What device did you come from just before getting a Note8?

Note 4>Note 7>Back to Note 4>Note 8.

I also had to go through two Note 4 refurbs before the first year of having it was up. First my camera hardware failed, and second device the screen would turn white and non functional.
 
Galaxy s3 to LG G3 to 2 Note 7's to Pixel XL to Note 8. Note 7 was the best phone I ever had up till now but I have to give a shout out to the Lg G3 which I stll use as a household timer, and while it's battery sucks, I used it for three weeks between powering off the Pixel to send in for trade and getting the Note delivered. and it functioned. I went back forth between LG and Samsung for several years.
 
Still sitting on my 6s plus, went to the note 7 and back to my 6s plus again. On the fence for this note 8 since Samsung is REALLY dragging their feet on the note 7 owners insentive they kept promising.
 
how did you like the S8 compared to your N8?

The S8 was very nice. Honestly, the only noticeable difference is the Spen. I can tell u it was a nice and unexpected surprise from the S7E. The N8 camera has more features, but the S8 took great pics as well. Had I not been such a huge user of the SPen, I would have had no problem keeping the S8. It's a good device.
 
I had the Note 4, but swapped with the wife after she cracked her Note 3 screen, she said your having the new Note 8 so I want your phone lol.
 
Replacing S8+ with the Note...and get this.
Ordered directly from the Verizon website and UPS delivered the phone in less than 24 hours!!!
 
Came from an S8. Great phone but I needed a larger screen and the S pen and cams are great added features too.