Yesterday Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8+ became available for pre-orders.
They are getting attention for their design.
S8 is 5.8 inches with a resolution of
2960 by 1440
S8+ is 6.2 inches with the same resolution
These are very sharp displays
The display is also tall. Unlike the traditional 16:9 ratio, it is 18.5:9
But what's catching the most attention is what Samsung is calling Infinity Display. The display bends around the edges.
It's a lot smoother bend than that of the S7
Physical buttons are now replaced with software buttons. These buttons can be rearranged.
Because of this, the fingerprint reader is now on the back
It's placed alongside the camera which is kind of awkward because this is a very tall phone.
Most people probably won't be able to reach it easily.
Having the Fingerprint reader on the back worked well on the Google Pixel because it' was placed lower and is a lot smaller phone.
Google Pixel
S8 is water resistant and has:
- USB-C
- Headphone jack
- Iris Scanner
It also has a Micro SD Card. Memory won't be an issue.
Some companies should take a note *cough* Apple 👀
The camera is the same
12 MP they had in the S7.
The biggest issue is likely going to be battery life. The S8 has a 3000mAh battery and the S8+ has 3500mAh.
This is average, but they made the resolution very sharp so the phones will consume a lot more battery power
(Display is the biggest
consumer of battery power)
A new addition is an assistant called Bixby. It provides you with Cards that have information like time, weather and calendar.
(Like the Google assistant)
This is an android phone so it already comes with the Google assistant.
It's kind of redundant to have 2 assistants that do the exact same thing.
For more details, watch
Marques's video:
Galaxy S8
By Jebena ☕️
