**** The Official Samsung Galaxy S7/Edge Thread ****
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That's great. Pretty much what I suggested as an improvement earlier in the thread.
Soooo, time for a new phone. Had the Z3 for a while, LOVED it. But now with work forcing an iPhone onto me, I've stopped using it (Z3).
It's come time to upgrade and ideally, I only want one phone, so dual sim is an absolute must. I've done a tonne of googling and looking around and I think the S7 is my next phone.
I have a couple of questions...
1) Under normal usage, so I'd say I check messages once an hour, use the phone 3 times a day for 30 mins sessions. And maybe an hour at home. What sort of time am I looking at for 100% - 0%? The Z3 excelled here and I could go a weekend without a single charge!
2) Are there any current main gripes with the phone? Any issues with performance? Any common woes people having?
3) Is it worth waiting for something bigger and greater (can't see anything upcoming...).
Thanks!
It's come time to upgrade and ideally, I only want one phone, so dual sim is an absolute must. I've done a tonne of googling and looking around and I think the S7 is my next phone.
I have a couple of questions...
1) Under normal usage, so I'd say I check messages once an hour, use the phone 3 times a day for 30 mins sessions. And maybe an hour at home. What sort of time am I looking at for 100% - 0%? The Z3 excelled here and I could go a weekend without a single charge!
2) Are there any current main gripes with the phone? Any issues with performance? Any common woes people having?
3) Is it worth waiting for something bigger and greater (can't see anything upcoming...).
Thanks!
Do you have any special work software installed that enforces a stricter unlock policy? e.g Good for Enterprise email?
100-0% with minimal use, easily 2 days if you go for the Edge with the bigger battery. No issues with the phone, Samsung got it so right when they made it.
This is the best i have managed so far a few weeks ago..
*snip*
Hmmm, I'm not sold on the edge, seems like a gimmick to me. Is it worth it?
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100-0% with minimal use, easily 2 days if you go for the Edge with the bigger battery. No issues with the phone, Samsung got it so right when they made it.
This is the best i have managed so far a few weeks ago..
http://i.imgur.com/UoIVAwV.jpg
That screenshot shows you charged the phone in the middle of the cycle.
The edge screen is nothing special really, but the extra battery life is worth it imho
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If you have a Samsung shop near you check them out, too me the Edge just look so much better, the S7 is a nice phone but next too the Edge it looks kinda boring and plain.
I know its impossible to say for sure as there are so many factors, but I think you'd likely get a couple of days out of it with your usage, that's pretty much what I get.
I was pretty impressed with the below that I got over a long weekend when I was home most of the time (so not my normal usage), if I hadn't recharged it when I did it could have gone on to 3 days.
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It happens with my 6P when I've kept touching the sensor while it's in my pocket, so I'm guessing it's registering lot of fake fingerprints (or perhaps the pattern of denim/cloth?) and forcing you to enter the pin.
IPhone does it too. It's not a fault, it's designed like that.
No, its a brand new phone, only installed a few apps.. The thing is, it works some time, other times I need to enter the code.. Others have complained about this with the latest firmware, so perhaps its a bug (that they will hopefully fix soon).
If only.. Its can be sat on my desk, then require me to enter the code "due to security policy".. Well, I cant find such policy, and I certainly didnt specify it.. and why does it only happen every now and then?
Looks like the Vulkan API is the way forward for further battery gains. Samsung are internally testing the launcher using Vulkan and note 40 minutes gained just from changing the launcher API to Vlkan.
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-testing-new-touchwiz-launcher-based-vulkan-api
I imagine Nova Launcher BETA will see a Vulkan update soon enough. Imagine all apps utilising it!
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-testing-new-touchwiz-launcher-based-vulkan-api
I imagine Nova Launcher BETA will see a Vulkan update soon enough. Imagine all apps utilising it!
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Finally ordered a new Samsung Galaxy S7 and it is arriving today 
