5 things that would've made the Galaxy Note 7 even more awesome

So, yesterday, Samsung finally unveiled the Galaxy Note 7 — its latest and greatest superpowered phablet. And for what it is, it's an amazing device. You've got the glass-and-metal sandwich build, the curved display, iris scanner, awesome camera, enhanced Always-on Display features, the S Pen, and everything we loved about the S7 edge crammed in this new handset. Essentially, it has the potential of topping many “best smartphone you can buy” lists for the rest of the year.

However, perfection is still a few steps away from the Note 7. And yes, most gripes one would have with the new phablet can be considered nitpicking, but there are a few flaws, which we find a bit harder to swallow. Check them out:

5 things that would've made the Galaxy Note 7 even better

1. More RAM / better SoC

Now, we do realize that 4 GB is the current golden amount for RAM on an Android handset. The OS itself isn't amazing at dealing with much more. At some point – you need to start closing apps for the sake of saving up on battery, even if the phone's RAM can keep it loaded. But on the flip side, we can see how many fans are irked by the fact that budget “flagship killer” company OnePlus was able to stick 6 GB of RAM in its latest smartphone, while Sammy stuck to 4 GB on its Galaxy Note 7. Considering the Note's track record in the past few years, it always had something better than the Galaxy S handset from the same generation. This year, it's not hardware prowess, but an iris scanner. Even the Snapdragon 821 / Exynos 8893 rumors turned out to be a bust

2. Flat screen variant

The Note 7 is quite a pricey piece of tech and one can't help but think that the curved screen plays a part in that. In the past, we've seen “regular” and “edge” editions of Samsung's handsets be released together, and the flat-screened ones always cost around $100 less than the edgy model. The Note 7 basically forces its curvy screen on users with no regard as to whether they want a curved screen and if they are willing to pay for a feature they don't care for. (picture: alleged flat-screen prototype of the Note 7, canceled)

3. Better Edge UX

On that note (harr harr), we would've liked to see some improvements brought to the Edge UX. The Edge panels still look like glorified widgets / task switchers, which attribute very little to a poweruser's experience. In contrast, we find that the very first Edge panels that were once introduced with the original Note Edge (and are now dead) were much better at providing at-a-glance information and multitasking options — mostly because they didn't blur the whole screen while in use.

4. Bigger battery

The Galaxy S7 edge is smaller than the Note 7 but has a bigger battery (3,600 mAh on the S7 edge vs 3,500 mAh on the Note 7). We understand that the phablet probably doesn't have much room under its good due to the S Pen compartment and possibly some iris scanner-related tech, but it's still a bit of a disappointment, especially after early rumors misled the hopeful ones into believing that the Note 7 might pack a 4,000 mAh battery.

5. UFS card support

A month ago, Samsung announced UFS memory cards – the successors of the currently used microSD cards, capable of five times faster read speeds and two times faster write speeds. Not long after, rumors started claiming that the Note 7 would support UFS cards and that only makes sense — same company, top-end technology, why not marry the two, right? Well, wrong — the Note 7 does not support the new UFS card standard and Samsung reps have said that there are no plans for smartphones that do in the immediate future. That's a bummer for sure.