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In the meantime, we're keeping this updated review here -- unrated -- while we continue to seek out real-world feedback on users' experience with the corrected version of the Note 7. The 5.7-inch, stylus-slinging Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is a damn fine phone. Its sexy wraparound glass, precise S Pen and brilliant screen would impress anyone, but it's ideal for artists, architects and people who would rather write by hand than type on a screen. It has a gorgeous, symmetrical design that looks particularly stunning in Coral Blue. It takes great photos and has both the water resistance and expandable memory slot that last year's Galaxy Note 5 lacked (oh yeah, there is no Note 6). Battery life goes on and on -- but not as long as for the Galaxy S7 Edge -- and you can charge up wirelessly.

This is Samsung's ultimate phone, with all the Edge's curved-screen goodies and more: 64GB of storage dual-layer protection for iphone 6 plus/iphone 6s plus instead of the Edge's 32GB, An iris scanner for unlocking the phone with your eyes, A good, refreshed take on Android, A USB-C charger port that also charges up your other devices (you should buy a USB 3.1 cable for faster data speeds), New pen tricks to magnify, translate languages and make an animated GIF, A nighttime filter you can schedule to automatically give your weary, screen-staring eyes a break..

There's also some question about the Note 7's fragility. Although it survived all but the meanest splats in our dedicated drop test, the screen of my review unit mysteriously cracked in my purse. And reports of manufacturing mayhem that's reportedly caused some units to explode en route to customers are putting the brakes on shipments for now. For the record, none of our three review units has exploded or experienced similar trauma. The Note 7 lets you leave your laptop behind more often. As much as I loved my time with the compelling, beautiful, functional Note 7 -- and I really did -- I hesitate to recommend it to anyone who isn't serious about using that digital S Pen to draw, write and navigate on the phone. The S Pen has some minor issues, too. It isn't perfect at everything. Sometimes wielding the stylus feels natural; other times tapping and typing make more sense. (Though it does make really great annotated photos, Snapchat snaps and social-media GIFs.).

At the end of the day, most people can easily live without the Note 7, especially with the capable S7 Edge a near doppelganger, If you're ready to move on from the Note 4, switching to the Note 7 gets you more storage and power, an upgradable Android version and a far better S Pen, If you're happy with the Note 5, wait a year, dual-layer protection for iphone 6 plus/iphone 6s plus If not, with the Note 7 you get waterproofing, expandable storage and software shortcuts on those curved edges, With its elevated features and fee, the Note 7 is for buyers who delight in rarified details, Buy it and you get an excellent phone -- but if you aren't going to use that pen, forget it..

*Provisional, based on one prominent retailer. Without the S Pen, the Note 7 is just a refined S7 Edge with steeper curved sides. This year's digital stylus has a fine, precise point and senses 4,096 levels of pressure, double last year's model. I wrote countless notes and a haiku, doodled all over, even handed the phone to CNET's art director for his professional assessment. And? It's very good. But, compared with a 10-inch tablet, the screen is a small for creating fine art, though it handles notes and more casual drawings very well.