Galaxy S8 - one week in

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by rattlsnak

I like Apple products because of the inter connectivity of all their devices. For example, I can open a web page on my phone and then lay it down and pick up my iPad and pick up right where I left off, or picture sharing, calendars, etc.. But i cannot stand MacBooks and need a PC/Laptop to do most of my work so i understand some of your points on the differences between the two products, but why is it everytime I interact with someone who has a Galaxy and youre standing right in front of them that it always takes them {10} minutes longer to do a task than it does with someone on an iPhone? Send me a text......., Send me a contact.... Show me a picture..... Always takes what seems to be 10x longer !!! The iPhones are definitely more user friendly!!

I don't agree. I was very frustrated with the iPhone when I had one and promptly switched to an Android phone.

I used all sorts of Treo phones for years before the iPhone came out. I switched to an early version of Windows Phone (Treo 800) because they delayed the new version of PalmOS. Next was another Windows phone (HTC), then Apple 4S, then to Samsung 4 and I've never looked back...

I've used Android Tablets, starting with a rooted Nook. Having file system access and being able to access my network drives with the phones and tablets is essential.

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by red-beard

Three weeks in:

Battery life is EXCELLENT. It calculates more than 36 hours with normal usage. Since this morning, 9.5 hours and the battery is at 75%.

Bixby: It sucks! It cannot understand O'Brien. It thinks the O is a middle initial...Google Voice works much better.

"edge" screen: I'm still not using it for anything, doesn't do anything for me. I could do without it. I bought a screen protector and because of the edge screen, it didn't actually fit that well and made the touch screen not operable in the corners.

Bluetooth: seems a little weaker than the S6. OTOH, it friggen works with the BMW, which the S6 with Nougat would not. Wife wants an upgrade, since BMW is hers...

Overall, very happy with decision.

Good to hear! I have about a year on the S6 Edge and am about to upgrade...

[sc_rufctr]

Last Friday I smashed the screen on my Galaxy S8+.

That's a first for me. "Not happy Jan"

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by red-beard

I'm a week in to using my new Samsung Galaxy S8 and here are my comments:

Wow, the battery life is amazing. It dropped to 71% after 12 hours. At this rate, I should have over 40 hours.

Did ya turn it on? my inter-gallactic S-5 can't get more than 10 feet from a charger

[scottmandue]

Dunno about user friendly, I sold my soul to google and now everything syncs, I even killed my phone and within ten minutes everything (apps, contacts, pictures, calendar) was restored on the new phone.

[red-beard]

6 months in.

Still working great. Lots of people think it is the iPhone X.

Bixby is interesting. It is very good at running tasks on the phone (open chrome to Pelican Forum), but stumbles on phone book names.