A truly wonderful phone that you'll want to own, but the fingerprint reader frustrates.

Brilliant display, Blazing fast performance, Bluetooth 5 and dual audio

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

Samsung has taken the best phone around and made it even better with an impressive Infinity screen and premium design. It ticks a shedload of boxes - as you'd expect from a flagship. It's one of the best phones of 2017, and is nearly half the price of the iPhone X. But the biometrics are a let down. If you want a slightly larger screen and battery, then the S8+ also gets our approval. Though now, the OnePlus 5T offers staunch competition on specs and price.

Samsung did very well with the Galaxy S8, and just as well. After the disaster that happened with the Note 7, another huge mistake would be catastrophic for the company. So, Samsung played it safe under the spotlight by continuing the evolution of the S series' design by making one of the most...

Design, Display, User interface, Performance

Moderate battery life, Fingerprint scanner position, Bixby assistant

The Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are here, bringing with them a new taller display in a body that's smaller than ever before but should you buy them?...

Incredible & comfortable design, Outstanding Super AMOLED display, Fast performance, Good all-round camera, Bixby Voice Assistant has potential, Best in class in-box headphones, Acceptable battery life, Front-facing camera has autofocus, Plenty of customization options

Odd fingerprint sensor location, Bixby is limited and needs work, No major improvements to the camera, Iris recognition is hit and miss, Bottom-firing speaker is average at best

After a few months with the , here’s why I think it’s still one of the best phones, if not the best phone of 2017. With flagship specs, a great screen and affordable pricing, the Galaxy S8 checks off all of the boxes. Yes, it still has a headphone jack.

Between the great camera and fantastic display, there was plenty to like about Samsung’s Galaxy S8 ( review ).

In terms of design and display technology, Samsung’s twin-towers hit the ball right out of the park. These are the most impressive and desirable handsets Samsung has ever made, and they are the flagship smartphones to beat right now with no challenger on the horizon until the next iPhone hits the...

In the cat and mouse game between Samsung and Apple, the user is the real winner, and never has that been so apparent as with the new Samsung Galaxy S8. Undoubtedly the most eagerly-anticipated Android smartphone of 2017, the Galaxy S8 is Samsung’s first big opportunity to put the Note 7 battery...

Beautiful design, Curved Super AMOLED screen looks and works great, Fast and lag-free, Camera is among the best

Fingerprint sensor is awkwardly placed, No dual-camera optical zoom, Bixby Voice isn't available at launch

In all, the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus seem to be living up to the hype that preceded their formal announcement. It is hard to not be excited about these two beautiful smartphones. Do not forget to go through the full specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S8 specifications .

I think we all know Samsung took a big hit with last year’s offering The S7 although when I got to see one when all the initial problems were sorted it seemed a nice phone. Here is this year’s offering that you will have to have been away from all advertising to have missed news of it so what does...