Love that Orchid Gray! Love how he is holding the phones normally and not getting any false touches at all!
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With Sony as one of battery suppliers to S8. Battery should be far better and safer.
What about Brexit pricing? How is VAT working now? What is the percentage? I honestly expected the UK price to be higher than 779 quid, since the US price is $750.
This exactly. The S8 looks awesome, but I can't bring myself to spend such money on a phone they aren't going to properly support. This is such a shame, as hardware-wise it would be easy to love Samsung devices, but unfortunately they are neglecting proper support, and it's mostly their own fault with too many models and completely unnecessary regional variants.
I've tried selling the G6 to people (along with the free Google Home that comes with it) and no one wants it. The V20 is currently $480 and that is the LG phone people are choosing.
i'm surprised too. this price is with VAT included.
EE are offering a free 64GB SD card if you take out a new contract with them.
£55.99 a month with 5GB of data/unlimited texts and calls
or
£65.99 for the 25GB data and upgrade after 12 months
Probably because the V20 offers more bang for the buck.
It's going to be hard to drum up interest in the g6..but at least, it's not totally eclipsed by the Samsung phones. Or maybe I'm wrong?
That's 22% higher than the S7 edge was priced at launch last year (it was £639), so yeah, Brexit has increased the pricing considerably. VAT is still 20%.
So what's the consensus ?
I only just watched a few videos and yeah it's essentially everything we expected. Can't say I'm now interested in it myself although it's a lovely looking device I'm still put off by the curved display and the practicality issues that has caused me with every edge phone i have had so far.
Had Samsung introduced an S8 with a 5.4" screen (flat display but edge to edge) keeping it in the same footprint as the Galaxy S7, I probably would be super hyped right now. As it stands however, whilst I'm happy for you who are excited for it, I'm still apathetic myself.
I only just watched a few videos and yeah it's essentially everything we expected. Can't say I'm now interested in it myself although it's a lovely looking device I'm still put off by the curved display and the practicality issues that has caused me with every edge phone i have had so far.
Had Samsung introduced an S8 with a 5.4" screen (flat display but edge to edge) keeping it in the same footprint as the Galaxy S7, I probably would be super hyped right now. As it stands however, whilst I'm happy for you who are excited for it, I'm still apathetic myself.
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Hardware looks alright; good competition. But it's still running a horrible(on every possible level) OS. That alone is a showstopper for me.
Hardware from most manufacturers has reaches the point where the differences in specifications matter less. The differentiator is the software. (iOS has many faults, but not nearly as many as Android).
Hardware from most manufacturers has reaches the point where the differences in specifications matter less. The differentiator is the software. (iOS has many faults, but not nearly as many as Android).
in fairness the false touches they say are gone now. I think the iphone 8 might be more your kind of thing from a size standpoint if it's only 5.1 usable screen
FYI, I did see this on Android Central regarding the unlocked model. But we'll see if it's true or not, or is available sooner.
http://www.androidcentral.com/where-buy-galaxy-s8-and-s8-plus-us
U.S. unlocked
Samsung didn't actually make an announcement about the availability of U.S. unlocked models, but Best Buy has pages up giving us pricing and a supposed pre-order date of May 9. The model numbers follow the same scheme as the U.S. unlocked Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, so it seems to be the case that the unlocked models will be on their way soon.
- Best Buy starts pre-orders on May 9 — $725 for Galaxy S8
- Best Buy starts pre-orders on May 9 — $825 for Galaxy S8+
I'll be preordering the black S8 on Verizon tomorrow. I'm very excited about the S8 -- more so than I've been excited about any Android device released since the first Moto X. I traded my S7 in on a Pixel but didn't like the Pixel so I exchanged for an iPhone 7. It felt like it would have been a waste of money to go from Pixel back to S7 and that is the only reason I have the iPhone 7 now.
I honestly don't think I'll ever purchase another iPhone unless they make some major changes to the iTunes paradigm. I don't want to use software to "sync" my phone with my PC just to transfer wallpapers and ringtones.
I also don't think I'll purchase another stock Android device because I now prefer the Samsung UI over stock.
I honestly don't think I'll ever purchase another iPhone unless they make some major changes to the iTunes paradigm. I don't want to use software to "sync" my phone with my PC just to transfer wallpapers and ringtones.
I also don't think I'll purchase another stock Android device because I now prefer the Samsung UI over stock.
It's more the uncomfortableness of holding it in landscape and problems with screen protectors that irk me more. The fact it's a bigger device and the hand gymnastics that would occur that make me want to avoid larger and specifically curved displays.
TBH the iPhone 8 isn't high on my radar given the inevitable price hike. Given the iPhone 7 128 is €900 here, i hate to think what an iPhone 8 will retail for, let alone attempt to justify it to myself.
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Please explain more.
[doublepost=1490817879][/doublepost]S8 camera samples: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Gala...G-G6-vs-iPhone-7-frist-camera-samples_id92555
[doublepost=1490818025][/doublepost]Tmo customers will benefit from Samsung's new connectivity technology in the S8: http://www.phonearena.com/news/galaxy-s8-product-video_id92568
T-Mobile says data speeds will double for some customers using the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ (VIDEO)
While it's certainly a stunning device, nothing here to compell me away from my iPhone or a possible Pixel sequel later this year. I don't like Samsungs interpretation of Android, nor other elements of their ecosystem and find their support for their hardware to be quite lackluster, to be kind. For those who are fans of the Galaxy line, it certainly seems to be a nice iteration and hope y'all enjoy your new toys.
Will be pre-ordering the S8+ or S8 with JoD on TMO!! ..Not sure about the color yet.. probably black..
Same for me. The expected Euro price for the iPhone 8 seems hard to justify, especially when I'm typing this on a gorgeous 128GB Midnight Black OnePlus 3T which cost me just a tiny bit over half as much as my 128GB iPhone 7.
It is strange. I'll see how it goes after the next update. If I'm still having problems I'll set both of my devices up as new again. I was thinking of doing that anyway when the final version of IOS 10 gets released. Give both devices a fresh start.
Getting back to the Samsungs, I see their web site has changed since I got back from picking the kids up. It looks like the colors are missing. On Best Buy I just see silver, black and Orchid. Where did blue and gold go? I need to get caught up with this thread and see what I've missed.