Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus launch: Pricing, features, availability

In an event in New Delhi, Samsung launched the all new Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. These devices are Samsung's flagship offerings for this year.

The device launched in India will be powered by an Exynos chipset, unlike the variant offered in US which features a Snapdragon 835 chipset.

The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus have been launched at a price of Rs 57,900 and Rs 64,900 respectively. According to the company, the devices will be available for sale from May 5. 

The new device comes with an all new 'Infinity display', a new and allegedly much more secure biometric authentication system in the form of an iris scanner.

Here are the most note-worthy features of the all newSamsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus:

Infinity Screen

Without a doubt, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ seem to havean evolutionary better curved display called Infinity Screen. What's left ofthe bezel around the screen is black, which blends into the screen seamlessly.

The two devices come with a 5.8 inch and a massive 6.2 inchscreen curved display. Due to the incredible screen to body ratio, the devices'physical dimensions do not pose a threat to an average-sized human hand.Samsung also claims the display is much brighter and has better contrast thanthe outgoing Galaxy S7. Both devices will sport a 2K display.

Samsung made a bold move by not introducing a flat screenalternative for the device. It's betting all it's cards on the curved display.

No home button

Samsung has very well lived up to the early concepts of thedevice. The front panel of the device is seamless with the home buttonintegrated under the screen. Though the button won't be visible, it will reactto the pressure. It seems Samsung borrowed a page from Apple's force-touchtechnology.

Host of new security options

With no physical home button to house the finger printsensor, Samsung placed it at the back of the device right next to the cameramodule. The placement might seem too odd for many but luckily there many otherfaster options like Iris and face scanner to log in to your Samsung Galaxy S8.

Processor

The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will come with a new 10nmchipset, which the company claims is smaller yet more efficient. The smallersize enables more area for the Infinity screen. Though the company is launchinga Snapdragon 835 variant for the United States, India will get Samsung's nativeExynos version.

The Galaxy S8 will be the first smartphone capable ofgigabit LTE speeds

Camera

Another bold move from Samsung as it hasn't invested in anew primary camera module. The company has used the old Galaxy S7 camera modulefor this years' flagship, a 12-megapixel sensor with OIS. However, the frontcamera gets all the attention.

The front snapper will come with a wide-angle, 8 Megapixelshooter which will also have auto focus.

Bixby

Samsung has finally unveiled its own AI and the companyseems very confident about it. So confident, that it placed a dedicatedphysical button on the phone to access the assistant.

Similar to most leading AIs in the market, Bixby will alsobehave contextually. The device will keep a track of your location and activitythroughout the day to yield better results.

Battery

The S8 has a 3,000mAh battery and the S8 Plus has a larger3,500mAh battery.  Samsung claims it hastweaked the battery chemistry to help the batteries last longer after a year ortwo of use.