- much better, brighter, higher resolution and bigger AMOLED screen - best on market on phone screen comparison sites.
- bigger screen in same form factor
- much sexier almost bezel free design (ip7 looks old fashioned with its massive bezels in comparison)
- expandable storage big plus (iphone stuck with whatever you bought)
- not IOS (both me and wife had bad experiences with it on ipad, took ages to resolve)
- much faster charging technology, and longer lasting battery
- better camera especially in low light
- faster processor
- bluetooth 5 over 4
- gigabit LTE and gigabit Wi-Fi
- headphone socket
- new iphone 8 / iphone Edition (rumoured around $1k or £850) will cost more (pound depreciation will add 15-20% potentially to price)

Samsung's ecosystem is incredibly huge. Their 3rd party accessories are infinitely larger than Apples. You my friend are stuck in the year 2004 when Android phones was clunky and old fashioned. Now especially the latest Samsungs are sleek, refined and polished. Their cameras are unrivalled, processors faster, operating system beautiful and you get the added bonus's of 256 bit encryption with Samsung Knox giving them unrivalled protection against intruders, Gear VR virtual reality, 360 degree cameras, gear S3 smart watches, Word, PowerPoint and Excel free of charge, unlimited cloud storage for your files, Side Sync which will allow your phone to be mirrored on any Mac and Pc, Dex, the new technology that turns your phone into a pc software on monitors and projectors, screens which are infinitely clearer and brighter, expandable storage, 3rd party apps you can download from the Web - not tied in to a locked down software, full customisation of your interface, you can even have all your apps on the home screen just like an iPhone. Download able keyboards, wireless charging, FAST CHARGING, expandable storage, larger screens to watch movies and play games on, iris scanners, heart rate monitors, screen mirroring to your Smart TV, you can plug in a mouse and keyboard to your charging port, as well as hard drives, you have a file management system to store your downloaded files. I can literally go on forever.

Was going to get the 8+ from samsung directly but after seeing that the UK is yet again being ripped off by them i decided against it. Previously had the Note 7, us UK guys got our money back, those in the US got perks off future phones & other goodies for returning their Note's. Now it looks like yet again Samsung is treating the UK consumer as 2nd tier, no VT headset no 256gb memory card no free games pack. Thanks Samsung, think i may look at the LG G6 instead or maybe the HTC11 whenever that comes out. We pay enough for the phones as it is, cannot understand why we are treated so poorly by Samsung compared to the north americans.

Looks good as long as it isnt a foreign import.

Wouldnt touch them. Looked into buying from them before and lots of reports of them misselling contracts.
Sign up for x and end up paying y.

Same company as Mobile Phones Direct: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/samsung-galaxy-s8-black-orchid-grey-sim-free-pre-order-639-99-mobliephones-direct-2652266

this is hot as long as its reputable

Look through the trustpilot reviews. Many people happy as not required after sales service, those who have had problems.

They also report and try to remove negative reviews, there is 2 on the first page alone and reviewers stating they removed their review and had to provide evidence to trustpilot.

If a reviewer does not respond after they have reported the review it is automatically removed. Its ruined trustpilot.

This seems to beat the samsung £20 off + £14 TCB offer.
Does anyone know if this qualifies for the 8 days early offer?

Brits are not getting the latest fastest CPU in it compared to what people in the US and Asia are getting. Is it going to be cheaper - of course not?

Used this company before, no issues here. Good price

I know, my point was if they do that that then I dont think I'd trust them for anything else.
Was just my opinion, might be way off the mark, just didnt like what I was reading.

So the UK is getting the Qualcomm 835 chip in the S8??? Are you 100 sure?

They'd have to pay me more than that you use a galaxy. :laughing:

ignore what they saying. UK is getting exynos.

76c and its a "highlight" deal - must be some good commission on this.

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FYI the Samsung processors have usually been slightly faster than the snapdragon equivalents. Was the case with the S7. This time around nobody's had an opportunity to test yet, but safe to say they'll be near enough the same.

looks like the exynos however expert reviews has both processors listed so im not sure.will be a gutter if the us gets better performance than us as well as all the extra gift packages

thanks sav

looks like we could get a 20% performance increase from the s7 edge this would be ultimate because i had the s7 edge and this handset was lightning quick

its the same company as mobile phones direct

yeah lol thats true mushy

£650 for a phone :laughing:

It will be £600 soon

if you use top cashback and go with mobile phones direct same company as post.you get 2.62 cash back hey it all helps people :stuck_out_tongue:

Decent price if after the 'girls' edition s8.

I wouldn't trust trustpilot and even tcb, I've come across many reviews that were removed and their guidelines we're being followed, I think the company pays them to get rid of it, it's how they make money along side other things. I put my review on top cash back for bt and the time I did BT had massive negative feedback and guess what, every single negative feedback were removed.

everyones at it callum fleabay remove negative feedback but for the purposes of this post someone has brought from this company before and the say that there fine

the company is reliable and legit,I have bought form them before.

however you need to bear in mind they sell phones that were originally on contract, they buy them from people who took a contract, and resell them to you.
obviously you won't be signing for a contract but technically the phone is a contract phone, and can still be blocked if the original owner claim it's lost or don't pay the bills!
however they say they will give you receipt with IMEI and if the phone is blocked for whatever reason they will replace it for you even after 1 year.

(same as buying phones from eBay,but with eBay you have zero protection against the common blocking issue if that happens after 6 months)

that's the only reason they sell premium phones like iPhones and high end Samsungs etc so cheap.

The Galaxy S8 with Exynos 8895 scored the whopping 174,155 points, passing even the iPhone 7 Plus by a small margin, while the Snapdragon 835-powered S8 version that will be sold here in the US, managed a more modest 162,101 score, which is still very impressive, and higher than most anything else currently on the market, so we wouldn't read too much into these synthetics.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Which-Galaxy-S8-can-bench-more-Snapdragon-835-vs-Exynos-8895-models-get-scored-on-AnTuTu_id92629

I once bought a smartphone from them, had a problem, they were efficient in sorting it out, so no complaints from me.

I think they offer a paid service. Companies who use this can report and have negative reviews removed by simply saying they do not recognise customer. Trustpilot are supposed to ask customer to respond but in my experience this does not happen, the review just disappears.
Its unfair on the consumer and other businesses who do not pay. Scores are rarely an accurate reflection.

Seems people here have had good experiences with smartphonecompany so all good.

OP you should change title to correct company to save any confusion. :smirk:

:neutral_face:

'Bought' & 'they're'

The Galaxy S8 with Exynos 8895 scored the whopping 174,155 points, passing even the iPhone 7 Plus by a small margin, while the Snapdragon 835-powered S8 version that will be sold here in the US, managed a more modest 162,101 score, which is still very impressive, and higher than most anything else currently on the market, so we wouldn't read too much into these synthetics.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Which-Galaxy-S8-can-bench-more-Snapdragon-835-vs-Exynos-8895-models-get-scored-on-AnTuTu_id92629

oh collect its only spelling disregard this minor problem please.im soooooooo exited about this phone

You won't get the phone a week early with this company as you will with others. Meaning you may well get a returned phone.

Give it a week or so and Samsung will probably be offering a VR plus controller for pre-orders, that's what I've been told anyway.

hope so mikey i was then clicking the buy button but something held me back.im waiting

macie was a click away from buying ive just cancelled going to wait a little while to see what happens

"it's"

Where did you hear that?

They have been doing that in the US since day 1 of pre-orders. I doubt they'd throw it in randomly now for the UK - there's no reason to seeing as they're selling like hotcakes from what I hear. Plus the UK always gets ripped off by carriers/phone manufacturers when compared to the US so it's business as usual.

A manager at the Samsung store let it slip last Thursday, he's going to phone me when the offer starts, I'll post it on here as soon as he does.

exynos is better than snapdragon. google s8 snapdragon vs exynos

Not sure if £640 is a deal for a stupid phone that is outdated after 6 month.

s8+ for £720 if anybody interested

Don't forget to notify your home insurance that you are about to purchase a device that can potentially burn your house down. Oh yea and of course its not an apple. COLD

I suspect you might be joking... I hope so anyway.

With the SD835 Qualcomm has decided to license the CPU from ARM but kept their GPU ... The Exynos 8895 uses the same/similar CPU but with ARM's GPU. So I expect the SD835 will be marginally quicker. However, I feel the new Vulkan API will make that margin very small indeed. The Exynos can record [email protected] where SD835 can only do [email protected]

I think it's very little to choose between the two SoC. Comparisions

Tripadvisor are just as bad which is why I don't bother leaving reviews any more - these reviews sites are such a waste and so easily manipulated when you think about it, and it's you, the customer that's doing all the hard work...

thats fair enough if i get 15-20% more than my s7 edge ill be well chuffed

the jokes been running a bit to long now.if you would like to buy apples instead theres always asda or tesco.however you wont get a quality samsung there.you can wait ofcourse for the next apple to be released and pay 1000 pounds for a phone that they copied all the features and specs from samsung.that might be the best idea for you

hes not joking hes waiting for the next crappy apple to be released reputed to be 1000 pounds and all the tech they have they copied from samsung anyway.you think apple would have learned by now wouldnt you.they make me laugh they bring there models out last after samsung has released theres so that they can see what they can nick to put in there phones lol bloody joke

nice1 mikey

I haven't ordered one myself yet as I was waiting for the free VR, so good to hear it may come free sooner than expected.

I was in my local EE phone shop on Saturday, and they said that sales are slow on this.
It may take a minor price dive if it is not flying out the door...give the hype a bit of breathing space i think.

i agree lock im waiting and as you rightly put hope the pre sales are bad and we get some lovely freebies or some reductions

in 1 week=£40 down, 2 week=£80 down, 3 week=£120 down........8 week= £320 down??? hahah :stuck_out_tongue:

its not 100% perfect but there is no other phone that can match with S8 for now and until next year's major release

RIP iphone

Is there any way of filtering other members inane Ritalin fuelled posts on here? Jesus.

Anyway, thinking of picking up the S8 at some point soon, I'll probably order through Samsung though for peace of mind. These should still go for a mint on resale for the foreseeable so I don't think I'll lose much should I wish to offload it after a few weeks. I'm holding off on clicking that button for now though just in case a decent deal pops up.

I totally agree with you guys who are waiting to pre-order, we've got until the 19th to receive the phone early, so why rush? It's not gonna sell out.
I bought an S7 Edge last month which I'm going to stick on eBay, so hopefully that will sell prior to the VR offer! :innocent:

lol

Yawn.
Really ?
UK SALES PRICES INCLUDE OUR MASSIVE 20% VAT RATE
US SALES PRICES EXCLUDE TAX:stuck_out_tongue:

Hot from me

me too remus i actually got to filling in my credit card details then hesitated and didnt click the buy now button.im hoping that the people who wrote about maybe getting a free vr will happen in the next couple of weeks.lets all hope the pre sales are terrible.sure it wont help the eager beavers among you.but those like myself who can resist the urge and just wait a liitle.might get rewarded

you should be ok mikey there still roughly 320 recycling if you dont manage to sell on ebay

i had a play with one today in my local ee store felt great was well impressed.also was reading online that theres no difference in terms of spec from the s8 to s8plus apart from screen size.therefore im happy just to have the s8 roughly the same size as my s7 edge was

It's still sealed so I should be okay :smiley:

oh no you should get a good bit more for it mikey.dont sell to recycling or any other shop like cex etc.ebay should be your first stop just get a general gauge at the prices then undercut everyone by say 20 pounds should fly out.good luck with that by the way

Your move crApple.....

I purchased my S7 Edge from them last year sim free - no problems, good retailer :sunglasses:

I think you'll find the term is 'smart' phone and most tech is outdated after six months.

Do you suggest waiting for something that won't be bettered in the near future?
You'll be waiting for ever while still playing with your Nokia 1610.

​But did you notice the screen appears to be so narrow vs the s7 Edge

And, that's if they ever pay the cashback

It's not an orange either. So what?

...:man:...

Maybe the apple logo will have a second bite out of it on the iPhone 8? Either that or they just call it a Samsung IPhone 8 since the majority of it is manufactured by Samsung?

people are crazy to spend this much on a phone...seriously

The highest rated deal earlier today was a Seamaster watch @ 3200 quid.
I personally don't think paying 650 quid for a phone that'll probably still be worth about 500 in a year's time is excessively profligate but then there are £200 handsets that do pretty much the same thing as these for people who disagree.

really looking forward to replacing my galaxy s6 edge.... this will do nicely. Good offer but I'm worried it will be an American import with the lesser snapdragon 835 instead of the golden cheery EU / Asia eqnos 8895. can't risk that :wink:

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People are crazy to shop at sainburys, Tescos, Morrison's or Waitrose.


ASDA smart price cornflakes with water is all you need to eat and drink for the whole of your life. Think of all that money you can save to spend on nothing because people are crazy to buy luxury items you don't need.

If crazy is treating yourself to a luxury you don't need you can apply that to anything.

Turn it to your advantage. Just get the phone and sell it for £200 more to someone who wants to be the first to have it.
Thank god for crazy people. I love them - more crazy people please

time to dust off my time machine

650 quid for a phone ... when I can get premium tyres on my car all round and have enough money left over for a Galaxy S5.

Exactly unless your a gamer or a app heavy user the majority of smartphones now will run all the basics very well. My brother has ordered the S8+ but I'm happy with my S5.

Lol same can be said about a tyre. I've never had winter tyres but have never had a spin or got into any accident. Should I see that as a gimmick for sales and money?

Try driving a BMW in the snow lol ...

WhatWhat did they bring?

are these normally made in the UK?

If my mazda drives fine but your beemer doesn't then maybe you should invest in driving lessons and not tyres haha

All kidding though, I'm actuslly looking at getting a BMW x3 :P

Genuine question. Why would anyone buy this when for the same money you could buy an iphone 7? I always thought the appeal of Android phones was that they were much cheaper, and Apple used to get slated by Android users for having such high prices. Now it costs similar money what is the appeal of Android? Why would you not just buy iPhone and get unrivalled customer support, a much more slick OS, far more third party accessories, and support and updates for at least three or four years. OS updates on the day they're released, rather than 6 months later. Most Android phones are lucky to have a single major OS update in their lifetime. I don't dispute that the S8 seems like a good phone but can't see why you would choose it over an iphone. Am I missing something?

In a perfect world, there would be an S8 running IOS.

Samsung = Superior hardware, inferior software
Apple = Superior software, inferior hardware

- much better, brighter, higher resolution and bigger AMOLED screen - best on market on phone screen comparison sites.
- bigger screen in same form factor
- much sexier almost bezel free design (ip7 looks old fashioned with its massive bezels in comparison)
- expandable storage big plus (iphone stuck with whatever you bought)
- not IOS (both me and wife had bad experiences with it on ipad, took ages to resolve)
- much faster charging technology, and longer lasting battery
- better camera especially in low light
- faster processor
- bluetooth 5 over 4
- gigabit LTE and gigabit Wi-Fi
- headphone socket
- new iphone 8 / iphone Edition (rumoured around $1k or £850) will cost more (pound depreciation will add 15-20% potentially to price)

Android has more software and apps, less restrictive. Unofficial apps like showbox available through web search.

All this excitement about spending an obscene amount of money on a phone! Still, at least it isn't an iPhone!

It's not getting the 835, already have a S8 plus on order. Same chipset as S7 edge.

UK version of the Galaxy S8 is getting the better part, Exynos 8895.

Lesser snapdragon 835????

The snapdragon has normally been the weaker of the two

iOS is definitely no longer superior software. Yes Samsung to a certain extent has spoiled android with TouchWiz, but vanilla Android is now a vastly superior OS to iOS.

A few years ago I would have agreed with you but now Android is slick and polished with more apps available.

It should be noted though that a good proportion of the iPhone components are being manufactured by Samsung, including AMOLED screen (iPhone 8. ) and some internals such as Batteries, Chipsets etc.

Unlike Apple who only assemble parts from various subcontractors Samsung physically make their own screens and CPU's etc.

Alas, I own not now nor ever any apples of the telephonic or tablet variety.

Haha, this is the most narrow minded thing I have ever read on HUKD.

I have lots of Apple kit (3 Macs and an iPad Pro), but I choose an Android phone (HTC 10) because iPhones suck - it's nothing to do with the price of them, I promise.

I'd be willing to bet that the only Apple product you have is an iPhone, this is often the case with people of your opinion on the matter.

I often wondered about whether I should switch to an iPhone until I got given one (6S) for work - it just felt worse in virtually every respect to my Sony Xperia.

The one major thing I felt iPhone had over virtually every other phone I've used was it's feel in the hand. It just feels like quality in the hand - weight, curve, materials... very much better than any Android phone I've owned, but from a user experience point of view I find it pretty antiquated.

It's no doubt a fine phone but protecting its lovely screen is going to be a pain unless you use a case with a flip cover. It's impossible to find a decent tempered glass screen protector for a phone with curved edges.

will it be the IMX262 OR a crappy ISOCELL camera sensor?

Gonna give this one a miss , still rocking my HTC One m8, not as quick as it used to be but battery still holding out strong , great speakers and best build quality of any phone I've ever seen

Gonna splash some cash this year on a new phone though , hoping the pixel 2 won't disappoint

Source? The last time I looked the USA was getting a Snapdragon and the rest of the world was getting the Exynos 8 which is their lastest CPU and in benchmarks is very marginally better than the Snapdragon and the only reason for the difference was some US networks have issues with the Exynos CPUs.

I'd recommend the company. If you feel service is poor at all, speak to them on the phone you'll be lucky to get some free case or further discount. They're good like that!

They say its their safest phone ever, so hopefully will not explode!

I disagree. Everyone has their own priorities - many people spend hundreds of thousands more on a house than I would, many buy an expensive car - probably £30K more expensive than the little city car I drive. Then they pay Sky near on £100 a month where I have FreeSat with no subscription. An extra couple of hundred on a phone pales into insignificance in the grand scheme of things.

As much 205,000 has been reported. I will be picking up a Exynos for sure it will be better on battery.

id personally wait a couple of months i have the s7 and got that for 400 a couple months after release and the s6 the year before for 350 so id near enough guarantee a deal will pop up in a 2 or 3 months time with a couple hundred at least off release price

Yup and they are not sold SIM free either, the prices you see do not include the airtime which in the US is massively more expensive than it is here. These threads for popular flagships are so riddled with inaccuracy and misconceptions that it is impossible to correct them all

Maybe the buyers want to use the aux cable in their cars :smirk:

smh you are crazy

LMAO @ unrivalled customer service. Maybe you've only visited the apple store a couple of time for basic reasons. But when an iphone is on the verge of becoming a paperweight, within the first 12mths. You will suddenly notice all those geniuses become dumb and ignorant. The web is plastered with apple staff being indenial, refuse, accusing customers of wrong doings.
Btw rest of what your saying about software updates etc i agree with you

Suppose this is a good deal if it's the cheapest price around, but still a helluva lot of money for a phone.

+ changing the screen will cost ya about 150 quid

It'll be more than that!

i got a refurb s7 370/380 from rakuten.. dont seem to be many deals from them now.

used it for at least 6 months then sold it for 350ish was happy with that..

Isn't anything imported foreign :wink:

I love my S8+. If you have any questions feel free to ask away.

It has the 8895. I have one and I'm in the UK at the moment

I'll have half a dozen then

Massive cost, tiny battery. Meh.

Moreover isn't anything tech imported?

I doubt there's a smartphone in the UK that's not a foreign import.

​whats the battery life like

I Bought 2 Samsung phones from Amazon, delivered quickly after 8 months 1 of them wouldn't work no more I got onto Amazon was told phone Samsung, got the shock of my life was told after I gave the serial no that it wasn't an EU phone so wouldn't touch it, back and forth to Amazon, and the seller, he wanted me to send it to Amsterdam I refused, fought politely with Amazon. they took the case over 1 week later I was given a full refund, so for goodness sake watch who you are buying the phones from. Other phone still working fine tho

Same as rikhd, what is your battery life like? It is the one thing holding me back from this phone as I've had enough of phones with poor-to-average battery.

Agreed on all fronts, apart from the processor, it's not faster.

I agree with nitro228 100%. Samsungs are now just as expensive as iPhones and everything Nitro mentioned above is accurate and true and we all know it!
I've had my iPhone replaced 3-4x without any hassle. Not like the Samsung which will probably burn your house down at some point

You get a couple of hours use before it blows up :wink:

​I have used the S8+ with my sim card but not the S8 yet. It lasts around 20% better than my S7 edge. I'm on around 17% by the end of the second day.

​The S8+ lasts me 2 days easy. There are some great performance modes on that lowers screen quality and background data when your using different apps. I haven't tried tge S8 thigh yet with my sim so I can't give you any definately answers. I use my S8+ for all the usual stuff like YouTube, Google play music, loads of Whatsapp and sat nav etc.

That's due to the high quality.

Google who's battery is in your iPhone......

Much better option Samsung C9 Pro
https://www.eglobalcentral.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-c9-pro-c9000-6gb-ram-64gb-dual-sim-sim-free-unlocked-black.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjwiI3HBRDv0q_qhqXZ-N4BEiQAOTiCHugFSHEOzQvgWrMMqRPvFjJsnm2uHDmF3VgZ23xqgUEaAnZF8P8HAQ

Was going to get the 8+ from samsung directly but after seeing that the UK is yet again being ripped off by them i decided against it. Previously had the Note 7, us UK guys got our money back, those in the US got perks off future phones & other goodies for returning their Note's. Now it looks like yet again Samsung is treating the UK consumer as 2nd tier, no VT headset no 256gb memory card no free games pack. Thanks Samsung, think i may look at the LG G6 instead or maybe the HTC11 whenever that comes out. We pay enough for the phones as it is, cannot understand why we are treated so poorly by Samsung compared to the north americans.

So is buying from Smartphonecompany preferential in some way to buying from Mobile Phones Direct ?

That all?

Burn

When become the 51st state, post Brexit then we will be fine.... :smile:

My experience of apple staff is that they are career douches, which they even seem to take pride in.

So in the S7/S7Edge. The Exynos turned out to be far better, as the Qualcomm, kept throttling itself. We also saw far better battery life. The US want Exynos too!

iPhone screens are 4 years behind Samsung's. I compared my S4 which I got in 2013 to a friends iPhone 7 and was shocked at the resolution, size of screen and size of the hand set.

Samsung's ecosystem is incredibly huge. Their 3rd party accessories are infinitely larger than Apples. You my friend are stuck in the year 2004 when Android phones was clunky and old fashioned. Now especially the latest Samsungs are sleek, refined and polished. Their cameras are unrivalled, processors faster, operating system beautiful and you get the added bonus's of 256 bit encryption with Samsung Knox giving them unrivalled protection against intruders, Gear VR virtual reality, 360 degree cameras, gear S3 smart watches, Word, PowerPoint and Excel free of charge, unlimited cloud storage for your files, Side Sync which will allow your phone to be mirrored on any Mac and Pc, Dex, the new technology that turns your phone into a pc software on monitors and projectors, screens which are infinitely clearer and brighter, expandable storage, 3rd party apps you can download from the Web - not tied in to a locked down software, full customisation of your interface, you can even have all your apps on the home screen just like an iPhone. Download able keyboards, wireless charging, FAST CHARGING, expandable storage, larger screens to watch movies and play games on, iris scanners, heart rate monitors, screen mirroring to your Smart TV, you can plug in a mouse and keyboard to your charging port, as well as hard drives, you have a file management system to store your downloaded files. I can literally go on forever.

You forgot to mention the US also gets the option to pay for the S8/S8+ in 24 interest free monthly instalments.

What a post :smile:

This and Apple phones are all too expensive, these companies are screwing us on prices, everyone should stop buying them for a few months and then you'll see them drop there prices

bloody awesome post .up yxxxx apple :smiley:

​The S8 has HDR screen, curved edges, rounded corners, VR capability, it literally LOOKS like something out of sci-fi, from E.T. himself, freaking wow!
Myself I like to feel like I have my own uniquely customised device, active wallpaper to suit my mood and taste, with iPhone every iPhone is a clone, you almost feel like you do not own it.
And people in my family have lost EVERYTHING stored on iPhone because of the fingerprint reader going wrong, beautiful photos and videos of the kids lost forever. btw if anybody could help I would be very grateful!!!!!
I would still pay MORE for android device even if it was just to avoid the walled garden.
BUT
I do appreciate the iPhone as a marvel too, I will never forget what Steve did when he led his company to innovate smartphone technology that would transform our lives so dramatically and so quickly. Absolutely awesome.

Android OS was first released in late 2008.

I think you maybe don't understand the term infinitely. Also, the iphone clearly has more third party accesories - this is clear if you go into any phone shop and look at the choice of iphone cases, or the number of cars/headunits that now feature car play vs android auto.
I agree that Android has moved on a lot since 2004, since it didn't exist then but to me Android still seems like it's in Beta testing and doesn't seem anywhere near as polished as iOS . Apps are buggy and many of the apps (including HUKD) just don't look as nice on android. I use both Android and iOS, as I have an android phone (S7) and an ipad. The S7 is a very good phone and the camera is indeed very good (aside from it tending to oversharpen a bit - probably to please the selfie generation) but I still have a lot of frustrations with android. It's only just recently had an update to Nougat, 6 months after it was released, and almost certainly won't get another update. Also, when I had a problem with the phone it had to be sent away for repair so I was without it for over a week. When the same thing happened with Apple, I went to the Apple store and walked away with a brand new phone. If both phones were the same price as seems now to be the case, there is no question I would choose the iphone. That said, the fact that Samsung have already dropped the price of the S8 significantly before it has even launched suggests that they realise they were probably a bit off the mark with their initial RRP.

where does it say Samsung have they dropped the retail price of the S8? Its only a few retailers offering a discount to get more sales.

what version of quick charge does it use and how long does it take to charge from 0-100%. Thx

Apparently it is officially compatible with Qualcomm Quick Charge 2, but has its own fast charge system which is faster. I bought a Samsung wireless charging plate for my S7 and it is impressively fast - has a built-in fan to keep the plate and phone cool.

​Ah sorry I meant things like wireless chargers, Fast chargers, keyboards, hard button cases, micro usb expansion cables and ports etc. Not just a million types of different cases. My bad. If you live in the UK you can go to any Samsung store and they will fix your phone (warranty issues) there and then. Such as a faulty camera they will replace the components. Apple nowadays do not just swap handsets willy nilly anymore. They push to the nearest network to resolve through them.

Plus obviously I know what infinite means. Just take it in the context I'm writing about. It doesn't have to be the literal meaning to work in a sentence. That is just being a pleb. You asked a serious question and I gave you my opinion.

I had Apple devices for years and I did have issues with their devices like any other device such as the wifi button greying out and updated software bricking my phone. But I got bored of them and I wanted to do such much more with a device. Android has come a long way even in the last year and yes I would agree Apple have had their nice swishy screens that bounce when you scroll to the bottom of a Web page etc. However that is where it ends for me. Little innovation and the almost arrogant "we will sell devices anyway" approach to the market fustrates me and would as an Apple customer. They are still beautiful devices and are the best in the world at Marketing but I am sure most people would agree are getting boring now.

Every car that has Car Play has Android auto so I don't know what you are talking about there. Also the drop in price I haven't seen. It is just market analysis putting it at the correct point before sale I presume. Nothing crazy there either.

Android or Samsung isn't for everyone, but it is better for me.

Samsung haven't dropped the retail price yet, but it is already being sold for less than retail before it has even launched. The fact that the price has already been lowered by retailers suggests that sales are not what they had hoped for. If the product justified the RRP it would be sold out already and Samsung would not allow it to be sold for a lower price.

Not all true - I live in the UK and took my 3 month old faulty S7 into a Samsung store when it had Bluetooth issues - it was sent away and came back 8 days later with the same problem. Sent it away again and finally came back fixed after nearly 2 weeks in total. My wife's 11 month old iphone 6S started having signal problems just a few weeks ago. She took it to the Apple store and came away with a brand new phone after 5 minutes. Turns out the signal problems weren't even hardware related, the network was at fault, yet they replaced it without question. I agree Samsung are probably the next best in terms of service and warranty but it still doesn't come close to Apple's. I'm not suggesting for a minute that this is a bad phone, and overall I'm pleased with my S7 but in my opinion Android/Samsung still does not have the same overall package that Apple offers.

Enough chit chat.... Will this be delivered on release date

Been using this company, didn't have no problems, took phone on contract with them. Sells the way it says there :smiley:

hi guys, just wanted to know if i was to buy this simfree, do i still get cash back? I'm not sure how it works, but I'm thinking of buying this phone from them simfree and getting cash back from somewhere such as top cash back but if i got it from carphone it costs £690 but it says for preorder and contract upgrades i get £75 cash back - but I'm unsure if that applies to SIM free handsets. is cash back only for contracts?

sorry if this isn't relevant but I'm not too clued on about cash back.

thanks!

Would love to upgrade to this, but the price makes my eyes watery :disappointed:

I want the s8+ but the price...even my own greediness is finding it hard to justify it

Just waiting for someone to bundle the S8+ with the Dex dock and we'll be set gadget wise for the next 12 months.
Finally a big screen fitted into a small footprint device, that supports both miracast and HDMI out and NTFS HDD support.
No need to root this baby.... It's ready straight out the box.

Says it's £689.99

Ah crap, must have expired.