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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mir, 05 Aug 2016What is this downgrade that you're talking about? The only ... moresame cpu, not 8893. same ram, not 6gb. higher price for lower battery. curved screen, not flat. but i hope the chinese rumors are true, with the 8893, 128gb and 6gb version. and hopefully the flat screen version too. as for now, note 7 isnt a worthy upgrade from s7 edge.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 07 Aug 2016

    Anonymous, 05 Aug 2016Poor design + good hardware that's suffocated by that total... moreObviously you don't get much, so there's not much point in trying to explain it to you.

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      • Nyj
      • 07 Aug 2016

      AnonD-560664, 05 Aug 2016"Innovations" like being relieved of your money? Not everyo... moreAt least this one is better than the iPhone's which are more expensive with no innovations at all.

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        • 06 Aug 2016

        Anonymous, 05 Aug 2016Poor design + good hardware that's suffocated by that total... moreI agree.plastic lumias and full bezzeled iphones are better than this high quality metal+glass double edged bezzel less qhd resolution super amoled display which also is water proof and has one of a kind s-pen digitizer on a phone with superb software package.you are absolutley right

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          • 3r5
          • 06 Aug 2016

          AnonD-560664, 05 Aug 2016"Innovations" like being relieved of your money? Not everyo... moreI can.

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            • sam
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            • 06 Aug 2016

            samsung please solve your quality problems , please fix it

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              • 05 Aug 2016

              Tcool, 05 Aug 2016OMG! You are using the phone for two years? No wonder you ... more"Innovations" like being relieved of your money? Not everyone can or wants to waste money.

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                • 05 Aug 2016

                Tcool, 05 Aug 2016OMG! You are using the phone for two years? No wonder you ... moreYou should re-name your nick here to "Tool" ... fits you better.

                What an arrogant and absolutely clueless comment you made.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 05 Aug 2016

                  It does have a night vision camera albeit only for iris scanning at the moment. Can't wait for devs to unlock it.

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                    • 05 Aug 2016

                    It is supporting 64gb memory card, I am planning to buay this one, after inserting it is getting any slow problem, please friends share your experience with me.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 05 Aug 2016

                      Poor design + good hardware that's suffocated by that totally inefficient and buggy OS. I don't get it how this is a good phone...

                      Even those old Lumia 925/930 look infinitely better than this. I guess the masses of people just don't understand technology and the differences between good, proper operating systems like iOS/Windows and the slowest and most inefficient one called Android.

                      They just like everything that's new, regardless of what it looks like.

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                        • 05 Aug 2016

                        Where samsung galaxy note 6

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                          • 05 Aug 2016

                          sam-gh, 04 Aug 2016Iphone brand was stolen from cisco iphone and cisco filed a... moreExcuse me fanboy, you are forgetting Dell streak.

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                            • 05 Aug 2016

                            Tcool, 05 Aug 2016OMG! You are using the phone for two years? No wonder you ... moreomg

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                              • 05 Aug 2016

                              Gsm user, 05 Aug 2016They don't talk about the bloatware in every Samsung phone.... moreOMG! You are using the phone for two years?
                              No wonder you complain for battery.
                              Phone is only good for up to one year of use and replace it with the new flagship.
                              I don't wanna be left behind with new innovations.

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                                Gsm user, 05 Aug 2016They don't talk about the bloatware in every Samsung phone.... moreThat's because there isn't much bloatware. And pretty much all of the things you don't need can just be disabled

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                                  • 05 Aug 2016

                                  They don't talk about the bloatware in every Samsung phone.
                                  You can't replace the battery, which mean that after 2years you'll need to recharge more often.

                                    Everything is good but put some effort into audio it should also be industry leading experience

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                                      Zenodroid, 05 Aug 2016so this is how the downgraded s7 edge is. sammy is really g... moreWhat is this downgrade that you're talking about? The only thing being the 100mah smaller battery. Everything else has been refined and with the added Note features. Not to mention the S-pen with improved pressure sensitivity. If you can't appreciate technology then you have no right commenting that stuff here.

                                        Anonymous, 04 Aug 2016Android is improving? lol Then why does it eat so much r... moreLumia 950 wasn't the first to implement Iris scanner , Fujitsu Arrows NX F-04G was!

                                        And enjoy your limited apps on Windows.

                                        Note7 can do more than your Lumia!