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thinking of trading my Rogers I717 for n7000

Hi guys,
I need some advise. I'm thinking of trading my Rogers note for the international version. What do you folks recommend. Following are my reasons.
1. I believe the n7000 will get ics before the Rogers I717
2. I get 4 hours of battery and find it frustrating. I heard the battery performance is better on the international version.
3. I heard n7000 is a bit faster. I find i717 gets a bit choppy during screen transitions
4. I find I717 gets quite warm while using. A little uncomfortable.
5. I hardly get full lte to care about it. 4g is fine
6. Home button on the n7000 seems nice.
What do you thinks guys? Any help would be appreciated.
thanks

N 7000 gets pretty warm too, but base on what I said, I think is a smart move to trade.
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I switched from I717 to N7000 and am so glad every day that I did. ZIPPY performance with the active dev for it, just wonderful compared to the previous phone. Fm radio is sweet too =D. LTE was unnecessary with a 3GB cap.. The data on the international has been plenty fast when needed. Do it!
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I switched from an i717 to an N7000. Best decision I ever made. The only issue I've had is sometimes the phone activates the voice software and car mode. Bloody annoying when it happens.

I'm the opposite, I switched from N7000 to I717 & I don't regret it. While I do miss ICS but blazing at LTE speed was well worth the sacrifice.

I too switched from i717 to n7000 and do not regret it at all. I get way better battery life on the international version. I can get 1d 15hrs out of the battery on this with 3hrs of screen on time where i could only get 10hrs out of the i717 with the same on screen time max on a good day if the planets and stars were all aligned properly
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What is the i717 ?

Its the USA/Canada LTE Version of the Note

I researched extensively before purchased N7000 instead of AT&T's Note. Personally, I think the ONLY advantage of Rogers I717 is ease of the warranty service.
Some may argue that I717 has LTE, but from where I live (So Cal, probably true for many pp) the advantage of LTE is little to nothing. I am constantly getting 7mbps on HSPA+ which is plenty fast for everything except stream HD video or torrent. But again, I doubt anyone would use their $10/gb data plan for that purpose. Until carriers roll out unlimited data for $20 a month, I see no place for LTE.

psun786 said:
I researched extensively before purchased N7000 instead of AT&T's Note. Personally, I think the ONLY advantage of Rogers I717 is ease of the warranty service.
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I mostly agree on that one. NFC is not on the N7000 though where it's brother I717 does have it. Just one small thing, definitely didn't swing my decision though (I live in Canada on Bell, but went for the International Note. Best decision I could have made )
Also if you're into flashing custom firmware onto your device the N7000 has more devs out there.

intolaomair said:
Hi guys,
I need some advise. I'm thinking of trading my Rogers note for the international version. What do you folks recommend. Following are my reasons.
1. I believe the n7000 will get ics before the Rogers I717
2. I get 4 hours of battery and find it frustrating. I heard the battery performance is better on the international version.
3. I heard n7000 is a bit faster. I find i717 gets a bit choppy during screen transitions
4. I find I717 gets quite warm while using. A little uncomfortable.
5. I hardly get full lte to care about it. 4g is fine
6. Home button on the n7000 seems nice.
What do you thinks guys? Any help would be appreciated.
thanks
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I was in your shoes as I initially owned the Rogers i717R before getting my N7000.
I don't regret it as Yes the N7000 is a lot more responsive thanks to the Exynos processor and having the physical home button its better than having the 4 touch buttons.
Yeah I miss the LTE speeds but HSPA+ isn't bad at all. Also the development for the N7000 is more abundant than the i717.
If you get the opportunity do it... you won't regret it.
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Never even consider US Carrier devices anymore. International versions have more users, more development, better specs, FM Radio (uses far less battery) Before the captivate I only bought International Nokias...all the N series. form the N82 to 97
Can operate for $10 a month UL data on MediaNET (for now) I find 3MPS download plenty fast enough for the few times I am not in a WiFi area. Warranty is not an issue since I buy used anyway. I bought my last two SGS II used and my note used and never had an issue. The wife loves the SGS II and does not want another phone. She could have lived with the Captivate for the next 5 years. LOL She is not into the phone thing.

Thanks for the help guys. I'll pick up the n7000 on Wednesday.
Quick question, for n7000 running stock firmware, are there any issues getting ota updates? Especially in Canada?
Thanks

intolaomair said:
Thanks for the help guys. I'll pick up the n7000 on Wednesday.
Quick question, for n7000 running stock firmware, are there any issues getting ota updates? Especially in Canada?
Thanks
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Maybe I don't know, but I never ever leave stock on my phone. Root and custom ROM.
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mardos said:
Maybe I don't know, but I never ever leave stock on my phone. Root and custom ROM.
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I sent you a pm Mardos. What Ics rom are you using? Is it stable as any bugs?
Plus is it easy to go back to stock once your flash a custom rom?
Thanks

intolaomair said:
I sent you a pm Mardos. What Ics rom are you using? Is it stable as any bugs?
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I wouldn't jump headlong into beta ICS waters if I were you. Best thing for any new user is to root their phone first and play with custom Gingerbread roms for a while. That way you learn the ropes.
Existing ICS roms are fairly stable, but have a lot of small bugs. As a consequence, the roms require high maintenance and fixing, which is beyond the knowledge level of a newbie (no disrespect here, just stating the fact). Also, getting back to GB is not very straightforward.
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Plus is it easy to go back to stock once your flash a custom rom?
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Going back to stock is easy-peasy from custom GB roms.

Have your traded yet? I have the international and might be interested.

Interesting I might be willing to swap my white att Phone

It's worth the trade
For me it was an easy choice for the N7000 after hearing about the different processor in the North American Version to accommodate the LTE. The speeds of LTE would be nice but the current 6Mbps I get with my N7000 is sufficient to do everything I need the phone to do.
Not to mention way more development for the international version! (This may change in future but for now....)

intolaomair said:
Hi guys,
I need some advise. I'm thinking of trading my Rogers note for the international version. What do you folks recommend. Following are my reasons.
1. I believe the n7000 will get ics before the Rogers I717
2. I get 4 hours of battery and find it frustrating. I heard the battery performance is better on the international version.
3. I heard n7000 is a bit faster. I find i717 gets a bit choppy during screen transitions
4. I find I717 gets quite warm while using. A little uncomfortable.
5. I hardly get full lte to care about it. 4g is fine
6. Home button on the n7000 seems nice.
What do you thinks guys? Any help would be appreciated.
thanks
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You pretty much nailed it with all those issues.
I'd say go for it!
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Galaxy S III Discussion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAh9frGNulY&feature=related
Personally, not amused. Didn't raise the bar the way the S2 did. US versions shafted with S4.
And also, I think it's absolutely hideous. "Inspired by pebbles?" Honestly, who could even say that with a straight face. Oval phones are just... not smart.
But all in all, it's probably one "Plus" away from being stunning, but alas, combined with a pretty questionable keynote, I'd say this is overall pretty disappointing. It's still easily one of the best phones on the market, but it's now in a market populated by the HTC One X and the Huawei Ascend D XL, the former which is stunningly beautiful, and the latter has the chance to be even more specs-heavy than the S3.
tl;dr: Samsung pulled a 4s.

2hvy4grvty said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAh9frGNulY&feature=related
Personally, not amused. Didn't raise the bar the way the S2 did. US versions shafted with S4.
And also, I think it's absolutely hideous. "Inspired by pebbles?" Honestly, who even say that with a straight face. Oval phones are just... not smart.
But all in all, it's probably one "Plus" away from being stunning, but alas, combined with a pretty questionable keynote, I'd say this is overall pretty disappointing.
tl;dr: Samsung pulled a 4s.
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I actually think is a very nice release!
Cant wait for it to come to the US --

Being tested by tmo already
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Nice device, no doubt.
Is it groundbreaking? Don't know yet, we'd have to see some reviews to determine that.
I will say this, development is going to be through the roof for this phone, just as it with the SGS2.

krazygreen said:
Nice device, no doubt.
Is it groundbreaking? Don't know yet, we'd have to see some reviews to determine that.
I will say this, development is going to be through the roof for this phone, just as it with the SGS2.
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Can't say I agree because most of the devs aren't impressed
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When it comes out in the USA, i dont know if im really getting it. Thats what happened when the S2 first came out. It came out around summer 2011 then a couple months later on a october, the tmobile brand t989 was released with upgraded hardware. Maybe the S3 might follow the same route.
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S3 Hardware: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02nIoynGqYg&feature=related
S3 Software: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iknPkDGzsjM&feature=g-all
'Quad-core' is a good marketing term for selling. Minor differences in everyday use in my opinion. You'll notice the difference if you run a benchmark.

I like all the functionality of it.... but I'd like to know from someone who knows:
Will our S2 be able to do all the cool stuff they are showing off with a software upgrade to 4.0.X ? Like the gesture functions, etc... Because our phone can already do most of the stuff they are showing, and the specs are pretty close?

Some of the features they show off will be unique to it, because the S3 uses a new version of Touchwiz that the Galaxy S2 isn't getting. Our ICS update is more a minor update, whereas the S3 gets some unique features. Kind of like HTC adding unique features to Sense 4 versus phones with Sense 3.5, even though both are on ICS.
-the ultimate black dragon-

If the tmobiles version gets turned into the red headed stepchild like the s2 did with changing the processors I'm just gonna go with the note or jump ship to att..

CincoDeDrinko said:
I like all the functionality of it.... but I'd like to know from someone who knows:
Will our S2 be able to do all the cool stuff they are showing off with a software upgrade to 4.0.X ? Like the gesture functions, etc... Because our phone can already do most of the stuff they are showing, and the specs are pretty close?
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That's touchwiz i wasn't impressed at all. It not even all that special especially since samsung didn't even bother using a15 architecture on their processor. So qualcomm will be in the lead till ti omap is released. The only noticeable feature was picture in picture and that is it. Guess ill be sticking with the nexus line because
all those features are useless. but they can be done with apps which someone will probably do in the future.

The pebbles thing made me chuckle lol
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Meh. Looks nice, but I'll reserve judgment until it arrives at T-Mobile USA. We'll see if it stays the same or becomes a varient that shares nothing but the name, like this one did.
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foreverloco said:
If the tmobiles version gets turned into the red headed stepchild like the s2 did with changing the processors I'm just gonna go with the note or jump ship to att..
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All usa versions will be the step child because no one be using exynos unless you unlock the device go on at&t. All because of lte/hspa+ on tmobile bands.

Killbynature said:
All usa versions will be the step child because no one be using exynos unless you unlock the device go on at&t. All because of lte/hspa+ on tmobile bands.
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Yea that what I meant buy the international unlocked for att but again I wasn't to impressed with it so I'm leaning towards getting the note and riding it out til the next nexus.

i dont like how it looks, i also think that it is too big its almost the same size as the galaxy note. It has a 8mp camera hopefully its not the same ones they put in the galaxy s2. that being said only thing left to really know is hows the battery life.
the next nexus will hopefully be a bit better

I actually love it!
But it only has HSPA +21
No HSPA +42 for us TMO users?
WTF ?

SevenSe7enSeven said:
i dont like how it looks, i also think that it is too big its almost the same size as the galaxy note. It has a 8mp camera hopefully its not the same ones they put in the galaxy s2. that being said only thing left to really know is hows the battery life.
the next nexus will hopefully be a bit better
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Jts actually the same size as this phone. Just remove the bezel space.
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I agree with OP. Pretty much a let down here. Minor upgrades with some gimmicks. It will be the same story all over for us nerds here who want updates. Sure it has nice specs, but development is going to be slow for 6-9 months after the next OS release for android I probably wont own it, I don't need those specs for anything. All games run perfect on dual cores.
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Killbynature said:
All usa versions will be the step child because no one be using exynos unless you unlock the device go on at&t. All because of lte/hspa+ on tmobile bands.
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false.
If you were wondering about radios, it's launching with HSPA+, but there's an LTE version in the cards.
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http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-is-official/

How bad is the AOKP/CM9 dev for ATT Galaxy Note? Making final decision now

Hello!
So I was almost ready to buy the Note yesterday when I read that the International is getting CM9 nightlies while the ATT version is not.
So is the custom rom situation for the ATT version really that bad? As you can tell by my sig, I love tweaknig so maybe I am better off saving and buying the international one?

shaolin95 said:
Hello!
So I was almost ready to buy the Note yesterday when I read that the International is getting CM9 nightlies while the ATT version is not.
So is the custom rom situation for the ATT version really that bad? As you can tell by my sig, I love tweaknig so maybe I am better off saving and buying the international one?
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International version has been having a lot of bricking problems related to CWM/Kernel. We have some great AOSP/AOKP roms and devs, but a few are currently out of the picture due to bricked phones. Somewhat concerning for us USA users as there is no way initiate warranty repairs on international phones. (I've tried, no bueno)
Our CM9 version is also somewhat lacking, in my opinion. The kernel being used needs a lot of work and the phone is no where near as responsive as the other i9220 & XXLPY based roms. Unfortunately, it is the only "safe" version of ICS that we can run, currently.
AT&T version may not be a bad decision purely based on warranty. Would certainly hate to give up my exynos chip though!

Goronok said:
International version has been having a lot of bricking problems related to CWM/Kernel. We have some great AOSP/AOKP roms and devs, but a few are currently out of the picture due to bricked phones. Somewhat concerning for us USA users as there is no way initiate warranty repairs on international phones. (I've tried, no bueno)
Our CM9 version is also somewhat lacking, in my opinion. The kernel being used needs a lot of work and the phone is no where near as responsive as the other i9220 & XXLPY based roms. Unfortunately, it is the only "safe" version of ICS that we can run, currently.
AT&T version may not be a bad decision purely based on warranty. Would certainly hate to give up my exynos chip though!
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hahahah all was sounding good towards going with ATT until you dropped that last statement!
So I see , its a bit of a risky device to play with compared to my Captivate.
I wonder how bad stock ICS is...at least if I can overclock it I wont feel too bad.
Is that feasible?

shaolin95 said:
hahahah all was sounding good towards going with ATT until you dropped that last statement!
So I see , its a bit of a risky device to play with compared to my Captivate.
I wonder how bad stock ICS is...at least if I can overclock it I wont feel too bad.
Is that feasible?
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I'd say so I had to swap my note 3 times before i found a screen I was happy with - turned out to be an expensive endeavor. With AT&T you could just swap it under the 30 day return policy (or whatever it currently is) until you get one your happy with.

Screen you were happy with? Is there a problem with screens too? Is it something about black level issues I think I read?
Gosh, my captivate looks so small but I am used to it so now I am getting scared
Basically I was going to get a tablet but I was like..in reality a tablet is something ELSE to carry...a Note...is a phone that I ALWAYS bring with me but happens to be BIG and can act as a small tablet bring a lot of joy

shaolin95 said:
Screen you were happy with? Is there a problem with screens too? Is it something about black level issues I think I read?
Gosh, my captivate looks so small but I am used to it so now I am getting scared
Basically I was going to get a tablet but I was like..in reality a tablet is something ELSE to carry...a Note...is a phone that I ALWAYS bring with me but happens to be BIG and can act as a small tablet bring a lot of joy
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Yeah, I run tablet UI on my note and it is crazy awesome.
My first screen had a few dead & unlit pixels (not super common with these phones) and the second had super bad banding. (which is common) Both may have been fine for some, but drove me bonkers.
If you do sway for the international version, id recommend purchasing a 3rd party warranty. I should have done this with my first note, but didn't know that these services existed. My current note is covered by CPS (http://www.cpscentral.com/) and was not very expensive.

Thanks for the idea mate. I will indeed do that but now I have to look for that banding because I always drool about the black levels of my Captivate so banding in anyway will make me go crazy

shaolin95 said:
Hello!
So I was almost ready to buy the Note yesterday when I read that the International is getting CM9 nightlies while the ATT version is not.
So is the custom rom situation for the ATT version really that bad? As you can tell by my sig, I love tweaknig so maybe I am better off saving and buying the international one?
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You're in the wrong forums, these are not the forums for the AT&T Note, being a COMPLETELY different device they have their own forums.
Personally, I would not go with any AT&T-mangled device - the I777 was the last device to receive decent development due to commonality with international devices. All subsequent devices have been severely mangled.

Well at least the captivate has been nice to me. I will look for its forum to see what the deal is with it.
Why is always the USA messing up the phones damn it.

Also, the ATT Note has LTE. That might be something you want/like if you are in an area that has LTE. I am not so I am perfectly happy with my international note.
I do feel like this thread is kind of relevant though because you are comparing the two Notes and asking about the international note.

shaolin95 said:
Well at least the captivate has been nice to me. I will look for its forum to see what the deal is with it.
Why is always the USA messing up the phones damn it.
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Mr shaolin! I remember you from my captivate days if you're gonna pick up a Note then definitely get the international, man I am straight up in love with this device
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Reynaldinho111 said:
Mr shaolin! I remember you from my captivate days if you're gonna pick up a Note then definitely get the international, man I am straight up in love with this device
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Sup mate
yeah it looks like the International is the riskier one but with lots more chances of tweaking and roms

shaolin95 said:
Sup mate
yeah it looks like the International is the riskier one but with lots more chances of tweaking and roms
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Better user experience trumps everything, and it is better on the international Note. I played with the AT&T models but they were just so slow!
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I was so set on the GS3 but then I see the monster in person and and compared them and I was like...if the GS3 will end up being a dual core in the states..or even at quadcore..I think I will get more use out of the bigger screen than quadcores except for benching lol

FWIW, I was considering a tablet previous to buying a note. The note has fulfilled that role for me as well as that of a phone. Real dual purpose device unless you have strong needs for a tiny phone or large tablet.

Thanks. That is exactly why I got so interested in it after dreaming about a GS3 for so long LOL

This should interest you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657244

shaolin95 said:
Sup mate
yeah it looks like the International is the riskier one but with lots more chances of tweaking and roms
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The N7000 is not risky at all, just DON'T do what you are NOT supposed to do. Like use a kernel with I/O bug (ICS leaks). If you want to CM9 then there is no problems with that kernel. We also have a very good MIUI port.
About the screen, no problems with mine at all, its a beautiful amoled screen.
Forget about crappy AT&T Frankensteins, and go for the Oficial Note (N7000) and enjoy what samsung design for you (Exynos )

[Q] Which version is best, quad 1.9ghz or octa ?

can you describe about the quad 1.9ghz and octa versions of Samsung Galaxy S 4 ?

I would suggest you to search within the forum, it has been explained on many occasions.
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i9505 if you ever wanna run a good aosp rom.

Quad for lte and cyanogem, octa for the rest.
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Quad for,
Community support
LTE
Better video recording
Octa for,
Better phone spec
Better photos
Everything else
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As the others.....GT-I9505 FTW

I don't really understand the 'everything else' comments regarding the I9500 over the I9505. Other than a tiny advantage in photo quality and a small advantage in CPU speed which will never be noticed in everyday use, I really can't see what these claims refer to.
From what I can see the I9505 holds all the cards, especially when you consider it's the hardware Google themselves are basing their S4 Nexus on. Faryaab has already said developers will get Google S4 Nexus updates working on the I9505 which will mean official AOSP Android updates pretty much as soon as they're released. The I9500 is stuck with Touchwiz and that's unlikely to change any time soon given that no one appears to be developing for it.
Both lovely phones, but only one winner when all aspects are taken into account. Put it this way, now the development limitations of the Exynos are becoming more and more clear, I would put good money on there being a lot more I9500 owners out there who would swap their device for an I9505 right now than vice-versa. Or at least if they're honest with themselves.
But the first reply is correct, there are already numerous threads on this subject.

Pagnell said:
I don't really understand the 'everything else' comments regarding the I9500 over the I9505. Other than a tiny advantage in photo quality and a small advantage in CPU speed which will never be noticed in everyday use, I really can't see what these claims refer to.
From what I can see the I9505 holds all the cards, especially when you consider it's the hardware Google themselves are basing their S4 Nexus on. Faryaab has already said developers will get Google S4 Nexus updates working on the I9505 which will mean official AOSP Android updates pretty much as soon as they're released. The I9500 is stuck with Touchwiz and that's unlikely to change any time soon given that no one appears to be developing for it.
Both lovely phones, but only one winner when all aspects are taken into account. Put it this way, now the development limitations of the Exynos are becoming more and more clear, I would put good money on there being a lot more I9500 owners out there who would swap their device for an I9505 right now than vice-versa. Or at least if they're honest with themselves.
But the first reply is correct, there are already numerous threads on this subject.
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im one of those, i have the octa because its the one being sold in my region but i would love to have the quad version
i still love my s4 anyways, best phone ever but the development drought kinda sucks
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negrobembon said:
im one of those, i have the octa because its the one being sold in my region but i would love to have the quad version
i still love my s4 anyways, best phone ever but the development drought kinda sucks
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because its the one being sold in my region
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Lol, you do know there's a thing called importing, yeah?

Took some pictures of the display model at Best Buy

So i was at best buy, and downloaded the phone info app and took some pictures of the the S7 and S7 Edge.
http://imgur.com/a/OeWxs

little troubling that the demo models are running the exynos instead of the 820.Wonder what the reasoning for that is.

rdcamero said:
little troubling that the demo models are running the exynos instead of the 820.Wonder what the reasoning for that is.
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Its because they are the international versions. The US carrier versions will have the S820. Also why is it troubling? The Exynos is pure beast.
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barondebxl said:
Its because they are the international versions. The US carrier versions will have the S820. Also why is it troubling? The Exynos is pure beast.
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I would rather have the Exynos.It makes me wonder if the Exynos may provide a better demo experience.I know they claim minor differences in performance but why not have the demo be the actual version you will be buying.Kind of like test driving a chevy with a ford engine under the hood.Sure it may provide the same experience but its not what you are getting in the car you are buying.

Thats true. I was looking for carrier branding on the demos. This is explains it.
These phones are so nice in person!!!!! That camera too. Wow.

barondebxl said:
Its because they are the international versions. The US carrier versions will have the S820. Also why is it troubling? The Exynos is pure beast.
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What is the international version doing in the US as a demo phone? That's the question, its a bit puzzling why samsung sent any there when they should all have the sd820.

peachpuff said:
What is the international version doing in the US as a demo phone? That's the question, its a bit puzzling why samsung sent any there when they should all have the sd820.
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It makes perfect sense. The goal is to show off the S7, not what carrier its on. The carrier versions will be the same plus bloatware and an S820.
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barondebxl said:
It makes perfect sense. The goal is to show off the S7, not what carrier its on. The carrier versions will be the same plus bloatware and an S820.
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Not really because some of the features will be missing from the carrier versions like the Samsung browser.Why not a version from each carrier so people can see exactly what they are getting, which is not the international version.

Hard to judge as it not a real test, but it's not that impressive, not big upgrade over Note 5.

rdcamero said:
Not really because some of the features will be missing from the carrier versions like the Samsung browser.Why not a version from each carrier so people can see exactly what they are getting.
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That makes less sense because you're then advertising that there are differences between each devices. Again the goal is to show the S7 period. If there was hardware changes like there was on the S2 then yes but since there won't be any changes other than the SoC which Samsung does not advertise then its easier to have one model on display to show what the phone is about. Then you can go and check out carrier versions when it is released.
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barondebxl said:
That makes less sense because you're then advertising that there are differences between each devices. Again the goal is to show the S7 period. If there was hardware changes like there was on the S2 then yes but since there won't be any changes other than the SoC which Samsung does not advertise then its easier to have one model on display to show what the phone is about. Then you can go and check out carrier versions when it is released.
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There are differences.Software differences are just as important as hardware differences.If Samsung were more Like Apple and not bend to every whelm of the carriers there would be no issues.

rdcamero said:
There are differences.Software differences are just as important as hardware differences.If Samsung were more Like Apple and not bend to every whelm of the carriers there would be no issues.
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Android is open source unlike apple. So that's just the way it is. And again you're missing the point. Its about showing the S7 as a whole. Yes the carrier versions will differ in some areas but overall it will still be a galaxy s7. And we don't even know for sure what features will be available or not. Its like saying Samsung should display an S7 with an unlocked bootloader and one with a locked bootloader.
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Just got back from my local Best Buy and played around with both the S7 and S7 Edge. What fantastic phones.

Why does it list 3.5GB of RAM instead of 4? I could understand the phone is currently using 0.5GB out of 4GB but that seems odd since that list isn't the RAM management feature.

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Why does it list 3.5GB of RAM instead of 4? I could understand the phone is currently using 0.5GB out of 4GB but that seems odd since that list isn't the RAM management feature.
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Lol, did samsung just copied nvidia GTX 970?

daLareid said:
Why does it list 3.5GB of RAM instead of 4? I could understand the phone is currently using 0.5GB out of 4GB but that seems odd since that list isn't the RAM management feature.
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0.5 GB might be GPU reserved

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0.5 GB might be GPU reserved
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That makes sense, is just that I had never seen it like that on a phone.

Samsung has a specific demo unit variant without cell capabilities denominated by the X affix (G930X), and of course they'll only do one variant of that.

Do we need another thread on camera, we already have one
Galaxy S7 Camera thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3316316
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omeryounos said:
Do we need another thread on camera, we already have one
Galaxy S7 Camera thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3316316
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This isn't a camera thread. It's a thread showing photos of the device itself.