Samsung Galaxy Note 2

[TriniXaeno]

Yeah, I'm no foreigner to cases. Had many over the years, from Palm Pilot to P900 to BlackBerry to Android.

but I've NEVER had a phone this big....which is why I'm hesitant to increase the bulk in this case....regardless of the protection benefits.

"Don't cry for me Argentina" just yet.....already conceded to try Arc's cimo.

[MessiaaH]

Post feedback when you use it.

[woodyear99]

I use that Cimo case, good enough for me.

[Arcmanov]

Looks like UAG is bringing their stellar case lineup to the Note 2 in February...


http://www.urbanarmorgear.com/products/black-note-ii-case



http://www.urbanarmorgear.com/products/white-note-ii-case



The black one looks really sexy. 

[TriniXaeno]

concept art for the galaxy note 3

[MessiaaH]

rofl

[Arcmanov]

concept art for the galaxy note 3

  I think we just about there in 2013 already. 

[Arcmanov]

For all the S4 vs One talk...the Galaxy Note 2 is still 'da kaing round hyah' 




...at least, until the Galaxy Note 3 drops.

[woodyear99]

I suspect my Note 2 is having this problem. It has worked well since November last year and all of a sudden last week it has been crashing everyday. I never rooted and only used stock updates. After doing a complete factory restore it still has random crashes (never happened when I first got the phone)

It is still under bMobile warranty but I will wait to see if it gets much worse since the crashes happen far apart and a technician will probably say that it "normal"

This problem seems to crop up after 6 months or so if you have an affected emmc. You can test for it using this eMMC Brickbug Check app....
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.vinagre.android.emmc_check

Read more on XDA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2093599

A good blog post discussing the experience:
http://www.roytanck.com/2013/06/04/note-2-update-sudden-death-syndrome/

What to look for if buying a new Note 2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39508900

for those of you who can't check the unit with emmc, here are the series of tests you can do to check if the unit has the 0xf7 chip:

- the 1st four numbers of the IMEI code on the box should be 3550 and up
- if you can open the box but still can't do installation of the emmc app, you can do this test: on the dial pad input *#12580*369# then look for the HW Rev (last one) and should be: MP 1.301 (MP 1.300 is the 0xf1)

[TriniXaeno]

Sorry to hear that woody, as a fellow Note 2 owner.

[woodyear99]

Yeah boy if it gets really bad I will definitely tackle bmobile for the warranty. Did you run the Brickbug Check app?