Innovative Adventures - Unboxing my new Samsung S8! [My first impression]

After posting my question whether to buy the Samsung Galaxy S8 or not, I finally did it!

Is it really? Yes, it is! And thank you so much, Steemians, for unfogging my brain and helping me take this decision. It isn't the first time! You guys also helped me out with my Macbook dilemma!

Anyway, I received this beautiful package this morning, signed for it and obviously unpacked it right away.

The first impression was pretty neat. It's a black sleek box. After that, it's stacked with guides, earbuds and the charger.

It also got some weird adapters so I can transfer some data or something. Not quite sure but need to look into in some more!

After setting it up briefly, it was discovery time! It took a little bit of time to find the stuff. For example, I am still looking for nightmode on the settings (which I am not sure is even possible).

The design

As I mentioned in my earlier post is that one of the key features I was seeking, was the size. I wanted a relatively small phone.

One Plus 5, One Plus 5T, iPhone 8 Plus. Why are y'all so big?

With it's 148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm it's slightly bigger and heaver as my previous One Plus X. However, it still beats the One Plus 5 etc.

Oh, oh. And the round edges feel and look pretty neat too. It's a comfortable grip and doesn't feel like sliding out of your hand as I would've imagined initially. Apparently, there is also this thing called edge screen, which lights up when I get notifications. Not entirely sure about the core functionality about this (it lights up when the phone is upside down?), but I like the idea :D

The Samsung Android Features

Like I mentioned before, it's a bit of looking around and orientating inside the settings to see what this phone all has to offer. The only thing I am currently struggling with is my habit of double tapping on the screen to wake it and I absolutely loved the function of my One Plus X to lock some screens to they remain open. In cases of Spotify (so you won't accidentally shut down your music as you clear out your open apps), it was one of my most loved features.

One thing I really like about this Android is the implementation of removing the blue light. I simply turned it on tonight and it works perfectly and similar to Flux!

The camera

As I mentioned in my earlier post is that one of the key features I was seeking in my new phone was a neat camera. I love the focus option they have here.

^{Look at @things' adorable face with focus!}

Now I am not allowed to complain anymore about the bad quality photos of my One Plus X and hopefully I can make some amazing pictures during my world trip!

Overall?

Overall I really like it so far. The only thing left for me to do is to make a phone call from and to a Dutch number in order to unlock my European region. As I am travelling, it would be kinda convenient just to put some Asian SIM cards in it!

Anyone got some Samsung S8 tips? Anything I missed out on or some apps that I definitely need to try out? Let me know in the comment section!

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