[Rudz]

I would say a definite no, I moved to a Samsung note 4, have regretted it, been plagued by battery issues, it lasts for a max of 2 hours, it is forever plugged to a charger, Samsung want the phone sent off for repairs with an ETA of 5-7 days without a replacement phone, unlike apple they don't have conveniently located service centres, support is terrible, Android OS is not as polished as IOS, the phone is laggy, the apps crash (Philips Hue), heats up quite a lot too, never again, switching back to iphone

[Dannyrado]

Buy a voda smart ultra 6, unlock it, throw it away when you smash the screen. Rinse and repeat.

I came from an iPhone 6 to it. It's 1/7th of the cost.

[imy]

Originally Posted by Rudz

I would say a definite no, I moved to a Samsung note 4, have regretted it, been plagued by battery issues, it lasts for a max of 2 hours, it is forever plugged to a charger, Samsung want the phone sent off for repairs with an ETA of 5-7 days without a replacement phone, unlike apple they don't have conveniently located service centres, support is terrible, Android OS is not as polished as IOS, the phone is laggy, the apps crash (Philips Hue), heats up quite a lot too, never again, switching back to iphone

a replacement battery is £10 on ebay. I had a note 4, went to it from Iphone. was an awesome phone. there will always be isolated cases of product reliability just like 335i's

like I mentioned before ive got both as one is personal one is work and the Samsung is by far superior.

[Thermobaric]

Discounting an entire OS/manufacturer because of what is clearly a faulty phone/battery doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Especially considering it has a fairly massive battery and the Note 4 is generally highly regarded. Is the software fully updated?

[Rudz]

Originally Posted by Thermobaric

Discounting an entire OS/manufacturer because of what is clearly a faulty phone/battery doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Especially considering it has a fairly massive battery and the Note 4 is generally highly regarded. Is the software fully updated?

it is the utter disregard they have for customers that is the problem for me, pathetic customer service, I unfortunately am in a Samsung ecosystem, I run a smarthings home automation system, the camera's, white goods I have are all Samsung, when u have a problem they just don't want to know about it

lol, u speak like a Samsung rep, have u updated the software ? are u sure you are using the right charger, have u reset the phone ? it is everything but the damn battery, the replacement is only £15 but it is the matter of principle, I refuse to source one from outside while the phone is still under warranty, I just hate android, have just bought the 6+, cant wait to get back..

[Thermobaric]

Well, to be fair I've never had to deal with their customer service so it hasn't tarnished my view of them so far.

Heh. It just seems odd the battery life is so bad. I was trying to think of likely causes.

If it was me, I'd push for a replacement if it was still under warranty.

[Kerr]

All phones do pretty much all you need. They cover most of the apps, internet, camera, video and most of the differences are getting a bit anal.

People don't stretch their phones and they are just toys that people just like to have the latest thing.

I like music and do a lot of transferring. Simple drag and drop makes it simple and easy anywhere. Apple iTunes makes it murder.

Recently a Samsung repair centre opened near me and they are excellent. My USB charge point was faulty and I dropped in and they replaced it within two hours.

Apple's customer care is slipping. Walk into a shop and although there is 20 people standing about doing nothing, you need to deal with a genius for a fault.

Often the Genius bar can be booked out for days. That's really unsatisfactory. No other shop would we accept to be told to come back in a few days time.

They are usually very good at giving you a refurbished replacement once you get an appointment.

I agree about the cracked screens with iPhones. It seems a real issue.

[JJ0063]

Just as a flip side to Apple screens.. I've had a 3,4,5,6 and never cracked a screen. Never needed to have any repaired as none have ever had faults.

[gangzoom]

Instead of saving money with a cheap android handeset, I some how ended with a S7. Had it for a few days now, and love it, so much more customizable than iOS, a much better and
camera, expandable storage but most impraessive of all no longer need to worry about battery life all the time!!! Wife now wants one to replace her 5S



Also couldn't resist in ordering this, may be a gimmick but at £90 worth a trial.

[djgandy]

Cool. I worked on the Gear VR ;-). The S7 should have a big more grunt in it for a better experience. Still a way off before phones are really fast enough for that stuff, but its a cool toy.