Samsung Galaxy S8 is officially the best smartphone of 2017 and this confirms it

has picked up yet another tech gong with it winning the EE Pocket-lint award for best smartphone of 2017.

This is the second major award Samsung has collected this year for its flagship smartphone and it’ll come as no surprise.

The S8 features a stunning curved design, incredible edge-to-edge screen and top-class cameras.

And with a host of recent price cuts, it’s now available at a relatively affordable price.

The Galaxy S8 was chosen by a panel of top technology experts and readers of the Pocket-lint website.

Other winners on the night included the Apple Watch Series 3, Sonos Playbase, Netflix and the brilliant Amazon Echo smart speaker which continues to impress despite being launched last year.

Nintendo also took home two awards for their Switch console which won Best Console and Product of the Year.

The gaming firm also took home a prize for its Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild title.

“The EE Pocket-lint Gadget Awards really showcase the best gadgets and tech devices from the last year,” said Stuart Miles, founder of Pocket-lint. 

“The awards are great because they really reflect what the industry is thinking. It’s something that’s much bigger than Pocket-lint.”

“Every year the competition always gets stronger and stronger,” added Chris Hall, Pocket-lint’s Editor.

“This year’s winners reflect the wide-ranging brilliance of consumer technology; all the nominees offer an outstanding experience, but the winners elevate themselves to excellence.”

Here’s all the winners from the Pocket-lint awards 2017

BEST SMARTPHONE
Samsung Galaxy S8 / S8+

BEST SMARTWATCH
Apple Watch Series 3

BEST WIRELESS SPEAKER
Sonos Playbase

BEST TABLET / 2-IN-1
Apple iPad Pro 10.5 

BEST LAPTOP
Microsoft Surface Laptop

BEST HEADPHONES
Bowers & Wilkins PX

BEST TV
LG OLED B7

BEST HOME ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE
Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote

BEST GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

BEST STREAMING SERVICE
Netflix

BEST SMART HOME DEVICE
Amazon Echo

BEST GAMING DEVICE
Nintendo Switch

BEST MID-RANGE PHONE
Honor 9

EE SUPERFAST AWARD
Apple W1 chip

PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Nintendo Switch