Galaxy Note 2 or HTC One? Just curious

[ffejjj]

Many reasons for me to choose the one but the next person could have just as many reasons to choose the note

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[tirith]

I can one hand text this entire post... but I hold my phone different than most people. It is what it is

~swyped from a galaxy (note 2) far, far away

 

[mrbair]

Ok, im a gadget junkie. (term i made up and am not afraid to admit.) I have a galaxy Q(canada) / Gravity Smart (US), i have and ipod touch 5th gen, i have an ipad mini, I have a psp, and i have a 3ds. I have two portables systems to play games on, as i hate the 80's era arcade games when there is so much more. i have my ipod cause my phone is ALWAYS dead if im listening to music non stop all day like i do. but the main point i would like to make is its a phone for gods sake. i like how the note 2 has a bigger screen, but its borderline tablet. i would feel like i had my ipad mini pressed against my face just to make a phone cal? slightly rediculous in my opinion. i will be upgrading my gravity smart to the htc one in just a few days, and will think its cool that it does all these other things, but im really getting it cause its a phone, and there is always swapable usefulness between my devices.... all play music, play games, take pictures, but only the phone can text/call (skype and similar programs not counting) thats the main selling point to me for a phone..... "omg its a phone! i love it!" look at how microsoft is going about saying "the xbox one... its an all in one system" and they are getting laughed at in their face. where another console company (sony or nintendo, cant remember) came out and said "look at our gaming console.... JUST a gaming console" and will sell millions of them. im getting the phone because its a phone, not because i could get a tablet that lets me make calls and has a stylus? LMFAO!

bottom line, as revolutionary as the note 2 may be with its rediculously huge screen. i want a phone, not another tablet. htc is prettier, does almost all of the same, and wont make me look like a tool for talking on it. "mommy... why is that man talking to a tv?" lol

 

[tirith]

I like talking on my tv. Personal preference though.

~swyped from a galaxy (note 2) far, far away

 

[joshwithachance]

I tried out the HTC One again after switching to the Note and immediately realized that I made the right decision to make the switch. The Note 2 is more than a phone, and I absolutely LOVE having one device for a phone and tablet. It's not just the huge screen that makes me love the Note either. The battery, with HEAVY usage, lasts me allllll day, and with moderate usage 2 days. That's just unheard of these days, other than with the Razr Maxx. I also prefer the camera on the Note to the one on the One.

 

[jaleesag88]

I am loving the One right now. I use my phone when I run and the Note 2 was just too big, there was no comfortable way to hold it. With the One I still have a small struggle running comfortably with it, but it works out better for me. There are times I catch myself trying to use the mutliscreen and then I'm like oh yeah...this phone doesn't have that lol. But the battery lasts me all day, which was one of my other concerns. As long as it lasts me from when I wake up until I go to bed, I'm a happy camper. And the camera, I love it! My Note 2 camera sucked for some reason, but the One is amazing! I love Zoe too. I'm still happy with my trade for now, but we will see how I feel in a couple weeks if it is still keeping my interest or not lol.

 

[famousstarchriss]

Note2. A lot of support for the Samsung and devs like developing for our phones.

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[SHADOWDRAGON271]

I just got my Galaxy Note II in May for my birthday, and as we LIKE things bigger here in Texas, I have no problem with the size of the Note II. You can't MAKE me give up my quad-core processing, 5.5-inch screen viewing, S-Pen scribbling, video-chat rockin', mad-external-space-havin', removable-battery-featurin', big sexy Galaxy Note II for NOTHING. DONE HERE!

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[msndrstood]

Note II. Hands down. Big screen, big battery makes for a happy experience.

What?! ... I'm msndrstood.
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[SenseMonkey]

I currently have the Galaxy Note 2 (through Sprint of course and I get LTE everywhere!!!) and I saw someone wants to trade the HTC One for a Note 2..The videos I've seen are awesome, but is it worth losing my SD card space and removable battery? I didn't know if anyone here had some hands on time with the HTC One to voice their opinion? I love my Note 2, but I am always up for a new phone....I'm awful ha! Opinions anyone?

I agree with him; once you get use to a big display it SUCKS having to use a smaller one. I had the n2 once, and boy do i miss that big display. 4.7inches is way too small of a display for me. Getting a S4 soon; 5 inches will be more than enough. :thumbup:

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[bigkid666999]

Well, I had the HTC One X+, and I was very happy with it. However, I switched to the Note 2 for the bigger screen. If there were a 5.5 inch HTC One, there would be NO CONTEST for me.

For me the screen is the central piece of any smartphone, and the One X simply has finest large screen available. It's the only phone that's still readable when the sun is out. To have it I happily put up with low battery life and the attendant external batteries.

However, my eye sight isn't what it used to be so I chose the Note 2 even though though the AMOLED display is barely visible on sunny days. And when Power Saving mode kicks in, it's like using a phone with a broken display.

I do, however, appreciate the removable battery as I need two batteries to get through a normal day. (Don't get fooled by "normal usage" statistics published by Samsung, reviewers and bloggers. Your situation may be different.)

The micro SD card when combined with the the 16 GB of internal storage is also much appreciated. I had to "ration" my available storage when I filmed my daughter's graduation once. Believe me when I tell you that that sucked.

The stylus comes in handy to scribble quick notes and explanatory diagrams, but I could live without it with no problems whatsoever.

One feature I thought I would use all the time is Multi Window. But as it turns out, I never use it, relying on task switching instead.

So in sum there're always trade-offs, and you have to decide what works for you. I do recommend that you borrow the smartphone you intend to buy from a friend for a week or so. You may find that the features that thought most important don't matter that much, and others that didn't seem important turn out to be vital to your usage pattern.


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[nancybout]

Exactly where I am now, debating 9 the HTC one and give my husband the galaxy note 2.
I'm unsure if I want to part with it... I just want to try the HTC and see myself how I Feel.
THE ONLY reason is I do miss the slightly smaller screen (maybe it's just me LoL)...I think 5.5 is the largest I can have on a cell phone.
Other than blinkfeed etc... I think the note 2 has more features.
Maybe the Galaxy s4, but my daughter has the galaxy s3 LoL. imagine my dh with the note and me with the s4... we will be all Sammy fam lolol

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[nancybout]

If someone ordered me a trade, I would decline. I'd get my own... Can't let it go forever. No

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[DallasAndroid214]

HTC One, yes it's a bit smaller screen the yet everything is more better, phone runs smooth, I LOVE the Beats Audio, never herd amazing sound like that before. N it's way more faster, I came from a Note 2 n I'm glad I have the HTC One.

 

[dkhmwilliams]

When I owned the Note 2 I loved it. I didn't have a tablet at the time, so having an all in one device was definitely helpful. One handed use wasn't so bad. The phone was really snappy and the battery was awesome. I think about going back to the Note 2 sometimes.

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[Almeuit]

I will say the HTC One is a very nice phone.. But... If battery life is a big concern the One can't touch that Note 2.

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[Vikrant1993]

I know what you mean. I have the HTC One,but as much as I love it. It's build quality,and its smoothness.I dont know,but the Note 2 I have on my desk keeps me wanting to make that my primary phone again. The Screen and the Stylus is something I loved on the Note 2. Hopefully, the rumor of the HTC T6 coming out this Fall is true! Because I would love to see the HTC One the size of the Note 2, and with a HTC stylus! God I hope it exists and comes out!

 

[llfloyd79]

I had a chance to trade for a HTC a few days ago but I couldn't pull the trigger. Just something about the Note 2 lol. I guess its the screen size, the attention this phone demands and the battery life. To this day I still get people that are amazed of the pure size of my phone lol. But I think its the battery life that makes me choose the Note 2 over the HTC One. Feels good to unplug my phone at 4:30am and go thru the whole day....then go to bed around 10pm or so and still have over 40% battery life left.

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[petaf]

The screen size is not much different.

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I have them both in front of me, and beg to differ

 

[Vikrant1993]

Yea very true. I usually get 14 to 18 hrs max on my htc one. Though I do miss the 24 to 27 hrs charges on the note 2 lol