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Just got an email from Samsung....my Gear VR will be here on Saturday.
gotta admit they got the Netflix and VR stuff out quicker than I thought they would.
gotta admit they got the Netflix and VR stuff out quicker than I thought they would.
Just got my extra S7 Edge, gold edition since that was all they had and I needed to get it now to still qualify for the BOGO.
Also got a confirmation email from t-mobile about the BOGO and I should be getting credit for it in the next month or 2. Now I just need to see if the 2nd handset also qualifies for the gear vr/netflix promo.
Also got a confirmation email from t-mobile about the BOGO and I should be getting credit for it in the next month or 2. Now I just need to see if the 2nd handset also qualifies for the gear vr/netflix promo.
My S7 is giving me problems. Whenever I try to move an app to the SD card it tells me the SD card is full (I have a 200GB card, with 90GB free), then it freezes and restarts. Also, I noticed some of my game app icons have reverted to the android icon, and instead of the name of the game it's the file name, as if it's been deleted. In addition, I noticed yesterday, the weird volume issue I had with my S6 where the media volume would randomly mute itself, and then get really loud. I'm taking it back to T-mobile tomorrow, but I don't know if I'm going to do an exchange or return. 
Hope it gets worked out for you. I haven't had a sd card issue like that one. Lets us know how it goes for you.....My S7 is giving me problems. Whenever I try to move an app to the SD card it tells me the SD card is full (I have a 200GB card, with 90GB free), then it freezes and restarts. Also, I noticed some of my game app icons have reverted to the android icon, and instead of the name of the game it's the file name, as if it's been deleted. In addition, I noticed yesterday, the weird volume issue I had with my S6 where the media volume would randomly mute itself, and then get really loud. I'm taking it back to T-mobile tomorrow, but I don't know if I'm going to do an exchange or return.
They've been doing bogo for iPhone since the launch of the 6s. That promo was led by ATT.
That means the system is not reading the SD card for the app. You have to go into system memory and SD card memory, delete the app data and reinstall the app.My S7 is giving me problems. Whenever I try to move an app to the SD card it tells me the SD card is full (I have a 200GB card, with 90GB free), then it freezes and restarts. Also, I noticed some of my game app icons have reverted to the android icon, and instead of the name of the game it's the file name, as if it's been deleted. In addition, I noticed yesterday, the weird volume issue I had with my S6 where the media volume would randomly mute itself, and then get really loud. I'm taking it back to T-mobile tomorrow, but I don't know if I'm going to do an exchange or return.
Very interesting. Could this be the processor or the carrier software?
Likely the processor difference. The carrier software shouldn't impede it very much - my S7e came with carrier software. After debranding with a unbranded firmware it - speed wise and benchmarks are identical - albeit it just doesn't have the few carrier apps it came with prior. So I doubt carrier software impeded overall speed of a device. However the processor differences would likely have greater impact.
That being said this is a non issue for most as simply those in the USA don't get to choose which processor they get, and likewise those in Europe. So which SKU is faster or 'better' is irrelevant when the choice is out of your hands.
I wonder if the unbranded euro variant has problems working in the usa.
There were a good amount of posts from people in the US using the 920f gs6 and saying they had cell issues even though the phone has all the bands for att/tmobile. I was close to pulling the trigger but I was too scared.
This year I bet more geeks will look into it because of the whole bootloader thing, along with that video, and quicker updates
but no Samsung pay and probably no volte + WiFi calling
There were a good amount of posts from people in the US using the 920f gs6 and saying they had cell issues even though the phone has all the bands for att/tmobile. I was close to pulling the trigger but I was too scared.
This year I bet more geeks will look into it because of the whole bootloader thing, along with that video, and quicker updates
but no Samsung pay and probably no volte + WiFi calling
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I've seen a video comparing s7e and it basically has issues with some of the 4G/LTE networks in the USA.
I do wish Samsung would follow apple in this regard and have a truly 'global' handset that has all the bands for all the regions ... Would be great for importers and global travellers alike.
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I'll take a blind guess that it's only using one LTE band. I remember these type of issues when I use to get int models years backs.
Yes it means your not limited to your top 10 however you can't use the icon changer app (posted earlier) on the edge screen as the new icons do not show up on the selection screen, unless someone knows what directory to place them in so they are found ?I didn't even realize that.
I also have some of the EHZ Studio paid edge apps (Call Logs, messages, File explorer, Quick settings) they are all a bit laggy and seem to need to refresh far too often and the file explorer locks up, most are customisable (colours/transparency) to a degree, some more than others but the quick settings has none you are stuck with the blue and white icons.
I would not recommend current versions, here's 2 locked up and white/blue icons
I purchased the messages edge, just to give it a try. It's a little buggy, but a good start. Shame about the file explorer, I was going to try that next.
Yep hang on for now is my advice
You can see here this loading seems to take 5 secs or more far too often and unknown callers come up as EHZ Studios which is annoying
So just about every podcast I'm listening to where somebody has an S7 Edge has them saying they dropped it (one of them even from only about 4-5 inches) and cracked it already. Is this is a big issue? Is it really that hard to keep hold of?
Kind of, it's hard to hold on to and use the screen at the same time sometimes because of the curve. So today I had to take some photos while up on a latter, and it was very difficult because it wasn't registering my taps of the shutter button because I was touching the sides, and because of the position I was in I was afraid to drop it if I moved my grip back. I managed to position myself so I could tap the volume buttons with my other hand, but then I felt like I was going to fall.
I have dropped it twice, we'll maybe 3 times, but both times I dropped it I had set it down on a table and knocked down on to tile. The 3rd it seems like my daughter dropped it, she's gotten into the habit of going in my room and grabbing it in the morning off the charger. So far I have 3 dings from my drops on the metal edge and there is one chip and 2 scratches from my daughter, one on the back and one up front. No cracks though.
Here some pics of the carnage. Both my drops came from about 3-4 ft on to tile. My daughters I assume was also on tile, and since she's a toddler probably from around 1-2 ft high. The scratches came from her drop too, as after mine I looked and didn't see any.
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I don't think it's hard to grip and with the clear back case from Samsung it protects it from those little mishaps and helps stop false palm taps IMO
I guess, but what's wierd is that the snapdragon is being benchmarked better, so it seems that there might be going something on with software. It also doesn't explain why the snapdragon version had to reload apps more often than the Exynos.
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Under normal circumstances it isn't, but it is trickier than a normal non curved phone. I also don't like to use cases, though I will be getting a cheap one I can slap on it when needed.
What's happening is likely a throttling issue.
The point in video when the snapdragon variant slowed was reloading games. Perhaps as it was being put under heavy load it began throttling and part of the throttling solutions is also to kill off apps in memory which are contributing to the heat. Thus they were likely aggressively culled to alleviate stress on the SOC.
The Exynos is well known for running cooler and it appears much the same this year.
It also explains why some of the benchmarks show likewise the 820 variant being throttled on second and third benchmark run of their results.
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Full of variables that test, about as un-scientific as you can get. I really don't buy these 'lap' tests one bit as if they take longer to press a single app it affects the results.
Just saying.