Samsung unveiled its highly anticipated flagships, the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ last month. According to Samsung India, the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ launched in India on 19th April, 2017. The launch event is expected to happen in New Delhi. No other details of the event are available. We do not know the price of the device nor its availability.
One of the biggest features and most probably worth talking about is the Bixby assistant. With AI rapidly becoming the ‘next big thing’, Samsung wants to mimic Apple’s Siri and Google Assistant with its own Bixby. The digital assistant works coherently with the native apps. The AI is not only contextually aware, it lets you perform a range of interactions, including app launch to a task within an app. As you would expect from a matured AI in 2017, Bixby is able to interpret your natural language rather than making users memorize a set of phrases. Understanding of natural language is something that made Amazon’s Alexa popular. There’s no reason to believe that Google Assistant and Siri will not reach there, but Samsung has an upper hand, thanks to a wide range of devices across points it offers.
Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ specifications and features
The Samsung Galaxy S8 comes with a 5.8-inch Super AMOLED display with QHD resolution and 586 ppi. The bigger Galaxy S8+ comes with a 6.2-inch Super AMOLED display with QHD resolution and 531 ppi. Both devices are protected by Gorilla Glass 5.
Both the smartphones are powered Samsung’s Exynos 8895 processor and Qualcomm’s top-end 835 processor, depending upon the market. The two smartphones also feature 4GB of RAM, and 64GB storage, which can be expanded up to 256GB using a microSD card. Both the smartphones run on Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box with TouchWiz UI on top. For power, the Galaxy S8 draws juice from 3,000mAh battery, while the bigger one gets a larger 3,500mAh battery.
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For photography, the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ come with an 8-megapixel smart auto-focus front camera, and 12-megapixel dual-pixel rear camera with f/1.7 aperture. Both the phones come with Alway On display and IP68 water and dust resistance capabilities.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ can now also connect to the new Gear 360 to create 4K 360-degree videos and 15-megapixel photos. Samsung has also introduced a Samsung Dex accessory allowing users to transform smartphone into a desktop. The company says the accessory allows users to display and edit data from their devices. With Samsung Connect, users can now connect to IoT-enabled devices through a three-step configuration process and manage all the devices through a single app.
Samsung is also offering earphones “tuned by” AKG by Harman. “These earphones will have a comfortable hybrid canal fit for better noise cancellation and will be made from anti-tangle metal-fabric material,” says the company. Both the S8 variants will come with high-end AKG headphones, also sold separately for $99, which is Rs 6,400 approximately.The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ can now also connect to the new Gear 360 to create 4K 360-degree videos and 15-megapixel photos. Samsung has also introduced a Samsung Dex accessory allowing users to transform smartphone into a desktop. The company says the accessory allows users to display and edit data from their devices. With Samsung Connect, users can now connect to IoT-enabled devices through a three-step configuration process and manage all the devices through a single app.
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Samsung is also offering earphones “tuned by” AKG by Harman. “These earphones will have a comfortable hybrid canal fit for better noise cancellation and will be made from anti-tangle metal-fabric material,” says the company. Both the S8 variants will come with high-end AKG headphones, also sold separately for $99, which is Rs 6,400 approximately.
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