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Does anyone think the AT&T Version of the Samsung Galaxy Note will have identical Screen Issues like the International Version of the Samsung Galaxy Note?
Who cares!! The brilliant thing is we will all have warranty so we dont need to worry. The reason i sold my n7000 is because i was paranoid about that happening and i wanted lte
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The nice thing about the AT&T version is that they're a lot easier to exchange. I would also imagine that they have ironed out the few bugs with the screen now that it's had it's trial run internationally. AT&T has a lengthy process to approve these new devices.
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Um...
Actually when the S2 was released in the US on T-Mobile there was an influx of complaints regarding the display. I don't know if our US Carriers will matter much in respect to this.
A FEW QUESTIONS,
IF I BOUGHT A GALAXY NOTE UNLOCKED AT&T VERSION FOR FULL PRICE (WHEN AVAILABLE) CONTRACT-FREE, WITHOUT BEING AN AT&T CUSTOMER, WILL I GET THE SAME KIND OF GENEROUS WARRANTY LIKE THOSE WHO BUY IT FOR $299 WITH A 2-YEAR CONTRACT?
HOW LONG WOULD THE WARRANTY BE?
AND DO I NEED TO DEAL WITH SAMSUNG DIRECTLY OR AT&T (EVEN IF I AM NOT AN AT&T CUSTOMER)?
KINDA STINKS THAT EXYNOS IS NOT ON THE AT&T-VARIANT. ARE THERE ANY DOWNSIDES TO THE SNAPDRAGON? BENCHMARKS?
YeA its mainly benchmarks imo i had the skyrocket then i sold it for the n7000 and i can tell yoj forst hand the skyrixket was a way way faster device. As for your other question i would say to be safe tell someone you know to call in and add your note to there at&t acount for your warranty. So buy outright and call it in and just say you wanna add the device on they will ask you for your imei and thats it your good
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I'm thinking about the AT&T version too, thanks!
However, I did read some where someone's Skyrocket managed to catch on fire while on board a flight. That's the only thing which worries me.
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YeA its mainly benchmarks imo i had the skyrocket then i sold it for the n7000 and i can tell yoj forst hand the skyrixket was a way way faster device. As for your other question i would say to be safe tell someone you know to call in and add your note to there at&t acount for your warranty. So buy outright and call it in and just say you wanna add the device on they will ask you for your imei and thats it your good
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But remember the Galaxy Note screen has 1280 x 800 resolution and the Skyrocket has 800 x 480. That is almost 3 times the pixels to process so not directly comparable. When I first got my Galaxy Note, I agree the skyrocket was faster in the screen transitions etc but after two more updates that is not the case any longer. I have the LA4 update which sped up the phone significantly. While I agree that benchmarks do not tell the entire story, the Galaxy Note routinely has among the highest benchmarks for any phone.
Based on the several videos I saw from CES on the ATT version, I think it will be fine since it will be optimized with a newer version of firmware before we get it
planoman said:
But remember the Galaxy Note screen has 1280 x 800 resolution and the Skyrocket has 800 x 480. That is almost 3 times the pixels to process so not directly comparable. While I agree that benchmarks do not tell the entire story, the Galaxy Note routinely has among the highest benchmarks for any phone. Based on the several videos I saw from CES on the ATT version, I think it will be fine.
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The note is not using the same exact s3 chip as the skyrocket. I was somewhat surprised to see antutu results for the att note were better than the stock skyrocket results. If that says anything, the note will be lightning fast after some roms and a nice kernel pop up
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The note is not using the same exact s3 chip as the skyrocket. I was somewhat surprised to see antutu results for the att note were better than the stock skyrocket results. If that says anything, the note will be lightning fast after some roms and a nice kernel pop up
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Edit: I have not had any screen issues with my GNote. (Knock wood) The screen is just beautiful!
Agreed. I was not comparing the skyrocket to the Note. I have seen one Antutu score on the ATT version so I think we need several more runs to get a good feel for where it will be. That said, I was impressed with 6000 as a score and am looking forward to getting one. Like you said that puts it up there sightly above the skyrocket and SGSII which are both very capable phones.
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A FEW QUESTIONS
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Why are you yelling? Is your caps lock stuck?
Nah...
LMAO, NO I'M NOT YELLING I've been so pissed off with my Galaxy Note. Getting my refund soon and hoping to purchase it from AT&T instead if I see good results with the display.
Thanks for asking btw, heehee.
There a lot of frustrated Note users out there. Hopefully the AT&T Note turns out clean.
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Why are you yelling? Is your caps lock stuck?
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planoman said:
Edit: I have not had any screen issues with my GNote. (Knock wood) The screen is just beautiful!
Agreed. I was not comparing the skyrocket to the Note. I have seen one Antutu score on the ATT version so I think we need several more runs to get a good feel for where it will be. That said, I was impressed with 6000 as a score and am looking forward to getting one. Like you said that puts it up there sightly above the skyrocket and SGSII which are both very capable phones.
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Once there is ics on this thing, itll be flying even faster! Hopefully the screen issues are fixed, because i also want the best smartphone screen lol. Just hope ics comes soon, the theming makes everything look so much better. Also, hopefully cm7/9 can be built, make life so much better ha. Esp screen wise too! Rise that dpi and tab mode you go.
All i gotta say is i can't wait. After my n7000 i came back to my ogs2 and damn this thing feels dinky lol the note is a man phone straight up
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If the device I had did have screen issues I could not tell. The screen was fantastic.
I had 3 skyrockets with lines. Our two white ones we kept have no lines but faint blobs that we rarely see
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So I was planning on buying the s3 but I can't seem to make my mind up on it. There are a lot of reasons why I can't decide. It's not in my budget but adding $100 dollars will do the trick. Anyway, is it worth the price? is it future-proof?(I've read that manufacturers are developing full-hd res screens but who needs it?) How long will it last til dev support abandons it?
I'm the kind of user who's really in to multimedia and tweaking and I want this phone to last two years until I buy a new one. So can anyone recommend me this phone or recommend something else? What do you think?
P.S. I own an O2x right now and I love it but devs aren't supporting it much right now and I just bought this phone last november(which is a really bad step for me considering the fact that it's a year old in the market and i think the processor won't last). Thanks for your help in advance!
Wait till the new nexus comes out, and then see how the comparisons stack up.....but the bottom line is today's technology is always yesterday within 6-12 months.....I thought long and hard but then I happened to go on eBay and got my S3 for £390 brand new, 500 in the shops, so I'm happy :beer:
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It's the best phone you can buy right now. Dev support is strong as the phone is extremely popular. The galaxy s 2 was and still is today a huge seller with great dev support and this phone is no different.
Future proof? It will still be a good phone in two years. Sure other phones would have come along with better spec but it will still hold its own.
I for one have a compulsion when it comes to phones, I've replaced many over a short period due to shortcomings in one area or another. This is the first phone I'm really happy with and might actually keep for at least a year.
Not much in the horizon anyway in terms of android phones. The only competition to this beast is the one x and that thing is good but no removable battery or expandable storage and battery life also sucks compared to this.
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slaphead20 said:
Wait till the new nexus comes out, and then see how the comparisons stack up.....but the bottom line is today's technology is always yesterday within 6-12 months.....I thought long and hard but then I happened to go on eBay and got my S3 for £390 brand new, 500 in the shops, so I'm happy :beer:
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I was thinking the same thing! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
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It's the best phone you can buy right now. Dev support is strong as the phone is extremely popular. The galaxy s 2 was and still is today a huge seller with great dev support and this phone is no different.
Future proof? It will still be a good phone in two years. Sure other phones would have come along with better spec but it will still hold its own.
I for one have a compulsion when it comes to phones, I've replaced many over a short period due to shortcomings in one area or another. This is the first phone I'm really happy with and might actually keep for at least a year.
Not much in the horizon anyway in terms of android phones. The only competition to this beast is the one x and that thing is good but no removable battery or expandable storage and battery life also sucks compared to this.
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Thanks for your reply!
how does your s3 feel in processing power? I read that theyre laggy at times but not most. I want to know what I can get for the money before i invest on this phone
Low bench mark scores , app monitor missing, no social hub alot of stock apps not there. Google wallet not supported yet. It eats up memory ram pretty good but over all it's pretty good solid phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784513 skyrocket 4 fs/ft
For me it`s not laggy at all, i rooted the phone and flashed Siyah 1.3.8a and undervolted 50 Mv. It`s running stable, fast and has good battery life. But out of the box the phone is also good. It also depends on how many apps and widgets you have installed and are running in the background.
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Thanks for your reply!
how does your s3 feel in processing power? I read that theyre laggy at times but not most. I want to know what I can get for the money before i invest on this phone
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Running slim here as I don't care for Samsung gimmick apps and it rocks, super fast, stable, just had 7+ hrs screen on....totally happy coming from S1, as usual Samsung software causes all the problems...No lag, no fc, no moans....just joy, joy, joy
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Developer support for the galaxy s1 is still as good as the s3's so it's safe to say that the s3 will continue to be supported for several years.
There will be no next-gen phone until next year. Any phone released this year could only hope to be better in terms of ram. Nothing else.
The s3 will last until at least 2015.
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Running slim here as I don't care for Samsung gimmick apps and it rocks, super fast, stable, just had 7+ hrs screen on....totally happy coming from S1, as usual Samsung software causes all the problems...No lag, no fc, no moans....just joy, joy, joy
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Some people do I love social hub has everything I need And it does lag I even have task killer installed lol stop giving people false statements.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784513 skyrocket 4 fs/ft
Oh and the battery charges a lot quicker vs the s2 skyrocket which it takes 6 to 8hrs to charge if left alone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784513 skyrocket 4 fs/ft
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Developer support for the galaxy s1 is still as good as the s3's so it's safe to say that the s3 will continue to be supported for several years.
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Agreed. I was on the Samsung vibrant with slim ics 4.2 before I got my s3 and the development for that device is still going super strong.
So the 1st generation galaxy s present day survival should speak loud about the s3's
-Sent from my T999 / T-Mobile Galaxy SIII
fwdkiller said:
Some people do I love social hub has everything I need And it does lag I even have task killer installed lol stop giving people false statements.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784513 skyrocket 4 fs/ft
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false?
This
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Forgot one thing! )
How's battery life? how long does it last in light, moderate, heavy usage?
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false?
This
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All that had nothing to do with i said above im giveing the OP the truth .oh and i lost swype all if the sudden i think its cause im rooted on stock rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784513 skyrocket 4 fs/ft
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Forgot one thing! )
How's battery life? how long does it last in light, moderate, heavy usage?
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Battery life is good on heavy use snd daylight u must turn brightness all the way up or head to a shaded area.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784513 skyrocket 4 fs/ft
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Forgot one thing! )
How's battery life? how long does it last in light, moderate, heavy usage?
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See above, but please note this is not a Samsung Rom, it is aosp with cherries from cm9 and aokp, and using black background and inverted gapps
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fwdkiller said:
Some people do I love social hub has everything I need And it does lag I even have task killer installed lol stop giving people false statements.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784513 skyrocket 4 fs/ft
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First uninstall your task killer, it`s not a solution but a problem. It messes up android task management and causes lags!
Second it off course depends ho many apps/widgets you have running in the background.
Third don`t say stuff to and about users that you are not sure about or do not know.
Cheers
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See above, but please note this is not a Samsung Rom, it is aosp with cherries from cm9 and aokp, and using black background and inverted gapps
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Dude i get 21hrs on daily usage and stand by do not flash roms yet , trip counter hasnt been tested yet nor with the imei number dissappearing for warranty purposes.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784513 skyrocket 4 fs/ft
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How's battery life? how long does it last in light, moderate, heavy usage?
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Here's mine. Pretty heavy usage today. Btw, I'm on stock
-Sent from my T999 / T-Mobile Galaxy SIII
Reason NO 5.
I've tested the new a5 and gotta say...I was disappointed. It's more bloated than its older version. Yes more Bloated. Samsung has put nearly double the bloatware in the new a5. So the older is the better option if you don't want a bloated phone out of the box!
Reason No.4
I drop tested the new A5 and it broke at less than 3 feet. The older A5 can survive above 5 feet. The newer one is weaker due to its extra glass back and heavier additions which adds more force on impact.
Reason No. 3
Price. The newer is 25-30% more expensive than the older one. For that price you get a more bloated and weaker phone.
Reason No. 2
No Premium Metal Finish. There is NO premium metal finish. It is under the glass of the new a5. There is absolutely no point having it under glass. It's useless and I think a glass back is kinda outdated.
Reason No. 1
The System Memory. If you take the 16GB option of the A5 its system takes 10.34 GB
Along with Cached Data you will only have 3-4 GB to use on the phone. That's Bad.
Hope you like this thread and if you are planning to buy an a5 then buy the older please. Thank-you. BTW I have a ROM for download. I will create a thread for it later
Glad I got the 2015 model haha,
I don't know what bloated things you're talking about, mine has no bloat..and a5 2016 is more expensive than the original a5 cz it has a bigger screen bigger battery better cpu fast charging finger print the placement of the speaker is better.
actually if you think about it its a smaller note 5 with no pen heart beat sensor and wireless charging.
so with respect to your opinion,I think you're being too harsh on the new a5 2016
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Reason no 6: Mali t720mp2 gpu (Exynos variant). I mean seriously. That gpu is age old. It deserves at least t760mp2 or mp4.
Umm, you went on and drop tested new A5?
maybe he can't get the new one so he's hating on it
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wildalan said:
maybe he can't get the new one so he's hating on it
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Oh you are talking about the author of the post, I thought that you replied to me.
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Oh you are talking about the author of the post, I thought that you replied to me.
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I replied to you talking about the author lol
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The phone is good
He's a hater
Look my first screenshots
brljak83 said:
The phone is good
He's a hater
Look my first screenshots
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LOL
But have you noticed there 2000X( exaggeration) more bloat ware and samsung additions. It is more away from stock Android.
Psycho Tech
Skulldron said:
But have you noticed there 2000X( exaggeration) more bloat ware and samsung additions. It is more away from stock Android.
Psycho Tech
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If you want pure android go for an Nexus device
And it is not much bloatware as you are saying
For example I had an vodafone sony z2
Well it was full of some vodafone useless apps
And my A5 is not from any carrier so it has not
all the useless apps
I think it has just what you need not more of that
Some google apps
Ok some samsung apps
But you need to admit Samsung always tried to have
their own system
Since Bada and tried with Tizen
And now what they are doing is just having their own
Samsung apps aplication and thats not much of bloatware
But everybody got their own taste
So if you dont like it
Nothing to say
Get what you like
Go for Nexus devices
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The phone is good
He's a hater
Look my first screenshots
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Seems like something is eating your battery. I regularly go the whole week on one charge.
SimboXXX said:
Seems like something is eating your battery. I regularly go the whole week on one charge.
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Hmm
Will pay atention to it now...maybe you are right....
What I noticed till now is that my ram memory is always at 80-85% usage
I close all task and from the app manager close all background proceses but
after 2-3 minutes it comes back again to 80-85% usage...wich is for me not ok...
I think it could be some backproces like the app wich counts my steps all the time...
Will see how it will be after disableing all of it....
Thanks anyway for your share
Now I know it can do evan more hours and days
How is the fluidity of this phone? I know it's touchwiz... Does it lag or something? How is the fingerprint scanner?
Like I said touchwiz is terrible and does it your battery a lot
Psycho Tech
Mozdef32 said:
How is the fluidity of this phone? I know it's touchwiz... Does it lag or something? How is the fingerprint scanner?
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I set in the developer options animation x0.5 and it gets a bit faster
The battery is very good...can last for few days if the phone is not used a lot
But if you use it as a power user and do lot of browsing or video the battery need
9 hours to get empty...so this is very good...anyway it can last with now worries for
one hole day...but as said...if you use the phone less it lasts for days....
The build quality is very good also..has the goood premium feel in the hand
I recomand to buy this phone for sure no mistake to buy it
Skulldron said:
Reason NO 5.
I've tested the new a5 and gotta say...I was disappointed. It's more bloated than its older version. Yes more Bloated. Samsung has put nearly double the bloatware in the new a5. So the older is the better option if you don't want a bloated phone out of the box!
Reason No.4
I drop tested the new A5 and it broke at less than 3 feet. The older A5 can survive above 5 feet. The newer one is weaker due to its extra glass back and heavier additions which adds more force on impact.
Reason No. 3
Price. The newer is 25-30% more expensive than the older one. For that price you get a more bloated and weaker phone.
Reason No. 2
No Premium Metal Finish. There is NO premium metal finish. It is under the glass of the new a5. There is absolutely no point having it under glass. It's useless and I think a glass back is kinda outdated.
Reason No. 1
The System Memory. If you take the 16GB option of the A5 its system takes 10.34 GB
Along with Cached Data you will only have 3-4 GB to use on the phone. That's Bad.
Hope you like this thread and if you are planning to buy an a5 then buy the older please. Thank-you. BTW I have a ROM for download. I will create a thread for it later
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I bought it - a great smartphone, the author of lying.
mmme said:
I bought it - a great smartphone, the author of lying.
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Yeah,
you said it right
The author of lying
I bought it too and only from reading
the resons you can see that he is just lying or
maybe just hating samsung for some reson
If anybody has the phone he can tell just in 2 days that
the phone is everything else then he is saying not to buy it
You're busy and don't have time to wait, which is why you need to stop reading this thread and get back to organizing your Pogs. Rate this thread to express how the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge performs when multitasking. A higher rating indicates that the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge keeps many apps in memory so that they don't need to reload, and that when moving between apps, transitions are smooth and performance is excellent.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Should give 5-stars, but ram management is still f*ckd. Considering that my old N3 with 1gb less ram could hold more apps in ram than my new shiny S7E
We closed my thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/bad-ram-management-t3329973/page5
Check this out : https://youtu.be/MQ8pTGCcW7A?t=155
Even light apps can't keep in background.
So if I installed a different ROM, would the RAM issue still there?
No. You need root and a few lines in the build prop to fix it
Cmon guys its samsung we are talking about, they will probably fix it in future updates.
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Cmon guys its samsung we are talking about, they will probably fix it in future updates.
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I didn't know they fixed the problem with the S6 from last year...
there is a HUGE improvement over the S6... full stars
errorrrr said:
there is a HUGE improvement over the S6... full stars
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Maybe, but it's still worse than an aging nexus 5 which is sad considering the difference in hardware.
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Ashevar said:
Maybe, but it's still worse than an aging nexus 5 which is sad considering the difference in hardware.
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i think it's at a nice balance right now. it suspends RAM much less aggressive than S6, and not as lax some older custom phones where it can start saving battery by not need to retain apps in RAM...
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i think it's at a nice balance right now. it suspends RAM much less aggressive than S6, and not as lax some older custom phones where it can start saving battery by not need to retain apps in RAM...
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I don't think it saved battery life, the S6 didn't has the best battery life for killing apps... And reload apps make it consumes more power.
DoKaTSuYa said:
I don't think it saved battery life, the S6 didn't has the best battery life for killing apps... And reload apps make it consumes more power.
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S6 at least for the Edge has lower than average battery capacity to begin with...
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S6 at least for the Edge has lower than average battery capacity to begin with...
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Yes so ?? it had amoled screen, exynos proc...
5 easy.. 18 apps is my record waaaay more than I need!
I have 18 apps in memory, 4 of which are chrome tabs and none are games. I was just looking up verizons customer service number in the Google app. I switched to the dialer and typed in as much as I could remember. Then I switched back to the Google app, and it lost my search results. Typed in verizon customer service again and got the rest of the number. Switched back to the dialer and it cleared the numbers I've typed in. Pathetic. I was getting the customer service number because my unit was scratched out of the box and wanted to exchange it, now I think I'll just return it. My MXPE, which costs half of what this phone does, never had this issue.
Edit: chrome also stutters but I think this might be due to all the ads running. I've always used Ada way before.
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I have 18 apps in memory, 4 of which are chrome tabs and none are games. I was just looking up verizons customer service number in the Google app. I switched to the dialer and typed in as much as I could remember. Then I switched back to the Google app, and it lost my search results. Typed in verizon customer service again and got the rest of the number. Switched back to the dialer and it cleared the numbers I've typed in. Pathetic. I was getting the customer service number because my unit was scratched out of the box and wanted to exchange it, now I think I'll just return it. My MXPE, which costs half of what this phone does, never had this issue.
Edit: chrome also stutters but I think this might be due to all the ads running. I've always used Ada way before.
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You have S820 or Exynos ?
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You have S820 or Exynos ?
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SD820, on verizon.
Also now with 21 apps, everytime I try switching to a chrome tab it refreshes the page.
With exynos i never had this issue like you.
I can open easly 10-15 apps and when i switch to copy a number, I tried because of your story, I never had to reload anything, first try I could read multiple times the number and switch to another app an back.
This could be a SD820 issue and not a S7e overall problem.
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With exynos i never had this issue like you.
I can open easly 10-15 apps and when i switch to copy a number, I tried because of your story, I never had to reload anything, first try I could read multiple times the number and switch to another app an back.
This could be a SD820 issue and not a S7e overall problem.
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same here, have the Exynos.. have no problems with RAM what so ever, it holds 18+ apps in RAM
exynos here... the same as the above... no problem at all
Does anyone expect the S9/S9+ to go through a honeymoon phase and become standard Samsung: lag and micro-stutters? I am not sure if I can trust Samsung's software, but damn that hardware is amazing.
nviz22 said:
Does anyone expect the S9/S9+ to go through a honeymoon phase and become standard Samsung: lag and micro-stutters? I am not sure if I can trust Samsung's software, but damn that hardware is amazing.
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No lag here
No lag on mine. Works the same as my S8+.
It works better than s8 with filled ram. It is almost as fluid and fast as pixel 2 and U11 plus.
I had the S7 Edge and even after 2 years I never had lag. The only difference I noticed was the battery wasn't lasting as long, but that's expected.
CuBz90 said:
I had the S7 Edge and even after 2 years I never had lag. The only difference I noticed was the battery wasn't lasting as long, but that's expected.
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Is that because of the Exynos processor and how Samsung optimizes their devices better to deal with their own proprietary SoC? I had issues with the S7 lagging with the Snapdragon model. I sold my old one off to my friend and he had to put nova launcher to get rid of the main lag.
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Is that because of the Exynos processor and how Samsung optimizes their devices better to deal with their own proprietary SoC? I had issues with the S7 lagging with the Snapdragon model. I sold my old one off to my friend and he had to put nova launcher to get rid of the main lag.
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It's Exynos yes. Also, I always use Nova so if the lag is with Touchwiz, I wouldn't know.
CuBz90 said:
It's Exynos yes. Also, I always use Nova so if the lag is with Touchwiz, I wouldn't know.
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Ah, that explains why because many probably do that to avoid possible lag with Touchwiz/Samsung Experience. I am contemplating going with a Pixel 2 now vs waiting for the S9+ Snapdragon model to drop in price. If I get the Pixel 2, I am looking to get the Pixel 3 later on too.
No lag here butter smooth on my exynos version,coming from s8+,one plus 5/5t, Huawei mate 10 pro.
Feels really nice and snappy
nviz22 said:
Does anyone expect the S9/S9+ to go through a honeymoon phase and become standard Samsung: lag and micro-stutters? I am not sure if I can trust Samsung's software, but damn that hardware is amazing.
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My S9 plus is running smoothly.
I have had the S9+ for a couple of days and unfortunately, I am experiencing the classic Samsung Lag (TM). One the first day, the phone was smooth as butter but as days went by, I started to experience UI jitters and micro-stutters everywhere. I uninstalled a few apps here and there, removed Samsung Pay from the home screen, deleted bxActions which might be causing the issue, etc., but nothing seems to help. Others report that their phone is lag free which confuses me to no end.
I was burned by Samsung with the S3 and swore to myself to never return. But i decided to give the S9+ a try because of the hardware, and I am super disappointed by this. I might try and reset the phone but I doubt it will help.
no issues with mine, butter smooth. running for a week, with all my software installed. bloatware uninstalled/ disabled.
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I have had the S9+ for a couple of days and unfortunately, I am experiencing the classic Samsung Lag (TM). One the first day, the phone was smooth as butter but as days went by, I started to experience UI jitters and micro-stutters everywhere. I uninstalled a few apps here and there, removed Samsung Pay from the home screen, deleted bxActions which might be causing the issue, etc., but nothing seems to help. Others report that their phone is lag free which confuses me to no end.
I was burned by Samsung with the S3 and swore to myself to never return. But i decided to give the S9+ a try because of the hardware, and I am super disappointed by this. I might try and reset the phone but I doubt it will help.
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I've read other forums to do a factory reset. disable the Samsung apps you don't use. try that. it might help.
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I've read other forums to do a factory reset. disable the Samsung apps you don't use. try that. it might help.
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I did a factory reset before setting up the device, and transferred SMS'es, photos and call history from my old phone (OnePlus5). I even performed the 'wipe cache partition' which seemed to have helped but there is still a persistent micro-stutter almost everywhere. I am contemplating a factory reset but i am not sure if it will help.
Would it be too much to ask u to record a video of you going through normal apps on your phone, just to judge the smoothness on your end?
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I did a factory reset before setting up the device, and transferred SMS'es, photos and call history from my old phone (OnePlus5). I even performed the 'wipe cache partition' which seemed to have helped but there is still a persistent micro-stutter almost everywhere. I am contemplating a factory reset but i am not sure if it will help.
Would it be too much to ask u to record a video of you going through normal apps on your phone, just to judge the smoothness on your end?
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Unlock developer options and change these three things to .5 instead of 1
I'm with some on here with the scare of lag down the road. I have jump on demand so I'm not too worried about it. My s8+ lasted about a month before it started lagging and my note 8 which I still have has lag which started about a month after purchase.
But so far this phone is so fluid and fast I haven't even thought about my oneplus 5t at all and currently thinking about selling it. If this phone keeps this up I might finally be a happy Samsung fan since the note 2.
I know I'm extremely happy with night photos too.
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nviz22 said:
Does anyone expect the S9/S9+ to go through a honeymoon phase and become standard Samsung: lag and micro-stutters? I am not sure if I can trust Samsung's software, but damn that hardware is amazing.
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Software doesn't "degenerate," neither does the hardware. It either works or it doesn't. No in between with computers.
If it slows down, that's your fault, not Samsung. The reason why it may "slow down over time" is because of you playing around with settings, messing around with package disablers (pro tip: this does absolutely nothing to help the battery/performance, it makes it worse), or you download ****ty apps over time.
AP actually mentioned this in the S9/S9+. It looks like with Samsung Experience 9, Samsung has sort of neutered the lag beast -- it started with the Note 8 which, apparently, is still snappy months later. So they're saying there's hope that the improved performance should persist through the S9 series. Here's what they said exactly:
"The Galaxy S9 is the first phone on sale to use Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 845 chipset, and as such, all eyes will be on it to see how the new silicon fares. (As a side note, we don’t have the international Exynos variant, and while that new chip does benchmark insanely well, there remain major questions about its real-world performance chops.)
My experience with the Galaxy S9 in the first week of use has been quite good in regard to performance. Of course, anyone who’s used a Samsung phone in recent years might tell you that while the phones are fast out of the box, that feeling tends to fade considerably with time - and I still found that true of the Galaxy S8. But it seems Samsung may be turning over a new leaf, according to our senior editor Ryan Whitwam, starting with the Note8: that phone has remained fast in the months since he started using it, and I’ve seen few long-term performance complaints on the web.
The S9 is already noticeably snappier than even a brand-new Galaxy S8 or Note8, and so I’m hoping that Samsung’s reputation for slowdown over time is one that we can finally get past. I’ll continue using the S9+ for a while after this review just to see how it ages."
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Does anyone expect the S9/S9+ to go through a honeymoon phase and become standard Samsung: lag and micro-stutters? I am not sure if I can trust Samsung's software, but damn that hardware is amazing.
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The game changer here aside from a slightly more efficient CPU, is the fact that the s9+ has 6GB of RAM. That's gonna be the difference over all on performance. Right now I haven't messed with transitions (in developer options) or done any of the "Optimizations" normally recommended for a Samsung phone and it is lightning fast. I have the Snapdragon version too, not the Exynos. But it's definitely noticeably faster and I had the S8+.
Coming from note 8 this phone is running even more smoothly than my note 8. It's like butter!
I'm strongly leaning on getting the s9+ from At&t. The only problem is that it has a locked bootloader. I've been on the flashaholic routine ever since my first android phone (htc OneX). Should I just purchase the At&t version and probably never get root/custom ROM ever? Purchasing the unlocked version would still be affected since it's the snapdragon version. Would that version (SM-G965U) have s better chance of getting root etc in the future, or is the snapdragon s9+ just locked down?