We’ve seen them leak over and over in the past couple of months, to the point where the specs of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ were no longer a mystery for anyone following the tech news cycle. But now, they’re finally official, as Samsung just took the wraps off the Galaxy S8 family of devices.
The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are nearly identical siblings, aside from the obvious differences dictated by their sizes. But other than screen size and battery capacity, everything else stays the same when it comes to hardware and software features. Here’s everything you need to know:
Galaxy S8
- Size: 148.9 x 68.1 x 8mm
- Weight: 152g
- 5.8-inch Infinity Super AMOLED curved display with 2960 x 1440 resolution (571 PPI)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor or Exynos 8895 8895 processor, depending on market
- 4GB of RAM, 6GB of RAM in China
- 64GB of UFS 2.1 storage, 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage in China
- microSD support up to 256GB
- 12-megapixel F/1.7 camera with autofocus and optical image stabilization, Quick Launch and Bixby support
- 8-megapixel F/1.7 front camera with autofocus, Quick Launch, and Bixby support
- Iris scanner
- Fingerprint sensor
- Heart rate sensor
- IP68 water and dust proof certification
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac with dual band support
- GPS, Glonass
- USB Type-C
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- 3,000 mAh battery with fast-charging, wireless charging, and battery saving modes
- Android 7.0 Nougat with Samsung UX on top
Galaxy S8+
- Size: 159.5 x 73.1 x 8.1mm
- Weight: 173g
- 6.2-inch Infinity Super AMOLED curved display with 2960 x 1440 resolution (529 PPI)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor or Exynos 8895 8895 processor, depending on market
- 4GB of RAM, 6GB of RAM in China
- 64GB ofUFS 2.1 storage, 128GB ofUFS 2.1 storage in China
- microSD support up to 256GB
- 12-megapixel F/1.7 camera with autofocus and optical image stabilization, Quick Launch and Bixby support
- 8-megapixel F/1.7 front camera with autofocus, Quick Launch, and Bixby support
- Iris scanner
- Fingerprint sensor
- Heart rate sensor
- IP68 water and dust proof certification
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac with dual band support
- GPS, Glonass
- USB Type-C
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- 3,500 mAh battery with fast-charging, wireless charging, and battery saving modes
- Android 7.0 Nougat with Samsung UX on top
Be sure to check out our hands-on Galaxy S8 preview for more!
UPDATE: Some Galaxy S8/S8+ versions ship with slower UFS 2.0 storage inside.
