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[Samsung Gear VR] baconman4321:
hello

i just bought a gear VR and when i plug my phone in there is nothing. just the screen thats all. i am running xstrolite rom and there is not APK installed. where can i get the APK?
[Samsung Gear VR] duvalbmarley:
Your rom isn't compatible find a custom rom that supports vr or flash back to stock
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] AB__CD:
So, Ars Technica just published its review of the Galaxy S7, which goes super in-depth. And in it, some things aren't surprising: the intl 8890 spanks the US 820 models, but here's the one that's surprising.

Not surprising

Rather surprising

Very surprising

So not only does the Exynos have noticeably better benchmark performance, it also lasts longer on a charge. And while the E8890 was tested in the UK labs, while the US labs tested the S820 version, the difference should not be that big. And with the early reports of the S820's GPU being noticeably better than the E8890's proven wrong in that same review (it is slightly better, but with differences of only 1 or 2 fps), it begs the question why Samsung didn't go all Exynos again, especially since it home-grows these chips, it theoretically should be cheaper for them to just use these. I know Samsung has a partnership or something with Qualcomm, but when your product is better than theirs in every way, doesn't it just make more sense to go with the better one?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cheetah2k:
I'm happy Australia gets exynos :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jayochs:
sigh. typical.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] scott14719:
The thing is, and always seems to be, that a quick search on Google for Snapdragon VS Exynos S7 performance shows plenty of legitimate tests that swing either way in favor of one or the other depending on which test(s) you believe. The above illustrated (in the OP) is just one of the tests. Many will show results in favor of the Snapdragon. Generally speaking, the pattern seems to support the Exynos being slightly better at intense gaming while the Snapdragon seems to be slightly better at day-to-day tasks.

That being said, I think it's ridiculous to split hairs when it comes to slight performance differences that 99.5% of most users will never notice. It's not a topic worth arguing about (though many still will). It just comes down to whose test do you want to believe over the next guys. Debating such small differences can be fun, but it won't make one variety of S7 any better than the other at the end of the day.

Here is just one of the many examples that show results a bit different than in the OP:

http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s7s-snapdragon-820-vs-exynos-8890-preliminary-showdown-2334571

Again, for every site that shows one shine above the other there is another site that will show it differently. Either way, either processor, the S7 is a great phone (if your not a developer in the US).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PunishedSnake:
Real world use there is no difference

Would love the exynos version
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] CLARiiON:
Performance: Similar

Batterylife: Exynos way ahead

It's obvious after reading the battery life threads, Exynos version is much better.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] hung2900:
Performance: Nope, Exynos version is simply much better. Forget about the benchmark. Look at the real world test.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI7jkyRwa8A

(S7 - Exynos, S7E - S820)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] EpiKnightz:
It's not a totally fair fight, S7 always has slight edge over S7 edge. I don't have any theory to support this, but I've read a lot of S7/edge benchmark and S7 always have 300->1k point higher than S7 edge

Still, 6 or 7 second lower in some game loading is a noticeable margin. Also, in this video, he only tested app loading time so it's not the end of the story. He said that he's gonna upload a new video about real FPS performance then, we shall see if Snapdragon can make a come back.

And one reason why Samsung use Snapdragon variant in US is due to LTE network spec that only Snapdragon chip support or sth. Also can't remember where I read that :))
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] LeVvE:
I have no clue what he is saying in that clip, is he running an SD-card on either phone and do he have any apps moved to those SD-cards?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] EpiKnightz:
He didn't say anything about that. He just install 20 same games and apps on both devices, and then use same 3G network carrier (which is Mobifone - Vietnam) and then speed test their loading time. I don't think he used SD card at all. Most of the time he just said that he though Snapdragon version should be faster but apparently it's not. Also, some app, like Dictionary and Chicken invader, the S7 Exynos doesn't restart the app, just normal resume, while S7 Edge SD820 need to restart the app. That's all about it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] insomnia:
wow, sd820 performance in that video is horrible.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ace6644:
Anyone know if Samsung pay works In the US on the exynos galaxy s7
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] the Doctor:
You should ask that in the S7 Help section rather than take this thread off-topic.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] scott14719:
That is literally one of the worst attempts at a comparison video I have ever watched (partially watched anyway). If people are going to do real world tests...they need to do them correctly.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] insomnia:
Must hurt to see the device you own doing crappy and so very easy to throw out "O thats not a valid comparison".

Have you been under a rock ? Many many many have reported, lag, heat, jittery slo mo, crappy battery life, crappy audio for the subpar built in Qualcomm DAC. with the SD820 S7 implementation.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] se1000:
Sounds like you're losing sleep over it. I couldn't resist.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] *Emix*:
Exynos-powered Galaxy S7 appears to be faster than its Snapdragon 820 counterpart
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PunishedSnake:
Side by side cool, but in real world use there is no difference. The exynos has better battery life
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] scott14719:
Are you 5 years old? Comparing a foriegn S7 against an American S7 Edge...knowing the Edge has more things running in the background due to "Edge" specific functions, as well as the modem limitations in a foriegn land and that is a good comparison?

Go troll elsewhere.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] hung2900:
Why are you so salty?

The thing is both devices are Int versions (G9350 and G930F), so your argument about "modem limitation" is not valid.

And about the edge features, here is the evidence that it is negligible.

https://youtu.be/28FjDWmLli8
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PunishedSnake:
Both need to be the same either the edge or a gs7

A gs7 and edge comparison is invalid

Anyway real world use the 820 and exynos show no difference

Benchmarks are meaningless
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] hung2900:
It can be true in other cases but in this case I think both are virtually the same (RAM, NAND, screen resolution and very similar software - other than the edge features). Above I showed a video that the S7 and S7E e8890 are about the same in speed.

About benchmarks, here is a test that somewhat useful for us. S820 version throttled, while E8890 didn't (both S7E)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PunishedSnake:
Again what does it matter in the real world?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] scott14719:
You sure are pretending to not hear what people are trying to tell you about comparing apples to oranges. And, you sure seem hell-bent on saying a "possible" few milliseconds difference makes a real-world difference. What are you trying to prove to yourself? Either enjoy the phone or go buy something else.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] hung2900:
Just a sign of throttling, meaning that the S820 is probably hotter, which matters.

I made a few arguments and somebody are trying to avoid these argument. Okay I will stop the comparison btw E8890 and S820 now because it's pointless for those. I've booked the GS7E (exynos version) and I think I'll love it.

P/s: saying about these milliseconds, actually the difference between S6 and S7 is also these milliseconds (between S820 S7 and E7420 Note 5 it's even more negligible).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PunishedSnake:
Perhaps and how does it get to that point? Heavy gaming and Benchmarks thus a non issue for most
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] lch920619x:
In real world it mean you have to wait for a few seconds longer when opening apps , and means you have to charge you phone a bit more often.

Indeed it's not a day and night difference , both are good. But the difference is there, and we all know that sd820 owners are not happy about it. Please don't pretend that you don't care at all because it just makes people laugh.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PunishedSnake:
Awesome you assume for everyone

However real world no difference in performance

They are both awesome even with the android system drain in the 820
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
There's nothing wrong with a healthy debate guys and differences of opinion but can we make sure this doesn't descend into a flame war please.

Thanks

Moderation Team
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] middleearth1010:
Why are people so salty here lol.. Anyway does anybody know y the usa variant has a 820
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pyrokinetic:
Because out of desperation, QC have offered very good terms to retain their most valuable customer. You have to also take into account that Exynos is not very cheap to produce. So, it is all about the bottom line.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] thecatch33:
Seriously...you'd think people were saying their child was slow and not their phone. Y'all need to chill out. I for one, think that this debate is helpful.

US gets SD820 because of money considerations but also because of CDMA considerations. SD820 has an integrated modem that supports CDMA, whereas if Samsung used Exynos in the US it would need to include a separate CDMA modem to work on VZ/Sprint, or else only use SD820 for VZ/Sprint which would exacerbate the Exynos vs. SD820 debate. No one in the US can even readily buy the Exynos version at retail and you already see people so salty. Can you imagine if AT&T users got to thumb their nose at VZ users because they have better battery life and arguably better performance?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pyrokinetic:
So, since the extra modem costs more, it is in effect all about money. Last year they went that route however, since 810 was a total failure at everything except being a heat source.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] i9100g user:
A530 seems to throttle faster than mali 880 and lags behind it in trex long term sustained performance

Link does not work sometimes so just copy paste

https://gfxbench.com/compare.jsp?be...ali-T880&D2=Samsung+Galaxy+S7+edge+(SM-G935x)[/hide ]

It's like adreno 430 which ran at 510mhz to 630mhz for 3 to 8 minutes that is if you are lucky and then throttles to 305mhz and performance becomes abysmal.

Sustainable performance for a 430 was around at 390 to 450mhz which is a lot lower than the peak performance.

So I think gpu advantage for A530 is just peak load for a few minutes and for anything longer it's exynos.

Well that's what evidence suggests so far.

(Trex sustainable performance test , ars technica , general S820 overheating etc)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] robertkoa:
Yes. The one test shows Exynos S7 lasting longer than Qualcomm S7 Edge - a large difference if true and of course an even larger difference in Battery Life between

Apples to Apples S7 Exynos versus S7 Qualcomm 820.

And for simple tasks like Web Browsing the Exynos may be able to even outperform even more[ regarding Battery ] by using the Cores more efficiently and has the underclocked more efficient Cores for lighter CPU loads.

THIS could explain why "Android System " shows more Battery Consumption in 820 Versions - because the 820 does not handle lighter tasks as efficiently- i.e. using too much CPU Muscle for Android Background Tasking etc.

Personally I do not care about the Top Performance Specs- dropping a Frame etc.

BUT if an Exynos Version will give me 1.5 to 2.5 hours more Battery Life ( say 25% Brightness on LTE Network ) as the specs suggest on an Exynos S7 vs. a Qualcomm 820 Version- I might consider using a Canadian S7 for USA Tmobile/ Metro for my FIRST fixed battery Device.

Also most Reviewers don't seem to notice the Speaker very much- but there is sometimes ( in the Past versions of Samsung Phones)

a LARGE difference between the Exynos Speaker and Wolfson Audio Chip vs. USA Versions that did not have the Chip/ Speaker combination.

My Exynos 850M Alpha is much louder and more full and clear than the AT&T Alpha ...I wonder if this is also the situation with the

820 vs. Exynos ..

Most People [ and Reviewers ] do

not have both to compare- and ironically when they do - forget about Audio on speaker calls or the ability to clearly hear Music ( and Reverb Tails ) on the Speaker.

For $700. I'd like to know as much as I can....although it's not a Personal Issue for me....lol.

Question for Devs: the Ars Technica Battery Life differences are large with Exynos being much better -

1) Does this explain why "Android System" uses MUCH more Battery Power in Battery Stats on 820 Versions compared to Exynos Versions ?

2) Do the Battery Stats suggest that 820 is using too much CPU Horsepower for Android Background Tasking compared to Exynos CPU ?

3) Higher heat at Idle and lighter CPU Loads on 820 Versions would be a good indication that the 820 wastes more energy on simple tasks- correct ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] beezar:
Posted this in another thread as well, but according to the Ars Technica review:

"The caveat with these numbers is that we got the Exynos numbers from the team over at Ars UK, meaning the tests were run in different locations. So while the screen brightnesses were the same, these scores could be affected by external factors like ambient temperature, Wi-Fi, LTE signal strength, and more. On the surface, however, it seems like the Exynos has the edge when it comes to power consumption."

This caveat makes their comparison useless. Signal strength makes a HUGE difference in battery consumption, so you can't even compare them. Not saying that the Exynos does not have better battery life over the Snapdragon, but that their battery life test is not valid.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] oplix:
Snapdragon is just crap in general. Always had battery or overheating issues
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pyrokinetic:
That's a pretty big generalization. 8974 was a game changer and still is a very respectful soc. However, in a case of trying to run before learning how to walk QC failed miserably at delivering a working big little architecture (among a myrriad of other changes). 8994 was riddled with issues from the first bring up attempts. With the latest one at least you will not worry about a meltdown and china syndrome. That being said, I am quite happy i got a 935f :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DSF:
It seems qualcomm again dissapoint.

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] insomnia:
Agreed, I almost feel like going and throwing tomatoes at their HQ as they are our neighbors. QC820 and LG 5 the biggest disappointments of the year.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] NIK516:
yeah i got mine from optus its got the exynos and the sony sensor camera.

battery life and camera performance its amazing .
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] oplix:
It's a convoluted contract with quallcom that is forcing these deals
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] connectandroid:
indeed loving my S7 which arrived yesterday - got mine from JBHIFI thanks to 43% discount of RRP due to JBHIFI gift vouchers from frequent flyer point conversion :D

100% to 15% = 11hrs 50min with 4hrs 55min screen on time for initial 1st charge usage with initial setup and data restoration to phone :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] insomnia:
Exynos version just clobbers the Qualcomm variant in every which way. I think of the Qualcomm variant as the "lite" version or aka "**** version"
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] riksterinto:
re:

There is a downside to the Exynos model. It doesn't have the antenna boost features you get with Qualcomm. Network signals on Exynos tend to fluctuate more which makes it harder to maintain an LTE signal. If you're in an urban area all the time, then you likely won't notice. If you frequent or live in a rural area it can be very frustrating. My Qualcomm S4 was better than a Exynos S6 or S7 with respect to network quality. LTE speeds were almost double on the S4 and never dropped down to HS+.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dedzdedz:
Dis yours got warm or hot? I've had the phone for 7 hours, drained battery to 0 so i can make a full charge. Already 1 major update 473 mb and a smaller one 17 mb, but the phone got a bit warm.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] connectandroid:
define hot.. 35-37C during charging or heavy gaming
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dedzdedz:
About that, no gaming. Nowadays the phone does not heat up i guess it was because of setting it up
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] surrept:
Is there anyway to remove the stupid notification that comes up at the top of the screen everytime a connection is established? This really annoys the hell out of me as it takes a good 20 seconds to go away and interferes from browsing web pages while it's displayed. There is really no point to having this as the icons on the top bar show the proper animations when a connection is being established.

Edit: Heh "/me kicks himself in the nuts" Doing a search does wonders I tell ya. Found the answer. Just goto sound and notification settings and select connection established and uncheck the show notification box and voila.
[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JeremyWong22:
I have recently flashed Seraph's CM13 and fingerprint doesn't work. I have heard from people that it does, I have TWRP 3.0.0-2. Also, is there anyway where I can see what's working / bugs on seraphs CM13?
[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krishna442:
I'm using Seraph's build and my fingerprint sensor is working perfectly fine. You might recheck which build you have downloaded.
[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kapiljhajhria:
you should be asking this question in the ROM's thread instead of creating new thread. and it works for me
[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Foggy79:
Just wipe and do a clean flash again, it does work. Could have asked this in the ROM's thread instead of creating an other topic..
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fastandthecurious:
Hi,

I purchased a second hand G4 phone, hardware is single sim, but os is for dual sim h818p v10k. I have unusable dual sim functions on my phone that I want to get rid off.

I do not know what variant it is,F500k or H815t or H815p or just h815. I do not know what os should I download.

Can I install/refurbish the OS with h815p or H815 or F500k using LGUP? Will it accept it? I want to get rid of the dual sim functions that Im not gonna use, and because it is messing up with my messaging app.

Thanks and good day!
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stransky:
Download 'LG Phone From' app from Playstore, install and run and it will inform you which phone version you have and should also show which Rom you need so long as you are running Lollipop 5.0 or Kitkat. Any vers.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fastandthecurious:
wow that was weird... it says its original... how can they install a dual sim os on a single sim hardware.

now is there anyway i can install a single sim os on this phone its driving me nuts.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bananaspider:
What's with the fingerprint sensor? I thought it was to allow you into your phone at will. although many times I use it I still have to enter a pin. thanks
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darke5tShad0w:
Not always.

Do you use an app or the like to turn your screen off or lock your phone?
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bananaspider:
Yes. Just tested that. Using app requires pin. Using button or letting go of itself. No pin. No way to get around this?
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EeZeEpEe:
A little confused by your wording. What do you mean by "using app requires pin"? Using app for what?

For me, the only time it requires me to use my pattern is after a restart and after disconnecting a Bluetooth device that is listed under Smart Lock.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bananaspider:
For example I use a tasker gesture on the screen to lock my phone and at that point I use my fingerprint to turn on the phone but the pin screen appears so I have to enter my pin first and then it unlocks.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Donnie Sins:
For what I know, only if you turn your screen off with the power button the fingerprint scanner will unlock your phone immediatly afterwards.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bananaspider:
Then I guess the question would be what app can mimic a power button press so that I can continue using gestures and or background apps to turn off the screen? Or forego using the fingerprint scanner?
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darke5tShad0w:
There maybe a way but I don't use fingerprint so cant help you here.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bananaspider:
Thanks anyway I just made a quick pattern rather then a pin which makes it a little easier thanks for the help
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pkadavid:
See this post.

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-5x/help/fingerprint-unlock-using-lock-widget-t3231177
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PiousInquisitor:
If you are rooted this is super simple with tasker...

Create a new task with whatever name you want.

Select the Code Action Category.

Select Run Shell Code Action.

In the Command input type:

input keyevent 26

Check the Use Root box.

Leave all other options untouched.

Then use that Task for your gesture. Note that at some point Tasker is going to ask for root privileges. You obviously need to grant them to it.

Enjoy...
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pkadavid:
You're overcomplicating it. See this post. You don't have to use tasker. You can use at least one widget plus launcher gestures as long as you have root, and it works.

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-5x/help/fingerprint-unlock-using-lock-widget-t3231177
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PiousInquisitor:
Yep, the Tasker Task I wrote is really, really complicated. The op is going to **** a brick when he sees that he would need to use Tasker to do what he is already using Tasker to do but this time it will work.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bananaspider:
Thanks all for providing an alternative means.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pkadavid:
No need to get testy. I said overcomplicating, not complicated.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PiousInquisitor:
o·ver·com·pli·cate

ˌōvərˈkämplikāt/

verb

past tense:*overcomplicated; past participle:*overcomplicated

make (something) more complicated than necessary.

"the basic idea is quite simple, but some people tend to overcomplicate it"

Again, the Tasker Task is as simple as they come. It would take longer for the op to download that app than make the task. And considering he is using Tasker to turn the phone off with a gesture, he would still have to create a task to run the app. That, sport, is overcomplicating it.