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Samsung Galaxy S8 may soon be upgraded to Android 7.1 Nougat

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Announced literally a couple of weeks ago, the flagship Samsung Galaxy S8 can already in the very near future get an update to Android 7.1 Nougat. Recall that by default "on board" the smartphone is installed version of Android 7.0. Of course, many will ask the question: why it was impossible to immediately release the Galaxy S8 to the market with the most current version of the system? The answer is simple: so far Samsung has focused on the release of the most stable and high-quality product, which will be insured for 100% of the fate of last year's Note 7. Now, when the Samsung Galaxy S8 is launched in mass production, it's time for smaller, but useful improvements. Actually, Android 7.1 is very little in what surpasses version 7.0, especially since Koreans add a lot of their chips to the firmware, making many of their functions unnecessary. It is interesting that the stable releases of the programs Samsung S Health and GameTuner have already rece...

Screen Samsung Galaxy S8 received the highest rating of specialists DisplayMate

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DisplayMate specialists tested the Samsung Galaxy S8 screen in detail and made a verdict: the new flagship of the Korean company has the best display among all existing smartphones. In principle, it was difficult to expect any other assessment. First, the huge screen of the Galaxy S8 is the key to the device. Secondly, Samsung's top models are not the first time they receive such feedback. The last leader on the display part of DisplayMate was last year's Galaxy Note 7. However, the latter lost the problem with the battery, which could explode or catch fire at the most uncomfortable moment, which is why the manufacturer had to withdraw the entire print run. To the creation of the new Galaxy S8 , Samsung engineers came very thoroughly. The smartphone retained the dimensions of its predecessor, but the screen diagonal was increased to 5.8 inches from 5.1. You can even say that the company has made a small revolution in the smartphone market. At the same ...

Unexpectedly: goes Samsung Galaxy S8 Microsoft Edition

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The announcement of a special edition of Samsung Galaxy S8 Microsoft Edition from the creators of Windows, which in the near future will become available in retail outlets of MS Store Company , was unexpected enough. Fortunately, this modification will still have Android 7.0 Nougat , not Windows 10. However, instead of TouchWiz, Microsoft developers have installed their shell, and Bixby's voice assistant has been replaced with their own Cortana. Samsung Galaxy S8 Microsoft Edition Specifications and Features Also on the Galaxy S8 Microsoft Edition installed standard applications from MS, which are included in the usual supply of the "eighth galaxy": Skype, OneDrive and OneNote. In addition, there is an Outlook mail client. As for the hardware, in this respect, Galaxy S8 MS Edition is completely identical to the smartphones of this model sold in the US: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, 4 GB RAM and 64 GB Flash memory with the possibility of expansion. In ...

Display Samsung Galaxy S8: main feature of new flagship

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The unusually large and wide display Samsung Galaxy S8 is the main chip of the new flagship from South Korea. There is every reason to assume that the manufacturer thus launches a new fashion in the world of smartphones. Most importantly, although the Galaxy S8 display has grown in size by as much as 0.7 inches (from 5.1 to 5.8) compared to last year's Galaxy S7, the overall dimensions of the device have not changed much. A version of the Galaxy S8 + has a huge 6.2-inch screen, but similar in size to the Galaxy S7 Edge (5.5 inches).

Samsung Galaxy S8 (Plus) Review: Screen you look at forever!

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Samsung wants to make the Galaxy S8 forget the note 7 debacles. The South Korean manufacturer mainly uses three new features: Bixby, DeX, and Infinity. In the short test, especially one of these three "Samsung Angels" shows weaknesses. Is the Samsung Galaxy S8 still flying high?   The sparrows whistle it away from all the secrecy already from the rooftops: Samsung sets with the Galaxy S8 on a new design. The upheaval is not quite as radical as its time when switching from the Galaxy S5 to the Galaxy S6. However, it is distinctive. Samsung has made the Galaxy S8 the goal, as much as possible to place a display in as small a case as possible.

Samsung Galaxy S8 will be presented on March 29 and pre-order starts right away

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The new flagship Samsung Galaxy S8 will be presented on March 29, as expected earlier. In Europe, pre-order smartphone starts immediately on the day of the presentation. The source of this information was a report from the Netherlands. At home, orders for the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will only start on April 7, that is, for almost a week "with a tail" later.

Samsung Galaxy S8 broke record AnTuTu with result of 205 284 points

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The new flagship Samsung Galaxy S8 set a new record in the benchmark AnTuTu has 205 284 points, ahead of a noticeable margin of all its competitors. It's no secret that some buyers make their choice when buying a smartphone based on popular utilities for testing performance. As for the tested version of the Galaxy S8 in AnTuTu, it is an international modification of the SM-G950F with 4GB of RAM based on the chipset of its own design Exynos 8895.

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus show up on comparison photo

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New pictures show the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone and its big brother Galaxy S8 Plus in the direct size comparison.  The South Korean manufacturer has announced the launch of the next Google Android flagship for the 29th of March, but numerous Leaks already reveal nearly all relevant details in advance. In addition to the photos now published, information about the technical data and functions on the web has been circulating for a long time.

Caution: fake Samsung Galaxy S8 has already appeared in sale

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Still, we underestimated the Chinese. At the same time in some online stores, a fake Samsung Galaxy S8, and at a very high price. Although it would seem, the new flagship of the Korean giant has not even been officially introduced. So, in a pair of European online stores, a copy appeared (thanks, though warned) of Galaxy S8 for 370 US dollars. Quite an impressive prices for a fake even the top model. Usually, replicas are much cheaper.

Performance Samsung Galaxy S8 measured the first time in the benchmark

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Thanks to a new leak in the popular benchmark GeekBench an opportunity to evaluate the performance of Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. The results achieved so far cannot be called a particularly outstanding. However, it is yet to test copies. Directly in the benchmark "slept" operator variants of Galaxy S8 SM-G950U and S8 Plus SM-G955U, intended for sale in South Korea through theirs mobile operator LG U +.

The network has the first real photo Samsung Galaxy S8

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Samsung has not revealed at the MWC 2017 its main smartphone, but the Internet is still there are new details about the Samsung Galaxy S8. At this time, a source of information has become a well-known columnist Evan Blass, which fell into the hands of high-quality photo Samsung Galaxy S8. This is a genuine and fully consistent with the data on the smartphone, which was known previously.

Samsung Galaxy S8 «partially» will present for 26 of February at the MWC 2017

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The veil of secrecy over the new flagship of the Korean company will be 26 February . Barcelona will present some official data about the Samsung Galaxy S8 at a special event at the international exhibition MWC 2017. At this indirectly indicates a promising teaser slogan «Unbox you phone». It published an authoritative insider Evan Blass which appears on Twitter under the name @evleaks.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Release date and price in different countries

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For a number of countries are already available preliminary data on what there are release date and price of Samsung Galaxy S8. As in past years, the company will divide the world into four regions release the new device. Those even such global regions will be five. Since in some countries, Galaxy S8 and S8 Edge will generally not sold for reasons of economic and political nature.

Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Galaxy S8 Plus compare on a new photo

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Thanks to the new "leaked photo”, we can visually compare the Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Galaxy S8 Plus. As you can see in the picture, both smartphones have identical design and differ only in size outwardly. This comparison is preliminary. It has based on insider leaks, and for this reason, cannot have the character of "ultimate truth." It has published solely for the purpose of personal reference .

Exynos 9 Series 8895 officially announced for Samsung Galaxy S8

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Samsung has officially introduced the mobile processor (strictly speaking this chipset) Exynos 9 Series 8895. It has intended for the production of future Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. Also, it is likely it will be installed inside the Galaxy Note 8. Its announcement has expected in the second half of 2017. Koreans promised productivity gains Exynos 8895 compared with last year's Exynos 8890 by 27%. Also, its energy saving performance should improve by as much as 40%. This has become possible thanks to the 10-nm process technology and new custom kernels M2.