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Horrible!! Screen cracks so easily. I would not buy.
Pros: Bright display
Cons: Did not meet expectations, breaks easily!, breaks without dropping
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
3
Performance
1
Design
1
Value
1
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
1
The WORST Phone In the World -- Nice Camera
on July 29, 2017
Posted by: Mickjazz
from Seattle
Expertise:Expert
The S8 as a phone is a disaster: the WORST keyboard options ever, bad battery life, poor wi-fi, Chrome doesn't work well, many apps dont work properly, heavy esoecially with any protective cover, touch screen sensitivity POOR, will not charge in some vehicles like Hyundai, wireless charging fails, security features bad or slow - iris and fingerprint reader fail repeatedly, passcode entry slow - sound volume on voice calls very low have to ALWAYS use speaker, Smart Switch software for transferring data from previous phone failed too many times had ro reenter data manually, blue tooth performance poor, speaker quality worse than samsung S3, phone will shut down on its own at any time, CALLER ID DISASTER no calling for 11 hours (IS THIS A PHONE?????), no more Samsung Memo & Samsung Notes Bad and can't read Memo files, phone is heavy and awkward to hold and use. HAVE TO TAP SCREEN ICONS MULTIPLE TIMES for response, BIXBY very BAD and useless, USBC no good have to carry adapter everywhere nobody sells them, same for micro sd card can't change without special pin lost the 1st week, can't use spare battery.
The Good : no fire, nice camera, bright screen as long as more than 5% battery left.
Use it as a camera only. Get another device for a phone.
Pros: camera
Cons: Too big, Did not meet expectations, Not high def, Poor quality, battery, shuts down, app failures, screen sensit ity poor, security features dont work, poor wi-fi, no voice call sound volume, long charge time and no spare battery, usbc, bixby
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
1
Performance
1
Design
1
Value
1
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Almost Perfect
on June 19, 2017
Posted by: AnotherAndroidGuy
from Chicago
Expertise:Expert
The performance is killer. The design is gorgeous. This thing will turns heads. However, there are a couple of points that keep it from being absolutely perfect. First, the screen is too soft. I haven't had it two weeks and already I have a scratch on the display that I can't figure out. I've never dropped the phone. It hasn't resided in the same pocket as my keys. I've never had a screen scratch so easily, but now I need to figure out how I'm going to clean that up. Second, the phone launched without Bixby being fully activated. I'm not sure why we need yet another digital assistant if Google Assistant is baked into Android, but there's Bixby. Last, the speaker is kinda weak. I'm coming from a different phone that had stereo front facing speakers. I will miss that feature. Other than that, I love this phone, and look forward to the next two years with it - if the glass can hold up that long. The display is bright and sharp, the battery is phenomenal, and the snappy response of the system is greatly appreciated. Solid 4.5, almost a 5. Highly recommended.