The Speculations , leaks & rumors are all over ,Samsung Mobile has today unveiled its 2017 flagship duo -the Samsung galaxy S8 and S8+ and as one would expect of a flagship device , the new Galaxy S8 and S8 duo are great both in designs , upgraded internals up to new software capabilities.

Both the galaxy S8 & Galaxy s8 plus are protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the front and the back,feature iris scanner which was first tested out with the failed Galaxy Note 7 while the fingerprint scanner has been relocated to the rear .

The smaller of the duo-the galaxy S8 packs a 5.8-inch (Quad HD+ Super AMOLED (2960 x 1440) with 18.5:9 apsect ration, is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 / Samsung Exynos 8895 SoC depending on the Market with Android 7.0 (Nougat) .

It comes with a 12MP dual rear camera with OIS (F1.7) and an 8MP autofocus camera with F/1.7 aperture. It has IP68 ratings for water and dust resistance that makes it safe to be immersed in up to 1.5 meters of water for as long as 30 minutes.

Both Samsung galaxy S8 and S8 plus both comes with 4GB RAM , 64GB storage while the larger S8 3500mAh battery is about 500mAh bigger than that of the S8.


Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ specifications

S8 – 5.8-inch Quad HD+ (2960 × 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity display with 570ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
S8+ – 6.2-inch Quad HD+ (2960 × 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity display with 529ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 with Adreno 540 GPU / Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 8895 processor with Mali-G71 MP20 GPU
4GB RAM with 64GB storage (UFS 2.1), 6GB RAM with 128GB storage (UFS 2.1), expandable memory with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
12MP Dual Pixel rear camera with LED Flash, f/1.7 aperture
8MP auto focus front-facing camera, f/1.7 aperture
3.5mm headphone jack
Water and dust resistant (IP68)
Sensors – Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Heart Rate Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor, Iris Sensor, Pressure Sensor
S8 – Dimensions: 148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0mm; Weight: 152g
S8+ – Dimensions: 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1mm; Weight: 173g
4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, Bluetooth v 5.0 (LE up to 2Mbps), GPS with GLONASS, USB 2.0, NFC, MST
S8 – 3000mAh battery with fast Charging both on wired and wireless (WPC and PMA) charging
S8+ – 3500mAh battery with fast Charging both on wired and wireless (WPC and PMA) charging



Retail price is 750$ & 850$


Source http://www.phonereporters.com/2017/03/samsung-galaxy-s8-s8-plus-unveiled/

Pictures

the position of the Fingerprint sensor is Awkward