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Samsung Galaxy S8 Reportedly First to Launch With Snapdragon 835 SoC; LG G6 to Launch With Snapdragon 821

Samsung Galaxy S8 Reportedly First to Launch With Snapdragon 835 SoC; LG G6 to Launch With Snapdragon 821 2j4h61

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 18 February 2017 18:01 IST

Highlights

LG G6 said to launch with Snapdragon 821 processor
Samsung reportedly has first dibs of Snapdragon 835 SoC
Samsung Galaxy S8 to be first phone with Snapdragon 835

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With Qualcomm announcing its Samsung's Galaxy S8 will be the first to feature the chipset and this means that other manufacturers have to either compromise with an older SoC or delay the launches of the devices. 203c53

Ben Sin of Forbes reports that LG's G6 flagship smartphone, slated to launch on February 26, will be unveiled featuring the older Snapdragon 821 processor. The report further adds that "Samsung has first dibs." One of the sources told Sin, "The Snapdragon 835 won't be available in large quantities until after the Galaxy S8 launches."

The news that Samsung Galaxy S8 has first rights on Snapdragon 835 chipset doesn't come as surprise as Qualcomm had previously detailed that the SoC is built on the 10nm FinFET fabrication process by Samsung. Sin also claims that Samsung's Galaxy S8 may hit market shelves on April 14 in at least South Korea. The Verge corroborates to the latest report and suggests Samsung is indeed "grabbing the lion's share of the first Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processors." It is being speculated that Samsung may use Snapdragon 835 on the Korean units as well this time around.

This might be one of the reasons why Nokia despite confirming that it is working on a Snapdragon 835-based smartphone recently confessed that this may take time. Nokia is now expected to launch a smartphone featuring a Snapdragon 835 SoC late this year.

LG's next G6 flagship at the MWC 2017.

LG G6 4sq6a

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Impressive material and construction quality
Excellent screen
Great camera quality and dual lens implementation
Solid battery life

Bad
Processor will be outdated soon
Inconvenient power button
Not as stylish as the competition

Read detailed LG G6 review

Display 5.70-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 3300mAh

OS Android 7.0

Resolution 1440x2880 pixels

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Samsung Galaxy S8 5q3v5q

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Gorgeous looks and excellent construction quality
Brilliant displays
Phenomenal camera quality
Class-leading performance

Bad
No flat screen option
Nearly unusable fingerprint reader
Software stuffed with unnecessary features

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy S8 review

Display 5.80-inch

Processor Samsung Exynos 8895

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3000mAh

OS Android 7.0

Resolution 1440x2960 pixels

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Samsung Galaxy S8+ 1495y

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Gorgeous looks and excellent construction quality
Brilliant displays
Phenomenal camera quality
Class-leading performance

Bad
No flat screen option
Nearly unusable fingerprint reader
Software stuffed with unnecessary features

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy S8+ review

Display 6.20-inch

Processor Samsung Exynos 8895

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3500mAh

OS Android 7.0

Resolution 1440x2960 pixels

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