Galaxy S8 leak spills all the beans days before official unveil
By the time Samsung finally and officially reveals the Galaxy S8 this week, it will be doing so in front of an audience that knows practically all there is to know about the smartphone. Not that it might matter as far as sales will go, though it's still an amusing thought to consider. Leaks like this latest dump to come from WinFuture basically leave no stone unturned. And suffice it to say, we might be looking at a high-end smartphone that is going to try hard to recover from last year's fiasco.
A few parts of the leaked specs are a tad interesting. The screen, for example, has a resolution of 2960x1440. It's actually taller than the LG G6's 2880x1440 so, in theory, Samsung is giving us more screen space. It might not be able to do a two-square gimmick though. There is also going to be only 64 GB of storage available, says the spec sheet. No 32 GB finally, but, strangely, no 128 GB either. Still expandable with a microSD card, at least.
The front of the smartphone, which is practically bare, does add something new, an iris scanner. First seen in the Galaxy Note 7, it isn't surprising that Samsung has decided to include it in the Galaxy S8 as well. No mention of the face recognition feature we recently heard about.
Design-wise, the Galaxy S8 is both familiar yet new. It has the dual curved edges present in almost three generations of Samsung flagships. But, without the home button on the front and the usual design hallmarks, this is almost an entirely new breed of smartphone for the Korean manufacturer.
The question is whether that will be enough to regain what Samsung has lost in the past six months. Although the drastic effects of the failure Galaxy Note 7 weren't as bad as was thought, Samsung's window of opportunity is closing fast. Whether it has enough compelling features, not to mention safety precautions, to compete with a growing number of fierce rivals this year, we'll have to wait just a few more days to find out. Samsung's UNPACKED 2017 press conference takes place 29th March, 11 AM Eastern.
