Did anyone buy the Unlocked version yet?

[torbach1]

Plus I watched a YouTube review on the S8 and no wireless charging and no IR Blaster. Not that big of a deal but for a device that is right at a $1000 dollars, not one feature should be lacking. I was surprised no wireless charge.

The S8/+ does have wireless charging regardless of whether it's the generic unlocked one or a carrier variant. It's also closer to $860 than $1,000. But that point is still valid.

Honestly I love the S8+, but Samsung's UI will always be laggy on occasion. It starts out great, but gets laggy after a while. These days I have to reboot once a day to reduce lag, and do occasional cache clearing.

I haven't used an Honor 8, but I've used a Huawei Mate 9 (related but not really the same), and it was super snappy and completely lag free.

 

[TheDonJ77]

I still have not made a decision on which device I will purchase. I have the S7E now and really like the form factor and how the S8 feels in the hand, it's compact yet still big enough but the extra real estate on the + is also nice. I have to just stop making this an ordeal and PICK ONE!!

 

[TylerLV76]

I still have not made a decision on which device I will purchase. I have the S7E now and really like the form factor and how the S8 feels in the hand, it's compact yet still big enough but the extra real estate on the + is also nice. I have to just stop making this an ordeal and PICK ONE!!

For me it came down to the weird stuff I was seeing with the antennas on the unlocked version and updates. Insurance is now a moot point. The other day when I was speed testing the unlocked version and it was bouncing between bands I was getting between 18-30mbps tops. With the T-Mobile version staying consistently on the stronger band of the the 2 I'm seeing incredible speed. I just did this speed test and it makes me believe that T-mobile has tweaked theirs to handle band 12 much more efficiently.

 

[Almeuit]

For me it came down to the weird stuff I was seeing with the antennas on the unlocked version and updates. Insurance is now a moot point. The other day when I was speed testing the unlocked version and it was bouncing between bands I was getting between 18-30mbps tops. With the T-Mobile version staying consistently on the stronger band of the the 2 I'm seeing incredible speed. I just did this speed test and it makes me believe that T-mobile has tweaked theirs to handle band 12 much more efficiently.

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You're sure that's band 12 ? I doubt if since band 12 usually doesn't hit those speeds.

 

[TylerLV76]

You're sure that's band 12 ? I doubt if since band 12 usually doesn't hit those speeds.

It's on band 4 right now. The problem was the unlocked wouldn't consistently hold band 4 so it would bounce to band 12. Then band 4 would kick back in and dump after a few and start the whole thing all over again.

Now maybe something was wrong with my specific device but I wasn't willing to get another and try it. I've never seen any of my other phones act this way including unlocked ones so it could have been a bum device.

 

[TheDonJ77]

I'm thinking S8 since I clearly prefer the form factor I have now and will probably just grab it from T-Mo. See no dire need to go unlocked since usually T-Mo is pretty slim on carrier bloat.

 

[TylerLV76]

I'm thinking S8 since I clearly prefer the form factor I have now and will probably just grab it from T-Mo. See no dire need to go unlocked since usually T-Mo is pretty slim on carrier bloat.

They are pretty low on bloat but you can also disable it in package disabler which I totally forgot you could do.

 

[TheDonJ77]

They are pretty low on bloat but you can also disable it in package disabler which I totally forgot you could do.

Yeah have that set up on my S7E and really helped out alot.

 

[TylerLV76]

The unlocked S8 and S8+ are 100 off at Best Buy this week. $624.99 and $724.99 for anyone thinking of getting one.

 

[TheDonJ77]

The unlocked S8 and S8+ are 100 off at Best Buy this week. $624.99 and $724.99 for anyone thinking of getting one.

Really???

 

[TylerLV76]

Really???

Yep, it's in this week's sales ad. Last page I think.

 

[TheDonJ77]

Yep, it's in this week's sales ad. Last page I think.

I just said to myself I was gonna get the T-mo version and you throw this at me.......lol

 

[TylerLV76]

I just said to myself I was gonna get the T-mo version and you throw this at me.......lol

Lmao. If it helps at all, I'm keeping my T-Mo version instead of saving $100 on the unlocked version for reasons stated earlier.

 

[TheDonJ77]

Lmao. If it helps at all, I'm keeping my T-Mo version instead of saving $100 on the unlocked version for reasons stated earlier.

Yeah, I think I might just do the same plus I really like the orchard gray and the unlocked only comes in black.

 

[anon(632186)]

Anyone else noticed when they go to about bixby voice it prompts for an update then tries to download and says you have the most recent version. However when you open it again it tries again to update. Appears to be v1.9.33 on unlocked. Anyone else noticed thks?

 

[TheDonJ77]

For all those inquiring the official Samsung site has the S8+ for 100 bucks off, bringing it down to 724.99

 

[manni1to]

So I have experience with a Verizon s8+ and I just bought an unlocked s8+ at best buy and the unlocked one feels a bit quicker to me. IDK.

 

[TheDonJ77]

So I have experience with a Verizon s8+ and I just bought an unlocked s8+ at best buy and the unlocked one feels a bit quicker to me. IDK.

How so? Is it cause it's new? What are you seeing that makes it feel quicker??

 

[manni1to]

Just when I'm loading webpages , apps, etc. There seemed to be minor lag on my Verizon model sometimes and haven't seen any yet on this one.

 

[recDNA]

Does the Unlocked version get enhanced LTE on VZW?