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Galaxy Note 5
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I don't disagree fully with you, but these stutters you speak of don't seem to affect me the same. I agree Samsung needs to do better on software, but it is slowly but steady. You don't see these problems on Motorola phones, for example. Why? Because they leave the software to the experts, Google.
Now, that doesn't help you if you want a Samsung phone. But, just like my s6, once I get the note; I'll disable bloat (not a lot on T-Mobile phones), adjust my settings (like wifi scanning and etc), replace the launcher and some of the stock apps, like the messaging apps, with better alternatives in the play store. As such, I rarely saw problems or stutters on my s6. The battery life was poor for me, I expect that to be less of an issue with the note. Honestly I have had more reboots with my iPhone lately, which is weird. I have tried a reset, etc. my iPad Air 2 does run flawless though, and is still the best tablet experience; imo.
Maybe I have a higher tolerance, since I used android before iOS. But to me the situation is similar to what I am seeing with Windows and OSX. Windows was inferior to OS X until Windows ten....kind of like android and iOS until lollipop. Android M only furthers this argument, IMO.
I still just recently bought a Mac, because it has the best hardware combo imo. Haven't had time, but i plan on putting Windows ten on it shortly.
Awesome! Mine is on the truck too! Can't wait to get it.
I will will do a mini review when I get it all setup and ready to go.
I think you have to take benchmarks with a grain of salt. They are early indicators only. The real test is end user experiences of people that actually own the phone. Mine is on the truck for delivery so I will post back my experiences with the battery life. I am sure others will as well.
Please post back how it goes getting Windows 10 on your Mac. I am thinking of putting it on my rMBP but was concerned about bootcamp drivers being available.
That's actually not the same thing. There is no option for unlocked/carrier free. You still have to select a carrier first--you're just choosing to pay full retail upfront. It still will be tied to a specific carrier and full of carrier related bloat, the 2 aspects I refuse to accept.
All Verizon phones are unlocked out of the box, I thought. Some deal with the FFC. I know all their iPhone are, and according to an IMGUR post by an Ex employee, that is the case with all their phones.
Not if you buy a VZW phone. They are GSM unlocked so you would be free to activate on TMO and AT&T. VZW phones have the radio to support GSM bands. My Verizon Note 4 and iPhone 6 plus will work on AT&T too.
That and apparently Verizon has blocked Samsung pay.
This is suppose to be illegal, based on FFC rules I thought, but I don't know...
Exactly why I don't want to be beholden to any carrier for anything, if possible.
Agreed.....I would like to see all OEMs do what Moto is doing and release phones that will work with all carriers.
I was looking forward to Samsung Pay....but VZW is blocking it. Hope they get sued and fined by the FCC.
That baffles me too.....I mean they don't have a competing product. Then they don't block Apple Pay...i have used it on my IP6 Plus.
They won't go against Apple, Apple is too big.
I bet they won't block android pay either.
Doesn't make sense, but they have blocked things in the past for no logical reason.
First stop was an AT&T store. Went there first cause I knew I would be on cellular and have access to the Play Store because of previous visits for new devices.
The screen is great. I installed and had Subway Surfers opened on home for the app and the colors did not seem as bloated to me as I felt on previous Samsung displays. The game played fine, no lag.
I also installed Beach Buggy Blitz and RR3, again they played fine with no lag.
Opened up several webpages and smooth scrolling all the way.
Played some youtube videos in 1080p. All played fine, no buffering or stuttering. Sound was pretty good from external speaker and no vibration holding the Note 5.
Now came the moment of truth, going back to apps and scrolling through them. Unfortunately refreshing galore. 4GB RAM so WTF but maybe the device in retail mode had something to do with it.
I'm going to try t-mobile and Verizon later. More fun.
The screen is great. I installed and had Subway Surfers opened on home for the app and the colors did not seem as bloated to me as I felt on previous Samsung displays. The game played fine, no lag.
I also installed Beach Buggy Blitz and RR3, again they played fine with no lag.
Opened up several webpages and smooth scrolling all the way.
Played some youtube videos in 1080p. All played fine, no buffering or stuttering. Sound was pretty good from external speaker and no vibration holding the Note 5.
Now came the moment of truth, going back to apps and scrolling through them. Unfortunately refreshing galore. 4GB RAM so WTF but maybe the device in retail mode had something to do with it.
I'm going to try t-mobile and Verizon later. More fun.
Maybe. I did see the refreshing problem at the T-Mobile store, but I didn't push it either.
Samsung ....
whilst I'm not totally shocked - but for heavens sake they really need to get to grips with this. 4gb of Ram it should multitask like a champion ...I think it will multi task like a champion. It might refresh apps 4 or 5 apps back but that won't affect most people. The majority of the buying public don't even know what an app refresh is. Most people have to be shown what an app refresh is. I think it only affects a few of us phone nerds!Samsung ....
I'm in that boat. As long as the last 2 or 3 apps stay in memory I personally will be ok. I agree that it is crazy for a phone with so much memory.
To those worried about bloat. Those are easy things to disable and hide...
Obviously updates are a whole different story, but then again the note is one of the few phones where I am not obsessed with the latest version of android b.c it already offers so much more. Samsung does a good job at adding features that stock is sometimes missing (e.g. DND mode before lollipop)
I had to watch a video of it just to know what a app refresh was.....
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Well had same issue on S4 and note 4 after the update so the issues I have aren't some one off fluke. There is lag with Samsung phones just depends how much bothers people.
5.0 killed it for me...Note 4 was fine on 4.4
That doesn't and shouldn't excuse it though ... A first and second gen Moto G can handle 4-5 background apps without refreshing, my 2014 moto X 8 apps or more. My Nexus 6 at least a dozen. All have less ram.
The amount of flack the iPhone 6/6Plus got for 1gb of ram and yet it can handle the same amount of backgrounded apps as a device with 3 or 4x as much ram ? That's poor optimisation.
I guess I'm just disappointed - genuinely was truly hoping that the extra 1gb of ram would solve the issue - and I would have eventually have talked myself into upgrading to the 6E Plus despite it not being very economical to do so, but it's like everything is conspiring to make me pass.
Samsung do really need to get to grips with this though. It isn't good enough.