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Any iPhone 6S users make the switch with no regrets?

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!

Zer0_ said:
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

Has anyone migrated to the S7 or S7 Edge from an iPhone?

Just interested to know if Samsung have convinced enough iOS users to switch to Android with this phone.
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Not yet but I am switching back to Android after owning the iPhone 6+ and 6S+. I've been using iOS since last June and I am already missing Android too much not to switch back. Just trying to decide whether or not it will be the GS7.

I did, thank god.
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Just interested to know if Samsung have convinced enough iOS users to switch to Android with this phone.
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I have been using a iphone 6 plus for the last year. It was a good enough phone I guess. I really missed the customization of android. I have only had my s7 edge for about 4 hours. I can say it kicks butt all over the iphone 6 plus so far. its nice to be back with android and samsung.

Made the switch. from 6S+.

jrwingate6 said:
Not yet but I am switching back to Android after owning the iPhone 6+ and 6S+. I've been using iOS since last June and I am already missing Android too much not to switch back. Just trying to decide whether or not it will be the GS7.
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It's pretty much the phone to go for I reckon if you are considering switching. Especially the Edge version.

blackcatphil said:
I have been using a iphone 6 plus for the last year. It was a good enough phone I guess. I really missed the customization of android. I have only had my s7 edge for about 4 hours. I can say it kicks butt all over the iphone 6 plus so far. its nice to be back with android and samsung.
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I love to hear replies like this!

IPhone, 6S touch screen is still better. The s7 is too sensitive. Also for some reason in clash of clans the resolution is downscaled.

I switched from a 6s plus. Prior to that I had a 6 plus. All before was mainly Android except for a few false starts with iOS. Loving it so far.
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I just changed from a 6+ had it for a year. Started off from original iPhone and stuck with them up to iPhone 4, but then it was all the same crap. Got fed up of having to jailbreak every phone just to be able to do what you can with a standard android. Then went through a few androids until apple launched the 6+. the big screen drew me in and all I can say is that its STILL the same crap I left years ago. Couldn't wait for the S7 edge to come out so I could dump the iPhone!

I've been using the iphone since 4s. I recently switched from my 6splus to 7edge. I like the edge, but really miss the wifi calling on the iphone. I'm with ATT and hope they make wifi calling available for the edge. I don't get decent service at my house and need the wifi calling. I have a microcell, but it doesn't always work. I may have to go back to the 6s plus. I do love the edge screen and size.

From Tattoo>Captivate>One X>Nexus 5>iPhone 6+>S7E. The S7 edge is an upgrade but I'm quite fond of how the iPhone has minimal crapware and just works. I've probably grown soft in my old age though.

I'm using this side by side with my 6S plus, last galaxy I used was the note edge before that I used the galaxy 5. From my experience first Galaxy I've used that I would call a worthy iPhone Rival. Loving the S7 edge, runs silky smooth like my 6S, haven't had any hiccups or problems. Runs amazing, I don't think I would pick it over my phone but too use both its great. What really holds me to my iPhone is iCloud and iMessage.

After years of android, figured I would try apple... got 6s+ on launch day in september.... what a joke, I couldn't wait for the S7.... it was a nice phone but it lacked a lot of little stupid chit that should be in place
That and couldn't handle the macrumor forum people.... Its like a star wars cult

I did, but it's not because I think one is insanely better than the other - I've had literally tons of phones over the past few years, and I just like to switch back and forth every little while. I got my S7E on Next, and I'll just buy the next iPhone outright, so then I'll have the best of both worlds all the time.

zombie_uk said:
I just changed from a 6+ had it for a year. Started off from original iPhone and stuck with them up to iPhone 4, but then it was all the same crap. Got fed up of having to jailbreak every phone just to be able to do what you can with a standard android. Then went through a few androids until apple launched the 6+. the big screen drew me in and all I can say is that its STILL the same crap I left years ago. Couldn't wait for the S7 edge to come out so I could dump the iPhone!
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How are you finding the S7? Is there much of a learning curve when using Android?
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Always a learning curve but not difficult. I find the number of setup options a tad overwhelming but like the flexibility.

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How are you finding the S7? Is there much of a learning curve when using Android?
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To be honest the android system doesn't feel that different to when I last had an android phone. Few more options to use but it's not too hard to pick up.

I'm experimenting with this transition, yeah. Coming from an iPhone 6s Plus to the S7 Edge. Mixed feelings so far, but I'm chronicling the experience in more detail on my blog.
We only got our Canadian pre-orders on Friday so it's still early, but some initial thoughts:
- Samsung nailed it on physical design and size, feels really excellent in the hand
- The screen lives up to the hype, minus a faulty pixel that I have to replace this unit because of
- TouchWiz has come a long way since I last used it (Galaxy S4), as has Android
- The iPhone is smoother and faster at a lot of things (processing photos, navigating the UI, opening certain apps, etc. This is to be expected because of the longer animations and lower resolution, but that's not really meaningful in a daily use context
- I experienced a hard crash while performing a simple Google search on the stock browser, which didn't make a good first impression but might be because this unit is wonky (faulty pixel and all). Had to soft reset to bring it back to life
- So far the camera is a really mixed bag...thank goodness I can shoot RAW because the stock JPG processing is surprisingly awful. Shame since the camera hardware is so promising.
- Battery life doesn't look like it's going to hold a candle to my iPhone, but it'll definitely get me through a day of heavy use, which I suppose is reasonable
Anyway, that's just a scattered set of first impressions.

Getting my S7 edge tomorrow, from an i6+. Been using an iPhone since iPhone 4s, prior to that was Note 2. I can't seem to remember but having to wait for a jailbreak just to change themes, keyboards and install an adblocker seemed to be getting on my nerves as of late, with the jailbreak for the latest iOS version taking so long to get released.

I have been an Apple user for many years (i.e iPhone, iPad and MacBook Pro), but I abandoned Osx by the amount of work needed to jailbreak for example, while Android Os is such open, extensible, and interoperable.
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Did you regret buying the S8+ ?

I saw lot of people complaining about the S8 plus, some are saying the phone is very fragile, others doesnt like at all the new screen ratio, aggressive RAM management....etc
Well i'm curious and want to know if the S8 plus is really a flop,how is your experience with this device ?

I love mine. Some things are a bit annoying (The swipe feature on the keyboard is extremely inaccurate, every so often the phone will pause while loading an app for a few seconds) but no phone is perfect, the S8+ is close though.
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Well ......
I own the device for about a week and I have to say that it covers almost all of my needs but:
1. The battery life is worse than the S7 Edge or 1+3T (at least for me)
2. S8+ feels a little bit boring after a while
Overall, I didn't regret at all since it is nearly perfect

t-shock said:
Well ......
I own the device for about a week and I have to say that it covers almost all of my needs but:
1. The battery life is worse than the S7 Edge or 1+3T (at least for me)
2. S8+ feels a little bit boring after a while
Overall, I didn't regret at all since it is nearly perfect
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Is your battery really worse? My S8+ has nearly triple the battery life that I was getting on my S7!

t-shock said:
Well ......
I own the device for about a week and I have to say that it covers almost all of my needs but:
1. The battery life is worse than the S7 Edge or 1+3T (at least for me)
2. S8+ feels a little bit boring after a while
Overall, I didn't regret at all since it is nearly perfect
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So you had the 3T ? Why did you sold it ?

_Dennis_ said:
I love mine. Some things are a bit annoying (The swipe feature on the keyboard is extremely inaccurate, every so often the phone will pause while loading an app for a few seconds) but no phone is perfect, the S8+ is close though.
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The built in swipe keyboard is horrible, ended up putting gboard on it.

NO, not a single issue with it so far and had it since day one. I believe a lot of the issues can be attributed to user and not the phone.

Don't think I regret it, but the only reason I switched from my iPhone 6S Plus is because I was bored.
Usability and speed (Other than the occasional Android lag) is about the same for my use. (Emails, messaging and like 1 game, FateGO)
So I feel like the money I paid for what I gained isn't exactly proportionate, but it's been a while since I used Android as my main phone, so I decided to jump back for a bit. it's been good.
Having to worry about screen protectors that fit my case is dumb tho.
Also smart unlock with my Bluetooth headphones makes up for the fingerprint scanner being on the back of android phones.

I'm not crazy about the waterfall screen but I'm getting used to it.
Otherwise I love it. Picked it up for$725 can't go wrong at that price

subyfan said:
Is your battery really worse? My S8+ has nearly triple the battery life that I was getting on my S7!
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Well my S8+ gets me around 4-5 hours SOT while my S7Edge got me 6-7 hours SOT
My OnePlus3T gave me about the same SOT with the S7E
Soufiansky said:
So you had the 3T ? Why did you sold it ?
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Yes I had it
I sold it because it was to boring, the camera was pretty bad and the battery (without any modification and dual SIM always on) was horrible

Dont regret the phone, i love it, but i regret having more **** on downpayment in my life..

I was worried about what I was going to see in this post because I just ordered mine and expect it on Wednesday. I'm glad to see it is mostly positive reviews.

This is the best phone I ever had. The FD version seems to be the worst, tho coz the battery life is not as amazing as F or U version, but still get me thru the day. But android is boring me somehow. im willin to change to iphone again. After 7 years on adnroid, i want to try ios

gsosure said:
I was worried about what I was going to see in this post because I just ordered mine and expect it on Wednesday. I'm glad to see it is mostly positive reviews.
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Share your experience with us after you get the device

Hmmm NOPE.. Lol

I came from a v20 and that was a bad phone and I regret ever getting the phone. I decided to give Samsung a try, even though I hated Samsung. I got the Exynos version and boy do I love it! Although it has the pink/red hue on the sides, I don't notice it after a while using it. I did minimize it by changing the display colors a little bit.
Over all I love it. It's super fast on AT&T and I'm able to root. So far LOVE it!.

I'm not regretting buying the phone at all. Everything works great, the speaker is really loud and im averaging around 6 1/2 to 7 hours of SOT at 3/4 brightness. I bought the G955U1 Snapdragon US unlocked version and I actually got one with a perfect screen without the red hue. I wish it were the old aspect ratio as I really wanted a larger device but I can live with the size. If the new Note is larger when it comes out I'll probably give the S8+ to the wife and get the Note but only if it's around a 6.5 incher or larger.

Cruzaders said:
This is the best phone I ever had. The FD version seems to be the worst, tho coz the battery life is not as amazing as F or U version, but still get me thru the day. But android is boring me somehow. im willin to change to iphone again. After 7 years on adnroid, i want to try ios
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This isn't true at all. FD version is quite good on battery. I've gone all day on this. SOT about 7 hours.

Sort of. The screen of 8+ is so minute compare to my 6.8" Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra. Am thinking going back to Zenfone 3 Ultra now. Other than this I think its a good phone to keep though.

I have had mine a week today, about to go back to the store with it as it has the redish tint down each side of the screen and its driving me nuts! Even after playing with the settings i still feel like I can see it. I have come from a 6P and to be honest the 2 things i really miss is the width of the 6P, the keyboard was a bit more spaced out and i made less mistakes with my fat fingers... the 2nd thing is the updates direct from google...I was running the Android O beta on it... and now i am running 7.0?! I did look at the Pixel XL when making my choice but it just felt like a step back when you stood in front of the S8 and Pixel, i mean - no wireless charging which i have to say is one of the best features for me with this phone, i have wireless charging points at home and work and so i never run out of power and it is so quick!

Moving from iPhone to android

Dear all ,
Good morning.
I have been considering selling my aging iPhone 6s Plus and moving to android.
Mainly because of stale design(same as 3-4 years ago) and horrible/laggy/battery draining updates.
So about taking a dive back to android.
Before i got my 6s plus i had s7 edge. While i did like the phone overall , i had one major deal breaker for me. Heat.
I do not like a heating phone. I would use s7 edge for 20 minutes surfing the web via wifi and it reached 32-34 degrees (ambient temp 26). iphone would stay cool even if i browsed for hours.
So, my question to you guys, since you already posses the device, is : does the s8 plus behave thermaly the same as s7 edge ~~~clarification : In my area only the exynos variant is available.?

I cannot compare it to an s7 edge because I did not ever owned one but I can say no, absolutely not. I came from iphone 7 plus to the (normal) s8 and dont ever had the feeling that my device gets an uncomfortable temperature. During basic tasks like browsing, downloading and testing apps, whatsapp&facebook and so on it is "cold" - at least for me. Even when playing light games like clash royale (only game I play now and then) it doesnt come to an uncomfortable temperature, maybe 3-4°C warmer. The only situation the s8 gets really warm (and by warm I dont mean hot) is when charging through usb or qi, but I think this is physically unavoidable.

Personally, I don't have an S8, but I used one for a couple of hours and it gets pretty warm.

Thank you guys!
Just a clarification : In my area only the exynos variant is available.

chris2busy said:
Thank you guys!
Just a clarification : In my area only the exynos variant is available.
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yes, here in my area (Austria) is also only exynos available

My S8 definitely heats up more with pokemon go compared to my iPhone 7.
By the way, if you think an S8 will get you out of lags and battery drains, read the threads in this forum from other users complaining the exact issues.

ikeny said:
My S8 definitely heats up more with pokemon go compared to my iPhone 7.
By the way, if you think an S8 will get you out of lags and battery drains, read the threads in this forum from other users complaining the exact issues.
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the s8 has also nearly four times the pixels to push than the iphone 7
and my s8 doesnt lag at all after 7 month and I have a custom rom on it, which I have heavily skinned and customized

s8 gets hot only when you fast charge it. Other than that its pretty cool.

Thank you guys! Awaiting more of your experiences in orderr to make an educated purchase!

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Only while gaming and charging. Regular surfing, media playback or socializing has no impact cool as a breeze.
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get an iPhone X Plus if you're used to iPhones
MicI wouldn't recommend S8 or S8+, maybe Note 8, but I think you'll be happier with an iPhone X Plus if you're used to iPhones. Personally, I don't care for iOS at all. Android is way better than iOS, but I really think you'll like iPhone X Plus.
Note: Your experience with an Exynos S8/S8+/Note 8 might be better than mine with S8+ Snapdragon, because it really isn't convenient to have a locked bootloader and a rooted phone that only charges to 80%!

No lag so far on my phone, I came from the S6 and that used to heat up a lot (so much so I could use it as a hand warmer on cold days, and some times I could not hold it to my face on calls).
My S8 has stayed cool, it has only gotten warm once or twice, and that wasn't very much. I regularly surf, use social media, play Vainglory and Mobile Strike. I also stream to my TV every now and then and it's been good.
I have the regular S8 on Oreo Beta 2.

Thank you,
So far it seems that s8plus does not have the same thermal attitude that exynos s7edge had.
I am tempted to make the move soon.

I've had my S8 for 3 odd months now, but I'm not a gamer, I've never had it heat up, I had teh G6 and iPhone 7 prior to this but hated the image quality of the iPhone, just a mushy mess when looking closer, the S8 is in another league IQ wise. iPhones are beautifully built but the S8 is equal to it these days. I'm very happy, I rooted my S8 only this week and am loving it, 60 odd hours between charges, 6 hours SoT (actually want much less before rooting) nothing more I could ask for. Superb device.

I also love my s8 and I also dont think I will upgrade to s9 when its released.
it has a small form factor (compared to other devices with that screen size), a gorgeous display, wireless charging, stereo speakers (with mod), is fast and snappy, has one of the best cameras, is water resistant,...
This phone has all I want and need
everything except the stock android ui experience. if this would happen one day, I think samsung phones would win another like 20-30% of "potential customers that are yet afraid of moving to touchwiz. I themed it as best as possible to stock pixel ui and I can live with it. Maybe samsung is making the move slowly over the years to go away from their playful icons and settings ui and closer to stock like sony or motorola/lenovo did.
Imagine the s8 with stock android - noone would buy pixel 2

FloM94 said:
I also love my s8 and I also dont think I will upgrade to s9 when its released.
it has a small form factor (compared to other devices with that screen size), a gorgeous display, wireless charging, stereo speakers (with mod), is fast and snappy, has one of the best cameras, is water resistant,...
This phone has all I want and need
everything except the stock android ui experience. if this would happen one day, I think samsung phones would win another like 20-30% of "potential customers that are yet afraid of moving to touchwiz. I themed it as best as possible to stock pixel ui and I can live with it. Maybe samsung is making the move slowly over the years to go away from their playful icons and settings ui and closer to stock like sony or motorola/lenovo did.
Imagine the s8 with stock android - noone would buy pixel 2
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I agree, if it was stock and updated with the latest OS like the Pixel 2 (it will get more OS updates than through Samsung), then the Pixel 2 would have very few sales.

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I agree, if it was stock and updated with the latest OS like the Pixel 2 (it will get more OS updates than through Samsung), then the Pixel 2 would have very few sales.
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argh..i know.. i was set on pixel 2 XL but the million screen issues put me off..

Some more love here?

Just buy the damm phone ( S8 plus )....
You will not regret it .
Àwesome in every bloody way.
Coming from iphone 7

S10+ vs. Note 9 which will last longer?

Which phone will be more long lasting in terms that it will not slow down after Android or Interface (Samsung Experience, One UI) upgrades?
I'm looking between these 2 phones for the one that will have a better CHANCE for lasting 5 years being as quick and as “battery life good” AS POSSIBLE.
I think all of us know that the OEMs make our phones slower by patches, upgrades with attached algorithms to slowly month after month (so we couldn’t notice) shorten the battery life, slower the speed and make battery consumption bigger with sole intention for us to buy a new model next year or in the next 2 years.
BTW I don’t need the Pen and I don’t play any games and I don’t need a super good cam. EDIT: no rooting and no custom romming for me on that device for ever.
If I don't need the Pen why to bother with Note you may ask?
Well, I hope that Note being the business phone is going to be treated better by Samsung in the above terms than a Galaxy S phone, but maybe it’s the other way around?
What do You think?

No Android phone will last you 5 years without feeling crippled.
Besides that, you don't sound like you need a Note at all and the Note doesn't get any specific treatment from Samsung, it has older components, it is less popular, it is worse in literally everything by being a generation behind.
I don't know your prices, but if price is not an issue then get the S10+ and stop worrying for at least 3 years, I'm easily getting 12-14h SoT whenever I want to, the battery is great and we still have to get plenty of updates.

Corv0 said:
No Android phone will last you 5 years without feeling crippled.
Besides that, you don't sound like you need a Note at all and the Note doesn't get any specific treatment from Samsung, it has older components, it is less popular, it is worse in literally everything by being a generation behind.
I don't know your prices, but if price is not an issue then get the S10+ and stop worrying for at least 3 years, I'm easily getting 12-14h SoT whenever I want to, the battery is great and we still have to get plenty of updates.
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Thank You
I value Your opinion but during years I saw plenty of comments and sellers claiming that Note is better cause aimed for business. The comparison was always like this :Galaxy S(gen) with Note(gen-1)
From the beginning till Note8 it the above scenario Note was always more expensive on premiere day.
But this year S10+ prices was 26 USD more than Note's 9 on premiere day - sad to say (for Note fans) maybe somethings wrong is about to go down like no more busyness phone treatment for Note series.
But I still do believe that Note is somehow treated better but after that price reversal I wanted toread what You think.
What do You think about that dangerous Pie+oneUI update (dangerous because look what it did to my S8)? - that's in Note 9 case.
PLEASE USERS tell me what You think of all of this???

androidbadboy said:
Thank You
I value Your opinion but during years I saw plenty of comments and sellers claiming that Note is better cause aimed for business. The comparison was always like this :Galaxy S(gen) with Note(gen-1)
From the beginning till Note8 it the above scenario Note was always more expensive on premiere day.
But this year S10+ prices was 26 USD more than Note's 9 on premiere day - sad to say (for Note fans) maybe somethings wrong is about to go down like no more busyness phone treatment for Note series.
But I still do believe that Note is somehow treated better but after that price reversal I wanted toread what You think.
What do You think about that dangerous Pie+oneUI update (dangerous because look what it did to my S8)? - that's in Note 9 case.
PLEASE USERS tell me what You think of all of this???
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What happened to your S8?

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What happened to your S8?
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When I updated trough OTA from Android 8.0 with Samsung Exp. to Android 9 Pie + One UI the pros: battery consumption went at least 3 times(!!!) the cons: S8 started lagging, microfreezing, isntt as smooth and speedy as its used to be, despite:
- very low amount of foreign apps that I installed since buying
- frequent restarts of phone as recommended
- phone has never been rooter or custom rommed

I use a phone as a main work tool, replaced a lap top a long time ago.
The note has one advantage, in meetings you are writing on your phone and no one bats an eye lid, use an S9 and use your finger to tap on it you are stared at horribly, like you are the devil
As for this deliberate slowing down of phones, well it's massively exaggerated imo and it's obvious older phones with less memory and slower CPUs will struggle with large updates. This is now a myth imo, relevant at some point but you are still using an Iphone3 are you? You move on and with 8gb memory and fast CPU it will still be going strong before you can say S15 yes please
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Davey Dual Sim said:
I use a phone as a main work tool, replaced a lap top a long time ago.
The not has one advantage, in meetings you are writing on your phone and no one bats an eye lid, use an S9 and use your finger to tap on it you are stared at horribly, like you are the devil
As for this deliberate slowing down of phones, well it's massively exaggerated imo and it's obvious older phones with less memory and slower CPUs will struggle with large updates. This is now a myth imo, relevant at some point but you are still using an Iphone3 are you? You move on and with 8gb memory and fast CPU it will still be going strong before you can say S15 yes please
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+! thanks points! for You!
The info about Note and S9 and eye-stare will be helpful.
How about when I use a S9 with a stylus pen instead of a finger?
As for deliberate slowing down pf phones..... I like Your attitude although I don't agree with your point of view cause when You really look at the bigger picture not only from Samsung's stand point but other brands, Google as Android manufactuer, the early 1900's story of bulbs, modern cars, everything and you return later form this wide picture to Samsung''s perspective with all that's been happening everywhere a person that is well oriented in mobile stuff and can even do some tests by himself can CLEARly see that phones are deliberately being slown down. Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge for instance could handle Android Pie with ease as well much more next ones if it weren't for that sad practice - of course AS LONG AS there would be no new hardware required new software feature(s) without which the Android future release would loose it's main event special funcionality.
However. I would like to hear what You and other have to say about it, cause I can see that people here make very interesting points and not often a major myth is being discovered thanks to our conversations.
Please enjoy and come in everyone

BTW is norma S10 without PLUS even a contender for Note9?

Kind people of XDA hellp me make a decision please. Write what you think

Ohh I forgot to mention this will be a snack for these users that want 2 phones S10+ and Note9, here it is:
due to debut of S10 and finished preorder selling (mainly due to that) and perhaps the Huawei danger of P30/P30 Pro Samsung decided to:
- lower the price of Note 9,
- sell it with payback in some areas and/or other bonuses
- all color versions are acceptable
- the normal model with 128 GB of internal storage is 100% under the obove rules I don't know if the special ones are.
Can You help me pick up a winner in this fight. Every reply is welcome. Every argument is needed! Please respond!

I have both devices. Battery better on the S10+. Screen better. Speed faster. Unlocks quicker and easier for me, lighter, thinner, sound is much louder , camera gas the wife mode, selfie is better. The only thing I am [not] missing is the s pen.

I had the note 9, and just got my s10 plus yesterday. There is absolutely no comparison camera wise. My note 9 was horrendous, and in any sunny out door setting it would blow out the highlights and over expose. The hdr function was **** too. S10 plus is the best phone I've ever used

I have both also but Ive only had the S10 plus for a few days so I cant make a detailed comparison yet.
What I will say is the ultrasonic fingerprint scanner on the S10 needs more development..its terrible.
Hardly ever unlocks the first try and is slow when it does unlock. My Note 9 unlocks the first time every time and is instant.
Im sure sammy will improve the function with software updates but even after a few days the S10 plus is annoying me due to this.
I also miss being able to use face unlock on the S10 due to having to wear surgical gloves at work it is handy at tines, they really should have left the retina scanner on the device.
Unlocking your phone is a basic function and should work flawlessly, its just not there yet on the S10 IMO.

@ekerbuddyeker @sstanton86 @force70
You folks literaly came from thy sky for me with your outstanding answers (You all get +1 T of course).
I am now in a serious peril: S10+ costs the same from the day of pre-order, Note9's price is still significant but it dropped to 90% of it's launch price plus it has a payback promotion making the price drop to the 80% of Note9's premiere price.
I also found a shop with the last new Note8s for 51% launch price of Note9.
I'm so confused now, what would you advice me in this situation?

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@[email protected]@force70
You folks literaly came from thy sky for me with your outstanding answers (You all get +1 T of course).
I am now in a serious peril: S10+ costs the same from the day of pre-order, Note9's price is still significant but it dropped to 90% of it's launch price plus it has a payback promotion making the price drop to the 80% of Note9's premiere price.
I also found a shop with the last new Note8s for 51% launch price of Note9.
I'm so confused now, what would you advice me in this situation?
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Id rule out the the note 8, i had an S8 plus but the fingerprint scanner was in an absolutely idiotic place beside the camera, Note 8 isn't much better. Also it does not have stereo speakers.
For me at the moment I prefer my Note 9 still to the S10 plus and if in a few weeks I'm still not liking the S10 plus ill get rid of it.
In favour of the S10 plus is the camera set up, louder speakers and it is more comfortable in hand. Newer hardware as well of course.
I mean you really cannot go wrong with either and Im nitpicking the S10 plus really lol.

force70 said:
Id rule out the the note 8, i had an S8 plus but the fingerprint scanner was in an absolutely idiotic place beside the camera, Note 8 isn't much better. Also it does not have stereo speakers.
For me at the moment I prefer my Note 9 still to the S10 plus and if in a few weeks I'm still not liking the S10 plus ill get rid of it.
In favour of the S10 plus is the camera set up, louder speakers and it is more comfortable in hand. Newer hardware as well of course.
I mean you really cannot go wrong with either and Im nitpicking the S10 plus really lol.
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"nitpicking" - maybe you thought of not picking.
The reason I mentioned Note8 is that I just want to expriance that phone for a while and probably sell it after 3 months or who knows, everyone claims that I could get addicted to Note and never buy anything else....
I will test a bunch of flagships from many brands like Huawei, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Oppo and then decide which is the one for me. I bet it could be a Note vs. S10+ vs. a ..... Xiaomi (!!!!)

androidbadboy said:
Ohh I forgot to mention this will be a snack for these users that want 2 phones S10+ and Note9, here it is:
due to debut of S10 and finished preorder selling (mainly due to that) and perhaps the Huawei danger of P30/P30 Pro Samsung decided to:
- lower the price of Note 9,
- sell it with payback in some areas and/or other bonuses
- all color versions are acceptable
- the normal model with 128 GB of internal storage is 100% under the obove rules I don't know if the special ones are.
Can You help me pick up a winner in this fight. Every reply is welcome. Every argument is needed! Please respond!
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Well man the Note 9 is now 7 months old and it is about £300 cheaper than the S10+
I don't think any 2018 Exynos device is good for that price, the SoC was just badly made, they tried to fix it with Pie but there's not much left to be done.
If we rule out the Note 9 for it being an older device and overall a worse deal, the S10+ wins for:
Thinner
Better cameras
Better power management
Better thermals
Subjectively better design
Superior panel and HDR+
SoC that isn't bad at all, and has plenty of software improvement room
More RAM on base models
Will soon get dedicated night mode and 25W charging if you care about that
Could be one of the last flagships with a headphone jack
AI implementation to adapt the phone to your usage
Gorilla Glass 6
Safer fingerprint authentication that can't be physically hacked with glue
You can get it for £800 as a student
I was very tempted to buy the Note 9 when it came out, right now it feels like a stupid choice, I'd feel bad for owning it knowing I gave up on all those improvements from the next generation.
Mobile phones can be seen as a remote extension of our nervous system due to all the things they allow us to do better and faster, I would never cheap out on such day to day element, the Note 9 isn't bad but it feels wrong to me.

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Well man the Note 9 is now 7 months old and it is about £300 cheaper than the S10+
I don't think any 2018 Exynos device is good for that price, the SoC was just badly made, they tried to fix it with Pie but there's not much left to be done.
If we rule out the Note 9 for it being an older device and overall a worse deal, the S10+ wins for:
Thinner
Better cameras
Better power management
Better thermals
Subjectively better design
Superior panel and HDR+
SoC that isn't bad at all, and has plenty of software improvement room
More RAM on base models
Will soon get dedicated night mode and 25W charging if you care about that
Could be one of the last flagships with a headphone jack
AI implementation to adapt the phone to your usage
Gorilla Glass 6
Safer fingerprint authentication that can't be physically hacked with glue
You can get it for £800 as a student
I was very tempted to buy the Note 9 when it came out, right now it feels like a stupid choice, I'd feel bad for owning it knowing I gave up on all those improvements from the next generation.
Mobile phones can be seen as a remote extension of our nervous system due to all the things they allow us to do better and faster, I would never cheap out on such day to day element, the Note 9 isn't bad but it feels wrong to me.
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+ 1 Thanks!
1. It's amazing how we agree on the importance of a smartphone. I always tell the people who don't want to "waste" their money for a flagship that the phone is like a third hand, you need to have it as good as possible.
2. I feel being now really drawn more and more after each reply in this S10+ Forum.
3. So You think that Note9 has a bad Exynos?
4. How about Note8 that I could have for 51% of the launch prize of Note9?

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+ 1 Thanks!
1. It's amazing how we agree on the importance of a smartphone. I always tell the people who don't want to "waste" their money for a flagship that the phone is like a third hand, you need to have it as good as possible.
2. I feel being now really drawn more and more after each reply in this S10+ Forum.
3. So You think that Note9 has a bad Exynos?
4. How about Note8 that I could have for 51% of the launch prize of Note9?
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That Exynos is quite bad, yeah.
The Note 8 on the other hand is not just slower than that Exynos, sure it's cheaper but they easily get burn-in, I saw many S8 and Note 8 screens having burned notification and nav bars, sometimes the whole facebook interface was there :laugh: it's also reaching end of life regarding major software updates, Pie is its last stop.

Corv0 said:
That Exynos is quite bad, yeah.
The Note 8 on the other hand is not just slower than that Exynos, sure it's cheaper but they easily get burn-in, I saw many S8 and Note 8 screens having burned notification and nav bars, sometimes the whole facebook interface was there :laugh: it's also reaching end of life regarding major software updates, Pie is its last stop.
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1. Since Note's are business phones I think Samsung will give them longer time for security patches and probably +1 more Android update in compare with the Galaxy S series.
2. Note's are for businessman and You might think that they will change it every September for a new one cause they can simply afford it but I strangely enough they somehow get used to one and stay on him. I witnessed a guy that came down to the mall's electronic shop with the best Samsung device ever (Note 4) and with sad face told the sellers that he thinks it's time to change his Note4 for a newer Note because ........ damn I can't remember that cause I was so shocked.
3. Business man don't really care about having the best or latest phone. The don't have the teens or women's addiction to shopping and having everything new.
4. Businessman have a lot more on their heads than worry about a phone and I think that Samsung realizes it and that's why a Note would win in terms of longevity with a Galaxy S.
5. I am the kind of man that will not get screen burned out - too long story. Just believe me that this argument is not for me.
6.. Now it's up to which Note shall I buy. Cause S10+ will be bought eventually during 12to24 months.
7. Note8 is so cheap that I could make my dreams come true and test every brand like I mentioned a couple of posts before.
8. Please don't give up and try to fight for Note9 or Note8 or against them., cause if I don't buy any of them I could quicker roll over the competition phones by saving the money that I have for Note8/Note9.