Consensus
The best “smaller” Android phone you can buy right now. It also happens to be the most gorgeous smartphone with a stunning curved almost bevel-less display. Although every feature is not a home-run.
Average Overall Rating
★★★★★★★★★★
4.41 out of 5 stars (5 reviews)
Critics Reviews (Around the Web)
Handily smokes the Android competition as the top phone you can buy. It's prettier and slicker than the Pixel, and though Bixby feels a little unfinished for the moment, you can still use Google Assistant. Read full review →
– Gizmodo · Apr 21, 2017
There are lots of features -- the curved display, the iris scanner, the heart rate monitor, Bixby, and Dex -- that make great demos but don't meaningfully change what it's like to use the phone day to day. Read full review →
– Ars Technica · Apr 21, 2017
It’s got the same gorgeous design, the same best-ever display, the same awesome camera, same processor, memory, storage, features...it’s just smaller. Read full review →★★★★★★★★★★
4.5 out of 5 stars
– PC World · Apr 20, 2017
Mesmerizingly close to perfection with its fantastic display, useful interface, and eye-catching design. Read full review →★★★★★★★★★★
4 out of 5 stars
– Digital Trends · Apr 18, 2017
"Bezel-lite" display gives users a lot of app real estate without the bulk, and ends up meaning more to our enjoyment of a phone than we probably realize. Read full review →
– USA Today · Apr 18, 2017
The best smartphone money can buy right now. Read full review →★★★★★★★★★★
4.65 out of 5 stars
– ZDNet · Apr 18, 2017
They are the best Android phones you can buy right now, with stunning displays, beautiful design, and great performance. Read full review →★★★★★★★★★★
4.5 out of 5 stars
– The Verge · Apr 18, 2017
You'll get a beautiful design, a wonderful feel in the hand, a fine camera, good battery life and a great display. Just don't count on any revolutionary new features. Read full review →
– Re/code · Apr 18, 2017
The Samsung Galaxy S8's fast speeds and fantastic curved screen make it a top phone for 2017, but the annoying fingerprint reader could sour your experience. Read full review →★★★★★★★★★★
4.4 out of 5 stars
– CNET · Apr 18, 2017
Pros
- Modern design, slim bezel, on-screen only buttons
- Has headphone jack
- Samsung Pay combination of NFC and MST
- Stunning display
- New 18.5:9 aspect ratio
- Bluetooth 5
- Fast wireless charging
- Micro SD support
- Excellent battery life
- USB Type-C Port
- Gorgeous display
- Excellent build quality, design
- TouchWiz is a lot prettier
- Water-resistant
- Fast performance
- Amazing screen
Cons
- Black bars on every video app
- No support for an always-on "OK Google" hotword for the Google Assistant
- Glass back is fingerprint magnet
- Bad fingerprint sensor location
- Bloatware and duplicative Samsung apps
- Bixby is hardly useful
- Poor speaker placement
- Lacks stereo speakers
- Camera remains same as Galaxy S7, though still very good
- Singles lens camera
- Facial tech still a work in progress
Our Final Conclusion
Android die-hards still say Google's Pixel runs better. iPhone 7 Plus fans will say its cameras are better. But when it comes to looks and screen Galaxy S8 beats them all.
Product Overview
March 29, 2017 - Samsung today announced their very best smartphones in two sizes, the 5.8-inch Galaxy S8 and 6.2-inch Galaxy S8+. Except for the screen size and $100 price differences, both are essentially the same phone. The $750/$850 phones provide a near bezel-less curved display, water resistance, wireless charging and a new voice-assistant called Bixby. The design is stunning, and the most striking change over the previous model is that the home button on the front is now... Read product announcement →
- MSRP:
- $750
- Type:
- Smartphones
- Released:
- Apr 21, 2017
