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Galaxy S7

Just tried the dual sim SD card trick, but it did not work for me maybe I did it wrong but you would of thought at least the SD would of been found :( only 1st sim was ok

I have lots of pics if someone else is interested or wants to try, It was quite scary pushing in the tray:

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AppleRobert said:
What are you listening to?

For some reason Tidal sucks, I have to crank it much more than Spotify for the same exact music.
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You have always on turned off?
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Yes it's off but I'm on 4g and no power saving modes on.

Doze is working 100% perfectly on my phone
[doublepost=1457706806][/doublepost]Ok guys I have shut down a few services that I think were eating up battery.

Right now I'm blown away by the battery life.no bs lowering the screen or just opening the phone and let it sit idle to boost on screen time etc.I'm using the phone like normal and not using wifi or power saving modes and ran a good amount of benchmarks and I'm at 4 hours on screen time with at 40% battery life left.

I used blue tooth in the car streaming music for about 1.5 hours and made a few calls etc.
 
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grkm3 said:
Yes it's off but I'm on 4g and no power saving modes on.

Doze is working 100% perfectly on my phone
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Android is like Windows, it gives you the freedom you want, but you have to realize that that means the user experience will differ.

iOS forces the system and apps to behave a certain way. Great for battery life and consistency, bad for multitasking. For example, you might get your music app or running app force closing on you, mid run, due to the nature of iOS multitasking. This won't happen on android.

Doze is great and helps with this, and Android N takes it a step further. But its dependent on what happens you are allowing to run in the background (ESPN, weather apps, etc can wake the phone constantly). What location mode are you using? Are you using google now? Are you allowing location history? Etc. These are things that allow Android to do some pretty cool things, that iOS can't. They can have impacts on your battery life. Also rebooting the phone, etc can help.

I found that my galaxy s7e battery was only decent for the first week. Now, about 11 days later, its great. I also stopped worrying about it, honestly. I stopped worrying about standby time, etc. All I know is it can make it all day easily, and a few days back, when I slept over at work, it made it all day/night, and to midday the next day, at which point I placed it on the charger with time to spare. I use location services, google now, etc.

This isn't directed at anyone in particular, so don't take offense. What is the point of leaving it off the charger at night, and monitoring the percentage? Why worry if it dropped 5% instead of 2%? Why even worry if it dropped 4% in an hour? This kind of obsessing ruins the experience. I highly recommend just using the device for a week in your usual routine, and account for the first few days being abnormal battery wise (system settling in, you using it too much). Then see if it gets you through the day. If it doesn't, then maybe move to a different phone? Also, don't forget the convenience of turbo charging. I had a heavy day a few days back, when I was using the phone with the screen on for about 4 hours straight. I plugged the phone into the turbo charger in my car for my 10 minute back and forth drive for lunch, and just like that I was over 80% battery again.
 
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Lloydbm41 said:
So no one is going to talk about how the S7 actually has Adaptable Storage? It was hidden in the code. No root required to activate it.

You actually have 3 options with storage.
1. Fully integrated aka Adaptable Storage
2. Hybrid.. Equivalent to partitioning a drive
3. Leave as is. External

Link: http://www.modaco.com/news/android/...e-adoptable-storage-on-your-s7-s7-edge-r1632/
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choice is good but I would not use it. The internal memory is faster than most of the SD out there. I prefer having my applications on super fast storage and keep my music and pictures on slower storage. Even when I select to save my pictures on the SD card, the phone tells me that certain operation that requires faster speed will be executed on the internal memory. It makes me think of the fusion drive, app on fast storage, data on slow.

I'm more than fine with the current implementation. Choice is good but I prefer the default configuration.
 
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slayerizer said:
choice is good but I would not use it. The internal memory is faster than most of the SD out there. I prefer having my applications on super fast storage and keep my music and pictures on slower storage. Even when I select to save my pictures on the SD card, the phone tells me that certain operation that requires faster speed will be executed on the internal memory. It makes me think of the fusion drive, app on fast storage, data on slow.

I'm more than fine with the current implementation. Choice is good but I prefer the default configuration.
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This sums up my feelings about microSD expansion as well.

But yes, it's cool that Samsung didn't completely remove that option.
[doublepost=1457707821][/doublepost]I checked with Tmobile CS, and I'm still backordered. No ship date known.

I'm going to try walking into a Tmo store and picking one up, then canceling the preorder.

If I understand correctly, you don't necessarily need to preorder to get the Gear VR and free games and year of Netflix. Can someone correct me if I'm wrong? YOu just need the phone in hand for the IMEI number, right? And I guess a receipt, but does the receipt have to show it was a pre-order?
 
Well I turned mine on this morning and put it in my pocket and a half hour later it has dropped 4% without doing anything.

I turned off always on yesterday. And the other setting so it does not wake up accidently.
 
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AppleRobert said:
Well I turned mine on this morning and put it in my pocket and a half hour later it has dropped 4% without doing anything.

I turned off always on yesterday. And the other setting so it does not wake up accidently.
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Doze, at least in Marshmallow, won't kick in unless the phone is laying flat and still for a bit.

Have you installed an app like GSM Battery Monitor to see what is eating your power? And for sure give it at least a couple cycles to analyze fully. 30 minutes could just a weak cell reception for a bit.
 
AppleRobert said:
Well I turned mine on this morning and put it in my pocket and a half hour later it has dropped 4% without doing anything.

I turned off always on yesterday. And the other setting so it does not wake up accidently.
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what do it tell you in Settings / Battery? it should tells you which application is doing damage
 
Android system and Google services were both at 20%, Internet and Android OS were both 15%. Those were the biggest, screen was 13% and I have the brightness at about 50%.
 
AppleRobert said:
Android system and Google services were both at 20%, Internet and Android OS were both 15%. Those were the biggest, screen was 13% and I have the brightness at about 50%.
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Sounds like your phone is searching for the best signal. If you are at work and a wifi signal is present, the phone is trying to connect or is continuing to search for a wifi signal. Turn wifi off completely if you are not using it.

My best guess based on your description.
 
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BlueGoldAce said:
For example, you might get your music app or running app force closing on you, mid run, due to the nature of iOS multitasking. This won't happen on android.
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Gotta say this hasn't been true in years. Background audio apps haven never closed on me, not a running or GPS app. Those are specific examples of authorized background use APIs.

Uploading a file or downloading Spotify in the background, those are far more legit examples of where android multitasking trumps iOS.
 
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AppleRobert said:
What are you listening to?

For some reason Tidal sucks, I have to crank it much more than Spotify for the same exact music.
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You have always on turned off?
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Spotify and Apple Music both seem low. Movies also seem low with the same headphones
 
Nikhil72 said:
Gotta say this hasn't been true in years. Background audio apps haven never closed on me, not a running or GPS app. Those are specific examples of authorized background use APIs.

Uploading a file or downloading Spotify in the background, those are far more legit examples of where android multitasking trumps iOS.
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I disagree.

I owned the 6s plus. I had to launch my music app and then the running app. If I didn't, at the least the audio cues would no longer work, and yes some times; it closed on me. The force.closing of my GPS app happened twice, near the end of an extended run. This also would be the case If I accessed another app during the run, and didn't put the running app back in the foreground. This happened with runkeeper, Nike running app, and runtastic. Hell, I even bought a Apple watch to combat that, though I ended up returning the app.

The above is one specific example, it happened in other scenarios too.
 
jamezr said:
Me too....switching to my N5 as my daily driver for a day....
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Wanted to add that there really isn't much of a screen size difference between the note 5 and s7e. Granted, one display is curved but not far off.

Here's a low light shot of all three devices. Mind you, it was early morning so, no light.

Also shot with gf 6s.

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Edit: yikes, Tapatalk compressed the hell out of that image.
 
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HiDEF said:
Safe to say you haven't decided on which to keep, huh?:D
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I am on the fence tbh.... I love the S7 edge for all it has to offer. I have big hands and the S7 just feels small and cramped in my hands. Now when I hold the 6s+ or N4 or 6P.... they just feel better in my hand and are easier to use for me anyway.
 
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jamezr said:
I am on the fence tbh.... I love the S7 edge for all it has to offer. I have big hands and the S7 just feels small and cramped in my hands. Now when I hold the 6s+ or N4 or 6P.... they just feel better in my hand and are easier to use for me anyway.
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I know what you mean. I was watching a netflix episode in bed and I kept accidentally touching the edges and stopping playback, so I tried putting down / propped up - but because of the curved edges it just rolled over. Never had such an awkward moments with a device in a while. There actually may be some benefits to a little more space and even bezels practicality wise. The Edge looks amazing, feels amazing, but both my 6P, X Force and 6S+ feel more practical, easier to hold - utilise without 'minding' what I do.

I'll be holding onto mine for a while regardless, but with Android N preview now on the 6P I am having trouble deciding which of the force or 6p to keep. I think I'll keep the force as it feels more resilient, plus is dual sim and micro SD - plus I think I'd get more back for the 6P than the X Force.
 
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grkm3 said:
Yes it's off but I'm on 4g and no power saving modes on.

Doze is working 100% perfectly on my phone
[doublepost=1457706806][/doublepost]Ok guys I have shut down a few services that I think were eating up battery.

Right now I'm blown away by the battery life.no bs lowering the screen or just opening the phone and let it sit idle to boost on screen time etc.I'm using the phone like normal and not using wifi or power saving modes and ran a good amount of benchmarks and I'm at 4 hours on screen time with at 40% battery life left.

I used blue tooth in the car streaming music for about 1.5 hours and made a few calls etc.
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What services did you turn off that you thought were eating up the battery? It most have worked based upon the battery life you are getting now.

In the network settings, my wifi is turned off. I just turned off wifi scanning and bluetooth scanning in the improve accuracy menu, they have been on since I got the Edge.

Also, there is a big discussion about how possibly a high android services % figure is killing the battery on xda. Not sure how far those folks got narrowing things down.
 
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