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Samsung Galaxy S8 Release Date, Specifications, Price, and More: What the Rumours Say

Samsung Galaxy S8 Release Date, Specifications, Price, and More: What the Rumours Say 38a5s

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 21 March 2017 15:45 IST

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Highlights

Samsung Galaxy S8 is expected to sport an optical fingerprint scanner
It is tipped to come with a dual-edged curve display
The smartphone is expected to ditch the Home Button, audio jack

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With the Galaxy Note 7 debacle, Galaxy Note 7 fiasco.

Therefore, it is no surprise that all eyes have been on Samsung Galaxy S8 leaks, much more than for other flagship smartphone, as 2017 is expected be the year of redemption for the company. Curious about the Samsung Galaxy S8? Here's everything we know about the Samsung's 2017 flagship.

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At its MWC 2017 event, Galaxy S8+ at the same event.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 India release date, however, is not yet known. The South Korean giant seems to be optimistic about the smartphone selling well as it has reportedly doubled the number of initial shipments of the device.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ prices are still a mystery, but rumoured to be EUR 799 (about Rs. 56,250) and EUR 899 (around Rs. 63,300). Of course, for now, what the Samsung Galaxy S8 price in India will be is not known at this point.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 is pegged to have a dual-edged curved display with almost negligible bezel and 18:9 aspect ratio; the display may be named 'promotional video by Samsung that is said to feature the Galaxy S8 also shows that the smartphone has thin bezels on the sides, and that the display takes up most of the front .

The top bezel of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 houses the speaker, front camera, and the sensors, while the bottom bezel only houses the logo. As for specifications, Samsung Galaxy S8 is expected to feature a 5.5-inch 4K (2160x3840 pixels) Super AMOLED display and will boast of an impressive pixel density of 806ppi. On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy S8+ is said to have a 6.2-inch display with QHD resolution.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 is expected to feature an iris scanner, which will allow s to unlock the smartphone just by looking at it. The feature made its debut on Samsung devices with the Galaxy Note 7, so it won't be a stretch to imagine this same functionality on the Galaxy S8 as well.

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However, a 5-inch and 6-inch were tipped for the same models.

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Samsung is expected to ditch the Home Button, and have an all-display front. The iconic capsule shaped button at the bottom will be ditched, along with the capacitive buttons as well. A recent photo leak testified to this rumour further, but the image strangely didn't show any on screen buttons either.

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Traditionally, all Samsung smartphones have integrated the fingerprint sensor underneath the Home Button, but because the Home Button is being let go, the fingerprint sensor Another report notes that the device may sport an optical fingerprint scanner that will enable reading thumb print through the display as well.

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Samsung is widely leveraging its Viv Labs acquisition to introduce "an enhanced separate rumour indicates that Bixby will be the name of the the male voice of the assistant, while the female voice will be called Kestra.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is said to have a dedicated hardware button, which will be positioned on the left edge, to activate Bixby. The Samsung Galaxy S8 virtual assistant will be able to recognise text as well as identify objects in images, according to rumoured to as many as eight languages at the time of launch.

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The Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone will likely be powered by the recently announced Snapdragon 835 SoC from Qualcomm while an Exynos 8895-based variant is also being rumoured. It will be paired with a 8GB of RAM.

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Following Apple's lead, Samsung may integrate a pressure-sensitive display technology in its next flagship. Notably, Samsung's technology is expected to work similarly to Apple's 3D Touch tech introduced with the iPhone 6s. The technology will be able to distinguish between a light tap and deep press, enabling access to more functions just by pressing harder.

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The Galaxy S8 is also rumoured to sport a 256GB storage variant. It is unclear whether this will be the only storage option, or one of the storage variants made available in the market. If Samsung follows tradition, then a separate microSD slot for further expansion of memory will also be offered with Galaxy S8. Just to put things into perspective, the predecessor was offered in 32GB and 64GB storage variants only.

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Early leaks point at a autofocus functionality on the front camera.

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Just like the separate report also hints that Samsung will launch wireless headphones alongside as well.

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Lastly, the Galaxy S8 is also tipped to come with something similar to the popular Continuum feature seen on Windows 10 Mobile devices. This means that you could use your smartphone on your PC by connecting the device to the monitor, and the keyboard and mouse via Bluetooth (presumably). According to the leak, the feature is being called the Samsung Desktop Experience.

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Samsung will reportedly opt for the same heat pipe cooling system that it used in the Galaxy S7 to dissipate the heat from the smartphone. The heat pipe cooling system is responsible of taking the heat from the chipset and transferring it to the back plate where it can be dispersed.

Samsung Galaxy S8 battery

Samsung Galaxy S8 was new report claims that the battery capacity of the smartphone will be 3000mAh, the same as that of the Galaxy S7. On the other hand, Galaxy S8 Plus' battery capacity is said to be 3500mAh, smaller than the 3600mAh battery of the Galaxy S7 Edge.

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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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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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