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Yep! Design isn't just about aesthetics. Design actually has function, too.
Send it from Google Photos since it's already preinstalled on your phone. It'll create a link if the file is too large to send to the recipient.
Would love that. Use WhatsApp for most of my texting needs. Would love to access it on my iPad.
I understand it suppose to be coming but Line (more popular in the far east) is on most platforms already
Helps me out a lot as I have poor cell reception sometimes in my house in Thailand and my wife can get hold of me easier as we only have one Thai sim and other sim roaming rates are daft
Been using my 6s+ as my daily driver for the past 2 days. I switched back to my S7 edge this morning.....what a difference in ergonomics. The s7 edge has the same size display but they are worlds apart in feel in the hand. What a great piece of engineering the S7 edge is.
Been doing the same and it's made me realize that I regret going with the 6s plus instead of regular 6s. S7e just feels great in hand.
Not something that people I talk to use. I wouldn't use a service if I didn't know anybody who also uses it.
I really wonder where Samsung plans to take the Galaxy line next. My main hopes for the S8 are:
-No more physical home button. Integrate fingerprint scanner into the display or do a capacitive setup like those found on the 6P/HTC 10, etc.
-Dual-speakers. And not necessarily front-firing. I wouldn't want the front aesthetics or bezels to be compromised.
-Even better/faster camera. Possibly a dual-camera system, but make sure it's in both the S8 and S8 Edge.
-Refinements in design. They have a winning formula so I don't expect major changes, but they can do little things like remove the front Samsung logo (or at the very least, make it more subtle and more matching across all the color options). Would be great if they figure out waterproofing for USB-C ports, too, especially if this year's Note 6 is expected to have it.
-SOFTWARE - Continue refining TouchWiz. Take a page out of HTC's book and try to minimize duplicate apps. They started this process this year by putting most of their apps in the Galaxy app store as optional downloads. Continue this trend. Obviously build TW on top of Android N and make it fly with even better RAM management than this year, even better battery management, and even more customization with themes, etc. Android is getting so good that it's just now nitpicky little things. Once again, refinements.
-UPDATES/Carrier relations - This is perhaps the most important and most difficult hurdle for them to improve on. We all know the story. Samsung should exercise their weight and brand on carriers and try to regain control of future Android software updates, and of course, work to minimize carrier bloatware. And please continue the monthly security updates. They're doing a terrific job, in my opinion, of keeping up with Google for those security updates. Keep it up, and work on everything else, including providing an unlocked variant sold independent of carriers.
Those are my main wishes.
-No more physical home button. Integrate fingerprint scanner into the display or do a capacitive setup like those found on the 6P/HTC 10, etc.
-Dual-speakers. And not necessarily front-firing. I wouldn't want the front aesthetics or bezels to be compromised.
-Even better/faster camera. Possibly a dual-camera system, but make sure it's in both the S8 and S8 Edge.
-Refinements in design. They have a winning formula so I don't expect major changes, but they can do little things like remove the front Samsung logo (or at the very least, make it more subtle and more matching across all the color options). Would be great if they figure out waterproofing for USB-C ports, too, especially if this year's Note 6 is expected to have it.
-SOFTWARE - Continue refining TouchWiz. Take a page out of HTC's book and try to minimize duplicate apps. They started this process this year by putting most of their apps in the Galaxy app store as optional downloads. Continue this trend. Obviously build TW on top of Android N and make it fly with even better RAM management than this year, even better battery management, and even more customization with themes, etc. Android is getting so good that it's just now nitpicky little things. Once again, refinements.
-UPDATES/Carrier relations - This is perhaps the most important and most difficult hurdle for them to improve on. We all know the story. Samsung should exercise their weight and brand on carriers and try to regain control of future Android software updates, and of course, work to minimize carrier bloatware. And please continue the monthly security updates. They're doing a terrific job, in my opinion, of keeping up with Google for those security updates. Keep it up, and work on everything else, including providing an unlocked variant sold independent of carriers.
Those are my main wishes.
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Great list and a lot of good thought went into that!
I think Samsung's biggest hurdle is software and the update lifecycle management. I wish they could just cut out the carriers and control the update process themselves.
On current usage I would say the edge is slightly better. I normally have to charge my edge by 23;00 at night and it gets to around 15-20%
my plus seems to drain more than it used to for some reason.
Everyone's usage is different, but for my case, the 6S+ was quite a bit better. Still loving the S7 Edge.
yeah this is kind of what iw as expecting. about 10-20% less, which is something i can totally live with
i saw the s7e screen for the first time the other day and wtf??? total envy.
plus i'm just sick and tired of my iphone plus' size. its unnecessarily big, the bezels are ridiculous.
I would typically have around 10-15% more battery on my 6S Plus over my S7 Edge.
That is my experience too. My 6s+ is a little better battery wise than my S7 edge.
Biggest difference other than the obvious is that I'm not getting the false touches or issues with typing on the keyboard. Battery wise the S7e gets about 60-90 mins SOT more though. There are pics and such over on the HTC 10 thread
Question for those with the edge.
How well does the Swype keyboard work? Does the keyboard go all over to the edges? How comfortable is it to Swype from the edges?
I mean, I've never tried the Swype keyboard on the edge, and it's one of my main concerns about this phone. The Swype keyboard is the most important thing for me on a smartphone. I need to be able to type comfortably and fast, and maybe the edges make the Swype experience harder or more annoying.
How well does the Swype keyboard work? Does the keyboard go all over to the edges? How comfortable is it to Swype from the edges?
I mean, I've never tried the Swype keyboard on the edge, and it's one of my main concerns about this phone. The Swype keyboard is the most important thing for me on a smartphone. I need to be able to type comfortably and fast, and maybe the edges make the Swype experience harder or more annoying.