My next phone....

Morrolan · Post by **Morrolan** » 23rd Jul, '12, 09:37

i had a look last week, it's so bloody big!

it's like walking around with a signboard to your ear...

not sure that is what i want in a phone.

baloo · Post by **baloo** » 23rd Jul, '12, 09:38

As soon as my current contract reaches a point where it makes sense to break it, I'll be jumping onto the S3.

Morrolan · Post by **Morrolan** » 23rd Jul, '12, 09:39

canuck wrote:950 was best price i could find untethered

http://www.whymobile.com/home.php $855...

$735 for the HTC One X...

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 23rd Jul, '12, 10:12

My Galaxy Note is huge, but I still love it. If I made a lot of calls, maybe not so, and I'd probably get a headset.

nev · Post by **nev** » 23rd Jul, '12, 15:08

I notice that all the Samsung phones have sort of a greenish tinge when the display is active. It's especially obvious when you compare it side by side with phones of any other brand. Do you Samsung owners notice this?

Fat Bob · Post by **Fat Bob** » 23rd Jul, '12, 15:17

Nope. But rarely do I put it side-by-side any other phone. Way above, yes;)

cromasaig · Post by **cromasaig** » 23rd Jul, '12, 15:19

I haven't noticed it, but I'll look out for it and let you know if I can see it compared to Mr C's HTC.

And Morro, yes, it is larger, but it's also noticeably thinner, so it doesn't feel bulky to me compared to my old 3GS. Just a different shape. No issues yet, other than that I've spent so many years on iphones and macs that the switch isn't as intuitive as I'd like. Also, I have a horrible feeling that I'm finding the jump forward in technology a bit sudden for my creaky old brain.

Pinklepurr · Post by **Pinklepurr** » 24th Jul, '12, 09:47

Greenish tinge? Nope, not noticed it. Love my S2. Is the S3 bigger then? I know the Note is huge, but I thought the S3 was similar in size to S2.

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 24th Jul, '12, 10:20

Can the Note be used as a phone? If so, that must be the one I've seen people with a couple of times -- just looks HUGE for a phone! Couldn't imagine actually using it for one given it's the size of a Kindle. No way you're getting that in your pocket, plus it would cover the entire side of your head talking on it

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 24th Jul, '12, 10:29

It's not the size of a Kindle! LOL

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 24th Jul, '12, 10:32

Sign of the times (and the fact that I need another coffee) I just thought of taking a photo of them side by side, but I can't, because the phone is my camera.

Jedi · Post by **Jedi** » 24th Jul, '12, 10:49

The S3 is glorious. I never think of it as huge, just all other phones as puny.

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 24th Jul, '12, 12:08

Kooky wrote:It's not the size of a Kindle! LOL

I mean the Galaxy Note, not the S3

Am I right that the Note looks like a small iPad but that it is also a phone or am I seeing something else?

baloo · Post by **baloo** » 24th Jul, '12, 12:10

slinky wrote:
Kooky wrote:It's not the size of a Kindle! LOL
I Am I right that the Note looks like a small iPad

Only if you're a Judge in a patent dispute case. The Note looks like a small Galaxy Tab tablet

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 24th Jul, '12, 12:15

baloo wrote:Only if you're a Judge in a patent dispute case. The Note looks like a small Galaxy Tab tablet

Right

So, can it be used as a (BIG) phone?

baloo · Post by **baloo** » 24th Jul, '12, 12:20

The Note is first and foremost a phone

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 24th Jul, '12, 12:23

I know what you meant. Seriously, the Note is not that much bigger than an S3. It's nowhere near the size of an ipad or even a Kindle. It's a phone.

I googled the relative dimensions earlier but didn't get round to posting, too busy reading about narconon

Oh here you go, it's about as tall as my passport but not as wide.

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 24th Jul, '12, 12:26

OK, I'm seeing something else then. Whatever it is, it just looks way too big to use as a phone.

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 24th Jul, '12, 12:34

Morrolan wrote:
canuck wrote:950 was best price i could find untethered
http://www.whymobile.com/home.php $855... $735 for the HTC One X...

That's what Neo has now. He compared his iPhone to my Note and decided it was time to get over his addiction.

Morrolan · Post by **Morrolan** » 24th Jul, '12, 14:42

i think the drawback on the One X is the fixed battery...

nev · Post by **nev** » 24th Jul, '12, 16:02

Morrolan wrote:i think the drawback on the One X is the fixed battery...

I'm so tempted by the XL model, simply for the 4G speed. If only I don't have to get a Singtel line for it...

Singtel apparently also thinks the fixed battery sucks, so they're throwing in a wireless charger with online purchase.

canuck · Post by **canuck** » 24th Jul, '12, 17:33

Ok, still waffling as work won't support itfor email, and how consumerist is is to have it just cause its perty and can be used as hot spot, easily toted internet surfing thingy?

Oh and had a look at the asus transformer the other day, want one of those too

canuck · Post by **canuck** » 25th Jul, '12, 20:13

So now someone came home with one... Now need to figure out how to support it at work, hmmmm,

Fat Bob · Post by **Fat Bob** » 26th Jul, '12, 07:47

We use a secure third-party program for email: Nitro Desktop I think. Means your email is locked by password but everything else is just with a simple PIN or swipe lock.

Morrolan · Post by **Morrolan** » 26th Jul, '12, 09:29

just learned from someone in the Netherlands that apparently there the S3 is shipped with WiFi in powersaving mode. this means it switches off after 2 minutes (and automagically returns to 4G, which is expensive, obviously).

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