In 2016 Samsung mobile phones was trending for the fire in the phone news which occurred in their Note 7 models which forced their device being banned from planes in the US and forced Samsung to remove the handset from sale. But in 2017 Samsung is again getting into news with their latest phone Samsung Galaxy S8 which is going to be a sheer example of artificial intelligence and personal assistance. You can literally do many things with this phone which you should have dreamed of doing with mobile phone. Regarding the technology of the phone, as of now it’s far better than the latest sensation among mobile industry iPhone 7.
Let’s first start with the unlocking of the phone, Apart from the normal finger print or face recognition which we normally see in the smart phones, Samsung Galaxy S8 is having the iris scanner to recognize its owner, which is something cool. You can also unlock the phone with a selfie thanks to the latest facial recognition feature by Samsung.
The screen size has also improved which will help in the gaming, movie and virtual reality experience. The S8 has a 5.8-inch screen. The S8+ has a 6.2-inch screen.
Samsung was always one of the pioneers in implementing the wireless mobile charging and you can charge the Galaxy S8 with a wireless charging pad. There’s also fast charging, which charges the S8 faster than normal.
Yes, you have a standard headphone jack in which you can plug in your standard headphones. Well it’s like you can smile at the iPhone 7 owners now.
By Samsung Pay can make payments at any place which have standard magnetic credit card readers. This work on the patented technology by Samsung called Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) and Near Field Communication (NFC).
MST is Samsung’s patented technology. Through MST, merchants can accept payments on regular card machines which make Samsung Pay the most widely accepted mobile payment service. Whereas in NFC you can make payment with equal ease at the payment terminals that are NFC enabled and activated for use.
The Galaxy S8 comes with its own virtual reality software, powered by Facebook’s Oculus an American technology company founded by Palmer Luckey which specializes in virtual reality hardware and software products.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 can be a walking doctor for you as its having a heart beat sensor at its rear which will help you track your health.
Your phone can now be turned into a desktop computer as you can connect Galaxy S8 to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse with a special hardware and run a desktop version of the Samsung smartphone’s operating system on a normal computer.
Samsung’s Bixby digital assistant is their answer to the iPhone Siri, which is a personal assistant which works similar to Google Now. It displays latest news, your schedules, your heart rate, suggested YouTube videos, Upcoming travel details etc.
Technical Specifications of Samsung Galaxy S8
- 5.8-inch quad-HD Infinity Display (AMOLED)
- Samsung Exynos 8895 (Europe and Asia) or Qualcomm Snapdragon (USA)
- 4GB RAM, 64GB storage (microSD up to 256GB)
- 3000mAh battery with wireless and fast charging
- Rear camera: 12 megapixels, f/1.7 aperture and dual-pixel sensor
- Front camera: 8 megapixels, f/1.7 and autofocus
- Iris and fingerprint scanner
- Samsung Bixby personal assistant
- Android 7 Nougat with Google Assistant
Samsung Galaxy S8 expected price in India is 58,990INR and is expected to be launched by 28th April 2017
