The Official Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ Thread

ZG002 · 20 Mar 2017 at 09:12

jrodga2k5 said:
it will be interesting to see just how far the prices can be driven down on both the S7 and S7 edge on the back of it but considering there looks like there will be a clear different between the two it may be unlikely.

That's what I'm thinking, it's almost like they are pricing it as a higher class product more than a replacement. Still only a couple weeks or so for me to wait and see, would hate to take out a contract for a S7e and have it drop in price a week later or something.

jrodga2k5 · 20 Mar 2017 at 09:33

ZG002 said:
That's what I'm thinking, it's almost like they are pricing it as a high class product more than a replacement. Still only a couple weeks or so for me to wait and see, would hate to take out a contract for a S7e and have it drop in price a week later or something.

Definitely the right decision to wait it out.

Macro · 21 Mar 2017 at 16:14

chaparral said:
That theme looks crap...

Not really a theme is it, more just yet another grid of icons. It continues to surprise me no one has managed to come up with anything a bit more modern and imaginative as a UI for Android given the graphical power at it's disposal.

V_R · 21 Mar 2017 at 16:31

...and the award for most leaked phone ever goes too.......

and....

CaptainComedy · 21 Mar 2017 at 19:42

That plastic look

this_is_gav · 21 Mar 2017 at 21:14

Please tell me that in that video he's pressing the power button and that you don't actually have to swipe to go from the lock screen after using the fingerprint reader.

jrodga2k5 · 21 Mar 2017 at 21:31

this_is_gav said:
Please tell me that in that video he's pressing the power button and that you don't actually have to swipe to go from the lock screen after using the fingerprint reader.

I thought he was just using the finger print scanner and it unlocked the phone and took him to the home screen, no swipe or power button required which is what I'd expect.

Participant · 21 Mar 2017 at 21:38

CaptainComedy said:
That plastic look

I would agree with that. Whatever happened to the 'hewn from a thin sheet of aluminium' look?

mrk · 21 Mar 2017 at 21:48

I think that's a dev prototype, or the all black colour option.

There is said to be a matte black and other colours too.

this_is_gav · 21 Mar 2017 at 22:25

jrodga2k5 said:
I thought he was just using the finger print scanner and it unlocked the phone and took him to the home screen, no swipe or power button required which is what I'd expect.

Perhaps. He either swipes up on the screen or certainly presses on it before it goes to the home screen.

jrodga2k5 · 21 Mar 2017 at 22:28

this_is_gav said:
Perhaps. He either swipes up on the screen or certainly presses on it before it goes to the home screen.

Oh yeah you're right...that would be awful if it was a combo of fingerprint and then swipe.

Rimsy · 22 Mar 2017 at 00:04

Am i still the only person who thinks this phone looks comically long? The form factor/ aspect ratio seems insanely long and narrow!
Reminds me of the apple longphone meme that did the rounds when the iPhone 5 came out.

V_R · 22 Mar 2017 at 00:18

Rimsy said:
Am i still the only person who thinks this phone looks comically long? The form factor/ aspect ratio seems insanely long and narrow!
Reminds me of the apple longphone meme that did the rounds when the iPhone 5 came out.

No, I said that for a while too. I don't like it.

Cosimo · 22 Mar 2017 at 05:34

There is going to be a super dock called a "Desktop Experience Station":

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsungs_de...on_for_galaxy_s8_leaks_as_well-news-24109.php

413x · 22 Mar 2017 at 06:53

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this won't do very well vs s7 line

Price and look busy doesn't work. It looks cheap, but it's expensive. And I don't like the rounded corners of the lcd screen

kona786 · 22 Mar 2017 at 07:46

413x said:
I'm going to go out on a limb and say this won't do very well vs s7 line

Price and look busy doesn't work. It looks cheap, but it's expensive. And I don't like the rounded corners of the lcd screen

If this had an LCD screen it would definitely fail

413x · 22 Mar 2017 at 07:56

kona786 said:
If this had an LCD screen it would definitely fail

I knew someone would say that! I also knew it would be clear what I meant

mrk · 22 Mar 2017 at 08:29

I think it will sell really well given the usual Samsung marketing machine at work, and these new features it has. Microsoft failed with Continuum by marketing it poorly, Samsung has the funding and presence to do it right, and with everything that has happened the past year, they won't be letting this one go down the pan.

I also read that it is expected to outlet the S7.

I would definitely make use of DeX at both my work and home desktops.

IvanDobskey · 22 Mar 2017 at 15:27

Hmmm, I'm really not sure i like the look of this that much

Looks a step backwards from the s7 to me.

It looks too long and a bit plastic for my liking. Then there's that rear fingerprint reader.

I'd probably buy an s7 edge over this depending on a price drop.

mrk · 22 Mar 2017 at 15:51

At this rate it's highly probable I will just wait for the Pixel 2. I have seen the new features of Android O. and the battery saving improvements are very appealing, as is a bunch of other stuff.

S8 won't get O until end of the year at the very least going by past experiences.

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