Galaxy S8 – Quick Facts

By Caleb Fojtik, Staff Writer

LAUNCH

Announced – 2017, March

DISPLAY –

Type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size

5.8 inches

Resolution

1440 x 2960 pixels

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

– 3D Touch (home button only)

– Always-on display

– TouchWiz UI

MEMORY

Card slot

microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) – single-SIM model

– Internal Storage

64 GB, 4 GB RAM

CAMERA

Primary Camera

12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality

– Features –

1/2.5″ sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama

– Video –

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality

– Secondary Camera

– 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

USB

-3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES

– IP68 certified – dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

-Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

– Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

– Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)

– Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)

– ANT+ support

– S-Voice natural language commands and dictation

– Photo/video editor

– Document editor

BATTERY

-Non-Removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

COLORS

-Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold