Galaxy S8+ review: The phone that launched the Infinity Display era.
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
84/100At 84/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2017 — 6 points above the cohort average.
02Camera
70/10070/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.
03Performance
60/10060/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2017 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
72/10072/100 puts it above the 69-point average for flagship phones of 2017.
05Build
82/10082/100 puts it above the 78-point average for flagship phones of 2017.
06Value
62/10062/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.
- Launched the bezel-light Infinity Display.
- Beautiful QHD+ AMOLED for its era.
- IP68, headphone jack and microSD.
- Premium glass-and-metal build.
- 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 121-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .