The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ are one of the best Android phones you'll be able to buy. Starting at a reasonably steep $750 and $850, respectively, Samsung’s new flagship phones forge a phenomenal new path for smartphone design by stripping away ugly bezels with their respective 5.8- and 6.2-inch infinity displays, and these are the primary handsets to boast Qualcomm’s beastly Snapdragon 835 processor for quick performance.

Several months after the Galaxy's S8 launch, Samsung’s new Bixby virtual assistant is fully available although nonetheless hit or miss, and we’re not fans of the fingerprint sensor’s location. But when you add in wonderful battery life and enhancements to a camera that was already top-notch, you've gotten winning handsets with the Galaxy S8 and S8+.

No offense to the LG G6, however the Galaxy S8 exemplifies a bezel-free phone carried out right. Samsung didn’t just take away the bezels on this phone; it crafted a space-age murals with a new infinity show that stretches from edge to edge. The Galaxy S8 not only has a slightly bigger screen-to-body ratio than LG’s phone but in addition seems to be sleeker because of the way the Gorilla Glass curves toward the edges on the entrance and back. Different Android phones appear like blah, flat slabs by comparison. The S8 is also thinner and narrower than the G6.

The screen on the S8 is 5.8 inches, versus 6.2 inches on the S8+. But aside from the distinction in display dimension, the S8 and S8+ have the same design. General, we favor the bigger screen on the S8+, however when you've got small hands, you’ll probably find yourself repositioning the phone in your hand to succeed in sure buttons, together with the home button, which is now a digital button instead of a bodily key. The button labored effectively in our testing, providing solid haptic feedback. It’s flanked by the Latest Apps and Back buttons.

What’s commentable concerning the Galaxy S8 is how a lot more screen real estate it provides you compared with the S7, while nonetheless offering a compact and lightweight design. The S8’s 5.8-inch screen is housed in a 5.5-ounce, 2.7-inch-broad chassis, whereas the 5.1-inch S7 weighed 5.four ounces and had the same width. The S8 is taller, but it surely’s still straightforward to use with one hand.
With its 6.2-inch screen, the 6.1-ounce S8+ is heftier than the 5.5-ounce, 5.5-inch S7 Edge. However the S8+ makes the iPhone 8 Plus (6.2 x 3.1 x 0.29 inches, 7.thirteen ounces) look positively bloated. Plus, unlike the latest iPhones, the S8 and S8+ have headphone jacks.
No matter which dimension you select, it received’t be lengthy before you see fingerprint smudges on the back of the phone. The smudges have been especially prominent on the midnight black model of the S8 and S8+, however you too can choose the lighter orchid grey or arctic silver, which don’t show smudges as easily.

We have been apprehensive that the fingerprint sensor’s placement right subsequent to the digicam on the back of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ might be a problem. And it was, initially. Because the sensor is fairly slim, it’s difficult to focus on it with out looking. We got used to it after a few days, however we still want it were beneath the lens.