Samsung's new Galaxy Note 7 is currently all the hype in the smartphone industry. From the cleverly implemented iris scanner, the beautiful edge to edge design, the introduction of water-proofing in the note line and the enhanced capabilities of the s-pen (including writing under water), critics have gone as far as calling it 'the best big phone ever made'. But like all things humanly made even though this gadget strives for perfection we all know that's unattainable and it still has somethings one would consider to be flaws or drawbacks...
1. It's Expensive...!!!
The trend of 'more for less' is becoming more and more popular in the smartphone industry. From the nexus phones to the one plus 3 and motorola's g4, cheaper phones are packing higher end specs. Looking at the spec sheet of the one plus 3 and samsung's note 7.. they are pretty much evenly matched with the one plus phone even besting it in the RAM department which makes it a better multitasking phone. More importantly the one plus is available to purchase for more than half the price of the note 7 which makes it hard to justify making that purchase. It's hard to make a case for the note phone when that disparity is brought up but hey.. if you have the money.. sureeee.. buy what you want.
2. It has Horrible Speakers!!!...
The much acclaimed restoration of water proofing in the samsung galaxy lines brought about it's downsides. The hardware component that took the biggest hit are undoubtedly the speakers and that is also carried over to the note 7. The note 7 (along with the s7 and s7 edge) probably have the worst speaker system on any flagship device. If that sort of thing really matters to you or is a deal breaker, might be a good idea to shop elsewhere.
3. The Bloatware...
Like some other critics do, i wouldn't go overboard and say that the overall software is bad as the note 7's software does bring with it some great level of functionality and takes full advantage of the s-pen and in regards to the overall outlook i still believe it's a matter of preference.. you either hate it or you don't. But what still bogs me is the carrier bloatware and duplicate apps. These continue to complicate the user experience as two or three applications being available for performing one task is still something i'm not a fan of with carriers also including their own bloatware just makes for a not so good user experience.
In conclusion, samsung's note 7 is probably the best phone you can buy today but if any of the above reasons is something that might bother you.. probably spend that money elsewhere.. after all it is a whole lot of money.
