So I jumped ship, from iPhone to Samsung 1 month on

[eyoungren]

samsung makes some great phones!

Explodingly great it would seem!

 

[Floydpink]

I go through this every upgrade. I toy with the idea of going android, and believe me, while I wouldn't necessarily consider myself an apple fanboy, I have always loved the products and sung their praises. The latest phones (from Samsung at least) dangle so many carrots it becomes hard not to bite - VR (which I really wish was supported on iPhone) , the display, the camera, the s-pen, and other features.And the design is great especially compared to the plus iPhone. I gave Apple a pass on the original 6 plus being it was their first foray into phablet territory, and I fully expected them to make form factor corrections to it by now but that has yet come to pass. But then I consider my experience with android, and it hasn't been good, and consider why I have my apple products, and always wind up staying with Apple - I bought a nexus tablet a few years back , and while the tablet worked fine, the battery life was atrocious. I wasn't thrilled with many of the applications and wound up getting an iPad mini and the experience was so much better. I use a samsung phone for work, and I find the software irritating to use and the battery life is equally horrible. With apple I get iMessage which I think is great, the cloud service so every thing "just works " across all my devices, reliable updates and the best (most of the time) customer service. But I do admit, every year it gets a bit harder to not give in to temptation and make the switch.

I've been doing the same for 3 iPhone launches and have spent quite a bit of time in stores trying out the latest and greatest android.

No different this year and probably came as close as I've ever been to jumping when I spent some time with the Samsung Galaxy Edge.

To be fair, a week or 2 would probably change things, but I always find myself unimpressed by the experience and wind up with another Apple product.

Waiting for my 7

 

[Juan007]

Hope you aren't planning on a trip soon, because bringing your phone on a plane is against FAA regulations? I'm sure it's a great phone, just need to get past a few minor explosions.

 

[Floydpink]

Hope you aren't planning on a trip soon, because bringing your phone on a plane is against FAA regulations? I'm sure it's a great phone, just need to get past a few minor explosions.

I'm being serious when I say that I walk my dog on a hoverboard, while vaping, so adding a Samsung phone would probably finally kill me.

 

[off_piste]

I'll never do Samsung again. The forced adware, laggy UI, terrible battery longevity (my oem samsung note 3 battery had almost no capacity after 1 year).

I have a 6s+ but kept my Note 3. My daughter uses it and that thing still has incredible battery life after 3+ years. It's still fast and with Nova launcher I had no problems with touchwiz. It also has 196gb of storage with a larger screen.

The gap between both platforms now is so small I have to laugh at people when they say they'd never touch Android or iOS again.

 

[MistrSynistr]

For the record, setting a device on a plugged in pad isn't wireless charging. You are still locked in to that spot to utilize the phone while it charges just as you would for a phone charging via lightning port, and maybe even more restricted.

Real wireless charging, what Apple is actually working on, is entering your home, car, office and the phone just charges. Stop touting this.

 

[neteng101]

Samsung does make some great looking phones - its the software that I could never live with. Android is a mess... no telling how long you'll even get updates for and when those updates will come. Its far too fragmented of an ecosystem. Apple's boring and safe... that works perfectly fine for something one uses everyday and reliability/predictability in the software/hardware.

The 7 is still the 6 form factor so its definitely sort of dated in ways... the 8 will come and iPhones will be the cool gadget again.

 

[aohus]

I went from long time Android user to iPhone, then switched back to Android for a hot second then left it immediately back to iPhone. I switched to a Nexus 6P and the phone was a disaster. Would run hot and battery drain to the max. It was also uncomfortable to hold as well.

If it's any Android I'd switch to now it would be the Moto Z Play edition. Ridiculous battery life on an AMOLED 5.5 inch display.

As far as Sammy phones are concerned, I stay away from it as long as TouchWiz is around. Bummer as the hardware is great.

 

[jimbo1mcm]

Had a bunch of both Android and Apple phones. Recently sold my 6S Plus and got a Galaxy S7 Edge. Nice phone, but I got bored with the big size and got an HTC 10. Does everything I want. I really like the double tap to wake it up. But I missed Apple and I needed another phone for use as a home phone, so I bought a Iphone 6S. Morale: You can go small after you go big.

 

[JustCorz]

I moved from iPhone 4 to Samsung galaxy note 2 then note 4 based on screen size and being able to customise the home screen without jailbreak, my experience with Samsung devices were generally good except for the lag with certain apps and the fact that android os updates took so long to come to Samsung devices, I guess that is due to touchwizz, I also found that with every android os update both note 2 and 4 seemed to perform worse than before. What brought me back to iPhone was my note 4 broke and my wife had just upgraded to iPhone 6s so I decided to use her iPhone 6 whilst I arranged for my note 4 to be repaired. Having used the iPhone 6 for a month or so has rekindled my joy of using iOS with some apps that were laggy on the note 4 now operating fine using the iPhone 6 and the seamless integration with my other apple devices and a plethora of top quality music creation apps including the free GarageBand, Suffice to say I have now ordered an iPhone 7 and I don't believe I will be returning to Samsung for the near future.

 

[pixel_junkie]

So I have owned every iPhone from the 3G, Last month I had a choice, the iPhone 7 or the Galaxy S7. To be honest something about the last keynote really put me off Apple, It finally hit home that their devices are nothing special with a hell of a price tag, add to the fact the price of devices actually went up in the UK rather than down I decided to try the Samsung S7.

First off the thing is gorgeous but a damn finger print magnet, straight out the gate we had issues, with a 3000 mAh battery I was draining at 10% per hour when idle, after a lot of investigating turns out the culprit was wifi calling, I turned that off and well it lasts as long now as my old SE if not longer, the screen is just gorgeous and the camera to me is better than the SE but only slighter. I had used Android before and it always had lag somewhere, this phone has zero lag. The screen is 5.1 but it doesn't feel any bigger in the hand than the iPhone 6.

I have to say I am really happy with my purchase. I hate to say it but Apple to me feels like its going no where fast, same old same old with only slight improvements.

Good for you. iPhones are cool and people love them mostly because they are no brainers but if you're at least a bit techie and can set up your Android proper, you get a monster computer in your pocket.

I appreciate the craftsmanship and design of Apple phones, security, reliability and customer service but iOS feels like going 5-10 years back in time. Way oversimplified for my taste. Polished look though.

 

[maflynn]

I consider myself platform agnostic, and as such, I've used iOS, Android, Windows mobile. I've been on iOS mostly now because of what it offers, and Apple's customer service is stellar. My current phone, the SE is not even a year old, so I'm content with what I have and there's nothing out there at the moment that would provide a superior experience for me.

 

[nnoble]

So what are the new innovations on Samsung that made you switch?

Did you previously invest significantly in iOS apps and was this investment a consideration when making the move?

 

[JForestZ34]

For the record, setting a device on a plugged in pad isn't wireless charging. You are still locked in to that spot to utilize the phone while it charges just as you would for a phone charging via lightning port, and maybe even more restricted.

Real wireless charging, what Apple is actually working on, is entering your home, car, office and the phone just charges. Stop touting this.

That kind of tech is years away. 5-10 yrs easy. With the amount of energy needed to charge your phone at a distance like that you would have massive interference in your car or even your home.


James

 

[hallux]

Also, the device would no longer talk to my watch, computer, tablet, etc.

What?! I have a MBP and use Android for my phone and tablet. In fact- I even was able to push an update to my phone using my Mac (Nexus, the Nougat OTA). I can add files to my iTunes library and have them available on my Android phone and tablet relatively quick. I use Messages to communicate with people on the Google messaging system all the time. I'll give you the watch. Bottom line, using an Apple computer with Android is not as much of a challenge as some make it out to be, you just need to ask the questions.

Now that the Notes app on Sierra allows for images, I wonder if Apple and Google will work on allowing Notes to connect to Keep. Since Keep is web-accessible (and that/Notes are not my main focus), I didn't consider the lack of communication there. Since I had a cross-platform password manager prior to coming to Apple, I didn't consider Keychain either but there is a way to get past that lack of communication.

 

[nickchallis92]

Good for you. iPhones are cool and people love them mostly because they are no brainers but if you're at least a bit techie and can set up your Android proper, you get a monster computer in your pocket.

I appreciate the craftsmanship and design of Apple phones, security, reliability and customer service but iOS feels like going 5-10 years back in time. Way oversimplified for my taste. Polished look though.

I actually think iOS is so simple that it's complicated. Perfoming basic tasks like replying to an email with an attachment requires uploading documents to the cloud and having to prepare yourself before replying to an email. Total nonsense.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

The huge advantage for Samsung is ........ hardware and design.
The huge advantage for Apple is ....... integrated services which rely on iCloud.

 

[T48]

So I have owned every iPhone from the 3G, Last month I had a choice, the iPhone 7 or the Galaxy S7. To be honest something about the last keynote really put me off Apple, It finally hit home that their devices are nothing special with a hell of a price tag, add to the fact the price of devices actually went up in the UK rather than down I decided to try the Samsung S7.

I'd put a case of some sort on it. But then again, a phone could be made of titanium & would still put a case of some sort on it.

Also, if you are NOT going to use the VR in the near future. Disable/delete Gear VR, Occulus & occulus rooms & DT Ignite. Plus what ever other carrier bloatware it may have. Take a quick search of any of those items to double check what I am saying.

Am personally on the fence between ios & another Samsung device. Never had ios previously & always willing to learn something new.

Hope you aren't planning on a trip soon, because bringing your phone on a plane is against FAA regulations? I'm sure it's a great phone, just need to get past a few minor explosions.

Only the recalled Note 7 is on that list. Not the Galaxy S7.

The huge advantage for Samsung is ........ hardware and design.
The huge advantage for Apple is ....... integrated services which rely on iCloud.

From my viewpoint, Apples advantage is that they own ios & control it completely. Samsung opted in on an open source system(android) that they do not own nor can truly optimize in the direction they may like. Would think for Samsung to remain viable in the coming years, they are going to have to really innovate their Tizen platform. Google is seemingly aiming toward a more direct approach with their Pixel phones & they may step on some toes in doing so.

Regardless, innovation among any of the platforms is great for all as they will constantly try to improve things as long as there is a market of buyers.

 

[theinstructor]

Glad you are having a good experience. I purchased a Note 7 when it was released and it was super laggy within 3 days. My keyboard would also freeze up on group messages every single time. (This was before the battery exploding issue) Returned phone and got the 7 plus. Very happy with my decision

Me too but that all changed with the second release of the Note 7. I even went to an iPhone 7+ for two weeks. It just wasn't the upgrade I'd expected it would be. I came from a 6+ btw. The new Note is super fast, better battery life and no lag whatsoever.

 

[pixel_junkie]

I actually think iOS is so simple that it's complicated. Perfoming basic tasks like replying to an email with an attachment requires uploading documents to the cloud and having to prepare yourself before replying to an email. Total nonsense.

Yah, there are some major oversights - my biggest beef is that the ringer, media, and alarm sounds volume arn't split. HOW is this possible?? If you have it high enough so you can hear it during the day, you have to turn it down every night before you go to bed so you don't get a heart attack when your alarm goes off in the AM the following day.

 

[5105973]

So I have owned every iPhone from the 3G, Last month I had a choice, the iPhone 7 or the Galaxy S7. To be honest something about the last keynote really put me off Apple, It finally hit home that their devices are nothing special with a hell of a price tag, add to the fact the price of devices actually went up in the UK rather than down I decided to try the Samsung S7.

First off the thing is gorgeous but a damn finger print magnet, straight out the gate we had issues, with a 3000 mAh battery I was draining at 10% per hour when idle, after a lot of investigating turns out the culprit was wifi calling, I turned that off and well it lasts as long now as my old SE if not longer, the screen is just gorgeous and the camera to me is better than the SE but only slighter. I had used Android before and it always had lag somewhere, this phone has zero lag. The screen is 5.1 but it doesn't feel any bigger in the hand than the iPhone 6.

I have to say I am really happy with my purchase. I hate to say it but Apple to me feels like its going no where fast, same old same old with only slight improvements.

Something about that keynote put me off badly, too. A lot of somethings. There was an air of lackadaisical attitude in the presentation. I'm glad you're happy with your purchase. I'm also happy with my Note 7 (special non-incendiary edition ). Nevertheless with a 6S Plus coming up on upgrade eligibility, I was and still am interested in the IPhone 7. There is much to like about it. So I am very dismayed at the accumulated flaws and glitches being reported by fellow forum members. And I am a bit dismayed they don't match Android devices on basic hardware upgrades like recording in stereo audio, which is a feature I refuse to part with now that I've experienced it. I'll wait awhile yet before committing to an IPhone 7 purchase--I'll wait and see if the QC issues start disappearing as the production moves on past meeting initial demand. And I will meanwhile continue to check out the upcoming LG V20 and Google Pixel.

I'm very happy with my iPhone SE, so I'm going to be keeping a toe in with iOS regardless.

I have an iPad mini 4 I am using now, but it's been acting up quite a bit, like my old iPad mini did due to insufficient RAM. I am starting to see page reloads a lot. And it often freezes up when I try to input text on this forum. It's things like that and the problems I had with iPhone 6 Plus that have me a bit bemused when some people act like Apple can do no wrong ever and that it is always kittens and rainbows here in the Walled Garden. It's all technology, and there will always be gremlins lurking about, gumming up the works, no matter who the manufacturer is.

 

[C DM]

I actually think iOS is so simple that it's complicated. Perfoming basic tasks like replying to an email with an attachment requires uploading documents to the cloud and having to prepare yourself before replying to an email. Total nonsense.

Well, wouldn't an attachment have to be somewhere in order to attach it?

 

[rGiskard]

Root Explorer ftw!!!! Love that app (even on non-rooted phones). Root Explorer by Speed Software

I'll have to try that one. I've been rocking X-plor file manager and it's just perfect on my Nexus 7. If only I could install it on my iPad Mini 4 then I'd have the best tablet on Earth for my needs.

Only a few days until the Nexus 7 2016 reveal. Quad-HD, 4GB RAM, and possibly an SD card slot. I'm stoked!
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Well, wouldn't an attachment have to be somewhere in order to attach it?

It is far easier with a Finder. Imagine trying to use a Mac without the finder. That's what Apple, in their infinite wisdom, deemed to be the solution for iOS.

 

[Roadstar]

Hope you aren't planning on a trip soon, because bringing your phone on a plane is against FAA regulations? I'm sure it's a great phone, just need to get past a few minor explosions.

You're making it sound much worse than it really is. You can bring the phone with you on a plane, but you can't use it or charge it during the flight. You also shouldn't pack it to luggage that goes into the cargo hold. http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsid=86424. Sure it's a little inconvenience, but at least for me it's not even close to a dealbreaker, I'll just use another phone or a tablet for in-flight entertainment.

In addition, with the replacement units arriving, the bans are starting to get lifted: http://www.androidcentral.com/indias-aviation-ministry-lifts-note-7-ban

So unless you're a frequent flyer with a need to use exactly that one device during the flights, this shouldn't be too much of an issue.

 

[Michael Goff]

Hope you aren't planning on a trip soon, because bringing your phone on a plane is against FAA regulations? I'm sure it's a great phone, just need to get past a few minor explosions.

The S7 is not the Note 7.