Samsung also unveiled the Galaxy S8 Plus which
could actually be called a Galaxy S8 with a large display and battery. The
flagship lives up to its name, coming with a plus-size build. The Samsung
Galaxy S8 Plus packs similar design and hardware like the S8 save for a few
differences in the battery capacity and display size.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus features a superior
6.2-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 2960 x 1440 pixels and
529ppi. On the Galaxy S8 Plus, Samsung is also offering two versions which
would be sold separately in specific regions. There is a Snapdragon 835-powered
version which comes with an octa-core processor clocked at 2.35 GHz. There is
also an Exynos 8895-powered version equally clocked at 2.35 GHz. Both the
Snapdragon and Exynos versions come with 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage
which can be expanded up to 256GB via microSD.
The camera configuration is the same as on the
Galaxy S8 sporting a 12MP rear sensor with optical image stabilisation (IOS),
LED flash and a f/1.7 aperture. Up front, users get an ample 8MP frot-facing
camera with f/1.7 aperture and autofocus. There is an iris scanner at the top
bezel up front and the device equally has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor
which also unlocks the phone.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus packs a larger 3,500 mAh
battery under its hood. The flagship comes with a larger dimension measuring
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm. Since it packs a larger battery, it is a little
weightier at 173g. You also get such stunning features like an IP68 water and
dust resistance, Wireless charging support, LTE Cat.16, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi
a/b/g/n/ac, NFC, MST for Samsung Pay, USB Type-C port and lots more. Samsung
still retained the 3.5mm audio jack on the Galaxy S8 Plus. The Galaxy S8 Plus runs on Android 7.0 Nougat
as well.
Samsung also did not announce the official price of
the Galaxy S8 Plus but the plus-size flagship will join its sibling in going up
for pre-order tomorrow, March 30. It will also be available in Black, Gray,
Silver, Blue and Gold variants. If you’re buying the Galaxy S8 Plus, you
equally qualify to get a free Gear VR headset with a controller and a set of
games. The Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will be available in stores from April 21.
