Galaxy S7

[Sevanw]

I might to give it a second look now that you mention it. It prompted me to enable using my fingerprints as authentication for websites. I might try it out!

Number one reason I've been using the Samsung browser is the fingerprint login. It is soooooo convenient.

 

[jamezr]

I didn't watch the whole iPhone vs Galaxy speed test video. I am sure the iPhone multitask better, since Galaxy phones are more aggressive at RAM management, though I don't see this (with the improved s7 series) really affecting the day to day use of this phone.

I did watch enough to see that you can't really take that guy's video serious. Both phones need to be fresh off a factory reset. Some of his iPhone apps opened to where he was last using them, while several Android apps appeared to open for the first time, such as temple run. It's not even clear if he cloaed all background apps.

Overall, I don't really care. Phones are plenty fast today, even low end Moto G exhibit a fluid and fast experience. I just don't like experiments/demonstrations done incorrectly and not controlled for variables. I guess it's the scientist in me.

I guess I could theoretically do this test with my wife's phone, but I don't she would let me do a factory reset, etc.

My sentiments too. This does not affect the way i use my phones. I suspect the vast majority will fall in this category as well. But it does give some (not MRU) something to bring up as a negative for Samsung phones.
I can use my 6s+ and N5 and S7e side by side and not notice a difference in speed and app loading or refreshes.
They all 3 do the job pretty darn well.

 

[grkm3]

Temple run was preloaded in that test.all the other phones had a loading bar!

 

[BlueGoldAce]

£97 extra in all for the deal i've gone with.

That has 15% interest, right? That's really high. Enjoy your phone though.

I think this has something to do with the UK, based on comments on other websites. The UK doesn't seem to have interest free, eip like the US.

I have read it is still cheaper to go the Samsung route and purchases a prepaid data plan in the UK, significantly for some, then to go directly through the carrier for the phone.

I wonder if the interest will disappear, if this ever makes it to the US. I would think so, in order to complete with Apple.

Of course Apple forced apple care into the loan. This would pure income, since s large majority of people would never have to use the Apple care. Apple probably uses this for income and to cover whatever fee they pay citizen one.

I could see Samsung going a similar route.

 

[Surf Donkey]

My sentiments too. This does not affect the way i use my phones. I suspect the vast majority will fall in this category as well. But it does give some (not MRU) something to bring up as a negative for Samsung phones.
I can use my 6s+ and N5 and S7e side by side and not notice a difference in speed and app loading or refreshes.
They all 3 do the job pretty darn well.

I am really not trying to bring a negative to the phone. I am more curious about the SOC. I thought the 820 was suppose to run cooler and the phone has more RAM than any user should need. But, if as posted in my video, a stopwatch can't run in the background while you do other things (after a certain period of time it seems) then that absolutely could impact your usage.

So is it throttling or just maybe a bug with the stopwatch app? Time will tell I guess if more people find issues with daily usage. And if it does turn out to be Samsung being aggressive with RAM management again, then I will consider it another negative for Samsung

 

[mclld]

if the 6s is performing better in some cases then the 7 should be way ahead of the new Samsungs in most aspects(if that video is accurate). To me the it wouldnt matter if the 6s was destroying it, it still is an iphone and I dont like using ios as my phone so it wouldnt matter to me.

 

[jamezr]

I am really not trying to bring a negative to the phone. I am more curious about the SOC. I thought the 820 was suppose to run cooler and the phone has more RAM than any user should need. But, if as posted in my video, a stopwatch can't run in the background while you do other things (after a certain period of time it seems) then that absolutely could impact your usage.

So is it throttling or just maybe a bug with the stopwatch app? Time will tell I guess if more people find issues with daily usage. And if it does turn out to be Samsung being aggressive with RAM management again, then I will consider it another negative for Samsung

I haven't experienced any throttling on any Samsung phones I have owned. I just tried my stopwatch app and it ran just fine while watching YT video. Maybe it's just your phone......

 

[Surf Donkey]

I haven't experienced any throttling on any Samsung phones I have owned. I just tried my stopwatch app and it ran just fine while watching YT video. Maybe it's just your phone......

Definitely wasn't my test, just a video posted by a reviewer. The 810 for sure throttles (takes a bit of gaming to notice it) but it has an impact on my battery for the 6p. And I was really hoping the 820 would be better. Will be curious to see how the tests come in for the Exynos. Again, this could just be a bug or aggressive on Samsungs software part. I guess we'll see.

 

[jamezr]

Definitely wasn't my test, just a video posted by a reviewer. The 810 for sure throttles (takes a bit of gaming to notice it) but it has an impact on my battery for the 6p. And I was really hoping the 820 would be better. Will be curious to see how the tests come in for the Exynos. Again, this could just be a bug or aggressive on Samsungs software part. I guess we'll see.

Oh my bad you said

But, if as posted in my video, a stopwatch can't run in the background while you do other things (after a certain period of time it seems) then that absolutely could impact your usage.

I think all processors throttle when they get to their heat threshold? Isn't that a builtin safety feature? what that threshold is for mobile processors i do not know.
So far using my S7 (Note 5 too) it has not gotten hot or have I experienced any throttling. I am sure if it is an issue it will be widely publicised as more and more Galaxy S7s get delivered.

 

[BlueGoldAce]

Definitely wasn't my test, just a video posted by a reviewer. The 810 for sure throttles (takes a bit of gaming to notice it) but it has an impact on my battery for the 6p. And I was really hoping the 820 would be better. Will be curious to see how the tests come in for the Exynos. Again, this could just be a bug or aggressive on Samsungs software part. I guess we'll see.

I use and depend on stop watches/ timers all day, everyday at work. My work depends on it. The s7 edge hasn't presented any problems in this area.

 

[mclld]

Where are all the pictures?

 

[jamezr]

Where are all the pictures?

I posted a bunch the other day. Look at a couple pages back.

 

[nviz22]

£97 extra in all for the deal i've gone with.

Well, as long as you're happy and going to use your product to the fullest, it doesn't matter as much, right?

 

[Grayburn]

Well, as long as you're happy and going to use your product to the fullest, it doesn't matter as much, right?

Yeah i'm happy, i'd probably pay the same or more if i was getting it from my carrier.

 

[MRU]

My sentiments too. This does not affect the way i use my phones. I suspect the vast majority will fall in this category as well. But it does give some (not MRU) something to bring up as a negative for Samsung phones.
I can use my 6s+ and N5 and S7e side by side and not notice a difference in speed and app loading or refreshes.
They all 3 do the job pretty darn well.

I'm pretty sure with my usage I won't be affected this time around (reasonably confident of it) as the only time I've seen the app refreshes are when they've loaded heavy games and in fairness the Samsung is pushing far more pixels in games than the 6S or 6S+. But as I don't game I'm confident in my edge purchase this year and looking forward to it. It was my favourite designed phone last year, and I'm sure I'll fall in love this year even more so. The edge + and Note 5 almost eliminated the reloads for me compared to the standard Edge, so with improvements over Note 5 I'm very much reassured.

That being said like yourself I'm keeping my iPhone anyway so it doesn't really bother me how it compares because we will have access to both anyway.

 

[JackieInCo]

That being said like yourself I'm keeping my iPhone anyway so it doesn't really bother me how it compares because we will have access to both anyway.

How do you feel about your iPhone these days compared to the S7 Edge or any recent phone you've bought?

I bought my 6S and 6S+ back in December and I still use them for certain things but I love using my Note 5 more than anything. My S7 Edge will be here shortly today and I plan on using that as my main phone. If I didn't have the iPhones, I could easily see myself as being Android only today on.

 

[MRU]

How do you feel about your iPhone these days compared to the S7 Edge or any recent phone you've bought?

I bought my 6S and 6S+ back in December and I still use them for certain things but I love using my Note 5 more than anything. My S7 Edge will be here shortly and I plan on using that as my main phone. If I didn't have the iPhones, I could easily see myself as being Android only today.

Haven't got my 7 Edge yet, it arrives next Tuesday here.

I still love my 6S+ - it's just so reliable for me, whether it's battery life or performance - it just does everything I ask of it - consistently. And it's that consistency I appreciate the most.

But I also have a z5, moto x force and Nexus 6p at the moment and I like them all for different reasons. However I still find the odd inconsistency in regards to odd app closure or battery life being great one day and the next day very meh! I'll sell the Z5 and 6P when then S7 edge arrives.

 

[JackieInCo]

Haven't got my 7 Edge yet, it arrives next Tuesday here.

I still love my 6S+ - it's just so reliable for me, whether it's battery life or performance - it just does everything I ask of it - consistently. And it's that consistency I appreciate the most.

But I also have a z5, moto x force and Nexus 6p at the moment and I like them all for different reasons. However I still find the odd inconsistency in regards to odd app closure or battery life being great one day and the next day very meh! I'll sell the Z5 and 6P when then S7 edge arrives.

You are correct on several points. I haven't heard of any Android phone that can get better battery life then the 6S+.

There have been several times in the past month of owning my Note 5 where the battery would just start draining so fast. Rebooting the phone usually fixes that problem but it's something that never happens to me on my iPhone as well.

My feelings with phone preferences change so frequently and that's why I own so many and keep every phone I buy. When it comes down to it, I will most likely buy the next iPhone in the fall.

 

[jamezr]

Haven't got my 7 Edge yet, it arrives next Tuesday here.

I still love my 6S+ - it's just so reliable for me, whether it's battery life or performance - it just does everything I ask of it - consistently. And it's that consistency I appreciate the most.

But I also have a z5, moto x force and Nexus 6p at the moment and I like them all for different reasons. However I still find the odd inconsistency in regards to odd app closure or battery life being great one day and the next day very meh! I'll sell the Z5 and 6P when then S7 edge arrives.

I feel the same. It doesn't matter what new Android phones come out this year. I will love my 6s+ and can't see myself parting with it.

 

[Fernandez21]

Haven't got my 7 Edge yet, it arrives next Tuesday here.

I still love my 6S+ - it's just so reliable for me, whether it's battery life or performance - it just does everything I ask of it - consistently. And it's that consistency I appreciate the most.

But I also have a z5, moto x force and Nexus 6p at the moment and I like them all for different reasons. However I still find the odd inconsistency in regards to odd app closure or battery life being great one day and the next day very meh! I'll sell the Z5 and 6P when then S7 edge arrives.

Yeah, it's that consistency in performance, especially in apps, that has kept me with an iPhone even if i enjoy using android a little bit more due to the extra features and customizations. That and Apple services.

 

[epicrayban]

The only thing I enjoy more on iOS is gaming on my iPad. The iPad covers all my iOS needs precisely because I don't do much with the iPad. Gaming is really all I find iOS to be good for at this current point in time.

For me, nearly everything else, Android trumps iOS. My S6 has been a daily driver for me and has been as consistent and reliable as any iPhone I've ever owned. Arguably more so. Android is just so much easier to use on so many different fronts. Not sure why there is such a disparity in consistency with other users and their Android devices.

I foresee an even better experience from the S7E.

 

[Fernandez21]

The only thing I enjoy more on iOS is gaming on my iPad. The iPad covers all my iOS needs precisely because I don't do much with the iPad. Gaming is really all I find iOS to be good for at this current point in time.

For me, nearly everything else, Android trumps iOS. My S6 has been a daily driver for me and has been as consistent and reliable as any iPhone I've ever owned. Arguably more so. Android is just so much easier to use on so many different fronts. Not sure why there is such a disparity in consistency with other users and their Android devices.

I foresee an even better experience from the S7E.

It's not so much android but the apps. In my use case I find apps on my 6S Plus just perform better and are designed better. For example, on my Note I was having problems with the Disney XD app crashing at the second commercial break of watching a tv show, no such problems with my iPhone. I was also having 2 problems with the FX Now app where it was difficult to browse Simpsons episode where the list was constantly going to the episode that was currently being previewed, so I would have to wait until an episode I wanted to watch would be previewed, and even then half the time it would freeze. The AMC app, while it sucks on both platforms, runs a little faster on my iPhone. Pocket Casts, while great on android, gets Ui updates first on iOS. And lately I've been having a problem with YouTube where if I scroll down my subscription list, play a video, then go back it reloads to the top and I have to scroll back down to where I was, while on the iPhone there are times where I watched a video in the morning and in the afternoon I go back to it and my list is right where I left it. And let's not even get started on games.

Don't get me wrong, I think the android Ui is better than iOS at this point, plus stuff like multi-window, customizations, and being able to install emulators make it more enjoyable to me. But the quality of the apps just isn't on par with iPhone. This varies from app to app, some like pocket casts I only see a small difference, but in others it's pretty huge.

 

[thunng8]

Other reports are finding possibly the same old issues with RAM management is the S7 Edge compared to other Android devices. Your point taken though it might be directly related to games.

Wow .. That's really poor that a small app like stopwatch gets shutdown due to poor memory management.

Test also shows 6splus is still a lot better at keeping apps in memory and faster despite it having only 1/2 the ram.

Seems like Samsung would need about 6gb ram (as 4gb is not enough) to match what is achieved with 2gb on the iPhone

 

[nviz22]

Wow .. That's really poor that a small app like stopwatch gets shutdown due to poor memory management.

Test also shows 6splus is still a lot better at keeping apps in memory and faster despite it having only 1/2 the ram.

Seems like Samsung would need about 6gb ram (as 4gb is not enough) to match what is achieved with 2gb on the iPhone

NBD. Have both phones and it's not going to force me onto my iPhone as my DD.

 

[msavic]

Wow .. That's really poor that a small app like stopwatch gets shutdown due to poor memory management.

Test also shows 6splus is still a lot better at keeping apps in memory and faster despite it having only 1/2 the ram.

Seems like Samsung would need about 6gb ram (as 4gb is not enough) to match what is achieved with 2gb on the iPhone

Apple did something truly genius with iOS in regards to multitasking and is one of the reasons iOS devices can keep so many apps in memory.

What Apple basically does is screenshot where you left off in the App and then save the current location of the app in the ram. When you go to switch back to the app, it shows you the screenshot while iOS reloads the app from memory and initializes the save state.

Don't believe me? Try it out yourself, switch to an app and try to interact with it right away, there will be a noticeable pause where it doesn't react and then all of sudden it does once it's loaded.

This is truly genius because it limits the amount of ram needed to remember the save state of an app and thus keeps many more apps ready to restart in the background.

Android on the other hand doesn't use any of these "tricks" and thus iOS can run fine on 1 gb of ram yet Android can't.