Thinking of buying s8? Root, Samsung pay?

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Deadman

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I will be probably buying by the end of this month. Just waiting for some heavy discount.
I am planning to root from day 1 but worried about samsung pay. Is there any work around.
 
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Deadman said:
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Any other con which may effect daily usage. Also, there are rumors of s9 releasing early. Will it be a wise choice to wait a bit more?
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it will probably cost more also there is no concrete proof of release date also lg v30 is also a very good phone and is available for 45k.
 
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Deadman said:
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Any other con which may effect daily usage. Also, there are rumors of s9 releasing early. Will it be a wise choice to wait a bit more?
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The waiting game will go on & on, there's new flagship every 6 months nowadays. S9 should come out to market in March even if it gets shown at CES. Also due to iPhone X every manufacturer would be interested in increasing price of their flagships. I won't be surprised if S9 launches for 60k+, in fact I expect that from Samsung. So if you are ok buying the phone in March/April for 60k+, gladly wait.

Personally the only issue I have with S8 is some edge touches which rarely happens but usually it happens when I use phone with one hand & try to select something at other side (say I'm using my phone with right hand & try to select something at left side of display with my right thumb). Otherwise its a great phone, but not VFM considering India's pricing. G6 & OP 5T seem more VFM, but those have some disadvantages compared to S8 for sure.
 
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Can you comment on durability. I read it is a very fragile phone. Forget back I am concerned about front glass. My s4 survived major drops without protection.
 
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Deadman said:
Can you comment on durability. I read it is a very fragile phone. Forget back I am concerned about front glass. My s4 survived major drops without protection.
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I have been using phones with glass backs for more than 4 years before I bought S8. I don't drop the phone much but still use a case. All phones with a glass back are kind of fragile (I don't know how V30 got the MIL certification). So if you are clumsy, get a very good case, something like Spigen Armor series cases or Otterbox Defender
 
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anupam_pb said:
I have been using phones with glass backs for more than 4 years before I bought S8. I don't drop the phone much but still use a case. All phones with a glass back are kind of fragile (I don't know how V30 got the MIL certification). So if you are clumsy, get a very good case, something like Spigen Armor series cases or Otterbox Defender
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Bought s8 today. The over hyped fingerprint sensor does not bother me. Great screen but battery life seems to bother me. Also the head phone jack placement is annoying.
 
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Deadman said:
Bought s8 today. The over hyped fingerprint sensor does not bother me. Great screen but battery life seems to bother me. Also the head phone jack placement is annoying.
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If you are using the phone at 1440p resolution, bring it down to 1080p. I get additional 30-40min of SOT in 1080p vs 1440p. The fingerprint sensor is reachable in S8, many reviewers said so too, but in S8+ & Note 8, the scenario changes.

I think you can't complain about headphone jack position considering it is becoming endangered in flagships (I never had a problem with position of jack, top or bottom doesn't matter to me)
 
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