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I have an old note 4 who did an upgrade to note 7... the phone was explosive... figuratively and literally...

I am looking for a new phone to upgrade to...

loving the s8+ for DEX

Specs:

Dimensions Galaxy S8
148.9 mm (5.86 in) H
68.1 mm (2.68 in) W
8.0 mm (0.31 in) D
Galaxy S8+
159.5 mm (6.28 in) H
73.4 mm (2.89 in) W
8.1 mm (0.32 in) D
Operating system Original: Android 7.0 "Nougat"
System on chip
Memory 4 GB
Storage 64 GB
Removable storage MicroSD
Battery
  • S8: 3000 mAh
  • S8+: 3500 mAh
Data inputs

Sensors:

Other:

  • Physical volume keys
  • Bixby dedicated key
  • Touchscreen home, back and tasks buttons
Display
Rear camera 12 MP (1.4 µm), f/1.7 aperture4K at 30 fps1080p at 60 fps, 720p at 240 fps
Front camera 8 MP, autofocus

I am not following new phones like pixels or huwaieieieirueiruoeir i dunno how to spell it... any good phones to recommend?

again i would get samsung just for the DEX... love to work at my computer at work and keep a small window for my phone on the screen next to my work window...



 

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K so here are my thoughts as a Galaxy S7 Exynos variant owner.

TL:DR: Yes if you don't have a Galaxy S7

First I will start with the biggest downside to owing a Galaxy S device. The software updates. If you are looking to buy a phone that will get you fast software updates, the Galaxy devices is not for you. You will have to wait about 6-8 months to get the "latest" software features. Although Galaxy devices generally intend to have many software features month's ahead of the Google's implantation, heck sometimes years ahead such as multi-window. So it's not really that black and white.

Also the speaker is kinda meh.

Now for the good sides:
Build Quality is excellent
Display is Fap worthy
Camera is excellent and generally beats its competitors, even month's after its release.
The Exynos version has the fastest CPU available in any Android phone and competes with the iphone in multi-core performance.
The UI is subjective but they have been continuing to get better over the years.
It has a wealth of both hardware and software features that it's competitors don't have and that is both a good and a bad thing depending on whether or not you use them.

So as far as the Galaxy S8 goes. Apart from how sexy it looks and some neat stuff like Dex and facial recognition, it is more or less a very minor update from the Galaxy S7 Exynos variant. Cause the CPU is only 10% faster and the GPU is 25% faster. Both the S7 and S8 is water-resistant, have microsd card reader and 4gb of ram. The S8 is 64gb vs S7's 32gb and the S8 has a bigger display but not by that much. Battery has the same amount of MaH but the S8 will last longer due to more efficient CPU. One thing to remember though is that the S8 costs $100 more than the S7's launch price. So if you don't have a Galaxy S7, then sure, there are reasons to get it but if you do, it's better to pass.

Oh and that Dex shit is sickk. 



                  

PC Specs: CPU: 7800X3D || GPU: Strix 4090 || RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 || Main SSD: WD 2TB SN850

Looks cool, I'll be looking to get a new phone at around the end of this year so it will between this or this years new iPhone.



What is this DEX?! Can't view video as at work.



Fei-Hung said:
What is this DEX?! Can't view video as at work.

It's a dock where you can put your Galaxy S8 in similar to a switch but looks more sleek and connects to a monitor/keyboard/mouse. Basically, it turns your phone into a desktop.



                  

PC Specs: CPU: 7800X3D || GPU: Strix 4090 || RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 || Main SSD: WD 2TB SN850

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hell nay.

That's crazy to spend that much in a phone.
I remember when top of the line phones were at 400€

WTF happened?

I think the most expensive one I bought was a Lumia 930 for 250€.

I don't plan on paying more in the future.



Captain_Yuri said:
Fei-Hung said:
What is this DEX?! Can't view video as at work.

It's a dock where you can put your Galaxy S8 in similar to a switch but looks more sleek and connects to a monitor/keyboard/mouse. Basically, it turns your phone into a desktop.

Sounds like something I would buy and never use. It's the story with most gadgets I buy in all fairness. 



I remember when I was waiting for the google Pixel, Thinking it would be in the same price range as the Nexus, I was like "well, it's going to be 400 at laucnh, but if I wait a little I'll pay maybe 300 for one"

Boy was I wrong. So, so, sooooo wrong ^^


My next phone will probable be a Xiaomi phone bought on Aliexpress. I don't need more than that.



Fei-Hung said:
Captain_Yuri said:

It's a dock where you can put your Galaxy S8 in similar to a switch but looks more sleek and connects to a monitor/keyboard/mouse. Basically, it turns your phone into a desktop.

Sounds like something I would buy and never use. It's the story with most gadgets I buy in all fairness. 

Yea same with me but it does show a possible glimpse into the future where a person can carry their life with their phone. Go to work, put your phone into a dock, turns into a desktop for basic tasks, take it out with you when you are done, come home, put it into a dock, look at dem memes and yea.

For now, its just a neat proof of concept. The Desktop does look really sick and modern though.



                  

PC Specs: CPU: 7800X3D || GPU: Strix 4090 || RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 || Main SSD: WD 2TB SN850

I'm really loving my Pixel.
Honestly, I was really tired of Galaxy bloatware, and performance drops later in the lifespan. I've had three galaxy phones and it's always the same. Every upgrade takes more storage out of your phone, and slows it down. Apps also open slowly.
Galaxy cameras are pretty shit as well.
I decided to try out pixel, and I'm really happy with it. I can't compare to a galaxy 8, but pixel is worth considering.