Early reviews peg Samsung's Galaxy S7 as a serious contender for best smartphone

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  • Reply 41 of 121
    tzeshantzeshan Posts: 2,351member
    sog35 said:
    hentaiboy said:
    You do realise that the these phones cost between $650 and $750 don't you?
    These phones get quickly discounted by $100-$200 in a matter of months.

    Plus there are alot of dumb people who will charge this to a credit card and end up paying $1500 for it with interest.

    The statistics are undeniable. Educated, successful, and rich people are more likely to buy iPhones than Samsung. Its a fact.

    From real world experience most people I see who have Samsung phones are usually poor, uneducated, or just flat out dummies. Sorry. I do have friends who are smart/rich that have Samsung but very few.  I'd say 95% of my friends who are smart/successful have iPhone. The only reason why he still has Samsung is because he hates change and wants to stick with the same brand till they go bankrupt.
    If US government is successful in forcing Apple to reduce iOS security this could be the start of the downfall of Apple.  I know many educated, successful, and rich people regard their privacy as utmost important.  
    magman1979
  • Reply 42 of 121
    airnerdairnerd Posts: 693member
    So new, yet to be released, Samsung tech is better than year old Apple iPhone?  I'm not surprised.  Newsflash, 2017 model cars due out in a few months will have more refinement and features than the 2016 models. 
  • Reply 43 of 121
    19831983 Posts: 1,225member
    This is easily the best of the high-end Android phones released recently, even though the LG G5 comes close with its modularity and USB-C. The Edge version is the best looking smartphone bar none at the moment. Even though the Nextbit Robin comes close. And Samsung's dual-pixel camera sensor is the same tech in principal that's used in Canon's Pro and Semi-Pro DSLR's. Its a nice piece of hardware on all fronts, only the lack of USB-C is an odd omission...but in the end its still Android! I'm sure Apple will top it with the iPhone 7 (or what ever it'll be called) later in the year.
    edited March 2016
  • Reply 44 of 121
    foggyhillfoggyhill Posts: 4,767member
    jcs2305 said:
    In the real world, the number one concern is always battery life. Samsung still cannot beat Apple on that front.
    Yet it seems like all the comments here and other places from Galaxy fans say the same about the iPhone and it's weak battery life? It's like well which is it? Personally my 6s Plus battery life is outstanding and I have no complaints. 
    Actual long term reviews support the Apple view, looking at the specs of the CPU/GPU memory and screen, seems pretty evident why.
    They're all overspecced just to get  half decent performance due to limitations of Android and the low IPC of ARM.
    One irony is that one of the reasons Iphone's battery are so taxed is because they are used so intensively compared to Android phones.
    Yeah, easy to have a long battery life if you don't use you pone.

    Even l
    jony0ai46
  • Reply 45 of 121
    msanttimsantti Posts: 1,377member
    1983 said:
    This is easily the best of the high-end Android phones released recently, even though the LG G5 comes close with its modularity and USB-C. The Edge version is the best looking smartphone bar none at the moment. Even though the Nextbit Robin comes close. And Samsung's dual-pixel camera sensor is the same tech in principal that's used in Canon's Pro and Semi-Pro DSLR's. Its a nice piece of hardware on all fronts, only the lack of USB-C is an odd omission. Still I'm sure Apple will top it with the iPhone 7 (or what ever it'll be called) later in the year.
    Oe thing for sure.

    IT WILL BE THINNER.
  • Reply 46 of 121
    rs1919rs1919 Posts: 13member
    In these phone reviews I often see the reviewers be hyper critical of Apple's phones and any errors are concentrated on. The Galaxy reviews on the other hand are focused on any aspects that it outperforms the iPhone and brush over the drawbacks. This makes sense though. Think about if you are going into a movie that you've been told is the best movie ever. You're more likely to be critical and have high expectations not met, I mean you were told it was the best. On the other hand, if your told a movie is pretty good, you come in with lower expectations, so if there are a few areas where you were blown away, they're a bit more memorable. Go back to Galaxy S6 and S6 edge reviews or prior and you'll see a very similar narrative from many reviews. User experience polls on the other hand tell a dramatically different story.
  • Reply 47 of 121
    foggyhillfoggyhill Posts: 4,767member
    domino67 said:
    rob53 said:
    And how many of these reviewers actually like anything from Apple? As for camera reviews, I'll wait to hear from actual photography websites instead of journalists. Oh wait, I don't really care what Samsung makes, I'll never buy one anyway. What was that article I read recently, millions of Android phones infected with malware.....
    Actual camera websites like dxomark?  They rate the Samsung cameras ahead of Apple.  With regards to this malware, it was a company who is trying to sell a security product.....Big surprise!  If you just use common sense and only download from Google Play store the chances of getting infected are very very very small.   How is that ransomware for Macs?
    They don't really test things like time to focus in low light, shot to shot, focus while subject or camera moves, in fact they're rather light on "non tripod" test, lot of time to setup test;
    also their "tests" are not transparent nor complete, they have taken a lot of flack lately from those that buy cameras for that. The way they weigh various aspects of a camera in particular is very contested.

    BTW, even last year they called the Iphone the best all round camera because it beat the S6 soundly on video (even though the test there was not very thorough).

    BTW,
    The fucking idiot mention of ransomware, for macs of all things, puts you in the troll category. You do fracking know the software came from a third party site, that you can side lock shit all day on Android (and many have done it too), there are gaping holes billions are stuck with on Android. Go away buddy; you shot your wad.

    So, how is 6000 people having downloaded this thing, a very few actually been affected compare to billions? Hmmm. Please tell us that.

    ericthehalfbeemagman1979jony0ai46radarthekat
  • Reply 48 of 121
    mcdavemcdave Posts: 1,927member
    So it's a great phone - except for the most important part (the software). How much bribery does it take to overlook that?
    radarthekatcornchip
  • Reply 49 of 121
    sog35 said:

    msantti said:
    Butt hurt a little?
    Nope. Just proving my point that mostly the uneducated buy 'high end' Samsung phones.

    Its almost like someone paying $70k to buy a Hyundai instead of a BMW or Merc.  Yes there are $70k Hyundai's for sale.
    What exactly are you buying when you buy a BMW over a Hyundai? In technology I can understand choosing iPhone over Android because the cost is not all that different, and the performance is enough for most users.

    However buying a vehicle that you can only drive the speed limit (or get a ticket), has awful technology implementations, and overall is only meant to get you from point a to b, I just don't see why someone would spend thousands of dollars more for basically the same thing, only prettier.

    The most likely reason I can think of is people want to show off they have money, which I guess it's fine, but the for a rich person to make an investment decision that has such awful ROI, it's pretty comical.
  • Reply 50 of 121
    donth8donth8 Posts: 29member
    And yet the S7 is still slower CPU wise even though it is 6 months newer:

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/10120/the-samsung-galaxy-s7-review/3

    Oh and it seems to overheat after high usage:


    clemynxmagman1979jony0radarthekat
  • Reply 51 of 121
    donth8 said:
    And yet the S7 is still slower CPU wise even though it is 6 months newer:

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/10120/the-samsung-galaxy-s7-review/3

    Oh and it seems to overheat after high usage:



    The reviews I've read state the S7 is pretty fast but they still have the occasional hiccup/lag.

    Then there's that Reddit user who ran AnTuTu back to back 3 times and got scores of 124, 93 and 95. Sure looks like the SD820 is a sprinter and not a marathon runner (starts to throttle). Which means its GPU advantage isn't really an advantage at all, unless you only play games for a couple minutes at a time. 
    magman1979jony0radarthekatcornchip
  • Reply 52 of 121
    sog35 said:

    Nope. Just proving my point that mostly the uneducated buy 'high end' Samsung phones.

    Its almost like someone paying $70k to buy a Hyundai instead of a BMW or Merc.  Yes there are $70k Hyundai's for sale.
    What exactly are you buying when you buy a BMW over a Hyundai? In technology I can understand choosing iPhone over Android because the cost is not all that different, and the performance is enough for most users.

    However buying a vehicle that you can only drive the speed limit (or get a ticket), has awful technology implementations, and overall is only meant to get you from point a to b, I just don't see why someone would spend thousands of dollars more for basically the same thing, only prettier.

    The most likely reason I can think of is people want to show off they have money, which I guess it's fine, but the for a rich person to make an investment decision that has such awful ROI, it's pretty comical.
    You see transportation as that - transportation. It's not the journey, it's the destination.
    There are others that see the journey as the fun part.
    I have a Porsche Cayenne Turbo. 500 HP, 500 foot pounds of torque. I don't need it just to get me somewhere, I need it to be enjoyable.
    It's not about showing off. Maybe you are impressed with how much a car costs, but not everyone is like that.


    Some people are fine with any phone. It just needs to do what I want. Some want the experience of an iPhone.
    magman1979jony0ai46radarthekat
  • Reply 53 of 121
    tzeshantzeshan Posts: 2,351member
    sog35 said:
    tzeshan said:
    If US government is successful in forcing Apple to reduce iOS security this could be the start of the downfall of Apple.  I know many educated, successful, and rich people regard their privacy as utmost important.  
    So instead of iPhones what are they going to buy?  If Apple loses to the FBI then all Android phones will be forced to do the same. You are not making any sense.
    Losing privacy these people could switch easily.  
  • Reply 54 of 121
    tzeshantzeshan Posts: 2,351member

    donth8 said:
    And yet the S7 is still slower CPU wise even though it is 6 months newer:

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/10120/the-samsung-galaxy-s7-review/3

    Oh and it seems to overheat after high usage:


    GizMag praises S7 Edge liquid cooling is better than iPhone 6S Plus without.  
  • Reply 55 of 121
    msanttimsantti Posts: 1,377member
    donth8 said:
    And yet the S7 is still slower CPU wise even though it is 6 months newer:

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/10120/the-samsung-galaxy-s7-review/3

    Oh and it seems to overheat after high usage:



    The reviews I've read state the S7 is pretty fast but they still have the occasional hiccup/lag.

    Then there's that Reddit user who ran AnTuTu back to back 3 times and got scores of 124, 93 and 95. Sure looks like the SD820 is a sprinter and not a marathon runner (starts to throttle). Which means its GPU advantage isn't really an advantage at all, unless you only play games for a couple minutes at a time. 
    I have read where single core tasks were faster on the 6s while multi-core tests were faster on the S7. Also read that the GPU was faster on the S7.

    Need to find where I saw tht yesterday.
    cnocbui
  • Reply 56 of 121
    msanttimsantti Posts: 1,377member
    tzeshan said:

    donth8 said:
    And yet the S7 is still slower CPU wise even though it is 6 months newer:

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/10120/the-samsung-galaxy-s7-review/3

    Oh and it seems to overheat after high usage:


    GizMag praises S7 Edge liquid cooling is better than iPhone 6S Plus without.  
    http://www.anandtech.com/show/10120/the-samsung-galaxy-s7-review/4

    S7 GPU pretty solid considering the higher resolution of the S7.
    singularitykamalwatt1cnocbuiAI2xxx
  • Reply 57 of 121
    vision33rvision33r Posts: 213member
    Most folks here are too young to remember that Apple once enjoyed almost a decade lead in processing power on the RISC based PowerPc platform over Intel's x86.  It wasn't until the late 00' when AMD and Intel made significant increases in processing power at much lower prices.  A few years late Steve Jobs had no choice but to join x86 as IBM and Motorola could not compete against Intel.  It's very possible that apple will lose their custom ARM SOC to another company this decade.  Intel could compete with them directly if they wanted to.  But it seems Samsung or Qualcomm have made lots of process and have eroded the Apple processing power.  All they really need is more work with Google to optimize the platform better.

    If anyone has owned the S6 Edge+ and iPhone 6S+ can  tell the Samsung device is simply amazing. It has a much higher screen resolution and usable surface than the iPhone 6S+.  The camera is amazing in low light and resolution.  The curved screen is a thing of beauty.  iPhone just looks so dated and ordinary next to it.


    singularitycnocbui
  • Reply 58 of 121
    clemynxclemynx Posts: 1,552member
    donth8 said:
    And yet the S7 is still slower CPU wise even though it is 6 months newer:

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/10120/the-samsung-galaxy-s7-review/3

    Oh and it seems to overheat after high usage:


    That's the kind of stuff that drives fandroids crazy.

    The battery on the iPhone seems to be better too even if it's smaller !

    That said, it only took Samsung 7 years to make an OS that is almost devoid of hiccups.
    edited March 2016 cornchip
  • Reply 59 of 121
    msanttimsantti Posts: 1,377member
    https://thestack.com/iot/2016/02/05/intel-william-holt-moores-law-slower-energy-efficient-chips/

    This is not related to their mobile stuff which has not really fared well against ARM.
  • Reply 60 of 121
    There's an awful lot of defensiveness - just b/c a competitor does a few things better doesn't suddenly make the overall phone better. Apple should be pressured to improve in areas they're behind the competition:

    - phone size with a 5.5" screen - Apple can clearly get better here as the 6S Plus is borderline huge for the screen size. No sane person wouldn't like to see a iPhone 7 Plus with dimensions closer to the S7 Edge
    - OIS on all phones - no more nonsense with only the Plus getting it. Borderline unacceptable considering most people get the regular phone.
    - iPhones used to be the best in low light and focus speed - the S7 is now significantly better. The iPhone 7 camera needs to catch up while maintaining superior all-conditions performance. 
    - displays - the newest AMOLEDs are darned nice and the A9, much less the A10, can easily handle higher resolutions without breaking a sweat
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