Samsung is known for releasing its new Galaxy S series flagships a day before Mobile World Congress event that is held each year in February-March. However, new information indicates that Galaxy S8 release date has been delayed until April 2017.
Previous rumors had suggested that the Galaxy S8 would be unveiled through Galaxy Unpacked 2017 event on Feb. 26 next year. However, Sam Mobile has reported that Samsung is planning to hold a special launch event in New York in April next year.
Numerous Galaxy Note 7 exploding battery issues occurred various places across the world. Samsung had to recall all Galaxy Note 7 to avoid casualties. Since Galaxy S8 release date is now speculated to be pushed to April 2017, it is speculated that the company users do not come across such horrendous issues with Galaxy S8.
Samsung may want to restore customers' faith on the brand because of which the company may be taking a careful approach by delaying Galaxy S8 release. The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge were both announced in March this year. Since the company is speculated to announce Galaxy S8 in April, it may so happen that it will be available for purchase by May next year.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Rumors Roundup
The Galaxy S8 is expected to come with metal-glass design along with higher screen-to-body ratio. The fingerprint scanner is rumored to be placed under their display. Rumors suggest that it won't be featuring a 3.5 mm audio jack.
Also, there won't be any flat screen edition which means that the Galaxy S8 would be featuring a dual edge curved display. It is expected to be available in two screen sizes of 5.7-inch and 6.2-inch
It will be powered by Snapdragon 835 SoC that will be coupled with 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM. The base model may feature 32 GB of storage and it will also feature a microSD card slot, Phone Arena reported.
Speculations are rife that Samsung will include a dual camera sensor. It is expected to add goodies like autofocus and LED flash to the selfie shooter. Other features include Android Nougat OS, Bluetooth 5.0, iris scanner, and 3,600 mAh battery.
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