Samsung has unveiled its new flagship smartphone, Galaxy S8, the latest attempt to launch the iPhone.
The launch of the device is seen as a critical moment for Samsung, which was forced to recall and stop producing its former top product, Galaxy Note 7, after the scandalend phone.
There are two sizes for the new device, 5. 8-
Inch S8 and 6. 2-inch S8+.
They have adopted a new design in which the "unlimited display" surrounds the device, meaning that the big screen takes up almost all the front of the phone.
The S8 can also be unlocked using facial recognition and will feature a new voice feature
Control virtual assistant Bixby later this year.
This is Samsung's first major mobile phone launch since the release of the Note 7, when dozens of models were found to have overheated and caught fire, the company was in crisis.
Samsung has also fallen into a corporate nightmare, with its de facto head charged with bribery and corruption in the country's corruption scandal.
Conor Pierce, Samsung's UK director, said the Note 7 scandal was a "very difficult learning experience" but said it had not had much impact on the Samsung brand, require a high share of the company-
The UK terminal smartphone market has risen in recent months.
"This is a great opportunity to inject new vitality into the brand," he said . " He added that Samsung has introduced strict battery checks since last year.
The phone was unveiled at a big event in New York and London, and Samsung also launched a new version of VR and DeX for virtual reality headsets. Allows S8 to become a dock for desktop computers.
S8 and S8 will be available on April 28 for £ 689 and £ 779 respectively.
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The announcement came thick and fast.
Samsung has a phone dock called DeX that turns into a desktop computer when you plug it into a keyboard, screen and mouse.
It's a very impressive demo and a cool idea, but it's hard to understand personally. Samsung's 360-
The degree camera for Geart 360 has been updated.
It can now shoot videos at 4 k resolution, which is much easier for those VR viewers, and it can also broadcast 360 videos live, not just for later recording.
There is a new version of Samsung's VR headset Gear.
This one comes with touch
Compared to Google's Daydream headset, the sensitive controller was a big blank space in previous versions.
The most interesting software feature of the S8 is Samsung's new smart assistant Bixby.
Samsung claims it's higher than Siri because it can interact better with what you do on your phone --
Find out what's on your screen.
For example, you can send a screenshot to someone by saying "capture this and send it to Cindy.
It also recognizes images and controls smart home devices.
Samsung hopes to expand Bixby to other devices such as refrigerators and washing machines in the future.
Bixby will not be in the UK until later this year --
It only uses Korean when launching.
We got a short demo last week and it looks very impressive, but Siri looks good on stage as well and I almost never used it.
But I like the name.
Obviously it was taken from a bridge in California, but I think it was named after baby peas.
S8 waterproof and dust-compliant with IP68 standards-
This means that it can endure about half an hour underwater.
However, the following is not really recommended.
Guess how many selfies we took in our lives?
About 25,000, according to Samsung.
Although this seems to be in vain, at least the S8 has improved by 8-
Million pixel selfie camera
Because there are too many screens, there is no room for the home button on the phone.
But don't worry about fans of home button, it's just invisible --
The screen is sensitive to pressure, so you can press it to get the sweet home button feel.
We reached out to S8 earlier this week: Here are some products with high hopes for picsDJ Koh.
He said the S8 is: Now, I like mobile phones as much as the next tech reporter, but it seems a bit more.
Samsung's mobile device DJ Koh took the stage in New York to introduce the S8 with a lengthy preface.
He promised that the phone would usher in a new era of smartphone design ". . .
"An era without borders and restrictions continues our tradition of great innovation and amazing design," he said . ".
A questionable global cover is playing the opening video of Samsung's new product, which has taken the S8 as the next evolution of the phone, removing the "bezel "--
Edge of the phone-
First time.
Many people will probably follow.
For example, Apple is expected to work on the bafflefree design.
If you can't wait 15 minutes, the S8 has leaked a lot of information over the past few months.
Even Samsung itself has been talking about Bixby, which will be equipped with a new personal assistant.
Take a look at our review here.
If you don't remember, Samsung went through a pretty tough time last year when its Galaxy Note 7 phone was overheating and then on fire.
It's not great for what you carry with you in your pocket, and can grab your face.
Now, we don't have a strong desire to remind everyone of this inflammatory event, but this is a tense period for the company.
Hope Samsung can put out all its memories today.
The following is the latest news that Samsung will launch at four o'clock P. M. on Wednesday, March 29, UK time.
It announced the date at the Mobile World Congress last month.
Samsung hosts events at the same time as the London Olympic Park and Lincoln Center in New York, although only journalists, analysts and other guests are invited.
Samsung will broadcast the event live on its website, which will be available here.
You can also focus on live coverage on the Telegram website.
The Galaxy S8 is expected to have the following features: Read our review for the full details of what is expected.
There are rumors that the phone will be available at the end of April, perhaps in April 28.
There is very little information about the price, but the price will not be cheap.
Its predecessor, Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, sold for £ 569 and £ 639 respectively.
The new design and the recent fall in the pound mean the price of the S8 is expected to be higher.
Samsung is Apple's biggest challenger, but it has been tough for months.
Last year, the company was forced to recall the Galaxy Note 7 after a faulty cell phone battery overheated and caught fire. When it re-
When the phone was released, several phones still failed and were eventually forced to stop selling.
Samsung's mobile phone sales then fell to their lowest level in five years and lost Apple's crown as the world's largest smartphone seller.
With Google Pixel now challenging Galaxy phones as a high
S8 is seen as a potential success or failure moment for Samsung.
Samsung will unveil the cover of the S8, Samsung's latest top phoneof-the-
Line smartphones this afternoon.
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