According to the latest reports, it looks like Samsung will focus on the Galaxy S8 with 5,8-inch display, bigger Galaxy The S8+ will go "sideways". Last year, the manufacturer focused more on a version with a curved display (Galaxy S7 edge) and the ordinary "es-seven" wiped the nose. Samsung is preparing a completely different strategy for this year.
As we already know Galaxy S8 i Galaxy The S8+ will feature curved displays. The differences in equipment will be zero except for the size of the display. According to reports from the server ETNews Samsung will mainly focus on a smaller model thanks to this fact. The manufacturer plans to produce 2,1 million units in March Galaxy S8+ and 2,6 million 5,8-in Galaxy S8. However, more significant differences in numbers are visible next month - in April, Samsung intends to produce "only" 3,3 million devices Galaxy S8+, whereas smaller ones Galaxy The company should produce 8 million more of the S1,2, or 4,5 million.
In comparison, Samsung sold over 10 million units last year Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, and only during the first 20 days from the official presentation. According to analysts, customers will prefer a smaller one this year Galaxy S8, for which Samsung is properly preparing. According to the server ETNews in addition, the manufacturer will use a special Y-OCTA production process only for the display Galaxy S8, Galaxy The S8+ is supposed to have a standard display.
What is Y-OCTA technology?
It is a new process for the production of OLED displays, which makes it possible to reduce the thickness of the display itself by integrating the touch sensors directly into the display panel - there is no need to create another separate layer above the display during production.
Source: SamMobile
