Samsung Announces Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge With Expandable Storage, Larger Battery

[Shanghaichica]

Has anyone made the switch from iPhone to the new S7 edge? If so what do you think? Can you put apps and pics on the SD card at all?

You can put all your pictures on there. Storing apps on the SD card depends on whether the developer allows it. Also all apps behave differently when stored on the SD card. For some apps you can transfer the whole app across and for other apps part of the data remains on the internal phone memory and the rest gets transferred over to the SD card.

 

[C7 POWER]

Gotcha, do you know if there is a decent Apple TV remote app on Android?

 

[Tech198]

The slow or non existent software updates are the main drawback to Non Google Android phones.

Actually the major drawback of Android is non software updates unless u buy new phones only. Depends weather u care or not about being up to date. These probably more guaranteed of constant and regular updated by the OEM for a while anyway. Where as with Apple, well no need to worry about that until the phone is discontinued.

 

[lowendlinux]

Actually the major drawback of Android is non software updates unless u buy new phones only. Depends weather u care or not about being up to date. These probably more guaranteed of constant and regular updated by the OEM for a while anyway. Where as with Apple, well no need to worry about that until the phone is discontinued.

Huh??

He was right Nexus' get updates for 3 or so years.

 

[Shanghaichica]

Huh??

He was right Nexus' get updates for 3 or so years.

I would say that it's more like 2 years.

 

[lowendlinux]

I would say that it's more like 2 years.

They say I'll get N on my Nexus 5..I dunno because I don't think I'll run anything stock on it but we'll see

 

[loopmein]

Actually the major drawback of Android is non software updates unless u buy new phones only. Depends weather u care or not about being up to date. These probably more guaranteed of constant and regular updated by the OEM for a while anyway. Where as with Apple, well no need to worry about that until the phone is discontinued.

The major drawback of Android is Android. Java, well, enough said, coupled with Google's sheer ineptitude in managing anything outside search, and finally, allowing ANYONE to slice up their OS and spin it onto any old piece 'o' junk. Inept is a vast understatement.

 

[TheMacApple]

So, left the 6s+ for s7edge on launch day and got screwed.
I was board with iPhone and missed things from a longtime android user!
OK S7 good
Great camera, fast, great display, sd card, and have to say, Samsung pay is awesome
The bad..US version came with a locked bootloader and it can't be rooted..I've always rooted!
That said, now I look towards iPhone 7 in September...one example of my iPhone dislikes was keyboard..Google is supposed to make one that works on iPhone, so will see

 

[C7 POWER]

Consumer Reports rates it as the top phone they have ever reviewed:

http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/22/technology/samsung-galaxy-s7/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom
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So, left the 6s+ for s7edge on launch day and got screwed.
I was board with iPhone and missed things from a longtime android user!
OK S7 good
Great camera, fast, great display, sd card, and have to say, Samsung pay is awesome
The bad..US version came with a locked bootloader and it can't be rooted..I've always rooted!
That said, now I look towards iPhone 7 in September...one example of my iPhone dislikes was keyboard..Google is supposed to make one that works on iPhone, so will see

So besides the Rooting dislike do you think its a worthy phone to switch to? I have no desire to root the phone, so with that said, what di you think overall of the phone? If it wasnt for that would you have been happy with the switching?

 

[kdarling]

The slow or non existent software updates are the main drawback to Non Google Android phones.

And even that's usually not a big deal, because updates for Android are quite different than updates for iOS.

With Android, even core apps can be updated or even changed to something else by the user. With iOS, it requires an update.

With Android, third party launchers can emulate many of the latest features and looks. iOS cannot.

With Android, even some of my oldest phones are running the latest apps, because Google also often supplies libraries that can be compiled in to replace missing OS functions.

With iOS, the version number is often misleading, since older devices do NOT get all the features even with the same version number! Worse, newer versions often slow down older devices. Believe me, I'm a victim of both events, as are many others.

 

[kevinof]

Why root? Is there really a need to unless you want to play with 3rd party roms. I've not rooted any of my last 4 android phones (and neither have I jailnbroken any of my ios devices) and haven't missed anything.

So, left the 6s+ for s7edge on launch day and got screwed.
I was board with iPhone and missed things from a longtime android user!
OK S7 good
Great camera, fast, great display, sd card, and have to say, Samsung pay is awesome
The bad..US version came with a locked bootloader and it can't be rooted..I've always rooted!
That said, now I look towards iPhone 7 in September...one example of my iPhone dislikes was keyboard..Google is supposed to make one that works on iPhone, so will see

 

[lowendlinux]

Why root? Is there really a need to unless you want to play with 3rd party roms. I've not rooted any of my last 4 android phones (and neither have I jailnbroken any of my ios devices) and haven't missed anything.

To get rid of stuff that comes preinstalled

 

[TheMacApple]

Consumer Reports rates it as the top phone they have ever reviewed:

http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/22/technology/samsung-galaxy-s7/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom
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So besides the Rooting dislike do you think its a worthy phone to switch to? I have no desire to root the phone, so with that said, what di you think overall of the phone? If it wasnt for that would you have been happy with the switching?

I use most the phone to frequently follow different forums. On iPhone I needed one or 2 apps that would handle all them. Now I use mainly mobile Web that sucks..the apps for Apple are better maintained I guess?
The phone itself is nice, Google kinda digs In to you more than apple does..example, eating at a restaurant and you think you got a text...it's Google asking does that restaurant have Ada access, how's the food etc...pain in the arse
Anyway, it's all preference..mine? I feel iPhone is more stable and will go back for the 7..unless it's a flop then I would most likely get the 6s+ again

 

[TheMacApple]

Why root? Is there really a need to unless you want to play with 3rd party roms. I've not rooted any of my last 4 android phones (and neither have I jailnbroken any of my ios devices) and haven't missed anything.

Zero advertising on Web or apps. There are non rooted work around so but Im not having some server in some dudes house have all my info filter thru it. Google makesure money from ads. Of course there gonna make it hard to be ad free

 

[kevinof]

Zero advertising on Web or apps. There are non rooted work around so but Im not having some server in some dudes house have all my info filter thru it. Google makesure money from ads. Of course there gonna make it hard to be ad free

OK. I stopped listening once you started on the 'some dudes' bit.

 

[falainber]

So, left the 6s+ for s7edge on launch day and got screwed.
I was board with iPhone and missed things from a longtime android user!
OK S7 good
Great camera, fast, great display, sd card, and have to say, Samsung pay is awesome
The bad..US version came with a locked bootloader and it can't be rooted..I've always rooted!
That said, now I look towards iPhone 7 in September...one example of my iPhone dislikes was keyboard..Google is supposed to make one that works on iPhone, so will see

Are you going to "root" your iPhone 7?

 

[TheMacApple]

Are you going to "root" your iPhone 7?

Nope, you can block ads ..forgot the apps name, but they work well

 

[TheMacApple]

OK. I stopped listening once you started on the 'some dudes' bit.

Ok, I'll rephrase ...the ad block for non rooted android phone, routes all data in and out of your phone thru there server..they can own you

 

[kevinof]

Ok, I'll rephrase ...the ad block for non rooted android phone, routes all data in and out of your phone thru there server..they can own you

Do you adblock on this macrumors site also, because it's probably exactly the same ads.

Oh and also they don't "own You" and to think so shows a huge lack of understanding of how ad purchasing works.

 

[AppleScruff1]

And even that's usually not a big deal, because updates for Android are quite different than updates for iOS.

With Android, even core apps can be updated or even changed to something else by the user. With iOS, it requires an update.

With Android, third party launchers can emulate many of the latest features and looks. iOS cannot.

With Android, even some of my oldest phones are running the latest apps, because Google also often supplies libraries that can be compiled in to replace missing OS functions.

With iOS, the version number is often misleading, since older devices do NOT get all the features even with the same version number! Worse, newer versions often slow down older devices. Believe me, I'm a victim of both events, as are many others.

Thank you for a very informative post. You always provide good information and once again, I learned something new.

 

[DarthMoops]

Ha. I remember when Macrumors was about Macs.

And thus did the thread pretty much come to a close.

 

[TheMacApple]

Do you adblock on this macrumors site also, because it's probably exactly the same ads.

Oh and also they don't "own You" and to think so shows a huge lack of understanding of how ad purchasing works.

Ok knowledge one, go read up at xda. When you root, your able to block the host from your device. Otherwise you need to count on the server of whoever supplies you the .apk as goggle playstore will not support ad blocker programs. At that point all data in and out of your phone routes thru that server...that person (s) can harvest any to all that data

 

[lowendlinux]

Ok knowledge one, go read up at xda. When you root, your able to block the host from your device. Otherwise you need to count on the server of whoever supplies you the .apk as goggle playstore will not support ad blocker programs. At that point all data in and out of your phone routes thru that server...that person (s) can harvest any to all that data

There's an adblock browser on the play store

 

[mi7chy]

Nope, you can block ads ..forgot the apps name, but they work well

There are several ad blockers that don't require root and don't care if it's 64 or 32-bit unlike how Apple restricts to 64-bit only to upsell. I normally use Adguard or Firefox with uBlock Origin add-on.

 

[TheMacApple]

There's an adblock browser on the play store

It's a browser that routes data thru there server. It is not an ad blocker for anything outside of that browser and it has issues
If one roots, you can get true ad block that stop the hosts on your own damn phone instead of going thru 3rd party servers. How many times do I need say this?