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Samsung Galaxy Note II remains #1 on both sides of the charts

Official Smartphone Rankings In week 54 of PhoneDog Media's Official Smartphone Rankings™, the Samsung Galaxy Note II kept the first place title from the BlackBerry Z10 yet again, keeping Android firmly on top of BlackBerry 10. Galaxy Note II seems to have returned...

Mar 18th by The PhoneDog 2

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T-Mobile: 4G LTE network launching this month, Galaxy Note II update with LTE support going out today

4g T-Mobile is currently the only major U.S. carrier without an active 4G LTE network, but it looks like that'll be changing very soon. The magenta operator revealed to The Verge that it plans to officially activate its LTE service by the end...

Mar 18th by Alex Wagner 41 26 Reactions

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Thanks Samsung, but I'll wait for the Note III

Android Through quite a bit of Broadway spectacle, Samsung finally did it. They unleashed the next big thing. Maybe unleash is too dramatic of a word. Let’s just go with announced, I guess.

Mar 16th by Evan Selleck 161 110 Reactions

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Maybe Google should keep Now an Android exclusive

Android Outside of the changes that Google has introduce for their mobile platform over the years, I think the biggest benefit to Android is Google Now. This is a feature that should simply be wildly popular.

Mar 12th by Evan Selleck 15

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note II 3-11-13

Featured User Reviews WOW! After an amazing turnout of voters during the Official Smartphone Rankings one year anniversary week, the Samsung Galaxy Note II skyrocketed back into the #1 position.

Mar 11th by The PhoneDog 2

U.S. Cellular Samsung Galaxy S III updated to Android 4.1.2, Note II update also going out

Android U.S. Cellular shared some good news today that ought to help many of its customers have a good weekend, revealing a new software update for its version of the Samsung Galaxy S III. The update bumps U.S. Cellular Galaxy S III up to Android...

Mar 8th by Alex Wagner 5

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I think we've left small screen sizes in the dust

Lifestyle We watch as trends come and go in the mobile market. We watch as manufacturers put a focus on one feature or piece of hardware, and watch as they fade away or stick around. They come and go.

Mar 5th by Evan Selleck 50 35 Reactions

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note II 3-5-13

Featured User Reviews The trend continues as the Samsung Galaxy Note II finishing second for a third consecutive week.

Mar 5th by The PhoneDog 2

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The Galaxy S IV's features will win the day

Android As we inch inexorably closer to March 14, when Samsung hopes we’ve all been getting ready “4” the next Galaxy, the leaks are starting to pick up the pace. We’ve been eagerly awaiting the Galaxy S IV for a few months now, and now that we’re...

Mar 5th by Evan Selleck 65 28 Reactions

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I just can't quit Android

Android I find my ways to different phones all the time. It’s usually spurred on by pieces of news that I hear about a particular handset, or just seeing it in a store. I’ll get this notion in the back of my head that I should try it out, see if...

Mar 4th by Evan Selleck 145 108 Reactions

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The Samsung Galaxy Note II is #1 for February 2013

Monthly Osr Winners For four months, the Samsung Galaxy Note II has dominated both the People’s Choice and Expert’s Choice monthly rankings. An exceptionally popular smartphone, Galaxy Note II continues to do well - though a challenger emerged mid-month in...

Mar 3rd by The PhoneDog 13

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note II 2-26-13

Featured User Reviews For a second week in a row, the Samsung Galaxy Note II was the People's second place device on the Official Smartphone Rankings.

Feb 26th by The PhoneDog 4

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I'm tired of my unknown errors being force closed

Android Android has come a long way. There isn't a person on this planet that could sit across from you and, with a straight face and in a serious tone, tell you that Android 4.2 isn't drastically different compared to Android 1.0.

Feb 20th by Evan Selleck 173 119 Reactions

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note II 2-19-13

Featured User Reviews After leading the smartphone pack for weeks, the Samsung Galaxy Note II finished week 50 in the #2 position.

Feb 19th by The PhoneDog 6

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BlackBerry Z10 vs. Samsung Galaxy Note II Dogfight Part 2

Android Aaron does a dogfight between the BlackBerry Z10 and Samsung Galaxy Note II. These are two devices that are very different, but similar in that they're not the typical high-end smartphones. Which will win, the Note II and its awesome...

Feb 18th by Aaron Baker 7

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BlackBerry Z10 vs. Samsung Galaxy Note II Dogfight Part 1

Android Aaron throws the BlackBerry Z10 and Samsung Galaxy Note II into the ring for a dogfight between two very unique devices. Which will win, the Note II and its features or the Z10 and BlackBerry 10?

Feb 18th by Aaron Baker 12

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HTC's One is the company's one last shot

Android As we inch inexorably closer towards February 19, I can’t help but feel a deep sense of anxiety building in my gut. HTC has always been one of my favorite device manufacturers, even before I got my hands on the original Hero, and the 19 of...

Feb 17th by Evan Selleck 89 52 Reactions

AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II security update now pushing out over the air

Android It was just a few days ago that Sprint's version of the Samsung Galaxy Note II was treated to a software update, and now it looks like it's AT&T's turn to update is version of the S Pen-toting phone/tablet hybrid. AT&T revealed today in a...

Feb 15th by Alex Wagner 0

Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note II receiving maintenance updates

Android It's time to sound the update alarm once again today, because Sprint has revealed that it's rolling out some new software to both the Samsung Galaxy S III and the Galaxy Note II. These updates are fairly small and of the maintenance...

Feb 13th by Alex Wagner 2

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I love Samsung's Galaxy Note II, but really dislike the S III

Android I tend to get excited about high-end smartphones. More often than not, no matter what the hype has been or hasn't been, I can usually find one or two reasons why I think I should have the phone.

Feb 11th by Evan Selleck 173 135 Reactions

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note II 2-11-13

Featured User Reviews The Samsung Galaxy Note II lead the pack again finishing in first on the Official Smartphone Rankings.

Feb 11th by The PhoneDog 14

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Do you have to charge your phone too often?

Lifestyle One of the things I look at when inspecting the specification list of a device is the battery size. I check to see how it compares to the devices already available on the market, to devices that have been officially confirmed to be coming...

Feb 11th by Evan Selleck 14

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Would you pay for Apple's new iOS 7 or Samsung's next TouchWiz?

Business And Money It's no secret that 2013 will be the year of large smartphones. Whether or not they should be called phablets from now on is a matter of personal opinion. Regardless of your thoughts on large devices or top specifications, smartphones are...

Feb 10th by Chase Bonar 212 162 Reactions

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Is Apple their own biggest obstacle?

Android Last year, right around this time, I was starting to get excited about what Apple had coming down the pipe. Last year, around this time, I would have told you that I thought Apple was gearing up to surprise the world with a brand new...

Feb 9th by Evan Selleck 20

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When does screen size matter to you?

Lifestyle A report published by Digitimes says shipments of smartphones with displays 5-inches and larger are expected to grow 136% this year as compared to 2012. In other words, a total of 60.4 million units are expected to ship worldwide with a...

Feb 9th by Chase Bonar 105 74 Reactions

Samsung Galaxy Note II given new pink paint job, expected to hit Taiwan later this month

Android It took nearly five months to for the Samsung Galaxy Note II's color selection to grow from two options to four, but Samsung didn't wait nearly as long to add a fifth color to the group. Samsung's Taiwanese arm today announced a new...

Feb 6th by Alex Wagner 4

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Would you choose cloud storage over a microSD card?

Lifestyle Last year, Taylor Martin outlined what he thinks HTC can do to make a comeback in 2013. As he always does, he made some great points, especially when he put the microscope on smartphone memory. Martin pointed out that our phones need more...

Feb 5th by Evan Selleck 32

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The Samsung Galaxy Note II is #1 for January 2013

Monthly Osr Winners Summary – For three months and counting, the Samsung Galaxy Note II has been the #1 smartphone in both the People's Choice Chart and Mobile Tech Experts' Chart in PhoneDog Media's Official Smartphone Rankings™. Throughout the month, the...

Feb 5th by The PhoneDog 1

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BlackBerry vs. Samsung: Which Super Bowl commercial won?

Blackberry Os If you were one of the 108 million couch potatoes this past Sunday night watching Super Bowl XLVII, you probably remember at least one of the following: a whole lot of Dorito's, an uninterrupted 34-minute blackout, and a ferocious halftime...

Feb 5th by Chase Bonar 71 51 Reactions

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Featured user review: Samsung Galaxy Note II (2-4-13)

Featured User Reviews Samsung's Galaxy Note II topped the charts for another week on PhoneDog's Official Smartphone Rankings! Here's a review from Atiba Benjamin.

Feb 4th by The PhoneDog 0

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Dominick_7

"Exceeds my high expectations for a smartphone!"

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5.0

I've seen every video I could find on the Note 2, and there are many, but after seeing them I had an idea on how good the smartphone would be, and once I got it it exceeded my expectations. Was upset hearing they lessened the wideness of the phone as well as lessened the ppi from the original Note, and am really picky about my devices and screens especially, but when I got it I was pleasantly surprised that it was a gorgeous screen and the real estate was sufficient. As an artist I'm finding... more...

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Samsung Galaxy Note II Snapshot Review

It's time for a PhoneDog Snapshot Review, where we take our typical two-part review and condense it down into a tiny little video that's loaded with information! Today, the Samsung Galaxy Note II . Is the new model better than the last? The Samsung Galaxy Note II is the successor to the Galaxy Note, which launched on AT&T - and much later, T-Mobile - in the United States. The Galaxy Note II brings the Galaxy S III design cues to the Note line, and expands the... more...