14 DAY TRIAL // If you've been reading the news, then you probably already know the Galaxy S8 will be a no-show at this year's Mobile World Congress trade fair, which is set to kick off in late February.
According to many reports coming from different sources, Samsung will announce its next flagship on March 29, but the smartphone won't be available for purchase until April 21. There are also rumors claiming the Galaxy S8 will hit the shelves in South Korea one week earlier, on April 14.
Although nothing is certain in regard to the phone's specs, The Guardian reports sources with knowledge about Samsung's plans have revealed some interesting information about the Galaxy S8.
First of all, the South Korean company will launch two Galaxy S8 versions, which will come with screens in the 5-inch to 6-inch range. They will be similar in size to the current Galaxy S7/S7 edge models, but will boast larger displays.
The smartphones are internally known as Dream and Dream 2, and both should feature curved dual-edge displays, not just the bigger one.
Sources claim both Galaxy S8 models will sport “infinity display” which will cover the majority of the front side, as the smartphones have incredible screen-to-body ratio.
Aside from the fact that they will feature a bezel-less design, the top and bottom of the display are so small that there's no room to add Samsung's logo or a brand name on the front side.
Furthermore, the Galaxy S8 will come with iris scanner and fingerprint scanner, which was moved to the back of the device. Samsung hasn't ditched the 3.5mm audio jack, so the Galaxy S8 will include one, as well as USB Type-C port.
The iris scanner that's been implemented in the Galaxy Note 7 will be present in the Galaxy S8, including the biometric scanning technology that makes it so fast.
In the camera department, Samsung Galaxy S8 will come with a single lens camera, just like the predecessor. However, the “duo pixel” snapper will feature many improvements to the image quality, low-light performance and speed. In addition, the flagship's camera will include built-in object recognition similar to Google Goggles.
As expected, the Galaxy S8 will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 processor and will pack 64GB of storage, expandable via microSD cards up to 256GB.
When it comes to software, Samsung will include its own artificial intelligence assistant, which is supposed to perform various tasks such as object recognition using the camera.
The name of the AI hasn't been confirmed, but sources claim Samsung has partnered with third parties to include data source for its digital assistant.