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i was just reading articles (on korean news web site) and it was saying that
samsung will not introduce galaxy s3 in MWC but they might display Galaxy note S instead.
The article also stated that the Galaxy Note S will have ICS, better camera and quadcore CPU..
Now, I don't know if this source is regit and trustful.. but i am definitely interested in, and probably even consider, changing my note to the quadcore ICS Samsung galaxy note for sure
imo i dont think samsung will introduce another note before s3 also i dont think samsung is willing to put an alternative to its own product while it is sales are good.
That would be suicide in my personal opinion. They JUST released this device 3 months ago, and they're going to announce the next one? Do you know how many people would be pissed off, myself included. Especially after paying top dollar (in my case Euro) for a device that they would supposedly be phasing out for its new big brother Note S?
I count this as pure speculation, and it won't happen. I stand corrected if it does, and I would have also lost complete faith in Samsung if they do! That's just bad marketing!!!
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That would be suicide in my personal opinion. They JUST released this device 3 months ago, and they're going to announce the next one? Do you know how many people would be pissed off, myself included. Especially after paying top dollar (in my case Euro) for a device that they would supposedly be phasing out for its new big brother Note S?
I count this as pure speculation, and it won't happen. I stand corrected if it does, and I would have also lost complete faith in Samsung if they do! That's just bad marketing!!!
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+1, you are 100% correct. The Galaxy Note only just came out, only had mine a few months so it's very unlikely they will release another one.
In fact the Note hasn't even been released in the US yet! How can they bring out a newer version when the original is still to be released in America?
I'd say 2013 at the earliest for a Note replacement, not anytime soon...
It's most likely a fake rumour or the Galaxy S III...
Rumors make the world go round.
I don´t think that after the huge success of the S2 and the Note, are the Samsung Mobile managers in any hurry of releasing a next device. From the Note there are already over 1,5 Million devices sold and the phone is not even out in the US.
At the moment the market will stay stable for a while there is really no real competitor to Samsung. HTC is no where near at the moment with their products and LG just failed in my opinion giving the customers the support they deserve.
The strategy is pretty simple. The web will be filled with rumors and speculations for the S3 / possible Note2 just to build up momentum and discussions about it.
Samsung has placed its self as an Apple alternative nr1 at the moment. They will only release an S3 or a Note2 when Apple decides to release the Idumb5.
So expect both devices (Idumb5 and S3) at about the same time (estimate mid summer).
Customer support is the key to success. Give the customer the feeling he is valuable to the company and you will try to keep him satisfied. Especially if he has payed some 600€ for a fricking phone.
i totally agree with you, the new note s won't be in market anytime soon, but i was thinking that samsung might introduce note s in MWC and produce it in the 4th quarter? then again, i have no idea if the writer has regit sources.. but hey, quadcore note.. im totally buying it lol
From what I heard, the Samsung Galaxy Note S was the smaller version of the current Note. Although that's very doubtful because that sort of is the Galaxy S II.
Releasing this phone any time soon would simply mean less money for Samsung, as the Note is still being sold alot, and needs to be sold more in the US too.
I sure hope the Samsung Note S is just a rumour if it, indeed, is the bigger, quad core version of our Note. That'd devastate all the current Note users..
quit whining
Guys,
I am really surprised at the attitude here, why would anyone not want them to release a newer updated version of the Note, a product that is already good but like anything can be made even better.
Technology marches on, the note was announced early summer 2011 yes some of you have only just got them but there will still be people buying galaxy s2 even after the s3 is released or announced.
do you really want to stop progress, it would be like saying our parents saying i dont want anyone to invent CD's because I have just bought a nice tape deck.....
Grow up, quit whining and stop trying to fight the future.
I'll flog my note to some technological dullard and buy a quad core, super amoled plus hd ( non pentile ) rear plate cmos camera equipped G Note S the moment it comes out.
Now a real question is does anyone know if the S-pen will retain pressure sensitivity using the ICS native api or only running wacom drivers......
MG
I am not against the future or development of technology.
I just hope that Note S don't come out TOO SOON. Got it? NOT TOO SOON!
'Cause I don't want my beloved Note is soon defaced by a stupid-same-size-and-design thing!!!
I wrote about this few weeks back,GNote with its 5.3" screen has created a completely new class,and looks like its becoming a hit fast,so Samsung just cant sit back and watch some another company come up with same form factor but with better specs,they have to keep themselves in the lead by beeing few steps ahead of the compitition.
Hence my prediction that we will have a new GNote sometime in the 4th quarter,and ,of course, i will be there to get one ,which also means cutting back my beer consumption,since this thing doesnt come cheap!!.
MAX check your sources.
GSM Arena database:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note-4135.php
The Note was first announced in September 2011 and released in October 2011 (black version). Most phones were delivered in November / December first time and the white devices were first in December there.
We are at the start of February the phone is at the hands of most owners for a maximum of two or three months.
I am one of the owners who frequently changes phone, mostly because its a hobby but I really like the note and I would like to stick to it longer than 3 months before I loose a huge amount of money just because a newer version is out.
I can see a successor to the note only in at aprox year from now as a bigger S3.
These could be a Galaxy Note S or Plus or whatever but I don't think it will be a replacement for Galaxy S2 but just another addition in Samsung product portfolio.
As I wouldn't be happy to get 5 something inch screen because it's too big for me if we speak about phone
http://samsunggalaxys3review.net/long-rumored-white-samsung-galaxy-nexus-officially-announced/
there was an official announcement sometime back on sammobiles, or I should say maybe that was an unofficial news, but the Note S will be unveiled later this year in q4, They just started selling in usa and canada from feb, and invested millions in the super bowl ad, its impossible for note release.
plus its just announced that samsung isnt showing anything at mwc. cheers !
links:
http://phandroid.com/2012/02/08/sam...ce/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
http://www.sammobile.com/2012/01/31/galaxy-siii-march-13th-and-galaxy-s-ii-plus-and-note-s-q4/
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As I wouldn't be happy to get 5 something inch screen because it's too big for me if we speak about phone
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Then what the beep are you doing in the Note forum? Go back to your iPhone fan forums
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Hah! Funny people. Do your really think that Samsung is that stupid? They've invested A LOT of money into the Note, and it sells pretty well, and you think that Samsung will unveil a new model when the US version just got released, and they advertised at the freaking Super Bowl!?
"Yes, let's advertise this product and release a completely new model in a month and burn some serious money".
If they did that people would stop buying the Note and wait for the "Note S", and Samsung would have massive losses. Do you think it's cheap to build and design a phone? No. It costs millions upon millions of dollars.
The natural thing would be to unveil the next gen Note in september again; 12 month after the previous unveiling, like they're doing with the Galaxy S products.
And i'll end this post with a quote:
"When pushed, Ryan Bidan, director of product marketing at Samsung, said that while he wasn’t sure what the model count for his company would be in 2012, he agreed that phone makers should drive down the number of phones. “Sheer SKU proliferation is a problem,” he said."
Maybe it could be the rumored Samsung Galaxy Journal rumored to be coming on Verizon and Sprint (USA). Same 5.3" display and all that but CDMA w/LTE support.
Yup, that might be the case.
why fight the future
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MAX check your sources.
GSM Arena database:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note-4135.php
The Note was first announced in September 2011 and released in October 2011 (black version). Most phones were delivered in November / December first time and the white devices were first in December there.
I can see a successor to the note only in at aprox year from now as a bigger S3.
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Firemaker please keep up.
There was plenty of articles and discussions about samsung note back in august last year and the note or smart-tab-phone ( translation) was allready shown at a number of trade shows in korea througout the summer ( Anyone could read about it ahead of the official release even in mass market blogs like engaget )
Its now february half a year later and I dont understand the alarm and negative comments this is causing.
1) most buyers of these devices dont even read these geek only sites and just buy what they see in the stores... they dont care what *might* be available on worldwide import or other geos
2) very few of the notes users pay 600 anythings £$€ as they just buy phones on contract so its no real loss for them if there is an update
3) Surely any reasonable individual would be pleased if sammy annouce an updated note taking advantage of refreshed technology, we are not talking revolution here, purely an evolution to the current state of the market for a premium device. ( how could any non luddite aurgue this isnt a good thing ?)
4) people are whining they are loosing money ....WTF you bought something its great, so chill out be pleased, something better will come out soon, who cares you havnt lost anything ...if you buy a dell pc and intel release a faster processor six months later will you get upset if dell include it in that model......
we should celibrate these refreshes and be pleased for constant innovation otherwise we would all be still walking around with wap speed data on our tft ipaqs and sony clies instead of hspa oled hd notes.....
maybe they announce TW5 and ICS
May be they will announce a Galaxy Note S with SuperAMOLED Plus?
All the 'S' phones have SuperAMOLED Plus display. YoU never know,
Hi folks,
My contract expires this month and I'm thinking the Galaxy Note is for me. However, I noticed recently that Samsung are hinting at a possible october (EU) release date for the Note 2. I also noticed that there is a good chance it will look similar to the S3, a design which I really do detest, it reminds me of a bar of soap, not to mention it will mean a fair amount of waiting time. But is it really that much different to the original note in terms of power?
I've probably already answered my question here, but what are your thoughts? Anyone else thinking the same?
Seeing there are no specs for a note 2 only assumptions based on the s3 at a larger size how can anyone answer your question.
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that we don't know really what the Note 2 will look like or anything else until samsung leaks some infos. Your decision is one of the most easy - if you are eager to get a large screen phone and don't want to wait, go for the Note but if you want the most powerful phone in the Samsung lineup, go for the S3. Personally, the large screen of the Note is worth every money especially if you browse the internet a lot but the design of the S3 is also appealing and you will certainly look cool if you own a recently released device - people will think that this person has a lot of cash to be able to afford such expensive device...haha...lol
I recommend you to hold on, don't buy any Note and keep waiting for Note 4S+.
That will definitely far more advance than the GT-N7000 Note!
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I recommend you to hold on, don't buy any Note and keep waiting for Note 4S+.
That will definitely far more advance than the GT-N7000 Note!
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Ditto
The Note is last year's tech. Hold off especially if you are getting locked in for 2 years.
Wait for it, use a dumb phone in the meantime.
The GNote is not maintained by Samsung anymore (LPY bug and Screen Issues).
Wow are we getting GN2?
When?
What is the spec?
However, if you want to wait for GN2 you might need to wait more than a year
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Wow are we getting GN2?
When?
What is the spec?
However, if you want to wait for GN2 you might need to wait more than a year
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I heard Oct 2012. Sorry to be lazy to quote any source, but try googling and see.
I vote to get the S3 Korean version which is Quad Core +2GB of RAM.
Anyway, I think you can sell the S3 without much loss. The resale value should be quite strong?
in your place i would take note and later get note 2, sell note 1 ;D
If they would bring out a note 2 that had the exact same design I'd do it, I really can't get on board with the S3 design though, hate those curves. It really is as if it was designed by their team of lawyers despite what they might say!
I'd get one if i were you. We don't even know for sure that there will be Note 2 - not to mention when.
Not to mention the fact that Note 2 - obviously - will be better, but Note 1 already has everything you would possibly need at the moment.
About Samsung not supporting Note anymore - no offense but that's quite "curious" opinion. We just had 4.0 update, how is that not supporting ? Ok, there are bugs and serious problems but give them time to fix them, don't expect updates after 2 weeks - this is not Apple ( 1 good thing about them i guess ).
Anyway, who cares about Samsung's support if there's CM9
"If they would bring out a note 2 that had the exact same design I'd do it, I really can't get on board with the S3 design though, hate those curves. It really is as if it was designed by their team of lawyers despite what they might say!"
I'm afraid Note 2 might share the "nature-pebblish" design of the S3...
Second good this about apple, and second reason why you OP should wait for GNote 2: http://techpp.com/2011/10/27/sorry-state-of-android-updates-support-infographic/
It's not for everyone but what I usually do (because I am an update freak) is to buy a second hand phone for a good price. Use it until the launch of the new note. And then sell it back for about the same price.
If you do it right you can always have the last technology without spending that much money. The secret is to sell before the new model comes. And to buy after all the first hype is over. It works...
I think if I would personally get the S3 then sells it when the Note2 is out. The S3 resale value will be much higher than the Note 1.
IMO go for the note. You can always trade it in for note 2 when it comes.. S3 isnt worth it. I prefer note to s3 anyday!!!
but if you have a lock in.. then better to wait it out!!
The Note is the most useful/useable phone right now, the Note2 is just an idea still. Get a Note and swap to Note2 later.
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If you are in US then you have a good 7 to 8 months with Anerican Note..Go for it...
I think I am the only one who likes the new s3 design...it feels so nice & rounded in the hand...
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What about buying second-hand Note and resell it when Note2 out? That way you won't lose much money and by the mean time you'll know if the note fit you or not.
I'm gonna buy the phone outright from Amazon, so if I change my mind 4 months down the line, I could just return it for the full price I paid (say it's faulty or something, or I don't like it)and then put the rest towards a note 2, couldn't I?
I think Amazon does that just for 30 days .
It would be cool though, as I did buy mine from Amazon, as the price of it new was almost the same as the second hand devices were selling on eBay (crazy).
The price of a Note now is about 430 euros, and the new Note II should start at 650-750 euros, so maybe even if the Note II was out you would have to spend almost 50% more to get one.
If you are getting it for free by staying in a contract, than it might be worth the wait, but otherwise you need to do the calculations.
For me, after I got my Note, and I am with it for just a few weeks I can say that all the news about the bricks, horrible ICS update (slow and without some nice features like the widget preview) and the lack of Samsung to acknowledge that there is a problem and that they are working on it, is making me seriously consider the return of my new toy.
The screen and size are OK for me, but the fact that SG3 is all smooth and nice and G.Note users are left with a buggy and slow OS, when most of us spent way over 450 euros (over 560 USD) on it, is making me mad. Now with the new tool from Chainfire I have discovered that my eMMC chip has the bug that Samsung doesn't want to acknowledge.
Finally the bug that prevents my Note to go into deepsleep, and consumes the battery incredibly fast for idle (about 6%/h) is just unbelievable.
Well I'm sorry for this feedback, but if Samsung does not do something soon, I'll might be searching for a cheap 2nd hand smartphone to let me by until I make my mind on what to buy.
No word yet on 5.1.1 and extremely limited ROM support from what I can see....
Is this the forgotten model from Samsung?
(I remember when 5.01 came out it seemed to take FOREVER for the 910G to get it also?)
Seriously I have been with Sammy since the original Galaxy S and for a not even one year old flagship, this is terrible treatment.
They have forgotten Galaxy Note 4 itself, no point in thinking about 910G alone.
Here in India, Samsung is running TV commercials for the Note 5. I think that explains the delay. Samsung will do its best to sell the new model, including holding back updates for the earlier one. Samsung's phone sales have tanked and these are desperate times!
We will see an update (minus any new fefeatures from Note 5) once the mgmt decides the first wave of Note 5 buyers have been dealt with.
Bro, us SM-910U users are equally ignored. When 5.0 update came we were last. My family called a doctor to snap me out of a depression.
I tell you what the doctor prescribed me: Nexus phone.
Waiting on the new Nexus 5 & 6 for my treatment of Samsungitus which affects millions of people.
Luckily N910H is nearly the same as N910C, just some differences in modem. The fact is that N910H can use all N910C rom but it's a dream with N910U
Just wanted to know if anyone has sold an S7/edge with knox tripped. I'm in the UK and considering getting an S7 Edge. I just want to know if I will lose resale value next year when I sell the device ( I always sell devices after a year and move on to the latest).
Depends on you!
If u r honest and clearly state no warranty while selling it, it probably will go for little less compared to devices with warranty.
If u r a a hole and don't mention it, it can go either way.
1. the buyer never gets in a situation where he has to claim warranty. and u r fine.
2. something happens to the device, he goes to Samsung and they refuse to repair it because of the tripped knox counter. He goes mad and comes to ur flat beats the **** out of u and rapes ur girlfriend.
hope this answers ur question.
Galactus said:
Just wanted to know if anyone has sold an S7/edge with knox tripped. I'm in the UK and considering getting an S7 Edge. I just want to know if I will lose resale value next year when I sell the device ( I always sell devices after a year and move on to the latest).
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I have sold many phones with Knox tripped - never been an issue - no one ever even asked. I sold - Note 2, Note 3, Note 4, Note 5, S4, S5, S6 - never had an issue and got a very reasonable price for the phones when I sold them.
You won't get retail for a used phone but if the phone is in good condition - you shouldn't have trouble selling it. There are a lot of TMOBILE Users who are frustrated because the G935T has a locked bootloader - and many others looking to buy a great phone at less than retail price - you shouldn't have any issues\ as long as you are realistic about the price you sell it for.
I should add that I don't think KNOX was there until the S4 - but all of my phones were rooted when I sold them - so technically they broke warrenty - and I still didn't have an issue selling them - and I was very upfront about them being rooted.
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Depends on you!
If u r honest and clearly state no warranty while selling it, it probably will go for little less compared to devices with warranty.
If u r a a hole and don't mention it, it can go either way.
1. the buyer never gets in a situation where he has to claim warranty. and u r fine.
2. something happens to the device, he goes to Samsung and they refuse to repair it because of the tripped knox counter. He goes mad and comes to ur flat beats the **** out of u and rapes ur girlfriend.
hope this answers ur question.
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I have sold many phones with Knox tripped - never been an issue - no one ever even asked. I sold - Note 2, Note 3, Note 4, Note 5, S4, S5, S6 - never had an issue and got a very reasonable price for the phones when I sold them.
You won't get retail for a used phone but if the phone is in good condition - you shouldn't have trouble selling it. There are a lot of TMOBILE Users who are frustrated because the G935T has a locked bootloader - and many others looking to buy a great phone at less than retail price - you shouldn't have any issues\ as long as you are realistic about the price you sell it for.
I should add that I don't think KNOX was there until the S4 - but all of my phones were rooted when I sold them - so technically they broke warrenty - and I still didn't have an issue selling them - and I was very upfront about them being rooted.
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Lol I spoke to Samsung UK and they said if the device has a hardware defect they'll fix the phone even if Knox has been tripped. Just cannot return the phone rooted and must be within its 2 year warranty period. Yeah I was not expecting to sell the phone at retail cost after a year. Just wanted to know if resell value went down even more i.e. Used S7 after a year = £300. Used S7 after a year with Knox tripped = £230.
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Lol I spoke to Samsung UK and they said if the device has a hardware defect they'll fix the phone even if Knox has been tripped. Just cannot return the phone rooted and must be within its 2 year warranty period.
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I wonder if this applies to Germany as well I mean if this would be a official statement and they follow through there would be no more reason not to root except Samsung Pay which will never make it's way here anyway.
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I wonder if this applies to Germany as well I mean if this would be a official statement and they follow through there would be no more reason not to root except Samsung Pay which will never make it's way here anyway.
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Best to talk to Samsung directly yourself, whether it be on the phone or Live Chat. With Live Chat at least, you can get a transcript (I had it sent to my email address). Still not sure if I am even going to get the Edge, but knowing I can at least root, without voiding the warranty helps.
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Still not sure if I am even going to get the Edge
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What r u rocking right now? I came from a note 5 to the s7 edge and I'm in love.
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What r u rocking right now? I came from a note 5 to the s7 edge and I'm in love.
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OnePlus One and an iPhone 6 I hardly touch (Not an iOS fan but it was free). It is either the Edge or the HTC 10.
I don't like touchwiz really or the "jank and stutter" associated with it. I don't like that the HTC 10 storage is slow. I don't like how the edge oversharpens photos. I don't like how the HTC 10 photos are too soft and overexposed. I don't like that rooting the edge will remove a feature forever. I like the HTC 10 because the bootloader is unlockable from the get go. I am worried about the edge headphone port performance compared to the HTC 10 and it's 1W headphone amp. I love AMOLED, not the biggest LCD fan. I can get both for roughly the same price. I love the edge's trend of having great battery life.I hate Samsung's update policy for new android versions. HTC's has been much better. I am not sure if losing Samsung Pay and Knox tripped will kill resale value. HTC 10 won't lose resale value whether or not I root it. Bootloader can be relocked in the UK.
So yeah, this is my problem lol. There are pro's and cons to each and I have no idea who to give my money to.
You can sell but .u ll have to give it at a lower price
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OnePlus One and an iPhone 6 I hardly touch (Not an iOS fan but it was free). It is either the Edge or the HTC 10.
I don't like touchwiz really or the "jank and stutter" associated with it. I don't like that the HTC 10 storage is slow. I don't like how the edge oversharpens photos. I don't like how the HTC 10 photos are too soft and overexposed. I don't like that rooting the edge will remove a feature forever. I like the HTC 10 because the bootloader is unlockable from the get go. I am worried about the edge headphone port performance compared to the HTC 10 and it's 1W headphone amp. I love AMOLED, not the biggest LCD fan. I can get both for roughly the same price. I love the edge's trend of having great battery life.I hate Samsung's update policy for new android versions. HTC's has been much better. I am not sure if losing Samsung Pay and Knox tripped will kill resale value. HTC 10 won't lose resale value whether or not I root it. Bootloader can be relocked in the UK.
So yeah, this is my problem lol. There are pro's and cons to each and I have no idea who to give my money to.
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Mate go for the S7 edge! there is honestly no reason to get the ****ty HTC 10.
One of the most important things on a Smartphone is the screen because that's what ur eyes see and u interact all day! And the Screen on the S7 edge is the Best Screen by far on any device. That's a fact and there is simply no denying it. and if someone says "uhhh the colors are to vibrant" I'm gonna punch him. there r 3 different profiles and one adaptive mode. I hate that people startet this bull bull and for years it's stuck in people heads and everytime someone will mention it ugh.....
Design is the best. The edge version looks like something from the future. I owned a S6 edge and now the s7 edge and I'm still not over the fact how beautiful it is.
Water and Dust Proof.
touchwiz. u know that touchwiz is just a simple launcher apk? u can delete it. No matter which device, I would always use nova. So thats it! you got rid of. other samsung app like phone, massages. setting, clock ,calculator and so on do their job very good.
great battery life. which should be very important to anyone.
headphone out quality "issue". I'm mean these people don't know what they r talking about. most of them stream their music or even download it from youtube!!! I wouldn't take those claims serious honestly. Most of them don't know anything about sound and use those bundle in headphones and think loudness and bass equals quality. If you take sound seriously and own a pair of good over 1.000€ headphones you shouldn't use ur smartphone anyway. For everyone else I would say the sound quality is good.
update policy. If u root and getting frequent updates r important to u you should learn how to update the base firmware manually. samsung releases every month updates just not for ur region. Android N who knows when it comes but usually they don't bring thinks with them that u can't live without. Samsung is also getting quicker with those.
Also the community and ports! the note 3 runs a S7 edge port! so you can expect running S9 or S10 software on S7 which should also be considered imo.
Samsung Pay and Knox. Yeah u live in the uk and it's available or going to be.... idk, resale value probably will be effected and u won't be able to use samsung pay... but atleast u have the option. HTC doesn't offer mobile payments anyway so not a big difference there.
Best camera. very very fast to launch to focus. sharp images look goooooooood.
If u end u buying one get the S7 edge.
Getting tired of my iPhone 6S+ & fancied a change & wondered if it was to late to buy an Edge as Samsung will only guarantee another year of security updates.
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Getting tired of my iPhone 6S+ & fancied a change & wondered if it was to late to buy an Edge as Samsung will only guarantee another year of security updates.
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No. It s gr8 phone But now you can think about Galaxy S8 or other phones like Xperia XZ Or LGG6
but if you want to taste something totally different go for s8
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The nice part about a model such as the S7 edge is that, for the most part, most of the hardware issues should already be solved. (think the Note 7 batteries blowing up and causing fires, microphone issues with the Pixel, Battery issues with the iPhone 6 & 7).
Security patches and such can be an issue, but with nougat out on the S7's, and that it's been out on other devices well before this model, hopefully by the time that Samsung no longer provides security patches, most of the major problems may already be corrected.
The S8 looks like it's going to be one hell of a phone, it will receive updates / android upgrades long after the S7 will.
But, once the S8 becomes available, that is usually the best time to get the older model.
Stores will be trying to dump as much of the previous generation as fast as they can, to get more room for the new, shiny toy.
Tapatalk for Android - Works awesome on my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
I'm on the fence too and am getting tired of my iPhone 6S Plus as well. I'd probably wait and see if stores try to bundle a SD card, wireless charger and the VR headset together if you're buying brand new. Or you may just find someone desperate trying to dump their phone for a dirt cheap price once the S8 is announced.
There's a difference between os upgrades (aka feature enhancements) and security updates. I'm confident you will get the later one still for some time as e.g. the S5 still receives security updates despite being already a bit more than three years on the market.
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There's a difference between os upgrades (aka feature enhancements) and security updates. I'm confident you will get the later one still for some time as e.g. the S5 still receives security updates despite being already a bit more than three years on the market.
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Thank you for that. Not doubting your word I thought Samsung only guaranteed security updates for two years?
You can check here by yourself: Firmware for Galaxy S5
Just if something is not guaranteed it does not mean they stop providing updates exactly after two years. I guess for this part it is at least two years after end of sale of the product and (former) flagships may be preferred regarding such policy.