5 things I HATE about the Samsung Galaxy S8

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a great phone, but it's not without its weaknesses. Alex sums up his top five pet hates about the best new Android phone.

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[MiracleWarriors]

LOL!
If the adaptive charges the phone slowly as a "cave man" then the iPhone's users are in the dinosaur era on charging speed regard.

[Richjoker]

Slow fast charging? That's wierd mine charges really fast.

[simonrhurst]

as a lefthander I don't understand why people think it's such a problem for me. it's fine and I can unlock one handed. surely it's trickier for a right hander? I'm using iris unlock anyway and it's not really a problem.

[HertNiks]

I tried that Bixby camera thing in a store and it didnt even recognize another s8. Brought up images of an iPhone.

[AuthenTech]

Those are all actually legitimate complaints (coming from an S8 daily user) - I concur.

[ethanlarcher]

I've had the s8 for about three weeks now and maybe im still in the honeymoon stage but there is nothing that annoys me about the phone, yes the fingerprint scanner is in a funny spot but i don't use any security with my phone so it isnt an issue, i do sometimes find it abit big for one handed use but its not an issue just something i've noticed.

[bobthefabcatuwu]

1. Bixby isn't complete yet, although it is useless as of now.

2. I have the s8 as my daily driver and I got well enough adjusted to the fingerprint scanner placement (yeah I'm wierd), If you're planning on using the s8 or s8+ as your main daily driver. I don't find it that hard to get used to.

3. At least it charges faster than any current iphone can

4. You're clearly running out of ideas... How does the haptic feedback bug you?

[timothy]

I bought an S8 Plus on release day and after experiencing everything you just mentioned plus a problem with the screen I took it back. I can't be alone when I say the rounded edges make viewing content blurry at the top and bottom. And even if I am it's my money and for $850 + tax, a phone better be close to if not perfect and this one wasn't.

[Jhihmoac]

Bixby: "A dog in a monocle and top hat" (LOL) Well put, being that for right now, it might as well be that!

[princerienercabrera]

crazy. im not having your issue on iris scanner. hahaba it works for me total darkness and even with my eyeglass ahah

[ruben]

Got an S8 for my wife. She gushes about how gorgeous it is and how good it feels in the hand.
But i can honestly say, after two weeks, I've never never heard her complain more about a phone before. "That fucking Bixby! How do I turn that shit off!?" "This Fucking Screen protector sucks" "This case you bought makes my phone look like shit." "I keep getting fingerprints on my camera! Whoever put the fingerprint scanner there should die." "There's too much light reflection at the curves." "You tube looks stupid" "This home button is retarded!"
I know this may seem like nitpicks to some people. But when you have a wife complaining constantly, the nag factor is more than enough for me to regret getting her this phone.
By the way. If you ask her, she'll still say she loves the phone. Go figure.

[KayaJane]

How about the sound of this phone specially because its speakers are still mono?

[shotsgalaxabletv]

4:57 It unlocks as soon as it sees you, meaning you can't check notifications from the lock screen. Then check your notifications in your home screen damn it

[fredrickhstn]

you are right about the haptics on the home button. It left me with seeing if I had missed the point.

[hakimleveille]

the only thing you said that I really agreed with was at the end when you said you were nitpicking
1. Bixby isn't fully running yet so shut up, I remapped mine was follows
a. press: home button
b. Double press: Google now
c. long press: Do Not Disturb
2. Slow Fast Charging????, that's an oxymoron, also I bet you never criticized Apple for NEVER having Any fast charging on ANY iPhone EVER, the other standards you mentioned IDK
3. the Home button is ok, it doesn't bother me
4. fingerprint scanner is perfect for me, I use it ambidextrously even though I'm a righty, I've never been timed out of my phone Due too many failures like I did on the S5, Note 4, S6 edge, S7 edge and Note7, I have long E.T. fingers and big hands and made a video to show how easy it is for me and I have the S8+ and I use the it more than....⬇️
5. Face unlock is ok and the Iris scanner is fantastic, you are right about their respective and literal night and day limitations

[funkmasteratheist]

I've been using the Galaxy S8 since its release and honestly the only 2 things I don't like about it is the subtle lag when you flick up or down to view all your apps. It's subtle but it's quiet noticeable and can be frustrating because I paid a lot but it still has these little problems. The other problem I get is that the battery life is very disappointing. I am a heavy user. After work I like to play clash of clans. I have clash open, WiFi turned on, Bluetooth turned on because of wireless headphones for music, gps is always on, set to performance mode, screen resolution always set to the highest, screen brightness at 80% and a few movies or TV show episodes downloading in the background and the phone lasts for about 5hrs. Wish it could last longer lol thats what ya mum said.

[DrewLakebrink]

My ET fingers have no problem reaching the fingerprint reader, but I also don't hold the phone at it's bottom. I hold it around the middle of the phone. My biggest issue is picking up my S8+ and touching the fingerprint reader to turn on the screen and it does nothing. It does nothing because my phone isn't locked; the screen is just off. Any time I touch the reader it should turn on my phone and get rid of the home screen. A hard press on the virtual home button isn't acceptable with these tall phones. My other issue is shrinking the phone screen to the lower quarter of the screen. I just want to bring the top of my phone down lower so I can access my notifications and toggles without using a second hand. Other than that, I'm a recent Windows 10 mobile convert, and I'm enjoying the S8+ a lot more than I thought I would.

[Cjqucjje]

I admit I'm a bit of a Samboy but you sound like a anti-Samsung member. Your sarcasm was quite disgusting and your criticism wasn't that fair. If you had such problems with the s8, I can only imagine the number of problems you had with iPhones or LG models

[lcarriza]

I hate that there isn't more than one "do not disturb" rule like in my pixel. I sometimes forget to turn in on when I go to work and get in trouble. I come at different times to work throughout the week and with the pixel it wasn't necessary to remember to silence my phone.

[SargentRestoration]

None of these problems affect me and I hold it comfortably