Best Galaxy S8 Alternatives

Best Milky way S8 Alternatives

Looking Beyond the S8

The Galaxy S8 is i impressive Android phone. Between the sleek pattern and Infinity Brandish, strong performance and battery life, and very cool DeX dock, the competition has its work cut out for it.

Only the S8 is non the only exciting phone yous should pay attending to. Several other handsets offer compelling features and designs, including Apple tree's and Google'due south latest handsets, as well as serious values for bargain hunters. Here are the all-time Galaxy S8 alternatives yous tin can purchase at present.

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OnePlus 5T: Amazing Value

The OnePlus 5T offers Galaxy S8-caliber specs and performance for hundreds less. For just $499, you get a Snapdragon 835 processor, a 6-inch OLED screen with minimal bezels and a robust 6GB of RAM. Other highlights include more than thirteen hours of battery life and very capable dual rear cameras. The OnePlus 5T is too the fastest charging telephone we've tested. You don't go wireless charging or h2o resistance, but overall this is a dandy value.

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iPhone 10: Ameliorate Screen and Speed

The iPhone X is pricier than the Milky way S8 at $999, but for the money you get an OLED screen that'due south brighter and delivers improve-looking colors and wider viewing angles. Plus, the iPhone X offers more reliable facial recognition with Confront ID, also as a much faster processor in the A11 Bionic. Based on our tests, information technology blows every Android phone away. And while the S8'south cameras are good, the iPhone X's dual shooters offer 2x optical zoom, too every bit a TrueDepth photographic camera up forepart that can accept portraits.

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Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL: Superior Cameras

The Google Pixel two and Pixel two XL deliver a bully pure Android experience with Android Oreo and some serious smarts. The clever designs let you summon Google Assistant with a squeeze of the handsets, and the very cool Google Lens feature can identify objects as you point the cameras at everything from landmarks to restaurants.

Merely the best feature of the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 Twoscore is their superior cameras. They have stunning photos, peculiarly in challenging lighting conditions, and they create practiced-looking portraits without dual lenses. Add in strong battery life and these phones are well worth considering. The Pixel two XL is more expensive, but we prefer its larger 6-inch display (and smaller bezels).

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Galaxy Note 8: Bigger Screen, Dual Cameras

If yous're willing to pay a premium, the Milky way Annotation 8 gives y'all a bigger screen than the Milky way S8 at 6.iii inches, plus dual cameras on the back that can practice some cool tricks. In addition to 2x optical zoom, the Annotation 8 takes portrait mode photos with a bokeh event you can adjust on the fly, and you can shoot broad-angle and close-upwardly images with a single shot. The Note 8's South Pen as well comes in handy for taking notes and for sending fun Live Messages to friends and family.

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Moto G5 Plus: Budget Friendly

Don't have a pocket-sized fortune to spend on your side by side telephone? The Moto G5 Plus packs impressive specs for simply $229. It offers a sleek aluminum blueprint, fingerprint sensor, speedy octa-core CPU and a 12-MP camera that focuses 60 percent faster than its predecessor. The 5.2-inch screen isn't exactly huge, but the three,000 mAh battery lasted near 12 hours on a charge.

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LG V30: Amend Video

The LG V30 is a corking phone for media producers, equally it captures well-baked 4K video that you tin can tweak with all sorts of fun filters. It'due south similar Instragram, but for moving images. And thanks to the quad digital-to-audio converter built in, your videos will sound equally skilful equally they await. The half-dozen-inch OLED screen provides an immersive viewing feel, and around back is a fingerprint sensor that's in a lot more than natural location than the reader on the S8.

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Huawei Mate 10 Pro: Longer Battery Life, Smarter AI

Talk about endurance. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro lasted more 14 hours on our spider web surfing battery tests, which beats the Galaxy S8 by iv hours. The Mate 10 Pro is also smarter with its AI features, every bit the rear cameras are smart plenty to detect objects on the fly (such every bit flowers or food) and adjust the settings accordingly. The Hisilicon Kirin 970 processor is an absolute beast on this phone, though the half-dozen-inch OLED display isn't quite equally colorful as the S8'southward. The merely thing missing is a headphone jack — and a price tag in the U.Southward.

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BlackBerry KeyOne: Killer Keyboard

BlackBerry lives! With the global rights now owned by TCL, the iconic brand is back in a new premium Android phone that combines a very smart keyboard with top-notch security. While the screen is a bit small at 4.5 inches, the BlackBerry KeyOne's keyboard does some pretty awesome things. You can long press to launch your favorite apps, moving picture upwardly on the keyboard to accept suggestions to speed up typing and even employ it every bit a touchpad for scrolling through emails or websites. Bonus: the infinite bar doubles as the fingerprint reader. On the downside, $549 is a lot to ask for a phone with a modest Snapdragon 625 CPU inside.

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Mark Spoonauer is the global editor in chief of Tom'southward Guide and has covered technology for nearly 20 years. In add-on to overseeing the direction of Tom'due south Guide, Marker specializes in covering all things mobile, having reviewed dozens of smartphones and other gadgets. He has spoken at key industry events and appears regularly on Idiot box to discuss the latest trends. Mark was previously editor in main of Laptop Mag, and his work has appeared in Wired, Pop Science and Inc. Follow him on Twitter at @mspoonauer.