Samsung Galaxy S8 + 64GB

Advantages: Screen
The size
Camera
Performance

Disadvantages: Screen
Autonomy
Price

Comment: The screen is both an advantage and a disadvantage of this model. When you first met, there is a "wow" effect. Bright, juicy colors. Curved edges and the lack of frames create a sense of infinity of the image. It also has a positive effect on the size of the smartphone, it fits perfectly in the hand and is not at all bulky for such a diagonal. But after several hours of work, the flaws start to show through.
Firstly, it is almost impossible to achieve a smooth white color. The tone goes to blue to pink. In addition, the edges are configured separately and always differ from the main screen. Secondly, curved edges are evil in their daily work. Part of the image falling on them is distorted and shadowed. This is especially frustrating when working with text when lines start without indentation. The first letters are read poorly. Also, if the controls of any program are too pressed to the edge, you torture them to press. The sensitivity of the curved sections is almost zero. Well, not all applications can adapt to a non-standard aspect ratio. As a result - black frames on top and bottom.
Disappointed battery. With two active SIM cards, with an average activity (surfing the web, a few calls, a little bit of music), the phone barely survives until the evening. In general, the usual indicators, but you expect a breakthrough from the flagship.
The camera is commendable. The matrix is ​​very sensitive. You can shoot without a flash with acceptable noise even at dusk. At maximum resolution, noticeable distortion is observed along the edges of the frame. So you should be attentive to this.
Performance without question. Everything flies and everything.To make the phone blunt in my opinion is impossible.
The price, in my opinion, is too high. Yes, a decent machine, but not the limit of perfection.
Well, a couple of claims are more likely not to this model, but to all modern top smartphones. Why is there no FM radio and a second speaker for normal stereo without headphones? !! This is not expensive and convenient.

Advantages: Materials, screen, battery.

Disadvantages: None.

Comment: It's time to try the spade again. The S7 was replaced by the Galaxy S8 Plus.
1. A very unusual format (size), more than 6 inches, and quite convenient. In fact, the S8 was initially considered, but as soon as it picked up Plus, the usual S8 was no longer considered.
2. A chic screen and the screen size itself is probably the best screen I've ever seen.
3. The case is glass, as in S7, thin and possibly fragile, therefore the case or bumper on the back.
4. Qi, as in previous flagships, is a plus on this flagship.
5. The shell works fine, but not perfect, of course, there are "micro-lags", but they do not spoil the big picture at all - everything is also beautiful and convenient.
6. The battery is good, with a constant load, as well as bluetooth and wifi and lte and a lot of talk is enough for a day.
7. New screen format added some convenience to absorb content, it is immediately noticeable.
8. The sound from the speaker is good, loud, everything is very worthy. The sound from the headphones is also decent (I draw your attention in the kit there are very good headphones, this is what Samsung is doing for the first time). For a music lover, perhaps, and rubbish, but an inexperienced user will immediately notice that the headphones are good.
9. You can wet, wash, work under water, everything is the same as in the last 7th series.
10. Claimed LTE band 16 is, but at the moment it does not work. With the latest update promised to fix. Plus, it is doubtful to have a 500-700mbit channel on the phone, but in general this is a plus))).
11. Using one hand is, of course, difficult, but no one said it would be easy, but the addiction stage was over. In any pocket of trousers or jacket lies perfectly.
12. The sound path in the ear dynamics is very good.
13.wi-fi, bluetooth, lte work without any complaints - everything is stable.
14. Month to use, the screen is not protected, no scratches and no micro scratches.

I recommend in every way to purchase this unit and it is Plus, although I never liked “shovels”, there were usually 5-5.2 screens. ”The cost had already dropped decently and at the time of the recall was around Moscow in the region of 45-46 thousand rubles.

Advantages: Screen, performance, samsung drink, battery

Disadvantages: Battery.

Comment: I write a review after a month of use. I hope someone will be useful. Moved from Samsung laptop 3. The S8 + has an excellent screen. The rounded edges do not bother me personally. I bought a LED View Cover (in one well-known store you can buy it not so expensive), the phone looks very solid with a case, and it is very convenient to use a phone with this case. Excellent performance, nothing freezes and does not slow down. I bought gray, in the store they could not answer whether the Samsung drink will work. I answer: it will be if, before the first boot, you put a SIM card of a Russian operator (or then do a full reboot with such a SIM card). Samsung drink is a very handy thing. I earned a mobile ticket without any failures, I worked on laptop 3 through time. The sound of the phone is excellent, not quiet, nothing rattles, it is strange that there are complaints about it. Of the minuses, it is impossible (or I have not yet understood how) to change the size of the caller's name, which only fits the last name, without first name and middle name. But it is a trifle. Battery and plus and minus phone, because I have enough of it for a day, even if I am constantly tormented, but I would like more capacity :) Many useful trifles: a reminder, etc. (you can't get it all up) The camera is excellent, a live photo appeared, as in Epel, and 3D photo mode! at night, not yet photographed. From a small minus: does not always recognize the face. There is a recording of telephone conversations, including when talking via a bluetooth headset.

Advantages: one.High build quality.
2. Great screen. Practically all applications work without black frames. And, since this is now a trend, all applications will sooner or later be sharpened by this aspect ratio.
3. Awesome camera. Great review: http://sickthought.livejournal.com/502774.html When shooting, the 4K video stabilizer works.
4. High speed, high responsiveness.
5. Excellent built-in software, suddenly. The alarm clock can speak time with a voice, you can arbitrarily change the size of the standard keyboard, you can create shortcuts to launch the camera in a specific mode, the Game Launcher can write video from the screen, the lower navigation buttons can be arbitrarily interchanged, etc. That is clearly well and thought a lot about functional optimization.
6. No random clicks on the edges of the screen.
7. Very high autonomy, you can count on 2 days of work.
8. Intelligent scanner iris.
9. Hardware support for sound 24/196 (when using beta PowerAMP), audiophiles rejoice. Headphones at 35 ohms swing easily.
10. Confident 4G reception everywhere. That is, there are no problems with the modem.
11. Supports 802.11AC, connecting to a WiFi network (Netgear r7800 router) at a speed of 833 Mbps. Why it is necessary - to transfer files from and to the phone through the Samsung SideSync. That is, finally forget about the cable, especially if you use wireless charging.
12. Support wireless charging, yes.
13. A large number of useful accessories. Especially recommended to pay attention to branded covers and wireless charging, which is lower.
14. Moisture protection, you can dive.
15. Guaranteed upgrade to Android 8.
16. Despite its solid size, it fits perfectly in the hand.
17. Complete OTG adapter, as well as an adapter from miniUSB to TypeC.
18. A simple procedure for transferring data from an old phone. By cable or wirelessly.
19. Very high speed with internal memory and cards, especially the UFS standard.
20. The ability to output audio to 2 independent Bluetooth devices.

Disadvantages: 1. The speaker is one, not very loud, easily closed with a finger. At the same time, the sound volume decreases by 99%. But in itself, the sound quality is very decent.
2. They say the phone is quite fragile.
3. It is necessary to insert the USB stick into the slot for it very carefully. Until click. If inserted incorrectly, it may get stuck there when retrieving.

Comment: Complaints on the merits - no.
The best phone on the market, allowing not to think about new models for another 2-3 years.
Features and recommendations:
1. When using a case, there is no problem to get a finger into the fingerprint sensor, since To the touch you find a slot in the case. The camera, respectively, also does not slap. And the case will have to use anyway. The most sensible - branded Alcantara Cover and Silicone Cover. Clear Cover - stupid, creaks at the slightest compression of the phone in his hand, from the sides.
2. Protective glasses all that came across - stupid: the adhesive layer is applied only around the perimeter, a visible air layer appears, the glass creaks with strong pressure on the “Home” button. The right choice is a proprietary protective film. It is thick, does not peel off at the edges (if it is even glued) and has the ability to “tighten” and smooth out the scratches appearing on it. Spare money, pay for its correct and even application.
3. There is no difference between wireless charging Samsung, charge with the same speed. You can safely take the cheapest. SAMSUNG EP – PA710TBRGRU seemed the most versatile. If you want style, or two phones with wireless charging, Samsung EP – PA710 is your choice. Great
4. Helmet! https://market.yandex.ru/product/1723808705/reviews - wrote a separate review. The helmet is cool. Attention: applications from the Oculus store are not installed if another application is disabled - Fabebook App Installer. Do not forget about it if you use a helmet.
5. If you want to disable any applications to death - there is a tool for this in the market: Package Disabler Pro (Samsung).

Advantages: Camera, screen, useful screen area, battery (phone lasts an average of 1.5 days), design, ip68, equipment, software, performance, samsung pay (even works with magnets), AOD.

Disadvantages: Fingerprint scanner.

Comment: Impressions from the phone are very good. I wrote a fingerprint scanner into the flaws, but for me it is not a significant minus and I am ready to put up with it thanks to everything else.
Screen. This is certainly a feature of this device. Many people write that the format does not support all applications. I agree that it will take some time. But the main applications are already adapted and it pleases. Amoled itself is very juicy and pleasant to work with. Although a matter of taste, but I always liked these screens.
The camera is completely fine with me. I take a lot of photos, and the result is 100% satisfied.
Battery. In my usage scenario: social networks, messages, videos, music, mail, work with documents, calls. On average, enough for 1.5 days.
Body made of glass and metal. The phone is very comfortable in the hand. It is nice to use. But there is one "BUT". If you constantly drop your phones, then this is clearly not your option. Unless of course there are no extra 20 thousand for repairs. And so, if you are a neat user, then you should not worry.
I really liked the optimization work and the whole shell. Added a lot of individual settings.
Bixby do not want to speak bad or good, but the idea itself is cool. Siri at one time waited and it will come soon :)))))
Galaxy S8 + I really liked and do not regret that I bought it. I used the iphone all the time from 3 to 6S and already it became boring. I watched for a long time, read the reviews and decided.

Advantages: - camera
- design
- heat and moisture protection IP 68
- Battery capacity and how the phone holds charge.
- phone strength
- included headphones (akg)

Disadvantages: - Camera (at night)
I personally didn’t like how the camera takes pictures at night, but if you’re fumbling in the camera’s settings, it’s not a problem for you to set up the camera in pro mode.
- Iris scanner
I played this thing for the first two days, but then I replaced it with face recognition.
then it does not work in bright light, then you stand like a ram in a public place and you spread your eyes, but in poor light it doesn't always work at all.

Comment: The flagship is gorgeous!
I advise everyone to take it, he personally switched from iphone 6 and have never regretted it.

Advantages: Screen - the screen is good and large. The new aspect ratio (vertical elongation) looks great.
Camera - the application starts quickly, photos are taken instantly, there is optical stabilization. From the point of view of "tourist photos" everything is perfect - got it, clicked, forgot. There is a pro mode in which you can achieve high-quality photos.
Performance - no complaints. The fastest android that I saw. Pleases also that you can put 2 SIM cards or SIM cards + memory card.
Battery - the capacity is small, but the battery pleased. On the basic settings, the phone lives all day with constant use.
Design + ergonomics + security - looks cool, monolithic. Retina and fingerprint scanners work quickly if used correctly. Finally, they removed the mechanical button and made it possible to reconfigure the "back" and "application" buttons. The phone stretched vertically lies well in the hand, the fingers of the hand holding it comfortably reach to any point in the lower half of the screen. But still the phone is two-handed. I had no problems with false clicks on the edges of the screen. Say thanks to Samsung for a decent thickness of the phone, which provides mechanical strength and a normal battery inside.
Sound - read on the Internet fears that the volume will be low. No, all is fine. Both the voice and external speakers scream as abnormal.
Soft - if desired, the operating system of the phone can be brought to the form of a pure android. Approximately half of the pre-installed junk can be removed or disabled.
Completion - a very competent decision to put in the box adapter with micro-usb and type-c per yusb. Headphones in the same from AKG.

Disadvantages: Screen - new aspect ratio is not currently supported by most applications. Any VKontakte quickly updated, but with the games will be sad. In addition, when watching a video, part of the screen is still not involved. In the corners completely stupid rounds. Irritating too sharp automatic brightness control, she constantly throws the brightness of the high, then low.
Camera - last year’s sensor in the phone, which was not very good even then. Image processing algorithms very aggressively remove noise, while the image is smeared. Especially noticeable in the photo indoors. The camera in the last year's nexus 5x was better, it kept a lot more small details (but it worked more slowly). In addition, HDR works poorly, when you try to take a picture of the sky, something constantly flashes.
Performance - everything is OK, but for some reason the phone itself clogs with rubbish 3 of 4 GB of RAM. But it does not affect the speed, and thanks for that.
The battery - the miracle did not happen, and the phone does not live for two days.
Design + ergonomics + security - a lot of complaints. The fingerprint scanner is EXTREMELY unsuccessful. Not only is he near the camera, he is also small, so when used in a case, you have to push a finger into his hole. Another problem is the "frameless" design, which consists of glass and metal and quickly falls apart without a cover. Therefore, we immediately wear a slip cover. And in the case, the dimensions of the frames are already approaching traditional smartphones. The round edges of the screen and the back panel make it difficult to take the phone from the table (again, it is solved with a cover-pad).
Sound - there is no stereo sound (which was in nexus 6p, for example). Not that it is very necessary, but it's nice when the speakers are aimed at the user.
Soft - unrecoverable trash on the phone is in quantity, some of it can not even be turned off. Plus completely unnecessary bixby. Samsung also has a tradition (watched on s7 edge) to make the system buttons small - it’s not always the first time you hit it with your finger.

Comment: Despite all the comments, the impressions are very good. The only really annoying moment is the fingerprint scanner (rather, not even because of the position, but because of its small size). Well, the need to wear a case.
But the miracle did not happen, and this smartphone was just another small step towards a brighter future. The main advantages compared with the nexus 6p - battery, performance and size. I hope in six months most applications will learn to use the new elongated screens.
60 tr. All this pleasure, of course, is not worth it.

Advantages: - Beautiful screen
- easy to hold
- magic camera
- smart front camera
- perfectly holds the battery
- 64 GB internal memory
- unlock on the face (really works well)
- You can set trusted places where unlocking is not needed (or in the car when linked to Bluetooth)
- the launcher after all past samsung is beautiful
- water warms the soul, still not going to wet

Disadvantages: - the back surface stained after 3 seconds, you need a cover
- the fingerprint scanner turned out to be inconvenient for me, the benefit of unlocking in the face pleases
- Bixby button neither sew, nor fasten
- Yes, and Bixby itself neither to the village, nor to the city
- animal masks in the chamber ... No, well, really, why?

Comment: I was looking for a phone by three criteria
- work speed
- great camera
- a lot of memory
I switched from Lumia 930, which at one time met all three criteria and served faithfully for 2 years. In parallel, the working phone Samsung A5 2016. Before them was the iPhone 6.
Therefore, choosing a phone knowing the characteristics of each system.
All criteria match. Both cameras are really the best on the market, even better than the Huawei p10 and iPhone 7 plus (compared all three phones for about a month).
I wanted to take Oneplus 3T, but after reading w3bsit3-dns.com and looking at friends with him, I realized that the camera is good only in the light of day and with breathing
When I finally made the decision, I ordered it and ... I got a phone with pink screen edges. But! Instantly came the update, which pink color removed. And I was about to change.
In the end, I can only advise.

Advantages: Design.

Disadvantages: Not yet discovered.

Comment: Waved awesome S7 on the new-fashioned S8 + and decided to describe his feelings on some controversial issues. The fourth day of use, while everything is like, but at first it was not familiar. In size, the S8 + is much larger than the S7, they even visited the idea of ​​exchanging for the S8, but on the second day everything fell into place, hand grabbing, launching applications, calls, typing and, of course, got used to the fingerprint scanner, it seems to me that him there and place. I never got a finger in the camera even when I took it for the first time, how do the people who write and shoot reviews get there? (I probably Krivorukov), with that right, that left hand. The fingerprint works lightning-fast and always, and faster than in S7, but the unlocking of face recognition is not always, probably depends on the light, in the car on the bracket always works, and in a room out of 10 times 8 successfully (not clear why), and The response time is slightly longer than the fingerprint. For two hours I was puffed up, tried to block a person’s face on another smartphone once, I didn’t succeed, maybe I’m doing something wrong? The camera is normal, I am not a pro, the photos are good, the S7 was not worse, I, as a simple man in the street, have enough eyes. And the rest of the phone as a phone, with an awful design (everyone who took it to see, recognized that the design is cool, even ardent ogryzchniki), with all its functions can handle 5 plus. On the battery, it’s easy for me for a day and a half, I’m not sitting on the phone all the time, calls, navigation, correspondence in social networks, with regular photos taken on the same phone, taking a snapshot, climbing in the Internet. While pleased with what will happen next, show daily operation. By the way, for four days of use, there were never any false positives on the screen (this is about the rounded edges of the screen, it happens to a friend on the S7ed, not often, but sometimes).

Advantages: Great screen, application speed, powerful hardware, camera, protection from unauthorized access.

Disadvantages: The edges of the screen, the external speaker (at the bottom of the phone) and the speaker to the ear.

Comment: In general, a very good machine. The screen is just super, clear, bright, rich colors. Instant response to finger action. 3 days keeps charging with active use (Wi-Fi, mobile data, music, Internet surfing, etc.), with such a "stuffing" - this is very good. Very good camera, takes clear pictures and quality comes to a good "soap box". Not much is not convenient to use rounded edges, although they look "perfectly well", but for example in VK, when listening to audio recordings, it is not very convenient to hit the button (play / pause). it is on the edge of the screen. The sound is also not much disappointed, at maximum volume, the speaker breaks down to "wheezing" and chokes. But in headphones, the sound is heard much better. Apparently all the same trouble dynamics. Sometimes when talking, the voice on that end is clear, then as if in a bathroom, regardless of location. So it is on the street, in the house, in the metro, and within the precincts of Moscow, and in the area. Himself changes the key. Perhaps fix the software in the future. In general, the device is very pleased. I switched to it from the Galaxy S3 which served me faithfully for exactly 5 years. Hopefully, the Galaxy S8 + will continue the Samsung tradition in practicality and durability.