Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 + Features, price and release date

Rumors about the Samsung Galaxy S8 are felt, especially if we take into account the expectations of users and the media, following the incident with the Galaxy S7 Note, which forced the firm to abandon the manufacture of the device.

It has been confirmed that Samsung is not going to present the Galaxy S8 in the MWC but instead this event leaves us leaking a video of the Galaxy S8.

To date, there have been photo files, specs and several rumors about what the format will be. In this article we are going to do a review of the latest news about the Samsung Galaxy S8.

Technical specifications

So far there are several rumors about its features, what if it is true is that they will be superior to previous versions and talks about improvements in what is processing, adding the latest Exynos or Qualcomm processors, more memory and more capacity. storage.

As for processing it is said to include one of these two models Exynos 8895 / Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, which will have 8 cores and a speed of 2.5 GHz. In addition to 4GB RAM.The internal memory in both models is estimated to be close to 64 GB, with the possibility of extending this space up to 2 TB using an SD card. In what are connections, we have many new features, but it is estimated that could include Wi- Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, USB 3.1 Typ-C.

Design

Thanks to the video confirms that the start button will be removed to favour the curved design and the fingerprint reader will be located in the back (as will the iPhone 8), which appears to be the only option, which We will not see another version with curved screen as was the S7 Edge. In exchange for this will be added a fingertip sensor, which will be located below the screen, an innovation by Synaptics that Samsung would like to use to launch the first Smart phone to have this feature.

Another relevant feature is that it will come with water and dust protection, with IP 68 certification, which would add to the list of devices of this type.

The 3.5 mm Jack will be replaced by wireless headphones. A move similar to that opto Apple with its iPhone 7 Plus. Although it is thought that users will be given the option to select whether they want to use a cordless or corded headset using the USB-C connection, which remains to be seen.

screen

Rumors indicate that two versions will come out, one as Samsung Galaxy S8 and another as Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus and that both would have the same technical specifications, the only significant difference would be the size of the screen, the Galaxy S8 will have a 5.7 "QHD screen For the S8 and 6.2 "for the S8 +, the screen frame will barely be noticed.

The 6.2-inch model is thought to be the replacement for the Galaxy Note 7, which was just a bad move for Samsung, which is expected to remedy this with this model, which is thought to come with a stylus, Sold as a separate accessory.

In both cases, Samsung will opt for a Super AMOLED screen, but the belief is that they want to take advantage of the latest technology and make this screen compatible with 4K, although the term 4K is very misrepresented lately and there are few devices that use 4K resolution as such .

This is because the firm would be interested in giving the device a good resolution to be compatible with new virtual reality devices, where a resolution HD or Full HD can be seen pixelated, which makes it necessary to opt for screens with large Density of pixels and by the time 4K is the answer.

According to Evan Blass, a twitter user who usually gives good clues about the features of new releases, says that the Galaxy S8 screen will be QHD, ie 4 times better than an HD (720p) screen, reaching a resolution of 2,560 X 1,440 pixels and it is estimated that the aspect ratio will not be the traditional 16: 9, but will opt for 18.5: 9 this is given by the curvature of the screen.

Battery

While it should focus on the capacity of the battery, which is estimated to be 3,250mAh, there are a number of speculations on how the battery manufacturing process will be, even talking about that Samsung would buy the batteries to LG, something Which, if it happened, would demonstrate the concern of Samsung to have problems again in this regard and somehow would give some peace of mind to the users knowing that the batteries are manufactured by another, although this is very relative.

Camera

There are rumors that Samsung would opt to use the format that other manufacturers are using with two 12 MP Samsung S5K2L2 and 1.3 MP Sony rear cameras. However, others indicate that the reality is that the firm wants to differentiate itself from the rest by creating a single camera that enhances the current functionality but maintains the simplicity of a single camera.

Regarding the front camera, it is believed that Samsung manufactured a new mechanism to move the camera without the need to have to protrude from the phone, which is possible the new front camera has auto focus and is 8 MP.

Launching

In principle it was believed that Samsung would present this new version the MWC 2017 in Barcelona, but apparently there have been delays that make it impossible to present at this congress in February and the presentation happens at the end of March at an event in the United States . The reason for this is that Samsung has pushed the quality controls of its products to prevent another disaster like Note 7 from happening and it is logical because Samsung needs to improve the reputation, which has been overshadowed by the failure of Note 7.

It is believed that it will be available in stores in early April and at a price that is always a difficult part to predict, because it depends on many factors, however, rumors indicate that the Galaxy S8 model 5.8 inches will cost 799 euros And the Galaxy S Plus 6.2-inch model, 899 euros.