Not wanting to go off topic from another thread, but I sympathize with this user talking about the Note's camera:
Yes, the lag is completely unacceptable. Really, totally hopeless. My two year HTC Desire's camera was twice as fast as the Note.
I was out today trying to photograph my little lad on a steam train. One photo, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait... oh, sorry. The f**k*ng train's gone. I was so p*ss*d off. The lag on the camera is like going back nearly 8 or 9 years for digital cameras. It's just hopeless - it's so slow I'll have to carry a camera on special occasions as I know the Note's camera is likely to miss the best shots.
It's not just the camera which is rubbish in terms of its response, the entire phone is slow. Turn it on, wait, wait, etc. Unlock the phone click the camera icon, wait, wait, wait, etc. So annoying to see all these geek speed tests about CPU speed, when all that matters to most users is how fast apps load up, how fast the phone responds. None of those tests show this. The Note is woefully slow in this respect. I just don't understand how Samsung could release such a laggy product.
Please don't tell me to root or install some dodgy version ICS. I bought a product. The product just isn't good enough, IMHO. 2 years ago when I bought my HTC Desire I had a phone that was faster, more responsive than an iPhone and could do more than any other smartphone on the market.
Thought I was doing the same with the Note. Sadly, after a month, I'm pretty disappointed. So wish I'd waited for the HTC One to come out, or that I'd got the Nexus. Big screen is fantastic, but it's not worth having a camera that's so slow between shots. Hopefully ICS update will improve things. But I doubt the camera performance is going to get much better.
In summary, my mate's say I've got an OAP's phone (bigger text for those whose eyes are weak). Maybe that's true - certainly the phone's speed is ideally suited to the "older user"!
After a month's use, I've had plenty of requests about whether I'd recommend one. Increasingly I'm saying no, can't say this is a phone I'd recommend, there's just too much that's not right about the phone (stupid button placements, crap software, poor linked functionality between contacts / browser / phone, etc). Maybe the Note II or Note III will be better. Bit late for me - I'm stuck with this one for the next two years...
What's frustrating is the lag.
Yes, the lag is completely unacceptable. Really, totally hopeless. My two year HTC Desire's camera was twice as fast as the Note.
I was out today trying to photograph my little lad on a steam train. One photo, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait... oh, sorry. The f**k*ng train's gone. I was so p*ss*d off. The lag on the camera is like going back nearly 8 or 9 years for digital cameras. It's just hopeless - it's so slow I'll have to carry a camera on special occasions as I know the Note's camera is likely to miss the best shots.
It's not just the camera which is rubbish in terms of its response, the entire phone is slow. Turn it on, wait, wait, etc. Unlock the phone click the camera icon, wait, wait, wait, etc. So annoying to see all these geek speed tests about CPU speed, when all that matters to most users is how fast apps load up, how fast the phone responds. None of those tests show this. The Note is woefully slow in this respect. I just don't understand how Samsung could release such a laggy product.
Please don't tell me to root or install some dodgy version ICS. I bought a product. The product just isn't good enough, IMHO. 2 years ago when I bought my HTC Desire I had a phone that was faster, more responsive than an iPhone and could do more than any other smartphone on the market.
Thought I was doing the same with the Note. Sadly, after a month, I'm pretty disappointed. So wish I'd waited for the HTC One to come out, or that I'd got the Nexus. Big screen is fantastic, but it's not worth having a camera that's so slow between shots. Hopefully ICS update will improve things. But I doubt the camera performance is going to get much better.
In summary, my mate's say I've got an OAP's phone (bigger text for those whose eyes are weak). Maybe that's true - certainly the phone's speed is ideally suited to the "older user"!
After a month's use, I've had plenty of requests about whether I'd recommend one. Increasingly I'm saying no, can't say this is a phone I'd recommend, there's just too much that's not right about the phone (stupid button placements, crap software, poor linked functionality between contacts / browser / phone, etc). Maybe the Note II or Note III will be better. Bit late for me - I'm stuck with this one for the next two years...