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Old 13-08-2015, 22:43
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Samsung launches their flagship Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and then decides not to release it this year in Europe apart from Asia and USA. WTF?! Lol.

So anyone who wants an upgrade or brand new Samsung will have to get Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ instead.
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Old 13-08-2015, 23:00
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Samsung launches their flagship Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and then decides not to release it this year in Europe apart from Asia and USA. WTF?! Lol.

So anyone who wants an upgrade or brand new Samsung will have to get Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ instead.
Samsung are doing a great job at shooting themselves in the foot this year
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Old 13-08-2015, 23:10
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Samsung launches their flagship Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and then decides not to release it this year in Europe apart from Asia and USA. WTF?! Lol.

So anyone who wants an upgrade or brand new Samsung will have to get Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ instead.
I think that's what they hope.

They've had a bad year (not as bad as some, mind) and seem to be trying to cut costs, as well as reducing their plans for devices in 2016.

I can see why, if they know people don't care for the pen in many markets, they decided to just sell one device.

And I'm sure the Note 5 can and will be imported even if it doesn't eventually arrive officially early next year.
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Old 14-08-2015, 00:06
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And I'm sure the Note 5 can and will be imported even if it doesn't eventually arrive officially early next year.
and will be quite a few months old by then......(to those who care about having the newest and latest tech).

So does that mean the Note 4 will be given a price reduction?
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Old 14-08-2015, 01:17
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I think that's what they hope.

They've had a bad year (not as bad as some, mind) and seem to be trying to cut costs, as well as reducing their plans for devices in 2016.

I can see why, if they know people don't care for the pen in many markets, they decided to just sell one device.

And I'm sure the Note 5 can and will be imported even if it doesn't eventually arrive officially early next year.
I don't understand why they have to release the s6 edge plus. Why not just have the note 5 and release it everywhere.
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Old 14-08-2015, 01:22
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Samsung launches their flagship Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and then decides not to release it this year in Europe apart from Asia and USA. WTF?! Lol.

So anyone who wants an upgrade or brand new Samsung will have to get Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ instead.
Apple will be happy more people jumping ship.
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Old 14-08-2015, 08:44
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I'd suggest Note users are simply a practical bunch so are happy with their current Note which has always been big high end.

The S is the 'fashion' range seeking to attract those who simply want to be seen with the 'latest and greatest' device.
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Old 14-08-2015, 09:07
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A 3ah battery with that processor and that screen and that version of skinned Android. Expect yet more shite battery life from Samsung.
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Old 14-08-2015, 09:26
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The battery life is the best around, at least if it still uses Samsungs 14nm Exynos.

Apple are meant to be trying to improve the 'average as always' iPhone battery by switching to Samsung again in September.

Not being Apple, Samsung have a 'no publicity' profile so as well as that battery life they also use PC class flash memory rather than the cheapest value performance option available.
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Old 14-08-2015, 11:48
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With this pocket controversy in mind, Samsung claimed to have increased strength 1.7 times.
Assuming they mean anti-bend that says it copes with 3.5 times the force that is exerted in ones pocket.

Convenientlty for them, it is also 3.5 times the strength of the iPhone 6
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Old 14-08-2015, 12:45
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The battery life is the best around, at least if it still uses Samsungs 14nm Exynos.

Apple are meant to be trying to improve the 'average as always' iPhone battery by switching to Samsung again in September.

Not being Apple, Samsung have a 'no publicity' profile so as well as that battery life they also use PC class flash memory rather than the cheapest value performance option available.
What has the best battery life around? The 14nm process Exynos 7420 will be more efficient than if it were produced on a 20nm rig yes. BUT that does not mean that it is an efficient chip that will result in phones with good battery life. Of course let’s see the reviews and real world experience but as the S6 has terrible battery life the omens are not good. This is a shame as my Note had great battery life back in 2012.
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Old 14-08-2015, 12:53
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The minimum usage was 4 hours hard driven. Yet you can run the iPhone 6 down in 2 hours.

That about sums it up, even forgetting those stamina modes.
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Old 14-08-2015, 13:38
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The minimum usage was 4 hours hard driven. Yet you can run the iPhone 6 down in 2 hours.
You really are a strange character that loves to make things up.

How do you "run the iPhone 6 down in 2 hours" with any semblance of normal use?


Talk time: Up to 14 hours on 3G

Internet use: Up to 10 hours on 3G, up to 10 hours on 4G LTE, up to 11 hours on Wi‑Fi

HD Video playback: Up to 11 hours

Audio playback: Up to 50 hours
http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-6/specs/

Somedays I think it would be good to run a village idiot down, but that isn't possible either.
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Old 14-08-2015, 14:12
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Your 'best form of defence' again I see.

I went by review tests of the S6. That is what the 'village idiots' stated.
BTW you left off the iPhone standby specs.
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Old 14-08-2015, 14:37
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Personally, I'd like to see Screen on Time become a semi official way of measuring battery life - but even that's far from perfect. For one, some phones let you throttle the CPU voluntarily to maximise battery life, or go for high performance all the time with the obvious battery hit.

At the end of the day, we can do clever things with modern SoCs, and get huge savings in power consumption through both hardware and clever software - but once you begin to use your device, and the screen is on, you start consuming data over the mobile network etc - your only way to lengthen battery life in a meaningful way is to pack in a bigger battery.

I wish that manufacturers that can reduce power consumption didn't then feel it obligatory to lower the battery size (as if we then want a device that's 1mm thick and weighs 10g), rather than keep a decent size battery - or even a larger one as the other components get smaller - to give us huge increases in battery life overall, not just trying to stick to one or two days, as if that's really good enough.

Apple and Samsung each clearly think that we all want super slim devices, and Samsung thinks that as long as you can charge quickly then it's not a problem to have a small battery, but I disagree.

With Apple, you don't obviously have much choice (but of course the iPhone 6 plus has a far better battery than the 6) but with Samsung, you do have a choice. Don't like what Samsung has done? Buy something else - which by all accounts is what people have been doing this year.
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Old 14-08-2015, 15:15
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You really are a strange character that loves to make things up.

How do you "run the iPhone 6 down in 2 hours" with any semblance of normal use?


http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-6/specs/

Somedays I think it would be good to run a village idiot down, but that isn't possible either.
You shouldn't have referenced specs. You should just make stuff up like AW does
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Old 14-08-2015, 16:02
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Just seen the VF Smart Ultra 6 and the EE Harrier in person. Both actually look good bits of kit for the price.

Does anyone known if they can be unlocked? If so they could be a really good buy. That said Wow how big is that Smart Ultra 6 screen!
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/bu...eview-3619786/

Gets good reviews mainly, some pretending the camera is awful. But for the branding (made by ZTE for Voda) it beats the Moto G.
I like the idea of that A53 Little.Little SOC to eek out battery life further.
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Old 14-08-2015, 17:12
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As I said before, the camera is fine on most of the new wave of budget phones. Can't comment on the Harrier, but I know the £50 Room is awful. Maybe the new new £50 Alcatel on Three is bad too.

But spend nearer £100-150 and you'll likely be fine.
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Old 15-08-2015, 12:39
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You shouldn't have referenced specs. You should just make stuff up like AW does
My mistake, I forgot how much easier it is to just make it all up to suit a particular bias .
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Old 15-08-2015, 13:29
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I recall a year or two back when you started making comments, I called you drunk for your, far more vulgar then, personal attacks d123.

I was obviously wrong.
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Old 15-08-2015, 17:37
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I was obviously wrong.
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You were definitely wrong about all the rubbish you just make up.
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Old 15-08-2015, 18:43
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I can't quite get how bonkers fanboys can be. An S6 artifically drains in 4 hours and the iPhone 6 in 2 hours.

Someone can post the link but the S6 uses an expensive 14nm LPE, has a bigger battery and uses advanced OLED.
And you think it outrageous that your middle of the road tech iPhone does worse.

Personally, I think you are angry that I provide info that you and that guy I gave up on do not want provided.
It is like that bend data no one dares speak about. It wont stop people buying the iphone but it is worth knowing you simply do not put that phone into your front pocket willy nilly.

And September it will not even matter. The highly bendy feature will be fixed, it being too embarrassing not to change design to fix it.
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Old 15-08-2015, 19:26
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I can't quite get how bonkers fanboys can be. An S6 artifically drains in 4 hours and the iPhone 6 in 2 hours.
Links? I don't believe either phone (unless faulty or bad 3rd party app) does that.

Someone can post the link
You are posting the statements, you post the link.

Personally, I think you are angry that I provide info that you and that guy I gave up on do not want provided.
I'm not angry, I just don't like seeing an idiot post rubbish, whether it be rubbish about the iPhone, the Samsung, any other Android phone or even a Windows phone.

Basically I just dislike ignorant posting that has no basis in reality.

I just have this thing against idiots posting rubbish that they make up to try and sound educated, sometimes even to the extent of trying to use big words.

It is like that bend data no one dares speak about. It wont stop people buying the iphone but it is worth knowing you simply do not put that phone into your front pocket willy nilly.
Again, some proof would be good, other than a few idiots deliberately breaking phones the return rates have been insignificant.


And September it will not even matter. The highly bendy feature will be fixed, it being too embarrassing not to change design to fix it.
So far the rumors say the design isn't changing much, honestly, grow up and post maturely or go back to your village...
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Old 15-08-2015, 20:45
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I have never knowingly posted a none truth. It mattered not if I posted a link for that other person of 'Apple is only great need', he would simply further digress from reason.

I'll post a link if I come across it again, not that it was anything out of the ordinary. But that matters not , does it!
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Old 15-08-2015, 21:45
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Apple is not going to ever tell anyone how many phones suffered bending problems, any more than I'd expect other manufacturers to.

I'd love to know how anyone can know the problem is insignificant or that every one was deliberate (well, unless you consider it deliberate abuse if you put a phone in a pocket).

As far as I'm aware, Apple seem to change them without much fuss as a goodwill gesture. But maybe the only cases I know where a phone was changed at the Regent Street store are in fact the only ones anywhere in the world, in which case I guess it is insignificant.
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