This question is to people who have access to the phone.
What is the real width of the screen (visible and usable) - measured with a ruler. I know it's hard because the screen is curved. I would like to know if the screen is at least the same as in Note 3 - 71mm
It's a slim design like S8+. The two phones are almost identical.
still not sure how this compares to the Note FE/7
I have the Note 7 and S8+ - I will measure both and get back to this thread once I do. The Note 8 will be slightly wider than my S8+. BTW, if Samsung does indeed offer $425 for my Note 7 if I turn it in to get the Note 8, I will be doing that.
I used the CAD models, and the REAL i.e. FLAT difference between the Note 4 and Note 8 is here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/help/bigger-screen-usable-t3660825
6.5 mm which is over 1/4" - that doesn't seen like alot but it really is!
The SPEC of the screen size is with the infinity display is MINUS 6.53 on BOTH SIDES in reduction
I just measured the Note 7 and S8+. The S8+ is a mm wider than the Note 7 and about 5/8 taller than the Note 7. So what you get on the S8+ is a tad wider and significantly taller USABLE area of the display. The phones themselves are almost exactly the same width although the Note 7 is slightly wider, so Samsung decreased the size bezel slightly on the S8+ while actually getting an extra mm of display on the S8+ too boot. Small but definite improvements. The S8+ body is about a 1/4" taller than the Note 7, but far smaller top and bottom bezels so you get 5/8" more actual display. The Note 8 is about an 1/8" taller than the S8+ I believe and also just a tad wider. So as far as more display, the Note 8 has more than the Note 7 since the S8+ has more display than the note 7 already.
EDIT - I will add that the Note 7 still has slightly less curve on the edges of the display than the S8+ - and if the accounts are accurate the Note 8 will have even less curve than the Note 7, so expect the curves to be improved/lessened on the Note 8 over the Note 7 also. I think this is worth mentioning. I am not a fan of the edge displays - they are very fragile and I turn off the edge features as I don't need or use them. Would rather have a flat display that can use real tempered glass screen protectors that actually work. Hopefully the Note 8 can utilize tempered screen protectors better with the smaller curves. We will see.
teegunn said:
I just measured the Note 7 and S8+. The S8+ is a mm wider than the Note 7 and about 5/8 taller than the Note 7. So what you get on the S8+ is a tad wider and significantly taller USABLE area of the display. The phones themselves are almost exactly the same width although the Note 7 is slightly wider, so Samsung decreased the size bezel slightly on the S8+ while actually getting an extra mm of display on the S8+ too boot. Small but definite improvements. The S8+ body is about a 1/4" taller than the Note 7, but far smaller top and bottom bezels so you get 5/8" more actual display. The Note 8 is about an 1/8" taller than the S8+ I believe and also just a tad wider. So as far as more display, the Note 8 has more than the Note 7 since the S8+ has more display than the note 7 already.
EDIT - I will add that the Note 7 still has slightly less curve on the edges of the display than the S8+ - and if the accounts are accurate the Note 8 will have even less curve than the Note 7, so expect the curves to be improved/lessened on the Note 8 over the Note 7 also. I think this is worth mentioning. I am not a fan of the edge displays - they are very fragile and I turn off the edge features as I don't need or use them. Would rather have a flat display that can use real tempered glass screen protectors that actually work. Hopefully the Note 8 can utilize tempered screen protectors better with the smaller curves. We will see.
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Is that usable screen though? I had the S8+ and hated the ratio (too tall) and narrow width. Why does the note 7/FE feel bigger in use? Certainly don't make as many errors typing on my FE than the S8+! I couldn't wait to get rid of the s8+ for the FE. Maybe it just feels a better dimension.
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http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/141492-samsung-galaxy-note-8-vs-galaxy-note-7-what-s-the-difference
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bonerp said:
Is that usable screen though? I had the S8+ and hated the ratio (too tall) and narrow width. Why does the note 7/FE feel bigger in use? Certainly don't make as many errors typing on my FE than the S8+! I couldn't wait to get rid of the s8+ for the FE. Maybe it just feels a better dimension.
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http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/141492-samsung-galaxy-note-8-vs-galaxy-note-7-what-s-the-difference
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Yes, that's usable screen. When measuring I took off the steep sides of the curved edges of the Note 7 and S8+ to compare - in other words, I measured from where the curved edge stopped and the screen became flat. The S8+ has more curve on the edges, slightly, than the Note 7 so that means the Note 7 has slightly (we are talking about less than a MM) less "curved edge" distortion. From the pictures I have seen, the Note 8 will have even slightly less edge curves than the Note 7, and for sure less than the S8+. This means that the edges do not project in towards the middle of the screen quite as far (barely any on the Note 7), therefore there is more flat, usable display.
Bottom line, the Note 8 will have more display than the Note 7. It is significantly taller and a tad wider of actual usable display. Also, I turn off all the edge features AND use a phone case that comes up over the curved edges on the sides, so the edges are not an issue for me on either the Note 7, S7E or S8+. I would still prefer a flat screen and not edge screen simply for the fact that one can get a tempered glass screen protector that actually works and adheres to a flat screen. The edge screens are all but impossible to get a tempered protector that is even worth using, and the edges make the display MUCH more likely to break if the phone is dropped and hit on the edge somewhere.
As I mentioned, I would still prefer a 16:9 ratio but with the small bezels that the S8 and Note 8 have. Also would prefer no edge curves. But that is not the way the industry is going - 18:9 will soon be the standard, if it isn't already. I wish at least Samsung was going with 18:9 and not 18.5:9, but you can't get everything you want, lol.
Can not anyone still measure the ruler?
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Samsung seems to have wisely decided to forgo the ugly rounded 'fish bowl' screen edges of the S8.
Looks promising and I'm glad I stuck to the S7E for the time being. Looks like the Note could be my next phone.
drummerman said:
Samsung seems to have wisely decided to forgo the ugly rounded 'fish bowl' screen edges of the S8.
Looks promising and I'm glad I stuck to the S7E for the time being. Looks like the Note could be my next phone.
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Yeah but that ugly black camera assembly on the back is hideous....totally ruins the look of the device.
Its very nexus 6P like....
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force70 said:
Yeah but that ugly black camera assembly on the back is hideous....totally ruins the look of the device.
Its very nexus 6P like....
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Once in a case you won't notice much and let's face it not many will use a £900 phone without one.
What bugs me more, if images are to be believed are the same fugly chrome like finishes on the side other than the black one which has ... black sides. Matte silver sides look so much smarter. I guess once again ... with a case it won't be obvious.
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Once in a case you won't notice much and let's face it not many will use a £900 phone without one.
What bugs me more, if images are to be believed are the same fugly chrome like finishes on the side other than the black one which has ... black sides. Matte silver sides look so much smarter. I guess once again ... with a case it won't be obvious.
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I use a clear tpu case...only when at work and not all the time.
When not at work i never use a case...these phones look too nice to cover up.
Clear coat on the back and tempered glass on the front is it.
I cant count on one hand the number of times ive dropped a phone in the last 5 years though..Im not careless.
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Yeah enough was enough
Yeah - not round edges - but infinity display edges - a cool idea, but limiting in width
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/help/bigger-screen-usable-t3660825
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I had one of these left over from an S8+.
I needed "now" screen protection before going to the beach. On a whim, I "wet installed" it on the Note 8.
Darned if it doesn't fit pretty darn well. Top and sides are perfect. Bottom is a bit short but it doesn't really affect anything as it fully covers all the touchable areas. It also has rounded corners which don't really match the note 8.
https://www.mobilefun.com/official-samsung-galaxy-s8-plus-screen-protector-twin-pack-63092
If you have one and want to "wet install" it, tho that's not an official install method, it does work great. Squeegee out as much liquid as possible after install and it'll take 4-5 days to perfectly dry and seal.
Perfect? Nah, protective, heck yeah.
I have read this post and tried. God it's almost perfect, i have slice a 0,5mm uncovered because of a mistake. The most important thing is that S-Pen does not leave scratches and since it's a bit small my cover do not touch the protector. Got it a week ago and i'm loving this.
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I did this after trying 2 glass protectors and one wet-applying one.
And I am finally happy with this.
Hi.
Could you send any pictures with Samsung S8+ official screen protector on Note 8, please.
Why on earth do Samsung not make an official screen protector for the Note 8? Why do we have to fit a slightly smaller S8+ protector instead? Bizarre.
Does the S8+ protector need to be wet installed on the Note 8 or can you just install normally?
Just ordered a Note 8, which will be replacing my S7 Edge. I had the S7 Edge for 2 years and didn't use a screen protector. The screen still looks great. I've read while the Note has Gorilla Glass 5, its harder to crack but scratches easier. Is that the case? And if so would it be recommended to use a protector on the Note 8? I've looked up a lot on Amazon and pretty much all have horrible reviews.
Yes, from my experience, the Note 8s scratch easier. More so than my S7 or S7 Edge ever did.
The 'Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories' would be the best place to start as there is a vast amount of first-hand experiences.
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Yes, from my experience, the Note 8s scratch easier. More so than my S7 or S7 Edge ever did.
The 'Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories' would be the best place to start as there is a vast amount of first-hand experiences.
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Agreed. Put a screen protector on the Note 8.
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I have my note 8 since November, and not a single scratch, no peeling paint, I think it depends ultimately of enviroment factors, and handling, as some say it scratches easily despite having care, and others have no scratches so far
I currently have peeling paint on the sides and scratches on the screen and im super careful with my devices. My s7e was smooth AF and it didnt even have a screen protector
Well, when I got my previous device (note 7) I encountered the same posts, some suffering scratches "out of the blue" , and others reporting many scratches despite beeing careful, ond others (including me) with zero scratches, many people think that scratches appear only by contact with sharp metallic objects, or drops, but in fact, many scratches are made by very tiny particles of dust or sand, if the screen has these particles, and it is cleaned dry, the result will be scratches! Even clean looking fingers at first sight (but impregnated with dust) can scratch the screen, I always use a cleaning solution and a microfiber that I keep in a ziplock so it wont gather dust, in this way, the only scratches in all the devices I have had, have been made by accidental drops , so, ultimately the scratches appear in relation as to how you handle the device and how you take care of it, All those people claiming "I dont know why my phone has scratches, I baby it, put a case since day one", etc, in reality seek some comfort saying this note 8 has an "easily scratchable screen" the issue about peeling paint is another matter, there I think is batch related
I was just watching Erica Griffin's unboxing video on YouTube. I noticed the note 9 has borders around the sides of the display.
Can anyone compare the two notes or confirm this please?
Looks to me that they probably put those borders there for those that used to ***** about light bleed and reflection.
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Note 9 has slightly wider side borders/bezels. The bottom (chin) bezel is shorter, about half as tall as the Note 8. The top (forehead) bezel is the same size as the Note 8. Overall, the Note 9 has slightly MORE bezel % than the Note 8, but very slightly (not enough to notice). But that is because they went with a tad bit wider side bezels. Which personally I am OK with. I think the sides with the curves could have used a little more protection on the N8. Plus my N8 is a tad too narrow and tall - feels a tad off in my hand. The Note 7 hit the absolute sweet spot for feel in hand. The Note 9 feels a bit better in hand (I have had a store demo model I have played with) than the Note 8. It is just a little wider, a little shorter and feels a little better balanced. I do wish they had cut the top bezel down in size, but oh well.
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Note 9 has slightly wider side borders/bezels. The bottom (chin) bezel is shorter, about half as tall as the Note 8. The top (forehead) bezel is the same size as the Note 8. Overall, the Note 9 has slightly MORE bezel % than the Note 8, but very slightly (not enough to notice). But that is because they went with a tad bit wider side bezels. Which personally I am OK with. I think the sides with the curves could have used a little more protection on the N8. Plus my N8 is a tad too narrow and tall - feels a tad off in my hand. The Note 7 hit the absolute sweet spot for feel in hand. The Note 9 feels a bit better in hand (I have had a store demo model I have played with) than the Note 8. It is just a little wider, a little shorter and feels a little better balanced. I do wish they had cut the top bezel down in size, but oh well.
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Oh right thanks, so it wasn't my imagination seeing bezels on the side of the Note 9 screen.
Would you say the Note 9 has a wider more usable screen area?
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Oh right thanks, so it wasn't my imagination seeing bezels on the side of the Note 9 screen.
Would you say the Note 9 has a wider more usable screen area?
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From my hour or so comparing them, yes, the N9 has slightly more width to utilize. Again, it's not a huge difference, but side by side it is definitely apparent.
If I had my wishes, they would do away with the curved edges completely. I think the curved edges create more issues than they have positives. I turn off all edge functions. IMO, Samsung has clung to the curved edge design because it is its trademark design/differentiator from other phones. But as far as usefulness, I think it needs to go away. The curved edges are by far the most liable to be broken in a fall, and it is extremely hard to get a good tempered protector to fit on the curves and stay on. The Note 9 seemed to have slightly less curves to the edges, which is a trend I see Samsung going with, eventually doing away with the curved edges. In any case, this display has a little more usable width to use the SPen width at least.
Limeybastard said:
I was just watching Erica Griffin's unboxing video on YouTube. I noticed the note 9 has borders around the sides of the display.
Can anyone compare the two notes or confirm this please?
Looks to me that they probably put those borders there for those that used to ***** about light bleed and reflection.
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Confirm Note9 has thicker bezel at curved edgea. This will be good the cases + screen protector
I would love to see the curved glass edges done away with on the Note series. It does interfere with the spen while writing close to the edge and makes good TGSP's hard to find. I still would use the edge soft software though, got used to it on the S7E after they took both my note 7's back.
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I would love to see the curved glass edges done away with on the Note series. It does interfere with the spen while writing close to the edge and makes good TGSP's hard to find. I still would use the edge soft software though, got used to it on the S7E after they took both my note 7's back.
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I agree. At least they reduced the curve on the Note 9.
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I agree. At least they reduced the curve on the Note 9.
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That's fantastic if they made the curve less agressive than before.
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That's fantastic if they made the curve less agressive than before.
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Yeah, they definitely did. Many reviewers mentioned it.
probably for better, struggle with stylus sometimes if i get too close to curved edge it just slides off
like others said should be easier to apply screen protector ttoo
Hello everyone, so I have either had a google device or a OnePlus and am used to the clean OS. I decided to go with the S21 Ultra due to the reviews and I do enjoy it, but I don't at the same time.
I must applaud Samsung for all their "extra" features they put in UI 3.1, but for me, I don't use any of them and prefer the stock/vanilla Android. I actually think my old OnePlus 7T was snappier then the 21 Ultra.
Another thing, I was never a fan of the curved screen. I ALWAYS put a tempered glass screen protector on my phones (they were always flat) and its saved me A TON of times! I got one for this phone that's curved but its so thin and has air bubbles that it bothers me.
Do you guys think there eventually be Roms for the device?
I'm also a fan of Google phones in particular due to their clean Android interface design. Samsung just has more options in the settings menu, however, I only have to go into the settings menu like once or twice per week - so that doesn't bother me at all.
But with that said, this S21U phone is definitely snappier than both my old Pixel 3XL and one of my family member's OnePlus 7T. And the speed jump, in my case, could be a result of having a Snapdragon 888 and using the 120hz refresh rate (whereas those other two phones have slower chips and only support 60hz refresh rates).
But yeah, based on you asking about custom ROMs, I can tell that you're not in North America and have an Exynos version of the phone (as any Snapdragon devices in NA don't support official bootloader unlocks and so you'll have to pay over $100 to unlock your phone in the potentially distant future). If that's the case (you have an Exynos), then yes, you will be getting custom ROMs in the near future. But if you're actually in NA, then no; you won't be getting any custom ROMs for quite a while.
But if you do have a Exynos version of the phone, then that would be rather interesting. Everyone online is continuously saying how the Exynos version performed better than the Snapdragon version in some benchmark tests. But it'd be pretty funny (and highly unfortunate) if the Exynos phone performs far worse in actual usage situations when compared to the Snapdragon phone. I'm already very well aware of the Exynos phones getting much hotter than the Snapdragon phones, but I'm not sure about the actual usage performance difference yet.
Oh, and one more thing! To comment on the glass, definitely beware of the S21 Ultra's glass! It's super, super fragile and isn't just the new, Victus Gorilla Glass that they said that it was (so it can scratch and shatter extremely easily as a result).
Oh wow! Thank you so much for the write up! I actually have the Snapdragon model (Canadian) and thought the bootloader lock wasn't an issue anymore... darn it...
Ya I totally agree with everything you said about the phone, great phone, way faster then my oneplus 7t, but I think I'm still selling it.
Thank you for your response
If you want a quality curved screen protector go with this one. It fits perfectly and there are no air bubbles. A UV light cures the liquid adhesive. It's pretty much a knock off of the whitestone dome glass screen protector.
Amazon.com: (2 Pack) amFilm 3D Curved Tempered Glass Screen Protector for Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G 6.8 Inch, Fully Compatible with UltraSonic Fingerprint Scanner, UV Gel Application
Amazon.com: (2 Pack) amFilm 3D Curved Tempered Glass Screen Protector for Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G 6.8 Inch, Fully Compatible with UltraSonic Fingerprint Scanner, UV Gel Application
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fr0st420 said:
If you want a quality curved screen protector go with this one. It fits perfectly and there are no air bubbles. A UV light cures the liquid adhesive. It's pretty much a knock off of the whitestone dome glass screen protector.
Amazon.com: (2 Pack) amFilm 3D Curved Tempered Glass Screen Protector for Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G 6.8 Inch, Fully Compatible with UltraSonic Fingerprint Scanner, UV Gel Application
Amazon.com: (2 Pack) amFilm 3D Curved Tempered Glass Screen Protector for Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G 6.8 Inch, Fully Compatible with UltraSonic Fingerprint Scanner, UV Gel Application
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How are finger prints on this? Cause I've got the dome glass and it is stupid expensive but damn, finger prints are almost non existant or come of real easy and it feels glassier than a very glassy like material made of very glas like stuff
But I'm glad other companies are coming out with their own
fr0st420 said:
If you want a quality curved screen protector go with this one. It fits perfectly and there are no air bubbles. A UV light cures the liquid adhesive. It's pretty much a knock off of the whitestone dome glass screen protector.
Amazon.com: (2 Pack) amFilm 3D Curved Tempered Glass Screen Protector for Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G 6.8 Inch, Fully Compatible with UltraSonic Fingerprint Scanner, UV Gel Application
Amazon.com: (2 Pack) amFilm 3D Curved Tempered Glass Screen Protector for Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G 6.8 Inch, Fully Compatible with UltraSonic Fingerprint Scanner, UV Gel Application
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Can you comment on the fingerprints compared to the whitestone?
Thanks!
No SD card slot. A missing keystone feature that greatly limits the usability and flexibility of the phone.