Afternoon shift at CPW today for me.
Walked in to the back office, Note 7 sat there on charge. 3 OF THEM.
I just sighed and said to the assistant manager "when did these come in?!"
Yesterday, apparently.
All of our demo units are blue, and it's just lovely. A really nice shade.
Wednesday's, I was told, are generally quiet in our town. Not a city, or flagship store but a good amount of foot fall at weekends.
We had at least 8 people in asking about it. It was nice just to talk to people and hear their excitement. An older guy popped in who had an S7 in silver, and was wondering when it was out and if he could see it to see if it was worth him getting it.
The struggle is real. And seemingly will continue into later life!
I took my Lumia to work today, on the off chance we had a Note 7 in, and did some very brief comparisons. Obviously, it won't be as accurate as uploading the photo to my computer and checking off the devices screens, but they were very very similar and not a lot between them. On outdoor shots, (I stood by the door and took a snap) the Lumia was slightly more detailed when zoomed in, whereas the Note was noisier and more jagged. But on the devices screens there wasn't much between them other than Samsung's usual vibrant colours.
Got some piccies of it, nothing you've all not seen before, apart from my half eaten lunch

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Now just to decide if I should pre-order or not.
I'm sorely tempted. I honestly believe that it is the best feeling phone on the market for its size. It just doesn't feel too big, and it's lovely in the hand. The weight feels completely spot on.
I had some time messing with it (I did work too btw

) and it struck me how clean Touchwiz looked on this phone compared to the Galaxy tablets we use for work and the previous Samsung's I've owned / had experience with.
Another biggie, was the speed. Compared to my Priv, the Note 7 was lightning quick. Slick, fast and fluid, especially when loading things such as Play Music. Very sluggish on my Priv but here there was no delay at all.
Samsung rep came in today too, he was basically asking me why I haven't pre-ordered it already and what was wrong with me.

I had no answer.
Tonight will be spent trying to justify the purchase and how I can get it without causing too much of a strain on my finances!