Did you wish the s8 had a flat screen?

[mary beth hale]

Flat screen with 2.5D curves. There is something about the curved edges that makes the whole usage feel more premium. I had the Nokia Lumia 920 and that phone spoilt me lol.

The 920 spoiled lots of people. What a phone! Nothing like it since.

 

[L0n3N1nja]

Annoyed with the edge displays personally, even a regular flat S7 has narrow enough bezels it's difficult to hold onto without a case and not accidently press things. Yes I can rest it in my hand fine while looking down, but gripping it to hold it level with my arms or holding it above me is annoying. This is an issue when I'm in a recliner, in bed, taking photos of things above me, etc. I also don't like how videos wrap around the edges or some app interfaces.

Than I'm a big Note fan, use them to jot down quick notes and sketch/paint in art programs. It's ridiculous to me that a device with the S Pen has curved edges because I can't write on a curve making it difficult to draw/paint edge to edge within a program.

It is what it is though, I still think Samsung makes the best phones.

 

[o4liberty]

Not really the curved screen really doesn't bother me to much.

 

[whitecollar]

I think the curved screen is gorgeous.

 

[beandaddy]

yes. s8+ here.
luckily my wife hasn't complained about it.

 

[matther22xdroid]

I for one enjoy running my fingers over curves.

 

[naturalguy]

Curved. When watching videos it is an immersive experience much nicer than flat

 

[DamianP]

Come on, be truthful and not biased. Did you think it would've been better with a flat glass screen, usability wise? This is the first year Samsung didn't offer a flat screen. As phones get curvier, I start to miss the good old flat glass, to me it looks nice (saw a regular S7 recently and it looked great). I think Samsung DID make a flat glass screen S8 but trashed it because it didn't look good.

Yes please!!

 

[LeoRex]

I am not a fan of curved screens (that is being kind). Never mind the fact that it is pretty much damn near impossible to find a good fitting tempered glass screen for it. I made several attempts to get one for my wife's S7 and there were halos, dust would get under because they couldn't use a sealer layer across the whole screen, etc... I even tried plastic and those were just as big a pain.

With so many moving to curved screens now, I am disappoint.

Oh, by the way, the regular S7 screen wasn't flat either. the center part of the screen bulged out ever so slightly.... so all the headaches of the Edge screen without any of the benefits (if you can call them that).

 

[ABOSWORTH007]

The edge screens look sexy AF. Honestly though, I don't use the edge swipe thing ever, I think it's a gimmick. I don't really care if my phone has an edge or flat screen but if I the S8 was offered in flat or curved, I'd go with the curved because it looks cooler. Lol. I don't care about screen protectors.

 

[Dconn1975]

I'd much rather a flat screen vs the curved screen. In fact I am wanting to sell my S8 to go back to a flat screen.

 

[Dark Pixels ll]

I'm glad we are at a point of optimum choice in the smart phone world. You want a flat screen, there are plenty. You want a curved design for a different aesthetic, Samsung provides that. Different picture ratios, HD speakers, wild colors, dual cameras, single cameras, and every gimmick you could think of. Why would we want every manufacturer to do the same things the same way?

 

[mundo472]

curved! bestskinsever for case (#hatetemperedglass)
loved the slight curve on the BlackBerry Torch 9850, too. Great feel.

 

[philly]

I wish the screen was flat. loving my s8 though

 

[philly]

I'm glad we are at a point of optimum choice in the smart phone world. You want a flat screen, there are plenty. You want a curved design for a different aesthetic, Samsung provides that. Different picture ratios, HD speakers, wild colors, dual cameras, single cameras, and every gimmick you could think of. Why would we want every manufacturer to do the same things the same way?

I guess for some scenarios, not mine though. I want a 2017 flagship phone officially supported by verizon and on dpp. my options are basically one curved (s8) and one flat (moto z2 force).

 

[Ca_lvn]

Well this will be a #1 thread because the answer is yes

 

[k3m1c6]

NO, everyone knows curves are sexy!

 

[bassplayrguy]

There are plenty of other phones out there that offer a flat screens. Why buy the Samsung and then wish it were different?

 

[philly]

There are plenty of other phones out there that offer a flat screens. Why buy the Samsung and then wish it were different?

well because the reasons I linked above? 2017 flagship hardware has two options with verizon and dpp. one is curved, yhe other is flat.

oh and because its the 8th iteration of a phone that was flat.

 

[anon(5630457)]

Absolutely the S8's glass should be flat. The curved screens serve no utilitarian purpose. I miss flat screened phones.