roll out an app through the Samsung app store to make it compatible.
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They have already officially said they were skipping 4.2 to bring 4.3 instead......
Why you keep posting that we aren't going to get it is the real mystery here

crixley said:
They have already officially said they were skipping 4.2 to bring 4.3 instead......
Why you keep posting that we aren't going to get it is the real mystery here
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They NEVER officially said. There were plenty of unofficial reports of skipping 4.2 to 4.3, but nothing from Samsung.
No mystery, just don't want people to be surprised if it doesn't come soon if at all. Samsung wants to sell the Note 3, holding the 4.3 update back on the Note 2 makes sense. They could just cook up an app to make it compatible to Gear.
Look at the Galaxy S3 and S4 by comparison. The S4 released, the S3 sailed along with 4.0/4.1.

lazerus06 said:
They NEVER officially said. There were plenty of unofficial reports of skipping 4.2 to 4.3, but nothing from Samsung.
No mystery, just don't want people to be surprised if it doesn't come soon if at all. Samsung wants to sell the Note 3, holding the 4.3 update back on the Note 2 makes sense. They could just cook up an app to make it compatible to Gear.
Look at the Galaxy S3 and S4 by comparison. The S4 released, the S3 sailed along with 4.0/4.1.
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It's coming bro......... Believe me
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softballjunkee13 said:
It's coming bro......... Believe me
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Why?

lazerus06 said:
Why?
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OK then don't. I'm not gonna lose sleep over it.
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softballjunkee13 said:
OK then don't. I'm not gonna lose sleep over it.
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I was just wondering what you base that off of.
Sorry, I probably come off as negative, really didn't mean to. I just don't have much trust in Samsung supporting their customers(previous track record).
I really do hope we get it though.

no offense to anyone here, but none of us has a clue on what their plan for note 2/4.3/smart watch compatibility really is, so until someone actually finds something posted officially by them, all this is nothing but S W A G....

wase4711 said:
no offense to anyone here, but none of us has a clue on what their plan for note 2/4.3/smart watch compatibility really is, so until someone actually finds something posted officially by them, all this is nothing but S W A G....
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+100:thumbup:
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http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/07/samsung-galaxy-note-2-to-head-straight-for-android-4-3-update/
From Telstras website

If you watch the unpacked video from Samsung at 57.10 minutes in the video they say the update for the s3 and note 2 is in October
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-61RRfYgIc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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When it comes to updates, it's not just a matter of which phone but also which carrier. For example, I can guarantee you that Verizon will be dead last to introduce the update. Also, don't expect your Note 2 after the update to function like S4/N3. Samsung is not stupid enough to give away freebies for your old phone; they want you to buy a new phone model now.

expect more samsung devices to be supported also Non-Samsung phones later this year!

Kurotsuchi said:
expect more samsung devices to be supported also Non-Samsung phones later this year!
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wishful thinking? or do you have additional info to support it?
In theory, once it's released and rooted - it will support everything lol!!! But considering a hefty price tag I don't think it might get as much attention from developers community. Remember Sony? It got VERY popular once LiveView was available for $20 brand new on ebay and original SmartWatch was down to $99.

Price price price?

AT&T UCU2AOA1 4.4.4 Fail!

UCU2AOA1 4.4.4 Fail!
First off Android 4.4.4 has been out since June of 2014 (thanks for the speedy update AT&T) wouldn't you think this would have been an update that fixes any previous issues and possibly improved upon? 8 Months later... UCU2AOA1 4.4.4
The camera does not make an audible noise and does not turn green anymore when in focus.
The gallery app has text overflowing if the album has long characters.
App drawer lags every time you scroll a page.
*Bloatware*
Mail - ATT Mail
AT&T Live
Uber
Remote Support GTFO out of my phone!
Also have a look at your application manager under all, you will see a lot of new things that were never there before and it's not just for the Android 4.4.4 update. Be sure to check out the one that looks like a white pacman ghost (Sorry forgot the name of it) NSA?
487MB of pure garbage!
Thanks AT&T for more bloatware and bugs when Lollipop has been out since November 2014 .
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I'm so sick of this crap that this is the last subsidised phone I'll bother with. Sadly, AT&Ts network is the best for me as far as service goes. There's no point in taking their phones, though. The meager savings are not worth the hassle.

I can't change from Dalvik to ART now. Anyone else have this issue?
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aaronkemp172460 said:
I can't change from Dalvik to ART now. Anyone else have this issue?
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Do you have xposed rinning? Of so, you can't do art with that.

No. I don't think I do. I looked in the application manager and there is nothing named xposed.
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I shot myself in the foot when the rep convinced me to switch to an AT&T next plan. Now i'm paying full price for the S5 & the software is garbage.

morphfxf said:
I shot myself in the foot when the rep convinced me to switch to an AT&T next plan. Now i'm paying full price for the S5 & the software is garbage.
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fwiw, if you didn't buy one outright before, you probably ended paying more than full retail for it over the lifetime of a 2 yr contract. probably.
and yes, locked BL is a PITA for those who want to play. it's nothing new though, and att apparently has a history.

C0derbear said:
fwiw, if you didn't buy one outright before, you probably ended paying more than full retail for it over the lifetime of a 2 yr contract. probably.
and yes, locked BL is a PITA for those who want to play. it's nothing new though, and att apparently has a history.
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I think it should be illegal, they are infringing on owners of their phones. Not to their software and at their will. I made the sad sad mistake of picking up an unlocked att s5 and I'm on T-Mobile service since att phones work and I had an s3 running on 5.0.2 for months and loved it so I got this phone with intentions of running a custom ROM because that is what android is all about and after purchasing the hardware I should legally be able to use any software I'd like, not the previous service provider. Does that sound unreasonable?

Depends on the agreement made when buying the phone. Its all very on the second hand market because I'm not sure what the original contract states ... I would not be surprised to find very restrictive verbiage in the AT&T contract, whether enforceable or not.
The true solution is to look to the vendors selling open devices from the beginning and stay with them. Unfortunately this will almost always rule out true leading hardware devices as the prime carriers will lock them up.
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Show support for root

The other option we have is to use Kingroot to push development. While Kingroot doesnt work for our device, it will show the devs of Kingroot that our GS7 edge is in demand for an exploit. Let these devs know we want it bad. Run the app.
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Download the app here
http://www.kingroot.net/wap/download

razz1 said:
The other option we have is to use Kingroot to push development. While Kingroot doesnt work for our device, it will show the devs of Kingroot that our GS7 edge is in demand for an exploit. Let these devs know we want it bad. Run the app.
Download the app here
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Done.
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Done and done, come on guys let's get this going!
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Done but mine says 384 ppl?

It shows 471ppl so far as of today

droidtom said:
It shows 471ppl so far as of today
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474 now

Anyone know how many we need roughly?
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Just did it only 500 ppl
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Hopefully they view S7s and edges from both T-Mobile and AT&T as one device, since they are basically the same software. The number given is only for requests from AT&T Edges

I think the different colors may have different numbers?? I'm up to 520ppls and I have the Gold AT&T version. G935A. Although I doubt we'll ever get root It seems AT&T is working with the manufacturers to make it impossible. I wish I had the cash to buy a)an international version or b)a new Nexus. I kinda miss my bigger screen

The Chinese gs7 and edge, which are a snapdragon 820 variants, have root as well as xposed.
http://bbs.gfan.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=8278857
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625 requests as of today at 2:12 ET

Anyone have any idea how many we need roughly?
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Done.

So utterly bummed out upon the discovery of this issue with the Galaxy S7 being locked down like Fort Knox. AT&T Offered to hook us up and give my wife and I the "buy one get one free" on the S7 and S7 Edge without adding a new line ( which was the requirement to get the free one) since we've been long-time customers. It was the last day of the promotion and we really needed new phones so we jumped on the offer... My heart sank when I hopped onto this forum hoping to find an easy root method and saw how frustrated everyone has been over trying to accomplish doing anything with the US version.... *sighs*

SinisterDev said:
So utterly bummed out upon the discovery of this issue with the Galaxy S7 being locked down like Fort Knox. AT&T Offered to hook us up and give my wife and I the "buy one get one free" on the S7 and S7 Edge without adding a new line ( which was the requirement to get the free one) since we've been long-time customers. It was the last day of the promotion and we really needed new phones so we jumped on the offer... My heart sank when I hopped onto this forum hoping to find an easy root method and saw how frustrated everyone has been over trying to accomplish doing anything with the US version.... *sighs*
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You picked a good time. There's a guy that posted in the AT&T Root bounty thread last night with his Skype ID saying he'd achieved root. I was doubtful and messaged him on Skype and he presented me with his evidence. I posted it to the forums, and went to bed. Woke up, and since then he's helped another user achieve root and Chainfire has offered his help on SuperSU if needed. It's looking brighter for us AT&T S7 Edge users!

Sweeeeeet! That is great news!

Check the S7 thread. Root had been achieved!
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have some root!!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7/how-to/root-s7-att-g930a-g935a-t3410538