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Well, the iOS phone is my work phone. For various reasons, it is beneficial. But, for me, I prefer android. My Note 7 is the best, but that's on hold. Galaxies are my preference.
You'd be surprised how nice it is to have two phones (work pays for some). Also, I have a lot invested in both OSs.
Can't believe we're going through this again.
Lol right? I felt so weird returning my 2nd Note 7. Even the girl doing my return was joking around to keep the box away from her.
I was doubtful because no review site, Youtube channel or even users on forums or reddit has experienced it. But now I'm a believer...
I'm getting an S7 edge after work.
Can't believe we're going through this again.
I'm done with the Note 7.
I'll probably get a Note 8 if it comes out...
Mine is going back tomorrow, shame Samsung screwed up probably best phone on the market.
Not sure when mine is going back yet, called at&t and they told me I would also have to return the S7, but I can keep the Gear S2 and Tab S. So now I must decide, get another S7 or return both phones to get the V20 or Pixel. Or maybe a regular sized iPhone 7? Either way, I've dusted off my Note 5 which is giving me basically the same experience I had with the Note 7, without waterproofing and in a clunker design.
Or maybe I'll just get the cheapest phone they have and keep using my Note 5.
I'm now the owner of an S7 edge, I already miss my USB C plug
On the bright side, I got platinum, which I've always wanted.
Gotta say, the Note I had was always cool to the touch, this phone is pretty warm, but I'm just doing all the intial setup and stuff...
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I thought about that but five months until the S8 and nearly a year until the Note or whatever they'll call it?
I cant wait that long... lol
On the bright side, I got platinum, which I've always wanted.
Gotta say, the Note I had was always cool to the touch, this phone is pretty warm, but I'm just doing all the intial setup and stuff...
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I thought about that but five months until the S8 and nearly a year until the Note or whatever they'll call it?
I cant wait that long... lol
I think it's time to close this thread for now. I think we've heard enough about the explosions and re-recall.
To be fair though the media will only act on material they are given. At the end of the day Samsung created this PR disaster by releasing a phone which evidently wasn't tested well enough. They then recalled it and rushed it back out to market. They are the architects of this situation and only have themselves to blame really.
Reluctantly and with no joy taken (especially as it's cost me over €100 on accessories I'll now never get to use or even be able to sell on) ... but 'I did call it' way back ...
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Samsung has announced it's ending production of the Galaxy Note 7 around the world, pulling the plug on the phone for good after a months-long controversy over its defective, dangerous batteries. "Taking our customer’s safety as our highest priority, we have decided to halt sales and production of the Galaxy Note 7," said Samsung in a statement. The announcement follows yesterday's news that the company is recalling all Note 7 devices, including the supposedly safe replacement phones.
Samsung issued the worldwide recall yesterday after at at least five replacement Note 7 handsets caught fire over the past week. "Samsung will ask all carrier and retail partners globally to stop sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7," said the company yesterday. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission commended the decision, with chairman Elliot Kaye saying: "It is the right move for Samsung to suspend the sale and exchange of all Galaxy Note 7s."
"TAKING OUR CUSTOMER’S SAFETY AS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY."
Consumers using any Note 7 (including replacement units) are urged to power them down immediately and return them to wherever they were originally purchased. Carriers have issued statements letting customers know that replacement Note 7s can be exchanged for another handset from Samsung or other manufacturers.
The Note 7 was originally released in August to highly positive reviews, but before the month was out, the first reports of the phone's battery catching fire began to emerge. Samsung issued a recall of the original device on September 2nd and that same month began shipping out replacement Note 7s to carriers. However, these too have proved to be a fire risk, leading to the company's expected — but still momentous — decision to cease production altogether.
Although Samsung and the rest of the mobile industry will be dissecting what exactly went wrong here for years to come, early reports suggest that the fault might have been cause by the Korean company's desire to beat this year's 'dull' iPhone. Samsung is certainly not out of the mobile business despite this disaster, but recovery will be slow. The company's shares tumbled eight percent today, its biggest one-day decline in nearly a decade.
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R.I.P Note 7.
They best make the S8 the best goddamn Android handset EVER !!!!
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Samsung has announced it's ending production of the Galaxy Note 7 around the world, pulling the plug on the phone for good after a months-long controversy over its defective, dangerous batteries. "Taking our customer’s safety as our highest priority, we have decided to halt sales and production of the Galaxy Note 7," said Samsung in a statement. The announcement follows yesterday's news that the company is recalling all Note 7 devices, including the supposedly safe replacement phones.
Samsung issued the worldwide recall yesterday after at at least five replacement Note 7 handsets caught fire over the past week. "Samsung will ask all carrier and retail partners globally to stop sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7," said the company yesterday. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission commended the decision, with chairman Elliot Kaye saying: "It is the right move for Samsung to suspend the sale and exchange of all Galaxy Note 7s."
"TAKING OUR CUSTOMER’S SAFETY AS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY."
Consumers using any Note 7 (including replacement units) are urged to power them down immediately and return them to wherever they were originally purchased. Carriers have issued statements letting customers know that replacement Note 7s can be exchanged for another handset from Samsung or other manufacturers.
The Note 7 was originally released in August to highly positive reviews, but before the month was out, the first reports of the phone's battery catching fire began to emerge. Samsung issued a recall of the original device on September 2nd and that same month began shipping out replacement Note 7s to carriers. However, these too have proved to be a fire risk, leading to the company's expected — but still momentous — decision to cease production altogether.
Although Samsung and the rest of the mobile industry will be dissecting what exactly went wrong here for years to come, early reports suggest that the fault might have been cause by the Korean company's desire to beat this year's 'dull' iPhone. Samsung is certainly not out of the mobile business despite this disaster, but recovery will be slow. The company's shares tumbled eight percent today, its biggest one-day decline in nearly a decade.
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R.I.P Note 7.
They best make the S8 the best goddamn Android handset EVER !!!!
The phone is now discontinued.
https://www.theguardian.com/technol...laxy-note-7-exploding-battery-safety-concerns
https://www.theguardian.com/technol...laxy-note-7-exploding-battery-safety-concerns
The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and you have burned so very very brightly, Roy.
- bladerunner
Replace Roy with Samsung Note 7 and analogy complete ...________________________
Q. I do wonder though how long before the ultra resident fanatics like a certain it7chy poster begin spinning this as a good story and Samsung are being pro-active (not reactive), whilst the evil Apple overlords are orchestrating more despicable plans to render future devices obsolete from their lair in the heart of cupertino ......
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Designed is possibly the wrong word (as 'design' encompasses the reason for the sadly failing issue part too).
But yes, the most feature rich (better term) Android handset (and one of the most aesthetically beautiful) of the year has been ruined possibly by a rush to market. After the exceptional reception of the S7 and especially the S7e - it's a genuine shame. As Samsung looked set to knock it out of the park this year. (even if the specs weren't exactly what some Note fans were hoping for when it was unveiled).
The only consolation is perhaps Samsung will now focus on the S7/S7e and get Grace UX and Nougat out ASAP and spend a little 'extra' time and make sure the S8/S8 edge are genuinely the handsets Samsung customers deserve after this. It's a hard lesson to learn, but lets just hope it has been learned because if Samsung come back fighting next year, we could all benefit
Probably not. It will be kept on the inside unless someone leaks documentation.
I think Samsung need to make an exception here and make their findings public as for their own sakes in the smartphone market, people need to know.
BBC Radio 2 have been debating the Note 7 this afternoon and people have been phoning in with experiences of previously poor customer service, S7 owners worried because their devices get hot and an owner of a Note 7 saying he's buying an iPhone from now on. It's just a PR disaster. We've had phone stories in the past but I've never known so much publicity in such a short space in time as this.
I can't help but think if they'd handled the first recall better and fully tested the device, this story would be back page news by now.
I'm now the owner of an S7 edge, I already miss my USB C plug
On the bright side, I got platinum, which I've always wanted.
Gotta say, the Note I had was always cool to the touch, this phone is pretty warm, but I'm just doing all the intial setup and stuff...
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I thought about that but five months until the S8 and nearly a year until the Note or whatever they'll call it?
I cant wait that long... lol
I could never go back to mini usb, ughhhhhh I always hated it so much. Congrats on the S7E, it's still a hell of a phone.
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