The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a phone that should be one of the very first you look at when deciding which new phone you buy. The large, bezel-less display is truly iconic and beautiful, and the screen quality excellent.

Amazing; large display; Huge power; Great camera

Irritating biometric unlocking; Very expensive at launch; Bixby pointless

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Initially complicated

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.

The phone itself had great features but battery life is terrible

I had read reviews veggie buying this phone but shocked that I don't even get a full day with the battery charged at 100%; My old phones performance is better which is 4 years old! Also taking almost 2 hours to charge up

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

It doesn't take long to fall in love with the S8, thanks to its glorious Infinity Display, blowing away all the nay-sayers and winning over fans previously dedicated to another brand.

How does a company shake a global recall of a high profile product If you're the world's biggest smartphone maker, you keep doing what you know -- tweaking, innovating, improving and building the very products that lead to success.

Amazing screen; Fast; reliable camera; Bigger display; smaller housing; Fast performance; Waterproof

Bixby isn't ready; Some software tweaks just don't make sense; Lack of stereo speakers

In the past, we've reviewed tons of smartphones. At the time of our reviews, there have been times when one phone had the best display and the other had the best camera and then came the another with the best battery and the like. That way, we had different phones excelling in different aspects.

Infinity Display The Infinity Display gives the Samsung Galaxy S8 the illusion of having no bezel on the sides. We see one piece of smooth glass that curves over the edges, to meet the aluminium shell.

Samsung's Galaxy S8 could be the perfect phone. A little expensive, but offering incredible value for that price, the Galaxy S8 has a great camera, excellent performance, a battery that'll do most people all day, in a package that just works so well.