Galaxy S8

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The update brings in some feature tweaks to the phone's preloaded Game Launcher

Galaxy S8 gets August security update earlier than expected

Samsung perhpas wants to incline all of its attention towards the upcoming Galaxy Note 9 which is its most important product right now.

04 Aug 2018 5:48 PM

In order to achieve this approval, Samsung worked with several standards bodies to ensure that its devices adhere to the needs of the NIAP.

Samsung Galaxy S9, S8 and Note 8 get approvals from US Department of Defense

The devices have been added to the Approved Products List for the US Department of Defense (DoD).

30 Jun 2018 4:18 PM

The handset has been launched in two colour variants — Midnight Black and Burgundy Red.

Samsung launches mid-range Galaxy S8

The latest smartphone comes with features such as Samsung Pay and Bixby, which is the company’s digital assistant.

23 May 2018 3:52 PM

Samsung Galaxy S8 Burgundy Red special edition.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Burgundy Red edition unveiled in India

The Galaxy S8 burgundy Red edition shares the same specs as the earlier S8 and retails at Rs 49,990.

09 Apr 2018 9:05 PM

SamMobile says that the new Oreo build is expected to be available for download soon.

Buggy Android Oreo makes Galaxy S8 in random reboots, Samsung halts rollout

Samsung pulled back all the firmware files for both the devices from its servers.

16 Feb 2018 2:18 PM

Since Samsung doesn’t rely on stock Android builds, the Galaxy S8’s Oreo update will bring Samsung Experience UI 9.0 to the users.

Android Oreo finally visits the Galaxy S8 duo

The Oreo stable update brings Samsung Experience 9.0 UI for the S8 and S8+, along with a host of new features.

08 Feb 2018 8:58 PM

The Samsung Galaxy S9 is expected to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset and Exynos 9810. (Representative image)

Samsung to launch Galaxy S9 on February 26

Samsung will soon drop the curtains from its next Galaxy S model — Galaxy S9 and shipping of the phone will kick start on March 16.

17 Jan 2018 6:03 PM

Despite plugging in the charger, the phones are not charging, preventing them from booting up. In short, the phones are just becoming unusable.

Samsung opens up on Note 8, S8 battery issues

Users in certain parts of the world are reporting Note 8 and S8 units going dead after a full discharge.

01 Jan 2018 11:57 AM

You could be better off with a Samsung Galaxy flagship instead of a pricey Apple iPhone according to this study.

Samsung Galaxy owners are more satified than Apple's iPhone users

A latest study by LikeFolio has suggested that Samsung’s Galaxy phones garnered more positive sentiments on Twitter than iPhones.

17 Dec 2017 2:15 PM

Samsung will choose a total of 10,000 users who will be invited between December 1 and December 11 to the Samsung Digital Plaza to complete the registration for the trial.

Samsung asking iPhone users to try Galaxy S8 for a month for free

The Galaxy Experience Program in South Korea invites participants who an iPhone to try out the Galaxy S8 or the Note 8 for a full month.

23 Nov 2017 4:30 PM

According to a survey by US market research firm Propeller Insights, there are up to 38 per cent of the respondents in the US want a Galaxy S8 for Christmas.

Galaxy S8 seems to be a better Xmas gift than the iPhone X

It's not the price of the iPhones that makes more people prefer the Galaxy S8 over an iPhone X.

20 Nov 2017 5:01 PM

Moreover, the second Galaxy S8 Android 8.0 Oreo beta firmware fixes multiple issues reported by users since the first beta.

Samsung releases Oreo Beta update for Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus

Samsung's new update for Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus brings a handful of new features to the table.

14 Nov 2017 5:55 PM

The chipset is called Exynos 9 Series 9810 and will be built on the second generation 10nm FinFET process. (representative image)

Samsung teases Exynos 9 series chipset for next Galaxy S flagship

The company quietly announced its next generation chipset for flagship smartphones and the ultra-slim ISOCELL Slim 2X7 camera sensor.

10 Nov 2017 8:12 PM

There isn’t much information about the new processor available right now, but few online reports claim that it will be manufactured using the 10nm Low Power Early (LPE) FinFET process. Other features will include a combination of Cortex A75 cores, Adreno 630 graphics and X20 LTE modem.

Samsung S9 and S9+ might grab the first batch of Snapdragon 845 chips

The new processor recently made an appearance on the GeekBench4 benchmarks, scoring a 2600+ points on single core.

10 Oct 2017 4:11 PM

Bixby for India has been optimized to understand Indian accents. So it does not matter from which part of the country you are, Bixby will work hard to understand you and take care of your activities.

Samsung’s Bixby voice capabilities launched with ‘Make for India’ innovations

Now users can go for the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Note8, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+1 users can enable Bixby’s voice capabilities.

22 Sep 2017 9:23 PM

In the country, the digital voice assistant will be available for the Galaxy S8, S8+ and Note 8.

Samsung could roll out Bixby in India on Sept. 30

Samsung has confirmed to roll out a customised Bixby voice assistant for India customers.

14 Sep 2017 3:19 PM

As for now, Google’s Pixel and Nexus phones are the only ones to taste the latest Android due to no UI modification present on them.

Samsung readying Android Oreo update for Galaxy S8, S8+

The update could start with a beta programme for select users before it rolls out globally to other Samsung phones as well.

12 Sep 2017 7:24 PM

If you have a smartphone that supports HDR viewing, then you can bask in the goodness of enhanced colours, brightness and contrast. (Photo: Samsung Galaxy Note 8)

YouTube adds HDR support for eligible smartphones

YouTube has added HDR support on its mobile app, will let users see dynamic contrasts and colours.

09 Sep 2017 5:22 PM

Bixby only supports two languages – US English and South Korean for now. (representational image)

Samsung’s Bixby now available in over 200 countries

Introduced as the most significant feature of Galaxy S8 early this year, Bixby had been delayed twice since its decided launch month.

23 Aug 2017 11:33 AM

The visual aid application processes images from videos projected through the rear camera of a smartphone and makes the images visually-impaired-friendly.

Samsung Electronics launches ‘Relúmĭno’ visual aid application

Samsung Electronics announced that it will launch ‘Relúmĭno,’ a visual aid application for the people with low vision.

20 Aug 2017 9:28 PM

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