Samsung Electronics Co unveiled its Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone as it battles to regain the market leadership it lost to Apple Inc after the embarrassing withdrawal of the fire-prone Note 7s.
Boasting some of the largest wrap-around screens ever made, the long-awaited S8 is the South Korean tech giant’s first new premium phone since the Note 7 debacle in October, which wiped out $5.48 billion of profit and helped Apple overtake Samsung as the world’s top smartphone maker in the fourth quarter.
Two versions of the Galaxy S8, code-named Dream internally, were launched at a media event in New York on Wednesday, with 6.2-inch (15.75 cm) and 5.8-inch curved screens – the largest to date for Samsung’s premium smartphones.
The phones, which will go on sale on April 21, are slightly longer but comparable in width to their predecessors as Samsung has eliminated nearly all of the bezel borders around the face to maximize the screen surface area.
The S8 features Samsung’s new artificial intelligence service, Bixby, with functions including a voice-commanded assistant system similar to Apple’s Siri. There is also a new facial recognition application that lets users unlock their phones by looking at them.
FULL SPECIFICATIONS
BOUNDARIES REMOVED
The Infinity Display has an incredible end-to-end screen that spills over the phone’s sides, forming a completely smooth, continuous surface with no bumps or angles. It’s pure, pristine, uninterrupted glass. And it takes up the entire front of the phone, flowing seamlessly into the aluminum shell. The result is a beautifully curved, perfectly symmetrical, singular object.
CAMERA
The 12MP rear camera and the 8MP front camera are so accurate and fast that you won’t miss a moment, day or night.
Camera
[FRONT]
8MP AF
F1.7 Aperture
Pixel size: 1.22µm
Sensor size: 1/3.6″
FOV: 80
Wide selfie
[REAR]
Dual Pixel 12MP AF
OIS (Optical Image Stabilization)
F1.7 Aperture
Pixel size: 1.4µm
Sensor size: 1/2.55″
FOV: 77
Max Zoom: 8x (digital)
Pro mode
Panorama
Slow motion
Hyperlapse
Food mode
Save as RAW file
VIDEO RECORDING
Video
Recording
4K video recording at 30 fps
1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps
720p HD video recording at 30 fps
VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilization)
Digital Zoom 8x
High CRI LED Flash
Slow Motion video support for 720p at 240 fps
Hyperlapse video with stabilization
Continuous Autofocus video
Face Detection
Tracking AF
Take 9-megapixel still photos while recording 4K video
Playback Zoom
Video Location tags
AP
Octa-core (2.3GHz Quad + 1.7GHz Quad), 64 bit, 10nm processor
Octa-core (2.35GHz Quad + 1.9GHz Quad), 64 bit, 10nm processor
Memory
4GB RAM (LPDDR4)
64GB (UFS 2.1)
Network
& Connectivity
LTE Cat.16
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz),VHT80 MU-MIMO,1024QAM
Bluetooth® v 5.0 (LE up to 2Mbps), ANT+, USB Type-C, NFC, Location (GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou)
Expandable
Memory
& SIM Card
Single SIM model: one Nano SIM and one MicroSD slot (up to 256GB)
Dual SIM model (Hybrid SIM slot): one Nano SIM and one Nano SIM or one MicroSD slot (up to 256GB)
OS
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Audio
[Ultra High Quality Audio Playback]
UHQ 32-bit &DSD support
PCM: Up to 32 bits
DSD: DSD64/128
Water Resistance
IP68
*Water resistant up to 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes.
Battery
Galaxy S8
[Battery Capacity]
3000mAh
[Battery Life]
MP3 playback (AOD on): up to 44 hrs
MP3 playback (AOD OFF): up to 67 hrs
Video playback: up to 16 hrs
Talk time: up to 20 hrs
Internet use (Wi-Fi): up to 14 hrs
Internet use (3G): up to 11 hrs
Internet use (4G): up to 12 hrs
Galaxy S8
[Battery Capacity]
3500mAh
[Battery Life]
MP3 playback (AOD on): up to 50 hrs
MP3 playback (AOD OFF): up to 78 hrs
Video playback: up to 18 hrs
Talk time: up to 24 hrs
Internet use (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Internet use (3G): up to 13 hrs
Internet use (4G): up to 15 hrs
*Data based on devices released in Europe. Actual results may vary depending on usage and environmental factors.
Charging
Fast Charging on wired and wireless
Wireless Charging compatible with WPC and PMA
Sensors
& Buttons
[Sensors]
Iris Sensor
Pressure Sensor
Accelerometer
Barometer
Fingerprint Sensor
Gyro Sensor
Geomagnetic Sensor
Hall Sensor
HR Sensor
Proximity Sensor
RGB Light Sensor
[Buttons]
On/Off key
Volume key
Bixby key
Security
Authentication
Lock Type: Pattern, Pin, Password
Biometrics Lock Type: Iris Scanner, Fingerprint Scanner, Face Recognition
SECURITY
Knox protection: Real-time device monitoring and protection
Virus, malware prevention (Powered by Intel Security)
Secure Folder: A secure space on the device to keep content such as apps, photos, movies, and files private using either iris scanning or fingerprint scanning.
In the box
Galaxy S8 | S8+
Device
USB Cable
Earphone
Ejection pin
USB power adaptor
Earphone
Quick start guide
USB Connector (USB Type-C)
Micro USB Connector
The all-new #GalaxyS8 takes you beyond the limits of any phone you’ve known before. #UnboxYourPhone https://t.co/pHVmdc8ZNj pic.twitter.com/hyzX4xBAf3
— Samsung Mobile (@SamsungMobile) March 29, 2017
