Samsung is all set to launch its next flagship, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ later this month at its Unpacked event in New York city. The company revealed the launch date during this year’s Mobile World Congress. However, the upcoming flagship from the South Korean giant is continuing its rounds in the rumour world. The latest of the lot reveals that the release date which was previously scheduled for April 21st has now been postponed to April 28th, reveals a report from VentureBeat. The report didn’t reveal any particular reason behind the same but one more week without the Galaxy S8 and S8+ is just what LG would gladly welcome.
LG unveiled its LG G6 at the MWC 2017 and is expected to release the device in coming days for its home country and a global rollout can be expected in coming weeks.
Coming back to the Galaxy S8, a recent report suggested that the pre-orders for the device will begin starting April 10. Further, Samsung is also rumoured to be producing 10 million units of Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, which shows that the company is expected to a see high sales for both the devices.
The device has been yet again leaked in another short video (Source: Slashleaks) showing the back and front while it is in standby mode. On the other hand, a recent report from BGR revealed a bunch of leaked images which showed the device from all the angles.
Below are the specifications of both the Galaxy S8 and S8+.
Samsung Galaxy S8
>>5.8-inch QHD+ Super AMOLED display
>>4GB RAM | 64GB of internal storage
>>12-megapixel dual Pixel rear camera | 8-megapixel front camera
>>IP68 Dust and Water Resistant
>>Iris Scanner, Secured by Samsung Knox, Samsung Pay,
>>3.5 mm Headphone jack, wireless charging
>>Android Nougat
>>Battery: 3000 mAh
>>Bixby Personal Assistant
Samsung Galaxy S8+
>>6.2-inch QHD+ Super AMOLED display
>>4GB RAM | 64GB of internal storage
>>12-megapixel dual pixel rear camera | 8-megapixel front camera
>>IP68 Dust and Water Resistant
>>Iris Scanner, Secured by Samsung Knox, Samsung Pay,
>>3.5 mm headphone jack, wireless charging
>>Android Nougat
>>Battery: 3500 mAh
>>Bixby Personal Assistant
Moreover, both the Galaxy S8 and S8+ are expected to boast Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 835 chipset, as revealed by the latest GeekBench listing. Not only this, the listing also showed Android 7.0 Nougat and 4GB RAM.