Vice-President of the division of Samsung mobile devices If Ken-tai made a small statement regarding the Galaxy S8. The company confirmed that they are working on a new flagship phone and revealed some features of the device.
On Thursday during a telephone press conference Whether Ken-tai announced that the Samsung Galaxy S8 will be different new design, improved camera and a new virtual assistant with elements of artificial intelligence. Top Manager did not specify what kind of assistant will be installed in the Galaxy S8.
It is worth remembering that earlier this month Samsung confirmed the acquisition of a startup Viv Labs, the founders who created Siri, and now working on new virtual assistant, claiming that it is much superior to their previous offspring. Quite possibly, it was Viv and will be used in the Galaxy S8.
The sources added that the Galaxy S8 can get an optical fingerprint scanner and display on the entire front panel. In Seoul want to give up not only from top but also from the lower part of the display, releasing the first smartphone, the entire front panel which is covered with display. Earlier it was reported about the same features for the upcoming iPhone 8.
Also the first person commented on the loud Samsung fail Galaxy Note 7. The former head of the mobile business, and now companyreally Director of Samsung JK Shin told the shareholders that the company is working with regulatory authorities and independent experts to install causes of the explosion of a Galaxy Note 7. He noted that the investigation will take some time and promised to announce the results.
As expected, the Samsung Galaxy S8 will debut February 26, 2017 for the 2017 exhibition MWC in Barcelona. It will be released in two versions. One of them will get a 5.1-inch curved display with a resolution of Quad HD and the other will be equipped with 5.5-inch 4K display and dual main camera. They are based depending on the region will be 830 Qualcomm Snapdragon processor or Exynos chip 8895. According to sources, Samsung has stopped development of the Galaxy S8 for two weeks because of the investigation of the causes of the explosion of a Galaxy Note 7.
