Note 7 or S8?

[drummerman]

Didn't really think I would but I am tempted by the Note 7.

Got the Edge 7 Exynos and like everything about it. Superfast, no glitches in 4 months and I like TW.

Lately I'm debating whether I could use the pen and have a feeling I may use it more than I think.

I'd loose some money if I sell my Edge and price is not set yet for the Note 7 here in the UK though I think it will be around the £650 mark.

It would probably cost me about 200 quid to change to the Note or would it make sense to wait for the S8 which will probably have more differences to justify the cash. I frequently use the camera and it is nothing short of superb. I just have a feeling the S8 will up the ante in that respect with probably 16 or more mp and similar quality. The possibility for cropping would be greater.

What do the wise souls on here think? :cyclops:

 

[Zolares]

Go for the Note 7, since it'll always have the SPen advantage over the S8 and S8 Edge.

There's no reason to not get the Note 7 if you're thinking the S8 will have better specs... since that's just you playing the waiting game.
S8 is a phone that will be released in 2017 and in terms of specs, flagship phones released in a later year are always going to have better hardware than the current year releases.
Even if the Note 8 doesn't offer much hardware improvements over the S8, I can confidently say that the Note 8 will offer all the S8 has plus more...

Going by this trend, its safe to say that the Note line is pretty much the best Samsung can offer during the year.
Think of it this way, the S7 Edge has almost all the S8 has plus more. The Note 7 has almost all the S7 Edge has plus more.

Get the Note 7, since you'll be getting the best product released by the company of that year.
If you wait for the S8, all that will happen is you getting the 3rd best phone released by Samsung of the next year.
Don't wait for a better spec phone to come out in a few months, you'll just keep waiting and seeing more and more better spec'ed phones come out.

Go for that Note 7.
Buy that Note 7.
Use that SPen.
I can't live without the SPen.
Join us.
Be one of us.

 

[Spike96]

Considering you have a GREAT phone that you are happy with, I would not upgrade if I were you. Neglecting iris, USB-C, .2 inch screen size, and the stylus: the Note 7 IS the Edge 7.

If I were you, I would wait to see what 2017 brings. If by then you still feel you are attracted by the stylus, I think the Note 8 may be the answer.

 

[drummerman]

Two sensible replies and I am still not any closer but I hear you both!

 

[hello00]

s8 or s9?

 

[Gatoroz]

Have you considered that the Note 7 will also have gorilla glass 5 and USB 3.0. over the S7 edge. I'm waiting too to see what the USB C fast charging actually means over the S7 edge once they start testing it.....that and the battery life.

Cheers

G8roz

 

[PsiPhiDan]

The s-pen is something I'll never go without again. It is AMAZING once you adjust to realizing you have one. I use it daily and it's so much handier than you even think. Get the Note 7.

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[cadcamaro]

I'm getting the note 7 from the S7 edge personally and plan to hopefully hang onto it until the note 8 is out. I'm an upgrade whore though and usually wait until phones are available at a discount, but with the N7 I just went for it.

 

[neyenlives]

I had a Note 3, Note 4 and then went to the Nexus 6 while the wife and kid went with Note 5. I was afraid I would miss the SPen. I was right. I pre-ordered the Note 7 the other day. You don't know how much you use it until you don't have it

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[ilordvader]

I change my phone every 6 months
so Note 7 now
and cant wait to know the new stuff coming with S8
will get that too :angel:

 

[drummerman]

Have you considered that the Note 7 will also have gorilla glass 5 and USB 3.0. over the S7 edge. I'm waiting too to see what the USB C fast charging actually means over the S7 edge once they start testing it.....that and the battery life.

Cheers

G8roz

I had USB C on my P9000. It took about 70 mins to charge from about 5 % to full. 3000 battery. The S7e takes about 1.5 hours. No big difference. It will get interesting when phones take 10 minutes to fully charge.

 

[neyenlives]

I had USB C on my P9000. It took about 70 mins to charge from about 5 % to full. 3000 battery. The S7e takes about 1.5 hours. No big difference. It will get interesting when phones take 10 minutes to fully charge.

Except that the charge you get from fast charging is used up just as fast as it came.... fast charging as it is sucks no matter what connector it's through

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[cdmoore74]

When I had the Note 2, 3 and 4 I never cared about the Galaxy series because the Note was still top dog spec wise going into the new year. But with the early releases of the Note 5 and now the Note 7 the cpu specs have been the same as the older Galaxy phones. So when the new Galaxy series come out the Notes now look old.
I like the old way but those Notes were released in October/November with the Nexus. With the release of the iPhone Plus models I think Samsung has no choice but to release early.

 

[meboy]

I was excited for the Note 7 but think I'll pass.

Edge version only.
Looks nice but too many downsides.

Same SOC as S7.

Same Camera as S7 pretty much.
Which is good but is still lacking a lot. Could be much better.
Side by sides with S6 is actually worse in many cases with the 12mp being noticeably soft.

Battery size is okay but I expect more than S7 edge in the Note.

Still running MM. Not N.
We can bet it still has the battery drain issue.

S8 will likely have UHS card support which could be a really big deal.

Exynos version has USB 2.1 it looks like... DAC might have been skimped on too.

Price.

I hope an S8 in a 5.5" with flat screen and better than everything noted above is in the works.

I've got my eye on the HTC Marlin. Samsung 5.5" amoled and camera (16mp), Sd821 with 128gb for around $500 would be very interesting. But knowing HTC..
See what other stuff comes this fall too.

 

[Aeltar]

I'm going with N7 for now. If the S8 is that much better when it comes out, I'll jump to it.

Jump on Demand is the best deal ever.