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Hello to all Galaxy Note 8 owners',
I've read most of the review online, but only a few stated about the heat issue on this device.
So, my question is does your phablet overheat ?
wuf31 said:
Hello to all Galaxy Note 8 owners',
I've read most of the review online, but only a few stated about the heat issue on this device.
So, my question is does your phablet overheat ?
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Uh... no? This is about the coolest running tablet on the market. Also, I have read every single piece of literature and commentary on the internet about the Note 8, and not once has heat been mentioned. Where, exactly, are you reading this?
Mine runs perfectly. No heat issues whatsoever.
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I haven't noticed much heat or warmth at all, much less heat problems. I'm not a tablet gamer. But I do watch video, and download files (sometimes big ones and using Advanced Download Manager). And not heat issues.
Mine gets pretty warm on the lower lefthand side of the back plastic. Probably 10 degrees over ambient temp.
This is consistent with other devices that run at relatively high clock, or my phone if the wimax antenna is on - I'm not seeing it as a problem.
The only time I have felt any excessive heat, is when I was watching Netflix and charging at the same time. I use this tablet very heavily and have not noticed any heat issues!
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Haven't read anything about heat issues on the Note 8 myself, nor have I observed any serious heat issues on mine. It'll get warm with intense use, but no worse than other tablets or phones in my collection.
Correction, only one on the net.
This is the link "hxxp://pocketnow.com/2013/04/09/galaxy-note-8-review"
Quoted here the relevant paragraph
-- "Other than that, the performance on the Note 8.0, even during graphic-intensive games, was exceptionally smooth. Though, after several minutes of intense gaming with the display brightness turned up, the device did tend to heat up a bit, but not to the extent the device was uncomfortable to hold." --
I'm asking because I've read heat problems on Galaxy Note II and Galaxy S3
Thanks for all your reply. It's good to hear that this one does not suffer from heat issues. If it is, I'll have to switch to Asus Fonepad, man.. that thing is half the price than Note 8
wuf31 said:
Correction, only one on the net.
This is the link "hxxp://pocketnow.com/2013/04/09/galaxy-note-8-review"
Quoted here the relevant paragraph
-- "Other than that, the performance on the Note 8.0, even during graphic-intensive games, was exceptionally smooth. Though, after several minutes of intense gaming with the display brightness turned up, the device did tend to heat up a bit, but not to the extent the device was uncomfortable to hold." --
I'm asking because I've read heat problems on Galaxy Note II and Galaxy S3
Thanks for all your reply. It's good to hear that this one does not suffer from heat issues. If it is, I'll have to switch to Asus Fonepad, man.. that thing is half the price than Note 8
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Device warming up is not the same as a heat problem. My S3 and the Note 8 will both get warm with heavy use, but so will everything else. You have to have realistic expectations on a device that only has passive cooling. Heat is a problem if it causes the device to crash or otherwise misbehave.
Used mine to play a game with 3D graphics for an hour or two and it was only slightly warm. Tablet was sitting on my pillow.
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roustabout said:
Mine gets pretty warm on the lower lefthand side of the back plastic. Probably 10 degrees over ambient temp.
This is consistent with other devices that run at relatively high clock, or my phone if the wimax antenna is on - I'm not seeing it as a problem.
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Echoing this statement. My Note 8 gets noticeably warm on the left side even on lower loads. It's never become hot enough to be an issue though.
Bateluer said:
Haven't read anything about heat issues on the Note 8 myself, nor have I observed any serious heat issues on mine. It'll get warm with intense use, but no worse than other tablets or phones in my collection.
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Ditto...
My charger does get warmer than my G Note 10.1 and my G S3...
Mine is just like any other high end tablet. Stays cool but gets slightly warm warm when used heavily. I have the 3G version.
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overheating? Try meltdown!
A few months ago, my wife and I visited the local AT&T store and picked up a Galaxy S4 and a Galaxy Note 8.0.
While my SG4 is working beautifully, the Note 8 is unusable, even after having it sent in for repairs (the problem persists as if it was never repaired).
Basically, it has a glitch that I've seen before on PCs that have a heat-damaged GPU. When the system is booted, it displays a graphically garbled mess and will not achieve full boot.
We have reloaded it, to no avail, and as I say, it's already been sent in for repairs yet it came back to us as if nothing had been done to it at all. It worked intermittently, as i had before the repair, so my wife tried to make due because we couldn't take time off from work to go back to AT&T in the last few weeks since we received our Note 8 back from Samsung (or whoever they farmed out the repair to). In the last few days of my wife using it, it's gone from intermittent to full-blown unusable. Now, about 15 to 20 seconds into the boot sequence, the GPU overheat glitch rears its head. There's no way now to get to the desktop to attempt another reload... but that wouldn't help anyway. When we last took the unit in for repairs, I reset the device to factory defaults at the request of the AT&T rep that was assisting us. Within 2 minutes after booting back up, the system was nearly unusable.
It was a rockin' little tablet... for about 4 days until it started overheating. I'm figuring it's likely a manufacturing flaw, based on the testimony of others that for the most part claim little or no heat issues.
Now, I'm not sure what we can do to rectify this. I hope we're not stuck with what amounts to a brick.
FYI / background-info: I've been a computer user for 31 years, and worked professionally in IT for the last 15 years. Embedded hardware hacking and embedded systems development are a few of my many technical hobbies. To say the least, I've been very thorough in my examination of this problem, and have an immense amount of experience with a large variety of hardware, which is why I recognize the problem to be related to overheating damage to the GPU -- I've seen it plenty of times before... the summer heat where I live will kill a GPU if it's fans aren't cleaned monthly, due to the amount of dust that blows in from the plains states immediately to our west.
i have GT-N5100
the unit so warm (not overheat) if i played some 3D games for a few times.
left side of the note.
and maybe i suggesting you not playing much games or heavy games with this Note 8.0
i don't know about the other handheld, but note 8.0 almost suck my battery 1minutes : 1% just for play LINE I Love Coffee or any light-weight games.
BUT, if you do for work (write on S-Note or drawing or adjust some shortcut and setting) it'll be so damn long lasting battery, but once you play (at least) 1 game, you'll see the battery drain so much.
don't know how to fix this (even i already turn on the Power Saving and turn off another function except vibrate, and screen rotation, also wifi...because i use battery program..that program indicate use Mobile Data/3G more drain than Wifi)
StygianAgenda said:
A few months ago, my wife and I visited the local AT&T store and picked up a Galaxy S4 and a Galaxy Note 8.0.
While my SG4 is working beautifully, the Note 8 is unusable, even after having it sent in for repairs (the problem persists as if it was never repaired).
Basically, it has a glitch that I've seen before on PCs that have a heat-damaged GPU. When the system is booted, it displays a graphically garbled mess and will not achieve full boot.
We have reloaded it, to no avail, and as I say, it's already been sent in for repairs yet it came back to us as if nothing had been done to it at all. It worked intermittently, as i had before the repair, so my wife tried to make due because we couldn't take time off from work to go back to AT&T in the last few weeks since we received our Note 8 back from Samsung (or whoever they farmed out the repair to). In the last few days of my wife using it, it's gone from intermittent to full-blown unusable. Now, about 15 to 20 seconds into the boot sequence, the GPU overheat glitch rears its head. There's no way now to get to the desktop to attempt another reload... but that wouldn't help anyway. When we last took the unit in for repairs, I reset the device to factory defaults at the request of the AT&T rep that was assisting us. Within 2 minutes after booting back up, the system was nearly unusable.
It was a rockin' little tablet... for about 4 days until it started overheating. I'm figuring it's likely a manufacturing flaw, based on the testimony of others that for the most part claim little or no heat issues.
Now, I'm not sure what we can do to rectify this. I hope we're not stuck with what amounts to a brick.
FYI / background-info: I've been a computer user for 31 years, and worked professionally in IT for the last 15 years. Embedded hardware hacking and embedded systems development are a few of my many technical hobbies. To say the least, I've been very thorough in my examination of this problem, and have an immense amount of experience with a large variety of hardware, which is why I recognize the problem to be related to overheating damage to the GPU -- I've seen it plenty of times before... the summer heat where I live will kill a GPU if it's fans aren't cleaned monthly, due to the amount of dust that blows in from the plains states immediately to our west.
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That's how the first Note 8 that I was shipped was (my post about it is somewhere) it was roasting when it arrived and oddly the battery showed it as fully charged. Screen was a complete disaster, reset it and it was fine for a few days then started acting up with the heat and screen issue. I only had had it a week so I just asked for an exchange (at first they wanted me to go through the warranty to fix or replace it ha! No). Got this new one and have had no issues (except the wifi which I finally seem to have working but that's whole other thing), like others said it just gets a little warm on the left side but nothing like that old unit and nothing horribly burning type of noticeable.
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Warrior1975 said:
Mine runs perfectly. No heat issues whatsoever.
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Same here. No heat problems at all.
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please help me about my galaxy note 8,GTN5100.
I have my galaxy Note8 for a year,and it was perfect for me.i just play candy crush saga with it and check my facebook and instagram and twitter.but it is about a week that it overheats,after 5 min that i connect to the internet via wifi the back of the device on the left becomes very hot,and after that the battery drains very fast.it is not rooted and its android version in 4.2.1.
wuf31 said:
Hello to all Galaxy Note 8 owners',
I've read most of the review online, but only a few stated about the heat issue on this device.
So, my question is does your phablet overheat ?
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NOT overheat
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QuanGan said:
NOT overheat
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just hot
Mine said last night that it had to close down programs and I could only use the phone because it was overheating. It was cool to the touch every where and battery monitor said the temp was 30*C or 86*F. So does it over heat not too the ftouch as it always seems cool when held, But?????
Hi all,
so, i persuaded my friend to buy a s4, bt now she's facing several problems with it, the problems are:
1) heating issue (my Note 2 heats too, bt she claims that hers heat very fast, even for short usages)
2) Front camera is blurry ( i'll post a pic soon)
3) she put her phone to charge the whole night (about 8 hours) and when she turned it on, the battery percentage was only 95%
She also bought the phone for a cheaper price ( I'm thinking it's nt 100% genuine, bt she said she gt it from a authorised dealer)
Hope there's a solution to these problems
for now, i'm suggesting her to send it back to a samsung center for a change of device.
thanks!
How much cheaper are we talking about here? You can always buy warranty as well just for protection. As for the heating issue, I do find it to be more frequent that my previous Note 2 or S3. I noticed this especially when I'm using the camera, YouTube, browser. Haven't even played any games on it yet.
As for the camera, you might try to go into settings. Perhaps its trying to auto-focus too much - I also have this issue sometimes with the camera when it wouldn't focus, but just adjust the settings maybe.
imrhay said:
Hi all,
so, i persuaded my friend to buy a s4, bt now she's facing several problems with it, the problems are:
1) heating issue (my Note 2 heats too, bt she claims that hers heat very fast, even for short usages)
2) Front camera is blurry ( i'll post a pic soon)
3) she put her phone to charge the whole night (about 8 hours) and when she turned it on, the battery percentage was only 95%
She also bought the phone for a cheaper price ( I'm thinking it's nt 100% genuine, bt she said she gt it from a authorised dealer)
Hope there's a solution to these problems
for now, i'm suggesting her to send it back to a samsung center for a change of device.
thanks!
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Id do exactly that if u think it's bad send it back, your under warranty
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Only major issue Ive had is a galaxy family wide issue since s2 (loose charge port) only had it 2.5 days
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imrhay said:
Hi all,
so, i persuaded my friend to buy a s4, bt now she's facing several problems with it, the problems are:
1) heating issue (my Note 2 heats too, bt she claims that hers heat very fast, even for short usages)
2) Front camera is blurry ( i'll post a pic soon)
3) she put her phone to charge the whole night (about 8 hours) and when she turned it on, the battery percentage was only 95%
She also bought the phone for a cheaper price ( I'm thinking it's nt 100% genuine, bt she said she gt it from a authorised dealer)
Hope there's a solution to these problems
for now, i'm suggesting her to send it back to a samsung center for a change of device.
thanks!
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These issues are common amongst many users. I personally would not recommend this phone to a friend without telling then about these issues. Its a shame that Samsung has the latest and greatest and then ruin it with these small but important problems.
I'm extremely happy with my phone ONLY because I am rooted and will have access to amazing ROMs that will cure these problems. Software aside, the actually device is amazing and i wouldn't want any other.
The camera could be blurry due to the packaging sticker that most people don't notice and don't remove that's on the camera. Although the sticker has a round cut out and shouldn't affect the picture at all unless its misaligned. Some say its there for protection others say to remove it. Do as u wish.
On the topic of heat, if your charging and heavily using your phone, it DOES get unreasonably hot. Uncomfortable but still not a defect. I'm sure the device is more than capable of handling these temperatures. But it is uncomfortable to hold...this is also very subjective. Hot to me may not be hot to you and vise versa. But I think that it is much hotter than older phones so I understand why people can be alarmed by the difference.
Charging batteries is a wonky topic. Batteries all behave slightly differently. They are temperamental and take time to perform their best. Fully draining and then fully charging ur battery is good practice to ensure good and long lasting performance. But I'd say its too early to call your issue a problem that requires a replacement. If it were, let's say, 75% I'd do something about it. 95? Ehhh not an issue. I suggest getting a larger aftermarket battery anyway if you want acceptable battery life. (12hours)
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sgs22012 said:
Only major issue Ive had is a galaxy family wide issue since s2 (loose charge port) only had it 2.5 days
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Seriously? I came to the S4 from the Fascinate (S1), and my USB port is just as firm as it ever was on the Fascinate. (Of course, haven't had the S4 enough to tell..)
Thanks guys for your reply,
Really appreciate it
Like you guys said the problems are normal
Sent from the undoubtedly best phone on earth, the Samsung Note II
imrhay said:
Thanks guys for your reply,
Really appreciate it
Like you guys said the problems are normal
Sent from the undoubtedly best phone on earth, the Samsung Note II
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Uh... those problems are not normal. Those sound like serious issues and do not seem consistent with a typical S4 experience, at least not mine or the two other people I know that have one. I would even consider that your friend purchased an imitation s4, which are known to exist.
If ever in doubt, return the phone to where she got it from.
-Sent from my TMO Samsung Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 2
Dr. Fed said:
Uh... those problems are not normal. Those sound like serious issues and do not seem consistent with a typical S4 experience, at least not mine or the two other people I know that have one. I would even consider that your friend purchased an imitation s4, which are known to exist.
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I, likewise, have NONE of those issues. At all. I do have occasional stuttering lag, but that's it. If I were having those issues I would send it back.
imrhay said:
Hi all,
so, i persuaded my friend to buy a s4, bt now she's facing several problems with it, the problems are:
1) heating issue (my Note 2 heats too, bt she claims that hers heat very fast, even for short usages)
2) Front camera is blurry ( i'll post a pic soon)
3) she put her phone to charge the whole night (about 8 hours) and when she turned it on, the battery percentage was only 95%
She also bought the phone for a cheaper price ( I'm thinking it's nt 100% genuine, bt she said she gt it from a authorised dealer)
Hope there's a solution to these problems
for now, i'm suggesting her to send it back to a samsung center for a change of device.
thanks!
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Though it is possible that there are hardware issues with the device itself, here are some common things to check:
1) Heating is normal when running graphic intensive apps like games. If the phone is heating up while idle, it is a problem.
2) Make sure there is no plastic covering on the front camera. The picture may appear gritty on the screen but transfer it to a computer and check the resolution.
3) I am almost certain it is taking forever to charge because she may be using an old charger or an old usb cable. The S4 comes with a different charger output (0.5V and 2 A) & will charge the phone quickly. The older chargers are (0.5V & 1A), which will charge the S4 but take forever.
Check these things first. If any of these are off, replace the phone asap!
Hi
For the receivers of the very fist batch that should be arriving to your door step please share your first impressions / photos / videos
I pre ordered the second batch, to be dispatched around may 16th.
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I've got the phone since Friday now (3rd day) and it's a great phone.
+ Recharge, overall quality, screen, feel in the hand, amazing speakers.
- Fast drain on batery, yellow tint on the bottom of the screen (as many others)
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Phone quality is great
Speakers are loud and crisp
Fast charge is an added bonus.
Camera shutter is instant.
No yellow tint
Buggy OS:
-Sometimes ColorOS reverts my changed settings.
-Phone mutes all notification sounds after a restart.
Dead pixel on far right, the dead pixel is so darn small it's not even noticeable unless you thoroughly search for a dead pixel.
have you guys tried Beta 2.0 of color OS ?
marianoitalianoo said:
have you guys tried Beta 2.0 of color OS ?
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Yes, i'm running 2.0 from the start.
clarckent said:
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yellow tint on the bottom of the screen (as many others)
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have you contacted oppostyle for the replacement of the phone due to this yellow tint ?
marianoitalianoo said:
have you contacted oppostyle for the replacement of the phone due to this yellow tint ?
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No i have not. It's not much, but it is there...
I got mine on Friday ( 2nd). So far I really like the phone. Same as others have said....
Pros:
Fast charging times
speakers sound quality are really quite good ( this was a bonus for me)
very responsive
lots of theme options
feels like a large Nexus 5 to me.
Cons:
Color OS takes some getting used to
viewing angles are a little washed out ( not as good as my M8 or note 3)
idle time on battery needs some tweaking
Overall I am glad I purchased the 7a.
The os is pretty much in an early alpha state and requires a few more updates to actually be fully usable.
Some features suck battery like it's cotton candy, but the superb sound and awesome screen make up for it.
If you wish to make it through a day on one charge then turn everything you don't need off and change the lock screen because the normal lock screen is glitched and drains your battery on standby.
Overall it's a great device with a not so great operating system.
But people like entropy are already working on the first custom ROMs so that should be handled soon.
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Received mine last Monday, started playing with it Tuesday, got a sim for it Wednesday.
I'll preface this by stating I'm coming from a 3 year old HTC Inspire 4g so if somethings seem "wrong" well it's light years difference between the Inspire and this Oppo Find 7a
My first suggestion would be to put the 2.0 beta on it, been running it since yesterday and so far I think it "feels" more stable than the 1.2.x that comes with the phone. Most importantly I haven't had a single SD issue since updating to 2.0b.
Sound/speakers are amazing. Granted I'm no audiophile but considering my other 2 devices, HTC Inspire 4g and HP Touchpad, this sounds night and day better than both.
Speed is blazing, again though I am coming from a 3 year old phone (single core).
Battery life is great for me even from the start. Even w/o comparing it to the abysmal life of my previous device I'd still consider this good.
No yellow tint for me so can't comment on that
The phone is light as heck and the size is great. I thought I'd have problems since I have such small hands but none to speak of.
Downside is no custom rom yet and as I'm used to CM the features and nomenclature are different and a bit annoying having to think about doing something where as I'm used to being able to just do it.
An annoying thing is the flip case that came with the preorder turns the screen on/off which seems like a great idea, it's just implemented wrong. When I put my phone in the cubby hole in my truck the screen turning on and off is distracting. I've read others are discovering it's turning on and off in their pockets too.
No LTE for me until I "backdoor" it since AT&T doesn't recognize this device. I registered it and got a new sim twice and my account still shows that I'm on my Inspire 4g. Granted I don't use a lot of data so not really a priority, but still would be nice to have it even if I don't use it all that much. Then again with the speed and battery life of this phone that might change.
Got mine Friday. Love the screen size and colours, the overall built quality, the sound of the speakers and the fastcharging.
I am on a rooted ColorOS 2.0 (International) Beta and I must admit I actually like it's clean look and feel. I will probably go for a custom kernel and rom in the long run though.
I do not like the white back, not much grip for me and I really hate the pleather case that came with it.
The batery drain is also a minor problem for me.
Overall it's still the best phone I owned and I recommend it (unless you have really tiny hands)
jacquad said:
Got mine Friday. Love the screen size and colours, the overall built quality, the sound of the speakers and the fastcharging.
I am on a rooted ColorOS 2.0 (International) Beta and I must admit I actually like it's clean look and feel. I will probably go for a custom kernel and rom in the long run though.
I do not like the white back, not much grip for me and I really hate the pleather case that came with it.
The batery drain is also a minor problem for me.
Overall it's still the best phone I owned and I recommend it (unless you have really tiny hands)
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Is ColorOS 2.0 a big difference than what it came with? I am currently on V1.20i. Ive been holding off from rooting until I start seeing some real ROM action.
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Is ColorOS 2.0 a big difference than what it came with? I am currently on V1.20i. Ive been holding off from rooting until I start seeing some real ROM action.
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Screen seems to react a little quicker to touch. 2.0 seems a crisper and smoother rom. I really love the blurr effect. Voice wakeup und Live Weather 2.0 are also pretty nice.
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Chevyguy85 said:
Received mine last Monday, started playing with it Tuesday, got a sim for it Wednesday.
I'll preface this by stating I'm coming from a 3 year old HTC Inspire 4g so if somethings seem "wrong" well it's light years difference between the Inspire and this Oppo Find 7a
My first suggestion would be to put the 2.0 beta on it, been running it since yesterday and so far I think it "feels" more stable than the 1.2.x that comes with the phone. Most importantly I haven't had a single SD issue since updating to 2.0b.
Sound/speakers are amazing. Granted I'm no audiophile but considering my other 2 devices, HTC Inspire 4g and HP Touchpad, this sounds night and day better than both.
Speed is blazing, again though I am coming from a 3 year old phone (single core).
Battery life is great for me even from the start. Even w/o comparing it to the abysmal life of my previous device I'd still consider this good.
No yellow tint for me so can't comment on that
The phone is light as heck and the size is great. I thought I'd have problems since I have such small hands but none to speak of.
Downside is no custom rom yet and as I'm used to CM the features and nomenclature are different and a bit annoying having to think about doing something where as I'm used to being able to just do it.
An annoying thing is the flip case that came with the preorder turns the screen on/off which seems like a great idea, it's just implemented wrong. When I put my phone in the cubby hole in my truck the screen turning on and off is distracting. I've read others are discovering it's turning on and off in their pockets too.
No LTE for me until I "backdoor" it since AT&T doesn't recognize this device. I registered it and got a new sim twice and my account still shows that I'm on my Inspire 4g. Granted I don't use a lot of data so not really a priority, but still would be nice to have it even if I don't use it all that much. Then again with the speed and battery life of this phone that might change.
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LTE works great if you give them an IMEI from a 4G phone like a Nexus 5. Just call ATT and have them change your IMEI, presto... your LTE will work like a champ!
rswheaton said:
LTE works great if you give them an IMEI from a 4G phone like a Nexus 5. Just call ATT and have them change your IMEI, presto... your LTE will work like a champ!
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I had an 4g phone, but not a LTE phone. I gotta borrow a friend's phone one day and do that, eventually.
Solid build but buttons are little bit hard to press IMO.
Great screen. Very bright though. Camera is good.
Color OS features are nice but there is one bug with cellular network battery usage. I think it doesn't go into deep sleep because of it and drains battery on standby mode especially if you have screen off gesture on. If you turn this feature off, it's a lot better. I do not have yellow tint problem.
I wish we can swap back plates like One Plus. I like to use my phone without cover and the back plate is white.
The touch is very responsive. I have to change Touch & hold delay to medium to prevent accidental click while scrolling. Then again, I'm using a screen protector which comes with the phone and it might be the screen protector problem.
The speaker is loud. Really really loud. I am HTC M7 user and I think Find 7 speaker is better than M7.
best phone I ever had.
hardware: Impressive built quality, awsome gorilla glass with almost perfect touch (but I had to remove that **** of screen protector that killed touch sensitive), conversation quality is like havin ur friend talkin beside you and it get signal where other phones die.
software: I m using colorOS 1.2i, it has lacks of some feature, but it sports everything you really need and it does it fast and easy to use. It's like a stock android with kool features. Never had bug like force closing of apps....for me it's much better to use than a touchwiz and I feel like I m using a reactive nexus or a cooked rom.
camera: should I spend words? no...it's the best, there's no competion. it doesnt have any gimmick feature like htc zoe..but it's so easy and fast to find the settings u need, just shoot! and pics are nearly professional.
loudspeaker: it's in gods arena, beside z2 and htc one. if htc m8 is the king in this way, find7a is a prince, and u ll be happy of having.
Battery drain: kernel and governor need to be fixed. I had a good 6% of drain when using it with lte and screen on, but I also had 5.5% in stand by mode. so....here it's how I fixed and now I get 1.5% in standby (tnx to Gsam and Wakelock apps):
-removed stock google news and wheater widget, it doesnt allow sleep mode and it drain 1.5% of battery per hour
-removed yahoo wheater app (removing just widget is unuseful)...saved other 1.5%
-WIFI advanced settings : everythin off but optimization wifi...saved another 1.5%
- I use pattern unlock mode, from ever, someone reported that using stock colorOS mode drains battery
I noticed that when switching off WIFI , 3g/4g connection is already on...never happened with other phones, they all took some seconds for 3g to be working, maybe this means connection drain battery as it never goes really off even when is under wifi? dunno..
something I didnt like , but doesnt matter:
-power button sucks, it s less than half millimeter, so it's very hard to push it. but I dont really care, I use double tap to lock and unlock it!
-back cover. it's good and has grip, nice color and wotever...but it's very very slim and flexible. due it's so slim, antenna works like a blackberry but I m afraid it will destroy itself easily, bcs it's already starting to be flexible at my touch.
-screen: awsome , color are very good, but a more calibrated temperature can improve it. it's not blueish like some reviewr says...but a better temperature could improve its gamma as well, that s very high (I used to calibrate televisions some years ago so I have a special look on screens). at a first look , find7a screen is like an LG g2 screen with a wrong calibration (but more realistic colors ).
-It arrived with a dead pixel , but it s impossible to notice it due it's a full-hd screen, so I really dont give a shot about it.
-yellow screen, there's a yellow ghost at the base of the screen for 2 millimeters...but believe me guyz, I v seen ppl going crazy on forums for this, It's something u can notice only on a completely white screen and if nobody tells u, your not going to see it! but if u love perfection, I can say that it went away after some days of usage...I m sure it's glue and it takes some days of warm screen to be fixed.
-optional case: tnx oppo to send me such a gift in real leather, but I trash it after 1h. software doesnt support this case, having it in my pocket means it opens itself and screen goes on, but when u close it , the screen stays on anyway. I have to open it to pick up a call! wtf! why does it have such a window if I have to open it???
-warranty: oppo policy in europe is to send the phone I dont know where in europe, they will send I dont where in china, someone I dunno will decide if I have to pay to repair the phone. anyway I will pay to ship it. Ok, I accept to save 300€ on s5, m8, z2...and get 1+ if I destroy my find7...
just my opnion, everyone has his needs, wot is good for me can be bad for u...
alexleon said:
best phone I ever had.
here it's how I fixed and now I get 1.5% in standby (tnx to Gsam and Wakelock apps):
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So what is standby time after your fixes? People complained that the phone drains 50% of battery over night. So if the phone can't keep charge for 2-3 days it is useless for me. I do not use phone lot, so always forget to charge, so I need 2-3 days at least and I am getting 5 days with my current Nexus One.
So apparently 2.0b didn't fix the SD card issue so I'm just going to put in my old 16gb Sandisk that I've been using for a year and half and see what it does. If it works then I'll just assume the card I was sent is faulty/fake. Read speeds are between 20-35 megabytes while copying stuff off of the card onto my hard drive so that seems a bit slowish?
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So apparently 2.0b didn't fix the SD card issue so I'm just going to put in my old 16gb Sandisk that I've been using for a year and half and see what it does. If it works then I'll just assume the card I was sent is faulty/fake. Read speeds are between 20-35 megabytes while copying stuff off of the card onto my hard drive so that seems a bit slowish?
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It seems like a lot of people are having problems with the SD cards purchased from Oppo. I wonder if they got a bad batch.
How are you liking the Edge so far? Today will be my first full day with a white 64gb, so far it's been great. I spent yesterday setting it up, kind of a pain coming from an N6.
I haven't noticed any issues, just small software stuff. Occasionally the phone will lag behind for a split second, and for some reason Chrome will not stay open in the multitasking. Even if you switch immediately back, it refreshes the page.
Build quality is great though, feels better and safer than the N6.
Anyone have any tips and tricks?
Pretty good, worried by the battery
Black 64GB. Came from a bootloader unlocked S4.
I really miss the AOSP feel I had gotten used to, but touchwiz is substantially improved since my last interaction with it on the S4 like two years ago. The phone is a pleasure to hold and use. The screen is readable in direct sunlight, unlike my S4. Love the edges. From a software standpoint they are pretty worthless but the effect they create is pleasing and using things like the pull out drawers in Google Apps is really slick. The phone is also pretty snappy, albeit with some microstutter here and there. Camera launches just as fast as they claim and takes incredible pictures, especially in low light.
I am a bit worried by the battery, however. I'm a pretty heavy user and I doubt it'll ever last me a day without some charge stops. Using the factory charger is stupid fast, so I guess that'll be my panacea for the battery issue.
A few major annoyances I've had with the software:
- I haven't been able to sort out is how to decrease the text size in notifications
- I wish I could change more options in the notification pull down, such as a two stage pull down for quicksettings like in AOSP and the option to get rid of s finder and quick connect completely. They're just taking up space!
- why can't all apps go in multi window?
Coming from the Note 4...actually I still have it. The S6E - 128GB Sapphire black is my 2nd line that I use just as much as my primary (N4)
The S6E is refreshing. It's fast, sleek, and extremely well built. I have how Samsung slimmed down Touchwiz ...I actually like it a lot.
Battery is pretty good, not bad by any means....We'll have to wait until we can get some real world usage ....1-2 days isn't going to say much.....we need data after weeks, which will come in due time...
The Edge is comfortable in the hands and not awkward at all. I still can't get over how nice the screen is. Wow....
Camera is super fast to launch and takes notability better pictures than the Note 4, which is/was the best so that says a lot.
I love how the S6 in general is a precursor to the Note 5. Until ~Sept. I"m excited to enjoy having a phone phone again.....
I have an unlocked T-mobile Note 4 I'm using on the AT&T network, and I love it. I ordered my 128GB black S6 edge on March 23rd with regular free shipping and received it yesterday, which is amazing. BTW, the regular S6 already appears to be on back order.
This is one beautiful phone. A huge design turnaround for Samsung. Coming from a Note 4 as my daily it seems real small. It is going to take me some time to get used to it. To me, at first, the edges (literally) of the phone seemed real thin and sharp and felt a little weird in hand. The more I use it though, the more I'm getting used to it.
It seems zippy and very responsive. I'm not a big fan of touchwiz and although it seems much improved, there is still alot of crapware, just mostly moved into folders. I like Nova launcher and put that on it pretty much right away. Nova is very smooth. No stutter I can detect. I've had it less than 24 hours, but this phone is a work of art.
Oh and the new fingerprint reader is awesome. Super quick unlock right after you place your finger on the button. Totally usable compared to the old fingerprint lock.
it's kinda slow to my liking. i came from Nexus 6 64GB and i've been using S6 Edge since Monday. awesome grip feeling, and the camera, superb!!! i still hate TW launcher though. i think it is what's causing for the phone to lag.
1st person that said slow. I thought it as the fastest phone to date.
I just got mine today! Switching from the HTC One m7 GPE.
Still find the handfeel of the device really nice- the screen is super crisp in comparison too. The device feels lighter too. It is very snappy in comparison to the m7, but obviously a comparison to a 2 year old phone doesn't say too much.
I've only had it a few hours now, so nothing really to say on battery life or the camera.
Going from a GPE device to Touchwiz was frustrating, though. Even though I've replaced the keyboard, launcher, and calendar, I still hate how bloated the settings pulldown menu is and how locked down the lockscreen is. I'll try it out for a month or so, and maybe after that they'll have some root options for me to play with...
Came from the s4. Loving this device. I also like that black is actually s3 blue. Lol
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Got mine yesterday, coming from a TMO HTC One m7.
My m7 was lagging pretty badly especially w/ the latest 5.0 update so not a fair comparison. Also I had the horrible purple issues w/ my m7 camera.
Anyway, S6 Edge is great so far. Hard to tell on battery life, I was used to charging all the time anyway w/ my m7 so I don't think it'll be an issue.
Phone is fast, haven't had any lag. Fingerprint scanner works great, only thing is that the location based smart unlock doesn't seem to work but it's less of an issue because the fingerprint scanner works well.
I've had some issues swiping in from the left to pull up a menu, I think that's mainly because I need to get used to it. I think I have to swipe from further out but it feels a little strange to do w/ the curved edge.
Also, I keep mistaking the back of the phone for the front but I think that's also just a matter of getting used to it. I'm sure in 2 days, I'll be fine with it.
I'm not a fan of all the stuff on the pull down notifications. I wish I could get rid of the S Finer and Quick connect row.
I have created a thread which tracks all the issues with the device plus I update the battery stats on a daily basis..
lets see how it goes,..battery is a hit or miss..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6-edge/help/issues-battery-life-tracker-t3070349
Im coming from the S3 and I'm glad I waited for something superior like the S6. I probably wouldnt had upgraded if I had a Note 4. The S6 is true replacement for the S3 or either of the other S's. The UX is smooth with an occasional random drag once in awhile, to avoid lag just clear your recents, clear ram and don't turn off background processes under developers options; also disable whatever you dont need thats taking up excessive ram. Its too early to make a call on battery life, but im assuming it would be similar to my S3 on stock battery, which is fine given the resoltion of the screen compare to the S3.
Came from Galaxy S5.
Loving it so far! Received mine yesterday
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Im coming from the S3 and I'm glad I waited for something superior like the S6. I probably wouldnt had upgraded if I had a Note 4. The S6 is true replacement for the S3 or either of the other S's. The UX is smooth with an occasional random drag once in awhile, to avoid lag just clear your recents, clear ram and don't turn off background processes under developers options; also disable whatever you dont need thats taking up excessive ram. Its too early to make a call on battery life, but im assuming it would be similar to my S3 on stock battery, which is fine given the resoltion of the screen compare to the S3.
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Hard to believe you would have to do those steps with a phone like this. Have you noticed a certain amount of ram required for smooth use? Have you noticed what apps seem to cause the lag more than others?
Trev420 said:
Hard to believe you would have to do those steps with a phone like this. Have you noticed a certain amount of ram required for smooth use? Have you noticed what apps seem to cause the lag more than others?
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Disableing apps is just something I do anyway to prevent them from keeping unneccesary cached ram and Ive noticed it helps. Ive noticed that if ram is kept at 80 to 85% is best. Greenify would help minimize ram use by hybernating apps without disabling them, but I dont want to root just yet.
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Disableing apps is just something I do anyway to prevent them from keeping unneccesary cached ram and Ive noticed it helps. Ive noticed that if ram is kept at 80 to 85% is best. Greenify would help minimize ram use by hybernating apps without disabling them, but I dont want to root just yet.
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Hard to believe people still believe that unused ram is a good thing on the Android os. Unused ram is wasted ram.
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Hard to believe people still believe that unused ram is a good thing on the Android os. Unused ram is wasted ram.
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Unused hardware is good for battery. If all ram is occupied all the time then its not possible to run heavy apps as the phone will start lagging.
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MacTheRipperr said:
Hard to believe people still believe that unused ram is a good thing on the Android os. Unused ram is wasted ram.
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So far whatever I disable has worked for me! I can report that yesterday I completed the first battery cycle and that it lasted from 9am to 1am and still had 15% left battery with a total screen on time of 4 hours. From 9am to 530p I was at work using wifi (no wifi calling enable) and poor signal due to the place where I work (a hospital). From 630p to 11p cell was on stand by most of the time at which battery was held constant in straigth line. I keep syncing and location settings off all the time, no push notifications from FB or TWT or any social media app. I do use whatsapp, text, fb,twt and chrome a lot thru the day along with family a few times a day. So all in all, its pretty moderate usage and so far Im satisfied with the battery.
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How are you liking the Edge so far? Today will be my first full day with a white 64gb, so far it's been great. I spent yesterday setting it up, kind of a pain coming from an N6.
I haven't noticed any issues, just small software stuff. Occasionally the phone will lag behind for a split second, and for some reason Chrome will not stay open in the multitasking. Even if you switch immediately back, it refreshes the page.
Build quality is great though, feels better and safer than the N6.
Anyone have any tips and tricks?
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Came from the Note 4 and the S6 is easily the best phone I have ever used. I work at Tmobile and have owned everything from the Sidekick, blackberry, iPhones and androids. I have never owned a phone this blazing fast before. I seriously tried to make it lock up the first day I owned it and couldn't. Silky smooth and looks amazing. I think Samsung finally knocked it out of the park
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Came from the Note 4 and the S6 is easily the best phone I have ever used. I work at Tmobile and have owned everything from the Sidekick, blackberry, iPhones and androids. I have never owned a phone this blazing fast before. I seriously tried to make it lock up the first day I owned it and couldn't. Silky smooth and looks amazing. I think Samsung finally knocked it out of the park
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Same here coming from a Note 4 to the S6 Edge on day 3. Most Note 4 owners think the S6 is a downgrade. S6 does do somethings better. I don't care about the s-pen, SD slot and removable battery. I had a Jump to use and love new designs + the free year of Netflix is nice. I like that I don't even really feel my phone in my shorts since the Edge ridiculously thin. I don't work for T-mobile but they know me by name. Lol. I left Samsung after the Note 2 because I was tired of the same old designs. Went LG and had the G2,G3, Flex. Came back to Samsung for fhe Note 4 and now with Edge. Samsung finally listened to people and made a very nice looking phone with excellent build quality.
Wow
Firstly I came from the Nexus 5.
Next, I bought this phone 100% off the reviews, I haven't seen one in person until it came in. When mine came in and I saw the screen and the pictures it took, it surprised me. The screen looks so amazing, My GF has the Note 4 and it somehow looks better than her phone. I have the S6 Edge, probably won't use it that much, But I use twitch and Youtube a lot so hopefully they update that app with some useful Edge features. While the fingerprint sensor was a pain to setup, it has worked flawlessly with no hiccups thus far. Phone itself looks really really beautiful. I'm glad I made this purchase. If you are on the fence, try one out. You will be amazed.
Hey guys, replacement day is approaching, and I keep reading these articles about overheating / overdraining battery issues in the replacement Note 7.
I wanted to open a main thread about how everybody who got a replacement Note 7 is doing and if they can report any issue...
So, if you have replaced your Note 7, how is it doing?
tnx for participating!
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Check this out...
http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/27/technology/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-china/index.html?source=zacks
Doesn't look like a Hoax.
Whadda???
As well as the first. No issues here?
Got mine a week or so ago, no issues here. I managed to root it again using Sprint userdebug and it runs much better than the previous note did. Battery also seems to run very cool. The highest temp Ive seen was 34ºc, which is incredibly cool. That was while I was out playing Pokemon Go during a hot afternoon by the way!!
No issues here, other than occasional SD820 lag.
No problems here either...
Agreed, Jo issues other then slight SD820 lag but since the new update its far smoother than the old Note 7 I had and only has the occasional stutter.
Edit: Battery life is still fairly similarr, however, I think that's due to my personal usage.
Works great, the was a couple of minor things that were different. I can't remember what since they were so insignificant
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Got the replacement on Sep 21
Today, Sep 25, about 11 am, my note 7 got uncomfortably warm, it can be felt both on the back through the synthetic leather cover (wallet case) and on the front, but mostly on the back.
Turned the phone off for at least 5 minutes, then turned it back on, within a minute it gets warm again, and in about 4-5 min. it gets warmer, unusually warm.
Turned it back off for at least 30 min., turned it back on again, and this time I can't even input my security PIN, the screen isn't responding.
I turned it back off, take off my 256 GB SD card.
Called Samsung (The recall Phone#), they answered right away (very surprised) told them what happened, she then told me that this is not the first time they had this issue with the new replacement Note7, she transfer me to the support department, she told me the tech support department should issue me some kind of report# or whatever, I forgot, so that I could bring that to ATT to get another replacement phone.
The support reps just told me to bring the phone to the store to get it replaced.
Went to ATT Corporate Store in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
The sales person told me that I'm the second person with the same issue. The store can't issue a second replacement phone, she suggested me to bring it to ATT Device Support Center in Rancho Cucamonga.
But by then it's already close to 5 PM, Sunday. The office/store will be closed in few minutes.
So the ATT store clerk says to bring it to Best Buy where they have ATT reps inside to get it replaced.
So I went there, bad news....the wait is long...I decided to come back the next day.
End of story.
Now, Sep 25, Sunday night, I tried once more to powered up the Note7
It works, it didn't get warm, battery is at 40%
Put the SD card back in, and back up everything.
About an hour later, the phone gets warm again!
This time I didn't turn it off, I just stop using it and leave it on, I set the battery to "Medium Power" Saving Mode.
Battery now at 25%.
I think this time, it could be a software issue.
I remember when I change my 2009 iMac hard drive with SSD, I had to install a software to make the Fan work properly.
Samsung need to call that software company
The only issue that I'm having is when I'm scrolling through the app drawer with my finger is very slow. When I scroll with the S pen it's very fast. Other than that no complaints the phone hasn't overheated at all.
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I'm noticing some bluetooth issues.
It won't connect to my asus zenwatch2.
It will connect to my macbook pro for a few minutes.
I've cleared the bluetooth data and cache and turned bluetooth on and off.
Ditto on the bluetooth issues here. I use a Bluetooth continuous glucose monitor that worked great before I swapped. Cleared cache, reset, et cetera but connectivity is still intermittent.
KeeganWolf said:
Ditto on the bluetooth issues here. I use a Bluetooth continuous glucose monitor that worked great before I swapped. Cleared cache, reset, et cetera but connectivity is still intermittent.
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I m getting the note 7 would you guys recommend me getting one
no problems at all! wonderful phone!
Exynos model here, no problems.
Replaced Exynos working well.
With new N7 I got better battery life and the phone doesn't heat up at all during fast charge (V1 did a little). If anything, the touch was not registering too well, sometimes I had to press twice to register. That was yesterday, today it's fine now, so maybe I just need to wait for things to settle, since I was downloading 3 GB of programs and data and still setting things up.
Im having bluetooth issues as well. it keeps disconnecting from my gear fit 2 and i have to manually open the app and hit connect, which works about 75% of the time. Also battery does not last as long as my previous one. its not horrible but i notice the difference.
Does anyone have gap problem in the replacement note 7?!
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Does anyone have gap problem in the replacement note 7?!
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yeah i can slide a sticky note along both sides of the frame and glass on mine. my previous one was almost as bad. From what I understand this is by design.
erider said:
yeah i can slide a sticky note along both sides of the frame and glass on mine. my previous one was almost as bad. From what I understand this is by design.
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The phone have water resistant ? Or because this problem phone lose water resistant?