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Galaxy S8+ review: The phone that launched the Infinity Display era.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2017·$850
Overall
66/100
Class rank
#5 of 7
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

The 2017 phone that made bezels uncool.

The Galaxy S8+ introduced the Infinity Display and reshaped phone design. Today, with one camera, no 5G and ended support, it is a historical milestone rather than a buy.

01Display

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

TypeSuper AMOLED Infinity Display, 60 Hz
Size6.2 inches
Resolution2,960 × 1,440 px (529 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 / 128 GB · microSD

04Battery

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 69-point average for flagship phones of 2017.

Capacity3,500 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
  • Launched the bezel-light Infinity Display.
  • Beautiful QHD+ AMOLED for its era.
  • IP68, headphone jack and microSD.
  • Premium glass-and-metal build.
What doesn't
  • Single rear camera; mono speaker.
  • No 5G; software ended at Android 9.
  • 15 W charging.
  • Awkward rear fingerprint placement; 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? .