The Galaxy S8 and S8+ are among the best looking smartphone out right now. It's better looking than Apple's iPhone 8, and it's sleeker than Samsung's Note 8.
With the S8 and S8+, Samsung took the curved glass design it used with the S7 and refined it. Meanwhile, the ultra-narrow borders around the S8's screen make it the new standard for premium smartphone design.
In addition to their good looks, the Galaxy S8 phones are also full of great features. They're water resistant. They have taller-than-average screens that allow you to see more of your apps or web pages. They supports both fast and wireless charging, and face and iris recognition. They have one of the best cameras, and unlike Apple Pay or Android Pay, Samsung Pay wireless payments service work on pretty much every credit card reader. The home button is also hidden beneath the display, so it's familiar to use compared to new phones that have ditched the home button entirely.
With all those attributes, you're likely wondering why the S8 phones didn't make the top of this list. Here's why: I'm not a fan of TouchWiz, Samsung's software interface that runs on top of Android. I prefer the clean look and features of stock Android.
But it's more than a simple personal preference. Modifications like TouchWiz almost always prevent the phones running them from installing the latest Android updates when they're released. And that's the case here.
The S8 phones do rely on TouchWiz for face and iris recognition capabilities. But those features don't make up for their likely inability to install timely Android updates.
Price: Galaxy S8 $638
Price: Galaxy S8+ $704
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