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I just returned my TMO SGSII today because of all the vertical lines / blobs on the screen when low light or grey backgrounds.
it was very, very, disturbing to my eyes when i'm using the phone at night.
I've gone through 10+ replacements, with all different manufacturing dates on the box.
every single one of them had lines.
ppl in TMO SGSII forum says that its problem with the driver not working so well with the chip (or something)
i called samsung and talked to executive representative, asking if the phone is going to have any software update any time soon (not that it's really going to fix the problem )
they said since the phone is new, there are no planned updates so far.
so i just gave up and i'm back with my old captivate on tmo network with only edge speed..
i wouldn't want to pay more than half a thousand dollars and get a defect phone (it's defect at least to me)
the display is what i mostly look into when i'm trying to buy a phone.
anyways,
do you guys think there will be any possibility that GN would have problems regarding screen display like TMO SGSII?
(fact that GN is not using exynos? - if it really matters)
sorry for the nooby question
thx in advance.
There is no real noob questions when it comes to this device... We hardly know about it!
I think it will be a perfect screen, no lines, samsung takes a lot of pride in this screen I highly doubt something like lines in the screen will show up an issue with this phone.
Side note...so did t mobile give you a refund for your sgs2 our anything?
I am my mom's "little elitest"
Deal with it!
well, i paid $550 at first,
and i got all of it back in cash.
i don't know if you are supposed to get everything back, but if not, it's because i know the owner of my tmo local store so well. my girlfriend's dad runs that place.
i got my my hands on TMO SGSII on Oct. 7th or 8th, not even an hour after the phone got shipped to the store for the first time.
plus, i get lot of things for free. screen protectors, cases, etc. lol
anyway, thx for the answer. u have my thanks
it's good to know that it'll have perfect screen.
i hope tmo really gets this phone soon, cuz i have 10GB plan, but i'm stuck with EDGE!!!!!!
That's terrible! Edge must be killing you! Well I think we ask wish t mobile gets this soon.
I plan to get the lte version on verizon actually
I am my mom's "little elitest"
Deal with it!
good for you
i'm better off with TMO network.. verizon somehow doesn't work well in my area..
i usually got 12+ Mbps with TMO SGSII when i had it.
ILLHYHL said:
I just returned my TMO SGSII today because of all the vertical lines / blobs on the screen when low light or grey backgrounds.
it was very, very, disturbing to my eyes when i'm using the phone at night.
I've gone through 10+ replacements, with all different manufacturing dates on the box.
every single one of them had lines.
ppl in TMO SGSII forum says that its problem with the driver not working so well with the chip (or something)
i called samsung and talked to executive representative, asking if the phone is going to have any software update any time soon (not that it's really going to fix the problem )
they said since the phone is new, there are no planned updates so far.
so i just gave up and i'm back with my old captivate on tmo network with only edge speed..
i wouldn't want to pay more than half a thousand dollars and get a defect phone (it's defect at least to me)
the display is what i mostly look into when i'm trying to buy a phone.
anyways,
do you guys think there will be any possibility that GN would have problems regarding screen display like TMO SGSII?
(fact that GN is not using exynos? - if it really matters)
sorry for the nooby question
thx in advance.
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I don't think you'll have any problems with the screen of the NG. The SGS II had really bad colours because of Mdnie or so. Can't remember how it's called. When you flash CM7 on to the SGS II you won't experience this lines etc. because they don't include the drivers like Samsung does.
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Nebucatnetzer said:
I don't think you'll have any problems with the screen of the NG. The SGS II had really bad colours because of Mdnie or so. Can't remember how it's called. When you flash CM7 on to the SGS II you won't experience this lines etc. because they don't include the drivers like Samsung does.
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i see. not only the vertical lines, some pictures would get blurred a lot. like stock blue wallpaper on TMO SGSII.
but CM7 is not out for the TMO SGSII right?
not sure if this is what you were looking for, but Androidcentral just did some super macro up close shots of the Galaxy Note's screen (which is just about the exact same as the screen on the GN, but lower pixel density).
http://www.androidcentral.com/close-and-personal-hd-super-amoled
These pictures make the screen look suuuuper crisp. Hope this helps.
ILLHYHL said:
i see. not only the vertical lines, some pictures would get blurred a lot. like stock blue wallpaper on TMO SGSII.
but CM7 is not out for the TMO SGSII right?
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Sry can't help you with the TMO version had the GSM international one.
Ah and I forgot something. Mdnie (or so) is a "feature" from Samsung to provide natural colours so it shouldn't be included in any AOSP ROM.
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Anyone know if this is true? Read it on another forum. I believe the black ET4G comes with a yamaha DAC which is locked from what I've gathered. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
I didn't even knowa white one wad coming out. do you have any links?
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Nah, just hearsay on forums.
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Anyone know if this is true? Read it on another forum. I believe the black ET4G comes with a yamaha DAC which is locked from what I've gathered. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
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if thats the case, i would like it unlocked ^^
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I didn't even knowa white one wad coming out. do you have any links?
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1/8/11 according to this...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373771&highlight=white
The date gels since Sprint has launched phones on a Sunday in the past. I hope it holds true as its three days after my birthday, so it'd make a nice few day late gift.
That thread is nothing official but it would seem silly for Spint to be the only carrier with the GSII and not have the white model. Plus it seems the white Evo sold well though I have ZERO facts or figures to back that up. Just know I see quite a few of them out in the wild.
I'm curious about how popular white is. I suspect white isurged in popularity with Apple's problem with the white iPhone 4 issue. I think subconsciencly this triggered people to want white phones. I see a lot more of them now.
Baaaabaaaaa, we are all just sheep.
I seriously doubt they'll make any serious hardware changes like that for the white ET.
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1/8/11 according to this...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373771&highlight=white
The date gels since Sprint has launched phones on a Sunday in the past. I hope it holds true as its three days after my birthday, so it'd make a nice few day late gift.
That thread is nothing official but it would seem silly for Spint to be the only carrier with the GSII and not have the white model. Plus it seems the white Evo sold well though I have ZERO facts or figures to back that up. Just know I see quite a few of them out in the wild.
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I work at a preferred retailer, and even though I haven't heard anything about it, it makes total sense. Our prices are set to end 1/7, same with mail in rebates. It almost ALWAYS seems that a new phone launches when the pricing planogram resets. I hope so, I like the white. :-D
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I seriously doubt they'll make any serious hardware changes like that for the white ET.
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I don't see why it wouldn't. The OG Epic had it (loved using Voodoo sound) and with HTC pushing Beats Audio, they may want to improve audio even though they wouldn't market it.
Mandado from my E4GT
stretchwookie said:
I work at a preferred retailer, and even though I haven't heard anything about it, it makes total sense. Our prices are set to end 1/7, same with mail in rebates. It almost ALWAYS seems that a new phone launches when the pricing planogram resets. I hope so, I like the white. :-D
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Well that is some pretty good evidence to help support the date. I hope it holds true and by that point a solid build of CM7 is done and ready for the GSIIE4GT. I can't imagine a world without a more or less "vanilla" AOSP version of Android.
Trying to get this thread back on topic... I'm no rom developer but wouldn't a change in chipset require two different roms? Seems silly for a manufacture to have to support what is essentially two different devices for what on the surface seems like nothing more than a color change. Thus this seems unlikely.
A white GSM Galaxy Nexus is now available for $660.
http://www.phonedog.com/2012/02/09/white-samsung-galaxy-nexus-put-up-for-sale-online/
Hmm...
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A white GSM Galaxy Nexus is now available for $660.
http://www.phonedog.com/2012/02/09/white-samsung-galaxy-nexus-put-up-for-sale-online/
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We've known this for several weeks now. Negri Electronics has had it on pre-order for about a month...
I had one on pre-order a few weeks ago, back when it was at $714 (estimated price) and couldn't justify the extra price (and wait) when the grey one was available for $565 a week after placing my pre-order. Even at current price its $64 more than the grey CAN model. Not sure if its worth it.
I think of it as a Grey model + Extended battery (and a few $$ to spare) or a White model. Think I'll order my battery soon.
Excellent.
My wife was going to go with the Galaxy S2 in white due to it looking more like a females device, but she loves my Galaxy Nexus so I am pretttty sure she'll give up her White iphone 4 now.
martonikaj said:
We've known this for several weeks now. Negri Electronics has had it on pre-order for about a month...
I had one on pre-order a few weeks ago, back when it was at $714 (estimated price) and couldn't justify the extra price (and wait) when the grey one was available for $565 a week after placing my pre-order. Even at current price its $64 more than the grey CAN model. Not sure if its worth it.
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Coincidentally I bought my Galaxy Nexus just a week ago for $660, same price as this white one now. Just trying to decide if I'd like the white or not. If I do, would it be worth the hassle.
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Coincidentally I bought my Galaxy Nexus just a week ago for $660, same price as this white one now. Just trying to decide if I'd like the white or not. If I do, would it be worth the hassle.
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How did you pay that much just a week ago? it's been cheaper than that for a while now... Negri has had it for $595 (CAN) and $622 (Latin/UK) for like 3 weeks now.
I wonder if the grey GN will look any good with the battery cover from the white GN.
The black-grey-white combination might be nice.
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How did you pay that much just a week ago? it's been cheaper than that for a while now... Negri has had it for $595 (CAN) and $622 (Latin/UK) for like 3 weeks now.
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That was the cheapest price I found on Amazon a week ago (US). Didn't really want to buy it anywhere else since they are pretty easy about returns and I wasn't real sure I would like the phone at the time.
Not familiar with Negri, but at least now I know I like the phone, so I think I could try them if they are trustworthy. Just have to think if I really want it in white now.
And of course even on Amazon the prices have come down a quite a bit since last week.
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That was the cheapest price I found on Amazon a week ago (US). Didn't really want to buy it anywhere else since they are pretty easy about returns and I wasn't real sure I would like the phone at the time.
Not familiar with Negri, but at least now I know I like the phone, so I think I could try them if they are trustworthy. Just have to think if I really want it in white now.
And of course even on Amazon the prices have come down a quite a bit since last week.
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Well I'd trust a solid US-based importer (Negri) over some random Amazon seller (no offense, but lots of shady characters on there especially in grey market imports). Especially when its $60 cheaper . But everyone has their own comfort level.
looks pretty cool, a bit to girly for me.
I still don't understand the attraction to white cell phones. Do people look at their phones and think "I like it, but I really wish you could see the filth it's covered in more clearly..."
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Well I'd trust a solid US-based importer (Negri) over some random Amazon seller (no offense, but lots of shady characters on there especially in grey market imports). Especially when its $60 cheaper . But everyone has their own comfort level.
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It was fulfilled by Amazon and I got free next day shipping. So it worked out... other than me paying about $60 more than I probably should have. haha.
ChazzMichaelMichaels said:
I still don't understand the attraction to white cell phones. Do people look at their phones and think "I like it, but I really wish you could see the filth it's covered in more clearly..."
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Part of my decision also. I think white phones are extremely sexy, but I was worried that the smallest scratch would end up showing much easier on white, and I was worried about discoloration over time.
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It was fulfilled by Amazon and I got free next day shipping. So it worked out... other than me paying about $60 more than I probably should have. haha.
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Of course it worked out. But other retailers work out too and offer free shipping, but they're cheaper lol. Negri even let you checkout with Amazon (I ended up choosing Google Checkout) which offers the same buyer protection. But anyways...
Personal choice. You choose where to spend your money and if the white version is worth it to you. You can't change how much you paid for the grey version now.
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Personal choice. You choose where to spend your money and if the white version is worth it to you. You can't change how much you paid for the grey version now.
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Haha... sorry, didn't think this would be such a point of contention, I shouldn't have brought it up I guess. Haha.
Just thought it was neat a white version was available now.
i hate it when companies won't release a device in its variations simultaneously. If they would have done that with the nexus so that black and white was available from the beginning i would have bought the white instead of the black one.
Benxter said:
i hate it when companies won't release a device in its variations simultaneously. If they would have done that with the nexus so that black and white was available from the beginning i would have bought the white instead of the black one.
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I think I am with you on this one. The white one looks pretty sweet and I think looks a whole lot better to me than the black/grey one. If I had a choice between the two when it was released, I probably would have considered the white one over the black one.
What happens if it chips? Is it all white plastic or is it coated like the evo was with a red freakin core that would make scratches look horrible
its freakin beautiful but their selling it for much more everywhere and im 99% always gonna have a case on it so it isnt worth it
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What happens if it chips? Is it all white plastic or is it coated like the evo was with a red freakin core that would make scratches look horrible
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I bet its just white paint if I had to guess. It may be thick paint but I'm afraid 1 chip and it'll be grey/black underneath.
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I bet its just white paint if I had to guess. It may be thick paint but I'm afraid 1 chip and it'll be grey/black underneath.
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I'm sure we will see the first time someone drops one
Ok so idk if i can even ask here but im going to try anyways SORRY IN ADVANCE if im posting in the wrong forum..
1. If i buy a GNexus from Canada is the language in English (United States) ?? also i would assume bcuz of the language settings i can buy ANY imported GNexus and use it in the States??
2. I really want the phone but am worried bcuz tmobile doesnt offer its equipment replacement program for non tmobile phones, so my question is Do any of u GN users have any type of "Insurence" on ur phone?? BestBuy charges $8mon for the Nexus S but again they sold the phone..
Sorry if my questions dont make sense i never bought a imported(?) phone bfor and dont want to pay $700+ and not have it covered
After seeing so many Galaxy Nexus's with a purple tint, I noticed they were all made in China. I got one that was made in Korea and didn't have a tint, so I've created this poll to attempt to figure out if it matters where the phones were manufactured.
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After seeing so many Galaxy Nexus's with a purple tint, I noticed they were all made in China. I got one that was made in Korea and didn't have a tint, so I've created this poll to attempt to figure out if it matters where the phones were manufactured.
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How can I tell where mine was made?
alexkelly said:
How can I tell where mine was made?
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Look under the battery
There is a white sticker there, and somewhere on it it will say
'Made in ____ by Samsung'
I had to get my Verizon Nexus replaced b.c of charging issue and my original was made in Korea by Samsung, but the replacement was some Chinese made phone and I though it looked a little strange. Time to call up Verizon and demand a replacement that was actually made in Korea by Samsung.
Who is the maker in china?
China - no tint
Korea. No purple hue yet.
CDMA/LTE
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Says "Made In China" and has a purple tint.
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China no tint.
Well its dead now but had no tint. I will get one again one day.
I miss my nexus
For everyone that has a china phone with no tint, could i please ask that you post your manufacture dates? (Really curious if the current feb12 stock of phones at the play store are available w/ good screens)
Thanks!
I don't think it's a bad batch, but just a QC issue. I know of two phones that are from the same batch and left the warehouse on the same plane, both manufactured 2/12 and both are made in China. One has the purple tint and the other doesn't.
Are the people posting replies also voting in the poll?
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Are the people posting replies also voting in the poll?
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I should hope they are. I did.
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After seeing so many Galaxy Nexus's with a purple tint, I noticed they were all made in China. I got one that was made in Korea and didn't have a tint, so I've created this poll to attempt to figure out if it matters where the phones were manufactured.
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One of them is made in Korea and One is made in China...I can freaking get Verizon to just give me a new phone and its pissing me off. I going to try one more time and hopefully third time is a charm. If not...my only option is to send it to verizon for repair
My issue seems to be more of where the batch is coming from which is Texas.
mine has a purple tint and was made in vietnam =S
So it has been reported that the Verizon N4 White versions are now showing Oct 31st for availability. Is this only for preorders that are made NOW due to a backorder situation with the number of white phones that have been preordered to date? When I preordered my white on September 26th, it said it would ship by the 23rd. I called verizon last night and they said it looked like it was going to ship next Wednesday (presumably to be here on the 23rd).
So is this new date valid for people preordering now, or all preorders?
I have to say that this is my first experience buying a phone through Verizon, and I'm completely shocked at how bad their system and communications are. They provide either no information, or completely confusing information. Dominos Pizza has a better order and information system than they do. It's absolutely stupefying how bad it is.
probably for new pre-orders going forward. that's gotta be the only reason it was delayed, because they ran out of stock of the white ones ya know?
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jayochs said:
probably for new pre-orders going forward. that's gotta be the only reason it was delayed, because they ran out of stock of the white ones ya know?
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That's what I suspect, but the information they share is terrible. Heck... my preorder is still "processing" like everyone else here. Most systems change from "processing" to some other status that indicates that whatever you ordered has been successfully processed and is awaiting shipment or something.
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That's what I suspect, but the information they share is terrible. Heck... my preorder is still "processing" like everyone else here. Most systems change from "processing" to some other status that indicates that whatever you ordered has been successfully processed and is awaiting shipment or something.
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Most systems only do that when the order has been successfully processed and is awaiting shipment. Given that Verizon has been saying the pre-orders will ship by 10/23, it's not the least bit surprising that their system is still saying what it says. When it's actually awaiting shipment, it will say it's awaiting shipment.
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Most systems only do that when the order has been successfully processed and is awaiting shipment. Given that Verizon has been saying the pre-orders will ship by 10/23, it's not the least bit surprising that they're system is still saying what it says. When it's actually awaiting shipment, it will say it's awaiting shipment.
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yup! when I pre-ordered the s5 the same thing happened. it doesn't change until 2 days before when they ship it out.
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Shocked on the white demand, I just feel a male should not have a white phone, but maybe that is me
fillyo said:
Shocked on the white demand, I just feel a male should not have a white phone, but maybe that is me
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Really? White phones are for girls now?
EFF that. If cornball guys can wear pink shirts and feel cool, I can use a White phone. When did white become girl only?
I pre-ordered white. I usually rotate each year between white and black. Mine said the 23rd when I pre-ordered, hopefully it doesn't change.
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Really? White phones are for girls now?
EFF that. If cornball guys can wear pink shirts and feel cool, I can use a White phone. When did white become girl only?
I pre-ordered white. I usually rotate each year between white and black. Mine said the 23rd when I pre-ordered, hopefully it doesn't change.
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Yeah news to me too lol. Black, or white phone I'm fine with. don't think I could ever pull off a pink phone though. Had a black gear but for the gear 2 went with gold for something different. Note 3 was first white phone wanted to be different from the crowd and my normal.
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White resells for higher on ebay, only reason I go with it..
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Shocked on the white demand, I just feel a male should not have a white phone, but maybe that is me
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Old school mentality. I used to only rock dark colored phones for that reason but if I look at my friends white S5 and compare it to my Black S5 his phone looks so much better. It has a more premium look to it and the screen also "looks" bigger. I opted to go with a white note 4 this time around. The phone just looks so much more premium in white and also the demand is much higher so resale value like someone else pointed it is much better.
As you get older you stop worrying about what people think about the color of phone you carry around.
White phone, black case = class
I used to only own black/grey phones. Bought the white Note 3, threw a black case on it and it's a beauty
white is for girls? lmao okay. sure.
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white is for girls? lmao okay. sure.
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Because 99.9% of females own white iPhone's. One major reason why its perceived to be more for women then men.
Someone has gotta be reasl insecure about something to say its feminine to own a white cell phone Lol. I had a black note 3 and the dark Grey note 2, seriously considering white if it's in stock on release. Anybody know if the white feels the same in hand? On the note 3 the black felt much better and grippy than the white one.
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Because 99.9% of females own white iPhone's. One major reason why its perceived to be more for women then men.
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99.9 percent of females own iphones, regardless of what color it is. does that make the iPhone a woman's phone? no.
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Maybe that is why all the white note 4s are so much in demand that they pushed the date back. More girls are buying note 4s now!! Maybe? I hope so because this girl preordered a white one. I hope many more girls do the same on here
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Was gonna get a white one til I saw the date.. I want it now!!
Yes, I'm a guy. White is not a color for girls. Technically it's not even a color.
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I pre ordered through best buy last week, was told id have it on the 24th. Should I be worried now?
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Old school mentality. I used to only rock dark colored phones for that reason but if I look at my friends white S5 and compare it to my Black S5 his phone looks so much better. It has a more premium look to it and the screen also "looks" bigger. I opted to go with a white note 4 this time around. The phone just looks so much more premium in white and also the demand is much higher so resale value like someone else pointed it is much better.
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Screen does "Look" bigger:good:
J3ff said:
White resells for higher on ebay, only reason I go with it..
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that's almost factual:good:
Rippley05 said:
Really? White phones are for girls now?
very good question! I had no idea that was the case!
EFF that. If cornball guys can wear pink shirts and feel cool, I can use a White phone. When did white become girl only?
Another fantastic question! Me Personally, I Like my Electronics to be white. I hope my "manhood" is not in question (not that I care). to me, the device has more of a premier Look when it's white. My furniture are mostly in black. To each his own I guess.
I pre-ordered white. I usually rotate each year between white and black. Mine said the 23rd when I pre-ordered, hopefully it doesn't change.
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Except for my recent Galaxy nexus, most of all my devices have been in white.
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Shocked on the white demand, I just feel a male should not have a white phone, but maybe that is me
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99.9 percent of females own iphones, regardless of what color it is. does that make the iPhone a woman's phone? no.
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iPhone has turned out to be A "female" dominated Phone! quite frankly, let them have it. My lady is strictly android though. Lucky me..