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Chanur

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Any decent smart phones for around 200? Friends Droid Maxx 1 is randomly turning off.
 

Vaclav

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On about a week with the S7 Edge now - sweet jesus I'm glad I went for that promotion. Even without the fitness tracker (the primary thing that made me pull the trigger on it) it's constantly blowing me away. I finally don't feel like locking it's a hassle thanks to the fingerprint reader, edge feeds are incredible for idle time or when I want to just get a little extra entertainment while listening to music/whatever while saving battery - and the battery charges fast as shit and lasts all day....

Not to mention dozens of other things... I'll be singing the praises of it for quite a while I think. Amazing phone, destroyed my expectations.
 

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On about a week with the S7 Edge now - sweet jesus I'm glad I went for that promotion. Even without the fitness tracker (the primary thing that made me pull the trigger on it) it's constantly blowing me away. I finally don't feel like locking it's a hassle thanks to the fingerprint reader, edge feeds are incredible for idle time or when I want to just get a little extra entertainment while listening to music/whatever while saving battery - and the battery charges fast as shit and lasts all day....

Not to mention dozens of other things... I'll be singing the praises of it for quite a while I think. Amazing phone, destroyed my expectations.
What were you using prior that had this phone blow you away?
 

Vaclav

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An HTC One M8 - which I'd been very happy with. Anything I compared the M8 to when it was fresh disappointed me in comparison, but jesus S7 Edge is a quantum leap from two years ago.
 

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Still deciding whether or not I should pickup a note 7. Using a note 4 with a failing battery.
 

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It's worth ti for USB Type C alone. I just had to warranty my year old S6, because the micro usb shit the bed.

I can't wait for micro usb to be a thing of the past, such a shitty port for phones.
 

Vaclav

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It's worth ti for USB Type C alone. I just had to warranty my year old S6, because the micro usb shit the bed.

I can't wait for micro usb to be a thing of the past, such a shitty port for phones.

Didn't like Qi charging? My Qi comes today, but I can't imagine I'll care about bothering with the cables once it gets here.
 

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Didn't like Qi charging? My Qi comes today, but I can't imagine I'll care about bothering with the cables once it gets here.

Oh I had a wireless charger on my computer desk, and it's great, but it charges quite slowly. I need to get one for bedside.

That still doesn't help when I'm in my work vehicle or on-site with a customer.
 

Vaclav

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Oh I had a wireless charger on my computer desk, and it's great, but it charges quite slowly. I need to get one for bedside.

That still doesn't help when I'm in my work vehicle or on-site with a customer.

Amazon product ASIN B00N4H1R1M - etc, they exist for cars too!

And there's supposedly "Fast Charging" compliant ones these days - although again, not received them yet to comment official opinion yet.

If the link is broken to you too (its broken to me...) search up "Qi Car Charger" on Amazon, there's quite a few.
 

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Whats the consensus on how much better the dual lens cameras are going to be on new phones? The iphone 7 yes but other phones too.
 

Vaclav

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Whats the consensus on how much better the dual lens cameras are going to be on new phones? The iphone 7 yes but other phones too.

On the M8 it just seemed gimmicky - think I used the feature a total of twice before I said "To Hell with it"
 

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On the M8 it just seemed gimmicky - think I used the feature a total of twice before I said "To Hell with it"

The M8 I think wasn't a true dual lens, the photo is still taken only with one lens the other is for extra scene info (not sure what this is). The new ones coming out (G5, P9, and iphone 7+) actually use both lenses to bring in light to populate the photo.
 

Vaclav

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Perhaps - it was definitely the beginning of the theory and it did help with lowlight quite a bit + did some weird perspective stuff - you could do some 3D stuff that looked kind of like lenticular 3D.
 

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I've been drooling over Samsung screens for awhile now.

That's what has kept me loyal to Samsung since my GS2. Some people hate it, but I love the true black and slightly over saturated colors. AMOLED's just can't be beat in my mind.
 
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Jysin

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I've got the S7 Edge and echo its praise. I came from the S6 Edge and the battery capacity alone is a monumental difference! I can legit get a full day+ without worrying about draining the battery. On top of all of that is the Fast Charging (including fast Qi charging), that can give 50% charge in ~30 minutes.

That alone was reason enough for me to justify the upgrade. Everything else is just a bonus.
 
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Jysin

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I should just add, to get the fast wireless charging you need to upgrade your wireless charge pad. It needs to be adaptive fast charging. The old ones will still work, but it will be at the slower charge rate.
 

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I still find that whatever Chinese import Qi charger I bought for my Nexus 4 still charges my S6 from near zero to full in about two hours. Not sure if that's beaten by newer ones, though.
 

Jysin

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The newer ones will actually say "fast charging" on your screen if it is working correctly. Using the older chargers will simply say "charging".

(This goes for both Qi wireless and wired chargers)