Haha. As people said, once you go for Note, there's no turning back, you will always go back to Note. When I sold my S8+, the buyer asked me why opt for Note 8 while my S8+ is still new and pristine? There's not much difference mah. I said, no matter which brand or model I switched to, I would always go back to Note series no matter what. And he was like "huh?". LOL.

Anyway, I guess I will stick to the Note 8 until next year. Next few months no more switching phone anymore. However, I am not sure whether I will go for Note 9 next year. The economy is getting bad nowadays. By that time Note 9 sure will exceed RM4000, which is a lot to swallow. Unless there's a breakthrough, if not, better stay with Note 8. Must tahan my desire....

That's weird. Could be some part of your hand touched the edge while you are using the phone? Not sure about you guys. But based on my experience, I did find out that the edge of Note 8 is quite sensitve compared to S8.

All Samsung official cases do support wireless charging.

Here you go.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...eba.roaminginfo

Looks pretty decent. The developer is still active.

really? I didn't know that. Thanks for the alert. Will avoid this case in the future.

Kind of curious to know why Samsung would have released such case that cannot support their own technology...

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Looks like Note 8 battery life on idle performance is not that consistent. Mine overnight (7-8 hours, everything off except mobile network) sometimes dropped only 2%-3%, but occasionally it did dropped 5% (max). May be it's because I am using LED view cover and Clear view cover which are also consuming a little bit of juice, not 100% sure though. Fortunately, the on screen battery usage is excellent. I guess I can bear with the weak idle performance. Hopefully the future update will fix this issue.

Setting - Device maintenance - Battery Usage - Screen

Not sure if you should believe that image bro, because to me, it's more like a skin rather than a case....

This post has been edited by Max2006: Oct 13 2017, 01:09 PM

Ya. I noticed this too. I checked my battery usage everytime before I charge. And guess what? The "device idle" always took more battery juice compared to network/android system/OS. I never had this kind of issue when I was using Note 5 & S8 plus. Normally, device idle would be the last in the battery usage ranking. But for Note 8, it's another way around. At first, I thought it's the cover since it got smart function such as open the flip cover to wake up the phone. Now after reading your comment and knowing that you have similar experience, I guess we can conclude that Note 8's idle is not that "idle" at all. Fortunately, like you said, Note 8 consume lesser battery when on screen. If not, I will be rage. LOL

RRP: RM 209.

This post has been edited by Max2006: Oct 13 2017, 04:15 PM

For people who are planning to buy Samsung official flip cover, but don't know which one to go for. Here's my little advice.

I am currently using LED view cover (I bought it from SES) and Clear view standing cover (got it free from roadshow), back and forth. 1 week of usage for each cover respectively.

My verdict: Go for the LED view cover.

It's lighter. It's less bulkier. The back got texture so easier to grip. The feel is good. Not to mention the price is cheaper.


I don't recommend Clear view standing case mainly because of its back. It's too smooth. Your won't be able to grip it firmly on one hand. Not to mention that it's heavier and bulkier compared to LED view cover, which making it much uneasy to hold when you are using the phone. Unless you love the front clear view very much (which is nicer to look at but also prone to the scratches and smudges), I can't see the point of using it.

Just my 2 cents.

This post has been edited by Max2006: Oct 13 2017, 04:36 PM

IMO, it's not good to put the plug into the port all the time. It may spoil your usb port. I would rather keep it open instead of plug in and plug out everytime I need to use the port. To me, it's not worthy. Afterall, why need such thing while our device is IP68 rating right?

For my fellow Note 8 comrades, I would like to introduce this youtube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjMVmz06ab...1mAMnQ/featured

Inside got a lot of tutorials on how to explore and utilize the features and functions of Note 8 & S8, such as Edge lightning, S note, etc. Highly recommended!

Not yet to be confirmed. We will have to wait until tomorrow night and see the revelation. But even it's true, their stylus still has a long way to go if they want to compete with Galaxy Note series.

Yup. Exactly correct. Other than these 2 factors, there's nothing much to talk about Mate 10. Even their latest chip kirin 970 processor power is not much different with SD 835 & Exynos 8895. Frankly speaking, I was a bit shocked when Huawei announced that their processor will be much powerful than Snapdragon 835 and A11 chip. It's always excited to see those players compete with each other. I almost thought that Huawei will take the crown of the King of Android (in term of CPU raw power) this year due to their latest viral marketing. But at the end, it's just another stunt show. Or may be I misunderstood. May be they mean their latest processor is very powerful because of the AI learning. I guess Huawei is focusing on the AI tech instead of increasing the CPU power this year.

Anyway, it's good to know that my Note 8 is still one of, if not, the top android phone in 2017.


Here's the leaked Geekbench score of Mate 10. The score is quite similar with the other top Android phones in 2017.

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How the hell did they crack your phone screen? They opened the box and played with the phone before delivering it to you?

Oh well, accident could happen. I guess that's the risk one need to bear with when buying stuff online. No worry bro. At least they found out the problem before sending it to you. Imagine if you received the item and found out it's cracked afterwards, that would be a huge frustration! It would be a nightmare. Anyway, need to pray harder for the 2nd attempt. I wish you good luck bro!

This post has been edited by Max2006: Oct 17 2017, 06:06 PM

Not only that. It seems that we will also have new Samsung UI/UX in Oreo update.

Here's the news of S8/S8 plus Oreo beta programme. I believe our Note 8 will have the similar programme soon.

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