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Samsung Galaxy S8

Android smartphone

The Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S8+ (shortened to S8 and S8+, respectively) and Samsung Galaxy S8 Active are Android smartphones produced by Samsung Electronics as part of the Samsung Galaxy S series. The S8 and S8+ were unveiled on 29 March 2017 and directly succeed the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, with a North American release on 21 April 2017 and international rollout throughout April and May. The S8 Active was announced on 8 August 2017, and is exclusive to certain U.S. cellular carriers.[12][13]

Samsung Galaxy S8
Samsung Galaxy S8+
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+
Samsung Galaxy S8 (left) and the S8+ (right)
CodenameProject Dream
Cruiser (Galaxy S8 Active)
BrandSamsung Galaxy
ManufacturerSamsung Electronics
SloganUnbox Your Phone
SeriesGalaxy S
Model
  • SM-G950x (S8)
  • SM-G955x (S8+)
  • SM-G892A (S8 Active AT&T)
  • (Last letter varies by carrier and international models)
Compatible networks
First released21 April 2017; 6 years ago (2017-04-21)
Availability by region
21 April 2017
28 April 2017
29 April 2017
5 May 2017
12 May 2017
18 May 2017
25 May 2017
8 June 2017
Units sold41.067 million[1]
PredecessorSamsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge
SuccessorSamsung Galaxy S9/S9+
RelatedSamsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy A8/A8+ (2018)
TypeSmartphone (S8 and S8+)
Form factorSlate
DimensionsS8:
148.9 mm × 68.1 mm × 8.0 mm (5.86 in × 2.68 in × 0.31 in)
S8+:
159.5 mm × 73.4 mm × 8.1 mm (6.28 in × 2.89 in × 0.32 in)
Mass
  • S8: 155 g (5.5 oz)
  • S8+: 173 g (6.1 oz)
Operating system
System on chip
CPU
  • Exynos: Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz M2 Mongoose & 4×1.7 GHz) Cortex-A53 (GTS)
  • Snapdragon: Octa-core (4×2.45 GHz Kryo & 4×1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU
Memory4 or 6 GB LPDDR4X RAM
Storage64 GB UFS 2.1 / UFS 2.0 in some devices
Removable storagemicroSDXC, expandable up to 256 GB
BatteryNon-removable
  • S8: 3000 mAh
  • S8+: 3500 mAh
  • S8 Active: 4000 mAh
- all 15 Watts
Data inputsSensors:

Other:

  • Physical sound volume keys
  • Bixby key
Display
  • 2960×1440 1440p Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display, HDR10
  • S8: 5.8 in (150 mm), 225 ppcm (572 ppi)
  • S8+: 6.2 in (160 mm), 208 ppcm (529 ppi)
Rear camera12 MP (1.4 μm), f/1.7, OIS, 4K at 30 fps, 1440p at 30fps, 1080p at 60 fps, 720p at 30 fps, slow motion 720p at 240 fps
Front camera8 MP, autofocus, 1440p/1080p/720p video recording at 30fps
SoundSound and audio features e.g. speaker(s), audio jack, vibration motor, etc.
ConnectivityPhysical and wireless e.g. USB type-C, Bluetooth 5.0 (LE up to 2Mbps), 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz) WiFi, NFC, location (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou)
Water resistanceIP68, up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) for 30 minutes
Websitewww.samsung.com/global/galaxy/galaxy-s8/
References[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Sales change

The sales saw 720,000 units sold in one week, an increase from 100,000 units of the Galaxy S7 and 200,000 units of the Note 7.[14][15]

Related pages change

References change

  1. ↑ "Galaxy S9 sales are better than the Galaxy S8, but that's not saying much". bgr.com. April 25, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Galaxy Note 8 & Galaxy S8 Don't Support Project Treble on Oreo". Gadget Hacks.
  3. ↑ Abhijeet. "BREAKING: Stable Galaxy S8 Android Pie update released in Germany". SamMobile. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Smith, Chris (24 May 2017). "The Galaxy S8 may be a huge hit, but Samsung is already working on the next big thing". BGR. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Buckley, Sean (29 March 2017). "Samsung's 'unbox your phone' event gave us a phone that's still a box". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Samsung Galaxy S8 Specifications". Samsung. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  7. ↑ Smith, Chris (29 March 2017). "Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+: The full specs". BGR. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Samsung Exynos 8895 Octa". NotebookCheck. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998)". NotebookCheck. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  10. ↑ D., Luis (8 May 2017). "Lots of Snapdragon 835 Galaxy S8 units apparently have UFS 2.0 instead of newer UFS 2.1 memory. Should you care?". PhoneArena. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  11. ↑ G, Mark. "Specifications - Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+". Samsung. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  12. ↑ Smith, Chris (2017-03-29). "Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+: The full specs". BGR. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  13. ↑ "Samsung's 'unbox your phone' event gave us a phone that's still a box". Engadget. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  14. ↑ Pham, Sherisse. "Samsung's Galaxy S8 sets new record for orders in South Korea". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  15. ↑ "Record-breaking Galaxy S8 pre-orders top 1 million in South Korea". Android Authority. 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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