Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Advantages: Powerful stuffing
Screen,
Design,
Functionality,
Stylus,
Dual camera,
Optical zoom
Waterproof (checked its resistance, kept it under the tap, immersed in the bath for 10 minutes, everything works, you can not control under the water with your fingers, but you can control the stylus under the water without problems. Taking it out of the water, it is easily controlled with wet fingers)
USB Type-C version 3.1,
Photo quality, the ability to save photos with the RAW extension
Wireless charging (this is my first phone with wireless charging)
I was pleased with the adaptive screen settings, you can adjust the display while playing with the RGB parameters (it’s just a pity that the manual saturation doesn’t have the option of reducing the color saturation, you have to switch the screen mode to the AMOLED or Primary movie before watching the video so that the picture is more natural to watch; these modes do not have manual settings)
Unlocking the phone using face recognition or iris is very convenient, given that the fingerprint scanner is now not conveniently located
Samsung Pay application. Terminals that do not support payment using NFC, Samsung phones have a second payment method using MST, although not all Samsung phone models support this function (this is the way when we rolled a card with a magnetic stripe in the terminal), I checked that it works.

Disadvantages: Of course the price
Small battery capacity
Not all WORLD cards support the samsung pay application, although they have my bank listed,
Not conveniently located fingerprint scanner
Marked case
Wacky Bixby (in the future we’ll see if it’s more convenient to manage it when it supports voice commands in Russian)
Praised AKG headphones (honestly, I didn’t see any worse headphones in the series, they absolutely don’t pump bass in the whole range, it simply doesn’t exist if you listen to something melodic from the classics, for example, here the upper frequencies are played cleanly, even very well)
Slippery
Do not read three cards with unlimited trips (here is a strange situation, three cards with limited trips, be it one, two or 60 trips, it reads, but there are no unlimited ones)

Comment: I bought this miracle literally two weeks ago, in blue, it looks just amazing.
Samsung note series has always attracted me past my capabilities, because of the convenient stylus, I always use it. For many, it will seem unnecessary, but I always use it, I write quick notes, it is convenient to play some games, select different objects, take screenshots, draw, it is easier for them to rewind video in YouTube or in a video player than with fingers. And now there is also a function of the ability to translate individual words with the stylus, as well as text recognition by image, just select the text in the photo and it will convert it into editable text and then you can do anything with it.
We were pleased with the function of unlocking the phone in the face and iris. It works very well. Moreover, unlocking on the iris occurs even if you close one eye with your palm, the phone will still be unlocked. Some people write that they cannot unlock the phone with a face or iris in the dark and not only, they try and fail ten times and nothing, etc., complete nonsense, I am calm in the pitch darkness without problems unlocking the phone if your phone has auto-brightness of the screen, then of course the phone is not very bright in total darkness and it will not unlock on your face or iris, increase the brightness of the screen and you will be happy. And already in normal lighting, the phone is unlocked very quickly.
Finally, the Samsung company, made it possible to lower the top curtain with a swipe down and no need to reach out with your fingers, and with the swipe up we get into the menu of installed applications, I waited for this for a very long time, by default this function is disabled in the phone.
To summarize, I liked the phone, it is bright, beautiful and very productive, I advise everyone.
ps Immediately buy a case for it, so that it does not slip out of your hands, it's too slippery.

Advantages: Almost everything =)
The first is the stylus. Subjective dignity, but I personally use it every day)
Good performance, a screen that can be calibrated for yourself, the ability to use memory cards.
Good autonomy. With intensive use lasts for 1.5 days. Fast charging is really fast.
The area under the hidden Home button is sensitive to pressure. In order to minimize any application, it is not necessary to call the button, It is enough just to press hard at the bottom of the screen.

Disadvantages: Not adequate price in Russia.
The Russian and European versions do not read the Troika cards (the American one reads).
For comfortable use it is better to use a rubberized bumper.
The onscreen buttons require some getting used to.
For people with small fingers to use the phone with one hand will not be convenient.
We can say that the size of the phone is extreme.
There is some crookedness in standard applications. For example, there are 2 applications for notes: SNote and SamsungNotes. Close functionality, but in the first one you cannot write a note without tearing it into pages, and in the second there is no scaling. In addition, a number of functions that were in Note2 were removed from SNote.
By default, you can not configure the Bixby button another action - just disable it.

Comment: For the past five years, used Note2. After it, the first impression is space!
Except for minor roughness - the perfect tool. In fact, the only offer on the market with a stylus (which can work regardless of pressing fingers).
Ordered from America. For $ 930, on pre-order, he received an additional wireless charging and a 128 GB SD card, which somewhat compensated for the high cost.

Advantages: 1) super quality and trendy infinity wow display of the future with a diagonal of 6.3 is the ideal size for my pockets and in order to hold with one hand it is convenient to type using large male fingers (I used a tablet with a diagonal of 7.0 before it - it is not convenient to talk on the phone while holding in one hand )
2) stable 4G Internet - works where the previous one did not work
3) The best camera (among smartphones), IMHO, with the possibility of creating a light bokeh (blurring the background during portrait shooting (although a portrait camera with Nikon's ovsky mirror is not enough to take pictures on the fast fix), + stabilizer and zoom
4) all games and online movies "fly"
5) Qualitative Stylus - always a notebook at hand + great opportunities for drawing, editing, fan, etc. (the best styli only in graphics tablets)
Separately mention the possibility of fast translation from a foreign language for travelers +
6) Excellent headphones from AKG, in general, equipment is thought out to the smallest detail (there are spare parts for the stylus, headphones, adapters for charging ..., even a cloth to wipe the screen)
7) Samsung pay, which continues to evolve (at the time of writing this review, the World cards of several banks were added
8) the ability to add all club cards to samsung pay (bonus, with discounts, gift, etc., the barcode scanner recognizes codes at a time), I no longer need a business card
9) Ability to control charging speed!
, convenient docking station (with which smart can be turned into a PC)
10) 2 SIM cards nano format, one slot can be used for a memory card, while I have enough of this memory
11) Bixby, with its help I choose quality wines, set an alarm clock, use a pedometer, heart rate monitor, measure calories, use gifs .... have not yet studied all its possibilities .....
12) Video 4k
13) There is a flashlight
14) High-quality sound, you can watch a movie without headphones
15) Smart switch transferred all data from the previous samsung
16) Waterproof, checked, 0.5 meter deep, time minute

Disadvantages: 1) There is no radio (for wilderness, where there is no Internet, but there are sockets, this is really a minus)
2) The price for Russia is too high, above $ 1000
3) I noticed a small slowdown while working with the list of club cards in samsung pay
4) Does not read the Troika card, for people living in Moscow, minus
5) charging usb - c, the most common usb is not suitable for smart
6) expensive accessories

Comment: Perhaps the best phone I’ve held in my hands (i didn’t like the iPhone x, the Chinese xiomi aren’t finished yet), I prefer the Samsung brand (since the galaxy note2 came out), although I respect the competitors, especially for their advantages
A childhood dream come true ... fingerprint scanner, iris .... bondian))
Battery: even with very active use, I have enough for a day, plus I turn off Wi-Fi, bluetooth, geolocation, etc. when I don’t need it, I also adjust the screen brightness!
I liked the Samsung theme, did not regret it and installed a paid one.
When buying, take a case, I took a black book
In general, enjoy the smartphone

Advantages: Great screen, the camera is naturally a good design, pretty smart for android.

Disadvantages: Price, battery life, minor scratches on the screen.

Comment: It serves me a little more than two months. In principle, I am satisfied with the phone, I switched to it from an iPhone 5. The price is confused 70 rubles. that he is the best among androids.

Advantages: Screen. Guys, only the screen and creates the entire HYIP around this model.

Disadvantages: Low battery life.
USB Type C - if the phone runs out, they will not help you. Walking the chance to walk along the mall to charge the phone at any girl behind the trading desk is zero - the previous USB version is in use everywhere.

Comment: I am the owner of the old Note 3, which I deem to be the best model from the Note line. Let him not curved screen, and there are no different scanners. I will share my experience with the new Note. When working with the screen, there are almost no random touches of the curved part, you can work without problems even without a case. The screen is certainly amazing, when installing dark wallpaper, the screen does not have a frame when you look at it in the evening. Face recognition - in low light does not work (works in 6 cases out of 10). The iris scanner - raises the screen brightness in order to make your eyes brighter for the scanner (in low light conditions) - works in 7 cases out of 10 even at normal brightness. Sometimes you have to "gawk" to make it work. Tests were conducted with a view to the response of the system = 1 sec. If the system worked without the "tambourines" - passed.
The camera is not bad - I liked the dynamic focus function. When shooting in a dark room, the ISO is surprisingly not heavily fought, the photos are not noisy.
The device does not slip in your hand, it is convenient to lay in the palm. Convenient to print messages.
Of the new features, compared with 3, I did not notice anything more interesting. This is sad. I even want to take a stylus - only a button has been added for easy pulling, 100500 press modes for me to write notes were not needed on Note 3, and even more so. Placing the stylus in a smartphone is not at all convenient: the button goes too deep into the smartphone.
I resent that they removed a very cool feature - the increased sensitivity of the screen. In Siberia, at -40, this is very important - without pulling hands out of gloves to control a smartphone. Of the unpleasant features, I want to note the fact that protective glass has a habit of moving away from the curved part of the screen, as a result of which dust is clogged under this space. As a result, 3 purchased glass - all in a landfill. Just me?

Advantages: I liked absolutely everything. The device is just on top. An excellent screen, an excellent camera, a battery that really holds a whole day of intensive use (for those who are interested, the smartphone quietly gives out 6-7 hours of the on screen - browser, chats, video, games). There are a lot of features in the firmware, I constantly find something new. The button under the screen is excellent, excellent tactile sensations. For the first time, Samsung removed its ugly logo from the front panel and hid it back, respectively, nothing will interfere with the consumption of content. Separately, it is worth noting the stylus. He's just awesome. I did not think that I could write on the phone with my hands and would go out almost like on paper. Appearance on the order of the best that is now on the market, including the new ugly iPhone with ears on the floor of the screen.

Disadvantages: For many years, used the flagships of Google, and to tell the truth, the interface in them is much more nimble and concise. Another of the drawbacks can be noted the presence of only one speaker (although it sounds much better than in the same Nexus 6p).

Comment: This is the best Android flagship at the moment. I strongly recommend.

Advantages: S-Pen features !!!
Camera!
Screen!
Performance!
Design!

Disadvantages: The scanner prints on the back cover is not very convenient
The iris scanner is also not very convenient
Autonomy is not bad, but it would be better for this money.
Fragile
Few accessories.

Comment: In general, the device is excellent! As of November 2017 of its kind, out of competition. With a large diagonal, very comfortable in the hand. Five stars put it a stretch by the fact that they could not make a convenient uncompromising unlocking of the device (Apple could with its Face ID, and Samsung with an iris is not ... It's a pity ..).In general, finger and iris sensors work tolerably and compensate each other in certain scenarios, but this is definitely not 5 stars, the maximum is 4. Autonomy with an average load is always enough from morning to the very end of the day (until 23.00).
I wrote about the advantages above, everything is up to the mark. The end result - Recommended for purchase.

Advantages: + Build quality!
+ Awesome screen!
+ Stunning dual camera!
+ Comfortable memory and processor speed of the phone!
+ Stylus and related applications!
+ Fast and convenient "shell"!
+ Convenient and comfortable size for hands 18.5: 9!
+ Availability of various sensors: blood pressure, heart rate, etc.

Disadvantages: - Case material: glass (I will comment below).
- Marky, slippery, heavy.
- Dear accessories.
- Weak battery.

Comment: I was in the front row who ordered this unique device one of the first. Received with a gift (Dock) and a good cashback. I pointed out the undoubted advantages of the phone above, the dual camera with stabilization of both lenses is simply amazing, the screen is unreal, the speed and comfort, but ... Immediately I ran into an unexpected problem: the glued glass begins to lift with the case clamps - the books had to be replaced with a simpler plastic case, leaving the glass. Comparing with my previous flagship of 2014, the Lenovo Z2 Pro, I was surprised to note the absence of many convenient features: for example, integrated call recording, tactile response to picking up the phone during a call, etc. I had to get used to the new "chips". Marky phone, quickly slapped, slippery, especially after installing glass and plastic case, he still strives to "emerge" from his hand or pocket. In addition, he found another unpleasant feature of the glass case: it was cold and it “cools” the ear area more strongly. My previous flagships were more comfortable in this. Maybe these are my subjective feelings, but the fact that the phone does not transfer the usual fall to the floor is just obvious. Would I recommend to buy? Yes and no. This is actually a tool for professionals, people of a certain direction, who need a stylus (a thing is very cool) and a sea of ​​specific features of this miracle. Otherwise, this expensive thing will quickly turn into an expensive toy - entertaining. If you just need a good dual camera, just a good phone, then all the competitors already have, calmly pay attention to these models, and they cost half the price. In addition, if you really really want only Samsung, on the approach of S9 and S9 Plus on which a similar dual camera will be installed, well, some other innovations. As for me, I am very pleased with the device, only it requires a super-careful attitude.

Advantages: Camera, screen, stylus, appearance.

Disadvantages: Battery, case (beautiful, but fragile).

Comment: Before that there were only iPhones (4,5,6). Three months ago, took the S8 + and walked with it until it broke the screen. Sold and bought this miracle.
The differences between Note8 and S8 + are minimal. S Pen, 6 gigs of RAM and a weak battery ...
If S8 + has 40% in the evening .. It's closer to 25-30 ..
The dual camera is luxurious .. The display is mind-blowing! I've never seen anything like this.
The fingerprint scanner is more convenient than in S8 +, because in Note8 the flash separates the scanner and camera.
But from the global, huge difference between S8 + and Note8 - no.
The whole new line does not slow down, is not buggy, and there is no need to conceal, in appearance (I will not consider the iPhone X) these are the most beautiful smartphones today.
Sadness is glass on both sides. For 15 years, none of the phones have broken the screen, but alas, with the S8 +, no luck. Meter height. Tile. Kick the corner. It is unlikely that everyone can boast that they will survive such a fall with minimal consequences, but a case with a film (or protective glass) is highly recommended. Replacing the display costs half the smartphone.
I can not name a single minus except the glass case and the battery (which is generally ok, but damn! The S8 + has more). Oh, and the price. But probably discuss it here is incorrect. Because there are a huge number of smartphones at half the cost, which will be a worthy replacement. And if you take such a phone, you just want everything to work as cool as possible.
By the way, my wife waited for the iPhone X (also comes with a six) and went exclusively with iPhones before. Having felt for S8 + and Note8 in the end, I wanted S8 for myself (for a small hand, what you need). Difficult decision, but damn it - they are awesome! =) Grab, do not drop and will not regret)

Advantages: - Perhaps the best display of those that I have seen in the devices. The shade is quite close to white, maybe a little warmer, I didn’t really bother with the adjustment. The hue does not change depending on the brightness, as it was in the old AMOLED, and does not tear gradients at low brightness. The stock of brightness, by the way, is very good. HDR video is impressive.
- The dimensions of the device are noticeably different from the S5 except that the length, while the display occupies most of the front surface. The device conveniently lies in a hand, does not slip out.
- The presence of a constantly active button below the display is quite convenient. So, there is no need to reach for the power key to turn on the display, just press on the sensitive area.
- The camera works great in low light conditions, optical stabilization helps to compensate for the blur from a long shutter speed.
- Bixby key ... easily reconfigured for any task, this is a plus for customization.
- The advantages of S Pen are known, integration with Android is convenient, mainly the ability to quickly create custom screenshots with notes.
- The battery lasts for the whole day of work with a margin of 30% by 20 hours, which is basically acceptable. Constant synchronization of mail and social networks, about six hours of display at half the brightness, which is bright enough for the street without direct sunlight.
- Samsung Pay, unlike Android Pay, works everywhere at the expense of MST, although most of the points update their terminals on time, and the need for MST rarely arises. In any case, a nice bonus. As well as the opportunity to tie several bank and club cards and not to carry them with you.
- The device is very well assembled, and although it cannot boast seamless joints of premium NOKIA of bygone days, it creates an extremely positive impression.
- Creates the impression of a sealed device. Do not be afraid to bathe under water. True, even with the S5 he was more afraid, and he had stubs on the ports.
- Various USB Type C adapters included.

Everything. Out of characters.

Disadvantages: - The Samsung Exynos Stone installed in S8 and Note8 does not support Mifare Classic, which MosGorTrans use for the Troika cards, to read or write via NFC. I cannot say whether this is a serious shortcoming. In recent years, several devices have already been released on various hardware platforms that do not support this standard, but still it is not very pleasant, although I do not live in Moscow, I just come a couple of times a year.
- On the navigation bar when the keyboard is open, the input method change icon appears. The icon appears in the extreme right corner of the navigation bar, and while using the phone it is sometimes pressed with the base of the thumb, this is quite unpleasant, and I have not found a way to disable this element in the settings.
- For the scanner to work, the iris of the glasses lens must be perfectly clean, otherwise the scanner works as expected - intermittently depending on the brightness of the sun and the angle of the display to the line of sight.
- I am not impressed with the complete headphones, but it’s not customary to complain about them. Nearby do not stand with Xiaomi Hybrid.
- Adaptive fast charging only works when the display is off. A measure of protecting the device from overheating during use and charging at the same time.
- Removing the S Pen requires a strange manipulation of the inversion of the hands of both hands in a comfortable position to press the pen and then extract it. A compartment for a pen on the top face of the device against the bottom would increase the usability.
- There is no glove mode that last appeared to appear in S5. That device recognized the finger at a distance from the display, replacing the cursor in the browser. There is a feather here, but using it in gloves is not so convenient.
- As is the case with other companies, the cable is too thin and fragile; taking it with you in your pocket or bag regularly is a sure way to kill in a short time. This affects many manufacturers now.

Comment: The selection criteria for the purchase of devices was the presence of AMOLED display, water resistance or moisture protection. sufficient expandable memory, wireless charging, where possible infrared, dual-mode / hybrid slot and full-fledged NFC tube.
Thoughts about the inferiority of NFC have not yet gone, but the lack of the IR port does not bother as much as expected. Like the lack of a replaceable battery.
This is the only new device besides the S8 / S8 + that is
an upgrade from the S5, which irritated the plastic case, terrible autofocus, hot stone and cracking rear covers, which generally should be tight (low quality covers with Ali in the end and killed S5 after a short dive).
Compared to the S5, the device is heavier, but this is justified by the use of metal and glass in the construction against plastic.
Some devices on the market have mechanisms for recognizing the force of pressing the surface of the display not in a small area, but over the entire area, and the programmatic introduction of the "home" area would be user-friendly, especially with the growing interest in buttonless frameless devices.
Device performance is typical for Samsung flagships with Samsung firmware. It seems to be powerful, and all pulls, but often even in simple menus and lists, it skips frames in animations. There is no such thing on pure Android. Tolerant. The device does not slow down over time, even with my hundreds of applications and a bunch of services in the background. Doze is not killed by Samsung, it works fine.
For reinsurance, a cover is recommended, or films and a bumper, took a simple thin silicone.
Some things are not customizable, which is uncomfortable for a user of various CMOS and LOS, but Nougat allows you to grant extended rights to applications via ADB, so if you want, you can pick up and change everything, without obtaining a root, accompanied by the change of KNOX status and deactivation of Samsung Pay (which However, theoretically, it is treated with Magisk modules, but I didn’t pick anything ... for now).