Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is best upgrade yet. Battery life is far superior than s7. Picture quality is awesome, many great features. Love that they kept microsd storage. Super fast webpages and apps. Love, love, love it!!!

This first part of my review aims to answer the question, “Why would someone pick up this product?” The answer? I mean, have you seen this thing? A killer display, top-end specs, a battery that (hopefully) doesn’t blow up…what more could you ask for? All joking aside, ever since Samsung’s blunder with the Galaxy Note 7, the tech community has been waiting for what might be the next big thing from Samsung. I’m a Samsung fan, at least in theory (less in practice), but as an owner of the original Galaxy (the Vibrant under T-Mobile), the Note 2 AND the Note 4—I’m very familiar with the great products that Samsung brings to the market. Over the last couple of years, cameras on phones have become, well, full-fledged cameras. The S8+ is no exception to that, although some people would have liked to see Samsung make a bigger update to the camera from the S7 and S7 Edge. But the screen—that is the reason you come to play this game. When I think of a truly hot smart phone design, I don’t usually think “screen.” Sure—screen is important but it’s not the be-all end-all, at least not before the S8 and S8+ were released. The screen on this phone IS the design…and it’s executed magnificently. Upon release, there are a couple of different buyers of this phone. The first is the tech junkie…and that’s where I fall in. The latest, the greatest, the hottest—you gotta have it, and you are willing to pay for it. Then there’s the other folks; the ones who happened to be ready for an upgrade at the time the pre-orders started. Best I can tell, both buyers will love the device. Still, there are a couple of really big factors in picking up a phone like this. You buy this phone because you have to have a top-notch camera in your phone. 4K video, sharp rear-facing shots, a really great (if you’re into that sort of thing) selfie camera…even though the improvements over the S7 line seems nominal, there are upgrades here. It IS a new camera, and it delivers. You also buy this phone because you’re in bed with Google, or Samsung (this coming from someone who is in bed with Apple). I use all the Apple suite of products, pay for their cloud storage, buy their phones and laptops (to the dismay of my bank account balances)…so I recognize the value in living within an ecosystem. If everything you do is already in the Google cloud, and ecosystem is important to you, you’re much more likely to stick with an Android phone. And all those things, no matter how basic (email, photo storage, etc.), are handled without any hesitation from the S8+. And like I said before—you’re buying this thing for the screen. It’s not just about having a super-bright, super-efficient AMOLED display; it’s about having a freaking ginormous display in the body of something that across the industry will have a much smaller display on average. Samsung’s Infinity display with “bezel-less” sides and very little chin and forehead makes for an exceptionally brilliant screen, albeit one with a bit of a weird aspect ratio. But, I’m ok with it. You also buy this if you don’t want to wait for the next iPhone in September…because that’s a long way away. Nothing on this phone should be bad—so build quality, camera, processor, memory, storage, setup, boot time—all are delivered exactly as expected with what is (at least today) among the top 3 best smart phones in the world. We’ll start with the screen. Initially, an edgeless display is a bit of a weird experience. I think I’ll adjust over time, but a combination of the weird tall aspect ratio and the curved display makes for a very different phone experience. The curved display does wonders for handling the device, allowing it to be a bit thinner and easier to hold with one hand. From an experience perspective, where the display bends away from your vision there is a bit of a glare line that makes sense but is a bit on the annoying side. Overall, it’s a very good display—clear, bright, HUGE—but it also takes a little bit of an adjustment if you’re used to a more traditional phone design. The battery on the S8+ is a 3000mAh battery, which is just fine, but seemingly nothing exceptional. As most other reviewers are saying, I guess it makes sense that Samsung is going to play it safe here. But they didn’t have to. For me personally, I typically plug in phones while I drive, which is enough to keep me from having to charge more than once every couple days. And the battery on my current phone (iPhone 7+) is stellar, getting me almost 2 days of charge if I need it—and 24 hours without issue. With the S8+, In the first week, I’ve gone stretches of 36 and 48+ hours on a single charge…so in spite of the seemingly small battery, Samsung’s power consumption management in addition to the low-draw display and processor make this a solid performer from a battery perspective. Let’s talk about some of the not so great features: The speaker on the S8+ is not great. A flagship phone should have better sound output. Again, it’s understandable, since the screen takes up so much freakin’ space…but when you’re with friends and you have to show them that new movie preview they haven’t seen yet, you need some good-performing audio. Samsung doesn’t deliver there with the S8+; that said, the included AKG earbuds included with the phone are really solid earbuds and could easily replace my go-to pair. Maybe those make up for a bad speaker, maybe they don’t. The Bixby button. C’mon Samsung….what are you guys thinking there? I’m an Apple user, who doesn’t use Siri (unless I’m in the car), and even I think you should just go with Google on the digital assistant. All the work is already done for you. I’m not even that upset about not being able to remap the button, but at least let us disable it so we don’t accidentally press it. It is worth mentioning that pushing the Bixby button a second time exits the app, so that’s a nice plus. I also want to talk about ports…this is imPORTant (see what I did there?). Samsung releases this top-spec phone in 2017 with a USB-C port. That’s great. But what kind of cable do they include with the phone? A USB-C to USB-A cable! REALLY? What’s nice is, they give you adapters right in the box—but why not include the cable that can support REALLY high speed data transfer natively, then adapt it DOWN; instead Samsung provides a cable that can’t really do anything more than your old USB cables and an adapter to make it USB-C on both sides (without all the advantages of USB-C). I definitely understand that most people are going to connect their device to a USB-A port, and even the included power brick has a type A port…but Samsung could have really innovated here, like they’ve done in the past, by making everything native USB-C to USB-C and adapt down from that high standard only if required. Computers are now starting to make this a standard port, so why not head that direction now? (Insert statement about “courage” here.) Also a quick note about buttons and sensors. As far as unlocking the phone is concerned: pattern, pin, facial recognition, iris scanner, fingerprint scanner—these are all great ideas, but not all of them (except for maybe the fingerprint scanner) are executed well. I will say that I tend to disagree with most reviewers that the placement of the fingerprint sensor is not ideal; adjusting to the sensor’s position isn’t too bad. What does take some adjustment is getting the dang thing to unlock when you want it to without having to wait; also, keeping it from unlocking when you don’t want it to, like when you’re walking around in the grocery store and Rebecca Black starts blaring, and you try to look around as if it’s not you. This, like any other phone takes time to adjust—but as an avid iPhone user who is used to a front-facing fingerprint sensor, I’m slowly acclimating to the position of the sensor on the back of this phone and think that I will miss it when using my iPhone. So, with the few negatives above—there are a tremendous number of positives that very well might outweigh those negatives. If you’re a native “Googler” and you like top-spec phones, are looking for a big-screen device with a great camera, this is a great phone for you. The design is stellar, but the all-glass finish makes it a bit on the slippery side. Of course, that’s nothing the a case or a skin can’t fix—but a case will inevitably cover up (at least in part) what makes this phone great: the edge-to-edge display. If you’re the kind of person who leaves their phone unprotected, make sure you have the insurance, and add this to your collection. And go to dbrand and get a killer skin (how ‘bout that Black Dragon). If you currently have a small(er) phone, and want a nice bump in screen real estate without adding too much to the physical size, you should consider the S8 before the S8+; it is $100 less, has the exact same specs (with the exception of battery and screen size), but still will perform just as it’s bigger sibling. The list is short—but people who should stay away from this device include those native “Applers” who aren’t convinced they need to go to Android (yet). I thought this might be the phone to make me consider switching back to an Android device as a daily driver, but I’m not 100% sure this is the one. And, as with any Android phone, if you don’t want to spend a lot of time tinkering with settings, skip this one and go buy yourself an iPhone (you sheep).

Great product. Coming from a Windows phone, I was apprehensive about learning an android. This phone was easy to navigate. Great speed, great apps, great size and great camera.

I love Samsung products! This phone has met all my expectations! Great storage, great battery life, easy to learn and use and great camera! Definitely recommend this phone!

I have had this phone for over 5 months and it is very fast, it takes great pictures and it is very easy to use. The battery is great and i love it since i bought it.

Traded a S7 for this phone and I'm so glad I did. I love the new big curved screen, it almost makes the things your looking at pop off the screen it's like having a 3D effect they have depth that the S7 never had, getting used to not having a home button, probably better in the long run not having a mechanical button to break, got a UAG case to prevent damage to the big beautiful screen on my S8+. Fast Zoom this phone is so fast and the sound is 100% better than my old phone. I've been asked several times if I was calling from my home phone because my voice is so clear now.

After being a long time iPhone family we finally made the switch; the phone has great features & is sleek, fast, lots of storage - so far so good.

The Galaxy 8 plus is A excellent phone I like to larger battery the larger screen with edge to edge viewing and the speed of the new phone

I went from a Note 4 to this, and am glad I went with the bigger screen. I use this mainly as a phone, and can go 2 days on 1 charge. The camera on this thing is amazing. It is super fast, and easy to use. I am still not used to the curved screen, but I can't complain. This phone is awesome overall.

Iris scan is one of the features I like best. Also the micro SD storage up to 256GB is an excellent feature. Water resistant and longer battery life due to better power management from the processor. If you use a case it doesn't matter if the phone is black or Orchid grey...they look the same in a case. I love the edge feature and the cameras in these phones are Terrific. If you have an S6 and are considering buying an S8 or S8+ I would buy this one. If you have an S7 I would wait for the S9. I am glad I went for the larger screen and the bigger battery. the phone itself is about the same size as an i-phone 7 but has more screen real estate. 6.2" Screen capture by pressing the power and volume down key. Samsung Pay is a Great feature I have been using for two years now...No Problems. Works in most cases...even square pay dongles on tablets. People are still amazed when I pay with my phone. I never tire watching jaws drop when they say it wont work here and it does!

I love this phone, no overheating not even when my niece has me on snapchat for over an hour, my old phone use to over heat and shut down. with the micro sd slot i no longer have to worry about running out of space, plenty of room for all my home security/automation apps, games, music and so much more. processing is fast and no lag when watching streaming video. Photos and video it takes are very good quality.

I got the S8+ a week before Thanksgiving for $350 off thanks to the battery on my previous phone, HTC 10, dying. Where the S8+ really stands out is in the hardware. This phone feels like it's 5 years worth of hardware updates over my previous phone even though it's only a year newer. Samsung screens are quite simply the best. I'm glad that I returned the Pixel 2 XL when it came out because this screen blows it away. On top of that, I've been surprised at how amazing the battery life has been on this phone. It's easily been the best I've ever had on a phone and I've had the Motorola Droid Maxx in the past. I've never had a Samsung phone with Touchwiz on it (only other Samsung I've owned was the Galaxy Nexus) so I cant speak to past software experiences with Samsung, but the S8+ is great! I have it set up so it feels pretty close to stock. With this phone I feel like I get all of the best features of Android except it doesn't have a removeable battery, which no new Androids do anymore. I had also thought about the Note 8 but I don't have a need for the S-Pen and this phone was over $100 less expensive for pretty much the same screen. All in all I have no regrets on this purchase and I'd definitely recommend the S8+. Especially if there are still deals out there for it!

I had a galaxy s7 edge and needed to upgrade. I was between the Google pixel 2 xl and this phone. The thing that put it over the top is that this phone has an sd card slot available. Since getting it I've been very happy. Battery holds charge well, the screen is great, and everything seems to respond much quicker. I'm very happy with the galaxy s8+

After a lot of hesitation and thought I decided to upgrade to this phone from my S7 and am so glad I did! It is So much faster, the calls so much clearer and the display is Beautiful! I love the size. It is easy to hold even if you have small hands such as myself! It waa worth it!

I recently got a Samsung galaxy s8 Plus. I must say I am happy with my purchase. I recently upgraded from my iPhone to the galaxy not because I thought the iPhone was bad but because the way I use phones has changed. I used to use imessage and lived happily in Apple's walled garden and if i were able to get imessages on my Windows pc, I might have gotten the next iPhone instead of the galaxy. But after turning off imessage about a year ago (becoming the green message man), I started missing pictures and group messages. Not using imessage as intend worked, but wasn't ideal. So, I decided to do the unthinkable. Buy an Android phone. I decided to buy the S8 Plus because it is the size I am looking for, it feels fast, and I like the curved screen. The battery life is pretty good and the fast charging is fantastic. The camera is pretty good. The pictures are very clear. Calls are Crystal clear and the text Messages are easy on the eye.

Prior to this, I owned a Note 3 and Note 4. I loved the Notes but didn't really use the SPen very much, tended to use my own stylus that was much larger and easier to hold. So when it was time to upgrade, I checked out the S8 Plus. I like the size so much better than the Notes (slightly narrower and slightly longer) making it much easier to manipulate. The display is so rich and colorful and a pleasure to look at. I love the fact that it is 64G out of the box...but kinda wish it was 6G RAM rather than 4G, but no problem so far. It is very responsive and very fast. LOVE the Always On Display!

I love the new Samsung S8+. Great pictures. Easy to use! All my old photos, apps and contacts transferred easily. It is a bit bigger that my old Samsung Note. I love the infinity screen. Still learning how to use everything. Love the always on time screen.

Coming from the LG V20, I had my doubts about the satisfaction Samsung's new Galaxy S8 Plus would deliver. But the in-hand feel of this taller and surprisingly light 6.2" device, coupled with the downright gorgeous display on the new Infinity screen, had me won over out of the box. The processor is blazing fast, the camera is fun to make beautiful pictures with, and I get a whole day's worth of play on the 3500 mA battery, with ample charge remaining at night. Not missing the LG and not regretting jumping to the S8+ ahead of the Note 8 release. This is the smartphone I've been waiting for!

Samsung delivers yet another excellent droid, Samsung galaxy 8 plus. Holds a great charge, excellent camera, fast transition to websites, games, emails, etc. When it does need to charge, it is very quick to get to 100%. So east to use!

I was down to the Pixel 2 XL and the 8+. this went on a great sale when Google was not discounting the 2XL. It would be a tougher choice if both were the same price. The screen is amazing on the phone, battery life good, and the camera does a solid job. I liked the cleaner interface of the 2XL. For smaller hands, the regular S8 is a very comfortable choice and still provides good screen area.