I am coming from the Galaxy S7 Edge, and was convinced I would get the Galaxy S8. I really like the S7E, but occasionally found it just a tad too big in the pocket depending on what pants I wore. Then I walked into Best Buy and saw both phones side by side. After playing around with both for 15 minutes, I have to say I am leaning towards the S8+ now. The S8 just looks too small, while the S8+ seems to be a close match to the S7E. It's almost the same width, but about a quarter inch taller. I'm also thinking the S8+ is going to have a small advantage over the S8 when it comes to battery life. My one hesitation is how tall the S8+ is. By the time I put a case on the S8+, is it going to be too big to pocket?
Anyways, I'm just curious what size you guys/gals are going to get. Please post your response in the poll.
Thanks!
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I am coming from the Galaxy S7 Edge, and was convinced I would get the Galaxy S8. I really like the S7E, but occasionally found it just a tad too big in the pocket depending on what pants I wore. Then I walked into Best Buy and saw both phones side by side. After playing around with both for 15 minutes, I have to say I am leaning towards the S8+ now. The S8 just looks too small, while the S8+ seems to be a close match to the S7E. It's almost the same width, but about a quarter inch taller. I'm also thinking the S8+ is going to have a small advantage over the S8 when it comes to battery life. My one hesitation is how tall the S8+ is. By the time I put a case on the S8+, is it going to be too big to pocket?
Anyways, I'm just curious what size you guys/gals are going to get. Please post your response in the poll.
Thanks!
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I felt the same way when I walked into a T-Mobile store, I wanted the S8 regular at first, but after seeing them side by side, the regular was just too small. The Plus looked fine to me, maybe because I'm so used to carrying a bigger phone around. Coming from the V20, even with a case on the S8+, I think the size will be comparable.
I've ordered the S8 but am now having the same dilemma. Would the S8+ be too big? I like phones that aren't phablet territory and can be used one handed. The narrower width helps on the S8/+ I suppose.
Is there anywhere in the UK we can actually see the devices?
Second consideration is paying another £90 for an already expensive phone which will only see a 0.5inch difference in screen size and all else staying the same.
I don't even know what a 'normal' price for a flaghship is these days (last I paid was about £360 for the Axon 7 and even looking at a comparison with the S8 it's hard to see £320 of difference in the S8)
I'm a shorter person, smaller hands. The 8+, while nice, was just too big. My wife has the iPhone 6plus and its too big. The 8 should be just right.
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I am coming from the Galaxy S7 Edge, and was convinced I would get the Galaxy S8. I really like the S7E, but occasionally found it just a tad too big in the pocket depending on what pants I wore. Then I walked into Best Buy and saw both phones side by side. After playing around with both for 15 minutes, I have to say I am leaning towards the S8+ now. The S8 just looks too small, while the S8+ seems to be a close match to the S7E. It's almost the same width, but about a quarter inch taller. I'm also thinking the S8+ is going to have a small advantage over the S8 when it comes to battery life. My one hesitation is how tall the S8+ is. By the time I put a case on the S8+, is it going to be too big to pocket?
Anyways, I'm just curious what size you guys/gals are going to get. Please post your response in the poll.
Thanks!
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I already pre-ordered the S8, which already took me an hour of playing with the phones to end up with that decision. However, I've gone back there a few times since (enough so that the guy working in the Samsung Experience area recognizes me, lawl), and I'm still debating between the two.
I'm getting the S8 no matter what, however... it's the size that driving me up the wall. The more I compare the two, the more I'm leaning towards the S8+, as the S8 is starting to seem small to me (and this is coming from someone with small hands, lawl), but I don't wanna willynilly switch my pre-order like crazy, as I don't wanna be known as that girl who keeps on changing her mind on the phone. XD Even if they're nice to my face, as that's part of the job, I know they're totally judging, haha.
I still have time to sleep on it and it's not like money's an issue with the plans. I wouldn't be paying much more. If Best Buy didn't have their pre-order deal, I would totally get the regular one because I'm not paying $100 more for the larger phone. With the deal, the S8+ is the same price as the regular S8 at full price and only $50 more than the S8 is. Totally muddles everything, haha.
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I've ordered the S8 but am now having the same dilemma. Would the S8+ be too big? I like phones that aren't phablet territory and can be used one handed. The narrower width helps on the S8/+ I suppose.
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Ditto on this dilemma. I keep going to Best Buy to compare the two and I'm starting to lean towards the S8+. But, I wanna be 100% sure that I wanna switch my pre-order before doing it. I'm coming from the S6, so the S8+ is similar width, but taller. I'm also scared that adding a case will make it too big. Would be soo much easier to decide if they had cases there, but those aren't there yet.
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I already pre-ordered the S8, which already took me an hour of playing with the phones to end up with that decision. However, I've gone back there a few times since (enough so that the guy working in the Samsung Experience area recognizes me, lawl), and I'm still debating between the two.
I'm getting the S8 no matter what, however... it's the size that driving me up the wall. The more I compare the two, the more I'm leaning towards the S8+, as the S8 is starting to seem small to me (and this is coming from someone with small hands, lawl), but I don't wanna willynilly switch my pre-order like crazy, as I don't wanna be known as that girl who keeps on changing her mind on the phone. XD Even if they're nice to my face, as that's part of the job, I know they're totally judging, haha.
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Glad to see I'm not the only crazy one here. I went to Best Buy today to see the phones, but didn't preorder yet. Thinking about going back tomorrow.
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Glad to see I'm not the only crazy one here. I went to Best Buy today to see the phones, but didn't preorder yet. Thinking about going back tomorrow.
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I swear I'm usually not THIS indecisive about a phone, haha! XD The hardest thing is USUALLY the color, because up until now, that was the case, but even then, it didn't take an hour to figure that out. Think why I ended up picking the S8 originally to pre-order was because it's similar in size to my S6, but taller and skinnier.
Even then, the S8+ wasn't completely overwhelming for me, but thought the same concern that I think of now, will it be too tall/thick once I add a case to it? I don't plan on adding something like an Otterbox to it, but something like my Spigen Galaxy S6 Case Slim Armor. If they had cases already, this would help sooo much, but nope.
Went to Best Buy today... and I have decided on the s8+. The big screen is overwhelming but it will take little getting used to. I think the deciding factor was the bigger battery.
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Went to Best Buy today... and I have decided on the s8+. The big screen is overwhelming but it will take little getting used to. I think the deciding factor was the bigger battery.
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Oh yeah, so just as an update, I ended up cancelling my S8 pre-order and changed it to the S8+. The more I compared the two, the more I felt that the regular one was a bit small. I've never had a phone as large as this, so this... will be a VERY interesting experience. But, compared to other large phones on the market, this one doesn't feel unwieldy.
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Oh yeah, so just as an update, I ended up cancelling my S8 pre-order and changed it to the S8+. The more I compared the two, the more I felt that the regular one was a bit small. I've never had a phone as large as this, so this... will be a VERY interesting experience. But, compared to other large phones on the market, this one doesn't feel unwieldy.
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I actually meant the big screen isn't overwhelming lol. I think you made the right choice.
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I actually meant the big screen isn't overwhelming lol. I think you made the right choice.
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Haha, yeah, was wondering what you meant by it being overwhelming. Yeah, I think so too. I still have some concerns with cases, but, regardless, I'm VERY excited for launch day!!!
I went with the S8 as I've had larger phablet phones like the xperia z ultra (one of biggest phones of them all) to the nexus 6 and overall i just prefer phones within 5 to 6 inch range that i can preferably use mostly 1 handed.
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I nearly got the S8+, since it's only a tad big taller than my 3T! But thinking logically, I probably have difficulties reaching the top of the phone... The size isn't the problem, its' reaching the screen etc.
But yeah I have ordered it from Argos, Buy it now pay 12 month later
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I nearly got the S8+, since it's only a tad big taller than my 3T! But thinking logically, I probably have difficulties reaching the top of the phone... The size isn't the problem, its' reaching the screen etc.
But yeah I have ordered it from Argos, Buy it now pay 12 month later
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Same here..i ve made 3 trips to best after i ordered the S8 but each time i am trying to convince myself to cancel and order the S8+, i just couldnt.
I couldnt havent pull the notification bar down with one hand..and that fingerprint scanner? Forget about reaching it.
So yea sticking with the S8
A lot of launchers have swipe down gestures to pull down the notification bar, but i'm still sticking with the s8.
Coming from an unwieldy Nexus 6P, I decided to go for the S8 and sacrifice some battery life for one-handed usability.
I have an S8+ on pre-order. There is no way of holding the device until release date in the UK, all stores have a device locked to their stand only. I am thinking it will be okay, I use my phone so much for Sat-nav and when I am at work I don't use my phone that much. I really wanted to go to a much larger screen, it definitely will be coming from an S6 Edge with that being a 5.2 inch screen or whatever. I do worry a little about the fingerprint reader, battery life, and size of the screen. There is 1 handed mode though for a reason to get best of both worlds.
I've gone for the S8 plus. I found the S8 to be a nice size but still fumbled a bit when typing. The plus was that much better size for me. I could also reach the whole thing one handed both front and back.
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Preordered the S8+ but after going into the galaxy store in NYC and playing with the phones realized what a lot of other people have said - its just a tad too big. Also, on that bigger phone, the 'infinity' display just seems less impressive. The wow factor is definitely bigger on the smaller unit (if that makes any sense). So I had ATT switch my preorder (without losing my place in line).
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Well, it's been a ride. Some fun, some bad.
I loved this phone when it came out because of its sturdy metal casing, and the fact that it was super-slim, and only 4.3" unlike all the other flagship devices coming out. Combined with the Krait core, this thing was a beast at first. And T-Mobile was fast, it was running at 15-20mbps down, and 5mbps up.
And then 1 month in, things started going downhill quickly, unfortunately. T-Mobile killed off all the good data speeds in my area, and I was back to standard HSPA speeds of 5-7mbps either way. I've never seen a fast data test since May 2012, and that's depressing as hell.
Combine that with the fact that the radio on this device has been plagued by issues of sluggishness, and the experience turned a bit sour. Even after using build.prop tweaks to help with fast dormancy, the phone just never seemed to work like it was supposed to, radio-wise.
Anyways, in the next few days I'll be receiving a Nexus 5 and hopefully having a great LTE experience. I wish you guys the best, but won't be around much. I'm not selling my One S though. It's a good house phone to have around for apps and music.
I'm in the same boat. Except that mine's not shipping until Nov 8th :'(
I would keep this phone, but the radio issue on t-mobile is driving me nuts.
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I'm in the same boat. Except that mine's not shipping until Nov 8th :'(
I would keep this phone, but the radio issue on t-mobile is driving me nuts.
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I was this close to buying it this afternoon, but decided to wait another few weeks and buy it as a Christmas present for myself instead. I do like the One S and haven't had any speed problems since having the first 2 replaced, but it's nice to get new things and really want a 5 inch screen. I'm tired of envying peoples Samsung Galaxy S4s
The only con about the nexus 5 is how big the phone is. I originally wanted to get the moto x because of its screen size and compactness, but paying over $400 for a snapdragon s4 pro and a 720p screen is just laughable. I can care less about touchless control and active display.
Not in a hurry, will wait patiently for a great deal. Maybe 6 months?
I like my One S, I can't imagine doing anything different (day to day) on the new Nexus.
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The only con about the nexus 5 is how big the phone is ...
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Anybody who is a One S owner and changes to a Nexus 5, please let us know if you find the phone a lot bigger? From the official specification of the N5 and the One S the N5 is only 3 or 4 mm bigger in width and height, So is it a big deal?
I am also in same boat, OP u r lucky that u experienced powerful version of one s i.e. s4 with more development going on. I had s3 version of it with little development but overall better than some other mid range phones. I got htc one and now my one s lies somewhere in my drawers.
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Anybody who is a One S owner and changes to a Nexus 5, please let us know if you find the phone a lot bigger? From the official specification of the N5 and the One S the N5 is only 3 or 4 mm bigger in width and height, So is it a big deal?
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Sounds big when you look at your phone now but I moved up to the N4 from a Desire which is only 3 inches smaller than the N5. Now I can't imagine having a smaller phone. In fact I wouldn't mind the extra size!
Well guys, the same thing will happen here - but I'm not tired of the One S, I'm tired of HTC at all. You guys , living here in this forum will know, what I'm talking about...
Recently I bought a Galaxy S4 mini for my daughters hands, besides it's screen it's technological superior to the One S, which I own for more than one and a half year now and atm you'll have to pay about 235 Euro for the S4 mini here in Germany. Besides that it has exchangeable battery and an external SD card slot.
For me personally Samsung never was and is an alternative, also I find the S4 mini being a good device. So I'll go for a Nexus the next months. Simply let's wait and see, what development will go on there. Or what else will arrive.
nickmv said:
Well, it's been a ride. Some fun, some bad.
I loved this phone when it came out because of its sturdy metal casing, and the fact that it was super-slim, and only 4.3" unlike all the other flagship devices coming out. Combined with the Krait core, this thing was a beast at first. And T-Mobile was fast, it was running at 15-20mbps down, and 5mbps up.
And then 1 month in, things started going downhill quickly, unfortunately. T-Mobile killed off all the good data speeds in my area, and I was back to standard HSPA speeds of 5-7mbps either way. I've never seen a fast data test since May 2012, and that's depressing as hell.
Combine that with the fact that the radio on this device has been plagued by issues of sluggishness, and the experience turned a bit sour. Even after using build.prop tweaks to help with fast dormancy, the phone just never seemed to work like it was supposed to, radio-wise.
Anyways, in the next few days I'll be receiving a Nexus 5 and hopefully having a great LTE experience. I wish you guys the best, but won't be around much. I'm not selling my One S though. It's a good house phone to have around for apps and music.
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I decided that the Nexus 5 is going to be my present to myself for making it through one year of quitting smoking.
When I first quit, I went on the nicotine patch. That was an eight week course, so I decided that if I made the eight weeks, I would treat myself to a wacom tablet for my computer. I've been wracking my brain to think of something suitably dramatic for my one year, and when my carrier announced it was going to be supporting the Nexus 5 (they haven't supported any of the previous models and I don't like to purchase online), my decision was easily made.
I love my One S, but it's just time to get something with a little more pep I think.
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Anybody who is a One S owner and changes to a Nexus 5, please let us know if you find the phone a lot bigger? From the official specification of the N5 and the One S the N5 is only 3 or 4 mm bigger in width and height, So is it a big deal?
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I placed my One S inside my Spigen case that I already ordered and received, and I was pretty surprised at just how little the difference is.
It's really not much bigger AT ALL. I'll try to get a shot later and post it.
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Anybody who is a One S owner and changes to a Nexus 5, please let us know if you find the phone a lot bigger? From the official specification of the N5 and the One S the N5 is only 3 or 4 mm bigger in width and height, So is it a big deal?
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If you've ever used a Galaxy S3, the N5 is pretty close in height & width to that. It doesn't look like it'd be too big a deal, since the vertical bezel space is smaller and there's less tapering along the sides. If you're short on space in your pocket or your hand is just big enough for the One S, it might be enough to push it over the edge from "barely useable" to "uncomfortable".
PhoneArena's Size Comparison for One S & N5. The really nice thing about this comparison site is that you can calibrate it using either the phone you're holding in your hand or a credit card or driver's license for life-size viewing. You can also do a side-by-side or overlay comparison.
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No "Good-Bye"-Threads on this forum.
And all the talk about other phones is even more off-topic
Cost will be less for the S6 Edge (per month - TMobile Jump on Demand)
Is there a battery performance difference since the Edge has the different screen?
If I do, it will be tomorrow.
Apart from a curved screen what'd be the point?
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Cost will be less for the S6 Edge (per month - TMobile Jump on Demand)
Is there a battery performance difference since the Edge has the different screen?
If I do, it will be tomorrow.
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well you should definitely go for the s6 edge, has slightly bigger battery not really noticeable...for the rest is the same.
but that curved screen is worth it in my opinion...it looks amazing i would say the most beautiful phone on the market, the s6 looks like an s5, s4, just with that glass in the back which looks nice btw.
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Apart from a curved screen what'd be the point?
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Mainly lowering the cost of the phone.
When I signed up for Tmobile Jump on demand I got a 32gb S6 for $24/month
If I use one of my jumps I can jump to a 128gb S6 Edge for $17.50/month - 4 times the storage space for roughly $7 less per month (I could go 32GB for $13.50 but I'm already pushing the limits of my 32GB S6 storage wise).
I just wish the US had gotten the Green S6 Edge.
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Mainly lowering the cost of the phone.
When I signed up for Tmobile Jump on demand I got a 32gb S6 for $24/month
If I use one of my jumps I can jump to a 128gb S6 Edge for $17.50/month - 4 times the storage space for roughly $7 less per month (I could go 32GB for $13.50 but I'm already pushing the limits of my 32GB S6 storage wise).
I just wish the US had gotten the Green S6 Edge.
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If you can save its worth it, I just don't get how you can save for what is a more expensive model with higher storage too :silly:
It's like saying should I get rid of the Mini because I've been offered a cheaper deal on a Bugatti Veyron
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If you can save its worth it, I just don't get how you can save for what is a more expensive model with higher storage too :silly:
It's like saying should I get rid of the Mini because I've been offered a cheaper deal on a Bugatti Veyron
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It's a promotion they're running. I also lowered my plan from $140 to $120 for the same amount of data/lines
I did the opposite. Actually had the 32gb edge+ for a few days... Didn't like it at all. Don't take me wrong though, the curved screen is undeniably sexy but I found it to be really uncomfortable, slippery and impractical... Therefore utterly annoying for my everyday usage.
I have big hands so... More often than not, I find myself using the device one-handed... And that was simply a no-go with the edge screen for me... I never had the confidence for managing it with one hand, always felt insecure about it, as I constantly feared it dropping or slipping out my hand...
Sold it. Bought a 64gb flat S6 "duos" (dual sim, version 920fd) instead and never looked back. The first moment I had that flat screen again in my hand, I knew that's what I should've bought in the first place. It just felt right in my hand, I was confident again about managing the device one-handed.
Plus a few others details... Nothing major but, the S6 edge+, curved screen additional functions are absolute gimmicks, it didn't had an IR blaster, which I quite missed from my LG G3 so... And finally I really didn't like how the edge screen distorted text images and the worst of all, THE REFLECTION of the curved screen under direct sunlight... Not cool at all.
But hey! That's just my opinion. I'm sure most users are happy with it as it is... Not for me though.
So I already preordered the S7 because I dont like big phones. I just went to Best Buy though and held an untethered S7 edge and I gotta say it is not nearly as big as you'd think. Somehow it feels really compact and easy to hold. I feel like I kind of want to switch to the Edge but I ordered my S7 really early and don't want to lose my place in line hah! Anyone feel like switching?
I did. same thing for me, I went to best buy today and held the edge. and I said it's just as comfortable as the 7, 6 grams heavier and 600 mah battery more. I canceled my 7.
I did that exact thing last night. Switched to edge from 7
I did the exact opposite - switched from the Edge to the S7 as the Edge felt a bit too big. Great that we have a choice!
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I did the exact opposite - switched from the Edge to the S7 as the Edge felt a bit too big. Great that we have a choice!
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Same here. The s7 edge was too similar to s7 for me. Plus I really really didn't like the rounded edges.
Let me join too lol, I've phoned sammy and payed extra for the edge lol, I expected 5.5 inch screen to be much wider,,, but to my surprise, s7 edge is really good and comfy to hold, sammy sent me email to pay the difference by paypal
I've ordered a S7 silver but thinking about getting the Edge instead. Here in Australia we don't have samples to play with but from the dimensions I can see that edge is very compact.
Tried both today at another store, and the weird thing was that there was a significant difference in the picture quality between the two; S7 Edge had a lot more aliasing going on despite the settings being the exact same (going to post a comparison pic later when I have time, because my gf was with me and didn't want to give me enough time to do a complete comparison). Also does anyone know if there is a difference in the DACs/AMPs used as the Edge sounded a bit clearer to my ears (could be placebo as I was switching between the two)? The Edge also seemed a bit smoother for some reason (same apps running in the background). The S7 is definitely more compact, but started second-guessing my decision now.
I went with the edge. Just down to the the fact not tried any if there edge handsets and tried it in store and it felt really nice. I'm moving on from a note 4 just hope I don't regret it as I do love my note.
i, egde colors is great, 5.5 and better battery
I have s6 flat, and now i'm switching to s7 edge. Main reason is battery, i'm a heavy user, and second reason screen size.
Hey guys I'm going to preorder my Phone today.
I'm just so indecisive on which one I should get. I went from the Note 3 to iPhone 6 Plus. I want to get back to my Sammy but I don't know which one to get.
What bothers me about the edge is the, well, edge part. It's bigger yet I feel like the sharp corners don't give u a good grip. On the positive side it's a bigger display.
The regular S7 looks to be much better of a feel on the hands.
What do u guys think? Am I being too hard on the edge or do some of you feel the same way.
Oh one last thing. I feel it would be a lot easier to break the edge screen.
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Well sounds like you want the regular S7.
I had my hands in both and both feel comfortable in hand but the S7 feels better in my opinion. Don't really care for the edge.
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im in the same vote as you i preordered both devices , i have the reg s6 atm , the edge never apealed to me , i though tit looked cool but as for usefullness i find the edge gimmicky however seeing as how the reg s7 is curved on the back already and me wanting a larger screen and bigger battery i am taking the plunge and going edge version for this s7 upgrade , i always use a flygrip on the case of any device i have so holding it inst a problem . and the edge features can be disabled if needed.
Thank you both for your inputs. I'm gonna order the S7 non edge. Enjoy your devices guys.
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Hit up BestBuy and give them both a try and see which feels better, S7 Edge might feel like a bad grip because of the screen but it isn't, you can also add a case and get a better grip no worries.
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Hit up BestBuy and give them both a try and see which feels better, S7 Edge might feel like a bad grip because of the screen but it isn't, you can also add a case and get a better grip no worries.
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That's a great idea. That way I get a hands on before buying. Thanks
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That's a great idea. That way I get a hands on before buying. Thanks
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Exactly, I was settled for the S7 but then I gave them a try at BB and liked the S7 Edge better cause of the looks, bigger battery and the screen is bigger but doesn't feel as big as a 6 inch phone.
Well guys I completely fell off the wagon. I ended up getting the Note 5 32GB instead. I went to the T-Mobile store and felt much happier using the Note than the S7 or S7 Edge.
Don't get me wrong I was much impressed with the S7 but before leaving to an iPhone I was a note 3 user. Probably one of my favorite devices of all time to be honest. Anywho the important part is that im back with Samsung and Android.
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Well guys I completely fell off the wagon. I ended up getting the Note 5 32GB instead. I went to the T-Mobile store and felt much happier using the Note than the S7 or S7 Edge.
Don't get me wrong I was much impressed with the S7 but before leaving to an iPhone I was a note 3 user. Probably one of my favorite devices of all time to be honest. Anywho the important part is that im back with Samsung and Android.
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I had the note 5 and my battery was terrible. I'm a power user. I upgraded to the edge just for the battery and have been satisfied since day one. Plus the development on the note 5 really slowed down.
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I had the note 5 and my battery was terrible. I'm a power user. I upgraded to the edge just for the battery and have been satisfied since day one. Plus the development on the note 5 really slowed down.
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With the current ROM and Kernel my battery life is great IMO
I had the edge and I returned it for the s7 and I'll tell you why. It's basically the only thing that bothered me... The edge function is nice, but the edge screen and it's shortcut thing has 0 use for any other app at all, and it makes the other apps really weird looking to me. Instagram for instance, the picture is warped around both sides and drove me crazy. Nothing else is meant to be viewed with 10 percent of the screen warped on the sides. Facebook the same thing. Even some buttons like the like button or whatever would be half on the bent edge, so you would have to hit them on the corner and it just bothered the crap out of me. That's just my thoughts obviously, but I couldn't deal. It was such a relief to have the s7 screen after that.
I have had both versions and US (Tmo) and International. I have to Say International (Exynos) regular is the one to go with. It's simply amazing ! I got better battery and gaming performance and ......... NO carrier BLOATWARE ! SM-G930F is the model number I have. Also It's rootable (not sure as of right now if US models are) but in future they may be as well.
Good luck !
I watched a lot of videos and read a lots of articles and reviews before I decided that I want a new Samsung phone and I thought that S7 would be the right choice for me. But then when I went to the local store and put my hands on both of S7 and S7E I just completely changed my mind for S7E.
Initially I had only one concern for S7E that it is too big but it is turned out tahat actually it is not as big as and having edges making this phone really nice and easier to use plus it has bigger battery than S7.
So my suggestion would be if you have Samsung store somewhere around just go in and physically touch both of the phones and play around a bit this way you can make proper decision. No one else can make it for you.
Good luck with your choice! :good:
Hello,
I got the S8+ a few days ago, and it definitely feels better in the hand, but to me the overall experience is about the same. Certainly, some things are improved but not feeling it is worth $850 upgrade- the S7E is really good and still is working well for me. What are your thoughts? what do you think are the killer features that are that much better than the S7e?
thanks,
aaronc_98 said:
Hello,
I got the S8+ a few days ago, and it definitely feels better in the hand, but to me the overall experience is about the same. Certainly, some things are improved but not feeling it is worth $850 upgrade- the S7E is really good and still is working well for me. What are your thoughts? what do you think are the killer features that are that much better than the S7e?
thanks,
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To early to tell but I am getting double the battery life without having to disable anything. That in itself is worth it to me. Also, my S7edge would get real slow and I would have to do a hard reset to fix it. Even now it takes forever for my S7e to boot up and work smoothly. I just feel that the S8 plus beats it hands down. I am not to excited about the screen real estate though. Most apps are not optimized for the new screen ratio so with the exception of the OS most apps make it seem like you have bezels and if you run it in full screen it cuts part of the screen off.
Reminds me when wide screen TVs were coming in. The tech is there but software will need to catch up and not sure if the new aspect ratio will catch on.
But the battery and performance are enough of a difference for me to justify it. The S7e was a solid phone but this one beats it out so far for me.
I'm on the Sprint Galaxy Forever plan and since I didn't root the S7e I had nothing to lose but some time.
My S7 Edge lagged so much. Going to the S8+, its so smooth! I'm loving this phone!!
Thanks, my S7E is still performing rather well except for battery. My S8+ battery has not been performing as well as some of you but that may because of my app choice and only a few cycles.
Appreciate the opinions...
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Sirdragonx said:
To early to tell but I am getting double the battery life without having to disable anything. That in itself is worth it to me. Also, my S7edge would get real slow and I would have to do a hard reset to fix it. Even now it takes forever for my S7e to boot up and work smoothly. I just feel that the S8 plus beats it hands down. I am not to excited about the screen real estate though. Most apps are not optimized for the new screen ratio so with the exception of the OS most apps make it seem like you have bezels and if you run it in full screen it cuts part of the screen off.
Reminds me when wide screen TVs were coming in. The tech is there but software will need to catch up and not sure if the new aspect ratio will catch on.
But the battery and performance are enough of a difference for me to justify it. The S7e was a solid phone but this one beats it out so far for me.
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I have to agree with Sirdragonx, my S8+ gets better battery life, the camera is better than the S7 and the screen real estate is well worth the upgrade?
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Same here, i thinks its worth the upgrade. Im not a fan of the s7e's home button which scratches easily.
dmbfan13 said:
My S7 Edge lagged so much. Going to the S8+, its so smooth! I'm loving this phone!!
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yeah. my s7 edge is really slow and lagging after I updated to nugget. just like those people with iphone said after the update on their phone, phone gets really slow and lagging. maybe they do this on purpose to make people upgrade to a newer phone.
I agree that the S8+ is not a "big" of an upgrade over the S7Edge as maybe I've been used to in upgrading phones in the past. There are a a few little things and the upgraded hardware should make for a better overall experience, but this is not a huge upgrade really plus I've had some issues like half of my fast wireless chargers that worked just find with the S7 Edge won't work with the S8+ for some reason. But I have noticed that so far the S8+ seems to be a little snappier and the battery life seems somewhat improved. The "bigger" screen though doesn't really seem to be much of an upgrade - it's not really that much bigger at all, just a little longer which actually sometimes gets in the way or looks worst than on the S7Edge due to a lot of apps not really built to take advantage of it.
IMO it is an upgrade. I'm very happy! Looking forward to Dex thanks to the USB C. I love the longer screen, it makes reading stuff much more enjoyable. The speaker sounds much better too I think.
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I too went from S7e to S8+. It wouldn't have been worth it for the full $850, but after AT&T's $360 for the Next trade-in, Best Buy's $100 pre-order refund, the $50 gift card Best Buy gave me for having me come in two days early because of their erroneous "Ready for pickup" announcement, and the $25 AT&T promotion I'm getting, I do think it's worth the $315 it's costing me to upgrade my phone along with my Gear VR.
Definately worth it to me.
S7e:
-Scratches easy gorilla 4
Rarely had keys in so i assumed it scratched from pocket carrying.
-Got dead pixels (twice)
-Battery drained
-Got too hot
I could keep going but im sure you all know. Loving the S8+.
I'm coming from an S7 Edge on Sprint to an S8+ on Verizon. I wouldn't say it's "worth" the upgrade but we can all agree it's a better spec phone. Software wise it's not that much different, I guess you get bixby with a dedicated hardware key.
Things I don't care
- Bixby, let alone a dedicated hardware button for it.
- Finger print sensor location
- Losing of physical home button
The big screen is great, it's a nice looking device. Those of us that always want the latest flagship, yea it's an upgrade.
I upgraded from the S7, which was my first Samsung/Android smartphone, having been using iPhones since their initial launch.
I switched to the S7 from the iPhone 6 Plus. I loved the big screen but hated the way the phone felt in my hand. That coupled with the fact the device was only 16gb made the thing useless.
I went for the smaller of the S7 devices has I hadn't had the best experience with the 6 Plus. But as soon as I saw the S8+ I knew that I'd be getting a larger screen in a device that wasn't uncomfortable to use.
That's worth the upgrade alone to me. Just wish the borders of the screen didn't have this red tinge on white!
The number one reason for me is that I no longer feel like throwing the phone against a wall due to touch sensitivity. I would always have to reset the phone in my hand to use the keyboard or hit buttons. Not an issue on the S8+. Also, everything is more responsive - even on the Day 1 installing stuff. The S7E would basically die when installing and would be utter tar after a few days without a reboot.
There are a lot of little things that are better. I'll go 36 hours on a charge where I barely got 24 on the S7E (my use case is different - I mostly use push email, Spotify, Listen Audiobooks playing constantly throughout the day. Maybe a hour of phone calls a day. I have no friends who are social, so no texts)
My S7E was lagging despite my efforts to keep it clean and performing well. Battery life was probably the biggest advantage the S8+ has over the S7E. I'm pretty impressed with how far TW has come along also - I would be using it if they offered vertical scrolling in the app drawer. So far I think the S8+ is a worthwhile upgrade - and it costs me $5/mo less at AT&T than I was paying for my S7E.
I have come to only upgrade my Samsung devices every other generation. And then I upgrade my other Sony / Nexus whatever device every other year from that again, so I have a new toy every year. That's pretty much all I can afford of these not too cheap flagship phone models, hehe.
That is, I've always been a Note-guy, and I had Note II and Note 4, and had the Note 7(6) ordered last fall, but we all know what happened then, and when they came with a 6.2 inch screen on the S8+ now, it wasn't really a question, I had to have it.
But I won't get S9 when that comes, and I will certainly see to Note again, since I have to say that I think that 6.2 inch screen is way to narrow and small. My old Note 4 screen appears bigger when they lay besides each other, and that was somewhat disappointing.
aaronc_98 said:
Hello,
I got the S8+ a few days ago, and it definitely feels better in the hand, but to me the overall experience is about the same. Certainly, some things are improved but not feeling it is worth $850 upgrade- the S7E is really good and still is working well for me. What are your thoughts? what do you think are the killer features that are that much better than the S7e?
thanks,
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With respect and zero confrontation I think only you can answer your own question. :good:
I made the change. The S8+ is no Note 7 so in my case I am not excited about the change BUT I do like the S8+ it certainly has its + points. Now when the Note 8 is released................
Ryland
Ryland Johnson said:
With respect and zero confrontation I think only you can answer your own question. :good:
I made the change. The S8+ is no Note 7 so in my case I am not excited about the change BUT I do like the S8+ it certainly has its + points. Now when the Note 8 is released................
Ryland
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Of course I just was wondering what you guys were thinking where the killer features over the S7 Edge... As I'm not completely feeling it...
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dmarco said:
I have to agree with Sirdragonx, my S8+ gets better battery life, the camera is better than the S7 and the screen real estate is well worth the upgrade?
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It's the same camera as the s7 edge. Just worked on the wide aperture.
Also the aspect ratio is different and most apps and videos will show black bars and when changing its too big. Eventually the software will catch up, but why release a half finished product. Heck even the Bixby assistant don't work fully...
That's the reason I didn't upgrade. It's nice to look at, about it.
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