Starting to lag

[polbit]

My Note 8 is my first Samsung phone that simply doesn't lag. It's quite awesome actually. I returned Note 7 prior to the whole battery fiasco precisely because of lag. This one is rock solid.

 

[diagoro]

It's been a bit buggy at times, but assume it's one app or another lagging out (not the phone).

I've had one game give me a "your device is running out of memory" message (wizard of oz match game). But the message goes away after a reboot. oddly, never saw that message on the N4.

 

[bgbagz]

The only issue is trying to open a Text conversation... It laged for about 15 seconds... It's starting to happen more and more.

 

[Notasaurus]

I spent the last year using a Pixel and still have it, I now use the Note 8 and really don't notice much difference between the two. The Pixel may have been a little faster but not in anything I'd notice day to day. As far as lag goes, I've had none. When I first got the Note 8 I went through my library and installed EVERYTHING that had an install button. I had 10- 15 launchers, many camera apps, tons of photo apps, all the games I had previously installed that hadn't been sunset, over 300 apps. It filled the phone up to 47gb without any personal content. Even after turning on all the assistance apps and device administrator permissions I still didn't notice any lag outside of when I opened a file type for the first time and it had to build the gigantic list of possible apps for me to choose which one I wanted to use. Even then I wouldn't call that lag, that's expected processing time. I ran that way for over a month before I just got tired of scrolling through an endless list of apps to find the one I wanted. But even during all that, I still managed 7hrs of screen on time, compared to just 4.5 on my Pixel with less than half of those apps installed. Last week I performed a factory reset and other than having a smaller list of apps, it feels the same as having hundreds of apps installed with multiple overlay apps. LMT, Pie Control, etc.
The one major difference between the two phones for me is the camera. I really liked the Pixel camera. I can use the ported gcam and it gives similar results but I can't tie it to a quick launch button like the stock Note camera.

 

[Morty2264]

Phones will lag and freeze occasionally; though one month does seem to be a bit early for these types of things to occur. But still, every phone will encounter some random glitches. But don't worry! If it only happens the one time, I wouldn't be too concerned about it.

 

[Redshift]

It's NOT expected. You Sammy users just think it's normal because Samsung does it. My U11 NEVER lags. Neither do many other brands. I don't have to reboot my phone every morning either. Freezes, reboots etc. are NOT normal. If you have these issues, you have a problem.

 

[toenail_flicker]

You Sammy users just think it's normal

Sammy user here and I don't have lag, nor do I think it is normal. it is how you use and maintain your device, no matter the brand.

 

[Mattism78]

I've had zero lag. My only complaint is not being able to disable the Samsung keyboard. Since I use an alternative the pesky keyboard button is always at the lower right of the screen and I often times accidentally press it.

 

[dpham00]

I have noticed a little lag here and there on the note 8.i also noticed some lag on my pixel xl and iPhone 7 Plus. Nothing terrible by any means. I have also had ACTIVE apps get kicked out of memory on my iPhone 7 Plus. Even stock apps.

I would say that I have had less lag issues on my note 8 compared to my iPhone 7 Plus.

 

[jamiecollett75]

Nope. Been bout 2 months for me and been smooth as butter

Absolutely ZERO lag on my note 8. Smoother than my iPhone 7 plus on iOS 11! And it's not really close!

 

[Jewels81]

Sammy user here and I don't have lag, nor do I think it is normal. it is how you use and maintain your device, no matter the brand.

Amen. Lord these people are trying me today. Lol

 

[toenail_flicker]

Amen. Lord these people are trying me today. Lol

thank you!

 

[Jewels81]

thank you!

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

Only had one occasion when trying to open Samsung Connect (uninstalled soon after because I didn't have a use for it)

Otherwise, surprisingly snappy and consistent.

And before you say it, I know what good UX performance is. I used the HTC One M7, Moto Z, Nexus 6P and a U11 for a short while.

 

[Deidre Adams]

Same here sweetheart!!! THANK GOD! But it doesn't mean we as a 'family' or 'community' don't care how the device is operating OR not operating!
Hoping EVERYTHING turns out okay!

 

[ezapper2]

occasionally lags and needs a reboot. still upset no Samsung Pay for Note 8 in Canada. that's the worst part of the entire experience

 

[Morty2264]

occasionally lags and needs a reboot. still upset no Samsung Pay for Note 8 in Canada. that's the worst part of the entire experience

What carrier are you with, if you don't mind me asking? I am with Rogers!

 

[polbit]

It's NOT expected. You Sammy users just think it's normal because Samsung does it. My U11 NEVER lags. Neither do many other brands. I don't have to reboot my phone every morning either. Freezes, reboots etc. are NOT normal. If you have these issues, you have a problem.

LOL to that. Every single phone I've ever had has frozen on me at least once or twice. There are bad apps, bad OS patches, undiscovered bugs, etc., etc.

General lag is something different, and has definitely been an issue with Touchwiz in the past, as recent as Note 7 for me personally. Note 8 is a whole different ballgame as far as I'm concerned - simply no lag.

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

During the phone call switching back to the homepage it almost froze. Had to end the call and restart the phone and everything went back to normal.

It's only been 1 month.

You guys have any problems yet?

That’s not lag

 

[chyeo1979]

It's NOT expected. You Sammy users just think it's normal because Samsung does it. My U11 NEVER lags. Neither do many other brands. I don't have to reboot my phone every morning either. Freezes, reboots etc. are NOT normal. If you have these issues, you have a problem.

Umm didn't many Note 8 users here say they dun have any lags? They are fakes?

You are just one datapoint for U11 and you can represent the whole U11 community to say it never lags?