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Yeah I plan on doing that right away as soon as I get home and get it open I doubt i will even use the VR but I guess it will be cool to check out.
just had a big delivery of a load of cases for the S8 and S8+ at work.
we have had the official ones for ages but finally got some third party ones. Gear4 have some great ones with the technology round the rim of the cases to protect against drops. We sell a truck load of them with iPhones as they're the best you can get.
best thing is they've even colour matched these to the orchid S8 too!
I'm opting for a cheap plastic clear case that will just cover the back and a screen protector once we get them. Went for that as it has cut outs specifically for the camera lens and the finger print scanner, which should avoid the mishits of the lens.
glad to hear a lot of you have taken delivery. How exciting!
we have had the official ones for ages but finally got some third party ones. Gear4 have some great ones with the technology round the rim of the cases to protect against drops. We sell a truck load of them with iPhones as they're the best you can get.
best thing is they've even colour matched these to the orchid S8 too!
I'm opting for a cheap plastic clear case that will just cover the back and a screen protector once we get them. Went for that as it has cut outs specifically for the camera lens and the finger print scanner, which should avoid the mishits of the lens.
glad to hear a lot of you have taken delivery. How exciting!
The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/19/15354444/samsung-galaxy-s8-big-screen-ergonomics
The Galaxy S8 Plus is an ergonomic marvel
... for its size, the S8 Plus is more impressive and defies more expectations than its regular counterpart. Google’s Pixel XL, Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus, Huawei’s Mate 9, and even Xiaomi’s Mi Mix — which also has a bezel-starved display — all feel like oversized bricks compared to the S8 Plus.
The Galaxy S8 Plus is an ergonomic marvel
... for its size, the S8 Plus is more impressive and defies more expectations than its regular counterpart. Google’s Pixel XL, Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus, Huawei’s Mate 9, and even Xiaomi’s Mi Mix — which also has a bezel-starved display — all feel like oversized bricks compared to the S8 Plus.
Yeah I'm sure I will sell it along with everyone else on eBay. There will be an influx of Gear VRs coming up, just like the 256GB promotion when the V20 dropped. Lol.
Maybe for $50 or so. I am looking to flip my used VR set for about $20-$25 to a friend. My S7 could work for VR in the meantime under wifi since I am holding onto it until the iPhone Edition or Note 8 comes out for a potential trade in deal.
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Seems like the S8 has quick charge 2.0, which doesn't surprise me given how safe Samsung needs to be.
Arrived yesterday at our store. Majority are S8's and main color appears to be Orchid Grey.
Not sure about this statement. They are all roughly the same size but the S8+ has a bigger screen.
When I tried out the S8+ it didnt feel any easier to use than my 7 Plus. One handed use is basically out the window with all these phones now.
[doublepost=1492616516][/doublepost]I will say the last phone that I really liked design wise was the LG G3. Now that phone makes my 7 Plus feel like a brick.
Yeah, I don't get why people are so obsessed over the occasional stutter. My iPhone just stuttered when sliding between the notification page and the widgets page in the notification pull down. I slid the panel down, then swiped to go left to my widgets, and it clearly stuttered.
Happens on all phones, especially with pages that require data to load info. Yet if we see this on Touchwiz, everybody loses their minds.
The Verge now calls Touchwiz the best android skin.
Happens on all phones, especially with pages that require data to load info. Yet if we see this on Touchwiz, everybody loses their minds.
The Verge now calls Touchwiz the best android skin.
Any idea if they are giving free speaker docks to T-Mobile customers with the S8? https://www.slashgear.com/galaxy-s8-us-pre-orders-are-shipping-with-a-surprise-gift-14482118/
Got ours today. The display is really nice, I still find the 8+ a little hard to use one handed. I am 6'6 with big hands, and I cannot reach the top while holding it, comfortably. I miss the Pixel fingerprint sensor that could scroll the notification shade. Otherwise, the width is nice, screen is beautiful. It's already stuttering, but could just be some updates and indexing going on. Bixby seems mostly pointless, the camera AR feature was not working well. Hopefully, with some updates, that will be a lot nicer.
It's going to stutter a little while downloading and installing app updates at first use.
The fp scanner can be set to pull down the notification shade just like the Pixel. You just have to enable that setting.
Yes the only phone that was really lag free was my iPhone 4S when it first came out. That was a smooth phone.
I think the reason both ios and android can lag here and there is the cpu clock ramping up from sleep.
Just picked up my S8+. For myself, the finger sensor is not an issue at all. Holding it naked, it's easy for me. And holding it with a back case is even easier. My experience in the store was slightly differ, but now that I have it and it's not tethered to a security cord, I'm pleasantly surprised what a non issue the FP placement is for me.
Using the Spigen Neo Hybrid back case.
Using the Spigen Neo Hybrid back case.
How accurate is the FP sensor?Just picked up my S8+. For myself, the finger sensor is not an issue at all. Holding it naked, it's easy for me. And holding it with a back case is even easier. My experience in the store was slightly differ, but now that I have it and it's not tethered to a security cord, I'm pleasantly surprised what a non issue the FP placement is for me.
Using the Spigen Neo Hybrid back case.
No it wasn't. Mine was laggy AF playing a simple top down shooter even at low 640p resolution. And, switching between apps meant automatic reload with a deficient 512MB DRAM.
Just noticed that the flash and heart rate sensor is under the glass.
As accurate as my LG V20, which is as good as it gets. Most back FP sensors are like that vs front button sensors.
As accurate as my LG V20, which is as good as it gets. Most back FP sensors are like that vs front button sensors.
That's saying a lot because the V20 FP Scanner was on point.
The Iris scanner setup was near instant, and works just as good as it did on the Note 7.
The Face detection was slightly difficult to setup, I had to be in bright light to set it up, and the setup is much longer than the Iris or FP setup. Once setup, it works just as fast as the Iris scanner. And both work flawless in complete darkness.
Yup. But I would absolutely recommend a back case or back skin. For some reason the back of this phone is the worst fingerprint and oil magnet I've ever experienced. And I don't even have oily hands. It's possible if using naked, that can interfere with the FP sensor.
The Face detection was slightly difficult to setup, I had to be in bright light to set it up, and the setup is much longer than the Iris or FP setup. Once setup, it works just as fast as the Iris scanner. And both work flawless in complete darkness.
Yup. But I would absolutely recommend a back case or back skin. For some reason the back of this phone is the worst fingerprint and oil magnet I've ever experienced. And I don't even have oily hands. It's possible if using naked, that can interfere with the FP sensor.
How far away can the phone be from your face in inches or cm where iris scanner still works consistently?
Interesting face unlock works in complete darkness. It must be using infrared then which is similar to Microsoft Hello that's photo spoof resistant. Can you trick it with a paper and phone photo?
Was just thinking they can also use Google's project Soli for face contour mapping to enhance face unlock security since it's more precise. Like saying a keyword and mapping how the face changes for anti-photo spoofing.
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Can you input more than one face for facial unlock? Like, can I put one of my face, and one of my face with glasses on, for example?
Can you input more than one face for facial unlock? Like, can I put one of my face, and one of my face with glasses on, for example?