/spg/ - Smartphone General - Galaxy S8 Launch Hype Edition

If requesting purchasing advice, please provide your country and what carrier you will be using it with, along with wanted features, budget and size.

Good resources:
>reviews, specs, comparisons
gsmarena.com
phonearena.com
kimovil.com

>Frequency checker
willmyphonework.net
frequencycheck.com

>Chinkphone news
gizchina.com
gizmochina.com

>Recommended Chinkphones $80-$300 as of a long time ago
wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Chink_shit_general/Phones

>Post a mini-review of your phone
>Discuss upcoming and current models
>Ask for help related to phones
>Tell us how much shekels you spent on good/bad phone
>PRAISE THE CHINKPHONES unless you live in America you shits

>News:
Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ specs revealed by TENAA
gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s8_and_s8_specs_revealed_by_tenaa-news-24257.php

HTC U (Ocean) with touch-sensitive frame launches in April
gsmarena.com/htc_u_ocean_with_touchsensitive_frame_launches_in_april-news-24238.php

Nokia 6 teardown: built like a tank
gsmarena.com/nokia_6_teardown_built_like_a_tank-blog-24253.php

Refurbished Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Likely Price, Market & Launch details Emerge
gizmochina.com/2017/03/29/refurbished-samsung-galaxy-note-7-likely-price-market-launch-details-emerge/

More Xiaomi Mi 6 Rumours & Leaks: Ceramic Body, Iris recognition, Waterproof & Wireless charging
gizmochina.com/2017/03/29/xiaomi-mi-6-rumours-leaks-ceramic-body-iris-recognition-waterproof-wireless-charging/

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Other urls found in this thread:

phonearena.com/news/Samsung-quietly-slashed-prices-on-two-of-the-best-affordable-phones-around-the-Galaxy-A5-2017-and-A3-2017_id92453
phonearena.com/news/Xiaomi-Mi-6-and-Mi-6-Plus-specs-leak-Snapdragon-835-lots-of-RAM-in-tow_id92452
gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s8_to_use_sony_imx333_camera-news-24216.php
youtu.be/eAIw4eE-OPg
theverge.com/2017/3/24/15045140/moto-g5-plus-review-price-specs-value
gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a7_2017-review-1592.php
banggood.com/Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-Pro-5_2-inch-6GB-RAM-128GB-ROM-Snapdragon-820-2_15GHz-Quad-core-4G-Smartphone-p-1050713.html
youtube.com/watch?v=pfJVUd1gjT8
amazon.com/Moto-Plus-5th-Generation-Lockscreen/dp/B01N6NTIRH
kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-zuk-z2-pro4gb-64gb
kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-zuk-z2-pro
cnet.com/news/samsung-store-in-singapore-catches-fire-a-day-before-galaxy-s8-launch/
mashable.com/2017/03/28/samsung-store-fire-singapore/#tPZrYQ7yimqY
techspot.com/news/68710-samsung-store-catches-fire-eve-galaxy-s8-unveiling.html
androidheadlines.com/2017/03/samsung-store-singapore-catches-fire-cause-unknown.html
twitter.com/SFWRedditImages

>Old news
Samsung has quietly slashed prices on two of the best affordable phones around: the Galaxy A5 (2017) and A3 (2017)
phonearena.com/news/Samsung-quietly-slashed-prices-on-two-of-the-best-affordable-phones-around-the-Galaxy-A5-2017-and-A3-2017_id92453

Xiaomi Mi 6 and Mi 6 Plus specs leak: Snapdragon 835, lots of RAM in tow
phonearena.com/news/Xiaomi-Mi-6-and-Mi-6-Plus-specs-leak-Snapdragon-835-lots-of-RAM-in-tow_id92452

Samsung Galaxy S8 to use Sony IMX333 camera
gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s8_to_use_sony_imx333_camera-news-24216.php

Moto G5 Plus Review: The Best Phone Under $300
youtu.be/eAIw4eE-OPg

Moto G5 Plus review: A New Value Champion
theverge.com/2017/3/24/15045140/moto-g5-plus-review-price-specs-value

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) review
gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a7_2017-review-1592.php

the S8 looks so goddamn good but i'm ready for that hot £700 pricetag

Let's hope it will not be above 700...

how fragile is the onplus 3t? will I need their 2-year/$80 protection plan, or should a good case do fine? I'm not so bad at breaking things but stuff happens you know.

So which is better, the Huawei P8 or P9 Lite?
(£200/£230, UK, Unlocked)

Am primarily focused on battery life (fast charge would be nice), camera (P8 has OIS) and for under £200-ish.

Would like something small, 5 inch or smaller, did like the Xperia X Compact and the iPhone SE but expensive.

Apple's iPhone SE 'refresh' means that you now pay £379 for 32GB instead of their 'older' model which was 64GB for the same price.

Any suggestions?

What Samsung phone is this?

S3 mini

ZUK Z2 Pro

Thanks user.

Looks pretty good specs wise, can't seem to find the model in black though.

P9 Lite 2017 Review

Pros:

>3GB RAM
>8 core (4x2.2+4x1.7Ghz)
>Android 7.0
>Best custom UI (EMUI 5.0) I ever owned
>iPhone design (Glass front and back)
>1080P
>OTG support (First Huawei Phone IIRC)
>$80 whole machine with a cheap contract (9 dollar/month

Meh:
>Cameras are okay
>Battery life is okay

Cons:
>Slippery a bit
>4 different names for the same phone (P9 Lite 2017, P8 lite 2017, Huawei Nova Lite, Honor 8 Lite)

Best phone I ever owned

Also its more like an Android pro, not phone specific but Multitasking is a godsent

The black color is out of stock in most places. BTW you can get the 6gb/128gb version for $276 / £226 from Banggood with the coupon BGXYZ2.
banggood.com/Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-Pro-5_2-inch-6GB-RAM-128GB-ROM-Snapdragon-820-2_15GHz-Quad-core-4G-Smartphone-p-1050713.html

any phone OS that won't spy on me?

Might as well get the P8 Lite 2017 for £199

>answer your phone
>phone blows up
>look like rocky dennis

Do it. The best cheap phone that feels premium in the hand. It looks slightly worse than the iPhone

Anybody have any solid us release info for the motoG 5+
I saw on leddit that verizons going to start selling them on the third but I want an unlocked one with no shitware.

>want a small phone
>have the choice between an iphone or a sony
Being a manlet is suffering.

Depending on where you're at you could also check at BQ's 4.5" models or chinese phones like the Lenovo Zuk Z2.

I have a BQ UPlus. It's a 5" but you can get a 4.5" version i think. It's a great phone for the price.

Why is Samsung design so ugly? They have not even once shipped a good-looking phone.

Is my LG v20 going to bootloop?

every goddamn piece of shit phone LG puts out will bootloop

Just wait for a price drop (AKA Note 8 launch)

I want to buy a phone in the next month though. My Nexus 5 is pretty much done.

Get 3T like all other past Nexus 5 users.

Better be prepared to pay $800 or more, then. Unless you buy the LG G6 or some chinkphone.

but I don't wanna buy the meme phone again

31st March on Amazon at least

At the moment it's the phone Sup Forums officially endorses

>Top specs
>Almost vanilla Android
>Cheap

Nexus 5 user here, bought a Zuk Z2 instead.

How do I get more serveys? Used to get some before but none recently

nigga what's that?

dumb question but can't really find an answer, is it the sim card that contains the unique phone number, or the mobile itself?

Sim

Where's the S8 hype?

youtube.com/watch?v=pfJVUd1gjT8

can that boring g--k go away? SHOW THE S8 ALREADY!

Wow they haven't shown it yet? It's been 40 minutes, just started watching

the guy on the stream be anti-hyping

SHOW IT YOU FUCKING KUK

>it is my great pressure

Kek

I don't want to order the Zuk 2 Pro before trying but I can't seem to find it anywhere.

kek, racis

Nobody tell me that shit isn't fucking gorgeous

Fuck off weeb.

oh wow, exactly like the leaks
boooring

>curved screens
Why is this still a thing ?

Didn't they understand that you can't actually hold the phone without touching the screen ?

>No removable battery
>No MHL

Samshit need to make a phone similar to the Galaxy s5 again

>the sejmsunggg

Gook English > American English

u mad, cuck?

They have palm detection software.

Works great

Are they going to stock normal ones or just amazon shitware filled ones again like the 4

>Works great
not on the S7 Edge

>physical button in the screen

wew laddy

has he sad anything about why i should spend ~1k on this bitch?

niche features that appeal to 0.01% of customers
>oh gee i wonder why the biggest phone company focuses on that

>my 12 year old

cringeworthy as fuck tbqh

afaik it's both the ad version and standard version releasing on 31st
amazon.com/Moto-Plus-5th-Generation-Lockscreen/dp/B01N6NTIRH

Is the Z5 Premium still the most powerful/best looking Xperia?

xz premium coming soon. For now yes.

i literally cannot wait for the first murder in order to get somebody's eye to get access to a file

then we're really living in the cyberpunk universe we deseerve

you'll probably need both eyes in this case.

get to the fucking price fag

Front looks good. Back is still ugly. I don't know what it is but I never liked how Samsungs look

who the fuck watches this shit and then goes
OMFG I NEED THIS
no one?

This stream is very boring to be honest.

>the great bixby

agreed
compare this to new iphone stuffs

iphone streams are only funny because Sup Forums is always sperging out about it. It's equally boring.

REEEEEEEEEE

this bixby is the new skynet

at least they know how to pretend their shit is cool

>buy this expensive phone to take photo of things and buy them from us

I guess so. Maybe it's because I know it from apple but when Samsung or any other company tires to hype the same way as apple I perceive it as copying.

Can I habe a list of sites where I can buy a Zuk Z2 Pro?

maybe i zuk ya dik

XD

kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-zuk-z2-pro4gb-64gb
kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-zuk-z2-pro

gearbest/banggood/aliexpress

N910 Galaxy Note 4 32GB $159

Galaxy S6 SM-G920V 32GB $173

or G900 Galaxy S5 Verizon $100?

Note 4

I'm still using it now after my Note 5 fucked up.

>buying samsung

cnet.com/news/samsung-store-in-singapore-catches-fire-a-day-before-galaxy-s8-launch/

mashable.com/2017/03/28/samsung-store-fire-singapore/#tPZrYQ7yimqY

techspot.com/news/68710-samsung-store-catches-fire-eve-galaxy-s8-unveiling.html

androidheadlines.com/2017/03/samsung-store-singapore-catches-fire-cause-unknown.html

>Lost ol' Samsung S5
>fucked myself by buying a Asus Zenfone 3 Max for 199 USD.

Can't root the damn thing and sites rate it badly.

What should I trade it in for? most of the chink shit on the OP isn't available near me.

>SD 835
>only 4 GB RAM
>trash finger print reader at worst imaginable location
>too fucking big screen

oh well, guess i'll wait for the HTC (which will have 6 GB of RAM)

Looking for a phone to replace my Galaxy S5.

US - Verizon

Moto Z Play or Moto G5 Plus?

Any other recommendations?

AKA the worst piece of shit I've ever owned.

Zuk Z2 if you want to get a cheap but great phone.

Just check chink sites.

>too fucking big screen
What are bezels?

You forgot "ugliest back design ever". Actually I like the new software buttons and the screen-to-body ratio, but that's about it.

DEX is pretty cool. It's like a transformer.

>HTC
not even once

Would be even more awesome if it were to play actual games like the PC

£689 for the standard version in the UK. Christ alive

disappointed desu

Staying with my s7

ok so i'm totally sold on this, how long does stuff normally take from the hk warehouse to the uk and how likely is it i'll have to pay customs?

can i coax them into undervaluing the package?

Not now, but in a generation, this should be the new standard

I have 2 year old oneplus one

Is it worth upgrading to s8 or should I wait for oneplus 4/5? The oneplus I have is crumbling and barely usable with the battery running out after an hour.

well that was a shit stream,
they didnt even discuss specs or pricing

you'll probably be happy with the S8