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After having my Silver iPhone 7 Plus almost a week now, few positive things I can note, and this is compared to my Nexus 6P I've been using for 6+ months;
- Battery life is OUT-****ing-STANDING !!! Holy cow the stamina of this 7 Plus runs circles around my 6P, battery life is just way freaking better. And I Rooted and ROM'd my 6P and tweaked the hell out of it to get me like 5.5h to 6h Screen On time daily, and I'd still run low on battery by bedtime each day. With this 7 Plus, and same usage I going to bed and the phone still has 40% to 50% battery left, my Nexus 6P never could do that for me
- Display, color me impressed. I typically like AMOLED 2K screens better ( or so I thought ) But the 7 Plus screen is very crisp and seems super detailed on web pages and watching videos. The colors watching videos is very true to life and just looks surprisingly good. And the brightness outdoors is excellent compared to my 6P, which was pretty dim outside. I was expecting the lower res 7 Plus screen to be a major downgrade compared to the higher res AMOLED on the 6P, but it seems the opposite, the 7 Plus is very impressive on the Display.
- Battery life is OUT-****ing-STANDING !!! Holy cow the stamina of this 7 Plus runs circles around my 6P, battery life is just way freaking better. And I Rooted and ROM'd my 6P and tweaked the hell out of it to get me like 5.5h to 6h Screen On time daily, and I'd still run low on battery by bedtime each day. With this 7 Plus, and same usage I going to bed and the phone still has 40% to 50% battery left, my Nexus 6P never could do that for me
- Display, color me impressed. I typically like AMOLED 2K screens better ( or so I thought ) But the 7 Plus screen is very crisp and seems super detailed on web pages and watching videos. The colors watching videos is very true to life and just looks surprisingly good. And the brightness outdoors is excellent compared to my 6P, which was pretty dim outside. I was expecting the lower res 7 Plus screen to be a major downgrade compared to the higher res AMOLED on the 6P, but it seems the opposite, the 7 Plus is very impressive on the Display.
Same exact positive experience coming from a 6P (as well as a couple other phones) to my 7 Plus. Out-****ing-standing indeed! 
Ok.....I think we have plateaued. When discussions over which phone is better have gotten to where we compare scroll speed, we are well beyond any significant differences. This is so 1st world, it's banging up against zero world problems.
Apple should simply buy Samsung. Then one can be division of another, quicker access to design prints for faster copying. And Apple could then buy the screens from themselves. Think about it, it's actually not a bad idea. Foxconn can move manufacturing to South Korea when Trumps starts the trade war with China and nothing ships from there any more. Win win.
What could possibly go wrong.....unless Kim Jong-un decides to live test a nuke in southern direction.
Here's another out of the box idea......we have US Navy go to South China Sea. Find one of those shallow spots. We start dumping sand till we create an island. We fortify it, declare it "Little America", fifty first state, whatever. Then Foxcon has Halliburton build new manufacturing plants on the island and we let the workers all immigrate, fast track'em to US citizenship like Trump's wife.
So now it's US territory, with US workers. Apple now manufacturing in US, trade deficit with China reduced, Trump brings more jobs to US citizens. This could work.
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Ok now that I've owned this Silver iPhone 7 Plus 128GB for a week now, here's my review so far, compared to my most recent phone the Nexus 6P;
As you all know I'm a big stock Android guy, I root every phone I get the first day, and typically install ROM's within the first week to really get the full potential out of each phone, unlocking better battery life, smoother performance, and even more features and customization. Custom rom's and kernels can give you substantially better battery life than stock.
iPhone 7 Plus pro's;
- Battery life = Outstanding, really unbelievable so far. And the standby time is just off the charts great. I don't know how to tell the Screen On time for iPhone's ? I know it doesn't display the info the same as Android, but with my many years on Android, I have a very good feel for for battery life. My tweaked Nexus 6P would give me 5.5h Screen On time at best, that was the max, I would guess this 7 Plus is giving me 7.5h to 8h Screen On time, which would maybe comparable to the Exynos version of tweaked and ROM'd Galaxy S7 Edge's. Point being the 7 Plus battery life is a champion.
- Speakers = This was not expected. I wasn't even thinking of good sound with the 7 Plus beforehand, but holy cow, the speakers are very loud, and crisp clear. They blow my dual speakers from the 6P out of the water. The sound on this 7 Plus is really good. And shocked at how loud it goes.
- Display = This is a weird one for me. I typically like AMOLED high res screens for their deep blacks and punchy colors. But the 7 Plus is very bright, and super good outdoors, and is surprisingly a very pretty display. But over the years of phones I've owned, for some reason I did prefer the HTC LCD displays, I liked the real world colors on them, and you can do white or light wallpapers without a battery hit. My Nexus 6P screen is way too dim outdoors, and almost too deep in colors. The 7 Plus looks very nice. And 1080p doesn't seem to be so much worse than 2k, I can barely tell a difference. And watching videos, wow the 7 Plus's colors look fantastic on videos, whereas my Nexus 6P people seem too reddish and not right.
- Accessories = I do like how there a million different types of cases to choose from, and screen protectors galore. With my Nexus 6P it was very limited.
- Home button = This thing works all the time, every time,. Wet finger, no problem, it works. I like just barely laying my finger on it to activate the screen so quickly.
- Water resistance = It's not a must have, but is a nice piece of mind. As I have lost one phone before due to dropping in the sink doing dishes a few years ago. It dropped in a full sink of water, and submerged to the bottom, was in there maybe a few seconds, and was wacky and goofy acting and never worked the same again.
- Jailbreak = I am on 10.1.1 and I will for sure be JB'ing this phone, once the stable release is out next month.
iPhone 7 Plus con's;
- iOS 10 is nice, but I still think stock Android 7.1.1 is far superior. THE NO BACK BUTTON IS A BIG DEAL. Swipe left to right is ok, but not the best for such a large phone, plus it's not available on everything. And then the menu buttons in iOS all seem to be way up on top in each app or system, again where a real back button would come in extremely useful.
- Notifications = Wow, does stock Android do this much better. Just too long of a laundry list to go into, but bottom line is, iOS is really behind in the Notifications area for a smartphone. Apple needs to really overhaul how iOS handles notifications system wide for everything.
- No notification light = I really miss not knowing if I had a missed call or text come through. On Android you have two great things, the LED notification light blinking blue for a missed phone call, or flashing white for a missed text. And then on top of it, your screen itself wakes up in intervals showing the notification with Ambient Display. With the iPhone it almost feels dead, and needs to be resurrected from the dead to check on it. Whereas Android feels more alive and breathing.
- Stock apps = Why am I stuck with Apple's apps as default ? I want the option to maybe use Chrome as default, and I like the Gboard keyboard a lot, but sometimes for passwords or replaying to a text from the lockscreen, the default Apple keyboard is only sued.
- Customization = Holy cow Apple, dude you can at least allow some base theme's in 2016 already, WTF ? The stock app icons are from what, iOS 7 ? Why can't we at least have the option for icon packs ? And also let us place app icons anywhere on the homescreen ? Maybe I'd like 2 app's to be down towards the bottom of the screen, and not forced to be in a row one after the other. Like wow, that is just unbelievable they don't allow even that most basic and simple of customization yet.
The homescreen looks like someone left the app drawer open. It's 2016, not 2007 anymore.
Ok, so now what ?
My list of pros and cons are up, and I have always stated over the years some of the most important features on a smartphone to me, have been;
#1 = Battery life
#2 = Display
#3 = Fast and smooth running OS, that I can tweak to my liking.
One thing I can say, I am almost positively getting a Pixel XL 2 next Fall. As long as Google puts in a little bit larger battery, and it gets water resistance, and then the SD835 chipset is supposed to be much more efficient while also faster. I think that would be my near perfect phone. But...if the iPhone 8 is truly the beast it rumored to be, I may stick with Apple. But I am more interested in iOS 11 then the actual phone hardware. I am sure the phone itself will be really cool, but for me iOS needs a major overhaul. Add icons packs or basic theming. Add software keys like Windows Phones have. Add a notification light like BlackBerry phones have.
As you all know I'm a big stock Android guy, I root every phone I get the first day, and typically install ROM's within the first week to really get the full potential out of each phone, unlocking better battery life, smoother performance, and even more features and customization. Custom rom's and kernels can give you substantially better battery life than stock.
iPhone 7 Plus pro's;
- Battery life = Outstanding, really unbelievable so far. And the standby time is just off the charts great. I don't know how to tell the Screen On time for iPhone's ? I know it doesn't display the info the same as Android, but with my many years on Android, I have a very good feel for for battery life. My tweaked Nexus 6P would give me 5.5h Screen On time at best, that was the max, I would guess this 7 Plus is giving me 7.5h to 8h Screen On time, which would maybe comparable to the Exynos version of tweaked and ROM'd Galaxy S7 Edge's. Point being the 7 Plus battery life is a champion.
- Speakers = This was not expected. I wasn't even thinking of good sound with the 7 Plus beforehand, but holy cow, the speakers are very loud, and crisp clear. They blow my dual speakers from the 6P out of the water. The sound on this 7 Plus is really good. And shocked at how loud it goes.
- Display = This is a weird one for me. I typically like AMOLED high res screens for their deep blacks and punchy colors. But the 7 Plus is very bright, and super good outdoors, and is surprisingly a very pretty display. But over the years of phones I've owned, for some reason I did prefer the HTC LCD displays, I liked the real world colors on them, and you can do white or light wallpapers without a battery hit. My Nexus 6P screen is way too dim outdoors, and almost too deep in colors. The 7 Plus looks very nice. And 1080p doesn't seem to be so much worse than 2k, I can barely tell a difference. And watching videos, wow the 7 Plus's colors look fantastic on videos, whereas my Nexus 6P people seem too reddish and not right.
- Accessories = I do like how there a million different types of cases to choose from, and screen protectors galore. With my Nexus 6P it was very limited.
- Home button = This thing works all the time, every time,. Wet finger, no problem, it works. I like just barely laying my finger on it to activate the screen so quickly.
- Water resistance = It's not a must have, but is a nice piece of mind. As I have lost one phone before due to dropping in the sink doing dishes a few years ago. It dropped in a full sink of water, and submerged to the bottom, was in there maybe a few seconds, and was wacky and goofy acting and never worked the same again.
- Jailbreak = I am on 10.1.1 and I will for sure be JB'ing this phone, once the stable release is out next month.
iPhone 7 Plus con's;
- iOS 10 is nice, but I still think stock Android 7.1.1 is far superior. THE NO BACK BUTTON IS A BIG DEAL. Swipe left to right is ok, but not the best for such a large phone, plus it's not available on everything. And then the menu buttons in iOS all seem to be way up on top in each app or system, again where a real back button would come in extremely useful.
- Notifications = Wow, does stock Android do this much better. Just too long of a laundry list to go into, but bottom line is, iOS is really behind in the Notifications area for a smartphone. Apple needs to really overhaul how iOS handles notifications system wide for everything.
- No notification light = I really miss not knowing if I had a missed call or text come through. On Android you have two great things, the LED notification light blinking blue for a missed phone call, or flashing white for a missed text. And then on top of it, your screen itself wakes up in intervals showing the notification with Ambient Display. With the iPhone it almost feels dead, and needs to be resurrected from the dead to check on it. Whereas Android feels more alive and breathing.
- Stock apps = Why am I stuck with Apple's apps as default ? I want the option to maybe use Chrome as default, and I like the Gboard keyboard a lot, but sometimes for passwords or replaying to a text from the lockscreen, the default Apple keyboard is only sued.
- Customization = Holy cow Apple, dude you can at least allow some base theme's in 2016 already, WTF ? The stock app icons are from what, iOS 7 ? Why can't we at least have the option for icon packs ? And also let us place app icons anywhere on the homescreen ? Maybe I'd like 2 app's to be down towards the bottom of the screen, and not forced to be in a row one after the other. Like wow, that is just unbelievable they don't allow even that most basic and simple of customization yet.
The homescreen looks like someone left the app drawer open. It's 2016, not 2007 anymore.
Ok, so now what ?
My list of pros and cons are up, and I have always stated over the years some of the most important features on a smartphone to me, have been;
#1 = Battery life
#2 = Display
#3 = Fast and smooth running OS, that I can tweak to my liking.
One thing I can say, I am almost positively getting a Pixel XL 2 next Fall. As long as Google puts in a little bit larger battery, and it gets water resistance, and then the SD835 chipset is supposed to be much more efficient while also faster. I think that would be my near perfect phone. But...if the iPhone 8 is truly the beast it rumored to be, I may stick with Apple. But I am more interested in iOS 11 then the actual phone hardware. I am sure the phone itself will be really cool, but for me iOS needs a major overhaul. Add icons packs or basic theming. Add software keys like Windows Phones have. Add a notification light like BlackBerry phones have.
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Pretty spot on review! This would make a good sticky guide.
After using both android and apple phones the battery life is becoming the most important thing now the the operating systems are more mature. That is why I switched from the S7 Edge to the iPhone 7 Plus. However, since they did not do a re-design I didn't buy directly from Apple but instead waited a few months and got one off of ebay. In general, I feel that Apple rested on its laurels and let Android catch up and surpass them in certain aspects.
I agree with most of your points. Especially the WTF notification system ios has. However, raise to wake does mitigate that to an extent.
One other thing I am surprised at, all the Google apps on the App Store for the iPhone. I have them all installed now, and they work just as good, if not better on my 7 Plus, than they do Google's own 6P, which I find really strange. Google's apps on the iPhone are very polished and well supported it seems.
Even Duo the FaceTime like thing Google released earlier this year, it works perfect on the iPhone. I use it to call my Wife, and she has an Android phone. Duo works seamlessly and perfectly between the iPhone and her Note 5 with zero issues. I did not expect Duo to even be released on the iPhone.
Allo is on there too, but I don't use that.
Even Duo the FaceTime like thing Google released earlier this year, it works perfect on the iPhone. I use it to call my Wife, and she has an Android phone. Duo works seamlessly and perfectly between the iPhone and her Note 5 with zero issues. I did not expect Duo to even be released on the iPhone.
Allo is on there too, but I don't use that.
That's a big thing for me as well. With the apps I use, the iOS versions are usually more polished and offer a few more features than their Android counterparts. Don't know why, but that's my experience.
Especially considering where your hand and your fingers are while you hold the phone. If you're going to force arrange the app icons, at least do it in the direction where it makes most sense.
I don't know if they work better but they do work well. However, not being able to make them default really sucks! IMO Google Maps is still vastly better than the Apple version but it is hard to use as I was forced to copy paste addresses from text, emails and calendar invites all the time. So dumb.
"Here, enjoy your new $700 phone but we still get to tell you what apps you use and don't use." Typical Apple garbage.
Yeah. That's the major thing I'd like to change. If I want to use Google Maps as primary, they should allow it to be a default app. Apple probably won't entertain this idea unless it's the majority requesting it.
There's no doubt that they are very very different systems, even though some things may seem similar.
I'd suggest getting one of those introductory magazines that teach you all about iOS and the iPhone. When you're completely new to it and especially if you're trying to transition from Android, there's no substitute for a tome full of information.
Having said that there's plenty of iOS websites that have lots of guides on how to use them as well, it's better than starting out in a place like this where we'll all end up arguing over pointless things that don't really matter
Although I have to admit I'm one of those who doesn't like the back button. Even though I've got Android and Windows devices I prefer the iOS way of just swiping across the screen. It just seems more efficient than having to look for a button to peck at, that to me just seems old fashioned. But we're all different.
I'd suggest getting one of those introductory magazines that teach you all about iOS and the iPhone. When you're completely new to it and especially if you're trying to transition from Android, there's no substitute for a tome full of information.
Having said that there's plenty of iOS websites that have lots of guides on how to use them as well, it's better than starting out in a place like this where we'll all end up arguing over pointless things that don't really matter
Although I have to admit I'm one of those who doesn't like the back button. Even though I've got Android and Windows devices I prefer the iOS way of just swiping across the screen. It just seems more efficient than having to look for a button to peck at, that to me just seems old fashioned. But we're all different.
One thing I can say, I am almost positively getting a Pixel XL 2 next Fall. As long as Google puts in a little bit larger battery, and it gets water resistance, and then the SD835 chipset is supposed to be much more efficient while also faster. I think that would be my near perfect phone.
But...if the iPhone 8 is truly the beast it rumored to be, I may stick with Apple. But I am more interested in iOS 11 then the actual phone hardware. I am sure the phone itself will be really cool, but for me iOS needs a major overhaul. Add icons packs or basic theming. Add software keys like Windows Phones have. Add a notification light like BlackBerry phones have.
There's no upcoming phone release I care about, until the iPhone 8 and Pixel 2 release late Summer / early Fall next year. Right now I have the iPhone 7 Plus, and Nexus 6P, so I'm good to go. IMO on Android it's only the Pixel and nothing else. Samsung sucks, yeah they make great hardware; amazing displays, and good cameras, but it still runs Touchwiz, which I see ZERO reason for anymore. Google has stock Android 7.1.1, and that's what Android is, not Touchwiz, not Sense, not LG UI. All of those are not needed today, Google has finally matured stock Android to be great. So I can care less about the Galaxy S8, or the LG G6, or HTC Eleven, unless they brought back the GPE program. But for me it's stock Android and nothing else. Or the iPhone maybe.
But...if the iPhone 8 is truly the beast it rumored to be, I may stick with Apple. But I am more interested in iOS 11 then the actual phone hardware. I am sure the phone itself will be really cool, but for me iOS needs a major overhaul. Add icons packs or basic theming. Add software keys like Windows Phones have. Add a notification light like BlackBerry phones have.
There's no upcoming phone release I care about, until the iPhone 8 and Pixel 2 release late Summer / early Fall next year. Right now I have the iPhone 7 Plus, and Nexus 6P, so I'm good to go. IMO on Android it's only the Pixel and nothing else. Samsung sucks, yeah they make great hardware; amazing displays, and good cameras, but it still runs Touchwiz, which I see ZERO reason for anymore. Google has stock Android 7.1.1, and that's what Android is, not Touchwiz, not Sense, not LG UI. All of those are not needed today, Google has finally matured stock Android to be great. So I can care less about the Galaxy S8, or the LG G6, or HTC Eleven, unless they brought back the GPE program. But for me it's stock Android and nothing else. Or the iPhone maybe.
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You mentioned you get about 5hrs SOT on you tweaked 6P. I get 7-8 on my regular Pixel. Battery life is pretty outstanding as it is. The second generation of Doze works very very well. The phone is a beast, easily the best I've ever owned (and I've had every flagship Android as well as every iPhone since the 6).
The Pixel XL has vanished from BestBuy, and Verizon is out of stock for two months, and even Google's own website said sign up for an e-mail as to when the XL will be back in stock sometime next year.
I understand a hot new phone release will be difficult to get the first month or so after release. Even iPhone's are very hard to get the exact one you want for maybe two months after release. But the Pixel has been out 3 months now, and is out of stock now more than when it first released. Just strange. Is HTC having a hard time keeping up with demand ? Or did Google underestimate the demand this phone would have ?
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Do you think that Google has enough experience (and that HTC has the manufacturing prowess) to do something radical with the design of the Pixel 2? That's a question that I've been pondering myself. If the Galaxy S8 and iPhone 8 will look anything like they are rumored to, Google is going to have to either go big or they're going to be at the back of the pack as far as hardware design is concerned. And for most consumers, hardware design is the first thing they look at.
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I'm literally in the same boat. I have begun to get downright irritated. I'm on the email waitlist as well. What I am assuming is that they are pouring all of their inventory into Verizon stores (since Verizon is the one doing most of the selling I'd imagine).
But even Verizon is out of stock on the XL till mid February. It's December now. But then again, maybe some Verizon stores out in the sticks might have a few in stock possibly ?
And what's up with BestBuy discontinuing and not carrying or selling the XL now ?
My guess this falls on HTC's manufacturing capabilities, I bet the Pixel and Pixel XL, have sold more than the entire run of HTC Ten this year. And maybe HTC just can't keep up with demand, and now Google is scrambling behind the scenes.
I think Apple did the same with the jet black 7+. Underestimated the demand. Took me until like two days ago to find one in stock at T-Mobile. Even the Apple stores in my city didn't have any when I was getting so desperate I was ready to pay full price not an EIP. It was crazy because they always tried to sell me the regular 7.
I definitely feel your pain. The no back button is annoying because they don't have the swipe implemented flawlessly throughout like swipe right to move back. I actually think the giant round home button is annoying and I think Androids on screen buttons are much more integrated method.
The tapping in and out of the apps is very simple (can get annoying quick) so I hope they implement more customization especially for widgets. Again, I see Android as more function over form and Apple is always form over function. I agree that the message app is great. It's actually the best feature along with FaceTime. I think these 2 method of communication is implemented very clean and sleek and it's great they have it run well across differently devices which is something that's lacking on android but the messenger app kinda make up for it except not everyone is on Facebook. Anyways, I love the simplicity of the design and how clean it looks. I think Apple is definitely got the design down so I'll be sticking with Apple plus all my family have converted to Apple and iMessage is great to use between them.
The tapping in and out of the apps is very simple (can get annoying quick) so I hope they implement more customization especially for widgets. Again, I see Android as more function over form and Apple is always form over function. I agree that the message app is great. It's actually the best feature along with FaceTime. I think these 2 method of communication is implemented very clean and sleek and it's great they have it run well across differently devices which is something that's lacking on android but the messenger app kinda make up for it except not everyone is on Facebook. Anyways, I love the simplicity of the design and how clean it looks. I think Apple is definitely got the design down so I'll be sticking with Apple plus all my family have converted to Apple and iMessage is great to use between them.
Update after having my 7 Plus for a few weeks now, compared to being on Android mostly the past 5 + years, specifically Nexus phones or flagships running CM ROM's;
- iMessage, I really don't get what all the fuss is about ? I am not impressed. I mean I guess it works well enough, but don't see the big deal, it's just another text messaging app IMO. I would say 2/3rd's of my crowd are Android users, and 1/3rd iPhone users. But actually I really don't like how it works, or maybe it's just the crappy way iOS does Notifications. If I am surfing the web and get a text, and swipe it away, there's no easy way to go back to it. With Android I can just pull the notification shade down while still on the web page and reply from the drop down, and continue on with my page. Without having to close down anything.
- If I want to send a web link, I press forward, then press Message, then I have to type in the specific people again to send it to. WTF ? This is 2017, I should be able to see a list of people I normally send to, or a list of recent sents, and be able to quickly forward. Why do I have to start typing in a name first ? I much prefer Google Messenger or even Textra over iMessage.
- The phone app, it seems like a lot of presses and clicks to move around, and not so fast and better setup like stock Android's. And this isn't in style or speed wise, I mean the Google phone app just is easier and much quicker to navigate calls and contacts.
- But everything else I do like on the iPhone; The battery life is off the charts amazing, great. Blows my Nexus 6P out of the water for battery, no comparison. The speakers are loud and clear on the 7 Plus very impressive. The overall smoothness of the OS is just SMOOTH, and very constantly smooth ALWAYS. Where Android can be warp speed super fast, and much faster than iOS, but with Android every once in awhile I'd get a 1/2 second micro stutter, or little hiccup here and there, but I have yet to see that on the 7 Plus.
- iMessage, I really don't get what all the fuss is about ? I am not impressed. I mean I guess it works well enough, but don't see the big deal, it's just another text messaging app IMO. I would say 2/3rd's of my crowd are Android users, and 1/3rd iPhone users. But actually I really don't like how it works, or maybe it's just the crappy way iOS does Notifications. If I am surfing the web and get a text, and swipe it away, there's no easy way to go back to it. With Android I can just pull the notification shade down while still on the web page and reply from the drop down, and continue on with my page. Without having to close down anything.
- If I want to send a web link, I press forward, then press Message, then I have to type in the specific people again to send it to. WTF ? This is 2017, I should be able to see a list of people I normally send to, or a list of recent sents, and be able to quickly forward. Why do I have to start typing in a name first ? I much prefer Google Messenger or even Textra over iMessage.
- The phone app, it seems like a lot of presses and clicks to move around, and not so fast and better setup like stock Android's. And this isn't in style or speed wise, I mean the Google phone app just is easier and much quicker to navigate calls and contacts.
- But everything else I do like on the iPhone; The battery life is off the charts amazing, great. Blows my Nexus 6P out of the water for battery, no comparison. The speakers are loud and clear on the 7 Plus very impressive. The overall smoothness of the OS is just SMOOTH, and very constantly smooth ALWAYS. Where Android can be warp speed super fast, and much faster than iOS, but with Android every once in awhile I'd get a 1/2 second micro stutter, or little hiccup here and there, but I have yet to see that on the 7 Plus.