{"id":15091,"date":"2017-03-30T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T04:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=15091"},"modified":"2017-03-30T07:49:56","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T05:49:56","slug":"the-next-galaxy-is-here-and-its-incredible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/the-next-galaxy-is-here-and-its-incredible\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next Galaxy Is Here And It&#8217;s Incredible!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung&#8217;s Galaxy S8 campaign speaks of the smartphone phenomenon as we know it and challenges the accepted standard for our most trusted devices.<\/p>\n<p>The implied claim, that the S8 will redefine the smartphone as we know it, is a big one, even by Samsung&#8217;s standards. After the Note 7 debacle though, they need to reclaim their crown as the best Android manufacturer as well as prove to the world that their devices are safe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15112 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/S8Plus_S8_black_LockUp_rgb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"886\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/S8Plus_S8_black_LockUp_rgb.jpg 900w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/S8Plus_S8_black_LockUp_rgb-300x295.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/S8Plus_S8_black_LockUp_rgb-768x756.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>After\u00a0<strong><em>numerous\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>leaks, Samsung has finally unpacked the Galaxy S8 to the world and it&#8217;s safe to say that based on first impressions, the company has a winner on their hands.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is the S8 a smartphone with an impressive display, it&#8217;s also the focal point of Samsung&#8217;s 2017 mobile device ecosystem which includes a new 360 camera, a new Gear VR and DeX.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the key focal points of the S8 and S8+ are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Camera: The Galaxy S8 \/ S8+ has an\u00a08MP f\/1.7 Smart autofocus front camera and 12MP f1.7 Dual Pixel rear camera for what Samsung claims is the best low-light, zoom and anti-blur photos with enhanced image processing.<\/li>\n<li>Performance: Packing powerful performance and connectivity, the Galaxy S8 features the industry\u2019s first 10nm processor, enabling heightened speed and efficiency. It is also gigabit LTE and gigabit Wi-Fi ready with support for up to 1 Gbps.<\/li>\n<li>Entertainment: The Galaxy S8\/S8+ is the world&#8217;s first mobile device certified by the UHD Alliance as mobile HDR premium.<\/li>\n<li>Mobile Security: The Galaxy S8 is built on Samsung Knox, a defense-grade security platform. The S8 also offers a wide selection of biometric technologies including a fingerprint scanner, iris scanner and facial recognition so users can select a secure biometric authentication method that works best for them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe Samsung Galaxy S8 ushers in a new era of smartphone design and fantastic new services, opening up new ways to experience the world,\u201d said DJ Koh, President of Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics. \u201cThe Galaxy S8 is our testament to regaining your trust by redefining what\u2019s possible in safety and marks a new milestone in Samsung\u2019s smartphone legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new S flagship device is available in 2 sizes, a 5.8-inch Galaxy S8 and a 6.2-inch Galaxy S8+. Both handsets have the Infinity Display and an almost complete lack of bezels to form\u00a0a smooth, continuous surface with no buttons or harsh angles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Way to Interact with Your Phone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bixby is an intelligent interface that will help users get more out of their phone,&#8221; says Samsung. With the new Bixby button located on the side of the phone, you&#8217;ll be able to conveniently access Bixby and navigate through services and apps with voice, touch, vision and text commands. At launch, Bixby\u2019s Voice function will integrate with several Samsung native apps and features including Camera, Contacts, Gallery, Messages and Settings, with the plan to expand its capabilities to include more Samsung and third-party apps in the near future. Contextual awareness capabilities enable Bixby to offer personalised help based on what it continues to learn about the user\u2019s interests, situation and location.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll also be able to shop, search for images and get details about nearby places with Bixby\u2019s image recognition technology. As the Bixby ecosystem grows, it will connect across devices, apps and services as a ubiquitous interface.<\/p>\n<p>New high-performance earphones tuned by AKG by Harman, offering uncompromised audio for unbeatable sound quality, will come as an in-box accessory. These earphones will have a comfortable hybrid canal fit for better noise cancellation and will be made from anti-tangle metal-fabric material.<\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy S8 will be available starting on <span data-term=\"goog_1473331867\">5 May 2017, however pre-orders begin today through local networks as well as on Samsung South Africa&#8217;s website and on Takealot.com\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At launch, only 3 colours will be available in South Africa with more colours to be launched later in the year.<\/p>\n<p><span data-term=\"goog_1473331868\">The 3 launch colours are : Midnight<\/span> Black, Orchid Gray and Maple Gold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: S8 R15 499<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0S8+ R17 499<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Specifications:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"1021\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u3000<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"397\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Galaxy S8<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"482\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Galaxy S8+<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>OS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"879\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Android 7.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Network<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"879\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">LTE Cat. 16<sup>*<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">*May differ by markets and mobile operators<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Dimension<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"397\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm, 152g<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"482\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm, 173g<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>AP<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"879\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Octa core (2.3GHz Quad + 1.7GHz Quad), 64 bit, 10 nm process<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">*May differ by markets and mobile operators<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Memory<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"879\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">4GB RAM (LPDDR4), 64GB (UFS 2.1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">*May differ by markets and mobile operators<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Display<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"397\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">5.8\u201d (146.5mm)<sup>1<\/sup> Quad HD+<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(2960&#215;1440), (570ppi)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"482\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">6.2\u201d (158.1mm)<sup>1<\/sup> Quad HD+<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(2960&#215;1440), (529ppi)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"879\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><sup>1 Screen measured diagonally as a full rectangle without accounting for the rounded corners<\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Camera<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"879\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Rear: Dual Pixel 12MP OIS (F1.7), Front: 8MP AF (F1.7)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Battery<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"397\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">3,000 mAh<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"482\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">3,500 mAh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"879\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Fast Charging on wired and wireless<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Wireless Charging compatible with WPC and PMA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Payment<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"879\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">NFC, MST<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Connectivity<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"879\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Wi-Fi 802.11 a\/b\/g\/n\/ac (2.4\/5GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, 1024QAM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Bluetooth<\/em>\u00ae v 5.0 (LE up to 2Mbps), ANT+, USB Type-C, NFC,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Location (GPS, Galileo*, Glonass, BeiDou*)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">*Galileo and BeiDou coverage may be limited.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Sensors<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"879\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Heart Rate Sensor, Proximity Sensor,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">RGB Light Sensor, Iris Sensor, Pressure Sensor<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Audio<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"879\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DSF, DFF<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Video<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"879\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung&#8217;s Galaxy S8 campaign speaks of the smartphone phenomenon as we know it and challenges the accepted standard for our most trusted devices. The implied claim, that the S8 will redefine the smartphone as we know it, is a big one, even by Samsung&#8217;s standards. After the Note 7 debacle though, they need to reclaim<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/the-next-galaxy-is-here-and-its-incredible\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1846,676,1589],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Galaxy-S8-Main-Press-Release_main_0_F.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15091"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15091"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15117,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15091\/revisions\/15117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}