I wonder why only for the Arctic Silver. =T
I also wonder when Samsung will make available unlocked units from their site. Best Buy is allowing preorders for unlocked versions May 9th -- will Samsung do the same, I wonder?
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I wonder why only for the Arctic Silver. =T
I also wonder when Samsung will make available unlocked units from their site. Best Buy is allowing preorders for unlocked versions May 9th -- will Samsung do the same, I wonder?
Apparently there is only one SKU model in the USA (which is expected to help the update process. Certainly monthly security updates as Samsung has newly promised, but also hopefully Android version updates), so I believe you should be able to.
I preordered the S8 plus in Orchid Gray!
Hopefully TMO ships a week early like they usually do
Which one did you order?
Question about the Bluetooth 5.0...
Does that improve the quality of current bluetooth devices? Like, will it get better range, etc. with my current Level U bluetooth earphones?
Does that improve the quality of current bluetooth devices? Like, will it get better range, etc. with my current Level U bluetooth earphones?
I preordered the S8 plus in Orchid Gray!
Hopefully TMO ships a week early like they usually do
Do you happen to know if JoD allows you keep your current phone if you decide to return the S8?
If you order over the phone you can keep your old phone. Just don't turn it in and they will keep charging you every month.
Even if my current Level U earphones don't have Bluetooth 5.0?
That'd be great!
I know. Sigh.
I wanted purple and all the extra goodies though. I even ponied up the extra $99 for the headphones and SD card. I can never have enough good SD cards bought on the cheap! For some reason my husband gets squirrelly when I buy SD cards. He always tries to talk me out of it or buys the smallest SD capacity even though we can darn well afford 64 GB easily. The same man who won't blink an eye at ordering a $900 phone decides we must economize on SD cards. I dunno. Anyway it was a great chance to get another 256 GB card on the cheap...plus another more Bluetooth headphone...that I can use on my iPhone.
I don't mind carrier bloat as much with 64 GB onboard storage. Besides, it's FB that I wanted nuked off the phone and that won't happen no matter who I pick.
It's the Note 8 I will likely try to buy unlocked. And I'm really set on getting a Note 8, too. If they offer two sizes of Note 8 I'm getting the biggest one.
I was tempted by the S8 Plus but I was thinking more PPI would help with the VR experience maybe a tiny bit and I'd be going big definitely on Note 8.
There will always be one off use-cases. The amount of time, effort, and resources these companies spend on highlighting it as a feature don't equal the need, however. You alluded to some of the poor logic yourself: a dedicated *hardware button* to use a voice command app???
I've mostly not found that voice assistants save me time. I can fire off a text or place a call much faster interacting with a device than speaking to it. And that's when they work well. Siri is usually a dumpster fire. I don't even bother with it. Google Assistant is pretty good but doesn't offer me a compelling reason to use it over just tapping away.
Siri used to work pretty well for me. I really can't understand what happened to make it work so awful for me most of the times I try to use it now. It's like it's gone hard of hearing and a tad bit senile. I tested and know it's not the mic pickup that's a problem, as Google Assistant hears me fine in Allo on my 7Plus.
It's very frustrating because I am, I guess, the rare person who did use verbal input fairly often until it degraded on Siri. My husband installed the latest public release of iOS 10 yesterday and said it's made the phone smoother overall. I'll install it today and see if Siri has been helped any, too.
I admittedly haven't read much on the subject but IIRC, you'll need BT 5.0 compatible devices to be able to see the benefits of BT 5.0. Someone with more knowledge on the subject, please feel free to correct me and elaborate if possible.
My understanding is yes, there should be an improvement.
It wouldn't be as significant as a Bluetooth 5.0 set of headphones with a Bluetooth 5.0 S8 - but the S8 should have better Bluetooth range, which in turn means my Bluetooth 4.1 headphones should have a stronger connection.
This time next year, though.... Woooooooweeeeeee! I've heard amazing things about Bluetooth 5.0 range. Can't wait.
(Please correct me if I'm wrong, though!)
The increased range of wireless headphones is a huge deal. I'm not sure what voodoo magic Apple is using with the W1 chip and their new headphone/earphone hardware but the extended range I enjoy on both my AirPods and Beats Solo3 headphones, vs. my older BT headphones, is awesome. I can leave my phone in my house while i'm out in the yard. Having that benefit across all bluetooth devices will be such a welcome improvement.
tempted to start a new contract with EE..never had them before but i plan on using two contracts my iPhone for my calls and texts then S8 plus for general notifications and media...hmmm
So, you're holding off? Currently on my JoD, I have the iP7+; Would they offer me anything for it if I'm still paying installments? I'm assuming no, but thought I'd ask anyways.
Just remember EE are a pain in the hole for getting your device unlocked with.
There will be a Microsoft Edition of the S8 sold in Microsoft stores that includes additional MS software. Preorders start today in store. Maybe it will be an unlocked S8?
http://www.theverge.com/circuitbrea.../samsung-galaxy-s8-microsoft-edition-features
http://www.theverge.com/circuitbrea.../samsung-galaxy-s8-microsoft-edition-features
I saw that too......but all of the software you can install yourself. So what is different unless they are unlocked or Office is free or discounted
EE are the most stringent when it comes to unlocking in the UK. The device will be locked to EE and you can only unlock after contract is over - so you would not be able to unlock until 24 months ....
If you buy it on PAYG you can request an unlock but not Pay Monthly (until contract is over)
https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Apple...hone-or-device-The-EE-quick-guide/td-p/390753
Even if you purchase a phone from someone second hand - if that phone is not 6 months old, the person can not request an unlock until the device is 6 months or more old and has be 'activated' and used on the EE network for at least 6 months.
They are awful ......