Samsung unveiled its newest flagship smartphones – the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus after developing it for three years.
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Measured diagonally, the Galaxy S8 Plus boasts a 15.75-centimeter (6.2-inch) screen, while the iPhone 7 Plus has a 14-centimeter (5.5-inch) screen. In India, the device might be priced from Rs 47,000 approximately.
The nearly bezel-less display means Samsung has to move the fingerprint scanner from the front of the phone. With a ideal amalgam of voice, vision and touch, Bixby can search restaurants, take screenshots and even book a cab for you.
The newest smartphone from the South Korean manufacturer features some of the most innovative developments which were unheard of in the smartphone market before and marks “a new era of smartphone design”.
The S8 and S8+ come with an IP68 rating, which means that they are waterproof at a depth of 1.5 metre for up to 30 minutes. The facial recognition feature is just as easy as using the fingerprint or iris scanner. Applying a little pressure over the place where the home button used to be, would result in the center key glowing up – even if you are using an app that is taking up the full screen, or even if the phone’s display has been turned off. The device will be running on a Snapdragon 835 processor or Exynos 8895 depending on your region. Support for third-party apps will be available in the future, Samsung says. The “Galaxy UNPACKED 2017” went online on Samsung’s website as well as its Youtube page.
This is especially since the iPhone 8 will be foregoing the headphone jack.
The company also debuted an IoT app called Samsung Connect app which will allow its users to control several internet-connected home devices such as refrigerators and TVs. So when the camera is paired with a compatible smartphone or computer through Wi-Fi or using a USB cable, it can upload content. Users can also livestream the content on Facebook, YouTube and Samsung VR. With the Galaxy S8 and S8+, it appears as though Samsung may be poised for its biggest win yet. The ill-fated phablet suffered from faulty batteries that led them overheat causing the device to catch fire.
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The good news for those who may be swayed by that fact is that the company has said that they will be trying to improve on that front going forward, releasing security updates on a monthly basis rather than quarterly as was the case previously.
