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So, Union, NJ is one of the only stores in the area that has it on display for customer demos!
One word.. WOW!
Samsung has really done it this time! Most innovative phone since the S3 in 2012! The entire TouchWiz UX is BRAND NEW! No more color and texture variations in different menus and apps. It all looks unified!
Also, the phone is super fast! I used my S4 running 4.4.2 AT&T side by side and it lags a lot vs. the S5! I thought my S4 was fast until I used the S5 today..
Here are some pics I took while in-store:
Galaxy S5 hands on at Best Buy by deepen03, on Flickr
Galaxy S5 hands on at Best Buy by deepen03, on Flickr
Galaxy S5 hands on at Best Buy by deepen03, on Flickr
Galaxy S5 hands on at Best Buy by deepen03, on Flickr
and this is their product promo display:
Galaxy S5 hands on at Best Buy by deepen03, on Flickr
Did you test out the camera? Is it as fast as they suggest it is?
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My local store has one as well I need to go check out.
Man.... My local best buy doesn't have it. Sucks!
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If anyone would like to develop rooting for S5, please contact me as i'm having 1 right now. Can dump anything you want for experiment
How were the animations and UI, i know u said fast but were they super smooth? better than Note 3??
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How were the animations and UI, i know u said fast but were they super smooth? better than Note 3??
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Its very snappy, at least for me. Testing N900F unit with 801 Snap and its feeling gr8t. Someone told that plastic is not good, but for me this one is quite different. The making is very good. And it feels kinda the right weight in hand too. The back cover feels great and very tight. This little S5 is fast, all i can say. But i'm a bit disappointed with the camera. Poor picture quality in low light, not as advertised with the new ISOCELL sensor.
Every time your open your charging port cover or your back, it even pops up with warning that careful check so that the phone can sustain water splash. Very cool!
TW working flawlessly and snappy with smooth fade in, scrolling transition.
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Its very snappy, at least for me. Testing N900F unit with 801 Snap and its feeling gr8t. Someone told that plastic is not good, but for me this one is quite different. The making is very good. And it feels kinda the right weight in hand too. The back cover feels great and very tight. This little S5 is fast, all i can say. But i'm a bit disappointed with the camera. Poor picture quality in low light, not as advertised with the new ISOCELL sensor.
Every time your open your charging port cover or your back, it even pops up with warning that careful check so that the phone can sustain water splash. Very cool!
TW working flawlessly and snappy with smooth fade in, scrolling transition.
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OMG! I knew samsung is samsung. the best UI and the best adventure! I don't have anything to do with design! what I need is fluidity and power! so you made me desperate! M buying one on 11th for sure!
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OMG! I knew samsung is samsung. the best UI and the best adventure! I don't have anything to do with design! what I need is fluidity and power! so you made me desperate! M buying one on 11th for sure!
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The reviews is just based on my own opinion ( i'm a phone addict and normally I can get hands on some gr8t flagship fones with various brands kinda quick just after released ) and this is what i feel. I'm using a grey S5 and it is very good built. Also tested on White but i don't feel like the White is white. Instead its kinda pearly and girly Just get your hands on an actual one and feel it. I don't believe in any of the web or video or whatever reviews on internet but rather touch it and use it meself.
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The camera, i havent had chances to test much but in general, auto mode gives you worst pictures. But HDR mode, the camera works very well. Very very fast focus time.
Still has the ugly green toggles....sigh....
Thx for the hands on pics. .phone back looks nicer than i had thought originally.
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the bezels look so thick D:
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the bezels look so thick D:
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And...?
Enviado do meu Galaxy S4
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The reviews is just based on my own opinion ( i'm a phone addict and normally I can get hands on some gr8t flagship fones with various brands kinda quick just after released ) and this is what i feel. I'm using a grey S5 and it is very good built. Also tested on White but i don't feel like the White is white. Instead its kinda pearly and girly Just get your hands on an actual one and feel it. I don't believe in any of the web or video or whatever reviews on internet but rather touch it and use it meself.
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The camera, i havent had chances to test much but in general, auto mode gives you worst pictures. But HDR mode, the camera works very well. Very very fast focus time.
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Could you take a couple close up hi res pictures of the front and back of the black/gray model you have? And a couple pictures showing the hardware keys and notification light lit up? I had a white S3 way back and couldn't stand how the keys and light would light up the surrounding areas. Thanks! And thanks for getting us an early hands on
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Could you take a couple close up hi res pictures of the front and back of the black/gray model you have? And a couple pictures showing the hardware keys and notification light lit up? I had a white S3 way back and couldn't stand how the keys and light would light up the surrounding areas. Thanks! And thanks for getting us an early hands on
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here you are
Enjoy ! :good:
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much improved! I would say super-smooth for sure! there is also an option to change the type of animation you see when switching through home screen pages. You can select a card stack, which is default on the S5, and looks really smooth. You can also choose the 3D flip view like the S4 or just choose to turn it off. Also there is no noticable lag when flipping through settings or opening apps. I feel it is a little faster than the Note 3, I tested out both to compare.
Thanks for the pictures! Exactly what I wanted to see.
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here you are
Enjoy ! :good:
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a couple of questions
*how loud is the audio compared with s4
*how is earpeice in phone calls
*how is loud speaker comparee to a s4 in terms of volume
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a couple of questions
*how loud is the audio compared with s4
*how is earpeice in phone calls
*how is loud speaker comparee to a s4 in terms of volume
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Loud : this phone is loud enough. I think it not as loud as S4 speakers but the sound is way warmer ( sometimes I feel it a bit too warm) . I think it because of the rubber band around the back cover for water resistant that created an air-gap that keep all low freqncies stay there ( now it actually becomes a speaker cabinet ) . When hear on loudspeakers, the sound is very warm but you can also feel the vibration in the back while holding this baby.
Earpiece : sounds fine to me, just so Samsung ( if you know what i mean as they are not so good in audio coding haha, at least to my trained ears). But definitely sound awesome while I hooked it up to my Sony bluetooth SBH 80 stereo headset. I believe AptX works straight out of the box, no doubt.
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Loud : this phone is loud enough. I think it not as loud as S4 speakers but the sound is way warmer ( sometimes I feel it a bit too warm) . I think it because of the rubber band around the back cover for water resistant that created an air-gap that keep all low freqncies stay there ( now it actually becomes a speaker cabinet ) . When hear on loudspeakers, the sound is very warm but you can also feel the vibration in the back while holding this baby.
Earpiece : sounds fine to me, just so Samsung ( if you know what i mean as they are not so good in audio coding haha, at least to my trained ears). But definitely sound awesome while I hooked it up to my Sony bluetooth SBH 80 stereo headset. I believe AptX works straight out of the box, no doubt.
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that is great news thanks for the reply.
another question which i forgot. Does the phone still have that 3 page sms limit before turning into a mms
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that is great news thanks for the reply.
another question which i forgot. Does the phone still have that 3 page sms limit before turning into a mms
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I think it still does unfortunately I also think that the finger print sensor is somewhat annoying. In order for the phone to recognize your finger print at once, you have to hold your phone with 1 hand, and use the other hand to swipe and place your fingers RIGHT in the middle as instructed, then the phone read it well. If you don't do it properly ( like the iPhone 5S, you can just use 1 hand to do both actions : Hold, use thumb to swipe in any direction and unlock ) then it will never work!
In my opinion, the 5S right now doesnt have rivals in term of finger prints sensor.
Just like the topic title says.
The only questions I have are:when is the Note 4 coming to Canada and for how much.
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The only questions I have are:when is the Note 4 coming to Canada and for how much.
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probably in same time then in U.S....or around
How is the sound and the volume on the back speaker compared to Note 3 and HTC One?
Can you please clear...that all specs are TOTALLY same as Note 4 (except screen size and battery)?
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5.6 inch screen size is with Edge Screen or without it?
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Sound is hard to tell, I don't have it in a quiet room. It definitely fells way better in the hand then the note 3, the edge is nice and thin but feels more like the note 3, it doesn't feel as good in hand. Their but noticeably bigger then the g3.
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Can you please clear...that all specs are TOTALLY same as Note 4 (except screen size and battery)?
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5.6 inch screen size is with Edge Screen or without it?
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Can't really measure it, but it is quite a bit wider and more thin then the n4
Screen brightness + sunlight viewability equal or better than S5 and Note 3?
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Screen brightness + sunlight viewability equal or better than S5 and Note 3?
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I'm inside and can't compare but what I can say is, that I can't really notice a drastic improvement over the screen on the note 3.
How is the sound in headphones on the note 4 compared to note 3/s5 is it louder or the same.
Any TouchWiz improvements?
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I'm inside and can't compare but what I can say is, that I can't really notice a drastic improvement over the screen on the note 3.
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Simply: keep them side by side with manual maximum brightness ( same screen mode ). Blank white screen will tell you more.
Zanr Zij said:
Simply: keep them side by side with manual maximum brightness ( same screen mode ). Blank white screen will tell you more.
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http://youtu.be/eEsNHe1TZRE?t=4m39s
Check this video. It's in Italian but the guy in the video compares the screens of the Note 3 and Note 4 with a white screen. Starts at 4:39 mark.
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Any TouchWiz improvements?
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It's a tiny bit toned down but you won't forget you're using a galaxy device.
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It's a tiny bit toned down but you won't forget you're using a galaxy device.
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Any lag when opening the Gallery app or the YouTube app, like on the S5?
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http://youtu.be/eEsNHe1TZRE?t=4m39s
Check this video. It's in Italian but the guy in the video compares the screens of the Note 3 and Note 4 with a white screen. Starts at 4:39 mark.
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Wow, the n4 screen is much brighter and close to white
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Wow, the n4 screen is much brighter and close to white
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A very good read:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8497/note-4-and-mate-7-sidebyside
Quote from that:
I'd say Samsung made a very good choice in staying at 5.7" and not going larger. Immediately visible was the difference in screen quality. The Note 4 was a lot brighter, and due to the large size of the screens, the 1080p vs 1440p was quite noticeable to me.
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um really not bother if a single or a group of person claims there is no drastic change/improvement, that is his/her vision and perception. It is not as if I was dying to see a radical change in screen, it is about gradual improvement and evolution
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http://youtu.be/eEsNHe1TZRE?t=4m39s
Check this video. It's in Italian but the guy in the video compares the screens of the Note 3 and Note 4 with a white screen. Starts at 4:39 mark.
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that white note 4 looks so sexy.
Does the Edge hinder the multi window dock on the right?
Any way to do a battery life comparison between the Note 4 and Edge?
How is the performance compared to the Note 3 (web browsing, opening pdf, taking notes) =?
Just informing everyone that bestbuy is now having the note 4 on display. We just started the preview today.
Yes was just there.
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I'm assuming Best Buy in the USA?
Very impressive build quality. Dumping my G3 for it [emoji16]
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Went to best buy today during lunch. They had 3 of them on display. Looks great, solid build, and the screen seems sharper and clearer than my note 3. On "basic mode" the color rendering is spot on. I'm digging the Note 4.
nice! i just went to play with them....damn i can't wait! all they had was white, and for once, I don't want a white phone. i wanna see the black.
but yeah that screen is amazing and bright. so crisp. and honestly the phone seems really snappy! didn't notice any lag. camera seemed cool but i can't really test it there. i'm excited!
funny thing too..there were like 4 of the BB samsung reps just standing around, and not ONE came up to me to ask if i had any questions or try to sell me something. i guess they don't work on commission huh?
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nice! i just went to play with them....damn i can't wait! all they had was white, and for once, I don't want a white phone. i wanna see the black.
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Yeah I asked the rep if other stores in the area had black Note 4's but he said Samsung only sent out the white ones. Kinda bummed since I'm still not sure which color I want.
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was excited to get to play with one at my best buy as I wasn't expecting it to have it since it's pretty small. to be honest it didn't do much for me. i realized I don't gaf about the metal trim. the white back still has that crappy plastic feeling (I love the rubbery feel of my black note 3. why are they different Samsung?!) it didn't feel much snappier or anything and the screen while noticeably brighter didn't seem all that much sharper than my note 3. one are which there was a big difference was in the rear camera. the note 4 took a picture of the best buy store with great contrast and popping colors (her mode on) while My note 3's pic was dim. I was pretty excited about the note 4 but now I'm not so sure I need to upgrade right away at launch.
Did they happen to have any of the cases already available.? Just curious if I can pick one up before the phone arrives.
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Did they happen to have any of the cases already available.? Just curious if I can pick one up before the phone arrives.
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No we wont have any case ship in until the day before.
trade in ?
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No we wont have any case ship in until the day before.
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So is the trade in a flat $200 gift card for ANY working smartphone ?
I stopped by my local best buy last night and got to play around with them. Had a sales rep come by and he was flipping through the screens and doing demos with the videos and stylus etc... Really a great sales pitch. He didn't have to sell me though as I already pre-ordered but I told him that early on and we still went through it both happily impressed. I think he sold himself on it from his S5! The screen is very impressive. I cannot believe how great the big demo videos look on that screen. I'm even more excited now to get it and put this iphone 5 on ebay.
I played with the frost white model at my local Best Buy, yesterday. They had three working models. Very beautiful phone. The little metal trim really adds a lot to the niceness of the phone. I was most impressed with the crispness of the screen, how extremely loud the speaker was — despite the rear placement, and how beautiful 4K photos and videos looked on the device. You can definitely see the screen quality difference between the Note 3 & 4, when watching the 4K demo videos on the Note 4. Just completely breathtaking!! I was sick of seeing nothing but the same, boring, stock blue static wallpaper found in every single review, so I changed it to the vibrant wallpaper in the photo I included, and I also changed it to one of the blue phase beam live wallpapers on the phone. Gorgeous!
Also, the faux leather backing on the Note 4 feels more like the black faux leather backing of the Note 3... not that extra firm hard plastic feel, found on the current white Note 3. The camera was nice, and I love the out-of-focus shot abilities, where you can enhance a portion of a photo, and blur out other portions. The wide-angle selfie mode was very nice, as well. The UI improvements are very nice, and more modern looking than what's found on the Note 3's 4.4.3 UI.
Overall, I was ready to upgrade, but I'm going to hold off due to a serious concern someone posted on here, about how 1080p movies would actually look on the Note 4. There seems to be some controversy as to whether or not the qHD screen would actually render 1080p movies better or worse than the Note 3. Taking that out of the equation, it would be worth the Next 12 upgrade for me.
Played with the Note 4 today at Best Buy as well. Streamed a 1080p movie to it, quality seemed fine. The speaker is louder then the Note 3. Couldn't test the camera to much the anti theft cord was to short.
Any one else notice the left capacitive button isn't a menu button anymore. Instead it's a recent app button. It confused me for a bit in the beginning.
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Played with the Note 4 today at Best Buy as well. Streamed a 1080p movie to it, quality seemed fine. The speaker is louder then the Note 3. Couldn't test the camera to much the anti theft cord was to short.
Any one else notice the left capacitive button isn't a menu button anymore. Instead it's a recent app button. It confused me for a bit in the beginning.
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Yes, the menu button's icon was changed to reflect that it is now a recent app button. It's been shown in many of the online videos. Not really sure why the change, or if the button can be reassigned without root. At any rate, the new recent apps menu looks worlds better than the one found on the Note 3.
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Yes, the menu button's icon was changed to reflect that it is now a recent app button. It's been shown in many of the online videos. Not really sure why the change, or if the button can be reassigned without root. At any rate, the new recent apps menu looks worlds better than the one found on the Note 3.
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It seems to be more close to stock android... I don't like it but just making a long press it will work as the menu button.
Played with a bit today..Want it even more.
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Yes, the menu button's icon was changed to reflect that it is now a recent app button. It's been shown in many of the online videos. Not really sure why the change, or if the button can be reassigned without root. At any rate, the new recent apps menu looks worlds better than the one found on the Note 3.
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So there's no menu button? Going back to the three dot soft key?
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So there's no menu button? Going back to the three dot soft key?
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No menu button, same as the Galaxy S5. But like someone said, long press the recent app button and it functions as the menu button.
My s7 edge is pretty busted up and I need a new phone ASAP. Is the note 8 still worth buying? I'm between it and the s8 plus. I hear the s9 is coming out in a few months or something. Are there any known defects I should be aware of so I can inspect the phone when I get it? I'm weary because I had the note 7 and that a fiasco that was.
I LOVE my Note 8. I've had it for about a month, and had an S8+ before that. The S8+ and the N8 are very similar, actually. The N8 has a 0.1 inch bigger screen with less rounded corners. It is bigger, thicker, and heavier than the S8+, but also feels more solid and premium.
The N8 has 2GB more RAM and a dual lens camera with 2x optical zoom. But the S8+ has a bigger battery.
The real differentiating factor is the S-Pen. Some people use it everyday, others never take it out of the phone. I personally use it more and more.
The S8+ is cheaper for basically the same experience, and I was very happy with it, but I found a great deal on a used N8, so I bought it. I think it's worth every penny over the S8+. But I wound up keeping my S8+ as a backup phone anyway, so now I have both. Either one is a worthy upgrade to the S7 Edge.
As far as defects to look out for? There were issues with the S8+ screen having a red or pink tint. The bigger issue was the one that had UNEVEN tinting. So check out the screen and make sure it's true white and even all across. I don't believe the N8 had that same problem, or at least it was not as prevalent.
Now, do you get the S8+, the N8, or wait for the S9+? Here are my thoughts:
True the S9+ is a couple months away, so you could wait for it. But then when it releases, the Note 9 will be just a couple months away, so you could wait for it. But then what about the S10? Etc... There is ALWAYS something better right around the corner.
Honestly, the S9+ looks like an incremental upgrade. Dual camera and 6GB of RAM. Both of which are available in the Note 8 now. It will have a slightly faster SD845 processor and faster Iris scanner (reportedly), but not sure if that's worth the wait.
My opinion: get the Note 8. It already has the extra RAM and the dual lens camera. If you shop around, you can get a used one fairly cheap now, almost as cheap as an S8+. Cheaper in my case, actually.
Get the Note 8. Big boys phone (or girl)
S8/S9 etc are brilliant and all... But they just seem... Oh I don`t know. Boring is the wrong word.
"Samey" is maybe the right word.
There may be marginally higher specced phones round the corner, but when isn`t there?
Get the note. It seems more "grown up". And it will be worth more come upgrade time than a s8+
I am really enjoying mine. And I`m strictly a Moto fan (at least what moto was before Lenumptys bought the brand)
Thanks for the responses guys.... I actually just watched some s9 videos and yeah there's nothing about it that blows the note 8 out of the water. I don't really care about the finger print sensor because I plan on using the iris scanner mostly. Are there any good screen protector that work with the note 8 curves screen though? I want to get a good one on it as soon as I can.
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Thanks for the responses guys.... I actually just watched some s9 videos and yeah there's nothing about it that blows the note 8 out of the water. I don't really care about the finger print sensor because I plan on using the iris scanner mostly. Are there any good screen protector that work with the note 8 curves screen though? I want to get a good one on it as soon as I can.
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I've been using these film ones from Amazon on 2 Note 8's and a S8 + and we are happy. I'm not a fan of the glass ones because of the dot matrix effect and what not.
I hope the note 9 has 8 GB Ram, if not will wait for Note 10.
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Thanks for the responses guys.... I actually just watched some s9 videos and yeah there's nothing about it that blows the note 8 out of the water. I don't really care about the finger print sensor because I plan on using the iris scanner mostly. Are there any good screen protector that work with the note 8 curves screen though? I want to get a good one on it as soon as I can.
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For film, I've used Spigen protectors and they were great. For glass, one of the more popular full adhesive screen protectors is Whitestone Dome. Zagg also has a new one that looks promising. Finally, there were a few cheap ones that were absolute garbage for me, lol... Check out the accessories threads for more info.
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For film, I've used Spigen protectors and they were great. For glass, one of the more popular full adhesive screen protectors is Whitestone Dome. Zagg also has a new one that looks promising. Finally, there were a few cheap ones that were absolute garbage for me, lol... Check out the accessories threads for more info.
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Whitestone see thread with people dealing with lot of pealing idk bro.
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Whitestone see thread with people dealing with lot of pealing idk bro.
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I have it on mine and it's perfect, but yes I've read about some people having issues...Then again, I've read negatives about every TGSP! Works for me, but buyer should always research of course
Apologies for off-topic.
No doubt Note 8
If you look at my older posts..I had a Galaxy S7 Edge too. It's motherboard got fried on it's own lol. So I had to buy a new phone. I was confused with N8 and S8 too..and in my country the price difference was just around 80-90 dollars so I went with Note8. Also I am using it completely stock. No Screen Protection and only the transparent case that I got inside the box. I have learned one thing about phones in today's world...Whenever you buy a new phone, just unsubscribe from all the tech channels and newsletters as they keep pushing about the latest and greatest phones,which makes you feel that your phone is somehow outdated now. So just buy a phone and forget that newer phones exists.That way your phone will be brand new for more than 5 years.
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I have it on mine and it's perfect, but yes I've read about some people having issues...Then again, I've read negatives about every TGSP! Works for me, but buyer should always research of course
Apologies for off-topic.
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Just busting your chops ha. Yeah nothing perfect. I am not loyal to brands. Only stand by whats best for protection. I like tech 21. But to some customer service blows. Screen protector good, but way to many steps to install. Case I love ❤
Gonna order it today. Which color do you guys prefer? I think the gut said black or gray
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Gonna order it today. Which color do you guys prefer? I think the gut said black or gray
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Which brand?
Note 8. My only options are black or the gray.
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Gonna order it today. Which color do you guys prefer? I think the gut said black or gray
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Black for me but it's a personal preference. If you get a case or something maybe consider that color too so they match. Really up to you though
I bought a exynos duos. It has a premium phone but
- aod drains a lot of battery so I'm pretty angry because it has not sense turn it off to get better sot.
- edge lighting doesn't work too... so bad because if you can't use aod at least edge lighting...
- I really don't know how to get 6 hour or more sot... tried everything (black theme, turn everything off, medium psm, worst resolution, etc).
- the virtual keys burns the pixel of the screen so u have to set auto hide
- Samsung support [email protected]#^ks
- most snote features disabled
Btoh:
- not matter if you use performance mode every day... it uses the same amount of battery life but slightly improve sound and screen visualisation; 2% more of battery usage.
- the phone is a monster: excellent camera, ultra fast...
- spen really nice
If note's problems don't get fixed with Oreo update consider think if really want to buy 1000 dollar smartphone and can't use it main and unique features. Also if you think to use mpsm to get more battery b life it will be like to buy a car and walk to work because use to much gasoline...
Btw... grey is the best colour
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I bought a exynos duos. It has a premium phone but
- aod drains a lot of battery so I'm pretty angry because it has not sense turn it off to get better sot.
- edge lighting doesn't work too... so bad because if you can't use aod at least edge lighting...
- I really don't know how to get 6 hour or more sot... tried everything (black theme, turn everything off, medium psm, worst resolution, etc).
- the virtual keys burns the pixel of the screen so u have to set auto hide
- Samsung support [email protected]#^ks
- most snote features disabled
Btoh:
- not matter if you use performance mode every day... it uses the same amount of battery life but slightly improve sound and screen visualisation; 2% more of battery usage.
- the phone is a monster: excellent camera, ultra fast...
- spen really nice
If note's problems don't get fixed with Oreo update consider think if really want to buy 1000 dollar smartphone and can't use it main and unique features. Also if you think to use mpsm to get more battery b life it will be like to buy a car and walk to work because use to much gasoline...
Btw... grey is the best colour
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I have a duos (950FD) too, but without burn-in issues, and I always get 6-7 hours SOT... Maybe a rogue app draining your battery there. Also, can you explain more about why your edge lighting doesn't work?
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I have a duos (950FD) too, but without burn-in issues, and I always get 6-7 hours SOT... Maybe a rogue app draining your battery there. Also, can you explain more about why your edge lighting doesn't work?
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Edge lighting issue is not just mine... take a look on Google and you will see that is a extended problem throw users. Edge lighting simply don't works on turned off screen or on.
About battery drain... just a few apps installed and I tested with and without aod stuff. Without it 6 hours at max: with it 4 max (6% usage). Also with aod deep sleep has a few % running.
Conito11 said:
Edge lighting issue is not just mine... take a look on Google and you will see that is a extended problem throw users. Edge lighting simply don't works on turned off screen or on.
About battery drain... just a few apps installed and I tested with and without aod stuff. Without it 6 hours at max: with it 4 max (6% usage). Also with aod deep sleep has a few % running.
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My edge lighting works with screen turned off for incoming text messages.
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My edge lighting works with screen turned off for incoming text messages.
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Just with message app... no other one... but the settings allows all apps...
I have in the past used Note 1 then upgraded to Galazy S4 and now Note 9. When I tried all these devices in store before buying. Their screens appeared to be excellent. But once I bought them and used them for a few days I slowly started to see issues with screens. The note 1 I had slowly developed this redness on right edge of the phone over time visible only on grey background under low brightness. I got it replaced 3 times but then gave up. After that when I switched to S4 it had this reddish top and greenish bottom visible only on low brightness and white or light grey background. I got it replaced once and again got a similar screen with the same issue plus overall slightly yellowish tint on the whole screen. So once again I gave up and was using the same device from past 5.8 years. Now when I tried the Note 9 in stores i just loved the screen and ordered it. Now after using it for a few days I find on light backgrounds that the screen is slightly brighter at the bottom than the top. In fact it's like it's whiter at the bottom than at the top. I was thinking are there amoled screens which have uniform whiteness/brightness across the screen. In all other aspects the screen is perfect to me but this issue once I know it's there is somewhat annoying to me. How is your screen ?
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ankydu said:
I have in the past used Note 1 then upgraded to Galazy S4 and now Note 9. When I tried all these devices in store before buying. Their screens appeared to be excellent. But once I bought them and used them for a few days I slowly started to see issues with screens. The note 1 I had slowly developed this redness on right edge of the phone over time visible only on grey background under low brightness. I got it replaced 3 times but then gave up. After that when I switched to S4 it had this reddish top and greenish bottom visible only on low brightness and white or light grey background. I got it replaced once and again got a similar screen with the same issue plus overall slightly yellowish tint on the whole screen. So once again I gave up and was using the same device from past 5.8 years. Now when I tried the Note 9 in stores i just loved the screen and ordered it. Now after using it for a few days I find on light backgrounds that the screen is slightly brighter at the bottom than the top. In fact it's like it's whiter at the bottom than at the top. I was thinking are there amoled screens which have uniform whiteness/brightness across the screen. In all other aspects the screen is perfect to me but this issue once I know it's there is somewhat annoying to me. How is your screen ?
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dont think they had oled on the note 1 or s4 yet. but i can assure you that since Samsung made OLED, these screens are the best out there. and to tell you the truth, any 2018 screen would trump what you may have experienced in the past.
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dont think they had oled on the note 1 or s4 yet. but i can assure you that since Samsung made OLED, these screens are the best out there. and to tell you the truth, any 2018 screen would trump what you may have experienced in the past.
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The note 1 and s4 both had super amoled screens. The screen on note 9 is certainly much better but not perfect as I have mentioned in my first post.
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The note 1 and s4 both had super amoled screens. The screen on note 9 is certainly much better but not perfect as I have mentioned in my first post.
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yeah i just double checked an your right thy did.
what models re you buying? us or international?
also you might want to try and condition your screen.
oled tools is but one example of apps that display static images at full brightness.
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I have in the past used Note 1 then upgraded to Galazy S4 and now Note 9. When I tried all these devices in store before buying. Their screens appeared to be excellent. But once I bought them and used them for a few days I slowly started to see issues with screens. The note 1 I had slowly developed this redness on right edge of the phone over time visible only on grey background under low brightness. I got it replaced 3 times but then gave up. After that when I switched to S4 it had this reddish top and greenish bottom visible only on low brightness and white or light grey background. I got it replaced once and again got a similar screen with the same issue plus overall slightly yellowish tint on the whole screen. So once again I gave up and was using the same device from past 5.8 years. Now when I tried the Note 9 in stores i just loved the screen and ordered it. Now after using it for a few days I find on light backgrounds that the screen is slightly brighter at the bottom than the top. In fact it's like it's whiter at the bottom than at the top. I was thinking are there amoled screens which have uniform whiteness/brightness across the screen. In all other aspects the screen is perfect to me but this issue once I know it's there is somewhat annoying to me. How is your screen ?
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Most people wouldn't notice.
I've had a SGSII, a Note 4 and I'm currently using a Note 8. All of SAMOLED displays have been really good with no issue as you have described.
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The OLED screen in the XZ3 is better than the one on the Note 9 no doubt about it. Sony have actually done an amazing job and taught samsung a lesson. First shot bullseye
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You do know that Sony is failing in the smartphone department right? They currently in the same situation as LG. Unfortunately, the screen won't save their smartphone division.
Edit: Playstation is where Sony gets their money these days. Sad to see.
"A growing thorn in Sony’s side is its mobile handset business which counts its revenue, primarily from its Xperia line of handsets under the Mobile Communications segment. Sales of $6.88 billion were down 5% from the previous year and the group posted a loss of $255 million.
The mobile communications group guided to a further 12% drop in sales for fiscal 2018 and a projected loss of $138 million. The group does see some light at the end of the tunnel – 5G wireless technology."
They gave been losing money year over year, quarter over quarter man. Their lack of innovation is dragging them down like LG.
By the way, last edit. Sony didn't make that OLED screen. LG Display did.
Displaymate rated the Note 9 as having the best display ever on a mobile phone. Just as they did for the S9, and Note 9 before that. Pretty much every new top of the line Samsung device trumps the best there was before it.... and the best there was has pretty much always been on a Samsung device. Sammy makes the best displays.
In any case, you can find other very good displays on other phones that look pretty much as good, but when a place like Displaymate puts a "best ever" sticker on a device's display, it is for a reason. Note 9 display is not much different than the Note 8 display for instance, but it is enough of an improvement to warrant the top billing from Displaymate.
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The OLED screen in the XZ3 is better than the one on the Note 9 no doubt about it. Sony have actually done an amazing job and taught samsung a lesson. First shot bullseye
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Here's that survey, the Note 9 is MIA, how convenient.
https://www.androidheadlines.com/20...-display-is-the-best-claims-a-survey.html/amp
Can't go wrong with either, but, just wanted to post a credible link vs your inexplicable need for the attention from trolling...
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Here's that survey, the Note 9 is MIA, how convenient.
https://www.androidheadlines.com/20...-display-is-the-best-claims-a-survey.html/amp
Can't go wrong with either, but, just wanted to post a credible link vs your inexplicable need for the attention from trolling...
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that article never named its source. could have just as well been sony propaganda. love how the article starts with " claims a survey.." of what? 2 or 3 clueless dudes? Maybe Karandeep Singh got payed a couple of rupees..or even a sony phone out of it
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and now since what's on the internets is always "true", people acctualy believe anything nowadays if its well framed and worded.
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that article never named its source. could have just as well been sony propaganda. love how the article starts with " claims a survey.." of what? 2 or 3 clueless dudes? Maybe Karandeep Singh got payed a couple of rupees..or even a sony phone out of it
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and now since what's on the internets is always "true", people acctualy believe anything nowadays if its well framed and worded.
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Actually,it appears to be nothing more than a marketing company hired by Sony:
https://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/legal/testresults/xperia-xz3/
https://www.strategyanalytics.com/
https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=1051783
All companies on this level tend to use such garbage "research" for marketing,all claims like this should come with an e-coupon code for a pinch pound of salt.
What's worse is peeps getting their panties in a wad,feeling the need to either rationalize their choice in phones,trolling those that have "x" phone,& the fanboi behavior that's fueled by the fluff articles.
The Note 9 is a nice phone,got one myself.
Is it the absolute best out there? In the eye of the beholder & nothing more.
Others choosing something else is equally fine,one would be hard-pressed to actually find a truly terrible phone w/o intentionally seeking one out.
Note 9 earpiece smudges won't go away
Hey I guys I bought the note9 from 6 days ago. One day I was just rubbing the top bezel ( the space that has selfie camera, iris, led, ect) suddenly I saw 2 smudges, one above the earipeice, one under. I kept rubbing it and it doesn't go away. I believe that maybe when I was rubbing my hands were sweating so water entered beneath the glass. Here's a picture I posted here so maybe you'll get what I mean. If anyone has this issues or fixed please share it here. If the attachment is not working please say.
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Ahmed
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Hey I guys I bought the note9 from 6 days ago. One day I was just rubbing the top bezel ( the space that has selfie camera, iris, led, ect) suddenly I saw 2 smudges, one above the earipeice, one under. I kept rubbing it and it doesn't go away. I believe that maybe when I was rubbing my hands were sweating so water entered beneath the glass. Here's a picture I posted here so maybe you'll get what I mean. If anyone has this issues or fixed please share it here. If the attachment is not working please say.
Thanks
Ahmed
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Take it back & exchange for a new one.
Any attempts to fix it on your own will likely make it worse.
Don't waste a minute waiting for home remedies here, utilize the return/exchange policy for a free replacement before that period expires.
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All note 9 owners can you please open any site with white background in google chrome and when the phone is held in hand in portrait mode do you see even slight difference between the white levels at the top and bottom of the screen. Please reply. Its very slight but its there.
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No
Just looked at a note 9 i have and the note 8 and using chrome on a white (blank) home screen i dont see any color shift at the top or bottom or anywhere on the screen.
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All note 9 owners can you please open any site with white background in google chrome and when the phone is held in hand in portrait mode do you see even slight difference between the white levels at the top and bottom of the screen. Please reply. Its very slight but its there.
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I opened Samsung browser with no tabs open white screen. Slightly yellow or warm color. Looks pretty even but if I were to be extremely critical top side is a more darker maybe.
The white is definitely not like the note 8 white . Using amoled photo with slight blue light setting.
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My Note 9 has an even white color across the whole screen. It also has a bit truer whites than my Note 8. Part of that may be that my Note 8 is now a year old, but overall I believe Samsung tuned the contrast down a bit on the Note 9 from the Note 8. Just to be clear, I am using the exact same display settings on both phones.... so I am getting an accurate comparison of the Note 9 vs Note 8. There is very little difference, you'd have to literally be looking at them side by side to notice the slight difference.
Ahmedaymanelkhodary said:
Hey I guys I bought the note9 from 6 days ago. One day I was just rubbing the top bezel ( the space that has selfie camera, iris, led, ect) suddenly I saw 2 smudges, one above the earipeice, one under. I kept rubbing it and it doesn't go away. I believe that maybe when I was rubbing my hands were sweating so water entered beneath the glass. Here's a picture I posted here so maybe you'll get what I mean. If anyone has this issues or fixed please share it here. If the attachment is not working please say.
Thanks
Ahmed
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looks as if you have a glass or plastic film. the cutout of the speaker is to high for it being the original glass
Compare home screen icons on the note 8 and note 9. Let me know what difference you see. I see the note 9 not being as sharp. But then on the same token , the note 9 like I said earlier is more natural and appeasing to the eyes.
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I opened Samsung browser with no tabs open white screen. Slightly yellow or warm color. Looks pretty even but if I were to be extremely critical top side is a more darker maybe.
The white is definitely not like the note 8 white . Using amoled photo with slight blue light setting.
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Exactly that is what I am trying to say. The screen is beautiful with the best whites I have seen on a amoled screen and its pretty even as well. But my eyes seem quite sensitive to screens and I also feel the top is somewhat darker.
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