Your entire post.....
"I see Samsung pushing the envelope more than many. The most obvious example of this is the screen to body ratio. Having a larger screen in a smaller phone means a big deal to me. Compared to what, the 6s plus? The 6s plus is a JOKE in terms of screen to body ratio.
I do see other companies pushing the envelope. I applaud LG and Motorola for modular addons, they may flop but I appreciate their introduction of new ideas. But Apple? No they aren't necessarily behind in most things such as camera and horsepower, but in other things they are woefully behind such as wireless charging, screen to body ratio, etc. Just the fact that they bank on you staying in the ecosystem is a hindrance.
But in essence I don't disagree with you. The Note 7 isn't that much of an upgrade over the Note 5, unless you need those new features. For me ip68, memory card, much better spen, always on screen are worthy upgrades and things the iPhone won't have. What's the iPhone getting? New antenna lines, the dual camera will be nice, maybe 1gb more ram? I feel bad for Apple users, spending $1000 for so little."
Only references to anything other than antenna lines and RAM are bolded. Only the second is referring to the 7.
Dude, its not a big thing - you're just positioning the upgrade in a way that makes it look bad while the Note 7 looks great. You use your preference as additional shield for it, but come on. Just be honest. You want to have a serious, mature conversation?
I'm really looking forward to the lightning EarPods, the rumored better bluetooth wireless chip and what that can do to enhance all the wireless devices I connect to, rumored water resistance and the dual camera - which I know virtually nothing about, but depending on how they use it, it seems like there are lots of cool things it could bring to mobile picture taking. Not as big an upgrade as the 6 to 6S IMO, but those with a new color are enough to get me....though I'm an early adopter and love the latest and greatest.
To me, the Note 7 isn't really that much bigger an upgrade from the Note 5 - but the new design, HDR support, better camera and software tweaks are definitely cool. And I can understand the improved water resistance and re-addition of removable storage could be enough for some to switch. Again, I probably would've from a Note 5 and definitely will from a GS7 Edge/OnePlus 3. I just don't see that as objectively a better update.
TL;DR - both phones are gonna be awesome. Have fun with whatever you get.
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I definitely think there will by a lot of hype and pressure on the 10th anniversary iPhone, but honestly if they've been working on these things, they've been doing so for many years. Lots of work in the making.
The whole headphone thing is gonna be so overblown and by the time the 2017 iPhone comes out it will be forgotten. Not sure why there is reason to be upset about getting rid of an outdated port. Improve the bluetooth capabilities, GIVE the customer great sounding lightning EarPods and offer an adapter for those who have something different they want to continue using.
Sometimes to drive adoption of newer, better things you have to phase out the old. Where's the uproar over needing an entirely different VR now that the Note 7 has USB C? There shouldn't be any because USB C is vastly superior to micro USB and things need to progress. Folks can bite the bullet and switch over/buy an adapter for things that are that important to them.
