Galaxy S7 edge Vs Nexus 6P: Is Stock Android Truly Better? | Pocketnow
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- When choosing your next smartphone, some argue that pure Android is the way to go. The question is if following an ideal is really better than everything else?
By now, most of the world already knows about Samsung’s new Galaxy. The company does a tremendous job at marketing its flagships, and our reviews prove that this year, marketing isn’t the only good thing about this phone. By contrast Google is at the opposite end of the Marketing food chain, but at least among geeks, the cult following behind a pure Android experience is strong. Today we decided to test what it was like to live on either side of the spectrum, and we chose the cream of the crop in each respective lineup.
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Yes gents, correct battery figure for the Galaxy S7 edge is 3600 mAh. My apology for the mistake, it's been a long few days getting this video out due to some technical issues ^JR
+Pocketnow Nice
why not just compare it to the regular s7? the Edge is over rated.
I LOVE YOU JAIME!!!
its okay. everybody makes mistakes
great video as always. what's that widget you use to see your battery stats and usage? thanks in advance
1. Buy a Galaxy S7 Edge
2. Install Package Disabler Pro (after buying an 800 dollar phone you can afford spending another 2 dollars)
3. Disable the useless bloatware with one tap and scroll through the disabled list to enable the few things you'd use.
4. Install Google Now Launcher or Nova Launcher
5. Enjoy the best of both worlds.
Useful additions of Touchwiz, without the million background processes and additional wakelocks. Battery life is out of this world (huge increase in deep-sleep time), speed is greatly increased over the Nexus 6P (atleast with the Exynos version) and you get the exact set-up you want yourself.
When stock Android will get triple home-button tap for one-handed mode, a shit ton of camera options (pro mode, sports mode, slow-mo etc.), a health app with step-tracing and a heart-rate sensor and split screen mode for simultaneously using youtube and whatsapp, then I'll consider moving back to Nexus. For now, (can't believe I'm saying this) Touchwiz ftw!
Aside from that, Samsung's apps are really sweet. The calendar shows way more info on the month mode and the gallery allows moving of photo's from folder to folder like a device manager. With the material design theme they even look good.
For anyone interested in what my Galaxy S7 Edge's UI looks like (Material design theme + Samsung's Good Lock app + Nova launcher with an icon pack), check out the screens here drive.google.com/open?id=0B4catb47CZ9seVVsamNnb2ZXWkU
Kind regards,
A former stock android and Cyanogenmod user
you sir know what is good.
+Joost ter Laak Hahah thanks
+Tom Naber hi can u tell me the name of the software dev.? There are multiple applications with that name in my country. Thx
derSchneidr The full name of the app is "Package Disabler Pro (Samsung)" and the software developer is "policedeveloper"
Thx!
2:13 Galaxy S7 Edge's battery is 3600mAh
You forgot the fact that THE NEXUS IS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS CHEAPER
exactly why I chose the Nexus...it fit my budget and still felt comfortable getting a premium phone
I'm an LG aficionado. I can clearly say that I'd prefer the NEXUS over the EDGE. Based on price, sleekness & features. Samsung tries too hard!
+José Ma Pérez Y Gabort I agree with you 100%
It's cheaper in the US, but as expensive if not more expensive outside of it. In Asia the 6p costs the same as the S7 edge. So what you say is not necessarily true for everyone in the world. In my case the 6p is close to $800 dollars!
Well our reference point is US since the reviewer reviewed it in the US. It's dirt cheap in the US.
Galaxy is 700 bucks.
Nexus is 450-500 bucks.
Samsung is supposed to win this comparison.
Still the newest flagships.
The S7 has expandable storage... The 6p doesn't. Lol
JD.13 Yeah because we can't just use cloud storage right, cause we can't delete things we don't need to save space right. I've never once had a problem where I was like damn I NEED to get an SD card and I download a lot and use my phone a lot.
I will gladly keep my Nexus 6P. No sammy bloat, carrier bloat and never bogs down, monthly updates and will be the first to get 7.0.
4:45
Me too. I dont use it for games and never seen any problem with speed etc. Screen could be better but can live with it for other pluses
Samsung's touch wiz android has way more features than nougat and runs better and more efficiently. It's literally android marshmallow+. And when Samsung releases its version of nougat it'll have way more features than android O. I don't get why would would want a less developed OS with a lot features and optimizations just because it's a higher letter in the alphabet.
galaxy S7 literally has edge over any other phone.
ha
still think the note 5 is a good contender for best phone imo
I agree. I sold my 6P after trying out the S7 edge. Better camera, easier to put in a pocket, better battery life, processor, wireless charging (which I use a lot).
Oh yeah, much better screen on the S7 edge.
yeah baap of all phones
Samsung makes great phones, but I can't stand the shit out of touchwiz. I was really surprised when the guy said Nexus slows to a crawl. I personally think touchwiz is way more demanding than Stock Android. And come on of course the S7 has the edge cause it's a newer phone. But just imagine the S7 running stock android, it would be way more smoother and less lag. Of course not everyone would agree with my statement, but it makes sense on an extent.
well touchwiz has improved alot. believe me i mean i used to hate touchwiz with it being super laggy etc but since the s6 it has gotten incredibly better and my s7 has been rather smooth surprisingly. but i am surprised to see that he said the nexus 6p became slow. then again it could of just been a software issue since the nexus does get updates first so bound to get the odd software update that isnt that great i guess. getting software updates first does mean your likely to experience a few bugs
S7 Edge has 3600 mah
You Lost your 10 sec of life With reading this nexus 6P heats up Quickly?
What people get scared away from, is the fact all the reviews state the phone "slows to a crawl". If you consider an extra half second slowing to a crawl, then please. Go rethink that statement. Try having your daily driver a Moto G2 for two years. THAT, is slowing to a crawl. The truth is, both of these phones will never reach the limits of any phone that slows to a crawl, and they will both always be lighting fast.
I wanted Juan Bagnell to make this video :(
What about using the Google now launcher on the s7
+EnergizedVortex Yeah, you can, but I find the grid to be more customizable on the Samsung launcher, and Theming rescues the look ^JR
Still Touchjiz.
+New American Fishkeeper 2014 touchjiz? get in time bruh
+Pocketnow uhh nova launcher??
Mecha Meister It's still right awful m8.
The S7 Edge has a 3600 milliamp hour battery!
I would like to see pocketnow read mean comments that would be hilarious!
+sinaloacosala1 We do so on every recap ^JR
+Pocketnow Sir JR, what is your nationality?
+Kurt Nevin Carrido Honduran
+Nahshon Jacob What country is that?
+Kurt Nevin Carrido Honduras? Southern neighbor of Guatemala, north to Nicaragua, pretty much part of the center of the American Continent
What app is he using @4:50? Usages manager? Can't find it anywhere
Considering the 6p is 1 year old, it put up a really good fight against the s7
my 6p never slowed down or lagged, was the same speed as my s7.
+m_harch exactly.
+Jason Rutibager he must have gotten a bad unit for the 6p. wonder if he factory reset it?
m_harch Jamie knows. lol.. he probably got a check from Sammy. I don't blame him. I would do a great review on s7 for a check. lol!!
+Jason Rutibager lol. that's true. I really don't listen to tech reviews anymore, so much bias and everyone has different preferences.
It's almost impossible to recreate issues in devices at times. It just happens at times and you don't know how and what triggered it. I don't think Jamie did a biased review.
with respect, you expect the Galaxy to be better
1) it's more expensive
2) is the newer phone
I'll stick to my value for money Nexus with kick ass speakers
True. He failed to mention the price difference. I still love the Nexus.
Sasmitha Waidyatilleke I think Jaime owns a Nexus so he must be pretty pleased with it.
All I'm saying is that you're kind of comparing a Ford to an Audi.
A Ford which is very close to an Audi, with an Audi.
Truth truth.
+Spencer Davies Uhh no.. Your comparing a 2015 Audi with a 2016 audi.. Oh and that 16' audi also costs nearly twice as much.. Oh and that Audi cant get on Google Fi...
Thumbs up !!! Jaime . Enjoyed every bit of it
what is that usage manager app you used at 4:54 ?
the nexus slows to a crawl??? really??? and the battery only scratches 4hours really?? I hv had my 6p for 6 months and counting and never experienced these issues...also many of my friends... seems to me pocketnow are Samsung fanboys
yeahhhhhhh😂😂 go back and u will see they had never talked something good abt smsng in the past
S7 wins the day jere but i wish it had beastly speakers that wpuld be thebest phone s7 edge with premium speakers would be the best phone period and i wouldnt want to upgrade it even woth s15 or lg g383 etc
When the note 6 comes around, it will crush any other android competition. Just like how the note 5 obliterated all 2015 phones
+Jevon Butler Samsung is the best, but not for the price
Dang, I never realized how small the GS7e is considering it has a 5.5" screen. That's nice.
+bulldog521521 small you say
+Parodyst1 small compared to the Nexus 6P
alexdiezg
ok I see what you mean
Parodyst1 also notice that screen size is not phone size. The LG G3 is also 5.5 but has incredibly small bezels which makes it feel like a 5.0 inch screen, but no. The iPhone 6(s) PLUS has such large bezels it could have been 6.0 inches (like there Nexus 6) instead of 5.5.
Ok I normally don't post comments on tech vids but I had to say this. I've been using the s7 edge for roughly 4 months now and I've seen a drastic drop in its ability to perform with speed. It's constantly laggy, struggles to open tasks and the keyboard is always slow. The Samsung launcher [not sure whats its called sry] is extremely slow which caused me to switch to the regular Android launcher. Much faster and simpler with cleaner animations. So I don't agree when he says that the Samsung launcher is better, because right out of the box, sure it may be fast....but give it time and its almost unusable.
Hikari Hanaka MMD [3D Animator] That's probably because you got the Snapdragon 820 version which is very bad oprimised for the galaxy. Bying the international Exynos version is the much better option. I have friends who have never had any problem with the exynos one over months
Einstein2002 Huh. I'll have to check that out. I have heard how the performance of the snapdragon 820 is drastically different from the performance of the Exnos.
Hikari Hanaka MMD [3D Animator] thank God. I got a Nexus 6P last week ;) nice to see your comments
gopi nath haha yep. the next phone i get will probably be a stock android device, considering how bad Samsung UI lags t-t
not a single lag happen on my s7. Exynos btw
oh boy, here come the nexus fanboys
what is the name of the square black weather widget at 3:22 ?
what weather clock widget are you using on the nexus 6p
anyone here miss micheal fisher ?
Doesn't mention the price of both devices.? S7 edge cost around $200 more. !!
Plus it came out this year so... This comparison is pretty dumb.
+Tal Sterenberg Nexus 6P is the best Stock Android available to date. He basically compared top two Stock and non-Stock Android devices.
The title is misleading, I thought it was going to be a material vs. touch wiz video but it was more like 'nexus vs. Galaxy hardware comparison'
+Joseph C the title doesn't say Stock Android vs. TouchWiz ^JR
+Pocketnow but it does say "is stock android truly better" that got people thinking about software not hardware
This project is amazing man! keep up this series even when the race is over just cause I love this crazy build stuff so much
keep up the videos and I can't wait for the lotus coming in soon too.
The 6P was launched way earlier and is $200 cheaper, what do you expect ?
Exactly what I was going to say!
2:24 I disagree, the fingerprint sensor on the 6P may be quicker, but convenience-wise, the S7E has the best position for placing the sensor!
No, just no.
Disagreed
Osiris Martinez James Davern okay, so please unlock the 6P while placing on the the table ;)
+Minh Pham I think the phone that has the best fingerprint placement is the Z5.
Francis Troy Fabrigas On the size is better than the back, but still not as convenient as the front. I've tried my friend's Z5, if you are right-handed and you only register your right thumb, how would you unlock your Z5 when it lays on the table :)
Hey :D
i am wondering what phone will live up to my needs and i thought you could give me a good idea, :) now i have a note 4 but the gallery is SO SLOW just because i have a Dropbox with 38000 photo in it and it is so frustrating that i have to wait ages for it to open my gallery even just the ones that are on the phone, i have deactivated many background stuff that i do not use and stopped many programs running in the background, but it is still slow to open the picture gallery, i don't care about the look ore the design but only that it can handle my gallery and take descend photos indoors too, and it will have a long battery time and Bluetooth and room for my 32Gb memorycard
My nexus 6p never slows downs on me, except when she's charging and I'm playing games but day to day, even under heavy work she never slows down
+Maximilan Williams the samsung s7 never slows down, even while charging and playing super heavy games.. so it is simply better
Maximilan Williams it is a question of being better, so why shouldn't i point that.. and not one, but better camera, better battery, better display, ip69, faster charging, wireless charging, more accesories, always on display better looks.. etc etc list goes on
+Apratim Seth yesssss
+Apratim Seth yep s7 is indeed the best smartphone by now
+Kang Sluggie yup i agree
Very nice video, I will stay with my 6p for a long time and I love it.
I second that
great choice and I feel the same way
great choice and I feel the same way
Does any one know what widget he is using in nexus 6p for clock?
One thing, if nothing else, that I dislike about the 6P (and stock android in general), is the software buttons. Hardware buttons are MUCH better imo
The S7 pretty much better in every aspect, the only reason to choose 6P is for stock android, and even that is not that relevant since TW is faster than stock on the 6P (exynos)
Emad Ahmed Even when the next nexus is released, it isnt going to be faster since the 820 is not that good of a chip, it has heating issues and throttles (not as bad as the 810, but still there), the 6p indeed lags, reddit has many threads talking about this, its smooth for the first 15mins of browsing, after that it just starts skipping frames. For the updates, nothing that android N is going to offer that doesn't already exist on TW, TW is not very bloated, most of the apps pre installed are shortcuts to the play store for full download, I disabled all of em on mine, and their collective size is less than 5mb, aside from the fact that TW only takes 7.27GB of the memory with all of its features, stock android is pretty much useless and it consumes 7GB too. that bloat argument is old buddy. Sammy made the phone of the year and when the nexus comes out, the Note6 will come out swinging leaving it behind, Again!
+FalconFX Exynos throttles far more than the 820 after gaming. 820 also comes paired with adreno gpu which is miles ahead of samsungs own. exynos has longer battery life. my 820 doesn't heat up.
Anmol S The 820 is far worst than the exynos, google some tests, it can't sustain either its CPU or GPU for long before throttling, Exynos on the other hand, takes longer to reach the same temps. and even with that way too powerful gpu, the exynos can play pretty much the same games at the same level of performance, and even if there were games to take advantage of that difference it will be unusable, since i throttles down from its peak clock in under a minute of full load
+FalconFX you're dumb
Anmol S damn, that's a great argument !
OMG JAIME I LOVE THE NEXUS 6P BUT I'M HYPED FOR THE ONE PLUS 3 I'M JACKED UP ON CAFFEINE RIGHT NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
+Partially Drunk Hoovy LoL, I hate you. I ran out of coffee an hour ago, and the store is closed.. ^JR
Pocketnow OMG Jaime you replied... Send me your address I'll go and find some coffee for you like maybe screw my grades
+Partially Drunk Hoovy LoL! ^JR
I had a big thing of Monster
where did you get that contra?? ive been searching for it everywhere
Probably an emulator
mrcraggle do u know where I can get that emulater?
+Davi Jones just do a search for Android emulators I'm sure you'll find something easily
I just got my Nexus 6p yesterday after my note 4 randomly died on me :(... I've owned many Samsung smartphones from the S series to note series, but I'm getting use to the Nexus 6p, so far I'm liking it...I might end up getting the note 6 when it comes out.
its 3600mah in gs7 edge
Thanks
ture that's what I noticed
i think he got mixed up with the regular
+Steven Lee no cause that has a 3000mAh battery
He meant s7 edge so.
both are awesome phones but since s7 edge isnt as cheap as the nexus, i keep the nexus :)
This review comes off as a subtle Samsung commercial. I was willing to just write it off as difference of opinion until he said that the launcher on the Nexus slows to a crawl and the Samsung launcher is faster. This review was bought and paid for.
+Elliot McGrath Having an opinion and fabricating an issue are very different things.
bklynrx7 Is it really that hard to believe that just because you didn't have that issue, that he did? People have different experiences, just so you know.
I don't necessarely agree, I had the 7Edge and I sold it for the 6p.
1 - Fingerprint scanner waaaaay better on 6p
2 - Stock Android is faster. Scroll down in google keep on both devices you'll see
3 - Ok Google doesn't work when the 7e is locked... You have to unlock it to use google voice... useless.
4 - Nice screen but I feel like the immersion is better on a flat screen.
5 - Terrible night camera shots and selfies are not realistic at all.
Perhaps I liked the wireless charging, water resistance and video recording is way better compared to the 6p.
considoring the galaxy costs nearly 2x as much for the same storage i think the nexus holds up quite nicely.
what is that game he is playing at 5:20 . i remember playing it as a kid but can't recall the name
Looks like Contra
Thanks
mb its contra
+Khalid Al-Omary Capcom's Contra
+A&D does anyone have a playstore link or something...please...
Thank you for actually coming to a real conclusion, and not a "it just comes down to personal preference." Too many reviewers play it safe and make pointless videos with variations of that line.
Relative to price: the Nexus beats the S7. I believe these two phones are at the top of their own markets with the Nexus taking some (although maybe very small) of Samsung's high end market. A better comparison would be with this year's Nexus.
I've never experienced lag on my 6p? I have the s7 edge and had a lot more hiccups than on my Nexus so I switched back and gave the s7 to my gf. the point of getting a nexus is to root and unlock it allowing it to be used at its full potential. I dont think any phone out rn besides the iPhone compare to the fluidity of the nexus
+Joqsan Gonzalez Why? I got an S7 Edge myself and you yourself should know that the S7 Edge has an always easily readable screen while still outlasting the Nexus 6P by multiple landslides...(S7 Edge Exynos user) My S7 Edge has yet to lag though. I just don't install software updates. I'm scared for them :/ The stock software my S7 Edge came with is 10/10
team s7
+stillouthere .I.
team no update until months later after launch or if you root
+MrMano54 Team s7 is just Team nexus a year later since they would probably flash asop over touchwiz by then
+MrMano54 Team all new features in android updates are already in Touchwiz.
+rao Touch wiz has a horrible ui and is bloated
Como se llama el widget de tiempo que tiene el nexus, puedes pasarme el apk o el enlace?
The next video should be the NEXUS 6P VS THE HTC 10!
Is stock android truly better?
*talk about hardware in first 3 minutes*
Biased review is biased. I think it's the first video I saw where the guy says there are slows down on the N6P, hahaha it's almost funny. He talks like if the S7 would be miles away from the N6P, when it's not true, in fact a lot of people prefer the N6P.
lol more people prefer the s7 edge.
+Peter Isaac a lot more people prefer the Nexus 6P
so true!
AndrewsGF50 well run a poll then!
+Peter Isaac
Nexus 6P or Samsung S7 Edge? Vote here:
www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=574a63e6e4b058b1c111bb42
Where can I find the contra app?
I've owned every Note and switched to the 6P. I'm loving the Nexus so much. No more lag and bloat like Samsung devices. The Samsung devices are nice for 6 months but start falling off.
Exactly. The samsungs and most androids lose their touch after a few months
Nexus 6p slows down to crawl? even moving around thru the launcher? what the heck are you talking about? you are definitely sponsored! I have had a Nexus 6p fir half a year and there's nothing slowing down.
I know right!
+Randix Lai (Randy) agreed.. Hes either lying or its defective..
ALSO - NO MENTION of PROJECT FI baby... Enjoy that high bill ATT...
Mine never slows down at all. You would have to be fast charging while updating all your apps and playing asphalt 8 at the same time to get any slowdowns
These are the kind of reviews we need! Thank you.
I don't understand why so many reviewers comment that on-screen buttons take up screen real estate. Don't the buttons hide when your consuming media? How effective would it really be to have those extra 4mm at the bottom of your screen anyway?!?
In my experience this is the first year where the Nexus focus less on software and more on hardware. My Nexus 5x had serious issues with wifi, camera, vibration, and Bluetooth at first launch, though it was smoothed out by about February
stock is incomparably better, I've had a galaxy s4 and s6 and no thanks, I'm never getting a samsung phone ever again.
yeah galaxy s6 so old
Nexus 6p slow crowl.?! LOL.
Same thing I was thinking
idiot doesn't know that stock is more fluid than any other software which has bloatware. touchwiz means LAG
+Ishan Patel TouchWiz barely has bloatware, they have really cut it down
+Niaz Iqbal i don see it anywhere tht they have cut down any. first off their flipboard makes the whole interface lag. their os is not tidy like stock. they dont provide with updates. 8 months of usage of samsung phone will start making the phone lag like an old age pc. lol. theyve got bunch of bloatware , S shit, S voice ,S pen , S mouth , S legs, S note what not. why the fuck do they have to provide this when its already available on play store. haha
+Ishan Patel it's definitely better then what touchwiz was when the s5 came out, but I agree, flipboard needs to go, and so do all the s apps
while touchwiz has improved greatly, it is still miles away from where it needs to be. My favorite is htc sense and Sony UI. Stock Android is good, but it needs more features without adding bloat.
forgot about the price difference foo
yeah but you forget something..if you want the best pure android phone then you are stuck with this.
I'd still argue that the Nexus is superior.
The frontfacing speakers
the bigger display
USB type C
future proof (in terms of updates)
will stay snappy and smooth longer than the S7
(IMO) better fingerprint scanner placement
(IMO) more attractive design
(IMO) better looking software
agreed
Faizan Ali huh?
sheldon leslie
The camera is great on the 6p
you can lanch the camera on the 6p with a double click of the home button just like the s7
the theme store is useless. It's basically saying "we know our android skin sucks, so use this as a compromise"
Design is subjective, you vant use that as an arguement
how many people use VR on their phones? Especially when the headsets are expensive as fuck
I'd still argue that rhe S7 is superior. Better display, better camera, better performance, better battery life, water resistant, microSD slot, wireless charging, Samsung Pay and imo better design on Edge variant.
+User_8834 You're right, screw customizing the colours of your UI! Who would ever want a separate lock screen and desktop wallpaper too, am I right? Design is subjective! It should stay the way you receive it, you don't need colours you might prefer!
Great review. thorough, thoughtful, insightful, and NOT dry. What game was that?
Guys!, is the game that he is playing @ 5:02 available on the play store? Contra Evolution?
Holy shit did samsung pay you for this review?
posting from my nexus 6p
+Jason Rutibager holy shit did huawei pay you for this comment ?
posting from my pc
+Jason Rutibager Holy Shit, that would be like me asking you if Google payed you ;-) ^JR
Pocketnow Holy shit! it's pocket now! hahaha. that was not a good come back P/N. you should have insulted me a bit more.
The Galaxy might be better, but who's still stuck on Android Marshmallow?
***** Me too
Well I'm certainly not. Rocking the Nougat on my S7.
***** Got an update the day they published it. If you want it as well, either use VPN or flash the rom through ODIN, you'll find info on XDA-developers. It's easy 😉
***** I won't guide you like a baby 😄 Look it up on Google, it shouldn't take you more than 3 minutes.
What weather widget is on the 6P..? Would love it on mine..
+Chad-Anthony Coke It's Weather Underground from Wunderground. It's better than Accuweather from what I tested. At least you have lots of (personal) stations to choose from.
Thank you..!
Did you use HDR+ on the Nexus 6P pics?
Galaxy S7 Edge Google Play Edition please
Seriously though, why don't manufacterers make gpe phones anymore?
Thank you for wasting my time. Based on the title of this video I inferred that you would be specifically comparing the software of the two devices: Vanilla vs. TouchWiz. Alas no.
yeah that's what I thought. Everything he talked about was irrelevant since the S7 Edge is newer. Comparing software is a much closer comparison
+James Forster the title would've read: Stock Android vs TouchWiz ;-) ^JR
+Pocketnow you didn't answer the question of "is stock Android truly better?" though.
+Jack Butcher Agreed. The title of the video did not represent the content.
never mentioned the price. one of the main selling points of the nexus 6p
NICE REVIEW!
Pure Android is Better , has always been.
This review misses two key points, one being that the 6p is not as new as the galaxy, though that's loosely covered, but more importantly the vast difference in user interface between Google and Samsung. While Samsung my have improved their UI in recent years, it's undeniable that Google simply does it far better, which is a strong reason to go Nexus. If you don't take this into account you may as well get an iPhone, because Samsung's user interface is pretty bad.
+DarklightRebel Define "better" ^JR
+DarklightRebel " google simply does it far better" which is the better part? the UI lags? or the boring icons? Try the galaxy, even if you put a healthy theme on, with a live wallpaper, and 10 apps running in background, it is as fast as without them.. don't forget that it is samsung that made android popular, and it is samsung which makes up for the most sales of android phones, and there's reason behind it. go figure.
+Apratim Seth that's fallacious thinking. just because Samsung may or may not have helped androids current position is irrelevant in this comparison.
tjeulink but it matters
Apratim Seth it doesnt matter for the individual phone comparison at this point of time. if android wasnt very popular it might be a small pluspunt to support an ecosystem that you find ethically and physically better but that point is long passed. android controls a huge marketshare.
This was a great review. I do have to say that I have the nexus 6P and I love the phone. I've had it since early febuary 2016. Never had any issues of slowing down as you've mentioned though. It has been a pleasure to own and because of how satisfied I am with it, I am not going to pick up the new 2016 nexus. I have no reason too. Thanks for the review.
Weather widget you are using?
You say the S7 does amazing when gaming. Juan would disagree.
It is amazing. It has a gaming mode which you can mute notifications, record game play and disable the capacitative buttons while gaming.
juan didnt say the nexus 6p does better tho lmao
+Phone Daft Marvel Future Fight only works well on a NASA mainframe ;-) ^JR
Oh Jamie I do love when you reply. Was amazing to see you in BeginnersTech vlogs. Take care Mate.
+Bryan U if you disable game tuner from options then disable again from apps manager, then install game tuner from Samsung app store you'll have more options, extra fps limit & resolutions, they seem to block some resolution & fps combinations
Is Stock Android truly better?
In my opinion, no. Simply because Android is open source. Android is given to OEMs to make it their own.
l find it funny how people expect ALL Android phones to operate like Stock Android. Why should they? isn't Android about being different?
+Chantal Brown agreed ^JR
+Caleb Vukovic Indeed it is!
because Stock Android provide updates.. It's a shame that even iPhone 4s has the latest iOS version but Galaxy S4 stop get update in Jelly Bean
+Chantal Brown imho the only advantage of stock android is faster software update.
+Bijan Alpha Faster software update and more developer support, which means more customization options. That's one of the buying factor when I pick an Android phone.
5:10 Can anyone let me know the Contra game link on play store
+JaimeRivera at the end of the day, which one is money well spent?? will samsung be as secure as a nexus despite its untimely updates??
This review feels biased
so just buy an iPhone then
no
After owning the S7 Edge I done exactly that. 😎
Phone Daft why
that one iphone user AHAHAHA
Just returned iPhone and bought an S7 Edge. IPhones are boring.
THERE IS OVER ONE YEAR BETWEEN THE TWO PHONES, UN FAIR
5 months is not over a year
I actually like the Touchwiz look, except for some app icons and their colours. Touchwiz on Marshmallow's notification bar is very simple, I think someone new to Amdroid entirely can learn to use it very fast compared to the Stock notification bar. The round folders on stock seems too dull for me after awhile. The Touchwiz UI also uses more words instead of icons in apps to navigate their users to their functionality. The notification bubbles are also nice to have. I think I would be too bored with stock
I hate the custom UIs. I wish there was an option to just get stock Android on any Device.
u could if u root, but tbh...meh
Couldn't find any tutorial about that. Every Guide says: "how to make any phone look like it has stock Android without root"
you can download the stock google launcher free from the store. done.
what is the name of time app of the Nexus 6p
One of the reasons I like Samsung is how they fit a big screen into a relatively small body. I held the s6 edge+ today and it felt very easy to manage
Good comparison. I like customized and modified versions of Android UI; not too heavy though.
Where is this lag on the 6P? I've had the phone for about 7 months now and I haven't experienced any lag.
I like The New TouchWiz more than stock. The theme store can change everything about the phone, plus it's had handy features like Split screen and voice command camera controls for years.
+The Stegman there's an inverted touchwiz theme, I've been digging it on the s7 Edge, dunno why, I was trying to make it more vanilla, but it just looks boss. Totally agree with what you're saying.
Same here I was playing with the GS7E the other day and I have to say I'm kinda falling in love with touch wiz. I like the NEXUS 6p but over time your gonna get bored with stock Android and the interface that's just my point of view correct me if I'm wrong.
Stock Android sucks Nowadays....
what is the name of the game you are playing at 5:21?
Great job Jaime
I have used stock Android, but I like OEM skins because they add more functionality and features that eventually become a part of Android as a whole.
This is interesting. When i used my Note Edge, it turned very sluggish within a short amount of use and would have to factory reset often.