A Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones is displayed at the company's Galaxy Zone store in the COEX mall in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. (Photo : Getty Images/ SeongJoon Cho)
New leaked Samsung Galaxy S8 details have been revealed as a photo of the device has surfaced. The flagship Android 7.0 Nougat smartphone from the South Korean tech giant will reportedly sport a larger screen ratio as usual.
Samsung's Galaxy S8 leaked photo comes from reliable leaker Evan Blass from Venture Beat. The alleged photo shows both the front and back of the device which also presents the ports.
One noticeable difference that users may spot in the leaked photo is that the display seems to be taking almost all of the front end of the device. There is no home button in sight and the screen creeps up all the way to the bottom.
The Galaxy S8 base model and the larger Plus variant are expected to sport curved edge screens which means there will be no Edge devices any more in the line. Both models will also sport QHD Super AMOLED screens as expected.
Another difference is that the Samsung Galaxy S8 will still include the headphone jack and a USB-C connector will replace the previous generation, The Verge reported. Charging and transferring of data will indeed be faster thanks to the new USB standard although there may still be problems with compatibility through cables.
Powering the new flagship smartphone is either a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 or a Samsung Exynos depending on the region. The base 5.8-inch model will have a 3000mAh battery while the larger 6.2-inch variant will have 3500mAh. Both will have 4GB RAM and a baseline of 64GB for the internal storage although expandable storage is still an option for up to 256GB.
While the Samsung Galaxy S8 specs are not expected to be unveiled at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2017, the company is expected to announce it an Unpacked event in New York City in March. The expected release date is April 21.
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