Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy S8 on 29 Mar 2017. Its last price in Malaysia is RM 1,080, or $240 in the US.
It has a 5.8-inch Super AMOLED display, the Exynos 8895 chipset, 4GB RAM and a 3000 mAh battery.
Connectivity & Networking
The Samsung Galaxy S8 supports GSM / HSPA / LTE on these bands:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41
Samsung Galaxy S8 connectivity options
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
- GPS: A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO ,Yes
- USB: 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Samsung Galaxy S8 Design
The phone measures 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) and weighs 155 g (5.47 oz). Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame. SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). Colours: Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red. Sensors: Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 ,Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation.
Display and Processor
The display measures 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) with a resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density). Panel type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors.
It runs Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI. The chipset is the Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China with an octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China CPU.
Memory
The Samsung Galaxy S8 comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1 storage.
Camera
The main camera has one lens:
- 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Camera features: F/1.7, 26mm (wide), Dual pixel PDAF, AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, Panorama, 8 x Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Digital image stabilization, Face detection, Touch to focus.
Selfie camera: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera).
Battery
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh) battery with Fast charging 15W charging. Loudspeaker: Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB.
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