Thought I would give a review of a basic users experience with the X. I am not pro Apple or Pro Samsung. I simply want what works best for me. 99% of my experience revolves around Email, Camera, Social Media Apps, Integration with computers at home, Messaging, Video Chat, Managing Boarding Passes, Making Calls, Checking Messages, Calendar, Playing Music, Managing Content, and Watching Videos.
Here are my issues with the S7 Edge which is the worst phone I have ever owned by far:
1) Battery life is atrocious. Was great for about the first 6 months. I am not a power user. I use email, a few apps, internet, music (a little). I will be below 50% by noon. Unplugged my phone at 7AM today. Have spent maybe 30 minutes total on phone overall. 9:24AM I am at 70%.
2) Internet experience is horrible. Constantly on a few forums and espn and webpages are constantly choppy or missing buttons, or the button simply don't work. There are constant situations where you get the "wait or close option" because the page freezes.
3) Message app is garbage. If I send a video or picture it is downgraded in quality (almost unwatchable).
4) No facetime. Almost every person i would want to facetime with has an iphone but of course I can't do it.
5) Choppy , choppy, choppy. The whole experience is not smooth at all.
6) Many times when I get a phone call and try to swipe answer the swipe does not register. After swiping about the 8th time it finally works.
7) Search function. With apple I can swipe down and search for an app. Very simple.
8) Music app is garbage compared to ios. So much so I don't even use it very often.
9) Getting to visual voicemail is such a pain compared to ios when in the phone app. i.e. Get out of phone app, find the visual voicemail icon and select it compared to having the icon at the bottom of the actual phone app in ios
10) One thing I thought I would love is wireless charging. I have a case on and it works less than 50% of the time. Yes I realize this will be an issue with the X as well.
11) . Keyboard is terrible compared to the iphone keyboard. I rarely make mistakes on the iphone yet make tons of mistakes on the galaxy.
12) . Integration with mac doesn't come close to the experience with an iphone.
13) . Weather app is garbage on main screen. It does not update automatically. I have to refresh anytime I want to know weather.
To my feeling on the X:
1) . Battery life is great. I have not dropped below 50% using the phone as much as I did the Galaxy. 2 hours in I might be down to 95%.
2) Internet Experience is great. Webpages render perfectly, no missing buttons, no crashes.
3) Nice to be back to Imessage. It is weird to be able to send video files that are not down graded to the point of being unwatchable. Nice to not have to tell everyone to switch to a new message app which will not happen.
4) I can actually video chat again. Since 95% of people I would want to video chat with have iphones this was a no brainer when it came to this.
5) Smooth as butter. No hiccups or lag at all
6) No situations where swiping or hitting a button does not register
7) Much easier to search with a simple swipe down from middle of screen
8) Nice to be back to a decent default music app
9) Totally makes sense that no matter which call screen you are on visual voicemail is on the bottom right.
10) Don't know about wireless charging yet. Only have the Samsung wireless charging pad (EP-PG920A) and that does not work
11) Keyboard is so much better and so much less frustrating. Very few mistakes.
12) Much better integration to the point where I actually put more on it now because it is so much easier.
13) Simply like the weather app better on IOS.
14) Managing boarding passes is much better. In IOS there is a shortcut to the boarding pass on the lock screen. On the Samsung I have to be in the App itself.
Hope this helps people if they are thinking about comparing an Android experience to an IOS experience from a basic user who would not customize much no matter what phone I had.
Anything I like better about the S7 Edge:
1) I actually like the screen more- More vibrant. Doesn't mean I think the X is bad though.
2) I like the Edge. Pretty useful
Here are my issues with the S7 Edge which is the worst phone I have ever owned by far:
1) Battery life is atrocious. Was great for about the first 6 months. I am not a power user. I use email, a few apps, internet, music (a little). I will be below 50% by noon. Unplugged my phone at 7AM today. Have spent maybe 30 minutes total on phone overall. 9:24AM I am at 70%.
2) Internet experience is horrible. Constantly on a few forums and espn and webpages are constantly choppy or missing buttons, or the button simply don't work. There are constant situations where you get the "wait or close option" because the page freezes.
3) Message app is garbage. If I send a video or picture it is downgraded in quality (almost unwatchable).
4) No facetime. Almost every person i would want to facetime with has an iphone but of course I can't do it.
5) Choppy , choppy, choppy. The whole experience is not smooth at all.
6) Many times when I get a phone call and try to swipe answer the swipe does not register. After swiping about the 8th time it finally works.
7) Search function. With apple I can swipe down and search for an app. Very simple.
8) Music app is garbage compared to ios. So much so I don't even use it very often.
9) Getting to visual voicemail is such a pain compared to ios when in the phone app. i.e. Get out of phone app, find the visual voicemail icon and select it compared to having the icon at the bottom of the actual phone app in ios
10) One thing I thought I would love is wireless charging. I have a case on and it works less than 50% of the time. Yes I realize this will be an issue with the X as well.
11) . Keyboard is terrible compared to the iphone keyboard. I rarely make mistakes on the iphone yet make tons of mistakes on the galaxy.
12) . Integration with mac doesn't come close to the experience with an iphone.
13) . Weather app is garbage on main screen. It does not update automatically. I have to refresh anytime I want to know weather.
To my feeling on the X:
1) . Battery life is great. I have not dropped below 50% using the phone as much as I did the Galaxy. 2 hours in I might be down to 95%.
2) Internet Experience is great. Webpages render perfectly, no missing buttons, no crashes.
3) Nice to be back to Imessage. It is weird to be able to send video files that are not down graded to the point of being unwatchable. Nice to not have to tell everyone to switch to a new message app which will not happen.
4) I can actually video chat again. Since 95% of people I would want to video chat with have iphones this was a no brainer when it came to this.
5) Smooth as butter. No hiccups or lag at all
6) No situations where swiping or hitting a button does not register
7) Much easier to search with a simple swipe down from middle of screen
8) Nice to be back to a decent default music app
9) Totally makes sense that no matter which call screen you are on visual voicemail is on the bottom right.
10) Don't know about wireless charging yet. Only have the Samsung wireless charging pad (EP-PG920A) and that does not work
11) Keyboard is so much better and so much less frustrating. Very few mistakes.
12) Much better integration to the point where I actually put more on it now because it is so much easier.
13) Simply like the weather app better on IOS.
14) Managing boarding passes is much better. In IOS there is a shortcut to the boarding pass on the lock screen. On the Samsung I have to be in the App itself.
Hope this helps people if they are thinking about comparing an Android experience to an IOS experience from a basic user who would not customize much no matter what phone I had.
Anything I like better about the S7 Edge:
1) I actually like the screen more- More vibrant. Doesn't mean I think the X is bad though.
2) I like the Edge. Pretty useful
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