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HTC EVO 4G LTE vs. Samsung Galaxy Note Dogfight Part 1

Android Aaron brings the HTC EVO 4G LTE and Samsung Galaxy Note together for a dogfight. They're both unique and offer a ton of features, but this is a dogfight. Which one is deserving of the PhoneDog gold medal?

from 2012 by Aaron Baker 64 59 Reactions

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note 5-30-12

Featured User Reviews The size of the Samsung Galaxy Note makes it a hugely popular device that has dominated the top of the Official Smartphone Rankings.

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 1

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Why I prefer the iPhone for listening to music

Android A few months back, I explained that I carry two phones every day. I always have an Android phone on hand, and most of the time, I carry an iPhone as my secondary device. Between the two, there are specific tasks I prefer to handle with...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 35

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note 5/23/12

Featured User Reviews After many weeks of success on the Official Smartphone Rankings we have featured the Samsung Galaxy Note multiple times. The fans love it! Including this one,

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 0

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note 5-16-12

Featured User Reviews We love our fans here at PhoneDog! Hence the new series, Featured User Review. This Wednesday we feature a Samsung Galaxy Note review. BIG like the device, this review by PhoneDog fan Danes488 covers it all for you so take a minute and...

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 2

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Some international Samsung Galaxy Note owners begin receiving Android 4.0 update

Android Remember back in March when Samsung said that the Galaxy Note's upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich would be coming in the second quarter? It looks like the company has stuck to its word, as some owners of the international Galaxy Note...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 22 11 Reactions

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I am officially done with HD Super AMOLED displays

Android My last two devices were Samsung devices. I used (and loved) the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and only retired it when I discovered I could get the AT&T Galaxy Note to work on T-Mobile’s 3G and HSPA+ networks with a little hackery. There were...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 89

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note 5-8-12

Featured User Reviews The size and quality of the Samsung Galaxy Note have helped it maintain it's position on the Official Smartphone Rankings for many weeks. Today we feature a user review by

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 1

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note 5-1-12

Featured User Reviews Staying on top for the month of April, the Samsung Galaxy Note came out of the gates as the first place device in the Official Smartphone Rankings.

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 1

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HTC One S vs. Samsung Galaxy Note Dogfight Part 2

Android Aaron does a dogfight between T-Mobile's HTC One S and AT&T's Samsung Galaxy Note! If you want a media device, the Note is your phone; if you want a more traditional phone with excellent build quality, the One S is the one to have. Which...

from 2012 by Aaron Baker 10

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HTC One S vs. Samsung Galaxy Note Dogfight Part 1

Android Two very different devices with different sizes! Aaron does a dogfight battle between the HTC One S and Samsung Galaxy Note, but with a twist! They're both feature packed, but obviously appeal to two different demographics. Which one...

from 2012 by Aaron Baker 2

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Can we put an end to this tablet-phone hybrid ROM trend already?

Android When the Android team built Android version 3.0, more popularly known as Honeycomb, it was built atop the phone-specific version of Android, Gingerbread. Instead of using the typical phone interface and stretching it to fit widescreen...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 22

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Do you favor a phone's thinness over battery life?

Android Late last week, HTC held their Frequencies conference in Seattle and our fearless leader, Aaron Baker, made the trek to the Emerald City. There, he learned that the Taiwanese company will finally be moving away from physical keyboards....

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 132 97 Reactions

T-Mobile Galaxy Note shows itself off to the camera, Android 4.0 in tow

Android If you had any reservations about the possibility of the Samsung Galaxy Note making its way to T-Mobile, well, it looks like you can put those to rest. Our pals at TmoNews have gotten hold of a bevy of photos showing a T-Mobile-branded...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 26

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note 4-24-12

Featured User Reviews It's Tuesday and after a four weeks of being featured on Monday, the Samsung Galaxy Note is our featured smartphone user review for today.

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 7

Samsung shares Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade list for U.S. customers

Android Got a Samsung-made Android device and wondering if it'll be getting a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich? You'll want to check out the list below, which Samsung has posted to its U.S. support site and names several products that'll receive...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 6

Samsung Galaxy Note may make its way to T-Mobile

Android The Samsung Galaxy Note is currently available only on AT&T here in the U.S., and although there are ways to get that model working on T-Mobile, customers on Magenta that are lusting after the 5.3-inch Note may soon have an easier time...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 5

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HTC One X vs. Samsung Galaxy Note Dogfight Part 2

Android Aaron referees a dogfight battle between the HTC One X and AT&T's Samsung Galaxy Note. Both offer some great benefits, but only one can win. Which one will it be?

from 2012 by Aaron Baker 10

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HTC One X vs. Samsung Galaxy Note Dogfight Part 1

Android Aaron gets up close and personal with the HTC One X and AT&T's Samsung Galaxy Note, two of the hottest Android smartphones on the market. Both bring some killer specs to the table, but only one can take home the crown. Will it be the...

from 2012 by Aaron Baker 19

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note 4-16-12

Featured User Reviews Proving to be the powerhouse of the People's Choice Chart, the Samsung Galaxy Note remains number one for the fourth consecutive week.

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 2

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Taylor's Top 5 Android phones (April 2012)

Android It feels like my last Top 5 Android list was just the other day. (It was actually just over one month ago.) Nonetheless, it's time for another. A lot of devices have hit shelves and become official since last month and have shaken up my...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 117 86 Reactions

Samsung Galaxy Note makes an appearance on Sprint's website

Android So far the only carrier that's launched the Samsung Galaxy Note here in the U.S. is AT&T. However, an image of the device has apparently popped up on Sprint's website, suggesting that the Note could be Now Network-bound. The image above...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 20

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Dog Pound Episode 33 - Facebook buys Instagram; Lumia 900 Review; Android 4.0 for Note and more!

Android This week on The Dog Pound: Sydney shows off her basketball skills, and shows that the show can still be pointless, even if it does now include the news. Speaking of news, the big story is from Instagram. Last week, the popular app was...

from 2012 by Sydney Myers 13

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What is your idea of the perfect phone?

Android Since this time last year, I've been through quite a few phones. I have what I guess what you could call cell phone ADD and can't seem to remain content with the same couple of devices for more than a couple months. So I switch it up as...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 182 107 Reactions

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note 4-9-12

Featured User Reviews Leading off the week is a featured user review for the Samsung Galaxy Note. The Galaxy Note has been number one for the People's Choices for the third straight week.

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 2

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The Galaxy Note on T-Mobile is as awful as it is great

Android If I hadn't made it clear enough already, the Galaxy Note is one of my favorite devices ... ever. I've been through more phones than most women have pairs of shoes (not to "genderize" at all, I also have a lot of shoes) looking for the...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 93 29 Reactions

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SwiftKey 3 is the best soft keyboard I've ever used

Android Being a long-time BlackBerry guy, I had a pretty rough transition to software keyboards and all-touch smartphones. I guess you could say I was attached to the big, luxurious keyboard found on some of RIM's more high-end devices and I never...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 32

Samsung Galaxy Note Ice Cream Sandwich update leaks out

Android It looks like Samsung Galaxy Note owners now have a nice little treat to help them get over the mid-week hump, as the 5.3-inch handset's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update has leaked online. Posted by the folks at RootzWiki, the new...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 10

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note 4-2-12

Featured User Reviews Remaining the people's favorite device in our weekly Official Smartphone Rankings, the Samsung Galaxy Note ran away with the votes.

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 0

Samsung trumpets worldwide Galaxy Note shipments of five million [UPDATED]

Android It was just a few months ago that Samsung was trumpeting the fact that the Galaxy Note had shipped one million units worldwide, and today the company announced that the 5.3-inch smartphone has crossed another milestone. Samsung has...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 12

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Samsung Galaxy Note

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Oct 12

Mezhal Ulao

"It's Not a just a SmartPhone, Nor is it a Tablet - It's a PHABLET :) "

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4.2

With the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 2 coming out this October, I wanted to take a moment to give a full review of how Samsung Galaxy Note has performed with the daily grime of everyday life. To start things off, The Samsung Galaxy Note (currently at 25k to 31k Philippine Pesos) is a pretty big phone for most people, at least that is until they get to use it. Packed with a 5.3 inch amoled display, and backed with a dual core 1.4 Ghz Cpu Processor, Full touch Screen with a pull out S Pen... more...

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Samsung Galaxy Note Written Review by Aaron

We've seen smartphone display sizes creep up over the years, but with the introduction of the AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note , it's official: the era of tabletphones is upon us. On paper, the Samsung Galaxy Note is a powerful companion, with a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 5.3-inch Super AMOLED HD display with a jaw-dropping 1280x800 pixels, 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, giant 2,500 mAh battery, and Android 2.3.6... more...