Re: Switch from iPhone to Galaxy
Just thought I would update this thread. I decided to give the GS7 Edge a shot. Did the 2 for 1 that TMo was having so I could get one for my wife as well. Well the wife did not want to switch, said she liked her phone just fine. I tried to give it a shot. Being that I buy my phones outright, I was able to carry both phones for a few days, and I had an extra line to use as well so both phones were active. After taking a few days getting a grip of the Samsung I switched the sim and made it my primary phone. Before I go any further, I can tell why people do not go to android from iPhone very often. Honestly, the android OS can be a bit overwhelming (and I own an IT company). Options are great, but the number of options in android is insane. And the notifications.... OMG THE NOTIFICATIONS!!! I actually made this switch full bore.... I bought the Samsung Gear S2 for Tmobile as well to replace my Apple Watch.
Well as you can guess, I was not a happy camper with the switch and it lasted only 24 hours before I was back to my iPhone.
Samsung Gear:
1> Super limited - Only samsungs apps really work on it. I was using MySMS because I could text from my laptop, but you can't get notifications for it on the watch. Only the Messages app works.
2> Only got half the notifications (maybe it was sick of all the notifications too), and missed all the important ones
3> The cell service on the watch will drop if you put it behind a piece of paper
Good things about it...battery was pretty incredible, screen is bright and the touch response is second to none. Blew the Apple Watch out of the water in those regards. But if it doesn't work, then there's no point.
S7 Edge:
1> Bezel is too small and you end up hitting the edge of the screen all the time, resulting is mis-types and inadvertent screen switches (I think the S7 would actually be a better phone).
2> The keyboard is a pain in the arse. Letters wrap on the edge so hitting them is hard
3> The camera is a step backwards from the S6. The iPhone pics were actually better then the Samsung. This was my biggest reason for getting the phone
4> Speed is so-so. I do like the ability to double-click for the camera. But you can't summon google with a long press like you can siri... had to get a third party app to do a key combination to get that to work. Kind of annoying when you want directions when you are driving and you have to do this secret handshake.
5> The fingerprint sensor misses a lot, and it can't be covered by anything... not even a clear plastic. My iphone unlocks if I think about touching the home button. It's actually so fast it can almost be annoying.
6> Always-on screen is a gimmick. You lose 36% of your battery per day if you never touched your phone just to the always on screen (and that's per samsung.... 1.5% per hour).
7> The notifications! Holy Christmas! I think ESPN went off 30 times per hour after the initial installation. I found myself doing nothing but managing notifications
8> The phone constantly telling me I had a SD card installed... DUH!
9> Sidesync is cool, but it's not iMessage. Seriously, in 7 years google doesn't have a competitor to iMessage?
So needless to say the Gear S2 went back to Tmobile as "deffective". And the two S7 Edge's are sitting in their box. I'll get the VR Headsets in a few weeks and then off to ebay they will go.