wow, 44 pages on this thing?
Ok, well, I am a note user. I got the Note 3 as my first note, and simply never went back.
I went for the S7 but didnt like it, and then the S7 Edge, in the silly hope that it would be better, but I sent that back too! - Annoyingly, I am the sort of person, who has covers and hard glass screens, and I bought a load of them ready for the S7 and the Edge, but then I ended up with a laod of covers that I dont need... They have been going out slowly to people I know who has the 7 so I suppose its not wasted entirely.
I did go through a small time with the Note 5, however it murdered batteries, so much so, that I ended up buying battery backpacks for it, and even with the backpack, I could not watch a full movie from start to finish without it needing to be charged. Even on standby, I had maybe 2 hours before it was flat? - I had it changed by a professional but it made zero difference, and as the Note 5 was NOT officially released in the UK,Samsung would not help out. I ended up making a huge loss when I threw it on ebay... Also along with over a dozen covers and cases and what not.
Now I have the 8 and I will be completely honest, but it does nothing that the 3 didnt do for me.... Sure, its quicker and has a better rez, but for me, it does nothing.
I think more icons on the screen is the only thing I found that the Note 3 didnt do, but then the 5 did that, and Im sure the 4 does too?
Another thing that I do find really annoying, is that when Iwas copying everything over from my Note 3 to the Note 8, so much stuff simply failed to copy due to storage space??? - this is something that really piddled me off, because, while I am using the same MicroSD from the Note 3 in the Note 8, the Note 8 has 64GB while my note 3 only has 32GB ( LOL only? ) and there was about 13 apps that failed to copy as there was not enough space for them? - That, I found utterly stupid.
All in all, for me, the Note, being just a pube off a grand, was a complete waste of money, and yet at the same time, would I do without it? No way! - I am keeping my Note 3 though... I do prefer the size on the Note 3... Slightly stockier, ( wider and shorter ) than the 8 by a tiny bit, but being a short fat idiot, it suits me.
Oh, one thing that is bugging me though... As I said earlier, I use glass screen protectors on my phones rather than the thin flimsy bubble magnets, and I have bought 4 screen protectors for this, and all 4 have done the same thing... Not allowed full keyboard control, always the bottom/right has needed a harder press on a few buttons, and then the screen has come off within a few days! - Does a nice screen protector actually exist for this phone? - Sure, its covered, but I would still prefer to have it properly protected by a gorilla glass, even if it IS pure placebo. My note 3 for example is still in absolutely pristine condition and its been through hell, even come out of my pocket at over 60MPH on my Trike, and its still imaculate. I would like that same level of protection for the Note 8 - especially given its price.
Oh, one other thing that has annoyed me, is that when I connect it to my PC, it causes some issues.
If I try opening up the My Computer, it just sits there with a blank screen and does nothing. Disconnecting it, then lets the drives show up and everything is good.
I use Wondershare mobile go, and this program access the phone just fine, but not Windows?
I uninstalled the phone in the Device Manager and after I re-sorted its drivers, that allowed Windows to access it, but only for a while... Its done the same again, and this time, it wont find the drivers? - Wondershare still works fine though?
I have a whole load of Tablets and phones ( Im a hoarder ) and they all access just fine, but not this Note 8.
Wipeing the phone also cures it but again, only temporarily!
Other than that, I love the thing.