Samsung s8 ans s8+.. yay or nay? other phone to recommend?

[Turkish]

Normchacho said:

Turkish said:

The design looks really good, 3 problems:

1: it's way too fucking big. 5.8 inch wtf? I dont need a screen size that huge. I'd rather have the bezels gone but with a 5 inch or less screen and have the phone be smaller. It's  uncomfortable in a jeans or to hold with 1 hand.

2: Samsung UI is just crap

3: I'm really excited for the 10th anniversary of the iPhone

Sony Xperia UI is the one I love the most, it's simple and clean.

The S8 is barely larger than the S7. It's a little bit taller, but pretty much the same width and thickness.

It's much bigger, "barely" isnt the right word, width and thickness isn't the issue, the vertical dimension is, and the other 2 points still stand

Vertigo-X said:

Turkish said:

The design looks really good, 3 problems:

1: it's way too fucking big. 5.8 inch wtf? I dont need a screen size that huge. I'd rather have the bezels gone but with a 5 inch or less screen and have the phone be smaller. It's  uncomfortable in a jeans or to hold with 1 hand.

2: Samsung UI is just crap

3: I'm really excited for the 10th anniversary of the iPhone

Sony Xperia UI is the one I love the most, it's simple and clean.

5.8 inches wouldn't have been the problem if the phone were somehow less than 140 mm in height, but I draw the line at 145 mm height (S8 is 149 mm). After all, it is a skinny mofo at less than 70 mm. My personal 'golden dimensions' are 140x70x9mm. If I can get less than or equal to that, I'm a happy camper.

... Which is why I love my Xperia X Compact. Not much different from the Xperia Z5 Compact, I wager, but I still love the finger print sensor in the power button. Won't switch from this until there is a good upgrade to it!

I have the Xperia Z Compact for 3 years now, still going strong.

aLkaLiNE said:

Turkish said:

The design looks really good, 3 problems:

1: it's way too fucking big. 5.8 inch wtf? I dont need a screen size that huge. I'd rather have the bezels gone but with a 5 inch or less screen and have the phone be smaller. It's  uncomfortable in a jeans or to hold with 1 hand.

2: Samsung UI is just crap

3: I'm really excited for the 10th anniversary of the iPhone

Sony Xperia UI is the one I love the most, it's simple and clean.

I would love to be able to recommend a Sony smartphone, but I can't, because Sony doesn't sell smartphones in the US. Verizon, ATT, Sprint and T-Mobile (the four major US carriers) don't offer a smartphone from Sony. The last somewhat relevent phone here was in like 2013 or 2014 and it was a gimped version of the international version. A lot of their mobile woes stem from lack of presence in the US honestly, which is why it's silly that people think they should close the division down - they shouldn't consider that before making a serious effort here in the states.

Why dont they sell their smartphones in the biggest market in the world? It's a shame how it turned out, Sony revolutionized the placement of the power button with the Xperia Z, now every phone has the power button on the upper left or right side where it's easily reached with a finger using 1 hand.

They have easily the best designs and UI in the Android market

Just slick like Apple.