My other main reason for getting the S8+ is the battery life. Although our battery tests have shown that the S8's battery life is about a half hour shorter than that of the S8+, I want those additional minutes.

The S8 has one of the most striking designs yet for a smartphone. It's an evolution of the Galaxy Note7 and is elegant, classy and unmissable.

Beautiful design; Superb screen; Feature packed; Great performance

Fingerprint sensor poorly located; Bixby is a work-in-progress; It's not cheap

So what do we think of the Galaxy S8+? We think it's probably the best phone of 2017 so far, shading the LG G6 and Huawei P10 Plus and Mate 9. But it's not a unreserved recommendation; there are flaws here and not even the incredible display can mask them.

Brilliant 6.2-inch display; Blazing fast performance; Bluetooth 5/dual audio

Rear fingerprint reader placement; Bixby needs to differentiate; Face recognition hit and miss

Great features and user friendly

Too big to fit into front jean pocket

Must buy as an expensive device ,great performance , superb battery .

Excellent in looks ; Samsung brand ; Nice processor ,pretty good ram management ,Great phone

No stereo speakers ; weird location for fingerprint scanner

I may sound a little lukewarm on the Galaxy S8+, but that's just because I can only name one of them our Editors' Choice. The S8+ suffers from a bit of the middle child problem that the iPhone 7 does, trapped between an eminently pocketable little sibling (the iPhone SE ) and a more capable big...

Longer battery life than the Galaxy S8

Bigger; heavier; and more expensive than the Galaxy S8

A really rather fantastic phone which sets the bar for 2017 very high indeed. It's super expensive, but it's packed with amazing technology and the overall package is highly rewarding to use. Best of all it has unbelievable battery stamina

Best battery life on the market; Gorgeously curved, premium-grade metal and glass design; water and dust proof; lightning-fast processing power; well-optimized and polished software package; superb camera and display; great audio quality

UI has some missing bits and gimmicks; fingerprint scanner placement not left-hand friendly; lacks higher-tier onboard storage (128GB) model; gorgeous curved glass design can be tricky to hold and may be fragile - a case is recommended, which sort of diminishes the aesthetics

The Galaxy S8 Plus is the Android phone you want if you like big and tall smartphones. The amazing display, great camera and slick software should make you forget about the awkwardly placed fingerprint scanner and the half-bake Bixby assistant.

Big screen; acceptable phone size; Best camera on a smartphone; Slick software and performance

Your most expensive phone yet; Flawed fingerprint sensor; Hello; Bixby? Hello?

Samsung has finally managed to leave its smartphone rivals far behind in the design segment. With the new Galaxy S8 flagships, the Korean tech giant has shown the world its prowess with respect to how smartphone technology can be powerful, and yet remain beautiful.

Another highlight of the S8+ is Bixby, a digital assistant much like Siri and Google Now. You launch Bixby by pressing the button below the volume rocker. Once activated, the phone launches Bixby Home , where a number of cards will be displayed.

Gorgeous design with enormous dual curved display in a small body; Excellent camera; Great benchmark performance; IP68 build; Iris scanning; Edge panel functions on both S8 and S8

Awkwardly positioned fingerprint scanner; Bixby is still a work in progress; Pretty expensive