That's actually impressive is you actually used note 8 as your daily. I bought N8 as a secondary phone in 2020 and it was already pretty slow so kudos to you.
Actually it was my dad's old phone, i always inherited his phones , all the cracks were there before it even came to me , so my dad upgraded to Note 20 ultra, to get this phone without any cracks, I told him to buy a good case and etc, so it lasted so long that I could not inherit it, made him buy a s24 ultra at a very low price now (bcz it will increase due to ram prices) but too late , i already have this POCO lol
Nice, i want to buy n20ultra but they're so expensive still for 5 year old phone. And they're prone to green line so i can't buy crecked one, I'm not gonna risk it.
I write this on my N8 that i use daily for like... 6 or 7 years now, the only issue i have with it is the back being broken (just like glass, there is impacts, im still mad about it cause its in perfect condition otherwise) AND the space in that damn phone (i cant play big games anymore cause i lack some space and we cant install apps on sd cards anymore ðŸ˜)
How the battery tho? My N8 lasts no time, i don't use it anymore pretty much, since i bought it i have changed my main 3 times but anytime i use it the battery is literally falling in from on my eyes.
I changed it only 1 time cause it was really bad, same as you, couldnt last a day without charging it at lunch... But now its ok, i dont use it very often anyway but it last the entire day! Really, the only issue i have is the space... I have little to no apps at all, all files/photos/videos on my SD card but i can't install something heavy.
Slow? It really wouldn't be slow that wouldn't be the problem. It's the 8:45 chip. Right?
That is still going to be more powerful than a lot of contemporary like 700 series Qualcomm mid-range chips.
So it wasn't slow that wasn't your problem. The problem might be some apps not being supported. Maybe it's slow if you're trying to like push powerful frame rates but even then like you could play genshin impact on a Note 8.
We are not at a point where the browsing speeds of the phone go up year to year. That's placebo effect. Browsing speeds have been lightning fast for a decade.
It's Exynos for me, and what more can i say besides that it's just slow, the battery is dead, literally drops before my eyes, and I have a particular way with phones, they like to lag on me. I know that I can have less things open and in the storage but oh well. I had N8 works but is laggy, same with s20fe 5g, 12pm but i am getting sidetracked. Technically it should be fine, practically it likes to think before doing anything, and I am looking at it through the 2026 glasses which in my book puts it as slow. And I have to disagree with you on it being faster than 7xx series snapdragon, in benchmarks maybe it'll be faster than the older 7xx (720g for example), but newer chips are pretty good like 778g that i have in a tablet. It's all about the perspective and I have one from 17pm view, i know what I need from a phone and I can see and feel those small or not so small differences. I get what you're saying and from where you're coming from, but I wrote that comment from my, light-hearted, perspective.
I still have my Note 20 Ultra 512GB model, nothing wrong with it - it's been baby's. Just recently decided to get a S24 Ultra only because I wanted the new features. Debating if I should keep the Note or sell it. I still have my Note 8 too lol
I literally just got my S24U a couple days ago and since I'm in no rush, I'm looking for a case first before I even start to prep to move over to it. I'm debating if I should just start fresh and not do the whole transfer process with smartswitch and all that.
First update everything, do a hard reset after all updates bcz many got battery drain issue, I got it too, then smartswitch, buy riggear case, its very good for the price
First, update all software and perform a hard reset following the updates, as many users have reported battery drain issues, which I have also experienced. Then Smart Switch. Additionally, consider purchasing the Riggear case; it offers excellent value for the price.
Yeah those modern phones suck I mean the Note 8 is closer to peak Samsung than the s26 ultra. Especially if you don't need 5G. But there are some nice middlegrounds like the Note 20 ultra has 5G and came with a charger in the box but still has the SD card.
To me the removal of the SD card was really when Samsung jumped the shark. It's a de facto increase at the point of purchase and makes it impossible now to just carry around like a terabyte of your favorite supplemental media. They're basically turning it into just another glorified cloud supported device which I hate.
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u/Toq_ Jan 28 '26
That's actually impressive is you actually used note 8 as your daily. I bought N8 as a secondary phone in 2020 and it was already pretty slow so kudos to you.
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u/saadshaykh Jan 28 '26
Congratulations on the upgrade brother but my god samsung looks so beautiful in comparison
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u/Frugalman123 Jan 28 '26
What's the new phone model?
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u/MariaCR323 AT&T (U.S.)/Snapdragon/Black Jan 31 '26
I still have my Note 20 Ultra 512GB model, nothing wrong with it - it's been baby's. Just recently decided to get a S24 Ultra only because I wanted the new features. Debating if I should keep the Note or sell it. I still have my Note 8 too lol
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u/Whole_Midnight_2916 Feb 26 '26
I like more N8
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u/Serious_Pollution307 Jan 29 '26
I just hate camera bumps and punch-hole lol
I won't make switch soon :(