New photos of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 surface?

8. Lumbergh (Posts: 219; Member since: 14 Feb 2016)

Such a shame. The S8 looks decent but this looks like a bar of soap.

13. Bankz (Posts: 1931; Member since: 08 Apr 2016)

The note line is a confused line. A note series needs to have a wide screen (16:9), a huge battery, a removable battery, an ir blaster, an fm radio, stereo speakers, an upgraded chipset, lots of in-built memory, a metal/rugged build material, and a better design compared to the regular S series for it to be a true powerhorse.

22. Rampage_Taco (Posts: 481; Member since: 17 Jan 2017)

The phone doesn't need an IR Blaster or FM Radio, both are unnecessary for the Average Consumer. The 835 is still a top tier chipset, and the Battery size is irrelevant so long as it is accommodated for by Samsung.

23. Bankz (Posts: 1931; Member since: 08 Apr 2016)

KEY LINE: "to be a true powerhorse".

32. tedkord (Posts: 13776; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)

Key point :it'll likely be the best large phone on the market, no matter how hard you try.

35. You_Dont_Say (Posts: 272; Member since: 26 Jan 2015)

Key point: No Samsung phone will ever be the best large phone on the market. Why? Crappy performance, horrible software.

Keep believing it will be the best large phone. It's cute.

38. MrShazam (Posts: 119; Member since: 22 Jun 2017)

Someone has been living under a rock:

https://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S8-and-Galaxy-S8-named-top-smartphones-on-the-market-by-Consumer-Reports_id94995

https://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S7-edge-repeats-as-the-GSMA-Smartphone-of-the-year-at-MWC_id91519

41. You_Dont_Say (Posts: 272; Member since: 26 Jan 2015)

Oh, you mean the same company that restated its rating for Apple after disappointing results? Yea, definitely not a company to trust.

http://www.consumerreports.org/apple/consumer-reports-now-recommends-macbook-pros/

Apparently, you live under a rock? Silly Sammy fanboy.

47. MrShazam (Posts: 119; Member since: 22 Jun 2017)

So, reevaluating a device after apple fixes a severe bug in the software makes them not trust worthy? WTF are you smoking kid? Did you even read the article you linked to?

So blinded by immature hatred, couldn't even see the second link...

52. You_Dont_Say (Posts: 272; Member since: 26 Jan 2015)

You are dumb as hell.

Consumer Reports: "Your battery sucks, Apple!"

Apple: "Let's work with you so that it doesn't look like our battery sucks"

****a week passes by...random activity happens*****

Consumer Reports: "Your battery no longer sucks, it's now excellent"

___>You're are an idiot if you don't think there is anything wrong with this. The only blind person here is you, and I bet you were the very person saying that Consumer Reports wasn't to be trusted when this happened.

You Sammy fanboys are silly retarded ROFL.

58. MrShazam (Posts: 119; Member since: 22 Jun 2017)

Clearly too naive to even realize what a software update is. FYI, a software update isn't a random activity, but you'll soon learn that when you graduate from kindergarten level...in the mean time, get off the internet and go do your house chores kid, don't let mama catch you making a fool out of yourself on the internet.

60. You_Dont_Say (Posts: 272; Member since: 26 Jan 2015)

Clearly, you don't understand the issue with a company not passing a test then manipulating software to achieve particular results in a test redo. I'm sorry, consumer reports is not a legitimate source.

Did you even attend school? You sound like a three year old.

Mr.Shazam = triggered

62. LebronJamesFanboy (Posts: 618; Member since: 23 Mar 2013)

I'll agree that I was pretty skeptical when CR reversed its rating for Apple...

108. NoToFanboys (Posts: 2927; Member since: 03 Oct 2015)

Awww, a Samsung hater calling a Samsung fanboy triggered.
LMAO, ya'll hypocrites.

54. trojan_horse (Posts: 4569; Member since: 06 May 2016)

You beat him at his own game. :) He needs breath to deal with it, so cut him some slack. LMAO.

85. darkkjedii (Posts: 24329; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)

Actually, that makes them more trustworthy lol. Dude is confused.

111. MrShazam (Posts: 119; Member since: 22 Jun 2017)

Agreed. If he actually bothered reading the article he linked to, he would have seen that the devices were simply inconsistent in the battery test before the software update from apple. It wasn't a matter of merely pass or fail. They were already getting long battery life, just not consistently. The software update simply made them more consistent.

But alas, guess the kids gotta make up conspiracy theories out of his delusional imagination to suit his early fantasy life.

115. darkkjedii (Posts: 24329; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)

Well said. Very good post.

143. You_Dont_Say (Posts: 272; Member since: 26 Jan 2015)

You workout at Planet Fitness and have a gym photo as a profile pic on a tech website.

Clearly you're confused.

53. AxelFoley (Posts: 123; Member since: 30 May 2017)

Too bad that link is from January. As of May, ios was still crashing 3 times more than Android.....their "optimized" apps too. You can reply to this once your device restarts.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/android-smartphones-experience-lower-failure-rates-than-iphones-study-reveals-515861.shtml

57. trojan_horse (Posts: 4569; Member since: 06 May 2016)

Let me second that:http://www.cultofmac.com/469989/iphones-high-failure-rate-makes-android-reliable/

64. Anonymous. (Posts: 44; Member since: 15 Jun 2016)

Right. that you_don't_say is one of the dumbest iFanboys I've seen on the web.

67. You_Dont_Say (Posts: 272; Member since: 26 Jan 2015)

40 Posts....Member since June 2016

Fishy.

Tedkord? You again?

101. tedkord (Posts: 13776; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)

Sadly for you (and all your extra accounts you log in to up vote yourself), it's not just Consumer Reports. It's virtually all tech reviewers. The huge majority named the S8 the best phone on the market.

http://www.t3.com/features/best-smartphone
https://www.cnet.com/topics/phones/best-phones/
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/20-best-mobile-phones-in-the-world-today-1092343/10
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-smartphones,review-2223.html
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/mobile-phone/best-phones-for-2017-3210667/
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/120309-best-smartphones-2017-the-best-phones-available-to-buy-today
https://www.stuff.tv/features/smartphone-supertest-2017-whats-best-phone-right-now/smartphone-supertest-and-winner
http://www.toptenreviews.com/mobile/phones/best-smartphones/
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/mobile-phones/1402915/best-smartphone-2017-the-top-ten-uk-phones-from-samsung-apple-google-and-more

133. cmdacos (Posts: 552; Member since: 01 Nov 2016)

After Apple fixed the issue.

99. chenski (Posts: 543; Member since: 22 Mar 2015)

Yes, iirc the s series has been winning many awards, but the note line only ever won one phone of the year award, no?

103. tedkord (Posts: 13776; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)

Phone of the year award, sure. But it's been rated the best phablet sized phone every year by most reviewers.

136. omnitech (Posts: 864; Member since: 28 Sep 2016)

Well the S series is their main line in terms that it is the one that does battle with all the other Android handsets.

The Note is just supposed to keep their momentum going when the Pixel and IPhone launches.

Which gets phone of the year? The one that goes first and usually gets it right or the one that goes second that has the extra benefit of learning from the firsts mistakes? Probably the one that goes first because it was impressive for the time. If you come out in March and you STILL pimp slap everything except the Note in October, you get phone of the year simply because you came out 6 months earlier than the Note8/iphone8/pixel2 did and still achieve pretty much the same thing.

73. tedkord (Posts: 13776; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)

I'll take the word of the tech reviewers (which have pretty much unanimously named every Note the best large phone in the world) over the ramblings of a severely butthurt little troll (or, probably imp) with an axe to grind in a forum.

Keep denying the reality, and covering your eyes and ears. It's adorable.