Our quick take

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Samsung Galaxy S8+ - 5.0 / 5

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Designed around the Infinity Display 

  • Dual-edge 18.5:9 aspect Infinity Display 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1mm, 173g IP68 water/dust resistance

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Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus specs 

  • Samsung Exynos 8895, 4GB RAM 64GB storage + microSD 3500mAh battery, USB Type-C, wireless charging Gigabit LTE 3.5mm headphone socket

A display to die for 

  • 6.2-inch, 2960 x 1440 pixels (529ppi) AMOLED Infinity Display with dual edges; 18.5:9 aspect ratio Mobile HDR Premium certification

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Fingerprint scanner misses the mark, iris scanner arises 

  • Iris scanner Face recognition Rear fingerprint scanner Pressure-sensitive home button

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Samsung Galaxy S8+ camera review 

  • Rear 12-megapixel f/1.7 Front 8-megapixel f/1.7 Multi-frame image processing Bixby integration

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To recap

In short, the Samsung Galaxy S8+ is a masterpiece. It’s expensive, but it’s a masterpiece nonetheless.