This is why Samsung is the leader of all..this phone is blown my mind.. thank you Samsung for making some thing like this for us.. I can't wait to buy one.. and thanks for this beautiful review.
+Ozren B among many other things. This phone is awesome and I'm so sick of seeing the same old comment from all these idiots. "It's just a S7 with a pen". STFU
I'm switching from an iPhone 5s to android, trying to decide between the S7 lineup or this... Any suggestions? Also another random question, would it be possible to have the screensavers change at a certain time?
The note phones age better than the S lineups , so if I were you I would buy the note 7. Regarding your second question , there are some apps that do that.
No video/pictures justify how beautiful this phone is when you hold it yourself and feel it. I suggest if anyone still on fence walk into a store and try to get feel of the device. Specially the black one, its just gorgeous!
they just got nfc from 2012, ring tones assigned to diffrent numbers will be released in 2020! wait didn't Nokia had this in 2000? 20 years behind its not bad for an apple! they are lucky having mms in 2008 lol
seba08724 B...B...but apple is too COOL for MMS! Yeah! We use iMessage! And it's soooooooo much better than Hangouts, which is basically the same thing! Because EEEEEEEEVERYONE hates Hangouts... For some reason... Ooh! And you know what else is cool! It's copyrighted! Because, Pfft, screw Google! Google may have let us use Photos, Docs, Hangouts, Maps, etc, but WE'RE APPLE AND WE DONT GIVE A FLYING FCK ABOUT YOU!
***** Ha! I would as well! I was looking forward to the Note 7 looking similar to the 5, with maybe less bezel... Maybe an inch and a half bigger in size. This design took me by surprise in a bad way.
8 лет назад
Verge doesn't deserve this guy. I like his style better than any other reviewer. so chill, calm and strong way of speaking. love it.
The iris scanner is a gimmick just like the buggy "smart scroll" eye tracking feature that came with the S4. Why would anyone hold their phone up to their face to scroll down pages when you can just use your hands? Same situation here with the Iris scanner, I don't see anyone holding their phone close to their face to unlock it when the fingerprint scanner is faster and more convenient.
true, it is gimmicky right now and hopefully the it gets a lot better in the years to come. Its still nice to see them bring out new technology rather than releasing the same phone in a different colour.
Watch MKBHD's video and you should be well informed about it. I was on the same thought train, but that made me think again. Although I doubt many people will use it nevertheless, but its pretty good.
it depends on what you mean by "fast". It could very well be that technologically an iris scanner can be faster than fingerprint sensors. but I don't think it can be as fast as a fingerprint sensor in real world use simply because of the time it takes to setup. For instance in the time it takes me to hold up my phone to my face, I would have already unlocked the phone by placing my finger on the fingerprint sensor while getting the phone out of my pocket.
The IRIS scanner uses Infrared to scan your eyes. It's a real hardware addition. Samsung is no longer adding gimmicky features to their phones anymore.
Take apart a Note 4 or Note 5, the s-pen takes up some room. The s-pen plus the space between the s-pen and the side, so that the phone stays rigid even with that hollow hole. that plus the Iris scanner, 3500mah over the 3000mah in the note 5 or 3220mah in the note 4 is an improvement.
Hi, is the "private mode" still there in note7 like what note 4 has? please i need to know before i would decide to order note7. I really like that feature
+Noah D yeah I mean these are the features you'd expect apple to put out and I am just annoyed they don't listen to the consumer... I want a longer lasting battery not a missing headphone jack
Why? The Note 5 or even the Note 4 is still better than an iPhone 6s plus, which is nothing but a blown up version of the 6. It'll be like downgrading your experience.
The note 4 is still king, they should have found a way to make it waterproof with a removable battery like the galaxy s5...........plus give it the IR blaster back, and the MHL port, plus a Snapdragon 821 and 6GB of ram. I have literally no reason to upgrade to this over my note 4 which was samsung's last great phone. smh
I think you are expecting too much here. How can they make a waterproof phone with removable back? S5 was a pretty bad example, If your back cover isn't fully sealed you are dead meat. I agree that they should have brought back the IR blaster but i think you have to deal with it because i don't think you will see anything similar to Note 4 anymore, or I should say no one does removable battery anymore except the crappy LG G5. Samsung has regained their sales after releasing S7 and they will not go back to the old days, deal with it i guess?
Honestly Apple could never impress me with their phones, its too simple, nothing but a good camera for simple people, sorry if this may trigger people but this is an opinion after all.
Does the Iris scanner share your biometerics with the NSA or Samsung lol.... serious question...Once your biometerics are out there they are out there period. There is no changing your IRIS features like some password.
samsung note HQ-- scramble everyone the big one is coming, give me anything u have (water resistance , eye scanner - snapshoot tools -- .....) -- ok now put it out already start selling it now -- ok let all hold hands and pray apple HQ -- ... incoming
+Ehgus Rnjs how? It's slower than the fingerprint scanner and useless if your wearing eye glasses, contact lens, useless in the dark and if you have an eye disease.
It's an impressive upgrade over the Note 5 though, which is its intention. It's not supposed to be an upgrade from the S7. The S7 and Note 7 are in the same generation class, but the Note provides a lot of useful extra software functions that the regular S line doesn't have. It's just two different markets. Of course, you can still use the Note exactly like an S version too if you wanted to.
+Amy Fischer i m preatty much impressed about the fact you can use s pen under water ... Not bad .. I love the s7 edge design ... And for me! For my dayli usage even at work it isnt a game changer the addition of new stuff about spen and other software changes ... Yes is still an amazing phone but i ve espected much more about it .... I m desapointed
You already can hover over many UI elements to get extra options or see an extra layer of info, which is much better than the force touch implementation. It's been available ever since the Note 2 or 3 I believe.
I got to watch that S7 edge go scuba diving with a few other phones and it was the only one to make it down to 7 meters so if this is ip68 rated then I'm stoked
Cant Wait to preoder, had every note and this one is by far the best looking phone out there. Im glad they choose a real black color this year instead of that blueblack in previous phones
THIS PHONE; I've been waiting and deciding on getting a note for years and this is the model I've been waiting for. After all the tweaks and improvements and redesigns the note 7 has become the most complete galaxy to date, especially by including expandable storage. My only thing to say about the design is the top and bottom bezels are too tall. Samsung has done a good job of making this phablet less bulky and more sexy but shortening the top and the bottom of the phone body just a little bit is the next step to making me 100% head over heals
This is why Samsung is the leader of all..this phone is blown my mind.. thank you Samsung for making some thing like this for us.. I can't wait to buy one.. and thanks for this beautiful review.
+Maksim Mihhalkevits by the phone you genius , the stylus is an nice feature to have
+Maksim Mihhalkevits probably an iPhone user...
Well i got an iPhone its good :D
yeah i love samsung too
What? No Android Nougat on this one? That's lame
The Verge should start replying to comments
Hello
If after all these years
you'd like to meet
to go over everything
C-C-C-C-Combo Breaker!
Who else finds the Black version sexier than the Blue Coral one?
Me🙌
Black version is always sexier than the other colors IN EVERY SINGLE DEVICE.
Luís Chaves True ;-D
Both actually look very nice.
im old; So I'm getting the black one
sooo....basically an S7 Edge with an S-pen
with a lot more interesting features, i personally like that gif thing and iris scanning
just wait for a ported rom or an official update and there would be no need for the note7
*Less battery
with larger screen, iris scanner, more powerful battery
And USB-C.. Finally..
Apple's Iris Scanner coming soon called " the iScan "
the EyeScan
You stole the show.Congratulations!😂
No ! its an "EyePrint ID" 😂😂😂
APPLE CAN BRING...APPLE BITE SCANNER...😁😂😂😂😂
Apple's new Look-ID feature
is there ever any 5.5" galaxy note coming again? that was perfect
is it safe to say this will be the best phone if 2016? or is it too soon?
Its too soon to say.
+Ozren B among many other things. This phone is awesome and I'm so sick of seeing the same old comment from all these idiots. "It's just a S7 with a pen". STFU
def best phone
The IPhone 7 will smash this Note 7
+Onkarpreet Raps In no way shape or form will it "smash" the Note7.
No gold version for the US?
Already? Live stream hasn't even started lmao
I'm switching from an iPhone 5s to android, trying to decide between the S7 lineup or this... Any suggestions? Also another random question, would it be possible to have the screensavers change at a certain time?
The note phones age better than the S lineups , so if I were you I would buy the note 7. Regarding your second question , there are some apps that do that.
This because of the iris scanner, usb c, 64gb base compared to 32gb, and a BLUE s pen
Does Verge reply to early comments???
maybe...
+The Verge Thanx bro😀😀😀
no
+The Verge first time I saw them reply
+The Verge Then plz say something to me plz😣😣
No video/pictures justify how beautiful this phone is when you hold it yourself and feel it. I suggest if anyone still on fence walk into a store and try to get feel of the device. Specially the black one, its just gorgeous!
THat time when the Verge won't reply to this
c'mon Dan, we reply ;-)
The Verge OMG, BY THE WAY I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL SO MUCHHHH THANKS FOR REPLYING *fangirl scream*
+Dan J ummm why is it a big deal that they replied
Darth Korn Cos I've never seen them reply, I'll admit the comment was a bit over the top XD
+Dan J lol
Yoooo, Samsung did it with this phone. Specially the black version, so ducking dope looking
Apple has a patent for an iris scanner in 2018. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I wouldn't even be surprised if apple tried to sue samsung
they just got nfc from 2012, ring tones assigned to diffrent numbers will be released in 2020! wait didn't Nokia had this in 2000? 20 years behind its not bad for an apple! they are lucky having mms in 2008 lol
seba08724 B...B...but apple is too COOL for MMS! Yeah! We use iMessage! And it's soooooooo much better than Hangouts, which is basically the same thing! Because EEEEEEEEVERYONE hates Hangouts... For some reason... Ooh! And you know what else is cool! It's copyrighted! Because, Pfft, screw Google! Google may have let us use Photos, Docs, Hangouts, Maps, etc, but WE'RE APPLE AND WE DONT GIVE A FLYING FCK ABOUT YOU!
***** Sorry if I wasn't scarcastic enough
Will the Image Stabilization while recording work properly with the Note7?
Minus the ugly 'Blue Coral' color, this is the most beautiful phone I've ever seen. Coming from an avid iOS user.
hey don't call it ugly without saying in your opinion. because in mine it is beautiful
+DrDank I am also an avid android user but that doesn't make your opinion any better lol this phone looks really nice
+DrDank I'm using the Note 5 right now and I think the Note 7 looks better.
+DrDank Agreed! The design is really ugly to me. I'm keeping my Note 5!
***** Ha! I would as well! I was looking forward to the Note 7 looking similar to the 5, with maybe less bezel... Maybe an inch and a half bigger in size. This design took me by surprise in a bad way.
Verge doesn't deserve this guy. I like his style better than any other reviewer. so chill, calm and strong way of speaking. love it.
The iris scanner is a gimmick just like the buggy "smart scroll" eye tracking feature that came with the S4. Why would anyone hold their phone up to their face to scroll down pages when you can just use your hands? Same situation here with the Iris scanner, I don't see anyone holding their phone close to their face to unlock it when the fingerprint scanner is faster and more convenient.
true, it is gimmicky right now and hopefully the it gets a lot better in the years to come. Its still nice to see them bring out new technology rather than releasing the same phone in a different colour.
Watch MKBHD's video and you should be well informed about it. I was on the same thought train, but that made me think again. Although I doubt many people will use it nevertheless, but its pretty good.
it depends on what you mean by "fast". It could very well be that technologically an iris scanner can be faster than fingerprint sensors.
but I don't think it can be as fast as a fingerprint sensor in real world use simply because of the time it takes to setup. For instance in the time it takes me to hold up my phone to my face, I would have already unlocked the phone by placing my finger on the fingerprint sensor while getting the phone out of my pocket.
I had an s4 and it was sorta useful in some cases it was pretty cool and it helped a lot and no I'm not being sarcastic
The IRIS scanner uses Infrared to scan your eyes. It's a real hardware addition. Samsung is no longer adding gimmicky features to their phones anymore.
Do you think the video to GIF featute will on work on Netflix because they don't even let you screenshot.
Smaller battery than the S7 Edge? Really...
he didn't say that
s7 edge is 3600 even though its a smaller phone. No reason at all for the note 7 to be only 35000
+MX4 MGMT 3,500*
probably because of s pen
Take apart a Note 4 or Note 5, the s-pen takes up some room. The s-pen plus the space between the s-pen and the side, so that the phone stays rigid even with that hollow hole. that plus the Iris scanner, 3500mah over the 3000mah in the note 5 or 3220mah in the note 4 is an improvement.
Hi, is the "private mode" still there in note7 like what note 4 has? please i need to know before i would decide to order note7. I really like that feature
The first time I've considered leaving Apple 😶
I'm switching too. Apple seems to be in this complacent stage imho.
+Noah D yeah I mean these are the features you'd expect apple to put out and I am just annoyed they don't listen to the consumer... I want a longer lasting battery not a missing headphone jack
+John Joshua you are a smart man, sir
When caveman discovers fire...
hardcore isheep here. I agree, apple has lost its mojo with jobs. Note 7 here i come!
Does the release date also include South Africa or just the US?
This is the nicest phone ive ever seen
Did they mention anything about "Focus" the Blackberry Hub-like software for messages?
Was considering switching my Note 5 to an Iphone 6s plus (not the 7 because I want a headphone port), or a Note 7. I guess I'm an apple customer now
was thinking the same thing
welcome aboard.... we've been waiting for you to come to your senses.
I can relate
"Senses"
Why? The Note 5 or even the Note 4 is still better than an iPhone 6s plus, which is nothing but a blown up version of the 6. It'll be like downgrading your experience.
When is the note 7 coming out in the USA?
Note 7 is just an S7 with a pen. I was looking to get this phone but I'll hold off till 2017
good for you
Charles Blackmon bad for me
I'm pretty much considering the same thing.
The note 4 is still king, they should have found a way to make it waterproof with a removable battery like the galaxy s5...........plus give it the IR blaster back, and the MHL port, plus a Snapdragon 821 and 6GB of ram. I have literally no reason to upgrade to this over my note 4 which was samsung's last great phone. smh
I think you are expecting too much here. How can they make a waterproof phone with removable back? S5 was a pretty bad example, If your back cover isn't fully sealed you are dead meat. I agree that they should have brought back the IR blaster but i think you have to deal with it because i don't think you will see anything similar to Note 4 anymore, or I should say no one does removable battery anymore except the crappy LG G5. Samsung has regained their sales after releasing S7 and they will not go back to the old days, deal with it i guess?
when will they add/improve the emojis
if this were an apple device the verge would have billed it as the best phone ever
Honestly Apple could never impress me with their phones, its too simple, nothing but a good camera for simple people, sorry if this may trigger people but this is an opinion after all.
Will the price of S7 Edge drop now?should I buy S7 edge or this one?
Why would you try to Reveiw a bomb
Does the Iris scanner share your biometerics with the NSA or Samsung lol.... serious question...Once your biometerics are out there they are out there period. There is no changing your IRIS features like some password.
RIP iPhone pro -__-
just knock it off plz
WTF apple
Another argument for me to become an ex- customer (still a loyal Mac owner, but compared to Samsung their iPhones are becoming a joke, imho)...
samsung note HQ-- scramble everyone the big one is coming, give me anything u have (water resistance , eye scanner - snapshoot tools -- .....) -- ok now put it out already start selling it now -- ok let all hold hands and pray
apple HQ -- ... incoming
We dont know anything about iPhone 7.
***** That is only rumours.
this might be a dumb question,but is it available at Market? (Especially European)
I am a iphone user and i must say that samsung just nailed apple
they've been nailing apple for a good 2-3 years now
i'm an ex hardcore isheep and apple is on decline no denying that. all hail note 7!
they GIF Spen tool is awesome/amazing!
The iris scan is a gimmick. Samesung done it again
What do you mean by "Gimmick" it's a security feature and is used and many places, for example military
until you realise that it's actually pretty useful...
+Ehgus Rnjs how? It's slower than the fingerprint scanner and useless if your wearing eye glasses, contact lens, useless in the dark and if you have an eye disease.
you can just do grandpa style when you're wearing glasses
Its an innovation open to updates
I've had my S7 for about almost 2 weeks and I'm very happy with it, love Samsung products
Glad it did not try to set you on fire!
I'm not impressed ... S7edge+ ... Baahhhhh
I am very impressed with the Note 7... Much better than iphone series!
It's an impressive upgrade over the Note 5 though, which is its intention. It's not supposed to be an upgrade from the S7. The S7 and Note 7 are in the same generation class, but the Note provides a lot of useful extra software functions that the regular S line doesn't have. It's just two different markets. Of course, you can still use the Note exactly like an S version too if you wanted to.
+Estrading Co i know that the verge are iphone fans ... But now why you talk about that? What is related?
+Estrading Co i know that the verge are iphone fans ... But now why you talk about that? What is related?
+Amy Fischer i m preatty much impressed about the fact you can use s pen under water ... Not bad .. I love the s7 edge design ... And for me! For my dayli usage even at work it isnt a game changer the addition of new stuff about spen and other software changes ... Yes is still an amazing phone but i ve espected much more about it .... I m desapointed
I see that it still has a hardware menu button and the back and recent capacitive buttons are still hardcoded to be the wrong way round. :(
Note series's kinda almost dead by note 7
The note series died after the note 4
+Dennis Haughton after the 3 Lol
james brown is dead
the pinning of notes to the lock-screen is not a bad extra feature. they should try and incorporate force touch via the s-pen's pressure sensitivity
You already can hover over many UI elements to get extra options or see an extra layer of info, which is much better than the force touch implementation. It's been available ever since the Note 2 or 3 I believe.
They have a similar concept, but it involves hovering with the S-Pen
Hovering with the S Pen is similar to hovering with a mouse cursor.
I need a new phone in September should I get the Note 7 or S7 Edge . Help me decide.
will this work for Samsung vr?
i hope
+simplisticandcomplex yes they have a new vr with usb type c that debuted in the same event
yes
I'd have to say, S-pen is more relevant than ever. Good job Samsung! Blue color rocks too.
do they come in gold or not because i dont see it in pre orders in gold
Does the note 7 display messages on it's edges the way the S7 edge does?
Does somebody know when will the next nexus be released?
Probably mid-Octoberish
+Ben B Ty
August 19th for US carriers
Will the new features come to the note 5?
that GIF feature has me sold! I didn't see a point in upgrading from Note 5 until now.
Beautiful. and great black marbled granite table/desk btw. berm looking for one just like it.
will there be a gold version?
Vão lançar/estorquirquemcompra em Setembro aqui, vou esperar só pra testar ele na loja
wow awesome phone but how did you get that phone
can we pre-order on amazon?
So are you able to take the battery out?
Does anyone know if the s pen features will come to the note 5?
can the back button be changed to the left side?
Can you break the pen sensors like the last model?
Is this double sim please ?
will this one get bricked when the stylus is inserted backwards
does the phone come with IR sensor ??
that blue note is just siiiiiiiickeningly lovely
Great review! Love the rehearsal mishaps humour at the end. 😀
can you use it with VR no one has confirmed that yet.
The edges are smaller then the s7 edge right?
can u still use the phone when the gif recording is on?
I got to watch that S7 edge go scuba diving with a few other phones and it was the only one to make it down to 7 meters so if this is ip68 rated then I'm stoked
Very beautiful device ,, awaited descend Saudi Arabia in order to buy it ,, do you have information on the price of the device ?
In 2015, in Japan Fujitsu launched the smartphone Arrows NX F-02H with Iris scan.
will grace ux come to older phones like the note 4 ? and note edge?
I heard rumors of the s5 and note 4 getting it but I'm not sure, i think just the Galaxy S6 up will be receiving it.
johnathan taco sauce That's why i said that I'm not sure about the Note 4 and S5 but the S6 is confirmed it will receive Grace ux
Did it come out yet? If it diddent when?
is the speaker better??
always wanted a note. wish it came in ips as well.
Do it have a ir blaster?
does it still have the heart rate monitor?
OMG! So want this phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Blue Coral is life!
the blue and gold is beautiful
2:00
Oh... now that is cool. Is there something similar to that on desktops?
What watch do you have ?!
so, is it worth the upgrade from note 4?
does the note 7 have the edge features?
When does this phone come out?
why would I want this phone over s6 edge plus... besides waterproof any stylus. are there major selling points that I should make the switch?
Which smart watch is the reviewer wearing?
Did they fix the problem where putting in the S Pen backwards causes it to get stuck?
you no longer can put it in backwards
Yes, they fixed it
I have a note 4 with android 5.1.1, no problems what so ever should I upgrade to the note 7?
Good to see the verge finally liking and reviewing android devices the way they should be: With more respect
do anybody knows if it would support hdmi. since the note 5 didn't
So no Gold in the US?
when will note 5 get the grace ui update
How is the battery smaller than the s7 edge..?
So does this iris scanner scan your eyes immediately to unlock your phone? How fast is it?
Yes, and instantly
not really because you have to position your eyes corectly but yeah should be pretty quick once you have positioned your eyes
It gets better literally every time you use it.
Pretty cool.
If you watch MKBHD's first impressions of it, it unlocks pretty fast, like instantaneously.
Is the sample retinal in cell phone, you can not identity theft ?
Can I steal a sample of the retina? from cell phone ?
Please do extensive benchmarks, real life tests on battery life. stress tests on CPU, GPU to see if it is worth the money. Thanks for covering this.
Cant Wait to preoder, had every note and this one is by far the best looking phone out there. Im glad they choose a real black color this year instead of that blueblack in previous phones
Is this one also water proof. Seeing as the new S7 and S7 edge are water proof, it would make sense.
THIS PHONE; I've been waiting and deciding on getting a note for years and this is the model I've been waiting for. After all the tweaks and improvements and redesigns the note 7 has become the most complete galaxy to date, especially by including expandable storage. My only thing to say about the design is the top and bottom bezels are too tall. Samsung has done a good job of making this phablet less bulky and more sexy but shortening the top and the bottom of the phone body just a little bit is the next step to making me 100% head over heals