Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ hands-on: First encounter

29 March 2017
After a month of what seemed like never ending barrage of leaks, Samsung has finally (and officially) announced its Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. This marks the company's first major smartphone release since the sad demise of the Galaxy Note7 last fall, which prompted the company to implement a new 8-point battery safety check to the S8 and all future devices.

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  • Anonymous
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  • 03 Apr 2017

Does anyone feel eye sored after using the amoled screen? When using Note 4, feel eye scored easily.
Why?

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    • Anonymous
    • krW
    • 02 Apr 2017

    AnonD-521587, 02 Apr 2017sony z3. And i when i comapre it to the s5 the s5 has terri... moreHas nothing to di with the very blue white point on the z3 or anything

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      • Anonymous
      • krW
      • 02 Apr 2017

      viveksubhash, 02 Apr 2017maybe you havent seen the complaints of users saying how us... moreThat does not confirm what was said in any way

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        • AnonD-521587
        • I0c
        • 02 Apr 2017

        Anonymous, 02 Apr 2017What are you using? A budget 2010/11 panel? My 2009 omnia... moresony z3. And i when i comapre it to the s5 the s5 has terrible yellow tint from degrading over time cuz of its blue pixels dying out.

          Anonymous, 02 Apr 2017A lot of people actually like and use the gear vroom. I ca... moremaybe you havent seen the complaints of users saying how using the vr broke their tempered glass shield..and there is no accomodation whatsoever for any case, even official samsung ones..thats not how this should work..

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            • Anonymous
            • krW
            • 02 Apr 2017

            viveksubhash, 02 Apr 2017you do realise that they want it to run "desktop grade apps... moreA lot of people actually like and use the gear vroom.
            I can't say the same for this yet, but I can point your flawed claims

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              • Anonymous
              • krW
              • 02 Apr 2017

              AnonD-521587, 02 Apr 2017My phone has a blueish tint actually.the blue pixels die fa... moreWhat are you using? A budget 2010/11 panel?
              My 2009 omnia looks fine. Even in the blues. Lots of video watching on it too

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                • AnonD-521587
                • Ibx
                • 02 Apr 2017

                AnonD-514929, 02 Apr 2017Well I hate to break it down to you, but. All screen have y... moreMy phone has a blueish tint actually.the blue pixels die faster so that's what causes the entire screen to be yellowish it's ugly as hell dude

                  regs, 02 Apr 2017Nvidia Share doing pretty much well 60 mbit 60 fps over w... moreyou do realise that they want it to run "desktop grade apps"(lots of emphasis on the quotation marks)...its basically an expensive usb type c hub...connecting to a mouse, and keyboard and also using wifi direct will surely make the phone hot and drain the battery fast..so..enter dex dock with its fan and usb charging..thats all..its a gimmick..it will probably go to the same dusty corner now being terrorized by the gear vr

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                    • regs
                    • 0V8
                    • 02 Apr 2017

                    viveksubhash, 02 Apr 2017There are many limitations and bottlenecks to what can be d... moreNvidia Share doing pretty much well 60 mbit 60 fps over wifi. Miracast is a direct connection, doing well as well.

                    And again, there is DisplayPort over USB-C.

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                      • tEr
                      • 02 Apr 2017

                      AnonD-521587, 02 Apr 2017I'm not an iPhone user Well I hate to break it down to you, but. All screen have yellow-tint. IPS LCD ain't no different.
                      The difference is, on Amoled, you get good quality screen which later degrades that you can actually SEE it.
                      On other screen, it's yellow-ish since the beginning. It degrades as well, but because you've been using craps since the beginning you just can't notice it.

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                        • AnonD-521587
                        • Ibx
                        • 02 Apr 2017

                        AnonD-514929, 02 Apr 2017So youre saying only Amoled is causing yellow-tint after ye... moreI'm not an iPhone user

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                          • Anonymous
                          • P@Y
                          • 02 Apr 2017

                          HgA, 29 Mar 2017Some said that is a boring phone... Has the latest hardware... morewould you mind including sharp aquos?

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                            • AnonD-658221
                            • 3bm
                            • 02 Apr 2017

                            s8 antutu

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                              • AnonD-514929
                              • tEr
                              • 02 Apr 2017

                              AnonD-521587, 01 Apr 2017why isnt that his criticism can't be valid? Amoled has its ... moreSo youre saying only Amoled is causing yellow-tint after years of using? What phone are u using? Iphone, right? Okay. Okay.

                                regs, 01 Apr 2017This isn't a significant limitation. And wireless display s... moreThere are many limitations and bottlenecks to what can be done over wifi or Bluetooth.. There are protocols to follow, patent restrictions to these and much more, its almost always easier to use wires.. And docks aren't anything new.. Unless one is too young to remember.. Most laptops had those for adding new ports, storage or more, even now they are being sold as amplifiers like alienware.. Not saying that wifi is bad, but its the same as usb type c right now

                                  RaghavaZ, 31 Mar 2017Camera wise i think Samsung played a safe game with S8....M... moreI use an s7 edge and i noticed bad pic quality when snapping high contrast photos like ct scans.. Changed it to manual and turned off hdr for instant clarity..

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                                    • Acai Jeffrey
                                    • fuf
                                    • 01 Apr 2017

                                    uill b on top forever Samsung my dream phone s8.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • krW
                                      • 01 Apr 2017

                                      AnonD-521587, 01 Apr 2017why isnt that his criticism can't be valid? Amoled has its ... moreFirst of all those have nothing top do worth the specific comment in question and are almost all just as much rubbish.

                                      Valid criticism and bias lies are not the same thing

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                                        • AnonD-521587
                                        • I0c
                                        • 01 Apr 2017

                                        Anonymous, 01 Apr 2017You're so bias and naive that you are actually trying to tw... morewhy isnt that his criticism can't be valid? Amoled has its limitations its color innacurate at least from samsung.
                                        second it has blue pixel issues as well as in burn in issues its also very inconsistant across the board.

                                        After you use amoled displays for a while they get this yellowish tint all over the display looks ugly as hell.