What is this Note lag they talk about?

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

The reason this exists is because Samsung phones are known to slow down significantly over time. Sure, every phone has the potential to lag and hitch, but it seems more apparent with Samsung phones, and gets more and more noticeable as they age until a factory reset is done.

I had an S2, S3, Note7 and currently use the Note8. The S2 and S3 lagged significantly after a few months. While they were alright after the first unboxing, they aged rather poorly. My Note7 fared better out of the box but it also didn't exactly feel snappy. Possibly due to the longer animations and possibly due to the overhauled UX, it also tended to hitch more often that I would have liked.

My 6 month old Note8 so far runs almost as well as it did out of the box. It has had zero cache wipes and factory resets. I don't know what Samsung did but I hope this carries on to the S9 and Note9

 

[Dooki]

mine doesn't seem to lag but it absolutely stutters on occasion. and the reason this is such a hot topic is because Samsung phones are known to fly when new and a few months later just go into slow motion.

Mine does have issues opening certain apps, notably Google music and any heavy game. It just takes it's time.

I also know that a lot of people get used to it and swear it never happens. my s7 never lagged until I tried an iPhone 7.

 

[iGalione]

There is a slight delay in response compared to the likes of the pixel 2 iphone x and the note 8, just a slight... i'm talking milliseconds... but nothing to the extreme where it affects anything you're doing on the phone... I would honestly get the Note 8 instead of the 5 due in part to having a microSD expansion slot... the note 5 was and still is an extraordinary device, but the pros of the 8 outweigh that of the 5 any day...

and the oreo update to the 8 makes the note 8 a much better device that being on nougat.

 

[o4liberty]

I really couldnt tell you my note has never lagged once best device to date

 

[gregg6942]

The reason this exists is because Samsung phones are known to slow down significantly over time. Sure, every phone has the potential to lag and hitch, but it seems more apparent with Samsung phones, and gets more and more noticeable as they age until a factory reset is done.

I had an S2, S3, Note7 and currently use the Note8. The S2 and S3 lagged significantly after a few months. While they were alright after the first unboxing, they aged rather poorly. My Note7 fared better out of the box but it also didn't exactly feel snappy. Possibly due to the longer animations and possibly due to the overhauled UX, it also tended to hitch more often that I would have liked.

My 6 month old Note8 so far runs almost as well as it did out of the box. It has had zero cache wipes and factory resets. I don't know what Samsung did but I hope this carries on to the S9 and Note9

Exactly! We are talking about the Note 8, and, as of now, 6 months, no lag for me. No lying.

 

[gregg6942]

Well, these Note 8's are halo device's ...and to some, they're hallowed. "You dis my phone you dis me, my Precious don't be lagg'n" kinda thing. ☺ All in good fun.

I'm grown,please don't put your childishness on me. I don't name my phone and my phone does not lag

 

[NIZMOZ44]

I owned a Note 8 from release, then sold it for an iPhone X, then got a second hand Note 8 again. I love the Note 8, and have never seen it lag on either device. Now, my S7 Edge does lag, and it does bad.

 

[DsM]

No performance lag on S8+ or Note 8 but just turned on high performance on 8 for fun.

 

[CellyPhoner]

Im so torn. If I knew the Note 5 was getting Oreo Id buy one today.

I really want Samsung to identify us NOTE users are note GALAXY S users and that the pen software is more important than the S phone software. Stop making Note software an after thought, its gettting worse.

Im a professional designer, I use the note to do mock up ideas on the fly and transfer them to my notebook at a later day. I also use the pen as a mouse on the Note. Its sooooo much more accurate. You can quickly highlight some word in another language and have it translated, or copy a bar code, or a million and one things.

What I dont like about the Note 8. I HATE they put glass on both sides, thats terrible industrial design, looking at used ones, every second one is shattered or cracked. How did they not see that coming with slippery curved edges both sides. Also I find the edges detract my vision on the screen, I prefer the flat screen of the note 8. The new copper and black Nokia 6 2018 is the perfect looking phone. The S8 looks like a plastic soap bar.

Aesthetics aside, Ill have to get a holder on the back to keep it held tight, if the Note features are still good in the 8.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Im so torn. If I knew the Note 5 was getting Oreo Id buy one today.

I really want Samsung to identify us NOTE users are note GALAXY S users and that the pen software is more important than the S phone software. Stop making Note software an after thought, its gettting worse.

Im a professional designer, I use the note to do mock up ideas on the fly and transfer them to my notebook at a later day. I also use the pen as a mouse on the Note. Its sooooo much more accurate. You can quickly highlight some word in another language and have it translated, or copy a bar code, or a million and one things.

What I dont like about the Note 8. I HATE they put glass on both sides, thats terrible industrial design, looking at used ones, every second one is shattered or cracked. How did they not see that coming with slippery curved edges both sides. Also I find the edges detract my vision on the screen, I prefer the flat screen of the note 8. The new copper and black Nokia 6 2018 is the perfect looking phone. The S8 looks like a plastic soap bar.

Aesthetics aside, Ill have to get a holder on the back to keep it held tight, if the Note features are still good in the 8.

But the Note 5 has glass on both sides too.

 

[j_hansen]

if you don't like the glas on the back just buy a quality type of skin, I have a carbon fibre style on my black one that I only use at home and it is brilliant, my daily driver which is a maple gold I just use a very slim and clear LK cover

 

[CellyPhoner]

Its a flat front though right? I find that to be a more natural feel for the Pen user experience design.

 

[103Softail]

S9+ is in another league and not comparable to the Note 8.

How so - apart from the camera (which I don't need), fps lower down (which is still clumsily on the BACK of where I'm looking), upgraded chip (which I very much doubt will be noticeably better over Note 8), slightly upgraded screen (ditto previous comment). Not another "league" imo, just an incremental step.

 

[CellyPhoner]

i can get over the aesthetics of the 8 if the note features are good like the 8. as for the 9, do you think the 9 note will just get less Note focussed or have the woken up to what makes a Note a very different user experience, especially for professionals.

if MS drops andromeda its going be a game changer for mobile computing, until then, I feel the note with a pen as a mouse is the closest thing to a mobile computer.

 

[andrew_ackley]

Its a flat front though right? I find that to be a more natural feel for the Pen user experience design.

Nope it's curved. Need a note 5 if you want a flat screen.

 

[CellyPhoner]

Nope it's curved. Need a note 5 if you want a flat screen.

yeah was refering to the 5 then and its partly why i prefer the user experience design.

did the Note 8 add a lot to the Note 5 "NOTE" features? ie productivity.

 

[nucks26]

Haven't experienced any lag here; however, Samsung devices have been known to slow down because touchwiz used to be a very heavy skin on top of Android. It has since been slimmed down substantially. I still use Nova launcher anyways.