SAMSUNG has finally released their new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8 and S8+. The main radical change of their S line is the screen. It went from 16:9 screen ratio to 18:5, which makes the phone much more easier to hold and handle. SAMSUNG called the screen infinity display due to its near bezel-less display. They have also remove any home button and have move the finger print scanner on the back. Below are the specification for both models.
Galaxy S8
- 5.8-inch Infinity Super AMOLED curved display with 2960 x 1440 resolution (571 PPI)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor or Exynos 8895 8895 processor, depending on market
- 4GB of RAM, 6GB of RAM in China
- 64GB of UFS 2.1 storage, 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage in China
- microSD support up to 256GB
- 12-megapixel F/1.7 camera with autofocus and optical image stabilization, Quick Launch and Bixby support
- 8-megapixel F/1.7 front camera with autofocus, Quick Launch, and Bixby support
- Iris scanner
- Fingerprint sensor
- Heart rate sensor
- IP68 water and dust proof certification
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac with dual band support
- GPS, Glonass
- USB Type-C
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- 3,000 mAh battery with fast-charging, wireless charging, and battery saving modes
Galaxy S8+
- 6.2-inch Infinity Super AMOLED curved display with 2960 x 1440 resolution (529 PPI)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor or Exynos 8895 8895 processor, depending on market
- 4GB of RAM, 6GB of RAM in China
- 64GB ofUFS 2.1 storage, 128GB ofUFS 2.1 storage in China
- microSD support up to 256GB
- 12-megapixel F/1.7 camera with autofocus and optical image stabilization, Quick Launch and Bixby support
- 8-megapixel F/1.7 front camera with autofocus, Quick Launch, and Bixby support
- Iris scanner
- Fingerprint sensor
- Heart rate sensor
- IP68 water and dust proof certification
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac with dual band support
- GPS, Glonass
- USB Type-C
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- 3,500 mAh battery with fast-charging, wireless charging, and battery saving modes
The S line have finally move to a USB Type C for connection and charging. Not only that, they have upgrade to Bluetooth 5.0, which can simultaneously connection two audio source at the same time. Although, SAMSUNG maintain the same sensors for the camera. It is a step forward the in the smartphone industry and SAMSUNG. The S8 and S8+ will be available in late april.
It is too bad a not a lot of good color choices when it is available for purchase. the colors are too tame and dull. I wish they have have blue, green, red or even white. Seems like me SAMSUNG is taking the safe route.