Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus to come with 3500mAh battery?
Like the iPhone 8, the Galaxy S8 is also rumored to have iris scanner (which the Note 7 also has). Apparently, this feature will be placed just beside the rear lens, something that many believe might interfere with the clarity of photos at some point, especially when someone mistakenly touches it when trying to access this scanner. This led to the Korean tech giant scrapping the idea and making the last-minute decision of placing the sensor on the back of the phone. Facial Recognition Samsung is betting on the Galaxy S8 to be the market-leading Android smartphone of the year. Also, a number of Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge users in Bulgaria, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Turkey and Greece may be able to get the Android 7.0 Nougat update now. He hasn’t offered pricing details for both handsets, although they’re expected to be priced slightly higher than last year’s models. After Samsung withdrew sales of Note 7, Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge remained the sole top-of-the-line offering in 2016.
However, it looks like some of the Samsung Galaxy S6 users can rejoice. Others, including SamMobile, have suggested phones in China could launch with as much as 8GB RAM.
From what we know, Galaxy S8 and Note 8 will deploy top-tier Exynos chipsets, with few Snapdragon variants for some specific countries. On the other hand, the bigger Galaxy S8 Plus is anticipated to sport a 6.2-inch screen size.
The Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 (2017) are IP68 certified, which makes them dust and water-resistant and also they comes with Samsung’s characteristic Always-on display.
If you’re on the fence about which of Samsung’s offering to fork out for, we’re here to help.
As expected, both phones will feature a USB 3.1 Type-C port, a further step away from microUSB ports of yesteryear. According to Kuo, cost and “immature dual-camera ISP design” are two factors that work against it.
In terms of connectivity, Galaxy S8 may support 4G-LTE, Single/Dual-SIM (based on region of sale), Bluetooth 4.2 LE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, heart rate sensor, Type C USB 2.0, Global Positioning System and NFC.
The Galaxy S8 will be unveiled on March 29 in both NY and London, and released on April 21.