Well, I'm torn. First of all I love Samsung's, keep going back to them. Had the original note for all the features it offered. That was a huge phone so I jumped to the GS4, it gave me fits with lack of storage. I decided to try LG (because of battery exchange and all) and was going to jump back to the Note 7. Them the **** hit the fan. Note 7's blowing up......waited hoping they would solve issue (see what happens when when you cant swap out batteries).
Well unfortunately I got hit with bad luck on the LG G4 with it's boot loop error (Piece of ****). So I had no phone for 2 weeks, bought a burner phone just so I could make calls then ordered a Note 5 knowing I had just lost my SD card and was back to 32GB.
Well here I am a year later.....keep in mind I buy my phones straight up and use them on straight talk.
Well I'm playing the game again with having to move my **** off the phone because I'm down to 1 GB of free space. Yes I take lots of photos and video not to mention the various apps I use. I almost traded in my sons iPhone 6 towards the S8/S8+ and dish out another $500 but I decided to hold out to see if the note 8 is really worth it. So one more day, some possible good perks. Still not sure.
I usually replace my phone every two years and get a deal on the previous model year to get a deal and offload my phone on eBay. Well the Note 7 screwed up my cycle. This may be the first Brand New / Just launched device I buy in a long time.
Decision time, Need unlocked version with minimal bloat, and I hope they offer a decent selection of colors. As for my note 5 I may keep it as a backup or hopefully still be able to trade in the iPhone 6. I guess I'll have to see what's on the table in the next few days. I hate spending top dollar as my system usually get me into a great phone for about $300.00