Yeah it did take almost 2 hours to update.
Deciding between note 5 and s6 edge+
Is the S6 edge + the thing that is basically a note?
I’f so I’m sure it’s great.
If not get a note sized phone.
It is same build and size essentially. Just no stylus.
The stylus is not a big deal. I use it once a month. Mostly to write notes on screenshots making fun of friends.
Cool. I didnt think I would use it much. Thing is that the edge+ at 64gb is also only a buck with 2yr contract. Note is only 32gb at that $1 price. $99 for the 64gb. I am cheap when it comes to phone tech. Figure the memory trumps the stylus at that price point. Lol
yeah, if you can get a great phone on a 2 yr deal, that’s great. You’ll make money in a way since you’ll sell the phone for $200-250 in 2yrs. Of course you’ll pay $1500 in phone bills in that period so making money is the wrong way to describe it but you know what I mean.
I have a great deal on my phone plan here in Canada but I have a problem:
$50/month and no other fees at all
6 GB LTE data
unlimited text
unlimited domestic talk
200 minutes long distance a month
The problem is that they won’t give me a subsidized phone anymore because my plan is too cheap. So I have two choices
- switch to a $65/month plan that is worse and get a subsidized phone every 2 years
- stay put and keep using my Note 3 (which is awesome and frankly is as good as anything out there)
Financially, the $15/month x 24 months = $360+13% tax = $406.80 every 2 years. Not worth it really. I won’t recover that selling the phone after the 2 years, and I can always buy a 1 year old phone like a Note 5 for $400 cash today if I want. No warranty of course.
also, paying for ‘memory’ is not as big a deal. These are Samsungs so you can put a 64gb or 128 GB card in them if you want.
The newest ones dont support adding microsd memory…at least from what I have read
wait…what?
Don’t think so. No slot provided. Guess you can always transfer data to free up space but no way to expand internal with a memory card
http://www.samsung.com/ie/support/skp/faq/1087900
http://www.cnet.com/news/the-samsung-galaxy-s6-just-killed-two-of-my-favorite-android-features/
Both speaking on s6 and edge/edge+ but almost positive I read same about Note 5…no slot
http://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note5-7431.php
But, it looks like they did bring that feature back for the s7 and note 7. Was a lot of uproar at losing that capability
http://www.samsung.com/us/explore/galaxy-s7-features-and-specs/
I just got the samsung s7 edge, they went back to expandable memory, so I guess they eliminated for the s6 and felt the heat and brought it back (my S5 had expandable memory as well). Also came with the Samsung S2 gear watch, which is pretty cool. It has a standalone phone number as well as a number sync so I can have it paired with my Samsung S7 number to receive calls and text through that number, just has to be within bluetooth range to take advantage of that. Only complaint I have is how expensive these “new” plans are with having to pay the full price of the phone but no contract obligation, though I am paying this phone over 24 months, so it sure seems like I am in a 2 year contract, hmm.
Ya, I cant get on board with that. It is expensive! Thats why I am ok getting last years tech for a buck with 2yr contract
Just got the Note 7. Seems nice.
that’s it. Blackberry will be dead before christmas.
Any recommendations on a good charging case for the 6+? My battery life is fucking pathetic.
Me too, My wife wanted to surprise me after she got the edge 7. I actually liked my note 4 and wouldn’t have upgraded had I known. The Note 7 is slimmer, the new operating system seems ok. I only notice those things when I get a new phone and have to set stuff up. I’ll play with it and see how I feel about the new features. Chances are most of what I’d consider new features were probably on the note 4 and I just never paid attention.
The downside with the note 7. It’s got a new charge cord. This alone would have actually stopped me from getting it. I don’t like to now have yet another charge cord that I need to keep an eye on. All the other cords I have are the same for most devices. oh well.
Really? Mine is phenomenal, and I would consider myself a heavy user
Generally when people say this there are three possible culprits
- Bad battery. Very rarely.
- An app is running and working constantly and not letting the phone go to sleep and conserve battery when it’s not being used
- Location / gps services - something is going on that is constantly checking location. On some of the android phones simply turning off google now helps immensely.
That’s a huge bummer having to get all new chargers. Agreed
Apple does that to their customers every 3 weeks. Samsung usually follows the global standard. All the other manufacturers agreed to go micro USB a while back. Apple was the only one that didn’t.
Wonder if the note 7 charger is the new standard and is just the firs t phone to adopt it, or if Samsung is going the apple route trying to sell accessories? That wouldn’t make sense though because android is open and it’s customers tend to buy whatever accessory works, not whatever says Samsung on it
ON another note (pardon the pun) the note 7 has fast wireless charging so the plug is becoming less of an issue. You’ll need a charging pad though. Just drop it on the pad and it’s charging.