- May 28, 2011
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The phone arrived with a 65% charge and after over 7 1/2 hours of 'phone torture' involving initial setup, downloading and updating over 200 apps and widgets, etc it finally got down to 16%. Throughout this incredibly heavy use it only got mildly warm and, as things began winding down, has been running cool as a cucumber (who knew cucumbers were cool) ever since. Charged it back up to 100% and 5+ hours later with minimal use and the Always On Screen on it's down to 93%!!! I have no idea what people who say that the battery life on this phone is anything but amazing are talking about.
The OS is smooth as butter and scrolling is as fluid ans any iOS device ever made. I set up the Edge panels but I see them as just a 'gee whiz' feature that I'l virtually never use. Call quality is superb but the external speaker is really awful. Maybe even worse than the speaker on the S6 and that was mediocre at best. C'mon Samsung, you can do better than this. But this is really a very minor quibble.
Haven't had much of a chance to play with the camera but it seems lightening fast in operation and focus speed is incredible. The couple of shots I did take are well exposed and sharp as a tack. Can't wait to try out the low light capabilities of the f 1.7 lens!
As for cases, I ordered the Spigen Thin Fit, the Ringke Slim Fit and the OBLIQ Slim Meta. I chose the OBLIQ because the brushed silver finish is just a perfect match for the silver phone as well as the fact that it seems to provide a bit more protection than the other two. They're all great cases so whichever you choose, you won't be disappointed. For those of you interested, here's a picture of the winner:
The OS is smooth as butter and scrolling is as fluid ans any iOS device ever made. I set up the Edge panels but I see them as just a 'gee whiz' feature that I'l virtually never use. Call quality is superb but the external speaker is really awful. Maybe even worse than the speaker on the S6 and that was mediocre at best. C'mon Samsung, you can do better than this. But this is really a very minor quibble.
Haven't had much of a chance to play with the camera but it seems lightening fast in operation and focus speed is incredible. The couple of shots I did take are well exposed and sharp as a tack. Can't wait to try out the low light capabilities of the f 1.7 lens!
As for cases, I ordered the Spigen Thin Fit, the Ringke Slim Fit and the OBLIQ Slim Meta. I chose the OBLIQ because the brushed silver finish is just a perfect match for the silver phone as well as the fact that it seems to provide a bit more protection than the other two. They're all great cases so whichever you choose, you won't be disappointed. For those of you interested, here's a picture of the winner:
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