Apple iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will reportedly come with largest hardware update.
It is expected that the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Apple iPhone 8 will be large-scale updates over the predecessors in terms of software as well as hardware features.
According to a BGR report, the two devices will cost about $1,000. The iPhone 8 will reportedly cost about $963 and the Galaxy S8 Plus will reportedly cost around $1,074. The starting cost of an unlocked S8 can be close to $1,000.
In addition, the two phones will be available in the regular black and gold versions and in an Orchid Gray color. Both Apple iPhone 8 and Samsung Galaxy S8 are believed to be huge updates over their predecessors.
The largest hardware update that the two devices are expected to come with is edge-to-edge displays, which will eliminate the conventional home buttons present in the earlier generations of the two smartphones.
It is expected that the displays of Apple iPhone 8 and Samsung Galaxy S8 will cover the front of the smartphone and have a front camera, front-facing speaker and fingerprint sensor underneath the display.
Furthermore, according to reports, the tech giant Samsung may be making the edge-to-edge OLEDs for both the phones. In addition, it is said that the two devices will come with voice assistants. It is expected that the iPhone 8 smartphone will come with an enhanced version of Siri.
It is believed that the Galaxy S8 will come with the Bixby voice assistant that will replace its S-Voice function, SamMobile reported. According to reports, Samsung and Apple will go for 10nm processors instead of 14nm processors for the forthcoming smartphones.
It is said that the new processors will offer battery and performance improvements to the smartphones. Speculations are doing the rounds that the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus will have an identical footprint to the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
The new phone is expected to have the same width as the Galaxy S7 Edge. In addition, the Galaxy S8 Plus will have a similar thickness. The Galaxy S8 smartphone will release in the last week of March or in the first week of April. The iPhone 8, on the other hand, will reportedly release in September or October this year.