Samsung Galaxy S8 to launch in March and come with 5.5in 4K display?

Following the demise of the Galaxy Note 7, many analysts thought that Samsung would bring the launch of the Galaxy S8 and S8 Edge forward to try and regain some customer loyalty. Those predictions could well come true as the company is expected to unveil the new flagship on 26 February, at least that’s according to a leakster on Weibo which has been picked up by Phone Arena.

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The leakster also says the S8 will come with a dual edge curved screen, similar to the recently launched Xiaomi Mi Note 2. Given a dual edge curved screen is rumoured, the leaked specs will likely refer to the S8 Edge, but it’s interesting to note that no flat screen version has been mentioned. However it would tie in with rumours from the Korea Herald which said there would be no flat screen variant for 2017.

The S8/S8 Edge is also said to come with a 5.5-inch 4K display, which of course will only show its full potential with native 4K content and there’s been two different processors listed. They include an Exynos 8895 or Snapdragon 830, it could be that Samsung will make two versions of the phone, destined for different markets. The fact the post on Weibo says there’ll be 6GB and 8GB RAM versions could tie in with this theory.

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Other features are said to include NFC, Samsung Pay and an 80 percent screen to body ratio.

The post says the S8 will be announced on 26 February, a day before Mobile World Congress. If true, we’d likely see the Galaxy S8 on sale in March