After S6 Edge announcement and watching videos I am too much confused between Note 4, Note 4 Edge and S6 Edge.
What i like about Note 4 is 5.7" Screen and clearity of camera, Multitasking While in note Edge i like the Edge features so I was confused in between this two devices but after S6 Edge announcement i am going crazy as i am not able to decide which should i buy. I like the S6 Edge features like People Edge Contacts, Dual Edge, It's look and Notification animation it's very cool but it also have some demerits like Non removable Battery, Non Expandable Memory, No proper usage of Dual Edge Screen because of small 5.1 inch screen. So plz help me to decide which one to nuy. If you were in my position then what you would have buy ???.
I want to buy anyone from the above devices so i can start making My Previously made Black Metallic Theme for my New Device...
Those who want to have a look to my Black Metallic theme which is made for Note 2 can visit the below link.
Black Metallic Theme by Manikant
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I'd wait for the Note 5 release. That way you'll get the new s6 features as well as the big display with the curve on the edges.
For this moment note4 with Exynos. May be note 5 at the end of the year. Note edge and s6 edge are very dificult to protect.
Get the note 4. Really cannot go wrong with this phone even now, with the sterling battery life and that screen. Lollipop will show up eventually and it will only enhance the note. Sure enough s6 looks good, but its a first generation product where i am concerned and a bit of a hail mary. It's the first time they have gone all in with their own processors and lack of expansible storage and removable batteries, eschewing that for a wonderful design.
The note 4 has both of the above, sterling build quality, the current best screen on the market ( i got both the nexus 6 and 6 plus and believe me only iphone even comes close in fidelty), all around great shooter and wonderful battery life.
As much as i admire the s6, i think its one product to sit out until they get it better next year. Golden rule... never buy a first gen product.
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After S6 Edge announcement and watching videos I am too much confused between Note 4, Note 4 Edge and S6 Edge.
What i like about Note 4 is 5.7" Screen and clearity of camera, Multitasking While in note Edge i like the Edge features so I was confused in between this two devices but after S6 Edge announcement i am going crazy as i am not able to decide which should i buy. I like the S6 Edge features like People Edge Contacts, Dual Edge, It's look and Notification animation it's very cool but it also have some demerits like Non removable Battery, Non Expandable Memory, No proper usage of Dual Edge Screen because of small 5.1 inch screen. So plz help me to decide which one to nuy. If you were in my position then what you would have buy ???.
I want to buy anyone from the above devices so i can start making My Previously made Black Metallic Theme for my New Device...
Those who want to have a look to my Black Metallic theme which is made for Note 2 can visit the below link.
Black Metallic Theme by Manikant
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If you must absolutely get a samsung device, get the S6 edge.
There is currently little-to-no support for the Note4
How do you define support? I'm never going to catch up with all the threads in this forum for the T-Mobile one alone, much less Note 4 in general. There's certainly development happening.
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I was going between the Note 4 and Note Edge and while I was realllllllly hoping the Edge would come down a bit in price, it's clear that T-Mobile has a high opinion of its flagship and isn't coming down any time soon. I sprung for the Note 4.
I hadn't even heard of the S6 or S6 Edge until after the 4 had arrived at my door. Now that I have, I see they don't have an S-pen.
It's not my whole existence but I do send enough text from my phone that I really do benefit from a thick, heavy, slide-out keyboard. I'm not one to carry a bluetooth KB around either, so I really wanted a phone with an integral hardware KB. Nobody makes a decent one any more: the MyTouch 4G Slide was better specced than the current LG slider they offer, and coming off of that phone, I wasn't about to pay for the LG and get worse hardware, and none of the other carriers offered attractive options.
I can write about as fast as I was able to type on a phone keyboard, so I decided the next best option was a pen. The Note 3 would have been more affordable, but still more than double what we paid for my MyTouch 4G Slide, so considering the cost, I decided to go all in and get the better hardware of the Note 4. Again, wanted the Edge, but the additional nearly-$150-or-so was a major turn-off for nearly identical hardware.
Aside from stock twitch-whiz interface and bloatware apps, I'm pleased with it and the handwriting recognition does pretty well for me.
I hate Samsung devices, though. Mainly because of twitch-whiz, to be fair.
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I cannot provide a source for this, as that would result in someone loosing their job, but I have some information to share regarding the Note 5 and the S6 Edge Plus.
It was been rumored that there will be two variants of the Note 5, one that has an SD Card, whilst this might be true there will be NO Note 5 in Europe. There will only be an S6 Edge+ in the UK and Europe.
The Note 5 will be released in the USA and maybe some other markets but will NOT be part of the European launch or launched in Europe. This is why the S6 Edge+ has been made, as that will be released to the European market.
The S6 Edge+ Aluminium is stronger, 70% stronger than the iPhone in fact. It will feature 4GB of RAM and the same processor from the S6. The screen is 5.7 in size, the same as the Note 4, but fits inside a body and bezel SMALLER than the iPhone 6 Plus. There will also be less bezel (is that even possible) on the Edge+ making the curve seem slightly bigger.
Software features include a new "Apps Edge" in which you can slide in from the side and set your favorite apps, much like a dock. There will also be some changed icons to fit in with Samsung's new "flat feeling" to TouchWiz, though those have already been shown in various mock-ups and leaks.
I appreciate some may find this hard to believe, and may thing "Samsung wouldn't commit to such a bold move", but trust me, all will be revealed this week. Be sure to watch the London even as this will highlight the changes Samsung is making, such as not releasing the Note 5 to the UK etc.
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They are going to release note 5 but only next year on UK. On my opinion it's a very very bad move. How about Europeans that want to have the next big thing. They are left out?? When note 5 is going to be released we just have to wait a couple of months for the new s7 so the sales aren't going to be that great. Some say that is because they can't produce so many curved glass in time for the demand. I just want the new functionalitys that the s6edge+ have on my s6edge. There's no reason for we not receive that. They imitate apple in so many ways they could imitate where matter the most, updates and bring the touchwiz equal on the latest devices.
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I had to eat my hat...
Any idea of the Lotto numbers this week?
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Well, Samsung did pull an Apple here. The launch of S7 felt like a bloated launch of iPhone 6s series. While not much changed on the outer shell of the phone, a lot of cool stuff got introduced inside the phone. :silly:
Waterproofing - IP68
SD Card is back
Insanely improved Camera with Dual Pixel auto focus and f1.7 lens
New display with Always on tech
A beastly processor upgrade - CPU/GPU brings significant gains over 7420
3000mAh of love.
IMHO, I feel that S6 was more of a pilot version on which S7 is banking with several upgrades above it.
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So, are you planning to upgrade to S7 or any worthy competitor like LG G5 or maybe even Xiaomi Mi5 (awesome VFM)? Also, given the poor tracks record of Samsung with software updates, do you think we will receive all software goodness and maybe an Always-on implementation (AMOLED, should be possible)?
No, actually i'm very happy with my S6, if do upgrade this year i will go for iPhone 7 if not then next year probably to S8(i had HTC and IMO LG UI's ugly)
1. only thing IMO worth upgrading to S7
2. 32gb is more than enough for me so no need for slow SD cards
3. I have DSLR for photos, phone camera is mostly used for instagram
4. It's probably only software that enables Always on display, since both are amoled
5. S6 is already pretty fast and lag less
6. Now that is awesome
I'm happy with my S6. The S7 looks nice and I'll probably update to it in seven or eight months, but for now I'm perfectly content.
I like Edge. I wanted to buy Edge+ but when i saw it in my hand poooof it was ugly IMHO! But Edge is very nice again IMO. So i stay with S6 Edge because 5.5 inch edge it is not nice.
No ir blaster is a deal breaker. Going to wait for the note 6 and pray it has one. If not then going to wait for the s8 and once again pray it has one.
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Nah, I'm waiting for new Nexus, until then I will use S6 with AOSP
I think s7 is rather targeted at s5 owners, so it is not a downgrade in ip68 and sdcard for them
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It's increasingly looking like no Edge 2... i say we all keep our Note Edges going and not buy another Samsung this year around aswell, to make the point to Samsung.
I was gonna do it anyways since I really do appreciate the features the Edge screen has and I am cheap, but lets not kid ourselves, we are small niche. Most people don't really research phones just the mainstream phones they see on ads. This community is small enough on XDA. I doubt they'll notice. I mean hell, their OTA updates since 4.4.4 have turned the Note Edge into Note 4. Unfortunately I think our little phone and group is all thats gonna be left of a cool experiment that got trashed by the stupid mainstream phone reviewers
The Note Edge was a testbed for the upcoming S6 Edge. There were a lot of references for the "Zero Project" (S6 codename) in the Note 4 and Note Edge code. Both (N4 and N Edge) had a unique design language that was started with the Galaxy Alpha (which was also the testbed for the Galaxy A series) and ended with these devices. Both were stuck in the same User Interface over all their major updates. Both devices were -sadly- released when Samsung was already planning a new era of devices. Easily forgettable devices for both consumers and the manufacturer itself. The S6 Edge Plus replaced what "Note Edge 2" should had been and I'm pretty sure that an S7 Edge Plus would be the third one. Lets face it: Why do you want a pen with a curved canvas?
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The Note Edge was a testbed for the upcoming S6 Edge. There were a lot of references for the "Zero Project" (S6 codename) in the Note 4 and Note Edge code. Both (N4 and N Edge) had a unique design language that was started with the Galaxy Alpha (which was also the testbed for the Galaxy A series) and ended with these devices. Both were stuck in the same User Interface over all their major updates. Both devices were -sadly- released when Samsung was already planning a new era of devices. Easily forgettable devices for both consumers and the manufacturer itself. The S6 Edge Plus replaced what "Note Edge 2" should had been and I'm pretty sure that an S7 Edge Plus would be the third one. Lets face it: Why do you want a pen with a curved canvas?
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For me it's been the best phone ever because of those two reasons
Yeah, I love my edge but see no future for me and Samsung. I will use this phone until my contract expires at the end of the year. It is not that hard for me as there is no real progress in technology I will miss out, isn't it? Maybe I will switch back to HTC..
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galaxynote2 said:
The Note Edge was a testbed for the upcoming S6 Edge. There were a lot of references for the "Zero Project" (S6 codename) in the Note 4 and Note Edge code. Both (N4 and N Edge) had a unique design language that was started with the Galaxy Alpha (which was also the testbed for the Galaxy A series) and ended with these devices. Both were stuck in the same User Interface over all their major updates. Both devices were -sadly- released when Samsung was already planning a new era of devices. Easily forgettable devices for both consumers and the manufacturer itself. The S6 Edge Plus replaced what "Note Edge 2" should had been and I'm pretty sure that an S7 Edge Plus would be the third one. Lets face it: Why do you want a pen with a curved canvas?
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With a 5:10 screen ratio, S Pen and curved screen go together fine. Infact i much prefer the wider screen of my Note Edge, don't want to go back to skinny phones.
The Seperate screen is absolutely the best feature . The ability to multitask in this way is more productive than having multi screen!!! MARKETING BOYZ!!!
Sadly there are no more developers left for this phone. Everyone's developing roms for mainstream phones.
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It's increasingly looking like no Edge 2... i say we all keep our Note Edges going and not buy another Samsung this year around aswell, to make the point to Samsung.
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Don't give up hope completely. There may be a second variant of Note 6 with curved edge. Not sure how good source is...
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/new...laxy-c5-galaxy-s7-active-leaked-online-835579
If rumors are repeated enough they become true...
http://www.theweek.co.uk/71388/samsung-galaxy-note-6-prices-specs-and-release-date
Just keepin the hope alive!
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/new...s-new-10nm-6gb-ram-edge-variant-tipped-840693
I'm waiting for the S10.
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Rumours suggest there will be
Hi all,
I'm confused and very hesitant about upgrading , I have a note 4 and I love it but like I said I'm very hesitant and reluctant to upgrade because I don't want to be a slave to a charger.....this is the number one reasons I hate Iphones besides not being able to expand the memory you can't switch out the battery, and you become as I stated a slave to a charger. Also I want to know if you are rooted & running the latest software does it make a difference what device you have? I know a friend of mine who has an s6 and I know one who has a note 5&6 their constantly charging it because the battery is constantly dying. can anyone tell me why I should upgrade to a note 5 if I cant expand the memory?
Can anyone tell me weather I'm doing the right thing, Or can anyone tell me anything to rest aside my fears concerning upgrading. ......thanks
I think best upgrade from note 4 is now s7 edge.
S8 is not anymore samsung phone becaus there`s no HW buttons and screen look ... WTF? WTF? ... pain in eyes so no thanks.
Still note 4 is amazing device but I think only exynos version becaus on Snapdragon if u have screen time 3 hours u can be happy of Exynos 6 hours sot.
I have 910F with snapdragon and low SOT is reason why i want to upgrade. (OR i need replace mainboard for 910C)
I did not upgrade my Note4 until the Note7 came out. Then it go recalled so went back to the Note4. I can swap the battery around when I want and I have a 256gb microSD card installed. It's still a great phone I say keep it.
I have rooted my Note4 and have a Note7 rom installed. It works really well.
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There's really not a lot of good phones to upgrade to with as much features as the Note 4. Closest by far is the LG V20 and Huawei Mate 9.
I'm actually aiming for the BlackBerry KeyOne cuz how good the battery life will be, I'll wait for a full review though.
Im sad of 910F (snapdragon) battery life. I looking for 910C (Exynos) but in my country is quite imposible
Short Answer: The Note 4 won't be beaten by new phones. Only if you are willing to sacrifice 2 features. The pen, and the removable battery. But for the next 2 to 3 years, it will stand alone on the throne.
Swapped the battery in the beginning of the year, because it died down with some shutdowns after 2 years of usage. No Shutdown since then, I have low SOT but still got 3 days instead of 2 before (910F). Just imagine having a phone with a fixed battery, you would either have to live unhappy with it or buy a new phone. The display is absolutely fine, no AMOLED aging problems yet.
It got a fine camera, 4k video, QHD Display, fast processing power and UI, good battery life, and a pen. That's so far stuff the note 4 has, and isn't worse than recent phones in a considerable amount in any of the things it does.
I crave for an even bigger display (something like 6 - 6,4 inch with 16:9), dual sim (with the bands I need), small bezels, and durable design on the edges (no bent display). I mean man, i dropped the note 4 so many times. The metal frame got damaged like it should, and the display hasn't broken yet.
Future Galaxy Notes won't get bigger in my opinion (Samsung using 2:1 ratio, only good for movies), and even after the note 7 disaster, removable batteries are going to be even less common (like no flagship phones have them anymore).
My only hope are smaller asian companies. But even Xiaomi (who are not small in any way, but they show to have the guts and put money into development of innovative phones like the Mi Mix), won't introduce an integrated pen and removable battery design just like that. Who knows, maybe in 5 years it may be different. When phones are just a display at the front, and you have to be different because they all have become the same concerning the design (lg g6 = s8 design, or like all the sharp aquos and the mi mix).
By the way, I use the dr. Ketan rom. Main Reason: With UC Browser (you can use a custom background, like a black picture. Bugless black browsing experience), and the official samsung theme manager, I got a close to complete black UI.
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I think best upgrade from note 4 is now s7 edge.
S8 is not anymore samsung phone becaus there`s no HW buttons and screen look ... WTF? WTF? ... pain in eyes so no thanks.
Still note 4 is amazing device but I think only exynos version becaus on Snapdragon if u have screen time 3 hours u can be happy of Exynos 6 hours sot.
I have 910F with snapdragon and low SOT is reason why i want to upgrade. (OR i need replace mainboard for 910C)
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on s8 you can set the navigation bar to be static and black and you will get the same as hardware buttons with the plus of the force touch home button.
nobody used to the hardware button will get any difference in using them.
to understand what i'm saying just give a look at the antutu benchmark ... you will see the black bar.just imagine the black bar with buttons.no difference
you can adjust even the ratio to be 16/9 so...if you want you can get advantages from the infinity display otherwise not
Still its amoled. After half year of using u will have different collors on display on Button spot. But i dont understand why samsung use just only 4gb of ram on latest CPU ... Most of application eat around 700mb and 8gb will be nice to have on flagship.
I using my note 4 as navigation but s8 rly sux with screen ratio + edges for it.
I thinking about upgrade to oneplus 3t but night shots its imported for me alot + battery life where is samgung s7 edge for now best choice.
Even by current standards the Note 4 is still a very good device. Especially if you have the Exynos variant.
If the Note 4 had the S7 Edge Camera, fingerprint scanner and Ip68 resistance, it would be Samsung King.
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Im deciding on getting a android phone to be next to my iphone. i was wondering is s7 edge still worth getting and can anyone tell me if the coral blue color variant looks to girly or does it look different in person.
The S7E is a great device. Especially with the good prices available right now since the S8 has been released. And now android 7 nougat is available so it's running one of newest versions (only 7.0 is available the newest is 7.1.2 I think and android 8.0 will be out this year but who knows when or if that will make its way to the S7E)
The coral color is powder blue. It's not girly to me... I have the gold one, and giving the choice I'd get the coral blue or black. But honestly ones you put a case or sticker (like d brands) you won't see much of the color anyway.
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I would say wait until the Note "8". S7 Edge lacks in the memory, feel in your hands not quit so good and getting to show its age compare what is coming out this year (small main (internal) storage space is one of many things that is lacking compare to devices coming out this year)..
S8+ is more in line with today's technology. But!!! The feel in the hands is not much better than 7s Edge (little better but not much). In fact I was very extremely disappointed with the feel of S8+ in my hands compare the way the Note 7 felt in my hands. So I am hoping Note "8" will have more closely feel of the Note 7. Otherwise S8+ seems to give a feel somewhat larger and with more technology improvements over S7 Edge. Still the Note "8' will be more worth waiting for rather than getting the S8+ now or at this point to be stuck with S7 Edge for a couple of years.
If you are going from iPhone (iOS) to Android it is best to for the top end Android device if you don't want to be disappointed. Which is the reason I say wait for the Galaxy Note "8".
All in All, you are not saving money going with Android device vs iPhone (iOS). In order to get the experience one expects one needs to go for the top end device of current year. Not a lower end version or a last year high end device. This goes the same with iPhone (iOS) as well as for Android.
My girl is an ios user (i know i know i failed). Her iPhone 6 is only as good as my s5 as far as speed goes. Her camera is comparable to mu old S6. You can buy last year's flagship and be perfectly happy with it.
Yes when your a flashaholic and love getting into the root Files and tweaking it all you will see differences in performance, but a normal person wouldn't notice the difference between a S6 edge plus and a S7 edge...
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