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mi7chy said:
The way I see it the Note 7 is the king of phablets if you're coming from any non-Note device but if you've been using the Note series it's just a refined upgrade but not convincingly bleeding edge enough to live up to its reputation and first day purchase desirability. Would've preferred that it evolved more as a tablet slayer with closer to 6" display since it's physically smaller, with more space age materials like graphene, newer better battery tech such as metallic sodium, Exynos instead, bump up to 6GB DRAM, etc.
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You can always import the south Korean variant if you want those specs.
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Kiezpirat80 said:
Anandtech says it's hard to recommend the note 7 and the design is only acceptable

The Samsung Galaxy Note7 (S820) Review
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10559/the-samsung-galaxy-note7-s820-review
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Would you really expect anything else from anantech lol
 
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From the Verge video review, quote:

"Next to a Nexus 6P or iPhone 6S Plus, the Note 7 almost looks small."

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Just acceptable?

LOL!

They have a point on the pricing, but if you have money to burn note 7 is top of the line design wise.

When you have a 5.7 inch screen vs a 5.5 but the overall height is still 1/4 inch lower then the competition then you are ahead IMO
 
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Both the iPhone 6S Plus (64GB) and Note 7 are priced at $850.

Does Anandtech's review of the 6S Plus say it's too expensive, too? I don't know, I don't read them.
 
Kiezpirat80 said:
Anandtech says it's hard to recommend the note 7 and the design is only acceptable

The Samsung Galaxy Note7 (S820) Review
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10559/the-samsung-galaxy-note7-s820-review
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Yeah, I've given Anandtech some benefit of the doubt in the past but that review just screams of them having an axe to grind.

mclld said:
That would be like expecting Renee Ritchie to give a glowing and unbiased review
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If you've ever seen Rene's criticism of past Samsung's devices design symmetry, or lack thereof, you'd think he actually wrote that section about the misaligned sensors in the 'Final Words'. :rolleyes:

I can't say I disagree with the author questioning the value of the Note vs. the S7 edge as he does have a point. If you don't care about the stylus, it's a bit of a steep jump for what's essentially an internal memory storage bump, will what appears to be a like decrease in battery performance. But all the other nitpicky garbage just looks like grasping at straws for something to criticize (they really seem to love the HTC 10 :confused:). And the one area that seems to get any level of criticism, or at least blase reaction, the iris scanner, they actually seem to like...lol.

Yes, one may question the added value in an $850 smartphone vs. recent offerings at more than half the price, but if you want top of the line performance and hardware, I don't see anything else even coming close to the Note 7.

EDIT: So out of curiousity I went back and ready the summary for the iPhone 6s/6s+ and yes, the hippocrisy of Anandtech is in full effect. Here's the first paragraph:

Overall, after spending all this time with the iPhone 6s I can’t find anything really wrong with this phone. On the contrary, the A9 SoC is a huge jump in performance even relative to other SoCs on the same process node to give impressive application performance. The storage solution is unlike anything else in mobile that I’ve seen so far. The camera’s overall user experience is just about the best that you can get on the market.
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The first line alone reveals the lack of objectivity. I'm an iPhone user/fan and I can quite easily point out a number of flaws (display resolution, screen to size ratio/bezels). And the overall user experience of the camera being the best? Sure, hope you don't want to change video resolution, change a few other settings from within the camera, of have any sort of manual control. And guess what there's no mention of whatsoever in their summary---price. ;)
 
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epicrayban said:
Both the iPhone 6S Plus (64GB) and Note 7 are priced at $850.

Does Anandtech's review of the 6S Plus say it's too expensive, too? I don't know, I don't read them.
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BINGO! Again, any site that calls a Galaxy S or Note phone expensive, but doesn't call an iPhone expensive, pretty much shows where their bias sits.
 
I am avoiding reviews. If I read them I know what will happen. Not reading them is the only way i can apply some self control ...

Three Ireland have it for pre-order for €799 however it will be locked to them and unlocking from three is a pain in the bum. I also was burned by them for the Gear VR promo last time.

I will wait this one out for a few months and pick one up when I fancy visiting phablets again.

Good to hear it's getting good reviews though.
 
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super chimp said:
What's the story then with them?
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http://www.sammobile.com/2016/08/11/the-6gb-ram-galaxy-note-7-lives-why-it-isnt-a-big-deal/
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epicrayban said:
Both the iPhone 6S Plus (64GB) and Note 7 are priced at $850.

Does Anandtech's review of the 6S Plus say it's too expensive, too? I don't know, I don't read them.
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In the UK the iPhone 6s plus 64GB is sold for £700 and the note 7 for £739 from samsung. However even if the note 7 cost 50 cents Anadtech would find something to moan about.
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tbayrgs said:
Yeah, I've given Anandtech some benefit of the doubt in the past but that review just screams of them having an axe to grind.



If you've ever seen Rene's criticism of past Samsung's devices design symmetry, or lack thereof, you'd think he actually wrote that section about the misaligned sensors in the 'Final Words'. :rolleyes:

I can't say I disagree with the author questioning the value of the Note vs. the S7 edge as he does have a point. If you don't care about the stylus, it's a bit of a steep jump for what's essentially an internal memory storage bump, will what appears to be a like decrease in battery performance. But all the other nitpicky garbage just looks like grasping at straws for something to criticize (they really seem to love the HTC 10 :confused:). And the one area that seems to get any level of criticism, or at least blase reaction, the iris scanner, they actually seem to like...lol.

Yes, one may question the added value in an $850 smartphone vs. recent offerings at more than half the price, but if you want top of the line performance and hardware, I don't see anything else even coming close to the Note 7.

EDIT: So out of curiousity I went back and ready the summary for the iPhone 6s/6s+ and yes, the hippocrisy of Anandtech is in full effects. Here's the first paragraph:



The first line alone reveals the lack of objectivity. I'm an iPhone user/fan and I can quite easily point out a number of flaws (display resolution, screen to size ratio/bezels). And the overall user experience of the camera being the best? Sure, hope you don't want to change video resolution, change a few other settings from within the camera, of have any sort of manual control. And guess what there's no mention of whatsoever in their summary---price.
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Interestingly enough Rene was claiming on macbreak weekly 2 weeks ago that he carries a Note with him. I was thinking really Rene lol
 
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Unlike Ritchie who's just a fanboy stuck in an old body you can't fault Anandtech for wanting to keep his job at Apple. Anandtech just needs to be upfront and honest that detaching himself from the web site was just a guise and utilizing the web site as paid advertisement is more profitable than doing unbiased tech reviews.

As far as cost, to get almost equivalent functionality from Apple you'll need to spend nearly $2K for iPP + pencil + iPhone 6S+ so the $850 Note 7 is relatively cheap and it's not a bulky two device solution.

On a side note, reviews are starting to pop up with this one being one of the silly funny ones.

 
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The price really wasn't mentioned into review until this year, I don't remember seeing anyone complain about the price of the Note 5 at the time either. We'll see if it's mentioned in iPhone review this year though.
 
MRU said:
I am avoiding reviews. If I read them I know what will happen. Not reading them is the only way i can apply some self control ...

Three Ireland have it for pre-order for €799 however it will be locked to them and unlocking from three is a pain in the bum. I also was burned by them for the Gear VR promo last time.

I will wait this one out for a few months and pick one up when I fancy visiting phablets again.

Good to hear it's getting good reviews though.
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End of the day real world usage is the best and most important review to worry about and thats your own :)
 
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Ok I succumbed and read the reviews. There are two important things to remember here folks.

1. Reviews are merely someones subjective opinion. Good, Bad or indifferent.

2. Tech Review Sites make money from advertising and traffic.

Being the site that gives a negative review in a sea of positive reviews actually pays dividends. Indeed the furore here is telling. People are debating anandtech and no doubt driving more traffic to their site than if they had simply posted a positive review.

There is nothing in their review that is not factual or a lie, but is written clearly by someone who is generally not enamoured by Samsung devices. It's just that reviewers opinion. It's neither right or wrong.

Yet despite the consternation that its caused here and other places on the 'interweb', that review is now likely going to be the review that gets the most traffic and therefore generates most revenue because folks are complaining about it.

At the end of the day does the anandtech review or any of the other reviews really matter to you ? Do you need / seek to justify your purchase through the consensus of others or are you happy to enjoy the device regardless of what others think ? If you have a note 7 ordered, enjoy it regardless of what anyone else thinks or says. If you don't like Samsung devices, don't buy it. Neither position is particularly right or wrong, its just subjective.
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The Game 161 said:
End of the day real world usage is the best and most important review to worry about and thats your own :)
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EXACTLY matey ..... That's exactly what my post above is saying. It's all individual :) If you want it, buy it, if you don't; don't.

I just don't see why some folks spend so much energy trying to justify their purchases to random strangers on forums by doing down others choices or other devices ... It's pointless and honestly, it says more about those individuals than the device.
 
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MRU said:
I just don't see why some folks spend so much energy trying to justify their purchases to random strangers on forums by doing down others choices or other devices ... It's pointless and honestly, it says more about those individuals than the device.
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But that is what the forums are made of 99.9% Lol. Without that these forums would be shut down within an hour. In fact I think you just came up with the new tagline for MR they should put on the front page.
 
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spinedoc77 said:
But that is what the forums are made of 99.9% Lol. Without that these forums would be shut down within an hour. In fact I think you just came up with the new tagline for MR they should put on the front page.
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I just find it both sad, funny and ironic that folks will often label themselves 'technology lovers', and then spend so much time hating, not loving at all .... :D
 
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Shanghaichica said:
http://www.sammobile.com/2016/08/11/the-6gb-ram-galaxy-note-7-lives-why-it-isnt-a-big-deal/
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In the UK the iPhone 6s plus 64GB is sold for £700 and the note 7 for £739 from samsung. However even if the note 7 cost 50 cents Anadtech would find something to moan about.
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Interestingly enough Rene was claiming on macbreak weekly 2 weeks ago that he carries a Note with him. I was thinking really Rene lol
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When we factor in the exchange rates lately (e.g one plus increased by £20 after brexit) it's not that bad and I fully expect the middle iPhone to match or surpass that...
 
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