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If the latest news emerging from South Korea is any indication, Samsung seems to have started leaking details of its upcoming flagship smartphone, Galaxy S8. The next-gen design of the new device is not only expected to be entirely different from its predecessor, the faulty Galaxy S7, but also be somewhat more fragile compared to the previous handsets in the Galaxy lineup.
The Galaxy S8 may come with a full-screen display, which will fold down the sides of the device. This means that the upcoming flagship smartphone from the South Korean tech titan will do away with much of the bezel, as the device is expected to incorporate the "Edge" factor on more than two sides, South Korean publication ET News reported.
Some sources in the know of developments at Samsung claimed that the company may remove the Samsung logo from the phone's front. However, this seems to be unlikely unless the South Korean tech giant is of the view that this would have a positive effect on the customers. Alternately, it could also be possible that the design of Galaxy S8 will be so distinctive that customers will recognize it even without the company logo.
The leak in the Korean publication also hinted that the next Galaxy smartphone may use a next-gen OLED material composition. While the Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy Note 7 and Galaxy S7 used M7 material, latest news implies that the Galaxy S8 will be using M8.
It is expected that the shift in the color technology will help to offer superior color accurateness, advanced brightness, and more proficient power consumption. Since it has been found that nearly all smartphones lose much of their battery power to their display, the change in color technology may prove to be a considerable enhancement for the Galaxy lineup, Slash Gear reported.
"Samsung Display would roll out a full-screen display whose display area ratio reaches more than 90 percent next year," the report quoted Samsung Mobile engineer Park Won-sang saying at iMiD 2016 in Seoul in October this year. An earlier report hinted that a 4K display would make the upcoming Galaxy S8 a new generation of smartphones with sharper displays than any previous device in the lineup. The new display will be perfect for virtual reality headset applications.
Based on the release date of the Galaxy S7, it is speculated that the next Galaxy phone will be released sometime in February 2017. This speculation gains ground from the fact that the company has said that it would reveal the release date of its upcoming flagship smartphone early next year.
Watch the video on Samsung Galaxy S8 concept below:
