S8 with DeX docking station is going to beat every device on the market, no PC is required.
Yeah nothing really surprising. I'm still concerned about biting early and regretting it if the note 8 turns out to be something even better, but I think I'll be happy with the regular S8 and not want anything bigger.
You have to consider that it is the first 10 nm chip and the yields may not be that great. And it is Qualcomm who sells the S835, not Samsung, and it is not credible for Samsung to exert that kind of power unless it is also in Qualcomm's interest.Interesting, but I'm more curious on power usage. The Exynos 8890 in my S7 is fantastic,
Samsung can make great ARM chips. I'm thinking they bought out the full first batch of 835 chips just to deny LG and the other competition. For the amount they actually need for the few (single?) US carriers, it doesn't make sense they bought so many.
Considering that the unlocked version is cheaper, people should ditch the carrier's BS unless they really want a dust-collecting VR headset and whatnot.I have watched a couple of hands-on videos and come out impressed. I cannot wait to see how the carriers will butcher this beauty to shreds..
Considering that the unlocked version is cheaper, people should ditch the carrier's BS unless they really want a dust-collecting VR headset and whatnot.
You have to consider that it is the first 10 nm chip and the yields may not be that great. And it is Qualcomm who sells the S835, not Samsung, and it is not credible for Samsung to exert that kind of power unless it is also in Qualcomm's interest.
I have watched a couple of hands-on videos and come out impressed. I cannot wait to see how the carriers will butcher this beauty to shreds..
Yah. It is rather incestuous. It's like everyone is buying and selling from one another.Yields may not be great, but normally a design firm will want to keep most of their clients supplied. Samsung being a manufacturer and biggest client puts Qualcomm in an interesting position.
Also Qualcomm allegedly puts restrictions on Samsung to prevent them from selling the Exynos chip to other clients (which is usually slightly better on power use), should they want to.
Seems like a lot of back scratching going on .
I had no idea Samsung sells unlocked Snapdragon versions, officially, in the U.S. Thanks for the heads up. (since when did they start selling those?)The unlocked version of the s7 is also the furthest behind in updates, which I find odd. Sure you can load your own rom and hope the community has everything working right, but I'm getting too impatient to keep up with that stuff.
edit: I just read why, I'm confusing the unlocked and international models. The unlocked models still have the US hardware, so I'm not surprised Samsung doesn't focus on keeping them up to date.
I didn't either until I read that article. After some more digging it looked like they were released 3 months after the initial S7 release. Maybe the S7 was the firstI had no idea Samsung sells unlocked Snapdragon versions, officially, in the U.S. Thanks for the heads up. (since when did they start selling those?)
S8 with DeX docking station is going to beat every device on the market, no PC is required.
The only thing wrong with the S8 is that there's these two other phones coming later this year called the Note 8 and Pixel 2.
I know... but there's ALWAYS another phone right around the corner
Plus with my experience with the 6p I don't think I'll be dealing with another google phone anytime soon. I think I'm going to preorder the s8, which I've never done before, and anxiously await release day. Only downside with that plan is I usually wait on reviews to research cases and such.
No, but a separate keyboard, mouse, and monitor is. I mean it's a nice idea for the rare niche that wants to have a desktop, doesn't already have one and is willing to supply everything else they need to get it running. I have to imagine that niche is small though. The real money will be in doing the same thing in a laptop format, which Asus has sort of attempted with the padfones... but that was mainly for just tablets.
Sure there's always newer stuff later, but we know the Note 8 is coming and it will be better than the S8, and if Google eliminates those big bezels from the Pixel 2, then it will also be better.
Did Samsung disclose any technical detail about the new display? Something has changed and I have yet to notice the usual PWM-induced waves (strobe) on these new phones in videos.
P.S. Maybe we need a new thread for these phones now that they are officially out?
Pocketnow said:In case you were wondering how Microsoft might feel about Samsung’s Continuum-inspired DeX support for the Galaxy S8 and S8+, we now have every reason to believe the Redmond-based tech giant is fine with that.
Not only are the two new Android phones officially compatible with MS Office applications like Word, Excel and PowerPoint for the big screen, but actual Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Microsoft Editions will be available from US Microsoft Store locations come April 21.
Pre-orders for these special Redmond-flavored GS8 models should also kick off any minute now, although there’s no word on pricing. Of course, a premium over what carriers are charging for “regular” variants wouldn’t make much sense, since all you’re getting extra is a Microsoft “customization” ensuring “best-in-class productivity experience” with pre-loaded Office, OneDrive, Cortana, Outlook and “more” such apps.
It’s important to highlight each and every Galaxy S8 unit contains pre-installed Office, OneDrive and Skype services anyway, so there’s really extremely little of value offered with the S8 “Microsoft Edition.”
Still, the fact that one of Samsung’s arch-enemies and major patent litigation opponents from back in the day is now selling the Korean company’s flagship devices says something. Namely, what seemed an unlikely alliance a couple of years ago is growing stronger, and Windows phones are deader and deader.
Almost the same width as the small iPhone yet has a larger screen than the iPhone Plus..