We have no doubt the Galaxy S8 will be an impressive phone. The company has a lot to prove along with huge upgrade planned. The result will be a well-rounded and great device for millions of users. Expectations need to be tempered when it comes to all of the rumors floating around. That said, here are the latest details which are all but confirmed at this point.
- 5.8 and 6.2-inch 2560 x 1440 Quad-HD AMOLED Infinity Display
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 or Samsung Exynos Processor
- 4GB of RAM
- 64GB of internal storage and a micro-SD slot for expansion
- Android 7.1 Nougat with Samsung TouchWiz
- 12 Dualpixel Rear Camera with OIS, phase detection auto-focus, f/1.7 aperture & more
- 8 megapixel f/1.8 front camera
- Fingerprint and Iris Scanners
- IP68 dust & water resistance
- 3,100 and 3,500 mAh battery with Fast Charge & Fast Wireless Charging
- Improved Always-On Display
- Single bottom speaker, fingerprint scanner on back
- Samsung Pay, 3.5mm headphone jack (no courage)
- More
Samsung recently bought Harmon Kardon, the audio brand, so improved sound quality is expected. AKG, by Harmon, has fine-tuned the audio and a new set of headphones that should be in the box with most models. The Galaxy S8 should be similar yet different. Poised to be the best phone of the year while taking on the iPhone 8.
Looks good, right. |