note 8

I am using my friends old phone (I inserted my own SIM card) but my friend is getting also getting my calls. How is this happening?

Today my phone informed me that it was waiting to install the "latest" android version 9. Just installed it and wondered if anyone had any issues or other interesting things I should know. So far the phone received a call fine but I have little other experience yet. Of course all the icons look...

We have not seen any defects to speak of when it comes to the Note 8. This is exactly what Samsung needed after the Note 7 fiasco. That being said we may unfortunately have our very first major Note 8 defect. Some users are reporting that their devices have bricked after fully discharging the...

Optical Image Stabilization is a huge factor you should consider when comparing phones. Great OIS can be the difference between clear and high resolution photos and photos that are blurry. This can also make a huge difference when taking video. Digital Image stabilization has worked out for...

The Galaxy Note 8 still ships with Android Nougat, however Samsung has just recently announced their Beta program for Android Oreo for the Galaxy S8 and S8+. The Note 8 would naturally be the next in line to receive this treatment. Normally to access beta builds on Samsung devices you need to...

It's that time of year again. Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away and after we wake up from our Turkey coma it will be time to go out and battle for the best deals. Samsung has already put out their black Friday ads which will take effect starting November 19th. Samsung will be offering up to...

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 released with a few color options but you may have been waiting on that snazzy Deepsea Blue color option that was on showcase at the press event. It looks like this color option will be available in the US starting November 16th. You'll be able to purchase the new color...

Display technology over the last few years has really come a long way. Samsung has curved the edges of their displays, and has minimized the bezels. Other OEMs like LG and now Apple have followed suite by getting rid of the display bezels. Display's are now brighter and sharper than ever. Apple...

Some Galaxy Note 8 users have been reporting that their devices are freezing up and sometimes randomly rebooting. This is even happening when launching Samsung's own contacts app. In fact it mostly seems to happen when using the Samsung contact app, however it is also being reported that the...

There are still some benefits to rooting your Android device. With a rooted Android you have full SuperUser access to your device and can do things like add the popular AudioMod Viper4Android, change your phone's bootanimation, remove system apps, and more. The Galaxy Note 8 has been out now for...

Last week Verizon started rolling out the first update to their Note 8. Now it looks like T-Mobile is rolling out the same update. This is just a small stability update which adds stability improvements to the navigation app, google maps, and the weather widget. The update also brings the latest...

Last week popular publication "Tom's Guide" released an article stating that they had tested the iPhone 8 against just about every major Android phone under the sun. They came to the conclusion that the iPhone 8 was the fastest device in existence, and they even said there is no phone in the...

I have been carrying my Note 8 for about two weeks, and so far the battery life has been pretty great. I am averaging about 6 hours of screen on time and my battery doesn't die until it is time for me to go to sleep. I am getting a good 18 hours of life out of the 3300mah battery every day. Not...

The Bixby Button is Samsung's attempt to get those using their millions of new handsets to use the Samsung created voice assistant. Bixby is their answer to Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. In some ways it can actually do more than either voice assistant. On the Galaxy S8 and Note 8 Bixby can...

The video above shows the entire process Zack of JerryRigEverything used to turn his glass back on the Note 8 clear. This is a pretty cool look, but will kill the IP68 water and dust resistance rating. It makes you wonder why Samsung wouldn't just offer a special clear edition. Is this something...

The new iPhone X has shown up on Geekbench and the scores of the new A11 chip are pretty astounding. The chip scores up there with the MacBook Pro! The All is a 6 core processor with 2 high score cores and 4 high efficiency cores. The new iPhone gets nearly 10k on multi score while the Galaxy S8...

It should be no surprise that Display Mate's best phone display of all time would beat Apple's latest "Super Retina Display". The 5.8" panel of the iPhone X has a resolution of 2436x1125 but the brightness is a mere 625 nits. The Note 8 comparatively can reach a brightness of up to 1,000 nits in...

With the Note 7 debacle Samsung isn't the only OEM concerned with battery safety. No one wants this situation for their next flagship. Samsung has taken immediate steps including adding more space for batteries in newer devices and implementing a new 8 step battery inspection program to keep...

LG has been using LCD displays in their flagship devices for years. Some folks prefer the more natural colors that these displays provide however they don't get nearly as bright as OLED displays and are more difficult to see in bright sunlight. LG has finally decided to switch over to an OLED...

iFixit has reported that the Note 8 can be disassembled in 10 pretty simple steps, however putting the phone back together might be a bit of a nightmare. The phone uses lots of small parts and tons of adhesive to keep itself together. This is due to the non traditional layout of the phone with...