May I know where can I get skin for this phone. Prefer skin than case.

Just gotten my Note8 4 days ago, hence trying to participate a bit more here.

I was using the S8+ before this but felt no desire to participate, lol. The S-Pen calls out to me....

I read thru this v5 thread and find these posts seem pertinent.

May I ask why?

I'm using a TG, which I think is full adhesive (or 98% ?) with a full body "360 degree" case. This solves the issues with all SPs losing adhesion at the edges, since the casing clips the TG down all the time.

And I do hate curved screens (including 2.5D) except that the spec-whore satisfaction far outweighs my dislike for the curved screen.


I believe that Samsung actually collects usage telemetry data to help them prioritize on which hardware features are used most often and they use that to rank keep or drop for the next model.
I think what they discovered is taht 99.8+% of buyers never used the IR function hence they dropped it. I used the IR function on my earlier devices only a few times.


My case:

Youmaker Pro 360 degree with some no name TG with about 98% adhesive coverage, except for about 1mm all around the edge of the glass. Applied it myself.
You can see a border around the TG, that is the area with no adhesive.

Disclaimer : I like thick protective cases and always advocate such. 3300 vs 150 is a no brainer.

I think this case is about the same size as an Otterbox Commuter, maybe even a little thinner than that.

I also have the hybrid SIM converter which allows me to use 2 SIMs + sdcard simultaneously, and it is nicely covered by the casing.






This post has been edited by joytest: Nov 14 2017, 12:35 AM

I must be in the category of only 0.2% pool of ppl who is still (obsessed ) passionate with the (unpopular) IR. LOL

Although I don't use it daily but I treat it like having a first aid kit around.

Comes pretty handy when physical remotes are not near or hard to reach. Eg.... On the bed and the remotes are far too (lazy) to reach.

One time I was staying in a hotel. The remote is not placed in the room. At midnight the room so cold. With the phone IR. i turn up the temp instead of waiting for the reception ppl to come up. It would take a long time waiting. I was able to continue with the sleep without much distruption and inconvenient. And need to properly clothed when the hotel staff comes in. More over if you have your spouse or gf or kids in the room. Inconvenient loh.

One more instances, I was in a small VIP room in a restaurant with 10 pax. The AC was set at the coldest 16c. We called the waiters to come adjust the temperature but no one came. We waited very long. Waiters could have forgotten. And every one was chill to the bones. Lucky I was able to set to 27c with my IR blaster. And we continue with our meeting without shivering.

And I'm not going to elaborate how ( many times) or exaggerate I had impressed the chicks.
I'm sure you guys know the tricks or have tricks of your own up in the sleeve. LOL

Honestly, It's not a must have but it's nice to have.


This post has been edited by vhs1: Nov 14 2017, 02:16 AM

I'd go without casing for this phone like most phone I use, but the edge display makes me a bit nervous going unprotected with a case lol.

Same with me.... found ir very useful to me.... no need to find remote control.... some of my friends envy me using phone as a remote.... feel like truly smartphone....

Dbrand and skinplus

Is there a way to transfer everything on your phone from ios to android?

I used Backuptrans. Worked like a charm for me.

I currently at Australia ,so i purchased at Australia websites but they post the item from UK
I believe if u buy at lazada is more cheaper

received nilkin slim hard case, very nice matte feel with abit rubber coating for extra grip. the phone snap in nicely all sides covered, no hamper the infinity display feel of the phone. Bought at garage sales section, the inner part is coated as well so not hard plastic like the ori clear casing touch your phone.

Care to share a little more detail how this apps work? I need to transfer contacts from iPhone 4 to my Samsung S5.

Built in app works fine called Smart Switch.
Contact, photos, calendar, alarms, some past sms and calls. Even does app as well which will be auto downloaded from the Google play store.

How about wechat and whatsapp? Must use their own backup service?

SmartSwitch doesn't transfer that but you can use the one mentioned before on PC which should back it up. Or yes backup on iPhone and restore it on Android also works. What I did 4 days ago when I got mine.

Oh yeah. I forgot about the built in app, Smart Switch. I never used it for iOS migration but I read that it works too. Backuptrans was quite some time ago, think 2 years when I used it to transfer from my iPhone 6+. Btw, since it is a paid app, I would suggest you try the Smart Switch. Just plug in your phone and follow the on screen instructions. Good luck.

Both sifu, Do I need to install smart switch in both phones? Need to use PC to transfer?

You only need Smart Switch on your Samsung device and yes you need a PC to transfer so make sure you download the Smart Switch for PC as well.

Sorry for being dumb, if I install it only at Samsung, how to transfer contact from iPhone4?

Pics pls...

haha lazy to take pics, maybe later