Since the beginning of sales of smart phones Galaxy S8 and S8 + passed a month, and many owners of new products tell of their impressions of working with them. Resource Tom's reviewer Sam Ruferford shared his opinion about the Galaxy S8 a month after the purchase. He also spoke about the strengths and weaknesses of the South Korean flagship.

Benefits Virtual Button Home.

At first glance, it may seem that there is nothing supernatural in the virtual button "Home", but this is a real technological breakthrough, says Rufferford.

Getting rid of the physical key, Samsung was able to install a huge display, retaining the dimensions of the case. Unlike the standard on-screen "Home" button on Android, the Samsung button works always even when it is not displayed on the screen.

Night mode.

Night mode - has long been not a novelty in the mobile world, many manufacturers add a blue filter to reduce the burden on the eyes in the evening. On devices with iOS 10 there is a function of Night Shift, on the "clean" Android Nougat - Night Light.

Many people play or read that on the smartphone before going to bed, so using softer colors is very useful.

"Endless Display".

While few applications support the aspect ratio of 18.5: 9, but using the Galaxy S8 is very convenient, compared to the standard 16: 9 displays. Easier to reach the elements on the screen. In addition, you have less scrolling in the browser and applications like Google Play Music.

In addition to non-standard aspect ratio, the Galaxy S8 also boasts a luxurious OLED display, which is recognized as the best in the market, says the journalist.

Disadvantages: The lack of stereo speakers.

Almost all manufacturers agreed that stereo sound in a smartphone is a must, so they equipped the flagships with stereo speakers. But in Samsung, it was considered redundant.

Sometimes there are situations when you have to turn your smartphone or try not to close the speaker with your hand to hear the interlocutor, music or sound in the movie. This is very uncomfortable and very annoying, this should not be in premium smartphones, writes Rufferford.

Bixby.

A month has passed since the release of the Galaxy S8, but the voice assistant Bixby is still only available in South Korea. At the same time, as Google continues to introduce new technologies into its product. Perhaps in the near future Bixby will become a worthy competitor to Siri and Google Assistant, but by then it will not be interesting to anyone. While even the Bixby Vision function can not be called something much needed.

Glass panel.

If you hold the Samsung Galaxy S8 in your hand, then no problem arises, but if you just put the device on your leg or pillow, as a smartphone risks immediately appear on the floor.

The back panel of the new Galaxy is very slippery, so that the device does not fall, the surface should be flat.

The fingerprint reader.

When Samsung first showed the Galaxy S8 for the first time, many people began to resent because of the location of the fingerprint scanner. Indeed, the first time you can accidentally stain the camera. It will take several weeks before you get used to fingerprint fingerprint scanner.

Verdict.

The author of Tom's Guide believes that next year Samsung should not increase the display or change the design of the Galaxy S8.

It will be wise to update the hardware: integrate the fingerprint scanner into the display, update the camera and improve the sound design of the device.

"Is the Samsung Galaxy S8 worth its money? Definitely worth it. But the company still has something to work on. Samsung should pay more attention to sound and voice assistant. In addition, the Galaxy S8 does not have the optical zoom and portrait mode of shooting, as on the iPhone 7 Plus ", - concluded the journalist.