This is the first look at the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy s8 Plus: http://amzn.to/2oSG7OU
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Specs:
NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2017, March
Status Available. Released 2017, April
BODY Dimensions 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight 173 g (6.10 oz)
Build Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
– Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
– IP68 certified – dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
DISPLAY Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.2 inches (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (~529 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
– 3D Touch (home button only)
– Always-on display
– TouchWiz UI
PLATFORM OS Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Exynos 8895 Octa – EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 – US model
CPU Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz & 4×1.7 GHz) – EMEA
Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz Kryo & 4×1.9 GHz Kryo) – US model
GPU Mali-G71 MP20 – EMEA
Adreno 540 – US model
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) – single-SIM model
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual-SIM model
Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
CAMERA Primary 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality
Features 1/2.5″ sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
Secondary 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
– 32-bit/384kHz audio
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS WLAN 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
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
FEATURES Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
– Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
– Fast battery charging
– Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
– ANT+ support
– S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
– MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
– Photo/video editor
– Document editor
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
MISC Colors Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold
SAR EU 0.27 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
Price group 9/10
TESTS Performance Basemark OS II: 3401 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3298
Basemark X: 43862
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.658(sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise-92.2dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 88h
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