I think now that everything is settling down and I'm over the 'can't put it down' stage, its pretty much the same as the Note 10+
I mean battery life is ok but obviously it sucks more juice when using camera and intensive apps. I can get around 7 or 8 hours screen on time but not over a day, I don't spend that much time in a day on my phone but between charges.
I don't think the camera is as sharp as the Note 10+ but there are lots more options/settings, hopefully some updates will help. Generally it's going ok but like you have said, its an incremental update over the last Note.
The buds I do like, they take time to get used to but I put the bigger silicone rings on and when u put them in I twist them slightly and the fit is really good, the shake test does not move them, I shook them until I got a headache and they didn't budge lol.
Although they were free, I would have preferred a colour choice and gone for black, or white to match my phone but I don't mind the bronze but they do shine, I think they should have been matt bronze.
So generally a good experience, no lag and phone doesn't get hot. Still miffed about the inferior Exynos chip, I would get lots more SOT on the Snapdragon 865+ with my usage but it is what it is.
Thank you for your insight.
I thought about importing a Snapdragon but after careful consideration over warranty and that some have experienced signal loss issues / 5G issues I moved away from looking into that.
The Snapdragon gives around 1 hour more screen on time or so I've read and gives a smoother gaming experience over longer periods of game play than the Exynos but I'm not a gamer in any shape or form !
During the day I'm working so not using my phone ( that's what I tell my boss ), so I'm not really a full on power user myself.
I agree the phone looks to be on par so far with my N10+ 5G which is fine. The 120hz adaptive refresh rate is one good improvement and so is the fps over the N10+ 5G.
I'm a phone guy so buy a phone per year.
I'll be content with the phone getting me through a day with some change left over.
I turn the phone off overnight and charge so I'm not concerned with not loads of battery left.
I've only charged it twice since last Monday as I'm still tweaking it to my taste and waiting for my dbrand skins to arrive.
7 to 8 hours Screen on time is pretty good tbh.
Any chance of a screenshot of your battery stats to see how it's performing. No biggie if not.