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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 5239 reviews

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers enjoy the Galaxy S8's camera, long battery life, user-friendly interface, and reasonable price point. They appreciate that the phone is unlocked, allowing them to use it with any carrier. Some users find the phone to be fragile and slippery, and dislike the pre-installed software (bloatware).

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Camera

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very good product

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    All features of this phone are great: camera, memory is adequate for the price, battery can go for more than 2 days. Samsung on-line service is great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lives up to the hype

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Replaces my S5, so it was a big generational jump. Much faster at everything from charging to response times. Battery life is great, even with the outstanding display. Loving the "Always On Display" too. Size of phone is perfect for pockets, and the weight doesn't drag you down. The Bixby button is great, you don't have to speak to wake it up. You can make commands without the world knowing what you are doing. The "unlocked" version is the best way to go, no carrier bloatware to slow it down and eat RAM.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera, Easy to use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Camera takes great pictures even with low light.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Camera takes great pictures even with low light. Flash pictures are also very good. Phone is easy to use. Good features. Don't like the advertisements that come with the apps.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Camera

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Android phone I have owned

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This phone has nothing but pros. Good battery, pre-interview app killer to shut down apps running in the background, fast processor, great camera, and the list goes on and on.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing phone!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So after having one of the largest phones on the market this was a downsize, but one that I like. It's nice not having to try and squeeze it into a pocket all the time, and when using as a phone much more enjoyable to hold onto being smaller and lighter. Display is fantastic, charges very quickly. This phone looks amazing thanks to the all glass exterior build, but also slippery and a good idea to get a case with some grip so you don't drop it. I also love the fact that you can add memory via micro SD card. Camera seems to be very good but haven't really had a chance to use it much yet. Stop thinking about it, grab one!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazingness packed into a small creation!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I absolutely love my S8. I have bounced back and forth between iOS and Android for years and in the past couple months have had several phones that have completely crapped out on me. I bit the bullet and made the purchase of the Unlocked s8 after researching for about 2 weeks. I can't believe I waited this long! My issue with prior phones was battery life. I can text, make calls, play games, use social media, and take pics and my battery is usually still above 30% at 7pm. With prior phones I was charging 3 or 4 times a day. The unlocked model has less bloatware and runs so smooth. I'm glad to have made this purchase!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent phone and GREAT deal from best buy!

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this phone unlocked from Best Buy and it was 575! What a steal. I also got it in coral blue, which looks phenomenal. I recommend this color!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome upgrade

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This phone has plenty of space for all of my apps without slowing it down. It's easy to use and so much faster than my Samsung Galaxy 6! It was easy to set up as well!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome phone

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Needed to upgrade my phone for a newer model and the Samsung Galaxy S8 was the perfect choice! Loved the camera and how fast it was compared to the old one

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Transition from iPhones

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So far so good, I love everything about this phone. You can personalize it so much more than an iPhone, screen resolution and color seems better. The online downside is the compatibility with Instagram and Snapchat, those two apps will take a screen grab instead of using your actual camera when taking a picture therefore the quality is terrible. Videos are so pixal-y and can even freeze.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Still a great phone to have

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this phone when it was on sale for $350 (unlocked version, activate later). So far I'm OK with it. I said OK because my previous phone is an iPhone SE. This phone is definitely an upgraded from my iPhone. These are still some features that I do not like when using the phone. I am not new to android phone as I also own previous older generation of the samsung galaxy so some of these new software is what making me not like the phone so much. I bought this because it was cheap and I don't want to spend too much on a phone as I don't used it often. Anyway this is a great phone with great specs and screen quality.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Camera

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent product for camera lovers

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    galaxy s8 comes with an awesome front and rear camera which is awesome. display is more vivid and nice. not experienced any battery issues yet overall nice smart phone

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best phone ever

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I switched from iPhone 6 to this to phone, and this phone is so much better than the iPhone. I picked black to match my frontier gear watch. The two of them together are awesome. The phone speed and you can arrange the apps however you want is so fun to play with.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    good phone and good features, infinite display and camera quality's are good..

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use but you need to know

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Phone looks good and works well. Easy learning curve if your familiar with smart phones. Only negative was that no SIM card was included and no where was it stated that it wasn't included. In fact when we called to ask about a SIM card, we were told it should have been included. Had to stand in a very long line at the Verizon store the day after Christmas in order to get a SIM card

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It's everything I expected out of the S8.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchasing this phone just solidifies what I knew all along. There is just way too much hype with iPhones. Samsung and Android deliver a 1-2 punch that K.O.'s all the other competition. My S8 is fast, durable, reliable and more than smart, it's downright genius.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love MY S8

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This phone rocks bought this to replace my S5 and no regrets yet. I chose a unlocked model to avoid all the unwanted bloatware and enjoying the speed it has>

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the Samsung series. Bixby is actually really useful. I have used Siri before and Google assistant and I'm starting to use it and train it. The screen graphics are probably the best I've ever personally touched The phone it is pretty snazzy and it comes with a boat load of new settings to play with. The camera is steller and made makes me continually want to reconsider my skin care lol. Thumb print scanner is a weird spot but works really well, along with the new face scan is pretty fast. The speed and functionality of the phone is really good and I have not had any problems.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Another Great Samsung Galaxy!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My wife and I started using the Galaxy series beginning with the S4. I just purchased the new S8 and it is great! Love the features especially the fingerprint unlock. This saves so much time and it's great that I don't have to keep entering passwords for some of my apps. We have a house security camera and the app will unlock with fingerprint recognition. Battery life on this one is excellent. I can use the phone all day and it goes down to about 50% (+ or -) by evening vs my S4 where I would have to do a charge during the afternoon and again at the end of the day. So far this is a great phone!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Camera

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great battery and Camera

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love this phone. I upgraded from the galaxy s6 and the battery life is amazing. I dont have to carry a charger around and I can take great pictures.

    I would recommend this to a friend