really struggling with the decision to get a s6 or a 6s. I know s7 is coming soon but I do not have the option to wait for that as my current phone is dead.
So, $199 for a S6 32gb or $299 for a 64gb 6s. Looking for honest opinion if this nearly year old model actually holds up to the 6S. I like android better but have been using a 5c for the last 2 years. My tablets and tv box are android. Just struggling with pulling the trigger if the 6s is that much faster. Any thoughts would be appreciated
If you are thinking about it you must go for the 6S.
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really struggling with the decision to get a s6 or a 6s. I know s7 is coming soon but I do not have the option to wait for that as my current phone is dead.
So, $199 for a S6 32gb or $299 for a 64gb 6s. Looking for honest opinion if this nearly year old model actually holds up to the 6S. I like android better but have been using a 5c for the last 2 years. My tablets and tv box are android. Just struggling with pulling the trigger if the 6s is that much faster. Any thoughts would be appreciated
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I would recommend the s6 for a majority of the categories that you would decide on. It has better screen (colors, sharpness, brightness), better camera(by far!), looks sleeker in my opinion with the glass back, even though both battery life's are probably bad, the s6 might win the battery life fight, android is more customizeable especially with root and you won't have to wait a millenia for the next jailbreak, apparently the apple A9 chip is faster, but I highly doubt that you would notice the difference unless you compared the two phones in a super heavy multitasking environment. Overall I think the s6 wins, and if you only had one thing to decide on, it would be the camera. The camera on the s6 (I can't stress this enough) is absolutely gorgeous. Hope that helped!
If you want a great camera, don't need 64gb storage, and prefer the drag and drop, free nature of Android, get the S6. If you don't tinker with it, its a great phone, and definitely holds up to the 6s.
If you need 64gb and don't care for decent photo's, get the 6S.
I appreciate the feed back but a key point which I neglected to mention is that Jailbreak/root is not an option as it is a company phone with software that monitors such activity. So although I root everything I own typically, although I have not rooted my shield Tv, it would not factor in this decision.
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I appreciate the feed back but a key point which I neglected to mention is that Jailbreak/root is not an option as it is a company phone with software that monitors such activity. So although I root everything I own typically, although I have not rooted my shield Tv, it would not factor in this decision.
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Samsung Knox is great for storing sensitive data as long as your password is strong for it and you use a fingerprint.
In general you shouldn't need to root the S6 to enjoy it, and the 6s will work okay too.
Get the IPhone 6S 64GB, take good care if it for about 2 weeks and then sell it for a good price and get S7 for more or less the same money. This way your dilemma which phone is superior (S6 v 6S) is solved without any doubt ,as S7 will kill both of them.
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Get the IPhone 6S 64GB, take good care if it for about 2 weeks and then sell it for a good price and get S7 for more or less the same money. This way your dilemma which phone is superior (S6 v 6S) is solved without any doubt ,as S7 will kill both of them.
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appreciated but also not an option due to company phone restrictions. I do not have the ability to switch phones myself. Everything is done through a work flow.
Then I will agree with the same reasonings (S6 ) as with others especially now that Marshmallow is rolling out!
Get the 6S! The S6 is a fantastic device, but for a company phone you should get a 6S. Then you can buy an S6 or Android phone later as they'll be much cheaper when buying on your own.
Company phone means get Apple. Personal means Android, at least for me!
The 6S performance is much better than S6, but the design is plain ugly to me.
Get 6s 6s 6s
LG G4 if you want the best smartphone camera around. That's coming from someone who has directly compared the two.
You can always get the s6 and get a launcher to make it look like iOS. And you can add music with ease to the device. You can use Google docs to save files to your local storage on the phone. The s6 can do more, why limit yourself?
Simply put, S6 is overall a better device, 6S is overall a better experience.
I faced the same choice back in December 2015, sometimes I wish I had chosen the 6S.
Get the 6S. You can always sell it and get an Android phone later , if you can't stand the iOS difficulties (there are many).
How about Nexus 6P?
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How about Nexus 6P?
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Not a selectable option
Too many second hand iphones on the market so dont buy one of those as you will loose money from the second you open the box . As for the s6 and edge both phones are way cheaper now and are good phones . But go for the 64 gb + models as that gives you more room for the future
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if its a company phone i would take the 6s. private i would take the s6!
thanks for the replies. I ultimately ordered the S6. Being cheap was probably my main motivation, spending an extra $100 for the 6s was too steep for me for a phone that is not truly heads and shoulders above the S6 and I guess some would debate if it is better at all. My company phone is my only phone so it is a duel purpose personal and work phone. Work purposes I need to check emails, make calls, and uses salesforce. I am sure the S6 will accommodate.
so pissed though, was holding out for the S7 then this weekend I killed my current phone. I can not function without a phone in my profession so my hand was forced
6s!! You'd have to root your S6 to get nearly as good phone as your 6s! You won't regret it.
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I have the same dilemna with the case of the oneplus two. The Galaxy S6 for me would have been perfect if it weren't for the damn UI stuttering of TouchWiz.
With regards to the specifications and software experience, do you think I should sell my galaxy s6 and get me a Nexus 6P or Oneplus 2? Opinions would be greatly appreciated. 2 things are holding me back, the beastly Exynos chip and the Camera.
I'd sell it for the 6p. The picture quality from the camera should be very close to the S6 and even though the exynos is the better chipset, touchwizz is still stuttery (as u claim) whereas the S810 Nexus 6P has been said to be extremely smooth/fluid.
Hi there,
When S6 released, I watched Galaxy Unpack live and I was very very excited. I was going to buy S6 but one thing hold me off. THE CLOSED SOURCE EXYNOS. And of course, locked bootloader.
According to DxOMark, Camera differences between S6 and Nexus 6P are small.
Camera Review For Nexus 6P
Camera Review For Galaxy S6
According to this, you should never miss your shots with S6 while you hold 6P's camera.
And what's the purpose of "beastly Exynos" when it lags in UI?
Comparing 6P to S6 and One Plus Two, for me 6P is winner for following reasons:
1. More durable body.
2. Stereo front facing speakers.
3. More active aftermarket development. Means a lot of cool stuff for 6P(Roms, kernels, tweaks, etc)
4. Seems like 6P has better battery than One Plus Two and S6 (Wait for GSM Arena's battery test. Those are the most accurate battery tests.)
5. Better screen that One Plus Two, however it comes toe to toe with S6. The only ones who complain about screen of 6P are PhoneArena guys, seems like they forgot to turn off adaptive brightness or turn on sRGB mode.
6. More stable and lagfree OS.
7. Fastest updates.
8. Using Android the way it meant to be used.
I would definitely recommend the 6p. I own an S6, and I can fully relate to the Touchwiz issues. All Nexus devices are made to give the user the smoothest, fastest experience possible. Uninhibited by 3rd party layers and skins that can slow everything down. The hardware and software are both high-end enough on the 6p to meet or beat the S6, so you wouldn't be sacrificing anything by switching. Also, you can't beat being first in line to receive security and other updates!
Read an article testing cell reception s6 and 2 other phones, no 6p but another huwei phone - s6 was horrible.
A couple have mentioned reception on the 6p is fantastic - which is supposedly a strong point for huwei (or however you spell it!) devices.
That would be enough for me to sell.
I've done just this, sold my S6 to buy a nexus. The goods on the S6 were very good - design, size, screen, camera. The bads similarly were very bad - software, ram management, battery.
Bloated horrible mess. So I have got the 6p now to try out. The screen is not as good as the s6, the camera is close but not equal to the s6 but the software experience on the 6p wipes the floor with the s6. I'd not hesitate to sell the S6 to get either of the new nexus phones.
This is my plan to sell S6 as soon as I go the 6P. S6 has been great so far, it took amazing photos. However, I really can't stand for the battery life. I basically has to put on battery save mode everyday. The touch wiz has been improved a lot, but it somehow still managed to slow the phone down after a while.
I owned the S6 and sold it for a Nexus 6P, im not going to ***** about the S6 because it was a great little phone. I just prefer a bigger handset and a better modding scene
Sold my s6 in July due to the crappy battery life, small screen and touch wiz.. It was a nice phone though
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In process of selling my S6. The battery life and junk AT&T and Samsung have on it is abysmal and battery is even worse. I shouldn't have to spend hours disabling and turning off features to get the phone battery to last more than a few hours. I actually went back to my Nexus 6 and the Galaxy S6 has been sitting in the drawer
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I have the same dilemna with the case of the oneplus two. The Galaxy S6 for me would have been perfect if it weren't for the damn UI stuttering of TouchWiz.
With regards to the specifications and software experience, do you think I should sell my galaxy s6 and get me a Nexus 6P or Oneplus 2? Opinions would be greatly appreciated. 2 things are holding me back, the beastly Exynos chip and the Camera.
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The exynos chip shouldn't be a reason to keep the phone. Its crap and locked down
No dev support and Knox... One plus 2 has its flaws with customer support and buggy software only advantage I see is the dual SIM . 6p is imho best android phone out.
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The exynos chip shouldn't be a reason to keep the phone. Its crap and locked down
No dev support and Knox... One plus 2 has its flaws with customer support and buggy software only advantage I see is the dual SIM . 6p is imho best android phone out.
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What is bad about Knox?
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What is bad about Knox?
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Just extra crap you don't need to keep tabs on the device etc .like rooting against your warranty n such
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Just extra crap you don't need to keep tabs on the device etc .like rooting against your warranty n such
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0 benefits of having it right?
clorbag said:
The exynos chip shouldn't be a reason to keep the phone. Its crap and locked down
No dev support and Knox... One plus 2 has its flaws with customer support and buggy software only advantage I see is the dual SIM . 6p is imho best android phone out.
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Odd that you would say this and yet I'm reading it on my unlocked, rooted, debloated, knox removed S6 with a custom rom derived from the development that doesn't exist using that crap exynos chip you mentioned that rides at or near the top of the leaderboard in nearly every measurable performance category. lol
Not that the concept in general doesn't have merit as the stock rom does hitch up here and there and thats a shame on such excellent hardware but there is no reason to kick objectivity and factual information to the curb.
To the thread in general I have the S6 and I'm getting this phone but I'll be moving on come spring. I love the Nexus line but I have never made friends with phablet sizing and I'll tire of this phones size after a short while just like I did with all the other phablets I've owned. It is rather irritating to me that my preferred size is the 5 to 5.2 range and this seems to be more and more relegated to the mid range but I'm hopeful that come spring one of the 820 offerings will come with flagship hardware in the 5ish inch range. Of course come next fall I'll jump on the N5/6.1P or whatever it will be called because I'll miss the Nexus line and its unrivaled support. I've owned all but the second, forget what that one was called?
One other thing that jumps out at me about the P is the lack of wireless charging. I'm completely converted over to it for ordinary day to day use and have pads around the house and holders in the cars and on my boat. I do like to have quick charge by whatever name for those moments where you need to pump some quick batt so one is not a replacement for the other. Not a deal breaker but it rides over on the con side for me.
Most of the other stuff mentioned here seems like advantage P or a push to me but the camera is still a question in my mind. It has been reviewed well but none of the reviews I've seen so far have mentioned much about its ability to take a "snap" shot. You know, the one where the moment is there and you take the shot or miss it because its gone forever. No set up, no time to make adjustments. The S6 is as good as I've experienced at that kind of shot. I can usually expect such a picture to be in focus and have reasonably good exposure and so on. Not art, not perfect, but pretty darn good. The P may be just as good or better so I'm not calling it out just saying I haven't seen any reviewers or users here talking about this aspect of the cameras performance.
Did I mention I hate that the flagship hardware is more and more becoming available only in the phablet sizing?
I currently have a iPhone 6S which is my first iPhone. Before that I had the S6, Note 4, Note 3, Note 2 and Verizon Nexus so I'm no stranger to Samsung phones. I love the design of the S7 Edge, Samsung Pay and Gear VR but I don't want to give up my speed and timely updates. So while I can live without the updates (I upgrade maybe 2 times a year) I just don't want to drop down to a slower device.
Any iPhone 6S (non-plus) users switch to the S7? Do you regret it?
I kind of feel jaded that you don't want the opinion of a IPhone 6s plus former owner. Lol. But i will give it anyway since no one else has seemed to reply to your post. I don't have any regrets. I'm loving this phone. Funny the Gs7 and 6s plus offer the same screen size, but the GS7 Edge is just so much lighter and smaller you wouldn't think that.
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I'm keeping both, battery life is still better on my 6s plus, even though 6s plus is bigger holding it feels more comfortable than the 6s plus. Performance wise both are awesome, it's individual preference on what you like. It will start a fanboy war if I say one performs better than the other. They both perform well for day to day to use with certain functions better in respective phones. One thing definitely better is the camera, loving the camera on S7 edge and Samsung's claim of better photos than the iPhone is definitely true in my opinion.
Honestly both are great and it comes down to individual preference.
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I've always been Android until the iPhone 6 Plus, which I always said if Apple brought out a large screen device that allowed a Swype style keyboard I would give it a go. Ok, the Swype keyboard on the iPhone was pretty crap compared to Android and the fact you had to keep loading apps to sync photos into the cloud (e.g Google Photos, Dropbox/Carousel, Flickr).
All too soon I was bored though and ended up buying an S6 on launch day, I never sold the 6 Plus and two weeks later the S6 had dropped in price more than my iPhone had in many months... the battery life was really poor for me on the S6 especially when coming from the iPhone 6 Plus. I sold the S6 to a colleague in the office who loved it (and was coming from an iPhone 6 Plus too).
Then I sold the 6 Plus before the 6S Plus came out and bought the 6S Plus, now I am at the bored bored bored stage of realising that the 6S Plus front flash and force touch was a load of horse....
So as soon as I saw the Galaxy S7 Edge was launched I was like a rat up a drainpipe pre-ordering... roll on Tuesday!
Sorry for such a long story.. I can't wait to get back to Android and true multitasking, I will miss FaceTime with my family and Apple Messages... but thats about it.
Yeah for me neither Android or iOS or Samsung or Apple or a definite win over the other. Both have their positives and negatives. Take for instance Samsung and Apple pay. While Apple pay has plenty of cards you can use with I stopped using it because I got tired of the guessing game every time I tried to use the card. Wondering if the business took it. Even with newer terminals it was still a hit and miss. Now with Samsung Pay every place I have tried it has worked like a charm. No issues what so ever. But they don't have enough card issuers,yet. With both I can't think of leaving home without my wallet. Even if Samsung did get all the same card issuers as Apple, some places don't even let you swipe your own card like Starbucks.
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I have to disagree with the 6s plus having better battery life lmao maybe your GS7E is faulty? I heard SD820 ones the Android system is taking a lot of battery drainage idk which one is yours, mine is 8890 and the battery will easily last me 1.5-2 days with regular use. the 6s+ took me 1 - 1.5 days, its kind of unfair to compare. (Btw, I don't use AOD display which after 24hours can take 20% of your battery which is 1/5th).
I definitely like my S7E over my 6S plus.... but I will say that the battery life on my iPhone was better .... it's not horrendous on the S7E so I can deal with that. The same amount of screen in a smaller form factor is a major plus to me...and the screen and camera are hands down way better on the S7E
Switched from 6S Plus and I don't miss it at all. Absolutely loving this phone. Perfect size. Really fast. Great camera. Battery is at least as good.
I am heavily considering making the switch from the 6S. It's a really tough call though. I really do like iOS. It's so stable but like others have said it is a bit boring. I miss live wallpapers and I like how this phone has different themes you can choose.
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I switched from my note 4 to an iphone 6s a year ago (wanted to see what the hype was all about, since ive been using android for the past 6 years).
As much as i love my iPhone (especially love the fact that it works so well with my Macbook, with imessage and photos), it gets boring after a while. I even had it jailbreaked, but it's not as good as Xposed. I miss the customization on android.
So I'm very excited to be making a move to the S7 Edge... no regrets!
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I switched from my note 4 to an iphone 6s a year ago (wanted to see what the hype was all about, since ive been using android for the past 6 years).
As much as i love my iPhone (especially love the fact that it works so well with my Macbook, with imessage and photos), it gets boring after a while. I even had it jailbreaked, but it's not as good as Xposed. I miss the customization on android.
So I'm very excited to be making a move to the S7 Edge... no regrets!
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Good minds think alike. Years of android and went for the 6s+ in September. It was a long 6 months. Apple is ok. I'll just stick with eating them from now on
I'm getting tired of the horrible camera from my note 3 and really bad build quality, so I'm thinking of getting a new flagship phone and pass my note to my girlfriend.
At the moment, I'm deciding between the nexus 6p and the newly released Galaxy s7 edge.
I used some AOSP roms on my Samsung and I fell in love with them, the ui was incredibly smooth and minimalistic, everything was flying except for the camera performance and poor battery life because somehow touchwizz had better drivers. I would really love a stock android rom on the premium body of the 6p, but I'm planning to use this phone for a long time, at least 3 years. So I was wondering if the s7 edge wouldn't be a better option, since it has better specs and should be more future proof.
How is the snapdragon 810 compared to the exynos 8890? Is the exynos much better?
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I'm getting tired of the horrible camera from my note 3 and really bad build quality, so I'm thinking of getting a new flagship phone and pass my note to my girlfriend.
At the moment, I'm deciding between the nexus 6p and the newly released Galaxy s7 edge.
I used some AOSP roms on my Samsung and I fell in love with them, the ui was incredibly smooth and minimalistic, everything was flying except for the camera performance and poor battery life because somehow touchwizz had better drivers. I would really love a stock android rom on the premium body of the 6p, but I'm planning to use this phone for a long time, at least 3 years. So I was wondering if the s7 edge wouldn't be a better option, since it has better specs and should be more future proof.
How is the snapdragon 810 compared to the exynos 8890? Is the exynos much better?
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I'm facing the same decision as you.
I'm used to the fluidity of the iphone...
I'm just afraid the nexus is too big for me, as i like typing with one hand...
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I'm facing the same decision as you.
I'm used to the fluidity of the iphone...
I'm just afraid the nexus is too big for me, as i like typing with one hand...
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With just 0.2" more and a just slightly bigger bezel at the nexus 6p, there isn't that much of a size difference between the two.
When it comes to fluidity, sure both serve a great experience as well. I at least haven't faced any fluidity problems at my G935F within the 2 days I own it and I used it pretty much including playing XCOM and FF9 which both take nice load on the device (it even just gets slightly warm at those games, I only barely noticed it even while it was something I actively checked for). But it's most likely not that much different at the nexus 6p.
The 6p is when it comes to updates more future proof, because it will get them sooner and as it is atm a year longer than the galaxy family (nexus update policy is about 3 years, samsung is known for supporting devices for 2 years, on the other hand, by being mostly open source nexus devices can have a much longer update lifetime through the community and custom roms, galaxy devices as well, but escpecially at exynos devices it is much harder). On the other hand does the s7 ship with vulkan api support already, what is more or less the next big thing in gaming.
When it comes to bare bones benchmark performance, the exynos has the upper hand pretty easily (about 50% better overall performance at antutu).
Had to make the same decision as my old phone died recently. I had the Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 5. Now I ended up with the S7 edge. I think it is fair to say that the phone aim for a different type of consumer.
As I was at the university I wanted to have a cheaper phone, with a lot of customization. Also something I could "work" with, e.g. flash and modify.
Now I wanted to have something more "solid". I am not interested in flashing anymore, but something that is and looks like some value. With good camera and good performance (I did not notice the occasional lag nor would a frame lost while scrolling bother me that much).
Thus, I ended up buying the S7.
After having the 6P since it came out, I can say it's really not that great - I'm getting my S7 Edge tomorrow and look forward to using a much smaller phone, with a much better display and camera.
If you're using it for 3 years, then I'd go nexus. I'd get very sick of slow updates and TouchWiz in 3 years. The decision came down to this for me: Updates, development, and front facing speakers or nicer design, best specs available, and SD card.
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With just 0.2" more and a just slightly bigger bezel at the nexus 6p, there isn't that much of a size difference between the two.
When it comes to fluidity, sure both serve a great experience as well. I at least haven't faced any fluidity problems at my G935F within the 2 days I own it and I used it pretty much including playing XCOM and FF9 which both take nice load on the device (it even just gets slightly warm at those games, I only barely noticed it even while it was something I actively checked for). But it's most likely not that much different at the nexus 6p.
The 6p is when it comes to updates more future proof, because it will get them sooner and as it is atm a year longer than the galaxy family (nexus update policy is about 3 years, samsung is known for supporting devices for 2 years, on the other hand, by being mostly open source nexus devices can have a much longer update lifetime through the community and custom roms, galaxy devices as well, but escpecially at exynos devices it is much harder). On the other hand does the s7 ship with vulkan api support already, what is more or less the next big thing in gaming.
When it comes to bare bones benchmark performance, the exynos has the upper hand pretty easily (about 50% better overall performance at antutu).
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I feel like there is a huge size difference between the 6p and s7 edge. 6p feels massive now when I hold it whereas the s7 edge is much better suited for one-hand use.
Overall you can't really go wrong with either. The nexus does feel a bit more fluid when navigating / using apps but it's barely noticeable, and it will receive timely updates. The samsung has the better display, camera, and battery. I think the only thing I really miss from the nexus is the fingerprint reader on the back.
I had the Nexus 6p for two weeks before the metal case buckled near the volume rocker, google it, it's a common problem. I returned it in favor of the S7E.
On the Nexus I loved the fingerprint reader location, front facing speakers and stock Android but I wasn't banking on the hardware lasting 2yrs given that it started to fail after two weeks.
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I feel like there is a huge size difference between the 6p and s7 edge. 6p feels massive now when I hold it whereas the s7 edge is much better suited for one-hand use.
Overall you can't really go wrong with either. The nexus does feel a bit more fluid when navigating / using apps but it's barely noticeable, and it will receive timely updates. The samsung has the better display, camera, and battery. I think the only thing I really miss from the nexus is the fingerprint reader on the back.
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Sorry for OT, but what is as much better at locating it on the back. I really like it at the front, it's pretty natural to use the thumb to unlock the device while in hand. Maybe slightly less as while it was on the back with the index finger, but I get the ability to also unlock it while the device is lying on the table, what is a big plus for my opinion...
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After having the 6P since it came out, I can say it's really not that great - I'm getting my S7 Edge tomorrow and look forward to using a much smaller phone, with a much better display and camera.
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This exactly. It's a great device, hardware wise. However that little size difference DOES make a difference. It's just a hair too long and wide to be comfortable sitting with in in jeans of any sort...and the stock android experience is nice, but a bit overhyped, at least for me. I also found it to be a rather plain, and boring device. Took GREAT photos and i loved the placement of the fingerprint sensor, but ultimately I let it go to get the S7 Edge.
One thing to consider, if you're not going to root it, go with the S7E. I had the Nexus 6P and I can't root due my work app detecting it (even with xposed) and it's just so vanilla that I got pretty bored with it. Even iOS seems to have more options than stock Android. The S7E has a ton of features baked in that are fun to play with.
If you can root though and install ROM's like PA, CM, etc... then the Nexus 6P might be the best way to go.
I sold my 6p the same day I got my s7 edge. To me they are both just as fast. After owning several Samsung and a couple nexus phone I can't believe how fluid and smooth the s7 edge is. As others have stated the 6p did feel a little bigger and harder to manage than the s7 edge. Both are great phones. I don't regret my decision at all.
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If you use your phones for 2-3 years, the S7 might be slightly more future proof because of the great processor be it SD or Exynos, plus 4gb of RAM that should account for at least 2 years of usage imo, and you get the SD card storage so you would probably need to get at least the 64GB 6P in order for it to be slightly future proof.
I've owned the 6P and the 5X so I'll pipe in on this as well. The 6P is a GREAT device when it comes to updates and having the backing of the dev community. If you don't like something about the user experience, you can bet there is something out there that will allow you to modify whatever it is you're griping over. I never had a problem with the hardware and the camera was surprisingly GOOD!
It is, however, a pretty girthy device. When comparing it to the S7 Edge, it's really not even a comparison. The 6P footprint is larger and much more difficult to use one handed. I found myself having to use to do some thumb gymnastics to reach the corners and I'd like to think I have some decent sized hands.
At the end of the day, it boils down to your preference. If you can stomach TW, then get the Galaxy. If you're #TeamStock all the way then the Nexus is for you.
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Sorry for OT, but what is as much better at locating it on the back. I really like it at the front, it's pretty natural to use the thumb to unlock the device while in hand. Maybe slightly less as while it was on the back with the index finger, but I get the ability to also unlock it while the device is lying on the table, what is a big plus for my opinion...
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It just felt a lot more natural in the back and the sensor is more accurate. Not to take anything from the gs7 edge fingerprint sensor which is pretty good but definitely not as good as the nexus.
Erhh.. Still cant decide.
Nexus pros are:
- faster updates
- front facing speakers
- cheaper
Galaxy pros are:
- beautiful
- somewhat smaller and easier to handle one handed
- larger battery
- water resistant
- optical image stabilization
I live in an area where we get the Exynos model...
I hope it will be as good as the snapdragon.
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I've owned both. S7e is a No-Brainer unless you want root.
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Thanks for all the replies guys, I decided to buy the nexus in the end.
Here's why: I will use it for at least 3 years, so the constant updates are a big plus. Also, even if it has lower specs then the s7, the software is much more optimized. No matter how fluid and smooth touchwiz has become, no Samsung in this world runs better then stock android on the latest nexus flagship.
And even if it has slightly lower specs then the s7, they are still more then enough for what I'm planning to use it for: Internet browsing, YouTube, Facebook, clash of clans and taking pictures (I read that the camera is great).
The reason I'll be using it this much is that the store I buy it from, here in Romania, offers the possibility to get 1 or 2 more years of warranty, aside from the 2 years the device already comes with. And if do I get extra warranty, it becomes premium warranty. This means: if my device breaks and needs to be sent for repair, they send a courier to my door to pick the product for me, free of charge and free shipping. And if they don't fix the device within 5 working days, I can get a full refund of the initial price. That's right, after let's say 3 years, when this phone will be worth around 200-300$ in used condition, I can get the full 570$ I initially payed, if they can't fix the phone.
I already did that with my nexus 10 after a year, then got enough money to get the note 3. My note still has 2 more years and a few months of warranty, in which time I'm 100% positive that it will eventually break.
The note goes to my girlfriend and I decided that I want a new phone, a premium one that I'll be using for a long time while I have the 4 years warranty.
If you can't afford an Edge, go with a 6P.
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I've been using Axon 7 - got it thru B&H. So far my impression is, everything is good about it except Camera. Front facing as well as low light capabilities of the device.
I'm debating if I should abandon ship and go and get iPhone 7 Plus or Galaxy S7 Edge as camera is most important aspect apart from audio. Or is there hope that camera will improve soon ?
Any inputs ?
I will NEVER EVER go back to iPhone. Had iPhone 4 for half a year. I will NEVER have any idevice. Ipad 4 128gb collecting dust in my house.
Im not a fan of edge screens so ill just tell you my opinion. Stick around.
With the camera being important to you. Get the s7 edge.
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I will NEVER EVER go back to iPhone. Had iPhone 4 for half a year. I will NEVER have any idevice. Ipad 4 128gb collecting dust in my house.
Im not a fan of edge screens so ill just tell you my opinion. Stick around.
With the camera being important to you. Get the s7 edge.
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Thank you, yes I personally don't like iOS have used it till iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s and find it to be too boring. Dabbled in Lumia 1520 (specifically for its camera power) and then moved to Android. Relatively its been lot easier to work around. Only problem is camera & it is one of important thing for me. Although I love audio on Aoxon 7 and have never seen anything like it so far. By going to Galaxy Edge 6 I'm sure I will be giving up on that part as well as storage from 64GB to 32GB.
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Thank you, yes I personally don't like iOS have used it till iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s and find it to be too boring. Dabbled in Lumia 1520 (specifically for its camera power) and then moved to Android. Relatively its been lot easier to work around. Only problem is camera & it is one of important thing for me. Although I love audio on Aoxon 7 and have never seen anything like it so far. By going to Galaxy Edge 6 I'm sure I will be giving up on that part as well as storage from 64GB to 32GB.
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As much as people complain about MiFavor, it's a lot better than TouchWiz. You'd be making a lot of sacrifices (overall smoothness, battery life, speakers, a LOT of money, durability, etc) for slightly better selfies and slightly better low-light camera. If your pictures really need to be that good, get a DSLR. The S7 is easier to use in 1 hand, but its more slippery, so that's a wash. Honestly, the Axon 7 is the no-compromises smartphone we've been asking manufacturers for years for. The grass is not always greener and you will regret spending the extra $300 on an S7.
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As much as people complain about MiFavor, it's a lot better than TouchWiz. You'd be making a lot of sacrifices (overall smoothness, battery life, speakers, a LOT of money, durability, etc) for slightly better selfies and slightly better low-light camera. If your pictures really need to be that good, get a DSLR. The S7 is easier to use in 1 hand, but its more slippery, so that's a wash. Honestly, the Axon 7 is the no-compromises smartphone we've been asking manufacturers for years for. The grass is not always greener and you will regret spending the extra $300 on an S7.
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Thank you for you input, I do use DSLR for my serious shutterbug needs - this is just for the overall camera experience. I don't have any issues with MiFavor as I use Nova for my launcher needs. I've LG G4 so know exactly what the camera difference is between this and Axon. But as you said $300 more is lot of money to spend for something marginally better. If there are options of improvisation of this camera I'd love to hear that part.
If anything I'd return it/ sell it and wait for the v20 to come out or the note series to re-come out lol over the s7 and apple (i've never liked apple good hardware just to hyped and now i can't support no headphone jack, hopefully this won't stick :-\) but i love my v10 (other than some heat issues) waiting on the axon 7 (because v10 is company phone cracked note 3 phone screen and borrowed company phone and feel like to much of a mooch lol.) Your choice tho it's 300 dollars more (maybe 200 for v20) but that's a lot for just one spec.
The fact that you are asking this question tells me you never should have bought this phone. Yes MiFavor is no fun and yes the camera could give us better results, but people who buy this phone look at bang for the buck. For $400 you can't beat this. Double the price for S7 edge or any new crapple product and you will get a little more. The real question is does that little more justify the price tag? In my opinion it does not, but if hanging your hat on a little (very little) better low light camera then do what you gotta do
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The fact that you are asking this question tells me you never should have bought this phone. Yes MiFavor is no fun and yes the camera could give us better results, but people who buy this phone look at bang for the buck. For $400 you can't beat this. Double the price for S7 edge or any new crapple product and you will get a little more. The real question is does that little more justify the price tag? In my opinion it does not, but if hanging your hat on a little (very little) better low light camera then do what you gotta do
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Chill bro - I've not been fan of any particular device or platform except Palm Pre for its sheer simplicity.
Nobody had any clue about the camera capabilities of Axon 7 when it came out and on paper it looked to be decent device. So nothing wrong in buying one either. Let see what is in stock for Axon 7 in terms of future upgrades. I personally love everything about it including MiFavor so I'm not just jumping ship yet.
i don't want to keep getting a new phone every 2 years for updates, and updates are slow on android. but with iphone you get 5 years of update and updates are fast for all devices and you get more internal storage so i can install more games that are 2GB or 3GB in size. iphone you get 256GB internal storage.
Well I just went to AT&T to try the LG v20. It's as big as an iPhone 7 Plus, but I have to say I thought it was fantastic. It's screen is slightly bigger, it's brighter (!) which surprised me and when I ran gagnam style on both (always my test video) I have to say that I thought the screen was better on the v20. The whites are whiter and the Note looked yellowish by comparison. Very interesting. It's also far quicker at switching apps, as fast as the iPhone. Camera is very quick too.
Anyway just food for thought. There is life after the Note7
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Gagnam style lol nice... Thats what im considering going too. I have yet to see it so i want to actually hold it and play with it before i make a decision
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Yeah if I have to replace my note I'm thinking the v20. Don't want the s7 edge (had it as a loaner and it was okay but not great). Only disappointment is that I won't be able to use my new gear vr. Also, at&t's version won't come with those earphones
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Gagnam style lol nice... Thats what im considering going too. I have yet to see it so i want to actually hold it and play with it before i make a decision
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Gagnam is great as its bright, colorful and many scene changes, and you can test the sound too.
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I will take the v20, 64gb storage, 4gb ram, usb-c, 5.7 screen, android 7.0, not water resistant, but its not like you can use the note 7 for snorkeling so, I think the note 7 is done. So lets go LG
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How about the new "newer" note 7....maybe available in a few weeks
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How about the new "newer" note 7....maybe available in a few weeks
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I am hoping the exynos version for all.
Yeah I think I may wait to see what Samsung does to try to keep my business. My guess is that they realize this is a big pain to customers and will hopefully offer a special deal to keep them loyal. If not I will probably switch to a different brand. Not sure what yet though since there isn't much that compares.
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Yeah I think I may wait to see what Samsung does to try to keep my business. My guess is that they realize this is a big pain to customers and will hopefully offer a special deal to keep them loyal. If not I will probably switch to a different brand. Not sure what yet though since there isn't much that compares.
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Unless they have a Note 7.5, Note 8, or an S8 ready to go, I'm done. They have treated me like crap throughout this entire recall.
Probably going back to Apple this year.
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Unless they have a Note 7.5, Note 8, or an S8 ready to go, I'm done. They have treated me like crap throughout this entire recall.
Probably going back to Apple this year.
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I feel ya, but I could never go back to Apple. Like being handcuffed... Just can't stand iOS, the device itself is awesome but can't stand iOS.
I still have an S7e so I will probably go back to that for the short term. I love the Note line even if it is re-branded I will look at the Note 8 next year.
i did the same, returned Note 7 for pre order of LG V20 this morning. The camera was extremely fast, it was snapping pics as fast as I hit the button. The screen was slightly bigger, or appeared to be anyway (good thing). I like the little display on the top as well, and display looked much better than I expected. Cant wait for my order to arrive!
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I feel ya, but I could never go back to Apple. Like being handcuffed... Just can't stand iOS, the device itself is awesome but can't stand iOS.
I still have an S7e so I will probably go back to that for the short term. I love the Note line even if it is re-branded I will look at the Note 8 next year.
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I settled for the S7 Edge once already, because Samsung screwed up the Note 5. That's 2x in a row in my book. I don't want to go back to it, because 1.) I'm spoiled by the Note 7's 64GB plus expandable storage, and 2.) The edges are more obvious, and i do not like them at all. There's also the lack of S- pen and hdr. The Note 7 also boosts the audio for video playback, which I loved.
**I consider the Note 5 a flop, because there was no expandable storage and 64GB max onboard. The same reason that I haven't bought a 1+3. NB4 you don't need more than 64GB. If company says "Never Settle", don't tell me to settle.**
If I go back to Apple, I get the water resistance, imessage, stereo speakers, unrivaled speed, great battery life, and a home button that is not on-screen (lookin at you, Google and LG). I also lose micro sd (got 256 on-board so), fast charging, wireless charging, qhd, and certain freedoms on the software.
If Samsung would let me buy a Note 7, or if the 1+3 could take a micro sd card, we wouldn't be having this discussion. But the Pixel XL is crap (my opinion), the htc 10 is too small, the S7 Edge is too curvy, and the 1+3 lacks enough storage. I know, I'm picky.
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I settled for the S7 Edge once already, because Samsung screwed up the Note 5. That's 2x in a row in my book. I don't want to go back to it, because 1.) I'm spoiled by the Note 7's 64GB plus expandable storage, and 2.) The edges are more obvious, and i do not like them at all. There's also the lack of S- pen and hdr. The Note 7 also boosts the audio for video playback, which I loved.
**I consider the Note 5 a flop, because there was no expandable storage and 64GB max onboard. The same reason that I haven't bought a 1+3. NB4 you don't need more than 64GB. If company says "Never Settle", don't tell me to settle.**
If I go back to Apple, I get the water resistance, imessage, stereo speakers, unrivaled speed, great battery life, and a home button that is not on-screen (lookin at you, Google and LG). I also lose micro sd (got 256 on-board so), fast charging, wireless charging, qhd, and certain freedoms on the software.
If Samsung would let me buy a Note 7, or if the 1+3 could take a micro sd card, we wouldn't be having this discussion. But the Pixel XL is crap (my opinion), the htc 10 is too small, the S7 Edge is too curvy, and the 1+3 lacks enough storage. I know, I'm picky.
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I have been anti apple for as long as I can remember. I do not like apple for many reasons from being so constrained on a phone I own to apples business model to apples proprietary hardware etc etc. BUT this time I decided to give the 7+ a try for 1 year after i returned my Note 7. So far after 2 weeks I have absolutely nothing bad to say about my 7 Plus. It is incredibly fast, incredibly powerful and just down right does everything perfectly EXCEPT they are having some bluetooth issues with certain devices. One of those happens to be my 8.4" UConnect headunit that it is not streaming nicely with. Random skips and choppy audio when streaming music. But my headunit has ipod controls so I simply plug my 7 Plus into a usb port and stream my music that way and it charges the phone as well. If you do go 7 plus I dont think you will be unhappy with it. Also the standby time and overall battery life is outstanding. I first got a silver one then decided I want black instead so my 128GB Silver one is on ebay right this second with 2 days left in the auction. Brand new condition.
So I talked to someone I know that works for Samsung. Samsung is a business partner of the company I work for. It is not looking good. Right now there are two options being discussed internally at Samsung.
1.) Stop the production of the Note 7 ALL together and refund everyone who bought one. This is an issue because phones sold on a secondary market may be difficult to get refunds for. It also will cause many users to leave Samsung all together and go the LG V20 / Pixel / iPhone 7 rout.
2.) Do ANOTHER recall replacement. I was told a new run of the phones would be available by the end of the month to be swapped out if Samsung chooses to go down this path AGAIN. I would hope the 3rd time is the charm and this 3rd build of the phone is perfect. However this has issues as well. There is a chance some if not all of the USA carriers won't pick up the 3rd version of the phone AT ALL and not offer it as a replacement to consumers. Also if it is offered as a replacement there is still not guarantee that USA carriers will EVERY being to sell it as new again.
Both of these options leave me with a few concerns.
1.) This phone will probably NEVER have the correct software support it deserves. Meaning IF it gets the android 7.1 update in the 4th quarter of this year like it is supposed to it will probably be the only update it ever gets. Also it may not get the monthly security patches ever, which makes this not usable for my work.
2.) I do not know what Samsung can do to restore confidence with me that this 3rd version of the Note 7 will not one day blow up. I have also lost all faith in the CPSC. I mean what are they doing this time that will GUARANTEE that this version of the phone won't blow up as well. Just seems like its going to be a hard sell to me.
3.) Samsung still seems a bit short sited to me on fixing this issue. If they really want to "stop the bleeding" of loyal customers they need to focus on future product sales. Again this means leaving the Note 7 dumpster fire behind, but it also means trying to convert note 7 users into future sales. I would hope they would consider offering a discount voucher for a Samsung phone bought in the future as a part of this 2nd recall, but judging by everything I have seen coming from their company it looks like they are more worried about the now, and they are going to lose even more customers because of it.
Anyone have any other thoughts? What would it take for Samsung to get you to stay with the Note 7, or in the future consider buying a S8 or a Note 8?
What stores have the lg v20 demo?
I returned both of ours for a full refund.. Ordered an axon 7 and a oneplus 3 as replacements.
Seriously I went into my local Att store and no V20 demo unit there.
Heres my 2 cents. I came from the Note 4, and the Note 2 before that, so you can understand the waiting I had to do in order to get something amazing. The Note 7 checks so many boxes off of a long list of features that I have always found useful. The pen, the screen size and resolution as well as top specs in the cpu and ram department every time they are released. But, this one thing that kept buggin me on the newer Notes was the non-removable batteries. It was the reason I held out on upgrading the Note 4 for so long. And here we are witnessing something that is hugely affected by the decision of not including that capability.
In terms of what Samsung should have done, its obvious - they should have included a slightly smaller battery in terms of thickness and capacity in order to reduce the risk of defects. Something like a smaller/thinner 3000 mah battery would have been totally fine. Even a slightly thicker version of the 3600 mah battery and thicker chassis would have been fine as well. But my honest opinion is that devices that are catching fire are actually suffering from some slight bending in the chassis at some point after they are purchased. This most likely would be something like dropping it hard or even having it bend slightly when in a pocket. Im thinking the latter is the cause for the batteries to have warped a tiny fraction causing the layers/connectors in the batteries to warp. But this is an inherent risk with all batteries in phones I think. Its just exponentially worse the thinner you go. And if the production tolerances on both those aspects are so dang tight, expect more issues than say an Iphone which can bend all day and still not catch fire.
It would be great to see Samsung give people full refunds for international variants and exchanges through carriers like they are doing. Should they give a discount for future devices? It would be awesome obviously from a consumer standpoint. Will they actually give some discount of meaningful value? Most likely not. They are a massive multi-billion dollar corporation. I would think the Note customer base is the smaller of their top 2 devices. So even if they lose some of this crowd, there is still the massively successful S7/S7 edge crowd to bank on. Especially since we will be seeing the S8 in like 4-6 months. Its actually smart of them to stagger device releases in this case. I'm not particularly excited about anything else being released this year. Google has the specs now, but looks so boring. And that top headphone jack...just ugh. The iphone as everyone saw is just a placeholder until next year. The V20 is, well, just another LG phone. Tough decisions all around at this point.
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This store has a demo, I messed with it for a bit while my Note 7's were being returned.
7025 FM 1960 RD E STE. 100, HUMBLE, TX 77346
Anyone played with an Honor 8 or the ZTE AXON?
I am not a fan of LG devices.
I'm probably go back to the S7e but it's really not a great replacement.
How many people would get another replacement Note 7 if one is offered?
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Anyone played with an Honor 8 or the ZTE AXON?
I am not a fan of LG devices.
I'm probably go back to the S7e but it's really not a great replacement.
How many people would get another replacement Note 7 if one is offered?
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I will , but I will wait to trade mine in . When they have them in the store , then I will go. I still want this phone , its why I bought it in the first place.