Watch how far Samsung's Galaxy S8 has evolved from the original Galaxy S

After months of anticipation and daily leaks, Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8+ finally arrive on April 21. 

The S8's got arguably the most beautiful screen ever put into a phone, packed into a sleek, elegant glass and metal design that's the result of years of refinement. But these things didn't just happen overnight.

It's hard to believe it, but it's been seven years since Samsung launched its first Galaxy S. 

Much has changed, and while the original Galaxy S wasn't a beautiful or premium phone — the plastic build quality sucked, Android 2.3 Gingerbread 2.3 was ugly and slow, the camera took potato-quality pics, and so on — but it paved the way towards today's large high-res screens, and kept the iPhone on its toes.  Read more...