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Do you like the way the S8 looks and want the best phone screen out there?
If no, get a pixel. Me, I love my S8.
If no, get a pixel. Me, I love my S8.
From what I've heard, the S8 suffers from the usual Samsung performance issues over time.
I've got a OnePlus 3T and love it, absolutely smooth after a month and was really good value (128gb for ~£400).
Honestly wouldn't go for a Pixel at this point, the design has aged horribly in only a year and it's ludicrously expensive. Check out the OnePlus 5, LG G6 and HTC U11
The Blackberry KeyOne is also weirdly appealing
I know some people who work at software development at Samsung and the stories they told me... ughGet the Pixel or the new One Plus 5. Avoid Samsung like the plague. They have shitty software period. And they are the ones who give android a bad name.
Ive heard of people picking up S8s and S8+s for pretty crazy prices (apparently their sales have been somewhat below expectations), so this is likely a good time to buy one.
The fingerprint location is definitely overblown. It didn't even take a few hours to get adjusted to it.Bixy and probably, fingerprint scanner location, unnecessary Samsung apps (that can be removed), and I guess glare from the edge screen
Though OP should wait for the note 8 and that screen embedded finger print scanner goodness.
Why?
If you like your current phone, and you like being invested in Apple's ecosystem, what's the point of switching?
Battery life is shockingly bad, and half the screen gets covered with scan lines after a few minutes of usage. Will cost a couple hundred to fix.
I went from a Pixel to an S8 and dont miss the Pixel one bit
The Pixel only came out late last year. How quickly do you go through phones?!
It can help to use a custom launcher but why even have all that crap on your phone in the first place? Also the launcher doesn't cover everything -- aren't your notification and settings areas still all Samsung'd up?
I was seeing people post things on /r/android about it after a week, and someone mentioned it on the Android Central podcast.How would people even know that? It's barely been out for 2 months.
There's no reason to buy Samsung anymore. You can get a better phone for 25-50% of the price from Lenovo, ZTE, Huawei, or a host of other import brands. Verify the phone supports the radio bands your service uses, and pop in the sim. Good to go.
Realizing my Note 5 would brick itself if it detected root was the lowest point I've had owning smartphones. It's Android by way of iOS. A stylus was not worth the cost and anti-consumer limitations.
There's no reason to buy Samsung anymore. You can get a better phone for 25-50% of the price from Lenovo, ZTE, Huawei, or a host of other import brands. Verify the phone supports the radio bands your service uses, and pop in the sim. Good to go.
Realizing my Note 5 would brick itself if it detected root was the lowest point I've had owning smartphones. It's Android by way of iOS. A stylus was not worth the cost and anti-consumer limitations.
There's no reason to buy Samsung anymore. You can get a better phone for 25-50% of the price from Lenovo, ZTE, Huawei, or a host of other import brands. Verify the phone supports the radio bands your service uses, and pop in the sim. Good to go.
Realizing my Note 5 would brick itself if it detected root was the lowest point I've had owning smartphones. It's Android by way of iOS. A stylus was not worth the cost and anti-consumer limitations.
I owned the S3-S7, and was Samsung-boy for all those years. You know perfectly well what I mean by "all that crap." Bruh they literally install a separate APP STORE with "Samsung credentials" that they bug you for on those fucking things. And the Pixel has rapid charging -- better yet, it allows a data connection while "rapidly charging" unlike the non-compliant shit Samsung has going on. And because every Pixel comes with infinite Google Photos storage @ original quality, the need for a microSD card, which was always awkwardly implemented and slow on Android to begin with, is pretty much nil. But at least you admit that stock Android is superior to Touchwiz.about twice a year
What do you mean by "all that crap"? Its literally a slightly different launcher and slight adjustment to the menus along with a handful of apps you dont have to use (removed easily with titanium backup). To me the whole beauty of android is customization so I honestly don;t even like the stock android UI 100%. That's why we have things like custom launchers and Tweakbox. Yes, if all else was equal I would prefer stock android over Touchwiz but to me the superior hardware and features of the Galaxy line make up for that 10 fold. The lack of Qi charging, quickcharge 3.0, waterproofing, microSD slot make the Pixel a non starter for me regardless of price -not to mention the hideous bezels. I can easily customize the software of the phone but you can't add hardware features.
The Pixel only came out late last year. How quickly do you go through phones?!
Ive used a pixel, iphone 7+, and s8+. s8+ all the way. pixel is just a tiny bit faster, but its ugly as fk. s8+ has the best screen by far, battery life has been amazing, and you can get rid of the bloatware in less than 5 minutes by using apps. its definitely the best android phone i ever used. Will be lookin out to see what the new iphone offers in Sept.
Listen to this guy. The rest are just weirdly pushing their own buyers remorse insecurities.Yea those companies are good if you want every single feature downgraded from the samsung phones
Listen to this guy. The rest are just weirdly pushing their own buyers remorse insecurities.
"I'm thinking about going from a BMW to a Tesla, anyone else done this and what are your experiences?"
"Excuse me sir have you thought about a KIA, you will find it also drives you to your destination but for cheaper. Especially the KIA model I'm driving is vastly superior because reasons."
Wtfffff.
So I'm in the market for a new phone. I have moved from the Samsung Galaxy S2 6 years ago to the Sony Expera Z3 and ,two years ago, to an iPhone 6 (over the Galaxy S6 after deliberating for weeks but wanting a change)
My initial trepidation to jumping on the iPhone train may have initially been stubbornness. I heard how restrictive the platform is and how most free apps on android were actually paid apps on the iTunes Store.
Since getting the iPhone 6 I have come to see things differently of course. I love the simplicity and apple's straight to the point approach, and have since then bought an iPad Pro and pencil for work (I am a teacher) and a Mac mini for music production at home.
So it's time for a change. The S8 and S8+ are clearly excellent phones, and android seems to have come a long way. Wireless charging seems handy, being able to screencast to my roku and Samsung tv is a plus (no Apple TV here), and that screen looks amazing. So, in order to help me decide, I would like people's opinions on a number of points:
- how bad is the bloat ware situation?
- is touchwiz (called something different now?) any good?
- s8 or s8+?
- or do I stay strong, wait to see the iPhone 8 and iOS 11?
What have been your personal experiences? Have you recently (or in the past) made the switch either way? Do you regret it? What do you like/dislike about either platforms/brands?
if you're ok paying for premium phones, don't make any decision until the iPhone 8 announcement. Seriously. What we already know about the phone puts it pretty much right at the top.. and that doesn't account for improvements we don't know about (cameras, iris/facial recognition, updated CPU, RAM, where touchID is located, updated GPU, etc all rumored or expected)
I mean maybe you'll be just fine getting another phone now and won't care when iPhone 8 drops.. but man... I'd be pissed at myself spending $650+ on a new phone only to have the iPhone 8 drop as the then-current top phone and had I just waited 2-3 months I could have had that instead.
I switched from almost 10 years of solid iPhone usage to being a first time Android user two weeks ago. With the S8.
It took me all of about 3 minutes to figure my way around. Seriously. I don't know what the previous state of Android has been but it's been a smooth transition for me, having never used an Android before.
Samsung bloatware has also been a total non-issue. I've uninstalled or hidden from sight everything on this phone I don't want to see or use. Again, I don't know how big an issue this has been with Samsung phones previously, but it hasn't been one for me. The only Samsung programme I feel has been thrust upon me is obviously Bixby, but if you don't press the button to use it then who cares.
Touchwiz also feels fine? It looks nice and seems to get the job done. I'm using Nova Launcher though with all the GUI customisation that brings, but it's all still lovely and snappy.
I dunno. Almost none of the "yeah but what about..?" on the internet in response to Samsung phones has been an issue for me.
Huge fan of pure Android.
Had 2 Nexus 5's. One Nexus 6. One Nexus 6p.
Only reason I didn't go Pixel was their new pricing structure (pure sticker shock).
I had dropped my 6p and was starting to have issues with the microphone. I picked up an S8 in the recent trade in deal. This phone is phenomenal. Physical button location is taking some time to get used to, but everything else is great.
oneplus 5 was just released recently and its just as good as the s8 apparently for a few hundred bux cheaper, even the oneplus 3t is a rocking phone if you don't want to pay premium price
the LG G6 is also an s8 equivalent, not as powerful but the difference isn't so huge according to reviews.
I'm still using an s6 from a few years ago, gets the job done.
if you're ok paying for premium phones, don't make any decision until the iPhone 8 announcement. Seriously. What we already know about the phone puts it pretty much right at the top.. and that doesn't account for improvements we don't know about (cameras, iris/facial recognition, updated CPU, RAM, where touchID is located, updated GPU, etc all rumored or expected)
I mean maybe you'll be just fine getting another phone now and won't care when iPhone 8 drops.. but man... I'd be pissed at myself spending $650+ on a new phone only to have the iPhone 8 drop as the then-current top phone and had I just waited 2-3 months I could have had that instead.
BTW, I don't understand people who say the Pixel is "ugly"? Yeah, the design is boring, and uninspiring, but at the same time, it's by no means bad. It just looks like a typical smartphone.