I have a Galaxy S8 in my hands — AMA!

[Daniel Bader]

Hey everyone, for the next couple of days I have a Galaxy S8 to put through its paces. The hardware is pre-production, and the software isn't final (though it's close) so I thought I'd get a discussion going.

This is, specifically, the SM-G950W, which has a Snapdragon 835 processor along with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

At first glance, this is a very nice phone. The smaller GS8 feels incredible in the hand, and easy enough to use with one hand. The screen's curved edges are also much less severe than the Galaxy S7, which makes swiping from edges considerably easier.

I've also used the camera a little, and the results are... interesting. At first glance, it doesn't capture as much detail as the Galaxy S7, but the colors also seem more realistic and less exaggerated. We're paying very close attention to this, and will be doing a separate comparison.

So, what else do you want to know? Let me know and I'll try my best to answer your questions!

 

[Zendroid1]

How would you compare the accidental edge touches on the s8 vs the s7 edge? This was main gripe with the s7 edge.

 

[Josiah23]

What Android OS version?
What color S8 do you have?

How the battery life so far? I'm assuming great since it's BRAND NEW, lol.

Is it slippery? Or more slippery than the S7 Edge?

 

[Ry]

How easy it one-handed use?

 

[alt075]

what about the speakers. What kind? Is it stereo speaker? If not how does it sound?

 

[DaHui623]

How's the pressure sensitive virtual home button? Can you still double "click" to launch the camera?

 

[Josiah23]

Would you rather keep it naked or use a case?

 

[Supraman21]

Can you run a storage test to see how fast the UFS 2.1 storage is?

Could you also verify if the screen is still Pentile or if they finally switched to RGB. The simplest test is loading up Netflix,turn the brightness up, play a video, and keep the controls up. Look at the red loading bar and see if you can see pixels/crosshatching. Its pretty noticeable for me.

 

[JokiingSutra]

How is the battery life, stand by time and Sot?

 

[smalba]

Can you give us a comparison with the S7 and S7 edge.

 

[Sapient]

How are the Iris and Facial unlock methods? Easy? Fast? Annoying?

 

[ctk4949]

Have you gotten use to the dumb location of the FPS??
How is the facial recognition?? Fast enough to not use the FPS??
Is the IRIS Scanner better?? Fast enough to not use the FPS??

How is the speaker??

 

[onthecouchagain]

What is the purpose of the pressure home button? Do you have to press hard to go home, or can you tap it like any other software key?

 

[omgitselaine]

Which in your opinion would be the most convenient way to unlock the phone ? Using the facial , iris or finger scanner ?

Thanks in advance

 

[Jaycemiskel]

Can you tell what version of quick charge it has? Is it 4.0?

 

[donm527]

Battery life!! Thanks

 

[gendo667]

Can you turn Bixby off?

 

[gendo667]

what about the speakers. What kind? Is it stereo speaker? If not how does it sound?

And this.

 

[sdsubball23]

How is the audio quality using headphones? Is it loud and does it sound good? Anyone have specs on how many watts the phone produces?

 

[mariusfilip]

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