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OK. The Galaxy S6 edge rocks.

(It's not the note 4 but I think it's relevant here; are you gonna get it?)
We're up and the hall is PACKED. Everyone is on their devices.
A woman in tight business suit and high heels comes on stage and welcomes CEO. He has the phone in his his pocket.
Relentless Innovation. We listened, we learned, we pushed forward. We rebuilt from the ground up. The most beautiful phone Samsung have ever produced and the most advanced one in the world.
The screens that go the ENTIRE way around the hall burst into life, aaaaand....
The pictures are exactly as leaked!
As has been the discussion all week, it's the curve that they're pushing - and yes, it's gorgeous. The detail is seamless.
It remains to be seen what they're going to do with the none-curved version.
The pricing will dictate whether or not the S6 flies off the shelf - and it's availability.
I think they should have released just the curve.
There you have it.
The curve is gorgeous. Absolutely. The detail is very precise. The plain S6 is plain ugly.
And the light-up notifications thing on the edge is tickling ALL the journalists.
Will you stick to the Note 4, or switch?
Let the games begin.
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kolembo said:
(It's not the note 4 but I think it's relevant here; are you gonna get it?)
We're up and the hall is PACKED. Everyone is on their devices.
A woman in tight business suit and high heels comes on stage and welcomes CEO. He has the phone in his his pocket.
Relentless Innovation. We listened, we learned, we pushed forward. We rebuilt from the ground up. The most beautiful phone Samsung have ever produced and the most advanced one in the world.
The screens that go the ENTIRE way around the hall burst into life, aaaaand....
The pictures are exactly as leaked!
As has been the discussion all week, it's the curve that they're pushing - and yes, it's gorgeous. The detail is seamless.
It remains to be seen what they're going to do with the none-curved version.
The pricing will dictate whether or not the S6 flies off the shelf - and it's availability.
I think they should have released just the curve.
There you have it.
The curve is gorgeous. Absolutely. The detail is very precise. The plain S6 is plain ugly.
And the light-up notifications thing on the edge is tickling ALL the journalists.
Will you stick to the Note 4, or switch?
Let the games begin.
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Regarding the S6, I don't feel the glass back and the camera sticking out as on the iPhone 6 and 6 plus...Also software wise it does look smoother but the size of the icons and the whole UI looks kinda ugly, especially the percentage bar, it's just too big...also non removable battery is a miss.
If only the note 4 would somewhat benefit from the S6's software

I think Ill stick.Note 4 has got looks but hey s6 looks like iphone 6 same rounded metal frame,same speaker style,same protruding volume buttons.Although s6 edge could be worthy to switch over but can be cleared only when they are available in stores.Except processor Note 4 has an upper hand
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I really like the design they've chosen! I've always been jealous of iPhone smooth and clean designs, now there's a similar design from Samsung. No need to get iPhone knock-offs from China with android running.
But I'll still keep my Note 4.
- 5MP Front camera, not my thing, I don't care abt selfies and Note 4's 2MP 3.7MP (Edited) works well for video chat even at low light.
-No SD-Card slot... Bumper.. The choice for buying cheap128GB SD card to store media and easily transfering between devices has been a great advantage for Samsung phones, it will be missed
(Cuz 128 GB ver. Of S6 will be much more expensive than just getting basic 32GB + 128GB SD Card)
-Wireless charging, not an issue... I put in a wireless charging receiver pad and can use qi chargers to charge. No extra bulk.
-5.7" screen of Note 4 will be much better for viewing any media!
-S-Pen... Nuff Said.
However, these are the plus points of S6,
-Speaker at the bottom! Would prefer front facing but at least better than at the back...
- Touch finger print! I've no issues with Note 4's swiping sensor, been using wit great accuracy for months... But the new one might reduce the error rate.
- Double curves on display (S6 Edge)... Its just look smooth and sexy. Less awkward than Note 4 Edge.
-eMMC faster flash memory... Hopefully it'll be like changing from a tradiotinal hardisk to an SSD. With how Lollipop's ART runtime works (fully unpacked apps), S6 will be a beast.
-Exynos for all! Will be a great performer hopefully. Although, custom firmware will be lesser, snapdragon 810 on Note 4 is one of its draw backs. Hope the Exynos will not throttle its performance so much.
Sorry for the long post. Still great devices by Samsung.
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psycovirus said:
I really like the design they've chosen! I've always been jealous of iPhone smooth and clean designs, now there's a similar design from Samsung. No need to get iPhone knock-offs from China with android running.
But I'll still keep my Note 4.
- 5MP Front camera, not my thing, I don't care abt selfies and Note 4's 2MP works well for video chat even at low light.
-No SD-Card slot... Bumper.. The choice for buying cheap128GB SD card to store media and easily transfering between devices has been a great advantage for Samsung phones, it will be missed
(Cuz 128 GB ver. Of S6 will be much more expensive than just getting basic 32GB + 128GB SD Card)
-Wireless charging, not an issue... I put in a wireless charging receiver pad and can use qi chargers to charge. No extra bulk.
-5.7" screen of Note 4 will be much better for viewing any media!
-S-Pen... Nuff Said.
However, these are the plus points of S6,
-Speaker at the bottom! Would prefer front facing but at least better than at the back...
- Touch finger print! I've no issues with Note 4's swiping sensor, been using wit great accuracy for months... But the new one might reduce the error rate.
- Double curves on display (S6 Edge)... Its just look smooth and sexy. Less awkward than Note 4 Edge.
-eMMC faster flash memory... Hopefully it'll be like changing from a tradiotinal hardisk to an SSD. With how Lollipop's ART runtime works (fully unpacked apps), S6 will be a beast.
-Exynos for all! Will be a great performer hopefully. Although, custom firmware will be lesser, snapdragon 810 on Note 4 is one of its draw backs. Hope the Exynos will not throttle its performance so much.
Sorry for the long post. Still great devices by Samsung.
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The Note 4 has a 3.7MP front camera...
The only thing which I like on the S6 is the 64bit processor, new camera UI and the speaker on the bottom.

Without microsd, its crap.

toofimoofi said:
Without microsd, its crap.
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I originally thought that too, but when I really think about it, I could actually do without the MicroSD. For sale, Note 4U with extra battery, 2 cases, Gear VR, used once, for best offer!! Nuff said!

I like it, but there is no s pen do I don't think it can replace my Note 4.
Definitely much more compelling than the s5 though, which made me yawn.

I'll stick with note 4 ofc.
But if they won't give that better touchwiz to note 4. I won't probably buy another Samsung phone again. limiting exynos 5433 to 32 bit another retarded thing too.

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Without microsd, its crap.
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+1
Lets not forget the battery is a smaller 2600mAh unit vs. 2800mAh in the S5, don't even dare give me the CPU is more efficient BS, once you get Facebook, Chrome and Instagram going all that stuff becomes typical marketing talk, and you realise the advantage of a much larger batt.
I'll keep my Note 4 thanks, I just hope the Note 5 doesn't go the same way or I'll be very disappointed.

POLO_i780 said:
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Lets not forget the battery is a smaller 2600mAh unit vs. 2800mAh in the S5, don't even dare give me the CPU is more efficient BS, once you get Facebook, Chrome and Instagram going all that stuff becomes typical marketing talk, and you realise the advantage of a much larger batt.
I'll keep my Note 4 thanks, I just hope the Note 5 doesn't go the same way or I'll be very disappointed.
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battery will be probably same with s5.

M glad i left S series at S3. Samsung started distroying it after that. Not worth. The true class in note series.
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POLO_i780 said:
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Lets not forget the battery is a smaller 2600mAh unit vs. 2800mAh in the S5, don't even dare give me the CPU is more efficient BS, once you get Facebook, Chrome and Instagram going all that stuff becomes typical marketing talk, and you realise the advantage of a much larger batt.
I'll keep my Note 4 thanks, I just hope the Note 5 doesn't go the same way or I'll be very disappointed.
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The battery is actually 2550mAh but it will probably be on pair with the galaxy s5 and the note 4...

Staying with my note 4

Ashatar said:
The battery is actually 2550mAh but it will probably be on pair with the galaxy s5 and the note 4...
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s5 and note 4 has different battery life. it can just reach s5. probably 5 hour sot will be most for s6.

Waiting for note 5

You all know if the s6 is this good, the note 5 will be twice as good. I love the note 4 because it was a real upgrade from the note 3. Screen, CPu and Gpu. The s6, yes with 64bit with nothing that will use it, the note 5 will come out when there will be software that will use it.
The note 4 is my baby till it dies. I really do not see the need for another phone that will do nothing better on day to day activities.
More so, I really hope Samsung gives us the new tw unlike what they do normally. Which is they may upgrade Android versions but they rarely upgrade tw on older devices

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You all know if the s6 is this good, the note 5 will be twice as good. I love the note 4 because it was a real upgrade from the note 3. Screen, CPu and Gpu. The s6, yes with 64bit with nothing that will use it, the note 5 will come out when there will be software that will use it.
The note 4 is my baby till it dies. I really do not see the need for another phone that will do nothing better on day to day activities.
More so, I really hope Samsung gives us the new tw unlike what they do normally. Which is they may upgrade Android versions but they rarely upgrade tw on older devices
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It'd be great if they give us 5.0.2 with the new touchwiz but i doubt that will happen...

You never know, maybe that's one of the reasons for the lack of lollipop on the Note 4 so far (optimising TW)...I hope.

Happy the S6 looks good. Samsung has two ticks a year.
I always keep my phones for two years so I'll pass.

Should I buy a S6?

So I guess some of you got a S6 by now so that is why I thought I should ask if you miss any of the features the Note 4 has or better put, what advantages you feel you got by running the S6 as a daily phone.

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So I guess some of you got a S6 by now so that is why I thought I should ask if you miss any of the features the Note 4 has or better put, what advantages you feel you got by running the S6 as a daily phone.
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Yes, you should

Yep, go ahead...

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So I guess some of you got a S6 by now so that is why I thought I should ask if you miss any of the features the Note 4 has or better put, what advantages you feel you got by running the S6 as a daily phone.
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Aiiie!
You'd best get used to running around with a charger!
i tried the down-switch, it doesn't work. It's no faster than the Note 4, the pictures are no better, you can't save work to an sdCard and just carry the sdCard to whatever other machine you're using, you have to carry your entire phone and marry it to whatever other machine and that causes problems, you lose the S-pen and the big screen.... There's nothing there, trust me.
If you'd gone S6 first, you'd be fine but going backward, you. Will. Hate. It.
Trust me.
The very first time you find yourself looking for an outlet before noon and realizing you don't have your fast charger.....
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I personally don't see the appeal. It looks nice, sure, but I don't think it's a huge step up from the Note 4. Plus, again personally, I bought the Note mainly for the big screen and the S-Pen, so I don't see me giving that up. But that's just me. If you feel the S6 would suit you better, then, by all means, go for it!

Why you don't try S6port

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Why you don't try S6port
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already on it

i have been using s6 edge and exynos note 4 for months here is my small review;
screen they are almost same for me.
camera both are even on daylight , at night s6 is better
with same apps and almost identical usage i get 3.5 hour sot on s6 , 6 hours on note 4
for me they are pretty much same on speed too whenever you check side by side app opening and browser speed etc. they are both faster than my s805 note edge.
general performance and stablity is abit different. note 4 is definetly more stable for me atleast you can know where it slows down( like camera to gallery switch and multitasking button) s6 is weird multitasking is totaly dead 1 app at a time, its slow on camera to gallery aswell but multitasking button is generally fast but it can slow down sometimes too.
ui looking is almost same also small differences here and there in addition to that there is themes.
finally, if you are s805 note 4 user maybe you can switch for abit better performance but other than that just go for note 5 or stick with note 4 if the size is ok for you.

Not sure why anyone with a Note 4 would want to upgrade to the S6. Still no AOSP for it, so you're doomed to slow Touchwiz so it will perform worse than a note 4 running AOSP. And like pointed out, who would want to give up the bigger screen ? That's probably the reason most people bought the Note 4 in the first place.
The s-pen, I never use myself, wouldnt care much about losing that though, but the screen would be a downgrade for me. And running Touchwiz of course too

Yeah i kind of agree... @gekkehenkie11 your support on cm12 is highly appreciated

no more samsung phone again.
they dont care about android updates.

I just swapped my S6 Edge (I use for 1 month) with my wife Note 4 Exynos.
The s6 E body is great and handy but screen is very small compare to Note 4.

S6 or S6 Edge + worth waiting? :fingers-crossed:

No not buy!! Bad battery!!!

S6 edge vs note 4

Hi guys
My father bought an galaxy s6 edge and told me that if I wanted to have it he would change it with my note 4,I don't know what to do is the change worth it or should I keep my phone ?
My phone is rooted I won't root the s6 edge

If you are having to ask then my 1st assumption is that you do not have any use for the larger screen and SPen? So I would say yes, go ahead and swap

POLO_i780 said:
If you are having to ask then my 1st assumption is that you do not have any use for the larger screen and SPen? So I would say yes, go ahead and swap
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Not really both phone have there pros and cons the I'm not using the s-pen that much but I love the screen because I watch all my series and movies from my phone. I will probably keep my phone but another question performance is not that much different with both phones or?

jizang said:
Not really both phone have there pros and cons the I'm not using the s-pen that much but I love the screen because I watch all my series and movies from my phone. I will probably keep my phone but another question performance is not that much different with both phones or?
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A friend of mine has a S6 Edge, and it is a bit faster than the Note 4, but not by much.
Its certainly not enough to swap. His Note 4 was stolen at gunpoint during an attempted carjacking. He got the S6 Edge to try out while waiting for the Note5, but he is hating the S6 Edge battery life, he says it is rubbish compare to what his Note 4 could achieve.
Is your Note 4 lagging? If so, maybe try do a hard reset, see how you feel after that then decide.
IMO, the Note 4 is a far better allround device than the S6 Edge.
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jizang said:
Not really both phone have there pros and cons the I'm not using the s-pen that much but I love the screen because I watch all my series and movies from my phone. I will probably keep my phone but another question performance is not that much different with both phones or?
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S6 is way faster to open apps and smoothness seems to be better. I suppose game will be a lot better on S6.
On the other side, S6 has a RAM managment problem and apps in background are killed agressively by the system. Battery life is also far better on the Note 4.

POLO_i780 said:
A friend of mine has a S6 Edge, and it is a bit faster than the Note 4, but not by much.
Its certainly not enough to swap. His Note 4 was stolen at gunpoint during an attempted carjacking. He got the S6 Edge to try out while waiting for the Note5, but he is hating the S6 Edge battery life, he says it is rubbish compare to what his Note 4 could achieve.
Is your Note 4 lagging? If so, maybe try do a hard reset, see how you feel after that then decide.
IMO, the Note 4 is a far better allround device than the S6 Edge.
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Thanks for both of your answers I will probably stick with my note 4. It is not laggy I'm really satisfied with it's performance. One last question it is not an important aspect for me only asking out of curiosity the camera of the s6 edge is a little bit better then the note 4 right?
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S6 is way faster to open apps and smoothness seems to be better. I suppose game will be a lot better on S6.
On the other side, S6 has a RAM managment problem and apps in background are killed agressively by the system. Battery life is also far better on the Note 4.
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jizang said:
Thanks for both of your answers I will probably stick with my note 4. It is not laggy I'm really satisfied with it's performance. One last question it is not an important aspect for me only asking out of curiosity the camera of the s6 edge is a little bit better then the note 4 right?
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Yep. Camera in the S6 Edge is a step better than the Note 4, although they both use the same IMX240 Sensor.
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Night shot will be significantly better on S6 but in good light both are comparable.
Note that camera software is better on S6 with RAW support and more manual control.

Missing my Note 5 - VS S7

I've been using my new S7. It's beautiful and elegant. The design is very polished and it feels great in the hands.
Performance is great and battery life is great.
And yet I MISS MY OLD NOTE 5 :crying: .
So if you're thinking about switching, try and think about what you will really need, because it's really hard to switch from a Note.

I can understand. Not sure what one would miss apart from the Spen.
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I lost my Note 3 in train journey some 2 years ago. They i purchased S5 for some change. Then i realized sonething missing and after 1 month of usage i again purchased Note 3 that time. Samsung Note series is the beast.

well i had the s7 edge for 2 days after i returnd it, coming from note 4 and now i have a note 5 and i like it more than the s7, bigger screen with better colors, better audio, speakers, spen, my avengers themes, etc.

I've played with both S7 versions and neither feel like an upgrade at all. Quite the contrary, actually. Downsized screen, no S Pen, and the extra power they have compared to the Note doesn't translate to a UX improvement that's worth losing what the Note has. This thing is plenty fast. I'll wait for the Note 6.

I was thinking of getting the s7 edge but after reading your post I'll wait till the note 6 comes out. Cheers.
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gaston_garcia said:
I've been using my new S7. It's beautiful and elegant. The design is very polished and it feels great in the hands.
Performance is great and battery life is great.
And yet I MISS MY OLD NOTE 5 :crying: .
So if you're thinking about switching, try and think about what you will really need, because it's really hard to switch from a Note.
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I switched from the Note 5 too. Unlike you I'm glad I dumped that piece of rubbish. Horrible battery life and really slow updates, had it been around it would have JUST started the Marshmallow rollout, its first update in SIX months.
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mehtamitul said:
I can understand. Not sure what one would miss apart from the Spen.
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Only the SPen, yet now that I have my SPen again, I love it.
SPen means having "Smart Selection", "Screen Capture", "Screen Writing" and all of the Air Commands.
I use SPen quite a bit, so it's good to have it back again.

gingerdude said:
I was thinking of getting the s7 edge but after reading your post I'll wait till the note 6 comes out. Cheers.
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I got another Note 5 for now. It's great.

I have bouth s7 and note5 for now...only thing I miss on note 5 is better battery life (would be a perfect phone with that). Still can't decide which one to sell.
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Stay with note 5 or get s8

So now the s8 has been announced anyone getting it? I am not sure if i can wait for the next note to come out. My note 5 battery has been awful lately only lasting just over half a day. Been turning itself off too other day it went from 50% to turn it self to 10% battery.
But i also love the note series.

Got the note 5 which still in good condition and a brand new s7e so i think ill donate or sell them when the note 8 arrives .. besides i got other thoughts to leave samsung behind cuz of their fail to fast update their software (and release their source code to devs) to latest android and get 2nd gen of google pixel device ..

RyQril said:
Got the note 5 which still in good condition and a brand new s7e so i think ill donate or sell them when the note 8 arrives .. besides i got other thoughts to leave samsung behind cuz of their fail to fast update their software (and release their source code to devs) to latest android and get 2nd gen of google pixel device ..
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How do you find the s7 compared to the note? I only ever use the pen to edit photos really.

Thinking about oneplus3T
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How do you find the s7 compared to the note? I only ever use the pen to edit photos really.
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Well the only reason i got the s7e is the software, if you go to the s7e thread you'll see lot of roms have been out and most of them are AOSP with the latest android .. i do miss the spen i use the it almost in anything you gotta see me at work in meetings lol .. the good things note5 not offering is the water resistant and a larger battery somedays i get 6hrsSOT and a better camera and since i got AOSP on it the camera is currently bad compared to stock.
In your condition and since the s8 will release after a month with huge price tag i recommend to get the s7e in a low price or just wait till the s8 prices drop. you can check other phones like OP3T too on youtube and compare.

RyQril said:
Well the only reason i got the s7e is the software, if you go to the s7e thread you'll see lot of roms have been out and most of them are AOSP with the latest android .. i do miss the spen i use the it almost in anything you gotta see me at work in meetings lol .. the good things note5 not offering is the water resistant and a larger battery somedays i get 6hrsSOT and a better camera and since i got AOSP on it the camera is currently bad compared to stock.
In your condition and since the s8 will release after a month with huge price tag i recommend to get the s7e in a low price or just wait till the s8 prices drop. you can check other phones like OP3T too on youtube and compare.
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I personally am not going to get the S8 not even the Note 8 because the S8 already sounds bad to me since all it has is 4GB ram and a 3,000mah battery.. The battery totally killed that to me!! I thought Samsung would put a better longer lasting one in it and not the same thing as last year!! My Note 5's battery is still great with all the bloatware off and apps restricted from using any background internet and restricted from starting up until I need them I'm currently getting almost 8 hours SOT!! If the battery ever degrades I'll just replace it because it's super easy all you have to do is heat the back up around the sides and then it can be pulled off.

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Thinking about oneplus3T
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my thoughts exactly. op3t matte black.

Note5 3000mAh 5.7 inch
-can't afford AOD because of poor battery
S8 3000mAh 5.8 inch
- with AOD
WTF?

fattoothpick said:
Note5 3000mAh 5.7 inch
-can't afford AOD because of poor battery
S8 3000mAh 5.8 inch
- with AOD
WTF?
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thats called marketing by forcing you to buy their new stuff... pffff

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Note5 3000mAh 5.7 inch
-can't afford AOD because of poor battery
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WTF?
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Maybe the screen is much more efficient? Idk.

Keep the note 5.
Because of s pen and finger print on the front. And it still has noughat.
Replace your battery and do not use fast charging so your battery would not die easily.

Go get it if u got extra money in ur future.
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i will go for note 8.....life without stylus is hell.....i hope sammy will not drop stylus functionality in note 8.:good:

For me it all depends on if the bootloader is locked or not for the t mobile version.
My guess is that it will be locked unfortunately.
If that's the case then I'll keep my note5 until it completely dies and then get whatever pixel phone is out but only if it has an amoled display.
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I don't like the screen ratio
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I'll definitely wait for the Note 8
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I picked up a Mate 9 to hold me over till the Note 8. Hopefully the aspect ratio isn't to weird. I hate how the S8 is so tall and skinny, hence the different aspect ratio. Wish certain phones would stay flat. Using my note 5 to type this and have a s7 edge brand new just sitting here. I thought I'd get used to it with the curved screen, but I didn't. Should have turned it back in within the 14 days, now I am stuck with it. Anybody want a mint n5 or brand new s7 edge.... Well like new.
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