another late night show. i think it is the third year in a roll i m watching it. Hope it is not as stupid and long winded as the S4 presentation.

This post has been edited by Cynox: Sep 3 2013, 10:35 AM

surprise to see the Note 10.1. Looks like got a serious contender for my take on Xperia Tablet Z. The new Note 10.1 has reduced its weight significantly which is the main reason i dun like about the original Note 10.1.

For Note 3, I truely think i will skip it this round. Not much difference to Note II in daily use. Getting a new Note 10.1 will be a better choice for me as I am looking for a 10" form factor tablet for quite a while now.

I think for Note 10.1, it is leather texture plastic. Actually i prefer this than the real leather coz i dun think leather will last. But nowadays gadgets get obsolete in 1-2 years, so that might be a non-issue.

Btw, between the 2 processors, which one is more powerful?

there is so many S3/S4/Note I/Note II around me and i never seen paint chipping so bad before. Infact, all looks very new even after long usage. Maybe yours are one of the very rare lemon unit.

hmm.... so there are pros and cons for Exynos Octa vs Snapdragon 800. I will give higher priority to battery life than speed. I thought S800 will be much powerful coz most higher end devices announced recently using it.

must resist the temptation... already set my brain to skip this and get Note 10.1 2014.

very true. I only bring my DSLR when i on vacation overseas but my Note II is with me every minute.

Samsung goes for the software/apps/usabilities path, while Sony goes for design and killer camera specs. HTC must have at least some killer stuff up in their sleeve, else they will definitely face huge problem especially there are some disgruntled ex-owners (I am one of them) who has blacklisted HTC after they fail to keep their promise. HTC is my first android phone and i love their HTC Sense compared to Samsung Touchwic but their business tactics really disgusting.

agree, very true.

Just wondering how fast these Note 3 features will be updated into Note 2 officially.

the few features that "bothering" me:
1. USB 3.0 connection
2. Minimum 32GB internal memory
3. Better audio quality
4. Higher reso screen

My wife has hinted she like the Gear.

I think Note II with Note 3 update should work with Gear. She is not so keen in changing her current Note II. In fact, I have a hard time persuading her to change her S3 to Note II.

only starting into portable audio recently. Just order a JDS C5. So the Note III audio quality shines like bright sunlight into my eyes.

she is just as skeptical like typical handphone user with "normal" size screen. She thought Note II screen is too big, S3 screen size is good enough (considering she upgraded from HTC Desire). But after using the Note II for few months, she can really feel the benefit of the bigger screen now and also the S-Pen. She uses the S-Pen more often than me. But frankly speaking, i hardly use the S-Pen.

Yes, there is a 10.1" variant, almost exact same specs but with a 2560x1600 10.1" screen. Will get a 10.1 variant for sure. Not so sure about Note 3, still trying to resist.

On the contrary, I was quite turned off by the rumours that the Note III screen size will be further increase to 6" and beyond. From my daily usage of Note I and Note II for the past 2 years, its size is just so great - big but still easily pocketable. I checked out the Xperia Z Ultra last month at a Sony Centre nearby - it is really a beast, a real big beast, really hard to swallow such a big size device into my pant's pocket. You should check it out if you looking for larger than 6" devices.

So now I am so tempted by it since the size has been shrink slightly. But another hurdle is cannot buy it bundled with Telco plan coz both my Maxis lines still have unexpired contract - one signed up with S3, another with Note II. A bit wasted to buy it without contract. Sorry, can't help be calculative coz it is my day job.

that's what i told my wife - USD299 for a first gen smart watch.... NO WAY!!!!

But definitely looking forward for Samsung Gear III.

This post has been edited by Cynox: Sep 6 2013, 03:53 PM

Not really coz our pant's pocket dun grow in size over time. If I can't put it in my pant's pocket comfortably now, then it will not be any difference in the future.

Note II/III form factor is really just nice - big but manageable. Try out the Xperia Z, screen too small, then the Ultra, really too big.

there will be some exception. I manage to grab 1 Note II from Maxis Reseller without contract at RRP one day earlier than the official launch day by Telcos.


yes, really finger cross they will launch the 64GB together or give a specific date (like 1 month after official launch or something). 64GB internal with a 64GB external will be really awesome. The new USB3.0 will make the transfer of large chunk of Flac music a breeze.

agree.. miss my Note I black - square and classy.

anyone know what is the number of row x column for Note III? Still the same as Note II? It is the "must-do" stuff for my current Note II - flash the mod to enable 5R x 5C at Homescreen and 6R x 5C at App Drawers. The original Note II layout really wastes quite a lot of screen estate.