consensus on the replacement N7

[Leob]

Consensus ?
Battery good & last until end of the day, Or drains too fast ?
Cool as cucumber, Or abnormally overheats ?
Smooth fast-enough operation, Or stuttery & lagging ?

 

[The_Chief]

Mine has actually settled in okay. The only complaint I have now is WiFi. The range on this thing is dreadful, and it seems to take forever to load web pages. I did a simultaneous Speed Test this morning with the Note 7 and the Moto X Pure side by side, same WiFi network, same distant end. I was surprised to see the Mote X get 20 MBPS download and the Note 7 60 MPBS! I'll use WiFi Analyzer to check signal levels next. Weird.

EDIT: Okay, I looked at WiFi signal levels in several places around my house and, surprisingly, the Note 7 had a 7 to 10 dBm advantage over the Moto X! Much better signal strength! Huh...

 

[major2112]

Mine has actually settled in okay. The only complaint I have now is WiFi. The range on this thing is dreadful, and it seems to take forever to load web pages. I did a simultaneous Speed Test this morning with the Note 7 and the Moto X Pure side by side, same WiFi network, same distant end. I was surprised to see the Mote X get 20 MBPS download and the Note 7 60 MPBS! I'll use WiFi Analyzer to check signal levels next. Weird.

Is this with the replacement only or did this happen with the original too? Both of mine were similar to eachother seems to be normal.

 

[MannyrtFresh]

Yes battery last all day for me that is.
Yes mine stays cool. No heating what so ever.
And yes it performs great.

No issues here.

Battery life will depend on too many factors. Because it lasts me all day doesn't mean it will be the same for you.

 

[The_Chief]

Is this with the replacement only or did this happen with the original too? Both of mine were similar to eachother seems to be normal.

I don't recall any WiFi slowdowns with the first Note 7, but the WiFi signal levels and speeds I'm seeing are fine. So it may be a setting or something. Still working on it

 

[bornintheuk]

Just as cool as the one I sent back.. Neither ever overheated. Battery life lasts the day maybe a little better than the last one but a close call. Overall I'm just happy to see the green safe battery so can relax and use in peace now.

 

[InfernalByte]

My exchange unit is way better. Better battery, and the iris scanner is far quicker.

 

[R=G]

It definitely doesn't charge got or anything like that. I need to find the right picture for always on display though...lol

 

[blackcar]

my replacement is working just as well as the original. the only exception is that my charger itself is flaky. think i got a bad one. been using the original charger that came with it.

 

[AndroidMax]

Bluetooth audio quality sucks on my replacement compared to the old one.

 

[blackcar]

im going to have to add wifi, seems to be worse on this one and as AndroidMax said bluetooth is acting odd. The one i have has an echo if i use hands free in my car. I cannot hear it but the person on the other end can. the only work around i found is that if i answer the call with the phone instead of my car button they do not get the echo.