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GSMArena team, 16 September 2017

Samsung Galaxy Note8 review Comments

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  • Slim UK
  • YPa
  • 17 Sep 2017

I just cannot get used to the aspect ratio, same for the S8.
Tall skinny phone that looks and feels underdone.
I just cannot buy the S8 or S8 plus or the note with this aspect ratio.
Shame give all our mobiles are Samsung but the no one wants the new version.
Stick with the S7 Edge, the last of the real Samsung mobiles.

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    • Polen
    • KAj
    • 17 Sep 2017

    Despite all the good features, Samsung alarms with Samsung phones do not function when the phone is switched off. Also they do not have auto switch off and switch on functions. Samsung does not display time on the display screen when charging while switched off

    Samsung wake up

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      • Polen
      • KAj
      • 17 Sep 2017

      TheNE1GHB0R, 16 Sep 201789 hours endurance time for the Note8, versus 90 hours for the Note7 Exynos versions. 10:20... moreJust buy the inexpensive Mi Max 2 or Lenovo Phab 2 Plus. You will never carry powerbanks again

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        • TheNE1GHB0R
        • IW@
        • 17 Sep 2017

        Anonymous, 17 Sep 2017No battery will degrade in capacity within a month. That is exaggeration, unless you charge hu... moreI do a hard reset every month. This is to ensure I do not have unnecessary files accumulated left over from apps. That also means my battery calibration is reset.

        Battery degrade ever so slightly over in use or not. That's a fact about batteries. All my use tabulation of three different smartphones and tablets I have used will ever perform slightly less every month. Just to show you an example:

        http://flic.kr/p/SVT5fX

        Look at Cycles 1 to 8, and then 43, with similar data usage. The Note7 was great during the first week, that I could get over 8 hours Screen On Time. However, over a month later with similar data usage, my maximum could only go to 7 SOT.

        That's a 12.5% difference in SOT with similar data usage, and all I do most of the time is music, YouTube and browsing. Never gaming.

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          • Anonymous
          • krW
          • 17 Sep 2017

          Anonymous, 16 Sep 2017Lets see if note8 could take the crown from G6:www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0nV2mnDB5cG6 was never in lead

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            • Anonymous
            • krW
            • 17 Sep 2017

            Anonymous, 17 Sep 2017Even the average iphone has steteo. A 1000 dollars phone does not. There is no point of us... moreYup. The iPhone has two speakers so that makes it a better phone even though almost everything in the note is superior. And higher tech and more costly compared to the iPhone.
            But the iPhone costs more with less deals... but it has two speakers

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              • Anonymous
              • vjw
              • 17 Sep 2017

              TheNE1GHB0R, 17 Sep 2017Uh, all batteries degrade over time. That percentage indicator will never tell you exactly the... moreNo battery will degrade in capacity within a month. That is exaggeration, unless you charge hundreds of times within that one month. Any perception of reduction in battery capacity is because the battery meter requires recalibration.

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                • Anonymous
                • 0IM
                • 17 Sep 2017

                AnonD-24741, 17 Sep 2017That's utter BS. Samsung's phones aren't aggressively shutting down background processes. You... moreIt is probabl my mistake to think that S phonnes contantly lose in tests like phonebuff's taht test ram retention.... Oh wait it doesn't. Samsung phones are literally the slowest in ohonebuff and C4etech. A buch of mid rangers win over them in every day tasks. Samsungs are the slowest phones this gen around both objectivly and aubsectively. They are good in benchmarks alone, but nobody runs benchmarks in real life or anything that looks like them ... so who cares.

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                  • TheNE1GHB0R
                  • IW@
                  • 17 Sep 2017

                  Wait... "UFS cards support"?

                  Ok, I checked the Samsung official specs, and no mention of UFS cards support.

                  GSM Arena, please clarify this. I would want UFS cards support if it's really there.

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                    • Apolodor
                    • nD$
                    • 17 Sep 2017

                    Anonymous, 16 Sep 2017You don't get it. This is a fake image. Samsung has almost completely killed parallelism this ... more+1

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                      • LG superfan
                      • sSx
                      • 17 Sep 2017

                      Anonymous, 17 Sep 2017Probably end up with a weak 60hrs endurance. Can anyone confirm?Still they should put it

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                        • Anonymous
                        • krW
                        • 17 Sep 2017

                        coralicious, 17 Sep 2017As it is stated the S8 officially doesn't support HDR. Go back and read the display section of... moreIt in fact does as indeed states so in that link

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                          • 3PL
                          • 17 Sep 2017

                          guesto, 17 Sep 2017I am 99% sure that galaxy s8 has HDR support. You might wanna look into that and change that i... moreAs it is stated the S8 officially doesn't support HDR. Go back and read the display section of the S8 review for more information: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s8-review-1603p3.php

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                            • guesto
                            • Isu
                            • 17 Sep 2017

                            I am 99% sure that galaxy s8 has HDR support. You might wanna look into that and change that in your conclusion section. other than that, good review really enjoyed reading it

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                              • AnonD-696329
                              • inV
                              • 17 Sep 2017

                              zodiacfml, 17 Sep 2017I just want it for the display. Can't they change the philosophy and make an Edge/Plus with t... moreIf you want about the display don't go for note series. Note series identical with s pen. Nothing wrong with galaxy note since samsung put this series higher price than regular galaxy s series. If we are not afford to buy then don't buy. Simple isn't it?

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                                • AnonD-8419
                                • KAj
                                • 17 Sep 2017

                                I always thought my s8 plus 6gb has HDR 10 .

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                                  • TheNE1GHB0R
                                  • 7Xh
                                  • 17 Sep 2017

                                  Anonymous, 17 Sep 2017Recalibrate the battery meter once every two months by draining the battery to 0% and rechargi... moreUh, all batteries degrade over time. That percentage indicator will never tell you exactly the capacity left.

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                                    • vjw
                                    • 17 Sep 2017

                                    anon4321, 17 Sep 2017tech reviews have become an absolute joke. If this were any other phone or manufacturer such a... moreAt least GSMARENA gives a much more fair review than ANDROID AUTHORITY's one. I can accept that this website can give fair reviews because it also focus on smartphones that don't sell in the US, and gives recommendations on those including Sony. And over here u can have a much more precise review especially for camera unlike AA, since AA only shows the overall photo and don't talk about noisy artifacts and low-light performance regarding noise reduction either

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • vjw
                                      • 17 Sep 2017

                                      TheNE1GHB0R, 16 Sep 2017If you had monitored and documented your S8+'s battery from the very start, you'll see that ba... moreRecalibrate the battery meter once every two months by draining the battery to 0% and recharging back to 100%. Voila, the battery is back to what it used to be.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • vjw
                                        • 17 Sep 2017

                                        anon4321, 17 Sep 2017tech reviews have become an absolute joke. If this were any other phone or manufacturer such a... moreOnly the substandard camera performance in dark conditions is true. Otherwise don't put words into the reviewers' mouths. They did say that the XA1 and XZ1 battery lives are good. And what does Sony have to do with this review? Too many overzealous Sony fans lurking on this website.

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