Some similarities here in my part of the States...some Range Rovers and BMW owners (especially M models) as well as many Porsche owners as well. A US exclusive--Cadillac Escalade. Newest addition to the 'prick' class---Tesla owners.
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Some similarities here in my part of the States...some Range Rovers and BMW owners (especially M models) as well as many Porsche owners as well. A US exclusive--Cadillac Escalade. Newest addition to the 'prick' class---Tesla owners.
Re: off topic Prick class here are John Deere Tractor / Hay Bailers drivers. The amount of times they almost run you off the road or pull out of fields in front of you without looking is frustratingly common.
Indeed earlier in the year a tractor driver pulled directly out onto main road in front of me from a small boreen without even looking and made poop of my car. Thankfully no-one was hurt and their insurance sorted it out, but could have been a very different story ....
Aghhh rural Ireland ...
Indeed earlier in the year a tractor driver pulled directly out onto main road in front of me from a small boreen without even looking and made poop of my car. Thankfully no-one was hurt and their insurance sorted it out, but could have been a very different story ....
Aghhh rural Ireland ...
Nice post. The other is longevity. Oled displays have a greater risk of burn in over LCD. If your someone who plans on using the phone over multiple years, an LCD may be better.
I definitely hadn't thought of that but it certainly is true. While I do have minor burn in on my Note 3, I've only ever experienced dead pixels with devices that have LCD screens. I guess each have their own strengths and weaknesses. I like both, just find OLED/AMOLED to be better by my own judgement. Not factual, just preferential.
Really? I will probably be buying a Model S soon, I want to get that credit before the model 3 phases it out. I've spoken to other Tesla owners, they all seem ok to me. I guess there is some built in "saving the earth" mentality there, but personally I wanted a car that needs almost no maintenance and I like the instant power when you push the pedal.
Real life battery stats. As expected, nothing to be worried about.
That used to happen to me on my commute to work in rural Maryland. I'd get stuck for a mile behind one of these tractors on a road with no passing permitted. Ugh. I never see them do this anymore. I'm not sure what changed.
Of course nothing beats driving in Amish country in rural Pennsylvania and getting behind a horse and buggy and having the horse drop a big poo on the road.
My dad's parents lived in PA Dutch country so I saw that a lot when I visited. My grandpa always had some colorful things to say about that happening. I thought it was the funniest thing ever as a kid. Getting back to the Note 8, I grow more tempted as I slowly emerge from my vacation stupor. I'm still on vacation and taking lots of pictures and there are times I find myself thinking about dual cameras on the Samsung. Of course I would. My stupid brain is impossible to train away from thinking about things like that.
Ah well it's fun. But I don't want to make any decisions that will make it hard for me to afford the iPhone 8. The keynote details would have to reveal a real dud for me to lose my enthusiasm for the iPhone 8.
That used to happen to me on my commute to work in rural Maryland. I'd get stuck for a mile behind one of these tractors on a road with no passing permitted. Ugh. I never see them do this anymore. I'm not sure what changed.
Of course nothing beats driving in Amish country in rural Pennsylvania and getting behind a horse and buggy and having the horse drop a big poo on the road.
Getting back to the Note 8, I grow more tempted as I slowly emerge from my vacation stupor. I'm still on vacation and taking lots of pictures and there are times I find myself thinking about dual cameras on the Samsung. Of course I would. My stupid brain is impossible to train away from thinking about things like that.
But I don't want to make any decisions that will make it hard for me to afford the iPhone 8. The keynote details would have to reveal a real dud for me to lose my enthusiasm for the iPhone 8.
Oh yes. Tractors on back woods country roads with twists and turns and miles between passing zones. Some of the drivers of these contraptions will go way off the road to allow you to pass but some can't/won't depending on the situation.
Back to the phone:
Since I am planning to keep my 7 Plus rather than trade, I'm going to take my time to really read about the iPhone and Note 8. I didn't do enough research this last go and this Intel modem has caused me real grief with data speeds and reception.
I'd like to make sure if I'm going to drop such a huge amount, I'm going to ensure it will make my $90 a month unlimited grandfathered T-Mobile plan with no HD throttle enforced, will be used thoroughly.
Of course that doesn’t apply to all owners—have friends that actually own the vehicles i listed that definitely aren’t so full of themselves. But I’ve just noticed it’s quite a common occurrence that often owners of those vehicles are also genuine pricks who like to flaunt their cars as some sort of status symbol. The few Tesla owners I’ve met that fit the bill were actually some of the worst.
Yeah, my iPad pro 10.5 I love due to that screen speed. Starting to hate my iPhone 7 plus though. I've had to charge it 3 times today which is crazy. My work phone s7 edge usually dies first but it's out lasting my iPhone lately since the last updates. Can't wait for my n8!
I would factory reset your iPhone, something is very off there. My 7plus gets the same great battery life as the 6+6S Plusses. I haven't noticed any difference with iOS 10.3.3 as with any other iOS version on it. I charge once per day only and still have plenty of juice left even on a very heavy usage day.
My 7 Plus has been the same. However I've noticed that my signal fluctuates in a rather insane manner. If I pop my SIM into my 6s, it doesn't do that. 6s is on beta, 7 plus on 10.3.3.
I'd try to update to beta but just one thing doesn't work right and it's just enough that I wouldn't be happy.
Try resetting your network settings first. It could also be hardware if your signal is fluctuating like that. That would also kill your battery. Have you checked your battery usage?
I have done that reset. Nothing is out of the ordinary right now but I do tend to see the usage and standby have the exact same times. I've read about that here but can't recall what causes it. Do you recall that issue?
Spigen currently has a sale going on for all their Note 8 cases. Just ordered the Rugged Armor for only $11 Canadian. Awesome deal, considering my carrier has this case in store for like $40. Been my go to case with it's maximum protection for it's slim fit. I've had this on my Note 7 and currently on my S7 Edge. Had many drops on concrete and every time it's protected the phone from damage perfectly. Not a single scratch on the display because of the slightly raised lip on the top and bottom for screen protection. I don't use screen protectors as well. Highly recommended.
Is this on their website?
In the uk I can't see any cases for the note 8 yet. The one I bought I got from amazon.
Got mine from amazon.ca. Although, Spigen do have the cases on their website, but they don't have the sale price there.
https://www.amazon.ca/Galaxy-Note-S...&qid=1503983965&sr=8-1&keywords=spigen+note+8
I think it's an app. Have you checked the app list to see which apps are using the most battery?
Maximum brightness is about 1200 Nits 
https://www.google.at/amp/s/www.cne...-8-display-sports-record-breaking-brightness/
https://www.google.at/amp/s/www.cne...-8-display-sports-record-breaking-brightness/
in comparison the iPhone 7 sits around 700 nits. Amazing job by Samsung since brightness is one of OLEDs few weaknesses in comparison to LCD.Maximum brightness is about 1200 Nits
https://www.google.at/amp/s/www.cne...-8-display-sports-record-breaking-brightness/
I just hope Samsung are supplying these quality Super AMOLED plus panels for the iPhone 8 and not what we have seen in the past where they have supplied what can only be described as average and sometimes subpar versions to third party OEMs.
The Pixel & Pixel XL both use Samsung Super AMOLED Plus panels but both fall a mile behind the standard of even the S7/7e with a max NIT of 547 making them very hard to see outdoors in sunlight.
They also supplied the AMOLED panels for various Moto devices such as the X Force in the past too and that display was truly awful compared to the S6 that launched the same year.
So I am hoping Apple are going to force a Samsung to give them equivalent quality panels to the galaxy / note flagship and not the mediocre ones that often feel like they were rejects from the factory floor.
No it shouldn't affect them in that regard specifically. After all the Pixel XL and Moto X Force both are 2K QHD and both had far lower NIT maximum brightness than many low-mid end LCD's. Indeed the X Force has a lousy 350 NITS despite being a Samsung Super Amoled panel !!!!
I don't think we will see brightness levels approaching 1200 Nits on the iPhone 8, but it would be nice if the iPhone 8 could get closer to 1000 Nits which would be a noticeable and tangible improvement over the iPhone 7/7+ current.
I can not see (or at least I hope they do not) Apple using Super Amoled Plus panels with NIT brightness below the current iPhone brightnesses, however as I say other Samsung supplied panels to other oems have been far lower in brightness, regardless of resolution.
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