Samsung Galaxy S8

In releasing its first major smartphone since the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7, Samsung faced enormous pressure to get it right with the Galaxy S8 (starts around $725). Samsung also prevailed. What sold me initially on the S8 and the S8 + was an engineering feat we’re starting to see on other phones, notably a wide display that stretches from one curved edge of the relatively narrow body to the other. The “bezel-lite” 5.8-inch display on the S8 and the 6.2-inch screen on the S8 + gives ends up meaning more to our enjoyment than we may immediately recognize.