Samsung Galaxy S8 Specs and Photo Leak Before March 29, 2017 Announcement

According to serial gadget leaker Evan Blass, the 2017 flagship Android smartphone of Korean Giant Samsung is going to look like this:

And looking at the official invite that I got from Samsung Philippines' PR agency - GreenBulb - for our local Unpacked Event happening on March 29, 2017, I guess Evan is on point yet again.

Of all top-of-the-line 2017 smartphones, Samsung Galaxy S8 along with its larger sibling - Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus - are clearly the most talked about and featured in leaks.

It doesn't come as a surprise, though, since their predecessors had likewise enjoyed the same attention prior to their launch.

Add to that the yearning for a new flagship handset that the brand's fans feel following the Note7 debacle and it's easy to get this through-the-roof level of anticipation.

Just to recap everything we've read so far, here are the purported or yet-to-be-confirmed technical specifications of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus phablet:

Samsung Galaxy S8

140.14 x 72.2 x 7.3 mm
5.8-inch Curved 4K SuperAMOLED display, 18.5:9 ratio
Pressure-sensitive lower part of the display
64-Bit 2.45 GHz Octa Core Kryo 280 based Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor
(or Samsung Exynos 8895 processor in some markets)
Adreno 540 GPU
4GB of RAM (6GB in select markets)
ROM starts at 64GB
12 MegaPixel autofocus rear camera, f/1.7 aperture, Dual Pixel
8MP f/1.7 selfie camera in front
4K video recorder
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint Scanner
Android 7.0 Nougat OS with TouchWiz UI
Bixby Virtual Assistant
microSD card expansion slot
Dual SIM version in some territories including the Philippines
Non-removable 3,000 mAh battery pack with quick charge and wireless charging support.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

152.38 x 78.51 x 7.94 mm
6.2-inch Curved 4K SuperAMOLED display, 18.5:9 ratio
Pressure-sentitive lower part of the display
64-Bit 2.45 GHz Octa Core Kryo 280 based Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor
(or Samsung Exynos 8895 processor in some markets)
Adreno 540 GPU
4GB of RAM (6GB in select markets)
ROM starts at 64GB
12 MegaPixel autofocus rear camera, f/1.7 aperture, Dual Pixel
8MP f/1.7 selfie camera in front
4K video recorder
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint Scanner
Android 7.0 Nougat OS with TouchWiz UI
Bixby Virtual Assistant
microSD card expansion slot
Dual SIM version in some territories including the Philippines
Non-removable 3,500 mAh battery pack with quick charge and wireless charging support

Again, these are not yet official -- so take them with a grain of sale. However, if you ask me, I think many of these details are already pretty much accurate. But that's just my hunch.

 

To quote the company, "Samsung has been the pioneer in offering not just premium but highly innovative smartphones. Every launch promises a leap beyond expectations as it dares to go beyond limits."

In line with that statement, Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are indeed expected to set a new standard in terms of Android handset design, build, raw power, and imaging capabilities upon launch. Exciting, eh?