I don't know where to start really. But the Samsung Galaxy S7, to me at least, is the best smartphone I have ever used and I know it is saying a lot, especially for me that have used SO MANY smartphones these past few years. But I have to give credit where it's due.
I have had the Nexus 6P, IPhone 6s and 6s Plus, LG V10 and G4, Note 5, Moto X, some windows phones, HTC one M8 (one of my favorite phone ever) etc....but the S7 is pretty much the phone that seals the deal for me. It checks every box.
I know Samsung gets a lot of hate for some of their decisions in the past with their plasticky build quality and touchwiz being laggy and cartoony and all but they have turned things around big time. They started with the S6, then went on to the note 5 which was already incredible. But this S7 is just on another level, again in my personal opinion. When you consider that the S7 has arguably the best display, best camera, is water resistant, fast charger and wireless charger, great battery life, performance is absolutely STELLAR, the black Onyx is gorgeous, the size is perfect......what phone out there offers you all this package? Seriously I'd like to know.
Of course nothing in life is absolutely perfect. Like the fact that it's a fingerprint magnet and that the Snapdragon versions are having Android system battery drain issues (using the Exynos here) and some having issues here and there. Everyone's experience is going to be different. But from my perspective, this is the phone to beat. There's a lot of rant threads when a phone comes out but not much love. I truly genuinely believe that the S7 is the greatest smartphone of all time right now. Just see what it offers and and compare it to the competition, this is the total package! Freaking love this phone!
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I agree. I am picky myself, besides the side facing speaker it is perfect.
Best display if your lucky
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I have to agree. It's not perfect, but neither is any other phone. But for me this is the best set of compromises available today (I have the Edge, but the S7 is pretty much the same phone other than screen and battery size). No battery drain issues here on the Qualcomm version, btw. From the forums, I would say it's a small minority of users who have significant battery issues.
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I have to agree. It's not perfect, but neither is any other phone. But for me this is the best set of compromises available today (I have the Edge, but the S7 is pretty much the same phone other than screen and battery size). No battery drain issues here on the Qualcomm version, btw. From the forums, I would say it's a small minority of users who have significant battery issues.
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It seems that battery life is settling in after a few days for those who have that issue.
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I have the SD820 variant and battery life has been a little bit disappointing (only getting around 4-5 hrs SOT), but definitely a great phone. For me the biggest downside is not having the ability to bootloader unlock and root, but hopefully an exploit can be figured out.
Honestly, if this phone had stock android, bootloader unlock/root, and boomsound speakers it would be a perfect smartphone. But as it is, its pretty damn good. The S7 and the 6P are honestly the best android phones of all time.
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I have the SD820 variant and battery life has been a little bit disappointing (only getting around 4-5 hrs SOT), but definitely a great phone. For me the biggest downside is not having the ability to bootloader unlock and root, but hopefully an exploit can be figured out.
Honestly, if this phone had stock android, bootloader unlock/root, and boomsound speakers it would be a perfect smartphone. But as it is, its pretty damn good. The S7 and the 6P are honestly the best android phones of all time.
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Have you previously had a phone that gave you more than 5 hours sot?
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Have you previously had a phone that gave you more than 5 hours sot?
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My 5X could hit 5 hrs SOT mostly because of the tweaks and optimizations I had with root + Xposed. Don't get me wrong, I'd say 5 hrs SOT is pretty good, (like an A- if we were giving grades), it's just that I've heard people easily getting 6+ hrs SOT, so i guess I had high expectations.
Before today, i was barely getting 4 hrs SOT, but then Verizon pushed out an OTA that fixed "connectivity issues" which seemed to improve battery life. I also uninstalled the facebook and messenger app and now use a third party app called Toffeed.
I'm all stock and this is me right now. Still got 30% left and I used it heavily since I'm off today. What a freaking beast. Samsung should have made all the S7 Exynos.
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I'm all stock and this is me right now. Still got 30% left and I used it heavily since I'm off today. What a freaking beast. Samsung should have made all the S7 Exynos.
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Agree. Don't know why they made that choice.
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My 5X could hit 5 hrs SOT mostly because of the tweaks and optimizations I had with root + Xposed. Don't get me wrong, I'd say 5 hrs SOT is pretty good, (like an A- if we were giving grades), it's just that I've heard people easily getting 6+ hrs SOT, so i guess I had high expectations.
Before today, i was barely getting 4 hrs SOT, but then Verizon pushed out an OTA that fixed "connectivity issues" which seemed to improve battery life. I also uninstalled the facebook and messenger app and now use a third party app called Toffeed.
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What's that application? Can't find it in Play Store
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I'm all stock and this is me right now. Still got 30% left and I used it heavily since I'm off today. What a freaking beast. Samsung should have made all the S7 Exynos.
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That's insane, I wish all variants had the Exynos. I'm pretty sure the Exynos is Samsung's own SOC, I'm pretty sure it's better optimized for the device. Overall the Exynos has better battery life and performance than the SD820
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Best display if your lucky
Otherwise the phone is great. Hoping for a better replacement.
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Which version of S7? Some Vietnam mades are having touch sensitivity issues.
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That's insane, I wish all variants had the Exynos. I'm pretty sure the Exynos is Samsung's own SOC, I'm pretty sure it's better optimized for the device. Overall the Exynos has better battery life and performance than the SD820
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Yeah. And it has the unlocked bootloader. That's why I'm so happy with this S7, it just has zero compromises for me. Even the speaker being bad is blown out of proportion to me. It's definitely not the best but it surely suits my needs.
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Which version of S7? Some Vietnam mades are having touch sensitivity issues.
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Exynos S7 Made in Vietnam
Touch is very sensitive but no issues whit it.
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I must admit. Having been a htc fan for the last 5 flagships at least the s7 is a refreshing change. However there's one thing and for me it's a very big thing.
Thanks to Samsung going against the openness of android etc and making some s7's completely unroot able. And there being no custom Roms out to try despite the phone being out for a couple of weeks. Development is nil.
I'm on xda for a reason and that's to mod my device and improve it by flashing the work of some of the great devs here. Yes my variant has root now but if I wanted this amount of anti modding security etc I would have bought an iPhone.
Now I know I'm new to Samsung but I have been told the s6 development was quiet. I in all honesty can see me selling up for the htc ten or another device made by a oem who at least allows developm3nt. So on one hand I have a stunning device. On the other it's not worth me keeping as I cant do anything near I used to on my m9. I shall keep my eye on the s7 forums over the next two weeks
Have just about every new phone to date including the iPhone 6S. The S7 IMO is the very best. I put the IQ Shield, I think that is what it's called, goes on wet and when dries it is invisible. Have it on front and back. Eliminates fingerprints, when I go out I put it in a case. The S7 is the perfect size, lightning fast and beautiful design. One thing I find is the LTE radio is very strong, great reception, GPS is very fast, couldn't be happier.
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i have a verizon lg g2 hate it only had it for a month having proximity sensor issues and the software support is terrible ive heard there is bad battery life on n5 but im sure a custom kernel and rom will fix that but im just wondering could the nexus 5 have some of the same hardware problems not much options htc to locked down samsung is worse than htc definately dont want another full lg device the nexus experience seems cool from what ive used of my friends galaxy nexus which im guessing the nexus 5 is a million times better
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i have a verizon lg g2 hate it only had it for a month having proximity sensor issues and the software support is terrible ive heard there is bad battery life on n5 but im sure a custom kernel and rom will fix that but im just wondering could the nexus 5 have some of the same hardware problems not much options htc to locked down samsung is worse than htc definately dont want another full lg device the nexus experience seems cool from what ive used of my friends galaxy nexus which im guessing the nexus 5 is a million times better
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I'm struggling to understand what you're saying, But the nexus 5 does not have a terrible battery life. I was sceptical about it as well at first but I made a good choice to buy this phone. wicked battery life for me
Yeah battery life is pretty good. I don't know why so many people are saying battery is bad on the N5. I get 4 hours of screen on time no problem and a full day of use, with some charge left (around 20% at the end of the day). If that's not great.... On my old Galaxy S3 with almost similar battery size (2100mAh for S3, 2300 for N5, but N5 has bigger display with a higher resolution), I could never get such screen on time, no matter what I did. 3h on the best of settings is all I could manage. With some tinkering, you can get 6h Screen on time on the N5 easy!
spinninbsod said:
i have a verizon lg g2 hate it only had it for a month having proximity sensor issues and the software support is terrible ive heard there is bad battery life on n5 but im sure a custom kernel and rom will fix that but im just wondering could the nexus 5 have some of the same hardware problems not much options htc to locked down samsung is worse than htc definately dont want another full lg device the nexus experience seems cool from what ive used of my friends galaxy nexus which im guessing the nexus 5 is a million times better
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hope you know that verizon won't activate the nexus 5 in their network.
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Yeah battery life is pretty good. I don't know why so many people are saying battery is bad on the N5. I get 4 hours of screen on time no problem and a full day of use, with some charge left (around 20% at the end of the day). If that's not great.... On my old Galaxy S3 with almost similar battery size (2100mAh for S3, 2300 for N5, but N5 has bigger display with a higher resolution), I could never get such screen on time, no matter what I did. 3h on the best of settings is all I could manage. With some tinkering, you can get 6h Screen on time on the N5 easy!
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thanks for your answer im going to get a 32gb model and innstall custom rom should
be easy on a nexus device
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hope you know that verizon won't activate the nexus 5 in their network.
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yes i figured that i just lowered the bill and data my moms going to be the only one on verizon using data switching to an att mvno called puretalkusa has great plans oh can i disable lte on nexus 5 and just have 3g the max data i can get is 1gb
The nexus 5 battery life is pretty good.
With the N5 you can get over 4 or 5 hours of SoT with a good WiFi connection. (On a day).
Or more than 3 or 4 with an average 3G/4G connection.
And some people is having more than 4 - 5 hours of SoT with 4/4 bars 4G connection
< However...the G2 battery is really really huge. >
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I came from Samsung Galaxy S4 and I LOVE the Nexus 5. Great phone! Battery life is not bad at all. Plus, I'm running stock KitKat ROM with Franco Kernel r36 and that improved battery life even more. I've only gotten this phone below 50% 3 times in the last month with average daily use. (no extended gaming, etc.) And the Camera doesn't suck on this phone as some people will say. Are there better cameras on other phones? Yes. But it's still a phone camera and is more than adequate. It takes good clear pictures.
I changed from an S4 as well. I find this phone far superior to it.
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don't buy this phone, the durability is terrible. I dropped it today and the glass broke.
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psp9000333 said:
don't buy this phone, the durability is terrible. I dropped it today and the glass broke.
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Or just get good screen protection. A good case and screen protector should help.
Best device for your pleasure and money!
psp9000333 said:
don't buy this phone, the durability is terrible. I dropped it today and the glass broke.
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That's a terrible advice, it was your fault. I'ts actually more reasonable if you tell yourself "I won't buy a smartphone because I tend to drop them" than telling someone not to buy it because it broke when you dropped it. HTC One breaks, G2 breaks, same for i5 and SGS4. Just protect it .
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That's a terrible advice, it was your fault. I'ts actually more reasonable if you tell yourself "I won't buy a smartphone because I tend to drop them" than telling someone not to buy it because it broke when you dropped it. HTC One breaks, G2 breaks, same for i5 and SGS4. Just protect it as @galaxys said.
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other phones dropped at 3 feet most likely wouldn't break, but this one will.
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other phones dropped at 3 feet most likely wouldn't break, but this one will.
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They all may, or may not break. As the saying goes, gravity is a capital B.
Besides, the phone's safety guide clearly says not to drop the phone.
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Bad battery life? Hmmmm......
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Bad battery life? Hmmmm......
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NICE!
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other phones dropped at 3 feet most likely wouldn't break, but this one will.
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I can't tell if your kidding or not but your definitely making a bold assumption. I dropped by gs3 off my lap with is maybe a foot and a half, maybe 2 and it broke. Top tier phones dropped at the right angle can break from a 6 inch drop, or survive a 6 foot drop. Its all luck once its out of your hands and in gravity's hands. That goes for any top tier phone. If you want an indestructible phone get a cheap mid ranger. My coworkers have many, all drop them constantly. Many scuffs and scratches but no broken screens...
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Hi guys,
I currently own an S3 and I'm hoping to upgrade to a Nexus 5! I am currently getting 2hours of screen on time, 2 hours and 30 minutes if I am lucky! As you can see, thats really really bad.. I want to upgrade so I've got two options buy a brand new Nexus 5 or a used Z1. Both are the same price. But I really really want to try out the google experience. I've been using AOSP roms on my S3 but I'm really hoping to get a Nexus 5.. However, I've heard the battery life is not so great in reviews. How much screen on time do you guys roughly get on average or heavy use?? I know it varies from phone to phone, but I'd really appreciate it if you guys could post your screenshots or tell me how much screen on time you get
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Battery life has been great for me since the Nexus5 launch!
I came here to ask the same thing, i have a toss up between the Nexus 5 and the LG G2, i like the look and design of the nexus, but im worried about the battery and some people say the colour looks washed out.
Vivasanti said:
I came here to ask the same thing, i have a toss up between the Nexus 5 and the LG G2, i like the look and design of the nexus, but im worried about the battery and some people say the colour looks washed out.
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Battery is fine. Not great, not poor. G2 may have better life, particularly if you want to use the double tap to wake / knock on features.
Screen is pretty good actually. It may looked washed out compared to an SAMOLED screen but stands up well against other LCD's
Hukanawa said:
Hi guys,
I currently own an S3 and I'm hoping to upgrade to a Nexus 5! I am currently getting 2hours of screen on time, 2 hours and 30 minutes if I am lucky! As you can see, thats really really bad.. I want to upgrade so I've got two options buy a brand new Nexus 5 or a used Z1. Both are the same price. But I really really want to try out the google experience. I've been using AOSP roms on my S3 but I'm really hoping to get a Nexus 5.. However, I've heard the battery life is not so great in reviews. How much screen on time do you guys roughly get on average or heavy use?? I know it varies from phone to phone, but I'd really appreciate it if you guys could post your screenshots or tell me how much screen on time you get
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Hey I just moved from an S3 to a Nexus 5 this past Friday. I feel like battery life is much better, and I haven't even flashed any custom software on the device yet. I got 4h of on screen time yesterday, and the phone still had 5% battery left. Total up time was about 19 hours.
It's also much smoother performance than touchwiz, and it's smoother than a custom romed S3 too. Just don't expect the same level of customization as a rom like carbon, liquidsmooth or whatever on vanilla Android. It's pretty barebones OS. It's still waaay better than touchwiz though
Trust me: you will not regret the move
nubreed000 said:
Hey I just moved from an S3 to a Nexus 5 this past Friday. I feel like battery life is much better, and I haven't even flashed any custom software on the device yet. It's also much smoother performance.
I got 4h of on screen time yesterday, and the phone still had 5% battery left. Total up time was about 19 hours.
Trust me: you will not regret the move
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Yep, its much better than the S3. I came from the Quad core version GT-i9300
I'm quite happy with mine and I'd say it actually performs a bit better than most other smartphone batteries I've had. I'm not a very battery-heavy user except on rare occasions. I keep my screen on the dim side and always kill apps when I can. Always connecting to wifi and rarely use it for long periods of time except when I'm GPS-ing somewhere complicated or am bored in a doctors waiting room.
At this rate you might as well wait for the nexus 6. Also not to mention that when android L is released, optimizations on the battery department are expected to be made as it was a highlight of the Android L announcement
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S3 is actually on this list as well as S4. This isn't typical battery life you should expect, just the best way to compare devices under the same conditions.
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Here's a good thread that will give you insight on what kind of battery performance people are getting with their nexus 5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/nexus-5-battery-results-t2509132/page360
There's a better thread in my signature. ?
Not to see other people's results, but to maximize your life.
nubreed000 said:
Here's a good thread that will give you insight on what kind of battery performance people are getting with their nexus 5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/nexus-5-battery-results-t2509132/page360
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I already linked that, it was the first reply lol
Im still leaning towards this phone guys cause to me it just looks "classier" where the G2 looks like a shiny plastic bar of soap, the developer community seems mammoth for this phone also.
I hope i dont regret my decision
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I already linked that, it was the first reply lol
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Doh! Sorry about that. Lol. I just found that thread myself and thought I should share it here.
Battery will last you a day no problem on N5 normal usage. G2 will last about a day longer, the idle drain is low.
I would wait for the nexus 6 at this point tho.
It could be better, since the nexus was built after the G2, and cant live more than 5 hours of screen time. But isnt something that Will make you regret.
I run just stock now with custom kernels. Battery life has a noticeable difference with improvement with custom kernels. I have had better battery life with this than custom Roms with custom kernels. And yes the nexus 5 battery is great.
Thanks for all your input guys I've seen a few screenshots from people with around 5 hours of SOT. Mighty impressive if you ask me The thought of pure AOSP is also exciting! Can't wait to get my Nexus 5 next month Or I might as well wait for the 6 :s
I'm looking to buy a S6 but I already have a Note 4 do you believe as a current owner that the S6 is worthy of a purchase if you already had the Note 4? I currently have a iPhone 6 for work and a Note 4 for personal and I'm thinking of changing the iPhone, your thoughts ladies and gentlemen?
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I'm looking to buy a S6 but I already have a Note 4 do you believe as a current owner that the S6 is worthy of a purchase if you already had the Note 4? I currently have a iPhone 6 for work and a Note 4 for personal and I'm thinking of changing the iPhone, your thoughts ladies and gentlemen?
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if you wanna change the iphone to galaxy S6 then i would say go for it....but from NOTE 4 to S6 is different....if you want more battery and bigger screen stick to the NOTE 4, if you want a bit smaller phone, with better camera, better build quality, and faster then the S6....but it's a bit hard to justify the cost of the S6 if you a NOTE 4....i have a galaxy S6 and i am very happy with it, i have some minor issues with the chamfered edges color peeling, wobbly home button....but again nothing is perfect....
Thanks for the input. Be interesting to see what the overall opinion is of the forum
I would not. I would go with LG g4, which was my second option.
Here are the reasons:
- battery life far bellow average, a little bit more than 3 hours SOT. I was used to more than 5 with the Lenovo z2 pro I had before,
- horrible multitasking, apps reloading all the time
- the front facing camera has a noticeable fisheye effected, which is not really great for selfies
I would recommend your to wait for the Note 5.
Better have diversity of OS! I find having an iPhone 6 and Note 4 a perfect combination! Having 2 'phones' running TouchWiz would be pretty boring.
Great combinations: An iPod and an Android phone, an android phone and iPad, iPhone and Android tablet or both Android phone and tablet
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I would not. I would go with LG g4, which was my second option.
Here are the reasons:
- battery life far bellow average, a little bit more than 3 hours SOT. I was used to more than 5 with the Lenovo z2 pro I had before,
- horrible multitasking, apps reloading all the time
- the front facing camera has a noticeable fisheye effected, which is not really great for selfies
I would recommend your to wait for the Note 5.
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yeah i would say if you can wait then wait for the NOTE5...
I would have a note 4 for work, and an S6 for personal. The S6 and Note 4 have equal battery life despite those arguing to the contrary, I have 5.5 hours SOT now, and had the same on the note 4. The S6 and iphone are very similar, except the S6 has better battery.
Multitasking is absolutely fine on the S6.
S6 is for persons who prefer one hand operation most of the time. Note 4 is for those who prefer to have more work done with the help of the S-pen and bigger screen. Since you already have a Note 4 and an iPhone 6 (best of both worlds) the Galaxy S6 may be a demotion on your part. Best to wait for the upcoming Note or S6 Plus.
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I'm looking to buy a S6 but I already have a Note 4 do you believe as a current owner that the S6 is worthy of a purchase if you already had the Note 4? I currently have a iPhone 6 for work and a Note 4 for personal and I'm thinking of changing the iPhone, your thoughts ladies and gentlemen?
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I have no experience with the Note 4 but I would buy an S6 again without hesitation. Unlike many posts from these S6 forums I have not experienced the problems that others mention. The battery easily lasts a day. With a 32GB model I'm at about 50% on storage. The processor is much faster than my S3. The display has to be seen to be believed. I have a SM-G920I. As always, YMMV!
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I would have a note 4 for work, and an S6 for personal. The S6 and Note 4 have equal battery life despite those arguing to the contrary, I have 5.5 hours SOT now, and had the same on the note 4. The S6 and iphone are very similar, except the S6 has better battery.
Multitasking is absolutely fine on the S6.
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Hm. More than 5 hours SOT? I guess this is with a lot of stuff disabled / custom ROM / brightness manually all the way down?
I regards to multitasking, in comparison to other phones with 3gb ram, it is abysmal, I thought this is a common understanding (and also my personal experience).
I would not.
I love this camera but i can't leave with this memory ram management, multitasking is horrible, hope next update solve all the problems or i will change.
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Hm. More than 5 hours SOT? I guess this is with a lot of stuff disabled / custom ROM / brightness manually all the way down?
I regards to multitasking, in comparison to other phones with 3gb ram, it is abysmal, I thought this is a common understanding (and also my personal experience).
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NFC, location, HD calling, gmail and outlook syncing plus some other apps syncing automatically, Web browsing, YouTube and Play Music streaming, on complete stock, unrooted. I average about 24-35+ hours with 4.5 - 5+ hours SOT of battery life, depending on how long I play games. Phone also loses about 1-2% while sleeping over 5 or so hours while on WiFi. Multitasking is just fine too. Not everyone gets bad battery life on this phone and has to resort to flashing custom roms and kernels. Stock is just fine.
Edit: brightness stays on auto and ranges from 20% to 80% throughout the day.
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Not for all the tea in china. The signal strength of this phone is atrocious. Lucky to get 1 bar of 4g where all my other phones get full reception.
A very varied response, now i'm more confused than ever.
I would buy it again because I came from an s4 and his thing blows it out of the water. I've heard S6 edge has a better build, but I prefer the regular S6. Also, careful when purchasing an S6 cuz you might have hardware issues like the wobbly home button, camera is blurry on startup (sometimes) and flash stays on (very small and not noticeable in the day). I say this because I had a defectve S6 before. My new S6 is perfect except my home is a tiny bit crooked but you won't notice it unless you scrutinize it. I'm you pretty sure you will miss the big screen on your note 4 if you're moving from that size. The only major flaw in the S6 is the memoruy managent when switching apps but everything else is on point.
I decided to create this thread for those of us that got the device already and want to discuss our first impressions of the device. It seems us posting stuff in the shipping thread is cluttering it up for people who are still waiting for the device.
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The build quality is pretty astounding. I picked up my Pixel XL and kind of felt bad for it.
It's not as snappy as the Pixel.
The hardware buttons take some getting used to.
Haven't messed with the camera yet.
Textra isn't working properly and I'm not sure why. The send button doesn't do anything. I had to enable "use enter key to send"
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The build quality is pretty astounding. I picked up my Pixel XL and kind of felt bad for it.
It's not as snappy as the Pixel.
The hardware buttons take some getting used to.
Haven't messed with the camera yet.
Textra isn't working properly and I'm not sure why. The send button doesn't do anything. I had to enable "use enter key to send"
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I agree about the Pixel being snappier. I have the smaller pixel and it's for sure snappier and more fluid. I love this device though.. It's beautiful. I haven't messed with the camera much either yet.
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My first impression was actually pretty bad. The rest of my post actually belongs in the build quality thread so Ill put it there.
The design is very nice! Everything else like software pretty bad.
I think this is the fastest time I have decided to return a device
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The design is very nice! Everything else like software pretty bad.
I think this is the fastest time I have decided to return a device
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How can software be bad? It's stock Android. Didn't you know what stock Android is?
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worldsoutro said:
The design is very nice! Everything else like software pretty bad.
I think this is the fastest time I have decided to return a device
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lol.
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lol.
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I tried to be nice, its a beautiful phone but then you turn it on and its like eh
As far as snappyness, is it something like the transitions being slow or something else?
To make it more snappy, go into developer options and set the transition speed to .5 instead of 1. That should make things seem to zip.
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As far as snappyness, is it something like the transitions being slow or something else?
To make it more snappy, go into developer options and set the transition speed to .5 instead of 1. That should make things seem to zip.
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animations to .5 is what I do on every device I own as one of the first things out of the box. It's for sure nowhere near as fluid as the pixel. It does open apps up quicker in some cases, but scrolling through lists, webpages, the feed in Google now is not as smooth as it is on the Pixel
Feels so good in the hand, update was waiting when I tried to set up. Have to see if it's not snappy as others have mentioned and I too have used pretty much every flagship so will immediately know if this thing lags or hiccups are there. Will update in few hours.
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Interesting, but not surprising. The Pixel has proven again and again that it is a finely polished machine software wise. The kicker for me keeping this device or returning/selling it will be the Pixel 2 XL. Nothing else really blips my radar otherwise. OEM theming from the likes of LG/Samsung writes them off since they also are always locked down as all heck. After using a Nexus I am hoping the Essential can gain some form of similar following, but if not, Pixel 2 may be the only option... We shall see...
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Interesting, but not surprising. The Pixel has proven again and again that it is a finely polished machine software wise. The kicker for me keeping this device or returning/selling it will be the Pixel 2 XL. Nothing else really blips my radar otherwise. OEM theming from the likes of LG/Samsung writes them off since they also are always locked down as all heck. After using a Nexus I am hoping the Essential can gain some form of similar following, but if not, Pixel 2 may be the only option... We shall see...
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If the XL 2 is smaller footprint wise than the current XL then I'll most likely get that. I like smaller phones. I would have loved a smaller Pixel 2 with no bezels. I'm kinda pissed at Google for not making two exactly the same devices like they did for the first gen (with exception of screen size/resolution and battery) this time around. If I want the smaller pixel, I'm gonna a have to deal with the bezels again. Lol last year I ordered both the xl and smaller one. Returned the smaller one and kept the XL then switched to the smaller one and freaking love it. I have Google sending me a replacement (figured I'd get more to sell a refurbished device than an almost year old device) and now I'm not sure I want to sell it. I might just hold on to it until the 2 drops.
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My only gripe I can see from the leaks is if LG really is making the XL, well then we have LG's shoddy build quality to worry about.
Luckily it looks like the V30 isn't as bad as the G6/G5,etc and hopefully we may possibly be past the bootloop issue of the past 2 years from them? (Knock on wood).
HTC may not have the bezzle sizes figured out, but their build quality has been pretty reliable working with metal for a long time now. LG is still new to that gig.
I wouldn't trust LG at all. The V30 looks nice, and I have seen V20s out in the wild, but after dealing with the G5 and past devices I wouldn't trust them at ALL.
Not sure what you guys are talking about. This is much faster than the gaalxy s8 I turned off and it the same speed if not slightly better than the pixel.
Not sure if it's because I have been using a friend's S8 during the time I was waiting for my Essential Phone to show up or what, but the Essential phone looks really nice but the sharp edges make it feel like a much larger phone than it really is.
Oh and the camera lag...
It is a bit upsetting with all the anticipation while waiting and I am already considering returning it.
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It is a bit upsetting with all the anticipation while waiting and I am already considering returning it.
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Could it be due to all the negativity, it has tainted your first impressions?
I'm getting weird scrolling lag. Anyone else noticed this?
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I'm getting weird scrolling lag. Anyone else noticed this?
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Guess I should clarify. It's almost as if the screen sensitivity is not calibrated right. When I try to scroll very slow it is not smooth at all. Doing stuff like fast scrolling is fine but slow movements not so much.
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Coming from a 6p and 5x I like this phone. NIce feel in the hand, it's substantial . Fits in my 5x case but of course the buttons are rong lol.
I am going to have to play with display as it doesn't turn on quickly when I pick it up, sure its just a setting.
Edit: nope, still wont turn on when I pick up the ph. Still does not register touches around the edge for menus and such, that kinda annoying.
All my apps set up much quicker than I remember from the other 2 devices and it will take me a few hours to get it setup the way I like it ( root plz )
The cut out for front cam will take some getting used to.
Edit: used to it
God stock android is just yech, I can hardly wait till substratum is rootless or we get root.
Sound wise I'll listen to it at work tomorrow and see how the adapter works with my sennies but I already had a Tron BT adapter that I really like.
Edit: sounds great with adapter or BT. Adapter lets the sennies use its inline controls for vol, skip.
I am less fussy than most ppl and I needed a phone, couldn't wait for big G to get off their butts so this.
I hope Essential gets out updates in a timely fashion, if that doesn't happen THEN it gets the axe.
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Still not sure what i'll do, its a really nice phone. IF Essential steps up and TELLS us something, i'll be much happier.
Cables: PH1 is REALLY fussy about what cable you use, what worked for my 6P might for PH1, only google cable worked when using fastboot.
Android Auto sometimes connects and likely disconnects no matter what cable .
Fingerprint reader is hella fast ! BUT now I can't get into smart security tab? grrr
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https://www.gizchina.com/2019/05/27/vivo-nex-2-to-use-a-detachable-camera-module/
Well seems we are just around the corner and truly successor of Nex S with a unique design approach by Vivo
Whata do you think guys how do you see than design ??
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No thanks. If you misplaced it that's the end. It also looks like it has curved glass. Another no thanks.
I'm beginning to really appreciate my Nex S more and more as new phones are being released. The OpO 7pro is admittedly an upgrade but nothing that tempts me to change. The Zenfone 6 is nice too but early battery numbers indicate the Nex matches the longevity despite that extra 1000mah and a 7nm soc. If this is the Nex S2 then I'm quite happy sticking with my old reliable one for now.
I agree. Curved glass should be against the law. It serves no purpose other than - what?
No reason to leave the Vivo Nex S until Android R is out (he will get Android Q), so we have 1 more year .
I would be maybe ready to upgrade only if i can get one with 5G, Wifi 6 (802.11.AX) and 5'000MAH battery but really no reason to change, the NEX is solid and still really fast.
I'm not leaving my NEX S until there's a device which blows this phone out of the water , specs wise I'm looking for 12gb ram, 6-7 inch super amoled or 4k screen, 90 herz refresh would be nice, under display or pop up camera, 4500 - 5000mah battery, latest prosseser stockish android, not bothered about a headphone Jack, I use Bluetooth, under display finger print reader optional, I was tempted too get the one plus 7 pro but I'm holding out for something that really floats my boat, I'm really happy with this phone at the moment so I'll hold on, Ive just got that itch too buy a new device, maybe the note 10 pro, but that camera hole in the screen is putting me off big-time :angel:
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I'm not leaving my NEX S until there's a device which blows this phone out of the water , specs wise I'm looking for 12gb ram, 6-7 inch super amoled or 4k screen, 90 herz refresh would be nice, under display or pop up camera, 4500 - 5000mah battery, latest prosseser stockish android, not bothered about a headphone Jack, I use Bluetooth, under display finger print reader optional, I was tempted too get the one plus 7 pro but I'm holding out for something that really floats my boat, I'm really happy with this phone at the moment so I'll hold on, Ive just got that itch too buy a new device, maybe the note 10 pro, but that camera hole in the screen is putting me off big-time :angel:
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With Vivo it's impossible getting stock or near stock Android experience.
Neither Note 10 offers near stock Android experience but agree that would be top of the line smartphone.
As with Vivo will shall see what going to release or not.
There's uncertainty if gone be successor of Nex S or not.
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With Vivo it's impossible getting stock or near stock Android experience.
Neither Note 10 offers near stock Android experience but agree that would be top of the line smartphone.
As with Vivo will shall see what going to release or not.
There's uncertainty if gone be successor of Nex S or not.
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Stock Android is barebones garbage.
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Stock Android is barebones garbage.
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I agree it was 2-3 year ego but not any more.
With Android Q Google has addressed many issues and missing features that some OEM offering.
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I agree it was 2-3 year ego but not any more.
With Android Q Google has addressed many issues and missing features that some OEM offering.
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OEM skins are still and will remain ahead of stock. There are plenty of useful features that stock still doesn't have. For example, I just started using Easy Touch on my NexS and set it to pull down the notification shade instead of reaching or using two hands. It's transformed the phone for me.
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OEM skins are still and will remain ahead of stock. There are plenty of useful features that stock still doesn't have. For example, I just started using Easy Touch on my NexS and set it to pull down the notification shade instead of reaching or using two hands. It's transformed the phone for me.
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Yes OEM still have the advantages over features and functionality but stock android has closed the gap.
Still prefer some OEM skin over stock but wouldn't consider any more deal breaker having device with stock or near stock android.
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Yes OEM still have the advantages over features and functionality but stock android has closed the gap.
Still prefer some OEM skin over stock but wouldn't consider any more deal breaker having device with stock or near stock android.
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Not necessarily a deal breaker but I'll take an OEM skin 9 times out of 10.
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Not necessarily a deal breaker but I'll take an OEM skin 9 times out of 10.
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To be honest I would consider Pixel device as my number one priority if had full screen experience without any stupid notch or punch holes and being 300-350 bucks cheaper that what costs. [emoji14]
Until then I'm dealing with Oneplus or Vivo as I'm aware of the software and how to manage it to meet my needs as better could be.
Sammy or Huawei as much as tried always something bothered me and couldn't deal with it as everyday long-term living with them.
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To be honest I would consider Pixel device as my number one priority if had full screen experience without any stupid notch or punch holes and being 300-350 bucks cheaper that what costs. [emoji14]
Until then I'm dealing with Oneplus or Vivo as I'm aware of the software and how to manage it to meet my needs as better could be.
Sammy or Huawei as much as tried always something bothered me and couldn't deal with it as everyday long-term living with them.
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I'm not a fan of Pixel devices. Ugly design, software bugs, average battery life and no dual-sim. Right now my sot is 4hrs 26mins with 63% remaining. This phone is amazing.
But has superior camera performance, ip68 water resistant, stereo speakers, instant updates.
Yes they're ugly as hell that's why I wouldn't consider yet as alternative +they're costs more than my budget.
So every users at the end choice whatever meets their needs.
Nobody perfect.
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