They sound great. Definite improvement over past ones, but that might be because they sit deeper in my ear. They're comfortable though, and the woven cable looks slick for whatever that's worth.How are the headphones that ship with the phone? Do they sound like a step up from the normal ones that ship?
No idea about unlocking.
- How much a PITA it is unlocking the phone
- The quality of the built-in speaker and the tinny sound from it (I use this quite a lot for quick YouTubing and music/podcasating while having a crap etc)
Can anyone offer hands-on experience of these?
I'm redoing our corporate contracts at the moment and as an S6E owner i'm very interested in the S8. Two things worry me from the reviews though:
- How much a PITA it is unlocking the phone
- The quality of the built-in speaker and the tinny sound from it (I use this quite a lot for quick YouTubing and music/podcasating while having a crap etc)
Can anyone offer hands-on experience of these?
No idea about unlocking.
The sound quality of the phone speaker doesn't stand out to me one way or another. You're not going to get thumping bass out of it if that's what you're asking.
My S8+ doesn't arrive until tomorrow, but here's a speaker comparison with the s7: Youtube
Alright, lets try this again today! Now with me working at home so i dont miss the UPS person bringing my package! what whaaaaat!
>=D
Best buy status was updated to preparing! Yay
Im in the same boat. I think we literally have to wait until the day of before they start assigning phones.Was that online?
I pre-ordered mine via Best Buy. But in a store. Any way to get an update on the status?
Preordered online for in store pickup. I wonder if it shows up if you had a best buy account when you checked out in store?Was that online?
I pre-ordered mine via Best Buy. But in a store. Any way to get an update on the status?
That's all I needed to see to keep the fuck away from Touchwiz lmao.Touchwiz lag? I hope issues like these aren't common....
Both my orders arrived at home within the space of 5 minutes from different suppliers and couriers. My S8 is sitting at home right now!
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But I've got to get through 3 more hours of work to get there![/QUOTE]
Lol at the gif. I'm almost to that level now as my phones are out for delivery finally. I'm hoping to get them this morning still, though that will make my productivity at work plummet for the afternoon.
Lol at the gif. I'm almost to that level now as my phones are out for delivery finally. I'm hoping to get them this morning still, though that will make my productivity at work plummet for the afternoon.
I'm coming from an S6 edge+, and the speaker quality sounds about the same. The 8+ might be a little louder at maximum volume, but don't quote me on that.It's the fingerprint unlocking that worries me. It's reportedly hard to reach and hit-and-miss during operation.
If the speaker is similar quality to the S6 then that would be fine for me. Is it?
Thanks.
I'm coming from an S6 edge+, and the speaker quality sounds about the same. The 8+ might be a little louder at maximum volume, but don't quote me on that.
The finger print scanner kind of sucks though. It's a bit of a stretch and doesn't seem as accurate as using my thumb print on the home button of my last phone. The iris scanner works really well so far though. I've had 100% success rate with it, but I need to borrow someone else's eyes to make sure it's not just unlocking for any Joe Schmoe.
Are you getting from Samsung direct?
The only indication I have is on my order tracking page it says all items shipped but dispatch info is still processing so I have no idea who the courier is.
Goddamn it Samsung.Touchwiz lag? I hope issues like these aren't common....
Taking screenshots are the same? Hold the Home and Power key? OR has it changed since the home button is now on the screen?
Touchwiz lag? I hope issues like these aren't common....
I was trying to figure this out while playing around with my phone yesterday. You have to press the power button and the volume down button at the same time now. I even learned of a new vertical scroll feature for the image capture which I used to take the picture of my email receipt for the Samsung VR promotion. I hope that's what they wanted and my claim gets approved.Taking screenshots are the same? Hold the Home and Power key? OR has it changed since the home button is now on the screen?
It's changed to power + volume down, i.e. the stock Android way.
I was trying to figure this out while playing around with my phone yesterday. You have to press the power button and the volume down button at the same time now. I even learned of a new vertical scroll feature for the image capture which I used to take the picture of my email receipt for the Samsung VR promotion. I hope that's what they wanted and my claim gets approved.
I tried using s8 and s8+ earlier because gf's mother is looking for a new phone. Definetely has lag. Me and my gf tried to tell her that it lags and it's better to get the s7. She just ignored it because she wants the latest model. 🙄Touchwiz lag? I hope issues like these aren't common....
I'm currently backing up all my data so I can't fiddle with the screen display, but I'm noticing a red hue all around the edges. It's very distracting on the setting menu and I wonder if others notice this too, or if I will be able to correct the flaw.
New buyer stress is at high level right now !
S8 is smoother than an iPhoneAlways remember setting up a new phone will lead to more lag and battery drain.
Samsung has always had the quirk of extra sluggishness when dling apps lol.
And if you care about performance, why are you even looking at Samsung lol. Get an iPhone or pixel or oneplus.
Samsung gives you the hardware and features,smoothness is the sacrifice.
Always remember setting up a new phone will lead to more lag and battery drain.
Samsung has always had the quirk of extra sluggishness when dling apps lol.
And if you care about performance, why are you even looking at Samsung lol. Get an iPhone or pixel or oneplus.
Samsung gives you the hardware and features,smoothness is the sacrifice.
Youtube videos don't go higher than 1080 even in performance mode.. does anyone else have this?
Youtube videos don't go higher than 1080 even in performance mode.. does anyone else have this?