I can't get over the fact that the battery on my android phone (Galaxy S6 Edge) runs out so fast. If I were to stream music from google play/music store, it would probably be around 50-60% in 3 to 4 hours. I am thinking to make the jump to Apple again or wait another year for the iPhone 8.
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Thoughts after switching from Samsung Note 7
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I can't get over the fact that the battery on my android phone (Galaxy S6 Edge) runs out so fast. If I were to stream music from google play/music store, it would probably be around 50-60% in 3 to 4 hours. I am thinking to make the jump to Apple again or wait another year for the iPhone 8.
1. I never use fast charging in my Note 5. Its battery life isn't great to begin with for me to ruin battery capacity even more. I don't care when / if iPhone gets fast charging because I'll never use it as well.
2. I'm not new to AMOLED screens, but I have to admit they are inferior to proper IPS panels, mostly due to significant colorshift which for me is a dealbreaker.
3. Fingerprint sensor in any Samsung phone only works ~70% of the time, it's just ridiculous.
4. Given the numerous reports when water resistant (IP68!) SGS7 Active failed in submerge tests it's hard to believe same IP68 claims for other models
If there's any feature I would like to see in an iPhone, that would be Apple Pencil support (which is unlikely) or USB 3.0 transfer speeds over lightning port. And it'd be nice to have more DAC lightning-3.5mm dongles to choose from. Also I really hope Apple won't use idiotic screens with curved edges or current AMOLED panels without their issues fixed.
There's an issue with the phone by the description of your battery life.
For over fourteen months the battery life I was experiencing on my Galaxy S6 Edge was quite good even under the intense usage my phones are subject to. The myth of Android being quick to drain batteries is just that, a myth.
Years ago when Android was in version 2.2 battery life was problematic, but that was then and this is now. I know, I've owned several of every brand of Android handset made on each and every version of the Operating System from its inception until now. October 2008 T-Mobile launched the G1 HTC Dream, running Android ver. 1.0. (Link below)
I am _Not_ advocating for Google, but simply reporting what I know based on genuine first hand ownership experience of a very large number of Android phones year after year. It's been fun educational and very interesting.
https://www.google.com/search?q=fir...=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#imgrc=47vjAh7Fk8KMvM:
My god dude...watching this is like watching a bad politics debate. How anybody could compare iPhones from years ago bending when pressure is applied to SAMSUNG PHONES LITERALLT ENDANGERING LIVES is beyond me. It's also a far more serious problem than gripping your phone a certain specific way and seeing a couple bars of signal going down.
Downplaying a serious problem like this is just contributing to the problem. Samsung deserves every bit of bad press they get since the bad press is all they are influenced by to go forward with their decisions. Giving them a break is what can get people killed
Downplaying a serious problem like this is just contributing to the problem. Samsung deserves every bit of bad press they get since the bad press is all they are influenced by to go forward with their decisions. Giving them a break is what can get people killed
Big mistake, it is great and it doesn't ruin battery capacity.
Again, the iPhone users will be peeing their pants when they get fast/wireless charging.
I really wanted either iOS or Android flip phone with good t9 keypad support.
Dammm all manufacturers who followed Apple
Ah yeah, forgot about these issues. The Note 4 fingerprint scanner barely works 1/3 the time. Again, a classic example of rush job with poor implementation. Such engineering oversights are common in Asian engineering teams, where they are 'told' to implement x spec and are not concerned about quality or usability.
You also have my favorite issue where Samsungs just don't seem to connect to PCs well. One little glitch in the cable you are using and the phone will consistently re-connect and not allow you to transfer files such as photos.
Also, good luck trying to do a factory re-install of all the software. It's 1000 times harder than any iphone. Their tech support is also useless and just follow scripts.
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There is no doubt from a hardware internals perspective the display and fast charging is better.
Apple has a phenomenal display but it IS 1080p and it is not AMOLED.. so blacks aren't going to be the same.
Not all hardware is at an advantage though.. there is no argument.. the A10 is a superior piece of silicon to anything an android device offers at the moment - and the integrated GPU is superior.
Beyond that, rendering on iOS is better than android (not even a Samsung slight).
Both great options, both have pros and cons.
Fact is that fast charging produces more heat and battery health does get affected by heat. You will lose battery capacity at a faster rate than a battery being charged at lower speeds (less heat). May not matter if you replace your phone frequently, but it's no coincidence that iPhone batteries retain more of their original capacity past 500 charge cycles compared to phones that use fast charging.
android fans claim that Note 7 is the best phone with the superior spec. from anantech review, iphone 7 plus beats Note 7 on almost every performance categories up to 50% or more.
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And again, 2560x1440 AMOLED screen is
1) Pentile, so effective linear resolution is 1.22x less, which makes it very close to a 1080p true RGB display in practice (it's so funny that none of the internet reviewers mention it while comparing which numbers are bigger!). Although at these levels (500+ ppi) it's almost impossible to see pentile artifacts..... I still had to mention this Pentile vs. RGB because if I say that 400 ppi of true RGB in iPhone Plus is more than enough I'd get attacked by fanboys yelling that
in this case a 2560x1440 resolution. There're of course phones with true RGB 2560x1440 displays like HTC 10, but that's a complete overkill in my opinion.
2) Good IPS screens don't have colorshift that AMOLED screens have, also often omitted flaw of pretty much any AMOLED screen
3) Pixel burn-in is something else to consider, I've seen several S6 (that were purchased new and used normally) with keyboard permanently on their screens
So it's a big question which technology is better for now.
P.S. And just to clarify my previous statement, I was referring to general battery lifetime and corresponding capacity drop over time due to higher than 1C charging + overheating, not that a fast charge process can't charge a battery to it's full capacity. By the way, battery capacity also drops faster if you charge it to 100% instead or 80% or 50% and even if it stays at max charge instead of half-charge for a prolonged amount of time. That's why certain Sony laptops had battery care feature which when enabled didn't allow you to charge battery above 50% or 75% capacity and would keep that level when permanently connected to charger. It's also "bad" for battery to drop low, i.e. 10% or 0%. And each charge-discharge cycle reduces lifespan as well. Long story short, the ideal case for any battery is to stay at 50% all the time, anything else shortens its lifespan. But we have to find a compromise, because it's a mobile device after all and we need to use it autonomously
Honestly, I think performance comparisons are a bit synthetic. On one hand, both phones have insane amount of computing power. On the other hand, it's still possible to see stutters here and there on S7E / Note 7 due to software not being polished enough (Touchwiz?). And that problem shouldn't be solved by adding even more horsepower, which apparently doesn't even work.
The only reason it's relevant to me is because iPads use similar SoCs and the more computing power they get, the higher are our chances to get new advanced software for iOS tablets (and Android too!)
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yep, we will be cheering when apple releases fast/wireless charging without explosion. when you do things, you do it right, not half-baked.
You know many other samsung devices supported fast charging and didn't explode right?
I answered this same question from a few android fan today. it is called taking risk aggressively: release many new tech/features within a short release schedule. not only fast charging but together with highly compact and high capacity battery.
common sense: if samsung is using the exact battery (size, compactness, fast charging spec, etc), then it should behave the same, right? unless they change something, pushing it to the limit without sufficient testing.
they had to change something because they wanted this phone to knock iphone 7 out of the water.
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Conjecture. Conjecture everywhere. That's what's happening here. Nobody really knows anything but they're ready to tell you what went wrong. I seriously need to take a break from the forums for a few days. Lol.
The 4 series was also being compared to which is much older. And what's your point anyway? This sounds like some false equivocation bs right here
A company doesn't choose where they mess up (well, usually). The severity of the problem is not what is being compared here. The reality is there can and are design flaws that make it through quality control. This happens to be a monumental one.
Maybe things were rushed. Maybe they used cheap parts. Maybe their supplier had issues. Maybe a combination of the above. We really don't have enough information yet IMO.
We have information that says Samsung had information and choose not to act. Not only that, but rather than helping a customer who's phone burst into flames, questioned whether he would actually file a lawsuit or not and whether or not to help him. Samsung as a company is a slimy piece of crap. We have enough information to go on to make an informed decision on that. They are indeed...shady as hell
Sure, I'll admit I'm looking forward to fast charging. Having actually used a Nexus 6 with fast charging for a few weeks, it was nice. But the iPhone charges pretty fast with an iPad charger too - sure, not AS fast, but pretty fast. I think the jury is still out on whether or not it really damages the battery as much as people think. I know I really like my iPhone battery because even after 300+ cycles, it had 99.7% original capacity left. My Note 3 had 60% after 150 some cycles?
Things I missed from Android at first? Notification light, sd card, didn't feel like I had to use a case because plastic phone wasn't as pretty, etc... I grew out of all of those pretty quick.
Do I want an AMOLED screen? I don't know - I'd love a black theme and a Moto X style notification light (few pixels in the middle of the screen). But reading text on a sharp iPhone screen is really nice vs a vibrant cleartype looking OLED.
But yeah you're right, seriously. I am looking forward to fast charging and hope the 8 has it
They wouldn't take out a planeload of humans through a sudden fire in the cockpit. Fire in the cockpit means: land now. Good luck if you're over the ocean. There's well, maybe a little bendiness in the 6's design, but don't put one in your back pocket and get angry when you break the glass and bend the metal. But head down to your Apple Store and you might get a cheap refurb and they'd restore your files.