Tale of Two Flagships

Munkus said:
I've had crappy luck with Samsungs. I had the Note 4, Note 8, and Note 9. All 3 gradually got slower after about a year, like some process was eating up CPU cycles. I cleared the partition cache, wiped/reset everything, etc. Finally gave up on Samsung and went back to the iPhone Xs Max. So far it's been a fantastic, trouble-free phone. I do miss the flexibility of Android, though.
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Is it the updates that are causing it? I haven't noticed any slowdowns yet. I'm using Nougat.
 
Munkus said:
I've had crappy luck with Samsungs. I had the Note 4, Note 8, and Note 9. All 3 gradually got slower after about a year, like some process was eating up CPU cycles. I cleared the partition cache, wiped/reset everything, etc. Finally gave up on Samsung and went back to the iPhone Xs Max. So far it's been a fantastic, trouble-free phone. I do miss the flexibility of Android, though.
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0091/2 said:
Is it the updates that are causing it? I haven't noticed any slowdowns yet. I'm using Nougat.
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It's typically the bloatware from the carriers that causes it...
 
Johnmcl7 said:
You can disable or remap the Bixby button to do what what you want.

My Note 4 is still functioning fine even after it being in my pocket when I crashed the mountain bike, just ended up with a slightly bent frame. No issues with a Note 8 I've had since launch although I dislike the current designs with a super fragile build, curved edges and now no headphone jacks and these daft notch or punch hole designs.
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The remap worked great for a while, but doesn't any more. I'm not sure if a certain update killed it or what, but bixby is all it will open now.
 
Note 5, and wifes S7 edge made me swear to never get another samsung aswell. Then I got the S8+ because it was practically free, and my Note 5 was aging. 2 years in, and honestly. It's been a fantastic phone. Still get a full day with heavy usage, end the night around 30%~. I don't game or anything crazy on it, it's just a browser / communication device but it's more than I need to even think about upgrading.
 
CurrentlyPissed said:
Note 5, and wifes S7 edge made me swear to never get another samsung aswell. Then I got the S8+ because it was practically free, and my Note 5 was aging. 2 years in, and honestly. It's been a fantastic phone. Still get a full day with heavy usage, end the night around 30%~. I don't game or anything crazy on it, it's just a browser / communication device but it's more than I need to even think about upgrading.
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Did you upgrade to the one ui? Do you if it still has the spam phone powered by hiya? I used my boss's s8 which uses one UI but I didn't see the spam call option. I'm not sure if it's a carrier phone thing or it was removed after the update.
https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/apps/smart-call/
 
0091/2 said:
Did you upgrade to the one ui? Do you if it still has the spam phone powered by hiya? I used my boss's s8 which uses one UI but I didn't see the spam call option. I'm not sure if it's a carrier phone thing or it was removed after the update.
https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/apps/smart-call/
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Must be a carrier thing, because I have zero idea what you are talking about.. I do have 9.0 installed so should be one UI, but never heard of hiya.
 
CurrentlyPissed said:
Must be a carrier thing, because I have zero idea what you are talking about.. I do have 9.0 installed so should be one UI, but never heard of hiya.
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Did you read the link? The smart calls and places in the phone app is powered by hiya. what I'm asking, is the spam call option still available? or The s8 model don't have those features.
 
0091/2 said:
Did you read the link? The smart calls and places in the phone app is powered by hiya. what I'm asking, is the spam call option still available? or The s8 model don't have those features.
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It has them. Hiya had to be agreed to for their service during setup. All carriers except for Sprint I think, also offer free tools for dealing with spam/scam etc. T-mobiles requires a separate app being installed to do it, but it seems to work fairly well. Not much gets through on my personal cell any more.
 
Pixel 3 and 4 do not impress me. The 3 has a stupid frosted glass body that scuffs and scratches easily. The 4 deletes the fingerprint sensor and relies on (broken) face unlock. The radar gesture gimmick adds expense but isn't useful.
 
GTwannabe said:
Pixel 3 and 4 do not impress me. The 3 has a stupid frosted glass body that scuffs and scratches easily. The 4 deletes the fingerprint sensor and relies on (broken) face unlock. The radar gesture gimmick adds expense but isn't useful.
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Have you actually tried either or just relaying comments from reviews?

Unless you are paranoid about your partner unlocking your phone using your sleeping face to find your tinder account who cares? And it will be fixed in no time.

The face unlock is so fast it's ridiculous, 1000x better than the fingerprint readers of the past.

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Picked up an iPhone 11 myself. Can’t complain. Everything just works.
 
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