I want to upgrade my note 2

[jidery]

I have that itch to get "something new" but no phones seem like a solid upgrade. Everything coming out this year is only slightly better than my Note 2. Is there any phones I can look forward too coming up that will be a dramatic upgrade?

 

[shortylickens]

just the note 3.

HTC is expected to have a new flagship phone early in the year, as is Motorola, and LG.

Just wait patiently and keep reading internet nerd news.

 

[Zaap]

For me the Note 3 was a tremendous upgrade from the Note 2. Having the two side-by-side with plenty of time to compare revealed for me the shortcomings of the Note 2. (That's not to say it isn't an excellent device, just the Note 3 outclasses it by a long shot.)

The Note 3 has a bigger/sharper screen, without adding much dimension to the phone. It looks damn near perfect IMO, revealing to me that the N2 was more of a compromise design.

It's thinner/lighter, feels MUCH better in the hand. After getting the N3, my N2 started to feel like a brick in comparison.

The S-pen is more responsive, has better features, is that much more useful. Everything is fluid and smooth (although I'm sure someone will manage to obsess over something, somewhere on it lagging, but then those types do that with literally *EVERY* device ever made by anyone, it just depends on which agenda they are pushing as to which device they nitpick to get obsessed over. In other words, extreme nitpicking has become a truly useless measure to judge the actual speed/usefulness of a modern device.)

I fail to see what amount more speed/horsepower anyone *really* needs in a smartphone on a practical level at this stage in time. I can't imagine what anyone would be doing witha phone right now that requires all that much more. (Now, maybe in 5 years when everyone is doing 4k video editing on their smartphone, sure, we'll need more horsepower for that. But since that's not 2013's reality...)

I'm sure there may be something faster/better just around the corner, but then there always is. IMO, the N3 is a fantastic upgrade to the N2, especially if you were very happy with the N2 as I was.

 

[Joe1987]

I've had a 1, 2 and 3 Note, the 3 is definitely nice, but I don't see any problem with waiting a year for the next generation.

I really dislike a lot of what Samsung does outside of what they manufacture, but I'm very impressed with the Note line, IMHO, the 2 still blows most devices out of the water today.

 

[KentState]

This is the same across a lot of devices as major advancements are just not happening right now. It will take a major leap in battery life or construction to make me upgrade from my Note 2.

 

[jidery]

This is the same across a lot of devices as major advancements are just not happening right now. It will take a major leap in battery life or construction to make me upgrade from my Note 2.

That is exactly how I feel. I can get a faster new phone, maybe notice a slight difference in speed. But I lose a lot of battery life!

 

[cliftonite]

I really want a Moto phablet to get to a near stock experience.