My screen is not Tip Top on my old one.

It would be a nice thing if the 3100 mAh battery could be backward compatible with the Note 1. 20% more - not bad

Is the pen mightier than the HWKB?

http://www.youtube.com/user/samsungmobile

A great thing is that the note II has some kind of alarm if you leave the s-pen behind enemy lines. I lost both the one to n900 and to my note.

anyone know how that is working? when does the note II indicate the the spen is missing?

Good question, I've asked the same thing.

Is a large screen better than a qwerty for typing?
-No, but it's close enough with Swype and SwiftKey.

Is a large screen better for gaming than a smaller one with qwerty?
-Not really. Maybe in some instances, but qwerty tactile is awesome.

Is a large screen better "in general" than a smaller one with qwerty?
-Yes, slightly.

Now what about a large screen with a PEN ?
-Yes, it's even better, no doubt.

What if the keyboard is modular, can be swapped out for an extended battery or gamepad with joysticks?
-Hmmm, good question. I think the flexibility of the modular design claims the win, especially since the large "phablet" cant have a portable joysticks/gamepad.


What if there's a game controller (eg Datel TurboFire2) which can dock the "phablet" in, what would be better that, or modular?
--Impossible question. One would be better video and sketching wise, the other better portability wise and gaming. But both solutions very competent in all situations. Even I can't decide.

Next year 'phitchen' #jk

i attempted to buy one, but at lower price, man gNote price so stable here, and its expensive , :/

Whatever ROM you're using, try Gavin Lewarne's HydraCore kernel.
It's devilishly fast, can overclock & undervolt your device, is stable, did I say it's fast? :-) comes with full sources and scripts to configure and compile.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1749863

Try it

Thanks I've been stuck on ANiKernel and AOKP.40 been experiencing some problems recently.

The latest CM9 stable kernel is good, but isn't designed to be OC/UC/UV.

By the way, anyone using Jelly Bean?
CM10 ? PA1.991 ? JBAOKP ?

This looks quite promising and fixes some current problems with GNote. Does it effect the use of Linux on Android? It really came in handy when I was at a conference and had to convert some ppt to pdf on the fly so I don't want to loose this capability. Would you point me to step by step instruction on how to install this kernal.

Thanks!

Okay don't use HydraKernel versions lower than v3. There's a bug that causes data corruption.
v3 is online now (as of a couple minutes).
Also don't use AOKP version 40 (outdated), or milestone 6 (buggy).

Best results:
- AOKP v40.1

-HydraKernel v3 (extreme)

-SIO or Noop schedulers
InteractivX or Abyssplug governors
1.6GHz Max CPU with at least 1300mV voltage
250MHz Min CPU with at least 850mV voltage (more V uses more battery)

-GPU keep it at 267MHz@830mV (very efficient)
(Manually OC GPU) to 400MHz@1050mV when using ChainFire Engine games, Heavy Flash Games, Emulators etc.

= equal performance to the SGS3, with 5hours screen on time. That's crazy!!