The first thing I noticed about the Samsung Galaxy S8, only a momentafter turning it on, was the screen. There’s so much of it. An enormous 5.8 inches of bright, crisp, super-saturated colors illuminatedmy face as the phone booted. Istaredat the round corners and curved edges ofthe glass. Holding it in my left hand, it looked and felt like holding a screen and nothing more. So many phones feel like every other phone, but not this one.

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