note edge or note 4 buying advise - Note Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

got samsung note 2 which needs updating ,
which one to upgrade to now note 4 or the note edge ,
can some one share there experiences ,
im more inclined toward the note edge

This should help you
some prefer the Note 4
but i like the Edge its awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4-BEXEQmSM

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I personally love the Note Edge. I had both phones. I had the Note 4 for about 4 months before I was able to get the Note Edge. They are the same. Almost all alike even for hardware. But yes if you want to spend a little more get the Note Edge. The Note Edge is great. I love the Edge.

I regret buying the edge...
I love the second screen and the new tech, however, NO companies have made an extended battery. I always had a zerolemon extended battery for my note 2/3 and I did not realize that there would be zero support for extended batteries for the edge
most extended batteries needs a new back or case to hold it, no one is taking risks with designing cases for so few consumers (edge owners).
Ill trade ya note edge for note 4!

I feel the same way, the edge is a great phone but I need an extended battery for this beast of a phone!!
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lachapo88 said:
I feel the same way, the edge is a great phone but I need an extended battery for this beast of a phone!!
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drocksmash said:
I regret buying the edge...
I love the second screen and the new tech, however, NO companies have made an extended battery. I always had a zerolemon extended battery for my note 2/3 and I did not realize that there would be zero support for extended batteries for the edge
most extended batteries needs a new back or case to hold it, no one is taking risks with designing cases for so few consumers (edge owners).
Ill trade ya note edge for note 4!
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for me, the spare battery kit and fast charging make up for it

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for me, the spare battery kit and fast charging make up for it
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Yes, the spare battery kit is a life saver. I can't believe how fast the Note Edge's battery drain.
I can't get a full day of normal usage out of it, as in a few hrs of games such as Real Racing 3, Clash of Clans, Modern Combat 4, Asphalt 8, and throw in Youtube, Whatsapp, BBM, and the occasional tinkering of the device.
I have to replace the battery when evening comes.
When I had my Note 3, I could easily get a day and a half.
But I do like it when I pull out the Note Edge and people around me gawk at me and ask what that fancy Edge screen is for.
I am in Jakarta, Indonesia and they don't sell the device here (bought mine in Singapore), and I feel very unique and special for owning the Note Edge.

I still have both phones, my wife uses the note 4.
I get very similar batter on both phones, I think the edge is missing the battery fix update that the note 4 got.
For the first week, I was preferring the feel of the note 4 a little more, but I still ended up giving it to my wife.
After using only the Note Edge for the last few months, when I use my wife's note 4 every once in a while I immediately miss my Note Edge side panel screen.
The Note Edge really has a more premium feel with the side panel.

jtambis6 said:
Yes, the spare battery kit is a life saver. I can't believe how fast the Note Edge's battery drain.
I can't get a full day of normal usage out of it, as in a few hrs of games such as Real Racing 3, Clash of Clans, Modern Combat 4, Asphalt 8, and throw in Youtube, Whatsapp, BBM, and the occasional tinkering of the device.
I have to replace the battery when evening comes.
When I had my Note 3, I could easily get a day and a half.
But I do like it when I pull out the Note Edge and people around me gawk at me and ask what that fancy Edge screen is for.
I am in Jakarta, Indonesia and they don't sell the device here (bought mine in Singapore), and I feel very unique and special for owning the Note Edge.
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the N915G/snapdgragon variant is more battery consuming (or so I heard) I think I got more juice out of my 915S, but I'm with you, having a device that is not all over the place is a pleasure on its own
P.S. you got a pretty commercial family xD (just read your sig)

gone for the note edge

I had to get rid of my note edge not having an extended battery available for me was a deal breaker, the phone is definitely awesome!!
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lachapo88 said:
I had to get rid of my note edge not having an extended battery available for me was a deal breaker, the phone is definitely awesome!!
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If I need any extra battery, I have this. Also the quick charger that came with this phone is amazing. But this power bank can charge my phone from completely dead to fully charged.
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S4 battery boost with 7000 mAh, maybe soon.

If S3 gets it for 34$, i hope S4 gets it too soon.
Very useful for long trips.
Samsung’s Galaxy S3 gets a battery boost with a massive 7000 mAh battery
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source:
http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s3-7000-mah-battery-189850/
7000mah!!!!!!
Order now and we'll add your choice of jumper cables or defibrillator pads absolutely free
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now no one will say it is flimsy plastic
Does it come with suspension cables to help hold that brick to your face on long calls? I use a Bluetooth, but since most don't, seriously, how are you going to support that monster on your phone's back?
I'm all for making these phones a little thicker with the QI charging battery covers, but I never understood those ridiculous batteries and thick covers.... but people love them, I guess! They keep making them for every new phone that comes out!
KryptosXLayer2 said:
Does it come with suspension cables to help hold that brick to your face on long calls? I use a Bluetooth, but since most don't, seriously, how are you going to support that monster on your phone's back?
I'm all for making these phones a little thicker with the QI charging battery covers, but I never understood those ridiculous batteries and thick covers.... but people love them, I guess! They keep making them for every new phone that comes out!
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Sign up for Ingress, then you'll wish they made 15,000 mAh batteries.
That game uses sucks through your battery like there's no tomorrow, even with undervolting.
WarbyParker said:
Sign up for Ingress, then you'll wish they made 15,000 mAh batteries.
That game uses sucks through your battery like there's no tomorrow, even with undervolting.
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I have Ingress, I just don't use it as often as most people do! But I hear ya on that....
+1 on the Ingress. I tried it once on my Atrix and it nearly drained my battery to dead in like 30 mins. However, I think 7000mAh might be overkill for most people. Removable batteries FTW.
a external battery? will get my phone bulky
btw ... i see that anker has the market first s4 battery, but its 2100mah, do u think they guys will have at least 2600mah soon?
pack21 said:
If S3 gets it for 34$, i hope S4 gets it too soon.
Very useful for long trips.
Samsung’s Galaxy S3 gets a battery boost with a massive 7000 mAh battery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gk8gD3OvYww
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http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s3-7000-mah-battery-189850/
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Not sure if extended battery or spaceship!
Samsung made 3000 mah battery. Which is a bit more normal size.
http://cdon.dk/search?category=1769&q=siii+battery&x=0&y=0
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Surely easier just to carry a spare battery in your wallet?
Unless of course you're planning a month long trip in the jungle.
not to mention if a battery that big were to explode! you might be left with a stump of a leg!
I say that, but assuming it is a quality battery, a case that big might be nice for some people. I prefer slim, and carry an extra battery in my car or desk.
I use this one my S3 and it's amazing, best extended battery out there, I've gotten 3 day runs out of it.
And you guys are overreacting ahaha, it really isn't that big and it really adds some much needed weight to the phone and looks/feels much better then the alternative options out there obviously other then carrying around a spare battery and switching but that's a hassle keeping both charged.
A lot of the kernel devs over on the sprint s3 use it as well to try and get the best battery life possible with their constant kernel tweak updates - we call it squeezing 7000 lemons :thumbup:
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Samsung’s Galaxy S3 gets a battery boost with a massive 7000 mAh battery
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If I wanted 7000mAh... I'd simply keep two slim anker batteries in my pocket
That back plate is ugly as hell
ap3604 said:
If I wanted 7000mAh... I'd simply keep two slim anker batteries in my pocket
That back plate is ugly as hell
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That back plate is great, made out of a nice material. Go look at how hideous other extended battery cases are.
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ive already been in contact with ZeroLemon and they told me,
the extended battery will be released mid May.
i also asked about the capacity, but they weren't willing to tell me.
we can expect 7000+ mAh for sure though.
I like that the cover actually fits over the entire phone instead of making it look pregnant. I still do have concerns about how large it will make this phone though.
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mjs2011 said:
I like that the cover actually fits over the entire phone instead of making it look pregnant. I still do have concerns about how large it will make this phone though.
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Had it on the S3, it really wasn't that big. It was a nice solid size. Defintely no problem with fitting it in your pocket.
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Booomber said:
Samsung made 3000 mah battery. Which is a bit more normal size.
http://cdon.dk/search?category=1769&q=siii+battery&x=0&y=0
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From what I can read of that site looks like for the s3
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Extended Battery for Note 4 from MPJ

I’ve been sticking with my Note 2 for years and just waiting until the Note 4 to upgrade. I came always with mixed feelings with the Note series. Loved the great display, superior hardware in the hood and S Pen, but found it was not convenient to carry. I was successfully controlled my desire not to buy a Note 3, because the improvements are minor, but for the Note 4, just regret to read those reviews on it lol.
Already fell in love with this device! Yesterday I received an email from MPJ asking me if I am willing to enter their giveaway for Note 4 extended batteries. They had sent me a free Note 2 4500mah battery for testing before and frankly Note 4 battery life is outstanding and replacement is no need for temporarily, but it definitely can't hurt to enter, so I will post my review as long as they send me a free sample.
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UPDATE
finally... the one i got
link please?
relpin said:
link please?
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https://www.facebook.com/mpjbattery
Thank you. I like their battery for Note 3.
Whats the difference between this and a power bank? I have that power bank, and it serves the purpose of an external battery... pretty straightforward, too.
Don't have a Note 4. I hope I can request one sample for my galaxy s5
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Don't have a Note 4. I hope I can request one sample for my galaxy s5
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you might contact them to see if they can offer you
I am so sad they aren't ship to my country presently.
May I ask how much mAh is the battery?
finally...
don't we have a battery with 3220mah inside our phones original from sammy?
no review yet?
doubeye said:
no review yet?
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Mine just arrived today will update soon
Correct me if I'm wrong, doesn't it void the phone's warranty when using third-party batteries?
I have to admit I was quite skeptical about the battery and now I AM A BELIEVER!
arjun90 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, doesn't it void the phone's warranty when using third-party batteries?
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Nope
BAD ASS NOTE 4 & BAD ASS GEAR S
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Dunno about this if I gonna add the bulk I rather get 8000 man then what they offer. It the same case
BAD ASS NOTE 4 & BAD ASS GEAR S
Ehh... I want to get their extended battery but their back cover is ugly as hell with the gloss finish ... really cheapens the phone
Twmade said:
Ehh... I want to get their extended battery but their back cover is ugly as hell with the gloss finish ... really cheapens the phone
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Not only does it look ugly, you probably won't be able put on a case with bigger back cover. I would just get a 3220mAh Battery for back up.
I have the 6440mah one. The phone charges under normal use once every 3 days and the display can last over 8 hrs depending on brightness.
How are you doing this? Are you running custom rom/kernal? I have the 8k hyperion and I don't think I can get past more than 30 hours with the same amount of on screen time. I have Stock rom stock kernal rooted with amplify and greenify and almost everything turned off, and it's so frustrating hearing so many people such as yourself talk about being about to for days without charging T.T

Owners would you buy the S6 again

I'm looking to buy a S6 but I already have a Note 4 do you believe as a current owner that the S6 is worthy of a purchase if you already had the Note 4? I currently have a iPhone 6 for work and a Note 4 for personal and I'm thinking of changing the iPhone, your thoughts ladies and gentlemen?
Tia
Luke
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LBTaylor1984 said:
I'm looking to buy a S6 but I already have a Note 4 do you believe as a current owner that the S6 is worthy of a purchase if you already had the Note 4? I currently have a iPhone 6 for work and a Note 4 for personal and I'm thinking of changing the iPhone, your thoughts ladies and gentlemen?
Tia
Luke
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if you wanna change the iphone to galaxy S6 then i would say go for it....but from NOTE 4 to S6 is different....if you want more battery and bigger screen stick to the NOTE 4, if you want a bit smaller phone, with better camera, better build quality, and faster then the S6....but it's a bit hard to justify the cost of the S6 if you a NOTE 4....i have a galaxy S6 and i am very happy with it, i have some minor issues with the chamfered edges color peeling, wobbly home button....but again nothing is perfect....
Thanks for the input. Be interesting to see what the overall opinion is of the forum
I would not. I would go with LG g4, which was my second option.
Here are the reasons:
- battery life far bellow average, a little bit more than 3 hours SOT. I was used to more than 5 with the Lenovo z2 pro I had before,
- horrible multitasking, apps reloading all the time
- the front facing camera has a noticeable fisheye effected, which is not really great for selfies
I would recommend your to wait for the Note 5.
Better have diversity of OS! I find having an iPhone 6 and Note 4 a perfect combination! Having 2 'phones' running TouchWiz would be pretty boring.
Great combinations: An iPod and an Android phone, an android phone and iPad, iPhone and Android tablet or both Android phone and tablet
monocay said:
I would not. I would go with LG g4, which was my second option.
Here are the reasons:
- battery life far bellow average, a little bit more than 3 hours SOT. I was used to more than 5 with the Lenovo z2 pro I had before,
- horrible multitasking, apps reloading all the time
- the front facing camera has a noticeable fisheye effected, which is not really great for selfies
I would recommend your to wait for the Note 5.
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yeah i would say if you can wait then wait for the NOTE5...
I would have a note 4 for work, and an S6 for personal. The S6 and Note 4 have equal battery life despite those arguing to the contrary, I have 5.5 hours SOT now, and had the same on the note 4. The S6 and iphone are very similar, except the S6 has better battery.
Multitasking is absolutely fine on the S6.
S6 is for persons who prefer one hand operation most of the time. Note 4 is for those who prefer to have more work done with the help of the S-pen and bigger screen. Since you already have a Note 4 and an iPhone 6 (best of both worlds) the Galaxy S6 may be a demotion on your part. Best to wait for the upcoming Note or S6 Plus.
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I'm looking to buy a S6 but I already have a Note 4 do you believe as a current owner that the S6 is worthy of a purchase if you already had the Note 4? I currently have a iPhone 6 for work and a Note 4 for personal and I'm thinking of changing the iPhone, your thoughts ladies and gentlemen?
Tia
Luke
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I have no experience with the Note 4 but I would buy an S6 again without hesitation. Unlike many posts from these S6 forums I have not experienced the problems that others mention. The battery easily lasts a day. With a 32GB model I'm at about 50% on storage. The processor is much faster than my S3. The display has to be seen to be believed. I have a SM-G920I. As always, YMMV!
Jonathan-H said:
I would have a note 4 for work, and an S6 for personal. The S6 and Note 4 have equal battery life despite those arguing to the contrary, I have 5.5 hours SOT now, and had the same on the note 4. The S6 and iphone are very similar, except the S6 has better battery.
Multitasking is absolutely fine on the S6.
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Hm. More than 5 hours SOT? I guess this is with a lot of stuff disabled / custom ROM / brightness manually all the way down?
I regards to multitasking, in comparison to other phones with 3gb ram, it is abysmal, I thought this is a common understanding (and also my personal experience).
I would not.
I love this camera but i can't leave with this memory ram management, multitasking is horrible, hope next update solve all the problems or i will change.
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monocay said:
Hm. More than 5 hours SOT? I guess this is with a lot of stuff disabled / custom ROM / brightness manually all the way down?
I regards to multitasking, in comparison to other phones with 3gb ram, it is abysmal, I thought this is a common understanding (and also my personal experience).
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NFC, location, HD calling, gmail and outlook syncing plus some other apps syncing automatically, Web browsing, YouTube and Play Music streaming, on complete stock, unrooted. I average about 24-35+ hours with 4.5 - 5+ hours SOT of battery life, depending on how long I play games. Phone also loses about 1-2% while sleeping over 5 or so hours while on WiFi. Multitasking is just fine too. Not everyone gets bad battery life on this phone and has to resort to flashing custom roms and kernels. Stock is just fine.
Edit: brightness stays on auto and ranges from 20% to 80% throughout the day.
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Not for all the tea in china. The signal strength of this phone is atrocious. Lucky to get 1 bar of 4g where all my other phones get full reception.
A very varied response, now i'm more confused than ever.
I would buy it again because I came from an s4 and his thing blows it out of the water. I've heard S6 edge has a better build, but I prefer the regular S6. Also, careful when purchasing an S6 cuz you might have hardware issues like the wobbly home button, camera is blurry on startup (sometimes) and flash stays on (very small and not noticeable in the day). I say this because I had a defectve S6 before. My new S6 is perfect except my home is a tiny bit crooked but you won't notice it unless you scrutinize it. I'm you pretty sure you will miss the big screen on your note 4 if you're moving from that size. The only major flaw in the S6 is the memoruy managent when switching apps but everything else is on point.

Battery test

Gsmarena have completed the battery test and.... well it's and LG...
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man when I had the g2, battery was amazing. either way, my s7 at 3kmah sucks and is horrendous , so I doubt the v20 will be worse.
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might wanna check this out if u think the s7 is crap.
their battery tests mean nothing. it's not real world usage. I'm not talking on my phone for 16 hours or watching movies for 12 hours. those tests are stupid and don't apply to everyday life. also pretty sure that's the exynos. we got screwed with the snapdragon in both terms of speed and battery.
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Wasn't that battery test for the S7 for the Exynos version? Which is known to be more battery efficient? Lol
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yeah lol
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Well that sucks
Good thing there will be a zerolemon battery soon
The battery life is my biggest fear with the V20.
I've heard atrocious things about the V10, and had abysmal battery life on my old G4 that left me never wanting an LG phone again. The V20 is the only phone out there with a 5.7" screen, expandable storage, and running software that looks close to stock Android. All of that becomes useless if the phone can't last throughout the day.
Guess I'll have to wait for some real world tests to be done first.
AhsanU said:
The battery life is my biggest fear with the V20.
I've heard atrocious things about the V10, and had abysmal battery life on my old G4 that left me never wanting an LG phone again. The V20 is the only phone out there with a 5.7" screen, expandable storage, and running software that looks close to stock Android. All of that becomes useless if the phone can't last throughout the day.
Guess I'll have to wait for some real world tests to be done first.
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Get a second battery...?
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Get a second battery...?
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Carrying a second battery just isn't ideal for me. To be honest, it's more laziness than anything else at this point. Maybe if LG brings out a standalone battery charger like they did for the G4, I'd be game.
But more importantly, I'm torn between the V20 and the Pixel XL. God I miss having stock Android, but I'm definitely leaning towards the V20. Micro SD storage and bigger screen that doesn't look like an iPhone = win for the most part. I'm hoping the theme store for LG can become robust.
I don't see why they wouldn't have a stand alone charger. The v10 has it.
I have the charger and extra battery and also the 250gb SD card they gave out as promos when it was new.
I use a zerolemon most of the time though! I prefer big phones with some weight to them! And heck... I just don't worry about charging.
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I don't see why they wouldn't have a stand alone charger. The v10 has it.
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A spare battery kit is now available on e-Bay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V20-Batt...132805?hash=item2a721d0c85:g:Hj8AAOSwCGVX9Jnk
I left the V10 for the S7 Edge. However, i am probably going to pull the trigger on the V10, leaving my S7 Edge. The V10 was great but the battery life was horrendous. I had a spare battery and I would have to swap it by the end of the work day every day.
Coming from the Note7 it can only be better.
coming from nexus 6p. this is gold

Is it even worth getting a note now with the s9+

Originally, the note was the ultimate 'phablet' because phones were smaller, but now every phone is a phablet, especially the s9+, is there even a point to getting a Note now?
Apart from the pen
For the retail price nope. But if i had the money to spend i would get a note for around $550 which i see new on ebay. Instead of the $850 for the plus.
I have both, for now. While I do miss the S Pen from time to time, the 9+ is definitely the better device.
I'm a long time Note user and went S8+>Note8>S9+. The Note8 isn't much bigger than the S9+ statistically but it's bulkier in every day use and viewable screen area isn't that much bigger on the Note. My biggest beef with the Note8 vs. earlier Notes is 18:9 isn't a great format for note taking. It felt awkward trying to write on that narrow a display which was compounded by the curved edges. I have a Tab S3 and its my lone S Pen device for now. The Note-series used to leap frog the specs of the S-series but outside the dual lens camera and more RAM that didn't happen this round. I'd still be interested in the Note9 if it isn't a bigger-for-no-reason rehashed S9+ with a pen.
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I have both, for now. While I do miss the S Pen from time to time, the 9+ is definitely the better device.
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Yeah me too. I miss the S-pen from time to time but when u was using the Note 8, I didn't use thes-pen, even from time to time.
I'm keeping both for a little while longer. S9+ better phone in every way for me, for my use.
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I have both, for now. While I do miss the S Pen from time to time, the 9+ is definitely the better device.
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agree, would only go back to the note if I needed the pen on a daily basis, the pen is nice but I would rather they use that space for battery lol
Just came from a note 8 to the s9+. S9 is better in all ways and don't miss the spen at all. Plus this is just a better looking device and feels better to use
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Just came from a note 8 to the s9+. S9 is better in all ways and don't miss the spen at all. Plus this is just a better looking device and feels better to use
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The bulkiness of the Note 8 was what made me upgrade.
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The bulkiness of the Note 8 was what made me upgrade.
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For me it was battery, and camwra. Though the size is so much nicer now that I have the s9+
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vwite said:
agree, would only go back to the note if I needed the pen on a daily basis, the pen is nice but I would rather they use that space for battery lol
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Yeah. I used the S Pen heavily when I had the Note4, Note Edge, Note5 and Note7, but found myself using it significantly less with my Note8 for whatever reason. I would almost forget about it until I had to select some small text, edit an image with instructions and notes for a client, or create/accept electronic signatures.
I have never used my S-Pen, not even on my 12.2 Pro. I am considering making the switch. I can get one for $650 out the door and I just sold my other Note 8 for $550, so not much out of pocket.
Pure+ said:
For me it was battery, and camwra. Though the size is so much nicer now that I have the s9+
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The battery on s9+ is a godsend. I took off charge at 3am, read news for half hour, listened to spotify on way to work(40mins), worked a 12 hour shift, spotofy on way home and alot of texting on breaks at work and 62% at bedtime at 930pm. Work has alot of areas with no reception so standby usage was 1.8% per hour instead of the usual 0.5% when there is a strong signal.
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The battery on s9+ is a godsend. I took off charge at 3am, read news for half hour, listened to spotify on way to work(40mins), worked a 12 hour shift, spotofy on way home and alot of texting on breaks at work and 62% at bedtime at 930pm. Work has alot of areas with no reception so standby usage was 1.8% per hour instead of the usual 0.5% when there is a strong signal.
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Yeah I was just testing the stand by on mine today. I unplugged a little over 17 hours ago and didn't turn on any sort of power saving features. Just let the phone sit and do it's thing. Over the course of that time it only dropped from 100% charge down to 96% charge and then when I picked it up to use it I updated a bunch of apps which dropped it down another 4%. But 4% discharge over 17 hours is pretty remarkable in my opinion.
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BarryH_GEG said:
I'm a long time Note user and went S8+>Note8>S9+. The Note8 isn't much bigger than the S9+ statistically but it's bulkier in every day use and viewable screen area isn't that much bigger on the Note. My biggest beef with the Note8 vs. earlier Notes is 18:9 isn't a great format for note taking. It felt awkward trying to write on that narrow a display which was compounded by the curved edges. I have a Tab S3 and its my lone S Pen device for now. The Note-series used to leap frog the specs of the S-series but outside the dual lens camera and more RAM that didn't happen this round. I'd still be interested in the Note9 if it isn't a bigger-for-no-reason rehashed S9+ with a pen.
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BarryH, I agree 100% with your statement. My biggest gripe with the note series is the curved edges. It's almost impossible to write as you get to the curve edges, which lite you stated the screen is narrower. Note series needs to have a flat screen for better Spen functions.

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