Skripka
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For all folks on Sprint, if you're stock unrooted...you should be seeing an OTA firmware update MA7 coming to you soon.
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No, it's not. For some reason, going off of your previous posts, you seem to think that it functions as a real 8-core processor. It doesn't. The OS can only see a quad-core processor. The chip contains a quad-core A15 and a quad-core A7 on the same die. The chip determines which quad to use based on the OS'es demands so that it can control power consumption.
It offers no performance benefit over a quad-core A15, because that is what it essentially is. It's an A15 with a battery saving mode. However, the die is larger, so we're not going to see it in smartphones until it hits the next lower fabrication process. It's a bit much in size, but not in performance.
The Octa core CPU actually activates both the quad core Cortex-A15s and the quad core Cortex-A7s.
Getting tired of my Evo 3D and considering a Note 2 since they have been running sales of them. Using Sprint. Worth it at all with the Note 3 coming out "soon?"
Not sure where you're seeing that the Note 3 is coming "soon." The Note 2 is only like 4 months old now and they release a new phone about every year on the dot, so I can almost guarantee you that the Note 3 won't be here until Fall. The Galaxy S4 should be here in May or so though.
So if you can get one, I wouldn't hesitate. If you've read or seen anything about it, you'd know that it's pretty much unanimously heralded as the best phone available at the moment (if you can handle the size of it). So there's almost no way you would be disappointed with it.
I finally broke down and ordered one (should get it monday ) Upgrading from a iPhone 4 (verizon), I hope it is as good as everybody here says it is.
I love this fucking phone. Its got a huge screen ( I have giant hands and am a pretty big dude so its perfectly sized) lots of horse power , wonderfully fast and its still really designed for lots of everyday usage outside of being just a "mobile".
Question is though .. I got a Sprint version of the Note 2 and I wanna root it and put a custom rom on it so it'll run the battery down less. However is it really worth doing? And is there a dead simple way to do it?
The Note 2 is an upgrade from my Galaxy Nexus and it was running custom roms but I found that it could be a chore at times when it came to OS updates and having to revert it back to factory status so it could be properly updated. Are custom roms really worth the trouble if you aren't trying to unlock tethering or rooting it to work with certain apps?
I guess my only annoyance with the phone is that damn water droplet sound it makes , really fucking annoying. Anyone found a way to disable it without a giant hassle or rooting the phone?
Are custom roms really worth the trouble if you aren't trying to unlock tethering or rooting it to work with certain apps?
I guess my only annoyance with the phone is that damn water droplet sound it makes , really fucking annoying. Anyone found a way to disable it without a giant hassle or rooting the phone?
I've had my note 2 now for just over 2 months. I still love this phone. The battery life is just crazy, and I came from a Razr Maxx!
Although yesterday I seem to have to have lost my S-Pen Does anyone know where one can find a replacement on the cheap? Or is 30 dollars really the cost of losing your S-Pen?
I've been using Cleanrom 4.05 for a while. Got the itch to change things up, but not sure what I should go to. Anyone using any really good ROM's that have good dev support? Tempted to try the latest AOKP or CM 10.1, but seeing a lot of bug reports coming in.
I've been on Beans 9 for a week or so and it's been great so far. Has a little bit more customization than CleanROM and is just as fast from what I can tell.
The only things I wish they would implement in ROMs is to link the ringer/notification volumes (like AOSP does it, dunno why they removed that) and I miss that CRT screen off animation from stock/AOSP Android. So very few complaints.
cleanrom 4.5 seems fine to me; what advantage do the newer kenrel (peresus) offer that would make one tempted to use them ?
I have the Note 2 for a month now, and it really is a great phone, but the 5.5" size I still have not gotten 100% used to yet. I one hand text a lot, and this phone is near impossible to use one handed fully. Hard to reach top of the notification bar pull down, and texting one handed is extremely difficult.
Other than that, I love the N2, fantastic device for media, watching videos is like a TV in your hand Web surfing easy to read news sites, and e-mails easier to read and compose. Plus the battery life is AMAZING. And the phone is faster than Warp factor 9.
But again, this 5.5" screen is just a hair too large for me. But when I play with my old phone, the Galaxy Nexus, and my Wife's international HTC One X, both having a 4.7" screen, they feel very small, and tiny, and hard to use. I think for me, the perfect screen size would be right around 4.9" to 5.1" or so. Not sure I can live daily with this 5.5" beast.
$70 is pretty good, I take it you were a new transfer in.
There is a deal running right now on Amazon. Looks like its New, Upgrade, or add-a-line and you get the Note 2 for 69.99, no rebate. There is of a 36 dollar activation fee on the first bill, so it actually works out to about $100 in the long run. Not a fan of Sprint but its not the worst carrier in our area.
$70?!
I died a little inside knowing I paid $299
You're smarter than I am. I paid half the price you did but Verizon cut the nuts off my phone.
I can't believe I don't have the "Blocking mode" on my phone or the Youtube multitask feature.
Yeah, gotta love those Verizon non-updates keeping great features out of users hands. If it isn't branded DROID then Verizon doesn't give a shit. My wife's Razr will see 4.1.2 officially (soak test just started) sooner than my Galaxy Nexus. While I get around that by using CM10.1 it would be nice to see some damned radio firmware updates...
I can't believe I don't have the "Blocking mode" on my phone or the Youtube multitask feature.
Unlock and root it, srsly. This is the main reason why I did with my Verizon Note 2. I put a ROM on it that's based on the International Note 2, so I have all of the functionality on it as the International version. It's funny too because while I install a new ROM, the installer flashes a dude flipping off Verizon as it preps to install, lol. That's exactly how I feel as I install it too .
I used the quickshortcutmaker app to find my hidden Blocking mode feature. Just created an icon for it and now i'm good. Without rooting it i'm afraid i'm screwed for the multi-tasking.
What features have you gained over the stock Verizon firmware?
I used the quickshortcutmaker app to find my hidden Blocking mode feature. Just created an icon for it and now i'm good. Without rooting it i'm afraid i'm screwed for the multi-tasking.
What features have you gained over the stock Verizon firmware?