ill most certainly play with one at work when they come in, but holding my s7 and trying to get a finger near my camera lens is very difficult.

and the post of my requirements was (not so obviously) requirements for what i personally want not what I'll get, I know that. the s7 wasn't 100% perfect when I got it(and I knew beforehand) but it still met my requirements, and was a huge improvement over my s5. if my next phone has a rear finger print reader, so be it. but it won't be an s8 more than likely :(

i just really hate how good samsung pay is on the s7, because it makes it difficult to jump to anything else. I love the iphone 7+, especially the hardware(why is every phone lacking nvme speeds again?). huawei is putting out good phones, the pixel is great, too.

unfortunately i'm on sprint, and my phone options are lg, samsung, and iphone, nothing else.. but my plan is too good to leave. $55 a month after taxes/fees, my subsidized phone fee($25 a month) is permanently waived, so I got an s7 on 2yr contract for $200 with no increase to my monthly bill. I have 100% unlimited LTE, it doesn't throttle/get prioritized after any amount. I use 100gb+ a month with no slow downs.

not being able to buy a random unlocked GSM phone is a small price to pay.