Samsung's Galaxy S7 hardware revealed in benchmark results

[kissx]

No sd card slot got me to go to a LG G4. Had the S2 And S4.

 

[SirGCal]

Maybe it's just the luck of the draw but I've never had any issues with batteries but then again I'm light on my mobile devices, using them only for calls and messaging 99% of the time. I can get 3 days use from a full charge on my S4 and sometimes up to 5 days on my A5... and I never switch them off or enable the built in power saving options. I notice the batteries do drain faster when mobile data is enabled but I seldom use that because I usually have WiFi all around me.

Ya, in comparison, I'm an extremely heavy user. For me to make it to bedtime and still have a running phone is a big thing without swapping out the battery. I also usually purchase extended batteries, etc. I do not mind the size. We even make private mobile apps for devices where I work, to do more work.

With my older HTC Evo 3D, I had an extended battery, and it could go about 2 days on a charge, barely, if I backed off.

I also use Sprint right now just for unlimited data as, while I was in the hospital, I used over 400G in one month. It's not uncommon for me to listen to a recorded web conference while driving instead of the radio. Data Data Data. T-Mobile isn't great in this area, not bad though, Sprint is peachy though. Both the only unlimited options but every carrier is area dependent. I only use WiFi at work or at home.

Basically, it comes to the point of, if I can do work on my tiny phone instead of lugging around my laptop from meeting to meeting, why not. I've held meetings with it through networked projectors. Basically, I USE the device probably more-so then the average bear. Honestly, making phone calls is one of the least things I do with it.

Honestly, their super-thin phones today are a pain in the backside. I could not even use it without my large case on it. It slips out of my hands. Make a 'normal' sized device with a massive battery and I'd be more interested.

 

[Emexrulsier]

I can't understand why some people make such a big deal of non removable batteries, they're a non issue at best. .

For some people it's one of the the biggest factors when buying a smartphone, including myself.

You could though buy a decent 20,000mAh for like £20 and this battery runs circles around a phones spare battery and has even more uses than just a dedicated phone battery. Surely this is a better option in this day and age?

 

[SirGCal]

You could though buy a decent 20,000mAh for like £20 and this battery runs circles around a phones spare battery and has even more uses than just a dedicated phone battery. Surely this is a better option in this day and age?

Not when the external battery would HAVE to be attached to the phone for it to work cause it's non-removable internal battery is finished. That would be a giant difference.

 

[Emexrulsier]

Not when the external battery would HAVE to be attached to the phone for it to work cause it's non-removable internal battery is finished. That would be a giant difference.

I take my external battery with me on most flights and long trips, I take it camping and hiking, cycling and I have never had issues because the battery is attached and normally always get to my destination and my battery is still at 100%or is fully charged to 100%.
There are pros and cons to both methods, I don't think either outways the other.

 

[Emexrulsier]

I think my next phone will be the Xiaomi Redmi 3. The 4100mAh battery and metal body for just $120-$140 is just too good of a deal.
I just can't honestly pay so much for these extremely expensive "brand name" phones.

True a percentage of the phones price will be due to the brand but then it is also other items that make it a flagship. The screen, memory, processor/gpu etc of flagships from htc, sony, apple, samsung and lg all run circles around the Xiaomi models. Yes Xiaomi are cheap, but they are cheap for a reason with low powered gpus, cheap chinese pressed ips screens and unbranded high slow access ram modules all with nothing to shout home about. For a phone and what you do get is pretty good but to use one you will frustrated with interface lag, poor performance in some modern apps and games, and even worse when many of the apps on the official play store state they are not compatible with this device forcing you to either use a third party app store or locate the apks yourself.

 

[Puiu]

True a percentage of the phones price will be due to the brand but then it is also other items that make it a flagship. The screen, memory, processor/gpu etc of flagships from htc, sony, apple, samsung and lg all run circles around the Xiaomi models. Yes Xiaomi are cheap, but they are cheap for a reason with low powered gpus, cheap chinese pressed ips screens and unbranded high slow access ram modules all with nothing to shout home about. For a phone and what you do get is pretty good but to use one you will frustrated with interface lag, poor performance in some modern apps and games, and even worse when many of the apps on the official play store state they are not compatible with this device forcing you to either use a third party app store or locate the apks yourself.

I'm sorry... did you just say that Xiaomi phones are worse than those "brand name" phones? you clearly haven't used the Xiaomi flagships. the Mi4 at launch beat the crap of any apple or samsung phone on the market (and I know because my brother uses it), but it also cost around 4-500 dollars. (now you can find one for about $200) And have you even seen the Note Pro?
There is nothing cheap about these phones: no cheap plastic, no small battery, only high quality screens (which are very resistant), extremely good camera and the internal memory (RAM or ROM) is the same thing you generally find in all high end phones. the SOCs used are also the same ones found in the west, no weird underpowered crap.
You also get constant updates (the original redmi, which is around 3 years old, still gets several software updates per month -> improved performance, bug fixes, new features, etc)
We should get the full specs of the new Xiaomi Mi5 soon. (only rumors so far)

Let me write this for you: the problems you just listed do not exist unless you bought a brand name phone that isn't considered a flagship or a weird chinese manufacturer that nobody knows anything about. (I would not risk buying a phone I'm not sure is good)
You should read this:
http://www.xiaomidevice.com/blog/xiaomi-mi-note-pro-antutu-benchmark-up-to-63424-points/