Samsung Note 8

[Suckfest 9001]

Impressive. It's obviously not perfect (I think it might be using UI elements to do what it thinks the user wants to do... not sure how it'd fare against updates).

Definitely more useful than Siri though. Not sure why everyone seems hellbent on disabling the Bixby button.

 

[vine-boating]

The Beats X fit well in my ears. I am using the standard rubber grommets. It came with many, including ones that snap over the ear too. I would never buy the Apple earbuds that come with no rubber grommets. It's a stupid design and will fall out of my ears.

I see
What I dislike about the X is that the wire is too long iml
I prefer the looks of the Powerbeats 3 but they do look uncomfortable

 

[vine-boating]

I can't seem to find a good PDF/Documents app for reading etc...

Ive tried Polaris but didn't like at all.....any more recmmendations?

 

[convergent]

I see
What I dislike about the X is that the wire is too long iml
I prefer the looks of the Powerbeats 3 but they do look uncomfortable

The wire is a little long.

 

[Klyster]

I can't seem to find a good PDF/Documents app for reading etc...

Ive tried Polaris but didn't like at all.....any more recmmendations?

Have you tried write on pdf?
You can use your pen on it too.

 

[Tsepz]

Lol, glad to see the Note8 has protection in its USB port, it took all the torturing like a champ

 

[mjschabow]

Well, I'm on week 5 since I was approved for the Wireless Charger and SD card gift. Guess they weren't lying allot 6-8 weeks!

 

[co.ag.2005]

Well, I'm on week 5 since I was approved for the Wireless Charger and SD card gift. Guess they weren't lying allot 6-8 weeks!

I got mine last week and submitted around 9/19.

 

[mjschabow]

I got mine last week and submitted around 9/19.

Nice! Then I shouldn't be too far off.

 

[Tsepz]

OnePlus5 and Galaxy Note8 just owned the "Pure Android" Pixel 2 XL in the Speedtest:

 

[torana355]

OnePlus5 and Galaxy Note8 just owned the "Pure Android" Pixel 2 XL in the Speedtest:

To be fair its the extra ram that give the Note its advantage. With out the advantage of having apps in ram its the slowest of the bunch.

 

[Tsepz]

To be fair its the extra ram that give the Note its advantage. With out the advantage of having apps in ram its the slowest of the bunch.

The OnePlus 5 has 8GB RAM, so what exactly is your point? The Note8 has an underclocked CPU, lol, I'd say it did a brilliant job considering all that.

 

[torana355]

The OnePlus 5 has 8GB RAM, so what exactly is your point? The Note8 has an underclocked CPU, lol, I'd say it did a brilliant job considering all that.

I think my point is pretty clear. Its the extra ram that is giving the Note the advantage over the Pixel 2 XL. If the Pixel 2 XL had 6gb of ram im certain it would beat the Note in that test. Just keeping it real, i own the S8+ btw

 

[Tsepz]

I think my point is pretty clear. Its the extra ram that is giving the Note the advantage over the Pixel 2 XL. If the Pixel 2 XL had 6gb of ram im certain it would beat the Note in that test. Just keeping it real, i own the S8+ btw

Should've, Would've, Could've, is what I am reading.

 

[torana355]

Should've, Would've, Could've, is what I am reading.

Well your initial post with the whole "pure android" Pixel XL had connotations of Samsungs version of Android being faster which just isn't the case, without that extra RAM the Note would get dusted by the Pixel. Its in fact the RAM that is making the difference in that speediest, nothing to do with "pure android". Im not defending the fact that the Pixel doesn't have 6gb in any way, for what it costs I think it should have at least 6gb.

 

[Tsepz]

Well your initial post with the whole "pure android" Pixel XL had connotations of Samsungs version of Android being faster which just isn't the case, without that extra RAM the Note would get dusted by the Pixel. Its in fact the RAM that is making the difference in that speediest, nothing to do with "pure android".

I'd say it is quite fair considering how much more TouchWiz has to load as the Note8 has the SPen Suite to run to.

The fact that the Note8 with an Under locked CPU, and more to run in the background managed to keep up with both a Pixel and a 8GB RAM OnePlus5 is quite impressive I'd say, considering all the hate ToychWiz gets around here.

 

[torana355]

I'd say it is quite fair considering how much more TouchWiz has to load as the Note8 has the SPen Suite to run to.

The fact that the Note8 with an Under locked CPU, and more to run in the background managed to keep up with both a Pixel and a 8GB RAM OnePlus5 is quite impressive I'd say, considering all the hate ToychWiz gets around here.

Im not arguing that, if you check my post history you will see I think Samsung are killing it at the moment. My S8+ still runs like a champ and i've had it since launch. When you consider the extra features it has over pure android it runs great. Im just pointing out that pure android is still a little smoother and faster.

 

[Tsepz]

Im not arguing that, if you check my post history you will see I think Samsung are killing it at the moment. My S8+ still runs like a champ and i've had it since launch. When you consider the extra features it has over pure android it runs great. Im just pointing out that pure android is still a little smoother and faster.

I think in all honesty Samsung needs to out more RAM as they do have a lot more going on in their UI. The S8+ should have had 6GB RAM and Note8 should've come with 8GB RAM even, simply due to the nature of how feature packed these phones are.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

I think in all honesty Samsung needs to out more RAM as they do have a lot more going on in their UI. The S8+ should have had 6GB RAM and Note8 should've come with 8GB RAM even, simply due to the nature of how feature packed these phones are.

8gb would have been nice, but my Note 8 runs extremely smooth and barely refresh apps. Samsung did acquire a deal for 8gb chips from another company months before the Note 8 was released. Possibly it will be used for the S9 or Note 9.

 

[convergent]

8gb would have been nice, but my Note 8 runs extremely smooth and barely refresh apps. Samsung did acquire a deal for 8gb chips from another company months before the Note 8 was released. Possibly it will be used for the S9 or Note 9.

Agree... the Note 8 performs great in daily use, so I don't personally care how it does in a benchmark no more than I buy a car based purely on which one has the fastest 0-60 time.

 

[malikkamran]

Which has better battery life iPhone 8 plus or Note 8 on lte

 

[convergent]

Which has better battery life iPhone 8 plus or Note 8 on lte

Based on Tom's Guide review, they are essentially the same.

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/note-8-vs-iphone-8,news-25702.html

 

[goshindoman]

I think my point is pretty clear. Its the extra ram that is giving the Note the advantage over the Pixel 2 XL. If the Pixel 2 XL had 6gb of ram im certain it would beat the Note in that test. Just keeping it real, i own the S8+ btw

Isn't that like saying the Ferrari is only faster because of its engine? Sincerely I don't see your point either? The fact is the Note 8 has 6GB of RAM and that's that..

BTW most of these so called 'Tests' mean very little. IN day to day use all the flagship mobiles run very well indeed. Speed difference is negligible in real usage terms. A classic example of this is my new experience with my iPhone SE, its blazingly fast and in day to day usage I don't always see a difference in performance to my Note 8?

Who want to race in any case or who needs to? Speed is only one aspect of an overall package.

Ryland
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Which has better battery life iPhone 8 plus or Note 8 on lte

There is no real answer to that. Battery life always depends on usage. As no two users are the same the answer is impossible.

Ryland
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Agree... the Note 8 performs great in daily use, so I don't personally care how it does in a benchmark no more than I buy a car based purely on which one has the fastest 0-60 time.

Exactly. Too much testosterone flying around with such threads.

Ryland

 

[widgeteer]

Well your initial post with the whole "pure android" Pixel XL had connotations of Samsungs version of Android being faster which just isn't the case, without that extra RAM the Note would get dusted by the Pixel. Its in fact the RAM that is making the difference in that speediest, nothing to do with "pure android". Im not defending the fact that the Pixel doesn't have 6gb in any way, for what it costs I think it should have at least 6gb.

I think this is all pretty fair and accurate. Not to mention the Pixel will probably run much better than the Note during the life of the two phones.

 

[Sevanw]

I think my point is pretty clear. Its the extra ram that is giving the Note the advantage over the Pixel 2 XL. If the Pixel 2 XL had 6gb of ram im certain it would beat the Note in that test. Just keeping it real, i own the S8+ btw

I feel the same way when I see all those bodybuilders. I keep thinking, If they didn't have all those big muscles, I'd definitely be stronger than them. So they should never show off and flex those muscles, because I don't have muscles like that. How dare they take advantage of all those muscles.

One other thing, let's not forget how people keep going on and on about how software is more important than hardware. But when they see a "laggy, bloatware loaded" Samsung phone out perform a "pure android" phone, they cry foul for a hardware advantage. SMH, makes up your minds people. Lol. Just admit it, "slow laggy Samsung phones" is an old criticism that no longer holds water.