Samsung GALAXY Note II User Reviews

ajrane posted on 16 May 2013, 07:48

10

Note II - "The Beast"

ajrane has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

One Of its Kind, Throw Any Game, any app at it........Note II will easily nail it........No lag, No carshes, Smooth as silk, A Gigantic 3100 mAh Battery......a complete package......An Awesome camera......Display that relieves the eyes......A complete entertainer!!!

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

numair.shaikh posted on 05 May 2013, 12:41

10

note 2 rocks

numair.shaikh has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

its an excellent phone some of motion sensors dont work but overall can say best of in its time i liked it but the s pen is rocking its totally goood its very good built quality it has a bigger screen and a very high resolution good

Build quality 9/10 not that good

Reception 9/10 sometimes good but sometimes bad

Call quality 10/10 voice is very clear and understandable and better than galaxy SIII

Internet 10/10 very fast and good

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10 high resolution andexellent quality

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• big screen
• internet
• fast
• s pen

Cons

numair.shaikh alternatives:

Samsung Galaxy S4

HTC One

HTC One X+

edink posted on 26 Apr 2013, 10:10

9

Every Day Tool

edink has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Absolutely amazed of the speed. Everything is working smoother than on any phone I've used before. In my workflow I've often to use the stylus which tip is great for handwriting and taking quick notes with S-Note.

Build quality 8/10 Samsung should have used more quality materials

Reception 9/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 8/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

edink alternatives:

Google Nexus 4

Samsung Galaxy S III

brook posted on 02 Apr 2013, 09:03

10

perfect phone

brook has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

the best mobile phone I used. the screen is very large, very bright. Performance is very good, long standby time. operating system is good, and can use ext memory card. Thin and very light, can be placed in a trouser pocket inside, very convenient to carry

Build quality 10/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

nightsoft posted on 31 Mar 2013, 08:41

9

Jack of all trades....

nightsoft has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

What can I say about the Note 2 that hasn't already been said. The phone has it's flaws in my opinion, mainly it's restrictive Touch UI and limited usefulness of its pen...720p screen instead of 1080p. That's pretty much it, and as you can see those are pretty weak flaws.
In other words, though not perfect, it is pretty close in my opinion. Just the right size for surfing, typing and watching video, while still not so large that it prevents the device from being a useful phone...though I still retain my clamshell for most of my calls. Build quality is really good (a bit perplexed at the choice to make the back cover a snap on plastic affair...), battery life great, touch screen responsiveness impressive, etc. You can install other launchers to use if the Touch UI is not to your taste of course. Perfect size in my opinion to act as a regular GPS unit.

A few recommendations. Pick up a BT keyboard, good case (make sure it's a protective case, many good ones on the market), some kind of stand, an equalizer app to boost sound quality, quality bud headphones and a good THREE PRONG car dock...two prong docks will constantly push the volume button. I own this and the HD2, in my opinion the most mod friendly phone ever made.

Build quality 9/10 fantastic overall build quality with the exception of the snap on battery cover

Reception 9/10 Very strong reception, GPS, Wifi

Call quality 8/10 Call quality can suffer depending on your network, but overall very good to great.

Internet 10/10 This phone was made to surf the web

Multimedia 8/10 Volume is set a bit low, bass a bit weak. Apps can take care of this

Camera 9/10 Fantastic camera, great options, great pictures

UI speed 9/10 Almost flawless. Freezes every once in a while for a few seconds on wifi, otherwise silky.

Everyday usage 10/10 One of the most versatile phones since the HD2 in my opinion

Text input 9/10 Perfect size for keyboard use, even with large fingers

Display 10/10 One of the best displays on the market today

Battery 10/10 Battery has amazing fortitude

Pros

• Cell, Wifi, GPS all strong
• Incredible display
• Size sweet spot for surfing, streaming
• Great battery life
• Surprisingly solid for a slim factor phone
• Still small enough to be used as a phone
• Fits in most pockets despite it's large size
• Very useful as a secondary computing device with BT keyboard
• Multi window capability

Cons

• Restrictive Touch UI
• Lack of apps that take advantage of pen
• Max volume set too low
• Bass response is a bit weak
• 720p instead of 1080p
• snap on rear plastic battery cover
• Car Dock disabled

shubhtech posted on 25 Mar 2013, 04:56

9

beast n awesome

shubhtech has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

the phone is awesome. i has more than what u want. the performance is just mind blowing.
the graphics is awesome the durability is awesome. trust me i have dropped mine 12 times and nothing happen t it. its just perfrct in all aspects. i just wish samsung used more premium materials to bulid it

Build quality 9/10 i would give it a 10 if it wasn't made of plastic

Reception 9/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 9/10 the browser can be improved

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 9/10 could have been better

Battery 10/10 3100 mAh charges in no time and lasts for 2 days

Pros

• every single thing

Cons

• plastic body

kamath.arjun posted on 19 Mar 2013, 23:39

10

Note 2 the best phone from Samsung in 2012

kamath.arjun has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

Very good phone for the value you get, Good battery, good speed, clear display

Better than S3

The phone looks very big and can be used as an alternative for a tablet since its way fast than existing phones in the market

Build quality 9/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10 Amazing battery for a big screen like this

Pros

• Superb speed
• Very Good display
• Amazing battery
• Very smooth interface
• S Pen is very intutive

Cons

• Build quality can be better

kamath.arjun alternatives:

Samsung Galaxy S4

ghostkilla1388 posted on 27 Feb 2013, 10:23

10

Possibly the best android out right now.

ghostkilla1388 has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

I have had my Sprint Galaxy Note 2 since Jan. 19 and love it. The screen is amazing and huge, yet i can still use it with ease. I have had many people ask me what phone i have and etc. The battery is great so far, yet im only on Sprints 3g speed since my area in the Upstate of SC has yet to get lte but i have gotten through a day with on average over 30-40% left. Ill take it off charge at 6am and by 10pm ill still have plenty of battery to watch Youtube, play games, or surf the web before i go to bed, i have yet to kill the phone through daily use, im sure 4g lte will use a little bit more battery just how much? The call quality is very good, no complaints there plus their is a little button that you can push while in a call that boosts the ear piece volume. I have no complaints about this phone, I love it!

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Big screen
• Great camera
• Large battery

Cons

Ash17_r35 posted on 06 Feb 2013, 16:56

10

Awesome phone

Ash17_r35 has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

All things is ok but the display need more work that's right it's good but when I was compared with other phones. I think it's need more resolution. And the best thing in this phone is evry bad things in note they fixed it with awesome work.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 9/10

Battery 10/10

sparkhi posted on 02 Feb 2013, 11:45

10

Excellent Phone but with some missing features

sparkhi has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

I am using this phone for more than a month now, Visit http://www.parkhi.net/2013/01/samsung-galaxy-note-​ii-user-review.html for a detailed user review and list of some missing features in this phone and android in general.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 8/10

Text input 9/10

Display 10/10

Battery 9/10

encaz posted on 18 Jan 2013, 07:21

9

Samsung Galaxy Note II

encaz has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

Best phone I have ever owned. Glad I chose the Note II over the Iphone 5. Battery almost lasts a full day if you are a heavy user. I only have to CONS. The bottom of the phone is getting scratched by the charger and I have issued with the GPS. Phone is always trying to connect, I cannot check in on Facebook 90% of the time and APS that require GPS do not work most of the time. I am going to take it in to see if its a faulty phone or if it is a software problem.

Build quality 9/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 8/10

Text input 7/10

Display 9/10

Battery 8/10

Pros

• S-Pen, Size, Screen, Battery, Speed

Cons

• Some scratches by the charge port and poor GPS reception

SiyabongaMoss posted on 17 Jan 2013, 01:10

8

Overall good phone but battery doesn't last long enough if you are a heavy user

SiyabongaMoss has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Overall a good phone but not without its flaws and at the price there shouldn't be any, battery isn't as great as the capacity suggests , camera could be better indoors and I constantly get a maps error message even though they are closed

Build quality 7/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 8/10

Text input 7/10

Display 10/10

Battery 6/10

Pros

• Great screen
• Great camera and macro mode
• Great for browsing the web
• Great for watching videos
• Fast jelly bean os

Cons

• Uncomfortable texting experience
• Poor battery life for heavy users
• Build quality not the best
• Maps not as good as nokia maps

SiyabongaMoss alternatives:

Sony Xperia Z

dashakol posted on 12 Jan 2013, 12:45

5

most of motion sensors don't work! It's not smart at all

dashakol has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

These motion options simply won't work for me:
quick glance
1- smart rotation
2- double tab to top
3- wake up command voice needs network
what if I don't have one always?! and why should it use network for such a simple job?

not so samrt in these parts:
1- smart note
imagine you are working/thinking about a subject during the day. Every time you double tap with smart pen it opens a new S note, there is no fast/smart way to bring up the same note you were working on or at least a list of recent notes you were woking to be opened from the S note window.
2- turn on screen.
you should press the power button each time which is really slow responsing and a PITA!! no smart sensor for this part. as I told quick glance does not work at all. (for example to wake up when you open the lid of cover like amazone kindle paperwhite smart cover)
3- add photo note:
why there is no handwrite detection here? at least as a option.

Build quality 4/10 poor plastic case and fragile screen as many user experience.

Reception 5/10 as any other phone

Call quality 4/10 poor sound spacially in speaker mode.

Internet 5/10

Multimedia 5/10

Camera 7/10

UI speed 5/10 not fast enough considering the braged about processor.

Everyday usage 3/10 it's like you are facing a big challange for doing the most simple jobs like texting a friend.

Text input 4/10

Display 6/10

Battery 5/10 drain too fast.

Pros

• non

Cons

• big and heavy
• not smart at all

Paul013 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 06:59

10

Great phone

Paul013 has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Overall amazing phone. I recommended it to everyone. Samsung has definitely hit the right note by going into phablet business. And this one is the King of em all!! Just a couple of cons as mentioned
Hope they get fixed...

Build quality 9/10 Buttons are li'l squeaky

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Scren, Processor and RAM

Cons

• Just a small issue.. The battery life has gone down after 4.1.2 update, and the phone often poses problems with Class 10 memory cards, especially sandisk. Overall a great device...

JohnnyMagee posted on 04 Jan 2013, 12:20

10

Awesome

JohnnyMagee has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Great phone love it because the battery is super good and the screen is awesomec
love the s pen And the android operating system love my samsung galaxy note 2
i miss my bbm but still love muyphone using whatsapp

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

anhminh1232002 posted on 01 Jan 2013, 09:41

6

Please help me with Justflip on Note 2

anhminh1232002 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Hello everyone

The G-sensor doesn't seem to work when the screen is off.
I am using Note 2 Galaxy Samsung.
I tried Justflip to flip to turn on the screen. The screen wasn't on at all.
Please tell me if the is a fix for this bug.

Thank you.

Build quality 4/10

Reception 6/10

Call quality 6/10

Internet 6/10

Multimedia 5/10

Camera 6/10

UI speed 5/10

Everyday usage 6/10

Text input 5/10

Display 6/10

Battery 6/10

Pros

• large screen

Cons

• lacking of temperature sensor

joseph98 posted on 31 Dec 2012, 11:17

10

Galaxy note II

joseph98 has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Samsung Galaxy Note II, is simply the best Android phone for october 2012. I used to own galaxy note 1 and bought the note II simply because the note 1 deliver what I expect and I like the note 2 over the note 1 for the faster cpu and enhanced software for the S-pen that I used daily. The battery is really good in the note II and much better than the previous note 1. I also liked the 2GB ram and I found my browser shut down in my note1 due to lack of memory ram ( 1GB in note 1) when I open lots of pages in phoneArena over 12 pages but the note 2 has no problem opening over 20 pages at the same time. One thing I like more about the note 1 is the screen ratio 16:10 compare to note II 16:9 that I didn't like much.
Overall I am very happy with my unlocked phone and yes looking forward to buy the note 3 when available.
P.S. I wrote this quick review using my galaxy note II.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 9/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Battery & S-Pen improved over the note 1
• Love the split screen
• Air view is cool

Cons

• screen ratio 16:9
• Like more the looks and feel of the note 1

iDroidWin posted on 23 Dec 2012, 12:18

10

Best Phone, if you can get past the size

iDroidWin has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Note 2 left me speechless after I switched from desire. The difference between single core and quad core is amazing. I rarely cam across any lags or stutters. I wish it was true Android experience, as I have never felt android to be this smooth, not even with the custom ROM for my previous phone. Multi tasking is fairly easy, big ram and multi window only supports it. I have found myself using these features along with pop and play frequently often. S-Pen, however isn't for everyone, but it can improve your efficiency and it has helped me save time. Watching movies or TV shows just can't get better. If you have no issues with the size, its a must have phone. Camera recording could have been better though, its good not great. Its plastic, but I get a case for expensive phone anyways. So good enough for me. Battery last one day with HEAVY usage, two days with average. Its a beast.

Build quality 9/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Awesome Screen.
• Huge Ram = Multitasking
• Snappy Performance. Zero Lag. Ultra Smooth.
• Unique useful feature

Cons

• Bulky
• Camera could be better

iDroidWin alternatives:

Samsung Galaxy S III

HTC One X+

HTC DROID DNA

muzzy94 posted on 08 Dec 2012, 07:47

10

The best phone in the world to date!

muzzy94 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

First thing I want to say is that, this phone is awesome! The display, call quality, battery life, the amount of software, removable battery (a plus for me), jelly bean(super smooth with project butter), micro sd slot, true multitasking (split screen view) and I can keep going for hours. All in all, I think this phone is a beast and it is going down in the history Book as the best phone in the market. I can't recommend enough to my friends and family to buy this phone. 1 of the reason they didn't buy this phone yet because the size and the high price tag. That's the only cons I can think of. When I bought this phone, all I can say is "Damn this thing is huge!" but after three days with this phone endlessly playing with this phone, I used to the size of this phone and when my father's back from his holiday, his s3 look so small when I first used it about 4 months ago. God damn what wizardy is this? Other that that, I think this phone is just perfect. Buy it and u will surely love it:D

Build quality 9/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• battery life is awesome
• S - pen feature is great.
• display is just perfect for media
• super smooth with 2gb of ram
• jelly bean goodness
• call quality is superb
• True multi-tasking
• micro sd slot and removable battery

Cons

• high price tag
• plastic cheap feeling
• display not that bright under sunlight
• bloatware from Samsung

muzzy94 alternatives:

Samsung Galaxy S III

HTC DROID DNA

Google Nexus 4

phonemart.pk posted on 05 Dec 2012, 17:53

8

phonemart.pk

phonemart.pk has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

One of the best phone we have ever tested. Superb built quality, awsome sound, enough power for amazing multi tasking, Large and vivid screen. best for reading books and watching movies. In a country having electricity problem (Pakistan) battery life seems to be bit low. otherwise Galaxy Note 2 is 2nd to none. phonemart.pk highly recommend this phone

Build quality 9/10

Reception 8/10

Call quality 8/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 8/10

Camera 8/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 7/10

Text input 7/10

Display 9/10

Battery 7/10

Pros

• Good quality buit
• Brilliant screen
• good weight for this size

Cons

• Camera

phonemart.pk alternatives:

HTC DROID DNA

amunarjoh posted on 29 Nov 2012, 12:31

10

Excellent

amunarjoh has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Amazing phone. Was a bit concerned about the size. Now that I've been using it for a while, I've gotten accustomed to it, And I have to admit; everything else seems a bit mediocre.
Though everything is working flawlessly, I keep looking forward to the 4.2 update.

Build quality 9/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Speed throughout
• Battery life
• Screen resolution and size
• Keyboard space
• Multimedia
• S-pen
• Internet experience
• Calendar
• Camera
• User experience

Cons

• Camera could have been better in low light

vivith posted on 27 Nov 2012, 03:38

10

Best phone i ever had

vivith has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

The best phone i ever had. Very fast and good response. Very interesting mobile. Highly recommended. But for the high end phone the design could have been better. Other than this best phone. Not as big as u seeing in the images.

Build quality 9/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• innovative

Cons

• could have been better design

zheking posted on 18 Nov 2012, 10:32

10

Note 1 is awesome note 2 is even better

zheking has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

It's the best phone in the world period . At first coming from s 3 I found it a bit to big but no I find the s 3 to small . Because u will definitely get used to it . The build quality is good but not great because it scratches to easy . But everything else is great

Build quality 8/10 It scratches to easy and the back cover is hard to take out

Reception 10/10 Never had dropped calls with it so its perfect

Call quality 10/10 Crisp clear

Internet 10/10 It's awesome on the 5.5 inch screen . YouTube is just plain awesome . Specially on the go

Multimedia 10/10 Watching videos is not good but great everything else is so easy to use on the huge screen

Camera 9/10 It's good everywhere and it takes awesome pics . But not when you are strolling at night

UI speed 10/10 Just perfect . Enough said

Everyday usage 9/10 It's good and all but it has a tendency to get out of my pocket for some reason but other than that its perfect

Text input 9/10 Better than my blackberry bold 9900. If u don't use predictive text

Display 10/10 Vivid clear . It's awesome for everything

Battery 10/10 Lasts three days on really heavy usage

Pros

• Crisp super clear screen
• Awesome weight for its size
• Should be called the YouTube phone because YouTube is so good on it
• Super fast ui
• Awesome everyday usage

Cons

• Tendency to get out of my pocket
• Gets a tiny bit warm

zheking alternatives:

Apple iPhone 5

doejon posted on 13 Nov 2012, 00:47

10

The phone of the year!

doejon has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

oh man this device is just great i never had a device like that and im loving it since day 1. this device is a tablet and a phone in one single device and its great for students like me. the multiwindow feature is just awsome! the display is outstandig i know thats a metter of personal favors but i love the amoled displays. i love this punched colors
insted of natural colores cuz natural colors i see every day so its good to have sometimes a change ;-) !

sry 4 my bad english

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• everything

Cons

• -

doejon alternatives:

Samsung Galaxy S III

mage1724 posted on 08 Nov 2012, 07:01

7

Decent enough.

mage1724 has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

What is samsung thinking of to use such cheap hollow plastics on such a high-end device? No chance to beat any rival in terms of build quality. Reception and call quality is decent, internet is great because of the large screen. However, the screen has less pixel density compared to the previous model. I don't like all the "improvments" samsung has made to their interface, it makes the UI looks a bit cartoonish and old fashioned. Battery is decent enough. Design of the phone is a bit too round and i won't remember it for too long.

Build quality 4/10

Reception 8/10

Call quality 7/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 8/10

Camera 7/10

UI speed 7/10

Everyday usage 7/10

Text input 7/10

Display 8/10

Battery 6/10

Pros

• Good screen
• Great multimedia device
• Decent battery life

Cons

• Dissappointing build quality for the price
• Touchwiz ruins perfectly fantastic Android experience
• Design won't be memorable