As reported by the Digitimes, Google and HTC have sold 2.1 million Pixel phones to date. At the end of this year there will be a new Pixel released, which is reportedly being built by HTC. The excitement over the Pixel has intrigued other manufacturers who are wanting to throw their hat in the ring to build the 3rd iteration of the phone. According to the report, HTC will be competing against LG, TCL, and Coolpad. If Google were to move away from HTC, I think the next logical choice would be LG as they have the ability to churn out a high volume of phones and would be able to provide quality parts that would rival all others in the industry.
The new Samsung Galaxy S8 has many features that are alluring, but to me Samsung DeX could be the biggest technological leap forward. If done correctly, DeX could be the beginning steps of your phone taking the place of your desktop computer. The key to this will be how well the Snapdragon 835 works with the software to create a seamless and fast Desktop experience.
Dual Audio: connect two Bluetooth devices to the Galaxy S8 or S8+ to play audio through the two devices simultaneously.
*The two connected devices may exhibit a slight difference in sound output.
Scalable Codec: Bluetooth connection is stable even with ambient radio frequency interferences.
[Recording]
Recording quality is improved with the High AOP Mic that minimizes distortion in noisy environments.
*AOP: Acoustic Overload Point
[Bundled Earphones]
Pure sound by AKG
Hybrid canal type
2way Dynamic Unit
Video
[Video Playback format]
MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
[TV Connection]
Wireless: Smart View (Miracast 1080p at 30 fps, mirroring support available for devices supporting Miracast or Google Cast.)
With cable: supports DisplayPort over USB type-C. Supports video out when connecting via HDMI Adapter. (DisplayPort 4K 60 fps)
Water Resistance
IP68
*Water resistant up to 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes.
Battery
Galaxy S8
[Battery Capacity]
3000mAh
[Battery Life]
MP3 playback (AOD on): up to 44 hrs
MP3 playback (AOD OFF): up to 67 hrs
Video playback: up to 16 hrs
Talk time: up to 20 hrs
Internet use (Wi-Fi): up to 14 hrs
Internet use (3G): up to 11 hrs
Internet use (4G): up to 12 hrs
Galaxy S8+
[Battery Capacity]
3500mAh
[Battery Life]
MP3 playback (AOD on): up to 50 hrs
MP3 playback (AOD OFF): up to 78 hrs
Video playback: up to 18 hrs
Talk time: up to 24 hrs
Internet use (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Internet use (3G): up to 13 hrs
Internet use (4G): up to 15 hrs
Charging
Fast Charging on wired and wireless
Wireless Charging compatible with WPC and PMA
Sensors & Buttons
[Sensors]
Iris Sensor
Pressure Sensor
Accelerometer
Barometer
Fingerprint Sensor
Gyro Sensor
Geomagnetic Sensor
Hall Sensor
HR Sensor
Proximity Sensor
RGB Light Sensor
[Buttons]
On/Off key
Volume key
Bixby key
Security
Authentication
Lock Type: Pattern, Pin, Password
Biometrics Lock Type: Iris Scanner, Fingerprint Scanner, Face Recognition
Security
Knox protection: Real-time device monitoring and protection
Virus, malware prevention (Powered by Intel Security)
Secure Folder: A secure space on the device to keep content such as apps, photos, movies, and files private using either iris scanning or fingerprint scanning.
Payment
Samsung Pay
Credit & debit cards: supports MST/NFC
Membership cards
Gift cards
Transit cards
Reward point service
Intelligence
Bixby
Press the Bixby button to go to Bixby Home, or press and hold it to interact with Bixby using voice.
Talk
See
Recommend
Remind
*Available features and content providers may vary by country.
AOD content: Choose from a variety of clock designs and information.
Clock: Digital clock, Analogue clock, World clock, and Edge clock (option to choose color and wallpaper.)
Active clock (with second hand)
Calendar
Image: Select an image from Gallery or Smart Select and set it as wallpaper for the AOD screen.
And more: Set custom text, date, battery level, app notifications, and song information.
FaceWidgets: Experience different widgets on the AOD screen by double-tapping the clock area.
Pin to AOD
Pin text and images you wish to remember to the AOD screen. The pinned memo can be easily viewed or deleted.
You can pin memo to the AOD screen using Reminder and Share via.
AOD Themes
Download AOD-exclusive themes from Theme Store.
Decorate your AOD screen with various themes.
Theme Services
Themes are sets of wallpaper, icons, and other design details available for download to the Galaxy S8 and S8+.
Accessibility
accessibility
To continue making our technology accessible to everyone, Samsung has developed and applied a variety of technical solutions. With solutions for vision, hearing, dexterity and interaction, people with disabilities can easily use technology and take advantage of new and exciting features.
It seems the S8 is just about the worst kept secret. Here are the latest leaked pictures. If you would like to know just about everything about the new S8 phonearena has a great article.
Below is the rumored benchmark for the Galaxy S8. For reference the s7 Edge scores a single core score of 1911 and a multi score of 5620. So almost no increase in single core performance but multicore benchmark shows a 7 percent increase in performance.
We have less than a month before Samsung officially reveals the Galaxy s8 but the leaks now are coming in full force. We seem to know just about everything now about specs and looks of the phone. I hope Samsung still has an ace up their sleeve so that we will have something unforeseen at the official announcement.
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