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Re: Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

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Post by ikeboy »

leeleelee wrote: post #29
SmallBets wrote: post #9

Still happy with my S3 and feel I'm not missing any key features. The more generations go on you realize just how incremental the phone upgrades have gotten for quite some time now.

I have the S3 and I can't wait to upgrade. It is SLOW (noticeable lag). Plus, not sure what causes this (hardware or software) -- but the GPS navigation is terrible. I'm stuck on Android 4.4.2. Takes forever to lock in on my location, loses signal randomly, and sometimes in the middle of navigation it stop updating where I am on the visual display. The camera is horrendous. So, speak for yourself. Phones have come a…

You can use lollipop if you're willing to install cyanogenmod. There are also marshmallow builds, depends on which variant you have.

Re: Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

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Post by jonknee »

lqdc13 wrote: post #3

> Perhaps the most significant change this year comes in the S7’s new 12-megapixel camera. It’s lower resolution than last year’s 16-megapixel shooter, but Samsung says its larger pixels let in 56 percent more light than before for better low light images. What?

Sensor size and quality are much more important than megapixels. Bigger pixels have a better dynamic range which makes for better pictures in both bright and dark situations (which is a huge boon on a smartphone). There are more pixels in the photo than the display you view it on, you might as well make sure the recorded pixels are the best they can be.

Re: Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

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Post by nevi-me »

cpprototypes wrote: post #17
SmallBets wrote: post #9

Still happy with my S3 and feel I'm not missing any key features. The more generations go on you realize just how incremental the phone upgrades have gotten for quite some time now.

The S3 feels like the "core 2 duo" of smartphones. Clearly not as fast as new phones, but still good enough.

Talking about Core 2 Duo, you remind me of my slow desktop that I haven't turned on in a few months.

I have an S5. I can understand the move back to USB2 in S6 and above, and I don't know if USB3 is the cause, but my S5 battery goes from empty to full in a good short space of time, so I'm not missing out that much on the super charging goodness. Battery life is still good too. I'm also lucky to be in a country where Samsung have 2 free screen repairs over 2 years.

Hopefully I'll be able to wait for the S8 or 9. I'm impressed with the S7 on paper, and I'm glad they brought back the things that made me dislike the S6. Now for hoping for better Android upgrades from Samsung :)

Re: Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

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Post by [deleted] »

cpprototypes wrote: post #17
SmallBets wrote: post #9

Still happy with my S3 and feel I'm not missing any key features. The more generations go on you realize just how incremental the phone upgrades have gotten for quite some time now.

The S3 feels like the "core 2 duo" of smartphones. Clearly not as fast as new phones, but still good enough.

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Re: Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

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Post by rwmj »

SmallBets wrote: post #9

Still happy with my S3 and feel I'm not missing any key features. The more generations go on you realize just how incremental the phone upgrades have gotten for quite some time now.

I only replaced my S3 in October (after ~ 3 years) because the battery finally gave up, and I didn't want to run the gauntlet of fakes/scams that is trying to buy a replacement battery. The thing is I was able to turn the S3 into a music player by plugging it into a cheap bluetooth speaker/charger basestation and running the Squeezebox client.

Re: Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

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Post by Dagwoodie »

SmallBets wrote: post #9

Still happy with my S3 and feel I'm not missing any key features. The more generations go on you realize just how incremental the phone upgrades have gotten for quite some time now.

In the same boat. Family members upgrade constantly. Half of every holiday gathering is an expo of everyone's new phones and the other half being which discount carrier they're using to pay for said phones. Having the S3 since it came out and paying through the nose for fast 4G LTE I feel like I come out ahead just being content with good enough. This release might persuade me to finally upgrade though, but the non-removable battery really worries me...

Re: Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

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Post by kozukumi »

Looks great but no way am I going to go back to Samsung now I have a Nexus 6P. In the past the Nexus phones have always been kinda "nice but not great" but the 6P is easily one of best phones you can buy. The camera is top-notch, the screen is stunning, performance is awesome and battery life is incredible. And stock Android is bliss. I can't really fault it :)

Re: Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

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Post by icefo »

cpprototypes wrote: post #17
SmallBets wrote: post #9

Still happy with my S3 and feel I'm not missing any key features. The more generations go on you realize just how incremental the phone upgrades have gotten for quite some time now.

The S3 feels like the "core 2 duo" of smartphones. Clearly not as fast as new phones, but still good enough.

I feel the same with my S2. Spend some time on xda and you have android 6 running on it. It's not even slow except when you're switching between big apps because android have to kill them when they are not in use thanks to the 800mb of ram. I also bought a 3500mha battery and it lasts the day.

Re: Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

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Post by switch007 »

kozukumi wrote: post #37

Looks great but no way am I going to go back to Samsung now I have a Nexus 6P. In the past the Nexus phones have always been kinda "nice but not great" but the 6P is easily one of best phones you can buy. The camera is top-notch, the screen is stunning, performance is awesome and battery life is incredible. And stock Android is bliss. I can't really fault it :)

Not to rain on your hyperbole parade ;), but how long is the "incredible" battery life? Asking for a friend with an ageing nexus 4, who swore not to spend that much on a phone again...

Re: Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

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Post by pmontra »

cpprototypes wrote: post #17
SmallBets wrote: post #9

Still happy with my S3 and feel I'm not missing any key features. The more generations go on you realize just how incremental the phone upgrades have gotten for quite some time now.

The S3 feels like the "core 2 duo" of smartphones. Clearly not as fast as new phones, but still good enough.

I share your opinion. I'm sticking with the S2, the first Samsung phone good enough to buy (the S was too limited). It still works, it's small and light, I can mount it as a true USB disk, no need to change it. I'll buy some other 4" phone when it eventually dies, maybe a Sony Z* Compact.
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