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Well managed to get the edge on the cheap. Got myself a 64 gb which would be enough for my games, music etc. I also ran antutu and it scored over 70k. However my note 4 only scores 55k maximum but tell you what the note 4 still feels faster and more solid in terms of performances and I cannot work out why most think the edge is faster. I don't know whether it's because I have used the note 4 for a while but I just keep picking up the note and leaving the edge. Even when using apps like talon forfor twitter. The note 4 appears more fluid than the edge, anyone else experience the same?. I am however not bashing the edge as the design is indeed special.
I have never used a note device but the screen is too big for my taste and i dont feel like holding a smaller tablet to my head as i talk on my phone.
But if i used the device i would enjoy se of the features alot but i can do withoit them and i do have to admit the s6 edge was not and is not what i expected but it is at least close. I did complain to samsung that i was dissapointed that there was no multiwindow edge functionality lile the note edge and then they came out with app edge so i see they are trying but it still isnt good enough.
I still love using my s6 edge and wont get rid of it any time soon. Sorry for the random rambling.
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I had a couple Note 4s. They were misearably laggy. I find the S6 Edge to be way quicker.
I wonder why you are comparing S6 Edge with Note 4.
S6 Edge definitely powerful than Note 4.
I felt Note 5 little faster than S6 Edge.
(I have S3,S4,Note 4 and Note 5 at home)
I've got note Edge and it was definitely less powerful and slower than S6 Edge. Most noticeably think that drive me crazy in Note is recent apps manager. For me to open it i must wait about 2-3 seconds. I am very happy with my s6 edge and will never come back to note
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Thinking about making the move. I can get an upgrade cheaply. Don't use the S-Pen.
Things that mostly interest me:
Is the scrolling performance improved over Note 5?
Battery time should be better?
I'm making the switch if and when at&t finally ships the phone. I love my Note 5 and I buy every Note on release. I use the Spen but looking forward to something different.
I hope the battery improves, I'm a heavy user and I'm always out of the office. I need solid battery performance.
As for overall performance my Note barely ever stutters. I expect the same or better with the S7E.
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I just sold my note5 for s7 edge. I never used the s pen and 0.2" difference in display isn't a big deal for me. I rather have water proof and 600mah larger battery instead. Can't wait to get my s7 edge lol
Yup, I moved from a Note 5 to S7E. Tmobile JOD, might as well, already got my phone for 3 days.
Scrolling is actually poorer than Note 5 (using chrome and firefox, stock internet browser is fine), lots of lags. I don't know why, early firmware issue I hope.
Battery life is a lot better than Note 5, although right now my S7E have a huge Android System drain (at over 35%), but even with the drain, I can finish my day with 50-60% battery, while with the note 5 I'm at ~40% ish. Standby time is hugely improved, dropping around 0.5-1% per hr, while on Note 5 it's around 1.5-2% for me. I had a similar Android System drain on the Note 5 as well...not sure if Tmobile ROM or...
Extremely annoyed why samsung phones always have "Android System" and "Android OS" drains, these battery should be able to last over 2 days on a single charge. Right now with the drain I got around 30 hours out of the S7E on a single charge. Note 5 battery for me was horrible. 3000mah does not cut it.
Bluetooth connects to my car A LOT quicker than note 5. No clue why...no new bluetooth standard was introduced in the S7E far as I know...but now it connects within 2 seconds, whereas note 5 takes around 7-8 seconds.
Phone now heats up more uniformly instead of at one spot, probably due to that heatpipe design. The screen is smaller, and it's actually a very noticeable difference coming from note 5 although its only 0.2", because now I can clearly see less stuff on the same webpage on the S7E compared to the note, I can see about 4-5 lines more of text on my note 5 than S7E on the same webpage. Also my icons appears packed closer to each other as well. By putting the S7E on top of my note 5 I can see the phone is about the same width as the note 5, but shorter, so I guess that's the reason why I see less stuff, which makes sense, but still feel a bit annoying that I somehow got downgraded. Wish I could manually change the system scaling setting.
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Yup, I moved from a Note 5 to S7E. Tmobile JOD, might as well, already got my phone for 3 days.
Scrolling is actually poorer than Note 5 (using chrome and firefox, stock internet browser is fine), lots of lags. I don't know why, early firmware issue I hope.
Battery life is a lot better than Note 5, although right now my S7E have a huge Android System drain (at over 35%), but even with the drain, I can finish my day with 50-60% battery, while with the note 5 I'm at ~40% ish. Standby time is hugely improved, dropping around 0.5-1% per hr, while on Note 5 it's around 1.5-2% for me. I had a similar Android System drain on the Note 5 as well...not sure if Tmobile ROM or...
Extremely annoyed why samsung phones always have "Android System" and "Android OS" drains, these battery should be able to last over 2 days on a single charge. Right now with the drain I got around 30 hours out of the S7E on a single charge. Note 5 battery for me was horrible. 3000mah does not cut it.
Bluetooth connects to my car A LOT quicker than note 5. No clue why...no new bluetooth standard was introduced in the S7E far as I know...but now it connects within 2 seconds, whereas note 5 takes around 7-8 seconds.
Phone now heats up more uniformly instead of at one spot, probably due to that heatpipe design. The screen is smaller, and it's actually a very noticeable difference coming from note 5 although its only 0.2", because now I can clearly see less stuff on the same webpage on the S7E compared to the note, I can see about 4-5 lines more of text on my note 5 than S7E on the same webpage. Also my icons appears packed closer to each other as well. By putting the S7E on top of my note 5 I can see the phone is about the same width as the note 5, but shorter, so I guess that's the reason why I see less stuff, which makes sense, but still feel a bit annoying that I somehow got downgraded. Wish I could manually change the system scaling setting.
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Hmmm, that makes me think twice for sure. I guess the system DPi setting is different on top of the screen size being smaller. Lag being worse I guess will be sorted out sooner or later. Perhaps better to wait out until the Note 6,but then I'll have to pay full amount.
To answer OPs question
I've come from a Note5
A) I haven't noticed any major difference in lag or scrolling, If I had to choose, I would give the edge to the S7 Edge.
B) Battery life is better I'm pretty sure. I have everything enabled, Bluetooth / Wifi / S Voice / NFC / auto brightness on medium / Always On Screen and I just hit 50% with 15 hr standby and 2 hours screen on time. And I haven't even really started tweaking and disabling applications yet. If I disabled a bunch of features I'm pretty sure this thing would last 2 days.
Also on topic, I tested the Nand Storage on the Note5 vs the S7 Edge and the write speeds are much better on the s7 Edge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYSy2SMr2D4
Thanks for the input so far guys, much appreciated.
Maybe I should put the question more bluntly: those that have moved on, was it a good choice? Are you happy with the move? Yes/No, why.
Keep in mind folks, the note 5 worldwide was exynos. The S7 edge for t-mobile and USA variants are snapdragon 820. The new exynos could be better for scrolling and lagless.
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no choice on getting the snapdragon version internationally???
Im getting exynos which i prefer and usually gives better batterylife
Willyman said:
Thinking about making the move. I can get an upgrade cheaply. Don't use the S-Pen.
Things that mostly interest me:
Is the scrolling performance improved over Note 5?
Battery time should be better?
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The scroll improved a lot from note 5. When you scroll inside Facebook and lots of app using note 5, its stutter a lot, but using gs7 it's very smooth just as nexus phones. You can check videos I posted.
I have Note 5 atm and i'm in love with this pefection, but edge got me . how is the camera if possible to test?
im making switch from note 4 user to Samsung galaxy 7 edge
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The scroll improved a lot from note 5. When you scroll inside Facebook and lots of app using note 5, its stutter a lot, but using gs7 it's very smooth just as nexus phones. You can check videos I posted.
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Exynos or SD?
Derpling said:
I have Note 5 atm and i'm in love with this pefection, but edge got me . how is the camera if possible to test?
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Terrible. To say the least. Even S4 shoots better photos. And the worst part is that it's not a joke. Seriously. Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65663339&postcount=95
Don't believe everything read. That's bs
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I really like the S7 Edge but after 4 days I do kind of miss my Note 5 a little. What annoys me on the S7 Edge is you pretty much have to get a case because if not you'll accidentally touch things on the edge of the phone since the phone is so thin. At least that's my experience. Maybe I have bigger fingers. lol I got a clear tpu case and like it but miss the feel of the phone. I miss the screen on the Note 5 but I like the size of the S7 Edge for the summer. At first the S7 seemed a lot better scrolling then Note 5 but yesterday it wasn't. I need to get rid of some bloat that might have been slowing it down. I'll probably keep the S7 but I'll be making my decision on day 13.
Someone from Oculus said the VR looks better with the S7 vs the Edge. I have a VR that I've used with the Note 5 but haven't used it with the S7 Edge. I'm thinking the difference probably isn't that noticeable to most people.
I made the switch!! It's not super different than the note 5. The main reason I did the switch is just for the battery and the snapdragon processor. It also feels better in the hand. Yes it has better battery and scrolling, not a lot but just enough to make the switch.
Definitely happy with it.
I have a note 5, but preordered an S7 Edge...
I'm still on the fence though. I really like the note 5 (and marshmallow looks like it fixed a few annoyances for me).
But I like that the S7 Edge has a bigger battery, and water resistance. And I don't use the spen much, so that isn't a factor.
I may cancel my pre-order, not sure yet.
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I have a note 5, but preordered an S7 Edge...
I'm still on the fence though. I really like the note 5 (and marshmallow looks like it fixed a few annoyances for me).
But I like that the S7 Edge has a bigger battery, and water resistance. And I don't use the spen much, so that isn't a factor.
I may cancel my pre-order, not sure yet.
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I'm in the same boat, the camera of S7 have double sided reports and i'm not convinced now that moving to s7 edge is good.
Hi,
Im iphone user, im also android fan, s3 and s4 note 2 was my favourite,
From some year samsung is doing such crazy things with their ui,
Im using iPhone 6, i wanted to go back to andoid again so i bought note 5, i liked everything except software performance, scrolling in even popular app like facebook etc, was horrible, i sold it in week, im not against android, i think its samsung fault not google.
So i want to buy s7 edge now,
What user are experiencing anything bad and good,
Im iPhone user, i want smooth experience but in samsung device,
So is scrolling still laggy? How much smoother than old device?
Is it good time to buy ?
Please i lost big money when I sold week used note 5,
Now i want to be prepare.
Please help me to make decision.
Make sure you get s7 8890 based, much faster.
scrolling in facebook with 8890 is as smooth as iOS now... close to perfection
Thanks to all,
Can you make video please i would really thankfull.
I have s7 edge, previously Note Edge (also Note 4,3,2 ).
The difference between Note Edge and S7 Edge is evident. S7 is on from three days without restart, and the reactivity is always the same. Also the RAM management is improved, and the transition from an app to another.
I can see that stock browser is very very fast, the difference with chrome is evident, I was surprised.
I like the performances of this smartphone.
What I don't like are the edge panel, how they work.
When you recall the edge panel, the screen below is blurred and I hate this think .
Facebook, Youtube and Play store scrolling are significantly better. I don't have an iPhone to compare.
Stock browser is near perfect. Much better than Chrome for some reason.
I have the Snapdragon version if it makes any difference.
I will try s7 edge, i have to sell i6s , i hope i taken good decision..
Weird, I have the n5 Verizon one and haven't noticed any lag or scrolling issues, especially since the marshmallow update.
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So bought it finally.
As a iphone user. I have to say its really amazing phone.
Samsung changed it finally, lot from note 5.
Something I saw in s7 edge that I see touch wiggling some time when I hold finger. Some left that to tweech it.
Overall really great device.
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Hello, these days I want to buy one of two models. In your opinion, which one is better? I'm particularly interested in design and camera (I love that the Boka effect iphone, s7 has something similar?) are not the kind gaming applications are installed me facebook, instagram and WhatsApp just that. Waiting opinions edge holders s7
s7 edge over iphone currently. Wait till iphone 8's are out, they might actually be worth wanting.
If u don't want to customize and play with a bilion of options android gives u and just wanna use couple of social apps i would say iPhone
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if money is not an issue than iphone-7 plus......it will last you good for 12-18 months, whereas s8/s8-edge will be coming out in march and this baby(s7) will be outdated..
Hey everyone!
I am just wondering if this is just normal, I have a Japanese model of a galaxy s7 edge(SC-02H), and when I did a bootup speedtest comparison with my iphone 6, I noticed that my galaxy s7 edge is noticeably slower and iphone 6 booted up faster. I also noticed gaming sometimes in my galaxy s7 edge, it becomes sluggish and graphics may become choppy sometimes. But there is no problem operating the device overall, going thru the system UI is pretty smooth. Thanks for anyone who can help me with this problem
It depends on the game itself. Often times if the game developers are lazy, the game isn't well optimized on Android and they just use a direct port from iOS, the game may not run as well. Sometimes there are developers who properly make games, hence they'll have good performance. Boot up is relative depending on how you set the phone up and how many features are turned on and set to start on boot.
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Thanks, but I did a complete factory reset of my galaxy s7 and did again a comparison with my iphone, however the galaxy still boot a little slower
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It depends on the game itself. Often times if the game developers are lazy, the game isn't well optimized on Android and they just use a direct port from iOS, the game may not run as well. Sometimes there are developers who properly make games, hence they'll have good performance. Boot up is relative depending on how you set the phone up and how many features are turned on and set to start on boot.
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That's also ok. It's due to the difference in the OS. iOS is a very simplified OS, compared to Android which is more complex in terms of structure and number of running processes. That also accounts for the differences in capabilities of the operating system. It has nothing to do with the phone being slow.
Think of it like in computers. Windows boots up slower than Macs. However Windows programs can do more things. A nice example is in gaming. Many games for Windows allow for third party modifications, like Fallout and Skyrim. Games for Macs aren't as open as that. Windows also are able to interface directly with Android devices. They show up as media devices under My Computer, while Macs can't do that.
It's similar to how Android allows several background processes to run. Hence it boots up slower due to it checking everything for requests for background processes.
Anyway, as I said, boot up speed seems irrelevant in a phone anyway. As long as it performs your needs and is good at doing it, then it's ok. For example, I need my phone to be able to do certain things that are so far impossible on an iPhone at this point. Hence, in my case, Androids are better for my use.
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Isn't it odd that a current flagship device is beaten by a phone that was released 2 years ago, and I've also seen a youtube video comparing these 2 devices, and as expected the galaxy s7 booted up faster than the iphone 6. LOL
I guess I've been worrying too much about my phone LOL
chanchan05 said:
That's also ok. It's due to the difference in the OS. iOS is a very simplified OS, compared to Android which is more complex in terms of structure and number of running processes. That also accounts for the differences in capabilities of the operating system. It has nothing to do with the phone being slow.
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ajemnace said:
Isn't odd that a current flagship device is beaten by a phone that was released 2 years ago, and I've also seen a youtube video comparing these 2 devices, and as expected the galaxy s7 booted up faster than the iphone 6. LOL
I guess I've been worrying too much about my phone LOL
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I edited my previous response. As for odd, I don't think so. If I put Windows XP on a 2014 device, it will boot up faster than Windows 10 on a 2016 device. That's the same scenario in iPhone vs Android.
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Thanks man, I thought there is something wrong with my device
chanchan05 said:
I edited my previous response. As for odd, I don't think so. If I put Windows XP on a 2014 device, it will boot up faster than Windows 10 on a 2016 device. That's the same scenario in iPhone vs Android.
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