Samsung Galaxy S8 spy photos reveal rear fingerprint sensor, impressive screen-to-body ratio

Looking back at the smartphone market over the past year, Samsung is undoubtedly one of the international brands that has been dealt a good hand. However, the Note 7 "burning" incident has put Samsung's good situation in a bad situation.

One-twelfth of 2017 has passed. As usual, Samsung's new flagship S8 is not far from its debut, even though Samsung has postponed the release of the Galaxy S8.

The whistleblower Evan Blass (@evleaks) recently exposed the latest spy photos of Galaxy S8 on Twitter.

From this spy photo, a major change of Samsung Galaxy S8 is that its fingerprint recognition module is removed from the front and moved to the back of the body next to the camera. This also makes the screen-to-body ratio of the phone amazing, which is said to be 84%. In addition, the 3.5mm headphone jack is still clearly visible.

In addition, Evan Blass also revealed a lot of new details. Combined with previous revelations, the outline of an annual flagship has gradually surfaced.

Screen: Galaxy S8 will have two versions, codenamed "Dream" and "Dream2", both with curved screens, one 5.8 inches and one 6.2 inches. Samsung will use a rare 18.5:9 screen with a 2K resolution. This screen also supports pressure sensing, similar to the iPhone's 3D Touch, except that the function is concentrated on the lower half of the screen.

Processor: Galaxy S8 will be equipped with Snapdragon 835 processor. An article in Forbes also mentioned that the first batch of Snapdragon 835 was all taken by Samsung. If other brands use Snapdragon 835, it will be difficult to guarantee supply before April. With the addition of Snapdragon 835, the performance of S8 has been greatly improved compared to S7. It is not clear whether Samsung will prepare an Exynos 8895 processor version for S8. Judging from past tradition, this possibility is very high.

Camera: Like the Galaxy S7, the S8 will continue to have a 12-megapixel camera with Dual Pixel technology, and the front camera will be 8 megapixels with an aperture of f/1.7.

Voice Assistant: Samsung Galaxy S8 will use artificial intelligence (AI) digital assistant services, according to a Reuters report. The assistant that Samsung will use is called Viv, and it is launched by Viv Labs, an American artificial intelligence platform developer. It is reported that Viv is more powerful than Siri, and it is much better than Siri in handling complex requests, and has stronger machine learning capabilities. Consumers can ask Viv to order meals or movie tickets, compare ticket prices, etc. Viv is designed to be completely open, and any company or individual needs various services, products and information can be integrated into this network and integrated with existing information. Thanks to its powerful functions, Viv is called the "global brain".

In addition, in addition to the fingerprint recognition module, the Galaxy S8 will also support iris recognition.

In terms of software, the Galaxy S8 will be based on Android Nougat. In addition, the Galaxy S8 will support DeX desktop mode. This mode is similar to Lumia's Continuum function, that is, "through the DeX adapter, after the user connects the S8 to the TV, the S8 can instantly turn into a personal computer."

The comprehensive strength of Galaxy S8 may be beyond imagination. The user "雪碧居士是也" who is certified as "Samsung Galaxy Community and Galaxy Bar Operation Director" on Weibo said that the next generation of Galaxy flagship phone will surpass any historical product. This phone can be seen as a big gamble by Samsung. If successful, it will change the mobile phone market.

As the prices of consumer electronics rise globally, the price of Galaxy S8 may also rise. According to Evan Blass, Samsung will officially release Galaxy S8 at a press conference in New York on March 29 and will release it on April 21. The 5.8-inch version will start at 799 euros, and the 6.2-inch version will cost more than 899 euros.

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