Samsung Galaxy Note8 review

16 September 2017
The Note8 is here and we can't help but feel the tension rising, especially in Europe where this is the first Note device to officially land in two years. Some time it's been, so a lot is riding on the Galaxy Note8.

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  • 17 Sep 2017

TheNE1GHB0R, 16 Sep 2017If you had monitored and documented your S8+'s battery from... 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... 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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      • wYx
      • 17 Sep 2017

      Whats d name.of the 1st game?

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        • AnonD-456829
        • tYZ
        • 17 Sep 2017

        My S8 hasn't received a software update since long and it hangs a lot. Samsung phones are crap. That's it. I am moving to Nokia probably

          tech reviews have become an absolute joke. If this were any other phone or manufacturer such as Sony the writer would have torn shreds off it about poor battery life, terrible ergonomics and a substandard camera performance in dark conditions (pointing your phone at an object that is blaring out a tonne of light is not a good test)

            AnonD-595251, 16 Sep 2017Fast Charging will reduce the charge cycles anyway. But alw... moreYes, keeping the charge between 20% to 80% prolongs the battery power holds. While other literature tells that keeping the charge above 80 or 90% will even increase the cycle to more than 2000 cycles (if my memory serves me right)!

            That's why I'll be getting a power case right away to keep it constantly above 50% with just one press of a button. Zerolemon seems to have nailed it with the least dimensions:

            http://www.zerolemon.com/product/5500mah-battery-case-samsung-galaxy-note-8-black/

            I'll get two units right away, and they will usually come out with a bigger capacity like 8500 mAh which can charge 1.5 times the internal battery.

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              • Anonymous
              • LQX
              • 17 Sep 2017

              Even the average iphone has steteo.
              A 1000 dollars phone does not.

              There is no point of using ip68 if audio is not good enough without earphones. Many ppl listen to music during shower.
              A 2013 phone of Htc or Sony has better audio system.

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                • AnonD-24741
                • mY{
                • 17 Sep 2017

                zodiacfml, 17 Sep 2017I just want it for the display. Can't they change the phil... moreI've never had an S Pen fail on me. I've never even had to use any of the spare tips Samsung bundles with the Note phones. So, there's no added cost with using an S Pen. Also, if you only want it for the display and not the pen, just don't use the pen... :)

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                  • AnonD-24741
                  • mY{
                  • 17 Sep 2017

                  mir, 17 Sep 2017Samsung began this aggressive practice of shutting down bac... moreThat's utter BS. Samsung's phones aren't aggressively shutting down background processes. You have an option to manually shut everything down with the memory optimiser, but it lets Android handle background threads by itself unless you use that.
                  Anyone constantly killing background threads, like those old pre-2.0 app killers, will increase battery usage as Android will restore those apps to the background.
                  There are features on Samsung flagships to suspend everything, to give the foreground all the performance, something even Microsoft has copied with the Game Mode on Windows. Though, those features doesn't kill anything to work. It's mostly used for the Oculus VR mode.

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                    • sxr
                    • 17 Sep 2017

                    Anonymous, 16 Sep 2017You don't get it. This is a fake image. Samsung has almost ... moreSamsung began this aggressive practice of shutting down background processes since the S6.

                      the presenter in video could speak slower, clearer. no one forced him to complete the video fast. such video could be on youtube as a record forever, could make it better, for anyone on earth to watch anytime.

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                        • mir
                        • sxr
                        • 17 Sep 2017

                        zodiacfml, 17 Sep 2017I just want it for the display. Can't they change the phil... moreGuess you haven't heard about the S8 Plus...

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                          • Anonymous
                          • LQX
                          • 17 Sep 2017

                          All selfie sample I have seen so far have high exposition.
                          HDR fails.

                            I just want it for the display. Can't they change the philosophy and make an Edge/Plus with the Note's display? How many year will utilize a costly pen? It is costly in battery and price.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 7Ac
                              • 17 Sep 2017

                              LG superfan, 16 Sep 2017Gsmarena why didnt you put battery scores with always on di... moreProbably end up with a weak 60hrs endurance. Can anyone confirm?

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                                • M{3
                                • 17 Sep 2017

                                very nice phone at all , very fast and reliable

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                                  • Vic
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                                  • 17 Sep 2017

                                  Why this phone is so heavy? It's like carrying brick in your pocket. In fact I don't understand why last generation of phones from almost all manufacturers (except LG) are so heavy without any justified reason? Is it a new idiotic trend just like removing of 3.5 mm jack?

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • ty@
                                    • 16 Sep 2017

                                    Lets see if note8 could take the crown from G6:www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0nV2mnDB5c

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                                      • AnonD-595251
                                      • t0L
                                      • 16 Sep 2017

                                      TheNE1GHB0R, 16 Sep 2017If you had monitored and documented your S8+'s battery from... moreFast Charging will reduce the charge cycles anyway. But always keep the phone charged over 40% to get maximum durability (not battery endurance in a measured period) out of your Battery. They say Lithium iON battery can give up to 800 charge cycles, but ofcourse it differs with various outputs from various chargers.

                                        Gsmarena why didnt you put battery scores with always on display on