Hey guys,
Just a place for former Note 7 users to vent / discuss etc. Going through a recall sucks. Going through it twice sucks more.
We can use this as a "phone comparison" thread talking about software differences or other things you miss, or whatever.
Just traded in my replacement Note 7 for the edge this morning (Canadian exynos version).
Missing the bigger screen, more symmetrical body, spen, and Grace UI already! Man, even the theme store is gimped!
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I honestly believe samaung should now provide a softaware upgrade to s7 porting all the new software features to s7. They both have near identical hardware.
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I reckon theyll so that
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jmitr said:
Hey guys,
Just a place for former Note 7 users to vent / discuss etc. Going through a recall sucks. Going through it twice sucks more.
We can use this as a "phone comparison" thread talking about software differences or other things you miss, or whatever.
Just traded in my replacement Note 7 for the edge this morning (Canadian exynos version).
Missing the bigger screen, more symmetrical body, spen, and Grace UI already! Man, even the theme store is gimped!
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do you find that the S7 edge's steeper curves/edges make it harder to use the phone one handed? from what i read, the Note 7 was a huge improvement over the S7E in that because the curve got toned down a bit. on the S7E, i hear people complain that when they use it one hand and move their thumb around, alot of times the part of the palm under the thumb touches the touches, which lead to unwanted taps or for the screen to not respond because part of the palm is on the edge.
i have the note 7 and am considering switching over to the S7E, but i think the steeper edges would annoy me if the touch issue is indeed the case.
radioraheem2 said:
do you find that the S7 edge's steeper curves/edges make it harder to use the phone one handed? from what i read, the Note 7 was a huge improvement over the S7E in that because the curve got toned down a bit. on the S7E, i hear people complain that when they use it one hand and move their thumb around, alot of times the part of the palm under the thumb touches the touches, which lead to unwanted taps or for the screen to not respond because part of the palm is on the edge.
i have the note 7 and am considering switching over to the S7E, but i think the steeper edges would annoy me if the touch issue is indeed the case.
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I was worried about that. athesticlly I much prefer the Note 7 edges, especially while watching media. I personally haven't had a problem with accidental touches.
I am now convinced both of my Note 7s (original and replacement) had a bad fingerprint sensor. They would both not register consistently, especially when my hands were cold (Im Canadian lol!). The S7E nails it every time.
At least my S7E is literally newer. Original built Aug 09, replacement Aug 31.
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I felt sorry for people owning Note 7 but at least you guys got free money
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ironman38102 said:
I felt sorry for people owning Note 7 but at least you guys got free money
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Well not quite.
I pre-ordered the Note 7 for $1050, initially paying a $50 deposit (plus tax, coming to $56)
I then took advantage of the trade in ($200 for a dead flip phone) and paid tax on the remainder. My total bill was $976.
I also received the Gear Fit 2 as a pre order gift.
I just Traded in my 2nd (replacement) Note 7 for an S7E. I was given the $100 trade in (pretax credit) and the $200 pre tax trade in from the original Note 7 order. My total "debit" after the credits was $652. After my $976 "credit" I was left with $317 which was refunded to me. Both exchanges I only gave the phone, and was not asked for accessories.
In summary,
I paid $659 total tax in.
I have: An S7E, Gear Fit 2, 2 sets of Note 7 accessories (Chargers, cables, adapters, headphones etc.....and I kept the last spen for laughs).
So, I have some freebies and an S7E for $659 Canadian total. Is that worth the hassle of going through 2 recalls? For me it was an extra hassle as I am I Pilot with air Canada.
All in, I am impressed with the way Samsung handled this so far. They have kept me as a customer.
As a note, I purchased the Note 7 (preorder) outright from Samsung Canada at a Samsung Store. Both recalls were official from Health Canada, and as a Pilot I had to navigate bans from the FAA and Transport Canada (as well as the regulatory authorities of the other countries I fly into and out of).
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jmitr said:
Well not quite.
I pre-ordered the Note 7 for $1050, initially paying a $50 deposit (plus tax, coming to $56)
I then took advantage of the trade in ($200 for a dead flip phone) and paid tax on the remainder. My total bill was $976.
I also received the Gear Fit 2 as a pre order gift.
I just Traded in my 2nd (replacement) Note 7 for an S7E. I was given the $100 trade in (pretax credit) and the $200 pre tax trade in from the original Note 7 order. My total "debit" after the credits was $652. After my $976 "credit" I was left with $317 which was refunded to me. Both exchanges I only gave the phone, and was not asked for accessories.
In summary,
I paid $659 total tax in.
I have: An S7E, Gear Fit 2, 2 sets of Note 7 accessories (Chargers, cables, adapters, headphones etc.....and I kept the last spen for laughs).
So, I have some freebies and an S7E for $659 Canadian total. Is that worth the hassle of going through 2 recalls? For me it was an extra hassle as I am I Pilot with air Canada.
All in, I am impressed with the way Samsung handled this so far. They have kept me as a customer.
As a note, I purchased the Note 7 (preorder) outright from Samsung Canada at a Samsung Store. Both recalls were official from Health Canada, and as a Pilot I had to navigate bans from the FAA and Transport Canada (as well as the regulatory authorities of the other countries I fly into and out of).
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Ah the tax was the problem for you which is why you got less money back. I live in a tax free country and I heard from my friend that he got S7 Edge and the money which made him pretty happy.
Though funny that you are a pilot and had a Note 7, because with the Note 7 exploding I wonder how people travelling through plane or those who were like you managed so far.
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ironman38102 said:
Ah the tax was the problem for you which is why you got less money back. I live in a tax free country and I heard from my friend that he got S7 Edge and the money which made him pretty happy.
Though funny that you are a pilot and had a Note 7, because with the Note 7 exploding I wonder how people travelling through plane or those who were like you managed so far.
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I got caught "on the road" while the initial wave occurred. Samsung Canada totally dropped the ball. I went directly to the Samsung store upon getting back from my flights. At that point there was no official recall anywhere and they were referring to it as a "voluntary exchange program". They refused to refund me, and told me my device was perfectly safe. I did the right thing and put my Note 7 in sage storage and dug my old trusty HTC One M7 out of the drawer. During my next pairing, the official recall rolled out, the FAA and Transport Canada reacted etc. Samsung still refused to give me a loaner device, and wouldn't accept my old one. Went to work again, Samsung started accepting returns, my new "safe model" arrived etc. I got back and had a week off. I enjoyed my new Note 7 and Samsung shipped a return box for my old one. Off I went to fly again and boom, bad reports coming and then a quick 2nd recall lol!
Samsung did things right the 2nd time.
Tax free the math would have worked out to paying $850 after trade in for the Note 7 (1050-200), then getting the new S7E for $550 (850 list - 200 trade in credit - 100 credit). I would have walked away with $300 exactly. Due to our taxes being higher on the initial purchase (math lol!) I actually ended up with more.
If you count the $250 value of the Gear fit 2 and the value of the 2 USB C quick chargers and accesories (lets call that $100, but probably worth more) than really we were not treated that badly.
That being said the Samsung rep (not a Samsung store employee, an actual rep from Samsung canada) said he expects former Note 7 owners to get a "sweet" offer on the spiritual successor to the Note series, along with a generous trade in value for our S7 or S7Es.
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Dear S7E users:
Is the screen capture/long capture, and "GIF capture" features available in S7E/S7 or it has some third parties alternative instead?
A sobbing N7 User
wildwong said:
Dear S7E users:
Is the screen capture/long capture, and "GIF capture" features available in S7E/S7 or it has some third parties alternative instead?
A sobbing N7 User
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Only long capture is availabe no GIF unfortunately.
sa3d12 said:
Only long capture is availabe no GIF unfortunately.
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Sosad, this is one of the funny feature N7 offered to me. Actually, S7E ports can enable many of the N7 pen feature, at least I can use my ADONIT MINI stylus till the next Note arrives...
radioraheem2 said:
do you find that the S7 edge's steeper curves/edges make it harder to use the phone one handed? from what i read, the Note 7 was a huge improvement over the S7E in that because the curve got toned down a bit. on the S7E, i hear people complain that when they use it one hand and move their thumb around, alot of times the part of the palm under the thumb touches the touches, which lead to unwanted taps or for the screen to not respond because part of the palm is on the edge.
i have the note 7 and am considering switching over to the S7E, but i think the steeper edges would annoy me if the touch issue is indeed the case.
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With one handed it happens, but it happens more if you're laying on your back and holding the phone.
two things can decrease the effect.
1- put a back cover, which will decrease the touching side areas.
2- this only affects the keyboard, which is the most annoying problem:
Settings > Language and Input > Samsung Keyboard > Keyboard size>
decrease the width of the keyboard.
While the above may be temporary fixes, for me it's not acceptable at all, Samsung should optimize its software to understand unwanted touches and ignore them, for me the whole edge thing is crap
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I was worried about that. athesticlly I much prefer the Note 7 edges, especially while watching media. I personally haven't had a problem with accidental touches.
I am now convinced both of my Note 7s (original and replacement) had a bad fingerprint sensor. They would both not register consistently, especially when my hands were cold (Im Canadian lol!). The S7E nails it every time.
At least my S7E is literally newer. Original built Aug 09, replacement Aug 31.
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Dang, my S7E was manufactuered July 1 according to this app. After about 3 weeks of ownership I noticed that the home button only works when depressed in the middle - when you press the left side it doesn't register as a click. On top of that, the audio crackles frequently when watching Youtube videos as well as when recording videos with the camera. I tried taking it back to Best Buy, but they refused to honor an exchange!
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Dang, my S7E was manufactuered July 1 according to this app. After about 3 weeks of ownership I noticed that the home button only works when depressed in the middle - when you press the left side it doesn't register as a click. On top of that, the audio crackles frequently when watching Youtube videos as well as when recording videos with the camera. I tried taking it back to Best Buy, but they refused to honor an exchange!
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Samsung never stops failing with it's home button. Had a problem on S4 now my S7E home button clicks like with a brand new speaker inside it. Fells so cheap, my TAB S2 have a much better home button, dunno if replacing a device will help... a lot of ppl saying that button is clicky as hell and no one will help with that problem :/
There is no screen capture GIF option yet... but you can use an samsung add-on to capture gifs from your camera on the fly.
I'm a Note7 Refugee as well, after the recall I would have done the Note5, but no sd card so I opted for the international S7 Edge with Exynos instead of the t-mobile version with SD820. (It was cheaper, faster, multitasks way better and has better battery life. I'm relatively happy with it other than no S Pen. The "my knox" is less refined than the "secure folder" we had on Note7. I hope they update S7 Edge to include the "Secure Folder" version, as it is one of the best software features of the device.
So basically features the S7 Edge needs from the Note7 that are actually theoretically possible are:
-Animated Gif Screen Capture
-Secure Folder
-Always On Display that shows third party app notifications.
-GraceUX
If they get us those, Waiting till next year's "note" or "S8 Pro" device that has a stylus will be tolerable.
mk89pwnz said:
Samsung never stops failing with it's home button. Had a problem on S4 now my S7E home button clicks like with a brand new speaker inside it. Fells so cheap, my TAB S2 have a much better home button, dunno if replacing a device will help... a lot of ppl saying that button is clicky as hell and no one will help with that problem :/
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They should adopt a "capacitive" home button like the HTC 10.
Much more responsive and not prone to failure.
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jmitr said:
They should adopt a "capacitive" home button like the HTC 10.
Much more responsive and not prone to failure.
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How is yours? Mine is extremely clicky and loud in the middle ok in left and right... If i press the button of the bottom only then there is no sound... Rly sand when flagship device feels so cheap just because of a home button. My friend also have s7e and his home button is more acceptable but still rly sad there is no fix for this stupid home button sound... Maybe only time will help...
mk89pwnz said:
How is yours? Mine is extremely clicky and loud in the middle ok in left and right... If i press the button of the bottom only then there is no sound... Rly sand when flagship device feels so cheap just because of a home button. My friend also have s7e and his home button is more acceptable but still rly sad there is no fix for this stupid home button sound... Maybe only time will help...
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Mine makes a click sound but seems to work well.
It seems no different then my 2 Note 7s, My Wife's 3 Note 4s (thank God for my carrier's protection plan lol!) or my Mother in Law's Note 5.
Just flew with a guy who's S4 has a really crappy home button.
I am holding out hope Sammy will switch to capacitive.
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How do I get S Note so I can view my old cloud sync'ed notes? This is probably obvious, but I cannot find it.
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Just pre-ordered mine! Finally for our phones.
From my understanding, our variant does not yet have the correct minimum version for Gear VR. I pre-ordered it through Amazon along with a controller but am hoping Verizon is able to push out the necessary update in time of me getting my Gear. This is my first phone back on Verizon in like 15 years, and from what I have seen, I should not hope much for getting it in time.
Yep. Freaking Verizon. Always last to the show when it comes to updates. This thing goes live in only 3 days and I'm not positive I'll be able to even use it when it arrives here on the 20th. I am so sick of this company, their ****ty OTA schedules, and their god awful locked-phone policies. Once my contract is up, I'm jumping ship. I don't care how good the signal is, it does me no good if I can't even use my phone properly.
Guys we already have the needed updates. They came with the last OTA. When you connect the VR for the first time it will automatically install the Oculus app store. Check your installed packages and you'll see 3 Samsung vr apps.
Brought to you by my new(ish) Note 5!
toskabab said:
Guys we already have the needed updates. They came with the last OTA. When you connect the VR for the first time it will automatically install the Oculus app store. Check your installed packages and you'll see 3 Samsung vr apps.
Brought to you by my new(ish) Note 5!
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I found this out too. I used the app QuickShortcutMaker to run the VR setup process as if I had a Gear VR and was able to install the Oculus store and download all the games and apps ahead of time! I recommend doing the same thing so you don't need to wait to get everything once you actually get the HMD.
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Yep. Freaking Verizon. Always last to the show when it comes to updates.
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You know the required update was pushed some time ago? While I don't like Verizon's update schedule either, this is one of the cases where they did it right...
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If this thing is supposed to be available today, does anyone know where it can be gotten? I preordered from Amazon, but it hasn't shipped, and frankly, whoever can get it to me the quickest, wins.
jpmcnown said:
If this thing is supposed to be available today, does anyone know where it can be gotten? I preordered from Amazon, but it hasn't shipped, and frankly, whoever can get it to me the quickest, wins.
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Try walking in to your local Best Buy?
I know it's only available in 3 places. Amazon, Best Buy, and something stupid like Macy's or something (I can't remember exactly). Unless I'm getting it confused with the Gear S2. Good luck.
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jpmcnown said:
If this thing is supposed to be available today, does anyone know where it can be gotten? I preordered from Amazon, but it hasn't shipped, and frankly, whoever can get it to me the quickest, wins.
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Try walking in to your local Best Buy?
Brought to you by my new(ish) Note 5!
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Yeah, though I know I can't rely on BestBuy's website to tell me if it's in stock, it does indicate that it's not at a store within 250 miles of me. I called the store, but we all know you can't count on the $7.25/hr staff to have any clue what's being asked about, and they could be heard clicking away on their own website. They told me "they'd have em when Samsung decides to send em"....yeah, because Samsung ships directly to each store. ...right. I should ask my 70yr old mother to swing by the store. Even if Bestbuy has em in stock, somehow I'd end up with a PS4, or a washing machine, or something else that's not what I asked her to look for. -moms<tech
I had the VR for the Note 4, and very seldom used it. I'm really excited to get the new one, so I can stick it in the closet and forget about it.
Mine is backorder from Samsung wtf
Anybody find which store this is available locally? I see all over the Internet news that is is now available but where??????
My local best buy in San Antonio had 1 yesterday. I didn't buy it though.
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Try tmobile website...search gear vr and order it now....ordered my early this morning....they are in stock for now there
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"Innovator Edition" actually meant "premium"?
I had the Gear VR "Innovator Edition" for the Note 4, so I was glad to see that they were releasing one for the Note 5. The reason for calling the previous model an Innovator Edition was to my understanding, a way of saying that it was a device for early-adopters of tech, and that I should expect faults, short comings, and areas upon which improvement is needed. But, most everything about the VR for the Note 4 was in my opinion, awesome. The packaging was elegant, and the padded zippered carrying case made for a nice protected place to store the VR. The VR itself may have been a slight bit uncomfortable at times, but I accepted that as something to be improved upon.
I got the new one in from Amazon yesterday, and I've gotta say, this non-Innovator Edition is a really cheap presentation compared to it's predecessor. Admittedly less less expensive, but I really liked having a nice case to keep the VR in when not in use. I am also not a huge fan of the new directional touch pad. I find it more difficult to navigate, having to slide my finger through a carved channel instead of a smooth swipe acting. I spend more time trying to figure out how to position my hands. Meh, perhaps it's in an effort to get someone to buy a generic gamepad (still waiting on Samsung to make one), which is prob better anyway. I don't notice much of a change in the design or components that change the ways the previous model was a bit uncomfortable to wear after time, but perhaps that will be in the next release when the VR comes unassembled in a brown paper bag, but only costs $50. (i'd buy it)
In the end, I guess it's still an incredible value for as awesome as the VR experience is, and since I switched to the Note 5 when it was released, a significant amount more content has become available. -Just my 2 cents.
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I had the Gear VR "Innovator Edition" for the Note 4, so I was glad to see that they were releasing one for the Note 5. The reason for calling the previous model an Innovator Edition was to my understanding, a way of saying that it was a device for early-adopters of tech, and that I should expect faults, short comings, and areas upon which improvement is needed. But, most everything about the VR for the Note 4 was in my opinion, awesome. The packaging was elegant, and the padded zippered carrying case made for a nice protected place to store the VR. The VR itself may have been a slight bit uncomfortable at times, but I accepted that as something to be improved upon.
I got the new one in from Amazon yesterday, and I've gotta say, this non-Innovator Edition is a really cheap presentation compared to it's predecessor. Admittedly less less expensive, but I really liked having a nice case to keep the VR in when not in use. I am also not a huge fan of the new directional touch pad. I find it more difficult to navigate, having to slide my finger through a carved channel instead of a smooth swipe acting. I spend more time trying to figure out how to position my hands. Meh, perhaps it's in an effort to get someone to buy a generic gamepad (still waiting on Samsung to make one), which is prob better anyway. I don't notice much of a change in the design or components that change the ways the previous model was a bit uncomfortable to wear after time, but perhaps that will be in the next release when the VR comes unassembled in a brown paper bag, but only costs $50. (i'd buy it)
In the end, I guess it's still an incredible value for as awesome as the VR experience is, and since I switched to the Note 5 when it was released, a significant amount more content has become available. -Just my 2 cents.
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So basically you're saying their isn't any significant improvements between this model and the innovator edition? Makes me wonder what took them so long to release it then. I'm just going to buy a $20 set from amazon. I'm guessing it'll be the same experience.
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So basically you're saying their isn't any significant improvements between this model and the innovator edition? Makes me wonder what took them so long to release it then. I'm just going to buy a $20 set from amazon. I'm guessing it'll be the same experience.
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To be fair, there have been "changes", but not much that I'd call improvements. For $100, I'd still say it's got way more going for it the cheaper attempts to imitate it. Just like the VR predecessor , it's got a directional touchpad, volume control, back button, internal gyros/sensors to absorb some of the processing burden from the phone. Anyone that's used the Gear VR and compared it to the Google Cardboard/etc will tell you that the VR is hands down better. The feeling I get, is that Samsung tried to cut as many corners as possible to compete with those $20 Google cardboard "devices".
***The new one is also a single device that will work for the Note5, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy S6, and Galaxy S6 edge. One thing I will say is a simple, yet vast improvement, is the addition of a pass-through charging port on the bottom of it. (It looks slightly less stupid to onlookers than having a QI charging pad strapped to the back of a Note 4 on your face)
got mine @ amazon. .but it's out of stock. .says they will bill me when it's available. .guess just wait
Still sold out everywhere.
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I ordered mine back on the 18th and it was out of stock then. But it looks like they are coming out in batches since mine will arrive later today. I also found out that you can temporarily disable one of the VR services and use it with Cardboard apps as well.
My tmobile Gear VR got delivered today...thankfully
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Hate to say it because of all the hype surrounding the release of the Note 7 but this phone is not impressing me so far. Sure the waterproofing and edge screen is pretty nice but besides that what do we have above and beyond the Note 5 or even the Note 4? The 7 seems a bit heavier, the edge screen is much easier to damage in the event of a screen down drop, battery life is terrible compared to the Note 4 I'm coming from, Bluetooth connections are not reliable at all with any player I have, speaker sound is not the greatest, and I find the touch screen to be not sensitive enough to the point I have to double and sometimes triple press the screen to select something. Really trying to like it but I don't know?
On the other hand, my wife got the S7 Edge and side by side there's not a huge difference in screen size. Also, her phone is much more responsive to touch input, no Bluetooth issues, bigger battery, and at the moment $150 cheaper than the Note 7 (2 year deal @ Best Buy). I'm contemplating a return to get the S7 Edge and put some cash in my pocket or returning it to wait for the new iphone 7 coming out in a few weeks? Or better yet reactivating my Note 4 which felt pretty good in my hand today when I fished it out of the drawer.
Just felt the need to post my concerns with this new wonder phone and see if anyone else is having second thoughts about their purchase?
I agree. The screen sensitivity is a real issue. Always accidentally selecting stuff when swiping and other times it's hard to select things.
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Hate to say it because of all the hype surrounding the release of the Note 7 but this phone is not impressing me so far. Sure the waterproofing and edge screen is pretty nice but besides that what do we have above and beyond the Note 5 or even the Note 4? The 7 seems a bit heavier, the edge screen is much easier to damage in the event of a screen down drop, battery life is terrible compared to the Note 4 I'm coming from, Bluetooth connections are not reliable at all with any player I have, speaker sound is not the greatest, and I find the touch screen to be not sensitive enough to the point I have to double and sometimes triple press the screen to select something. Really trying to like it but I don't know?
On the other hand, my wife got the S7 Edge and side by side there's not a huge difference in screen size. Also, her phone is much more responsive to touch input, no Bluetooth issues, bigger battery, and at the moment $150 cheaper than the Note 7 (2 year deal @ Best Buy). I'm contemplating a return to get the S7 Edge and put some cash in my pocket or returning it to wait for the new iphone 7 coming out in a few weeks? Or better yet reactivating my Note 4 which felt pretty good in my hand today when I fished it out of the drawer.
Just felt the need to post my concerns with this new wonder phone and see if anyone else is having second thoughts about their purchase?
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I agree 100%
The blutooth issue is my biggest dislike with the phone. I'm giving Samsung/Sprint 14 days to hopefully push out an update to fix some of these problems otherwise it's gonna be the Galaxy S7 Edge for me.
LouRock said:
I agree 100%
The blutooth issue is my biggest dislike with the phone. I'm giving Samsung/Sprint 14 days to hopefully push out an update to fix some of these problems otherwise it's gonna be the Galaxy S7 Edge for me.
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I just returned from Best Buy with my old Note 4 re-activated and I seem happier now. It was tough not getting the S7 edge with the $199.00 deal BB has right now along with free gear watch or sd card but I'm going to hold out for the new iphone 7 and see what apple brings to the table before I decide.
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I just returned from Best Buy with my old Note 4 re-activated and I seem happier now. It was tough not getting the S7 edge with the $199.00 deal BB has right now along with free gear watch or sd card but I'm going to hold out for the new iphone 7 and see what apple brings to the table before I decide.
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Each person has his/her own experience. At launch, it is tough to say what issues will last and what won't. The note7 has been great for me, and I'm not experiencing any of the lag, touch screen, bluetooth, or battery issues I've heard others complain of. If you can be happier with a cheaper phone, though, I always say, go for it!
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Each person has his/her own experience. At launch, it is tough to say what issues will last and what won't. The note7 has been great for me, and I'm not experiencing any of the lag, touch screen, bluetooth, or battery issues I've heard others complain of. If you can be happier with a cheaper phone, though, I always say, go for it!
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Same for me, its been fine for the most part. I didnt like the keyboard so downloaded google keyboard and that fixed typing problems. BT I've only used my headphones with no issue. Battery has been better that my note 4.
I use Nova launcher, package disabler, google keyboard and SD maid to keep it clean. So far its been good. I put animations at .5 from 1 and turned on force 2D GPU.
For me, battery life has been great and I've had no issues with bluetooth after 5 days of use (so far I've only connected my LG Tone to bluetooth). I'm coming from a Note 3, as opposed to most of you probably coming from a Note 4. I normally would've upgraded to the Note 5 following a 2 year pattern, but didn't for many reasons. It was an internal struggle for me to pull the trigger on the Note 7, but ultimately I couldn't resist. If my current phone was a Note 4 I probably would've waited for the Note 8 2017. At least Micro SD is back with the Note 7. And I'm surprisingly impressed with battery life, although I'm still very skeptical about it's longevity. I would've easily paid the same amount for the phone if they just put in a removable battery. The Edges do nothing for me except make me worry more about dropping my phone. I don't like the fact that it's narrower in width. I realize Samsung is trying to sell more units and suck in as many people as it can, but the Note was made to be a specialty powerhouse device. I personally feel that the regular S series phone should be the main flagship, the S series Edge should be the 2nd fall flagship that battles the Iphone, and the Note series should be geared toward the power users who truly appreciate the phone for it's function and not for it's gimmicks and style. I'm keeping the Note 7 for now, but I'll probably pick up a Note 4 just in case. Do I like it or not? It's still too early to tell, but the cons seem to outweigh the pros. FYI, if you're unhappy with the direction the Note series has been going the last 2 years, let Samsung know about it. I've been sending them suggestions since before the Note 5 was released, requesting a Note Classic version. It would build on from the Note 4 with the highest quality current hardware and software, completely unlocked, etc...
So just if anyone is interested.
He said right now there is no time frame for the return, advised it will probably be based on what he's seeing and hearing that it will need returned in the next 60 days (i.e. really was just worried it'd be 15 days), which gives plenty of time to figure out another option.
I upgraded to the Note 7 from an Iphone 6S Plus and had to return my iphone due to the lease. So having no other sprint phones I was told i could wait for another device to come out within the 60 days (LG V20 maybe, would like to see some reviews) or purchase a device outright (I would do a note 4 personally, used) and have no installment plan and be good to go once something new comes out like the S8 S8E.
It does kind of sound like, but no 100% confirmation, like they are going to be forcing you to return your devices. Just no date listed yet. Those that want to keep them should keep eyes and ears out. Would not be surprised if a black listing of IMEIs comes around at some point as a forced safety feature. You "own" the phone but not the right to use it on their network.
Yeah I was told the same. My next option would be the LG V20 or the Google Pixel XL. Crossing finger that they let us keep our Note 7 that doesn't get hot when charging.
I had to turn my Note 4 due to lease when i got the 7. I want my upgrade back and a Note 4 until the next Note or what ever Samsung will call it. I can't go back to a smaller screen and i use thw S-pen everydat
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maxcala said:
Yeah I was told the same. My next option would be the LG V20 or the Google Pixel XL. Crossing finger that they let us keep our Note 7 that doesn't get hot when charging.
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Mine only gets hot when I use it heavily while charging, but so has every other phone I've ever owned, including apple products. My iphone would cook my hands playing some games. The pixel XL seems out for me, would have to buy it outright it appears and it didn't look like it had SD card support. I've seen mixed reviews on both phones, but a few have favored the V20 over the Pixel. I think I'll have to see it in person. I am mildly turned off by an IPS display, I really like AMOLED and it's what brought me back to samsung (knew I was coming back to android.)
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I had to turn my Note 4 due to lease when i got the 7. I want my upgrade back and a Note 4 until the next Note or what ever Samsung will call it. I can't go back to a smaller screen and i use thw S-pen everydat
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I've been looking at picking up a used one. They sell for around $200-250 in decent shape. Sure is a lot better for me to do that, have no installment billing and wait out a decent phone to be released. I may put off for the V20 to get more reviews. I am leaning super hard towards a Note 4. I liked my Note 4 when I had it and think I'd like to have an S8E if it turns out to be a decent upgrade. Would be awesome to see the note 7 mildly reworked as the S8E with no stylus (I know you and others use it a lot, I don't use it nearly enough to be bothered that much.)
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I had to turn my Note 4 due to lease when i got the 7. I want my upgrade back and a Note 4 until the next Note or what ever Samsung will call it. I can't go back to a smaller screen and i use thw S-pen everydat
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I've been told by Customer Services, Tele Sales,. AND Tech Support that the Note 5 will be coming back in stock. I Wouldn't mind the note 5, just hopefully we can get a port of the Note 7 rom for the note 5. I Loved my note 5. The "edge" function on the note 7 I rarely use.....I mean....extremely rarely. It's a nice feature, but honestly I feel Samsung should give everyone who bought a note 7 a note 5 for free. That's just my opinion though
Hi,
So I've decided to keep note 7 is rooted so no updates But annoyingly S-pen has now decided to stop clicking. It still functions but every time I press the button in it stays held in it's like the return spring can no longer push it back up once it clicks in place. Only way I can get it out of phone is by using a sewing needle to move the button and it pops up but I ain't carrying around a sewing needle just to use it lol. Annoyingly no one on ebay has one for sale except one but it's blue and I've found a black one on ebay (my phone is black note 7) but it's in America and isn't shipping to UK fgs. Does anyone know where I could possibly pick up a black note 7 S-pen or if there is away to dismantle it so I can fix it but I think it's all glued together isn't it?
Note 8 needs to come out quickly gonna swap it when note 8 comes out hopefully can still do it for free but if not will still pay for the swap but I wanna use the S-pen is reason why I'm holding on to it.
I see a bunch on eBay. I'd say just keep checking on there, they seem to be about 10 bucks.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-Samsu...Note-7-FREE-SHIPPING-/302200908034?nav=SEARCH
eBay.com.. I just picked up 3 for myself..
Wait!?!?
People, you still have these exploding phones??? Why is it okay for you to endanger the public with your selfishness?
Just kidding. Sorry, just couldn't resist. So so much ignorance about this exact product to which the what is being published as well as the vitriol doesn't align with facts that I am amazed. I am amazed both at the lack of fact checking by the tech "expert" bloggers, all of whom can't seem to stop putting the word, "exploding" directly in front of the note 7 as well as the general public for blindly believing every word they read from these guys. It's sickening.
To answer your question, surprisingly enough, I went right into the actual Sprint store...twice.
They may still have stock left over, or the tech's on site may have the S-Pen from a recalled unit. I asked and they only have to send the actual phone back. They aren't charged if the actual accessories don't come back.
There isn't a set price (at least not in my case) so at one atore (the 1st one I went into) I got 2 S-Pens for $20.
A few weeks later (as in, like 5 days ago), I went in to a different Sprint store...the one I actually bought my Note 7 from in the first place and asked if they had any of them left...I specified that I didn't care if it was used. He got a sly smile and said, "Ahhh...so you're one of them". I kinda shrugged sheepishly and he said, " good for you brother "!
He went in the back and brought one out and I took it and asked him how much.
Best part...he said, " Nothin at all my man. Wish I'd kept mine"!
So, yeah. E-Bay and Amazon are great, but for the 3 replacement ones I got (can't beat a total of $20 for 3 new Note 7 S-pens), going straight to the source worked out well for me.
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People, you still have these exploding phones??? Why is it okay for you to endanger the public with your selfishness?
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Yeah is annoying to hear people say this lol. In all fairness though those of us who still have a note 7 surely must have the ones that are actually safe? Surely by now with how quickly reports were coming out then our phones should have exploded by now? Not saying they're not going to but unlikely at this point surely. If Samsung brings out the note 8 tomorrow then I'll happily trade my note 7 for a note 8 but until then I need the S-pen lol plus when I had the s7 edge during the first recall I didn't really get on with it after using the note 7 palm rejection wasn't as good and I was already used to the camera swipe gestures on the note 7.
I'm thinking about trading my note 7 in when the s8 plus comes out. U?
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I'm thinking about trading my note 7 in when the s8 plus comes out. U?
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I'm gonna wait for the note 8 as I use the S-pen loads couldn't be without it else I'd would have exchanged my note 7. I'm hoping they'll let me exchange for note 8 for free of not then I'm keeping note 7 as note 5 isn't good enough lacks Micro SD card support and note 4 is okay but waited long enough for an updated phone and ever since the S6 came out I wanted it's camera features with the manual focus and now I finally have it plus many more features. Note 4 Isn't as good in comparison.
Hi Mike
Have u found the replacement S-Pen? I have space n won't mind letting you have it. If u r keen, you can email me at [email protected] Cheers
So a little background...I currently own a LG G4 and my Wife has a G5. Against better judgment my wife decided to ignore my suggestion to put her case back on her phone and of course she dropped it and shattered the screen. I am due for an upgrade and plan on giving her my G4 and I want to upgrade to either the S7 Edge or the new S8+. I was leaning for the S8+ because of the VR that you get for free but was wondering if the S7E would be a better option. I mostly play basic games, FB, and web surf on my phones, and my phone is usually my go to camera and with a baby on the way I want to make sure I have as good of one as I can get. I will use the VR quite a bit I think as long as there are some cool apps out there for it. So basically S8+ or S7E or is the S8 a better option?
Latest is greatest. Go for S8+ or S8. Better screen, bluetooth 5.0, better video card, 2 versions of android from 7 to 9, 64 gb internal etc.
You will most definitely enjoy the amazing S8+ screen if you consume a lot of media and surf the web, and of course VR is improved once again. The S8/S8+ camera is currently the best that there is in any phone, very good at low light, and takes detailed shots with excellent colors.
But you should definitely first try the S8 and S8+ in real life, especially when you have owned a smaller phone like the LG G4 before. I bought the plus version because I have the Galaxy S6 Edge+, and the width of the S8 plus version is almost the same, only a bit taller. The normal S8 is roughly the same size as your previous phone (the LG G4), but still packs a huge display, making it great for media consumption. Buying the normal S8 will only decrease the battery size by 15%, but will cost $100 less (at least where I live, buying the phone unlocked) and you can handle the phone with one hand, while having a huge display for media. Camera and performance are the exact same on both devices.
So, I suggest you to try the phones in real life to see if you like the S8 or the S8+ better, they are the very best that there are right now, and the best that there will be until August. :good:
You would quickly regret getting the s7e IMO. The note 7 spoiled me and the s7e isn't even comparable to it IMO. I'm hoping the s8+ has the same tech (minus exploding batteries) as the note 7.
If you want a s7e bad enough, I will sell you mine on the 21st.
I have never even seen a note 7. To me a stylus would be annoying and slow down using the phone. What were the best things about the note 7? Everyone raves about them hopefully the note 8 is cool
The S7 Edge is a great phone, have it now. May also be the last phone Samsung makes that comes with an unlockable bootloader, root and xposed. I have an S8+ coming but it will be swiftly exchanged for an S7 Edge if it arrives locked down to such an extent that I deem it not to be fundimentally android anymore...
Thanks for the replies. I also agree that if the S8 is locked down to that extent I don't see myself wanting to keep it. It's like buying a house and not being able to decorate it the way you want.
S8 sd835 will for sure be locked down, if I were you I would get the exynos s8. I currently have the s7e so the s8 isn't enticing to me, but if I had anything else I would definitely jump to s8, cameras between the two r basically identical
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S8 sd835 will for sure be locked down, if I were you I would get the exynos s8. I currently have the s7e so the s8 isn't enticing to me, but if I had anything else I would definitely jump to s8, cameras between the two r basically identical
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Some are saying exynos to will be equally locked down if thats the case i will return it for the exynos S7 edge; which i have now and i must say, it is awesome! Xposed and root is pretty sweet!
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I have never even seen a note 7. To me a stylus would be annoying and slow down using the phone. What were the best things about the note 7? Everyone raves about them hopefully the note 8 is cool
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The note 7 was just on a different level as far as smoothness/quickness. I'm not sure if it was the processor or just UI differences, but I never had any lag at all on it. I've now had 2 s7e's and they both lag or hesitate when doing simple stuff like pulling up samsung pay. With the note, all I did was swipe up and pay, and with the s7e I have to swipe up and wait for 1 or 2 seconds before the screen becomes responsive again. Its small things like that.
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The note 7 was just on a different level as far as smoothness/quickness. I'm not sure if it was the processor or just UI differences, but I never had any lag at all on it. I've now had 2 s7e's and they both lag or hesitate when doing simple stuff like pulling up samsung pay. With the note, all I did was swipe up and pay, and with the s7e I have to swipe up and wait for 1 or 2 seconds before the screen becomes responsive again. Its small things like that.
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The note was on another level. The design was pretty much perfect. Synergies now in the s8 but the height might piss us all off more than we think. Time will tell.
But the note smoothness was real and I fear that we have fond memories of a phone we didn't have long enough for it to "SammySlow" like all their products do. It kills me but I'm gonna take another leap of faith again.
I love my pixel but it's also supremely boring. Had the note never failed I wouldn't have owned the pixel. It teaches you that Google is far superior in software and that pizzazz means a ton more than that to me I guess.
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I am actually considering canceling my S8+ pre-order and getting the S7 Edge mainly because I do NOT want Buzby, the text doesn't go all the way to the Edge on the S8 like it does on the 7 and of course, cheaper.
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Some are saying exynos to will be equally locked down ...
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Source?
I haven't heard that..
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Finally, the Exynos 8895 also includes what Samsung is calling an “enhanced security sub-system with a separate security processing unit” for use with user authentication, mobile payments, and the like. Based on Samsung’s description this sounds a heck of a lot like Apple’s Secure Enclave, which would be a very welcome development, as in Apple’s case it has made their phones a lot harder to break into.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/11149/...-8895-soc-10nm
spent a couple years in iOS land wanting something different, came back to android for the Note 7. I have had every single note series phone except the note 5, lack of expandable storage ruined it for me (iphone at least had 128gb options)
Note 7 would survive me normal using it, from about 7am to 8-9pm at night and still have 20-25% battery left.
The S7E has been a real POS. Battery life sucks, the curved edge is steeper than the note 7 was and I get phantom touches out the ass that make using the phone a pain sometimes. Phones halffway dead for me by 11am, completely done in by 2pm. Have to then get it to a charger. I feel like I have to baby the phone.
I thought it was the fact the note 7 was on 7.0 and the S7E was on 6.X at the time. We have had 7.0 for a bit and surprise, phone still blows monkey chunks. Even after a factory reset.
I've seen some people luck out, but I've also seen a heavy mass of people have battery life issues. Even after a reset and installing 0 apps.
another thing, while I think about it, the Note 7 was just smooth, no matter how much you threw at it, it felt smooth. The S7E is laggy all the time. If I go in and clear out the ram it's alright for a short bit, then next thing I know it's back to total suck fest.
While I've been told the S7E works as intended, the ram for me is always 75-80% used even after being cleared and no apps running in the background. The note 7 when I had it was often at 40-45% and I don't think I ever saw it past 60%. To me, this is a real confusion and a problem and I assume a massive fault from Samsung in software between the S7E and Note 7.
All said, I cannot WAIT to get my S8+. Even if it just fixes some of the downfalls of the S7E, I'll be so much happier.
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You would quickly regret getting the s7e IMO. The note 7 spoiled me and the s7e isn't even comparable to it IMO. I'm hoping the s8+ has the same tech (minus exploding batteries) as the note 7.
If you want a s7e bad enough, I will sell you mine on the 21st.
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I couldn't agree with you more. I went from the S7E to the Note 7... I then went to the iPhone 7+ just for the resale value this month.
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I have never even seen a note 7. To me a stylus would be annoying and slow down using the phone. What were the best things about the note 7? Everyone raves about them hopefully the note 8 is cool
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The Stylus really enhances how the phone is used. I loved it!!!
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Finally, the Exynos 8895 also includes what Samsung is calling an “enhanced security sub-system with a separate security processing unit” for use with user authentication, mobile payments, and the like. Based on Samsung’s description this sounds a heck of a lot like Apple’s Secure Enclave, which would be a very welcome development, as in Apple’s case it has made their phones a lot harder to break into.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/11149/...-8895-soc-10nm
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Yup! Thats what some folks are saying. Google xda s8 bootloader unlock, you'll see i have exhausted myself advocqting for Samsung to keep android, android (lol)
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spent a couple years in iOS land wanting something different, came back to android for the Note 7. I have had every single note series phone except the note 5, lack of expandable storage ruined it for me (iphone at least had 128gb options)
Note 7 would survive me normal using it, from about 7am to 8-9pm at night and still have 20-25% battery left.
The S7E has been a real POS. Battery life sucks, the curved edge is steeper than the note 7 was and I get phantom touches out the ass that make using the phone a pain sometimes. Phones halffway dead for me by 11am, completely done in by 2pm. Have to then get it to a charger. I feel like I have to baby the phone.
I thought it was the fact the note 7 was on 7.0 and the S7E was on 6.X at the time. We have had 7.0 for a bit and surprise, phone still blows monkey chunks. Even after a factory reset.
I've seen some people luck out, but I've also seen a heavy mass of people have battery life issues. Even after a reset and installing 0 apps.
another thing, while I think about it, the Note 7 was just smooth, no matter how much you threw at it, it felt smooth. The S7E is laggy all the time. If I go in and clear out the ram it's alright for a short bit, then next thing I know it's back to total suck fest.
While I've been told the S7E works as intended, the ram for me is always 75-80% used even after being cleared and no apps running in the background. The note 7 when I had it was often at 40-45% and I don't think I ever saw it past 60%. To me, this is a real confusion and a problem and I assume a massive fault from Samsung in software between the S7E and Note 7.
All said, I cannot WAIT to get my S8+. Even if it just fixes some of the downfalls of the S7E, I'll be so much happier.
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I get occasional ram button lag which is frustrating but battery life has been great! Mind you i have been using a custom rom and kernel since i got it. Anyways, a good example why an unlocked bootloader is a good thing!
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The note 7 was just on a different level as far as smoothness/quickness. I'm not sure if it was the processor or just UI differences, but I never had any lag at all on it. I've now had 2 s7e's and they both lag or hesitate when doing simple stuff like pulling up samsung pay. With the note, all I did was swipe up and pay, and with the s7e I have to swipe up and wait for 1 or 2 seconds before the screen becomes responsive again. Its small things like that.
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You do realize that the note 7 has the same processor and memory as the s7e right? And now they have the same UI since s7e is now running 7.0. only real difference between the 2 is a slight ergonomics, screen size by .2" and a spen. Of course with the spen was specific software to run the spen.
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I get occasional ram button lag which is frustrating but battery life has been great! Mind you i have been using a custom rom and kernel since i got it. Anyways, a good example why an unlocked bootloader is a good thing!View attachment 4110962View attachment 4110963
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Think you might be one of the lucky few. Many many people post of the same issues I have. Seems to be a real hit or miss phone. Reminds me of when HTC would sell phones with 3 different grades of processors. You could check which you had. If you lost the lottery and got a low grade one, you had lag and bad battery life. You wouldn't know until you turned it on and checked though.
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Think you might be one of the lucky few. Many many people post of the same issues I have. Seems to be a real hit or miss phone. Reminds me of when HTC would sell phones with 3 different grades of processors. You could check which you had. If you lost the lottery and got a low grade one, you had lag and bad battery life. You wouldn't know until you turned it on and checked though.
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Ive actualy checked my cpu grade, it is the second best one availble, but this battery life is mainly due to having an unlocked bootloader which lets me run xposed tweaks such as Greenify Beta and Amplify, with amplify I have overide system wakelocks. Additionaly, im also running a custom kernel with governor "smartassv2" and for the little core on the cpu i have reduced it to below what is allowed by stock.
This is the advantave of having an unlocked bootloader phone, if you put the time into it, its worth it!
And if my S8 international exynos arrive with an
Un-lockable bootloader, i will simply pack it back up and send it back to Samsung with reason of return:
"this is poopoo"
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