Where to watch Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone launch

Samsung is officially unveiling its next flagship Galaxy S8 at an event in New York at 11 am EDT (8.30 pm) today. The Galaxy “UNPACKED 2017” will be live streamed on the company’s website here.

However, it is undeniable that most of the information about the flagship has been revealed online in leaked images and videos emerging daily. And probably there is nothing left for the S. Korean-based to disclose about the device, but to officially confirm those leaks.

Based on the set of rumours leaked in the past few months we have assembled the important disclosers about the Galaxy S8 smartphone:

• Samsung will be unveiling two models of the Galaxy S8; a standard version sporting 5.2-inch display, and a bigger variant, Galaxy S8 Plus, with 6.2-inch display, both featuring Samsung’s ‘edge’ display.
• The models will be powered by either Exynos 8895 or Snapdragon 835 processor, coupled with 4GB RAM, and will offer 64GB of storage option, which could further be expanded using a microSD card.
• It will operate on Android 7.0 Nougat
• Equipped with iris scanner technology
• Headphone jack
• Fingerprint sensor at the back, next to the rear camera
• USB-C port
• On-Screen home-button
• It will feature Samsung’s new digital voice assistant Bixby
• It will be available in “Black Sky,” “Orchid Grey” and “Arctic Silver” colour
• Galaxy S8 retail at a price of €799 (approx. Rs 58,000), while the Galaxy S8 Plus will cost €899 (approx. Rs 65,000)