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Jumping from the S5 over to the Note 4 worth it ?

like the title says, i am currently owning the Galaxy S5 , my question is ,
is the Note 4 worth getting when i have a s5 ? i would like to experience the Note phone as i never had one before and i like the spen thingie looks cool.
did anyone here had a s5 and jumped to the Note 4 ?
i dont really want to get the S6 nor the Note 5 mainly due to no Removable back for battery swapping and the use of msd.

yesterday i had sell my s5 for a note 4! it is really better for performance battery camera everything! for me is it a good option!!!

ferencs90 said:
yesterday i had sell my s5 for a note 4! it is really better for performance battery camera everything! for me is it a good option!!!
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awesome thanks, but how much extra did you pay on top of it ? i think if i sell my s5 in the city here i would barely get 200$ for trade in and would need to pay about 250$ for getting the note 4.
my biggest question is the screen bro,
how is the screen in your eyes??? i saw the note 4 screen from a friend and i didnt like it like MY eyes hurt from looking at it , as it is a QHD display will you get used to it ?? its sooo sharp ,
thanks for the feedback

I sold together with the gear neo 2 so I did not pay anything. an affair!
the screen is much larger of s5, MUCH! and everything is very clear ..sharp! the best display for me. the brightness is very high, to not have problems I keep it to less than half !! if you can buy it!
the memory is 32 gb ..i have 32 micro sd therefore at the top with removably battery!

ferencs90 said:
I sold together with the gear neo 2 so I did not pay anything. an affair!
the screen is much larger of s5, MUCH! and everything is very clear ..sharp! the best display for me. the brightness is very high, to not have problems I keep it to less than half !! if you can buy it!
the memory is 32 gb ..i have 32 micro sd therefore at the top with removably battery!
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nice , i am thinking of getting the 910F variant so i can have CM installed on it
thanks for the feedback, so in your opinion it is defintely worth it and it is much better than the s5 in everything ?:fingers-crossed:

I've had s5 for a year and I think it is much better. pictures at night for example are really the best.It is reactive with the TouchWiz !!! good buy!
ps i have 910F european version!

I didn't have an S5 but I did upgrade from a Note 3 to the Note 4.
In my opinion the Note 4 is a fantastic phone- the camera is superb and the screen is face-meltingly awesome.
However, just it can be laggy at times- I'm pretty sure it's a common issue amongst Note 4 users (I have lag and I'm running SimplRom- which in my experience gives the smallest amount of lag in comparison to other custom ROMs I've tried).
The battery life is pretty good too.
Personally I'd make the upgrade but just be warned- there is a fair amount of lag.
Perhaps have a look at review videos etc on YouTube? There's bound to be a comparison video somewhere.
Good luck!

thedarkmunk said:
I didn't have an S5 but I did upgrade from a Note 3 to the Note 4.
In my opinion the Note 4 is a fantastic phone- the camera is superb and the screen is face-meltingly awesome.
However, just it can be laggy at times- I'm pretty sure it's a common issue amongst Note 4 users (I have lag and I'm running SimplRom- which in my experience gives the smallest amount of lag in comparison to other custom ROMs I've tried).
The battery life is pretty good too.
Personally I'd make the upgrade but just be warned- there is a fair amount of lag.
Perhaps have a look at review videos etc on YouTube? There's bound to be a comparison video somewhere.
Good luck!
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yep i do look at many videos thanks for the feedback !
and i think you should try CyanogenMod if you own a QualComm Note, the n910f < CM will give you zero lags bro , TW lag is in every Samsung phone XD

leondestiny said:
nice , i am thinking of getting the 910F variant so i can have CM installed on it
thanks for the feedback, so in your opinion it is defintely worth it and it is much better than the s5 in everything ?:fingers-crossed:
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Hmm, difference in performance from your S5 to a SD Note 4 will be very minor. Specially because the display has a higher resolution.
Quite frankly, official 5.1.1 by Sammy is looking glorious. Phone is so ridiculously fast that I find myself playing of opening and closing apps.
I used CM variants at my S3 for 2~3 years straight, but apart from the cleaner look I honestly don't miss anything about it.
If you're dead set on using CM then the 910F is going to achieve daily driver level much sooner, but the 910C is a better device.

Artoriuz said:
Hmm, difference in performance from your S5 to a SD Note 4 will be very minor. Specially because the display has a higher resolution.
Quite frankly, official 5.1.1 by Sammy is looking glorious. Phone is so ridiculously fast that I find myself playing of opening and closing apps.
I used CM variants at my S3 for 2~3 years straight, but apart from the cleaner look I honestly don't miss anything about it.
If you're dead set on using CM then the 910F is going to achieve daily driver level much sooner, but the 910C is a better device.
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i see.. well i like CM alot, i had the Exynos S5 900h and i swapped it with a QualComm 900f, i really dont want to do that again, since the 910c is a Exynos based model, i think there isnt much of a difference personally.. cause i know this from owning the exynos/qualcomm based s5's.
how much do you like the Note 4 ? is it a very fun phone , like more fun than the smaller displays e.g s3/s4/s5 etc. the ones ranging from 4.7'' - 5'' etc. ?
oh and one more thing, how long will it take me to get used to the sharpness of the n4 screen ? the qhd is the thing that hurts my eyes, when i looked at the one from my relative his n4 hurt my eyes, it is non fake , he has the 910h < exynos one.
will my eyes adapt to the huge sharp screen in a matter of days ?

Performance test Mate 8 VS S7 Edge

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIZqfWltzUI

Great video. Mate 8 is a beast

Yes! Absolutely a beast with great battery

i expected as much based on the geekbench scores thus far, the s7 edge top multi score is only 2.5% above the top mate 8 score, so yeah, in everyday operation they should be operating exactly on par!
very nice comparison video indeed, what i find intereeting is the insanely high contrast of the s7 edge display, compared to that the mate 8 display looks almost washed out *lol* and thats crazy considering how brilliant it actually already is imho!
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Huh look at this:
https://youtu.be/zIZqfWltzUI?t=478

Just returned my s7 edge. Screen was too small and the curved edges have an annoying blue hue when looking at it from the front. Battery was really bad in comparison to my mate 8 so gonna stick with this beauty. Camera was very very good though.
The gear vr was really good but just not enough to warrant keeping it.
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nighthawk626 said:
Great video. Mate 8 is a beast
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mate 8 is the faster mobile ever used
even in smart mode it is faster the my note 5 in with battary saver off
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ghs14 said:
Huh look at this:
https://youtu.be/zIZqfWltzUI?t=478
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s7 gone to sleep
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jbmc83 said:
i expected as much based on the geekbench scores thus far, the s7 edge top multi score is only 2.5% above the top mate 8 score, so yeah, in everyday operation they should be operating exactly on par!
very nice comparison video indeed, what i find intereeting is the insanely high contrast of the s7 edge display, compared to that the mate 8 display looks almost washed out *lol* and thats crazy considering how brilliant it actually already is imho!
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dont worry mate 8 screen is great

Lol read the comments in the videos, so much butthurt from Samsung fanboys. They're the iPhone users of the Android world

I have had this phone for about 24 hrs. But so far it is the best phone I have ever used! It's what the nexus 6P should have been. Nothing slows it down. And the battery is insane. I have been using quite a few phones that don't have an app drawer. So I even like and am using the stock launcher. I downloaded the stuff needed to unlock and flash a rom. But I think I will just use it stock. Great phone!

In the video, the blacks on the S7 edge look really deep and on Mate 8 it's just ok, which was expected as S7 Edge has an amoled dosplay. However the whites on the S7 Edge look also much more clearer brighter and accurate compared to Mate 8, which isn't white enough. And colours and contrast overall look much better on the S7 Edge. I want to buy a Mate 8, I hope the difference in the display quality isn't as pronounced as it seems in the video. For me a gorgeous display is just as much or more important that the speed and performance.
I am looking for feedback from folks that have held both the devices up close.

CloudCompute said:
In the video, the blacks on the S7 edge look really deep and on Mate 8 it's just ok, which was expected as S7 Edge has an amoled dosplay. However the whites on the S7 Edge look also much more clearer brighter and accurate compared to Mate 8, which isn't white enough. And colours and contrast overall look much better on the S7 Edge. I want to buy a Mate 8, I hope the difference in the display quality isn't as pronounced as it seems in the video. For me a gorgeous display is just as much or more important that the speed and performance.
I am looking for feedback from folks that have held both the devices up close.
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I've owned both and trust me the s7 edge just can't compete. The screen on the edge is nothing special. The edge itself causes a blue/green hue down either side and made me feel nauseas. Its ALOT smaller, it felt tiny in comparison.
I have never stuck to an older phone when new stuff comes out. That was until I've had a mate 8. The battery life on this is much much better than anything else I've used.
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manook said:
I've owned both and trust me the s7 edge just can't compete. The screen on the edge is nothing special. The edge itself causes a blue/green hue down either side and made me feel nauseas. Its ALOT smaller, it felt tiny in comparison.
I have never stuck to an older phone when new stuff comes out. That was until I've had a mate 8. The battery life on this is much much better than anything else I've used.
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I currently have both S7 Edge and Mate 8.
S7 Edge has much better camera than Mate, but that's really it. Everything else is better in Mate. Battery life and overall usage are much better in Mate. My honest opinion.

rowihel2012 said:
mate 8 is the faster mobile ever used
even in smart mode it is faster the my note 5 in with battary saver off
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s7 gone to sleep
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dont worry mate 8 screen is great
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thats what i said in my post not worried at all, just thought that was noteworthy
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sobelixtus said:
I currently have both S7 Edge and Mate 8.
S7 Edge has much better camera than Mate, but that's really it. Everything else is better in Mate. Battery life and overall usage are much better in Mate. My honest opinion.
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manook said:
I've owned both and trust me the s7 edge just can't compete. The screen on the edge is nothing special. The edge itself causes a blue/green hue down either side and made me feel nauseas. Its ALOT smaller, it felt tiny in comparison.
I have never stuck to an older phone when new stuff comes out. That was until I've had a mate 8. The battery life on this is much much better than anything else I've used.
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Thank you manook and sobelixtus. I have one more question though. I have a Mate 7, and am pretty happy with it. Is the display on the Mate 8 significantly superior to the one on Mate 7? I guess it is, because the display on Samsung Note 5 is so much more punchier compared to the Mate 7, and I see comments here indicating Mate 8 display is just as good if not better compared to the Note 5.

I had s7 edge for a few days and decided to sell it.
S7 edge (820) version still lags, both gaming and ui. And battery life is just average. Mate 8, on the other hand, is a fast, smooth, long living beast . I don't ever regret selling my S7 edge for Mate 8.

Polonius said:
I had s7 edge for a few days and decided to sell it.
S7 edge (820) version still lags, both gaming and ui. And battery life is just average. Mate 8, on the other hand, is a fast, smooth, long living beast . I don't ever regret selling my S7 edge for Mate 8.
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samsung problem
not the sd820
touchwiz is crap

I have both the Mate 8 and S7 Edge (Exynos) at the moment. However my S7 Edge will most likely be returned.
Benchmarks is one thing. Real world usage another. My Mate 8 flies compared to the S7. Mate 8 is much more responsive and faster in general operation. Samsung still has its lag from time to time and generally is hesitates a lot more when doing things. Delay on things that Mate 8 does not have. Also the S7 lags in games even Monument Valley while they run perfectly smooth on my Mate 8.
You can't tell the S7 Edge has so good specs because it's bogged down with bad software.

However... observed Samsung S7 lags and delays might be partially due to its display resolution which is QHD (1440x2560 pixels) compared to Mate 8 FHD (1920x1080 pixels).
So the S7 GPU is moving/drawing 3,686,400 vs. 2,073,600 pixels, almost twice than the Mate 8 GPU.
Essentially, the point is if the QHD resolution is something worth to have or not...

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However... observed Samsung S7 lags and delays might be partially due to its display resolution which is QHD (1440x2560 pixels) compared to Mate 8 FHD (1920x1080 pixels).
So the S7 GPU is moving/drawing 3,686,400 vs. 2,073,600 pixels, almost twice than the Mate 8 GPU.
Essentially, the point is if the QHD resolution is something worth to have or not...
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Shouldn't matter, it's 4 gpu cores on the mate against 16 on the S7. It's just the way lagsung is. I've had quite a few and even if TW it's way better nowadays it's still not very optimized. Nothing can compete with stock Android/AOSP but some oem layers are just better than others. I'm my opinion HTC is best on optimization.
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dondavis007 said:
It's just the way lagsung is. I've had quite a few and even if TW it's way better nowadays it's still not very optimized.
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For this reason I've never used Touchwiz in my Samsung ex-smartphones (starting with the Galaxy S2), but always installed Nova Launcher...

Which variant should i buy??

I intend to buy a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and i found out that there are two variants
one with snapdragon processor and the other with a different one
i want to know which is better ?
in regards to performance , battery and system updates\support here ?
also what is the model number of it?

Don't go for snapdragon, I own the device from past 3 months, had vary high expectations, but it's completely useless, tried everything, every rom, every mod, experience comes nowhere near to what I had with HTC m8, after marshmallow , user interface is quite smooth, but gaming is still bad, I just posted another question about dvfs , read that, u'll understand. .
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To be honest I am not sure exynos version would be any better, better go for Note 5

Snapdragon - battery ; Exynos - performance

fireheart2008 said:
I intend to buy a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and i found out that there are two variants
one with snapdragon processor and the other with a different one
i want to know which is better ?
in regards to performance , battery and system updates\support here ?
also what is the model number of it?
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The very first question is your operator(carrier). What bands of LTE does it use?
You should find out this first and then you can choose which variant covers all the bands for your operator.
The last possibility is that if more than one variant satisfy your operator, you can choose the model you like.

I think in this case you can go for either, Exynos has as good support as SD variant if not better.

RishiChhikkara said:
Don't go for snapdragon, I own the device from past 3 months, had vary high expectations, but it's completely useless, tried everything, every rom, every mod, experience comes nowhere near to what I had with HTC m8, after marshmallow , user interface is quite smooth, but gaming is still bad, I just posted another question about dvfs , read that, u'll understand. .
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To be honest I am not sure exynos version would be any better, better go for Note 5
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thanks for the reply
so in your experience HTC m8 is better ?
i've compared between them on phonearena and Note 4 is supposed to be better, and even my current xperia Z2 is better.
i've seen your post about dvfs , what i understood is that they decrease the performance to decrease the temperature resulting from the snapdragon. so is this fixed in note 5? or just guessing ?

if you care about system updates ...........keep away from Samsung

fireheart2008 said:
thanks for the reply
so in your experience HTC m8 is better ?
i've compared between them on phonearena and Note 4 is supposed to be better, and even my current xperia Z2 is better.
i've seen your post about dvfs , what i understood is that they decrease the performance to decrease the temperature resulting from the snapdragon. so is this fixed in note 5? or just guessing ?
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What??!!
Xperia z2 and HTC m8 better than Note 4?? This got to be a joke. A dry joke.

Abdl said:
What??!!
Xperia z2 and HTC m8 better than Note 4?? This got to be a joke. A dry joke.
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both note 4 and xperia z2 are better than the One M8.
i don't know how you misunderstood!

When I was going to buy mine I was all set for "F" variant and had no plan to buy "C" variant but..... I bought "C" model instead of "F". Then later, I read few reviews of both SOC's compared their performance, battery life and benchmarks.
This is the conclusion of my finding: "You will get a little more battery life on "F" variant with less cpu performance and with "C" variant slightly less battery but more cpu performance."
Guess what? I am more then happy with my decision and totally enjoying N910C performance.

fireheart2008 said:
thanks for the reply
so in your experience HTC m8 is better ?
i've compared between them on phonearena and Note 4 is supposed to be better, and even my current xperia Z2 is better.
i've seen your post about dvfs , what i understood is that they decrease the performance to decrease the temperature resulting from the snapdragon. so is this fixed in note 5? or just guessing ?
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Don't go for reviews on tech sites, check the real life usage reviews here on xda, best way would be to go in specific device forum & check the que-answer section, search for things like gaming performance & yes M8 if far too better than I have ever used, reason being simple, their sense UI is best, I am not a fan of any specific brand, but I always praise what is true, as for Note 5 , that thing is built upon exynos with 14mm cpu, very responsive & fast, no stuters in games like on note 4, rest you should check by visiting the local stores , manually check them...my guess is, since Samsung was in hurry to rush QHD for Note 4 , but SD805 isn't powerful enough to handle QHD gaming with their resourcehungry Touchwiz on top, it throttles very badly, but with Note 5 , they were ready
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Abdl said:
What??!!
Xperia z2 and HTC m8 better than Note 4?? This got to be a joke. A dry joke.
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Nope, not a joke, as I said earlier M8 is much better than Note 4 that I have, atlest better than SD805 version, & yes I still own both devices, M8 not showing any sign of slowing down even after around 2 years, perfect device for anyone who wants 5" screen , next thing, audio quality of note 4 comes nowhere near M8 , both speakers & headphones, it completely crushes the note 4 , but again I like Note 4 for its Camera & Screen , perfect for me, but ever since I owned it, I am regularly fixing it everyday, it's been 2 years never had to root the m8, trust me, still unrooted, flawless experience, but the moment I bought Note 4, the first thing that I did was to root it, or should I say had to root it, tried everything , every custom rom, fluidity is no where near to M8 & as I said earlier I still own both devices, I am not making any false assumption.

Sense is better than TouchWiz undoubtedly, but I am finding tremendously hard to believe that M8 is that much better than Note 4 LOL! In fact Note 4, with a custom kernel and with different governor other than stock, is one of the smoothest Samsung I have ever used! Obviously Note 5 will be better, but not all are okay with glassy greasy puddle of mess.

ithehappy said:
Sense is better than TouchWiz undoubtedly, but I am finding tremendously hard to believe that M8 is that much better than Note 4 LOL! In fact Note 4, with a custom kernel and with different governor other than stock, is one of the smoothest Samsung I have ever used! Obviously Note 5 will be better, but not all are okay with glassy greasy puddle of mess.
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As you said "smoothest samsung", try to get your hands on M8 someday & u'll understand why I am so much irritated with Note 4, I bought the device with same expectations & yes with custom roms & kernels it gets smooth, but nowhere near to M8, trust me,I have both devices sitting right besides me. The only reason I still have note 4 is the screen size, 5" is too small for me & I like colors on Amoled, also note 5 is still overpriced for now & I certainly don't like to waste my hard earned money, sInce my brother will be going to dubai this week, i'll get note 5 from there...price difference is around 18000.

RishiChhikkara said:
As you said "smoothest samsung", try to get your hands on M8 someday & u'll understand why I am so much irritated with Note 4, I bought the device with same expectations & yes with custom roms & kernels it gets smooth, but nowhere near to M8, trust me,I have both devices sitting right besides me. The only reason I still have note 4 is the screen size, 5" is too small for me & I like colors on Amoled, also note 5 is still overpriced for now & I certainly don't like to waste my hard earned money, sInce my brother will be going to dubai this week, i'll get note 5 from there...price difference is around 18000.
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True that, I have an m9 which leaves my note 4 in the dust. I've heard that HTC's are almost the fastest android devices around, second only to nexuses.

yesteryearisoverhere said:
True that, I have an m9 which leaves my note 4 in the dust. I've heard that HTC's are almost the fastest android devices around, second only to nexuses.
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Well, I had nexus 5 also, bought it after reading so many praises of the device everywhere, had to sell it within a week, cheap build quality, worst audio through headphones, also I would prefer Sense UI over vanilla android any day, didn't notice any speed difference between N5 & M8..

[DISCUSSION] What phone do you buy next time and why?

My biggest reasons to leave Samsung is because of the updates and features that doesn't come to older devices like features of the s7 to the s6. I'm really really sick of samsungs updates always late.
I just want to know what phone you gonna buy next time and why?
1.) OnePlus 5
2.) Nokia 8
3.) LG G6
4.) Samsung Galaxy s8
5.) Pixel 2
6.) Huawei p10
7.) Sony Xperia XZ Premium

the S8 is the #1 phone in my mind, hope they do something new, the pixel is ugly, the V20 is an LG...which i hate...and their UI is the worst, the iphone is......no need to say.....so the S8 might be the only phone for me....

I'm actually switching to the iPhone 7[emoji1] . Definitely away from Samsung!

No idea really. Want to go back to stock so won't be a Samsung. The OP3 is too big, 5.1 is ideal. Pixel is too expensive. There's nothing, atm.

xiaomi for me. maybe the successor to the mi5/mi5s. preferrably one with strong aosp support so I can test out miui and aosp roms

OP3. AOSP is a must, and this time I want to buy atleast 5.5" screen. OP3 has better design, battery, performance, and software.

Probably S8 or Note 8. I really like new Grace UX and the design of their hardware.

Most likely S8 but will see what is available when I can extend my phone contract again.
Haven't really had a reason yet to leave the Galaxy S line (S2, S4, S6). But if I switch it most likely will be because of the support for custom roms.

I'm thinking 1+3 but not really sure. Something with a high XDA forum threads count and stable AOSP roms.

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babanasor said:
My biggest reasons to leave Samsung is because of the updates and features that doesn't come to older devices like features of the s7 to the s6. I'm really really sick of samsungs updates always late so do guys think we are getting the grace ux to the s6?
And i hope i can get the new pixel so i have the latest features and updates of android.
I just want to know what phone you gonna buy next time and why?
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I will go for note 8 if they releas..

Before my s6e I had a HTC m7 with AOSP and that was really good, now with my s6e I just think that much power (cpu power) is a little useless (at least for me). I'm looking for a better battery phone and not that expensive like s7e or note series. So probably getting a xiaomi redmi 4 prime.

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Before my s6e I had a HTC m7 with AOSP and that was really good, now with my s6e I just think that much power (cpu power) is a little useless (at least for me). I'm looking for a better battery phone and not that expensive like s7e or note series. So probably getting a xiaomi redmi 4 prime.
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maybe OP3 its cheap and has high end specs???

babanasor said:
maybe OP3 its cheap and has high end specs???
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Maybe, but I'm thinking about the redmi 4 prime because the battery is freaking awesome.

Wyzp said:
Maybe, but I'm thinking about the redmi 4 prime because the battery is freaking awesome.
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if it is somthing you really want just do it

Might go for S7 Edge after the release of S8 haha. Thought of Redmi 4 prime too, but camera department on Xiaomi is sad Was thinking of Mi Note 2, but for 50€ more, I can get S7 Edge ...

I really love my S6 but the battery is really bad for me and I'm always struggling getting through the day. So, I'm intensively checking my options, escpecially all those new Chinese phones like ZUK Z2 Pro, LeEco Le Pro 3 which provide quite some bang for the buck. But all those phones have one or more disadvantages like bad camera, no IR blaster (I actually use that a lot) that I can't accpet.
I spent less than 400€ getting my S6 new about 14 months ago and I don't want to spend more on the next phone I get. I think currently the Oneplus 3 is probably the best option considering the good XDA support and ok camera. But it is still not nice enough for me to spend the 399€ that it would cost (no used phones around here in Germany).
So, I think I have to live with my S6 a little longer. Currently searching the best ROM and kernel to get at least the best out of the battery that is possible.

Most likely something what is NOT from Samsung but I'll see...
I'm quite open to different brands since anyone can create a great device.
For now I'm thinking about either Pixel or even an iPhone (I can barely believe I said it )

if ever i leave my s6 and samsung,i want to own iphone again,maybe 6s plus or 7 if only have money,in most situation i always found that iphone has lesser factory defect than samsung,and the updates is awesome,very fluid and optimized o.s ,downside is very expensive,cant afford ?

Google Pixel 2 maybe !

DoO37 said:
Google Pixel 2 maybe !
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OOOWHHH YES BABY !!!! sorry about that but yes i want that one to even the pixel i want to buy if i have money to buy it

Mate 9 vs S8+/S8 strikes again!

I love this phone! Once again, due to our cpu and gpu, this phone ranks up there with the Snapdragon 835 and Exynos processor! Enjoy reading and the benchmarks.
I do know that benchmarks aren't everything but just enjoy this little piece. I love this phone and I am so glad I have kept it!
https://www.sammobile.com/2017/04/2...-gpu-performance-than-the-snapdragon-variant/
http://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_galax...ragon_835_benchmark_comparison-news-24606.php

Unexpected. But I guess they will improve the performance with further optimisation of their system.

I had the mate 9. Now i have the s8 plus. I'm missing the mate 9.

ekerbuddyeker said:
I had the mate 9. Now i have the s8 plus. I'm missing the mate 9.
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best proof of the mate 9 is better ^^

Went to play with it again side by side. S8 screen is better and surprisingly, the sound is much clearer on the s8. But I miss the mate camera. I took indoor pictures side by side and really, you can't see any difference.

More and more I think paying that crazy prices for Samsung or any Android phones does not make any sense especially they will drop in price so quickly
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I'm not so sure. In many ways it's a far more elegant and polished product that the Mate 9.

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I'm not so sure. In many ways it's a far more elegant and polished product that the Mate 9.
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Yes it is elegant but way over priced at the same time.
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If you want great performance & battery, go Mate 9
If you want great display & feel, got Samsung S8 / S8+
I was using Samsung phones since Galaxy S1, and my always complaint was the performance, u take the device out of the box and it's super fast, after some months and installing more and more applications, it lags A LOT!
This year i hold both devices in my hands, IMO, S8+ looks like a 2017 smartphone, but doesn't perform like one. On the other hand, the Mate 9 design is more than okay for me, and it does perform amazing! So i chose performance this year, plus that i saved around $360 price difference, so IMO the Mate 9 is was better value for the money.

Personally I do not like the screen aspect ratio on s8. I like the pen on my note edge but performance and battery was so much better on Mate 9 I made the transition. Will probably go to Note 8 when it comes out.

Has anyone changed to the s8+ after the mate 9?
Im asking because my 6 month contract is going to the end, as i can give my current phone back and take a new one.
So im thinking about s8+ till the mate comes out in december.
And if i change ill get the exynos version not the snapdragon one.

Esterra said:
Has anyone changed to the s8+ after the mate 9?
Im asking because my 6 month contract is going to the end, as i can give my current phone back and take a new one.
So im thinking about s8+ till the mate comes out in december.
And if i change ill get the exynos version not the snapdragon one.
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I did, I got the s8+ and I used it for a month, I rage quit that phone. I have couple of grimes with the s8+ first the fingerprint sensor, on the mate 9 it's such an amazing thing I love it. But on the s8 makes me pull my hair.
Second the of so buggy software. I rooted and installed custom roms in hopes of fixing them. Yeah no.
I bought an al00 from China 6/128 and switched back to mate 9. I will say I miss the display on the Samsung but that's where it ends.

Esterra said:
Has anyone changed to the s8+ after the mate 9?
Im asking because my 6 month contract is going to the end, as i can give my current phone back and take a new one.
So im thinking about s8+ till the mate comes out in december.
And if i change ill get the exynos version not the snapdragon one.
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To the S8+, mmmmm nope. I went over to the dark side.

Any one can say something good?

Fred98TJ said:
To the S8+, mmmmm nope. I went over to the dark side.
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I still have my Mate 9 as a backup phone. I've always kept a backup for many years. I went way over to the dark side from the M9. I got a iPhone 7 Plus.

I cannot even think to replace my Mate 9. It's rock solid device with amazing performance and battery. I will stay on the bright side. :angel:

My partner got the s8+.
The screen is amazing.
Mate 9 is faster and smoother and battery lasts longer. It can take better photos if you know what you're doing - but the s8 just takes excellent photos snap after snap.
I bought the Mi6 Pro. Fastest of the bunch. But is it quick. And smooth. And great camera. Not so good MIUI, and small screen size.

ekerbuddyeker said:
Went to play with it again side by side. S8 screen is better and surprisingly, the sound is much clearer on the s8. But I miss the mate camera. I took indoor pictures side by side and really, you can't see any difference.
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I disagree with this. I have both phones and the Galaxy s8 speaker is one of the worst I've heard in awhile. It's subjective of course, but I think because they went with ip68 they had to make changes with the bottom firing speaker. I much prefer the richness of the mate 9 stereo sound even though the ear piece output is pretty weak.

I sold my mate 9 and bought an S8+. Speaker is terrible and general use of the phone was mediocre at best. The battery was truly shocking.
Ended up selling it and buying a oneplus 5. Battery life was very good, speaker was better but the jelly effect on the screen was bad once you noticed it.
Long story short I bought another mate 9 (128gb 6gb ram) and I should never have sold it in the first place. After using both the S8+ and oneplus 5 the mate 9 is just so much better. Going to take alot for me to change from this again,probably only a mate 10.

kolembo said:
My partner got the s8+.
The screen is amazing.
Mate 9 is faster and smoother and battery lasts longer. It can take better photos if you know what you're doing - but the s8 just takes excellent photos snap after snap.
I bought the Mi6 Pro. Fastest of the bunch. But is it quick. And smooth. And great camera. Not so good MIUI, and small screen size.
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I'm in doubt between these two devices: M9 and Mi6.
Which is best on cell strength, camera and loudspeaker?
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