Note 2 or htc one?

[xelafred3987]

Agree with the motion to consider the LG Optimus Pro if you're on AT&T. If not, I'd go with the One if it were me, but Note 2 owners have a LOT of love for it, and that speaks volumes about it. Most comments about phones on the internet are complaining about something. The Nexus 4 and Note 2 are the only ones I've seen so far that get so much "omg loves it" posting. Speaking of, why are you not considering the Nexus 4?

I like the bigger screen and I already have the galaxy nexus

 

[JHBThree]

The Note and One are very different handsets with very different use cases. If you think you'll use the S-pen and the apps that come along with it, give it a look. If you're looking for a better consumer experience, the One will be better. If you want something in between, the G pro is a great choice.

One big difference between them all is the screens: the One and G pro simply have better screens than the Note. You wouldn't notice by having the note on its own, but when you compare them you'll notice, and it won't be pretty.

I would tell you to wait for the Note 3, but every indication is that its going to grow in size which may make it a tough sell. (I know it would for me. The Note 2 is about as big as I could go, and it's still pretty massive)

Or, if you want to spend lots of money, get the One and a Galaxy Note 8.0.

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[xelafred3987]

Thanks everyone, I think I'm going to get the note 2

 

[Jude526]

Thumbs up. Note2 all the way

sent from my amazing Note2

 

[taniabonita52]

Thanks everyone, I think I'm going to get the note 2

Great choice

Sent from my awesome Note 2!!!!!!!!!

 

[chrjt74001]

It's hard for a lot of people to admit to any faults in the phone they spent so much money on. A lot of people are going to rave about how they like the phone they have and not talk much about the cons or defects. I buy, sell and trade phones for extra cash and am fortunate in that I have owned and gotten to use a lot of phones. I'm not going to go into too much detail but here's my thoughts.
S4:
I was really looking forward to the s4. I'll get straight to the point here. Its built nicely. Who cares if it's plastic it still feels very nice in the hand and is very slim. The camera is nice. The layout of the camera settings is nice. There's a lot of cool features such as the option to create gifs and the option to erase objects out of photos. The benchmark scores were amazing. But that doesn't matter in everyday use. The display looks very nice. Very sharp. The battery life is decent. Its not the best but it's acceptable. The speaker quality was decent. Nothing to get excited about but not the worst either. The ui is where this phone just fails. It stutters quite often. This is why I gave up on this phone. Sure you can change your rom or just change your launcher. But isn't that kind of why you're buying the s4? All of the extra features? I changed the launcher, the rom, disabled all the extras. Samsung should have given me a discount or paid me for my time to try and make the phone function with lagging or stuttering. You shouldn't have to work so hard to make your phone work like it should to begin with, isn't that why you're paying so much money. Would you accept the same problems if you were paying 600$ for a laptop? Or a tablet? Then why settle for it in a phone?
Htc one:
This phone looks Sexy. You first pick it up and the feel of that cool aluminum in your hand is nice. I went through three of these phones. Every single phone it was build quality issues and every single phones speaker crackled and the phones got too hot. Every single one. Not one had this problem and the next had this problem. They all pretty much had the same problems. The ui was fluid and worked nicely. The capacitive touch buttons didn't work correctly. They don't always respond. I also found that occasionally the screen didn't always recognize my presses either. There's small things about the ui that could be better. The screen is beautiful. A little on the small side but still looks nice. Battery life is mediocre. Camera takes nice pictures and zoe is really cool. Who cares about megapixels. I've seen poster sized pictures taken with the One and they looked great. The interface takes a little practice and time to get used to. Especially if you're coming from touchwiz. No menu button? Why? Why would htc change something that has worked for so long? I would think a phone manufacturer would want to keep what everyone likes and improve upon what people don't like. Move forward. Not sideways. And all of the ones I had got too hot. I think the aluminum body contributes quite a bit to that. The metal feels good when cool but miserable when hot.
Note 2:
Love the build. Sure it's plastic. But the entire front of the phone is flush. No running your finger across the top edge of the screen when you check the notifications like the one. The speaker isn't the greatest. But it doesn't crackle! The screen looks great. Sure it's 720p instead of 1080p. But with screens this small does it matter? It may not be super sharp like the one but you won't notice in everyday use. Its just my opinion but the larger screen size more than makes up for the resolution. I have large hands and long thumbs and I can type almost 80 wpm with this phone. You'll also appreciate that larger screen when you play a game or watch a video. Battery life is absolutely amazing. I can seriously go almost two days without charging. I love not having to worry about my phone dying. I don't know how but touchwiz works flawlessly on this phone. No stutter. No lag. Camera quality is great. Take a picture with the s4 and a picture with the note 2 and they're pretty much identical. Except you can get a wider shot with the note 2. The s4 does have a nicer layout for the camera options. So what. I get by just fine with this camera.

I could go on for hours on what I like and don't like about each one but I don't want to make this post too long. In the end it's your phone so you get what makes you happy. If anyone has any questions about what I've said then don't be afraid to ask.

Dude the speaker issue you had with the one really sucks. I would say 3rd time is a charm but sounds like you got 3 bad apples. This is my second one and like my first I've never had one single issue.. I blast my speakers on full while watching movies,music,videos.. I'm sure other people have told you the same thing since you said you got bashed on other threads and by no means am I as I respect your honest review.. but again I've never once heard a snap, crackle, pop of any kind.. ever...

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[chrscaley]

Dude the speaker issue you had with the one really sucks. I would say 3rd time is a charm but sounds like you got 3 bad apples. This is my second one and like my first I've never had one single issue.. I blast my speakers on full while watching movies,music,videos.. I'm sure other people have told you the same thing since you said you got bashed on other threads and by no means am I as I respect your honest review.. but again I've never once heard a snap, crackle, pop of any kind.. ever...

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That's good you got a good one. The HTC one is a great phone. I had high hopes for it. I'm by no means saying that all of the phones have problems, I'm just sharing my experience so that others that read this will at least know what to look out for.

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[xelafred3987]

That's good you got a good one. The HTC one is a great phone. I had high hopes for it. I'm by no means saying that all of the phones have problems, I'm just sharing my experience so that others that read this will at least know what to look out for.

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I the note 2 hard to cary around? Like is it to big for your pocket

 

[chrscaley]

I the note 2 hard to cary around? Like is it to big for your pocket

Not too big for my pocket. Its not hard to carry around.

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[xelafred3987]

Not too big for my pocket. Its not hard to carry around.

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Thanks man, I'm probably gonna get it Tuesday. I'll tell you how I like it.

 

[cgardnervt]

HTC one all day long!

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[xelafred3987]

Not too big for my pocket. Its not hard to carry around.

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Love it so far but im still trying to find a use for the s pen. Thanks again