Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge are at present the top most devices fromKorean giant. The company had introduced a new flagship product as the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 but it was a huge flop because of it’s battery blast.
So Samsung is preparing something big to overcome that disaster. Samsung has a big name in smartphone in fact when it comes to smartphones, it is on top. So issues like battery blast in a flagship product from companies like Samsung isn’t acceptable. So in order to fillthat wound, the company is preparing to bring some drastic changes to the next flagship i.e. the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+.
We have already seen many leaks and rumours about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 along with the Galaxy S8+. Recently a new HD render of Samsung Galaxy S8 was leaked with the latest UI (Samsung Grace UX) from Samsung on top of Android Nougat. Official launch event poster of Samsung Galaxy S8 was also spotted online recently. Samsung is holding an Unpacked event in New York and London on 29th March where the device will be unveiled. Global availability of the Samsung Galaxy S8/Galaxy S8+ will commence on 28th April.
Now we have some information about the Samsung Galaxy S8. The information comes from senior leakster Evan Blass on Twitter. He has now shared a new HD render of Samsung Galaxy S8. In the latest render, the device is visible from front as well as back sides. There are two colour variants visible i.e. Black and Grey. It is in line with the previously leaked images and renders. The fingerprint scanner has been shifted to back side. On the right, we have power and volume keys. While on the left, there is a new Bixby button coming with Samsung Galaxy S8.
Leaked specifications of Samsung Galaxy S8:
- 5.8-inch QHD+ Super AMOLED display
- 4GB/6GB of RAM
- 64GB/128GB of storage
- Micro SD card support
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 / New Samsung Exynos chipset
- 12MP main dual pixel camera with F/1.7 lens and more improvements
- 8MP front camera
- Android Nougat
- Iris scanner with Samsung Knox
- Rear facing Fingerprint scanner
- Force touch
- IP 68 dust and water resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Samsung DeX, Bixby Vision assistant
- 3000mAh battery
- Earphones tuned by AKG
Leaked specifications of Samsung Galaxy S8+:
- 6.2-inch(Galaxy S8+)QHD+ Super AMOLED display
- 4GB/6GB of RAM
- 64GB/128GB of storage
- Micro SD card support
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 / New Samsung Exynos chipset
- 12MP main dual pixel camera with F/1.7 lens and more improvements
- 8MP front camera
- Android Nougat
- Iris scanner with Samsung Knox
- Rear facing Fingerprint scanner
- Force touch
- IP 68 dust and water resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Samsung DeX, Bixby Vision assistant
- 3000mAh/3500mAh battery
- Earphones tuned by AKG
Price & Release date:
The Samsung Galaxy S8/Galaxy S8+ will be announced on 29th March which was already leaked. Pricing is given below
5.8-inch model :- €799
6.2-inch model :- €899
Colour variants:- Black, Silver and Violet
Both the Samsung Galaxy S8 variants will be for sale starting 28th April.
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