CollectedDust
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Just ordered a S7 edge, my first non-Apple phone in forever (iPhone 3GS is when I made the jump). Hopefully it's not too jarring
Adoptable storage isn't necessarily a good thing. Samsung's making the right decision IMHO.
By treating consumers as idiots?
Adoptable storage isn't necessarily a good thing. Samsung's making the right decision IMHO.
So for the folks that have the S6 Edge, do the Edge functions still work if you're using a non-touchwiz launcher?
So for the folks that have the S6 Edge, do the Edge functions still work if you're using a non-touchwiz launcher?
I was curious about this too, just did a Google search and found this Reddit thread.Bumping this. This is a good question and may be a deciding factor for me between the S7 and S7 Edge.
I haaaaaate Touch Wiz. If other launchers can't use the edge, there's not really a point in getting it.
So far my battery life has been pretty good with it. And I just checked. Nova launched doesn't disable the edge features.
The trick about adoptable storage is you're operating under the assumption that 1) your SD card will never have an issue and 2) it will live inside your phone 100% of the time.
Of course that's the expectation.
For me these are non-issues. Saying I'm operating under the assumption that my SD card will never have an issue is like saying I'm operating under the assumption that the onboard storage or phone itself will never have an issue. Of course that's the expectation. If there is an issue with anything, I'll deal with it when it arises. That's no excuse to not have it in there.
For the second point, who are these monsters that are actually taking the SD card out of their phone? It is way more difficult and time consuming to take the SD card out of the phone than it is to use a USB cable.
Good value at 25 bucks, but the write speed still maxes out about 50.I went with this memory card. Seemed the best price to performance ratio.
PNY U3 Turbo Performance 64GB High Speed MicroSDXC Class 10 UHS-I, up to 90MB/sec Flash Card (P-SDUX64U390G-GE) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W77C1QU/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Its a clear and shiny/slick. Well... it used to be about a year ago. Mine has seen some use.Is the back of that case slick or matte? There is a $3 Ringke case on slick deals for $3. I got that as a reserve one.
lmao. More like reactions of "are you sure you can do that with your phone?"They turned their heads because you were taking pictures of them under water, weirdo.
Samsung also likely has concrete data that shows a very small minority of users actually use one.
SD is still fucking stupid in 2016.
I just don't see the value in the Edge gimmick personally. The S7 Edge has a larger battery than the S7, but it's not worth the price difference.
It has larger batter and screen size and it's only a few bucks more.
When I looked at T-MO it was about $5 more per month if I remember right. That's $120 more.
I just don't see the value in the Edge gimmick personally. The S7 Edge has a larger battery than the S7, but it's not worth the price difference.
Does the edges of the edge model's screen get scratched easily? Because I'm used to get screen protectors or cases for my phones and it would seem the edges could get scratched easily... It may really just be me being paranoid, but whatever.
I can definitely see how adoptable storage would cause headaches. It'd be nice to have as an option, but I certainly can't fault them for it not being enabled by default.
No one seems to understand that adopting your SD card as internal storage makes it unremovable from the phone unless you want to really fuck your phone up and unreadable by anything else like your PC if you do remove it.
I have not purchased a case in years for a phone as I tend to love the design of a phone for what it is and use it just how it was designed. Is there actually a case that protects the phone great and is not bulky? I am actually considering keeping this phone for a very long time so I want to protect it as much as possible
I have not purchased a case in years for a phone as I tend to love the design of a phone for what it is and use it just how it was designed. Is there actually a case that protects the phone great and is not bulky? I am actually considering keeping this phone for a very long time so I want to protect it as much as possible
Spigen cases are my go-to these days. They make the most attractive cases that still give a reasonable level of protection. Relatively cheap on Amazon, too. My last couple phones o have used their Neo Hybrid case.
I have been going with Spigen cases and screen protectors as well. The Neo Hybrid is a fantastic case. Slim, protective, and looks pretty good. The button response and cutouts are better than most other cases I've tried.
This is the Neo hybrid for the S7. Generally can be found much cheaper on amazon.
http://www.spigen.com/collections/galaxy-s7/products/galaxy-s7-case-neo-hybrid?variant=12163291585
The trick about adoptable storage is you're operating under the assumption that 1) your SD card will never have an issue and 2) it will live inside your phone 100% of the time.
Samsung has always catered to 1) the ultra techie crowd that likes swapping SD and batteries for reasons that are beyond me and 2) people that don't understand phone tech all that much and buy Samsung because of marketing. For those two particular users bases, adoptable storage is probably the wrong way to go.
SD is still fucking stupid in 2016.
If the sd fails in an adoptive storage scenario I would expect the phone to still operate and only the apps and data on the sd to be no longer available.
Can you install software/apps to the SD card? Not sure if 32gb is enough since I have a lot of gear VR games on my s6 edge plus 64gb
I know. I can't afford much right now beyond the phone. That seemed like a sweet spot in terms of price to performance.Good value at 25 bucks, but the write speed still maxes out about 50.
You can`t. There was some uncertainty when I asked around. But I`m told to say it isn`t supported for now.
That's still a terrible scenario vs using onboard storage.
I just installed a bunch of games and apps to the SD card of my S7 edge. What is this BS people are telling you?
Weird I`ll have to try it out myself.
It isn't weird at all, you go to application manager and change the storage of the selected app. It IS true that some apps do not allow this, but the inmese majority does.