South Korean technology giant has launched its much-awaited (and much-rumoured) flagship smartphones for the year 2017 -- Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ . The smartphones flaunt a refreshed design and come with the company's all-new virtual assistant Bixby.

Wonder how the all-new Samsung Galaxy S8 compares to its predecessor Galaxy S7. Here's a specs-by-specs comparison.

Display

Samsung Galaxy S8: 5.8-inch (1440x2960) Super AMOLED QHD+ display

Samsung Galaxy S7: 5.1-inch (1440x2560) Super AMOLED QHD display

Processor

Samsung Galaxy S8: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Samsung Galaxy S7:Qualcomm Snapdragon 820


Camera

Samsung Galaxy S8: 12MP rear camera with flash, 8MP front camera

Samsung Galaxy S7:12MP rear camera with flash, 5MP front camera


Operating system

Samsung Galaxy S8: Android Nougat 7.0

Samsung Galaxy S7: Android Marshmallow 6.0

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S8: 3,000 mAh

Samsung Galaxy S7: 3,000 mAh

RAM and storage

Samsung Galaxy S8: 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage (expandable up to 265GB)

Samsung Galaxy S7: 4GB RAM, 32GB internal storage (non-expandable)

Other features

Samsung Galaxy S8: Bixby virtual assistant, Samsung Pay, IP68 water & dust resistance, fingerprint sensor, iris/face recognition, pressure sensor

Samsung Galaxy S7: Samsung Pay, IP68 water resistance, fingerprint sensor

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