Oh another Samsung battery joke! you're so funny and original! I suppose apple will be spending their time on antenna tests after the iphone 4 disaster in 2010!

Why. Because it doesn't have an apple logo?

Why did he even feel the need to post that on here? It's a thread for an S8 deal?

These threads are hilarious - it's either:

People unnecessarily angry that some other people wish to spend a lot of money on a phone when they're happy with their older phone/Chinese phone (go figure).

People unnecessarily coming up with completely irrelevant 'iSheep/iClone/iPhone fanboy' comments even though the thread has absolutely nothing to do with iPhones.

People trying to convince people that they should buy something else even though that other person's purchase has absolutely no bearing on their life whatsoever, and that other person clearly has a reason for wanting the S8.

People have the right to spend their money on whatever they want, and it is no more the right of others to judge them for it than it is for me to stand outside M&S and call all the old ladies 'suckers' because they've spent £1.80 on crispbreads when they could have got them for £1 at Iceland.

To quote Jack Nicholson in Mars Attacks! 'why can't we all just...get along?'

You do that. Meanwhile, nobody cares.

£689

Good deal when factoring in sd card and 2 year warranty. Heat added!

Grey out of stock

everybody seems to be offering this 8 days early, maybe samsung have made an error with their release dates
maybe they should use those 8 days testing their batteries

Heat added as it's a good deal but I still can't afford it.

probably the slow sandisk you gotta go Samsung Pro plus to able to to record videos at 4k

Yeah I was pretty sure of that too

Ordered, thank you OP.

Agreed. I very much doubt the previous battery issue is going to affect the S8 sales, if anything they'll make an absolute killing because it's one hell of a good looking phone and appeals to the masses.

Great deal

I'll wait a couple more months, should be some good contract deals then. Good deal though, hot

you can get 3 good smartphones for this price :confused:

You can't buy an Sd card for about £30 so take that out it's about £660. The cheapest so far i think was like £630 so for only £30 you get 2 years guarantee, good deal

it's been a while since i bought one so i'm not up to date with the latest ones but i think it's a bad idea to buy the very latest because of the ridiculous price
Best to buy one that's been out for a year or two in my opinion :smiley: so if you want a samsung, get a S7

Good deal, already ordered mine though.

why to pay 700 pounds for something worth 300 max

Wow it's amazing that phones are £700 ...

All Samsung smart phones have a limited 2 year warranty which is effectively useless!

​all that logo branding and pseudo fanboys war lifts device prices to nearly 3times of the product production cost... even lg with they never faultless handsets lift price high ... ridiculus

Never again will I pre order from Samsung. Note 7 was a joke of a recall for me. Waiting on the note 8 like a SAP however

Until the latest model comes out in 6 months.

S6 Edge still does everything I need.

You made my day buddy. John Lewis warranty is stupid. LoL.

You really need to shop in John Lewis more :smiley:

Hot for the Instore warranty and the service.

Do they accept PayPal? This would mean you could pair it up with 24 months 0% finance.

i love samsung but these prices are ridiculous

​Honest question, why is the John Lewis warranty stupid? I've got the s7 edge directly from Samsung, but it would mean I'd be dealing with samsung, whereas with the JL warranty, i assume I'd be dealing with John Lewis?

I'll leave this here...

Exactly. Some people don't seem to understand that.

s8 or s8+ for people from s7 edge ?

Six hundred and eighty nine pounds.

Just thought I better spell that out for people.

Sticking with my excellent z3 compact, which cost me £150, for another year, or three.

I'd take a broken antenna over an exploding battery any day!

Why is that even a comparison....

Thanks for that, really useful. Ha.

ALSO hurry up and post another deal it will be your 300th which is awesome.

I love Samsung, and have had most of their latest phones over the years, but the price of this is insane. I mean, they are out pricing Apple...

I'm just annoyed the Note 7 blew up and there is no news on a Note 8, but given the price of the standard S8 I dread to think how much the Note 8 will be. My Note 5 cost me just £480 at launch in 2015 - and save for the curved screen, it literally has the same software as the S8 after the Nougat 7.0 update.

or a choppa lift out of a jungle

the older phones are the same quality, they just get cheaper over time

Exactly. Not worth it IMHO. The depreciation is so steep as well. I guess if you did the upgrade program it could be worth it. Its a hot deal because JL warranty is really good and their customer service is normally far exceeding anything Samsung can do. I just don't see the value in the phone from Samsung because the software will lag and it will get outdated easily.

I paid £650 for a Note 3 just over 3 years ago. When were they cheap ?

Only 4GB Ram
Still no super slow motion like the Xperia XZ
Fingerprint sensor in the dumbest place
Camera only marginally better than an S7
Screen ratio obsolete for viewing videos (crop to fit)

I'm out

Hey i didn't realise that, right, on the search for my 300th

£689 for a phone... I don't think so.

That is one nice piece of kit and £280 cheaper lol

​SNM

All the big brands should be ashamed of themselves!

Greater spec One+ 3 and nearly half the price of all other brand flagship models.

All samsung phones have a 2 year warranty and the memory card is about £30 to buy.Preferred the free insuran e and £30 off voucher better a d cashback.

The Sandisk card is more nearer £40 than £30 from most good retailers. Go on to Ebay and take a risk if you want it cheaper. Ordered the 8+. As for the O+3T, you get what you pay for. It's an inferior phone so you can keep it.

"Only" 4gb of RAM? Granted it's not a boost from last year's model, but it's more than enough.

Also the camera optics are the same; they just made improvements to the software processing.


I'm a fan of the OnePlus 3T, but it doesn't have better overall specs than this.

nokia 3310. nuff said :smile:

Im looking for this phone today

Not a deal same as all others just deferring freebie but I would have confidence in JL warranty.

"Still no" No phone on the market has it yet just the upcoming XZ Premium which will be out AFTER the S8. It's hardly a standard feature across the market.
Fingerprint scanner on the back you'll get used to quickly enough but you probably won't use it. The Iris scanner is just as fast and more secure.
S7 had one of the best cameras on the market (after Google Pixel) they didn't need to reinvent the wheel with that one.
Screen Ratio is fantastic for watching all sorts of videos back, ones shot/fit to 18/9 look incredible but standard 16/9 videos are absolutely fine too.

Buy it from JL and you can take it back to a JL store or Samsung service centre, your choice.
Its an expensive Item so JL would send it for inspection/repair rather than replace it on the spot like an Iron or kettle.

Personally I'd go straight to Samsung, quicker turnaround.

Same amount of ram
Same camera
Slightly faster CPU
Different screen

I want to but it but it's a bit boring really.

This is what I had in mind when I talked about the JL warranty. I wasn't saying the warranty was stupid (obviously!) I was saying that people paying a higher price or losing out on other benefits because they HAD to buy from JL, were being stupid.

Well completely misunderstood. Who said their warranty was 'stupid'? In fact, how can any warranty be described as stupid? It makes no sense that you interpreted it that way.

Samsung often simply refuse to repair. They say "physical damage is not covered."
I had to file case in court for Samsung to settle.

This week the back cover of an S6 suddenly came off and hit the floor and cracked. The glue failed. The phone gets picked up on Tuesday and Samsung will say "physical damage is not covered." I then file claim in court. Even if an S6 is dropped (as in extreme drops tests) the back cover should not come off.

I find Samsung often do not honour warranties and try and wriggle out of obligations. Instead of an £x repair, they prefer to spend 5x to settle. Always litigate as it is not worth a company going to the small claims court to defend a claim. A barrister will charge £2k.

What was wrong with the first phone that they wouldnt cover?

Xiaomi MI6:
http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_posts_mi_6_teaser_phone_coming_on_april_19-news-24473.php

1. The phone warped like an iphone. I pointed out their own videos that stated the phone would not warp. I even sent them links of videos on their own website.
The phone was working and unmarked. Everything was backed up using Samsung's app - evidence the phone
worked.
2. They refused to repair or replace as bending is "physical damage". They sent the phone back bent even more and not working.
3. I complained and it was then picked up by the courier and sent back to Samsung. They refused to repair or replace.
4. They failed to sent the phone back for 4 weeks, despite promises of from the top. (O2 stated they would replace if I could sent the old phone back to them). I simply could not get the phone back.
5. I filed a claim in court. They appointed solicitors and settled. I would not back down.
6. One should look at the prices on Samsung's website. They clearly believe that is what their phones are worth. Where else can one get an accurate cost of replacement when filing a claim?!
7. Case settled, I cannot disclose terms. You can guess! :wink:
8. They kept the original phone and I never saw it again!

JL are great if there is ever a problem with anything in their warranty period, we've had bad luck with the same item 5 times and JL have replaced with new instantly without even checking item no longer worked - each time giving us a further years warranty

Glad to see Samsung putting the sd card slot back into the phones and even offering a free sd card :smiley:
That's ironic... a few years back I had an argument with someone here that was defending manufactures that took out the sdcard slot saying that sdcards would somehow make phones worse or slower or whatever.

Hope to see everyone bringing back the good old 3.5mm jack.

And maybe stop all the nonsense with the glass back covers.. don't you need to put a cover on it anyway to protect it?

But my resolution was ultimately better!

Open a very account and pay £555 quid including delivery charge with 20% off

Am very tempted to go for this.

Just a bit annoyed we don't get the same deals as Samsung are running in US where they are offering a free Gear VR Headset with every pre order.

I've got an S6 and it went dead after charging, took it to a Samsung service centre and they replaced the motherboard and it was ready for collection within an hour, now thats service !! I'm pretty sure the backs do not "just fall off" !!!

Haha, me too. Typing on my ageing Note 4 currently, skipped the 5 as it was a bit rubbish, was about to pull the trigger on the 7 until battery-gate.

​2 years warranty is standard. nothing extra, all phones have 2 years warranty (even apple under EU law)

​the service isn't what it used to be. they're outsourcing anything possible rather than in house now losing focus.

the next iphone (8, aka X ) is rumoured to be priced at above $1000.

going by how apple's US prices have translated to UK prices in the past, this will likely be fairly close to £1000.

cheapest was £639 and £19 quidco.

Hotukdeals is falling apart lol how is this so hot? I purchased an s 8 plus the other week for under 700 pounds with cashback that tracked. (711 without cashback). That received almost 300 COLD.

I purchased a 200 gb memory card for 35 pounds as there are deals everywhere online for them.

So an s8 plus and 200 gb memory card for about 720.

Stop giving heat just because you see other people give heat, and shop around.

The warranty is standard by UK law so that's nothing special lol

the price is ridiculous. no thanks. will stick to my s7 for another year

You're both morons.

How does this work exactly? I only see the 10% off code.

New customer credit accounts only.

Thanks, I am a new customer but all I see is 10% off on this page. http://www.very.co.uk/first-order-discount.page am I looking in the wrong place?

can only use one at a time though

It says electricals are excluded from the 20%, so I think 10% is the best you will manage. Still pretty good discount though.

A dead motherboard is not physical damage.

Report of glue failing:
http://www.clintonfitch.com/2015/06/galaxy-s6-back-glue-failing-issue/

seems alot of apple haters considering most of the deals is cold.

Should be "are" cold. You're using plural.

Seems you are quite unlucky then or careless, try not to leave it in the sun next time ! :smile:

where exactly did you get the memory card? sounds 'too good to be true'

I can recommend a Samsung Note 4... Superior battery life than the note 5 or exploding note 7 maybe better than the S8 too and fully user replaceable. Plus built- in infra-red remote controller (fully programmable) for anything from TV to air conditioning units. With accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, RGB calibration sensor, heart rate sensor, SpO2 sensor, UV sensor 4k video recording NFC, 4g LTE, and not forgetting that glorious super amoled screen!

I bought mine second hand from eBay nearly two years ago for £160 and its still going strong... Better than the defunct Note 7 who apart from the exploding batteries removed some of the above sensors including infra-red port.

Definately better than any sad Apple iClones crap out there!

I do not use the Samsung phones. They are used by children and kept in cases and there are no marks on the phones and taken care of (and not kept in back pocket). One phone bent on Eurotunnel and was otherwise unmarked. May be pressure. Apple replace unmarked phones that bend. Samsung refuse as there is physical damage.

I use Chinese dual sim phones and never have an issue!

The glue can fail or the battery can expand and this can cause the back to come off.

Thanks for spelling it out, I wasn't going to pre-order but I have now.

Samsung give 2 year warranty wherever you buy it from. :wink:

You're completely mental.

The IR remote controller available with the s8 plus ? I loved using that! Just read .. no IR blaster! :disappointed:

Change your username please, it doesn't suit you

I believe so. I've just seen it.

The s8 is a much better phone in terms of processor, RAM, camera, display, charging speed, android version, general support and yes, looks. If none of this matters to you then that's fine for you, but it isn't an argument to say you're keeping a 2014 phone to 2020 as if you'll be getting the same experience for £150. It's like keeping your old 2005 focus - you'll be able to do most of the same things with it as the 2017 version, but the experience won't be the same.

Thats why it doesnt make much sense upgrading from a Note 4! - It was one of the few last phones to have the IR blaster built- in...

Plus the specs on the S8 - although very good including better camera and CPU than the N4..
Does that REALLY justify the extra cost of a new phone?!

The battery life on my Note 4 sucks.. big time.

Switches off 30 % 25 % other than that it is mint. Had a spiegen case on it and have dropped it nearly 100 times.
no dents.

Recently I have found that I keep dropping data connection... which I believe might be the phone.... nothing I can do right?

Went for the S8plus .. hoping they put the Ir blaster in the note 8 when it comes out.

No removable battery or ir Blaster. Looks like I'm sticking with the s5 till something else comes along...

samsung now have an 8 point battery test, more than any other phone company.

You do that. Meanwhile, nobody cares.

Apparently the Oneplus 5 isn't too far off... I was so close to buying a Galaxy S8, but I may just wait for a bit... Cheers.

i must be the only mad person to still be buying apple lol, just ordered a 7+ today...

Sorry to hear the problems you are having with the Note 4...

My Note 4 has been EXCELLENT... Period!

I placed a ZeroLemon 10,000mA battery with rugged case on it and the results = 3 days heavy use on one charge... Ignore the neg remarks about looking like a brick etc the phone runs cool and looks the biz.. Go check out youtube!

4g and 3g signals excellent.. I have cheekily rooted my N4 and installed a combined custom rom ripped from a Note 5 and Note 7 with S7 edge display (Take that - iPhone lovers!)

Result = my phone (not) iPhone can give any S6, S7, S5 and even an S8 a run for the money! Very quick now...

Hmm.. I might consider hunting for an S8 or NOTE 8 CUSTOM rom on XDA site and really blow the socks off the Samsung haters!

Yes I know, I am a sad geek guy that needs to get a life!

Known common issue, new battery cures the switching off at around 30% problem.

Why? Isn't it common sense a phone should not bend? Samsung settled out of court. What does that tell you?
Isn't it common sense the back of an S6 should not fall off? There have been reports from others of the glue failing and battery expansion pushing it off. I have seen a few S5 phones with the battery expanded.

It is common sense to fight for a warranty to be honoured!

Simple answer... Customisation will enable battery optimisation!

Flash with a custom ROM.

I have got 20% off from Very which brings the phone down to £551. Should I go for it?

Do you know how Buy now pay later works? is it as simple as they explain or is there a trick they cheat on customers?

I think it's 10% on electrical items, but great tip though bought one and a case cheers

I've found him guys, he's over here...the one man on the planet who finds the IR blaster useful!

Seriously though, I had an iR blaster two phones ago, don't think any/many manufacturers are bothering with it anymore.

BURN!! haha, love it.

The S8 is not double the price better than the One Plus 3T no matter which way you look at it.

Lol! ...Actually im over HERE... just got back from standing outside Currys / PCWorld in my anorak!

Sorry if I implied that IR blaster was a main feature on Note 4s. As it happens I acquired an Acer x110 3D dlp projector without a remote for only £50. I was about to spend an extra £20 on the remote to adjust the settings i.e. keystone which surprisingly doesnt exist on the actual unit. I used an app called Anymote. The app jumped on the net and extracted the infra- red data - Hey Presto, the projectors menu works like a dream. My phone replaces my SkyBox remote and TV controller. All working perfectly...

Give me a another reason why I should upgrade to an S8?

If the phone was a NOTE 8 however, then I might reconsider but only after a YEAR after its launch - Nuff said!

Ooooo Ooooo handbag.....

lol don't get so salty

Wow, it's like a school playground in here!

This is one of the most expensive "standard" phones ever brought to market (save your breath if you want to point out Vertu phones or iPhones with extra memory etc.). Consequently, just about every phone on the market is cheaper. If you think another phone is a good deal then go ahead and post a deal for it.

In the meantime, I'm chuckling at some of the phones people are mentioning by comparison including Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S5, Note 4 and even a Sony Z3 compact lol.

This is a simple deal for a new phone at full list price with a free memory card. Not the most amazing deal, but it's a deal. I think the S8/S8+ are overpriced, but they will still sell in huge numbers. Some of those buyers will just get a phone and some will get a phone with a free memory card.

I'm tempted to vote hot just to see some more outraged replies lol.

Im also laughing at the 'more money than sense' mentality on here!

Ok I give in... Im going to sell my Note 4 and buy a £650 no maybe an £800.00 phone to send msgs on facebook! - Oops nope sorry Ive changed my mind yet again... Im going to buy an iPhone 8 for around £1000.00 why because all my mates will have one and I dont want to feel left out. I know it will be ultra thin with no headphone socket and prob no charging port but its cool! - Sorry for my infantile school swipe.. Couldn't resist!

£800 for a phone damn

I had a go of one of these today, and apart from the fact that it feels even more amazing in your hand and the screen really pops, I see no reason to consider this over the Galaxy S7 Edge. Bluetooth 5.0 is only useful in limited scenarios and USB-C is hardly a reason to spend almost £700.

It has the same amount of RAM, the same camera, virtually the same resolution screen, the same software, virtually the same size pattern/design and battery wise it will be worse. Plus, the S7 Edge can now be found for over £200 less. I was expecting a lot more from the S8 to be honest, so I'll be sticking with my Note 5 for now.

At long last, first person on this site with good common sense and a warning shot to any similar overpriced Samsung, Chinese or iClone equivalents with similar 'slightly' improved hardware for ridiculous amounts of dosh.

Just so stupid iPhone users are aware, iPhones also catch fire.

I know as I've been in mobile telecoms for almost 20 years.

Agreed Alistair, even when they announced it I was underwhelmed. Almost edge to edge screen is the only advantage over my s7 edge, wireless charging stand looks good but 50.00 us steep

Hardware people use a phone more than to call or message people. People are ready to chunk 1000 or even 2000 on a laptop or Mac air, but the tech in these phones is light years ahead. Agreed that they should be cheaper though.

Why did he even feel the need to post that on here? It's a thread for an S8 deal?

These threads are hilarious - it's either:

People unnecessarily angry that some other people wish to spend a lot of money on a phone when they're happy with their older phone/Chinese phone (go figure).

People unnecessarily coming up with completely irrelevant 'iSheep/iClone/iPhone fanboy' comments even though the thread has absolutely nothing to do with iPhones.

People trying to convince people that they should buy something else even though that other person's purchase has absolutely no bearing on their life whatsoever, and that other person clearly has a reason for wanting the S8.

People have the right to spend their money on whatever they want, and it is no more the right of others to judge them for it than it is for me to stand outside M&S and call all the old ladies 'suckers' because they've spent £1.80 on crispbreads when they could have got them for £1 at Iceland.

To quote Jack Nicholson in Mars Attacks! 'why can't we all just...get along?'

OnePlus 3T

Wild stab in the dark here Mat, but would you happen to have a 3T? :smiley:

Better deal from Very with the discount , the SD card is £38.99 on amazon

Cancelled my samsung order on saturday and ordered on john lewis. Sold my iphone 5s and brought a lg g4 as a temporary in anticipation of the iphone 7, was underwhelmed by it and still sitting on the lg. was surprised by how good the android system is now compared to a few years ago, and now think the iphone 8 isn't going to be much better than the galaxy 8 so going full in with android and let the kids sit in the ios ecosystem.
£779 is expensive for a phone, but i thought that when i brought a mattress for £500, over 5 years its not too bad, if the samsung keeps me going for 4 years on a good sim only contract then i'm a happy bunny!

OK so i bought this and today the memory card comes by it's self on it's own receipt of £68:95 and with a returns label. So i take it there's nothing stopping me from returning the sd card and getting that money back, as i don't really need it?

SD card is only £38.99 on amazon so still paying £740 odd , not bad but cheaper deals elsewhere.

Ive posted it even cheaper than this was but as seems to be the common trend samsung haters are rating it cold

Easily the best phone on the planet.

Anyone got confirmation for delivery for the S8 from John Lewis, I pre-Ordered it in time to receive it tomorrow. A bit worried because it is a gift and i need it for tomorrow. I haven't received anything. The SD card was here yesterday.

Anyone got confirmation for delivery for the S8 from John Lewis, I pre-Ordered it in time to receive it tomorrow. A bit worried because it is a gift and i need it for tomorrow. I haven't received anything. The SD card was here yesterday.

Yeah DPD confirm for tomorrow morning

Me too, receved text at 2:16pm is from 'techdata' delivery by dpd

Hopefully it arrives tomorrow, will be a surprise. Not holding my breath for it.

Looks like I missed the order window with John Lewis delivery today. I placed it on the 16th at 6pm. Did anyone place after that and get their order confirmed for today?

So changed my order from Carphone Warehouse to John Lewis to take advantage of the cheap accidental damage cover, pre-order by midnight the end of the 17th April and get it Thursday 20th April.
Day of the 19th rolls around and still 'Order Processing' but thinking may just ship that night, overnight. Morning comes and no email/still says order processing.
Ring up to be told "Our website says it's not launched until the 28th so you can have it until then" // Me: "I have the 20th here its a pre-order so now the website will show the 28th as it is after the pre-order deadline" // JohnLewis: "It's not launched until the 28th, wait till then"
After speaking to a manager she just said the exact same thing "we cant sell a phone that isn't out yet". She did say however that if I wait until I get the phone and ring back they might be able to sort out some compensation....pfft just gimme the phone like you promised!

Ordered on the evening of the 17th. Got mine delivered this morning via DPD, the 128GB micro sd arrived as well but sent by Hermes. I did call in to cancel my other order as I had forgotten to take the micro sd bundle, and they couldn't confirm cancellation immediately as the phones are sent by a third party fulfilment company, which I assume is Techdata.
My order is showing the same still. You should receive a text from Techdata with DPD tracking link once the phone has been dispatched.

Received mine today minus the 128gb Memory card??

Did you order the standard or the plus +version? Because John Lewis are telling me the memory card was only for the plus + version?

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Ordered on the evening of the 17th. Got mine delivered this morning via DPD, the 128GB micro sd arrived as well but sent by Hermes. I did call in to cancel my other order as I had forgotten to take the micro sd bundle, and they couldn't confirm cancellation immediately as the phones are sent by a third party fulfilment company, which I assume is Techdata.My order is showing the same still. You should receive a text from Techdata with DPD tracking link once the phone has been dispatched.


Did you order the standard or the plus +version? Because John Lewis are telling me the memory card was only for the plus + version?

I ordered the standard S8. The product page for the S8 is for the phone only. You had to scroll down and click "add to cart" on the phone + memory card bundle. To confirm whether you should have gotten the memory card too, check your order page or email confirmation from John Lewis, it should show the phone and memory card as separate items.

My S8+ just arrived. I received no confirmation for delivery. Also It said order processing all night. Nice surprise in the morning.

Still waiting on mine grrrrrr, no despatch email or anything either, when did you order yours?

Ordered mine as per deal before midnight on 17th. Got my sd card on 20th but no phone. Called customer service who tried to fob me off that it's not out till 28th rubbish. I put them straight and got a call back about a hour later to say there was supplier problems... Yeah right. So won't be here till Saturday! Not Friday but Saturday Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Not happy. Still no confirmation email or tracking number etc. So I guess it's wait and see if it appears tomorrow!

Oops! ...You should have read this thread from the beginning... There are lessons to be learned and sadly some will learn the hard way!

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How is it to do with Samsung haters? Surely if Samsung haters were voting it cold this would have been voted cold too?

Anyone returned the 128gb SD card? it comes with separate receipt for like £68 ish ... would like to return it and buy a 200gb if I could get away with it!

You've got no chance