Testseek.co.uk have collected 1214 expert reviews of the Samsung SM-G950 Galaxy S8 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung SM-G950 Galaxy S8.
April 2017
(89%)
1214 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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1461 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Great camera
Brilliant display
Excellent design
Headphone jack included
Large screen size and colour-rich display
Fabulous build quality
Best in class display
Gorgeous design and compact for a 5.8in smartphone
Slick performance
Excellent camera
Decent battery life
Blazing fast performance
Bluetooth 5 and dual audio
Amazing
Large display
Huge power
The best-looking phone around crushes it in performance
Battery life
Water-resistance and wireless charging. An external storage slot lets you keep more photos
Videos and music
Amazing screen
Great design
Feature packed
Increíble pantalla grande
Enorme poder
Gran cámara
Upea
Suuri näyttö
Todella tehokas
Erinomainen kamera
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
Stunning build and design
Large
Bright screen
Snappy performance
Spectacular display
Stunning design
Killer speed
Awesome display
A phone that feels like the future
Stunning camera
It's actually innovative
Gorgeous display
Excellent build quality
Design
Useful software features and options
TouchWiz is a lot prettier
Water-resistant
A superfast
Frustrationfree phone for everyday use
Stunning design and build quality
Sharp edgetoedge screen puts the focus on content
Beautiful design
Superb screen
Great performance
64GB microSD card slot
Wireless charging
IP68
Brilliant screen
Tiny body
Iris scanner
24hour battery
Pressuresensitive screen
Notification LED
The 5.8in screen is packed into a superthin body. While this is not as wide as some other flagship smartphones
It's very comfortable to use
Swipe left from the main screen to access Bixby Home which details the latest news
Weather and any appointments
The editors didn't like
Expensive
Difficult to unlock
Battery isn't as good as S7
Bixby virtual assistant is of limited use
Awkward fingerprint sensor placement
Poor design for left-handed users
Awkward rear-facing fingerprint sensor
Rear fingerprint reader placement
Face recognition hit and miss
Bixby needs to differentiate
Irritating biometric unlocking
Very expensive at launch
Bixby pointless
Its awkwardly placed fingerprint reader leads to camera smears and longer unlock times
Which is aggravating when you use it to unlock your phone dozens of times a day
Small battery
Camera isn't much of an upgrade
Bixby needs works
Desbloqueo biométrico irritante
Muy caro en el lanzamiento
Bixby sin sentido
Ärsyttävät biometriset toiminnot
Kallis lähtöhinta
Bixby on turha ominaisuus
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
Full Bixby not yet available
Fingerprint scanner poorly positioned
Colour palette could be better
Sound could be more transparent
Battery life isn't quite as impressive as predecessor
Awfully placed fingerprint sensor
Bixby is a bit of a dud
Bixby is hardly useful
Poor speaker placement
$100 more expensive than S7
The price
Extremely lowlight camera performance in auto needs improving
Iris scanner is hopelessly fiddly
Bixby is incomplete and can't compete with Google Now and Assistant
Fingerprint sensor poorly located
Bixby is a work-in-progress
It's not cheap
Fixed battery
Only Android 7.0
No USBPD
Fingerprint scanner placement not ideal
Sadly
We'll have to wait for Bixby Voice the feature that would really set it apart from other Android phones. There's no official release date yet. This means features Samsung mentions like asking the phone to change settings
The best mobile display ever, Dualedge screen for both sizes, Efficient and gorgeous design, IP68 water and dust resistant, Fantastic new software buttons, Great battery life, Ultra fast charging and wireless charging, Every software feature you can think
Inconsistent camera image quality in daylight (particularly zoom detail)
At this point, is there a situation where the Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8+ shouldn't be your next smartphone? Folks who take more photos during the day, or might need a smaller phone might consider the LG G6 or Google Pixel. Those wanting the absolute latest...
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Published: 2017-04-25, Author: Victor , review by: t3me.com
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 Samsung Galaxy S8 triumphs over its current rivals in every way – yes, that even includes the iPhone 7 / iPhone 7 Plus. It is not just one of the best Android smartphones, but one of the best overall no matter the platform...
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Published: 2017-04-22, Author: Mario , review by: gizmodo.com
Abstract: With the exploding Note 7 battery fiasco, Samsung inadvertently did something thats increasingly difficult these days: It made smartphones interesting for a flickering moment. Super interesting in fact. Besides the intriguing mournful saga of the Note 7...
Published: 2017-04-21, Author: Ron , review by: arstechnica.com
A slimbezel design finally brings a more modern design to the Galaxy line, Onscreen buttons allow for smaller bezels, bigger screens, and a customizable (and correctable) button order, Samsung's alwayson hardpress home button is an awesome and innovativ
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
Fancy exterior design, Slightly better camera, More convincing software design, A bit cheaper without compromising much, Versatile wideangle camera lens
No doubt about it – these two are the best of the best Android devices on the shelves at the moment. Both Samsung and LG have put their hearts in the respective flagships and the results of that are visible – there's hardly an aspect in which either phone...
Sleek design, Liberating 64 GB of storage microSD, Futuristic bezelless screen with great colors, Very good camera with excellent lowlight performance, Waterproof, Smooth performance, Incredible camera performance, great for both images and video, Excelle
It's time to wrap things up: we've looked carefully at all the various aspect of the Galaxy S8 and the Google Pixel, and it's now time to consider price.The S8 is clearly the newer and pricier phone: it carries a full retail price of $720, or $30 over a 2...
Abstract: MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBMMP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBMNon-removable Li-Po3,350 mAh batteryOf course, there are many other aspects of the Galaxy S8 that still makes it the top phone of choice for many. The Mi 6 w...
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Published: 2017-04-20, Author: Jason , review by: greenbot.com
Stunning display in a useful new aspect ratio, Industry leading performance with excellent battery life, Bluetooth 5, fast wireless charging, waterproofing, and micro SD support
Bixby is a flop, The fingerprint sensor is located in the worst possible place, It's still full of bloatware and duplicative Samsung apps
Stunning display in a useful new aspect ratio, Industry leading performance with excellent battery life, Bluetooth 5, fast wireless charging, waterproofing, and micro SD support
Bixby is a flop, The fingerprint sensor is located in the worst possible place, It's still full of bloatware and duplicative Samsung apps
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Published: 2017-04-19, Author: Brian , review by: techcrunch.com
Abstract: The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a strange beast. All at once it seems like both the culmination of several generations' worth of solid smartphone evolution, while feeling like a still-incomplete peek at the company's grand plans moving forward. It's a beautifull...
