[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Ryland Johnson:
Its a dichotomy. Over the past several years the fruity brand have offered the same old same old, they have never listened to their customers they got what the late great SJ thought they needed. I must add I totally respect the rights of Apple customers to buy Apple products despite the fact Apple has only been offering sub par screens et al until the 8 series comes out. The list can go on and on but I am-was determined NOT to bash another respected brand due to my own prejudices.

Quality wise from day one the fruity brand has been well engineered. Samsung, in past contrast and up until the S6, where an insult to their customers intelligence selling mobiles with plastic metal and plastic leather with obnoxious plastic moulded stitching!

To write Samsung don't listen is obviously untrue. Samsung have made industry leading changes and now produce a flag ship and mid range that equals the fruity brand in many areas and surpasses them in others.

In terms of the finger print sensor on the back. Samsung has publicly acknowledged that they have had severe problems with a front touch screen finger print sensor. They DID listen to customers as they have now distanced the sensor on the back and placed the heart rate sensor between the camera lens and said finger lens. Out of interest who takes a photo without first checking cleanliness of said lens, however? I also find it very odd that we can use a tiny key board on our mobiles yet can't find a larger finger print sensor on the back, it never bothered me BUT again I accept I am the minority here and it would apparently have been better for those with less finger dexterity to have the sensor placed in the middle of the back or indeed return it to the front?

I would also add IF one found difficulty in using the rear sensor why not opt for the iris scanner that is magnificent? I shall now get myself flamed! lol

Back on topic.

I find the Edge screen technology awful as I cannot find a screen saver for such a rounded screen. A simple flat screen would be fine FOR ME but the majority enjoy those curves. We all have choices and no one is forcing me to buy Samsung or the Note 8. I find it expensive, it is, but not overpriced. If one insists on debating overpriced technology we would have to debate the fruity brand and that's not really appropriate in this thread.

Samsung flagships are never going to please all its customers yet they still outsell every other brand so they must be doing something right. I don't find them perfect I can also moan about several things I don't like but its impossible to please all of the people all of the time. If I dint need the S-pen I would be looking seriously at the LG V30 as my next priority, after said S-pen, is sound reproduction.

Nice debate.

Ryland

---------- Post added at 01:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:48 PM ----------

Wise question. Very wise question.

In my case I DO make use of the S-pen. The Note FE was-is not available here so I can either return several years in terms of technology to the Note 4 (the Note 5 was also not sold in Europe) or keep my SGS8+ and to be honest I am not really 'that' impressed with the SGS8+ so I have pre ordered the Note 8. If its as accomplished as both my loved, respected Note 7's I shall be one very satisfied customer.

I am also a techno junkie so needed my 'fix'. ;) My ultimate answer would have to be 50/50.:o

Ryland