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[Note 7 Real Life Review] Moochin:
Coming from a note 4 this feels much faster, using apex launcher though I didn't even use touchwiz it copied apex from my note 4 and it just worked.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] cdmoore74:
To properly answer that question I would need to give you comparison devices. Since I don't have a Note 7 I can only tell you how my S7 compares. Not going to sugarcoat it but my iPhone 6S feels much smoother with less hang ups. And even comparing it to my Nexus 6 with Android N beta that 2 year old phone feels like it's running more fluid. It may not be faster in benchmarks but it's the fluidity I'm referring to. But my tiny iPhone SE takes the speed crown. It's running the same processor as its bigger brother but it's pushing less pixels. If it wasn't for the silly iOS animations the speed would be a dream come true.

And that's the big issue I have. If I wasn't such a phone whore on different platforms with the Note 7 being my only device I would tell you that the phone is the quickest. Feature and design wise the Note 7 will be number one for a long time but if you want speed over features the Note 7 is not it. That's between the upcoming 1080p Nexus and iPhones. Those are going to be the fastest devices in real world use.

But maybe dropping the Note 7 resolution down to 1080p could have a huge impact. I did that on my Nexus 6 with no visible impact to screen quality.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] Corbitt74:
Same here but using Nova. Heres how mine compared.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] LinS123:
Some apps reload more than I would like and there are stutters in the animations every now and then.

But overall performance is very good.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] Hawkhell:
How does the Note 7 compare to the S7 Edge? I have the Note 4 and the S7 Edge and was thinking about selling my S7E and getting a Note 7. I tend to use my Note 4 more than my S7E due to root and Xposed and the far superior sound output. I just really want a waterproof Note.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] radioraheem2:
the note 7 is definitely slower and less smooth than the oneplus 3. it's not a dealbreaker, but it's something that can't be ignored considering the laggier/slower phone cost literally twice as much as the smoother one. one example is searching within settings or app tray. on my oneplus 3, or huawei p9, or xiami mi 5, results load in real time as i type each alphabet. on the note7? i can finish typing the entire word and then is till have to wait a second or two before results load (especially noticeable when searching in settings). when you tap "recent apps" button on the OP3, everything zips up. on the note 7, it's visibly slower there too.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] EarlZ:
Less smoother in gaming even compared to the S7 or the P9 Plus
[Note 7 Real Life Review] xtzi:
I love how everybody complains how the device is "slow" or "laggy" compared to "insert this years flagship with the same specs here" like, you can't expect a smartphone to double its specs and its performance every 6 month, I certainly don't.

Previously I had an LG G3 which was a great device with a large development community, but it's touchscreen broke.

Currently I'm using an LG G2 mini since april, patiently waiting for the arrival of the note7.

I can understand the people who change as smartphone every year or even every six month, the reason is mainly "because I can".

I wouldn't switch a smartphone unless it was completely unusable including incredibly outdated.

I think your lack of satisfaction with the phone aspects and the price comes from lack of proper comparison.

It's like the difference between driving a Maserati and switching to a Lamborghini

But if you were driving in a 2010 Toyota... the Lamborghini upgrade is going to feel absolutely insane

For me the phone is probably going to feel literally like a Lamborghini, comparing to my LG G2 mini.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] thdaddy34:
The issue Samsung is that I feel they don't pay much attention to detail when it comes to their software. They are def getting alot better at it. But alot of times people equate super high specs with better software smoothness or compatibility, which is not the case! That's why the older model iPhones are many times faster then the brand new Galaxy. If Samsung invests a little more time in their software department and make their phone run as smooth as the Nexus phones they will reign supreme and quickly dethrone Apple.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] cricketgirl90:
That's really sad. I have note 5 for 10 months now and it hasn't shown any signs of old phone. Yes sometimes it lags... though I don't remember the last time it lagged.

Maybe the exynos variant is better than snapdragon...
[Note 7 Real Life Review] thdaddy34:
The weird thing with the the Note 7 is that the laggyness is not constant. Sometimes I feel the phone is hyper fast while other times there is a noticeable lag. For example, when you restart your phone it takes a few minutes for the phone to work properly and stop lagging like crazy. Also I noticed that if I don't use the phone for a few hours when I first start using it, it's a little sluggish and slow. However, if I'm using it consistently it tends to get rid of lag and perform faster. It must be a software of system issue that Samsung can probably fix with an update.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] Corbitt74:
I noticed that at times too. Seems to have to wake up. Then fine. I would be willing to bet we see some updates soon. Look we all know Samsung wanted to release before apple. Maybe the software wasn't quite ready. It happens. Overall phone has been fine.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] ChimpNippl3s:
No sign of lag on mine the phones butter smooth.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] Unholy Rollerz:
Nice. I ended up doing the same thing. Cheers.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] hkbladelawhk:
Relatively fast, though it's not noticeably faster than my Note 4.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] AdrianR2016:
Note 7 is better
[Note 7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
OMG! Kim K posted another selfie with tons of cleavage! Rate this thread to express how quickly apps launch on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. A higher rating indicates that even the most intensive apps launch quickly and without hesitation, even if they are no longer in RAM.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Note 7 Real Life Review] serialtoon:
Lots of laggy UI elements and animations. Wont notice too much but is a valid concern for the future and longevity of the device, especially considering the price of the phone.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] aergern:
I simply turn animations to 0.5 ... been doing this on my phones for years not just on the Note 7. It cuts the chance some animation will stutter. I don't find the Note 7 stutters anymore than the S7's I've messed with but maybe. IDK. I do know that lots fancy animations at 1.0 or higher don't really add much so why not reduce them?
[Note 7 Real Life Review] AdrianR2016:
I have Exynos and it doesn't have lag at all. Try turn the animations off.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're busy and don't have time to wait, which is why you need to stop reading this thread and get back to organizing your Pogs. Rate this thread to express how the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 performs when multitasking. A higher rating indicates that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 keeps many apps in memory so that they don't need to reload, and that when moving between apps, transitions are smooth and performance is excellent.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Note 7 Real Life Review] DudeThatsErin:
So much better than on AOSP (MM). I am coming from a Nexus 6P and the only way I could get dual screens was with Xposed and root. RAM management could be better. It reloads apps a lot but not much more than the 6P did.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] domineus:
Again could be better. No reason why only 1.5 gig of RAM is available on a 2016 device when there's 4 gigs of RAM available.

Ditch touchwiz Samsung. Please?
[Note 7 Real Life Review] dyra502:
So far this is a great phone
[Note 7 Real Life Review] delewin:
Is Touchwix the cause of the large loss of available RAM?
[Note 7 Real Life Review] cazrack:
Could more users please reboot note 7 and report in how much RAM is availible after Touchwiz boot, thanks.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] hkbladelawhk:
Memory handling is a little better, though I still find myself having to manually close out background apps when the phone is slow.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] borijess:
I am using Nova so this is what I got after reboot.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] mankvl:
What theme are you using?
[Note 7 Real Life Review] glenalm:
I rebooted and theres much ram available. No complaints.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] fogame:
Ended up rebooting this morning and had 1.5GB of ram available after reboot. Was running on average 2.x before.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] DirtyUsb_Port:
I'm still trying to find the other ram

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I got 7 apps open including XDA, WIFI and Sync. With medium power saving at FHD and using 2.4 Gbs
[Note 7 Real Life Review] AdrianR2016:
There is enough RAM to work perfectly.

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The multitasking works perfect

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[Note 7 Real Life Review] GibMcFragger:
I'm sick of all the RAM threads. The way Android works, it needs to utilize available RAM for caching to speed up app access. If you keep killing everything and freeing up RAM, you are slowing down your phone.

That's a very simplistic explanation, but that's how it works. Android will use a fair amount of available RAM. That's normal. Don't sweat it.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones exhibit choppy scrolling, especially when navigating long web pages when multiple apps are running in the background. Rate this thread to express how you smooth scrolling feels on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 under such conditions. A higher rating indicates that scrolling is always buttery smooth, even when you're reading a 10,000 word article on "how to kiss a girl".

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Note 7 Real Life Review] Rippley05:
The Note 7 has the same amount of lag as every Samsung device. It'll never go away. We learn to deal with it, even though it still disappoints me year after year.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] Nitemare3219:
Agreed. Not nearly as smooth as my year old Nexus 6P. :confused:
[Note 7 Real Life Review] statikk1:
You guys are complaining about the qualcomm version.

Over here with an SM-N930F (Exynos) and can't complain. Very smooth scrolling performance.

Deliberately opened a long thread from here on xda using Samsung browser (NOT CHROME) and it scrolls perfect even with music playing in the background while downloading a file.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] alfred4:
souds diapointing
[Note 7 Real Life Review] w2830:
I can confirm the choppiness not only with the browser but also the transition when switching between apps. I swear my iphone5s feels better than this brand new flagship from Samsung. I've tried to turn off all the animations and to no avail.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] tigerxchaos:
I've got a Tmobile Note 7. Mine seems to often not detect that I've tapped on something, and takes another tap or two to finally register. Other times, it'll be sluggish with scrolling, pulling down the notification shade, opening recent apps, and general on screen animations. The Samsung keyboard is especially bad.

The phone goes through almost no battery when asleep, so it doesn't seem like it would be something keeping the CPU active. This feels like either some sort of over-aggressive governor or some kind of conflict with data transferred to the new phone over Samsung Smart Switch.

I've rebooted multiple times, cleared app cache partition, changed animation scale to 0.5, disabled numerous Samsung bloat apps, nothing has helped. The issue started about a minute after I left the store, so it wasn't caused by any of this troubleshooting. Add this to the heat-up issues and unimpressive battery life when in use, and I am one frustrated dude. My S6 edge+ was leaps and bounds ahead of this thing.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] Syzygium:
Very smooth scrolling on N930FD. (Exynos)
[Note 7 Real Life Review] snp337:
yikes dude, your phone seems to have other problems other than the standard Samsung bs! tbh I haven't noticed stuttering while I've been using mine. Only problems I've had were with my back key, it took some time getting used to the placement and the capacitive touch buttons since I was coming from a phone with on-screen buttons. The only time I feel my phone gets hot is when I'm watching 1080p or higher videos while the phone is charging. You should try backing up important stuff to Google and then doing a full software reset and not use the smart switch stuff. I'll agree that the Samsung keyboard is not great I went back to SwiftKey but the screen size is something I'm still getting used to. I love that you can adjust the long press time to make it shorter on SwiftKey lol. Also Samsung browser is my default now just to test it out and I'm loving the fingerprint sign in thing for accounts and the ad block extension. Only good stuff so far
[Note 7 Real Life Review] sooyong94:
Exynos Note 7 reporting in - It's plenty fast and smooth so far.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] clubtech:
Seems like the Exynos version is smooth while the SD820 is not as smooth.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] frashed:
Yup. Another exynos owner here - this is smoother than my 6P by far.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] domineus:
Said the same thing.

But one way to improve it -

disable as many bloat apps as possible.

Use a different launcher - sense launcher beta has made it much faster.

Use google chrome

My battery life has improved and things are marginally faster. But it is a crying shame that the nexus 6p, the htc 10, the moto z, and even samsung last devices (galaxy s6) are faster than the note 7 in the day to day.

It's ... unnerving
[Note 7 Real Life Review] gekkehenkie11:
Are you on exynos os snapdragon ?
[Note 7 Real Life Review] domineus:
snapdragon
[Note 7 Real Life Review] LaNsLyDe:
not as smooth as other phones that I own: LG G5, HUAWEI P9, NEXUS 6P. Kinda disappointed but the screen keeps me from returning it.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] thebigd021:
Is there a way to get this phone version for Sprint in the US?
[Note 7 Real Life Review] millab:
I have SM-N930F Exynos - super smooth scrolling and haven't seen any lag whatsoever!
[Note 7 Real Life Review] zohaer21:
my sm_n930FD lags or stutters on wen scrolls and some times on typing fast on apps like what's app. FD is exynos version
[Note 7 Real Life Review] statikk1:
Can you please also state which variant of the note 7 you have rather than just say it's not smooth.

Thanks :)
[Note 7 Real Life Review] gekkehenkie11:
So it's actually both the exynos and the snapdragon. hmm
[Note 7 Real Life Review] statikk1:
From reading online and here the Exynos version that seems to have issues is the 930FD (dual SIM version)

Can we please have more people contribute their experiences with the Note 7 and which model they are using?

Thanks
[Note 7 Real Life Review] zohaer21:
my wife has the s7 edge with exynos processor and her phone is fast and crisp . I'm guessing its the SAMSUNG bloatware thats slowing the processor down .. software optimization is severely lacking on the note 7 side

thats why all the other phones that are on snapdragon 820 seem more fluid and stutter free
[Note 7 Real Life Review] drum747:
Androidkid27 on the T Mobile forum figured out that if you remove the "small" screen scaling setting and leave it set to "large", it fixes the issue. The choppiness during scrolling is gone. Mine is now 1000% better. Hope they fix this scaling issue in the next update.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] randyspants:
Yup. Just did that tonight....huge difference.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] lamagro:
Not any problem on N930F Exynos variant. So smooth, even i didn't install nova prime.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] slyder:
SM-N930FD been having the unit since 17th august and migration via smart switch from rooted s5. take note that includes large amount of WhatsApp chats and images, wechat chats and images, 2000++ sms. No Lag. I basically didn't enable most of the Samsung built in app during setup. also those that says the battery management is bad, I don't agree. there is a new built in tool which auto sleep apps which are draining power and you can manually sleep apps as well. have gone 22 hours with calls, chats, gps on, uber orders, audio streaming and some games no issue.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] greghtn:
I've spent a silly amount of time trying to improve the performance of this phone so that it matched up closer with the iPhone 6S Plus that I was using previously. Then, I found some random comment that said to decrease your font size to improve scrolling performance. I did that, 100% not expecting it to do anything noticeable, but it did. I have my display settings set to Large scaling with "Extra small" font. Scrolling is much more fluid and much more consistent than it was before that setting change.

Going from small to large scaling (default) also helps a lot, but I had been sett to Large for a good while before setting the font size.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] borijess:
What are you guys setting scaling to? Small or large?
[Note 7 Real Life Review] i killed tupac:
I cut animations to .5 and use Nova Launcher. Zero lag, phone is super fast.

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that seemed to help as well
[Note 7 Real Life Review] borijess:
Small or large?
[Note 7 Real Life Review] i killed tupac:
extra small, which is second click from the left of the slider i think. It will name it once you back out. To me, extra small font on large scale looks exactly like tiny font on small scale-it is very readable. I still think cutting the animations made the biggest difference though. They're just laggy.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] slickdaddy96:
I think there may be some defective hardware/software issues with some batches...

Just to add to this. I received my snapdragon Sprint version in Black last Thursday. My wife got a coral blue one. I noticed right off that her scrolling was buttery smooth. She plays Pokemon Go, and her balls fly just fine when catching them, while mine would dribble to the side with my finger on the freaking screen sometimes or not throw very far at all.

So finally I decided it had to be defective. Drove 35 miles to the nearest Corporate Sprint store that actually had one in stock and then showed them the side by side comparison and problems. They factory reset it but it still had the same issue. So they defective exchanged it with a new one for me. I was within my 14 days anyway, so had they deemed it not defective I still would have switched it out and paid the restocking fee.

My new one is buttery smooth just like hers.

So it seems that quality control issues might be a factor here. It is either the GPU, touchscreen, or a software bug effecting some of them. So if you are having issues as I described go to your carrier ASAP and get them to swap it out.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] NIKKOTUASON:
What websites are you guys going on to make the Note 7 lag? I wanna try it out for myself. The more I read about the W8 version the better I feel about getting the FD version...
[Note 7 Real Life Review] acheney1990:
Maybe this is my issue. I'm here in Canada with the Black Onyx one. At times it's smooth and good but then will just start to lag and stutter...especially app switching or typing. With the recall though I wonder if a new replacement will alleviate this.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] masaforce:
Jesus christ learn to type -.-

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From reading this thread, i can clearly state that the snapdragon version is a laggy sh*t, and the exynos is "smooth". (USA people triggered)

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I am still patiently waiting for my note 7 PREORDER, yes. Still hasnt arrived in finland. But thats great! I wont get a bad one like some of you, or i wont get a exploding one. lol, the carrier told me that it will take some extra time as "samsung is doing some quality checking with the phones, and they cant yet tell me when will the phone arrive".
[Note 7 Real Life Review] CGYCGY:
I was using the exynos version, smooth scrolling experience...

So far didn't feel any delay or lag when scrolling... XD
[Note 7 Real Life Review] Success100:
Thanks for this
[Note 7 Real Life Review] fastredponycar:
I've done both the scaling and font size adjustment on the Note 7 I returned yesterday as well as the S7 edge that I got as the temporary replacement until the Safe notes arrive.

Can confirm it does make a big difference in overall scrolling smoothness. The S7E is set to "standard" display scaling with the "condensed" option there as well.

Combining that with setting the animation speeds to 0.5x and just the overall quickness of Nova launcher and it all results in a SERIOUSLY quick phone.

Vs my 6P, there really is no difference. I've even tried out rooting the 6P and loading a custom kernel that bumps up the CPU clock speed.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] phame:
I have 2 versions.

SM-N9300 (Hong Kong international version) Its the dual sim version w/ Snapdragon 820

&

SM-N930F (Singapore or UK version (not sure) w/ Exynos and single sim)

Both are smooth for me. No issues with scrolling long text / PDF files. Or long websites / forum posts. On the SD (Hong Kong Version) My image gallery has over 3000 photos and videos (on both the internal and SD card) and its smooth to scroll.

The only lag I have experienced is with the Exynos when typing. The SD version does not have this problem.

However KEEP IN MIND, the Snapdragon version I have is the Hong Kong International version. It may be different, or use different components than the US version. I got it direct from samsung (No carrier) and factory unlocked. So that means no carrier bloatware etc.

I have a feeling that is why my SD version seems to slightly out perform the exynos version (Except for the exynos having a slight edge battery life wise).

As someone else mentioned I think it also has to do with certain production batches. As there are hundreds of threads of people complaining about lag, boot loops, lagged typing etc on the Exynos version. And also hundreds of posts from people complaining about stutter and lag in the US (Carrier Locked) Snap Dragon versions. I guess I got lucky as both the devices i have perform very well.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] man2003:
Having exactly same issues with N930FD and start hating it... Not practical at all...
[Note 7 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones are great to take camping because if you play Asphalt 8 long enough, the back warms up to the ideal temperature that can bake bread. Rate this thread to express the extent to which the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 stays cool under extended heavy use. A higher rating indicates that even when playing strenuous games for long periods of time, the phone doesn't get uncomfortably warm.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Note 7 Real Life Review] Corbitt74:
nice and cool , except during set up adding all my apps back.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] HeavenlyFall:
SD820 version, gets hot after like 10-15 minutes of gaming... exynos doesn't get hot at all
[Note 7 Real Life Review] Darriousx:
Yep, gets hot after browsing in Chrome. Gaming is the worst. It gets hot when doing very light tasks.
[Note 7 Real Life Review] AdrianR2016:
I confirm that Exynos does not get hot even after intensive use.

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