Pretty sure I was able to watch 1440p on previous phones.Isn't that app specific?
Yes.Did you change the initial resolution to QHD?
For what it's worth I've had nothing like this since mine arrived. At all.
That screams defective touch screen rather than UI lag tbh.
It's raining S8's now, ou Orchid Grey model just turned up at work for testing purposes. Do I have a play on it now or wait to get my hands on my own at home?
I was going to upgrade to a S7 now that they're starting to get discounted, but here I am reading this thread like an idiot.
I was going to upgrade to a S7 now that they're starting to get discounted, but here I am reading this thread like an idiot.
Watch some videos ofhalo 5
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My s8 is arriving today and I have been trying to figure out the online activation process just so that I am prepared for it. Getting the phone via Samsung (t mobile version) and one of the steps for online activation is linking the tmobile account at samsung. Unfortunately I am getting stuck there. I keep getting the error "unable to verify credentials at this time". Is this an issue I am encountering simply because I haven't received and registered my S8 yet?
My Samsung Galaxy S8+ arrived this morning, and it's going to take quite a while to get up and running with this new handset. But first impressions matter. And the Galaxy S8+ is stunning.
Leo observed yesterday on Windows Weekly that the tall, edge-to-edge display on the new Galaxy S8 and S8+ would make all previous smartphone designs—most of which feature fairly prominent ”forehead" and ”chin" bezels at the top and bottom—seem instantly obsolete and old-fashioned. He's right: From the moment you pull this object of lust out of its packaging, you can feel it welling up inside of you: For the first time in a long time, especially for a non-Apple device, this new Galaxy triggers a Gollum-like sense of want. And you thought smartphones had gotten boring.
There is a lot going on here, a lot to test. And of course, my ongoing testing of less expensive Android handsets too. So I'll check in from time to time as these tests continue. But know this: Samsung absolutely just raised the bar. And the rest of the industry is going to have to rally to try and catch up.
More soon.
Mine just arrived!
gorgeous phone is gorgeous
Watched one while the phone was submerged in the sinkkappabecause that game's ded in tha water for me
Just using the AKG earbuds that come with the phone... incredibly comfy as far as earbuds go. Comfy fit, the shape sits in your ear really well and it doesn't pop out when you blink slightly. Sounds good enough to me too. Impressed.
Faawwwwwk i have to wait until tomorrow to get mines from best buy......
Youtube has to enable higher resolution video for the phonePretty sure I was able to watch 1440p on previous phones.
Yes.
Those did not for me. Everything else worked really well. It even transferred Wi-Fi passwords.For anyone that has an S8, have you guys tried the Smart Switch app for transferring stuff from your old phone? Did SMS/MMS & call logs get transferred as well?
For anyone that has an S8, have you guys tried the Smart Switch app for transferring stuff from your old phone? Did SMS/MMS & call logs get transferred as well?
Faawwwwwk i have to wait until tomorrow to get mines from best buy......
Something immediately noticable and something I didn't really get from reviews I watched... The back of this phone is a complete fingerprint magnet. Maybe my hands are a bit oily at the minute, but I handled the phone for a minute and it looked like an abstract painting on the back. Just a heads up.
A couple of silly questions:
1) Can the original version of the Gear VR (from having preordered the S7) work with the S8, or do you need the newer Gear VR? (Which I know is free with most preorders, but I'm not able to preorder due to AT&T messing up)
2) Can cases for the regular (non-edge) S7 work with the regular (non +) S8?
For anyone that has an S8, have you guys tried the Smart Switch app for transferring stuff from your old phone? Did SMS/MMS & call logs get transferred as well?
Is that Stormtrooper taking a leak?
just wait for the S9+ , it's going to be more awesome
The old VR works, you just need to install the USB type B to C adapter included with your phone.
Those did not for me. Everything else worked really well. It even transferred Wi-Fi passwords.
I tried it and it wouldn't install on my Xperia.
My call log and messages transferred over.
BestBuy gonna keep my phone hostage until tomorrow. Because they're supposed to do that.
BREAK THE RULES DAMMNIT. I need my expensive electronic thing. I'm developing a slight... twitch.
Im glad the earbuds are good! would you say better than the stock samsung earbuds from before?
Where the USB adapter sits, you should be able to adjust it's length. It should be able to slide back to accomodate the larger S8 plus. I had to use this method on my Note 7.Wouldn't that cause the phone not to fit in the Gear VR, though?
Hmmm, getting different answers. Doesn't make me too confident.
Man, I got that email this morning & I damn near called them about to ask if I can just get it now.
I switched over from an S7 so that may have something to do with it.
Yeah, Verge review mentioned this
Any recommend cases and screen covers for the s8 plus people?
Where can you see HDR videos?I have this case for it:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XP6CRP5/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Gunmetal and black complement the orchid gray pretty nicely. No screen cover though.
And unrelated, but if you haven't watched an HDR video on the phone yet, do so. It's super impressive.
I have this case for it:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XP6CRP5/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Gunmetal and black complement the orchid gray pretty nicely. No screen cover though.
And unrelated, but if you haven't watched an HDR video on the phone yet, do so. It's super impressive.
Where the USB adapter sits, you should be able to adjust it's length. It should be able to slide back to accomodate the larger S8 plus. I had to use this method on my Note 7.
MrMobile from android authority gave the iris scanner a pretty positive review even with glasses.
I don't know if it's just me that notices, but the fingerprint​ scanner is in the EXACT same place they put the heart rate scanner on the S7/edge, under the flash.
Again don't know if it's just me, but that is easy as hell to get my finger on. I don't exactly have small hands but I don't need to use two hands to reach that in the slightest. It's nothing more than a grip adjustment.
Coupled with the fact that basically every phone case has a deliberate sloping ridge to guide your finger to it, it's pretty easy to find too.
I've had my S7E since launch so I know it inside out now, but I have a pretty good feeling that in time, having the scanner on the S8 where the S7s heart rate monitor is, will be less and less of an issue.
I'm waiting for the Note 8
The new VR has a little wider view I believe. And it's USB type C by default, but other than that, no big changes.Ah, I see.
Other than the controller, any reason to get the new Gear VR if I already have the original Gear VR, then?
And can the controller be purchased separately / work on an original Gear VR?
Where can you see HDR videos?
YouTubeWhere can you see HDR videos?