Man , that ' s going to get confusing when FS 3017 rolls around . s <| sep |> no shit , but it ' s still stupid as hell . These genders are literally just personality traits that people describe themselves as to make them seem unique <| sep |> not my soup <| sep |> Lack of custom ROMS good luck even trying to root the Snapdragon version and Exynos doesn ' t have open source code so most devs don ' t bother with it , very tinny speaker largely due to waterproofing and mediocre DAC , dual glass panels are easy to break if you don ' t have a case , 2 . 5 d glass can make it hard to get a full fit glass screen protector , nonremovable battery , nonreversible MicroUSB , no QuickCharge 3 . 0 only Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge on Exynos or 2 . 0 on Snapdragon , Touchwiz on Marshmallow is still iffy although Android N with Grace UX is FANTASTIC , can ' t use earpiece as 2 nd front facing speaker why don ' t all phones do this like the iPhone 7 or HTC 10 ? ??, thicker and heavier than iPhone 7 , Moto Z , etc . OLED display can burn in unlike LCD displays , no IR blaster , not as good performance as stock Android flagship spec phones , no adoptable storage . Fingerprint sensor isn ' t always on too which can save a bit of time on each screen on e . g on Huawei Phones , Google Pixel , etc . . Fingerprint scanner is also plastic and easily scratched seriously Samsung why ? ??. No TANGO support like almost every other phone however except for the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro . It ' s expensive still , duh . But now it has fallen nearer to OnePlus 3 and ZTE Axon 7 at least in the UK . No double tap to wake like Motorola or Pixel phones . You can ' t change the order of the capacitive buttons if you want it the other way round like most other phones I ' m fine with the order though myself . It usually takes a while for Samsung to roll out new Android updates in comparison to Motorola , Google , etc . too . Always on Display is inferior to Motorola Moto Display in terms of functionality . Very hard to repair if something breaks and screen repairs cost a FORTUNE 3 out of 10 on iFixit repairability score . It also doesn ' t have the Friends like the G 5 you were considering if you ' re into the DAC or Camera add on most people think these are gimmicky though . Samsung support apparently isn ' t great and you don ' t get awesome warranties such as Passport 2 . 0 with the cheaper ZTE Axon 7 which gives you 1 free screen repair , 1 free water damage repair within 6 months of purchase , and repairs after that for a deductible as well as a 3 year warranty in the UK for all of that . Palm rejection on Edge Variant at least on Marshmallow isn ' t as good as the Note 7 and can pose a problem for some people apparently . There may seem to be many disadvantages , but many of them are very , very picky and I am being VERY harsh . Just wanted to tell you EVERYTHING . I ' d easily say far more for other phones if I had them I ' m sure . Great camera , Android 7 . 0 Beta , great display , decent battery life , Gear VR compatibility , etc . The S 7 has so many features including some in Touchwiz such as OneHanded Mode and Extended Screenshots which I love now . This is the best phone there is right now imo as the Note 7 isn ' t exactly viable right now . I would certainly pick one up as it is relatively cheap now 8 months after its release . Enjoy !