The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 – launched on Wednesday, and to be available for buying globally from September 15 – is a gorgeous piece of infinite gimmickry. But, more than anything, the Galaxy Note 8 marks an important chapter for Samsung. Samsung is in pursuit of redemption, it’s in pursuit to salvage its lost glory. The way the Galaxy Note 8 has shaped up, well, Samsung might just be half way there already. Having said that, the Galaxy Note 8 is still – pretty much – strictly meant for the fans and chances are the other group – that isn’t necessarily a fan of Samsung’s one-of-its-kind Note line-up – might just overlook it altogether.
That the Galaxy Note 8 is strictly meant for the fans is even highlighted by Samsung. “According to Samsung market research, 85 per cent of Note users say they’re proud to show off their Note and recommend it to friends, and 75 per cent say it’s the best phone they’ve ever had,” the South Korean major reiterates on its official blog. Now because the research in question — which was commissioned by Samsung Mobile by the way — was conducted between July-August 2017, we have reason to believe, the Galaxy Note 7 mishap had little impact on fans of Samsung’s Note-series. The same fans are likely to make a beeline for the Galaxy Note 8 as well.
On first look, Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 8 would seem like a hybrid cross between the company’s current-generation Galaxy S8+ and the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7. For the uninitiated, the new Galaxy Note 8 would seemingly appear to be just the Galaxy S8+ with a stylus — the S Pen — thrown in. Dig a bit deeper and things start to get clearer. The Galaxy Note 8 isn’t just the Galaxy S8+ with a stylus. It’s a different beast altogether: but, solely for the fans. Most people would rather prefer a Galaxy S8+. I personally prefer the Galaxy S8. The Galaxy Note 8, unless you really want that S-Pen, isn’t all that compelling to make headlines.
