[OFFICIAL] Galaxy S8 / S8+ Discussion Thread

[Major Aly]

Since I'm very lazy regarding taking photos but finally today I managed to snap two pictures from the outside world...

AUTO MODE

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PRO MODE

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[murtaza12]

Guys, what wallpapers are you using?
It's probably just me being picky but I got bored of the stock ones within a day and I change wallpapers quite often, every week or so.

I got a few from an app called AMOLED mnml and they look pretty decent.

 

[Optimus]

Guys, what wallpapers are you using?
It's probably just me being picky but I got bored of the stock ones within a day and I change wallpapers quite often, every week or so.

I got a few from an app called AMOLED mnml and they look pretty decent.

There's an app called Walli and Wxllpapers. They have some of the best wallpapers

 

[Major Aly]

Has anyone tried the dual audio bluetooth option? I have a Sony Wireless Speaker as my get go for weekends outside but other than that have no other bluetooth audio device (BT earphones etc) to check it on.

I might find a BT earpiece if I dig......

 

[Optimus]

Was playing around with the manual mode while watching some videos, took over the focus tab and started increasing and decreasing it; the surprising thing here is that the camera app guides you with green outlines for the perfect focus. Something I haven't seen in previous Samsung phones, or any other phone for that matter.

 

[Major Aly]

Is anyone experiencing this?
The phone gets charged to 100% and just after a while drops to 99%...

Then during the middle of the cycle, around 40%-50% the drop slows down

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[murtaza12]

Is anyone experiencing this?
The phone gets charged to 100% and just after a while drops to 99%...

Then during the middle of the cycle, around 40%-50% the drop slows down

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The drop from 100 to 99 has been pretty quick for me on every Android phone including the S8.

 

[Major Aly]

The drop from 100 to 99 has been pretty quick for me on every Android phone including the S8.

For my Z5 Premium the whole battery cycle behaved and acted normal.

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[murtaza12]

For my Z5 Premium the whole battery cycle behaved and acted normal.

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Sony phones always behave differently. My Xperia Z2 was normal as well, but every other Android phone I've had drops down from a 100% fairly quickly.

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[Major Aly]

Sony phones always behave differently. My Xperia Z2 was normal as well, but every other Android phone I've had drops down from a 100% fairly quickly.

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Yeah, regarding battery on Xperia phones, they behaved normally mostly.

My iPhone 5s stays at 100% for the most time but when the drop happens it drops exponentially.

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[Lord Ammar]

How's the battery drain when idle?

 

[TassawarJaved]

How's the speaker's output?

 

[murtaza12]

How's the speaker's output?

Disappointing like every Samsung phone.

If you've used an S7 or even an S6, it sounds the same IMO. One bottom facing speaker isn't going to sound great regardless of what anyone says.

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[murtaza12]

How's the battery drain when idle?

Surprisingly not so bad, but I'd get back to you in a few months. It'll start draining quicker than it can charge.

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[blacklist1]

tested and found mine s8+ also has UFS 2.1, no restarting or tint issue yet

 

[Major Aly]

How's the speaker's output?

Its pretty loud for a mono speaker but again, its a mono speaker so dont expect much in terms of quality...

Also the placement of the speaker is pretty bad

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[dragonheart786]

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[samydroid]

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Congrats! [emoji2] [emoji106]

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[TassawarJaved]

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Congrats!
No sign of mine yet [emoji20]

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[murtaza12]

Regardless of my exams happening right now, the minor red tint on the top of my display was bothering me so I manually flashed the AQDG update which hasn't been released for the Pakistani CSC yet (read first post), I flashed it and CSC matched the ROM, restored my Smart Switch backup and I can say I'm very impressed with how Samsung pulled it off.

Not only did the red tint disappear completely, the performance has improved and the battery life is phenomenal.
I unplugged phone this morning at 8 AM, used it for a while, it was 86% when I left for school at 12 PM, I came back at 3:40 PM, and it was 84%.

It is now 6:35 PM and it is 71%, keep in mind there was heavy Snapchat and Telegram use when I came back and the former is a huge battery hog.

I've gotten 2 hours and 50 minutes of SOT and there's 71% remaining. At this rate I'll find it very difficult to run out by night time so I can put it on charge.

Absolutely loving this phone.

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