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Specifications

• Android 7, Samsung Experience 8.1
• Display S8 - 5.8 "(146.5mm) Quad HD + (2960x1440), 570 ppi, auto dimming, SuperAMOLED, adaptive color and brightness control, color correction, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• S8 + display - 6.2 ”(158.1 mm) Quad HD + (2960x1440), 529 ppi, auto dimming, SuperAMOLED, adaptive color and brightness control, color correction, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• Exynos 8895 chipset, 8 cores (4 cores up to 2.35 GHz, 4 cores up to 1.9 GHz), 64 bit, 10 nm, models available in some markets with Snapdragon 835
• 4 GB of RAM (LPDDR4), 64 GB of internal (UFS 2.1), memory cards up to 256 GB, combo slot
• nanoSIM, up to two cards, one radio module
• Li-Ion battery 3000mAh (S8), 3500mAh (S8 +), built-in WPC / PMA wireless charging, fast charging in 75 minutes to 100 percent
• Front camera, 8 megapixels, autofocus, f / 1.7
• Main camera, 12 megapixels, DualPixel, f / 1.7, OIS, LED flash, 4K video recording, multiframe
• Samsung Pay(NFC, MST)
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac (2.4 / 5GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, 1024QAM, Bluetooth® v 5.0 (LE up to 2Mbps), ANT +, USB Type-C, NFC
• GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
• Fingerprint sensor (on the back)
• Iris scanner, face scanner
• Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Heart Rate Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor, Pressure Sensor
• Two simultaneous connections of Bluetooth devices, the ability to listen simultaneously to sound from different programs on different accessories
• LTE cat.16 (depends on operator support)
• IP68 water resistant
• Dimensions: S8 - 148.9x68.1x8 mm, weight 152 grams; S8 + - 159.5x73.4x8.1 mm, weight 173 grams

Contents of delivery

• Smartphone
• Charger fast charging with USB Type C cable
• A clip to remove the SIM card tray
• AKG Wired Stereo Headset
• OTG adapter for connecting external devices
• USB Type C to microUSB adapter
• Instructions

Positioning

Since the Galaxy S4, the most successful Galaxy smartphones have turned out to be the S7 / S7 EDGE, and in this they were unwittingly helped by the situation with the Note 7, which was removed from the market. At the end of 2016, instead of Note 7, all advertising campaigns were focused on the "old" S7 / S7 EDGE, and suddenly it turned out that their potential is far from being exhausted. Moreover, these devices are selling well today, while practically all over the world the S7 EDGE is sold better, the ratio to the regular, flat version is 2 to 1. In 2017, the S7 / S7 EDGE will become the most massive devices in the entire history of the Galaxy line. will most likely happen in the third or fourth quarters. What does this mean for the S8 | S8 +? And this means a simple thing that the new flagships will need to be diluted with the previous generation, and this will be achieved primarily at the expense of the price. If in 2016 the difference in cost between the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S7 was typical, then in 2017 the S7 and S8 will differ much more noticeably. Samsung's pricing strategy is changing, formally S8 + takes the place of Note 7, and regular S8 stands up as S7 EDGE a year ago.

Samsung considers such positioning to be justified, since there is no goal of achieving maximum sales for S8 | S8 + in the first two quarters, these devices will be in a small shortage (which does not mean that there will not be an opportunity to buy them calmly, just the demand will be high on the part of operators and distributors, there will be a fight for them, but it has already begun). All this suggests that the officially delivered devices will not fall in price quickly, however, the Russian consumer was convinced of this by the example of S7 / S7 EDGE, that they remained at the same price level for an unusually long time, and fell in price only along with the change in the ruble exchange rate.

In terms of the market, Samsung hasn't changed the positioning of its flagships in any way, these are the most technologically advanced devices that can be found. Maximum opportunities for maximum value. It should be noted that the eights are built on a completely new chassis, it was developed from scratch and takes into account all the latest developments of the company. Now most of the models will come out on this chassis, but the next bright device on it will be the Note 8, other models will receive only a part of the functions that are in the S8 | S8 +.

The emphasis in promoting these models is largely placed on design, it is emphasized more than the stuffing of devices and their capabilities. For a part of the potential audience, this is important and looks justified. Let's see together what kind of flagship Samsung has got.

Design, dimensions, controls

The first thing that catches your eye is the absence of Samsung's inscription on the front panel, there was simply no room for it. For those who were very worried that such an inscription exists, now there is freedom, the device does not have any identification marks on the front. On the other hand, not a single model on the market resembles it externally, which already makes it stand out.

Since the stake in the eighth generation is made on the screen, which occupies most of the surface of the devices, we see only it, as well as small inserts at the top and bottom. The top insert contains front-camera, speaker, retina scanner, light sensor and RGB color sensor. The bottom insert is empty, there are no controls in it, in particular, there is no fingerprint sensor, it was moved to the rear surface, placed next to the camera. In fact, the bottom insert was created for symmetry with the top one, but nothing was placed in it, and what can be inserted here?

The curvature of the screen resembles that of the Note 7, it is small, but the devices fit into the hand like a glove. S8 dimensions - 148.9x68.1x8 mm, weight - 152 grams, S8 + - 159.5x73.4x8.1 mm, weight - 173 grams. The usual S8 does not feel large, it is more typical for models with 5-inch screens, slightly elongated compared to their height. With the S8 +, the situation is about the same, but it is similar to models with 5.5-inch screens, for example, iPhone dimensions 7 Plus - 158.2x77.9x7.3mm, as you can see, they are very close. Since my main phone is S7 EDGE, I compared the new device with it, they are very similar in size.

I liked using the S8 + without a case, it becomes too bulky, uncomfortable, and loses its ease of use. And just without a cover or with a silicone cover that fits snugly around the body, you will get a device that is compact for such a screen. The phone does not slip out of hands, it is balanced, you can work with one hand in the main applications, for example, dial a number, it is not difficult, plus you can change the interface for one-handed control, then all the keys are reduced and will be available. It is impossible to reach the upper edge in the S8 + with one hand, you don't even need to try, you will drop the device. But the need for this never arises, including on devices with a smaller diagonal, most of the operations on the screen, for example, during the game, we carry out with the fingers of two hands.

The absence of a mechanical key does not at all mean that there is no button as such, it is on the screen, and in the settings you can specify that it be on in AlwaysOn Display mode, or turn it off altogether. The beauty of this touch key is that it has a special pressure sensor located under the screen. Press the button with your finger and it works, albeit with a slight delay. In the same iPhone, pressing the touch button and vibration response are configured differently, it seems that everything happens instantly, here the manufacturer should work on this point. On the other hand, there is no need for a central button in standby mode, since the easiest way is to set up the device unlocking by face recognition. Since the keys are touch-sensitive, they can be swapped, the Back button can be either to the left or to the right of the central key.

I was worried about the location of the button on the back of the camera in absentia. Having tried it, I can say that on the S8, this arrangement is plus or minus comfortable, the finger finds the sensor (this is a sensor pad with bumpers), but on the S8 + it is difficult to reach it, it turns into flour in the case. Another thing is that you can configure face recognition (do not confuse it with an iris scanner!), Then the smartphone will unlock automatically when it sees you. As usual, I have some news, I'll start with a good one. Recognition works perfectly almost always in bright rooms, the quality depends on initial setup... Unfortunately, you can only customize one face image. Why "Unfortunately? The answer lies in the fact that, for example, when you, swollen from sleep, try to look horizontally at the phone screen, it does not work out very well, it does not recognize its owner in you. Another problem is the dark time of day, here recognition does not always happen instantly, but even in a cap or other headdress, the phone recognizes you.

In most cases, recognition occurs instantly, although, comparing with a fingerprint sensor, I must say that it is safer and always works the same way, at the same speed. Here, the unlocking speed may differ, which is noticeable, but it is always up to one second. Absolutists will be upset because they would like to get the same speed always and everywhere.

The first thing many people will try is trying to trick the face scanner. If you substitute a photograph for his face, he might work. Is this a security issue? Yes and no. For ordinary people to imagine that someone breaks into a phone, substituting your face in a photo, is akin to believing that someone has made your fingerprints, this is also not difficult to do today. I don't think anyone will bother with this. For those who care about their safety, I can advise you to turn on the iris scanner, then recognition will take a little longer, but the level of protection will increase (it works in complete darkness, for people wearing glasses, recognition takes a little longer). As usual, it is a matter of choice and possibilities, a face scanner for most will be quite sufficient in everyday life.

The S8 | S8 + has several color solutions (let's not repeat both model numbers for simplicity, since they are the same, I will say S8, meaning both devices), there are new colors. Will all colors be available in all markets? I think not, some colors in Russia will not be initially available.

Which color should you choose? I like ordinary black, it looks very nice in life, however, light colors are also good, they play in the sun. The fact that they used Corning Gorilla Glass 5 glass panels can be written down in the advantages of the device. One of the complaints about the big screen and reasons for absentee complaints was that, in the opinion of the mass unconscious, such phones would be easily broken. This is not the case, as proven by the same S7 / S7 EDGE and previous models that survive belt-height falls. It is clear that everything depends on your luck, but all other things being equal, these devices behave better than the same iPhone, which is distinguished by increased fragility of glass upon impact.

Just like in previous devices, a 3.5 mm jack is retained here, but the main connector is USB Type C. Among other features, I would like to note the IP68 water resistance. The SIM card slot is combo, meaning you get either two SIM cards, or one SIM card and a microSD memory card. The SIM card format is nanoSIM.

The device has two microphones, they are located at the ends, the noise cancellation system works perfectly, on a noisy street in the rain the interlocutor heard me well.

On the back surface we see the camera, it protrudes from the body, but now the bezel does not protrude so much, this is a noticeable difference. To the left of the camera is the heart rate sensor, it has not disappeared anywhere.

On the front, above the screen, you can see an 8MP camera, as well as a 3.7MP IRIS scanner and IR illumination to illuminate the face. The resolution of the IRIS scanner has grown, as well as the accuracy, recognition speed compared to Note 7. There is also a light sensor (aka RGB color sensor).

On the right side surface there is an on / off key, on the left side there is a paired volume key, and just below there is a separate button for launching the Bixbi assistant, we will talk about it separately.

The metal chassis of the device is made of 7000 series aluminum, unlike the sevens, it has a glossy finish, and it is not clear how it will behave after a while. This moment confuses me, in the future I will try to simulate wear and tear in order to see what happens and what scratches the case will receive.

There is only one loudspeaker in the device, at the bottom end, it is loud and clear, it is well heard in all situations.

In summary, I want to say the following - from the point of view of design, materials used, this is a flagship without any discounts, and it does not have many direct competitors, more precisely, it is one - the iPhone 8, which will appear in the fall, the current generation of iPhone is in many ways inferior and looks weaker ...

Display

Samsung has coined a marketing term for the new, vertically elongated screens - Infinity Display, or infinite screen. It does not occupy the entire front surface at all, but the feeling from the first use and then is such that you are transplanted from a small TV in the kitchen to a large, comfortable panel. Considering that the size of the devices has practically not changed, the larger size of the screens really hits the mind. At QHD + resolution (2960x1440 pixels, 570/529 ppi), the screens are of high quality, there are no individual dots or other roughness. These are SuperAMOLED matrices of the latest generation, the technology has been improved compared to the Note 7, it has become even more advanced. The algorithm for adjusting the brightness depending on the ambient lighting conditions has changed, the AlwaysOn Display operating mode has expanded - the devices have become even a little better in this aspect. On-screen buttons are hidden in applications, they are almost never needed. The younger device has a diagonal of 5.8 inches, the older one - 6.2 inches.

For the S8 | S8 +, they used technologies that were first used in the company's TVs. In addition to the fact that the phone analyzes the picture on the screen, not just a light indicator has been added, but an RGB color indicator that adjusts the picture to the external conditions. The devices also support the Mobile HDR Premium standard, which appeared only at the beginning of this year for 4K devices.

DisplayMate analyzed the screen in the S8 and once again felt that Samsung engineers had done the impossible, this is the most technologically advanced screen in mobile phone. Full research can be found at the link, below are the main points:

• In automatic mode, the maximum screen brightness is up to 1000 nits, it is readable in any sun;
• The color gamut DCI-P3 Color is applied, it is also used in 4K TVs (in the DCI-P3 test tests, coverage is 113%, which means displaying bright, colorful and realistic colors under any lighting conditions);
• The function of improving the picture on the screen, which turns content that did not have an HDR component into an HDR picture;
• Two light sensors - both on the front and on the back of the phone, for better detection of lighting conditions and correction of colors on the screen;
• Night mode with a blue filter, which allows you not to excite the psyche, improve sleep;
• Separate chip to control AlwaysOn screen, which allows you to get lower power consumption;
• Improved automatic screen adjustment to personal preferences, your smartphone learns from examples of how you like to watch movies, web pages, what are your addictions in games.

This is only half of the features detailed in DisplayMate's test, and the screen is outstanding. As much as I liked the screen in the S7 EDGE, it dimmed so much next to the S8, just see how the white display differs in the menu.

On the S7 EDGE, the white color turns yellow, but you can only see this in direct comparison. In life, it seems that sevens, like other smartphones, do not have any problems with displaying colors. But this is exactly until you compare them with eights, they have gorgeous screens by any measure.

The geometry of the screen is 18.5 to 9, which is unusual and raises questions about how the interface has changed. An additional row of icons has been added to the regular menu. Is it convenient? Certainly, as more useful information is placed on the screen.

When watching videos on YouTube, the picture adjusts to the screen, you can stretch it to fill the entire screen, or leaving insignificant stripes on the sides, there is no distortion of the picture.

There are no modes of operation in which screen space is wasted, the large screen is comfortable for viewing maps, films and any visual information. It's a big screen, and it's silly to deny its benefits.

In AlwaysOn Display mode, a clock or a picture can be displayed on the screen, notifications from applications, there are no special changes compared to previous models, this mode works well. Competitors have nothing like this yet.

And the last cherry on the cake, since the phone's chassis has been completely redesigned, the screen has been integrated more deeply with other components of the device (for example, this is a separate chip for controlling the AlwaysOn Display), as a result, power consumption has decreased. Look at how many mAh battery the screen has consumed, this is a record.

As well as in sevens, it is possible to change the screen resolution, the default is FHD +, but the difference with QHD + in everyday tasks is not striking. I advise you to put QHD + for games or VR glasses.

In the sun, in any conditions, the screen remains readable, if there is an automatic brightness control, then you are guaranteed to see a colorful picture, the colors remain unchanged. In glasses, everything also works with a bang, you see a bright picture.

Battery

The built-in battery has a capacity of 3500 mAh, there is wireless charging built into the body, fast charging. Everything is typical for the company's flagships, I note the new power saving modes, in some ways they are more aggressive, which translates into a slightly longer operating time. For example, video playback time is about 18-19 hours at maximum brightness. On average, the machines will last one to two days, depending on your settings and what you use. There is no particular breakthrough, but certain improvements are being observed.

In my case, the S8 + worked an average of one and a half days with 4 hours of screen operation (backlight 60%, automatic brightness), a heavy data transfer load and also ran various tests that heavily load the processor and consume energy.

In normal mode, 5-8 hours of screen operation are easily achievable with two days of operation.

Chipset, memory, performance

RAM 4 GB (in Chinese version 6 GB), built-in memory 64 GB, and memory cards are supported up to 256 GB. For the American market, devices come with Snapdragon 835, to some extent this is an exclusive Samsung, competitors on this chipset will appear later. All over the world S8 is coming to Exynos 8895, it is one of the fastest processors. In synthetic tests, it produces high numbers.

Synthetic tests do not show how fast the device is, but I note that even in comparison with the S7 EDGE or Note 7, for which I have never had any complaints about the speed of work, the difference is noticeable, there is no gap between pressing and opening the application, the response is almost instantaneous. These devices are very, very fast. In balanced performance mode, the response is the same as on the current flagships, which is already excellent.

In terms of memory, we see a clear improvement in the form of the move from UFS 2.0 to UFS 2.1. There are already a number of models on the market with UFS 2.1 (LG V20, Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design), they show very high operating speed on Android 7. That in reality reduces the loading time of the smartphone, as well as the time for switching between applications. In the Samsung lineup, it is the eights that become the first devices with UFS 2.1.

With great interest every year I read fairy tales about how Samsung flagships slow down in the interface, in everyday operations, unfortunately, they can hardly ever show me these problems in practice. This stereotype is tenacious, but has nothing to do with devices, rather a certain curvature of the hands of users who install a ton of left-handed software or remove "unnecessary" system components, and then begin to experience problems.

Communication capabilities

USB 3.0 (Type C) is supported, for the first time in a smartphone there is support for Bluetooth 5.0, there is aptX and other codecs for sound.

There is an LTE cat. 13/16 depending on the chipset supplier, but frequency aggregation will be supported only with software updates for specific countries and operators. In the LTE Advanced network, it shows the maximum speed from the theoretically possible (2x2 MU-MIMO). On the Moscow network MegaFon, the real speed that was obtained when downloading files was 430 Mbit / s (the theoretical limit is 450 Mbit / s). To demonstrate this speed, common tests are not suitable, they are simply not designed for such networks and fail (even the size of the test file is so small that it is impossible to load it properly in such programs).

From point of view wireless interfaces there are Wi-Fi improvements, new algorithms are used. As usual, Samsung has adapted everything that has emerged during this time. The WiFi repeater function has not disappeared anywhere, it is present in this device.

Of the features of the implementation of Bluetooth 5.0, I note the possibility of simultaneous connection of two headsets or other audio devices, that is, you can listen to the same music or watch a movie with another person. It's just a gorgeous feature that was definitely missing, although few will need it.

Another point that I liked was the ability to choose applications and in which connected Bluetooth devices the sound will be played. That is, you can choose that the sound from the video player is broadcast to an external speaker, and messages are read out only in the headset. Cool? Definitely yes, but you have to spend time to customize everything for yourself. Or such a scenario: you give the phone to the child so that he watches a movie and the sound goes through wireless speaker or wireless headphones while listening to music or podcast in others wireless headphones... This function works perfectly, and it is very convenient, I tried it in practice several times, I regret that it did not exist several years ago.

Cameras

The front camera has a resolution of 8 megapixels, as well as autofocus, it is fast (f / 1.7), which allows you to take good pictures, including in semi-dark rooms. As well as for the main camera, there are different effects when inserts from bows, mustaches and the like can be attached to the face. This is a nice feature that makes the use of the camera more varied.

The main camera at first glance remains the same, that is, it is 12 megapixels, DualPixel technology. The supplier of the camera module is, as before, Samsung itself, as well as Sony (S5K2L2 and IMX333).

Due to the increased performance of the system, the fact that the camera module received its own memory, a comfortable Burst Mode appeared, when you can take several dozen pictures in a row. The camera focuses on objects faster, it handles complex scenes better than the Galaxy S7 / S7 EDGE, as I was able to see in practice. But we cannot say that this is a fundamentally different camera, it is comparable in most situations with the previous generation, it works better in difficult conditions, but most of these differences will not be noticed, they are insignificant. However, take a look at the comparison of the pictures with the S7 EDGE, all of them were taken in automatic mode. But before that, here's what the camera interface looks like.

And now a comparison of pictures with Galaxy S7 EDGE.

Galaxy S8	Galaxy S7 EDGE

Take a look at the enlarged parts of the images from the S7 EDGE and S8 Plus to understand the difference in cameras.

The feeling that the pictures from the S7 are a little blurry, they are not so sharp. The explanation for this should be sought in the fact that in eights for the first time the multiframe technology is used, which is familiar to us from Google pixel... The phone takes three frames, automatically selects the best one, and can also select the pieces of the frame that came out better in one of the pictures, and then glues it all into a single picture. The result is sharper and brighter than the S7 / S7 EDGE.

Over the course of a month, I have accumulated a lot of photos from the Galaxy S8 / S8 Plus, so let me show you some of them, for example, photos of flowers in the garden, as well as of all living creatures, macro photography, pay attention to the blurring of the background and the accuracy of details.

However, the camera does a good job with landscape shots as well.

In the dark, the camera works much better than the S7 EDGE, it works faster and performs scenes more correctly.

As for me, formally the camera on the S7 EDGE is the same, in fact the new image processing algorithms turned out to be more interesting and better, plus the yield of good photos is noticeably higher. On the S8 / S8 Plus, one of the best cameras in mobile devices that are on the market today.

There are no complaints about video recording, there is support for 4K, in FullHD you can choose a frequency of 60 or 30 frames per second.

And a few more videos from the last trip.

DeX desktop mode - similar to Microsoft's Continuum

For these devices, an accessory such as the DeX docking station appears, it has its own cooling, allows you to connect up to two USB-devices, for example, a keyboard and a mouse (USB 2.0). In some countries, this dock will be a gift along with pre-orders for the S8 | S8 +. Separately, it will cost 149 euros.

In addition to the fact that you get the opportunity to connect your phone via HDMI to an external monitor and control it using a mouse and keyboard, the DeX mode has appeared. It's not just broadcasting the contents of your phone screen to external monitor, and the redesigned interface, in particular, added support for MS Office, mobile applications Adobe such as Adobe Lightroom Mobile. These applications have been completely redesigned for large screens, and so far this is only available for flagships from Samsung, but I am sure that later it will appear on a bunch of other devices from different manufacturers. The most direct analogy is a similar mode from Microsoft, which was on Windows Phone smartphones. But the death of the platform put an end to the Continuum, and the fallen banner was picked up by DeX, Microsoft engineers took part in its development, we can consider this as a kind of Continuum on Android.

First of all, this is a solution for corporate users, it is unlikely that it will be popular from the start, but this is an interesting direction for development. DeX has implemented support for remote access to your desktops, this is Citrix, VMware and Amazon Web Services, that is, nothing of your own and nothing new. Basically, you can already use these services on Android.

My impressions of DeX are mixed. On the one hand, this is definitely the future of mobile platforms, on the other hand, the current reincarnation clearly lacks the performance of phones, the windows are drawn slowly, they twitch, in a word, everything is not as beautiful as on paper.

Nevertheless, you already get a full set of applications and all your data in a kind of desktop system, I think there will be technology lovers who will extol DeX, but the mainstream consumer will not rush to use it yet, everything works too slowly.

Bixby Assistant - Ideology and Practical Implementation

The idea behind Bixby is directly borrowed from Google Now, it is an assistant that combines voice functions, for example, voice recognition to perform commands (legacy of S Voice), but at the same time it analyzes what is displayed on your screen, that is, it conditionally understands the context in which you are talking about. With a separate key, you call up Bixby cards (again, an analogy with Google Now), you can edit them, add and remove applications and information from them. For example, the assistant knows that you usually call a certain number at this time, and offers to do so. It is impossible to call the current functions of Bixby intelligent, at the presentation it was cut down to the point of impossibility, so, there is no voice input, it will appear only at the end of the month. And the prediction system is clearly stupid, to train it, you need millions of people to start using Bixby, in such systems it does not happen otherwise - the more they use it, the better they become.

Full Bixby with voice commands, tips and other things will be released only in December 2017, along with the update of the device to Android 8. On this moment instead of Bixby, we have its camera with image recognition, as well as software for planning the day.

Multimedia capabilities, software features

Samsung has slightly redesigned the Clean UI, now it has become even more airy, it is perceived more simply, the designations of the three touch-sensitive keys have changed, the icons have changed, however, look at the picture. Also now in the settings you can see Samsung version Experience, in this device it is 8.1.

In general, I like the way Android 7 looks on the Galaxy S7 / S7 EDGE, here the interface is slightly different, but very simple and straightforward, and most importantly, convenient. Although there is a whole cohort of people who, by default, do not like any add-ons over pure android, but it seems to me nonsense - everything is done in a smart way and is convenient for everyday life. For example, to scroll through large lists, a button has appeared that allows you to jump to the very beginning of the list.

Another interesting point is that you can take any kind of screenshots, record small GIFs from the screen, cut out not just rectangles, but also ovals, and immediately draw whatever you want with your finger. But what I liked the most was saving the url when you take a screenshot in Chrome.

In terms of sound, we see about the same as in the Tab S3, there are improvements from AKG, plus AKG headphones are included. The Snapdragon 835 models have a regular sound, they use the Aqstic audio DSP, which is designed for this chip. He is noticeably better than that, which is used in Snapdragon 820/821, but worse than the DSP from Cirrus Logic, which is used in the Exynos version of the smartphone (Cirrus Logic SC43130). I managed to listen to both versions of the smartphone with AKG headphones, on Exynos the volume margin is slightly higher, the sound seemed a little different. But the sound has definitely changed, it is very similar to how the HTC 10 plays, which has its own separate DSP (this is not a solution from Qualcomm, as the market thinks). The changes in sound quality are noticeable compared to the sevens.

Finally, a nice little thing, separately AKG headphones will cost about a hundred dollars / euro, these are top-end plugs. Having tried these headphones, I can say that the game is reaching a new level for flagships, I wonder what Apple will answer and whether they will change their standard earPods for new iPhones... If they ignore it, it will be sad, since AKG tears them up in quality, like Tuzik a heating pad, these are just products from different price niches, and they differ very much.

The software contains a lot of "little things" that greatly diversify your user experience, many functions were on the previous devices, but it will not be superfluous to repeat briefly about the most noticeable of them. For example, it can be an emergency message (three presses on the power button), the phone sends an SOS message, also records a sound for 5 seconds and a photo from the front camera.

Comparison with Galaxy S7 / S7 EDGE

Samsung has prepared an infographic that shows the differences between the models, everything is simple and clear in it, and most importantly, clearly.

But you can also watch a separate video in which I describe in detail about these devices based on my rich experience.

Impressions

The device has no complaints about the sound quality and ring volume, the volume is above average, the melodies have been reworked, they have become more interesting, and they can be recognized in any situation. The vibration alert can be customized for yourself, which is important. The quality of the phone's work in Russian networks is good, there are slight improvements compared to the sevens.

WITH Samsung's work Pay there are no questions, everything is exactly the same as in previous models.

Just as in the transition from S7 EDGE to Note 7, it was impossible to say that these are completely different devices technically, but in life they were perceived very differently, and here too - the eights turned out to be very worthy and interesting. In terms of the combination of characteristics and usability, I cannot name any device that would come close to them. As before, these are the main flagships on the market, devices from Apple are interesting from an image point of view, but technically they are still catching up, although they narrowed the gap in the seventh generation. Perhaps there are two direct competitors on the market, these are Apple and Samsung, all other companies are catching up.

The S8 | S8 + has advantages over the seventh generation Apple and a small cart:

• Face scanner, iris scanner
• In the same housing size, screens with much larger diagonal and resolution
• Fast battery charging, wireless charging
• Better sound, the bundled headphones are a cut above, as created by AKG
• 64GB of internal storage plus memory cards - more than standard iPhone storage
• DeX mode, work on a large monitor (suddenly someone will like it)
• Support for VR glasses, which the iPhone does not have as a class

It is possible to enumerate these "little things" for a long time, but in fact they are very different, the product from Apple is much inferior not only technologically, but also in perception, which was not so noticeable before. With the advent of eights, the perception of phones is changing, they look a cut higher than their closest competitors.

There is only one company on the Android market that managed to prepare its answer, but was in a hurry, of course, it comes about LG G6. This device is built on Snapdragon 821 (the chipset of the previous generation, not for the flagship), it has worse sound by default and worse headphones from the kit, it is rather awkward in the hand, it is not perceived as easily as the S8 | S8 +, but the main thing is that for it want about the same as for the younger model from Samsung. For what?

The cost of the S8 in Russia is 54,990 rubles, the older model costs 59,990 rubles. Considering that these prices are comparable to the current cost of the iPhone 7, which looks weaker in many aspects, and also exhibited at the level of the upcoming iPhone 8, which comes out in the fall, I see the price as adequate. Those who wish will be able to buy Galaxy S8 in May-June on the gray market, the price will differ by 10-15% downward (the younger model already costs about 42 thousand rubles with delivery from Germany). These smartphones belong to a new generation, and not only due to numbers, they are devices ideologically redesigned from scratch, they have a large number of advantages - a screen, operating time, performance, sound, security system and so on. But for those who consider them exactly the same as the S7 / S7 EDGE, the previous models will always remain, they have not lost their relevance, since they are much cheaper and have become more affordable. I am sure that in parallel they will be able to exist for a long time. For the market, the release of S8 | S8 + is a benchmark for the coming years, all companies will try to create similar solutions, including Apple. Another thing is that their opportunities for this are very limited, and the resulting "flagships" will resemble the story of the LG G6, one thing will be worse, then another, and the price will be comparable. In this aspect, LG G6 is interesting only as the closest model in time to the S8, the one that the company calls the flagship, and it has a roughly comparable approach that could not be fully implemented.

In S8 | S8 +, the fact that these devices are devilishly beautiful in appearance comes to the fore, although there are no comrades in taste and color, everyone has their own ideas about beauty. The success of these models has already taken place, during the pre-order in Russia, they were sold in a volume of more than 15,000 units worth a billion rubles. In the future, we can expect stable sales of eights, since they have high potential.

Of the childhood diseases S8 | S8 +, I will note the red screens, which is easy to check, just go to the settings menu, and the white color in them will turn red. The company may fix this. software update, but I recommend checking the machines in the store to avoid the tedious exchange or return procedure. Moreover, it takes less than a minute, you just need to look at the screen. No other children's ailments have yet been identified in the models, for a month my devices have shown themselves from the best side.

Every year, when describing flagships from Samsung, I say standard phrases that they have become even a little faster, they have no direct competitors. And every year this is so, but with the release of S8 | S8 +, we can say that competitors, to put it mildly, are not just lagging behind, the gap between them and Samsung has just widened. Try these smartphones in life, spin in the store to see how good they are. I am sure that most will like them, and then the question of availability comes into play due to cost.

Long, frameless, with great camera and the highest performance

Recently Samsung officially presented its long-awaited flagship smartphones Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 + in Russia. Even with major setbacks in the recent past, Samsung's flagship phones not only continue to be the main competitor to Apple's iPhones, but are also some of the most technologically advanced Android smartphones out there. Compared to the previous (seventh) generation, a lot has changed here, from the overall design to the location individual elements in particular, not to mention the improved hardware and updated software stuffing. Not all changes are for the better, but there are so many of them that we can say that Samsung has decided to start from scratch. It is worth noting that, to the delight of many, the difference between the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 + models is only in size, almost everything else is the same. There are no various modifications with a variable amount of built-in memory or RAM, different performance, the presence or absence of certain elements. The user does not need to bother with the choice, it is enough just to decide on the preferred dimensions of the device. The technical characteristics of both models are almost identical, with their listing we will begin this review, choosing the Galaxy S8 + model as a sample.

Key Features Samsung Galaxy S8 + (Model SM-G955F)

• SoC Samsung Exynos 8895 Octa, 8 cores: [email protected], 3 GHz (Exynos M1) + [email protected], 7 GHz (ARM Cortex-A53)
  (another modification of the smartphone is based on SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 835)
• GPU Mali-G71
• Operating system Android 7.0
• Touchscreen Super AMOLED 6.2 ″, 2960 × 1440, 529 ppi
• RAM(RAM) 4 GB, inner memory 64 GB
• Nano-SIM support (2 pcs.)
• MicroSD support up to 256GB
• GSM / GPRS / EDGE networks (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• WCDMA / HSPA + networks (850/900/1900/2100 MHz)
• FDD LTE Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66 networks
• TD LTE Band 38-41 networks
• Wi-Fi 802.11a / b / g / n / ac (2.4 and 5 GHz) MIMO
• Bluetooth 5.0 LE
• GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BDS
• USB Type-C, USB OTG
• Main camera 12 MP (f / 1.7), autofocus, 4K video
• Front camera 8 MP (f / 1.7), autofocus
• Waterproof IP68
• Proximity sensor, lighting, heart rate, magnetic field, accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer
• Iris scanner, fingerprint scanner
• 3500 mAh battery, fast charging
• Wireless charger(WPC, PMA)
• Dimensions 160 x 73 x 8.1 mm
• Weight 173 g

Contents of delivery

Samsung Galaxy The S8 + received a stylishly designed matte black cardboard box with a laconic design. The lid cannot be removed completely, it leans back like a casket. Contents are neatly packaged in separate cells.

The set, in the best traditions of Samsung, turned out to be extensive. The smartphone comes with a connecting USB cable Type-C, network adapter with a variable output current and voltage of 5/9 V 1.67 / 2 A, a key of an unusual shape for removing cards, a Micro-USB adapter - USB Type-C, a second USB adapter - USB Type-C.

The company also included high-quality wired two-driver AKG stereo headphones with a set of interchangeable in-ear pads.

Appearance and usability

The design of the Samsung Galaxy S8 / S8 + turned out to be unusual and attractive. The streamlined body is completely made of metal and glass, there is no plastic here. A metal frame rounded on all sides, symmetrically tapering at the sides and expanding at the top and bottom ends, connects the two glass panels - the front and the back. The cover is Gorilla Glass 5, the glasses have noticeable curvatures on the sides. The bezel in the front plane of the screen is completely hidden behind the bend of the glass, so here we can talk about a truly bezel-less version.

The case of the Samsung Galaxy S8 + is absolutely symmetrical, the back side is also completely covered with Gorilla Glass 5 with curved edges. The edges of the glasses are rounded so strongly that they almost seamlessly (not counting the frames) merge into one another, creating a finished shape without a single sharp corner and straight edge. For this form, Samsung marketers have dubbed their new brainchild “smartphone without borders”.

Samsung Galaxy S8 + looks very attractive. And although this design may seem too "licked" and "pampered", but such are the modern realities, the absolute majority of users liked it.

Due to the unusual aspect ratio of the display (not 16: 9, but 18.5: 9), the case turned out to be very elongated in height. At the same time, the absence of a frame on the sides of the screen in the front plane made it possible to make the body so narrow that it is quite comfortable to hold it in the hand even with a screen diagonal of 6.2 inches. True, the device is quite slippery due to its glass panels, smooth frame and streamlined shape.

The curved edges of the front glass work in conjunction with the corresponding software in the same way as in previous models Galaxy series Edge. A complete set of elements can be found above the screen, including an LED event indicator and even an iris scanner.

The scanner works tolerably, but the very process of setting the blocking and constant recognition is quite tedious, because this system works only under certain light conditions and at a certain distance from the eyes. It is much easier and faster to use the fingerprint scanner, although its location here causes some bewilderment.

There are no more control buttons under the screen, only on the screen itself. This is not typical for Samsung, its Galaxy smartphones there was always a hardware key on the front (in latest models- with an inscribed fingerprint sensor). Now its place was taken by a virtual button on the screen, but it is also not quite ordinary. In order for the static button, which is constantly highlighted in the Always On Display mode, not to cause pixel burnout, it was made movable. Thus, at first glance, the central button on the screen, which is static at first glance, is actually constantly shifting imperceptibly in different directions.

The fingerprint scanner has been moved to the back. At the same time, it is strongly displaced from the center to the right, so that it is inconvenient for a left-hander to reach with his finger. In addition, the tactile platform of the fingerprint sensor does not differ from the neighboring elements, it is difficult to feel it blindly, you need to get used to it. In general, this is, perhaps, the most unusual and inconvenient variant of the location of this element from all of us previously encountered, Samsung has again been too clever with a fingerprint sensor.

Next to the scanner you can find a camera module with a flash, as well as the usual for smartphones Samsung sensor heart rate. None of the elements stick out beyond the surface, so the smartphone is stable on the table, does not sway when you touch the screen. The flash is as bright as possible.

There are no complaints about the operation of the fingerprint scanner itself, it works quickly, clearly and accurately. But, as already mentioned, reaching for him, holding the smartphone in his left hand, is very inconvenient.

The slot for installing cards is located on the upper end. The cover of the removable slide, on which the cards are stacked, has a rubberized gasket, since the Samsung Galaxy S8 +, like the LG G6, meets the IP68 protection category, that is, the case is completely protected from dust and can be immersed in water up to 1.5 m for 30 minutes. However, the developers did not go further: the design here is not designed for harsh operating conditions, like the LG G6, so the hero of the review does not have the certification of the military standard.

It uses a standard hybrid slot that accepts either two Nano-SIM cards or one SIM and one microSD card. The slide is made of flexible plastic, the device itself reports on the need to tightly close the connector cover to protect it from water.

The volume control button has been moved to the left side edge, here it is adjacent to a separate key for calling the Bixby smart assistant, with which you can work with available services and applications through touch screen, voice or text commands... The power key remained on the right side edge. The buttons are not very large, but the handling is quite comfortable, the keys are easily felt blindly.

All other interface elements are located at the bottom end. A USB Type-C connector is installed here, which supports the connection of external devices in USB mode OTG, the main speaker is brought out here, as well as a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a spoken microphone hole. Surprisingly, the developers could not install any of the elements exactly, each of them turned out to be offset relative to the longitudinal axis of the end, which spoils the impression a little.

After examining the structure of the Galaxy S8 +, let's compare it with the previous model Galaxy S7 Edge. With the naked eye, you can see that the width of these smartphones is almost identical.

However, the Galaxy S8 + is equipped with a more elongated display with a custom aspect ratio, which allowed for more surface area under the screen. As a result, the 6.2-inch Galaxy S8 + sits in the palm of your hand just as comfortably as the 5.5-inch Galaxy S7 Edge.

In addition, the sides of the body of the review hero have become less slippery due to the increased width of the metal frame: the curved edges of the screen on the Galaxy S8 + have been reduced, the frame is now exactly in the middle between the front and rear panels. So, in general, the changes went to the novelty only for the benefit.

Samsung Galaxy S8 + is presented on the Russian market in three colors: black ("Black Diamond"), gray ("Mystical Amethyst") and gold ("Yellow Topaz").

Screen

Samsung Galaxy S8 + features a Super AMOLED display with protective glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5 with highly rounded edges. The physical dimensions of the screen are approximately 70 × 142 mm with a diagonal of 6.2 inches, that is, the aspect ratio is 18.5: 9. The screen resolution is 2960 × 1440, the dot density is about 529 ppi. The corners of the screen, like the LG G6, are rounded, there are no side frames as such in the front plane of the screen, the upper and lower segments surrounding the screen are only about 8.5 mm high.

The brightness of the display can be adjusted manually or set automatic settings based on the operation of the ambient light sensor. HDR10 mode supported. The AnTuTu test diagnoses support for 10 simultaneous multitouch touches. There is a vision protection mode (preventing eye fatigue). In the Always-on mode, the off screen displays information about the current time and date, as well as about missed events.

In the screen settings section, you can choose the resolution and applications that should be used in full screen proportions. It seems that the developers first made a screen with an unusual aspect ratio, just so that it was "not like everyone else's", and then they added various "crutches" to the software so that the programs would work normally with such a screen.

A detailed examination using measuring instruments was carried out by the editor of the "Monitors" and "Projectors and TV" sections Alexey Kudryavtsev... Here is his expert opinion on the screen of the test sample.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface, resistant to scratches. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are better than that of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photo in which a white surface is reflected in the turned off screens (on the left - Nexus 7, on the right - Samsung Galaxy S8 +, then they can be distinguished by their size):

The screen of the Samsung Galaxy S8 + is slightly darker (the brightness in the photos is 107 versus 115 for the Nexus 7) and does not have a pronounced shade. The doubling of reflected objects on the Samsung Galaxy S8 + screen is very weak, which indicates that there is no air gap between the layers of the screen. Due to the smaller number of boundaries (such as glass / air) with very different refractive indices, screens without an air gap look better in conditions of intense ambient light, but their repair in case of cracked outer glass is much more expensive, since the entire screen has to be changed. The outer surface of the Samsung Galaxy S8 + screen has a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (effective, better than that of the Nexus 7), so fingerprints are much easier to remove and appear at a slower rate than in the case of regular glass.

When displaying a white field in full screen and when manual control brightness, its maximum value was 370 cd / m² under normal conditions and rises to 580 cd / m² in very bright light. You also need to take into account the fact that in this case the smaller the white area on the screen, the lighter it is, that is, the actual maximum brightness of the white areas will almost always be higher than the specified value. For example, when displaying a white field on half of the screen and black on the other half, we obtained values ​​of 460 cd / m² and 725 cd / m² for the above conditions. As a result, readability in the daytime in the sun should be at a good level. The minimum value is 1.6 cd / m². The reduced brightness level allows you to use the device without any problems even in complete darkness. Automatic brightness control works according to the light sensor (it is located to the left of the slot of the front speaker). The operation of this function depends on the position of the brightness adjustment slider, with which the user can try to set the desired brightness level in the current conditions. If the brightness slider is set to maximum in an office environment, then in complete darkness the auto brightness function reduces the brightness to 6.4 cd / m² (a bit dark), in an office lit with artificial light (about 550 lux) sets it to 340 cd / m² (excessively bright) , in a very bright environment (equivalent to a bright day outdoors, but no direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or slightly more) increases to 545 cd / m² (sufficient). If in complete darkness and in office conditions, set the brightness a little higher and lower, then the screen brightness for the three conditions mentioned above is as follows: 13, 180, 545 cd / m² (ideal combination). It turns out that the automatic brightness control function works adequately and to some extent allows the user to customize his work for individual requirements. At any brightness level, there is significant modulation with a frequency of about 60 or 240 Hz. The figure below shows the dependence of brightness (vertical axis) on time (horizontal axis) for several values ​​of brightness adjustment:

It can be seen that at the maximum brightness and close to it, the modulation amplitude is not very large, as a result, there is no visible flicker. However, when the brightness decreases, modulation appears with a large relative amplitude, its presence can already be seen in the test for the presence of a stroboscopic effect or simply with rapid eye movement. Depending on individual sensitivity, such flickering can cause increased fatigue.

This screen uses a Super AMOLED matrix - an active matrix on organic light-emitting diodes. A full color image is created with subpixels of three colors - red (R), green (G), and blue (B), but there are twice as many green subpixels, which can be referred to as RGBG. This is confirmed by a fragment of a micrograph:

For comparison, you can see the gallery of photomicrographs of screens used in mobile technology.

In the fragment above, you can count 4 green subpixels, 2 red (4 halves) and 2 blue (1 whole and 4 quarters), while repeating these fragments, you can lay out the entire screen without gaps and overlaps. For such matrices, Samsung has introduced the name PenTile RGBG. The manufacturer calculates the screen resolution for green subpixels, for the other two it will be two times lower. The location and shape of the subpixels in this variant is close to the case of the screen of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and some other newer ones. Samsung devices(and not only) with AMOLED screens... This version of PenTile RGBG is better than the old one with red squares, blue rectangles and green subpixel stripes. Nevertheless, some uneven contrast borders and other artifacts are still present. However, due to the very high resolution they have only minimal effect on image quality.

The screen has excellent viewing angles. True, when deviated even at small angles, the white color alternately acquires a light blue-green and pinkish tint, but the black color remains simply black at any angle. It is so black that the contrast setting is not applicable in this case. For comparison, here are the photos on which the screens of the Samsung Galaxy S8 + (profile Basic) and the second comparison participant displayed the same images, while the brightness of the screens was initially set to about 200 cd / m2, and the color balance on the camera was forcibly switched to 6500 K.

White box:

Note the good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field (except for a slight darkening and a change in hue towards the curved edges).

And the test picture (profile Basic):

The color rendition is good, the colors are moderately saturated, the color balance of the screens is slightly different. Recall that the photograph can not serve as a reliable source of information about the quality of color reproduction and is provided for a conditional visual illustration only. In particular, the pronounced reddish tint of white and gray fields present in the photographs of the Samsung Galaxy S8 + screen is visually absent when viewed from a perpendicular view, which is confirmed by hardware tests using a spectrophotometer. The reason is that the spectral sensitivity of the camera sensor does not exactly match this characteristic of human vision. Note that in this case the picture occupies in height (with this screen orientation) the entire area available for displaying the image and goes over the curved edges of the screen, which leads to darkening and color distortion. Also, in the light, these areas almost always glare, which further interferes when viewing images displayed in full screen. And even the picture of films with an aspect ratio of 16: 9 goes into the folds, which greatly interferes with watching a movie.

The photo above was taken after selecting a profile Basic in the screen settings, there are four of them:

Profile Adaptive display differs in some kind of automatic adjustment of the color rendition to the type of the displayed image and the surrounding conditions:

Saturation and color contrast are greatly increased, looks terrible. What happens when you select the two remaining profiles is shown below.

AMOLED movie:

Saturation and color contrast are also increased, but not as much.

Photo AMOLED:

Saturation is slightly lower, but color contrast is slightly higher than in the case AMOLED movie.

Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen (profile Basic).

White box:

The brightness at an angle on both screens has noticeably decreased (to avoid strong darkening, the shutter speed is increased compared to previous photos), but in the case of Samsung, the drop in brightness is much less pronounced. As a result, with formally the same brightness, the Samsung Galaxy S8 + screen visually looks much brighter (in comparison with LCD screens), since the screen mobile device often you have to look at at least a slight angle.

And the test picture:

It can be seen that the colors have not changed much on both screens and the brightness in Samsung smartphone at an angle noticeably higher. The switching of the state of the matrix elements is performed almost instantly, but at the turn-on front there may be a step with a width of about 17 ms (which corresponds to a screen refresh rate of 60 Hz). For example, this is how the dependence of brightness on time looks like when switching from black to white and vice versa:

In some conditions, the presence of such a step can lead to plumes trailing behind moving objects. However, dynamic movie scenes on OLED screens are different. high definition and even some "jerky" movements.

The gamma curve plotted using 32 points with equal intervals in terms of the numerical value of the shade of gray showed that there was no significant blockage either in the highlights or in the shadows. Indicator approximating power function is equal to 2.09, which is slightly less than the standard value of 2.2, while the real gamma curve deviates little from the power-law dependence:

Recall that in the case of OLED screens, the brightness of image fragments dynamically changes in accordance with the nature of the displayed image - it decreases for generally light images. As a result, the obtained dependence of brightness on the hue (gamma curve), most likely, does not correspond a little to the gamma curve of a static image, since the measurements were carried out with sequential output of shades of gray on almost the entire screen.

Color gamut in case of profile Adaptive display very wide:

In profile AMOLED movie coverage is a bit narrower:

When choosing a profile Photo AMOLED the coverage is compressed to the borders of Adobe RGB:

When choosing a profile Basic coverage is compressed to sRGB borders:

Without correction, the spectra of the components are very well separated:

In case of a profile Basic with maximum correction, the color components are already noticeably mixed with each other:

Note that normal sRGB-optimized images appear unnaturally saturated on screens with wide color gamut without proper color correction. Hence the recommendation - in most cases, watching movies, photos and everything natural is better when choosing a profile. Basic, and only if the photo was taken on Adobe installation RGB, it makes sense to switch the profile to Photo AMOLED... Profile AMOLED movie despite the name, the least suitable for watching movies and anything else.

The grayscale balance is good. The color temperature is close to 6500 K, while this parameter does not change very much in a significant part of the gray scale, which improves the visual perception of the color balance. The deviation from the blackbody spectrum (ΔE) for most of the gray scale remains below 10 units, which is considered a good indicator for a consumer device:

(In most cases, the darkest areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since the color balance there does not really matter, and the error in measuring color characteristics at low brightness is large.)

For some reason, only when choosing a profile Adaptive display it becomes possible to adjust the color balance with three adjustments of the intensity of the primary colors, but due to the too wide color gamut, it is in this profile that it makes no sense to correct the balance.

Let's summarize. The screen has a very high maximum brightness and has excellent anti-reflective properties, so the device can be used outdoors without any problems, even on a sunny summer day. In complete darkness, the brightness can be lowered to a comfortable value. It is permissible to use the mode with automatic brightness adjustment, which works adequately. The advantages of the screen include an effective oleophobic coating, as well as close to sRGB color gamut and good color balance. At the same time, let's recall the general advantages of OLED screens: true black color (if nothing is reflected in the screen), noticeably less than that of an LCD, the drop in image brightness when viewed from an angle. The disadvantages include modulation of the screen brightness. Users who are particularly sensitive to flicker may experience increased fatigue due to this. However, the overall quality of the screen is very high. Separately, we note that from the point of view of image quality, curled edges only harm, since this design find introduces very noticeable color tone distortions and reduces brightness at the edges of the picture, and in ambient light conditions leads to inevitable glare at least along one long side of the screen.

Camera

The front 8-megapixel camera does not receive its own flash, but it has a fast f / 1.7 lens and even supports intelligent autofocus with face detection. As a front flash, you can use the "fill" bright illumination of the screen directly at the moment of shooting. Naturally, there is a mode for retouching selfie photos. The front camera shoots well for its level, there are no special complaints about detail and sharpness, but it is difficult to say that this camera is somehow better than its counterparts from Huawei, for example. Not bad, but nothing more.

The main camera uses a 12-megapixel sensor with a pixel size of 1.4 microns, as well as a fast lens with an aperture of f / 1.7, the system optical stabilization and Dual Pixel technology, which is designed to provide fast enough autofocus to capture even the sharpest movements in low light conditions. There is a very bright LED flash.

The camera shoots in automatic or manual mode. In the mode manual settings you can adjust the shutter speed (from 1/24000 to 10 s), sensitivity (up to ISO 800), white balance and exposure compensation. There is the possibility of retouching images, support for HDR auto and a selective focus mode to change the depth of field on the finished image. Also, the camera is connected to an intelligent Bixby assistant, which must recognize objects of shooting, find places and translate texts from the screen.

Using the Camera2 API, you can transfer camera control third party applications... It is also possible to save images in RAW.

The camera can shoot video in 4K resolution (3840 × 2160), but only at 30 fps, and 60 fps is available only in Full HD (1920 × 1080). There is also a shooting mode at an intermediate resolution of 2560 × 1440, also at a speed of 30 fps. There's an optical image stabilization feature that really makes handheld shooting on the go extremely smooth. In any of the resolutions, the camera copes very well with video: sharpness, color rendition and detail are normal, there is enough brightness, artifacts and slowdowns are out of the question. There are no complaints about sound recording either: the sensitivity of the microphones is high, the sound is clear, loud, the noise reduction system adequately copes with the wind noise.

• Movie # 1 (87 MB, 3840 × [email protected] fps, H.264, AAC)
• Movie # 2 (33 MB, 2560 × [email protected] fps, H.264, AAC)
• Movie # 3 (28 MB, 1920 × [email protected] fps, H.264, AAC)

	Good sharpness along the frame field.
	Quite good detail in the distant shots.
	For indoor shooting, the detail is excellent.
	The camera handles fine and complex details well.
	Good detail when shooting at dusk.
	The text has been worked out perfectly.
	The camera copes well with macro photography.
	Good sharpness in the field of the frame and in plans.
	With the removal of the plan, the sharpness falls off slowly and smoothly.

We also tested the camera on a laboratory bench using our method.

Jpeg	RAW
Illumination ≈3200 lux.
Illumination ≈1400 lux.
Illumination ≈130 lux.
Illumination ≈130 lux, flash.
Lighting<1 люкс, вспышка.

Samsung continues to improve the quality of its cameras. The megapixel race, fortunately, has been forgotten, and now the manufacturer pays more attention to detail. Even in difficult scenes, the camera does not forget about small details, so the images look good even in low light. Soapiness is gradually fading away, which means that the algorithms of the program have improved. The program has practically ceased to "eat" the details, and sharping is almost invisible. Of course, if you look closely, you can find both, but this is nit-picking.

A laboratory test confirms that the camera has remained virtually unchanged from the previous generation. However, there are differences, they just lie in the little things that are difficult to reflect on the stand. For those who like to tinker with photo processing, the manufacturer has made a very good RAW, which in some situations really allows you to get a result better than an intra-camera JPEG.

In general, the camera turned out to be quite flagship and will perfectly cope with many different scenes.

Telephone part and communications

The communication capabilities of the Samsung Galaxy S8 + include support for the advanced LTE Cat.16 technology, all three LTE FDD frequency bands of interest to us (Band 3, 7, 20) are supported, and there is also support for four TDD LTE bands (Band 38-41). Supports two Wi-Fi bands (2.4 and 5 GHz), there is Bluetooth 5.0 LE, you can organize a wireless access point via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth channels. The developers claim that thanks to support for Wi-Fi 1204-QAM and LTE Cat.16 standards, the download speed compared to previous flagships Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 edge is increased by 20% both over Wi-Fi and over the mobile Internet. The device behaves confidently in the city limits of the Moscow region, the quality of signal reception raises no objections, the device demonstrates high speeds in the usual testing places, quickly restores the connection after a break.

The device has an NFC module, but it does not support electronic travel cards. The USB Type-C connector supports connecting external devices in USB OTG mode, the corresponding adapter is included in the accessory kit. The data transfer speed between a computer and a smartphone via a cable connected in the case of a PC to the USB 3.1 Type-C ports is about 26 MB / s.

The navigation module works with GPS (with A-GPS), with the domestic Glonass and with the Chinese Beidou. The first satellites during a cold start are detected within the first seconds, the positioning clarity is maximum. There is a built-in magnetic compass.

The phone application supports Smart Dial, that is, when dialing a phone number, a search is immediately carried out by the first letters in contacts. In the conversational dynamics, the voice of a familiar interlocutor is well recognizable, there is no extraneous noise, the sound is natural, clear, the volume reserve is sufficient. The power of the vibration alert is much higher than the average level; its intensity can be changed manually.

Software and multimedia

As a software platform, the Samsung Galaxy S8 + uses Android OS version 7.0 Nougat with its own proprietary shell. There is a convenient opportunity to quickly transfer all data from an old smartphone to a new Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8 + using the OTG adapter that is included in the package.

First of all, it should be noted that the enlarged display with a changed aspect ratio and high resolution provides more space for any information, text or graphics, so a lot of attention has been paid to the dual-window mode. Not every application here can be made to work in a small window; for this, each has a corresponding icon displayed in the menu of the last opened programs. That is, you first need to start and minimize the application in order to understand whether it has the ability to work in two-window mode, and then find the second one. Not a very simple and intuitive option, but you can get used to it. In addition, these windows can be resized. There is also the possibility of reducing the entire working area of ​​the screen for ease of control with one hand. It cannot be said that this functionality is convenient in practice, since all elements on the screen become too small, especially the buttons of the virtual keyboard, but there is such a possibility.

Due to the non-standard aspect ratio of the screen, the video in the player is displayed with black bars on the sides, but using scaling, the image can be stretched to the very edges of the screen. Some games report possible display issues, but overall we have not encountered any unsolvable issues.

Another feature of the Samsung Galaxy S8 + screen is the ability to use its curved sides, available for interaction with fingers due to the lack of frames. There is nothing new here: as before, you can display an illuminated virtual strip on the side of the screen, when you press it, a menu is opened that is responsible for quick contacts and instant access to the most used applications. Also here it becomes possible to select and save any part of the screen with further text recognition.

But of course, the main feature of the software of the new Korean smartphones was the emergence of Samsung's voice assistant - Bixby, which is a direct competitor to both Siri and Google Assistant, which, by the way, remained in place. As conceived by the developers, Bixby will be able not only to answer questions by collecting information on the Web, but also to identify a product using a camera and search for it on Amazon, translate texts in real time, and recognize landmarks. But the functions that will allow you to fully control the smartphone through voice commands are not yet available and will appear later.

As already mentioned, the smartphone's camera is connected to the Bixby intelligent assistant, which is supposed to recognize objects of shooting, find places and translate texts from the screen. True, in practice, for the Russian realities, all this is still difficult for him. Even if the main language of the device is Russian, the program will persistently offer to translate from any other language, but not from Russian. The assistant also does not know everything yet. At the same time, there were no problems with the translation from English into Russian.

There are very few additional programs, and those that exist are represented mainly by a set of Microsoft applications. Of particular note is Game Launcher, a handy game aggregator that automatically collects all installed game applications in one place, and also provides additional functions related to this. For example, it is possible to start recording the gameplay from the screen right during the game, with its further broadcast on the network. You can also use Game Launcher to improve system performance when launching selected games to enhance your gaming experience.

To listen to music, only a regular Google Play Music player is provided, supplemented by a powerful set of manual settings and equalizer presets, as well as Adapt sound technology for headphones. The set with the smartphone comes with two-driver AKG headphones with a very good sound quality for their level. But if everything is fine with the sound in the headphones, then the main speaker of the smartphone is not so impressive. It produces a rather monotonous and flat sound, without noticeable depth and saturation, although there are no complaints about the purity and volume reserve.

Performance

The hardware platform of the Samsung Galaxy S8 + is built on the Samsung Exynos 8895 Octa SoC with 8 cores in two clusters: 4 Exynos M1 cores up to 2.3 GHz and 4 ARM Cortex-A53 cores up to 1.7 GHz. This SoC is made using the latest 10nm process technology. Responsible for graphics processing is the Mali-G71 video accelerator with support for the Vulkan graphics API. The amount of RAM is 4 GB, and the internal memory is 64 GB, of which about 1.6 GB of RAM and 52.5 GB of ROM are initially free.

It is worth noting that traditionally for Samsung Galaxy devices can be based on different SoCs: in this case it is Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 or Exynos 8895. As always, the question of supply of this or that modification will depend on the region. The smartphone we received for tests ran on the Samsung Exynos 8895 platform.

According to the results of all SoC tests, without exception, Samsung Exynos 8895 showed the maximum results, it is the most powerful mobile platform at the moment of all we tested. Accordingly, the Samsung Galaxy S8 + is one of the most powerful smartphones available today and has a significant headroom for future updates. The smartphone confidently copes with any tasks in real scenarios, and thanks to the powerful video accelerator, it behaves perfectly even in the most demanding games. These videos of the gameplay in Modern Combat 5 and in Mortal Kombat X were recorded by the built-in means of the smartphone itself using the Game Launcher application.

Benchmarking AnTuTu and GeekBench:

All the results obtained by us when testing the smartphone in the latest versions of popular benchmarks, we have summarized for convenience in tables. Several other devices from different segments are usually added to the table, also tested on similar latest versions of benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the obtained dry numbers). Unfortunately, within the framework of one comparison, it is impossible to present the results from different versions of benchmarks, therefore, many worthy and relevant models remain "behind the scenes" - due to the fact that they once passed the "obstacle course" on previous versions of test programs.

Testing the graphics subsystem in game tests 3DMark, GFXBenchmark and Bonsai Benchmark:

When testing in 3DMark for the most productive smartphones, it is now possible to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the rendering resolution is fixed at 720p and VSync is disabled (which can cause the speed to rise above 60 fps).

	Samsung Galaxy S8 + (Samsung Exynos 8895 Octa)	Lg g6 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 821)	Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe (Qualcomm Snapdragon 820)	Honor 8 Pro (HiSilicon Kirin 960)	Meizu Pro 6 Plus (Samsung Exynos 8890 Octa)
3DMark Ice Storm Sling Shot ES 3.1 (more is better)	2628	2409	2676	1417	1869
GFXBenchmark Manhattan ES 3.1 (Onscreen, fps)	19	12	31	18	13
GFXBenchmark Manhattan ES 3.1 (1080p Offscreen, fps)	36	24	32	21	24
GFXBenchmark T-Rex (Onscreen, fps)	57	38	59	46	52
GFXBenchmark T-Rex (1080p Offscreen, fps)	103	61	92	57	71

Browser cross-platform tests:

As for benchmarks for evaluating the speed of the javascript engine, you should always make allowances for the fact that the results in them significantly depend on the browser in which they are launched, so that the comparison can be truly correct only on the same OS and browsers, and this possibility is available when testing not always. In the case of Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.

Video playback

To test the "omnivorous" video playback (including support for various codecs, containers and special features, such as subtitles), we used the most common formats that make up the bulk of the content available on the Web. Note that it is important for mobile devices to have support for hardware video decoding at the chip level, since it is often impossible to process modern versions using processor cores alone. Also, do not expect a mobile device to decode everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to the PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are tabulated.

Surprisingly, according to the test results, there was a rare case when the standard player does not reproduce AC3 sound, and the third-party MX Player successfully copes with all test files without exception.

Further video playback testing was done by Alexey Kudryavtsev.

Theoretically, we could not check the possible support for adapters for outputting images to an external device due to the lack of an adapter option that connects to the USB Type-C port, so we had to limit ourselves to testing the output of video files on the screen of the device itself. To do this, we used a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see "Testing methods for video playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices)" Red marks indicate possible problems related to the playback of the corresponding files.

According to the criterion for outputting frames, the quality of video files playback on the screen of the device itself is very good, since frames (or groups of frames) can be output with more or less uniform intervals of intervals and without frame drops. When playing video files with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 (1080p) on a smartphone screen, the image of the video file itself is displayed exactly along the narrow border of the screen, going into the bends. The clarity of the picture is high, but not perfect, since there is no escape from interpolation to the screen resolution. However, for the sake of experiment, you can switch to one-to-one pixel mode, there will be no interpolation, but the PenTile features will appear - the vertical world through the pixel will be in a grid, and the horizontal one will be slightly greenish. The latter is true for the test world; the described artifacts are absent in real frames. The brightness range displayed on the screen actually corresponds to the standard range of 16-235: in the shadows, only a couple of shades merge with black, but in the highlights all gradations of shades are displayed. Note that in the darkest shades of the grayscale, color tone variation is noticeable.

Battery life

The non-removable battery in the Samsung Galaxy S8 + has a capacity of 3500 mAh (compared to 3000 mAh for a regular Galaxy S8). The new device of the Koreans demonstrates very decent results of autonomy, this level is clearly above average, although far from the records. In real scenarios of use with a normal average operating mode, the hero of the review is quite capable of holding out without recharging for a whole day, but you cannot do without a daily night charge.

	Samsung Galaxy S8 + (Samsung Exynos 8895 Octa)	Lg g6 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 821)	Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe (Qualcomm Snapdragon 820)	Honor 8 Pro (HiSilicon Kirin 960)	Meizu Pro 6 Plus (Samsung Exynos 8890 Octa)
Mozilla kraken (ms, less is better)	2535	2494	2931	3139	13047
Google octane 2 (more is better)	9905	10036	9287	10155	3116
SunSpider (ms, less is better)

Testing has traditionally been conducted at typical power consumption levels without using power saving features. In the settings of the Samsung Galaxy S8 +, you can find operating modes from high-performance to economy, the choice of which will affect a lot, right down to the brightness and even the screen resolution.

Continuous reading in the Moon + Reader program (with a standard, light theme) at the minimum comfortable brightness level (the brightness was set to 100 cd / m2) with auto scrolling lasted 21.5 hours until the battery was fully discharged, and with continuous high quality video viewing (720p ) with the same brightness level via a home Wi-Fi network, the device operates up to 14.5 hours. In 3D games mode, the smartphone can work for more than 5 hours.

The smartphone should support fast charging, but we were not able to test this, since at the time of writing this review, the test device did not come with an AC adapter. However, from a conventional charger (5 V 2 A), the device charges quite quickly, within about an hour and a half with a current of 1.75 A at a voltage of 5 V. Wireless charging is also supported (WPC and PMA).

Outcome

The prices for the Russian market are as follows: On April 28, the Galaxy S8 and S8 + smartphones went on sale in Russia at a suggested retail price of 54,990 and 59,990, respectively. It is not entirely clear why the difference in the cost of devices of the same functionality with a slight difference only in the size of the display and the battery is as much as 5 thousand. Be that as it may, in the case of the Samsung Galaxy S8 + for 60 thousand, the manufacturer offers one of the best smartphones in many respects, including the quality of the camera, the performance of the hardware platform and very advanced communication capabilities, in an attractive and very unusual case, as well as with a lot of additional functions, many of which, however, were available in the previous models of the series.

At the same time, it cannot be said that the smartphone has become some kind of breakthrough, a new word in the creation of mobile devices and is completely devoid of disadvantages. A single main camera, although it is one of the best on the market, still looks rather strange against the background of the general movement towards increasing the number of modules. Also, one cannot praise the sound of the main speaker: in terms of sound, the device is clearly inferior to the flagship smartphones Apple and Huawei. The decision to move the fingerprint scanner to the back, and even to such an unfortunate location, was also highly dubious. Well, one cannot but recall the recent problems with the ignition of the batteries of Samsung mobile devices, against the background of which users can now be wary of paying a very high price, which the manufacturer asked for their mobile novelties, right away. And nevertheless, interest in the flagship devices of the Korean company has not weakened, it can be seen. Even those who were not going to shell out 60 thousand rubles for a smartphone are now eagerly discussing its capabilities on the Internet. However, something in the testing process remained undisclosed for us as well, since we did not have the final commercial sample in our hands. Most likely, we are still waiting, at least, a meeting with the brought to mind Bixby assistant, as well as with camera firmware updates, which may well expand its already remarkable capabilities.

In conclusion, we suggest watching our video review of the Samsung Galaxy S8 + smartphone:

We also suggest watching our video review comparing the Samsung Galaxy S8 + and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones:

With similar dimensions to the predecessor model in the face of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, the latest version of the flagship has lost the hardware keys on the front panel. They moved to a display with a diagonal increased to 5.8 ", so that the screen took up 84% of the area of ​​the front panel of the smartphone.

Identification

The fingerprint scanner has also moved from under the screen - now it is in close proximity to the "eye" of the main camera. This location of the fingerprint sensor raises questions regarding the convenience of blindly recognizing the user by the fingerprint, since the finger can easily slip past and hit the lens of the photo module by touch. However, instead of a fingerprint sensor, you can use face identification of the owner of the smartphone or an even more progressive method - scanning the iris of the eye. A special camera for scanning the retina is located near the front camera and works by analogy with that of the "explosive" Samsung Galaxy Note 7 - the sensor detects the owner of the smartphone from a distance of about 25-30 cm to the screen. For maximum scanning accuracy, contact lenses and glasses must be removed in advance.

SuperAMOLED matrix

Following tradition, the smartphone display is built on the basis of SuperAMOLED technology, only its resolution has grown to WQHD + format (2960x1440 pixels). The edges of the screen are curved, and in the locked state, the clock is displayed on it. The current date and time readings practically do not consume a 3000 mAh battery (3500 mAh for the 8+ version). If you really need to replenish energy reserves, then this can be done both through fast charging technology and using a wireless method of transferring energy.

Performance

Samsung has reserved almost all the first batches of the high-performance Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip for the Samsung Galaxy S8. But in most countries of the world, the hardware "filling" of the gadget will be based on the Exynos 8895 processor, working in conjunction with 4 GB of RAM and an ARM Mali-G71 graphics accelerator. According to the results of the first tests, its own chip even outperforms Qualcomm's brainchild in performance, earning 6375 points against 6084 in multi-core mode when tested with the GeekBench 4 program. groundwork for the future.

Photo and video filming

South Korean engineers did not follow the popular dual camera trend. Instead, they equipped the smartphone with an improved version of a 12-megapixel photo module with a maximum aperture of f / 1.7. There are practically no equal to her in photography. The 8-megapixel selfie camera with fast autofocus does not graze the rear, which allows you to get very high-quality self-portraits.

Assistant

The smartphone has got another interesting "chip", which is worth mentioning separately. it intelligent voice assistant Bixby... It facilitates the interaction of a smartphone user with applications and settings, is able to identify things with the camera and search for them in the future on Amazon, can translate text in real time and perform a number of other "smart" functions. Finally, music lovers will appreciate the fact that high quality AKG headphones will be included with the smartphone. Together with them, you will be able to fully enjoy the musical capabilities of your smartphone.

Samsung has chosen several color solutions for its 2017 flagships, and was able to truly surprise its fans. Indeed, in addition to the "standard" black and silver cases, the new Galaxy S8 will be presented in several more colors.

So, officially, at the moment, the brand new Galaxy S8 will be sold in the following colors:

1. Midnight black - midnight black.
2. Arctic Silver - Arctic silver.
3. Maple Gold - maple gold.
4. Coral Blue - blue coral.
5. Orchid Gray is a gray orchid.

All these colors were shown to us at the presentation. But, it is far from the fact that each of these colors will "reach" Russia. And this is confirmed by the Galaxy S8 pre-order page, where Russian buyers are offered only three body color options:

• Black brilliant.
• Yellow topaz.
• Mystical amethyst.

And if everything is more or less clear with the first two, the black diamond is Midnight black, and the yellow topaz is Maple Gold. What is this color - mystical amethyst? According to the images on the pre-order page, this is nothing more than Orchid Gray.

Samsung is certainly great fellows (no - they just confused everyone) that they came up with such cool marketing names, but in the end it all comes down (for Russia at this stage of sales), to three "usual" body colors:

1. Black.
2. To gray.
3. Golden.

As you can see, the coolest, in our opinion, blue color is not yet available in Russia. As well as silver.

An interesting point is that all this confusion with the names led to the fact that at one time a yellow Galaxy S8 was available for pre-order on the Yandex market. Not gold, but yellow! Eh, I had to take :)

Let's think about what color smartphone should you buy?

1. Black. Surely, it will be the most popular - but at the same time, it is not devoid of certain drawbacks. Perhaps the main one is fingerprints. There is no escape from them. Let us recall at least the example of the "splattered" iPhone 7 Onyx Black - here it will probably be almost the same.
2. Gray and gold, this flaw will be deprived. But at the same time, they look less "premium" than a completely black device.

As we said, it's a shame that not all of the announced Galaxy S8 colorways are available for purchase at the moment. And if you shouldn't worry about silver, then S8 in blue color of the case, in our opinion, would become the only breath of fresh air in the dominance of black-white-gold gadgets. Alas, according to Samsung, we still have to wait ...

P.S. Which Galaxy S8 are you missing? Maybe green, red or something else? Write in the comments!

We were all eagerly awaiting the announcement of the Samsung S8 and its older brother S Plus, and here we are. Now we will tell you what Samsung came up with for ardent fans of this brand, after a fatal mistake with Note 7. So let's start our review of the most anticipated smartphone of 2017 - Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 +.

Full features of Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 +

• Screen (Super Amoled 5.8 inches with 2560 × 1440 for S8 and Super Amoled 6.2 inches with 2560 × 1440 for S +);
• Processor - 64-bit 8-core Snapdragon 835 with a frequency of 2.45 GHz, Video core -Adreno 540; or 64-bit 8-core Exynos 8895 processor with a frequency of up to 3 GHz, Mali-T880 MP16 video core;
• Memory (operational 4-6 GB, built-in 64-128 GB, there is support for memory cards up to 256 GB);
• Camera (main 12 Mp with autofocus and 1.7 aperture, front 8 Mp with autofocus and 1.7 aperture);
• Battery (3000 mAh and 3500 mAh for the older brother);
• Communication (support for all networks);
• OS version - Android 7.0;

Version and scope of delivery

It has a rich package, and this is one of its essential advantages. Buyers along with a mobile phone receive a USB Type C charger, a MicroUSB adapter (USB Type-C to MicroUSB), a wired earphones tuned by AKG co-developed with Harman Cordon, a Quick Start Guide & Smart Switch Leaflet, and a paper clip which helps to remove the sim card tray.

Design

The first thing that might catch your eye is that the Samsung logo is missing on the bezel. There was literally no room for him :-). The bending of the screen of this smartphone reminds everyone of the well-known model - Samsung Note 7, using 2.5 d glass technology with protective glass, burned the eyes of the 5th generation. The dimensions of the device are quite interesting - 148.9 × 68.1 × 8 mm, and its weight is only 152 grams, but the older brother received such dimensions as 152.4 x 78.5 x 7.9 mm. The ordinary S8 is positioned as a very convenient model with a 5.8-inch screen, although its size has become a little larger than the Samsung Galaxy C7 EDGE. It lies very comfortably in the hand, comes in colors (gray, black, blue, gold and lilac), but what colors will be sold with us is not yet known. The materials are the best as always, the tempered glass on both sides in a metal frame looks very cool! The charging connector 🙂 is again asymmetrical. Well, the design is the best today!

Performance

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 plus will show incredible results in tests for a long time after its announcement, and all due to the fact that a smart processor - Snapdragon 835, in conjunction with 4 or 6 gigabyte RAM, allows you to quickly launch numerous applications necessary for users to work and Samsung bought this processor for a long time only for its own needs. According to the well-known Antutu application, the device scored almost 174 thousand points, which indicates its excellent performance, which made it take 1st place in all synthetic tests.

Camera

The front camera of the Samsung S8 is 8 megapixels, it received autofocus and optical stabilization, so you can take great pictures in any light. Various effects and additional settings have been added to the main camera to amuse the modern consumer who loves taking pictures. The main camera has a resolution of 12 MP, it is built on DualPixel technology and has optical stabilization and good sensor sensitivity. The camera module is supplied by Sony, and additional manual settings will help to take really the best pictures on the market and the first comparisons with the IPhon 7 Plus confirm this, if you do not believe you can see the camera comparisons of these giants.

System and shell

Samsung S8 runs on an operating system - Android 7.0. Due to the fact that a new version of the software has been installed, the device quickly interacts with many applications, users can transform the appearance of the interface at their discretion thanks to a whole bunch of different settings, and of course a new shell has been released, which has become even more beautiful and more convenient, but if You don't like it, the Play Market is full of applications adapted for the seventh version of Android, so the user will always have plenty to choose from.

Battery

Battery capacity - 3000 mAh. This is less than 7 in the galaxy, but as practice shows, this allows you to use a smartphone for one day at medium loads, which has already become the norm for 2017. An experiment was carried out, as a result of which we can conclude that when playing a video, this smartphone can work for 18 hours from the moment it is fully charged. There is a fast charging function, which is extremely important in modern conditions.

Additional functions

There are many additional features that have been added to the Samsung smartphone. It should be noted that the ideological solution added to this smartphone is the Bixby assistant. It is he who allows his voice to control his device, performing various actions.

1. Iris scanner
2. Face recognition
3. Protection system - Samsung KNOX
4. The first 10 Nm processor
5. Bixby Assistant (similar to SIRI)
6. Connecting to a docking station, which can become a full-fledged computer with a monitor
7. Connecting a new Wiar Helmet

Outcome

It's safe to say that the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Puls turned out to be a really cool smartphone, as fans of this brand were waiting for. The developers did their best by releasing a grandiose solution that has a decent sound, good equipment, an updated operating system, a bunch of useful functionality, excellent cameras, and so on. The modern consumer is quite enough with all the features of this device, in order to enjoy the purchase, of course he has one big drawback - its price has become $ 100 more expensive than the 7, and this is the price of the iPhone 7 and this is already 900-1000 $. But I think the fans of this brand will take it as they took it, but this time they will definitely not regret it.