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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] bluiis48:
Much the same situation. S8 is my third and last Elephone. My S7 was fine and still is after passing on to my wife. I wanted the big 2K screen and the 21MP camera. I got the big beautiful display but basically a useless camera. The S8 is now my mini tablet used for web browsing, ebook reader, email and occasional Youtube and it works fine for that. I gave up on it as a carry around phone after trying to take a video of a baby turtle release while on vacation in Mexico, a "once in a lifetime experience". Unwatchable with the continual hunting for focus. I have replaced it as a phone with a 5 inch screen, Helio X20, 3GB, 32GB (with a 128GB SD card) Kodak phone and a 21 megapixel camera that actually works ! It is very disappointing that Elephone has not tried to fix the camera bug since last October and I doubt that an Oreo upgrade is at the top of anyone's list. I have not tried Google Camera 7.0 and will not bother because I have my very good replacement. Shame because I could have bought a very good 7 inch tablet for less money to do the same thing.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] Plowmanx:
I have to say this phone has exceeded my expectations in every way.

* Battery life is amazing once you remove the spyware. 2-3 days of normal use for me, and that's with Life-360 on all the time. No idea how much SOT but I'd guess double my old Oneplus One..

* That screen .... I never get tired of it. Really the design as a whole is far above what I was expecting in a cheap phone.

* Fingerprint sensor is super fast and reliable

* The OS seems solid as a rock. I've seen no problems with calls, wifi or bluetooth, and it hasn't crashed on me once.

As for the supposed cons:

* No notification LED is no problem - just configure the NoLED app and it's brilliant.

* Likewise the camera seems fine on mine. I used Open Camera for a few minutes and it seems just the same as my old Oneplus.

* I don't see any of the video sync issues people talk about either. I don't use netflix so maybe that's still broken but ... look, it's 2018, get yourself a VPN and live free.

* If you're into action games the decacore CPU sucks down juice like there's no tomorrow. In fact, no today. But I don't play action games. A little Monument Valley 2 on the way to sleep maybe.

I expect this will be my daily driver for at least the next 2 years. Loving it.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] BragaisG:
How did you remove the Spyware?

I'm guessing you rooted your phone but your still using stock rom?
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] Plowmanx:
No need to root the phone, just install ADB and then https://xdaforums.com/elephone-s8/how-to/beware-com-adups-fota-myapplication-t3741622
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] StressD1:
Does anyone screen suffer from bright spots that is more noticeable on white backgrounds?
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] Junsee:
The only problem I have is the WiFi.

I have a 50 mb connection. Near the router it's ok. But move any bit away and it's so slow. In the kitchen, I get 0mb. It's so frustrating.

On all of the other phones in the house, they have perfect wifi.

Is there any fix for this?

Other than this, the phone is really good
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're a power user. Can the Elephone S8 keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the Elephone S8. A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] nasios:
dont think that something will come to this phone ,since the the elephone refuses to give the source code...
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] StressD1:
Do you know what I have a sneaky suspicion this has malware in it for some reason, the phone seems to be using a hell of a lot of battery power when not in use. Ram usage is always high and the phone is near enough always hot.

Why wouldn't they release the source code because clearly they are crap at removing bugs and optimising software. The thing is they ain't up there to not be wanting to hand out the source code, unless they are hiding something. I'd rather hand out the code and get help tidying up, rather than people complain about the company that they are not doing enough.

My oneplus one battery was 4 years old and had more stamina than this, the battery drain is unreal. This phone has a lot of potential but they have shafted it because of the lack of support.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] map002:
Unless and until the Oreo update is released and that's followed up with the source and SOON, I expect Eragon 2.2 might be it as far as custom ROM development goes.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] the steve:
There is a rooting method without custom recovery. There also is a working twrp recovery. There is also a working custom rom, sadly development hast stopped for now. There is a community helping each other in different threads.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Would you say that the Elephone S8 is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Elephone S8 exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] the steve:
I never had any major lags, whatever I wanted to do with the s8. Gaming performance also is ok. Surprisingly the antutu score is a bit disappointing.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
OMG! Kim K posted another selfie with tons of cleavage! Rate this thread to express how quickly apps launch on the Elephone S8. A higher rating indicates that even the most intensive apps launch quickly and without hesitation, even if they are no longer in RAM.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're busy and don't have time to wait, which is why you need to stop reading this thread and get back to organizing your Pogs. Rate this thread to express how the Elephone S8 performs when multitasking. A higher rating indicates that the Elephone S8 keeps many apps in memory so that they don't need to reload, and that when moving between apps, transitions are smooth and performance is excellent.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] the steve:
Switching between active apps is no problem at all.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones exhibit choppy scrolling, especially when navigating long web pages when multiple apps are running in the background. Rate this thread to express how you smooth scrolling feels on the Elephone S8 under such conditions. A higher rating indicates that scrolling is always buttery smooth, even when you're reading a 10,000 word article on "how to kiss a girl".

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] the steve:
Scrolling ebook pages or documents is fast and no problem. scrolling websites depends on the network speed
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] map002:
No lag in my experience.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones are great to take camping because if you play Asphalt 8 long enough, the back warms up to the ideal temperature that can bake bread. Rate this thread to express the extent to which the Elephone S8 stays cool under extended heavy use. A higher rating indicates that even when playing strenuous games for long periods of time, the phone doesn't get uncomfortably warm.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] ewawowa:
Gets stupidly hot playing games like golf clash
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
At the club, at the bar, or just in your mom's basement, nighttime is when you come out to play. Rate this thread to express how the Elephone S8's camera performs when no or low light is present. A higher rating indicates that the camera sensor "sees" lots of light in dim conditions, and that the resulting photos have minimal noise. A higher rating also indicates that when the flash fires, the resulting photo is evenly-lit without any bright spots.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Say "cheese", then rate this thread to express how photos taken with the Elephone S8 come out. A higher rating indicates that photos offer rich color (without over-saturating), sharp detail (with all subjects in-focus), and appropriate exposure (with even lighting).

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Your friends are never going to believe what you did. The only way to prove it to them is with that video you took. Rate this thread to express how videos shot on the Elephone S8 come out. A higher rating indicates that videos are smooth (and not choppy) and that auto-focus works very well, and that the camera adjusts quickly to different lighting conditions while recording.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're beautiful and everyone knows it. That's why you take selfies. Rate this thread to express how the front-facing camera of the Elephone S8 performs. A higher rating indicates that the front camera produces fantastic results consistently.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
There! Something just happened! Did you take a picture of it? Rate this thread to express how fast the Elephone S8 can go from "zero to picture". A higher rating indicates that launching the camera app and taking a photo is extremely fast such that you never miss an important moment, like when your cat attacks the couch again.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] the steve:
focus is slow
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] map002:
This is not a phone for taking quick snaps. Camera driver implementation on the Android 7 ROMs is botched, so the thing does at least 3 seconds of focus hunting on average.

Might get fixed on the forthcoming Oreo update. But they've tried to fix it three times already, so not holding my breath. ?
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you hand your phone to granny to take a photo of you, can she get the job done? Rate this thread to express how you deem the Elephone S8's camera software. A higher rating indicates that the software is easy to use, fast, uncluttered, and inclusive of advanced features for when you need them.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] the steve:
the native camera software is easy to use and has all usual features like other smartphones. You can use 3rd party software, but only the native software supports the font flashlight for selfies.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] map002:
It's the old stock Mediatek camera app. Ugly, but it works to take pics.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
To power up, you consume Red Bull. But your phone just needs its adaptive fast charger. Rate this thread to express how quickly the Elephone S8 can charge. A higher rating indicates that it charges extremely fast.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] StressD1:
Not really fast quite slow to be honest, apparently they didn't sell the mobile with fast chargers, they could have just added a couple pound on top like any other manufacturer and add a fast charger.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] map002:
It's worth noting that the charger it shipped with will charge the phone somewhat faster than other chargers I've tried, charging the device at about 1.9 mAh vs. 1.5 mAh for a standard charger in my tests

That said, it's still not what most people think of as a modern fast charger.

If you want 0 to 80% in 20 minutes, this is not the phone for you. ?
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
It's amazing how much we actually use our phones in a given day, especially when we watch "videos"! Rate this thread to express how many hours of screen-on time you can get on the Elephone S8 before depleting the battery.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] the steve:
average
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] map002:
About 4 straight hours of video playback at low brightness before I need to plug it in. The 2k screen is crisp and colorful for its class, but it will decimate this battery on high brightness. Use a power bank for long plane flights. :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mrky:
hey guys i am looking for an app that can turn my gsm (calling) of and only leave the data on.... on my universal !! i have another phone ,the iphone, with the same sim (duosim) and there is gsm on, for the calling part. i wanna use my universal as a wifirouter (with wm wifirouter running) for the data part, for my iphone. hope this is not too confusing.

i want this because the iphone has slow data transfer in holland, but has wifi, so i can do it this way!!! but need a piece of software for turning the gsm off.... hope someone can pls help me......thnx
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you sleep, does your phone sleep, or does it stay up all night and crunch 1s and 0s? Rate this thread to express how you deem the speed at which the Elephone S8's battery drains under standby conditions. A higher rating indicates that when the phone is not in use, the battery drains minimally.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] jyles101:
I lose about 15-20 percent of my battery power overnight (8hrs). Bluetooth is off, only wifi is on, almost no messages recieved. This is more than other devices I've had in the past (1-10 percent). Standby battery rating : 2 out of 5
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] Bradco:
this is a known problem, it comes from google play and playstore services.

you must have RILJ first in the wakelock
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] MOTzYouTube:
What's an RILJ. Does it work with other phones as well
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] Plowmanx:
Going by thread 1878692 RILJ is a service that updates your location in the background. And on 7.1.1 it does so about 300 times per hour. The fix:

And from later in that thread ...

See also https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31352333

I haven't received my phone yet but this is probably going to be the first thing I do after disabling the evil FOTA stuff ...
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] PRGS3:
What's this FOTA stuff you mention?
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] Plowmanx:
There's a thread about it here: https://xdaforums.com/elephone-s8/how-to/beware-com-adups-fota-myapplication-t3741622
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] StressD1:
I've just checked this to see how much data it's used, 1mb since I've used the phone. Is this definitely spyware and is it really transmitting data?
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] Plowmanx:
I don't know any more than you see at the links above. 1mb isn't huge but might be enough to include lots of personal data. Or none - could just be a bit of housekeeping data where the phone checks for an OTA update.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Playing Candy Crush for 22 hours straight can take its toll on your battery (and your marriage). Rate this thread to express how the Elephone S8's battery performs under heavy use. A higher rating indicates that it lasts a long time even when playing games, streaming video and audio, and doing other CPU-intensive activities.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] StressD1:
Battery lasts a couple of hours, 22 hours playing a game on minimum brightness is nothing but a pipe dream for this phone. 4 year old oneplus one battery performs better than this battery.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] map002:
The 2K screen, while the best thing about the phone, is the real energy hog. If I need longer stand-alone battery life, I use ADB to drop the resolution to 1080p. I get about a 30%-40% boost that way.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] StressD1:
That's interesting, what the hell did they make the screen out of, 2000 year technology. The battery is rubbish, I think it's the batteries quality, it's like you have Duracell and then you have £1 discount Kodak batteries where you get 20 in a pack this is the latter. What's the point in in having a 2K screen of you can't use it, do you know what I mean? I have to charge it up 3 times a day with moderate gaming, YouTube ect on low brightness. I could have get a better spec phone 6gm ram Snapdragon SoC with 1080p screen but the 2K blows all their screen out of the water.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] #.kFk:
3 Times a day?! maybe you should give it a factory reset. That shouldn´t be normal. Maybe the battery life is not the best in comparsion to other 4000mah phones ... but i get at least 2 days with a screen on time around 4-6hours before i have to charge the device. An thats @ Stock rom, the eragon rom should boost this even further.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] map002:
I agree. If you're charging it 3 times a day, either your phone has an issue or your usage patterns aren't as moderate as you think they are.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] ewawowa:
I use my phones for radio/streaming in the car using android auto. I have to keep my s8 plugged in else the battery just gets eaten
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Once in a while, when your significant other yells at you, you might use your phone a bit less. Rate this thread to express how the Elephone S8's battery performs under light use. A higher rating indicates that the device goes a long time when you're using the phone sparingly: no gaming or video/audio streaming, light web browsing, some calling and texts, etc.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] map002:
Fair.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] Raserty:
Yeah ,,,,
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Is the Elephone S8 as good-looking as you are (despite your receding hairline, adult-onset acne, and massive weight gain)? Rate this thread to express whether you think the Elephone S8 is attractive. A higher rating indicates that you would even go as far to say that the Elephone S8 is a beautiful phone.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] the steve:
bezels are lager than shown on all the photos from the online-shops
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] map002:
Beautiful phone. I get asked about it fairly often.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] ewawowa:
Looks great. Well it would do if it didn't have production damage on the back.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] #.kFk:
You can buy an replacement backcover on aliexpressfor ~15$ if that bothers you much.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Elephone S8 feels in terms of quality. A higher rating indicates that it feels premium and high-quality (attention to detail is high, manufacturing defects don't exist, etc).

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Elephone S8 feels in-hand. A higher rating indicates that it's comfortable to hold for long periods of time, even in one hand. Resist the urge to say "TWSS" just now. Seriously.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Are you comfortable in your own skin? Is your phone comfortable in its skin? Rate this thread to express how you deem the skin on the Elephone S8. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it adds just the right amount of features, it's visually pleasing, and overall it's additive to the experience. If this is a Nexus phone (you didn't think we hand-wrote all of these prompts, did you?) then use this rating to indicate how the latest version of Android looks to you.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] the steve:
functional and close to stock android
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] map002:
Minimal changes over stock, thankfully.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] Djentist:
The user interface is close to stock. But I have to tell you, the firmware is pretty buggy.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] jyles101:
Agreed!
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] crataclysme:
I've installed Eragon ROM (by skeleton) and it's way better than the stock ROM

Thanks a lot to him !
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how well you can see the Elephone S8's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] ewawowa:
You can see it. It's not bright in sunlight though
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
How well do you know your fifty shades of grey? Rate this thread to express how good the Elephone S8's display contrast is. A higher rating indicates that black is true black, rather than a very dark gray.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
If you're colorblind, please disregard this thread. Rate this thread to express how you deem the color saturation and accuracy of the Elephone S8's display. A higher rating indicates that you think that color accuracy is very high and saturation is excellent.

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[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] incubus72:
hello,

isn't there a way to make opera mini, gmail and other midlets run with cleartype (font smoothing).

i heard opera mini (hifi version) in general supports font smoothing - but not on WM.

i also know, that for example J9 AWT-apps support cleartype on WM.

so we have a java engine that supports cleartype on WM - shouldn't it be possible to run our midlets - opera mini for example - with cleartype ?

thank you.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] quicksite:
damn -- no answer to this??

I found this thread via search... :mad: :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Psygnosis84:
just giving this a small bump as a solution would be great.
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
The Elephone S8 has a crazy crisp display. Just kidding, this is automated text so who knows if this screen is any good. So, you be the judge! A higher rating indicates that it's extremely sharp and clear, and that you cannot see pixels with your naked eye.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You don't want to give your significant other yet another reason to yell at you while you're reading XDA in bed. Rate this thread to express what you think of the Elephone S8's display minimum dimness. A higher rating indicates that the display can get extremely dim, ideal for reading in very dark environments.

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[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] StressD1:
Poor power management when screen is on minimum as it flickers, it also does the same thing when initially charging. I've never seen this on a phone before, have you?
[Elephone S8  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you call granny, does she keep saying "Huh?! Wut?!" or does the conversation flow pretty well? Rate this thread to express how you feel about the Elephone S8's call quality. A higher rating indicates that calls are clear and crisp, and that regardless of background noise, you can hear the other party clearly (and with ample volume) and they can hear you.

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