There are many varied and great observations on this thread. I think the most off putting aspect of the S7/S7 Edge for my husband and me is having rogue apps running in the background draining the battery in random and unexpected ways.
Also I was in a VR game with my S7 and inexplicably my S7 just started installing all these other apps that I had copied over from my S7 Edge (and thought had installed already). So my view of the game was constantly blocked by these pop ups informing me of the installations and my phone started heating up.
I find I use my unlocked S7 and S7 Edge (obtained free from AT&T via BOGO) more for entertainment. They share a sim for a phone number I gave out only to my husband and parents. I really love VR, which I understand most people consider a gimmick or for kids. But really I'm blown away by the latest generation Gear VR headset and the quality it can render despite the low cost and the tech being in its infancy. So I'm glad I can keep my Samsungs in use. I also value the ability of the S7 series to record really nice stereo immersive stereo audio for video.
However I'm really impressed by the quality of the camera on my IPhone 7 Plus the subtle upgrade to the haptic feedback and the speakers and so forth. What made it earn its place as my primary phone over my very solid and reliable HTC 10 is iMessage and FaceTime. These communication options are still easier to call up and use than other options and is also what is used by most people I need to keep in regular touch with.
I had a 6S Plus (now given to my favorite sister-in-law) and I think it also holds its own well against the Samsung phones.
Now the problems you encounter with Samsung phones won't necessarily hold true for all Android phones. My HTC 10 was rock solid and I can't recall it crashing except for a day or two after I messed around extensively experimenting with different launchers and apps. It rebounded from that very well. Apps ran on in the background on that but never seemed to drain my battery as much as happens with my and my husband's Samsungs. And battery drain was way worse for my husband because he had at least three times as many apps installed as I did.
I'd have to say though by far my hugest frustration with Marshmallow and Nougat variants of Android is that if your fingerprints fail to register after a few tries, the device will lock you out and it can be a pain to get to where you can manually key in your passcode. On the iPhone the screen pops up right away if your fingerprint fails to register. My HTC 10 very rarely fails to recognize my prints, but my Samsungs are awful at it so I'm often locked out.
On the Android devices I own, instead of the option to enter your passcode popping up, there is this rude little message that says you have to wait 29 or 30 seconds to try again. If you then wait that time and try again the next message pops up adding a full minute! This timer will just keep increasing the lockout timer amount each time you try and fail to get your print recognized. I once got a lockout message for five minutes. Actually my record might have been ten minutes. I don't remember...I have a forum post around here somewhere in which I am fuming about it. At the time I was so new to Android and had to flounder around trying to figure out how to get the option to enter a passcode. Sigh. It's normally not a huge deal but if you're flustered and in a hurry to make a call, like say you want to report a unicorn sighting or something...well...gah!
I also hate the way you have to turn off your alarm. You have to swipe the button away. On iOS you just touch it to turn it off. One morning I somehow swiped the button off the screen without turning off the alarm. I have no idea how I did that. I really don't. It was on the HTC 10. My husband and I were blearily fumbling over the phone trying to get it to shut up. It was not a good morning.
iOS isn't perfect either. Sometimes I get flustered and can't operate iOS properly either. Now as to why I am often so flustered when trying to use smartphones, I guess that's a personal problem and no operating system is going to help me out on that!
Also I was in a VR game with my S7 and inexplicably my S7 just started installing all these other apps that I had copied over from my S7 Edge (and thought had installed already). So my view of the game was constantly blocked by these pop ups informing me of the installations and my phone started heating up.
I find I use my unlocked S7 and S7 Edge (obtained free from AT&T via BOGO) more for entertainment. They share a sim for a phone number I gave out only to my husband and parents. I really love VR, which I understand most people consider a gimmick or for kids. But really I'm blown away by the latest generation Gear VR headset and the quality it can render despite the low cost and the tech being in its infancy. So I'm glad I can keep my Samsungs in use. I also value the ability of the S7 series to record really nice stereo immersive stereo audio for video.
However I'm really impressed by the quality of the camera on my IPhone 7 Plus the subtle upgrade to the haptic feedback and the speakers and so forth. What made it earn its place as my primary phone over my very solid and reliable HTC 10 is iMessage and FaceTime. These communication options are still easier to call up and use than other options and is also what is used by most people I need to keep in regular touch with.
I had a 6S Plus (now given to my favorite sister-in-law) and I think it also holds its own well against the Samsung phones.
Now the problems you encounter with Samsung phones won't necessarily hold true for all Android phones. My HTC 10 was rock solid and I can't recall it crashing except for a day or two after I messed around extensively experimenting with different launchers and apps. It rebounded from that very well. Apps ran on in the background on that but never seemed to drain my battery as much as happens with my and my husband's Samsungs. And battery drain was way worse for my husband because he had at least three times as many apps installed as I did.
I'd have to say though by far my hugest frustration with Marshmallow and Nougat variants of Android is that if your fingerprints fail to register after a few tries, the device will lock you out and it can be a pain to get to where you can manually key in your passcode. On the iPhone the screen pops up right away if your fingerprint fails to register. My HTC 10 very rarely fails to recognize my prints, but my Samsungs are awful at it so I'm often locked out.
On the Android devices I own, instead of the option to enter your passcode popping up, there is this rude little message that says you have to wait 29 or 30 seconds to try again. If you then wait that time and try again the next message pops up adding a full minute! This timer will just keep increasing the lockout timer amount each time you try and fail to get your print recognized. I once got a lockout message for five minutes. Actually my record might have been ten minutes. I don't remember...I have a forum post around here somewhere in which I am fuming about it. At the time I was so new to Android and had to flounder around trying to figure out how to get the option to enter a passcode. Sigh. It's normally not a huge deal but if you're flustered and in a hurry to make a call, like say you want to report a unicorn sighting or something...well...gah!
I also hate the way you have to turn off your alarm. You have to swipe the button away. On iOS you just touch it to turn it off. One morning I somehow swiped the button off the screen without turning off the alarm. I have no idea how I did that. I really don't. It was on the HTC 10. My husband and I were blearily fumbling over the phone trying to get it to shut up. It was not a good morning.
iOS isn't perfect either. Sometimes I get flustered and can't operate iOS properly either. Now as to why I am often so flustered when trying to use smartphones, I guess that's a personal problem and no operating system is going to help me out on that!
