****The Official Note III Thread****

kona786 said:
Fasting?

Is it sunset yet :(

So are you pretty much set on the Note 3 mrk? Anything else tickling your fancy?
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Yeah :p Been on boats all day so time is flying though.

The Xperia Z Ultra was on my list but I've seen it next to the HTC One and know exactly how that phone differs to my Note 2, the Z is too huge and too square sadly else it would have been a coin toss I guess.

Note 3 is really the only one right now.
 
El1te said:
I'm even tempted to go back to a Note 2 and wait out till the N3 drops in price, I'm missing the big screen and battery quite a lot!
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And why not? The luxury of having a big screen and a battery that goes on for ages should not be taken for granted. So what will become of your S4 if you do go back to the Note 2? Didn't you sell your Note 2 or have you still got it?

I will get around to emailing you, unfortunately it's been crazy at home, I haven't had a moment to myself. :(

@mrkand @Kona Ramadan Kareem my friends. 2121 where I live...it's tough but not long left until iftar.

@Nexus

Tell me about it, the Tegra 3 munched through my Nexus 7 battery, it's not exactly power efficient or that great at running games and multi tasking. I think the chipset contributed to the laggy performance, but I'm not sure as there's people out there who state that ASUS chose some poor components that affected the read / write to the Nexus 7 memory which actually made the Nexus 7 lag.

No I start swiping through the home screens as soon as my phone boots up hence the lag. I'm an impatient chappy! I'm not sure if I have keep in memory option ticked. Will check....duh I can't find it! haha :o

Most definitely the S2 put Samsung on the map, that and aggressive marketing also with the arrival of the Note series Samsung had a run of luck which had made them a major player in the smart phone world. True the Sensation was better built and whatever version of Sense that it was running was a bonus but it could not stop the juggernaut that was the S2.

I really do hope that HTC don't have any issues with the Butterfly S, I mean how can you mess up a process with plastic and a little bit of glass? It's supposed to be a monster if benchmarks are to believed, even out performing the HO. Very good point made Nexus, let's hope that HTC don't fall into old habits and start a new manufacturing process that messes things up!

The revised Nexus 7 might just be your thing then, especially if Google manage to keep the price down. Also the size is great as you can carry it around with you in your choice of man bag and use it when needed.

I agree that £350+ is too much for the Mega but I sold my N4+N7 for £300 and ended up contributing £101 towards it, which lessened the pain somewhat!

It's £401 on Amazon and I chose to go with the free 3-5 day delivery option because I didn't want to pay anymore!

I think that when the Nexus 7 does come out you should weigh up your options and if the price is right you should get one.

I'm severely tempted by the Note 3 and if I can handle it, I'll most likely get one, providing it passes the handling test in store! lol ;)
 
stoosh said:
And why not? The luxury of having a big screen and a battery that goes on for ages should not be taken for granted. So what will become of your S4 if you do go back to the Note 2? Didn't you sell your Note 2 or have you still got it?
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No worries about emailing mate! :)

I sold my Note 2 so will probably have to sell the S4 again or get a swap for a Note 2 + some cash my way!
 
@stoosh

Hmm, wouldn't be the first time some company has done that! Probably had different manufactures/suppliers for the storage drive/chip so one version may have had good read/write speeds etc. whilst the other not so good.....

Either that or/and poor software optimisation with the tegra chipset (supposedly nvidia are awful!)

I have only briefly used the nexus 7 but couldn't notice any bad/annoying lag.

You said that it was fine at the start when you first got it iirc? So maybe something got "worn" out or/and an update messed something up???


Then that is why! Leave the poor phone alone! :p Go to nova settings and scroll to the bottom and there should be an advanced sub menu, select it and then enable aggressive desktop, you might need to hold down the volume down button whilst in the nova settings menu in order to show more advanced settings....

But regardless of that, once you restart the phone, then everything is cleared from the memory! :p


I am still extremely annoyed with them and the one design, imo the one s/x design was better overall, all they had to do was "perfect" it with the new stuff of the one i.e. the body + antenna etc.


You got a decent amount for both the n4 and n7 there! :cool: Not a bad price for the mega at all then :cool: At least with Samsung devices, they hold their value very well so you'll be able to sell that on without too much loss.


Indeed, have to wait and see what is happening with it, the motorola devices, nexus 5 etc. as if I get a tablet, I'll probably just keep the one s then.

I would have a note device in a heartbeat but the size just isn't for me, hand size isn't really the issue, more the taking it out and putting it in the pocket that I couldn't deal with and it just doesn't feel comfortable in trouser pockets at all (non skinny jeans!)
 
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stoosh said:
@mrkand @kona Ramadan Kareem my friends. 2121 where I live...it's tough but not long left until iftar.
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Thanks bud and to you to.

2121? What's that lingo :D

For the amount of stuff you buy off Amazon I'm surprised your not a Prime member. I became one last Nov, and when something doesn't arrive next day I call Amazon up to portray my dismay and they add a free months Prime to my membership. I have 4 free months soo far :cool::D.
 
El1te said:
No worries about emailing mate! :)

I sold my Note 2 so will probably have to sell the S4 again or get a swap for a Note 2 + some cash my way!
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Damn Dude, you really are a phone junkie aren't you? But then again I've done that before with the S3, sold it twice only to buy it again :o

Amazon will have the Note 2 in stock on July 13th for £369 which isn't a bad price and you can easily sell the S4 on flea bay for £400, if you go that route you'll have some change left to get some accessories for your Note 2.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0098HNSIW/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=electronics

You better get researching how much you can get for the S4 or possibly a swap. Do you mind using second hand phones?

Give me a few days and I'll send you an email Mate. In the meantime check this link out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLCNrJ80nE4

Mad...Insane film...:cool: - I'm really excited for this film and it's directed by the master Johnnie To :cool::D

@Nexus

I guess that's why the Nexus 7 is so cheap, the components used aren't of the highest quality. I reckon it's a combination of the components (as users of other ASUS tablets have reported the same issues) and the Tegra 3 chipset.

The Nexus 7 started off like a dream and was a joy to use but as the months went by it became very non responsive. Apparently this is a common issue, see link below for a very informative article on the matter.

http://androidandme.com/2013/06/opinions/one-year-later-the-nexus-7-has-gone-from-the-best-to-worst-tablet-ive-ever-owned/

Haha...I'll leave it alone! Thanks for the tip, will find those settings for sure! That's a very helpful tip, clearing everything from the memory of the phone. Nice one!

The HOS/HOX had superb designs, IMO the HOS was the better of the two, especially when the temperature dropped and it felt so nice in the hand.
HTC should've stuck with the same design aspect, maybe modified it ever so slightly and then they wouldn't have spent all that money on designing the HO and then having subsequent QC issues with the device. Several months on and people are still reporting issues with the HO, you would've thought that by now they would've ironed out the design process.

I did get a fairly decent price, it helped that I sold both devices to one chap so I got lucky there. I did warn him that the Nexus 7 might slow down in a few months time but he was more than happy to buy two Nexus devices in one go. :)

It made less of a dent in the pocket for the Mega, but I get rid of one device which became a major pain the bum and replace it for a decent device and the N4 was just sitting there not getting used so it would be a waste not to get rid of that too.

True, Samsung and Apple are the only manufacturers that seem to do well in the resellers market.

Deep down I knew that both the N4 and N7 would take a massive hit when I resell them as they were dirt cheap in the first place.

You really are the master of self control aren't you? But you have a sensible head on your shoulders. These devices are imminent so you should know shortly, save for the Nexus 5 which will probably be out Nov / Dec as per all Nexus devices.

The Note is massive and I agree with you, try as I might I wasn't able to get used to the size when I handled one in phones4u. Like you said imagine if you had skinny jeans then you seriously would be in trouble! :p

This video freaked me out and actually made up my mind to bypass the Note 2 (as much as I would've loved to have one and use it.) Damn my small hands and slim fit jeans! :o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daDBBU_r3MM

kona786 said:
Thanks bud and to you to.

2121? What's that lingo :D

For the amount of stuff you buy off Amazon I'm surprised your not a Prime member. I became one last Nov, and when something doesn't arrive next day I call Amazon up to portray my dismay and they add a free months Prime to my membership. I have 4 free months soo far :cool::D.
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Thanks Mate, much appreciated. 2121..9.21pm sunset where I live, I've got a habit of quoting everything in the 24 hour clock fashion!

Actually I was thinking of becoming a Prime member, I'm so addicted to shopping with Amazon. That was a result for you! 4 months free is a bargain... Nice one Mate!
 
Wish the note 3 would hurry up and land in my hands.
I took my note 2 replacement to work today, the htc one, battery died by 1.00pm with me using it how I use the note 2 :(
Note 2 aint even breaking a sweat by then :p
So leaving that pos at home and going back to the note ! :D
 
@stoosh

When in doubt, turn to the best review site ever! :D

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6073/the-google-nexus-7-review/6

That will be why then! Cheap NAND! (and probably down to tegra 3 etc. too)

Glad that I didn't get the nexus 7 now! (was so close to getting one when it first came out)


Indeed, for some reason it just felt like the design suited the one s better, be it due to the smaller dimensions and/or MAO aluminium body.

The "coolness" is very nice, however, in this hot hot hot hot weather currently, the phone can get pretty hot to touch after using it for a while! :p Best thing about a metal body in this heat and high humidity is that it doesn't pick up slime/grease and sticky feeling as easily as plastic (particularly glossy smooth plastic) casing!

this is quick mockup that I did of the one s with my vision of an improved design:

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Essentially thinner bezel, lack of logo, bigger screen (but with same dimensions as the one s currently) and on screen buttons!

And then HTC could have implemented the same speaker area on the bottom for stereo front facing speakers!


Exactly how I view it, no point keeping stuff around when it doesn't get used, only reason I have stuff lying around is cause it isn't worth enough in order to bother with the hassle of selling it :p

the mega should be a worthy replacement for both!


hehe indeed! :D :p I only like upgrading/buying something when I REALLY need/want it!


Wow, that has to be the longest intro to a video ever :o

He actually makes it look perfectly ok there! Must have bigger/loser trousers/pockets than me :o :p Was certainly not that easy when I tried it!

Cryfreeman said:
Wish the note 3 would hurry up and land in my hands.
I took my note 2 replacement to work today, the htc one, battery died by 1.00pm with me using it how I use the note 2 :(
Note 2 aint even breaking a sweat by then :p
So leaving that pos at home and going back to the note ! :D
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You need to tweak a few things on htc devices (well it mostly applies to any android device) in order to get the best from the battery life I found, I posted a quick guide in the one thread somewhere :p Search for my username and "battery guide". Doing what I posted on my one S made a huge difference and the people who did the same with their one noticed a nice boost.

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here

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24367416&postcount=4508

still won't match the note ii but you should be able to get through a day of medium-heavy usage with ease.
 
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It's made so much difference having a large battery.

Was in London other day being a typical tourist and my phone lasted all day with battery to spare using gps often!

My old POS phone would not have lasted half that
 
@stoosh

stoosh said:
Damn Dude, you really are a phone junkie aren't you? But then again I've done that before with the S3, sold it twice only to buy it again :o

Amazon will have the Note 2 in stock on July 13th for £369 which isn't a bad price and you can easily sell the S4 on flea bay for £400, if you go that route you'll have some change left to get some accessories for your Note 2.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0098HNSIW/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=electronics

You better get researching how much you can get for the S4 or possibly a swap. Do you mind using second hand phones?

Give me a few days and I'll send you an email Mate. In the meantime check this link out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLCNrJ80nE4

Mad...Insane film...:cool: - I'm really excited for this film and it's directed by the master Johnnie To :cool::D
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Worse than a woman and clothes :(

£369 is a very good price actually, I would probably get £400 easily for the S4, was thinking of a second hand note 2, knowing me I'd probably have a Note 3 before the end of the year. Realistically I think I should just keep the S4 and hold out a few months till note 3 is out, just hope my S4 soldiers on till then.

The movie looks really good! Here's another I'm going to watch soon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=O4elImVdGJE
 
@Nexus
Oh yes! Anandtech the best website ever! And damn right with what they said about the Nexus 7. The video shows similar problems that I experienced with my Nexus 7. The long delays and sluggish performance did my head in, but I suppose you get what you paid for HOWEVER Google should not have put the Nexus name on it as it badly lets down the Nexus brand.

Even the Nexus 4 is cheap however it doesn't exhibit the same issues that the Nexus 7 does, LG have done a much better job. You did well avoiding the Nexus 7 otherwise you would be pulling your hair out :eek:

So the HOS gets hot in this weather? That's not a good thing but I suppose that's what you get with Aluminium as it's a good conductor of heat, but nothing beats its sleekness and ergonomics - the most underated phone IMO!

I like your mock up, if only HTC released something akin to your mock up, I would snap it up in a heartbeat.

Can you imagine a HOS with front facing stereo speakers as your mock up allows, that would be awesome. You know HTC has spoiled us with front facing speakers and boomsound. I've put it in the back of my mind because no phone comes close to the HO, technically its sound in everyway but shame about HTC's QC, it's flawed.

These days money is so tight, I can't stand having things lying around and the only way to buy the Mega (which is being delivered tomorrow BTW) is to sell the Nexus 4 & 7. I have a few compact digital cameras laying around too but like you said it's not worth the hassle selling them as I won't get much for them, I agree with you, it's not worth it.

The Mega is a great device (so I think) and is just the thing for my multi media needs, however the 8gb on board worries me, I don't know how much Touchwiz will take up and I want to root it straight away so I can move games and other data to the SD card.

The intro was quite long, I was shouting to the screen, JUST GET ON WITH IT!! :o

He does seem to have deeper pockets, even my S3 looks quite large in my pockets when I'm wearing slim jeans. He must have had a special pair of jeans designed to accomodate the Note 2.

I know exactly what you mean, when I tried to stuff the Note 2 down my jeans in the Vodafone shop, it just didn't look or even feel right and I had to escape the attentions of the staff who worked there...they thought I was trying to steal their display model! lol :o

Yes the Note 2 is big, and the Note 3 will probably more or less the same dimensions but are you willing to give it a try?

@E1lte Wow that's some trailer Dude! Shame they didn't have any subtitles as I couldn't understand a thing. Looks sinister though..It has my attention and will track the film down. Cheers!

I've finally sent you a message via trust :)
 
Unfortunately ASUS have been known to do that with many of their products :(


Indeed, it might not be a good thing with this heat for my "hands" but it is a good thing having an aluminium body for the reason you said, conductor of heat so it takes the heat away from the components, essentially acts like a heatsink!


Most definitely, I think HTC will have made this the "in thing" to do from now on due to the glowing comments on the speakers and in some ways it has certainly made me not want to touch another device that doesn't have front facing stereo speakers :( It really makes every single current phone sound absolutely crap :o It is utterly stupid having a tiny speaker on the back of a "multimedia" device :o


Hmm good point about the internal storage, with touchwiz etc. don't expect to have much left :p At least you have a SD slot though. However, don't move too many things across as there is still a bug remaining with the core of android that was never fixed afaik (unless Samsung have managed to fix it themselves) where if you have too much on the SD card then this happens:

https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=25563

And of course, it is nowhere as fast when placed on the SD card.


hehe, imagine Samsung marketing that with the note III as one of their accessories, buy our trousers that have pockets specially made for the note/mega range! :D :p

Indeed, not to mention you feel that you are going to drop the phone when putting it in the pocket and taking it out, which wouldn't be a good thing since chances are the screen would most likely crack on the first drop!


Unfortunately not! Too big, they can't make it any smaller than the note II considering the increase in screen size and the note II already has a very thin bezel, sure the thickness might be less but the width and length is more important and of course...... touchwiz :( (still CBA with rooting etc.)
 
@Nexus
You know I thought ASUS were a good company - but when it comes to using low quality components that has a major impact on performance that's not a trait of a decent company. It sucks :(

That's a good way of looking at it - heat sink! Keeps your phone running well without it hindering the day to day usage. Still there's always the flip side when it comes to winter the phone will keep your hands warm! :D

It will become a feature of most HTC phones look at the HTC Butterfly S, even the budget Desire 200 has front facing speakers. HTC really have spoilt us, it does make every other phone sound like rubbish, all manufacturers should switch to having front facing speakers if it's possible. As you rightly pointed out what's the use of having a crappy small rear speaker on a multimedia device, it kind of defeats the purpose doesn't it? :o

Thanks for the heads up re moving things over to the SD card I suppose I'll just move game data across and hope for the best, everything else can be on the device itself which doesn't leave much to play with as there's only 4.53GB available out of the box which is extremely poor :mad::eek:

You're onto something! - free custom designed trousers with the Note 3! you should trade mark that idea :D:cool:

That would be everyones worst nightmare, I couldn't use a phone that I would feel uncomfortable that I might drop it at anytime, I'm paranoid enough as it is! :eek:

Shame that the Note 3 is off your list, the likes of you and I just have to deal with the fact that its footprint is big enough, even though Samsung did a wonderful job slapping that massive screen on the Note 2 and making the dimensions smaller, it just isn't enough for us which is a terrible shame
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They generally are a good company especially for computer parts, the main thing that puts me of their products is their customer service, last time I read it was awful, like the worse there is (for pc stuff anyway), the turn around time is ridiculous, loads of threads on here in the MB and GPU section where people have been waiting for 4 months and longer etc. for their products to be fixed/replaced. However, that could have changed as these threads were like a year ago or so.......


Surprisingly in the cold weather the phone barely heats up! :D :p It is almost too cold to touch then! The only thing that really makes the phone warm to touch is when browsing, gaming (intensive ones) and of course charging.


Exactly, you wouldn't take your TV or PC etc. speakers and have them facing away from you i.e. at the wall so why do it with phones! Samsung and other OEMs would be stupid to continue with the tiny speaker on the back for future devices imo.


Yikes! Saying that it should be plenty for apps.


hehe I really should and then sue them for millions! :D I honestly wouldn't be surprised if we see Samsung do something like that! :p :o


Likewise, I am bad enough as it is with my one s and that is already pretty small, try to avoid putting the phone into my jean pockets as much as possible already.


Someday we will be able to have a big and small screened device in one i.e. flexible SAMOLED screens ;)
 
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