Samsung Galaxy s3 Or Samsung Note 2

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Guys I know there was a similar thread for the same but as I thought my requirement was a bit different, decided to start this thread.

I have zeroed down to S3 and note 2 and went to the Samsung store to check them personally..

As I am planning to buy one of them before the year end therefore wanted to check both the pieces from all direction..

I put both of them on my jeans.. (both were coming easily though S3 was much easy to put but then Note 2 was no problem either).. I also sit for sometime with the phone in the Jeans to check whether it is uncomfortable or not... Luckily it was not for both..

Used both of them.. NOte2 for sure requires two hand usage though one sided keyboard solves some of the thing.. but the screen was gorgeous..

I was quoted 37 for NOTE 2 .. though she came down to 35,500 and I quoted 35k .. more or less they will come for the same price... they said to call once I decide which to buy and then they will also talk about the other goodies if they can..

For S3 they quoted 33,500 (I did not know the correct price so I have not quoted mine till now) and were giving 32GB

The salesgirl was again again asking me to buy note2(though I am also inclining towards Note2 from the begining but her so much request to buy NOTe2 put some doubts in my mind).

My main uage will be : Call+whatsapp (atleast 2 hours a day and heavy on text)+mailing+web browsing+ video watching

(Here a doubt came in my mind that whether Note2 which is a bit heavy will be able to do justice with heavy calling or not )

I am not into gaming .. but will play golden temple etc...

I also liked the S pen and I was able to write freely on it ...

I read on the net the burst mode is not in Note2... its there but with a different name(best pic something)

Camera I think is same for both..

Salesgirl was saying S3 is having 1Gb while Note2 has 2 GB (my understanding was it was same for both)

Considering my requirement please suggest...

I am coming from 3.2 inches so both are huge for me ... but then i know hands will adjust to it in a week or so..

I want a phone which can make me free from further upgrading atleast for a year or so..

Thanks in advance.
waiting for your opinions.

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him406 said:
Salesgirl was saying S3 is having 1Gb while Note2 has 2 GB (my understanding was it was same for both)

Considering my requirement please suggest...

S3 has 1 GB RAM, the Note has 2 GB- this factor alone makes the Note a better buy. If you are comfortable with the size, and looking at your usage pattern, the Note 2 is the way to go.

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I own both mobile and i feel both are excellent pieces of hardware,looking at your requirements i advice you to go for s3 which you can get for as low as 30.5k on ebay.in.

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rock2702 said:
I own both mobile and i feel both are excellent pieces of hardware,looking at your requirements i advice you to go for s3 which you can get for as low as 30.5k on ebay.in.

@rock but that big screen is tempting me..

Def Note 2. Get the White one.

AFAIK GS3 also has 2 GB ram.
If you watch a lot of videos and do web browsing NOTE 2 is a good choice. Performance wise both are almost same I guess.

Nope, 1 GB.

Without any doubt get Note 2.

ithehappy said:
Nope, 1 GB.

Really ? Damn thats a deal breaker then.
Get the NOTE 2.

Galaxy note 2 is slightly faster than s3 I'm using this phone since October at first had problems considering the size and switching from iOs to android is very tough.The burst is available by holding the capture button for few sec will take burst photos.Best pic is a different feature.You can go for the Note 2.But to say seriously note2 is a good phone but I Hate cellphones from all the Companies except Htc,Apple and Google.

Yeah, I hate Samsung too.
Now, Note 2 has some edges over the S3, but there are some issues with Note 2 too. Like terrible aesthetics. The back cover is glossy, which will basically help you to slip the phone from your hand. And adding a case with this monster will be weird. And I'm damn scared after seeing so many topics in xda saying just a 3 or 4 feet fall shattered the front glass! Also the led flash is weaker than S2/S3, so if you use to take photos at night with Flash then this would do the job badly.
Just pointing out the issues here, not forcing you to change your mind or anything.
I have used S3 for just couple of hours, so I can't say if it has any issues or not, but judging by Samsung's build quality I guess it has some too.
And I said white version because, they grey one doesn't show any colour other than RGB properly, which sounds weird but it's the fact.

Ihthisham said:
Galaxy note 2 is slightly faster than s3 I'm using this phone since October at first had problems considering the size and switching from iOs to android is very tough.The burst is available by holding the capture button for few sec will take burst photos.Best pic is a different feature.You can go for the Note 2.But to say seriously note2 is a good phone but I Hate cellphones from all the Companies except Htc,Apple and Google.

Even I agree with you on that.

I love Note 2 because of the following reasons:
S-Pen Feature(thats the main reason)
Big Batter-3500mAh
Big Screen(some people don't like that)
Dual Play mode(can watch video at same time while doing some other work)....Thats all I guess

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Thanks All.

I know screen is a bit big for the starting but seems I am more tempting towards Note2 only..

@All regarding back cover... I found both S3 and Note2 same.. both were glossy and weak

I am thinking of buying the leather case.. which is fit after removing the back cover and have the NFC feature.(costing around 1500)

Should I have to buy screen guard also ?

More over I am not able to make up the mind for color... There is not pebble blue for Note2 otherwise it would have bene a natural pick..

tilting towards white.. But I am a bit worries about white color becoming dirty easily as I am a nonchalant user who love to take mobile every where

And thanks for the info that Note2 has burst mode too

So as far as I understand.. Note 2 has all the features+ some extra feature... but thne why there is so less price difference...

I am planning to buy from Samsung exclusive showroom.. I hope they atleast have all the genuine things(?)

I could go for Iphone too.. but then Iphone 5 is out of budget and not wanting to purchase Iphone 4s and moreover I feel Samsung presently is superior in feature wise if we compare Note2 S3 and 4S

and Is it correct that S3 is better when we compare camera with Note2.. or both have same results?

aroraanant said:
Even I agree with you on that.

I love Note 2 because of the following reasons:
S-Pen Feature(thats the main reason)
Big Batter-3500mAh
Big Screen(some people don't like that)
Dual Play mode(can watch video at same time while doing some other work)....Thats all I guess

I'm sure you made a typo there, battery is 3100 mAh.

Hi folks....
I am owning a Galaxy Note 2.... And I am loving it....

I keep 3g on full day and keep checking mails or post in forums...
End of the day I would still have more than half the battery juice left....
I simply enjoy watching movies tvseries etc on it...
And don't even start on my experience on reading ebooks on it.... I am in heaven...
Aldiko reader and moon reader together for me...

Go get this...

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guys .. sorry to trouble you again...

Having second thoughts about the size again

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buying on 2nd of Jan

so kinda confused... I know feature wise Note 2 is better than S3...

but somehow size is troubling me...

though it was coming fit on my jeans but even then... thoughts coming in terms of ease/problems in carrying it every where and its looking bit odd while taking

I don't know how you travel, but if it's not 'corporate' style, then handling the Note 2 won't be easy, especially with one hand. And as I said the glossy back cover is crap. So if you think you'll have problem holding it, then go for the S3. It's good enough, just not the best hardware wise, but then again, we are humans and our hands are limited in size. There is a point why Apple is ignorant to increase the screen size.

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ithehappy said:
I don't know how you travel, but if it's not 'corporate' style, then handling the Note 2 won't be easy, especially with one hand. And as I said the glossy back cover is crap. So if you think you'll have problem holding it, then go for the S3. It's good enough, just not the best hardware wise, but then again, we are humans and our hands are limited in size. There is a point why Apple is ignorant to increase the screen size.

I am student as of now.. quit my job for studies.. so not at all coroprate style these days..

Mobile in the Jeans is what I prefer to go outside

I was planning to buy that leasther case which changes the plastic cover and has the leather case for the front screen

You can add a case but even the thinnest case will add huge percentage to the unit as it is big already. And I found putting it in a case, which has Matt finishing mainly, make it a LOT harder to put in/out from a pocket, especially jeans's.

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ithehappy said:
You can add a case but even the thinnest case will add huge percentage to the unit as it is big already. And I found putting it in a case, which has Matt finishing mainly, make it a LOT harder to put in/out from a pocket, especially jeans's.

Ohh u have Note 2... so in retrospection.. do u feel S3 would have been the better choice even for you?

ithehappy said:
You can add a case but even the thinnest case will add huge percentage to the unit as it is big already. And I found putting it in a case, which has Matt finishing mainly, make it a LOT harder to put in/out from a pocket, especially jeans's.

The Case I was talking actually puts a new back cover all together... its remove the existing back cover and adds NFC too

Yes, when I go outside and in need of sending a SMS or little browsing, then, yes, I do wish that it was smaller. But when I come back at home and sit back on my couch and browse through it, then I wish it was a little bigger, lol.
The thing you have to give up on something to get something additional. Note 2 is superior than S3, and that's it, BUT it's 0.8" bigger than S3 and if that troubles you, then you shouldn't go for it.
And are you taking about the Official case, because that's the only case I know which replaces the back cover? Just fyi, that case is a show off, nothing for protection.

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ithehappy said:
Yes, when I go outside and in need of sending a SMS or little browsing, then, yes, I do wish that it was smaller. But when I come back at home and sit back on my couch and browse through it, then I wish it was a little bigger, lol.
The thing you have to give up on something to get something additional. Note 2 is superior than S3, and that's it, BUT it's 0.8" bigger than S3 and if that troubles you, then you shouldn't go for it.
And are you taking about the Official case, because that's the only case I know which replaces the back cover? Just fyi, that case is a show off, nothing for protection.

then which is the best case for Note2 in terms of protection wise?

Dude get a phone with better screen. I was not too much impressed with the screen and color reproduction.

Note 2 is definitely a better choice because of it has better processor, RAM, battery and many other features.
For size I don't think it is much bigger than GS3. It can be accessible with one hand as samsung has provided one handed on-screen keyboard. In the end take a demo and buy whatever suits you.

him406 said:
then which is the best case for Note2 in terms of protection wise?

I don't know pal, I won't use one, that's why I didn't need to look for one.
You could see XDA Accessories section of Note 2, they have covered pretty much every case there.
On my S2, I used the Case Mate Tough, and I wonder if any tougher one is available. So if CM Tough is there for Note 2, get it eyes closed.

@Faun: Which screen do you think is the best? I'm too done with this over saturated AMOLED! I like the iPhone 5 display, but that Black level is still keeping me with OLED.
Haven't seen the 920 in person though.

@ithehappy Hope samsung's super AMOLED will produce more natural looking display in future.

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rider said:
@ithehappy Hope samsung's super AMOLED will produce more natural looking display in future.

Use the settings "natural" under screen mode and the screen is comparable to IPS display in terms of color saturation with the awesome deep blacks, but i personally like the saturated screen. I like the colors popping out of my display and i will never ever like the so called natural look.

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dixit8611 said:
Use the settings "natural" under screen mode and the screen is comparable to IPS display in terms of color saturation with the awesome deep blacks, but i personally like the saturated screen. I like the colors popping out of my display and i will never ever like the so called natural look.

+1

I knew this from Geekyranjit's video

@All Note2 owners please suggest a good slim case for Note2.
I am planning to buy the official samsung one

there are 2 versions of galaxy s3, one ships with 1gb of ram + quadcore exynos and the other ships with 2gb ram + dual core exynos.

the 1gb + exynos quadcore is the international version.

ithehappy said:
@Faun: Which screen do you think is the best? I'm too done with this over saturated AMOLED! I like the iPhone 5 display, but that Black level is still keeping me with OLED.
Haven't seen the 920 in person though.

IPS looks good to me. Don't like the oversaturated AMOLED look and in natural color too it's not near to IPS.

Course it's not. I'm using the Natural mode always. No idea how some people could even stare at the screen with modes like Dynamic and all!
Damn Apple's counter intuitive mentality, still can't give my money to them

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Please suggest some good case. The ones which you guys are using for Note2.

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I am using otterbox defender for my note 2,got from ebay for 2.8k.

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rock2702 said:
I am using otterbox defender for my note 2,got from ebay for 2.8k.

IS it making phone tougher to fit in the pcoket... ?

him406 said:
IS it making phone tougher to fit in the pcoket... ?

and does it also come in white? I was planning to buy white phone

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Not really,but it is the ultimate protection for a mobile phone,though it adds a bit of bulk.

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rock2702 said:
Not really,but it is the ultimate protection for a mobile phone,though it adds a bit of bulk.

YEah I saw in the video...It's really protective

@rock are you finding the mobile too big to handle.. like putting in jeans pocket.. and going out and taking out from the jeans?

I got this on mobilefun. IS it a credible website?

*in.mobilefun.com/36961-otterbox-defender-series-for-samsung-galaxy-note-2---glacier.htm

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Finally bought Samsung Galaxy note2.
Had screen guard on and bought the official samsung cover for now.
Phone is awesome.. currently finding it a bit big but i think with time it will adjust.
Screen is just wow.Watching videos is just amaziing
Having some problems with the S-pen though.
I read XDA developer and found that hitting the side on a hard surface with get away the problem of hovering lines while writing..
It has solved the problem up to 95 percent
But Should I ask the showroom to change it?

^^ for how much did you bought?

Mind elaborating this? I have no clue.

him406 said:
I read XDA developer and found that hitting the side on a hard surface with get away the problem of hovering lines while writing..
It has solved the problem up to 95 percent
But Should I ask the showroom to change it?

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kapilove77 said:
^^ for how much did you bought?

36.5 for mobile, official cover +screen guard

ithehappy said:
Mind elaborating this? I have no clue.

S-pen was too sensitive for writing on the spad... there were so many lines unintended.
Went to xda ddeveloper and saw that was a common issue.. hitting the pen on a soldi surface sideways removed 95 percent of the defect.
went to the showroom .. they said go to the customer care.
went there.. they checked and said we will give you a new S-pen.. so I will get one on 13th.. until I am using mine old on only.
That's a good thing with branded companies that atleast they listen to probs post sale...
I was alos planning ot buy MMX a110... god knows what would have happen If i get something defected in that case

Okay.....luckily I don't have that issue, I guess? Could you redirect me to the XDA topic please?