Samsung Galaxy S8 review: Essence distilled

21 April 2017
When 5 inches is the de-facto standard for a compact Android handset, yet you want to prove that more is always better, what do you do? If you're Samsung, you make a 5.8-inch phone that's as compact as a 5-incher.

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  • Vasili
  • p74
  • 28 Jun 2017

Does the phone get hot while watching high resolution youtube videos?

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    • Hits
    • 7ke
    • 22 Jun 2017

    Thanks gsm arena

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      • AnonD-678984
      • rri
      • 21 Jun 2017

      Good phone.Though slight expensive as compared to it's contents like the camera.

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        • Joey
        • t7X
        • 21 Jun 2017

        Battery issue cannot last 1 day

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          • AnonD-340459
          • PGX
          • 21 Jun 2017

          Faiz, 10 May 2017Which color is better? Black or gold?? Black color is gud o... moreNeither. The Orchid Grey is the nicest. Black looks like a piece of charcoal while the Gold is a little too common now.

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            • AnonD-340459
            • PGX
            • 21 Jun 2017

            Joey , 17 Jun 2017I am currently using iphone 7 jetblack I thought this iphon... moreBuy it.... the iph7 totally cant compare. The batt life of the S8 easily surpass iph7. Besides, it has a very solid camera. I tried other brands including the dual cam P10+ but the P10+ was a total letdown. Night photos turned out totally dark while the S8 was able to capture so much detail and brighten the photo. Amazingly sharp pictures from the S8.

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              • Joey
              • PSv
              • 20 Jun 2017

              Very nice phone but a little expensive

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                • AnonD-340459
                • bCk
                • 20 Jun 2017

                Is there a way to disable the Auto Play of videos in thr Gallery?

                It is annoying that each time a video file is selected but not played, the Gallery auto plays the video already.

                  GSM Arena recently reported that Consumer Reports had a favorable review of the S8. I wonder what if anything they'll have to say about the XZ Premium and U11.

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                    • gIc
                    • 18 Jun 2017

                    ,,,,with a bit rate of a little over 48 Mbps and 48 KHz stereo audio.///lumia 532 have 168 Mbps

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                      • Joey
                      • PSv
                      • 17 Jun 2017

                      I am currently using iphone 7 jetblack I thought this iphone is truly amazing but when I saw the Samsung Galaxy S8 I was amazed this phone is probably the best Android phone the design is very elegant I will buy one pretty soon

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                        • XNk
                        • 16 Jun 2017

                        AnonD-668309, 10 May 2017I'm the iphone iOS user for long , with the design I had lo... moreUse a headset then. All the heat won't travel up the wires.

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                          • CAj
                          • 13 Jun 2017

                          AnonD-635604, 05 Jun 2017I thought it was stop at 700 comments..but now it is over 1... moreSo for you it means sony xzp is more popular than s8??

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                            • tZj
                            • 11 Jun 2017

                            I've nvr peeked closely at Samsung photos, but they look quite terrible in my opinion when zoomed in). Exposure and colour are great, but zoomed in details look like they are brush painted, leaves especially are bad looking. Frankly speaking, sample shots on Pixel XL are better than s8 on GSMArena

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                              • AnonD-635604
                              • KZ8
                              • 05 Jun 2017

                              Droid, 04 Jun 2017I don't talk about sales. I just answered this guy who said... moreI thought it was stop at 700 comments..but now it is over 1000 comments...

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                                • CAj
                                • 04 Jun 2017

                                AnonD-635604, 04 Jun 2017Sales doesn't mean the best phone :)... Apple Sales more ph... moreI don't talk about sales. I just answered this guy who said samsung has 200 review comments and sony 700 comments. So read first before commenting..everybody know is the worst phone. A 2012 smartphone

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                                  • AnonD-635604
                                  • tue
                                  • 04 Jun 2017

                                  Droid, 02 Jun 2017Maybe. But samsung s8 has 12.000.000 hits and sony has 2.00... moreSales doesn't mean the best phone :)... Apple Sales more phones than Samsung, will you(samsung fanboys) agree if iphone 7 is the best smartphone just because it is the most selling smartphone?

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                                    • fqM
                                    • 03 Jun 2017

                                    The best phone in the planet, i have s8+ it's amazing, design, screen, camera, iris scanner, wireless charging...ntegrated phone!

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                                      • Droid
                                      • CAj
                                      • 02 Jun 2017

                                      AnonD-635604, 17 May 2017211 comments? Sony Xperia XZ Premium gets nearly 700 comme... moreMaybe. But samsung s8 has 12.000.000 hits and sony has 2.000.0000. So which is really popular??? Hahahaha only sony fanboys think more comments on review means more popular. Poor sony fanboys

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • wgG
                                        • 30 May 2017

                                        Fantastic review. Just retired my iPhone 6S. The sgs8+ is amazing.