Samsung Galaxy Note7
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- AnonD-558092
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- 25 Sep 2016
AnonD-183089, 25 Sep 2016Any body got the safe version yet?Canada and the US began receiving safe versions.
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- AnonD-558092
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- 25 Sep 2016
AnonD-77443, 25 Sep 2016The risk on the old GN7 was tiny (probably 1 in 40 or 50k).... moreI am one of the defender of the Note 7 so I know that the battery issue is very minor. This is one of the best 2016 smartphone, and one of the best of Samsung yet. It has it all: Camera, MicroSD slot, USB-C, QHD SuperAMOLED display, Android 6.0.1 with Nougat coming soon, design, new S-Pen, TouchWiz enhancements (altrough sometimes there are problems and lost of features with it like using an SD card as internal storage extension), powerful SoC in both variants, iris scanner... Only complain here is the non-removable battery.
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- ANONIMUS PRIME
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- 25 Sep 2016
Savor, 24 Sep 2016Best Smartphone 2010 - Apple iPhone 4 2011 - Apple iPhon... moreThis!
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- Pedro-TheNeighbor
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- 25 Sep 2016
6 days before my region's official exchange program begins. There's just one report of an exploding Note7, and it was faked.
Anyway, I've been sketching again with it after the OTA update. The S Pen has been wonderfully accurate and responsive when I need details. I discovered that the pro version of Sketchbook has some advanced oil painting simulations close to the real thing. I can blend colors easily.
The Note7 isn't created to match desktop digital illustration yet, with the limited pixel size per drawing.
Have a look at a sketch I did within the fittest week when I got the Note7:
http://flic.kr/p/e35qpJ
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- AnonD-77443
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- 25 Sep 2016
AnonD-558092, 25 Sep 2016I hope you realize you want to compare a mid-end device wit... moreThe risk on the old GN7 was tiny (probably 1 in 40 or 50k).
Any battery can explode.. especially if you don't use proper chargers.
The risk with the new Note 7 is that tiny its not worth worrying about... there is more risk getting out of bed and driving your car.
My new Note 7 should be here in 5 days... Samsung has said we can keep the headphones and chargers from the old device we return... bonus :-)
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- AnonD-183089
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- 25 Sep 2016
Any body got the safe version yet?
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- Psylocke
- 7X7
- 25 Sep 2016
I am retiring my S4 and planning to replace it with the new and improved version of Note 7 coming this October. But honestly, I am scared. I'm thinking of settling with an S7 Edge instead but I really like having an S pen. Can you all gadget experts tell me if I could trust Samsung again? Exploding batteries is a serious matter, not to mention a hassle in airport security procedures. Thank you.
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- AnonD-558092
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- 25 Sep 2016
Rtan , 24 Sep 2016How is this phone compare to the Lenovo p2 ..? Check it out... moreI hope you realize you want to compare a mid-end device with a super premium device and that this is not possible. Compare the P2 with the G4+, compare the Note 7 with the V20.
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- Pedro-TheNeighbor
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- 25 Sep 2016
Savor, 24 Sep 2016Best Smartphone
2010 - Apple iPhone 4
2011 - Apple iPhon... moreiPhone 4 had that antenna issue in 2010. I thought the S2 was more impressive. It had no LTE.
2011 was the first time I bothered getting a real smartphone - the Galaxy Note, because of the S Pen. It was the first to have split-screen functionality, has the biggest screen after the Dell Streak.
8 months later, the Note II, which I was able to produce better drawings because the S Pen had level of pressure sensitivity went up from 256 to 1024. I was able to produce this: http://flic.kr/p/e35qpJ
Another 12 months later, in late 2013, it was the Note 3, with the S Pen's same level of pressure sensitivity stuck at 1024. It had the infrared remote control function. It had LTE.
Note 4 in 2014 was impressive, a refinement, and the S Pen had 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity. It wasn't enough to nudge me to get it.
Note.5 was a big disappointment with no memory expansion, 32 GB version was the only option in countries like mine. I was planning to get it, however the memory expansion was a big is big issue. Even taking out past features and putting glass at the back was counter-innovative.
Fast-forward Note7, this was what the Note.5 should have been at least, and I would have gotten it. The Note 3's slower focus was getting to me, especially trying to record my toddler son's moments. And the fact the S Pen's level of pressure sensitivity was quadruple from the Note 3's.
Note is a keeper. I'm getting my replacement by next week, and I would not have to keep worrying with the chance of 1 out of 42,000 chance of it exploding DURING charging.
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- Savor
- PSv
- 24 Sep 2016
Give it time. The Note7 will get more appreciated and beloved as time goes on while phones like the iPhone 7/7 Plus won't age as gracefully for having inferior design, display, battery life, and cameras to the bad misconception of the "exploding" Note7 which doesn't deserve its bad reputation.
As time goes by, Note7 will be appreciated. Apple fans can continue on their smear campaign. The smarter folks will realize in a few years the Note7 was always the better phone. Once the smoke clears, Note7 > iPhone 7 Plus. You know it is true but some people are in denial right now. Apple is rehashing the same resolution and design for years...
Note7 will age like fine wine. Every iPhone with incremental updates will age like spoiled milk while every future iOS update will slow it down. Apple does planned obsolescence better than Samsung.
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- Savor
- PSw
- 24 Sep 2016
Best Smartphone
2010 - Apple iPhone 4
2011 - Apple iPhone 4s
2012 - Apple iPhone 5
2013 - Samsung Galaxy Note 3
2014 - Samsung Galaxy Note 4
2015 - Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
2016 - Samsung Galaxy Note7
Android was not mature enough yet until the post-Ice Cream Sandwich era. Each year could be arguable but this is asking which phone aged the best and the one you can go back to and feel comfortable using now for 2016?
I remember HTC One M7 was a standout in early 2013. Issues galore with purple photos and battery life was average to awful. Took 3.5 hours to charge. Looking back, Note 3 was the all-around better phone besting Nexus 5 and LG G2 because it had microSD slot and removable battery. For longtime Note users, the Note 3 is still a personal favorite.
Samd thing happened in 2014. HTC One M8 and OnePlus One were standouts. S5 was maligned for bad design. The iPhone 6/6 Plus only had 1gb RAM. Why would anyone go back to an iPhone 6 when the Note 4 had 3gb, QHD, microSD slot, and the last Note with removable battery? At the end, Note 4 stood out ahead of its class besting the awful battery life from the LG G3.
Last year, you can make a case S6 edge stood out the best although its main Achilles was battery life. It changed the game for Samsung for better and for worse in design shedding its ugly design label. But Note5 losing both removable battery and microSD slot made it one of the worst Note entries ever.
This year, Note7 regains microSD slot. Gains dual edges from the S6 era and water-resistance from the S5 era.
Let's compare Note7 vs S7 edge.
Design - Push (look nearly alike)
Display - Note7 (slightly)
Camera - Note7 (slightly)
Battery Life - S7 edge (slightly)
Forget the recall. LG boot loops are far more common than exploding Note7s. The only advantage S7 edge has is GG4 doesn't scratch as easily and slightly better battery life. It is proven on this site Note7 has the slightly better camera than its S7 sibling. Not to mention all the S-Pen features. Samsung is a true OEM. The only brand that can build a phone completely in-house. Samsung builds skyscrapers and tanks. Don't underestimate that Samsung only makes phones and TVs. All these Chinese makers only offer phones cheaper because they copy others and save money on R&D. You can try to save money but you get what you pay. You want the best? You pay top dollar for it.
Don't waste your time on other alternative brands like I did because you hate Samsung. Only their software is an advantage but lose consistently in hardware to Samsungs. It is arguable that Samsung has usually made the best smartphone of the year during the past half decade with the best camera or all-around features and it is typically a Note phone. In 3-5 years from now, you will look back at 2016 and say Note7 was the best for its year. An iPhone 7 Plus, LG V20, Google Pixel XL, HTC 10, ZTE Axon 7, Xiaomi Mi 5, and OnePlus 3 are all fighting for 3rd place.
Design
Display
Cameras
Battery Life
^ Samsung generally is best in class in all those or near the top.
Best of 2016
1. Note7
2. S7 edge
3. [insert your favorite non-Samsung flagship here]
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- AnonD-77443
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- 24 Sep 2016
AnonD-569849, 24 Sep 2016Please the V20 has 2X optical zoom and wide angel and a 3 t... morePlease check the review studio photos of the v20 in good and bad light... The GN7 thumps it.
Please check the V20 battery life... Very very poor.
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- AnonD-77443
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- 24 Sep 2016
Just checked the V20 review.
What do you know... The GN7 12MP thumps the V20 16MP in both good and low light studio photos... A certain 2 people are very quiet atm....
Oh... And LG has come up with another very poor battery life score. GN7 ftw.
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- AnonD-588898
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- 24 Sep 2016
Anonymous, 24 Sep 2016New, Safe Galaxy Note 7 Units Are Overheating While Chargin... moreThe chance of this was precisely why I didn't get a replacement.
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- AnonD-588898
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- 24 Sep 2016
Pedro-TheNeighbor, 24 Sep 2016The exploding is a no-issue anymore. Since you don't need t... moreThat's good for you. Personally I liked the large size and also the few times I used the S-pen it was handy but it didn't make or break the phone. As I implied it was handy but in no way a necessity. I liked the phone it was just unnecessary in many areas and very slow in my opinion. I'm glad you like your S-pen and I don't plan to get any Samsung phones in the near future.
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- AnonD-588898
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- 24 Sep 2016
Norel, 24 Sep 2016So far my Note 7 works awesome to date, I'm very satisfied ... moreI never said it was a bad phone. It was very good in fact. But it was no where near what it should have been. I liked it too but it's sad when it doesn't even have a noticeable speed difference from my 2 year old G3. Regardless of options or the battery-gate
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- Anonymous
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- 24 Sep 2016
New, Safe Galaxy Note 7 Units Are Overheating While Charging The flagship Galaxy Note 7 could be the worst handset that Samsung designed, in terms of problems. After having serious issues with battery, which caused the device to catch fire while on charge, the new safe variant seems to have problems of its own.
Some customers in South Korea who have participated in the exchange program are now reporting that the new phone is overheating and losing battery power as it is being charged. Thankfully there are no reports of explosions, but if the phone is overheating, it is only a matter of time before something like that happens. We are still waiting to see if the issue affects only some phones or all new Galaxy Note 7 units.
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- anasela
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- 24 Sep 2016
There are so many people taking advantage on Galaxy Note7 battery problem. Bashing Galaxy Flagship phones. Saaaad.
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- AnonD-569198
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- 24 Sep 2016
AnonD-569849, 24 Sep 2016Please the V20 has 2X optical zoom and wide angel and a 3 t... moreYour "sentence" contains 169 words.
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- AnonD-568153
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- 24 Sep 2016
AnonD-569849, 24 Sep 2016Please the V20 has 2X optical zoom and wide angel and a 3 t... moreIn real time conditions, the Note 7 beats the V20 by camera comparisons. :)