Another variant available in Galaxy S8, which is the Galaxy S8+ phone that comes with much larger screen size at 6.2 inches diagonally, larger battery size at 3600mAh, no more front home button, iris scanner for fast screen unlock, Type-C charging port with fast charging technology and Samsung DeX for full desktop experience support when connected to a TV or a monitor.
Summary:
Screen size: 6.2 inches | Screen type: Super AMOLED with Gorilla Glass 5 | Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels | Sharpness: 529 ppi density | Dimensions: 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm | Weight: 173 g (6.10 oz) | Main Camera: 12MP (wide) | Front camera: 8 MP (wide) + 2MP (iris scanner) | Maximum video resolution: 4k, 30fps | Storage & RAM: 64GB/128GB + 4/6GB RAM | SD Card Slot: microSDXC | Battery: 3500mAh | 3.5mm Audio Jack: Yes | Connection: Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 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.
Description:
You can also up size your S8 with another variant, this smartphone of Galaxy S8+ is now operating on Android 7.0 (Nougat) version.
It is powered with the Exynos 8895 or Snapdragon 835 depending on the market. Moreover, this S8+ phone now comes with memory of 4/6 GB RAM, yet having the internal storage 64 GB up to 128GB and external microsd card slot does capability to expand up to 256GB.
Looking at the build of this Galaxy S8+ smartphone, where its display is getting huge diagonally at a size of 6.2 inches has paired with an impressive Super AMOLED screen and has a resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and brightness at 529ppi pixel density. Whereby you can find that its phone body dimension was measured at 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm and weighs at 173grams.
To make sure you are having a great selfie experience, the front camera with 8 MP (wide) + 2MP (iris scanner) was set up here, and on the rear camera sensor was running at 12MP wide sensor that was featured with Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, auto-HDR, panorama and more.
To keep your phone alive with a single charge, the battery size at 3500mAh indeed helps you to keep your phone just around a day much more sufficiently with average usage. Having the wireless charging features has also made this phone a premium bonus of benefits as well.
The available connectivity features found in this S8+ comprises WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC and much more by observing the following phone specification. Having another great feature by turning your Galaxy S8+ smartphone into a full desktop experience (Samsung DeX) such like using a window based user interface when connecting your phone to a TV or a monitor.
Full specification and price:
Specs | Samsung Galaxy S8+ |
Released on | March 2017 |
Display | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Screen Size of 6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 with 84.0% screen-to-body ratio Resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio with 529 ppi density Protection with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 HDR10 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display |
OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One U |
Chipset | Exynos 8895 (10 nm) – phone model of EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) – phone model of USA & China |
Processor | Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) – phone model of EMEA
Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz Kryo & 4×1.9 GHz Kryo) – phone model of USA & China |
GPU | Mali-G71 MP20 – phone model of EMEA
Adreno 540 – phone model of USA & China |
RAM | 4/ 6GB RAM |
Storage size & type | 64GB /128GB
UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1 |
Cameras | PRIMARY CAMERA:
12 MP (wide), f/1.7, 26mm, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS Featured with LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama mode Video resolution of 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS SELFIE CAMERA: 8 MP (wide), f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6″, 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) Features of Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video resolution of 1440p@30fps |
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 |
SD Card Slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) with dual SIM model only |
USB type | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
SIM card Slot | Single SIM Nano-SIM or Hybrid Dual SIM with Nano-SIM, dual stand-by |
Networking | GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO NFC: Yes Radio: No |
Audio | Loudspeaker: Yes, Stereo Speaker.
3.5mm jack headphone: Yes. |
Battery Size | Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable (13.48 Wh)
Charging with Fast charging 15W Quick Charge 2.0 Qi/PMA wireless charging depending on market |
Dimensions , Weight and Build | 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight: 173 g (6.10 oz) Glass front and glass back with Gorilla Glass 5, aluminum frame Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant with up to 1.5mtr for 30 mins |
Colors | Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink |
Model | SM-G955F, SM-G955FD, SM-G955W, SM-G955A, SM-G955P, SM-G955T, SM-G955V, SM-G955R4, SM-G955U, SM-G955S, SM-G955K, SM-G955L, SM-G955, SM-G955U1, SM-G955N, SM-G9550, SC-03J, G955F |
Price | Samsung Galaxy S8+ priced at $258
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