Samsung Note 8

[ramram55]

I'm reviving this thread to give a near 2 year update on my Note 8, and address all the many posts about how this device would become a pile of garbage over time, slow down, get wonky, etc..

Bottom line is the Note 8 continues to be my daily driver and perform great. With the update to One UI and Pie, its like I got a brand new phone. I really like the new UI. From a performance stand point, all the "it will get laggy over time" comments are just wrong. It has never been laggy, and never had performance problems even after several major updates. The monthly security updates have been timely and transparent.

I have no plans of retiring it or upgrading. And every time I see an iPhone X variant with the notch, I'm so glad I don't have to deal with that.

I am also now using an iPhone 8 that was provided by work (job change)... primarily just for work related calls, Outlook, etc.. One thing that I noticed I like better on iOS is the better integration of LastPass into the OS. It works on Android, but not as consistently.

The Note 8 is one of Samsung's best devices ever, especially coming out right after the Note 7 fiasco.

 

[ramram55]

I'm reviving this thread to give a near 2 year update on my Note 8, and address all the many posts about how this device would become a pile of garbage over time, slow down, get wonky, etc..

Bottom line is the Note 8 continues to be my daily driver and perform great. With the update to One UI and Pie, its like I got a brand new phone. I really like the new UI. From a performance stand point, all the "it will get laggy over time" comments are just wrong. It has never been laggy, and never had performance problems even after several major updates. The monthly security updates have been timely and transparent.

I have no plans of retiring it or upgrading. And every time I see an iPhone X variant with the notch, I'm so glad I don't have to deal with that.

I am also now using an iPhone 8 that was provided by work (job change)... primarily just for work related calls, Outlook, etc.. One thing that I noticed I like better on iOS is the better integration of LastPass into the OS. It works on Android, but not as consistently.

The Note 8 is one of Samsung's best devices ever, especially coming out right after the Note 7 fiasco.

I'm reviving this thread to give a near 2 year update on my Note 8, and address all the many posts about how this device would become a pile of garbage over time, slow down, get wonky, etc..

Bottom line is the Note 8 continues to be my daily driver and perform great. With the update to One UI and Pie, its like I got a brand new phone. I really like the new UI. From a performance stand point, all the "it will get laggy over time" comments are just wrong. It has never been laggy, and never had performance problems even after several major updates. The monthly security updates have been timely and transparent.

I have no plans of retiring it or upgrading. And every time I see an iPhone X variant with the notch, I'm so glad I don't have to deal with that.

I am also now using an iPhone 8 that was provided by work (job change)... primarily just for work related calls, Outlook, etc.. One thing that I noticed I like better on iOS is the better integration of LastPass into the OS. It works on Android, but not as consistently.

The Note 8 is one of Samsung's best devices ever, especially coming out right after the Note 7 fiasco.

Here is my experience with S8 Plus after android P, my phone moving backward,
simply no way to set up in settings, even though charging battery becomes fast and battery usage is longer. Just go a Note 9 see what comes around next year.