You have to trade-in your Galaxy Note7, what should you get?

16 October 2016
A Galaxy S7 edge or a Note5 seem the obvious choice and Samsung is offering better incentives if you stick with its phones.

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  • 17 Oct 2016

I am surprised that the Asus Zenffone 3 is not mentioned in this article, as it has better specs and LTE band coverage than the Axon phone mentioned. Asus is known for their build quality as well. Out of all non-Samsung phones that is probably the value choice. The Pixel is a great choice but I honestly think the premium price puts it out of reach for most except the true believers. Besides that, phone prices should be trending downwards not up imho.

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    • 17 Oct 2016

    Anonymous, 17 Oct 2016How decadent have we become?'decadent' ??? How?
    When ppl get used to with the best, they hardly can go back to the caves. Even if the best cave.
    Is that what you mean by 'decadent'?

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      • 17 Oct 2016

      AnonD-548804, 16 Oct 2016S7 edge is a big downgrade from the note 7 Small screen no penHow decadent have we become?

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        • 17 Oct 2016

        Anonymous, 17 Oct 2016I've written this a few times. Why don't Samsung release th... moreBS
        You guys still don't know that Note line has a special layer under the display to work with the Wacom S-Pen without battery, which is patented Samsung technology.
        That's why no other OEM can make it 5 years till today.
        No software update on GS7Edge can help.
        BTW the biggest win of Note is that S-Pen is embedded into the device.
        Just go and play with your iPhones and don't give stupid advises on the tech sites, please!

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          • PQ9
          • 17 Oct 2016

          I still wait for Note, I have S5 and I could hang on to that until a new Samsung fix up Note with safer version if not better than Note 7.

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            • Anonymous
            • mTn
            • 17 Oct 2016

            AnonD-292864, 17 Oct 2016Because no other phone other than Note series has the requi... moreThe A-series isn't the S-series. The S has more in common with the notes.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 17 Oct 2016

              OperationBlitz, 16 Oct 2016Well I'm gutted I don't have a Note 7! I had pre-ordered on... more"...It only has 3 gig..."

              Oh for god's sake my SGS5 only has 2GB RAM, so? It runs android just fine. Is still quick for everyday tasks, and its GPU is far better then any mid-range device in 2016. I've seen them as low as 250 euro which is an absolute bargain. With removable battery, ir-blaster, expandable storage etc... Hell, I'm appreciating my S5 every day. The best and most featured complete S-phone ever.

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                • Anonymous
                • mTn
                • 17 Oct 2016

                Dovice, 16 Oct 2016Got an S7. Only flaws, 'Mediaserver' makes phone hot and dr... moreAre you sure the media server is the real culprit here? In my own case I disabled samsung's music app and my problems were gone (S5). I noticed that this app also seem to send a lot over the internet for no apparent reason. I use jetaudio as alternative and never looked back.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 61x
                  • 17 Oct 2016

                  Galaxy Note8, for free.
                  It's that simple.

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                    • 17 Oct 2016

                    Anonymous, 17 Oct 2016I've written this a few times. Why don't Samsung release th... moreBecause no other phone other than Note series has the required hardware for S-Pen. Only S-Pen is not enough. Display also needs to support S-Pen. I tried to use the S-Pen from my old Note 3 on my A5 (2016) and it does not detect it.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 17 Oct 2016

                      bbula-c240, 16 Oct 2016I'll go with sgs 7 edge. Or I'll stay with my note 4 for an... moreThey should ditch that ridiculous heart rate sensor since that can be done with the ledflash as well. And indeed bring the IR-blaster back. As well as users replaceable batteries.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • mTn
                        • 17 Oct 2016

                        AnonD-119121, 17 Oct 2016There are many better phone or same specs as NOTE 7 but the... moreI've written this a few times. Why don't Samsung release the S-Pen separately? Create a nice flip-case to hold the S7 edge with the pen and sell this as a bundle. The S-Pen apps could be delivered through Samsung's store or through Google play. I fail to see why the S-Pen software couldn't run on other devices. In fact my S5 has an com.samsung.spent.sdk which let me believe that the S-series is compatible with the pen as well.

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                          • 17 Oct 2016

                          AnonD-372205, 16 Oct 2016Though i am happy with my Note 7 still i feel bad bcoz i wo... morePlus, you'll not be able to fly anywhere with it.

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 17 Oct 2016

                            No Zenfone 3 Deluxe and HTC 10? Its phablet too eh HTC 10 isnt phablet hahaha

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                              • 17 Oct 2016

                              AnonD-119121, 17 Oct 2016There are many better phone or same specs as NOTE 7 but the... more'There are many better phone or same specs as NOTE 7 ...'
                              Name one please!

                              Better display?
                              Better camera?
                              Better functionality?(even if not mention the pen)
                              Better than IP68
                              Gorilla Glass 5?
                              Better looking?????????
                              Better display to body ratio?
                              Better one hand-mode?
                              Better that Ultra Saving mode?
                              Display resolution changing?
                              Better SAR (radiation)
                              Better reseption?
                              And so on

                                AnonD-598646, 17 Oct 2016Though I'm also Happy with My Note 7 as nothing problem at ... moreLol. Note7 users still expecting a software update. Are you late on the news? Note7 is dead. Discontinued. No more. No support. Recalled. Go return your Note7 to Samsung.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 17 Oct 2016

                                  LG V20 because it has a removable and replaceable battery! Somehow, this has become VERY important feature to me and my company (all users)!

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                                    • 17 Oct 2016

                                    AnonD-372205, 16 Oct 2016Sorry friends i am still with Note 7. I wanna see the what ... moreSame as you Bro...

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • rKJ
                                      • 17 Oct 2016

                                      get a Samsung Chromebook 12.3

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                                        • XRD
                                        • 17 Oct 2016

                                        Though I'm also Happy with My Note 7 as nothing problem at still 80% Charge (but if fully 100% charge will manage I'll be more happy) and also unhappy that still didn't get any software update for Android 7.0 or something else. Samsung should do something for us who are happy with Note 7 as we Love Samsung and we believe that no other company except only Samsung can come out and take right initiatives in this bad situation in the whole world.