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SAMSUNG S8 PLUS REVIEW

SOURCE: CNET.COM

The Good The Galaxy S8 Plus is a big phone that manages to make a 6.2-inch screen look graceful. It has every hardware and software advantage of the ultrasleek, curved Galaxy S8, including long battery life.

The Bad You'll have to reach higher to get to the fingerprint sensor on the back -- a straight day of this gets annoying.

The Bottom Line Lovers of big phones won't find a prettier device with a larger screen anywhere else, but you'll want to make sure it isn't too tall for you, and the fingerprint reader too hard to reach, before you commit

RATING OF PHONE

SOURCE:CNET.

8.8OVERALL

• Design8.0
• Features9.0
• Performance9.0
• Camera8.0
• Battery9.0

SAMSUNG S8 PLUS

If you believe that more screen equals better screen, you're in luck. The Galaxy S8 Plus is exactly the Galaxy S8 with a larger display: 6.2 inches instead of 5.8.

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The S8 Plus, left, and S8.

That makes it taller and wider, with a bigger battery (3,500mAh instead of 3,000mAh) and a higher price ($850, £779 or AU$1,349). And... what else?

That's it.

You get all the same core software features and hardware guts as the smaller S8. Like a vast, crystal-clear display, a superspeedy processor and a camera that takes great shots in bright daylight and low light. And upcoming support for Google's Daydream VR headset.

There's no second camera lens like the iPhone 7 Plus, no extra perk that comes in the box. As with the Google Pixel XL, the S8 Plus is simply a larger option for people who like big phones.Its uncomfortable to reach the vertical fingerprint reader on the back of the phone -- it's awkwardly placed to the left of the camera lens(as you look at the screen; it's on the right if you look at the back, as below).

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The fingerprint reader is that little pad to the right of the camera lens.

If I found it hard to cover the entire sensor with my fingertip on the S8, the taller S8 Plus is harder still. I had to angle my hand or arm in weird ways, and it's easy to smear the camera -- the software even warns you to be careful of the lens. Sometimes I got the S8 Plus unlocked on the first try. Other times I had to keep stabbing where I thought the sensor was, to get into the phone.

When this happens a couple times, no big deal. When it happens multiple times a day, for multiple days on end, it becomes frustrating and even a little obnoxious. Especially since there are so many fast, accurate fingerprint readers out there on other phones.

Compare that to the Pixel XL, which has a round target about a half inch lower than the S8 Plus' oblong scanner, and the iPhone 7 Plus, whose fingerprint reader lives in the home button.

You don't have to use the fingerprint scanner, of course. You can also use the iris scanner, which has some of its own drawbacks, and face unlock, which I barely count because you can't use it to secure Samsung Pay (it'll work with your prints and iris scan). You get the point.

Still, this is one flaw that, for some, will be completely ignorable. And I like the S8 Plus quite a lot. It's a terrific handset with excellent all-around performance that you can read about here in my full Galaxy S8 review.

If you're into large-screen phones, you'll find here a pricey phone with all the trimmings, that satisfies your phone needs in every way -- except maybe that hard-to-reach fingerprint reader in the back.

Galaxy S8 Plus versus LG G6, Pixel XL, iPhone 7 Plus, OnePlus 3T

	Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus	Google Pixel XL	LG G6	Apple iPhone 7 Plus	OnePlus 3T
Display size, resolution	6.2-inch; 2,960x1,440 pixels	5.5-inch; 2,560x1,440 pixels	5.7-inch, 2,880x1,440 pixels	5.5-inch; 1,920x1,080 pixels	5.5-inch; 1,920x1,080 pixels
Pixel density	529ppi	534ppi	565ppi	401ppi	401ppi
Dimensions (Inches)	6.3 x 2.9 x 0.32 in	6.1 x 3 x 0.34 in	5.9 x 2.8 x 0.31 in	6.2 x 3.1 x 0.29 in	6 x 2.9 x 0.29 in
Dimensions (Millimeters)	160 x 73 x 8.1 mm	155 x 76 x 8.6 mm	149 x 72 x 7.9 mm	158 x 78 x 7.3 mm	153 x 75 x 7.35 mm
Weight (Ounces, Grams)	6.1 oz; 173g	5.92 oz; 168g	5.7 oz, 162g	6.63 oz; 188g	5.57 oz; 158g
Mobile software	Android 7.0 Nougat	Android 7.1 Nougat	Android 7.0 Nougat	Apple iOS 10	Android 7.0 Nougat
Camera (megapixels)	12	12.3	13 (standard), 13 (wide)	12 (telephoto), 12 (wide)	16
Front-facing camera (megapixels)	8	8	5	7	16
Video capture	4K	4K	4K	4K	4K
Processor	Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (2.35GHz + 1.9GHz) or octa-core Samsung Exynos 8895 (2.35GHz + 1.7GHz)	2.15GHz + 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821	2.35GHz Snapdragon 821 with Adreno 530 GPU	Apple A10 chip (64-bit)	2.35GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Storage	64GB	32GB, 128GB	32GB	32GB, 128GB, 256GB	64GB, 128GB
RAM	4GB	4GB	4GB	3GB	6GB
Expandable storage	Up to 2TB	None	Up to 2TB	None	None
Battery (all nonremovable)	3,500mAh	3,450mAh	3,300mAh	2,900mAh	3,400mAh
Fingerprint sensor	Back	Back	Back	Home button	Home button
Connector	USB-C	USB-C	USB-C	Lightning	USB-C
Special features	Water-resistant (IP68), wireless charging, Gigabit LTE-ready	Google Assistant; unlimited cloud storage; Daydream VR-ready	18:9 aspect ratio; wireless charging (US-only); water-resistant	Water and dust-resistant; portrait image mode	Dual-SIM, Dash Charging
Price off-contract (USD)	AT&T: $850; Verizon: $840; T-Mobile: $850; Sprint: $850; US Cellular: $785	$769 (32GB); $869 (128GB)	AT&T: $720, Sprint: $708, T-Mobile: $650, Verizon: $672, US Cellular: $597.60	$769 (32GB); $869 (128GB); $969 (256GB)	$439 (16GB), $479 (128GB)
Price (GBP)	£779	£719 (32GB); £819 (128GB)	£649	£719 (32GB); £819 (128GB); £919 (256GB)	£399 (16GB), £439 (128GB)
Price (AUD)	AU$1,349	AU$1,269 (32GB); AU$1,419 (128GB)	AU$1,008	AU$1,269 (32GB); AU$1,419 (128GB); AU$1,569 (256GB)	Converts to AU$590 (16GB), AU$652 (128GB)

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