[Shanghai Dan]

The new Note7 is really an impressive piece of hardware, with expandable memory, phenomenal battery life, the best screen in the business, and a highly useful stylus. I know many pooh-pooh the stylus, but I use mine (Note 5) all the time, and others do as well. It's awesome to be able to scribble down a note or do a quick drawing at work - and then e-mail that drawing to everyone.

The new Note7 set a very high benchmark, and I think the iPhone 7 will come up short (especially if it does lose the headphone jack - that's a massive step backwards in functionality, audio quality, AND convenience).

[Nifster]

And it has major hacks into its Android system....other than that its perfect

[katana]

Since you mentioned Apple, shouldn’t this be in the Religion Forum?

[Dr. Sivana]

Let me know when they come out with a version that doesn’t use Google’s Android.

[Joe Brower]

Perhaps of interest.

[Stentor]

Have had a 2 and a 4 and was trying to avoid the 1k this is going to cost after accessories.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

My last three phones have been Samsung. They have beautiful screens, and lots of positives, but irrespective of benchmarks and other criteria, I still think that taken as a complete package iPhones are still way, way functionally beyond anything Samsung has come up with. That said, I also think iPhones are not very good ‘phones’, particularly when using the internal microphone.

[Vic S]

Google makes great smartphones, without the Samsung or Service Provider changes to Android O/S. Pure Android operating system w/out any changes.

(My mom has the Note 5 - and I love the size - but I hate what Verizon did to the O/S)

Nexus 5/5x/6p phones are the best. And they are cheaper and don’t come with a 1-2 service agreement. I use Net10 Wireless and a Nexus 5x.

[FXRP]

Does it work with iTunes and all of the apps I use?

[Voluntaryist]

Meh. I checked out the new Note, but I’m much happier with my 6P and vanilla android. I’ll also have Nougat in a day or two :D

[Noamie]

I use iPhone for personal and Samsung (android) for work. Every day, side by side use. Android sucks. Samsung phones are not as good as iPhone. It’s just reality.

[Dacula]

I got an LG Stylo 2 last week as a less expensive version of the Note7.

Works fine and has all of the bells and whistles of the Note7.

[bkopto]

Dual-Core, 2GB RAM iPhone 6s Beats Octa-Core, 4GB RAM Galaxy Note 7 In Real-World Speed Test

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I’m trying to decide between now this, The S7 Edge, or the S7 Active. Any advice? Also I was looking at an otter box for a case.

[Bobalu]

Here are some nice inexpensive phones.
http://www.dx.com/p/doogee-x6-quad-core-android-5-1-wcdma-bar-phone-w-5-5-ips-hd-xender-8gb-rom-8-0mp-gps-white-852420149#.V7zQCBKPv9J

http://www.dx.com/p/doogee-x5-max-pro-android-6-0-4g-phone-w-5-0-hd-2gb-ram-16gb-rom-852436379#.V7zPfhKPv9J

[montag813]

Resolution is the same as 5.1” S7 in a 5.7” screen. Ridiculous. Why didn’t they improve that?

[Rome2000]

BUY AMERICAN!

[Battle Axe]

Do not leave your Samsung 6 phone on the dash in the sun on a hot day. You will bake it. It turned off automatically to protect it, about an hour later it did recover.

Lesson learned.

[Drago]

This thread got quiet all of a sudden:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3465489/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3467521/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3465839/posts