This is the best phone I've ever had. I moved on from all types of blackberries over the years. The battery life is phenomenal. The soc is excellent. The device is fantastically responsive. I hope Samsung updates the OS the 7.1.1 soon and then 8.0 when it is available.
Works great and very durable. Different charging port than my previous phone the s6 active. One thing I don't like is the phones exterior is very smooth somewhat slippery very easy to drop. I do keep my phone in a pelican case that helps a lot.
I got the s8 Active to stay with the Samsung line and continue with the Active series as well. I am happy so far with the battery life (once again lasts through a whole day) and the overall look of the phone. It is a bit larger than my s7 Active was so that was kind of a downplay also the active key is opposite what it was on the s7 Active as well. Losing the buttons at the bottom of the phone is a little bit of a hassle as the full effect screen makes you have to activate those keys to back up, go home, or split and see history. I really am also not very happy with the responsiveness of the keyboard as it does not respond fast enough and I miss letters sometimes. I am figuring that is in the settings or I just need a different keyboard. I have been with Samsung since the skyrocket and will probably be with them for the foreseen future. I even tried the note and the galaxy series both and have had similar experiences but with my job it comes in handy to have the water proof military grade and now that the screen is shatterproof as well it may last me a while.
This is my first time having a phone that just came out and I am really happy with it! Bixby is an amazing addition and I really love that they are making the USC chargers the new universal ones. I highly recommend this phone.
Had this phone for 2 weeks now, I've had the active line exclusively, this phone carries the quality and design as it's predicessors. The main issues I have with the phone are the fingerprint reader moved to the back and the inability to reprogram the activity button (only bixby). Other than that, I love it
love your S7 Active the s8 Active will surpise you
on August 26, 2017
Posted by: djt1
from Vancouver, WA, United States
Better in so many ways! Screen size, resolution and user interface all improved. Retinal scanner is very cool and fast. Takes a little getting used to it, but after a couple of weeks of heavy use I love it. My wife and kids are jealous of the photo quality compared to their Iphone 7's and we just went on a week long trip to Alaska where we took tons of photos in multiple lighting conditions. Its now as nice looking as other less durable phones and no worry of breakage. Oh yea, battery that just wont quit.