Samsung Galaxy Note Size Comparisons

This is my size comparison review for the Samsung Galaxy Note.

This is a BIG phone. But I have to admit, it's just perfect. It's too big for the common user, that's for sure. I have had the SGS2 and the Dell Streak, and you'll see them in a moment, but they're smaller than the Note. Actually, the Dell Streak is a bit taller, but the Note is wider. It makes it a little harder to hold from end to end with your fingers, and makes one handed use almost impossible.

Without making you read a lot more, here are the picture reviews.

Probably its closest brother is the Samsung Galaxy S2, this is the international version i9100.

A lot of people will compare this beast to the Dell Streak 5. As you can see, the Streak is slightly taller, but not as wide. This helps a lot in the field of typing.

The Blackberry 9700 is completely dwarfed by this phone.

Blackberry's latest weapon out of its arsenal is the 9900 Bold Touch, a fantastic device if I may add. Here are the comparisons between the two.

 

While I was having some Mexican food with a friend, I noticed she had the original Samsung Galaxy S. So here is a picture to compare the two.

The SGS2 was my personal device for 7 months, and honestly, it is one of the greatest devices I've ever had. So here is another picture to compare the two. Sorry about the flash, I took it in a rush.


More to come about the actual device.

The new Samsung Galaxy Note!

My newest conquest. :) It's HUGE!!! I mean... REALLY HUGE!!!!

I'll be reviewing it shortly :)

Just to let you guys know what ROM I'm on:

Android 2.3.6

PDA: KL7

Phone: KL7

CSC: KL7

Samsung Galaxy Note in the mail. I'll be reviewing the device, and then a bunch of cases :)

I can't wait!

It's a monster of a device with the following specs:





Also known as Samsung GT-N7000, Samsung I9220

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE 700 (region specific)
	Announced	2011, September
	Status	Available. Released 2011, October

Body	Dimensions	146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
	Weight	178 g
		- Touch-sensitive controls

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	800 x 1280 pixels, 5.3 inches (~285 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass
		- TouchWiz UI v4.0

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included, buy memory
	Internal	16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM

Data	GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 12
	Speed	HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0+HS
	NFC	Optional
	USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go

Camera	Primary	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
	Video	Yes, 1080p@24~30fps, check quality
	Secondary	Yes, 2 MP

Features	OS	Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
	Chipset	Exynos
	CPU	Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9
	GPU	Mali-400MP
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black, White
		- S Pen stylus - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - NFC support (optional) - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - SNS integration - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype)

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 2500 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 960 h (2G) / Up to 820 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 26 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)

Misc	SAR US	0.16 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.34 W/kg (head)
	Price group

Case-Mate Pop! Case for the Samsung Galaxy S II i9100

Hey everyone! I've got a special surprise for everyone today :D I got this case in the mail today. I won the case from Case-Mate Europe. They're a fantastic company. I've had a ton of their cases in the past for my Blackberries. They make some of the best cases out there. This one is NO exception! It's built like a tank!

This case is just gorgeous.

Background Information: I saw this case being advertised by Case-Mate, and I entered their contest. I never win these things :P So it was to my surprise that I won! Woohoo!!! But the person with whom I talked to from Case-Mate told me that this specific case wasn't going to come out for months, but since I had won, he was going to send me a reviewer's unit. That's incredibly nice. That's why I can't do an unboxing, too.

The Case: The case is made of plastic and rubber. The inside of the phone has rubber to cushion the phone in place. It's very soft and it feels like a good home for the case :). The sides of the case are rubberized and have a design that makes it feel grippy. I don't think this case is ever going to fall out of my hand! No more butter fingers ;).

What makes this case interesting is the fact that it has a pop-out kickstand.





I've had this case for a few days now, and I have used the kick stand constantly. You don't know how useful it is. It's almost as good as having a dock. Normally when I charge and sync my device, I just lay it flat on the table. I fear that it will scratch the camera lens or if I lay it flat on the table, it would scratch the screen! So that's a no go! This case removes all fears in general. It has a lip over the screen, and not only is the lens embedded within the case, Case-Mate has taken the time to actually think this case through VERY well! The kickstand has little rubber feet as well, so it doesn't slip.



That rubber lip actually goes over just ever so slightly over the plastic, so the case rests on the rubber rather than on the gorgeous white hard plastic (evading scratches). I believe that many hours went into the designing of this case.

While I show you this picture, I should show you how easily the buttons are pressed. As you can see, they embedded a built in button, so there is no searching for it. It is just easily pressed and that's it! The same goes for the volume rocker.

All the ports and microphone holes are there.





The OEM charging cable fits fine, and they've left some room so even non-oem cables can charge and sync. I recently got a USB HOST adapter, and it fits in there fine as well. :).

Materials used in the case: To quote their website "Co-molded materials of plastic and soft rubber unite to create a hard case with a soft touch. The lightweight plastic body of the Pop! protects from unforeseeable impacts, while keeping your screen lifted away from surfaces. " It's made of a nice hard plastic, and a soft rubber that feels good in the hand. As I stated previously, it's grippy. The sides of the case grabs the insides of your pockets, but no where near as much as a silicone case would, so thanks for that! :)

Feel and Thickness: The feel in the hand is very nice. I like it very much. It makes it chubbier, which depending on what you like could be either good or bad. For example, I think the SGS2 is a sexy phone, and it's gorgeous and thin. But I don't like incredibly thin phones! I like to have something to grab onto. I also spend lots of hours writing emails, IMs, etc. I like to feel the phone. I don't think it adds TOO MUCH thickness. But it does add some.

Protection: Many people buy cases for fashion nowadays, but the main purpose of a case is to protect. I'd never let my phone fall with a thin case on it. I'd be afraid of it breaking. Of course, who would let their phone fall on purpose? All I know is that this case if built like a tank, and is more than likely to save your phone's life from short falls with no problems. It's rubber insides, and plastic and rubber exterior makes this a very safe case for your phone.

Here are some images.



So you have an idea of the thickness



Here is the case next to the phone with a Blackberry 9700 battery on top. The 9700 battery I believe to be near the same thickness as the SGS2 battery, so it's not that bad!

Price: TBA when it's out for the general public. Keep your eyes out for @CaseMateEurope on twitter and their website by clicking here

Kent's Rating: 4.5/5 This case ROCKS. It's got a gorgeous design. It doesn't heat up in my hand, or at least I didn't feel any heat. It's thick enough to offer REAL protection for your phone! The design is gorgeous. I think this is going to be my daily driver for a while :). My SGS2 feels safe inside.

Thanks a lot Case-Mate Europe for the awesome case :)

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Ringke Samsung Galaxy S II Case Review

Hello everyone. Welcome to my first review of some cases I got for my Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 Android Dualcore Smartphone!

Well, I was browsing the web the other day and I found some fantastic cases on eBay. These are by a company called Rearth, and the cases are called Ringke. (Click here for the link to the seller's store). I should also tell you that no companies pay me to review, and if they ever send me cases to review, I do it under no pressure from them. Every case will get an honest review. In this case, Rearth didn't send me anything. I bought the cases because I thought they were really nice looking :).

Background information: I never let my phone fall to the floor. Never! But that has never stopped me from having a case. I am always paranoid. I haven't had a dumb phone since I was about 18, I'm now 25 years old. That's a lot of years of having a smartphone. I also have the curse of having to buy a lot of them! What can I say, I love smartphones! Anyways, I have tried lots of cases (and I'll more than likely review more and more cases as we go along, I have an exclusive one coming up soon, too!). I don't really like Silicone cases as they tend to stick to the inside of my pockets. This case does not have that problem.

The Cases Themselves: The cases are made of "high polymer coating" makes this case a fantastic case. I especially loved the colors. They're just GORGEOUS colors. They have them in black, aqua black, maroon, white, pink, red wine, violet, orange, mango, true blue, kiwi, lime, mint, blue sky and lavender.

I personally got the kiwi, true blue and mango cases, to escape from the normal colors.

Here are some pictures of the cases. Go ahead, click on them, and you'll get a larger version of the images.



As you can see from the pictures, they're very well designed and just look fantastic.

We have a lot of attention to detail. I am very VERY surprised by how much detail is actually put into the cases. Just take a look.

If you have a SGS2, then you'll know that there is a little ridge to lift off the battery cover, the case itself reflects where it should be! That's attention to detail!



There are exact cut outs for the headphone jack, secondary noise-cancellation mic, and some room for what I imagine to be the antenna.

We also have exact cut outs for the power button,


And the volume rocker. There is also a hole for the charm mount.


The cutouts for the camera and the speakers are DEAD ON! This is fantastic. :) A lot of cheapo cases off eBay don't line up EXACTLY.



The attention to detail is a big help :). It's fantastic.

Materials and how they feel in hand: This is a strange type of case. Normally I buy and test out cases that are either hard plastic, TPU (which is my favorite), some type of hybrid case (usually of two components, a soft gripy silicone and then a hard plastic shell on the outside) or some kind of invisible shield.

This case feels like it's made of silicone, but it's a hard silicone. If I had to explain it, it feels like a type of faux-leather type material. It's like touching silicone, and then removing the material that makes it stick to the inside of your pockets. That's my biggest problem with silicone cases. I hate having to pull out my phone and having 60% of my pockets be emptied out at the same time. This case doesn't give me this issue. It's smooth, and rough while being smooth at the same time. Like I said, the closest thing I can compare it to is a type of faux leather. To the touch, it feels fantastic. It slides in and out of your pocket like a dream. :)



They're very well designed, and they look great. Sometimes my phone runs hot, and it bothers my hand. This case helps dissipate the heat to the point that I can barely feel the heat, which is just FANTASTIC!

Sizes:


As we can see, it makes it a little thicker. The picture doesn't do it justice as the case started to fold upwards. It adds VERY little bulk. It's one of the most minimalistic cases I've ever used.

Protection: I'm not sure if this case is going to protect your phone from big falls. My phones hardly ever fall, so this doesn't worry me. But I'm sure that it will protect it some if it were to fall. The case offers a silicone type material which would absorb part of the shock if it were to fall. I think it's a good compromise to be honest. The skin goes a little bit over the screen, so if you were to place it face down, the screen wouldn't touch the table. The same goes for the camera lens. I am constantly worried about scratching this babe's camera lens. The case also raises it a little so it won't touch the table either :) So it's safe.

Price: The price for this case for my SGSII was $16.99 (or just under 12 euros for each one in my case)

Kent's Rating: 4.8/5. This case is fantastic. It has a GREAT selection of colors, it is VERY well made, and it covers everything it needs to cover. It's a fantastic case. Pick them up from the seller here.

Link to the picture gallery: Click here and enjoy!

Slide show of all the pictures: