Hi Ho,
The first 2 weeks are over and I wanted to share my impression on the Samsung Note 8.
First of all, I am from the Samsung Note 4, which has proven to me the last years very loyal Diennste and now unfortunately had to stop his service due to brute foreign influence ... Rest in Peace old friend.
The Note 8
Uff is really a big leap ... 3 years since the last new mobile. Mobile phone years are calculated as factor 7, similar to dog years. So it feels like 21 years since my last new device.
And I have to say, I'm already impressed.
PRO
- The picture is just great.
Feeling my eyes can not perceive all the splendor. Just lovely! - The handling feels great. The rounded edges are good and nice in the hand. In comparison, my wife has the S9 Plus. Since the edges are very hard. Advantage and disadvantage. Yes it is nice and flatters the hand, but also always takes a little slippery, as the hard edges of the S9 Plus are more advantageous.
- The camera is by far the best camera I've ever seen on a cell phone. (Both S9 Plus and Note 8). I have a semi-good CamCorder from Panasonic (https://amzn.to/2GVTEet), hard to say who now makes better pictures / videos. Only at grade 8, sending / editing is so much easier. Therefore, it is clearly my first choice!
- The microphone is phenomenal! If not a sour edge sound, but otherwise Wow! The videos sound as if they really are there and that's exactly the feeling I want to create with my videos.
- Performance ... I guess you do not have to talk about it. Is the new flagship in the Samsung portfolio with the S9 Plus and is very high in terms of performance. All apps run fast and fluid. Especially in comparison to the old Note 4 that is extremely noticeable! WhatsApp -> Camera goes back and forth super fast and fluid. It feels round and just fun.
- The pen / stylus ... I have only minimal used so far. But makes a good impression, if I do not see the jump to the predecessor of the Note 4.
CONTRA
- USB C connection ... I do not need it for data transfer! But now has to replace all cables, or hold twice, as still have ettliche devices with Micro USB. See for me personally no advantage in USB C and I'm just annoyed by it.
- Bixby ... annoying! I seldom use (act only set alarm)
- Bixbytaste! annoys even more! Does not work! To deactivate I had to log in to the Samsung account. Unfortunately, the button can not occupy another way.
- Length Width . If the grade 4 was still much wider, the Note 8 is narrower, but longer. Personally, I do not think so nice. Liked that the keyboard was wider at Note 4 (eg an extra character for "," etc.) and many apps will show a black bar above and below, or right links as they are designed for 16: 9 resolution , So I have a much smaller picture on YouTube, as the Note 4. (Yes you can zoom, but then loses part of the Bidles). For me, the advantage of the large display is completely lost in many areas.
- The control bar (All Apps | Home | Back). Slightly miss the fixed keys of the note 4. Sure the phone has more display on the surface, but see point before!
- If I hold the phone for a video recording, I think the camera is positioned too far up. Come quickly with the left hand (finger) in front of the lens. Can not really keep it quiet with one hand.
- A loudspeaker ... When watching the video ("2 hand operation"), it often happens that I come with one hand on the speaker and then hear nothing more. It's not dramatic, but it bothers me here and there.
- The microphone (as good as it is) is very susceptible to wind. For videos, there are very good wind protection solutions, but when you call outdoors with wind you notice it.
CONCLUSION
Would I advise to buy? One certainly does not make a very big mistake with the mobile phone. For me, the ratio of length and width just not solved well, would have preferred since the design of grade 7 or 4 had the note. With the remaining contra points (so far) I can arrange myself quite well ... Only for the money, one must arrange there? Good question ... but for lack of alternatives, I would say YES or do without and hope that everything will change in the next series. For now, I am really satisfied and there is a clear difference to Note 4 to remember.
Write me your opinion, what do you think of the Samung Note 8 and if you have any more PROs and CONTRAs.
So long
Enormo
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