My biggest problem with the phone design is the fingerprint reader, which moved from the home button on the S7's front face to a narrow strip on its backing that looks a lot like a Tic Tac, just left of the camera mount. I have no idea what Samsung was thinking putting it here. Other rear-mounted fingerprint sensors, such as the LG G6 and Google Pixel, are closer to the middle center of the phone's body, well clear of the camera and flash. They're round and easier to completely cover with your fingertip.
Muscle memory has somewhat taken over and I've grown more used to the placement, I got a lot of setup errors, and the accuracy is still journal case for apple iphone x - black less "hit" and more "miss," especially when I haven't unlocked the phone for a stretch, And yes, I did often smear the camera with finger grease (yum) on the way to the scanner, (Interlude: My colleague Patrick Holland tested the effect of fingerprint smudges on a bunch of phones, and noticed that the S8 still takes great pics regardless, We'll see if this holds up over time, or if the protective exterior coating wears out and image quality begins to suffer.)..
Back to the fingerprint reader. Wait, you say! You can always use face unlock (which Samsung calls more convenient than it is secure, so no thanks) or the iris scanner, which is deemed secure enough for Samsung Pay. I tried both. The iris scanner takes longer than an accurate fingerprint reader on a rival phone, plus you have to hold it level to your face, and lift your sunglasses if you're outside. It doesn't always work in every lighting situation. But it worked fine with my glasses, even though I registered my peepers with contacts.
Best combination: Fingerprint reader with journal case for apple iphone x - black the iris scanner as backup, plus a PIN or pattern for times when the other two take too long, One other thing about the fingerprint reader and Samsung Pay, Using both the fingerprint and iris methods to authenticate a payment took longer than on the Galaxy S7 and Note 7 (where the reader's on the home button), which made me feel like a jerk for holding up the line, Having a credit card ready is frankly faster, even though it's way less cool, Oh, boy, So much, Bixby is the blanket name for a feature that's actually broken into three parts: Voice, Home and Vision, It does not replace Google voice search or Google Assistant, which comes preloaded on the S8 and which you can invoke by long-pressing the home button..
The first great smartphone of 2015. Beautiful and bold..with complications. The new no-compromise MacBook. A stellar on-ear headphone. Crave-worthy curves for a premium price. The Good The best-looking phone around crushes it in performance, battery life, water-resistance and wireless charging. An external storage slot lets you keep more photos, videos and music. The Bad Its awkwardly placed fingerprint reader leads to camera smears and longer unlock times, which is aggravating when you use it to unlock your phone dozens of times a day.