14 DAY TRIAL // A few days ago, we came across the Galaxy S8+ on Geekbench and some of its specs were revealed in the process. It was only a matter of time until the standard Galaxy S8 was also spotted in benchmark.
The Galaxy S8 with the code number SM-G950U was recently spotted on Geekbench and its specs confirm that the two upcoming phones will be roughly the same in terms of components, with some differences when it comes to battery and display size.
The Galaxy S8 will have a Super AMOLED display of 5.8 inches with Quad HD+ (2560×1440 pixel) resolution and a rumored battery capacity of 3,000mAh with fast charging. The larger Galaxy S8+ is said to have a 6.2-inch display and 3,500mAh battery.
Roughly the same specs and performance as the Galaxy S8+
The benchmark listing confirms that the two phones will come with about the same specs, 4GB of RAM and Qualcomm 835 SoC or Exynos 8895, depending on the market. Internal storage reaches 64GB with the option to add more using a microSD card, while the two phones appear to run Android 7.0 Nougat.
They will both have dual pixel 12MP rear cameras with LED flash and f/1.7 aperture, as well as 8MP front selfie snappers, 3.5mm headphone jacks, fingerprint and iris scanners, and IP68 certification against water and dust damages.
The Galaxy S8 scored 1916 points during the single-core test and 6011 points during the multicore one. The results are about the same as on the Galaxy S8+, and the main difference between the two phones will be battery usage, but we expect the larger battery in the S8+ to make up for the bigger display and thus more power consumption.
The two smartphones will be announced on March 29, during the Unpacked event set to be held in New York City and London. Rumors say that Samsung will launch pre-orders on April 10 and make the phones available widely on April 21. Pricing details are unknown at this point.