Samsung Note 2 I317 16GB Unlocked GSM 4G LTE Quad-Core Phone - White (International Version)

I been watching the price drop on Samsung Notes. My1ST SMARTPHONE was a virgin mobile Opitimus V w/3.5"screen,800mhz core single;] Took me a while. Idk exactly, but i got 1st @end of start of gingerbread. Seemed along time it hungout. Finally, 4"! Motoroloa triumph. Another single core.wtheck? The optimus was ez to root n flash cm?7 I think. But old day reason for me was free hotspot- Tether abilities. For the other wifi devices in our lives. Had to root Triumph. It was half rooted outa the box! Xda developers made sure to post t5hat find. In fact i believe maybe brandon14 was to credit, all you had to do was install emulator off playstore. Enter maybe 3,4 lines. Sudo, i forget, but bam, full root that ez, after a reboot i think to. Then many others.... Pantech poket p9060- pantch-crossover, moved up to duel core! Dam good. Atrix 2 with a lapdock. On it now.;] love it for youyuben to sleep. Listen to neville goddard. Your life will change. The secret was nothing compared to him. Dead now. Old school. Youtubers rock for yploading lost treasurs. Yhnx minds eye. Atrix2 is bad ass, but the not 2 is frikn awesomeness. Not1 seemed not enuff. But note 2 is alot better. Note3 doesnt impress me. Yaya who wouldnt want note4? For 8,900$ go for it tuff guy. My not2 for 275$wasnt gettn any cheaper. Mango=seller awsome delivery. 1day early. Perfect package. Sealed. Feels like xmas, 10=23-2014 i will update if i feel a speck of regret. Played 24hrs. To many options. Weeks before i got it 110% Peace. We are "IMAGINATION' G Gods n 5the making... live life. Do not hesitate.275 is good. Silly not1 250-300 still.. just do it. U nwont regret. Order case n screen protection. Please

This is a really good phone. Battery holds better than the note. I got it at a good price because the G Note 3 came out with a hand full of extras but I'm sticking to this phone for a while on my $ 45.dollar Straight Talk Plan which works great on thid plan.

I was a bit wary, based on some reviews. Now, I am happy to say, it was a good decision. Before I spout about how much I love this phone, a few things need to be mentioned: 1) This phone came NEW (the seller I bought it from is no longer selling it, though) 2) This phone needs to be unlocked with a CODE that is PROVIDED by the seller and is on a sticker on the side of the phone box. It is a very easy process... I took a pic but scribbled out the code in Paper Artist before uploading, so it is a bit artsy (didn't feel like downloading a photo editing app - for some reason, it didn't come with one). 3) If you are using Straight Talk, you won't need to unlock it. 4) I am writing this review in my own handwriting and it is converting it to text!! Pic added for emphasis. NOTE: You can take a screenshot and write on it (hold down the button on the stylus and touch pen to screen for a couple seconds), but you have to download an app to scribble on photos, I guess. 5) Downloading the manual and taking time to read through all the features is HIGHLY recommended. There are tons that most people never use. 6) Most people will not need all the features this phone has to offer. It is a phone that works. And by work I mean multi-task and simplify all your tasks for business and/or school. That being said, I am a student of Graphic and Web Design and I have a few projects for businesses I am working on. I have been wanting a tablet that I can draw, sketch ideas, and take notes with, but haven't found one reasonably priced (I have a pretty small budget) that could accomplish what I needed. In other news, I wanted a new phone badly. My iPhone 4 was worthless for what I wanted/needed for school and work. I killed two birds with one stone by getting this phone! I have nothing but praise for the S Pen. Amazingly accurate and looks like my own handwriting, which is something I have only seen in a Microsoft Surface Pro. Must be that Wacom technology. The stylus is superior even to my Wacom Bamboo stylus! I have already sketched out some ideas for a new website and the possibilities for school and work efficiency are endless with this thing. My calendars were synced, emails, google drive, etc. Makes it easier than checking all that stuff from my laptop. I won't bother with specs, those have been covered in other reviews. Battery life: the more you have going on, the more battery you use. Sorry. Overall, a money-saving purchase for someone who wants a small tablet and a phone but can only afford one and doesn't want to carry both around. Win-Win! ***EDIT: 10/25/2018*** Two phones later, this phone is still working great for me. I have upgraded to the Note 4, lost it, bought a Note 5, had to return it, and am using this while this whole process gets sorted. Just popped my SIM back in and it works fine. The Operating system is really old and no longer receives updates from AT&T, but that is fixable with some Google-Fu and rooting chops. Still very happy with this phone.

I hate this phone with a passion. I don't think the problem is from the phone but from the sellers. I used this type of phone in the past and I loved it. I broke the screen and decided to get the same type but it was a total disappointment. I ordered the phone from these sellers and it came faulty: it didn't come on for more than a day, and when it did, the it couldn't work with any headphones. I returned the phone and wanted a replacement, it took almost a month to get the a new phone back. They really have bad customer service, it is terrible. The new phone is super terrible; the wifi use to work about 3days in the week, and that will even connect by restarting the phone. I was thinking it was temporal and I didn't want to go through the hustle with these sellers, so I didn't return it. Unfortunately, the wifi is permanently off now. It doesn't detect any wifi anywhere I go. The battery that came with the second phone was generic, it couldn't even go 4hrs. I had to use the battery from my old broken screen-phone. I wouldn't advice anyone to get this phone, most especially from this particular sellers.

I was a little worried about purchasing such a large phone but in the end after always wishing I had a bigger screen decided to give it a try. I'm so glad that I did. I even have small (female) hands and I have not found, so far, any issues with having a large phone. I love the camera, the screen, the larger keyboard and even have discovered that I use the S-pen (which I never thought I'd even remove from its cubby). I never have any issues reading texts or emails (the type is large enough to not have to expand the view). And the features (I find a couple of new ones every day) are amazing! There are some gimmicky features, sure! But I am surprised how many features of this phone I have now integrated into my daily routine. I no longer carry a sketchbook (interior design student) or a note pad (list maker). I just pull out the s-pen and all of my sketches and lists are created and stored in the same spot. I also love the fact that I can just jot down a friend's contact info and then save it into my phone! The camera isn't the best on the market these days but I can't complain at all! I knew when I was doing my research that other phones had better cameras but so far the Note 2 has far surpassed my expectations! The battery is surprisingly powerful too given how often I use this phone throughout the day. Because of it's generous size and ease of use I am constantly looking up anything and everything online whereas with my previous phone I sometimes put it off until I could use my laptop. I also have put away my Kindle and have now added the Kindle app to my phone. Again, since the screen is larger I have no problem reading books right on my phone. Once again, I love this phone! It does everything but wash my dishes.

The phone looks new, but the packaging it came in was a really bad. It was torn from one side which made me think that it could be stolen or something. So I went ahead and checked the EMEI, but did not find it in blacklisted IMEI's so I guess I was just being paranoid. I think the phone is a bit bulky and I personally do not prefer such a big phone in my hands. But it was for my cousin and she wanted this one so I got it for her.

First I want to say I love this phone. Everything about it is amazing. If I was you I would buy somewhere else. When I first opened the box the phone looked like it was in great shape, its when I first turned it on that I noticed that there was something wrong.... the screen had burnt in images and not just a little bit I mean bad.. I fear that I got a display model... the screen had lifting issues were the screen is separating from the phone itself. Finally the s pen was busted. The sensitivity wouldnt adjust and the tip was worn to nothing. The sad part is this phone was supposed to be refurbished. its a good thing im tech savvy or else I would have returned it. I installed the new screen for cheap and got a new s pen for cheap. I love this phone and recommend it to anyone interested in it. I would just buy from someone else

My friend loves it and he praises it every day. I popped in his AT&T sim and he was able to get it up and running with no issue. He works and plays on it every chance he gets when we're out at the restaurant. So that's one phone that's got more attention than me. LOL, but overall he was happy with the movies and music files I loaded on his 32GB SD . I'm an Apple lover and not a fandroid. Not that I have any problems with Android phones (i.e. Google phone - 1st generation). But I have to admit I love the response on it and the display is ridiculously "big". I can do the same thing pretty much on my iPad mini using Skype or Pinger to make phone calls. Anyhow, get a case and get a Zagg Shield to protect the display from cracking and getting scratched. Highly recommended on any big phone purchases.