Overall love

[pltctytc]

It's an awful phone. Unfortunately. The four things that save the situation are the following.

1. The screen is simply beautiful.
2. The camera is wonderful
3. I didn't pay it
4. The Google pixel 2 XL will be ridiculously expensive here in Greece.

The bad things are:

1. Huge battery drain. I had the last Nexus that was awful and I found it's brother. Some times I have to charge it twice a day. I use Android since 2010 and I don't make experiments. I use the same applications for years so I have a very solid knowledge of what to expect.
2. Lag. I don't know why but I have. I use the unbranded Greek version. I always install the new versions with Odin. With full format. I do the same with the Nexus and and my iPhone. In the latter two everything works so smoothly and I usually don't make the upgrades in time since I am bored for the setup. But now no no no. I have done 3 formats. One the day I bought it to unbrand it, the second in August when the latest version appeard and another one last Monday. The same. Unacceptable lag. Not that it's like a 3 year phone but it shouldn't happen.

i think you got a bad phone or need to go thru all the settings and start turning rarely used apps working in the background off as well as most notifications. check the battery settings and optimizations etc etc

 

[koupa]

But I never have done that. That's why I am mad. For example now after 14 hours I have 42% battery and 1:30h SOT. And I didn't use it much today. And I haven't installed nothing extra like Weather apps or GPS tracking. I will wait for Oreo because the phone is awesome in hardware. The screen is amazing and I spend a lot of time with the phone because I sent a lot of mails. And every time I'm stunned.

 

[wausgotharp]

Guess what? I found a site that's giving Boost Mobile reboost codes away for free! h

The S8+ is the best phone I ever had so far, and the battery life is excellent.

I only have two minor issues with my S8+.

1) The speaker is too easy to mistakenly cover while gaming or watch video.

2) Sometimes on the Camera, there is a slight delay between the time you press the record button and when it starts recording, ONLY when you have it set to 4K UHD recording.

Other than that, everything else is flawless for me.

kjon

 

[8728]

Good

 

[thunderbolt9148]

Samsung galaxy s8

What makes the Galaxy S8 so special is this: A tall, narrow shape that fits snugly in my palm and curved sides that scream "classy." And the screen? 5.8 inches of colorful gorgeousness with a display that stretches from edge to edge with just a whisper of a bezel. For its looks alone, Samsung's flashiest phone lands at the top of the class. Trust me, when you see the S8 and larger, pricier S8 Plus, you're gonna want to put your hands all over them.

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i had this phone for around 3 months now, the "Jelly Effect" is present but i really don't notice it all the time, or i can say i don't care about it, at first i thought it was some feature in the phone until i saw some people complaining about it.
it's really not annoying at all, perhaps you can say it's not noticeable when you get used to it, not like what they say in the reviews.

 

[kendive]

I finally got me a used mint condition S8+ for 300 with some extras just to try it out. First time owning a phone I did not plan to root.

But no need for root using My Backup Pro, BK Disabler, Adguard, and FDroid I can pretty much still backup everything, Kill and freeze all bloat and unwanted junk they put on these phones and adblock still works with adguard or FDroids DNS66.

Pretty good phone so far. I just wish they offered a Flat screen version. There is not reason to have this curved screen I don't see any benefit to it at all. it just makes it harder to get a good case and screen protector... It's a gimmick.

I would have never paid more than 300 for this phone anymore would be a ripoff. Almost waited until I could get one for 200.

 

[podagee]

THIS is the worst phone ever. Typing/texting sucks, no matter how big or small the keyboard. Sdcard slot is the biggest issue, turns on and off constantly. Nothing works correctly most the time, calling,texting,apps, just overall functionality of the device. Phone is really nice and that's about it. Customizations with substratum is horrible. 1 month with this phone and I wanna smash it on my head, wait I already did that surprisingly didn't crack break or bend. OVERALL IMPRESSIONS: phone isn't worth the $900 I paid for it. Nice to look at and horrible to play with.( Samsung really needs to up their game cause if you all notice, their devices ha e gone to crap for a while now, their just getting rich off of people with their hype). Do not buy unless you like fidgeting with phones and don't need to make calls or take of business with this phone. My rating: out of 5 and that's for the look of the phone. Who cares what processor or camera this phone has, don't mean anything if it doesn't work correctly.

 

[Itaintrite]

THIS is the worst phone ever. Typing/texting sucks, no matter how big or small the keyboard. Sdcard slot is the biggest issue, turns on and off constantly. Nothing works correctly most the time, calling,texting,apps, just overall functionality of the device. Phone is really nice and that's about it. Customizations with substratum is horrible. 1 month with this phone and I wanna smash it on my head, wait I already did that surprisingly didn't crack break or bend. OVERALL IMPRESSIONS: phone isn't worth the $900 I paid for it. Nice to look at and horrible to play with.( Samsung really needs to up their game cause if you all notice, their devices ha e gone to crap for a while now, their just getting rich off of people with their hype). Do not buy unless you like fidgeting with phones and don't need to make calls or take of business with this phone. My rating: out of 5 and that's for the look of the phone. Who cares what processor or camera this phone has, don't mean anything if it doesn't work correctly.

Sounds like you got a dud. My 64GB SD Card works perfectly. I have all photos and videos saved directly to the card and have never had a problem. Nothing wrong with voice and text either, although I use Google Hangouts mostly.

 

[podagee]

Sounds like you got a dud. My 64GB SD Card works perfectly. I have all photos and videos saved directly to the card and have never had a problem. Nothing wrong with voice and text either, although I use Google Hangouts mostly.

im assuming that i do have a dud also. but, what i noticed is that when i return to root, it does it. when i stay on stock and format the sdcard it works perfectly fine throughout the usage. also, i wanted to point out something very odd, i use the sdcard for music in my car and it doesnt skip or stop the music over bluetooth, it only does it when its plugged into a computer and when im trying to transfer files with a file manager. thats odd to me

 

[Outatime67]

This has become the first phone in my 9 years of smart phone ownership that I have broken the screen.

 

[dalanik]

1st phone or android device that I have not rooted Best phone ever!

 

[reppi]

Love this phone! I came from a Oneplus 3T to the S8+ and I don't regret it at all. The 3T is an awesome, very fast and customizable theme. I just needed sth new and fell in love with the huge Display of the S8+. I had owned an S7 flat before the 3T but due to touchwiz it felt and was never as smooth and fast as the 3T. This has changed at least a Little bit. The S8 runs smoother than the S7 and I like the customization options. With the device barely 2 minutes in my hand I installed Batman ROM and love it! Superb battery life, very smooth and fast (still not as smooth as a Oneplus btw).

 

[petergharib]

So a quick info on my background. I have owned many Smartphones in the last 5 years, form pretty much all major brands(Samsung, Apple, Sony, Motorola). I also consider myself a Poweruser.
So this is my third Galaxy device and the first I was very happy with the S8+ for the first few weeks but I stumbled upping more and more negatives about the phone.
1. After a few hours of uptime it will start to stutter when typing fast or switching between apps.
2. The over the top animations get annoying, but if you turn them off it feels weed and even slower.
3. Battery life seems good when watching videos that are supported by the hardware decoder but most hdr stuff is not no I could not even watch The Revenant on one charge and during that the device got very warm and I encountered a few dropped frames.
4. Idle battery life is very bad (loosing 30% during the night about 7-8h) but this applies pretty much to all Android phone.
Overall it's still an amazing phone but as everything it has its downsides.

do you have always on display turned on or off?

 

[jt1998]

Agree best phone I've ever owned. Last samsung was the s5 and I didn't particularly enjoy it. But this beast is amazeballs!

 

[xdanilva]

Agree best phone I've ever owned. Last samsung was the s5 and I didn't particularly enjoy it. But this beast is amazeballs!

I had the s6 before this this is alot better and before my s6 I had my dad's s5

 

[Future32]

Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Samsung Galaxy S8+, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Samsung Galaxy S8+ is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Good Phone

 

[CConn882]

I've owned an S8+ since the day it came how, and have ended up having it replaced once.

While it was pretty awesome on launch day, it has since deteriorated as terribly as most Samsung phones do after 6 months or so - the animations seemingly are just not even designed to be as smooth or fluid as stock android - frames constantly drop, lags happen regularly, and most obnoxiously for me, the more use the phone gets, the longer it'll take to open apps.

Whereas the Pixel will open an app as soon as you tap it, there will be a noticeable delay on my S8+ between when I tap it, and when it opens. This can vary depending on the app, and if it's still in memory and whatnot, but it's pretty consistent and pronounced.

I've also experienced the lag and input delay with the keyboard randomly and seemingly without any obvious reason. Sometimes it's after heavy use, sometimes it's after just a few minutes of use.

In some cases and at certain times, I've actually found budget phones like the Moto G5 Plus to run faster and more reliably than the S8+, which is pretty ridiculous when you think about the difference in price points.

With Samsungs, it just seems like absolutely everything is great on the hardware side, but the software is just an utter mess - it's like nothing is optimized, no thought is giving to long-term sustainability, and the minute the phone is out of the box, the software experience starts to deteriorate rapidly. I honestly started considering switching to an iPhone just because I was THAT annoyed by the lag before I decided to just explore other options among android phones. I honestly don't quite understand how so many phone reviewers and users can look past this many software shortcomings.

 

[Leon]

I've owned an S8+ since the day it came how, and have ended up having it replaced once.

While it was pretty awesome on launch day, it has since deteriorated as terribly as most Samsung phones do after 6 months or so - the animations seemingly are just not even designed to be as smooth or fluid as stock android - frames constantly drop, lags happen regularly, and most obnoxiously for me, the more use the phone gets, the longer it'll take to open apps.

Whereas the Pixel will open an app as soon as you tap it, there will be a noticeable delay on my S8+ between when I tap it, and when it opens. This can vary depending on the app, and if it's still in memory and whatnot, but it's pretty consistent and pronounced.

I've also experienced the lag and input delay with the keyboard randomly and seemingly without any obvious reason. Sometimes it's after heavy use, sometimes it's after just a few minutes of use.

In some cases and at certain times, I've actually found budget phones like the Moto G5 Plus to run faster and more reliably than the S8+, which is pretty ridiculous when you think about the difference in price points.

With Samsungs, it just seems like absolutely everything is great on the hardware side, but the software is just an utter mess - it's like nothing is optimized, no thought is giving to long-term sustainability, and the minute the phone is out of the box, the software experience starts to deteriorate rapidly. I honestly started considering switching to an iPhone just because I was THAT annoyed by the lag before I decided to just explore other options among android phones. I honestly don't quite understand how so many phone reviewers and users can look past this many software shortcomings.

Yep. This is it. This was my point since I bought this phone. It's all because the software isn't optimized enough. My old phone, with custom rom based on oreo have better prefomance than my sg8 +. I hope one day will be better. The hope die last, right?