Tonight, Samsung's latest flagship Galaxy S8/Plus will be released, which should be the most exposed Samsung flagship in recent times, whether "intentionally" or "unintentionally". The reason is clear to everyone, because the battery of Note7 is faulty. In fact, you don't need to watch the Samsung S8 press conference at all, because all the information about S8/Plus is already here if nothing unexpected happens.

appearance

The screen is still the S series curved screen. The screen is designed with rounded corners, and the overall body is more rounded, more inclined to Note7. Not only does the screen account for a very high proportion, but also the physical buttons on the front are canceled, and the fingerprint identification is placed on the back.

However, Samsung did not remove the "forehead" like Xiaomi, so the front of the phone still looks symmetrical.

to configure

processor

Like the previous S series, the S8/Plus will be paired with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 and Samsung's own Exynos 8895, both using a 10nm manufacturing process.

Memory

S8/Plus BOC will use 4/6GB RAM+64GB/128GB ROM.

Battery

In addition to the processor, everyone should be concerned about the battery. After all, Note7 has an accident because of the battery problem. Samsung has also become cautious this time. The S8 and S8 Plus will be equipped with 3000mAh and 3500mAh batteries respectively. The battery cells are made in South Korea and assembled in Vietnam.

screen

S8 is the first flagship rounded screen launched in China (LG G6, the first flagship rounded screen launched in China, is unlikely to be launched in China), so the screen size label is special. According to the calculation of conventional right angle screen, the screen is 5.8 inches, but because the screen is rounded, the actual diagonal length is 5.6 inches. Resolution: 2960 × 1440 (18.5:9), AMOLED material. The three-dimensional fuselage is 148.9 × 68.1 × 8.0mm, weighs 152g, the battery capacity is only 3000mAh, and the front 8 million+rear 12 million pixel camera.

S8+is equipped with a 6.2 (right angle)/6.1 (rounded corner) inch screen, the resolution is also 2960 × 1440 (18.5:9), and three colors are available: black/gold/blue, three-dimensional 159.5 × 73.4 × 8.1mm, 173 g, 3500mAh battery. Both machines are factory equipped with earphones and OTG converters as standard. The SoC is a full blooded Snapdragon 835 (up to 2.45GHz), which provides 4/6G memory+64/128G storage and supports TF card expansion.

camera

Samsung's photography level has long been able to compete with Apple's level. The current information is that S8/Plus will adopt an unpublished model with DRAM sensor, with 12 million pixels and f/1.7 aperture. Sensors with DRAM also include Sony Xperia XZ Premium IMX400

The front camera of S8/Plus is 8 million pixels, which supports iris recognition and unlocking.

Other highlights

Bixby， The AI voice assistant can wake up voice by clicking the Bixby button (the new button below the volume button, while Samsung's power button is always on the right) or by saying "Bixby".

Then you can talk about input and let Bixby turn on specific functions or display relevant information. This voice assistant needs to be connected to the Internet and log in to the Samsung account, and temporarily supports languages in some regions. Some functions will also be restricted by regions.

Samsung has designed a dedicated button for Bixby. Click the button to start Bixby. However, how practical Bixby is remains to be demonstrated.

headphone jack

Samsung S8/Plus did not follow Apple's footsteps and removed the 3.5mm headphone connector. Not only that, but also a standard AKG headset.

From the picture, the AKG is an in ear headset with ergonomic design. From the perspective of the opening, it should be a dynamic headset. In addition, it has AKG tuning. I believe it will be much easier to listen to music with Samsung mobile phones this time than before.

price

The selling price that everyone is most concerned about is revealed by @ Evan Blass that the price of Samsung S8 in Europe starts from 799 euros (about 5900 yuan), and that of S8+starts from 899 euros (about 6680 yuan).

Last year's Note7 made Samsung suffer a big loss. This year, Samsung's turnaround depends on the S8. In the face of such high prices, whether Samsung can use sales again to consolidate its dominant position in mobile phones remains to be revealed.

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