This is coming but not so silently. As the Samsung is expected to introduce Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus smartphones on March 29th, the leaks and rumors are playing the game. This time Samsung has gone ahead and spilled the beans on the upcoming Galaxy S8 Plus as the support pages for the Galaxy S8 Plus goes live in selected countries — India, Singapore and Kazakhstan. At the time of writing, there is not that much, just the model number – SM-G955FD – but thanks to @evleaks the logo of the Galaxy S8+ is out confirming the name of the smartphone.
The most important thing to note is the Galaxy S8+ model number – SM-G955FD – ‘D’ in the model number confirms that the smartphone will come in a dual SIM variant, at least for the given regions where the support page has gone live. But it’s not clear whether it will feature hybrid dual SIM support like the S7 series or pack dedicated slots like the Galaxy C9 Pro.
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Samsung Galaxy S8 specifications
From everything we know so far, the smartphone is expected to launch the Galaxy S8 in two variants with display sizes of 5.8-inch and 6.2-inch. At the heart it could run either the in-house Exynos 8895 chipset paired with Mali-G71 GPU or Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 835 chipset depending on the market it will launch. The processor will be paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB onboard storage. The alleged higher variant dubbed Galaxy S8 Plus could feature a bigger 6GB of RAM and 128GB onboard storage.
For photography, Samsung could sport a 12-megapixel camera on the rear end with f/1.7 aperture. Up front, the Galaxy S8 could house an 8-megapixel selfie camera which is said to come with auto-focus and iris scanner. The Galaxy S8 is said to house a 3,250mAh battery whereas the Galaxy S8 Plus will come with a comparatively bigger 3,750mAh battery. In terms of connectivity, the Galaxy S8 will feature a USB Type-C port, and unlike Apple’s iPhones, it will come with the 3.5mm audio jack.
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