Galaxy Note 7 Sales Halted

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LurkerJ said:

As for the headphone jack removal, I don't think it's a terrible idea if, AND ONLY IF Apple replaces the Lightening connector with a USB-C port, but they are not doing that, so Apple can fuck off too.

I don't mind the headphone jack removal at all, but I'd rather buy new USB-C headphones that work on all of my electronics than buy lightening headphones that will only work on my freaking iPhone, not even Macs will be compatible with those lightening headphones.

It is a terrible idea. You will then be forced to buy a break-out cable or you will not be able to charge your phone and use your headphones at the same time.

If they replaced the Headphone Port with USB-C and replaced the Lightning connector with USB-C so the device had two USB-C ports, I would be all for that, but that isn't the direction they are taking things... Apple also tends to be allergic to industry standard plugs/ports like USB that almost every other phone and device on the planet supports.

Captain_Yuri said:

I personally like the glass. Every Android phone is basically becoming the same looks and feel with their aluminum body stuff so Samsung doing something different with their designs is a good imo.

The irony is... There are alternatives to Aluminum and Glass.
Personally I prefer the rubbery matte polymers, gives you great grip... Doesn't look like garbage as it never picks up fingerprints or scratches easily... Allows for wireless charging... Is cheap and lightweight... And can withstand impacts.

Captain_Yuri said:

It is strong enough to withstand most basic things from the tests that I saw. Heck, it's even more durable than some so called "aluminum" body phones in bend tests like Nexus 6P, HTC M9 and Iphone 6 Plus.

It's far from strong enough. I had my Galaxy Note 5 for two days. TWO DAYS. And it slipped off my desk (Other materials tend not to be as slippery) from about waist height.
It cracked the back, bounced and cracked the screen.
$400 AUD later and a replacement of both, I was back in action.

And you try to convince me it's strong enough? Far from it, if it was my old Nokia Lumia 920... It would have survived the fall without a scratch.

Again, there are alternatives to both Aluminum and Glass, Aluminum though wouldn't have cost me an extra $400 AUD.

Captain_Yuri said:

Obviously something like a HTC 10 will be able to withstand more than a s7 but thats why I have a case on it.

So you like the aesthetics of the glass, but then decide to hide it in a cover anyway? Where is the sense in that? I never had my Nokia Lumia 920 in a cover, because even when I dropped it, it always survived... And I had that phone for years.
Plus, having a case on it makes the phone awkward to mount to my Bike as I have to take the phone out of the case all the time to fit it in the waterproof enclosure.

Captain_Yuri said:

The main reason I like it tho is that it allows wireless charging. My car for example as a wireless charger so I just put my Galaxy S7 on it and bam, it starts charging. Or if I go to starbucks, they also got wireless chargers too! Its just more convenient imo and it makes them stand out from every other phone in the market.

My Lumia 920 had wireless charging a good 3-4 years ago, loved it. - There are other materials you can build these devices from where you can retain such functionality.