The new "ace-eight", that is Galaxy S8 to Galaxy The S8+ is slowly but surely knocking on the door. As early as next month, we will find out what the new flagship model will actually look like - Samsung itself will present it at the end of March. Leaks a informace have been buzzing lately, so now is a good time to recap what we know about the new phone.
Leaks of photos capturing Galaxy S8:
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Operating memory and internal storage
According to a Chinese source, they will Galaxy S8 i Galaxy The S8+ has 6 GB of RAM. The basic storage should then boast a minimum capacity of 64 GB, while it will be possible to purchase up to 128 GB.
processor
Galaxy The S8 should be powered by two different processors, a move Samsung has always made with its flagships in recent years. Both chips should offer comparable performance and, of course, it will again be one of the most powerful processors for smartphones at the moment. Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 will be the heart of the new Galaxy The S8, which will only ship in the US. Models with Exynos processors directly from Samsung will be sold all over the world, i.e. in Europe and thus also here.
The Snapdragon 835 SoC (System-on-Chip) will be built on 10nm production technology. Thanks to this, it will offer up to 27 percent more performance than the current 820. The chip will of course be more energy efficient and smaller in size. The processor will offer eight cores, including the performance of a quad-core cluster, which will give users a 20 percent performance boost if needed.
The SoC itself will use the Kryo 280 CP, the Adreno 640 GPU will then support 60 times more colors and offer 25% faster rendering. Thus, mobile game players will have more than enough power. Other advantages include, for example, support for 10-bit 4K 60fps video playback, as well as support for OpenGL ES, Vulkan, and DirectX 12. The Snapdragon 835 for the US will offer Quick Charge technology, which charges the battery 20 percent faster than before - in 15 minutes you get 50 percent battery. The chip will also be the first ever mobile processor to have a built-in gigabit LTE modem.
The second chip will be the Exynos 9810 processor. It will be delivered in two variants – Exynos 9810V and 9810M. The only difference will be the number of cores of the graphics chip. The 9810V version will have an 18-core, while the 9810M version will have a 20-core Mali-G71 GPU chip.
Battery
This year, Samsung decided to use batteries with a capacity of 3000 and 3500 mAh in its new flagships. According to a report from one of the investors, there will be a smaller variant Galaxy S8 have a battery with a capacity of 3000 mAh, while the capacity of the larger model Galaxy The S8+ will be the same as the u Galaxy Note 7, so 3500 mAh.
Prices and color variants
An interesting one appeared at a foreign retailer last week informace. models Galaxy S8 (SM-G950) and Galaxy The S8+ (SM-G955) will be sold not only in black, but also in gold and the so-called Orchid Gray variant. Prices will range from $950 to $1050.
Other specifications
Other hardware specs include a 12-megapixel camera on the back, for example. Another great piece of information is that Samsung will keep the Dual Pixel technology in these models as well. The phones will have 5,8-inch and 6,2-inch displays. However, the size of the device as such will be preserved, mainly thanks to the minimal bezels.
The home button (hardware lower part) will also disappear, it will be replaced by a software alternative, which we have been seeing with competing manufacturers for some years now. The fingerprint reader is then moved to the back of the phone, right next to the camera and LED backlight. Another element is the 3,5 mm jack connector, which is very important for many audio fans informace.
The best concepts and renders Galaxy S8 and S8+:
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