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Samsung said that by using Gorilla Glass 5 with a more gentle curve than on the Galaxy S7 Edge, it's made the phone more durable. But the all-glass body seems a bit fragile. The phone is waterproof, which will be a relief to many. That means you will definitely smear the camera lens when you go to use the fingerprint scanner. It's especially an issue because the fingerprint sensor is on the back right next to the camera lens, and while there's a slight ridge between them, it's almost unnoticeable. I received black review units, and they get very smeary on the back. The phone comes in three colors: black, gray, and silver. It's also about 1dB louder at its maximum volume. The speaker sounds richer and less tinny than the S7's does. On the bottom there's a single speaker, along with a USB-C port and a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. It's there to activate Bixby, Samsung's voice assistant. So I think you should consider the S8's screen on par with the 5.5-inch, 16:9 displays on the Galaxy S7 Edge and iPhone 7 Plus.Ībove the screen, a notification LED blinks if you have unread notifications or a low battery. On a standard 16:9 aspect ratio phone, you get the same real estate in a 5.6-inch screen. The S8's screen is 13.23 square inches - I call that SQUID, or square inches of display. It's even narrower, proportionately, than the LG G6, which is 2:1. Most phones are 16:9, so the S8 is taller and narrower than they are. It's also a little smaller than Samsung says it is, because of the new 18.5:9 aspect ratio. It's bright and glowy, with saturated colors and great blacks. But you're still going to be shifting it up and down in your hand more often than you would with the S7 or the iPhone 7 ($155.04 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window), to reach all of the vertical stretch of the screen.Īlmost all of the front face is the 5.8-inch, 2,960-by-1,440 Super AMOLED display, which Ray Soneira at DisplayMate has said in a comprehensive report is the best one on the market (Opens in a new window). It's easy to wrap your fingers around the S8, even if you have relatively small hands. The idea is you're going to use it in one hand. That's taller than the Galaxy S7 (5.61 by 2.74 by 0.31 inches), but narrower -and remember, the S7 only has a 5.1-inch screen to the S8's 5.8-inch panel. It measures 5.86 by 2.68 by 0.31 inches and weighs 5.47 ounces. It's also very slippery, so you'll want a case. The Galaxy S8 ($155.04 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) is proportionately tall and narrow. By shrinking bezels and bending edges, Samsung makes that happen. "The contradiction is that want to have a bigger screen size but a small form factor," Kim added. "The core idea behind the Galaxy S8.has been to deliver the biggest screen in the smallest device possible," Robert Kim, vice president of Samsung's global product strategy team, told me at Samsung's headquarters in Korea. Other countries have a different device with a different Samsung Exynos processor that may function differently. It's also worth mentioning that this is a review of the US and Canadian unit of the phone. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. ( See how we test everything we review (Opens in a new window).)
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We have a full rundown of the different prices and deals for the S8, and MobileSyrup has a good overview of Canadian prices (Opens in a new window). You may also be able to get a promotional deal at big-box retailers like Best Buy or Target. Prices in the US vary from $659 on Walmart's Total Wireless, to $750 at AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile (I tested the phone on Sprint and T-Mobile). While it's only available from carriers right now, an unlocked version will follow in May or June.

The Galaxy S8 is available from every major carrier in the US and several prepaid carriers. There is also a larger Galaxy S8+ model, with a 6.2-inch screen and a larger battery. This is a review of the smaller Galaxy S8. The S8 isn't leaps and bounds ahead of other top choices like the Google Pixel, but it's the overall most capable phone on the market, and our Editors' Choice. It's the best phone at nearly everything it does, whether it's connecting to the internet, making calls, playing games, taking photos, or watching big-screen video. Samsung sets the pace for smartphone power in 2017 with the Galaxy S8 ($750 as tested).
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