* The Official Samsung Galaxy Note II Thread *

kona786 · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:41

Darryl_1983 said:
If they leave it too long, people may decide to wait for the new Nexus line up being rumoured.

who care's what other people will buy? do you have shares in Samsung?

kinobestew123 · 13 Sep 2012 at 15:47

kona786 said:
who care's what other people will buy? do you have shares in Samsung?

Why does that matter? Just because you don't have shares in a firm doesn't mean you can't comment on their business strategy.

Antony101 · 13 Sep 2012 at 16:07

kinobestew123 said:
But without information about a release date I kind of am stuck in the middle ground?

I don't want to jump and get the S3 if the brilliant Note 2 is going to come out very soon. but at the same time I don't want to wait and the Note 2 not come out for months and months whilst in the meantime i'm still paying the contract on my Galaxy S2.

At least with iPhone I know where I stand, I can have one by 21 Sept or soon after?

Your information is very helpful though and has made me think. Hmmm.

Moving away from this, does anybody have a Note 1 and how easy does it fit in jeans pockets? I wear jeans pretty much every day after work (where I wear a suit so it will fit in the jacket pocket I would have thought).

Didn't think about that durrr. Fair point.

My S3 fits snug in my jeans but only just. Then again my jeans are a little to small for me after the tumble dryer went mental.

EDIT: Just go into a phone shop and ask if you can have a look at a galaxy Note/S3 and stick it in your pocket, when I got my S2 Phones4You were more than happy with me opening an S2 and a HTC to have a play around.

kona786 · 13 Sep 2012 at 16:09

Size is one thing, weight should be considered too. @ 185g it will be quite noticeable in the pocket, even moreso with a case on.

HUNTER.P · 14 Sep 2012 at 14:15

Would love this, still got until 8th November next year before my upgrade, but there might be a note III by then.

mikejs21 · 14 Sep 2012 at 15:42

Is there any indication of when we are going to get an official release date for this?
I've seen 15th October but that is seemingly unconfirmed speculation.

I am eager to try this out in my hand to see if I'd be comfortable with it. If not then it is an S3 for me...unless the I can somehow hold off for the new Nexus phones.

grudas · 14 Sep 2012 at 15:46

mikejs21 said:
Is there any indication of when we are going to get an official release date for this?
I've seen 15th October but that is seemingly unconfirmed speculation.

I am eager to try this out in my hand to see if I'd be comfortable with it. If not then it is an S3 for me...unless the I can somehow hold off for the new Nexus phones.

just try the original note, wont be much different size wise

if you can handle a note you'll be fine with this

it takes time to adjust from what i heard and after that most of the phones will feel small ;D

ng93 · 14 Sep 2012 at 17:00

kinobestew123 said:
Moving away from this, does anybody have a Note 1 and how easy does it fit in jeans pockets? I wear jeans pretty much every day after work (where I wear a suit so it will fit in the jacket pocket I would have thought).

It's fine in normal jeans, no way it would fit in skinny jeans though.

@grudas After having used my note for a day my old 4" omnia 7 felt like a toy lol.

Teledude · 17 Sep 2012 at 10:34

Smashed the screen on my one x at the weekend so would like this to come out soon please Sammy

Hostile_18 · 17 Sep 2012 at 10:58

Yeah would have been brilliant if it beat the iPhone 5 to market. It's going to be a long wait!!

The $6m Dan · 17 Sep 2012 at 10:59

People over at the XDA forums have been told a release date of the 28th September by some retailers. Pre-order prices are now around £530.

Teledude · 17 Sep 2012 at 11:22

The $6m Dan said:
People over at the XDA forums have been told a release date of the 28th September by some retailers. Pre-order prices are now around £530.

16/32/64?

The $6m Dan · 17 Sep 2012 at 11:36

That's for the 16GB handset. The 32Gb and 64GB are not available for pre order.

Hostile_18 · 17 Sep 2012 at 11:47

What's the maximum memory card you can put in this? Just trying to work out which version to hold out for.

Teledude · 17 Sep 2012 at 11:51

Hostile17 said:
What's the maximum memory card you can put in this? Just trying to work out which version to hold out for.

64GB

Think Im going for a slate 32 + 64gb SD - WANT NOW

Hostile_18 · 17 Sep 2012 at 12:27

Ah well thats good enough! Quite fancy putting a few tv shows on this phone

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Just asked in Three when this phone was out and they replied "If and When" and walked away lol.

Teledude · 17 Sep 2012 at 12:42

Ive registered for updates at clove/handtec/cpw and expan - 28th hopefully

Meatball · 17 Sep 2012 at 12:49

Clove lists 28th September

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BenjiSayers · 17 Sep 2012 at 14:46

I've skimmed through this thread quickly and seen the odd question similar to what I was going to ask but no harm in asking it again anyway but....

After feeling left underwhelmed by the iPhone 5 I started to look at alternatives (currently top of my list are the S3 LTE and the Xperia T) and it then made me think I don't actually really use the phone aspect of my iPhone at all so I have no need to worry about looking stupid holding a note to my head and with it slotting firmly in there in between smartphone/tablet sizing it looks like a potential purchase as it would remove the need for me to get the former. So yeah how have you found living with the note on a day to day basis? Has it ever been a hinderance or have you ever had to change anything you do to accommodate it?

Meatball · 19 Sep 2012 at 15:32

http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/19/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-us-launch/

Engadget said:
We'd say the wait is nearly over, but that wouldn't be telling the whole truth. Inching ever closer to a hard launch date, Samsung's Galaxy Note II is now poised to hit stateside on Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and US Cellular "by mid-November." If you're seeking anything more specific than that, you'll have to hold out for individual carrier announcements. What we do know for sure, however, is that the US variant of this 5.5-incher will be packing HSPA+42 / LTE radios and sporting a nigh unchanged build -- much like the company's other flagship, the GS III. To recap, this S-Pen equipped phablet, recently unveiled at IFA 2012, features a 1280 x 720 HD Super AMOLED display, quad-core 1.6GHz Exynos processor, 2GB RAM and ships with a skinned version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Sure, this release is shaping up to be a slow tease, but that anticipation just makes the final bow of this second act even sweeter. Official PR after the break.

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