Note 5 to the S7E... was the upgrade worth it?

[TechGod2014]

Very simple question. The title says it all.
I know its way too early, but I already know of a few that made this jump.
Are u able to live without the S pen?
Is the difference noticeable?
Is your Note 5 a very expensive paper weight now?
Or are u already thinking of returning the S7E and holding out for the Note 6?

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

I had a Note 5 and just went to the S7E. If you are addicted to the spen, do not upgrade because you will miss it.

Otherwise, I think it depends on what you want that the Note 5 doesn't already offer. For me, I wanted the bigger battery, low light camera and spiffy look. I was always envious of my wife's Edge+. So far I ready love this phone. Performance wise, there isn't a huge difference imo.

However I do have a backup as I kept my Note as well.

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[dpham00]

I don't have my s7 edge yet, but I don't use the s pen much so it wouldn't really matter too much. With that said, I don't expect it to be faster, I got the s7 edge for the better camera and ip68.

 

[terrain]

Worth it - of course. Note and Edge are totally different designs/concepts. I used my PEN all the time on Note 2,3,4 - not much at all on 5 so I dont plan to miss it on the edge. If Note 6 is a 6 inch with pen/edge option I may go back to Note instead of iphone 7.

 

[anon(5719825)]

I'm using both for now. My S7 Edge will be my main phone and I'll mostly just use the Note 5 at home. I get more then double the battery life on my S7 Edge. I can barely get 2 hrs screen time on my Note 5.

 

[brava27]

I'm using both for now. My S7 Edge will be my main phone and I'll mostly just use the Note 5 at home. I get more then double the battery life on my S7 Edge. I can barely get 2 hrs screen time on my Note 5.

You didn't answer the op question. Is it worth it to upgrade? Not all of us can afford to keep both phones.

 

[anon(5719825)]

You didn't answer the op question. Is it worth it to upgrade? Not all of us can afford to keep both phones.

I think I answered it. The battery life alone makes it worth it.

 

[TechGod2014]

I'm using both for now. My S7 Edge will be my main phone and I'll mostly just use the Note 5 at home. I get more then double the battery life on my S7 Edge. I can barely get 2 hrs screen time on my Note 5.

Wow. Only 2 hours of SOT? That's terrible. That's worse than my S6.

 

[anon(5719825)]

Wow. Only 2 hours of SOT? That's terrible. That's worse than my S6.

Yeah, I'm not happy with it. 14hrs standby with 57 minutes screen time and 43% battery.

I got 5 hrs screen time earlier today on a full charge on my S7 Edge with 1 day 4 hrs standby. This phone is worth every cent I paid for it.

 

[robertopod1968]

5 hours sot over 20 hours with my note 5 religiously, without fail everyday. Looking forward to 20 hours with 7 sot on the S7 Edge.

 

[anon(5719825)]

I've just reset my Note 5 to factory once again and I'm just going to a install apps very slowly until I find out what is using my battery life. I have no idea what it could be because I have all the same things running on my S7 Edge.

 

[TechGod2014]

I've just reset my Note 5 to factory once again and I'm just going to a install apps very slowly until I find out what is using my battery life. I have no idea what it could be because I have all the same things running on my S7 Edge.

Do the note 5's have android M?

 

[anon(5719825)]

Do the note 5's have android M?

Verizon has it but not T-Mobile which is who my phones carrier is.

 

[TechGod2014]

Wow. How could the Note not have that update already? Crazy. I'm sure once it does get it it will run a lil more efficient.

 

[Adranalyne]

I won't have the S7 Edge until tomorrow and am currently using the Note 5, but I've had some hands-on time with it and I'd say it's worth the upgrade. Now I don't use the S Pen a lot so that probably has a lot to do with it, but the Edge checks off a few boxes the Note doesn't (or doesn't as much). There's a 600 mah larger battery in a smaller device, it's more durable, has microSD support, and looks to have improved the low light performance/speed of the camera by quite a bit. For me, that's enough to warrant a switch, but I'd completely understand if someone wanted to keep the Note 5 and wait. To me, that says more about how awesome the Note 5 still is than anything else.