The 800 Series is Bosch's premium counter-depth play, and it does sit flush with cabinetry like it promises, but the 72-inch height requirement is a real problem: most standard openings top out at 70 inches, so measure twice before you fall in love. The bigger question is value. Current USA-made models dropped the salt water softener that came on older German units (unclear if that mattered day-to-day), and Hisense sells a nearly identical fridge for half the price with the same internals under a different badge. If the Bosch name and the fit work for your kitchen, it's a solid choice; if you're counting dollars or your ceiling is standard height, the math gets harder to justify.
Samsung's 4-Door Flex delivers genuinely impressive cooling tech, triple evaporators that keep lettuce crisp for weeks and temperature control that actually holds steady, wrapped in Bespoke panels you can swap like phone cases. The catch lives in the freezer: you'll crouch to reach anything, the ice maker steals a shocking amount of space where capacity already runs tight on counter-depth builds, and Samsung's French-door refrigerators have earned a reputation for needing repair calls before their tenth birthday. Buy it if you want the smartest, best-looking fridge on the block and plan to move or upgrade in five years. Walk if you need an appliance that runs quietly in the background for a decade and a half without drama.