[OFFICIAL] Galaxy S8 / S8+ Discussion Thread

[murtaza12]

First curved phone, so no experience with protectors....

IIRC weren't you using neoflex on the front? Or did you switch to amFilm?

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Neoflex on the front and amFilm on the back.

Both protectors are fine with both my cases. I got a back protector even though I have a case because it scratches very easily.

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[Major Aly]

Neoflex on the front and amFilm on the back.

Both protectors are fine with both my cases. I got a back protector even though I have a case because it scratches very easily.

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As you know, got amFilm for the back protector only and it is fine with the case ofcourse. The problem is from the front. Dont know if amFilm will be compatible with the case or not...

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[murtaza12]

As you know, got amFilm for the back protector only and it is fine with the case ofcourse. The problem is from the front. Dont know if amFilm will be compatible with the case or not...

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Ah not sure about that. I still haven't used the front amFilm protector.

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[dragonheart786]

Has anyone tried high performance settings on s8 plus
How much does it effect on battery life ?

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[AlienX]

Has anyone tried high performance settings on s8 plus
How much does it effect on battery life ?

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It depends on how you use the device mostly. Since CPU load is proportional to demands, removing the limiter will not affect battery life for normal activities, such as texting or social media.

Using FHD or Full resolution is also relative, if you don't play games or graphics heavy applications, then use full resolution for best in class display, or if you want to save some battery, keep it at default.

Now most of your battery will be consumed by display. AMOLED can turn off pixels for black. So using a black wallpaper optimized for amoled will greatly improve your battery life. Visit this subreddit for amazing wallpapers Backgrounds for amoled phones

Out of all things, experiment yourself. Internet is full of forums, comments, youtube videos, tutorials, etc. Most of which are by amateurs. No one can replicate your personal usage patterns.

As a scientist, I follow simple steps. Formulate a hypothesis (Your question) , Develop a prediction (Battery Life), Make observations (SOT, Battery life in hours), Record and Compare your observations.

And Then share the results with us. Enjoy your device

 

[dragonheart786]

Updated the phone to latest OEM update
Now near home soft button there is another dot
Which can hide the home button bar by clicking on dot

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[murtaza12]

Updated the phone to latest OEM update
Now near home soft button there is another dot
Which can hide the home button bar by clicking on dot

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Took them long enough to release AQF7, I've flashed it earlier.

Included updated camera firmware, nav bar hide and June security patch.

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[dragonheart786]

Took them long enough to release AQF7, I've flashed it earlier.

Included updated camera firmware, nav bar hide and June security patch.

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Updated camera features any new updates ?

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[murtaza12]

Updated camera features any new updates ?

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No features have been added, just a firmware update for the rear camera to fix a bug with panorama shots.

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[AlienX]

Took them long enough to release AQF7, I've flashed it earlier.

Included updated camera firmware, nav bar hide and June security patch.

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They also removed the ability to customize navigation bar color to your own, instead there remains are fixed choices now.

 

[assassin97]

Just came across this...
Some HDR 4K quality videos and man, they are a treat to watch on the phone!

Highly recommended to check these out on your sexy phone.


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Sir Thanks for the link. Indeed an eye candy to watch.

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[XxRebellionxX]

I've been out of touch with the development of Samsung phones, I was thinking of upgrading to a S8. Is there any indication whether or not it will get stock Android ROMS? I had bloated Samsung UI's that the Galaxy phones have. I prefer stock Android. Also as an overall, how is the performance and battery life of the phone?

 

[murtaza12]

I've been out of touch with the development of Samsung phones, I was thinking of upgrading to a S8. Is there any indication whether or not it will get stock Android ROMS? I had bloated Samsung UI's that the Galaxy phones have. I prefer stock Android. Also as an overall, how is the performance and battery life of the phone?

Vanilla Android took a few months to arrive on the Exynos S7, but it's now fully stable and both Lineage and RR are available for the Exynos S7 and S7 edge.

If it ever happens for the S8, I won't say it'll be in the near future. Samsung needs to release kernel sources, then a Dev needs to start working on it and get the camera to work which is the biggest issue for them.
I'd say end of 2017, that too if we're lucky.

The S8 itself has great performance, don't watch YouTube videos or benchmarks, use the phone yourself and then see. TouchWiz really has been worked on very thoroughly since the old days and I'm happy to see what it's become. Battery life on the S8+ at least is mind blowing, lasts the entire day easily and gives me 7-8h of SOT daily after the latest software update.

 

[XxRebellionxX]

Vanilla Android took a few months to arrive on the Exynos S7, but it's now fully stable and both Lineage and RR are available for the Exynos S7 and S7 edge.

If it ever happens for the S8, I won't say it'll be in the near future. Samsung needs to release kernel sources, then a Dev needs to start working on it and get the camera to work which is the biggest issue for them.
I'd say end of 2017, that too if we're lucky.

The S8 itself has great performance, don't watch YouTube videos or benchmarks, use the phone yourself and then see. TouchWiz really has been worked on very thoroughly since the old days and I'm happy to see what it's become. Battery life on the S8+ at least is mind blowing, lasts the entire day easily and gives me 7-8h of SOT daily after the latest software update.

Oh, I bet the S8 will get the stock Android if the S7 got it and I'm happy to wait. I currently own the OnePlus X and man has it been showing its age, the camera is utter dog shit. My main gripes are bloats, I can live with touchwiz, but I like to keep my homescreen minimal and I absolutely don't want Samsung's BS bloat. Other than that, I can see myself upgrading to the S8.

I do have a question for you, I personally haven't used the S8 or the S8+, but how big is the S8+? I read a boat-load of ebooks on my phone and I want the ergonomics to be good and the size to be not huge. How huge is it compared to other phones like the iPhone 7 Plus?

 

[murtaza12]

Oh, I bet the S8 will get the stock Android if the S7 got it and I'm happy to wait.

I wouldn't be too keen on it.

The Exynos S6 didn't get much AOSP love since the devs abandoned the project because getting the camera to work was very difficult, and people kept pestering them, fights happened, threads were closed, people were banned, it was a shit show.

The S7's AOSP ROMs were developed by a dedicated team that made AOSP possible on new Exynos phones, I believe the guy behind CyanogenMod for the Exynos Note 4 helped out greatly in the success of Lineage and RR for the Exynos S7 and S7 edge.

If shit goes wrong with AOSP for the S8, you can count on it never happening then. We need to have a dev with big enough balls to take on the project first since we haven't heard any news yet.

the camera is utter dog shit.

Exynos phones running AOSP have dog shit cameras as well. The post image processing, and the Camera HAL couldn't be ported over from the TouchWiz ROM, and so they had to compromise on camera quality. I had RR on my S7 edge for a few days and although the ROM had no major bugs, any camera enhancements or stuff like 4K recording wouldn't work. The quality was pretty bad.

My main gripes are bloats, I can live with touchwiz, but I like to keep my homescreen minimal and I absolutely don't want Samsung's BS bloat. Other than that, I can see myself upgrading to the S8.

Minimal homescreen? Aren't you a Nova launcher guy? What's stopping you?
I even know a guy who's developing AOSP style status bar icons for the S8 to work without root, I tried them out and although there are alignment issues, he's working on it.
To be honest, I'm a fan of the new TouchWiz Home Launcher included with the S8, it's light and snappy.

I do have a question for you, I personally haven't used the S8 or the S8+, but how big is the S8+? I read a boat-load of ebooks on my phone and I want the ergonomics to be good and the size to be not huge. How huge is it compared to other phones like the iPhone 7 Plus?

It's like a 7 Plus height wise, but it's narrow, which makes it surprisingly easy and comfortable to hold, even with one hand.

 

[XxRebellionxX]

I wouldn't be too keen on it.

The Exynos S6 didn't get much AOSP love since the devs abandoned the project because getting the camera to work was very difficult, and people kept pestering them, fights happened, threads were closed, people were banned, it was a shit show.

The S7's AOSP ROMs were developed by a dedicated team that made AOSP possible on new Exynos phones, I believe the guy behind CyanogenMod for the Exynos Note 4 helped out greatly in the success of Lineage and RR for the Exynos S7 and S7 edge.

If shit goes wrong with AOSP for the S8, you can count on it never happening then. We need to have a dev with big enough balls to take on the project first since we haven't heard any news yet.


Exynos phones running AOSP have dog shit cameras as well. The post image processing, and the Camera HAL couldn't be ported over from the TouchWiz ROM, and so they had to compromise on camera quality. I had RR on my S7 edge for a few days and although the ROM had no major bugs, any camera enhancements or stuff like 4K recording wouldn't work. The quality was pretty bad.


Minimal homescreen? Aren't you a Nova launcher guy? What's stopping you?
I even know a guy who's developing AOSP style status bar icons for the S8 to work without root, I tried them out and although there are alignment issues, he's working on it.
To be honest, I'm a fan of the new TouchWiz Home Launcher included with the S8, it's light and snappy.


It's like a 7 Plus height wise, but it's narrow, which makes it surprisingly easy and comfortable to hold, even with one hand.

Nova launcher does help, I wanted the entire ecosystem to be stock as well
But oh well you can't have everything. The last Samsung phone I used was a S6 and S5 and they were bloated as fuck, how is the bloat in S8?

 

[murtaza12]

Nova launcher does help, I wanted the entire ecosystem to be stock as well
But oh well you can't have everything. The last Samsung phone I used was a S6 and S5 and they were bloated as fuck, how is the bloat in S8?

Samsung tries to slim down with bloat, but it's still there. Although, all of it can be disabled. Even that Bixby shit.

Again like I said, S5 and S6 are old now, TouchWiz has come a long way since then. Improved RAM management, fairly less bloat than what came preinstalled with my S6 and S7.

 

[XxRebellionxX]

Samsung tries to slim down with bloat, but it's still there. Although, all of it can be disabled. Even that Bixby shit.

Again like I said, S5 and S6 are old now, TouchWiz has come a long way since then. Improved RAM management, fairly less bloat than what came preinstalled with my S6 and S7.

Last but not the least, Screen protectors. I have no experience with curved screens and I heard protectors peeling left and right. I won't use a case, just a front and back protector. Any good ones out there? I'll be buying from Amazon if it helps.

 

[murtaza12]

Last but not the least, Screen protectors. I have no experience with curved screens and I heard protectors peeling left and right. I won't use a case, just a front and back protector. Any good ones out there? I'll be buying from Amazon if it helps.

For the front, I have this: Spigen(R) Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus Screen Protector **Wet: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

It's not glass, but it works great and I haven't had any peeling issues even with a case on.

For the back, the ones I got aren't available on Amazon UK, but since clarity and whatnot isn't going to be an issue since there's no screen on the back, any protector should do just fine.

 

[NaumanManzoor]

Hi everyone
I m up for buying s8 but i have a few questions ..
Is there any difference in warrenty suppliers of mobiles?
Just wondering cuz theres a price difference of new phones with warrenty in the local market in islamabad/rwp.
It would be highly appreciable if sm1 explains this to me. Also any recommendations about any reliable shops in rwp/isb ?