well I'm about 4 months out now and Verizon is saying I'm eligible. I'm guessing when a place like Target signs you up on a new contract, all they do is put a request into Verizon to see if I'm eligible.
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Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge |OT|
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well I'm about 4 months out now and Verizon is saying I'm eligible. I'm guessing when a place like Target signs you up on a new contract, all they do is put a request into Verizon to see if I'm eligible.
Thank you, that does look promising. Hope there is some more info coming out soon.
FalsettoVibe
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GS7 shot looking good.
Damn that's impressive. Far less noise, brighter image, and much better detail resolving too, especially with the motorbike and bicycle cluster on the background poster, which looks all but smeared and crushed on the other two devices. Also, the S6 still fares better than the 6S tbh.
I wouldn't even touch the other two gals.
robertlebrone
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Preordered my wife and myself S7 Edges this morning once the preorders went up from Best Buy since it looks like they had the best deal. Free memory card + reward points along with the headset everyone gets. We are both using the Note 3 at the moment so these phones should be a nice upgrade.
robertlebrone
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I preordered online through Best Buy the deal is the same in store or online.
Awesome. I want to keep my 2 year contract plan since the EDGE program does not benefit me at all since I'm on a loyalty service plan from Verizon, and thus wouldn't get any of the reduced service fees or anything...so Best Buy is looking like my best option. It being $30 more for the base S7 compared to everywhere else is kinda annoying, but whatever.
I think you do, you just have to register it with the Samsung website.
https://promos.samsungpromotions.com/gearvr/enterverizon
Agent_ShortBus
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I pre ordered the S7 Edge at a T-Mobile store this morning. It was my first time pre ordering a phone so I was kinda taken aback when they told me It would be shipped to my house. I thought I'd just be able to pick it up at that store the day of release. Now to look for a good deal on a 200gb micro sd card....
Agent_ShortBus
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I've never tried the gear VR but I did own an oculus dk2 for a while. I know it won't be exactly the same quality/experience? but is the gear vr worth keeping or should I sell it to make some money back?
BFIB
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Gear VR is a step up on the DK2 kit IMO. But, I will note the "screen door" effect is still present on the Gear VR, though it is a lot less noticeable, and it goes away after a few minutes of adjusting. There is a full Oculus storefront now, and there's a lot of options. Streaming is still low quality, but downloaded videos are ace.
Old Gimlet Eyes
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I was thinking of getting the S7 later this year, but after looking at those size comparison pics above, I may go with the edge. Is screen size and battery the only differing features between the two phones??
The Faceless Master
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the edge swipe features too.
Old Gimlet Eyes
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Right on, thanks Faceless. I went from a galaxy s3 to an iphone 6 in 2014, but am looking forward to getting back to android. iOS is nice, but I really only used it for imessaging and was never really thrilled with it compared to android. Gonna wait for that sweet Black Friday sale later this year.
The 6P camera is really good IMO. The question is which do you value more, wireless charging/waterproof/SD or stock android/USB-C?
BFIB
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I'm in the same boat. Never done the Jump program, but I'd like to get the Netflix and free Gear VR.
It's honestly the SD card thing that's making me sway. I store quite a lot of music on my SD at the moment, but I was going to try and go full cloud if I went went the 6P. The S7 has complicated the matter by actually looking like a good phone (haven't really like previous Samsung phones) with an SD card slot, and I can get a good deal on a data plan too.
If you're upgrading through your carrier, I don't think the 6P is an option for you.
S6 Edge or did they actually have an S7 Edge to try?
BFIB
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It really is. Did you check out the Edge Plus?
S6 Edge and S6 Edge Plus. S7 Edge is the only Edge version of the S7.
They have demos at stores already?
I'm not familiar with it enough. It looks cool, but I don't see myself ever using the functionality. Same way I disable NFC and heart rate.
I care about screen, battery, camera.
Hmm. But NFC and heart rate sensor might get some use eventually, but the edge screen I don't really see the adventage.
I preordered it from car phone but only got 2 emails, acknowledgement of my order and explaining that it isn't out yet and will be dispatched close to launch day.
BFIB
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A lot of it is just the look of it. Something about seeing the text wrap on the screen, such a cool effect.
Scrolling pages from the edge instead of your finger over the screen?
SirMossyBloke
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Well then.
Looks like Canada isn't getting the 820. We're getting the Exynos varient instead.
Looks like Canada isn't getting the 820. We're getting the Exynos varient instead.
Did you go sim free? The free gear VR shows in the basket when you add a contract option but not when you add the sim free phone. Live chat told me it's still valid but their system doesn't fill me with faith.
I have a Nexus 6P but I'm moving to an S7 Edge. Reasons why:
- Samsung Pay. Works with existing credit card readers, which is a plus for me since most stores I go to regularly don't support NFC yet. Rollouts for that sort of thing tend to be slow in the US, so I'd rather have something that works now. Samsung Pay also supports NFC so I get the best of both worlds. Also, Android Pay doesn't currently support Chase (though it's supposed to sometime early this year).
- Photo taking. Don't get me wrong, the Nexus 6P's camera is very good, but I find the photo taking experience lackluster compared to Samsung's offering. Even after some updates, the camera app can be slow to start up, and can be quite unreliable when taking photos, especially if you're trying to take a bunch of HDR photos in succession. Having OIS again will be nice, as well. Samsung's camera app also just has more options in general. The S7 will only further Samsung's lead in the camera department.
- Headphone jack placement. This isn't a driving force behind me switching, but I vastly prefer having the headphone jack on the bottom of the device; it's a lot more natural to put the phone into my pocket upside down so it comes out upright when removing it.
- Expandable storage. Also not a big reason reason I'm switching (64 GB on the Nexus 6P is plenty for me), but still a nice-to-have along with waterproofing.
Things I'll miss from the Nexus 6P:
- Stock experience. Modern TouchWiz isn't the garbage that it was when Samsung had the nature UX crap, but it still brings its own issues, not the least of which is slower updates.
- Superior fingerprint sensor placement. Having it on the back of the device is so nice.
Really you can't go wrong with either phone. Nexus 6P definitely wins out on price and gives me a lot of hope for future Nexus phones, but it's not what I want it to be just yet.
Holy shit. Impressive.
Old Gimlet Eyes
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Those comparison pics are crazy, s7 camera is on another level.
plagiarize
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It really is. My old Lumia 928 was damn good at low light... I've still got it kicking around so when I get my S7 I might do a comparison. Either way... low light photography really helps me out. I take a lot of pictures under desks and behind server cabinets to see / catalogue serial numbers, etc. It's the main thing I miss about my 928. I'm really happy Samsung prioritized low light photography.
That's the explanation I like. If you sat here and told me of the benefits, I'd write you off. It just looks cool and IT MAY provide some users with a addition experience.
For seasoned Android vets it's all aesthetic. Which isn't bad.
plagiarize
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The add ons for the S6 edge are totally worthless, but as someone who hates how generic the vanilla S6 looks, the edge was totally worth the extra $100. I had zero interest in any Galaxy until that day I saw the S6 edge. Fell in love with it immediately.
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