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Now that tmobile users are getting they're hands on the s7e it would be great tovshare you first impressions. The feel of the phone overall with likes and dislikes. People can ask the users in one thread
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Okay, I'll partake. I received the T Mobile S7 edge this morning at work.
The S7e is fast as hell. I've been setting it up and playing with it for the last 3 hours. Things that would lag on the S6 no longer lag. For example, downloading a theme from the Samsung theme store and then installing it is super fast. Or going into settings> applications> default applications...that used to lag out with the S6, but with the S7 it is instant. I even forgot to change my animation speeds in developer settings to 0.5 because I just don't have to. The finger print scanner is freakin' bananas, much faster than the S6, and it seems quite accurate as well.
For anyone on T Mobile that had an S6 and suffered from CELL STANDBY DRAIN when WiFi calling and/or VOLTE were on...so far, both are on and I have had no significant cell standby drain. The phone has been on for 9 hours, SOT is at 3 hours, battery is at 45%, cell standby is only accounting for 3% of battery use:good:. Android system is at 35%, but I think that's related to this being the device's very first battery cycle. Keep in mind that the phone has been restoring all my apps and data from Google and was trapped in an office with bad coverage and weak WiFi for most of the day. I really think Qualcomm's 820 SOC is better at the signal/reception thing when compared to the Exynos. Yes, I prefer Snapdragon for 2016. Thank you Samsung for sharing that FinFet-thingy-process.
TW on Marshmallow is the best version yet, I think, mostly because of the speed, but animations are also pleasant. I guess I'll never see 6.0.1 on my S6, which is going back to T Mo for the JUMP trade-in credit.
I haven't tested the camera besides checking the focus speed, which is very impressive.
Build quality seems good. Not a huge fan of the curved edges, just don't see much of a purpose there except to complicate screen protection. But they didn't make the flat S7 with a 5.5" screen and a 3600mAh battery, so I had to get the edge, I'll learn to love it.
That's enough for now.
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Okay, I'll partake. I received the T Mobile S7 edge this morning at work.
The S7e is fast as hell. I've been setting it up and playing with it for the last 3 hours. Things that would lag on the S6 no longer lag. For example, downloading a theme from the Samsung theme store and then installing it is super fast. Or going into settings> applications> default applications...that used to lag out with the S6, but with the S7 it is instant. I even forgot to change my animation speeds in developer settings to 0.5 because I just don't have to. The finger print scanner is freakin' bananas, much faster than the S6, and it seems quite accurate as well.
For anyone on T Mobile that had an S6 and suffered from CELL STANDBY DRAIN when WiFi calling and/or VOLTE were on...so far, both are on and I have had no significant cell standby drain. The phone has been on for 9 hours, SOT is at 3 hours, battery is at 45%, cell standby is only accounting for 3% of battery use:good:. Android system is at 35%, but I think that's related to this being the device's very first battery cycle. Keep in mind that the phone has been restoring all my apps and data from Google and was trapped in an office with bad coverage and weak WiFi for most of the day. I really think Qualcomm's 820 SOC is better at the signal/reception thing when compared to the Exynos. Yes, I prefer Snapdragon for 2016. Thank you Samsung for sharing that FinFet-thingy-process.
TW on Marshmallow is the best version yet, I think, mostly because of the speed, but animations are also pleasant. I guess I'll never see 6.0.1 on my S6, which is going back to T Mo for the JUMP trade-in credit.
I haven't tested the camera besides checking the focus speed, which is very impressive.
Build quality seems good. Not a huge fan of the curved edges, just don't see much of a purpose there except to complicate screen protection. But they didn't make the flat S7 with a 5.5" screen and a 3600mAh battery, so I had to get the edge, I'll learn to love it.
That's enough for now.
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please keep us updated on the battery life
I played with it for half an hour in a TMobile shop in Holland and feel very tempted to buy this fast monster, could anybody from the USA perform a n Antutu benchmark and post the results so we can compare the Snapdragon 820 to the Exynos version ?
The benchmarks were already posted in a benchmark thread on the s7 forums.
About the exynos modem thats the only thing that worries me. As on the s6 cell standby is horrific andbthe ssp wake locks are killing the battery
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I let the phone trickle down to 13% battery this morning before I recharged it. SOT was 5 hours (4hrs 59 minutes). Not bad. I was getting 2.5 with the S6.
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I let the phone trickle down to 13% battery this morning before I recharged it. SOT was 5 hours (4hrs 59 minutes). Not bad. I was getting 2.5 with the S6.
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um i was expecting a little bit more but i guess it will get better with time
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This was mine from last last night (i work 11pm-7am) i slept around 7-8am woke up at 2-3pm trying to drain it to the end so i can finally charge it. Always on display is activated and i am definitely amazed with battery life on this
I've had my S7 Edge since the 29th. T-Mobile of course.
I'm coming from an S4, so this was a huge upgrade in every way. Camera is amazing, in pretty much every regard. I slapped Nova 3.3 on it (for the black app drawer) and it runs lightning fast. I was happy to see that the edge apps work with Nova.
Complaint time.... I'm definitely not sold on the edges of the display though. By far my biggest gripe. I was a little disappointed that my S4 actually has as much usable screen width than the S7E. The curved edges for me, just get in the way. They distort text and images close to the edge. My finger has a tendency to sort of slip off the side of the screen when doing anything close to the edge. Kind of annoying. Many websites, even in mobile form, don't fit the edge screen properly. The right or left side is sometimes curved around the edge. Not good. Also, the edges make it slightly difficult to simply pick the phone up. Silly as that seems. The sides are a little too thin I think. Not really sure what purpose it serves at all. Takes away screen space.
I'm on T-Mobile's Jump On Demand, so I'll probably get the Note 6 this fall. I would have LOVED this to be a flat screened 5.5" display. That would have been perfect. Don't think I'll ever get another an edge screen.
I imagine I'll get used to it as time goes by, but I'm already looking forward to August or September.
Cheers!
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Complaint time.... I'm definitely not sold on the edges of the display though. By far my biggest gripe. I was a little disappointed that my S4 actually has as much usable screen width than the S7E. The curved edges for me, just get in the way.
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I wish I read your post earlier. I had actually pre-ordered the S7 last week. After looking at the S7E at Best Buy today I canceled the S7 and ordered the Edge. Now I'm thinking maybe I should've just stayed with the S7. I read somewhere that the Edge is out selling the S7 3 to 1. I also had a S4 and have a S6 now. I only had the S6 for about 5 months but I cannot deal with it's poor battery life any more. My S4 had a much better battery. I had it for over 2 years and never replaced the original battery and never needed to carry a spare. How does the battery on your S7E compare to your S4? Thanks.
Battery life is superb vs my Note 4.
Currently 14hours 40min on battery, SOT of 4 hours. Sitting at 20 percent with another estimated 2h40m remaining. Unplugged at 9am, almost 12am now. So easily a full day's use of work.
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Now that tmobile users are getting they're hands on the s7e it would be great tovshare you first impressions. The feel of the phone overall with likes and dislikes. People can ask the users in one thread
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The phone feels amazing in hand but I warn you that it is slippery if you have no moisture on your hands. The curve of the phone does little with grip when there's just no friction on glass front and back. Camera auto focus is as impressive as they say. Bloatware hasn't been too bad, some can't be removed like the T-mobile stuff, so I just disabled them. Touchwiz I can't comment on because I swap to Nova as soon as I get most phones now.
Some things I noticed:
1. The recent apps button only lets you close apps now, no more shortcut to the ram usage
2. Data button no longer in notification drawer, can't add it either
3. Volume increase is not linear, it's actually exponential. I only seem to use the last 3 or 4 notches on media volume while the first 3/4 of volume media is useless
4. Edge panel is a hit or miss. It's basically the same as what Pie control does.
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I wish I read your post earlier. I had actually pre-ordered the S7 last week. After looking at the S7E at Best Buy today I canceled the S7 and ordered the Edge. Now I'm thinking maybe I should've just stayed with the S7. I read somewhere that the Edge is out selling the S7 3 to 1. I also had a S4 and have a S6 now. I only had the S6 for about 5 months but I cannot deal with it's poor battery life any more. My S4 had a much better battery. I had it for over 2 years and never replaced the original battery and never needed to carry a spare. How does the battery on your S7E compare to your S4? Thanks.
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I've had my S4 since May of '13. Great phone. Original battery as well. It was definitely starting to degrade though. Battery life in the S7 edge is fantastic. Over 5 hours of screen on time regularly. And that of course is pushing it pretty hard, testing it out in the first week and all.
This time around, my main focus was a larger display and battery. That's why I went with the edge. A little bummed with the edges in real life as I mentioned. It pains me to say this about a gorgeous device like this, but I honestly feel it's a hindrance to the experience.
Not in any way trying to bum you out before you get yours. You do have a buyer's remorse period, of course, if it doesn't suit you. I'll hold out till the Note 6, in part because of the VR, Netflix bundle....and I have to wait at least 4 months to do a Jump upgrade. I have no doubt that I'll love the time spent with my Edge.... Just not my cup o tea
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This time around, my main focus was a larger display and battery. That's why I went with the edge. A little bummed with the edges in real life as I mentioned. It pains me to say this about a gorgeous device like this, but I honestly feel it's a hindrance to the experience.
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Thanks for the reply. The larger battery is my main focus also. I also thought that the Edge would be bigger than it is. I was thinking is was more like the Note 5. I really don't want a Phablet. But after holding the Edge it's really a good size and doesn't appear to be much bigger than the S7 or my S6. If it don't work out I have 14 days to return it. I'll just have to pay the $35 restocking fee and get the S7 or maybe even something else.
Got mine from BB this morning, AT&T variant gold Edge and it is a beauty.
Setting it up and updating all the apps ran smoothly. Fingerprint scanner is great, the display is great, audio sounds fantastic vis headphones and I'm not sure what DAC is it this but it doesn't matter I guess, the size is great (I admit it is slippery BUT hello Apple, are you listening regarding the size), no lag so far but I'm not finished going through my entire analysis routine yet.
Could this be the android device we've all been waiting and hoping for? That remains to be seen but WOW!!
This thing is da bomb so far! Run, don't walk. You can return it but me thinks not!
I have to agree about the edge. Coming from an LG G3 with the same 5.5 inch screen, the Edge feels small. The curved part of the screen is useless, complicates buying of cases and screen protection.
It's pretty to look at though! So I think I'll stick with it for a year and see how I get on. I'm just worried I'll drop the phone and crack the screen with the smaller drop while my LG has flower across the room in its case and its still perfect
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Since forum moderators are closing dedicated review threads we reviewers made, here are my reviews:
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Review:
Also, here is my Galaxy S7 review:
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Hey here is a little tip that I just realized coming from the note 4. Is it me or does every single widget now work on 3rd party launchers? My apologies if the s6 or n5 where the same way but on the n4 most Samsung widgets only worked on the TouchWiz launchers.
This is why it initially took me a bit to switch from default so I can get the "intended experience" before modding everything until I realized just about everything works with any launcher (I'm using nova).
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Hi Can anyone play this http://demo-uhd3d.com/fiche.php?cat=uhd&id=26 with mxplayer in hw or hw+ decode mode? Does that video stutters? Specify exynos or sd 820 variant.
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Hi Can anyone play this http://demo-uhd3d.com/fiche.php?cat=uhd&id=26 with mxplayer in hw or hw+ decode mode? Does that video stutters? Specify exynos or sd 820 variant.
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You should ask this in the S7 Edge Help section rather than taking this thread off-topic.
Received mine yesterday (3/8, T-Mo), and coming from a Note 5...
24 hours in, and my response is one of indifference. Let me preface that response by saying that, unlike many others, I didn't order this phone having a particular set of standards the s7 edge needed to attain. Having been a Nexus-head, it took me until the Note 5 to even begin to warm back up to Samsung phones in general, so w/ that being said...
Pros:
-Design. I was comfortable w/ the size of the Note 5, and have no qualms about the fit of the s7 edge in my hand. It definitely feels like a true "candy bar" style of phone. I feel confident enough in the grip that, as w/ my other phones, will likely leave this one naked as well w/ no worries.
-Battery life. Yes, I'm fully aware I'm only 24 hours in, but there is a noticeable difference in how power usage is allocated w/ the s7 edge. The only "saving" feature I've initiated is the app optimization option for approx 85% of my installed apps, while leaving everything else to run as intended. I'll refrain from using Greenify or any other optimization app for now, as I've made the choice to not root this phone unless can see that the benefits of doing so outweigh the costs of losing Samsung/Android Pay or find that there's a feature of root that is a must-have on the s7.
-Apps Edge. Having played w/ that feature on custom ROMs on the Note 5 that had it baked in, I can now say that I can see it growing on me w/ this phone and replacing LMT. I'm only using 4 feeds (weather, calendar, shortcuts and apps) and that's enough functionality to allow me to utilize more screen real estate. W/ Nova Prime,(immersive mode, dock hidden, double tap gesture to open app drawer), the Apps Edge screen compliments my daily needs perfectly w/ no clutter.
Cons:
-RAM usage. Samsung still hasn't gotten it right. They've gotten it BETTER, but still abnormally high usage. It's too early to tell how this'll impact lag down the road, but hopefully it's no worse than on the Note 5 (which for all intents and purposes, had minimal lag when running basic applications and functions, stock and rooted).
-Inconsistent screen sensitivity. I'd imagine or hope this will tackled in a future update, as it appears others have mentioned this quirk as well.
-Edge feed when screen off. It's been a challenge trying to find the "sweet spot" to activate it. Not necessarily a deal breaker for me, but could become problematic for others if coming from a previous Edge handset.
-"WOW" factor. For as nice as the phone is, there isn't really anything that particularly stands out about it coming from the Note 5. That's not a knock on the s7 edge by any means, I'm just stating my opinion that coming from another flagship device that isn't quite a year old to this one isn't a giant leap forward. The only reason I didn't hold out for the next Note is because I had a J.O.D. to burn.
Conclusion: Good phone overall. Those coming from any device older than a year should be thoroughly impressed; those coming from high-end devices less than a year old may likely echo my sentiments.
I have the opportunity to keep any one of these great phones, the Note 5 or the S7. I've been on the Note 5 for months now, and it's been such an amazing phone... it's really hard to change it.
But I've had an S7 for the past weeks, and I've been able to switch for a few days, and then go back to Note. But recently I think I'll be sticking with the S7 and probably sell my Note 5 (I get anxious just thinking about it).
Some of my thoughts for doing this:
1. Soon there will be a Note 6 (and hopefully it will be waterproof, amazing, etc) So selling my Note 5 right now might be a good idea.
2. My hands have actually been thankful for the size change. I have big hands, but damn using a regular S7 feels so good in my hands. It feels a bit heavier, but it's much comfortable to hold.
3. It's waterproof. Initially I didn't make much of it being waterproof, but now I can tell it's quite a big deal. I brings a new level of relaxation regarding phone safety.
4. External SD. Not much to add. It's great.
5. Both have 3000 mAh. It's a decent size. (Though I've got to say that my Note 5 for some reason gives me way better performance. Both stock Rom. Both stock Kernel. Both MM)
So yeah. I guess I'll keep the S7. Smaller size has really felt good. It's a freaking great phone.
What do you guys think?
I'd personally sell the n5 based off the price you will get vs when the n6 gets released.
Also ext SD, waterproof and smaller size is my priority.
I think you decided on the s7 by the end of your post.
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I think you decided on the s7 by the end of your post.
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Yes, I'm gonna try to sell my Note 5. It's phone I've loved the most.
But you know, I've got a trip coming soon, and God willing I'll be able to take my kids with me. It seems to me that being able to just have that extra SD cards space, and the waterproof advantage, I'd have to be dumb not to take this small S7.
I guess it's the reason that so many reviews are calling it the best phone there is.:good:
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I have the opportunity to keep any one of these great phones, the Note 5 or the S7. I've been on the Note 5 for months now, and it's been such an amazing phone... it's really hard to change it.
But I've had an S7 for the past weeks, and I've been able to switch for a few days, and then go back to Note. But recently I think I'll be sticking with the S7 and probably sell my Note 5 (I get anxious just thinking about it).
Some of my thoughts for doing this:
1. Soon there will be a Note 6 (and hopefully it will be waterproof, amazing, etc) So selling my Note 5 right now might be a good idea.
2. My hands have actually been thankful for the size change. I have big hands, but damn using a regular S7 feels so good in my hands. It feels a bit heavier, but it's much comfortable to hold.
3. It's waterproof. Initially I didn't make much of it being waterproof, but now I can tell it's quite a big deal. I brings a new level of relaxation regarding phone safety.
4. External SD. Not much to add. It's great.
5. Both have 3000 mAh. It's a decent size. (Though I've got to say that my Note 5 for some reason gives me way better performance. Both stock Rom. Both stock Kernel. Both MM)
So yeah. I guess I'll keep the S7. Smaller size has really felt good. It's a freaking great phone.
What do you guys think?
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Did the same thing too, sold off the N5 three days before it went on sale in my country, managed to score a last-minute pre-order for the S7, though I didn't get the color I wanted (black), but got gold instead.
Anyway, unlike you, I didn't like the Note 5. I actively despised its battery life, found its size too big, and also felt the S Pen was an inconvenience rather than something actually useful. However, there are a few things I've noticed with the two phones:
1. Standby performance is much better on the S7 than Note 5. Maybe it's because my Note 5 was on Lollipop, but despite multiple factory resets, adding a different Google account, etc, the phone never managed to drain under 1% an hour. Maybe the Exynos 8 Octa is helping.
2. Strangely, battery takes longer to charge on the S7. Not slightly longer, but noticeably longer. I remember my Note 5 would juice up from nearly dead to full in 70 minutes no matter what, while the S7 sneaks up closer to 100.
3. Speakers are worse on the S7 than Note 5 IMO, but would gladly pay that price for waterproofing.
4. Reception is also worse on the S7. This seems to be an issue mainly because my Note 5 was a single SIM model (N920I), while the S7 is dual (G930FD). I don't use both SIMs (my second slot has a 32GB Samsung EVO Plus SD card instead), so this was the biggest thing I gave up when switching.
5. Camera is almost exactly the same. Focus is much faster, field of view is wider, but when it comes to the actual quality, there's barely any difference, even in low light (have my dad's S6 edge+ to compare with).
6. And yeah, oh my god, I much prefer the S7's size. I don't have small hands by any means, and nearly bought the OG Nexus 6 a year and a half ago, so the Note 5 was well within what I defined as acceptable. But after using the Note 5 for 7 months, then coming back to a smaller phone, OMG it's so convenient. It's something you don't realize you want until you come back and you think you never wanna give up. Would gladly sell my S7 and get a mini version if that has a 4.8" display or less (any resolution is fine) while the rest of the specs are the same.*
*But despite that I'll probably buy big phones anyway if they match what I want
I made the switch and don't think I can go back to larger phone. I love the S7 size.
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This review has been up for a day and the author wisely disabled the comments for fear of an onslaught. His flame suit must have been at the cleaners...he has no concept that the V series is for power users and the G series is for casual iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S users.
Antonio Villas-Boas
http://www.businessinsider.com/lg-v...standard-for-premium-smartphones-these-days-4
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This review has been up for a day and the author wisely disabled the comments for fear of an onslaught. His flame suit must have been at the cleaners...he has no concept that the V series is for power users and the G series is for casual iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S users.
Antonio Villas-Boas
http://www.businessinsider.com/lg-v...standard-for-premium-smartphones-these-days-4
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One of the worst I seen I bet he barely tried to understand the device ,espeacially the camera.
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One of the worst I seen I bet he barely tried to understand the device ,espeacially the camera.
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That dude is an idiot. Especially with his legacy comments. He should have just stuck to his crappy sucky iPhone and been happy to be an iSheep
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pretty funny haha.. after the Note 7 everyone was wishing these phones had removeable batteries.. not to mention batteries can die..
also, the S5 had a removeable battery and water resistance and micro sd card lol so it pretty much nullifies all of his idiot comments
i think the design is great and feels great as well as with rear fingerprint i have my screen unlocked before phones even outta my pocket lol
I like removable battery because if the battery malfunction I can replace it. Where as the battery in a sealed unit like my HTC M7 one phone my battery pack swelled and I had a useless phone. Because no way I could replace the battery. So I would gladly give up waterproofing for this option to extend a phones life and useability.
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That piece most certainly looks like the guy was given the phone for 2-5 minutes and then told to fill column inches.
IF water proofing is this guys main concern with a phone he's got issues lol.
If LG came out with root or a program to remove unwanted software the phone would be perfect.
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I read that article yesterday also and really wanted to comment. I don't think all these reviewers realize not everyone is within arms reach of an electrical outlet 24-7. When I'm not working I'm on the lake or in the woods. I have yet to come across a charging station and usually my phone is working overtime through GPS tracking and trying to keep even the slightest cell signal. Ive went through 2 batteries in the woods before with the note 4.
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This review has been up for a day and the author wisely disabled the comments for fear of an onslaught. His flame suit must have been at the cleaners...he has no concept that the V series is for power users and the G series is for casual iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S users.
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http://www.businessinsider.com/lg-v...standard-for-premium-smartphones-these-days-4
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I use a S7 Edge, I am certainly no casual user mate the very reason I went with it instead of a V20 is that the V20 has power user phone traits but not the battery for them.
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I use a S7 Edge, I am certainly no casual user mate the very reason I went with it instead of a V20 is that the V20 has power user phone traits but not the battery for them.
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I don't consider the S7 Edge and Note 7 to be a casual user phone. That being said I would rather have the ability to cycle various batteries, than use the same battery every day. These batteries are very inexpensive technologies now, and their capacities are bigger than ever. It seems there is no logical reason to limit the user to one battery given how thin LG have managed to produce a removable battery phone now. Well water resistance would be one reason but there are cases for that. Myself, when biking I use a sandwich sized zip lock bag.
Works great I keep my ability to swap batteries.
The reviewer is an idiot though, I hate these "reviewer's" who are not prepared to give another device a chance, to them every phone must be like an iPhone or Galaxy, and when that does happen they cry about copying.
He is complaining about what makes the phone unique, lol.
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I use a S7 Edge, I am certainly no casual user mate the very reason I went with it instead of a V20 is that the V20 has power user phone traits but not the battery for them.
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i can go 15+ hours with 6+ hours of SOT with the v20.. ive also owned an s7e, s7, and note 7 as well as the moto z force droid and verizon pixel.. all rooted except the v20 and moto z force droid and pixel and can say that even without root this v20 is well up there with battery comparison.. itd be even better if i had root, maybe 8+ hours SOT...
if you are actually using your phone with the screen on for more than 6-8 hours each day then the battery is sufficient
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i can go 15+ hours with 6+ hours of SOT with the v20.. ive also owned an s7e, s7, and note 7 as well as the moto z force droid and verizon pixel.. all rooted except the v20 and moto z force droid and pixel and can say that even without root this v20 is well up there with battery comparison.. itd be even better if i had root, maybe 8+ hours SOT...
if you are actually using your phone with the screen on for more than 6-8 hours each day then the battery is sufficient
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I am getting +8hours SOT with my S7E as I am typing this
No root.
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I am getting +8hours SOT with my S7E as I am typing this
No root.
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lol not saying its impossible.. actually saying the v20 can have just as good battery life.. keep in mind i watch a lot of videos and gaming on my device among other normal tasks, always installing new apps and trying things out with lwp, 3d/360 wallpapers etc.
i typically have 10+ apps running at any given time either downloading stuff or just not closing stuff out.. im sure i could squeeze 8+ hours sot if i wanted lol
This is why I have one of these if I am not near a plug. I can charge my phone most likely 6 times off it. Came in handy at Disney 2 weeks ago. Kept a s7 edge and 2 s7 active phones charged all day and the rest of the night till we left at 1 am charged for us
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lol not saying its impossible.. actually saying the v20 can have just as good battery life.. keep in mind i watch a lot of videos and gaming on my device among other normal tasks, always installing new apps and trying things out with lwp, 3d/360 wallpapers etc.
i typically have 10+ apps running at any given time either downloading stuff or just not closing stuff out.. im sure i could squeeze 8+ hours sot if i wanted lol
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Thats the thing, I am not squeezing it out with the S7E, this is only its 4th discharge since getting it on Tuesday, its comfortably going past 8hours with a lot of Social Media (Instagram, FB and Twitter usage), a bit of YouTube, playing music via BT in the car, Whatsapp and 3 email accs. (1 work, 2 personal).
I am a bit of a stickler when it comes to Battery Life, so I wanted the best I could get. The V20 is a beast, no denying it, the review this guy did actually did not it any justice, and whoever said it sounds like he had the phone for a few minutes is right, he did not even cover battery usage, or give a more thorough idea of what the phone is like to live with day to day.
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Dark Jedi said:
This is why I have one of these if I am not near a plug. I can charge my phone most likely 6 times off it. Came in handy at Disney 2 weeks ago. Kept a s7 edge and 2 s7 active phones charged all day and the rest of the night till we left at 1 am charged for us
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Love it, we are real Power Users in here
I have this for when I REALLY have to top up, it supports Fast Charge 1.0
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POLO_i780 said:
Thats the thing, I am not squeezing it out with the S7E, this is only its 4th discharge since getting it on Tuesday, its comfortably going past 8hours with a lot of Social Media (Instagram, FB and Twitter usage), a bit of YouTube, playing music via BT in the car, Whatsapp and 3 email accs. (1 work, 2 personal).
I am a bit of a stickler when it comes to Battery Life, so I wanted the best I could get. The V20 is a beast, no denying it, the review this guy did actually did not it any justice, and whoever said it sounds like he had the phone for a few minutes is right, he did not even cover battery usage, or give a more thorough idea of what the phone is like to live with day to day.
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Love it, we are real Power Users in here
I have this for when I REALLY have to top up, it supports Fast Charge 1.0
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lol i understand.. was just trying to point out im doing the complete opposite in trying to use batterty as much as i can to see what i can get out of it being a power user so 6hours while trying to drain it is great
Mines 3.0 quick charge. Think everyone should have 1 power bank as I can use this for power outages and so on. I don't think if I didn't get one for Disney I might never would of got one. Sure mine is 3 usb charge ports and the biggest one they make I believe but had 3 phones to charge lol.
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Hello,
I got the S8+ a few days ago, and it definitely feels better in the hand, but to me the overall experience is about the same. Certainly, some things are improved but not feeling it is worth $850 upgrade- the S7E is really good and still is working well for me. What are your thoughts? what do you think are the killer features that are that much better than the S7e?
thanks,
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Hello,
I got the S8+ a few days ago, and it definitely feels better in the hand, but to me the overall experience is about the same. Certainly, some things are improved but not feeling it is worth $850 upgrade- the S7E is really good and still is working well for me. What are your thoughts? what do you think are the killer features that are that much better than the S7e?
thanks,
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To early to tell but I am getting double the battery life without having to disable anything. That in itself is worth it to me. Also, my S7edge would get real slow and I would have to do a hard reset to fix it. Even now it takes forever for my S7e to boot up and work smoothly. I just feel that the S8 plus beats it hands down. I am not to excited about the screen real estate though. Most apps are not optimized for the new screen ratio so with the exception of the OS most apps make it seem like you have bezels and if you run it in full screen it cuts part of the screen off.
Reminds me when wide screen TVs were coming in. The tech is there but software will need to catch up and not sure if the new aspect ratio will catch on.
But the battery and performance are enough of a difference for me to justify it. The S7e was a solid phone but this one beats it out so far for me.
I'm on the Sprint Galaxy Forever plan and since I didn't root the S7e I had nothing to lose but some time.
My S7 Edge lagged so much. Going to the S8+, its so smooth! I'm loving this phone!!
Thanks, my S7E is still performing rather well except for battery. My S8+ battery has not been performing as well as some of you but that may because of my app choice and only a few cycles.
Appreciate the opinions...
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To early to tell but I am getting double the battery life without having to disable anything. That in itself is worth it to me. Also, my S7edge would get real slow and I would have to do a hard reset to fix it. Even now it takes forever for my S7e to boot up and work smoothly. I just feel that the S8 plus beats it hands down. I am not to excited about the screen real estate though. Most apps are not optimized for the new screen ratio so with the exception of the OS most apps make it seem like you have bezels and if you run it in full screen it cuts part of the screen off.
Reminds me when wide screen TVs were coming in. The tech is there but software will need to catch up and not sure if the new aspect ratio will catch on.
But the battery and performance are enough of a difference for me to justify it. The S7e was a solid phone but this one beats it out so far for me.
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I have to agree with Sirdragonx, my S8+ gets better battery life, the camera is better than the S7 and the screen real estate is well worth the upgrade?
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Same here, i thinks its worth the upgrade. Im not a fan of the s7e's home button which scratches easily.
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My S7 Edge lagged so much. Going to the S8+, its so smooth! I'm loving this phone!!
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yeah. my s7 edge is really slow and lagging after I updated to nugget. just like those people with iphone said after the update on their phone, phone gets really slow and lagging. maybe they do this on purpose to make people upgrade to a newer phone.
I agree that the S8+ is not a "big" of an upgrade over the S7Edge as maybe I've been used to in upgrading phones in the past. There are a a few little things and the upgraded hardware should make for a better overall experience, but this is not a huge upgrade really plus I've had some issues like half of my fast wireless chargers that worked just find with the S7 Edge won't work with the S8+ for some reason. But I have noticed that so far the S8+ seems to be a little snappier and the battery life seems somewhat improved. The "bigger" screen though doesn't really seem to be much of an upgrade - it's not really that much bigger at all, just a little longer which actually sometimes gets in the way or looks worst than on the S7Edge due to a lot of apps not really built to take advantage of it.
IMO it is an upgrade. I'm very happy! Looking forward to Dex thanks to the USB C. I love the longer screen, it makes reading stuff much more enjoyable. The speaker sounds much better too I think.
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I too went from S7e to S8+. It wouldn't have been worth it for the full $850, but after AT&T's $360 for the Next trade-in, Best Buy's $100 pre-order refund, the $50 gift card Best Buy gave me for having me come in two days early because of their erroneous "Ready for pickup" announcement, and the $25 AT&T promotion I'm getting, I do think it's worth the $315 it's costing me to upgrade my phone along with my Gear VR.
Definately worth it to me.
S7e:
-Scratches easy gorilla 4
Rarely had keys in so i assumed it scratched from pocket carrying.
-Got dead pixels (twice)
-Battery drained
-Got too hot
I could keep going but im sure you all know. Loving the S8+.
I'm coming from an S7 Edge on Sprint to an S8+ on Verizon. I wouldn't say it's "worth" the upgrade but we can all agree it's a better spec phone. Software wise it's not that much different, I guess you get bixby with a dedicated hardware key.
Things I don't care
- Bixby, let alone a dedicated hardware button for it.
- Finger print sensor location
- Losing of physical home button
The big screen is great, it's a nice looking device. Those of us that always want the latest flagship, yea it's an upgrade.
I upgraded from the S7, which was my first Samsung/Android smartphone, having been using iPhones since their initial launch.
I switched to the S7 from the iPhone 6 Plus. I loved the big screen but hated the way the phone felt in my hand. That coupled with the fact the device was only 16gb made the thing useless.
I went for the smaller of the S7 devices has I hadn't had the best experience with the 6 Plus. But as soon as I saw the S8+ I knew that I'd be getting a larger screen in a device that wasn't uncomfortable to use.
That's worth the upgrade alone to me. Just wish the borders of the screen didn't have this red tinge on white!
The number one reason for me is that I no longer feel like throwing the phone against a wall due to touch sensitivity. I would always have to reset the phone in my hand to use the keyboard or hit buttons. Not an issue on the S8+. Also, everything is more responsive - even on the Day 1 installing stuff. The S7E would basically die when installing and would be utter tar after a few days without a reboot.
There are a lot of little things that are better. I'll go 36 hours on a charge where I barely got 24 on the S7E (my use case is different - I mostly use push email, Spotify, Listen Audiobooks playing constantly throughout the day. Maybe a hour of phone calls a day. I have no friends who are social, so no texts)
My S7E was lagging despite my efforts to keep it clean and performing well. Battery life was probably the biggest advantage the S8+ has over the S7E. I'm pretty impressed with how far TW has come along also - I would be using it if they offered vertical scrolling in the app drawer. So far I think the S8+ is a worthwhile upgrade - and it costs me $5/mo less at AT&T than I was paying for my S7E.
I have come to only upgrade my Samsung devices every other generation. And then I upgrade my other Sony / Nexus whatever device every other year from that again, so I have a new toy every year. That's pretty much all I can afford of these not too cheap flagship phone models, hehe.
That is, I've always been a Note-guy, and I had Note II and Note 4, and had the Note 7(6) ordered last fall, but we all know what happened then, and when they came with a 6.2 inch screen on the S8+ now, it wasn't really a question, I had to have it.
But I won't get S9 when that comes, and I will certainly see to Note again, since I have to say that I think that 6.2 inch screen is way to narrow and small. My old Note 4 screen appears bigger when they lay besides each other, and that was somewhat disappointing.
aaronc_98 said:
Hello,
I got the S8+ a few days ago, and it definitely feels better in the hand, but to me the overall experience is about the same. Certainly, some things are improved but not feeling it is worth $850 upgrade- the S7E is really good and still is working well for me. What are your thoughts? what do you think are the killer features that are that much better than the S7e?
thanks,
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With respect and zero confrontation I think only you can answer your own question. :good:
I made the change. The S8+ is no Note 7 so in my case I am not excited about the change BUT I do like the S8+ it certainly has its + points. Now when the Note 8 is released................
Ryland
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With respect and zero confrontation I think only you can answer your own question. :good:
I made the change. The S8+ is no Note 7 so in my case I am not excited about the change BUT I do like the S8+ it certainly has its + points. Now when the Note 8 is released................
Ryland
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Of course I just was wondering what you guys were thinking where the killer features over the S7 Edge... As I'm not completely feeling it...
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I have to agree with Sirdragonx, my S8+ gets better battery life, the camera is better than the S7 and the screen real estate is well worth the upgrade?
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It's the same camera as the s7 edge. Just worked on the wide aperture.
Also the aspect ratio is different and most apps and videos will show black bars and when changing its too big. Eventually the software will catch up, but why release a half finished product. Heck even the Bixby assistant don't work fully...
That's the reason I didn't upgrade. It's nice to look at, about it.
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Hey all,
I wanted to make a quick rundown of my review of the s9 so far. I have the sm-g965u on T-mobile, I moved from a TMo Galaxy s5 that was rooted with a 7800mah battery. At it's peak i'd get about 3-4 days with moderate use but with 1 gig of ram moving to the s9 is a huge improvement. The speed of this phone is unbelievable. It's incredibly snappy.
My biggest issue is the battery life at this point, my battery info shows at 3500 mah but I can barely finish a day with light use with full battery. I never had this idle drain with my s5. It's 10:28am here and after 46 minutes of screen time, 23 minutes of waze i'm down to 86%!
I'm hoping once root and roms start getting pushed out for the U variant things start improving or Samsung fixes some stuff.
I am also coming from S5 and used it with the battery that came with it, 2800mAh I guess, charge it twice a day at least to keep it running, I have heard the same about S9+, the battery can only keep a day running. Samsung will definitely fix these issues in an update. Not sure when that will happen though.
Btw does the size bother you? S9+ is taller than S5, not sure if it will easily fit in front pockets of pants easily.
Good luck waiting for that custom rom...Because even on the GS8+ after a year there are no custom roms for the U model. For exynos, development could be amazing because of project treble.
Basically, don't get your hopes up. If you have an issue with battery (which to be fair you probably will), try and disable some of those apps with package disabler pro, install greenify and hope for the best.
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I am also coming from S5 and used it with the battery that came with it, 2800mAh I guess, charge it twice a day at least to keep it running, I have heard the same about S9+, the battery can only keep a day running. Samsung will definitely fix these issues in an update. Not sure when that will happen though.
Btw does the size bother you? S9+ is taller than S5, not sure if it will easily fit in front pockets of pants easily.
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Oh yeah, The size does great! I put mine in my back pocket, will have a zero lemon on the way here soon. I put other things in my front pockets... It's either in my pocket or on my desk with my Gear s3 taking over.
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Good luck waiting for that custom rom...Because even on the GS8+ after a year there are no custom roms for the U model. For exynos, development could be amazing because of project treble.
Basically, don't get your hopes up. If you have an issue with battery (which to be fair you probably will), try and disable some of those apps with package disabler pro, install greenify and hope for the best.
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I was actually really curious about that thank you for that, I'm guessing i'll find myself moving over to the OP 6 when it comes out and just selling this one.
So you've moved to a phone with a SOC that's probably 3 times as fast, has 6 times the RAM, a much bigger and brighter screen, and a battery less than half the size, and you're surprised it doesn't last nearly as long on a charge?
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So you've moved to a phone with a SOC that's probably 3 times as fast, has 6 times the RAM, a much bigger and brighter screen, and a battery less than half the size, and you're surprised it doesn't last nearly as long on a charge?
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I had a pretty big thought process I was going to go with, but since I haven't picked up the S9+ will just say "sorryboutyou".
I have an S5 laying around here and had a Note 3 and 4 with extended batteries. I never saw 3-4 days EVER.
Treo 600 representing! That 650 upgrade was the bees knees though. Got that advanced coupon at the conference in Dallas and by the time they showed up from that "deal" I already had been using my Sprint one for weeks.
What on earth is going in here ? Lol ????????
I used S5 for 3 yars. Battery life is same as S9+ but S9+ is much, much faster and better at all.