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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Sirdragonx:
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.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Ramer:
I'm on the Sprint Galaxy Forever plan and since I didn't root the S7e I had nothing to lose but some time.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] dmbfan13:
My S7 Edge lagged so much. Going to the S8+, its so smooth! I'm loving this phone!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] aaronc_98:
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...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] dmarco:
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?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] jhun80:
Same here, i thinks its worth the upgrade. Im not a fan of the s7e's home button which scratches easily.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] netnerd:
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.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] hollywoodfrodo:
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.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] dragunbayne:
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.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Gary02468:
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.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ssgunner20:
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+.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Sim-X:
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.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] berian:
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!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] jeffreycentex:
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)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Theojt:
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.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] StarRider:
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.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Ryland Johnson:
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
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] aaronc_98:
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...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] JesseMT4G:
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.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] RMXO:
My parents both have the S7E and from the time that I've used and played around with, its a very nice upgrade. With that said, as soon as the Note 8 comes out, I using my JoD on it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] xile6:
For me yes it was.

I went from s7e to note7 back to s7e.

So after having the note there were a few things i missed and the s8 take care of most of them.

Its not a huge uograde for most people. But to me it was worth it. I really like the s8 plus. Feels nice, runs smooth, doesnt everything i need it to (but no spen :( )

The screen i great and OS upgrades are very nice touch.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] nosympathy:
yeah...my S7E was like most it appears, laggy, terrible battery, got insanely hot. I didn't even think about the fact the S8+ doesn't seem to get hot at all. The battery life...it's just insane in comparison. The bigger screen I really missed.

You wouldn't get me back into the S7E if you held me at gun point, its that crappy of a phone to me.

Left android after the Note 5 release (no expandable storage and 64gb max ruined it) and I'd owned every other Note phone and went to a 128gb iphone. Came back for the Note 7 and ended up getting the S7E due to that mess. The S7E made me want to trade back out for an iPhone 7 plus. I disliked it that much and disliked every other android offering at the time.

I'll probably end up getting the Note 8 and continuing to own the Note line, but no way I could have kept the S7E any longer.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] zathus:
I was on the fence but Bluetooth 5.0 The upgraded radios, and this screen! Makes it worth it. I'm reading the battery is better. Just got it so I don't know So far i'm loving it

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Gorilla Glass 5 is actually softer and prone to scratches. It's just more shatterproof. The hardest of the bunch and most scratch resistant was Gorilla Glass 3 but it broke easier
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] force70:
6.2" screen vs 5.5" screen.

Thats enough for me right there

sent from my S8 plus, Note 7 or S7 Edge
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] toastido:
I just did this upgrade and I'm VERY happy so far.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] efanatic:
I also did the s7edge to s8 plus upgrade. My 7s edge was laggy since the 7.0 upgrade. It was so bad l went back to using my old note 4 for the last week before l got the s8.

Also the battery life with the s8+ is sooooo much better.

One down side is my wireless charger doesn't work with the s8. Oh and everyone local is out of screen protectors
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom ROM Development] ahdeshpande:
I am interested in learning the Registry Editor and Registry Tweaks for Atom Exec WM6.

Please post the guide if anyone has it:)
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom ROM Development] _fm:
please see the wiki for further information about it,.

thanks,.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] guiguan1997:
Dear friends, you can help with a twrp backup frd-l04 oeminfo and cust?
[Android Software Development] Craig Capel:
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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jnrdata:
I pre-ordered my S8+ for AT&T (which should be SM-G955A) with the Fully Immersive Bundle directly from Samsung and received everything yesterday. The phone is actually a SM-G955U with the AT&T firmware. I'm wondering if someone with an S8+ bought from the AT&T store could check their phone and report their model info back. If and when the unlocked version comes out I'm thinking I could Odin that ones firmware onto this phone how we did the S7 Edge and loose all the AT&T bloatware and have an unlocked version.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] HNIC215:
I'm not a 100% sure, however, I think all (if not most) of the US models are the SM-G955U variant.

Again, not 100% sure but pretty certain that's the case.

I ended up purchasing an international model because I hate US carriers and what they do to these beautiful devices -> so I wouldn't be able to double check for you.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] johnwayne27:
Unlocked versions have a locked bootloader. Unlocked and unlocked bootloader arent the same thing
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jnrdata:
Completely understand that. Not looking to unlock the bootloader at all. More interested in having a de-bloated phone. I know I can disable and/or hide these apps but they still waste storage space.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Quickvic30:
There's a couple threads on this over in the regular s8 section. All US phones are U models flashed with carriers firmware. The BL are locked and the word on the street is that the phone locks to the sim carrier it's first booted on, if this is true I'm not sure. I received mine today and haven't even booted it up yet. Doing some research first and my S7E is running like a champ rooted so I figured why rush. I pretty much turned my s7e into a s8 anyways lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dc82:
I preordered from At&t and I have the SM-G955U
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] johnwayne27:
I bought a att one and didnt even put the att card in it. I put my cricket sim in(owned by att) and worked perfectly. Att bloat is still there so the myth that the sim card determines what bloat gets installed is out the window(heard alot of people say on here that if you factory reset and put a different carrier sim card in it installs that bloat lol)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Quickvic30:
I think it has to be a major carrier, not really sure how big cricket is but I did see a video of this actually happening.

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Here it is

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cc53y9omw5m0720/20170414_090651.mp4?dl=0
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] johnwayne27:
Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] finaldestan1:
I preordered through Costco, they DONT charge SALES TAX!!! :)

And if youre on verizon, just call 611 to get your activation fee either waived or partially refunded ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] peachpuff:
No they don't, none of the US snapdragon phones have an unlocked bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hazmad:
I'm on AT&T, same model number
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] RRiVEN:
I am a developer for a package disabler and looking at the stats, I can confirm that Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T all show SM-G955U as device model.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 954wrecker:
They just moved the carrier letters to the end it doesn't mean all the carriers are the same models just because last year the U after the number meant the unlocked version. For this year you need the XAA to have the sim unlocked 4 carrier version.

T-Mobile

SM-G950UZKATMB

Verizon

SM-G950UZKAVZW

Sprint

SM-G950UZKASPR

AT&T

SM-G950UZKAATT

Sim unlocked version

SM-G950UZKAXAA
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
i believe you are incorrect.. my device does not say anywhere on it that it is a verizon device outside of course of the vzw bloat..

the only thing that differentiates the different carriers in all of the firmwares available is the user data partition, other than that they all appear identical with the same model number and build numbers

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also to add, you dont need the unlocked variant to have it unlocked.. vzw is unlocked by default and other carriers can also unlock it if all requirements are met of course

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lol.... he clearly said unlocked versions have a LOCKED bootloader
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 954wrecker:
Wake me up when someone successfully transforms a Sprint to a T-Mobile or an AT&T to a Verizon. Its a great theory you guys have but its a big $$$ risk to have to hope it happens.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
lol.. you can flash the same firmware on any device.. like i said, they all have the same model number and only the userdata partition is carrier specific
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
maybe you can tell me where to find my verizon specific model number in my s8+?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 954wrecker:
Aside from the bloat each carrier has you can easily see what phone you have in less than 30 seconds.

https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...-s8-into-recovery-mode-download-mode-0177223/

Let me know when you flash that vzn model to a tmb model.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
lmao your picture confirms its the exact same model bro that my vzw variant and every other carrier device shows..

i am telling you, the only difference is the user data partition.. THE MODEL IS THE EXACT SAME ON EVERY US VARIANT.. how is that hard to understand when you yourself just proved it lmao
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 954wrecker:
When might you be able to flash that Verizon model into a Sprint model or T-Mobile model or AT&T model? That's all that matters everything else is irrelevant.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
why would i do that when im on Verizon?

you are trying to change the subject lol you clearly stated each carrier has a different model but they do not.. they are identical as far as model and hardware for all carriers..

what you are referring to is csc/firmware related...

I have turned my phone into a multi carrier device lol.. injecting the factory binary boot into stock firmware and flashing in ODIN.. this caused phone to have all carriers csc code as well as bloatware.. so surely with some tweaking it is possible but regardless of this, if you have any variant besides vzw, you still need to have the device unlocked..

so what you are saying isnt possible is in fact possible but doesnt matter if device is not sim unlocked
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 954wrecker:
It might not matter to you having verizon right now. But it matters if someone wants or needs T-Mobile or AT&T features like volte and wifi calling. No need to keep arguing you just dont get it and you never will. You can keep changing the subject but you cannot change that Verizon model into a T-Mobile version.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
yes you can lmao.. just bcuz u dont know how to do it doesnt mean it cant be done.. the devices hardware are exactly the same on all carriers so its just a matter of software/firmware and having the device sim unlocked..

you should do some more research before providing false information..
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 954wrecker:
Talk is cheap especially from you. Let's see some real proof of someone who's done it since you obviously can't.

you should definitely do some research before providing false information..
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
lol troll away.. you should spend some time in the kingroot thread to relieve some of your frustration

i am telling you it has been done already but services didnt work because the device was still not sim unlocked and the carrier wouldnt unlock it. Just because they didnt personally jump on xda and send you a pm or quote your post with pictures doesnt mean its not possible or hasnt been done already
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] johnwayne27:
It is true that all of the devices are the exact same hardware. The firmware just dictates what bands can be used. I wish someone would prove they can be flashed between carrier firmware. I would love to see that. Samsung may have patched that since it was done in the S7's. I hope not
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] johnwayne27:
There are different variants though like one of the people was arguing there wasnt.

The ATT one has a different hardware number than the others. This number may change depending on flashed firmware so the OP is probably right that the so called different variants are not different at all. Just like the S7. The U is just at the beginning on these ones.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] dylanneve1:
Is it possible to port EMUI to Galaxy S7?
[Samsung Gear S3] batman372:
Hi friends :)

1-When charging my Gear S3 charging pad light is red ..

When charging 100% it still red !

Should it turn to green ??

2-I use a samsung chager 1A .. will affect pad or watch's battery ??

Thx for replies
[Samsung Gear S3] Tel864:
Yes it should turn green when fully charged.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Pfeffernuss:
This is a themes thread, but thanks :cool:
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Youssefmans:
Hello XDA community ,

So my Note 5 is broken , and I'm using an old S4 mini waiting for a new phone .

So I was looking for the best bang for my buck. Around 350 to 400 bucks .Because I'm buying a new laptop too.

I found many smartphones but I don't know which one to choose , a friend who uses a Oneplus 3 advised me to buy an Axon 7 but I'm still confused .

My main requirements are :

-Good Display and audio for multimedia .

-Good Performance and durability.

-A durable Battery.

-best signal reception and WIFI strength .

-An Okay Camera for social media uses(Don't care of low light performance).

That's it please tell me your real experience , and not a biased opinion. , and feel free to give me any alternatives .Thanks a lot.

Best Regards.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] jimbo77:
I'll say this is the best moment to get it. Development has finally taken off and we have a lot of AOSP based ROMS and Kernels.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Choose an username...:
It'll be very good for you then. The only thing slightly lacking for some is the battery. But the main problem with it is that the whole UI is light themed, so it uses more battery. On my side, using a totally black theme on lineageOS i managed to get 2 days of battery, and pretty impressive screen on time. And even on stock system I can get close to 3/4 day with intense 3D apps

Take into consideration that it has quick charge. you can squeeze some battery in there pretty fast if you ever find yourself close to a plug

But the stock system is not as bad as everyone says it is. Bloatware? I'd say zero, apart from Google stuff which may be considered bloatware (Duo, Navigation, Keep). Appearance? Yeah, not too good, but a launcher helps if you can't stand MiLauncher. not like you have 200mb of storage for apps like the old Galaxy Y days... Performance? Zero problems whatsoever

The thing that's most lacking on this thing is the tampering-with-the-system part... unlocking the thing is kinda hard, and bricking it is kinda easy

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I don't know about those LeEco and Umidigi phones with the new mediatek but you might want to go read a bit about them on their own XDA pages if they do have them... to be honest I'd still prefer this thing because of the looks of it and the ridiculously good sound

The AKM DAC and the native Dolby support are too good...
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] TPMJB:
>Is Axon 7 worth buying?
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] gpz1100:
$70 off right now... http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZTE-AXON-7-...martphone-5-5-4GB-RAM-Gray-Gold-/292085340231