Ended up keeping my Verizon black 8+ Best Buy preorder since thought- try it out.
-Call quality is good
-Signal reception is better than the Note 7 (Note 7 was weak)
-Feel in hand even with case is good (slip magnet without)
-UI is good. See no big need for Nova, but wish the UI had landscape mode
-Camera is great and especially low light which can be iffy on some devices.
-Device start up is fast, even with a few hundred apps installed.
-Sound quality from 3.5mm jack is good
-Bluetooth and wifi seems reliable
-Display of course is great
-Battery life (for my use) is even better than the Note 7, which was good. Fantastic.
-The chipset is a huge increase from the 820/821 with less heat
-Best device yet for game emulators since along with the much better performance, the wider display gives more room for virtual buttons on sides.
-The performance tweak and display options are better than any previous device.
Side notes:
Bixby is a work in progress (that's being nice). I disabled it, so no more accidental button presses or swipes.
The "AKG" buds are decent and better than the usual free ones, but my mid line Klipsch and Sony buds seem better.
As mentioned, battery life so far seems fantastic. I can not tell the display difference between 1080p and 1440p, but 1440p appears to be around a 15% hit on battery life for my use.
Amazing device in spite of Bixby.
Update: Added line about camera.
-Call quality is good
-Signal reception is better than the Note 7 (Note 7 was weak)
-Feel in hand even with case is good (slip magnet without)
-UI is good. See no big need for Nova, but wish the UI had landscape mode
-Camera is great and especially low light which can be iffy on some devices.
-Device start up is fast, even with a few hundred apps installed.
-Sound quality from 3.5mm jack is good
-Bluetooth and wifi seems reliable
-Display of course is great
-Battery life (for my use) is even better than the Note 7, which was good. Fantastic.
-The chipset is a huge increase from the 820/821 with less heat
-Best device yet for game emulators since along with the much better performance, the wider display gives more room for virtual buttons on sides.
-The performance tweak and display options are better than any previous device.
Side notes:
Bixby is a work in progress (that's being nice). I disabled it, so no more accidental button presses or swipes.
The "AKG" buds are decent and better than the usual free ones, but my mid line Klipsch and Sony buds seem better.
As mentioned, battery life so far seems fantastic. I can not tell the display difference between 1080p and 1440p, but 1440p appears to be around a 15% hit on battery life for my use.
Amazing device in spite of Bixby.
Update: Added line about camera.
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