Anyone moved to Samsung Galaxy note?

Didn't have a chance to grab some screenshots / photos, but I just wanted to chime in and say I love my Note. Bought it the day after it was released on AT&T back in February.

I'd considered a Kindle Fire, but wanted a full Google experience. FYI - you can't - at least out of the box - install Google apps (e.g. Gmail) on the Kindle, since it doesn't include Google Play Store (formerly Android Market). On the Note, I have both the Kindle and Nook apps installed, so I can still read anything I purchase for those platforms.

As far as Logos goes, both my Samsung Galaxy S Captivate (4 inch screen) and Samsung Galaxy Note (5.3 inch screen) are perfectly adequate. With text size set to "small" on both devices, the Note displays anywhere from about a full verse to a verse and a half more than on the Captivate. You'd think it would be more, but the margins on the Note are just under 5/8 of an inch while on the Captivate they're 1/8 of an inch. Not sure why that is - and there's no way to change it in the prefs.

As my eyesight is just fine - and I like to see as much on the screen as possible - I usually set the Logos prefs to "extra small" text. It's there that the Note really shines and the HD resolution is very noticeable. (In case other readers of this thread aren't aware, the Note has a 1280 x 800 resolution while most other Android phones have a 800 x 480 resolution.) Extra small text on the Captivate is blurry, while it's as clear as day on the Note. With extra-small text, the Note displays Genesis 1:1-26 on the screen while the Captivate displays 1:1-21.

You should know that not all apps know how to deal with the Note because of the high dpi and screen size. Some apps "think" it's a tablet. In the Logos app, the Bible verse selection screen is kinda "scrunched" together, so that the boxes overlap a little bit. You can still tap on the book / chapter / verse you need, though.

It's assumed that when the Note is updated to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), that the apps will be adjusted to various screen sizes dynamically and the display problems will disappear. While Gingerbread (2.0) and Honeycomb (3.0) were designed for phones and tablets, respectively, ICS is designed for both types of Android devices.

If you have any other non-Logos-related questions about the Note, I'd be happy to answer them - email me at mikegehl at gmail dot com.

Mike

Are you not dissatisfied with the larger gap around the edge?

Having just bought a Note for the extra screen real estate, I was disappointed to find most of the new space (compared to my SGII) taken up with blackness.

I am tempted to take the phone back, was so looking forward to more logos screen.

I agree that this is beta software and that there will be issues, more than happy with that. However, I don't think that it is because of the two columns. As you can see in the other note thread, this issue exists in single columns and is particularly pronounced in split screen.