What exactly is this based on considering Samsung is the single most successful Android OEM in the States, and possibly the world?
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What exactly is this based on considering Samsung is the single most successful Android OEM in the States, and possibly the world?
Totally agree with that sentiment. It really seems they can do nothing right sometimes. People just love to hate on the front runner.
My wife's did that once, she was on WhatsApp and says the app just completely froze, then rebooted. I'm keeping an eye to make sure it doesn't happen again. I'm on the hot seat here because I trash talked her into switching to Android.
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Well it's interesting that when us tech geeks complain about something like SD820 instead of exynnos, or 4gb ram, or quad HD screen then we get shouted down that the "average" consumer won't care about those things. So I find it interesting that some think the average consumer will care about this.
For those who said the issue isn't the complaints, but the exaggeration, yes I TOTALLY agree. But who is exaggerating? The videos showing the lag seem legit enough, if they don't measure real world use then I would think some common sense is in order when viewing them. The tests from anandtech and xda are there in black and white, and short of accusing them of fraud aren't invalidated. Once again those results may not matter in relation to how someone realistically uses their phone, or maybe they do. What happens when I try to play a game and my phone only uses one core, and throttles down and I can't play that game? Do benchmarks matter in that case?
Once again nothing is a dealbreaker so far, but I just expected near perfection from an almost $900 phone. Some might say my standards are too high, but when put up against phones at half the price released a year ago I don't think so. Tech specs aren't even the entire issue. Where is Nougat? It was officially released 3 days after the Note 7's official release. LG will have a Nougat phone in a couple of weeks. For being probably the most expensive Android phone in existence and touting its greatness, releasing with an OS of yesterday and a piss poor record of updating doesn't befit a flagship IMO. Yeah I'm a bit bitter after waiting over 8 months for MM on my Note 5.
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The Stock clock icon is animated / changes.
The stock s-planner icon likewise, but you need to be using stock default theme and TW launcher.
Exactly my point. Ever notice whatever the new galaxy phone might not do just perfectly, just also happens to be the exact thing said poster/critic/troll happens to think is a massive, world ending deal breaker? In light of all the amazing things its capable of, that one or two things just happen to be incredibly unacceptable. Lol. But whatevs.
So I've had the phone (T-Mobile version with SD820 CPU) since Thursday evening, now it's Monday afternoon. Been using it heavily for work and I honestly don't see any "real world" difference in "smoothness" between this and the iPhone 6S Plus. In terms of loading apps, sending emails, watching videos, playing games... all have been a smooth experience with no lag. Camera also loads almost instantly from sleep.
I have .5x on all animation scales set in developer settings. Also, after installing all my apps for the first time, and logging into all of them, I ran the systems maintenance tool and rebooted because it was definitely laggy at first. Now I don't have that issue.
My biggest gripe is that Chrome on the Note 7 has been absolute garbage. I don't remember if it was this bad on other Android phones like the Note 7 where it takes forever to completely load a page. iPhone complete loads in a spit second or a matter of seconds while it is still loading on Chrome.
I have .5x on all animation scales set in developer settings. Also, after installing all my apps for the first time, and logging into all of them, I ran the systems maintenance tool and rebooted because it was definitely laggy at first. Now I don't have that issue.
My biggest gripe is that Chrome on the Note 7 has been absolute garbage. I don't remember if it was this bad on other Android phones like the Note 7 where it takes forever to completely load a page. iPhone complete loads in a spit second or a matter of seconds while it is still loading on Chrome.
Now comes the long wait to get home. This last job better not give me any complications.
Anyone know how to get iOS like notifications on the screen while the phone has AOD on? My wife was complaining about this today, she likes the notifications the iPhone gives her while it's off. I do see the icons for notifications in the AOD screen, but she wants the full notification. I agree with her and want this as well. I've been playing around with the settings but don't really see this functionality.
This is part of my reason why I'm not getting one. I do think the price is justified, given the specs and what you get for that package. I think Sammy deserves as much respect in the price game as an iPhone does. HOWEVER, I don't feel as if the money is worth it for me. If it was completely unlocked, would get Nougat within the next 30 days, didn't have lag, and didn't have scratch issues, I could see the price for me. But given that I can get an HTC 10 for about $300-400 cheaper that really has no lag or performance issues, or pick up a comparably priced iPhone 7 when it comes out (which I'm assuming won't have too many issues, given the performance of my 6s+ on iOS 10 Beta), I think I gotta pass on the Note 7. Don't blame a single person for loving it and wanting to keep it, but I just don't think I can do it.
Just to add to the lag discussion, in settings does anyone else notice sometimes choosing something is slower than other times. Sometimes I choose something and it takes a good half of a second to load. Maybe I'm jaded but I'd like to see it instantly load, it's not like the hardware specs shouldn't handle it.
Compared to my iPhone se, the se loads a tad bit faster, but that's all. However, once in the app, my Note 7 opens faster. On both, it's fine.
It's only been made available to a select few LG phones in South Korea and of course the new LGV20 which launches soon.
Chrome is slow to load websites on my Nexus 6 running Android N Beta 5
(and that's on fast 40+Mbps WiFi).
We all know Samsung devices are such features enriched devices so you prob will experience a little lag, Its hard to compare when you are coming from a 6S+ because that's about the best experience you can have. I was getting a little lag on my N7 and actually just rebooted it for the first time since I had it and can tell a noticeable difference. Its nothing that's going to stop me from using the device though. I can overlook a stutter here and there to have all the features that's present.
Yeah your point isn't unreasonable at all
Lag is disappointing and not something you want to see. Will see when I get mine to see if the issues are there and if an update can sort some issues some are having.
I know one review I saw on YouTube stated he was getting an update already for his phone.
I know the reason article has put a downer on the note 7 but I've still yet to see one review that hasn't said how great it has been even after a good week or usage.
Well granted I've only ever used Samsung android phones apart from very brief stint with ab LG G3. However I've always found chrome to be Rubbish on all the Samsung phones I've used. I much prefer the stock browser.
How do you get to the developer settings to change that? Couldn't find where to go
Ive seen about one review that gave it praises after a week of review. We know all the heavy hitters will be reporting back soon with their reviews any day now. Its not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. I do know that reboot I just did helped it alot and I also received an update on Friday night after I picked it up earlier that morning.
Enable Developer options:
- Open Settings> About> Software Information> More.
- Then tap “Build number” seven times to enable Developer options. ...
- Go back to Settings menu and now you'll be able to see “Developer options” there.
All phones lag. It's about acceptable lag/ lag that doesn't interfere with your enjoyment of the device. Hell my iPhone 6S plus just lagged a few minutes ago when I was replying to another post in this thread lol
Just to clarify I want the toast message like iOS has if my screen is off, but in the AOD screen. What happens currently with AOD is my phone vibrates and I get an AOD icon, BUT I don't get the toast notification which is a little summary of the event. So I know I got a text message because of the icon, but I don't know from who or what it says. If this can't be changed then it's an Achilles heel of AOD IMO.
changing those animation speeds to 0.5x is something I do with every android phone I have ever owned. It makes for the best experience possible (based on animation speeds) IMO.
It's based on their Flagships, not the countless budget models they sell. It also based on competition, which the decision is in the hands the average consumer.
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Chrome is slow to load websites on my Nexus 6 running Android N Beta 5
Chrome is a resource hog. I'm slowly moving away from it
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