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Connect with business associates with this Samsung Galaxy S7. The KNOX platform provides optimum mobile security, and the camera's advanced sensor helps it capture images in low-light conditions. This Samsung Galaxy S7 is compatible with Samsung Pay, so you can make mobile payments directly from the phone, and it has 32GB of storage for files, pictures and business ideas.
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Unlocked Samsung devices are NOT recommended
on April 11, 2017
Posted by: UnhappyCamper
Nothing on Best Buy here, they're great. Really.
The problem is that if you're considering an unlocked device, you're doing so for one or two reasons:
You don't want carrier crapware on your phone.
You want security and OS updates early.
The problem is that if you're considering an unlocked device, you're doing so for one or two reasons:
You don't want carrier crapware on your phone.
You want security and OS updates early.
Well, you will at least avoid the carrier crapware, though Samsung might throw one or two seemingly innocuous manufacturer apps on. I haven't had any problems with those yet.
As for updates, forget it. The Nougat update was promised for this phone in November of 2016, and as of March 1, it was still on Marshmallow, and the security update was from December. The security update finally came on 3/27, dated 3/1 - almost 4 weeks old by the time we got it. And still no Nougat. All the Samsung forums are full to the brim of angry owners and moderators that just have no clue when it's coming. Samsung will only say "Soon" as they've been saying for over 4 months now.
And while Samsung's current flagship is languishing on old software, Samsung is pushing Nougat out to the Note 5. Yeah, the Note 6 and Note 7 both already have it, so that's 2 generations back on a second tier phone. All before they bother with their flagship. Even Verizon, notorious for being the VERY LAST one to update anything, pushed this update out over a month ago. So it looks like Samsung just has better things to do than keep their flagship updated unless they can get the carrier to do the work.
I'll certainly buy other phones and stuff from BB, cause like I said, they're great. Samsung has got it's last penny from me. And I will NOT be recommending anything from Samsung to any friends or family.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Connect with business associates with this Samsung Galaxy S7. The KNOX platform provides optimum mobile security, and the camera's advanced sensor helps it capture images in low-light conditions. This Samsung Galaxy S7 is compatible with Samsung Pay, so you can make mobile payments directly from the phone, and it has 32GB of storage for files, pictures and business ideas.
Will this work on Ting and-or tracfone?
Mine is on Ting, no problems. At least not with the network. Samsung, on the other hand, doesn't seem interested in fixing security issues or keeping the OS up to date on this phone. Knowing what I know now, I'd buy the Google phone instead.
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Connect with business associates with this Samsung Galaxy S7. The KNOX platform provides optimum mobile security, and the camera's advanced sensor helps it capture images in low-light conditions. This Samsung Galaxy S7 is compatible with Samsung Pay, so you can make mobile payments directly from the phone, and it has 32GB of storage for files, pictures and business ideas.
is the galaxy s7 a significant improvement over the s6
No, it is not an improvement. The S6 is being updated more rapidly than the S7. In fact, as of now, the S7 is still running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, and the S6 is running 7.0.1 Nougat. Samsung has not been forthcoming with updates (quarterly security updates for the S7, no OS updates at all) or schedules (all they have said for over 4 months is "soon").
Bottom line, I would rather have stuck with my GS5 than move to the S7. It would probably have more recent security updates.
Bottom line, I would rather have stuck with my GS5 than move to the S7. It would probably have more recent security updates.
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