So I was browsing the smartphone ratings and recommendations on the Consumer Reports website, and was surprised to read that the CR and its reporting users rated the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ more highly than the iPhone 8 and 8+. In fact, the Galaxy S7, which is an older model, also was rated ahead of the new 8/8+ iPhones. Since CR is a totally independent testing organization that takes no money from manufacturers and gets all of its test products on the open market, this really blew me away. As a confirmed iPhone user, I never thought I'd see such ratings in an independent publication. Interesting, in that it may account for some of the lack of anticipated iPhone 8/8+ sales (along with users waiting for the rollout of iPhone X).