Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 review: Writing home

3 October 2012
Samsung has produced many great handheld devices in its time, but few have reached iconic status. The company builds its success on great adaptability, an eye for trends and a knack for improving on others’ successful formulas. And yet...

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  • 21 Oct 2012

Sammy, 16 Oct 2012Guys not sure if this feature was there in the previous not... moreI have the original note... The feature is already present there... But i think the new note can sense the pen from a farther distance than the original note...

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    • Anonymous
    • gIG
    • 21 Oct 2012

    Spears, 21 Oct 2012Guys I am going to buy the Note 2, but I need to know its b... more12hours

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      • AnonD-76734
      • 3LB
      • 21 Oct 2012

      Am So happy that its out gladly going to update my note to note2 thanks Samsung for this great phone... :)

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        • Spears
        • HxY
        • 21 Oct 2012

        Guys I am going to buy the Note 2, but I need to know its battery life ? any1 using it, pls help me out ? how much does it lasts when ur using it normally ?
        thnx

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          • T-Man
          • spb
          • 21 Oct 2012

          not as versatile as a phone , not as good for multimedia as a tablet

          seems pointless except if you don't have money for a good smartphone and a decent tablet and you still want something from both worlds

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            • Anonymus
            • v60
            • 21 Oct 2012

            Great review, thanks! just ordered i off Amazon, getting excited :)

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              • Anonymous
              • vGU
              • 17 Oct 2012

              Have had this phone for about 10 days now. .. no regrets! !! A very powerful device. .. God going Samsung

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                • Anonymous
                • ut4
                • 16 Oct 2012

                would love to see Samsung Galaxy Note 2 running on WP8. s-pen+windows phone 8 would be magic.

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                  • Sammy
                  • PSL
                  • 16 Oct 2012

                  Guys not sure if this feature was there in the previous note or not, but note 2 screen doesn't accept finger input when it senses that the S-pen tip is in proximity of the display. You can try it out, very handy feature that prevents accidental touch input when you are writing something with the S-pen :). Cheers !!!

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                    • Sammy
                    • PSL
                    • 16 Oct 2012

                    El Nino, 16 Oct 2012Hi guys, I am going to buy the Galaxy Note 2. But, I am co... moreIts Titanium Grey for me !!! Personal preference though, I prefer darker colors for a phone, looks classy. :) I have seen both and the white one doesn't look as good as the grey one IMO.

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                      • El Nino
                      • 6p5
                      • 16 Oct 2012

                      Hi guys,
                      I am going to buy the Galaxy Note 2. But, I am confused between which colour to choose; Marble White or Titanium Grey. So, can you guys please recommend a colour for this phablet, along with the reason?
                      Thanks in advance.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • q8Q
                        • 16 Oct 2012

                        kmz098, 15 Oct 2012planning to buy a note 2 but im really worried about the si... moreS3 is practically same as note2 minus a couple features

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                          • Anonymous
                          • q8Q
                          • 16 Oct 2012

                          dudin, 14 Oct 2012i reckon an iphone5 camera was used to film lumia 920 video... moreLMAO!!!! I reckon Apple thinks for you and retina is just a fancy word for pixel density around 300+ ppi and Sony had that in like 08 and plenty phones have it

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                            • kmz098
                            • YMj
                            • 15 Oct 2012

                            Sammy, 15 Oct 2012Why don't you just go to a Samsung store and try it out you... morethanks Sammy. tried it at the store before commenting, but was confused since i did not want to spend rs. 40,00 and then regret. I felt i could get comfortable to it since i have used an omnia HD a couple of years back but was worried about its comfort level in regards to everyday use. Nevertheless, i bought it! :)
                            And with the kind of phones and phablets out there, skinny jeans should have been out of fashion a year back :p
                            thanks again!

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                              • Sammy
                              • PSL
                              • 15 Oct 2012

                              kmz098, 15 Oct 2012planning to buy a note 2 but im really worried about the si... moreWhy don't you just go to a Samsung store and try it out yourself? Its all on your personal comfort level, isn't it? Only thing that has been said and I will repeat: Keeping it in pocket can be an issue if you are used to wearing skinny trousers, else you should be fine.

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                                • kmz098
                                • YMj
                                • 15 Oct 2012

                                planning to buy a note 2 but im really worried about the size. im a short fellow and some of my friends suggest its not for me.
                                next option is an SIII but im not very excited about it and i dont want to move to iphone5 from my current iphone 4.
                                would be really helpful if someone who has used/ is using a note or noteII could comment on its comfort in use.

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                                  • dudin
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                                  • 14 Oct 2012

                                  Anonymous, 14 Oct 2012-Sony has had so called retina display since like 08. Most ... morei reckon an iphone5 camera was used to film lumia 920 video, and you'r wrong, the only retina displays are apple's.

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                                    • Rebs
                                    • Ydk
                                    • 14 Oct 2012

                                    I'm curious about the audio comment saying the iPhone5 might be a slightly better choice for audiophiles.

                                    In my opinion, clean audio is more important than loud audio plus you can always get an app or kernel to make a device louder. It seems difficult to get better crosstalk, etc. results without a hardware re-design.

                                    This is not a trolling post. However, could someone explain where my logic is wrong? I'm considering several phones including the S3, Note 2, and the iPhone 5. Thanks for your time.

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                                      • confiper
                                      • ULS
                                      • 14 Oct 2012

                                      I am mostly happy with this phone. The thing I don't like is I can not lock the exposure to reframe in camera. I can do this easy in N8.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • q8Q
                                        • 14 Oct 2012

                                        dudin, 14 Oct 2012all that is nothing compared to iphone5: -retina display ... more-Sony has had so called retina display since like 08. Most of the top phones today have *RETINA*
                                        -Siri.....is sometimes better....nowhere near a dealbreaker
                                        -LOLOLOLOLOL CRApple maps is horrific joke right now
                                        -BEST CAMERA?????????? Lol. Have you even used one? If you check the compare tool and reviews obviously purview is best but to be fair than you can go for Nokia 920 whish is way way better or even S3 which is mostly better....

                                        Removable battery? Extreme downfall. No SD slot? Extreme downfall. IOS? Extreme downfall.

                                        So You still have yet to mention anything except sometime Siri....