Galaxy Note 8 Announcement and Owners' Thread

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#1870378 21-Sep-2017 16:38

Missed the courier yesterday, Went and picked it up today (pre-ordered from Vodafone). The screen is amazing, Although the buttons are going to take a getting used to having come back from an iPhone.

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#1870382 21-Sep-2017 16:42

Andib:

Missed the courier yesterday, Went and picked it up today (pre-ordered from Vodafone). The screen is amazing, Although the buttons are going to take a getting used to having come back from an iPhone.

swap the back and multitask buttons around, there is an option to do that. Samsung are the only ones that seem to like them on the right side. It becomes an issue if you go to another android device as back is on the left.

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#1870403 21-Sep-2017 17:21

HN Just called me to say mine is ready.

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#1870404 21-Sep-2017 17:22

Finally have mine in my hot little hands!!

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#1870406 21-Sep-2017 17:28

I have to go pick mine up tomorrow from the qeenstreet store (stock reasons), would i be better off getting a bus into there or is there easy parking by pb tech ?

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#1870416 21-Sep-2017 17:37

DANOFDANGER: I have to go pick mine up tomorrow from the qeenstreet store (stock reasons), would i be better off getting a bus into there or is there easy parking by pb tech ?

Parking is pretty tight on Queen Street and surrounding areas. I'd catch a bus and make a day/afternoon of it.

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#1870440 21-Sep-2017 18:20

Yea i am thinking of going to manukau and bussing it.

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#1870441 21-Sep-2017 18:24

networkn:
HN Just called me to say mine is ready.

Yay!!

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#1870443 21-Sep-2017 18:28

Not heard a single thing from Noel Leeming...

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#1870446 21-Sep-2017 18:34

Release isn't until tomorrow though, so not to fret yet - I imagine most of you will get told to come and get it tomorrow.

Meanwhile, I went and picked up a Neohybrid case for mine - quite nice, Spigen always do good cases though.

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#1870524 21-Sep-2017 21:49

Has anyone preordered from Spark received theirs yet? Mine arrived today but no sign of the free SD card and nothing in the packaging to indicate whether I have to go in store to claim it. Wondering if others have got their cards...

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#1870568 22-Sep-2017 00:11

salttlas: Anyone have an email address for Samsung New Zealand?

I'm quite to send them an email, not so much as a complaint but some feedback about the process of pre-ordering for the Note 8.

In my mind, a pre-order should be something you get prior to the general public. Otherwise what's the point.

Then if the release date is 22nd, then this should be the case for all resellers etc. If they decide to move the release date forward for the benefit of the people who pre-ordered, then this should be something that is done as a blanket. Not just for some. There is even disparity between the same company depending on branch.

I don't think it is right, that some customers who pre-ordered direct or from various resellers, should receive early while others don't. How does that make sense.

I will begrudgingly wait until tomorrow, however knowing that others are receiving their new phones from yesterday just doesn't sit right...

We'll be back to the fact that you can't "pre-order" things - you can only "order" things at this rate...!

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#1870569 22-Sep-2017 00:11

Anyone managed to compare one with a Galaxy s8+?

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#1870573 22-Sep-2017 00:27

Hows things, what would you like to know ?. Iv had a few hands on between the two. Some distinct differences, more similarities. Key areas that define the note are.

Spen.

More usable screen surface area and despite only a 0.1" increase in display size, the geometry of the body potrays significantly more screen realestate.

Even though hardware is the same, the software optimization makes the note 8 feel more quicker, but also shows comparable battery performance despite its lower battery capacity.

The larger RAM size makes a big difference, i have always right from the early days i adopted android, advocated that large ram capacities would allow a more fluid system.

The only thing you loose is the extra dough it costs between the two. I would say if you are not a avid spen user like me, then stick with the s8+.

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#1870580 22-Sep-2017 07:01

DANOFDANGER: Hows things, what would you like to know ?. Iv had a few hands on between the two. Some distinct differences, more similarities. Key areas that define the note are.

Spen.

More usable screen surface area and despite only a 0.1" increase in display size, the geometry of the body potrays significantly more screen realestate.

Even though hardware is the same, the software optimization makes the note 8 feel more quicker, but also shows comparable battery performance despite its lower battery capacity.

The larger RAM size makes a big difference, i have always right from the early days i adopted android, advocated that large ram capacities would allow a more fluid system.

The only thing you loose is the extra dough it costs between the two. I would say if you are not a avid spen user like me, then stick with the s8+.

The RAM is one of the main reason I am changing from the s8 to the note8. 4gigs is nice but 6 would make it fly. Don't really care that much about the camera but having 2 will be nice :)

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