- If you're into technology,
this is one of the most exciting times of the year,
leading into Q4, when the major flagship smartphones
start shipping.
Samsung just sent this large box over.
On the inside is the Samsung Galaxy Note 8,
which comes out 10 days from today.
What's going on, tech squad?
Andru Edwards here, editor-in-chief at GearLive.com.
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As I said, we are about to open up
the brand new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.
This box is pretty large,
so I'm sure there's more than just the Note 8 on the inside,
but yeah, Samsung's brand new flagship.
Let's open it up right now.
As you guys know, the Samsung Galaxy S8
is Samsung's flagship device leading into the end
here of 2017, scheduled for release on September 15th.
Opening up this larger box,
on the inside we find the Galaxy Note 8 box itself
along with the wireless fast charging pad
which also doubles as a stand,
the quick start guide, power plug, and USBC cable
for the wireless charger,
and they were even nice enough to throw in
one of their own 256 GB microSD-XC cards
to expand the storage on the Note 8
from the built in 64 GB.
Moving over to the Galaxy Note 8 box itself,
as you can see here on the outside,
it says this is the Midnight Black model
unlocked by Samsung.
Before we open this guy up,
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Opening up this box, we've got the Galaxy Note 8
right on top.
We'll put that aside for a moment
and see what else is included.
There is a sim ejection tool along with
the quick start guide, and a note on how to
transfer your content over to the new Galaxy Note 8.
In the box, there is another USBC cable here
that's used to charge and sync the phone
through the USB port on the bottom.
We've got some extra S-Pen tips there as well
in case you are one of those who uses your pen
so much that you wear the tips out.
A pair of AKG premium earbuds are included here, as well.
These have a microphone on them,
so you can use them to take phone calls.
Also in the box is a USB connector,
allowing you to connect full-on USB devices
to the Note 8 as well as micro-USB connector,
so you can connect a micro-USB cable to the Note 8
both through that USBC port on the bottom.
An adaptive fast charging AC adapter is also included,
as well as replacement ear tips for the included earbuds.
Turning to the Note 8 itself,
we'll remove the plastic and get this guy powered on.
Again, this one is the Midnight Black model,
which I do believe to be the best color personally
for my opinion for the Galaxy Note 8 lineup.
The overall UI on the Note 8 stays pretty similar
to the S8 and S8 Plus.
It's the Samsung Experience Launcher,
and to be honest, it's pretty good.
There's Bixby and the usual Samsung bloatware,
but all of it runs well on that Snapdragon 835 processor,
and for the first time we're also seeing 6 GB of RAM
on a Samsung device, so that should also help things out,
as well.
Of course, what I found in the past
is Samsung's UI does tend to slow down with time,
so I'll give better feedback on this later
in my full review after I've been able to spend
much more time with the phone.
All that said, there's no doubt that
the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is packed with features.
You got the iris unlock, you got the face unlock,
you got the always on display,
you've got the multi-window feature
that allows you to use two apps at once.
You've got the dual app launching,
you've got the S-Pen,
you've got a bunch to like here.
This is officially Samsung's premium flagship device
right now, even over and above the S8 and S8 Plus.
So there you have it guys.
That was your unboxing and first look
at the brand new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.
We got a lot more coming for you guys
leading up to my full Samsung Galaxy Note 8 review.
Any questions you have, leave them down
in the comments below.
I'll meet you down there for further discussion.
Thank you so much for watching.
I'm Andru Edwards, and I will catch you
in the next video.
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