Galaxy Note 2 , My view

 I'm blogging after 11 months and dint know what topic to pick , so i begin with one of the most personal things that you use in daily life , The cell phone , we spend a lot of time in daily life with computers , cell phones , television , cars and the internet.

So these devices were made to help us to do things faster , better.do that actually do that?

Letting that aside .

I present time keeping a cell phone over 1 year is not a viable option , Its my opinion that keep it , use it till the warranty exists , the minute it expires , show it the door , why?

The battery starts to wear out , the processor starts to become Old compared to the new Quad cores on the market.Bigger apps demand better GPU's for the gamer in you .Spares are expensive , and Resale value drop lots on Droids , unlike the iOs phone.

Lets head straight to the point -- Samsung galaxy Note II -N7100

Previous Phone -Samsung Galaxy Note N7000

Bought this phone in a dilemma , why? I liked the Original Galaxy note being wide , i was never a fan of Phones being long , I liked the More Squarish shape of the Note , unlike the sleeker longer Note 2.

But , Things dont happen as i like :-).. Im not talking about the specs of the phone . For that we have a 1001 Sites , please look it up ..

Daily life use -- 10 days i cribbed about the design , 11th day i liked it , why ? its more of a phone and less of a phablet , its easier to hold and make calls like a phone.

Sleeker and better weight distribution .Dont feel like a bulk in the pocket.

The Quad core 1.6 is a decent work house that is well complemented by 2 gb ram , which helps in  you opening a lot of apps and still the phone not showing signs of sweat .

For a common man , It does a more than decent job of managing to stay alive all through the day without charge and still have some juice left for the next day. 

The Screen is a lot more better than the past , the colors are saturated , its either you ll like it or a hate it situation.The Outdoor visibility is good , nothing great or exceptional.

The blues are greens are too hard to digest , but can be mellowed down by the user.

the connectivity options are something nice .

All share , DLNA , NFC , Wi fi direct , group cast , some of these features are really nice if you are a person who loves to explore in your spare time .

Assuming you have a smart tv and a Laptop n multiple devices on the same network , its a Fun and efficient way of sharing or watching stuffs.

S pen is a cool thing and its improved by leaps from the Original one , Its more responsive , easy to use and lot more options n tricks up its sleeve.

I personally hate the Touchwiz UI , I prefer a different launcher. One where my Home screen can auto rotate and all options work in all 4 directions.

I use Holo launcher , It works well for me , less ram usage.quick.

Samsung phones come with Lot of Junk in the System. I prefer a minimalistic approach , keep whats needed and discard what you dont use.

Custom Roms 

To get the Junk off , you need to be Rooted , (Simple terms be an Admin to remove junk)

If you would want to improve your battery life , add some cool features from other phones, etc etc .Custom roms are the way.

Samsung phones are very easy and friendly to customize.

root it , i use alliance Rom .Its one very stable custom rom , Great battery , unlike iv ever seen .

its a TW based rom with a few AOSP mods .

All that you need for a daily life , it has all of it.

Music. Camera, Apps, And Customized fonts ,hacked email app.

A combo of Note 2 and alliance rom has seen me stop flashing roms just to try out .. previously it would be a new rom every day..

the phone by itself is very slippery , prefer using a snap on case Just to keep it safe and  also avoid scratches on the rear panel.

Samsung has a lot of Smart features which i personally find no use for. Smart stay or smart rotation.

It may be cool , to me it consumes a lot of battery . and it reality its never fool proof. I prefer to keep all this off.

The ink effect lock screen is also something which i feel is for the aesthetic liking persons , i really have no time to see whats on my lockscreen , all i need is Time appearing and the rest is always past the lock screen . 

The camera on the Note 2 is very good and can suffice for your daily pictures , the Night shots arent great , lets be practical how many low light shots do you generally click?

The Slow motion  video capture feature is good , the multi window is nice thing to have on a big screen. and the pop up play where the video can play in a re-sizable window when your lets say reading through your emails.

The music quality with Sound Alive is good , the earphones supplied in the box are decent enough , but they hurt my ear , i recommend using your personal earphones to really enjoy the music quality if your an audiophile.

The s voice is also a feature i have uninstalled , its nonsense and draws battery , plus , i prefer Google now for info.Its much faster and better results.

Doesn't come with a flash player , it needs to be side loaded , and its available from the adobe website.

If few of the words sound strange , its on purpose , so that you know what you are doing , else head over to xda developers and u ll be enlightened.

Phone supports Usb otg ,, can connect a pen drive , mouse , keyboard etc etc , all that are stuffs it can do .. but i see no need of it in daily life , except for may be a pen drive.

Supports a 64 gb micro sd card without any problems.

Lets see what different would be there on the next Note , how innovative can the samsung minds get , keeping practicality in mind.

If your buying a phone now , This is a phone which you can get and wont regret .Is not future proof , But Doesnt get drowned by the new phones either.

Santa