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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
You can't compare a discount your trader gave you, to a price decrease by Samsung. I was quoting official price decrease, which wont happen early. Cash discount is easy to get if you know the shopkeeper. I got 1.5k discount on my S7 edge, but the bill was ₹50,900/-, and nothing less.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] antisocialbratt:
Woohoo, MY Flipkart order says "Ready to be shipped" :) I guess they already got the stock and getting ready to deliver early.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
Good news for people who pre-ordered from flipkart.

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So, I'm going to order another s8+ midnight black. This time from Samsung cafe.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Cool where did u ordered the 1st one buddy

And others Flipkart ppl are you also seeing status changed as above
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hiemanshu:
I still see "Processing" on my samsung shop order. I really really really hope they ship it early :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
Ordered the 1st one from Samsung's online store (Samsung Shop). Going to offload the 1st one. If not, then will cancel the 1st pre-order.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Try the other one from Flipkart seems they may ship a day early ...Ppl in Bangalore should be good with Flipkart they ship from blore so these guys can get it the same day
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
My order shows processing too. I think the earliest update in the status will be on 30th April.

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LOL. I don't need 2 phones. I'm going to sell the one I ordered from Samsung Online, or just cancel the order altogether. I'll keep the order from Samsung Cafe. Will get it on 5th/6th May as per my dealer.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Sell ? But why
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
What am I going to do with 2 S8+? I need only one. Thats why.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Yeah but if u buy and sell u will loose money I mean.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hiemanshu:
They might update it earlier I think. Lets see. Also May 1st is a holiday, most courier companies won't be working. The T&C says they'll ship via "Savex computer" or something, which should be in a metro, so its possible the shipping is 1 day only as well.

Also why did you order again from Samsung Cafe? :P
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
Won't be waiting for long. Will see if I get a buyer in the next 3-4 days. If I don't, I will cancel my order. The only downside is that it will take Samsung 20 days to refund my 65K.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
After 6months you can see some price drop :silly:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
My Order is processing as well, Does say fulfilled from a Samsung Warehouse by Savex Computer.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
It's Samsung. I'm not so sure about that, lol.

Also, savex is the company that sells all Samsung phones and accessories on the estore in India.

While placing the pre-order, it showed 2-4 days shipping for my area pin code. It must have shown you the estimated shipping time as well.

In some areas it is 7-10 days.

Also, when they shipped my Gear VR for my S7 edge, it took 6 days for them to deliver it to me.

I have always bought my Samsung phones from that store. And his pre-order system came online today. I know it seems silly, but I've always got my phones from that particular store. That's why. :p

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Will it lose value if I sell it to someone who wants it on the launch date, or wants to pre-order it like I did? I mean, its not like I'm gonna open the box.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Well.. still it will be readily available in stores from 5th and in that week if u sell your even brand new phone ppl will still give u less money ... So no point loosing money like this

Better get 1 pre order and stick to it
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
I guess you're right. I'll stick to one pre-order.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] badelemental:
Well I never said anything about price drop. To me waiting for price drop is like waiting forever. When price drop happens there will always be a new device. So instead of waiting forever just get what you want that is available at the moment and get the most out of your device.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Also Samsung is not like moto Xiaomi who does flash sales online....samsung gives more importance to local dealers so it's very certain 5th morning shops will have them readily

However if online then suggest go with flilkart as its delivery system is quite good for my pin code it says 4th delivery ... Just check for ur pin code what it says as delivetty date and then order
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
True that. The prices will reduce when the next phone is near. That's why I chose to pre-order the Note 7, and now the S8+.

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Same. When I checked delivery on Flipkart a couple of days ago, it said 4th May too.

Checked out Flipkart website, and delivery date is still 4th May if I choose to order.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
I checked for blore pin code it says 3rd so yeah ppl with blore better pre order from flilkart as it will be same day delivery for blore

Other location says 4th

Also flilkart maintains and displays their inventory quite well online ... if it goes out of stock it won't let u pre order online nonsense Samsung online store

Samsung online store will delay delivery compared to flilkart but they may ship sooner like on 1st or 2nd

Still suggest go for flilkart
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hiemanshu:
FREE Delivery by Wed, 3 May This is what it says for BLR
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Yes that's flilkart guarantee delivery like amazon

Since they ship from blore hence blore delivery will be same day and others next day
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
True about flipkart. All my orders are delivered in 1 day. Not even 1 order was delivered late.

But, I was going for the 2nd pre-order only because I wanted to get the phone from my regular samsung cafe. If I want it online, I might as well stick to my Samsung estore pre-order, as I've already paid 65k.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hiemanshu:
I'll have to wait and see how things go with Samsung Online Store. If it gets really bad, I'll go buy another one locally I guess? :P
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] badelemental:
Guys don't worry about Samsung Shop shipping. I always got it in a day after shipping coz they use FedEx to ship. I had ordered S6, S7e and Gear VR and all were shipped by Savex via FedEx and got it in a day. I also stay in Bangalore and generally they ship from Chennai as far as I remember.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Samsung estore says shipping on 1st and takes 2-4 days to deliver .... I suppose they should also deliver by 4-5th

However the biggest benefit with in store order is we get to open the box and see everything and any issue we return and get another one right away unlike online where whole process of return etc is involved and Flipkart nonsense sends someone to inspect device before authorising return unlike amazon who does it instantaneous

Anyway in store should get it on 5th and pre order wireless charger has same process for all so better bet in stores unless online was delivering 1 week before
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
Yeah. I'll go pre-order it in store tomorrow as security. He said I can cancel it anytime. Of course, didn't tell the store guy that I had placed an order online. lol.

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Does anybody know what is Samsung estore's cancellation policy?

Is it allowed to cancel a product after it ships?

Any cancellation charge?

I had called Samsung CS to ask about this, but the CCE asked me to call tomorrow after 10 am, so the can transfer my call to estore CCE and then they will provide me the details. Also, Samsung CS is a bit sloppy.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] techspark:
Customer care gave me a generic reply and they shared the terms and conditions which were already available on flipkart order page which does not address this query.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hiemanshu:
I'll also do that. There's one right next to my office.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
If u r in blore best is flipkart
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
there wont be huge price drop anyway even after 6 months

im actually waiting for note 8

this time i want to move to note series:silly:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abhisheak.bansal:
I am gonna buy plus on EMI via reliance digital.

Can someone with market idea can tell how much an 12 month old S7 edge with broken but completely functional back and front glass can fetch on selling?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Check on cashify app
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
Samsung Website's pre-order page now states that stocks are limited for Midnight black. Check attached image.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hiemanshu:
Yeah, I also saw that a while ago. Is everyone asking for black? It says that for both S8 and S8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
Yes. When I went to check out the S8+ today, the guy told me they had requests of Midnight black S8+ flowing in. Not even S8, but the S8+. 0 orders for Coral Blue, and a few for Maple Gold.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] h3llboy911:
So, after using the s2,s3, s4 and s6 edge, I had moved to Google Nexus 6P until Samsung brings in some device that lures me into buying it. Finally I got rid of the Nexus 6P after google and Huawei were stubborn about not giving a software update for volte. Pre-ordered from Flipkart and waiting patiently.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pd1985:
S8+ red tint

Seems red tint can be fixed easily , other than that Samsung also gonna give an update for the same too , but some ppl say reducing the red balance would affect the overall calibration of the display (don't know if it's true , let me know if it's true) & that this red balance change can only be done in adaptive display ,as far as AMOLED is concerned don't all amoled's differ slightly to each other , is it really such a big issue as ppl claim to be ?

I checked out a s8+ demo in the store , seemed fine to me when I saw it but when I changed the color balance of the same by reducing the red the white​ness increased to an extent that I could make out the difference ,seems only cause we know it has a redness problem we tend to check it so precisely otherwise it wasn't even much noticeable.

If there is a redness issue with the phone should we change it in settings and enjoy the device or head on to Samsung for a replacement especially when we know how cooperative is Samsung India with us.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ilordvader:
Got mine from DUbai last night :cowboy:

S8 Plus with Darth Vader Limited Edition
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Any idea if the Indian variant also carries the ugly Duos branding ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
It doesn't..Check YouTube unboxing
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
One reason to justify the Markup lol :P They also bumped the price of the wireless charger to 4500 to make it seem like more of a deal.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] badelemental:
Duos branding makes someone think the device is cheap as duos devices were pretty low tier in the beginning. Thank god we don't have that branding here.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] raunak.0731:
Does anyone know of Clear-Coat??

Do you think its worth spending 2.5k on the front+back guards. It comes with lifetime warranty.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kannanX10:
look at the pricing for LG G6------------51900-------10000 cashback buying from amazon(effectively 41900),50% off on wireless headset with HIFI Quad DAC and 64gb for India-------stocks from tomorrow

Samsung India even after manufacturing in India doesn't pass on any benefits to customers but i will somehow buy S8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] krumbs:
As per two local shops I checked with, the black S8+ option is no longer available for pre-booking. Apparently, they all got an official update from Samsung on this yesterday.

However, I see the black S8+ still available for pre-booking on both Flipkart and the Samsung online store. How is that possible? Do offline retailers get separate stock from online retailers? Or is there some quota system?

I have gone ahead and booked the Midnight Black version on the Samsung store. Now worried if I will get it on time (May 4-5), or if I will have to wait for the next batch to be imported.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Only shows of LGs poor marketing reach with the flagships, The V20 can be had for throw away prices !
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] krumbs:
I have the S7 Edge and the LG V20 (bought if for the Quad DAC). The V20 last got an update in January, and after that nothing. Not even the security patches. In that period, the S7 has received a steady stream of updates. Plus, there is a far more robust XDA community for it. Also, I bought the V20 for 55k in December. Now the price has already crashed to around 35k! And my local dealer has offered me a "best price" of just 20k for it!

So if you buy an LG phone, be ready for pathetic support. Also, I would suggest you wait for six month, and buy the G6 for around 30k! Look at all recent LG flagships -- they significantly drop in price within just a few months. Only a fool (like me) would buy a LG phone on launch date!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Yes Samsung has become big chor

Also they delaying stocks in India even though it's made in India

Any further update if it will be available sooner than 5th may
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
The irony is our government loves these freeloader companies and the average customer keeps getting burnt !
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kannanX10:
indian retail units are ready,even most of the indian reviewers/bloggers received indian retail units(complete packaging) on 19th itself.................with G6 being available from tomorrow we might see S8 on may 1st/2nd
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] swapy12:
Just ordered Spigen Liquid Air Case for S8 plus. Can someone please suggest any tempered screen protector.

http://www.amazon.in/dp/B06XP87DGC/...E797SS2EVKPNDXND1&ie=UTF8&qid=1493022420&sr=1
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Where is G6 available , Amazon ?

And pls find out from ur reliable sources in s8 availability sooner
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kannanX10:
from Amazon and local stores by tomorrow
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Cool Samsung is always last

But with design and screen will go with s8+ only

Any chance s8 will come to stores earlier than 5th may
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kannanX10:
until Asim Warsi is with samsung India nothing will change.................some are saying may 1st/2nd but not confirmed
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] badelemental:
I also ordered a Samsung Pro+ SD Card from Samsung Shop and the status says processing but I got an SMS that it is already shipped from Bangalore. Last time when I got my S7e same happened, status gets updated after you get the product. So fingers crossed hope they dispatch it soon :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] krumbs:
If you love looking at the innards of a phone, here is the iFixit teardown for the S8 Plus -- https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+S8+Teardown/87136

[IMG="S8+ teardown"]https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/UVTojGFlOWjvqKGX.huge[/IMG]
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hiemanshu:
One can only hope. I hope it happens before the long weekend :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] badelemental:
yeah
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amankapoor4:
http://www.themobileindian.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s8-headsets-are-not-from-akg-17499

Interesting, not sure what the source of the site is. Even Phonearena in there review said it is just a decent pair of earphones, nothing great.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] h3llboy911:
I read somewhere that they are Samsung earphones just tuned by akg. But I checked out many of its reviews on YouTube and they claim it's quite good.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] badelemental:
Well we all know if you really care about the music quality then you will definitely invest in some quality earbuds. I would rather take $100 discount then to get a free (includes charge of course) earphone. Those AKG are just a addon not a deciding factor to by S8/S8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
First of all, most of these dumbass sites don't know what the hell they are talking about. Samsung stated in their 29th March event as well as the 19th April event that the earphones are 'Tuned by AKG'. Nowhere did they say that AKG manufactured them.

Also, most of the people who are saying that the earphones are not good, define 'good' as bass heavy. These kind of people like only those ****ty Sony MDR and Beats headphones, which are all about bass and nothing else. Any audiophile knows that heavy bass doesn't mean good quality headphones, AT ALL.

Now, there's a chance that the in-box earphones are really not good, but we will know when we receive our phones.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Actually if u see the launch event their VP says the headphones are by AKG and not tuned

Btw it doesn't matter
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
I dunno about that. The on-stage screen had it written on them. 'Tuned by AKG'. That's what I saw I believe.

But, I judge those people who say they like Sony/Beats headphones. All they need in a good pair of headphones is bass. They don't care about other aspects at all.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
https://youtu.be/W_J2dCDl_tg

Check this vid...their VP says headphones from AKG , jump to 1:34 sec in vid...also compared to LG which actually had B&O headphones with box

And again it doesn't matter to ppl like me who doesn't even open included headphones ,,,have our own
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dpk1:
I get what you mean. But, I think its more about personal preference and tastes in music. People who like bass heavy rock/pop music will definitely judge an earphone predominantly by that single aspect. While others who like laidback or classic tracks would want more of a balanced (clear mids & highs) earphone. Anyhow, I guess they'd be good if they are tuned by AKG.

Meanwhile does anybody else here get this feeling that there is slight difference in camera output between the S8 and S8+? I'm asking this after checking out and comparing the full size gsmarena sample pics from both. Also there is some difference in shutter speed (at same iso) but each time the pics clicked by S8 seem to be bit blurry/ lacking fine detail compared to the ones with S8+. Of course, it can all be attributed to the different conditions (daylight wind etc.) or shutter speed chosen by cam software but when I myself tested the two out at one store, I found the same (both on same firmware).
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
As long as s8+ camera is better I am happy :)

And yeah u r right music is pure personal
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] badelemental:
Agree... Also as far as I am concerned I really don't like earbuds that much. For me QC35 works best. It has a balanced sound signature with all the benefits of active noise cancellation.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hiemanshu:
QC35 are decent, but much warmer (slightly on the bassier side). They're also not that much value for money. Most of the cost of the QC35 is because of marketing, same with beats.

Those earphones aren't worth $100. The $25 Xiaomi Pistons 3 are about as good if not slightly worse.

Yeah, I'm not sure who slipped up, but its been mentioned multiple times on stage, etc, that earphones are by AKG. While they really are not. Who knows if they are even really tuned by AKG, Samsung owns AKG, so they can stick a name on it without questions.

Sony has some decent pair of headphones, but most of their earphones are in the "XB" range, eXtra Bass. Which sucks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrjoy:
Hi yash. You told before that you don't like note 8 bcause of huge display but now why are you moving to note 8 mobile?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
True. My S7 edge earphones are as new as they were when I got the phone. Didnt even remove those from their wrap.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Er. Aditya:
this story repeats itself just about everytime :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
I understand by what you mean about personal choice.

Also, I didn't check out any sample pics. Will check everything when I receive the S8+. :p:D

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Which headphones do you all use? I couldn't quote everybody, so others please feel free to answer!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
I have quite a few buddy...Bose qc30, Sennheiser momentum wireless, some cheap xiaomi, vmoda in ear, and my priced possession Sennheiser IE800 [emoji1]
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
Haha. That's quite a few headphones.. Nice!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
How about you .. you like collecting them as well
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
Well, I've started with Audio Technica ATH-M50x. Many more to go, starting with Bose QC35, and Sennheiser HD700/750, with a headphone amp like Marshall/Fiio.

Also, forgot to mention Samsung Gear IconX, although they might not fit in the headphones category.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] badelemental:
Well most of the time I use QC35 because of the comfort it provides along with noise isolation. I use Jaybird Freedom when I am on the move and also have a pair of V-Moda M100. But honestly I like to use QC35 most of the time coz something about this headset makes me wear it for a longer period of time. And trust me these are not bass heavy, Jaybird Freedom can produce more bass than this headset but sound clarity and noise isolation is second to none. Well that's my personal opinion though, other's preference may vary.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Bose QC 35 is best Bose so far however I got its lill brother qc30 bvoz of portability
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hiemanshu:
I have a HD650, M50x, 280 Pro, IE80, SBH80 and a bunch more. Currently have a Fiio E10K. Getting a schiit stack soon!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Cool you look like headphones collector like me ;)