The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Thread

[VitaGenic]

So, I just walked out of my local shopping centre with a Galaxy Note II..... It was time to retire my old and tired iPhone4 which was failing on me (incredibly slow and 3G dropping out, among other things) I got a good 2 years out of it, which for me is a quite feat of engineering, since I work in a lead/zinc/silver mine in outback Australia for 9 months out of 12....

I'm pretty impressed so far, the screen is amazing, I've only had about an hour to play with it and I'm still getting my head around android OS.

Anyone else on here got one of these beasts? Anyone got some good app recommendations for a new android user???

Also, feel free to swing me some tips to get the most out of the battery. Cheers guys

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[NNNRT]

The first thing you get on your Note is ASPHALT 7!
Get Instagram, Picasa, Whatsapp, Truecaller... and some games : Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots, Angry Birds: Starwars, Temple Run 2, Subway Surfers, Paper Toss, Cut the Rope, Doodle Jump, SpeedMoto, Talking Tom, etc...
Oh I forgot about Go Launcher Ex, it's an app which opens like a home screen & can be customized fully; transition effects, icons, themes (iPhone included), widgets, live wallpapers, everything! Go locker allows you to change your lockscreen however you want (also iPhone...), and Go Keyboard & Swipe are great replacements for your on-screen keyboard.
Plus some more cool apps:
Zedge, Anghami, AVG Antivirus, Google Chrome, Astro File Manager, Flashlight (usually pre-installed), Hotmail, Facebook, RedLaser Barcode Scanner, Tune Me, Gmail, Skype, Twitter, PicSay, Crack Your Screen, Whoopee Cushion, Fake Call, & if you want any app for something specific just ask, I will be happy to answer.

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[TobeyDemon]

if you dont have unlimited i suggest you download Text Me!2 app, sign in with facebook, get a free phone number that stays with your facebook and is good for texting anyone for free, calling and video chatting cost minutes and you can get minutes by watching videos, or downloading specail apps. I use this app on my iPod Touch 5th gen to use it as a phone when i have wifi.

Response from TobeyDemon: Owner of PSP 3001 LCFW, XBox 360, and iPod Touch 5th Gen iOS 6.1.2

[VitaGenic]

Thanks for the replies guys!

I've had a couple of days to have a play around with it now and without sounding like an android fan boy, it absolutely sh*ts all over my iphone4.... Can not believe I put up with that heap of *** for so long! o.O

I got myself a 32 gig SD card to expand the memory and put some tunes on it. Got the usual social networking apps and a few miscellaneous ones.

The battery life isn't as bad as my friends warned me about either.... im getting easily 12+ hours with moderate to heavy usage.

I always keep power saving on (I don't think I need full processing power for anything but games) and I've got no live wallpapers or lock screens, just boring old plain black background to save power from the AMOLED and minimal widgets for now.

I might invest in one of those larger batteries down the track a little to customize it a bit more.