The Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus are Samsung smartphones. (Photo : YouTube/Everything Apple Pro)
Previously reports claimed that Samsung will reveal its Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus at 2017 Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in Barcelona. However, some reports said that the smartphones would be revealed at an event in New York on Mar. 29 and will be on sale on April 21.
According to Forbes, it will be the biggest smartphone upgrade after the Galaxy Note 7 exploding problems. Samsung revealed that this time, the batteries are well designed. Galaxy Note 7 fiasco turned many users down. The South Korean company announced that battery problems caused the exploding phone issues.
Evan Blass, a certified tipster, leaked the anticipated specs of the new flagships. The leaked image confirmed that Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus have a soft Home button. The Galaxy S8 will have a 5.8-inch screen, while the Galaxy S8 Plus will be 6.2 inches display. Both handsets will have Super AMOLED Display.
The smartphones will feature 4G LTE. Both handsets will have excellent cameras. Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus will have 12 MP dual pixel main camera and 8 MP front facing camera (FFC), according to Komando.
Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus will also feature an iris scanner and earphones tuned by AKG. Samsung Knox will secure the handsets. The Galaxy S8 Plus will have a 4 GB RAM and 64GB Memory with support for external microSD card.
The upcoming Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus might sport a USB Type-C port and a wireless charging feature, which "Charging Pad" is required and sold separately. The two flagships are certified IP68, which means that they are dust and water-resistant.
An Android operating system will power both handsets. Some reports speculated that it would be powered by Exynos 9 processor, which will be called Exynos 9810. Exynos 9810 is a System-on-Chips (SoCs) manufactured by Samsung Electronics.
