Review s8

Samsung has had a hell of a year. A few months ago, the head of the company – Lee Jae-yong – had been arrested over South Korean governmental corruption scandal (not great). Before that, the company launched a smartphone that had the very real potential of exploding in your hand (absolutely not great). With all the setbacks, you can see why the Samsung Galaxy S8 needed to be a great device. So is it? Well, yes  – although it's not as simple as that. 

The Samsung Galaxy S8 represents the pinnacle of smartphone technology in 2017. It’s beautiful, fast, has an insanely good camera, a fantastic display and a tonne of extra features – some good, some bad. In short, all the ingredients in place for this to be the best smartphone ever made.

However, things like Bixby (Samsung's personal assistant) not being ready for launch, the fingerprint sensor is located in a less-than-ideal position, and the battery not being as good as its predecessor, make the phone frustrating.