Just picked up the N3 yesterday - Nice device - But one thing that I notice - Is the Physical Home button doesn't seem as solid as the one on the N2 - It seems to always droop a little (very little) to one side (too much play in the housing?) - Anyone else notice this - or is it just my device?
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shaggyskunk said:
Just picked up the N3 yesterday - Nice device - But one thing that I notice - Is the Physical Home button doesn't seem as solid as the one on the N2 - It seems to always droop a little (very little) to one side (too much play in the housing?) - Anyone else notice this - or is it just my device?
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Mine is solid here. I tried to tilt it but it wont. No issues here.
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Mine is solid here. I tried to tilt it but it wont. No issues here.
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Yeah - I'm talking about a REALLY small amount of movement - less than half the thickness of a fingernail.... Just not sure if I should exchange it before I root etc?
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Mine has a little play in it as well. Not much.... but I notice it and I don't care for it.
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Yea mine tilts a little. But still feels solid for now. I'm usually very picky about build quality, but everything else is great with my unit that I don't want to exchange and have a chance at getting a bad screen.
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Well I guess that if it annoys enough people - maybe Samsung will manufacturer a collar to slip around it - to add more stability?
It's the only thing that I'm not impressed with - feels a little flimsy
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shaggyskunk said:
Just picked up the N3 yesterday - Nice device - But one thing that I notice - Is the Physical Home button doesn't seem as solid as the one on the N2 - It seems to always droop a little (very little) to one side (too much play in the housing?) - Anyone else notice this - or is it just my device?
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What color is yours? I have the jet black and everything is solid. it even takes a fair amount of force to get the S-Pen in and out. Ive noticed with past Samsung phones white ones tend to have more build quality issues for some reason.
Jet Black here. Solid very firm... even more so than my Note 2 & S4
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Bladerunner1825us said:
What color is yours? I have the jet black and everything is solid. it even takes a fair amount of force to get the S-Pen in and out. Ive noticed with past Samsung phones white ones tend to have more build quality issues for some reason.
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Mine is black - Spen is fine - just the home button - if you gently run the back of your nail against it from side to side - you can see it moves...
It's not like it's falling off or anything - just more movement than the home button on the N2.
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Have the white on here and it works perfectly fine. Actually is more solid than the Note 2.
Nice to see you here shaggy, I remember you from the note 2 threads
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Nice to see you here shaggy, I remember you from the note 2 threads
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Still running the N2 - Awesome phone & Awesome roms for it :sly:
Looking forward to some quality time with the N3
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Still running the N2 - Awesome phone & Awesome roms for it :sly:
Looking forward to some quality time with the N3
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I picked up the g2 as well Scotts over there tearing things up
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Well I'll be - Hellfire save matches - F**k a Duck and see what Hatches (Steve Tyler)
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...-note-3-home-button-did-anyone-qc-this-thing/
It wasn't the Tequila after all....
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My home button is solid
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My home button is solid
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That's great - but you will see in the AndroidPolice poll - that out of roughly 1,000 people who have a N3 and participated - ~60% have the sloppy home button & ~40% don't - You just happen to be one of the lucky minority
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That's great - but you will see in the AndroidPolice poll - that out of roughly 1,000 people who have a N3 and participated - ~60% have the sloppy home button & ~40% don't - You just happen to be one of the lucky minority
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Lol feels good to be lucky sometimes
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Lol feels good to be lucky sometimes
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Yeah - Sometimes it's definitely better to be lucky than good - lol
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damn it you guys are fast to buy new phones .. im trying to figure it out with rogers right now .. without having to go thru the full upgrade process again .
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I absolutely love mine!!! I won't be upgrading to the Note 2, I just don't see any valid reasons to. Everything I've ever wanted on a phone...the Note has got it. Besides... I love the capacitive buttons are awesome when lit up in a dark room. I'm not a fan of the physical button. The only thing from keeping this phone has being labeled "perfect" is the lack of a notification light. :/
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I completely agree. I love my note and everything runs perfect. I even have the galaxy note 2 gallery and pop up video player on mine with a sick theme. I will post the gallery and video with instructions in the apps and theme section. Also I wide love to see more activity in the forums as far as posting home screens for ideas and general info
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Lets do it. I'll create a homescreen thread.
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Im happy with the note and when the note 2 comes out alot of mods will be ported over.I also hate the physical home button which was one of the reasons i took the s3 back to get the note. I do too wish the tmobile forum had more action but since tmobile came out with the note so long after at&t and then took it off the shelves im not shocked.But i love this phone
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So far, I am pleased with the original Note..... But a few quibbles I've noticed: It's a little jerky at times (not nearly as smooth as wife's GS3 running same OS)..... I figure it must be because only 1GB of RAM... Also on wifi calling it doesn't always hang up the phone and on occasion, hasn't let me answer an incoming call either.... Maybe jellybean will fix some of these issues? (assuming we get jellybean). Overall I'm pleased and am glad I did not wait for the Note 2 (screen will be too narrow IMO) I like surfing the web in portrait mode
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I might upgrade to the Note 2 because of this;
Wacom-designed stylus with 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity, which is four times more than the original version.
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So far, I am pleased with the original Note..... But a few quibbles I've noticed: It's a little jerky at times (not nearly as smooth as wife's GS3 running same OS)..... I figure it must be because only 1GB of RAM... Also on wifi calling it doesn't always hang up the phone and on occasion, hasn't let me answer an incoming call either.... Maybe jellybean will fix some of these issues? (assuming we get jellybean). Overall I'm pleased and am glad I did not wait for the Note 2 (screen will be too narrow IMO) I like surfing the web in portrait mode
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No way man. 1GB of ram is plenty. Gotta be something else. I have multiple devices, phones/tables, with 1gig of ram. The only reason there would be a lot of lag is because the stock rom sucks.
1 gig of ram is plenty
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No way man. 1GB of ram is plenty. Gotta be something else. I have multiple devices, phones/tables, with 1gig of ram. The only reason there would be a lot of lag is because the stock rom sucks.
1 gig of ram is plenty
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I agree I have a TMobile note running Blackstar 6 no lag what so ever. I replaced touchwiz with Nova launcher and it runs like a dream. On a personal note I have not had any lag or had to force close other ram hungry apps in order to "speed things up"
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Humm..... Maybe I'm just too picky..... but at any rate, the Note definitely does not seem as fast or smooth as the GS3 (IMO)
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I absolutely love mine!!! I won't be upgrading to the Note 2, I just don't see any valid reasons to. Everything I've ever wanted on a phone...the Note has got it. Besides... I love the capacitive buttons are awesome when lit up in a dark room. I'm not a fan of the physical button. The only thing from keeping this phone has being labeled "perfect" is the lack of a notification light. :/
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Down load NoLED from the Play store. No root needed. Works great and I say even better than the LED that comes with the S3. With NoLED you know exactly what you missed.
When I first went to capacitive buttons from the HD2, I had thought that I missed them. Then I got the S3 and I knew instantly I missed the capacitive buttons.
Give NoLED a try and I think you'll be happy.
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I do wish the Note did some of the things the S3 does: Like video previews and HDR photos in the camera options. I know there are other apps that can do that but I like the stock of it.
The one thing I was extremely glad that Note doesn't do vs the S3 is the gallery previews. The S3 gallery shows every picture in a tile mode like preview, the Note shows them in a group mode preventing embarrasing moments if some one looks at your gallery.
LOL..... I hear you rosedog.... Hey not to change the subject (of videos/photos)..... But I downloaded "Dice Player"..... enables a smaller/floating video player window over top of what app you're running (just like the stock capability of the GS3).... It works pretty well, too
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Humm..... Maybe I'm just too picky..... but at any rate, the Note definitely does not seem as fast or smooth as the GS3 (IMO)
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You're not too picky. I traded my S3 for a Note a week ago. I def feel my S3 was much more snappy. Everything was just a bit smoother, quicker. Love the capacitive buttons and bigger screen, but miss my 2GB Ram and LED notification.
Will def upgrade to the Note 2 when it comes out.
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Hd2..... Glad to know it's not just me who notices the difference (typed while ignoring the voices in my head telling me to strangle the neighbor's dog) LOL
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Hd2..... Glad to know it's not just me who notices the difference (typed while ignoring the voices in my head telling me to strangle the neighbor's dog) LOL
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Damn PEACE Steve your suppose to be peaceful
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illest..... Like many things in life.... I'm pretty sure that ship has sailed LOL
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illest..... Like many things in life.... I'm pretty sure that ship has sailed LOL
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Lol
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Download a custom ROM with jellybean. I'm on the liquid jellybean ROM and it's great.
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Happy with mine, not going to buy the Note 2, not enough upgrades to justify. I don't like that it is longer & thinner either. Love my note however wish it had a notification light and a stronger vibrate when on silent. Also am having a problem opening some facebook video (from app) My note downloads videos rather than open them!. Other than that--am extremely happy with my TMobile Note.
I've noticed that too on some videos. My phone starts automatically downloading the video that I'm trying to stream.
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Happy with mine, not going to buy the Note 2, not enough upgrades to justify. I don't like that it is longer & thinner either. Love my note however wish it had a notification light and a stronger vibrate when on silent. Also am having a problem opening some facebook video (from app) My note downloads videos rather than open them!. Other than that--am extremely happy with my TMobile Note.
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Download noled and you got a sweet notification light for just about any notification. Works great and highly customizable.
I do believe the note 2 will def be a massive upgrade. JB stock, quad core cpu, 2Gb ram, just a few reasons why I'll upgrade as soon as it's out.
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I'm just amazed on how long the phone keeps apps in memory and how the multitasking is just amazing. Coming from the note 2 where you have to hold the home button to multitask ( or the back button for multi window ), here the software on screen buttons makes the multitasking even more seamless. What do you guys think?
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Big improvement over my s2! I love the onscreen buttons
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SO FAST.
But seriously, I was completely blown away by how fast the recent menu came up and how fast it was to load an app.
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No matter how much I try to bog it down I just can't this thing is amazingly fast!!!! Didn't have one single hiccup since pursuing it. Love it.
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I've to agree.
Really really big leap forward compared to the Galaxy S3.
Yeah its awesome I don't have to worry about Waze constantly closing on me when its in the background
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Another great thing which is a 4.2 feature I believe, is that when u press the multitasking icon, the app that you're in comes out so you can exit it when you're done. Before it would only show the other apps but not the one you're currently using. Simply awesome!
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Agree, super fast tasking!
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Big improvement over my s2! I love the onscreen buttons
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the onscreen buttons are worth the screen estate.
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the onscreen buttons are worth the screen estate.
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They are indeed!
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Anubis007 said:
the onscreen buttons are worth the screen estate.
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That is so true
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I agree, it's amazing how fast the multi-tasking is. I'm coming from the G2X so I thought it was just because I hadn't upgraded my phone for a while, but I guess others feel the same way.
I start up games and apps, and try to trick the phone into stuttering. I cant. is any other stock android close to this?
I agree. Big tip for everyone to make it even more amazing, get GMD gesture and set top right and left corner, for example, long hold as alt tab. Unbelievably convenient for copy pasting between apps.
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I'll take the multitasking AND the multiview
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the onscreen buttons are worth the screen estate.
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Agreed. And I was very skeptical when I bought the Gnex... But loved them ever since then and missed them on the One X.
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Good to see some people shining some light on one of the many great things the nexus does extremely well among all these negative threads. I agree it is a night and day difference from my galaxy nexus, love it.
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Does having all these apps in the background drain battery ?
Can anyone comment on how much faster the S4 Pro feel in everyday usage in comparison to the S4 dual?
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Does having all these apps in the background drain battery ?
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They aren't necessarily running, just stored in memory, so it shouldn't do.
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Got my Gear in this morning. Wanted to do an unboxing video. A first for me. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uK2buXwEf8
Give us your impressions.
So far, I am limited until my phone arrives later on this afternoon. Right now I am wearing it to see how it feels. I have large wrists so I had to use the furthermost hole in the band, but it fits well. It has a bit of weight to it, which for some, might take a little getting used to. The buckle also serves as the speaker.
If you're typing it can interfere with the wrist rests on your keyboard but your mileage might vary. I did power it on and take it outside to test outdoor visibility. It's sunny here in Houston today, I didn't see any issues, but again, it's just my preference.
It came with a 71% charge. I used the cradle to charge it to 100% which didn't take long at all. The watch is pretty much useless without the phone.
I want to see a pic of it on your wrist for size comparison plz ,,,,thx
Can you tell me if an MMS will show up on screen ?
How far away from the phone can you get before it loses connection ?
Thanks!
stesteste said:
I want to see a pic of it on your wrist for size comparison plz ,,,,thx
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Hope this helps...
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Can you tell me if an MMS will show up on screen ?
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Thanks!
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Still waiting for the phone to arrive. UPS is notoriously late for standard deliveries around here. I was surprised when they overnighted the watch lol.
I'll try these things out as soon as I can.
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Hope this helps...
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thx , doesn't look to big just right .are you from uk as I cant find any stockist
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stesteste said:
thx , doesn't look to big just right .are you from uk as I cant find any stockist
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No I'm in the US
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Is your screws aligned with one another
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JakeStGermain said:
Is your screws aligned with one another
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They all look to be the same height. I don't see anything out of the ordinary?
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Got my Gear in this morning. Wanted to do an unboxing video. A first for me. Enjoy!
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Could I trouble you to measure your wrist circumference? Many thanks
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Could I trouble you to measure your wrist circumference? Many thanks
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About 8-3/4" or just over 22cm
Nope, mine not aligned
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Nope, mine not aligned
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So what's the deal with this? As far as I can see my screws look to be the same height but it could just be an optical illusion LOL.
Meanwhile I'm still waiting for the phone to arrive...
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About 8-3/4" or just over 22cm
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Thanks, I was worried the Gear might not fit. My wrist is 8 1/4" (21 cm). I usually need extra links with a Fossil watch.
I was talking about being aligned clockwise not at the same height. Hahaha
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You mean like having all four heads at the same positions?
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Judging from a few comprehensive review I've seen yes it does have limitations like for the email. However this thing does have potential... At this rate though, checking the battery life will have to wait till tomorrow as I still don't have the phone...
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Yes if they are in the same position
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I was offered a trade for a 32gb Nexus 5 for my Note 3. I was wondering if anyone is also considering this. I am stuck between the two. The only thing thats keeping me from doing the trade is that the battery is awful on the Nexus 5. Just wanted some opinions on this. Thanks
Nope. U getting some extra cash (I mean 399 vs 650) cause straight trade doesn't make sense, might as well sell the note and buy a new nexus
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Yea..uh..Nexus 5 is a cheaper phone. No way
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Definitely not worth the trade... If you wanted to you can just buy one used in a month for probably less than 300 and have both phones
agree with everyone here. just read all the reviews on both everywhere if you're still unsure. note 3 is still the best phone on the market. i was in your shoes too deliberating between the two and picked the note 3; very glad i did.
I'm sold on the Nexus 5 after I persuaded my coworker to get one, but I wouldn't even consider trading my note 3 for it.
The truth is I'm having some awful luck with my note. I'm on my 2cd device and I can't seem to stay connected to a wifi network. Plus the home button on both went from perfectly pushable to a sunk in button I have to mash with my fingernail. Sammy definitely didn't hit a home run as far as build quality imho.
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I bought one to try and I love google phones but I'm way to happy with my note 3 it sold same day it got here
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The Nexus 5 looks like a fine phone for the price. But my Note 3 has worked flawlessly, and I'm happy to pay more for the bigger, higher-res phone.
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I'm sold on the Nexus 5 after I persuaded my coworker to get one, but I wouldn't even consider trading my note 3 for it.
The truth is I'm having some awful luck with my note. I'm on my 2cd device and I can't seem to stay connected to a wifi network. Plus the home button on both went from perfectly pushable to a sunk in button I have to mash with my fingernail. Sammy definitely didn't hit a home run as far as build quality imho.
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Almost everyone is having that wifi problem.
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Ditto, major wifi issues here and I'm also on my second device
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That's weird, I've had zero wifi issues. I'm using the 5ghz channel of my buffalo ac router. I also tested the 2.4ghz and no issues.
This thread is all kinds of wrong. First the Note 3 is worth a considerable amount more than a Nexus 5. Second, this phone beats it in some important categories including screen, battery life and features.
And last but not least, stock Android blows. Especially the latest version with those big and ugly icons. Stock Android is super boring to me and too light on features.
Just my opinion but don't do it.
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Even with the bloat I think the Note 3 is far superior to any of Nexus devices. I even think the S4 is as well.
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Battery life on the Nexus 5 compared to the Note 3, is night and day. The N5 can't even last a day, not even close.
And I still love the deep Plasma blacks, and vibrant colors of AMOLED screens, I've seen the N5 in store, and it looks washed out in comparison.
Plus more RAM on the Note 3.
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Making a phone with that small of a battery is like putting a 3 gallon gas tank on a car...almost not usable. 3,500-4,000 mah should be the standard on phones these days. You would be very disappointed with the trade.
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Erica Griffin from YouTube did a mini review of the Nexus 5 and she was only about 3:30 uptime, 2:20 screen time and she was at 26% battery. It's a joke and even she was saying the same pretty much.
If you are a moderate to heavy user in any way, why would you even consider the Nexus 5?
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I just returned my nexus 5 today. It's hard to use anything with a non amoled screen after you have used a phone with an amoled screen.
The nexus 5 camera was also horrible.
Sad part is, I bought the nexus 5 and gave my wife my note 3 and now she won't give it back, so it's back to the sgs4 for me
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I'm sorry everyone but this thread has run its course. This discussion should never have been in Q&A and should have been in this thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46091359
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I probably didn't give the phone much of a chance I only had it for 48 hours, but the lag and the fact I got offered a iPhone 5S, Galaxy Note 3 and a Nexus 7 (2013) for it, made the decision easy.
What phones have people decided to move too, either by trading or returning there Galaxy S5?
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I probably didn't give the phone much of a chance I only had it for 48 hours, but the lag and the fact I got offered a iPhone 5S, Galaxy Note 3 and a Nexus 7 (2013) for it, made the decision easy.
What phones have people decided to move too, either by trading or returning there Galaxy S5?
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You got offered all three? or chose one of the three? - 48 hours isn't much of a test I gotta say, I'm actually toying moving to it myself (M7>Note 3> Nexus 5). I ordered an M8 but.. problems with delivery + CPW being idiots I cancelled it.. however I'm in two minds still as to switch to the S5 or the M8.
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You got offered all three? or chose one of the three? - 48 hours isn't much of a test I gotta say, I'm actually toying moving to it myself (M7>Note 3> Nexus 5). I ordered an M8 but.. problems with delivery + CPW being idiots I cancelled it.. however I'm in two minds still as to switch to the S5 or the M8.
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I got offered all three for the S5, so it was kind of a no brainer. I'm now toying with the idea of trading the iPhone for another S5, and trading the Note 3 for an iPhone, seems long winded but that's the only option. I need an android phone and a phone with iOS.
Regarding the lag, I've read a few places (reviews also) that it can be pretty bad, how true is it? - surely a phone with such a high spec shouldn't lag even with TW bloat?
Where did you get this offer? I'd happily part with my s5 for those 3!
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I got the S5 Yesterday, and it FLIES! This is my First Samsung phone, not a fan of the UI really, but came from HTC, figured I would go this way and I am happy so far. The Phone is super fast, though, but then again coming from an Evo LTE is a huge jump, even though that phone I LOVED!
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Where did you get this offer? I'd happily part with my s5 for those 3!
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Where is this "a lot of lag" coming from? I just don't have it and am curious where it's coming from.
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Where is this "a lot of lag" coming from? I just don't have it and am curious where it's coming from.
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That's what I am trying to decipher before I get one lol
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No lag here fastest phone I have ever owned
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That's what I am trying to decipher before I get one lol
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Well, I've owned one for about a week now and I don't have all this lag that some people are talking about. Sure there might be a tiny hiccup here and there and some of the native apps take a second or two to open up from a cold start, but I don't have any major issues.
It is nothing out of the ordinary and it's an overall fast and smooth device.
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
Where is this "a lot of lag" coming from? I just don't have it and am curious where it's coming from.
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It's all simulated lag. Turn off double click to start S-Voice. Disable My Magazine. Turn all animations down to 0.5x and BOOM, "lag" gone.
I actually did this side by side with the M8. I noticed the M8 was ridiculously fast at opening and switching between apps and the S5 was always slightly behind. After changing the animations on the S5 to 0.5x, BAM same speed.
I went to the s5 from the s3, as I skip every other galaxy. (s1-s3-s5). I have to say, what a difference between this and the s3. Dont get me wrong, they are both similar. But a 1080p amoled is stunning, the phone also feels great and is a beast. Also, not sure why so many people are complaining about the finger scanner, I can easily unlock using one hand and my thumb. Great phone !
DrexelDragon said:
It's all simulated lag. Turn off double click to start S-Voice. Disable My Magazine. Turn all animations down to 0.5x and BOOM, "lag" gone.
I actually did this side by side with the M8. I noticed the M8 was ridiculously fast at opening and switching between apps and the S5 was always slightly behind. After changing the animations on the S5 to 0.5x, BAM same speed.
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I'm trying your tip. There's some lag in the s5, I can't deny it. I didn't have that with my n5. TW probably doesn't help here, although this is an awesome phone.
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xaznxplaya said:
I'm trying your tip. There's some lag in the s5, I can't deny it. I didn't have that with my n5. TW probably doesn't help here, although this is an awesome phone.
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Make sure to reboot your phone too. Phone was laggy as hell when first booted. The only thing that is a little slow for my taste is opening the multitasking list.
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amsguitarist said:
Make sure to reboot your phone too. Phone was laggy as hell when first booted. The only thing that is a little slow for my taste is opening the multitasking list.
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I can't wait for the customs ROMS, I'm not used to TW really, When opening phone it's not that smooth and some little stuff.
xaznxplaya said:
I can't wait for the customs ROMS, I'm not used to TW really, When opening phone it's not that smooth and some little stuff.
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Personally I think it's a fair trade off. I had the M7 and it has bare bones software features. If they would have added more software functions like multi window I probably would have got the M8. Realistically the M8 is the M7 with a depth sensor. They didn't really need to upgrade the processor because it ran fine on the 600 chipset. At least I know Samsung is trying to utilize the power of the 801 chipset.
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DrexelDragon said:
It's all simulated lag. Turn off double click to start S-Voice. Disable My Magazine. Turn all animations down to 0.5x and BOOM, "lag" gone.
I actually did this side by side with the M8. I noticed the M8 was ridiculously fast at opening and switching between apps and the S5 was always slightly behind. After changing the animations on the S5 to 0.5x, BAM same speed.
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If I use apex launcher I take it I don't need to bother going into touchwiz and disabling My Magazine?
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I'm still curious where and how the OP got offered such a ridiculously good trade...
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I own a Note 3, was given the S5, prefer my Note 3.
fade2black101 said:
I'm still curious where and how the OP got offered such a ridiculously good trade...
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When people see new devices it's like an ora of "I want" - you'd be surprised what some people would offer for something so that they can get their hands on it straight away. Crazy offers aren't that uncommon tbh.
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