Excellent phone; Ease of use

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There’s no question the S8+ is a phenomenal phone - it’s got a truly top-notch camera, Retina-busting resolution, and a design to die for. The iPhone looks positively prehistoric in comparison. Is it better than its smaller brother, though? That’s tricky. This plus-sized beauty feels thoughtfully big, with Samsung putting in the right features and getting the design right so you can use all that space without it feeling unwieldy. But the screen isn’t dramatically bigger, and battery life is only slightly better. Whether those marginal gains are worth paying £100 extra for are entirely down to how much you value having slightly more screen space. To answer the question asked at the start of this review: bigger might be better - even if there’s not that much differentiation in the S8+’s case. Get the Samsung S8+ (64GB) SIM free here for £779 or on contract here

Stunning design is unbeatable by any other phone right now; Incredible performance that comes into its own with DeX Station; Camera quality among the best you’ll find in in a phone;

Size won’t be for everyone; Fingerprint sensor slightly awkwardly placed; £100 more than the already excellent S8;

Smartphone reviewers throw around the term "flagship" pretty loosely, to the point where it's come to mean "a high-spec phone from a major or mid-level manufacturer." But when you get your hands on a phone with the technical excellence and attention to detail of the Samsung Galaxy S8 series, you're...

Great performance; fine build quality; more configurability than with revious models; dock allows use as desktop computer

Bixby virtual assistant still half-baked; high price in comparison to similar phones

It was a tall task for the Samsung Galaxy S8+ development team - not an enviable position, to say the least. Not only were they looked upon to deliver a meaningful upgrade to the S-series in an increasingly competitive market, but had a Note7-sized gap in the company portfolio to fill.

After the Galaxy Note 7 debacle, Samsung had to prove itself, that much is obvious. It's also becoming apparent that Samsung is reaching its goal with the Galaxy S8+. The design is as elegant as it is successful, the quality of the build is perfect and although the format is unusual, it proves to be...

Superior build quality and elegant design; Impressive display; Very good camera; Smooth performance; Latest Android version

Battery only average; Bixby not ready yet; Fingerprint sensor placement is odd

As with the regular Galaxy S8, we're really impressed by the Galaxy S8 Plus. Samsung has done a great job of making last year's phones even better. However, with both offering the infinity edge screen and the unwieldy size of the S8 Plus, there's little reason to spend the extra.

If you're lucky enough to have no limitation to your budget for a new smartphone, what do you buy? The options are fairly limited, since not a lot of devices can truly claim to be the complete package.

Excellent premium smartphone that does come for a price but worth it. Samsung Galaxy S8 is also available that is slightly cheaper and comes with slight smaller screen.

If you've read our Galaxy S8 review , you'd already know that the S8 Plus is not that different compared to the S8. The only difference between the two, aside from the dimensions and weight, is the display size and the battery capacity.

* Beautiful design; * Gorgeous Infinity Display; * Impressive Performance; * Great camera; * Great battery life; * Large storage capacity; * Iris scanner

* Most expensive flagship smartphone in the market

Samsung's new flagship phone is unquestionably a beautiful phone. Samsung redefines and challenges every notion of what a smartphone must feel like with its new flagship that also sets the benchmark for upcoming flagship phones from other manufacturers.