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BrutulTM
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In my case it was the $300 price difference for a larger screen and a stylus.
The s8 is also very slippery. Feels like you're holding a little fish.
Jysin
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Hasn't it been rumored the S9 is coming a little early? As in February?
I have a shattered glass front screen on my Note 8. Slipped out of my hand a week after purchase. Still can't find replacement screens around here. Once it's fixed, it will be the first case I have ever put on a phone. *picard*
I too hate that fucking Bixby button. It gets hit all of the time on accident. It could be resolved easily in software by disabling the button, or change it to a long press. Any little tap on it now will halt whatever you were doing and bring up the Bixby screen and prompt.
BrutulTM
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Denamian
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I could swear hearing that Samsung did an update that allowed you to disable the Bixby button.
Yup, they did. How to completely disable the Bixby button
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Jysin
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Xarpolis
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Skanda
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I saw that doing that was a possibility and it does help but it doesn't stop me from acidentally hitting the bixby button when I'm trying to adjust the volume. Don't get me wrong, it does help that I am not bringing up Bixby all the time now but I still have to contend with finding the correct button for volume. First world problems.
Note 8 would be perfect for me if you could re-map the Bixby button to open an app of your choice (camera, google assistant, etc.). Besides that, it's the best phone I've ever owned. Previously had a Nexus 6 and could not believe how much more responsive the Note is, though I'm sure as the year(s) go on the Note will end up sluggish as well. Still, would highly recommend. I'm not sure if the deal is still active, but my wife and I did a buy one get one free offer that also came with $260 in a Costco gift card, so each phone cost less than $400.
Brikker
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Isn't the Note the one that randomly catches fire and isn't allow on planes...
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Xerge
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Funny yall are complaining about a bixby button when I would love to have one on my S7 lol.
Button Mapper: Remap your keys – Android Apps on Google Play I use a custom rom on my S7 which allows bixby; the only way to activate bixby was an app like this. Funny enough it became so popular for other phones the dev started to really push development on it.
For note 8 users I highly suggest the Anccer line of cases. For each phone they do there's a 'gravel' option which is exactly as it sounds. it's rough and anti slip. I use one for my S7.
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B075WW59RF/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?th=1
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Big Phoenix
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Note 8 was waste of money. Every moron who thinks the curved screen is a good idea needs to be fed into a woodchipper. Fucking waste of screen real estate and development cost.
BrutulTM
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I'm not sold on the edge to edge screen on my S8 either. Who decided having a part to hold on to where you aren't accidentally touching the screen all the time was a bad thing? I think my browser is locking up all the time and then realize that I'm slightly touching the screen with my left hand on one side or the other.
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