VERDICT

your language and region. Voice, for instance, will launch in Korean andh US English imminently, with other tongues set to follow. Breathe easy, Samsung execs. From its looks to its performance, stunning screen to subtle innovations, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is a dazzling smartphone. Sure, there’s that misplaced fingerprint sensor and it’s too soon to judge whether Bixby will be hit or miss, and the price is not low. But for all that the Samsung Galaxy S8 looks and feels just great, and is the kind of phone you don’t want to put down.

Its screen shape makes it such a comfortable fit in the hand that you may be wary of wider phones from now on, especially if you plump for the S8+ with its massive screen in surprisingly small shell.

No surprise that this is Samsung’s best phone yet, and the slickest Android phone ever. THE INDEPENDENT