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Contemplating with a 3g version, this issue bugs me, is this true?
Ev0d3vil said:
Contemplating with a 3g version, this issue bugs me, is this true?
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My brother owns an S3 and I own a note 2. When we put it side by side, his S3 does indeed look sharper than my Note 2. A tech savvy friend of mine told me that it was because the S3 has a smaller screen with the same number of pixels as the Note 2. Therefore, the S3 is sharper in that sense as there are more pixels per inch of the phone.
The Note 2 on the other hand is supposed to use an rgb matrix pattern as opposed to the S3 which uses a pentile display. RGB is supposed to be superior to the pentile method for color reproduction and sharpness so in that sense the Note 2 actually makes up for a bit of lost ground when compared to the S3 having more pixels per inch of the screen.
There's a detailed comparison here..
Anyway, thats about as far as I could understand from my friend but from my own personal experience, yes you will notice the S3 to be sharper somewhat when compared to the Note 2 but the difference isn't very glaring either unless you put them side by side and start nit picking on each part of the screen.
chessnut said:
My brother owns an S3 and I own a note 2. When we put it side by side, his S3 does indeed look sharper than my Note 2. A tech savvy friend of mine told me that it was because the S3 has a smaller screen with the same number of pixels as the Note 2. Therefore, the S3 is sharper in that sense as there are more pixels per inch of the phone.
The Note 2 on the other hand is supposed to use an rgb matrix pattern as opposed to the S3 which uses a pentile display. RGB is supposed to be superior to the pentile method for color reproduction and sharpness so in that sense the Note 2 actually makes up for a bit of lost ground when compared to the S3 having more pixels per inch of the screen.
There's a detailed comparison here..
Anyway, thats about as far as I could understand from my friend but from my own personal experience, yes you will notice the S3 to be sharper somewhat when compared to the Note 2 but the difference isn't very glaring either unless you put them side by side and start nit picking on each part of the screen.
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I have both devices and it's fair to say this is a spot on explanation, the Note 2 feels softer one tip is try reducing your ro.sf.lcd_density to 300 on the note 2 makes everything a bit smaller and a bit sharper IMO.
SIII does definitely look sharper because of the above said reason.
I like the note 2 screen better becaus it's not pentile and to me looks sharper then the s3 screen.
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The size and the screen issue are actually stopping me from upgrading... Tempting though.
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Gunner86 said:
I like the note 2 screen better becaus it's not pentile and to me looks sharper then the s3 screen.
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+1. To my eyes, the S3 screen doesn't look near as good as the Note 2's. I think the Note 2 has the best mobile display at this time. The only thing that could make it better is if it was 1080p with the RGB arrangement. Hopefully we get the bump in res on the Note 3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1963732
Check that video out. Just skip in where the display is tackled. Its explained everything there. After watching the whole video, im inlove with this saxy beast more!
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Ev0d3vil said:
Contemplating with a 3g version, this issue bugs me, is this true?
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In a word, no.
That's so weird, my s3 screen doesn't look nearly as good as my note does.
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cashyftw said:
That's so weird, my s3 screen doesn't look nearly as good as my note does.
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Yea seriously are people getting different panels for their S3's than my previous one?
I had an international GT-I9300 S3, and before that I had the international GT-N7000 Note 1.
Out of the 3, the Note 2 is by far the best display, followed by the Note 1 and last would be my S3.
When I switched from the Note 1 to the S3, I immediately was a little disappointed, the S3's screen just wasn't as sharp as the Note 1 and the Note 2's display is far superior the the Note 1.
Tech OCD rears it's ugly head yet again.
The screen on the Note II is stunning. End of thread.
Note screen it's nicer, I've had both and it finely is sharper for text and the colours seem nicer
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All made by Samsung
S3 or Note 2 , their screens are all made by samsung, just RGB is different from pentile
But in my opinion these two screens look almost the same
Hey guys,
I'm about to soon pull the trigger on either the Galaxy Note 5 or a S6 Edge+. What I have observed from playing with some display units in best buy is that both screens of both edge phones (s6 edge, s6 edge+) have this weird light glow, or light bleed in the curved edges. I had the phones on high brightness, and was mostly on a white background (browser). It somewhat bothers me, and it makes me want to pull the trigger on a Note 5 even faster. However I would like to know if this issue is widespread to all phones, even the international models.
Another question, do you guys believe that the Edge+ will have better development than the Note 5?
helikido said:
Hey guys,
I'm about to soon pull the trigger on either the Galaxy Note 5 or a S6 Edge+. What I have observed from playing with some display units in best buy is that both screens of both edge phones (s6 edge, s6 edge+) have this weird light glow, or light bleed in the curved edges. I had the phones on high brightness, and was mostly on a white background (browser). It somewhat bothers me, and it makes me want to pull the trigger on a Note 5 even faster. However I would like to know if this issue is widespread to all phones, even the international models.
Another question, do you guys believe that the Edge+ will have better development than the Note 5?
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Back light bleeding is normal in some circumstances but if you get easily annoyed by that then maybe you should run some test first before purchasing a phone.
Regarding the matter between Edge+ and note 5. I believe that they will feed both devices the same treatment. Since focusing only in one will agitate the opposite user. imo
Edge+ has the auto brightness bug , quite annoying
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Edge+ has the auto brightness bug , quite annoying
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Oh, hope that they will give a fix on that soon.
tigerz0202 said:
Edge+ has the auto brightness bug , quite annoying
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I don't see any bug.
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Brava27 said:
I don't see any bug.
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maybe it's just a user bug.
He might be taking about the new power save option that does not allow you to manually deselect the screen.
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I currently have a Galaxy S6, and I'm trying to decide if I should upgrade to an S7 edge or a regular S7. Is the edge functionality worth the extra cost?
Thanks!
--Ron
If You like and need better battery and biger screen go for it. Edge is the last thing except visuals ?
i just made the same switch as your talking about. i was on the regular s6 and made the jump to the s7 edge and i love it so far. i love LOVE the battery life as ive been on a single charge starting from 4 am this morning and its 10 20 now and i still have 24 % left . my s6 wouldve been dead by now . the only thing so far that ive noticed myself doing is actually not using the edges as theyre intended and from what i can gather is simply because im not used to having them. i love the phone and im sure you wont be disappointed! good luck in your choice!
Coguar said:
If You like and need better battery and biger screen go for it. Edge is the last thing except visuals ?
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Thanks for your reply. How does the S7 edge camera hold up against the S6 camera? I'm hearing good things about the S7 camera, but it would be good to get the opinion of a user who's used both.
--Ron
I disabled the edge features... I just love the look of the device, bigger screen and bigger battery.
The Edge features were not worth it on the S6 Edge. They're more than worth it on the S7 Edge and I can't t live without them.
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I exchanged my S7 for the S7 Edge. Good bit better battery life. Don't use the edge features.
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I like some of the functionality of the edge. The only problem I've had with the edge is I use SwiftKey as my keyboard and I set it up with the number line on top of the keyboard. Sometimes, it's difficult to press the number 1 because it's right on the edge. I think I can shrink the keys a little in SwiftKey so it'll fit better, but I haven't tried it yet.
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dutch_in_seattle said:
Thanks for your reply. How does the S7 edge camera hold up against the S6 camera? I'm hearing good things about the S7 camera, but it would be good to get the opinion of a user who's used both.
--Ron
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I tested S7 edge at the Samsung experience booths, the camera is marginally better on S7 vs S6 in regular lighting, under low light scenarios, it takes brighter images with less noise. The aspect ratio is 4:3 though so you'll get vertical black bars on the screen when you review the pics you took since most screens including the phone are 16:9
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VICosPhi said:
I tested S7 edge at the Samsung experience booths, the camera is marginally better on S7 vs S6 in regular lighting, under low light scenarios, it takes brighter images with less noise. The aspect ratio is 4:3 though so you'll get vertical black bars on the screen when you review the pics you took since most screens including the phone are 16:9
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The camera defaults out of the box are 4:3 however you can change them to 16:9 or even 1:1 if you want.
Yeah that's true, but then you lose 3MP more and FOV due to crop. ....
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I've had the s4, note 3, note 4,note 5,and now s7 edge, the edges are cool, but super annoying when typing with 1 hand, because I have a tendency to hit letters on the edge of screen when typing. So far, I believe the note 5 was a better phone, but then again I was in love with the pen features.
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My last 3 devices have been edge variants, note edge, s6e+, and s7e. I absolutely loved the functionality of my note edge but had them totally disabled on s6e+ cause they kinda sucked. Now with s7e I'm using the edge panels again, Samsung has definitely improved the stock panels and some development on new panels are ok. They still have a long way to go but there's enough function now for me to use them. Plus the edge is a sexy beast looks wise.
Don't take it the wrong way but has anyone who has both the S7 and the S7 Edge or has had the chance to play with both phones notice that the S7's screen appears to be a lot sharper? I know the PPI is better but the screen actually looks more vibrant as well.
FYI both screens are set to adaptive display and both screens are at the same brightness level. The S7 Edge appears to be washed out compared to my S7.
NOT ONLY DID I TEST THE SCREEN ON BOTH OF MY PHONES (S7 & S7 Edge) BUT I TRIED IT ON MY FIANCÉE'S S7 EDGE AS WELL.
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OuncE718 said:
Don't take it the wrong way but has anyone who has both the S7 and the S7 Edge or has had the chance to play with both phones notice that the S7's screen appears to be a lot sharper? I know the PPI is better but the screen actually looks more vibrant as well.
FYI both screens are set to adaptive display and both screens are at the same brightness level. The S7 Edge appears to be washed out compared to my S7.
NOT ONLY DID I TEST THE SCREEN ON BOTH OF MY PHONES (S7 & S7 Edge) BUT I TRIED IT ON MY FIANCÉE'S S7 EDGE AS WELL.
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Yes, I noticed the same. It's really noticeable if you use sd-black theme, the 7 looks better. On a personal note, i like my regular 7 better than the edge. I hate that I can't use the edge without a case due to unwanted touching of the curved screen.
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Yes, I noticed the same. It's really noticeable if you use sd-black theme, the 7 looks better. On a personal note, i like my regular 7 better than the edge. I hate that I can't use the edge without a case due to unwanted touching of the curved screen.
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My point exactly. Plus I love the smaller form factor. On my S7 Edge I currently use a Spigen case. It works wonders for the ghost touches. On my S7 I rock it naked. The only drawback is that it's much slippery (when I drive I have both phones on my lap and yhe S7 always slides off my lap.
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How about posting some comparison shots?
I use a UAG case so I'm not having issues touching the sides. I mainly got the edge over the s7 because of the larger battery.
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Richieboy67 said:
How about posting some comparison shots?
I use a UAG case so I'm not having issues touching the sides. I mainly got the edge over the s7 because of the larger battery.
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I can use my fiancée's S7 Edge camera to compare the 2 but I doubt it will show using the phone as a camera. It's not terrible but it is a bit noticeable.
I love both phones equally. The next thing I need to test is the speaker. I wonder which is louder or if they're both equal. As far as battery life they both seem to get just about the same amount of SOT.
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I have both & prefer the edge by far.. I can sort of see what you're talking about with the displays but it may just be because you told me about it, so now I'm looking for it. I might be able to do some comparison shots later with a decent camera. Someone PM me tmrw (Tue) if I forget & you actually want to see them. As far as the edge, spigen cases do the trick nicely for ghost touches.
Ghost touches shouldn't be a thing anymore... at least on my T-Mobile variant. I can sit and touch the edge all day long and NOTHING happens. I have to touch right where the flat part of the display and edge meet first before the edge will respond to touches. But any kind of edge swiping still works - the phone picks up edge touches still, but only registers them if you are using a swipe motion.
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Ghost touches shouldn't be a thing anymore... at least on my T-Mobile variant. I can sit and touch the edge all day long and NOTHING happens. I have to touch right where the flat part of the display and edge meet first before the edge will respond to touches. But any kind of edge swiping still works - the phone picks up edge touches still, but only registers them if you are using a swipe motion.
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Using Fleksy, I got sporadic touches all day and have to barely grip the aluminum to get Q,A, and the other edge letters to register. I have to use a case also.
Darn you fat hands!
One question I've got for you S8+ owners, what phone did you guys switch from and a brief explanation as to why?
I switched from an S7 edge, because I've been a Samsung fanboy since the GS2 and I've owned every single Samsung flagship since that time, so I didn't want to end the streak. I also picked one up because the midnight black one is probably the best looking phone I've ever seen and because the phone is still rare where I live, it 'stands' out a lot.
I came from a Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 64 GB model. It is still a great phone today and it's also fast and nice. But the things that made me to go for the Galaxy S8+ is.....
1. Bigger screen. 6.2 inch vs 5.7 inch.
2. Better camera in low light environments and in focusing on objects.
3. Better stabilization under video recording. Now you can use both OIS and EIS at the same time on all resolutions. I could only use OIS and EIS at the same time with [email protected] fps on the Galaxy S6 edge+.
4. MicroSD card support. Yes, my Galaxy S6 edge+ was missing that.
5. Better sound quality via the 3.5mm headphone jack. Yes, i do love to listen to musics.
6. Snappier / faster phone in general use.
7. IP68 water and dust resistant.
8. A design that looks futuristic. Yes i kinda needed something that had a new and fresh look.
So there you have my reasons on why i changed from the Galaxy S6 edge+ that i had for one and a half year .
EDIT: I just sold my Galaxy S6 edge+ phone today. Good night sweet prince, you served me well those one and a half year.
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Screen marked too easily on the Porsche Design so needed Gorilla Glass 5 which is much more resistant to scratches - I know this as I didn't put a screen protector on the Note 7 and really didn't look after it (knowing it was being returned).
OnePlus3 for me, and quite frankly the S8 makes it feel like a cheap toy
Nexus 6. Had my fill of keeping up with rooting and ROMs.
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Galaxy S4. Got it when it came out and it was a beast, thanks to XDA and all the wonderful people here it has been going strong since then but it's been showing it's age for the past year or so.
My requirements were simple. Good support from the manufaturer and community (XDA), removeable battery and/or SD card, not an LG, and just something that really stood out over my S4. Was dissapointed with the s6 an no SD card, was tempted for the s7 but timeing never added up then when i had the money and started looking the s8 was around the corner. As soon as i picked up and tried the demo i knew i wanted it.
Few online searches and $1200 later i have a g955F. I love it.
Pixel XL. Gave it to my dad when I got the s8+
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Nexus6p and keeping it for a while....
LG V10 since Dec 2015. I had to warranty three of them thanks to the bootloop issues and I'm suppose to be picking up my S8+ from my local store today.
Galaxy Note 7.
I came from the Moto Nexus 6, which I completely loved. The processor is getting a little long in the tooth as is the battery. While I wasn't as harsh on it as the critics were, the camera doesn't hold up in comparison to today's phones. A phone finally came along where I did not have to compromise on screen size (I like the big screens). S8+ is it. While I'm not a fan of Samsung's heavy handed user experience, those things are pretty easily remedied with a new launcher and the removal of some bloat.
Iphone 7plus & mate 9 pro.
Got tired of not being able to customize the iPhone and updates are horrible on the mate 9 pro ( International version)
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Screen marked too easily on the Porsche Design so needed Gorilla Glass 5 which is much more resistant to scratches - I know this as I didn't put a screen protector on the Note 7 and really didn't look after it (knowing it was being returned).
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Gorilla Glass 5 sucks.
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Note 7. I dropped it and cracked the screen after the S8+ came out. The battery life in the S8+ is awesome!!!! I got say, I don't miss the Note 7 especially with the Note app carrying over to the S8. Thank goodness for the smart switch feature!
I will still buy the Note 8 in the fall.
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Gorilla Glass 5 sucks
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Gg3 sucks!
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I had the Note 7 but had to return it, and went back to using my Note 5. I was going to wait for the Note 8 but my Note 5's battery is starting to show it's age and I decided to get the S8 since it feels so good in the hand. Then I decided to try the S8+. Not sure which I like better. The S8 sure does feel nice in the hand, but of course the bigger display on the S8+ is very nice.
I also have a Pixel, which is an OK device. I wanted a Pixel XL but the 128GB were always backordered and by the time I could get one, the S8/S8+ was almost released so I passed and went for the S8.
As for the reasons I picked the Galaxy devices over the Pixels - the display is the main reason for me. The Pixel camera is good but they don't have wireless charging, which I really like, and the bezels on the Pixel are huge.
When the Note 8 and the Pixel XL2 are released, I will decide between those 2 and sell the S8+ in all likelihood. I will probably keep the S8 since it is such a nice size for when I don't want a huge device.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 SM-T705 LTE Model. i find the Galaxy S8+ To small..
HTC M9 I loved that phone I have switched to Samsung:good: after loyaly following htc from the start.
I had iPhone 7 plus before this missed Android to much day one with this phone and am very happy
Phones i my sign.
But bascailly own the s7e necause my note edge die. The s7e was cool but miss my pen.
Got the note 7 which was great and had black. (I prefer black phones)
Well after the note 7 crap had to go back to the s7e. Well tmobile stop selling the . So ended up being stuck with a coral blue pinkish s7e
So i was dying for an upgrade in black lol....
But yea overall i upgrade when its worth it and the s8 plug looks great and runs smooth. I miss my irsi scanner