{"id":15857,"date":"2017-05-05T13:40:03","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T11:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=15857"},"modified":"2017-05-05T13:49:50","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T11:49:50","slug":"overview-samsung-galaxy-s8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/overview-samsung-galaxy-s8\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview: Samsung Galaxy S8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung\u2019s new Galaxy S8 (5.8-inch) and S8+ (6.2-inch) have just launched in South Africa and they\u2019re the company\u2019s first new handsets since the Note 7.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is the S8 Samsung\u2019s new flagship, it\u2019s also easily one of the top contenders for phone of the year.<\/p>\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>Both the S8 and S8+ have an 83% body-to-screen ratio meaning that the front of the device is pretty much just an amazing display and not much else.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15862\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15862\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15862\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/003_GalaxyS8_Dual_Orchidgrey-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/003_GalaxyS8_Dual_Orchidgrey-300x300.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/003_GalaxyS8_Dual_Orchidgrey-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/003_GalaxyS8_Dual_Orchidgrey.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Galaxy S8<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The S8 and S8+ are more than just smartphones with impressive displays, they\u2019re 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 highlights of the S8 and S8+ are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Camera<\/strong>: The Galaxy S8 \/ S8+ has an 8MP 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><strong>Performance<\/strong>: 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><strong>Entertainment<\/strong>: The Galaxy S8\/S8+ is the world&#8217;s first mobile device certified by the UHD Alliance as mobile HDR premium.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mobile Security<\/strong>: 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<li><strong>Design<\/strong>: The S8 and S8+ build on the impressive design first debuted with the S6 and S6 Edge but bring an even better sense of refinement than ever before.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bixby<\/strong>: Samsung\u2019s new intelligent interface, named Bixby, functions much like Apple\u2019s Siri or Google\u2019s Assistant. Bixby lets you navigate through services and apps by using either voice, touch and text commands. Samsung says that 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 personalized help based on what it continues to learn about the user\u2019s interests, situation and location. You\u2019ll also be able to shop, search for images and get details about nearby places with Bixby\u2019s image recognition technology.<\/li>\n<li>IP68 water and dust resistance<\/li>\n<li>MicroSD support up to 256GB<\/li>\n<li>Always-on display<\/li>\n<li>Both handsets have a 3.5mm headphone jack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall, Samsung\u2019s new flagship handsets standout in all the right ways thanks to its fantastic design and impressive features, however the placement of the fingerprint scanner &#8211; next to the camera &#8211; will annoy some people.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a high-end smartphone then the Galaxy S8 and S8+ are two of the best Android smartphones currently on the market.<\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy S8 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/92372563\/Samsung+Galaxy+S8+64GB+Orchid+Grey?sst=galaxy+s8+samsung%2Cfkey&amp;ssp=4&amp;sso=0&amp;rc=rgroup2\">available from R12 999.00<\/a> and the S8+ is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/92372561\/Samsung+Galaxy+S8+Plus+64GB+Orchid+Grey?sst=galaxy+s8+samsung%2Cfkey&amp;ssp=3&amp;sso=0&amp;rc=rgroup2\">available from R14 999.00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung\u2019s new Galaxy S8 (5.8-inch) and S8+ (6.2-inch) have just launched in South Africa and they\u2019re the company\u2019s first new handsets since the Note 7. Not only is the S8 Samsung\u2019s new flagship, it\u2019s also easily one of the top contenders for phone of the year. \u201cThe Samsung Galaxy S8 ushers in a new era<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/overview-samsung-galaxy-s8\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1589,1959],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Samsung-Galaxy-S8-feature.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15857"}],"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=15857"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15864,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15857\/revisions\/15864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}