Samsung has finally unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, Samsung Galaxy S8. At an unpacked event in New York, the company unwrapped its this year flagship smartphone under its S series.
The smartphone comes with Iris scanner. Samsung Galaxy S8 has almost bezel-less screen. The company has removed the physical button and added a virtual button. The fingerprint scanner is shifted on the back side due to bezel-less screen.
Samsung Galaxy S8 flaunts a 5.8 inch Quad HD+ (1440 x 2960 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity Display at 570ppi. Its screen is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It comes in 4GB/6GB RAM options.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 comes in two variants, one is powered by Snapdragon 835 SoC and other with company’s home grown Exynos SoC. It is powered by a 64-bit Octa-core Exynos 9 8895 Processor with Mali-G71 MP20 GPU. The another variant is powered by a 64-bit Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Processor with Adreno 540 GPU
Galaxy S8 comes with a 12 Megapixel camera with Dual LED flash. For selfies, It comes with 8 Megapixel front camera. It comes with 64GB internal storage, which can be expanded upto 200GB.
Its connectivity options include 4G LTE, GPRS/EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS/AGPS, NFC, Bluetooth, and Micro-USB. It packs a 3,000mAh battery which comes with fast charging support and wireless charging support. It comes with fingerprint sensor on its back side.
Samsung Galaxy S8 runs on latest Android 7 Nougat with a layer of TouchWiz UI. It is a dual sim device with dual standby support. It is water and dust resistant with IP68 certification.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Key Specifications:
- 5.8 inch Quad HD+ screen
- Octa-core processor
- 4GB/6GB RAM
- Adreno 540 GPU
- 12 Megapixel rear camera with LED flash
- 8 Megapixel front camera
- 3,000 mAh battery
- 64GB Internal storage, can be expanded
- Android 7 Nougat
Samsung Galaxy S8 Price is $750. It comes in Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Coral Blue, Arctic Silver, and Maple Gold colors. It will be up for pre-order from tomorrow and will go on sale from 21 April in select countries.
