Samsung Galaxy S8: What To Expect
Posted by Marketing on 17th Feb 2017
Samsung usually announces its new phones at the end of February, but Samsung’s mobile president has confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy S8 won't be announced at this year’s MWC. However you can expect a teaser of the new phone to be released at the event on February 26 in the form of a 60 second video. You can expect the full release of the Galaxy S8 to happen at a New York based launch event around the 29th of March 2017 before finally releasing the device to the public in stores on 21st of April 2017.
This is slightly later than usual for the Korean tech giant, we assume this is so that the company could take extra time in order to ensure that there is not a repeat of the Galaxy Note 7’s exploding battery catastrophe.
Screen:
One of the biggest selling points of Samsung’s most recent flagship models is the gorgeous curved edge display, first introduced with the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. Until now the Edge model has always existed as a parallel model, meaning customers could choose between a curved screen and flat screen device with identical specifications.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is likely to move away from this convention, we believe that both the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will both feature a curved display with no flat alternative. Dong-jin Koh, Samsung’s mobile director has previously stated that it is their intent to make the curved display a signature feature of the Galaxy S line-up.
We are expecting the Samsung Galaxy S8 to come in 2 screen sizes, the standard Galaxy S8 with a 5.8 inch display and a larger Galaxy S8 Plus Model with a massive 6.2 inch screen. Whichever model you choose the display will be larger than Samsung’s previous Note 7. But don’t worry, thanks to almost no bezels the phone should not be any bigger than its predecessor. At the moment it is unclear as to whether Samsung will stick to a Quad HD display or make the step up to 4K considering the company’s involvement with virtual reality devices.
Design:
In terms of design we cannot foresee any drastic changes other than the mammoth display that should engulf almost the entire front of the phone. Overall we anticipate the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus to be a sleeker, more refined version of its predecessors with the same IP68 dust and water resistant certification as seen on the Galaxy S7 range.
Camera:
Rear:
Samsung already produces devices that excel in the camera department and we expect nothing but the best for the Samsung Galaxy S8. Leaks suggest that the dual-lens plans have now been dropped in favour of a 12MP software enhanced single lens unit with the same fantastic F/1.7 aperture. While this sounds familiar, chances are there will be a huge improvement in image quality and performance. Especially in low light conditions where the increase in pixel size rather than the amount of pixels will really come into play.
Front:
The front camera on the Samsung Galaxy S8 is also in for some minor revisions, most notably a step-up from 5MP to 8MP and the inclusion of auto focus. This should mean that your selfies come out perfect every time.
Battery:
Again, there are no massive improvements expected in the battery department at this year’s release. This is probably a considered move by Samsung to ensure the Galaxy S8 does not meet the same fate as the Note 7. Battery specifications are rumoured to be 3,250mAh and 3,750mAh for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus respectively.
Although not much of an improvement over previous S series devices, we assume that coupled with the much smaller and therefore less power hungry 10nm Exynos 8895 chipset that we will see an improvement in battery life during normal use.
Power and Performance:
Hardware is likely to vary slightly between regions, with the US and China getting a 3.2GHz octa-core Snapdragon chipset that is smaller, faster and more power efficient than its predecessor the Snapdragon 820. While the rest of the world can expect a similarly powerful 3GHz Exynos 8895 processor.
There have been many conflicting theories regarding the amount of RAM to feature in the Samsung Galaxy S8, with 4GB, 6GB and 8GB mentioned. While Samsung has created an 8GB RAM chip it has not yet been linked in any way to the S8. So although we think 8GB of RAM would be great we are managing our expectations, and we think that the Galaxy S8 will come in at a respectable 6GB.
Will you be buying the Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus? If so what features do you hope to see and why? Let us know in the comments!
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