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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sam00561:
I am a bit disappointed on the software side i should have researched better i was hoping to able to flash lineage based roms because i do not like the roms available. My ideal samsung s8 plus setup would be with the phone running resurection remix or something like xenon HD rom but none of these are available. I think i should have gone for a oneplus device.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Spaceboy60:
resurection remix is available now, but there is a lack of ROMS especially lineage based, which is surprising, no AICP, no Aosp Extended etc. Maybe with the phone falling in price, more development will happen in the near future.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] drickles:
It depends bro. I'm on a snaodragon. Meaning a locked bootloader. Our options are pretty much limited when it comes to switching ROMs. If it's a snapdragon he got pumping in there then he screwed just like me. Those options you are talking about are only reserved for exynos devices only.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sam00561:
I sold mine and bought oneplus 6 couldnt put up with the restrictions and lack of kernel/roms any longer.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] v1ral:
I am coming from an HTC 10 and I don't like the curved screen the S8 Plus has. Screen protectors are crap! But all in all I think in the back of my mind I wish HTC sold the U11/U12 in the states or at least where I live*last HTC phone sold where I live was the HTC 7*.

Anyways... I am "catching up" on Rooting etc and this side of the fence is very sketchy.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] deadedge7:
Snapdragon locked samsung, ?

What buy lost, my s7 edge the best exynos.

$$$$ I love unlocked forever :angel:

What, lock my device, lock my purchase end forever with SAMSUNG
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ImS0Raw:
I regret rooting it...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] deadedge7:
TWRP WIN

SAMSUNG

:cool:
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kralcak:
I regret rooting it...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] drickles:
So...unroot it??
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kralcak:
tripped KNOX forever. unable to use samsung pay, google pay etc.....
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CHiBLaST:
This device is really amazing but after Oreo update it sucks, similar performance after update but battery life got worse, I had 7-9 SOT on nougat but now 6 hours max, thats unacceptable! Other than that Its really good.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] heywheelie:
I regret buying the S8+ without reading the specs more closely, especially the dimensions. I wanted (needed) a phone with a large 6" plus screen size to replace my Samsung A9 Pro which has a REAL 6" display. When I read that the S8+ had a 6.2" inch display I coldn't wait to get one but to my dismay I found the display was actually only about 5.7" and the rest was just the home and navigation icons being included as part of the display. What a con job.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jason_20:
I regret buying it because it is hard to root, and the bootloader very complicated to unlock because the oem unlock button even doesn't show up.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] zelendel:
That is because Samsung offer the only military level security for android devices. They have to be had to root an unlock other wise they couldnt be used in any government job.

The days of rooting and roms are coming to an end. Eve XDA owners and I have talked about "when" this happens what will happen to XDA. Its already moving closer to caring more about security features then modding software. The bootloader locks could have easily been broken but those days of XDA are gone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Quentin2:
So that means I will lose all my app data (if the apps don't support any cloud-sync/backup functionality) every time I change my phone? Or is there a root-free Titanium Backup alternative available? For me that is mostly the only reason to root these days. It would be sad if that would become true that "root is something from the past"...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] zelendel:
There are many options. Google backup as well as samsung cloud.

Then there is also Samsung cloud which is said to restore settings and all but I dont use it. I set up my device from scratch every time as it doesnt take too long.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Quentin2:
I really mean restoring "data". Let's take for example a long-running competitive game. I want to continue on the new phone where I left it. Without the need of hope that the developer syncs it to Facebook or whatever. So far, through like 6 or 7 generations of Android phones, I moved all my apps with their settings over. I have also a 3rd party keyboard, that you can teach words it doesn't know - I don't want to start over. To my understanding Google still has no real backup/recovery process including the data of the apps. I can have a look what Samsung is offering, thanks for the advice. This is still the only thing I really envy iOS users for. Plug it in, click backup, there you go. You messed up your phone? Have a new one? Restore, it's right where you had it before.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] UmarBurney:
Yes. I regret buying Galaxy S8 because of the slow software development from Samsung. Furthermore, it doesn't even have treble support yet thus no working AOSP Roms.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] blacklixt22:
yes no treble support and scamsung slow updates on older flagship phones
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dedq:
Not at all, I love it. Those who complain that it is fragile (for example) should be aware that that is them that is the problem. Just take care of your phone well, it is not meant to be thrown around.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jason_20:
Indeed, it is very fragile. My S8 dropped from a table height and the screen cracked.The floor isn`t rough also. Better be careful.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dedq:
Right.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] smash240:
No regrets. Got the phone when I dropped and broke my note 2. Don't care about rooting it or buggy custom roms. I take really good care of my phone. It does everything I want.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] omar0aziz:
My only regret was getting the Snapdragon processor variant. The lack of no available root due to bootloader lock has been the only annoying thing for me. Otherwise, it's been a fantastic phone. I don't know the numbers, but I would bet this had to be THE phone that bright over all the iOS refugees to the Android world.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ASoullessShell:
I have realised that a lot of people are complaining and yet i found no problems so far. Like literally zero. I have seen here on forums there is a lot of people out there with a problem of some sort and yet i didn't encounter one. Maybe im lucky i guess :o

I own S8+ exynos for more than a year now, bought november 2017, battery capacity as of writing this post at 3301 from 3500. Camera is fabulous, speed is not the greatest i have seen, but let's say 4/5 (non rooted - stock pie beta 2), fast charging is pleasant, back camera wonderfull, display numero uno, earphones that came with the phone (akg) are superb, build quality - feels like holding the money i paid it with :laugh: . Didn't encounter any major issues, did not experience app ceashes yet (and i used to live with them on a daily basis coming from alcatel mini one touch idol 3), my usage of this phone has been instagram, facebook, whatsapp, youtube, PUBG and camera ofc. Overall 8.5/10 rating. I really like it, i treat it as a dog pet :o
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 4KUM4:
the only downside is the position of the fingerprint reader, but with one ui is a bullet again and i don't find any reason to change my precious s8+ after 1 year and half :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] popab:
How was the battery horrible with 6-7 hours of SOT on your 3T? That is amazing battery life!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] t-shock:
That was after the custom ROM and kernel that I installed

Otherwise, it would be somewhere around 4.5-5.5 Hours SOT. Which is bad, considering that I don't use any of my phones, intensely
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bonerp:
I find One plus phones boring too. Perfectly capable but nothing to make me enjoy it. I've had the ONO, Oneplus 3 and 3t. Sold all of them inside a month of having it.

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Even though 2 have been replaced I'm enjoying the S8+. Doesn't feel as wide as my Note 7 was which for me set a benchmark and was perfect - well the second one was as the first started bootlooping!

I'm waiting for the Note 8 though!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
The Red tint is a known issue you can comeback to Samsung store and ask for a new one ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Yes but developpement on the 3T is great you could have checked some ROMS there
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] t-shock:
I did

I tried almost every rom available but some may had great battery but they had no customization

Either way, I found the 3T boring and I wanted to go back to Samsung
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jungizzle:
no regrets! love this phone! the only problem was I got 2 duds but my 3rd one is perfect!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] chudnet10:
Just got back from the Carphone Warehouse... (where i got it), they switched it all over no bother - 2nd one is much better
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Soufiansky:
Happy to hear that, hope you enjoy your beast now ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Outatime67:
Not even a little bit. I love almost everything about this phone. My two complaints:

1) I wish I could root it and put pure Android on it without bloat.

2) I wish it was a little more resilient. It does not fare well in drop tests.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jsanta11:
No regrets here, been perfect for my use and battery life amazing..
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Gregzi:
I almost did....

Been totally pissed since the other parties were loosing me during calls constantly.

Service center update the firmware on Monday to AQF7 with Androis security patch June the 1st.

Now that horrible issue is resolved and battery life improved I might even starting to like it....

Good design but this is my second Sammy after 6 years...

Ask me how I like it when 7.1 will be released - damn I miss application shortcuts...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] majesthion:
I love mine. My hands are big. Perfect fit :). I just love %84 screen to body ratio.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Greenmule:
i want to buy the US unlocked phone to use on ATT and VZW. do you know for sure if the phone supports LTE band 29?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] subyfan:
I use both daily (personal=S8; work=iPhone 7). I would never purchase an iPhone as my personal. No contest.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dems86:
No ragerts here ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Crombi:
I don't regret buying my s8+ as it's a great phone!

However if some of the note 8 specs are true I.e stereo speakers then I'll definitely be getting one... just hoping that the s8+ hasn't lost a ton of resale value by then
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ajsmsg78:
These are the bands the phone says it supports.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ssgunner20:
Nope, no regrets at all. Love it.

Get 6-6:30 hrs SOT. On the s7 edfe if i was lucky only got 4 hrs 100-5%. What a peice of crap that phone was. Atleast the one i had.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Andrewtst:
No regret here and I don't face any issue but I may upgrade to Note8 when it is out. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kbarni:
I have this phone for almost 2 years and I don't regret buying it at all. This is a great phone, beautiful screen, fast, good camera and battery. I'm not a heavy phone user, and it does everything I need. Never had any problems with it.

I think that the design (with the huge curved OLED screen) is groundbreaking as well as the DEX mode (I'm a fan of this feature).

On a sidenote I rooted it immediately after purchase and used exclusively custom ROMs. The stock ROM isn't great, lot of useless app, crapware and stupid limitation (like the dock for Dex mode). On custom ROMs it's a totally different experience! Kudos for all the developers for their hard work!

Maybe today's phones are a bit better in every aspect, but I don't see any clear advantage that would justify changing the phone. I think I'll keep it for a few more years. Unfortunately this phone doesn't have Tremble (so no OS update after Pie) and Linux on Dex neither (...maybe after the beta?).
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] linksmechanix:
Awesome phone no doubt. Unfortunately I regretted buying it the next day after I discovered it had a locked bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Aganar:
No regrets. I only paid about $400 for it a year ago, it's been perfectly fine for that time. In hindsight I probably would've preferred the regular S8 over the S8+, as it feels just a hair too big for my hand to stretch to the corners of the screen, but otherwise: the display looks great, the phone feels snappy, and the battery is a huge improvement over my previous phone (HTC One M9).

Honestly, I just wish the damn bootloader weren't locked so that I could keep using an updated phone after Samsung drops support for it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] drickles:
My problem wasnt with the phone during my time with it. It was with the chipset. I've learnt my lesson and never buying a phone with a locked bootloader again. My time with my s8+ was pretty painful because I am an avid custom rom sampler. I just love changing and testing out new roms for the fun of it. My snapdragon s8+ haulted all that joy. I used it for about 2 years and I couldn't even upgrade to oreo because the only working root method was on nougat and I've got all my files backed up on titanium backup which won't work without root. Upgrading to anything else would mean saying good bye to all my backups. And then there were the bugs that came with the Samsung nougat firmware. Frankly speaking those were dark times. I really never enjoyed my time with the snapdragon s8+. But I'm sure for most people who didn't have that hindrance it was a pretty good phone. I knew people with the exynos chipsets that loved it and are still using it. Plus others that weren't into rooting and updated normally. Overall it's a good phone
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] solitarios.lupus:
After doing the custom rom arena for over 10 years. I got the snapdragon device (it was required for work. And security required this or an iphone) And while even though I maintain roms for a few devices. I dont miss the instability of running custom roms. Every says that they like it as well as i have more times for things with with my family and friends.

I have been thinking about my next device on what to get and to be honest. Not only is a locked bootloader looking better for work purposes I may do it just for quality of life improvements.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] torchwolfery:
Quite simply no. I got a new phone almost every year for almost 10 years... I've had mine for a year already and I have no plans to change.

also i got a damn good deal on my 8000kc about 325 US dollars
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Gabriel Martins:
Yes I regretted, I bought an S7 EDGE, S8 and S8 + all gave defects, I returned to the store to change 7 times on account of defect, and at the moment the S8 and S8 + are defective, Samsung never again.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] blacklixt22:
yes scamsung no updates stuck to pie, should've update to android 10 blyat
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] richdroidfan:
Not at all. It's the best phone I've owned. I got it at launch, still going strong, battery life is still good. Does everything I want it to.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Sindroid:
Still rockin' mine. Sexiest phone ever. Always kept it stock.

I smashed the screen on it a month ago and gave it a think, Replace screen or go S10+.. I chose to fix and keep my S8+ for another year.. Somehow grown fond of it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bmszabo:
Exactly same story here; replacement of screen was at eur 280, and I'm very happy with my renewed s8+. Right now the only upgrade suiting me would be the 10+ - but I cannot find any good argument to buy it.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G955F met Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] blacklixt22:
YESS!!!!. same price on iphone but update sux azz, stuck on 2 updates forever. samsung cyka blyat pizdec never #scamsung again
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tin2404:
we don't use gayphones (iphones) here.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 2dorr:
No regrets, just that I'll go to iOS in October. I hope iphone 8 will have the design from the leaks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] TT_Vert:
I certainly regret it and actually went back to my note3. I miss having the ability to be on a call and have data, I miss the root ability, I miss not being able to automate my hotspot when I enter my car (I have an android head unit that needs data). So each time I need to go through the rigmarole of turning off data, turning on hotspot, turning data back on and hoping it works before I can even drive my car if I want my head unit in my car to be able to stream audio or use waze. i also miss not having xposed and my youtube playback when it isn't the focused app. Overall it is now a paperweight until I can root it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mookiexl:
I actually returned mine for a v20. Had to go with my gut on the chances of the tmobile bootloader being unlocked. If I cant root it I don't want it .
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] s327374:
Freck no! Best phone I've owned by a country fricken mile! Thank you, Samsung. I appreciate your shazzzizlzle.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] h4ck3r69:
never say that you regret something because at one point in your life, you wanted it..
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] RiverCity.45:
I don't regret it, but I was underwhemled by it.

Sent telepathically
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dakunclear:
I average 6-7 hours of SoT brightness set at 90% so I love this phone and the dual Bluetooth audio is wicked good

I came from the V20 and the experience is night and day....the only thing I miss about the V20 is the DAC and the finger print sensor location.

But the V20 was a glitch fest.....just full of issues and battery life was a good 2 hours less of SoT

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Must be isolated......I have had zero issues while being on call and using my data without all the hoopla that you go through
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] TT_Vert:
I think the phone call/data is a sprint thing. THe note 3 has two radios so I can be on 3G while on a call. With the new phone I cannot.

From sprint

Dave
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dalanik:
Regret? The current best phone in the world? This phone is perfect! Even samsung interface is great (I remember Touchwiz). Fast, beautifull, different than anything on the market. Only original phone today together with Mi Mix. Everything works great. I even don't regret not having a root because Secure Folder (Knox) works almost perfect. There are only couple of thing I miss for not having root but hopefully one will be sorted with app update... and the other is not being able to turn off data from Tasker.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Incarniac:
Just picked mine up today, and (coming from the Note 4) loving it so far. The other day I got the wife the Pixel (non-XL) and that's an amazing phone too, and prior to my S8+ arriving I had second thoughts and thought maybe I should have picked up the Pixel XL for myself instead of the S8+, but right now those fears are allayed.

Having said that, I will more than likely switch to Google at some point after the next series of Pixel phones as I want new Android version as soon as they arrive rather than have to wait for months and months. The S8+ is an awesome phone though, and I'll be enjoying it for a while :)

Even better, working VoLTE means the phone stays on 4G/LTE while in a call. Not that I need that often, but it's cool ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Greenmule:
if that pic is true then i need more.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ssgunner20:
No issues with being on call and using data. Even tmo allows that. Love that my phone starts playing on my uconnect system soon as im in.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] EclipzeRemix:
nah, its the best battery life ive ever had using an android device. after using nova launcher as default launcher, i dont get any lag anymore. the screen is really surreal tbh, i dont notice it until i see a regular cellphone screen and look at those huge bezels lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rayone:
My last phone was the Note 4, excellent phone and I had stock + personal customizations, battery lasted easy 4 days ~6hrs SoT.

Now S8+, got an SD variant 1st, sold it ASAP and got an Exynos.

Thoughts:

- Never used a case, but dang this thing is slim, slippery (when hands are cold/dry) and fragile looking... so I've had to clad the best looking phone is an ugly case (Samsung Alcantara).

- The screen color is not uniform, I have a reddish tint where it curves.

- Performance is good.

- Remapped Bixby.

- The way Samsung package their images now is different, so I spent a while trying to get it to my liking, but ended up with WiFi connections it couldn't memorize and a bunch of other issues, so went with Renovate ICE, might try BatMan.

All in, I'm happy except about the case and reddish tint on the curves, I think I would prefer an edge to edge flat screen (Essential PH-1).
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mikey_sk:
agreed. think the price-tag was a tad steep and it does feel (performance wise) more of an incremental upgrade to the s7. they should have given the plus 6gb as standard ...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kennypow3rs:
I switched to sprint for the S7 edge and they gave me a deal buy one get one free. So basically I paid 27 a month for 2 S7 edge phones. Moral of the story is, I should have kept my phone as this one brought my bill up another 30 bucks a month and Samsung software is terrible. I was fine with my edge. I'm not even crazy about this phone, I just want stock Android on it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CoreyHUN:
The battery will be a lot better after a while, at least for me the battery life increased a lot since i got the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] TheRealKingSen:
Only thing I don't like about it is the lack of root even tho I probably wouldn't be able to use Samsung pay if it was rooted.

Samsung pay is great
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nessyb:
this phone gets boring over time...i was using mi mix its a good phone compared to s8..there is no difference from s7e...s7e i better battery wise
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] BrokinX:
Im a huge Fan of the new Display Size Fun to watch Movies... i Really like this Overall so ... Im fine with my
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fortesquieu:
Not at all!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Batfink33:
No, makes my 3T feel like a toy phone.