The iris scanner, the heart-rate monitor and Bixby in its current state exemplifies what's wrong with Samsung's approach to mobile. It's the endless array of features, useful or not, that Samsung throws at its phones. It's the hope that simply doing more makes the S8 better than the competition.

A super-fast, frustration-free phone for everyday use; Stunning design and build quality; Sharp edge-to-edge screen puts the focus on content

Extremely low-light camera performance in auto needs improving; Iris scanner is hopelessly fiddly; Bixby is incomplete and can't compete with Google Now and Assistant

The Galaxy S8 is without a doubt the most attractive Galaxy flagship yet. The new design is sleek, streamlined and modern – a real break with the previous designs – and the phone's operation is smooth, fast and hiccup free. That said, it's not flawless.

I pre ordered this newest Samsung and was so excited to get the new technology! However, I've had the phone for a week now and have had nothing but one issue after another. 1) The new screen protector (tempered glass) from Verizon does not fit properly and the sensitivity of the phone is very...

Bright display; Realistic color; Lightweight

Did not meet expectations; expensive; needs fixes to os

We love the Galaxy S8. It's an incredible smartphone, but there are caveats - not least that terrible fingerprint reader. It's also not a wallet-friendly choice, but then neither is it intended to be. What it is intended to be is one of 2017's best smartphones.

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

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

Without a doubt, this is an excellent device in terms of performance, camera and battery life. But two things are annoying placement of fingerprint sensor and dud Bixby.

Excellent screen; beautiful design; performance; camera

Awkward fingerprint sensor placement; dud Bixby

With many phones looking like clones, or brands nonchalantly pushing out the same old design year-on-year, Samsung is in that favourable position of offering something exciting in the Galaxy S8. It's a phone that defines flagship design with its visually arresting dual curved edges.

The most eye-catching phone design you can buy today; great-looking 18.5:1 aspect ratio AMOLED screen is ideal for entertainment (even more so when HDR comes into play); best Samsung software experience to date; decent battery life and optimisations; rear camera is excellent

Fingerprint scanner is poorly placed; iris and face recognition logins have limited success; Bixby button initially useless; connectivity can cause issues with perfect playback/graphical functions; some features hidden in menus; expensive

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is definitely the best looking smartphone in the market today. It's fast and has a good camera too, but those are only incremental updates over its predecessor. Buy it if you want a phone that you can show off.

Compact; Beautiful design; Great display; Waterproof; Fast

Battery life could be better; Full glass body can be precarious

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is finally here after months of leaks and rumors. Samsung's current flagship is undoubtedly the best smartphones they have made. From its design and features, it goes to show that the Korean company isn't backing down despite a disastrous 2016.

Excellent display; Great performance; Camera is top notch; Slim and lightweight

Glossy design is fragile and a fingerprint magnet; Rear mounted fingerprint sensor placement is awkward; Bixby is a bore

The fingerprint scanner is in a silly place, the Bixby digital assistant feels underdeveloped and it isn't cheap, otherwise the Samsung Galaxy S8 is close to perfection. It's fast, has a fantastic camera, an outstanding 5.8in screen and a beautiful, easy-to-hold design.

The past few months have been a humbling time for Samsung. The Galaxy Note 7's explosive debut and double recall eventually led to an unprecedented cancellation of Samsung's flagship device. The recall process and resulting investigation kept the company's name in the mud for months and months.

A slim-bezel design finally brings a more modern design to the Galaxy line; On-screen buttons allow for smaller bezels; bigger screens; and a customizable (and correctable) button order; Samsung's always-on hard-press home button is an awesome and innovative feature; Samsung Pay combination of NFC...

The gimmicks; The iris scanner, curved screen, and heart rate sensor all seem designed to give talking points to your local Verizon salesperson, rather than provide a good user experience for customers, The glass back is fragile and a fingerprint magnet, Touchwiz is still a janky lag-fest.