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Galaxy S8 review: The compact 2017 Galaxy that redefined the phone face.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2017·$720
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#6 of 7
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

The compact 2017 Galaxy — a design landmark, now legacy.

The Galaxy S8 brought the Infinity Display to a compact body. One camera, no 5G and ended support make it a historical entry rather than a recommendation.

01Display

83/100

83/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

TypeSuper AMOLED Infinity Display, 60 Hz
Size5.8 inches
Resolution2,960 × 1,440 px (570 ppi)
ProtectionGorilla Glass 5

02Camera

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

Main12 MP, f/1.7, OIS
Selfie8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus
Video4K @ 30 fps
FeaturesDual Pixel PDAF

03Performance

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

ChipsetSnapdragon 835 / Exynos 8895 (10 nm)
CPU8 cores
GPUAdreno 540 / Mali-G71
RAM4 GB
Storage64 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.

Capacity3,000 mAh
Wired15 W
Wireless9 W

05Build

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

06Value

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

What works
  • Compact body with the new Infinity Display.
  • Sharp QHD+ AMOLED.
  • IP68, headphone jack and microSD.
  • Light at 155 g.
What doesn't
  • Single rear camera; mono speaker.
  • No 5G; software ended at Android 9.
  • Small 3,000 mAh battery.
  • Discontinued.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 7-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .