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Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus tech specs
After the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco and the huge buildup in anticipation of the iPhone 8, Samsung needs the Galaxy S8 to be a big hit.
Later this month -- March 29 -- Samsung will unveil its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8. But will it have what it takes to beat Apple's upcoming iPhone 8?
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As with the 10th-anniversary OLED iPhone 8, we already know a lot about the Galaxy S8 and the S8 Plus thanks to extensive leaks.
Here's the likely technical specifications of the Galaxy S8/S8 Plus:
Samsung Galaxy S8: Likely tech specs
- 5.8-inch (6.2-inch for the S8 Plus) 1440 x 2960 pixel 4K resolution Super AMOLED display
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip for US market (Exynos 8895 chip for international market)
- Adreno 540 GPU
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB/128GB storage
- 3,000mAh (3,500mAh for S8 Plus) battery
- 12-megapixel f/1.7 rear camera
- 8-megapixel front-facing camera
- Rear-mounted fingerprint sensor
- Front-mounted iris scanner
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
- IP68 certification
- Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- USB-C charging
- Fast wireless charging (15W output)
- microSD card slot (supporting up to 256GB)
- Samsung DeX HDMI dock (optional)
As for pricing, we have nothing yet, but this is a premium smartphone so expect pricing to be similar to that of the Galaxy S7/S7 Edge.
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