New schematics of Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus leaked online showed the two smartphones to feature bigger screens than their predecessors, yet continue to be compact in design.
The yellow portion of the schematic is the screen.
In the schematics surfaced by technology website GSMArena, the Galaxy S8 Plus measures 152.38 x 78.51 x 7.94mm. The smartphone is taller and wide compared to the Galaxy S7 Edge which measures 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7mm in dimensions. According to GSMArena, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus will feature about 6.3-inch display. The Galaxy S7 Edge model features a 5.5-inch display.
The yellow portion of the schematic is the screen.
On the other hand, the Galaxy S8 will be smaller than the Galaxy S8 Plus. In the schematics Galaxy S8 measures 140.14 x 72.20 x 7.30mm. It will be slightly shorter and thinner than the Galaxy S7 smartphone which measures 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9mm in dimensions. Based on the schematics, the Galaxy S8 will feature a 5.7-inch display (when not accounting the side curves).
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Earlier 3D renders provided by the same website showed Galaxy S8 model will come without a home button, with menu and back navigation button included within the screen.
Samsung S series will continue to sport the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack, next to the USB 2.0 port.
In addition, previous reports suggest the adoption of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC paired with 6GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.
The company is also expected to use its in house Exynos 9 series chip for European and other markets. The Galaxy S8 is also speculated to be the first smartphone to integrate Quick Charge 4.0 fast charging. The Galaxy S8 will also feature an AI voice-assistant, to be called Bixby.
Samsung is expected to release the two models in April this year.
