Where's the root? :) - Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble

About says it all. You devs are wicked clever and am confident it won't be long.

Barsky said:
About says it all. You devs are wicked clever and am confident it won't be long.
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Waiting to purchase until root is achieved!

Sudbury78 said:
Waiting to purchase until root is achieved!
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Well, now I need to research if the Note 10.1 2014 is getting the new gui with kitkat. Spec wise, they are virtually the same other than the pen and the tabpro is 2gb ram vs 3gb ram on the 2014. Might need an exchange, if so.

in my opinion, for the difference in price i would get the 2014 10.1 IF I wanted another 10 inch tablet. I have an iPad now but want a smaller tablet, hence getting the 8.4. Had the new nexus 7 and it was too small, especially using the note 3 as my phone.

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in my opinion, for the difference in price i would get the 2014 10.1 IF I wanted another 10 inch tablet. I have an iPad now but want a smaller tablet, hence getting the 8.4. Had the new nexus 7 and it was too small, especially using the note 3 as my phone.
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I personally agree, especially since coming from a Note 10.1 (original) or tab 2, it is far smaller. That said, 7 and 8" tabs are extremely popular..

@Sudbury78 I have the iPad mini with retina and I picked up the 8.4 pro today and I am loving the pro 8.4 with note 3....it's like the perfect combo.. I think I'll be selling my iPad

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@Sudbury78 I have the iPad mini with retina and I picked up the 8.4 pro today and I am loving the pro 8.4 with note 3....it's like the perfect combo.. I think I'll be selling my iPad
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Everytime a mac person becomes enlightened, an angel gets its wings!
Kidding. Not interested in starting an os war nor find them particularly valid.

Sky rocket I like it. I have a 3rd gen 64gb ipad with data. It's so slow. I had a nexus 7 and was blazing so I ruled out my wifi. Will most likely get the 8.4 and once rooted use my note 3 as a hot spot when needed.
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I'm definitely getting the tab pro 8.4 LTE model when its available lol
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Sudbury78 said:
Sky rocket I like it. I have a 3rd gen 64gb ipad with data. It's so slow. I had a nexus 7 and was blazing so I ruled out my wifi. Will most likely get the 8.4 and once rooted use my note 3 as a hot spot when needed.
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Isn't your Note 3 almost as big? <ducking>
(my sgsII was the Skyrocket

As big as the nexus 7 yes with its huge bezels. Haha.
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Barsky said:
About says it all. You devs are wicked clever and am confident it won't be long.
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Yessss same here, can't wait to root and get rid of some of the more annoying bits of Touchwiz.

boosting1bar said:
Yessss same here, can't wait to root and get rid of some of the more annoying bits of Touchwiz.
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Don't you mean get rid of TouchWiz altogether? Lol

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Don't you mean get rid of TouchWiz altogether? Lol
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Haha yeah probably large parts. Though if I'm honest the magazine UI is pretty slick and it would be awesome to have more control over sources and what's displayed. Back when I had my HTC one a lot of people hated blinkfeed without knowing how to make it interesting to them, once there were ways add your own sources most people converted!
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Haha yeah probably large parts. Though if I'm honest the magazine UI is pretty slick and it would be awesome to have more control over sources and what's displayed. Back when I had my HTC one a lot of people hated blinkfeed without knowing how to make it interesting to them, once there were ways add your own sources most people converted!
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I'm an AOSP guy so I'm definitely a bit biased, but can't go wrong with the hardware in this bad boy.

I really need root so I can hook up a controller for games. That would be sweet!
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It should connect without root mine does
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Nvm I'm on a nexus 7 my bad

I need it within my 14 day return period. I am still deciding between my original note 10.1 and this tabpro 10.1. Still think I prefer the original multi-windows method. But, I want to be fair and have the root required multi-window app installed which increases it's capabilities.

NYCHitman1 said:
I'm an AOSP guy so I'm definitely a bit biased, but can't go wrong with the hardware in this bad boy.
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My thoughts exactly!

This tablet looked promising at first but it won't benefit me going on long trips lack of LTE

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Buy Note 2? Or wait for Note 3?

Can't decide
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I hear the Note 4 will be awesome. Why not wait for it? There will always be a better phone on the horizon.
You could just buy the Note2 now, sell it as soon as the Note3 comes out and you will have most of the Note3 paid for.
Lol at the sarcasm. Umm I recently got it and love every bit of it, and don't see any chance of regretting in the futures. I tend to regret if there are issues or anything I am unhappy with, but NONE so far
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You never going to get anywhere playing the "waiting game" with Android.. most def with HTC.. HTC One X, V,S den One X+ and now a Droid DNA, HTC J Butterfly.. and a rumored HTC Deluxe aka GSM DNA
Its always going to be a better phone than the current version..
Lets say you wait another year... and the Note 3 doesn't have what you expected..
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Can't decide
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Get the Note 2. When you get bored, then get the Note 3. :victory:
if they do a note III. There might be something completely different in 12 months!
my personal opinion would be get note 2 now.
because its still new, holds value pretty well, but once we are in 2013, i would consider S4.
to be honest I change phone roughly every 2 years, and I just get the one that I will be happy with, that's future proof ish (eg. LTE) for 2 years.
Note 6 is the best! Full 1080p 3D screen, and the screen is FOLDABLE!
I'd wait!
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Note 6 is the best! Full 1080p 3D screen, and the screen is FOLDABLE!
I'd wait!
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Heard that too, I´m in as well!! And the best about it: IT WILL HAVE TWO s-PENS!!!!!!!!!111111
Get the note 2, then you'll have something to play with while you wait for the note 3.
Wait for note 12.
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Note 15 will be better for you hehehehe
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The note 1080gti will be the one to look out for I hear
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Can't decide
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Impressive trolling.
Do your research, make your mind up and stop expecting to be spoonfed. You give no info as to what your needs are, hence any advice from others is almost as pointless as your question.
This is a dev forum, not halp-me-no-know-wot-I-want-me-5-years-old.com.
FFS.
Yes order the note 3 here,
http://www.etotalk.com/samsung-gala...-dlna-63-inch-1920-x-1080-3g-wcdma_p3478.html
Good luck & hope they make a good job of making it
i heard about the note 20 , it will include features such as teleportation, transoformation with a hit of a button, 100000mah battery 10 inch screen multiple quad cores in one and many other impressive features
Quad cores? Man who is your source? It has kilo-cores : 1024 cores
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The Note2 is the best phone available today. I have used mine extensively for work and play, lots of travel and there is nothing that compares. My wife has an iPhne and my old GS2, and they both look like dinosaurs.
heinrich said:
The Note2 is the best phone available today. I have used mine extensively for work and play, lots of travel and there is nothing that compares. My wife has an iPhne and my old GS2, and they both look like dinosaurs.
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Your wife looks like a Dinosaur ?
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Your wife looks like a Dinosaur ?
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And she's been rooted!

Switch to galaxy s4

Anyone thinking about getting the s4 to replace the note 2? I dont think it will be and upgrade from my note 2...what do u think?
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I think ifbit has the octa5 it wouod be an upgrade but I still woukd not leave my Note2 for it. I am waiting for the Note3 I feel the Note line is better with more features than the S series
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No. If the leak holds true then the GS4 has got to be the laziest design upgrade, ever.
Rather keep my horses tight for the Note 3
Still haven't seen a phone announcement that makes me feel compelled to part with money for a new phone. 8 cores are cool but there are still nothing software wise that makes all those cores worth it.
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It will all depend on the specs. If it gets wireless charging, way better processor, 2gb ram, 32gb internal memory, same or better battery that's removable and better features plus the ones I currently have then yes I may sell my note 2 for the gs4. But it really has to impress for me to go through the trouble of selling my note 2 and buying the s4 at full retail.
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S4 looks pretty good reading the spec's but ill wait for the note 3.
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If the specs r correct ill get it till the n3
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Might pass but have a feeling I might get SG4 and Note 3.
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Waiting for the note 3 regardless. However, if I didn't know about the note 2, and stuck with the galaxy s line, I wouldn't go for the s4 based on the leaked photos that I hope aren't real, spec wise with a different look, I'd be all over it.
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Holding of on the note 3..
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Nope. Note for life. Will never go back to a GSx phone. All the rumored tech will make it to the Note lineup eventually anyway. I love my N2 too much to blow an upgrade on an inbetween phone.
Note 3 for sure
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I definitely want the note 3 over the s4 but if it's 5.9 I won't get it. I love the 5.5 size of it now and u can't use it if it gets any bigger.
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yankees45us said:
I definitely want the note 3 over the s4 but if it's 5.9 I won't get it. I love the 5.5 size of it now and u can't use it if it gets any bigger.
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It remains to be seen if the footprint of the phone gets bigger with that extra .4 inches of screen; it may be the same size! That'd be cool. But regardless, the S4 looks boring and it'll be more than 2 years until 4 cores of processing will not get you where you need to be. 8 core phones are something that I completely do not care about, I'd rather they put that effort into better design materials.
Note 3!!! Anything less is uncivilized!!!
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Nope. Note for life. Will never go back to a GSx phone. All the rumored tech will make it to the Note lineup eventually anyway. I love my N2 too much to blow an upgrade on an inbetween phone.
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This ^^^^^^^^^. Once I go note, it'll be hard for me to go back to anything smaller.
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Note 3!!! Anything less is uncivilized!!!
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True. No bettter way to put it lol:thumbup:
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PsycloneTW said:
Nope. Note for life. Will never go back to a GSx phone. All the rumored tech will make it to the Note lineup eventually anyway. I love my N2 too much to blow an upgrade on an inbetween phone.
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Yep. Pretty much this.
naw, I ll stick with my gn2, whatever they do with the s4 they will do do even better with the note 3
formuk said:
No. If the leak holds true then the GS4 has got to be the laziest design upgrade, ever.
Rather keep my horses tight for the Note 3
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Agreed. Although, the iphone 4G to 4GS (or 3G to 3GS) set the precedent for lame/lazy design upgrades. I think Samsung is just following suit.
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I'd rather they put that effort into better design materials.
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You and me both, amigo

[LEAK] Note 3 and Note 2 Screens Side-by-Side

Here are leaked images of the note 3's screen in a smaller bezel. What do you guys think? http://gigaom.com/2013/08/28/galaxy...n=Feed:+OmMalik+(GigaOM:+Tech)#readsoruce_top
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Thinking about keeping Note 2 and just getting a Note 8.0
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Was looking forward to maybe 6in. Don't think I'll upgrade just for an increase of 0.2in in screen size.
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Was looking forward to maybe 6in. Don't think I'll upgrade just for an increase of 0.2in in screen size.
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+1
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lude219 said:
Was looking forward to maybe 6in. Don't think I'll upgrade just for an increase of 0.2in in screen size.
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I thought the same, but many of us came from the Galaxy Note 1 where it was the same difference, 5.3 to 5.5
Alot of it depends on screen quality difference for me, and it would have to be much better for me to pull the trigger on it
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I thought the same, but many of us came from the Galaxy Note 1 where it was the same difference, 5.3 to 5.5
Alot of it depends on screen quality difference for me, and it would have to be much better for me to pull the trigger on it
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I still have the note 1 too. There was a significant difference in software, battery and performance between 1&2. There is not much on the s4 that I can't do on the note 2. I use my 2 for work and a bigger screen would be a benefit. Not saying I won't get the 3 but if the rumours hold true , in my case, there would be no benefit to upgrade. Will see what Sept 4th reveals.
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Thinking about keeping Note 2 and just getting a Note 8.0
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this is the smart thing to do..
I grabbed a note 8.0 a couple of months ago, and it is fantastic; there was a BIG difference between the note 1 and 2, so it made it a worthwhile upgrade; going from the note 2 to the note 3 appears to be nothing more than bragging rights, about having the newest phone.
Until the Note 3 actually comes out, none of these "leaks" have any relevance to most people anyways, so we will just have to wait and see..
I'm happy with my Note 2. The same as I was with my GS2, thus skipping the 3. However, I'm excited to hear about the new software features - I want to see a photo editor that really takes advantage of the digitizer.
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A 6" screen would have been nice but I thought the small jump in screen size going from the s3 to s4 wouldnt be noticeable but it is.
I am really looking fwd to sept 4 because until then we really dont know anything for sure.
I will get the 3 more than likely regardless but I wont get rid of my 2 either as its still an amazing device.
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Was thinking about upgrading but I really love my Note 2. Its perfect in every way. I recently picked up a Note 8. Great tablet.
Cant wait to see whats in store as far as 4.3 and goodies from Samsung for our Note 2.
Did you see some of the comments on that article? One guy was disappointed because the screen wasn't "at least" 6.5 inches. Really? That's ridiculous.
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Was thinking about upgrading but I really love my Note 2. Its perfect in every way. I recently picked up a Note 8. Great tablet.
Cant wait to see whats in store as far as 4.3 and goodies from Samsung for our Note 2.
Did you see some of the comments on that article? One guy was disappointed because the screen wasn't "at least" 6.5 inches. Really? That's ridiculous.
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I would be surprised if we see 4.3 on our device anytime soon. I bet it will be at least 2014 before we see it.
It makes sense from business standpoint to not upgrade the Note 2 to 4.3 while the Note 3 is out for a bit.
Same reason why the Galaxy S3 was never upgraded to 4.2. They want to heat on the S4 as long as they can.
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I would be surprised if we see 4.3 on our device anytime soon. I bet it will be at least 2014 before we see it.
It makes sense from business standpoint to not upgrade the Note 2 to 4.3 while the Note 3 is out for a bit.
Same reason why the Galaxy S3 was never upgraded to 4.2. They want to heat on the S4 as long as they can.
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Ya think? From what I've been reading (rumors) it seems like Samsung will be skipping 4.2 in favor of 4.3 and it sounded like its not far off. Maybe within the next couple of months. It would be nice but what you said makes sense also. I guess time will tell.
Wow that pic really shows how lame an upgrade this is. 6'' would have been the natural progression for note 3. This pic makes me feel even more disappointed.
Let's see what Htc and Sony bring to the table then... After 4 Samsung phones in a row for me they finally disappointed me :/
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shaolin95 said:
Wow that pic really shows how lame an upgrade this is. 6'' would have been the natural progression for note 3. This pic makes me feel even more disappointed.
Let's see what Htc and Sony bring to the table then... After 4 Samsung phones in a row for me they finally disappointed me :/
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Well, xperia z ultra is horrendous. Great specs but very unwieldy looking. To much upper and lower bezel. One max looks interesting but buying HTC is as likely for me as buying an iPhone (not in this lifetime). Will wait and see what they show before condemning it for screen size alone.
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Problem for me is that, screen size is pretty much the main thing I would like to improve over my Note 2. The multi windows or floating windows option would be much better on a slightly bigger screen not to mention other apps making it more productive using other apps that can benefit from the added size.
The Z ultra has horrible bezels but I dont mind that much. If it was not for the stupid battery I would be all over it.
HTC...well I had a Tilt 2 once..that was my only HTC so not a big fan but at least it is 6".
Then again, I probably wont have floating windows with those so is all a tough decision but looks maybe I will just keep my Note 2 for now :/
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I will just keep my Note 2 for now :/
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Me Too...
It depends on the CPU/RAM for me, at the moment.
1080 would be a nice increase in resolution, but if you are happy with the note 2 (as many of us are) so far, the note 3 doesn't seem like a big step up from what we got already.
That said, I've got an upgrade coming up in a couple months, on one of my lines. So I could get the note 3 on upgrade and not spend a dime.
But, we don't know the whole picture yet.
If they frack with the internals like they did on the note 1, I'm probably going to skip the note 3. Unless the north american version is top tier, and not cutting corners on slower memory or a cut back CPU, it's going to be a hard sell for note 2 owners like all of us.
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You have to remember people wanting the screen to get much bigger are a minority, they have to go the way business tells them. After the looks I get with the note already I can safely say most people already consider it huge, so it makes sense they wouldn't want to push it to the point where they would lose most of their sales. We definitely represent a small minority here
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You have to remember people wanting the screen to get much bigger are a minority, they have to go the way business tells them. After the looks I get with the note already I can safely say most people already consider it huge, so it makes sense they wouldn't want to push it to the point where they would lose most of their sales. We definitely represent a small minority here
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Yeah, I agree with this. Most of the people that wanted a bigger screen are the ones in the rooting and modding community. Everyone else that I have met or know always say "man that's a big phone" or "that's just too big". How unfortunate.
I would have actually preferred to have the phone size reduced without the loss of the screen size, but a slight increase in the screen size with much higher resolution is not bad either. Any larger than the current size would be uncomfortable to carry around. If so, it would be better to buy the Note 8 instead!
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I would have actually preferred to have the phone size reduced without the loss of the screen size, but a slight increase in the screen size with much higher resolution is not bad either. Any larger than the current size would be uncomfortable to carry around. If so, it would be better to buy the Note 8 instead!
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December 2nd...Official Update.

T-Mobile should be delivering the official 4.3 update within the next 24 hours...
Unless its held up to address the slow data speeds problem that T-Mobile has promised to fix today.
http://www.tmonews.com/2013/10/new-...g-galaxy-android-4-3-devices-software-update/
I'm ready to see what T-Mobile brings to the table with 4.3 and WiFi calling
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Just decided to jump from 4.1.2 stock to 4.4 with Omnirom, so far so good. Happy they're still pushing out updates but they take to long..
Yeah, I was just going to post up and see if anyone got the update yet. Here's another release date publication that says today is the day: http://cdn.gottabemobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bbandroid4.3-620x2037.png :good:
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Yeah, I was just going to post up and see if anyone got the update yet. Here's another release date publication that says today is the day: http://cdn.gottabemobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bbandroid4.3-620x2037.png :good:
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is there any way to download this remotely? i am running an ATT rom and wont be able to receive the update via the air
If you guys really thought we'd get the update today, I want whatever you guys are smokin...
Lmao^
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ive been checking sammobile all day. nothing but Canadian 4.3 roms
I can't remember where I saw it, but I saw something that said the 5th.
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Well it will be 12/2....12/2/14 hahaha!
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Before X-Mas of 2013
I can Guarantee it WILL be before X-Mas 2013, the S4 just got the update so I'm sure we (Note 2 T-Mobile) are nexted, so it shouldnt be much longer, sh%t if the S3 already got the update we are definitely getting it SOONNNN..!!!! ))))
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Well it will be 12/2....12/2/14 hahaha!
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Samsung hasn't been real good on the update game for a while now, T-Mobile... ehh. The fact that it's finally is in the pipeline surprises me tbh. If it wasn't for my love for my note 2 I would be back on nexus devices... the battery on these phones, SD slot and screen size are just to nice to turn away from, been looking hard at the nexus 5 but still haven't been able to pull the trigger.
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Samsung hasn't been real good on the update game for a while now, T-Mobile... ehh. The fact that it's finally is in the pipeline surprises me tbh. If it wasn't for my love for my note 2 I would be back on nexus devices... the battery on these phones, SD slot and screen size are just to nice to turn away from, been looking hard at the nexus 5 but still haven't been able to pull the trigger.
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I feel the same way
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Ducter said:
Samsung hasn't been real good on the update game for a while now, T-Mobile... ehh. The fact that it's finally is in the pipeline surprises me tbh. If it wasn't for my love for my note 2 I would be back on nexus devices... the battery on these phones, SD slot and screen size are just to nice to turn away from, been looking hard at the nexus 5 but still haven't been able to pull the trigger.
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The microsd card is the only thing keeping me away from the Nexus line. If I could get a 64GB phone I would loose the microsd. Also love the large screen. Guess I will have to stick with the Note series.
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Samsung hasn't been real good on the update game for a while now, T-Mobile... ehh. The fact that it's finally is in the pipeline surprises me tbh. If it wasn't for my love for my note 2 I would be back on nexus devices... the battery on these phones, SD slot and screen size are just to nice to turn away from, been looking hard at the nexus 5 but still haven't been able to pull the trigger.
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dont buy it. i bought it and sold it in 2 weeks and lost money and i could care less.
POS compared to the note 2 in every way. it was smooth as butter, other then that it sucked.
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dont buy it. i bought it and sold it in 2 weeks and lost money and i could care less.
POS compared to the note 2 in every way. it was smooth as butter, other then that it sucked.
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Not to go off topic, but what were the downsides if you don't mind me asking?
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Not to go off topic, but what were the downsides if you don't mind me asking?
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the screen was small, the camera sucked, the speaker was soooo low which was probably the worst part. lack of multiwindow was killing me and i missed my spen. AOSP is just too boring IMO.
also the front camera was a POS as well.
the only nice thing on the hardware side was the screen and the snapdragon 800 chip
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the screen was small, the camera sucked, the speaker was soooo low which was probably the worst part. lack of multiwindow was killing me and i missed my spen. AOSP is just too boring IMO.
also the front camera was a POS as well.
the only nice thing on the hardware side was the screen and the snapdragon 800 chip
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Thanks for the honesty in your answers, counts a good but coming from another note 2 owner..
I emailed TMobile yesterday and they repled back telling me that there is no update for the Galaxy Note2
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Meaningless.
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Time to say goodbye to my gnex...

Just bought a note 3 and sold my tried and true gnex.. thanks to all the devs and members who helped with any questions and such.. I will definitely miss the support of this community. Now off to locked bootloaders and safestrap world.
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xsatanx said:
Just bought a note 3 and sold my tried and true gnex.. thanks to all the devs and members who helped with any questions and such.. I will definitely miss the support of this community. Now off to locked bootloaders and safestrap world.
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Have fun. Its one laggy device if you put it beside the Nexus 5 so don't bother comparing with the Nexus 5. You are gonna regret if you do so. Compared to the Galaxy Nexus its generations ahead though
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I'll be right behind you on Thursday. Switching to T-Mobile and getting a Nexus 5.
Laggy device? I would hardly go that far...I played with a 5 for a day or so and a g2 note 3 and a few others, as much as I love nexus devices the note 3 and the 5 are neck and neck..kitkat does add some fluidity to the 5 but in no way shape or form does it blow the note 3 out of the water..
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Laggy device? I would hardly go that far...I played with a 5 for a day or so and a g2 note 3 and a few others, as much as I love nexus devices the note 3 and the 5 are neck and neck..kitkat does add some fluidity to the 5 but in no way shape or form does it blow the note 3 out of the water..
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TouchWiz devices usually start to lag after a new flagship comes out (the old one will be updated with a newer system but the features will quickly bog the phone down), e.g. Galaxy S3 with Android 4.2 and 4.3.
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xsatanx said:
Just bought a note 3 and sold my tried and true gnex.. thanks to all the devs and members who helped with any questions and such.. I will definitely miss the support of this community. Now off to locked bootloaders and safestrap world.
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I moved on from my Sprint Galaxy Nexus to a Nexus 5, I'm on T-Mobile now.
By the way, to anyone wondering which phone they should get?
Nothing compares to the Nexus 5.
Switching to T-Mobile and getting a Nexus 5 after work today. I can't wait.
I would love to switch to a Nexus 5 on T-Mobile. But from what I hear from other T-Mobile users in my area is the network coverage sucks. The people I work with have to go outside to make a call.
bslowey said:
I would love to switch to a Nexus 5 on T-Mobile. But from what I hear from other T-Mobile users in my area is the network coverage sucks. The people I work with have to go outside to make a call.
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According to the coverage map, my area is pretty good. But isn't T-mobile going through some stuff to boost their network? I thought there was some news about them buying towers or something from Verizon. I can't remember. It can't be any worse than AT&T was in my area when I was on that.
jsgraphicart said:
According to the coverage map, my area is pretty good. But isn't T-mobile going through some stuff to boost their network? I thought there was some news about them buying towers or something from Verizon. I can't remember. It can't be any worse than AT&T was in my area when I was on that.
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Not sure where you are. I am on the Jersey Shore, half way between Philly and NYC.
Im right in the center of California.
I just got my Nexus 5 guys. Its an awesome device. I love the galaxy nexus. But if you need to update, the Nexus 5 is the way to go.
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xsatanx said:
Laggy device? I would hardly go that far...I played with a 5 for a day or so and a g2 note 3 and a few others, as much as I love nexus devices the note 3 and the 5 are neck and neck..kitkat does add some fluidity to the 5 but in no way shape or form does it blow the note 3 out of the water..
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Well it depends on your setup and eyes. But simple things like flicking around the home screen, scrolling in widgets lag on the note 3 but not on the nexus 5 if you put them side by side.
Then again the note 3 I seen might be a different variant from yours, which also probably comes with a different regional software too.
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jsgraphicart said:
I just got my Nexus 5 guys. Its an awesome device. I love the galaxy nexus. But if you need to update, the Nexus 5 is the way to go.
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I'm still considering this one myself, did it take you a long time to get used to the extra device width? I'm thinking it might put quite a bit of extra strain on your thumb when using it single-handed.
Leftblank said:
I'm still considering this one myself, did it take you a long time to get used to the extra device width? I'm thinking it might put quite a bit of extra strain on your thumb when using it single-handed.
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I have no issues with it. I like how it feels. But if that's something you may have an issue with, I'd suggest going into a store where they have it on display and check it out in person.
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I have no issues with it. I like how it feels. But if that's something you may have an issue with, I'd suggest going into a store where they have it on display and check it out in person.
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Thanks, I'll give that a shot again, last time I couldn't quite decide.
jsgraphicart said:
I just got my Nexus 5 guys. Its an awesome device. I love the galaxy nexus. But if you need to update, the Nexus 5 is the way to go.
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How is the battery life, in your experience? Since I have the extended battery it's been really difficult to let it go but would it make a super big difference?
Qafix said:
How is the battery life, in your experience? Since I have the extended battery it's been really difficult to let it go but would it make a super big difference?
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Battery life is fine for me. Compared to the galaxy nexus, its a lot better. I can get through a whole day easily with the Nexus 5. Something I couldn't do with the gnex. Everyone's going to have a different experience though.
glad i found this thread - exactly what ive been looking for. i have loved my g-nex but its time to upgrade. was thinking about switching to the nex5 but hadnt really heard much. now i have. ill be swinging by the tmobile store this afternoon...
Smashed mine...
I smashed my screen, replaced it with a Xiaomi Mi3 because it has Gorilla Glass 3.

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