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Phones Samsung Galaxy S7 Smartphones Top Consumer Reports' Ratings

That's good news for everybody. This means that Apple will have to start working harder to deliver even better products :)
 
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G. Q. ??? It's been out less than a month and barely in the hands of mass consumers so how on earth can it have had enough consumer feedback to govern such award ? Or is this less to do with consumer feedback and more just someone (a magazine reviewers) subjective opinion - and therefore consumer feedback was / is irrelevant ?

(And I best spell this out before someone takes this genuine question wrong, I'm not saying the S7 e isn't great - but wondering how it can win a consumer report award when not many consumers would have had it to report upon)...
 
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MRU said:
Q. ??? It's been out less than a month and barely in the hands of mass consumers so how on earth can it have had enough consumer feedback to govern such award ? Or is this less to do with consumer and more just someone else's opinion - consumer feedback irrelevant ?
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To be honest, It's no different from any other product review/shootout done these days. Although, consumer reports has a better reputation for standing up to big corporations when giving their ratings.
 
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Sevanw said:
To be honest, It's no different from any other product review/shootout done these days. Although, consumer reports has a better reputation for standing up to big corporations when giving their ratings.
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So consumer reports is essentially a magazine in itself and not is not based on 'consumer reports' per se. Do I have that right ?

We don't have it here ...
 
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MRU said:
So consumer reports is essentially a magazine in itself and not is not based on 'consumer reports' per se. Do I have that right ?

We don't have it here ...
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They review almost everything and anything. They've got very elaborate labs to run their tests. But they don't accept advertising money and buy all products they review. They do surveys as well for certain long term reviews
 
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MRU said:
G. Q. ??? It's been out less than a month and barely in the hands of mass consumers so how on earth can it have had enough consumer feedback to govern such award ? Or is this less to do with consumer feedback and more just someone (a magazine reviewers) subjective opinion - and therefore consumer feedback was / is irrelevant ?

(And I best spell this out before someone takes this genuine question wrong, I'm not saying the S7 e isn't great - but wondering how it can win a consumer report award when not many consumers would have had it to report upon)...
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i guess the same way all the other reviewers got theirs to test and play around with?
 
jamezr said:
i guess the same way all the other reviewers got theirs to test and play around with?
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No the confusion was I assumed 'consumer reports' were actual consumer reports.

Now sevanw explained what they actually are it makes more sense.

As I say we don't have them here.
 
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MRU said:
No the confusion was I assumed 'consumer reports' were actual consumer reports.

Now sevanw explained what they actually are it makes more sense.

As I say we don't have them here.
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Yeah, they're pretty much the largest consumer goods review magazine, they test cars, lawn mowers, appliances, electronics, ect. They're the ones that most general consumers go to. They got a lot of flack from apple when they put the iPhone 4 on their "not reccomend" list because of the antenna issue. It's funny, when that happened apple fans were up in arms calling them biased and just doing it for the attention, but when they ranked the 4S as one of their best apple haters then started calling bias that they did that to get back on apples good graces..:rolleyes:
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Lloydbm41 said:
Concur. Consumer reports has become a shadow of what they were prior to around 2005.
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Yeah, part of that is because they don't take advertising money, so their only revenue is from subscriptions which has been going down in this Internet age. They're still very thorough in their reviews though, and if I'm looking for something I'm not too educated on, such as when I bought my lawn mower and dishwasher, I used their reviews to see if the one I'm getting is any good.
 
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Absolute lies, paid for no doubt by Samsung, no one in their right mind would consider anything other than the iPhone as the champion handset. This opinion of fact will not change till the end of time.
 
admob71 said:
Absolute lies, paid for no doubt by Samsung, no one in their right mind would consider anything other than the iPhone as the champion handset. This opinion of fact will not change till the end of time.
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Sure buddy..... Got sources to back that up?
 
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Sure buddy..... Got sources to back that up?
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I dont need sources mate, my opinion is considered fact around these parts... FACT!!!!


Ps, do you really think I was being serious lol
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Fernandez21 said:
I think he was being sarcastic, at least I hope he was.
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Yes he was ..
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jamezr said:
oh....if he was...I totally missed it :)
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Yes my friend, you totally missed it lol
 
The S7 Edge is the first phone in all these years that has made me actually put my iPhones away in a drawer. In the past, I always brought whatever Android phone I had with me plus an iPhone. I also bough the 6S and 6S+ back in December so it hasn't been that long ago.

None of that anymore. The S7 Edge is the best phone I have ever had.
 
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The S7 Edge is the first phone in all these years that has made me actually put my iPhones away in a drawer. In the past, I always brought whatever Android phone I had with me plus an iPhone. I also bough the 6S and 6S+ back in December so it hasn't been that long ago.

None of that anymore. The S7 Edge is the best phone I have ever had.
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Have to agree. It feels leagues above anything I've ever used, and I've used many.

I mentioned this in the S7 thread... the Edge panel functions are starting to become really useful, too. I find myself going to them more and more to accomplish things. That extra convenience is nice.

This phone, simply put, is a bastion of worry-free luxury. Don't ever have to worry about battery. Don't every have to worry about water (or dust!). Don't ever have to worry about storage. Don't ever have to worry about pictures and videos. Don't have to worry about finger print misreads (amazing upgrade from the S6 in this department. I'm honestly shocked it's not mentioned more).

The most worry-free phone I've ever used.
 
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Samsung did a really job for Year 2 of Project Zero. Galaxy S7 edge will likely win best smartphone of the year from GSMA like its predecessor.

I also like Samsung micro-sd cards. Cheap. I bought a Transcend 64gb yesterday and I think the Samsung is better with 200mb more avail (59.6gb v 59.4gb). I think I will trust Samsung more than Sandisk because my 32gb Sandisk went dead after three years out of nowhere.

Go Samsung! Hehe. Who cares, really? Own them all. Brand loyalty is for suckers, the blind, and closed minded. Samsung, Apple, Huawei, LG, Microsoft/Nokia, Xiaomi, Sony, HTC, Lenovo/Motorola/ZUK (Zee-You-Kay), Oppo/OnePlus, ASUS, ZTE, Gionee/BLU, Meizu, and so on are all pretty good brands to me with solid products. So much good stuff out there right now and many get overlooked with the oversaturation with the mobile market. Seven years ago, I would die to have a UI like WP Metro surpassing webOS. Now nobody wants WP. Be content they generally all kick butt in the strongest and most competitive era in mobile history.
 
epicrayban said:
This phone, simply put, is a bastion of worry-free luxury. Don't ever have to worry about battery. Don't every have to worry about water (or dust!). Don't ever have to worry about storage. Don't ever have to worry about pictures and videos. Don't have to worry about finger print misreads (amazing upgrade from the S6 in this department. I'm honestly shocked it's not mentioned more).

The most worry-free phone I've ever used.
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Sounds excellent. But I assume you've slapped a shock-resistant case on it.
Because I would worry about the thing shattering when dropped!
 
ozaz said:
Sounds excellent. But I assume you've slapped a shock-resistant case on it.
Because I would worry about the thing shattering when dropped!
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Fair point! I'm actually for the first time ever rocking the device completely naked. No screen protector either. Mainly because this is a lease (Tmobile jump on demand). I am trying my best to baby this phone when I go out with it naked. I'm just constantly aware of it, if that makes sense.

However, I do have this nifty pouch I got from Etsy that I use from time to time for protection. :)

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Fits the s7 edge perfectly. It's lovely.
 
epicrayban said:
Fair point! I'm actually for the first time ever rocking the device completely naked. No screen protector either. Mainly because this is a lease (Tmobile jump on demand). I am trying my best to baby this phone when I go out with it naked. I'm just constantly aware of it, if that makes sense.

However, I do have this nifty pouch I got from Etsy that I use from time to time for protection. :)

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Fits the s7 edge perfectly. It's lovely.
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Thats a nice looking pouch!
 
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