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This very much the first non-Nexus Android phone I've used that felt like it finally got performance actually nailed down. Samsung has found a formula of using the right animation speeds, with GPU/CPU and Storage Speed optimizations that I'm still finding it hard to believe i'm using a Samsung...

Congrats! Orchid Gray apparently is the common denominator for why BB is slower to shipping out some VZW orders.

Alright, as long as I'm not the only VZW order still in limbo. Just making sure I wasn't having an issue.

Wondering if I should call Best Buy. I ordered on the 1st for delivery to my address, Verizon, Orchid Gray, but still just showing as processing. Normally that isn't an issue, but seeing a lot of examples of people ordering later than that and getting shipping notifications with Verizon. The...

Yeah, the annual upgrade thing is really only useful if a phone depreciates over 50% in 12 months. iPhones and Galaxy phones tend not to depreciate that quickly. Which is exactly why Verizon does this plan for certain phones only. They benefit as much as the customer does. The point is that the...

I plan to test the 4k soon.

I have both phones right now and my thoughts are as follows: HTC 10 has better headphone audio. It's a significant improvement and if you're an audiophile with good cans, it's a hard feature to pass up. Nexus 6p has better speaker audio. Richer, louder and overall noticeably better. Both...

certain websites with shady ad streams can do this. Pirate Bay etc. It doesn't mean you have a virus, which is highly unlikely unless you sideloaded an APK from a shady source. If this is only happening to you in Chrome/Samsung browser that's likely the issue. I would install an adblocker if...

If you're talking about the speaker, it's not any better than the S6. Due to the sealing for waterproofing, it could actually be worse. That's according to MKBHD. When I used it, it wasn't anything special. In terms of the DAC I haven't heard if it's using something different from the (U.S...

Re: What are your thoughts on iPhones Apple is a legendary company, and they have millions of fans for a reason. I think everyone here agrees that if we're looking at the total package, especially from the average consumer standpoint, Apple has always been ahead of the pack. If you look at...

Glad to see someone checked out Alto and saw the bizarre frame dips, especially at the beginning when lots of deer or objects are on screen. And to sum up, and from what i've read, there are some of us who are crazy about 60FPS butter and consistency, and others where it's really not a...

The S7 Edge had better battery life than my 6P when I used it for a week. The 6P isn't disappointing, just the S7 Edge was exceptional in that regard.

They have improved the S7. It's more consistent than the S6 ever was. Relative to itself, the S7 is a success and has stomped on performance problems decently. My expectations are that for $800, I shouldn't experience slight framerate dips on 2D sidescrollers, I shouldn't experience hitches in...

Alright glad I wasn't crazy. I had the S7 Edge for a week and while I took pictures really really quickly, they came out smudgy compared to the Nexus 6P. I was pretty unimpressed.

Debloated, installed Nova Launcher Pro, hid the rest of the stuff I didn't want to see. Turned off Always On, turned off Edge Display, Installed Polycon Icon pack and basically made it look like my Nexus phone. It looks good and the bloat is basically disappeared. I did keep Samsung Pay...