Samsung Galaxy S8+

Description

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

The Samsung Galaxy S8+

Introduction

The Galaxy S8+ is an upgrade of Samsung Galaxy S8.

It has an elongated elongated shape and borderless display.

It has two drivers per bud – one 8mm and one 11mm which allows one to make or receive calls with the microphone.

Body and Design

Galaxy S8+ design has an excellent finish.

It has a widescreen mobile experience of 6.2″

There is a pair of wired earbuds in the box. It has really good headphones with deep bass together with nice and clear mids.

The single LED flash and heart-rate monitor are positioned directly underneath the Gorilla Glass surface.

The Galaxy S8+ manages quality picture while maintaining a very low level of reflectivity and combined with the high brightness, helps deliver excellent sunlight legibility.

The Galaxy S8 and S8+ are the first phones to launch with 1gb LTE, thanks to the Snapdragon 835 and Exynos 8895 chipsets. That is LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps.

The Galaxy S8+ packs a non-removable 3,500mAh battery, a good 500mAh more than the regular S8.

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Key features

Body

Polished aluminum frame, Gorilla Glass 5 front and back; IP68 certified for water and dust resistance. Arctic Silver, Orchid Grey, Black Sky, Maple Gold, and Coral Blue color schemes.

Display

6.2″ Super AMOLED, 2,960x1440px resolution, 18.5:9 (2.06:1) aspect ratio, 529ppi; HDR 10 compliant (no Dolby Vision).

Rear camera

12MP, f/1.7 aperture, dual pixel phase detection autofocus, OIS; face/smile detection, Multi-Frame Image Processing; 2160p/30fps video recording.

Front camera

8MP, f/1.7 aperture, autofocus; 1440p/30fps video recording.

OS/Software

Android 7.0 Nougat; Samsung Grace UX; Bixby virtual assistant; Smart Connect, Smart Connect Home

Chipsets: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Octa-core CPU (4×2.35GHz Kryo 280 & 4×1.9GHz Kryo 280), Adreno 540 GPU

Exynos 8895

Octa-core CPU (4x2nd-gen Mongoose 2.3GHz + 4xCortex-A53 1.7GHz), Mali-G71 GPU

Memory

4GB of RAM (6GB option for some markets); 64GB storage (128GB option for some markets); microSD slot for cards up to 256GB, UFS cards support.

Battery

3,500mAh Li-Po (sealed); Adaptive Fast Charging (same as S7); QuickCharge 2.0 support; WPC (Qi) and PMA wireless charging

Connectivity

Single-SIM, Dual-SIM available in certain markets; LTE-A, 4-Band/5-Band carrier aggregation, Cat.16/13 (1Gbps/150Mbps); USB Type-C (v3.1); Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac MU-MIMO; GPS, Beidou, Galileo; NFC; Bluetooth 5.0.

Misc

Fingerprint reader; iris recognition, face recognition; single speaker on the bottom; 3.5mm jack; bundled AKG headphones.

Pro

1. S8+ has an extraordinary display
2. The camera is almost perfectly flat on the S8+, eliminating any noticeable hump on the end
3. Good grip and comfort also benefit from the curve.

Cons

1. No stereo speakers
2. Inconveniently placed fingerprint reader
3. The bulk of the photo and video content doesn’t make the most of the available screen area due to the unusual screen aspect ratio
4. Galaxy S8+ has no receiver on board.

The Samsung Galaxy S8+ specifications

Here is the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus summary