I've gone, and done it again! (Samsung GALAXY NOTE content).

[KeiCar]

I just can't keep well enough alone I tell you. Just when I was content with my Galaxy S2, I go out and get THIS:

"A new type of smartphone, borne of insight and innovation.
It is the ultimate on-the-go device which consolidates core benefits of diverse mobile devices
while maintaining smartphone portability.
It empowers you with everything you can ever desire so that you can simply, feel free. It is truly smart."

Specifically its the SGH-I717(AT&T LTE version.) I use T Mobile so I will be needing to get this unlocked.

Quick Specs

• 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
  4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
  
• Dimensions 146.8 x 83 x 9.7 mm
  Weight 178 g
  
• Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  Size 800 x 1280 pixels, 5.3 inches (~285 ppi pixel density)
  Multitouch Yes
  Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
  
• GPRS Yes
  EDGE Yes
  Speed HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE
  WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
  Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
  NFC Yes
  USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
  
• Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
  Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
  Video Yes, 1080p
  Secondary Yes, 2 MP
  
• OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
  Chipset Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon
  CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
  GPU Adreno 220
  Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
  Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
  Radio No
  GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
  Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
  Colors Carbon Blue, Ceramic White
  
• Standard battery, Li-Ion 2500 mAh
  Stand-by Up to 252 h
  Talk time 10 h

I don't think there are many owners here on the vortex as I dont' see much talk about it and only really one other thread I found so far. I can tell why, its quite enormous. Here is a pic of it next of a few other phones.

From L --> R. Samsung Galaxy S2 (world), Motorola Droid Bionic, Galaxy Note, iPhone 4s.


I have ICS on it now (Team Perfection's ICS Objection) , but I believe the ICS source (its a 3rd party rom) was or is still in beta because my device is kinda buggy. Im going to try a new rom soon. I'll let you know how I like it as time goes on. I really wanted white but I got a great deal on this black one, it was used and has a scratch on the bottom of the screen by the buttons, it doesn't show up in pictures. I wasn't going to spend full price on this, I have too many phones as is...

[Jesse]

I'd try the AOKP rom (android open kang project). I'm running AOKP on my Kindle Fire, and it works well.

[The Chemist]

Awesome phone. I've had mine for a couple of months (the international version) and it's amazing all around. Mine's already on official ICS, but the official ICS hasn't yet been released for the American version as it runs on different hardware.

To be honest, I don't find the size a problem - it's not THAT big, and easily fits in the pocket of any of my pants. Plus the extra size is worth it, as the screen is fantastic.

[Vision33r]

You probably should've gotten international edition with the Exynos SOC. The snapdragon version with LTE is a slow dog. You will notice the widget lag soon.

You already read my review, I think that this device is a bit too rushed at the moment. It needs ICS, it needs better S-pen apps, and a higher quality SOC like the S4 Krait with LTE would be a huge performance boost.

Touch screen sensitivity could be better, it's not as sensitive as the SGS2 or Gnex. Camera performance is very slow due to the processor.