Name: Samsung Galaxy S8
SKU: 1013
Price: 33500.00 KES
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Description

Samsung Galaxy S8

The Samsung Galaxy S8

Introduction

S8 is an upgrade of Samsung Galaxy S7.

The Galaxy S8 is a beautiful petite phone.

Body and Design

S8 hasa 5.8″ display screen.

It has a screen surface of some 40% more than the small-sized Apple.

The Galaxy S8 measures 148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0mm and its given name is printed in sparkling blue front and center. It has a Gorilla Glass 5, front and back

The charger is rated at 9V/1.67A and 5V/2A, and complies with the Qualcomm QuickCharge 2.0 standard.

You also get a male USB-A to USB-C cable and two adapters (Type-C to full-size A and Type-C to microUSB 2.0).

It carries an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance, and should have no issues after being submerged in water up to 1.5m for up to 30 minutes.

Samsung Galaxy S8 key features

Body

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

Display

5.8″ Super AMOLED, 2,960x1440px resolution, 18.5:9 (2.06:1) aspect ratio, 570ppi; HDR 10 compliant (no Dolby Vision).

Rear camera

12MP, f/1.7 aperture, dual pixel phase detection autofocus, OIS; multi-shot image stacking; 2160p/30fps video recording.

Front camera

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

OS/Software

Android 7.0 Nougat; Bixby virtual assistant.

Chipsets: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

octa-core CPU (4xKryo 280 + 4xCortex-A53), Adreno 540 GPU.

Exynos 8895

octa-core CPU (4x2nd-gen Mongoose + 4xCortex-A53), Mali-G71 GPU.

Memory

4GB of RAM (a 6GB option likely available); 64GB of storage; microSD slot up to 256GB, UFS cards support.

Battery

3,000mAh Li-Ion (sealed); Adaptive Fast Charging (same as S7); QuickCharge 2.0 support; WPC&PMA wireless charging.

Connectivity

Single-SIM, Dual-SIM available; LTE-A, 4-Band carrier aggregation, Cat.16/13 (1Gbps/150Mbps); USB Type-C (v3.1); Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; 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.

Pros

The S8’s does not have an abundance of 18.5:9 content to gobble.

Cons

No stereo speakers

Fingerprint scanner in an inconvenient location though easier to reach than on the S8+

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

The Samsung Galaxy S8 specifications

Model	Samsung Galaxy S8
Release Date	2017, April
Network	GSM/ HSPA/ LTE
SIM	Single/Dual Nano-SIM (dual stand-by) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 certified capacitive dust and water proof up to over 1.5 meter and for up to 30 minutes
Display	Dimensions	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
	Weight	155 g
	Screen Size	5.8 inches
	Screen Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, support up to 16M colors
	Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels
	Screen Protection Type	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 3D Touch for home button TouchWiz UI
	Multitouch Function	Yes
Storage	Supports microSD, up 256 GB (Dedicated MicroSD slot) on Single-SIM Model Support microSD, up to 256 GB (uses sim 2 slot on dual SIM model
Storage	Internal memory 64 GB / 4 GB RAM
Operating system	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat)
	GPU	Mali-G71 MP20 –EMEA And Adreno-540 US Model
	Chipset	Exynos 8895 octa -EMEA
Camera	Main/ rear	12 MP, f1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash
	Features	½.5” sensor size, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detections, Auto HDR, panorama
	Main/rear video:	2160 pixels, 1080 pixels, HDR, dual-video recording
	Front/Selfie	8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440 p, dual video call, Auto HDR
Processor	Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz & 4×1.7 GHz) EMEA Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz Kryo and 4×1.9 GHz Kryo US Model
Battery	Non-removable Lion 3000 mAh battery
Colors	Orchid Gray, Midnight Black, Artic Silver, Maple Gold and Coral Blue
Communications	USB	microUSB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
	Radio	No.
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, aptX, LE
	NFC	Yes
	Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.211 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Sounds	General	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones Loudspeakers 3.5 jack PIN 32-bit/384kHz audio Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other Features	Useful sensors	Iris scanner, fingerprint front (mounted) Accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), IM, MMS, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		Samsung DeX Fast battery charging with 2.0 USB connector S-voice natural language commands and dictation Qi/PMA wireless charging region dependent ANT+ support MP3/WAV/WMAFlac player Xvid/MP4/H.265 Document viewer Photo/video editor

The Samsung Galaxy S8 Summary.

SIM	Nano-SIM Single/Dual
Display Size	5.8 inches
Display Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Operating System	Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels
Water resistance	Yes
Dust proof	Yes
Fast battery charge	Yes 60% full in 30 min
Processor speed	Octa-core 4×2.3 GHz EMEA
Memory	64 GB / 4 GB RAM
Iris scanner	Yes
Camera	12 MP / 8 MP
Battery	No-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Colors	Orchid Gray, Midnight Black, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue Maple Gold.

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