Replacement question "Non-techie"
I am not a hardcore tech guy and I am the opposite of an early adopter.
But I needed a new phone, and the Note 7 came out at just the right time.
And I love it. I really do. I have never had a piece of tech that I have liked this much.
But obviously, there are issues.
I asked on Facebook for input and all anyone there said was “Get an iPhone!”
So I thought I would ask here for a little help from some people more knowledgeable than I.
I am currently looking at the S7 Edge and Google Pixel as replacements but here are my thoughts/concerns (And remember, I am not a techie):
S7E – It looks and feels almost identical to the Note 7, and the interface is pretty much the same as far as I can tell. But it is a “lesser” phone and only comes in 32 GB. I filled the Note to 20 GB without blinking and don’t want to fill the new phone the day I get it…though I may be overestimating how long it would take to fill the last 12 GB, especially with my music and pictures going to the SD card. I upgraded from a Galaxy S4, so I have worked with the interface for a few years and know it. I also bought at Best Buy, and I know they have these readily available whenever I choose to go in. I already have Micro USB cables floating around, even though I have replaced them with the C. But frankly, I feel a little burned (no pun intended) by Samsung.
Pixel – It definitely isn’t a downgrade, and I have all of these USB C Cables lying around that will be basically useless for years at best. It has the 128 GB which is nice, especially since I would be giving up the SD Card. But I know nothing about it really outside of the technical specs, which mean little to me. What differences are there for the average user vs. the Galaxy series?
I would get something to tide me over until the Note 8, but frankly, I am not that kind of guy and will end up milking whatever phone I buy up until the last breath. I also heard a rumor that the reason the 7’s are exploding is that Samsung upgraded the battery at the last minute to compete with the iPhone 7 and didn’t properly vette it. So my confidence that a rushed Note 8 will be flawless is not high.
Any thoughts? Help? Ideas? Questions?
Thanks!