The Samsung Galaxy S8 is credited with many different features of the iPhone 7, which debuted in September of this year. This is not surprising. Firstly, Samsung have not hesitate to borrow the Apple, and secondly, the company needs somehow to rehabilitate themselves in the eyes of consumers after the failure of Galaxy Note 7. And how to do it better than not due to the achievements of the “Apple” competitor.
In the vastness of the South Korean segment of the Internet appeared new details about the successor of the current Galaxy S7. No doubt, in Seoul, inspired by the flagship Apple smartphone.
1. Sensitive to touch the display
First, the top-end Samsung smartphones, like iPhone will get a display that is sensitive to touch. This became known earlier this month. In the company really want to implement this technology, although initially it will be used only partially. The technology “revealed” in 2-3 years, but specific information on this yet.
2. 256 GB in the top configuration
As the flagship of Apple’s new flagship smartphone Samsung will have a version with 256 GB of memory. The current flagship, the Galaxy S7 is equipped with a 32 GB in the base configuration and supports microSD memory cards up to 256 GB. For comparison, the iPhone 7 is available in three configurations, with 32, 128 and 256 GB of memory.
In principle, the presence of a smartphone with a record memory for the new Samsung smartphone is quite expected, because the Koreans need to reduce the technological gap between the latest Apple news. In addition, to expand the volume of the flash drive is no big deal. The reverse side will be absent from the Android smartphone support for microSD memory cards.
3. Dual camera
But Galaxy S8 will rodnite with the iPhone 7 is not only sensitive to the force pressing the screen and the amount of flash memory. According to reliable sources, Samsung will receive double the camera.
Apple was one of the first used the dual module in its flagship, so no wonder that the Koreans decided to resort to the same technique. It is reported that the main camera Galaxy S8 will get a 12-megapixel sensor of its own production Samsung, and additional 13-megapixel sensor Sony. This system will allow the machine to use the various depth of field and improve the quality of shooting in low light conditions.
4. The lack of 3.5 mm audio Jack
Also like iPhone 7 new Galaxy S8 will lose the 3.5 mm audio Jack, which will use the USB-C or draft Samsung proprietary audio Jack. With the most likely sources call it the last assumption. And if these rumors are confirmed, we are waiting for the resumption of the war of audiostandard. And the 3.5 mm Jack is likely to go into oblivion under the double impact of the market-leading Apple and Samsung.
5. Voice assistant
Samsung has officially announced that it’s planning to launch a virtual assistant with artificial intelligence that will be available to users of the Galaxy S8. But tellingly, in October, the Koreans announced the purchase of the makers of Siri, have developed a virtual assistant Viv. Samsung hope that the developers of the technology for Apple will offer for Galaxy S8 function, which will help to regain the ground lost because of the situation with the Galaxy Note 7.
According to unconfirmed information, Samsung Galaxy S8 will be one of the first smartphones on the market powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 835, but will also get 6 GB of RAM. As expected, the new product will debut February 26, 2017 for the 2017 exhibition MWC in Barcelona.
