[Note 7 Questions & Answers] Jsteelmon:
Not only am I not returning my Note 7 but you would have to pry it from my cold dead fingers.

If you are just using your phone for the usual stuff like media, social networking, games, selfies, etc. then there are a lot of phones available that are more affordable and practical but that doesn't mean you have to hate on the Note 7.

The Note 7 is probably too much phone for the average user. There are features the phone has that I use that fully justifies the high price tag for me. In the right hands the Note 7 is a productivity powerhouse that few phones can match.

In my line of work I am constantly taking notes in meetings and being able to do that on my phone means I don't have to carry around a note pad. I also take a lot of pictures when I'm out in the field and being able to jot down notes or draw arrows to highlight something is invaluable to me. Same thing goes for daily reminders and to do/grocery lists. I'm getting older and suffer from a mild case of CRS (can't remember s**t) so I'm always using the SPen.

I work a lot outdoors in high voltage substations so having a phone with dust and water resistance was a no brainer for me to upgrade my Note 5 especially with the higher sensitivity of the SPen. The display has been amazing even in full sunlight.

With 64GB I don't see myself having to worry about storage space anytime soon but the return of the SD card was an added bonus. I prefer to keep my media library on a card I can swap between devices instead of copying files. It isn't so much an issue now that transfer speeds aren't so bad but copying large amounts of music and video used to be brutal.

I personally haven't had any issues with lag or stuttering but one of the first things I did was disable a bunch of bloatware using package disabler pro. I have no problems multitasking between the browser, office apps, notes, camera, etc.

As for root, this phone is for business and I learned the lesson the hard way that you don't want to be experimenting with the device you use for vital communications or your alarm clock. When I want to tinker with custom roms, kernels and whatever that's what my Nexus 6P is for.

If I get tired of TouchWiz that's easily solved using a third party launcher. Nova Launcher, themes and icon packs give me enough customization options to make me feel like the Note 7 is truly mine.

I haven't had any issues with build quality such as light leaks and I enjoy the feel of the device. It actually fits much better in my hand than the Note 5. The fingerprint sensor works just as well for me on the 7 as it did on the 5.

I also can't comment on the GG5 issues because I always keep my devices protected with a case and screen protector. The Note 5 I just traded in looks like it just came out of the box.

All in all I love my Note 7 with the exception of the lack of quality screen protectors available for the device at present.

I've never been a Samsung fanboy, in fact after the Galaxy S3 with the cartoonishly over-saturated colors and cheap plastic feel I swore I'd never go back. I took a flier on the Note 5 because of the stylus and it ended up being one of my favorite devices and the Note 7 has improved on all of the things I loved about the Note 5.

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I haven't noticed any keyboard lag but then again I replaced the Samsung keyboard with SwiftKey