Samsung Starts Selling Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ in India

Samsung, the giant South Korean smartphone manufacturing firm has started selling its Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ flagship smartphones from Friday in India. Both of the handsets were launched at the end of April India, and the company had also announced a May 5 releasing date at the time of its launching. Both of the Galaxy S flagship smartphones are now available via some selected offline retailers, Flipkart, and the Samsung India E-Store.

The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ variants, which are available in India feature Dual-SIM functionality. The Galaxy S8 smartphone is available in Midnight Black and Maple Gold colour options with a price tag of Rs 57,900 (MOP) across the country, whereas the Galaxy S8+ smartphone is available in Midnight Black, Coral Blue, and Maple Gold colour variants with a price tag of Rs 64,900 (MOP) across the country.

The company has also announced a launch offer for Reliance Jio users called as Reliance Jio Double Data offer, under which, the Jio users will be offered 28GB+28GB data per month at Rs 309 for 8 months. Just like other countries, the handset will be available bundled with AKG earphones, while the Samsung DeX mobile-to-PC transition tool and the wireless charger will have to be purchased separately which are available with a price tag of Rs 8,999 and 4,499 respectively.

In term of specifications, both of the Android smartphones are powered by the Samsung Exynos 8895 SoC (a quad-core module clocked at 2.35GHz, and another quad-core module clocked at 1.9GHz) coupled with 4GB of RAM, so you must not expect any Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor variants in India. However, you don’t need to be upset, as the Samsung Exynos 8895 SoC was recently spotted to beat the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor in some benchmarks.

Both of the Dual-SIM handsets looks similar to each other, the only things which make them different are battery capacity, dimensions, and screen size of the Infinity Display, which is a dual-edge curved display with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio coupled with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The Galaxy S8 features a 5.8-inch QHD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels, whereas the Galaxy S8+ packs a 6.2-inch display with same resolution and displaying technology to its younger sibling. Both of the displays are certified by the UHD Alliance as Mobile HDR Premium.

The optical part of the GSM handsets includes a 12-megapixel ‘Dual-Pixel’ real camera along with optical image stabilisation and a f/1.7 aperture. An 8-megapixel front camera has been given for both the handsets with autofocus and a f/1.7 aperture. Both the flagship models pack 64GB of inbuilt memory space, which can be expanded up to 256GB via microSD card in a hybrid dual-SIM configuration.

Connectivity options on the boards of both the handset include, 4G LTE (Cat. 16), Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4GHz, 5GHz), Bluetooth v5.0, USB Type-C, NFC, and GPS. Sensors on both the devices include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometer, gyroscope, heart rate sensor, magnetometer, and proximity sensor. Additional features in both the smartphones include Samsung Pay (with NFC and MST connectivity), an iris scanner, fingerprint scanner, and facial recognition.

Both of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones are also blessed with wireless charging as well as fast charging facility. The Galaxy S8 is backed up by a 3000mAh battery, while the Galaxy S8+ is backed up by a larger 3500mAh battery. One of the biggest highlights of both the smartphone is the Bixby virtual assistant, in which Bixby Voice functionality will not be available initially but it will offer other functionalities like Bixby Vision, Home, and Reminder features. Lastly, the smartphones also come with IP68 certification for water and dust resistance.

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