Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus tech specs

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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