Samsung Galaxy S8 | Price in India

Samsung has unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8, the Korean giant's latest attempt to take on the iPhone.

The launch of the device is seen as a crucial moment for Samsung coming after the scandal that saw it forced to recall and cease production of the Galaxy Note 7, its previous top-end phone, after it was found to overheat and burst into flames.

The new device comes in two sizes, the 5.8-inch S8 and the 6.2-inch S8+. They feature a new design in which the "infinity display" wraps around the device, meaning that the large screen takes up almost all the front of the phone. 

The S8 can also be unlocked using facial recognition, and will feature a new voice-controlled virtual assistant Bixby, later this year.

The phones were unveiled at packed events in New York and London, at which Samsung also unveiled a new version of its virtual reality headset, the Gear VR, and DeX, a dock that allows the S8 to turn into a desktop computer.

The S8 and S8+ are due to go on sale on April 28 and will cost Rs.56000 and Rs.63300 respectively. 

Specifications 

Processor

• US: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Octa core (2.35 GHz Quad + 1.7 GHZ Quad)
• International: Samsung Exynos Octa core (2.35 GHz Quad + 1.9 GHZ Quad)

Display

• Galaxy S8: 5.8-inch OLED, 2960 x 1440, 570ppi
• Galaxy S8 Plus: 6.2-inch OLED, 2960 x 1440, 529ppi

Cameras

• Rear: 12-megapixel, OIS, F1.7
• Front: 8-megapixel, auto focus, F1.7

Batteries

• Galaxy S8: 3,000 mAh
• Galaxy S8 Plus: 3,500 mAh

Dimensions

• Galaxy S8: 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm, 155g
• Galaxy S8 Plus: 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm, 173g

Other specs

• Android 7.0 Nougat
• USB-C, 3.5mm headphone jack
• NFC and MST for Samsung Pay
• IP68 water and dust resistant
• Wireless charging
• LTE Cat.16
• Bluetooth 5.0, can stream to two devices
• Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac
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Samsung DeX can turn your phone into a computer

The announcements are coming thick and fast. Samsung has a phone dock called DeX that turns it into a desktop PC when you plug it into a keyboard, screen and mouse.

It's a very impressive demo, and a cool idea, but personally, it's just hard to see catching on. 

Samsung Dex

New Gear 360

Samsung's 360-degree camera, the Geart 360, has had a refresh. It can now take videos in 4K resolution, which is a lot easier on those virtual reality viewers, and it can also livestream 360 videos, instead of just recording them for later.