Samsung Galaxy Note7 hands-on: First impressions

August 2 2016
Last year Samsung focused on its Galaxy S6 cash cow and the Note5 got slightly overlooked (certainly in Europe where it was replaced by the S6 edge+). This year the Note is back, stronger than ever.

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  • AnonD-367917
  • H3G
  • 16 Aug 2016

AK, 02 Aug 2016Samsung is not pushing techonolgy to the limits..why not 6g... moreSpec fiends might be dissapointed, but given they don't understand the practicalities of such things, doesn't really matter.

Even ram of the same type, eg 'ddr4' can have differing speeds and ways to be implemented..
4k doesn't offer anything to human eyes (on a phone screen), and even for vr, just proves a fraking hassle to try and push to the screen at a framerate that is needed.
Even the best mobile video chipsets are equivalent to an 'intel graphics' video processor (and no serious gamer would be caught dead with one of them driving a 4k display)!

Note 7 does what it does well. Could it be improved upon? Any challengers?...
Not just spec sheet wannabes!

Extra ram is only useful if existing ram is filled.. and fast ram from fast storage can clear and reload rapidly... what is the highest consumption (single) program (out side of 90webpages open in a webbrowser) than anyone has seen..? I am genuinely curious!

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    • AnonD-572896
    • U{q
    • 16 Aug 2016

    Awesome phone so just loved it......

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      • Rohit
      • U@H
      • 13 Aug 2016

      Why note 6 is missing?

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        • AnonD-367917
        • v61
        • 12 Aug 2016

        Saif, 11 Aug 2016Why samsung play Double standard with Indian why they don't... moreSame for Australia (other territories as well).
        Must be short supplies of that colour (would have been my choice).
        Black Onyx purchaser... wish the black matched the screen perfectly.
        Then I would feel like I had a futuristic phone like "minority report" or "i am robot"...

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          • Ravo
          • Xu$
          • 11 Aug 2016

          iam always have a doubt why samsung will not provide dual active means transreciever,its big shame

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            • Saif
            • u7K
            • 11 Aug 2016

            Why samsung play Double standard with Indian why they don't lounch Blue Coral colour in India. ..I plane to buy note7 but only in blue colour so now what can I do....

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              • pt020
              • n%g
              • 10 Aug 2016

              No thank you.

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                • AnonD-570598
                • 3Pq
                • 10 Aug 2016

                please can u tell, when will we have the full review?
                it's very important for me....

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                  • AnonD-570549
                  • 7kH
                  • 10 Aug 2016

                  Such a great phone...

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 4Js
                    • 10 Aug 2016

                    Anonymous, 05 Aug 2016Poor design + good hardware that's suffocated by that total... moreSo you have absolutely no level of comparable knowledge here. Just regurgitating bad claims or making crap up to start fights.
                    Understood.

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                      • AnonD-333292
                      • M{A
                      • 09 Aug 2016

                      I agree that the Note 7 is no upgrade from the s7 edge. But I still use the Note 4 (and I will for one more year), so then it's definitely an upgrade.

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                        • AnonD-570364
                        • 9B4
                        • 09 Aug 2016

                        The best phablet history, hopefully come out soon in America.

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                          • AnonD-570289
                          • u7I
                          • 09 Aug 2016

                          Suprebbb phone

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                            • Paw Oo
                            • g39
                            • 09 Aug 2016

                            Android 6.0 Marshmallow ????? what is that I mean.....

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                              • AnonD-107876
                              • PA7
                              • 08 Aug 2016

                              Anonymous, 05 Aug 2016Poor design + good hardware that's suffocated by that total... moreLumpiaa???? LOL !!

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                                • tx4
                                • 08 Aug 2016

                                Anonymous, 05 Aug 2016Poor design + good hardware that's suffocated by that total... moreNot everyone think like you, why you dont think the opposite? Why so many peoples just understanding too much about tbeir phone just for. Texting,calling sms whatsapp ..??? So how many feature phone sold out there? Are they think like u think?

                                  SaltandPepper, 08 Aug 2016So, has the same specs with S7 edge you call it downgrade? ... morewould you call it an upgrade from the s7 series ? the chinese talk about an upgraded note 7 version. that means new cpu, 6gb ram and 128gb internal space. that would be an upgrade. for now the note 7 is just an edge with pen and iris scanner.

                                    Zenodroid, 07 Aug 2016same cpu, not 8893. same ram, not 6gb. higher price for low... moreSo, has the same specs with S7 edge you call it downgrade? Okay....

                                    Note7 is a worthy upgrade from the Note5.

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                                      • AnonD-22695
                                      • gQr
                                      • 07 Aug 2016

                                      Maybe you'll luck out and get a software update someday too!!

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                                        • AnonD-560664
                                        • 3qC
                                        • 07 Aug 2016

                                        Tcool, 07 Aug 2016At least this one is better than the iPhone's which are mor... moreMaybe some iPhone customers think having one third or one quarter the memory and aging hardware a "feature."