Galaxy S8 and S8 plus officially unveiled

[AG1233]

After months of leaks we finally get a official look at the galaxy S8 and S8 plus.

 

SPECS

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Processor-

 

US: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Octa core (2.35 GHz Quad + 1.yGHZ Quad)

International: Samsung Exynos Octa core (2.35 GHz Quad + 1.9GHZ Quad) 

 

Display-

 

Galaxy S8: 5.8-inch OLED, 2960 x 1440, 570ppi

Galaxy S8 Plus: 6.2-inch OLED, 2960 x 1440, 529ppi

 

Camera-

 

Rear: 12-megapixel, OIS, F1.7

Front: 8-megapixel, auto focus, F1.7

 

Batteries-

 

Galaxy S8: 3,000 mAh

Galaxy S8 Plus: 3,500 mAh

Dimensions-

Galaxy S8: 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm, 155g

Galaxy S8 Plus: 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm, 173g

 

Memory-

 

64gb UFS 2.1 along with expandable storage.

 

Other Specs-

 

Android 7.0 Nougat

USB-C, 3.5mm headphone jack

NFC and MST for Samsung Pay

IP68 water and dust resistant

Wireless charging

LTE Cat.16

Bluetooth 5.0, can stream to two devices

The only thing I find disappointing in the specs is the battery.They could have probably got a better battery in there but I guess after the Note 7 fiasco they decided to play it safe.

 

DESIGN

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Both the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus feature curved edges on the left and right sides of the displays. These curves are much more subdued compared to the curvature found on the S7 Edge, and are also complemented by curves on the back of the handset. Samsung says both handsets provide a “natural fit in one hand”, and we’d have to agree.

 

Due to the curved displays, there’s barely any amount of noticeable bezel on the left and right sides of the device. You’ll also notice that the top and bottom bezels have been shrunk down quite a bit this time around, leading to what’s perhaps the most controversial design decision Samsung made with these smartphones: after all these years, Samsung has moved away from capacitive buttons and instead included software navigation buttons on the S8 and S8 Plus.

I really like the design of the phone but its a bummer for the people who don't like curved screen.

 

Also these phones are the first "mobile HDR" phones according to Samsung.

 

CAMERA

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The S8 and S8 Plus are also seeing a pretty decent upgrade in the camera department. They feature 12 MP Dual Pixel main sensors with an f/1.7 aperture, while the front-facing sensors are seeing an upgrade to 8 MP. While that might not seem like a huge upgrade on the spec sheet, Samsung says the way both phones handle processing is the real kicker.

On both the front and the rear cameras, the phones will actually take three pictures at a time and use two of them to sharpen up the final image. We haven’t had a huge chance to check this out quite yet, but needless to say we’re excited to check it out.

Oh, and for those moments when you’re trying to take a photo with one hand, Samsung has included a neat one-handed zoom feature in the camera apps this time around.

EXTRA FEATURES

Bixby

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Now, we all know AI and voice assistants are the future. Google Assistant has just made its way to most Android devices out there, the Huawei Mate 9 just got its Amazon Alexa update, and Samsung is debuting its own virtual assistant on the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus called Bixby. Samsung actually announced Bixby over a week ago, claiming that the new assistant would stand out from competing AI-based assistants through three main factors – completeness, context awareness, and cognitive tolerance.

 

That all sounds great, but what can it do? Samsung gave us a few examples, which includes being able to recognize images in the camera app, photo gallery, and high-res web photos when using the Samsung browser. Once Bixby recognizes an object, it will offer up contextual information like web and shopping results.

Samsung Dex

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Samsung also announced its own Microsoft Continuum-like solution for the desktop called Samsung DeX. DeX is a docking station that hooks up to a display, and uses the phone’s processing power for a mobile computing experience. You can also hook up a mouse and a keyboard to the dock, allowing you to have a much smoother multitasking experience.

As far as the dock is concerned, it comes with two USB 2.0 ports, one HDMI port, a USB Type-C port, and an integrated cooling fan.

Some more extra information are the phone's are IP68 rated, and they will come with Android Nougat 7.0 out of the box.It's a bummer that 7.1 isn't available at launch.A news gear VR is also coming out with the phone which you get as a bonus for pre-order along with a controller.

Also you get AKG earbuds in the box which are also sold separately for 99$

Price & Availability 

The phones are launching at April 21 and preorders are starting March 30th on the US.The S8 is available at 750$ whereas the S8 is available for 850$(I only found a article from Verge regarding the pricing)

 

I really like the Galaxy S8 now time to wait for the reviews,whats your Opinion on the phone.

 

 

Source-

http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s8-release-date-price-specs-features-725245/

http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/29/15087530/samsung-galaxy-s8-announced-features-release-date-video-specifications

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/3/29/15097430/samsung-galaxy-s8-price-announced-verizon-att-sprint-tmobile

http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/galaxy-s8/specs/

[SeraphicWings]

This phone is going to be ridiculously expensive

 

Mark my word on this

[AG1233]

1 minute ago, SeraphicWings said:

This phone is going to be ridiculously expensive

 

Mark my word on this

Leaks suggested 750$ for the basic price I am hoping it won't be more than 800$.

[Arcanekitten]

Also note you get AKG earbuds with it in the box which are apparently sold separate for 99 USD. 

[Arcanekitten]

1 minute ago, AG1233 said:

Leaks suggested 750$ for the basic price I am hoping it won't be more than 800$.

It's 800 Euro's soo lmao it's higher or similar to that.

[DocSwag]

This seems quite a bit different from the s7 and s6 in terms of design... I'm curious to see just how good it is in terms of battery life, since that was one of the huge improvements Samsung had with the s7 that many people liked.

[SeraphicWings]

1 minute ago, Arcanekitten said:

Also note you get AKG earbuds with it in the box which are apparently sold separate for 99 USD. 

What the heck???? 

 

They are selling those earbuds in Vietnam for like $15, and it came from the Samsung factory there, rofl

[AG1233]

1 minute ago, Arcanekitten said:

Also note you get AKG earbuds with it in the box which are apparently sold separate for 99 USD. 

Oh yeah forgot to add that thanks  

[Andrew Sh]

I hear the pricing is going to be stupid high for them.

 

I think the Samsung hype has sort of died down and the Edge variants feel terrible.

People seem to branch out to other Android phones quite often (including myself getting a mid range, at the time, chinese phone).
I think in the long run, Apple has a stronger business case simply because only iphones have (proper/reliable) IOS but Android have several reliable phone companies.

Not claiming to be an expert but I wouldn't buy Samsung shares any time soon

[Orangeator]

RIP everyone's wallet. It is going to be like an extra $50 a month to your phone line...

[EunSoo]

I have been looking at this live coverage from the verge if any ones interested. There are plenty of pictures of the presentation

 

https://live.theverge.com/samsung-galaxy-s8-announcement-live-blog/

[minibois]

I'm still confused about the rounded corners on the screen

[ZackCodesAI]

12 minutes ago, AG1233 said:

...

Just watch live stream 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfJVUd1gjT8

[AG1233]

3 minutes ago, Zackbare said:

Just watch live stream 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfJVUd1gjT8

It's over now.

[Castdeath97]

2960 x 1440

2960

2960

 

 

 

 

 

WHY!

[Damascus]

 

[DildorTheDecent]

ooooooh purty

[Colonel_Gerdauf]

I've said this before, I'll say it again:

For an actual cellphone (under 6-inch), 1440P nets you zero visual benefits over 1080P. Want 1440P? Get a tablet then.

 

Also anything with a screen size exceeding 6 inches is classified as a tablet. Using such devices as smartphones is absolutely moronic.

[AG1233]

The price is 750$ and 850$ according to the verge.

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/3/29/15097430/samsung-galaxy-s8-price-announced-verizon-att-sprint-tmobile

[Citadelen]

So expensive. But wow is that a beautiful phone.

[Aytex]

14 minutes ago, SeraphicWings said:

What the heck???? 

 

They are selling those earbuds in Vietnam for like $15, and it came from the Samsung factory there, rofl

Does apple airbuds sound familar

[Castdeath97]

They stuck with the same finger print placement shown in the rumours as well, so that's great!

[SeraphicWings]

I've found in some source that the S8 will support DSD music files (DSF and DFF)

This opens for the posibility of having premium-grade DAC, but then again, Sony can do it too and they use Qualcomm's 

We'll have to see this through

[DnFx91]

Holy crap about the 10nm process though, didn't Intel just announce 10nm like literally today ?

[Mira Yurizaki]

Well well. Looks like LG has their work cut out for them. Again. Though people who like to take pictures do find LG's camera setup more compelling.

 

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On both the front and the rear cameras, the phones will actually take three pictures at a time and use two of them to sharpen up the final image. We haven’t had a huge chance to check this out quite yet, but needless to say we’re excited to check it out.

That also looks like its doing super-resolution.

 

 

11 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

2960 x 1440

2960

2960

 

 

 

 

 

WHY!

To annoy people like you.

 

1 minute ago, DnFx91 said:

Holy crap about the 10nm process though, didn't Intel just announce 10nm like literally today ?

Samsung apparently has had mass production capable 10nm since October.

 

SoC's tend to get smaller nodes first though.