Samsung 16GB Galaxy Note 3G Unlocked World Phone w/ Dual-Core 1.4GHz $585 Shipped @ 1 Sale

gangt said:   trevmar said:   
ps: use a black wallpaper, the display only drains power for the illuminated pixels..

I thought the light source is via the backlight and so it doesn't matter what is displayed on the screen it consumes the same power as long as the screen is on.
AMOLED technology, as any screen technology, obviously uses some power to illuminate the screen.

Blacks use much less power than whites (hmm, that sounds funny) on SAMOLED/AMOLED screens. So yes, power is still used, just much less which equals longer battery life and less potential for screen burn-in.

And AMOLED screens provide light via each pixel, not a broad backlight like other technologies. If the pixel is black, it's essentially using no power hence the benefit of a solid #000000 background.

completing said:   coolbreeze said:   gangt said:   trevmar said:   
ps: use a black wallpaper, the display only drains power for the illuminated pixels..

I thought the light source is via the backlight and so it doesn't matter what is displayed on the screen it consumes the same power as long as the screen is on.
AMOLED technology, as any screen technology, obviously uses some power to illuminate the screen.

Blacks use much less power than whites (hmm, that sounds funny) on SAMOLED/AMOLED screens. So yes, power is still used, just much less which equals longer battery life and less potential for screen burn-in.

And AMOLED screens provide light via each pixel, not a broad backlight like other technologies. If the pixel is black, it's essentially using no power hence the benefit of a solid #000000 background.

Even if there's a power consumption difference, it'll be so minuscule that it won't make any noticible difference.

If it was a 80 inch screen... Maybe it will.
No. A white background drains AMOLED phone batteries much faster than black (speaking from personal experience).

But hey, maybe it's just me.

Karnivore said:   docjoo said:   Why would anyone buy this for $585 when you can get iPad (3rd gen) for $499? If Galaxy Note sells for $399, I may consider it.
Really? Call me from your iPad! Oh wait..

If you have Talkatone and Google Voice app downloaded, you can make and receive free calls. Use it all the time. Too bad you are not smart enough to know that iPad can make calls.

It's not about iPad vs Google...but about iPad vs Notes.

I don't think this is the international version. It says LTE, so it's probably the AT&T version, which means the worse SoC. Exynos doesn't support LTE, so if this phone has LTE, you probably have the Snapdragon SoC - which also means a slower GPU.

FYI, guys over at xda got ATT note hacked to work with tmobile 4g hspa+ speeds.

also, because of failed merger, the positive by-product is for tmobile phones to utilize ATT spectrum.

so hopefully soon, hacking won't be required.

docjoo said:   Too bad android phones don't have Talkatone.

Yes, too bad.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.talkatone.andr...

no youre right, we have groove ip, which dosent require google talk.

docjoo said:   Karnivore said:   docjoo said:   Why would anyone buy this for $585 when you can get iPad (3rd gen) for $499? If Galaxy Note sells for $399, I may consider it.
Really? Call me from your iPad! Oh wait..

 

If you have Talkatone and Google Voice app downloaded, you can make and receive free calls. Use it all the time. Too bad you are not smart enough to know that iPad can make calls.

Sure, and I can make "phone calls" with my laptop. It won't fit in my pocket though, just like the iPad. iPads are great but they aren't mobile phones.

yes but that is only for the att version of the phone not the international one.

chbak014 said:   semetay said:   I ordered one even though it doesnt work on tmobile 3g. hopefully sometime soon it will be hacked to work on tmobile 3g/4g or tmobile will start using att bands. i heard they already start testing on 1900 band.

i hope i wont regret...

there already is a hack.

sorry for the confusion. i meant that there was a hack for the att version.
i think the international version is impossible due to different hardware.
the international version would have to be hacked at the hex level for it to work.

there is a guy named bedwa on xda who is working on the international hack.