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Logo-less front FTW.
Happy to see Samsung truly stand behind their design and technology.
Nah I was just talking about more general things - e.g. volume controls, filtering spam phone calls, the hearing test/adaptive sound function...
There are so many useful things on TouchWiz.
Oh, I thought there were additional steps to minimize TouchWiz's footprint so it cannot bog down over time. Is the S7 the first Galaxy device not to bog down after a year?
My S7edge on TMO has the March security update. It has been getting updates pretty regularly.
Do you guys think Samsung will be offering any great iPhone for Galaxy S8(+) trade-in incentives?
Forget bogging down.... Once Nougat dropped, the phone genuinely improved in practically every way! (And I remember when the Lollipop update bricked loads of S5's and ruined it for a lot of people).
Samsung are learning year after year, they definitely listen to us.
If you look the S7 thread, most of us are extremely happy. OK the updates/patches are slow/variable but as a phone, my S7 Edge ticks most boxes for me and the software is perfectly good, very few complaints.
I thought that was the new Gear VR? The only big change is the remote, right?
Lol honestly, last security patch I had was around December time. Before that I had one in the previous 8 months.
Tbh I'm not that bothered. The phone works. I don't do stupid things on it like sideloaded viruses. I'm not exactly worried. If something really bad happened, all my stuff is backed up.
What network are you on?
When I had my S7 edge on o2 I got three consecutive monthly updates.
Hopefully this is available in the USA and other regions, too.
And I'm hoping this means there will be an unlocked S8 available at launch. I'll have to weigh my options between Tmo and unlocked from Samsung, if so.
I'm on Three and so is my wife.
My wife's S7 has had quite a few updates. My S7 Edge, hardly any.
She even got Nougat 6 weeks before me!
Battery life could be better. Sometimes I get an occasional stutter, but I could've said that about my old 7+ too. I had some hiccups with that. Nougat is working well for me too.
The S7 edge was the most worry free phone I've ever owned. Equipped with the best camera and screen experience I've ever had.
The s8 should be even better.
The s8 should be even better.
I second this. I recommend this phone anytime someone asks. Especially for people that don't care for the latest tech, the deals right now are amazing. This phone is a no brainer.
RIP Note 7.
I've had a Note 5 since release date or so in late Summer 2015. Not slowed at all. I had an SII and Note 3, and yes, those got bogged down after a few months, but that was 5+ years ago now. No other issues at all with the phone after over 1.5 years of ownership.
And yes, Note 5 screen and camera are fantastic. Looking forward to the same size screen in the smaller form factor S8.
And yes, Note 5 screen and camera are fantastic. Looking forward to the same size screen in the smaller form factor S8.
For me, the audio quality I'd get when recording videos was amazing. When I listen on my headphones to any video I've recorded on either of my Samsungs, I feel I'm in 360 degree sound. It sounds the way I remember hearing it, with some kid's voice behind me, pond rushing to my right, bird singing to the left...that sort of sound experience.
Unfortunately for the picture quality of the video, my iPhone 7 Plus rubs its face in the dust. Panning is more smooth and fluid and free from odd artifacts on an iPhone 7 Plus. If I could have a Frankenphone it would have an IPhone's video quality and my S7 Edge audio quality. I did get a stereo external mic for my iPhone 7 Plus but nothing beats the immersiveness of my S7 sound. Unless it's a V30. I've read great things about the sound quality of a LG V30 video.
My HTC10 is great, too, but I prefer my Samsungs so far.
yep...my S7 edge has gotten better after the Nougat update. Better performance and battery life.
The black one may be too irresistible. More pics here:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/A-Sa...t-poses-for-a-detailed-hands-on-video_id92391
http://www.phonearena.com/news/A-Sa...t-poses-for-a-detailed-hands-on-video_id92391
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You know why your Note5 didn't slowdown? It uses an Exynos SoC.
The S6 range and Note 5 were the one time in recent years that Samsung made all their phones globally with their own SoC.
I barely read about any of Samsung's 2015 Range lagging, from the S6 to the S6 Edge+ to Note 5, their only issue is Battery due to them mostly having inadequately sized batteries as Samsung was trying to slim them down as much as possible that year.
I wish Samsung would just end this crap with using Qualcomm SoCs and rely on their own hardware, it does a better job with their software.
I think the whole Qualcomm deal may have something to do with US Carriers and regulations though, so US Samsung customers will always have an inferior Samsung experience Vs. the rest of the world.