Algus
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- Mar 17, 2013
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Coming from a Samsung Stratosphere...
So this is what 4G LTE is like when a phone can take advantage of it? I hit my data cap for the first time in almost two years of service and I now regret not getting 10 GB of data during the double data promotion (I have 4 GB for $30 so not bad). Oh wow, physical keyboard isn't needed at all when the touchscreen is big enough for my fatty ogre hands!
Phone does everything my N7 can do (and does a lot of it better!). Weight and feel are just right. Honestly, I couldn't be happier with it. Call quality seems decent, though a bit quieter than on my Stratosphere. Calls are clear however. I frequently use a BT headset now (never used one with the Strato) and the headset is definitely quieter than the handset so that makes a difference.
Not unhappy with the camera but phone is really to big and awkward to be using it like that (I have the same issue with trying to use a camera on a tablet). I have an iPod Touch 5th Generation though and that's my go-to for point and shoot photography now (dat wrist strap!). I use OS X at home so the Note 3's camera functions are really kind of superfluous. I don't always bring my iPod with me though (really only on trips when I would have formally brought a camera) so my Note 3 is still getting some use for photography.
Battery life? I've gotten some impressive stretches. Standby time is great. Power saving is decent. On my Strato, I had to turn power saving on just to get through a full shift at work with the phone idle (I would frequently forget to exit apps though and that would suck the Strato dry). I can burn through my Note 3 in a couple hours if I really want to (yay cellphone games!) but I remain impressed by how well it does on standby when I turn things off and activate power saving. I got through 5 hours of use with something like 15% power left and the phone was still on when I finally got in my car and started charging it at the end of the night!
Bad thing is that apps that really take advantage of the phone's hardware eat the battery for breakfast.
So this is what 4G LTE is like when a phone can take advantage of it? I hit my data cap for the first time in almost two years of service and I now regret not getting 10 GB of data during the double data promotion (I have 4 GB for $30 so not bad). Oh wow, physical keyboard isn't needed at all when the touchscreen is big enough for my fatty ogre hands!
Phone does everything my N7 can do (and does a lot of it better!). Weight and feel are just right. Honestly, I couldn't be happier with it. Call quality seems decent, though a bit quieter than on my Stratosphere. Calls are clear however. I frequently use a BT headset now (never used one with the Strato) and the headset is definitely quieter than the handset so that makes a difference.
Not unhappy with the camera but phone is really to big and awkward to be using it like that (I have the same issue with trying to use a camera on a tablet). I have an iPod Touch 5th Generation though and that's my go-to for point and shoot photography now (dat wrist strap!). I use OS X at home so the Note 3's camera functions are really kind of superfluous. I don't always bring my iPod with me though (really only on trips when I would have formally brought a camera) so my Note 3 is still getting some use for photography.
Battery life? I've gotten some impressive stretches. Standby time is great. Power saving is decent. On my Strato, I had to turn power saving on just to get through a full shift at work with the phone idle (I would frequently forget to exit apps though and that would suck the Strato dry). I can burn through my Note 3 in a couple hours if I really want to (yay cellphone games!) but I remain impressed by how well it does on standby when I turn things off and activate power saving. I got through 5 hours of use with something like 15% power left and the phone was still on when I finally got in my car and started charging it at the end of the night!
Bad thing is that apps that really take advantage of the phone's hardware eat the battery for breakfast.
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