I purchased the Note 7 and upgraded from my Note 4, I didn't care for the 5 and opted to keep my 4 until the next model was released. I'm experiencing a lot of lag and very slow moving and loading of apps as well as internet both on the Sprint Network as well as on wifi. Is anyone else experiencing these issues and do we know if this is expected to be corrected? I'm seriously considering going back to my Note 4 within the allotted time if this is not immediately corrected. It's significant. As much as I love the look and feel, the issues are truly bad enough to warrant action. For the price, I certainly expect better.
No, it is unbelievably fast for me. Way faster than the Note 5. WiFi speeds are iffy but that's Comcast... They just suck with mobile devices. All my phones have been bad with Xfinity.
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also experiencing the same issues. That's just the way Samsung is
What firmware are you on?
No issues whatsoever. Phone is snappy and blazing fast.
I'm not running xfinity internet, att here. It runs fatter than our Comcast/xfinity account. I have never had any phone run as slow as this one. Every time I try to open a web page it lags. Pictures aren't loading and getting blank Pages. Not sure what is going on to be honest. I'm trying to figure out if I have a bad phone or if it's a problem beyond my phone. My Note 4 was way faster running on the same networks.
What do you mean about that's just the way samsung is? I'm not being snarky, I'm truly asking. My Note 4 wasn't like this or my Galaxy S models.
I had those issues before the next day update.
I also came from the Note 4, no issues for me with the 7. Been better in every way for me, from speed to battery.
I not buying thats just the way Samsung is.
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No, it is unbelievably fast for me. Way faster than the Note 5. WiFi speeds are iffy but that's Comcast... They just suck with mobile devices. All my phones have been bad with Xfinity.
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Lol I can attest to this
Those saying the phone is unbelievably fast are either LIARS or don't know what a fast phone feels like. My 6P flies compared to this joke of a flagship.
With the Note7 Samsung still delivers embarassing real world performance
been laggy sometimes, last night was bad phone felt very hot and everything was laggyu, keyboard presses seemed off too. Was kinda hating the phone. Better tonight, I think im just experiencing throttling from heat and/or low batteyr..
I have a AT$T Note 7. Overall not as smooth as my nexus 6p
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been laggy sometimes, last night was bad phone felt very hot and everything was laggyu, keyboard presses seemed off too. Was kinda hating the phone. Better tonight, I think im just experiencing throttling from heat and/or low batteyr..
I have a AT$T Note 7. Overall not as smooth as my nexus 6p,
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EDIT: G5 or Huawei p9 either
It is fast. Im on the bph6 firmware, it is extremely fast. I would say faster than Note 5.
Nitemare3219 said:
Those saying the phone is unbelievably fast are either LIARS or don't know what a fast phone feels like. My 6P flies compared to this joke of a flagship.
With the Note7 Samsung still delivers embarassing real world performance
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Of cause they just paid almost a $1000 for it. It'd be an insult to their intelligence to have paid top dollars for a phone while its performance is still running behind comparing to last year's models.
Allison Suderski said:
I purchased the Note 7 and upgraded from my Note 4, I didn't care for the 5 and opted to keep my 4 until the next model was released. I'm experiencing a lot of lag and very slow moving and loading of apps as well as internet both on the Sprint Network as well as on wifi. Is anyone else experiencing these issues and do we know if this is expected to be corrected? I'm seriously considering going back to my Note 4 within the allotted time if this is not immediately corrected. It's significant. As much as I love the look and feel, the issues are truly bad enough to warrant action. For the price, I certainly expect better.
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Go into SETTINGS > DEVICE MAINTENANCE > BATTERY & tap on the 3-Dot menu icon in the upper R/H corner.
Tap on OPTIMIZE BATTERY USAGE & then tap on APPS NOT OPTIMIZED,you'll see ALL APPS in the drop down list.
Tap on that to select ALL APPS & de-select for any apps where you've experienced performance issues.
Also,I strongly urge you to get the app Package Disabler Pro (or Pro +) to disable unused apps/bloatware:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpremium&hl=en
Might wanna try a 3rd party launcher as well.
I use Apex Launcher Pro,but,lots to choose from & it's a safe bet most are smoother than the stock launcher.
Mine does this sometimes I just reset and it's good again figure a update will fix it soon
Allison Suderski said:
I purchased the Note 7 and upgraded from my Note 4, I didn't care for the 5 and opted to keep my 4 until the next model was released. I'm experiencing a lot of lag and very slow moving and loading of apps as well as internet both on the Sprint Network as well as on wifi. Is anyone else experiencing these issues and do we know if this is expected to be corrected? I'm seriously considering going back to my Note 4 within the allotted time if this is not immediately corrected. It's significant. As much as I love the look and feel, the issues are truly bad enough to warrant action. For the price, I certainly expect better.
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Hi. Take your device back for an exchange. I can assure you your mobile is not performing as the vast majority of others Note 7's are. Lot of Samsung haters on this forum and that's a shame. You appear to be genuine with a genuine problem so return your mobile and get either a refund or a new mobile, no way should you be experiencing such behaviour from the Note 7. For once Samsung appears to be getting its act together and has been since the release of the Galaxy 6 series.
I have owned an awful lot of mobiles going back to the late 80's, in fact hundreds, and Samsung got to the point with the Note 3 with its plastic metal and plastic leather that I changed to Sony and the Xperia range, superb mobiles. When the Galaxy 6 came out I changed again and have found Samsung to be getting better and better with every generation especially that awful UI of the past.
Of course with ALL such products there will be lemons and you may have drawn the short straw on this occasion however I can but reiterate that you return the unit for an exchange. Please remember most posters on this and every other forum only post about problems. Some just troll and others just post in a puerile fashion just to knock the product.
You MUST return your mobile and have your problems resolved to your satisfaction. Please let us know how you get on. Don't give up on the Note 7 its a superb mobile, arguably one of the best ever produced, and I have yet to read a negative 'professional review'.
I am sorry to learn you are having these problems.
Kind regards, Ryland
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Nitemare3219 said:
Those saying the phone is unbelievably fast are either LIARS or don't know what a fast phone feels like. My 6P flies compared to this joke of a flagship.
With the Note7 Samsung still delivers embarassing real world performance
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I am pleased you are enjoying whatever mobile you own. Just out of interest why are you posting on a Samsung forum when you don't own one and don't like them? I have owned every brand of mobile there is and some you have never heard of nor seen. Some I liked and some I didn't, one thing for sure is that I have never posted on a forum just to slate a brand when I didn't own that mobile, got way better things to do with my time.
What you write about the Note 7 flies in the face of every review I have read plus my own vast experience.
The Note 7 is among a handful of uber smart phones that can justify the title of being a true flagship mobile and a mobile both Samsung and its owners can be proud of. You should purchase one and experience the mobile for yourself.
Ryland
Nitemare3219 said:
Those saying the phone is unbelievably fast are either LIARS or don't know what a fast phone feels like. My 6P flies compared to this joke of a flagship.
With the Note7 Samsung still delivers embarassing real world performance
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Hope you read the article properly that you posted the link to? Calling people liars? It specifically states it's based on the qualcomm 820 snapdragon in US.
Most ppl that have an Exynos model are saying exactly the opposite. I've got an sm-n930f and the thing flies!
Is it ok to force GPU in dev options? It seems to make things snappier.
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Those saying the phone is unbelievably fast are either LIARS or don't know what a fast phone feels like. My 6P flies compared to this joke of a flagship.
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Just for the record, my Note 7 performs better than my Nexus 6 did.
At least it doesn't take 30 seconds to open the camera, 10 seconds to open WhatsApp, and miss phone calls because the screen doesn't respond to my swipe to answer.
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Posted over at DroidDog, it appears that the new Galaxy Nexus is currently the fastest phone available when it comes to the browser:
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"But while the G-NEX kicked but[sic] in the browser test it couldn’t compete with the iPhone in the graphics department."
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Hopefully, we'll get to experience the quickness very soon whenever Verizon gets off their hinds and releases our phones.
might want to change the title of this thread, it is disingenuous to say the least...
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might want to change the title of this thread, it is disingenuous to say the least...
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I disagree. A majority of the review sites use the Browser benchmarks as the ultimate decider on how good a phone is. A phone isn't used for gaming very often...but *is* used for browsing. The browsing score is much more important to most people than the gaming scores. As long as it plays most basic games I'm fine with it...but having the browser be the quickest is very important to me.
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I disagree. A majority of the review sites use the Browser benchmarks as the ultimate decider on how good a phone is. A phone isn't used for gaming very often...but *is* used for browsing. The browsing score is much more important to most people than the gaming scores. As long as it plays most basic games I'm fine with it...but having the browser be the quickest is very important to me.
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oh okay, fair enough.
The browser is damn fast on the thing, i love it.
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oh okay, fair enough.
The browser is damn fast on the thing, i love it.
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Well when Verizon steps up their game I'll be excited to try it out haha
browser improvements seem to be mostly linked to ICS as well as the TI OMAP having to do a little with it.
The Nexus S with ICS seemed to get a huge boost in browser performance.
Let's see how GSII and other devices stack up against the GN once they get ICS.
The Galnet ICS port for GSII shows it getting faster sunspider score than the Galaxy Nexus by a bit. Though this one is clocked at 1.6ghz. I'd say its an even battle.
Would be nice if people actually link to Anandtech as thats where the original graph came from in the original post.
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Would be nice if people actually link to Anandtech as thats where the original graph came from in the original post.
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It would be nice if people were actually informed and read the article in the OP. Mail Online conducted the test and posted the original graph. Apology accepted.
Please read the original Mail Online article.
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Please read the original Mail Online article.
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I stand corrected.
PWNT, burned at the stake, then buried. *runs away with tail between the legs*
lol. You think the *Daily Mail* are capable of running benchmarks?
They nicked the graphs from anandtech. They even admit it...
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might want to change the title of this thread, it is disingenuous to say the least...
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Exactly! My Optimus 2X getsa score of 113592...way faster :-D.
pewpewbangbang said:
browser improvements seem to be mostly linked to ICS as well as the TI OMAP having to do a little with it.
The Nexus S with ICS seemed to get a huge boost in browser performance.
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You're right. They've optimized the browser "dramatically" (lol) on ICS. From the Android site: http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-4.0-highlights.html
Across all types of content, the Android Browser offers dramatically improved*page rendering performancethrough updated versions of the WebKit core and the V8 Crankshaft compilation engine for JavaScript. In benchmarks run on a Nexus S device, the Android 4.0 browser showed an improvement of nearly 220% over the Android 2.3 browser in the V8 Benchmark Suite and more than 35% in the SunSpider 9.1 JavaScript Benchmark. When run on a Galaxy Nexus device, the Android 4.0 browser showed improvement of nearly 550% in the V8 benchmark and nearly 70% in the SunSpider benchmark.
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-BoneZ- said:
Posted over at DroidDog, it appears that the new Galaxy Nexus is currently the fastest phone available when it comes to the browser:
http://www.droiddog.com/android-blo...hone-4s-and-droid-razr-as-fastest-smartphone/
And while the browser benchmarks are impressive, DroidDog did go on to say:
Hopefully, we'll get to experience the quickness very soon whenever Verizon gets off their hinds and releases our phones.
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Browser mark is flaky at best. I've played with a Bionic and gotten like 93k then 98k with a RAZR. The scores fluctuate a lot. My concern is they said the phone stutters, the display is pixelated and the audio issues. Plus Verizon is gonna bloat it down sad day for me.
Too bad the Note "smokes" the Nexus. ;p
browser speeds are cool(if you're into that), but who uses stock browser anyway? Its all about, how well does it multitask? Handle 720P video playback? GPS lock? Does it get hot easily like HTC phones? Will the screen bother your eyes like the RAZR?..
And Ofcourse, FPS on Angry Birds? SIRI(IRIS) issues? ;P
I get 4000 in quadrant and the only thing in the graph on anttoto that is faster than my note is the transformer prime.
Also getting 1900 in sunspider on a big stock galaxy note. I think the note will kick even more as a when ICS is released in jan/feb.
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Browser mark is flaky at best. I've played with a Bionic and gotten like 93k then 98k with a RAZR. The scores fluctuate a lot. My concern is they said the phone stutters, the display is pixelated and the audio issues. Plus Verizon is gonna bloat it down sad day for me.
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Where did you hear the display on the Nexus is pixelated? Every review I've read highly praises the display, going as far to say it's one of the best, if not the best, displays out there. And Verizon's gonna "bloat it down"? Two apps, both required by Verizon so the phone can be used on their network. If that's "bloating it down", then yeah...dunno what to say.
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But while the G-NEX kicked but[sic] in the browser test it couldn’t compete with the iPhone in the graphics department.
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Well no Duh! Apple took a year old phone, slapped 2 pieces of upgraded hardware and sold it as new. The sad part is that its not faster in every department. If there gonna sell a year old phone as new, they better have the stats to support it.
The funny part is a Lot of Apple customers wont admit it, but they really want a bigger screen. So Apple can do either of 2 things, make the iPhone 5 with a 4.5inch screen in which case I will love to watch all the iSheep who said that they loved having a small phone squirm. Or keep it small to save face and make the iSheep suffer with the tiny ass screen.
I love watching how frequently Apple grasps for fallacious arguments just so they don't have to admit that they were wrong. Not a Humble corporation.
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Well no Duh! Apple took a year old phone, slapped 2 pieces of upgraded hardware and sold it as new. The sad part is that its not faster in every department. If there gonna sell a year old phone as new, they better have the stats to support it.
The funny part is a Lot of Apple customers wont admit it, but they really want a bigger screen. So Apple can do either of 2 things, make the iPhone 5 with a 4.5inch screen in which case I will love to watch all the iSheep who said that they loved having a small phone squirm. Or keep it small to save face and make the iSheep suffer with the tiny ass screen.
I love watching how frequently Apple grasps for fallacious arguments just so they don't have to admit that they were wrong. Not a Humble corporation.
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What are you taking about? The 4S is a beast. It owns in the spec department. No denying that. And who says all the "iSheep" want small screens? Read more Apple forums - there are varying opinions. A big screen was one of the most wanted things for the 4S. Also, what do you mean "The sad part is that its not faster in every department."? Are you talking about whether the 4S was faster in every department than the 4? Cuz it is. EVERYTHING on the 4S is speedier than the 4, whether it's app loading, games, animations, browsing, even data speeds.
Get off your high-horse, and realize that the Nexus and iPhone 4S are basically head to head. No one is better than the other - it all depends on what you want. Both have very distinct and exclusive features that you can't replicate on the opposing handset. It comes down to what you need. Both are amazing.
I have to admit I have been a bit miffed at what Verizon has done with the Galaxy Nexus. I think it is a great phone but I think Verizon has stripped allot of what was special about being a nexus from the phone.
Apparently someone from Droid Life feels the same way. Here is their article on Verizon and the GNex
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/30/verizon-needs-google-opinion/
What are your thoughts?
This person is also wrong.. they complain about google wallet not being included but it isn't included on the GSM nexus.. it isn't part of AOSP. Also.. the only differences between Verizon and GSM include two semi useful apps that you can remove, a battery cover without Google, and no free tethering. It's not even a big deal.. most of the comments on that article bash the author anyways because he doesn't appear to know anything.
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I still think the Galaxy Nexus is the best phone out there. It just seems like it is becoming less of what I thought a Nexus was. Maybe I had the wrong impression of what a Nexus was in the first place. I am no dev, I've just had the feeling it is headed in the wrong direction... slowly
Best phone I have owned.
Compared with the htc hero , desire HD , iPhone 4 , htc sensation and log optinus 3d I have owned.
+ points :
Screen , amazing simply. Colours are bright and vibrant , text and outlines are crisp. Can really tell a difference over the other phones.
Speed. No lagg what so ever , plays gta 3 perfectly whilst listening to music . Can have a little slowness if I am using a heavy live wallpaper.
Honeycomb inspired apps are fantastic. I own a Motorola Xoom which I have been totally impressed with , the music app especially are brilliant , as well as icons and multi task bars. Having it ported over to my mobile has blown my mind.
Battery life : there has been a fair few complaints but as I posted in a battery thread mine will last a day with heavy usage (will include screen shot at the end)
Quality , granted its plastic but it feels like a premium product. Doesn't have the look of the iPhone 4 but the full glass front , no button set up gives the phone a real sleek look. Back plate is flimsy but once its on it feels well built.
Camera: decent picture quality , zero shutter lagg is great . Haven't taken that many photos so I won't comment to much.
Connectivity , GPS and Bluetooth have all worked seamlessly as expected.
Only downsides :
Apps: some are still incompatible which is annoying , its new software so I wouldn't really count this as a issue as it will be fixed.
That's it really , bought this sim free for £529.99. Was unsure and really hoped I wouldn't be disappointed after I had spent that kind of money. I am happy to report that it is the best tech purchase I have made. Well done Samsung & Google , thoroughly impressed
J
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that reporter from droid life needs to crawl out from under the rock...he is clueless!
The biggest compromise, imho, had nothing to do with Verizon, but was made by Google to Texas Instruments: the TI OMAP processor. The Samsung-made Exynos processor from the SGS2 is widely viewed as the best smartphone processor on the market, so why did Google force Samsung to compromise with the TI OMAP? Nothing against Texas Instruments (they have great products, by most accounts), but Google should have let Samsung make this phone with its own chips imho.
Yes, I definitely despise Verizon's treating of this phone as the ugly stepchild of its Android lineup (like they also did with the Fascinate), but, hey, we still have a top-shelf Samsung product on a reliable network, and with (not so reliable, but still better than HSPA) LTE to boot. Plus, it seems to me that Verizon's handling of the Gnex (and the Fascinate) is more a knock against Samsung than Google...
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The biggest compromise, imho, had nothing to do with Verizon, but was made by Google to Texas Instruments: the TI OMAP processor. The Samsung-made Exynos processor from the SGS2 is widely viewed as the best smartphone processor on the market, so why did Google force Samsung to compromise with the TI OMAP? Nothing against Texas Instruments (they have great products, by most accounts). Yes, I definitely despise Verizon's treating of this phone as the ugly stepchild of its Android lineup (like they also did with the Fascinate), but, hey, we still have a top-shelf Samsung product on a reliable network, and with (not so reliable, but still better than HSPA) LTE to boot.
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Lte is part of the reason. Exynos doesnt play nice with lte. Yet at least. And ti offers a better chipset overall than exynos mish mash of components.
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Lte is part of the reason. Exynos doesnt play nice with lte. Yet at least. And ti offers a better chipset overall than exynos mish mash of components.
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Hmmm... I learn something new every day... Thanks for pointing that out about the LTE issue Hey, maybe Samsung will have that matter resolved by the time they release the *cough cough* Continuum 2
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that reporter from droid life needs to crawl out from under the rock...he is clueless!
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Go back to covering cough cough Motorola phones, Droid Life
He is right about one thing, though... the U.S. carriers are given way too much leverage over manufacturers (on the other hand, good luck with getting that subsidized upgrade overseas ).
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Whiney article is whiney.
Maybe he should stick to teh iphonez wit da bigger gb's.
Is Verizon and the Nexus good enough to leave Sprint and my Epic 4G Touch ?
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(on the other hand, good luck with getting that subsidized upgrade overseas ).
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What do you mean by that? Subsidies in Europe are way better than the US lol. They often 100% subsidize the phone (even top-tier devices) for only a 2-year contract, and the service still costs 1/2 of what we pay in the US. AND the non-contract options are still amazing.
Don't kid yourself. We have it worse in every way here.
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Is Verizon and the Nexus good enough to leave Sprint and my Epic 4G Touch ?
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Been discussed everywhere. That's your personal call man. There are A LOT of factors, and its not worth trying to de-rail this thread to get an answer...
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What do you mean by that? Subsidies in Europe are way better than the US lol. They often 100% subsidize the phone (even top-tier devices) for only a 2-year contract, and the service still costs 1/2 of what we pay in the US. AND the non-contract options are still amazing.
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Hmmm... I didn't know that... I had read before that most European carriers didn't subsidize... Two derps in a row for me today
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Lte is part of the reason. Exynos doesnt play nice with lte. Yet at least. And ti offers a better chipset overall than exynos mish mash of components.
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Exactly, that's why the T-Mobile Galaxy SII, came with a different processor, to allow their crazy 40+MB/sec modem. The Exynos wouldn't do that.
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Hello everyone, I'm just posting about my experience with the iphone 5. I bought a white one on the release date and put my trusty S3 in a drawer for a back up. We'll I didn't even last three days before I ran back to At&t and got my S3 reactivated. The iphone is nice and all that but it's too simple for my taste, I need to be able to do what I want when I want and I felt severely handicapped with the iphone 5. Not saying it's a bad phone but it's definitely not for me. Anyone else had a similar experience?
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Not too many Android users are willing to sink that kind of coin for a phone to simply try it out. Especially in this forum since we have the latest Samsung phone. Good to see you come back. I personally could never go back to Apple. Just sucks because I own a Apple TV and MacBook Pro. Apples ecosystem is great. Wish Google got with the times when it comes to cross platform support. More specifically I miss air play, ability to control all my home media with my phone etc.
And I know dlna/all cast is available but Google needs to implement something in their next OS that smokes Apples.
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I've done both android and iphone in the past. I got my wife the iPhone 5 and I do like it. I had the 4 and while it's not a huge leap in design and features the improvements are nice and it is a very smooth experience.
And for some reason it's wicked fast on the net. I like my sgs3 but don't see a fault with the iPhone 5. Phones are phones and each one brings something unique to a user
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I'm in the same boat as far as the Apple tv and macbook so I can understand where you're coming from. I might just keep it as a backup phone in case something happens to my S3...
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Not surprised that you came back to the S3
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still using the iphone 5. loving the stellar battery life.
might have to put up the s3 on ebay soon
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still using the iphone 5. loving the stellar battery life.
might have to put up the s3 on ebay soon
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Can you print to a mobile BT printer from it?
expertzero1 said:
still using the iphone 5. loving the stellar battery life.
might have to put up the s3 on ebay soon
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My wife is looking at the iPhone 5, she's worried about battery life though(she works about 10 hours a day with no way to charge her phone).
How has your battery life been so far?
Thanks
only thing i miss about iphone life is the all the accessories.
car integration, sound docs, .....
but, all that goes out the window with the new lighting adapter.
Android gv you more freedom
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At least we know 5 millions new iphone 5 users disagree with you in this week alone
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don't know how anyone can argue that the iphone is not a good phone.
i like the S3 for the flexibility and total control over the phone that it allows.
I've been reading nothing but bad reviews from customers about the battery life of iphone 5. Yeah, all these main sites are comparing the battery life with the RAZOR MAXX but then in the comments section people are always complaining saying the claims aren't true.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/09/20/iphone-5-battery-life-reviews/
I'm guessing the people having the short battery life are running the phone a lot with LTE.
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I've been reading nothing but bad reviews from customers about the battery life of iphone 5. Yeah, all these main sites are comparing the battery life with the RAZOR MAXX but then in the comments section people are always complaining saying the claims aren't true.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/09/20/iphone-5-battery-life-reviews/
I'm guessing the people having the short battery life are running the phone a lot with LTE.
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I have an ATT gs3 and also the iphone 5 im testing out. The iphone 5 has amazing battery life. Was able to get 14 hours of standby and 9 hours 30 min of usage out of it yesterday with 21% remaining for the day. And its suppose to be the same battery life as the chip is the same one powering both.
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Hello everyone, I'm just posting about my experience with the iphone 5. I bought a white one on the release date and put my trusty S3 in a drawer for a back up. We'll I didn't even last three days before I ran back to At&t and got my S3 reactivated. The iphone is nice and all that but it's too simple for my taste, I need to be able to do what I want when I want and I felt severely handicapped with the iphone 5. Not saying it's a bad phone but it's definitely not for me. Anyone else had a similar experience?
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Yes, sort of.
I switched to the GS3 from a 4S about three months ago. Took a bit of adjusting to say the least. I held on to the 4S for almost a month before I sold it, thinking it was enough to wean off of iOS. I now definitely prefer the S3 for general device usage, but I miss the many apps I'd purchased on the Apple app store for the past three years, so I started looking for deals on used 4S. On iPhone 5 launch day I bought a like new 4S from a guy who just upgraded to the 5, for half of what I sold my 4S for couple months back lol. Now I can switch between them as I please.
Other than some of the apps I'm missing, it's kind of hard to go back. I think Apple is too far in the simplicity end of the scale. Just an example, iPhone gives you ZERO ability to change anything on the camera, not even change to a lower resolution. S3, never mind that I can adjust things like metering method and ISO sensitivity, I can put those control shortcuts right on the screen.
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Hello everyone, I'm just posting about my experience with the iphone 5. I bought a white one on the release date and put my trusty S3 in a drawer for a back up. We'll I didn't even last three days before I ran back to At&t and got my S3 reactivated. The iphone is nice and all that but it's too simple for my taste, I need to be able to do what I want when I want and I felt severely handicapped with the iphone 5. Not saying it's a bad phone but it's definitely not for me. Anyone else had a similar experience?
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Do you have an absolutely ridiculous amount of spare money or something?
You could have just given me $700 and I'd have told you the iPhone is poop.
The battery life is far from stellar and it still doesn't have widgets among other things I'm just not impressed with it.the new maps suck I had to create a new account for the App Store just to download YouTube and it forces you to add your credit card info before you can even download free apps ill never get of my s3 for the i5 it's just less of a phone IMHO
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I have an ATT gs3 and also the iphone 5 im testing out. The iphone 5 has amazing battery life. Was able to get 14 hours of standby and 9 hours 30 min of usage out of it yesterday with 21% remaining for the day. And its suppose to be the same battery life as the chip is the same one powering both.
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Sweet good to know, my gf is getting one once her contract is up. Galaxy S3 does a great job with battery life when you consider the much larger/brighter screen as well as the widgets and number of processes it has running compared to the iphone 5. I couldn't leave to switch to the iphone 5, way too many features lost and I'm spoiled with the bigger screen. iPhone 5 is marketed towards simplicity for the older generation transitioning to smart phones and people who don't like to mess around with their phone too much. Multitasking is absolutely terrible with the iphone, but the ios6 Siri is pretty cool I must say. Great improvement there.
I have both s3 and ip5. Been switching between them depending where I go because I don't have a case yet for the ip5 so I have been carefull with it. Both are great phones. My biggest complaint is you can't change the black background menus and white text on the s3. I almost throw my s3 at the pavement everytime I get a call outside in the daylight. I have to cover the screen with both hands just to see who is callng! With the ip5 I can see it easily even with sunglasses because it has white backgrounds and black text. Everyone talks about how customizable android phones are but this simple change to invert the color scheme is near impossible to do. Im just going to keep the s3 around to play with but the ip5 is going to be my daily driver.
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I have both s3 and ip5. Been switching between them depending where I go because I don't have a case yet for the ip5 so I have been carefull with it. Both are great phones. My biggest complaint is you can't change the black background menus and white text on the s3. I almost throw my s3 at the pavement everytime I get a call outside in the daylight. I have to cover the screen with both hands just to see who is callng! With the ip5 I can see it easily even with sunglasses because it has white backgrounds and black text. Everyone talks about how customizable android phones are but this simple change to invert the color scheme is near impossible to do. Im just going to keep the s3 around to play with but the ip5 is going to be my daily driver.
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Yeah, it's a little hard to read. If you have auto brightness enabled, it should make it a lot easier to read. As for white backgrounds, there's got to be a white theme out there you can apply to your GS3 to make it easier to read.
Hello,
Hope all is well with everyone!
I was wondering if anyone could provide some insight on the new 2014 Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. I am very interested in purchasing it, but I keep reading that there is an extremely large amount of lag associated with the device's performance, and that games do not run very well on it at all. Can anyone confirm if this is true or not? I am sure there have been updates made to the firmware since these reviews were written so I was just hoping to get a current users take on it. The device is quite expensive and I definitely would want a top performer for the money.
Thanks so much for your help!
I honestly dont mean this in a mean way but flick through these XDA pages in "General" and "Q&A" threads and you will get an avalanche of answers. Trust me going through those thrrads is miles better than giving you a reply with a few words esp considering its an expensive device.
But if you do want a simple answer then all I can say is I have played a few high graphic games and they ran smoothly and the tablet itself is pretty rapid. I am on stock so know it can be faster if I root but honestly more than happy with the performance of this thing.
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The multiwindow is amazing. Some may call it a gimmick but it is really cool.
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This tablet is awesome ...I'm rooted and running different launchers and removed all the bloat ...Very fast and beautiful screen!......Don't hesitate!
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Hello,
Thanks to all for your replies! Has everyone rooted the device? I am a little hesitant to do that because if something should go wrong, they can indeed refuse to warranty your device. I would definitely be getting rid of touchwiz tho - its really bad. Even my Galaxy S4 lagged terribly with it and when I went to Nova Launcher, problem solved! I just know ill def be playing some graphic intensive games on it too so was wondering if the good game performance was also achieved without rooting the device
Thanks again all for your help and suggestions - it is most appreciated!
I'm just going to say that if you're coming from another high end device, you're going to feel some lag. I just got the tablet and at least for me, I feel robbed. I just paid $500 for laggy software and I've had 3 random crashes in 2 days of use.
Other than those issues, the SPen features are amazing and saying that the display is pretty is an understatement. It's really an amazing display.
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I'm just going to say that if you're coming from another high end device, you're going to feel some lag. I just got the tablet and at least for me, I feel robbed. I just paid $500 for laggy software and I've had 3 random crashes in 2 days of use.
Other than those issues, the SPen features are amazing and saying that the display is pretty is an understatement. It's really an amazing display.
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Heh - that's what I am hearing/reading a lot of and which is making me so hesitant. The device itself has great specs and should perform amazingly, but as we know, a device is also only as good as it's software and many people are saying the stock ROM/software is very buggy and laggy and does exactly what you are saying. While changing the launcher to NOVA does take care of most of the scrolling lag (fixed the same problem on my S4 like this), it still doesn't address the lag and issues of games. I don't want to have to root the device and risk voiding my warranty to get the performance I should be able to expect out of the box for a $500+ device. As far as the SPen, it doesn't really matter to me either way.
If you just bought it and it's still doing the same things as people have been reporting for months, that means Samsung hasn't put much effort into fixing it and probably don't have many plans to do so either if it's been this long with no resolution
Thanks very much for your input!!!!!!
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Heh - that's what I am hearing/reading a lot of and which is making me so hesitant. The device itself has great specs and should perform amazingly, but as we know, a device is also only as good as it's software and many people are saying the stock ROM/software is very buggy and laggy and does exactly what you are saying. While changing the launcher to NOVA does take care of most of the scrolling lag (fixed the same problem on my S4 like this), it still doesn't address the lag and issues of games. I don't want to have to root the device and risk voiding my warranty to get the performance I should be able to expect out of the box for a $500+ device. As far as the SPen, it doesn't really matter to me either way.
If you just bought it and it's still doing the same things as people have been reporting for months, that means Samsung hasn't put much effort into fixing it and probably don't have many plans to do so either if it's been this long with no resolution
Thanks very much for your input!!!!!!
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I got my SM-P600 32gb about a month ago and mine has never crashed, my experience with the tablet has been good but I'm not a power user, I don't have numerous home screens full of widgets, I don't have every option turned on like zoom tilt, smart stay, smart pause, smart scroll or any of the hand motion features.
I would say that this video from "TheDigitalDigest" is a fair representation of my experience, at the 9:30 mark it demonstrates the lag that some are complaining about. Both video's are worth watching.
This video also shows some lag at the 18:10 mark.
abdielol said:
I'm just going to say that if you're coming from another high end device, you're going to feel some lag. I just got the tablet and at least for me, I feel robbed. I just paid $500 for laggy software and I've had 3 random crashes in 2 days of use.
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Compared to high-end S-800 phones with 5"ish displays, yes, the N10.1-14's transitions occasionally aren't as smooth. Compared to other high-end Android tablets, what in your view is faster? Multi View and S Pen have a ton of open processes constantly running in the background anticipating their use. So if you want "fast" strip out all the N10.1-14's features and run AOSP/AOKP on it. Personally, the sole reason I bought the N10.1-14 was because of its productivity features and what I can do with it that you can't do on any other tablet so if I have to put up with some transition lag so be it. As for "crashes" I've got 144 apps, 9 full time syncs, and 21 widgets running and have never experienced a crash, FC, or any other type of OS anomaly since October. I take that back. Initially I was using the Trip Advisor wallpaper on the lock screen and it would cause TW to reboot every other day. Once I stopped using it everything was fine.
xgreenlanternox said:
Heh - that's what I am hearing/reading a lot of and which is making me so hesitant. The device itself has great specs and should perform amazingly, but as we know, a device is also only as good as it's software and many people are saying the stock ROM/software is very buggy and laggy and does exactly what you are saying.
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95% of the time, and 100% of the time within a single app, there's no lag. When a bunch of stuff is going in the background you'll occasionally get a millisecond long stutter in a transition or app opening/closing. You'll also get the occasional "spinning wheel" when doing something resource intensive like capturing a full screen of content from a third party app via Air Command and moving it to Scrap Booker. I'm not even on the latest ROM (I'm on MJ4) because I have a 3G N10.1-14 and people in the U.S. have said MJ9 improved fluidity more than what I'm experiencing. There are aspects of the UI that are "odd" because a phone UI on a 10" display is a bit bizarre having nothing to do with specific h/w or s/w. But, again, I've had no OS, UI, or app issues since October so the s/w is definitely not "buggy." And I have additional radios, antennas, and s/w being 3G that add even more burden to the s/w and h/w.
Here's a vid of my N10.1-14 moving through home screens. My N3 on an official KitKat build that's running the same 144 apps is next to it for comparison. At the end I pinch zoom to display all the home pages. That is without question the worst lag you'll ever see on the N10.1-14. And it's 10 times worse than the millisecond long stutter you'll occasionally see in transitions.
If people are experiencing worse than that or constant lag I'd suggest they look at the apps they have installed, their configuration/settings, and what apps/processes they have removed/frozen/turned off. The latter is especially significant because as nested and inter-dependent as all Samsung's add-on s/w has become it's easy to disable something another app's dependent on and not know it. For example, disabling My Magazine on a device causes huge battery drain on the Galaxy Gear and issues with Gear Manager even though there's no logical reason one should be affected by the other. I'm running bone stock, have every gimmick Samsung's s/w provides turned on, am using an earlier less fluid ROM than some, and have an enormous amount of apps, syncs, and widgets running. I'm a prime candidate for "lag" and don't experience any 95% of the time. So if someone's experiencing worse than I am I'd suggest they examine what they've done to their device.
P.S. - Being 3G, my N10.1-14 is always connected to the Internet so whenever I turn it on it's always sync'd. Since most here have Wi-Fi versions here's something I've noticed. When I turn my N10.1-14 on for the first time, like after getting off a plane, and it connects to the Internet for the first time it can be painfully slow (and laggy) for as long as 15 minutes while every app and process that needs Internet access updates itself. I'd guess the same thing would happen with a Wi-Fi N10.1-14 even if it was left on but re-connected to the Internet after being offline. So there's "lag" and "situational lag." Both my N3 and N10.1-14 are the slowest devices I've ever owned when it comes to being fully usable after a reboot or going online after being offline.
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I got my SM-P600 32gb about a month ago and mine has never crashed, my experience with the tablet has been good but I'm not a power user, I don't have numerous home screens full of widgets, I don't have every option turned on like zoom tilt, smart stay, smart pause, smart scroll or any of the hand motion features.
I would say that this video from "TheDigitalDigest" is a fair representation of my experience, at the 9:30 mark it demonstrates the lag that some are complaining about. Both video's are worth watching.
This video also shows some lag at the 18:10 mark.
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I don't have any widgets , not even the stock Samsung ones. I also don't have much apps, nor any of the cumbersome SView or Motion controls on. I thought rooting and installing CleanRom would help and it really did, to some extent, but there is still some noticeable lag which, in my opinion, is unacceptable. As for the crashes, I don't know if I got a faulty unit since this is just day 3 of owning it. Maybe I'll return it and get another one, it may help with my lag too.
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Compared to high-end S-800 phones with 5"ish displays, yes, the N10.1-14's transitions occasionally aren't as smooth. Compared to other high-end Android tablets, what in your view is faster? Multi View and S Pen have a ton of open processes constantly running in the background anticipating their use. So if you want "fast" strip out all the N10.1-14's features and run AOSP/AOKP on it. Personally, the sole reason I bought the N10.1-14 was because of its productivity features and what I can do with it that you can't do on any other tablet so if I have to put up with some transition lag so be it. As for "crashes" I've got 144 apps, 9 full time syncs, and 21 widgets running and have never experienced a crash, FC, or any other type of OS anomaly since October. I take that back. Initially I was using the Trip Advisor wallpaper on the lock screen and it would cause TW to reboot every other day. Once I stopped using it everything was fine.
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On my sister's Nexus 10, for example, I notice Much smoother transitions and I've never had it crash. I hate how even with empty home screens, there is noticeable slowness (sometimes) while changing home screens or opening the app drawer. I'm still skeptical about the crashes though, since I'm the only one getting them (it seems), so maybe it's just mine. I'll return it and get another one, so I can report back and see if these issues are somewhat fixed. Still, I feel bad that I spend so much on this and it feels slow compared to a more than a year old Nexus 10 with a much slower processor. I already removed all of the bloat, except the SPen stuff, because that was my main point for getting this tablet.
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If people are experiencing worse than that or constant lag I'd suggest they look at the apps they have installed, their configuration/settings, and what apps/processes they have removed/frozen/turned off.
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I totally agree.
Complainers seldom admit that they made mods to the device or that they have 10 screens with 50 widgets all running at the same time, they don't admit that they installed pirated software that may or may not contain viruses or that they installed an APK that was ported from an Asus tablet because they like the way the widget looks on another brand device.
To those people it's always the device and never the user.
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On my sister's Nexus 10, for example, I notice Much smoother transitions and I've never had it crash.
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There's a ton of discussion about N10's lagging. Friends have them and I've used them and the more crap that's installed on them the more they too suffer from transition stutter. The more crap that's going on in the background the greater chance there is that there's going to be some type of drag or delay in the interface. And it's not about performance because the stuff we're talking about that lags is probably using a single-core of the CPU and a small chunk of RAM. And on a Nexus device you can't even blame it on TW.
While you and Sis may not have experienced lag on the N10 others have...
abdielol said:
I don't have any widgets , not even the stock Samsung ones. I also don't have much apps, nor any of the cumbersome SView or Motion controls on. I thought rooting and installing CleanRom would help and it really did, to some extent, but there is still some noticeable lag which, in my opinion, is unacceptable. As for the crashes, I don't know if I got a faulty unit since this is just day 3 of owning it. Maybe I'll return it and get another one, it may help with my lag too.
On my sister's Nexus 10, for example, I notice Much smoother transitions and I've never had it crash. I hate how even with empty home screens, there is noticeable slowness (sometimes) while changing home screens or opening the app drawer. I'm still skeptical about the crashes though, since I'm the only one getting them (it seems), so maybe it's just mine. I'll return it and get another one, so I can report back and see if these issues are somewhat fixed. Still, I feel bad that I spend so much on this and it feels slow compared to a more than a year old Nexus 10 with a much slower processor. I already removed all of the bloat, except the SPen stuff, because that was my main point for getting this tablet.
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You could have a defective unit..... Any chance that you could upload a video to show us what you are experiencing?
I had the Nexus 10 before my Note 2014. I like the Nexus 10 but the Note 2014 is blazing fast compared to the Nexus 10. The Nexus 10 was definitely laggy and my Note 2014 has been very smooth.
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I had the Nexus 10 before my Note 2014. I like the Nexus 10 but the Note 2014 is blazing fast compared to the Nexus 10. The Nexus 10 was definitely laggy and my Note 2014 has been very smooth.
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There wasn't really a GPU available when the N10 was released that was capable of handling a 2,560x1,600 display. Mali 604 was at its max thresholds and it showed.
The Mali 628 in the Exynos N10.1-14's is about 4 times more powerful.
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I don't have any widgets , not even the stock Samsung ones.
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Did you start noticing it when you got the tablet? Why didnt you exchange it? You probably got a lemon one.
kkretch said:
I totally agree.
Complainers seldom admit that they made mods to the device or that they have 10 screens with 50 widgets all running at the same time, they don't admit that they installed pirated software that may or may not contain viruses or that they installed an APK that was ported from an Asus tablet because they like the way the widget looks on another brand device.
To those people it's always the device and never the user.
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of my home screen and apps just for your pleasure. ALL of my apps I bought them on the play store, none of them are pirated. I am not a dumb android user that doesn't know how to handle his tablet. It's my device, not the user. Thanks for your input though!
BarryH_GEG said:
There's a ton of discussion about N10's lagging. Friends have them and I've used them and the more crap that's installed on them the more they too suffer from transition stutter. The more crap that's going on in the background the greater chance there is that there's going to be some type of drag or delay in the interface. And it's not about performance because the stuff we're talking about that lags is probably using a single-core of the CPU and a small chunk of RAM. And on a Nexus device you can't even blame it on TW.
While you and Sis may not have experienced lag on the N10 others have...
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I'm just telling you what I notice. If I factory reset both tablets right now, i KNOW that the nexus 10 would feel buttery smooth while my note 10 would still feel laggy. Even dragging apps around the home screen felt laggy here. Understand my frustration, i just paid premium price for something that could be a lot better in terms of speed. I'm just telling things from MY experience with both tablets, and my experience with the OLD nexus 10 felt smooth compared to my experience here. You believe whatever you want.
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You could have a defective unit..... Any chance that you could upload a video to show us what you are experiencing?
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It's just lagginess all around and the crashes aren't really predictable. I'm not going to be able to upload a video since I'm going to flash this to stock as soon as I get home so I can return it at best buy and get another one. My unit may be defective.
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Did you start noticing it when you got the tablet? Why didnt you exchange it? You probably got a lemon one.
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It was on a sealed box. I noticed when I opened it at home. It's just been 3 days since I got it. I'm returning it today and I'll report back.
Thanks to the ones of you that can see beyond fanboyism. Some take it so personal the minute you say the device feels laggy, feeling like you've insulted them personally or something. I'll report back when I get a new one.
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Well this is my experience so far.
I've had this thing since November. Not rooted, not debloated. I have a couple of widgets etc and using Nova launcher. Nothing out of the ordinary. Running that taiwanese firmware which is the latest one supposedly. Anyway, 95% of the time in my experience, I don't notice any lag whatsoever. Even with multiwindow where I've been reading a pdf on the first half and using papyrus on the second half to take notes, no lag. This thing is a beast and the battery life is pretty good. If I could root without losing warranty, it would be perfect.
One day I hope CM11 comes to this thing because it's already blazing fast, and I would love to have CM11 to make it as close to stock as possible.
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If I factory reset both tablets right now, i KNOW that the nexus 10 would feel buttery smooth while my note 10 would still feel laggy.
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I'd guess the Nexus would be smoother after a reset. The pinch zooming of home screens on the N10.1-14 isn't any faster whether it's factory fresh or with a ton of widgets (in my experience). I don't think the N10.1-14 is performing to the full capabilities of its h/w and think interim updates that would have helped were stopped to focus on the upcoming 4.4/M-UX update. But having said that there's a big difference between that and inferring it's a laggy mess as a couple of people here have tried to do. So you're saying that based on your experience you're hugely disappointed with the lag you're experiencing. I'm saying that 95% of the time with the exception being some transition lag (especially when a lot of background processes are going on) my N10.1-14 doesn't lag. Since neither of us can see what the other's talking about you can lose the righteous indignation because me and a couple of people here are posting experiences that may be different than yours.
Thanks to the ones of you that can see beyond fanboyism. Some take it so personal the minute you say the device feels laggy, feeling like you've insulted them personally or something. I'll report back when I get a new one.
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This isn't about you. People should buy what makes them happy and if you're not happy by all means return your N10.1-14 and get something that does make you happy. But you, one person sharing one experience, can lead to this...
xgreenlanternox said:
Heh - that's what I am hearing/reading a lot of and which is making me so hesitant. The device itself has great specs and should perform amazingly, but as we know, a device is also only as good as it's software and many people are saying the stock ROM/software is very buggy and laggy and does exactly what you are saying.
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You're entitled to your opinion but if the people that disagree with you are "fanboys" does that make you and others with a different opinion "haters?" I don't personally think so and think that the (constructive) sharing of differing opinions and experiences are healthy. Everyone here's a big boy or girl and don't need you or me to tell them how to draw conclusions and weed through posts. I post counterpoint to comments like yours sometimes to give people perspective; and whenever possible pics or videos to back up what I'm sharing. I could personally care less what people here do individually (after all, there's over 4M) and whether or not they buy a product I own or are pleased with my comments. But I've been thanked a lot so I must be doing something to help people.
BarryH_GEG said:
I'd guess the Nexus would be smoother after a reset. The pinch zooming of home screens on the N10.1-14 isn't any faster whether it's factory fresh or with a ton of widgets (in my experience). I don't think the N10.1-14 is performing to the full capabilities of its h/w and think interim updates that would have helped were stopped to focus on the upcoming 4.4/M-UX update. But having said that there's a big difference between that and inferring it's a laggy mess as a couple of people here have tried to do. So you're saying that based on your experience you're hugely disappointed with the lag you're experiencing. I'm saying that 95% of the time with the exception being some transition lag (especially when a lot of background processes are going on) my N10.1-14 doesn't lag. Since neither of us can see what the other's talking about you can lose the righteous indignation because me and a couple of people here are posting experiences that may be different than yours.
This isn't about you. People should buy what makes them happy and if you're not happy by all means return your N10.1-14 and get something that does make you happy. But you, one person sharing one experience, can lead to this...
You're entitled to your opinion but if the people that disagree with you are "fanboys" does that make you and others with a different opinion "haters?" I don't personally think so and think that the (constructive) sharing of differing opinions and experiences are healthy. Everyone here's a big boy or girl and don't need you or me to tell them how to draw conclusions and weed through posts. I post counterpoint to comments like yours sometimes to give people perspective; and whenever possible pics or videos to back up what I'm sharing. I could personally care less what people here do individually (after all, there's over 4M) and whether or not they buy a product I own or are pleased with my comments. But I've been thanked a lot so I must be doing something to help people.
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I'm not sure how I got involved in the middle of this - I have had nothing good or bad personally to say about the device. I am just sharing what I've read from consumer/tech reviewers. I just worry because just as many people are saying that it is laggy as not. I understand there are different factors for this, but I am not super tech saavy with tablets either and just want a good experience right out of the box. While screen transition being slightly laggy isnt much of a big deal to me, what is this going to translate into when I play games, or do resource intense functions? I just don't want to spend $550.00 on something I am not going to be happy with. I also don't want to have to root anything to reach it's full potential because there goes my warranty.
i curently have the s6 edge. i got it for 300eurs. should i sell it for 300eurs and get the oneplus 3 or stick with it. what are the downsides (i love custom rom's and that sort of things)
it depends what you want out of your phone. Oneplus is more powerful and has one of best dev support. I personally dont like the touchwiz and prefer stock android. if you a simple phone for day to day needs and you're not going to tinker around much you should probably hang on to s6 edge and if not then oneplus 3 is definitely the way to go.
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it depends what you want out of your phone. Oneplus is more powerful and has one of best dev support. I personally dont like the touchwiz and prefer stock android. if you a simple phone for day to day needs and you're not going to tinker around much you should probably hang on to s6 edge and if not then oneplus 3 is definitely the way to go.
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+1
bonham1988 said:
it depends what you want out of your phone. Oneplus is more powerful and has one of best dev support. I personally dont like the touchwiz and prefer stock android. if you a simple phone for day to day needs and you're not going to tinker around much you should probably hang on to s6 edge and if not then oneplus 3 is definitely the way to go.
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i also heard that wifi is literally **** and that the display looks bad in comparison to the s6.
"I normally wouldn't complain about 1080p, but I can actually see how fuzzy my wallpapers and text look on this phone compared to the oneplus 2" from a phone reviewer
is the screen really that bad?
timrock7 said:
i also heard that wifi is literally **** and that the display looks bad in comparison to the s6.
"I normally wouldn't complain about 1080p, but I can actually see how fuzzy my wallpapers and text look on this phone compared to the oneplus 2" from a phone reviewer
is the screen really that bad?
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I've not faced any issues with wifi yet. Screen is good but if you are coming from 2k AMOLED you might not like it as much as s6. But screen doesn't have any issues. Quality is great and texts are crisp and clear.
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bonham1988 said:
I've not faced any issues with wifi yet. Screen is good but if you are coming from 2k AMOLED you might not like it as much as s6. But screen doesn't have any issues. Quality is great and texts are crisp and clear.
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thx for all you replies and support, i gotta ask people who actually own the damn thing . but one last thing. is the camera any good? what device are you coming from?
timrock7 said:
thx for all you replies and support, i gotta ask people who actually own the damn thing . but one last thing. is the camera any good? what device are you coming from?
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Camera is great for day light pictures. I've had iPhone 6 and moto x play before this. Auto mode is great but manual mode makes this camera amazing if you know how to use the manual mode. Low light performance is not as good top end phones but at this price point, it's the best camera phone available.
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Camera is great for day light pictures. I've had iPhone 6 and moto x play before this. Auto mode is great but manual mode makes this camera amazing if you know how to use the manual mode. Low light performance is not as good top end phones but at this price point, it's the best camera phone available.
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Its better then my Gfs iPhone 5s in Low light so.
I own it and compared to Samsung S6 the camera is BAD on OnePlus 3.
So if you want good camera get the Samsung S6 Edge. And remember the screen on OP3 is just 1080p
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i curently have the s6 edge. i got it for 300eurs. should i sell it for 300eurs and get the oneplus 3 or stick with it. what are the downsides (i love custom rom's and that sort of things)
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I sold S7, bought OP3, and never looked back, you are talking about S6 edge? WOW.
OP3 is better because:
- Stock Android UI if you Don't love TW.
- Far more smooth, least lag, there is no Sammy device which don't lag or miss frame rates.
- Prettier, better feel in hand, slimmer, sleeker.
- Larger Screen
- Easy to root/TWRP and come back to stock, Sammy is pain lately.
- CM13/14 officially which Sammy lacks.
- Charges phone three times faster than any sammy phone.
- Edge screen is more fragile, loss of real state, picture distorted on the edges, accidental screen touches are must.
Plenty of more reasons, but i am having headache right now, dont wanna use brain.
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I've not faced any issues with wifi yet. Screen is good but if you are coming from 2k AMOLED you might not like it as much as s6. But screen doesn't have any issues. Quality is great and texts are crisp and clear.
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Well, wish i could have microscopic eyes like some guys, by cannot find the difference between 1080p and 2k screen of S7, i dont wear glasses even.
I prefer colder, sharper, saturated colours though, and don't even use RGB mode on OP3 as well, so probably difference users, different needs/preferences.
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thx for all you replies and support, i gotta ask people who actually own the damn thing . but one last thing. is the camera any good? what device are you coming from?
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Obviously those, who have experience with both devices must be helping you out. Any ways your question was very odd as well, comparing current gen phone with a last gen phone. Make your mind your self dude.
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I sold S7, bought OP3, and never looked back, you are talking about S6 edge? WOW.
OP3 is better because:
- Stock Android UI if you Don't love TW.
- Far more smooth, least lag, there is no Sammy device which don't lag or miss frame rates.
- Prettier, better feel in hand, slimmer, sleeker.
- Larger Screen
- Easy to root/TWRP and come back to stock, Sammy is pain lately.
- CM13/14 officially which Sammy lacks.
- Charges phone three times faster than any sammy phone.
- Edge screen is more fragile, loss of real state, picture distorted on the edges, accidental screen touches are must.
Plenty of more reasons, but i am having headache right now, dont wanna use brain.
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Well, wish i could have microscopic eyes like some guys, by cannot find the difference between 1080p and 2k screen of S7, i dont wear glasses even.
I prefer colder, sharper, saturated colours though, and don't even use RGB mode on OP3 as well, so probably difference users, different needs/preferences.
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Obviously those, who have experience with both devices must be helping you out. Any ways your question was very odd as well, comparing current gen phone with a last gen phone. Make your mind your self dude.
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well the s6 edge was a brilliant phone and in some cases still beats the op3 (amazingly). i just wanna know if its worth those 100bucks that il be spending on it. also, can someone do a geekbench run and post a screenshot of it here. i think the s6 beats the op3 in that department xD
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can someone do a geekbench run and post a screenshot of it here. i think the s6 beats the op3 in that department xD
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It doesn't.
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I'd pick a 1+3 anyday over a Samsung device but you seem like a Samsung kinda guy, so maybe you already have the right phone
I had an S6. between the standby battery drain and horrible memory management (apps would freeze and force close), I went right to the nexus 5x and now to OP3. Literally everything is faster in every way. Samsung has good hardware but the software totally sucks. Picture quality and screen quality is good I'll admit, but not enough to overcome apps freezing and closing and horrible battery life.
Go with OP3 you won't be dissapointed, or wait for the new Pixel line to be launched tomorrow and either get that or pick up a cheaper 5x or 6p. Their low light picture taking is top notch (better than S6 and OP3 - speak from experience as I've used them all).
Ive actually sold my s6 for 400$ and bought op3. And i dont regret anything. Only wifi is not as good as it was on the s6 but thats all.
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It doesn't.
I'd pick a 1+3 anyday over a Samsung device but you seem like a Samsung kinda guy, so maybe you already have the right phone
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with a bit of kernel tweaking i managed to beat your oneplus 3. it is not overclocked.
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I had an S6. between the standby battery drain and horrible memory management (apps would freeze and force close), I went right to the nexus 5x and now to OP3. Literally everything is faster in every way. Samsung has good hardware but the software totally sucks. Picture quality and screen quality is good I'll admit, but not enough to overcome apps freezing and closing and horrible battery life.
Go with OP3 you won't be dissapointed, or wait for the new Pixel line to be launched tomorrow and either get that or pick up a cheaper 5x or 6p. Their low light picture taking is top notch (better than S6 and OP3 - speak from experience as I've used them all).
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yeah i was thinking of waiting on the pixel phones. i mean they are released tomorow but i dont know how the price will be, not to mention availability
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with a bit of kernel tweaking i managed to beat your oneplus 3. it is not overclocked.
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It still beats it single core by a big margin, and no doubt I could "tweak" my settings if I wanted but really what is the point? You started this thread basically to argue that your S6 is as good as a 1+3?
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i curently have the s6 edge. i got it for 300eurs. should i sell it for 300eurs and get the oneplus 3 or stick with it. what are the downsides (i love custom rom's and that sort of things)
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A power user friend of mine had the S6e and nearly went back to iphone due to the battery life. He managed to get an S7e for a good price and hasn't looked back.
I have an Galaxy tab S2, (which probably has the same generation OLED to your S6e,) and I think the display is worse on the OP3. For me, the colours look all wrong and when you put on sRGB in developer options, the whites are too yellow. In your position, I'd find a physical OP3 and compare it to your S6e before taking the plunge.
Apart from the display, (and possibly lack of SD card,) I cant fault the OP3 from when I've seen it. For speed and smoothness, it was even in the same league as the Nexus 5 running kit kat. (but not quite )
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It still beats it single core by a big margin, and no doubt I could "tweak" my settings if I wanted but really what is the point? You started this thread basically to argue that your S6 is as good as a 1+3?
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Actually i started this post to compare the oneplus 3 to my s6e, so i can see if its worth that extra 100 bucks. But thatnks anyways for the hate
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It still beats it single core by a big margin, and no doubt I could "tweak" my settings if I wanted but really what is the point? You started this thread basically to argue that your S6 is as good as a 1+3?
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he does not need advise, i guess?