I've been using the Note 8 since it came out and the V30 also since then. I've ultimately gone back and forth a lot, but have decided to stick to the V30. Primary reasons:
1. DAC
2. Battery life in my case is way better with the V30, particularly standby time. Maybe that's a 7.1.2 vs. 7.1.1 issue? Maybe it's the smaller screen, though I use the V30 in UHQ resolution all the time and get better battery life than the note on regular HAD.
3. Size, and ease of use because of the size.
4. Fingerprint reader.
5. Wide angle camera vs. 2X zoom camera.
6. Video camera
I find the screen on my V30 to be very very close to the Note 8. I can barely tell them apart other than default brightness being lower on the V30 and outdoor max brightness also being lower. I do use vibrant color mode.
To me, having Tidal connected directly to my car aux from the V30 is so amazing, and impacts my life positively, that the DAC alone is reason enough. The big difference between the V30 DAC and the V30/G6 is that the DAC in the V30 doesn't eat up battery like there's no tomorrow while the latter 2 phones did when I used the HiFi on setting. Awesome phone, and while not perfect, I consider the V30 the best phone of 2017.
1. DAC
2. Battery life in my case is way better with the V30, particularly standby time. Maybe that's a 7.1.2 vs. 7.1.1 issue? Maybe it's the smaller screen, though I use the V30 in UHQ resolution all the time and get better battery life than the note on regular HAD.
3. Size, and ease of use because of the size.
4. Fingerprint reader.
5. Wide angle camera vs. 2X zoom camera.
6. Video camera
I find the screen on my V30 to be very very close to the Note 8. I can barely tell them apart other than default brightness being lower on the V30 and outdoor max brightness also being lower. I do use vibrant color mode.
To me, having Tidal connected directly to my car aux from the V30 is so amazing, and impacts my life positively, that the DAC alone is reason enough. The big difference between the V30 DAC and the V30/G6 is that the DAC in the V30 doesn't eat up battery like there's no tomorrow while the latter 2 phones did when I used the HiFi on setting. Awesome phone, and while not perfect, I consider the V30 the best phone of 2017.