I was duped by the Apple marketing machine

[Shanghaichica]

If you are talking to me I had bought my 6s+ and AC+ outright. Same for 7+, they told me I can't use a debit card(I asked cause my cc has a 500.00 limit) cause it would take the money out and refunding me would be a hassle. So they do credit cards instead since the hold wouldn't actually go through

I would have thought the store would have offered you a replacement under your Apple care plus ?

I've heard of people using one of their replacements for cosmetic damage, yet you had a genuine issue.

 

[Apple_Robert]

As an update to a thread I statted several days ago...

After 10 years of iPhone ownership, I sold my iPhone 7 Plus and went to the Note 8. After a week of use, I can confidently conclude that for me, the Note 8 is an amazing phone that absolutely blows the iPhone out of the water in functionlaity and customization. I even traded my Series 2 watch in for a Gear 3 and find it to be a much watch better much for my purposes. Apple seems to be mostly about curves and design aesthetics. The rigidity of iOS is counter-productive.

Maybe the Note 8 is the first truly amazing phone form Samsung, I don’t know. But I have definitely found an absolute winner in the Note 8 and have no regrets leaving the iPhone behind. At work, few people were happy with Apple’s September iPhone event. They knew me as a major Apple fan and thought I would be the last to leave Apple. There may very well be more than average defectors this upgrade cycle. Our family has three more iPhones to converts, which we will do in October.

You weren't duped by the Apple marketing machine. You simply decided to try going the Android route. If you were truly duped by marketing, you wouldn't have felt a need to look elsewhere.

No need to kick Apple with such drivel, when you are the one that made the decision to not use Android.

This thread is nothing but mindless clickbait.

 

[QueenTyrone]

I would have thought the store would have offered you a replacement under your Apple care plus ?

I've heard of people using one of their replacements for cosmetic damage, yet you had a genuine issue.

I was ready to pay the 100 to replace my device but my store kept saying they disregard when people say their phone is hot because phones get hot. They mostly refused to acknowledge the idea of me getting a replacement and always shooed me away for 9 months. I probably should have caused a scene but I do blame myself for just letting them have their way with me

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

You weren't duped by the Apple marketing machine. You simply decided to try going the Android route. If you were truly duped by marketing, you wouldn't have felt a need to look elsewhere.

No need to kick Apple with such drivel, when you are the one that made the decision to not use Android.

This thread is nothing but mindless clickbait.

He obviously meant, he realized what he's been missing out on. It's not that serious.

 

[Yankee512]

I've moved so now I'm about 45 mins away from an Apple store. As for a Samsung store I believe my closet one is on Oxford street which is about 2 hours away. However it doesn't hold a candle to the old flagship store which used to be in Stratford. Now that was better than any Apple store I've ever seen. It's a shame it got shut down.
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Well DXO mark have rated the iphone 8 plus as the best camera on a phone. However they haven't tested the note 8 yet so we shall see. Perhaps the 8 plus is a big step up in terms of camera performance. Apple did mention something about camera processing being hardware based.

The fact is, in this test SAF proves the iPhone 8 camera is junk. DXO needs to have their eyes checked.

 

[mi7chy]

Well DXO mark have rated the iphone 8 plus as the best camera on a phone. However they haven't tested the note 8 yet so we shall see. Perhaps the 8 plus is a big step up in terms of camera performance. Apple did mention something about camera processing being hardware based.

The iPhone 8 Plus' camera looks to be nearly identical to last year's. The same overly hepatitis yellow skin tone, slow autofocus, oversaturated cloud color, muted mono stereo, etc. LIVEFRMNYC mentioned this review.

 

[I7guy]

The fact is, in this test SAF proves the iPhone 8 camera is junk. DXO needs to have their eyes checked.

Dxo is only accurate when a Samsung device tests better?

 

[Yankee512]

Dxo is only accurate when a Samsung device tests better?

Proof is in the video. If you can't see that, then someone needs to help you.

 

[erayser]

My problem is I can't choose between Android and iphones.......so i have both!

I use both too. Both aren't perfect... some things I like one over the other, but I enjoy them equally. When I read arguments from both sides, I agree and disagree from both perspectives... so basically, I can feel good and bad at the same time in this forum... LOL.

 

[I7guy]

Proof is in the video. If you can't see that, then someone needs to help you.

the iPhone 8 looked better in many of the scenes. More natural. But that is totally besides the point of dxo results. I don’t put much stock in them regardless but it’s funny to see some of the commentary.😉

 

[Radon87000]

The iPhone 8 Plus' camera looks to be nearly identical to last year's. The same overly hepatitis yellow skin tone, slow autofocus, oversaturated cloud color, muted mono stereo, etc. LIVEFRMNYC mentioned this review.

DXO didn't test the phones which actually competed with the iPhone 8 namely the Galaxy S8,S8 Plus,Note 8 and the upcoming Pixel XL 2 so their scores are accurate. I very much doubt the iPhone 8 has a superior camera to the Note 8 based on samples I have seen. Once DX0 testst them the scores will be normalised
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The fact is, in this test SAF proves the iPhone 8 camera is junk. DXO needs to have their eyes checked.

As said above DXO didn't test the Note 8 or S8. Apart from 2 phones, the rest of the phones on that list are from 2016. The iPhone 8 will get a run for its money once they are tested

 

[Shanghaichica]

DXO didn't test the phones which actually competed with the iPhone 8 namely the Galaxy S8,S8 Plus,Note 8 and the upcoming Pixel XL 2 so their scores are accurate. I very much doubt the iPhone 8 has a superior camera to the Note 8 based on samples I have seen. Once DX0 testst them the scores will be normalised
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As said above DXO didn't test the Note 8 or S8. Apart from 2 phones, the rest of the phones on that list are from 2016. The iPhone 8 will get a run for its money once they are tested

Was the S7 in their list because the S8 camera is essentially the same as the S7.

 

[Radon87000]

Was the S7 in their list because the S8 camera is essentially the same as the S7.

No only the S6 was

 

[rafark]

I wonder if you had AC+ on that device how did you set that up. That’s only possible with a cc. Also the non return fee will only be frozen on the cc and freed up when the old device is back with them.

You said their support system was miles better than Samsung's, apple care doesn't count as its a separate service that doesn't come with each iPhone purchase.

 

[Closingracer]

I've moved so now I'm about 45 mins away from an Apple store. As for a Samsung store I believe my closet one is on Oxford street which is about 2 hours away. However it doesn't hold a candle to the old flagship store which used to be in Stratford. Now that was better than any Apple store I've ever seen. It's a shame it got shut down.
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Well DXO mark have rated the iphone 8 plus as the best camera on a phone. However they haven't tested the note 8 yet so we shall see. Perhaps the 8 plus is a big step up in terms of camera performance. Apple did mention something about camera processing being hardware based.

Well since the note 8 uses the same camera in the S8 for the main lenses I would assume the 8 plus will trump the note 8 as well.

 

[nviz22]

I played with the iPhone 8 Plus. It's a trash phone upgrade tbh considering the processor is barely faster, I don't need wireless charging, the software isn't different than what the 7+ offers, and quick charging is non-existent on it unless you pay up for the peripherals. The camera is overstated and don't care for a true tone display. Good thing I didn't pre-order one.

 

[widgeteer]

I played with the iPhone 8 Plus. It's a trash phone upgrade tbh considering the processor is barely faster, I don't need wireless charging, the software isn't different than what the 7+ offers, and quick charging is non-existent on it unless you pay up for the peripherals. The camera is overstated and don't care for a true tone display. Good thing I didn't pre-order one.

Most of these phones are incremental upgrades year over year. Note 8 isn't very different from the Note 7, in example.

 

[Radon87000]

Most of these phones are incremental upgrades year over year. Note 8 isn't very different from the Note 7, in example.

At least Samsung changed their design twice since 2014.

 

[Shanghaichica]

Well since the note 8 uses the same camera in the S8 for the main lenses I would assume the 8 plus will trump the note 8 as well.

I thought the S8 hadn't been tested yet. Also I haven't looked at the data yet but someone posted that the 8 plus won because DXO mark have changed their scoring system and now give a score for the dual lens camera. But apparently without this score added the overall score was less than the pixel. Which would indicate that the main shooter is not as good as the pixel 's.

 

[The Game 161]

I played with the iPhone 8 Plus. It's a trash phone upgrade tbh considering the processor is barely faster, I don't need wireless charging, the software isn't different than what the 7+ offers, and quick charging is non-existent on it unless you pay up for the peripherals. The camera is overstated and don't care for a true tone display. Good thing I didn't pre-order one.

Not worth it to be either. Camera they seem to be saying how much better it is but dunno...

 

[5105973]

I played with the iPhone 8 Plus. It's a trash phone upgrade tbh considering the processor is barely faster, I don't need wireless charging, the software isn't different than what the 7+ offers, and quick charging is non-existent on it unless you pay up for the peripherals. The camera is overstated and don't care for a true tone display. Good thing I didn't pre-order one.

Wow, I went to Best Buy and Apple Store yesterday. I compared the Note 8 to the iPhone 8 Plus at BB. I was really impressed by the look and feel and handling of the iPhone 8 Plus. I think it's hardly a trash upgrade. It's going to be worth it for some people and too incremental to bother with for others especially those not interested in wireless charging.

The Note 8 crashed a lot but they do hobble it with that demo software they Samsung puts on it. They compared favorably but I just don't want to do Edge displays anymore. I saw photos curving over the edge and it's just not for me. I was surprised that the size difference between the Note 8+ and S8+ is barely noticeable. It at least had a nice even toned display that wasn't haunted by the wretched pink stain that still plagues my S8+ without the software fix in adaptive mode.

 

[Nancy bout]

As an update to a thread I statted several days ago...

After 10 years of iPhone ownership, I sold my iPhone 7 Plus and went to the Note 8. After a week of use, I can confidently conclude that for me, the Note 8 is an amazing phone that absolutely blows the iPhone out of the water in functionlaity and customization. I even traded my Series 2 watch in for a Gear 3 and find it to be a much watch better much for my purposes. Apple seems to be mostly about curves and design aesthetics. The rigidity of iOS is counter-productive.

Maybe the Note 8 is the first truly amazing phone form Samsung, I don’t know. But I have definitely found an absolute winner in the Note 8 and have no regrets leaving the iPhone behind. At work, few people were happy with Apple’s September iPhone event. They knew me as a major Apple fan and thought I would be the last to leave Apple. There may very well be more than average defectors this upgrade cycle. Our family has three more iPhones to converts, which we will do in October.

I ordered the s8+ cancelled and the note en route
I just going to try first

 

[Nancy bout]

I have a Macbook Pro 15 2017 and an iPad Pro 10.5 and it sucks to lose that but I find the note 8 screen to be fantastic and better than iPhone screens. As far as the x screen I assume the same goes based off high bright the note can get compared to the x. Even Then the fact I can't get HD on vudu is also a deciding factor for me. For me multimedia is a big factor and the note 8 is better for me. Shame Apple doesn't allow HD streams for whatever reason on vudu if you want to download the movie.

You selling them? If not you enjoy them
I've seen apple: Android work fine

 

[4ppleg1rl]

As an update to a thread I statted several days ago...

After 10 years of iPhone ownership, I sold my iPhone 7 Plus and went to the Note 8. After a week of use, I can confidently conclude that for me, the Note 8 is an amazing phone that absolutely blows the iPhone out of the water in functionlaity and customization. I even traded my Series 2 watch in for a Gear 3 and find it to be a much watch better much for my purposes. Apple seems to be mostly about curves and design aesthetics. The rigidity of iOS is counter-productive.

Maybe the Note 8 is the first truly amazing phone form Samsung, I don’t know. But I have definitely found an absolute winner in the Note 8 and have no regrets leaving the iPhone behind. At work, few people were happy with Apple’s September iPhone event. They knew me as a major Apple fan and thought I would be the last to leave Apple. There may very well be more than average defectors this upgrade cycle. Our family has three more iPhones to converts, which we will do in October.

Come back again in a couple years time and see how it's holding up. My S7 is the slowest, laggiest phone. It runs so much worse than the iPhone 6! While it was great to begin with, they don't tend to hold up well over time. Maybe the Note series is different though.

 

[5105973]

Come back again in a couple years time and see how it's holding up. My S7 is the slowest, laggiest phone. It runs so much worse than the iPhone 6! While it was great to begin with, they don't tend to hold up well over time. Maybe the Note series is different though.

My husband's S8+ has been lagging terribly. He keeps fixing it but then it bogs down again. He has a lot of apps on it he will need to sift through again and find any trouble makers. He just hasn't felt like bothering lately and has gone back to using his iPhone as his daily driver until things settle down at work and he can take the time to fiddle with his phone again.

My S8+ lagged for a bit but I've traced it to Pokémon Go. Pokémon Go was messing up on my iPhone, too. It caused it to run scary hot. I use the app very sparingly on my iPhone now and never at all on my S8+ after watching it tangle my camera app up. My S8+ is back to running smoothly again. The thing with Samsungs is you have to watch what apps you download then keep an eye on what they're doing once they are in. They seem to tangle with Samsungs proprietary software more than they do with pure Android.