No phone is perfect, and the Galaxy S8 is no exception. But it's better than the best Samsung has ever made in almost every way.

Stunning display in a useful new aspect ratio; Industry leading performance with excellent battery life; Bluetooth 5; fast wireless charging,...

Bixby is a flop; The fingerprint sensor is located in the worst possible place; It's still full of bloatware and duplicative Samsung apps

The Galaxy S8 and plus-sized S8+ are absolutely brilliant smartphones. They're not without their flaws, but in everything from industrial design to internal hardware to software refinement, Samsung has knocked this one out of the park.

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.

For the most part, Samsung's Galaxy S8 is a slam dunk. It's brilliantly designed, brimming with horsepower and has a beautiful screen. That's all most people will need, and our gripes are minor.

Incredible fit and finish; Samsung's interface feels more polished; Comfortable to hold; Strong performance; Comfortable to hold; Samsung's interface feels more polished; Top-notch performance; Excellent battery life

Bixby isn't ready for prime time; Cameras aren't hugely improved; Fingerprint sensor placement is weird; Bixby is incomplete; Cameras aren't hugely improved; Fingerprint sensor placement is weird

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is the best smartphone available, full stop. It has raised the bar for top-end smartphone design, is one of the most future-proofed phones you can buy and squeezes a large selection of cutting-edge technology into a consumer-friendly package that anyone can use.

64GB + microSD card slot; wireless charging; IP68; brilliant screen; tiny body; great camera; iris scanner; 24-hour battery; pressure-sensitive screen; notification LED

fixed battery; only Android 7.0; no USB-PD; fingerprint scanner placement not ideal

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.

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

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