Update [May 04, 2017]: And here’s our winner — say congrats to Naitik for winning a shiny new — well, review unit, actually — Galaxy S8.
We would be remiss to not name some of the most active participants on our blog in a recent while, who really surprised us a lot by becoming almost ubiquitous at every post we covered recently. We’re talking about Ashwin Prasad, Rishab Warrior, Vishal Giri. On a sidenote, though: guys, really, commenting on almost every article and such, it did give an impression of spam, especially when sometimes you commented only for the sake of it, something which we didn’t really like. That was the reason we didn’t rely on comments as the only basis for deciding on this. But we still have something for you, for the efforts you put in, we are giving Google Play credits of INR1500 to each one of three, which you should be receiving soon in your inbox. This text is directed towards you because we just know you are quite waiting to read all of this.
Anyway, now why we chose Naitik. Well, Naitik helped us with things we bloggers just love: breaking stories, as well as social sharing. Some of his tips were really cool — getting us extra coverage we really crave for, which also helps with social sharing and garnering new visitors. You are some guy, we’d admit, although we’d love it when you stop remaining anonymous for most of the times.
We’re yet to receive our S8, but once we have received and reviewed it, we’d send it over to Naitik quite asap-ish. Of course, for those waiting for it, we would ask Naitik guy to share with us a pic of him leaning with his S8, sure!
Update [April 29th, 2017]: The contest is over now. And we’ll announce a winner shortly. Keep your fingers crossed!
We’ve been thinking about holding a giveaway on TheAndroidSoul for quite some time, and what better time to do this than on the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8.
The company has taken wraps off the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ at the Samsung Unpacked 2017 event today. The device is everything we expected it to be. Beautiful design, powerful hardware and larger display.
Starting today (March 29, 2017), we’re holding an international contest to let you win a Galaxy S8 from us, for free. FYI, this will be our review unit.
Our S8 giveaway will run through 30 days from today. And one lucky winner will be taking away the Samsung Galaxy S8 on April 28, 2017.
Since this is an international giveaway, the winner will be receiving the device when we’re done reviewing the device.
Update: In case you noticed, we used to use a way to kind-of force you to follow us on twitter to enter the giveaway, and follow it up on daily basis with a Retweet to increase your chances. Well, we’re doing away with all of that.
How to participate?
- Comment on this post to enter.
- Remain active on blog to increase your chances of winning:
- Comment on other posts to share your thoughts.
- Help those in need on blog.
- Share links on social network sites.
Of the above, sharing your thoughts on other posts is what we’d like to see from you.
So, participating is easy. Just enter a comment below and you’re in. It goes without saying that the sharing our links on sites like Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, etc. help us grow, something we like very much, so please do that to increase your chances of winning it. Of course, please do not spam Reddit and like sites with our links — it would be cool if you share only breaking stories, or tips pages with those in need of help.
In deciding the winner, we will see top candidates who participated the most on sites: commenting on posts, sharing links, etc. But, the comments need to be pretty natural feedback or personal thoughts, not spam or one for-the-sake-of-it.
We would select 15 most active users at the end of the period, and go through each of the 15 users’ comments and social network pages to see who was the most positively active user on site, and award a our review unit of Galaxy S8 to him/her.
So, be active on our blog, sharing your thoughts and helping others in need of some tip to sort things out, and you get a good chance to own the Galaxy S8 for free.
1,364 responses to “Here’s our Galaxy S8 Giveaway!”
Guys, we need them to contribute to the debate, we all know that we want to win, but please, to win must make constant participation in the controversy generated about this device, who does not know something, investigate, any doubts, we are here to give our opinion about Of that, state your point of view, and the others the ours, thank you,
Hey just saw this giveaway and am definitely very excited!! I’m definitely the most keen towards the bluetooth 5.0 that’s going to be integrated in this phone!!
amazing feature am i right
Amen! That is the least marketed awesome feature of this phone. Bluetooth 5 is a huge leap from the previous iterations. The range is more than doubled and the bandwidth is a lot more too which can be used for “dual audio”. Giving audio output to two different speakers for instance
Am I the lucky one?
Please may i win the s8+ so my friend can stop bragging about his iphone 7+
any phone is better than an iphone 😉
No, I do not like iphones, but you have to recognize that they are good, not any is better than one of them, the ios system is lighter than android, I do not want to leave badly the s8, but the iphone 7+ is capable of Beat him up for a bit
this is true.i was overexaggerating
Iphone had it flourishing years… It’s just been about time samsung took over.
But if you saying you hate iphone well i think it’s all preferential
Hi! My name is Trimanpreet Singh Chawla. I am entering in a giveaway first time. I hope of winning this.
Hope to win!
Hope to win… was wondering what happened to the gleem giveaway page! It said giveaway ended
What happened is that “android soul” has decided to change the cards of the draw, will not be done with the gleem, Now it’s going to be you contributing to the subject of s8 or s8 +, ie giving your opinion about this device, What news is there about him, that he want us to know that you think we do not know, that you have doubts, discusses, discusses with us, but first, please read the comments at least 2 days ago, so that you are aware of what this Passing and do not repeat what has already been said, is more, if you have a doubt of what has been said, leave it, so we can help you.
These actions must be done during the time of competition, bone, every day until the end of the draw, among more enriching participation to the topic you do, the more chances you have to win, if you do many and do not contribute anything, you are doing nothing, those are The rules, knowing all this, do it, and come on!
i like this mobile i hope to win
same!
its a great phone!
I hope I win.. after a year and a half of having my s6 edge plus It is starting to break 🙁
Give it to me if you win porfa xd.
Do you really know the conditions to participate and win?
regularly comment and participate in forums on the website to be noticed as a participant
I love the features on this phone
Wow, that’s good
Hey
I hope this is international coz i really want that phone
good luck!!!
Very Long time Waiting For
i love this s8 i hope to win Makar V u bored
Really do hope I have a chance at this ! Be more active on the page,eh! I can do that 🙂
*fingers crossed*
High time I upgraded from the Oneplus One and stop settling 😉
Nice pun there XD And all the best mate 😀
Thanks mate and best of luck to you too!
claro amigo, si que se puede, aunque ya es un poco tarde para yo contestarte, debido a la fecha que lo publicastes
Gracias y la mejor de las suertes a usted también!
Pardon me if the spanish is wrong!
Stop settling. haha xD
The happiness I get when people get the pun 😉
Here I am to win this.
If somebody has any technical question about Android or iOS, I would do anything to answer them.
I am here to win this monster!
Anyhow
S8 is the best display phone till date…Its just awesome….
así es, ademas de eso, su procesador también es el mejor hasta la fecha, y su numero de opciones de seguridad es el numero 1, aunque es una pena que el desbloqueo facial tenga errores. 🙁
The face lock has errors just due to an update they released recently and will be fixed in no time 😀
Hope to win 🙂
Hope to win, <3
Dream of winning an S8. Here goes nothin….
Please, guys, contribute to the debate, there are very few who do it taking into account the number of participants, ask questions, give news, please, I am anxious for a well-armed debate and have not yet given it, they want, i put a lot of Questions even though they have already been answered?
Hello. I want the phone!
Hope To win
Hey . Many participants but only one winner. Hope that the lady luck is with me . I need this phone badly. And hope one of the best android websites , the android soul gives it to me!!!
nice giveaway, hope win
Just wondering but what’s the best battery case for Samsung phones? I know that the s8 only has 3,000mAh, and I get so much anxiety over battery life so please give some suggestions!!
Try mophie it works wonders
I’ve looked at lots of reviews on the brand and they’re all very good. The only concern I have is that it looks so bulky in pictures!! 🙁
Dont really think it is.
No disrespect
I think the new galaxy would really improve upon every bit of the specs ……following having issues with their battery from last year…where i heard they had to hault sales ….so from my point of view i think it would well be far better from s7
It has improved a lot and also they’re relaunching the refurbished version of the Note 7 in a few months
Maybe Vproof would help, it does not look that bulky either :).
I agree with @disqus_gE6HGDm7mA:disqus Vproof has a range of battery cases and they look really neat and also not a Wallet killer either 😀 The S8 version according to the amazon dates will be available by may 10th. You get a 5000mAh case for about 30$ which is actually not that bad
I simply recommend the s8 + since it has 3500 mAh, but keep in mind that its processor is very good, because of this, the battery power is well restricted, ie it is like having an s7 of 3500 or 3600 mAh, and The s8 It’s like saying that actually 3500 and the s8 + is 4000mAh.
Try out the device and check if its performance can last a whole day for your usage. If it can, then you can avoid a battery pack altogether. Besides, the quick charging is a boon
The galaxy s8 is amazing, hope I win!!
Would be an amazing phone to use.
The s7 edge had battery issues… How, comparing it to the new phone has there been massive improvement.?
You can definitely see a battery improvement of 30-40% in here, compared to the s7 edge, with the different processor and all. But, it really depends on how you use your phone and the default display resolution you set it at, mediocre use should last you a day.
Yeah you right.
If you aint going the whole day without an internet connection which is seemingly impossible….well the battery would last even much longer than a day.
Agreed. That would last you a hefty 12 hours more, but these days I don’t even bother to turn my data off, so that is off limits for me. Haha!
So what is the snapdargon ?
Snapdragon is the Processor line of SOCs for smartphones by Qualcomm, quite similar to your PC cpu actually, but for the smartphones.
The truth is, since the s8 has a large (potential) processor, which helps to average the energy in the device, but, the s8 consists of many functions apart from applications in sync, which eliminate the faster the energy of the device.
Is it better than thr iphone 7plus.?
Read an article saying something about the snapdragon … What is that?
The Snapdragon 835. Only people in the US will be getting a Snapdragon, rest of the world i.e. Europe and Asia will have an Exynos 8895 chipset. The SD 835 is really good, probably the best Android processor in the market right now. But, when you compare an Android device with an iPhone, it’s like comparing a Cheetah with a Lion. iPhones will always perform better, because iOS is quite light on the memory management and no garbage collection and better UI rendering. S8 right now is the best Android phone in the market. Both have their own strengths. 🙂
No doubt about it being the best android phone…but its still well a match for the iOS phones .
Read through some pretty interesting specs on both the iOS and the galaxy ….it well had some advantages. Android is more user friendly…..from how i see it.
Right. Apart from that, you get lots of freedom in the Android. Customizability of Android phones is unbeatable, in Smartphones. There are lots of things I could go on about why Android is better, but the most important factor, that everyone ignores is the MicroSD card. Apple i don’t think will ever come with one. Haha. Apple was selling 16gb devices, till last year. I mean 16gb, seriously? 😀
Galaxy being in the market has really made them….up their game in the bizz…. First it was all apple here apple there….but now there is some sought of competition. Very big competition… I can’t even wait to hear about the galaxy s9 and the iphone 8. ? they both will be huge.
True. But, I don’t see iPhones getting any cheaper, this year they are rumoured to come out with OLED displays, and Apple won’t ever reduce their profit share as Samsung did on the S8. Android is only going to go up 😉
The iPhone 8 is (according to most websites and Speculators) expected to have the biggest release this year and increase their share in the phone market .I have a feeling that Apple might try tweaking the profits here and there to get there as if the phone is as good as people seem to be saying there might have been huge R&D expenses
The iPhone 8 or X, whatever they are gonna call it, is rumored to come with some interesting upgrades and may well cost over a 1000$. Although, I don’t agree with you when you say tweaking profits, because Apple R&D expenses are considerably more than any android, as they are the ones, who often come with the big changes and there’s no such a thing as a cheap iPhone :D.
According to rumours iPhone is going all out with a Glass sandwich with stainless steel in the middle and doing away with the button and Using a part of the screen as a sensor as Carlos enquired about earlier.Moreover its the iPhone’s 10th anniversary so I guess there’s a lot more to come I ever heard something about extremely fast charging but rumours are rumours and not all of them can be trusted .The speculated price of the iPhone 8 is 70K which is way higher than the previous ones.According to BusinessInsider their profit margin has dropped to 49% in 2016 and expected to drop to 34% and they also quoted Sacconaghi and he says”We believe that GMs [gross margins] will potentially become a larger issue as we approach the iPhone 8’s release, as the devices’ new form factor, OLED screen and increased functionality (wireless charging) will invariably drive up iPhone’s BOM [bill of materials], either necessitating a further price increase in the device, or potentially pressuring gross margins in FY 18.”
I get what you mean, but Apple has what you can say, a fan following, they upgrade from a 6s to a 7, just because it’s the latest version. Look at the bigger picture here, Apple is still raking way more profits than Samsung and with materials like what you said, the on-screen fingerprint reader and all, with the way it will be designed, that you can’t fix them up at anywhere else but Apple care, and after selling it for 70k, people will shell out more bucks to get that fixed. Also, with so many new technology that Apple will hopefully introduce in their next iPhone, their shares are only expected to go up.
You’re right about that.The shares might skyrocket as after many years this will be the first Apple with quite some upgrades unlike the previous one which was more of a downgrade with that 3.5mm jack (No hate ,Just saying).As I said in an earlier post the iPhones are more of a status symbol than a phone some people simply need to have its latest version even if doesn’t have any significant upgrade.After the iPhone 8 releases they’ll be pulling in huge profits and maybe it could be higher than 70k,they might bring in an 8+ variant which people will simply go Gaga for
“Rich people have Rich Tendencies” – Lol, just saying.
In conclusion, it can not be compared in depth with each other, since they are different systems, but in Christian, s8 is better, by its specifications, I hope you understand me.
Yes, I have no doubts about that. The S8 is way too good. I was just trying to answer the question about iOS vs Android to @bossmanghostrigzburner:disqus here. Android has far more advantages as compared to the iOS too :).
Thanks @Aditya Pradhan
Well,its more of a preference really, iOS vs android.
iOS does give a streamlined UI, but lacks in terms of any available tinkering.
Android on the other hand does let users decide on their icons,launchers etc. Power users can go deeper and flash custom ROM’s and all that.
And in terms of looks, the S8 does take the cake this time around. Kudos to samsung for that! The S8 also has a more vivid screen and technical superiority in the screen area!
So as of now,yeah the s8 does seem to be ahead!
All hail Galaxy?????
Hear! Hear!
Who is better, iphone 7 or s8, the truth, both have great match in their category, have great specifications, but say who is better, that depends on each one, the iphone is lighter, since their system is very difficult to Is fragmented, but the s8 has better processor. As I said, it depends on each one, for me the s8 is better, because of its hardware and software, they are quite flashy.
Who is snapdragon ?, I’ll tell you the simplest and simplest, snapdragon is the processor of the device, which is responsible for running all its functions, from the simplest, to the most complex.
Its just a matter of preference really.Both phones are really good and if you prefer a light and more stream lined UI go with the Apple and if you want more customizability and flexibility go with the S8.Also iPhones are known for their longevity.I know many people who still have and use their iPhone 4s but thats a different case most likely. An Android phone will rum you atleast 2-3 years while an iPhone will run you a good 4-5 years if you don’t care about the updates and the OS.
Snapdragon is Qualcomms line of Processors [System on a chip]. The S8 not only comes with Snapdragon processors but there are variants in EU and Asia with the Exynos processor which is Samsungs line of processors
Quoting Aju Business Daily, The Investor says that Samsung and Qualcomm has already started work on a new mobile chip for the Galaxy S9. The chip is likely to be called Snapdragon 845 and should be manufactured by Samsung or TSMC when development is complete.
A report a few weeks ago claimed the Galaxy S9 is already in development at Samsung. At the time, the Galaxy S8 wasn’t even available in stores.
Samsung uses the Snapdragon 835 and the Exynos 8895 chips in its Galaxy S8 phone, both 10nm chips that are faster and more energy-efficient than their predecessors. The company employed the same tactic for years, which means it’s likely a version of the Galaxy S9 will also be powered by a Samsung-made chip.
The report, however, doesn’t mention anything about Samsung’s future Exynos chips, or the tech specs of the Galaxy S9’s processors.
The Galaxy S8 currently has the best mobile processor pair you can find on an Android device, and it’s the only phone to have a Snapdragon 835 chip inside. However, tests have shown that the iPhone 7’s performance is still no match for the Galaxy S8.
Well Samsung will not stop producing the phones with their Exynos simply as the Exynos is beating all benchmarks and hands down the better processor than Snapdragon.The only reason Samsung is still selling variants with Snapdragon in the US is because Exynos doesn’t support CDMA which some carriers in the US still use.If that was not the situation Samsung would have done away with it as Exynos is also a more profitable choice for them.Thanks for sharing that information with us.Be nice if you gave the source from where you extracted that 😀
Because when you talk about the specs of s9, it is logical to say that you will not find them for now that the s8 has not even been released completely, although this has nothing to do with it, I mean, it is too early for samsung to reveal information that Can change a future
What he stated is an extract from an article at BGR.The S9 is under development and the Rumours about the new processor are also true although the name is uncertain as its too early to tell .
They actually started work on the s9! Pretty sure they must already have decided a lot of the specs as well! Bossman sure has a lot of queries 😛
Sure i do.?
Keep em coming! 🙂
Was reading through some comparison with the iphone s7 protection wise.. Which one is them is the best.?
Galaxy s8-Corning Gorilla Glass 5 iphone 7s-Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Of some of the Youtube videos I checked the iPhone 7 plus didn’t start breaking at the 11 feet mark in most tests while the back of the S8 was shattered completely a,but that can be a cheap replacement.The screen of the S8 although was not a huge crack but did have a slight crack at the top corner which made the iPhone the clear winner.Although in everyday usage both are really good phones and the S8 does take a lot of throwing around to show some damage on the screen I would suggest the S8 simply because of its great specs and also as Samsung is really responsive to user complaints and fixing every issue ASAP.If you prefer IOS and its simplicity you can choose the Apple.
No way…i am for GALAXY..!!!???
There we go !! XD
The Corning Gorilla Glass 5, is the most reinforced glass in a smartphone to date, but, iphone, has an aluminum protection a rear, and its front has a more collected screen and more bevels, which gives more Protection, it is this aspect of resistance, Is more likely to win the iphone 7
Check out jerryrigeverything’s tests on the s8 and iphones. TLDR version is, s8 isn’t very durable with drops and bumps but is very resilient to scratches. Even the caera glass is very tough
Last i checked ….. The google pixel…was the best phone price …oops galaxy rules.
Pixel although was really good ,people simply didn’t have that big of a preference towards it .Most people would simply choose the 1+3t over it just because it was much cheaper and had decent specs
Pixel is a great device for android purists but what I was disappointed about was how incomplete it felt. The software is smooth and snappy and has an awesome camera, yes. but it wasn’t water resistant, the build felt so incomplete. All of that really pulled it down. s8 seems to have little to no compromises
The Pixel IMO isn’t simply good enough to grow out of the Nexus’ shadow :/ And I don’t mean that by specs but just by overall build. The Nexus had that little something that makes me, even after its discontinued, like it a lot 😀
Nexus was the best. I know exactly what you mean. I feel it. Nexus had element to it. Something impeccable and perfect. That purity. I have heard this a lot and know it to be true. Once you use a nexus, Its hard to go back to anything else. And though the era ended, it ended with an awesome phone like the Nexus 6P. Was very sad to learn it would be the last of its kind. Gone but never forgotten. :/
I did read somewhere that they might relaunch it as the Pixel doesn’t seem to be doing so well but there’s a very small chance of that being true
Yes. 🙁
Nexus wasn’t for profits by google. It was to show the other android OEMs where android phones, in which direction they should go and what they should aspire to be. That was pure awesomeness.
With pixel it was all about success and profits and competing with iPhone. They even copied so much. It lost that nexus element
What was so nice about the Nexus was whenever I went to XDA I see so much support for it and so much news about it in the front page.I barely see anything about the Pixel and tbh not sure if many people tweak their phones too.Really wish they brought the Nexus back :/ and what you said about the profits is something I haven’t heard 😀 thanks for sharing that 😉
Yes, the people who bought nexus and people who bought pixel are completely different. Nexus phones were a lot more affordable than Pixels too. Maybe that’s also a huge factor.
Glad to share. 🙂
So you say that they were aimed at two completely different markets ? Say the Nexus at the Developer community while the Pixel at the Casual user ?
Yes exactly my friend. 🙂
Nexus was for the devs and power users and the people who truly understood android for what it was.
Pixel was for mainstream casual users. People who were using the iPhone before and felt like changing. They didn’t include any deep, expert features. Everything was plain, easy to use features. Google assistant, finger print scanner gestures, double tapping the power button to wake. It was for the conventional user.
Pixel is an amazing flagship phone, no doubt but it never really appealed to me about it’s design, Nexus though was an entirely different case. Especially the Nexus 5.
I completely agree. Nexus 5 is an evergreen phone. My friend is running nougat on it, rooted of course and it still works like a charm. The build and simplicity of that phone was top class.
Even the Nexus 6P was gorgeous and amazing phone.
I know right, they sold the phone for almost close to 3 years consistently without a drop in price. That goes to show how good it was, and still is. Yeah, my cousin has one, and as far as I know, he has no plans of getting that replaced anytime soon.
And the first phone to be updated with new software. What can be better than that. That’s just priceless
Agreed. Nexus 5 and Moto G 1st generation both while dated, still enjoy updates from a rather dedicated developer community.
Those first generation moto phones were great, the G and the X.
I think google owned moto at that time and maybe that’s why they were that great. Speculating.
That’s the beauty the Nexus with great specs and also a gigantic community .There are so many ROMs to choose from,so many performance enhancing mods and so many themes <3
You can never get used to it. never get bored. When its getting too heavy for the phone, someone comes up with a better kernel and it breathes new life into the phone
Even if i don’t win…would save all my salary to get one..
Galaxy is simply ….wonderful …a dream phone worth the wait.
At least you have a salary.
#UndergradLife.
I’m going to say the sam
I am with you too mate 🙂
#Undergradmyself.
High five buddy, me too 🙂
lmao! Hi5!
Just on some small scale allowance.
I do not have a salary either, haha.
The Official site does offer an EMI option and so do many websites 😀 Have you tried checking them out ?
What is EMI? What are they for?
EMI stands for equated monthly installments where you can pay small payments each month for a period of 6 months or longer with a slightly higher price due to interest.This is much easier and more preferable as people don’t have to make it a one time payment 😀
Correction: Equated*
Not to sound like a know it all, its actually equated monthly installments.
Oh yeah my bad It’s Equated monthly installments.Thanks bud 😀
Anytime mate 🙂
No i havent ….who wouldnt want a give away
Lol I didn’t mean you wouldn’t want to participate but simply mentioned a better method of buying it instead of a one-time payment 😉
I recommend you wait for note 8, if you talk about salary, you are talking about work, notes serve a lot for work, I recommend you wait and decide later, even if it will take a while.
Although winning this s8 would be the gift of the decade.
You mean gift of the next two years after which a newer and much better bleeding edge technlogy infused samsung is released XD
lmao,true! The past S series of the decade when compared to todays mid range phones seems like a joke now. Of course this is pretty much pre s6 times 😛
this mobile is amazing i want to s8
i am in need of a good phone
Then, buy it, if it is just like me, compete and win!
I absolutely need it!!!!
Guys and girls, give me your opinions on the problems of s8 based on the red screen, who knows what is the cause?, Why all s8 and s8 + do not present?, It is said that configuring the calibration of the Screen can can solve, but in reality, when configuring it, on some devices, the edges still turn out to be red, who knows about that?
There was an issue and the updates are about to roll out by the end of this month 😀 It was a software related issue.Some of the phone’s red tint issue could be fixed simply by adjusting the colours in the Settings but not all of them worked that way.
If indeed it is a hardware issue,samsung wont leave you hanging. But for now it seems like its a software issue!
It must be the software issue, with the color calibration settings that Samsung introduced in the phone, there might be some glitches that needs to be fixed. and as @rishabwarrier:disqus said, not all of it could be fixed manually as Samsung told. So, we just have to wait for the OTA update that will fix the issue, and we might get to hear more about it.
The OTA update is being rolled out to fix this so we can all sigh with relief. 🙂
I would love to win this phone, I love Samsung since I remember to listen about this brand, I love all devices and I don’t have the conditions to buy this or the S7, please if u can help me to share this post, thanks!!
That ?, you must win it, do not ask it please, if you want to win it you follow the rules and compete, do not be child!
One point a lot of reviewers seem to miss about the S8 is the pressure sensitive home button! Thats actually quite cool seeing they ditched their trademark home button.
It’s so awesome!! If only they have integrated the fingerprint scanner into the screen as well ;(
Sadly they couldn’t though.Definitely on the note 8 or the s9 I think 🙂
Of having been, would be perfect !!!!!,
Oh yeah, you risked a tradition to attract attention, it was excellent that samsung work, has made this terminal something beautiful to beautiful, but was wrong in the location of your fingerprint reader.
This very much finite Infinity display is what makes the headlines, but it’s not without a consequence. The Home button is history – in its place an onscreen navigation bar, the fingerprint sensor relocated, the pressing sensation emulated (sort of) by haptic flutter,but what made samsung rid off the home button.?
Would the next coming galaxies be the same.? Or perhaps each and every year would come with different designs.?
I think it was a pretty bold move! And they did it brilliantly! The button can be pressed even when the screen is completely off !
Yeah it was bold…. I mean making such a big decision about the design and it paying of so cool, it’s a plus.
la verdad, es que dices las cosas tan claras que no me das oportunidad de comentarte, cunando puedo responderte algo, alguien ya lo ha hecho.
It is brilliant. Everything just paid off for them.
The phone is simply amazing …the design is just too cool
They wanted to incorporate the fingerprint scanner there too but couldn’t.
It was a good move IMO.Most people (including myself) prefer on-screen navigation and no home button simply because theres more screen and less bezel.They’ve done rid of the Home button and done a really nice job at it too.The Scanner’s placement could have been put under the camera than beside it though..
Samsung always give you something special..that woud just blow your mind.
IKR and they’ve really outdone themselves this year with the S8 and the Note 8 which is about to come
Yeah…. Waiting hope they do another give away.? ..upon release .
Fingers crossed XD This happens to be their first giveaway and the reaction seems to be huge.I’m guessing seeing the reaction they give more of the reviewers kit if they can afford to 😀
If, in this case, samsung bothered a little, but his fingerprint is better than before, is faster.
The fingerprint scanner in the S8 series is really good.The only problem was the placement which is something people could get used to.
Samsung every year, it gives a touch to the designs of its terminals, in this s8 and s8+, gave a great and advanced touch.
Samsung and its infinite screen, I know that samsung could remove more bevels, I mean, although samsung announce that the s8 does not have bevels, but in reality if, they are small but it has them, besides, I have hopes that the improvements that the Do in the next terminals, thickening with the fingerprint reader on the screen, a breakthrough to s5 technology!
Even without the home button..i think the phone is still awesome because i see an extension of the screen compared to the galaxy s7 edge
Yeah the only complaint is the poor fingerprint reader placement. Funny how they messed that up.
Yeah…it would have been more cool ….with the home buton..like the s7 edge…but with the homeless button…that’s what i think has made the phone’s screen slightly bigger than before.
The lack of a hardware home key is what makes the phone and its display much more attractive 😀
Yeah …..yeah… Saw the idle screen screen…and it looked amazing though.
And whats more interesting is that the idle screen feature doesn’t draw much power and there’s not much difference between having it on and off.That was something I was really worried about 🙂
Yeah,that and the fact that they changed the aspect ratio which is why its easy to hold despite being larger than usual 🙂
Yeah….right
It’s part of the charm actually. Smartphones like the S8/S8+, the Xiaomi Mi Mix, and to some extent the LG G6, have extremely high screen to body ratio, and no doubt they leave all other smartphones miles behind when it comes to the design. The S8 will probably feel very slightly larger than a 5.5 inch normal device, though it packs a 5.8 inch display 😀
Did you check out the Note 8 leaks ? Its screen seems to be huge and is expected to be a giant 6.4 inches .The leaked images screen to body ratio seems to be slightly higher than the S8 and the S8 plus.This phone is surely one of the contenders for the best phone of 2017 😀 I really don’t know what to say.The Note 8 looks simple amazing and its also doing away with the awkwardly placed scanner too.Samsung is doing a really great job !
Correction: Note 8
Do you mean the S9 or the Note 8? S8 is already out. As for that, not yet. There is still a long way to go before the release and sometimes, what the leaks claim, does not really reflect in the released phone itself. What you say though, is really nice.
Oh my bad I meant the Note 8.The leaks are of a phone that looks somewhat like a larger version of the S8+ with a stylus alongside it .It’s bezels are much less compared to the S8 and again sorry for the mix up XD .I have a feeling that the renders could be true but still as you said we’re still far off from release as its expected to come out at the mid or end of Q3
No worries mate ;). Yeah, Q3 end is the time when the announcements will be, probably at the end of september, but I think the complete launch will only be possible by November, we have a lot of time. I have read too many OnePlus 5 leaks 🙂
The OnePlus 5 leaks are also very nice aren’t they with the dual camera and all that.I just can’t seem to stop reading rumours about the Note 8 and the iPhone 8 though.The iPhone simply seems too god to be true with the display and the scanner.Sadly all leaks are not true but its amazing how even some false rumours seem so believable I just hope that the Note 8 Fingerprint scanner placement is true 😀
The fingerprint scanner, has become something that is already ahead. So hard to stop seeing
Yep.Especially in India where the government plans to start payments using the scanners of the phone and also some other registration process.I remember when it all started and one of my friends told me how the scanner was useless and just a market stunt and it has no real use other than to unlock you phone fast but now its all changed and even Samsung pay lets you use your finger print to make payments
Let’s see I am pretty hyped about the OnePlus 5. The 3t set the bar really high for the smartphones and the expectations are quite high. We will hear pretty soon about that, anyway 🙂
I just hope they don’t raise the price along with that bar XD I have a feeling they’ll slowly start moving towards the 40-50k mark to match with other flagships but if they do make that mistake then the nickname “Flagship killer” will simply diminish and might lose some fans.I really want them to stay at the 30k mark maybe rise it to 35k just so that there’s a price difference.My friend seems to speak high about the 1+5 and is asking everyone to wait for it than buy the 3T just hope its worth the wait
Haha :D. This isn’t likely to happen anytime soon, though. Chinese OEMs have got a reputation to uphold, don’t they.? 😀
Well I’m not sure OnePlus started from 15k and slowly has climbed up to the 30k section pretty fast not saying thats a bad thing and not that they’re charging too much ,Trust me that phone is worth every penny (3T) Just saying what I’ve come to understand XD
Correction: OnePlus X, the budget offering was 15k, the One was priced at around 20k. They have always kept the price competitive. Yes, last year, the prices went 3k higher than the Oneplus two which was launched at 24k but, they had the best on-sheet specs to boot. Even Amitabh Bachchan admits that. Lmao!
Ah I must have confused it between the old price and the current price.My bad the last I remember was the 15k pricing 😀 Omg and those advertisements XD The specs are so good for that pricing obv they saved a lot of money on marketing with their old strategy which let them fit in more attractive specs for that price and The 3T’s trailer is the first one I’ve seen for that matter 😀
Ah, yes the silent and cost effective FB marketing they did during the Oneplus One launch days.. Ingenious.
Thats something I find really smart 😀 it barely cost them anything XD Xiaomi did pretty much the same but just didn’t know when to stop .
Something around 10,000$ if i am not wrong. It’s hard to believe that a brand kickstarted themselves into the world market, with such less spending.
No way! That’s it? I expected them to have put in much more 😐 They must have put in some thorough planning and incredibly good execution as that was a pretty risky move 🙂
I know right, that’s like 12 of the S8 smartphones. 😀 🙂
Yeah 😀
The finger print scanner was expected to be on-screen but sadly the research didn’t show stable results and they had to alter the design at the last minute and place the finger print scanner at the back and ended up with this XD
Definitely on the S9 or the note 8 🙂
Most likely on the S9 so that they can advertise and boost sales and also more time to develop it well too.The Note 8 will most likely be pretty much the same although its hard to imagine a Note series without a home button but that might just be me.
Think of the note with the home button … Am just saying.
Or perhaps without the home button…will give it a plus in the screen resolution.
I just saw the leaks of the Note 8 and I’m stunned .It looks really beautiful and also comes with its trademark stylus and also for the first time dual cameras 😀
The truth is that seeing a note without a start button would look good, since it would be more free to screen De biseles and wide content visibility. That’s just my opinion.
Well the Note 8 according to the leaked media does look really good ,I mean its a real beaut but then it’ll take a while for me to register that as the note and replace the old ones in my head XD.
Wow….that must have escaped them somehow…but the phone is still awesome.
You are right, is that the technology of the reader on the screen is already, but they should have thought a little, but since, note 8, will break minds with the reader on screen !!
Actually that is not true the Note 8 will also have the reader at the back only now it’ll be placed at a much more comfortable position below the camera according to the leaks,renders and rumours
You are sure, I can almost assure you, note 8 will come with the fingerprint reader on the screen, remember why samsung could not implement it in this terminal (s8).
Nah the leaks don’t show a fingerprint scanner on the Note 8.Moreover it only makes sense that Samsung will implement that bug a feature only on the next years S9 followed by the Note 9 just so that its an additional feature to use as marketing and so they have more time to develop the feature well too .So sadly no fingerprint scanner on the screen on the Note 8.
The first device where we will see the on-screen reader will be an iPhone because they have a patent on it, and the next iPhone is rumored to come with it. @rishabwarrier:disqus’s answer has further cemented my belief. So, not in the Note 8, but hopefully next year, we will be seeing that in Android devices as well !!
We make bets?, I assure you that in note 8, we will see the reader on screen, of course, the reader technology on screen is already done, but there was no time to implement it in s8, that is to say, it will certainly be implemented in the note 8, well, the device that comes out first will bring it, since it is true what you say about iphone,
Umm you seem extremely confident about the on-screen scanner but sadly what you stated is most likely false .I know its too early to talk about the S9 but thats the phone that has more chances of coming with the scanner on screen simple because its a sales tactic.If they include the feature on the Note 8 then it would show a huge difference from the S8 and end up toning down the S8 series’ sales.So if they release the feature with the S9 it would not only not disturb the market of any recently released phone but also they get to say that they have more features on the newest phone and also in all these years there never has been that huge a difference between the galaxy s series and note series released in the same year design-wise and also specification-wise.So these are some reasons why I’m lead to believe that the Note 8 will not come with the scanner on screen
I would be very happy if I am wrong. I really hope Samsung does bring it in the Note 8.
although still remember the retina scanner and facial recognition.
The facial recognition is not really good as most of the times it doesn’t recognize your face properly.The Iris scanner too isn’t that good as it doesn’t work properly for people with glasses and if there is bad lighting or also too much lighting.Both those features are also not means to use Samsung pay.Not that I hate them ,I really like the retinal scanner but the thought of having to point the phone at my face for a few seconds to unlock it seems a bit awkward when compared to placing my finger at the back.
Yep only that the Retinal Scanner and Facial recognition isn’t that good under improper lighting and for that matter Facial recog isn’t that safe as it can be fooled with a simple picture but that won’t be for long 😀 The retinal scanner also isn’t that good for people with glasses :/ and also isn’t a way of using Samsung pay … Sorry about the late reply BTW 🙂
Maybe they would come up with a solution..or it might not be the fact that every galaxy s8 user having that same problem…not really sure but just saying.
They cannot possibly fix the fingerprint reader, because it is already present at the back next to the camera, and some users complain about the awkward placement, since the phone is larger than normal at 5.8″(for the S8, S8+ is even larger), and as such, in general, it is tough to unlock the phone with one hand because of it. I might just be able to access that with one hand, I have got really long fingers :D. Haha!
Adaptability comes with time. Once, people use it for a few days, I am sure they will be fine with it.
It will not be fixed, as Aditya said. Either way, there is still passcode/pattern, retina scanning and facial recognition, so you can just use that.
Agreed @jeremyjoji:disqus, as you said there are a lot of alternate ways to unlock the phone. SInce, the front is the complete display, they had to go with the back anyway, we need to move past the fingerprint reader, and appreciate the true masterpiece that Samsung has created.
It’s a pain, I wonder how samsung, being samsung, came up with that.
As I’ve said earlier it was a rushed up decision and they had to place the scanner there as there was no other position to place the scanner as the battery and other components were are already placed in all preferable positions 😐 This they seemed to have corrected with the Note 8 if the rumours and the renders I’ve seen are right
It was a last minute thing I guess,when they couldnt incorporate it into the screen itself.
They wanted the fingerprint scanner to be on the home button but they ran into problems with that design and the back placement was the alternative they were left with. So I guess its justified though even I don’t like the placement.
Not on the home button but on the screen itself like how the iPhone is expected to be.Sadly there weren’t proper results and they had to find a different place
When the s7 edge is placed on the front, the edges changes colour when there’s a call…i hope samsung still maintain that feature it is so cool
I think they did maintain it. Saw some reviewer mention it.
Cool
The edge is still there but this time there is no normal and edge variant but simple the S8 and S8+,both with infinity displays.The two show only slight differences like battery capacity and screen size and in Asia and Europe the S8+ also has a 6gb variant
Oh okay. Sure
That feature is something that has become samsung itself, has been maintained from the s6 edge, would not be an exception in the s8
Really cool……
Felt this phone in person it felt great.
The screen is just amazing! Great article.
Last year a friend of mine won… The galaxy s7 edge… It came with the gear VR from some quiz on twitter… Just asking the androud soul if… this would also come with all the gears in case anybody is to win.
Or probably it would just be the phone.
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Well its the reviewers edition which they receive so that they can review the phone and post on the website so it most likely will only have the things the retail phone comes with and no additional prizes 😀
Oh okay
Because this contest speaks only the phone (complete and in its box), it would be great to come with something extra. Enjoy it, the winner!
Oh okay sure