**** The Official Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ Thread ****
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Never bother with fingerprint scanner anyway, used it for about a week but ended up using a swipe pattern as it felt easier. Though I do still have it enabled. 
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Never bother with fingerprint scanner anyway, used it for about a week but ended up using a swipe pattern as it felt easier. Though I do still have it enabled.
Surely the pattern isn't quicker or more convenient than a fingerprint? How poor is your scanner to feel a swipe is better.
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Also, does Android pay still work if you decide not to use the Fingerprint?
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Surely the pattern isn't quicker or more convenient than a fingerprint? How poor is your scanner to feel a swipe is better.
Just feels easier to me, I can hold it in one hand and do the swipe code to open it. Feels like I can hold it firmer, if I am using the thumb print I feel like I need to use two hands as I dont have a firm grip on the phone.
Might be better with a rear print one.
Yes android pay works, dont even need to unlock your phone for that. However I have finger print(which I dont really use) and swipe pattern enabled so thats probably why........
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If you're using a front-facing one then maybe a thumb-print would be better? I can't believe someone is voluntarily using a swipe as an alternative!
april release makes me a sad panda.
I was waiting for the note 7 for 2 months then thought I'd wait for the S8.... It's as if Samsung don't want my custom
I was waiting for the note 7 for 2 months then thought I'd wait for the S8.... It's as if Samsung don't want my custom
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Hi all. Today i was at the gym with my wireless Bluetooth headphones using it on my nexus 6p and noticed how whenever I was near some weights or machine the sound became distorted. I Google later on to find out that is) this is a common trait of bluetooth technology.
How phones like this and iPhone ditch the 3. 5mm is shambolic purely down to poor Bluetooth signal in certain situations bogs my mind or am I missing something here?
How phones like this and iPhone ditch the 3. 5mm is shambolic purely down to poor Bluetooth signal in certain situations bogs my mind or am I missing something here?
Soldato
Bluetooth is on 2.4GHz with Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) so it jumps over the 2.4GHz range. You only get interference if there is 20-30+ devices.
I also have a 6p and in the car can be dodgy at times but with my Sony headphones its fine.
Why not put a scanner on the front and the back? Tbh I have no idea of the cost of that or the loss of space.
I prefer the front as phone is often face up on desk. But can be awkward if you are holding it.
Still, really don't see the need to upgrade. Only improvements I would upgrade for its front speakers and better cam (although the camera is amazing)
But with the loss of the headphone port it makes it a side grade at best. Even if those two things came true
I prefer the front as phone is often face up on desk. But can be awkward if you are holding it.
Still, really don't see the need to upgrade. Only improvements I would upgrade for its front speakers and better cam (although the camera is amazing)
But with the loss of the headphone port it makes it a side grade at best. Even if those two things came true
David Ruddock from AP:
Source: Galaxy S8 will completely ditch hardware navigation keys, Samsung is switching to all soft keys with 3D touch-like functionality.
Soft keys may be be configurable/customizable, as well. Removing the capacitive keys / home button will give the S8 a very tiny bottom bezel
And yes, it looks like the fingerprint scanner is being removed from the front. Will go on the back probably, exact placement not clear.
As always, grains of salt. This isn't on AP for a reason (ie it's not corroborated), but it's a slow news week so thought I'd share.
As to the whole "fingerprint scanner in the display" rumors, I've not heard anything about that, so unclear if that's going to be a thing.
fwiw Samsung has been working on in-display fingerprint scanners for years now, so hey, maybe they finally cracked it.
https://twitter.com/RDR0b11/status/814230053349249024
Source: Galaxy S8 will completely ditch hardware navigation keys, Samsung is switching to all soft keys with 3D touch-like functionality.
Soft keys may be be configurable/customizable, as well. Removing the capacitive keys / home button will give the S8 a very tiny bottom bezel
And yes, it looks like the fingerprint scanner is being removed from the front. Will go on the back probably, exact placement not clear.
As always, grains of salt. This isn't on AP for a reason (ie it's not corroborated), but it's a slow news week so thought I'd share.
As to the whole "fingerprint scanner in the display" rumors, I've not heard anything about that, so unclear if that's going to be a thing.
fwiw Samsung has been working on in-display fingerprint scanners for years now, so hey, maybe they finally cracked it.
https://twitter.com/RDR0b11/status/814230053349249024
Might wait to see what these are like but I REALLY hope Samsung sort out one massive fundamental problem they have. Screen uniformity! I remember I went through 3 Galaxy S4's which all had a red/pink tint somewhere on the screen (bottom , or top) and gave up and got a HTC ONE. I have a Galaxy S5 Prime from Korea right now which is not perfect but not the worst I have had but I just went for an S7 and both I have had now (had the first replaced) have one half of the screen pink and one half yellow! On the first one the bottom half had a pink tint and now the second one has the top tinted pink.
I have therefore given up and decided to cancel the contract/return the phone while I still can.
I really can't believe how awful screen uniformity is on modern screens these days (this isn't just exclusive to phones but Samsungs amoled panels always seem to have a major problem with this). Manufacturers seem to be chasing pixels/resolution but not getting the fundamentals right!
I have therefore given up and decided to cancel the contract/return the phone while I still can.
I really can't believe how awful screen uniformity is on modern screens these days (this isn't just exclusive to phones but Samsungs amoled panels always seem to have a major problem with this). Manufacturers seem to be chasing pixels/resolution but not getting the fundamentals right!
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Not seen any pink screen issues at all since the galaxy s3 days. S7 has a near perfect colour uniformity.
Not on all the ones I have seen. The problem still seems to be very prevalent. Either that or I am the unluckiest person in the world when it comes to screen uniformity.
Obviously I can only speak from experience, but I am yet to see a Galaxy S4,S5,S6 or S7 with perfect screen uniformity, whether it be my own or someone else's.
I think I am
. Most people just don't seem to notice or care (which is fine, it can be subtle, but it bugs the hell out of me).I notice the same on almost every monitor/TV i have had as well. The colour and/or brightness uniformity is almost never correct. I really wish manufacturers would improve this but I think the vast majority simply don't notice it.
I am just too picky i guess.
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Must be you mate, no sign of this "issue" at xda and those dudes are the phone sphincter police.
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My note 4 has a very narrow viewing angle before the screen flips between red and green tints. Its at its worst when displying grey or white so I can quite believe what jono is saying.