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Samsung Galaxy Note II

Thor

Didn't see a thread for this, so taught it wise to get one going and see who will be getting one.

I had the original Galaxy Note and sold it to upgrade to the Galaxy S3, mainly because it has a quad-core processor. Always intended to go for the Galaxy note II when it came out.

Anyway, Below are the specs and they look pretty amazing.

5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display(1280 x 720)
Exynos Quad-Core processor(same as SGS3) only clocked too 1.6GHz
2GB of Ram
16/32/64GB sizes available(plus MicroSD slot)
8 Megapixel camera
3100 mAh battery
151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm

Here is a link to check out the other specs(Galaxy Note II specs)

Anyway, first off, loving the fact they went with a bigger screen and did so keep the over all size of the device down. In fact, the width of the device is smaller than the original note(reason why resolution is smaller)

Samsung have taken the S-pen and gone further this time. They have quadrupled the amount of touch-points on the digitizer of the S-pen compared to the original Note. This will make for a much smoother recognition of the stylus and allow for better accuracy. Also the pen is a little thicker and has a rubber edge out on the button as the original S-Pen made it hard to find the button.

Samsung have also decided cover the entire system with more S-Pen focused functionally which is great.

Overall, I'm looking forward to reviewing it next month. The Galaxy Note sold over 10 million devices, so there is a market for this sized phone. So anyone going to be getting one? no word from the networks over here on if they are going to be picking it up, but a few left the Note and missed out on a lot of sales.

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Craigels

I'm due an upgrade in December and really torn with this phone I have the s iii at the minute should I get this or wait for the s iv the main concern is the size I do love the screen it just the size for keeping in my pocket and on nights out how do people find it?

wotzgoingon

biebiebie wrote: »

So what type of case is everyone going for then? I'm not too fond of the flip cases, even though they probably offer the best protection (they hide the much useful notification led though).

Is anyone using a TPU case? That would be my preference, cheap yet very functional, and it shouldn't hide the phones good looks too much either.

I'm using a leather sleeve. Not fond of the leather flip cases either. Had on on my Motorola Atrix 4G for a short while had to get rid of it. More hassel than anything.

thebeast78

Folks,

Cannot seem to connect to our MS active sync server on the note 2. Keep getting the message that there are security features that are not supported on this android device, allow unassigned applications and allow unassigned applications installer. Any idea of the cause and possible fix

Any help is appreciated.

iwo

biebiebie wrote: »

So what type of case is everyone going for then? I'm not too fond of the flip cases, even though they probably offer the best protection (they hide the much useful notification led though).

Is anyone using a TPU case? That would be my preference, cheap yet very functional, and it shouldn't hide the phones good looks too much either.

I like my gel case. Get some on ebay, there are plenty of them...

the whole year inn

Where the best place to buy this,I dont mind second hand or refurbs.I dont want to go contract unless theres a really good deal somewhere.

biebiebie

So what type of case is everyone going for then? I'm not too fond of the flip cases, even though they probably offer the best protection (they hide the much useful notification led though).

Is anyone using a TPU case? That would be my preference, cheap yet very functional, and it shouldn't hide the phones good looks too much either.

subway

bit of both, would be expensive to replace the phone or repair the screen and the size makes it feel more likely to get damaged.

my s2 has a lot of wear and tear in certain places and that only shows up after time so want to avoid that again. had to replace the camera lens due it being very easily scratched but uckily it was the same piece as the backing plate that was also ruined.
not so easy with the rest of the body which has quite a few chips and scrathes but more expensive to rebild the whole thing.

so far ive actually chipped the paint on 3 of the 4 corners of the note 2 which is a bit poxy tbh. havent dropped it so its just wear and tear i guess

dulpit

Is it the size or the cost of this phone that seems to have people more worried than normal about putting a case on?

iwo

OMFG My note2 just flew, hit wall and dropped on the floor... I put the gel case only yesterday and was going to remove at some stage today... Was playing with daughter and she hit the phone accidently... Gel case stays on the phone for good!

dulpit

Tempting tempting tempting. Apart from the fact I have no money and no upgrade until December... But tempting all the same

adamski8

Im actully getting 3days from mine when im working and not bored

thomasj

Latest battery stats!

subway

Its 4.99

The phones only been availability a few weeks so hard to say if it's changed my usage.

Previously I would use around 500 to 1000MB but wifi ia available in most places I go these days so it seems less of an issue. Also think I have avcess to bit buzz via work so looking into that ffor free data

biebiebie

Cheers subway. Any idea how much the additional 500mb data add on is? Just wondering if it's worth my while going for the €25 per month plan which offers 1GB.

Is anyone on the 500mb plan and now wish they had went with the 1GB plan instead?

subway

biebiebie wrote: »

For those who bought their phone on Meteor €20.33 18mth contract, could you answer some questions please?

biebiebie wrote: »

Is the phone locked? Can it be unlocked at any stage?

locked, meteor wont unlock til end of contract.

biebiebie wrote: »

Does wifi tether work?

yes

biebiebie wrote: »

What happens if you go over the 500mb limit? Can you buy a data add on if needs be during a month?

you can buy a 500mb add on once per month only.
there is suggestions of a 1gb add on but i havent seen it (or really looked for it yet)
OR
you are charged 70c per day for up to 50MB, after that its standard data rates. (this also applies if you buy the add-on and use up the 500MB)

subway

im not too sure, it seems to be DLNA sharing?
it works for pictures/music/video in the samsung apps.

trying to figure out if its possible in other apps too.

biebiebie

For those who bought their phone on Meteor €20.33 18mth contract, could you answer some questions please?

Is the phone locked? Can it be unlocked at any stage?
Does wifi tether work?
What happens if you go over the 500mb limit? Can you buy a data add on if needs be during a month?

Nagin

subway wrote: »

When xbmc is running on my pc if I press change player in the gallery The picture shows on my yv.

Just noticed that!

Is that like airplay?

If so......thats unreal

Hogan1

Glad I waited for this rather than getting the htc one x. Samsung have converted me!

00sully

Darwin wrote: »

I picked up my original Note from amazon.de, but I notice they won't ship the Note 2 to Ireland? Can anybody recommend a good place to pick up one unlocked at a similar price to amazon.de? Thanks.

Panamoz as already stated on the thread a few times

Darwin

I picked up my original Note from amazon.de, but I notice they won't ship the Note 2 to Ireland? Can anybody recommend a good place to pick up one unlocked at a similar price to amazon.de? Thanks.

subway

Meant to type tv not yv

subway

When xbmc is running on my pc if I press change player in the gallery The picture shows on my yv.

Just noticed that!

wotzgoingon

thomasj wrote: »

I had a close call earlier dropped my phone on the concrete path it landed on its corner thankfully only left a little chip.

Scary moment though, I need a case!

Here

thomasj

I had a close call earlier dropped my phone on the concrete path it landed on its corner thankfully only left a little chip.

Scary moment though, I need a case!

Alfred123

thanks Inquitus. I just wondered when the actual GB64 comes out. I wanted to hang about for that. But could be like 3-6 months down the line ?

Inquitus

Alfred123 wrote: »

can anyone say when the 64GB will be on the market ?

It has an sdcard slot that you can add up to 64GB of storage through.

Alfred123

can anyone say when the 64GB will be on the market ?

chrislad

I'm at about 22% battery on my first day. Taken off charge at about 8:00am or so and screen has been on for nearly 4 hours out of the 14 hours or so. Playing a few games (Rayman is too damn addictive!!!). Impressed so far, so it will be telling to see how long it lasts once I start using it normally and don't mess about with things.

thomasj

I have been using it lightly today but :eek: