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Samsung Galaxy S8 · S8+ |OT| - Available April 21, 2017
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therealist
Member
How much money will I lose if I want to sell this phone to get a iPhone 8 in the fall? Just curious. $100? $200?
WordsintheWater
Member
Yup it's great, the only thing is the dust on this thing gets stuck into the cracks of the phone which make it a bit of an effort to remove
Yeah, I try to blow out the dust occasionally. Dust is definitely a issue with cases in general.
I've kind of gotten over the live galaxy wallpapers too. None of them are quite right for me, I wish you could do more customisation.
I want to have the infinity love wallpaper but only on my lock screen. Lack of customisation is frustrating.
Samurai G0SU
Member
Any recommendations for the best Weather Widget? The google one doesnt show the weather icons and the cards have downgraded with their latest updates since 5 months ago. i don't want to use the default weather widget as my theme kinda makes it impossible to read against any wallpaper lol
At minimum 200. Samsung phones don't hold value.
Expect even slower updates than carrier ones. Otherwise should be similar experience.
Today weather is a good free one.
Weather timeline is good paid one.
Samurai G0SU
Member
lionelhutz
Member
Adding to the new page.
Admiral Woofington
Member
If you're willing to spend money and like space theme, search for galaxy pack on Google store. If you search a few pages back you'll see a gif of one of the many live themes included. Absolutely stunning.
You can disable fast charging in the battery settings panel if you're worried about that kind of thing.
Either get a standard 5 v / 2 amp charger or something QuickCharge 2.0 (or better) compatible for faster charging. A charger like this Anker would be ideal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016LO4UTA/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Finally got my email asking me to pay for the SD card and headphones set. It still said it was first come first serve so to pay quick, which was kind of odd. But, I'm all paid and ready.
GutsOfThor
Member
I received an S8 for work but I cannot get the default email app to download mail from the server. It just says "You may have emails that have not been retrieved from the server"
Samurai G0SU
Member
Yes! Got my email it will be shipped and is shipping! I said damn. Delivery date 5/12. 2 day shipping? Why thank you!! Lol
lionelhutz
Member
You can disable fast charging in the battery settings panel if you're worried about that kind of thing.
Either get a standard 5 v / 2 amp charger or something QuickCharge 2.0 (or better) compatible for faster charging. A charger like this Anker would be ideal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016LO4UTA/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Thanks. I didn't know that was an option. I swear I spend two weeks searching for how to do things every time I get a new phone.
I don't think I have anything less than 5V/2A so I'll just shop for USB-C cables. Thanks again.
Chargers that offer less than 2 amps will still work, but charge the phone at a pretty slow rate. Using one won't harm your phone.
NeOak
Member
Get a matte film protector if you don't mind having a granier screen.
Would that "lessen" the impact of the screen then? I like the look but functionality is suffering for me.. how do you guys have it?
I don't have one on my S8 but I do use a matte film protector on my Ipad Pro for drawing. You'll sacrifice sharpness and color vibrancy for excellent fingerprint resistance, glare reduction and smoother touch interaction (better than pure glass imo because the surface isn't as grippy).
Color noise/grain can also be an issue depending on how rough the surface is. Some of the more expensive ones balance this quite nicely...but it's something you'll have to see in person. Maybe get a really cheap one and see if you can live with it?
Rumor (appears to be close to confirmed) that T-Mobile's running a BOGO w/ new line deal starting tomorrow. S8 only for the free phone. https://slickdeals.net/f/10143284-rumor-t-mobile-samsung-galaxy-s8-bogo
Thanks for the info dude. My local store didn't have any screen protectors yet but I'll see later if I can live without one.
Finally made myself a homescreen that I'm happy with.
Zooper Widget Pro -> Fox for Zooper. One of the presets there, with a few tweaks I made myself (fixed how it handles my system language, the way the date is displayed and font sizes).
By the way, does anyone know if you can hide the edge shortcut? Basically I want to be able to have the "drag from the edge" functionality but I don't want a white line there at all times.
Thanks
Bring up the Edge, click on the settings button, press the ellipses at the top right and then handle settings to adjust the size of the bar and transparency.. Hope that helps.
Thanks! Transparency setting was exactly what I was looking for!
Netherscourge
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I use Weather Now Forecast & Widgets (from Hampster Beat). It has tons of customizable widgets and you can choose from any 3 different weather sources for data - Weather Underground, Accuweather and Open Weather Map. It also animates the current weather conditions in the background if you want. One of the coolest apps I have IMO.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hamsterbeat.wallpapers.fx.color.free&hl=en
I like it cause it has detailed widgets and you can change icon styles and rearrange font sizes and stuff.
XGRaViSmOrSX
Member
Just got home with my S8+, feels like the future.
Bro, Display Mate rated the S8 as one of the least reflective glass covered screens ever made.
Thanks for the info dude. My local store didn't have any screen protectors yet but I'll see later if I can live without one.
Finally made myself a homescreen that I'm happy with.
This is like Prey: The Phone. Dig the aesthetic.
Walter White
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It's been 1d 1h since I topped off at 100% battery and now I'm at 48% battery left and my SOT is barely at 2 hours. I have auto brightness on, but I'm indoor most days so the brightness is about 25-30% most times. I'm wifi most of the day outside of my commute where I Spotify for about 40 minute each way. And I'm usually texting and looking at Instagram and Facebook most of my day.
Is my battery doing all right? I keep reading about people's crazy battery life, but I feel like it is quite average for me. Am I just underestimating how much juice my routine consumes?
Is my battery doing all right? I keep reading about people's crazy battery life, but I feel like it is quite average for me. Am I just underestimating how much juice my routine consumes?
This will be the last time I ever buy a phone directly from Samsung that's tied to a carrier. What a mess to get the t-mobile variant unlocked. Tmo says that they can't do it as it wasn't bought through them, and Samsung saying that only Tmo can do it as it's carrier locked. It wouldn't be so comical if I didn't have to wait 2 hours stuck in a roundabout between the two with no resolution.
Frostinferno
Member
How long have you had your phone? Also, do you have a weak service signal during your commute?
Got a link to the wallpaper?
Earthbound64
Banned
My Samsung DeX that I ordered on April 21 (from Amazon) finally shipped and will be here tomorrow!
I'm excited!
I'm excited!
the_batman
Banned
battery lasts longer, but it's 130 dollars more. all depends on whether you want the bigger screen or not.
Oh, so there's a bigger battery in the S8+ or is it the same battery with better performance? I don't mind the bigger screen (my last phone is a Xperia Z1) but I'm more interested in the S8+ if users are saying the battery lasts longer. Would love a phone with noticeable good battery life.
It's a bigger battery, 3500mah vs 3000.
However, the bigger screen does use slightly more power. In practice the S8+ is a little bit longer, but not hugely.
The only other real difference is that UFS storage lottery doesn't seem to have affected the S8+ unless some new info has come out. but how big is the difference between UFS 2 and 2.1 really?
Personally, I always prefer the bigger phones and could handle a bigger one than this even, but that's a total YMMV.
Personally, I always prefer the bigger phones and could handle a bigger one than this even, but that's a total YMMV.
Thank you all for the info.
Unsure what you guys are meaning with regards to the UFS storage lottery so I'll take that into consideration before purchasing. Is it a flaw in some Samsung S8s? Is there a way to find out? Really hate it when that happens. It was the same when the Xperia Z1 first came out and half the phones released used a shit screen while other had a better quality ones. Sadly, I ended up with the shitty screen.
I suppose the bigger battery in the S8+ is to accommodate for the larger screen as opposed to making it have a better battery life than the S8. Size wise, I guess I'll just have to hold it in my hand to make that decision but I'm leaning towards the S8 and use the spare cash to buy a good quality case.
Unsure what you guys are meaning with regards to the UFS storage lottery so I'll take that into consideration before purchasing. Is it a flaw in some Samsung S8s? Is there a way to find out? Really hate it when that happens. It was the same when the Xperia Z1 first came out and half the phones released used a shit screen while other had a better quality ones. Sadly, I ended up with the shitty screen.
I suppose the bigger battery in the S8+ is to accommodate for the larger screen as opposed to making it have a better battery life than the S8. Size wise, I guess I'll just have to hold it in my hand to make that decision but I'm leaning towards the S8 and use the spare cash to buy a good quality case.
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