[Samsung Galaxy S8 Accessories] Invincible29:
Hello All,

I thought I should post all the extra stuff that I had to buy for my S8 here so others can look for it easily. The following items have been tested by me but do not hold me for anything that may or may not work for you.

I bought these screen protectors as I found them to be of good quality, durable and can fit into most S8 cases. I had one on my S8 when I dropped it on concrete! Luckily only the screen protector got shattered and not my new S8. So I ended up buying a few more as they are crystal clear, no issues with touch sensitivity and fit snugly in most cases. The link for tempered screen protector is this

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3D-...32818410451.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.SfZNbo

I also bought slim cases for s8 and the link to that is https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Msv...32804190382.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.SfZNbo

Cables: the stock cable that came with S8 is only USB 2.0 certified.

I also had to buy usb type c to type c cable which is USB 3.1 Gen 2 certified as I wanted data transfer speeds of 10 Gbps and to use USB Power Delivery charging that is enabled in S8 as sometimes quick charge charger isn't readily available to me. So I purchased this cable which is tested and certified by USB-IF programme. This cable has 60 W charging capability along with 10 Gbps data transfer speeds and supports 4k display mode.

USB type c 3.1 Gen 2 cable link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XDB3...TF8&colid=1HNOKML5JAN5S&coliid=I29D160LWWJZPF

Following this I also had to buy a USB type A to type C USB 3.1 Gen 2 cable for data transfer speeds of 10 Gbps as stock cable took too long to transfer large files from my laptop to phone. This cable is USB-IF certified and again is USB 3.1 Gen 2 with 10 Gbps and 60 Watt of power delivery. This cable is also USB-IF certified.

USB type A to type C 3.1 Gen 2 cable link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07213D...TF8&colid=1HNOKML5JAN5S&coliid=I1F1MQL9SCB29T

finally I had to buy a charger that could support USB Power Delivery as well as Quick Charge charging. So I bought this 48 Watt (USB PD 30 Watt and Quick Charge 18 Watt) charger which can charge my S8 at the same speed as the stock charger. I bought this charger because I think as we move more into the future, the USB Power Delivery will be the main port used (as google is pushing for it) and quick charge will be side.

I use the above charger with samsung fast wireless charger and it fast charges the phone. This is the wireless charger that I use https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01BSOPVDM?psc=1&tag=ho01f-21 which isn't the latest and greatest due to its microusb connector limiting the wireless charger to 9 Watt charging capability. I understand that the new samsung wireless charger ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Wi...6756&sr=1-7&keywords=samsung+wireless+charger ) has USB type C socket however samsung charger only outputs 9 Watt max on the new charger so a bit pointless unless you are in for the looks. The point I am making here is that the Tronsmart charger will work with both samsung chargers and others and will provide quickcharge 3.0 capability.

You can buy non-samsung wireless chargers that are capable of charging at 15W for S8 and the Tronsmart charger will work with them as it can pump up to 18 Watt on quickcharge and 30 Watt on USB PD.

Just a note: S8 charges at max of 15 Watts on stock adaptive fast charger, USB PD and Quick Charge 3.0 and I guess Samsung didn't want to repeat Note 7 scenario so they have put this limit on S8 however you can charge other gadgets at a much faster rate especially on USB PD which can support up to 100 Watt of charging.

Hopefully anyone looking for accessories could use this information rather than spending money and time in testing different items as I had to.

Best,

V