Samsung Galaxy S8 And Galaxy S8 Plus, The Game Changers In 2017

The whole of tech media outlets are currently agog on the final birth of the game changer Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy 8 Plus devices after rumours about them have previously made many and different headlines for the past weeks.

And yes Samsung has launched the much talked about devices in an elaborate event in New York for 2017, which is Samsung major device for the year since the last year’s Galaxy Note 7 debacle and hence the new Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus devices are to be seen as game changer for the Korean mobile giant.

First of all, we know that many of you will like to know how the newly launched Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus devices differ from its predecessor’s S series devices, i.e. the Galaxy S7 and the S7 Plus; and there we go in what we tag as the 4 corner pillar improvements on the new Galaxy S8 devices from the Galaxy S7.

Credit: Samsung

The first is that the new Samsung Galaxy S8 devices came bigger and bolder with transition to 5.8inches and 6.2inches display in the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus respectively.

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Second major improvement is the introduction of Apple-like Siri voice assistant feature in the new devices, which is known as the Bixby.

Thirdly is the loading of new devices with new Snapdragon 835 chipset; and the fourth major improvement comes by the virtue of time of launching, which sees the new Galaxy 8 devices featuring out of the box Android 7.0 Nougat OS.

Aside these core features, there are numerous other improvements seen in the newly launched Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy 8 Plus devices.

For example, the curved edged design for the both variants of the device, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on both front and rear surfaces, rear positioning of the fingerprint sensor and iris scanner. Etc.

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In a strong attempt to make the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus game changer devices and to rub off the Note 7 embarrassment, Samsung went the extra mile to implement a new 8-point batter safety check.

Let’s now take a look at the full specs of the new Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus below;

Samsung Galaxy S8

•  Network: 2G/3G and 4G LTE

•  Dimension: 148.9 X 68.1  X 8mm

•  SIM: Single Nano SIM or Dual standby Nano SIM

•  Display: 5.8 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen  with 1440 X 2960 pixel screen resolution and Touchwiz UI and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection

•  Camera: 12MP f/1.7 back camera with LED flash and a 8MP f/1.7 front facing camera

•  Video: 2160p@60fps

•  OS: Android 7.0 Nougat

•  Processor: 2. 3GHz and 1.9GHz octa-core8998 Snapdragon8998 Snapdragon 835 MSM chipset and Exynos 8898 Octa

•  Memory and RAM: 64GB internal with 256GB expandable external MicroSD  and 4GB RAM

•  WiFi connectivity and Bluetooth:  WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac WiFi hotspot, WiFi direct and version 4.0 Bluetooth

•  Loudspeaker and Audio Port: Yes with 3.5mm jack

•  GPS: A-GPS, GLONASS

•  USB: Micro USB V 3.1, Type C

•  Battery: 3000mAh Li-ion battery with quick charge

•  Others: HTML5 browser, fingerprint scanner, iris scanner, Accelerometer and proximity sensors, gyro, barometer, heart rate, document viewer, image viewer and editor

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

•  Network: 2G/3G and 4G LTE

•  Dimension: 159.5 X 73.4  X 8.1mm

•  SIM: Single Nano SIM or Dual standby Nano SIM

•  Display: 6.02 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen  with 1440 X 2960 pixel screen resolution and Touchwiz UI and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection

•  Camera: 12MP f/1.7 back camera with LED flash and a 8MP f/1.7 front facing camera

•  Video: 2160p@60fps

•  OS: Android 7.0 Nougat

•  Processor: 2. 3GHz and 1.9GHz octa-core8998 Snapdragon8998 Snapdragon 835 MSM chipset and Exynos 8898 Octa

•  Memory and RAM: 64GB internal with 256GB expandable external MicroSD  and 4GB RAM

•  WiFi connectivity and Bluetooth:  WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac WiFi hotspot, WiFi direct and version 4.0 Bluetooth

•  Loudspeaker and Audio Port: Yes with 3.5mm jack

•  GPS: A-GPS, GLONASS

•  USB: Micro USB V 3.1, Type C

•  Battery: 3500mAh Li-ion battery with quick charge

•  Others: HTML5 browser, fingerprint scanner, iris scanner, Accelerometer and proximity sensors, gyro, barometer, heart rate, document viewer, image viewer and editor

The Samsung galaxy S8 price is starting out at $750, while that of the bigger Galaxy S8 Plus is starting at $850 and pre-order is kick-starting today 30th March, while the devices is slated to be available in stores by April 21st.