14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung’s upcoming flagships leaked in a number of images in the past few days, and it seems that a batch of renders has also surfaced, along with pricing for the new phones. Leakster Evan Blass (@evleaks) posted an image with several color options for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+.
The image reveals several renders of the Galaxy S8 and its larger counterpart, the S8+, in three color variants, including Black Sky, Orchid Grey and Arctic Silver. The phones will also come in a gold color option.
One notable detail revealed in the new image is the fact that the top and bottom bezels on the new phone will remain black, regardless of the back panel’s color. This marks a change in Galaxy S phones, as the same bezels are colored on the Galaxy S7 edge Blue Coral. Samsung intends to equip the Galaxy S8 with an iris scanner, which adds more cutouts to the front panel, quite noticeable and a bit offsetting if the bezel weren't black.
In addition, the front and back panel are slightly curved on the side, similar to the Galaxy S7 edge and the late Galaxy Note 7.
Pricing for the two phones and accessories were also revealed
Aside from renders, Evan Blass also revealed pricing for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in Europe. Thus, the Galaxy S8 will carry a price tag of €799, while the Galaxy S8+ will be sold for €899 at launch.
Samsung’s latest flagship will be more expensive than last year’s model, considering that the Galaxy S7 edge was sold for about €736 at launch. However, the S8 adds new features, as well as an iris scanner and virtual assistant Bixby, which should justify a steeper price.
Samsung will be selling the DeX station accessory separately for €150, while customers will have to pay €129 for the new GearVR and €229 for the Gear360. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ will be announced on March 29, when all details about the new phone will be revealed.